Du Page County Home Advisory Group met Sept. 1.
Here is the minutes provided by the group:
1. CALL TO ORDER
11:00 AM meeting was called to order by District 6 Sheila Rutledge at 11:12 AM.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Bastian (Remote), Chaplin (Remote), Crandall (Remote), DeSart (Remote), Heniff (Remote), Ozog (Remote), Renehan (Remote), Rutledge, Selmon (Remote)
ABSENT: Arguilles, Broder, Chassee, Page
Staff Present: Mary Keating, Community Services Director; David McDermott, Community Development Administrator; Christine Pedersen, Senior Accountant/Community Services Manager (Remote); Julie Hamlin, Community Development Manager (Remote); Anna Sitton, Senior Housing and Community Development Planner (Remote); Janna Divito, Housing and Community Development Planner (Remote); Harrison Martin O’Brien, Housing and Community Development Planner; Tom Schwertman, Housing and Community Development Planner (Remote); Michael Walker, Housing and Community Development Planner (Remote); Hayley Woodbridge, Housing and Community Development Planner (Remote), and Lisa Thurman, Principal Account Clerk (Remote).
State’s Attorney - Katherine Fahy (Remote).
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Home Advisory Group - Regular Meeting - Aug 4, 2020 11:00 AM
There were no questions, comments or changes.
On a Roll Call Vote, all Ayes, the August 4, 2020 Minutes were approved.
RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Elizabeth Chaplin, District 2
SECONDER: Ashley Selmon, District 1
AYES: Bastian, Chaplin, Crandall, DeSart, Heniff, Ozog, Renehan, Rutledge, Selmon ABSENT: Arguilles, Broder, Chassee, Page
5. COMMITTEE VOTE REQUIRED
A. Action Item -- Recommendation for Approval of the 1st Revision to the Occupancy Rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Policy.
Selmon asked with the current moratorium (on housing evictions), if an individual was accused or charged with an act of violence, would they still be evicted. Keating did not know the answer to the question. Selmon was fine with the policy as written for this committee but requested that the answer be found out before this went to County Board for approval. She wanted to make sure that a pandemic was not used as an excuse when a family was in danger. Keating explained that this body has the authority to set policy, which this item is, so it will not go to County Board for approval. Keating was going to contact the State’s Attorney’s office for clarification.
Rutledge asked, since this item does not go to County Board, and Selmon’s question could not be answered, should the policy be voted on today. Selmon responded that she was fine with voting on this item today, as long as clarification was provided at the next meeting.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ashley Selmon, District 1
SECONDER: Elizabeth Chaplin, District 2
AYES: Bastian, Chaplin, Crandall, DeSart, Heniff, Ozog, Renehan, Rutledge, Selmon ABSENT: Arguilles, Broder, Chassee, Page
6. OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Selmon made the motion, seconded by Chaplin, to adjourn the meeting at 11:16 AM. On a Roll Call Vote, the motion passed.
8. NEXT MEETING DATE - OCTOBER 6, 2020
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