OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
* November 16, 2020
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Transportation, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a municipal corporation and a home rule unit of government under Section 6(a), Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ("District") is a municipal corporation, organized and existing under the laws ofthe State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution, the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., and other applicable law permit and encourage units of local government to cooperate with and support each other in the exercise of their authority and the performance of their responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City (the "City Council") on December 12, 2018 and published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council for said date at pages 92012 to 92104, the City and the District entered into an intergovernmental agreement on May 1, 2019 ("Chatham Pilot Study IGA") to conduct a pilot study in the Chatham neighborhood of the City in order to gain insight into the efficacy of various runoff reduction and flood protection technologies designed to reduce the risks of basement backups and the volume of stormwater runoff for single-family properties ("Pilot Study"); and
WHEREAS, the Chatham Pilot Study IGA requires that the Pilot Study be completed no later than December 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS, because of delays caused, in part,...
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