NEW ITEMS
Meeting of the
County Board Room,
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TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS
ITEM #1
Transmitting
a Communication, dated
RAYMOND
C. ROBIN, Purchasing Agent
Re: Contract
Nos.
02-15-791H 01-73-930
03-15-149H 03-73-264
03-15-165H 04-72-113
03-15-266H 03-15-505H
03-15-508H 03-15-526H1
03-15-897H1 03-72-231
Ravenswood
Medical Resources Corporation has contracted with the County with respect to
the contracts listed above. Ravenswood
Medical Resources Corporation recently ceased doing business and is presently
selling its assets. On
I
hereby request that the above contracts be terminated by the County. Further, in order to ensure that the Bureau
of Health Services receives essential medical supplies without interruption,
the following arrangements are recommended to fulfill the requirements which
were procured through these contracts.
First,
with regard to a number of the contracts, relatively small procurements under
($25,000) remain to be made. With
respect to these contracts, I recommend that the contracted items be purchased
through the open market quotation process set forth in Section 10-18 of the
Purchasing Ordinance until such time as new bids can be solicited.
Second,
Contract Nos. 01-73-930 (reagents and consumable supplies for vendor provided
chemistry analyzers); 03-72-231 (customized vascular garments); 03-73-258
(occupational therapy supplies); 04-72-113 (posterior and anterior intraocular
lenses); and 03-72-748 (radiopharmaceuticals) meet significant ongoing needs of
the Bureau of Health Services and your consideration of alternative
arrangements is required in order to meet these needs.
With
respect to Contract No. 01-73-930, the Bureau of Health Services is requesting
that the remaining period covered by this contract be entered into directly
with the manufacturer, Olympus America, Inc., in order to permit the Bureau of
Health Services to continue to receive supplies for, and to continue utilizing,
the Olympus chemical analyzers which were supplied under the Ravenswood Medical
Resources Corporation contract and which are heavily relied upon at Stroger
Hospital of Cook County. This request is
set forth in related New Item #2.
With
respect to Contract Nos. 03-72-231, 03-73-258, 04-72-113 and 03-72-748, the
Bureau of Health Services is requesting that the Board authorize the award of
contracts to the next lowest bidders meeting specifications. Each of these bidders has indicated its
willingness to stand by their original bid prices with respect to a contract
award for a full contract term. These
requests are set forth in related New Item #3.
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Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Peraica,
moved to suspend the rules so that this matter may be considered. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Moreno,
moved that the request of the Purchasing Agent be approved. The motion carried unanimously.
TERMINATION
OF CONTRACTS AND
REQUEST
TO ENTER INTO NEW CONTRACTS
ITEM #2
Transmitting
a Communication, dated
RUTH
M. ROTHSTEIN, Chief, Bureau of Health Services
Re: Contract
Nos. 03-72-231, 03-73-258, 04-72-113 and
03-72-748
We
are requesting authorization from the Cook County Board of Commissioners for
the Purchasing Agent to terminate Contract Nos. 03-72-231 (customized vascular
garments); 03-73-258 (occupational therapy supplies); 04-72-113 (posterior and
anterior intraocular lenses); and 03-72-748 (radiopharmaceuticals) with
Ravenswood Medical Resources Corporation, Chicago, Illinois.
Ravenswood
Medical Resources Corporation has ceased doing business. In order to prevent an interruption in the
procurement of essential medical supplies and, in the best interests of the
County, I am requesting that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to enter into
contracts with the below mentioned vendors.
This will enable Stroger Hospital of Cook County to continue to receive,
without interruption, the specific supplies which are required in order to
continue providing patient care.
Therefore, I respectfully request that these contracts be awarded to the
next lowest bidders meeting specifications, as follows:
|
Contract No. |
Item |
Recommended Vendor |
Contract Period |
Contracted Amount |
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03-72-231 |
Customized Vascular
Garments (897-362 Account) |
Advanced Management
Services Midwest, Inc., |
03/23/04 –03/22/06 |
$ 181,991.00 |
|
03-73-258 |
Occupational Therapy
Supplies (897-362 Account) |
Advanced Management
Services Midwest, Inc., |
03/23/04 –03/22/06 |
$ 106,021.56 |
|
04-72-113 |
Posterior and Anterior
Intraocular Lenses (897-362 Account) |
Northwestern
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., |
03/23/04 –03/22/06 |
$ 79,925.00 |
|
03-72-748 |
Radiopharmaceuticals (891-362 and 897-362
Accounts) |
Bioelectronic Engineering
and Medical Supplies (B.E.A.M.S.), |
03/23/04 –03/22/05 |
$1,272,074.00 |
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Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Peraica,
moved to suspend the rules so that this matter may be considered. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Moreno,
moved that the request of the Chief of the Bureau of Health Services be
approved. The motion carried
unanimously.
TERMINATION
OF A CONTRACT AND
REQUEST
TO ENTER INTO A NEW CONTRACT
ITEM #3
Transmitting
a Communication, dated
RUTH
M. ROTHSTEIN, Chief, Bureau of Health Services
Re: Contract No. 01-73-930
On
TERMINATION
OF A CONTRACT AND
REQUEST
TO ENTER INTO A NEW CONTRACT continued
ITEM #3 cont’d
I am recommending that Contract No. 01-73-930 with
Ravenswood Medical Resources Corporation,
Olympus America, Inc., will hold the price firm until
the expiration of the existing contract, resulting in a contract for seven (7)
months and not thirty-six (36) months as specified in the original contract
documents.
In addition, we are requesting to decrease by
$350,000.00, Contract No. 02-73-202 with Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Diagnostic
Division,
Estimated
Fiscal Impact: None. Contract period:
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Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Peraica,
moved to suspend the rules so that this matter may be considered. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Moreno,
moved that the request of the Chief of the Bureau of Health Services be
approved. The motion carried
unanimously.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
ITEM #4
Submitting
a Proposed Resolution sponsored by
JOAN
PATRICIA MURPHY,
Co-Sponsored
by
JERRY BUTLER, ELIZABETH ANN DOODY GORMAN, ANTHONY J.
PERAICA,
DEBORAH SIMS, PRESIDENT JOHN H. STROGER, JR.,
FORREST CLAYPOOL,
EARLEAN COLLINS, JOHN P. DALEY, GREGG GOSLIN, CARL
R. HANSEN,
ROBERTO MALDONADO, JOSEPH MARIO
BOBBIE L. STEELE and LARRY SUFFREDIN,
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION CALLING ON GOVERNOR
BLAGOJEVICH AND
THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO RESTORE
FULL FUNDING IN
THE 2005 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR THE
WHEREAS, the Illinois Bureau of Tourism (IBOT) manages
industry efforts that result in sustainable and significant quality-of-life
benefits for all
WHEREAS, the tourism industry in
WHEREAS, the $1.1 billion in state tax revenues generated by
tourism amounts to 4.4% of the General Revenue Fund operating budget which
contributes to education, health care, public safety, and other essential
services; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the importance of creating a continual
funding source for tourism promotion for Illinois, in 1984, the Illinois
General Assembly and the Governor signed legislation that raised the dedicated
tax on hotels to 6% with the express understanding of the tourism industry that
the intended use of the tax increase was for the purpose of tourism promotion;
and
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS continued
ITEM #4 cont’d
WHEREAS, tourism is the only base industry common throughout
the State of
WHEREAS, the Illinois Bureau of Tourism provides unified,
unbiased leadership for the industry with the sole mission of creating economic
impact through consistent, research-based and targeted marketing to enhance
Illinois’ image as a world-class travel destination; and
WHEREAS, Governor Blagojevich’s proposed 2005 Budget
eliminates 50% of funding for the Illinois Bureau of Tourism; and
WHEREAS, a cut in marketing dollars will not only cause hotel
and motel tax revenues to be lost to the state but also will negatively affect
the hotel, restaurant, attraction and supplier sectors which will result in
lost jobs; and
WHEREAS, this reduction in state tourism funding will have a
devastating effect on
WHEREAS, continuation of full base funding for the Illinois Bureau
of Tourism is critical to the residents of Cook County and Illinois, because
the agency’s tourism promotion activities generate irreplaceable revenues for
education, health care, public safety, police and fire protection and other
essential services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County does
hereby call on Governor Blagojevich and
the Illinois General Assembly to restore full funding to the Illinois
Bureau of Tourism in the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be tendered to
Governor Blagojevich, Senate President Emil Jones, Speaker of the House Michael
J. Madigan and the members of the Illinois General Assembly representing Cook
County and also be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body.
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Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Peraica,
moved to suspend the rules so that this matter may be considered. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Murphy, seconded by Commissioner Peraica,
moved that the Resolution be approved and adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
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ITEM #5
Submitting
a Proposed Resolution sponsored by
LARRY
SUFFREDIN,
Co-Sponsored
by
JOHN H. STROGER, JR., PRESIDENT, JERRY BUTLER,
FORREST CLAYPOOL,
EARLEAN COLLINS, JOHN P. DALEY, ELIZABETH ANN DOODY
GORMAN,
GREGG GOSLIN, CARL R. HANSEN, ROBERTO MALDONADO,
JOSEPH MARIO
JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, ANTHONY J. PERAICA, MIKE
QUIGLEY, PETER N. SILVESTRI,
DEBORAH SIMS and BOBBIE L. STEELE,
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly on December 18, 1979 and became an international treaty as of
September 3, 1981, and by 2003, well over three-fourths of the world, 174
nations, have agreed to be bound by CEDAW’s provisions; and
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS continued
ITEM #5 cont’d
WHEREAS, the
WHEREAS, as evidenced by the Cook County Board of
Commissioners adoption of a similar Resolution on February 15, 2000, the spirit
of CEDAW is rooted in the goals of Cook County, the United States and the
United Nations to affirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and
worth of the human person, and in the equal rights of men and women everywhere;
and
WHEREAS, CEDAW provides a comprehensive framework for
challenging the various forces that have created and sustained discrimination
based on sex against half the world’s population; the nations in support of
CEDAW have agreed to follow CEDAW’s prescriptions; and
WHEREAS, although women have made major gains in the struggle
for equality in all fields, much more needs to be accomplished to fully
eradicate discrimination based on sex and to achieve one of the most basic
human rights, equality; and
WHEREAS, President George W. Bush and the Secretary of State
have placed CEDAW in Category III of priority in order to accelerate the
Treaty’s passage through the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the
full U.S. Senate with the goal of the United States ratification; and
WHEREAS, county government has an appropriate and legitimate
role in affirming the importance of international law in communities as
universal norms and to serve as guides for public policy; and
WHEREAS,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that the
County of Cook urges the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to again pass CEDAW
favorably out of Committee, and send it to the Senate floor; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County of Cook urges the United States
Senate to vote favorably to ratify CEDAW so that its provisions will define the
goal and the standard of conduct for all in promoting equality for women in all
aspects of their lives; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that suitable copies of this Resolution, along with a
letter documenting the County of Cook’s ongoing compliance with the principles
of CEDAW, be delivered to the President of the United States, the Secretary of
State of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the
Chair and the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall take effect on the date of
its passage and approval.
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Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Peraica,
moved to suspend the rules so that this matter may be considered. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Suffredin, seconded by Commissioner
Daley, moved that the Resolution be approved and adopted. The motion carried unanimously.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
ITEM #6
Submitting a Proposed
Ordinance sponsored by
LARRY SUFFREDIN,
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED THAT:
PROPOSED ORDINANCE continued
ITEM #6 cont’d
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1. AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
Sec.
15-1. Statutory Authority
Sec.
15-2. Cook County Council’s of
Government Stormwater Management
Sec.
15-3. Findings
Sec.
15-4. Purposes of this Ordinance
Sec.
15-5. Reference to Watershed Plans
Sec.
15-6. through 15-15. Reserved
ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS
Sec.
15-16. Interpretation of Terms and
Words
Sec.
15-17. Definitions
Sec.
15-18. through 15-30. Reserved
ARTICLE 3. WAIVER COMMUNITY ENFORCEMENT
Sec.
15-31. Authority
Sec.
15-32. Notice of Intent to Petition
for Waiver
Sec.
15-33. Filing and Contents of
Petition
Sec.
15-34. Waiver Community Records
Sec.
15-35. Committee Review of Waiver
Community Programs
Sec.
15-36. through 15-45. Reserved
ARTICLE 4. COMMITTEE PROCEDURES FOR WAIVER OF ENFORCEMENT
Sec.
15-46. Committee Consideration of
Petition
Sec.
15-47. Standards for Grant of
Petition
Sec.
15-48. Decision; Findings and
Decision in Writing
Sec.
15-49. Final Action Required By
Committee
Sec.
15-SQ. through 15- Reserved
ARTICLE 5. COMMITTEE ENFORCEMENT WITHIN WAIVER COMMUNITIES
Sec.
15-56. Authority for Committee
Action
Sec.
15-57. Complaints
Sec.
15-58. Complaint Investigation and
Review
Sec.
15-59. Formal Complaint of Committee
Sec.
15-60. Answer and Time for Filing
Sec.
15-61. Public Hearing
Sec.
15-62. Committee Decision
Sec.
15-63. Committee Determinations
Sec.
15-64. through 15-70. Reserved
ARTICLE 6. DUAL
Sec.
15-71. Choice of Planning
Jurisdiction
Sec.
15-72. through
15-77. Reserved
ARTICLE 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS
See.
15-78. Scope of Regulation
Sec.
15-79. Official Lists of Exempt
Deve1opm
Sec.
15-80. Interpretation
Sec.
15-81. Warning and Disclaimer of
Liability
Sec.
15-82. through 15-90. Reserved
ARTICLE 8. ADMINISTRATION
Sec.
15-91. Responsibility for
Administration
Sec.
15-92. Duties of Director
Sec.
15-93. Duties of Administrator in
Waiver Community
Sec.
15-94. Representative* Capacity
Sec.
15-95.
Sec.
15-96. Oversight Committee
Sec.
15-97. through 15-110. Reserved
PROPOSED ORDINANCE continued
ITEM #6 cont’d
ARTICLE 9. REQUIREMENTS FOR STORMWATER AND FLOOD
Sec.
15-111. General Information
Sec.
15-112. General Stormwater and Flood
Plain Requirements
Sec.
15-113. Site Runoff Requirements
Sec.
15-114. Site Runoff Storage
Requirements (Detention)
Sec.
15-115. Detention Variance Fee
Program
Sec.
15-116. Sediment and Erosion Control
Requirements
Sec.
15-117. Reserved for Special
Requirements in the Salt Creek Watershed
Sec.
15-118. Reserved for Special
Requirements in the
Sec.
15-119. Reserved for Special Requirements
in the
Sec.
15-120. Reserved for Special
Requirements in the Sawmill Creek Watershed
Sec.
15-121. Reserved for Special
Requirements in the
Sec.
15-122. Reserved for Special
Requirements in the
Sec.
15-123. through 15-130. Reserved
ARTICLE 10. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS
Sec.
15-131. Special Management Areas
Sec.
15-132. Requirements for Regulatory
Flood Plain and Regulatory Floodway Determination
Sec.
15-133. Requirements for Development
within the Regulatory Flood Plain
Sec.
15-134. Requirements for Wetland
Delineation
Sec.
15-135. Requirements for Development
Affecting the Function and Values of Wetlands.
Sec.
15-136. Wetland Banking
Sec.
15-137. Riparian Environments
Requirements
Sec.
15-138. through Sec. 15-145. Reserved
ARTICLE 11. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERMITS
Sec.
15-146. General Requirements
Sec.
15-147. Applicability; Required
Submittals
Sec.
15-148. Stormwater Management Permit
Application
Sec.
15-149. Stormwater Submittal
Sec.
15-150. Flood Plain Submittal
Sec.
15-151. Wetland Submittal
Sec.
15-152. Riparian Environment
Submittal
Sec.
15-153. Permit Fee
Sec.
15-154. Duration and Revision to Permits
Sec.
15-155. through 15-165. Reserved
ARTICLE 12. PROHIBITED ACTS
Sec.
15-166. Prohibited Acts
Sec.
15-167. Prosecution of Violations
Sec.
15-168. through 15-175. Reserved
ARTICLE 13. PERFORMANCE SECURITY
Sec.
15-176. General Security Requirements
Sec.
15-177. Development Security
Sec.
15-178. Sediment and Erosion Control
Security
Sec.
15-179. Letters of Credit
Sec.
15-180. Long-Term Maintenance
Sec.
15-181. through 15-195. Reserved
ARTICLE 14. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Sec.
15-196. Inspection and Maintenance
Authority
Sec.
15-197. Required Inspections
Sec.
15-198. Notice of Violations
Sec.
15-199. Revocation of Permits
Sec.
15-200. Stop-Work Order
Sec.
15-201. Fines
Sec.
15-202. Additional Remedies for
Special Flood Hazard Areas
Sec.
15-203. Legal and Equitable Relief
Sec.
15-204. Injunctive Relief
Sec.
15-205. through 15-225. Reserved
PROPOSED ORDINANCE continued
ITEM #6 cont’d
ARTICLE 15. APPEALS.
Sec.
15-226. Right to Appeal
Sec.
15-227. through 15-235. Reserved
ARTICLE 16. VARIANCES
Sec.
15-236. Authority; Applications;
Standards
Sec.
15-237. Public Hearing Required
Sec.
15-238. Review and Recommendation
Sec.
15-239. Decision
Sec.
15-240. Conditions
Sec.
15-241. through 15-255. Reserved
ARTICLE 17. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
See.
15-256. Public Hearings
Sec.
15-257. Severability
Sec.
15-258. Most Restrictive Provisions
Apply
Sec.
15-259. Amendments
Sec.
15-260. Effective Date
Sec.
15-261. through 15-265. Reserved.
ARTICLE 1. AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE.
Sec. 15-1. Statutory Authority.
1.
This Ordinance shall be known, and may be cited, as the Cook County Council’s
of Government Countywide Stormwater and Flood Plain Ordinance.
2.
The Cook County Board promulgates this Ordinance pursuant to their authority to
adopt ordinances regulating flood plain management and governing the location,
width, course, and release rate of all stormwater runoff channels, streams, and
basins in
3.
As applicable, the municipalities within Cook County promulgate and enforce
this and other relevant Stormwater Management Ordinances pursuant to 65 ILCS
5/1-2-1, 5/ 12-12, 11-30-2, 11-30-8, and 5/11-31-2 (1992).
Sec. 15-2.
The
Plan was recommended by the Cook County Stormwater Management Committee and adopted by the Cook County Board,
after review by the appropriate agencies and public hearing, as Ordinance
No._____. The Plan is available for
public inspection in the office of the Cook County Clerk.
Sec. 15-3. Findings.
The
Cook County Board hereby finds that:
1.
Inappropriate use of the flood plain and development have increased flood risk,
flood damage, and environmental degradation; and
2.
It is necessary to consider stormwater management on a watershed basis; and
3.
4.
The costs of increasing channel capacity are prohibitive and
5.
Many land development practices upset the natural hydrologic balance of
6.
Most flood damage occurs to structures developed adjacent to streams in the
flood plain or floodway; and
7. Wetlands represent a significant portion of the
natural watershed storage in Cook County, and wetlands play an essential role
in flood storage, conveyance, sediment control, and water quality enhancement;
and
PROPOSED ORDINANCE continued
ITEM #6 cont’d
8.
Many stormwater management facilities are not adequately maintained; and
9.
The authority for control of stormwater facilities is widely distributed to
many entities in
10.
There are many strong local stormwater management programs; and
11.
Inconsistent enforcement of stormwater regulations contributes to the extent
and severity of flood damage.
Sec. 15-4. Purposes of this Ordinance.
1.
The principal purpose of this Ordinance is to promote effective, equitable,
acceptable, and legal stormwater management measures. Other purposes of this Ordinance include:
a.
Managing and mitigating the effects of urbanization on stormwater drainage
throughout
b.
Reducing the existing potential for stormwater damage to public health, safety,
life, and property; and
c.
Protecting human life and health from the hazards of flooding and degradation
of water quality; and
d.
Protecting and enhancing the quality, quantity, and availability of surface and
groundwater resources; and
e.
Preserving and enhancing existing wetlands and aquatic and riparian
environments, and encouraging restoration of degraded areas; and
f.
Controlling sediment and erosion in and from stormwater facilities, developments,
and construction sites; and
g.
Preventing the further degradation of the quality of ground and surface waters;
and
h.
Requiring appropriate and adequate provision for site runoff control,
especially when the land is developed for human activity; and
i.
Requiring the design and evaluation of each site runoff control plan consistent
with watershed capacities; and
j.
Encouraging the use of stormwater storage in preference to stormwater
conveyance; and
k
Lessening the taxpayers’ burden for flood-related disasters, repairs to flood-
damaged public facilities and utilities, and flood rescue and relief
operations; and
l.
Meeting the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Water Resources’
floodway permitting requirements delineated in 615 ILCS 5/18g (1992) (An Act in
Relation to the Regulation of the Rivers, Lakes and Streams of the State of
Illinois”), as amended from time to time; and
m.
Making federally subsidized flood insurance available to individual communities
and for property throughout the County by fulfilling the requirements of the
National Flood Insurance Program; and
n.
Complying with the rules and regulations of the National Flood Insurance
Program codified in Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
o.
Encouraging cooperation between the County, communities, and other governmental
entities with respect to flood plain and stormwater management; and
p.
Requiring cooperation and consistency in stormwater management activities
within and between the units of government having stormwater management
jurisdiction; and
q.
Restricting future development in the flood plain to facilities that will not
adversely affect the flood plain environments or adversely affect the potential
for flood damage; and
r.
Incorporating water quality and habitat protection measures in alt stormwater
management activities within
s.
Requiring regular, planned maintenance of stormwater management facilities; and
t.
Encouraging control of stormwater quantity and quality at the most
site-specific or local level; and
u.
Allowing the use of simple technologies whenever appropriate and realistic, but
requiring the use of more sophisticated techniques when necessary to ensure the
adequacy of stormwater controls; and
v.
Providing a procedure by which communities throughout the County may petition
the Cook County Stormwater Management Commission to implement and enforce the
provisions of this Ordinance or an ordinance consistent with, and at least as
stringent as, this Ordinance; and
w.
Requiring strict compliance with and enforcement of this Ordinance.
2.
The purposes of this Ordinance are consistent with the Plan.
3.
The purposes of this Ordinance will be implemented by its provisions.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE continued
ITEM #6 cont’d
Sec. 15-5. Reference to Watershed Plans.
1.
This Ordinance recognizes the integrated nature of the watershed system and the
need to study certain flood control alternatives and other stormwater
management functions on a watershed-wide basis.
2.
The following six major watershed divisions are identified for detailed
watershed studies:
a.
b.
c.
Little Calument-Galien Watershed; and
d.
Lower Fox Watershed; and
e.
Pike Root Watershed; and
f.
Upper Fox Watershed
3.
Watershed Plans or Interim Watershed Plans shall be prepared and periodically
updated for these six major watersheds, to identify management projects and
establish criteria for development.
4.
Adopted Watershed Plans or Interim Watershed Plans which contain more specific
criteria than the criteria established for County-wide application in this
Ordinance shall govern over County-wide criteria. Such watershed plans, upon
their completion, approval, and proper adoption, are hereby incorporated into
this Ordinance without further act of the Cook County Board.
5.
Watershed-specific criteria established in such Watershed Plans or Interim
Watershed Plans shall be set forth as Sections 15-117 through 15-122 of this
Ordinance.
6.
The County-wide requirements of this Ordinance shall apply in all watersheds
unless superseded by more specific watershed criteria.
ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS.
Sec. 15-16. Interpretation of Terms and Words.
The
terms and words used in this Ordinance or in a waiver community ordinance shall
be interpreted as follows:
1.
Words used in the present tense include the future tense; and
2.
Words used in the singular number include the plural number and words used in
the plural number include the singular number; and
3.
The words “shall”, “will” and “must” are mandatory, not permissive; and
4.
All distances, unless otherwise stated, shall be measured horizontally.
5.
The phrases “Director or the Administrator, “Director, or the Administrator in
a waiver community, or Director, or Administrator in a complete waiver
community”, refer to the individual responsible for the enforcement in the
specific area.
Sec. 15-17. Definitions.
Within
the context of this Ordinance or a waiver community ordinance, the following
words and terms shall have the meanings set forth except where otherwise
specifically indicated. Words and terms not defined shall have the meanings
indicated by common dictionary definition.
ADID wetland. A
wetland identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, or the Committee as an Advanced Identification (ADID)
wetland.
Administrator. The person administering the implementation and
enforcement of this Ordinance; or, the person administering the implementation
and enforcement of a community ordinance in a waiver community.
Applicable Engineering Practice. Procedures, methods, or materials recommended in
standard engineering textbooks or references as suitable for the intended
purpose.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE continued
ITEM #6 cont’d
Applicant. A person applying for a Stormwater Management Permit,
which person must be either the owner or the developer of the land specified in
the application.
Appropriate Use. The only uses of the regulatory floodway that may be
considered for a stormwater permit. See Section 15-133 of this Ordinance.
Base Flood. The flood having a one percent probability of being
equaled or exceeded in a given year.
Base flood Elevation. The height of the base flood in relation to the
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
Best Management Practices. Design, construction, and maintenance practices and
criteria for stormwater facilities that minimize the impact of stormwater
runoff rates and volume, prevent erosion, and capture pollutants.
Bog. A low nutrient peatland, usually in a glacial depression, that is
acidic in the surface stratum and often dominated at least in part by the genus
Sphagnum.
Building. A structure that is constructed or erected partially
or wholly above ground and is enclosed by walls and a roof The term “building’
includes manufactured homes and includes both the above-ground and the
below-ground portions of the structure.
Certify/Certification. A statement that a proposed development meets the
requirements of this Ordinance.
Committee. The Cook County Stormwater Management Commission of
the Cook County Board, authorized by Public Act 85-905.
Community. Any municipality, or the unincorporated County,
within
Compensatory Storage. An excavated hydrologically and hydraulically
equivalent volume of storage created to offset the loss of existing flood
storage.