NEW ITEMS
Meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
County Board Room, County Building
Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 10:00 A.M.
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EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR CONTRACT APPROVAL
ITEM #1
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer, Department of Public Health
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc., Bastian, Virginia, for the purchase of Flumist Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, which will be used to immunize Cook County residents against the flu. Flumist can only be given to healthy individuals based on Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines.
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Reason: |
General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc. is the sole distributor of Flumist Influenza Virus Vaccine. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $176,250.00. Contract period: October 19, 2004 through December 31, 2004. (895-361 Account). Requisition No. 48954272.
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Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Hansen, moved to suspend the rules so that this matter may be considered. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Maldonado, seconded by Commissioner Sims, moved that the County Purchasing Agent be authorized to enter into the requested contract. The motion carried unanimously.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
ITEM #2
Submitting a Proposed Resolution sponsored by
MIKE QUIGLEY and LARRY SUFFREDIN, County Commissioners
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2004, the extended March 2003 Cook County, Illinois Grand Jury reported its finding on the "overall condition and operation of the Cook County Jail" to Judge Paul Biebel, Jr., Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, many of the recommendations presented by the Grand Jury require Cook County Board action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County will refer the report to Law Enforcement and Corrections Committee, Department of Corrections Committee and the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations committee for joint hearings on the recommendations.
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Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Hansen, moved to suspend the rules so that this matter may be considered. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Suffredin, seconded by Commissioner Quigley, moved that the Proposed Resolution be referred to the Committee on Law Enforcement and Corrections. (Comm. No. 267844). The motion carried unanimously.
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PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS continued
ITEM #3
Submitting a Proposed Resolution sponsored by
FORREST CLAYPOOL, County Commissioner
Co-Sponsored by
MIKE QUIGLEY and LARRY SUFFREDIN, County Commissioners
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION TO DEVELOP CONSTITUTIONAL CONTRACT SET-ASIDE PROGRAM FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
WHEREAS, opening the doors of economic opportunity to minority and women-owned businesses should be a top priority of County government; and
WHEREAS, Cook County government spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually for goods and services; and
WHEREAS, recent revelations show that Cook County issues a mere seven percent of its construction contracts annually to minority businesses including a mere one percent to African-American companies and one percent to women-owned businesses; and
WHEREAS, Cook County government serves a diverse population that is approximately 26 percent African-American, 20 percent Hispanic, and five percent Asian, according to the U.S. Census Bureau; and
WHEREAS, Cook County government should reflect to the extent possible the diversity of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, Cook County government can use its vast contracting opportunities to assist in the development and growth of small and minority-owned businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park District and other government agencies have proven successful in awarding high percentages of government contracts to minority and women-owned businesses; and
WHEREAS, court decisions have required a higher standard of proof of past discrimination in order to justify set-aside programs, as well as more narrowly-tailored remedies for such discrimination; and
WHEREAS, to meet those new standards requires an extensive and sophisticated fact-finding and legal process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Cook County Board President John H. Stroger, Jr. appoint a special task force charged with developing standards necessary to meet recent court decisions and reconstitute Cook County’s set-aside program for minority and women-owned businesses; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board, upon the recommendation of the President, hire an outside expert experienced and skilled in establishing the legal steps, information and fact gathering, public processes and other measures necessary to create and forward to the Cook County Board of Commissioners a contract set-aside program that meets constitutional muster; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the contract compliance division of the finance department of Cook County shall, in consultation with the purchasing agent, develop a target-market program for small or economically-disadvantaged businesses as a first step in opening new opportunities for the many minority and women-owned businesses that would qualify, including those small companies not owned my minorities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the task force report to the Cook County Board within 90 days as to its progress and present a timeline for presenting a new and legal contracts set-aside ordinance to the Cook County Board of Commissioners for its consideration, as well as other recommended steps to encourage and support greater participation by minority and women-owned businesses in County contracting.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS continued
ITEM #3 cont’d
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Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Hansen, moved to suspend the rules so that this matter may be considered. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Claypool, seconded by Commissioner Peraica, moved that the Proposed Resolution be referred to the Committee on Contract Compliance. (Comm. No. 267845). The motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
ITEM #4
Pursuant to Rule 4-30, Stephen L. Riley, Chairman, President and CEO of Omnibus Educational Management, addressed the President and Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Mr. Riley spoke regarding education issues.
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ITEM #5
Pursuant to Rule 4-30, Maurice Perkins, President, Inner City Youth Foundation, addressed the President and Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Mr. Perkins spoke regarding the role of the community and the overcrowding of Cook County Jail.
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ITEM #6
Pursuant to Rule 4-30, George Blakemore, addressed the President and Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Mr. Blakemore spoke concerning several issues regarding Cook County.