Lake County Gazette

Lake County Public Safety Answering Point Consolidation Committee met Dec. 13.

Here are the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order  

2. Roll Call of Members  

3. Approval of Minutes  

3.1 23-1831  

Committee action approving the PSAP Consolidation Committee minutes from November 8, 2023. 

4. Public Comment  

5. Unfinished Business  

6. New Business  

6.1 23-1832  

Executive Agent Update. 

∙ Update on agreement for legal services. 

6.2 23-1837  

Working Group Updates.  

6.3 23-1833 

Project Manager Update from Federal Engineering. 

6.4 23-1834  

Committee action accepting the Lake County, IL PSAP Consolidation Options and Recommendations Report (Dated December 5, 2023). 

∙ The recommendations in this report are just that - recommendations - based on Federal Engineering’s experience with similar engagements, industry knowledge, best practices, and relevant standards. 

∙ The intent of this report is to highlight issues and items that warrant serious consideration by decision-makers, when evaluating the options and recommendations presented against local realities, priorities, and perspectives.

6.5 23-1835  

Resolution approving Amendment Number 1 of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Regarding Development of the Plan and Agreement to Consolidate Participating Lake County Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). 

∙ In 2022, as the next phase in 9-1-1 and emergency dispatch consolidation, nine governmental entities partnered through an IGA (“Planning IGA”) to, “develop an Implementing Intergovernmental Agreement (“Implementing IGA”) that establishes a NEW CONSOLIDATED PSAP in Lake County, Illinois to replace and consolidate the PSAPs operated by the Parties to this Agreement.” 

∙ The original IGA established a governance structure in the PSAP Consolidation Committee and other procedures that its signatories have followed since that IGA’s inception. 

∙ Amendment Number 1 to the IGA extends the term of the original agreement from 18 months to 30 months (with the effective date of September 1, 2022) and establishes the County of Lake as a full Party to the Agreement. 

∙ Parties to Amendment Number 1 to the IGA are the County of Lake, CenCom E911, Fox Lake, Gurnee, Lake Zurich, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, and Waukegan.  

7. Members' Remarks  

Note: ROC Facility construction site walkthrough available at the conclusion of this committee meeting.  

8. Adjournment  

Next Meeting: January 17, 2024 at the Central Permit Facility (2nd FL) 500 W. Winchester Road Libertyville, IL 

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