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A
B
Good
evening,
it's
a
slight
correction:
gran,
no
problem.
First
I'm
going
to
speak
to
item
a
3.6.
This
is
the
2016
extension
of
janitorial
services,
contracts
for
multiple
city
facilities
with
Smith
maintenance
company
now
I
understand
that
you're
trying
to
save
money.
However,
by
outsourcing
this
contract
you're,
essentially
doing
what's
similar
to
what's
federal
government
does
by
outsourcing
to
China.
B
This
government
could
employ
these
people
directly
and
ought
to
and
has
in
the
past,
so
I
would
recommend
not
fulfilling
this
contract
I
an
because
otherwise
you're
actually
over
over
time,
you're
going
to
be
wasting
money
because
the
people
that
work
for
here
do
you
know
actually
how
much
these
people
are
making
and
guy.
That's
it
as
a
question
which
I
hope
you
give
me
a
response:
are
we
paying
minimum
wage
or
less
just
you.
B
B
B
Next
item
on
your
speak,
to
is
item
a4
relating
to
the
fourth
quarter
financial
report,
just
to
point
out
to
the
public
that
actually,
the
city
has
seven
million
less
in
cash
compared
to
2014.
I
just
want
to
make
that
clear
and
then
in
2015
next
item
wanna
speak
to
is
actually
not
directly
for
this
committee,
but
will
be
brought
up
because
I
can't
stay
longer.
B
A
B
Time
next
as
much
time
next
under
twenty
first
to
speak,
I'm
the
only
person
here
right
now,
please
just
give
me
like
min
and
warm
okay,
all
right.
Thank
you.
The
other
issue
want
to
bring
up
is
the
Board
of
Ethics
over
the
last
12
months.
It's
only
met
four
times
and
I
actually
attended.
I
believe
is
the
October
meeting,
and
the
reason
they've
had
to
cancel
is
because
they
haven't
had
a
quorum
they're,
also
missing
one
member
and
I.
B
A
A
D
I'd
like
to
move
items,
a
one
city,
evanston
payroll
through
februari,
21st
2016
in
the
dollar,
amount
of
2
million,
nine
hundred
forty
nine,
ninety
four
dollars
and
thirty
cents
and
I'd
also
like
to
move
item
a2
fiscal
year,
2016
city
of
Evanston
bills,
list
March,
1526
and
then
the
credit
card
activity
period
ending
in
january
thirty,
one
twenty
sixteen
partner,
sure
to
read
those
dollar
amounts:
it's
three
million
484
443
and
thirty
cents,
and
for
the
credit
card
activity,
it's
134
738
and
43
cents,
they're
both
for
action
there.
A
second.
E
A
E
A
A
D
E
A
E
E
F
E
I
wish
we
had
had
the
meeting,
because
I
would
like
to
have
had
a
discussion
about.
This
thing
seems
to
me
that
there
are
numerous
sources
that
could
be
helping
to
pay
for
this,
rather
than
a
hundred
percent
out
of
the
economic
development
fund
and
I
know.
Trees
are
important
and
you
know
it
we're
all
getting
our
fair
share
of
these
trees,
but
it's
I'm
just
wondering
what
about
downtown
the
the
money
we
commit
to
downtown
for
their
special
service
district
and
the
whole
downtown
thing.
F
Chair,
yes,
alderman
rainy,
the
presently.
The
downtown
budget
is
still
strained
from
the
reassessment
downward
on
all
of
the
property
values,
so
they
have
been
against
their
app
and
have
cut
their
budget
by
about
it's
been
more
than
fifty
thousand
dollars
each
of
the
last
couple
of
years.
One
other
alternative.
If
the
alderman
and
the
committee
would
like
us
to
look
at,
would
be
for
the
downtown
whether
or
not
any
Washington
National
tiff
dollars
would
be
eligible
to
use
for
that.
F
So,
if
you
would
like,
we
can
revisit
that,
I
would
not
recommend
come
if
any
are
going
into.
Howard
Howard
doesn't
currently
have
the
cash
flow
to
do
it,
and
we
have
the
rest
of
the
streetscape
on
Howard
hartree
all
covered
as
a
part
of
the
the
engineering
redesign.
So
I
would
focus
on
the
downtown
and
we
can
do
a
follow-up.
If
there's,
if
we
approve
the
expenditure,
we
could
do
the
follow
up
with
a
transfer
at
a
later
date.
I.
E
A
G
Mr.
chair
members
of
committee
assistant
city
manager,
Alliance
Ricky,
Voss
fleet
and
parking.
Yes,
if
you
could
look
at
page
81
of
the
packet,
unfortunately
I
think
I
had
a
bad
day
that
day
and
then
it
entered
the
wrong
description
of
the
truck
that
we
are
replacing.
It's
got
nothing
to
do
with
with
the
truck
that
it
so
I
need
to
change
that
from
a
ford
f-350
to
an
international
harvester
4900
the
model
year
1998
in
the
amount
of
the
original
purchase
price
of
ninety
four
thousand
278.
So.
G
E
F
A
D
C
F
We
would
not
have
a
specifics,
they
could
have
more
senior
staff
and
they
do
have
staff
rotate
through.
It
is
based
on
schedules,
meaning
so
many
hours
at
each
location,
and
when
the
original
contract
was
reviewed,
we
looked
and
made
sure
that
there
was
coverage
at
each
facility
covered
under
the
contract
and,
if
the
as
a
follow-up
to
the
speaker's
request,
we
can
do
the
analysis
too,
because
we
have
on
staff
current
people
who
the
city
does
not
do
complete
outsourcing
of
janitorial.
We
have
a
mix,
so
we
could
do
a
a
brief
comparison.
F
I
don't
need.
Unless
the
council
wants
something
more
forensic,
we
could
do
something
that
shows
here's.
Our
hourly
here
was
their
response
on
hourly
and
what
it
might
look
like.
If
we
had
it
in-house
we,
we
believe
it
would
be
more
expensive,
but
there's
always
something
to
be
said
for
you
know
if
they
with
any
multiplier
effect.
We
do
try
to
get
this
to
be,
as
this
is
one
contract,
along
with
others
like
landscaping
with
your
wad,
try
and
conjugal.
F
A
C
C
Calm,
all
that
so
that
would
certainly
I
mean
there's
a
reason
for
doing
it.
Look.
F
For
us,
especially
with
the
30
hour
rule
for
health
insurance
and
then
the
20
hour
rule
for
Illinois
Municipal
retirement
fund
benefits
as
well.
So
it
is
a
it,
but
it
is
an
analysis
that
we
should
do
on
occasion.
We
do
take
a
look.
We've
brought
things
back
in
house
before
they
are
outsourced
so
in
well.
A
We're
on
that
topic
too,
if
you
would
actually
include
other
contracts
that
we
outsource
in
a
sense
for
lack
of
a
better
term
in
regards
to
comparable
wages
that
we'd
have
to
pay
and
benefits
we
pay
in
house.
If
you
can
think
of
that
as
well,
we
just
an
over
holistic
view.
The
whole
issue
would
be
appreciated.
A
F
A
Bright
and
I
think
it's
an
issue,
an
interesting
issue.
If
we're
going
to
be
reconsidering
some
of
these
in
the
fall
in
a
sense,
you
know,
if
there's
anything
and
again
I
mean
I,
don't
want
you
to
comb
through
every
contract
we
have,
but
if
you
could
have
a
review
of
certain
similar
contracts
that
you
know,
if
there's
a
cost
for
doing
it
in
a
house
and
you
yeah.
Okay,
thank
you
all
been
rainy.
Well,.
E
One
of
the
problems
with
doing
the
janitorial
services
in-house
is
I've
spoken
to
some
of
the
people
who
work
in
this
organization
and
they
work
like
four
and
five
hours
and
I
mean
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
cover
them,
probably
under
our
insurance,
etc,
whereas
in
under
the
under
the
contractor,
they
are
covered
because
they
work
here
five
hours,
they
were
there
find
out,
they
get
all
of
their
hours.
You
know
and
we're
not
going
to
hire
somebody
to
to
clean
our
building
for
five
hours
of
them.
E
I
think
it's
very
complicated
and
I
as
an
example
of
another
contract
that
we
have.
Our
garage
management
is
very
complicated
and
I
mean
it.
You
hire
people
full
time
you're
into
the
pension
problem,
and
you
know
I
think
everything
we
can
do
to
afford
to
avoid
hiring
full-time
new
positions
is
really
important,
really
important.
E
A
And
I
don't
want
to
overburden
staff
I'd
line
that
so
I
said
just
kind
of
if
there's
an
overview
of
similar
contracts.
In
a
sense
you
know
it's
just
I'd
like
to
have
it's
an
interesting
issue
that
we
should
be
discussing
of
how
we're
treating
our
contract
workers.
So
if
there's
again,
I'll
leave
it
to
the
discretion
of
the
assistant
city
manager
and.
E
If
I
could
just
add
one
thing,
when
we
first
put
the
garages
out
for
management
for
private
management,
one
of
the
requirements
we
placed
on
them
was
a
certain
number
of
evanston
employees,
and
it
was
interesting
when
the
contract
came
up
for
renewal.
We
found
that
there
was
great
turnover,
because,
in
order
to
maintain
a
lid
on
the
price
of
the
contract,
they
had
to
let
go
of
Evans
denim,
the
ones
that
they
had
higher
new
ones
at
a
lower
rate,
because
we
were
only
willing
to
pay
so
much
for
the
total
contract.
E
F
F
The
main
reason
for
that
is
noted
at
the
bottom
is
that
we
were
working
with
nu
on
a
major
building
project
that
slid
from
fall
to
the
spring
and
that
was
budgeted
in
2015.
So
it's
going
to
it
is
coming.
We
hope
to
have
it
in
the
in
this
quarter,
why
it
is
the
14th
I
haven't
seen
it
yet,
but
we're
still
hoping
to
have
it.
F
In
this
quarter,
a
good
bit
of
news
general
fund
had
been
right
close
to
budget
the
last
few
years,
we've
had
additional
expenses
in
police
for
a
variety
of
public
safety
reasons,
and
this
year,
despite
we
had
some
additional
expenses
here
and
there,
but
we
were
at
ninety
nine
point:
seven
five
percent
of
budget
for
the
year.
So
that's
a
good
sign
one
of
the
unintended
consequences.
Our
cash
balance
is
low
at
four
million.
It
will
rebound.
F
We've
already
received
our
first
installment
of
property
taxes,
so
we
have
no
cash
flow
concerns,
but
we
do
wish
to
get
back
to
a
sixteen
point.
Six,
instead
of
14.4
balance
on
our
fund
balance,
so
we'll
count
receivables
and
their
impales,
but
we
would
really
like
to
get
back
to
that
level.
That
is
the
minimum
that
the
council
adopted
two
years
ago
and
we
think
that
helps
us
with
bond
ratings
and
with
general
cash
management,
so
I'm
going
to
go
through.
F
I
will
not
read
each
table
to
you
just
note
that,
as
we
said,
the
revenues
I've
just
discussed
the
expenses,
we
are
rather
the
revenues
we
projected
to
come
in
at
98,
so
90
75,
fairly
close
on
the
projection.
No
major
news.
There
we've
talked
about
this
before
we
were
happy
with
some
revenue
sources,
such
as
income
tax
and
the
transfer
stamp
taxes.
Sales
tax
was
a
little
bit
under,
which
was
surprising.
F
We've
had
a
lot
of
activity,
so
if
anyone
has
questions
as
they
go
to
the
tables,
please
stop
me
again:
general
fund
expenses
under
budget
slightly,
but
police
and
fire.
We,
we
did
increase
their
budgets
in
2015,
but
they
did
still
go
over,
and
majority
of
that
is
due
to
overtime
costs
in
the
I'm.
Both
if
you
talked
with
chief
khyber
I
think
he
noted
that
we
were
close
if
we
didn't
pop
10,000
responses
for
the
first
time
ever.
D
F
F
F
On
the
enterprise
funds,
this
is
a
one
that
we
always
like
to
make
sure
you
understand
where
our
business
funds
are
at
so
parking,
News,
ender
and
water
is
well
under
both
due
to
capital
project
issues.
So
the
in
the
case
of
parking,
we
still
have
reserves
to
pay
for
the
projects
when
they
do
come
next
year.
F
In
the
case
of
water,
you'll
note
that
revenues
and
expenses
are
way
under
and
that
just
shows
that
we
didn't
do
the
capital
project
and
we
didn't
issue
the
bonds
which
would
be
bond
proceeds
or
iepa
loans
that
we
would
count
as
revenues.
So
that's
why
water
is
under
sewer
which
did
not
have
the
capital.
There
was
a
interesting
to
note.
We
had
revenues
right
at
budget.
We
had
been
cutting
the
water
and
sewer
revenues
because
of
wet
weather.
We
hit
the
budget
this
year
on
sewer
and
then
solid
waste.
F
F
This
is
just
a
we
like
to
group
the
funds,
so
you
can
have
an
idea,
the
one
that
we
will
need
to
do.
An
amendment
on
is
geo
debt,
and
that
is
purely
a
issue
of
law,
meaning
we
did
not
issue
more
debt.
We
refunded
a
11
million
dollars
in
bonds,
so
we
receive
11
million
in
replacement
bonds
and
then
have
to
spend
and
retire
the
bonds.
So
we
just
need
to
change
that
budget
to
reflect
that
we
we
made
that
change.
That
is
simply
a
refinancing
of
prior
bond
issue.
F
F
There
we
go
what,
as
the
speaker
noted,
we
are
below
on
cash
compared
to
last
year,
I
noted
in
the
general
fund.
The
reason
was
timing,
so
we
will
expect
to
have
cash
get
up
back
up
to
six
to
seven
million
dollars
when
once
that
permit
is
shown,
the
other
issue
would
be
a
plan
spend
down
capital
improvements
funds.
There
aren't
there's
only
a
small
amount
of
organic
revenues
in
the
capital
fund.
The
rest
is
bond
proceeds.
F
So
it's
actually
a
good
thing
to
be
spending
down
our
bond
proceeds
because
those
are
borrowed
funds
and
we
wish
to
have
them
in
the
streets
and
not
in
the
bank.
So
we're
happy
to
see
that
one
dropping
from
10
million
down
to
8
million.
That
shows
that
we're
catching
up
on
our
projects
that
were
budgeted
and
real.
A
Quick
through
I'm
sorry,
so
these
for
the
water
fund
and
sewer
fund
the
cash
balance
I
know
this
doesn't
include
the
weight.
You
know
if
you
looked
at
the
earlier
slide,
the
enterprise
funds
right
does
these
include
so
this
does
not
include
they
were
allocated
projects
right.
So
if
we
look
at
the
cash
balance
for
those
funds,
do
those
include
those
projects?
Are
they
allocated.
F
Okay,
so,
but
what
happens
is
is
in
the
case
of
a
given
project
that
wasn't
done
in
water
or
parking
I
mean
water
or
sewer.
We
also
didn't
borrow
for
it,
so
the
cash
flow
is
going
to
hopefully
stay
static,
but
we
end
up
with
a
higher
liability
from
bonds
or
loans
payable,
but
our
project
is
done
so
in
this
case
I'm
sorry
I'll
get
there.
Our
target
for
the
sewer
fund
is
just
over
two
million
dollars
and
the
water
fund
is
just
over
three
to
four
million
dollars.
Mr.
F
So
that's
also
one
where
we
would
have
a
spin
down,
that
is
by
design
I
think
the
critical
thing
is
to
keep
an
eye
on
the
balances
per
policy,
and
in
this
case
general
fund
is
two-point-two
percent
below
water
fund
is
over,
sewer
is
over
and
parking
is
over,
so
we
are
okay
on
our
reserves.
We've
just
had
some
spin
downs
based
on
finishing
capital
projects.
F
Somebody
very
interested
so
we're
still
in
stable
condition.
I
would
echo
a
word
of
caution
that
cash
balance
was
something
that
was
clearly
mentioned
by
Moody's
and
Fitch
that
we
need
to
be
improving
our
cash
balances.
So
for
the
coming
year
we
will
wish
to
stay
within
budgets,
especially
in
our
operating
funds,
so
general
fund.
We
will
be
keeping
an
eye
on
general
fund
to
end
the
year
in
a
modest
surplus
to
move
that
fund
balance
back
slightly
towards
the
16.6
percent.
We
just
need
to
show
progress.
F
We
don't
need
to
get
everything
done
in
one
year.
The
other
thing
that
all
during
rainy
one
of
the
you
had
referenced.
Why
january
and
februari
payments-
and
I
know
we
talked
with
you
offline-
that
the
bills
list
had
a
lot
of
payments
for
two
months:
the
reorganization
with
the
Public
Works,
Agency
and
facilities
admin
services.
We
had
to
reconfigure
the
chart
of
accounts
and
that
slowed
the
issue
of
purchase
orders,
which
then
had
us
paying
January
in
February
bills,
all
together.
So
that's
over
with.
F
We
are
up
and
running
with
a
new
organization
and
we
shouldn't
have
those
going
forward
unless
we
have
a
dispute
with
the
contractor
and
lastly,
we
will
still
always
caution
that
we
still
do
not
have
a
state
budget,
so
we
need
to
be
careful
on
how
we
move
forward
in
2016
until
that
is
remedied,
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
If
that.
A
A
E
H
A
My
understanding
to
mr.
stone
back
is
that
there's
considering
the
site,
there's
significant
improvements
that
to
mate
to
make,
for
example,
it's
located
in
a
slope,
so
there's
some
grading
or
support
needed
to
do
this.
Can
you
explain
kind
of
why
this
is
a
little
bit
more
complicated
inter
pares?
That's.
H
Correct
so
again,
this
was
when
you
put
in
a
cost
estimate
you
want
to
make
sure
you
have
enough
costs
that
you
don't
have
any
unhidden
costs
a
later
date,
which
then
isn't
covered
by
the
grant
that
you're
getting
so
we
included
a
cost
to
through
excavations.
We
might
need
to
have
a
retaining
wall
along
the
left
side
of
the
the
parking
pads.
If
you
will
hold
the
soil
up,
we're
not
served
our
underground
utilities
that
might
be
in
a
way
out
there.
That
would
have
to
be
relocated
as
part
of
the
project.
H
We're
not
sure
what
the
soil
conditions
are,
whether
we
would
have
to
undercut
to
put
some
stone
in
before
we
put
the
concrete
base
on
so
there's
a
lot
of
uncertainty,
because
we
haven't
really
started
a
design
on
it.
So
you
want
to
make
sure
you
cover
all
potential
contingencies
when
you
apply
for
the
grant.
Hopefully,
when
the
project
is
is
designed
out
and
more
informations
known,
the
cost
will
come
in
under
that,
but
you
always
want
to
make
sure
you
have
a
sufficient
funding
in
the
grant
and.
F
A
A
E
A
E
Mr.
chair
ordinance,
20
30
16
is
recommended.
It
amends
the
city
code,
restrictions
on
lon,
sprinkling
and
other
water
uses,
and
just
to
explain
briefly,
it
has
to
do
with
coming
into
compliance
with
the
state
ruling,
and
that
is
no
watering.
Only
on
outside
of
the
street
on
I'd,
ace
and
even
side
even
days.
You
may
not
water
your
lawn
two
days
in
a
row
except
for
new
seeding
and
side.
Then
you
may
do
that.