TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Approving Easement Agreement for Water Facility Construction with Plainfield Park District (Rob Ayres Soccer Complex, Southeast of Caton Farm Road & Ridge Road)
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Joliet is working with five other communities on the Alternative Water Source Program to design and construct a pipeline to provide Lake Michigan water purchased from the City of Chicago to the region. This Program requires the City to provide modifications to its water system to enable the delivery of Lake Michigan water throughout the City. These modifications include the addition of a booster pumping station and water transmission main at the existing water storage tank site located at Plainfield South High School. The Plainfield Park District owns the Rob Ayres Soccer Complex located southeast of the intersection of Caton Farm Road and Ridge Road adjacent to the water storage tank site and has agreed to grant to the City a temporary construction easement on the District property for staging and storage of materials and equipment for construction and installation of the booster pumping station. The terms of the Easement have been agreed upon in an Easement Agreement for Water Facility Construction between the City and the Park District, which is attached to the Resolution.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
It is in the best interests of the City and the public health, safety and welfare to enter into the Easement Agreement to enable the completion of necessary improvements in support of the Alternative Water Source Program.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council approve the Resolution to take the following actions:
1. Approve the Easement Agreement with the Park District in the form attached to the Resolution.
2. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute and seal the easement agreement in a form substantially conforming to Exhibit 1 of the Resolution.
3. Authorize the City Manager or her designee to take such actions and execute such documents as may be necessary for the City to complete the terms of the Easement Agreement, including recording the Easement Agreement and payment of necessary ancillary fees and costs.
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