Peoria Standard

Peoria County Board - County Health Committee met Jan. 3.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rob Reneau – Chairperson; Jennifer Groves Allison, Eden Blair, Brandy Bryant, Betty Duncan, Brian Elsasser (via teleconference), Nathan Hoerr, Danny Phelan, Steven Rieker, Phillip Salzer, Sharon Williams

MEMBERS ABSENT: Camille Coates, Linda Daley

STAFF PRESENT: Scott Sorrel – County Administrator; Shauna Musselman – Assistant County Administrator; Jennie Cordis Boswell - State's Attorney's Office; Heather McCord – Chief Financial Officer; Julie Kusturin – Finance Gretchen Pearsall – County Administration; Monica Hendrickson – Health Department; Jason Marks – EMA; George McKenna – Regional Office of Education

VISITORS: Terry Ruhland – County Board Member

Call to Order

Chairperson Reneau called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.

A motion to approve the participation of Mr. Elsasser via teleconference was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Ms. Duncan. The motion carried unanimously.

Approval of Minutes

A motion to approve the minutes of November 28, 2023, after corrections, was made by Mr. Phelan and seconded by Mr. Hoerr. The motion carried.

Informational Items / Reports / Other Minutes / Updates

Board of Health

Ms. Hendrickson provided an update on activities. Highlights include:

• End of the year activities include updates to fee schedules and personnel policies.

• The union has ratified their most recent contract.

• Care & Treatment Board

No report. No questions or comments from committee.

• EMA

Mr. Marks provided an update on activities. Highlights include:

• Met with Elizabeth Gannon at the Election Commission on emergency preparedness activities in regard to the upcoming election.

• Met with Heart of Illinois United Way to discuss voluntary collaboration with large scale emergencies and disasters.

• Working with the Sheriff’s Office, the Peoria Police Department, and TRIAD on the development of a Community Emergency Response Team.

• An Active Assailant Exercise will be held at Dunlap High School in March, and a Hazardous Materials Exercise will be held in April.

• Regional Office of Education

Mr. McKenna directed committee members to the submitted report and stood for questions. He answered questions regarding the distribution process of grant resources throughout the county the ongoing truancy issue within the county.

• Sustainability & Resource Conservation

Mr. Sorrel provided an update on activities. Highlights include:

• The holiday lights recycling program will be going through January 8.

• Landfill Committee met in mid-December and continue to work on a solution to municipal solid waste after the closure of Landfill #2.

Mr. Reneau commended Ms. Cottrell on her work in gaining Public Sector Natural Gas incentives to replace the boilers at both the courthouse and Juvenile Detention Center at no cost to the county.

Committee Action

• HHS Project Change Order #07

A motion to approve was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Dr. Blair. Mr. Sorrel advised that the amount of the Change Order totals $116,805.00. He noted that the Change Order does not change the Guaranteed Maximum Price or project budget, and will be paid from Construction Contingencies. He stated that the largest component of the Change Order will allow for an upgrade to the electrical components/design for Variable Air Volume (VAV) boxes, which are part of the HVAC system.

Mr. Sorrel remarked that it was the county’s position that the now upgraded design should have been within the original design but was not. He commented that after discussion between himself, Mr. Ruhland, Farnworth Group, and River City Construction, the equivalent of a 30% discount on the value of the Change Order, and an additional $5,000.00 to equal the amount River City Construction discounted Change Order #06 for the removal of the underground storage tank was negotiated. He stated that the combined amount of the discount totals $41,000.00, which will be applied as a credit to the county’s contract with Farnsworth Group.

(Ms. Bryant enters.)

Mr. Ruhland commended the Farnsworth Group for the professionalism displayed during the negotiation. He noted that the project contingency began at $794,000.00 and has been reduced by Change Orders to $416,000.00. He reiterated that the $116,805.00 cost of the Change Order has been offset by the $41,000.00 credit.

The motion to approve carried (11-0).

Public Comment

Mr. Reneau called for any public comments. There were none.

Miscellaneous

None.

Adjournment

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