Board of Trustees Meeting

VILLAGE OF HOMEWOOD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY -JULY 27, 2021 VILLAGE HALL BOARD ROOM CALL TO ORDER: President Hofeld called the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees to order at 7 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: President Hofeld led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Clerk Marilyn Thomas called the roll. Those present were Village President Richard Hofeld, Trustee Barbara Dawkins, Trustee Karen Washington, Trustee Vivian Harris- Jones, Trustee Lauren Roman, and Trustee Jay Heiferman. Trustee Lisa Purcell was absent. President Hofeld introduced staff: Village Manager Jim Marino, Attorney Christopher Cummings, and Assistant Village Manager Napoleon Haney. MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of July 13, 2021 were presented. There were no comments or corrections. A motion was made by Trustee Roman and seconded by Trustee Washington to approve the minutes as amended. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman, and Heiferman. NAYS – None. ABSTAIN –Dawkins. Motion carried. CLAIMS LIST: The Claims List in the amount of $716,011.17 was presented. There were no questions from the Trustees. A motion was made by Trustee Washington and seconded by Trustee Harris-Jones to approve the Claims List. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Dawkins, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman, and Heiferman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. President Hofeld said two items on the Claims List -- $346,944.83 to the City of Harvey for Lake Michigan water and $157,593.38 to the Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District comprised over 70% of the expenditures on the claims list. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE: Kirk Fallah of Fallah Productions thanked the Village for allowing him to conduct charity poker games at the former Family Video location. He hopes to be able to work with Village staff again. REAPPOINTMENT: A motion was made by Trustee Roman and seconded by Trustee Washington to approve the reappointment of Jack Hyrmak to the Appearance Commission for a three-year term through July 27, 2024. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Dawkins, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman, and Heiferman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. OMNIBUS VOTE: The board was asked to pass, approve, authorize, accept or award the following: A. Contract/Ambulance Billing/Paramedic Billing Services Inc.: Approve a three-year contract with Paramedic Billing Services Inc. of Elmhurst, IL to provide ambulance billing services to the Village of Homewood. B. Purchase Approval/Waive Competitive Bid Requirement/Cardiac Monitors/Zoll Medical Corporation: Waive competitive bid requirements due to a qualifying sole source equipment purchase; and approve the purchase of two Zoll Series Manual Cardiac Monitors/Defibrillators from Zoll Medical Corporation for a cost of $38,571.80. C. Agreement/Collective Bargaining/Fire Union: Approve a five-year Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Village of Homewood and the Homewood Professional Fire Fighters Local Union 3565 of the International Association of Fire Fighters (AFL-CIO). D. Agreement/Collective Bargaining/Teamsters Union: Approve a 5-year collective bargaining agreement between the Village of Homewood and the Teamsters Union - Local 700 pending final review by the Village's labor attorney. E. Lease Agreement/Auditorium/Homewood Arts Council: Authorize the Village President to enter into a one-year lease agreement with the Homewood Arts Council for use of the Village's auditorium. F. Redevelopment Agreement/Urban Leegacy, LLC/18031 Dixie Highway: Authorize the Village President to enter into an agreement with Joan Sullivan, Urban Leegacy, LLC, to reimburse eligible expenses for improvements to the business located at 18031 Dixie Highway up to a maximum of $25,000 for the grease trap and up to $15,000 of costs of renovations and site improvements for a new commercial kitchen under the Homewood Business Incentive Program. G. M-2191/Parking Variance/2033-2045 Ridge Road: Pass an ordinance allowing a parking variance at 2033-2045 Ridge Road to accommodate the proposed mixed- use development at the southwest corner of Ridge Road and Martin Avenue, HCF Homewood LLC. H. Redevelopment Agreement/Triumph Building: Approve a restatement and revisions to the redevelopment agreement originally approved in 2019 between the Village of Homewood and HCF Homewood LLC to construct a four-story, mixed-use building at 2033-2045 Ridge Road. I. Bid Award/Sanitary Sewer Lining/Performance Pipelining, Inc.: Award a bid for sanitary sewer lining to Performance Pipelining, Inc. of Ottawa, IL, the lowest responsible bidder, at the unit prices of $35.00 per linear foot for 8" main, $43.00 per linear foot for 12" main, $79.00 each for reestablishing service connections, $3,925.00 each for 8" T-Liner and $4,000.00 each for 12" T-Liner, in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00. J. Lease Agreement Amendment/T-Mobile: Approve the third amendment to the site lease agreement between the Village of Homewood and T-Mobile Central LLC, a  Delaware Limited Liability Company, allowing T-Mobile to perform critical upgrades and enhancements to their cellular facilities atop the Village's water tower at 18355 Pierce Avenue, pending final review by the Village Attorney. K. Budget Amendment/Salary Account/Cost of Living Adjustments: Approve a budget amendment in the amount of $50,000 for budget year 2021/2022 to cover Cost of Living Adjustments. A motion was made by Trustee Dawkins and seconded by Trustee Washington to approve the Omnibus items as presented. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Dawkins, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman, and Heiferman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. President Hofeld gave special thanks to Comcast for its $10,000 donation to help finance the new cardiac monitors. GENERAL BOARD DISCUSSION: Trustee Dawkins said she was happy to see the return of the Farmers Market on Wednesday evenings. To keep Homewood events going, she urged everyone to follow CDC guidelines and to wear a mask to protect against the Delta variant of COVID-19. Her comments about safety measures were repeated by others. Trustee Joy Heiferman gave a reminder about the Thursday, July 29, fundraiser to support the Homewood Science Center. It also marks the center’s fifth anniversary. A motion was made by Trustee Washington and seconded by Trustee Roman to adjourn the regular meeting of the Homewood Board of Trustees. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Dawkins, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman, and Heiferman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Thomas Village Clerk