Board of Trustees Meeting

VILLAGE OF HOMEWOOD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023 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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: President Hofeld led trustees 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 Julie Willis, Trustee Vivian Harris-Jones, Trustee Jay Heiferman and Trustee Lauren Roman. President Hofeld introduced staff present: Village Manager Napoleon Haney, Village Attorney Chris Cummings, Police Chief Denise McGrath, Director of Public Works John Schaefer and Assistant Village Manager Tyler Hall. MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of Feb. 7, 2023, 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, Willis, Harris-Jones, Heiferman and Roman. NAYS – None. Motion carried. CLAIMS LIST: The Claims List in the amount of $143,344.60 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, Willis, Harris-Jones, Heiferman and Roman. NAYS – None. Motion carried. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE: President Hofeld invited anyone in the audience to address the board on any subject not on the agenda. No comments were offered. OATH OF OFFICE: Chief McGrath introduced Officer Sergio Diaz de Sandy who joined the Police Department on Feb. 6. Since he already is a certified law enforcement officer in the State of Illinois, he did not have to attend the police academy and has begun his field training. Clerk Thomas administered the oath of office. OMNIBUS VOTE: Consider a motion to pass, approve, authorize, accept, or award these item(s): A. M-2240/Special Use Permit/The Natural You, LLC/18664 Dixie Highway: Pass an ordinance granting a special use permit to allow the operation of a salon for "The Natural You, LLC" at 18664 Dixie Highway.  B. R-3138/Motor Fuel Tax Funds/Street Patching: Pass a resolution appropriating $325,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds to cover street patching for the period of May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024. C. Agreement/Parking Lot/Walmart Inc.: Authorize the Village President to enter into a parking lot enforcement agreement between the Village of Homewood and Walmart Stores, Inc. for the parking lots located at 17540 and 17550 Halsted Street contingent upon final approval by Walmart Stores, Inc. Trustee Heiferman asked if the agreement with Walmart was initiated by the Village and was told that it was. The agreement is meant to give the Village the ability to patrol the area and enforce local ordinances on private property once the store is empty. A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Belue to approve the Omnibus Agenda as presented. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Belue, Willis, Harris-Jones, Heiferman and Roman. NAYS – None. Motion carried. GENERAL BOARD DISCUSSION: None. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Roman to move into Executive Session to discuss the semi-annual review of closed session minutes. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Belue, Willis, Harris-Jones, Heiferman and Roman. NAYS – None. Motion carried. The Village Board moved into Executive Session at 7:08 p.m. The Village Board returned from Executive Session at 7:23 p.m. ADJOURN: A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Harris-Jones to adjourn the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees. The meeting was adjourned on voice vote at 7:23 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Thomas Village Clerk