Lake County Gazette

City of Highwood City Council met Sept. 16

Here are the minutes provided by the council:

CALL TO ORDER by Mayor Pecaro at 7:30 PM

1. Roll Call

Present: Alderman Bauer, Hanson, Fiore, Peterson, and Markoutsas

Absent: Alderman Slavin

Also present: City Manager Coren, Assistant City Manager Facchini, Administrative Assistant Hunt and attorney Jablecki

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Review of Minutes to be Approved

3.1. City Council Meeting: August 19, 2025

Motion made by Alderman Peterson and seconded by Alderman Fiore to approve the City Council Meeting minutes. All present voting aye by voice vote and the motion carried.

3.2. Committee of the Whole: August 19, 2025

Motion made by Alderman Peterson and seconded by Alderman Fiore to approve the minutes from the Committee of the Whole meeting. All present voting aye by voice vote and the motion carried.

4. Appointments

5. Review of Bill Warrant List

5.1. 09/16/2025 AP Warrant List

Motion made by Alderman Peterson and seconded by Alderman Fiore to approve the AP Warrant List. All present voting aye by roll call vote, and the motion carried.

6. Public Input Items Not on Agenda

7. Mayors Report

8. Committee Report

9. Treasure’s Report

9.1. July 2025 Financial Report

Motion made by Alderman Peterson and seconded by Alderman Bauer. All present voting aye by roll call vote, and the motion carried.

10. Clerk’s Report

ACTION ITEMS

11. New Business

11.1. A motion directing the Mayor to sign an easement agreement with Nite n Gale One, LLC, at the parking lot adjacent to the train station to allow access to their building.

Motion made by Alderman Markoutsas and seconded by Alderman Fiore.

The motion carried by vote 4-1 via roll call. 

11.2. A motion to approve authorizing the City Manager to sign a proposal from Christopher Burke Engineering to design watermain replacement for Prairie Avenue for $117,370.

Motion made by Alderman Markoutsas and seconded by Alderman Peterson. All present voting aye by roll call vote, and the motion carried.

11.3. A motion authorizing the City Manager to sign a proposal from

Christopher Burke Engineering to engineer lead service line replacements for 60 properties for $40,060.

Motion made by Alderman Peterson and seconded by Alderman Markoutsas. All present voting aye by roll call vote, and the motion carried.

11.4. A motion authorizing the City Manager to sign a proposal from Christopher Burke Engineering to engineer water plant improvements for $95,630.

Motion made by Alderman Bauer and seconded by Alderman Peterson.

All present voting aye by roll call vote, and the motion carried.

12. Executive Session (If Necessary)

Motion made by Alderman Peterson and seconded by Alderman Bauer to enter executive session at 7:48 PM. All present voting aye by voice vote.

Motion made by Alderman Fiore and seconded by Alderman Peterson to reconvene the City Council meeting at 8:03 PM. All present voting aye by voice vote, and the motion carried.

13. Any Action Necessary Coming Out of Executive Session

14. Adjournment

Motion made by Alderman Fiore and seconded by Alderman Bauer to adjourn the meeting, all present voting aye by voice vote. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 PM.

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