DU PAGE COUNTY  
DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA  
September 9, 2025  
Regular Meeting Agenda  
County Board Room  
10:00 AM  
421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
Chair  
Deborah A. Conroy  
District 1  
District 4  
Grant Eckhoff  
Lynn LaPlante  
Mary Ozog  
Michael Childress  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Sam Tornatore  
District 2  
Paula Deacon Garcia  
Andrew Honig  
Yeena Yoo  
District 5  
Sadia Covert  
Dawn DeSart  
Saba Haider  
District 3  
Lucy Evans  
Kari Galassi  
Brian Krajewski  
District 6  
Sheila Rutledge  
Greg Schwarze  
James Zay  
1.  
2.  
3.  
CALL TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
INVOCATION  
3.A. Father Ramon Sida - St. Isidore Parish, Bloomingdale  
ROLL CALL  
4.  
5.  
PROCLAMATIONS  
5.A. Proclamation Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month  
5.B. Proclamation Commending Clarendon Hills Little League Team  
PUBLIC COMMENT Limited to 3 minutes per person  
CHAIR'S REPORT  
6.  
7.  
8.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
8.A.  
8.B.  
8.C.  
8.D.  
8.E.  
8.F.  
8.G.  
DuPage County Board - Regular Meeting Minutes - Tuesday, August 26, 2025  
08-22-2025 Paylist  
08-26-2025 Paylist  
08-27-2025 Auto Debit Paylist  
08-29-2025 Paylist  
County Clerk's Monthly Receipts and Disbursements Report - August 2025  
Change orders to various contracts as specified in the attached packet.  
9.  
COUNTY BOARD - CHILDRESS  
9.A.  
Appointment of Uzma Muneer to the Board of Health. (Doctor)  
9.B.  
Appointment of Sam Tornatore to the DuPage County Board of Health. (County Board  
Member)  
9.C.  
9.D.  
Appointment of Paula Deacon Garcia to the Board of Health. (County Board Member)  
Appointment of Saba Haider to the DuPage County Board of Health. (County Board  
Member)  
9.E.  
Resolution Approving Member Initiative Program Agreements.  
10.  
FINANCE - DEACON GARCIA  
Committee Update  
10.A.  
10.B.  
10.C.  
Acceptance and appropriation of the Adult Redeploy Illinois Program Grant PY26  
Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 192601, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 6192, in  
the amount of $429,853. (Probation and Court Services)  
Acceptance and appropriation of the Illinois Voter Registration Systems Grant PY26,  
Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 4250, in the amount of $577,123. (County Clerk -  
Election Division)  
Authorization to establish the County Automation Fund, and authorization to transfer and  
appropriate up to, but not to exceed, $60,000 in additional funds from the Recorder  
Document Storage Fund to the County Automation Fund for fiscal year 2025.  
10.D.  
10.E.  
Additional appropriation for the Veterans Assistance Commission Fund, Company 4500 -  
Accounting Unit 5851, in the amount of $92,352.  
Acceptance and appropriation of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic  
Opportunity Act (WIOA) Grant PY25, Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-681006,  
Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 2840, in the amount of $6,140,333. (Workforce  
Development Division)  
10.F.  
Approval of issuance of payments by DuPage County to training providers and youth  
contracts through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Grant PY25,  
Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-681006, in the amount of $3,425,380. (Workforce  
Development Division)  
10.G.  
10.H.  
10.I.  
Acceptance and appropriation of additional funding for the Illinois Department of  
Commerce and Economic Opportunity Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act  
(WIOA) Grant PY25, Inter-Governmental Agreement 25-681006, Company 5000 -  
Accounting Unit 2840, in the amount of $150,000. (Workforce Development Division)  
Acceptance and appropriation of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic  
Opportunity Apprenticeship Expansion Grant PY25, Inter-Governmental Agreement No.  
25-112006, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 2840, in the amount of $95,000.  
(Workforce Development Division)  
Approval of issuance of payments by DuPage County to training providers through  
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Apprenticeship Expansion  
Grant PY25, Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-112006, in the amount of $33,000.  
(Workforce Development Division)  
10.J.  
Budget Transfers 09-09-2025 - Various Companies and Accounting Units  
10.K.  
Authorization of contract with Policemen's Benevolent Labor Committee, Local #501.  
(Human Resources)  
11.  
12.  
ANIMAL SERVICES - KRAJEWSKI  
Committee Update  
DEVELOPMENT - TORNATORE  
Committee Update  
12.A.  
ZONING-25-000035 – ORDINANCE – Hanna’s – Wheaton, LLC.: To approve the  
following zoning relief:  
1. Conditional Use to allow a video gaming cafe restaurant in a B-1 Local Business  
Zoning District.  
2. Variation to allow a video gaming café restaurant to be located less than 1,000 feet  
from a place of assembly use. (Milton/District 4) (If the County Board seeks to approve  
the zoning relief it will require a ¾ majority vote {14 votes} to approve based on the  
recommendation to deny by the Zoning Board of Appeals)  
ZBA VOTE (to Deny): 6 Ayes, 0 Nays, 0 Absent  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 3 Ayes, 0 Nays, 1 Abstain, 2  
Absent  
12.B.  
ZONING-25-000033 – ORDINANCE – Duebner: To approve the following zoning  
relief:  
1. Variation to increase the height of a fence in the front yard from 4 feet 6 inches to not  
more than 6 feet.  
2. Variation to increase the opacity of a fence in the front yard from 50% open to 100%  
closed. (Milton/District 4)  
ZHO Recommendation to Approve  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 4 Ayes, 0 Nays, 2 Absent  
12.C.  
ZONING-25-000038 – ORDINANCE – GIN/SODY Investments, LLC.: To approve the  
following zoning relief:  
1. Variation to allow an 8' privacy fence within the 40' front yard setback  
2. Variation to allow an 8' privacy fence within the 30' corner side yard setback.  
(Downers Grove/District 3)  
ZHO Recommendation to Approve  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 4 Ayes, 0 Nays, 2 Absent  
12.D.  
12.E.  
ZONING-25-000039 – ORDINANCE – Porter: To approve the following zoning relief:  
Variation to reduce the interior side setback for a new shed from required 10' to  
approximately 3'. (Winfield/District 6)  
ZHO Recommendation to Approve  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 4 Ayes, 0 Nays, 2 Absent  
ZONING-25-000041 – ORDINANCE – Hennig: To approve the following zoning relief:  
Variation to reduce the interior side setback for a chicken coop from required 25 feet to  
approximately 3 feet. (Downers Grove/District 3) (If the County Board seeks to approve  
the zoning relief it will require a ¾ majority vote {14 votes} to approve based on the  
recommendation to deny by the Zoning Hearing Officer)  
ZHO Recommendation to Deny  
Development Committee VOTE (Motion to Approve): 4 Ayes, 0 Nays, 2 Absent  
13.  
14.  
15.  
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - YOO  
Committee Update  
ENVIRONMENTAL - HAIDER  
Committee Update  
HUMAN SERVICES - SCHWARZE  
Committee Update  
15.A.  
15.B.  
HS-P-0040B -24 - Amendment to County Contract 7431-0001 SERV, issued to Healthy  
Air Heating & Air, Inc., to provide mechanical (HVAC) and architectural weatherization  
labor and materials for the Weatherization Department, to increase encumbrance in the  
amount of $40,000, for a new contract total not to exceed $956,434. Grant funded.  
(Community Services)  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Prescription Supply,  
Inc., for secondary pharmaceuticals, for the DuPage Care Center Pharmacy, for the period  
September 10, 2025 through September 9, 2026, for a contract total amount not to exceed  
$30,000; per bid #25-103-DCC.  
16.  
JUDICIAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY - EVANS  
Committee Update  
16.A.  
Recommendation for the approval of an amendment to an agreement between Stellar  
Services and the County of DuPage to provide various commissary services to inmates,  
for the Sheriff's Office, to extend the contract to January 2, 2026, for a contract total of  
$0. (Sheriff's Office)  
16.B.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Insight Public Sector,  
Inc., for computers and other small IT equipment, for the Clerk of the Circuit Court, for  
the period of September 9, 2025 through September 8, 2026, for a total contract amount  
of $88,206; per bid 25-098-CCC. (Clerk of the Circuit Court)  
17.  
18.  
LEGISLATIVE - DESART  
Committee Update  
PUBLIC WORKS - CHILDRESS  
Committee Update  
18.A.  
Amendment to County Contract 7721-0001 SERV, issued to Allied Valve, Inc. to  
provide testing, repair, and re-certify safety relief valves for boilers at the Power Plant,  
for Facilities Management, for a change order to increase the contract in the amount of  
$55,000, resulting in an amended contract amount not to exceed $82,660.  
18.B.  
Recommendation for the approval of an agreement between the County of DuPage,  
Illinois and Robinson Engineering, LTD, for on-call professional engineering design  
services for the various County water and wastewater systems, for the period of  
September 9, 2025 to November 30, 2028, for a total contract amount not to exceed  
$95,000. Professional Services (Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors) vetted  
through a qualification-based selection process in compliance with the Illinois Local  
Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/et seq.  
18.C.  
18.D.  
An Ordinance approving an easement agreement between the Forest Preserve District of  
DuPage County and the County of DuPage for the transfer of a permanent, non-exclusive  
easement for a sanitary sewer connector within Danada Forest Preserve pursuant to the  
Local Government Property Transfer Act.  
Approving the first amendment to an intergovernmental agreement between the County  
of DuPage, Illinois and the Itasca Park District, and declaring the transfer of real property  
from the Itasca Park District to the County of DuPage to be necessary, convenient, and in  
the best interests of the County of DuPage.  
19.  
STORMWATER - ZAY  
Committee Update  
19.A.  
19.B.  
19.C.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract with The Conservation Foundation, for  
Professional Education Services, for the period of October 1, 2025 through September  
30, 2026, for Stormwater Management, for a contract total not to exceed $77,000; per  
RFP #24-092-SWM. First of three optional renewals.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract with Hoerr Construction, Inc., for the  
90th & Kaye Drainage Improvement Project, for Stormwater Management, for the period  
of September 9, 2025 through November 30, 2025, for a contract total amount not to  
exceed $30,845; per lowest responsible bid #23-065-PW. (Grant Funded)  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Azteca Systems, LLC, for Asset  
Management Software Licenses, for Stormwater Management ($74,720.61), Public  
Works ($74,720.61), and the Division of Transportation ($12,994.89), for the period of  
October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, for a contract total not to exceed  
$162,436.10. Sole Source Provider.  
20.  
21.  
STRATEGIC PLANNING - HAIDER  
Committee Update  
TECHNOLOGY - COVERT  
Committee Update  
21.A.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Gartner, Inc., for one  
(1) subscription for Executive Programs Leadership Team Leader and one (1)  
subscription for Executive Programs Leadership Team Advisor Member, for Information  
Technology, for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, for a contract  
total amount of $156,908. Contract pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act  
(NASPO Contract #186840 Addendum).  
22.  
TRANSPORTATION - OZOG  
Committee Update  
22.A.  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to ComEd, to provide  
electric services, as needed for the Division of Transportation, for the four year period of  
October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029, for a contract total not to exceed $526,000.  
(Public Utility)  
22.B.  
Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of DuPage and the County of Cook for  
Elgin O’Hare/I-390 Corridor Enhancements, Section 14-00245-05-LS. (DuPage County  
to be reimbursed $55,236.60)  
23.  
INFORMATIONAL  
23.A.  
Natural Gas Bid - Constellation New Energy - Gas Division, LLC., for natural gas and  
utility management and supply services for Facilities Management, DuPage Care Center,  
Public Works and Division of Transportation, for a 2-year fixed pricing total of  
$1,699,700.  
24.  
25.  
26.  
OLD BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
26.A. Pursuant to Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (2) - Collective Negotiating Matters  
26.B. Pursuant to Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (11) - Litigation  
26.C. Pursuant to Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(8) - Security Procedures  
MEETING ADJOURNED  
27.  
27.A. This meeting is adjourned to Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.