421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Home Advisory Group  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, February 3, 2026  
11:30 AM  
Room 3500B  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
11:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair LaPlante at 11:31 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Staff Present: Mary Keating, Community Services Director; Julie Hamlin, Community  
Development Administrator; Ashley Miller, Community Development Manager; Community  
Development Manager, Brittany Valenzuela, Housing and Community Development Planner.  
Others Present: Mike Briggs, President/CEO - Little Friends, Inc.; Matthew Downing, Director of Grants  
- Little Friends, Inc.; Anita Dierks, Director Illinois Independent Living Center (IILC).  
Assistant State’s Attorney - Katherine Fahy.  
Barfuss, Cronin Cahill, Crandall, Haider, Honig, LaPlante,  
Hennerfeind, and Bricks  
PRESENT  
Bastian, Flint, and Krajewski  
Schwarze  
ABSENT  
LATE  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
4.A.  
26-0528  
Home Advisory Group - Regular Meeting Minutes - Tuesday, December 2, 2025  
APPROVED  
Saba Haider  
Andrew Honig  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5.  
COMMITTEE VOTE REQUIRED  
5.A.  
26-0529  
Recommendation for approval of a third amendment to the Citizen Participation Plan,  
Community Development Commission department policy.  
On a Roll Call, all Ayes, the Motion passed.  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Saba Haider  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Barfuss, Cronin Cahill, Crandall, Haider, Honig, LaPlante,  
Hennerfeind, and Bricks  
Bastian, Flint, and Krajewski  
Schwarze  
ABSENT:  
LATE:  
5.B.  
26-0530  
Recommendation for approval of a 1st Modification to a HOME Investment Partnerships  
(HOME) Program Agreement with Addison Horizon Limited Partnership, Project  
Numbers HM22-01/HM23-01 – Addison Horizon Senior Living Community – removing  
reference to one on-site manager’s unit and to ensure ongoing compliance with HOME  
property standard and inspection requirements.  
Julie Hamlin, Community Development Administrator, reiterated the proposed  
modification addresses two separate issues. First, the Alden Addison Senior Living  
Community has completed construction, and the developer has informed staff that they  
no longer intend to employ an on-site, live-in property manager as originally planned.  
The initial application and underwriting included a designated manager’s unit, classified  
as a market-rate unit, with free rent provided as part of the manager’s compensation  
package. With the shift in operating model, the manager’s unit will now function as a  
standard market rate unit and generate rental income, without altering the overall market  
rate unit configuration. Staff recommend approving this adjustment as part of the  
modification. Second, recent updates to HOME regulation introduce new compliance  
requirements, including ongoing property standards and inspections obligations. Adding  
clarifying language through this modification will ensure the project remains compliant  
once the new regulatory deadlines take effect.  
On a Voice Vote, all Ayes, the Montion passed  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Lynn LaPlante  
MOVER:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
SECONDER:  
5.C.  
26-0531  
Recommendation for Approval of the Transfer of Ownership and Assumption of all  
associated HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program Requirements from Illinois  
Independent Living Center, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation to Little Friends, Inc., an  
Illinois not-for-profit corporation for Project Number HM16-01 Katharine Manor  
Apartments.  
Julie Hamlin advised the County previously provided HOME funding to Illinois  
Independent Living Center for the acquisition and rehabilitation of two condominium  
units. As part of the HOME Program requirements, County staff conducts annual  
monitoring of funded units, and during the most recent monitoring it was discovered that  
ownership of the property had been transferred. The County is required to be notified in  
advance of any proposed transfer of ownership, as the original underwriting and approval  
were based on the original developer. Upon discovery, staff contacted the Assistant  
State’s Attorney and worked with the State Attorney’s office to ensure compliance and to  
vet the new entity with which Illinois Independent Living Center merged with Little  
Friends Inc. Staff coordinated with Little Friends, Illinois Independent Living Center,  
and legal counsel to obtain and review all required documentation to ensure that Little  
Friends can own and operate the two units for the remainder of the HOME affordability  
period. Based on this review, no compliance issues were identified, and staff  
recommend approval of the assumption of all HOME Program documents associated  
with the two units.  
On a Voice Vote, all Ayes, the Motion passed.  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Saba Haider  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5.D.  
26-0532  
Recommendation for approval of a 1st Modification to a HOME Investment Partnerships  
(HOME) Program Agreement with Taft and Exmoor LP, Project Numbers  
HM21-05/HM22-02/HM23-02, incorporating newly effective requirements under the  
Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, and incorporating language regarding immigration  
restrictions, requirements, eligibility, and verification, as applicable, due to a recent  
federal register notice issued by HUD.  
Mary Keating, Community Services Director, gave updates regarding HUD's issuance a  
notice applying the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act  
requirements to all federally assisted housing programs, which would have required us to  
verify immigration status of all individuals residing in assisted units. However, a stay has  
since been issued. Our agreement already includes and “if applicable” clause, so at this  
time no operational changes will be made. We will be positioned to implement them  
without delay.  
On a Voice Vote, all Ayes, the Motion passed.  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Saba Haider  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
Chair LaPlante: I just want to reiterate if you are not going to be here, please do let us know  
because we do have Quorum matters that we are always having to make sure that we meet so if  
you know you're not going to be here or going to be zooming in please do e-mail us ahead of  
time thank you so much.  
7.  
8.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:39 AM.  
NEXT MEETING DATE - MARCH 3, 2026