REPORT OF THE FINANCE LITIGATION SUBCOMMITTEE

 

April 3, 2007

 

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

 

ATTENDANCE

 

Present:

Chairman Silvestri, Vice Chairman Quigley, Commissioners Beavers, Gorman, Peraica and Suffredin (6)

 

Absent:

Commissioner Collins (1)

 

Also Present:

Commissioner Schneider; Patrick Driscoll – Deputy State’s Attorney, Chief, Civil Actions Bureau; Catherine Maras O’Leary – Chief Information Officer; Dan Coughlin – Executive Director, Judicial Advisory Council; Anthony C. Maier – President, Avatar Systems, Ltd.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

        Your Finance Litigation Subcommittee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County met pursuant to notice on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the Board Room, Room 569, County Building, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.

 

        Your Subcommittee has considered the following item and, upon adoption of this report, the recommendations are as follows:

 

 

285655

COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER, Anthony J. Peraica, transmitting a Communication, dated March 14, 2007.

 

I wish to place the contract with AVATAR SYSTEMS, LTD., Chicago, Illinois, that was approved at the October 4, 2006 County Board Meeting (Item #29) back on the agenda for further discussion.  In addition, I request that this contract be referred to the Committee on Information Technology and Automation Litigation Subcommittee for additional discussion and inquiry.

 

Transmitting a Communication from

 

CATHERINE MARAS O’LEARY,    Chief Information Officer,

Bureau of Information Technology and Automation

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Avatar Systems, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, for phase 3 of a state of the art interoperable mobile video and data network system for first responders for the Homeland Security Public Safety Initiative, part of the Homeland Security grant.

Reason:  Avatar Systems, Ltd. is currently a subcontractor under this grant in which it has performed very a well and will allow for additional technology to be implemented within the same budget amount.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  None.  Grant funded amount:  $12,064,677.00.  One time purchase.  (769-570 Account).  Requisition No. 67690017.

 

*Referred to the Finance Litigation Subcommittee as Amended on March 20, 2007.

 

Commissioner Peraica, seconded by Commissioner Suffredin, moved to recess the Regular Session and convene into Executive Session.  The motion carried.

 

Commissioner Suffredin, seconded by Commissioner Gorman, moved to adjourn the Executive Session and reconvene the Regular Session.

 

Commissioner Beavers, seconded by Commissioner Suffredin, moved to recommend authority to reauthorize contract negotiations with Avatar Systems, Ltd.  The motion carried.  Commissioner Peraica voted no.  Chairman Silvestri voted present.

 

Commissioner Suffredin moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Gorman.  The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

 

YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTION

WITH REGARD TO THE MATTER NAMED HEREIN:

 

Communication Number 285655                                           Authority recommended to reauthorize                                                                                                          contract negotiations with Avatar Systems,                                                                                                   Ltd.

 

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Finance Litigation Subcommittee

 

 

 

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Peter N. Silvestri, Chairman

Attest:

 

 

 

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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary