421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Environmental Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, September 2, 2025  
8:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
08:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Saba Haider at 08:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Additional Board members: Member Paula Deacon Garcia  
Staff Present: Joy Hinz, Geoffrey Matteson, Ian Johnstone, Myles Barnes, Jennifer Boyer, Tim  
Harbaugh, Nicholas Alfonso, and Nick Kottmeyer  
Cronin Cahill, Evans, Haider, Honig, LaPlante, and Martinez  
PRESENT  
3.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR HAIDER  
Chair Saba Haider, thanks the previous chair, Sheila Rutledge, for her leadership, highlights the  
work that will be discussed on the agenda, congratulates the new Vice Chair of the Committee,  
Member Lucy Evans, and the chair welcomes new committee member, Melissa Martinez to the  
committee.  
4.  
5.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Kay McKeen - Founder and Executive Director of SCARCE updates the board about successful  
recycling events and the remaining events they are preparing for happening later in the year.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
25-1856  
Environmental Committee Minutes - Regular meeting - Tuesday, August 5, 2025  
8-5 Minutes FINAL.pdf  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Andrew Honig  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
PRESENTATIONS  
6.A.  
25-2082  
FY26 Environmental Division Budget  
Joy Hinz - Environment & Sustainability Manager for DuPage County Environmental  
Division, presents to the board the upcoming Budget for the 2026 Fiscal Year and  
answers questions from Member Evans & Cahill on the matter.  
6.B.  
25-2083  
Power Plant Lighting Project  
Ian Johnstone - Energy Analyst for DuPage County Environmental Division, updates the  
board on the completion of installing new energy efficient lights at the Power Plant  
building. Ian showed the before and after of how things looked at the power plant and  
broke down the savings this project will provide the County long term.  
Power Plant Lights_Environmental_09-02-2025.pdf  
Attachments:  
7.  
STAFF REPORTS  
7.A.  
25-2081  
State of Illinois – Climate Pollution Reduction Grant  
Joy Hinz - Environment & Sustainability Manager for DuPage County Environmental  
Division presented to the board the highlights of what the State of Illinois plans to do  
with the monies from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant and how the County will  
benefit from it. Joy also addressed and answered questions from Member Paula Deacon  
Garcia and Member Lucy Evans.  
Illinois CPRG Memo and Presentation.pdf  
Attachments:  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
RESULT:  
8.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
9.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
10.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:51 AM.