Community Action Agency Board

City Hall, Conference Room B

Agenda — 32 items

1. I. CALL TO ORDER
2. II. ACTION ON MINUTES
3. 2 A. The CAA Board Meeting was called to order at 12:00pm.
4. 3 Approval of Minutes held on May 12, 2026. 26-00825 Approved Pass
5. 3 B. Staff Present: Anqunette Parham: Executive Director of Health & Human Services, Owen Carter: Deputy Director of Health & Human Services, Linda Mitchell: Senior Accountant, Te'Airia Robinson: Community Action Programs Manager.
6. III. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES
7. 5 Community Services Programmatic Report 26-00845 Discussed
8. IV. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT HEAD START
9. 7 Head Start Programmatic Report 26-00846 Discussed
10. V. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT FISCAL
11. 8 A. Our Weatherization Program started the current program year on July 1st.
12. 9 Fiscal Programmatic Report 26-00847 Discussed
13. 9 B. We have another current IGA with RHA for their scattered east sites. Our prior IGAs have gone well.
14. VI. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
15. 10 C. Our Weatherization Program partnered with Nicor's new Weatherization Program. We have provided them with those on our wait list with a low priority number between 0-2. Those on this list have been on our list for years and will be on for an indeterminate amount of time. The Nicor Weatherization program is filling in this gap time by providing services to those on our long wait list. We plan to continue as long as there is this gap to be filled.
16. VII. OFFICERS REPORTS
17. VIII. GUEST REPORT/PRESENTATION
18. IX. GENERAL DISCUSSION
19. 13 A. A DCFS review is coming shortly.
20. X. NEW BUSINESS
21. 14 B. Currently working on our On-Boarding Plans. We are reviewing our materials and getting everything up-to-date for our upcoming school year.
22. XI. APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
23. 15 C. We closed our food bid last week. We went with Delicious Unlimited.
24. XI. ADJOURNMENT Approved Pass
25. 17 THE CITY OF ROCKFORD INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT AND SPIRIT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PERSONAL P.A. SYSTEM, OR OTHER SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CALL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT (779) 348-7391 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED TO ASSIST YOU.
26. 19 A. On July 20th, city council approved the assignment for both Jeremiah Griffin and Mary Cacioppi. Welcome back.
27. 20 B. We met the requirement for the IACAA Tripartite Board Training held on July 7, 2026.
28. 21 C. On July 30th, we will be hosting an ALL Staff Meeting at Memorial Hall from 8:30am-3:30pm. We will email you a reminder. Let us know if you would like to attend.
29. 22 D. NCAP Conference will be held September 2nd-4th in St. Louis, MO. Te'Airia will be crossing the stage to receive her CCAP. Upcoming information will be emailed to you. Please let us know if you would like to attend.
30. 23 E. An Alderman advocated the use of Casino Funds to help with relocation of displaced tenants. Council agreed to set aside $200,000 for this purpose. Currently, the Riverview Mobile Home Park was bought out and need to vacate. New owners have offered assistance of $5600 for each household and no disposal fee if they move within 90 days. Additional expenses may be needed in their relocation transition.
31. 26 A. No guest was present.
32. 31 End time 12:48pm. Total time 48 mins. The next Community Action Agency Board Meeting is taking place on 12:00pm August 18 at City Hall Conference Room B.