421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
CDC - Executive Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, December 2, 2025  
11:35 AM  
ROOM 3500B  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
11:35 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Lynn LaPlante at 11:56 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Staff Present: Mary Keating, Community Services Director; Julie Hamlin, Community  
Development Administrator; Ashley Miller, Community Development Manager; Chloe  
Harrington, Housing and Community Development Planner (remote); and Bec DeLaura, Housing and  
Community Development Planner (remote).  
Assistant State’s Attorney - Trevor Prindle  
Haider, LaPlante, Schwarze, Bastian, Flint, and Childress  
Bricks, Crandall, Krajewski, and Hennerfeind  
Cronin Cahill, and Honig  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
REMOTE  
MOTION TO ALLOW BOARD MEMBER TO JOIN COMMITTEE  
Motion to allow Mbr. Childress to join committee.  
On a Voice Vote, all Ayes, the Motion passed.  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Saba Haider  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
MOTION TO ALLOW REMOTE PARTICIPATION  
Motion to allow Mbr. Cronin Cahill and Mbr. Honig remote participation.  
On a Voice Vote, all Ayes, the Motion passed.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Saba Haider  
MOVER:  
Michael Childress  
SECONDER:  
3.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
4.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
4.A.  
25-2886  
CDC-Executive Committee - Regular Meeting Minutes - Tuesday, June 3, 2025  
On a Voice Vote, the June 3, 2025 Minutes were approved.  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Saba Haider  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
5.  
6.  
2026 CDBG/ESG SCORING APPEALS - IF NECESSARY  
COMMITTEE VOTE REQUIRED  
6.A.  
25-2887  
Recommendation for Approval of FY2026 Community Development Block Grant  
(CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Act  
(HOME) Application Funding Recommendations.  
Mary Keating stated Congress has not yet passed the 2026 federal budget for CDBG  
program, the House has proposed level funding while the Senate has recommended a 7%  
reduction. Given this uncertainty we are proceeding with planning based on level  
funding assumption with a contingent measure to accommodate potential changes once  
the final budget is approved. Julie Hamlin noted her team is developing the 2026 Annual  
Action Plan required for CDBG, HOME and ESG funding. While Congress has not  
finalized the 2026 budget, we will plan based on level CDBG funding, with  
contingencies in place. For public service projects, we received five applications and  
recommend three for 2026, including a merged request from Catholic Charities. ESG  
funding will continue to support outreach, emergency shelter and HMIS, consistent with  
2025. We also solicited capital improvement proposals for nonprofit-owned facilities.  
Out of the four applications, three are recommended with one excluded due to lack of  
facility ownership. With the remaining funds we revisited prior neighborhood investment  
applications. One Bensenville project was already earmarked and based on the scoring  
and outreach to municipal partners. We are also preparing to move forward with projects  
from Glendale Heights, Addison and another Bensenville project if the funding becomes  
available. If the allocations fall short, we will reduce admin and public services budget to  
stay within public caps. The same applies to ESG where caps also apply to street  
outreach and shelter funding. If deeper cuts are needed, we will reduce projects starting  
with the lowest scoring neighborhood and capital improvement proposals. HOME  
program references are placeholders for future projects as agencies become ready, we vet  
and bring each proposal to the committee for approval. Mary Keating added that the  
beneficiaries of hard funded programs will now be required to have their immigration  
status verified. Nonprofits were previously exempt, but we have been informed we must  
now handle this administratively. It is unclear how this process will be implemented, and  
some agencies may choose not to continue funding. Nineteen states have also filed a  
lawsuit claiming the new regulations conflict with congressional intent, so the outcome  
remains unclear. There were discussions regarding the new regulations.  
On a Voice Vote, all Ayes, the Motion passed.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Lynn LaPlante  
Michael Childress  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
There were discussions regarding the importance of Municipalities completing all project  
paperwork.  
8.  
9.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:10 PM  
NEXT MEETING DATE - JANUARY 6, 2026