Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, November 11, 2025 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 28, 2025.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, November 11, 2025 in the amount of $1,863,315.96.

7.Hear from the Audience

8.Presentation(s):

  1. A.Communication and Engagement Manager Antonia Steinmiller will present certificates to the Fall 2025 Citizen Civics Academy participants.

  2. B.Event Manager Marla Youngblood will present a check from the proceeds of the 2025 Fall Fest Chili Cook Off to Spotlight Performance Academy.

  3. C.Event Manager Marla Youngblood and Market Coordinator Christine Banks will present a recap of the 2025 Farmers Market season.

  4. D.Village Manager Napoleon Haney will present a Roadway Mitigation Update.

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

  1. A.M-2378/Zoning Map Amendment/18106-18124 Martin Avenue:  Pass an ordinance approving a map amendment for the property at 18106 –18124 Martin Avenue from the B-1 Downtown Core zoning district to the B-2 Downtown Transition zoning district.

  2. B.M-2379/Donation of Surplus Property:  Pass an ordinance authorizing the donation of abandoned, lost, or stolen property recovered by the Homewood Police Department to Restoration Ministries, Inc. located in Harvey, IL.

  3. C.MC-1092/Fine for Dogs and Cats at Large:  Pass an ordinance amending Section 8-60 of the Homewood Municipal Code, Dogs and Cats at Large, to include the language; “Any person in violation of the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined an amount not less than $150.00 nor more than $750.00 for each violation.”

  4. D.R-3239/Release of Executive Session Minutes:  Pass a resolution determining minutes or portions thereof from Executive Sessions no longer requiring confidential treatment.

  5. E.R-3240/Approval/Destruction/Executive Session Minutes: Pass a resolution approving executive session minutes from March 11, 2025 to September 30, 2025 and authorizing the destruction of executive session audio recordings from September 12, 2023 to April 23, 2024.

  6. F.Contract/Engineering Services/Lead Service Line Replacement Project FY2027/Burns & McDonnell:  Approve a budget amendment in the amount of $49,800; and, authorize the Village President to enter into a contract with Burns and McDonnell, of Chicago, IL in an amount of $49,800 to provide Engineering Services to assist the Village in submitting a multi-year Project Plan and Funding Nomination Forms for the State of Illinois FY2027 and preparing bid documents for the Lead Service Line Replacement Project FY 2027 which will be reimbursed through the Village’s State Revolving Loan Fund allocation.

  7. G.R-3241/Civil Immigration Enforcement/Village Property:  Pass a resolution prohibiting civil immigration enforcement activities on Village Property.

  8. H.MC-1093/Creation of Class 12B Liquor License/Bring Your Own:  Pass an ordinance creating a Class 12B Bring Your Own (BYO) liquor license.

  9. I.M-2380/Class 12B Liquor License/Bring Your Own:   Pass an ordinance amending the Table of the Number of Liquor License Limitations by Class to add a Class 12B liquor license.

  10. J.M-2381/Fee Schedule/Class 12B Liquor License/Bring Your Own:  Pass an ordinance amending the “Liquor License” section of the Village of Homewood Fee Schedule.

  11. K.Bid Award/2025 Sanitary Sewer Slip Lining Program/Insituform Technologies USA, LLC:  Award the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Slip Lining Program to Insituform Technologies USA, LLC, of Romeoville to the lowest responsible bidder, in a total amount not to exceed $492,843.30 for the rehabilitation of approximately 261 service connections totaling 12,040 linear feet of sanitary sewer main.

10.New Business:

  1. A.Discussion/Class 12B Liquor License/Blue Pearl Candles/2050 Ridge Road:  Discuss a request from Blue Pearl Candles for a Class 12B liquor license.  After discussion, if the Board is in favor of granting the request for a liquor license to Blue Pearl Candles, staff should be directed to prepare an ordinance to increase the allowed number of Class 12B 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.Discussion/Class 12B Liquor License/Mahogany House Candle LLC/1941 Ridge Road:  Discuss a request from Mahogany House Candle LLC for a Class 12B liquor license.  After discussion, if the Board is in favor of granting the request for a liquor license to Mahogany House Candles, staff should be directed to prepare an ordinance to increase the allowed number of Class 12B 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.

  3. C.M-2382/Special Use Permit/TP Luxe Studios/18124 Martin Avenue:  The Village Board makes the final decision on all special uses. In consideration of the attached ordinance granting a special use permit for an indoor commercial place of assembly, TP Luxe Studios (salon) on application by Tatiana Perkins at 18124 Martin Avenue, in the B-2 Downtown Transition zoning district, the Village Board should consider the following options: 1) Approve the special use with the conditions that the concurrent application for a zoning map amendment to rezoned the property from B-1 Downtown Core zoning district to B-2 Downtown Transition zoning district and limit hours of operation for appointments from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 2) Refer the matter back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for further consideration; or 3) Deny the application.

11.General Board Discussion

12.Adjourn

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