Board of Trustees Meeting
Regular MeetingHomewood, IL · January 11, 2022
Minutes
VILLAGE OF HOMEWOOD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
TUESDAY -JANUARY 11, 2022
VILLAGE HALL BOARD ROOM
CALL TO ORDER: President Hofeld called the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees to order at
7:03 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 Lisa Purcell, Trustee Cece Belue, Trustee Karen Washington, Trustee Vivian Harris-
Jones, Trustee Lauren Roman, and Trustee Jay Heiferman.
President Hofeld introduced staff: Village Manager Napoleon Haney, Attorney Christopher
Cummings, Director of Finance Dennis Bubenik, Public Works Director John Schaefer and Fire Chief
Bob Grabowski.
MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of December 14, 2021, were presented. There were no
comments or corrections.
A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Heiferman to approve the minutes
as presented.
Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Heiferman and Roman.
NAYS –None. Motion carried.
CLAIMS LIST: The Claims List in the amount of $2,141,301.54 was presented. There were no
questions from the Trustees.
A motion was made by Trustee Roman and seconded by Trustee Harris-Jones to approve the Claims
List as presented.
Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman and Heiferman.
NAYS –None. Motion carried.
President Hofeld said four items totaled 94 percent of the Claims List: An $865,214.62 payment to
Burns McDonnell Engineers for work on the water conversion project; $290,593.84 to the City of
Harvey for Lake Michigan water; $234,020.33 for employee health insurance for January, and
$614,401.33 annual insurance premium to IRMA.
HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE:
Clerk Thomas read a comment from Kristine Condon. The comment is attached to the minutes.
OMNIBUS VOTE: The board is asked to consider a motion to pass, approve, authorize, accept, or
award the following item(s):
A. Budget Amendment/Purchase/Pay Station Kiosks/Mackay Meters: Approve a
budget amendment in the amount of $26,560; and approve the purchase of
three (3) pay station kiosks from Mackay Meters of Sunrise, Florida in the
amount of $26,560, with an annual fee of $2,280 after the first year for software
maintenance and cellular data costs. Kiosks will be installed at Village maintained
commuter lots.
B. R-3095/Fund Appropriation/2022 Rebuild IL Bond Resurfacing Program: Pass a
resolution and appropriate $848,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax fund for the
resurfacing of streets in the Village of Homewood for the 2022 Rebuild IL Bond
Resurfacing Program.
C. M-2209/Sale of Surplus Property: Pass an ordinance authorizing the Village
Manager to sell or dispose of a 2008 Chevrolet 2500 truck and a 2010 Ford F150
truck.
A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Washington to approve the
Omnibus agenda items as presented.
Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman and Heiferman.
NAYS –None. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: No Executive Session was held.
GENERAL BOARD DISCUSSION: Trustees urged everyone to stay warm and be safe. Trustee
Heiferman encouraged residents and businesses to clear their sidewalks.
A motion was made by Trustee Roman and seconded by Trustee Washington to adjourn the regular
meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman and Heiferman.
NAYS –None. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Thomas
Village Clerk
Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
Board of Trustees Meeting
Village of Homewood
January 11, 2022
Meeting Start Time: 7:00 PM
Village Hall Board Room
2020 Chestnut Road, Homewood, IL
Board Meeting will be conducted remotely via Zoom as allowed by Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020-07. 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:
Consider a motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees
held on December 14, 2021.
6. Claims List:
Consider a motion to approve the Claims List of Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in the amount of
$2,141,301.54.
7. Hear from the Audience
8. Omnibus Vote: Consider a motion to pass, approve, authorize, accept, or award the following
item(s):
A. Budget Amendment/Purchase/Pay Station Kiosks/Mackay Meters: Approve a budget
amendment in the amount of $26,560; and approve the purchase of three (3) pay station
kiosks from Mackay Meters of Sunrise, Florida in the amount of $26,560, with an annual fee of
$2,280 after the first year for software maintenance and cellular data costs. Kiosks will be
installed at Village maintained commuter lots.
B. R-3095/Fund Appropriation/2022 Rebuild IL Bond Resurfacing Program: Pass a resolution and
appropriate $848,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax fund for the resurfacing of streets in the
Village of Homewood for the 2022 Rebuild IL Bond Resurfacing Program.
C. M-2209/Sale of Surplus Property: Pass an ordinance authorizing the Village Manager to sell or
dispose of a 2008 Chevrolet 2500 truck and a 2010 Ford F150 truck.
9. General Board Discussion
10. Executive Session: Consider a motion to enter into executive session to discuss the purchase or
lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of
discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5); and to discuss
the setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body under 5 ILCS
120/2(c)(6).
11. Adjourn
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