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Lake County Financial & Administrative Committee met January 28

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Lake County Financial & Administrative Committee met Jan. 28

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call of Members

4. Addenda to the Agenda

5. Public Comment (Items Not on the Agenda)

6. Chair's Remarks

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.3)

*APPROVAL OF MINUTES*

8.1 21-0159

Minutes from January 7, 2021.

Attachments: F&A 1.7.21 Minutes - Final.pdf

*PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION*

8.2 21-0144

Joint resolution authorizing a contract with USIC Locating Services, LLC, Lombard, Illinois, in the amount of $140,000 for the Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators, Inc. (JULIE) ticket screening and locating of Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) storm sewers for excavator dig requests, for various County highways, and appropriating $200,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.

∙ Pursuant to Illinois law, JULIE serves as a message handling notification service for underground facility owners regarding planned excavations.

∙ A total of three bids were received, ranging from $140,000 to $176,900, and the lowest responsible bidder is USIC Locating Services, in the amount of $140,000. 

∙ Appropriation includes the annual message handling service fee of $22,602.18 to JULIE.

∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 21-00000-09-GM.

*FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE*

8.3 21-0152

Report from Mary Ellen Vanderventer, Recorder of Deeds, for the month of December 2020.

REGULAR AGENDA

*PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION*

8.4 21-0143

Joint committee action item approving Change Order Number Seven in the amount of $6,712.75 for additions to the Hutchins Road Bridge construction contract. 

∙ Change Orders need to be approved by the standing committees for cumulative net increases over 10 percent.

∙ The sum of all change orders is $153,385.35, which represents a 10.45 percent cumulative increase over the original awarded contract.

∙ Hutchins Road Bridge is under contract with Lorig Construction Company in the amount of $1,467,849.51 as approved by the County Board on April 9, 2019, and designated as Section 17-00275-02-BR.

∙ The contract included removing the existing triple cell pipe culvert, replacing with a single span bridge, in-stream work, pavement removal, full depth hot-mix asphalt paving, curb and gutter, drainage, erosion control, and site restoration.

*FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE*

8.5 21-0148

Resolution authorizing an agreement with Daikin Applied, Chicago, Illinois, for routine inspections and preventative maintenance of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment for various County facilities in the estimated annual amount of $75,000.

∙ Daikin chillers and condensing units have been installed at the following facilities: Administrative Tower, Public Defender’s Office, Coroner’s Office, Main Courthouse, Court Tower and Depke Juvenile Complex.

∙ Facilities and Construction Services identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Daiken Applied, through Omnia Partners, to procure routine inspections and preventative maintenance of HVAC equipment by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that was competitively solicited and awarded.

∙ Thermosystems is the local Daiken OEM authorized service provider whose technicians are trained to perform Daiken repairs only.

∙ Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered between the participants.

∙ The current term of the Omnia Partners contract expires on September 30, 2023 and allows for two additional one-year renewals through September 30, 2025.

8.6 21-0191

Committee action authorizing the reclassification of two positions in the Finance and Administrative Services Department.

8.7 21-0169

Facilities and Construction Services Department’s Annual Update.

8.8 21-0168

Discussion on COVID Relief and Recovery Funding and 2021 Plan.

∙ CARES Act Funding Plan Reallocation.

∙ Emergency Rental Assistance Funds.

8.9 21-0166

Discussion regarding the dissolution of the Lake Bluff Mosquito Abatement District (LBMAD).

∙ Two mosquito abatement districts exist in Lake County. The LBMAD possesses no real property, currently contracts out for services, and generates revenue via a tax levy.

∙ Staff will provide background regarding the item, will discuss the process for dissolution, and return at a subsequent meeting with the ordinance to initiate the process.

9. Directors' Reports

9.1 21-0066

Director’s Report.

∙ Facilities and Construction Services.

o Update on Job Ordering Contract (JOC).

∙ Finance and Administrative Service.

∙ Human Resources.

o Update on Interim Positions.

∙ Information Technology.

10. County Administrator's Report

11. Executive Session

11.1 21-0156

Executive session to review closed session minutes pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (21).

11.1A 21-0160

Executive Session minutes from January 7, 2021.

11.2 21-0157

Executive Session to discuss collective bargaining pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(2).

11.3 21-0158

Executive Session to discussion pending litigation pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(11).

11.4 21-0170

Executive Session to discuss personnel matters pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1). 12. Members Remarks

13. Adjournment

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