Lake County Law & Judicial Committee met June 2

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Jun 12, 2020

Lake County Law & Judicial Committee met June 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Addenda to the Agenda

4. Public Comment

5. Chair's Remarks

6. Old Business

7. New Business

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 7.1 - 7.6)

Approval of Minutes

7.1 20-0729

Minutes from April 28, 2020.

Attachments: L&J 4.28.20 Final Minutes

PUBLIC DEFENDER

7.2 20-0720

Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of April 2020.

CIRCUIT COURT

7.3 20-0675

Report from Erin Cartwright Weinstein, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the month of April 2020.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE

7.4 20-0590

Report from John D. Idleburg, Sheriff, for the month of February 2020.

7.5 20-0591

Report from John D. Idleburg, Sheriff, for the month of March 2020.

7.6 20-0719

Report from John D. Idleburg, Sheriff, for the month of April 2020.

REGULAR AGENDA

STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

7.7 20-0685

Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center’s Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) victim advocate grant program, awarded by the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, including grant funding of $260,967, which is an increase of $27,961 from FY 2020.

· In 1999, the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center implemented two victim advocate grants, which have been renewed each year since, to supplement funding for two victim advocates, one being bilingual.

· In 2016, both grant programs were combined into one contract, and in 2017, funding for an additional victim advocate position was added.

· This grant is for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and funds a portion of the salary and benefits for three victim advocates housed at the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center along with additional program costs.

· The victim advocates provide comprehensive, supportive services to child victims and their non-offending family members, throughout the court process.

· Program goals include providing advocacy services for child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members, preventing re-victimization of children through education, providing emotional support and maintaining the current staff of victim advocates in order to provide efficient services to abused children.

· Sources of funding include federal funds in the amount of $260,967 for partial salary and benefits for the victim advocates assigned to the grant program.

· The Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center provides any additional salary, fringe benefits or program costs by reimbursing the State’s Attorney’s Office. No County funding is required for this program.

7.8 20-0686

Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center’s victim advocate grant program, awarded by the Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, including $86,094 in grant funding, which includes an increase of $5,714 from SFY 2020.

· DCFS grant funding to provide partial salary for a victim advocate at the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center began prior to 1998 and has been renewed each year since.

· This grant is for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and funds a portion of the salary and benefits for one victim advocate housed at the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center, supplies and printing costs.

· The victim advocate provides comprehensive, supportive services to child victims and their non-offending family members, throughout the court process.

· Program goals include providing advocacy services for child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members, providing a digitally recorded interview in a child friendly location, providing mental health referrals, providing emotional support, conducting protocol reviews and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) case meetings, and preventing re-victimization of children through education.

· Sources of funding include state funds in the amount of $86,094 for partial salary and benefits of the victim advocate assigned to the grant program, supplies and printing costs.

· The Children’s Advocacy Center provides any additional salary costs by reimbursing the State’s Attorney’s Office.

COURT ADMINISTRATION

7.10 20-0659

Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $50,000 in funding from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the approval of the renewal of Intergovernmental Agreement No. 2018-55-024-IGA-D for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit’s Access and Visitation Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021.

· The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit receives grant funding from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide mediation services for never-married parents involved in visitation and custody-related disputes in an effort to increase child support collections from this population.

· The state would like to continue funding the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit’s program in the amount of $50,000 for FY 2021. This is an increase of $5,000.

· This access and visitation grant does not require matching funds.

· From July 2018 through June 2019, this program conducted 311 mediations.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE

7.11 20-0710

Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Chicago Parts and Sound, LLC, Tinley Park, Illinois, in the estimated annual amount of $357,763 for vehicle accessories and the outfitting of 42 replacement squad cars in the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

· The current contract for vehicle accessories and outfitting for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office will expire on July 10, 2020.

· The initial year of the contract provides vehicle accessories and outfitting for 4

-Chevy Tahoes, seven Ford Expeditions, one Ford Explorer, three Ford F150’s, and 27 Ford Utility vehicles.

· The contract allows for unit pricing for accessories, installation costs and delivery and provides an option for four one-year renewals.

· An Invitation to Bid was issued and invitations were extended to 31 vendors.

· Bids were received from four vendors ranging from $357,763 to $405,457 and Chicago Parts and Sound, LLC was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

7.12 20-0749

Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $58,008 in Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Fiscal Year 2020 Coronavirus Supplemental Grant for personal protective equipment (PPE).

· The BJA sought applications for the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program to provide funding to local units of government in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the coronavirus.

· The Lake County Sheriff’s Department applied for and was awarded $58,008. Allowable expenses include supplies (such as gloves, masks, sanitizer) and the Sheriff’s Department’s expenses exceed the grant award for such personal protective equipment.

· An emergency appropriation is necessary to receive the grant revenue and make the grant funds available for these purposes.

7.13 20-0587

Departmental Presentation - Lake County Sheriff's Office.

PUBLIC DEFENDER

7.14 20-0736

Departmental Presentation - Public Defender.

8. Executive Session

9. Public Comment

10. County Administrator's Report

11. Members' Remarks

12. Adjournment

Next Meeting: July 7, 2020