Lake County Board Met Aug. 10.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
ADDENDA TO THE AGENDA
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATIONS
1 21-1191
Special recognition of August 26, 2021 as Women’s Equality Day.
2 21-1193
Special recognition of the contributions of health care and public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PUBLIC COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA)
CHAIR'S REMARKS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 3-33)
*APPROVAL OF MINUTES*
3 21-1188
Minutes from July 13, 2021
*CLAIMS AGAINST LAKE COUNTY, IL*
4 21-1195
Claims against Lake County, Illinois for the month of July 2021.
*REPORTS*
5 21-0961
Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of May, 2021.
6 21-1084
Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of June, 2021.
7 21-1058
Report from John D. Idleburg, Sheriff, for the month of June 2021.
8 21-1098
Report from Robin M. O’Connor, County Clerk, for the month of June, 2021.
9 21-1010
Report from Erin Cartwright Weinstein, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the month of May, 2021.
10 21-1082
Report from Erin Cartwright Weinstein, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the month of June, 2021.
11 21-1130
Report from Jennifer Banek, Coroner, for the month of May, 2021.
12 21-1020
Treasurer Holly Kim’s Cash and Investment Report December, 2020.
13 21-1062
Report from Mary Ellen Vanderventer, Recorder of Deeds, for the month of June 2021.
*LAKE COUNTY BOARD*
14 21-1165
Resolution providing for the reappointments of Kevin Considine and Susan Malter as members of the Lake County Housing Authority.
15 21-1166
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Mukesh Chaudhry, M.D. as a member of the Tuberculosis Sanatorium Board.
16 21-1167
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Christopher Call as a member of the West Skokie Drainage District.
*LAW AND JUDICIAL COMMITTEE*
17 21-1123
Joint resolution authorizing an amendment for a three month extension of the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center’s Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) victim advocate grant program, awarded by the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, including an increase in grant funding of $110,644.
∙ This CACI VOCA grant extension is to fund a portion of the salary and benefits for three victim advocates housed at the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center along with additional program costs for the performance period of July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021.
∙ In 1999, the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center implemented two victim advocate grants, which have been renewed each year since, to supplement funding for two victim advocates, one being bilingual.
∙ In 2016, both grant programs were combined into one contract, and in 2017, funding for an additional victim advocate position was added.
∙ The victim advocates provide comprehensive, supportive services to child victims and their non-offending family members, throughout the court process.
∙ Program goals include providing advocacy services for child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members, preventing re-victimization of children through education, providing emotional support and maintaining the current staff of victim advocates in order to provide efficient services to abused children.
∙ Sources of increased funding include federal funds in the amount of $110,644 for partial salary and benefits for the victim advocates assigned to the grant program, along with additional program expenses.
∙ The Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center provides any additional salary, fringe benefits or program costs by reimbursing the State’s Attorney’s Office. No County funding is required for this program.
*HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE*
18 21-1089
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services stipend and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $5,000 for the Lifeline Call Center Stipend.
∙ The $5,000 Illinois Department of Human Services stipend will be used for computer equipment.
∙ The $5,000 in additional stipend funding has not been previously appropriated because the stipend resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget.
∙ The stipend will be for the period December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021. Attachments: LCCS $5k
19 21-1090
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Public Health grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $55,050 for the Local Health Protection Grant.
∙ The $55,050 Illinois Department of Public Health grant will be used to offset existing staff salary and fringe benefits.
∙ The $55,050 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget.
∙ The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Attachments: LHPG $55K
20 21-1118
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Public Health grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $25,000 for the HIV/AIDS Quality of Life Program grant.
∙ The $25,000 Illinois Department of Public Health grant will be used to offset existing staff salaries and fringe benefits.
∙ The $25,000 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget.
∙ The grant award will be for the period November 15, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Attachments: HIV-AIDS QLP $25K
*PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE*
21 21-1071
Joint resolution appropriating $806,400 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for maintaining streets and highways, including utility services, under the applicable Illinois Highway Code, from December 1, 2021, to November 30, 2022, and $200,000 of Matching Tax funds for de-icing materials.
∙ In order to perform routine and necessary highway maintenance, the Division of Transportation must purchase Patrol One general maintenance materials and services.
∙ Patrol One general maintenance materials and services may include, but not be limited to, supplies such as paint, signposts, shoulder aggregate, and de-icing materials, as well as utility services and repairs.
∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, and designated as Section 22-00000-00-GM.
22 21-1072
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Acura Inc., Bensenville, Illinois, in the amount of $110,887 for concrete patching on various County highways, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code and appropriating $135,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds.
∙ Each year the County undertakes patching of its concrete pavements to preserve pavement life and surface quality, including repairing damaged sidewalk, curbs, and gutters.
∙ This patching and repairing is done on isolated sections of pavements and is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, but not listed individually.
∙ There was a public call for bids, and a total of four bids were received, ranging from $110,887 to $214,923, and the lowest responsible bidder is Acura Inc., Bensenville, Illinois, in the amount of $110,887.
∙ This improvement is designated as Section 21-00000-10-GM.
23 21-1073
Joint resolution authorizing a contract for the replacement of a drain tile on Old McHenry Road, east of US Route 12, to Campanella and Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $63,024.45, and appropriating $80,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction planned in 2021, and designated as Section 20-00085-11-DR.
∙ A total of five bids were received, ranging from $63,024.45 to $98,312, and the lowest responsible bidder is Campanella and Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $63,024.45.
24 21-1074
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Copenhaver Construction, Gilberts, Illinois, in the amount of $300,077 for the replacement of four culverts underneath the Skokie Valley Bike Path and appropriating $365,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
∙ The four culverts on the Skokie Valley Bike Path are near the end of their useful life and must be replaced.
∙ There was a public call for bids, and a total of five bids were received, ranging from $300,077 to $571,472.30, and the lowest responsible bidder is Copenhaver Construction, Gilberts, Illinois, in the amount of $300,077.
∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program with construction planned in 2021, and designated as Section 20-00999-70-DR.
25 21-1075
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Copenhaver Construction, Gilberts, Illinois, in the amount of $297,081 for the reconstruction of the Lake County Division of Transportation’s (LCDOT) visitor parking lot, located at 600 West Winchester Road, Libertyville, Illinois, and appropriating $356,500 of Matching Tax funds.
∙ The existing visitor parking lot at the Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) is in need of rehabilitation.
∙ To promote infiltration of storm water and improve water quality, the parking lot will be reconstructed with porous asphalt pavement and the existing sidewalks will be replaced with permeable brick pavers.
∙ The project will also include construction of a rain garden with native plantings and the installation of other landscaping.
∙ There was a public call for bids, and a total of six bids were received, ranging from $297,081 to $394,440.15, and the lowest responsible bidder is Copenhaver Construction, Gilberts, Illinois, in the amount of $297,081.
∙ The LCDOT visitor parking lot reconstruction project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program, with construction in 2021, and designated as Section 19-00214-26-MG.
26 21-0956
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Waste Management, Lombard, Illinois, for refuse collection services for Lake County and the water treatment plant waste residue collection for the various County Departments in the estimated annual amount of $142,692.92.
∙ The current contract for refuse collection services for the County is expiring.
∙ An invitation to bid was issued and extended to 10 vendors and electronic bids were received from three vendors ranging from $142,692.92 to $238,337.32.
∙ Waste Management is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the estimated annual amount of $142,692.92.
∙ This resolution authorizes a two-year contract with Waste Management with three, one-year renewals for an estimated annual amount of $142,692.92.:
27 21-1079
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation for the Lake County All-Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (ANHMP) update project by the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) in the amount of $67,500 and funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)
∙ SMC has entered into an agreement with the IEMA for a grant (FEMA-4461- 02P-DR-IL) for the five-year update of the Lake County All-Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.
∙ The plan will be developed through a cooperative effort between SMC, Lake County Emergency Management Agency, and 52 municipalities.
∙ Emergency appropriations are needed for the project cost of $67,500 which is not included in the current year budget. SMC will use funding for project expenditures which will be reimbursed by the IEMA.
28 21-1113
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to provide transportation planning staff assistance for the Lake County Council of Mayors.
∙ Planning liaison funds are distributed yearly from the Federal Highway
Administration to the Illinois Department of Transportation and then to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP).
∙ These funds help support transportation planning provided by the Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) for the Lake County Council of Mayors (LCDOT staff positions).
∙ In State Fiscal Year 2022, which begins July 1, 2021, the allocation to the LCDOT will be $179,793.60 to cover the scope of services that CMAP describes in its agreement.
29 21-1114
Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $215,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and approving Change Order Number One in the amount of $213,946.54 for additional Phase II design engineering services for the Wadsworth Road at Kilbourne Road intersection improvement.
∙ The County Board, at its November 14, 2017 meeting, approved an appropriation of $430,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and a consultant engineering agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd., Rosemont, Illinois, in the amount of $357,756.52, for Phase II design engineering services for the intersection improvements at Wadsworth Road at Dilleys Road and Wadsworth Road at Kilbourne Road.
∙ Change Order Number One is required to expand the Phase II design engineering scope of work to include the resurfacing of Kilbourne Road, from Wadsworth Road to Illinois Route 173, and supplemental engineering design to complete the construction of the roundabout at Wadsworth Road at Dilleys Road.
∙ Change orders need to be approved by standing committees for cumulative net increases over 10 percent.
∙ The sum of all contract change orders to date is $213,946.54, which represents a 59.8 percent increase over the original awarded contract amount.
∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 17-00999-47-EG.
30 21-1115
Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $232,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and approving Change Order Number Three in the amount of $231,723.85 for engineering services for intersection improvements of Wadsworth Road at Dilleys Road, US Route 41, and Kilbourne Road.
∙ The Lake County Board, at its January 14, 2014 meeting, approved an appropriation of $1,770,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and a consultant agreement with Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd., Rosemont, Illinois, at a cost of $1,472,132.74, for Phase I engineering services at the intersections of Wadsworth Road at Dilleys Road, US Route 41, and Kilbourne Road.
∙ Change Order Number Three includes additional engineering to process the project in compliance with Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Act.
∙ Change orders need to be approved by the standing committees for cumulative net increases over 10 percent.
∙ The sum of all contract change orders to date is $743,728.80, which represents a 50.5 percent increase over the original awarded contract amount.
∙ This project is included in the Transportation Improvement Program and designated as Section 13-00999-47-ES and 18-00999-47-WR.
31 21-1116
Joint committee action item approving Change Order Number Two consisting of an increase of $296,595 for additions to the Quentin Road reconstruction Phase III construction engineering contract.
∙ Phase III construction engineering for Quentin Road reconstruction is under contract with V3 Companies of Illinois, Woodridge, Illinois, in the amount of $2,334,894.88 as approved by the County Board on November 14, 2017, and designated as Section 08-00090-12-CH.
∙ Change Order Number Two is required due to contract completion extending an additional year because of delays caused by extensive utility conflicts and other unforeseen additional work.
∙ Change Order Number One was required as a partial balancing of final costs for the extended project duration.
∙ Change Orders need to be approved by the standing committees for cumulative net increases over 10 percent.
∙ The sum of all contract change orders to date is $529,851, which represents a 22.69 percent increase over the original awarded contract amount.
32 21-1131
Joint Resolution authorizing execution of an Easement Agreement for the Ingress and Egress to the Lake County Public Works White Deer Run Water Reservoir.
∙ On April 13, 2021, the County Board approved an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Mundelein to purchase 240 W. Gregg’s Parkway for the purpose of constructing a Water Reservoir to serve the Vernon Hills water system.
∙ The Village of Vernon Hills owns the land, or access road, through which construction personnel and equipment must travel to access the construction site and Lake County Public Works will require continued use of the access road to operate and maintain the reservoir; therefore, an easement agreement with Vernon Hills is necessary.
∙ The Villages of Vernon Hills and Mundelein also require continued use of the access road to maintain their respective assets, and both have already approved the Easement Agreement for the benefit of all three parties.
∙ This Resolution authorizes the execution of an Easement Agreement for the Ingress and Egress to the Lake County Public Works White Deer Run Water Reservoir.
*FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE*
33 21-1160
Resolution authorizing line-item transfers between various funds for the purpose of transferring previously approved funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.
∙ Line-item transfers in various funds between line-items in FY 2021 budget are needed to align the budget with correct expense accounts.
∙ The County Board must approve line-item transfers under certain conditions. ∙ A listing of the various transfers is attached to the resolution.
∙ This action does not increase budget authority; it simply transfers previously approved budget authority.
REGULAR AGENDA
*LAKE COUNTY BOARD*
34 21-1200
Resolution extending the declaration of emergency due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lake County, Illinois, until the Governor of Illinois lifts the State’s declaration of emergency, but no longer than September 14, 2021.
∙ On March 9, 2020, Illinois’ State Governor announced a state of emergency decree in response to COVID-19.
∙ Lake County took immediate action to mitigate the local impact and ensure continuity of governmental operations through the issuance of a declaration of emergency proclamation on March 13, 2020. It activated community mitigation plans and expedited response time without circumventing constitutional protections of its citizens.
∙ Subsequent extensions were approved by the Lake County Board. On July 13, 2021 the Lake County Board further extended the declaration until the Governor of Illinois lifted the State’s declaration of emergency but no later than August 10, 2021. The resolution also called for the continued operation of the Lake County Emergency Operations Plan and Lake County Health Department Emergency Operations Plan, pursuant to Illinois law, for at least 14 days after the termination of the declaration of emergency proclamation.
∙ This resolution further extends the proclamation until the Governor of Illinois lifts the State’s declaration of emergency, but no later than September 14, 2021, so that Lake County, by and through its Emergency Management Agency and Health Department, may continue to coordinate county and municipal resources and response activities. It suspends certain provisions and procedures for the conduct of county business in an effort to protect the health and safety of persons and provides emergency assistance pursuant to Illinois law.
*HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE*
35 21-1194
Board of Health Report.
36 21-1117
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Public Health grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $3,000,000 for the COVID-19 Contact Tracing grant.
∙ The $3,000,000 Illinois Department of Public Health grant will be used to support contractual contact tracers, interpreter services, operational supplies, computer equipment, and cellular data plans.
∙ The $3,000,000 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget.
∙ The grant award will be for the period June 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021. Attachments: COVID-19 Contact Tracing $3M
*PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE*
37 21-1077
Joint resolution adopting the 2021-2026 Proposed Transportation Improvement Program.
∙ State law requires County Engineers of the State of Illinois to annually prepare an updated five-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
∙ The five-year TIP is a planning document that serves, in part, as the scheduling component of the Lake County 2040 Transportation Plan and is intended as a guide for future improvement and maintenance.
∙ The County Engineer and Division of Transportation’s staff have prepared the 2021 -2026 Proposed Transportation Improvement Program and the County Engineer presented the program to the Public Works, Planning and Transportation Committee on April 28, 2021, and June 30, 2021.
∙ The Proposed 2021-2026 TIP aligns with the County Board Strategic Plan adopted in July 2019, including the Strategic Goal: Improve Infrastructure.
38 21-1087
Joint resolution adopting the second amendment to the Host Agreement between Lake County, the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO), and the owner of the Zion Landfill, GFL, Inc.
∙ On January 28, 2010 Lake County, SWALCO and Veolia Zion Landfill, Inc. entered into a Host Agreement covering the Zion Landfill. The Agreement was amended by the parties on June 24, 2010 to clarify the payment of the local surcharge fee had been changed by an agreement between Lake County and SWALCO to divide that fee.
∙ The landfill is now owned by GLF, Inc. and a second amendment to the agreement is necessary due to GFL’s desire to horizontally and vertically expand the landfill.
∙ The Host Agreement contains provisions for guaranteed access to the capacity at the Zion Landfill for waste generated in Lake County, additional environmental safeguards and the payment of host fees.
∙ The second amendment includes provisions for provisions for GLF to propose in the siting application minimum additional environmental safeguards addressing odor control, noise control, litter control, wind erosion/particulate matter emission control plan, bird mitigation plan and development of a community relations program and dedicated website for the Zion Landfill.
∙ The 2019 Lake County Solid Waste Management Plan requires that all entities with existing host agreements at either landfill shall have those agreements extended if either landfill proposes an expansion. These agreements must be amended prior to a siting application being filed for an expansion.
∙ A summary presentation of the amendment details was provided during the June, 2021 PWPT and F&A committee meetings.
*FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE*
39 21-1192
Lake County Partners Report.
40 21-1144
Resolution authorizing a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the Lake County Board, Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapter 482 (MAP) Law Enforcement Division Lieutenants Unit.
∙ This is a five-year agreement retroactive to December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2024 and covers approximately 6 employees in the Law Enforcement Division of the Sheriff’s Department.
∙ The current wage differential of five percent will increase one percent per year for the first three years of the agreement to top off at eight percent.
∙ As part of this contract, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Day will become a fixed holiday.
41 21-1095
Resolution authorizing a contract with McDonagh Demolition Incorporated of Chicago, Illinois for the demolition and site restoration of Winchester House in the amount of $2,750,000.
∙ As part of the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Process and Facilities Capital Improvement Plan, the Winchester House Demolition project was approved for demolition.
∙ This work will demolish the building and restore the site per the terms of Bid #21090. Specific work includes the abatement of environmental hazards, removal of in-ground infrastructure, demolition of the primary structure and satellite buildings, and regrading and replanting of the site.
∙ An invitation for bid was issued and extended to fifty vendors and electronic bids were received from 8 vendors ranging from $2,750,000 to $4,197,658.
∙ This resolution authorizes a contract with McDonagh Demolition Inc. in the amount of $2,750,000.
42 21-1094
Resolution authorizing an agreement with CDW Government, Chicago, IL, for network hardware and electronics as required to bypass Winchester House in the amount of $36,603.09.
∙ The northwest portion of the Winchester House Site contains fiberoptic cabling which ties both Lake County Public Works and the Department of Transportation into the County’s Network. This segment of infrastructure must be bypassed to execute the demolition of Winchester House that is pending County Board
Approval. scope of services.
∙ The Department of Facilities and Construction Services has designed a bypass in coordination with stakeholders and requires certain computer hardware to enable a cut over.
∙ Facilities identified a cooperative purchasing contract with CDW Government of Chicago, Illinois, through Omnia Partners to procure the required equipment in the amount of $36,603.09 that was competitively solicited and awarded.
∙ 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.
43 21-1172
Resolution approving a three percent pay increase for the last 13 pay periods of Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) for County employees not in a bargaining unit and for bargaining unit employees whose contract agrees to mirror County employee annual increases.
∙ This is a special action outside of the compensation program procedures outlined in Section 5.11 of the Employee Policies and Procedures.
∙ The FY21 budget did not include an annual pay increase to County Employees not in a bargaining unit and for bargaining unit employees whose contract agrees to mirror County employee annual increases.
∙ Based on County revenue and expenditure projections presented to the Finance and Administrative Committee on July 1, 2021, the County Administrator recommends a flat three percent increase to County employees not in a bargaining unit, and for bargaining unit employees whose contract agrees to mirror County employee increases.
∙ This one-time pay increase for the last 13 pay periods of FY21 will apply to employees who were employed by Lake County on December 1, 2020.
∙ It is estimated that the wage increase will be included in paychecks by October 1 with retro pay provided before the end of FY21.
∙ The current employee pay tables will not be affected by this action.
*NEW APPOINTMENTS*
44 21-1182
Resolution providing for the appointment of Karen Porten as a member of the Lakes Region Sanitary District.
45 21-1183
Resolution providing for the appointment of John Wasik as a member of the Illinois Route 53 Expansion Land Alternative Use Task Force.
46 21-1185
Resolution providing for the appointment of Deborah Balma, Patrick “Sean” Ginty, Andrea Hess, Helen Redding, and Harold Wallin as members of the Ethics Commission of Lake County.
47 21-1187
Resolution providing for the appointment of Mary Ross Cunningham as a member of the Lake County Workforce Development Board.
PETITIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS, AND MEMBER REMARKS
48 21-1189
Bond for James T. Lang, trustee of the Lake Zurich Rural Fire Protection District, in the amount of $2,000.
Adjourn this Regular June 2021 Session of the County Board of Lake County until September 14, 2021.
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