Cook County Board of Commissioners proposes board appointments

By Wadi Reformado

Mar 12, 2017

The Cook County Board of Commissioners met Wednesday to propose board appointments.

Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the board:

Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois

BOARD AGENDA

Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 11:00 AM

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF COOK COUNTY

Board of Commissioners BOARD AGENDA March 8, 2017

PUBLIC TESTIMONY

Pursuant to Cook County Code of Ordinances, public testimony will be permitted at regular and special

meetings of the Board. Duly authorized public speakers shall be called upon at this time to deliver

testimony germane to a specific item(s) on the meeting agenda, and the testimony must not exceed three

(3) minutes. The names of duly authorized speakers shall be published in the Post Board Action Agenda

and Journal of Proceedings as prepared by the Clerk of the Board.

PRESIDENT

17-2076

Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED APPOINTMENT

Appointee(s): Von T. Matthews

Position: Member

Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Board of Ethics

Effective date: Immediate

Expiration date: 3/8/2021 or until a successor is appointed and qualified.

17-2100

Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED APPOINTMENT

Appointee(s): John Cooke

Position: Commissioner

Department/Board/Commission: Illinois Medical District Commission

Effective date: Immediate

Expiration date: 3/8/2022 or until a successor is qualified and appointed

Note: This is item is for informational purposes only

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COMMISSIONERS

17-2069

Sponsored by: TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, SEAN M. MORRISON and

GREGG GOSLIN, Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

URGING THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE

WHEREAS, the national average residential effective property tax rate is only about 1.5%, even in

urban areas, and

WHEREAS, homeowners in Illinois have the second-highest property taxes in the nation; and

WHEREAS, local spending is increasing at alarming rates, contributing to the debts across the State of

Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Cook County has not increased its property tax levy since 1994; and

WHEREAS, property taxes are increasing while home values are still lower than 2007 values; and

WHEREAS, a property tax freeze would give local control over property tax levies, taxing bodies

would increase property taxes through voter referendum, and local taxing bodies would be held

accountable and be forced to control their spending; and

WHEREAS, a property tax freeze would alleviate some of the struggles homeowners experience with

homeownership; and

WHEREAS, high property taxes in Illinois disproportionately hurt the poor and minorities; and

WHEREAS, in Maywood, the effective residential property tax rate is 5.29%, in Bellwood, the effective

residential property tax rate is 5.21%, and in south suburban Riverdale a home owner that sold their

home for $7,500 paid a $2,825 per year property tax bill, which is an effective tax rate of 38 percent, and

over ten years that home owner would pay three times what their property is worth in property taxes; and

WHEREAS, over a sixteen year period from 2007 to 2023, homeowners in five south suburban

communities would have paid more than twice their home’s full value in property taxes; and

WHEREAS, over that same sixteen year period 35 other communities will have paid more than 100

percent of their home’s value in property taxes; and

WHEREAS, in suburban Cook County nine of the ten worst housing markets are in the south suburbs;

and

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WHEREAS, a total of 21 of 51 south Cook County suburbs now have median sale prices of less than

$100,000; while no suburb had a median sales price below $100,000 in 2007; and since 2007 the south

suburbs of Riverdale, Harvey, Phoenix, Crestwood, Markham, Robbins, Calumet City, Dixmoor, Sauk

Village, Posen, Hometown, and South Chicago Heights have seen their property values diminish by over

50%; and

WHEREAS, high property taxes are a major factor for families leaving Illinois, a property tax freeze

would encourage residents to stay in Illinois, and further benefit the state’s economy; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Cook County Board of Commissioners does

hereby urge the Governor’s office, and the Illinois General Assembly to support, and pass a property tax

freeze in order to ease the burden of Illinois residents, especially those that are disproportionately

affected by the high tax rates in poor communities.end

17-2103

Sponsored by: RICHARD R. BOYKIN, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), JOHN P. DALEY, SEAN

M. MORRISON, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, LARRY SUFFREDIN and

GREGG GOSLIN, Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

CONDEMNING HATEFUL ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND RHETORIC DIRECTED AT JEWS

AND MUSLIMS

WHEREAS, Cook County is the second largest county in the United States and is a welcoming place for

all; and

WHEREAS, a Jewish community center in the city of Chicago was the target of a bomb threat in

February 2017; and

WHEREAS, Chicago’s Loop Synagogue, which is only two blocks south of the Cook County Building,

was vandalized and defaced just recently; and

WHEREAS, several Jewish cemeteries have been desecrated and vandalized in recent weeks; and

WHEREAS, in recent months, people of the Muslim faith have been targeted with threats and hate

speech; and

WHEREAS, a number of mosques across the country have received threatening letters; and

WHEREAS, two mosques in the state of Texas were burned down in January 2017; and

WHEREAS, in the wake of these terrible actions, Jewish community centers, synagogues and mosques

have been forced to increase security and train staff on how to respond to possible acts of violence; and

WHEREAS, the Cook County Sheriff has increased patrols around mosques and synagogues in Cook

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County; and

WHEREAS, houses of worship and community centers should serve as a place of prayer, learning,

refuge and peace, not of fear and hate; and

WHEREAS, all residents of Cook County should unite in opposition to hate and instead spread peace

and love.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the President of the Board and the Cook County Board

of Commissioners strongly denounce the hateful acts made against those of the Jewish and Muslim faiths

and their institutions, and affirm that all people deserve the right to be secure and respected.end

17-2106

Sponsored by: JOHN A. FRITCHEY, Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

PROGRESS UPDATES ON CONSOLIDATION OF RECORDER OF DEEDS AND COUNTY

CLERK

WHEREAS, on June 29, 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted to place a question

before the electorate via a referendum on the November 8, 2016, countywide ballot asking “Shall the

Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds be eliminated and all duties and responsibilities of the

Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds be transferred to, and assumed by, the Office of the Cook

County Clerk by December 7, 2020”; and

WHEREAS, 62% of Cook County voters voted “yes” to the referendum question; and

WHEREAS, in order to ensure that the will of the citizens is adhered to in an efficient and orderly

fashion, it will be beneficial for the County Board and general public to be updated on a regular basis on

the consolidation process via a status update presented to the Board and considered in the Legislation

and Intergovernmental Relations Committee; and

WHEREAS, since said consolidation has a 4-year timeline, a phased-in update schedule is the most

reasonable and constructive manner for the Board of Commissioners to be informed of the progress as

follows:

· Semi-annually for fiscal years 2017-2018 in May and November

· Quarterly for fiscal years 2019-2020 in January, March, July and October

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of

Commissioners do herby request that the Cook County Recorder of Deeds or designee responsible for

the consolidation process as well as the Cook County Clerk or designee responsible for the

consolidation process, present and deliver in writing, status update reports on progress being made

towards the consolidation of their offices, along with a timeline of target benchmarks, and appear before

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the Board to present their status updates and respond to questions from Commissioners; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said status update reports be delivered and presented to the

Board of Commissioners via the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations committee beginning in

May of FY2017.

Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.

17-2107

Presented by: DEBORAH SIMS, County Commissioner

PROPOSED NO CASH BID REQUEST

Requestor: George Pappas, City Attorney, City of Palos Hills

Request: Approval of No Cash Bid Request

Location: City of Palos Hills

Volume and Property Index Number:

151, 23-14-400-039-0000.

Summary: As the City Attorney, I have been directed by the City Council of Palos Hills to request

participation in the 2017 No Cash Bid Program. The following is submitted for your consideration. One

parcel is sought by the City. The property is improved with an old racquet club, which has been

abandoned and unoccupied for over 15 years. The terrible condition of the building poses a significant

risk to the safety of children living in the area. The City intends to demolish the building, restore the land

and keep and maintain it as open land or a park for the benefit of the community.

The City will file for tax exempt status because the property will be for municipal use. There are no third

party requests for the parcel. Also, the City will pay all costs associated with this acquisition, including

my fees as City Attorney. It will submit a description of the status of the parcel to the Cook County

Planning & Development Department as required by the Cook County No Cash Bid Ordinance. This

report will be filed each year for the next five years or until development is complete, whatever occurs

last.

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BUREAU OF FINANCE

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

17-1954

Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED ORDINANCE

FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2017

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners and the Committee on Finance of the Board of

Commissioners of Cook County, Illinois, have considered the subject of the Annual Tax Levy for the

Fiscal Year A.D., 2017, and the several sums necessary to be levied to meet the needs and requirements

of the County of Cook for said fiscal year, and have recommended that this Ordinance for the Levy of

Taxes be adopted; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Illinois, approved, passed, and adopted the

Annual Appropriation Bill of the County of Cook, for its Fiscal Year 2017, which said Appropriation

Bill is hereinafter set forth and which contains a Revenue Estimate that includes an allocation of the

2017 Tax Levy by Fund together with additional columns captioned: “ANNUAL TAX LEVY”,

“APPROPRIATION ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTED TAXES” and "NET TAX LEVY FOR

APPROPRIATION "; and

WHEREAS, Cook County and its taxpayers have benefited from Tax Increment Financing Districts

(TIFs) by having the increment generated during the life of the TIFs invest in the specific area generating

the increment; and

WHEREAS, the Cook County Board passed a Resolution on November 15, 2011 outlining that it is the

policy of Cook County to recapture any property taxes at the termination of a TIF; and

WHEREAS, within the County of Cook, certain real-estate parcels, or a portion of the assessed

valuation of certain real-estate parcels, are from time to time identified on the County real-estate tax rolls

as deriving from new property, insofar as they were developed or substantially improved or are the

subject of tax incentives that expired since the most recent assessment of real-estate taxes, the value of

which has not heretofore been recaptured; and

WHEREAS, the interests of County taxpayers and the County itself are better served if the taxes on the

additional value of said new property is captured.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, that pursuant to its home rule powers, $720,483,542.00 as a base

levy amount, plus a TIF value recapture sum of $17,022,794, an expiring incentives sum of $982,238,

and a new-property value capture sum of $18,808,848, which aggregate amount of these sums is to be

collected from the Annual Tax Levy for the Fiscal Year A.D. 2017 of the County of Cook for the

Corporate Fund purposes of said County, and for the Public Safety Fund purposes of said County, and

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for the Health Enterprise Fund purposes of said County, and for the payment of principal and interest on

general obligation bonds of said County as represented by the Bond and Interest fund purposes, and for

Cook County Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund purposes, and for the Election Fund purposes, and

for Capital Projects purposes, said aggregate amount being $757,297,422, which is the total amount of

appropriations heretofore legally made from the Annual Tax Levy for the year 2017 and contained in the

Annual Appropriation Bill (hereinafter set forth in the Ordinance) for the Fiscal Year 2017 duly adopted

by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County on November 15, 2016, is hereby levied on and upon all

taxable property in the said County of Cook for the Fiscal Year 2017, provided that the sum of

$21,286,674 herein referenced for Capital Projects may be used solely for Corporate purposes, Public

Safety purposes, Health Enterprise purposes, and Election purposes.

As provided in the Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Appropriation Bill, three percent of the property tax levy

revenues separately allocated to the Public Safety Fund, Corporate Fund, Health Fund, and Election Fund

are to be made available to each Fund for purposes of covering the loss and cost of collecting taxes

levied for said Funds, for the amounts of taxes for which the nonpayment will result in forfeiture of real

estate, and for abatements in the amounts of such taxes as extended upon the collectors’ books. To

ensure the County meets its obligations for indebtedness as represented by the Bond and Interest Fund,

and that the actual collections of property taxes received by the Annuity and Benefit Fund are

commensurate with the amounts so levied, the County Clerk is authorized, in consultation with the

County’s Chief Financial Officer, to extend loss and collections for these funds in a manner that is

sufficient for these purposes.

The specific amounts herein levied for the various purposes heretofore named are stated in this

Ordinance and Tax Levy, by being listed and itemized by Fund in the Revenue Estimate of the Annual

Appropriation Bill, including a column captioned: “ANNUAL TAX LEVY”. The tax hereby levied for

said Fiscal Year 2017 for said appropriations, to be collected from this Levy, being the aforesaid total,

consists of the following specific amount levied for the various purposes hereinafter set forth:

Base Tax Expiring Property Annual

Levy Expiring TIF Incentives Value Tax Levy

Corporate Purposes Fund $17,329,992 $409,454 $23,626 $452,414 $18,215,487

Public Safety Fund $157,093,889 $3,711,642 $214,167 $4,101,072 $165,120,770

County Health Enterprise

Fund $86,177,964 $2,036,118 $117,487 $2,249,751 $90,581,320

Bond and Interest Funds $263,661,333 $6,229,500 $359,451 $6,883,108 $277,133,392

Employees Annuity

& Benefit Fund $154,387,057 $3,647,688 $210,476 $4,030,408 $162,275,629

Election Fund $21,581,425 $509,902 $29,422 $563,402 $22,684,151

Capital Projects Fund $20,251,882 $478,489 $27,609 $528,693 $21,286,674

Total $720,483,542 $17,022,794 $982,238 $18,808,848 $757,297,422

Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect Approved and adopted this 8th day of March 2017.

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17-1961

Presented by: IVAN SAMSTEIN, Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Finance

REPORT

Department: Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Report Title: Cook County Taxpayers’ Interest Assurance Ordinance: Annual Compliance Request for

Information Regarding Depository Accounts Held in Fiscal Year 2016

Report Period: Report of Depository Accounts held in FY2016 and Balances of said Depository

Accounts as of 11/30/2016

Summary: As required by the Cook County Taxpayers’ Interest Assurance Ordinance (County

Code Section 34-40 et seq.) the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has requested certain

information and documents regarding depository accounts held by all elected and appointed

officials of Cook County during Fiscal Year 2016. The attached Report is a compilation of all

information received.

BUREAU OF FINANCE

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMPTROLLER

17-1941

Presented by: LAWRENCE WILSON, County Comptroller

REPORT

Department: Comptroller’s Office

Report Title: Bills and Claims

Report Period: 1/19/2017-2/15/2017

Summary: This report to be received and filed is to comply with the Amended Procurement Code

Chapter 34-125 (k).

The Comptroller shall provide to the Board of Commissioners a report of all payments made pursuant to

contracts for supplies, materials and equipment and for professional and managerial services for Cook

County, including the separately elected Officials, which involve an expenditure of $150,000.00 or more,

within two (2) weeks of being made. Such reports shall include:

1. The name of the Vendor;

2. A brief description of the product or service provided;

3. The name of the Using Department and budgetary account from which the funds are being drawn; and

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4. The contract number under which the payment is being made.

BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

17-1886

Presented by: MARTHA MARTINEZ, Chief Administrative Officer, Bureau of Administration

REPORT

Department: Bureau of Administration

Report Title: Cook County Travel and Business Expense Policy and Procedures

Report Period: 2016

Summary: The County of Cook has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure County resources are used

responsibly and that individuals do not incur inappropriate or excessive expenses, or gain financially

from the County. As such, all persons who travel on behalf of the County are fiscally responsible and

accountable for all County expenditures.

The purpose of the County’s travel and business expense policy and procedures is to provide guidelines

for payment of authorized travel expenses in an efficient, cost effective manner, and to enable County

travelers to successfully execute their local and non-local travel requirements at the lowest reasonable

costs, resulting in the best value for the County.

The Cook County travel and business expense policy and procedures, and all associated requirements,

applies to all County employees and all County officials, whether elected or appointed, who incur travel

or business expenses while conducting official business on behalf of the County.

BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

17-1343

Presented by: DEBORAH STONE, Director, Department of Environmental Control

PROPOSED CONTRACT

Department(s): Cook County Department of Environmental Control

Vendor: Primera Engineers, Ltd., Chicago Illinois

Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute

Good(s) or Service(s): Technical Feasibility Analysis: Cook County Shared Community Solar Program

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Contract Value: $212,381.00

Contract period: 3/13/2017 - 3/12/2019, with one (1), one (1) year renewal option

Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2017 $212,381.00

Accounts: 669-260

Contract Number(s): 1684-15341

Concurrences:

The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct

participation.

The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.

Summary: The Cook County Department of Environmental Control requests authorization for the Chief

Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with Primera Engineers, Ltd. for a feasibility

and engineering analyses on public and private properties, as part of the work under a U.S. Department

of Energy (DOE) Solar Market Pathways (SMP) SunShot III grant. This grant project includes

developing case studies for a number of demonstration pilot sites that can potentially host community

solar arrays.

Primera Engineers, Ltd. will conduct a structural assessment of the rooftop or land parcel to determine

the suitability for solar photovoltaic arrays, as well as a detailed financial analysis that includes solar

photovoltaics system design, site preparation, installation, interconnection, operations and maintenance

planning, as well as system generation output and existing load analysis for each proposed site. While

the SMP grant cannot be used for installation, it is paying for financial modeling of possible community

solar pilots, and analysis of regional impact if those pilots were scaled up and this type of project became

widespread in the Chicago area. The information provided by this Technical Feasibility Analysis will

become inputs to the larger SMP project.

This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Cook County

Procurement Code. Primera Engineers, Ltd was previously awarded a contract by the City of Chicago

through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. Cook County wishes to leverage this procurement

effort.

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BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER

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Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BANK SIGNATURES

WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has the legal authority to authorize its

departments and offices to open and maintain checking and savings accounts at various banks; and

WHEREAS, it is now necessary to update those persons who are authorized to be signers on the

accounts; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the checking accounts at Chase Bank, for the

following purposes, be updated for estate, fax cremation, petty cash and fee accounts; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following persons who are authorized to sign checks, wire or

otherwise transfer funds:

1. Ponni Arunkumar, M.D.

2. John Cavanaugh, M.D.

3. Michael Rodriguez

4. Nadine Jakubowski

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following name as signer on the accounts shall be deleted:

1. James Sledge

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any funds drawn on the account for deposit shall be transmitted to

the Cook County Comptroller with an itemization of collections and designation of the account in the

Office of the Comptroller.

No lobbying contact was made for this item.

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BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS

17-0983

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

REPORT

Department: Department of Transportation and Highways

Report Title: Cook County Bureau of Construction Monthly Status Report

Report Period: Period Ending 12/31/2016

Summary: Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways Bureau of Construction Monthly

Status Report for the period ending 12/31/2016.

17-1524

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

REPORT

Department: Transportation and Highways

Request: Approval

Report Title: Bureau of Construction Monthly Status Report

Report Period: Period Ending 1/31/2017

Summary: Bureau of Construction Monthly Status Report for the period ending on 1/31/2017.

17-1525

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval of resolution

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Project: Touhy Avenue - Elmhurst Road to Mount Prospect Road

Location: Cities of Chicago and Des Plaines, Illinois; Village of Elk Grove, Illinois; unincorporated Elk

Grove Township, Illinois

Section: 14-13018-01-EG

County Board District: 17

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $561,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Board Approved Date and Amount: 1/15/2014, $4,600,000.00; 10/26/2016, $739,000.00

Increased Amount: $561,000.00

Total Adjusted Amount: $5,900,000.00

Summary: Phase II Design Engineering for a roadway reconstruction and realignment project along

Touhy Avenue (IL 72) from Elmhurst Road to Mount Prospect Road in the Cities of Chicago and Des

Plaines, the Village of Elk Grove and unincorporated Elk Grove Township.

17-1623

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED RESOLUTION, MAINTENANCE (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Request: Approval of resolution

Type of Project: Maintenance

Maintenance District(s): 5

County Board District(s): 4, 5 and 6

Fiscal Impact: $110,000.00

Account(s): Motor Fuel Tax Fund: (600-585 Account)

Summary: Purchase of bituminous hot patch materials for use in southern County Highway

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maintenance operations for a 1-year period ending June 1, 2018. This improvement, as proposed, will

consist of preparing and furnishing bituminous hot patch materials to County maintenance forces in

Maintenance District #5.

17-1624

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED APPROPRIATING RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Other Part(ies): N/A

Request: Approval

Good(s) or Services(s): Design Engineering Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

Section: 17-8DESV-00-EG

Fiscal Impact: $2,500,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Summary: Phase II and Part B design engineering services to be conducted by an outside consulting

engineering firm for the preparation of roadway design plans and contract documents for the construction

of County projects at various locations throughout Cook County..end

17-1625

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED APPROPRIATING RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Other Part(ies): N/A

Request: Approval of resolution

Good(s) or Services(s): Design Engineering Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

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Section: 17-8DESV-01-EG

Fiscal Impact: $2,500,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Summary: Phase II and Part B design engineering services to be conducted by an outside consulting

engineering firm for the preparation of roadway design plans and contract documents for the construction

of County projects at various locations throughout Cook County.

.end

17-1626

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval

Project: Design Engineering Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

Section: 14-8DESV-01-EG

County Board District: Countywide

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $300,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Board Approved Date and Amount: 5/21/2014, $2,200,000.00

Increased Amount: $300,000.00

Total Adjusted Amount: $2,500,000.00

Summary: Phase II and Part B design engineering services to be conducted by an outside consulting

engineering firm for the preparation of roadway design plans and contract documents for the construction

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of County projects at various locations throughout Cook County

17-1627

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval

Project: Design Engineering Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

Section: 14-8DESV-02-EG

County Board District: Countywide

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $300,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Board Approved Date and Amount: 5/21/2014, $2,200,000.00

Increased Amount: $300,000.00

Total Adjusted Amount: $2,500,000.00

Summary: Phase II and Part B design engineering services to be conducted by an outside consulting

engineering firm for the preparation of roadway design plans and contract documents for the construction

of County projects at various locations throughout Cook County

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17-1628

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval

Project: Design Engineering Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

Section: 14-8DESV-03-EG

County Board District: Countywide

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $300,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Board Approved Date and Amount: 12/17/2014, $2,200,000.00

Increased Amount: $300,000.00

Total Adjusted Amount: $2,500,000.00

Summary: Phase II and Part B design engineering services to be conducted by an outside consulting

engineering firm for the preparation of roadway design plans and contract documents for the construction

of County projects at various locations throughout Cook County.

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17-1629

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds

Project: Bartlett Road Bridge over Poplar Creek

Location: Village of Hoffman Estates

Section: 17-V4740-00-BR

County Board District(s): 15

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $275,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Summary: Repairing the existing bridge and shall include removal of the existing strip seal joint

assembly with elastomeric concrete headers and replacement with preformed joint strip seals, deck slab

repairs, structural repair of concrete pavement markings, traffic control and protection, engineering and

other necessary highway appurtenances.

17-1630

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds

Project: Lake-Cook Road Bridge over Middle Fork

Location: Village of Northbrook, Illinois

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Section: 17-A5022-00-BR

County Board District(s): 14

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $275,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Summary: Repairing the existing bridge and shall include removal of the existing strip seal joint

assembly with elastomeric concrete headers and replacement with preformed joint strip seals, deck slab

repairs, structural repair of concrete pavement markings, traffic control and protection, engineering and

other necessary highway appurtenances.

17-1631

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval of appropriation of Motor Fuel Tax Funds

Project: West Lake Avenue Bridge over Des Plaines River

Location: Village of Northbrook, Illinois

Section: 17-A5919-00-BR

County Board District(s): 9

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $275,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Summary: Repairing the existing bridge and shall include removal of the existing strip seal joint

assembly with elastomeric concrete headers and replacement with preformed joint strip seals, deck slab

repairs, structural repair of concrete pavement markings, traffic control and protection, engineering and

other necessary highway appurtenances.

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Board of Commissioners BOARD AGENDA March 8, 2017

17-1632

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Other Part(ies): State of Illinois

Request: Approval of Local Agency Agreement

Goods or Services: FHWA will pay up to a maximum of $1,526,000.00 toward the project

Right-of-Way costs.

Location: Village of Skokie, Illinois

Section Number: 14-A8327-09-RP

County Board District: 13

Centerline Mileage: 0.75 miles

Agreement Period: One-time agreement

Agreement Number(s): N/A

Fiscal Impact: $1,908,000.00

Accounts: 600-585

Summary: Cook County will be the lead agency for Right-of-Way acquisition for improvements along

Old Orchard Road from Woods Drive to Skokie Boulevard project. The FHWA will pay up to a

maximum of $1,526,000.00 toward the project Right-of-Way acquisition costs. The County will be

responsible for the remaining balance of costs estimated $382,000.00

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Board of Commissioners BOARD AGENDA March 8, 2017

17-1689

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Other Part(ies): Village of Wilmette, Illinois

Request: Approve

Goods or Services: Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Wilmette wherein the Village will

be the lead agency for Phase I preliminary engineering, Phase II design engineering, construction and

construction engineering of an intersection improvement along Hibbard Road at Skokie Road (US 41).

The County will reimburse the Village of Wilmette for its share of Phase I preliminary engineering,

Phase II design engineering, construction and construction engineering costs, maximum total County

share $318,671.00.

Location: Hibbard Road at Skokie Road (US 41) in the Village of Wilmette

Section: 12-W4142-01-CH

Centerline Mileage: N/A

County Board District: 13

Agreement Number(s): N/A

Agreement Period: One-time agreement

Fiscal Impact: $318,671.00

Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund 600-585

Summary: This Agreement is necessitated by the improvement which is needed to protect the public

investment and provide a safe, efficient and sustainable highway. The Agreement has been examined

and approved by this Department and by the State’s Attorney’s Office.

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17-1736

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval

Project: Building and Zoning Permit Review Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

Section: 13-6BZPR-01-ES

County Board District: Countywide

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $300,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Board Approved Date and Amount: 10/9/13, $425,000.00

Increased Amount: $300,000.00

Total Adjusted Amount: $725,000.00

Summary: Building and Zoning Permit Review Services to be conducted by an outside consulting

engineering firm for the technical review, tracking, processing and other engineering services related to

building & zoning permits at various locations throughout Cook County

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17-1737

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval of resolution

Project: Preliminary Engineering Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

Section: 14-6PESV-01-ES

County Board District: Countywide

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $1,300,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Board Approved Date and Amount: 5/21/2014, $2,200,000.00

Increased Amount: $1,300,000.00

Total Adjusted Amount: $3,500,000.00

Summary: Phase I and Part A preliminary engineering and environmental services to be conducted by

an outside consulting engineering firm for the research and investigations of County projects at various

locations throughout Cook County.

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Board of Commissioners BOARD AGENDA March 8, 2017

17-1738

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval

Project: Preliminary Engineering Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

Section: 14-6PESV-02-ES

County Board District: Countywide

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $1,300,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Board Approved Date and Amount: 5/21/2014, $2,200,000.00

Increased Amount: $1,300,000.00

Total Adjusted Amount: $3,500,000.00

Summary: Phase I and Part A preliminary engineering and environmental services to be conducted by

an outside consulting engineering firm for the research and investigations of County projects at various

locations throughout Cook County.

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Board of Commissioners BOARD AGENDA March 8, 2017

17-1739

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND

HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Project Type: Motor Fuel Tax Project

Request: Approval

Project: Preliminary Engineering Services

Location: Various Locations throughout Cook County

Section: 14-6PESV-03-ES

County Board District: Countywide

Centerline Mileage: N/A

Fiscal Impact: $1,300,000.00

Accounts: 600-585 Account

Board Approved Date and Amount: 12/17/2014, $2,200,000.00

Increased Amount: $1,300,000.00

Total Adjusted Amount: $3,500,000.00

Summary: Phase I and Part A preliminary engineering and environmental services to be conducted by

an outside consulting engineering firm for the research and investigations of County projects at various

locations throughout Cook County.

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Board of Commissioners BOARD AGENDA March 8, 2017

17-1823

Presented by: JOHN YONAN, P.E., Superintendent, Department of Transportation and Highways

PROPOSED APPROPRIATING RESOLUTION (TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS)

Department: Transportation and Highways

Other Part(ies): Village of Maywood, Illinois

Request: Approval

Good(s) or Services(s): Pavement Rehabilitation

Location: 18th Street Madison Street to Washington Boulevard in the Village of Maywood.

County Board District: 1

Section: 17-REHAB-00-PV

Centerline Mileage: 0.3 Miles

Fiscal Impact: $250,000.00

Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax Fund: (600-585 Account)

Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully submits for adoption a

resolution appropriating funds for the improvement of 18th Avenue from Madison Street to Washington

Boulevard within the City of Maywood, in Cook County. These improvements, as proposed, will consist

of milling and resurfacing of existing pavement, full depth patching of base course as needed, removal

and replacement of deteriorated concrete curb and gutter and sidewalks, installation of ADA compliant

ramps, traffic control and protection, signing, pavement marking, landscaping, engineering and other

necessary highway appurtenances.

These services are needed to enable the Department to continue its mission of providing safe, efficient

and effective transportation facilities for the general public in Cook County.

.end

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DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

17-1914

Presented by: MARC HAMILTON, Director, Department of Administrative Hearings

PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT

Department: Administrative Hearings

Other Part(ies): National Railroad Passenger Corporation d/b/a Amtrak

Request: Approve Intergovernmental Agreement between Cook County & Amtrak

Goods or Services: Department of Administrative Hearings will adjudicate citations for Amtrak and on

a quarterly basis fines collected will be split, with 50% paid to the county, 45% paid to Amtrak and 5%

retained by the county for collection and accounting costs.

Agreement Number(s): 17-1914

Agreement Period: Upon Approval and this is a one-time agreement

Fiscal Impact: Revenue Generating

Accounts: 026-0101

Summary: Administrative law judges of the Cook County Department of Administrative Hearings will

adjudicate ordinance violations alleged in citations issued by Amtrak police officers. Administrative

Hearings shall conform to the requirements of all applicable state law, and county ordinances.

BUREAU OF ASSET MANAGEMENT

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

17-1790

Presented by: BILQIS JACOBS-EL, Director, Department of Facilities Management

PROPOSED CONTRACT

Department(s): Facilities Management

Vendor: Gabe’s Installation Service Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute

Good(s) or Service(s): Commercial Carpet Squares

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Contract Value: $840,000.00

Contract period: 3/20/2017 - 03/19/2019, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options

Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY2017 $280,000.00, FY2018 $420,000.00, FY2019

$140,000.00

Accounts: 200-333 Institutional Supplies

Contract Number(s): 1645-15816

Concurrences:

The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct

participation.

The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.

Summary: The Department of Facilities Management requests authorization for the Chief Procurement

Officer to enter into and execute a contract with Gabe’s Installation Service Inc. for carpet squares used

by the Department of Facilities Management’s staff to replace worn carpet at various Cook County

facilities.

Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code.

Cook County’s Local Business Preference was applied and Gabe’s Installation Service Inc. was the

lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.

17-1921

Presented by: BILQIS JACOBS-EL, Director, Department of Facilities Management

PROPOSED CONTRACT

Department(s): Department of Facilities Management, Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Adult

Probation Department, Office of the Chief Judge, Cook County Medical Examiner, Cook County

Sheriff’s Office and Department of Transportation and Highways

Vendor: Valdes, LLC d/b/a Valdes Enterprises, Northbrook, Illinois

Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute

Good(s) or Service(s): Toilet Paper and Paper Towels

Contract Value: $1,522,125.13

Contract period: 4/7/2017 -4/6/2019, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options

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Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact:

200-330 FY 2017 $250,780.00, FY 2018 $376,170.00, FY2019 $125,390.00

239-330 FY 2017 $194,775.04, FY2018 $292,162.56, FY2019 $97,387.40

259-330 FY2017 $6,616.00, FY2018 $9,924.00, FY2019 $3,308.00

440-330 FY2017 $28,616.00, FY2018 $42,924.00, FY2019 $14,308.00

532-350 FY2017 $22,059.76, FY2018 $33,089.71, FY2019 $11,029.76

501-333 FY2017 $4,336.00, FY2018 $6,504.00, FY2019 $2,168.00

310-350 FY2017 $192.32, FY2018 $288.48, FY2019 $96.10

Accounts: (Facilities Management 200-330 Cleaning Supplies) (Juvenile Temporary Detention Center

400-330 Cleaning Supplies) (Adult Probation 532-350 Office Supplies) (Office of the Chief Judge

310-350 Office Supplies) (Cook County Medical Examiner 259-330 Cleaning Supplies) (Cook County

Sheriff 239-330 Cleaning Supplies) (Transportation and Highway 501-333 Institutional Supplies)

Contract Number(s): 1684-15593

Concurrences:

The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct and

indirect participation.]

[The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.

Summary: The Department of Facilities Management, Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Adult

Probation Department, Office of the Chief Judge, Cook County Medical Examiner, Cook County

Sheriff’s Office and Department of Transportation and Highways request authorization for the Chief

Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with Valdes, LLC d/b/a Valdes Enterprises for

toilet paper and paper towels used in Cook County lavatories.

Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code.

Valdes, LLC d/b/a Valdes Enterprises was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder..end

17-1938

Presented by: BILQIS JACOBS-EL, Director, Department of Facilities Management

PROPOSED CONTRACT

Department(s): Facilities Management and Juvenile Temporary Detention Center

Vendor: R & R Equipment Plus Inc., Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute

Good(s) or Service(s): Repair of Light Duty Machines

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Contract Value: $290,000.00

Contract period: 3/15/2017 - 3/14/2019, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options

Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: 200-450 FY2017 $72,500.00, FY2018 $108,750.00, FY2019

$36,250.00; 440-449 FY2017 $24,166.64, FY2018 $36,249.96, FY2019 $12,083.40

Accounts: 200-450 Repair Plant Equipment; 440-449 Repair of Institutional Equipment

Contract Number(s): 1545-14909

Concurrences:

The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MBE

waiver.

The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.

Summary: The Department of Facilities Management and Juvenile Temporary Detention Center

requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with R & R

Equipment Plus Inc. for the repair of light duty machines at various Cook County facilities.

Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code.

R & R Equipment Plus Inc. was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.

BUREAU OF ASSET MANAGEMENT

REAL ESTATE

17-1906

Presented by: JESSICA CAFFREY, Director, Real Estate Management Division

PROPOSED PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ITEM AMENDMENT

Department: Department of Real Estate Management

Request: Approve an increase to Monthly Utility Allowance for Commissioner Robert Steele’s 2nd

District field office located at 3936 West Roosevelt, Suite 100, Chicago, Illinois

Item Number: 15-1024 (approved 1/21/2015)

Fiscal Impact: $2,000.00 increase over previously approved amount

Account(s): 082-429 Utilities

Original Text of Item:

PROPOSED LEASE AMENDMENT

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Department: Real Estate Management

Request: Approval of a Second Amendment to Lease

Landlord: J.D.S. Developers, LLC

Tenant: County of Cook

Location: 3936 West Roosevelt, Suite 100, Chicago, Illinois

Term/Extension Period: 12/1/2014 - 11/30/2018

Space Occupied: 1,700 Square feet

Monthly Rent: $1,505.00 / Annual $18,060.00

Fiscal Impact: Approval of this item would commit Fiscal Year 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 funds

Accounts: (082-660 Account)

Option to Renew: N/A

Termination: By Tenant with sixty days prior written notice

Utilities Included: No, Utility allowance paid to Landlord / $260.00 monthly through 3/31/2017.

Effective 4/1/2017-11/30/2018, Monthly Utility Allowance will be $360.00. (082-429 Account)

Summary: This Second Amendment to Lease extends the term at 3936 West Roosevelt, Chicago,

Illinois, for the use of Commissioner Robert Steele’s 2nd District field office.

17-1912

Presented by: JESSICA CAFFREY, Director, Real Estate Management Division

PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (REAL ESTATE)

Department: Department of Real Estate Management

Landlord: State of Illinois, Department of Central Management Services (CMS) on behalf of the

Department of Human Services (DHS)

Tenant: County of Cook for use by the Circuit Court of Cook County

Request: Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement

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Board of Commissioners BOARD AGENDA March 8, 2017

Location: Chicago Read Mental Health Center, 4200 N. Oak Park Avenue, “K” Building Chicago,

Illinois 60634

Agreement Period: Five Years: 7/1/2017 - 6/30/2022

Termination: 90 day written notice by either party

Space Occupied: 16,000 Square feet

Fiscal Impact: None

Accounts: N/A

Summary: The Circuit Court of Cook County utilizes court hearing rooms located in the Chicago Read

Mental Health Center, “K” Building, 4200 N. Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The Court holds

medication and commitment hearings for persons admitted to the Center. This is NOT a contract item

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

17-1901

Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

TO SECURE AN ALLOCATION OF VOLUME CAP AND RELATED PRIVATE ACTIVITY

FINANCING AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986, as amended, imposes a limit on the aggregate amount

of tax-exempt private activity financing authority, also known as “volume cap”, that can be authorized by

a State; and

WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has adopted procedures for the allocation of volume cap pursuant to the

Illinois Private Activity Bond Allocation Act, 30ILCS 345, also known as the “Illinois Allocation Act”;

and

WHEREAS, the Governor’s Office is the entity charged with authority to allocate volume cap among

the political subdivisions within the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, the current limit on the aggregate amount of volume cap that a State can issue, adjusted for

inflation for calendar year 2017, is $100.00 multiplied by the State’s population; and

WHEREAS, the current limit on the aggregate amount of volume cap that the State of Illinois can issue,

adjusted for inflation for calendar year 2017, is $100.00 multiplied by the State’s population of

12,801,539 which equals $1,280,153,900.00; and

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WHEREAS, the current limit on the aggregate amount of volume cap that the State of Illinois can issue

to Home Rule units is $809,007,700.00; and

WHEREAS, Cook County is a Home Rule unit pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of the Illinois State

Constitution; and

WHEREAS, Cook County, as a Home Rule county, may be allocated an amount of volume cap equal to

$100.00 multiplied by the population of its unincorporated area that is approximately 105,000 which

equals $10,500,000; and

WHEREAS, Cook County, may secure its volume cap allocation and related bonding and other finance

authority via a formal request to the State beginning on the first business day on or after June 1, 2017;

and

WHEREAS, said requests will be processed by the State on a first come, first served basis; and

WHEREAS, a Resolution from the Cook County Board of Commissioners is required to secure and

request said allocation and authority.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and Board of Commissioners supports

this initiative to secure volume cap for future financing of affordable housing developments and

economic development initiatives in suburban Cook County; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED, that the President and the Board of Commissioners seeks to secure the

relevant volume cap and related bonding and other finance authority as available; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED, that the President and the Board of Commissioners authorizes the

Chief Financial Officer, the Bureau Chief of Economic Development, or their designees to execute, on

behalf of the County of Cook, any and all documents necessary to implement this Resolution vis-à-vis

the State of Illinois in accordance with specified instructions and deadlines; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED, that the President and Board of Commissioners confirms and agrees

that upon receipt of State approval, the County will (1) use the volume cap only within its jurisdiction,

(2) comply with all applicable Federal, State, and Local rules and requirements, (3) prepare and submit

related reports to the State as required and (4) will not transfer or reallocate this allocation to any other

Home Rule or non-Home Rule jurisdiction; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this Resolution shall be effective as of the date of its adoption

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BUREAU OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

17-1924

Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President) and RICHARD R. BOYKIN, Cook County Board of

Commissioners

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

W-R INDUSTRIES, INC. 6B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST

WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development received and reviewed a Real Property

Assessment Classification 6b application containing the following information:

Applicant: W-R Industries Inc. or an entity to be named

Address: 2715 Grant Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104

Municipality or Unincorporated Township: Bellwood

Cook County District: 1

Permanent Index Number: (1) PIN: 15-09-201-013-0000

Municipal Resolution Number: 16-64 approved 11/16/2016

Number of month property vacant/abandoned: 56 months at time of application to BED

Special circumstances justification requested: Yes, purchase from CCLBA is pending

Estimated Number of jobs created by this project: 2 full-time, 0 part-time

Estimated Number of jobs retained at this location: 7 full-time, 0 part-time

Estimated Number of employees in Cook County: 7 full-time, 0 part-time

Estimated Number of construction jobs: 15

Proposed use of property: Industrial-Manufacturing warehousing and distribution

Living Wage Ordinance Compliance Affidavit Provided: Yes

WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment

Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for an abandoned

industrial facility; and

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WHEREAS, the Cook County Classification System for Assessment defines abandoned property as

buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 continuous

months, have been purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest;

and

WHEREAS, in the instance where the property does not meet the definition of abandoned property, the

municipality or the Board of Commissioners, may determine that special circumstances may exist that

justify finding that the property is abandoned for purpose of Class 6b; and

WHEREAS, in the case of abandonment of less than 24 months and purchase for value, by a purchaser

in whom the seller has no direct financial interest, the County may determine that special circumstances

justify finding the property is deemed abandoned; and

WHEREAS, Class 6b requires the validation by the County Board of the shortened period of qualifying

abandonment in cases where the facility has been abandoned for less than 24 consecutive months upon

purchase for value; and

WHEREAS, the municipality states the Class 6b is necessary for development to occur on this specific

real estate. The municipal resolution cites the qualifications of this property to meet the definition of

abandoned with special circumstances; and

WHEREAS, industrial real estate is normally assessed at 25% of its market value, qualifying industrial

real estate eligible for the Class 6b can receive a significant reduction in the level of assessment from the

date that new construction or rehabilitation has been completed, or in the case of abandoned property

from the date of substantial re-occupancy. Properties receiving Class 6b will be assessed at 10% of the

market value for 10 years, 15% for the 11th year and 20% in the 12th year; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Board of Commissioners of the

County of Cook, that the President and Board of Commissioners validate the above-captioned property is

deemed abandoned with special circumstances under the Class 6b; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward a

certified copy of this resolution to the Office of the Cook County Assessor

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17-1988

Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President) and LARRY SUFFREDIN, Cook County Board of

Commissioners

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

SSN GROUP LLC OR ITS NOMINEE 6B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST

WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development received and reviewed a Real Property

Assessment Classification 6b application containing the following information:

Applicant: SSN Group LLC or its nominee

Address: 6200 W. Howard, Niles, Illinois

Municipality or Unincorporated Township: Village of Niles

Cook County District: 13

Permanent Index Number: 10-29-102-013-0000

Municipal Resolution Number: Village of Niles Resolution No. 2017-06R

Number of month property vacant/abandoned: Eight (8) months vacant

Special circumstances justification requested: Yes

Estimated Number of jobs created by this project: 10-20 full-time

Estimated Number of jobs retained at this location: 111full-time

Estimated Number of employees in Cook County: Same as above

Estimated Number of construction jobs: Five (5) to 10 construction jobs

Proposed use of property: Light manufacturing of disposable medical devices

Living Wage Ordinance Compliance Affidavit Provided: Yes

WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment

Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for an abandoned

industrial facility; and

WHEREAS, the Cook County Classification System for Assessment defines abandoned property as

buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 continuous

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