City of Highland City Council met Feb. 22.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
MINUTES:
MOTION – Approve Minutes of February 7, 2022 Regular Session (attached)
MAYORAL RECOGNITION: The Highland High School’s Varsity Co-Ed Cheer Team Won the 2022 IHSA Coed Cheer State Championship.
PUBLIC FORUM:
A. Citizens’ Requests and Comments:
1. Masonic Lodge Sausage Supper – Special Event Application –Josh Shepherd, Representative
Anyone wishing to address the Council on any subject may do so at this time.
Please come forward to the microphone.
B. Requests of Council:
C. Staff Reports:
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Discussion – Video Gaming Terminal Fee
B. MOTION – Approve Reappointment of Ben Eberwein to the Cemetery Board of Managers (attached)
C. MOTION – Approve Appointment of Steven Pfettscher and Reappointment of Ronald Wagner, David Frey to the Silver Lake Commission (attached)
D. MOTION – Approve Appointment of Jeffrey Hebrank and William Sloan to the Liquor Control Commission (attached)
E. MOTION – Approve Transfer of Two Graves in City Cemetery – Donation by Laverne Bohnak to City (attached)
F. MOTION – Bill #21-18/RESOLUTION Authorizing Allocation of Hotel/Motel Tax Funding for the Highland Parks and Recreation Mad Co Park Guide (attached)
G. MOTION – Bill #22-19/RESOLUTION Approving and Authorizing Execution of Agreement for Ambulance Services with the Grantfork Fire Protection District (attached)
H. MOTION – Bill #22-20/ORDINANCE Declaring One 2008 Ford F-550 Bucket Truck of Highland Communication Services Surplus and Authorizing its Sale (attached)
I. MOTION – Bill #22-21/RESOLUTION Approving Vivicast System Participation Agreement and Letter of Acknowledgement Regarding Bloomberg Television and Highland Communications Services (attached)
J. MOTION – Bill #22-22/RESOLUTION Approving Agreement for Highland Communication Services, Between Vivicast Media, LLC and ESPN, Inc., International Family Entertainment, Inc., ABC Cable Networks Group, Soapnet, LLC, FX Networks, LLC and NGC Network Us, LLC (attached)
K. MOTION – Bill #22-23/ORDINANCE Designating Depositories for the City’s Funds and Money (attached)
REPORTS:
A. MOTION – Accepting Expenditures Report #1213 for February 5, 2022 through February 18 ,2022 (attached)
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The City Council will conduct an Executive Session pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, citing the following exemptions, allowing the meeting: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) to discuss the purchase of real property; 2(c)(11) to discuss litigation; and, 2(c)(1) to discuss the performance of a specific employee
REGULAR SESSION (Continued):
L. MOTION – Bill #22-24/ORDINANCE Authorizing the Purchase of Real Estate from Earl E. Gaffner, Trustee of the Earl E. Gaffner Living Trust Dated 10, October 1995, and Rita J. Gaffner, Trustee of the Rita J. Gaffner Living Trust Dated 10, October 1995, for Future Expansion of the Weinheimer Community Center, Parking for the Weinheimer Community Center and City Service Buildings, and/or Another Public Purpose (attached)
ADJOURNMENT:
https://www.highlandil.gov/City%20Council/Agendas/2022/02-22-2022%20Agenda.pdf
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