Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, September 13, 2022 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 of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on August 23, 2022.

6.Claims List:

  1. Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in the amount of $1,100,263.31.

7.Hear from the Audience

8.Appointment(s):

  1. Appointment/Fire and Police Commission/Paul Jordan:  Consider a motion to approve the appointment of Paul Jordan to the Fire and Police Commission for a three-year term ending on September 13, 2025.

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

  1. A.Jeanine Cameli for the position of Administrative Secretary in the Fire Department.

  2. B.Liza Javier for the position of Water Billing Clerk in the Finance Department.

  3. C.Antonia Urbanski for the position of Communication and Engagement Specialist.

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

  1. A.Reappointments/Senior Advisory Committee:  Approve the reappointments of Kathy Austin to the Senior Advisory Committee for a three-year term ending on September 13, 2025, and Raymond Pierre to the Senior Advisory Committee for a three-year term ending on September 13, 2025.

  2. B.M-2228/Parking Variance/810 Maple:  Pass an ordinance granting a variance from Table 11.2 (Municode Table 44-487.2) Parking Requirements to allow the operation of a 11,940 square foot retail building with 26 parking spaces at 810 Maple Avenue.

  3. C.Exterior Improvements/Sign Variance/17605 Halsted Street/Target:  Approve exterior improvements to the Target store; and, grant a variance from Section 30-5 of the Sign Ordinance to allow an additional 111.1 square feet for the signage at 17605 Halsted Street as proposed in the drawings prepared by RSP Architects Ltd. dated August 17, 2022, and Kimley-Horn and Associates dated August 16, 2022.

  4. D.MC-1065/Police Towing Licenses:  Pass an ordinance amending Chapter 24, Article III Police Towing License System to eliminate the annual creation of an eligibility list for towing licenses, and to conduct an open application process when a license becomes available; and, create two categories of towing licenses; Light/Medium Duty and Heavy Duty.

  5. E.Intergovernmental Agreement/Ambulance Transport Service Reimbursements:  Authorize the Village President to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Health Care and Family Services for reimbursement of unrecovered costs of ambulance transports through Medicaid.

  6. F.R-3121/Motor Fuel Tax Funds/Street Patching:  Pass a resolution appropriating $400,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds to cover street patching for the period of May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023.

  7. G.Bid Award/Saw-Cutting/Grinding/ Universal Concrete Grinding LLC:  Award the 2022 Sidewalk Survey and Saw-cutting/Grinding of Trip Hazards bid to Universal Concrete Grinding LLC of Girard, OH, the lowest responsible bidder, at a unit price of $32.63 per cut/grind location, not-to-exceed $50,000.

  8. H.Bid Award/Tuckpointing/2018 Ridge Road:  Award a bid to Bruno’s Tuckpointing of Hazel Crest, IL, the lowest responsible bidder, for tuckpointing services at 2018 Ridge Road in an amount not to exceed $60,340, with a unit brick replacement cost of $35, and Unit Parapet Wall Cap of $125.

  9. I.R-3122/ITEP Grant Application/183rd Street Bike Lanes:  Pass a resolution authorizing the application for Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program funding to implement a road diet with on-street bike lanes for the 183rd Street corridor, from Dixie Highway to Morgan Avenue.

11.New Business:

  1. Discussion/Liquor License/2059 Ridge Road:  Discuss the liquor license request from R. Scott Donkel for the property at 2059 Ridge Road.  If the Board is in favor of the request for a liquor license, and after closing on the property and successfully completing all the steps required for a Village of Homewood liquor license including payment of all fees involved, direct staff to bring an ordinance increasing the allowed number of class 1 liquor licenses for the Ridgewood Tap property at 2059 Ridge Road to a future Board meeting.

12.General Board Discussion

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

Collective bargaining under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)2.

14.Adjourn

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