R-19-08VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. R-19-08
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD DES PLAINES
RIVER WATERSHED -BASED PLAN
WHEREAS, the Des Plaines River Watershed -Based Plan Committee and watershed
stakeholders have been working since 2015 to prepare the Des Plaines Watershed -Based
Plan ("Plan's; and
WHEREAS, the Plan was developed through a series of 20 watershed planning
meetings with the cooperative effort of more than 800 persons representing over 172 different
watershed entities, ranging from individual homeowners & homeowner associations,
consulting companies, businesses, large landowners and non-profit environmental
organizations to local government, county, state and federal agencies that attended meetings
during the planning process; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Plan is to identify opportunities for watershed
communities to integrate multi -objective watershed management in community decisions
and activities and improve degraded conditions in the watershed by implementing best
management practices and programs to retrofit existing problem areas and prevent future
problems from occurring; and
WHEREAS, the Plan will guide the successful implementation of a series of
individual site-specific projects and watershed -wide programmatic actions to: improve water
quality, reduce flood damage potential, protect and enhance natural resources including the
watershed's lakes, streams and wetlands; and in addition, will provide watershed education
and recreation opportunities and improve community cooperation and participation in
watershed improvement activities; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board has determined that approving and adopting the
Policy will serve and be in the best interest of the Village;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE BOARD OF
DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION ONE: RECITALS. The foregoing recitals are incorporated into, and
made a part of, this Resolution as findings of the Village Board.
SECTION TWO: APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE PLAN. The Village
Board hereby approves and adopts the Plan as attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION THREE: EFFECTIVE DATE. That this Resolution shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided by law.
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AYES: Benton, Jester, Oppenheim, , Seiden, Shapiro, Struthers
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED: April 1, 2019
APPROVED: April 2, 2019
RESOLUTION NO. R-19-08
ATTEST:
Kent S. 9treet, Villagk Clerk
The Des Plaines River Watershed-Based Plan can be viewed online at:
https://www.lakecountyil.gov/mwg-
internal/de5fs23hu73ds/progress?id=HckOmVhkUbQgAzPHVT2Z9EjYfOiQ7At-8YnSTwr9exM,&dl