Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, July 08, 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 Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, July 8, 2025 in the amount of $528,081.49.

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/Sales Tax Revenue Sharing/Ford of Homewood:  Approve a budget amendment in the amount of $81,267 to the General Fund in order to meet the Village’s obligation to Ford of Homewood for increased sales tax revenue per the sales tax sharing agreement dated February 23, 2022.

  2. B.Agreement/Professional Services/High-Visibility Crosswalks/HR Green, Inc.:  Authorize the Village Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with HR Green, Inc. of New Lenox, IL in an amount not to exceed $24,095 for engineering and design services related to the construction of high-visibility crosswalks in the downtown area.

  3. C.M-2361/Surplus Property/Electronic Equipment:  Pass an ordinance authorizing the Village Manager to sell, trade-in, or dispose of electronic equipment listed as surplus property.

  4. D.M-2362/Redevelopment Agreement/Purchase and Sale Agreement/PWP Homewood LLC/3003-3025 183rd Street:  Pass an ordinance authorizing the Village President to enter into a redevelopment agreement and purchase and sale agreement with PWP Homewood LLC for the Village-owned property located at 3003-3025 183rd Street (Park West Plaza).

  5. E.Contract/Budget Amendment/High-Speed Internet Service/UrbanComm.net:  Waive competitive bidding in order to secure access to high-speed internet service that meets operational and infrastructure needs; approve a budget amendment of $22,000; and, authorize the Village President to enter into a contract with UrbanComm.net of Oak Forest, IL in the amount of $214,800 for a period of 60 months.

  6. F.Agreements/Collective Bargaining/Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapters 621 and 622:  Approve a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the Village of Homewood and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapter 621 (patrol officers) retroactive to May 1, 2025, and extending through April 30, 2028; and, approve a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the Village of Homewood and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapter 622 (sergeants) retroactive to May 1, 2025 and extending through April 30, 2028; and, approve a corresponding cost-of-living adjustment for non-union Village employees retroactive to May 1, 2025.

  7. G.M-2363/Agreement/Lease Extension and Modification/Homewood Arts Council/2010 Chestnut Road:  Pass an ordinance authorizing the Village President to enter into a Lease Extension and Modification Agreement with the Homewood Arts Council for the Homewood Auditorium located at 2010 Chestnut Road, on a month-to-month basis effective July 1, 2025, until renovation work necessitates termination or further adjustments.

  8. H.M-2364/Agreement/Cell Tower Lease Extension/T-Mobile/18355 Pierce Avenue:  Pass an ordinance authorizing the Village President to extend the lease agreement with T-Mobile for cell tower space at 18355 Pierce Avenue for an additional five (5) years, ending on December 8, 2030.

9.Old Business:

  1. Presentation/Discussion:  Burns and McDonnell will present rate design options for the Water Rate Study.

10.General Board Discussion

11.Adjourn

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