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7/23/2014
11:00 AM
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Final
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Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
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14-3936
| 1 | | TYRONE LAWYER KINDLE | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE OF TYRONE LAWYER KINDLE
WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has called Tyrone Lawyer Kindle from our midst; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kindle was an individual who exhibited leadership throughout his life and who never stopped advocating for children; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kindle was born on April 12, 1961; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kindle was baptized and joined Christ Temple at the age of five; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kindle moved with family to Markham, Illinois 1964, graduating from Thornwood High School in 1979; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kindle enjoyed playing basketball and football in high school, exhibiting leadership which he would later use in the military and in his teaching career; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kindle earned a degree in Administrative Licensure from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and a Master’s degree in Special Education and Teaching in 2005; and
WHEREAS, at the time of his death, Mr. Kindle had served as an assistant principal at Anoka Hennepin School for 8 years; prior to this, Mr. Kindle was Dean of Students at Plymouth C | approve | Pass |
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14-4023
| 1 | | McNamara, John | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
The Honorable John McNamara, In Memoriam
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called John J. McNamara from our midst; and
WHEREAS, John J. McNamara was the beloved husband of 51 years to Brigid McNamara (nee Gillespie); and
WHEREAS, John J. McNamara was the devoted father of Sheila (Roy) Swillum, John (Ann), James, Siobhan (Jeffrey) Gayduk, Brian, Shaylin and the late Joseph McNamara; and
WHEREAS, John J. McNamara was the proud grandfather of Ian (Erin), Bryce, Leisha, Cailie, Devin, Aislinn, Namara, Sophie, Hannah, Maeve, Aine, Colm, Liam, Eamon, Ciara; and
WHEREAS, John J. McNamara was the dear brother of Eileen Corcoran, Michael, Margaret Hussey, Geraldine and Patricia Kirrane; and
WHEREAS, John J. McNamara was a dedicated public servant, and was elected many times by the voters to represent their interests in various official capacities, including member of the Illinois General Assembly, Trustee of Worth Township Trustee, and President Oak Lawn Park District Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, John J. McNamara worked | approve | Pass |
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14-4065
| 1 | | RECOGNIZING CDAC MEMBERS’ SERVICE | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORARY RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CDAC MEMBERS’ SERVICE
WHEREAS, the Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) was established in 1975 by the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the CDAC has historically provided advisement and conducted public hearings regarding the County’s allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding, as provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), via eligible programs and projects; and
WHEREAS, these funds are administered by the Department of Planning and Development within the Bureau of Economic Development; and
WHEREAS, the CDAC is being proposed for formal dissolution by the Cook County Board, which will result in the termination of service of the current members of the CDAC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the Department of Planning and Development and the Bureau of Economic Development, as well as the mor | approve | Pass |
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14-4266
| 1 | | Resolution Honoring Officers for their Bravery and Service on December 12, 2013 | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING OFFICERS MICHAEL A. MCEVOY, KEVIN SULLIVAN, AND MICHAEL TURANO AND INTERIM FIRE CHIEF KENNETH KOEPPEN FOR THEIR BRAVERY AND SERVICE ON DECEMBER 12, 2013
WHEREAS, on the evening of December 12, 2013, Officer Michael A. McEvoy responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a man with a gun at a townhome in the 1900 block of Windham Court in Arlington Heights; and
WHEREAS, Officer McEvoy, as the first officer on the scene, approached a service entrance through an open garage door and, immediately upon entering the entrance, came under gunfire; and
WHEREAS, Officer McEvoy sustained a gunshot wound through the neck; and
WHEREAS, upon arriving at the scene moments later, Officer Kevin Sullivan immediately - and without regard for his own safety - entered the garage, grabbed Officer McEvoy by the leg and attempted to pull him to safety; and
WHEREAS, Officers Michael Turano and Douglas Glanz, upon arriving at the scene and also without regard for his own safety, quickly entered the garage and assisted Officer Sullivan in pulling Officer McEvoy out of th | approve | Pass |
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14-4326
| 1 | | IN MEMORY OF AGNES ELIZABETH ‘BETTY’ [SCHEVERS] HAMER | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF AGNES ELIZABETH ‘BETTY’ [SCHEVERS] HAMER
WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has taken from our midst Agnes Elizabeth ‘Betty’ [Schevers] Hamer, born into life on September 16, 1916 and born into eternal life on June 21, 2014, aged 97 years and nine months; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer was born at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital in 1916 and lived in the Chicago area for seventy years, residing in St. Martin, St. Dorothy, St. Kilian, Christ the King and St. Germaine parishes; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer was the oldest of four children of James and Agnes Schevers; her father was Past Grand Knight of the Englewood Council of the Knights of Columbus [1923-1924]; Mrs. Hamer was predeceased by her brothers “Bud” [Father Joel Schevers, O.Carm], Richard “Bus” Schevers and her sister Dorothy Cooper; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer graduated from St. Kilian Grammar School [1930] and ‘Longwood’ Academy of Our Lady [1934] and worked at Commonwealth Edison [1934-1939]; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamer married Arthur J. Hamer, a Certified Public Accountant, on her 23rd | approve | Pass |
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14-4365
| 1 | | HONORING ECUADOR INDEPENDENCE DAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING ECUADOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
WHEREAS, on August 10, 1809, Ecuador was the first country in Latin America to claim Independence; and
WHEREAS, the Colonia de Cotopaxi and the Ecuadorian Community of Chicago will be celebrating the 205th anniversary of the First Cry of Independence in Latin America; and
WHEREAS, those who fought for an end to foreign domination in Ecuador merit special honor, for their long and difficult struggle, which began with the establishment of self-government in Quito on August 10, 1809 and resulted in victory in May 24, 1822; and
WHEREAS, the Ecuadorian community in Chicago makes a rich and significant contribution to the strength of this County and the City of Chicago by devoting their talents, traditions and viewpoints to the collective good; and
WHEREAS, as a fourth generation immigrant who proudly calls Cook County and the City of Chicago home, I appreciate all of the ethnic communities that make Cook County the diverse place that it is, and certainly the Ecuadorian community is valued for their contributions to th | approve | Pass |
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14-4375
| 1 | | Whigham | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING THE LIFE, MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MEMORY OF JAMES L. WHIGHAM
WHEREAS, James L. Whigham , a man whose life was devoted to public service, family, and faith, died on July 5, leaving friends, family and a community profoundly enriched for having known him; and
WHEREAS, James Whigham grew up in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago’s west side where he attended St. Mathew’s Catholic School and Quigley North Seminary; and
WHEREAS, after graduation from Quigley, James Whigham’s strong ties and dedication to his community lead him to enter the Chicago Police Department Cadet Academy where his positive attitude and hard work earned him the respect of his fellow cadets and brought him recognition by his superiors; and
WHEREAS, James Whigham’s dedication to service was not limited to his immediate community. He proudly served his country during the Vietnam War and left the service of his country to return to the Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, James Whigham served with distinction and was singled out for recognition a | approve | Pass |
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14-4379
| 1 | | BROADBAND ADOPTION DAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION DECLARING JULY 17TH, 2014 AS BROADBAND ADOPTION DAY IN COOK COUNTY.
WHEREAS, In today’s digital world with the increasing utility and reliance upon internet based applications and information, ready access to an affordable, reliable broadband internet connection in the home connects families to numerous economic, educational, health and social benefits; and
WHEREAS, In a November, 2012 report titled Broadband Adoption in Illinois: Who is online, who is not, and how to expand home high-speed adoption conducted by the Partnership for a Connected Illinois 32% of residents did not have a broadband internet connection at home, an issue that disproportionately affected minorities with 44% of black and Hispanic households not having a broadband connection at home; and
WHEREAS, When asked to elaborate on why they have not adopted broadband in the home 65% of non-adopters indicated cost was a factor but the next two factors at 58% and 44% respectively, were lack of relevance and overall digital literacy; and
WHEREAS, A February 28, 2013 Pew Resear | approve | Pass |
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14-4385
| 1 | | HARRY PHILLIP FERGUSON, JR. | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF HARRY PHILLIP FERGUSON, JR.
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Harry Phillip Ferguson, Jr. from our midst; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson was the beloved son of Harry and Ethel Ferguson; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson accepted Christ at an early age. Later in life, he directed his faith as a deacon at Rock of Ages and then after moving to Flossmoor; Mr. Ferguson adopted New Faith Baptist Church International as his church home; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson attended Congress Park Grade school and while in 5th grade met a classmate who would later become his lifelong partner, Anna May Romanski; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson attended and graduated from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson followed in his father’s example and was also a good baseball player who played first base. Additionally, he ran cross-country and was a football player; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson studied agriculture for two years at the University of Illinois and eventually enrolled in several technical schools for television, ra | approve | Pass |
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14-4404
| 1 | | JOSEPH ARREDIA JR | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OFJOSEPH ARREDIA JR.
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Joseph Arredia Jr. from our midst; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Arredia Jr., was known with affection as "Little Joe" by his many friends and family; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Arredia Jr. was the beloved husband of Mary Ann (nee Cicero); and
WHEREAS, Joseph Arredia Jr. was the loving father of Mark (Jenifer), Greg (Gina), and Gary (Elizabeth) Arredia; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Arredia Jr. was the fond grandfather of Natalie, Alyssa, Gianna, Joseph, Vincenzo, John, Anthony, Giavanna, and Annamarie; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Arredia Jr. was the dear brother of Anthony (Jean), and Vito (Ruth) Arredia; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Arredia Jr. was the dear friend of Jerry and Lucy Flynn; and
WHEREAS, all who knew him will attest that Joseph Arredia Jr. was a kind and compassionate man, virtuous of character and gentle in spirit, admired and respected by his many friends and neighbors, and dearly loved by his family.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of C | approve | Pass |
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14-4391
| 1 | | Dinkel Consent Resolution | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE OF HOLLY DINKEL
WHEREAS, Holly Schwab Dinkel, Vice President of Dinkel’s Bakery and beloved wife and mother, passed away on June 27, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Holly was born on December 15, 1946 in New London, Connecticut; and
WHEREAS, because her birthday was so close to Christmas, her parents bestowed her with the name “Holly; and
WHEREAS, Holly lived in 23 different homes before high school as she traveled with her father who was in the Navy. After high school, she lived in Paris and Germany; and
WHEREAS, after studying in Munich through the University of Maryland, Holly switched to Loyola University’s Rome Center; and
WHEREAS, after following a Chicago area boyfriend to Illinois from Rome, Holly landed a teaching job at Staff High School in Palos Hills; and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 1972, she tapped Norm Dinkel on the shoulder at Butch McGuire’s and said “You look like someone I know;” and
WHEREAS, Norm saw that Holly was absolutely gorgeous, a German-Swedish vision and married her on June 30, 1973; and
WHEREAS, after be | approve | Pass |
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14-4393
| 1 | | NACo 2014 Achievement Award | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Congratulating Cook County Government for being awarded the National Association of Counties “2014 Achievement Award”
WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Revenue’s mission is to assist residents of Cook County with their tax responsibilities and obligations through fair and equitable administration, firm and timely enforcement efforts, professional and quality service, and efficient collections and processing; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Revenue is responsible for the collection of Cook County’s Home Rule taxes as well as for collection of a variety of fees charged by other County departments; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Revenue recently has been awarded a National Association of Counties (NACo) 2014 Achievement Award for its program entitled, “Modernizing and Increasing Compliance and Enforcement of the Tobacco Tax in Cook County”; and
WHEREAS, this innovative program has worked to combat contraband cigarette sales and counterfeiting while increasing enforcement efficiency; and
WHEREAS, in March of 2013, the | approve | Pass |
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14-4353
| 1 | | Illinois Public Safety Act Advisory Referendum | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PROPOSED ADVISORY REFERENDUM REGARDINGTHE ILLINOIS PUBLIC SAFETY ACT
WHEREAS, gun violence results in nearly 1,000 deaths each year in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago in the County of Cook confiscates more illegal guns per capita than New York or Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, since being adopted, background checks conducted by licensed firearm dealers have prevented more than two million dangerous individuals from purchasing guns; and
WHEREAS, current state and national law requiring background checks for purchase of firearms only applies to licensed firearm dealers estimated to cover only 60 percent of total gun sales; and
WHEREAS, studies have shown that universal background checks significantly reduce the number of guns entering the illegal market; and
WHEREAS, semi-automatic military style weapons and high capacity magazines are designed to increase a shooter’s ability to fire the maximum number of rounds in a shorter amount of time, thus increasing the likelihood of mass casualties or | approve | Pass |
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14-4356
| 1 | | Raymond Kincaid Trustee Northwest Mosquito Abatement District | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Raymond Kincaid
Position: Trustee
Department/Board/Commission: Northwest Mosquito Abatement District
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 12/1/2014. Mr. Kincaid will fill the vacancy of William Schneck | refer | Pass |
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14-4357
| 1 | | Karen Mills Trustee Northwest Mosquito Abatement District | Reappointment | PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Karen Mills
Position: Trustee
Department/Board/Commission: Northwest Mosquito Abatement District
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 7/23/2018, or until a successor is appointed and qualified
Summary: N/A | approve | Pass |
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14-4358
| 1 | | Russell Nowak Trustee Northwest Mosquito Abatement District | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Russell Nowak
Position: Trustee
Department/Board/Commission: Northwest Mosquito Abatement District
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 12/1/2014. Mr. Nowak will fill the vacancy of Arnold Kincaid | refer | Pass |
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14-4359
| 1 | | Saul Klibanow Commissioner Housing Authority of Cook County Board of Commissioners | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Saul Klibanow
Position: Commissioner
Department/Board/Commission: Housing Authority of Cook County Board of Commissioners
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 9/10/2019, or until a successor is appointed and qualified | refer | Pass |
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14-4360
| 1 | | Charles E. Harris, II Member Cook County Commission on Human Rights | Reappointment | PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Charles E. Harris, II
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Commission on Human Rights
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 7/23/2017, or until a successor is appointed
Summary: N/A | approve | Pass |
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14-4136
| 1 | | Juvenile Accountability Block Grant | Grant Award | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Grantee: Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Grantor: Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Federal Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) through the Illinois Department of Human Services
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: To implement programs that will affect youth in the criminal justice system.
Grant Amount: $366,240.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
Fiscal Impact: $40,000.00
Accounts: 499-298
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Juvenile Accountability Block Grant funding from the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission will be used to implement programs that will address the following goals: keeping youth out of the criminal justice system when possible, providing effective developmentally appropriate support and services for youth that are already in the system and will help place youth on a trajectory for positive outcomes that | approve as amended | Pass |
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14-4341
| 1 | | Special Purpose Fund Reporting | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COOK COUNTY SPECIAL PURPOSE FUND REPORTING
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Cook County Annual Appropriation Bill, “special purpose funds are used to account for the proceeds from special revenue sources, and the expenditures for specified or restricted purposes”; and
WHEREAS, County expenditures from special purpose funds exceed $500 million on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, Cook County engaged McGladrey LLP to perform an audit of the FY2013 basic financial statements; and
WHEREAS, the FY2013 Cook County audit affirms that expenditures from said funds must be specific to an allowed purpose, and found a material weakness in the financial accounting and reporting relative to certain special purpose funds; and
WHEREAS, a material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis; and
WHEREAS, the audit found that certain special revenue funds that r | refer | Pass |
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14-4311
| 1 | | MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE COOK COUNTY MANAGED CARE COMMUNITY NETWORK | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUIRING A MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE COOK COUNTY MANAGED CARE COMMUNITY NETWORK
WHEREAS, in October 2012, the federal government approved the Medicaid Expansion Program (CountyCare) through the CMS waiver under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act (1115 waiver) for Cook County, and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2014, CountyCare members will be transitioned into a Managed Care Community Network (MCCN); and
WHEREAS, MCCN builds on the new expansion of the System’s historical role as a provider of health care to one of the health risk management; and
WHEREAS, Under MCCN, the Cook County Health and Hospital System (CCHHS) accepts full financial risk for the provision of health care services to CountyCare enrollees in return for a fixed monthly payment for each enrollee; and
WHEREAS, Administration and effective management of a program like CountyCare and now Cook County’s MCCN is extraordinary complex and requires processes and information that are fundamentally different than those required for the System’s historical focus on patient care; and
WHEREAS, | approve | Pass |
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14-4324
| 1 | | A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A COOK COUNTY BALLOT REFERENDUM
REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING IN ILLINOIS | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION | accept as substituted | Pass |
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14-4324
| 1 | | A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A COOK COUNTY BALLOT REFERENDUM
REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING IN ILLINOIS | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION | adopt as amended by substitution | Pass |
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14-4328
| 1 | | Surplus Property Policy | Ordinance | PROPOSED ORDINANCE
COOK COUNTY SURPLUS HIGHWAY PROPERTY POLICY
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Part I. General Ordinances, Chapter 66. Roads and Bridges, Article I. In General, Section 66-2, is hereby enacted as follows:
Sec. 66-2. Surplus Highway Property.
It shall be the policy of the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways to create an intergovernmental agreement for the transfer of all:
(1) surplus lane mile of pavement of one mile or less in length; and/or
(2) any surplus parcel of land of one acre or less
that is currently under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways.
The transfer of lane mile of pavement and/or surplus parcel of land shall be effectuated through the creation of an Intergovernmental Agreement pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution between Cook County and the municipality or township in which the lane mile of pavement and/or surplus land parcel is located.
The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways shall:
(1) repair or | refer | Pass |
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14-4197
| 1 | | Veterans Assistance Commission FY 2014 2nd Quarter Report | Report | REPORT
Department: Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: FY 2014 2nd Quarter Summary
Report Period: 3/1/2014 - 5/31/2014
Summary: Per Board Resolution, this quarterly report provides daily activity at the Veterans Assistance Commission for the captioned time period. | receive and file | Pass |
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14-4119
| 1 | | Environmental Control | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Environmental Control
Committee Date: 7/22/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4120
| 1 | | Finance Subcommittee on Labor | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance Subcommittee on Labor
Committee Date: 7/22/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4121
| 1 | | Finance Subcommittee on Litigation | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Committee Date: 7/22/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4122
| 1 | | Finance Subcommittee on Workers’ Compensation | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance Subcommittee on Workers’ Compensation
Committee Date: 7/22/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4123
| 1 | | Audit | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Audit
Committee Date: 7/22/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4124
| 1 | | Finance Subcommittee on Real Estate and Business and Economic Development | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance Subcommittee on Real Estate and Business and Economic Development
Committee Date: 7/22/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4125
| 1 | | Homeland Security and Emergency Management | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Committee Date: 7/23/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4126
| 1 | | Finance | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance
Committee Date: 7/23/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4127
| 1 | | Zoning and Building | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Zoning and Building
Committee Date: 7/23/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4128
| 1 | | Roads and Bridges | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Roads and Bridges
Committee Date: 7/23/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4129
| 1 | | Rules and Administration | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Rules and Administration
Committee Date: 7/23/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4269
| 1 | | Criminal Justice | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Criminal Justice
Committee Date: 7/22/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4299
| 1 | | Workforce, Job Development & Training Opportunities | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Workforce, Job Development & Training Opportunities
Committee Date: 7/23/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4302
| 1 | | Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations
Committee Date: 7/23/2014 | approve | Pass |
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14-4130
| 1 | | Fidlar Technologies Audit Report | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of the County Auditor
Request: Refer to Audit Committee
Report Title: Fidlar Technologies Cook County Credit Amount Audit Report
Report Period: For the period 9/2010 - 3/2014
Summary: The purpose of the audit was to verify and reconcile the invoices to the appropriate fees and the total credit amount due to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from Fidlar Technologies from 9/2010 - 3/2014. | refer | Pass |
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14-4199
| 1 | | Payroll Audit Report | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of the County Auditor
Request: Refer to Audit Committee
Report Title: Payroll Audit Report
Report Period: For the period ending 11/30/2013
Summary: The purpose of the audit was to assess the payroll and timekeeping accounting, record keeping and internal control procedures for four departments. | refer | Pass |
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14-4225
| 1 | | Wage Garnishment Audit Report | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of the County Auditor
Request: Refer to Audit Committee
Report Title: Wage Garnishment Audit Report
Report Period: For the period ending 11/30/2013
Summary: The purpose of the audit was to assess the record keeping and internal control procedures for the Wage Garnishment Department. | refer | Pass |
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14-3826
| 1 | | Maximus, Inc. Consulting Services | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Budget and Management Services
Vendor: Maximus Consulting Services, Inc. Northbrook, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Provide consulting services
Contract Value: $236,840.00
Contract period: 7/24/2014 - 7/23/2017
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY2014 $76,625.00; FY2015 $78,924.00; FY2016 $81,291.00
Accounts: 490-261
Contract Number(s): 1441-13528
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Federal government requires the County to prepare and submit an annual cost allocation plan and indirect cost rates to our cognizant agency, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Maximus, Inc. assists with the development of our Cost Allocation Plan (CAP), as required by the Federal government in compliance with OMB Circular A-87. The development of the CAP is based on the evaluation and analysis of | approve | Pass |
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14-4024
| 1 | | 2nd Quarter, FY2014 Transfer Requests $10,000 and Under | Report | REPORT
Department: Department of Budget and Management Services
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: 2nd Quarter FY2014 Transfer Requests $10,000 and Under
Report Period: 3/1/2014 - 5/31/2014
Summary: The report consists of the list of transfer requests $10,000 and under within and between accounts for 2014 Fiscal Year, 2nd Quarter ending 5/31/2014. | receive and file | Pass |
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14-4030
| 1 | | Bond Series Status Report - 2014 Fiscal Year, 2nd Quarter ending 5/31/2014 | Report | REPORT
Department: Department of Budget and Management Services
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Bond Series Status Report - 2014 Fiscal Year, 2nd Quarter ending 5/31/2014
Report Period: 2014 Fiscal Year, 2nd Quarter Ending 5/31/2014
Summary: Submitting the Bond Series Status Report for the 2nd Quarter of 2014, Fiscal Year ending 5/31/2014. The report consists of two (2) sections; the first section defines the bond funding status for Capital Improvement and the second section for Equipment approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The report presents the projected cost, adjustments to the projected cost, expenditures and commitments, unencumbered balances, existing funding resources and future funding resources required for the approved projects and equipment after the end of the quarter. | receive and file | Pass |
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14-3910
| 1 | | Bills and Claims Report Period 05/29/2014 -07/02/2014 | Report | REPORT
Department: Comptroller’s Office
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Bills and Claims Report
Report Period: 5/29/2014 - 7/2/2014
Summary: This report to be received and filed is to comply with the Amended Procurement Code Chapter 34-125 (k).
The Comptroller shall provide to the Board of Commissioners a report of all payments made pursuant to contracts for supplies, materials and equipment and for professional and managerial services for Cook County, including the separately elected Officials, which involve an expenditure of $150,000.00 or more, within two (2) weeks of being made. Such reports shall include:
1. The name of the Vendor;
2. A brief description of the product or service provided;
3. The name of the Using Department and budgetary account from which the funds are being drawn; and
4. The contract number under which the payment is being made. | receive and file | Pass |
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14-4237
| 1 | | Epayables System | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Bureau of Finance, Office of the County Comptroller
Vendor: PNC Bank, National Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Electronic payment card services
Contract Value: $0.00 cost
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: Revenue Generating: FY 2014, $250,000.00; FY 2015, $450,000.00; FY2016, $450,000.00
Accounts: 490-260
Contract Number(s): 1488-13855
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bank will provide the County with electronic payment card services, utilizing a virtual credit card for vendor payments, that is cost effective, flexible and user friendly with strong security, antifraud and reconciliation features that includes: 1) robust online reporting; 2) a rebate incentive program; 3) on-going marketing and enablemen | approve | Pass |
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14-4247
| 1 | | Diversity Report | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of Contract Compliance
Request: Refer to the Committee on Contract Compliance
Report Title: Annual Business Diversity Report for Fiscal Year 2013
Report Period: Fiscal Year 2013
Summary: Business Diversity Report | refer | Pass |
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14-3616
| 1 | | Denovo | Contract Amendment (Technology) | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): ERP
Vendor: Denovo Ventures, LLC, Niwot, Colorado
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): JD Edwards World to Enterprise HR/Payroll Upgrade Services
Original Contract Period: 4/22/2013 - 4/30/2016
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $6,474,356.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 4/17/2013, $6,474,356.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $1,301,434.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $550,670.00; FY 2015, $750,764.00
Accounts: 490-441
Contract Number(s): 1390-12608
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Bureau of Technology concurs.
Summary: If approved, this request to increase contract amount will allow Denovo to provide the following capabilities n | approve | Pass |
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14-3606
| 1 | | Office Depot, Inc. | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Various Cook County Agencies
Vendor: Office Depot, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): County-wide Office Supplies
Contract Value: $4,919,561.21
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017 with (2) two (1) one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $546,617.91; FY 2015, $1,639,853.74; FY 2016, $1,639,853.74; and FY 2017, $1,093,235.82
Accounts: 350 - Various Departments
Contract Number(s): 1384-13045
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: This contract is for county-wide office supplies usage. Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Office Depot was selected based on established evaluation criteria. This contract will allow all County Agencies to purchase office supplies. ..end | approve | Pass |
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14-4045
| 1 | | PwC - Health and Group Benefits Consulting | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Risk Management, Bureau of Human Resources
Vendor: PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Health & Group Benefits Consulting
Contract Value: $1,704,332.48: Category 1 (RM) - $1,063,050; Category 2 (HR) - $641,282.48
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: Category 1: FY 2014, $147,645.85; FY 2015, $354,350.00; FY 2016, $354,350.00; FY 201, $206,704.19; Category 2: FY 2014, $89,066.97; FY 2015, $213,760.80; FY 2016, $213,760.80; FY 2017, $124,693.87
Accounts: Category 1 - 490-176, Category 2 - 490-261
Contract Number(s): 1430-13181
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: A Request for Proposals for Health & Group Benefits Consulting was released in 12/2013. Throughout the procurement process PwC’s proposal was e | approve | Fail |
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14-4045
| 1 | | PwC - Health and Group Benefits Consulting | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Risk Management, Bureau of Human Resources
Vendor: PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Health & Group Benefits Consulting
Contract Value: $1,704,332.48: Category 1 (RM) - $1,063,050; Category 2 (HR) - $641,282.48
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: Category 1: FY 2014, $147,645.85; FY 2015, $354,350.00; FY 2016, $354,350.00; FY 201, $206,704.19; Category 2: FY 2014, $89,066.97; FY 2015, $213,760.80; FY 2016, $213,760.80; FY 2017, $124,693.87
Accounts: Category 1 - 490-176, Category 2 - 490-261
Contract Number(s): 1430-13181
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: A Request for Proposals for Health & Group Benefits Consulting was released in 12/2013. Throughout the procurement process PwC’s proposal was e | reconsider | Pass |
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14-4045
| 1 | | PwC - Health and Group Benefits Consulting | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Risk Management, Bureau of Human Resources
Vendor: PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Health & Group Benefits Consulting
Contract Value: $1,704,332.48: Category 1 (RM) - $1,063,050; Category 2 (HR) - $641,282.48
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: Category 1: FY 2014, $147,645.85; FY 2015, $354,350.00; FY 2016, $354,350.00; FY 201, $206,704.19; Category 2: FY 2014, $89,066.97; FY 2015, $213,760.80; FY 2016, $213,760.80; FY 2017, $124,693.87
Accounts: Category 1 - 490-176, Category 2 - 490-261
Contract Number(s): 1430-13181
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: A Request for Proposals for Health & Group Benefits Consulting was released in 12/2013. Throughout the procurement process PwC’s proposal was e | approve | Pass |
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14-4322
| 1 | | Immunization Software System IGA | Intergovernmental Agreement | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS)
Other Part(ies): City of Chicago/Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Request: Approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement regarding the Immunization Registration Software System Program
Goods or Services: Sharing of resources and responsibilities relative to an immunization registration software system housed at CCHHS
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2014, with automatic one year renewals thereafter.
Fiscal Impact: None.
Accounts: N/A
Summary: In 2011, CCHHS implemented a mass immunization registration system for CDPH’s primary use. The system was developed by CCHHS’ Department of Medicine Information Technology team and created a patient and immunization registration system that was linked to CCHHS’ existing interface with the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) immunization registry. The web-based system allows CCHHS and CDPH to simultaneously enter patient and immunization data, and/or mon | approve | Pass |
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14-4116
| 1 | | EPA Air Monitoring Grant | Grant Award Renewal | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: Environmental Control
Grantee: Department of Environmental Control
Grantor: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Request: Authorization to renew grant
Purpose: Cook County Department of Environmental Control (Cook County) will operate its fine particulate (PM 2.5) air monitoring network, collecting samples at the sites and performing analysis to determine PM 2.5 levels in Cook County, Illinois.
Grant Amount: $240,000.00
Grant Period: 4/1/2014 - 3/31/2015
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Most Recent Date of Board Authorization for Grant: 2/20/2013
Most Recent Grant Amount: $508,632.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This grant renewal will provide funding for the continued operation and maintenance of specialized air pollution monitoring sites in Cook County pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Air Monitoring Plan. These sites measure the 2.5 mic | approve | Pass |
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14-4134
| 1 | | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region V | Grant Award Renewal | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Environmental Control
Grantee: Cook County Government
Grantor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region V
Request: Authorization to accept a supplemental grant
Purpose: The grant funds the following activities:
(1) Ambient air quality monitoring;
(2) Inspection of pollution sources for violations of state and federal environmental laws;
(3) Investigation of citizen complaints;
(4) Inspection and regulation of gas stations, dry cleaners and other facilities; and
(5) Submission of quarterly reports to the Illinois EPA
Supplemental Grant Amount: $532,064.00
Grant Period: 10/1/2012 - 9/30/2014
Extension Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $246,537.06 (in-kind personnel match)
Accounts: 161-909
Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant: 9/11/2013
Previous Grant Amount: $585,247.00
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The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This item asks for approval to renew the Depart | approve | Pass |
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14-3967
| 1 | | TRANSFER OF FUNDS | Transfer of Funds | PROPOSED TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Department: Cook County Medical Examiner
Request: To allow for a transfer of funds within our operating budget.
Reason: Costs to the current contract for rental/laundering our scrubs increased significantly due to increased staff.
From Account(s): 259-237, $25,000.00
To Account(s): 259-222, $25,000.00
Total Amount of Transfer: $25,000.00
On what date did it become apparent that the receiving account would require an infusion of funds in order to meet current obligations? What was the balance in the account on that date, and what was the balance 30 days prior to that date?
On 6/23/2014 it became apparent that account 259-222 would need additional funds to complete the rest of FY14. The balance in the account on 6/23/2014 was $6,032.00, and the balance was the same 30 days prior.
How was the account used for the source of transferred funds identified? List any other accounts that were also considered (but not used) as the source of the transferred funds.
The account used for the source of funds is the Servi | approve | Pass |
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14-4082
| 1 | | Transfer of Funds | Transfer of Funds | PROPOSED TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Department: Cook County Medical Examiner
Request: Approval of a transfer of funds within our operating budget.
Reason: Due to the increasing costs of our rental/ laundering scrubs contract, the Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking to purchase our own scrubs in order to save approximately $50,000.00 or more on the current contract.
From Account(s): 259-237, $20,000.00
To Account(s): 259-320, $20,000.00
Total Amount of Transfer: $20,000.00
On what date did it become apparent that the receiving account would require an infusion of funds in order to meet current obligations? What was the balance in the account on that date, and what was the balance 30 days prior to that date?
On 6/23/2014 it became apparent that account 259-320 would need additional funds in order for the Medical Examiner’s Office to purchase their own scrubs in order to reduce current contract appropriation. The balance on the account on 6/23/2014 was $4,850.00 and 30 days prior to that was $6,169.00.
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14-3149
| 1 | | 7-23- 2014 Bridge Inspection Contract | Contract Amendment (Highway) | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: TranSystems Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Fracture Critical Members Bridge Inspection & Routine Biennial Bridge Inspection
Location: Various Locations in the Villages of Alsip, Crestwood, Forest View, Glenview, Oak Lawn, Riverside, Robbins and Wheeling, Cities of Blue Island and Palos Heights, Unincorporated Palos and Worth Township
County Board District(s): 5, 6, 11, 14, 16, 17
Original Contract Period: 9/5/2012 - 9/4/2014, with one (1) two (2) year renewal option
Section: 12-8BIST-10-ES 12-6BIST-10-ES
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 9/5/2014 - 9/4/2016
Section: 12-6BIST-10-ES
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $149,473.18
Original Board Approval: N/A
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): 1/24/2013, $77,773.69
This Increase Requested: $75,6 | approve as amended | Pass |
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14-3168
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 Completion Group I | Completion of Construction Approval Resolution (Highway) | PROPOSED COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION APPROVAL RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): Arrow Road Construction Co., Mount Prospect, Illinois
Action: Approve
Good(s) or Service(s): Milling and resurfacing the existing pavement and shall include full depth patching, landscaping, traffic control and protection, pavement marking, signing, engineering and other necessary highway appurtenances.
Location of Project: (Group I - 2012) Harms Road, Golf Road to East Lake Avenue, Green Bay Road and the U.P.R.R. over the Kenilworth Pedestrian Underpass in the Villages of Glenview and Kenilworth.
Section: 11-W3841-04-RS and 11-05543-02-BR
County Board District: 13, 14
Contract Number: 12-28-014
Federal Project Number: N/A
Federal Job Number: N/A
Final Cost: $1,312,567.12.
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-600 Account)
Percent Above or Below Construction Contract Bid Amount: -$30,657.68 or 2.28% below the Construction Contract Bid Amount
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14-3628
| 1 | | Zone 6 11-53-185F PA Fin | Contract Amendment (Highway) | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Various Cook County Agencies
Vendor: Larry’s Auto Repair, Inc. d/b/a Beverly Hills Garage, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Automobile Maintenance and Repair for Zone Six (6)
Original Contract Period: 6/11/2012 - 6/10/2015
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $512,607.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 6/5/2012, $454,607.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 4/17/2014, $58,000.00
This Increase Requested: $281,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $112,400.00; FY 2015, $168,600.00
Accounts: Various 444 Accounts
Contract Number(s): 11-53-185F
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: Contract Number 11-53-185F was awarded through the competitive | approve | Pass |
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14-3803
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 Contract Azteca System sole | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department(s): Transportation and Highways
Vendor: Azteca Systems, Inc., Sandy, Utah
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract.
Good(s) or Service(s): Cityworks Asset Management Server (AMS) and Permit, Land and Licensing (PLL) Software
Location: Department of Transportation and Highways
Section: 13-CITYW-01-ES
Contract Value: $173,163.00
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 6/30/2016
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $112,560.32; FY 2015, $30,301.34; FY 2016, $30,301.34
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Contract Number(s): 1485-13273
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This contract with Azteca Systems for their Cityworks Asset Management Server (AMS) provides CCDOTH’s Maintenance Bureau with an automated process to accommodate a streamlined response for citizen service requests, work order assignments, maintenance | approve | Pass |
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14-3836
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 Center Agreement IGA | Intergovernmental Agreement | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): Illinois Department of Transportation State of Illinois
Request: Approval
Goods or Services: Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation M-4003(379) with the State of Illinois . This Agreement is necessitated by the improvement which is needed to provide a safe and sustainable highway to accommodate increased truck and vehicular traffic associated with the adjacent CN Railroad intermodal facility expansion
Location: Center Street, 171st Street to 159th Street in the City of Harvey
Centerline Miles: 1.5 miles
Section: 02-W5208-02-RP
County Board District: 5
Agreement Number(s): Federal Project M-4003(379)
Agreement Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $9,000,000.00 ($650,000.00 to be reimbursed from FHWA and $96,000.00 to be reimbursed from the State of Illinois)
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Summary:
Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation, Federal Project M-4003(379), with the State o | approve | Pass |
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14-3853
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 Joe Orr Amendment | Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment (Highway) | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): Village of Lynwood, Illinois
Request: Approval of increase amendment
Goods or Services: Additional design services to complete preparation of contract for construction roadway.
Location: Joe Orr Road, Bishop Ford Freeway (I-394) to Burnham Avenue in the Village of Lynwood
Section: 02-B6736-01-EG
Centerline Mileage: 2.00
County Board District: 6
Agreement Number: N/A
Agreement Period: N/A)
Fiscal Impact: $159,778.95
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Summary: Second Amendment to Agreement with the Village of Lynwood wherein the Village will be the lead agency for Phase II design engineering along Joe Orr Road from Bishop Ford Freeway (I-394) to Burnham Avenue. This Second Amendment increases the County’s participatory share of costs for design engineering and provides for reimbursement to the Village of Lynwood for said additional costs (estimated total increase $159, | approve | Pass |
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14-3854
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 Techney | Supplemental Improvement Resolution (Highway) | PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Project Type: Ex: Motor Fuel Tax Project Supplemental Improvement
Request: Refer to the Roads and Bridge Committee
Project: Additional funding is required due to expansion of the improvement scope to include the installation of a traffic signal and street lighting and additional design engineering was required for structural design revisions, roadway geometry and drainage revisions, and revisions due to utility conflicts this supplement is necessary for account closing.
Location: Techny Road, Shermer Road to the West Fork North Branch of the Chicago River in the Villages of Northbrook, Glenview and Unincorporated Cook County
Section: 99-A7622-03-FP
County Board District: 14
Centerline Mileage: 0.80
Fiscal Impact: $4,500,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund 600-585 Account
Board Approved Date and Amount: 6/4/2002, $4,500,000.00
Increased Amount: $2,100,000.00
Total Adjusted Amount: $6,600,000.00
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14-3864
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 Sup Imp Plainfield | Supplemental Improvement Resolution (Highway) | PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project Supplemental Improvement Resolution
Request: Refer to the Committee of Roads and Bridges
Project: Additional funding is required due to expansion of the improvement scope to extend the project limits, add the installation of a traffic signal and additional drainage adjustments.
Location: Plainfield Road, Cook DuPage Road to Willow Springs Road in the Villages of Burr Ridge and Indian Head Park
Section: 94-B3719-04-FP
County Board District: 17
Centerline Mileage: 1.42
Fiscal Impact: $1,800,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Board Approved Date and Amount: 6/4/2002, $4,500,000.00
Increased Amount: $1,800,000.00
Total Adjusted Amount: $6,300,000.00
Summary: This improvement, as proposed, will consist of reconstruction and widening of the existing bituminous pavement along Plainfield Road, and reconstruction and widening of the existing bitu | refer | Pass |
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14-3865
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 CDOT Agreement 1 | Intergovernmental Agreement (Highway) | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): City of Chicago, Illinois
Request: Approval
Goods or Services: The City of Chicago and Cook County Street Restoration Improvements. The City of Chicago will design and construct the project.
Location: Michigan Avenue, 104th Street to 101st Street in the City of Chicago
Section: 13-10016-01-RS
County Board District: 5
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $357,751.76
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Summary:
Individual Project Agreement between the City of Chicago and the County of Cook for roadway improvements along Michigan Avenue (SAR 100) from 104th Street to 101st Street. The City will design and construct the project and the County will reimburse the City of Chicago for contract construction costs incurred by the City for the improvements (total estimated cost $357,751.76) to be invoiced as Section: 13-10016-01-RS.
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14-3866
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 CDOT IGA Ashland Ave 14-W4834-02-RS | Intergovernmental Agreement (Highway) | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): City of Chicago, Illinois
Request: Approval
Goods or Services: The City of Chicago and Cook County Street Restoration Improvements. The City will design and construct project
Location: Ashland Avenue, Irving Park Road to Lawrence Avenue in the City of Chicago.
Section: 14-W4834-02-RS
County Board District: 12
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $1,388,700.00 $1,011,578.08
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Summary: Individual Project Agreement between the City of Chicago and the County of Cook for roadway improvements along Ashland Avenue (CH W48) from Irving Park Road to Lawrence Avenue. The City will design and construct the project and the County will reimburse the City of Chicago for contract construction and construction engineering costs incurred by the City for the improvements (total estimated cost $1,388,700.00 $1,011,578.08) to be invoiced as Section: 14-W483 | approve as amended | Pass |
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14-3867
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 91st Street S Beverly 13-17231-01-RS | Intergovernmental Agreement (Highway) | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): City of Chicago, Illinois
Request: Approval
Goods or Services: The City of Chicago and Cook County Street Restoration Improvements. The City of Chicago will design and construct the project
Location: 91st Street, S. Beverly Avenue to Paulina Street in the City of Chicago
Section: 13-17231-01-RS
County Board District: 4
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $88,988.03
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Summary:
Individual Project Agreement between the City of Chicago and the County of Cook for roadway improvements along 91st Street from S. Beverly Avenue to Paulina Street. The City will design and construct the project and the County will reimburse the City of Chicago for contract construction costs incurred by the City for the improvements (total estimated cost $88,988.03) to be invoiced as Section: 13-17231-01-RS.
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14-3868
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 CDOT Eisenhower Exp 14-PPRPS-01-PV | Intergovernmental Agreement (Highway) | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): City of Chicago in the State of Illinois
Request: Approval
Goods or Services: Cook County and the City of Chicago for Street Restoration improvements at various locations North of the Eisenhower Expressway, to be completed by the City. The City will design and construct the project.
Location: Various locations North of the Eisenhower Expressway in the City of Chicago
Section: 14-PPRPN-01-PV
County Board District: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 and 12
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $2,000,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Summary:
Individual Project Agreement between Cook County and the City of Chicago for Street Restoration improvements at various locations North of the Eisenhower Expressway, to be completed by the City. The City will design and construct the project and the County will reimburse the City of Chicago for construction costs incurred by the City for the | approve | Pass |
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14-3869
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 CDOT Agreement 5 | Intergovernmental Agreement (Highway) | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): City of Chicago, Illinois
Request: Approval
Goods or Services: The City of Chicago and Cook County Street Restoration Improvements. The City of Chicago will design and construct the project.
Location: Street Restoration Improvements at Various Locations South of the Eisenhower Expressway in the City of Chicago
Section: 14-PPRPS-01-PV
County Board District: 2, 3, 4, 5,7,11 and 16
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $2,000,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund 600-585 Account
Summary:
Individual Project Agreement between Cook County and the City of Chicago for Street Restoration improvements at various locations South of the Eisenhower Expressway, to be completed by the City. The City will design and construct the project and the County will reimburse the City of Chicago for construction costs incurred by the City for the improvements, up to $2,000,000,00 and invoiced as Section Num | approve | Pass |
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14-3907
| 1 | | Construction Report May 31, 2014 | Report | REPORT
Department: Department of Transportation and Highways
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Bureau of Construction’s Progress Report
Report Period: 5/31/2014
Summary: Submitted is a copy of the Construction Bureau Progress Report ending 5/31/2014. | receive and file | Pass |
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14-4073
| 1 | | 7-23-2014 Appr Bridge Inspection over Water 14-6BIUW-06 -ES | Appropriating Resolution (Highway) | PROPOSED APPROPRIATING RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies):
Request: Approval
Good(s) or Services(s): Underwater Inspection Program 2014-2015 for Underwater, Sounding and Scour Evaluation of Bridges Over Water
Location: Various Locations within Cook County
County Board District: 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11 and 13- 17
Section: 14-6BIUW-06-ES
Fiscal Impact: $150,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-585 Account)
Summary:
The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully submits for adoption a resolution appropriating funds for the Underwater Inspection Program 2014-2015 for bridges at various locations in Cook County by an outside consulting engineering firm for the underwater inspection, soundings, scour evaluation, inspection of structures over water and the preparation of written reports in compliance with state and federal agency requirements at various locations throughout Cook County, and said services shall be supervised by County Forces.
These services are needed to | approve | Pass |
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14-3576
| 1 | | Permit Fee Waiver River Trail, 3020 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Forest Preserves of Cook County
Request: Approval of a fee waiver request
County District: 17
Township: Northfield
Property: River Trail, 3020 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, Illinois
Permit Number: 131954
Description: Shoreline Stabilization
Original Permit Fee: $2,751.50
Percent Waived: 10
Amount Waived and Fiscal Impact: $275.15 | approve | Pass |
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14-3830
| 1 | | Calumet Division Headquarters | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Forest Preserves of Cook County
Request: Approval of a fee waiver request
County District: 11
Township: Calumet
Property: Calumet Division Headquarters
Permit Number: 132143
Description: ADA, Life Safety, Restroom Renovations
Original Permit Fee: $1,844.53
Percent Waived: 5
Amount Waived and Fiscal Impact: $92.22 | approve | Pass |
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14-3877
| 1 | | Thatcher Woods Parking Lot Improvements | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Forest Preserves of Cook County
Request: Approval of a fee waiver request
County District: 9
Township: Proviso
Property: Thatcher Woods, 73 Thatcher Ave., River Forest, IL
Permit Number: 140026
Description: Parking Lot Improvements
Original Permit Fee: $761.25
Percent Waived: 5
Amount Waived and Fiscal Impact: $38.06 | approve | Pass |
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14-3898
| 1 | | Thatcher Woods Park Lot Improvements | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Forest Preserves of Cook County
Request: Approval of a fee waiver request
County District: 9
Township: Proviso
Property: Thatcher Woods, 8030 Chicago Ave., River Forest
Permit Number: 140025
Description: Park Lot Improvements
Original Permit Fee: $1,366.11
Percent Waived: 5
Amount Waived and Fiscal Impact: $68.30 | approve | Pass |
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14-3902
| 1 | | Schiller Flying Field Parking Lot and Runway Improvements | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Forest Preserves of Cook County
Request: Approval of a fee waiver request
County District: 9
Township: Leyden
Property: Schiller Flying Field, 3800 N. Cumberland Ave., Chicago, IL
Permit Number: 140265
Description: Parking Lot and Runway Improvements
Original Permit Fee: $3,827.25
Percent Waived: 5
Amount Waived and Fiscal Impact: $191.36 | approve | Pass |
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14-3615
| 1 | | Radio Tower Revenue Project | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: Crown Castle USA Inc., Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Services
Contract Value: No Fiscal Impact
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2019
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: Revenue Generating
Accounts: N/A (No Fiscal Impact)
Contract Number(s): 12-23-224
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Office of Capital Planning and Policy recommends awarding the Radio Tower Revenue Project contract to Crown Castle USA, Inc., Canonsburg, PA. Crown Castle met the requirements outlined in the RFP and met the Office of Procurement standards. Crown Castle shall market, develop, manage, radio towers on County owned property. Each lease shall be presented to the Cook County Board for approval.
Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance | approve | Pass |
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14-3016
| 1 | | Job Order Contracting (2) items | Job Order Contract | JOB ORDER CONTRACT
Department: Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Summary: The Office of Capital Planning and Policy, as authorized by the Cook County Chief Procurement Officer, plans to participate in the Cook County’s Job Order Contract (JOC) program to complete the (6) capital projects listed below. JOC is a quantity based procurement process that allows facility owners to complete a multitude of repair/maintenance and construction projects with a single, competitively bid contract. The JOC process generally involves first selecting a pool of potential contractors through a competitive procurement process, and then identifying projects for such selected contractors.
The County has already completed a JOC competitive procurement process, and it has created the pool of generated contractors to perform certain projects generally associated with Maintenance, repairs, replacement and routine work.
The JOC program has an administrative component managed by the Gordian Group. The Gordian Group maintains an area price book, which captures the prices for specific construct | approve | Pass |
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14-3598
| 1 | | Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Relocation Project - Change Order #1 | Change Order | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: The Lombard Company, Alsip, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction Services
Original Contract Period: 5/6/2013 - 2/1/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 2/2/2014 - 12/31/2014
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $8,076,365.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 4/17/2013, $7,377,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 10/2/2013, $365,000.00; 11/13/2013, $334,365.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested:
$2,031,766.00 (Capital Funded)
$694,694.00 (Grant Funded)
$2,726,460.00 Total
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014 $2,726,460
Accounts: 20000 - County Physical Plant
Contract Number(s): 13-18-010R
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer
Summary: The intent of this proj | approve | Pass |
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14-3599
| 1 | | Wold Architects and Engineers | Change Order | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: Wold Architects and Engineers, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Architectural and Engineering Services
Original Contract Period: 5/5/2010 - One year after final completion of the project. Project is scheduled to be completed 12/31/2014 per Construction Contract 13-18-010R, thus making the Contract end date for this contract 12/31/2015.
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $926,375.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/4/2010, $760,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 6/5/2012, $139,875.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 5/7/2012, $26,500.00
This Increase Requested: $169,851.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $169,851.00
Accounts: 20000 - County Physical Plant
Contract Number(s): 10-41-46
Concurrences:
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14-3600
| 1 | | Rubinos and Mesia Engineers, Inc | Change Order | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: Rubinos and Mesia Engineers, Inc. (RME), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction Management Administration Services
Original Contract Period: 9/19/2013 - 3/19/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 3/20/2014 - 12/31/2014
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: 148,023.73
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 11/4/2013, $148,023.73
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $235,499.97
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $235,499.97
Accounts: 20000 County Physical Plant
Contract Number(s): 1355-12843
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: The intent of this project is to renovate the existing Employee Annex building located at | approve | Pass |
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14-4355
| 1 | | Stroger Strategic Campus Development Plan | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Request: Receive and file
Report Title: Stroger Hospital Campus Strategic Campus Development Plan
Report Period: n/a
Summary: A quarterly update on the progress of the redevelopment planning of the Stroger Hospital Campus. The plan reflects the progress made within the first three months of planning - Phase 1. Attached is a framework that has been prepared for the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) associated with the hospitals core needs and a second RFP for the market rate sites. This campus development plan will provide strategic direction for the project as it moves into Phase II, which will culminate in the development of two RFPs to solicit developer interest. | approve | Pass |
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14-4066
| 1 | | Dissolution of the CDAC | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF CDAC AND ASSUMPTION OF RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES BY EDAC
WHEREAS, the Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) was established on February 18, 1975 by the Cook County Board of Commissioners via resolution 75-R-132; and
WHEREAS, the CDAC was created to specifically “submit recommendations regarding basic goals, policies, and program plans”; and
WHEREAS, the CDAC members have historically been appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the CDAC has historically provided advisement and conducted public hearings regarding the County’s allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding, as provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), via eligible programs and projects; and
WHEREAS, CDBG funding may be utilized to support various community development activities for the benefit of low- and moderate-income persons; and
WHEREAS, ESG funding may be utilized to sup | approve | Pass |
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14-4213
| 1 | | Weichai America Corporation | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
WEICHAI AMERICA CORPORATION 7B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 7b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for a commercial facility; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has received and reviewed an application from Weichai America Corporation and Resolution No. 14-R-59 from the City of Rolling Meadows for an abandoned commercial facility located at 3100 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County District 15, Permanent Index Number 08-07-403-017-0000 and 08-07-403-018-0000; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has defined abandoned property as buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 months, are purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest; and
WHEREAS, commercial real estate is normally assessed at 25% of its market value, qualifying commercial real estate eligible for the Class 7b can receive a significant reductio | approve | Pass |
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14-4216
| 1 | | Ingraffia-Gambino Investments LLC/Tony’s Finer Foods | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
INGRAFFIA-GAMBINO INVESTMENTS LLC/TONY’S FINER FOODS 7B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 7b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for a commercial facility; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has received and reviewed an application from Ingraffia-Gambino Investments LLC/Tony’s Finer Foods and Resolution No. 2013-14 from the City of Countryside for an abandoned commercial facility located at 6704-24 Joliet Road, Countryside, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County District 17, Permanent Index Number 18-20-103-007-000, 18-20-103-006-000, and 18-20-103-004-0000; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has defined abandoned property as buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 months, are purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest; and
WHEREAS, commercial real estate is normally assessed at 25% of its market value, qualifying commercial re | approve | Pass |
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14-4228
| 1 | | VK 6969 West 73rd, LLC or its Assignee | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
VK 6969 WEST 73RD, LLC OR ITS ASSIGNEE 6B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for an industrial facility; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has received and reviewed an application from VK 6969 West 73rd, LLC or its Assignee and Resolution No. 13-010 from the Village of Bedford Park for an abandoned industrial facility located at 6969 West 73rd Street, Bedford Park, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County District 11, Permanent Index Number 19-30-116-025-0000; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has defined abandoned property as buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 months, are purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest; and
WHEREAS; industrial real estate is normally assessed at 25% of its market value, qualifying industrial real estate eligible for the Class 6b can receive a significant red | refer | Pass |
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14-4230
| 1 | | Market Properties Incorporated | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
MARKET PROPERTIES INCORPORATED 6B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for an industrial facility; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has received and reviewed an application from Market Properties Incorporated and a Resolution from the City of Chicago for an abandoned industrial facility located at 501 N. Sacramento Blvd., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County District 1, Permanent Index Numbers 16-12-113-032-0000 and 16-12-113-005-0000; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has defined abandoned property as buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 months, are purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest; and
WHEREAS, industrial real estate is normally assessed at 25% of its market value. Qualifying industrial real estate eligible for the Class 6b can receive a significant reduction in t | refer | Pass |
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14-4231
| 1 | | Forty-Seven, LLC | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
FORTY-SEVEN, LLC 6B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for an industrial facility; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has received and reviewed an application from Forty-Seven, LLC and Resolution No R14-009 from the Village of Arlington Heights for an abandoned industrial facility located 3727 Ventura Drive, Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County District 14, Permanent Index Number 03-06-304-007-0000 ad03-06-304-016-0000; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has defined abandoned property as buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 months, are purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest; and
WHEREAS, industrial real estate is normally assessed at 25% of its market value, qualifying industrial real estate eligible for the Class 6b can receive a significant reduction in the leve | refer | Pass |
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14-4233
| 1 | | Randall Vroom | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RANDALL VROOM CLASS 8 PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 8 that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for a commercial facility; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has received and reviewed an application from Randall Vroom and Resolution No. 2012-R-11 from the Village of South Chicago Heights for an abandoned commercial facility located at 82 East Sauk Trail, South Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois, Cook County District 6, and Permanent Index Number 32-33-101-034-0000; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has defined abandoned property as buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 months, are purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest; and
WHEREAS, industrial real estate is normally assessed at 25% of its market value, qualifying industrial real estate eligible for the Class 8 can receive a significant reduction in the level of asse | refer | Pass |
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14-4275
| 1 | | AN AMENDMENT TO THE CAL-SAG HISTORIC WATERWAYS ENTERPRISE ZONE | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CAL-SAG HISTORIC WATERWAYS ENTERPRISE ZONE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 14. Community Development, Article III. Cal-Sag Historic Waterways Enterprise Zone, Section 14-23. Programs Established, Section 14-25. Duration of Zone, and Section 14-27. Enterprise Zone fee, are hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 14-21. Establishment of enterprise zone.
(a) The Board of Commissioners hereby establishes inclusion in the Cal-Sag Historic Waterways Enterprise Zone in accordance with the Enterprise Zone Act (20 ILCS 655/1 et seq.). The Enterprise Zone, as amended, is established in cooperation with the City of Blue Island, the Villages of Alsip and Robbins, as certified by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, now known as the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) on July 1, 1985, and amended on April 5, 1990, to include the Villages of Calumet Park and Dixmoor, and again on November 15, 1991, to include Cook County, and again on September 30, 1992, to in | refer | Pass |
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14-3547
| 1 | | 69W Property Mgmnt Contract #1323-13201 | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Real Estate Management
Vendor: CBRE Real Estate, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Property Management Services for the George W. Dunne Cook County Office Building.
Contract Value: $522,000.00 ($174,000.00 annually), with additional compensation of leasing commissions and construction administration fees based upon transactions
Contract period: 8/15/2014 - 8/14/2017 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY2014 $50,750.00, FY2015 $174,000.00, FY2016 $174,000.00, FY2017 $123,250.00
Accounts: 490-472
Contract Number(s): 1323-13201
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: The current contract will expire on 7/31/2014. Request for Proposal (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. An RFP was solicited on 11/19/2013 for Property Management | approve | Pass |
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14-3911
| 1 | | Chiller Maintenance | Contract | This item was deferred at the July 23, 2014 Board meeting.
PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Facilities Management
Vendor: Anchor Mechanical, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Centrifugal, Multi-stack and Screw Chiller Maintenance and Service
Contract Value: $1,132,600.00
Contract period: 11/1/2014 - 10/31/2017
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY2014, $31,461.11; FY2015, $377,533.32; FY2016, $377,533.32; FY2017, $346,072.25
Accounts: 200-450
Contract Number(s): 1345-12956
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This contract is for maintenance and service of centrifugal, multi-stack and screw chillers in the following Cook County facilities: Skokie, Rolling Meadows, Maywood, Bridgeview and Markham Courthouses, 118 N. Clark, the Domestic Violence Court Building and Juvenile Detention Center.
Competitive bidding procedures were fol | defer | Pass |
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14-4131
| 1 | | Emergency Management Performance Grant | Grant Award | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Grantee: Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Grantor: Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program provides financial assistance with day to day costs associated with operating an emergency management agency, to include personnel costs, office supplies, and travel expenses related to emergency management activities.
Grant Amount: $467,174.97
Grant Period: 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Department will utilize the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding as outlined in the FFY 2014 Grant Program Application. The EMPG Program is designed to assist State, local and tribal governments in the administration of effective emergency management by reimbursing up to fifty percent of the a | approve | Pass |
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14-4235
| 1 | | W.W.Grainger Increase | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Facilities Management and the Sheriff’s Office
Vendor: W.W. Grainger, Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Countywide maintenance, repair and operational supplies
Original Contract Period: 4/19/2012 - 12/31/2012
Proposed Contract Period Extension: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $9,773,460.45
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 4/17/2012, $1,350,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 7/10/2012 increase, $1,520,000.00
1/16/2013 increase and extension, $2,500,000.00, 2/1/2013 - 12/31/2013
12/4/2013 increase and extension, $4,403,460.45, 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 12/20/2012, 1/1/2013 - 1/31/2013
This Increase Requested: $6,944,200.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $5,952,171.43; FY 2015, 992,028.57
Accounts: 769-521, Various
Contra | approve | Pass |
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14-4257
| 1 | | Contract Approval for Dodge Rams | Contract (Vehicle Acquisition) | PROPOSED CONTRACT (VEHICLE PURCHASE)
Department(s): Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Vendor: Lynch Chicago, Inc., Bridgeview, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Dodge Ram Tradesman Crew Cab 5500
Contract Value: $423,460.20
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2015
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: None. Grant funded amount: $423,460.20
Accounts: 769-549
Contract Number(s): 1450-13620
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
The Vehicle Steering Committee concurs with this recommendation.
Summary: The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is requesting approval for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into contract #1450-13620 for the purchase of six Dodge Ram Tradesman Crew Cab 5500 vehicles. These vehicles will be used to haul various emergency response equipment throughout the County.
Competitive bidding procedures were foll | approve | Pass |
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14-4258
| 1 | | Contract for Prime Mover Flat Bed Emergency Vehicles | Contract (Vehicle Acquisition) | PROPOSED CONTRACT (VEHICLE PURCHASE)
Department(s): Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Vendor: Lynch Chicago, Inc., Bridgeview, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Prime Mover Flat Bed Emergency Management Vehicles
Contract Value: $440,172.72
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2015
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: None. Grant funded amount: $440,172.72
Accounts: 769-549
Contract Number(s): 1450-13622
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Vehicle Steering Committee concurs with this recommendation.
Summary: The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is requesting approval for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into Contract #1450-13622 for the purchase of three Prime Mover Flat Bed Emergency Management Vehicles.
Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Lynch Chi | approve | Pass |
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14-4265
| 1 | | Contract Amendment for B&W Truck Repair | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Transportation and Highways and the County Sheriff’s Office
Vendor: B&W Truck Repair, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Maintenance, Repair, Parts and Labor for Buses and Heavy Duty Trucks (Zone 2)
Original Contract Period: 5/7/2012 - 5/6/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 5/7/2014 - 5/6/2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $463,200.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/1/2012, $313,200.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 10/4/2013, $150,000.00
This Increase Requested: $550,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $275,000.00; FY 2015, $275,000.00
Accounts: 769-444, Various
Contract Number(s): 11-53-130B
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Offic | approve | Pass |
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14-4246
| 1 | | COUPE 2012 - 2016 CBA | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COALITION OF UNIONIZED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (COUPE) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Illinois Public Employee Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq.) has established regulations regarding collective bargaining with a union; and
WHEREAS, a Collective Bargaining Agreement for the period of December 1, 2012 through November 30, 2016, effective the date of approval by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, has been negotiated between the County of Cook and the Coalition of Unionized Public Employees (COUPE); and
WHEREAS, salary adjustments and general wage increases have already been approved and are reflected in Appendix A included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiated between the County of Cook and the Coalition of Unionized Public Employees (COUPE).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby refer to the Finance Subcommittee on Labor for review and approval this Collective Bargaining Agreement between the County of Cook and the Coalition of Unionized Public Employees (COUPE) as prov | refer | Pass |
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14-4249
| 1 | | 2014 Prevailing Wage Ordinance | Ordinance | PROPOSED ORDINANCE
COOK COUNTY PREVAILING WAGE RATES FOR 2014
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has enacted "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workers employed in any public works by the State, county, city or any public body or any political subdivision or by anyone under contract for public works," approved June 26, 1941, codified as amended, 820 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (1993), formerly Ill. Rev. Stat., Ch. 48, par. 39s-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act requires that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Cook investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages as defined in said Act for laborers, mechanics and other workers in the locality of said County employed in performing construction of public works, for said County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF COOK:
Section 1. To the extent and as required by "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workers employed in any public works by the State, county, city or any public body or any political subdivision or by | approve | Pass |
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14-4251
| 1 | | HR Activity Reports for 11, 12 and 13 | Report | REPORT
Department: Bureau of Human Resources
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Human Resources Biweekly Activity Reports for Pay Periods 11, 12 and 13.
Report Period: Pay Period 11: 5/4/2014 - 5/17/2014, Pay Period 12: 5/18/2014 - 5/31/2014 and Pay Period 13: 6/1/2014 - 6/14/2014.
Summary: Submitting the Human Resources Activity Reports covering the pay periods listed above. | receive and file | Pass |
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14-4198
| 1 | | Fiber optic network construction services (Meade, Inc.) | Contract (Technology) | PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Meade, Inc., McCook, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Fiber optic network construction services
Contract Value: $483,450.00
Contract period: 8/1/2014 through 7/31/2016, with one (1) one-year renewal
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $483,450.00
Accounts: 715-570
Contract Number(s): 1430-13756
Concurrence(s):
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
N/A - Bureau of Technology proposes this item.
Summary: If approved, this construction contract will allow BOT work with Meade, Inc. to further the County’s Broadband Program and integrate Provident Hospital into the County’s 10GB Broadband Network for high speed data transport applications. This fiber build will realize Cook County’s vision and charter of faster and secure broadband network technologies.
This is a Comparable Gover | approve | Pass |
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14-4202
| 1 | | Wide area network operations and support services (Sentinel Technologies, Inc.) | Contract (Technology) | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Sentinel Technologies, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Wide Area Network operations and support services
Current Contract Period: 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2014
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 9/1/2014 - 8/31/2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $6,620,444.66
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 7/21/2009, $1,130,808.22
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 11/4/2009, $1,000,000.00; 9/1/2010, $1,000,000.00; 9/20/2011, $1,130,808.22; 9/10/2012, $990,808.22; 7/31/2013, $1,228,020.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 9/10/2012, $140,000.00
This Increase Requested: $1,219,014.63
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $304,753.66; FY 2015, $914,260.97
Accounts: 490-441
Contract Number(s): 09-41-276
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
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14-4203
| 1 | | Technical sourcing services (Saldemar Solutions, LLC) | Contract (Technology) | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Saldemar Solutions, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Sourcing Technical Support Services
Current Contract Period: 6/12/2013 - 6/11/2014
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 6/12/2014 - 6/11/2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $413,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 6/12/2013, $143,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 12/4/2013, $270,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $0
Potential Fiscal Impact: $0
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 1390-12824
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bureau of Technology is requesting approval to extend by one year without any increase or additional scope of services a contract with Saldemar Solution | approve | Pass |
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14-4204
| 1 | | Implementation and maintenance services for Board of Review appeals process automation (DataBank, LLC) | Contract (Technology) | PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology, in partnership with the Board of Review
Vendor: DataBank IMX, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Implementation and maintenance services for Board of Review appeals process automation
Contract Value: $780,660.00
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2017, with two (2) one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $200,000.00; FY 2015, $388,660.00; FY 2016, $128,000.00; FY 2017, $64,000.00
Accounts: 717-579; 050-579
Contract Number(s): 1388-12983
Concurrence(s):
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: The Bureau of Technology (BOT), in partnership with the Board of Review (BOR), is requesting approval for BOR to enter into a three-year agreement with DataBank, LLC for the purpose of reengineering and automating the BOR appeals process with the OnBase software. B | approve | Pass |
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14-4239
| 1 | | County-wide telephone equipment and supplies (Phoenix Business Solutions, LLC) | Contract (Technology) | PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Phoenix Business Solutions, LLC, Alsip, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): County-wide telephone equipment and supplies
Contract Value: $597,474.42
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2016 with two (2) one (1)-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $199,158.14; FY 2015, $398,316.28
Accounts: 490-220; 499-220
Contract Number(s): 1488-13412
Concurrence(s):
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: If approved, this contract would supply BOT with telephone equipment and supplies necessary to fulfill daily requests for moves, adds, changes and deletions of telephone lines within the County enterprise. The contract would also supply BOT with telephone equipment and supplies for routine telephone repairs. The availability of such equipment and supplies is vital to the | approve | Pass |
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14-4117
| 1 | | Federal Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JABG) through the Illinois Department of Human Services | Grant Award | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Circuit Court of Cook County, Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department
Grantee: Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department
Grantor: Federal Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JABG) through the Illinois Department of Human Services
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: To provide supportive services and job training to at-risk, court-involved minors.
Grant Amount: $90,000.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2014
Fiscal Impact: $10,000.00
Accounts: 326-818
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Circuit Court of Cook County is requesting authorization to accept a grant award in the amount of $90,000 from the Illinois Department of Human Services in connection with the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JABG), Program. The target population is at-risk, court-involved minors between the ages 14 and 18. Services and activities will include links to communit | approve | Pass |
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14-3881
| 1 | | Domestic Violence Program | Grant Award Renewal | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: Circuit Court of Cook County, Social Service Department
Grantee: The Social Service Department
Grantor: The Illinois Department of Human Services
Request: Authorization to renew grant
Purpose: To provide court-ordered counseling services to domestic violence offenders.
Grant Amount: $34,776.00
Grant Period: 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Most Recent Date of Board Authorization for Grant: 7/31/2013
Most Recent Grant Amount: $28,065.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Domestic Violence Program is a state-of-the-art treatment intervention that complies with the standards for abuser treatment as set forth in the Illinois Protocol for Domestic Abuse Batterers Programs. The Program serves clients throughout Cook County who have been found guilty of violent behavior against an intimate partner and who have received a court order of reporting conditional discharge | approve | Pass |
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14-2578
| 1 | | Interagency Agreement | Interagency Agreement | PROPOSED INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
Department(s): Clerk of the Circuit Court
Other Part(ies): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Approval of Interagency Agreement
Good(s) or Service(s): To support the information sharing goals and initiatives of the Cook County Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems (CCICJIS) Committee in hiring a designated Project Manager.
Agreement period: 7/1/2014 - 9/30/2015
Fiscal Impact: In-kind matching funds of $33,333.00 will be provided by Clerk of the Circuit Court employees’ time spent in executing grant.
Accounts: NA
Agreement Number(s): 412038
Summary/Notes: Through the collaborative efforts of the Cook County Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems Committee and the Bureau of Technology, a $100,000.00 grant is requested from Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) for a Project Manager.
The Project Manager will facilitate the following major initiatives to ensure the success of Integrated Justice in Cook County:
· Coordination and | approve | Pass |
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14-4259
| 1 | | State Death Surcharge IDPH | Grant Award | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County Clerk
Grantee: Cook County Clerk
Grantor: Illinois Department of Public Health
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Reimbursement of expenses associated with the printing, issuing and maintaining death records through the Statewide Database of Death Certificates.
Grant Amount: $181,727.00
Grant Period: 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
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The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Illinois Department of Public Health Death Surcharge grant reimburses expenses associated with the Statewide Database of Death Certificates and distribution of funds to Governmental Units. The Clerk’s Office Vital Records Department has been approved to use the money for the purchase of security paper, expanding capacity to add more death records to the genealogy online website, and create a data link between state and county's databases | approve | Pass |
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14-3699
| 1 | | Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | Grant Award Renewal | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: Public Defender
Grantee: Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Request: Authorization to renew grant
Purpose: Grants funds will be utilized to maintain two (2) full-time mitigators to work with attorneys throughout the PD Office, provide basic office supplies and travel reimbursement. The grant program will continue to generate mitigation reports depending on the type of cases and Court’s expectations. Overall, the program will allow the Office to provide effective assistance of counsel for its indigent clients who are charged with crimes.
Grant Amount: $136,642.00
Grant Period: 10/1/2014 - 9/30/2015
Fiscal Impact: $45,547.00
Accounts: 499-818
Most Recent Date of Board Authorization for Grant: 10/23/2013
Most Recent Grant Amount: $136,642.00
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The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: Mitigation Specialist Program will maint | approve | Pass |
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14-3546
| 1 | | Systems Development Integration-SDI | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Recorder of Deeds
Vendor: System Development Integration, LLC Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Provide technology-based consulting and project management services.
Contract Value: $375,000.00
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 7/31/2015 with one (1) one (1) year renewal option
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $156,250.00; FY 2015, $218,750.00
Accounts: 570-260
Contract Number(s): 1441-13549
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The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Bureau of Technology concurs.
Summary: This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of Procurement Code. System Development Integration (SDI), LLC was previously awarded a contract through the City of Chicago’s competitive RFQ process. SDI is a GIS application Development, Support and Management Consulting Firm.
CCRD is striving to build a prototype lan | approve | Pass |
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14-4084
| 1 | | Lektriever Overhaul-Payment | Payment Approval | PROPOSED PAYMENT APPROVAL
Department(s): Recorder of Deeds
Action: Approval of Payment
Payee: Ellis Systems Corp, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Good(s) or Service(s): Complete Overhaul of Broken Equipment
Fiscal Impact: $6,366.00
Accounts: 130-440
Contract Number(s): 1426-13716
Summary: This payment is for parts and labor required for the rebuilding of our Lektriever equipment which is not included in the standing maintenance contract. | approve | Pass |
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14-2883
| 1 | | McDermott Center renewal | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Department of Corrections
Vendor: McDermott Center (dba Haymarket Center), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Comprehensive integrated treatment services for pregnant and post-natal detainees in the MOM’S Program
Original Contract Period: 10/1/2011 - 9/30/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 10/1/2014 - 9/30/2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $2,647,692.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 7/27/2011
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $882,564.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $80,000.00; FY 2015, $802,564.00
Accounts: 239-298
Contract Number(s): 11-87-009A
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The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This contract was originally aw | approve | Pass |
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14-2884
| 1 | | Renewal Salina and Associates | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Department of Corrections
Vendor: Salina & Associates, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Comprehensive Integrated treatment services for the Sheriff’s Female Furlough Program (SFFP) and the Drug Treatment Beds Program (DTBP)
Original Contract Period: 10/1/2011 - 9/30/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 10/1/2014 - 9/30/ 2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $5,998,468.92
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 7/ 27/2011, $5,998,470.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $1,999,489.66
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $34,000.00; FY 2015, $1,965,489.66
Accounts: 239-298
Contract Number(s): 11-87-009B
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The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
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14-3562
| 1 | | IGA SWAP - Oak Forest Park District | Intergovernmental Agreement | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Sheriff of Cook County
Other Part(ies): Midlothian Park District, Oak Forest Park District, Village of South Holland, Village of Elmwood Park, Village of Streamwood and Maine Township.
Request: Enter into Intergovernmental Agreements between the County of Cook and the following governmental entities: Midlothian Park District, Oak Forest Park District, Village of South Holland, Village of Elmwood Park, Village of Streamwood and Maine Township.
Goods or Services: Cook County Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program (SWAP) services for the general grounds clean-up for various governmental entities.
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: 6/15/2014 - 6/15/2015
Fiscal Impact: None. Estimated revenue generating amount: $75,000.00 (per year)
Accounts: N/A
Summary: The purpose of these intergovernmental agreements is to provide the municipalities with Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program (SWAP) participants to participate in cleanup efforts on behalf of municipalities as directed by the Sheriff. The | approve as amended | Pass |
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14-3694
| 1 | | Progressive Industries renewal | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Corrections
Vendor: Progressive Industries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Mattresses with integrated pillows
Original Contract Period: 9/18/2012 - 9/17/2014
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 9/18/2014 - 9/17/2015
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $335,900.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 9/10/2012, $276,480
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 4/26/2013, $59,420.00
This Increase Requested: 4/24/2014, $138,240.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2014, $34,560.00; FY 2015 $103,680.00
Accounts: 239-330
Contract Number(s): 12-45-203
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The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Contract #12-45-203 was awarded through a competitive bidding procedure in accordanc | approve | Pass |
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14-4244
| 1 | | Amendment to IGA re Forest Preserve ETSB | Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
Department: County of Cook on behalf of the Sheriff of Cook County
Other Part(ies): Forest Preserve District, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the County of Cook on behalf of the Sheriff of Cook County to enter into and execute an Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for 911 services-solely for the purpose of extending the term of the IGA and clarifying the reimbursement amount due each year.
Goods or Services: The parties desire to share 911 services.
Agreement Number: N/A
Agreement Period: 1/1/2014, retroactively through 12/31/2014 with automatic renewal provisions.
Fiscal Impact: Up to $250,000.00 None. Revenue Generating
Accounts: Various Districtwide Corporate Accounts N/A
Summary: Authorization for the County of Cook on behalf of the Sheriff of Cook County to enter into and execute an Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for 911 services-solely for | approve as amended | Pass |
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14-4077
| 1 | | Appeals Renewal | Grant Award Renewal | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: State's Attorney's Office
Grantee: State's Attorney's Office
Grantor: The Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor of the State of Illinois
Request: Authorization to renew grant
Purpose: Purpose of staffing the Criminal Appeals Division at a level that better balances staffing between defense attorneys working on criminal appeals in Cook County and the number of assistant state’s attorneys responding to those briefs.
Grant Amount: $2,000,000
Grant Period: 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Most Recent Date of Board Authorization for Grant: 7/17/2013
Most Recent Grant Amount: $2,000,000.00
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The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This twelfth year of funding will enable the State’s Attorney’s Office to maintain 40 positions in the Criminal Appeals Division, specifically 35 assistant state’s attorney positions and five support positions. Since 2003, the State’s | approve | Pass |
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14-3676
| 1 | | Nanci Koschman v. City of Chicago, et al. | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Nanci Koschman v. City of Chicago, et al.
Case Number: 14 C 2041 | refer | Pass |
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14-3677
| 1 | | Carl Chatman v. City of Chicago, et al. | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Carl Chatman v. City of Chicago, et al.
Case Number: 14 C 2945 | refer | Pass |
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14-3692
| 1 | | Tanisha Cribbs v. Sheriff's Department | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Tanisha Cribbs v. Sheriff’s Department
Case Number: 13 C 2758 | refer | Pass |
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14-3693
| 1 | | Ami Panchal v. Cook County Treasurer's Office | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Ami Panchal v. Cook County Treasurer’s Office
Case Number: 13 C 4424 | refer | Pass |
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14-3777
| 1 | | Melvin Harvey v. Sheriff Dart | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Melvin Harvey v. Sheriff Dart
Case Number: 14 M1 13290 | refer | Pass |
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14-3778
| 1 | | Nicole Harris v. City of Chicago, et al. | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Nicole Harris v. City of Chicago, et al.
Case Number: 14 C 4391 | refer | Pass |
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14-3779
| 1 | | Shirley Jackson v. Subhash Patel, M.D., et al. | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Shirley Jackson v. Subhash Patel, M.D., et al.
Case Number: 14 L 4343 | refer | Pass |
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14-3797
| 1 | | Isabel Marcial, Admin Estate of Cristal Colon v. County, d/b/a Stroger Hospital | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Isabel Marcial, Admin Estate of Cristal Colon v. County, d/b/a Stroger Hospital
Case Number: 13 L 4196 | refer | Pass |
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14-3798
| 1 | | Leon Smith v. Dr. Ansari and County, d/b/a Provident Hospital | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Leon Smith v. Dr. Ansari and County, d/b/a Provident Hospital
Case Number: 14 L 2823 | refer | Pass |
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14-4085
| 1 | | Donald Ray Jung v. Dr. Schowls, et al. | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: Donald Ray Jung v. Dr. Schowls, et al.
Case Number: 14 C 2191 | refer | Pass |
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14-4086
| 1 | | A.J. Samuel Bibbs v., Thomas J. Dart, et al. | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Case Name: A.J. Samuel Bibbs v. Thomas J. Dart, et al.
Case Number: 14 C 3244 | refer | Pass |
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14-4325
| 1 | | Cooper v. Price, et al. | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
COB Case Name: 311339
Case Name: Cooper v. Price, et al.
Case Number: 10-C-4119 | refer | Pass |
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14-4229
| 1 | | Mantron Inc. | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Treasurer’s Office
Vendor: Mantron Inc., a Thompson Reuters Business
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Digital Imaging Services - Warrant Books
Contract Value: $744,138.75
Contract period: 8/1/2014 - 12/31/2015
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $744,138.75
Accounts: 490-441
Contract Number(s): 1353-13173
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The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: An RFP was solicited on 1/13/2014 for Digital Imaging Services - Warrant Books. An evaluation committee reviewed proposals and selected Mantron Inc., a Thompson Reuters Business, based upon established evaluation criteria. Request for Proposal (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code.
Mantron Inc., a Thompson Reuters Business will scan approximately 10,761 Cook County Treasurer Tax Warrant books from 1992 - 2011 on site on Floor 3M inside | approve | Pass |
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14-4363
| 1 | | 96 Acres Artwork Installation | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
96 Acres Artwork Installation at Cook County Jail
WHEREAS, Cook County is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, in 1928, construction was started on a new County Jail at 26th and California, next door to the city’s House of Corrections and finished by the end of the following year, with the adjoining Criminal Courthouse completed soon after, resulting in the new County Jail and neighboring House of Corrections housing what was then believed to be the largest concentration of prisoners in the free world; and
WHEREAS, in 1969, the Illinois State Legislature voted into law a statute that created the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC), combining the County Jail and the city’s House of Corrections under one authority which up to that point performed virtually the same tasks, but run separately for more than 40 years, thus combining staff and inmate populatio | approve | Pass |
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14-4373
| 1 | | RECONSIDERATION OF PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED ITEM 14-3485 | Reconsideration of a Previously Approved Item | PROPOSED RECONSIDERATION OF PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED ITEM
Department: JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI, Cook County Commissioner, Board of Commissioners
Request: After voting on the prevailing side, I hereby request that the Cook County Board of Commissioners reconsider Item Number 14-3485 which was denied by the Cook County Board of Commissioners on June 18, 2014 via the passage of the Zoning and Building Committee Report, Item Number 14-3564. Following reconsideration, I hereby further request that the Cook County Board of Commissioners approve the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals on Item Number 14-3485 and grant the application for the Special Use for Unique Use SU 14-01 subject to the following conditions (1) that the landscaping equipment and trucks be stored in the rear of the property and (2) that the Special Use for Unique Use SU 14-01 terminate with any change of Ownership of the Applicant
Item Number: 14-3485
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Account(s): N/A
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14-3485
Presented by: ANDREW PRZYBYLO, Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals
RECOMMENDATION | approve | Pass |
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14-4105
| 1 | | Fidlar Oustanding Funds | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS BEING HELD BY FIDLAR TECHNOLOGIES ON BEHALF OF COOK COUNTY AND THE COOK COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR FEE-SHARING SERVICES INVOLVING USE OF FIDLAR SOFTWARE FOR ACCESS TO OR SALE OF INTERNET DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS
WHEREAS, in April of 2010, the Cook County Board approved Contract No. 10-41-23 between the County and Fidlar Technologies (hereinafter “Fidlar”) for the marketing and sale of access to internet data and reproduction of images available through the Office of Cook County Recorder of Deeds through the use of a revenue sharing model whereby Fidlar was compensated for the use and maintenance of its specialty software and the County was compensated for the sale of such data and images to Fidlar customers via the use of Fidlar’s software on a 70-30 basis, with the County receiving 70% of such sales; and
WHEREAS, Contract No. 10-41-23 expired by its term in January of 2011 and was not submitted for renewal; and
WHEREAS, Fidlar continued to provide services to th | approve | Pass |
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14-4132
| 1 | | Trauma Care | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Vendor: 1) University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2) Enlace Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
3) Illinois African-American Coalition for Prevention Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Violence Prevention, Intervention, & Reduction Services
Contract Value: $200,000.00 Per Vendor
Contract period: 8/1/2014- 7/31/2015
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014, $600,000.00
Accounts: 499-298
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1) University of Chicago, Contract #1453-13597A , $200,000.00 (1 year)
2) Enlace Chicago, Contract#1453-13597B, $200,000.00 (1 year)
3) Illinois African-American Coalition for Prevention, Contract# 1453-13597C, $200,000.00 (1 year)
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The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Chief Procurement Officer issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accor | approve | Pass |
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