Dupage Policy Journal

DuPage County Ad-Hoc Committee for Housing Solutions met March 13

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

2. ROLL CALL 

PRESENT Chaplin, Childress, DeSart, Evans, Garcia, Gustin, LaPlante, Ozog,  Rutledge, Schwarze, Tornatore, and Yoo 

ABSENT Cronin Cahill, Covert, Galassi, Krajewski, and Zay 

REMOTE Eckhoff 

Motion to Allow Remote Attendance 

A motion was made by Member DeSart and seconded by Member Gustin to allow Member Eckhoff to participate remotely via ZOOM. All ayes. Motion carried. 

3. CHAIR'S REMARKS - CO-CHAIRS CHAPLIN AND TORNATORE 

Co-Chair Chaplin let the committee know that over the past few months staff has been working diligently, and will be presenting what they have been working on to the committee today.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT 

No public comments were offered. 

5. MINUTES APPROVAL 

5.A. 23-3401 

Ad-Hoc Committee for Housing Solutions Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, August  22, 2023 

RESULT: APPROVED 

MOVER: Dawn DeSart 

SECONDER: Patty Gustin 

6. DISCUSSION 

6.A. Grounded Solutions Network Presentation/Status 

The Local Policy Principal of Grounded Solutions Network, Colby Sledge, provided the committee with a presentation that went over who Grounded Solutions Network is, and  emphasized that they are an organization that connects local experts with the networks and  support that they need to provide affordable housing solutions and programs that will stay  affordable for generations. 

Mr. Sledge provided an overview of ForEveryoneHome, a 16-month program that will offer technical assistance to DuPage County to chart a path to develop inclusive housing production  and long lasting affordability of homes. DuPage County has a cohort of Mecklenburg County in North Carolina for this program. Mr. Sledge let the committee know that they have completed  Phase 1 (Launch) in the ForEveryoneHome program, and are moving on to Phase 2 (the  Underproduction Analysis). Mr. Sledge provided an explanation on what the phases of this program are. He let the committee know that there are still the following phases in the this  program: Phase 3 (Crafting a Housing Action Plan), Phase 4 (Moving from Plan to Action), and Phase 5 (Final Reporting).  

Mr. Sledge explained that the Phase 2 Housing Underproduction Analysis includes working with the organization UpForGrowth and collecting data to measure housing underproduction to determine where affordable housing is needed most in DuPage County. He went on to describe what site visits look like, and provided an overview of the upcoming Phase 3 (Crafting a Housing Action Plan).  

Co-Chair Chaplin inquired about the timeline of the action plan, and thanked Mr. Sledge for the  informative presentation.  

6.B. Overview of Development Techniques for a Housing Program Staff is Pursuing 

Director of Community Services, Mary Keating, provided a presentation to the committee about the three programmatic goals and directions that the committee could consider moving forward with, including an affordable rental program, an affordable program that provides access to the home buyer market, or a program that would allow for parcel affordability with shared equity. Ms. Keating described each method moving forward in detail and went over a myriad of considerations for the committee to think about for each. 

Member Gustin, Member Schwarze, Member DeSart, Member Yoo, Member Ozog, Member Rutledge, Member Evans, and Co-Chair Chaplin thanked Ms. Keating for her presentation, and had a discussion regarding the options that Ms. Keating presented and reviewed what each potential type of program would entail.  

Planning and Zoning Administration Coordinator, Paul Hoss, discussed the spreadsheet that he passed out to each committee member with a potential program timeline for the committee to consider. Member Rutledge, Member Gustin and Member Garcia inquired about this potential program timeline and inquired about what an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance would look like, and Mr. Hoss answered.  

7. OLD BUSINESS 

No old business was discussed. 

8. NEW BUSINESS 

No new business was discussed. 

9. ADJOURNMENT 

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned. 

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