Grundy Reporter

City of Highland City Council met Dec. 18.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

MINUTES:

A. MOTION – Approve Minutes of December 4, 2023 Regular Session (attached)

PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing to consider whether the City should enter into a proposed Annexation Agreement with agents acting on behalf of DSM Family LLC, to establish terms and conditions for annexation of real estate to the City of Highland.

PUBLIC FORUM:

A. Citizens’ Requests and Comments:

1. Highland Speedway 2024 Calendar of Events – Kurt Vonder Haar, Representative

Anyone wishing to address the Council on any subject may do so at this time. Please come forward to the podium and state your name. Per Ordinance No. 3299, please limit your comments to 4 minutes or less.

B. Requests of Council:

C. Staff Reports:

NEW BUSINESS:

A. MOTION – Bill #23-125/ORDINANCE Amending the 2023-2024 Budget (attached)

B. MOTION – Bill #23-126/ORDINANCE for Levy, Assessment and Collection of Taxes (attached)

C. MOTION – Bill #23-127/RESOLUTION Authorizing Execution of Annexation Agreement with DSM Family LLC (attached)

D. MOTION – Bill #23-128/ORDINANCE Annexing Certain Territory to the City of Highland, Owned by Duane Steiner and Melanie Steiner, on Behalf of DSM Family LLC,

Specifically: PPN 01-1-24-06-00-000-025.002

PPN 01-1-24-07-00-000-002

PPN 01-1-24-06-00-000-020, and

PPN 01-1-24-06-00-000-019.001 (attached)

E. MOTION – Bill #23-129/RESOLUTION Making Separate Statement of Findings of Fact in Connection with Ordinance Granting Special Use Permit for a Short-Term Rental within the C-2 Zoning District at 1014 Laurel Street (attached)

F. MOTION – Bill #23-130/ORDINANCE Granting a Special Use Permit to Warson Development, LLC to Allow a Short-Term Rental within the C-2 Zoning District at 1014 Laurel Street (attached)

G. MOTION – Bill #23-131/RESOLUTION Waiving Competitive Bidding Requirement and Approving and Authorizing the Purchase of Office Furniture, and Other Needed Products and Materials for City Hall Renovation, From Global Furniture Group, Through the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing Program as a Sole Source Purchase (attached)

H. MOTION – Bill #23-132/ORDINANCE Declaring Personal Property of the City Surplus and Authorizing Its Sale and/or Disposal, Specifically One Pelican Street Sweeper and One Freightliner Dump Truck (attached)

I. MOTION – Approve a Notice of Municipal Letting, Bid #PW-07-23, for the Purchase of New Diesel Fuel Tank and Dispensing System (attached)

J. MOTION – Award Bid #E-05-23, for Purchase of Replacement Lighting Fixtures for Rinderer Park (attached)

REPORTS:

A. MOTION – Accepting Expenditures Reports No. 1255 for Nov. 18 through Dec. 1, 2023 and Nos. 1256 for Dec. 2, through Dec. 15, 2023 (attached)

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

The City Council may conduct an Executive Session pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, only after citing exemptions allowing such meeting.

ADJOURNMENT:

https://www.highlandil.gov/City%20Council/Agendas/2023/12-18-2023%20Agenda.pdf