Low-income homeowners in DeKalb may soon have help painting their houses from the city.

The DeKalb City Council will review a supplement to the Enhanced Property Maintenance Program that will help low-income property owners paint their homes.

The program will allow approved homeowners to purchase paint at discounted prices from local suppliers. After the work to the homes are complete is passes an inspection, the city will reimburse the homeowner half of the cost of the discounted paint.

If approved, the funding for the program will come from $10,000 of the TIF funds, City Manager Mark Biernacki said.

“Sometimes the cost of supplies are more than a homeowner can handle or they sometimes need a little incentive,” Sue Guio community service planner said.

It will be up to the paint suppliers to determine what kind of discount will be given. The request for proposals also asks suppliers for possible rental options for equipment, technical services and counseling.

This first year of the pilot program will only be applied to the target areas of Pleasant Street and East Lincoln Highway.

The council will also review an amendment to DeKalb’s “Intoxicating Liquors” code to create a new class D-D license. If approved, the new license will allow Inboden’s Meat, Inc., 1106 N. First St., to sell beer and wine.

This is intended to expand the businesses with new products, said Biernacki.

The request has been reviewed by the Liquor Commission, which has made a recommendation with comments to the council to approve the ordinance.

The plan commission will present the Comprehensive Plan Update, which includes long-term community development plans.

“Many points of agreement were incorporated into the document,” City Planner Ray Keller said.

The plan will be forwarded to the city council for adoption at their Feb. 28 meeting.

The next city council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St.