421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD
WHEATON, IL 60187
DU PAGE COUNTY
Economic Development Committee
Final Summary
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
8:30 AM
Room 3500A
1.
CALL TO ORDER
The 8:30AM meeting was called to order by Chair Lynn LaPlante at 8:30 AM.
2.
ROLL CALL
Chair LaPlante read the language allowing remote participation for Members Yoo and Covert to
participate remotely under 7(A) of the Open Meetings Act. Member Rutledge made a motion
and Member Galassi seconded the motion, motion carries.
Also in attendance for the meeting were Members Cronin-Cahill, Deacon-Garcia, and Evans.
Childress, Galassi, LaPlante, and Rutledge
Covert, and Yoo
PRESENT
REMOTE
3.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.A.
Economic Development Committee Minutes - November 21, 2023, for approval.
Attachments:
APPROVED
Sheila Rutledge
Kari Galassi
RESULT:
MOVER:
SECONDER:
4.
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR LAPLANTE
Chair LaPlante welcomed the Committee and introduced presenter Lora Kim Kwan from
Re:new. The Chair was excited to share this presentation with the committee as this is a woman
owned and operated organization in Glen Ellyn, helping refugee and migrant women, while
impacting the economic development of DuPage County.
Chair LaPlante also addressed the Committee regarding the reading of motions. The Chair
requested that she is able to completely finish reading the motion prior to any Committee
member making a second, this is both respectful to the Chair as well as other Committee
members.
5.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comments were offered.
