Lake County Board met March 10.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Member Wilke led the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
Present 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
ADDENDA TO THE AGENDA
APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNTY BOARD 1 20-0427
Resolution recommending the appointment of Marah Altenberg as a member of the Lake County Board, representing District 20, and as a member of the Energy and Environment Committee, Health and Community Services Committee, Legislative Committee, Rules Committee, Housing and Community Development Commission and as an alternate member of the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission.
A motion was made by Member Cunningham, seconded by Member Simpson, to place this item on the floor.
A motion was made by member Frank, seconded by Member Vealitzek, to amend the third Whereas clause to strike “to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term; and” and replace the language with “pursuant to Section 5/25-11 of the Election Code until the next general election at which time the office shall be filled by election for the remainder of the four year term; and”
The motion to amend carried unanimously.
Aye: 21- Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham,
Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
The motion, as amended, carried unanimously.
Aye: 21- Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham,
Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
2 20-0442
Swearing in of Marah Altenberg to the Lake County Board, District 20.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION/PRESENTATIONS
3 20-0440 Special recognition honoring March 2020 as Women’s History Month.
4 20-0441 Special recognition promoting March 2020 as National Problem Gambling Awareness Month.
5 20-0443 Update on Coronavirus by Lake County Health Department.
PUBLIC COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA)
Public comment was made by:
Molly Pinta, of Buffalo grove, representing Pinta Pride Project
Quin O'Brien, of Gurnee, representing the Village of Gurnee and 211
CHAIR'S REMARKS
Please find my report since the last County Board meeting on February 11, 2020. I am honored to serve you as Chair of the Lake County Board and I look forward to working with you and continuing our efforts on bipartisan policies and legislative matters.
COVID-19
Staff has been working diligently to ensure that Lake County Government is prepared for any disruption in services due to the coronavirus. County Administrator Gibson has been working with all relevant personnel and departments so that we can make necessary adjustments to our normal operating procedures to keep employees healthy while continuing to deliver key services to the residents of Lake County.
2020 Census
The Lake County Board established a 2020 Complete Count Committee comprised of local government leaders and representatives from social service agencies in Lake County. This Committee has been meeting monthly to share strategies and ideas to make sure every person in Lake County is counted, including hard-to-count populations.
It is critically important that all residents of Lake County are counted.
Census population data is used to determine the distribution of about $675 billion in federal funding to states and local communities.
The results also determine the number of seats each state will have in the US House of Representatives, and are used to draw congressional and state legislative districts.
Lake County loses out in approximately $1,400 per year in federal funding for every person not counted.
The U.S. Census Bureau will begin counting every resident in the United States this month.
Between March 12-20, almost every household in the United States will receive an invitation in the mail to respond to the census online
Reminder postcards and letters will be sent in late March and April.
Online reporting is available starting March 12th.
When you respond to the census, you need to include everyone living in your home on April 1, 2020.
The reporting window is open from March 12 – July 31.
A limited supply of Census 2020 Marketing Materials will be available following the Board meeting tomorrow. These items will be in Conference Room B.
OTHER MEETINGS OF NOTE
Meeting with North Shore Sanitary District to discuss dissolution of the Del Mar Sanitary District
Transit Team meeting with PWPT Chair Durkin and LCDOT Director Shane Schneider, Linda Soto, Pat Carey, Gary Gibson and Norm Carlson
Crisis Center meeting with SAO Nerheim
Criminal Justice meeting in Waukegan with Vice Chair Cunningham
Monthly meeting with countywide elected officials
J-Team meeting and 1:1 meeting with Chief Judge Winter
Swearing in ceremony of Judge Kennedy with Vice Chair Cunningham
Swearing in ceremony of Judge Mathews
Discussion of Chicago Regional Growth Corporation with LCP President Kevin Considine Paratransit overview with RTA Representative Pat Carey
COVID-19 overview meeting held by LCML and LCHD with Members Barr and Carlson OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 6 - 29)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6 20-0335
Minutes from February 11, 2020.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call CLAIMS AGAINST LAKE COUNTY, IL
7 20-0437 Report of CLAIMS AGAINST LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS for the month of February 2020.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call REPORTS
8 20-0279
Report from Robin M. O’Connor, County Clerk, for the month of January 2020.
Attachments: LCC Report for January 2020
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
9 20-0330 Report from Erin Cartwright Weinstein, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the month of January 2020.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
10 20-0344 Report from John D. Idleburg, Sheriff, for the month of January 2020.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call 11
20-0348 Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of January 2020.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call REAPPOINTMENTS
12 20-0420 Resolution providing for the reappointment of Paul Struck as a trustee of the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
13 20-0430 Resolution providing for the reappointment of Daniel Venturi as a member of the Housing and Community Development Commission.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
14 19-0647 Resolution authorizing the approval of the 2020 update to the 2014 Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice for program years 2020 - 2024, as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
15 20-0338 Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Davey Resource Group Inc., Elmhurst, Illinois, in the amount of $47,105.90 for inspection and maintenance of recently planted native landscape areas along various County highways.
20-0338 Davey Resource Group Inc. Vendor Disclosure Statement
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
16 20-0341 Ordinance requesting the conveyance of land rights for a permanent easement from the Village of Mundelein to Lake County for the purpose of replacing and maintaining an existing 36-inch diameter storm sewer.
Attachments: 20-0341 Village of Mundelein, Transfer Documents
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
17 20-0376 Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Stanley Consultants, Chicago, Illinois, to provide combined Phase I and Phase II engineering services for improvements along 21st Street, from Delany Road to Illinois Route 173, at a maximum cost of $1,249,427 and appropriating $1,500,000 of 1⁄4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
18 20-0376 Stanley Consultants Inc., Vendor Disclosure Statement
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call 18
18 20-0379 Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with HR Green, McHenry, Illinois, for combined Phase I and Phase II engineering services for improvements along Deep Lake Road, from Illinois Route 173 to the Illinois/Wisconsin state line, at a maximum cost of $1,094,523, and appropriating $1,315,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call 19
19 20-0380
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), for the highway safety improvements to install snow proof visors on all Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) owned traffic signals throughout Lake County, appropriating $500,000 of 1⁄4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call 20
20 20-0381 Ordinance requesting the conveyance of parcels of land for right-of-way from the Lake County Forest Preserve District and authorizing an agreement with the Village of Wadsworth and the Lake County Forest Preserve District relating to improvements along Wadsworth Road, from Dilley’s Road to the Des Plaines River Bridge.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
21 20-0382 Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Newport Township Road District relating to the intersection improvements at Wadsworth Road and Dilley’s Road.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
22 20-0383 Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with the Newport Township Fire Protection District to provide temporary emergency fire protection services for the intersection improvements of Wadsworth Road at Dilley’s Road and appropriating $300,000 of 1⁄4% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
23 20-0394 Joint resolution authorizing emergency appropriations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 for the Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) capital funds budget for project related reimbursement revenue from outside agencies and the related expense.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
24 20-0331 Resolution authorizing a lease extension of an additional one-year lease term with Michael Henningfield, McHenry, Illinois, in the amount of $4,500 for lease of County property for farming.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
25 20-0362 Resolution authorizing line-item transfers between various funds for the purpose of transferring previously approved funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
26 20-0363 Resolution authorizing emergency appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 in various funds for certain projects, items, and activities budgeted in the prior year and not completed.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
27 20-0365 Resolution authorizing an agreement with Syska Hennessy Group for Design of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting for the Lake County Jail in the amount of $129,180.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
28 20-0386 Resolution authorizing a contract with Altorfer Power Systems, Elmhurst, Illinois, to provide maintenance and service to Caterpillar generators in an estimated annual amount of $40,000.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
29 20-039 Resolution authorizing the continuation of telecommunication services through Granite, Quincy, Massachusetts, in an estimated annual amount of $600,000.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Frank, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
REGULAR AGENDA
LAKE COUNTY BOARD
30 20-0419 Ordinance amending Chapter 110, Amusement and Chapter 111, Liquor, of the Lake County Code of Ordinances.
A motion was made by Member Rummel, seconded by Member Simpson, to place this item on the floor.
A motion was made by Member Barr, seconded by Member Martini, to amend the language by adding the following sentence to the end of section 111.050 to clarify the intent of the change. “If the sale of the business is for whatever reason not finalized or the buyer is not found qualified to hold a liquor license, the current license holder shall retain said liquor license.”
The motion to amend carried unanimously.
Aye: 21- Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham,
Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg.
The motion, as amended, carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
31 20-0415 Resolution to deny the Chinese Home Massage, 33149 N US Route 45, Grayslake, 60030, for a Massage Therapy Business License.
A motion was made by Member Wasik, seconded by Member Clark, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
LAW AND JUDICIAL COMMITTEE
32 20-0367 Joint resolution authorizing a contract with CentralSquare Technologies of Lake Mary, Florida, to procure a Stratus server and services for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office computer aided dispatch (CAD), records management system (RMS), and jail management system (JMS) software in the amount of $62,914.98.
A motion was made by Member Cunningham, seconded by Member Kyle, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE 33 20-0327
Board of Health Report.
Novel Coronavirus:
The Health Department is closely monitoring a fast-changing outbreak of a novel (new) coronavirus (COVID-19) first identified in the city of Wuhan, China. There have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lake County. In late January, there were two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, and both individuals fully recovered. In Cook County, a third confirmed case was reported on February 29, 2020, a fourth presumptive case was reported on March 2, 2020, and a fifth presumptive case was reported on March 5, 2020. Presumptive means the state test results have yet to be confirmed by the CDC. The current risk to the general public remains low in the United States, but local, state, and federal health officials are taking steps to prepare.
We all can take “everyday preventive actions” to prevent the spread of illness (remember the 3 C’s):
CLEAN hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds, and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces;
COVER your cough and sneeze with a tissue or your sleeve; and
CONTAIN germs by staying home if you are sick. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
The Health Department has a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage updated daily: www.lakecountyil.gov/coronavirus and a weekly email newsletter for COVID-19 updates. You can sign up to receive the emails on the Health Department website. Anyone with questions on COVID-19 can contact the Illinois Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 hotline, available via phone: 1-800-889-3931 or email: DPH.SICK@ILLINOIS.
Influenza
According to the CDC, Flu activity continues to be high in the United States and is expected to continue for weeks. As of February 22, 2020, there have been 10 influenza outbreaks in Long Term Care Facilities and 36
Intensive Care Unit admissions for influenza in Lake County this season. Please get your annual flu vaccine if you have not yet done so. The flu shot is your best protection against the flu and reduces your chances of having complications which could result in hospitalization.
Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak Update
On February 5, 2020, the Health Department reported an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Brookdale Vernon Hills senior living facility. There have been 5 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease, including one death. The Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) worked with the facility to
investigate possible sources of exposure to Legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaires’ disease. Water
sampling test results detected Legionella in the facility’s water systems. Preventative measures were implemented to reduce risk of exposure.Thermal and chemical disinfection of the water system were completed in February. Since these efforts, no new cases have been reported.
Low-Cost Pet Vaccination and Microchip Clinics
The Lake County Health Department's Animal Care and Control will hold their first two low-cost pet vaccination and microchip clinics of the season:
March 28 at the Milton C. Jensen Public Works Facility (40185 Glendale Avenue, Beach Park);
April 11 at the Vernon Hills Public Works (490 Greenleaf Dr., Vernon Hills).
The clinics are from 9 a.m. to noon and are open to ALL Lake County residents. Pets are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All animals must be at least 4 months old. Dogs must be leashed and cats placed in carriers. Only cash is accepted at the time of service. For additional information, including prices and a list of all upcoming clinic dates and locations, visit the
Animal Care and Control webpage or call (847) 377-4700.
Ethylene Oxide Update
The Health Department, in partnership with the Village of Gurnee and City of Waukegan, continues to address concerns of ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from Medline Industries in Waukegan and Vantage
Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee.
Phase II of outdoor air monitoring concluded on January 22, 2020, and all results have been posted to the
Health Department’s website.
Because Medline suspended its EtO operations in December, an additional 30 day period of testing has been scheduled to resume shortly after Medline resumes full operations. The third phase of monitoring is expected to start in March and will gather data on the effectiveness of Medline’s additional pollution controls.
This is National Groundwater Awareness Week
About 90,000 Lake County residents rely on groundwater from aquifers to supply their private wells.
In observance of National Groundwater Awareness Week, the Health Department is offering reduced water testing rates between March 9 and March 20 for homeowners who use well water as their primary source of drinking water.
The normal fee of $18.00 for testing for bacteria and nitrates will be reduced to $12.00. Sterile test bottles and sampling instructions are available at the Lake County Central Permit Facility (500 W. Winchester Rd., Libertyville), at the Health Department’s headquarters (3010 Grand Ave., Waukegan), and at 18 township or municipal offices located throughout Lake County. A list of locations can be found on the Health Department’s website.
For more information on water testing, contact the Health Department’s Environmental Health program at (847) 377-8020.
PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
34 20-0336 Joint resolution appropriating $1,722,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for ice control salt materials needed for the 2020-2021 winter season.
A motion was made by Member Durkin, seconded by Member Clark, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
35 20-0340
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Campanella and Sons Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois, in the amount of $253,787.25 for the removal and replacement of storm sewer, curb, and gutter, with pavement milling and resurfacing on Wadsworth Road at Robert McClory Bike Path, and appropriating $305,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Durkin, seconded by Member Hewitt, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
36 20-0374
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Lake County Grading Company, LLC, Libertyville, Illinois, in the amount of $15,965,965.15 for the widening and reconstruction of Buffalo Grove Road, between Deerfield Parkway and Illinois Route 22, including improvements to the intersection of Aptakisic Road and Buffalo Grove Road.
A motion was made by Member Durkin, seconded by Member Kyle, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
37 20-0377 Joint resolution authorizing the first amendment to the agreement between the City of Waukegan and Lake County for the reconstruction of 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131/Green Bay Road to Sheridan Road.
A motion was made by Member Durkin, seconded by Member Kyle, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
38 20-0378 Joint resolution authorizing the first amendment to the agreement between the City of North Chicago and Lake County for the reconstruction of 14th Street, from Illinois Route 131/Green Bay Road to Sheridan Road.
A motion was made by Member Durkin, seconded by Member Kyle, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
39 20-0328
Lake County Partners Report.
Lake County Commercial Space is in High Demand
Crain’s Chicago Business recently reported that 2019 was the best year for suburban Chicago office demand since 2015, finding that the share of unleased suburban workspace has fallen for 5 straight quarters. The news is in line with recent headlines in Lake County. On the heels of Horizon Therapeutics’ purchase of the 70-acre corporate campus in Deerfield previously owned by Takeda, the former Motorola campus in Libertyville now dubbed Innovation Park Lake County, has announced a string of big wins. Lake County Partners is collaborating with the village and BECO Midwest to promote the news, and plugging new companies into Workforce Ecosystem services.
EVBox, a top provider of electrical vehicle charging solutions, is moving its new corporate headquarters and production facility into 60,000 sq. ft., where it’s expected to create an initial 120 new jobs. The company has offices in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, but chose Lake County for its close proximity to American customers.
Intermatic, the market leader in energy controls, has selected the campus for the company's new corporate headquarters, to open later this year and house 125 new jobs. AveXis Inc., a leading-edge gene therapy company dedicated to developing
breakthrough solutions to rare and life-threatening diseases, is expanding into 150,000 sq. ft.— thereby tripling the size of the company’s campus operations in the last 2 years. Rapidly-growing medical manufacturer and distributor Medline Industries Inc. is investing $14 million in 140,000 sq. ft. of space, where the company will bring 600 jobs to support its new national sales hub.
Down the street, MBX Systems, a provider of custom computing hardware manufacturing and related software and technology services, has expanded into a new 34,000 sq. ft. addition on its existing 84,000 sq. ft. building and signed into a long-term lease to keep its headquarters in Lake County. Lake County Partners’ analysis assisted the company in determining the best next steps for growth. The company just reported a 45% increase in new customers.
In nearby Green Oaks, NorthShore Care Supply chose to continue its growth in Lake County, with a new 173,000 sq. ft. facility set to house the company’s headquarters, quality control lab, fulfillment center, research and development. With the move, the company will make heavy investments in automation, robotics, new products and promotion.
40 20-0289
Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau Report.
This item was removed from the agenda and will be presented next month.
41 20-0431
Resolution authorizing a contract for management consulting and iasWorld system support services from HTNguyen Consulting, LLC, Highland Park, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $122,400.
A motion was made by Member Frank, seconded by Member Simpson, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
PETITIONS, CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Board Member comment was made by Members Barr, Maine, Cunningham, Simpson, Clark, Carlson, Wasik and Frank.
A motion was made by Member Barr, seconded by Member Martini, to have the language from the Rules document, that states the purpose of Miscellaneous Business, added to the agenda for the next County Board meeting.
Motion that this Regular September 2020 Session of the County Board of
Lake County be adjourned until April 14, 2020.
A motion was made by Member Cunningham, seconded by Member Hewitt, that this item be to adjourn. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Carlson, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Paxton, Member Pedersen, Member Rummel, Member Wilke, Member Barr, Member Martini, Member Wasik, Member Durkin, Member Vealitzek, Member Kyle, Member Clark, Member Simpson, Member Danforth, Member Maine, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Frank, Member Taylor and Member Altenberg
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