421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Human Services  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
9:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
9:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Greg Schwarze at 9:32 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
At the onset of the meeting, Member Cahill was not present, Member Garcia was delayed in a  
prior committee meeting, and Member DeSart was absent. Chair Schwarze appointed County  
Board Member Yeena Yoo to the committee for quorum purposes. Member Cahill arrived at  
9:34 AM for the start of the voting. Member Garcia arrived at 9:36 AM.  
Other Board members present: Member Yeena Yoo  
Staff in attendance: Renee Zerante (State's Attorney Office), Keith Jorstad (Finance), Donna  
Weidman (Procurement), Inva Memisha (DuPage Care Center Financial Manager), Anita  
Rajagopal (Assistant Administrator for the DuPage Care Center), Natasha Belli and Gina  
Strafford-Ahmed (Community Services Administrators), and Mary Keating (Director of  
Community Services).  
Cronin Cahill, Galassi, LaPlante, Schwarze, and Yoo  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
DeSart  
Garcia  
LATE  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR SCHWARZE  
No remarks were offered.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
25-2544  
Human Services Committee - Regular Meeting - October 7, 2025  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Lynn LaPlante  
Kari Galassi  
Cronin Cahill, Galassi, LaPlante, Schwarze, and Yoo  
DeSart  
Garcia  
ABSENT:  
LATE:  
6.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES - MARY KEATING  
6.A.  
25-2545  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Piedmont Global, to provide  
face-to-face and telephonic interpreter services, translation services, and American Sign  
Language, to assist clients in Community Services, for the period of December 1, 2025  
through November 30, 2026, for a contract total amount of $15,000; per RFP  
#23-072-CS, second of three optional one-year renewals. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Lynn LaPlante  
Kari Galassi  
Cronin Cahill, Galassi, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
DeSart  
Garcia  
ABSENT:  
LATE:  
7.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER - JANELLE CHADWICK  
7.A.  
HS-R-0018-25  
DuPage Care Center Rate Increase to increase the per patient day charges last fixed by  
Resolution HS-R-0018-24, approved October 22, 2024, from $468 per day to $487 per  
day for Standard Custodial Care and from $487 per day to $506 per day for Alzheimer's  
Special Care and from $668 per day to $695 per day for Post-Acute Care, and $400 per  
day for Respite Care, effective December 1, 2025. (DuPage Care Center)  
Anita Rajagopal, Assistant Administrator of the DuPage Care Center, explained that staff  
looked at the inflation costs and completed a market survey to determine the upcoming  
costs for treatment and/or residency at the Care Center.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Kari Galassi  
Cronin Cahill, Galassi, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
DeSart  
Garcia  
ABSENT:  
LATE:  
7.B.  
HS-P-0050-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Metropolitan  
Industries, Inc., to provide, deliver and install a Metropolitan "Metro-Prime" pump  
system, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period of October 28, 2025 through October  
27, 2026, for a total contract amount not to exceed $51,220. Per 55 ILCS 5/5-1022(c) not  
suitable for competitive bids. (Sole Source - sole manufacturer)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
7.C.  
HS-P-0051-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Valdes Supply, to  
furnish and deliver restroom tissue, paper towels and facial tissue (group 2), as needed for  
the DuPage Care Center, for the period of December 1, 2025 through November 30,  
2026, for a contract total not to exceed $69,000; per bid renewal #22-112-FM, third and  
final optional renewal.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
7.D.  
7.E.  
7.F.  
HS-P-0052-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to AirGas USA, LLC, to  
provide liquid portable oxygen, for the residents at the DuPage Care Center, for the  
period of December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026, for a contract total amount not  
to exceed $50,000; under bid renewal #22-105-DCC, third and final optional renewal.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
SECONDER:  
HS-P-0053-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Sysco Chicago, Inc., to  
provide primary food, supplies and chemicals, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period  
of December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026, for a total contract amount not to  
exceed $1,363,020; under bid renewal #22-082-DCC, third and final optional renewal.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
25-2546  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Relias, for a Learning  
Management System, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period of January 1, 2026  
through December 31, 2026, for a contract total amount not to exceed $19,173.02; per  
RFP #24-114-DCC, first of three options to renewal.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Lynn LaPlante  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Cronin Cahill, Galassi, Garcia, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
DeSart  
ABSENT:  
8.  
RESIDENCY WAIVERS - JANELLE CHADWICK  
No residency waivers were offered.  
9.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER UPDATE - JANELLE CHADWICK  
The Care Center is prepared to submit the request for the 90% construction completion  
inspection for units 2 North, 2 South, and 2 Center to the Illinois Department of Public Health  
(IDPH) by November 6, 2025. They do not know what the impact of the federal government  
shutdown will be as the government staff are only doing surveys that pertain to safety and/or  
harm caused.  
The construction crew will complete unit 1 North to move the short term stay residents from 1  
East prior to construction starting in 1 East.  
10.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATE - MARY KEATING  
Mary Keating, Director of Community Services, stated there is no news on the federal  
government shutdown or the federal 2026 budget.  
Ms. Keating reminded the committee that the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) meets  
today at 11:30 a.m. All members of the committee are also members of the CSBG Committee.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 AM.