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R-07-12VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS RESOLUTION NO. R -07 -12 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR A GRANT UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE LITIGATION CYPRES COMMITTEE'S GENERAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE SUCH GRANTS WHEREAS, in 1997, the State of Illinois enacted the Telecommunications Infrastructure Maintenance Fee (IMF) Act, which authorized the imposition of a fee of 1% of the gross charges on wireless retailers. Municipalities throughout the state imposed the IMF on telecommunications bills from January 1, 1998 through February 7, 2002; and, WHEREAS, in 1998, a lawsuit was filed challenging the fee, which the court ruled unconstitutional and, upon appeal, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the unconstitutionality of the Municipal IMF only as it applied to wireless retailers; and, WHEREAS, in 2000, municipalities that imposed the IMF were joined as defendants in a class action lawsuit that asserted the unconstitutionality of the Infrastructure Maintenance Fee and sought refunds of the IMF; and, WHEREAS, as of October 18, 2005, a settlement was approved that required defendant class members to pay into a settlement fund 70% of the amounts collected through the Municipal IMF for wireless telecommunications services; and, WHEREAS, the trial court retained jurisdiction of the matter to distribute the settlement fund in accordance with cy pres principles, or for its "next best" use. The settlement fund will be distributed as follows: $ 60% (sixty percent) for municipal emergency 9 -1 -1 telecommunications programs located anywhere within the State of Illinois; and $ 40% (forty percent) for medical facilities providing emergency care to indigent patients located in areas outside the six - county northeastern Illinois region; and WHEREAS, the court has established a three person committee (the "Cy Pres Committee ") to make recommendations as to how the cy pres grants will be distributed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, in the exercise of its home rule powers, as follows: SECTION 1: That the Village of Deerfield hereby requests use of the telecommunications infrastructure maintenance fee cy pres funds for the purposes described in this application. SECTION 2: That Mayor Steven M. Harris, Village of Deerfield is authorized and directed to file an application on behalf of the Village of Deerfield with the Cy Pres Committee for a grant for 9 -1 -1 Emergency Management Improvements and Redundancy. SECTION 3: That the funds applied for will be expended consistent with the recitals in the application. SECTION 4: That Mayor Steven M. Harris, Village of Deerfield is further authorized to furnish such additional information, assurances, certifications and amendments as the Cy Pres Committee may require in connection with this grant application. SECTION 5: That Mayor Steven M. Harris, Village of Deerfield and the Village Clerk are further authorized and directed on behalf of the Village of Deerfield to, respectively, execute and attest a grant application and all subsequent amendments thereto between the Village of Deerfield and the Cy Pres Committee. SECTION 6: That the Mayor Steven M. Harris, Village of Deerfield is authorized and directed to take such other and further action as may be necessary or appropriate to implement, administer and enforce said applications and all subsequent amendments thereto on behalf of the Village of Deerfield. SECTION 7: That the Village of Deerfield will provide the Cy Pres Committee with a certification of a certified public accountant certifying that the grant funds were expended in conformity with the formal application of the use of the funds to ensure compliance with the grant program. Certification will be provided within 90 days of a request by the Cy Pres Committee. SECTION 8: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided by law. PASSED this 6th day of August , 2007. AYES: Benton, Feldman, Jester, Rosenthal, Seiden, Struthers (6) NAYS: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) APPROVED this 6th day of ATTEST: 0 AQ�`1� lL illage Clerk