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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR ARPA HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM INITIATIVES IMPLEMENTED BY COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (“CCDPH”).
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which includes $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government has authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1,000,372,385B of ARPA funding to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (the “ARPA Framework”) was presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 21-3654 accepted the ARPA federal award allocated to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19 in the amount of approximately $1,000,372,385.00; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 21-3654 further authorized the Cook County Budget Director and Comptroller to create and implement a Special Purpose Fund for the ARPA award and other accounting measures to track the acceptance and spending of the federal award; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Chief Financial Officer, Budget Director, Chief Procurement Officer and applicable using agencies to issue grants, contracts and agreements for ARPA programs approved via Resolutions 22-3657 and 22-0637; and
WHEREAS, to further the Policy Roadmap Goal, the Cook County Department of Public Health has developed a menu of Healthy Community programs and initiatives which have undergone review and approval through the Project Management Office process to utilize ARPA funding for such programs and initiatives pursuant to the issuance of grants, contracts, and agreements; and
WHEREAS Resolutions 22-3657 and 22-0637 provided that any grants issued regarding ARPA programs in an amount over $1M shall require the approval of the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the issuance of the following agreement by Cook County Department of Public Health to utilize ARPA funding for multi-year terms through Fiscal Year 2026, subject to annual appropriation by the Board, for Cook County Department of Public Health programs and initiatives as follows:
Amend the Subrecipient Agreement with The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, on behalf of the University of Illinois School of Public Health (“UIC”), to reflect an increase of $750,000 in Program Funds with a total award of up to $1,848,088 to implement NT043: Suburban Cook County Worker Protection Program, a program to equip employers and workers with information, resources, and support to minimize the spread of diseases, such as COVID-19, as well as promote health and safety in workplaces. This amendment will augment UIC’s scope of work by expanding participation of community-based organizations, increasing technical assistance by worker centers, and boosting up UIC’s programmatic staffing support for the Healthy Work Collaborative, a formal learning cohort in which the participating teams will develop and execute projects that advance healthy work in suburban Cook County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners recognizes that time is of the essence and authorizes Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck and the Cook County Department of Public Health to negotiate and enter into the various agreements that outline the specific metric and impact data, and compliance with all ARPA reporting and monitoring requirements with the Subrecipients listed above to implement the above programs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck and the Cook County Department of Public Health to modify the agreements and funding allocations to CCDPH’s selected Subrecipients based upon need and utilization.
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