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D
A
A
B
B
A
E
You
I'm
Wendy
Pollak,
co-chair
of
the
Environment
board
I'm,
also
working
with
the
city's
North
Shore
channel,
habitat
project
and
I.
Believe
you
all
receives
a
letter
that
the
environment
board
wrote
last
Thursday
evening
that
urges
you
to
adopt
the
resolution
before
you
tonight.
Resolutions
50
are
17
and
to
oppose
granting
of
a
roadway
easement
through
Isabella
woods.
If
you
did
not
receive
it,
it
was
emailed
Kotetsu,
copies.
Isabella
woods
is
one
of
a
number
of
parcels
of
Channelside
land.
E
The
city
leases
from
the
Metropolitan
Water
Reclamation
District
earlier
generations
of
public
officials
here
had
the
foresight
to
secure
these
leases
and
preserve
these
lands
as
parks
and
open
green
space.
They
include
the
latter
Arboretum
and
a
series
of
parks
on
the
east
side
of
the
channel
twigs
and
down
to
the
south.
They
also
include
Canal
Shores,
Golf
Course,
and
until
this
question
of
a
road
came
up
again,
most
of
us
probably
assumed
that
this
little
parcel
that
we've
come
to
call
Isabella.
E
E
E
Some
of
us
were
there
this
afternoon
and
then
in
five
minutes
we
saw
a
Baltimore
Oriole
and
palm
Warblers
and
it's
very
busy
with
birds
right
now,
but
these
lands
also
serve
a
crucial
role
as
green
infrastructure,
basically
they're
sponges
that
divert
huge
amounts
of
stormwater
from
our
strained
sewer
system.
This
is
especially
true
of
his
Abella
woods,
as
you
can
see,
if
you've
been
there
lately
or
from
those
pictures,
there's
a
lot
of
water
there.
It's
partially
wetland.
E
So
I
want
to
focus
on
this,
because
stormwater
management
has
been
a
key
mission
of
MW
Rd
since
2004.
In
fact,
the
following
year,
they
adopted
a
policy
that
requires
that
any
land
they
lease
along
the
North
Shore
north
of
Devon,
which
includes
all
of
this
land,
be
quote
dedicated
exclusively
to
open
green
space
and
recreational
use.
More
important,
MWR
Rd
is
under
a
2011
consent
decree
from
EPA
that
requires
enforce.
A
A
F
Bova
and
I
live
at
1320
to
Rosalie
Street
and
that's
about
three
blocks
away
from
this
subject:
parcel
the
recourse
that
this
landowner
has
for
this
landlocked
situation
is
basically
going
back
to
the
subdivision,
from
which
the
landlocked
situation
actually
occurred
as
a
result
of
the
subdivision
being
divided.
The
way
it
was,
it
created
the
landlocked
situation.
State
law
dictates
that
his
recourse
is
with
that
subdivision.
F
F
Be
this
this
positive
aspect
of
the
of
the
woods
be
taken
away.
Then
it
is
very
possible
that
the
city
of
Edison
would
have
to
upgrade
its
own
storm
sewer
system,
to
account
for
the
lost
storage
and
to
preserve
a
roadway,
and
in
so
doing
it
is
very
likely
that
we
would
disturb
not
only
the
roadway
itself
that
would
be
built
within
this
subject
this
this
easement,
but
the
entire
parcel
less
wet.
So
it's
a
far
greater
impact
than
people
might
imagine.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mister
Bava.
G
Hello,
I'm
Linda
mashek,
representing
Evanson
parks
and
lakefront
Alliance,
and
we
strongly
oppose
the
requested
easement
over
public
land
called
Isabella
woods
for
private
use
and
commercial
gain.
The
developer
has
requested
an
easement
to
build
on
land.
That's
continually
wet
or
flooded
such
land
most
likely
needs
wetland
analysis
and
must
be
maintained
in
its
natural
state
to
assist
with
stormwater
management.
The
pose
pose
easement
would
result
in
the
loss
of
old-growth
oak
trees,
which
are
approximately
one
hundred
sixty
nine
years
old.
Possible
flooding
may
result
from
current
water
drainage
issues.
G
That
would
be
exacerbated
by
a
hard
surface.
In
addition,
there
would
be
a
loss
of
this
natural
serenity
that
the
woods
provide.
All
these
losses
to
the
community
would
be
made
simply
to
an
enable
and
owner
with
no
legal
justification
to
request
eminent
domain
for
no
public
gain,
but
rather
only
personal
commercial
profit.
Please
support
the
evidence
in
City
Council
resolution
50
r17
to
stop
this
unnecessary
and
detrimental
land
grab.
Thank.
A
A
D
Just
like
to
say
a
few
words
I
think
you've
heard
from
our
testimony
this
evening
about
the
wonderful,
ecological
and
stormwater
benefits
that
this
valuable
property
provides
for
the
greater
community.
I,
don't
know
if
how
many
of
you
had
a
chance
lately
to
go
visit.
That
area
put
your
wellies
on
and
walk
around.
It's
really
really
a
beautiful
area
and
you
will
see
how
very
wet
it
is
and
how
valuable
it
is.
D
As
a
stormwater
retention
area
I
just
like
to
just
kind
of
review
for
people,
the
history
behind
the
attempts
by
the
key
family
to
secure
an
easement
to
that
property,
it
began
back
in
1988.
Mr.
Keith
senior
began
acquiring
property
that
was
already
landlocked
south
of
golf
Terrace
and
north
of
the
Evanston
City
line
in
1980
the
next
year
1989.
He
was
negotiating
with
a
CTA
and
had
an
agreement
with
the
CTA
to
acquire
an
easement
from
Maple
Avenue
along
the
CTA
tracks
to
provide
the
access
then
to
this
property.
D
So
then,
in
1990
he
submitted
a
subdivision
proposal
to
a
limit
to
build
four
houses
and
Wilmette
denied
that
permit,
because
they
said
the
road
area,
the
access
road
was
too
narrow.
It
was
near.
It
was
wide
enough
for
general
access,
but
not
wide
enough
to
meet
the
requirements
for
emergency
vehicles
and
instead
he
would
need
to
provide
some
kind
of
turnaround
area
within
his
property
for
the
vehicles.
So
Mr
Key
filed
a
lawsuit
and
it
went
on
for
almost
eight
years.
D
The
village
of
will
Matt
did
prevail,
but
it
cost
almost
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
village
and
then
44
years
later
in
2002,
mr.
Keith
went
ahead
and
continued
to.
He
acquired
a
second
parcel
to
fill
fill
out
where
he
really
wanted
to
build
these
four
houses.
So,
despite
knowing
all
along
that,
it
was
landlocked,
he
continued
with
his
vision
for
the
subdivision.
Then
things
were
pretty
quiet
for
a
while,
but
then
2016
last
year,
MW
Rd
approached
Evanston
to
consent
to
an
easement
for
mr.
Keith
to
build
his
access
road
and
mr.
D
Keith
proposed
creating
a
Nature
Park
to
benefit
the
Evanston
community.
This
was
going
to
be
between
the
road
and
the
golf
course
and
would
have
a
boardwalk
and
and
I
held
a
community
meeting
in
October
of
2016
for
the
residents
to
hear
about
this
proposal
and
except
for
one
gentleman
at
the
meeting,
everybody
was
really
strongly
opposed
to
the
idea
of
even
this
Nature
Park
and
wanted
to
see
the
whole
area
remain
as
undisturbed
as
possible.
D
So
now,
here
we
are
a
year
later
2017
and
a
new
easement
request
has
been
submitted,
which
none
of
this
changes.
The
fact
that
isabella
woods
is
really
still
a
rare
ecological
preserve
and
an
important
stormwater
management
area
that
really
deserves
to
be
protected.
So
the
letter
from
mr.
Onan
from
the
Cook
County
Department
of
Transportation
and
highways
says
that
the
road
access
access
road
is
necessary
because
the
property
is
landlocked
and
doesn't
have
any
access.
D
But
in
fact,
as
I
explained
earlier,
the
key
family
does
have
an
opportunity
to
have
access
to
the
property
from
Wilmette
along
maple
along
the
CTA
tracks,
for
the
development
of
one
or
two
homes.
So
anyway,
I
encourage
all
my
colleagues
to
visit
this
wonderful
property
and
to
support
the
resolution.
Thank.
A
I
D
I
A
J
A
Opposed
all
right,
this
resolution
passes
nine
to
nothing
by
the
City
Council.
We
are
a
second
order
of
business
SP
to
collective
bargaining.
Summary.
The
city
of
Evanston
has
four
collective
bargaining
units:
Fraternal
Order
of
Police
Officers
Fraternal
Order
of
Police
sergeant's,
International,
Association
of
firefighters,
local
742,
American,
Federation
of
State
County
and
Municipal
Employees.
A
Presently,
the
city
is
in
negotiations
with
FOP
officers,
I
AFF
and
asked
me
sitting
negotiation
teams
meet
with
the
respective
union
leadership
team
to
discuss
changes
to
the
contract
regarding
all
allowable
bargaining
issues,
staff
is
going
to
provide
a
verbal
update
on
each
of
the
three
contract
negotiations
in
executive
session
this
evening.
Mr.
K
Mayor
members
of
the
City
Council
Marty
Lyons,
the
assistant
city
manager,
chief
financial
officers,
here
I'm,
going
to
ask
Kansas
to
come
up
and
give
a
brief
overview
as
I
think
you
know,
the
contracts
all
expired
at
the
end
of
December.
We
have
been
making
good
progress
with
the
bargaining
units
and
we
will
give
you
more
specific
details
in
executive
session
shortly,
but
we
want
to
at
least
give
you
a
brief
overview
of
some
contextual
issues
which
mr.
K
K
Think
under
those
circumstances,
is
exceptionally
well
with
our
own
budgeting
of
the
peril
that
we
face
in
negotiating
any
long-term
agreement
for
salary
and
wages,
or
anything
else
for
that
matter
is
jeopardized
by
the
unknown
of
what
the
state
of
Illinois
may
do
with
its
budget
process.
At
this
point,
there
is
lots
of
discussions.
Certainly
aldermen
suffered
in
is
there
on
a
regular
basis
and
may
have
additional
comments,
but
clearly
it
doesn't
look
good,
but
at
the
same
time
we
need
to
have
agreements
with
our
bargaining
units.
We
need
to
move
forward.
K
You
know
the
issues
in
Springfield
are
not
the
fault
of
our
employees.
Our
employees
come
to
work
every
day
and
do
an
exceptional
job
for
the
residents
of
Evanston.
So
while,
while
we're
feeling
good
and
confident
moving
forward,
unfortunately,
I
need
to
start
the
discussion
off
with
a
big
bucket
of
water,
and
that
is
that
our
fiscal
future,
our
fiscal
health,
is
very
precarious
because
of
this
truly
unprecedented
inaction
in
Springfield.
K
L
Haggerty
members
of
council
clerk
read
the
the
summary
that
you've
already
heard
is
really
a
nice
snapshot.
I
tell
you
that
we
have
had
very
good
labor
contracts
and
labor
peace
for
the
past
decade
and
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
times.
You
might
think
that
all
that
means
we're
not
bargaining
hard
enough
and
we'll
tell
you,
for
you:
do
an
external
comparable
in
a
lot
of
the
areas
that
matter
on
an
economics
basis.
We've
done
very
well
when
we
compare
our
benefits
or
the
cost
of
our
benefits
and
our
wages.
L
So
from
that
perspective
we
have
not
just
always
agreed
with
the
bargaining
units.
We
have
not
settled
a
contract
before
the
close
of
the
contract
in
the
past
six
years,
even
though
we
started
ahead
of
time,
so
they
were
long
and
very
detailed
discussions
on
negotiations.
The
purpose
of
me
having
this
short
preamble
is
an
exact
session.
We
can
talk
about
the
specifics.
L
We
can't
talk
about
the
process,
so
an
exact
session,
we'll
talk
about
exactly
where
we're
at
with
each
contract
being
negotiated,
and
our
discussions
have
been
very
fruitful
so
far
and
we
have
some
key
issues
to
go
through,
but
under
Illinois
law,
especially
for
police
and
fire.
We
need
to
bargain
in
good
faith
and
to
the
extent
that
we
cannot
reach
agreement,
then
we
could
be.
We
could
move
towards
arbitration
and
have
an
independent
arbitrator,
decide
one
side
or
the
other
on
specific
issues.
We
have
not
had
that
happen.
L
In
many
many
years
we
haven't
happened
on
single
issues,
but
not
on
the
whole
contract
and
never
as
a
knot.
Never,
but
not
recently,
as
a
part
of
the
bargaining
process.
Our
neighbor
to
the
west
was
three
years
overdue
on
their
fire
contract
for
the
just
waiting
to
settle
a
contract,
and
that
doesn't
help
morale
necessarily
let
alone
have
a
good
picture
of
our
total
financial
costs
of
any
of
our
costs
that
we
incur
right
now,
even
though
we
haven't
settled,
those
all
still
need
to
be
accounted
for
needs
given
year.
L
So
having
a
contract
that
lasts,
negotiation
that
lasts
two
years
makes
it
more
difficult
show
our
true
cost
of
providing
services.
So
we
have
always
tried
to
settle
in
good
faith
and
we've
been
able
to
do
that
for
the
last
two
contracts
and
yet
remain
competitive
with
all
of
our
costs
of
benefits.
I'll
be
happy
to
take
any
questions.
Otherwise,
we
were
going
to
talk
about
the
details
of
our
negotiations
in
exec
session.
M
M
C
That's
okay,
then
I
am
actually
having
a
warm
meeting.
The
first
one
will
be
on
May
the
25th
at
7
p.m.
at
shoot,
and
we
are
also
going
to
have
a
meeting
on
a
Saturday
morning,
as
some
residents
can't
make
it
in
the
evening.
So
that
will
be
on
the
27th
of
May
9
a.m.
at
Pope,
John
Paul.
So
post
cards
will
be
going
out
to
every
resident
as
well
as
updates
online.
Terrific.
N
H
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
I,
first
want
to
take
all
the
residents
who
came
out
for
the
second
board
meeting.
We
had
a
lot
of
attendances.
We
are
talking
about
the
Main
Street
project
and
the
other
date
that
I'm
inviting
members
to
a
council
to
attend
is
May
27th.
We
have
the
ribbon-cutting
for,
or
penny
park
at
noon,
so
we're
getting
very
close
to
completing
the
project
and
I'm,
inviting
you
all
to
put
that
date
on
your
calendar
with
more
details
to
come.
Thank
you.
I
J
You,
mr.
mayor
this
week
the
18th
we
have
our
last
Ward
meeting,
which
will
actually
be
a
potluck
sponsored
by
West
at
Fleetwood
Jourdain.
We
will
be
moving
forward
with
Ward
meetings
on
every
third
Thursday
7:00
p.m.
new
location
as
Gibbs
Morrison
come
out,
see
Ottoman
homes
and
make
sure
that
you
tell
her
how
greatly
she
is
appreciated,
and
this
weekend
is
actually
Dillo
day
and
I
just
want
to
reassure
everyone
that
there
is
a
very
thoughtful,
safe
and
fun
plan
in
place
for
that.
So
what.
M
Never
could
I'm
never
first.
The
error
is
that
Tuesday
night
tomorrow,
night
I'm
hosting
I'm,
one
of
the
hosts
for
on
the
table
sponsored
by
Chicago,
Community
Trust
and
that's
very
important-
that's
going
to
be
at
my
home
and
that's
just
constantly
on
my
mind,
Wednesday
night
at
Clyde,
Rommel
Park
at
7
o'clock,
and
there
will
be
chairs
there.
So
people
who
have
issues
standing
up
in
the
cold
will
be
able
to
sit
down.
M
It's
going
to
be
a
really
nice
night,
we're
going
to
have
lots
of
people,
we've
had
lots
of
Flyers
out
and
we're
going
to
be
discussing
with
Lawrence
Hemingway,
the
idea
of
soccer
and
other
more
active
activities
at
Clyde,
Rommel
Park.
So
everybody
come
out.
There
are
lots
of
differing
opinions,
but
it's
going
to
be
Wednesday
night.
O
Move
I
mean
pursuant
to
v
Illinois
compiled
statutes,
ILCs
one
20/2,
a
that
the
City
Council
convened
into
executive
status
in
executive
session
to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
collective
bargaining
and
litigation.
These
agenda
items
are
permitted
subjects
to
be
considered
in
an
executive
session
and
are
enumerated
exceptions
under
the
Open
Meetings
Act.
The
exceptions
are
five
ALCS
120
/,
2a
c
2
and
c
11.