Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, November 10, 2026 07:00 PM Village Hall Board Room

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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 October 27, 2026.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of November 10, 2026 in the amount of $1,173,359.28.

7.Hear from the Audience

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

  1. A.Budget Amendment/Acceptance of Proposal/Professional Engineering Services/Burns & McDonnell:  Approve a budget amendment of $265,388 to the water sewer fund; and, accept a proposal from Burns & McDonnell of Chicago, IL for professional engineering services (Tasks 1 & 2) in an amount not to exceed $265,388, to assist the Village of Homewood in Construction Management of Lead Service Line Replacement Fiscal Year 2027 in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency requirements.

  2. B.Purchase Approval/Truck Upfitting/Henderson Products Inc.:  Waive competitive bidding due to purchasing through a Joint Governmental or Cooperative purchasing program; and, approve the purchase of two (2) truck upfitting packages from Henderson Products Inc. of Huntley, IL for a total purchase price of $371,026.06 for the upfitting of truck chassis #33 and #39.

  3. C.R-3279/Redevelopment Agreement/Vivek Pinto/Crab Bagz LLC/18679-18681 Dixie Highway:  Pass a resolution approving a redevelopment agreement with Paris Walker of Crab Bagz LLC (Business Owner) and Vivek Pinto (Building Owner) to provide 50% reimbursement for eligible costs through the Non-TIF Business Incentive (Retail Enhancement Program) not to exceed $10,000 in total reimbursement for the property located at 18679-18681 Dixie Highway.

  4. D.M-2458/Solicitation of Alternate Proposals/Village-Owned Property/17924 Halsted Street:  Pass an ordinance to solicit alternate proposals for the conveyance and redevelopment of Village-owned property at 17924 Halsted Street.

  5. E.M-2459/Variance/Accessory Structure Standards/17748 Gladville Avenue:  Pass an ordinance granting a variance from Subsection 44-04-14(b)(4)b.1 of the Homewood Zoning Ordinance, to allow the construction of a storage shed that exceeds the size maximum permitted by right, with the conditions that (1) the shed shall be used solely for accessory residential storage purposes and shall not be used as living space or for commercial activities; and (2) the shed shall not exceed a maximum height of 14 feet, measured in accordance with the Village Zoning Ordinance.

  6. F.Intergovernmental Agreement/Environmental Health Inspection Services/Cook County Department of Public Health:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an agreement with the Cook County Department of Public Health for the Provision of Environmental Health Inspectional Services for the period of December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027.

  7. G.M-2460/Amendment to Restated Redevelopment Agreement/Purchase and Sale Agreement/Collateral Assignment of Tax Increment Funding Documents/Subordination Redevelopment Agreement/A&R Screening LLC/LAROYCO, LLC:  Pass an ordinance approving the amendment to the restated redevelopment agreement, related purchase and sale agreement, and the collateral assignment of tax increment financing documents and subordination redevelopment agreement among the Village of Homewood, A&R Screening LLC, and LAROYCO, LLC for property at 1313-1351 175th Street in the Northeast Redevelopment Project Area.

9.New Business:

  1. A.Discussion/Liquor License Request/Thithi Restaurant:  After discussion, if the Board is in favor of granting the request for a liquor license to Thithi Restaurant, staff should be directed to prepare an ordinance to increase the allowed number of Class 4A liquor licenses by one. The ordinance will be agendized at a future Board meeting, once the petitioner successfully completes the application requirements for a Village of Homewood liquor license.

  2. B.Direction to Staff/Class 8 Incentive Request/18250 Harwood Avenue/Bawadi Construction:  The Board may consider one of the following motions: Direct staff to prepare a municipal resolution of support for the requested Cook County Class 8 property tax incentive; or, deny the request for a municipal resolution of support for the requested Cook County Class 8 property tax incentive for the property located at 18250 Harwood Avenue.

  3. C.Discussion/Staff Direction/2026 Real Estate Tax Levy:  Discuss the 2026 Real Estate Tax Levy and provide staff direction; and, direct staff to publish a Truth in Taxation Hearing notice in the local newspaper to be held prior to the December 8, 2026 Board meeting and prepare the real estate tax levy ordinances for approval.

10.General Board Discussion

11.Adjourn

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