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NewsletterK ANE KENDALL COUNCIL OF MAYORS

VOLUME 22, ISSUE 6NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019

On October 10, the joint CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee made a final determination to approve the programs resulting from the 2019 CMAP Call for Transportation Projects process. STP and TAP-L projects are final, while CMAQ projects await a final federal eligibility determination in November.

There were several projects within the KKCOM region that were awarded within the programs. In the Shared Fund, the City of Aurora’s East New York Street project and the City of Batavia’s Prairie Street Improvements project were included. In the CMAQ/TAP funds, KDOT’s Orchard Road at US Route 30 Improvement project and the City of Aurora’s Montgomery Road and Hill Avenue Improvements project were accepted for funding. To learn more about the funding, visit CMAP’s Call for Projects website.

2021 CMAP Call for Transportation Projects: Project sponsors are advised to be prepared for the possibility of having substantial completion of Phase 1 (STP Projects Applicants) required by the mid-March 2021 application deadline, per CMAP STP Project Selection Committee discussions. More information to follow.

STP & CMAQ/TAP PROGRAM

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In this Issue

1 BIKE SHARE UPDATE STP & CMAQ/TAP AWARDS SAVE THE DATE

2 I-80 PUBLIC MEETINGS IDOT MYP

3 CMAP NEWS ALTERNATIVE FUNDING

4 KKCOM COUNCIL INFORMATION KKCOM STAFF

November 6 KKCOM Full Council Meeting

November 13 CMAP Board

November 15 CMAP Transportation Committee

November 21 CMAP STP Project Selection Committee

December 11 CMAP Board

December 12 KKCOM STP Call forProjects Workshop

BIKE SHARE UPDATEAfter an RFP evaluation process, KDOT/KKCOM staff are excited to announce that Koloni has been awarded as the vendor for the Kane County Bike Share System! Participants will be expected to state their intent to take part in the system by January 20, 2020, with final agreements before March 2020. KDOT will be pursuing continuity across all contracts in the system, as there will be more local stipulations.

Kane County is planning to subsidize the costs of the program for all local agencies who participate in the initial phase of development. All said and done, it is the intention of KDOT to have the system on-line for a Summer 2020 roll-out and a full riding year!

Complete Count FundingReaching Across the Illinois Library System (RAILS) was awarded $750,000 to encour-age full participation in Census 2020, which will be utilized by recipients in both Kane and Kendall Counties. More information here.

Hard to Count MapThe City University of New York has re-leased the Hard to Count Map for the 2020 Census. A similar project was done for the 2010 Census. The map shows mail return rates for Census forms by tract.

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The Illinois Department of Transportation will be hosting two public hearings in Joliet to share details on proposed improvements to Interstate 80, a major component of the Rebuild Illinois capital program. Those meetings are in the evenings Nov. 6 and Nov. 7, details here.

The current scope of the project includes 16 miles of I-80, from Ridge Rd in Minooka (border of Kendall County) to U.S. 30 in Joliet/New Lenox, with improvements to auxiliary lanes, full bridge replacements, and interchange improvements. Other scope items included in the project infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles, financed by an award through the FHWA’s Alternative Fuel Corridors Program.

Construction is tentatively set to begin in three years.

I-80 Public Meetings

ILLINOIS SPECIAL BRIDGE PROGRAM FY25

IDOT provided a NOFO on October 25th, 2019 for the FY2025 Illinois Special Bridge Program (formerly Major Bridge Program).

Eligible Structures include deficient bridges eligible for STP-Bridge funding. Funding is 80/20, with a minimum total cost of $1,000,000.

Approval of a Bridge Condition Report is to the benefit of project sponsors.

More information can be found in IDOT’s Circular Letter.

REBUILD ILLINOIS RESOURCES

Several new resources for local governments have been made available over the past few months regarding Rebuild Illinois.

IDOT has released a Circular Letter detailing the local government impacts of the new Motor Fuel Fax apportionment, with informative flow charts.

Illinois Strategies has released spreadsheets containing estimated revenues by taxing body for both MFT and the Transportation Bonds for local roads.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Conservation Foundation have announced anticipated application deadlines for competitive grant programs for Illinois FY20. The schedule can be found here.

Programs are wide-reaching, and cover Natural Resource Protection, Management, and Enhancement; Recreational Amenity and Open Space Acquisition and Development, Museum Capital Improvement; and Environmental Education.

IDNR FY2020 Grants Cycle

ITEP CALL FOR PROJECTS

IDOT has postponed the next ITEP Call for Projects until late Summer/early Fall of 2020 to allow for incorporation of Rebuild Illinois revenues. Program changes from the initial call include the funding of Phase 1 Engineering, as well as a requirement that at least 25% of funding goes to high-need communities.

More information can be found on the ITEP webpage.

IDOT FY20-25 MYPThe IDOT Multi-Year Plan for State fiscal years 2020-2025 has been released. The full plan is available on IDOT’s website.

-Pages 148-159 detail state highway projects in Kane County-Pages 299-302 detail local highway projects in Kane County-Pages 412-473 detail state highway projects in District 3 (Kendall County inc.)-Pages 474-495 detail local highway projects in District 3

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CMAP NEWSIllinois Capital Bill Review SeriesCMAP has published an in-depth policy review of Rebuild Illinois and other legislation as a three-part series. The analyses examine transportation provisions, “vertical” provisions, and other measures approved by the Illinois General Assembly during the spring session. These analyses include revenue forecasts, synthesis and examination of appropriations, and a thorough discussion of the implications for implementing the region’s ON TO 2050 plan. You can also explore the capital appropriations with a tool CMAP recently created.

CMAP Wins Top Awards from the Illinois APACMAP and its planning efforts were recognized with four awards from the Illinois chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-IL) at its annual conference in September. The awards included recognition for ON TO 2050 with the top prize, the Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan.

Other CMAP-supported plans were recognized by APA-IL this year including three plans developed in partnership with communities through the agency’s Local Technical

Assistance (LTA) program. Those were the Public Outreach Award (North Lawndale Quality-of-Life Plan), the Strategic Plan Award (North River Communities Neighborhood Plan), and the Best Practice Award (Fox River Corridor Plan).

Water Challenges in the Chicago RegionRegional challenges facing water supply and quality, and the impact of increased flooding due to climate change are highlighted in a new package of stories published Sept. 27 as a part of Crain’s Chicago Business‘ Forum Series. Other stories published include those on the disproportionate impact of flooding on communities already facing a lack of resources and the tough choices faced by the region’s collar counties that rely on groundwater.

The stories higlight multiple CMAP projects, including the Regional Flood Susceptibility Index, the Regional Water Demand Forecast, and a local focus on the Village of Robbins.

ALTERNATIVE GRANTSBloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art GrantThe newly-launched Asphalt Art Initiative, a project of Bloomberg Philanthropies, has produced an Asphalt Art Guide, with case studies and best practices from cities around the world, as well as the awarding of grants up to $25,000 to 10 small and mid-sized U.S. cities to implement their own transformative projects. Projects are intended to be inspired by the guide. Resources and the application can be found here.

2020 Safe Routes to Parks Activating Communities Safe Routes to School has announced its third round call for technical assistance in developing Safe Routes to Parks action plans, with applications open Nov. 4. The grant award is $12,500 per community, and is intended to lead the community to a final product which includes sections covering Assessment, Planning, Implementation, and Sustainability. Further information can be found here.

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ChairmanMayor Jeffery Schielke, City of BataviaVice ChairmanPresident John Skillman, Village of CarpentersvilleMunicipal MembersPresident John Schmitt, Village of AlgonquinMayor Richard Irvin, City of AuroraPresident Dean Hummell, Village of Big RockPresident Bob Walsh, Village of BurlingtonPresident Mike Tyrell, Village of Campton HillsPresident Lael Miller, Village of East DundeePresident Jeffrey Walter, Village of ElburnMayor Dave Kaptain, City of ElginMayor Kevin Burns, City of GenevaPresident Rick Zirk, Village of GilbertsPresident Jeffrey R. Magnussen, Village of HampshireMayor Charles Sass, Village of HuntleyPresident David Kovach, Village of KanevillePresident Rick Overstreet, Village of Lily LakeMayor Paul Pope, Village of LisbonPresident Kathleen Curtis, Village of Maple ParkPresident Jackie Lemmerhirt-Kowalski, Village of MillbrookPresident Doug Holley, Village of MillingtonPresident Matthew Brolley, Village of MontgomeryPresident James Davis, Village of NewarkPresident Dale Berman, Village of North AuroraPresident Troy Parlier, Village of OswegoPresident Steve Wiedmeyer, Village of Pingree GroveMayor Bob Hausler, City of PlanoMayor June McCord, Village of PlattvilleMayor Rich Robinson, City of SandwichPresident Stephan Pickett, Village of Sleepy HollowPresident Steve Ward, Village of South ElginMayor Ray Rogina, City of St. CharlesPresident Sean Michels, Village of Sugar GrovePresident Jamie LeBlanc, Village of VirgilPresident Eileen Phipps, Village of WaynePresident Christopher Nelson, Village of West DundeeMayor John Purcell, City of YorkvilleCounty MembersChairman Chris Lauzen, Kane County BoardChairman Scott Gryder, Kendall County BoardCarl Schoedel, County Engineer, Kane County DOTFrancis Klaas, County Engineer, Kendall County HD

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