Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, October 24, 2023 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 of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on October 10, 2023.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, October 24, 2023 in the amount of $752,550.48.

7.Meet Your Merchants

8.Hear from the Audience

9.Oaths of Office: The Village Clerk will administer the oath of office to:

  1. Joshua Burman for the position of Assistant Director of Public Works.

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

  1. A.Reappointments/Veterans Committee/Economic Development Committee:  Approve the reappointments of Sheree Henry to the Veterans Committtee for a three-year term ending on October 24, 2026; and Barbara Dawkins to the Economic Development Committee for a two-year term ending on October 24, 2025.

  2. B.Budget Amendments/American Rescue Plan Act Funds:  Approve a budget amendment allocating American Rescue Plan Act funds for the following projects: 1) Downtown Tree Grate Replacement: $31,000; 2) Fire Department Brick Landscape: $15,000; 3) Harwood Metra Lot Improvements (Porous Pave): $12,500; and 4) Village-wide Street Patching (Phase Two): $13,000.

  3. C.R-3164/Motor Fuel Tax Funds/Phase Two Road Patching:  Pass a supplemental resolution appropriating an additional $81,250 of Motor Fuel Tax funds to fund the low bid award of the 2023 Rebuild Illinois Bond Resurfacing Program to Gallagher Asphalt Corporation of Thornton, IL.

  4. D.Bid Award/Pavement Patching/Gallagher Asphalt Corporation:  Award the bid for the 2023 MFT General Maintenance Pavement Patching Program Phase Two to Gallagher Asphalt Corporation of Thornton, IL, the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $419,250.

  5. E.Site Lease Agreement Amendment/T-Mobile Central LLC:  Authorize the Village Manager to enter into a Fourth Amendment to the Site Lease Agreement between the Village of Homewood and T-Mobile Central LLC of Delaware with an adjusted lump sum payment to the Village in the amount of $26,387, allowing T-Mobile to install three (3) additional cell antennas at the Pierce Avenue water tower site pending all municipal reviews.  

11.Old Business:

  1. M-2267/Special Use Permit/Manna Crematory/17803 Bretz Drive: The Village Board shall make the final decision on all special uses. In consideration of the attached ordinance granting a special use permit for a Crematorium on application by Jeffery N. Sachs, “Manna Crematory” at 17803 Bretz Drive, in the M-1 Limited Manufacturing zoning district, Staff recommends the Village Board consider the following options: 1) Approve the special use with the condition that the applicant must comply with all local, State, and Federal certifications and licenses as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission (by a vote of 4 to 2); or 2) Refer the matter back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for further consideration of conditions.

12.New Business:

  1. A.Redevelopment Agreement/A & R Silk Screening, LLC/1313-1351 175th Street:  Authorize the Village President to enter into a redevelopment agreement with A & R Silk Screening to develop the properties at 1313 and 1351 175th Street.

  2. B.R-3165/Cook County Class 8 Tax Assessment/1351 175th Street:  Pass a resolution supporting a Class 8 Tax Assessment under the Cook County Real Property Assessment Classification ordinance for real estate located at 1351 175th Street.

  3. C.R-3166/Cook County Class 8 Tax Assessment/1313 175th Street:  Pass a resolution supporting a Class 8 Tax Assessment under the Cook County Real Property Assessment Classification ordinance for real estate located at 1313 175th Street.

  4. D.R-3167/Contract for Purchase/1313 175th Street:  Pass a resolution authorizing the Village of Homewood to enter into a contract for the purchase of 1313 175th Street from Huey Plaza LLC.

13.General Board Discussion

14.Executive Session: Consider a motion to enter into executive session to discuss the following:

Purchase or lease of real property under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5).

15.Adjourn

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