DeKalb County, Illinois

Resolutions

Fiscal Year 2005

RESOLUTION NUMBER	DATE CONSIDERED	OUTCOME	SUBJECT
#R2005-01:	12/06/2004	Tabled	Election of County Board Chairperson
#R2005-02:	12/06/2004	Tabled	Election of County Board Vice-Chairperson
#R2005-03:	12/06/2004	Tabled	DeKalb County Board committee chairmen and members appointed.

#R2005-04:	12/15/2004	Passed	General County Letting Bid Award. To award the material bids to all bidders and the liquid calcium chloride and crack sealer to the lowest bidders as indicated in the resolution.
#R2005-05:	12/15/2004	Passed	Bid Award for Construction Equipment. Bids were sought to replace a one-ton truck and one ľ ton 4x4 pickup truck. The bid for the one-ton truck was awarded to the lowest bidder, Brad Manning Ford of DeKalb, Illinois. The bid for the ľ ton 4x4 pickup was awarded to the lowest bidder, Mike Mooney of DeKalb, Illinois.
#R2005-06:	12/15/2004	Passed	MFT for Equipment Replacement and Highway Maintainer’s Salary for FY2005.
#R2005-07:	12/15/2004	Passed	Supportive Living Facility Partnership Proposal. To endorse the application and the public/private partnership with Pineview LLC for the construction of a new supportive living facility in DeKalb County.
#R2005-08:	12/15/2004	Passed	PBC Land Transfer. Consent of the County of DeKalb to receive 6.749 acres of unimproved land from the DeKalb County Public Building Commission. This land is to be the location of a Supportive Living Facility serving the public purpose of providing affordable housing for low-income senior citizens.

#R2005-09:	01/19/2005	Passed	Bid Award for a New Skid-Steer Loader. To award the bid for the purchase of a new skid-steer loader to the lowest bidder, CSR Bobcat, of DeKalb, Illinois for $17,470.00.
#R2005-10A:	01/19/2005	Passed	Annual Request for the MS150 Bike Tour. This is the third year that the MS150 Bike Tour Organization has asked the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department to help with the traffic flow for this event This resolution is for the traffic flow on Route 30 at the intersection of East Sandwich Road at Elm Street.
#R2005-10B:	01/19/2005	Passed	Annual Request for the MS150 Bike Tour. This is the third year that the MS150 Bike Tour Organization has asked the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department to help with the traffic flow for this event.
#R2005-11:	01/19/2005	Passed	Bid Award for a 2005 Single Axle Cab and Chassis. The purchase of a 2005 single axle cab and chassis was awarded to the bidder, TransChicago Truck of Elmhurst, Illinois for $54,842.00.
#R2005-12:	01/19/2005	Passed	Industrial Incentive Agreement with the City of Sycamore. This agreement would be providing for property tax abatement for industrial firms in the City of Sycamore.
#R2005-13:	01/19/2005	Passed	Annual 2005 Legislative Agenda.
#R2005-14:	01/19/2005	Passed	Grant of Easement to NICOR Gas.

#R2005-14b:	02/16/2005	Passed	Intergovernmental Agreement for Shabbona Road in the Village of Shabbona, Illinois. To allow the Village of Shabbona to construct approximately 700 feet of sidewalk within the County right-of-way along the east side of Shabbona Road beginning at the North entrance of the high school and proceeding north to Knell Lane.
#R2005-15:	02/16/2005	Passed	Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation for the Resurfacing of Shabbona Road. To enter into an agreement with the State of Illinois for the resurfacing of Shabbona Road and that this improvement is estimated to cost $500,000.00 with local reimbursement share to be $100,000.00.
#R2005-16:	02/16/2005	Passed	Bid Award for DeKalb Road District Section #03-04118-00-AS. The bid for improvements to Bethany Road in DeKalb County has been awarded to the lowest bidder, Schlichting & Sons of Rockford, Illinois, in the amount of $687,384.00 for the extension of Bethany Road west of Glidden Road and south of Twombly Road.
#R2005-17:	02/16/2005	Passed	Bid Award for Road District Aggregate. Bid awarded to the lowest bidder, Macklin, Inc. of Rochelle, Illinois, in the amount of $39,045.00 for the aggregate SOR, on Willrett Road in Milan Road District and for $32,160.00 for the aggregate SOR on South County Line Road in Paw Paw Road District.
#R2005-18:	02/16/2005	Passed	Bid Award for DeKalb County Seal Coat Projects for 2005. Bid awarded to the lowest bidder, Road Oil, Incorporated, from Granville, Illinois, in the amount of $599,964.61 for the seal coating of various roads on both the county and road district road systems.
#R2005-19:	02/16/2005	Passed	Bid Award for Snow Plow, Frame, Hydraulic System, Dump Box, Spreader and Underbody Blade. Bid awarded to the lowest bidder, Monroe Truck Equipment of Monroe, Wisconsin, in the amount of $60,780.00 for a new snowplow, frame, hydraulic system, dump body, underbody scraper and spreader on a 2005 Sterling M8500 conventional chassis.
#R2005-20:	02/16/2005	Passed	Engineering Agreement with Wendler Engineering & Surveying, Inc. To enter into an engineering agreement with Wendler Engineering & Surveying, Inc. for the provision of preliminary engineering services incident to the replacement of a County Bridge on Cherry Valley Road over the Kingsbury Creek. The agreement amount is not to exceed $42,425.00 for Section 04-00206-00-BR.
#R2005-21:	02/16/2005	Passed	Amendment to the Flexible Spending Plan. To change the definition of dependents to the plan, because it has more to do with residency and less to do with financial contributions.

#R2005-22:	03/16/2005	Passed	Intergovernmental Agreement for Shabbona Road in the Village of Shabbona, Illinois. For the installation and maintenance of sidewalks within the right-of-way of Shabbona Road within the Village of Shabbona, IL.
#R2005-23:	03/16/2005	Passed	Bid Award for DeKalb County and Various Road District Hot Mix Projects, Striping and the Milling of Perry Road. Three bid awards to Aurora Blacktop, Inc. of Montgomery, Illinois, for hot mix; two awards to Curran Contracting of DeKalb, Illinois for hot mix; and five awards to Peter Baker & Sons, Inc. of Lake Bluff, Illinois for hot mix. Also included in this resolution is an award for 2005 pavement striping to the Maintenance Coating Company of South Elgin, Illinois and the milling of Perry Road from Waterman Road east to Illinois Route 23 to Curran Contracting of DeKalb, Illinois.
#R2005-24:	03/16/2005	Passed	Eminent Domain. To acquire additional right-of-way along Glidden Road for three parcels of land.
#R2005-25:	03/16/2005	Passed	MFT For Various General Maintenance Projects. For various 2005 GM projects throughout the county.
#R2005-26:	03/16/2005	Passed	Property Tax Abatement. To recommend the property tax abatement for Fullco Industries and the City of Sycamore.
#R2005-27:	03/16/2005	Passed	Bond Issue Tax Levy Abatement. To abate the tax levy for the Health Facility in the amount of $640,183.00.
#R2005-28:	03/16/2005	Passed	Bond Issue Tax Levy Abatement. To abate the tax levy for the Highway Facility Loan in the amount of $208,000.00.

#R2005-29:	4/20/2005	Passed	Annual Landfill License Renewal. Request of Waste Management West for renewal of the annual license to operate the DeKalb County Landfill on Somonauk Road in Cortland Township.
#R2005-30:	4/20/2005	Passed	Adoption of the 10-Year Update to the DeKalb County Solid Waste Management Plan. Request of the DeKalb County Health Department for approval and adoption of the 10-Year plan, with a review every five years, of the Solid Waste Management Plan, and to forward it to the full board for approval.
#R2005-31	4/20/2005	Passed	Bid Awards for the DeKalb County Nursing & Rehab Center Walking Paths and Curb and Gutter on Peace Road. Bids were received for the construction of walking paths at the DeKalb County Nursing & Rehab Center and the construction of a concrete median on Peace Road @ the Walgreens’ in/out, just south of Peace Road. The bid for the walking paths was awarded to the lowest bidder meeting specifications, Curran Contracting Company, of DeKalb, Illinois for $32,934.80. The bid for the median installation was awarded to the lowest bidder meeting specifications, Landmark Contractors of Huntley, Illinois for $12,512.00.
#R2005-32	4/20/2005	Passed	Intergovernmental Agreement Between Kane County, Illinois and DeKalb County, Illinois, for the Juvenile Detention Center. To share juvenile detention facilities in Kane County.
#R2005-33	4/20/2005	Passed	Annual Landfill License Renewal. Request of Waste Management West for renewal of the annual license to operate the DeKalb County Landfill on Somonauk Road in Cortland Township
#R2005-34	4/20/2005	Passed	Collective Bargaining Agreement with AFSCME Local 3537.
#R2005-35	4/20/2005	Passed	Collective Bargaining Agreement with AFSCME Local 3537.

#R2005-36	05/18/2005	Passed	Professional Engineering Agreement for South Grove Road District Bridge. Granting DeKalb County to enter into an engineering agreement with Wendler Engineering & Surveying, Inc., of Dixon, Illinois, for the provision of preliminary engineering services incident to the replacement of a bridge located in South Grove Road District. Compensation for said services is $24,750.00.
#R2005-37	05/18/2005	Passed	Application for 5311 Transportation Grant. Authorizing the Deputy County Administrator to file an application under Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act to help fund transportation activities for non-urbanized areas in DeKalb County
#R2005-38	05/18/2005	Passed	Acceptance of the Special Warranty. Makes Federal funds available and assures that these funds will not be used to compete unfairly with other transit providers nor impair any existing bargaining agreements.
#R2005-39	05/18/2005	Passed	Public Transportation Capital Assistance Grant. That the Deputy County Administrator is authorized to file an application to the Illinois Department of Transportation for capital assistance.
#R2005-40	05/18/2005	Passed	Support the Bid by the DeKalb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. To support the DeKalb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau’s bid for the 2006 through 2010 Illinois State High School football championship games to be held in the City of DeKalb, Illinois
#R2005-41	05/18/2005	Passed	Establishment of Transfer Tax for Ground Leases. To allow the County of DeKalb to collect taxes on ground leases.
#R2005-42	05/18/2005	Passed	: Declaration of a Vacancy in District 7. Allows the County of DeKalb to Declare a Vacancy in County Board District 7 because of the resignation of County Board Member Frank Van Buer, and does direct the Chairman of the Board to notify all political parties.
#R2005-43	05/18/2005	Passed	Release of Executive Session Minutes.
#R2005-44	05/18/2005	Passed	Pay Plan Amendment for Non-Union Employees. To make adjustments to the 2005 pay plans for non-union, non-nursing home employees.
#R2005-45	05/18/2005	Passed	Support Legislation to Stop Physicians from Leaving the State of Illinois because of Malpractice Insurance.

#R2005-46	08/17/2005	Passed	Establishment of a Children’s Waiting Room Fee. Authorizing the implementation of a Fee for the purposes of establishing and operating a Children’s Waiting Room in the DeKalb County Courthouse.

#R2005-47	06/15/2005	Passed	Installation of a Raised Median on Peace Road. Authorizing the installation of a raised median on Peace Road, South of Illinois 23, in front of the Walgreen’s right-in/right-out.

#R2005-48	08/17/2005	Passed	Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Sycamore – Peace Road. To revise the Memorandum of Agreement between the County of DeKalb and the City of Sycamore, Illinois, to include the addition of one-half intersection on the west side of Peace Road approximately halfway between the intersection of Peace Road and State Route 23 on the south and Sarah Drive on the north.
#R2005-49	07/20/2005	Passed	Precinct Line Changes. To change the realignment of precinct boundaries to balance to the extent possible, the number of registered voters residing in said precincts.

#R2005-50	08/17/2005	Passed	Bid Award for a Hip Roof. To award a bid to Mike Long Construction of Waterman, Illinois, in the amount of $46,500.00 for the construction of a hip roof for the DeKalb County Highway Department Salt Storage facility.
#R2005-51	08/17/2005	Passed	Truck Access Route Program. To authorize the Chairman of the Board to execute an appropriate Truck Access Route Program (TARP) Agreement with the State of Illinois for the upgrading and resurfacing of Peace Road to an 80,000 pound route from Illinois Route 23 northerly to just south of Illinois Route 64. Said improvements estimated to cost $1,740,000.00 with the local share to be $1,490,000.00; Section 03-00203-00-WR.
#R2005-52	08/17/2005	Passed	To Classify Peace Road from Illinois Route 23 North to Just South of Illinois Route 64 as a Class II Truck Route Upon Completion of the Improvements under Section 03-00203-00-WR.
#R2005-53	08/17/2005	Passed	Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapter #318 (M.A.P.)
#R2005-54	08/17/2005	Passed	Land Acquisition

#R2005-55	09/21/2005	Passed	NACO Drug Card Program. To offer all the citizens of DeKalb County the NACO Prescription Drug Card Program, with savings averaging 14% off retail for brand name medicines and 34% off retail for generic medicines. The mail order program provided savings of up to 50% off retail on generic drugs.
#R2005-56	09/21/2005	Passed	Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Compliance. To have funds available to the County of DeKalb from United States Government to purchase new accessible voting equipment certified by the State Board of Elections and in compliance with HAVA requirements.
#R2005-57	09/21/2005	Passed	Bid Award for Two Open Air Shelters. Bid Awarded to the lowest bidder, Park Supply Company of Geneva, Illinois, for two open air shelters, in the amount of $17,250.00.
#R2005-58	09/21/2005	Passed	Bid Award for the Construction of a New Trail in Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve. Bid Awarded to the lowest bidder, Dashney Gustafson, Inc., from Kirkland, Illinois, for a paved A.D.A. handicap accessible trail approximately 1 mile in length linking facilities and environments at Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve, in the amount of $57,820.00.

#R2005-59	10/19/2005	Passed	To Place the FY2006 Budget On File for Public View. To place the FY2006 budget in the County Clerk’s Office, the County’s Internet site and at two other geographically diverse public offices (The Sandwich City Hall and the office of the Genoa City Clerk), for public inspection.
#R2005-60	10/19/2005	Passed	Bid Award for Electrical Work to be performed at Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve. OLT Grant monies to be used for the burial of overhead electrical wires and other electrical improvements at Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve. The bid is awarded to David Turner Electric of Shabbona, Illinois, in the amount of $10,080.00. There were 8 bid requests and only one bid was received by the Forest Preserve Committee.
#R2005-61	10/19/2005	Passed	Bid Award for the Construction of a Metal Barn at Afton Forest Preserve. OLT Grant monies to be used for the construction of a metal barn storage building at Afton Forest Preserve. The bids were reviewed by the Forest Preserve Committee and it was awarded to Zenz Buildings in the amount of $17,970.00.

#R2005-62	11/16/2005	Passed	Year-End Budget Transfers.
#R2005-63	11/16/2005	Passed	Land Acquisition Referendum. A proposition of increasing the existing tax rate for the general corporate purposes to the voters of DeKalb County Forest Preserve District at the general primary election to be held on March 21, 2006 and to change the sunset clause.

#R2005-64	10/19/2005	Passed	FY2006 Budget To Be Placed On File For Public View. To place the FY2006 budget in the County Clerk’s Office, the County’s Internet site and at two other geographically diverse public offices (The Sandwich City Hall and the office of the Genoa City Clerk), for public inspection.
#R2005-65	10/19/2005	Passed	Request For the Extension of the Board of Review. Because the DeKalb County board of review’s work can rarely if ever be completed by the statutory date of November 7^th deadline, the DeKalb County Board does give permission for the DeKalb County board of review to recess on or before November 7^,2005, and all subsequent assessment years in which their work is not completed.
#R2005-66	11/16/2005	Passed	Declaration of a Vacancy on the DeKalb County Board. With the resignation of County Board Member Steve Faivre, County Board District #2, the DeKalb County Board does officially declare his office vacant.
#R2005-67	11/16/2005	Passed	Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of DeKalb and the City of Sandwich. Approval of an intergovernmental agreement between the County of DeKalb and the City of Sandwich regarding transfer of zoning and building regulation authority from the County to the City for Our Savior’s Lutheran church at Pratt and West Sandwich Road.
#R2005-68	11/16/2005	Passed	Anticipation of Township Bridge Funds. This resolution is submitted when Township Bridge funds received annually are not sufficient to cover the cost of construction of a certain project. In order for the County to earmark these funds to come to the County when available this resolution is required.
#R2005-69	11/16/2005	Passed	Cooperative Agreement Between the City of DeKalb, City of Sycamore, Town of Cortland and DeKalb County for Participation in Downstate Operating Assistance Program. The City of DeKalb is eligible to receive up to $1.4 million in operating assistance for local transportation services. In order for the City of DeKalb to be reimbursed for transportation services in out-lying areas, those areas have to have an agreement with the City of DeKalb to get reimbursed for those trips.
#R2005-70	11/16/2005	Passed	Bid Award for Bridge Project – Brickville Road Bridge. To award a bid for the replacement of a triple reinforced concrete box culvert on Brickville Road in Sycamore Road District to the lowest bidder, Civil Construction, Inc., of Freeport, Illinois, in the amount of $239,112.66.
#R2005-71	11/16/2005	Passed	Year End Budget Transfers for 2005.
#R2005-72	11/16/2005	Passed	Declaration of a Vacancy on the DeKalb County Board. To declare the office formerly occupied by Jeffery Metzger of county board district 12 vacant.
#R2005-73	11/16/2005	Passed	Official Intent with Respect to the Supportive Living Facility. Announcing the intent of the County to issue, or have issued, non-recourse bonds.
#R2005-74	11/16/2005	Passed	Amendment to the DeKalb County Indemnification Policy. To add the Veteran’s Assistance Commission to the DeKalb County Indemnification Policy.
#R2005-75	11/16/2005	Passed	Modification of the Senior Services Allocation.
#R2005-76		*TABLED*	Amendment to the Family and Medical Leave Act Policy. To change the policy to reflect three changes: 1.) a person is entitled to 12 weeks of leave under FMLA in any consecutive 12-month period; 2.) A serious health condition is defined as one which included a.) inpatient care, or b.) pregnancy, or c.) more than 3 days of incapacitation. 3.) Absences due to workman’s compensation injuries will be considered a leave under FMLA.
#R2005-77	11/16/2005	Passed	Salaries for Elected Officials.
#R2005-78	11/16/2005	Passed	Resolution of Intent For a Tax Abatement Request – Project Oak. To adopt a Resolution of Intent to consider favorably the inclusion of Project Oak in DeKalb County’s Inducement Program that future reviews of the specific company and project are favorable.
#R2005-79	11/16/2005	Passed	Veteran’s Assistance Commission Tax Referendum Proposal. Providing for and requiring the submission to the voters of DeKalb County, Illinois, at the general primary election to be held on the March 21, 2006, of the proposition to levy a new tax at a new rate for the purpose of providing assistance to military veteran’s and their families.

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