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R-1878 - 05/12/2020 - LEGISLATION - Resolutions ITEM 8.A.1 REVISED BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING VILLAGE OF UPPER LEVEL CONFERENCE ROOM OAK BR , K BUTLER GOVERNMENT CENTER 1200 OAK BROOK ROAD OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS 630-368-5000 AGENDA ITEM Regular Board of Trustees Meeting of May 12, 2020 SUBJECT: Resolution in Oppositionto Incorporation into the Northeast Region of the Governor's Plan to Re-Open Illinois FROM: Riccardo F. Ginex,Village Manager BUDGET SOURCE/BUDGET IMPACT: NA RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to Approve Resolution 2020-GOVJP-COVID-I9-REOPEN-R-1878, A Resolution Against Decreed Incorporation into Northeast Illinois Health Region. Background/History: On Tuesday,May 5th,Governor Pritzker issued his Restore Illinois plan on how to re-open the State due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This five phase plan would severely limit Oak Brook's ability to re-open as he has placed Oak Brook in the Northeast Region of his plan. This groups Oak Brook in with Cook County and Chicago who have an exceedingly high number of deaths and COVID cases and will limit our ability to open sooner. The resolution expresses Oak Brook's opposition to being placed in the Northeast Region which in its present state will have a severe,negative impact on the Village. Recommendation: The Board passes the resolution as presented. R6 BOT AGENDA Page 1 THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-GOVJP-COVID-1 9-REOPEN-R-1 878 A Resolution Against Decreed Incorporation into Northeast Illinois Health Region GOPAL G. LALMALANI, Village President CHARLOTTE K. PRUSS, Village Clerk JOHN BAAR PHILIP CUEVAS MICHAEL MANZO MOIN SAIYED EDWARD TIESENGA ASIF YUSUF Village Board Published in pamphlet form by authority of the President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook on this the 12th day of May, 2020 Resolution 2020-GOVJP-COVID-19- REOPEN-R-1878 A Resolution Against 2020-GOVJP-COVID-19-REOPEN-R-1878 Decreed Incorporation into Northeast Illinois Health Region Page 2 of 4 RESOLUTION AGAINST DECREED INCORPORATION OF OAK BROOK INTO NORTHEAST ILLINOIS HEALTH REGION WHEREAS, we have reviewed the Governor's Restore Illinois Plan' segmenting the restoration of Illinois into five (5) phases, with a prescribed regimen of prerequisites required to advance toward Phase 5, where "the economy fully reopens"; and WHEREAS, the Plan announces2 that the 102 counties comprising Illinois have been conflated into "Health Regions" resulting in Oak Brook, located mostly in DuPage County, being incorporated into the "Northeast Health Region" along with eight (8) other collar counties, to be joined together with Cook County and the City of Chicago to surmount each requirement for a phase-change leading to fully opening Oak Brook's economy. WHEREAS, as a result of the Plan's declension of Oak Brook with Chicago, Oak Brook cannot reopen until Chicago meets "positivity" thresholds and hospital admission metrics, together with contact tracing and monitoring requirements;3 followed by tracking of 90% of the cases in Chicago;4 and cannot get to phase 5 until everyone in Chicago has been effectively vaccinated and new COVID-19 cases have been "eliminated....through herd immunity or other factors;115 and WHEREAS, Oak Brook admires and is honored to complement and collaborate with the City of Chicago in many commercial, cultural and relational ways, and recognizes the valuable leadership of Mayor Lightfoot and particularly her appointment of Sam Skinner to lead Chicago's recovery task force; but rejects incorporation with Chicago into the"Northeast Health Region"that ties Oak Brook's re-opening to Chicago's re-opening, due to material differences in demographics, population density, and COVID- 19 infection and mortality rates; and WHEREAS, the Illinois Legislature has over the years seen fit to parse Illinois laws into special categories tailored to Chicago, by the devices of defining statutes to be only applicable to, for example, "municipalities with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants,"6 or "an affected area within a county of over 3 million residents but outside a municipality of over 2 million residents,"' no such recognition of the ' Restore Illinois:A public Health Approach to Safely Reopen Our State, issued by the Office of the Governor JB Pritzker, May 5, 2020 (the"Plan"). 2 See the Plan at Page 5. 3 To ascend out of Phase 2, according to the Plan at page 7. 4 To ascend out of Phase 3, according to the Plan at page 8. 5 To ascend out of Phase 4, according to the Plan at page 9. 6 See, Neighborhood Security Patrol Act, 65 ILCS 97, Section 50. 7 See, Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-1429, Sec. 11-1429(j). Resolution 2020-GOVJP-COVID-19- REOPEN-R-1878 A Resolution Against Decreed Incorporation into Northeast Illinois Health Region Page 3 of 4 legislatively sanctioned differences between Chicago and the rest of the State of Illinois is reflected in the Governor's Plan that ignores such differences by conflating Chicago with Oak Brook and the eight (8) collar counties included in this "Northeast Health Region;" WHEREAS, Mayor Lightfoot herself recognizes that Chicago is materially different from the rest of the State of Illinois, and requires "stricter" reopening standards, "based upon the data that's different here than it is in other parts of the state," which is another way of Mayor Lightfoot saying she agrees with us that Oak Brook and DuPage County have different parameters or standards than the City of Chicago; WHEREAS, Oak Brook's economy has been devastated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, and exacerbated by the severity of the Governor's series of Proclamations invoking emergency powers in successive 30-day installments, with Executive Orders linked to the unilaterally asserted powers emanating from those Proclamations, now laying the basis for the Plan to proceed in Caesarean sweep of more than 30 days duration based on indefinite and arbitrary "Phases" designed to hold Oak Brook to the pace of recovery that can be achieved by Chicago; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook that we make this remonstrance to document Oak Brook's dissent from being conflated with Cook County and Chicago in the Governor's Plan, and urge the Governor to reconsider the contours of the Plan's definition of "Health Regions" and to decouple Oak Brook and DuPage County from Chicago and Cook County; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, for and on behalf of the Village and its citizens, do hereby call upon our General Assembly to exercise the same discernment that they have displayed over the decades of their handiwork reflected in the Illinois Compiled Statues, evincing systemic and repeated differentiation of the City of Chicago and the County of Cook from the same application of laws binding on the rest of the State of Illinois, and to provide the Governor with a measure of legislative guidance to balance his assertion of "Executive Supremacy" to treat Oak Brook as an extension of Chicago for health planning and recovery purposes; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a duly certified copy of this Resolution be delivered to GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER and that this Resolution be spread upon the official permanent records of the Village. ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, this 12th day of May, 2020. Resolution 2020-GOVJP-COVID-19- REOPEN-R-1878 A Resolution Against Decreed Incorporation into Northeast Illinois Health Region Page 4 of 4 APPROVED THIS 12' day of May, 2020 Gopal G. Lalmalani Village President PASSED THIS 12th day of May, 2020 Ayes: Trustee Baar, Cuevas, Manzo, Saiyed, Tiesenga, Yusuf Nays: None Absent: None ATTEST: v�GV.0 F 041C �~ Charlotte K. Pruss � J Q E Village Clerk M G t 1 9� \y`O Fc�UN'T � R TOR ILLIN01 A Public Health Approach To Safely Reopen Our State Office of the Governor JB Pritzker May 5, 2020 RESTORE ILLINOIS A Public Health Approach To Safely Reopen Our State Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 4 Phase 5 Rapid Spread Flattening -Recovery Revitalization Illinois Restored Strict stay at home Non-essential retail Manufacturing,offices, Gatherings of 50 The economy fully and social distancing stores reopen for retail, barbershops people or fewer are reopens with safety guidelines are put in curb-side pickup and and salons can allowed, restaurants precautions place, and only delivery. reopen to the public and bars reopen, continuing. essential businesses with capacity and travel resumes,child remain open. Illinoisans are other limits and care and schools Conventions, directed to wear a safety precautions. reopen under festivals and large Every region has face covering when guidance from the events are permitted, experienced this outside the home and Gatherings of 10 Illinois Department of and all businesses, phase once already can begin enjoying people or fewer are Public Health. schools and places of and could return to it additional outdoor allowed. recreation can open if mitigation efforts activities like golf, Face coverings and with new safety are unsuccessful. boating&fishing while Face coverings and social distancing are guidance and practicing social social distancing are the norm, procedures. distancing. the norm. New case Case positivity rate Case positivity hospitalgrowth slows and hospital capacity and hospital capacity Post-pandemic: Surge .. availableTesting for patients, Testing available and widely 10,000 tests per day health care workers and regardless of symptoms treatment,or the statewide at-risk residents or risk factors elimination of new cases over a sustained Testing for any period of time through symptomatic Begin contact tracing Contact tracing within and monitoring within 24 hours diagnosis for herd immunity or health care workers 24 hours of diagnosis more than ponders . . other • An Introduction 041 !fi Flt. r From the beginning of the new coronavirus pandemic, Illinois' response has been guided by data, science, and public health experts. As community spread rapidly increased, Governor Pritzker moved quickly to issue a Disaster Proclamation on March 9, restrict visitors to nursing homes on March 11, close bars and restaurants for on-site consumption on March 16, move schools to remote learning on March 17, and issue a Stay at Home order on March 21.This virus has caused painful, cascading consequences for everyone in Illinois, but the science has been clear; in the face of a new coronavirus with unknown characteristics and in the absence of widespread testing availability and contact tracing, mitigation and maintaining a 6-foot social distance have been the only options to reduce the spread and save as many lives as possible. Millions of Illinoisans working together by staying at home and following experts' recommendations have proven these mitigation and social distancing measures effective so far.The result has been a lower infection rate,fewer hospitalizations, and lower number of fatalities than projected without these measures, Our curve has begun to flatten. Nevertheless,the risk of spread remains,and modeling and data point to a rapid surge in new cases if all mitigation measures were to be immediately lifted, Now that Illinois is bending the curve, it is vitally important that we follow a safe and deliberate path forward to get our Illinois economy moving.That path forward is not what everyone wants or hopes for, but it will keep Illinoisans as safe as possible from this virus as our economy is reopening. Restore Illinois is about saving lives and livelihoods.This five-phased plan will reopen our state, guided by health metrics and with distinct business,education,and recreation activities characterizing each phase.This is an initial framework that will likely be updated as research and science develop and as the potential for treatments or vaccines is realized.The plan is based upon regional healthcare availability, and it recognizes the distinct impact COVID-19 has had on different regions of our state as well as regional variations in hospital capacity, The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has 11 Emergency Medical Services Regions that have traditionally guided its statewide public health work and will continue to inform this reopening plan. For the purposes of this plan,from those 11,four health regions are established, each with the ability to independently move through a phased approach; Northeast Illinois; North-Central Illinois; Central Illinois; and Southern Illinois. RESTORE ILLINOIS The five phases for each health region are as follows; Phase 1 - Rapid Spread:The rate of infection among those tested and the number of patients admitted to the hospital is high or rapidly increasing. Strict stay at home and social distancing guidelines are put in place and only essential businesses remain open. Every region has experienced this phase once already, and could return to it if mitigation efforts are unsuccessful, Phase 2- Flattening:The rate of infection among those tested and the number of patients admitted to the hospital beds and ICU beds increases at an ever slower rate, moving toward a flat and even a downward trajectory. Non- essential retail stores reopen for curb-side pickup and delivery, Illinoisans are directed to wear a face covering when outside the home and can begin enjoying additional outdoor activities like golf, boating and fishing while practicing social distancing,To varying degrees,every region is experiencing flattening as of early May. Phase 3- Recovery:The rate of infection among those surveillance tested,the number of patients admitted to the hospital,and the number of patients needing ICU beds is stable or declining. Manufacturing, offices, retail, barbershops and salons can reopen to the public with capacity and other limits and safety precautions. Gatherings limited to 10 people or fewer are allowed. Face coverings and social distancing are the norm. Phase 4- Revitalization: The rate of infection among those surveillance tested and the number of patients admitted to the hospital continues to decline. Gatherings of 50 people or fewer are allowed, restaurants and bars reopen,travel resumes, child care and schools reopen under guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Face coverings and social distancing are the norm. Phase 5- Illinois Restored:With a vaccine or highly effective treatment widely available or the elimination of any new cases over a sustained period,the economy fully reopens with safety precautions continuing. Conventions, festivals and large events are permitted, and all businesses, schools and places of recreation can open with new safety guidance and procedures in place reflecting the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, Until COVID-19 is defeated,this plan also recognizes that just as health metrics will tell us it is safe to move forward, health metrics may also tell us to return to a prior phase, With a vaccine or highly effective treatment not yet available, IDPH will be closely monitoring key metrics to immediately identify trends in cases and hospitalizations to determine whether a return to a prior phase may become necessary, All public health criteria included in this document are subject to change. As research and data on this novel coronavirus continue to develop, this plan can and will be updated to reflect the latest science and data. viess Stephenson Winnebago c o McHenry m Lake rtoll Ogle Kane DuPage D.. I Whiteside L � endall Cook s an Bureau He Will Grundy ercer Putn Stark Kankakee Marshall '° Knox m Warren L o Peoria Woodfor Tazewell iVfcLe DeWi ampai wn Cass Menard i Macon Dougla Sangamon Moultrie Scott Morgan Christian 1 Coles Greene -A Shelby Macoupin Cumberlan Montgomery 1 i Fayette Effingham Jaspe Richland Lah I • 1 ■ • 1 RESTORE ILLINOIS Phase, 1: • • Spread WHAT THIS PHASE LOOKS LIKE COVID-19 is rapidly spreading.The number of COVID-19 positive patients in the hospital, in ICU beds,and on ventilators is increasing.The public health response relies on dramatic mitigation measures, like stay at home orders and social distancing,to slow the spread of the virus and prevent a surge that overwhelms the health care system. With a Stay at Home order in place,only essential businesses are in operation and activities outside of the home are limited to essentials, like grocery shopping. WHAT'S OPEN? Gatherings: Essential gatherings, such as religious services, of 10 or fewer allowed; No non-essential gatherings of any size Travel: Non-essential travel discouraged Health care: Emergency procedures and COVID-19 care only Education and child care: Remote learning in P-12 schools and higher education; Child care in groups of 10 or fewer for essential workers Outdoor recreation: Walking, hiking and biking permitted; State parks closed Businesses: • Manufacturing: Essential manufacturing only • "Non-essential" businesses: Employees of"non-essential" businesses are required to work from home except for Minimum Basic Operations • Bars and restaurants: Open for delivery, pickup and drive-through only • Entertainment: Closed • Personal care services and health clubs: Closed • Retail: Essential stores are open with strict restrictions; Non-essential stores are closed HOW WE MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE Cases and Capacity: • Slowing of new case growth • Availability of surge capacity in adult medical and surgical beds, ICU beds, and ventilators Testing: • Ability to perform 10,000 tests per day statewide • Testing available in region for any symptomatic health care workers and first responders RESTORE ILLINOIS WHAT THIS PHASE LOOKS LIKE The rise in the rate of infection is beginning to slow and stabilize, Hospitalizations and ICU bed usage continue to increase but are flattening,and hospital capacity remains stable. Face coverings must always be worn when social distancing is not possible.Testing capacity increases and tracing programs are put in place to contain outbreaks and limit the spread. WHAT'S OPEN Gatherings: Essential gatherings,such as religious services, of 10 or fewer allowed; No non-essential gatherings Travel: Non-essential travel discouraged Health care: Emergency and COVID-19 care continue; Elective procedures allowed once IDPH criteria met Education and child care: Remote learning in P-12 schools and higher education; Child care in groups of 10 or fewer for essential workers Outdoor recreation: Walking, hiking, and biking permitted; Select state parks open; Boating and fishing permitted; Golf courses open; All with IDPH approved safety guidance Businesses: • Manufacturing: Essential manufacturing only • "Non-essential"businesses: Employees of"non-essential" businesses are required to work from home except for Minimum Basic Operations • Bars and restaurants: Open for delivery, pickup, and drive through only • Personal care services and health clubs: Closed • Retail: Essential stores are open with restrictions; Non-essential stores open for delivery and curbside pickup HOW WE MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE Cases and Capacity:The determination of moving from Phase 2 to Phase 3 will be driven by the COVID-19 positivity rate in each region and measures of maintaining regional hospital surge capacity.This data will be tracked from the time a region enters Phase 2, onwards, • At or under a 20 percent positivity rate and increasing no more than 10 percentage points over a 14-day period,AND • No overall increase (i.e, stability or decrease) in hospital admissions for COVID-19-like illness for 28 days,AND • Available surge capacity of at least 14 percent of ICU beds, medical and surgical beds, and ventilators Testing: Testing available for all patients, health care workers,first responders, people with underlying conditions, and residents and staff in congregate living facilities Tracing: Begin contact tracing and monitoring within 24 hours of diagnosis WHAT COULD CAUSE US TO MOVE BACK IDPH will closely monitor data and receive on-the-ground feedback from local health departments and regional healthcare councils and will recommend moving back to the previous phase based on the following factors: • Sustained rise in positivity rate • Sustained increase in hospital admissions for COVID-19 like illness • Reduction in hospital capacity threatening surge capabilities • Significant outbreak in the region that threatens the health of the region RESTORE ILLINOIS WHAT THIS PHASE LOOKS LIKE The rate of infection among those surveillance tested is stable or declining. COVID-19-related hospitalizations and ICU capacity remains stable or is decreasing. Face coverings in public continue to be required. Gatherings of 10 people or fewer for any reason can resume. Select industries can begin returning to workplaces with social distancing and sanitization practices in place. Retail establishments reopen with limited capacity, and select categories of personal care establishments can also begin to reopen with social distancing guidelines and personal protective equipment. Robust testing is available along with contact tracing to limit spread and closely monitor the trend of new cases. WHAT'S OPEN Gatherings:All gatherings of 10 people or fewer are allowed with this limit subject to change based on latest data&guidance Travel:Travel should follow IDPH and CDC approved guidance Health Care: All health care providers are open with DPH approved safety guidance Education and child care: Remote learning in P-12 schools and higher education; Limited child care and summer programs open with IDPH approved safety guidance Outdoor recreation: State parks open;Activities permitted in groups of 10 or fewer with social distancing Businesses: • Manufacturing: Non-essential manufacturing that can safely operate with social distancing can reopen with IDPH approved safety guidance • "Non-essential'businesses: Employees of"non-essential" businesses are allowed to return to work with IDPH approved safety guidance depending upon risk level,tele-work strongly encouraged wherever possible; Employers are encouraged to provide accommodations for COVID-19-vulnerable employees • Bars and restaurants: Open for delivery, pickup, and drive through only • Personal care services and health clubs: Barbershops and salons open with IDPH approved safety guidance; Health and fitness clubs can provide outdoor classes and one-on-one personal training with IDPH approved safety guidance • Retail: Open with capacity limits and IDPH approved safety guidance, including face coverings HOW WE MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE Cases and Capacity:The determination of moving from Phase 3 to Phase 4 will be driven by the COVID-19 positivity rate in each region and measures of maintaining regional hospital surge capacity,This data will be tracked from the time a region enters Phase 3, onwards. • At or under a 20 percent positivity rate and increasing no more than 10 percentage points over a 14-day period,AND • No overall increase (i.e. stability or decrease) in hospital admissions for COVID-19-like illness for 28 days,AND • Available surge capacity of at least 14 percent of ICU beds, medical and surgical beds, and ventilators Testing:Testing available in region regardless of symptoms or risk factors Tracing: Begin contact tracing and monitoring within 24 hours of diagnosis for more than 90%of cases in region WHAT COULD CAUSE US TO MOVE BACK IDPH will closely monitor data and receive on-the-ground feedback from local health departments and regional healthcare councils and will recommend moving back to the previous phase based on the following factors; • Sustained rise in positivity rate • Sustained increase in hospital admissions for COVID-19 like illness • Reduction in hospital capacity threatening surge capabilities • Significant outbreak in the region that threatens the health of the region RESTORE ILLINOIS Phase 4: Revi! %lization WHAT THIS PHASE LOOKS LIKE There is a continued decline in the rate of infection in new COVID-19 cases, Hospitals have capacity and can quickly adapt for a surge of new cases in their communities, Additional measures can be carefully lifted allowing for schools and child care programs to reopen with social distancing policies in place. Restaurants can open with limited capacity and following strict public health procedures, including personal protective equipment for employees. Gatherings with 50 people or fewer will be permitted.Testing is widely available, and tracing is commonplace, WHAT'S OPEN Gatherings: Gatherings of 50 people or fewer are allowed with this limit subject to change based on latest data and guidance Travel:Travel should follow IDPH and CDC approved guidance Health care: All health care providers are open Education and child care: P-12 schools, higher education, all summer programs, and child care open with IDPH approved safety guidance Outdoor Recreation: All outdoor recreation allowed Businesses: • Manufacturing: All manufacturing open with IDPH approved safety guidance • "Non-essential" businesses: All employees return to work with IDPH approved safety guidance; Employers are encouraged to provide accommodations for COVID-19-vulnerable employees • Bars and restaurants: Open with capacity limits and IDPH approved safety guidance • Personal care services and health clubs: All barbershops,salons, spas and health and fitness clubs open with capacity limits and IDPH approved safety guidance • Entertainment: Cinema and theaters open with capacity limits and IDPH approved safety guidance • Retail: Open with capacity limits and IDPH approved safety guidance HOW WE MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE Post-pandemic:Vaccine, effective and widely available treatment,or the elimination of new cases over a sustained period of time through herd immunity or other factors. WHAT COULD CAUSE US TO MOVE BACK IDPH will closely monitor data and receive on-the-ground feedback from local health departments and regional healthcare councils and will recommend moving back to the previous phase based on the following factors; • Sustained rise in positivity rate • Sustained increase in hospital admissions for COVID-19 like illness • Reduction in hospital capacity threatening surge capabilities • Significant outbreak in the region that threatens the health of the region RESTORE ILLINOIS ' hase 5: Illinois Restored WHAT THIS PHASE LOOKS LIKE Testing,tracing and treatment are widely available throughout the state. Either a vaccine is developed to prevent additional spread of COVID-19,a treatment option is readily available that ensures health care capacity is no longer a concern,or there are no new cases over a sustained period.All sectors of the economy reopen with new health and hygiene practices permanently in place. Large gatherings of all sizes can resume. Public health experts focus on lessons learned and building out the public health infrastructure needed to meet and overcome future challenges. Heath care equity is made a priority to improve health outcomes and ensure vulnerable communities receive the quality care they deserve. WHAT'S OPEN • All sectors of the economy reopen with businesses,schools, and recreation resuming normal operations with new safety guidance and procedures. • Conventions,festivals, and large events can take place,