Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, September 24, 2024 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 September 10, 2024.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, September 24, 2024 in the amount of $817,720.49.

7.Hear from the Audience

8.Meet Your Merchants

9.Appointment(s):

  1. Appointment/Economic Development Committee/Connie Callahan:  Consider a motion to appoint Connie Callahan to the Economic Development Committee for a two-year term ending on September 24, 2026.

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

  1. A.M-2312/Groundwater Ordinance/2124 W. 183rd Street:  Pass an ordinance prohibiting the use of groundwater as a potable water supply by the installation or use of potable water supply wells or by any other method for the property located at 2124 W. 183rd Street.

  2. B.Agreement/Highway Authority/2124 W. 183rd Street:  Authorize the Village President to enter into a Highway Authority Agreement for the property located at 2124 W. 183rd Street.

  3. C.M-2313/Revision of Traffic Regulation Schedule:  Pass an ordinance revising Schedule B of the Traffic Regulation Schedule for the addition of signs designating "no parking at any time" on South Lathrop Avenue extended south of 175th Street, to a distance of 50 feet; and "no parking of trucks" on South Lathrop Avenue extended south from 175th Street – approximately 907 feet south along the service road.

  4. D.Budget Amendment/Bid Award/Parking Lot Resurfacing/M&J Asphalt Paving Co.:  Approve a budget amendment amount of $7,245 from remaining 2020 Bond Funds; and, award the 2024 Science Center Parking Lot Resurfacing Project to M&J Asphalt Paving Co. of Cicero, IL, the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $36,745.

  5. E.Intergovernmental Agreement/E-COM/Radio Lease:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement between E-COM and the Village of Homewood for the purchase and lease of Motorola Radios and repayment to E-COM over a seven-year lease period.

  6. F.M-2314/Disposal of Surplus Property:  Pass an ordinance authorizing the Village Manager to sell, repurpose, trade-in, sell for parts, or dispose of seven (7) vehicles listed as surplus property.

  7. G.Purchase approval/Vehicles/Currie Motors Fleet:  Waive competitive bidding due to utilizing a vendor through a cooperative purchasing program, and, approve the purchase of four (4) Ford Utility Interceptors from Currie Motors Fleet of Frankfort, IL for a total purchase of $182,372.

  8. H.Purchase Approval/Vehicles/Sutton Ford:  Waive competitive bidding due to utilizing a vendor through a cooperative purchasing program; and, approve the purchase two Ford F250 Regular Cab 4x2 from Sutton Ford of Matteson, IL for a total purchase of $102,787.

  9. I.Budget Amendment/Emergency Pump Replacement/Metropolitan Industries Inc.:  Approve a budget amendment of $23,260 to the Water and Sewer Fund; and, waive competitive bidding due to emergency pump replacements completed in May 2024 by Metropolitan Industries Inc. of Romeoville, IL in the amount of $23,260.

  10. J.M-2315/Special Use Permit/Starbucks/3047 W. 183rd Street:  Pass an ordinance granting a Special Use Permit for a drive-through facility in the B-3 General Business zoning district for “Starbucks” at 3047 W. 183rd Street.

  11. K.M-2316/Plat of Abrogation/174th Street:  Pass an ordinance approving a plat of abrogation consenting to the vacation of the 174th Street right-of-way and any easement rights therein.

  12. L.R-3200/Class 8 Cook County Tax Classification/18031 Dixie Highway:  Pass a resolution supporting a Class 8 Cook County tax classification for the property at 18031 Dixie Highway owned by Wealth Center, LLC, d/b/a Mitchell and Michaels Plat Du Jour.

11.New Business:

  1. Part-Time Market Coordinator/No Board Action Required:  Notice to Board of a new part-time Market Coordinator position to aid in the revitalization of the Homewood Farmers Market and assist with other community events.

12.General Board Discussion

13.Adjourn

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