Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, December 09, 2025 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 25, 2025.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, December 9, 2025 in the amount of $795,702.48.

7.Presentation(s):

  1. Economic and Community Development Director Angela Mesaros will present a summary of the proposals received from the Request for Proposals to develop Village-owned properties in Downtown Homewood.

8.Hear from the Audience

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

  1. A.R-3243/Retirement/Joseph Mancini:  Pass a resolution congratulating Joseph Mancini for 24 years of service to the Village of Homewood.

  2. B.M-2387/Class 12B Liquor License/Blue Pearl Candle Company LLC/2050 Ridge Road:  Pass an ordinance amending the Table of the Number of Liquor License Limitations by Class to increase the allowed number of Class 12B Bring Your Own liquor licenses by one for Blue Pearl Candle Company LLC located at 2050 Ridge Road, subject to an approved background check.

  3. C.Redevelopment Agreement/Copper Still Martini Lounge and Speakeasy/1961 Ridge Road:  Authorize the Village President to enter into a redevelopment agreement to reimburse eligible expenses for improvements to the building at 1961 Ridge Road for the interior build-out required for a business expansion and commercial kitchen.  The incentive shall be limited to 50% of the commercial kitchen build-out cost in an amount not to exceed $37,500, and 100% of the cost to install a grease trap, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.

  4. D.Purchase Approval/Ford Utility Interceptor/Currie Motors Fleet:  Waive competitive bidding due to participation in a cooperative purchasing program; and, approve the purchase of one (1) Ford Utility Interceptor from Currie Motors Fleet of Frankfort, IL, through the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in the amount of $45,321, and additional equipment and upfitting costs of $9,500, for a total amount of $54,821.

  5. E.R-3244/Deductible Increase/Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency:  Pass a resolution electing to increase the Village’s deductible amount with the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency (IRMA) from $10,000 to $50,000 in order to assist in strengthening internal claims and risk management to reduce losses and to lessen the disproportionate share of losses that the IRMA pool has subsidized over the last ten (10) years.

  6. F.Budget Amendment/Reallocation of Funds/Capital Projects:  Approve a budget amendment to reallocate $396,000 of General Capital Funds, 2024 General Obligation Bond Proceeds, and Water Sewer Capital Funds to the following capital projects: IT switches upgrade, Chayes Park Drive culvert engineering, Railroad Platform rehabilitation, Fire Department kitchen remodel, Fire Department life and safety equipment, additional crosswalk design, six (6) additional speed radar signs and poles, and HVAC Upgrades at Water Plant #1.

  7. G.M-2388/General Fund Reserve Funds/Police and Fire Pension:  Pass an ordinance approving the allocation of $1,602,984 in General Fund reserve funds to the Police and Fire Pension funds. This “employer contribution,” to be paid over a three-year period, will resolve a debt owed to the pension funds created by shortfalls in Homewood’s property tax collection over the past decade.

  8. H.Bid Award/2026 Lead Service Line Replacement/Trine Construction, LLC:  Award the 2026 Lead Service Line Replacement construction work to Trine Construction, LLC of St. Charles, IL, the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $2,339,000, contingent upon approval from the IEPA.

  9. I.M-2389/2025 Real Estate Tax Levy:  Pass an ordinance levying taxes for corporate purposes and for special funds for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of May 2026 and ending on the thirtieth day of April 2027 for the Village of Homewood.

  10. J.M-2390/2025 Real Estate Tax Levy:  Pass an ordinance increasing the 2025 Street and Bridge tax levy in the Village of Homewood.

  11. K.M-2391/2025 Real Estate Tax Levy:  Pass an ordinance directing the Cook County Clerk to reduce the Village of Homewood's 2025 levy, if necessary, to comply with the property tax extension limitation law.

10.General Board Discussion

11.Executive Session: Consider a motion to enter into executive session to discuss the following:
Employment of a specific employee or employees under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)1.

12.Adjourn

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