Highland Park council opens towing bids, approves graffiti ordinance first reading and awards stormwater contract — votes and next steps

The Highland Park City Council on Monday opened municipal bids for vehicle towing, storage and cleanup services, referred the bids to administration for review, approved first readings of a graffiti ordinance and a rental‑registration ordinance, and authorized a contract award for a stormwater management project.

Bid opening and referral: Council opened four bids for towing and storage services; the chair read rates from bids submitted by Dolce and Sons Towing, Troy Towing, Boulevard and Trumbull Towing, and Official Towing (detailed rates were entered into the record). Councilwoman Manuka moved to open the bids and later moved to refer all bids to the administration for evaluation; the chair called the roll and the motion to refer…