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File #: 24-1012-0124    Name: Authority to Enter Into IGAs with Government Agencies to Accept Funds
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 12/21/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 1/24/2024 Final action: 1/24/2024
Title: AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND VARIOUS STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF VARIOUS FUNDS AND SERVICES FOR PARK PROJECTS
Sponsors: Law Department
Indexes: Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA)
TITLE

AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS WITH
THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND VARIOUS
STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
TO ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF VARIOUS FUNDS AND SERVICES
FOR PARK PROJECTS

BODY
To: The Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District

I. Recommendation

It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District (the "Board") enter an order authorizing the acceptance of services and funds from various funding sources, including but not limited to those funds derived from: Tax Increment Financing (TIF), Open Space Impact Fees (OSIF), the Aldermanic Menu Program, (Menu), bonds, settlements or judgments, or grants, (collectively referred to as the "Intergovernmental Funds") from the City of Chicago, the federal government, and other Illinois State and Local Governmental Agencies. These Intergovernmental Funds and/or services will be applied toward the payment or reimbursement of the acquisition, development, and renovation costs of various Park District property or projects.

It is further recommended that the Board authorize the General Superintendent, or their designees, to negotiate, enter into, and execute any such agreements, amendments, indemnities, and instruments necessary to obtain these Intergovernmental Funds and/or services, perform any and all acts as shall be necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions described herein for calendar year 2024 any and all authority necessary to enter into such agreements provided that such are not in conflict with the Chicago Park District Code or not specifically authorized therein.


II. Agreement Information

Grantor: City of Chicago, federal government, and other Illinois State and Local Governmental Agencies Transfer Type: Intergovernmental transfer of various City of Chicago, federal government, and other Illinois State and Local Governmental Agency funds for Park District projects.

Agreements: Intergovernmental ...

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