Details Meeting Name: Criminal Justice Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 9/9/2015 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Faith Community of St. Sabina.pdf, HSI.pdf, IL Council Against Handgun Violence -Testimony M Walsh.pdf, IL Council Against Handgun Violence.pdf, New Hope Christian Community Church.pdf, Park Manor Christian Church.pdf, Stone Temple Baptist Church.pdf, The Young & Powerful Group.pdf, Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation.pdf, Victory Apostolic Church.pdf, Westside Black Elected Officials.pdf Meeting Items (2) 2 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Name Type Title Motion Result Action Details Video 15-5212 1     Committee Minutes COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/29/2015 approve   Action details Video 15-4728 1   CALLING UPON THE JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT TO REPORT TO THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE SCORING CRITERIA FOR ITS VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT AWARDS AND THE ROLE PLAYED BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE LEVELS IN DETERMIN Resolution PROPOSED RESOLUTION CALLING UPON THE JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT TO REPORT TO THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE SCORING CRITERIA FOR ITS VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT AWARDS AND THE ROLE PLAYED BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE LEVELS IN DETERMINING VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANT RECIPIENTS WHEREAS, on July 1, 2015, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the award of $800,000.00 in violence prevention grants under a process overseen by the Justice Advisory Council of Cook County; and, WHEREAS, of the $800,000.00 in violence prevention grant funds awarded on July 1, 2015, no such funds were awarded to organizations doing the work of violence prevention in the Chicago neighborhoods of Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, and North Lawndale; and, WHEREAS, the Chicago neighborhood of Austin leads all 77 Chicago neighborhoods in homicides, has the 11th highest violent crime rate in Chicago, and has an unemployment rate of 21%, with 27% of its households living below the poverty level; and, WHEREAS, the Chicago neighborhood of Ea accept Pass Action details Video