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Votes at a glance: Homer Glen approves master plan, pool special use and committee changes
Summary
At its Oct. 24 meeting the Homer Glen Village Board approved the Heritage Park master plan, a special-use permit for a pool at 14509 Mallard Drive, amendments to committee membership rules, and several appointments; trustees tabled the design/engineering contract for the park pending legal review.
Key votes at the Oct. 24 Homer Glen Village Board meeting:
- Accounts payable and treasurer’s report: Board approved accounts payable for 10/11/2024–10/24/2024 totaling $1,714,039.15 and accepted the treasurer’s report of cash and investments ($47,840,682.16) (motion and roll call; motion carried).
- Special use permit: An ordinance granting a special-use permit to allow a swimming pool in the side yard at 14509 Mallard Drive (R-5 district) was approved after trustees said similar exceptions have been granted when lots are narrow.
- Heritage Park master plan: Board adopted the Lakota Group master plan for Heritage Park by ordinance following a presentation and discussion about veterans access, bathrooms (grant-funded) and circulation.
- Design/engineering contract (Lakota Group): Trustees tabled the motion to select Lakota Group as the firm to provide architectural design and engineering services for the approved master plan pending the village attorney’s review of the contract.
- Committee membership: An ordinance amending Homer Glen Village Code chapter 10, section 10.6 relating to standing committee membership was approved; discussion noted staff members can serve as committee members but committees remain recommending bodies.
- Mayor’s festival committee appointments: Mayor read appointments (Mike Carlson; Tony Drabek; Ethan Fialco; Bill Foster; Mark Gowen; Paul McGarry; Jay Rohde; Sue Stein; John Walters); the board approved the appointments.
- Executive session: Board voted to enter executive session to discuss pending litigation and personnel matters.
Vote tallies: For recorded roll-call items shown in the public portion of the transcript, Trustee Reinders, Trustee Mason and Trustee Steilen voted yes on the ordinances and motions recorded as passed; three trustees were absent for parts of the meeting. For items where roll-call detail was not read aloud in the transcript, outcomes were announced as 'motion carries' or approved by voice vote.
