421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Human Services  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, December 3, 2024  
9:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
9:30 AM meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Paula Deacon Garcia at 9:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board members present: Member Saba Haider, Member Andrew Hoenig, Member Sheila  
Rutledge, Member Yeena Yoo (9:45)  
Staff in attendance: Renee Zerante (State's Attorney Office), Nick Kottmeyer (Chief  
Administrative Officer), Evan Shields (Public Information Officer), DeAndre Redd (Contracting  
Equity Administrator), Henry Kocker (Procurement), Julie Hamlin (Community Development  
Administrator), Gina Strafford-Ahmed (Community Services Administrator), and Janelle  
Chadwick, remote (DuPage Care Center Administrator).  
MOTION TO ALLOW REMOTE PARTICIPATION  
Paula Garcia stated a physical quorum of members is present. She entertained a motion to permit  
Member Childress to participate via Zoom, due to personal illness or disability, employment  
purposes for business of the board, or for family or another emergency. Member Galassi, second  
Member LaPlante.  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
3.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
4.  
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR SCHWARZE  
Vice Chair Garcia spoke on behalf of Chair Schwarze, who was absent, expressing his gratitude  
to all for a great year at the Human Services Committee. He is very appreciative of all the work  
accomplished on this committee in 2024, and he looks forward to working with many of the  
board members in 2025.  
Ms. Garcia stated DuPage County received a request from the DuPage Senior Services Citizens  
Council that they need more financial funding to round out the year 2024. They need $42,450 to  
continue their senior meals for this year. Chair Schwarze and Vice Chair Garcia discussed this  
request with County Board Chair Conroy. They determined the funds should be taken out of the  
funds set aside for food insecurity, believing that is a good use of that money.  
Ms. Garcia believes the formal request will go straight to County Board next week for approval.  
This is informational for the Human Services Committee.  
DuPage Pads is also in need of funding. They have 87 people they are trying to house. 70 of them  
they can but 17 they can’t for various reasons. They have enough funding until January but are  
looking for $353,000 dollars. The DuPage Foundation will reach out to their donors. Per Chair  
Conroy, they will allocate the money from AD-Hoc Affordable Housing. April Redzic, the  
President and CEO of DuPage Pads, will attend the Finance or County Board meeting on  
December 10 to give a presentation explaining why they need the funding and their future plans.  
Nick Kottmeyer stated that as of December 2, DuPage Pads has raised $100,000 through private  
fundraising, which will reduce the request of $353,000.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
24-3249  
Human Services Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, November 19, 2024  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES - MARY KEATING  
6.A.  
FI-R-0235-24  
Revision to Personnel Budget. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
FI-R-0237-24  
Acceptance and appropriation of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program  
HHS Grant PY25 Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-224028, Company 5000 -  
Accounting Unit 1420, $3,487,312. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
6.C.  
HS-R-0021-24  
Approval of issuance of payments by DuPage County to energy assistance providers  
through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program HHS Grant PY25  
Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-224028 in the amount of $2,849,134.  
(Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
7.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER - JANELLE CHADWICK  
7.A.  
HS-P-0054-24  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order issued to LeadingAge  
Illinois, for annual membership dues for the DuPage Care Center, for the period January  
1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, for a total contract total amount not to exceed  
$32,400. Other professional services not suitable for competitive bid per 55 ILCS  
5/5-1022(c). Vendor selected pursuant to DuPage County Procurement Ordinance  
2-353(1)(b).  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
7.B.  
HS-P-0055-24  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order issued to McKesson  
Medical Surgical Government Solutions, LLC, for prime supplier for general medical and  
surgical supplies, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period of January 15, 2025 through  
January 14, 2029, for a contract total not to exceed $1,115,000. Contract pursuant to the  
Governmental Joint Purchasing Act, 30 ILCS 525/2 (MMCAP Contract #M-487(5)).  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Lynn LaPlante  
SECONDER:  
7.C.  
HS-P-0056-24  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order issued to Music Speaks,  
LLC, for music therapy services for the residents at the DuPage Care Center, for the  
period January 12, 2025 through January 11, 2026, for a contract total not to exceed  
$60,462, per renewal of RFP #21-087-CARE, third and final optional renewal.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Dawn DeSart  
SECONDER:  
7.D.  
24-3250  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order issued to Illinois Aging  
Services Network (ILASN), to negotiate managed care contracts for Medicaid, eldercare  
advantage and commercial plans, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period January 1,  
2025 through December 31, 2025, for a contract total amount not to exceed $17,536.85.  
Other professional services not suitable for competitive bid per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(c).  
Vendor selected pursuant to DuPage County Procurement Ordinance 2-353(1)(b).  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.E.  
24-3251  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order issued to Relias LLC, for  
a Learning Management System, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period January 1,  
2025 through December 31, 2025, for a total contract not to exceed $21,673.02; per RFP  
#24-114-DCC.  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
8.  
TRAVEL  
8.A.  
24-3252  
Administrator of Community Development to attend the NACCED NACo legislative  
conference and committee meetings in Washington, D. C. from February 26, 2025  
through March 2, 2025. Expenses to include registration, transportation, lodging, and per  
diems for approximate total of $2,629. Grant funded. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
Dawn DeSart  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
9.  
RESIDENCY WAIVERS - JANELLE CHADWICK  
No residency waivers were offered.  
10.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER UPDATE - JANELLE CHADWICK  
Janelle Chadwick, Administrator of the DuPage Care Center, stated that they are on covid  
protocol with 23 residents and six staff testing positive for covid in one unit. Their infection  
control practices are effective in keeping covid confined to one unit. The Care Center has had  
struggles getting visitors to wear masks, to the point of involving security. Acting Chair Garcia  
asked about the vaccination rates at the DuPage Care Center. The residents’ covid vaccination  
rate is just under 70%, influenza rate is about 86%. The staff covid vaccination rate is 20% and  
the influenza rate is 53%. The Care Center is holding clinics offering vaccinations. Ms.  
Chadwick wants 100% of people responding that they have received the vaccine or to provide  
one of the two exceptions, which are for medical or religious purposes.  
The Care Center is getting ready for Christmas with trees going up this week. The committee is  
invited to attend the employee breakfast on Wednesday, December 18 from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30  
a.m. and in the evening from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  
The renovations in 3N and 3C are moving along. They are expecting construction to be 90%  
complete in a few weeks, which is when they will submit paperwork to the Illinois Department  
of Public Health (IDPH), informing them of the 90% completion to schedule inspections.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
14.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATE - MARY KEATING  
No remarks were offered.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT