Board of Trustees Meeting

VILLAGE OF HOMEWOOD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY -NOVEMBER 23, 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 Cece Belue, 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, Director of Finance Dennis Bubenik, and Public Works Director John Schaefer. MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of November 9, 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 presented. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Heiferman and Roman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. CLAIMS LIST: The Claims List in the amount of $535,665.25 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 as presented. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman and Heiferman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE: President Hofeld invited the audience to address the board on any subject not on the agenda. No comments were offered. APPOINTMENT: Clerk Thomas administered the oath of office to Katherine Becker, new landscape maintenance worker, and Kenneth Bailey, E-Tech. They will be on staff at Public Works. OMNIBUS VOTE: The board is asked to consider a motion to pass, approve, authorize, accept, or award the following item(s):  A. Ordinance M-2201/Donation of 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, Illinois. B. Ordinance M-2202/Traffic Regulation Schedule/No U-Turn Signs: Pass an ordinance revising Schedule F of the Traffic Regulation Schedule and authorizing the installation of No U-Turn signs at 183rd Street at Center Avenue. C. Non-TIF Business Incentive Program/18701 Dixie Highway LLC/Art Corner: Authorize the Village President to enter into an agreement with 18701 Dixie Highway LLC to provide financial assistance from the non-TIF Business Incentive Program in the amount of $1,500 for façade improvements at 18701-18705 Dixie Highway. D. Agreement/Fee Payment Processing/ParkMobile: Approve the service agreement between the Village of Homewood and ParkMobile to provide parking fee payment processing for commuter parking lots. E. Serial Raffle License/Marian Catholic High School: Authorize the issuance of a Serial Raffle License to Marian Catholic High School for a Queen of Hearts raffle with the following exceptions: 1) Extend the ticket sales timeframe from the 90-day maximum to a 1-year maximum; 2) Waive the capped/maximum prize value of $5,000, or allow an increase up to $250,000. F. Lease Agreement/Fourth Amendment/T-Mobile: Approve the fourth amendment to the lease agreement between the Village of Homewood and T-Mobile to add additional antennas on the water tower on Pierce Avenue. The agreement comes with a $49,745 lease payment. G. Purchase approval/Fire Department: Waive competitive bidding due to utilizing a joint purchasing program; and approve the purchase of one EagleAir breathing air compressor in the amount of $54,558.70 for the replacement of the breathing air compressor through SCBAs Inc., and the purchase of (20) SCBA packs with spare cylinders, (25) Vision C5 Masks, (2) RIT Packs, and (1) SCBA tool adapter from Municipal Emergency Services Inc. (MES) in the amount of $168,660.00. The total purchase amount is $223,218.70 of which 84 percent will be paid for using a FEMA grant. GENERAL BOARD DISCUSSION: Trustees wished everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Trustee Heiferman thanked Public Works Director Schaefer for his quick follow up/response to residents’ suggestions that a No U-Turn sign be installed at 183rd and Center. He appreciated seeing action on this meeting’s agenda. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Trustee Washington and seconded by Trustee Roman to move to Executive Session to discuss the purchase or lease of real property; to discuss the semi-annual review of closed session minutes; and to discuss the employment of a specific employee or employees. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Heiferman and Roman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. The board moved to Executive Session at 7:08 p.m. The board returned from Executive Session at 7:21 p.m. A motion was made by Trustee Heiferman and seconded by Trustee Belue to adjourn the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Heiferman and Roman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Thomas Village Clerk