421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Human Services  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, September 3, 2024  
9:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
9:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Greg Schwarze at 9:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board member present: Member Sheila Rutledge  
Staff in attendance: Nick Kottmeyer (Chief Administrative Officer), Joan Olson (Chief  
Communications Officer), Renee Zerante (State's Attorney Office), Keith Jorstad and Tabassum  
Haleem (Finance), Nickon Etminan (Procurement), Julie Hamlin and Gina Strafford-Ahmed  
(Community Services Administrators), Mary Keating (Director of Community Services), and  
Shauna Berman, remote (Assistant Administrator of the DuPage Care Center).  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, and Schwarze  
LaPlante  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR SCHWARZE  
Chair Schwarze stated that it is time for the small human services grant. Mr. Schwarze will meet  
with Mary Keating, County Board staff, our administrative and finance staff, and the Finance  
Committee on September 13 to discuss the parameters of the 2024 small human services grant.  
The biggest issue to work out is probably the application process itself to give the finance staff  
more clarification as they are the ones who go through the applications. More information will  
be forthcoming.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
24-2379  
Human Services Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, August 20, 2024  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES - MARY KEATING  
6.A.  
HS-R-0017-24  
Authorization of Applications for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)  
and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) for PY25 and PY26. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
24-2380  
Recommendation for approval of a contract to Piedmont Global Language Solutions  
(PGLS), to provide interpreter and translation services, for Community Services, for the  
period of September 11, 2024 through November 30, 2025, for a contract total amount  
not to exceed $15,000; per renewal of RFP #23-072-CS, first of three optional renewals.  
(Community Services)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Paula Garcia  
Dawn DeSart  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, and Schwarze  
LaPlante  
ABSENT:  
7.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER - JANELLE CHADWICK  
7.A.  
FI-R-0153-24  
Acceptance and appropriation of the DuPage Care Center Foundation Music Therapy  
Grant PY24, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 2120, $58,701. (DuPage Care Center)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
FI-R-0152-24  
Additional appropriation for the DuPage Care Center Foundation Music Therapy Grant  
PY22, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 2120, from $82,263 to $89,405, and increase of  
$7,142. (DuPage Care Center)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
7.C.  
24-2381  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order issued to Kronos, Inc., for  
software support services for the Kronos automated time and attendance system and  
Knowledge Pass (educational services subscription), for the DuPage Care Center, for the  
period September 28, 2024 through September 27, 2025, for a contract total not to exceed  
$26,468.25. Per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(d) exempt from bidding - IT/Telecom purchases  
which do not exceed $35,000.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Michael Childress  
Dawn DeSart  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, and Schwarze  
LaPlante  
ABSENT:  
8.  
BUDGET TRANSFERS  
8.A.  
24-2382  
Transfer of funds from account no. 5000-1555-53100 (auto liability insurance) to account  
no. 5000-1555-54100-0700 (IT equipment - capital lease) in the amount of $720 and to  
account no. 5000-1555-53800-0001 (copier usage), in the amount of $200, for a total  
amount of transfer - $920. This budget transfer is to cover the monthly Toshiba  
printer/copier lease and usage costs for the Income Eligible Retro Program Grant.  
(Community Services)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
9.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
Motion to Combine Items  
Member DeSart moved and Member Childress seconded a motion to combine items 9.A. through  
9.G. The motion was approved on voice vote, all "ayes".  
9.A.  
9.B.  
9.C.  
9.D.  
9.E.  
9.F.  
9.G.  
24-2383  
KCI USA, Inc., PO #6266-0001 SERV, this purchase order is decreasing in the amount  
of $43,764.67 and closing due to purchase order expiring.  
24-2384  
Novastaff Healthcare Services - PO #6400-0001 SERV, this purchase order is decreasing  
in the amount of $401,947.62 and closing due to purchase order expired.  
24-2385  
Brightstar Care of Central DuPage - PO #6401-0001 SERV, this purchase order is  
decreasing in the amount of $194,813.50 and closing due to purchase order expired.  
24-2386  
Maxim Healthcare Services - PO #7044-0001 SERV, this purchase order is decreasing in  
the amount of $16,836.86 and closing due to purchase order expired.  
24-2387  
Linde Gas & Equipment - PO #6450-0001 SERV, this purchase order is decreasing in the  
amount of $12,060.91 and closing due to purchase order expiring.  
24-2388  
Warehouse Direct - PO #5893-0001 SERV, this purchase order is decreasing in the  
amount of $21,417.76 and closing due to purchase order expired.  
24-2389  
Ecolab, Inc. - PO #6342-0001 SERV, this purchase order is decreasing in the amount of  
$16,858.01 and closing due to purchase order expired.  
APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Dawn DeSart  
Paula Garcia  
Childress, DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, and Schwarze  
LaPlante  
ABSENT:  
10.  
INFORMATIONAL  
10.A.  
24-2390  
GPN 030-24 Community Services Block Grant PY25, Illinois Department of Commerce  
and Economic Opportunity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -  
$1,269,609. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
11.  
RESIDENCY WAIVERS - JANELLE CHADWICK  
Shauna Berman, Assistant Administrator at the DuPage Care Center, stated there are eight male  
beds available and 6 female beds available. There are two offers out to DuPage County residents.  
Accepting these two applicants will not displace any DuPage County citizens applying for  
residency at the Care Center.  
Out of County Residency Waiver #1  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Dawn DeSart  
Kari Galassi  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Out of County Residency Waiver #2  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Paula Garcia  
Dawn DeSart  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
12.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER UPDATE - JANELLE CHADWICK  
The Care Center is experiencing another covid uptick with one unit under isolation. The covid  
unit is nearly full of residents testing positive or people under observation for covid protocol.  
The Care Center recently completed their annual licensure survey by the Illinois Department of  
Public Health (IDPH). Janelle Chadwick and Anita Rajagopal are currently working on the Plan  
of Correction, which has to be submitted as part of the survey. For that reason, Ms. Chadwick  
was not able to attend the September 3, 2024 Human Services Committee meeting.  
Ms. Berman gave the committee an update on the renovation at the Care Center, stating they are  
hoping to have the front circle drive paved today. It looks really nice from the outside.  
13.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATE - MARY KEATING  
Mary Keating stated that the transformational grant planning committee met last week to make  
the decisive review of the final round of the transformational grant. The recipients will be  
presented at the October 8, 2024, County Board meeting. Ms. Keating is looking forward to the  
report on the impact of the grants thus far that will accompany the new grant distribution. Ms.  
Keating noted that everyone may be impressed by the number of people services, innovative  
programs, and partnerships that have come out of this grant.  
The letters of intent were due for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and  
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding. Community Development received 24 letters of  
intent from municipalities and units of government for applications pertaining to neighborhood  
investments. Ms. Keating anticipates being able to fund five to six projects.  
The department also received 19 letters of intent for public services coming from nonprofit  
agencies. Likewise, they anticipate maybe five of these will receive funding.  
Townships received an enormous amount of funding from the county in the last four years due to  
having ARPA funds. The distribution of the CDBG funds will not be as plentiful or flexible  
moving forward. The mayors, village managers and township officials have been made aware  
that they should not expect the same volume of funding.  
Each letter of intent will be reviewed by staff. If the agency meets the basic eligibility criteria, the  
applicant will be invited to complete a full application, which will garner more extensive staff  
review.  
The goal is to present the recommendations at the December 3rd CDC Executive Committee  
meeting. The recommendations will then come through Human Services and County Board in  
early 2025.  
Ms. Keating answered questions from the committee, explaining the number one factor in the  
neighborhood investments projects will be the percentage of residents that are low or moderate  
income in the area that will be benefiting. Chair Schwarze commented that you may have the  
town/village, township, or park district all asking for funding, to which Ms. Keating reminded all  
that it is the residents’ income level that will determine who gets funding, not the type of  
government entity. Ms. Keating stated that the neighborhood investments include street  
improvement, streetlights, park improvements, and storm sewer upgrades.  
The CDBG is a direct federal government entitlement in the approximate amount of $3.6M  
annually, allocated to about 20% planning & administrative, 15% public services, and the  
remainder for capital expenses. They try to split the funds 50/50 between neighborhood  
investment (infrastructure by local governments) and facilities from nonprofit organizations.  
14.  
15.  
16.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Michael Childress  
Dawn DeSart  
MOVER:  
SECONDER: