Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, December 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 November 28, 2023.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in the amount of $779,650.98.

7.Meet Your Merchants:

8.Hear from the Audience

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

  1. Dennis Johnson for the position of Chief Building Inspector.

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

  1. A.MC-1077/Lien Preparation and Recording/Nuisance Vegetation Removal:  Pass an ordinance amending section 20-87 of the Homewood Municipal Code regarding the procedure for preparing and recording liens relating to nuisance vegetation removal from private property.

  2. B.MC-1078/Administrative Adjudication/Standards for Compliance and Enforcement:  Pass an ordinance allowing the Village of Homewood to adopt standards to enhance compliance and enforcement of our Fire and Building Codes through our local Administrative Adjudication hearing process.

  3. C.Approval of Fund Transfer/General Fund/Capital Projects Fund:  Approve the transfer of $2,000,000 from the General Fund (Fund 01) unassigned fund balance to the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 37).

  4. D.Purchase/Lighting/Southgate TIF:  Waive competitive bidding in response to the lowest cost proposal received; and, approve the purchase of two (2) Hadco Hagerstown LED fixtures and two (2) 23’ Valmont™ pole with twin aluminum arms from Crescent Electric Supply Company of Joliet Illinois, in the amount of $26,178.

  5. E.Purchase of Material/Drainage Improvements/Terrace Road Parking Lot:  Waive competitive bidding, based on the utilization of existing contracted vendors to purchase material that has been bid competitively for other projects; and, approve the purchase of material for the purpose of drainage improvements for the Terrace Road parking lot project, in an amount not to exceed $47,065.20.

  6. F.M-2273/Termination of TIF/Southwest Central Business District:  Pass an ordinance terminating the Southwest Central Business District Redevelopment Project area in the Village of Homewood.

  7. G.2023 Real Estate Tax Levy Ordinances:

    M-2274: Pass an ordinance levying taxes for corporate purposes and for special funds for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of May 2024 and ending on the thirtieth day of April 2025 for the Village of Homewood.

    M-2275:  Pass an ordinance increasing the 2023 Street and Bridge tax levy in the Village of Homewood.

    M-2276:  Pass an ordinance directing the Cook County Clerk to reduce the Village of Homewood's 2023 levy, if necessary, to comply with the property tax extension limitation law.

11.General Board Discussion

12.Adjourn

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