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City of Evanston Administration & Public Works Committee Meeting - 12/09/2013
A
B
B
It's
just
a
point
that
I
want
to
make
is
there
was
a
memo
that
was
give
the
memo
they
have
in
the
packet
is
dated
December.
Second,
they
added
the
thing
in
about
the
capital
that
you
asked
about,
but
they
still
have
the
memo
dated
as
December
second,
so
I
think
it's
a
it's
really
a
fizz
presenting
information
to
you.
It
should
have
been
a
separate
memo
should
have
been
written,
not
added
onto
a
memo
that
you've
already
possibly
read
to
me.
B
B
We
need
to
discuss
it
more,
but
I
think
every
time
this
water
department
wants
to
do
any
more
capital,
you
should
know
who's
paying
for
that
capital,
whether
it's
the
citizens
of
evidence
and
ratepayers
or
its,
whether
it's
the
Northwest
water
commission
people
and
it's
obviously
not
skokie,
because
they're
right,
but
some
of
these
things
in
Northwest,
Water
Commission
isn't
going
to
pay
for
so
the
evanston
residents
will
bear
the
cost
of
all
of
these
things.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
C
A
C
D
E
You
very
much
I'm
Annie,
heideman
I
was
the
alderman
of
the
Fourth
Ward
and
I'm
I.
Think
it's
wonderful
that
you've
had
this
evening
so
that
we
could
all
see
how
well
the
city's
business
is
being
carried
out.
Now,
however,
I
am
here
to
remind
everybody
that
first
night
is
coming
back
on
December
31st
for
the
first
time
in
five
years.
E
E
You
I
will
yes
what
happens
on
for
first
night.
Is
you
buy
a
button
and
when
is
it
fits
on
December
31st?
Thank
you
again.
It
starts
in
the
afternoon
when
we
will
have
a
children's
program
and
then
in
the
evening
there
are
probably
six
or
seven
things
going
on
nearly
all
the
time.
There
are
musicians
who
sing
and
dancers
and
audience
can
participate
in
these
things.
There
are
dramatic
groups
and
magicians
and
a
whole
array
of
entertainment
going
on,
and
you
finish
one.
E
The
button
gets
you
into
all
of
them
now
this
year
we're
doing
something
a
little
different.
We
are
letting
people
get
reserved
seats
which
will
be
shown
by
they'll
pay.
A
little
extra
and
they'll
get
a
wristband,
so
they
can
be
sure
of
where
they
will
be
sitting.
If
there
is
an
entertainer,
they
specifically
want
to
see.
Also
the
price
goes
up,
the
closer
it
gets
to
New
Year's
Eve.
So
it's
fifteen
dollars
for
a
button
now
and
then
it
goes
to
18
and
I'm.
E
Sorry,
I
don't
have
those
dates,
and
then
it
goes
to
20,
but
it
is.
It
is
always
a
bargain,
because
there's
so
many
good
things
going
on.
One
of
my
favorite
memories
is
watching
one
of
the
meeting
rooms
at
the
library-
and
it
was
during
the
afternoon-
and
this
was
a
children's
program
and
all
of
the
cloak
room
was
full
of
strollers
and
the
little
kids
are
sitting
with
their
feet
out
straight
in
front
of
them
and
their
mouths
open
and
their
eyes
were
glued
to
the
storyteller
and
the
N.
E
E
Of
them
will
be
outside,
there
may
be
an
ice
sculpture
which
we
could
scarcely
do
inside.
However,
there
are
many
churches,
and
each
church
has
several
sites
where
they
can
have
different
sized
groups
and
we're
very
grateful
for
the
churches
for
letting
us
use
their
space.
They've
been
very
generous,
and
it's
so
on
what.
A
E
A
E
A
G
A
G
Take
a
to
move
a
pearl
city
of
Evanston
bills
for
fiscal
year,
2013
the
December
10th,
2013
of
22
million,
twenty
thousand
eight
hundred
and
thirteen
dot;
ninety
two
cents
and
credit
card
activity
for
the
period
ending
October,
thirty-first
2013
and
the
amount
of
a
hundred
and
forty
nine
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty
seven
dollars
and
fifty
two
sons.
I
know
we
have
answers
to
some
of
the
bills.
Yes,.
A
I
have
not
looked
at
them.
I
did
want
to
make
a
comment,
though.
The
city
bills
an
extraordinary
amount,
this
this
period
of
twenty
two
million
dollars,
and
that
is
attributed
mostly
to
the
fact
that
we're
making
a
debt
service
payment
in
the
amount
of
17
million
seven
hundred
two
thousand
six
hundred
ninety
nine
dollars
and
thirty-seven
cents,
which
sort
of
throws
us
off
balance
a
little
I'm,
very
normal.
All
right.
Could
we
just
take
one
quick
look.
Ice
I
did
not
see
these.
A
The
question
on
page
from
page
47
regarding
consulting
investment
fees
of
twelve
thousand
seven
hundred
sixty
nine
dollars.
There
was
no
indication
that
this
was
from
the
fireman's
pension
fund,
and
so
that
was
the
question.
I
was
asking
and
I'm
I
mean
it
appears
that
we're
being
told
that
it
is
a
firefighter
pension
fund,
expense,
but
I
want
to
know.
Is
this
money
from
the
fire
from
the
pension?
Yes,.
H
F
A
F
D
Chair
I,
I,
move
approval
of
the
approval
of
the
contract
extension
with
the
Central
Parking
central
parking
system
on
the
transportation
and
parking
committee
and
staff
recommends
that
the
city
approved
the
first
and
second
optional
year.
Contract
renewal
with
central
parking
systems
in
the
the
terms
would
be
from
January
1
2014
to
December
31st
2015,
not
to
exceed
the
cost
of
1
million.
Five
hundred.
Ninety
two
thousand
two
hundred
ninety
seven
dollars
for
2014
and
1
million
640,000
$32
for
2015.
F
I
Madam
sure
I'd
like
to
move
item
8
for
approval
for
change
order,
number
one
for
the
water
treatment,
plant
master
flow
meter
and
chemical
feed
improvements.
Staff
is
recommending.
City
council
authorized
the
city
manager
to
execute
the
change
order,
number
one
for
the
water
treatment
plant
master
flow
meter
and
chemical
feed
improvements,
project
with
baxter
and
woodman
inc.
This
change
order
will
also
extend
the
contract
completion
date
by
14
months
from
October
thirty-first
to
December
31st,
and
the
funding
is
provided
by
the
water
fund.
Capital
improvement
account.
I
J
Chair
members
of
the
committee,
Laura
Biggs,
superintendent
of
construction
and
field
services
for
utilities
yeah,
we
originally
built
bid
the
project
for
just
the
flowmeter
improvements
to
install
new
flow
metering
station
for
evanston
skokie
for
water
leaving
the
plant
and
the
project
came
in
much
over
budget,
and
so
we
took
it
back
to
the
drawing
board
and
reworked
it.
So
we
could
eliminate
some
of
the
equipment
and
properly
downsize
some
of
the
other
equipment
to
make
the
whole
project
a
little
smaller
in
scope
and
we're
hopeful.
A
J
We
had
a
to
isolate
the
flow
meter,
it's
a
station
that
goes
underground
and
Lincoln
Street
and
to
isolate
the
flow
meter
and
be
able
to
pull
it
out.
We
had
put
in
a
a
couple
of
different
types
of
valves
and
there
was
more
redundancy
there
than
we
thought
we
needed
once
we
looked
at
it
more
closely.
J
Also,
we
put
in
a
static
mixer,
which
was
very,
and
we
decided
to
use
a
different
type
of
static
mixer
that
was
a
little
less
expensive
and
didn't
take
as
much
length
and
because
these
things
went
into
this
prefabricated
steel
constructed
station
that
made
it
much
smaller,
because
the
equipment
that
we
eliminated
was
driving
the
size
of
this
station
and
so
by
eliminating
and
making
it
smaller.
We
think
that's
a
significant
cost
reduction
for,
but
we
still
have
the
enough
functionality
that
we
think
we
will
be
just
fine
and
it
will
work
very
well.
A
G
H
Madam
chair,
this
is
just
a
follow-up
from
last
year
that
municipalities
are
rightly
so
falling
under
greater
and
greater
scrutiny
when
they
issue
debt.
The
city
of
Evanston
has
always
performed
its
debt
issuance
using
the
services
of
a
financial
advisor
as
well
as
bond
counsel
and
both
of
those
firms
of
adhere
to
strict
procedures.
What
we
have
done
in
this
in
our
post
issuance
policy
is
say
that
we
will
provide
a
report
to
the
governing
board
after
we
get
should
our
debt
to
say
that
we
have
in
fact
follow
the
policies
prior
to
this.
H
A
F
D
K
Chairman
Randy
members
of
the
committee
grant
for
our
corporation
counsel
with
respect
to
pass
practice.
We've
been
taking
these
to
this,
the
full
council
for
review
in
in
closed
session
and
then
doing
the
resolution
in
this
setting
tonight.
So
if
the
madam
chairman,
if
you
want
this
to
go
to
Rules
Committee
instead
for
review
by
the
Rules
Committee
and
then
to
full
council,
we
can
flip
it.
But
we
did
that's
just
the
mechanism
we've
been
following
I.
A
Don't
want
to
go
it
already
was
I
mean
we
already
discussed
this
at
the
rule
story.
What
I'm
saying
since
the
Rules
Committee
is
a
standing
committee?
Did
this
just
nitpicking,
but
I
think
it
would
make
more
sense
if,
if,
under
the
rules
committee
report
presentation
to
the
council,
this
is
where
the
minutes
should
be
saying
next
time,
no
problem.
D
Okay
staff
recommends
review
an
adoption
of
the
City
Council
of
the
Father
and
eleven
abatement
resolutions,
a
7.1
to
a
seven-point
11.
The
resolutions
will
abate,
which
means
decrease
the
amount
of
the
2013
property
tax
levy
needed
to
retire.
The
outstanding
general
obligation
and
debt
generally
abated.
That
amounts
are
funded
through
sources
other
than
property
taxes,
such
as
tiff
tiff,
implementer
e
revenue,
water
sewer
receipts
and
parking
garage
revenue.
The
city's
total
abatement
for
2013
is
eight
million
nine
hundred
twenty
thousand
101
dollars.
I
do.
A
It
so
you
don't
have
to
read
them.
I
was
gonna
set
up.
No!
No,
when,
when
I
presented
I'll
give
the
bond
issues,
okay,
all
right,
all
right!
Thank
you!
Owning
homes,
anybody
wanna
talk,
okay,
hearing,
none
all
those
in
favor
of
recommending
this
to
the
council,
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
all
right.
Next,
alderman
Braithwaite
get
to
do
the
budget.
B
A
L
I
A
H
That
would
be
me
good
evening,
members
of
the
committee,
what
you
have
before
you
is
just
an
update
as
to
where
we
are
and
process
with
the
gigabit
grant.
We
did
receive
the
grant
in
October
at
nine
hundred
and
ninety-nine
thousand
so
not
at
1
million
nine
hundred
ninety-nine
thousand
and
what
we
provided
you
with
is
a
revised
schedule,
wherein
we
will
begin
the
process
of
designing
where
the
infrastructure
will
go
at
the
corner
of
main
and
Chicago,
and
also
with
Northwestern
and
lay
out
a
a
schedule.
H
Any
of
our
major
expenditures
will
come
back
to
you,
of
course,
as
other
bids
or
any
other
process.
If
we're
doing
request
for
proposals,
as
noted
in
the
report,
a
large
portion
of
the
expenditures
will
be
to
set
up
an
Internet
service
provider
that
will
host
the
the
project
itself,
but
it
is
still
I
work
in
process
and
I
have
been
working
with
Northwestern
and
setting
up
a
meeting.
They've
been
anxious
to
get
going.
H
We
had
yet
to
provide
you
with
the
report,
so
I
wanted
to
wait
until
we
had
this
discussion
for
any
feedback
from
the
council
and
then
we
would
be
sitting
down
with
northwestern
to
continue
the
design
and
how
will
move
forward
with
the
execution
of
the
grant
the
funds.
Just
as
a
a
reminder,
funds
are
in
the
they
were
deposited
in
the
economic
development
fund
and
will
be
spent
from
that
fund.
H
L
L
Know
it
may
not
be
hot,
but
I.
Think
as
we've
had
discussions
over
the
last
several
months,
there
may
be
providers
that
will
want
to
offer
additional
things
and
I.
Think
that's
where
the
the
questions
will
come.
You
know
to
leverage
a
hostess,
this
fiber
doesn't
live
in
isolation,
and
so
there
may
be
opportunities
to
further
leverage
that
and,
as
we
I
think
as
mr.
A
L
And
that
would
be
a
part
of
the
request
for
proposals
to
identify
that
we
do
not
want
to
be
in
the
business
of
sending
monthly
bills
for
internet
service.
So
we
would
like
to
find
a
third
party
that
does
this.
We
also
want
to
be
sensitive
to
make
sure
that
the
rate
is
appropriate.
All
those
things
would
come
out
through
an
RFP
process
and.
A
L
The
work
that
we've
done
thus
far
as
far
as
the
administrative
work
we
have
done
mostly
pro
bono,
food
through
city
staff
resources,
as
we
move
forward,
any
out-of-pocket
costs
would
be
shared
with
northwestern
moving
forward,
but
thus
far,
we've
been
able
to
do
it
largely
with
with
our
own
forces
I.
Believe
we've
had
one
additional
professional
company
help
us
with
this,
and
those
that
person
will
be
paid
for
out
of
the
grant
and.
A
L
It
is
clearly
driven
by
us
I
think
that
it's
difficult
to
share
no,
it's
driven
by
us,
largely
because
the
governor
of
Illinois
reached
out
to
the
mayor
of
Evanston
and
said
this
is
something
I
think
would
be
important
for
your
community.
So
we've
been
we've
been
leading
this
effort,
certainly
working
closely
with
northwestern
but
I.
Think
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
think
evanston
will
come
out
on
the
better
end,
but
both
parties
will
absolutely
benefit.
H
H
M
Vaz
evening,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
Rick
loss
of
administrative
services,
as
you
know,
we've
been
working
on
this
process
for
a
good
number
of
months
and
we
finally
have
come
to
at
what.
Why
believe
is
a
conclusion
to
it.
So
we
can
begin
them
from
implementation.
In
November,
we
put
out
a
certain
October
I'm.
Sorry,
we
put
out
a
survey
with
50
single
head
meters
and
two
of
the
latest
upgraded
pay
stations.