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DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT <br /> Memorandum No. 2009-23 <br /> November 17, 2009 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager � <br /> Keith D. Alexander, Director of Water Management � <br /> SUBJECT: Decatur Park District Intergovernmental Agreement <br /> Decatur Ai ort Water Main Im rovements <br /> � p <br /> TI N• <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDA O . <br /> Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with the <br /> Decatur Park District. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Decatur Park District (DPD) is planning significant improvements to the Decatur Airport's <br /> water system by upsizing their 4 inch diameter water mains to 8 inch diameter mains. The DPD <br /> must obtain an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Division of Public Water Supplies <br /> construction permit prior to the start of construction. This permit requires the City to accept all <br /> maintenance responsibility for the water main and appurtenances (valves, fire hydrants, etc.) <br /> after construction has been completed. Traditionally the City has not accepted maintenance <br /> responsibility for water main systems on property not owned by the City. The primary reason <br /> for this policy is that the City has little control over what physical improvements or landscape <br /> enhancements landowners might construct on their property in the future after the water main has <br /> been constructed. The City does not desire to be liable for the possible removal and <br /> reinstallation of these improvements when the water main and appurtenances have to be <br /> maintained in the future. <br /> Since the City does not want the responsibility to maintain the airport's water main system, <br /> especially since a large portion of the water main will be under several inches of pavement, the <br /> attached intergovernmental agreement was created. DPD concurs with the contents of the <br /> agreement and will formally adopt it as soon as possible. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: <br /> None foreseen. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: <br /> Keith Alexander, Director of Water Management, 217-424-2863 or kalexander@decaturil.gov <br /> Wendy Morthland, Corporation Counsel, 217-424-2807 or wmorthland@decaturil.gov <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: <br /> This agreement is at no cost to the City. Since DPD has already opened bids for this project, it is <br /> � imperative that the agreement be expeditiously approved. <br /> cc: Bill Clevenger and Joe Attwood, Decatur Park District <br />