Lake County Health & Community Services Committee met July 7.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Addenda to the Agenda
4. Public Comment
5. Chair's Remarks
6. Old Business
7. New Business
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 7.1 - 7.8)
Approval of Minutes
7.1 20-0920
Minutes from June 2, 2020.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
7.2 20-0883
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $6,646 for the Crisis Residential grant.
· The $6,646 IDHS grant will be used to offset existing salary and fringe benefits.
· The $6,646 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
7.3 20-0884
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $18,541 for the Crisis Staffing grant.
· The $18,541 IDHS grant will be used to offset existing salary and fringe benefits.
· The $18,541 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
7.4 20-0885
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $5,482 for the Mental Health Community Integrated Living Arrangement (MH CILA) grant.
· The $5,482 IDHS grant will be used to offset existing salary and fringe benefits.
· The $5,482 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
7.5 20-0887
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $5,148 for the Supervised Residential grant.
· The $5,148 IDHS grant will be used to offset existing salary and fringe benefits.
· The $5,148 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
7.6 20-0888
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $4,810 for the Supported Residential grant.
· The $4,810 IDHS grant will be used to offset existing expenses.
· The $4,810 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
7.7 20-0890
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $45,000 for the Outpatient Fitness and Restoration grant.
· The $45,000 IDHS grant will be used to fund a new Senior Therapist, program supplies, equipment, and offset existing salary and fringe benefits.
· The $45,000 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period February 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.
7.8 20-0862
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Rapid Response grant modification; and approving an emergency appropriation in the amount of $14,891.
· The WIOA Rapid Response grant of $14,891 is for staffing expenses related to case management of dislocated workers impacted by Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) certified Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Acts (WARN) events.
· The TAA federal program provides reemployment services to dislocated workers who have lost their jobs as a result of increased imports or shifts in production outside the United States.
· The grant period is July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
REGULAR AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
7.9 20-0792
Joint resolution approving 2020 - 2024 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan, including the Program Year (PY) 2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP).
· Lake County is the recipient of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) entitlement funding.
· As a condition of entitlement funds HUD requires the development and submission of a Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan (ConPlan).
· The development of the ConPlan includes an updated assessment of affordable housing and community development needs, identification of strategies and goals needed to address the aforementioned needs and the PY 2020 AAP.
· The Program Year 2020 AAP includes annual funding recommendations totaling $3,118,594 CDBG, $1,872,154 HOME, $225,467 ESG and $301,000 Lake County Affordable Housing Funds.
7.10 20-0793
Joint resolution authorizing 2020 Lake County Affordable Housing Program (LCAHP) grant awards.
· In December 2019, Community Development staff received applications for eligible affordable housing programs and projects.
· The available affordable housing funding includes $301,000 of Lake County Affordable Housing Program (LCAHP) Funds.
· On May 22, 2020, the Affordable Housing Advisory and Recommendation Committee (ARC) voted unanimously to recommend LCAHP funds to the following:
o Catholic Charities - $150,000 for rapid rehousing;
o Community Partners for Affordable Housing - $81,000 for the acquisition of an affordable rental housing project;
o Community Partners for Affordable Housing - $40,000 for the support of housing assistance programs; and
o Community Development - $30,000 for grant administration.
7.11 20-0879
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $2,486,592 for previously approved Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding made possible through the CARES Act and approved by the Lake County Board on May 12, 2020.
· The County Board was previously made aware that Lake County received additional entitlements of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding through the CARES Act to alleviate the immediate needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
· The County Board approved the proposed second amendment to the 2019 United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan which outlines how the additional funding will be used at its County Board meeting on May 12, 2020.
· The original action did not include an emergency appropriation of the additional funds, so the attached resolution appropriates both the additional grant revenue as well as the related expenses.
· This resolution appropriates funds in Fund 740 HUD Grants in a total amount of $2,486,592, as detailed in the attachment.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
7.12 20-0854
Joint resolution authorizing four contracts for Comprehensive Career Pathway Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth with Employee Connections, North Chicago High School (District 187), The Community Works, and
First Institute Training and Management totaling $386,528 to serve 60 WIOA eligible youth.
· Lake County desires to authorize contracts for Comprehensive Career Pathway WIOA Youth Subrecipients Agreements for youth programs with qualified providers to service Out-of-School and In-school youth under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
· The Lake County Workforce Development Board has reviewed four proposals and recommends entering into subrecipient agreements for County Board consideration.
· Subrecipient agreements are recommended from the following entities:
o Employee Connections to serve 15 out of school youth for $100,000;
o North Chicago High School (District 187) to serve 15 in school youth for $86,528; and
o The Community Works to serve 15 out of school youth for $100,000
o First Institute Training & Management, Inc to serve 15 out of school youth for $100,000.
· Contracts are not to exceed $386,528 and will be funded through the County’s allocation of federal WIOA funds for the time frame July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
Attachments:
19190 SCORE Matrix
Employee Connections Vendor Disclosure Statement
Ist Institute Training & Management Vendor Disclosure Statement North Chicago School District 187 Vendor Disclosure Statement The Community Works Vendor Disclosure Statement
Award Information
WIOA Youth Services Executive Committee
Employee Connects Inc. NFP Agreement
First Institute Training & Management Agreement
North Chicago School District #187 Agreement
The Community Works Agreement
7.13 20-0860
Joint resolution approving the Workforce development Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Four-Year Regional and Local Plans, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Job Center of Lake County, and authorizing execution of all necessary correspondence to submit these plans to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).
· The Lake County Workforce Development Board is responsible for the development and submission of several required planning compliance documents as a necessary component to receive U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding, as distributed by the Illinois DCEO.
· The Northeast Economic Development Region Four-Year WIOA Plan was collectively developed by the seven workforce boards serving the ten counties of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will. The Plan provides innovative regional solutions to meet the needs of the key industry sectors of healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing and IT.
· The Lake County Workforce Development Board Four-Year WIOA Local Plan provides an overview of partner programs to ensure that job seekers, including youth and individuals with barriers to employment, have the skills to compete in the job market and that employers have a ready supply of skilled workers.
· The Job Center of Lake County Memorandum of Understanding was successfully negotiated among all the federally funded programs authorized under WIOA, agreeing to collaborate and optimize the quality of services provided in the Job Center.
· The Lake County Workforce Development Board approved the WIOA Regional and Local Plans as well as the Job Center MOU at its June 25, 2020 meeting.
Attachments: WDD WIOA Plans and Job Center MOU Information Sheet July 2020 WDD Regional WIOA Workforce Plan 2020
WDD WIOA Local Plan 2020
Workforce Development Job Center MOU July 2020
7.14 20-0861
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program year (PY) 2020 formula grant and modification to WIOA PY 2019 grant authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of increase of $2,043,884 for the Lake County Workforce Development Department.
· The WIOA formula grant funds for the PY 2020 beginning July 1, 2020 have been allocated to Lake County and are being increased by $2,003,884 over the PY 2019 allocation, for a total grant of $6,580,878. The WIOA PY 2020 formula grant has a grant life from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.
· The WIOA formula grant funds for PY 2019 modification increases the grant by $40,000. The WIOA PY 2019 formula grant has a grant life from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
· The WIOA formula grants include funding for programs serving adults, dislocated workers, incumbent workers, and youth.
7.15 20-0863
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Rapid Response Layoff Aversion Grant and approving an emergency appropriation in the amount of $123,942.26.
· The WIOA Rapid Response Layoff Aversion Grant of $123,942.26 is to assist employers deemed as essential to mitigate layoffs and adhere to social distancing provisions established by state and federal health entities due to COVID-19.
· Five Lake County employers that met the essential business definition, documented a need for grant assistance to remain open and operational, provided supporting documentation and demonstrated a number of jobs to be saved with recipient of the grant funds were accepted by DCEO and grant funds were committed to fund the businesses’ applications.
· The grant period is June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
7.16 20-0864
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) National Dislocated Worker Grant Disaster Recovery Grant; and approving an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,233,650.
· The WIOA National Dislocated Worker Disaster Recovery Grant of $1,233,650 addresses COVID-19 impacts to Lake County through disaster relief employment opportunities.
· Workforce Development has partnered with the Lake County Health Department to hire 33 unemployed individuals as contact tracers and pay their wages through this grant.
· The grant period is June 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022.
7.17 20-0865
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Statewide Activities grant and approving an emergency appropriation in the amount of $166,005.
· The WIOA Statewide Activities Grant is a technical assistance grant to develop and implement regional activities and training.
· DCEO has approved a grant budget for regional planning and system integration in the Northeast Economic Development Region along with expansion of the regional integrated business service team and Job Center partner and one-stop operator training and development.
· The grant activities will be led by a regional coordinator and is for the period of June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
7.18 20-0880
Joint resolution accepting the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,490,120 for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
· The $1,490,120 HRSA grant will be used to support medical assistant salaries, purchase medical supplies, laptops, healthcare grade computers, laboratory testing, signs and signage, and reprogramming key card access.
· The $1,490,120 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.
7.19 20-0881
Joint resolution accepting the Kenneth Young Center grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $121,196 for the Williams Consent Decree.
· The $121,196 Kenneth Young Center grant will be used to fund staff, supplies, contractual services, and a new Staff Nurse, new Transition Coordinator, additional supplies and equipment.
· The $121,196 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
7.20 20-0882
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $298,756 for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis Grant.
· The $298,756 IDPH grant will cover salaries and fringe benefits for existing staff.
· The $298,756 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period March 16, 2020 March 15, 2021.
7.21 20-0886
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $100,150 for the Prescription Drug Overdose grant.
· The $100,150 IDHS grant will be used for naloxone and future educational events.
· The $100,150 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
· The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
8. Executive Session
9. Public Comment
10. County Administrator's Report
11. Members' Remarks
12. Adjournment
Next Meeting: July 28, 2020
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