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Meeting date/time:
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10/2/2013
10:45 AM
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Final
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Meeting location:
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Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
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NewItemsAgenda 100213.pdf, NewItemsAgenda 100213-2nd.pdf, 10-02-13 Consent Calendar Agenda.pdf, Errata 10-2-13.pdf, lit10-01-13.pdf, wc10-01-13.pdf, re10-1-13.pdf, labor 10-01-13.pdf, legis10-02-13.pdf, fin10-2-13.pdf, zb10-2-13.pdf
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13-1736
| 1 | | RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF “WE DON’T SERVE TEENS | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF “WE DON’T SERVE TEENS,” AN INITIATIVE BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND COOK COUNTY BUSINESSES TO ENLIST COOK COUNTY PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS IN COMBATING UNDERAGE DRINKING
WHEREAS, As the new school year starts, the Federal Trade Commission is launching its 2013 “We Don’t Serve Teens” consumer education campaign, to raise awareness among parents, educators, and other adults of the hazards of underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, Despite steady progress in addressing underage drinking over the last two decades, 23 percent of high school seniors report binge drinking and illegal alcohol use by teens remains a significant threat to the safety of young people in Cook County and our broader community; and
WHEREAS, Middle school, high school and younger college students in Cook County are at significant risk of serious illness, injury, and death when they engage in illegal underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, A recent analysis by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicated that more than 800 drivers under the age of 21 | approve | Pass |
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13-1768
| 1 | | Salute to Armed Forces | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
SALUTE TO OUR ARMED FORCES
WHEREAS, the County of Cook has always honored the sacrifice made by the service men and women of the Armed Forces who defend our country so that we and our children can have a better future; and
WHEREAS, the members of our Armed Forces and veteran organizations hold themselves to the highest standards and the example set by their willingness to answer the call to duty gives this great Nation continued strength and vitality; and
WHEREAS, the people and leadership of Cook County want the brave and honorable service and sacrifices of the members of our Armed Forces, our veterans and their families never to be forgotten; and
WHEREAS, Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy warmly welcomes all military personnel and veterans of all wars and their families to be honored at the 3rd annual special Salute to Our Armed Forces on October 15, 2013.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the President and Cook County Board of Commissioners express their deep gratitude and appreciation to the service members, military families a | approve | Pass |
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13-1769
| 1 | | VFW Post 311 | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING VFW POST 311, BENJAMIN O. DAVIS FOR EARNING THE ESTEEMED STATUS OF ALL AMERICAN POST
WHEREAS, VFW Post 311, Benjamin O. Davis has earned the esteemed status of All American Post from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; and
WHEREAS, VFW Post 311, Benjamin O. Davis was awarded this status based on outstanding achievement in membership growth and participation in VFW programs that benefit veterans and the community; and
WHEREAS, the All American Post distinction awarded to VFW Post 311, Benjamin O. Davis is an honor carried by only 2 percent of the more than 10,000 VFW Posts in the world; and
WHEREAS, named after the first African-American General of the United States, VFW Post 311, Benjamin O. Davis completed the All American Post Program requirements which ranged from community events such as the student essay competitions, Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen to programs unique for service men and women such as veterans job fairs, health screenings, benefits and disability counseling, and other supportive service events; and
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13-1777
| 1 | | HONORING THE LIFE OF MRS. CLARA SILVESTRI | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE OF MRS. CLARA SILVESTRI
WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has called Mrs. Clara Silvestri from our midst; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Silvestri was born Clara Frabotta on January 19, 1928 in Pofi, Frosinone, Italy; she had three brothers including Luigi, who still lives in Pofi with his family; and
WHEREAS, as a girl Mrs. Silvestri was a soccer fan alongside her father and brothers; and
WHEREAS, the Frabotta family had a successful business selling material for clothes; and
WHEREAS, during World War II, at the age of 15, Mrs. Silvestri went to live on the Silvestri's farm to avoid the bombing in towns and cities; her future mother-in-law, Maria, lived on the farm as well with her family. Mrs. Silvestri would cry alongside Maria for Maria's son, Mario, who was away at war. When Mario returned in 1945 he and Mrs. Silvestri began a courtship which would culminate in a joyous marriage on August 19, 1950; and
WHEREAS, one month after getting married, Mario moved to Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The British consulate in Napl | approve | Pass |
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13-1783
| 1 | | DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 26 MESOTHELIOMA AWARENESS DAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 26 MESOTHELIOMA AWARENESS DAY
WHEREAS, in 2010, the United States Congress designated September 26 as Mesothelioma Awareness Day; and
WHEREAS, mesothelioma is an aggressive, asbestos-related cancer that affects the linings of the lungs, abdomen, heart or testicles; and
WHEREAS, the heavy use of asbestos in manufacturing, industry and construction has been recognized as “the worst occupational health disaster in U. S. history”; and
WHEREAS, asbestos was used in the construction of virtually every office building, public school and home built before 1975; and
WHEREAS, a high percentage of all mesothelioma victims were exposed to asbestos on naval ships and in shipyards; and
WHEREAS, it is now believed that many of the firefighters, police officers and rescue workers from Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 were exposed to this dangerous health risk; and
WHEREAS, exposure to asbestos for as little as one month can result in mesothelioma thirty years later; and
WHEREAS, because of occupational, Navy service related, house | approve | Pass |
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13-1799
| 1 | | A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF ARTHUR RAWERS’ HONOR FLIGHT | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF ARTHUR RAWERS’ HONOR FLIGHT
WHEREAS, Arthur E. Rawers faithfully served the United States in World War II in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Dayton as a CL 105 in both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters; and
WHEREAS, Arthur E. Rawers has been an integral part of the American Legion, serving as the Fifth District as Junior Vice Commander, Senior Vice Commander, and then ultimately as Commander; and
WHEREAS, Honor Flight Chicago thanks local veterans by sending them on an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. to see the WWII Memorial completed in 2004; and
WHEREAS, throughout the day these men and women are overwhelmed by people who want to shake their hands, salute them, and just say thank you; and
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2013 Arthur Rawers will be part of Honor Flight Chicago.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County hereby thanks Arthur E. Rawers for all that he has given to our country and wishes him a safe journey; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this re | approve | Pass |
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13-1806
| 1 | | BACK OF THE YARDS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BACK OF THE YARDS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council (BYNC) is one of the country's oldest non-profit community organizations and 2013 will mark the 75th Anniversary of the BYNC, to be celebrated with a Diamond Jubilee Gala at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers on the 3rd of October of 2013; and
WHEREAS, the BYNC is a community organization whose mission is to enhance the general welfare of all residents, organizations, and businesses by integrating social service and economic development programs; and
WHEREAS, the BYNC is located on Chicago's Southwest side, in the community area of New City, its neighborhood extending north to south from roughly 31st Street to 55th Street and east to west from the Dan Ryan Expressway to Pulaski Road; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Meegan, the Davis Square Park superintendent, and Saul Alinsky, a colorful, professional community organizer, founded the BYNC in 1939 to be a unified voice for the neighborhood to improve the quality of life for residen | approve | Pass |
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13-1812
| 1 | | 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY’S MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY’S MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WINNING THE NCAA DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP
WHEREAS, Loyola University’s Men’s Basketball Team, led by Head Coach George Ireland, won the NCAA Division 1 Championship in 1963 and, as of this date, is the only Illinois school to do so; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2013, the 1963 team will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, becoming the first team ever to be so enshrined; and
WHEREAS, the starting five of John Egan, Jerry Harkness, Les Hunter, Ron Miller and Vic Rouse were known as the “Iron Five” and played the entire 45 minutes of the NCAA title game against two-time defending champions, University of Cincinnati, without substitutions; and
WHEREAS, the “Iron Five” earned a combined 11 academic degrees; and
WHEREAS, more importantly than a winning season and a national championship, the team, along with the team of Mississippi State, will always be remembered for playing each other in what is now known as the “Game of Change” in East Lansing, M | approve | Pass |
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13-1813
| 1 | | A RESOLUTION HONORING ANTONIO “TONY” PAEZ | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION HONORING ANTONIO “TONY” PAEZ
WHEREAS, Antonio “Tony” Paez was born and raised in the city of Santiago, Barrio Nuevo, Dominican Republic; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez married Maria Luiza Oyola; father of Sasha Maria Paez; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez completed his studies in communications, becoming a licensed radio announcer in Dominican Republic; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez moved to New York in 1962, where he started working on television as a host of various programs; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez also worked as a columnist for a newspaper as well as managed a night club; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez moved to Chicago in 1978 and started working with Jose Salamanca on a show entitled “Buenos Dias Chicago;” and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez worked on the El Show de Ray Rubio in 1979; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez worked on the El Show de Raúl Cardona in 1980; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez worked on “Radio Club Familiar” with Elias Diaz Y Perez in 1980; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez moved to Puerto Rico to work on Radio Caguas in 1983; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Paez moved back to Chicago in 1990 and con | approve | Pass |
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13-1815
| 1 | | CELEBRATING HAROLD ALTMAN 101ST BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATING HAROLD ALTMAN 101ST BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATING HAROLD ALTMAN 101ST BIRTHDAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING HAROLD ALTMAN 101ST BIRTHDAY
WHREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Harold Altman celebrated his 101st Birthday on April 5, 2013; and
WHEREAS Harold Altman has witnessed monumental events over the course of his lifetime such as: World War I, Russian Revolution, 1917, First Commercial Radio Station, 1920, Era of Depression, 1929-1939, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Russian Sputnik, 1957, President Kennedy Assassination, November 1963, First Moon Landing July 20, 1969, Vietnam War, 1965-1973, the advent of the internet, the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears in 1985, White Sox World Series Championship in 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships, and the dawn of a new Millennium, and
WHEREAS on September 22, 2013, Harold Altman celebrates his 101st Birthday with a special gathering of family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Centenarians at Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community on Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, now therefo | approve | Pass |
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13-1817
| 1 | | CELEBRATING GRACE GRAFFEO 100TH BIRTHDAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING GRACE GRAFFEO 100TH BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Grace Graffeo celebrated her 100th Birthday on July 13, 2013; and
WHEREAS Grace Graffeo has witnessed monumental events over the course of her lifetime such as: World War I, Russian Revolution, 1917, First Commercial Radio Station, 1920, Era of Depression, 1929-1939, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Russian Sputnik, 1957, President Kennedy Assassination, November 1963, First Moon Landing July 20, 1969, Vietnam War, 1965-1973, the advent of the internet, the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears in 1985, White Sox World Series Championship in 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships, and the dawn of a new Millennium, and
WHEREAS on September 22, 2013, Grace Graffeo celebrates her 100th Birthday with a special gathering of family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Centenarians at Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community on Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, now theref | approve | Pass |
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13-1823
| 1 | | CELEBRATING HELEN KUTSCHKE’S 102ND BIRTHDAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING HELEN KUTSCHKE’S 102ND BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Helen Kutschke celebrated her 102nd Birthday on July 2, 2013; and
WHEREAS Helen Kutschke has witnessed monumental events over the course of her lifetime such as: World War I, Russian Revolution, 1917, First Commercial Radio Station, 1920, Era of Depression, 1929-1939, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Russian Sputnik, 1957, President Kennedy Assassination, November 1963, First Moon Landing July 20, 1969, Vietnam War, 1965-1973, the advent of the internet, the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears in 1985, White Sox World Series Championship in 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships, and the dawn of a new Millennium, and
WHEREAS on September 22, 2013, Helen Kutschke celebrates her 102nd Birthday with a special gathering of family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Centenarians at Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community on Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, now t | approve | Pass |
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13-1824
| 1 | | GERT NORBY 100TH BIRTHDAY
GERT NORBY 100TH BIRTHDAY
Gert Norby 100th Birthday | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
GERT NORBY 100TH BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Gert Norby celebrated her 100th Birthday on May 24, 2013; and
WHEREAS Gert Norby has witnessed monumental events over the course of her lifetime such as: World War I, Russian Revolution, 1917, First Commercial Radio Station, 1920, Era of Depression, 1929-1939, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Russian Sputnik, 1957, President Kennedy Assassination, November 1963, First Moon Landing July 20, 1969, Vietnam War, 1965-1973, the advent of the internet, the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears in 1985, White Sox World Series Championship in 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships, and the dawn of a new Millennium, and
WHEREAS on September 22, 2013, Gert Norby celebrates her 100th Birthday with a special gathering of family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Centenarians at Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community on Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED tha | approve | Pass |
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13-1830
| 1 | | CELEBRATING ANN MCGOWAN’S 105TH BIRTHDAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING ANN MCGOWAN’S 105TH BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Ann McGowan will celebrate her 105th Birthday on October 14, 2013; and
WHEREAS Ann McGowan has witnessed monumental events over the course of her lifetime such as: World War I, Russian Revolution, 1917, First Commercial Radio Station, 1920, Era of Depression, 1929-1939, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Russian Sputnik, 1957, President Kennedy Assassination, November 1963, First Moon Landing July 20, 1969, Vietnam War, 1965-1973, the advent of the internet, the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears in 1985, White Sox World Series Championship in 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships, and the dawn of a new Millennium, and
WHEREAS on September 22, 2013, Ann McGowan celebrates her upcoming 105th Birthday with a special gathering of family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Centenarians at Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community on Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, | approve | Pass |
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13-1831
| 1 | | John Thanoukos - Death | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE OF JOHN THANOUKOS
WHEREAS, a highly successful restaurateur, John Thanoukos was as equally devoted to his family; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Thanoukos emigrated to the United States from the small southern Greek town of Stadio in 1970, where he had been a potato farmer and where he would later be remembered as a generous benefactor; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Thanoukos began working in restaurants in Chicago as a busboy and short order cook, eventually opening many successful restaurants: Hub’s in Skokie in 1976; a second Hub’s established in 1981 at 5540 N. Lincoln in Chicago; Bub’s at 5800 W. Irving Park Road in Chicago; Goodi’s in Niles; GRK Greek Kitchen in Chicago’s Loop; and GRK Kitchen at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Thanoukos’ success in the restaurant industry was attributable to - aside from his sweat equity - his willingness to innovate; for example, he was one of the first local restaurateurs to feature the now-popular cones of gyros meat that turn on vertical spits; and
WHEREAS, other factors in Mr. Than | approve | Pass |
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13-1832
| 1 | | Hermon Baptist Church | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING Hermon Baptist Church ON THEIR 125th Anniversary
WHEREAS, On Sunday, October 27, 2013, Hermon Baptist Church is celebrating its’ 125th Anniversary; and
WHEREAS, Hermon Baptist Church is the oldest African American Baptist Church on the north side of Chicago, it began in 1887 as a singing group of thirteen dedicated African American domestic workers, residing and working on Chicago’s Gold Coast, with the desire to worship with other African American Christians; and
WHEREAS, Initially the nomadic church members would travel by foot or buggy to the south side to worship with other Christians of color but the weekly ventures became arduous and the group began holding services in various locations closer to home. Growing weary with the location changes in 1902, they moved into their current site at 1754 N. Clark Street; and
WHEREAS, The Hermon Baptist Church 125th year Anniversary celebration includes a walk-a-thon from its north side home to the Olivet Baptist church on the south side to commemorate how the church journey and the impetus be | approve | Pass |
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13-1834
| 1 | | IN MEMORY OF BISHOP TIMOTHY LYNE | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF BISHOP TIMOTHY LYNE
WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Bishop Timothy Lyne from our midst, and
WHEREAS Bishop Timothy Lyne was the Pastor of Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago from 1967 to 1990, and
WHEREAS Bishop Timothy Lyne was first ordained as a priest in 1943, after completing his education at Quigley Preparatory Seminary, and Mundelein Seminary, and
WHEREAS Bishop Timothy Lyne served in local suburban parishes in Riverside and Oak Park before returning to Holy Name in Chicago, and
WHEREAS Bishop Timothy Lyne was named as Auxiliary Bishop by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin in 1983, and
WHEREAS Bishop Timothy Lyne once served as Grand Marshall of Chicago’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and in 1996 he presided over the re-dedication Mass for Old St. Patrick’s Church, and
WHEREAS Bishop Timothy Lyne served as a mentor to younger members of the clergy, and as vicar to senior priests, providing assistance and support when needed, and
WHEREAS Bishop Timothy Lyne was widely known as an effective advocate f | approve | Pass |
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13-1835
| 1 | | JAMES WILLIAMSON 102ND BIRTHDAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
JAMES WILLIAMSON 102ND BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that James Williamson celebrated his 102nd Birthday on August 3, 2013; and
WHEREAS James Williamson has witnessed monumental events over the course of his lifetime such as: World War I, Russian Revolution, 1917, First Commercial Radio Station, 1920, Era of Depression, 1929-1939, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Russian Sputnik, 1957, President Kennedy Assassination, November 1963, First Moon Landing July 20, 1969, Vietnam War, 1965-1973, the advent of the internet, the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears in 1985, White Sox World Series Championship in 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships, and the dawn of a new Millennium, and
WHEREAS on September 22, 2013, James Williamson celebrates his 102nd Birthday with a special gathering of family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Centenarians at Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community on Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, now there | approve | Pass |
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13-1843
| 1 | | CELEBRATING JOHN STANIS’ 103RD BIRTHDAY | Consent Calendar Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING JOHN STANIS’ 103RD BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that John Stanis celebrated his 103rd Birthday on February 17, 2013; and
WHEREAS, John Stanis has witnessed monumental events over the course of his lifetime such as: World War I, Russian Revolution, 1917, First Commercial Radio Station, 1920, Era of Depression, 1929-1939, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Russian Sputnik, 1957, President Kennedy Assassination, November 1963, First Moon Landing July 20, 1969, Vietnam War, 1965-1973, the advent of the internet, the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears in 1985, White Sox World Series Championship in 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships, and the dawn of a new Millennium, and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 2013, John Stanis celebrates his 103rd Birthday with a special gathering of family, friends, neighbors, and fellow Centenarians at Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community on Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, now therefo | approve | Pass |
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13-1724
| 2 | | Cybersecurity Resolution DRAFT | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Importance of Cybersecurity in County Government
Whereas, cyber crime continues to be an issue of concern to local governments across the United States; and
Whereas, in 2012, the average organizational cost associated with cyber crime was $8.9 million, with expenses ranging from $1.4 million to as much as $46 million; and
Whereas, the cyber crime success rate increased roughly forty-two percent from 2011 to 2012; and
Whereas, employee cyber security training and education substantially reduces cyber crime success rates; and
Whereas, Cook County Government recognizes the importance of protecting its critical technological resources from cyber crime; and
Whereas, the County is making technological resource security a top priority; and
Whereas, the County relies on cyber technologies to meet President Preckwinkle’s mandate of innovative leadership, transparency and accountability, improved services, and fiscal responsibility to all County residents; and
Whereas, the County’s critical infrastructures use the internet to susta | approve | Pass |
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13-1410
| 1 | | Safer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Justice Advisory Council
Vendor: Safer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Requesting authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase and extend Contract.
Good(s) or Service(s): Contractual specialist staff
Contract Period: Original grant contract period was 09/20/2012 to 03/19/2013. Contract increase and extension approved by the Board 03/20/2013. Expiration of current contract 09/19/2013.
Contract Period Extension: 09/20/2013 to 09/19/2014
Current Contract Amount Authority: $219,400.00
Board Approved: N/A
Board Increase(s): 03/20/2013, $109,400.00
Chief Procurement Officer Original Authorization: 09/20/2012, $110,000.00
This Increase Requested: $312,700.00 ($147,013.00 (499-818 account), and $165,687.00 659-260 account)
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY2013, $165,687.00 (659-260 account), FY 2014, $147,013.00 (499-818 account)
Accounts: 499-818 and 659-260
Contract Number(s): 12-23-384
Concurrences:
The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This incre | approve | Pass |
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13-1577
| 1 | | roject Reclaim grant i | Grant Award | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Justice Advisory Council
Grantee: State’s Attorney Office
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)
Request: Requesting approval for the acceptance of grant award
Purpose: The purpose of the Project Reclaim grant is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of methods by which delinquent minors are processed, treated, monitored, rehabilitated or diverted from court involvement.
Grant Amount: $298,675.00 ($274,031 from ICJIA) and ($24,644 in match dollars from Cook County)
Grant Period: 7/1/13 to 11/26/13
Fiscal Impact: $24,644 in match funds from (account 499-818)
Accounts: 499-818
Concurrences: The Department of Budget and Management Services have reviewed the appropriate grant documents and concur with this request
Summary: Funds will be used to support the position of Juvenile Data Specialist who will maintain, analyze and prepare reports from a database of youth served under the Project Reclaim initiative. Funds will be used for expediting the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders | approve | Fail |
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13-1734
| 1 | | Adult Redeploy Grant Award | Grant Award | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Justice Advisory Council
Grantee: Justice Advisory Council
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Request: Requesting approval to accept grant award
Purpose: This grant award will fund the Access to Community-based Treatment (ACT) program. The Access to Community-Based Treatment (ACT) Court is a problem-solving court that seeks to divert individuals with behavioral health needs from prison and jail into community- based services.
Grant Amount: $786,819.00
Grant Period: 10/1/13 to 6/30/14
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 ACT Court will divert certain eligible high-risk offenders with behavioral health needs from prison and jail into community-based services. Eligible participants must be nonviolent offenders who would otherwise be facing a prison sentence as a result of new arrests for certain felony possession of controlled substance offenses or r | approve | Pass |
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13-1772
| 1 | | conceal carry act resolution | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEAL CARRY ACT IN COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly was required by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to enact a conceal carry law and did so passing the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, giving the Illinois State Police 180 days to implement a license system, and
WHEREAS, under the Act, local law enforcement agencies may object to an application if their objection is based upon a reasonable suspicion that the applicant is a danger to him/herself or others, or a threat to public safety, and
WHEREAS, the license process is based on an already overburdened Firearm Owner Identification Card system; and
WHEREAS, there are already 300,000 FOID card holders in Cook County; and
WHEREAS, in Cook County alone, nearly 4000 revoked FOID card holders still maintain their FOID card and firearms compelling the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to dedicate a gun team to recovering FOID cards from revoked possessors to protect the safety and welfare of the citizens of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, the conceal carry l | refer | Pass |
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13-1743
| 1 | | No Cash Bid - City of Chicago Heights | No Cash Bid Request | PROPOSED NO CASH BID REQUEST
Requestor: THOMAS J. SOMER, Corporation Counsel
Request: No Cash Bid Request
Location: City of Chicago Heights
Volume and Property Index Number:
CITY OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS
VOLUME PROPERTY INDEX NUMBER
012 32-16-311-003-0000 (vacant land)
012 32-16-311-004-0000 (vacant land)
012 32-16-400-004-0000 (vacant land)
012 32-16-400-005-0000 (vacant land)
015 32-21-104-002-0000 (vacant land)
015 32-21-104-003-0000 (occupied industrial building)
Summary: It is the intention of the City of Chicago Heights to convey all parcels to the Third Party Requestor, Wilkins & Son, LLC. Wilkins & Son, LLC is currently leasing the land from the current owners and minimal work is being conducted within the actual structure. Building upon recent growth and expansion, Wilkins & Son has had a successful and longstanding presence in Chicago Heights resulting in growth and job expansion for the community. As background, Wilkins & Son, including Wilkins Rebuilders/Brookfield Iron & Metal, is a metal scrapping company that dismantles all types of machinery | refer | Pass |
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13-1747
| 1 | | No Cash Bid Request Orland Park | No Cash Bid Request | PROPOSED NO CASH BID REQUEST
Requestor: DANIEL J. McLAUGHLIN, Mayor
Request: No Cash Bid Request
Location: Village of Orland Park
Volume and Property Index Number:
VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK
VOLUME PROPERTY INDEX NUMBER
146 27-12-105-011-0000
146 27-17-103-023-0000
146 27-17-103-029-0000
146 27-17-103-036-0000 (not eligible)
146 27-18-105-033-0000
146 27-18-106-007-0000
147 27-20-409-007-0000 (not eligible)
147 27-20-409-008-0000 (not eligible)
147 27-29-114-001-0000
147 27-31-116-017-0000
147 27-31-206-013-0000
147 27-32-101-011-0000
Summary: The Village of Orland Park has targeted multiple locations within the community for storm water detention, for dedication as right-of-ways and for vacant land redevelopment. In the interest of the utilizing these properties for said purposes, the Village of Orland Park is seeking title to the following tax delinquent properties and requests that the Cook County Board of Commissioners submit a No Cash Bid for these properties on behalf of the Village. The PINs in this Request Package are as follows:
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13-1773
| 1 | | Ordinance Amendment Rules Change | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARLIAMENTARY RULES
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 2 Administration, Article III, County Board, Division 2, Rules of Organization and Procedure, Sections. 2-105 and 2-107 of the Cook County Code, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2-105. - Organization.
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(g) Referrals to committees. The Board may by motion refer any item before the Board to a Committee or to a subcommittee. The Chair of a committee may refer an item pending in that committee to a subcommittee of that committee. An item referred by the Board to any committee or subcommittee, or by a committee chair to a subcommittee, shall not be jointly referred to any other committee or subcommittee. Only upon the return of the item to the Board, either by report of the committee or by the Board's discharge of the item from the committee or subcommittee, may the Board refer the item to another committee or subcommittee.
All items referred to committee or subcommittee by the Board shall be designated with a Communicatio | approve | Pass |
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13-1749
| 1 | | COMMITTEE REPORT Finance Subcommittee on Litigation | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance Subcommittee on Litigation
Committee Date: October 1, 2013 | approve | Pass |
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13-1748
| 1 | | COMMITTEE REPORT Finance Subcommittee on Workers’ Compensation | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance Subcommittee on Workers’ Compensation
Committee Date: October 1, 2013 | approve | Pass |
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13-1754
| 1 | | COMMITTEE REPORT 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: October 1, 2013 | approve | Pass |
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13-1755
| 1 | | COMMITTEE REPORT Finance Subcommittee on Labor | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance Subcommittee on Labor
Committee Date: October 1, 2013 | approve | Pass |
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13-1757
| 1 | | Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations
Committee Date: October 2, 2013 | approve | Pass |
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13-1751
| 1 | | COMMITTEE REPORT Finance | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Finance
Committee Date: October 2, 2013 | approve | Pass |
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13-1752
| 1 | | COMMITTEE REPORT Zoning and Building | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Zoning and Building
Committee Date: October 2, 2013 | approve | Pass |
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13-1753
| 1 | | COMMITTEE REPORT Roads and Bridges | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE REPORT
Committee Name: Roads and Bridges
Committee Date: October 2, 2013 | approve | Pass |
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13-1624
| 1 | | Liquor Control Commission License Fee and Advertising Fund Audit | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of the County Auditor
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Liquor Control Commission License Fee and Advertising Fund Audit
Report Period: For the period ended 11/30/12
Summary: The purpose of this report was to determine that the internal accounting controls provide a satisfactory basis for safeguarding assets and recording financial transactions. | receive and file | Pass |
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13-1740
| 1 | | Bills and Claims Report | Report | REPORT
Department: Office of the Comptroller
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Bills and Claims Report
Report Period: 8/29/13 - 9/18/13
Summary: Bills and Claims Report for the period of August 29, 2013 through September 18, 2013. 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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13-1507
| 1 | | Contract BCR Automative Group, LLC d/b/a Roesch Ford | Contract (Vehicle Acquisition) | PROPOSED CONTRACT (VEHICLE PURCHASE)
Department(s): Department of Transportation and Highways
Vendor: BCR Automotive Group, LLC d/b/a Roesch Ford of Bensenville, Illinois
Request: Approval to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Five (5) Crew Cab Dump Trucks F-550 Type with 1 Ton Dump Body
Contract period: One-Time Purchase
Fiscal Impact: $378,075.00
Accounts: 717/500-549
Contract Number(s): 12-84-214
Concurrences:
The Vehicle Steering Committee concurs with this recommendation
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Ordinance. On April 26, 2013 two (2) bidders responded. After careful analysis of the bids, BCR Automotive Group, LLC d/b/a/ Roesch Ford was deemed the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and recommended for contract award. This purchase will be used by the Maintenance Bureau of the Department of Transportation and Highways for the purpose o | approve | Pass |
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13-1594
| 1 | | Motor Fuel Tax Project Maintenance Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015 | Resolution, Maintenance (Highway) | PROPOSED RESOLUTION, MAINTENANCE (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Request: Approval
Type of Project: Motor Fuel Tax Project Maintenance Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015
Section: 14-8STIC-35-GM
Maintenance District(s): Maintenance Districts: #1, 2, 3, 4, 5
County Board District(s): County Board Districts: #1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13-17
Fiscal Impact: $2,125,000.00
Account(s): 600-585
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully submits for adoption a resolution appropriating funds for the contract maintenance services of crosswalks, stop lines, words and symbols and other incidental pavement markings on various County Highways for the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
These services are needed for safety and traffic control but the Department does not have the trained manpower or sophisticated equipment to maintain the pavement markings. This appropriation is made in anticipation of a forthcoming contract to be submitted to your Honorable Body at a later date. | approve | Pass |
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13-1595
| 1 | | Appropriating Resolution for Land Acquisition Services | Appropriating Resolution (Highway) | PROPOSED APPROPRIATING RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): N/A
Request: Approval
Good(s) or Services(s): Appropriating Resolution for Land Acquisition Services
Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County
Section: 14-6LAND-02-ES
Fiscal Impact: $700,000.00
Accounts: 600-585
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully submits for adoption a resolution appropriating funds for land surveys, appraisals, negotiations and other related land acquisition services at various locations throughout Cook County by an outside engineering consultant. These services are needed for the Department to perform the land acquisition services needed to obtain the property required for project construction. This appropriation is made in anticipation of a forthcoming contract to be presented to your Honorable Body at a later date. | approve | Pass |
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13-1596
| 1 | | Tri-State Tollway (I-294) at Interstate 57 (I-57) | Interagency Agreement (Highway) | PROPOSED INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Request: Approval to enter into and execute agreement
Goods or Services: Temporary Construction Easement Agreement
Location: Tri-State Tollway (I-294) at Interstate 57 (I-57)
County Board District: 5
Centerline Mileage: N/A
Agreement Period: Effective upon execution by the Toll Authority and shall terminate on August 1, 2016.
Agreement Number(s): NA
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways submits for execution of a Temporary Construction Easement Agreement between the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and the County of Cook, wherein the Toll Authority is granted the right to enter upon County property commonly known as Parcel Number TW-IC-10-220TE for the purpose of constructing an interchange improvement along the Tri-State (I-294) Tollway at Interstate 57 (I-57). This easement agreement is necessitated by a previous Interg | approve | Pass |
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13-1598
| 1 | | Appropriating Resolution Computer for Software Maint Services | Appropriating Resolution (Highway) | PROPOSED APPROPRIATING RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Department of Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): N/A
Request: Approval
Good(s) or Services(s): Computer Application Software Maintenance Services
Location Department of Transportation and Highways
Section: 14-IFCAS-13-ES
Fiscal Impact: $151,340.00
Accounts: 600-585
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully submits for adoption a resolution appropriating funds for an outside consulting engineering firm to conduct software maintenance and licensing services for various computer applications utilized by the Department of Transportation and Highways.
These services are needed for the Department to maintain the computer application software necessary for engineering and data management functions. This appropriation is made in anticipation of a forthcoming contract to be submitted to your Honorable Body at a later date. | approve | Pass |
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13-1606
| 1 | | Bureau of Construction progress report ending August 31, 2013 | Report | REPORT
Department: Department of Transportation and Highways
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Department of Transportation and Highways Bureau of Construction progress report
Report Period: Ending 8/31/13
Summary: Submitted is a copy of the Construction Bureau Progress Report ending August 31, 2013 | receive and file | Pass |
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13-1607
| 1 | | Triggi Construction, Inc. | Completion of Construction Approval Resolution (Highway) | PROPOSED COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION APPROVAL RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Department of Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): Triggi Construction, Inc., West Chicago, Illinois
Action: Approval
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction
Location of Project: Bartlett Road, Lake Street to Golf Road , in the Village of Hoffman Estates
Section: 11-V4738-02-RP
County Board District: 15
Contract Number: 11-28-186I
Federal Project Number: N/A
Federal Job Number: N/A
Final Cost: $3,150,910.21
Percent Above or Below Construction Contract Bid Amount: 5%, $150,825.61 (addition)
Summary Respectfully submit to your Honorable Body and recommend for adoption a resolution approving the construction of the above captioned project in the Village of Hoffman Estates.
On March 1, 2012, your Honorable Body awarded a contract for the aforesaid improvement to be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications.
The work, consisting of repairing the existing concrete pavement with patching along with diamond gr | approve | Pass |
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13-1611
| 1 | | Access Control Highway Release Agreement | Interagency Agreement (Highway) | PROPOSED INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)
Department: Department of Transportation and Highways
Other Part(ies): Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Request: Approval and Execution
Goods or Services: Access Control- Highway Release Agreement
Location: Tri-State Tollway (I-294) at intersection 57 (I-57)
County Board District: County Board District #5
Centerline Mileage: N/A
Agreement Period: N/A
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways submits for execution an Access Control - Highway Release Agreement between the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and the County of Cook, wherein the County releases all interests and rights to the subject Highways and property associated with the proposed interchange along the Tri-State (I-294) Tollway at Interstate 57 (I-57). This agreement is perpetual and shall be effective upon execution by the Toll Authority. This access control agreement is necessitated by a previous Intergovernmental Agreemen | approve | Pass |
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13-1513
| 1 | | IGA with Leyden Township- inspection services for time sensitive code violations | Intergovernmental Agreement | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Leyden Township
Request: Enter into and execute an intergovernmental agreement between Cook County (“County”) and Leyden Township (“Township”)
Goods or Services: Leyden Township will authorize township enforcement officers (TEO’s) to enforce County Ordinances within areas of the County located within the township pursuant to the proposed intergovernmental agreement.
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: This agreement shall commence on the date of execution by the Cook County Board of Commissioners and shall continue in full force and effect until such time that either party provides thirty (30) days written notice of such termination to the other party.
Fiscal Impact: Revenue Generating
Accounts: N/A
Summary: Per Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution, the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., and other applicable law, units of local government are permitted to cooperate with and support each other in exercise of t | approve | Pass |
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13-1556
| 1 | | Fee Waiver-Cook County Forest Preserve District, Des Plaines Division HQ | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Cook County Forest Preserve District
Request: Reduction in Fee
Good(s) or Service(s): N/A
County District: 9
Permit Number: 131283
Property: Des Plaines Division HQ, 801 N. River Road, Mt. Prospect, IL
Description: Demolition of Pump House
Township: Wheeling
Amount: $294.00
Percent Waived: 10%
Amount Waived: $29.40
Fiscal Impact: $29.40
Account(s): N/A
Summary: Reduction in fee for County Agency | approve | Pass |
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13-1558
| 1 | | Fee Waiver-Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield Zoo
Request: Reduced Fee Waiver
Good(s) or Service(s): N/A
County District: 16
Permit Number: 131303
Property: 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL
Description: Temporary Tent
Township: Proviso
Amount: $735.00
Percent Waived: 10%
Amount Waived: $73.50
Fiscal Impact: $73.50
Account(s): N/A
Summary: Reduction of fee for County Agency | approve | Pass |
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13-1597
| 1 | | Fee Waiver-Forest Preserve District of Cook County | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Cook County Forest Preserve District, Poplar Creek Wildlife Headquarters
Request: Fee Waiver Request
Good(s) or Service(s): N/A
County District: 14
Permit Number: 121440
Property: 3100 Golf Road, Hoffman Estates, IL
Description: Remodel Offices and Garage
Township: Hanover
Amount: $75,431.56
Percent Waived: 10%
Amount Waived: $7,543.15
Fiscal Impact: $7,543.15
Account(s): N/A
Summary: Reduction of fee for Government Agency | approve | Pass |
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13-1641
| 1 | | Fee Waiver-Chicago Botanic Garden | Reduced Fee Permit | PROPOSED REDUCED FEE PERMIT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Chicago Botanic Garden
Request: Fee Waiver
Good(s) or Service(s): N/A
County District: 13
Permit Number: 131554
Property: 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL
Description: Temporary Tent for Harvest Ball
Township: Northfield
Amount: $3,589.36
Percent Waived: 10%
Amount Waived: $358.94
Fiscal Impact: $358.94
Account(s): N/A
Summary: Reduction of fee for Governmental Agency | approve | Pass |
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13-1723
| 1 | | Amendment to PUBLIC LAND DISTRICT Cook County Zoning Ordinance of 2001, Section 7.1 | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE - PUBLIC LAND DISTRICT
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Appendix A, Zoning, Article 7, Public and Open Land Districts, Section 7.1 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:
7.1. - P-1 Public Land District.
7.1.1. Description of district. The P-1 Public Land District is intended to provide for publicly owned land. Some public land, however, may not be zoned P-1 depending on the use. No privately owned property or structures are allowed in the P-1 Public Land District.
7.1.2. Use, lot and bulk regulations. The applicable use, lot and bulk regulations are set forth in Sections 7.1.3 through 7.1.9.
7.1.3. Permitted uses. A permitted use of land or buildings shall be allowed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. Unless otherwise specifically set forth, wherever a permitted use is named as a major category, it shall be deemed to include only those enumerated uses. Unless otherwise specifically allowed by this ordinance, no building or zoning lot shall be devoted | refer | Pass |
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13-1316
| 10 | | Countywide Window Replacement - Package 2 | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of Capital Planning & Policy
Vendor: INSPEC, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Requesting authorization to enter into and execute Contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Architectural and Engineering Services for Countywide Window Replacement- Package 2 at the following five (5) locations:
-Second District Courthouse Skokie, 5600 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, Illinois
-Third District Courthouse Rolling Meadows, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
-Fourth District Courthouse Maywood, 1500 South Maywood Drive, Maywood, Illinois
-Rockwell Warehouse, 2323 South Rockwell, Chicago, Illinois
-Hawthorne Warehouse, 4545 West Cermak, Chicago, Illinois
Contract period: 11 months
Fiscal Impact: $159,000.00
Accounts: 20000 County Physical Plant
Contract Number(s): 13-88-12751
Concurrences:
Vendor has met Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued to the pre-qualified group for Countywide Window Replacement - Package | approve | Pass |
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13-1541
| 2 | | DHSEM Relocation Project - Bid Package 2 at Oak Forest Hospital | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: Lombard Construction Company, Alsip, Illinois
Request: Board Approval for a Contract Amendment to include a 5% project contingency for the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) Relocation Project Bid Package 2 at Oak Forest Hospital.
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction Services
Contract Period: 4/5/13 - 2/1/14
Contract Period Extension: N/A
Current Contract Amount Authority: $7,377,000.00. $3,500,000.00 is encumbered on PO# 185173 (Capital Planning & Policy); $3,795,000.00 is encumbered on PO# 185834 (Homeland Security & Emergency Management) grant funds.
Board Approved: N/A
Board Increase(s): N/A
Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $365,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2013 $365,000.00
Accounts: 20000 County Physical Plant
Contract Number(s): 13-18-010R
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Office of the Chief Procur | approve | Pass |
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13-1673
| 2 | | Clean Steam Pipe Replacement at Stroger Hospital | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Vendor: Edwards Engineering, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Request: To enter into and execute.
Good(s) or Service(s): Construction Services
Contract Value: $14,541,200.00
Contract period: 15 months from Board Approval
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2013 $14,541,200.00
Accounts: 22000 John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital
Contract Number(s): 13-55-12950
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance
The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer concurs
Summary: An Invitation for Bid was issued for Clean Steam Pipe Replacement at Stroger Hospital. A competitive bid process was followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Edwards Engineering, Inc. was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and is recommended for this award. The intent of this project is to replace the existing clean steam system at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital with a new clean steam system. | approve | Pass |
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13-1704
| 3 | | Thomas Molk / Old Derby LLC | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Thomas Molk/Old Derby LLC Class 6B Property Tax Incentive request
Respectfully submitting this resolution regarding Thomas Molk / Old Derby LLC’s request for a Class 6b property tax incentive for special circumstances for an industrial building located at 7200 W. 66th Street, Bedford Park, Illinois. This property is located in your District. The applicant intends to occupy the property as Thomas Sales & Marketing for the warehousing and distribution of electrical products to wholesale businesses.
Thomas Molk / Old Derby LLC requests approval of the tax incentive based on the special circumstances that the property has been vacant for less than 24 months; has been purchased for value; and substantial rehabilitation will be completed under the Class 6b Ordinance. This resolution is required so that the company can complete its application to the Assessor of Cook County.
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 industria | refer | Pass |
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13-1705
| 2 | | GHP Group, Inc. Class 6b | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
GHP Group, Inc. Class 6B Property Tax Incentive Request
Respectfully submitting this resolution regarding GHP Group, Inc.’s request for a Class 6b property tax incentive for special circumstances and substantial rehabilitation for an industrial building located at 6440 West Howard Street, Niles, Illinois. The applicant intends to occupy the building for the manufacturing, warehousing and distribution of seasonal consumer goods sold in national home improvement centers.
GHP Group, Inc. requests approval of the tax incentive based on the special circumstances that the property has been vacant for less than 24 months; has been purchased for value; and substantial rehabilitation will be completed under the Class 6b Ordinance. This resolution is required so that the company can complete its application to the Assessor of Cook County.
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 Coun | refer | Pass |
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13-1709
| 2 | | 120 Palatine, LLC 6b request | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
120 Palatine, LLC’s for a Class 6b property tax incentive REQUEST
Respectfully submitting this resolution regarding 120 Palatine, LLC’s request for a Class 6b property tax incentive for special circumstances and substantial rehabilitation for an industrial building located at 120 West Palatine, Illinois. This property is located in your District. The applicant intends to lease a portion of the property to Hot Mama’s Food for the warehousing and distribution of food products.
120 Palatine, LLC requests approval of the tax incentive based on the special circumstances that the property has been vacant for less than 24 months; there has been a purchase for value; and substantial rehabilitation will be completed under the Class 6b Ordinance. This resolution is required so that the company can complete its application to the Assessor of Cook County.
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
WHERE | refer | Pass |
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13-1715
| 1 | | Realty Associates Fund VII, L.P. | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Realty Associates Fund VII, L.P. class 6b property tax incentive
respectfully submitting this resolution regarding Realty Associates Fund VII, L.P.’s request for a Class 6bproperty tax incentive for special circumstances for an industrial building located at 800 Albion Avenue, Schaumburg, Illinois. This property is located in your District. The applicant intends to lease to the property to 3D Exhibits an exhibit and events services company for warehousing and programing of interactive software.
Realty Associates Fund VII, L.P. requests approval of the tax incentive based on the special circumstances that the property has been vacant for more than 24 months; there has been no purchase for value; and substantial rehabilitation will be completed under the Class 6b Ordinance. This resolution is required so that the company can complete its application to the Assessor of Cook County.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the | refer | Pass |
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13-1490
| 2 | | Toilet paper and paper towels | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Facilities Management, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of the Sheriff - Department of Re-entry, Department of Transportation and Highways, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Office of the Chief Judge Adult Probation, Medical Examiner, Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Office of the Sheriff - Department of Corrections, Office of the County Clerk
Vendor: Valdes 2323 Ravine Way Glenview, Illinois 60025
Request: To enter into and execute.
Good(s) or Service(s): Toilet Tissue and Paper Towels
Contract Value: $1,158,650.08
Contract period: 10/7/13 - 10/6/15; Twenty four (24) months with two (2) one year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact:
236-330 FY 2013 - $6,222.09, FY 2014 - $24,888.36, FY 2015 - $18,666.27;
500-333 FY 2013 - $1,138.12, FY 2014 - $6,828.72, FY 2015 - $5,690.66;
529-350 FY 2013 - $318.22, FY 2014 - $1,909.32, FY 2015 - $1,591.06;
280-330 FY 2013 - $1,383.50, FY 2014 - $8,301.00, FY 2015 - $6,917.50;
259-330 FY 2013 - $1,255.50, FY 2014 - $7,533.00, FY 2015 - $6,277.50;
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13-1718
| 1 | | HR Activity Reports for Pay Periods 17 and 18 | Report | REPORT
Department: Human Resources, Comptroller
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Human Resources Activity Reports for Pay Periods 17 and 18
Report Period: Pay Period 17: 7/28/13 - 8/10/13 and Pay Period 18: 8/11/13 - 8/24/13
Summary: Submitting the Human Resources Activity report covering the two (2) week pay period for Pay Period 17 ending August 10, 2013 and Pay Period 18 ending August 24, 2013. | receive and file | Pass |
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13-1323
| 3 | | LIQUOR CONTROL ACCOUNT | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION REGARDING COOK COUNTY LIQUOR CONTROL ACCOUNT
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has the legal authority to authorize its departments and offices to open and maintain checking and savings accounts at various banks; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to update those persons who are authorized to be signatories on these checking or savings accounts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the checking or savings accounts at the Seaway Bank for the Cook County Liquor Control Account, be updated for General Fund; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following are the names of those persons who are authorized to sign checks on these checking or savings accounts and that the signatures of at least two (w) of these shall be required on each check:
1. Toni Preckwinkle
2. John C. Allen, IV
3. Lawrence Wilson
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following person heretofore designated to be signatory shall be deleted:
1. Reshma Soni
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cook County Auditor be directed to audit this account of said instit | approve | Pass |
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13-1602
| 1 | | Praeses | Contract (Technology) | PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Praeses, LLC, Shreveport, Louisiana
Request: To enter into and execute.
Good(s) or Service(s): Inmate telephone system auditing and consulting
Contract Value: $580,110.00
Contract period: 10/2/13 - 10/1/15, with two one-year extension options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2013: $48,342.50; FY 2014: $290,055.00; FY 2015: $241,712.50
Accounts: 499-260
Contract Number(s): 13-23-12442
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Under the proposed contract, Praeses will provide the following: (1) billing and calling reconciliation services for the County’s inmate telephone system (“ITS”) provider, (2) consulting and market intelligence services for the development of a Request for Proposal for a future ITS, and (3) public ITS complaint monitoring and handling, reporting and as-needed management services for the County’s ITS provider. | approve | Pass |
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13-1714
| 1 | | ESRI | Contract (Technology) | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology, Department of Geographical Information Systems
Vendor: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Redlands, California
Request: Contract amendment
Good(s) or Service(s): The proposed amendment will amend the County’s existing GIS enterprise agreement to include hosting services for a DHSEM infrastructure database.
Contract Period: 11/1/12 - 10/31/15
Contract Extension Period: N/A
Current Contract Amount Authority: $5,500,000.00
Board Approved: 11/1/2012, $5,500,000.00
Board Increase(s): N/A
Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $259,800.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2013: $26,100.00; FY 2014: $114,300.00; FY 2015: $119,400.00
Accounts: 769-579
Contract Number(s): 12-90-099
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The proposed amendment will allow support for DHSEM’s Regional Catastrophic Prepar | approve | Pass |
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13-1721
| 1 | | Fund transfer | Transfer of Funds | PROPOSED TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Department: Bureau of Technology
Request: Approve transfer of funds
Reason: Transfer of funds needed to purchase new computer equipment to replace outdated/obsolete equipment for the Recorder of Deeds cashiering stations and offices. BOT would like to reallocate $600,000.00 to purchase computer hardware products that are desperately needed for the Recorder of Deeds, Building and Zoning and GIS Department.
From Account(s): 545-260, $600,000.00
To Account(s): 545-579, $600,000.00
Total Amount of Transfer: $600,000.00
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 September 16, 2013, it became apparent that the receiving account would require an infusion of funds. The balance in the account at that time was $4,937.00, and the balance 30 days prior to that was $4,937.00
How was the account used for the source of transferred funds i | approve | Pass |
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13-1717
| 1 | | FY2013 Enhanced Cook County Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program | Grant Award | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Circuit Court of Cook County, Office of the Chief Judge
Grantee: Cook County, Office of the Chief Judge
Grantor: U.S. Department of Justice
Request: requesting authorization to accept a grant award in the amount of $200,000.00 from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, for the FY2013 Enhanced Cook County Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program.
Purpose: The grant will provide for integrated services as follows: housing services, job training and placements, and other community-based continuing care and recovery support.
Grant Amount: $200,000.00
Grant Period: 10/1/13 - 9/30/15
Fiscal Impact: $142,698.00 In-Kind matching contribution
Accounts: 310-110
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any
Summary: This is a new two-year implementation grant. The grant will enhance professional recovery support services and specialty court operations for participants in the Circuit Court of Cook C | approve | Pass |
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13-1615
| 1 | | Contract extension Jackets and Folders | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Clerk of the Circuit Court, Assessor, Department of Corrections, Board of Review, State’s Attorney, Public Defender, Adult Probation, Medical Examiner, and Commissioner
Vendor: Paper Solutions, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Request: Requesting authorization for an increase of $1,647,952.96 and extension for twenty-four (24) months/two years.
Good(s) or Service(s): County-wide Printing and Manufacturing of Jackets and Folders
Contract Period: 08/15/2011 through 08/14/2013
Contract Period Extension: 08/15/13 - 8/14/15
Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,612,582.00
Board Approved: 07/27/11, $1,612,582.00
Board Increase(s): N/A
Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $1,647,952.96
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2013: $823,976.48; FY 2014: $823,976.48. [Amount per fiscal year: Clerk of the Circuit Court -$576,324.79; Assessor - $80,514.00; Department of Corrections - $79,380.00; Board of Review - $24,815.965; State’s Attorney - $18,942.00; Public Defender - $16,204.125; Adult P | approve | Pass |
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13-1167
| 4 | | AG Hidden Victims | Grant Award Renewal | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Request: Grant Renewal
Purpose: This grant award will provide one year of funding for three monthly support groups.
Grant Amount: $10,500.00.
Grant Period: 7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Fiscal Impact: $975.00
Accounts: 250-818
Previous date of Board Authorization for Grant: 9/10/12
Previous Grant Amount: $9,095.00
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The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This grant award will provide one year of funding for three monthly support groups provided by the Prosecutor Based Victim Assistance Services - Hidden Victims program, located at 2650 S. California, Chicago | approve | Pass |
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13-1528
| 1 | | Grant Award Target Abuser Call (TAC) Program | Grant Award Amendment | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
Request: authorization to extend Grant
Purpose: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Target Abuser Call (TAC) Program. The extension will enable the Office to continue to spend the award amount as well continue to accomplish the program goals and objectives.
Supplemental Grant Amount: N/A
Grant Period: 10/1/11 - 9/30/13 11/30/13 (extension period)
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Date of Board Authorization for Original Grant: 11/1/11
Original Grant Amount: $1,000,000.00
Concurrences: The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The TAC Program, which began in 1997, is a prosecution-based program built on a foundation of victim safety and offender accountability. The TAC Program is a partnership between the State’s Attorney’s Office, the Social Service Department of th | approve as amended | Pass |
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13-1634
| 2 | | ICAC 2013/2014 Supplemental | Grant Award Renewal | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: Department of Justice
Request: To Increase and Extend the Awarded grant
Purpose: This increase and extension will allow the Office to continue to dedicate and to support the work of the ICAC Task Force Team.
Supplemental Grant Amount: $343,924.00
Grant Period: 4/1/11 - 3/31/12. 10/1/13 - 6/30/14
Fiscal Impact: $343,924.00
Accounts: N/A
Date of Board Authorization for Original Grant: 9/7/11
Original Grant Amount: $319,143.00
Concurrences: The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This increase and extension will allow the Office to continue to dedicate one administrative assistant to support the work of the Task Force, one full-time Assistant State’s Attorney and one part-time Assistant State’s Attorney to focus on ICAC cases, and one part-time Forensic Examiner dedicated to conducting forensic examinations o | approve | Pass |
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13-1663
| 1 | | Intellectual Property Crime | Grant Award Renewal | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: U. S. Department of Justice
Request: To renewal a grant
Purpose: To support cost of an Assistant State’s Attorney to prosecute Intellectual Property Crimes
Grant Amount: $213,300.00
Grant Period: 10/1/12 - 9/30/14
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Date of Board Authorization for Original Grant: 9/20/11.
Original Grant Amount: $178,269.00
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The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This award will allow the Office to dedicate one Intellectual Property Crime Assistant State’s Attorney (IPC ASA) to be assigned to the Financial Crimes/Public Corruption Unit of the Special Prosecutions Bureau of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. The IPC ASA will work closely with the recently formed Regional Organized Crime (ROC) Task Force that is comprised of members of law enforcement, financial inst | approve | Pass |
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13-1668
| 1 | | Violent Crimes Grant Amendment | Grant Award Amendment | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: Office of the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor
Request: Approval of an extension of time..
Purpose: This grant extension will provide funding for the Violent Crimes Training and Prosecution Program. The extension will allow the State’s Attorney’s Office to continue to support victims of serious violent crimes.
Supplemental Grant Amount: N/A
Grant Period: Original 10/1/12 - 9/30/13. Extension Period: 10/1/13 - 12/31/13.
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Date of Board Authorization for Original Grant: 12/4/12
Original Grant Amount: $212,766.00
Concurrences: The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This grant will provide funding for the Violent Crimes Training and Prosecution Program. The extension will allow the Office to continue to dedicate one (1) ) DNA Resource Specialist, who will b | approve as amended | Pass |
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13-1672
| 1 | | TCE Program | Grant Award | PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: U.S. Department Of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Request: To Accept a Grant Award
Purpose: This award will allow the Office to hire one Assistant State’s Attorney (ASA) and one part-time Research Assistant who will be 100% dedicated to Bond Court.
Grant Amount: $200,000.00
Grant Period: 10/1/13/ - 9/30/15.
Fiscal Impact: Required Match: $66,667.00 (Year One: $33,333.50; Year Two: $33,333.50)
Accounts: 250-818
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The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This funding will allow for quicker placement in the appropriate treatment court and with a decreased period of time spent in custody awaiting that placement. This award will allow the Office to dedicate one Bond Court Assistant State’s Attorney (ASA) and one part-time Research Assistant in order to establish a more uniform screening process for non-viole | approve | Pass |
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13-1651
| 1 | | Patterson v. Mariven, et al., | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Patterson v. Mariven, et al.,
Case Number: 13 C 1055 | refer | Pass |
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13-1652
| 1 | | Carl York v. Thomas Dart | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Carl York v. Thomas Dart
Case Number: 13 C 4613 | refer | Pass |
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13-1653
| 1 | | Jason Hayes v. Cook County Department of Corrections | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Jason Hayes v. Cook County Department of Corrections
Case Number: 13 M1 14435 | refer | Pass |
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13-1655
| 1 | | Gene Michno v. Sheriff Thomas Dart | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Gene Michno v. Sheriff Thomas Dart
Case Number: 12 L 11979 | refer | Pass |
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13-1656
| 1 | | Kalvin Williams v. Thomas 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 Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Kalvin Williams v. Thomas Dart, et al.,
Case Number: 13 C 5436 | refer | Pass |
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13-1657
| 1 | | Angelica Teixeira v. Luygy and Cook 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 Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Angelica Teixeira v. Luygy and Cook County d/b/a Stroger Hospital
Case Number: 13 L 7421 | refer | Pass |
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13-1658
| 1 | | Demiskic Dear v. Thomas 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 Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Demiskic Dear v. Thomas Dart, et al.,
Case Number: 13 C 4488 | refer | Pass |
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13-1659
| 1 | | Joe Mitchell v. Thomas Dart | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Joe Mitchell v. Thomas Dart
Case Number: 13 C 3340 | refer | Pass |
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13-1660
| 1 | | Derrick Parish v. Thomas Dart | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Derrick Parish v. Thomas Dart
Case Number: 13 C 4874 | refer | Pass |
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13-1661
| 1 | | Robert Smith v. James D’Amico and Toni Preckwinkle in her Official Capacity | Litigation Pending | PROPOSED LITIGATION PENDING
Department: State’s Attorney’s Office, Civil Actions Bureau
Request: Refer to the Board and/or the Capital Litigation Subcommittee
Case Name: Robert Smith v. James D’Amico and Toni Preckwinkle in her Official Capacity
Case Number: 13 CV 505 | refer | Pass |
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13-1797
| 1 | | CREATING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE CRIME COMMITTED BY PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CREATING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE TO REDUCE CRIME COMMITTED BY PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
WHEREAS, the County of Cook is a home rule unit of government as defined in Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has primary responsibility for individuals with mental illness and drug addiction and it has imposed upon Cook County tax payers to shoulder the entire financial burden; and
WHEREAS, the closing of Illinois mental health institutions and resources for treatment at the local level, are the driving influences for the increase in the homeless population, the crime rate, and overcrowding at Cook County Jail; and
WHEREAS, according to the latest law enforcement data approximately 65% of homicides are committed by individuals with mental illness and/or drug addicted; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has experienced a drastic increase in gun crimes resultin | refer | Pass |
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13-1798
| 1 | | Jail Diversion Ordinance | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO ITEM 13-1798
(Changes in bold with strikeouts and underlined)
COOK COUNTY JAIL DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR MENTALLY ILL AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETAINEES OR ARRESTEES
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 46, Law Enforcement, Article IV, Jail Diversion Program, Section 36-172, Sec. 46-201 through Section 46-217, of the Cook County Code are hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 46-172. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Appropriate authorities. The Circuit Court of Cook County, the State's Attorney of Cook County, the Sheriff of Cook County, the Public Defender of Cook County, and local law enforcement.
Case management. The process of assisting and monitoring target population detainees in achieving their individualized treatment plan consistent with their diversion plans.
Class 4 felony. An offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment of one to three | refer | Pass |
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13-1791
| 1 | | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT Romayne Brown | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Romayne Brown
Position: Director
Department/Board/Commission: Commuter Rail Board of the Commuter Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (Metra Board of Directors)
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: Ms. Brown will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Stanley Rakestraw. The term shall expire March 31, 2016. | refer | Pass |
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