<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Human Relations Committee on 12/12/2017 at 2:00 PM</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=579838&amp;GUID=E735D166-ADA7-4725-98AA-4F49B166C31B</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cook-county.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=E735D166-ADA7-4725-98AA-4F49B166C31B&amp;ID=579838&amp;M=CalendarDetail" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>18-1048</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=3288189&amp;GUID=D199D82B-E37F-4389-BDA9-4F127A4E07D6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">D199D82B-E37F-4389-BDA9-4F127A4E07D6-2023-01-30-17-20-57</guid><description>File #: 18-1048&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Committee Minutes&lt;br /&gt;Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES

Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 5/19/2017&lt;br /&gt;Action: &lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Committee Minutes</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:20:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>17-6213</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=3208742&amp;GUID=0EBF43C5-EAA1-4757-A29D-F01155C8225A</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0EBF43C5-EAA1-4757-A29D-F01155C8225A-2023-01-30-17-20-57</guid><description>File #: 17-6213&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Resolution&lt;br /&gt;Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

WHEREAS, Cook County is home to more than five million people, and

WHEREAS, all people require access to safe drinking water to live, and

WHEREAS, the vast majority of Cook County residents access their drinking water from Lake Michigan, and

WHEREAS, the Chicago Tribune recently published “The Water Drain” series, which outlined how predominantly African American suburbs are adversely impacted by a surge in water prices, and

WHEREAS, residents in the southern and western suburbs of the county are especially impacted by spiking municipal water rates, and

WHEREAS, Access to safe, clean, and affordable drinking water is a basic human rights issue, and

WHEREAS, Cook County should do everything within its power to help its poorest residents.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the President of the Board that the Human Relations Committee shall hold a hearing around the issue of water infrastru&lt;br /&gt;Action: &lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Resolution</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:20:57 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>