Board of Trustees Meeting

VILLAGE OF HOMEWOOD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 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, Julie Willis, Trustee Anne Colton, Trustee Vivian Harris-Jones, Trustee Jay Heiferman and Trustee Lauren Roman. President Hofeld introduced staff present: Village Manager Napoleon Haney, Village Attorney Chris Cummings, Assistant Village Manager Tyler Hall, Public Works Director John Schaefer, Economic Development Director Angela Mesaros, Finance Director Amy Zukowski, Fire Chief Bob Grabowski and Police Chief Denise McGrath. MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of May 23, 2023, were presented. There were no comments or corrections. A motion was made by Trustee Colton and seconded by Trustee Roman to approve the minutes as presented. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Willis, Colton, Harris-Jones, Heiferman, and Roman. NAYS –None. ABSTAINED-Trustee Purcell. Motion carried. CLAIMS LIST: The Claims List in the amount of $892,995.71 was presented. There were no questions from the Trustees. A motion was made by Trustee Heiferman and seconded by Trustee Willis to approve the Claims List as presented. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Willis, Colton, Harris-Jones, Heiferman, and Roman. NAYS – None. Motion carried. President Hofeld said three items totaled 66 percent of the Claims List: the $266,704.65 payment to Chicago Heights for Lake Michigan water, the $236,938.56 for employee insurance for June and $80,659.01 for the payment to Thorn Creek. HEAR FROM AUDIENCE: A resident came forward to applaud the Pride celebration at Irwin Park on June 9 and urged the Village to join with the Village of Flossmoor and the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District on future events, especially next year’s Pride celebration. OATH OF OFFICE: Clerk Thomas administered the oath of office to Joseph Hupfer, hired as the utility maintenance worker in the Department of Public Works. PRESENTATION: The board was asked to approve Resolution-3145 honoring outgoing Finance Director Dennis Bubenik on his 23 years of service to the Village. A motion was made by Trustee Colton and seconded by Trustee Harris-Jones to approve the resolution. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Willis, Colton, Harris-Jones, Heiferman, and Roman. NAYS – None. Motion carried. Clerk Thomas read the resolution. Mr. Bubenik was invited to the podium. In his farewell remarks, he thanked the Village Board and Mayor Hofeld for their support, the department heads and staff he has worked with over the years, the citizens, other taxing bodies in Homewood, pension fund boards. He listed opportunities and challenges ahead focusing on housing, the future casino, the former Walmart site, property taxes, information technology and transportation. He received a round of applause from the audience. OATH OF OFFICE: Village Clerk Thomas administered the oath of office to Amy Zukowski, the new director of finance. She started with the Village in 2008 as an accountant and was promoted to assistant finance director in 2015 working under Mr. Bubenik. OMNIBUS VOTE: Consider a motion to pass, approve, authorize, accept, or award the following item(s): A. M-2252/Special Use Permit/Glamour 1 Productions, LLC/18350 Kedzie, Suite 200: Pass an ordinance granting a Special Use Permit for a Spa in B-3 General Business District for “Glamour 1 Productions, LLC” at 18350 Kedzie Avenue, Suite 200. B. M-2253/Special Use Permit/bbHOLISTIC, LLC/920 175th Street: Pass an ordinance granting a Special Use Permit for Massage Therapy in B-4 Shopping Center District for “bbHOLISTIC, LLC” at 920 175th Street, Suites 1 and 2. C. R-3146/Solicitation of Bids and Proposals/2124 183rd Street: Pass a resolution authorizing the Village Manager to solicit bids and proposals for the sale of surplus village-owned real estate at 2124 183rd Street. D. R-3147/Motor Fuel Tax Funds/2023 Rebuild Illinois Bond Resurfacing Program: Pass a resolution appropriating an additional $212,000 of Motor Fuel Tax funds to fully fund the bid award for the 2023 Rebuild Illinois Bond Resurfacing Program. E. Bid Award/Street Resurfacing/D Construction Inc.: Award the 2023 Rebuild Illinois Street Resurfacing Program contract to D Construction Inc. of Coal City, IL, the lowest responsible bidder, in a contract amount of $629,523.74. F. Bid Award/Pavement Marking/Traffic Control Co.: Award the 2023-24 pavement marking bid to Traffic Control Co. of Chicago Heights, IL, the lowest responsible bidder, for the unit prices of $0.25/4” pavement marking, $0.53/6” pavement marking, $1.25/12” pavement marking, $2.75/24” pavement marking, $2.75/letters and symbols, and $1.50/pavement marking removal, in an amount not to exceed $99,871.86. G. Budget Amendment/Contract Renewal/Concrete Grinding/Universal Concrete Grinding, LLC: Approve a budget amendment allocating $80,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds for concrete grinding of sidewalk trip hazards; and, renew the 2022-23 Contract for Sidewalk Survey and Saw Cutting or Grinding of Trips Hazards with Universal Concrete Grinding, LLC of Girard, OH in an amount not to exceed $100,000.  H. Budget Amendment/Southwest TIF Fund/Brick Pavers and Tree Grates: Approve a budget amendment of $36,000 to the Southwest TIF fund for The Construction & Design Group, Inc. of North Riverside, IL to remove and replace brick pavers that are considered to be trip hazards and to remove and replace tree grates with rubberized material located within the Southwest TIF area. The contract for this work and a budget amendment were approved by Village Board in 2022 before expiration of the Southwest TIF. Since the Village’s fiscal year ended on April 30, 2023, the budget amendment had to be reapproved in the current fiscal year. I. M-2254/Amendments to Fee Schedule/Fingerprinting Charges: Pass an ordinance amending the “Finance Department Fees” and the “Liquor License Fees” sections of the Homewood Fee Schedule to add a $50 fee to recover costs incurred for fingerprinting applicants. J. M-2255/Class 4A Liquor License/Stoney Point Grill II, LLC/2031 Ridge Road: Pass an ordinance amending the Table of the Number of Liquor License Limitations by Class to increase the allowed number of Class 4A liquor licenses by one to allow the local liquor commissioner to issue the license to the proposed Stoney Point Grill II, LLC location at 2031 Ridge Road. The increase in the number of available Class 4A license is contingent upon the owner(s) of the proposed Stoney Point Grill II, LLC received an approved background check. A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Colton to accept the Omnibus Report as presented. Roll Call: AYES—Trustees Purcell, Willis, Colton, Harris-Jones, Heiferman, and Roman. NAYS – None. Motion carried. GENERAL BOARD DISCUSSION: Trustee Colton said the Pride event at Irwin Park was great. Trustee Heiferman agreed, and Trustee Roman appreciated the cooperation between the Village of Homewood, the Village of Flossmoor and the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District in putting the event together. ADJOURN: A motion was made by Trustee Purcell and seconded by Trustee Roman to adjourn the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees. The meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Thomas Village Clerk