Commission on Aging

Regular Meeting Thursday, January 9th, 2020 7:00PM I. Call to Order The regular meeting of the Wheaton Housing Commission was held in the Conley Room, Wheaton City Hall, at 303 W. Wesley Street, Wheaton, Illinois. Housing Commissioner Chair, Kristine Eisenmann, called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2020. Present: Kristine Eisenmann, Chair David Horton Stu Johnson Mike Rybinski Jan Kay Bill Gilbertson Austin Lewey – City of Wheaton Rochelle Favale Absent: Marcella Incarnati Tom Zullo Guests: None II. Approval of Minutes Commissioner Kay moved, and Commissioner Gilbertson seconded, a motion to accept the minutes of the December 5, 2019 meeting. The motion was unanimously approved by a voice vote. III. Correspondence a. 2020 Housing assistance program summary Three people are on the waiting list. Commissioners Eisenmann, Favale and Gilbertson agreed to conduct the interviews. IV. Discussion There being no other business requiring Commission action, the time was devoted to a general discussion of Commission goals and business for the 2020 Fiscal Year. a. Interview Packet There was general agreement that it would be helpful for Commissioners to have more background information on applicants before conducting interviews (in the past, each Commissioner received a copy of the application form of their respective clients., including financial details). b. Presentations There was strong support for resuming on a more regular basis presentations at Commission meetings by various organizations and individuals concerned with senior and affordable housing issues, including: • Have developers talk about challenges of building affordable housing • Hear from groups such as Senior Services, CHAD, DHA, PADS, Habitat • Issues related to veterans and homeless • It would be fine to bring back people/organizations that have made presentations in the past, since there has been considerable turnover in the Commission in the past year or so.  HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year • Commissioner Eisenmann will contact Senior Services and CHAD for possible presentations at the August and September meetings. V. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm. The next regular meeting of this commission will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2020. 2