Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2021-05-03

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission

Monday, May 3, 2021 6:30 PM On Zoom - Open agenda to see phone &
 streaming



CITY OF NAPERVILLE PUBLIC MEETINGS UPDATE:
On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This
new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and
allows public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency,
subject to certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an
in-person meeting is not practical or prudent.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person
meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or
prudent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The means by which the public may watch, listen, and/or participate in the meeting are described
below.
TO JOIN A MEETING:
The meeting will be conducted using the Zoom Video Conferencing. You do not need to
download any software or create an account to participate.
To login on your computer or iPad:
Click the link to join the webinar [and password if required] provided on this agenda. Once
connected, if you choose to speak, click the “Raise Hand” button at the bottom of Zoom screen
and wait for the Chairman to recognize you. When it is your turn to speak, you will be unmuted.
There will be a few second delay after you are unmuted until your mic will be live. Please identify
yourself for the public record and speak clearly.

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For iPhones, use the iPhone one-tap number provided on this agenda.
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PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES:
All viewpoints are welcome. Positive comments and constructive criticism are encouraged.
Speakers must refrain from harassing or directing threats or personal attacks at Commissioners,
staff, other speakers or members of the public. Comments made to intentionally disrupt the
meeting may be managed as necessary to maintain appropriate decorum and allow for city
business to be accomplished.

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION:
Any individual who may require an accommodation to participate in the meeting or to view
materials for the Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission meeting, should contact the City
Clerk at (630) 305-5300 by Monday, May 3, 2021.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: May 3, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89664125413?pwd=Q3ZwYUJRdmJZdUV0MVlEaUwrTE8zQT09

Passcode: 346847
Or One tap mobile :
  US: +13126266799,,89664125413#,,,,*346847# or
+16465588656,,89664125413#,,,,*346847#
Or Telephone:
  Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
 US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1
253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799
Webinar ID: 896 6412 5413
Passcode: 346847
  International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbpWV5u0Y0

A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 21-0567 Approve the regular Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission meeting
 minutes of March 1, 2021

2. 21-0568 Receive the status report on the Affordable Housing Work Plan and direct
 staff accordingly

E. NEW BUSINESS:


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1. 21-0571 Receive report on the new Human Rights and Fair Housing ordinance and
 website and direct staff accordingly

F. REPORTS:
1. 21-0573 Receive report on Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)
 Action Items and Committees and direct staff accordingly

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
 will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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City of Naperville

 400 S. Eagle Street
 Naperville, IL 60540




 Meeting Minutes

 Monday, May 3, 2021

 6:30 PM



  On Zoom - Open agenda to see phone & streaming



Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission
Human Rights and Fair Housing Meeting Minutes May 3, 2021
Commission

CITY OF NAPERVILLE PUBLIC MEETINGS UPDATE:
On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This
new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and allows
public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency, subject to
certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an in-person
meeting is not practical or prudent.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person
meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or
prudent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The means by which the public may watch, listen, and/or participate in the meeting are described
below.
TO JOIN A MEETING:
The meeting will be conducted using the Zoom Video Conferencing. You do not need to
download any software or create an account to participate.
To login on your computer or iPad:
Click the link to join the webinar [and password if required] provided on this agenda. Once
connected, if you choose to speak, click the “Raise Hand” button at the bottom of Zoom screen
and wait for the Chairman to recognize you. When it is your turn to speak, you will be unmuted.
There will be a few second delay after you are unmuted until your mic will be live. Please identify
yourself for the public record and speak clearly.

To login on your phone:
For iPhones, use the iPhone one-tap number provided on this agenda.
For telephones, dial one of the numbers provided and join the meeting by using meeting ID [and
password if required] provided on this agenda.
Once connected to the meeting, press *9 to “raise your hand” and wait for the Chairman to
recognize you. When it is your turn to speak, you will be unmuted. There will be a few second
delay after you are unmuted until your mic will be live. Please identify yourself for the public record
and speak clearly.




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PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES:
All viewpoints are welcome. Positive comments and constructive criticism are encouraged.
Speakers must refrain from harassing or directing threats or personal attacks at Commissioners,
staff, other speakers or members of the public. Comments made to intentionally disrupt the
meeting may be managed as necessary to maintain appropriate decorum and allow for city
business to be accomplished.

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION:
Any individual who may require an accommodation to participate in the meeting or to view
materials for the Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission meeting, should contact the City
Clerk at (630) 305-5300 by Monday, May 3, 2021.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: May 3, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89664125413?pwd=Q3ZwYUJRdmJZdUV0MVlEaUwrTE8zQT09

Passcode: 346847
Or One tap mobile :
  US: +13126266799,,89664125413#,,,,*346847# or
+16465588656,,89664125413#,,,,*346847#
Or Telephone:
  Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
 US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1
253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799
Webinar ID: 896 6412 5413
Passcode: 346847
  International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbpWV5u0Y0

A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chairman Bernicky called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 9- Jim Bergeron, James Bernicky, Sha'Ron Booker, Shree Gurusamy, Patrick Kelly,
 Linda Kuhn, Bradford Miller, Brian Palm, and Mark Rice
 Absent 1- Steve Lakner




 Also Present: Ruth Broder - CDBG Administrator; Geneace Williams - Diversity,
 Equity and Inclusion Manager; Adam Aldaba - Student Representative; Shreya
 Joshi - Student Representative

 Absent: Steve Lakner, Commissioner; Emma Jakobowski, Student
 Representative; Grace Larsen, Student Representative

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 In response to Chairman Bernicky's request, Commissioner Booker, who joined
 the Commission in March, briefly introduced herself. Chairman Bernicky also
 recognized Student Representative Adam Aldaba for his participation in the
 Commission over the past two years. He is graduating from High School and
 will be leaving to attend college.

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 There were no speakers.

D. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Approve the regular Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission meeting minutes of
 March 1, 2021
 Attachments: 03.01.21_HRFHC Meeting Minutes

 A motion was made by Palm, seconded by Rice, approved. The motion carried
 by the following vote:

 Aye: 6- Bernicky, Booker, Gurusamy, Kelly, Miller, Palm, and Rice

 Absent: 3- Bergeron, Kuhn, and Lakner


2. Receive the status report on the Affordable Housing Work Plan and direct staff
 accordingly
 Ms. Broder reviewed the three priority recommendations included in the
 Affordable Housing Work Plan adopted by City Council in January: 1)
 Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO) Study - SB Friedman Development
 Advisors, consultant on the IZO study, held a kickoff meeting the TED
 Department on April 9, 2021. TED is spearheading the study because it involves
 zoning, a TED area of responsibility. Friedman is conducting research and
 interviewing developers and other stakeholders. A City Council Workshop on
 the IZO will take place in June. Friedman will complete additional work based on
 Council's recommendations following the Workshop, which will be open to the
 public, including any commissioners that wish to attend.
 2) NOAH (Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing) Study - The City is
 working with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP),
 Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (MMC) and Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)
 on a pro-bono basis. A kickoff meeting was held with the Community Services
 Department on April 7, 2021. The study will include both owner-occupied and
 rental housing, but the initial focus will be on rental housing, identifying available
 incentives for preservation. A workshop-style meeting will be held the first week
 of June with representatives of the Illinois Housing Development Authority
 (IHDA), DuPage Housing Authority and Community Investment Corporation
 (CIC) to identify strategies specific to Naperville. The focus will be on strategies
 that can work in affluent communities with high land and housing values.
 Characteristics of properties to be targeted, strategies for different
 neighborhoods and incentives to encourage preservation will all be discussed.
 In accordance with Open Meetings Act requirements, two commissioners may

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 attend the meeting. Commissioner Palm stated that he would attend this
 meeting. Broder also met with a group interested in developing new affordable
 housing for people with autism and seniors. They are considering some
 available land on the south side of the City,
 3) Single-Family Rehabilitation Program - This program has been delayed
 due to COVID-19, but it is hoped that continued progress in the Illinois reopening
 plan will allow for a Request For Proposals to be issued in the coming months.

 Commissioner Gurusamy asked about the NOAH initials and neighborhoods
 and the name of the other group. Broder responded that these are
 neighborhoods where housing prices are lower than city averages. Affordable
 rental housing tends to be found in older areas of the City, especially on the
 north side and some areas near downtown. Donielle Deering, a representative
 of the other affordable housing group was in attendance and replied that the
 group is working with A Special Place, a nonprofit housing organization and with
 the Ray Graham Association, a nonprofit providing housing and services to
 people with disabilities. They have also been in touch with the Senior Task
 Force and will contact DuPage County. Ms. Gurusamy offered to provide
 assistance to the group.


E. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Receive report on the new Human Rights and Fair Housing ordinance and website and
 direct staff accordingly
 Attachments: Ordinance 20-143 HRFHC.pdf

 Geneace Williams, staff co-liaison to the Commission, introduced herself and
 discussed the Human Rights and Fair Housing Ordinance and her role as
 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Manager. She stated that the
 Commission's responsibilities fall into two areas:
 1) Serve in an advisory role to the City Council on human rights and fair housing
 policies and programs.
 2) Serve as a single point of intake for discrimination complaints involving public
 accommodation and fair housing.
 Ms. Williams defined human rights as rights to which all people are entitled
 without discrimination based on membership in a protected class. Protected
 classes are listed in the ordinance and include race, religion, sex, national
 origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation and legal source of
 income. The law follows state law and includes definitions. Ms. Williams also
 mentioned the expansion of the commission to 11 members, which will allow
 for inclusion of commissioners with backgrounds in both human rights and fair
 housing. The commission will eventually return to 9 members.

 Commissioner Palm asked how the Commissions mission would be publicized
 to the Naperville community? Ms. Williams stated that the Commission's
 website would be updated to include new information and that she had written
 an article on the Commission for the February/March issue of Connected, a
 newsletter included in resident's utility bills. She will continue to reach out to the
 community in other ways, as well.

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 Ms. Williams discussed her roles as staff co-liaison and DEI Manager:
 1) She will partner with staff and the Commission to develop policy
 recommendations to bring to City Council and to educate the public on fair
 housing and human rights. The website revision will provide updated links to
 resources in a user-friendly format.
 2) Follow up on formal and informal discrimination complaints. Informal
 complaints may be resolved through mediation and discussion; formal
 complaints will be brought to the Commission to determine how to proceed,
 working with the Legal Department and outside investigators, where
 appropriate.

 Ms. Williams stated that the July meeting would provide a more thorough
 introduction to the complaint and hearing process.



F. REPORTS:

1. Receive report on Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) Action Items and
 Committees and direct staff accordingly
 Attachments: AI Action Plan - 2020-2021 Priority Committees

 Commissioner Rice noted he and Commissioner Rice had contacted
 organizations providing homebuyer education and financial management
 training. They encouraged the Community Service Council of Northern Will
 County and the HOME Organization to apply for Community Development Block
 Grant (CDBG) and Social Services Grant (SSG) funding, but that only the Will
 County group had applied and received a $5,000 grant for housing counseling.
 HOPE Fair Housing Center received $1,100 for outreach/education. Rice
 recommended that the Commission seek out organizations to submit funding
 applications to get a larger share of funds for fair and affordable housing. Ms.
 Broder noted that $5,000 in 2021 CDBG funds has been allocated a paired
 housing study recommended in the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing
 choice. Commissioner Rice asked how organizations could be encouraged to
 apply for grants and submit successful applications? Ms. Broder suggested
 reconsidering the criteria for grants, possibly setting aside funds for specific
 types of programs or giving extra points to programs addressing housing
 issues.

 Councilman Kelly noted that two large housing developments are being
 considered by City Council: Naper Commons was approved without affordable
 housing, but with some attainable housing. CityGate West may be considered
 on May 18 and may include micro-units. The micro-units on Ogden Avenue
 have generated high demand and are leasing quickly, showing a need for this
 housing. He also noted that commission liaisons may change and he has
 enjoyed working with the Commission.

G. ADJOURNMENT:


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 A motion was made by Palm, seconded by Rice, to adjourn the regular Human
 Rights and Fair Housing Commission Meeting of May 3, 2021. The motion carried
 by the following vote:

 Aye: 8- Bergeron, Bernicky, Booker, Gurusamy, Kelly, Kuhn, Miller, Palm, and Rice

 Absent: 1- Lakner




 /S/ Ruth Broder
 Ruth Broder, AICP
 CDBG Administrator




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