421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Human Services  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Final Summary  
Tuesday, April 15, 2025  
9:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
9:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Greg Schwarze at 9:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board members present: Member Sheila Rutledge (10:00 AM)  
Staff in attendance: Nick Kottmeyer (Chief Administrative Officer), Joan Olson (Chief  
Communications Officer), Renee Zerante (State's Attorney s Office), Tim Harbaugh, Nick  
Jensen, and Catherine Figlewski (Facilities), Mary Catherine Wells, Keith Jorstad, and Katrina  
Holman (Finance), Valerie Calvente and Henry Kocker (Procurement), Mary Keating and  
Natasha Belli (Community Services), and Janelle Chadwick (DuPage Care Center).  
DeSart, Galassi, Garcia, LaPlante, and Schwarze  
Cronin Cahill  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comments were offered.  
CHAIR REMARKS - CHAIR SCHWARZE  
On behalf of Mike Havala, President and CEO of Loaves & Fishes Chair Schwarze invited the  
committee to tour the hub facility on May 14 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss their expansion plans and do  
some volunteering while there. The chair requested the secretary send an email to the committee  
members and have them RSVP via email.  
Chair Schwarze referenced the small human services grant fund portal, which closed on April  
4th. Staff are reviewing approximately 75 applications.  
Mary Catherine Wells, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, said her Finance team will finish  
reviewing the applications later this week. The qualifying applications will be sent to Conor  
McCarthy, the Assistant State’s Attorney, for further review. On April 28th the executive grant  
fund team will review the applications, which include Mary Keating and Conor McCarthy. The  
eligible applicants will be presented at the following Human Services Committee meeting on  
May 6. The committee members will have a couple of weeks to select their grant recipients  
within their districts. From there it will go back to Human Services, Finance, and County Board,  
which should all be done in May or June. Chair Schwarze reiterated that organizations that did  
not get all the information submitted in a timely fashion were excluded from participating. Staff  
did a great job reaching out over the open portal during the application timeline requesting  
documentation. He commended the Finance team for their efforts.  
Member LaPlante asked if there was verbiage in the application that laid out the parameters of  
the timeline with the application. Finance staff confirmed that they sent emails on the last day  
with reminders about missing information. Some members stated that some emails went to their  
spam and requested a paragraph be added to the application process next year that the deadline is  
non-negotiable. Chair Schwarze and Mary Catherine noted that the deadline information was  
very clear in the webinar.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
25-1055  
Human Services - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, April 1, 2025  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES - MARY KEATING  
6.A.  
HS-R-0009-25  
Authorization to apply for PY2026 Title IIIE Caregiver Resource Center Services Grant  
Funds from AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
HS-R-0010-25  
Authorization to apply for FFY 2024 and FFY 2025 Section 5310 Grant Funds from the  
Regional Transportation Authority. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
7.  
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION - MARY KEATING  
7.A.  
FI-R-0065-25  
Recommendation for approval of Modification One to HOME Agreement HM21-02a  
between Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, Inc. and the County of DuPage, increasing  
the amount of HOME funding by $110,339 for a total HOME amount of $410,339.  
(Community Development)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Paula Garcia  
SECONDER:  
8.  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER - JANELLE CHADWICK  
8.A.  
FI-R-0066-25  
Additional appropriation for the DuPage Care Center Foundation Funded Projects Fund,  
Company 1200 - Accounting Unit 2105, in the amount of $21,112. (DuPage Care Center)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Dawn DeSart  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
8.B.  
FM-P-0015-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract to Groot Industries, Inc., to provide refuse  
disposal, recycling, and asbestos pick-up services for DuPage County facilities, for  
Facilities Management, for the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026, for a contract  
total amount not to exceed $126,843.06, per renewal option under bid #22-026-FM,  
second of three options to renew. ($1,260 for Animal Services, $40,800 for the Care  
Center, and $84,783.06 for Facilities Management)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
8.C.  
FM-R-0001-25  
Amendment to Resolution FM-P-0015-25, issued to Groot Industries, Inc., for refuse  
disposal, recycling, and asbestos pick-up services, for Facilities Management. Expanding  
the scope of services to include an additional location for the Health Department and  
increasing the contracted rate per pick-up by 2%.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Lynn LaPlante  
SECONDER:  
8.D.  
HS-R-0011-25  
Resolution to rescind HS-P-0012-25 issued to Alco Sales & Service Company to provide  
Elite Ex-Long Term Beds for the DuPage Care Center. (Contract total amount of  
$109,192.16)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
8.E.  
HS-P-0016-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Central DuPage  
Hospital Association D/B/A HealthLab, for patient phlebotomy and laboratory services,  
for the DuPage Care Center, for the period April 23, 2025 through April 22, 2026, for a  
total contract amount not to exceed $40,000; under RFP #24-035-DCC renewal, first of  
three one-year optional renewals.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
8.F.  
HS-P-0018-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to McKesson Medical  
Surgical Government Solutions, LLC, to furnish and deliver incontinent products for the  
DuPage Care Center, for the period June 30, 2025 through June 29, 2027, for a contract  
total amount not to exceed $200,000; under MMCAP Contract #MMS2200736.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
8.G.  
HS-P-0019-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Professional Medical &  
Surgical Supply, Inc., to furnish and deliver ostomy, tracheostomy, urological and enteral  
supplies and services (Med B) and enteral feeding formulas, for the DuPage Care Center,  
for the period July 30, 2025 through July 29, 2026, for a total contract not to exceed  
$50,000; under bid renewal #22-040-DCC, third and final optional renewal.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
8.H.  
HS-P-0020-25  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Alco Sales & Services  
Co., for replacement of Elite Ex long-term beds, for the DuPage Care Center, for the  
period April 23, 2025 through April 22, 2026, for a contract amount not to exceed  
$110,880; per bid #25-042-DCC.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
9.  
BUDGET TRANSFERS  
9.A.  
25-1056  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1400-5920-50010 (overtime) and account no.  
1400-5920-53828 (contingencies) to account no. 1400-5920-51040 (employee medical &  
hospital insurance) in the amount of $8,600 to cover the deficits in the budget line that  
were unanticipated when the FY25 budget was prepared. (Community Services' Family  
Center)  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
9.B.  
25-1057  
Transfer of funds from account no. 1000-1750-50000 (regular salaries) to account no.  
1000-1750-50010 (overtime) in the amount of $4,000 to cover employee overtime to  
assist the Information & Referral unit manage the client caseload while being  
short-staffed. (Community Services)  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.  
TRAVEL  
10.A.  
25-1058  
Community Services Administrator to attend the National Alliance to End Homelessness  
Conference in Washington D.C. from June 29, 2025 through July 3, 2025. Expenses to  
include registration, transportation, lodging, and per diems for approximate total of  
$3,424. Grant funded. This travel was pre-approved by Human Services Chair Greg  
Schwarze to submit registration fees by an early deadline.  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
10.B.  
25-1059  
Community Services Housing and Community Development Planner to attend the  
National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference in Washington D.C. from June 29,  
2025 through July 2, 2025. Expenses to include registration, transportation, lodging, and  
per diems for approximate total of $2,866. Grant funded. This travel was pre-approved by  
Human Services Chair Greg Schwarze to submit registration fees by an early deadline.  
APPROVED  
Lynn LaPlante  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
11.  
CONSENT ITEMS  
11.A.  
25-1060  
360 Youth Services - Contract 6840-0001-SERV. This purchase order is decreasing in  
the amount of $18,964.77 and closing due to purchase order has expired. (Community  
Services)  
APPROVED  
Paula Garcia  
Kari Galassi  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
12.  
INFORMATIONAL  
12.A.  
12.B.  
12.C.  
25-1061  
GPN 007-25 LIHEAP HHS Grant PY26, Illinois Department of Commerce and  
Economic Opportunity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - $3,657,594.  
(Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
25-1062  
GPN 008-25 LIHEAP State Supplemental Grant PY26, Illinois Department of Commerce  
and Economic Opportunity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -  
$3,422,595. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
25-1063  
GPN 009-25 Weatherization DOE Grant PY26, Illinois Department of Commerce and  
Economic Opportunity, U.S. Department of Energy - $638,116. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
12.D.  
25-1064  
GPN 010-25 Weatherization HHS Grant PY26, Illinois Department of Commerce and  
Economic Opportunity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - $974,465.  
(Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Lynn LaPlante  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
12.E.  
25-1065  
GPN 011-25 Weatherization State Grant PY26, Illinois Department of Commerce and  
Economic Opportunity - $568,959. (Community Services)  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Kari Galassi  
SECONDER:  
13.  
14.  
RESIDENCY WAIVERS - JANELLE CHADWICK  
DUPAGE CARE CENTER UPDATE - JANELLE CHADWICK  
Ms. Chadwick stated the Care Center has been covid free for weeks.  
14.A. Presentation and Discussion, Care Center Renovation Update, and East Building  
Buildout.  
Janelle Chadwick, Administrator of the DuPage Care Center, showed before and after photos of  
the current construction project at the Care Center via a PowerPoint presentation. In November  
2022, the contract was originally approved and then amended and reduced to approximately  
$31M on November 26, 2024.  
The resident area renovation in 3N is complete and residents were moved in within the last ten  
(10) days. Ms. Chadwick stated the dementia unit, 3Center, has been approved by the architects  
and is pending the arrival of the clinical nurse surveyor from the Illinois Department of Public  
Health (IDPH). The unit consists of sixteen beds. Since the unit was under construction and the  
residents were relocated, the Care Center was not admitting new residents, reducing the dementia  
population over time to six residents.  
The common area lighting and upgrades are complete, including 3South, the nursing and Finance  
areas, and finally ground south and ground east.  
Wayfinding signage was added and made a huge impact.  
Upgrades to the units include new windows with built-in blinds within the windowpanes and  
new cabinetry.  
In the dementia unit, they found exterior windows built within the walls, which were removed  
for safety reasons for the dementia residents. Also, locking cabinets and shatterproof mirrors  
were installed.  
The break areas have been moved behind the nurses’ stations.  
The east building, which is in the newer portion of the campus, houses the Medicare population  
and will be upgraded as part of the phase two construction. When they were delayed initially due  
to paperwork, they had to do two units at a time to catch up and currently they are three units  
down. Workers are doing mitigation on 2North, with 2Center and 2South to follow shortly. The  
units will all be down until 3Center is cleared for occupancy.  
Tim Harbaugh, the Deputy Director of Facilities, said they hired a design firm and construction  
management firm. They would like to bring the contract for phase two to the County Board in  
May if there is a consensus with the committee. About 75% of the architectural design is needed  
to arrive at very firm construction dollars, which also will guarantee in the construction  
management contract that they will come in at the construction estimate rate. Mr. Harbaugh will  
come back to the County Board in August for the additional 25% and for all the construction  
activities. The current construction projects will end in June and Mr. Harbaugh is anticipating a  
seamless transition into the east building, which will take about one year to complete  
construction. The construction estimate comes to $16.9M. The exact amount will be determined  
within the next 90 days for the County Board. Spending would start in February 2026 and not be  
committed until that time.  
Nick Kottmeyer, the Chief Administrative Officer, stated the team, knowledge, and permitting  
are all in place and rolling directly into phase 2 will be the most cost effective and efficient at  
this time. Nick stated the $17M in funding will come out of the Care Center’s $31M in reserves.  
He attributed the high reserves to Ms. Chadwick and her staff, due to achieving the 5 Star status  
for long-term care facilities, which determines the reimbursement rate from the state. The  
construction project consists of about 30 different pieces, which Janelle will have the final say  
and the ability to halt or minimize construction at any juncture. Mr. Kottmeyer stated there may  
be some Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding but expects most funding to be  
out of the Care Center reserves. Mr. Kottmeyer answered questions from the committee.  
Chair Schwarze stated that he met with Vice-Chair Garcia, Ms. Chadwick, and staff to discuss  
the renovation. At his suggestion they brought this presentation to this committee meeting for a  
consensus. This presentation will also be given at the Finance committee on April 22. The  
committee members all raised their hands in consensus for moving forward with phase two.  
15.  
COMMUNITY SERVICES UPDATE - MARY KEATING  
Mary Keating, Director of Community Services, pointed out that the Grant Proposal  
Notifications (GPN’s) on the agenda items 12.A. through 12. E. are just notifications that they  
are applying for the funds, an internal county requirement to notify the board.  
Ms. Keating spoke regarding the termination of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance  
Program (LIHEAP) staff at Health and Human Services (HHS) at the federal level. The state  
advised that they are working with different federal HHS staff and LIHEAP funding is  
continuing to funnel from the federal government to the state and then to DuPage County.  
Ms. Keating added that she has not received any information on the senior services side from the  
Administration for Community Living (ACL) under HHS, which is where most of their federal  
senior services programs come from.  
As we look at potential cuts to the Medicaid program, in addition to the residents at the Care  
Center, Community Services has about 2000 individuals in their CCP program on any given  
month. This program provides home based services to help people age in place as long as they  
can. All participants are required to be on Medicaid.  
Ms. Keating reminded the committee that the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)  
Advisory Committee will meet at 11:30 today. If you are available, they would appreciate  
everyone’s attendance.  
16.  
OLD BUSINESS  
16.A. Northern Illinois Food Bank Discussion  
Chair Schwarze stated after the Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) presentation at the Human  
Services Committee on March 4, he met with Julie Yurko, Executive Director of NIFB, Dupage  
County Chair Deb Conroy, Human Services Vice Chair, Paula Garcia, and senior staff regarding  
the food insecurity program at the NIFB, which ends on June 30, 2025. The discussion led to a  
decision to continue the program through the end of the DuPage County fiscal year, November  
30, 2025. They earmarked $500,000 out of the $1M budget set aside for food insecurity to  
continue the NIFB program. Chair Schwarze stated they will formally bring this request to the  
County Board for approval to which there were no objections from the committee.  
17.  
18.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:10 AM.