How to proceed with criminal property damage case? Criminal Trials, Hearings

A family member/cohabitant has (admittedly) destroyed my property and I am going through home and auto insurance claims. I have a few questions about how I should proceed, and the "restitution and victim notification" form. If I decide not to press charges (the estimated damage easily exceeds felony damage) and the case is dropped (I assume this would happen if I didn't show up to the court date, or would the arresting officer's statement the defendant admitted to some of the damage likely be sufficient for a conviction?), would the insurance company possibly reject the vandalism claim? They asked for the police report # when both claims were made.

Also, on the restitution/victim form, I can list property damage $. The insurance adjuster says they will go after the defendant for $ including attempting to get my deductible back. If there is no damage that is not covered by insurance, is requesting restitution redundant, or does that allow the state to assist in recuperating $ for me/the insurance company?

There is a punishment recommendation questionnaire, asking what type of punishment, or type of counseling, I recommend. Is my recommendation an important aspect of the sentencing, or is it merely a recommendation that is typically submitted in these cases and bears little in the judge's sentencing decision? If I don't fill in and submit the "impact statement" will its absence affect my testimony at court?

My goal is to recover my property damages, but since it's family and I was not physically harmed, I am largely indifferent to their incarceration (I would not want them convicted of a felony). I noticed on the circuit court website the crime is listed as a misdemeanor offense, despite the estimated damage exceeding over four times the state felony damage threshold. Does this mean they cannot be found guilty of a felony, or would submission of insurance estimates/payments/repair bills elevate the charges to felony charges? I figured their admission to some of the damage but not all of it to the police officer, was an attempt to avoid felony charges.

Thanks

 

Destroying all the windows/windshields and slashing the convertible top of my car, and taking a hammer to the driver door (estimated at $4200 in vehicle damage), spray painting my garage door, and various cosmetic damages to my house (totaling $2900 in estimated damage).