Details Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 3/16/2020 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois Special Meeting to Consider Resolution Extending Disaster Proclamation Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: To comment on an item on this agenda, click here, President's Letter Special Meeting 03.16.2020.pdf, Disaster Proclamation March 10, 2020.pdf, Resolution Extending March 10 2020 Disaster Proclamation Substitute 3.15.2029.pdf, 031620noticeletterpresidentcommissioners.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 20-2195 1   EXTENDING THE MARCH 10, 2020 PROCLAMATION OF DISASTER FOR COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THROUGH MAY 31, 2020 Resolution PROPOSED RESOLUTION ITEM 20-2195 PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE EXTENDING THE MARCH 10, 2020 PROCLAMATION OF DISASTER FOR COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THROUGH MAY 31, 2020 SPONSORED BY: TONI PRECKWINKLE, PRESIDENT COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, JOHN DALEY AND LARRY SUFFREDIN, COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a novel severe acute respiratory illness that can spread among people through respiratory transmissions and present with symptoms similar to those of influenza; and WHEREAS, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared that COVID-19 presents a public health emergency on January 27, 2020, and the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 30, 2020; and WHEREAS, certain populations are at higher risk of experiencing more severe illness as a result of COVID-19, including older adults and people who have serious chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, or lung disease; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Public Health and the Cook County Department of Emergency accept as substituted Pass Action details Not available 20-2195 1   EXTENDING THE MARCH 10, 2020 PROCLAMATION OF DISASTER FOR COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THROUGH MAY 31, 2020 Resolution PROPOSED RESOLUTION ITEM 20-2195 PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE EXTENDING THE MARCH 10, 2020 PROCLAMATION OF DISASTER FOR COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THROUGH MAY 31, 2020 SPONSORED BY: TONI PRECKWINKLE, PRESIDENT COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, JOHN DALEY AND LARRY SUFFREDIN, COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a novel severe acute respiratory illness that can spread among people through respiratory transmissions and present with symptoms similar to those of influenza; and WHEREAS, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared that COVID-19 presents a public health emergency on January 27, 2020, and the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 30, 2020; and WHEREAS, certain populations are at higher risk of experiencing more severe illness as a result of COVID-19, including older adults and people who have serious chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, or lung disease; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Public Health and the Cook County Department of Emergency approve as substituted Pass Action details Not available