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And
then
I
have
additional
additional
award
that
Daryl
King
is
a
key
part
of.
In
addition,
the
Evanston
water
utility
was
recognized
by
the
section
champion
of
the
water
taste
test
at
watercon
in
Springfield.
Evanston
now
qualifies
for
the
American
Water
Works
association,
annual
Ace
2023
Water
conference
June
11th
to
the
14th
in
Toronto
Canada
winners
of
the
awwa
section
taste
tests
will
compete
for
the
title
of
people's
choice
and
best
of
the
best
during
Ace
23..
Again,
congratulations
Daryl
and
your
team.
E
Since
it's
thank
you,
everybody
I
I,
really
appreciate
it.
I'm
humbled
by
the
the
individual
award
I
guess
my
peers
recognize
that
and
but
I'm
I'm
especially
excited
about
this
one.
E
You
know
we
got
the
best
taste
in
water
in
Illinois
in
the
state
and
that
is
Because
of
You
Know
The
Bureau,
the
team
there,
but
all
of
you
it's
it's
an
Evanston
award,
it's
a
it's
a
state
championship,
and,
and
now
we
get
to
go
to
Nationals,
to
see
if
we
got
the
best
taste
in
water
in
in
the
country
and
and
so
we're
really
excited
about
that-
and
thank
you
very
much
for
recognizing
us
and
myself
tonight
and
and
thank
you,
I
really
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
A
A
Think
it's
really
especially
apps
to
be
giving
this
out,
because
the
kind
of
work
you
do
is
such
that
a
lot
of
folks
in
the
community
aren't
aware
of
what
you're
doing,
because
you
do
it
so
well,
there's
no
problems
so
I'm
glad
that
we
have
this
opportunity
to
recognize
you
for
your
professionalism,
for
making
sure
that
we
have
a
phenomenal
division,
doing
something
that
is
literally
necessary
for
the
life
of
every
resident
of
this
community.
Congratulations
and
thanks
for
everything
you
do
for
this
community,
a
job
very,
very
well
done!
F
F
How
many
times
we're
here
celebrating
you
and
your
work,
and
so
that's
one
thing
to
be
proud
of,
but
I
just
want
to
highlight,
because
you
know
it's
important,
but
you're
a
black
man,
I
I,
don't
know
how
many
black
men
are
leading
water
departments
throughout
the
nation
and
I
would
imagine
you're
amongst
a
fairly
small
class
and
you're
doing
one
heck
of
a
job,
and
so
I
just
want
to
add
my
appreciation
and
admiration
for
everything
that
you
do.
F
You
know
a
true
professional,
there's
I'm,
hoping
that
we
win
the
national.
That
would
be
quite
an
honor
for
our
city,
I,
always
I,
I,
I,
joke
with
folks
I
remember
reading
a
while
ago
that
I
think
they're
I
read
this
a
while
ago.
So
you
know
don't
take
this
as
a
true
and
fast
fact,
but
I
believe
there
are
more
Olympians
per
capita
in
Evanston
than
than
a
lot
of
other
communities
and
I.
Remember
reading
that.
F
Maybe
it's
something
in
the
water
and
and
truly
maybe
it
is
something
in
the
water
because
of
all
of
the
work
of
both
you
and
your
team,
and
you
know
folks
who
have
come
before
you
so
I
just
really
appreciate
the
working.
That's
also
you
know,
I
don't
want
to
get
down
there,
but
I
just
want
to
highlight
the
work.
That's
ahead
of
us
with
with
with
truly
meeting
not
just
a
National
Standard,
but
an
international
standard,
as
we
continue
the
work
to
replace
lead
pipes
in
our
community.
F
That's
really
important
to
have
folks
in
my
community
are
worried
about
that
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
continue
working
with
you
and
the
public
and
director
Kano
to
to
continue
the
progress
and
continue
the
great
work
that
has
already
been
done
and
to
push
it
even
further,
so
again,
appreciations
admiration
to
you,
sir.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
This
brings
us
to
public
comment
this
evening.
We
have
a
fair
amount
of
public
comment.
Exactly
30
folks
have
signed
up
to
speak
and
therefore
each
one
will
be
given
one
and
a
half
minutes
for
their
public
comment.
We
begin,
as
always,
with
those
who
signed
up
in
person
to
speak
in
person,
beginning
with
Martha
Burns,
followed
by
council
member
Dolores
Holmes
and
then
Rolinda
Miller
Moody.
G
G
I
had
promised
to
embarrass
my
son,
councilman
Burns
I,
want
to
let
you
know
that
I'm
proud
of
you
and
that
I'm
happy
for
you,
because
I
know
that
this
is
something
that
you
really
wanted
to
do
so
keep
standing
and
keep
doing
what
you
were
called
to
do.
Alderman
this
and
to
the
rest
of
the
council,
members
I,
say
good
evening
and
hello
wow.
There
are
many
reasons
people
are
for
and
against
the
Daryl
church
project
I
would
like
to
make
reference
to
affordable
housing
in
general
in
Evanston.
G
Oh
I
forgot
also
Alderman,
Reed
I
want
to
say
hello
to
you,
I,
don't
know
you
know
you're
not
here,
but
I
want
to
say
also
hello
to
Alderman
Reed
I'm,
proud
of
you
and
happy
for
you
and
hope
you
are
enjoying
your
stay
here
too.
I
agree
with
those
who
say
why
is
affordable
housing
concentrated
in
the
second
and
the
Fifth
Ward
councilman
Burns
stated
in
a
recent
email
that
the
Fifth
Ward
is
the
most
housing
and
secure
ward
in
the
city.
G
G
Okay,
council
members
I,
would
urge
you
to
pass
this.
I
too,
am
have
spent
most
of
my
30
years
in
Evanston
housing
insecure.
This
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
I
understand
that
many
people
do
not
want
it,
because
it's
not
in
a
different
Ward
well
next
time
make
sure
it
is
in
a
different
Ward,
get
out
early
and
make
sure
it
is
in
a
different
world.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
F
And
I
just
want
to
know
you
can
leave
your
comments,
your
the
rest
of
your
written
comments
with
the
clerk.
If
you
would
like
for
the
record.
A
Okay,
in
that
case,
the
next
speaker
will
be
Pastor,
Monte
Dillard,
with
three
minutes
who
will
be
followed
by
Rolinda,
Miller,
Moody
and
then
Megan
Navarra.
H
Good
evening,
thank
you
all
I
am
Pastor
Monte,
Dillard
and
I
am
the
proud
chairperson
of
Evanston
on
it
Evanston
on
it
is
a
Christian
organization
comprised
of
pastors
from
the
fifth
and
second
Wards.
Many
of
us
are
here
tonight
and
we
are
here
to
State
our
clear
our
unashamed
and
emphatic
support
for
the
Mount
Pisgah
development
project.
I
have
a
letter
to
read,
but
I
just
want
to
start
by
saying
our
beloved
former
chairperson
Pastor
Clifford
Wilson,
who
we
affectionately.
H
Call
the
father
of
our
city
is
home
recuperating
tonight,
but
has
served
as
the
pastor
founder
and
pastor
of
Mount
Pisgah
for
nearly
half
a
century.
He
will
be
coming
up
on
50
years
of
leading
that
church
and
we
are
all
proud
to
be
co-laborers
of
his,
and
we
are
overwhelmingly
excited
about
this
tremendous
Vision
that
he
has,
and
we
are
here
tonight
to
ensure
that
it
is
placed
firmly
on
the
record
to
the
members
of
the
Evanston
city
council,
mayor
Daniel,
biss,
City,
Clerk
and
city
manager.
H
H
Additionally,
we
Evanston
Own
It,
support
this
development
proposal
because
it
significantly
contributes
to
the
affordable
housing
challenges
that
persist
in
the
City
of
Evanston,
namely
evanston's
Fifth
Ward
below.
Please
see
three
Central
reasons.
We
support
this
proposal
in
this
regard.
Number
one.
The
completion
of
this
development
project
will
contribute
to
the
preservation
of
black
families
having
the
opportunity
to
remain
Evanston
residents.
H
As
you
all
know,
there
have
been
and
continue
to
be
many
black
families
who
are
having
to
make
the
undesirable
decision
to
move
their
families
out
of
our
city
in
order
that
they
may
live
with
security
number
two.
This
development
would
serve
as
a
tremendous
model
for
the
black
Faith
Community.
The
potential
of
partnership
with
the
City
of
Evanston
for
development
of
this
magnitude
that
significantly
contributes
to
the
city's
affordable
housing
challenges
could
potentially
serve
as
a
pathway
for
future
endeavors.
H
And,
lastly,
this
serves
as
an
important
opportunity
for
a
house
of
faith
to
work
in
partnership
with
economic
developers,
black
businesses
and
business
persons,
as
well
as
other
significant
sectors
of
the
city.
Mount
Pisgah
has
expressed
its
willingness
to
work
with
organizations
within
the
community
and
to
build
relationships
and
to
offer
its
multi-purpose
space
for
Community
Access.
H
In
closing,
let
it
be
known
that
Evanston
on
its
stands
with
and
for
pastor
Clifford
Wilson
Mount
Pisgah
Church,
as
well
as
the
development
proposal,
and
it
is
our
hope
and
expectation
that
this
significant
contribution
to
our
community
will
serve
families
and
residents
of
the
City
of
Evanston
for
many
decades
to
come
firmly
but
humbly
submitted.
Reverend
Monte,
LG,
Dillard
senior
Evanston
on
it,
chairperson.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
your
time
and
go
Pastor.
Wilson
and
Mount
Pisgah
Madam
clerk
I
have
copies
for
each
person
may
I
give
them
to
you
to
pass
out.
A
Thank
you
very
much
Pastor.
The
next
speaker,
then,
will
be
Rolinda
Miller
Moody,
who
will
be
followed
by
Megan
Navarra
and
then
the
Reverend
Philip
Bentley.
A
Are
you
still?
Okay,
all
right
in
that
case,
we'll
move
ahead
with
Megan
Navarra,
who
will
be
followed
by
Reverend,
Philip,
Bentley
and
then
Ray
Friedman.
I
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name-
is
Megan
Novara,
I'm,
a
Fifth,
Ward
resident
and
I'm
here
to
voice
my
support
for
the
affordable
housing
development
at
church
in
Darrow.
I
do
know,
there's
been
some
concerns
voiced
about
parking,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
you
know
in
this
country
only
one
out
of
every
four
people
who
qualify
for
a
housing
subsidy
actually
receive
it.
So
as
a
city,
we
should
be
focused
on
first
and
foremost
on
housing,
people
and
not
cars.
I
A
J
Good
evening,
everyone
I
looking
over
the
agenda
tonight,
basically
I'm
I'm,
still
interested
in
the
dollars
that
are
going
out
to
to
pay
for
all
the
projects
that
we
have
so
I
just
wanted
to
mention
again.
General
obligation
bonds
are
adding
to
our
debt,
adding
to
our
debt
payments,
and
we
already
have
over
100
million
dollars
in
General
application
bonds.
J
A
J
Please
cut
back
or
cut
out
the
general
obligation
bonds
and
unless
and
until
we
have
the
money
to
pay
for
these
projects.
Thank
you.
A
K
All
right,
hello,
my
name
is
Andrew
McArdle
and
I'm.
A
legal
interest
holder
in
relation
this
project.
Transparency
and
honesty
go
hand
in
hand
from
the
start.
This
project
has
been
opaque
and
convoluted
again,
we
the
second
we,
the
residents
of
the
second
and
the
Fifth
Ward,
come
to
you
to.
Please
send
this
back
to
the
land
Commission
last
meeting
the
city
council
passed
this
project
without
updated
plans
solely
on
the
word
of
Bobby
Burns
and
Richard
Koenig.
K
They
left
out
the
fact
that
they're,
removing
almost
all
the
retail
spaces
from
the
the
building
to
accommodate
the
33
parking
spots
needed
and
pass
the
church,
despite
it
growing
in
height,
since
the
land
commission
recommended
against
it.
There
are
no.
The
original
plan
came
from
a
directive
to
keep
the
fifth
Ward's
Only
commercial
area
intact
and
to
build
a
complex
that
Fosters
and
uplifts
the
community.
K
A
L
Good
evening
honorable
councilman
I'm
Keith
Banks
I'm,
a
resident
of
Evanston
I,
am
speaking
in
support
of
this
affordable
housing
development
I
encourage
the
entire
Council
to
support
it
number
one.
It
helps
us
to
fulfill
the
number
one
priority
in
in
the
city
and
that's
affordable
housing.
It's
increasing
our
housing
stock
with
the
demand
of
over
six
thousand.
This
will
be
33
new
units
that
is
well
needed
number
two:
it
helps
to
create
larger
spaces,
most
of
the
affordable
housing
units
or
Studios
and
one
bedrooms.
L
L
L
L
It
also
is
going
to
create
Economic
Development.
It's
also
going
to
create
jobs.
It's
also
going
to
revitalize
this
community
and
this
block,
and
this
the
vacant
lot
has
been
over
30
years
vacant,
and
so
this
will
help
to
revitalize
the
Brock.
So
please
support
this
project.
It
is
much
needed.
Thank
you.
A
M
M
The
Evanston
NorthShore
NAACP
is
in
support
of
the
proposed
development
project
that
will
benefit
the
Mount
Pisgah
Apostolic
Faith
Community,
with
a
200
seat,
sanctuary
and
church
building.
The
proposal
will
also
benefit
additional,
affordable
housing
with
over
30
units.
First,
we
support
Mount,
Pisgah
and
Pastor
Clifford
Wilson
because
of
the
important
and
Powerful
presidency
have
been
in
the
Evanston
community
over
the
years.
M
Pastor
Wilson
is
the
senior
most
Ministry
of
any
denomination
of
faith
in
our
city,
with
over
45
years
of
dedicated
service,
not
only
to
the
people
of
Mount
Pisgah,
but
to
the
Evanston
Community
from
some
attempt,
revivals
in
support
of
a
fresh
market
where
vegetables
are
sold
to
local
residents,
to
his
continued
leadership
with
Evanston
on
it
and
Evanston
pastures.
Fellowship
Pastor
Wilson
has
been
a
powerful
anchor
and
commanding
Community
activist
for
social
justice.
Second,
we
support
the
affordable
housing
initiative
of
this
proposal
for
three
primary
reasons.
M
Affordable
housing
will
increase
the
number
of
potential
black
residents
in
the
Evanston
Community,
with
a
diminishing
number
of
black
residents
and
Evis
Evanston.
Such
housing
is
both
critical
and
moral.
In
these
times,
affordable
housing
in
the
Fifth
Ward
will
support
existing
black
owned
businesses
on
church
and
Dodge
and
may
increase
even
more.
Such
businesses
in
the
future,
affordable
housing
will
present
housing
opportunities
for
many
marginal
families
in
Evanston
who
would
otherwise
be
unable
to
live
here.
Many
of
us
believe
that
Evanston
is
the
best
the
yet
that
is
yet
to
come.
M
All
of
us
should
possess
such
a
belief.
This
attitude
allows
us
to
realize
that
by
working
together,
dreaming
together
and
being
committed
to
Growing
together
to
the
hopes
for
many
of
our
most
marginalized
people,
help
is
on
the
way.
A
vote
for
the
mount
Pisco
development
project
is
a
vote
that
seeks
to
build
a
highway
towards
a
more
Beloved
Community
with
faith.
M
A
N
Hello
I
currently
live
in
the
Fifth
Ward.
For
all
of
you
guys,
the
first
ward
has
downtown
with
all
the
resources.
Second
ward
has
Dodge
and
Dempster.
The
third
ward
has
Chicago
Avenue
and
the
beaches.
The
fourth
ward
has
downtown
on
Dempsey
Street,
the
Sixth
Ward
has
Central
Street
and
the
beach
seven
Ward
Central
Street,
eight
ward,
has
our
has
Howard
Street.
The
nine
ward
has
Chicago
Avenue
and
Oakton
Avenue
The
Fifth
Ward.
All
we
have
over.
N
N
It's
time
the
board
do
what
they
were
voted
to
do.
Listen
to
the
community.
This
community
has
been
sharing
their
concern
and
thoughts
about
this
from
day.
One
I
asked
vote.
No,
don't
take
our
only
space
we
have
for
business.
We
want
what
other
communities
have
a
place
for
our
family
A
place
with
resources.
A
O
Hello,
sumana
Chambers
how
ironic
Bobby,
Bobby
Burns
complains
about
trucks
driving
up
his
street,
but
yet
we
lived
this
daily
and
we
can't
even
get
consideration
for
new
traffic
study
to
be
done
during
a
full
four
school
day.
The
irony
of
console
members
voting
on
affordable
housing
when
some
of
these
wars
don't
even
have
a
quarter
of
what
the
Fifth
Ward
has
concept.
Member
Harris
said
some
like
to
say
there
are
four
affordable
housing
for
as
long
as
it's
not
in
my
backyard.
O
Well
folks,
our
backyard
has
been
played
on
for
far
too
long
and
it's
time
for
you
guys
to
open
up
your
yard
for
affordable
housing
and
I'm,
not
talking
about
allocating
10
percent
of
units.
So
a
building
like
this
of
33
units
will
have
about
three
units
allocated
what
a
joke,
and
this
is
with
a
loophole
that
a
developer
could
buy
out
a
million
dollars
buy
out
at
a
million
dollars,
making
this
no
longer
part
of
affordable
housing
again
what
a
joke!
O
Let
me
make
this
clear:
we're
not
against
affordable
housing,
but
we
are
against
as
modernized
redlining
and
segregation.
Let's
turn
these
renters
into
homeowners
by
allowing
them
to
purchase
a
home,
so
they
can
take.
They
can
get
out
of
this
pattern
for
only
being
able
to
from
the
government
break
that
poverty.
Poverty
line,
hodc
houses,
connections
for
the
homeless
without
any
kind
of
help
and
support
with
drama
mental
health
substance
use
Etc.
This
is
with
this
being
a
safe
Zone.
O
The
same
people
you
claim
to
help
are
the
same
you're
doing
without
even
stepping
into
the
building.
Hodc
has
tropical
buildings
in
Arlington,
Heights,
Highland,
Park,
and
here
in
Evanston.
Why
is
319
Dempster
Street
United
Nations
property
with
288
calls
to
the
police
station
in
a
two-year
period?
Any
other
private
landlord
wouldn't
be
getting
this
consideration.
O
Hodc
does
not
have
a
track
record
for
any
community
in
Evanston.
Evanston
needs
to
break
ties
with
hodc
and
put
his
Community
First
our
voices.
Our
concerns,
our
demands
have
all
been
ignored
throughout
this
process.
This
hldc
has
project
has
drastically
changed
from
reducing
units
from
44
to
33,
reducing
the
commercial
space
by
75
percent.
Eliminating
the
second
lower
level
that
was
part
of
the
project
has.
P
O
A
Q
Q
The
council
has
a
chance
not
to
right
or
wrong
done.
18
years
ago,
Melissa
you're,
probably
only
one
that
knows,
but
it's
like
the
same
thing:
the
same
people,
some
of
the
new
people
there
but
same
people
saying
no
to
a
project,
that's
going
to
benefit
lower
income,
people,
I
I'm,
so
right
now,
I'm
just
really
Furious,
because
I,
don't
like
our
community,
our
Fifth
Ward
being
damaged
like
this.
Q
Yes,
we
have
issues,
but
you
had
those
issues
before
you
bought
the
property
that
you
lived
there
come
in
help
us
change
those
issues
work
with
the
ultimate
work
with
the
people
who
are
trying
to
make
the
neighborhoods
better.
We
just
got
to
do
better,
so
I
hope
that
you
all
will
hear
that
this
is
a
needed
project.
It's
long
long
path,
overdue
and
I
hope
you
will
take
right.
Take
this
chance
to
make
a
second
chance
to
do
the
right
thing.
A
R
Great
hello,
everybody,
I'm
Sue
lollbach,
with
connections
for
the
homeless,
I'm
very
glad
to
see
that
the
comprehensive
Planning
and
Zoning
reform
process
is
starting.
R
R
So
what
we
are
hoping
for
tonight
is
that
you
will
really
look
at
this
as
an
opportunity
to
say
we're
all
a
four,
affordable
housing
and
let's
look
at
how
we
can
support,
affordable
housing
and
support
the
people
who
need
it,
how
we
can
do
affordable
housing
and
get
change
the
things
that
need
to
be
changed,
how
we
can
support
the
whole
neighborhood
and
how
we
can
get
it
done
as
soon
as
possible,
because
this
is
an
emergency
and
we
should
not
be
delaying
this
anymore.
Thank
you.
A
S
Good
evening
clerk
Mendoza
members
of
the
city
council
I
stand
here
to
ask
you
to
oppose
ordinance,
34023
ordinance
35523
on
the
following
reasons.
This
should
be
remanded
to
the
land.
Commission
I've
been
coming
in
front
of
this
city
council
for
over
30
years
anytime.
A
proposal
requires
major
variations.
It
is
immediately
remanded
you're
sitting
here
talking
about
voting
on
33
units,
but
I'm.
S
Looking
at
the
paper
here
that
still
says
44.,
you
don't
even
know
what
you're
voting
on
you're
voting
on
things
that
have
been
changed
and
you've
not
made
any
adjustments
to
this
proposal.
It
should
go
back
to
the
land
commission.
Secondly,
it's
been
problematic
for
many
reasons:
the
management,
the
soil
but
more
important.
The
kinds
of
slings
and
arrows
we've
had
to
undertake
by
saying
that
we
in
our
community
are
against
affordable
housing.
S
There's
more
affordable
housing
within
five
blocks
of
my
house
than
there
are
in
all
the
other
Wards
in
Evanston
spread
the
world.
Last
but
not
least,
how
can
you
sit
there
and
say
that
you
represent
and
you're
concerned
with
our
concerns,
but
yet
you
don't
follow
your
own
policies.
You
don't
follow
your
own
rules.
If
you
follow
your
own
rules,
this
should
be
remanded
immediately.
T
Hello,
hello,
my
name
is
Jeff
Masters
I'm,
a
Fifth
Ward
resident
I'm,
actually
behind
the
board
of
properties
on
Jackson
and
Emerson
that
are
going
to
be
coming
your
way
in
the
future,
I'm
speaking
in
favor
of
this
plan
for
affordable
housing,
one
of
the
pieces
that
I
was
impressed
with
was
well.
It
went
to
the
land
use
committee
as
a
five-story
piece,
and
it
was
asking
for
a
variance
in
the
zoning
that
they
approved
it
yet
I
think
with
Alderman
Burns's
leadership
and
others.
T
This
move
to
a
four-story
building,
which
I
think
fits
the
character
better
I.
Think
it's
a
it's
a
good
thing.
I
like
the
idea
of
having
commercial
space
as
well
and
and
I
really
am
looking
for
how
we
solve
the
the
housing
and
security
going
on
in
our
Ward.
It's
it's
really
oppressive
to
know
that
the
Fifth
Ward
is
as
bad
a
shape
as
theirs
in
housing
insecurity.
This
is
a
step
towards
that.
T
There
is
a
lot
of
affordable
housing
throughout
the
Fifth
Ward,
but
some
of
that
is
all
with
these
absentee
landlords
that
have
some
very
decrepit
looking
houses,
some
of
the
witch
you're.
What
you're
going
to
seem
torn
down
in
in
a
matter
of
days,
on
Emerson
and
Jackson,
so
we
need
to
do
something
with
absentee
landlords.
They
are
hurting
our
system.
T
U
Okay,
let's
break
this
down.
Let's
talk
about
money,
we
are
all
for
affordable
housing
and
what
I'm
about
to
say,
let's
follow
the
money.
527
000
of
taxpayer
money
per
tiny
unit
with
no
balcony
is
not
an
affordable
housing.
Let's
break
this
down
further
that
money
can
create
three
times
more
units.
So
if
you,
if
you
break
this
down
further
out
of
33
units,
that
hodc
is
proposing
here,
half
of
them
are
going
to
be
Section
8
units.
U
They
are
full
market
rate
rents,
full
market
rate
rents,
so
we
are
left
with
16
or
17
rental
units
that
they're
going
to
be
about
five
hundred
dollars.
Less
than
what
is
you
know,
my
full
market
rate,
so
I
am
proposing
and
our
whole
Community
is
proposing
that
black
people
and
brown
people
are
not
kept
in
bondage
to
hodc,
but
that
four
million
dollars
is
used
that
we
create
new
homeowners
that
these
people
can
buy
affordable
candles
that
they
can
have
a
stake
in
the
neighborhood
that
they
can
be
proud.
U
Homeowners
they're
bragging
that
they
have
500
units
that
they
are
taking
active
rents,
which
is
in
excess
of
about
five
million
dollars
a
year
right.
Can
somebody
confirm
we
have
no
Financial
disclosures?
We
don't
know,
what's
done
with
this
money,
we
know
they
did
not
create
a
single,
affordable
unit,
not
rental,
not
homeowner,
out
of
all
of
this
money.
U
U
A
You
very
much
this
concludes
those
who
signed
up
in
person.
We
now
move
to
those
who
signed
up
online.
If
I
have
this
correctly,
there's
no
one
here
asking
to
speak
in
person
who
signed
up
online
so
we'll
move
to.
If
we
could
have
order
in
the
chamber,
please
to
make
sure
that
everyone's
public
comment
can
be
heard.
So
we
now
move
to
those
who
want
to
give
remote
public
comments,
beginning
with
John
Arena,
who
will
be
followed
by
Judith
Treadway
and
then
Janet
Alexander
Davis.
A
V
V
There
was
a
project
proposed
for
that
corner
where
we
a
corner,
that's
really
a
Gateway
into
Evanston,
just
like
every
other
one
that
comes
from
Skokie
into
Evanston,
and
we
could
have
had
a
building
there
by
now
15
years
later,
that
people
would
have
had
some
money
of
their
rent.
That
would
have
gone
into
a
pot
for
a
down
payment
and
then
by
now
they
would
be
paying
for
their
condos,
but
they
didn't
want
Cabrini,
Green
kind
of
building
at
that
corner.
V
So
she
may
not
have
said
it,
but
I'm
gonna
say
it
that's
what
that
was
about
again.
I
am
Janet
Alexander
Davis
I'm,
a
Fifth
Ward
resident
I,
was
born
and
raised
here
mostly
lived
in
the
Fifth
Ward
for
73
of
the
80
years.
I'll
be
80
in
May
I'm.
Also,
a
licensed
currently
a
licensed
real
estate
agent
since
1987.
so
I
know
a
little
bit
about
a
little
bit.
I
have
my
comments
really
have
to
do
with
two
weeks
ago,
when
there
was
a
very,
very
big
meeting
here
of
people.
V
V
That's
a
lot
to
be
used
is
for,
but
it's
enough
people
to
be
able
to
live
and
work
in
our
town.
It
may
need
work
to
the
soil
with
affects
and
previous
use
of
the
land
before
the
building
was
built
and
that's
true,
but
that'll
be
taken.
Care
of
I
can
name
at
least
10
completed
projects
that
need
us
attention
to
the
soil
before
the
construction
could
start
recently.
Emerson
Square
in
2013
that
ground
had
to
be
dealt
with.
V
A
A
It
was
I
mean
I've
got
myself
in
trouble,
it
was
actually
two
and
a
half.
V
Okay,
so
I
was
naming
those
projects
that
have
had
to
have
soil
remediation.
If
you
look
around
Evanston
we're
landlocked,
East
is
the
Lake
Michigan
or
where
we
sell
water,
but
not
enough
of
it
to
the
West
is
Skokie
to
the
north,
is
Waukegan
and
to
the
South
is
Howard
Street,
Rogers,
Park
Chicago,
so
look
around
Evanston.
Where
do
you
see
lots
of
vacant
lots
of
lots
available
for
development?
We
have
no
land.
Therefore,
the
city
must
entertain
projects
with
Heights,
not
always
welcome
by
our
citizens.
Our
most
recent
census
shows
so.
V
Residents
have
left
us,
many
say
they
can't
afford
to
live
here.
Two
of
my
children
were
born
and
raised
here
were
coming
back
home
after
obtaining
their
college
degrees,
full
of
student
known
that
they
took
looked
at
their
foot,
took
their
first
jobs
but
in
their
profession,
and
they
didn't
have
enough
money
to
be
able
to
live
in
Evanston,
so
they
had
to
move
out
and
they
don't
live
here
to
this
day,
some.
V
V
That
population
those
funds
wouldn't
come
our
way.
We
all
have
a
right
to
our
opinions
about
the
development
of
this
building,
but
I
hope
we
haven't
forgotten
how
hard
it
was
for
us
to
get
started.
Living
Our
Lives,
raising
our
children's
unlimited
funds,
maybe
divorced
living
on
one
salary,
not
where
there
used
to
be
two.
Maybe.
V
A
A
V
A
Everybody
got
a
minute
and
a
half
this
evening,
because
there
were
so
many
folks
who
signed
up
all
right,
we'll
move
on
Brian
bacharis
is
next,
who
will
be
followed
by
Haley
Geon
and
then
Leslie
McMillan.
Y
Everybody
is
in
favor
of
affordable
housing,
but
I
do
also
believe
that
there
are
a
myriad
of
issues
that
have
yet
to
be
resolved
with
this
project
and
giving
the
organization
several
million
dollars
without
any
meaningful
strings
attached
is
not
representing
the
entire
community's
interests.
Y
The
building
itself
presents
several
obstacles
to
evanstonians,
new
traffic
hazards,
bike
hazards,
pedestrian
hazards
and
we'll
keep
Aesthetics
aside,
echoing
the
other
gentlemen's
observations
and
another
ladies
observations,
why
don't
we
take
four
million
dollars
and
divide
it
by
80
and
give
80
people
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
invest
in
the
property,
and
there
are
thousands
of
properties
in
Cook
County
that
are
vacant
and
ready
to
go
for
a
dollar?
So
you
know
when
he
when,
as
a
community,
we
can't
have
affordable
housing
when
the
cost
of
ownership
is
rising
unsustainably.
Y
That
links
to
the
next
portion
of
my
comment
is
borrowing
17
million
dollars
and
we
have
a
25
million
dollar.
Surplus
is
just
fiscal
irresponsibility,
the
cost
of
borrowing
that
money
is
15
million
dollars
over
the
term
of
the
loan.
Why
are
we
strapping
evanstonians
with
more
and
more
debt?
It
just
seems
to
be
that
we're
on
a
track
to
that
will
put
us
in
bankruptcy.
This
is
got
to
change
and
I
hope
that
you
will
vote
no
or
wait
or
hold
this
and
vote
no
for
the
for
the
bond
issue.
A
Z
Thank
you,
mayor
bis.
Council
members.
This
public
comment
is
given
on
behalf
of
Crosby
theater
LLC,
a
legal
stakeholder
in
the
adjoining
development
by
hodc.
We
ask
that
this
ordinance
items
P5
and
P6
on
your
agenda
this
evening,
be
referred
back
to
the
land
use
commission
due
to
the
fact
that
the
Amendments
made
to
both
ordinances
are
substantially
altered
and,
as
such,
the
findings
of
fact
relied
upon
by
the
land.
Use
commission
are
fully
null
and
void
at
this
point.
In
short,
the
Luc
has
not
considered
this
proposal
in
full.
Z
So
any
fact
that
the
council
relies
upon
based
on
this
Luc
recommendation,
recommendations
are
flawed.
We
also
would
ask
that
there
be
notice
given
for
the
Amendments
made
to
the
hodc
item
as
a
result
of
the
reduction
in
both
the
commercial
space
and
the
change
in
size
of
this
property
and
we'd
also
urge
the
council
to
vote
no
in
the
current
form,
based
on
the
dangerous
precedent
set
in
the
in
a
vote
in
favor
of
this
item.
AA
A
Z
Ask
the
council
to
make
correct
this
error
again.
Lying
under
oath
is
not
something
we
think
the
council
should
concede,
and
for
those
reasons
we
would
also
ask
that
Richard
Koenig
be
held
accountable
to
those
statements
and
offer
the
public
an
explanation
as
to
why
the
changes
now
all
of
a
sudden
feasible
both
to
the
height
and
to
the
the
change
in
the
commercial
space.
The
change
in
commercial
space
was.
Z
To
the
development
I'm
wrapping
up
that
was
discussed
at
the
land
use
commission
level
and
again
requires
public
comment
to
be
considered
fully
by
the
members
of
the
public.
So
again,
we
urge.
A
X
Yes,
I
would
like
to
request
that
the
council
consider
amending
resolution
19r-23
as
a
member
of
the
finance
and
budget
committee.
We
we
have
the
opportunity
to
listen
to
how
our
finance
our
finance
department
has
between
October
and
February
I
Believe
been
able
to
find
10
more
million
dollars
in
Surplus.
X
As
you
know,
what
they're
asking
for
is
to
take
17.7
million
and
allow
them
to
replenish
their
surpluses
with
a
go
Bond
I
would
encourage
you
to
reduce
that
to
the
7.7,
since
we
do
have
that
found
money
of
10
million
dollars.
I
think
this
will
accomplish
two
things:
it
will
reduce
the
debt
burden
on
our
residents
and
then
amortization
and
keep
us
from
possibly
bonding
into
a
very
high
interest
in
volatile
interest
environment,
and
it
will
also
hold
your
Finance
team,
more
accountable,
I
I.
X
Think
it's
you
know,
I
think
we
should
expect
more
of
them
than
being.
You
know:
Finding
10
million
dollars
between
a
three
or
four
month
period.
And
I
think,
frankly,
that
they're
ready
to
be
better
at
this,
so
I
think
that
if
you
hold
them
to
account-
and
you
know
make
it
such
that
you
only
allow
them
7.7
million
and
have
them
come
back
to
the
table
when
they
do
want
to
issue
additional
debt.
I
think
it'd
be
better
all
around
thanks
very
much.
W
AB
Okay,
I
was
just
throwing
up
my
dinner
I
find
it
very
interesting
that
you
let
people
that
are
speaking
in
favor
on
the
projects
at
church
and
Daryl
speak
three
four
and
five
minutes
when
no
one
spoke
in
favor
during
the
last
meeting
and
20
or
25
of
us
opposed
and
spoke
against
it.
And
here
you
are
not
listening.
AB
The
alderman
said
they
don't
want
to
rush
to
decide
on
haleem's
property
until
questions
were
answered,
but
now
you
rush
to
decide
on
hodc
and
Mount
Pisgah
property
with
little
discussion
very
few
questions
and
didn't
listen
to
the
community
about
our
objections.
I
repeat:
all
citizens
of
Evanston
need
to
start
now
to
find
your
replacement
of
your
Alderman.
If
they
are
not
listening
to
your
concerns,
they
are
elected
to
represent
us
and
not
their
friends
and
not
their
kids.
I
am
tired
of
white
faces
using
Black
Faces
to
move
their
agendas.
AB
I
also
want
to
say
that
you
must
vote
Yes
for
reparations
cash
payments
which
I've
advocated
since
the
beginning,
and
you
must
vote
Yes
to
reopen
a
new
program
for
cash
payments,
for
those
people
who
are
not
able
to
get
a
house
and
I
want
to
say
that
black
lives
matter,
Evanston
citizens
matter
and
not
just
the
ones
that
are
getting
money
under
the
table.
Thank
you.
A
AC
Hi
this
is
Mary.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
I've
got
two
statements.
One
is
regarding
the
10
million
dollars
and
it
was
found
on
disclosed
surpluses
in
addition
to
the
16
reserves.
I
agree
with
Mrs
McMillan
in
the
sense
that
we
shouldn't
be
passing
or
even
indicating
that
we
would
be
okay
with
passing
16
million
dollar
Bond
when
ending
putting
more
tax
burden
on
our
taxpayers.
I
think
she's
right
with
bringing
it
down
to
seven
million
as
a
possibility.
AC
If
we
do
need
it,
I
think
that's
more
financially
responsible
and
I
think
our
we
just
need
to
do
a
better
job
with
our
finances
and
I.
I
think
that
if
we
have
a
capital
Improvement
of
a
project,
they
need
to
be
stated.
We
do
our
budget
and
we've
been
for
it,
and
so
that's
the
first
thing.
The
second
thing
in
listening
to
the
hdoc
discussion
I
think
we
really
should
listen
to
the
residents
who
do
deserve
a
full
disclosure
of
all
the
changes
and
it
should
go
back
to
Luc
and
I.
AC
Also
think
it's
really
unfortunate,
because
I
think
the
West
Side
plan.
Does
it
state
that
there
should
be
some
commercial
element
over
there
and
I'm,
not
sure
why
that
is
not
part
of
that
plan?
I
think
that
really
enhances
the
neighborhood
and
so
I
would
hope
that
somewhere
along
that
line,
that
can
happen.
Thank
you
very
much.
AD
I'm
at
Ward
I
are
many
hats
and
tonight
I'm
speaking
with
several
different
hats
on
as
a
school
social
worker
who
works
closely
with
Evanston
students
and
their
families
who
are
struggling
with
housing.
It
can't
be
emphasized
enough.
The
City
of
Evanston
is
in
an
affordable
housing
crisis.
I
have
heard
from
people
who
have
been
in
the
field
for
many
years
that
this
is
the
worst
it's
ever
been
in
District
65.
AD
AD
As
someone
who
works
closely
with
Connections
in
my
job,
I
want
to
say
that
they
do
a
lot
of
amazing
work
in
the
community,
and
I
can
vouch
that
there
are
very
strict
stringent
requirements
for
receiving
any
kind
of
funding,
and
if
a
Community
member
qualifies
for
the
funding,
they
should
have
the
same
right
to
it
as
anyone
else,
without
any
special
consideration
or
favors.
Now
adding
the
Hat
of
being
a
member
of
Community
Alliance
for
better
government,
an
organization
dedicated
to
government,
transparency
and
accountability.
AD
How
many
seconds
15
.
PG
is
recommending
that
the
vote
on
this
largely
because
of
serious
concerns
about
the
developer
hodc.
We
are
supportive
of
this
affordable
housing
building,
especially
if
it
serves
in
low-income
Evanston
residents.
It
is
desperately
needed.
However,
the
city
should
ensure
that
such
developments
are
well
managed
and
in
a
way
that
keeps
residents
safe.
Making
the
approval
of
church
and
narrow
contingent
on
an
improvement
plan
for
the
Claridge
will
not
delay
the
new
project
significantly,
but
will
provide
a
strong
incentive
for
hodc
to
do
right
by
Clairidge
residents.
AD
A
A
B
B
Evanston
live
TV,
asking
the
city
council
to
approve
direct
cash
payments,
which
would
have
been
an
option
in
the
reparations
program
since
day.
One,
and
also
thanking
you
in
advance
for
approving
such
payments
and
one
from
Joey
Anisa
Russell,
stating
that
there
were
more
than
300
unhoused
students
in
District
65,
which
is
a
great
concern
and
is
asking
you
to
vote
in
favor
of
affordable
housing
for
students.
A
A
AF
Good
evening,
members
of
city
council
excuse
me
mayor
bis,
clerk,
Mendoza
city
manager,
Luke,
Stowe,
Allison,
leipzigger
policy,
coordinator
I
will
keep
my
remarks
very
brief
and
shorten
them
to
say
that
sp1
is
an
update
on
resolution.
65
R22,
that
was
a
resolution
put
forth
by
council
member
Caris
and
mayor
biss,
reaffirming
the
city's
commitment
to
reproductive
Justice.
It
asked
five
departments
or
divisions
to
really
think
about
what
that
re
affirmation
might
mean
in
in
practice.
AF
AF
You
know
this
resolution
passed
in
August
we've
had
some
leadership
change
in
both
of
those
departments
or
divisions
since
then
so
they're
still
sort
of
working
on
the
details,
purchasing
I
think
is
a
little
bit
worried
that
adding
another
Factor
like
what
somebody
like
what
an
employer
offers
in
terms
of
reproductive
Health
Care
to
our
vendor
list
might
limit
our
options
even
more
and
sort
of
extend
the
amount
of
time
that
we
need
to
make
those
bids
and
then
Health
and
Human,
Services
and
3-1-1
got
together
and
put
together,
I.
AF
Think
a
really
nice
page
on
the
city's
website.
That
has
a
whole
bunch
of
resources
and
HIPAA
protected
form
that
you
can
fill
out
if
you're
seeking
resources
and
they've
coordinated
and
worked
together
to
protect
any
information
for
anybody
who
has
been
or
will
seek
information
about
reproductive
Health
Care
from
Evanston.
AG
Sure
so,
as
we
know
in
the
resolution,
it
directs
the
police
department
to
come
up
with
a
policy
to
protect
individuals
within
our
jurisdiction
from
outside
jurisdiction,
investigating
anything
having
to
do
with
the
reproductive
health.
That
is
obviously
an
important
piece
of
this
resolution
policy
is
pending
review
and
collaboration
of
best
practices
with
the
state
attorney's
office
and
in
consultation
with
the
legal
department.
That
is
important.
So
we
have
something
that
achieves
the
goals
that
we
need,
that
we
want,
but
also
doesn't
allow
outside
actors
to
use.
AG
I
would
say
our
policies
to
maybe
mask
other
things,
such
as
human
trafficking
or
some
type
of
other
type
of
victimization.
That's
important
to
have
that
balance
where
people
can't
use
our
good
intentions,
our
good
policies
in
bad
ways,
so
I
think
even
with
the
policy
pending,
the
department
is
not
compelled
if
called
upon
by
an
outside
jurisdiction
to
investigate
what
somebody's
doing
here
with
regards
to
the
reproductive
health.
I
think
that's
important
for
people
to
understand
that,
even
pending
a
policy,
we
can
have
confidence
that
the
department
is
going
to
act
consistently
with.
AG
What's
proposing
this
resolution,
we
can
also
initiate
written
directives
internally,
whether
it
be
in
a
department
order
or
training
bullets,
and
so
on
and
so
forth
of
how
if
these
investigations
are
to
come
our
way
or
something
from
outside
jurisdiction
is
to
reach
out
to
the
department
ask
for
assistance.
It's
inconsistent
with
this
resolution.
How
we
would
proceed
that
is
a
quick
rundown
of
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
with
this
policy.
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
I
can
or
make
a
note
to
answer
them
later.
AE
AE
F
Yes,
thank
you
and
my
it's
a
genuine
question.
It's
not
a
got
your
question
but
I'm
curious.
So
if
Miss
lepsinger,
if
you
can
highlight.
F
Two
things
some
of
the:
if
any,
yet
some
of
the
Practical,
you
know
tangible
changes
that
have
occurred
and
then
with
that
I'm.
Sorry,
if
you
just
said
it
next
steps.
AF
AF
The
I
would
say
out
of
the
five
the
two
departments
or
divisions
who
we
can
do
a
little
check
mark
next
to
our
HHS
and
3-1-1
they're
they've
got
their
web
page
up
and
they're
ready
to
field
questions
and
protect
data,
and
do
all
the
things
they
need
to
do.
AF
I
think
purchasing
would
need
additional
Direction
if
that's
a
direction
that
the
council
would
like
to
take
and
then
for
the
police
department
and
HR
I
can't
give
an
exact
timeline,
but
you
know
I'd
say
another
two
months
or
so
considering
kind
of
where
we
were
the
last
time.
I
spoke
with
them
best
guess.
A
Cena
just
want
to
thank
our
team
for
working
on
this
and
I
want
to
thank
council
member
headaches
for
bringing
this
forward.
We
really
are
in
a
different
world
after
the
Dobbs
decision
was
rendered,
and
it's
I
think
obligates
us
to
think
about
these
issues
in
a
different
way
and
our
responsibilities
in
a
different
way
and
I
know
that
isn't
necessarily
easy.
But
it's
important
and
I
really
appreciate
that
everyone's
doing
that
work.
W
A
A
F
F
Yeah
and
I'm
sorry,
I
I
did
want
to
make
sure
I
made
this
note.
I
I
also
because
I
spoke
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councilmember
and
mayor
biss
and
whole
team
for
bringing
the
sword
I
neglected
to
say
that
this
is
important,
work
and
and
I'm
really
glad
that
folks
are
really
focused
on
getting
this
right,
and
so
thank
you
to
everyone,
Allison
and
and
Sergeant
Sophia
and
the
whole
team.
A
Thank
you
and
now
trying
to
dig
myself
out
of
the
procedural
Hall,
I
Doug
I
believe
now
we're
ready
to
take
the
role
on
the
motion
to
accept
and
place
on
file
the
report
that
was
just
given
or
click
Mendoza.
B
Once
I
get
to
speak,
I'm
going
to
say
thank
you
as
well
as
the
person
who
grew
up
in
a
state
who
was
stripping
away,
Reproductive
Rights
and
grew
up
in
Tennessee.
Thank
you
so
much
for
putting
this
forward
council
member
Harris
aye
councilmember,
one
council,
member
newsma,
aye
council,
member
Burns,
aye
council,
member
Suffern,
councilmember
Revell,
aye,
council
member
Reed,
council
member,
all
right
council,
member
hirakaris,
aye
council
member
Kelly.
A
With
nine
voting
in
favor
and
non-voting
against,
the
motion
carries
and
the
the
information
is
accepted
and
placed
on
file
Now.
We
move
on
to
item
SP2.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion
relative
to
item
SP2
I.
AI
AI
So
I'll
start
with
talking
about
briefly.
What
is
the
American
with
Disabilities
Act?
This
Act
was
passed
in
1992
and
it
entitles
Americans
who
have
disabilities,
some
of
which
are
Mobility
limited,
but
actually
cover
a
wide
range
of
disabilities,
such
as
hearing
impairment,
mental
disability,
a
variety
of
other
things
to
guarantee
that
they
have
full
access
to
all
facilities,
programs
and
services,
and
the
Illinois
accessibility
code
is
very
similar.
AI
So
as
part
of
the
federal
law,
it
requires
municipalities
and
local
governments
specifically
to
be
able
to
provide
equal
access
for
all
people,
regardless
of
what
their
disability
is
for.
Every
program
that
is
offered
or
services
offered
by
the
City
of
Evanston
part
of
this
program
is
that
the
city,
recognizing
that
all
communities
are
not
100
percent
compliant
with
Ada.
At
all
times.
AI
AI
So,
as
part
of
the
consultant's
work,
we
actually
started
with
a
public
engagement
process
in
which
we
enlisted
an
ADA
advisory
committee.
This
is
a
group
of
people,
many
of
whom
have
disabilities.
In
fact,
multiple
types
of
disabilities
were
represented,
as
well
as
people
in
our
community
who
actively
work
with
the
disability
community.
AI
AI
The
Ada
transition
plan
was
prepared
this
report.
The
link
is
referenced
in
the
memo,
but
is
also
available
on
our
City
website,
and
we
provided
staff
training
for
a
number
of
for
all
staff
that
deal
with
I
shouldn't,
say
all
staff
for
management
staff
that
are
regularly
making
decisions
about
how
the
programs
are
accessed.
AI
So
when
we
look
at
our
public
beaches,
we
are
required
to
make
one
beach
fully
Ada
accessible,
because
that
would
mean
that
the
service
is
provided.
It
doesn't
mean
that
every
beach
has
to
be
fully
Ada
accessible.
The
city
council
and
the
staff
have
made
a
commitment
for
beaches,
and
so
we
we
are
working
to
make
every
Beach
Ada
accessible,
but
the
minimum
requirement,
if,
if
public
beach
is
a
service,
that
the
City
of
Evanston
offers
is
that
one
beach
is
Ada
accessible.
AI
So,
similarly,
with
programs
offered
at
multiple
facilities,
a
single
program
only
has
to
be
accessible
at
one
facility,
but
generally
we
are
working
towards
making
everything
fully
accessible.
When
we
look
at
providing
a
new
service
like
opening
a
dog
beach,
that
is
a
singular
Services
only
offered
in
one
location
and
by
federal
and
state
law,
we
are
required
to
provide
ad
accessible
access
to
that
location.
AI
AJ
Thanks
Miss
Biggs
good
evening,
members
of
city
council,
mayor
biss,
city
manager,
Stowe,
City,
Clark,
Mendoza
I,
just
want
to
run
through
the
five
recommendations
very
quickly.
AJ
One
is
to
appoint
a
full-time
Ada
coordinator,
second,
to
formalize,
a
departmental
Ada
liaison
system
number
three
create
an
ADA,
Advisory,
Group
task
force
or
commission
to
meet
regularly
with
the
Ada
coordinator,
number
four:
have
the
Ada
Advisory
Group
review
the
annual
City
budget
to
address
the
recommendations
of
the
plan
and
then
finally
create
a
system
to
track
Ada's
requests
from
residents
and
track
the
progress
of
each
of
those
requests.
So
I
just
want
to
take
you
all
through
very
quickly
some
of
those
action
plans
and
where
we
stand
now
so
for
number
one.
AJ
Thank
you
all
right,
so
for
the
first
you
can
appoint
we're
going
to
appoint
a
full-time
Ada
coordinator.
This
position
posted
on
March
21st.
It
will
close
on
April
4th.
We
went
a
little
past,
just
calling
it
an
ADA
coordinator.
It
is
the
disability,
rights
and
advocacy
manager,
and
so
you'll
be
hearing
more
about
that
person,
hopefully
having
an
introduction
at
Council
in
the
next.
Hopefully
30
days,
number
two
also
to
formalize
a
departmental
Ada
liaison
system,
so
I
have
been
keeping
in
contact
with
cmap.
I
attended
their
Ada
coordinator.
AJ
So,
if
necessary,
we
will
create
a
subcommittee
specifically
for
this
task,
which
is
similar
to
the
long-term
care
committee.
That
was
a
part
of
the
Commission
on
Aging,
as
well
as
the
dementia
friendly
Evanston
task
force.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
paying
as
close
attention
as
possible
when
it
comes
to
the
budget.
So
if
we
need
to
have
a
subcommittee
for
this
task
along,
we
will
do
that
as
a
part
of
the
Commission
on
Aging
and
disabilities
and
then
finally,
to
create
a
system
to
track
all
of
the
requests
again.
AJ
Cmap
already
has
laid
the
foundation.
They
have
a
wonderful
grievance
process
that
takes
you
through.
Not
only
the
process
but
also
timelines
for
when
things
need
to
be
completed
and
so
no
need
to
reinvent
the
wheel.
We
will
take
that
information
and
utilize.
It
I
also
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
action
plan
in
that
in
this
part
of
our
action
plan,
we
want
to
continue
to
regularly
incorporate
incorporate
Ada
improvements
and
that's
a
part
of
our
and
our
Capital
Improvement
program.
It's
been
really
great
to
work
with
Public,
Works
and
I'll.
AJ
Give
you
one
example:
our
city
hosts
an
access,
Evanston
tour.
The
next
tour
so
I'll
invite
you
all
to
go
on
that
tour
with
us.
Our
disability,
Advocate
Patrick
Hughes,
is
the
moderator
for
that
tour
and
back
in
October.
During
our
we
had
a
affair
over
at
Robert
Crown,
and
it
was
for
emergency
preparedness.
AJ
So
I
got
on
the
phone,
I
contacted
our
public
works
department
and
in
less
than
three
weeks
the
accessible
parking
was
outside
of
Sheridan
Square
for
the
park.
So
that's
that's
one
example
of
a
way
that
we
will
work
together
across
departments
to
make
sure
that
our
Ada
plan
is
fulfilled
and
not
only
that
we
are
meeting
what's
required,
but
that
we
are
going
over
and
Beyond
the
Call
of
Duty
to
ensure
that
we're
even
dedicating
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
annually
to
these
improvements
are
there
any
questions.
A
Seeing
none
thank
you
very
much
to
all
of
you
for
this
really
important
work
and
would
the
clerk
please
take
the
role
in
the
motion
to
accept
and
place
the
transition
plan
on
file.
A
Sorry,
councilmember
Reed
I'm,
sometimes
a
minute
behind
in
terms
of
seeing
the
online
hands
up
you've
saved
us
some
time.
It's
fine
in
that
case,
with
nine
voting
in
favor
and
none
voting
against
the
motion
carries
and
the
transition
plan
report
is
accepted
and
placed
on
file.
This
brings
us
to
item
sp3,
which
is
a
discussion
item.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion
so
that
we
can
initiate
the
discussion.
AH
A
Second,
council
member
Harris
moves
that
we
initiate
a
discussion
on
the
RFP
for
a
new
comprehensive
plan
and
Zoning
code
council
member
when
seconds
director,
flax.
AK
Thank
you,
mayor
Biz.
Thank
you,
members
of
the
city
council
and
clerk
Mendoza
and
city
manager.
Stowe
I
am
here
today
with
our
planning
team,
Megan,
Jones,
Melissa,
klotz,
Katie,
ashbaugh
and
Liz
Williams
to
update
you
on
our
work
on
the
new
comprehensive
plan.
AK
We
took
a
stab
at
this
at
a
comprehensive
plan
in
2022,
but
it
was
formatted
differently.
That
was
a
combination
of
the
comprehensive
plan
with
the
Strategic
plan
and
we
got
very
limited
response
and
really
didn't
feel
we
were
going
to
get
the
product
we
wanted
out
of
that.
So
we've
taken
a
different
approach
at
this
point:
we're
combining
the
comprehensive
plan
with
the
implementing
zoning.
AK
That's
a
natural
fit
of
what
needs
to
be
done
and
also,
we
believe,
a
way
to
facilitate
a
process
that
will
get
frequently
you
do
the
comp
plan,
then
you'd
get
a
new
contractor
to
do
the
zoning.
So
you
have
a
start
and
a
stop,
and
we
see
this
as
one
continuous
process
with
the
ability
to
work
on
actually
implementing
some
changes
as
we
go
along.
AK
We
hear
some
of
our
community,
we
don't
hear
all
of
our
community.
We
want
to
hear
from
everybody
residents,
businesses,
various
institutions,
both
private
and
public
staff,
everybody
we
want
to
get
all
their
ideas
and
perspectives
and
pull
it
together
in
a
plan
that
will
be
Forward,
Thinking,
inclusive,
Equitable
and
implementable.
AK
We're
looking
at
things
like
fiscal
responsibility
within
our
comprehensive
plans
and
stuff
that
generally
isn't
there,
but
I'm
not
going
to
go
on
forever.
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
Megan
for
the
next
step.
We're
going
to
take
you
through
the
process,
keep
in
mind
we're
not
going
to
be
talking
a
lot
about
what's
in
the
RFP,
because
that
would
violate
our
procurement.
So
here's
Megan.
AL
So
the
comprehensive
plan
is
a
long-range
planning
document
that
expresses
what
a
community
wants
to
achieve
with
this
built
environment
and
the
human
interaction
within
that
environment,
and
to
that
point,
some
of
the
sections
or
topics
that
you'll
typically
see
within
a
plan
are
housing,
land
use,
sustainability,
Transportation,
historic
preservation,
City
and
Community
facilities
and
others
that
might
be
identified
as
you're
going
through
the
plan
drafting
process
So.
The
plan
also
provides
a
more
predictable
or
more
predictability,
rather
for
an
anticipated
or
planned
future
for
the
community.
AL
AL
Some
of
the
economic
fluctuations
that
have
occurred,
the
various
technology
that
has
been
developed
in
that
time,
The
increased
attention
to
climate
change
and,
of
course,
the
covid-19
pandemic,
which
we
have
seen,
has
exacerbated
some
of
the
existing
issues
that
were
already
existing
in
a
lot
of
our
cities
and
towns.
AL
There
are
a
number
of
plans
that,
even
though
they
may
have
been
springboarded
from
the
comprehensive
plan,
they
may
conflict
with
parts
of
the
comprehensive
plan
and
there
are
some
plans
that
have
been
more
recently
created.
That
begin
to
address
some
of
the
previous
issues
that
aren't
really
incorporated
into
the
plan,
that's
hoping
to
guide
those
decisions.
AL
Lifespan
is
about
10
to
15
years,
so,
ideally
in
the
10
to
15
year
period,
you
are
going
to
be
either
updating
your
existing
plan
or
creating
a
brand
new
one,
depending
on
what
a
particular
Community
actually
needs
and
as
I
mentioned
before,
our
plan
was
adopted
in
2000,
I
was
23
years
old
and
hasn't
really
been
adapted.
So
we're
really
past
that
ideal
time
for
updating.
AM
AM
The
zoning
code
has
been
amended
hundreds
of
times
since
then,
and
including
at
least
56
times
in
the
last
five
years
alone.
It's
currently
very
complicated.
We
have
34
zoning
districts,
six
overlay
districts,
two
of
which
are
form-based
codes
that
dictate
very
specific
design,
standards
for
local
historic
districts
and
local
landmarks,
which
comes
to
over
2
000
historic
structures
plus
over
800
landmarks.
AM
AM
AM
AM
We
are
hoping
to
move
forward
to
something
that
that
focuses
more
on
bulk
and
the
placement
of
structures,
rather
than
density
and
be
proactive.
The
way
communities
like
Minneapolis
and
San
Francisco
have
fun
we'd
like
to
reduce
regulations
that
trigger
zoning
really
for
common
sense
projects.
Many
of
the
little
postcards
that
you
get
in
the
mail
saying
minor
zoning
relief.
Those
are
things
that
oftentimes
should
be
as
of
right
and
shouldn't
trigger
any
kind
of
process
for
individuals.
AM
Lastly,
we
need
to
replace
outdated
regulations
with
best
practices.
This
includes
things
like
definitions
for
apartment,
hotels
and
rooming
houses,
things
that
have
been
high
priorities
as
of
late.
Some
of
the
current
zoning
definitions
are
decades
old,
and
we
are
also
missing
out
on
New
Uses
that
we
should
be
defining
and
be
prepared
for
for
the
future.
AN
Good
evening
city,
council,
clerk,
Mendoza
and
city
manager,
Stow
so
I'm
going
to
go
over
the
next
steps
of
the
RFQ
and
the
RFP
process,
so
that
really
just
entails
the
city's
standard.
Procure
procurement
process
we
are
planning
to
publish
the
RFP
on
April
6th
and
the
bid
window
will
be
open
for
approximately
45
days.
AN
Bids
will
be
due
to
purchasing
by
May
16th.
Then
a
selection
panel
will
review
all
of
the
proposals
that
we
receive
and
select
finalists
to
interview
of
those
finalists.
We
will
recommend
an
awardee
and
there
will
be
some
contract
finalization
and,
ultimately,
by
July
24th.
We
wish
to
present
a
draft
contract
for
to
authorize
city
manager
Stow
to
enter
into
to
enter
this
project.
AN
We
will
be
applying
the
city's
standard
evaluation
criteria
for
rfps
and
rfqs,
and
the
team
of
the
selection
panel
will
consist
of
staff
from
The
Economic
Development
Division
the
office
of
sustain
ability,
the
Public
Works
Bureau
of
capital,
planning,
engineering
and
administrative
Services.
We
feel
that
this
panel
showcases
the
city
subject
matter.
AN
Experts
on
many
of
the
topics
covered,
not
all
but
many
of
the
topics
covered
in
a
comprehensive
plan
and
they'll
be
able
to
contemplate
the
best
firms
that
will
be
able
to
ultimately
do
the
best
work
for
this
product
and
truly
a
generational
project
here.
So
we
are
excited
to
embark
on
this
and
with
with
that,
I'll
pass
it
along
to
Liz
Williams
to
go
over
the
scope
of
services,
we're
proposing.
AA
Thanks
Katie
I
promise
I'll
be
brief,
so
the
timeline
that
Katie
just
went
through
basically
gets
us
through
contract
selection
and
then
the
hard
work
begins.
So
this
RFP
envisions
a
24-month
process
for
the
consultant
selection.
We've
broken
this
out
into
five
phases
of
work,
which
I'll
quickly
walk
through
phase.
One
is
intended
to
solidify
the
project
work
plan
and
develop
a
project
website
that
is,
will
serve
as
a
digital
One-Stop
shop.
For
all
information.
Regarding
this
process,
phase
two
will
focus
on
a
review
of
existing
information.
AA
So
all
of
those
planning
documents
that
Megan
highlighted
in
her
portion
of
this
presentation,
the
consultant
team-
will
review.
In
addition,
we'll
start
with
some
initial
Community
engagement
to
understand
Community
perceptions
to
help
guide
the
remainder
phases
of
work.
The
goal
again
is
to
build
upon
efforts
recently
completed
or
in
development
by
the
city,
for
example,
the
Edison
thrives
project
and
the
e-plan
and
the
external
effort
to
evaluate
the
city's
zoning
in
conjunction
with
the
Zone
Coast
study
phase.
AA
Three,
this
phase
will
basically
is
envisioned
for
robust
Community
engagement
through
multiple
approaches
that
will
ensure
that
those
that
are
traditionally
underrepresented
have
an
opportunity
to
be
brought
to
the
table.
One
goal
is
to
model
some
of
the
methods
being
used
by
participatory
budgeting
and
recognizing
that
participants
time
is
valuable
and
we
should
be
compensating
their
participation
in
this
effort.
We
also
Envision
in
phase
four
moving
on
to
that
is
really
the
focus
of
the
development
of
the
draft
comprehensive
plan
and
Zoning
code
and
then
phase
five.
AA
We
recognize
that
a
plan
is
more
valuable
when
implementation
is
considered
at
the
beginning
of
the
planning
process.
So
we
will
include
the
development
of
an
implementation
strategy
and
then
a
dashboard
that
tracks
implementation
progress
over
time
again
to
show
transparency
of
how
these
goals
and
policies
are
being
implemented.
F
Thank
you,
I
I,
I,
I
I,
just
I,
just
really
just
want
to
say
that
a
particular
moving
forward
with
this
I've
been
increasingly
growing
impatient.
You
know
we've
been
talking
about
this
for
two
years,
so
I'm
just
really
glad
that
we
are
here
at
this
point
and
I
think
the
complexity
of
the
process
that
we
are
about
to
undertake
is
really
highlighted.
I,
don't
I!
F
You
know,
I've
been
here
for
six
years
as
Quirk
and
council
member
others
have
been
here
much
longer,
I
can't
think
of
too
many
instances
where
we've
had
this
many
staff
members
from
this
many
departments
all
coming
up
to
present
on
on
a
single
item,
so
you
know
we're.
We
are
really
about
to
embark
on
a
process.
It's
it's!
It's
really
exciting.
F
I
think
you
know
as
long
as
we
keep
in
Focus
the
need
for
our
zoning
code
to
as
long
as
we
have
clear
goals
in
mind
as
we
go
into
this
process,
one
of
mine
being
that
we
create
a
zoning
code
that
is
flexible
enough
to
not
be
a
barrier
to
affordable
housing,
and
you
know
it
ends
the
process
of
segregating
communities.
Historically
by
race,
but
you
know
in
today's
world
by
economic
capacity,
I
think
that'll
be
the
desired
outcome
of
of
this
process.
F
I
know
there
are
many
other
ideals
and
goals
in
mind
with
other
folks
about
preserving
the
standard
of
standards
of
neighborhoods
and
other
things.
Those
are
mine
really
just
appreciative
of
staff,
for
the
thorough
presentation
and
I
want
to
note
just
highlight.
F
Maybe
we
need
to
calm
down
with
the
deeming
of
historic
buildings,
because
while
Evanston
is
great,
that
is
a
whole
lot
of
historic,
build
buildings
for
for
one
city
of
our
size,
and
that
creates
a
barrier
too
sometimes
affordability
and
creating
new
housing
stock.
So
thank
you.
AH
Thank
you
all
so
much
we
had
a
meeting
and
I
was
like
well,
we
need
to
do
this
and
I
saw
eyes
light
up
and
it's
like
we
are
and
I
was
like.
Okay,
so
I
just
appreciate
the
work
that
has
gone
into
this
I'm,
proud
of
the
work
that
you
all
are
doing
and
what
we're
trying
to
do
to
bring
Evanston
on
one
Accord.
AH
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
I
will
add
my
thanks
and
also
thank
you
specifically
for
muddling
through
our
very
stale
and
old
and
musty
plan
that
we
that
is
well
overdue,
I'm
curious.
Why
it's
taken
so
long
for
us
to
get
to
this
point.
We
don't
need
to
spend
time
having
that
discussion
tonight,
but
I'm
glad
we're
here
now.
I
think
it's
important
that
we
wrap
up
our
Council
goal,
setting
process
fairly
soon,
so
that
can
be
as
informative
as
possible.
AO
AA
Comprehensive
plan
and
Zoning
code,
we
envision
a
24-month
process
from
contract
selection,
so
contract
execution.
With
that
being
said,
during
phase
one,
we
fully
recognize
that,
once
a
consultant
is
on
board,
they
may
have
some
ideas
of
how
this
process
may
be
different
than
what
the
RFP
said.
So
that
will
be
during
phase
one
that
we
solidify
the
timeline
and
project
as
it
moves
forward
of
note,
though,
we
fully
recognize
that
there
are
some
zoning
code
changes
that
likely
need
to
move
forward
quicker
than
24
months
from
now.
AA
So
it
is
our
vision
and
what
we
have
included
in
the
RFP
is
that
the
zoning
component
of
this
be
iterative,
and
so,
as
we
move
forward
and
have
Clarity
around
certain
aspects
of
the
zoning
ordinance,
that
would
be
when
perhaps
ordinances
would
be
brought
forward
for
consideration
by
both
the
land
use.
Commission
and,
ultimately,
the
city
council.
AO
AA
A
Is
there
any
further
discussion
seeing
none
I
just
want
to
add
my
voice
to
the
chorus
of
appreciation
for
this?
This
is
my
very
excited
face
in
case
you
can't
tell
I
like
I,
can't
tell
you
how
enthusiastic
I
am
about
this
work.
I
think
a
few
others
have
alluded
to
the
fact
that
this
feels
like
it's
a
long
time
coming.
A
I
know
that
something
that
I
talked
a
lot
about
when
I
was
running
I,
don't
know
that
I
would
have
wanted
to
run
for
mayor,
if
not
for
the
prospect
of
being
a
part
of
this
exact
work
and
I
know
that
others
who
campaigned
two
years
ago
promised
the
same
and
did
the
same
and
I
I.
Think
that
the
team
that
we
have
in
place
now
in
Community
Development
is,
is
the
right
team
to
do
this
in
the
right
way,
which
is
to
say
both
really
inclusively
of
the
whole
community
and
really
ambitiously?
A
A
When
it
comes
to
generating
affordability
is
not
on
The
Cutting
Edge
when
it
comes
to
generating
economic
integration,
and
it
has
to
be
said
that
historically,
it's
not
been
on
The
Cutting
Edge
when
it
comes
to
creating
racial
integration
either,
and
so
this
is
a
an
opportunity
for
a
real
kind
of
leapfrogging
moment
for
us
to
move
from
pretty
far
back
in
the
pack
to
The
Cutting
Edge
on
an
issue.
That's
really
really
really
important
across
a
number
of
dimensions
and
I
just
want
a
name
that
the
Love
Fest
that's
happening.
A
Right
now
is
gonna
get
more
complicated
when
the
rubber
meets
the
road.
You
have
my
commitment
to
push
through
that
with
the
same
level
of
vigor
and
enthusiasm
that
I'm
expressing
now
and
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
folks
up
here
who
have
thought
this
through
and
know
that
this
is
going
to
be
difficult,
but
also
know
that
it's
really
really
really
worth
doing.
So.
Thank
you.
A
That
concludes
our
special
orders
of
business
and
brings
us
to
the
consent
agenda.
I
am
told
that
items
A6
and
P1
were
both
tabled
and
committee
and
so
must
be
removed
from
the
consent
agenda
and
will
not
be
eligible
for
consideration
this
evening.
Are
there
other
items
people
would
like
to
see
removed
from
the
consent
agenda.
A
A
F
Are
folks
ready
to
move
forward,
I
will
move
the
in
that
case
with
nothing
else.
I
will
move
approval
of
the
consent
agenda.
Second,.
A
Y
A
Nine
voting
in
favor
and
non-voting
against
the
motion
carries
and
the
consent
agenda
is
approved,
with
the
exception
of
the
six
items
previously
read.
This
brings
us
now
to
item
a12
council
member
Harris.
Would
you
care
to
make
a
motion
here.
A
AQ
The
I
don't
know,
I
think
it's
I'll
call
it
section
15,
which
is
on
page
349
of
the
packet,
the
use
obligations
and
it
talks
about
potential
construction
and
improvements,
and
you
know
sounds
like
some
pretty
major
work
that
might
be
contemplated.
But
then,
when
you
get
to
the
very
end
section
19,
it
says
no
alterations
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
my
colleagues
are
that
we're
all
on
the
same
page.
AQ
In
terms
of
thinking
that
this
license
agreement
is
mostly
focused
on
the
landscape
and
the
gardens
rather
than
envisioning,
going
ahead
with
major
alterations
to
the
Coach
House.
F
Yes,
thank
you.
One
I
appreciate
councilmember
ravel's
highlights
there.
This
is
something
that
I've
had
for
some
reason.
Dave
Ward
Alderman
has
kind
of
had
a
close
finger
on
the
pulse
for
this
recently,
because
some
of
the
artists-
sorry,
some
of
the
Jin's
Jensen
Garden
folks.
In
fact,
both
of
the
leaders
of
James
Jensen
live
in
the
eighth
Ward,
and
so
you
know,
we've
gone
through
quite
a
process.
I
think
we're
in
a
good
place
here.
F
I
am
extremely
supportive
of
this
lease
I
think
it
accomplishes
what
you
know
it's
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
and
really
again,
what
we're
talking
about
is
allowing
community
members
to
volunteer
their
services
to
take
care
of
land
that
is
owned
by
the
city.
This
you
know
it
should
really
be
seen
as
an
honor
that
residents
are
are
taking
up
this.
F
This
kind
of
effort
in
our
city
and
I
think
it
really
should
just
highlight
how
committed
Evanston
residents
are
to
our
city,
to
making
it
better
willing
to
pick
up
roll
up
their
sleeves
literally
pick
up,
shovels
and
and
literally
get
into
the
dirt
to
make
our
city
a
more
beautiful
place
for
all
folks
to
enjoy,
and
so
I'm
really
glad
that
we're
here,
I'm
I'm,
pretty
sure
that
we're
going
to
have
enough
votes
to
to
have
a
yes
vote
on
this
and
I
encourage
those
who
are
on
the
fence
to
vote.
AO
You
Mr
Mayor
I,
just
want
to
clarify
that
what
we're
talking
about
here
is
not
a
long-term
lease
and
if
we
could
just
have
staff
confirm
that,
so
you
don't
have
to
take
my
word
for
it.
What
we're
talking
about
here
is
a
four-week
license
agreement
which
can
be
extended,
but
this
is
really
a
holding
pattern.
While
we
continue
to
negotiate
a
long-term
lease.
Is
that
a
correct
understanding
of
the
situation?
AO
I
guess
that's
to
attorney
rugby.
AO
This,
this
is
not
a
long-term
lease
we're
talking
about.
This
is
a
short-term
four-week
kind
of
holding
pattern.
AR
Yes,
that's
correct
councilmember
news,
my
Alex
Reggie
Deputy,
City
attorney.
This
is
a
temporary
lease
that's
put
in
place,
but
because
the
council
tonight
is
terminating
the
lease
with
artist
book
house
and
so
judge,
Jensen
was
previously
operating
kind
of
within
an
understanding
that
they
were
working
with
artist
book
house
on
the
gardens
and
upon
termination
of
that
lease
tonight
with
artists,
Book
House,
it
would
have
left
Jensen
without
any
ability
to
continue
their
work.
So
this
gives
them
the
ability
to
continue
the
work.
AO
Lease,
so
it
allows
them
to
do
the
spring
planting
whatever
they
need
to
do
when
it
warms
up
what,
but
it
doesn't
solve
the
underlying
issue
that
I
am
concerned
about
of
you
having
the
Mansion.
Still
a
big
huge
question
mark
on
the
mansion
and
I:
don't
think
it's
appropriate
to
to
move
in
a
direction
where
we're
leasing
out
the
gardens
and
the
greenhouse
when
we
still
have
the
mansion
that
we
have
to
deal
with
so
I'm
I,
I'm
still
uncomfortable
as
I've
stated
before
heading
in
this
direction.
AO
So
I'm
a
little
bit
of
two
minds
here:
I
love
the
Jensen
folks
I
hope
we
can
get
to
a
place
where
they're
part
of
a
program
eventually.
But
we
still
have
the
big
picture
that
we
haven't
even
started
to
talk
about
I'd
like
to
get
the
plants
in
the
ground,
and
so
you
know,
can
I
vote
in
favor
of
this
and
still
maintain
my
Integrity
on
my
long-term
position.
AO
F
Well,
councilman,
thank
you
for
highlighting
that
I
I
would
encourage.
If
you
know,
I
want
this
to
pass,
but
I
don't
want
to
give
folks
false
expectations.
F
So,
if
folks
are
I
believe
we
have
five
votes
to
get
this
passed,
so
I
would
encourage
if
you
are
on
the
fence,
vote
you're
conscious
on
this,
because
I
I
think
this
needs
to
be
a
clear
indication
of
where
the
city
is
and
our
willingness
to
actually
go
through
with
this
deal
with
James
Jensen,
so
I
I
wouldn't
want
to
give
anyone
false
hope
or
expectations.
So
I
do
encourage
folks
to
to
vote
their
conscience
and
I
hope
the
conscious
is
yes.
F
You
know
that
the
the
the
issue
about
the
you
know
about
the
house,
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
mansion,
whether
we
want
to
separate
that
from
the
grounds
or
not
again,
I
will
reiterate
a
point
that
you
know
think
about
every
other
property
that
the
city
owns
and
and
leases
out.
We
do
not
have
an
expectation
that
the
you
know
the
folks
are
releasing
property
from
us
maintain
the
grounds
the
city
maintains
the
grounds
for
every
property
that
we
own
and
that
should
would
likely
be
the
same
case
here.
F
I
do
understand
there
could
be
an
opportunity,
for
you
know
some
unique
process
to
happen
or
something.
You
know
something
like
what
was
proposed
at
the
artist's
book
house,
but
again
that
deal
fell
through
for
a
reason:
it's
because
it
was
too
darn
expensive
to
both
and
made
the
investment
that
is
necessary
in
the
Harley
Clark
Mansion,
which
is
a
huge
undertaking
and
raise
enough
money
to
separately,
maintain
and
restore
the
Gym's
Jensen
Gardens.
And
so
you
know
we
need
to
make.
F
As
the
the
metaphor
that
was
used
earlier
was
the
pizza
we
need
to
make
this
pizza
smaller.
We
need
to
make
it
something
that
folks
can
actually
digest
without
issue,
and
we
and
so
I
encourage
folks
to
vote
Yes
for
this
I
encourage
folks
to
send
a
clear
message
to
our
residents,
who
are
volunteering,
their
time
and
efforts
and
money
that
we
are
prepared
to
to
allow
them
to
do
their
work
and
so
I
encourage.
Yes,
thank
you.
AQ
Well,
I'm
afraid
that
councilmember
Reed
has
complicated
things
for
my
vote
because
I'm
on
the
same
page
with
council,
member
nusma
and
I
I,
like
his
pizza
analogy
from
our
last
discussion
and
I
I'm,
not
we
can't
make
the
pizza
smaller,
because
the
Harley
Clark
property
is
a
big
property
with
a
big
mansion
on
it,
and
we
don't
know
yet
whether
the
entity
that
might
be
interested
in
raising
a
whole
bunch
of
money
to
fix
up
the
Mansion
might
also
want
to
have
be
envisioning
a
use
for
the
coach
house
to
help
with
their
programming.
AQ
So
I
I
don't
want
to
I.
Don't
want
us,
I'm
I'm,
a
hundred
percent
on
board
with
Jen's
Jensen
Gardens,
taking
care
of
the
Landscaping.
Restoring
the
Jen
Stenson
Landscaping
as
it
was
originally
envisioned,
but
I,
don't
want
to
you
know,
send
a
false
signal
that
we
know
yet
what
we
want
to
do
with
the
coach
house.
That's
my
dilemma.
A
Seeing
no
further
discussion
will
the
clerk
please
take
the
role.
Okay,
oh
sorry,
councilmember,
reads
hand
us
up
again
seeing
that
no
one's
requesting
to
speak
for
a
first
or
second
time,
council
member
Reed
for
a
third
time
with
one
minute
left.
F
Yes,
I,
don't
know
if
I'm
Gonna,
Change
anybody's
mind
here,
I
appreciate
what
council
member
Revell
just
mentioned
there
that
that
that
is
a
good
point.
I
want
to
know
and
I
know,
you're
focused
on
the
coach
house,
but
I
want
to
note
that
you
know
whatever
lease
we
actually
engage
in
is
a
lease
that
would
particularly
for
the
grounds,
allow
flexibility
to
allow
use
by
the
public,
and
so
it
wouldn't
preclude
whoever,
ultimately,
whatever
happens
with
the
Mansion.
F
But
if
somebody,
if
we
end
up
renting
it
out
to
folks
I,
wouldn't
preclude
them
from
being
able
to
use
those
grounds,
at
least
that's
the
kind
of
lease
that
I'm
looking
for
and
and
even
wouldn't
include,
exclude
them
from.
You
know
the
ability
to
do
something
similar
to
what
was
a
planned
at
artist's
book
house,
which
was
to
build
out
of
tariffs.
F
That's
what
I'm
looking
for
in
a
final
lease
as
far
as
the
Coach
House
again,
you
know
just
sticking
with
that
piece
of
metaphor:
I
think
that
that
Mansion
is
big
enough
and
I,
think
there's
and
maybe
even
too
big
and
so
I
I
think
you
know
adding
on
the
Coach
House
or
Holding
Out
for
the
Coach.
House
just
complicates
things
even
further
and
again
makes
the
fundraising
even
more
of
a
a
even
it
puts
it
even
further
Out
Of
Reach.
So
thank
you,
I'm
sure
I'm
at
my
minute,.
A
Indeed,
and
given
that
will
the
clerk,
please
take
the
role
on
the
motion
to
adopt
resolution:
R,
Dash,
sorry,
30-r-23,.
K
H
AP
A
With
five
voting
in
favor
and
three
voting
against
the
motion
carries,
this
brings
us
now
to
item
P5.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion
on
item
P5.
A
AP
AP
This
proposal
I
think
they
had
serious
concerns
regarding
the
financial
feasibility
and
the
parking
and
so
I
I
would
like.
Can
we
discuss
both
of
these
together
or
no
since
they're
they're,
one
doesn't
work
without
the
other?
Is
that.
A
AP
F
Order,
if
the
maker
of
the
motion
would
like
to
help
us
move
along
and
move
both
at
the
same
time
as
a
friendly
Amendment
I
will
move
that
friendly
Amendment.
A
Right
so
councilmember
withdraws
his
motion
and
now
moves
approval
of
ordinance,
34-0-23
and
35-0-23
in
a
single
motion
to
be
executed
in
a
single
roll
call.
Is
there
a
second
to
that
motion.
A
Member
nusma
seconds
that
new
motion
council
member
Kelly
still
has
the
floor.
AP
Thank
you.
So
there
have
been
what
I
just
mentioned:
the
concerns
expressed
by
the
land
use
commission.
They
voted
down.
This
proposed
the
proposed
development
on
the
corner
for
the
religious
institution
based
on
questions
around
both
parking
traffic
and
financial
viability
of
the
project
I
for
and
with
regard
to
the
other
proposal.
That
is
a
drastic
change
from
44
to
33
units
and
also
a
drastic
reduction
in
commercial
space.
AP
The
land
use
commission
that
was
an
essential
component
when
they
made
their
decision,
was
the
commercial
space
and
we've
now
lost
about
75
percent
of
that
commercial
space.
This
is
really
important
for
this
part
of
the
community
and-
and
you
know,
I
also
am
concerned
that
when
Mr
Koenig
presented
this
to
the
land
use
commission,
he
very
plainly
stated
when
they
asked
if
the
The
Proposal
could
be
reduced
by
a
floor.
He
said
it
wasn't
feasible
that
no,
it
couldn't
and
I
find
this
a
little
bit
problematic.
AP
We
also
had
an
issue
in
terms
of
the
iepa
report,
where
he
also
informed
the
the
land
use
commission
that
that
there
was
no
further
remediation
required,
that
any
further
cleanup
objectives
were
all
local
based
on
land
use
and
would
be
handled
through
the
permitting
process.
When,
in
fact,
I've
read
the
IEP
report
and
it's
very
clear
that
the
the
remediation
site,
what
they've
stated
there
is
restricted
to
industrial,
commercial
land
use,
and
so
that
was
also
misinformation
to
the
land,
use,
commission
and
I.
Think
all
of
these
are
really
important.
AP
Every
community
in
our
Ward
deserves
beautiful
streetscape
and
that
our
land
use
commission
weighs
in
I
still
feel
very
strongly
that
we
should
allow
our
preservation
commission
to
also
weigh
in
that
is
part
of
their
charge.
The
preservation
commission,
we
do
have
you
know
a
beautiful
landmark
building
there,
a
French
Colonial
with
mansard
roof
and
the
preservation
commission
part
of
its
charge
is
if
there
is
a
proposal
that
affects
the
designated
Landmark.
AP
It
can't
make
it
yes
or
no,
but
it
certainly
can
weigh
in
and
review
and
make
recommendations
so
that
a
proposed
structure
can
complement
and
better
coordinate
with
an
adjoining
landmark
building.
So
I
mean
I
think
this
community
deserves
all
these
commissions
to
weigh
in
to
give
us
the
the
best
possible
streetscape.
Maybe
there's
you
know
a
ziggurat,
maybe
there's
you
know
some
sort
of
a
cut
in
that
makes
it
work
better.
I
think
we
should
Avail
ourselves
of
these
commissions
to
to
inform
this
project
going
forward.
AP
I
think
would
be
unfair
to
our
community
not
to
do
that
I
also.
So
so
I
would
like
to
see
this
two
things.
I
would
like
to
see
this
referred
back
to
the
land
news.
Commission
I
think
it's
only
fair
for
our
community
I'd
also
like
to
see
it
held
I.
Would
you
know
I
think
we
hold?
We
need
in
Evanston
to
hold
all
of
our
landlords
to
to
to
high
standards
of
accountability
for
the
health
and
safety
and
Welfare
of
their
residents.
AP
I
have
had
non-stop,
it's
been
problematic
as
an
understatement.
With
regard
to
319,
Dempster
I
feel
terrible
for
the
residents
in
this
building.
I
would
like
to
see
management
and
Improvement
there
before
as
a
precondition
to
passing
this.
That's
the
if
we
really
care
about
our
most
vulnerable
residents.
We
have
to
do
this.
We
have
to
say
you
know,
bring
come
back
once
you've
established
once
you've
agreed
to
and
actually
showed
us
in
good
showed
us
that
there
is
an
improve
improved
conditions
at
319.
AP
Dumpster
I
can't
stand
by
and
say
after
almost
two
years
now
it's
sometimes
it's
daily.
You
know
where
I'm
writing
to
either
Mr
Koenig
or
I'm
writing
to
chief
steward
or
I'm
writing
to
Sarah
flax,
or
you
know
it
just
has
gone
on
in
just
a
matter
of
three
months
we
had
we've
had
fires.
We
had
someone
taken
away
way
with
broken
bones,
lacerated
face.
We
had
the
front
door
broken
down.
AP
We
had
an
advanced
decomposed
body,
I
won't
go
on,
but
it's
just
too
much
it's
really
too
much
and
and
to
give
a
pass
now
and
say
sure
we'll
go
ahead
and
allow
not
only
you
know
these
this
project,
but
not
hold
C
accountable
for
the
living
conditions
at
319.
Dumpster
I
absolutely
can't
support
that.
AP
So
there's
two
things
I'd
like
to
see
this
for
the
reasons
I
stated
before:
go
back
to
the
land
use
commission,
but
I'd
also
like
to
see
it
held
so
I'm
not
sure
how
to
do
this
exactly
in
terms
of
holding
it
and
sending
it
back.
I.
A
AP
Okay,
well,
I,
don't
think
they're
contradictory
exactly
but
okay,
so
I'd
like
to
first
I'd
like
to
have
this
referred
back
to
land
use,
Commission.
A
AS
A
Member
suffered
in
seconds
is
there
any
discussion
on
the
motion,
so
there's
two
hands
up:
council
members,
Reed
and
burns
we
go.
Are
you
guys
eager
to
speak
to
this
motion
correct.
D
F
Yeah,
so
well,
okay,
so
I'll
start
with
this
council
member
Kelly
I
appreciate
your
concerns.
There
I
think
that
they
could
be
certainly
they're
well
placed
and
could
be
valid.
So
is
there
and-
and
this
doesn't
necessarily
councilmember
Kelly-
it's
both
to
I,
guess,
councilmember,
Kelly
or
staff.
Is
there
evidence
that
hodc
has
engaged
in
a
pattern
of.
W
AK
No,
there
is
no
proof
of
that.
We
just
finished
a
routine
inspection
of
319
Dempster,
where
all
the
units
perfect.
No,
there
were
some
people
who
don't
keep
their
units
very
clean,
just
as
there
always
are
and
are
they
are
told
that
they
have
to
take
care
of
that.
But
there
was
nothing
out
of
the
ordinary
for
a
48
unit
project
that
was
strikingly
different
from
any
other
housing
that
was
providing
for
tenants
at.
AK
F
Okay,
well
yeah!
Thank
you
for
that
I
mean
and
council
member
Kelly.
Do
you
have
anything
that
that
conflicts
with
that.
AP
F
Well,
with
that
in
mind,
I
mean
I,
I
I,
don't
believe
it
is
appropriate
for
us
to
you
know
it's
not
a
part
of
our
code
or
not
a
part
of
our
process
to
you
know,
because
there
is,
you
know
there
are
allegations
of
potential
mismanagement
that
are
unfounded,
at
least
to
this
point
from
what
has
been
presented
to
us
to
tie
two
separate
projects
together,
particularly
when
there
is
not
a
history
of
mismanagement,
and
you
know,
while
you
know
some
of
the
things
that
occurred
at
the
clearance
property,
are
you
know
concerning
I
I
or
not
just
concerning
disturbing,
but
in
the
case
of
the
the
gentleman
who
passed
away
the
person
that
passed
away,
I
I,
don't
know
if
I
see
these,
as
you
know,
fully
management
issues
and
I
I,
just
see
that
you
know
tying.
F
These
two
issues
together,
I
think
is
inappropriate.
I
would
occurred,
encourage
us
to
move
forward
with
this
measure.
You
know.
Hodc
has
been
extremely
willing
to
to
work
with
the
city
to
make
this
better
I
do
want
to
address
something
in
public
comment
that
was
made
and
just
for
clarity.
F
Well,
actually,
one
just
for
clarity,
someone
said
that
you
know
the
what's
in
the
packet
did
not
reflect
the
changes
that
hodc
agreed
to
regarding
reducing
the
height.
Is
that
correct?
Is
that
person
mistaken?
Are
we
approving
the
correct
thing.
F
AH
AK
F
Yes,
all
right
yeah,
so
you
know
the
the
the
reasons
that
I've
heard
to
not
approve
this
project
are
not
you
know
convincing
to
me
or
to
hold
it
I'm,
sorry,
not
to
not
approve
it,
but
even
to
hold
it
any
further
or
not
convincing
to
me
and-
and
lastly,
I
will
say
because
it
it
offended
me
in
the
moment,
I'm
really
glad
that
council
member,
a
former
council
member
homes,
highlighted
this
and
others
I
was
just
deeply
offended.
F
When
someone
in
public
comment
is
someone
who
grew
up
in
the
Fifth
Ward.
You
know,
I
was
deeply
offended
when
someone
said
that
the
only
thing
the
fifth
word
has
is
a
dump.
You
know
to
me
that
is.
D
Just
really
quickly
wanted
to
touch
on
the
the
Claire's
property,
which
is
one
of
the
more
common
properties
that
comes
up
when
concerns
about
hodc
comes
up,
and
you
know
having
actually
spent
some
time.
Looking
into
the
specifics
of
that
situation,
I
think
what
what
we
found
quickly
is
that
one
hodc
arrived
at
the
location
within
48
Hours
of
receiving
a
report
from
a
tenant
about
A,
peculiar
odor.
D
Additionally-
and
this
is
the
most
important
piece,
especially
for
those
who
aren't
kind
of
set
on
trying
to
use
what
is
a
very
sad
situation
to
to
exploit
political
kind
of
position
that
they
have,
but
between
the
the
time
when
the
deceased
person
was
or
the
peculiar
smell
was
reported
and
the
time
the
individual
was
sadly
found
deceased
on
multiple
occasions,
there
were
Evanston
First
Responders,
not
only
in
the
building,
but
on
the
floor.
D
Also
so
these
are
the
facts
now
right.
That's
what
I'm
walking
you
through
the
actual
facts
right,
not
what
people
have
presented
to
support
their
position,
but
the
actual
facts
that
can
be
confirmed
to
date.
I
have
not
found
any
evidence
of
chronic
property
management
issues
with
hodc
across
their
portfolio
of
buildings.
D
D
But
the
emails
forwarded
to
me
by
a
csbg
member
related
to
incidents
from
2016
and
centered
on
a
single
housing,
Advocate,
tenant
and
building
the
email
is
primarily
focused
on
a
single
event
of
fire
that
caused
resident
displacement
again
in
2016
and
failed
to
offer
a
comprehensive
assessment
of
the
issues
presenting
only
one
person's
perspective
on
events
that
transpired
seven
years
ago
and
and
I
think
even
some
of
the
property
owners
here
that
even
that
opposed
the
project
would
agree
to
this.
D
You
can
foia
this
for
community
members
several
times
for
information
regarding
hodc
and
I
will
follow
up
with
with
with
every
issue,
but
present
the
facts.
Don't
exploit
really
tragic
situations
to
to
anyone's
benefit
and
I
hope.
That's
not
what's
going
on
here.
What
I'm
most
concerned
about
today,
though,
to
get
back
to
to
what
we're
here
to
do
today
is
wanting
to
spend
a
little
bit
more
time
on
figuring
out.
D
If
we
can
expand
the
amount
of
ground
floor
retail,
we
started
off
at
I
believe
3
000
square
feet,
we're
at
1500
square
feet
today,
I'd
like
to
see
if
we
can
do
better
than
that
from
a
technical
standpoint.
Here
comes
the
inconvenient
facts
again.
This
does
not
require
going
back
to
the
land
use
commission
right.
It
is
up
to
because
even
with
the
parking,
it's
still
one-to-one
parking
they're,
not
seeking
any
zoning
variants
and
so
from
a
tactical
gang
inconvenient
facts.
D
It
does
not
need
to
go
back
to
the
land
use
commission.
This
body
has
all
the
information
it
needs
to
make
the
decision
from
here,
which
is
why
I
don't
support
that.
But
I
would
like
to
spend
a
bit
more
time
trying
to
see
if
we
can
get
more
retail.
As
I
said
before,
when
you
take
down
a
level
because
of
financing
and
how
things
work
in
the
real
world,
there
are
consequences
of
it.
D
A
AP
Thank
you,
sorry
I.
You
know
there
are
many
more
incidents.
Just
in
the
past
few
months
that
I
forgot
to
mention,
like
recently
a
crack
dealer,
was
arrested
for
selling
crack
he's
back
in
the
building
I'm
getting
reports
daily
of
the
still
this
stream
of
flow
of
people
coming
in
and
out
which
what
appears
to
be
more
more
ongoing.
AP
This
ongoing
crime,
the
odors
residents,
reported
the
odors
back
in
January
the
end
of
January
had
the
text,
their
their
concerns
were
dismissed
by
management
and
council
member
Burns,
I
hope
you're
not
doing
exactly
what
you're
talking
about.
Is
it
not
true?
When
you
spoke
to
me
several
days
afterwards,
you
were
in
the
building
and
you
said
you
got
sick.
You
could
barely
be
in
there
from
the
odor
from
the
dead
body.
Now
you
told
me
that
so.
A
D
AS
Yeah
to
questions
we're.
The
motion
on
the
floor
is
sending
this
back
to
land
use.
Okay
and
it
is
currently
33
units,
not
44.,
okay,
I
think
what
nothing
like
public
comment
but
I
think
the
opening
paragraph
of
the
memo
says
44,
but
all
the
numbers
in
the
memos
add
up
to
33.,
so
I
think
that's
what
was
referenced
when
we
were
in
public
comment.
Okay,.
AS
AQ
Well,
I
had
a
question
for
council
member
Burns.
If
we
can
give
him
a
few
seconds
when
you
say
that
you
would
like
to
work
to
try
to
increase
the
retail
space.
Is
that
something
we
would
do
after?
We
approve
the
this
or
is.
D
That
something
I
think
I
would
probably
see
direction
from
from
staff
on
that
I
think
I'm
comfortable
with
the
height
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
think
it.
It
meets
the
intent
of
the
current
Zoning
for
this
area,
but
I
would
like
to
keep
as
much
ground
floor
retail
as
possible.
So
I
I
think
I
will
take
direction.
We
could
we
could
hold
it
and
give
provide
more
time
or
if
there
is
a
condition
that
staff
feels
is
adequate.
That
provides
adequate
Direction
for
hodc.
AK
We're
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
do
this
and
one
of
the
things
would
be
if
there
was
some
threshold
or
some
goal
of
additional
retailers,
something
that
we
can,
because
we
do
have
some
ideas
on
some
modifications
that
could
be
made.
That
could
perhaps
get
more
ground
floor
retail.
But
what
we
don't
want
to
do
is
work
without
any
sort
of
guidance
on
how
much
or
some
sort
of
threshold
that
we
would
be
trying
to
achieve,
because
I
I
don't
know
that
we
could
comfortably
guarantee
that
we
could
come
up
with
that.
A
Just
from
a
pers,
the
guys
got
to
recognize
motions.
Just
so
procedurally,
are
you
saying
that
there
could
be
passage
tonight
and
that
work
could
be
subsequent
to
passage?
Are
you
saying
that
there
should
be
a
hole
tonight
and
that
work
could
go
on
between
now
and
the
next
meeting.
AK
A
Well,
so
so
the
only
person
with
the
light
on
at
this
time
is
council
member
Reed,
who
has
two
minutes
left
if
you're
comfortable
speaking
without
any
staff
in
the
room
to
answer
potential
questions
have
at
it.
If
you
want
to
wait
for
a
staff
to
be
here,
that's
that's
your
call.
Yeah.
A
The
council
judiciality
is
pending
the
outcome
of
the
ongoing
huddle.
W
AT
AT
AT
AK
Believe
that,
within
what
we've
discussed,
we
can
I
mean
working
just
from
getting
from
our
current,
which
is
roughly
1200
square
feet
of
retail,
to
2
000
square
feet
of
retail,
maintaining
the
33
units,
maintaining
the
33
parking
units
that
that
can
be
done
with
relatively
minor
changes,
largely
to
the
east
side
of
the
property.
The
way
it'll
reduce
this
setback.
AK
That
is
not
at
the
street
front,
but
that
is
farther
behind
the
building
the
left,
the
the
west
side,
which
is
adjacent
to
our
landmark
building
Remains
the
Same
with
the
distance
separation
from
that
lot
and
everything
we
believe
we
can
do
that
and
within
the
without
asking
for
additional
variances
or
changes
that
would
have
to
go
back
to
land
use.
Commission.
A
A
So,
just
by
way
of
kind
of
reorientation,
the
motion
before
the
body
is
to
refer
this
item
to
the
land
use
Commission,
The
Proposal
just
floated
would
be
for
some
collection
of
people
to
quickly
work
out.
What
sounds
like
a
relatively
modest
Amendment
to
the
items
before
us
that
would
facilitate
an
increase
of
I
guess:
help
two-thirds
in
the
retail
the
linear
retail
space
available.
So
that's
one
item
is
before
the
group.
A
different
item
has
been
floated
by
the
community
development
director.
A
D
Not
if
you
feel
like
respond
me,
responding
to
council
member
Kelly's
accusation
is
out
of
order.
I
can
wait
until
we
handle
this
motion.
My
comments
directly
to
this
motion-
I
I,
do
not
support
it.
I
would
support
a
hold,
but
but
don't
support
sending
this
back
to
Luc.
A
In
that
case,
seeing
no
further
discussion
would
the
clerk
please
take
the
role
on
the
motion
to
refer
this
item
back
to
the
land
use
commission
council.
AE
A
D
AT
A
D
Thank
you
I.
Just
again,
it's
really
important.
We
all
share
the
same
set
of
facts.
January
30th,
a
smell
was
reported,
and
this
is
really
for
the
media.
I
appreciate
your
attendance
at
these
meetings.
February
1st
property
manager
visited
no
smell,
reported
that's
property
manager
from
hodc.
Again,
this
is
for
the
Clarence
property
February
1st
First
Responders.
On
the
second
floor,
no
smell
reported
February,
2nd
First
Responders.
D
On
the
second
floor,
no
no
smell
reported
February,
February,
11th
tenant,
knocked
on
210
no
smell
reported
February
13th
staff
outside
210,
no
smell
reported
February,
14th,
First
Responders.
On
the
second
floor,
no
smell
reported,
February,
15th,
smell
reported
and
body
found
during
safety
check,
I
believe
February
17th
I
was
there
for
the
walk
through
February
19th
unit,
210,
professionally
cleaned
needed
time
to
schedule
it.
So
I
was
there
prior
to
the
unit
being
professionally
cleaned
on
February
19th
and
then
February
20th,
no
more
smell.
Oh
that's
all
cheer!
Thank
you.
AH
Y
A
AE
A
Whatever
the
then
current
version
of
the
amendment
that
was
kind
of
quickly
floated
on
the
Fly
tonight,
so
that
Council
can
consider
that
change
that
would
enable
some
increased
retail
in
these
in
this
development.
AH
A
Could
we
please
have
order
in
the
chamber
Capital.
AH
AP
AP
So,
as
was
stated
by
Ms
McMillan,
our
our
Surplus
fund
has
drastically
increased
as
of
March,
and
so
when
we
voted
last
year
on
the
budget,
we
voted
as
part
of
the
capital.
The
way
to
fund
our
Capital
Improvement
we
voted
on.
AP
17.05
million
is
what
we
voted:
13
that
would
have
been
for
22,
Bond,
plus
I'm,
sorry,
13,
4,
23
and
then
3.75
as
what
would
have
been
maybe
a
22..
So
it
was
coming
to
a
little
over
17
million
that
we
voted
on.
So
now,
we're
being
asked
to
approve
to
give
a
green
light
to
up
to
17.7
million.
Despite
we
were,
we
were
not
aware
that
we
had
so
much
more
money
on
the
table
and
that's
not
really
fair
to
our
taxpayers.
AP
We
had
well
over
10
million
dollars
more
I,
think
it's
considerably
more
than
that
on
the
table
at
the
time,
and
so
this
should
be.
This
should
be
correspondingly
reduced.
So
if
it's
they're
asking
so
if
we
approve
last
year
on
our
budget
17.7,
this
would
be
another
case
of
you
know,
voting
in
a
way
of
uninformed
consent.
We
voted
on.
We
agreed
to
you
know
a
maximum
of
17
million
in
a
bond
to
cover
the
CIP
project,
with
the
understanding
that
there's
14.1
million
in
Surplus.
Now
it's
well
over
25..
AP
So
therefore
that
should
be
that
should
be
reduced
by
at
least
10
million
dollars.
I
can't
say
sure,
go
ahead
and
spend
the
same
amount
when
we
had
all
this
Surplus
that
was
not
disclosed,
I
and
I
can
give
right
now
to
I
mean
I.
It's
much
of
that.
Surplus
was
available
at
the
time
could
have
been
presented
to
us.
So
I
have
serious
concerns
about
that.
You
know:
I've
spoken
with
city
manager,
still
about
that.
I
have
documents
to
show
the
good
chunk
five
six
million
dollars
that
was
available.
AP
That
was
a
counted
that
could
have
been
presented
to
us.
So
I
have
serious
concerns
when
we
vote
for
this,
when
we
voted
for
a
70
million
Bond
last
year,
without
knowing
that
we
in
fact
had
over
25
million
dollar
in
Surplus,
when
we
were
told
we
had
14.
I
think
it
should
be
accordingly
reduced
by
at
least
10
million
dollars.
F
Thank
you,
I
I'm
on
the
finance
and
budget
committee
as
well.
I
I
voted
yes
for
this
in
committee
to
move
forward.
I
think
it's
it's
important,
but
I
I
here
at
Council
I
will
be
joined
with
council
member
Kelly
and
asking
that
the
the
amount
be
reduced.
F
I
I
think
there's
some
Sound
Logic
here.
I.
Do
think
that
you
know
if
we
have
the
Surplus
money
that
we
should
make
an
investment
in
the
future
of
Evanston
and
and
not
bond
out.
You
know
on
money
that
we,
maybe
don't
need
to
bond
out
on
I
know
that
there
are
some
concerns
about
the
you
know
about
projections
as
to
you
know
where,
where
you
know
where
our
Surplus
may
end
up
at
the.
F
Year,
I
remember,
you
know,
last
year
and
years
before
you
know,
as
we
were
having
discussions,
there
were
things
that
I
was,
you
know
calling
for
and
the
the
concern
was
hey.
You
know
we're
going
to
have
this
huge
deficit
at
the
end
of
the
year
or
we're
we're
uncertain.
F
Where
the
you
know
budget's
gonna
end,
it's
gonna
end,
you
know
much
lower
than
we're
anticipating
and
then
you
know
the
last
few
years
year
after
year,
we
have
you.
F
A
surplus,
but
you
know
as
councilmember
Kelly
and
folks
in
public
comment,
highlighted
it
highlighted
we
are
finding
10
million
dollars
and
so
we're
we're
in
a
good
place
and
I
think
we
need
to
continue
making
an
investment
to
ensure
that
you
know
our
the
Next
Generation
11
estonians
isn't
paying.
A
F
F
You
know,
I,
think
it's
important
that
we
make
an
investment
in
the
next
generation
of
evanstonians,
make
sure
that
we're
providing
you
know
some
physical
Surety
for
them
and
we're
not
bonding
out
when
we
don't
necessarily
need
to
we.
You
know,
year
after
year
we
have
I'm.
Sorry,
the
last
two
years.
At
least
we
have
had
major
concerns
about
where
our
general
fund
balance
is
going
to
be
at
the
end
of
the
year
and
rightfully
so.
I
want
a
conservative
finance
department.
F
That's
that's
what
I
want,
but
our
finance
department
has
been
extremely
conservative
and
concerned
about
a
dwindling
reserves
and
both
years
we've
seen,
you
know
we're
not
only
a
surplus
but
we're
finding
10
million
dollars
that
we
didn't
know
that
we
had
and
so
and
and
I
commend
staff
on
on
bringing
that
forward.
This
kind
of
stuff
is
extremely
important
and
so
I
would
urge
us
to
to
to
to
to
bring
down
this
bond
amount.
And
again,
this
isn't
the
bond
yet
right.
F
I
know
we're
not
voting
on
a
bomb
tonight,
we're
voting
on
The.
You
know
potential,
but
I
think
if
we
bring
this
potential
spending
down,
it'll
be
making
a
good
investment
for
the
future
of
Evanston
and
for
the
next
generation
and
I
stand
with
council
member
Kelly
on
on
that
request,
and
in
fact,
as
I
sometimes
say
to
counselor,
Kelly
I
will
in
fact
make
the
the
motion
if,
as
a
friendly
motion,
if
councilmember
Kelly,
if
you
can
State
the
dollar
amount
well.
AP
F
Be
satisfied,
I'm,
sorry,
the
dollar
amount
I'm
looking
for
is
17
amount
that
okay,
but
it's
7
million,
something
more
exact.
Do
you
have
that
I'm?
Sorry?
We
we.
AP
A
A
F
Yes,
thank
you.
I
would
like
to
move
that
we
amend
the
the
resolution
to
reflect.
Seven
million
I'm.
Sorry
didn't
catch
the
rest
of
it,
but
that
number
that
mayor
this
just
said.
A
Well,
just
anticipating
I
I
want,
especially
because
we're
authorizing
millions
of
dollars
in
potential
future
Bond
ish
bonds
to
be
issued.
I
really
want
to
make
sure
this
is
in
writing.
So
I,
don't
know
if
council
member
Reed,
if
you're
in
a
position
to
put
this
in
writing
or
if
someone
else
is,
but
this
is
not
something
that
I
think
should
be
done
verbally
with
a
lack
of
total
Clarity
of
exactly
what
we're
talking
about.
F
Yes,
thank
you.
Councilmember
Kelly,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
putting
just
I,
guess,
emotion
in
writing,
for
the
dollar
amount
here,
I'm
happy
to
either
make
the
motion
or
second,
the
motion.
I.
Guess
since
I
have
the
floor.
I'll
just
make
the
motion,
if
you
can
put
it
in
writing.
AU
Followed
by
Revell
yeah
Mr
Mayor,
could
we
have
our
finance
staff
come
to
the
podium
and
explain
why
this
number
was
selected
and
explained
that
this
is
not
actually
issuing
the
17
million
dollars
in.
P
Good
evening
mayor
members
of
the
council-
yes,
so
first
I
think
I
clarified
that
the
APW
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
This
is
not
an
authorization
to
issue
the
bonds.
This
is
just
that
we
can
reimburse
ourselves
out
of
the
bond
proceeds
in
the
future
and
it's
been
the
evanston's
tradition
that
okay,
the
projects
approved
in
November
December
for
the
next
year.
They
start
on
January
1,
but
we
typically
issue
the
bonds
in
late
summer.
So
there
is
a
gap
of
seven
to
eight
months.
P
P
So
some
of
those
numbers-
yes
I
mean
none
of
those
numbers,
I
mean
they
were
all
there.
I
mean
this
is
like
typically
related
to
and
I
think
we
did.
P
The
presentation
at
finance,
budget
sales,
tax
sales,
tax,
home
rule,
real
estate,
transfer,
tax,
personal
property
replacement,
tax
building
permits
GMT
Recreation
program
free,
so
there
are
like
seven
or
eight
items
which
generated
more
than
what
we
anticipated
and
some
of
them
like
a
typically
sales
tax,
pprt
there's,
like
always
yeah
I,
mean
most
of
the
communities,
are
in
the
same
boat
as
us
where
they
say.
Okay,
we
got
more.
We
thought
that
inflation
would
ease
out.
P
I
mean
I,
already
shared
couple
of
things
with
our
manager,
I
think
one
from
Arlington
Heights
there,
which
they
say.
You
know
we
got
a
lot
more
money,
but
we
don't
expect
this
trend
to
continue,
and
obviously
one
of
the
big
Revenue
pprd
personal
property
replacement
tax,
IML
data
right
now,
showing
that
we
might
get
30
less
this
year
in
23..
Besides
that,
one
thing
which
I
wanted
to
bring
it
up
to
the
council
is
that
we
balance
the
23
budget
with
the
use
of
10
million
dollar
fund
balance.
P
That
means
technically,
our
budget
is
a
deficit
budget
with
a
10
million
dollar.
That's
the
one
thing
second
thing
is
we
already
knew
about
few
big
items
like
police
wage
contract
fire
residing
tonight,
or
it's
done.
Potentially
it's
like
a
three
and
a
half
to
four
million
dollar
additional
unbudgeted
items.
Animal
shelter,
I
mean
approved
by
city
council
extra
one
and
a
half
million
dollars.
Apps
me
contract
would
follow
soon,
could
be
a
half
a
million
to
million
dollar
insurance
fund.
P
I
mean
we
look
at
our
policies
and
say
you
got
to
keep
the
like
four
million
dollars
in
cash
balance.
I
mean
two
and
a
half
million
dollar.
My
Insurance
Fund
is
either
two
and
a
half
million
negative
balance,
so
I
need
extra,
four
and
five
million
to
comply
with
the
city's
adopted
fund.
So,
if
you
add
up
all
these
numbers,
it's
far
exit
even
10
million,
so
I
just
want
to
hear
Council
to
have
a
look
at
it.
You
see
the
10
million
revenues,
yes,
it's
there.
P
AU
AQ
So
I
I
I'm,
assuming
that
I
guess
maybe
mid
April,
we'll
have
a
big,
we'll
have
a
we'll,
have
all
the
numbers
in
for
the
first
quarter
and
we'll
understand
where
we
are
in
terms
of
actual
revenues
and
expenses,
and
so
it
so
suppose
we
approve
this
event:
the
eventual
Bond
sale
that
we
discover
that
we're
really
rolling
a
dough.
Can
we
issue?
AQ
Can
we
revise
the
amount
of
the
bond
issue
when
we
get
when
we
actually
get
to
the
point
where
we
actually
need
to
go
ahead
and
move
the
sale
so.
P
I
mean
if
you're
talking
about
in
terms
of
reimbursement
resolution,
it
depends
on
how
they
spend
money,
because
when
you
do
the
reimbursement
resolution-
and
you
can
go
60
days
prior
to
recook-
that
money
so
like
in
August
in
the
finals
that
finance
budget
committee
and
councils
yeah,
we
want
to
issue
the
bonds
and
then
we
can
go
60
days
prior
to
that.
So
we
have
to
see
how
much
money
we
have
spent
so
that
we
can
take
it
back
and
reimburse
ourselves
towards
the
Geo
bonds.
P
N
P
Before
that
now
it
goes
to
the
finance
and
budget
committee
first
for
the
discussion,
but
my
thing
is:
I
won't
suggest
the
council
to
tie
down
your
hands
because
I
see
the
22
projects
are
approved.
It
is
ongoing.
23
projects
are
ongoing
and
approved.
Where
would
the
cash
come
from
and
then
I
was
talking
to
Lara
Biggs,
our
city
engineer,
that
most
of
the
projects
are
expected
to
come
over
budget
because
of
the
market.
It's
not
just
the
Evanston
everywhere.
I
read
that
too
so
I
mean
at
some
point
counselors
to
give
some
direction.
P
You
know
what
to
do.
Should
we
stop
couple
of
projects
and
not
do
it
to
recoup
for
those
overages
and
that's
where
yeah
I
mean
kind
of
when
that's
why
I
mean
obviously
Lara
and
I've
been
talking
about
it
or
cash
position,
the
CIP
fund
and
the
fund
balance
of
only
1.8
million
dollars,
because
we
haven't
did
not
issue
the
bonds,
but
we
did
the
projects.
AQ
AO
You
Mr
Mayor,
so
Mr
decide
just
to
clarify
if
we
approve
the
reimbursement
resolution
tonight
for
17.7
million
come
September
October
when
it's
time
to
issue
the
bonds.
If
we
only
need
13
million
dollars
worth
of
bonds,
we'll
only
will
only
we
only
move
forward
with
13
million
dollars
worth
of.
P
AO
Right
and
we
were,
we
were
lucky
to
have
a
10
million
dollar
Surplus.
You
know
over
and
above
what
we
what
we
expected.
Could
we
do
a
better
job
projecting?
Could
we
have
more
timely?
You
know
and
up-to-date
information
on
an
ongoing
basis
that
you
know
won't
catch
us
that
much
by
surprise,
I
think
we
probably
can
have
some.
You
know
make
some
improvements.
AO
There
I
think
that's
the
work
that
we're
doing
at
the
finance
and
budget
at
the
finance
and
budget
committees
to
improve
our
forecasting,
improve
our
reporting
so
that
we
won't
be
caught
unawares.
But
if
we
are
going
to
be
caught,
underwears
I
would
much
rather
have
a
10
million
dollar
Surplus
than
the
other
way
around
and
I
think
we
would
all
agree
on
that
and
I
think.
Another
thing
to
keep
in
mind
here
is
we're
talking
about
the
capital
Improvement
plan
that
we
approved
the
total
or
the
total
dollar
amount
of
which
is
I.
AO
Don't
know.
Do
you
know
a
number
off
the
top
of
your
head?
Doesn't
matter
double
that
triple
that
we
have.
You
know
we're
we're
just
we're
just
going
to
our
highest
priority.
Capital
Improvement
projects
we
could
spend
five
or
ten
times
this
amount
of
money
and
still
not
meet
all
of
our
Capital
Improvement
needs,
and
so
I
I
agree
with
council
members,
Kelly
and
Reed.
In
that
fiscal
responsibilities.
AO
Are
you
know
one
of
our
number
one
priorities
up
here,
but
I
think
it
would
be
irresponsible
to
not
approve
this
resolution
tonight,
because
this
allows
us
the
flexibility.
AO
We
need
further
on
down
the
road
to
make
the
right
decision
at
the
time
when
we
have
to
make
that
decision,
and
meanwhile,
let's
gear
our
efforts
towards
improving
our
our
projections,
improving
our
financial
reporting
and
cutting
and
not
necessarily
cutting
costs,
but
being
very
cost
conscious
about
how
we
spend
money
like
and
that-
and
that
happens
every
single
meeting
when
we
are
approving
expenses
in
on
any
number
of
different
items.
A
AP
First,
with
regard
to
Direction,
a
budget
is
direction,
and
you
know
it's
not
a
just
a
performative
cursory
act.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
going
over
it.
That
really
is
direction
that
we're
giving
staff
and
I
want
to
make
that
clear.
I
think
you
know,
I
just
came
back
from
the
national
league
of
cities
serving
on
their
finance
committee
and
it's
this
isn't
really
standard
practice.
What
we're
doing
here
in
Evanston
just
for
the
record.
AP
So
you
know
when
we
vote
on
a
17
million
dollar
Bond.
We
agreed
on
that
for
the
capital
Improvement,
but
that
lo
and
behold
it
turns
out.
We
maybe
have
15
million
dollars
more
in
Surplus,
then
of
course
that
should
be
reduced.
It
shouldn't
be
that
now
we're
going
to
say
because
the
problem
council,
member
newsman,
is,
if
we
say
sure,
go
ahead.
We
want
to
keep
it
at
that
17,
because
we
really
want
to
make
sure
we
keep
a
really
really
enormous
Surplus.
AP
Then
we're
going
to
leverage
out
at
maybe
five,
it's
a
volatile
write
down.
The
bond
market
is
volatile,
so
we're
talking
about
maybe
a
you
know:
five
six
percent
over
20
years-
that's
going
to
cost.
If
we
tell
staff
that
it's
okay
to
craft
a
bond
for
17,
that's
30
million
dollars
and
I,
don't
want
staff
wasting
time
and
then
coming
back.
I'd
rather
set
a
lower
cap
right
now.
So
maybe
we
can
agree
at
a
different
number
but
I.
AP
Certainly
we
when
we
come
up
when
we
find
out
that
we
lo
and
behold,
which
I
don't
think
I
think
is
also
somewhat
problematic-
that
we're
discovering
these
enormous
last
year
was
the
same
thing.
These
enormous
surpluses
later
in
the
game.
We
should
not
then
be
issuing
large.
You
know-
and
it
was
last
year-
was
a
good
year
that
was
the
first
year
in
a
long
time
we
actually
reduced
our
deficit
and
we
should
be
proud
of
that
and
we
should
stay
on
that
track.
AP
F
Thank
you,
I
will
be
brief,
but
I
I
appreciate
councilmember's
point
there.
I
I
do
want
to
highlight
that
when
it
comes
to
municipal
government,
I
think
that
you
know
that
that
that
restraint
rather
than
flexibility
is
the
physical,
fiscally
responsible
thing
to
do,
and
so
I
think
when
it
when
it
comes
to
issuing
and
I,
fully
understand
that
this
is
just
a
measure
that
would
create
allow
us
that
flexibility
to
to
issue
you
know
Bond
payments
in
the
future
for
for
past
items,
but
creating
restraint
here
is
I.
F
Think
what
will
help
us
hone
in
on
the
things
that
are
most
important
and
ensure
that
we're
not
going
over
budget
and
ensure
that
we're
leaving
a
more
fiscally
Sound
City
for
the
next
generation,
and
you
know
so
so
I
will
move
councilmember
Kelly
sent
it
in
an
email,
so
I
will
move
that
we
reduce
the
total
amount
to
and
I
just
clicked
off
of
it.
My
apologies
to
7
million.
A
All
right
so,
first
of
all
the
email
and
questions
did
not
go
to
all
of
council,
so
I
will
pass
it
along.
Oh
sorry,
the
city
managers
did
so
it
should
be
in
your
inbox.
Just
I
think
everyone
understands
this,
but
again
like
it's
pretty
important
talking
about
millions
of
dollars
or
possibly
tens
of
millions
of
dollars.
This
is
an
amendment.
This
is
an
amendment
to
resolution
19-r-23,
which
proposes
simply
to
change
the
number
that
appears
in
section
three,
the
men.
A
The
motion
is
made
by
council
member
Reed
and
seconded
by
council
member
Kelly
to
change
that
number,
specifically
from
17
706
thousand
dollars
to
seven
million
706
thousand
dollars.
Will
the
clerk
please
take
the
role
on
this
motion
to
amend?
Oh.
F
F
I'm
sorry
I
have
one
more
comment
there
I
just
want
to
highlight
yes,
and
my
apologies
I'm
sure
my
time
is
up.
That
would
be
quick.
I
just
want
to
highlight
what
council
member
Kelly
said:
I
am
fully
supportive
of
council
members
and
staff
suggesting
another
number
I
support
this
number,
but
if
there's
something
in
between
17
million
and
7
million,
you
know
I'm
willing
to
get
to
that
number,
and
so
I
would
encourage
us
to
practice
some
some
restraint
here
and
and
lower
this
number.
Thank
you.
A
Will
the
clerk
please
take
the
role
on
the
motion
to
amend
resolution
19-r-23.
AO
A
F
AE
A
AH
Yes,
so
tomorrow
will
be
the
second
ward,
March
meeting
and
I
just
wanted
to
it's,
not
a
big
audience,
but
Saturday
I
attended,
Ernest,
John,
Jackson's
100th
birthday
party,
where
the
mayor
provided
a
proclamation
and
each
gift
guest
was
given
a
photo
of
Mr
Jackson.
Thank
you
for
celebrating
my
100th
birthday,
like
I,
always
say,
don't
forget
to
pray,
it's
just
a
testimony
to
the
longevity
in
Evanston
and
in
the
second
ward.
So
thank
you.
AU
Next
week's
Third
Ward
office
hours,
which
would
normally
be
April's
Thursday
April
6,
are
postponed
to
Thursday
April
13th
at
Brothers
cave
from
7
30
till
9
30..
Thank
you.
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
I
want
to
begin
by
acknowledging
yet
another
school
shooting
in
this
country
that
happened
in
Nashville
earlier
today
and
extend
my
profound
regret
that
we
as
a
society
cannot
solve
this
problem.
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
doing
everything
we
can
here
in
our
town
to
make
sure
something
like
this
doesn't
happen
here
under
our
watch.
But
this
issue
goes
well
beyond
this
Council.
Well
beyond
this
state.
This
issue
goes.
This
issue
goes
to
Congress.
AO
AO
Meanwhile,
here
in
the
fourth
ward,
we
will
have
Office
hours,
Saturday
April
15th
at
dollop,
on
at
1508
Sherman,
and
our
award
meeting
is
not
going
to
be
the
usual
first
Tuesday
of
the
month.
We
will
instead
be
meeting
Wednesday
April
19th
same
time
and
same
place,
7
pm
at
Robert
Crown.
The
April
meeting
is
going
to
be
all
about
environmental
sustainability
and
our
carp
action
plan
so
come
on
out
and
and.
W
AC
AQ
F
Yes
quickly,
I
want
to
note
for
residents
for
all
the
folks
that
watch
this
late
at
night
that
the
eighth
Ward
meeting
for
this,
our
regular
monthly
meeting,
has
been
rescheduled
to
next
Thursday.
F
That
meeting
will
be
hybrid,
will
it
be
in
person
I
don't
want
to
get
too
ahead
of
it,
but
I
believe
at
Palm,
House,
certainly
Palm,
House
or
pector's
Pig,
and
so
really
looking
forward
to
having
residents
out
again
we'll
have
Council
of
a
woman.
I
was
going
to
say
Harris
Padden
at
our
meeting
to
discuss
the
rise,
Grant
and
improvements
along
Howard
Street,
particularly
with
the
retail
District.
F
So
we're
really
looking
forward
to
that
joint
discussion
in
eighth
Ward
and
then
lastly,
I
just
want
to
highlight
because
it
you
know
this
is
how
special
Evanston
is
right
that
tonight
we
passed
what
I
believe
is
a
historic
and
Military
reparations
program.
It
was
just
on
the
consent
agenda
and
there's
no
fuss.
F
No,
you
know
folks
coming
out.
You
know
the
protesting,
no
defense
amongst
the
the
council.
This
is
a
special
place
and
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
and
I
appreciate
my
colleagues,
both
on
the
reparations
committee
and
on
Council
for
moving
forward
with
this.
F
This
will
allow
us
to
get
funding
to
our
ancestors
in
a
much
more
well
in,
in
a
much
more
expedient
fashion,
we'll
be
able
to
get
that
money
out
to
folks
and
be
able
to
provide
some
repair
to
to
to
our
black
community
into
the
harms
Community
who
has
suffered
from
housing
discrimination.
So
thank
you
to
all
of
you
for
that.
Thank
you.
AE
Just
a
reminder:
Wednesday,
seven
o'clock:
we
have
a
virtual
award
meeting,
we'll
have
some
guests
from
the
Evanson
4th
of
July
parade
organization.
Thanks.
AO
Eleven
pursuant
to
five
Illinois
compiled
statutes,
120-2a
I,
move
that
the
city
council
convened
into
executive
session
to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
litigation.
These
agenda
items
are
permitted
subjects
to
be
considered
an
executive
session
and
our
enumerated
exceptions
under
the
open
meetings
act
as
set
forth
in
Five
ilcs
120-2a
Section
C11.