Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission

400 S. Eagle Street City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540 Meeting Minutes Housing Advisory Commission Monday, April 2, 2018 6:30 PM Meeting Room A A. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by Chairwoman Clemen. B. ROLL CALL: Present: James Bernicky, Michele Clemen, Laura Ellman, Robert Fischer, Mercedes Haber-Kovach, Linda Kuhn, Steve Lakner, Linda Wilhelm Absent: Edwin Hojnacki, Student Member Dev Satpathy Others Present: Kasey Evans, Ruth Broder C. PRESENTATION: 1. Student presentation on Mr. Claude Audley: Fair Housing Advocate and Historian of DuPage County High school student Omoyi Omana gave a speech about Mr. Claude Audley and his role in promoting fair housing in DuPage County. Chairwoman Clemen presented Ms. Omana with a Certificate of Appreciation for sharing her knowledge with the Commission in honor of Fair Housing Month. D. PUBLIC FORUM: E. OLD BUSINESS: F. NEW BUSINESS: G. REPORTS: 1. Receive the report regarding progress on the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) action items Broder gave a summary of the fair housing training RFP process to date. The City received 2 no bid forms which stated reasons for not bidding on the fair housing training RFP, including concerns about the review of training materials and ownership and future use of the training materials. The Commission discussed how to address the consultants’ concerns and move forward with the RFP. Councilwoman Anderson recommended looking at comparable communities to see what they have done. The consensus was to work toward having proposals to review at the May meeting, including reaching out to City of Naperville Page 1 Printed on 7/10/2018 Housing Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes April 2, 2018 consultants directly for their proposals, revising and re-issuing the RFP if necessary. The sub-committee met after the February HAC meeting to discuss next steps on the AI. The focus for now is the fair housing training RFP. Staff is working to initiate CDBG funding approval for an affordable housing study. 2. Receive the report regarding Fair Housing Month. Staff thanked the Commissioners who volunteered to attend the April 3 City Council meeting and accept the fair housing month proclamation on behalf of the Commission. The housing banners will be up around downtown for several weeks of April, and the Communications Team will be sharing housing information through the City’s social media accounts and website each week of fair housing month. 3. Approve the minutes of the February 5, 2018 Housing Advisory Commission meeting. A motion was made by Lakner and seconded by Haber-Kovach to approve the meeting minutes of February 5, 2018. Motioned carried by voice vote; 8-0 Fischer stated his second term on the Commission is ending. The Commission accomplished several things during his two terms including changing the name of the Commission, holding public hearings about rental regulations, and amending the Code to define Legal Source of Income. His fellow Commissioners thanked him for his service. H. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Fischer, seconded by Commissioner Haber-Kovach; meeting adjourned at 7:21pm. City of Naperville Page 2 Printed on 7/10/2018