Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, November 12, 2024 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 22, 2024.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, November 12, 2024 in the amount of $1,185,571.74.

7.Hear from the Audience

8.Meet Your Merchants

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

  1. A.Jeimy Vazquez for the position of full-time Finance Clerk in the Finance Department.

  2. B.Officer Daniel Morrison for the position of Police Officer.

10.Presentation(s):

  1. A.Event Manager Marla Youngblood will present a check from the proceeds of the Fall Fest Chili Cook-Off to District 153 PTA.

  2. B.Communications and Engagement Specialist Antonia Steinmiller will present the certificates to the Citizen Civics Academy students.

  3. C.View Chicago, LLC will present the proposed Halsted Gateway monument sign.

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

  1. A.Agreement/Facility Hardening and Disaster Resiliency Assessment/Interface Engineering:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an agreement with Interface Engineering of Chicago, IL for $34,500, to conduct a Facility Hardening and Disaster Resiliency Assessment.

  2. B.Acceptance of Proposal/Network Upgrade/Urban Communications:  Approve a budget amendment in the amount of $7,825.00; and, accept the lowest cost proposal submitted by Urban Communications of Oak Forest, IL, by approving the purchase and installation of six (6) FortiGate Network Firewalls for a total cost of $50,534.21.

  3. C.Amendment/Letter of Intent/Rabid Ground LLC/3003-3025 183rd Street:  Approve the Second Amendment to the Letter of Intent with Rabid Ground LLC for the Village-owned property located at 3003-3025 183rd Street.

  4. D.Agreements/Business Incentive: Authorize the Village President to enter into incentive agreements for the following properties: 18201-18209 Dixie Highway; 18659-18667 Dixie Highway;18660-18676 Dixie Highway; 17911 Harwood Avenue; 1914-1918 Ridge Road; 2048 Ridge Road; and 2057 Ridge Road.

  5. E.MC-1083/Amendment to Municipal Code/Raffle Licenses:  Pass an ordinance amending chapter 6 of the Homewood Municipal Code regarding raffle licenses to establish the maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance as $100 for single raffles and $10 for multiple/serial raffles; and, require a fidelity bond only for those raffles which have an aggregate prize value of more than $5,000.

  6. F.Purchase Approval/Ford Utility Interceptors/Currie Motors Fleet:  Waive competitive bidding due to utilizing a vendor through a cooperative purchasing program; and, approve the purchase of two (2) Ford Utility Interceptors from Currie Motors Fleet of Frankfort, IL through the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in the amount of $91,026, plus $24,000 for additional equipment and upfitting to the vehicles, for a total amount of $115,026.

  7. G.Purchase Approval/Ford F-350/Currie Motors:  Waive competitive bidding due to the solicitation of direct vehicle quotes; and approve the purchase of one (1) Ford F-350 Regular Cab 4x2 from Currie Motors of Frankfort, IL in the amount of $35,673; and, approve the purchase/installation of lighting, accessories, and equipment after purchase for a total amount not to exceed $16,000 for a total cost of $51,673.

  8. H.Approval/System Upgrades/Metropolitan Industries:  Waive competitive bidding due to a proprietary purchase, equipment standardization, manufacturer, repair, and authorized dealer/seller, technical nature of item makes competition impractical or will negate standardization, and utilization of a vendor currently under contract or that serves as the Village designated vendor for system maintenance; and, approve the system upgrades for Water Plant #1 from Metropolitan Industries of Romeoville, IL in an amount not to exceed $543,482.00

  9. I.Approval/Programmable Logic Controller and Communication Upgrades (Phase 1)/Metropolitan Industries:  Approve a budget amendment in the amount of $26,000; waive competitive bidding for Programmable Logic Controller and Communication Upgrades (Phase 1) due to a proprietary purchase, equipment standardization, manufacturer, repair and authorized dealer/seller, technical nature of item makes competition impractical or will negate standardization, and utilization of a vendor currently under contract or that serves as the Village designated vendor for system maintenance, for Metropolitan Industries of Romeoville, IL in an amount not to exceed $145,461.

12.New Business:

  1. Discussion/2024 Real Estate Tax Levy:  Discuss the 2024 Real Estate Tax Levy; approve staff’s recommendation to use the State’s Consolidated Funds Actuarial Calculation to meet the required statutory minimum, and direct staff to publish a Truth in Taxation Hearing notice in the local newspaper to be held prior to the December 10, 2024 Board meeting.

13.General Board Discussion

14.Executive Session: Consider a motion to enter into executive session to discuss the following:

Pending litigation under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)11.

15.Adjourn

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