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TO: Mayor John Laesch and City Council
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: May 14, 2026
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Joint Funding Agreement with the State of Illinois, the execution of a Phase 2 Design Engineering Agreement with HR Green, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $283,729.00, and the appropriation of $283,729.00 of MFT Funds for the Montgomery Road Multi-Use Path Extension-Middlebury Drive to IL Route 59 Project.
PURPOSE:
To execute the Joint Funding Agreement PE/ROW for State-Let Construction Projects, thereby reserving sufficient funds to cover the local agency share of the project cost by resolution, to approve the Phase 2 Local Public Agency Engineering Services Agreement with HR Green, Inc. and to Appropriate Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Funds by Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The City has been actively working on improving the bicycle and pedestrian facilities for its residents, commuters, visitors and recreational trail users. As part of this improvement, Montgomery Road has been enhanced with off-street multi-use path between Waubonsie Creek Trail and Middlebury Drive, this portion of the path was built through a previously awarded CMAQ grant program and the project is complete. In order to further the bike-ped connectivity, the City has been working on expanding the multi-use path from Middlebury Drive to IL Route 59 on Montgomery Road.
The City applied for the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) funding for extending the multi-use path on Montgomery Road between Middlebury Drive and IL Route 59. The ITEP award was granted to City, in the not to exceed amount of $1,608,525.00. All phases of engineering (Phase 1, 2, 3 including construction) are eligible for both federal and state funding and was a 80 (federal fund)/ 10 (state) / 10 (local share) split. Since the original award some of the federal funding has technically changed to state funding...
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