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Highland Park to negotiate special license with Ravinia Festival, council presses on term and lighting
Summary
Staff recommended a stand‑alone special license agreement to govern Ravinia Festival’s operational use of the Green Bay Trail entry plaza and adjacent right‑of‑way; the council asked staff to draft terms that avoid an open‑ended 'in perpetuity' grant and to return with options on termination language and lighting improvements.
On April 13, 2026, Highland Park staff told the Committee of the Whole they will negotiate a stand‑alone special license agreement with Ravinia Festival to decouple day‑to‑day operational permissions in the public right‑of‑way from the festival’s development agreement.
Megan (city staff) told the committee that the development agreement approved in 2006 — amended several times, most recently in 2024 — grants Ravinia non‑exclusive use of a strip of public right‑of‑way including the Green Bay Trail entry plaza. Staff proposed moving operational items (signage, restricted non‑motorized traffic during operations, smoking/refuse areas, security cameras and maintenance responsibilities) into a separate special license agreement while keeping the development agreement for zoning and major…
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