City Hall, Second Floor  
425 E. State Street  
Community Relations Commission  
Meeting Agenda  
Rockford, IL 61104  
www.rockfordil.gov  
Thursday, June 11, 2026  
5:30 PM  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
A.  
B.  
Roll Call  
Acceptance of the Journal  
1. Journal of Proceedings for the Community Relations Commission  
26-00706  
26-00707  
meeting held on May 14, 2026  
Communications  
1. Mayor’s “Open Door” meeting hours with Commissioners are set  
C.  
for June 26, 2026 from 10:30 AM - 12 PM  
II.  
PUBLIC SPEAKERS  
III. INFORMATION ONLY  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Zion Development - Ron Clewer, Managing Director and CEO  
26-00709  
26-00710  
26-00711  
Bridges To Prosperity Northern IL - Mary Cacioppi, Founder/CEO  
Rockford Housing Authority Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program -  
Carandus Brown, Human Services Manager  
IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
1.  
2.  
Commissioner’s Questions for the Alderman Update - Michaela Harris  
26-00712  
26-00713  
Affordable Housing Pilot Program Update - Commissioners Mary Jude  
Pakiela and Scott Garwick  
V.  
NEW BUSINESS  
1. Bi-Annual Report Draft  
VI. UPCOMING ACTION PLAN ITEMS  
26-00714  
1.  
Modular Homes Pilot Programs’ Presentations, July 9, 2026 -  
Commissioners James McDowall and Rita Bravo  
26-00726  
26-00727  
2.  
Food Insecurity Panel Discussion, August 14, 2026 - Commissioners  
William Martin and Rita Bravo  
VII. COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
VIII. ADJOURNMENT  
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.