Township Board Meeting

STATE OF ILLINOIS CUNNINGHAM TOWNSHIP Diane Wolfe Marlin, Chair Phyllis D. Clark, Township Clerk CUNNINGHAM TOWNSHIP BOARD Meeting Minutes Monday, February 14th, 2022 The Cunningham Township Board met in regular session Monday, February 14th, 2022 at 6:00pm. Due to the Governor and Mayoral Emergency Declarations, this meeting was conducted by virtual attendance via Zoom. ELECTED OFFICIALS PHYSICALLY PRESENT: Chair: Diane Wolfe Marlin Township Clerk: Phyllis D. Clark ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE: Trustees: Maryalice Wu, Chris Evans, Jaya Kolisetty, Chaundra Bishop, Grace Wilken, James Quisenberry Supervisor: Danielle Chynoweth Assessor: None ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT: Trustee Shirese Hursey; Assessor Wayne Williams OTHERS PRESENT: Frederic Grosser, Bourema Ouedraogo, Darcy Sandefur, Claudia Lenhoff I. ROLL CALL With a quorum virtually present, Chair Marlin called the meeting of the Cunningham Township Board to order at 6:00pm. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 10th, 2022 regular meeting Motion by Trustee Bishop to approve and seconded by Trustee Wu. Vote by roll call: AYE: Wu, Evans, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wilken, Quisenberry NAY: None III. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA None. IV. PUBLIC INPUT None. V. COMMITTEE TO VERIFY BILLS a. Town Fund  b. General Assistance Fund Presented by Supervisor Danielle Chynoweth. Supervisor detailed expenses of $58,304.61 from the Town Fund, $112,705.67 in the General Assistance Fund, and a combined total of $175,967.33 in expenditures. Questions and discussion ensued. Motion to approve by Trustee Wu and seconded by Trustee Kolisetty. Questions and discussion ensued. Vote by roll call: AYE: Quisenberry, Wilken, Bishop, Kolisetty, Evans, Wu NAY: None VI. REPORTS OF OFFICERS Supervisor Chynoweth shared an infographic of 2021 impacts detailing the number clients served by the various Township programs. 10,705 people served in total. Chynoweth reviewed dollar amounts and total clients who received benefits from each program. Chynoweth then moved on to present the supervisors memo and detailed the figures and clients served in the previous month to date. Announced new employment and education track case manager and program restructuring. Noted an increase in rental assistance applications as the county has stopped taking applications for their rental assistance program. Reviewed updated for each of the programs. Reminded the public about the Angel Donor Fund. Questions and discussion ensued. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. VIII. NEW BUSINESS a. Resolution No. T-2022-02-002R: A Resolution Authorizing the Supervisor to Sign an Agreement with Champaign County Health Care Consumers for Health Care Assistance and Navigation Services Presented by Supervisor Chenowyth and Claudia Lennhoff executive director of Champaign County Health Care Consumers. Cunningham Township has been community partners with CCHCC for years to assist clients with accessing healthcare resources. Township is asking to increase financial support to CCHCC to meet growing needs of the clients. Questions and discussion ensued. Motion to approve as corrected (Dates changed to reflect calendar year 2022) by Trustee Bishop and seconded by Trustee Evans. Vote by roll call: AYE: Wu, Evans, Kolisetty, Quisenberry, Bishop, Wilken NAY: None  b. Resolution No. T-2022-02-003R: A Resolution Authorizing the Supervisor to Sign an Agreement with Watts Copy Systems, Inc. for Color Printer and Copy Services Presented by Supervisor Chenowyth. Previous copy system was on a 5 year contract and has now expired. Township went out to bid and found a deal that’s a better fit and more cost effective. Motion to approve by Trustee Wu and seconded by Trustee Quisenberry. Questions and discussion ensued. Vote by roll call: AYE: Quisenberry, Wilken, Bishop, Kolisetty, Wu, Evans NAY: None c. Resolution No. T-2022-02-004R: A Resolution in Support of HB 2775 Barring Source of Income Discrimination and Protecting Rental Assistance Recipients Presented by Supervisor Chenowyth. This resolution is asking for council support in cosigning with other legislative bodies in support of House Bill 2775 that prohibits source of income discrimination in order to protect rental assistance recipients. This is something that the Urbana City Code already provides for but will extend that protection statewide. Motion to approve by Trustee Wilken and seconded by Trustee Quisenberry. Further questions and discussion ensued. Vote by roll call: AYE: Quisenberry, Kolisetty, Bishop, Wu, Wilken, Evans NAY: None IX. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Township Board, Chair Marlin declared the meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM. Darcy Sandefur Recording Secretary This meeting was taped and is viewable on demand. Minutes Approved: 03/14/2022