Peoria County Executive Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
County Board Members Present: Andrew Rand - Chairman; Stephen Morris - Vice-Chairman; James Dillon, James Fennell, Allen Mayer, Phillip Salzer, Paul Rosenbohm, Sharon Williams
Members Absent: Robert Baietto, Thomas O'Neill, Rachael Parker, Michael Phelan, Steven Rieker
Staff Present: Scott Sorrel - County Administrator; Mark Rothert, Shauna Musselman - Assistant County Administrators; Larry Evans - State's Attorney's Office; Gregory Adamson - County Board Member; Eric Dubrowski - Chief Financial Officer; Mark Little - Chief Information Officer; Nicole Demetreas - Treasurer; Doug Gaa - Sheriff's Office
Visitors
Call to Order:
Chairman Rand called the meeting to order at 4:27 p.m.
Approval of Minutes:
A motion to approve the minutes of January 24, 2017 was made by Mr. Fennell and seconded by Mr. Salzer. The motion carried.
Informational
• Springdale Cemetery
Mr. Rosenbohm asked the status of the agreement with Springdale Cemetery. Mr. Sorrel commented that the County could pay a total of three years and advance the lump sum, and give a three year notice. He advised that the total amount would equal $180,000.00 ($60,000.00 per year for three years).
Mr. Rand advised that the General Manager of Springdale Cemetery, Mark Matuzak, would be invited to attend this committee to provide a report.
• CDAP/GAP/Macro/Other Loan Report
Mr. Rothert advised that all loans are current.
• Metro Peoria Committee Update
Mr. Morris advised that the committee has not met in the past month.
• Economic Development
Mr. Rothert provided an update regarding operations of the Economic Development Department. The following are a list of topics discussed:
• Worked on Amendment #4 to the Enterprise Zone, initiated by the addition of parcels within Peoria
• A flyer to market the "Home in the Heights" program has been developed.
• Working on loan requests from several entities and businesses throughout the community.
• Working with the EDC to transfer GPSourcelink and finalizing the funding agreement.
Heddington Oaks Financials:
Mr. Adamson commented that at an estimated average cost per day of $225.00 per resident, with a reimbursement of $163.00 per Medicaid resident results in a $62.00 loss per day on those residents. He added that with 90 Medicaid residents, the total cost would be approximately $2 million.
Resolutions:
• Additional Appropriation to FY 2017 Budget - County Administration
A motion to approve was made by Mr. Fennell and seconded by Mr. Rosenbohm. Mr. Sorrel advised that during the budget process, discussions on a nine-month pro rata for the reduction in County Administration were held. He stated that the personnel figures presented at the joint Budget and Executive Committee budget hearing were incorrectly based on a twelve-month pro rata. As a result, an appropriation in the amount of $32,440.00 is necessary to reflect the correct nine-month budget cut, which was the legislative intent of the body and is consistent with all other departmental reductions. The motion carried.
• Amendment #4 to the Peoria Urban Enterprise Zone Designating Ordinance
A motion to approve was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Mr. Mayer. Mr. Rothert advised that the City of Peoria has requested the addition of five parcels to the Urban Enterprise Zone, including the Northwoods Mall shopping area and an area near the Illinois River in which the City has a prospective redevelopment project. The motion carried, with Ms. Williams voting nay.
Discussion:
The following Standing Committee meetings were summarized by their respective Chairperson as follows:
Public Safety and Justice:
The following resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.
Appropriate funding donated by Petco Foundation into the PCAPS Medical Fund
Appointment of Lt. Tom Mitzelfelt as Peoria County EMA Coordinator
Appropriation to cover expenses for Rural Residential Recycling Grants and Sustainability Grants
Appropriation to finance the microfilming of criminal and civil court documents
Public Defender Agreement extension
County Operations:
The following resolution was recommended to the County Board for approval.
Website Replacement and Hosting Recommendation
Land Use:
The following were recommended to the County Board for approval.
Zoning Cases:
Case #006-17-U, Petition of Seneca Foods Corporation
Case #007-17-Z, Petition of Wayne Page, successor trustee of the Evelyn M. Page Revocable Living Trust
Case #005-17-U, Petition of Marshall Bailey
Subdivision Waivers:
Case #W01-17, Petition of Wayne Page, successor trustee of the Evelyn M. Page Revocable Living Trust
Case #W02-17, Petition of Darris & Angela Symonds
Resolutions:
Appropriation of funds into the Planning & Zoning Department of the General Fund
Demolition of Unsafe Structure
Infrastructure:
The following resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.
Adoption of ADA Transition Plan
Commitment of local matching funds for Federal Surface Transportation Urban (STU) Funding
Cooperative Research Agreement with Bradley University
Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with Hanson Professional Services for Phase I Engineering on Kickapoo Creek Road
Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with Hanson Professional Services for Phase I and II Engineering on Brimfield Jubilee Road
Special Warranty related to use of Federal 5311 funds for Public Transportation
Ordinance to facilitate public transportation in Peoria County
Authorizing application, execution and amendment of Section 5311 Grant Agreement
Service contracts with social service agencies for rural transportation services
FY 2016 and FY 2017 appropriations related to the Peoria County Jail Emergency Generator Project
Ways and Means:
The following resolution was recommended to the County Board for approval.
Monthly Delinquent Taxes
County Health:
The following resolution was recommended to the County Board for approval.
Approval of CMS Payment
Budget Subcommittee:
The following resolution was recommended to the County Board for approval.
Reciprocal agreement on exchange of information with Illinois Department of Revenue
FY 2017 Rollover Appropriation #1
Miscellaneous:
Mr. Rand questioned whether the county insurance carrier has been adequately pursued for the cost of the defense in the Penn matter. He stated that it should be demanded of the insurance carrier to compensate for the fees for representation in the matter. Ms. Musselman stated that a request had been submitted, which was denied. Mr. Morris stated that even if the insurance carrier is not entitled to provide coverage should the county be made liable, the carrier is claiming that the county made an error by not enrolling Mr. Penn in IMRF. He advised that he believes that the county should file a declaratory judgment action against the carrier for the defense of the case, and recommended that the State's Attorney's Office consider proceeding with a declaratory judgment action. Mr. Evans reiterated that a request was submitted to the county's insurance carrier, who denied both the defense and the indemnification. He stated that if the committee's direction is to revisit the request for declaratory judgment action, the State's Attorney's Office will do so.
Mr. Rand advised that there is currently one appointment to the County Health Committee going forward for approval at the March County Board Meeting, and has discussed an appointment with a second interested individual. He reminded the committee that the County Board Chairman has the authority to appoint up to five citizens to the committee, subject to County Board approval.
A motion to go into executive session to discuss Personnel Matters was made by Mr. Fennell and seconded by Mr. Mayer. The motion carried.
Executive Session:
Regular session resumed upon a motion by Mr. Mayer and second by Mr. Morris.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Rand at 5:43 p.m.
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