Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission

Monday, May 5, 2025

6:30 PM

City of Naperville

400 S. Eagle Street

Naperville, IL 60540

http://www.naperville.il.us/

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Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission

Meeting Minutes

May 5, 2025Human Rights and Fair Housing

Commission

Meeting Minutes

A. CALL TO ORDER:

Chairman Miller called the meeting to order at 6:31 pm

B. ROLL CALL:

Jim Bergeron, Phillip Green, Diana Hawken, Bradford Miller, Brian Palm, and

Barbara Tartaglione

Present 6 -

Jeffrey Hild, Alex Jacobs, and Fatima AlaAbsent 3 -

Also present: Geneace Williams, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager;

Miranda Barfuss, Community Grants Coordinator, City Council liaison -

Councilman Nate Wilson; and seven members of the public. Commissioner

Fatima Ala entered the meeting a few minutes after roll call was completed.

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

Tim Messer, resident of Naperville, spoke on the importance of this

Commission continuing to operate and do its work around fair housing.

D. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Approve the Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission meeting minutes from January

6, 2025

Commissioner Green moved to approve the Human Rights & Fair Housing

Commission meeting minutes of January 6, 2025; Commissioner Palm seconded.

The minutes were approved by a roll call vote.

Aye: Bergeron, Green, Hawken, Miller, Palm, Tartaglione, and Ala7 -

Absent: Hild, and Jacobs2 -

E. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Receive an update on the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing

Miranda Barfuss, Community Grants Coordinator, reported to the Commission

that the federal Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule has been

terminated. With the termination of the rule, the Analysis of Impediments to Fair

Housing is no longer required. As long as a city certifies it has affirmatively