Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, March 12, 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 February 27, 2024.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, March 12, 2024 in the amount of $912,820.13.

7.Hear from the Audience

8.Meet Your Merchants

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

  1. Nathan Bruni for the position of Police Sergeant.

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

  1. A.2023 Annual Report/Fire and Police Commission:  Accept the 2023 annual report for the Fire and Police Commission.

  2. B.2023 Annual Report/Economic Development Committee:  Accept the 2023 annual report for the Economic Development Committee.

  3. C.M-2282/Groundwater/Royal Road and 187th 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 certain properties along Royal Road and 187th Street, including rights-of-way within the Village of Homewood.

  4. D.Budget Amendment/Proposal Acceptance/Lead Service Line Replacement Plan/Burns & McDonnell:  Approve a budget amendment of $66,983 to the water/sewer fund, and, accept and approve a proposal from Burns & McDonnell of Chicago, IL in the amount of $66,983 for professional engineering services (Tasks 1, 2 and 3) to assist the Village of Homewood in developing a Lead Service Line Replacement Plan in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency requirements.

  5. E.R-3176/Establishing an Events Committee:  Pass a resolution establishing an advisory committee to the Village Board, referred to as the Events Committee.

11.New Business:

  1. A.M-2283/Solicitation of Alternate Bids/3043-3055 183rd Street:  Pass an ordinance directing the Village Manager to solicit alternate bids and proposals for the development of the property at 3043-3055 183rd Street in the Kedzie Gateway Redevelopment Project Area.

  2. B.R-3177/Public Hearing Continuance/183rd West Tax Increment Financing District:  Pass a resolution continuing the March 12, 2024 public hearing on the proposed 183rd West Tax Increment Financing District to June 25, 2024.

  3. C.Authorize the Village President to transmit a letter to the Illinois Department of Transportation in support of restriping Dixie Highway from Park Avenue to south of 175th Street in order to create a three-lane cross section that includes accommodations for on-street bicycle access.

12.General Board Discussion

13.Adjourn

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