Lake County Board met April 12.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Member Durkin led the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
Present 21 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Member Wasik participated electronically, he was marked present and eligible to vote.
ADDENDA TO THE AGENDA
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATIONS
1 22-0446
Special recognition honoring April 2022 as National Child Abuse Prevention (Blue Kids Lake County) Month.
This matter was presented
2 22-0447
Special recognition proclaiming April 28, 2022 as Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 24, 2022 through May 1, 2022 as Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust.
This matter was presented
3 22-0442
Special Recognition of April 2022 as Arab American Heritage Month.
This matter was presented
4 22-0444
Special Recognition of May 1, 2022 through May 7, 2022 as National Correctional Officers Week.
This matter was presented
5 22-0445
Special Recognition of April 10, 2022 through April 16, 2022 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
This matter was presented
6 22-0448
Special recognition proclaiming April 2022 as Lake County Fair Housing Month. This matter was presented
7 22-0580
Presentation on Fair Housing.
This matter was presented
PUBLIC COMMENT (ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA)
Public Comment was made by:
Gary Brown of Antioch
Brian Popp of Chicago
CHAIR'S REMARKS
It has been an extremely busy time here in Lake County since the beginning of 2022 and I thought it important to provide some highlights of just some of what our board and staff have accomplished. We continue to be committed to provide fiscally responsible leadership and exceptional service to our residents to make Lake County one of the best places to live, work and do business in the state of Illinois.
First, I want to congratulate our incredible Emergency Management Agency. While they were working around the clock to coordinate efforts to help our County navigate the pandemic, they also completed the enormous task to seek and receive accreditation from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Please join me in recognizing the EMA team, led by Dan Eder, for their hard work and commitment to serve the people of Lake County.
I also want to recognize Mark Otterson for winning the American Water Works Association s2021 Water Professional of the Year Award. Our Interim Superintendent of Public Works, Austin McFarlane, is here to talk about why this is so important.
Our Lake County Board and staff are working hard to allocate nearly $136 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. So far, we’ve allocated monies for 16 projects focused on affordable housing, homeless support, critical infrastructure and much needed technologies. A Special Committee of Board Members continues to work on assessing and prioritize additional projects and programs to address immediate and long-term needs to ensure Lake County is more resilient for the future.
I want to thank US Representatives Schneider and Underwood and US Senator Dick Durbin for the over $14 million in additional federal funds for infrastructure improvements, enhanced emergency communications and much needed mental health projects. We continue to work with our federal delegation for other much needed improvements across Lake County and are really grateful for their collaboration and interest to bring federal dollars back to Lake County.
We are now moving into warmer weather, which means Lake County will start another busy construction season. More than 35 transportation projects will be under construction this year, including intersection improvements, bridge and culvert replacements, bike path connections and resurfacings. Be ready to see those yellow cones and PLEASE slow down for our dedicated employees as they work to improve our roads.
I am really pleased that we will be launching our borderless paratransit service, Ride Lake County, on May 1. This has been years in the making and we are very proud to offer this valuable means of travel to those who may otherwise struggle finding transportation. Seniors ages 60 and older and those with disabilities will be able to get to anywhere in the county they need to go, and I want to thank the members of the Lake County Coordinated Transportation System Committee who have worked for years to bring this to reality.
We have done a tremendous amount of work to promote sustainability in Lake County. Those efforts range from making it easier for homes and businesses to go solar to implementing a policy to eliminate single-use plastics at County operations, Most recently, Lake County launched a Clean Energy Program called C-PACE that incentivizes commercial property owners to make energy efficient improvements to their businesses.
Speaking of our business community, a big thank you to Lake County Partners, who presented Lake County comprehensive economic development plan to our board. There are currently 46 projects in the pipeline, bringing new jobs and businesses to Lake County. · It is wonderful to see the work they are doing to ensure Lake County continues to focus on the economic vitality that helps make Lake County a great place to do business.
It is through dedication, hard work and collaboration by every board member along with our staff and our countywide elected officials, that we’ve been able to accomplish all that we have so far this year. I am excited to see what the rest of 2022 will bring and how we can further benefit the County and our residents by the work that we do.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8-58)
*APPROVAL OF MINUTES*
8 22-0461
Minutes from March 8, 2022.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
*CLAIMS AGAINST LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS*
9 22-0560
Report of Claims Against Lake County, Illinois for the month of March 2022
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
*REPORTS*
10 22-0515
Report from Jennifer Banek, Coroner, for the month of January 2022.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
11 22-0418
Report from Robin M. O’Connor, County Clerk, for the month of February 2022. Attachments: LCC Report for February 2022
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
12 22-0474
Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of February, 2022.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
13 22-0427
Report from Mary Ellen Vanderventer, Recorder of Deeds, for the month of February 2022.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
14 22-0458
Report from John D. Idleburg, Sheriff, for the month of February 2022.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
*REAPPOINTMENTS*
19 22-0413
Resolution providing for the reappointments of Rodney Buss, Thomas Doolittle, and Pete Tekampe as members of the Lake County Farmland Assessment Committee.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
24 22-0544
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Karen Porten as a member of the Lakes Region Sanitary District.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
*LAW AND JUDICIAL COMMITTEE*
27 22-0519
Joint resolution approving a contract modification to the agreement with Mission Critical Partners, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania to provide ongoing project management services for the implementation of the Circuit Clerk’s Record Digitization Initiative in the amount not to exceed $107,640.74, and emergency appropriate $40,000 in the Document Storage Fund.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
*HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE*
28 22-0463
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Public Health grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,037,539 for the COVID-19 Crisis grant.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
29 22-0464
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Public Health grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $850,000 for the COVID-19 Response grant.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
30 22-0467
Joint resolution accepting the Public Institute of Metropolitan grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $15,000 for the Protecting Our Patients Affirming Care grant.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
31 22-0466
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Primary Health Care Association grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,090,800 for the Pandemic Health Navigator Program grant.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
32 22-0468
Joint resolution accepting the Schreiber Foundation grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $5,000 for the iGrow grant.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
33 22-0469
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $18,461 for the Substance Use Prevention Services grant.
Attachments: SUPS Grant $18K
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
34 22-0503
Joint resolution accepting the ESG from the Illinois Department of Human Services and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $43,388 for grant administration and the implementation of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
35 22-0505
Joint resolution accepting the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $30,108 for grant and program administration.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
*PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE*
36 22-0452
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Perkin Elmer Health Sciences, Inc., Shelton, Connecticut in the amount of $52,454.50 for the purchase of a graphite furnace for the Lake County Public Works Department including training and annual maintenance.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
37 22-0337
Joint resolution renewing an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Lake County Planning, Building and Development (PBD) and the Village of Hainesville.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
38 22-0504
Joint resolution authorizing on a certain named property, 27709 N. Oak Street, Wauconda, Illinois, Parcel Identification Number (PIN) #09-28-103-117, the demolition of a dangerous and unsafe residential structure and related accessory buildings deemed to be an immediate and continuing hazard to the community.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
39 22-0487
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Schroeder Asphalt Services, Inc., Huntley, Illinois, in the amount of $90,341.11 for the resurfacing of various roads in Avon Township, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 0.28 miles.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
40 22-0488
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Geske and Sons, Inc., Crystal Lake, Illinois, in the amount of $108,312.73 for the resurfacing of various roads in the Cuba Township Road District, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 0.51 miles.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
41 22-0489
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Denler, Inc., Joliet, Illinois, in the amount of $161,368.75 to provide for the crack sealing of hot-mix asphalt and concrete pavements, where necessary, on various County highways under the Illinois Highway Code, appropriating $195,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
42 22-0490
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Schroeder Asphalt Services, Inc., Huntley, Illinois, in the amount of $547,447.87 for annual hot-mix asphalt maintenance of various roads on the County highway system under the Illinois Highway Code, appropriating $660,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
43 22-0491
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Corrective Asphalt Materials, LLC, South Roxana, Illinois, in the amount of $695,469.81 for the application of a pavement rejuvenator on various County highways, appropriating $835,000 of Matching Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
44 22-0492
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with AC Pavement Striping Company, Elgin, Illinois, in the amount of $839,315.07 for the microsurfacing of Cedar Lake Road, from
Monaville Road to Illinois Route 132, Kenosha Road, from 1,220 feet north of Illinois Route 173 to Ninth Street, and Ninth Street, from Lewis Avenue to Whitney Avenue, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.33 miles, and appropriating $1,010,000 of Matching Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
45 22-0493
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Treehaven Technologies, Inc., Powell, Ohio, for the purchase of 70 video encoders in the amount of $76,930 for the replacement of video encoder hardware on the Lake County PASSAGE network and appropriating $92,300 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
46 22-0506
Joint Resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Swallow Construction of West Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $388,032.96 for the Baker Road Water Main Replacement Project in Green Oaks, Illinois.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
47 22-0507
Joint resolution authorizing execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Fremont Township Highway Division, for reimbursement of costs related to additional worked performed as part of the Oak Terrace Water Main Replacement Project.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
48 22-0509
Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Great Lakes Water Resources Group, Inc. of Joliet, Illinois in the amount of $399,517 for the Oak Terrace Water System New Water Supply Well Drilling and Testing Project.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
49 22-0510
Joint resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Campanella & Sons, Inc., Wadsworth, Illinois in the amount of $1,024,325.89 for the Sunset Drive Sanitary Sewer Replacement Improvements Project.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
50 22-0508
Joint Resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp. of Chicago, Illinois, in the amount of $1,030,444 for the Oak Terrace Water System and Oakwood Road Water Main Replacement Project in Unincorporated Mundelein and the Village of Vernon Hills, Illinois.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
51 22-0494
Joint resolution appropriating $200,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the acquisition of necessary right-of-way, by agreement or condemnation, and other right-of-way costs associated with the improvements to the intersection of Stearns School Road at US Route 41.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
52 22-0495
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Lorig Construction Company, Des Plaines, Illinois, in the amount of $2,980,308.34, for the replacement of existing culverts with a new single span bridge at Flint Creek, resurfacing of Hart Road, and construction of a new multi-use path which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code, and appropriating $3,580,000 of County Bridge Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
53 22-0496
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $3,086,777.01 for the resurfacing of Hawley Street, from Illinois Route 176 to Midlothian Road, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.07 miles, and appropriating $3,505,000 of Matching Tax funds and $200,000 of County Bridge funds.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
54 22-0497
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Peter Baker and Son Company, Lake Bluff, Illinois, in the amount of $1,781,075.60, for the resurfacing of Gages Lake Road, from US Route 45 to Illinois Route 21, which will be improved under the Illinois Highway Code for a total of 3.15 miles, and appropriating $2,140,000 of Matching Tax funds.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
55 22-0498
Joint resolution appropriating a supplemental amount of $80,000 of ¼% Sales Tax for Transportation funds and approving Change Order Number Two in the amount of $138,991 for additional Phase II engineering services for the intersection improvement of Illinois Route 59 at Grand Avenue in the Village of Fox Lake.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
*FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE*
56 22-0471
Resolution authorizing a one-year renewal with CDW-G, Vernon Hills, Illinois, for Cisco SMARTnet maintenance and support in the amount of $110,379.44 with the option to renew for two, 12-month periods.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
57 22-0470
Resolution authorizing a one-year renewal with CDW-G, Vernon Hills, Illinois, for Cisco Direct Threat Defense licenses in the amount of $39,780 with the option to renew for two, 12-month periods.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: by consent roll call
58 22-0513
Resolution authorizing emergency appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 in various funds for certain projects, items, and activities budgeted in the prior year and not completed.
A motion was made by Member Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, 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 Hewitt, seconded by Member Durkin, that the consent agenda items be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 19 - Member Altenberg, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Absent: 2 - Member Barr and Member Sbarra
REGULAR AGENDA
Member Hunter recused himself on items 15-20, 21-23, 25, and 26, to avoid impropriety and undue influence on these items.
15 22-0409
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Allison Murray as a trustee of the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
16 22-0410
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Kenneth Lynch as a trustee of the Beach Park Fire Protection District.
Attachments: Kenneth Lynch Resume_Redacted
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
17 22-0411
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Joseph Kiriazes as a trustee of the Countryside Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
18 22-0412
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Jim Wipper as a trustee of the Fox Lake Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
20 22-0414
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Marva Meeks and Robert Meister as members of the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
21 22-0415
Resolution providing for the reappointment of William Hogan and Luis Planas as trustees of the Wauconda Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
22 22-0541
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Jeffrey Hansen as a trustee of the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District Board.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
23 22-0543
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Terry Toth as trustee for the Grayslake Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
25 22-0545
Resolution providing for the reappointment of Donna Budil as a trustee of the Warren-Waukegan Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
26 22-0582
Resolution providing for the reappointments of Lawrence Bowman and Thomas Johnson as trustees of the Lake Zurich Rural Fire Protection District.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham, to approve items 15-18, 20-23 and 25-26 in one vote.
The motion passed unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
*LAKE COUNTY BOARD*
59 22-0440
Resolution extending the declaration of emergency due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lake County, Illinois, until the Governor of Illinois lifts the State’s declaration of emergency, but no longer than May 10, 2022.
Member Barr requested a Roll Call Vote on this item.
A motion was made by Member Clark, seconded by Member Roberts, that this resolution be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 17 - Member Altenberg, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Nay: 4 - Member Barr, Member Danforth, Member Hunter and Member Sbarra
60 22-0540
Resolution creating an Ad Hoc Chair’s Advisory Committee for the District 8 County Board Vacancy.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Cunningham, seconded by Member Simpson, that this resolution be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
61 22-0581
Aye: 21 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Resolution requesting the Surface Transportation Board deny the merger of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Kansas City Southern as currently proposed, and requesting conditions for any potential merger approval that include Metra being granted dispatch rights along with other appropriate mitigation measures that protect the health, safety, and economic wellbeing of Lake County’s residents and businesses.
A motion was made by Member Frank, seconded by Member Altenberg, that this resolution be adopted. The motion carried by the unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
*LAW AND JUDICIAL COMMITTEE*
62 22-0511
Joint resolution accepting a Funding Agreement for the Supreme Court of Illinois Court Technology Modernization Program and approving an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,027,412.64.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Cunningham, seconded by Member Hewitt, that this resolution be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 21 Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
*HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE*
63 22-0570
Board of Health Report.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates:
As of April 8, 2022, Lake County has had over 124,143 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,363 deaths throughout the pandemic. Lake County’s testing positivity rate is 2.6%, and its recovery rate is 99%.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that their Community-Based Testing Sites officially closed on March 31, 2022. The decision to close the sites was due to a decline in demand. The number of tests conducted at each site averaged less than 50 per day. For example, the Waukegan Water Street testing site only averaged 30 tests per day during mid to late March 2022. There are still many convenient options for Illinois residents to get tested for COVID-19, including at-home COVID-19 tests and SHIELD saliva testing sites.
The White House recently launched a new COVID-19 information site, COVID.gov, that connects visitors with information about the COVID-19 risk level in their community, prevention, and nearby treatment options.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Updates:
As of April 5, 2022:
Over 255 million people, or 77% of the U.S. population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Over 217 million people, or 65.6% of the U.S. population, are fully vaccinated.
Over 98 million people, or 45% of the fully vaccinated population, have received a booster dose.
More than 77% of all Lake County residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 68% are fully vaccinated.
On March 29, 2022, the CDC has recently recommended a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for certain people who may be at an increased risk of developing severe disease from COVID-19. The amended emergency use authorization allows the following groups to receive a second booster:
Individuals ages 50 and older, at least four months after the first booster.
A second booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine may be administered to certain immunocompromised individuals ages 12 and older at least four months after the first booster.
A second booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may be administered to immunocompromised individuals 18 years of age and older at least four months after the first booster.
Moderna recently announced that they plan to seek FDA authorization for the use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children ages six months to under six years of age in the coming weeks.
COVID-19 vaccination remains our best path forward to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage residents to explore their options for COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
Guard and Discard your Prescription Drugs
The National Drug Enforcement Agency will host a Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Visit dea.gov/takebackday to learn more and find your nearest take back location.
Lake County has 34 prescription drug disposal boxes at Police Departments and participating Walgreens. Residents can visit drugfreelakecounty.org to find their nearest drug disposal box.
National Infant Immunization Week
April 24 – 30, 2022 is National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), an annual observance to highlight the importance of infant immunization and encourage following the recommended childhood immunization schedule.
This year, in particular, it is critical to ensure that families stay on track for children’s routine checkups and recommended vaccinations following disruptions from COVID-19. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death.
The CDC provides a recommended childhood immunization schedule from birth to 6 years old, available on their website.
Parents can schedule an appointment for their infant’s immunizations by calling the Patient Access Center at (847) 377-8800 if they are a patient at the Health Department or their pediatrician does not provide.
64 22-0465
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Public Health grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $170,000 for the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Member Hewitt, that this item be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 21 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
65 22-0388
Joint resolution approving Program Year (PY) 2022 Lake County Affordable Housing Program (LCAHP) grant awards.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Member Cunningham, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
66 22-0389
Joint resolution approving the Program Year (PY) 2022 Video Gaming Revenue grant funding recommendations in the amount of $707,409.
A motion was made by Member Simpson, seconded by Member Altenberg, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
*PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE*
67 22-0499
Resolution supporting the efforts of the Canadian National Railroad to improve the Metra North Central Service Line with the installation of double track rail infrastructure, between Lake Avenue in the Village of Grayslake and Hook Drive in the Village of Round Lake Beach, thereby improving both freight train operations and Metra passenger service operations and reducing vehicle and emergency service delays at roadway/railway crossings along the corridor.
A motion was made by Member Durkin, seconded by Member Hunter, that this resolution be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 21 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Simpson, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
68 22-0450
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for Sewage Disposal between Lake County and the Village of Buffalo Grove.
A motion was made by Member Durkin, seconded by Member Altenberg, that this item be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Absent: 1 - Member Simpson
69 22-0451
Joint Resolution authorizing execution of a Water Purchase and Sale Contract with the Village of Buffalo Grove for the purchase and sale of potable water, via Lake Michigan, to the County’s customers within its water distribution system.
A motion was made by Member Durkin, seconded by Member Kyle, that this Lake County Illinois resolution be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Absent: 1 - Member Simpson
*FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE*
70 22-0539
Resolution to add Early Voting Site placements which are new Lake County locations for the June 28, 2022 Primary Election.
Items 70 and 71 were taken in one Voice Vote.
A motion was made by Member Frank, seconded by Member Hewitt, that this resolution be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Absent: 1 - Member Simpson
71 22-0551
Ordinance amending a previous ordinance designating new voting sites in Lake County Townships.
Items 70 and 71 were taken in one Voice Vote.
A motion was made by Member Frank, seconded by Member Hewitt, that this ordinance be adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Absent: 1 - Member Simpson
72 22-0561
Resolution authorizing emergency appropriations totaling $23,510,221 of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to be distributed across ARPA categories in support of Lake County residents, communities, businesses, and County-wide operations and services related to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency recovery.
A motion was made by Member Frank, seconded by Member Vealitzek, that this item be adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 20 Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Absent: 1 - Member Simpson
NEW APPOINTMENTS
73 22-0542
Resolution providing for the appointment of Dan Schmidt as a member of the Del Mar Woods Sanitary District.
A motion was made by Member Hart, seconded by Member Parekh, that this item be approved. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 20 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Hunter, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Absent: 1 - Member Simpson
74 22-0576
Resolution providing for the appointment of Ronna Streiff as a member of the Long Grove Fire Protection District.
Member Hunter recused himself on this item.
A motion was made by Member Altenberg, seconded by Member Parekh, that this appointment be approved. The motion carried unanimously.
Aye: 19 - Member Altenberg, Member Barr, Member Casbon, Member Clark, Vice Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Durkin, Member Frank, Chair Hart, Member Hewitt, Member Kyle, Member Maine, Member Parekh, Member Pedersen, Member Roberts, Member Sbarra, Member Vealitzek, Member Wasik and Member Wilke
Absent: 1 - Member Simpson
Recuse: 1 - Member Hunter
PETITIONS, CORRESPONDENCE, MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS, AND
MEMBER REMARKS
Member Remarks were made by Members Barr and Wasik.
Chair Hart announced that the Forest Preserve Meeting will begin at 10:55 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn this Regular September 2021 Session of the County Board of Lake County until May 10, 2022.
Chair Hart adjourned the meeting at 10:37 a.m.
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