421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
CDC - Executive Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, January 7, 2025  
11:35 AM  
ROOM 3500B  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
11:35 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Lori Chassee at 11:55 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Staff Present: Mary Keating, Community Services Director; Julie Hamlin, Community  
Development Administrator; Ashley Miller, Community Development Manager; Dieca  
Runnels, Project Coordinator; Bec DeLaura, Housing and Community Development  
Planner; Momina Baig, Housing and Community Development Planner (Remote);  
Chloe Harrington, Housing and Community Development Planner (Remote); Alyssa  
Jaje, Housing and Community Development Planner (Remote); and Aamish Kadakia,  
Senior Accountant (Remote).  
Assistant State’s Attorney - Katherine Fahy.  
Bricks, Haider, Honig, Schwarze, Bastian, Flint, Chassee, and  
Crandall  
PRESENT  
Cronin Cahill, Krajewski, LaPlante, and Cage  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
4.A.  
25-0062  
CDC Executive Committee - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, December 3, 2024  
APPROVED  
Doug Flint  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Andrew Honig  
SECONDER:  
5.  
2025 CDBG/ESG Scoring Appeals - If Necessary  
Mary Keating, Director of Community Services, noted there are no organizations who  
aren’t being recommended for funding asking for an appeal of their score says a lot  
about the due diligence of the staff to review the applications and about the quality of  
the application process itself. Applicants are given every opportunity to understand  
what the priorities are, and the scoring is available to them so they are aware of how  
they will score. It says a lot about the quality of the work the staff does. Applicants are  
disappointed they have not received funding, but it is an objective process, and it seems  
they at least understand it and accept the recommendations.  
6.  
COMMITTEE VOTE REQUIRED  
6.A.  
25-0063  
Recommendation of approval of a first modification to Community Development Block  
Grant (CDBG) Agreement with Bridge Communities, Inc., Stability Program for Families  
Experiencing Homelessness, Project Number CD24-05, adding eligible reimbursement of  
costs for two additional direct service staff to the project scope.  
Julie Hamlin stated that Project # CD24-05, had a minor modification to the original  
agreement due to adding two additional positions, an intake specialist and a children’s  
coordinator. This modification did not require an increase or change in grant funding.  
APPROVED  
Saba Haider  
Andrew Honig  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
25-0064  
Recommendation for Approval of FY2025 Community Development Block Grant  
(CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Act  
(HOME) Application Funding Recommendations.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Andrew Honig  
Michael Crandall  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
INFORMATIONAL  
7.A.  
25-0065  
Single Family Rehabilitation Project #1806 Funding Overages  
Project# 1806 had a minor funding overage when the bids were received. The additional  
costs brought the project total to $15,267, $267 over the $15,000 maximum allowed.  
Staff can exercise their best judgement to increase the amounts of a project if they feel the  
extra cost(s) is reasonable and justified. Staff felt it was reasonable to allow the additional  
cost as opposed to removing an item from the scope of work.  
8.  
9.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
No other business was offered.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:55 AM.  
APPROVED  
Greg Schwarze  
Andrew Honig  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.  
NEXT MEETING DATE - February 4, 2025