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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin and City Council
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: February 13, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Aurora and the Aurora Township Highway Department for the resurfacing of Molitor Road.
PURPOSE:
This Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) will allow the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) through a federally funded project under design by the City, to resurface a section of Molitor Road under the jurisdiction of the Aurora Township Highway Department (Township), and for the Township to reimburse the City for the construction costs.
BACKGROUND:
The project will resurface Diehl and Molitor Roads from Elizabeth Lane to Eola Road (CIP GB168). The project is in the Kane-Kendall Council of Mayors (KKCOM) active program and has federal funds secured for construction and construction engineering.
The City has been performing Phase 1 and Phase 2 Engineering in-house. The project is targeting a mid to late 2025 IDOT letting with construction to take place in late 2025 or early 2026.
DISCUSSION:
The Township jurisdiction on Molitor Road is from Elizabeth Lane to immediately east of Charles Lane. The City has coordinated with the Township and the Township indicated that they would like their portion of Molitor Road paved as a part of this project.
In the next couple of months, the typical Phase 3 agreements that accompany these types of federally funded projects (Joint Funding Agreement for State-Let Construction Work & Construction Engineering Agreement) will be presented to City Council for approval. This IGA needs approval at this time due to the federal funding and IDOT processes, which require the IGA to be approved before the project letting.
Through coordination with KKCOM, City staff confirmed that the Township portion of the project is federally eligible, and there are enough additional federal funds available to fully fund both the City portions a...
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