Submitted By
Cara Pavlicek, Village Manager
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Declaring an Emergency Affecting the Public Health through June 15, 2021 Due to the Outbreak of COVID-19 Disease in the State of Illinois
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Overview
Overview
The Village Board is being asked to approve a new declaration of an emergency affecting the public health through February 16, 2021 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease in the State of Illinois as previously declared by Resolutions 20-120, 20-124, 20-128, 20-184 and 20-232. This is a necessary procedural step under state law and the Village Code to respond to the allocation of vaccine to the Oak Park Public Health Department and the extensive program being undertaken to administer vaccine to eligible residents and essential workers as identified by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) related to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
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Staff Recommendation
The Coordinator of the Oak Park Emergency Service Disaster Agency (ESCA), who is Police Chief Reynolds, has recommended the adoption of a new declaration of emergency affecting public health through June 15, 2021 in accordance with Section 2-27-9 of the Village Code.
Fiscal Impact
Adoption of the Resolution authorizes any purchase or contracts necessary to place the Village in a position to protect the public health and safety and protect property. Section 2-6-10 of the Oak Park Village Code further provides that urgently needed material or urgent repairs involving labor and material may be obtained through negotiated contract without formal advertising with the approval of the Village Manager, when it is in the best interest of the Village and when it is impractical to convene a meeting of the Board of Trustees. In addition, the Resolution will allow the Village to enter into license agreements for the temporary use of Village property for outdoor dining as well as temporary zoning waivers to use private parking for outdoor dining at restaurants.
Background
On November 16, 2021, the Village Board approved Resolution 20-232 which declared an Emergency Affecting Public Health thru February 16, 2021. The Village Board is being asked to adopt an extension to this Declaration, a procedural step under state law and the Village Code, that empowers municipal administrators to continue to respond more quickly to the novel coronavirus disease as well as allocate and administer vaccine for COVID-19 under the Emergency Use Authorizations (EAU) granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The novel coronavirus disease is rapidly changing and as such presents challenges as staff works to allocate and administer vaccines, contact tracing, support economic reopening, respond to the public health impact of the disease which is disproportionately affecting black residents in Oak Park and consider public health orders that are intended to reduce community spread. The continuation of the declaration of emergency ensures staff has the tools to respond to these issues by giving the legal authority for rapid mobilization of resources as needed and create the mechanisms necessary for any future reimbursements by the state and federal governments.
Oak Park has a certified Public Health Department, one of six others that exist in Cook County along with Cook County, the City of Chicago, City of Evanston, Village of Skokie, and the Stickney Public Health District.
By separate action on this agenda, the Village Board is also being asked to extend thru June 15, 2021 Ordinance 20-094 which established specific authorities for the Public Health Director to respond to the pandemic thru February 16, 2021, in order to ensure response measures can be accomplished by Public Health staff.
Through Monday, January 11, 2021 the following data reported by Interim Public Health Director Terry informs the impact of COVID-19 in the community.
|
Age Range |
Total |
% of Cases |
|
0-4 |
53 |
2.3% |
|
4-13 |
109 |
4.7% |
|
14-19 |
207 |
8.8% |
|
20-29 |
411 |
17.6% |
|
30-39 |
370 |
15.8% |
|
40-49 |
357 |
15.3% |
|
50-59 |
345 |
14.7% |
|
60-69 |
236 |
10.1% |
|
70-79 |
149 |
6.4% |
|
80-89 |
61 |
2.6% |
|
90-99 |
41 |
1.8% |
|
Total |
2339 |
|
Approximately one in every 25 residents in Oak Park is known to have contacted COVID-19 since March of 2020. The Public Health Director has additionally reported 32 deaths associated with the virus.
Of the total cases in Oak Park, 124 are associated with residents of Long term care facilities and 34 of the 48 deaths in the Village due to COVID-19 are associated with these facilities as well.
|
Facility Name |
# of Resident Cases |
# of Resident Deaths |
# of Staff Cases |
|
Belmont Village of Oak Park |
29 |
8 |
31 |
|
Berkeley Nursing & Rehab Center |
47 |
11 |
15 |
|
Brookdale Oak Park |
11 |
2 |
24 |
|
Oak Park Arms |
13 |
1 |
5 |
|
Oasis of Oak Park |
24 |
12 |
13 |
“New cases per 100,000 People”. This metric looks at the number of recent COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people to describe the potential number of people who are currently ill and may be infectious. This is the number of new cases reported by IDPH in the previous week. Calculated as a rate = [Village of Oak Park case count for 7 days] / [Village population] x100, 000.
• Oak Park rate: 273/100,000
• Cook County rate: 302/100,000 (12/27/2020 through 1/2/2021)
• Target for County-level data: Cases for the week are fewer than 10 or the rate is fewer than 50 cases per 100,000 people
• Warning for County-level data: New case rate is greater than 50 cases per 100,000 people
Through January 6, 2021, the following demographic data has been reported as well.
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The Village now has had thirty-eight (38) confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the workforce.
Alternatives
The Village Board could delay action or seek additional information.
Previous Board Action
The Village Board approved Resolutions 20-120, 20-124, 20-128, 20-184 and 20-232 declaring an emergency affecting the public health due to COVID-19.
Citizen Advisory Commission Action
N/A.
Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
The Village Board may be asked to take further such action as necessary.
Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities
The Village is working closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) as a certified public health department.