421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Animal Services Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
7:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
7:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Brian Krajewski at 7:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
With a quorum in the room, Chair Krajewski made a motion to allow Vice Chair DeSart to  
participate remotely. Member Garcia seconded. A Roll Call vote was taken. All were in favor.  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill, Grant Eckhoff, Paula Garcia, Krajewski and  
Melissa Martinez  
PRESENT:  
District 5 Dawn DeSart  
REMOTE:  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR KRAJEWSKI  
Chair Krajewski has been talking with the DAF board president regarding funding needs for  
FY27 on. DAF’s annual fundraising goal will be $750K minimum beginning in FY27.  
DAF will again host their fundraising gala event in the spring. Look for more information to  
come soon.  
DAF board president and Foundation Coordinator have been making the rounds to local service  
organizations and presenting to Rotary Clubs, Lions Clubs, etc. to educate community members  
on what Animal Services does. Visits have been well-received with several clubs lining up to  
host events at shelter, host wish list drives, and assist with fundraising.  
5.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
5.A.  
25-2516  
Animal Services Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, August 19, 2025  
Summary Minutes - August 2025  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
PROCUREMENT REQUISITIONS  
6.A.  
25-2518  
Second amendment to Contract 5853-0001 SERV, issued to RWE Design Build, to  
provide Professional Construction Manager Services on an At-Risk basis for the Animal  
Services Facility Addition, for a change order to extend the contract to November 30,  
2026. No change in contract amount.  
RWE Design Build - Change Order  
RWE Design Build - Decision Memo  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
GRANTS  
7.A.  
FI-R-0165-25  
Acceptance and appropriation of interest earned on investment for the DuPage Animal  
Friends Unrestricted PY25 Grant, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1310, in the amount  
of $1,471. (Animal Services)  
DAFUNR25 Appropriating Interest Budget - ATTACHMENT I  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
8.  
ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE  
Laura shared current animal population stats: current population is 248, of which 181 are cats.  
Cats continue to present space challenges. Animal Services will be targeting spay/neuter  
resources at cats to help reduce unwanted litters and slow the flow of cats into the shelter system.  
Requests for owner relinquishment continue to come in, as do the number of cats found  
outdoors. The most common reason for cat relinquishment is financial hardship, often combined  
with other personal circumstances.  
Staff are discussing ways of getting supplies and medical care resources into the community but  
the problem is so pervasive and growing so quickly that need is far out-pacing available  
resources.  
Intake has been significant so far this year. 1,848 animals were admitted in all of 2024. Intake  
for 2025 year to date is already above 2,200 animals. The majority arrived as strays from the  
public or municipal partners. 846 are owner relinquished animals.  
Animal Services hosted a very successful free vaccine/microchip clinic on September 8th. Lines  
were so long that several clients had to be turned away at the end of the night with a voucher to  
be redeemed for free vaccines/microchip at a later date. More than 180 animals were vaccinated  
and microchipped during the event on Sept. 8th with another 25 event vouchers redeemed post  
event.  
9.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
10.  
11.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.