HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 1401RESOLUTION NO. 1401
A RESOLUTION FROM THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
APPROVING FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE
LOCAL PLANNING EFFORT FOR THE PHASE I METRA STAR LINE
WHEREAS, the communities along the Northwest Tollway corridor and Elgin, Joliet and
Eastern Railroad (EJ&E) corridor are committed to working cooperatively to implement a high
capacity transit solution to help alleviate traffic congestion, enhance individual mobility,
improve air quality, and support economic development within the corridors; and
WHEREAS, both the Northwest Transit Corridor Municipal Task Force and the EJ&E
Municipal Task Force have identified the Metra Suburban Transit Access Route (STAR) Line as
their locally preferred alternative; and
WHEREAS, the Metra STAR Line will create a new dynamic in suburban mobility by
providing a direct high capacity transit connection between growing employment and residential
centers in municipalities along the STAR Line; and
WHEREAS, the Phase I Metra STAR Line will run along the Northwest Tollway east from
Rosemont/O'Hare Airport to Prairie Stone in Hoffman Estates where it will connect with the
EJ&E and run south to Joliet, with future extensions along the EJ&E southeast to the Indiana
border and northeast to Waukegan; and
WHEREAS, the Metra STAR Line will create appartunities to implement transit-oriented
development at the station locations, increasing the number of destinations and potential riders in
areas immediately adjacent to the potential station locations; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage Mayors and Managers Canference, the Kane County Council of
Mayors, the Northwest Municipal Conference, the South Suburban Mayors and Managers
Association, and the Will County Governmental League have cooperatively established the
STAR Line Municipal Task Farce, which the Village is a member, to cooperatively work with
Metro on the planning and implementation of the STAR Line; and
WHEREAS, in order to better facilitate the municipal efforts necessary for planning and
implementation of the STAR Line, the Municipal Task Force at their October 30, 2003 meeting
approved contracting with a consultant for strategic policy, financial and advocacy advice with
the contract running in one year intervals; and
WHEREAS, this consulting contract and any other incidental expenses related to the Task
Force's efforts is separate from Metra and. the cost is the responsibility of the STAR Line
Municipal Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the local cost of the consultant contract should be equally shared by all
municipalities that will directly benefit from implementation of service along the Phase I Metra
STAR Line; and
WHEREAS, the Northwest Municipal Conference will administer the contract on behalf of the
Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the annual amount of the local share shall be determined by the Task Force's
Steering Committee and will be based upon the actual cost for the consultant's services and the
number of communities that participate.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Plainfield will financially
participate towards the local planning and implementation efforts by the STAR Line Municipal
Task Force; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as a member of the Task Force, the Village of Plainfield
agrees to a proportionate share of the local match at a cost riot to exceed $20,000 over the multi-
year timeframe of the planning and implementation efforts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution will be forwarded to the
Northwest Municipal Conference.
ADOP'T'ED AND APPROVED by the Village of Plainfield on this
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