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APPROVAL OF THE DUPAGE COUNTY 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ELEMENT OF THE DUPAGE COUNTY 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(Second Reading)
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, DuPage County has participated in the Community Development Block Grant program since 1975; and
WHEREAS, DuPage County has participated in the Emergency Shelter Grant program since 1987; and
WHEREAS, The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (“Hearth Act”), enacted into law on May 20, 2009, consolidated three of the separate homeless assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act into a single grant program, and revised the Emergency Shelter Grant program and renamed it as the Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) program; and
WHEREAS, DuPage County has participated in the HOME Investment Partnership program since 1992; and
WHEREAS, these programs will provide an approximate total of $5.5 million in new Federal funding to DuPage County in 2026, and the County will also have available approximately an additional $531,000 in anticipated income and reallocated funds from previous years, said funds being available for Housing and Community Development activities benefiting low- and moderate-income persons, the homeless, and persons with special needs; and
WHEREAS, a requirement of these programs is the preparation of a Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development (“ConPlan”); and
WHEREAS, the 2025-2029 ConPlan was adopted by the DuPage County Board on February 11, 2025 by Resolution HS-R-0004-25; and
WHEREAS, the 2026 Action Plan element of the ConPlan, listing activities to be funded in the 2026 program year is required; and
WHEREAS, the 2026 Action Plan projects were approved by the Dupage Community Development Commission Executive Committee and HOME Advisory Group on December 2, 2025 and by the DuPage County Human Services Committee on January 20, 2026; and
WHEREAS, a 30-day public comment period was completed on February 2, 2026, and a public hearing was held on January 14, 2026, and, in accordance with federal regulations governing the development of consolidated plans, any comments received are included in the final draft of the 2026 Annual Action Plan along with responses to these comments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DuPage County Board hereby approves the 2026 Annual Action Plan Element of the DuPage County Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, which is incorporated by reference with this resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is authorized and directed to sign said Annual Action Plan, required certifications, and Federal application forms on behalf of DuPage County and the County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such signature and affix the official seal thereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized to approve amendments to said Annual Action Plan as may be required by HUD; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized and directed to sign each individual Agreement on behalf of DuPage County with municipalities and non-profit entities implementing specific projects identified in said Annual Action Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such execution of each individual Agreement on behalf of DuPage County with municipalities and non-profit entities implementing specific projects identified in said Annual Action Plan and affix the official seal thereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk be directed to send copies of each individual Agreement on behalf of DuPage County to each of the respective municipalities and non-profit entities implementing specific projects identified in said Annual Action Plan and to the DuPage Community Development Commission; and
BE IT FURHTER RESOLVED that the County Clerk be directed to send copies of this Resolution to Community Development Commission.
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Enacted and approved this 10th day of February 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK