Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, November 08, 2022 07:00 PM Village Hall Board Room

Board Meetings will be held as in-person meetings. In addition to in-person public comment during the meeting, members of the public may submit written comments by email to comments@homewoodil.gov or by placing written comments in the drop box outside Village Hall. Comments submitted before 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date will be distributed to all Village Board members prior to the meeting.

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1.Call to Order

2.Pledge of Allegiance

3.Roll Call

4.Introduction of Staff

5.Minutes:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on October 25, 2022.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, November 8, 2022 in the amount of $696,746.43.

7.Hear from the Audience

8.Appointment(s):

  1. A.Appointment/Firefighters' Pension Board/Dennis Bubenik:  Consider a motion to approve the appointment of Dennis Bubenik to the Firefighters' Pension Board for a three-year term ending on November 8, 2025.

  2. B.Appointment/President Pro Tem/Trustee Jay Heiferman:  Consider a motion to approve the appointment of Trustee Jay Heiferman as President Pro Tem.

9.Proclamations:  The Village Clerk will read the following proclamations.

  1. A.A Proclamation honoring Homewood Florist

  2. B.A Proclamation honoring Mama & Me Pizzeria

10.Omnibus Vote: Consider a motion to pass, approve, authorize, accept, or award the following item(s):

  1. A.Reappointments/Tree Committee:  Approve the reappointment of Jason Baldauf to the TREE Committee for a three-year term ending on November 8, 2025, and the reappointment of Janet Hernandez to the TREE Committee for a three-year term ending on November 8, 2025.

  2. B.Incentive Agreement/2135 183rd Street/Nix Nax:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an agreement with Ronald Nixon of Nix Nax to provide financial assistance from the Southwest Central Business District Tax Increment Financing Façade and Property Improvement Program in the amount of $17,925 for building improvements at 2135 183rd Street.

  3. C.MC-1066/Liquor License/2059 Ridge Road/Ridgewood Tap:  Pass an ordinance increasing the allowed number of class 1 liquor licenses by one for R. Scott Donkel, LLC d/b/a Ridgewood Tap at 2059 Ridge Road.

  4. D.Memorandum of Understanding/AFSCME Union:  Approve the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Village of Homewood and the Public Works union represented as the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) AFL-CIO, Council 31, Local 2891. Approval of the MOU effectively closes the collective bargaining agreement until its expiration on April 30, 2025.

  5. E.Incentive Agreement/2155 183rd Street/Blueberry Hill:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an agreement with George Nikolopoulos, of Blueberry Hill, to provide financial assistance from the Southwest Central Business District Tax Increment Financing Façade and Property Improvement Program in the amount of $65,000 for building improvements at 2155 183rd Street.

  6. F.R-3129/Budget Amendment/Purchase of Real Estate/Sale of Surplus Property/174th Street:  Approve a budget amendment in the amount of $43,000 in the Northeast Tax Increment Financing District (TIF) Fund; authorize the purchase of Parcel T-1A-502.EX from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority for $43,000; and pass a resolution authorizing the sale of surplus real estate owned by the Village of Homewood consisting of a portion of the 174th Street right-of-way west of Halsted Street identified as Parcel T-1A-502.EX in the Village of Homewood.

11.New Business:

  1. Discussion/2022 Draft Tax Levy:  Discuss the 2022 Real Estate Tax Levy and direct staff to publish a Truth in Taxation Hearing notice in the local newspaper, hold a Truth in Taxation hearing at the Village Board’s December 13, 2022 meeting, and bring the appropriate 2022 real estate tax levy ordinances to the Village Board’s December 13, 2022 meeting for approval.

12.General Board Discussion

13.Adjourn

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