DuPage County Health and Human Services Committee met March 6.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
1. Call To Order
10:15 am meeting was called to order by Chair Robert L Larsen at 10:15 am.
2. Roll Call
Present: Grant, Hart, Khouri, Larsen, Tornatore
Absent: Chaplin
3. Public Comment
No public comments were received at this meeting.
4. Chairman's Report - Chair Larsen
5. Approval Of Minutes
Health & Human Services - Regular Meeting - Feb 20, 2018 10:15 AM
Result: Accepted [Unanimous]
Mover: Sam Tornatore, Vice Chair
Seconder: Greg Hart, District 3
Ayes: Grant, Hart, Khouri, Larsen, Tornatore
Absent: Chaplin
6. Community Services - Mary Keating
CS Requests That Also Require Finance And/Or County Board Approval
FI-R-0086-18 Resolution -- Return of Unexpended Grant Funds from the Thirty Ninth (39th) Year of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund 54 - Agency 870 $29,100.00
Result: Approved [Unanimous]
Mover: Tonia Khouri, District 5
Seconder: Greg Hart, District 3
Ayes: Grant, Hart, Khouri, Larsen, Tornatore
Absent: Chaplin
7. Community Development Commission - Mary Keating
CDC Requests That Also Require Finance And/Or County Board Approval
HHS-R-0087-18 Resolution -- 2018 Action Plan – FIRST READING - Acceptance of the 2018 (Public Comment Period) Draft Action Plan Element of the 2015-2019 DuPage County Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development
Result: Approved [Unanimous]
Mover: Greg Hart, District 3
Seconder: Amy L Grant, District 4
Ayes: Grant, Hart, Khouri, Larsen, Tornatore
Absent: Chaplin
8. DuPage Care Center - Janelle Chadwick
DuPage Care Center Requests That Also Require Finance And/Or County Board Approval
HHS-P-0064-18 Recommendation for the approval of a contract purchase order to Ecolab, Inc., for laundry chemicals, for the DuPage Care Center, for the period March 23, 2018 through March 22, 2019, for a contract total not to exceed $31,000.00, per lowest responsible bid #15-001-DT, third and final option to renew.
Result: Approved [Unanimous]
Mover: Sam Tornatore, Vice Chair
Seconder: Amy L Grant, District 4
Ayes: Grant, Hart, Khouri, Larsen, Tornatore
Absent: Chaplin
9. Travel Requests - Overnight - Require County Board Approval
Authorization for Overnight Travel -- Community Services Senior Community Development Specialist to attend the Municipal Engineering Fundamentals for Non- Engineers training in Madison, Wisconsin, from April 2, 2018 through April 4, 2018. Expenses to include transportation, lodging, miscellaneous expenses, and per diems for approximate total of $1,677.00 Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Grant funded.
Result: Approved [Unanimous]
Mover: Amy L Grant, District 4
Seconder: Tonia Khouri, District 5
Ayes: Grant, Hart, Khouri, Larsen, Tornatore
Absent: Chaplin
10. Consent Items
Consent Item -- Pace Suburban Bus - Veterans Assistant Commission Decrease & Close contract 2152-001 Serv
Result: Approved [Unanimous]
Mover: Sam Tornatore, Vice Chair
Seconder: Greg Hart, District 3
Ayes: Grant, Hart, Khouri, Larsen, Tornatore
Absent: Chaplin
11. Residency Waivers - Janelle Chadwick
12. Community Services Update - Mary Keating
Mary Keating, Director of Community Services, stated "the return of unexpended funds" on resolution FI-R-0086-18, was due to a building Family Shelter Services sold that DuPage County had invested in with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Under the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines, if the property has not been used for an eligible purpose for at least five years, the funds must be returned to DuPage County and then in turn to HUD, but will be reimbursed back to DuPage County via their CDBG line of credit.
Ms. Keating explained the 2018 Action Plan resolution, HHS-R-0087-18 for Community Development, bases all projects on the assumption of funding being consistent with the 2017 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in home funding levels. Ms. Keating and Chris Ragona, Manager of Community Development, attended the National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED) and National Association of Counties (NACO) legislative conferences last week in Washington D.C. Ms. Keating was encouraged when a presenter stated the federal budget that was passed for 2018-2019 includes a small bump in funds for nondefense discretionary spending which will maintain CDBG funding at least at 2017 levels through 2018 and potentially through 2019. She added that “B list” projects are available for any additional funding that may come to DuPage County through CDBG.
Ms. Keating stated that the information Mr. Ragona and her obtained at the conferences was invaluable and expressed her appreciation to the committee members for their support with this and all supported staff travel, adding the staff development received at these trainings allows for staff to perform their jobs more effectively and efficiently.
13. DuPage Care Center Update - Janelle Chadwick
Anita Rajagopal, Assistant Administrator at the DuPage Convalescent Center, stated that Saveina Tanner, the new Assistant Director of Nursing, brings a lot of experience in both long and short- term care. The Director of Nursing position has been posted and is still being recruited. As part of Leading Age, the Care Center is negotiating contracts with Managed Care Organizations, Meridian and Blue Cross & Blue Shield, which have better terms and provide faster reimbursement.
Ms. Rajagopal added that the short-term unit has increased the beds from twenty-four to thirty due to an increase in referrals from the local hospitals. The short-term beds are Medicare and private insurance paid, providing better reimbursement rates.
14. Old Business
15. New Business
16. Informational Items
17. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 am.
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