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Home My WebLink About01-208 Resolution No. 01-208 RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY OF ELGIN APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENTIAL COMMUTER RAIL TASK FORCE AND SUPPORTING ELEMENT TWO OF THE PHASE II FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENTIAL COMMUTER RAIL LINE WHEREAS, the Outer Circumferential Corridor was recommended for further study at the conclusion of the Phase I Feasibility Study in April of 1999; and WHEREAS, the Phase I Study recommended travel demand forecasting, commuter rail transfer interactions, vanpool and feeder bus services, and land use planning be investigated in the next phase of the study process; and WHEREAS, the City of Joliet submitted an application to Governor Ryan' s Illinois Tomorrow Corridor Planning Program on behalf of participating communities (the "Communities" ) associated with the DuPage, Kane, Lake, Northwest, South, and Will Councils of Mayors (the "Councils" ) to devise land-use scenarios following transit-oriented development (TOD) land-use strategies and the identification of origin and destination information related to business and residential ridership on the proposed Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJ&E) Circumferential rail line; and WHEREAS, the City of Joliet and the participating Communities along the proposed rail line have secured funding through the Illinois Tomorrow Program to conduct element two of the Phase II Study, the "Land-use and Community Planning Study" , for the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Corridor to produce TOD plans for participating communities and to quantify the socioeconomic and transportation variations that will be used in the travel demand analysis; and WHEREAS, Metra, the Communities and Councils have concurred that Joliet will be the lead applicant for the Land-use and Community Planning Study; and WHEREAS, the Communities have formed the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Task Force (hereinafter "Task Force" ) to provide a larger forum to present the results of the Study, review draft study products, and provide input at selected points in the process; and WHEREAS, the Task Force is comprised of the following jurisdictions within the EJ&E Corridor: Aurora, Barrington, Bartlett, Chicago Heights, Elgin, Frankfort, Green Oaks, Hawthorn Woods, Hoffman Estates, Joliet, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Lynwood, Matteson, Mokena, Mundelein, Naperville, New Lenox, North Chicago, Plainfield, Park Forest, Richton Park, Sauk Village, Shorewood, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, and West Chicago; and WHEREAS, the members of the Task Force together with Metra desire to participate in a Land-use and Community Planning Study of the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Line; and WHEREAS, the Task Force has designated the Village of Hoffman Estates, the City of Joliet, the City of Chicago Heights, the City of West Chicago, and the Village of Vernon Hills to act as the representatives for the members of the Task Force and serve on the Task Force' s Steering Committee (the "Steering Committee" ) ; and WHEREAS, the members of the Task Force and Metra have jointly agreed to undertake a Market Research Study and, to that end, have established a Project Management Team to guide it; and WHEREAS, the Project Management Team will be composed of Metra, RTA, Chicago Area Transportation Study ("CATS" ) , and representatives of the Steering Committee; and WHEREAS, the members of the Task Force have agreed to make available relevant resources (e.g. land use plans, development data, traffic data, transportation facility plans, previous studies) that they have in hand to assist Metra and the Consultant in the conduct of the Study; and WHEREAS, the City of Joliet is responsible for the payment of all necessary, proper, and allowable costs for the Consultant contract . Payment by Joliet will be generated from the Illinois Tomorrow grant for further feasibility studies along the EJ&E Corridor; and WHEREAS, the Will County Governmental League will coordinate payments with Metra and assume responsibility for the collection of all payments from the members of the Task Force, thereby acting as the fiscal agent for collection of the local match to Joliet . NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Elgin desires to participate in the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Task Force and in the Land-use and Community Planning Study of Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Line through participation in the Task Force; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as a member of the Task Force, Elgin agrees to paythe Will CountyGovernmental League the City of g g g exceed to t 2 all properly presented invoices for an amount not $ , 000 towards the local match. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution will be forwarded to the Will County Governmental League, the RTA, Metra and CATS . s/ Ed Schock Ed Schock, Mayor Presented: July 25, 2001 Adopted: July 25, 2001 Omnibus Vote : Yeas : 7 Nays : 0 Attest : s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk OF eto City of Elgin Agenda Item No. 4TED0$ E ..<. G July 6, 2001 N esa TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council ECONOMIC GROWTH FROM: Joyce A. Parker, City Manager SUBJECT: The City of Elgin' s Participation in the Land-use and Community Planning Study for the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Corridor PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and members of the City Council with information concerning the City of Elgin' s participation in the Land-use and Community Planning Study for the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Line . BACKGROUND The City Council recently approved Elgin' s participation in the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Task Force and in Element 1, the Market Research Study, of the Phase II Feasibility Study of the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Line . This portion of the study identifies all transit and transportation improvement options and forecasts ridership within the proposed corridor. Funding has now been secured through Governor Ryan' s "Illinois Tomorrow Corridor Planning Program" to conduct Element 2 , the Land- use and Community Planning Study. Through this study, potential transit station sites will be analyzed and transit-oriented development plans will be produced for the participating jurisdictions . Also, more refined socioeconomic forecasts will be developed for use in the travel demand analysis (Element 1) . The Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Task Force Steering Committee is seeking the support of the 27 member jurisdictions for this additional study. The City of Elgin has been asked to pass the attached resolution, thereby indicating its commitment to : Commuter Rail Corridor July 6, 2001 Page 2 ► participate in the Land-use and Community Planning Study for the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Line, and ► contribute a portion of the matching funds . The benefits that are anticipated for the City include the development of a land use scenario for any proposed station site within or nearby Elgin' s corporate limits, travel demand estimates, and traveler origin and destination information, all of which are useful to Elgin' s long-range planning efforts . COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED ► Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Corridor jurisdictions : Aurora, Barrington, Bartlett, Chicago Heights, Frankfort, Green Oaks, Hawthorn Woods, Hoffman Estates, Joliet, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Lynwood, Matteson, Mokena, Mundelein, Naperville, New Lenox, North Chicago, Plainfield, Park Forest, Richton Park, Sauk Village, Shorewood, Vernon Hills, Waukegan and West Chicago. ► State of Illinois, Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) , Metra, and the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) . ► DuPage, Kane, Lake, Northwest, South and Will Councils of Mayors and the Will County Governmental League . FINANCIAL IMPACT To secure "Illinois Tomorrow Corridor Planning Program" funds, matching funds are required. The cost to the City of Elgin to support the Land-use and Community Planning Study will not exceed $2 , 000 . Funds are available in account number 010-1501-715 .45-00 to cover this expenditure . \o�,, GAL IMPACT V None . ALTERNATIVES The Mayor and City Council can (1) pass this resolution to support the Land-use and Community Planning Study and provide a monetary contribution not to exceed $2 , 000 or (2) support this effort yet decline the contribution of City funds . II - Commuter Rail Corridor July 6, 2001 Page 3 RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council pass this resolution to support and participate in the Land-use and Community Planning Study of the Outer Circumferential Commuter Rail Line and contribute funding not to exceed $2 , 000 . Respectfully submitted, Joyce. Parker City Manager JAP/jaw � I