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A motion to allow remote participation for the Finance Committee at the remainder of the meeting passed by roll call after being moved by Commissioner Lawrie and seconded by Commissioner Bridal; the chair recorded \"15 ayes and 2 excused.\" That procedural roll call was recorded early in the meeting and the board then moved through consent and committee items.

Notable approvals and referrals during the session included:

- Item 253236: Transfer of $830,000 to the Sheriff's Department for electronic monitoring services (moved as part of the consent package). Budget Director Kanako Shiro Maso told commissioners the transfer is funded from fixed-charge payroll accounts and is intended to restore previously reallocated amounts so the Sheriff's office can continue monitoring the remaining population. The board approved the transfer by voice vote (ayes have it).

- Item 253395: Transfer of $2,000,000 to fund the EnzoMote contract (approved as part of the consent agenda).

- Item 253282: Transfer of $20,000,000 for Cook County Managed Care professional services (approved as part of the consent agenda).

- Item 253268: Grant award/contract for AIDS Foundation in the amount of $348,000 (approved as part of the consent agenda).

- Item 253038: Proposed improvement resolution for the 2025 Invest in Cook program appropriating funds for multimodal transportation projects countywide (approved and referred to Transportation as part of the consent package).

- Items 253050–253053: Improvement resolutions appropriating funds for pavement rehabilitation packages in northern and southern Cook County (approved and referred to Transportation).

- Item 25 33 86 (Office of the Attorney General lease): Approval of a lease agreement for space at 69 West Washington (approved as moved during the agenda).

- Item 20 5 31 67 (PACE appointment): The record shows that one appointment item failed for lack of majority vote (the transcript notes \"failed for a lack of majority vote\"). Several other PACE appointments were concurred with by the board.

- Multiple procurement and contract actions were approved across sheriff, health, facilities and technology bureaus, including renewals and amendments for food service, printing, roadway construction, software licenses, and the authorization to enter into a contract with Cellco Partnership (items in the 25-32xx and 20-53xx ranges listed on the agenda).

Most items were handled as part of the consent calendar or by committee concurrence; where commissioners asked questions the transcript records staff responses (for example, Budget Director Kanako Shiro Maso explaining the source of the $830,000 transfer). The meeting closed after routine announcements and a motion to adjourn.

Below is a structured list of selected formal actions recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Commissioners 7-24-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its meeting the Cook County Board approved a package of transfers, contracts, improvement resolutions and committee referrals. A motion to allow remote participation for the Finance Committee passed by roll call (15 ayes, 2 excused). Several budget transfers and contract awards were approved under the consent calendar.","taxTitle","Cook County, Illinois","taxId",2545,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6152477,"Developer asks Cook County to intervene after Chicago alderman downzones Land Bank parcels",95,795000,890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5498292-3dea832a1bcf38be03c49a70d3b63cc4&start=795&end=890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5498292-3dea832a1bcf38be03c49a70d3b63cc4/thumbnail_795000.jpg","/articles/6152477/Cook-County/Illinois/Developer-asks-Cook-County-to-intervene-after-Chicago-alderman-downzones-Land-Bank-parcels","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6152477-48ceb98f3d4cfaadac027f6c4c2e8fa9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770507143&Signature=W-7ET1B4a-2csRLHaZAzm20YfYzy~fEFJvZD~5Y5W~sFyi3TXHXOXH-PiS9aNbTPhDWs6f-2h37g8IMayBeVn5ixKFwA0hzgmJ51NWxNVuiWt9AiR412SuMQqhruIfQVCCqeKWtHE46GVMyp7BM1ac-xJde-MI9fjB1j4-Z8MdA82b1IrIc3a76bujz8BLhttHXoEFq0pudnZIJloyZiHLZ4HBr33e4~lNPrhmdcruhDuN-iHve3jQckE~Xrw1MVByI-Ql50Ek-sJcFaJ~oX00lq2rrcA4R~3eIUEITEJDtz5biy1Nf9U1vSdSZUKezQxMBdG-RKrCPLU508m96Fig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Yorelee (spelled in transcript Yorelee/Yorely) Huff, a developer who said she has been working with the Cook County Land Bank, told the board she is seeking county help after local zoning changes blocked plans for two parcels the Land Bank holds.

Huff said she is under contract to buy two parcels at \"1728 East 70 Ninth Street\" and \"1703 East 70 Ninth Street\" and that the alderman and city council approved a rezoning that changed the property from a commercial B3-2 designation to RS-1 residential. \"This downzoning ... deprives the community of economic development,\" Huff said, adding that her project would provide construction jobs and incorporate apparel manufacturing and training. Huff said she submitted a petition opposing residential zoning with 125 signatures at the time and that it had grown to about 200.

Huff asked the county to intervene or assist in changing perceptions about the Cook County Land Bank, saying the land bank is being \"bastardized for lack of knowledge and factual information.\" She identified herself as Yorelee Huff of DPY Management Inc. and said the conversion to residential zoning would delay her construction schedule and prevent permit issuance for planned work.

Huff's comments were made during the public-comment portion of the meeting; no formal board action on the Land Bank or the parcels was recorded in the meeting transcript.","A small-business developer told the Cook County Board the city alderman downzoned two Cook County Land Bank parcels, blocking planned commercial development and delaying construction jobs; the developer asked the county to help resolve the dispute.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6152482,"Residents urge Cook County to denounce ICE tactics; speakers describe unmarked vehicles and fear",416,631000,1047000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5498292-3dea832a1bcf38be03c49a70d3b63cc4&start=631&end=1047","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5498292-3dea832a1bcf38be03c49a70d3b63cc4/thumbnail_631000.jpg","/articles/6152482/Cook-County/Illinois/Residents-urge-Cook-County-to-denounce-ICE-tactics-speakers-describe-unmarked-vehicles-and-fear","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6152482-e5fe12856096cc4bf1ac6789dea935f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770507143&Signature=bUQfAL972WvfvVSzopPKxB4lbWlLdvGtEV-9G-IYFhspOPaSORBFk39XJ4CiJr7z2ftkEu2aBSfTIAQv-DwA3oQs5xq0xwE2zn-HFykjz-PHrvqeymH2IwvYNW61W5-~54BIrDBa6s-vSi1yAjywGApd76zeG8Lg-GKLKRjnOTWOySqlAmO7IUMB11IOGQMtiAQysi6ILjMooPCJZKVLeJkWK0dgzVBSIdk0GbrV7r~aAsrwHhT8eNQBA8CleF47TS4EsbNG8Tr3zp6pZG8utzjF9muDER5NsiwiEproZwzCMR8AP1iHor0hfUKdkQECv5zxhB-t6LldjBwxbhe0gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple residents and interns addressed the Cook County Board of Commissioners during the public-comment portion of the meeting to describe encounters with immigration-enforcement activity and to urge county-level action and oversight.

Dave Peterson, who identified himself as a Berwyn resident and community organizer, asked the county to join the Illinois Sanctuary Alliance and to pressure the Illinois Department of Human Rights to allocate resources for protections. \"Join the Illinois Sanctuary Alliance,\" Peterson said, and asked the county to provide \"direct assistance to the grassroots people, community defenders\" through resident-led groups.

Interns Theo Damita and Olivia Sanchez described fear in their university and neighborhood communities caused by what they said were unmarked vehicles, plain-clothes officers and arrests without warrants. Damita said students were receiving daily reports of \"ice or unmarked vehicles being spotted\" and that the tactics had made people \"feel unsafe.\" Sanchez, who identified herself as the daughter of a Colombian immigrant, said those tactics have \"instilled fear into hundreds of thousands of individuals across the city of Chicago and Cook County\" and urged the county to \"denounce the unlawful and violent tactics ICE has been using against our residents.\"

The public-comment period also included George Blakemore, who delivered remarks opposing immigration and urging that jobs, contracts and services go first to Black residents.

The testimony consisted of public comments and requests; the board did not take immediate, recorded action on the specific requests during the meeting.","Several public speakers at the Cook County Board meeting urged county leaders to condemn what they described as deceptive or aggressive immigration-enforcement practices and to expand sanctuary protections; other speakers voiced opposing views.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6152487,"South Suburban behavioral-health provider asks Cook County for $1 million mobile clinic pilot",172,407000,579000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5498292-3dea832a1bcf38be03c49a70d3b63cc4&start=407&end=579","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5498292-3dea832a1bcf38be03c49a70d3b63cc4/thumbnail_407000.jpg","/articles/6152487/Cook-County/Illinois/South-Suburban-behavioral-health-provider-asks-Cook-County-for-1-million-mobile-clinic-pilot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6152487-0f9daf99937cce937265f69b6046575f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770507143&Signature=TSczPfJUlhG7AD6govx0JQY8ve3bWdMTblxxdwlFY3LpAj9hl7uIQHR5C9Anaw~smuErrFyWupGSSWwYm7EZ1bozK0dix4tq5ssQvtCgQH6YaHDsZUg9cuiUqLAUz8ukjzPGUEB653xjQKQktg5DZnBSxhaHEuX7xRSR0NpGKtBn5PKiyz1EotWDapEKfFMf2SGcPTM4HJMTjK7CrJPy0nfzIeDTxy-9LrQBhNDTOBU1qILknz2lL7T0OeHYyRHz4p01P7Ed5b9WakX0bkZrf4qTHPtshYlUlJ3JtGZ471OjTfwX0g1lSbVYU465DplB8uhNrC7ZuG3ex1YVyuQCHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Toyn Green, founder, president and CEO of Lincoln Options Center, urged the Cook County Board of Commissioners during public testimony to award $1,000,000 to launch a pilot mobile mental-health clinic serving South Suburban Cook County.

Green said the 30-year-old nonprofit — the only accredited, state-certified community behavioral health clinic founded and led by an African American woman in the South Suburban region — has seen sharply rising demand. \"In the first six months of 2025, we have already serviced 1,174 clients,\" Green said, adding that the total for all of 2024 was 1,236. \"These numbers reflect not just high use and need, but a pressing demand for mental health services to be more accessible for individuals in need and lost to care.\"

Green described the proposed mobile unit as a rotating clinic staffed by licensed medical and clinical professionals to screen and triage mental-health and substance-use needs, provide crisis intervention and connect clients to social-need supports. She framed the proposal as a way to reach people who are reluctant to enter fixed-site clinics and said the clinic would focus on communities that Green characterized as underserved.

Green referenced recent, local high-profile incidents while urging county support: \"Too often, we see news reports, heartbreaking headlines, and turn of events that are creating trauma in our communities where individuals suffering with untreated mental health problems can easily find themselves in a crisis that turn fatal.\" Green concluded by asking the board to consider the funding request and to support outreach that travels to communities in need.

The request was delivered during the meeting's public-comment period; the board did not announce any immediate action on Green's specific funding request during the session.","Dr. Toyn Green of Lincoln Options Center asked the Cook County Board during public comment to fund a $1 million pilot mobile mental-health clinic to reach residents \"lost to care\" in South Suburban Cook County, citing rising demand and recent local crises.","actionData","errors"]

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