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Meeting Name: Environment and Sustainability Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/14/2026 11:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 01/07/2026
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: To comment on an item on this agenda, click here, EJ Policy Framework_Board Committee Presentation_FINAL 1.9.26.pptx, Support 26-0019 - Members of Environmental Justice Community Advisory.pdf, PUBLIC SPEAKERS - ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE - 1.14.2026 - Post Meeting Update
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26-0566 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 09/17/2025.approvePass Action details Not available
26-0019 1 DES Environmental Justice Policy FrameworkReportREPORT Department: Department of Environment and Sustainability Report Title: Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Justice Policy Framework Report Period: 2025 - 2026 Summary: The Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES), on behalf of the Offices Under the President, presents the Environmental Justice (EJ) Policy Framework, a collection of strategies to redress historical and present injustices and promote environmental equity throughout Cook County. This policy will inform OUP decision-making, enabling proactive, community-led solutions for the future. The EJ Policy Framework was co-created by an Internal Working Group made up of representatives across multiple County departments and agencies, and a Community Advisory Committee, following DES’s engagement with Cook County residents through surveys, town halls and public input. It is intended to be a living document maintained by DES that will be accessed regularly and reviewed annually in the second quarter of each fiscal year and refined as needed.receive and filePass Action details Not available