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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF KENDALL )
Resolution No. 2009- r�
RESOLUTION APPROVING LOCAL FUNDING
FOR THE KENDALL AREA TRANSIT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the population of the municipalities within Kendall County has grown
tremendously since the Year 2000; and
WHEREAS, citizens are not directly served by transit services such as demand response
or flexible route services within Kendall County; and
WHEREAS, transportation and transit issues continue to top the list of concerns for
public leaders and citizens within Kendall County; and
WHEREAS, a working group consisting of various local governments, social service
agencies, non - profits, health organizations, and others assessed existing resources and
transportation needs, resulting in a vision statement and service priorities, and designed a
potential public transit service that fits the resources and needs of the communities; and
WHEREAS, the vision statement states, "To implement transit service in the Kendall
County area that is reliable, flexible, and financially sustainable, while satisfying the various
mobility needs of the general public and individuals unable to access or operate private
automobiles, principally the disabled, low- income, senior, and youth populations"; and
WHEREAS, the Kendall Area Transit Project will strive to provide mobility for
individuals that are transit dependent due to disabilities, seniors, and low income; and
WHEREAS, the Kendall Area Transit Project will coordinate connections with transit
providers outside the area such as PACE, METRA, and service providers in Plainfield Township,
Grundy County, and DeKalb County; and
WHEREAS, Kendall County is the eligible local unit of government to apply for capital
and operating grants and has secured operating grants through Illinois Department of
Transportation; and
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WHEREAS, at full implementation of Phase 1, the estimated total operating cost of the
Kendall Area Transit Project is approximately $1,655,345 annually and the total annual local
government match goal is $150,000; and
WHEREAS, local municipal and county government representatives determined that
population was the most logical basis for local government contributions for the Project's local
match; and
WHEREAS, it is agreed that the $150,000 local government match will be allocated
amongst the local governments (County and municipalities) based on their respective
percentages of Kendall County's total population according to the US Census Bureau's
population estimates in July 2007 and is equal to an amount of $1.55 per capita contribution; and
WHEREAS, only the population of a municipality within Kendall County will count
toward local government contributions; and
WHEREAS, to provide consistency for budgeting purposes, the US Census Bureau's
population estimates in July 2007 will be utilized until the 2010 Decennial Census results are
received to recalculate annual contributions; and
WHEREAS, it may be determined in the future that the $1.55 per capita contribution may
decrease as the area's population increases or as other contributions and donations are sufficient
to offset the required local government match without reducing transit services to citizens; and
WHEREAS, local governments participating in the Kendall Area Transit Project will
partner with the Voluntary Action Center of DeKalb, a non - profit agency that has provided
transit services within DeKalb County area since 1975.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the United
City of Yorkville as follows:
1. The United City of Yorkville agrees to participate in the KENDALL AREA TRANSIT
PROJECT.
2. The United City of Yorkville will provide a ONE TIME contribution to Kendall County
in the amount of $7,900.00 before June 30, 2009 for up front capital purchases of buses.
This payment represents 52 cents per capita population of Yorkville within Kendall
County as of July, 2007 according to the US Census Bureau estimate.
3. The United City of Yorkville will provide two semi - annual (fiscal year) contributions in
the amount of $11,774.50 each, totaling $23,549 annually toward operations of the
proj ect.
4. The United City of Yorkville agrees that contributions begin when operations begin,
estimated to be between August and December of 2009. If operations begin with less
than six months remaining in the municipal fiscal year, contributions will be pro rated for
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the remaining months in the fiscal year with a monthly pro ration of $1,962.50 ($1,962.50
x 12 months = $23,549).
5. The United City of Yorkville understands that based on a full fiscal year, the total of the
two semi - annual payments represents $1.55 x per capita population within Kendall
County as of July, 2007 according to the US Census Bureau estimate and that future
annual contributions will adjust after the receipt of the official results of the 2010
Decennial Census conducted by the US Census Bureau.
Passed b the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
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day of , A.D. 2009
ROBYN SUTCLIFF JOSEPH BESCO C
ARDEN JOE PLOCHER I WALLY WERDERICH
GARY GOLINSKI MARTY MUNNS
ROSE SPEARS 11 BOB ALLEN
APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois,
this -9: day of Ili Iq P-0 H , A.D. 2009.
Mayor
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