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Home My Public Portal AboutResolution 1447RESOLUTION NO. 1447 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CATS -NIPC MERGER WHEREAS, a joint Ad Hoc Committee of NIPC and CATS has met to address the recommendations of the Regional Transportation Task Force; WHEREAS, this joint Ad Hoc Committee has met and discussed with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus actions to more; fully coordinate the comprehensive and transportation planning in northeastern Illinois. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIIELD, WILL AND KENDALL COUNTIES, ILLINOIS AS FOLLOWS: I. That the Village of Plainfield fully supports the forming of a Transportation/Land Use Coordinating Committee to further the integration of the planning activities of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission and the Chicago Area Transportation Study. Passed this 7th day of _ February, 2005. AYES: Collins, Dement, Thomson, Fay, Waldorf, O'Connell. :NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 Approved this 7th day of February, 2005. ~.,. -t~-~r~ VILLAGE CLERK ~~~// V LLAGE P SIDENT .TAN-28-2005 17:02 WILL COUNTY GC1UT LEAGUE • 815 722 0528 P.01i03 ~CF Wi// County Goveinmenta/League Iwnu t~vrrY - Presld~nt -=~ --- MICHAEL SMITH New Lenox ~~ "~ /f'~ T T Vice President ~~~ ~ 1~/~ U DQNALD RANDICH Crest Hill secrarary DATE: FRANK MITCI-IEEE JANUARY 28 2005 , Lockport rresst,-~r TO: WCGL MEMBER COMMUNITIES MICHAEL TURK Joliet directors: FROM: STEVEN QUIGI_EY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROGER CLAAR 6olingbrook RE: CATS - NIPG 1~IIERGER RESOLUTION RosERT cHISZAR Mokena JOSEPH MIKAN County of Wiu MICHAEL GRU9ERMANN Monde The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus has asked the WCGL to KURT CARROLL 5horewd°a support this resolution creating aLand-Use and Transportation Coordinating Committee between the two agencies. This Marnbers: Aurora Coordinating Committee will review and revise the Interagency Boengb aok Agreement between the two agencies as well as evaluate the Braidwood feasibility of co-locating the two agencies staff- Channahon Crest H111 Frankfort E,w°od The Coordinating Committee would be made up of the Chair J°liet Homer Glen and Vice-Chair of the CATS Policy Committee, the President ~o kpon and Vice-President of NIPG, and the Chair of the Council of Manhattan Mayors Executive Committee. Mlnpoka Mokana Manee The CATS Policy Committee and NIPG Board of Naperville New Lenox Commissioners have each adopted this resolution. WCGL staff Arland Park Peotone has reviewed this resolution and recommends that it be Plainfield Rockdale supported. We are asking that all of our member communities Romeoville please review this resolution and if you have any concerns Shorewood $leger please let us know by Tuesday February 8. Tinley Park Univgrsity Park Wilmington Woodridge County of Wlll E'xecuuve pirectar StEaven Quigley 50 East Jefferson Street. Suite 1[71 Joliet, Illinois 60432-4298 (815) 722-7280 Fax: (895) 722-p528 www.wcgl.org ~' .TAN-28-2005 17:02 WILL COUNTY GOUT LEAGUE CHICAGO AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY POLICY COMMITTEE RESOLUTION Number Q5-02 815 722 0528 P.02i03 A RESOLUTION FORMING ATRANSPORTATION /LAND USE COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO FURTHER THE INTEGRATION OF THE PLANNING ACTIVITIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CHICAGO AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY WHEREAS, the Policy Committee of the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for northeastern Illinois, designated by the Governor and northeastern Illinois officials as being responsible, together with the state of Illinois for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S. Code 134 and 49 U'.S, Code 5303-06 for six counties in northeastern Illinois and parts of Kendall County; and 'WHEREAS, the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission is the comprehensive regional planning agency for northeastern Illinois created by the state legislature in 1957 and updated by the Illinois Planning Act (70 ILLS 1705) and has been. an on-going contributor to the regional transportation planning process with CATS, most recently described in the Interagency Agreement of 2001 to, integrate lands use and transportation planning; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus was established in 1997 to provide a forum through which the chief elected officials of the region cooperatively develop consensus on conunon public policy issues and multi jurisdictional challenges; and WHEREAS, a Joint Ad Hoc Committee of NIPC and CATS has met to address the recommendations of the Regional Transportation Task Force; and, WHEREAS, this Joint Ad Hoc Committee has met and discussed with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus actions to more fully coordinate the comprehensive and transportation planning in northeastern Illinois. NOW, TFIEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT: there is established a Land Use / Transportation Coordinating Committee initially comprised of the president and Vice President of NIPC, the Chairman and Vice Chairman. of CATS and the Chairman of the CATS Council of Mayors Executive Committee to fully eva]uatc organizational and implementation policies concerning the integration of comprehensive and transportation planning in northeastern Illinois; and, SE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Coordinating Committee will meet at least on a bi-month]y basis beginning March 2005 to complete the following work; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Coordinating Committee will review and revise as necessary the Interagency Agreement among NIPC, CATS, the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Illinois Department of Transportation, in full engagement of all signatory agencies; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Coordinating Committee will evaluate the feasibility of co-locating the staffs of NIPC and CATS fostering improved communication between the management of each agency; and, J .TAN-28-2005 17 02 JILL CGUNTY GDUT LEAGUE 815 722 0528 P.03i03 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT an outside review will be implemented to assist and document the progress of the Coordinating Committee as it develops a final organizational proposal; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus will be fully engaged by the Coordinating Committee to provide review assistance throughout the development of its report; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Counties of northeastern Illinois will be fully engaged by the Coordinating Committee to provide review assistance throughout the development of its report; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Coordinating Committee will provide a draft final report detailing a recommended organizational and implementation strategy for land use and transportation planzung in northeastern Illinois to the Executive Board of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, CATS and NIPC by January 9, 2006; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a final report detailing the recommended organizations] and implementation strategy for land use and transportation planning in northeastern Illinois will be provided to the Governor and the leaders of the Illinois General Assembly by March 15, 2006; The above and foregoing resolution is hereby adopted this 13th day of January, 2005. Timothy Martin Chairman, CAT'S Policy Committee Michael Smith President, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission omas Murawski Executive Board Chairman, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus TOTAL P.03