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B
A
A
A
I
want
to
thank
the
people
that
have
reached
out
to
may
have
gotten
several
emails
from
people
here
in
the
community
who
have
asked
you
know
mayor
what
what
can
I
do?
What
do
you?
What
are
you
gonna?
Do
I,
share
the
same
level
of
frustration
and
in
part
helplessness,
but
we
can't
just
sit
here
and
be
helpless.
A
A
couple
things
that
are
going
on
I
did
sign
today
and
I
had
I
had
been
at
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
a
couple
weeks
ago,
and
it
met
with
the
folks
from
the
Mayors
Against
Illegal
Guns,
which
is
a
program
of
every
town
for
gun
safety.
Every
town
does
some
great
work
across
across
the
country.
We
I
went
ahead
and
ensign
that
statement
of
principles
today
I'm
not
going
to
take
time
and
go
through
all
those
principles,
but
I
think
people
in
this
room
are
pretty
familiar.
A
A
You
know
to
the
maximum
extent
possible.
You
know:
punishing
law
criminals
who
possess
use
in
trafficking,
illegal
guns
targeting
holding
accountable,
irresponsible
gun
dealers,
there's
some
important
legislation
right
now
in
Springfield,
on
dealing
on
dealing
with
that
problem,
looking
to
develop
and
use
technologies
that
aid
in
the
detection
and
tracing
of
illegal
guns
and
lots
of
other
principles.
Here.
Second
thing
that
I
wanted
to
make
an
announcement
about
related
to
this
topic
is
that
moms
demand
action,
which
is
another
terrific
advocacy
group,
is
organizing
a
march
in
Springfield.
A
Okay
and
they're
gonna
be
focusing
on
that.
The
gun
dealers,
licensing
legislation-
that's
up
there.
They
are
going
to
be
traveling
out
on
Wednesday
February
28th,
there's
going
to
be
a
bus
from
Evanston.
If
you
are
interested
in
going
going
there,
please
either
go
to
Deer
Evanston
the
Facebook
page,
or
you
can
email
dear
Evanston
at
gmail.com
to
find
out
more
information
about
it.
You
need
to
register
by
this
Wednesday,
which
is
February
21st
and,
and
so
thank
you
for
people
in
the
community
that
are
organizing
organizing
that
the
bus
is
leaving
early.
A
C
A
Get
our
legislators
to
move
on
this
and,
lastly,
I
am
gonna,
hold
a
meeting
that
I
will
facilitate
this
Thursday
evening
in
the
parasol
room
at
7:00
p.m.
and
I'm
gonna
focus
for
anyone
that
wants
wants
to
to
attend
I'm,
going
to
focus
on
brainstorming
sessions
on
specific,
concrete
things
that
we
can
do
I
mean
those
students
in
parkland
are
talking
about
that
right
now
and
they're.
Talking
about
you
know
a
March
in
DC
we'll
see
how
that
develops.
A
But
what
can
we
do
from
where
we
stand
here
in
Evanston
to
try
and
get
more
sensible
gun
laws
in
this
country?
I
can
tell
you
our
United
States
senators,
our
United
States
congresswoman,
are
very
supportive
of
you
know
the
vast
vast
majority
of
people
here
in
Evanston
that
want
to
see
some
sensible
gun
laws
in
this
country.
So
so
those
are.
Those
are
three
things
that
are
related
to
to.
B
And
eNOS
was
the
only
answer.
I
have
is
just
giving
you
an
announcement
about
early
voting
that
will
start
March
5th
through
March
19th.
The
first
week
early
voting
will
run
from
9:00
a.m.
to
5:00
p.m.
the
second
week
from
9:00
a.m.
to
7:00
p.m.
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays.
Early
voting
will
be
available
as
well.
Tomorrow
is
the
last
day
to
register
to
vote
by
paper
application,
and
you
have
up
until
March
4th
to
use
online
voter
registration
and
mail-in
ballot.
B
A
Only
no
terrific
terrific
thank
thank
you.
Clerk
read
tonight's
meeting
is
a
really
a
special
order
of
business
meeting
we're
going
to
be
covering
two
really
important
topics.
One
is
the
library
and
the
future
plans
that
the
library
has,
and
the
second
is
the
Robert
Crowne
community
center
and
in
a
real,
more
in-depth
conversation
than
we've
had
before
about
that
project
and
the
funding
of
that
project.
A
In
terms
of
how
Friends
of
crown
community
organization
is
doing,
as
well
as
a
report
from
the
city
staff
to
the
council,
so
we
can
have
a
hopefully
a
robust
conversation
tonight
and
give
the
staff
some
good
direction.
So
before
we
get
into
the
special
orders
of
business,
we
have
public
comment.
I
have
three
people
that
have
signed
up
for
public
comment
tonight:
you'll
each
be
allotted
per
our
rules
up
to
three
minutes.
D
Tonight
I
want
to
be
clear:
I
realized
the
City
Clerk's
actions
have
recently
have
embarrassed
himself,
but
I
feel
we
have
a
much
bigger
embarrassment
here
with
the
city
manager.
Some
have
suggested
mr.
Reed
may
bring
a
lawsuit
against
us,
but
we
had
a
recent
lawsuit
that
cost
us
over
a
million
dollars
with
a
city
employee.
D
Let's
remember
James
Park
residents
were
told
the
water
was
safe
to
drink,
yet
we're
in
a
lawsuit
that
has
cost
us
over
three
million
dollars
with
nightcore,
because
the
city's
suing
for
contaminated
pipes
what's
interesting
tonight
we
don't
even
a
city
attorney
here,
because
we
have
such
chaos
here.
It
appears
to
me
in
the
staffing
of
that
department.
D
Frankly,
we
tend
to
what
what's
gone
on
here.
I
feel
for
the
last
eight
years
is
we
have
basically
misused
city
resources
in
a
very
dramatic
way.
City
staff
and
many
projects
appears
to
me.
We
have
do
not
have
proper
staffing
for
things.
I
think
Robert.
Crown
is
one
issue
that
I
felt
very
strongly.
I
asked
questions
of
people
here
they
at
one
point.
D
They
told
me
that,
well,
the
architectural
firm
was
going
to
run
the
project
I
recently
learned,
though
there
will
be
a
staff
member
on
the
project
and
asking
some
questions,
though,
that
staff
member
appears
to
be
very
overbooked
with
work.
It
seems
we
haven't
proper
staffing
here,
projects
which
is
creating
problems
in
many
of
departments,
and
obviously
we
don't
account
for
staffs
time
properly.
D
Staff
is
misused
on
many
projects
that
are
pet
projects
of
the
aldermen
when
they
should
be
working
on
other
things,
because
there's
no
accountability
to
ours
and
what's
going
on
here,
because
they
don't
have
to
track
their
hours
and
that's
a
problem
and
I
recall
recently.
The
law
department
want
to
spend
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
track
their
hours.
What
about
the
engineering
departments
and
how
these
staff
are
allocated
to
what
I
call
pet
projects
are
the
aldermen
and
whether
we
ever
got
proper
payback
from
the
Tiff's?
And
things
like
that?
So
we
do.
D
We
have
some
serious
problems
here
several
times
in
the
past.
I
have
mentioned
that
this
Robert
Crumb
project
was
a
4%
property
tax
increase
I
say
to
that
it
probably
suffered
my
many
meetings
fracked.
Frankly,
it's
interesting.
It
finally
comes
up
almost
two
years
after
it
started
what
what
it
was
going
to
cost
us.
That
was
a
pretty
interesting
because
the
city
budget,
as
we
all
know,
is
it
is
a
very,
very
chaotic.
D
It's
had
problems
this
year,
very
big
problems
and
they're
not
going
away,
and
in
talking
some
people
they
think
they're
gonna
sell
things
a
bit
put
more
tall
buildings
up
in
town.
That's
gonna
solve
the
problem.
No,
it's
not
gonna
solve
the
problem.
Proper
management's
going
to
solve
the
problem
here
and
we
need
to
get
that
done
and
the
only
the
other
thing
I'm
talking
to
say
is.
D
But
the
presentation
I
saw
here
about
the
water
I'd
be
very
careful
to
go
to
court
with
that,
because
it's
very
incomplete
and
we're
gonna
be
in
trouble
and
I
see
you're
nodding
your
head.
I
think
you
agree,
it
doesn't
make.
It
doesn't
make
sense.
As
I've
been
saying.
For
probably
quite
a
few
years,
Evanston
residents
have
been
overpaying
for
the
water
and
basically
been
subsidizing.
The
other
users.
D
The
city
has
been
taking
three
million
out
of
the
fund
and
you
none
of
that
that
all
come
up
in
court
and
it
wasn't
presented
last
meeting
and
that
that
thing
needs
to
be
corrected
to
show
the
truth
of.
What's
going
on
here
in
this
water
department
and
I,
you
know
for
several
years
now,
I've
asked
that
question
has
never
been
answered,
so
I
think
we
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
E
Hi
I
have
to
improve
my
handwriting.
My
name
is
Maura
Farrell,
geez
and
I'm,
an
Evanston
resident
and
I'm
here
tonight
to
just
talk
a
little
bit
three
minutes
or
less
in
support
of
the
Friends
of
Robert
crown.
The
Robert
Crown
Center
means
a
ton
to
my
family.
I
grew
up
and
I
understand
the
70s
I
skated
in
the
Nutcracker
there.
My
mom
took
Jazzercise
exercise
classes,
there
I
think
I
had
my
fifth
and/or
sixth
birthday
parties
at
the
facility
in
1984
I
was
a
cheerleader
for
the
st.
Mary's
Tigers.
E
We
were
in
the
Catholic
school
league
and
the
football
team
played
on
the
fields.
I
have
three
kids
who
skate
there
or
have
have
skated
there.
I
have
a
daughter
who's.
Currently,
a
might
so
she's
an
eight
year
old
girl
ice
skater.
The
hockey
program
is
so
strong
right
now
we
have
kids
from
O
met
and
Chicago
and
other
suburbs
who
pay
non-resident
fees
to
come
here
and
skate,
mostly
because
of
Dale
Morris,
and
the
great
program
that
Evanston
hockey
association
puts
together.
E
But
really
what's
important
to
me
is
that
the
girls
program
is
so
strong
at
my
daughter's
level.
Right
now
we
have
enough
girls
to
form
a
team
which
is
amazing,
because
you
used
to
have
to
go
to
other
suburbs
to
get
that
I
want
to
see
her
have
opportunities
that
I
didn't
have
when
I
grew
up
here
in
the
70s.
At
my
grade
school
we
didn't
have
girls
teams
for
basketball
or
soccer
or
softball
or
anything.
E
If
you
wanted
to
play
you
how
to
play
on
the
boys
team,
when
I
skated
at
Robert
crown,
there
was
no
girls
hockey.
That
was
not
an
option.
He
were
a
figure
skater
or
you
stayed
home
and
so
I
think
this
growth
in
girls
sports
is
so
important
is
really
why
we
need
more
fields
and
more
ranks.
But
this
isn't
just
about
hockey.
E
I
know
that's
a
critique
sometimes
that
this
is
just
for
skaters
and
it's
not
there's
a
library,
there's
gonna
be
a
turf,
there's
gonna
be
a
track
and
as
your
own
City
website
our
website,
the
city's
website
says
welcoming
over
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
visitors
each
year.
Robert
Crown
Center
is
the
city's
most
used
health
and
wellness
facility.
Its
impact
reaches
all
corners
of
the
region,
and
it
helps
make
Evanston
a
wonderful
place
to
live.
E
I
couldn't
agree
more
and
I
just
want
to
commend
the
Friends
of
Robert
crown
for
helping
the
city
raise
money,
helping
make
the
city
a
even
better
place
to
live
and
I
look
forward
to
watching
my
daughter
and
other
future
athletes
in
Evanston
grow
up
on
those
fields
and
skate
on
those
rings.
Thanks.
So
much
thank.
A
You
thank
you
Maura
Farrell
right.
That
concludes
public
comment
tonight,
which
you
know
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
well
so
I
appreciate
I,
appreciate
everybody
coming
out
and
those
that
are
speaking
and
those
that
are
here
because
they're
interested
in
some
of
the
items
on
our
agenda.
As
I
mentioned,
there
are
two
special
orders
of
business.
We
will
take
SP
one,
the
main
library
renovation
project,
first,
okay,
in
just
a
little
background
on
this
project.
This
was
briefly
discussed
during
the
budget
season.
This
path,
this
past
fall.
A
The
City
Council
asked
that
we,
the
City
Council,
approved
the
library
budget
but
asked
to
table
this
particular
item.
This
is
a
capital
item
for
the
for
the
library
so
that
we
can
have
a
more
thoughtful
conversation
about
that,
and
so
that's
what
we're
here
to
do
tonight
and
once
we
finish
up
the
conversation,
the
library
will
move
to
robert
crab
okay
and
we
have
Karen
Danzig
Lyons,
who
will
come
up
and
start
the
presentation
on
the
library
good.
F
Evening,
mr.
mayor
look
Reed
members
of
the
city
council,
city
manager,
Bach
Wits,
Karen,
Danzig
lines,
your
library
director
joined
tonight
by
members
of
our
board
and
our
staff,
but
also,
very
importantly,
members
of
the
architectural
team.
We
have
a
brief,
PowerPoint
presentation
to
share
with
you
to
give
you
more
details
about
this
project,
and
then
we
welcome
any
questions
or
further
discussion.
F
F
Wanted
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
perspective
about
the
quality
and
the
background
of
our
architects
white
the
associates,
and
so
those
are
some
of
the
library
projects
that
they've
been
involved
in
on
the
left
side
of
the
panel
on
the
right
side.
We
talked
about
again
to
frame
some
of
this.
Some
cost
estimates
based
upon
new
construction
based
upon
renovation
and
based
upon
the
fact
that
we're
estimating
that
our
renovation
will
be
about
84
dollars
a
square
foot.
F
This
is
new
to
you.
This
is
not
new
to
us.
In
2016,
we
began
a
master
plan
looking
with
the
staff
and
with
the
community
the
elements
that
we
felt
needed
to
be
added
to
the
library
and
also
ways
to
minimize
the
costs,
including
reusing
carpeting,
that
we
had
in
stock,
reusing,
shelving
reusing
as
much
of
the
furniture
as
we
can
to
create
a
quality
product,
but
also
to
minimize
the
the
costs.
And
we
are
looking
at
LEED
certification,
we're
hoping
for
gold,
we're
confident
we
will
at
least
get
silver.
F
So
we
will
be
saving
both
in
terms
of
water
and
electricity's
of
her.
This
project
I'm
going
to
invite
as
we
go
through
the
detailed
elements
and
so
that
they
can
answer
your
questions.
I'm,
going
to
invite
two
of
our
design
team
up
to
join
me.
Michael
Barnes,
who
was
the
chief
architect
and
Jim
Nagel
who's
with
white
and
is
part
of
their
costing
team.
G
As
Karen
mentioned,
we
started
work
I
think
almost
exactly
two
years
ago,
working
with
the
library,
administration
and
staff
going
through
several
meetings
to
assess
the
needs
and
desires
of
the
community
in
terms
of
what
the
library
should
improve
upon
along
the
way
we
studied
how
to
incorporate
these
changes,
while
keeping
the
library
open,
so
that
patrons
were
not
kept
from
using
the
facility.
In
so
doing.
G
At
first
we
had
looked
at
a
process
where,
once
the
design
was
done
and
construction
began,
there
would
be
multiple
phases
that
were
broken
apart,
and
so
you
do
say
one
or
two
floors
at
a
time,
wait
for
a
while
come
back
and
do
the
rest.
But
one
of
the
things
that
we
determined
was
that
it
was
more
cost-effective
to
have
a
continuous
process
sequential
still
worked
in
phases,
but
without
a
break
in
between.
G
But
another
part
of
what
Jim's
group
was
important
to
in
the
process
is
that
on
staff
we
have
a
professional
Cost
Estimator,
whether
our
company
is
going
to
be
the
contractor
or
not.
It's
an
amenity
to
me
as
a
designer
they're,
an
asset
to
me
as
a
designer
to
be
able
to
consult
with
a
Cost
Estimator
to
determine
what
the
design
that
we're
coming
up
with
will
be
estimate
to
cost.
G
So,
as
we
were
designing
all
the
while,
we
were
keeping
in
mind
to
choose
durable,
cost-effective,
furnishings
and
materials.
But
there
were
a
few
elements
of
the
design
along.
The
way
that
was
determined
could
be
scaled
back
a
little
bit
while
still
keeping
high
quality,
but
in
order
to
rein
the
cost
back
down
to
be
responsible.
G
Part
of
that
is
also
that,
to
the
greatest
extent
possible,
we
are
planning
on
the
reuse
of
much
of
the
existing
furnishings
that
are
in
the
library
already,
including
all
the
shelving,
including
also
some
of
the
existing
building
materials,
and
then
Karen
mentioned
that
the
design
should
achieve
a
LEED
certification
and
part
of
that
involves
relamping.
A
lot
of
the
are
pretty
much
all
the
light
fixtures
throughout
the
building,
because
the
when
the
building
was
built.
G
G
History
suggests
that
we
anticipate
at
least
or
on
average,
a
four
percent
annual
increase,
so
you
can
see
that
the
price
would
go
up
considerably
if
this
work
I'll
be
put
off
all
right,
but,
like
I
said,
one
of
the
things
that
we
especially
wanted
to
talk
about
tonight
was
to
go
through
the
design
a
little
bit
I'll,
let
you
know
what
improvements
will
be
entailed.
This
is
a
summary
after
this
I'll
go
floor-by-floor
briefly,
to
highlight
some
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
a
lot
of
very
important
enhancements
and
improvements.
G
We
think,
are
a
part
of
this
plan,
one
of
which
is
that
there's
a
lot
of
space
in
the
library.
That's
currently
staff,
only
space
that
is
going
to
be
converted
over
to
the
public
use,
almost
12
and
a
half
thousand
square
feet
by
our
latest
count
in
converting
that
some
of
what
is
being
improved
is
that
there
will
be
much
more
private
and
semi-private
workspace
and
community
meeting
space.
You'll
see
that
a
little
bit
more
in
detail
coming
up
enhancements
quite
a
bit
in
terms
of
the
digital
media
and
technology
throughout
the
building.
G
G
For
some
specific
patrons
there
will
a
dedicated
space
for
nursing
mothers,
as
well
as
a
general,
gender-neutral,
washroom
part
of
what
is
planned
for
the
third
floor.
The
tall
dramatic
space
is
that
there
would
be
some
art
exhibit
incorporated
in
there
and
then
additional
comfortable
seating
throughout
the
library
so
floor
by
floor.
Here
is
the
first
floor
as
it
exists
right
now
and
just
as
a
transition
you
can
see
if
I
go
back
and
forth
much
throughout
the
entire
floor
will
get
changed.
G
The
on
this
floor
is
the
entry
lobby,
the
main
community
room
and
the
children's
department,
but
also
the
back
of
houses.
We
call
it
the
behind-the-scenes
areas
of
the
circulation
workroom.
A
lot
of
that
will
get
changed.
There
will
be
a
more
welcoming
and
user
friendly
Lobby.
As
I
said,
the
self-service
items
like
pickups
and
checkouts.
G
G
The
children's
department
will
be
more
secure
in
that
the
opening
between
the
lobby
and
the
children's
areas
being
condensed
a
little
bit
so
that
fewer
people
will
just
wander
in
there.
There's
a
larger
story:
room
for
kids,
apparent
baby
lounge
more
computers
than
there
are
now
for
the
kids
and
again
the
energy-efficient
lighting.
This
is
a
view
showing
the
proposed
redesign
of
the
entry
Lobby.
This
is
just
coming
in
through
the
main
entrance
doors.
G
The
concierge
desk
greeting
people
off
to
the
right
you
can
see
where
we
have
the
self-serve
areas
for
pickups
as
well
as
checkouts,
and
then
the
entrance
to
the
children's
department
off
to
the
left
in
that
children.
This
area
I
mentioned
a
larger
story-telling
space,
as
well
as
a
craft
area
dedicated
behind
behind
there.
This
is
the
second
floor
as
it
exists
right
now.
You
can
see
it's
primarily
just
shelf
after
shelf
of
print
material
that
will
change
a
little
bit.
G
G
Another
thing:
you'll
notice,
if
I
go
back
and
forth
on
the
second
and
third
floors,
both
when
you
arrive
currently
off
of
the
elevator
or
the
main
stair,
there's
a
very
large
sort
of
imposing
staff
desk
that
is
coming
out
and
there
will
be
more
of
a
reception
area
in
there.
And
then
the
desk
services
are
being
distributed
throughout
the
floor,
so
that
they're
a
little
less
intimidating
a
little
more
welcoming
and
usable,
so
that
staff
can
assist
patrons
a
little
more
comfortably.
G
The
third
floor,
as
it
exists
right
now,
and
the
thing
to
point
out
here,
the
the
on
the
left
half
of
the
plan
and
the
top,
where
it's
a
darker,
yellow
shade
that
is
all
behind
the
scenes.
Staff
and
storage
area
right
now
and
that
is
being
taken
out
and
will
be
dramatically
changed
over
on
the
right
is
the
current
teen
space
that
now
is
going
to
move
over
to
where
that
storage
area
was,
and
there
will
be
many
more
public
facilities
available
over
in
that
Northwest
part
of
the
building.
G
A
large
computer
lab
the
a
larger
teen
space
adjacent
to
that
a
dedicated
team
program
room,
which
is
something
that
doesn't
exist
right
now,
and
then
next
to
that
also
a
maker
lab
and
then
some
digital
media
labs
as
well
the
east,
half
or
portion
of
the
building.
Again,
if
I
go
back
and
see
it
at
the
teen
space
and
just
some
scattering
of
patient
chairs
and
tables.
This
is
going
to
be
where
we
have
much
more
of
the
group
study
and
meeting
areas
than
currently.
G
G
And
the
teen
space
here
the
floor.
The
fourth
floor,
as
it's
currently
planned,
is
somewhat
inefficient
in
terms
of
how
many
staff
can
be
up
there,
but
so
what
we're
doing
and
I
mentioned,
removing
a
lot
of
the
staff
space,
that's
down
on
the
second
floor
and
the
third
floor,
what
we're
doing
is
here
in
the
fourth
floor.
H
Certainly
one
of
the
things
that
impacts,
that
is,
the
selection
of
materials,
as
Michael
indicated
we're
trying
to
reuse
as
much
as
we
can
there's
some
excess
carpet,
we're
reusing,
furnishings
and
Senator.
We've
scaled
back
on
finishes,
but
one
of
the
one
of
the
things
that
dramatically
impacts
the
cost
is
the
duration
of
construction
and
so
by
working
with
Karen
and
her
team
on
a
plan
to
identify
where
there's
swing,
space,
where
staff
could
be
moved
so
that
work
could
be
completed
so
that
we
could
execute
this
work
in
the
shortest
amount
of
time.
H
It
became
evident
that
that
all
this
work,
we
believe,
could
be
done
in
about
a
17
or
18
month
period,
while
still
maintaining
full
and
open
access
to
the
library
operations.
We
were
also
asked
to
look
at.
You
know
what
is
the
cost
of
waiting?
You
know
nothing
gets
cheaper
with
time,
especially
in
construction,
and
so
the
budget
we
put
together
at
ten
and
a
half
million
dollars
really
assumes
a
start
midpoint
of
this
year
for
every
for
every
year.
You
wait
in
that
process.
H
A
Great
well
well,
thank
you
very
much.
Yeah
sticker
stick
around
because
I
there
probably
be
questions
from
from
the
Dyess,
so
yeah.
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
thorough
review,
I'm
going
to
open
it
up
to
the
to
the
council
for
a
conversation
about
this
Wally
I
do
notice
that
it,
whereas
crown
we
have
for
discussion
and
sp1,
we
have
for
action.
That
is
incorrect.
A
I
A
I'll
just
share
with
you
all
up
here,
you
know:
I
did
have
the
opportunity
to
sit
down
with
direct
reliance
and
go
through
this
want
one-on-one,
and
you
know,
I
was
pretty
pretty
straight
with
her.
In
fact,
I
asked
her
if
she
could
do
an
out
year
projection
on
what
the
cost
would
be
if
this
project
were
put
off,
because
you
know
the
reality,
the
reality
is,
we
do
have
you
know
capital
needs
in
this
community.
A
And
so
you
know,
I
express
that
to
to
the
director.
She
certainly
understood-
and
you
know,
but
again,
as
everybody
knows,
I
think
our
library
is,
you
know
pretty
quasi
into
independent
and
that
it's
covered
by
the
library,
the
library,
the
Illinois
Library
Act
and
you
know,
and
in
their
fiduciary
responsibility,
is
looking
after
the
future
of
the
library
and
and
make
sure
we
continue
to
have
a
great
library
as
here
in
Evanston.
So
is
there
a
further
discussion?
All
demille
umming
I
have.
J
F
Embedded
in
this
project
are
things
that
approaches
that
deal
with
digital
literacy
that
deal
with
equity
of
service
and
equity
of
access
in
an
increasingly
digital
and
technology,
rich
environment
learning,
job
searching
and
navigating
information
is
really
heavily
technology-based.
Instead
of
to
have
the
ability
to
not
only
improve
the
infrastructure
which
is
aging,
but
also
to
have
time
and
space
to
teach
and
work
one-on-one
in
private,
as
well
as
group
settings
that
that's
embedded
in
the
vision
behind
the
third
floor.
F
If
we
start
peeling
pieces
off
bits
and
pieces,
we
will
I'm
not
saying
it
can't
be
done,
but
we
will
lose
efficiency.
We
will,
it
will
cost
more
money,
and
so
this
is
really
a
community
driven
vision
for
the
main
library
I
like
to
mention
that
when
this,
the
weather
was
really
bad
in
this
and
the
snow
was
falling
in
the
schools,
closed
Skokie
called
to
see
if
we
were
staying
open
and
we
were.
We
were
one
of
two
libraries
on
the
North
Shore
that
stayed
open.
F
Foot
traffic
count
showed
us
that,
comparing
that
snowy
Friday
to
the
previous
one,
one
of
our
branches
had
more
foot
traffic
and
both
the
main
library
and
the
other
branch
had
almost
virtually
the
same,
and
when
we
opened
the
doors
there
were
hundreds
of
people
waiting
there.
The
community
depends
upon
us
not
just
for
shelter
but
for
information
and
for
community
building
and
that's
the
vision.
That's
guiding
this
proposed
renovation
for
your
consideration.
Okay,.
J
F
So,
as
we
know,
the
Chicago
Avenue
Main
Street
branch
is
down
Main
Street
from
Robert
Crown
I
would
look
for
the
first
year
of
operation
to
see
how
many
of
our
residents
are
our
regular
patrons
migrate
to
the
larger
space
at
Robert
Crown
and
then
would
consider
if
and
where
the
South
branch
should
be
located.
I've
signed
a
lease
through
the
under
2019
I
would
want
time
to
look
at
how
they
choose
to
decide
if
it
moves
where
it
moves
or
if
we
still
need
it.
Thank.
J
K
D
K
F
Compared
the
voters
that
voted
in
the
election
when
there
were
education,
related
issues
with
the
library
card
users,
there's
a
lot
of
overlap,
so
I
would
suggest
that
the
voters
that
care
about
education
also
care
about
the
role
of
the
library.
The
fact
that
we
have
more
out
of
school
learning,
time
available
to
the
students,
then
then
the
educators.
Do
we
work
closely
with
the
librarians
and
the
school
teachers
to
make
sure
that
what
we
do
in
terms
of
programming
supports
the
learning.
F
We
are
also
the
only
location
in
the
city
that
provides
things
like
digital
learning
and
coding,
and
a
variety
of
activities
that
have
a
wider
range
of
Ages
that
we
serve,
and
we
also
do
not
charge
a
fee
to
participate
in
these
programs.
And
while
it's
not
free
the
taxpayers,
pay
for
the
support
of
the
operating
budget
of
the
library.
We
don't
charge
our
users
an
additional
fee,
and
so
there
are
students
that
can't
afford
to
go
to
meta
media.
F
L
F
L
L
Can
you
sort
your
your
expenditures
for
these
renovations
by
structural
and
cosmetic
and
furnishings,
etc,
I'm
very
interested
in
knowing
that,
because
I
believe
we
should
expend
for
structural
and
those
kind
of
maintenance
issues
versus
furnishings.
I
know,
you've,
told
us
many
many
times
about
reusing
carpet
squares
but
I'm
I'm
I'm
concerned
about
some
of
the
other
items,
I'd
like
to
see
that
sorted
out,
I'll.
N
Well,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
more
the
increased
detail
in
this
presentation.
I
think
it's
very,
very
helpful.
I
know
I,
look
at
this
and
I
think
that
this
is.
This
is
the
right
time.
This
is
time
to
do.
This.
I've
said
this
before
of
all
of
the
city
facilities
that
we
have
in
Evanston
the
types
of
weight,
the
ways
that
we
use,
the
library
have
changed,
the
most
dramatically
of
any
other
building
I
can
think
of
in
Evanston
I
mean
we
use
the
Civic
Center,
pretty
almost
exactly
the
same
way.
N
We
did
probably
in
1975,
except
we
televise
things.
You
know
it's
meetings,
it's
gathering
spaces,
but
the
types
of
uses
that
are
provided
in
our
library
are
really
dramatically
different
than
what
they
were
even
when
this
building
was
built
and
and
when
I've
been
to
National
League
of
Cities
conferences
meetings.
N
So
many
of
the
workshops
are
on
digital
divide,
increasing
library,
use
ways.
Libraries
are
used
more
and
more
in
communities,
and
you
know
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
do
that.
I
think
our
library
system,
our
library,
has
continued
to
innovate
and
provide
one
program
after
another.
I
was
in
meeting
the
other
night,
and
someone
mentioned
something
else
that
was
going
on
at
the
library
that
I
was
unaware
of
and
I
neither
program,
and
you
know,
I
I
think
that
this
is
really
important
for
us
to
continue
to
innovate.
N
The
space
was
designed
for
a
use
types
of
uses
in
ways
that
we
use
it,
that
we
don't
use
it
and
if
any
of
you
all
remember
what
the
children's
room
was
like
when
the
building
was
originally
built,
what
we
did
do
significantly
improved
it,
but
you
can
see
that
there
is
tremendous
demand
for
individual
spaces
or
small
group
meeting
spaces.
We
have
so
many
people
who
now
work
at
home
and
they
are
always
looking
for
a
meeting
space.
N
I
have
people
call
me
all
the
time
looking
for
a
meeting
space,
and
you
know
and
I
think
that
what's
happened
with
the
teen
Loft
is
just
incredible
and
the
number
of
kids
that
I
know
who
participated
in
programs
there.
I
I
think
this
is
really
really
important
to
the
overall
growth.
In
our
community,
along
with
Robert
crown
and
I've,
said
this
before
as
well,
that
I
know
people
who
are
donating
money
to
Robert
crown
because
the
library
is
going
to
be
in
it
because
they
are
so
devoted
to
the
library.
N
So
you
know
I
think
that
this
is
a
really
innovative,
interesting,
important
design.
It
looks
at
ways
that
we
are
needing
to
change
the
space
in
order
to
continue
to
be
a
vital
community
space
offering
all
kinds
of
new
programs.
As
you
do,
I
think
people
are
always
amazed
when
I
tell
them
all
of
the
things
that
our
library
does,
because
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
still
go
and
check
out
a
book.
N
But
you
know
I
was
mentioning
to
someone
the
other
day
who
was
very
frustrated
about
getting
a
new
device
and
and
I
said
you
know,
the
library
will
teach
you
how
to
use
that,
and
she
was
amazed
she
was
just
stunned,
said:
I'll
go
and
learn.
You
know
so
I.
You
know,
I
I
think
that
we
have
to
I.
You
know
construction
costs.
You
know
we.
We
made
this
decision
yeah
the
last
time.
I
can
think
about
this.
It
was
one
we
looked
at
I,
probably
shouldn't
fight
this,
but
Green
Bay,
Road
and
Ridge.
N
I
know
that
that
many
people
find
that
a
little
debt
does
change.
It's
not
always
positive,
I
find
them
to
be
positive,
but
we
debated
whether
we
could
break
that
apart
or
whether
we
should
do
the
entire
project
and
we
did
look
at
what
the
extended
costs
would
be
and
they
were
going
to
be
significantly
more
so
I
think
that's
a
really
important
thing
to
think
about
that.
Delay
costs
us
more
money
and
we're.
The
worry
now
is
about
interest
rates,
ticking
up
and
inflation.
N
O
F
F
So
we're
constantly
looking
for
other
ways
to
fund
bits
and
pieces
and
if
there
are
any
generous
residents
that
want
to
talk
to
me
about
supporting
the
main
library,
renovation
or
a
part
of
it,
I
could
July
to
day
that
conversation.
But
I
really
appreciate
your
time
and
allowing
us
to
present
to
you,
because
this
really
is
the
first
time
that
you've
had
the
opportunity
to
see
any
of
this
in
any
detail.
And
it's
for
discussion,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
pieces
to
consider
and
I
know.
It's
part
of
a
larger
conversation.
F
Capital,
but
I
really
appreciate
your
attention
and
we'll
continue
to
answer
questions
based
on
what
you've
asked
tonight
and
in
the
weeks
ahead
and
if
you've
already
said
yes
to
this
request
all
term
about
to.
Let
me
come
and
talk
at
your
award
meeting
and
I
know
I'm
scheduled
on
altar
and
Braithwaite
said
well:
Thank,
You
alderman,
when
and
so
I'm
available
to
help
your
residents
hear
about
this
hear
about
more
detail
and
consider
this
because
it
is
a
big
ask,
but
it's
an
important
investment
in
the
community
and
I.
Think
it's
worth
your
consideration.
L
C
L
H
P
A
G
L
L
L
They
are
when
the
loft,
you
did
I
know
all
the
social
service
agencies
that
we
deal
with,
especially
housing
community
development.
We
we
insist
on
undocumented,
duplicated
numbers
for
all
the,
so
you
know
we
just
insist
on
those
numbers
if
we're
giving
them
money
and
things
so
I
thought.
Maybe
you
kept
track,
though
I
keep
hearing
about
how
heavily
it's
used
and
everything,
but
you
don't
keep
any
chat.
I
can.
F
A
My
thought
is
that
seeing
no
more
lights
right
now
in
the
library
that
would
go
ahead,
let's
talk
about
crown
and
then
you
know
we
open
it
up
for
a
conversation
at
that
point,
when
the
council's
been
able
to
hear
from
from
both
of
them
will
ask
questions
of
crown
and
then
talk
talk
among
ourselves,
so
I'm,
good,
okay,
all
right!
So
thank
you.
Thank
you,
Karen!
A
Thank
you
to
the
architects
all
right,
so
so
the
Robert
crown
community
center,
as
I
think
people
know,
and
we
will
hear
in
a
presentation
that
they
will
make
shortly-
is
our
most
used
community
center.
Here
in
Evanston,
the
last
council
embarked
on
plans
to
bring
either
a
renovated
or
a
new
community
center
to
Evanston
and
I
know
the
council,
the
former
council
in
this
council
has
received
updates
what
I've
asked
today
for
the
for
our
discussion
is
for
friends
of
crown.
A
This
is
very
much
sort
of
a
partnership
in
the
sense
that
a
Friends
of
crown
group
was
established
to
help
raise.
You
know
philanthropic
dollars
here
in
the
community
towards
this
project,
because
this
would
be
the
probably
the
biggest
project
that
this
community
has
undertaken
since
the
library
25
years
ago.
So
this
is
a
really.
A
As
many
folks
know,
you
know:
I've
been
working
closely
with
the
city
manager
and
the
city
staff
to
address
the
question:
how
would
the
city
come
up
with
its
portion?
Okay
to
pay
to
bring
a
new
community
center
here?
So
that's.
How
we'll
lot
we'll
do
this
I
think
Pete
Giangreco
is
is
with
the
Friends
of
crown
and
will
start
us
off
and
then
after
Pete
will
we
go
to
erika
story,
who's
overseeing
it
on
a
day-to-day
basis?
From
the
city
park
welcome
to
eat.
Q
Thanks
mr.
mayor
city,
clerk
members
of
the
City
Council
just
wanted
at
my
roast
of
my
board,
members
stand
for
a
second,
because
they've
done
a
great
job
over
the
last
year
and
a
half
getting
this
ball
rolling.
It
was
not
long
after
I
moved
to
Evanston
20
years
ago,
when
I
started
hearing
this
persistent
question.
What
are
we
going
to
do
about
crown?
We've
said
over
and
over
crown
is
the
most
used
public
facility
in
Evanston.
Q
There's
tens
of
thousands
of
kids
who
come
through
the
doors
or
played
on
the
fields,
and
thousands
of
them
have
now
grown
up
and
their
parents
and
and
they
got
their
kids
there
now
playing
flag
football
and
soccer
and
lacrosse
and
hockey
for
thousands
of
families.
Hundreds
of
skaters,
the
the
Nutcracker
is
a
time-honored
holiday
tradition.
Q
So
the
Robert
Crown
Center
has
really
fulfilled
the
promise
that
the
crown
family
intended
when
they
gifted
this
asset
to
the
city,
fulfilled
that
promise
and
and
then
some,
but
over
forty
three
years,
we've
just
about
loved
the
Robert
Crown
Center
to
death
and
if
you've
ever
been
there,
when
the
buckets
are
out
catching
the
water
falling
through
the
ceiling.
You
know
that
it's
way
past
time
for
something
new.
Q
When
I
got
involved
in
this
project,
the
city
was
talking
about
a
seventeen
million
dollar
renovation
and
it
became
quickly
apparent
that
that
just
didn't
meet
Evanston's
needs
in
2018.
The
hockey
program
because
of
the
success
of
the
Blackhawks
and
a
huge
surge
in
the
number
of
girls
playing
has
grown
40
percent,
the
Evanston
Youth
Hockey
Association
buys
ices
far
away
as
Mountain
prospect
and
Northbrook
because
they
have
a
growing
program
and
a
growing
need
and
the
ice
that
we
have
at
the
current
crown
just
doesn't
meet
that
demand.
Q
But
it's
not
just
about
ice
there's.
So
many
city
programs
that
go
on
at
Crown,
including
the
child
care
center.
We
have
a
hundred
families
at
the
child
care
center
and
the
preschool
there
delivers
quality,
affordable
child
care
to
a
really
diverse
community,
but
it
could
never
qualify
to
be
NAEYC
accredited
because
the
rooms
have
no
natural
light
or
very
little.
The
bathroom
facilities
are
inadequate.
Q
The
gym
is
literally
walled
off
from
being
used
for
the
whole
day,
as
a
taxpayer
I
couldn't
think
of
a
worse
way
to
spend
17
or
20
million
dollars
to
get
just
what
we
have
now.
The
city
smartly
abandoned
the
renovation
program
and
is
talking
about
doing
the
robber
crown
building
the
right
way
at
public
hearings,
though,
wasn't
about
what
was
going
just
what
was
going
on
in
the
building.
Q
What
we
learned
is
that
Evanston
is
one
of
the
few
communities
on
the
North
Shore
that
has
no
turf
publicly
available
to
fields
Oak
Park,
which
only
has
50,000
residents.
You
know
third
smaller
than
happens,
and
they
have
three
hundred
and
ten
thousand
square
feet
of
turf.
We
have
zero,
none,
the
only
turf
we
have
in
Evanston's
at
the
high
school
in
its
book,
salad.
Q
So
do
Oak.
Park
families
love
their
kids
more
than
we
do.
You
know
I,
don't
think
so
and
our
kid,
our
turf
families
are
demanding
more
because
you
know
Thursday
or
Friday
night.
A
rain
storm
had
come
through
in
flood
rubber
crowd
and
it
would
cancel
AYSO
for
a
whole
weekend
even
after
the
storm
was
gone.
So
that's
why
the
city
is
committing
to
building
three
new
to
her
fields
that
crowd,
probably
not
enough
for
the
need,
but
it's
what
we
can,
what
we
can
fit
in.
Q
What
can
we
can
afford,
but
the
growth
in
soccer
and
lacrosse
and
field
hockey
has
really
been
fueled
by
an
explosion
of
girls
playing
ten
years
ago.
The
Illinois
girls
soccer
lacrosse
Association,
didn't
even
exist
four
years
ago.
The
eth,
a
THS
field
hockey,
girls
field
hockey
team
didn't
exist,
and
here's
why
this
is
so
important.
Q
Forbes
reported
that
eighty-two
percent
of
women
in
executive
positions
played
organized
sports
in
middle
school,
high,
school
or
college.
So
when
we
improve
access
to
sports
for
girls,
we're
not
just
strengthening
their
muscles,
we're
strengthening
their
confidence
or
strengthening
their
teamwork
abilities
and
we
are
setting
them
up
to
succeed.
So
girls
and
their
families
are
demanding
more
but
I.
Think
probably
the
biggest
we
need
we
face.
As
a
community
is
one
of
equity
like
a
lot
of
diverse
communities,
we
have
some
kids
who
have
every
advantage.
Q
You
can
imagine,
and
we
have
some
kids
who
don't
just
because
they
weren't
lucky
enough
to
be.
You
know,
born
of
wealth.
We
have
a
world-class
University
in
one
side
of
town
and
we've
got
kids
with
no
internet
at
home.
At
the
other,
14
percent
of
Evanston
households
have
no
internet
at
home
and
in
the
neighborhood
around
crown,
it's
far
far
higher.
So
the
city's
Robert
crown
library
is
not
just
a
place
for
books,
it's
for
technology
and
for
learning,
and
it's
in
the
spot.
Q
That's
that
where
there
is
a
serious
need,
44%
44
to
62%
of
the
kids
that
go
to
the
for
elementary
schools
that
serve
crown
qualify
for
reduced
or
free
lunch
and
oh
by
the
way
when
their
schools
closed,
they
get
that
lunch
at
crown,
so
those
students
in
those
families
they
would
be
able
to
check
out
Wi-Fi
hotspots.
Just
like
you
check
out
a
book,
and
you
know
if
you
got
any
kids
in
high
school,
the
handout,
the
the
computers
at
Evanston
high
school.
If
you
don't
have
internet
at
home,
that's
computers
not
worth
much.
Q
Families
want
access
to
summer
reading
programs-
and
you
know,
if
you're
a
kid
trying
to
get
to
the
downtown
library
where
your
parents
are
at
work,
that's
a
hike,
so
parents
are
demanding
more
resources,
so
their
kids
can
have
a
fair
shot
at
at
fulfilling
their
potential.
The
Public
Library
Evanston
Public
Library,
is
also
the
biggest
campus
for
open
community
colleges
English
as
a
second
language,
and
when
you
think
about
where
the
the
the
growing
Latino
community
is
and
have
instance,
really
centered
right
at
Robert
Crumb.
Q
In
addition,
the
National
able
network
already
serves
hundreds
of
Evan
stone,
Ian's
and
porting.
Those
job
training
skills
over
to
Robert
Crown
can
help
us
reduce
the
skills
gap,
which
is
key
to
reducing
the
income
gap
that
we
have
here
at
Evanston.
We're
also
in
discussion
with
Evanston
scholars
about
locating
a
resource
room
at
rabbit
crown
where
their
scholars
can
work
on
their
college
applications
their
essays
get
tutoring
so
that
they
can
be
the
first
in
their
families
to
go
to
a
four-year
college
and
university.
Q
So
having
all
these
educational
and
recreational
resources
in
one
place
is
really
a
paradigm
shifting
opportunity,
there's
no
place
in
the
country,
there's,
maybe
one
other
facility-
that's
like
this
in
the
entire
country,
so
you
can
imagine
a
parent
walks
in
drops
their
kid
off
at
preschool
goes
and
gets
a
lion.
You
know
get
help
with
their
language
skills
or
their
job
skills
lands
a
better
job.
Q
You
can
see
a
kid
who's,
one
of
the
300
kids
ago
to
Robert
crown
summer
camp
when
they're
finished
with
summer
camp
going
to
a
summer
reading
program
at
the
library
the
new
Robert
crown
is.
The
city
has
envisioned
is
quite
simply
exactly
what
our
community
needs
and
what
our
community
is
demanding.
So
the
question
tonight
is:
how
do
we
pay
for
it?
Q
That's
when
Friends
of
Robert
crown
comes
in.
We
are
the
city's
junior
partner,
helping
to
raise
funding
and
build
community
support
for
the
project.
So
we
started
off
working
for
Marty
Lyons.
Now
we
work
for
Ericka
story
and
Lawrence
Hemingway
and
all
the
folks
that
are
moving
this
project
forward.
When
we
started
this
CCS,
the
fundraising
consultant
said:
there's
like
three
to
five
million
dollars
that
you
could
go
out
and
raise
for
project
like
that's
what
the
survey
their
best
guess
was
Friday.
We
announced
that
we've
raised
11
point
1
million.
Q
Q
Northwestern
is
committing
a
million
dollars
in
programmatic
funding
because
they
want
their
students
to
have
more
opportunities
to
tutor
and
mentor.
They
want
them
to
have
fun
in
an
alcohol-free
facility
on
a
Friday
night,
beacon,
beacon,
Academy
is
committed,
500
thousand,
because
their
kids
need
athletic
facilities
and
our
new
gym
and
turf
fields
will
be
available
to
them
during
the
school
day
where
they
mostly
sit
empty.
Q
Pricing
for
the
ice
can
help
us
pay
down
those
bonds
because
we're
subsidizing
robber
crown
at
a
much
smaller
level.
In
fact,
we
have
an
elite
hockey
program
that
has
to
remain
anonymous,
has
also
committed
a
half
a
million
dollars
and
the
exciting
thing
about
that
program.
Is
they
play
teams
from
all
over
the
Midwest?
That
means
they've
got.
Q
We
can
be
filling
hundreds
of
hotel
rooms
in
December,
January
February
when
they
have
the
highest
vacancy
rates
and
when
our
our
restaurants
are
the
least
busy,
so
yeah
robert
crown
is
also
a
shot
in
the
arm
to
our
hospitality
industry.
But,
let's
face
it,
friends
of
robert
crown
only
exists
for
one
reason,
the
federal
and
state
government
has
completely
let
us
down.
You
know.
Ten
years
ago,
jan
Schakowsky,
who
is
very
supportive
of
this
project,
could
have
gotten
a
congressional
earmark
that
would
have
brought
millions
of
dollars
into
a
program.
Q
That's
this
needed
in
the
state
used
to
do
Capitol
bells.
Remember
those
state
can't
afford
to
pay
its
own
way,
so
no
more.
The
Washington
and
Springfield
have
completely
led
us
down
and
that's
why
four
hundred
and
fifty
donors
have
committed
11
million
dollars.
If
we
build
a
new
robert
crown
that
meets
the
needs
of
Evanston
in
2018
and
beyond,
so
we
have
a
clear
path
to
15
million.
We
were.
Q
We
were
charged
by
this
body
to
help
the
city
have
a
public
process
that
led
to
schematic
drawings,
which
were
approved
back
in
September,
and
we
were
given
a
number
to
raise
and
it
was
10
million
and
we
hit
that
in
October
and
we
could
have,
you
know,
put
up
our
feet
and
said
nice
job
and
walked
away,
but
we
didn't
because
the
demands
were
higher
and
people
wanted
more,
and
so
we
just
felt
like
there
was
this
great
momentum.
We
said
we
can.
Q
We
can
raise
a
lot
more,
we
can
do
15
and
we
think
we're
gonna
get
to
11
million
till
March
and
we
did
it
a
month
early.
So
we
feel
like
we've
got
a
path
and
because
it
supports
just
about
every
youth
sport
you
can
imagine,
but
because
it
also
has
this
like
cradle
to
career
opportunity.
That's
where
really
a
lot
of
the
new
money's
coming.
It's
because
folks,
like
the
Louis
Sebring
Family
Foundation,
which
committed
a
quarter
of
million
dollars
last
week.
Q
They
don't
do
sports,
okay,
they
do
youth
services
and
they
do
education
and
they
see
huge
opportunity
here.
So
other
men
suffered
and
asked
a
question
of
the
library
which
I'll
jump
ahead
of
if
you're
a
taxpayer-
and
you
never
got
a
crown.
What
do
you
get
out
of
this?
Well,
you're
gonna
get
a
48
million
dollar
asset
for
thirty
three
million
dollars,
you're
getting
one-third
off,
because
the
community
has
stepped
up
and
raised
money.
A
R
Evening,
mayor
Haggerty,
quick,
read
members
of
the
state
council,
city
manager,
Brad
quits,
Erica
story,
the
assistant
city
manager
and
I'm
going
to
try
to
fill
in
all
the
pieces
on
how
we
plan
to
fund
this
building.
So
just
a
little
bit
about
the
schedule.
Most
of
you
are
aware
that
we
plan
to
start
construction
of
the
building
this
year.
R
Overview
of
the
funding
Pete
gave
a
good
overview
of
where
they're
at
where
we
were
at
last
year,
when
we
last
give
an
update
to
the
council,
as
the
project
was
expected
to
cost
somewhere
between
forty
and
forty
six
million
dollars.
We've
certainly
got
a
lot
more
information.
Now,
as
we've
worked
further
and
further
on
the
project
to
get
more
detailed
plans,
we
now
have
an
estimated
project
cost
of
forty
eight
point,
five
million
dollars
and
with
that
the
revised
fundraising
goal
from
the
friends
for
the
15
million
dollars.
R
So
the
project
costs,
as
you
can
tell
a
lot
of
the
majority
of
the
project
costs
will
be
born
in
this
year
and
in
next
year
we
have
a
cash
flow
issue.
Basically,
the
friends
have
raised
the
eleven
million
dollars,
but
of
course,
that
11
million
dollars
doesn't
come
in
in
one
day.
Those
are
pledges
that
are
spread
out
over
several
years
sum
them
up
to
seven
years,
so
we
will
not
have
enough
cash
so
to
speak
in
the
bank
to
actually
construct
the
project
this
year.
R
Some
of
the
cost
increases
have
come
from
subsoil
issues
being
discovered
on
the
property.
We
had
an
idea
that
the
soil
was
not
great
there
as
it
is
not
in
all
of
Evanston.
We
still
have
not
quantified
exactly
how
much
that
extra
that
will
cost
us,
but
we've
built
in
some
contingency
around
it.
We've
also
got
the
preliminary
design
documents
completed.
R
R
Like
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
timing
of
the
donations
coming
in
over
the
seven
years,
those
donations
will
continue
to
come
in
and
if
the
friends
are
able
to
raise
the
entire
15
million,
we
have
a
plan
for
how
we
can
remediate
some
of
the
debt
that
we'll
have
to
incur.
As
a
result
of
that,
of
course,
every
project
has
risks.
We've
already
uncovered
the
subsoil
issues.
R
We
don't
know
what
other
unknowns
we
have
out
there,
because
we
haven't
actually
started
to
construct
the
building
yet
so
there
may
be
some
risks
that
we
weren't
aware
of
at
this
point,
but
there
is
contingency
built
into
the
forty
eight
point.
Five
million
I
think
it's
about
two
and
a
half
million
to
three
million
dollars.
Hopefully
we
won't
run
into
anything
beyond
that,
but
at
this
point
we
don't
know
and
as
a
point
of
clarification,
the
second
sheet
of
ice
brings
in
much
more
revenue
than
addition.
R
So
we've
been
also
working
with
staff
to
talk
about
what
our
increased
expenses
related
to
this
building.
It's
roughly
twice
the
size
of
the
existing
building,
so
that
will
be
more
cleaning
staff,
more
staff
to
support
the
building
etc,
but
there
will
also
be
increase
in
user
fees
because
of
the
additional
amenities.
We've
talked
a
lot
in
the
past
about
the
sort
of
general
fund
subsidy
that
is
required
annually
to
support
rubber
crown.
None
of
our
community
centers
run
at
a
profit.
That's
not
their
point.
R
It's
not
the
intention
of
them,
but
this
Center
in
particular
at
present
runs
at
a
seven
hundred
forty
three
thousand
dollar
a
year
deficit.
So
that's
the
cost
of
having
staff
and
program
materials
subtracted
by
the
amount
of
money
that
we
bring
in
for
program
fees,
etc
with
the
new
crown.
Obviously,
we'll
have
more
revenue
to
offset
that,
but
we've
also
set
up
the
robert
crown
maintenance
fund
that
was
approved
last
year
in
order
to
have
a
dedicated
funding
source
to
maintain
the
building
over
the
course
of
its
lifetime.
R
So
working
with
all
the
city
staff,
we've
tried
to
find
a
plan
that
could
be
amenable
that
has
the
least
impact
on
the
taxpayer,
but
still
lets
us
actually
construct
this
building
this
year
and
open
it
for
next
fall.
So
what
we've
come
up
with
is
a
proposal
that
we
would
bond
out
for
an
additional
twenty
two
point:
five
million
dollars
this
year-
that
that's!
R
If
you
remember,
as
we
talked
about
the
2018
budget,
last
fall,
we
included
eight
million
dollars
in
the
budget
for
Revit
crown,
but
after
we've
spent
more
time
running
these
numbers
and
seeing
how
much
cash
flow
will
actually
need.
We
need
the
new
number
that
we
need
is
twenty
two
point:
five
million
dollars.
If
we
were
to
issue
that
this
year
we
would
project,
it
would
be
at
approximately
a
four
percent
interest
rate
and
we
would
borrow
that
money
at
a
rate
of
at
a
twenty
five
year
rate.
R
In
addition
to
that,
in
2019,
we
would
need
to
do
an
additional
bond
for
this
project
of
the
11
million
for
the
city,
part
of
it,
and
then
the
1.25
for
the
library
portion
of
it
that
bond
issue
would
be
for
five
years.
We
would
only
pay
interest
on
those
bonds
for
five
years
until
we
had
a
point
where
some
of
the
money
would
be
coming
in
from
crown
or
from
friends
forever
crown
to
start
paying
down
that
bond,
but
basically
buys
time
for
the
pledges
to
mature.
R
So
the
advantage
of
this
plan
is
that
there's
only
a
one-time
increase
in
the
debt
service
levy,
so
the
increase
would
not
be
like
this.
It
would
be
one
one
time
and
then
level.
This
is
obviously
good,
because
the
property
tax
levy
would
not
have
to
increase
multiple
years
out.
In
order
to
accomplish
this
project,
it
also
gives
us
the
proper
amount
of
cash
balance
in
order
to
fund
the
construction
of
the
building.
R
From
start
to
finish
again,
I've
talked
about
the
twelve
million
dollar
bond
would
being
only
five
years
and
gives
us
that
extra
time
for
our
friends
to
continue
fundraising
and
seeing
how
far
they
can
go
with
their
goal,
so
the
impact
on
the
overall
debt.
This
is
where
we
talk
about.
What
does
this
mean
for
the
city
and
how
would
we
move
forward
if
this
scenario
were
approved?
R
It
still
allows
us
to
do
our
projects
that
we
annually
do
for
capital
improvement.
We
approximately
do
nine
million
dollars
a
year
on
streets,
other
building
improvements,
etc.
This
allows
us
to
continue
to
do
that.
It,
however,
does
not
contemplate
any
increase
for
the
library
renovation
that
we've
talked
about
earlier
and
also
at
one
that
five
years
is
complete.
On
the
interest-only
bond
that
we
talked
about
issuing
in
2019,
we
cannot
do
any
capital
projects
in
that
year.
R
That's
obviously
a
challenge,
but
when
we
put
it
out
five
years,
it
gives
us
time
to
prepare.
We
can
prioritize
projects
ahead
of
time.
We
can
potentially
identify
other
funding
opportunities.
Also,
if
the
Friends
of
Reber
crown
are
more
successful,
then
we
can
use
some
of
the
additional
fundraising
that
they
have
as
Capitol
for
other
capital
projects
that
we
may
want
to
do
in
the
year
that
we're
not
projecting
us
doing
any
at
this
point
in
time.
R
If
the
project
were
to
come
in
on
target
as
far
as
what
it
is
costing
us
or
under
that
would
also
give
us
some
room.
We
were
very
conservative
and
how
we
ran
all
of
this,
because
what
we
really
want
to
make
sure,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
that
we
don't
have
to
come
back
to
the
taxpayers
in
future
years
to
finish
the
project
or
to
cover
anything
that
we
didn't
cover
beforehand.
R
The
other
part
of
this
proposal
is
that
we
would
obviously
have
to
raise
the
debt
limit.
The
current
debt
limit
on
the
city
is
113
million.
We
have
about
a
hundred
and
twelve
million
of
existing
debt.
This
is
tax
supported
debt.
This
is
not
inclusive
of
debt.
That's
supported
by
the
water
fund
and
other
sources
that
are
not
property.
Tax,
supported.
R
R
This
is
an
overview
of
the
budget
that
was
approved
in
December.
Basically,
the
levy
only
increased
for
solid
waste,
the
library
operations
and
Police
and
Fire
pension.
When
we
projected
what
the
levy
would
increase
by
to
include
rubber
crown,
we
included
those
same
increases
that
have
already
been
planned.
For
so
we
have
a
14
percent,
14
percent
increase
to
the
debt
service
service
levy
specific
to
crown
for
next
year,
and
then
all
of
the
other
levy
increases
that
have
already
been
contemplated.
R
So
in
2019,
if
we
did
move
forward
with
this
project,
that
is
the
second
phase.
When
the
second
bond
issue
would
hit
the
taxpayers,
there
would
be
a
two
point:
eight
nine
percent
increase
in
the
levy.
So
as
if
you
remember
the
chart
before
we
were
at
one
one
point,
two
five
and
then
last
year,
we're
at
two
point:
five,
two.
R
R
Think
this
slide
is
a
little
bit
out
of
order,
taking
into
account
all
of
the
levies
that
Police
and
Fire
pension
levy,
the
debt
service
levy,
all
the
levies
that
we
do.
There's
the
four
point.
Nine
three
percent
and
on
the
average
homeowner,
which
is
somebody
in
the
356
thousand
dollar
range,
is
the
medium
and
medium
household
price
in
Evanston.
That
would
be
about
a
hundred
dollar
increase
in
the
property
tax
for
next
year
and
then
a
$61
increase
for
the
following
year.
R
If
you
were
to
look
at
just
Robert
Crown
and
how
it
impacts
the
tax
bill
outside
of
the
other
levies,
it's
a
3.3
percent
increase
for
next
year
and
then
a
point
7
percent
increase
for
the
following
year
and
on
the
average
median
home
price
in
Evanston
being
three
hundred
six
thousand
over
the
twenty
five
year
life
of
these
bonds.
It's
about
$1,800
impact
on
on
the
homeowner.
A
Okay,
so
thank
thank
you,
Erika
and,
and
thank
you
Pete
for
representing
friends
of
crown,
also
appreciate
the
work
of
Kate
and
Ashley
and
Bill
Stafford.
There
was
a
lot
of
you
know
a
lot
of
thought
and
a
lot
of
analysis
put
into
to
the
presentation
that
Erika
just
gave.
So
why
don't
we
open
it
up?
I'm
sure
folks,
up
here,
have
have
questions
so
well,
we'll
go
there.
S
S
So
one
of
the
things
that's
particularly
appealing
about
this
project
in
the
way
it's
designed
from
the
financial
financial
perspective
is
that,
with
that
money
going
in
on
an
annual
basis
when
we
do
have
significant
capital
needs
for
this
building,
which
we
will,
because
they
all
do,
there
will
be
quote
money
in
the
bank
to
cover,
hopefully
a
substantial
or
all
of
what
is
required
to
do
that.
So
this
is
a
little
bit
of
a
new
model,
so
we're
building
the
expected
needs
of
the
project
into
the
operation
of
the
building
itself
and
I.
C
Q
None
of
it
so
11
point:
1
million
is
capital
own
way,
so
it
doesn't
account
for
hundreds
of
thousands
or
millions
of
dollars
in
fees
that
hockey
or
beacon,
Academy
or
the
folks
who
use
the
fields.
So
that's
the
operating
revenue
is
very,
very
significant,
but
it's
separate
from
the
11
point:
1
million
we've
raised
that's
just
capital,
so.
Q
Only
Northwestern
and
they
have
but
very
very
modest
asks
they
want
Friday
night
time
for
a
skate.
You
know
for
college
kids,
but
frankly,
northwestern
doesn't
give
capital,
so
they
had
to
be
creative
about
how
their
gift
went,
and
so
their
creativity
was
to
make
it
a
prepaid
fee
kind
of
thing,
but
we're
it's.
It's
they've
already,
given
us
money
that
we
have
in
the
bank,
so.
R
Yes,
his
staff
has
been
working
diligently
on
making
sure
that
revenue
projections
and
cost
estimates
are
as
accurate
as
possible.
So
we
have
schedules
out
for
the
time
that
the
building
opens
for
the
years
out
covering
when
the
donations
keep
coming
in,
so
that
we
know
how
much
exactly
we're
getting
from
increased
program
revenue
and
how
much
exactly
we're
going
to
be
bending
and
increased
costs
in.
A
Some
in
some
of
these
agreements
that
we
have
go
out
seven
years
ten
years
is
that
correct
again,
so,
in
addition
to
given
us
a
half
a
million
dollars
for
the
capital
of
this
project,
they're
agreeing
to
give
us
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year,
whatever
it
is
to
lease
or
rent
that
space
at
a
designated
time.
That's.
Q
I
Us
some
air.
First
again,
you
said
it
before
just
thank
you,
Pete
and
the
friends,
a
comp,
the
amazing
job
that
you've
done
and
as
well
as
the
board
I'm
sitting
here
now
waiting
for
the
slide.
That
shows
how
do
we
pay
for
both
capital
projects
at
the
same
time
and
I'm,
hoping
at
some
point
we
can
get
to
that.
My
my
concern,
Erica
I,
guess
for
the
crown
project
over
the
years
of
Marty
making
budget
presentations,
he's
always
talked
about
our
debt
limits
and
he's
made
a
relationship
to
how
that
affects
our
bond
rating.
R
Many
discussions
about
that
point
exactly
what
we
don't
want
to
happen
is
for
us
to
take
on
this
debt
and
then
for
us
to
have
a
ratings
decrease,
but
in
talking
with
staff
and
other
bond
counsel,
etc,
were
confident
that,
because
of
the
planning
that
has
gone
into
this
and
the
proposed
funding
mechanisms
and
with
the
addition
of
the
support
from
the
community
via
the
Friends
of
Robert
crown,
we
don't
think
that
this
will
have
an
impact
on
the
overall
bond
rating.
We
think
we're
pretty
stable
in
that
regard.
K
Q
Would
say
because
of
the
programming
that
it
said,
I
mean
this
is
a
building
with
very
very
modest
finishes:
I
mean
particularly
the
hockey
rink.
It's
stripped
down,
it's
not
anything
palatial,
but
because
of
the
programming
that
can
be
brought
in
there's
nothing
like
it
anywhere
around.
It
really
is
one-of-a-kind.
We,
we
did
tour
some
facilities
like
this.
Q
K
I
think
one
of
the
concerns
I've
heard
from
people
and
like
he
brought
up
what
a
great
amenity
is,
and
it
definitely
is,
but
for
all
the
people
that
it
would
attract
Evans
and
there
are
people
who
are
concerned
about
being
priced
out
and
this
project,
wouldn't
it's
a
cumulative
effect
with
other
things.
If
we
choose
to
do
this,
what
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
choosing
not
to
do
if
we
want
to
be
as
conservative
as
we
can
in
in
raising
tax
revenue?
R
That
is
all
up
to
the
council's
discretion.
As
I
talked
about
in
the
presentation,
we
could
continue
to
fund
our
capital
projects
at
a
similar
rate
that
we
have
in
the
past,
so
continue
to
do
things
resurfacing,
other
capital
projects
at
other
community,
centers,
etc.
But
you
know,
capital
projects
are
always
a
matter
of
community
priority
and
council
discretion.
So
if
there's
things
that
we
want
to
do
that,
we
haven't
contemplated.
M
M
Easy
and
that's
not,
then
talking
about
the
rest
of
the
streets
that
aren't
going
to
be
resurfaced,
not
that
I'm
trying
to
persuade
the
council
that
this
is
not
a
critical
community
need,
but
your
list
of
critical
community
needs
is
pretty
long
and
so
I
would
hope
that,
as
we
go
down
the
road
and
talk
about
crown,
we
talk
about
libraries.
There
are
many
many
other
capital
projects
that
are
going
to
need
to
be
grappled
with
and
I.
Don't
believe
that
raising
the
property
tax
is
going
to
be
a
vehicle
for
that.
P
And
but
I
think
we
know
that
up
here
on
the
council,
I
mean
we
deal
with
that
all
the
time
and
that's
our
job
and
we
have
to
make
decisions
based
on
what's
right
for
the
community.
The
first
thing
I
want
to
say,
is
to
thank
mr.
Giangreco
and
thanks
to
the
members,
the
Friends
of
Robert
crown
I
mean
that
was
a
wonderful
presentation
and
very
very
useful.
Just
to
me
this
is
the
most
important
project
for
us
to
do.
P
My
sense
is
that
the
Friends
of
Robert
crown
aren't
going
away
that
they're
going
to
hang
in
there
with
us.
It's
it's
a
partnership
that
I
wish.
We
had
on
a
number
of
these
other
requests
that
we
have
from
residents
about.
Why
aren't
we
taking
better
care
of
Harley
Clark
or
why
aren't
we
doing
this
or
that
you
guys
have
really
stepped
up
to
the
plate?
How
big
time
and
I
couldn't
be
prouder?
So
thank
you
for
that.
P
P
I've
I've
not
wavered
in
my
support,
for
it
I've
been
a
little
cautious
about
seeing
how
it
was
going
to
be
how
it
was
going
to
develop.
I
think
the
plan
that
you've
laid
out
is
a
little
bit
hopeful
but
doable
as
long
as
we
all
hang
in
there
together
and
get
it
done.
So
I
would
encourage
my
my
fellow
council
members
to
think
about
it
seriously
and
but
also
I
mean
a
huge
thanks
not
only
to
our
staff
but
also
friends
of
Robert
crown
so
yeah
Thank.
S
Thanks
and
you
know
the
genesis
of
this-
you
know
the
proposal-
that's
on
the
table.
This
isn't
the
first
one,
we've
been
through
several
iterations
of
different
things
that
didn't
work
and
we
all
agreed
couldn't
work,
and
you
know
the
idea
that
was.
This
was
not
realistic
without
a
substantial
commitment
from
the
community.
S
You
know
it
was
a
leap
of
faith,
so
the
consultants
said
five
million
dollars
three
to
five
and
you
know
I,
and
we
and
others
put
our
faith
in
the
community
that
they
would
step
up
and
deliver
and
they
really
have.
We
have
a
lot
of
capital
needs.
This
is
the
most
heavily
used
facility
in
the
city,
so
we
might
have
the
luxury
of
being
able
to
put
boards
on
the
windows
at
Harley
Clark,
but
that's
different.
You
know
we
keep.
We
cannot
board
up
this
building
the
ice
facility.
S
It's
it's
on
borrowed
time
and
that's
not
an
exaggeration.
It
is
definitely
on
borrowed
time
and
when
the
equipment
fails,
you
know,
I
would
not
be
willing
to
put
millions
of
dollars
into
restoring
equipment
in
that
facility
just
to
keep
to
keep
the
doors
open.
So
we
don't
want
to
be
looking.
Imagine
what
the
park
would
look
like
with
the
shuttered
boarded
up:
Robert
Crown,
prime
building
yeah,
that's
not
a
pretty
pretty
picture,
so
it
is
a
top
priority.
S
It
is
not
free,
it
is
expensive,
but
again
you
know
kind
of
going
back
to
rethinking
how
we're
doing
going
to
do
these
things
going
forward.
This
is
a
better
model,
build
in
how
you're
gonna
cover
the
costs
in
the
future
into
into
these
revenue,
generating
projects
so
that
you
have
a
plan
for
the
future,
so
that
you're
not
neglecting
something
for
decades
and
then
you've
got
a
crisis.
So
this
is
you
know.
This
is
the
crisis
avoidance
plan
for
the
future
generation.
L
I
I
agree
with
everything
that's
been
said
about
the
presentation
tonight
on
both
sides.
However,
one
thing
I
don't
agree
with,
and
that
is
that
the
only
way
to
pay
for
this
is
to
extract
the
money
out
of
the
taxpayers
that
are,
you
know,
sitting
at
home,
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
pay
their
bills
and
for
alderman
Fiske
and
alderman
Winn
and
alderman
Ravel.
L
It's
really
easy
for
you
to
write
checks
for
your
tax
bill,
but
it's
not
easy
for
everybody
else,
and
one
of
the
ways
I
would
suggest
and
also
alderman
Wilson
I
would
really
ask
you
to
think
about
ways
to
raise
revenue
in
this
community,
and
one
of
those
ways
is
to
think
about
development
in
our
downtown
you're,
totally
rejecting
projects
in
our
downtown
that
will
generate
millions
and
millions
of
dollars
in
in
Texas.
That
can
go
to
assist
us
in
supporting
projects
like
Robert
Crown
that
is
so
necessary.
L
It
is
absolutely
necessary
that
we
build
this
I.
Don't
need
Alderman
Wilson
to
tell
me
that
we
can't
look
at
Robert
crown
boarded
up,
please
alderman
Wilson!
You
don't
have
to
stoop
to
that.
My
my
daughter
skated
four
years
in
the
Nutcracker
you're,
not
gonna,
board
up
Robert
Crown,
and
there
are
people
in
this
town
who
really
can't
afford
these
kind
of
increases,
and
you
know
going
out
ten
years
to
have
contracts
that
are
going
to
cover
those
operating
expenses.
We're
talking
about
we're
talking
about
cash
flow,
now,
building
that
building
right.
L
Now,
that's
going
to
be
the
problem
and
I'm
gonna.
Ask
you
people
to
reconsider
your
your
absolute
refusal
to
consider
these
developments
in
the
downtown
that
you
want
to
save
a
couple
of
alley:
businesses
that
absolutely
contribute
not
one
thin
dime
to
the
economy
of
our
community,
not
one
thin
dime,
there's
a
person
who
is
writing
to
all
of
us
saying
that
the
reason
they
moved
Evanston
is
because
of
the
book
ends
and
beginnings.
I'm
telling
you
that
person
has
absolutely
absolutely
no
depth
to
their
reason
for
moving
here.
L
I
mean
they
are
really
short-sighted,
that
we
have
to
think,
though,
those
are
millions
and
millions
of
dollars
where
we're
losing
and
tax
revenue
and
you're,
asking
people
who
of
on
Dobson
and
Howard
Street
and
on
Emerson
and
on
gray
Avenue
and
on
all
your
streets
to
foot
the
bill
for
this.
When
we
have
other
ways
to
support
this
kind
of
of
project,
we
have
that
we
really
have
to
reflect
that
so
I'm
I'm,
not
I.
Until
until
we
think
about
how
we're
going
to
support
this
other
than
soaking
our
community.
L
You
know
those
who
can
afford
to
contribute
a
half
a
million
dollars
to
support
robert
crown
until
we
can
think
of
other
ways.
Instead
of
adding
a
hundred
dollars
to
tax
bills,
$200
$300-
I
you
know
nothing
I
want
more
than
a
beautiful
Robert
crown
I
think
we're
going
to
have
to
really
think
of
how
we
look
at
especially
especially
the
North
light
theater
project
right
in
the
center
of
our
downtown
right,
where
a
tall
building
belongs.
L
J
Have
several
questions
so
my
first
one
I
guess:
maybe
director
Hemingway?
Can
you
answer
because
I
have
some
programming
questions
if
that's
okay,
about
Robert
crown
being
that
I'm
one
of
the
families
that
don't
have
skaters
and
don't
ever
really
go
into
the
building?
So
with
this
beautiful
new
space,
we're
talking
about
what
it's
going
to
increase
with
the
program,
so
I
know
that
there's
going
to
be
the
preschool
which
I
do
understand
is
not
bigger,
so
we're
not
bringing
in
more
kids
there
from
correct
we'll
have
the
walking
track.
J
U
Evening,
mr.
mayor
clerk,
read
city
manager,
Baca
witson,
members
of
council
ottoman
fleming
to
answer
your
question,
so,
yes,
you
brought
up
a
walking
track,
so
a
walking
track
will
be
over
one
of
the
two
full
ice
rinks,
but
programmatically
the
way
the
current
compared
to
the
current
building.
We
don't
have
classroom
space.
The
way
we
currently
operate
to
provide
classes
such
as
you
know,
fitness
and
wellness
classes
to
the
community.
Our
gymnasium,
you
know,
gets
used
after
6:00
p.m.
U
because
it
is
unaccessible
because
of
our
preschool
and
the
license,
that's
associated
with
it
from
the
state
of
Illinois.
So
we
do
programs
in
the
gymnasium.
You
know
we
rent
it
for
indoor
soccer.
We
do
some
basketball,
we
do
some
fitness
classes,
but
now
we're
gonna
have
a
dedicated
fitness
classroom
for
health
and
wellness
that
can
bring
classes
at
6
a.m.
throughout
the
day.
Throughout
you
know,
over
lunchtime,
there's
increased
capacity
in
terms
of
our
arts
and
our
arts
and
social
classes
as
well.
U
We're
looking
at
an
arts
room
that
we
can
now
bring
mom
and
Tots
in
during
the
early
morning
hours.
We
can
provide
after-school
programs
in
this
arts
classroom
that
would
be
dedicated
for
increased
programmatic.
You
know
usage
and
as
well
as
the
entire
outdoor
facility,
as
well,
so
we'll
be
able
to
increase
our
capacity
of
current
kinds
of
uses.
So
right
now
you
have
programs
outdoors.
U
You
can,
with
that,
with
the
current
configuration
of
the
design
we'll
be
able
to
increase
capacity
which
increases
revenue
to
our
facility
will
now
have
access
to
our
gymnasium
at
6
a.m.
in
the
morning.
So
we
can
do
6
a.m.
basketball,
that's
generating
revenue.
Once
the
school
comes
in,
they
run
their
activities.
We
can
continue
the
split
to
gym
in
half
and
run
volleyball
on
one
side
in
another
league
or
some
kind
on
an
a
different
side.
U
We
don't
have
those
opportunities
the
way
the
current
building
is
configured,
so
there's
lots
of
room
for
growth,
a
parent
such
as
yourself.
You
know
if
you
want
to
come
in
depending
on
what
your
interest
is.
Our
new
programming
offerings
from
health
and
wellness
classes
to
fitness
classes
to
a
walking
track
around
to
mothers
with
young
children
I
mean
we
can
now
welcome
all
those
new
individuals
into
the
facility.
Okay,.
J
Mr.
Jim
Greco
mentioned
I'm,
assuming
he's
meaning
in
the
future
the
lunch
for
killaz
kids,
because
we
talked
about
this
during
the
snow
days
where
a
Robert
crown
is
accessible
building
for
kids
in
South
Evanston
and
it's
as
you
say,
limited
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
you
all
doing
some
more
things
for
the
middle
schoolers.
There
particularly
I,
have
a
question
now
for
Erika.
Thank
you.
J
R
Tonight
we're
looking
for
a
direction
on
whether
or
not
there's
consensus
to
proceed
with
the
project,
because
next
week,
at
the
City
Council
meeting
we'll
be
asking
for
an
approval
of
the
construction
manager
contract,
we
did
an
RFP
last
fall.
We
got
several
bids
now.
We
would
want
to
award
that
contract
that
essentially
green
lights,
the
project
and
starts
it
moving
forward.
So
that
would
be
what
we
were.
Our
next
course
of
action
would
be.
Does
that
answer
your
question?
Yeah?
Yes,.
J
You
know
budget
process,
but
with
this
one
the
way
you
have
it
laid
out
here.
If
we
went
forward
with
the
plan
you
project
it,
so
we
have
$100
increase
for
2019
and
then
we
go
down
for
2022
the
increase
of
I'm.
Sorry
I
just
lost
my
number
here,
$67
or
so
so
over
the
next
two
years
and
we're
looking
at
almost
a
$200
increase.
Yeah.
R
Those
are
assumptions
based
on
a
four
hundred
thousand
dollar
price
point
of
a
home
or
assessed
value,
and
your
earlier
question
was
about:
when
do
we
need
to
actually
sell
these
bonds
and
when
would
the
constructions
start?
If
the
project
doesn't
move
forward,
there
is
a
consensus.
We
would
look
to
start
construction
over
the
summer,
so
we
would
have
to
sell
those
additional
bonds,
probably
towards
the
summer
or
early
fall.
J
Can
you
just
I,
guess
give
a
little
more
justification
why
we
should
move
forward
with
two
libraries
projects
at
one
time,
in
addition
to
what
you
mentioned
already
about
the
main
Chicago
branch
that
you
would
want
to
keep
open
through
2019
and
then
possibly
either
continue
to
open
or
move
somewhere
else.
Making
you
just
kind
of
give
me
something
more
I
mean
I,
saw
the
beautiful
pictures
and
what
you
want
to
do.
J
But,
given
that,
as
the
city
manager
mentioned,
we
have
a
lot
of
capital
needs
and
again
thank
you
for
people
in
my
ward
who
can
or
cannot
access
the
main
library
based
on
location
and
transportation
issues.
The
Robert
Crown
branch
makes
much
more
sense
for
me
being
that
it's
more
central
and
something
having
a
hard
time,
reconciling
a
2.5
million
dollar
library.
Here,
ten
million
dollars
into
the
downtown
and
a
branch
library
of
Chicago
main.
F
I'll
start
with
robber
crown,
it
fills
a
service
gap
that
we
have
over
there
when
we
do
our
community
conversations
and
when
we
talk
about
barriers
to
service
transportation
and
accessibility
and
proximity
are
all
part
of
why
I've
been
recommending
and
the
board
has
agreed
to
place
a
branch
library,
robber
crown.
It
fills
a
definite
service
gap.
I
have
there.
F
The
main
library
is,
is
our
engine
for
our
library
service.
It's
got
the
most
square
footage
under
roof
that
we
can
repurpose
to
meet.
The
community
needs,
especially
around
digital
literacy
learning
and
a
team
space.
When
you
look
at
some
of
the
other
projects
that
I
mentioned
and
our
surrounding
library,
communities
they've
had
to
build
additions,
they've
done
new
construction,
we're
repurposing
what
we
have
under
roof,
and
so
it's
a
very
effective
use
of
the
construction
and
renovation
dollars.
F
It's
a
it's.
A
big
ask
I'm
asking
to
consider
investment
in
the
community.
Investment
in
all
of
the
community
and
I
will
never
be
able
to
completely
replicate
the
services
I
do
at
the
main
library
at
robber
crown,
though
it's
going
to
come
closer
than
any
of
my
other
branches
because
of
the
community
rooms,
because
this
will
be
the
first
branch
constructed
to
be
a
branch,
and
so
we've
got
community
rooms.
F
You're
asking
me
to
choose
between
children,
so
it
there
are
needs
in
both.
There
are
needs
in
the
main
library.
My
main
library
is
not
crumbling,
it's
not
leaking.
This
is
not
to
create
a
new
to
replace
something.
That's
crumbling
like
what
we're
seeing
a
trabber
crown,
but
this
is
a
true
invest
in
equitable
service
in
students
and
adults
and
learning
that,
because
of
the
square
footage
and
the
capacity
of
the
staff
in
the
main
library
it
takes
that
library
and
our
service
into
the
future
on
a
very
different
scale.
F
I
can't
tell
you
which,
to
choose
I,
hope
that
in
the
discussions
going
ahead,
we
can
find
a
way
to
do
both.
It
becomes
a
question
of
timing
and
it
becomes
a
question
of
price.
Our
cam
Chicago
Avenue
Main
Street.
It's
the
only
location
that
we
rent
right
now
and,
as
I
mentioned,
that
lease
expires
in
2019,
depending
on
where
we're
at
with
robber
crown
and
watching
how
our
residents
do
or
don't
access
robber
crown,
then
we
would
be
having
a
different
kind
of
a
conversation
in
different
decisions
around
Chicago.
You
know
Main
Street,.
A
L
M
M
But
as
mr.
Lee
indicated,
though,
she
is
built-in
and
these
models
similar
increases,
we've
seen
over
the
last
several
years,
so
it
would
be
funding
a
capital
budget,
a
level
two.
What
we
have
been
paying
it
will
find
the
increases
we've
seen
for
police
and
fire
pensions,
so
I
think
that's
a
that's
an
appropriate
modeling
there,
but
again
on
the
capital
side.
I
think
you're.
All
aware
that
the
money
we've
been
spending
is
not
sufficient
for
our
capital
needs
citywide.
So
these
are
all
choices.
M
We
have
the
ability
to
contract
our
hopper,
our
operating
costs
and
our
wages,
and
that's
all
within
the
abilities
of
the
city
to
adjust.
So
my
guest.
This
is
a
larger
conversation
moving
forward
because
we're
going
to
need
to
address
these
other
capital
issues
as
well
as
the
important
issue
of
robber
crown.
Okay,.
L
People
on
this
council
have
been
through
at
least
one
or
two
budgets,
at
least
so.
I
think
they
all
have
seen
where
nobody,
unless
Erica
story
is
the
newest,
most
brilliant
human.
Being
on
the
face
of
this
earth,
who
was
able
to
project
a
single
number
that
the
tax
bill
is
going
to
she's,
going
to
be
able
to
project
exactly
what
that
tax
bill
is
going
to
increase
by
and
well
I
think
she's,
just
the
most
perfect
assistant
city
manager
ever
I.
M
And
mr.
mayor
aldermen
raining
missed
road,
maybe
we
can
put
up
one
of
the
slides
that
you
had
I
think
if
we
can
go
to
what
you
were
projecting
the
20
1919
levy
would
have
would
be,
or
the
20
that
that's
the
one,
so
the
14.5
percent
increase
to
the
debt
service
levy
includes
the
dollars
needed.
For
crown,
the
1%
increase
to
the
general
city
levy
is
the
funds
that
would
be
akin
to
what
we
have
increased
it
in
previous
years.
The
four
hundred
and
ten
thousand
dollar
increases.
M
You
know
it
reflects
the
council's
direction
to
shift
those
costs
from
ratepayers
to
the
property
tax.
The
1%
increase
to
a
library
operations
levy
against
separate
from
capital
is
akin
to
what
they
have
seen
in
previous
years,
and
then
the
1.3
percent
increase
to
the
police
and
Fire
pension
lobbies.
So
I
think
those
numbers
are
all
you
know
tracked
with
what
we
have
spent
previously.
The
the
City
Council
over
those,
certainly
the
last
8
years
that
I
have
been
here,
has
looked
to
not
increase
the
property
tax
for
general
general
operations.
M
So
the
only
time
we've
up
increase
the
property
tax
has
been
for
capital
debt
purposes
and
Police
and
Fire
pension.
Clearly
our
police
and
fire
pension
issues
are
better
than
they
were,
but
they
have
not
gone
away
hard
over.
Otherwise,
debt
still
exists,
the
shift
to
add
the
solid
waste
loving
to
the
property
taxes
new
and
that's
not
something
we
had
done
previously.
So
you
know
I
think
this
is
all
about
priorities.
This
is
all
about.
M
T
And
and
to
add
to
that,
that's
just
the
city
of
Evanston
line
item
on
the
on
on
the
tax
bill
and
correct
from
what
I
remember
seeing
last
we
have
the
Cook
County
property
tax
sale
happening
very
soon,
and
we
have
at
least
dozens.
Maybe
there
were
hundreds
of
vulnerable
households
that
are
on
that
list
right
now,
so
we
have
to
continue
discussion
on
looking
at
ways
to
avoid
property
tax
increases
and
then,
in
addition,
that
2023
no
CIP
improvements,
that's
just
absolutely
unrealistic.
T
If
we're
averaging
nine
million
dollars
now
on
necessary
improvements,
I
just
don't
see
a
year
where
we
say
we
do
nothing,
especially
based
on
our
infrastructure,
the
age
and
the
usage
of
our
facilities
here.
So
that's
something
that
I
don't
see
that
as
an
option.
So
when
do
we
discuss
like
have
a
real
discussion
about
this.
C
R
Does
buy
us
time
to
identify
other
direct
funding
sources
for
rubber
crown,
and
it
also
buys
us
time
to
actually
understand
how
the
center
will
operate
and
if
the
revenue
projections
are
on
target
are
below
target
or
above
target.
So
if
the
Center
performs
well,
because
we
anticipate
the
utilization
to
be
extremely
high,
we
may
have
additional
revenue
coming
in
that
we
can
put
towards
capital
needs
in
the
future.
A
As
I
understand
your
projections
and
stuff
right
now,
you've
got
the
way
you
built
this
model,
11
million
or
so
for
friends
of
crown,
but
a
friends
of
crown
deliver
15
million-
that's
four
million
dollars,
so
to
speak
in
the
black
that
we
are
that
we
can
put
towards.
You
know
the
debt
right
away.
If
we,
you
know,
find
out
that
the
operating
costs,
the
the
net
increase
over
what
it
was
you
know
previously
under
the
existing
crown,
is
greater
than
you
think
we
can
put
that
towards
paying
down
the
debt
quicker.
A
A
You
know
revenue
and
expenses
and
our
assets,
and
you
know
what
a
big
corporations
do.
You
know
when
they
look
at
their
assets,
they
say
well.
Should
we
reallocate
these
assets
in
some
way
and
the
library
parking
lot
is
an
example
of
that
which
is
an
asset
the
city
has,
but
if
they
opt
to
say
we're,
gonna
put
a
commercial
building
up
there.
That's
four
million
dollars
and
I
personally
think
that
four
million
ought
to
be
put
towards
another
city
assets
such
as
crown
that
is
benefiting
Evanston.
I
R
I
I
P
I
R
C
R
V
Again,
you
got
some
complex
issues
here.
I
think
they
think.
The
big
issue
here
is
look
if
we
go
to
the
bond
houses
and
ask
for
the
rabbit
rabbit
crown
money
again
in
terms
of
our
size
and
that
that's
a
push.
It's
a
large,
it's
a
large
project.
However,
the
bond
houses
are
going
to
be
more
than
impressed
with
the
fact
that
you
have
citizens
who've
been
out
there
raising
those
kinds
of
dollars.
That's
a
big
deal.
V
I
I
think
we
keep
our
bond
rating
I,
think
we'd
be
in
pretty
good
shape,
but
then
you
have
to
think
about
the
logistics
of
it
and-
and
let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
difference
between
that
visa
vie-
the
library
issue,
one
of
the
things
we
did
on
this
when
we
put
these
and
these
projects
together
is
and
there
then
the
financing
for
this
has
looked
at
a
couple
things
one.
You
got
a
short
construction
deadline
to
you
got
you
get.
V
You
know
10
million
at
the
for
the
for
the
assumptions
here
we
put
in
10
million
that
you
had
and
pledged
donations,
and
you
have
construction
that
need
to
be
done
in
two
years
we
still
have
was
one
of
the
aldermen
said
historically
low
rates
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
money.
So
it's
a
good
time
to
go
out.
You've
got
a
major
commitment
of
donated
public
funds,
but
they're
gonna
come
in
over
eight
years,
so
we
really
have
to
front
low
of
these
dollars.
V
The
city
is
gonna
have
to
provide
those
monies
upfront
because
you
got
a
quick
construction
project,
so
you've
got
to
do
that
and
then
the
construction
numbers.
Now
we
have
to
be
appear
to
be
in
line
with
the
managers
feedback
we
got
from
the
construction
managers.
So
that's
good.
We've
made
some
conservative
assumptions
here.
Okay
and
part
of
the
conservative
assumptions
are
that
again,
they're
gonna
raise
10
million
dollars.
Well,
if
we
raise
another
five
million
dollars
that
helps
okay
in
terms
of
the
future,
the
city
is
able
to
to
provide
money.
V
Secondly,
we've
got
we
put
no
revenues
in
for
bonds
from
Crown
Center.
We're
gonna
have
to
find
what
happens
at
crown
and
see
how
the
law
operations
go
there
and
what
kind
of
dollars
we're
getting
there
and
generate
that
and
then.
Thirdly,
there
is
a
small
refinance.
We
can
do
it'll
pick
up,
maybe
another
150,000,
which
translates
into
two
million
bonds,
so
there's
potentially
nine
to
eleven
million
dollars
that
we
don't
know
about
and
aren't
gonna
know
about
for
two
years.
V
I
would
submit
to
you
that
you
really
a
if
you
we
go
to
the
market.
We
should
go
to
the
market
with
the
crown
deal.
That's
a
big
deal
we
with
the
citizens
and
but
be
if
you're
gonna
consider
a
library
project.
I
would
wait.
You
I
think
you
logistically
have
to
wait
for
two
years
to
see
how
it
sells
in
terms
of
the
operations
there
in
terms
of
the
money
that's
available
and
in
terms
of
what
you've
gotten
in
from
the
citizens.
I,
don't
really
see
those
being
done
together.
V
I
think
you're
gonna
have
bond
issues
if
they're
if
they
are
and
I'm
just
telling
you
from
a
logistical
point
of
view.
Aside
from
whether
I
like
in
crown
or
whether
I
like
libraries,
you
know
I
used
to
be
a
hockey
skater
from
Detroit
and
I
like
to
read
but
I'm.
Just
telling
you
my
side
from
that
I
think
you
have
logistical
issues,
so
I
think
I
think
that
I
think
the
crown
works
for
a
lot
of
different
reasons
in
terms
of
going
to
the
bond
market,
be
I.
S
I
think
maybe
most
of
us
within
this
way
the
library
project
is
certainly
a
value,
but
I
do
think
that
the
the
obvious
rational
thing
to
do
is
to
defer
on
that
yeah.
You
know,
I,
don't
like
that
level
of
risk,
and
you
know
again,
we've
gotten
this.
This
big
fundraising
campaign
gone
undertaken
and
outstanding
results,
and
if
we,
you
know
I
can't
imagine
we
wouldn't
proceed,
but
if,
for
some
reason
we
didn't
that
money
goes
away,
cost
doesn't
gonna,
go
down
at
all
and
we're
gonna
have
to
pay
for
it
at
some
point.
S
So
it'll
cost
us
a
minimum
eleven
million
dollars
more
because
we
won't
have
that
our
pockets
and
I'm
sure
it
would
be.
You
know,
I,
don't
know
if
we
can
get
the
money
for
this
for
these
kinds
of
rates
in
a
few
years.
In
any
event,
so
you
know
we've
planned
for
this.
We've
been
talking
about
it
for
a
long
time,
and
you
know
I
think
the
community
expectation
is
that
we're
going
to
finally
get
this
thing
done.
L
L
mayor
I
mean
there's
no
reason
why
I
couldn't
be
I
mean
it
is
a
public
benefit
and
if
all,
if
all
can,
if
all
developers
were
asked
to
make
a
public
benefit
to
the
crown
project,
I
mean
it's
a
it's
a
citywide
facility,
and
that
way
people
like
alderman
just
couldn't
say
that
aldermen
were
snatching
up
public
benefits
for
their
own
use.
Then
it
would
be
a
public
benefit,
a
citywide
public
benefit.
We
were
adding
more
population
to
you,
know
in
a
building
and
it
would
be
a
city
what
I've
used
so.
C
A
I
understand
I
mean
my
bully
baby.
People
have
heard
me
talk
at
nauseam
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
people
up
here
understand
that
you
know
our
tax.
Our
property
taxes
are
high.
Okay
in
Evanston.
Now
people
get
a
lot
of
great
things
and
that's
why
they
choose
to
live
here
in
Evanston,
but
we
have
to
continue
in
a
smart
in
a
sensible
way
to
have
strong
economic
development
and
development
here
in
community,
and
so
you
know
there
are
gonna,
be
you
know,
differences
that
people
have
on
on
projects
at
times
and
I
thought.
A
I
I
think
I
III
think
we
have
a
good,
Council
and
I
think
people
do
I,
think
people
I,
think
people
do
understand
and
I
think,
like
this
good
conversation
that
we're
having
more
approaching
two
and
a
half
hours
is
a
it's
actually
been
a
really
refreshing
conversation,
at
least
from
my
perspective,
because
this
council
has
really
gotten
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
these
things.
We've
got
a
few
other
lights
on,
so
let's
go
to
Alderman
Braithwaite.
Thank
you.
I
Bill,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
just
straightforward
explanation
that
that
helps
me
to
process
what
we're
being
asked
to
do
this
evening
and
I
will
share
from
the
discussion
that
benefited
from
I
don't
feel
like.
We
have
enough
information
to
make
idle.
Excuse
me:
I'll
speak
for
myself.
I
don't
feel
like
I
have
enough
information
to
roll
the
dice
on
a
tax
increase,
just
to
be
honest
with
you,
I
agree
with
alderman
Rainey,
based
on
the
residents
that
I
have
my
ward,
particularly
our
seniors.
I
The
issue
of
property
taxes,
especially
given
what
we
have
going
on
the
national
scene,
is
very
confusing,
particularly
to
our
seniors
I.
Think,
there's
some
other
issues
that
require
additional
conversation
before
I
would
make
a
vote
to
move
in
that
direction.
I
think
there
is
a
real
conversation
to
have
regarding
our
relationship
with
our
developers
and
projects
that
are
happening
real
time
and
I.
Think
that
has
a
huge
impact
on
our
tax
base
and
could
potentially
be
a
second
source
of
funding
for
crown
and
I.
I
Think
the
mayor
you
mentioned
this
and
I,
don't
think
you
suggested
it,
but
I
think
it's
it's.
It
is
a
conversation
worth
exploring
the
selling
of
public
pretty
and
the
last
time
whether
it's
Harley
Clark
or
the
other
assets
that
we've
discussed.
It
is
a
very,
very
heated
conversation
to
have
and
I
think
if
we're
talking
about
crown
being
the
asset
that
it
is
I
think
that
that's
something
that
should
also
be
put
in
the
table,
so
I
I'm,
just
gonna,
speak
for
myself
in
I.
P
Thank
You
mr.
mayor,
but
I
guess
I'll
bite
on
what
alderman
rainy
throughout
I
try
not
to,
but
in
this
case
I
will
the
discussion
because
I
don't
want
to
mislead
the
public.
I
mean
the
discussion
about
public
benefits
as
they're
related
to
our
planned
developments
is
a
very
specific
discussion
that
I'm
sure
that
we
will
be
having
at
Planning
and
Development
at
some
time
in
the
future.
But
this
is
not
the
place
really
to
be
having
that
discussion.
P
P
And
I
find
that
Robert
crown
is
basically
unusable
to
I
mean
it's
it's
almost
and
it
has
been
an
embarrassment
for
several
years,
I,
not
long
after
it
was
constructed
and
I
remember
going
over
there
with
my
son
when
the
Blackhawks
game
and
God
that
must
have
been
a
few
years
after
it
was
built.
They
were
practicing
there.
You
know
for
some
reason.
Even
then
there
were
problems
with
the
structural
integrity
of
the
building
because
of
the
subsoil
I.
Think
I've
told
some
of
you
guys
that
my
dad
played
semi-pro
baseball.
P
He
used
to
play
on
those
fields
that
used
to
be
the
field
where
ice
was
cut,
I
mean
it's
basically
a
bog,
and-
and
so
it's
it's
important-
that
we
redo
this
project
that
we
create
a
city
asset.
That's
going
to
be
built
correct
that
or
using
this
this
space
as
a
and
an
asset
to
the
entire
community,
and
that's
what
I
think
is
so
exciting
for
this
I
can't
see
putting
this
off
I
think
if
we
put
it
off
we're
going
to
basically
undermine
the
entire
project.
P
O
Well,
I
won't
really
jump
in
to
the
public
benefit
discussion,
but
just
to
mention
that
if
we
want
developers
to
come
up
with
and
more
millions
of
dollars,
I'd
like
to
see
it
go
into
our
affordable
housing
fund.
I
would
love
to
be
able
to
go
ahead
with
the
library
project.
But
I'm
reluctantly
persuaded
that
we
should
wait.
O
N
N
And-
and
we
came
up
with
the
solution
to
that
I
think
I
robert
crown
is
a
building
that
we
have
been
holding
together
and
I.
Don't
want
to
put
perfectly
good
money
after
bad
there.
We
we
need
to
move
forward
with
Robert
crown
and
unfortunately
the
library
is
going
to
have
to
wait.
You
know
I
say
very
reluctantly,
but
we
have
to
do
Robert
crown.
We
can't
wait
on
that.
I
mean
we
have
all
of
this
pledged
money.
Interest
rates
are
low.
These
are
very
conservative
estimates.
T
Thank
you
so
I
agree
with
pretty
much
everything.
That's
been
said.
We
do
need
to
move
forward
with
Robert
crown
and
wait
on
the
library
and
again
I
love
the
library,
and
it
hurts
to
say
that,
but
I'm
actually
really
excited
to
hear
how
much
how
much
Robert
crown
is
considering
communities
that
have
not
been
served
properly
and
I
was
unaware
of
how
strong
and
important
the
programming
is
going
to
be
there
and
just
how
substantial
the
library
services
are
going
to
be
there.
T
So
it
only
seems
responsible
to
wait
on
the
main
branch
still
I,
don't
know
what
that
will
do
for
our
taxes.
I
feel,
like
that's
still,
a
topic
that
we
aren't
discussing
and
then
the
staff
have
you
come
with
any
report
or
recommendation
on
assets
that
we've
had
I've
heard
us
talk
about
assets
that
we
have
or
any
other
revenue
generating
activities
that
can
offset
that
this
cost.
It
seems
inappropriate
to
recommend
a
move
forward
and
we're
we're
recommending
a
move
forward
from
what
we
see
now.
T
M
Druh
Simmons
members
of
the
council,
we
have
this
on
for
discussion
this
evening.
We
felt
that
it
was
important
that
the
council
have
a
full
airing
of
all
these
issues,
because
next
week
we're
coming
back
to
you
with
really
the
the
the
starting
line
of
the
project
and
that's
the
hiring
of
the
construction
manager.
M
M
You
just
had
a
budget
where
you
came
up
with
six
million
dollars
in
order
to
balance
the
budget,
so
in
the
whole
scheme
of
our
world
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
is
something
that
certainly
can
be
talked
about
and
could
be
a
mix
of
revenue
raising
from
other
places.
It
could
be
a
mix
of
expense
reductions
and
I'm
going
to
be
coming
back
to
the
council
at
your
meeting
on
February
19th
to
begin
talking
about
the
process
for
the
2019
budget,
so
I
think
there's
plenty
of
time
to
talk
about
this.
M
T
M
You've
heard
the
solid
plan-
all
remember
the
council
this
evening.
This
is
the
solid
plan
we're
hearing
from
many
of
you
that
you
would
like
us
to
continue
to
work
on
the
solid
plan,
and
so
we
will
continue
to
work
on
the
solid
plan,
I'm,
confident
that
we
can
find
other
ways
to
make
up
a
portion
of
that
million
and
a
half
dollars
and
I
think
we
would
have
the
next
nine
months
to
talk
about
that
again.
M
The
City
Council
came
up
with
six
million
dollars
and
I
would
would
dare
say
that
we
did
not
impact
the
community
in
a
harsh
way
in
doing
that.
So,
but
the
plan
is
what
we
have
before
you
that
it
would
be
a
property
tax
increase
with
the
numbers
that
you
see.
If
that's
something
that
is
absolutely
not
something
that
you
feel
comfortable
with.
Given
all
the
other
conversations
about
the
needs
the
capital
needs
for
this
facility,
then
the
direction
would
be
that
we
stop.
I
I
Frustrated
with
the
all
or
not
and
I'm,
not
saying
that,
that's
what
you're
doing,
but
I'm
really
frustrated
with
the
all-or-none
approach
that
we're
taking
here
I.
Think
that
there's
some
serious
things
to
be
discussed.
We
talked
about
the
development
we've
talked
about
the
possible
sale
of
assets
and
I,
don't
feel
comfortable
with
we
either
increase
taxes
or
we
don't
have
a
Robert,
Crumb
and
I.
Think
that's!
That's
the
that's!
What
I'm
hearing
right
now
tonight
and
I
didn't
come
prepared
to
make
a
decision
to
increase
our
property
taxes.
A
Right
again,
the
way
the
way
that
the
city
has
presented
this
to
us
is
what
the
increase
to
the
property
tax
levy
would
be.
You
know
if
the
budget
were
the
same,
and
if
you
had
these
increases
historical
increases
that
you've
had
there
are,
you
know,
different
alternatives.
You
could
say
you
know
what
no
I'm
gonna
find
a
million
and
a
half
dollars
of
reductions.
I
found
six
mil
you
guys
all
you
know
together
agreed
on
six
million
last,
but
we
do
have
a
situation
where
the
construction
management
contract
is
coming
here.
A
I
did
ask
city
staff.
I
said
we
need
to
have
this
conversation.
The
council
needs
to
see
I'll,
see
all
these
numbers
and
have
a
conversation.
It
does
not
mean
that
at
the
end
of
this
year
that
you
don't
get
to
that
1.5
million
because
of
the
additional
debt
that
they'd
have
to
take
on
through
a
property
tax
levy,
you
could
get
there
in
a
different
in
a
different
way,
and
that
is
a
conversation
that
we
can't
solve
right
now.
A
S
And
I
didn't
take
it
as
an
all
or
nothing
at
all
I.
You
know
this.
This
is
a
presentation,
but
the
basic
premise
here
is
that
we
have
hard
choices
to
make
and
we
have
also
opportunities
so
alderman
Rainey's
right
there
might
be
opportunities
for
future
developments
there
that
are
being
floated
in
there
under
consideration.
These
are
all
things
that
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
over
the
next
year.
S
So
as
we
go
through
from
this
point
forward,
there
are
opportunities
to
improve
what
this
looks
like,
but
at
some
point
you
have
to
pull
the
trigger.
You
have
to
make
a
decision
on
whether
you're
doing
it
or
not,
so
we're
at
a
point
where
it's
been
planned.
For
now,
a
lot
of
work
has
been
done.
The
fundraising
has
exceeded
its
target
and
if
it
doesn't
get
done,
then
we're
not
going
to
meet
the
targets,
so
you're
gonna
lose
the
11
million
dollars.
So
it's
it's.
S
You
know,
you're
presenting,
isn't
this
all
or
nothing,
but
you've
been
here
for
years
and
years
and
years
and
years
so
you've
been
part
of
this
planning
process.
Most
of
us
have
been
some
of
you
are
new,
you
haven't
been,
but
this
has
been
considered
the
month,
the
entire
time
of
it
in
the
council
eight
years.
It's
not
like
we
just
kind
of
came
up
with
this.
S
S
We
have
to
take
a
step
and
get
and
start
getting
this
done,
and
and
if
that
you
know,
if
some
of
you
think
we
should
do
doing
X,
some
of
you
know
I'm
doing
why
I
didn't
like
the
idea
of
adding
of
subsidizing
waste
pick
up
with
with
tax
increases,
but
we
ended
up
choosing
to
do
that.
So
there
are
things
that
we
can
look
at.
S
That
can
impact
in
a
positive
way
the
Tax
Board,
but
we
have
to
make
hard
decisions
to
get
there,
but
we
need
to
make
a
decision
on
whether
or
not
we're
supporting
this
really
important
series
of
segments
in
our
community.
People
need
and
use
this
Center.
You
did
a
great
presentation
on
the
vast
array
of
things
we
pass
out
food.
We
pass
out
lunches,
we've
meal,
it's
it's
it's
it's
endless.
Thousands
and
thousands
and
thousands
of
people
go
through
this
property
every
week,
and
you
know
we
can't
can't
blow
that
off.
If.
L
L
So
we
need
you
to
get
out
there
and
and
help
with
other
means
of
support
for
for
this
project.
Nobody
comes
out
to
support
you
no
other
means
of
revenue
for
the
city.
Nobody,
we
have.
You
know
a
group
of
20
people
out
there
telling
us
it's
going
to
destroy
the
city
as
we
know
it,
and
we
know
that's
not
true,
so
an
alderman
on
the
council.
We
need
another
source
of
revenue,
it's
a
beautiful
project.
L
We
need
people
to
come
and
support
a
good
project
downtown
and
the
good
project
that
is
known
as
Robert
Brown,
new
construction,
so
I'm
going
to
support
getting
it
to
the
council,
but
I
want
all
this
information.
Those
of
you
out
there
we've
never
seen
this
before
I've,
never
seen
this
before
I,
don't
know.
If
all
of
you
would
see
not
know,
I
mean
we
got.
A
few
I
saw
a
few
pieces
of
paper
at
2
o'clock
this
afternoon,
but
I've
never
seen
this
so
I
mean
you
know,
ask
me
to
figure
out.
L
You
know
a
levy.
You
know
the
tax
increase
today
and
the
tax
increase
tomorrow.
I
mean
it's
very
hard
and
I
have
a
pretty
good
mind
for
this
kind
of
stuff,
but
get
it
to
us
tomorrow
and
now
we're
you
know.
I
mean
I
really
do
need
this,
because
I
have
got
it
all.
So
I
want
to
know
6:01
Davis
and
the
far
point.
P
P
P
P
P
Is
there
is
a
process
that
we
follow
and
that
process
is
not
going
to
a
developer
and
suggesting
that
a
developer
give
money
for
a
specific
project
in
Evanston
when
we
have
a
public
benefit
part
of
our
zoning
ordinance?
That's
so
specific
when
we
are
discussing
planned
developments.
This
is
just
not
what
we
should
be
talking
about
at
this
point
in
the
council
when
we're
talking
about
it
up
until
project.
P
So
again,
my
my
recommendation
is:
let's
just
let's
make
a
decision
on
this.
Based
on
this,
we
can
have
a
discussion
about
development
at
the
appropriate
time
and
in
the
appropriate
location,
but
suggesting
and
whipping
up
whipping
up
the
sentiment
and
the
community
again
to
drive
a
wedge
in
the
community
is
just
such
a
bad
idea.
Please
don't
do
that.
Thank.
T
You
so
I'm
gonna
ask
your
patience.
I
hear
you
saying
that
you
know
you've
exhausted
this
discussion,
ottoman
Wilson
and
that
it's
been
discussed
for,
however
long
ottoman
when,
but
this
is
a
new
discussion
for
me
and
you're
asking
for
my
direction
too
forward
and
I've
talked
about
vulnerable
residents,
taxes
and
that
sort
of
thing
so
I
have
more
questions.
T
M
All
the
rumors
members
of
the
council,
it's
up
to
you
to
decide
where
that
million
and
a
half
dollars
would
come
from.
We
could
reduce
expenditures
by
a
million
and
a
half
dollars,
and
so
there
would
be
no
increased
burden,
but
there
would
be
an
impact
on
the
services
we're
no
longer
providing.
So
you'd
have
to
weigh
that
it
could
be
a
mix
of
things.
It
could
be
we'll
see
what
the
Hoover
and
lift
fees
do.
If
they
you
know,
may
perhaps
that's
something
we
look
at.
M
It's
really
there's
lots
of
lots
of
ways
to
do
this.
It's
really
up
to
all
of
you
to
provide
your
staff
direction
and
we'll
come
back
to
you
with
whatever
makes
sense,
but,
as
has
been
said
multiple
times,
we're
at
a
decision
point
and
we
needed
to
share
with
you
what
we
thought
the
real
costs
were.
M
We
need
to
share
with
you
what
we
thought
was
a
plan
to
pay
for
all
of
this,
and
that's
what
we've
done
tonight
again
next
week,
we're
coming
to
you
with
a
construction
manager,
so
that
person's
job
will
be
to
work
with
the
city
staff
and
the
architects
to
prepare
plans
and
specifications
to
go
out
to
bid
for
a
project
that
will
be
a
period
of
time.
I,
don't
know
a
month,
six
weeks
at
least
to
go
through
that
process.
Once
the
plans
and
specs
are
issued,
the
council
would
approve
the
plans
aspects
going
out.
M
M
Actually,
starting
in
we've
already
paid
for
architects
engineers
how
many
hundred
thousands
of
dollars
America
so
we've
already
spent
$500,000
on
architects
and
engineers
to
get
us
to
the
point
where
at
so
this
is.
This
is
now
that
we've
got
that
we've
got
the
car,
we're
ready
to
take
it
out
for
a
drive.
P
You
mr.
Muir
Erika
I
would
like
numbers
if
we're
going
to
continue
this
discussion.
I
would
like
numbers
so
that,
if
the
purchase
price
of
the
library
parking
lot
is
incorporated
into
the
planning,
how
that
would
effect,
I
don't
need
them
right
now,
but
I
think
by
by
next
week.
That
would
be
helpful
to
have
that
I.
R
Can
prepare
those
for
next
week
and
I
just
want
to
make
one
more
point
of
clarification.
The
person
scenario
that
we
presented
was
basically
your
worst
case
scenario.
Should
the
council
will
decide
not
to
do
any
other
revenue
raising,
etc
so
I
think,
while
he
described
it
pretty
well,
if
we
come
up
with
proposals,
ideas,
etc
for
some
other
way
to
fund
this
project,
the
tax
increase
is
not
in
play
separate
and,
apart
from
those
tax
increases
that
have
already
been
contemplated
for
solid
waste,
for
pension,
etc.
J
J
R
And
part
of
that,
this
proposal
is
the
fact
that,
when
we
go
to
sell
those
bonds,
we
need
to
have
a
story
to
tell
as
to
how
we're
going
to
fund
paying
back
those
bonds
right.
So
while
we
still
have
time
to
consider
other
options,
we're
gonna
need
to
sell
these
bonds
by
the
summer
and
we're
gonna
need
to
tell
the
people
who
are
buying
these
bonds,
how
we
expect
to
pay
them
back
and.
J
J
To
my
time,
but
I
mean
if
we
are
doing
that,
it's
just
tomorrow,
that's
what
we
have
on
the
board,
okay,
and
so
how
much
time
do
we
have
to
come
up
with
an
alternate
solution
or
a
revenue
base
or
whatever,
how
much
time
before
we
need
to
go
before.
At
the
point
of
saying,
okay,
it's
going
to
go
in
the
tax
bill,
I
think.
J
Alright
I
understand
that,
but
I
know
that
I'm
assuming
we
can't
go
to
the
County
State
in
October
and
say
you
know
no,
don't
print
the
tax
bills.
You
know
I'm
just
trying
to
look
at
the
timing
right
so
we're
talking
about
all
these
other
scenarios,
development,
XY
and
Z-
of
how
we
can
bring
in
this
revenue.
I
would
like
to
know
how
much
time
we
have
to
make
those
decisions
and
do
those
things
before
we
go
to
the
tax
payers,
because,
like
alderman
druh
Simmons
are
saying
it's
a
robber
crown.
J
Yes,
we
need
to
redo
it
I'm
having
a
hard
time
in
one
night,
moving
forward
thinking
we're
going
to
do
that
with
a
hundred
dollar
tax
increase.
Without
from
me,
as
a
first
time
on
the
council,
knowing
the
amount
of
time
at
which
I
say:
hey,
let's
sell
the
1400
block
of
Clerk's
tree
I
mean
whatever
I
came
up
with
when
I
need
to
do
that.
That's
what
I'm
trying
to
get
at
so
we
have
three.
A
V
You
can
still
do
that.
We
do
that
now,
because
you
I
mean
we've
issued
geo
bonds
and
we
abate
those
with
sewer
revenues.
So
Kansas
I
mean
that's
what
how
we
financed
almost
all
of
the
sewer
projects.
Yeah
and
you
have
yeah
I
mean
logistically.
You
really
do
I
mean
back
to
Wally's
point.
It
really
does
come
to
be
part
of
the
budget
and
the
fact
that
you
issue
bonds.
Let's
say
you
did
bonds
in
May,
okay,
the
the
first
payment
on
those
is
not
going
to
be
due
until
after
the
first
of
the
year.
V
Okay,
so
the
point
is:
is
that
and
you're
able
to?
Oh
babe?
You
can
actually
abate
bonds
in
the
January
if
you
want,
but
while
he's
right
in
terms
of
the
schedule,
you'd
want
to
have
a
good
feel
for
it
in
October,
but
you
can
go
as
late
as
December
to
obey
the
bonds.
So
you
could
literally
issue
you
know
the
1.5
million
or
whatever
that
that
number
is
for
that
year.
V
When
you
issue
the
bonds,
that's
gonna
be
in
the
bound
ordinance,
but
then
you
can
always
go
back
in
and
abate
and
if,
while
he
says,
is
part
of
the
you
know
budget
process,
you
come
up
with
a
half
a
million
dollars
and
you
go,
but
you
abate
another
half
million
dollars.
So
you've
got
time.
The
the
fact
is
when
you
issue
the
bonds
you're.
What
you're
committing
to
is.
We
will
definitely
pay
those
with
the
property
taxes,
but
we
can
reduce
that
amount
and
you're
allowed
to
do
that.
J
Right,
thank
you.
So
that
was
very
clear
for
me.
Thank
you
very
much
because
again,
I
want
to
move
forward.
I
don't
want
to
hold
this
up
any
further,
but
if
I
have
to
commit
tonight
and
moving
forward
with
$100
tax
increase,
I
I
can't
do
that.
Given
alderman
Rainey
had
at
2
o'clock,
I
had
my
meeting
at
6
o'clock.
So
given
that
I've
had
three
hours
to
think
about
this,
maybe.
A
Think
about
it
and
I
don't
know
if
this
is
fair
to
say
it.
This
way,
think
about
it
that
the
council
moves
forward
with
the
new
crown.
We're
gonna
have
a
one
and
a
half
million
dollar
deficit.
How
do
we?
How
do
we,
you
know,
fill
that
deficit?
Do
we
reduce
our
expenditures?
Okay,
elsewhere
in
the
city?
Do
we
increase
our
tax
levy?
Okay,
which
is
a
tax
increase?
Do
we
you
sell
some
assets
and
therefore
reduce
you
know
the
the
actual
debt.
You
know
outstanding
debt
and
service
that
we
have
so
those
are.
A
Those
are
the
decisions
that
will
have
to
make,
but
the
other
question
the
question
tonight
is:
does
the
city
continue
to
move
forward
with
a
crown
understanding
that
the
cost
to
the
city
will
be
about?
You
know,
1.5
million
dollars
and
I?
Think,
okay
and
I
think
the
you
know,
general
consensus.
I
know
that
everybody
up
here
has
concerns
about.
A
You
know
how
we,
how
we
fill
that
one
and
a
half
million
the
property
tax
increases
it
yeah
reduction,
expensives
whatever
it
seems
like
there's
a
general
consensus
that
this
council
is
committed
to
moving
forward
with
bringing
a
new
Crown
Center
to
Evanston.
Oh,
yes,
okay,
yes,
so
so,
if
that's
the
case,
I
know
we've
been
at
this
conversation
for
a
long
time,
so
unless
somebody
feels
really
strongly
that
they
want
to,
you
know,
contribute
to
the
conversation.
M
I
would
just
ask
for
the
latitude
to
continue
to
talk
to
the
library
and
as
we,
these
discussions
continue
to
move
forward
if
there's
opportunities
to
come
back
with
some
sort
of
revised
proposal.
That
would
accomplish
the
goals
of
the
City
Council
and
not
increase
the
tax
burden
that
we
would
have
that
I'd
have
that
flexibility.
So
we'll
continue
to
talk
with
the
library.
We'll
come
back
to
you
next
week
with
the
construction
manager.
M
Never
in
my
15
16
years
as
a
city
manager,
27
years
working
in
local
government
ever
one
to
a
council
in
February
or
March
to
talk
about
a
budget
that
would
start
the
following
January
but
I
think
it's
important
that
we
have
these
discussions
and
and
really
the
tenor
and
tone
of
your
discussion
this
evening.
Is
why?
Because
we
have
serious
issues
as
a
community
and
as
a
Municipal
Corporation,
we
really
have
to
start
grappling
with
in
order
to
continue
to
be
everything
to
everybody
and
to
do
it
a
little
low
of
cost
as
possible.
M
L
T
A
T
D
I
T
O
L
C
A
J
Just
want
to
thank
the
9th
where
residents
who
came
to
our
meeting
this
last
Saturday
and
also
to
give
you
all
an
invitation
to
stop
by
the
new
after-school
program
that's
happening
over
at
Richville.
We
will
be
opening
on
Tuesday.
Well,
they
will
be
opening
on
Tuesday.
The
27th
after
school
will
be
open
from
3:30
till
6:00
I'm
over
I
came
in
Park
West,
so
feel
free
to
stop
by
and
see
all
that
Ridgeville
and
our
Parks
and
Rec
team
have
put
together
over
there
great.
I
Thank
You
mr.
mayor,
just
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
discussion
earlier,
particularly
my
colleagues
for
obviously
insulting
filming
for
flushing
through
those
questions
to
help
to
get
me
where
I
needed
to
be
so
so.
Thank
you.
Both
the
mayor
talked
about
this
being
a
very
difficult
week
for
some
families
in
town
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
Belcher
family
for
Alton
Belcher
senior
that
recently
passed.
I
I
didn't
have
a
chance
to
speak
at
the
funeral,
but
I
know
that
Simmons
is
very
close
to
the
family
and
they're
very
well
known
in
town
there,
enough
of
them
to
actually
have
their
own
zip
code
and
and
obviously
mrs.
C
markand
and
her
family
for
the
young
man
that
passed
and
then
there
was
another
woman,
Doria
Johnson
who
we
all
know
has
been
a
genealogist
and
a
historian
in
town.
She
recently
passed
so
just
keeping
those
families
in
prayer
album
Simmons.
I
He
brought
up
the
Tour
de
Navarre,
so
that's
gonna
take
place
this
Saturday.
The
bus
tour
leaves
levy,
Center
one
o'clock
and
will
return
at
3:30
and
then
the
Business
Expo,
which
I
think
is
just
absolutely
phenomenal,
begins
at
3:30
and
it
lasts
until
7:30
and
I
think.
Last
year
we
ran
into
an
issue
where
the
businesses
were
not
able
to
sell
and
they'll
be
able
to
do
that
this
year.
So
I
encourage
you
all
to
bring
your
dollars
in
support
the
black
businesses
and
then
I.
Think
of
mr.
I
Hemingway
left
I'm,
getting
ready
to
send
an
email
to
all
my
fashion,
mentors
in
in
town
and
mr.
Hemingway
sent
out
notification
that
he's
collecting
business
dress,
calls
for
our
for
our
students
who
are
going
to
be
participating
in
the
mayor's
Summer
Youth,
Employment
Program,
so
I
hope
that
you
all
pay
attention
to
that
and
and
help
with
the
donation
of
business
clothes
to
help
prepare
our
youth
for
their
bright
futures.
Thank
you.
A
S
Thing
for
that,
pursuant
to
v
Illinois
compiled
statutes,
ilcs
120,
/,
2a
I
move
that
the
city
can
city
council
convened
into
executive
session
to
discuss
such
and
items
regarding
personnel.
These
are
agenda
items.
These
agenda
items
are
permitted
subjects
to
be
considered
in
executive
session
and
our
1808
exceptions
under
the
Open
Meetings
Act.
The
exceptions
are
five
ilcs
120
/
2a
+
c1.