Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, September 12, 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 from the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on August 22, 2023.

6.Claims List:

1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, September 12, 2023 in the amount of $595,503.12.

7.Meet Your Merchants

8.Hear from the Audience

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

1. A.Reappointment/Ethics Commission/Ellen Dreyfus:  Approve the reappointment of Ellen Dreyfus to the Ethics Commission for a three-year term ending on September 12, 2026.

2. B.R-3153/20 Years of Service/Laura Fritz:  Pass a resolution honoring Laura Fritz for her 20 years of service to the Homewood Police Department.

3. C.R-3154/20 Years of Service/Joseph Keblusek:  Pass a resolution honoring Joseph Keblusek for his 20 years of service to the Homewood Police Department.

4. D.R-3155/Petition to Unionize/Sergeants of the Homewood Police Department:  Pass a resolution acknowledging and accepting a petition to unionize filed by the Sergeants of the Homewood Police Department.

5. E.R-3156/Motor Fuel Tax Funds/Street Patching:  Pass a resolution appropriating $325,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for the second phase of street patching for the period of May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024.
   
   

6. F.R-3157/Purchase and Sale Agreement/174th Street/Wind Creek IL, LLC:  Pass a resolution approving and authorizing the sale of a 29,044 square foot roadway parcel at 174th Street west of Halsted Street to Wind Creek IL, LLC for a casino development; and, authorize the Village President to enter into a real estate purchase and sale agreement to transfer the property to Wind Creek IL, LLC for an amount not to exceed $43,000.

7. G.M-2264/Vacation of Public Right-of-way/174th Street:  Pass an ordinance approving the vacation of the public right-of-way commonly known as 174th Street west of Halsted Street in Homewood, IL. 

10.General Board Discussion

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

Semi-annual review of closed session minutes under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)21.

12.Adjourn

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