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A Resolution Authorizing Approval and Execution of a Project Labor Agreement with the Will & Grundy Counties Building Trades Council and the Three Rivers Construction Alliance for Romeoville Projects in the Alternative Water Source Program
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WHEREAS, the Village of Romeoville (the “Village”) provides potable water service through its water system to its water customers (“Water Service”); and
WHEREAS, the provision of Water Service is a matter essential to the public health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, a safe, reliable, and ample supply of water is essential to providing cost-effective Water Service; and
WHEREAS, the Village’s Water Service uses groundwater as its supply source; and
WHEREAS, the Village’s existing water source, the deep groundwater aquifer, will be depleted to the point of not being able to meet the Village’s maximum day water demands by the year 2030; and
WHEREAS, the Village has entered into a Water Supply Agreement with the Grand Prairie Water Commission to acquire a Lake Michigan water supply, which supply is targeted for delivery in 2030 and will be a long-term, sustainable, reliable water source for the Village; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to construct and install improvements to the Village’s water system to facilitate the delivery of Lake Michigan water, which are included in work package 24-R0679-Construction of 1 million gallon Marquette Elevated Tank that will be included in a construction contract as part of the Village of Romeoville Alternative Water Source Program - Water System Improvement Project (collectively, the “Romeoville AWSP Work Package”); and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate and ensure the completion of the Romeoville AWSP Work Packages in an efficient and economical manner, it is in the best interests of the Village to enter into a project labor agreement for this program; and
WHEREAS, the Village has reached agreement with the Will & Grundy Counties Building Trades Council and the Three Rivers Construction Alliance on the terms of a project labor agreement for the Romeoville AWSP Work Package entitled “Blueprint for Success: A Labor-Management Project Agreement” (the “PLA”); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Village Council hereby find and determine that it is in the best interests of the Village and the public health, safety and welfare of its residents and businesses and water customers to enter into the PLA; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Village is a home rule municipality under and by virtue of the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF ROMEOVILLE PURSUANT TO ITS STATUTORY AND HOME RULE AUTHORITY, as follows:
SECTION 1: The Mayor and Village Council hereby find that the recitals contained in this Resolution are true, correct and complete and are hereby incorporated into this Section by reference.
SECTION 2: The PLA is hereby approved in a form substantially similar to Exhibit A attached to and incorporated in this Resolution.
SECTION 3: The Village President and Village Clerk are hereby authorized to execute and seal the PLA. The Village President or his designee is hereby authorized to take such actions as may be necessary for the Village to comply with the terms of the PLA.
SECTION 4: That if any Section, paragraph or provision of this Resolution shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such Section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Resolution.
SECTION 5: All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict with the terms of this Resolution are hereby repealed and of no further force and effect to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 6: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
EXHIBIT A
Blueprint for Success: A Labor-Management Project Agreement
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