Housing Programs Advisory Committee

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 7:00pm

SPECIAL NOTE: The Village President has determined that an in-person meeting is not

practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak during the Governor’s disaster

proclamation. It is not feasible to have a person present at the regular meeting location

due to public safety concerns related to the COVID19 outbreak during the Governor’s

disaster proclamation. A regular meeting is being conducted remotely with live audio

available and optional video. The meeting will be available live at

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87865547107 and archived online for on-demand viewing

at www.oak-park.us/commissiontv the following day. Remote meetings are authorized

pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

Remote meetings of Oak Park Citizen Commissions are authorized pursuant to Section 6

of Governor J.B. Pritzker's Executive Order 2020-07, with limitations. Governor Pritzker’s

Executive Order allows for remote participation meetings by public bodies, but public

bodies are "encouraged to postpone” meetings and should only hold meetings when

"necessary." Executive Order No. 2020-07 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 5) at Section

6. The Illinois Attorney General issued "Guidance to Public Bodies" regarding the

Governor’s Executive Order on April 9, 2020. In that guidance, the Attorney General

states, "Where a public body does not have critical issues that must be addressed

because time is of the essence, cancelling or postponing public meetings may be prudent

during the COVID-19 outbreak, rather than holding meetings that could pose a risk of

danger to the public." Thus, the test as to whether to hold a meeting is an issue to be

discussed is "critical" that must be addressed immediately.

PUBLIC COMMENTS - Oak Park Citizen Commissions welcome your statement to be

read into the public record at a meeting. Public statements of up to three minutes will be

read into the record during Non-Agenda public comment or Agenda Item public comment,

as an individual designates. Statements will be provided to the Commission Members in

their entirety as a single document. Please follow the instructions for submitting a

statement provided below. Questions regarding public comment may be directed to 708-

358.5672 or email clerk@oak-park.us. Individuals are asked to email statements to

housing@oak-park.us or clerk@oak-park.us to be received no later than 60 minutes prior

to the start of the meeting. If email is not an option, you may drop comments off in the

Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street,

to be received no later than 5 PM the day of the Committee meeting.

Individuals wanting to present their statement directly to the Committee should e-mail a

request directly to jprior@oak-park.us to be received no later than 5 PM the day BEFORE

the Committee meeting. Upon receipt of this request, you will be provided an invitation to

directly access the remote meeting. This public statement will also be limited to three

minutes.

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