Village of Homer Glen Village Board met Dec. 13

Village of Homer Glen Board of Trustees | Village of Homer Glen

By Philip Gonzales

Jan 14, 2024

Village of Homer Glen Village Board met Dec. 13.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

C. MOMENT OF SILENCE

D. ROLL CALL - ESTABLISH QUORUM

E. COMMUNITY RECOGNITION

1. Victorian Village Recognition

2. A Loving Tribute to Jacquelyn Huff (Fonte)

F. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

G. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

I. PUBLIC COMMENT (3 Minute limit. Please sign in prior to start of meeting.)

J. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS

Village Manager

Village Finance Director (Tax Levy Discussion)

Village Trustees

Village Clerk

Village Attorney

Public Safety Officials

Village President

K. CONSENT AGENDA

1. Consider for Approval the Accounts Payable for the Period of November 10, 2023 through December 14, 2023 in the Amount of $1,678,062.42.

L. LEGISLATION AND ACTION ITEMS

1. Consider for Approval Payment of the Village of Homer Glen’s September Legal Bills from Peterson, Johnson and Murray in the Amount of $14,553.50.

2. Consider for Approval Ordinance No. 23-066, a request for [1] a Map Amendment from R-3A Single-Family Residential to R-2 Single-Family Estate Residential; [2] a Variance to reduce the west side setback for the existing principal structure from the required twenty (20) feet to twelve (12) feet; [3] a Variance to reduce the west side setback for the existing open front porch from the required ten (10) feet to nine (9) feet; and [4] a Variance for existing lot width from the required one-hundred fifty (150) feet to one hundred forty-seven (147) feet; for certain real property located in the R-3A Single-Family Residential District at 12513 W Hadley Road, Homer Glen, Illinois. [HG-2323-AV].

3. Consider for Approval Ordinance No. 23-067, a request for (1) a Map Amendment from A-1 Agricultural to P-1 Government Buildings & Public Schools, (2) Special Use Permit for an Education Facility (School), (3) Site Plan approval, (4) a Variance to eliminate the requirement for parking lot island landscaping within the proposed oval shaped north lot, and (5) A Variance to reduce the amount of a dense evergreen screening between off street parking areas larger than 4 spaces that are adjacent to property zoned for residential use. This variance request applies to the proposed parking adjacent to the north property line; all for certain real property located in the A-1 Agricultural District at 15711, 15731 and 15733 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen, Illinois, [HG-2321-ASPV].

4. Consider for Approval Ordinance No. 23-068, an Ordinance Providing for the Addition of Parker Road (CH 1) from the New Lenox-Homer Township line northerly 1.04 miles to north edge of pavement of Chicago Bloomington Trail/Hadley Road, in its entirety, and Chicago Bloomington Trail/Hadley Road from the west edge of pavement of Parker Road easterly and northeasterly 2.10 miles to the Will-Cook county line, in its entirety, a distance of approximately 3.14 miles, be added to the Village Street System.

5. Consider for Approval the Reduction of the Letter of Credit for Gas N Wash Gougar Road, to the new amount of $43,539.80, in accordance with Village Code.

6. Consider for Approval the Reduction of the Letter of Credit for Phase 2 of The Square at Gooding’s Grove development, to the new amount of $23,152.19, in accordance with Village Code.

7. Consider for Approval Pay Estimate 1 for the Heritage Park Parking Expansion Project in the Amount of $520,694.78.

8. Consider for Approval Ordinance 23-065 Amending Article VII of Chapter 83 of the Code of the Village of Homer Glen Providing for the Control of Alcoholic Liquor.

M. OLD BUSINESS

1. Marketing Brand & Village Gateway Signage.

N. NEW BUSINESS

O. WORKSHOP

1. Discussion regarding changes to Article VI. Video Gaming.

P. EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. Executive Session Minutes

2. Discussion Pertaining to Potential Real Estate Acquisition

3. Discussion Pertaining to Municipal Utilities

4. Discussion Pertaining to Collective Bargaining with IUOE Local 150-Public Works Update

5. Discussion Regarding Employee Compensation

Q. ADJOURNMENT