R-1626 - 03/28/2017 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES - Resolutions RESOLUTION 2017-ISHTA-R-1626
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ILLINOIS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY
AND CONSULTATION,COORDINATION COOPERATION TO SHARE
INFORMATION,CONFER WITH AFFECTED MUNICIPALITIES
AND ALLOW BROAD PUBLIC INPUT INTO TOLLWAY EXPANSION
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook, while a municipality of less than 10,000 residents, has
a daily influx of more than 75,000 employees,visitors and commercial customers, relying upon efficient,
expeditious and well-planned transportation networks;and
WHEREAS, the Village works closely with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
("CMAP") to develop an understanding of priorities for CMAP's 2050 Planning Period to meet federal
requirements for surface transportation systems linked to interstate commerce, in which the Village
participates along with the Illinois Tollway Authority (the "Tollway"), and the Village integrates the
concerns of its full-time residents to maintain, protect and build the property values, unique community
aspects, and restrained good taste of the Village with paramount concern to limit noise produced by
traffic on the Tollway; and
WHEREAS, the Tollway is charged with administering, maintaining and improving 286
miles of roadway, portions of which run alongside residential areas of the Village, and the Tollway
is projected to invest $84.8 billion in infrastructure and operational spending between 2019 and
2050; and
WHEREAS, CMAP offers Local Technical Assistance ("LTA") programs to implement long term
surface transportation planning for projects including the proposed maintenance and expansion of 1-294
from 95th Street to the Balmoral Exit(the"Tri-State Project"), in concert with the Tollway; and
WHEREAS, Village has worked productively and proactively with CMAP and the Tollway,
and expects to continue to do so in relation to the Tri-State Project; and
WHEREAS, the elected officials and citizens of the Village appreciate the fact that the
Tollway is open to assessing and understanding all constituent groups including municipalities, to
embrace and extend transparency of information and participation in all aspects of planning the Tri-
State Project with serious, sustained and effective local input;and
WHEREAS, the Village wishes to contribute to the Tollway's efforts to engage in planning for
the Tri-State Project with the goal of insuring citizen participation and protection of residential
investment in property and in community values to be protected from any externalities incident to the
Tri-State Project;and
WHEREAS, the elected officials of the Village have each been approached by residents and
property owners imploring the Village to seek solutions to noise issues and exacerbation of property value
impairments potentially aggravated by plans to implement the Tri-State Project; and
WHEREAS, the Village brings the collective concerns of its residents to a dialogue with CMAP
and the Tollway to resolve important concerns related to and triggered by the Tri-State Program.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, DU PAGE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS as follows:
Resolution 2017-ISHTA-R-1626
A Resolution that the Illinois Tollway Authority
Provide Information,Confer with Affected
Municipalities and Allow Broad Public Input Before
Making Any Decisions Regarding Tollway
Expansions in DuPage County
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Section 1: Village Concerns. The Village wishes to express in this first section of the Resolution
a list of concerns developed by our staff and expressed to us by our residential and commercial
residents. Those issues are as follows:
A. Tollway Lane Expansion
B. Sound wall relocations along affected Oak Brook Subdivisions
C. Independent testing on the effectiveness of any new or existing sound walls
D. Any additional condemnation of private or public land, and
E. Location of any additional toll way entrance or exit ramp construction
Section 2: The Village looks forward to meeting with the Tollway and CMAP officials
directly, in addition to and as a complement to planned public meetings, to insure that the concerns of
Village resident abutting 1-294 have a full and comprehensive forum to express their concerns. The Village
promises to send representatives to such focused meetings, to provide technical knowledge and
practical experience regarding the challenges facing the residents of the Village who reside in
immediate proximity to the Tri-State Project.
Section 3: Effective Date. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately
upon its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. Copies of this Resolution shall be sent
to key representatives of the Illinois Tollway Authority who function both in executive and
administrative capacities.
APPROVED THIS 28th day of March, 2017
Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
PASSED THIS 28th day of March, 2017
Ayes: Trustees Adler, Baar, Manzo, Mov, Tiesenga, Yusuf
Nays: None
Absent: None
ATTEST: ,,
Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk
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