Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2026 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.

Please see last page of agenda for virtual meeting information.

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, January 9, 2026.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, January 27, 2026 in the amount of $330,946.19.

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

  1. A.Brandon Taylor for the position of Firefighter/Paramedic in the Homewood Fire Department.

  2. B.Thomas Johnson for the position of Chief of Police in the Homewood Police Department.

8.Presentation(s):

  1. A.Economic and Community Development Director Angela Mesaros will present an update on the development proposals for 2066 Ridge Road and 2024 Chestnut Road.

  2. B.Communication and Engagement Manager Antonia Steinmiller will present the 2025 Communications Report.

9.Hear from the Audience

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

  1. A.M-2394/Special Use Permit/Hertz Car Rental/1148 175th Street:  Pass an ordinance granting a Special Use Permit for a motor vehicle rental facility in the M-1 Limited Manufacturing zoning district at 1149 175th Street.

  2. B.Agreement/2026 Traffic Signal Maintenance/Meade Electric Inc.:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an amended service agreement for traffic signal maintenance with Meade, Inc. of Willowbrook, IL for a cost of $198.81 per location, per month in a total amount not to exceed $21,471.48, effective from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

  3. C.Approval/Homewood Railroad Platform Rehabilitation/BEAR Construction Company:  Waive competitive bidding due to utilizing a professional contractor identified from Gordian’s Job Order Contracting (JOC) process and award the work to BEAR Construction Company of Rolling Meadows, IL for the rehabilitation of the Homewood Railroad Platform in a total amount not to exceed $64,456.05.

  4. D.Budget Amendment/Change Order Approval/2026 Sanitary Slip Lining Project/Insituform Technologies USA LLC: Approve a budget amendment of $17,950 for the Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 Sanitary Sewer Slip Lining Project; and approve a change order with Insituform Technologies USA, LLC of Romeoville, IL allowing for the additional labor costs required to complete the slip lining of an additional 4,340 linear feet of sanitary sewer and reestablishment of 68 service connections.

11.General Board Discussion

12.Executive Session: Consider a motion to enter into executive session to discuss the following:
Purchase or lease of real property under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5).

13.Adjourn

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