421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Human Services  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, July 7, 2026  
9:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
9:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Greg Schwarze at 9:32 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board member present: Member Yeena Yoo  
Staff in attendance: Conor McCarthy (State's Attorney's office), Janelle Chadwick (DuPage Care  
Center), Natasha Belli, Gina Strafford-Ahmed, and Mary Keating (Community Services), Julie Hamlin  
(Community Development)  
Cronin Cahill, DeSart, Galassi, Deacon Garcia, and Schwarze  
LaPlante  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
5.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR SCHWARZE  
No remarks were offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
26-1893  
Human Services Committee - Regular Meeting Tuesday, June 16, 2026  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Kari Galassi  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES - MARY KEATING  
6.A.  
FI-R-0104-26  
Acceptance and appropriation of the Illinois Department of Human Services Capacity  
Expansion Grant PY27 Inter-Governmental Agreement No. FCSFH10641, Company  
5000 - Accounting Unit 1760, in the amount of $90,920. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
FI-R-0105-26  
Acceptance and appropriation of the Illinois Department of Human Services Supportive  
Housing Program Grant PY27, Inter-Governmental Agreement No. FCSFH00352,  
Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1760, in the amount of $102,786. (Community  
Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
6.C.  
FI-R-0106-26  
Acceptance and appropriation of the Illinois Department of Human Services Rapid  
Re-Housing Program Grant PY27 Inter-Governmental Agreement No. FCSFH07854,  
Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1760, in the amount of $120,124. (Community  
Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
6.D.  
HS-CO-0006-26  
Amendment to Purchase Order 6593-0001 SERV issued to Lavi Industries, Inc., to  
provide a queuing and appointment scheduling system, to increase the encumbrance in  
the amount of $4,015, resulting in an amended contract not to exceed $32,758.13.  
(Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
7.  
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION - MARY KEATING  
7.A.  
HS-R-0015-26  
Recommendation for approval of the Housing and Community Development  
Intergovernmental Joint Agreement between DuPage County and the Village of Downers  
Grove for Federal Fiscal Years 2027, 2028, 2029, with automatic renewal as allowed, to  
incorporate requirements under Notice CPD-26-08 Instructions for Urban County  
Qualification for Participation in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)  
Program.  
Mary Keating, Director of Community Services, shared that while Naperville, Downers Grove  
and Wheaton all qualify for their own CDBG entitlements, Wheaton and Downers Grove have  
agreed to participate in the CDBG program and have allowed their population and their funds to  
be included with the County’s CDBG program. However, Naperville has chosen to administer  
its own program.  
There is a change in HUD’s interpretation of the agreement language. In the past the County has  
used a fully competitive process to select CDBG projects, with infrastructure projects generally  
selected by the percentage of low- and moderate-income residents served. Downers Grove has  
not previously applied for a CDBG project. Wheaton has applied in the past, but its projects  
have generally not scored as competitively as projects from other communities and therefore  
have not received infrastructure funding through the program. HUD’s revised language indicates  
that participating communities should receive an amount of project funding comparable to what  
they may have received independently. We may need to establish a set-aside for Wheaton and  
Downers Grove beginning with the 2027 CDBG program. Projects must still meet eligibility  
requirements and serve a low- and moderate-income population. One option is to bundle  
multiple years of funding and work with Wheaton and Downers Grove on a project  
approximately every three years.  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
HS-R-0016-26  
Recommendation for approval of the Housing and Community Development  
Intergovernmental Joint Agreement between DuPage County and the City of Wheaton for  
Federal Fiscal Years 2027, 2028, 2029, with automatic renewal as allowed, to incorporate  
requirements under Notice CPD-26-08 Instructions for Urban County Qualification for  
Participation in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
SECONDER:  
8.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER - JANELLE CHADWICK  
8.A.  
HS-P-0025-26  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to EZ Way, Inc., to  
furnish and deliver lifts with stands, smart stands with scales, batteries, slings and  
harnesses, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period of July 15, 2026 through November  
30, 2026, for a total contract not to exceed $65,566.47, per Sole Source (Sole Source -  
sole provider of items that are compatible with our existing equipment.)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
SECONDER:  
8.B.  
26-1894  
Amendment to Purchase Order 7691-0001 SERV, issued to Wight & Company, to extend  
the contract through November 30, 2026, to continue to provide Professional  
Architectural and Engineering Design Services for modernization and upgrades to the  
East Building for the DuPage Care Center.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
Kari Galassi  
Cronin Cahill, DeSart, Galassi, Deacon Garcia, and Schwarze  
LaPlante  
ABSENT:  
8.C.  
26-1895  
Amendment to Purchase Order 8177-0001 SERV, issued to Advacare Systems, for  
wound vac therapy rental and supplies, to increase the encumbrance in the amount of  
$14,000, for a new contract total of $24,000. (DuPage Care Center)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
Cronin Cahill, DeSart, Galassi, Deacon Garcia, and Schwarze  
LaPlante  
ABSENT:  
9.  
BUDGET TRANSFERS  
9.A.  
26-1896  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1200-2040-54010 (building improvements) to  
account no. 1200-2050-54110 (equipment and machinery) in the amount of $68,363 to  
cover the purchase of new EZ Way lifts and stands, due to the parts for the current lifts  
and stands are obsolete, for the Nursing Department at the DuPage Care Center.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
Dawn DeSart  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
Motion to Combine Items  
Member Garcia moved and Member DeSart seconded a motion to combine items 10.A. through  
10.F. The motion was approved on voice vote, all "ayes".  
10.A.  
10.B.  
10.C.  
10.D.  
10.E.  
26-1897  
My Green House HVAC, LLC Contract 7470-0001-SERV - This Purchase Order is  
decreasing in the amount of $746,395.08 and closing due to Purchase Order has expired.  
26-1898  
Arcos Environmental Services Contract 7432-0001-SERV - This Purchase Order is  
decreasing in the amount of $757,175.71 and closing due to Purchase Order has expired.  
26-1899  
Healthy Air Heating & Air, inc. Contract 7431-0001-SERV - This Purchase Order is  
decreasing in the amount of $25,131.96 and closing due to Purchase Order has expired.  
26-1900  
Arcos Environmental Services Contract 7790-0001 SERV - extend contract expiration  
date to November 30, 2026. No change to contract amount.  
26-1901  
My Green House HVAC, LLC Contract 7792-0001 SERV - extend contract expiration  
date to November 30, 2026. No change to contract amount.  
10.F.  
26-1902  
Healthy Air Heating & Air, Inc. Contract 7791-0001 SERV - extend contract expiration  
date to November 30, 2026. No change to contract amount.  
APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
11.  
INFORMATIONAL  
11.A.  
26-1903  
GPN 024-26 2025 HUD Continuum of Care Program Competition - Planning PY27,  
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - Community Services, in  
the amount of $328,070.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
12.  
13.  
RESIDENCY WAIVERS - JANELLE CHADWICK  
No residency waivers were offered.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER UPDATE - JANELLE CHADWICK  
Janelle Chadwick, Administrator of the DuPage Care Center, advised there are currently two cases of  
rhinovirus. Masks are required only for the affected unit. Rhinovirus has caused more symptoms among  
residents than COVID over the past couple of years, so residents are being closely monitored for signs of  
illness. The rest of the building is not masking at this time.  
The Secret Garden project is underway. Dirt has been moved, railroad ties have been removed, and  
residents enjoy watching the progress from the windows. Residents are also participating in the  
temporary garden which is located in the old Circle Drive, where several planter boxes are available for  
residents to partake in gardening. The Secret Garden project is expected to be completed in the fall in  
time for residents to use the new area for educational classes with the University of Illinois.  
The Care Center will present its budget at the second meeting in August.  
14.  
15.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATE - MARY KEATING  
Mary Keating, Director of Community Services, stated there is a plan in place for all ARPA funded  
projects and staffing for 2027. She reminded committee members to join the 1:35 AM meeting for CDC  
EXEC. Community services will present its budget at the first meeting in August.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
16.  
17.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:52 A.M.