Board of Trustees Meeting

VILLAGE OF HOMEWOOD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY -FEBRUARY 22, 2022 VILLAGE HALL BOARD ROOM CALL TO ORDER: President Hofeld called the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees to order at 7:00 p.m. NOTE: Due to the Governor’s emergency order because of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing recommendations, and the Village President finding that, pursuant to Public Act 101- 0640, an in-person meeting is not prudent, elected officials are permitted to participate via video/audio. The public was able to observe and listen into the meeting live via video and audio by Zoom. The public was invited to submit comments by email before the meeting. All elected officials were able to hear one another and all discussion. 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 present in the Village Board Room: Village Manager Napoleon Haney, Assistant Village Manager Justine Bruno, Attorney Christopher Cummings, Director of Finance Dennis Bubenik; and on Zoom: Police Chief Denise McGrath and Fire Chief Bob Grabowski. MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of February 8, 2022, were presented. There were no comments or corrections. A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Roman 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 $620,226.77 was presented. There were no questions from the Trustees. A motion was made by Trustee Heiferman and seconded by Trustee Roman 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 two item totaled 67 percent of the Claims List: $336,069.09 to the City of Harvey for water, and $80,117.70 to Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE: No comments were submitted for inclusion. APPOINTMENTS: A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Washington to approve the reappointment of Christopher Cummings to the Police Pension Board for a 2-year term ending on February 22, 2024. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman and Heiferman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. OMNIBUS VOTE: The board was asked to consider a motion to pass, approve, authorize, accept, or award the following item(s): A. R-3100/IRMA Alternate Delegate/Justine Bruno: Pass a Resolution appointing Assistant Village Manager Justine Bruno as Alternate Delegate to the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency pool B. Redevelopment Agreement/Ford of Homewood, LLC/3233 183rd Street: Authorize the Village President to enter into a redevelopment agreement with Steve Phillipos, owner of Ford of Homewood, LLC, Homewood, IL for TIF eligible reimbursements, based upon the increased sales tax revenues generated by the new dealership at 3233 183rd Street. C. M-2212/Amendment to Fee Schedule/Fire Department: Pass an ordinance amending the “Fire” section of the fee schedule increasing the ambulance billing rates to match the GEMT billing rate approved by the State of Illinois; and adding a fee for lift assists and treat/non- transport calls. D. R-3101/Purchase Contract/1221 175th Street: Pass a resolution authorizing the Village President to enter into a real estate sale contract with 7841 Pines Boulevard LLC of Sunny Isles Beach, FL (Boris Motovich) to purchase the office building at 1221 175th Street, Homewood, IL for $200,000.00 and authorizing the Village President, Village Manager, Village Attorney, and other necessary Village officials to take all actions required to complete the purchase. A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Washington to approve the Omnibus vote as presented. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Belue, Washington, Harris-Jones, Roman and Heiferman. NAYS –None. Motion carried. Trustee Heiferman thanked staff for their work on the TIF arrangement with Ford of Homewood, noting the business is a strong anchor for the newly created Kedzie Gateway TIF. He also noted the fast action to acquire the building at 1221-175th St. GENERAL BOARD DISCUSSION: Trustee Purcell noted that the St. Joseph’s Athletic Association will be hosting its Lenten Fish Fry starting March 4 and March 11 with carry-out and the following four weeks with dinners served in the gym. A motion was made by Trustee Roman and seconded by Trustee Purcell 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 7:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Thomas Village Clerk