421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Animal Services Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, April 15, 2025  
7:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
7:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Brian Krajewski at 7:31 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
District 5 Dawn DeSart, Grant Eckhoff, Paula Garcia, Krajewski and  
PRESENT:  
Sheila Rutledge  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
ABSENT:  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR KRAJEWSKI  
Chairman Krajewski mentioned that the DAF gala will take place on Friday, April 25,2025 at the  
Marriott Oak Brook.  
5.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
5.A.  
25-1023  
Animal Services Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, February 18, 2025  
Summary Minutes February-2025  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
GRANTS  
6.A.  
FI-R-0069-25  
Acceptance and appropriation of interest earned on investment for the DuPage Animal  
Friends Phase II Capital Project Grant, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1310, in the  
amount of $12,070. (Animal Services)  
DAFCAP2 Appropriating Interest Budget - ATTACHMENT I  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Attachments:  
RESULT:  
Sheila Rutledge  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
BUDGET TRANSFERS  
7.A.  
25-1024  
Transfer of funds from 1100-1300-54090 (furniture & furnishings), 1100-1300-54100 (IT  
equipment), and 1100-1300-54110 (equipment and machinery), to 1100-1300-52000  
(furn/mach/equip small value), 1100-1300-52100 (IT equipment-small value),  
1100-1300-52200 (operating supplies & materials), 1100-1300-53110 (workers  
compensation insurance), 1100-1300-53075 (pet population program service), and  
1100-1300-54010 (building improvements), in the amount of $325,457, to cover final  
expenses for Animal Services shelter renovation project, Pet Population program services  
for qualified residents, and workers comp claims. (Animal Services)  
BT - AS - 04.22.25 Building Improvements  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
25-1022  
Transfer of funds from 5000-1310-54090 (furniture & furnishings), 5000-1310-54100 (IT  
equipment), and 5000-1310-54110 (equipment and machinery), to 5000-1310-54010  
(building improvements), in the amount of $226,080, to cover final DAFCAP2 expenses  
for Animal Services shelter renovation project. (Animal Services)  
BT - AS - 04.22.25 DAFCAP2 Building Improvements  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.  
INFORMATIONAL  
8.A.  
25-1051  
Discussion Item: County Spaces Ordinance  
Laura shared the draft County Spaces Ordinance that will be presented to Public Works  
Committee and County Board for the reservation and rental of the Animal Services  
community room and other county spaces.  
County space reservation requests will be approved by Facilities Management. Max  
community room occupancy is 110 people. The State’s Attorney’s office is continuing to  
work on drafting a template contract to be used as an agreement between DuPage County  
and parties renting the space which will outline rules and restrictions for utilizing County  
spaces.  
Additional questions and discussion took place about the potential for and limitations of  
serving alcohol on County grounds, Wheaton/Winfield annexation, any potential impact  
of renting space at Animal Services on the shelter animals, and reduced fee space rental  
for Animal Services rescue partners.  
Member Rutledge recommended that an hourly rental minimum be established in order to  
offset the time and resources required to prepare and manage space rentals.  
Animal Services recently completed its first Municipal Animal Field Services training in  
the new community room. More than 55 representatives from DuPage County  
municipalities and Forest Preserve were in attendance. Presenters included Illinois  
Department of Agriculture, local TNR groups, and Animal Services officers. Animal  
Services provided field services kits, and the Chicagoland Humane Coalition provided  
microchip scanners for everyone.  
Chair Krajewski suggested that staff reach out to the DuPage County Mayors and  
Managers Office to invite them to host an upcoming meeting in the Animal Services  
community room.  
3.31.25 Version (Clean) County Spaces Ordinance.pdf  
Attachments:  
9.  
ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE  
Final inspection of the newly renovated shelter is due to take place in the next 1-2 weeks. Final  
sinks and countertops are currently being installed in the meeting and clinic spaces and existing  
dog kennels are being refreshed on a rotating basis. Signage installation begins today. An Open  
House Grand Opening is tentatively slated for Saturday, June 14th.  
Shelter population is currently around 120 animals. The shelter is seeing quite a few stray dogs  
of late that are not being reclaimed. The cat population is beginning to increase. Feral Fixers  
kicked off their spay/neuter season earlier than planned. Animal Services is currently housing a  
few court case dogs in addition to stray and owner-relinquished pets.  
This is Animal Services Appreciation Week. Laura has several activities planned to show the  
staff how appreciated they are and as a thank you for how flexible the staff has been during  
construction.  
A Volunteer Appreciation Reception & Open House will be held on Saturday, April 19th from  
3-6pm.  
Raise the Woof Gala will take place on Friday, April 25th and has been moved to the Chicago  
Marriott Oak Brook across from the Oak Brook Mall.  
DAF is hosting a Panera Bread Glen Ellyn dine out night on April 29th. Proceeds from sales  
benefit DuPage Animal Friends.  
Giving DuPage Days will take place on May 1st and is now a one-day event.  
10.  
11.  
12.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.