Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, September 10, 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 August 27, 2024.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, September 10, 2024 in the amount of $1,623,356.34.

7.Hear from the Audience

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

  1. A.Intergovernmental Agreement/Ambulance Transport Reimbursement/Illinois Department of Health Care and Family Services:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Health Care and Family Services for reimbursement of unrecovered costs of ambulance transports through Medicaid.

  2. B.M-2309/Class 4A Liquor Licenses/2034 Ridge Road/69 Prime LLC:  Pass an ordinance amending the Table of the Number of Liquor License Limitations by Class to increase the allowed number of Class 4A liquor licenses by one for 69 Prime LLC for their proposed location at 2034 Ridge Road.

  3. C.M-2310/Permit for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Outdoor/2034 Ridge Road/69 Prime LLC:  Pass an ordinance waiving requirements governing outdoor alcohol sales for a certain licensee; and approve the issuance of a Permit for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Outdoor to 69 Prime LLC for their proposed location at 2034 Ridge Road.

  4. D.Budget Amendment/Incentive Payment/2059 Ridge Road, LLC:  Approve a budget amendment of $56,240 to the General Fund for the incentive payment to 2059 Ridge Road, LLC.

  5. E.R-3198/Lockbox Account/Hinsdale Wintrust Community Bank:  Pass a resolution approving the opening of a lockbox account with Hinsdale Wintrust Community Bank for use by the Village’s ambulance billing company, Paramedic Billing Services (PBS), for the collection and payment of ambulance bills.

  6. F.R-3199/Redevelopment Agreement/18123 Harwood Avenue/JWP Interpris Corporation:  Approve a resolution authorizing the Village President to enter into a redevelopment agreement with JWP Interpris Corporation to reimburse eligible expenses for a grease trap for two eating establishments at 18123 Harwood Avenue.

  7. G.Agreement/Tax Increment Financing District/Ryan LLC:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an agreement with Ryan LLC for $32,500, with a 15% cost contingency ($4,875) for establishing a Tax Increment Financing district from Harwood Avenue east to Dixie Highway and Ridge Road north to the Dixie Highway viaduct; and, approve a budget amendment in the amount of $37,375.

  8. H.Purchase Approval/Towable Generator/Buckeye Power Sales:  Waive competitive bidding due to utilizing a vendor through a cooperative purchasing program; and, approve the purchase of a 100kw Kohler towable generator totaling $82,759 with power distribution accessories totaling $8,140 from Buckeye Power Sales of Romeoville, IL in a total amount not to exceed $90,899.

  9. I.Bid Rejection/183rd Street Viaduct Fence Replacement Project:  Reject the bid from BCBM, LLC of Chicago, IL for the 183rd Street Viaduct Fence Replacement Project as the bid is well above the budgeted amount.

  10. J.Budget Amendment/Tree Purchase and Installation:  Waive competitive bidding due to utilizing a current vendor; approve a budget amendment of $30,000 to the General Fund; and, approve the purchase of 128 trees totaling $15,302 from Acorn Farms of Galena, Ohio and the installation of those trees by C&T Lawn & Landscaping of Lynwood, IL, in the amount of $15,360, for a total of $30,662.

9.New Business:

  1. A.Annual Financial Report Acceptance/Fiscal Year 2023-2024:  Consider a motion to accept the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Village of Homewood Annual Financial Report (audit).

  2. B.M-2311/Issuance of General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2024:  Consideration and action to pass an Ordinance providing for the issuance of $2,611,269 General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2024, of the Village, for the purpose of financing the costs of certain capital expenditures within the Village, providing for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax to pay the principal and interest on said bonds, and authorizing the sale of said bonds to the purchaser thereof.

10.General Board Discussion

11.Adjourn

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