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Resolution 2024-47 Resolution No. 2024-47 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE BY AND BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF MONTGOMERY,THE VILLAGE OF OSWEGO, THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, AND THE DUPAGE WATER COMMISSION WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City'), the Village of Oswego ("Oswego") and the Village of Montgomery ("Montgomery") are duly organized units of government of the State of Illinois within the meaning of Article VII, Section 10 of the 1970 Illinois Constitution (collectively, the "WaterLink Communities"); and WHEREAS,the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970,Article VII, Section 10, and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act,5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.,authorize units of local government to contract or otherwise associate among themselves to obtain or share services and to exercise, combine, or transfer any power or function in any manner not prohibited by law; and WHEREAS, the DuPage Water Commission (the "Commission") is a county water commission and public corporation under Division 15 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-135-1 et seq. and the Water Commission Act of 1985, 70 ILCS 3720/0.01 et seq.; and WHEREAS, the Commission has been organized under the Acts to supply water within its territorial limits; and WHEREAS,the WaterLink Communities currently own and operate municipal drinking water systems served by wells that extract source water from the Ironton-Galesville aquifer; and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities are within the territorial limits of the Commission; and Resolution No. 2024-47 Page 1 WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities intend to change from the Ironton-Galesville groundwater source to Lake Michigan source water, through water purchase and sale agreements with the Commission, and have applied for and been awarded Lake Michigan Water Allocation Permits from the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Water Resources for each discrete and non-contiguous service area served by each WaterLink Community's Unit System; and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities have conducted extensive study and have concluded that the most sustainable alternative water source to serve the WaterLink Communities through the municipal waterworks systems currently serving the WaterLink Communities, as well as any extensions or improvements of those systems, is Lake Michigan water from the Commission; and WHEREAS, the Commission owns and maintains a waterworks system as a supplier of Lake Michigan water to member customers that contract for such service ("Commission's Waterworks System"); and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities seek to connect their individual Unit Systems to the Commission's Waterworks System; and WHEREAS, beginning in 2028 the WaterLink Communities seek to have completed the improvements to certain of their WaterLink Communities' individual Unit Systems necessary to connect to the Commission's Waterworks System (the "Connection Facilities"); and WHEREAS, the Commission has entered into a water supply contract with the City of Chicago to purchase Lake Michigan water sufficient to meet the water supply needs of the Commission and its customers ("Water Supply Contract"); and Resolution No. 2024-47 Page 2 WHEREAS,the Commission's Water Supply Contract with the City of Chicago is set to expire in 2041 and the Commission is currently: (1) exploring an alternative solution to obtaining Lake Michigan water; and(2) in discussions and negotiations with the City of Chicago for a new Water Supply Contract; and WHEREAS, the construction of certain improvements to the Commission's Waterworks System will enable the WaterLink Communities to provide water to the Individual Unit Systems (the "Improvements"); and WHEREAS, to carry out their duties and responsibilities, and desiring to create a method of providing an adequate supply of Lake Michigan water to the Individual Unit Systems, the Commission and the WaterLink Communities, contemporaneously with this Agreement, are entering into a Water Purchase and Sale Contract dated October 17, 2024 (the "Water Purchase Agreement"); and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the Commission and the WaterLink Communities to coordinate and implement the supply of Lake Michigan water to the Individual Unit Systems in accordance with the Water Purchase Agreement; and WHEREAS,the Commission and the WaterLink Communities desire to set forth their understanding regarding such coordination and implementation in an Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning Development of Connection Facilities to Implement Water Service, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the matters set forth in this Agreement will serve the public interest and assure that the residents of the Individual Unit Systems are provided safe water to the greatest extent possible; and WHEREAS, contemporaneously with this Agreement, the WaterLink Communities Resolution No. 2024-47 Page 3 and the Commission are entering into other agreements including but not limited to a WaterLink Project Escrow Intergovernmental Agreement to fund the construction of the Connection Facilities; and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities have previously agreed to each Municipality's percentage share of the Connection Facilities Cost pursuant to an Intergovernmental Cost Share Agreement (the "Cost Share Agreement"). The WaterLink Communities agree that the costs paid for the Connection Facilities will mirror the Division of Financial Responsibilities/Allocation of Costs set forth in the Cost Share Agreement; and WHEREAS, the parties deem it to be in their best interests to approve this Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning Development of Connection Facilities to Implement Water Service. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows: Section 1. That the recitals set forth above are incorporated here by reference. Section 2. The Mayor and City Council hereby approve the Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning Development of Connection Facilities to Implement Water Service, and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the United City of Yorkville the Intergovernmental Agreement Concerning Development of Connection Facilities to Implement Water Service, substantially in the form attached as "Exhibit A." Section 3. All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict with any of the provisions of this Resolution shall be, and the same hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. Section 4. This Resolution and every provision thereof shall be considered severable. If any section,paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution is declared by a court of law to be invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity of any other provisions of this Resolution. Section 5. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. Resolution No. 2024-47 Page 4 Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this 8tn day of October, A.D. 2024. CI Y CLERK KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE CRAIG SOLING AYE CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE MATT MAREK AYE SEAVER TARULIS AYE RUSTY CORNEILS AYE APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois thisq_day of 01(/ b(,r , A.D. 2024. MAYOR Attest: IT CLERK Resolution No. 2024-47 Page 5 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE This Intergovernmental Agreement, (the "Agreement") is dated the 171" day of October, 2024 (the "Effective Date"), by and between the Village of Montgomery ("Montgomery"), the Village of Oswego ("Oswego"), and the United City of Yorkville ("Yorkville") (Oswego, Montgomery, and Yorkville are collectively referred to herein as the "WaterLink Communities") and the DuPage Water Commission, (the "Commission") a county water commission and public corporation under Division 135 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-135-1 et seq., and the Water Commission Act of 1985, 70 ILCS 3720/0.01 et seq. (the "Acts"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS,the Commission has been organized under the Acts to supply water within its territorial limits; and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities currently own and operate municipal drinking water systems served by wells that extract source water from the Ironton-Galesville aquifer; and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities are within the territorial limits of the Commission; and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities intend to change from the Ironton-Galesville groundwater source to Lake Michigan source water, through a water purchase agreement with the Commission, and have applied for and been awarded a Lake Michigan Water Allocation Permit ("Permit") from the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Water Resources for each discrete and non-contiguous service area served by each WaterLink Community's Unit System; and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities have conducted extensive study and concluded that the most sustainable alternative water source to serve the WaterLink Communities through the municipal waterworks systems currently serving the WaterLink Communities, as well as any extensions or improvements of those systems is Lake Michigan water from the Commission; and WHEREAS, the Commission owns and maintains a waterworks system as a supplier of Lake Michigan water to member customers that contract for such service ("Commission's Waterworks System"); and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities seek to connect to their individual Unit Systems to Lake Michigan through the Commission; and WHEREAS, beginning in 2028 the WaterLink Communities seek to have completed the improvements to certain of their WaterLink Communities' individual Unit Systems necessary to connect to the Commission's Waterworks System (the "Connection Facilities"); and WHEREAS, the Commission has entered into a water supply contract with the City of Chicago to purchase Lake Michigan water sufficient to meet the water supply needs of the Commission and its customers ("Water Supply Contract"); and WHEREAS, the Commission's Water Supply Contract with the City of Chicago is set to expire in 2041 and the Commission is currently: (1) exploring an alternative solution to obtaining Lake Michigan water; and (2) in discussions and negotiations with the City of Chicago for a new Water Supply Contract; and IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 2 of 14 WHEREAS, the construction of certain improvements to the Commission's Waterworks System will enable the WaterLink Communities to provide water to the Individual Unit Systems (the "Improvements"); and WHEREAS, to carry out their duties and responsibilities, and desiring to create a method of providing an adequate supply of Lake Michigan water to the Individual Unit Systems, the Commission and the WaterLink Communities, contemporaneously with this Agreement, are entering into a Water Purchase and Sale Contract dated October 17, 2024 (the "Water Purchase Agreement"); and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the Commission and the WaterLink Communities to coordinate and implement the supply of Lake Michigan water to the Individual Unit Systems in accordance with the Water Purchase Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Commission and the WaterLink Communities desire to set forth their understanding regarding such coordination and implementation in this Agreement; and WHEREAS,the matters set forth in this Agreement will serve the public interest and assure that the residents of the Individual Unit Systems are provided safe water to the greatest extent possible; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., and other applicable authority, the Commission and the WaterLink Communities are authorized to enter into this Agreement; and WHEREAS, contemporaneously with this Agreement, the WaterLink Communities and the Commission are entering into other agreements including but not limited to a WaterLink IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 3 of 14 Project Escrow Intergovernmental Agreement to fund the construction of the Connection Facilities (the "WaterLink Escrow Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the WaterLink Communities have previously agreed to each Municipality's percentage share of the Connection Facilities Cost pursuant to an Intergovernmental Cost Share Agreement(the "Cost Share Agreement"). The WaterLink Communities agree that the costs paid for the Connection Facilities will mirror the Division of Financial Responsibilities/Allocation of Costs set forth in the Cost Share Agreement. Specifically, Montgomery commits and agrees to pay 24.42%, Yorkville commits and agrees to pay 40.22%and Oswego commits and agrees to pay 35.36%. The Commission is not a party to the Cost Share Agreement and has no responsibility or liability as to any true-up or adjusted accounting between the WaterLink Communities. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Commission and the WaterLink Communities hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF PREAMBLES AND DEFINITIONS FROM WATER PURCHASE AGREEMENT The foregoing recitals are by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein. Further, to the extent any capitalized terms in this Agreement are set forth as a defined term in the Water Purchase Agreement, the capitalized terms in this Agreement will have the same meaning in this Agreement as the definition in the Water Purchase Agreement. SECTION 2. CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS; EXTENSION OF SERVICE A. Description of the Connection Facilities. For purposes of this Agreement, the Connection Facilities will include the water mains, metering station(s), and appurtenances necessary to be built by the Commission to provide water to the WaterLink Communities, IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 4 of 14 including portions of the Waterworks System constructed by the Commission to initially connect the WaterLink Communities' individual Unit Systems to the Commission's existing Waterworks System as depicted in preliminary plans attached to the Water Purchase Agreement as Exhibits B- 1 and B-2. B. Design of the Connection Facilities. As outlined in the Water Purchase Agreement, the Commission will be the contracting party with the design engineer and will administer the design contract for the benefit of both the Commission and the WaterLink Communities for the Connection Facilities. The Commission will keep the WaterLink Communities advised as to the progress of the design work. The Commission and the WaterLink Communities will confer upon issues regarding the details of such design work. The final design of the Connection Facilities will be subject to the review of both the Commission and the WaterLink Communities. C. Land Acquisition. The Commission will be responsible for the acquisition and divestment of lands, easements, and rights of way over lands and waters necessary for the construction, installation,removal, relocation, replacement, extension, and/or improvement of the Connection Facilities outside the corporate limits of the WaterLink Communities and all administrative, title, surveying, and legal fees, costs and expenses associated therewith, including, if necessary, exercising the power of eminent domain to procure any necessary easements, which expenses will be added to the Connection Facilities Cost amount that the WaterLink Communities will pay the Commission. The Commission will keep the WaterLink Communities advised of all land acquisition costs and any necessary condemnation proceedings. All land acquired and costs associated therewith within the WaterLink Communities will be the sole responsibility of the WaterLink Communities. IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 5 of 14 D. Construction and Acceptance of the Connection Facilities. The Commission will solicit bids for the construction of the Connection Facilities. The Commission's standard form of bidding and construction contract documents will be used. The Commission will solicit, award, and administer all contracts for the project in the best interest of both the Commission and the WaterLink Communities and will consult with, and keep advised, the WaterLink Communities' officials regarding the progress of the work and any problems encountered or changes recommended. Once the winning contractor(s) and the construction costs have been determined, the Commission will enter into a construction contract(s) with the selected contractor(s) and will administer such construction contract(s)in conformance with this Agreement. Any change orders, as well as final acceptance and approval of the completed Connection Facilities, will be subject to the final approval of the Commission. E. Connection Facilities Cost. In accordance with the WaterLink Project Escrow Intergovernmental Agreement,the Commission,will make available in the form of a Line of Credit to the WaterLink Communities funds needed for the Connection Facilities Cost, up to the amount of the Commitment Amount as that term is defined therein, and the WaterLink Communities agree to reimburse the Commission for those costs. SECTION 3. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES A. Commission Defaults. The occurrence of the following will constitute a default by the Commission under this Agreement: The failure by the Commission to observe and/or perform any covenant, condition, and/or agreement on its part to be observed and/or performed under this Agreement, and the continuation of said failure for thirty (30) days after the Commission's receipt of written notice thereof from the WaterLink Communities. However, if said failure cannot be remedied by the Commission within said thirty(30)day period, and the Commission has diligently IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 6 of 14 pursued the resolution of the failure during said thirty (30) days, the period will be extended by such additional time as may be reasonably required by the Commission to cure or correct said failure. In no event will the period be extended by more than ninety (90) days. In the event of a default by the Commission under this Agreement,the WaterLink Communities will have the same remedies as are provided for,and only the remedies provided for,in the Water Purchase Agreement for a default by the Commission. B. WaterLink Communities Defaults. The occurrence of the following will constitute a default by the WaterLink Communities under this Agreement: 1. The failure by the WaterLink Communities to observe and/or perform any covenant, condition, and/or agreement on its part to be observed and/or performed under this Agreement, and the continuation of said failure for thirty (30) days after the WaterLink Communities' receipt of written notice thereof from the Commission. However, if said failure cannot be remedied by the WaterLink Communities within said thirty (30) day period, and the WaterLink Communities will have diligently pursued the resolution of the failure during said thirty(30)days, the period will be extended by such additional time as may be reasonably required by the WaterLink Communities to cure or correct said failure. In no event will the period be extended by more than ninety (90) days; or 2. A default by the WaterLink Communities under the WaterLink Project Escrow Intergovernmental Agreement; or 3. A default by any of the WaterLink Communities under the Intergovernmental Agreements with each individual WaterLink Community Concerning Capital Cost Recovery Charge. IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 7 of 14 In the event of one of the above defaults, the Commission will: (i) be paid its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with that default, in addition to any attorneys' fees and costs incurred in enforcing the terms of this Agreement; (2) be entitled to the right to enforce a lien against all income derived from the WaterLink Communities individual Unit Systems, other than that income necessary to pay any loans to the Government of the United States, of the State of Illinois or their agencies for the construction of the WaterLink Communities individual Unit Systems, until the line of credit referenced in the WaterLink Project Escrow Intergovernmental Agreement is paid back in full; and (3) will have the same remedies as are provided for in the Water Purchase Agreements for a default by the individual WaterLink Communities. C. Force Majeure. In case by reason of a force majeure event, a party to this Agreement will be rendered unable wholly or in part to carry out its obligation under this Agreement, then if such party will give notice and full particulars of such force majeure event in writing to the other party within a reasonable time after occurrence of the event or cause relied on, the obligation of the party giving such notice, so far as it is affected by such force majeure event, will be suspended during the continuance of the inability then claimed, but for no longer period, and any such party will endeavor to remove or overcome such inability with all reasonable dispatch. The term "force majeure event" as employed in this Agreement will mean acts of God, strikes, lockouts, or other industrial disturbances, acts of public enemy, orders of any kind of the Government of the United States, of the State of Illinois, or of any civil or military authority, insurrections, riots, epidemics, pandemics, landslides, lightning, earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, storms,floods,washouts,droughts,arrests,restraints of government and people,civil disturbances, explosions, breakage or accidents to machinery, pipelines, canals, or tunnels, partial or entire failure of water supply, and inability on the part of the Commission or of the WaterLink IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 8 of 14 Communities to deliver Lake Michigan water, or of the WaterLink Communities to receive Lake Michigan water, on account of any other causes not reasonably within the control of the party claiming such inability. The settlement of strikes and lockouts will be entirely within the discretion of the party having the difficulty and the above requirement that any "force majeure event" will be remedied with all reasonable dispatch will not require the settlement of strikes and lockouts by acceding to the demands of the opposing party or parties when such settlement is unfavorable to it in the judgment of the party having the difficulty. SECTION 4. LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS AND REQUIREMENTS A. Supplemental Agreement. This Agreement will be deemed to supplement the Water Purchase Agreement in connection with the supply of Lake Michigan water to the WaterLink Communities. If there is any other conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Water Purchase Agreement, then the terms of this Agreement will control. The WaterLink Communities will at all times comply with all terms and conditions of the Water Purchase Agreement except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. B. Term of Agreement. This Agreement will continue in full force and effect from the Effective Date until the Line of Credit is paid in full by the WaterLink Communities. C. Cooperation and Further Agreements. The Commission and WaterLink Communities agree to meet and cooperate in good faith throughout the term of this Agreement to implement the letter and spirit of the provisions set forth in this Agreement. D. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the other party. E. Notices. Any notices under this Agreement will be personally delivered, delivered by the deposit thereof in the U. S. Postal Service, postage prepaid, registered, or certified, return receipt requested, or by overnight courier service to the Party at the address listed below IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 9 of 14 or at another address hereafter designated by notice or by email transmission. Any such notice will be deemed to have been delivered and given upon personal delivery or delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, or deposit with the United States Postal Service or upon receipt of written confirmation that facsimile or email transmission has been successfully completed: If to the Commission: Paul D. May, P.E., General Manager DuPage Water Commission 600 E. Butterfield Road Elmhurst, IL 60126 Email: may�-dpwc.org With a copy to: Phillip A. Luetkehans Luetkehans, Brady, Garner& Armstrong 2700 International Drive, Suite 305 West Chicago, IL 60185 Email: Pal'ci-1b,.;alaw.com If to the WaterLink Communities: Village Administrator Village of Oswego 100 Parkers Mill Oswego, IL 60543 Email: info-'ii%os� eoiLorg With a copy to: David J. Silverman Village Attorney Mahoney, Silverman, & Cross, LLC 126 South Main Street Oswego, Illinois 60543 Village Administrator Village of Montgomery 200 N River Street IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 10 of 14 Montgomery, IL 60538 Email: zoephel@montgomeyil.org With a copy to: Laura M. Julien Village Attorney Mickey Wilson, Weiler, Renzi, Lenert, & Julien, PC 140 Municipal Drive Sugar Grove, IL 60554 City Administrator United City of Yorkville 651 Prairie Pointe Drive Yorkville, IL 60560 Email: bolson@yorkville.il.us With a copy to: Kathleen Field Orr& Associates Kathleen Field Orr 1804 North Naper Blvd., Ste. 350 Naperville, IL 60563 With a copy to: Irene Schild Caminer Caminer Law, LLC 2612 W. Sunnyside Ave. Chicago, IL 60625 Email: Irene_cicaminerlaw.com By notice complying with the requirements of this Section 4.E, the Commission and the WaterLink Communities each will have the right to change the address or addressee or both for all future notices to it, but no notice of a change of address will be effective until actually received. F. No Oral Agreements. No oral agreements exist by or between the Commission and the WaterLink Communities with respect to this Agreement, nor was the making and execution of this Agreement induced by any representation, statement, warranty, agreement, or action other than those expressed or explicitly referenced in this Agreement. IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 11 of 14 G. No Waiver. No course of dealing or failure of the Commission or the WaterLink Communities to enforce strictly any term, right, or condition of this Agreement will be construed as a waiver of such term, right, or condition. No express waiver of any term, right, or condition of this Agreement will operate as a waiver of any other term, right, or condition. H. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is entered into solely for the benefit of the contracting parties, and nothing in this Agreement is intended, either expressly or impliedly, to provide any right or benefit of any kind whatsoever to any person or entity who is not a party to this Agreement, or to acknowledge, establish, or impose any legal duty to any third party. L Governiny, Law and Venue. This Agreement will be governed by and construed exclusively under the applicable laws, but not the conflict of laws rules, of the State of Illinois. Venue for any litigation arising out of this Agreement will only be proper in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County, Illinois. J. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, and all of which will constitute but one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart may be signed by one or more of the parties hereto so long as each of the parties hereto has signed one or more of such counterparts. K. Authority. The person(s) executing this Agreement on behalf of the Parties hereto warrant that: (i) such The WaterLink Communities and the Commission are duly organized and existing; (ii) the individual signing is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of said WaterLink Communities or the Commission; (iii) by so executing this Agreement, such WaterLink Communities and the Commission are formally bound to the provisions and conditions contained in this Agreement; and (iv) the entering into this Agreement by the WaterLink Communities and the Commission does not violate any provision of any other IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 12 of 14 agreement to which said WaterLink Communities and the Commission is bound. L. Mutual Cooperation. The WaterLink Communities and the Commission acknowledge that it may be necessary to execute documents other than those specifically referred to herein in order to complete the objectives and requirements that are set forth in this Agreement. the WaterLink Communities and the Commission hereby agree to cooperate with each other by executing such other documents or taking such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to complete the objectives and requirements set forth herein in accordance with the intent of the WaterLink Communities and the Commission as evidenced by this Agreement. M. Amendment. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the WaterLink Communities and the Commission regarding its subject matter and may not be changed or amended except pursuant to a written instrument signed by each Municipality and the Commission. IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 13 of 14 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,The WaterLink Communities and the Commission hereto have caused their respective corporate names to'be subscribed hereto and their respective corporate seals to be affixed hereto and attested by their duly authorized officers, all on the date set opposite their respective corporate names. ATTEST: DuPage Water Commission �] BY: N14�q ATTEST: Village of Montgomery racs�, BY: a — �y ATTEST: Village of Oswego BY: ATTEST; United City of Y vine �- wo)�— cl� I— Ctst BY: C 7V- IGA DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT WATER SERVICE Page 14 of 14