Title
Resolution ratifying a lease agreement with Lake County Fair Association for the rental of storage space for the personal protection equipment (PPE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in an estimated amount of $18,000 for the initial term.
Staff Summary
• There was a need to procure rental space to store a 60-day supply of PPE in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Lake County Emergency Management Agency identified a secure location and negotiated a lease rate for 10,000 square feet of indoor climate-controlled space to store the PPE that was centrally located in the County.
• Under the terms of the lease, Lake County pays a monthly rent of $4,500, with the initial term extending to December 31, 2020 and thereafter, continuing on a month-to-month basis until terminated by either party.
• Expenses for the initial term will be reimbursed through the funding provided to Lake County from the United States Government pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and incorporated into the department’s operating budget for the month to month rental following.
• This action ratifies the lease agreement the County Board Chair authorized under emergency authority.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there was a need to procure rental space to store a 60-day supply of personal protection equipment (PPE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Emergency Management identified a secure location and negotiated a lease rate for 10,000 square feet of indoor climate-controlled space to store the PPE that was centrally located in the County; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the lease, Lake County pays a monthly rent of $4,500, with the initial term through December 31, 2020 and continue on a month to month basis until terminated by either party; and
WHEREAS, expenses will be reimbursed through the funding provided to Lake County from the United States Government pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act); and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Lake County Board ratifies the contract the County Boar Chair previously authorized under emergency authority with Lake County Fair Association for the rental of storage space for the personal protection equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in an estimated amount of $18,000 for the initial term.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 8, 2020.