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B
Very
alderman,
wilson
here
and
alderman
ruth
simmons.
C
D
A
A
Okay,
thank
you
clerk
reed,
so
we
have
moved
to
motion
and
it
passed
the
evanston
city
council
to
allow
us
to
have
this
meeting
virtually
and
again
once
the
pandemic
is
contained.
A
We
at
some
point
we'll
be
able
to
go
back
to
having
in-person
meetings
and
seeing
everyone,
I'm
not
quite
sure
exactly
when
that
will
be,
but
that's
the
reason
that
we
pass
that
that
motion
to
allow
us
to
have
this
virtually
per
an
executive
order
issued
by
the
governor
so
welcome.
Everyone
today
is
the
monday
february,
22nd
2021
evanston
city
council
meeting
just
prior
to
this
meeting.
We
had
both
the
administration
public
works
committee
meeting
and
then
the
planning
and
development
committee
meeting
a
couple
announcements
today.
A
First
off
a
big
event
happened
in
the
last
two
weeks
that
has
actually
impacted
our
ability
to
get
vaccinations
out,
and
that
is
18
inches
of
snow.
A
That
fell
here
last
weekend
and
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
our
entire
snow
removal
team
here
at
the
city,
it
literally
has
been
a
24
hour
operation
with
people
working
12-hour
shifts
and-
and
I
think
they've
done-
a
terrific
job
and
removing
snow
is
not
easy,
especially
this
much
snow
which
required
us
to
do
nighttime
removals
of
it
and
have
trucks
in
there,
and
I
know
that
was
loud
and
noisy
for
neighbors,
but
I
appreciate
all
the
good
work
of
our
city,
employees
and
the
adaptability
as
always
of
our
residents
here
in
evanston
today.
A
The
big
news,
if
you're
following
national
media
is
that
we
are
approaching
half
a
million
fatalities
because
of
covet
19
in
the
pandemic,
and
I
have
a
proclamation
today-
and
this
is
cur
courtesy
of
mary
o'connor
a
resident
here
who
came
to
me
and
came
to
alderman
ravel
and
brought
to
us
a
national
movement.
That's
going
on
to
recognize
the
fatalities,
as
everyone
knows,
just
before
president
biden
was
elected,
we
had
the
lights
display
that
occurred
all
across
the
country
and
we
participated
here
in
evanston.
A
We
received
a
lot
of
feedback
from
families
here
that
that
really
appreciated
that,
and
so
mary
o'connor
came
to
us
with
this
national
recognition
of
the
floral
heart
display,
and
so
I
am
and
it's
a
memorial
day
for
those
that
have
passed
away
because
of
coba
19..
So
I
am
issuing
a
proclamation
for
that.
I'm
going
to
read
the
proclamation,
it's
pretty
short
and
then
I
want
to
give
a
couple
minutes
to
our
resident
mary
o'connor
to
just
share,
what's
actually
going
to
be
happening
here
for
a
few
days.
A
A
Here
in
evanston,
we've
lost
110
residents
to
covet
jacob
at
19
again
and
over
half
a
million
in
this
country
is
going
to
occur
sometime.
I
believe
this
week
they
think
so
with
that
I'd
like
to
introduce
mary
o'connor
and
just
have
mary
say
a
few
words
about
the
floral
heart
display
and
what's
going
to
occur
around
town,
so
welcome.
I
see
you
on
the
screen.
Mary
welcome.
F
Thank
you
very
much
mayor
hagerty.
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
and
I
want
to
say
a
quick
thank
you
to
everybody
who
has
been
so
supportive
of
this
project
since
we
started
working
with
the
city
of
evanston
and
I'm
very
proud
of
my
hometown,
to
be
one
of
the
first
to
sign
on
to
this
resolution.
The
resolution
comes
from
the
group
marked
by
kovid,
a
group
of
volunteers
and
activists
around
acknowledging
and
helping
those
who
have
lost
from
lost
relatives
and
loved
ones
from
coven.
F
So
I
think
everything
we
can
do
to
reach
out
to
comfort
to
support
is
important
at
this
time.
Every
one
of
those
numbers
every
one
of
that
500
number
is
a
name
is
a
unique
life.
So
I
thank
you
for
what
you've
done.
I
thank
everybody
at
the
mayor's
office.
You've
been
so
great
to
work
with
the
downtown
evanston.
The
international
rotary
club,
alderman
revell,
christine
at
the
national
alliance
on
mental
illness,
has
been
extremely
helpful
too.
F
So
I
want
to
say
a
special
shout
out
to
justin
nguyen
leadership
academy,
they're,
adding
a
really
wonderful
element
to
the
location
in
evanston.
Where
is
this
going
to
happen?
So
this
is
on
march
1st.
Most
of
the
installations
across
the
country
will
go
in
towards
the
end
of
the
day
between
3
and
5
pm,
and
they
will
usually
stay
in
place
for
three
days.
So
we
urge
people
to
go
visit
on
their
own
time
to
take
the
moment
of
contemplation
for
the
loss
that
we've
all
suffered
in
evanston.
F
We
have
wonderful
support
from
and
we
will
be
located
at
amita
health,
saint
francis
and
north
shore
evanston
hospital
in
their
atriums.
On
the
main
floor,
if
you
the,
if
you
are
so
inclined
to
go
to
the
chicago
installation
that
will
be
at
buckingham
fountain,
we
ask
everybody.
If
you
are
going,
please
follow
the
cdc
protocols.
We
are
going
to
be
enforcing,
masking
and
distancing.
Of
course,
if
you
wish
to
follow
the
activity
on
instagram
that
day,
we're
going
to
be
under
the
hashtag
floral
heart
project
across
the
united
states.
A
Thank
you,
mary
and
thank
you
for
for
all
that
you're
doing
not
only
in
evanston,
but
I
think
in
other
other
communities,
but
bringing
this
forward
to
to
alderman
ravel,
and
I
lots
of
things
that
happen
here
in
the
community.
Aren't
because
you
know
some
aldermen
or
the
mayor
initiated
it
it's
because
of
the
the
great
residents
and
former
residents
that
we've
had
here
that
come
to
us.
So
thank
you
for
that,
mary
speaking
of
speaking
of
grief
and
the
difficulty
of
mourning.
A
At
a
time
when
we
can't
all
gather,
we
lost
a
really
well
respected
community
member
last
week,
who
many
people
know
and
that's
kate,
mahoney
and
kate
was
a
fixture.
If
you
went
to
events
and
everything
you'd
see
kate,
she
made
a
huge
difference
in
people's
lives.
She
worked
for
peer
services
for
30
years.
She
was
the
executive
director
of
peer
services
for
25
years.
If
you're
not
familiar
with
peer
services.
A
You
know
it's
a
robust
organ
or
robust
organization
that
provides
high
quality
substance,
use
prevention
and
treatment,
services
to
evanston
and
neighboring
communities
across
northern
cook,
county
and
and
kate.
Just
fought
tirelessly
to
fight
against
the
stigma
made
contributions
locally
and
nationally.
A
Excuse
me,
her
pioneering
work
in
youth
prevention
in
her
tireless
fight
against
stigma,
made
her
contributions
locally
and
nationally
setting
the
standard
for
important
work
that
continues
to
this
day,
so
our
thoughts
and
our
prayers
are
with
kate's
entire
family
and
all
all
of
her
friends
on
her
on
her
passing.
A
The
numbers
on
coven
19
continue
to
look
pretty
good
here
in
evanston
today
we
only
had
four
new
cases
and
bringing
our
total
case
count
to
a
little
over
three
thousand.
Eight
hundred
our
positivity
rate's,
two
point:
six
nine
percent,
so
that's
higher,
I
think
than
the
last
time
we
met,
but
our
seven
day,
moving
average
is
only
eight
cases
a
day
right
now,
our
seven
day,
positivity
is
actually
sort
of
close
to
where
the
state
positivity
rate
is
which
normally
we've
been
below.
A
That,
but
I
don't
see
anything
here
and
haven't
heard
anything
from
our
health
department
that
that
concerns
us
key
thing
is
to
again
continue
to
follow
the
protocols,
even
if
you
are
have
been
vaccinated
to
maintain
social
distance
wear
a
mask,
you
know
avoid
congregating
with
large
groups
of
people
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
vaccinations.
A
Evanston
in
the
state
of
illinois
is
no
different
than
other
states.
This
past
week,
that
saw
the
number
of
vaccines
that
were
distributed
to
us
go
down
because
of
the
snowstorm
and
the
ice
storms
all
across
the
country.
They
had
challenges
getting
those
we
continue
to
be
told
that
we
should
see
quantities
increase
come
march.
A
So
recently
we've
done
four
of
those
we've
got
two
more
to
go.
I
was
at
the
housing
authority
of
cook
county
walcher
facility
with
president
prec,
winkle
and
others.
This
morning,
they,
the
folks
that
lived
there
were
getting
vaccinated
and
then
tomorrow,
the
folks
at
pearlman,
which
is
the
other
housing
authority
of
cook
county,
are
getting
are
getting
vaccinated.
A
Amida,
st
francis
is
helping
us
do
vaccinations
coming
up
this
week
with
the
pfizer
vaccine
this
week,
we're
gonna
start
to
vaccinate
folks
that
are
71
years
old
in
older
there's
going
to
be
events
wednesday
and
thursday.
This
week,
we'll
also
be
doing
second
dose
events
for
people
that
have
gotten
first
doses.
A
Overall,
you
know
the
numbers
we've
had
twelve
thousand
five,
or
this
is
I'm
rounding
here,
but
about
twelve
thousand
five
hundred
doses,
distributed
to
evanston
about
six
thousand,
a
little
less
than
half
of
those
went
to
health
care
workers,
leaving
us
with
sixty
five
hundred
we're
expecting
a
little
more
than
a
thousand
additional
ones
this
week,
so
of
those
or
a
little,
over
80
percent
have
gone
to
vaccinate
people
72
years
and
older,
the
others
have
gone
to
essential
or
critical
personnel
to
the
to
some
congregate
homes
that
I
mentioned,
as
well
as
a
small
number
to
educators.
A
So
that's
that's
where
we
stand
with
vaccinations
again,
the
biggest
challenge
continues
to
be
a
supply
issue
and
just
getting
more
quantity
of
vaccine.
It
is
not
an
issue
of
moving
the
moving
the
vaccines
out.
I
think
we
can
move
the
vaccines
out
pretty
quickly
once
we
get
our
hands
on
them.
Alderman,
wilson,
alderman
suffering,
I
mean
yeah.
A
G
Sent
an
email
to
erica
and
ike
asking
about
how
we're
prioritizing
staff
do
you
know
where
we
are
on
staff
vaccinations
relative
to
the
total
number
of
staff
that
we
have.
A
Yeah,
I
don't.
I
don't
have
that
number
alderman.
The
number
right
that
I
just
said
is
about
80
of
those
vaccines
that
didn't
go
to
the
health
care
have
been.
You
have
been
put
in
the
arms
of
72
and
above
I
don't
have
the
other.
We
can
get
that
information
for
you,
though,
I'm
sure.
H
A
A
I
I
mean
just
if
people
are
asking
I
have
been
vaccinated
as
part
of
1b,
because
everybody
that
was
part
of
the
emergency
operations
center
and
I'm
a
member
of
the
unified
command
was
vaccinated.
But
I'm
not
I'm
not
aware
in
terms
of
other
elected
officials.
A
So
it's
all
the
health,
it's
all
the
health
director
so
ike,
who
I
don't
think
is
with
us
tonight
that
does
this,
but
we
can
answer
these
questions.
If
you
want
at
the
next
council
meeting
or
I
can
have
them-
send
an
email.
H
A
You
bet,
okay,
ultimate
plumbing.
I
Yeah,
I
have
a
quick
question
about.
The
amita
piece
is
the
goal
that
we
will
have
amita
and
levy
center
run.
At
the
same
time,
both
serving
the
same
age
groups.
A
So
what
I
can
tell
you
about
that
is
that
the
of
the
two
vaccines,
the
pfizer,
is
a
more
complicated
vaccine
to
administer,
and
so
the
recent
dosages
that
we
received
were
were
pfizer,
and
so
that's
why
they
they
turned
to
amita
saint
francis,
because
they
said
hey.
We
want
a
partner
help,
so
I
know
they're
doing
ones
this
week
that
are
going
to
be
what
do
they
say,
71
and
older.
A
I
know
that's
going
to
be
amida
saint
francis,
if
you're
watching
this
you're
still
going
to
get
notified
by
the
city
you're
not
going
to
necessarily
know
it's
amita
they'll,
just
tell
you
where
to
go
and
it'll
be
probably
anita's
facility,
I'm
not
sure
alderman
fleming
about
the
second
dose
events
that
are
going
to
occur
this
week.
I
imagine
that
will
be
at
our
community
center
that
we've
been
using
and
that'll
be
administered
by
the
city
staff.
I
My
father
who's,
you
know,
68,
I
end
up
taking
him
very
far
outside
of
town
just
because
he
has
some
breathing
issues
and
y'all
know
he's
been
home
with
me
out
of
it.
So
I
just
didn't
know
when
we
were
getting
to
his
age
and
it
became
a
little
bit
of
a
health
risk
with
teenagers
and
out
of
the
house
for
myself.
So
I
understand
people's
concern.
I'm
trying
to
take
as
much
work
off
the
hike
with
those
small
questions
as
I
can
so
that
would
be.
A
Absolutely
so
I'm
going
to
ask
erica
if
you
can
just
make
that
a
priority
weekly
to
let
all
the
council,
members
and
everyone
know
sort
of
where
we
are
that
week,
going
into
vaccinations
and
I'll
just
also
and
I'll
get
to
you
ultimate
brainwave,
then
alderman
fisk
remember
if
you're
out
there
and
you
have
a
question
or
even
for
the
council
members.
If
you
send
an
email
to
vaccine
or
vaccines,
you
could
put
the
s
there
or
not
the
s
there.
A
At
city
of
evanston.org,
we
have
a
team
of
folks,
responding
to
emails
and
they've
been
great.
I've
used
them
for
a
lot
of
questions
that
we're
getting
from
getting
from
residents.
So
that's
that's
a
tool
as
well:
alderman
braithwaite,
just
a.
A
If,
if
they
put
that
information
into
the
the
contact
form
that
was
completed,
they
have
that
they
have
that
information.
Yes,.
K
A
Well
because
it's
a
it's
a
more
complex
vaccine
because
of
the
storage
requirements
of
it,
and
so
I
think
we've
done
it
at
the
city
facilities.
But
it's
just
a
little
easier.
If
we
have
a
partner
like
amida
st
francis,
do
it
because
they
have
all
the
the
proper
refrigeration
and
everything.
A
Yeah,
so
that
I
I'm
glad
you
brought
that
up
point
up
again,
dr
fauci
and
other
experts
have
been
very,
very
clear.
Whichever
vaccine
you
can
get,
you
should
get
they're
all
deemed
as
very
sort
of
high
level
of
confidence
and
reliability
on
these
vaccines.
L
I
think
that
vaccine
has
to
do
with
administration
of
it
because
it
has
to
do
with
the
five
or
six
doses
and
the
piece
of
equipment
that
puts
it
in
your
arm.
L
M
M
L
Into
your
arm
doesn't
leave
it
in
the
syringe,
and
so
there
was
this
confusion
as
to
whether
the
vial
provides
for
five
doses
or
six
doses,
and
that's
that's
part
of
the
complication
with
the
pfizer
vaccine,
and
so
they
want
hospitals
to
use
the
syringe.
As
opposed
to
you
know.
Volunteers
like
us,
yep.
A
All
right
so
that
that
wraps
up,
then
a
quick
update
on
covet
and
vaccinations.
I'm
now
going
to
turn
it
over
to
our
city
manager
for
any
announcement.
She
has.
N
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
just
have
one
announcement.
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
big
thank
you
to
the
residents
and
to
our
city
staff
for
the
cooperative
effort
that
it
took
to
handle
the
snow
event
that
we
had
last
week,
multiple
days
upon
multiple
days
of
snow
preceding
a
very
large
snow
event.
It's
always
challenging
and
we
had
a
lot
of
moments
where
teams
came
together
and
residents
came
together,
and
I
really
appreciate
all
the
efforts.
It's
not
just
our
snowplow
drivers
who
we
need
to
extend
our
extreme
gratitude
to
it's.
N
Also,
our
fleet
staff,
our
facility
staff,
our
301,
our
parking
enforcement.
It's
really
a
team
effort
when
it
comes
to
trying
to
get
all
of
that
snow
cleared
and
get
the
roadways
passable
and
get
the
sidewalks
cleared
and
we're
still
recovering
from
it.
We're
still
cleaning
up
and
melting
a
lot
of
the
snow,
but
we're
in
much
better
shape,
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
all
who
helped.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
A
B
Up
we
just
yeah
well
evanstonians,
don't
seem
to
think
it's
as
big
as
it
is,
and
so
I'm
gonna
go
over
a
little
bit
of
what's
been
going
on.
Please
so
election
day
is
of
course,
tomorrow
or
the
primary
election
is
tomorrow.
The
candidate
sun
star,
my
dog
is
drinking
water.
B
In
the
background,
the
candidates
for
mayor
clerk,
fourth,
ward,
alderman
and
eighth
ward
alderman
will
be
on
the
ballot
thus
far
as
of
today
or
today
was
the
last
day
for
early
voting,
and
so
we
ended
up
with
just
under
2
000
folks,
early
voting,
typically
early
voting
comprises
from
what
I've
researched
about
25
to
30
of
total
turnout.
So
it
seems,
like
turnout,
may
end
up
to
be
around
somewhere
around
eight
thousand
seven
to
eight
thousand,
so
not
one
of
our
best
showings.
B
So
I
encourage
you
to
again
encourage
your
neighbors
to
get
out
and
vote
polling
places
can
be
found
on
the
cook
county
clerk's
website.
B
We've
had
a
4
500
folks
request,
mail-in
ballots,
just
under
4
500
folks
request
mail
in
ballots
and
as
of
just
a
bit
ago,
only
1700,
just
over
seventeen
hundred
of
those
folks
have
turned
in
the
mailing
ballots.
So
we're
under
fifty
percent
return
rate,
thus
far
so
get
your
mailing
ballots
in
tomorrow.
B
Text
neighbors
text,
friends
reach
out
to
folks
and
let
them
know
to
return
their
ballots.
So
we
can
increase
turnout.
I
can
take
any
questions.
Drop
boxes
are
available
at
skokie
courthouse.
So
if
you
we,
we
didn't
have
a
dropbox
available
in
evanston
this
time
around,
because
the
the
dropbox
that
the
law
that
allowed
for
dropboxes
was
a
temporary
allowance
and
it
wasn't
renewed
in
time
enough
for
this
election.
B
So
folks
can
do
dropbox
for
email
and
ballots
at
skokie
or
if
you
have
a
mail-in
ballot,
you
can
surrender
it
at
your
polling,
place
tomorrow
and
vote
on
election
day
or
if
you
have
not
received
your
mail-in
ballot.
For
any
reason,
you
certainly
still
can
go
and
vote
you'll
receive
a
provisional
ballot,
which
just
means
that
your
ballot
will
be
counted
a
few
days
later
after
we,
the
county,
has
confirmed
that
your
mail-in
ballot
isn't
received.
B
That's
let's
say
it's
on
the
election.
Oh
go
ahead.
J
B
Yeah,
I
don't
have
maybe
erica
kimberly.
I
don't
have
access
to
the
website,
but
if
I
can
send
you
the
link
in
an
email
and
if
you
can
just
add
it
there
or
mr
gomez,
if
you're
here,
okay.
J
B
Well,
yeah,
you
can
put
it
in
the
mail.
You
can
certainly
just
put
it
in
the
mail,
but
if
you
know,
if
you
for
some
reason
have
changed
your
mind
about
casting
a
mail-in
ballot,
you
can
surrender
it
and
vote
on
election
day
at
your
local
polling
place.
J
B
Yeah,
the
dropbox
is
just
it
was
available
for
november
because
of
an
emergency
because
of
covet
and
emergency
order
that
allowed
it
and
that's
no
longer
valid
for
this
election
got
it.
Okay,.
B
Oh,
and
let
me
clarify
also
yesterday,
I
might
have
misspoken
so
today
may
have
been
the
last
day
to
use
the
stokey
dropbox.
You
know
you
can
reach
out
to
the
office
tomorrow
to
confirm
that.
B
I
Wait,
can
you
just
say
publicly,
I
know
peter,
I
don't
break
my
asses,
but
every
polling
place
is
open
tomorrow.
Is
that
correct.
I
Have
in
the
primary
you
know
in
your
yes,
yes,.
B
Because
mayor's
racing
clerks
race
is
on
on
on
on
every
ballot
and.
B
I
would
well
if,
if
they're,
on
a,
if
you're,
having
long
lines,
I
don't
suspect.
B
Yeah
that
I
think
that
we
had
a
few
places
that
opened
late
because
of
there's
during
the
I
think
that
was
in
the
primary
election
when
kovid.
First
before
he
went
into
the
lockdown.
I
B
I
guess
I'm
saying
that
I
think
everything
will
run
smoothly
tomorrow,
but
you
can
reach
out
to
the
county.
If
there
are
any
issues
you
can
reach
out
to
the
county,
clerk's
office,
google,
cook
county
clerk
or
to
the
city
clerk's
office,
and
we
can
help
make
the
connection.
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
clark,
reed
for
that
that
update
on
the
election.
So
please,
if
you
haven't,
voted,
go
out
and
vote
in
the
local
elections,
we're
now
going
to
turn
to
public
comment.
We
have
10
people
that
have
signed
up
for
public
comments
so
per
our
rules.
Everyone
can
have
three
minutes
for
public
comment.
I
will
keep
track
of
the
time.
So
if
you
hear
the
buzzer
go
off,
please
stop
talking
or
wrap
up
really
quickly
and
we'll
get
through
this
in
our
allotted
time.
A
So
tonight
our
first
speaker
is
going
to
be
toby
sachs,
then
robbie,
marcus
and
then
rayford.
So
welcome
to
b.
O
Thank
you,
mayor
hagerty,
I'm
toby
sachs.
I
serve
as
the
chair
of
evanston
arts
council
and
you
have
an
update
on
equity
on
your
agenda
today.
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
our
experience
on
the
arts
council
of
bringing
a
more
focused
equity
lens
to
our
work
and
specifically
to
thank
staff
for
helping
us
on
our
journey.
O
18
months
ago,
we
formed
an
equity
working
group
of
the
arts
council.
We
attended
anti-racism
training
specifically
for
arts,
organizers
and
we've
met
monthly.
Since
then,
the
input
of
the
working
group
is
what
led
to
a
wholesale
reimagining
of
the
annual
grants
program,
reflecting
both
the
impact
of
the
pandemic
and
our
heightened
focus
on
racial
equity.
O
O
I
just
wanted
to
thank
kimberly
richardson
for
mentoring,
the
working
group
and
really
getting
us
as
far
as
we've
come
so
far
on
the
journey
and
to
take
the
opportunity
to
demonstrate
that
making
a
real
focus
on
equity
can
start
to
bring
some
measurable
change
in
the
work
of
our
boards
and
commissions.
Thank
you
for
the
time.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
toby
and
thank
you
for
all
your
work
on
the
arts
council.
How
about
we
get
robbie,
marcus
next
and
then
ray
friedman,
then
meg
walsh,.
P
Good
evening,
thanks
yeah
I'll,
be
brief,
because
I
think
my
understanding
is
that
planning
and
development
committee
actually
took
the
efficiency
homes
item
off
the
city
council
agenda
tonight.
So
I
fully
support
the
efficiency
homes,
though,
if
it's
not
on
the
council
agenda,
I
have
no
public
comment
this
evening.
A
I'll
be
just
so,
you
know,
I
think
I
think
what
happened
is
it
was
removed
for
introduction
and
action.
I
still
think
it's
on
our
agenda
tonight
for
introduction
for
discussion.
It's
it
would
be
for
discussion
if
people
want
to
discuss
it
too,
but
it's
not
going
to
be
introduction
and
action
at
the
same
meeting.
So
if
you
want,
if
you
want
to
make
comments,
you're
welcome
to
do
that.
P
Sure
sure
yeah
that's
helpful.
Thank
you
yeah.
I
think
you
know,
based
on
the
research
included
in
the
the
packet
provided
by
the
applicant
for
the
policy,
it
seems
that
there
are
dozens
of
vacant,
small
or
irregular
properties
which
currently
sit
empty
simply
because
of
our
zoning
rules,
and
so
given
the
scarcity
of
land
in
evanston,
I
think
our
cooperative
was
excited
to
see
missing
middle
housing.
Solutions
is
the
the
term.
That's
often
used
that
activate
these
small
lots
as
a
way
to
address
the
cost
of
housing.
P
It's
it's
likely
that
you
know
the
small
houses
constructed
on
these
lots
would
be
priced
below
market
based
on
their
relative
size
and,
additionally,
based
on
the
map,
it
seems
that
they
would
be
scattered
all
across
the
evanston
community.
P
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
this
would
not
solve
evanston's
housing
challenges
overnight,
though,
by
allowing
for
a
new
housing
type
across
our
city,
I
I
think
it
is
one
tangible
step
towards
shifting
evanston
away
from
these
exclusionary
zoning
policies
that
have
historically
segregated
by
class
and
by
race.
So,
thank
you
very
much
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
where
this
goes.
Great
thank.
A
You
robbie
next
up,
we've
got
ray
freeman,
then
meg,
welsh,
then
priscilla
giles.
Q
Good
evening,
everyone
this
is
ray
friedman.
Second
word:
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
we
can
welcome
ray
all
right.
Thank
you.
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
having
conversation
with
everybody
or
dialogue
tonight
change
subjects
for
change.
First,
I
want
to
say
that
in
the
past
five
years
I've
lived
here,
I've
been
impressed
with
the
way
evanston
keeps
its
trees,
trimmed
sod
replaced
street
lights
are
brighter
and
cleaning.
The
leaves
is
amazing
to
me
that
there's
trucks
and
trucks
filled
with
leaves
going
up
and
down
and
fall.
Q
I
heard
what
you
said
mayor
about
cleaning
the
snow
and
erica
storley
about
cleaning
the
snow.
I
appreciate
the
snow
removal,
but
there's
a
huge
issue
here.
I
I'm
just
I'm
baffled
and
disappointed
by
the
disorganization
and
lack
of
planning
in
your
snow
plowing
which
plowed
alleys
it
plowed
cars
in
they
came
by
both
sides
of
the
street
same
day,
so
cars
were
sides
of
cars
were
covered,
so
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
snow
and
I've.
Q
I
I'm
blend
my
hand
to
to
anybody
who
needs
it
with
my
snow,
blower
or
shovel
so,
but
we've
heard
from
residents
in
the
past
about
plowing
corner
sidewalks,
about
throwing
people
putting
plowing
the
snow
in
people's
driveways
and
I'm
seeing
the
alleys.
Both
sides
of
my
alley
were
plowed
in
at
one
point:
okay,
never
anybody
had
no
truck
had
gone
through
my
alley.
Still,
I
don't
think
a
truck
has
gone
through
my
alley.
I
was
stuck
in
my
alley
last
week
for
two
hours.
Q
I
think
I
blew
out
the
transmission,
so
this
is.
This
is
not
a
good
situation,
for
I
don't
know
how
it
is
in
in
other
wards,
but
here
second
ward.
I
I
would
assume
that
it's
probably
the
same
in
the
fifth
ward.
If
you
go
down
pittner
from
dempster,
you
can't
fit
a
truck
down
the
middle
of
the
street.
If
cars
are
parked
on
both
sides
of
the
street,
I
barely
had
enough
room
to
fit
my
van
down
the
street.
Q
So
this
is
it's
not
good,
it's
just
not
showing
consideration
for
residents
and
other
suburbs.
I
know
clean
their
alleys
and
I
know
skokie
cleans
their
alleys
and
cleans
their
sidewalks,
and
I
don't
see
any
reason
why
the
city
of
evanston
can't
do
the
same
plenty
of
people
vast,
clean
the
alleys
clean.
At
still,
I
mean
you
can't
get
that
yesterday.
I
helped
somebody
push
their
van
out
of
my
alley.
Q
That's
that's
crazy.
The
snow
stopped
a
week
ago,
so
we
need
to
figure
out
how
to
put
that.
You
know
into
the
agenda
to
have
the
alleys
clean
and
have
our
sidewalks
cleaned.
That
would
save
a
whole
lot
of
trouble
for
everybody.
Q
Anyhow,
I
hope
the
new
city
council
will
be
able
to
do
a
better
job
with
this
snow
removal
and
thank
you
for
all
your
time
and
have
a
good
night.
Thank.
A
R
Hey
today,
I
received
an
email
from
mayor,
steve
hagerty,
recommending
candidates
that
he
wants
me
to
vote
for
in
the
city,
mayor,
alderman
and
clerk
office
raises
this.
Email
did
not
give
a
courtesy
mention
even
to
all
the
candidates
for
every
office.
The
email
did
not
come
from
his
official
evanston
email
public
account
to
which
I
subscribed.
After
he
took
office.
It
came
from
a
private
email
account.
R
R
He
did
not
use
his
city
mail
account
to
send
them
an
email,
but
the
recipients
appear
to
have
been
obtained
from
his
official
email
account.
If
I'm
mistaken,
I'm
open
to
correction,
I
have
never
followed
him
as
a
political
figure,
nor
subscribed
to
any
political
email
account
of
the
mayor's.
I
did
not
subscribe.
My
email
to
his
mural
campaign,
other
other
evanston
residents,
have
similar
news
to
report.
R
This
is
not
equivalent
to
jan's
picks
sent
to
registered
dems
in
the
ninth
ward.
This
is
not
illegal,
but
it
is
unethical.
How
is
it
unethical
is
the
type
of
using
the
resources
and
advantages
of
public
office
to
advance
an
elected,
official's,
personal
will
or
to
benefit
their
cronies,
which
ethics
guidelines
are
designed
to
guard
against.
The
mayor
is
entitled
to
have
an
opinion.
It's
inappropriate
to
use
resources
gained
through
his
political
office
to
advance
his
private
political
will.
R
It
is
also
the
type
of
practice
that
results
in
incumbents
being
reelected
over
and
over,
as
elected
officials,
use
the
contacts
and
relationships
gained
through
conducting
official
business.
Who
else
has
an
email
list,
with
probably
tens
of
thousands
of
evanston
residents,
weren't
the
email
recipients
more
likely
to
open
and
read
the
email
expecting
the
city
news
from
the
mayor
that
they
signed
up
for
many
evidence.
R
R
S
Thank
you
I'd
like
to
say
that
I've
lived
long
enough
to
see
snow
being
removed
from
the
alley
again,
even
though
there
were
some
problems
with
it,
but
I
think
I
know
there
are
more
houses
in
evanston
so
that
the
sidewalks
and
the
alleys,
the
streets
all
can
be
shoveled,
just
as
they
were
when
alderman
fleming
was
in
heaven
waiting
to
be
born.
S
So
I'd
also
like
to
say,
the
streets
of
emerson
and
jackson
are
about
to
be
destroyed
by
a
private
owner
and
developers
which
will
change
the
community,
which
has
been
home
to
long-time
evanston
residents
and
low-income
residents
for
many
years.
S
S
The
building
itself
seems
slated
for
the
same
destruction
and
replacement
by
developers.
Desire
mandated
by
unnamed
powers
that
be
residents
seem
to
have
no
voice
in
this
in
the
choice
of
what
happens
to
their
greenery,
to
happen
to
the
or
through
the
city.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
mr
giles.
Next
up
we've
got
bonnie
wilson,
then
rick
schweitzer,
then
carlos
sun.
T
T
I
believe
that
evanston
needs
to
open
our
zoning
cord
code
up
for
diverse,
missing
middle
housing,
types
that
address
the
mismatch
between
evanston's,
available
housing
stock
based
on
their
size
and
relative
price
on
the
market.
Efficiency
homes
can
advance
our
city
council's
goal
to
expand,
affordable
housing
options
in
this
case
by
creating
smaller
units
for
downsizing
seniors
or
young
couples.
Looking
for
a
starter
home
additionally,
by
serving
moderate
income
seniors
efficiency
homes
could
make
could
help
make
evanston
an
age-friendly
city
that
provides
an
array
of
healthy,
accessible
options
to
our
older
residents.
T
There
are
65
condos
available
right
now
in
evanston,
but
those
have
assessments
and
costs
more
money
to
for
for
costs
every
every
month.
U
Good
evening,
council
members,
I'm
here
to
encourage
you
to
discuss
the
appeal
of
the
historic
preservation
commission
denial
of
our
application
for
economic
hardship
with
respect
to
the
barn,
historic
barn
accessory
dwelling
unit
at
2404
ridge.
There's
only
one
standard
that's
to
be
considered
in
this
case,
that
is,
by
refusing
to
grant
a
coa
certificate
of
appropriateness
on
the
above
property.
We,
as
property
owners,
are
denied
all
reasonable,
beneficial
use
or
return
on
the
barn
property
in
question.
There
there's
no
question
that
this
is
the
case.
U
As
commissioner
cohen
well
noted
during
the
hpc
meeting,
there
does
not
exist
in
the
standard
any
question
about
how
or
when
the
worker
issue
was
performed
authorized
or
not.
There
is
no
part
of
the
standard
that
talks
about
whether
the
work
performed
20
plus
years
ago
is
authorized
due
to
a
legitimate
time
bar
running.
Only
whether
denial
of
the
certificate
of
appropriateness
denies
us
as
owners
reasonable,
beneficial
use
of
return
on
the
building
in
question.
U
The
city
has
continued
to
deny
our
request
for
a
final
occupancy
permit,
based
loosely
on
the
fact
that
this
very
certificate
of
appropriateness
has
been
denied
for
work
done
and
approved
by
the
city
more
than
20
years
ago.
The
city
needs
more
adus,
and
this
is
a
wonderful
adaptive,
reuse
of
a
derelict
and
historic
building
that
has
been
saved
from
a
sorry
grave.
U
W
Good
evening,
mr
mayor
members
of
council
and
city
staff,
my
name
is
matt
rogers.
I
live
at
133,
clyde
avenue.
I
am
a
zoning
consultant
and
former
chair
of
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
for
the
city.
I
come
tonight
in
support
of
the
change
in
the
zoning
ordinance
to
include
a
new
definition
on
land
use
for
efficiency
homes
or
colloquially,
as
they're
referred
to
tiny
homes.
W
These
have
increased
in
popularity
in
many
years.
There's
actually,
several
tv
shows
that
that
feature
these,
and
it
creates
a
a
permanent
structure
that
is
small
and
more
efficient
for
people
who
prefer
to
have
a
smaller
living
space,
but
still
want
something.
Like
a
yard.
W
So
this
this
ordinance
would
create
a
new
permitted
use
in
all
of
our
residential
districts,
r1
through
r6,
and
would
make
use
of
substandard
lots
where
housing
currently
cannot
be
built.
By
improving
these
lots,
we
offer
the
missing
middle
for
homes,
as
well
as
increasing
our
tax
base
by
improving
lots
on
the
currently
or
sitting
vacant.
W
These
properties
have
frontages
of
anywhere
from
maybe
20
to
25
feet
a
size,
maybe
of
2
800
to
3
500
square
feet,
and
it
does
not
include
any
of
the
properties
with
street
spacing
side
yards
which
has
come
before
the
before
boards
before
and
has
has
met
with
some
resistance.
W
What
this
does
do
is
it
allows
for
affordable
housing,
not
in
the
strict
definition
of
affordable
housing,
but
attracting
people
who
want
a
small
home
with
a
yard.
As
was
mentioned
earlier,
I
did
a
little
survey
and
there
are
currently
only
a
handful
of
homes
in
the
city
of
evanston
that
are
available
for
under
500
000.
The
majority
of
them
go
for
over
800
000
by
creating
a
home
that
would
have
a
a
selling
price
for
somewhere
in
the
upper
200s
low
300s.
W
We
not
only
are
able
to
provide
a
home
for
people
who
are
interested,
but
also
to
create
a
home
that
currently
are
that
meets
current
code
as
well
as
providing
the
expected
amenities.
One
has.
I'm
gonna
send
an
email
to
all
the
council
members.
I
heard
your
discussion
earlier
and
I'm
available
to
answer
questions
for
you
to
discuss
things
with
you
on
this
particular
issue,
so
I'm
just
making
myself
available.
W
X
X
I
know
this
is
coming
from
rick
schweitzer,
the
man
I
know
well,
who
has
worked
diligently
for
the
community
for
refugees
for
for
his
family
over
a
long
time,
and
it
seems
as
if.
Well
I
don't
understand
all
the
nuts
on
and
both
of
this
case,
it
seems
like
he's
being
denied
the
right
to
work
with
this
property
because
of
some
time
limit
that
was
put
on
while
he
was
a
family
man
and
and
doing
all
this
great
work.
X
So
I
strongly
urge
this
body
go
ahead
and
listen
to
the
appeal
and
and
take
it
from
there.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
V
There
was
one
last
minute
edition,
but
I'm
not
seeing
that
person.
I
don't
think
gabriel.
A
A
I
don't
see
that
either.
Okay,
all
right,
so
then
that's
going
to
conclude
public
comment.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
coming
forward
and
sharing
their
thoughts,
suggestions
or
concerns
with
us.
A
For
the
record,
I
know
there
was
one
resident
who
was
upset.
I
did
not
use
any
existing
city
lists
for
a
mailing
today
or
anything
like
that.
So
all
right,
let's
move
on
to
special
orders
of
business.
We've
got
several
special
orders
of
business.
I'm
gonna
ask
our
senior
alderwoman
alderman
rainey.
If
you
would
move
sp1,
you're,
muted
in.
L
Know
I
know
all
right
sp1,
mr
mayor
is.
L
Sb1
is
a
2404
ridge
avenue
application
to
appeal
the
preservation
commission's
denial
of
a
certificate
of
economic
hardship.
The
city
council
may
make
a
motion
to
accept
the
application
to
appeal.
If
a
motion
is
made
and
adopted,
the
city
council
shall
affirm,
modify
or
reverse
the
decision
of
the
preservation
commission
within
45
days.
If
no
motion
to
accept
the
application
to
appeal
is
made
and
adopted,
the
decision
of
the
commission
shall
stand
if
a
motion
to
accept
is
made
staff
recommends.
The
city
council
affirm
the
decision
of
the
preservation
commission.
A
Yeah
is
there
a
second?
So
let
me,
let
me
the
reason,
probably
there's
silence
here:
let's
the
way
that
it
was
written
by
staff
on
sp1
was
explaining
what
what
happens
here,
and
so
would
I'm
gonna
open
and
ask
then
so
thank
you
for
for
sharing
that.
So
everybody
understands
alderman
rainey,
I'm
going
to
ask
if
there's
an
alderman
that
would
like
to
make
a
motion
one
way
or
the
other
either
to
accept
it
or
to
deny
it,
and
if
they'd
like
to
put
that
motion
forward.
L
I'm
I'm
just
wondering,
and
we
have
every
time
we
have
one
of
these.
We
have
this
problem.
A
A
Let's
see,
let's
see
what
our
city
attorney
her
thoughts
are
on
this
good
evening.
Y
A
Y
I
And
maybe
because
I
share-
and
I
don't
know
if
this
is
your
concern-
I'm
in
rainy
but
we've
had
this
one
several
times.
I
think
this
has
been
the
queue
for
years
and
it's
you
know
we
we
don't
ever
have
a
chance
to
ask
questions.
I
guess
unless
we
go
to
the
preservation
committee,
so
we
can
make
a
motion
and
send
it
back
to
preservation
committee,
and
I
guess
I
could
go
there
to
discuss.
But
you
know
if
I
have
questions
for
the
staff.
L
I
think
preservation
commission
meets,
I
think,
usually
when
some
other
meeting
is
taking
place
and
you
read
about
it
in
your
packet,
but
it
just
seems
to
me
that
we
have
blinders
on
and
we
don't.
We
don't
handle
any
other
issues
like
this.
You
know
we're
not
gonna
we're
not
gonna
talk
any
we're,
not
gonna
discuss
this.
If
something
goes
to
the
plan,
commission
and-
and
we
have
concerns
about
it-
we
we
get
it
before
us
and
we
discuss
it,
but
in
in
the
case
of
preservation
we
say
they
made
a
decision.
L
L
And
I
I
know
I
did
get.
I
did
get
four
or
five
emails
saying
do
not
do
not
accept
this.
Do
not
accept
this
appeal
and
they're
from
people.
I
highly
respect,
but
I
would
like
to
discuss
it
among
my
colleagues
on
the
council,
but
you
know
I
feel
I'll
be
offending
people.
If
I
do
and-
and
I'd
like
to
hear
from
my
colleagues
why
it's
so
offensive
to
discuss
this.
A
Y
No,
I
think
I
think
there
has
to
be
a
second
to
the
motion,
and
then
there
can
be
discussion
and
then
a
vote
would
be
taken.
I
suppose.
Y
L
Discussion
so
my
motion
to
accept
this
appeal
is
for
the
purpose
of
finding
out
what
people's
feelings
are
about.
Why
we
don't
want
to
accept
this
appeal.
I
So
I
guess
my
alder
and
fleming-
oh
I'm
sorry
just
started
so
I'm
not
you
know,
I
don't
have
personal
stake
to
be
opposed,
or
I
mean
to
you
know,
except
for
people.
I
think
I
received
the
same
emails
as
adam
and
rainey.
I
It
just
seems
like
this
and
I
don't
have
the
entire
packing
form,
because
I
just
have
notes
has
been
back
and
forth
and
back
and
forth,
and
I
you
know
from
what
one
of
the
emails
talked
about
was
that
this
gentleman,
although
it
says
you
know
economic
hardship,
is
not
really
claiming
a
hardship
from
what
I
remember
reading
in
the
very
long
packet.
I
It's
about
the
coach
house,
which
he
seemed
to
communicate,
was
part
of
you
know,
being
able
to
obviously
make
money,
keep
the
house
and
pay
the
taxes
and
all
that
which
seems
like
a
legitimate
concern,
but
then,
in
reading
what
the
preservation
commission
says
that
does
not
fall
with
under
his
the
claim
of
economic
hardship.
So
it
was
a
little
bit
confusing.
If
I'm
honest-
and
you
know,
aside
from
memorizing
all
the
comments
they
had.
I
I
guess
I
would
love
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
from
staff
in
terms
of
why
this
has
taken
so
long
and
why
this
does
not
fall
under
what
one
would
consider
by
statement.
Economic
of
statement,
certificate
of
economic
hardship-
and
you
know
if
we
understand
people
are
having
a
hard
time
economically,
all
over
america.
Why?
We
would
not!
You
know,
work
with
this
president
to
get
the
property
you
know
up
to
par.
If
he's
claiming,
he
can't
do
it
all
because
of
economic
hardship.
A
All
right,
johanna
nine
is
with
us
welcome
johanna.
Z
Good
evening,
johanna
nineteen
community
velma
director
and
I've
I'll
ask
kade
sterling
to
join
us
as
long
as
attorneys
kim
romney
has
a
moment
he's
been
the
staff
liaison
to
the
preservation
commission
and
the
de
facto
staff
liaison
on
this
particular
project
of
late.
This
project
has
a
20-year
history.
The
property
owner
is
not
a
resident.
He
owns
the
property
and
has
rented
it
over
the
years
and,
as
you
know,
the
coach
house,
slash
barn
was
only
recently
allowed
to
be
legally
rented
as
a
as
a
dwelling
unit.
Z
We
did
not
allow
that
until
until
recently,
the
code
was
changed
so
there's
a
long
history
and
I'm
sure
you've
gotten
emails
from
neighbors
of
the
property
concerned
residents.
This
this
particular
instance
has
been
of
working
through
various
issues
that
are
enumerated
in
the
memo
have
been
going
on
for
a
number
of
years
of
late.
The
past,
I
think
about
two
three
years
at
this
point
and
in
terms
of
economic
hardship
that
and
cable
speak
a
little
bit
more
to
this.
Z
That's
really
designed
if
the
certificate
of
appropriateness
or
the
his
the
nature
of
the
preservation
activities
are
taking
away
value
from
the
property,
but
none
of
the
the
denial
of
the
certificate
of
appropriateness
for
the
changes
he
wanted
to
make
prevented
him
from
leasing
or
selling
or
doing
anything
to
the
property,
and
I
think
kate
can
probably
also
provide
some
examples
of
a
situation
which
might
a
certificate
of
economic
hardship
might
be
appropriate
for
to
be
considered
and
accepted
so
cade.
This
is
kate
sterling.
AA
Hello,
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
yes,
perfect.
I
I
think
I'd
like
to
just
make
the
point
that
equating
a
financial
burden
and
economic
hardship
is
is
a
dangerous
precedent
to
state
to
make.
So
what
he's
claiming
is
a
is
a
financial
burden.
AA
An
economic
hardship,
specifically
under
this
code,
section
and
related
to
preservation,
is
when
complete
value
and
complete
use
of
a
property
is
taken
away
by
a
denial
of
a
certificate
of
appropriateness.
The
the
best
example
I
can,
I
can
give
is,
let's
say:
there's
a
two-part
commercial
building,
two
or
three
story:
commercial
building
in
downtown
and
that's
zoned
for
14
15
stories.
AA
I
don't
know
if
that's
if
that's
helpful
or
if
that
answers
a
specific
question,
but
I
think
I
think
it's
easy
to
easy
to
see
how
economic
hardship
and
a
financial
burden
are
similar,
but
in
this
instance,
they're
they're
very
much
different.
A
Now
the
motion
that's
been
put
forward
is
to
accept
this
appeal
that
was
put
forward
by
alderman
rainey
seconded
by
alderwoman
fleming.
L
I
think
I
have
an
expression,
mr
mayor,
and
that
is.
L
You
can
count,
there
doesn't
seem
to
be
any
interest
in
discussing
this,
and
I
it
just
seems
that
we
usually
have
more
interest
in
our
issues
that
are
before
the
council,
and
this
seems
like
a
very
interesting
issue,
and
I'm
just
very
surprised
that
the
lack
of
interest
in
this
I
I
think
this
is
a
very
interesting
issue.
I
guess
I
was
wrong
again.
A
Well,
we
will
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
then,
and
call
call
the
vote
and
ask
the
clerk
to
take
the
vote
and
again.
The
vote
that
you're
taking
is
to
the
motion
was
to
accept
the
appeal
and
it
was
seconded-
and
this
is
to
the
accept
the
appeal
on
2404
ridge
avenue,
which
received
an
application
for
appeal
of
the
preservation
commission,
denial
of
a
certificate
of
economic
hardship.
I
Can
you
just
be
very
clear
because
this
is
one
of
those
tricky
ones,
so
it
says
if
a
motion
to
accept
is
made
staff
recommend
we
affirm
the
decision,
so
that
would
be
a
yes
well.
This
is
one
of
those
tricky
ones
where
it's
your
firm
or
not
affirm.
You
is
everyone
else
clear
I
mean
I
just
sometimes
I
get
confused
on
these
because
there
are
a
lot
of
words
here.
A
You
raised
that
alderman
yeah,
so
if
we,
if
the
council
is
and
correct
me
kelly
gandursky,
if
the
council
is
voting
to
accept
it
means
they
are
accepting
the
decision
of
the
preservation
commission.
Y
No,
so
it's
if
you're
moving
to
accept
you're
moving
to
accept
the
appeal
right
and
then
you
have
45
days
to
hear
the
appeal.
L
Okay,
so
we
should
vote
no.
If
we
are,
we
are
accepting
the
preservation
commission's
decision,
the.
Y
L
L
AB
K
A
All
right
so
on
a
nine
nine
to
zero
vote.
The
evanston
city
excuse
me
well
a
nine
to
zero
vote.
The
city
council
decided
not
to
accept
the
the
appeal
meaning
the
rule
ruling
of
the
preservation
commission
stands:
okay,
we're
going
to
move
now
to
sp2
alderman
rainey.
Could
you
just
move
that
item.
L
Yes,
sir
sp2,
the
city
of
evanston,
let's
see
hold
on
one
second
city
of
evanston
racial
equity,
update
staff,
recommends
the
city
council
accept
and
place
on
file
the
city's
racial
equity
report.
This
is
for
action.
I
move
approval.
A
All
right
great,
so
this
item
has
been
moved
and
seconded
again.
It's
just
going
to
accept
and
place
on
file
when
we
do
a
vote,
but
we've
got
a
staff
update
for
all
of
us.
So
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
our
city
manager.
To
start
us
off.
AC
Good
evening
this
is
kimberly.
A
AC
City
manager,
okay,
mayor
good
evening,
mayor
city,
council,
clerk
and,
of
course,
senior
manchester
united.
I
want
to
provide
a
quick
update
on
what
has
been
happening
around
our
racial
equity
with
the
city
operationalizing
the
work
around
racial
equity.
AC
Can
you
I
just
want
to
make
sure
you
all
can
see
my
my
slides,
because
I'm
using
dual
screens?
Great
yes,
so
this
is
going
to
be
a
quick
overview
of
provide
your
definition
of
what
racial
equity
is
within
government,
and
this
is
just
not
for
city
staff,
but
also
for
the
community,
as
well
as
connecting
to
city
council
goals,
how
we're
connecting
equity
to
our
city,
council
goals
and
internal
committee
structures
that
have
been
set
up
to
help
with
the
implementation.
AC
Also
tonight
I
have
our
chair,
jane
grover,
of
the
econ
excuse
me
of
the
equity
and
empowerment
commission,
to
provide
just
a
quick
update
on
what
they're
doing
the
equity
empowerment
commission
does
plan
to
come
back
to
the
council
in
april
to
provide
some
further
guidance
on
their
work,
so
racial
equity
in
government-
and
I
say
in
government
because
I
recognize
that
racial
equity
has
terms
that
many
people
have
utilized,
especially
around
social
justice
and
for
government.
Racial
equity
is
a
process
and
an
outcome.
AC
That
is
the
definition
that
we
utilize
as
government.
We
have
to
look
at
the
policies
and
practices
that
drive
outcomes
and
while
we
focus
a
lot
on
outcomes
and
talking
about
deliverables
which
equals
to
race
no
longer
determines
one's
social
and
economic
outcomes,
it's
really
the
process
that
we
as
city
staff,
are
trying
to
implement,
because
it
is
the
process,
that's
going
to
engage
a
more
meaningful
involved
in
citizenry,
in
the
creation
of
implementation
of
our
institutional
policies
and
practices
that
impact
their
lives.
AC
AC
I
want
to
quickly
just
provide
a
update
of
where
racial
equity
sits
on
city
council
go.
So
for
the
last
few
years,
the
city
council
has
stated
that
ensuring
equity
in
all
city
council
goals
is
a
separate
goal.
What
I
am
asking
us
to
look
at
is
how
to
raise.
How
do
we
look
at
racial
equity
as
the
process
through
which
we
implement
city
council
goals?
So,
even
though
we
can
keep
it
as
a
separate
goal,
what
we
need
to
start
looking
at
and
what
I'm
working
with
staff
to
develop
is
looking
at.
AC
How
do
we
look
at
infrastructure
how
to
look
at
community
development,
affordable
housing,
our
long-term
city
finances
using
a
racial
equity
lens,
and
it's
very
important
to
look
through
the
technical
which
we've
been
doing,
which
staff
has
been
doing
very
actively
at,
but
we
also
need
to
look
at
it
from
a
racial
standpoint.
A
racial
equity
standpoint.
Excuse
me.
AC
It
is
important
to
do
that
work
in
order
to
really
ensure
that
equity
is
embedded
in
all
city
operations,
so
real
quickly.
What
we've
done
so
far
in
our
initiatives
and
training,
this
city
council,
this
particular
class
of
city
council,
have
done
a
lot.
We've
talked
about
the
environmental
justice
resolution
establishing
a
fund
for
local
reparations,
the
commitment
to
instructure
racism,
and,
at
you
know,
at
the
time
you
know
we
were
very
one
of
a
very,
very
small
number
of
municipalities
that
did
that.
AC
Now
that
has
tripled
it's
not
a
four-fold
of
municipalities,
making
these
commitments
and,
of
course,
the
creation
of
the
equity
apartment
commission
upcoming
city
amendment,
even
though
the
original
welcoming
city
ordinance
was
done
in
2016,
the
amendment
that
took
place
in
2017
and
then
continual
training
with
beyond
diversity,
the
equity
institute
through
ywca
and
internally,
with
the
national
seat
project.
AC
What
those
are
really
focused
on-
and
I
transitioned
to
our
equity
impact
assessment-
is
the
top
are
really
focused
on
in
the
visual
racism
that
we've
experienced
and
what
I
want
us
as
an
organization
is
really
focused
on
institutional.
And
so
I
look
at
a
good
example
of
our
language
access
guidelines.
AC
AC
They
had
individual
meetings
with
certain
community
members
who
english
is
not
their
their
first
language
as
well
as
quick
organizations,
and
they
also
spoke
with
internal
staff,
who
are
bilingual,
who
are
also
engaged
with
non-english
speaking
or
non-verbal
individuals
to
help
develop
a
guideline
and
how
I
look
at
guidelines
is
the
same
way.
I
would
like
to
look
out
a
number
of
practices
that
we
are
beginning
to
implement.
AC
It
may
not
turn
out
right,
but
what
we're
looking
at
with
our
guidelines
and
other
practices,
we
need
to
make
sure
we
have
the
right
information,
the
right
directions
and
the
right
guidance
and,
most
importantly,
training
to
ensure
that
our
staff
understand
how
to
allocate
resources,
how
to
utilize
what
we
have
internally
to
better
support
their
efforts
when
it
comes
to
communicating
with
the
public,
and
so
we
provided
we've
secured
funding
to
help
support
that
and
to
build
capacity,
and
with
that
funding
this
year
we
are
looking
to
continue
the
trump
to
start,
translating
documents
that
we
have
that
are
currently
english.
AC
Only
and
also
looking
at
expanding
on
our
over
the
phone
and
video
interpretations,
which
we've
received
several
requests
and
has
been
a
huge
factor
in
communication
for
our
contact
ratios
during
covet
19..
So
we
are
looking
at
our
guidelines
to
continue
to
improve
upon
them,
as
we
see
as
staff
begins
to
test
and
really
train
on
these
these
documents.
AC
One
is
with
the
racial
equity
inclusion
committee,
which
is
a
cohort
of
15
to
16
employees
that
make
up
the
entire
of
the
entirety
of
our
organization.
So
we
have
representatives
from
every
department,
except
for
the
library,
as
they've
been
doing
their
own
internal
work,
and
the
purpose
of
this
committee
is
to
build
a
capacity
of
staff
to
identify
analyze
and
improve
internal
processes
that
are
barriers
to
achieving
racial
equity
goals
that
the
city
has
declared
as
priorities.
AC
Now,
as
I
stated
earlier,
racial
equity,
as
defined
in
government,
is
an
outcome
and
a
process,
and
this
is
the
process
for
which
we
want
to
achieve
better
outcomes.
They're
going
to
be,
they
are
being
trained
under
the
supervision
of
dr
claiming
gain
of
uic.
She
has
been
working.
She
worked
with
the
staff
previously
on
our
social
services
review
and
will
continue
that
work
to
help
develop
and
build
capacity
with
our
city
staff.
AC
The
hope
is,
after
this
year
that
they're
able
to
take
this
work
back
into
their
departments
and
utilize
it,
but
also
we're
going
to
be
doing
pilot
projects
throughout
the
year
as
well.
So
it's
a
learning
and
doing
environment
where
we
pick
projects
and
see
if
they,
if
they
are
successful,
if
they're
not
successful
and
not
successful,
we
want
to
look
at
why
and
figure
out
how
best
to
reestablish
those
programs,
so
that
committee
is
currently
structured,
it's
they're,
beginning
to
meet
they're
now
in
their
second
month.
AC
They
are
training
at
this
point.
Hopefully
by
may
or
june
they'll
begin
doing
their
college
projects,
and
then
we
have
our
diversity
inclusion
committee.
This
committee
is
made
up
of
staff
who
are
just
interested
in
creating
a
space
for
staff
to
discuss
and
plan
cultural
awareness
activities,
as
well
as
helping
develop
training
for
our
internal
staff.
I
call
this
our
celebration
and
hearts
and
minds
committee.
What
I
recognize
is
that
you
have
to
do
hearts
and
minds,
but
we
have
to
do
both.
AC
It
is
just
not
expected
that
without
at
least
acknowledging
cultural
awareness
are
we
able
to
change
people's
understanding
of
racial
equity,
so
this
committee
is
is
staffed
with
right
now
about
eight
to
nine
employees.
They
all
were
individuals
who
you
know
signed
up
and
wanted
to
be
engaged
and
involved,
and
they
too
will
be
going
through
some
training
themselves
so
that,
as
we
begin
to
do
some
implementation
in
our
organization,
they
have
a
better
understanding
of
the
shared
language.
AC
This
is
something
where
it
will
take
time
to
see
results.
I
believe
that
you
know
government
is
said
to
be
slow
but
deliberate,
but
we
want
to
be
transparent
and
something
that
we've
been
doing
on
a
constant
basis,
since
the
idea
of
this
has
come
about
is
working
with
our
equity
and
apartment
commission.
AC
It
is
very
important
to
build
capacity
through
partnerships,
so
we
are
in
conversations
with
ywca
on
how
to
work
of
our
diversity.
Inclusion
committee,
as
well
with
our
equity
apartment
commission,
to
build
a
more
robust
training
program
around,
like
I
say,
cultural
awareness,
and
that
is
something
that
will
be
tailored
differently
for
our
boards
and
commissions
and
city
council
members
and
somewhat
different
for
our
city
staff.
AC
But
we
will
figure
out
what
that
is,
and
we
will
bring
that
to
city
council
once
more
definitive
information
is
available
and
then
with
gare
gare
is
our
government
alliance
on
race
and
equity.
That
is
a
network
and
our
staff
who
are
engaged
to
participate.
I
have
to
tell
you
a
lot
of
these
ideas.
Came
from
gare
just
cut
me
had
an
opportunity
of
engaging
with
colleagues
throughout
the
united
states.
These
are
the
ones
that
told
me
who
have
started
this
work
ahead
of
us.
AC
What's
worked
and
what's
not
worked,
and
so
taking
their
successes
and
failures,
helped
me
shape
what
we
should
be
doing
moving
forward.
I
added
bloomberg
philanthropies
because
we
are
part
of
what
works
cities
and
they,
too
are
looking
at
racial
equity.
Northwestern
university
we
worked
with
cradle
to
career,
I
mean,
are
definitely
partners
in
this
work
with
us
and,
of
course,
our
evanston
public
library.
One
group
that
I
did
not
mention
in
here
and
I
apologize
is
our
edison
foundation.
AC
We
have
been
communicating
with
them
as
well
of
seeing
how
best
we
can
partner
in
some
areas,
and
so
it
is
so
important
that
when
doing
this
work
that
we're
not
just
you
know
insular
to
only
the
city,
we
do
recognize.
We
have
to
be
able
to
work
with
all
of
our
partners
throughout
evanston,
and
this
is
the
way
of
building
those
blocks
in
doing
so.
AC
So
I'm
going
to
turn
over
real
quickly
to
jane,
to
give
a
quick
update
on
where
they're,
at
with
the
equity,
empowerment,
commission
and
lastly,
before
I
do
that,
I
just
want
you
to
be
aware.
It's
intentional
tonight
that
jane
is
on
this
powerpoint
with
me.
This
presentation,
because
I
want
all
of
our
work
to
be
more
aligned
and
working
with
the
boards
and
commissions
equity,
empowerment
commission
over
the
last
few
months.
AC
We
recognize
that
the
only
way
for
us
to
get
this
work
done
in
a
way
that
the
community
feel
heard
and
feel
engaged
is
that
we
have
to
do
this
together.
So
I
have
today
jane
if
you
would
like
to
come
online
to
tell
us
what
the
equity
apartment
commission
is
up
to.
AB
Great
thanks
interim
assistant
city
manager,
richardson
first
thanks
to
you
and
to
icma
fellow
shnika
hoenkirk
for
your
work
to
support
the
equity,
empowerment,
commission
and
I
will
be
brief.
The
commission
was
created
with
a
rather
broad
purpose,
to
identify
and
eradicate
inequities.
Next
slide,
please,
I
don't
even
know
who's
advancing
the
slides.
Thank
you.
The
first
slide
back
one.
AB
Thank
you.
So
it's
a
rather
broad
purpose,
which
means
we've
got
a
lot
to
do.
Clearly,
I
think,
beyond
the
capacity
of
a
volunteer
commission
that
meets
for
90
minutes
every
month.
This
requires,
as
interim
assistant
city
manager,
richardson
has
outlined
a
plan,
structures
and
processes
staff
and
your
continued
investment.
AB
So
the
commission
has
had
a
lot
on
its
agenda
as
we
work
to
understand
our
lane,
as
as
you
will
in
the
city's
racial
equity
initiatives
and
where
we
can
be
most
effective.
Most
significantly,
we
considered
and
supported
the
resolution
for
a
commitment
to
end
structural
racism
and
achieve
racial
equity.
We
supported
the
public
engagement
initiatives
for
the
reparations,
ordinance
and
collaborated
with
environmental
justice,
evanston
and
the
environment
board
on
the
environmental
justice
resolution.
Thank
you
for
that
and
we're
glad
to
report.
I'm
glad
to
report
that
the
commission
will
soon
have
new
leadership.
AB
Alejandra
benaz,
our
next
chair
and
carla
thomas,
who
joined
the
commission
last
year,
will
be
our
vice
chair
next
slide.
Please.
Our
mission
statement
is
the
equity
empowerment.
Commission's
mission
is
to
develop
shared
recognition
and
language
of
the
history
and
impact
of
structural
racism
in
evanston
and
develop
tools
and
practices
to
achieve
racial
equity
for
all
residents.
AB
We
worked
through
and
and
came
to
this
as
a
mission
statement,
just
in
the
last
couple
meetings
just
this
year,
I
would
say,
and
what
this
means
for
2021
and
2022
is
that
the
commission
will
be
collaborating
with
the
city
to
support
its
racial
equity,
training
for
city
staff,
as
as
interim
assistant
city
manager,
richardson
has
just
outlined,
and
for
city
staff
and
leadership,
and
we
look
forward
to
the
adoption
we
hope
of
a
racial
equity
impact
analysis
and
reia
decision-making
tool
across
city
departments
to
anticipate,
assess
and
prevent
adverse
consequences
of
structural
racism
and
identify
ways
to
remedy
long-standing
inequities.
AB
The
commission
will
also
be
supporting
meaningful
community
engagement
that
gives
voice
to
residents
who
have
been
historically
disenfranchised
and
left
out
of
decision-making
processes,
but
who
are
directly
affected
by
decisions,
policies
and
practices,
and
so
this
and
the
city's
internal
equity
initiatives
depend
upon
a
commitment
of
leadership
and
funding
to
support.
So
thank
you
and
thank
you
in
advance.
AB
So
the
next
slide,
please
our
project
for
the
the
commission
for
this
next
year.
18
months,
we
think
will
be
focusing
our
war
on
our
boards
commissions
and
task
forces.
As
you
know,
we
have
over
40
of
these
volunteer
committees
working
for
the
city,
providing
their
expertise
and
time
with
varied
purposes
and
powers.
The
decisions
and
recommendations
of
these
boards
and
committees
have
had
an
impact
on
the
city's
policies,
programs,
budgets
and
planning
processes.
AB
It's
the
boards
and
committees
and
task
forces
that
have
also
frequently
been
the
city's
leadership
pipeline
as
many
of
our
elected
officials
spent
years
in
this
volunteer
service
and
they
bring
varied
backgrounds
and
experiences
in
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
That
is
not
everyone
who
serves
on
our
boards
and
commissions
is
at
the
same
place.
AB
So,
given
the
importance
of
these
boards
and
commissions
and
their
role
in
recommending
policies,
funding
allocations
and
legislations,
the
commission
has
an
opportunity
to
include
these
important
community
volunteers
in
the
city's
equity
initiatives.
So
we
have
begun
engaging
our
board's
commissions
and
committees
in
the
equity
discussion,
with
a
survey
to
chairs
and
members
about
to
determine
how
each
brings
equity
to
its
agenda
and
work.
AB
The
commission
looks
forward
to
talking
with
you
in
april
with
our
new
leadership
and
thank
you
to
alejandra,
venez
and
carly
thomas
for
taking
on
this
role
and
to
the
other
members
of
the
commission,
alderman,
melissa,
wynn,
alderman,
dolores
holmes,
kathy
lyons,
kimberly,
walton
and
max
weinberg
for
sharing
their
expertise
and
time
to
serve
on
the
equity,
empowerment,
commission.
H
Z
A
Thank
you
kimberly
and
thank
you
jane
for
all
of
the
work
and
the
presentation
tonight
on
this
I'll
just
start
off
by
saying,
because
I
know
it's
on
a
lot
of
people's
minds
that
I
have
been
spending
along
with
our
staff
kimberly,
richardson
and
erica
storley
time
with
dave
davis
and
others
at
northwestern
university
on
the
million
dollar
racial
equity
fund
that
they
created
for
us
or
the
million
dollars,
but
it's
to
be
geared
towards
racial
equity
and
that's
going
to
be
released
next
week
publicly.
A
AD
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
thank
you
also
to
chair
grover
and
thank
you
especially
to
interim
city
manager,
deputy
manager,
kimberly
richardson
as
the
aldermanic
liaison
or
alderman
member
of
the
equity
and
empowerment
commission.
I
know
how
much
work
the
commission
has
put
in,
and
I
particularly
know
how
much
work
miss
richardson
has
done.
AD
I
this
is
as
as
she
was
saying
and
as
miss
grover
was
saying,
it's
complex,
it's
time
consuming
and
it's
necessary
and
it's
and
it
has
to
be
pretty
comprehensive
and
so
making
sure
that
all
city
staff
are
trained
and
in
in
all
aspects
of
equity
is
going
to
be
it's
a
big
task,
but
we
really
have
to
do
it.
AD
We
have
to
do
it
and
making
sure
also
that
every
citizen
volunteer
who
serves
on
our
boards
and
commissions
which,
as
we
all
just
saw
earlier
and
we're
going
to
see
on
this
agenda,
they
have
enormous
power
in
the
community
to
allocate
funds
change
our
zoning,
so
it's
critically
important
because
they
are
participants
in
the
formation
of
government
policy
that
they
also
be
equity
trained.
AD
So
I
view
this
as
a
really
exciting
time,
but
it
is
critical
that
we
have
the
appropriate
funding
and
that
we
have
the
political
will
for
every
member
of
the
staff
and
all
members
of
the
city
council
to
to
undertake
this
type
of
training,
because
it
really
will
change
and
inform
all
of
our
decisions
going
forward.
A
You're
here
alderwoman
funny.
I
I
thank
you,
so
I
have
two
questions
one
I
just
was
you
know.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation
I
think
we're
just
going
to
have
to
when
I
disagree
on
the
hearts
and
minds
please.
I
think
that
is
not
our
place
as
government.
We
don't
hire
people
based
on
what
they
think,
but
I
do
think
we
do
need
to
get
people
to
understand
and
respect
cultural
and
racial
differences.
I
I
I
will
agree
there
and
that
they
need
to
understand
that
that
is
an
important
piece
of
what
we're
doing
at
the
city
of
evanston,
and
you
know
how
we're
looking
at
them
as
employees.
One
thing
I
think
I
want
to
clarify,
I
think-
and
we
might
disagree
on
this
one
too,
but
your
slide
about
I
took
a
picture
just
so.
I
know
racial
equity
is
not
racial.
It's
not
race
exclusive.
I
think.
I
In
my
opinion,
it
would
be
better
if
we
frame
that
as
the
results
of
racial
equity
are
not
race
inclusive,
so
you
know
centering
race,
which
is
why
it's
called
racial
equity
is
important
because
we
know
historically
african-american.
The
people
of
color
have
been
at
the
bottom
wrong.
With
just
about
everything,
so
we
central
race
to
improve
life
or
outcomes
or
whatever
you
want
to
call
it
for
those
folks
and
that
also,
you
know,
improves
everything
for
everyone
else,
so
kind
of
similar
to
the
analogy
people
use
about
accessible.
I
You
know,
curve,
cuts
and
and
sidewalks
that
are
accessible
for
wheelchairs.
When
you
do
that
for
the
wheelchair,
for
someone
who
needs
an
accessible
sidewalk
it,
it
really
doesn't
hurt
someone
like
me
who
doesn't
need
that,
but
it
helps
everybody
whether
you
have
a
stroller
or
you're
just
running
having
a
curb
cut,
helps
everybody.
So
I
think
it's
important
in
my
opinion
that
we
do
center
race,
but
we
also
communicate
to
people
that
were
centering
race
for
these
historic
harms,
but
they
also
then
do
help
everyone
else.
I
So
we
don't
get
into
this
kind
of
conversation
around
if
we
central
race,
then
how
is
that
going
to
hurt
me-
which
I
think
is
where
a
lot
of
people
sometimes
get
confused
in
the
racial
equity
conversation
that
if
they're
not
a
person
of
color,
then
it
you
know
this
work
is
going
to
hurt
them
instead
of
us
communicating
that
it's
going
to
actually
help
everybody
and
then
my
last
thing
that
I
forgot
now.
I
had
a
lot
of
questions
earlier.
I
One
last
thing
that
I
forgot
in
reviewing
the
plan
with
university
of
chicago:
is
it
mentioned
homework
and
just
want
to
be
mindful.
If
there
is
homework,
I
don't
know
how
much
homework
there
might
be,
but
that
we're
either
compensating
people
for
work
at
home
or
we're
allowed
to
do
that.
You
know
during
the
day-
and
I'm
sure
you've
already
thought
about
that.
But
I
know
our
staff,
particularly
around
with
the
covet,
have
worked
a
lot
and
people
are
working
in
general.
A
lot
working
from
home.
I
A
Thank
you,
alderwoman
rue
simmons.
C
C
I
think
I
sent
a
note
more
than
a
year
ago
to
the
commission
that
I
believe
you
have
probably
the
most
challenging
task
ahead
of
you
out
of
all
of
the
commissions
on
doing
work
and
the
more
that
we
work
on
reparations
as
a
reparation
committee.
The
more
work
is
uncovered,
so
it's
just
endless.
The
target
is
always
moving.
There
are
there's
so
much
need
and
opportunity
for
improvement.
C
It
just
never
seems
as
though
it's
enough
so
I
just
want
to
just
offer
you
some
encouragement
and
some
appreciation
kimberly
for
the
way
that
I
have
seen
you
innovate
and
think
about
new
ways
and
seek
out
best
practices
that
have
worked
well
in
other
places
and
figure
out
how
we
can
retrofit
it
here.
Just
thank
you
for
working
hard
and
making
yourself
available
to
the
community.
I
know
the
community
has
weighed
in,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
community
for
pushing.
C
It
often
is
uncomfortable
and
you
know
nobody's
doing
it
right
enough
and
everybody's
right.
You
know
because
it's
so
much
need,
but
I
want
to
thank
the
community
and
how
the
community's
voice
has
pushed
us
to
push
ourselves
and
our
staff
and
our
networks
to
to
serve
the
residents
of
evanston
better
and
more
fully.
So
thank
you
kimberly
and
thank
you
to
the
entire
commission
for
all
of
your
work
on
racial
equity.
V
A
B
Oh
okay,
I
can
see
you
now
hi
alderman
fleming.
X
B
A
All
right
so
on
a
9-0
vote,
the
city's
racial
equity
update
is
placed
on
is
accepted
and
placed
on
file.
Alderman
rainey.
Could
you
please
move
sp3.
L
A
Okay,
all
right,
so
this
has
been
moved
and
seconded
and,
yes,
we
do
have
a
report
and
an
update
today
and
that's
going
to
be
from
kumar
jensen,
our
chief
sustainability
and
resilience
officer.
It's
nice
to
see
you
kumar.
M
Likewise,
I
see
manager
sterling
is
on.
Did
you
wanna
make
a
comment
before
I
jump
into
my
presentation.
N
M
Thank
you.
So
I
do
have
a
presentation.
Good
evening
looks
like
I
need
access
to
be
able
to
share
my
screen,
but
good
evening,
honorable
members
of
the
council
manager,
storyline
kamar,
chief
sustainability
and
resilience
officer,
and
I'm
here
to
give
a
short
update
on
carp,
implementation
and
our
priorities
for
2021.
M
So
normally
I
would
start
this
presentation
off
with
a
update
or
a
reminder
of
what
our
goals
are
in
carp.
There's
a
lot
of
goals
and
a
lot
of
actions,
I'm
going
to
assume
that
you
can
access
the
document
and
take
a
look
at
those
goals
when
you
would
like,
and
so
what
I
wanted
to
focus
a
little
bit
more
on
today
is
how
we
want
to
be
how
we
want
to
be
approaching
implementation,
and
so
what
we
should
be
focusing
on.
M
So
I
want
to
immediately
just
build
off
of
what
kimberly
richardson,
discussed
and
just
shared
around
racial
equity.
It's
it's
absolutely
imperative
that
we
be
centering
and
operationalizing
racial
equity
in
the
implementation
of
carp.
In
the
beginning
of
that
document,
we
do
reference
centering
racial
equity,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
do
that.
We
also
need
to
continue
and
to
do
a
better
job
of
prioritizing
services
that
support
low-income
residents
and
vulnerable
populations,
as
we
think
about
what
services
and
programs
we're
going
to
be
implementing,
and
also
considering
what
our
resident's
primary
needs.
M
We've
as
a
city
become
more
and
more
aware
of
those
through
covet
and
the
economic
hardship
that
it
has
ensued
and
our
plan
and
our
response
and
our
implementation
of
this
plan
needs
to
build
off
of
that
and
recognize
what
we
what
we've
learned
and
then
we
also
as
a
part
of
that.
One
thing
that
we
talked
about
before
is
increasing
service
options
for
residents
and
businesses,
so
making
sure
they
have
good
options
as
we're
asking
them
to
make
changes
potentially
and
then,
lastly,
is
preparing
for
the
impacts
of
the
climate
crisis.
M
And
so
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
things
that
we
have
accomplished
and
so
in
the
memo
there's
a
there's,
a
robust
list
of
I
think
30
or
so
actions
that
have
been
taken
by
the
city
and
community
partners
and
many
organizations
and
individuals.
And
I'm
just
going
to
highlight
a
few
here
from
2020.
In
particular-
and
so
we've
mentioned
a
couple
times-
the
approval
of
the
environmental
justice
resolution-
we've
also
done
a
lot
around
our
energy
programs,
and
so
those
have
been
really
big
accomplishments.
M
This
year,
additionally,
we've
been,
we
were
able
to
complete
the
waste
transfer
station
air
quality
study.
We
were
able
to
create
some
new
programmatic
revenue
through
some
fee
changes,
so
those
have
all
been
really
positives
that
we've
been
able
to
take
from
a
really
troubling
and
challenging
year
in
2020,
and
so
we
are,
we
are
doing,
I
think,
a
good
job
of
implementation,
and
so,
as
we
think
about
what
we're
doing
in
2021,
I
wanted
to
highlight
a
few
sort
of
ongoing
priorities.
M
These
are
priorities
that
my
office
will
continue
to
to
focus
on
and
to
move
forward
into
2021
with
their
existing
resources.
M
I
included
in
the
memo
a
little
bit
more
detail
around
each
of
these,
but
I
I
do
think
it's
worth
it
just
to
highlight
them
and
say
we
need
to
continue
to
address
the
resident
concerns
around
the
waste
transfer
station.
M
We
have
this
two-year
partners
for
places,
grant
that
focuses
on
evaluating
the
barriers
to
transitioning
existing,
affordable
housing
units
to
being
climate
resilient
and
lower
low
low
energy
and
in
net
zero
carbon
emissions,
and
so
we
need
to
wrap
that
up.
We
also
have
this
municipal
operations
zero
emissions
strategy,
which
is
really
just
looking
at
the
city's
buildings
and
the
city's
fleet
and
saying
how
do
we
decarbonize?
M
How
do
we
reduce
the
emissions
and
eliminate
the
emissions
from
the
city's
operations
by
20
2035
and
then,
with
the
environmental
justice
resolution
being
approved?
We
now
need
to
implement
that
resolution,
and
so
my
office
is
going
to
be
leading
the
development
of
a
mapping
tool,
along
with
support
from
other
city
departments,.
M
And
then
the
equity
and
empowerment
commission
will
be
supporting
the
development
of
a
community
engagement
policy
and
then
lastly,
we've
talked
about
this
a
couple
times
at
the
end
of
last
year
and
earlier
this
year.
It's
just
launching
programs
that
have
already
been
approved,
so
the
new
aggregation
program
and
our
new
community
solar
program,
which
both
are
on
track
to
being
launched
later
this
spring
and
summer.
M
So
that
being
said,
these
ongoing
priorities
are
certainly
important
and
necessary
in
achieving
our
polls,
but
they
aren't
really
sufficient
if
we're
going
to
take
a
more
comprehensive
and
holistic
approach
to
carpet
implementation,
and
so
I'm
going
to
shift
now
to
talk
about
two
approaches
that
that
I'm
recommending
that
are
that
staff
are
recommending
for
thinking
about
how
to
do
more,
comprehensive
and
longer
term
implementation.
M
And
so
the
first
approach
is
focusing
on
one
high
priority
area
and
so
we're
calling
for
focusing
on
building
decarbonization
and
workforce
development
and
tying
those
two
together
and
then
secondarily
the
development
of
an
implementation
strategy.
M
Right,
why
would
we
pick
this
as
one
high
priority
area
when
I
initially
created
this
slide?
There
was
about
15
items,
but
it's
a
little
too
too
long
to
put
on
here,
but
I
think
that
buildings
are
really
really
important
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
They
they
represent
an
investment
in
our
future
in
evanston's
future
retrofitting
and
investing
in
buildings
generates
a
lot
of
local
economic
activity
and
it
creates
jobs
and
supports
existing
jobs.
M
We
also
know
that
utility
expenses
make
up
a
significant
portion
of
people's
living
expenses
and
that
can
oftentimes
be
exacerbated
for
low-income
residents
and
renters
and
homeowners.
We
also
sort
of
if,
if
we
think
about
some
of
the
other
places,
we
could
focus
on.
M
Evanston
actually
has
a
lot
of
control
and
authority
over
buildings
and
their
construction
and
operations,
and
so
it's
an
area
where
we
could
actually
make
some
significant
improvement,
whereas
impacting
regional
transportation,
for
example,
is
a
lot
harder
and
something
that
we
have
a
lot
less
control
over
and
then
retrofitted
buildings
tend
to
be
quieter.
M
They
tend
to
be
safer
and
more
comfortable,
they
certainly
produce
lower
emissions
and
they
can
also
have
lower
utility
bills,
and
then,
lastly-
and
this
is
what
I
want
to
get
into
a
little
bit
more-
is
buildings-
are
also
responsible
for
80
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
evanston.
M
And
so,
if
we
look
at
of
the
other
big
buckets
of
where
emissions
are
coming
from,
we
have
waste
at
two
percent,
which
is
comparatively
very,
very
small.
And
then
we
have
transportation,
which
includes
the
fuel
that's
being
purchased
in
evanston,
but
also
our
transit
systems
at
17,
and
then
buildings
which
are
80
and
that
80
is.
V
M
Almost
equally
between
electricity
and
natural
gas,
and
so
by
focusing
on
buildings,
this
is
really
the
key
to
getting
to
making
significant
progress
towards
our
2050
goals
on
our
2025
goals.
M
Additionally,
other
dynamics
that
will
continue
to
persist
unless
addressed
are
that
40
of
households
in
evanston
are
housing
costs
burdened,
that's
51
of
runners
and
30
of
homeowners,
and
if
we,
if
we
look
just
you
know
more
specifically,
at
individual
technologies,
we've
seen
a
huge
boom
in
solar
installations
in
evanston
the
past
two
years,
which
has
been
tremendous
solar,
reduces
people's
utility
bills.
It
reduces
carbon
pollution,
but
really
those
installations
aren't
happening
on
on
low
income
are
benefiting
low-income
residents
when
they
aren't
happening
on
affordable
housing.
M
That's
partially,
because
we
don't
have
systems
there
to
specifically
support
or
require
that
to
happen,
and
then,
lastly,
in
terms
of
thinking
about
sort
of
existing
dynamics-
and
this
isn't
meant
to
be
comprehensive,
but
just
to
illustrate
a
few
of
them
earlier
in
2020,
there
was
this
national
report
put
out
on
flood
risk
in
each
state,
so
it
looked
at
the
entire
country
and
what
it
showed.
M
If
you
look
at
the
report
in
you
know,
the
section
for
illinois
is
that
evanson
has
the
third
highest
proportional
risk
of
properties
at
risk
for
flooding
at
28,
and
so
we
know
that
if
we
don't
do
something
to
address
these
risks
now,
this
is
going
to
continue
to
be
an
issue
moving
forward.
M
And
so
all
of
these-
and
other
reasons
are,
are
our
prior
reasons
why
we
should
be
focusing
on
this
building
decarbonization
and
workforce
development
initiative,
and
so
I
broke
it
out
into
three
hypothetical
program
areas,
one
that
focused
on
new
buildings,
which
is
really
looking
at
our
building
and
our
energy
codes
doing
things
like
requiring
all
electric
buildings
tying
that
to
workforce
development
as
well
in
in
training
programs.
M
M
If
we
could
develop
a
group,
buy
retrofit
programs
for
a
variety
of
different
home
improvements,
so
thinking
about
making
it
easier
for
people
to
put
solar
on
their
home
or
have
energy
efficiency
upgrades
made
or
do
flood
prevention
upgrades
in
their
in
their
homes,
and
one
of
the
things
that
is
really
interesting
is
that
if
you
tie
these
group
by
programs
to
workforce
development
is
you
can
actually
have
a
pretty
big
impact
on
getting
people
trained
and
into
industries
and
get
certifications
through
these
local
hiring
programs.
M
So
there's
some
some
interesting
opportunities
there
and
then
lastly,
is
focusing
on
some
of
the
largest
buildings
in
evanston
and
recognizing
that
they
produce
a
disproportionate
amount
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
and
so
saying
we
need
to
start
having
them
report
and
track
and
meet
certain
standards
for
mission
introduction
over
time.
And
so
that's
the
that's,
the
building,
decarbonization
and
workforce
initiative.
M
The
second
approach
that
we're
advocating
and
bringing
forward
is
a
comprehensive
implementation
strategy,
and
so,
as
the
climate
crisis
accelerates,
our
response
needs
to
accelerate
as
well,
and
hopefully
we
can
respond
quicker
than
the
crisis
accelerates,
because
we
know
that
if
we
continue
to
operate
under
our
business
as
usual
mindset,
that's
going
to
lead
to
costs
and
heightened
vulnerability
among
the
community.
And
so,
if
we
look
at
what
we
need
to
do
from
the
standpoint
of
developing
comprehensive,
comprehensive
implementation,
it
will
require
a
strategy
to
be
developed.
M
It
will
require
reviewing
staff
resources
and
what
we
have
available
to
implement
this
strategy,
and
it
will
also
require
funding
for
project
and
program
implementation,
and
so
I'm
going
to
stop.
There
be
glad
to
answer
questions
related
to
the
memo
or
the
presentation,
and
I
will
stop
sharing
my
screens.
So
we
can
all
see
each
other.
But
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
kumar
for
all
of
your
all
of
your
good
work.
There's
a
lot
to
be
done.
The
climate
I
was
telling
erica
today.
You
know
I
feel,
like
there's
really
two
there's
a
lot
of
emergencies
out
there
in
the
world
right
now.
You
know
the
focus
is
certainly
on
on
the
pandemic,
but
now,
if
we
don't
move
more
quickly
on
the
environment,
this
is
going
to
be
really
bad.
I
mean
we
already
see
it
is
we're
lucky
right
now
there
is
all
this
ice
buildup
along
lake
michigan,
because
it's
protecting
our
shore
front.
A
A
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
the
next
council
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
to
do
here
and-
and
I
think
we
just
need
to
step
more
in
this
past
year-
has
really
been
more
focused.
It's
been
naturally
focused
on
the
pandemic.
A
So
all
right,
alderman,
wilson,.
E
Just
briefly
and
thank
you
for
the
report-
and
I
also
appreciate
you
know
kind
of
the
redirection
into
specific,
tangible
things
and
also
the
particular
attention
to
the
impact
of
the
buildings.
I'm
glad
to
see
us,
you
know
you,
you
know
pointing
out.
You
know
our
attention
to
that,
because
it
is
such
a
significant
proportion
of
the
of
the
impact.
So
thank
you
for
that.
L
I
think
your
report
kumar,
was
extraordinary
and
the
best
you've
ever
given.
Thank
you,
and
I
can't
help
thinking
how
the
pandemic
is
really
an
equalizer.
It
goes
across
all
50
states
and
the
entire
world
actually,
but
when
you
look
at
man-made
disasters,
which
I
am
calling
the
texas
situation
and
how
they
treated
their
infrastructure
without
without
considering
the
environment,
that
is
terrifying,
and
some
of
the
things
you
address
are
things
that
actually
have
to
do
with
that
locally.
O
L
See
certain
disasters
in
our
future-
maybe
not
tomorrow,
but
it
is
possible
and
I
I
really
consider
the
texas
tragedy
a
tragedy
and
it
is
man-made.
They
they
had
a
choice
to
fix
that
infrastructure
and
they
chose
not
to-
and
I
I
think
that
is
just
terrific
and
I
we
should
all
be
praying
for
those
poor
people.
A
Thank
you
al
alderman,
revelled
and
alderman
fisk.
D
Well,
thank
you
kumar
for
a
really
wonderful
report
and
for
all
the
hard
work
for
the
last.
However,
couple
of
years
now,
working
on
our
carp
implementation,
I
I
really
several
things
I
really
appreciated.
One
was
the
big
emphasis
on
equity
and
ensuring
that
we're
making
you
know
addressing
the
impacts
that
our
most
most
vulnerable
residents
face.
I
like
in
the
many
of
the
strategies
and
action
steps,
involve
workforce
training
opportunities
which
I
think
can
be
also
really.
D
You
know
a
double
win
for
us
if
we
can
both
retrofit
some
homes
and
also
train
more
people
in
the
workforce
to
be
able
local
people
to
be
able
to
do
that
work.
I
have
one
question
and
then
one
I
don't
know
what
I'm
going
to
call
it.
So
a
question
is:
we've
we've
been
collecting
benchmarking
data
from
our
larger
buildings
in
evanston,
and
so
is
that
going
to
be
useful?
D
M
Yes,
we
absolutely
do,
and
so
we
have,
I
think,
now,
four
years
of
data
for
our
largest
buildings
for
or
yes,
I
think
it's
four
years-
data
for
our
largest
buildings,
and
so
that
data
has
actually
informed
our
approach
of
looking
at
the
largest
buildings
and
and
trying
to
determine
what
strategies
might
be
most
effective.
M
We
really
think
it's
a
combination,
approaches
one
would
be
some
type
of
requirement,
but
then
also
providing
them
with
a
suite
of
tools,
so
whether
that's
tech
that
would
include
technical
assistance,
also
access
to
financing
through
some
state
and
local
programs
and
then
some
some
coaching
as
well,
and
so
not
just
saying
hey.
M
You
know
you've
just
got
to
figure
this
out
on
your
own,
because
it's
one
thing
to
require
someone
to
track
and
report
their
data,
it's
another
to
tell
them
that
they
have
to
meet
certain
benchmarks
down
the
road,
and
so
we
that
this
type
of
policy
is
typically
called
a
building,
energy
performance
standard
or
a
performance
standard,
they're
becoming
more
and
more
common,
but
it
certainly
does
require
it's
very
helpful
to
have
a
benchmarking
process
in
place,
because
you
then
don't
necessarily
need
to
require
that
much
else
in
terms
of
reporting.
M
You
can
just
use
that
same
policy,
but
it
does
change
a
little
bit
of
what
they
have
to
report.
They
have
to
demonstrate
that
they're
meeting
certain
benchmarks
along
the
way.
D
Okay,
great
thank
you
and
then
I
guess
the
other
theme
that
I
wanted
us
to
talk
about
because
it
seemed
to
me
it
was
more
in
your
memo
than
in
your
report
just
now,
and
that's
the
need
for
dedicated
funding
and
financing
because
to
really
make
any
headway
on
the
climate
crisis.
D
We
need
to
be
able
to
have
more,
give
you
more
res,
more
resources
to
be
able
to
make
an
impact,
and
so
I
looked,
you
gave
us
a
link
to
the
to
denver
and
to
ann
arbor
as
two
communities
that
are
at
least
grappling
with
this
issue.
I
so
in
denver
what
they
did
is
they.
D
They
appointed
a
climate
action
task
force
to
develop
a
funding
strategy
which
they
then
had
to
put
on
the
ballot,
because
in
colorado
you
can't
you
can't
increase
any
taxes
of
any
sort
without
voter
approval,
but
anyway,
so
the
task
force
recommended
a
0.25
sales
and
use
tax
increase
to
basically
create
a
climate
protection
fund,
and
then
it
was
on
the
ballot
in
november
and
the
voters
approved
it.
So
they
now
and
they're
supposed
to
raise
40
million
dollars
a
year.
D
What
we
could
do
with
40
million
but
anyway,
so
I
don't
know
if,
if
the
folks
that
you
gather
together
every
two
or
three
months
to
talk
about
carp
implementation
have
have,
has
there
been
any
conversation
there
about
possible
new
funding
ideas
or
is
or
do
we
need
to
pull
together
some
innovative
creative
people
to
help
us
think
about
that.
M
Well,
I
definitely
think
it'd
be
a
good
idea
to
bring
together
people
bringing
people
together
to
talk
about
this
in
the
car
coordination
meetings.
We
haven't
talked
as
much
about
plumbing
and
financing,
but
I
have
begun
talking
internally
with
city
staff,
about
different
potential
funding.
Opportunities
mostly
have
been
looking
at
it
rather
than
doing
the
denver
route,
but
trying
to
look
at
it
from
more
of
a
program
area
standpoint
and
so
saying,
because
I'm
I
think
we
should
be
very
careful
about
raising
fees
and
socialize.
M
Otherwise
people
aren't
going
to
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
a
certain
certain
program,
and
so
I
think
it
certainly
takes
a
bit
more
analysis,
but
I
do
think
there's
some
good
examples
out
there
that
we
could
look
at,
and
I
continue
to
meet
with
our
budget
coordinator
in
particular,
to
talk
about
to
talk
about
some
ideas.
Yeah.
K
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
thank
you
kumar.
So
one
of
the
things
that
I've
been
really
interested
in
there's
you
know
new
data
coming
out
about
the
effect
of
downtown
and
shopping
and
just
our
the
health
of
our
downtown
and
filling
the
vacant
storefronts,
and
I
really
I
really
want
to
tie-
and
I
think,
you're
actually
the
one
working
on
tying
together
economic
development,
climate
and
and
attracting
new
buildings.
So
what
we're?
K
What
I
think
we're
coming
down
to
identifying
is
that
the
shoppers
in
our
downtown
are
not
necessarily
the
residents
of
the
downtown
or
the
northwestern
students
they're,
the
folks
who
are
in
our
office,
buildings
and
obviously
they've
been
absent
during
coven.
So
it's
been
a
perfect
time
to
sort
of
look
at
the
impact
or
the
loss
of
them.
K
And
so
I
I
really
want
to
have
a
discussion.
It
could
start
with
you,
it
could
start
anywhere,
but
how
all
these
things
are
tied
together.
I've
been
really
interested
in
the
opportunity
that
exists
here
for
us
and
I'm
excited
about
it,
and
I
think
it
may
be
a
piece
that
we're
that
we
haven't
paid
as
much
attention
to
as
as
we
could
have
so
that's
I
I
think
I'm
encouraged
by
certainly
about
the
prospect
and
your
help
on
that
would
be
just
really
useful
to
me.
M
I
I
think
what
I
certainly
would
agree
with
is
that
if
we
can
align
our
policies
to
make
that
type
of
development,
you
know
easy.
D
M
I
think
you're
absolutely
right,
but
there
probably
there's
some
things.
We
certainly
would
need
to
do
to
make
it
easier
for
the
type
of
buildings
that
we're
talking
about
to
be
able
to
be
successful
in
evanston.
A
All
right
well,
thank
thank
you.
Kumar
we're
going
to
go
ahead
then,
and
take
a
vote
to
accept
and
place
your
report
and
your
update
on
file.
It
was
moved
and
seconded
so
city
clerk.
Could
you
please
take
the
role
on
sp3.
R
R
D
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Clerk
sp3
passes
the
city
council
on
a
9-0
vote
and
the
climate
action
resilience
plan.
Car
implementation
update
is
placed
on
file
with
the
city,
we're
now
going
to
move
to
the
consent
agenda.
C
Is
anyone
else
hearing
the
mayor
crackly
or
is
that
my
sound.
J
V
A
V
K
Action,
mr
mayor,
that
was
the
only
reason
I
removed
that
from
the
agenda.
If
it
doesn't
have
to
be
no.
AD
Yes,
alderman
alderman
fisk
requested
she
she
rescinded
her
request
for
suspension
of
the
rules.
So
it's
just
for
introduction.
L
A
AB
B
AD
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Clerk
reid,
the
consent
agenda
passes
the
evanston
city
council
on
a
9-0
vote.
We
had
no
items
that
were
removed
from
the
agenda
other
than
a10
stayed
in
committee,
so
we're
now
going
to
move
to
call
of
awards
we'll
start
with
alderman
rainey
tonight.
L
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
wanted
to
also
I
didn't
get
a
chance
earlier
to
congratulate
kimberly
richardson
in
her
just
wide
array
of
talents.
L
You
can
be
on
a
zoom
call
at
eight
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
she's
there
with
just
unbelievable
information
and
at
ten
o'clock
at
night
she's
there
also.
So
thank
you
for
your
contribution
to
the
city.
It's
amazing
also.
I
want
to
thank
edgar,
cano,
kevin
johnson
and
mr
daniels.
L
They
have
done
an
amazing
job
along
with
their
crew,
most
of
whom
I
do
not
know
their
names,
but
I
see
their
faces
every
day
and
you
cannot
thank
them
enough
for
the
work
that
they
do.
I
I
hear
them
out
there
at
five
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
you
know
early
in
the
morning,
so
thank
you
very
much
I
to
congratulate
and
wish
good
wishes
to
my
colleague,
don
wilson
tomorrow
hope
you
do
well,
oh
that.
A
I
K
Yes
thanks,
mr
mayor
first
board
meeting
tuesday
march
2nd
so
a
week
from
tomorrow
at
7,
00
pm.
The
agenda
will
be
out
a
little
bit
later
this
week
and
I
hope
you
all
can
join
us
a
huge
shout
out
to
erica
storley
and
her
staff
for
the
amazing
job
of
moving
the
most
snow.
I
have
ever
seen
arrive
in
such
a
short
period
of
time,
so
I
don't
know
how
you
did
it,
but
it
it
was
amazing,
and
traffic,
for
the
most
part,
is,
is
moving
even
on
ridge
avenue.
K
That's
pretty
that's
pretty
remarkable,
so
thank
you
all
very
much
and
please
pass
that
along.
I
hope
that
all
of
our
crews
did
find
hotel
rooms
for
the
nights
where
they
spent
24
hours
on
call
and
just
did
a
great
job.
So
thank
you.
Everybody.
J
Thank
you,
mr.
I
also
want
to
join
in
in
thanking
edgar
and
his
and
his
amazing
staff,
as
well
as
the
residents
that
took
the
time
to
provide
feedback,
a
ton
of
snow
and
edgar
and
your
staff.
I
mean
whenever
I
called
you,
you
were
able
to
manage
the
situation
within
24
hours,
so
special
thanks
to
that.
I
also
want
to
make
a
referral
to
our
staff.
J
Erica
we've
discussed
that
this
I
want
to
take
a
close
look
at
the
possibility
of
residents
being
able
to
pay
their
mortgage
or
purchase
a
house
using
a
section,
eight
voucher.
This
is
a
conversation.
J
I've
had
with
rob
anthony,
who
is
the
executive
director
of
cpa
as
well
as
sarah
flex,
and
I
just
want
to
look
into
that
and
see
if
we're
able
to
make
that
happen,
particularly
with
the
discussion
tonight
of
tiny
homes,
given
the
fact
that
we
have
communicated
through
reports
as
well
as
feedback
from
our
residents,
that
there
is
a
limited
stock
of
condos
in
in
housing
units
under
the
200
000
margin.
AD
AD
I
have
heard
from
several
people
who
have
driven
who
don't
live
in
evanston,
but
who
work
here
that
the
when
you
cross
the
border
between
chicago
and
evanston,
you
are
entering
a
different
world
and
I
I
I
have
not
been
down
to
chicago
to
hear
to
witness
it
myself,
but
I
have
heard
that
many
times
and
I
think
our
staff
and
crew
have
done
a
really
terrific
job.
Thank
you.
E
And
I'm
gonna
second,
what
everybody
said
about
the
snow
in
alden
when
I
actually
have
been
in
chicago
and
it's
interesting,
because
they
actually
seem
to
have
less
snow
on
the
ground
than
we
have
so
just
as
far
as
you
know,
looking
in
a
yard,
it's
it's
stunning,
but
you
know
two
points.
I
want
to
really
highlight.
E
I
know
that
the
fire
department
in
our
this
city
has
reached
out
to
people
in
the
community
that,
if
you
have
a
wherewithal
to
do
so,
if
you
can
help
dig
out
those
fire
hydrants-
and
I
understand
from
talking
to
some
of
the
firefighters
that
at
the
location
of
the
seward
fire
a
couple
of
nights
ago
or
a
few
nights
ago,
that
hydrant,
I
guess,
had
just
been
dug
out
probably
hours
before
the
fire
had
happened,
and
it's
one
of
those
things
where
you
know
it
might
take
a
few
guys.
E
You
know
a
few
minutes
to
dig
out
the
fire
hydrant.
However,
a
few
minutes
is
all
the
difference
in
the
world.
When
you're
talking
about
your
home,
you
know
being
engulfed
in
flames
or
you
know
your
loved
ones
potentially
being
trapped
so
yeah.
E
If
you
can
do
that,
get
those
hydrants
dug
out
and
then
the
other
thing
that
always
stresses
me
out
is
you
know,
don't
walk
on
the
ice
right
like
it
seems
solid,
but
I
keep
going
down
to
the
lake
in
the
area
and
I
see
people
walking
out
on
those
ice
formations
and
you
know
you're
not
just
putting
yourself
at
risk,
but
you
were
putting
the
people
who
are
going
to
be
tasked
with
trying
to
rescue
you
at
in
grave
danger.
E
So
you
know
please
be
mindful
of
that
and
respect
those
those
conditions,
almond
rainy,
thanks
back
atcha
and
I'll,
see
everybody
in
a
couple
weeks.
A
Thank
you,
aldermen
alderwoman,
rue
simmons.
A
AE
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you,
like
everyone
else
has
I
asked
edgar
for
a
list
of
names
of
people
to
thank,
and
he
said
he
was
afraid
he
would
leave
somebody
out.
So
he
chose
not
to
so
I'd
like
to
thank
public
works,
meeting
facilities,
parking
enforcement,
police,
311
property
standards,
city
manager's
office,
community
engagement
and
health
and
then
also
lynn,
schauber
from
the
library
who
did
not.
H
AE
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
alderman
all
right.
I
think
that
that
wraps
up
our
call
of
the
awards,
we
do
not
have
executive
orders.
Excuse
me,
alderman
rebel,
alderman,.
D
Well,
I
don't
want
to
miss
my
chance
to
say
thank
you
to
edgar
cano
and
his
crew
for
the
amazing
job.
They've
been
doing
for
us
clearing
all
that
snow
and
then
I
also
wanted
to
say
a
big
thank
you
to
mary
o'connor
for
her
wonderful
leadership
in
bringing
this
floral
floral
heart
project
and
memorial
to
evanston
and
creating
a
space
for
residents
to
have
a
chance
to
come.
D
Come
you
know,
meet
with
with
their
family
members
to
remember
loved
ones
that
they've
lost
it'll
be
really
meaningful
to
have
that
installation
for
two
or
three
days.
So
she,
and
not
only
is
she
bringing
it
to
evanston
she's,
really
working
to
bring
it
to
communities
around
the
country.
So
she's
just
been
doing
an
amazing
job.
A
Thank
you,
alder,
rumen,
and,
and
we
will
make
sure
we
get
information
out
about
that
on
the
thursday
update
this
week,
so
our
residents
know
as
well
all
right,
so
we
do
not
have
executive
session
tonight.
Our
next
meeting
of
the
city
council
will
be
two
weeks
from
today.
I
believe
that's
march
8th
and
I
will
take
a
motion
to
adjourn
if
people
are
ready.