421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Home Advisory Group  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, April 1, 2025  
11:45 AM  
Room 3500B  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
11:35 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Lynn LaPlante at 11:59 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Under the authority of the County Board, Chair LaPlante appointed member DeSart to serve as a  
temporary member of this committee to establish quorum.  
Staff Present: Mary Keating, Community Services Director; Julie Hamlin, Community  
Development Administrator; Amish Kadakia, Senior Accountant (Remote), Ashley Miller,  
Community Development Manager, Rebecca DeLaura, Housing & Community Development  
Planner  
Assistant State’s Attorney - Katherine Fahy  
Bastian, Crandall, Flint, Honig, LaPlante, Schwarze, and DeSart  
Barfuss, Bricks, Chassee, Krajewski, and Hennerfeind  
Cronin Cahill, and Haider  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
REMOTE  
MOTION TO ALLOW REMOTE PARTICIPATION  
There has been a request to allow remote participation from Member Saba Haider and Member  
Cindy Cahill under Section 7 (a) of the Open Meetings Act; Pursuant to Section 7(a) of the Open  
Meetings Act, if a Quorum of the members of the public body is physically present, as required  
by Section 2.01, a majority of the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the  
meeting by other means, if the member is prevented from physically attending because of: (5  
ILCS 120/7(a). 7(a) permits attending electronically due to (i) Illness or disability, (ii)  
employment purposes or the business of the public body, or (iii) a family or other  
emergency.) On a voice vote, the motion passed.  
APPROVED  
Michael Crandall  
Doug Flint  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
3.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
4.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
4.A.  
25-0899  
Home Advisory Group - Regular Meeting - March 4, 2025  
APPROVED  
Andrew Honig  
Greg Schwarze  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5.  
COMMITTEE VOTE REQUIRED  
5.A.  
25-0900  
Recommendation for approval of Modification One to HOME Agreement HM21-02a  
between Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, Inc. and the County of DuPage, increasing  
the amount of HOME funding by $110,339 for a total HOME amount of $410,339.  
Julie Hamlin discussed the existing HOME agreement with for the tenant-based rental  
assistance they provide, which runs through November 14, 2025. Due to an increased demand,  
they have utilized their initial funding of $300,00 more quickly than anticipated. As a result,  
they have approached us to request additional funding of $110,339, which should allow them  
to fulfill their agreement through November 2025.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Crandall  
Greg Schwarze  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5.B.  
25-0901  
Recommendation for approval of a $2,400,336 preliminary set-aside of HOME  
Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program funds between DuPage County and Gorman  
& Company, LLC – Tower Court Residences – for new construction of 71 units of  
affordable rental housing development in Naperville, IL for seniors and persons with  
disabilities.  
Julie Hamlin Administrator of Community Development reiterated Gorman & Co.  
applied for HOME funding to Will County, requesting gap financing for the construction  
of a 3-story, 71-unit affordable rental community. The project is designed to serve two  
target groups: low-income seniors aged 62 and older, and individuals with intellectual  
and/or developmental disabilities. The preliminary funds mentioned are a set-aside and  
do not represent a commitment at this stage. A formal conditional commitment  
recommendation will be presented once specific contingencies are addressed.  
Additionally, the City of Naperville, as part of the DuPage County Consortium, has opted  
to include its Will County areas within the consortium. This decision facilitates the use of  
HOME investment funds in Naperville's Will County portions.  
For full information, please visit the memorandum in the agenda packet.  
The committee discussed the percentage of individuals that may or may not be from  
DuPage County. Mary Keating Director of Community Services responded that with  
federal funds, you cannot set restrictions that the residents come from DuPage County.  
Naperville could receive its HOME investment from the federal government directly, but  
they elect to partner with DuPage County to facilitate all the funds. Therefore, for the  
purpose of HOME funding, all of Naperville will be considered as DuPage County and  
not be eligible under Will County. Mary Keating and Julie Hamlin answered questions  
from the committee, clarifying that there have not been any other DuPage County projects  
in Will County for a very long time. There are no other development applications pending  
for DuPage County. There was concern regarding the project being in Will County and  
using DuPage County HOME funds. Mary Keating communicated the HOME funds for  
DuPage County is larger because the city of Naperville is included in DuPage HOME  
funds and that Will County does not receive any HOME funds based on Naperville’s  
population.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Andrew Honig  
Saba Haider  
Bastian, Crandall, Flint, Honig, LaPlante, Schwarze, and DeSart  
Barfuss, Bricks, Chassee, Krajewski, and Hennerfeind  
Cronin Cahill, and Haider  
ABSENT:  
REMOTE:  
6.  
7.  
8.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
No other business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:24 PM  
NEXT MEETING DATE - MAY 6, 2025