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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Natalie E. Wiza, Emergency Management Coordinator
DATE: December 12, 2024
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the Emergency Management Coordinator to execute an agreement to transfer through donation the real property of one emergency outdoor warning siren located at Route 56 and Blackberry Creek to the Village of Sugar Grove, Illinois.
PURPOSE:
To obtain authorization for the Emergency Management Coordinator to execute the agreement that will transfer through donation the aforementioned emergency outdoor warning siren to the Village pursuant to the terms and conditions in the Intergovernmental Emergency Warning Siren Donation Agreement, which are attached as Exhibits A and B to this Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
Aurora and Sugar Grove entered into an Agreement for Activation of Emergency Warning Sirens in July 1999, and an Emergency Warning Siren Location Agreement in April 2001. Aurora and Sugar Grove previously entered into said agreements because the Village did not have the technology nor capability to test and activate the siren system. The two agreements outlined the location, maintenance, and activation of emergency warning sirens, and included a shared siren location within the boundaries of the Village or Sugar Grove. Under these agreements, Aurora maintained primary responsibility for the activation of sirens within Sugar Grove's jurisdiction through the Aurora 911 telecommunication center, while Sugar Grove maintained direct responsibility for maintenance of the system.
DISCUSSION:
Sugar Grove now has the capability to independently test and activate their emergency outdoor warning siren system. Aurora and Sugar Grove feel it is in the mutual best interest to terminate all existing agreements and to transfer to ownership through donation all future responsibility for maintenance and activation of the one remaining shared siren, located within Sugar Grove's municipal boundaries. Sugar Grove would like to incorpora...
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