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File #: RES 18-784    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 3/5/2018 Final action: 3/5/2018
Title: A Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to Provide Technical Assistance Services for an Economic Development Study of the North Avenue Commercial Corridor and Authorizing its Execution
Attachments: 1. Resolution, 2. MOU, 3. Alderman Taliaferro letter to CMAP, 4. Abu-Taleb letter to Commissioner Boykin, 5. LTA Application from T-NAD to CMAP
Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to Provide Technical Assistance Services for an Economic Development Study of the North Avenue Commercial Corridor and Authorizing its Execution

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Overview
Overview
The Village of Oak Park, the City of Chicago and The North Avenue District (T-NAD) - an Oak Park and Chicago citizen and business-based community organization, will participate in the creation of a year long economic development study for the North Avenue commercial corridor through CMAP's Local Technical Assistance Program.

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Staff Recommendation
Staff supports the Resolution.

Fiscal Impact
CMAP is requesting a local financial contribution of 15% of the project total cost in the range of $6,000 to $9,000 to the Local Technical Assistance Fund. This request is only to the Village of Oak Park. This contribution would be expended through the General Fund account 1001 46202 101 530667 approved for a North Avenue plan.

Background
Early in 2017, the Chicago Metropolitian Agency for Planning (CMAP) announced their Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program application process for the following year 2018. The program involves providing assistance to communities across the Chicago metropolitan region to undertake planning projects that advance the principles of their GO TO 2040 regional comprehensive plan. The North Avenue District (T-NAD) organization's submitted for this grant. Their application was to support the creation of an economic development plan for the North Avenue business corridor between Harlem Avenue and Austin Boulevard. T-NAD and the Village had previously been involved with IDOT and CDOT's transportation funding efforts along this corridor (see background on this below) when the CMAP application process was announced. T-NAD was attempting to have CDO...

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