Will County Executive Committee met Oct. 11.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
I. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Chair Jim Moustis called the meeting to order at 10:10 AM
| Attendee Name | Title | Status |
| Jim Moustis | Chair | Present |
| Charles E. Maher | Vice Chair | Present |
| Darren Bennefield | Member | Present |
| Herbert Brooks Jr. | Member | Present |
| Mike Fricilone | Member | Present |
| Donald Gould | Member | Present |
| Suzanne Hart | Member | Present |
| Judy Ogalla | Member | Present |
| Annette Parker | Member | Present |
| Lauren Staley-Ferry | Member | Present |
| Ray Tuminello | Member | Present |
| Tom Weigel | Member | Present |
| Denise E. Winfrey | Member | Present |
Present from State's Attorney's Office: M. Tatroe, K. Meyers and P. Mock.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Mr. Brooks led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
IV. OLD BUSINESS
1. Authorizing the County Executive to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with Kankakee River Valley Water Planning Area Alliance
(Joe Cosgrove)
Discussion took place immediately following the Family Guidance update.
Mr. Joe Cosgrove stated I am here representing the Kankakee River Valley Area Alliance, to ask for your support on becoming a member of our growing organization. The current members are listed in the packet. Any unit of government interested in safe, abundant and affordable water is welcome to be a part of this organization. Your support and participation is important to the representation of the residents in the southwestern portion of the county; it gives us a bigger voice and includes you in planning for the future needs of safe, abundant and affordable water. Everyone in this room has a vested interest because you need safe, sustainable and affordable water. It is a human necessity. We have come to realize by having fire districts involved with us, an adequate supply of water is necessary to fight fires. It is common for a fire district to drain its entire water supply within 10 minutes and request assistance from other communities. Another impact is economic development. The Village of Diamond had a business wanting to build a manufacturing plant, but there was not an adequate supply of water for them to consider Diamond a viable option.
Mr. Moustis asked Mr. Cosgrove to give a brief synopsis of the Alliance and what has been accomplished.
Mr. Cosgrove replied over 25 years ago I attended a meeting with Grundy County Chairman to bring together communities without a water system. He envisioned a future of collaboration of municipalities working together to supply water. Five years ago we formed the Tri-County Water collaborative and realized we need a more structured organization and created the Alliance. We based the Alliance on what was done in Northern Illinois through CMAP and the Northwestern Water Alliance. Currently, the water district has pursued a withdrawal permit for the Kankakee River and obtained property along the Kankakee River in Custer Park. Last week we completed our fish and mussel survey, our last hurdle. Our permit was filed last October and we anticipate within the next three weeks to have it. The goal is to have the permit in the public trust if it is ever needed. We have been able to provide programs, at no cost to our membership, from water survey to rain analysis. We have instituted a program of electronic mapping functions, along with educational programs for our members.
Ms. Kathleen Elliott, attorney for the Godley Public Water District explained the Alliance is a planning group that fits in the mold of CMAP. It gives all communities in the area a regional approach to find water for drinking and safety purposes. We see this as a safety, planning and regional approach, cost effective safety and education.
Mr. Moustis stated my initial involvement in water was fighting water rates from a private utility company. I learned a great deal about water and water resources and the approach most communities have is not sustainable. There are even limitations on what you can take from the Great Lakes. Creating the Stormwater Committee was my first initiative when I came on the County Board in 1992. It was a struggle because County Board Members were not interested. We passed the Ordinance establishing the Stormwater Committee and it took three years before anyone was appointed to the Committee. Mr. Cosgrove has spoken to the Committee several times about water quality and issues, not just stormwater. The Stormwater Committee is supportive of the Alliance and would like us to get involved. From a planning perspective this is absolutely what we should be doing. We are not water suppliers; the County cannot be, but we should be water planners and I think we should be part of this Alliance.
Mr. Maher stated when you first proposed this plan there seemed to be questions with how people were being represented and the costs. I think the County had one vote while the municipalities had two votes. Have any of those issues been addressed?
Mr. Cosgrove answered every member has one vote. We are looking at this as a planning organization to be proactive rather than reactive so we made the IGA a living, growing document. Our view is this resource should be managed by a collaboration, the members of the alliance.
Mr. Maher asked how are studies paid for?
Mr. Cosgrove responded we have not collected any dues at this time. We have been able to secure alternative sources for funding and it is still our intent.
Mr. Maher continued has the IGA addressed how the different entities would pay?
Mr. Cosgrove relied the fee would be $1,000 for counties and $500 for all other entities. It is up to the Alliance to determine what they do in the future. So far our goals has been to bring in free resources. We are a lot of small communities without access to those resources, but by banding together we have access to huge resources. At our last meeting the IEPA water manager gave an update and addressed individual issues on the new IEPA water regulations. We have reached out to communities that do not have the funding. South Wilmington had a huge problem and we were able to give them support, at no cost, of licensed water operators to help them get their system in compliance. That is some of the Alliance’s focus, not just securing a future water source. We know our wells are limited, the finances are not there and we are looking for alternative financing. So far, we have covered all the costs and without any outside money.
Ms. Elliott added as far as the actual water supply, the Godley Public Water District is paying for all the costs for the secured permits. This is more of the planning function.
Mr. Moustis stated one thing about the Alliance is the internal resources you bring to the table. With our Land Use Department and a Stormwater Committee; we have a certain amount of expertise. The additional contribution from Will County is we have resources to bring to the table; both in planning and water expertise. That is why it is important for Will County to be at the table moving forward. Our discussions have been focused on groundwater and groundwater resources, including resources getting contaminated, but it all plays into what the Alliance is working on with planning. I mentioned future water resources, but we deal with all resources including well water and the water tables dropping quicker than we would like to see.
Mr. Cosgrove stated it is important for Will County to be a part of the Alliance, because of your wisdom, interest and suggestions are made part of the discussions and to grow the organization for the future.
Ms. Militello stated this is in District 6; the very southern part of Will County, a very rural area where people are in desperate need of these services. I have been to a few of the Alliance’s meetings and they are run very professionally, with great speakers and experts that every needs to hear to understand this. I watched them vote and each member gets just one vote. They have done a great job and I hope you will all support the Alliance.
Mr. Moustis stated the Executive’s Office should be involved because the representative will come from the executive branch. Give some thought as to who we will add, someone from Land Use or the Stormwater Committee, with expertise.
Mr. Palmer stated there are groups throughout the county concerned with water efforts. This issue may be localized, but it is an issue across the County. We may want to think about how to integrate all those efforts. They may work as a local group, but we want the information flowing back here.
Mr. Moustis stated we might want to look at all the surrounding counties. Water sheds do not know corporate limits. It would be helpful if we pushed some of the other counties.
Mr. Palmer stated the water is part of CMAPs “On To 2050 Plan” it is a big issue. The Metropolitan Planning Council is also putting resources into this. An example is the Northwest Water Group; they are a good model to look at for the County. I will get more information and bring it back to the Board. There is a lot of focus on water across the region and this is a good time for us to be stepping up our involvement.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Charles E. Maher, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Staley-Ferry, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
V. OTHER OLD BUSINESS
VI. NEW BUSINESS
1. Transfer of Funds within the Problem Solving Courts Budget for the Purchase of Apartment Building
(Julie McCabe)
Discussion of this item was moved to the beginning of the meeting.
Ms. Julie McCabe reviewed the attached presentation.
Mr. Moustis stated I support your efforts, many people need these homes because there is no place to go. I don’t think there is anyone who would not support the purchase of an apartment building for recovering individuals as part of the step program. As far as paying over the appraised valued, there is a legal formula. In the past Mr. Rull looked at building through the PBC; I would ask you to speak with Mr. Van Essen or Mr. Tkac and have them look at any possible building. What specifically are you asking of this Committee?
Ms. McCabe replied I am asking to transfer money from anticipated new expenses line item with $164,950 into building and structures with $200,000. A brief explanation of the offer price and the appraisal was given. In the past the PBC handled the necessary renovations, is that something the County maintenance staff could do, if it wasn’t a major renovation?
Mr. Moustis answered Mr. Rull helped you manage the process of putting bid packages together and getting them on the street, now Mr. Van Essen and Mr. Tkac would be the leads.
Ms. McCabe added the maintenance department did the renovations at the Beach Building.
Mr. Moustis stated if Mr. Van Essen or Mr. Tkac determine they can use County staff; there is not a problem. That decision does not come from us; it comes from the Executive’s Office. If you really like that apartment building, you do have some room to make a different offer.
Ms. McCabe clarified once the funds are transferred, I find a specific property, I will need to come back to purchase a particular piece of property and that goes to the County Board. The good thing about an apartment building is the neighbors are used to have a large number of people and no one is alarmed.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Staley-Ferry, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
2. Update from Family Guidance Center
(Ron Vlasaty/Carla Policandriotes)
Judge Policandriotes stated on behalf of Family Guidance Center, I have some statistics and some incredible progress developed for our community. I’ve shared with you previously that the staff of Family Guidance is at the Will County ADF every Saturday, pursuant to a Court order to perform drug and alcohol assessment for in-custodies. This allows the in-custodies to receive the extensive assessment, medical examination and education regarding medically assisted treatment to see if they can be approved to use the medicine. If the individual requests the MAT and is medically cleared and appropriate for the use, an injection of Vivitrol, which blocks the opioid receptors in the brain, is given at the ADF. The medicine takes approximately 7 to 10 days to be at the right level in their system to block the opioids and to be at the necessary level for the person to potentially be discharged from jail and immediately enrolled in some level of outpatient services. The medicine is administered monthly so long as the person remains engaged in the treatment. Additionally, Family Guidance has staff at the Probation and Public Defender’s Offices. They are waiting for Probation or the Public Defender’s Office to refer their client for the assessment and obtain an appropriate referral for treatment for predisposition or post-disposition of cases. All without expense, not only to the individual, but also no expense to the County. Since January 1, 2016, Family Guidance has provided 497 Vivitrol injections to 272 patients. Since July, 1, 2017, the State of Illinois’ STR grant provided funding for an additional 341 injections to 143 patients from the ADF. Since January, 2017 Family Guidance provided 658 substance use disorder assessments for the Adult Probation Department (both on site and at the ADF), of which only 127 individuals did not need treatment as a result of the assessment. Since December, 2017 Family Guidance has provided for 304 substance use disorder assessments for the Public Defender’s Office (both on site and at the ADF) of which 57 did not need treatment as a result of the assessment. Since January, 2017 Family Guidance Center has conducted 230 DUI evaluations which have been used by the Courts. The following is a breakdown of statistics.
Individuals in treatment at FGC (point in time):
TOTAL IN MAT
January 1, 2016 172 99
January 1, 2017 163 103
January 1, 2018 352 135
October 1, 2018533 187
Total number of individuals served at Family Guidance Center Joliet: January 1, 2016 thru December 31, 2016, 1143; January 1, 2017 thru December 31, 2017, 2638 and January 1, 2018 thru October 1, 2018, 3076. These individuals have been touched by Family Guidance to assist them in their struggles to become clean, sober and get back with their families. I’m not amazed at the need reflected by these numbers I’m proud of these numbers because Family Guidance has consistently kept its commitment to not only to the Judiciary and the County Board, but most importantly the individuals who trusted them and asked for help. Recently, Mr. Ron Vlasty and I met with Judge Schoenstedt to propose a potential solution for another gap in services in our community for those in need. There are multiple types of probation allowed by Illinois Statutes and one is for a non-violent offender who suffers from drug or alcohol addiction and the illness is a nexus to the felony offense charged. Examples include possession, retail theft, bounced checks, burglary to an automobile. We look at the connection between their illness and the crime. Commonly it is referred to as a TASC probation. There are huge benefits to TASC probation, if they are eligible and acceptable and the court finds them to be so, then they are eligible to have their conviction vacated. Judge Schoenstedt has approved Family Guidance to be one of the designated providers which allows the court to appoint Family Guidance to assess the acceptability and eligibility of an individual pursuant to statute and criminal histories if the person is deemed eligible and acceptable by the Court then the person is referred to treatment for his particular needs and other conditions of probation as the court deems fit. If the person is successful then at the termination or the special probation, the felony conviction is vacated. The long term consequences to the person and the community is tremendous because they will not be inhibited in their employment or other potential licenses by having the felony conviction. Currently, that process takes a minimum of 8 weeks to get the necessary information to the court. However, Family Guidance has assured us that the necessary assessments will be available to the court in 2 weeks. Can you imagine convincing a person to stay in custody and wait at least 8 or more additional weeks to get “Special Circumstance” probation? It is very challenging to convince anyone of the serious consequences of the felony conviction. Last year there were only 104 TASC probation orders. That number is artificially low in that more were eligible but unwillingly to stay in custody the additional time. Again, this process will be no expense to the individual, Judiciary or the County. We should see lower detainee numbers at the jail and also lower residism numbers by giving people the treatment they need to stay crime free and healthy. I’ve only spoke to you about people qualifying for some level of outpatient treatment. You have heard over and over there are not enough beds to service people who must receive inpatient treatment and the wait time in jail for an inpatient be is extremely lengthy. Family Guidance currently operates an inpatient treatment facility in Springfield. It is a very successful unit and the beds are very valuable and always full. They are licensed, skilled and offered to initiate a pilot program of 15 male inmates, moving to more than 40 at the ADF with DASA approved inpatient treatment. It can be done. We know of the need. We have the space available at the jail in Pod W, which was originally designed to house treatment and education and we have the backing of the Judiciary and the Sheriff to develop the protocol. I have asked Ms. McCabe and the PD’s Office to assist me in selecting a few incarcerated inmates and the balance will be filled by the inmates seeking treatment probation requiring inpatient care. We expect the inpatient care to be approximately 28 days or more, based on individual need and then discharge from custody to intensive outpatient with case management by both the PD and Family Guidance staff. This is extremely valuable for our community and I know you will be very proud in discussing this. Will County has become the model other communities will follow or at least strive to follow. If anyone would have told us, four years ago, this is where we would be in treating those who need us the most, we would all think “Well, if only”. No more Ifs, we have the funded ability to best use our resources to make lives even better and Family Guidance is the known, qualified component to assure us that it will be successful.
Mr. Moustis asked what action do you need from the Board. I am supportive of this. The first step in treatment is detox. Do you have the ability to do detox?
Judge Policandriotes replied not everyone needs detox. If they have been at the jail for a few days, the detox period has elapsed. The best thing you can do for us is discuss this amongst yourselves, brag to the community that Will County has become what other counties will be trying to be and will be striving to achieve. What you have in Will County has never existed any place else in the State of Illinois.
Mr. Vlasty thanked the County Board and the departments for allowing us this opportunity and trusting us to work with them. We could not have done this by ourselves. So many people throughout the county are supportive of treatment and we know treatment works. It is great to see a county decide they cannot arrest their way out of the crisis, you cannot put people in jail without addressing the issue. Thank you for allowing us to be a provider in your community. We are here to continue to expand and grow in any way we can.
Mr. Moustis stated this all started with bond reform. With bond reform we are able to close pods for detainee and open them for treatment, so they don’t come back to the ADF. There is a positive effect. Our community appreciates all your efforts. I invite you to come back quarterly to give us an update.
3. Disc Re: Drug Community Grant Awarded to Will County Sheriff's Department
(Bonnie McPhillips)
Discussion of the IGA with Kankakee River Valley took place immediately before this item.
Ms. Bonnie McPhillips stated in 2015 Ms. Mayer started writing the DFC Grant and in early 2016 she asked the Sheriff’s Department if they would move forward with the grant application. In order to apply for the grant, you had to have a community coalition in place for one year. Ms. Mayer secured $50,000 from CenterPoint to be used as matching funds when she wrote the grant. When we learned we needed to be in existence for more time prior to applying, I suggested approaching CenterPoint to see if we could use the money as seed money and to hire a coalition coordinator. We received CenterPoint’s blessing and hired Ms. Cherry Powell who has been in prevention in the community for over 30 years. Ms. Powell came in March 2016 as a part time employee; and has been instrumental starting the coalition. Only one other coalition in the state has a part time coordinator, the rest are full time. It is exciting because we were able to accomplish everything with Ms. Powell being part time. The grant requires you to have 12 sectors participate in the coalition, including government, schools, hospitals, businesses and faith based organizations. The coalition started in March 2016 in anticipation of applying for the grant in March 2017. We applied in 2017, but were not awarded the grant. However, the Sheriff’s Office wanted to continue to move forward with its efforts of prevention within the community, address the substance abuse issue and keep the coalition going. We have also received three $20,000 checks from a private donor to continue our efforts. In March 2017 we submitted the grant to the Office of National Drug Control. Last month President Trump made the awards and there were 148 new awards this year and a record of 731 grants throughout the nation. We are the only one of 731 grantees that is a law enforcement agency. This grant is a prevention grant. The goal of the grant is to involve community stakeholders to create the coalition, become active on the coalition and prevent youth substance use in Will County. Our goal is to continue to work hard toward prevention in all of Will County. Because Ms. Powell is only part time, our next goal is to hire a full time coordinator to coordinate the grant and head up the coalition. We posted the position and received 193 applicants; last week we interviewed the top 10 applicants and narrowed it down to our top three, who are currently going through the background checks. We hope to have the individual hired in a short period of time. There are many factors that lead to addiction and substance abuse, one includes age of onset. The younger a person begins to use a substance, the quicker they become dependent. The goal of prevention is to detour the age of onset. Our grant works with grades 5 through 12 to educate the youth and parents of the dangers and how to delay the age of onset to not have the factors the court system is dealing with.
Mr. Moustis stated this Board has always been a big supporter of prevention when it comes to substance abuse. How do you move forward with the grant? When we had the DARE Program deputies would go to the junior high schools; it was all about prevention and the “Just Say No” movement.
Ms. McPhillips stated the coalition involves the 12 sectors of the community. We want to get all the people that interface with youth and their families to come together with an approach to educate the families and youth of other options and opportunities besides using substances. We partnered with Chestnut Family Systems who goes into the schools and does education. Our goal is to get into more schools to reach more youth in the community and continue our prevention efforts. Through the prevention efforts at the Sheriff’s Department, we developed the Hidden in Plain Sight trailer. It is the mockup of a youth bedroom used to educate the community. Anyone can request to have the trailer come to their organization or meetings and we provide the education to the parents. The grant is a 5 year grant and after 5 years you can reapply for an additional 5 years. The goal at that point is to become self-sufficient. With our initial $50,000 and subsequent $60,000 donations and receiving the grant, we are well on our way. Coalitions often struggle with the ability to become a 501-3-c and we have already done that. We partnered with United Way and we are able to take those donations. Receiving this grant opens the doors to many other grants you are not allowed to apply for unless you are a recipient of this grant. Ms. Mayer is always looking for grants we can apply for. We are partnering with Ms. McCabe and the Specialty Courts and the Health Department and their Tobacco Free programs. We want to get all the sectors together and do as much as we can for all the youth and families and Will County.
Mr. Moustis stated I would like to invite you back a few times each year to give an update and let us know how the program is working.
Ms. McPhillips stated we invite all of you to attend our coalition programs. We hope to have our new hire onboard by November 1st and would love to bring them to a meeting.
Mr. Tuminello stated everyone in this room probably knows someone affected by the opioid crisis. I would encourage anyone who does not believe there is an opioid crisis or does not believe Will County is taking the lead on the crisis, to watch the first hour and 15 minutes of this meeting. The drug issue has dominated 60 of the 75 minutes of this meeting. It is obviously an issue and I commend everyone working on it to try and prevent this from taking more lives in the future.
Ms. McPhillips stated we need to attack this from every angle. I think Will County has been successful from prevention, intervention, to treatment. You can see by the number of individuals here, all the hard work being done and the progress being made on behalf of the youth and families of Will County.
Ms. Powell stated I am retiring from Chestnut Health Systems on November 2nd, to be a full time grandma. This job is my passion and that is why I am staying with it. When I graduated I began teaching preschool and Pre-K. Because so many children were detoxed as infants, there was turmoil in the classroom because of their inability to socialize and to learn at the same capacity as the other kids. I taught for 11 years; but when I heard about prevention, especially primary prevention it took my heart and I decided that was where I needed to be. I have been there since 2009 and love it. I will be working with the Sheriff’s Department forever. I thank people like this Board that understand the necessity to keep the onset from happening. We are talking about primary prevention; never starting. We want to give them so many other activities that drugs would not enter their mind.
Sheriff Kelley thanked everyone in the coalition. We started this a couple of years ago with a mission to get the word out on prevention. It is obvious all the hard
work has paid off. Everybody in Will County knows there is an issue and we are attacking it from all angles.
Mrs. Staley-Ferry left at this juncture.
Ms. Mayer stated we submitted a federal grant; the DOJ-COPs School Violence Grant. Last week we received notification from the DOJ that Will County received the $500,000 grant. The guidelines of the grant application required a collaboration between a school district, a law enforcement agency and a unit of government. Homer School District #33 received the grant and will be the implementing agency, the Sheriff’s Department will be the lead oversight agency and the County will be the fiscal agent. We were one of seven in Illinois that received the grant. Only two received the $500,000. There was a 25% match provided by Homer School District. This year we saw quite a few funding streams coming down the COPs program, which is an initiative of our Sheriff’s Department. If we see this again, we would love to see another Will County school district apply for the grant. The grant covers six schools within the district and the transportation department. It is mainly for infrastructure changes such as changing walls and entrances to make the school safer. We could see this could be one of the safest schools in the nation here in Will County. It is a good model. This is a 24 month grant and perhaps another school district will be in line to do this in the future. We are working with Family Guidance on an $80,000 state grant we will submit by the end of the month.
4. Establishing a Predictable Fee Schedule for Recorder of Deeds
(Karen Stukel)
Ms. Karen Stukel stated I am here to ask your approval of our predictable fee schedule the state put into place and goes into effect on January 1, 2019. An explanation of how this statute came about was given, how documents are being combined into five categories and how fees will be determined.
Mr. Bennefield asked is the entire state going to this predictable fee schedule?
Ms. Stukel replied yes; but we will have 102 different fees. An explanation of the current fees for recording a deed and the fees after January 1, 2019 was given.
Mr. Bennefield asked is the County using the MyDec program?
Ms. Stukel replied we do use the MyDec program and have gone to electronic e- recordings, except for deeds. Everyone who signs up with e-recording signs a form stating everything is the true and original. After talking with our State’s Attorney, people have been known to forge documents so what would stop them from forging a deed. That is the major reason we have not gone with e-recording for deeds.
Ms. Sanchez explained the how electronic deed filing works throughout the State.
Ms. Stukel added in Will County many of the municipalities have stamps, many counties don’t have municipality stamps and it is easier for them to move in that direction.
Mr. Bennefield asked since the State created the MyDec program; how is it working? What happens when my company hits the submit button on the MyDec page?
Ms. Sanchez explained how the MyDec program works with the Department of Revenue. The benefit of using the electronic version is it is checked through PIN files our Assessor’s Office provides to the State on a regular basis so the information remains current. When the PIN is entered into the system it populates an address based on the file provided by the Assessor’s Office. When it comes through the system electronically it can be used by the Recorder’s Office, Supervisor of Assessor’s Office and State of Illinois, to collect transfer taxes.
A brief discussion took place regarding the PTAX process.
Mr. Moustis stated basically this system allows people to know upfront what the costs are.
Mr. Bennefield stated the State created the MyDec page to become more efficient. Are you seeing that in your department?
Ms. Sanchez responded we feel it makes us more efficient; because we are collecting the information electronically from the Department of Revenue site then to our site and the Assessor’s site. We have electronic and paper PTAX documents.
Mr. Bennefield asked if this allows you to be more efficient at 33%; do you anticipate being at 95%?
Ms. Stukel replied we are at 33% of e-recordings.
Ms. Sanchez stated we would like to see more e-recordings once we are able to accept deeds, which is why our numbers are lower.
Mr. Bennefield asked are the e-recordings allowing us to be more efficient?
Ms. Stukel replied yes, we are much more efficient and explained the process for receiving paper copies in the mail versus the e-recording and the fact funds are also submitted electronically which reduces the number of bounced checks.
Mr. Moustis asked will this help reduce the cost of your department?
Ms. Stukel replied we are saving some, but until we can accept the deeds there is not a substantial change.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Herbert Brooks Jr., Member
SECONDER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Staley-Ferry
5. Authorizing the County Executive to Negotiate an Agreement with the Will County Governmental League for Membership in Communities for Responsible and Efficient Waterways
(Rick Kwasneski)
Mr. Moustis stated the Corps of Engineers is doing renovations at the Brandon Locks. Some people suggested closing down the locks due to the Asian Carp. We want to be supportive of modernizing the locks. We should make this a Legislative initiative both on the State and Federal level. Our waterways are extremely important and we want to modernize the Brandon Locks; it is a matter of time before they fail. We need to put more emphasis on our waterways than we have.
Mr. Palmer stated there was a formal request to join this group and make a nominal contribution of $5,000.
Mr. Moustis stated this would be for us to become a member of the waterway group and the $5,000 is money well spent. The Governmental League is involved with this as well as many of the local communities.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, Member
SECONDER: Ray Tuminello, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Staley-Ferry
6. Discussion Re: 95th Street Extension
(Discussion)
This item was discussed after Item #7.
Mr. Maher stated we have had meetings for several years with this group, since the 95th Street project has gone on. Spring River Crossing residents were impacted. There has been back and forth with the City of Naperville and they are offering to pay one-third of the cost of the fence, which is about $56,000. Will County put a lot of dollars into this project. The City is making an effort to help these residents move forward. It is not fair for Will County to take on two-thirds, but a 50/50 split up to $30,000 is something I would like to do to make these residents whole. The roads east of Naper-Plainfield definitely have some setback issues, we took some of their property. However, they have had four lanes a good portion of the way along 95th Street; like the group west has. We are not talking about a lot of money to make these residents whole on their side of the road. I would like us to send a letter to the City of Naperville saying we will offer a 50/50 split, not to exceed $30,000 and see what they say; put the ball back into their court.
Mrs. Hart stated I have been dealing with this since the beginning. The Forest Preserve trail is a huge part of this and the Forest Preserve is a partner as well. We have been dealing with drag racing for several years. The Village of Bolingbrook handled that by putting up a stop sign. We need a stop sign on the other side, but we can’t because Naperville will not come to the table to talk about a JT. The Village of Bolingbrook came and solved the issue. We cannot lower the speed limit and we can’t put up stop sign, all we asked from Naperville was for them to do a JT. I am proposing we could come to the table and look at paying for half of it, if they do a JT on the other side. Naperville has not been cooperative at all.
Mr. Fricilone stated I would say we will pay for the wall if they do the JT.
Mr. Moustis stated usually we put the resources into the road and bring it to the standard they would like, before we transfer jurisdiction.
Mr. Maher stated Naperville already owns the road we are talking about. We lowered our speed limit because of the drag racing to 40 mph, but the west side is still 45 mph. I am good at looking at the jurisdiction and it would be a reasonable thing to throw out.
Mr. Moustis asked Mrs. Tatroe and Mr. Ronaldson to send something to the City of Naperville to let them know we would like to have a discussion on a JT for that section of the road and see if they have any interest.
Mrs. Tatroe indicated she would work with Ms. Freitag and Mr. Ronaldson. Ms. Doreen Swindall asked for an explanation of a JT.
Mr. Maher briefly explained how the JT would work and the need for an IGA and how the County would maintain the bridge.
Mr. Brooks left at this juncture.
Setting the Public Defender's Salary
(Mary Tatroe)
This item was discussed before Item #6.
Mrs. Tatroe stated the State of Illinois gave the State’s Attorney a raise. You don’t have do to anything for that, the State funds the increase. The state statutes require you to fund the Public Defender at 90% of what the State’s Attorney receives. Since the State’s Attorney’s salary went up, we need a Resolution from the County Board increasing the Public Defender’s salary. The State pays 66 2/3% of the Public Defender’s salary.
Mr. Bennefield left at this juncture.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
SECONDER: Ray Tuminello, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Brooks Jr., Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Staley-Ferry
8. Creation of Crane Operators Registration Requirement
(Discussion)
Mr. Moustis indicated this is an Ordinance change and will require a public hearing in November.
9. Authorizing County Executive to Negotiate a Professional Services Agreement for Determining Viability of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Applications on County - Owned Land and Buildings
(Rita Weiss)
Mr. Moustis stated we interviewed several firms and ranked them. This Resolution is to begin negotiations.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
SECONDER: Charles E. Maher, Vice Chair
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
10. Awarding Bid for Telecommunications Time & Material Service
(Rita Weiss)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, Member
SECONDER: Ray Tuminello, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
11. Awarding Bid for Refuse & Recycling Collection Services for County Buildings
(Rita Weiss)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Ray Tuminello, Member
SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
12. Renewing Contract for Security Guard Services at Adult Probation, Workforce Services and Sunny Hill Nursing Home
(Rita Weiss)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Charles E. Maher, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Tom Weigel, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
13. Renewing Contract for Janitorial Cleaning Services for Public Safety Complex
(Rita Weiss)
Mr. Fricilone asked why do we need a cleaning service since we have a maintenance crew? What does the Sheriff’s maintenance crew do?
Mr. Moustis stated why is it not part of our central maintenance? By statute is the Sheriff responsible for the security and maintenance of the courthouse, but is it the case at other buildings?
Mrs. Tatroe stated the Sheriff is responsible for the security and maintenance of the courthouse; I don’t know about other buildings.
Mr. Van Essen stated last year we put a bid on the street. We have the contractor in place to do the entire building. There are two individuals on staff currently; one full time and one part time, because of the union contract were not able to be used elsewhere.
Ms. Weiss added this is renewing the current contract for one year.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Judy Ogalla, Member
SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
14. Renewing Contract for Janitorial Cleaning Services for Various Will County Office Buildings
(Rita Weiss)
Ms. Weiss stated this is basically the same contract. We have maintenance working in the buildings during the day, taking care of plumbing issues and such; this is the contractor who comes in after hours and does the custodial work.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Charles E. Maher, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
15. Renewing Contract for Elevator Maintenance for Various Will County Office Buildings
(Rita Weiss)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Donald Gould, Member
SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
16. Authorizing the County Executive to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Wilmington to Provide Access to the Countywide Radio System (Thomas Murray)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Ray Tuminello, Member
SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
17. Authorizing the County Executive to Execute an Agreement with the IL Department of Transportation for the Statewide Planning & Research Grant
(Nick Palmer)
Mr. Palmer stated previously the Board approved for us to go out for an application of a statewide planning and research grant through IDOT. This is the same funding source that funded our Freight Study. This grant is for the area around Laraway Road near Route 52. It is called the Joliet Intermodal Master Transportation Plan Study. This was previously approved and we had to commit to a $25,000 match and the City of Joliet committed a $25,000 match. We were only awarded $160,000 and that reduces our required match to $20,000. The goal is the continuation of our freight work for the current and future needs. It is focused on improving safety and economic development, looking at the infrastructure needs we have with an eye specifically toward land use planning. This will be a collaborative effort with the municipalities in the area, the private sector, CMAP and IDOT. The award letter is in the packet. We need authorization to sign it and identify the $20,000. Previously we met with Leadership on the scope. It is not in the packet, but we have a scope. The grant does not start until November 1st, but we want to get an RFP on the street and have this available to go next year. This is an important, next step of what we are doing. It will be a model for other parts of the County on how we will look at land use planning and transportation.
Mr. Moustis stated our freight study shows clusters and this is one of the identified clusters. The Joliet/Elwood cluster is the densest cluster as far as trucking operations go and it makes sense to look at this first. I did not want the scope to say we are just focusing on freight and truck movement. Part of our study was how to mitigate impacts on the residents, both who live nearby and those who travel the area. I am going to emphasis we called it the Community Friendly Freight Study for a reason; because we wanted to mitigate the impacts on the community. I want to make sure it is part of the scope. Even if it is a smaller part, it needs to be part of the scope.
Mr. Palmer read the objectives from the agreement. Through the RFP process we will have a selection committee comprised of County and City representatives. We expressed to the vendors this is what we are looking for; this is the expected work product. I would like to get approval to accept the award. We can have further discussions before it goes on the street.
Mr. Moustis stated it is easy for the people to get lost in the shuffle as you are looking to move freight and where things will be. I want to make sure we never lose sight of the residents.
Mr. Palmer stated your concerns along with those of Mr. Gould were recognized, discussed and we believe included. This will give us best practices and recommendation; but does not mean other governmental bodies can’t approve projects that goes against what the data shows.
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
SECONDER: Annette Parker, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
18. Authorizing the Funds for Membership Dues for Lower DuPage River Watershed Coalition
(Jim Song)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Donald Gould, Member
SECONDER: Tom Weigel, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
19. Authorizing Funds for Membership Dues for Lower DesPlaines Watershed Group
(Jim Song)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Judy Ogalla, Member
SECONDER: Tom Weigel, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
20. Authorizing Funds for Membership Dues for Hickory Creek Watershed Planning Group
(Jim Song)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Ray Tuminello, Member
SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
21. Presentation on the 20th Anniversary of Drug Court
(Julie McCabe)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Ray Tuminello, Member
SECONDER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
22. Pace FY19 Budget Presentation
(Presentation)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Judy Ogalla, Member
SECONDER: Tom Weigel, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
23. Metra FY19 Budget Presentation
(Presentation)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
SECONDER: Tom Weigel, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
24. Replacement Hires for DOT Road Maintainer
(Bruce Tidwell)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Tom Weigel, Member
SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
25. Replacement Hire for LCC Executive Director
(Nick Palmer)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Tom Weigel, Member
SECONDER: Mike Fricilone, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
26. Proclamation(s)
Mr. Maher indicated there are two Proclamations; Recognizing October as Energy Action Month and Recognizing Pat Cline's Retirement after 40 years.
27. Appointment(s) by the County Executive
1. October 2018 Appointments to Boards and Commissions
(County Executive)
RESULT: MOVED FORWARD [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Will County Board
MOVER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
SECONDER: Tom Weigel, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
VII. OTHER NEW BUSINESS
VIII. REQUEST FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OPINION
IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Land Use & Development
Mr. Weigel reviewed the zoning cases and Resolutions.
2. Finance
Mr. Fricilone reviewed the Resolutions and asked to save space on the County Board agenda for a Resolution Transferring Funds within the Sheriff's Budget.
Motion to Save Space on the County Board Agenda for a Resolution Transferring Funds within the Sheriff's Budget
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, Member
SECONDER: Ray Tuminello, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
3. Public Works & Transportation
Mr. Gould reviewed the Resolutions.
4. Judicial
Mr. Tuminello reviewed the Resolutions.
5. Public Health & Safety
Ms. Ogalla reviewed the Resolution.
6. Legislative & Policy
7. Capital Improvements
Mr. Tuminello reviewed the Resolutions.
8. Executive
X. PUBLIC COMMENT
Ms. Bluemer invited everyone to the GreenTown Breakfast on October 26th.
XI. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT / ANNOUNCEMENTS
XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Labor Negotiations - NECESSARY
2. Land Acquisition
3. Pending or Imminent Litigation - NECESSARY
4. Personnel
Motion to go into Executive Session at 12:07 PM for Labor Negotiations and Pending or Imminent Litigation
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Charles E. Maher, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Hart, Ogalla, Parker, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Staley-Ferry
Motion to Come Out of Executive Session at 12:40 PM
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, Member
SECONDER: Ray Tuminello, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Ogalla, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Hart, Parker, Staley-Ferry
Motion to Concur with the Recommendation of State's Attorney
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mike Fricilone, Member
SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Ogalla, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Hart, Parker, Staley-Ferry
XIII. APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY BOARD AGENDA
1. Approval of County Board Agenda
(Information)
RESULT: APPROVED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Charles E. Maher, Vice Chair
SECONDER: Ray Tuminello, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Ogalla, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Hart, Parker, Staley-Ferry
XIV. ADJOURNMENT
1. Motion to Adjourn at 12:45 PM
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Denise E. Winfrey, Member
SECONDER: Judy Ogalla, Member
AYES: Moustis, Maher, Fricilone, Gould, Ogalla, Tuminello, Weigel, Winfrey
LEFT MEETING: Bennefield, Brooks Jr., Hart, Parker, Staley-Ferry
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