421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Economic Development Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
8:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
8:30AM meeting was called to order by Chair Yeena Yoo at 8:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Chair Yoo read the language to allow Member Haider to participate remotely. Also present were  
Members Deacon-Garcia and Krajewski.  
Childress, Eckhoff, Galassi, Martinez, and Yoo  
Haider  
PRESENT  
REMOTE  
3.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
The following individuals made public comment:  
Nathan Karsten, Marriot Hotel, Naperville  
Jim Staley, President of Midwest Transit System  
4.  
5.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR YOO  
In interest of time, no remarks were offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5. A.  
25-2459  
Economic Development - Minutes - September 16, 2025  
Economic Development Committee - Minutes - September 16, 2025  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Melissa Martinez  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
7.  
PRESENTATION  
6. A. Choose DuPage: Greg Bedalov  
Greg Bedalov, President & CEO of Choose DuPage, presented Choose DuPage's goals and  
outcomes for 2025 year to date. Mr. Bedalov also discussed various programs including Connect  
DuPage, Sustainable DuPage, and the Municipal Analytics Program. Questions were taken from  
Committee Members.  
RESOLUTIONS  
7. A.  
ED-R-0002-25  
Service Agreement between the County of DuPage and Choose DuPage, Contract Date  
December 1, 2025 to November 30, 2027  
Member Childress had to leave prior to the vote in order to Chair the Public Works  
Committee.  
Choose DuPage Service Agreement FY26 FY27 FINAL  
Attachments:  
Economic Development Committee Letter_10.15.25_Redacted  
APPROVED  
Kari Galassi  
Grant Eckhoff  
Childress  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
ABSENT:  
REMOTE:  
Haider  
8.  
DISCUSSION  
8. A. Hotel Transportation Grant Program  
A consensus vote was taken to appropriate an additional $25,000 to the Hotel Transportation  
Grant Program increasing to a total annual contribution of $75,000, for FY2026, all ayes. This  
item will move forward for County Board approval.  
9.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
10.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Member Martinez asked the Committee for support in finding solutions for local businesses  
struggling due to ICE activity.  
Lisa Schvach, Executive Director of the Workforce Development Division, updated the  
Committee on the impact of the government shut down to workNet DuPages federal grant  
funding.  
11.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Chair Yoo at 9:07am.