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A
C
B
E
Thank
You
mayor
to
stall,
the
deputy
clerk
well
and
members
of
City
Council
Greg
Kleiber
Fire
Chief
before
you,
you
have
some
information
on
our
fire
Explorer
program
that
will
be
starting.
This
fall.
We
were
going
to
have
an
open
house
Tuesday
evening,
the
25th,
at
our
headquarters,
at
909,
Lake
Street
at
7
p.m.
to
explain
what
this
is
and
what
this
program
is
all
about.
The
purpose
of
the
program
is
for
those
youths
that
are
between
14
and
20
years
old,
who
may
be
interested
in
becoming
a
firefighter
with
the
city
of
Evanston.
E
We
will
be
utilizing
our
firefighters
as
lead
instructors,
they're,
going
to
learn
everything
there
is
to
know
about
this
career
opportunity
and
what
the
what
our
job
is
about,
both
as
firefighters
and
paramedics,
all
operations
of
our
of
our
department
hands
on
experience
and
and
we're
going
to
make
this
enjoyable
for
them.
It'll
kind
of
mirror
the
school
year,
so
it'll
start
starting
a
little
late
this
year,
but
we'll
get
started
in
October
and
run
through
the
end
of
the
school
year.
So
that
is,
there
will
be
a
minimal
cost
to
it
about
twenty
dollars.
E
E
We
we
have
had
some
of
our
firefighters
who
are.
We
formed
a
public
education
team
this
year
we
have
about
16
of
our
firefighters,
on
that
team,
they've
been
out
in
the
community
blitzing
and
hitting
the
high
schools
and
our
middle
schools
as
well,
because
there's
14
to
20,
so
the
high
school,
the
YMCA
YWCA,
it's
a
co-ed
program.
Incidentally,
so
we
have.
We
have
four
or
five
four
firefighters
who
are
women
on
the
job
right
now,
so
just
want
to
make
sure
everybody
knew
that.
Thank.
B
D
B
G
Last
year
the
City
Council
participated
in
a
cover-up
of
the
tax
increase,
the
council
and
city
staff
created
an
environment
of
confusing
and
misleading
information
on
the
real
tax
increase,
which
was
close
to
eight
percent
five
percent,
almost
five
percent
property
and
three
percent
other
taxes.
At
no
point
during
the
process
of
the
budget
discussion,
while
he
ever
stated,
the
total
tax
increase,
several
local
newspapers
outlets
basically
informed
the
public.
It
was
3%.
So
there
was
true
confusion
tonight
the
council
will
engage
in
the
same
practice.
No
doubt
when
it
talks
about
pensions.
G
The
mayor
and
council
will
claim
it's
only
a
2%
increase
for
pensions,
but
the
truth.
What
will
be
the
real
tax
total
tax
increase?
It
won't
be
2
percent,
I,
believe
that
council,
members
and
mayor's
know
and
know
right
now
what
the
tax
increase
is
because
Wally's
probably
told
you
which
I
realized
might
be
a
violation
of
certain
things,
but
you
probably
know
anyway,
so
you
will
play
out
the
same
problem
things
that
you
did
last
year.
The
fiscal
house
of
cards
here
is
crumbling.
I
noticed
in
the
firefighters,
increased
salary
of
2%.
G
Just
in
that
one
alone,
I'm
sure
the
other
ones
funding
is
going
to
come
from
taxes
and
water
bills
basically
said
the
water
fund,
which
is
water
bills.
Anyone
get
the
impression
the
city
might
raise
water
rates
again.
Well,
you've
really
not
solved
the
structural
problems
of
the
budget.
You're
really
engaged
in
what
I
would
call
a
shell
game,
since
the
city's
financial
picture
really
may
still
be
deteriorating.
Few
here,
probably
understood
several
months
ago,
maybe
a
little
longer,
an
ordinance
was
passed
that
allowed
the
city
manager
to
move
funds
around
to
me.
G
B
H
Mike
facility
728
Reese,
Avenue,
Evanston
I,
read
recently
in
both
the
round
table
and
the
Pioneer
Press
about
an
article
published
the
documents
conversation
of
the
last
council
meeting,
specifically
regarding
the
pension
fund
debt
and
the
suggestion
of
raising
property
taxes.
Yet
again,
the
article
also
states
that
the
actuaries
recommendation
of
the
city
of
the
amount
of
city
would
pay
to
the
pension
fund
would
not
require
a
property
tax
increase,
some
councilmembers
desire
to
pay
more
towards
the
pension
fund
and
raise
property
taxes.
H
So
I
did
write
a
note
to
the
council
of
stating
my
:
I
think
it's
probably
speak
for
a
lot
of
people
who
aren't
here
tonight
that
we
should
not
raise
property
taxes.
We
should
not
raise
any
taxes
or
fees
again
and
2013,
as
we
have
in
the
last
several
years.
What
I
do
recommend
is
that
the
City
Council
goals
and
the
budget
goals
for
2013
should
include
avoiding
raising
taxes
or
better
yet
trying
to
find
a
way
to
decrease
taxes.
Thank
you.
Thank.
I
Evening,
my
name
is
Jim
young
and
I
live
at
2607
Colfax
Street
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
address
City
Council
this
evening
and
thank
you
mayor,
says
Dale.
Forgive
me
a
little
extra
time.
Some
of
you
may
recall
that
I
served
on
mayor,
Morton's,
Police
and
Fire
pension
committee
in
2008.
Tonight,
I
am
here
as
a
private
citizen,
since
our
groups
work
and
in
October
2008
after
we
published
our
report.
I
My
request
is
that
you
maintain
funding
for
Evanston's
Police
and
Fire
pension
funds,
at
least
at
last
year's
level,
but
under
no
circumstances
what
I
suggest
that
you
lower
funding
the
current
unfunded
liability
for
the
police.
One
is
eighty
six
point:
two
million
dollars
or
54%.
The
fire
fund
is
underfunded
by
sixty
six
point:
six
million
dollars
or
fifty
four
percent
said
another
way.
The
pension
debt
just
for
police
and
fire
funds
is
150.
Two
point:
eight
million
dollars
a
Vinson's,
Police
and
Fire
pension
situation
is
very
precarious
in
contributing
less
money
is
irresponsible.
I
In
my
opinion,
if
the
unfunded
liability
is
20
percent
or
less
and
other
conditions,
we're
improving,
I
would
have
a
different
opinion
to
reiterate
the
police
and
fire
unfunded
liability
is
about
54%
we're
on
thin
ice
due
to
a
variety
of
reasons.
We
basically
put
all
of
our
current
police
environment,
all
their
retirees
and
taxpayers
on
the
ice
in
Lake
Michigan,
and
it's
springtime.
I
This
is
dangerous,
as
I
learned
about
pensions
in
Evanston,
starting
in
March
of
o8,
became
aware
of
the
growing
problems
at
Cook
County
city
of
Chicago
in
the
five
state
pension
funds
I
have
become
concerned.
Angry
disappointed,
appalled,
disgusted
and
depressed,
irresponsible
actions
taken
in
adolescent
behavior
by
our
elected
officials
is
a
travesty.
The
only
good
news
is
that
the
public
has
become
aware
of
the
gravity
of
the
situation
and,
as
Daniel
Biss
has
correctly
stated,
it's
a
math
problem.
I
I
give
Daniel
huge
kudos
for
his
maturity,
willingness
and
ability
to
forge
constructive
changes
on
pension
issues
in
Illinois.
Evidences
pension
situation
will
likely
get
worse
in
the
near
future
why
demographics
are
working
against
the
fund
more
and
more
policemen
and
firemen
are
going
to
retire
in
the
next
five
to
ten
years.
In
fact,
there
are
18
police
officers
who
are
currently
eligible
to
retire
and
that's
today,
another
15
officers
in
the
next
five
years
will
be
able
to
retire.
I
That's
20
percent
of
the
active
policemen
in
2013
payments
for
police
and
fire
benefits
are
estimated.
Sixteen
point:
eight
million
dollars
funds
contributed
by
active
police
and
firemen
plus.
The
amount
recommended
by
the
actuary
are
sixteen
point.
Four
million
there's
not
much
room
for
error.
In
ten
years,
total
payments
are
projected
to
grow,
to
21
point
four
million
up
from
this
year's.
Sixteen
point,
eight.
So
in
ten
years,
annual
payments
are
scheduled
to
increase
27%
and
they
continue
to
increase
every
year
for
almost
another
20
years.
Second,
the
Government
Accounting
Standards
Board.
I
That's
Gatsby
recently
passed
new
guidelines,
which
is
going
to
increase
unfunded
liability.
That's
Gatsby,
67
and
68
you're
going
to
use
a
lower
discount
rate
because
of
the
you
see
a
large
unfunded
liability.
It's
not
gonna,
be
the
7%
that
you
assumed
return.
It's
based
off
a
double
a
double
a
municipal
bond
index,
but
that's
gonna
increase
the
unfunded
liability.
Third,
both
pension
funds
currently
assume
a
7%
rate
of
return.
This
is
likely
too
high
by
at
least
1
percent
and
more
likely
two
percent,
but
it
could
be
even
lower.
I
Bill
Gross
from
pemko
stated
in
his
August
commentary
that,
in
the
future,
bonds
will
return
two
percent
in
stocks,
four
percent,
so
his
three
percent
blended
return
is
a
far
cry
from
the
7
percent.
Currently
assumed
look
at
the
returns.
These
funds
earned
from
1998
to
2007,
barely
over
6%,
that's
in
a
pending
D
from
page
22
of
the
pension
report.
But
since
the
financial
collapse
in
2008,
the
police
fund
generated
3.7
percent
annualized
return
and
the
fire
fund
generated
3
percent
annualized
return,
a
common
mistake.
I
People
are
making
is
that
they're
extrapolating
historical
investment
returns
from
20
to
30
years
ago
into
the
future,
but
here's
the
problem
30
years
ago
the
10-year
bond
had
peaked
at
over
15%,
and
today
it's
about
1.8
percent.
We
have
just
enjoyed
one
of
the
biggest
bull
markets
and
bonds
in
history.
Mathematically.
These
returns
can't
happen
again
in
the
foreseeable
future.
Also
think
about
what
the
chairman
of
the
Fed
announced
last
week,
Chairman
Bernanke
said
that
short-term
rates
would
be
on
hold
until
at
least
mid
2015,
and
he
announced
QE
3.
I
These
announcements
suggest
to
me
and
many
others
that
mr.
Bernanke
and
others
are
very
concerned
about
our
economy
from
an
investment
perspective.
This
means
we'll
be
earning
close
to
zero
percent
on
our
cash
for
the
next
three
years.
An
investment
returns
across
fixed
income
assets
are
pulled
down.
Do
these
policies,
while
stocks
experienced
a
recent
game,
remember
that
both
the
police
and
fire
funds
have
significant
investment
restrictions
which
effectively
limits
their
holdings
of
stocks
bonds
in
cash.
I
All
of
my
comments
pertain
to
the
current
pension
benefits
agreed
to
in
the
current
structure
of
630,
plus
independently
managed
police
and
fire
funds
throughout
Illinois.
Both
these
it
both
issues
warrant
a
separate
and
thorough
consideration
to
ensure
that
all
police
and
firemen
receive
a
fair
and
sustainable
pension
and
taxpayers
are
treated
equitably.
This
City
Council
has
a
moral
and
ethical
responsibility
to
appropriately
fund
the
police
and
fire
funds.
I
wish
there
was
also
a
legal
responsibility
similar
to
the
I
MRF
think
about
this.
I
Evanson
is
considering
decreasing
funding
and
we
have
a
54%
unfunded
liability.
Crook
County
is
only
43
percent
unfunded
in
a
report
led
by
Commissioner
Bridget
gainer
states
that
on
the
current
path,
this
pension
plan
will
be
bankrupt
by
2038.
Irf
is
only
20
percent
underfunded,
yet
they'll
likely
be
raising
funding
requirements.
How
can
Evanson,
which
has
a
larger
unfunded
liability
measured
by
a
percent,
even
consider
decreasing
its
funding?
I
A
report
released
in
2012
by
the
American
Academy
of
Actuaries
states
that
pension
plans
should
have
a
strategy
in
place
to
attain
or
maintain
a
funded
status
of
a
hundred
percent
or
greater
over
a
reasonable
period
of
time.
I
don't
understand.
Evanson
strategy,
decreasing
funding
will
increase
the
unfunded
liability
and
further
jeopardize
pensions
for
all
current
police
and
firemen
and
retirees
these
pension
bills
don't
go
away.
The
pension
debt
just
grows
because
compounding
never
sleeps
compounding
works
24/7
and
every
day
you
try
and
ignore
the
issue.
I
It
gets
worse
when
the
2008
pension
committee
published
a
report.
Unfunded
pensions
were
146
million
dollars.
Today
it's
almost
153
million
and
likely
to
grow
and
guess
who
will
ultimately
pay
the
bill,
your
children
and
grandchildren,
so,
instead
of
leaving
them
with
some
nickels
and
dimes
in
a
piggy
bank,
you're
going
to
leave
them
with
a
big
IOU.
Is
that
what
you
want
to
do
for
your
children
and
grandchildren?
Is
that
your
legacy
our
country
has
given
each
generation
a
better
opportunity
and
I
hope
that
you'll
continue
this
American
tradition?
I
In
summary,
both
police
and
Fire
pension
funds
are
corley
funded
today
with
a
54%
unfunded
liability.
Demographics
are
ahead.
1
is
reflected
by
the
growing
pension
payments
projected
over
the
next
30
years.
Recent
accounting
changes
announced
by
Gatsby
will
further
increase.
The
unfunded
liability
and
future
returns
on
assets
will
likely
be
lower
than
projected.
I
Please
make
the
right
decision
in
front
of
pension
at
last
year's
level
and
make
a
commitment
to
pay
down
this
onerous
pension
debt,
your
children
and
grandchildren
will.
Thank
you,
I
appreciate
your
time
and
attention
I'm
happy
to
take
questions
and
if
I
don't
have
the
data
I'm
more
than
happy
to
follow
up
with
you,
so
we
can
have
accurate
and
complete
information.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
I've
worked
incredibly
hard
to
build
a
successful
business
and
stay
in
my
location,
while
promoting
a
healthy
lifestyle
and
contributing
to
Evanston's
local
economy.
Well,
I
have
never
before
felt
the
need
to
disparage
anyone
and
instead
focus
only
on
the
positives
of
what
revolutions
spin
brings
to
the
community.
I
honestly
feel,
in
this
case
the
need
to
defend
myself.
The
on-the-record
comments
of
both
miss
Moser
and
missed
are
are
at
best
only
10
percent
truths.
The
rest
field
filled
with
conjecture.
J
Revolutions
spent
open
for
business
I
immediately
went
into
Moser
sewing
studio
and
spoke
with
Martha
directly
I
told
her.
That
I
was
completely
sympathetic
to
the
fact
that
I
didn't
know
how
much
absorption
the
walls
between
our
businesses
would
take
and
that
if
the
music
was
ever
too
loud
to
please
call
my
personal
cell
phone,
which
I
provided
as
we
approach
our
one-year
anniversary.
Miss
Moser
has
called
exactly
one
time
to
ask
me
to
turn
down
the
music,
and
that
was
11
months
ago.
I
immediately
had
my
instructor
comply.
J
Martha
then
started
calling
the
building
management
company
cast
management
to
file
any
complaints.
Caste
management,
representative,
Matthew
Yellen
called
me
directly
and
personally
asked
me
on
behalf
of
caste
management,
to
not
confront
Martha
Moser
in
any
capacity
and
instead
to
let
this
dispute
be
handled
by
the
management
company.
Almost
a
year
into
business.
I
have
come
always
complied
with
that
request
in
the
eleven
months
since
Martha
Moser
called
I
need
to
have
my
instructor
turn
down.
J
The
music
I've
had
to
install
video
surveillance
equipment
in
my
studio
to
point
both
in
to
my
shop
as
well
as
the
sidewalk
in
front
of
it,
as
Miss
mowcher
began
about
six
months
ago,
destroying
any
property
I
had
on
the
sidewalk,
namely
a
small
sandwich
board
sign
and
full
in
full
view
of
a
full
class.
Miss
mowcher
would
violently
swing
her
purse
into
and
eventually
broke.
My
sandwich
board
additionally
miss
Moser
barged
into
an
ongoing
class
and
again
in
full
view
of
a
full
class
of
clients,
physically
threatened
the
instructor.
J
At
this
point,
she's
plastered
advertisements
of
other
gyms
and
spin
studios
in
the
area
on
her
windows
and
since
last
week's
meeting
here
has
put
up
signs
on
every
storefront
window.
She
has
asking
people
to
come
in
and
sign
her
petition
to
rid
the
neighborhood
of
revolution
spin
at
this
morning's
Main
Street
Association
meeting
several
business
members
told
us
that
she
that
they
were
approached
by
her
but
refused
to
sign
the
petition.
As
for
Miss
Starr's
comments,
while
I
understand
her
complaints,
they
are
completely
unfounded
and
untrue,
at
least
for
the
last
11
months.
J
The
first
several
weeks,
revolutions
spin
was
open
for
business.
I
admit
that
I
did
leave
our
front
door.
Open
I
personally
did
not
realize
how
the
sound
from
the
speakers
carried
out
into
the
streets.
Roughly
four
weeks
after
I
opened,
I
received
an
anonymous
letter
from
the
Sherman
Street
neighbors.
Asking
me
to
please
keep
the
front
door
closed
at
all
times
to
alleviate
any
unnecessary
noise
since
that
day
11
months
ago,
our
front
door
has
never
been
open
while
playing
loud
music.
J
Both
miss
Moser
and
mist
are
routinely
call
on
the
Evanston
police
depart
and
to
file
complaints
against
revolution
spin
for
loud
noise.
Not
once
at
any
point
has
revolution
spin
been
cited
for
loud
music.
Additionally,
only
a
handful
of
times
have,
we
ever
been
told
to
turn
down
our
music.
Any
officer
I've
spoke
with
routinely
apologizes
for
having
to
come
out
yet
again
to
disturb
class.
In
fact,
last
weekend
the
officer
who
responded
surmised
with
me
that
missed
our
looks
at
revolutions.
J
Spins
scheduled
cease
when
the
classes
and
then
just
calls
to
have
the
police
show
up
for
the
sole
purpose
of
disrupting
my
business.
The
officer
sat
outside
of
revolutions
spend
for
over
five
minutes
and
when
I
walked
outside
to
speak
with
them,
he
was
visibly
annoyed
and
told
me
that
he
literally
could
not
hear
a
thing.
He
also
told
me,
the
complaint
came
from
across
the
street,
clearly
missed
our
as
a
matter
of
fact,
last
night
at
approximately
7:45
p.m.
Miss,
mowcher,
again
called
the
EPD
to
come
to
revolution
spin.
J
My
general
manager,
who
spoke
here
last
week
on
my
behalf,
asked
Miss
mowcher,
who
was
standing
outside.
Please
just
stop
stop
calling
the
back
and
forth
with
her
was
getting
out
of
control.
Her
words
to
my
general
manager,
the
full
class
of
clients
and
the
police
officer
were
no
I,
am
going
to
ruin
your
business
as
a
business
owner,
I'm,
consistently
told
I'm
the
most
patient
man
in
the
world,
I've
basically
sat
idly
by
while
two
individuals
conduct
a
witch-hunt
against
me
and
my
business
in
the
most
childish
and
vindictive
ways
possible.
J
Both
miss
Moser
and
miss
star,
as
well
as
the
city
of
Evanston,
should
be
appalled
at
the
waste
of
city
resources
on
the
daily
visits
to
revolution,
spin,
which
are
done
solely
out
of
the
spite
of
two
people
and
not
for
any
other
issue.
Yes,
revolution
spin
will
be
taking
over
the
space
at
9:06,
Sherman
Avenue,
currently
occupied
by
mojo,
sewing
studio.
J
This
was
not
done
in
cahoots
with
the
management
company
as
miss
Moser
alleges,
but
because
revolutions
spin
has
become
a
thriving
Evanston
business
with
over
2,000
clients
visited
daily
by
at
least
fifty
to
seventy-five,
unique
visitors,
employing
twelve
people,
and
we
have
the
need
to
expand
and,
quite
frankly,
the
desire
to
stay
where
we
are
revolution.
Spin
brings
business
to
the
surrounding
businesses
in
the
district
and,
in
my
opinion,
is
a
shining
example
of
how
even
stony
ins
help
support
a
good
local
business
and
help
it
grow
and
thrive.
J
From
my
part,
I
have
negotiated
with
cast
management
installing
soundproofing
at
revolutions,
spin
after
the
expansion
on
the
ceilings
and
adjoining
wall
to
Marton
photography
studio
mr.
Moulton
mr.
Martin
is
in
full
support
of
revolution
spin
moving
next
to
his
studio.
All
of
my
instructors
know
not
to
play
loud
music
or
yell
loudly
on
the
microphone,
and
we
do
not
conduct
classes
during
Evanston's
noise,
ordinance
periods.
Lastly,
as
a
business
owner
I
ask
you
to
please
let
me
conduct
my
business
in
the
safe
and
respectful
manner
that
I
always
have
been.
J
Please
help
my
clients
be
protected
from
the
bullying
and
harassment
of
Miss,
mowcher
and
mists
are
please
stop
allowing
the
city's
resources
to
be
wasted
on
baseless
noise
complaints
originated
solely
from
the
same
two
people
over
and
over
and
over
again.
Please
allow
me
to
continue
to
thrive
and
grow
and
bring
even
more
business
to
the
Main
Street
shopping
district
and
continue
to
be
a
shining
example
of
small
business
in
Evanston.
Thank
you
thank.
B
D
Mayor
mayor
members
of
the
council,
we've
had
a
very
successful
summer,
engaging
many
youth
and
many
different
kinds
of
activities
around
Evanston.
We
want
to
take
a
little
time
this
evening
to
count
our
successes
and
we've
asked
Doug
gainer
and
members
of
the
staff
and
Parks
Recreation
community
services,
as
well
as
Karen
Lyons
and
members
of
the
staff
of
the
Austin
public
library
to
come
this
evening
to
make
a
presentation.
Mr.
Gaynor,
good
evening,
Thank.
K
You,
mayor
and
members
of
the
city,
council,
city
manager,
Bob
wits
and
deputy
city
clerk,
OTT,
well,
I'm,
Doug,
gainer,
director
of
parks,
recreation
and
community
service.
This
evening,
the
staff
of
the
recreation
division,
the
youth
and
young
adults
such
the
section
and
the
library
will
present
information
on
the
summer
programs
that
were
conducted
all
over
the
city
this
summer.
This
summer,
recreation
division
presentation
focuses
on
the
age
group
of
five
to
twenty
six.
K
K
The
first
slide
that
we're
going
to
show
our
a
number
of
the
partnerships
that
we
have
created
over
the
years
and
you
can
see
this
is
just
really
a
small
number.
The
last
line
which
indicates
affiliate
organizations
represents
approximately
19
and
we
could
have
put
a
couple
of
pages
or
a
couple
slides
up
here.
We
thought
it
was
just
easier
to
to
show
this
one
slide,
but
that's
the
the
little
league
baseball
basketball,
football,
the
Tennis
Association,
all
the
organizations
that
provide
outstanding
opportunities
in
a
cooperative
effort
with
our
department.
K
K
The
first
program
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
is
our
lakefront
and,
of
course,
this
year
it
was
probably
one
of
the
hottest
summers
that
we've
experienced
in
many
years.
Beach
attendance
was
outstanding.
Our
tokens
that
we
sold
we
actually
ran
out
of
before
the
season
began.
As
you
can
see,
twenty
one
thousand
eight
hundred
tokens
were
sold,
twenty-nine
thousand
daily
tickets
were
sold.
So
yes,
at
some
point,
when
we
get
into
budget
you'll,
see
a
significant
increase
in
our
provar.
The
projected
revenue
that
we
had
and,
of
course
that's
not
something
we
necessarily
control.
K
So
there
were
approximately
200
of
those
that
we
were
able
to
give
away
as
free
tokens
based
on
that
donation
program
and
the
other
250
were
actually
tokens
that
the
City
Council
gave
us
an
additional
amount
of
tokens
to
give
away
the
ten
visit,
teep
teen
punch
card
program.
This
was
the
mayor's
ideas
a
couple
of
years
ago.
They
were
distributed
at
the
library
and
at
rec
centers,
and
you
see
there
were
300
of
those
that
were
given
out
over
the
summer.
K
In
addition,
there
were
900
free,
Beach
tokens
distributed
to
the
following
agencies,
and
this
program
is
specifically
geared
towards
providing
each
of
these
agencies
a
number
of
tokens
to
provide
to
the
families
who
they
actually
are
their
clients
and
are
given
those
tokens
in
order
for
them
to
use
the
lakefront.
Finally,
the
free
Beach
passes
for
weekly
group
outings.
There
will
be
a
number
of
agencies
in
town
that
will
say
they
would
like
to
go
out
to
the
beach
I'm
on
a
Thursday
with
their
group.
K
If
it's
a
not-for-profit,
it's
been
the
the
practice
of
the
department
since
I've
been
here
to
provide
them
that
opportunity
and
instead
of
giving
tokens
what
we
do
is
give
them
a
letter.
That
says,
please
admit
it's
shown
to
our
folks
at
each
beach
or
whatever
beach
they
attend
and
then
they're,
given
the
opportunity
to
attend
the
lakefront
programs
are
probably
without
a
question
the
most
popular
programs
that
we
have
during
the
summer.
K
We
just
were
not
able
to
accommodate
them
based
on
the
facilities
we
have
and
the
equipment
we
have,
and
that's
really,
we've
talked
with
a
city
manager
about
that
and
he's
given
us
some
ideas
of
how
we
might
be
able
to
increase
that
and
we'll
be
working
on
that
over
the
next
several
months,
the
Youth
and
Family
programs,
the
first
three
items
there
were
part
of
the
super
summer
program
that
we
have
had.
These
are
opportunities
for
young
folks
to
come
in.
We
had
a
sandcastle
contest.
K
We
have
open
fishing
and
open
tubing
for
these
folks,
it's
not
a
registration
program.
It's
show
up
and
we'll
try
to
provide
those
kinds
of
activities.
The
Dempster,
Street
Beach
was
also
very
popular.
Lessons
are
incredibly
popular.
We
have
sailing
kayaking
this
new
board.
Paddle
boarding,
that's
going
on
it's
incredible.
We
can't
keep
the
equipment
that
we
have
on
the
beach
it's
constantly
being
rented
out,
which
shows
the
popularity
of
what's
at
what's
happening.
K
Is
it's
really
phenomenal
and
of
course
again
we
had
some
great
great
weather
and
you
can
see
that
the
dog
Beach
continues
to
be
an
extremely
popular
venue.
The
other
lakefront
statistics,
which
I
thought
were
very
important.
We
sort
of
sifted
through
the
first
four
items
that
you
see
there
and
only
gave
you
numbers
of
the
most
serious.
K
So
as
an
example
when
we
are
advised
that
there's
a
missing
child
there's
a
specific
procedure
that
we
follow
immediately,
one
of
them
is
calling
the
police
department,
the
other
is
fanning
out
folks
to
try
to
find
where
this
missing
child
is
and
surprisingly,
or
maybe
not
surprisingly.
In
most
cases
we
find
them
either
at
a
concession,
stand
the
restroom
or
actually
in
their
in
their
parents
car.
K
If,
if
the
parents
have
driven
taking
a
nap,
but
it's
something
that
we
thought
it
was
important
to
show
the
water
rescues,
these
were
not
just
picking
a
child
up
who
may
have
fallen
in
shallow
water.
These
are
when
our
lifeguard
staff
has
actually
had
to
go
into
the
water
to
pull
out
someone
who's
distressed,
and
you
can
see
this
twenty-seven.
It's
a
it's
a
unfortunate
number,
but
you
know
being
a
little
bit
superstitious.
K
I,
don't
usually
talk
about
this
often,
but
we've
been
very
fortunate
and
that
would
I
guess
the
fact
that
we
had
another
great
summer.
Our
staff
did
an
outstanding
job
of
keeping
our
folks
safe.
The
lakefront
picnic
permits,
lagoon,
shelter,
Reynolds
and
the
lighthouse
Jellicle
rentals
are
pretty
much
self-explanatory.
L
First
of
all,
I
will
talk
about
is
a
little
bit
about
park
and
picnic
permits.
A
picnic
permit
is
basically
a
permit.
We
issued
to
a
specific
park
with
the
Pacific
picnic
site
like
the
shelter
lovelace
or
the
picnic
areas
at
the
live
front.
Usually
these
are
small
family
or
medium
family
picnics
groups
that
are
meet
their
park
permit
might
be
a
bigger
event
like
a
James
Park.
We
have
a
lot
of
events
out
there.
L
The
picnic
you
see
on
the
picture
out
here
is
the
Rotary
Club
annual
picnic,
which
is
takes
over
pretty
much
all
Centennial
Park
for
a
long
time.
As
long
as
I've
been
here,
we
also
issue
permits
out
to
the
tennis
courts
and
to
the
fire
circle,
which
is
a
very,
very
popular
to
do,
and
we
also
work
with
five:
the
local
sports
associations,
the
Evanston
ASL
soccer
team,
Everson
soccer
Evanston
baseball,
softball
association,
the
junior
Wildcat
football
and
the
Evanston
lacrosse
programs.
L
There
are
4,500
Everson
youth
to
participate
in
these
programs
and
they're
organized
by
the
volunteer
groups.
They
play
on
50,
52,
athletic
fields
that
we
maintain
and
that
we
schedule
through
our
permit
process.
So
it's
a
fairly
large
program
at
the
people
here,
volunteers,
one
in
town,
okay,
special
Rec
this
summer
had
three
camps.
We
had
71
campers.
There
are
three
camps:
the
park
camp,
which
is
located
at
Park,
School
Cambria,
which
is
at
Lovelace
Park
and
the
aquatic
adventure
camp,
which
is
at
Dempster
Beach.
L
In
addition
to
these
camps,
we
have
a
very
comprehensive
Special
Olympic
program.
This
summer
we
had
17
athletes
travel
to
the
state
games
in
June
and
Illinois
State
University.
We
had
11
competing
the
bowling
meet,
which
was
at
Elk
Grove
and
9,
and
the
district
bocce
tournament,
which
is
at
North
Lake.
We
have
125
families
that
participate
in
our
programs,
Department
also
closely
works
with,
especially
participants
and
families.
I
want
to
integrate
into
our
non
special
direct
programs
on
inclusion.
L
Specialists
will
meet
with
these
parents
and
the
participants
and
determine
which
program
that
was
best
for
them.
She'll
provide
training
for
the
staff
and,
if
needed,
provide
a
one-on-one
aid
for
the
participant,
as
always,
she'll
go
back
and
check
it
with
the
everybody
to
make
sure
it
was
having
a
great
time.
We
have
180
children,
young
adults
who
took
advantage
of
service,
and
that
represents
about
140
Evan,
soon,
families,
next
I'm
reluctant
to
introduce
Kevin
Walden
managers,
Chandler
Neuberger
center,
who
will
be
present
the
next
couple
slides.
Thank
you.
M
M
Great
America
is
a
field
trip
that
we
offer
through
the
sports
camps,
and
we
had
about
150
youth
participate
in
that
program
altogether
over
the
course
of
the
summer,
and
we
put
a
little
slide
in
there
about
the
kids
getting
on
the
bus
in
our
area.
We
offered
86
different
field
trips,
so
we
do
use
the
busses
quite
a
bit
to
go
to
special
places
like
Legoland,
we'll
get
back
to
that
later.
Mini
golf
bowling
and
other
areas
of
interest
for
the
children
I'd
like
to
highlight
the
li
T
for
teens.
M
That's
a
program
that
we
started
about
eight
years
ago
and
it's
actually
called
leader
in
training
and
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
help
the
teens
get
a
feel
of
what
it
would
be
like
to
be
a
camp
counselor
and
it's
been
a
great
system
for
us,
a
farm
system.
If
you
will,
because
we
usually
end
up
hiring
at
least
50%
of
the
students
that
go
through
the
program
and
they
learn
everything
from
the
safety
sides
of
things
to
just
good
organization
and
how
to
lead,
games
and
activities.
M
The
final
one,
their
teen
aqua
adventure
is
a
new
program
we
offered
this
year
and
it
was
a
camp
where,
if
the
kids
went
to
mini
golf
courses
and
pools
with
water
flights
for
a
whole
week
and
they
loved
it,
so
we
got
good
reviews
on
it
and
plan
to
offer
it
again.
Next
year
we
also
offer
some
camp
programs
in
other
sites,
tennis,
as
you
can
see,
we
had
350
registrations
and
that
doesn't
include
the
community
program.
M
Youth
golf.
We
offer
eight
next
to
the
Chandler
Neuberger
Center
at
the
community.
Golf
course
I'd
like
to
highlight
the
Lego
camp
at
Ackerman
part
that
started
about
five
years
ago,
four
or
five
years
ago,
and
at
that
time
we
had
to
open
up
many
more
sections,
because
we
had
so
many
kids
that
wanted
to
get
into
this
program
and-
and
we
accommodated
them
by
opening
afternoon
sessions
and
and
so
on.
But
nonetheless
we
we
couldn't
accommodate
everyone,
but
we
always
try
to
this
year.
M
We
had
117
kids
overall
in
all
our
programs,
not
just
Lego
camps
that
we
that
were
on
the
wait
list
and
we
just
couldn't
get
into
the
program.
The
bottom
two
programs,
ere
peewee
sports,
camp
and
camp
kaleidoscope
our
preschool
camps,
and
we
had
excellent
and
and
full
attendance
in
those
programs
as
well.
M
Some
programs
that
we
offered
at
the
center
itself
include
the
Red
Cross
safety
classes
and
team
babysitters
training
team,
babysitters
training.
We
started
in
2000
year
2000
and
again
that's
the
type
of
program
where
the
kids
get
training
in
how
to
take
care
of
children
properly
and
what
safety
issues
knowing
the
phone
numbers.
M
What
are
the
rules
of
the
house
etc?
And
they
actually
get
a
certificate
from
the
Red
Cross?
It's
a
certified
program
where
they
cover
all
the
ins
and
outs
of
being
a
babysitter
and
it's
kind
of
promoting
a
little
free
enterprise.
Here,
the
Chandler
Neuberger
Center
staff
organized
the
4th
of
July
parade
for
the
department
and
we
offer,
as
you
can
see,
the
open,
open,
gyms
and
rollerskating
birthday
party
rentals,
not
real
strong
in
the
summer
overall.
In
the
course
of
a
year
we'll
get
about
35
or
40
tennis.
The
community
tennis
program
had
another.
M
Strong
year
we
had
five
nights
this
year
of
Friday,
free
tennis
at
James,
Park
and
good
good,
solid
attendance
of
224
participants.
We
had
483
received
free
tennis,
lessons
at
Foster
Park
and
on
the
bottom.
There
you
probably
recognize
Don
Walton,
he's
he's
been
with
us,
he's
done
quite
a
number
of
things
in
town
here
from
being
the
truant
officer
and
a
police
officer
and
he's
helped
part-time
teach
tennis
for
30
years
and
has
done
a
fabulous
job
in
that
role.
N
Thank
you
and
good
evening
as
part
of
the
mayor's
super
summer
program,
our
department
staff
also
coordinated
some
special
programs.
This
summer
we
had
open
volleyball
at
Clark,
Street
Beach.
We
had
a
beach
party
at
Clark,
Street
Beach,
with
food
music
volleyball
a
DJ
in
swimming
at
the
cluster
fair
this
year,
things
special
thanks
to
John
Kasich.
We
actually
moved
our
that
he
allowed
us
to
to
go
back
to
the
main
stage
we
were
at
our
first
year.
Last
year
we
were
down
at
the
end
of
Chicago
Avenue.
N
He
gave
us
space
for
our
Evanston
youth
talent.
We
actually
had
two
groups
perform
at
the
Custer
fair.
This
year
on
Sunday
afternoon,
we
partnered
with
the
Ridgeville
Park
District
for
a
scavenger
hunt
down
at
one
of
the
ridge
row
Park
site.
We
had
a
talent
show
at
Twiggs
Park.
At
the
end
of
this
summer,
we
have
a
dodgeball
tournament
for
youth
over
at
the
Chandler
new
burger
center.
N
You
will
continue
to
hear
about
more
of
the
activities
that
we
had
at
some
of
the
rec
centers,
such
as
open
gym
as
Kevin
wall
and
just
mentioned,
and
volleyball,
and
roller
skating
from
some
of
the
other
recreation
managers.
I
would
also
like
to
point
out
this
year
that
thanks
special
thanks
to
our
engagement
division
here
at
the
city,
they
were
out.
They
were
helpful
and
able
to
create
the
social
media
outlets
that
we
needed
to
really
to
try
to
reach
the
kids,
the
youth
and
young
adults
and
a
better
format.
N
We
were
able
to
create
a
youth
and
young
adult
web
page,
a
new
Facebook
page.
We
actually
tweeted
out
information
to
all
of
the
individuals
who
had
signed
up
for
our
tweeting
calendar
or
tweet
tweeting.
We
also
created
a
Google
Calendar,
so
you're
able
to
find
yourself
online
as
you
get
into
the
fall
you'll
start
to
see
more
programs
from
our
department,
and
one
of
the
ones
is
flag
football
with
that
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
Rob
Lloyd,
the
manager
of
the
Robert
Crown
Center.
O
We
Robert
Crown
have
the
luxury
of
staying
open
ice,
rink
stays
open
all
summer.
Most
of
the
local
rinks
are
usually
closed
during
the
summer,
but
we
stay
open
all
year
round.
So
in
essence,
we
get
to
have
eyes
programs
all
year,
the
top
line
for
the
87,
but
we
passed
our
87
skating
passes
that
was
part
of
the
mayor's
Summer
Youth
Program
773
public
skating
participants
that
summer
only
256
hockey
camp
participants,
which
is
a
really
good
number
for
us.
O
Eighty-Six
figure
skating,
campers
71,
freestyle,
skating
campus,
which
is
a
higher
level
of
skating
participants,
115
skating,
skaters,
registered
for
practice
ice
packages
and
that's
pre
registration
for
fall,
skating,
660,
drop-in
participants
from
practice,
size,
which
is
a
really
good
number
260
for
youth
and
adults
register
for
ice
skating
in
lessons
Linux,
which
is
also
another
pre-registration
for
fall.
Just
by
coming
in
the
Senate
escape.
O
We
had
81
drop-in
skaters
for
speed
skating
practice,
which
is
the
speed
skating
slows
down
a
little
bit,
but
that's
a
good
number
for
speed
skating
because
every
as
you
know,
I
let
the
gears
coming
up.
So
we
don't
give
us
a
big
jump
for
next
summer
camps.
We
had
a
really
good
camp
this
year.
As
you
can
see,
we
had
507
participants
that
number
probably
could
have
been
a
little
bit
larger,
but
because
of
the
capacity
of
Robert
Crown,
we
had
to
start
a
waiting
list.
O
O
O
Martial
arts
which
go
year-round,
lacrosse
camp
use
sports
instruction
and
we
really
had
a
big
surge
in
drop
in
gym
because
of
the
mayor
programs
again
347
participants,
and
that
was
in
eight
weekends,
and
we
normally
didn't
have
that
many
for
open
gym
because
of
other
outside
activities.
Now
I'd
like
to
introduce
Betsy,
Jenkins
manager
of
the
fleetwood
join
a
community
center
and
theater
and
ecology
Center.
P
Good
evening
this
year
the
Fleetwood
Jane
theater
had
three
fully
produce,
plays
heat
home
and
the
truth
be
told
when
it
came
to
heat.
All
of
the
actresses
in
heat
were
Evanston
residents,
which
made
a
production.
Very
popular
home
was
also
very
popular,
but
also
a
truth,
be
told
the
writer
and
the
actress,
and
that
was
in
Evanston
residence,
a
theater
theater
manager.
Mr.
Tim
Rose
had
a
stellar
summer
when
it
came
to
the
other
productions
that
he
put
on
but
dramatic
readings.
P
He
also
had
two
concerts,
the
gospel
music
concert,
which
also
we
have
to
be
proud.
We
had
about
three
city
of
Evanston
employees,
the
Blues
Festival,
which
was
David
chainsaw
DuPont,
is
also
at
Emerson
resident.
The
spoken
word
and
the
mayor's
children's
play
a
play
for
very
young
audiences
over
at
the
ecology.
Center
was
also
popular
with
a
lot
of
our
younger
parents.
Tim
went
on
to
continue
his
outreach
to
the
community,
but
with
our
primetime
players,
senior
citizens
drama
club,
he
also
has
a
fleet.
P
Would
you
Dane,
teen,
Club
and
Ally
step
project
would,
which
is
an
intergenerational
project
between
Evanston,
youth
and
senior
citizens?
Tim
has
made
our
theatre
very
diverse,
he's
also
doing
a
lot
of
outreach
to
make
sure
that
he
reaches
the
entire
community.
Many
of
our
theater
participants
also
take
some
of
his
classes
and
he's
averaging
over
70
ticket
holders
per
show
more
than
25
residents
performed
or
worked
in
professional
production
when
it
comes
to
the
fleet
which
attains
Center
because
of
space.
We
had
a
hundred
and
twenty-five
campers
this
year.
P
We
also
had
a
program
called
jeddak
digit
tales,
which
was
brought
to
us
last
year
by
the
teachers
in
school
district
65,
and
you
can
see
some
of
the
children
working
on
it
in
the
bottom,
where,
at
the
end
of
the
summer
they
put
on
their
everybody,
put
on
a
garage
band
performance,
a
CD.
They
took
some
old
fairy
tales
and
changed
him
around.
P
Quite
a
bit,
we
also
found
that
our
young
men
ages
eight
to
twelve
kind
of
like
to
fiddle
with
things,
so
he
gave
them
an
opportunity
to
put
myth
busters
into
class,
to
see
which
is
really
true
and
which
isn't,
and
they
also
visited
the
art,
I'm.
Sorry,
the
Museum
of
Science
and
Industry.
We
have
a
lot
of
budding
cooks,
so
we
also
introduced
the
kids
a
lot
of
culinary
arts.
They
also
had
our
opportunity
to
learn
while
doing
this.
P
Some
of
them
don't
think
that
they're
learning
when
they're
cooking,
but
still
reinforcing
some
math
and
some
other
skills
through
it
throughout
the
summer.
This
summer,
Neilson
northwestern
health,
Northwestern,
University
health
and
nutrition
day
was
held
to
Fleet,
which
a
dame
where
the
cooks
from
northwestern
kitchens
came
over
and
went
through
an
afternoon
or
a
morning
of
cooking
with
the
kids
teaching
them
healthy
eating
habits.
What
can
come
in
from
you'll
see
a
slide
in
a
minute,
our
garden
to
the
kitchen
and
house
best
for
them
at
our.
P
They
also
provided
us
with
250
sandwiches
and
healthy
snacks
for
10
weeks.
Our
program,
I
can't
program,
has
a
very
strong
emphasis
on
physical
fitness.
That's
why
we
this
year
was
we
were
glad
to
have
nutrition,
come
in
and
help
the
kids
realize
beside
physical
fitness,
why
they
have
to
have
such
a
healthy
body.
P
Other
programs
that
we
have
a
fleet
which
are
Dane
you
can
see.
We
have
an
intergenerational
neighborhood
garden,
one
of
the
neighbors
helped
the
kids
really
put
this
together
and
a
couple
of
seniors
supervised,
so
that
gave
him
opportunity
to
really
see
firsthand
start-to-finish.
Just
what
homegrown
vegetables
and
look
like.
We
had
open
gym
from
896
participants
and
impact
pint-sized
about
basketball
with
325.
Our
late-night
young
adults
were
the
average
of
25
a
week
were
the
ones
that
were
aged
18
to
25,
and
they
played
on
two
nights
a
week.
P
Roller
skating,
which
still
is
very
popular.
We
skate
athlete,
would
your
name
from
Friday
night
through
Sunday.
We
take
a
break
on
Saturday
because
of
basketball,
but
everybody
still
seems
to
enjoy
it.
The
open
rec
for
middle
school
kids
was
675
and
the
evenings.
We
found
that
that
was
a
time.
A
lot
of
kids
really
get
up
and
get
active,
especially
after
3
o'clock,
so
we
would
open
up.
The
building
would
have
a
young,
a
lot
of
young
kids
come
in
and
participate
we
Playstation
or
whatever
else
they
wanted
to
do.
P
We
also
found
that
they
really
liked
to
play
ping-pong
to
our
junior
referee
program,
helped
us
with
our
and
pint-sized
basketball,
because
these
youth
were
taught
how
to
officiate
and
because
the
younger
kids
were,
you
know
they
were
just
a
little
younger
than
them.
They
we
felt
it
was
very
beneficial.
We
also
have
a
karate
program
and
in
a
summer
scat
summer
a
middle
school
council
still
meets,
but
it's
not
as
big
as
it
is
during
the
school
year.
Our
other
outreach
programs.
We
had
a
Summer
Food
Program
at
three
four
different
sites.
P
This
is
the
second
year
for
James
Park,
and
this
year
we
averaged
anywhere
from
90
to
125
meals
per
day.
We
served
thirty
two
thousand
meals
this
summer
and
the
program
is
95%
funded
by
the
Illinois
State
Board
education
over
at
our
Mason
Park
Center
there's
dropping
activities
for
young
middle
school
students
and
youth
high
school
students.
We
also
find
there's
a
lot
of
kids
that
have
to
bring
their
siblings
with
them,
so
they're
also
welcome.
We
had
a
drumming
program,
video
game,
tournaments
and
also
the
skills
and
drills.
P
We
have
to
pool
teasel
tables
over
at
Mason
Park,
and
we
find
that
that's
a
new
sport
that
the
young
men
really
enjoy.
Some
of
them
aren't
great
at
it,
but
still
they're
having
a
great
time
with
it.
We
also
had
table
games,
arts
and
crafts,
and
we
had.
This
was
also
one
of
our
ABC
booster
sites
for
the
summer
reading,
along
with
James
Park.
P
Okay
at
the
Evans,
unfortunately
Claire
couldn't
be
here
tonight,
but
at
there's
Evanson
ecology
center.
We
had
over
1200
individuals
that
visited
the
Evanston
ecology
Center.
Some
of
these
same
individuals
are
on
their
volunteer
roster,
where
they
come
and
help
take
care
of
the
animals,
which
is
a
very
huge
job.
There's
over
700
volunteer
hours
with
Northwestern,
ET,
HS
and
other
organizations
and
residents
right
now,
I
think
Claire's,
also
working
on
a
partnership
with
Northeastern
Illinois
University
to
have
a
cup
of
classes
held
at
the
center.
P
There
were
820
campers
that
attended
seven
different,
seven
summer
camps
at
four
different
campsites.
So
this
it
was
a
pretty
big
camp.
This
year,
500
campers
participated
in
canoe
trips
and
they
were
also
canoe
trips
for
other
camps
like
Fleetwood,
Jourdain,
Camp,
real
and
Robert
Crown.
Some
of
the
students
from
the
youth
job
program
summer
youth
program
also
went
on
the
canoe
trips,
272
garden.
Plots
were
rented
to
residents
in
four
locations,
lighthouse
james
park,
twigs
and
mccormick
gardens.
Q
Good
evening,
as
you
know,
the
levy
Senior
Center
is
a
place
for
people
who
are
55
years
and
older,
but
in
the
evenings
and
weekends
we
open
up
to
the
entire
community,
so
the
Leavey
Center
has
rollerskating
on
Friday
evenings
and
open
gym
on
Sundays
in
Taekwondo
on
Monday
and
Wednesday
evenings
this
summer.
We
also
offered
several
teen
trips
and
we
continued
to
work
with
students
from
the
high
school
and
park
school.
Q
These
are
the
children
that
assist
us
with
office
and
custodial
duties,
and
this
year
to
high
school
students,
assisted
with
the
oven,
stand,
children's
theatre
program
as
well.
Younger
people
continue
to
take
fitness
classes
at
levy,
they
use
the
fitness
room
and
the
computer
lab,
and
several
younger
people
are
still
using
the
computer
lab
on
a
regular
basis
to
research,
job
opportunities
and
work
on
their
resumes.
R
Thank
you,
I'm.
All
for
your
time
today,
I'm
happy
to
talk
to
you
about
our
Evanston
Public
Library
summer
reading
program
we've
been
running
a
summer
reading
program
to
encourage
all
the
children
and
teens
and
Evanston
to
keep
reading
over
the
summer.
We've
been
running
it
since
probably
since
I
was
a
kid
at
the
Evanston
library
before
my
time
as
the
supervisor.
R
This
particular
picture
on
the
slide
today
is
from
is,
is
from
the
ABC
boosters,
our
partnership
with
Fleetwood,
Wood,
Fleetwood
and
and
also
with
district
65,
Ricky
and
Abreu.
Who
is
our
outreach,
librarian
I
believe
a
number
of
you
know
mr.
Rick,
from
around
town.
Actually,
his
participation
was
in
helping
to
train
the
young
people
who
were
working
with
with
the
younger
children
in
order
to
give
them
some
extra
literacy
skills.
R
This
this
particular
slide
is
showing
showing
the
growth
in
our
numbers
and
our
participation
of
our
summer
reading
program
and
the
finalists
that
have
participated.
We
I
just
picked
an
ear
at
random
2005
to
show
you
in
2005
we
were
part
we
were
participating
at
the
library's
three
locations.
Only
in
probably
about
2010,
we
began
to
outreach
into
other
areas.
We
now
both
2011
and
2012,
with
our
huge
years
have
also
partnered.
We
have
a
presence
at
both
Robert
Crowne
the
levy
center,
and
we
also,
we
also
have.
We
also
have
been
operating
a
summer.
R
Reading
stop
at
the
Dempster
Dodge
Plaza
for
the
past
few
past
few
summers,
those
outreach
efforts-
have
really
helped
us
to
increase
our
numbers,
as
well
as
the
fact
that
we
we
think
we
think
we're
being
rewarded
by
a
by
a
poor
economy,
as
probably
the
Park
District
is
too
when
people
can't
afford
to
go
away.
All
the
opportunities
that
we
have
for
for
activities
for
youth
in
the
summer
here
in
Evanston
become
that
much
more
critical
for
people
to
keep
them
occupied,
so
that's
showing
the
the
readers.
R
This
is
a
slide
of
another
partnership
program.
We
have
with
Northwestern
University.
This
is
a
program
called
the
book
buddies.
There's
an
organization
called
jump
start
that
is
actually
nationwide
and
Evanston.
Northwestern
campus
has
has
a
chapter.
So
this
is
one
of
the
Evanston
a
couple
of
the
Evanston
northwestern
students
who
meet
with
us.
Every
Friday,
a
drop-in
program
where
they
read
one-on-one
or
in
small
groups
with
children
throughout
throughout
the
library
I'm
going
to
introduce
you
to
Rene
neumaier
now
Rene,
is
our
new
young.
R
S
So
this
year
our
teen
theater
troupe,
which
is
run
by
Jarrett,
appear
like
she
said,
I'm
put
on
a
presentation
of
The
Giver
and
they
found
like
an
adaptive
version
of
the
book.
It's
a
very
popular
book
like
The,
Hunger
Games,
it's
a
dystopian
book
and
the
whole
production
was
done
by
teams.
They
did
the
tech
on
it.
It
presented
three
performances
that
were
all
full
at
the
library
they
had
about
40
to
50
people
each.
It
was
a
very
awesome
performance.
We
got
a
lot
of
positive
feedback
about
it.
S
This
is
another
program
we
offered
from
a
local
Edmondson
resident
Molly
Monaghan.
She
did
a
pitch-perfect
college
essay
writing
project
for
ninth
through
twelfth
graders,
and
it
was
all
different
tips
to
get
teens
ready
to
write
their
college
essay
because
she
really
found
from
her
past
experience,
teaching
that
teens
had
no
idea
what
to
put
in
their
essays
and
lots
of
schools
have
different
types
of
essays.
There's
all
different
things
to
kind
of
get
them
started
on
their
way.
S
We
offer
two
sessions
of
that
and
we
actually
had
to
move
it
to
a
bigger
room
because
it
was
so
popular
and
had
so
many
participants.
So
that
was
a
huge
success
as
well,
and
this
is
one
of
programs
we've
been
doing
for
the
past
three
years.
It's
called
project
excite
as
a
partnership
we
have
with
Northwestern
in
which
they
run
project
excite,
and
it's
targeting
minorities
in
the
Evanston
area
who
struggle
in
math
and
science,
and
it
helps
them.
S
They
start
in
third
grade,
and
that
goes
all
the
way
up
to
eighth
grade
and
hopes
that
in
high
school
to
take
more
on
in
level
math
and
science
courses-
and
so
they
come
to
the
library
for
six
weeks
in
the
summer
to
help
them
build
a
relationship
with
the
library
know
that
they
can
come
to
life
to
check
out
books,
and
then
we
also
incorporate
bike
maintenance
into
it.
And
so
we've
gotten
a
grant
for
the
pastor
used
in
the
Evanston
bike
club
to
get
bikes
from
work
by
co-op
in
the
city.
S
And
then
we
teach
danto
feschi
who's
on
the
left.
There
teaches
them
how
to
repair
flats.
How
to
fix
the
big
different
things
like
that,
so
we
tied
that
all
into
the
math
and
science
part,
and
we
also
do
a
read-aloud.
We
do
different.
Writing
prompts
for
two
hours,
every
Thursday
for
six
weeks
and
at
the
end,
the
sixth
graders
who
participate
in
it,
presents
their
parents
everything
so
they
write,
poetry.
They
write
short
stories
all
different
things:
it's
a
lot
of
fun
and
then
the
bikes
that
they
work
on.
S
T
Good
evening,
well,
I'm
happy
to
report
that
we
have
wrapped
up
a
very
fun-filled
and
exciting
year
in
the
cultural
arts.
I'll
touch
upon
each
of
the
programs
will
be
presented
briefly
and
then
also
try
to
accentuate
the
specific
efforts
we
made
to
incorporate
and
reach
out
to
youth
and
involve
them
in
our
programs.
Our
most
high-profile
event
each
year
is
the
Evanson
ethnic
arts
festival.
This
year
was
no
different.
T
We're
actually
very
proud
this
year,
for
the
first
time
have
our
headline
performer
for
the
ethnic
arts
festival
city
Tori,
a
guitarist
from
Mali
was
featured
on
the
cover
of
the
Chicago
Reader
and
in
terms
of
trying
to
involve
youth
in
the
program
we
had
a
performance
by
a
group
called
young
Chicago
authors.
They
are
a
poetry,
slam,
breakdancing,
hip-hop
kind
of
troupe,
and
so
we
involved
teens
from
ETH
s,
a
poetry,
slam,
team
from
ETH
s
participated
in
that
presentation
as
well.
T
The
Evanston
Lake
shorts
festival
took
place
the
first
weekend
in
August
and
the
youth
element.
There
was
we
had
a
PT
HS
band
called
handsome
salamander
performed
on-site
and
there's
also
a
children's
craft
tent
the
ethnic
festival
and
the
lake
shorts
festival.
Both
have
family
crafts
areas
where
kids
and
families
can
come
and
make
arts
projects,
as
well
as
entertainment
throughout
the
weekend,
visual
art,
and
we
also
have
a
silent
auction
as
part
of
the
lakeshore
festival.
The
Starlight
concert
series
presents
16
performances
in
six
different
Park
locations
throughout
Evanston.
T
That's
a
slide
of
question
mark
in
the
mysterion's
and
a
rather
enthusiastic
crowd
greeting
him.
For
that
show,
we
actually
had
one
woman
flew
in
from
North
Carolina
to
attend
the
show
and
another
one
drove
up
from
Kentucky
just
to
see
question
mark
in
the
mysterion's,
so
we're
doing
our
part
to
try
to
spur
cultural
tourism
in
Evanston
last
year
somebody
actually
flew
in
from
Mexico
to
see
Mel
Melanie
Sotka,
so
we're
trying
to
attract
people
to
our
lovely
community,
and
we
also
incorporated
a
number
of
youth
performers
in
the
starlight
series
this
year.
T
We
wanted
to
reach
out
and
try
to
encourage
more
students
to
come
to
our
shows,
and
so
we
talked
to
some
teens
and
said
you
know
what
a
teens
want
to
hear.
What
kind
of
bands
do
we
book?
Should
we
book
hip
hop
or
electronic
music?
You
know
what
should
we
do
and
the
response
basically
was
that
kids
want
to
see
kids
bands,
so
we
incorporated
some
kids
bands
into
our
programming.
T
That's
a
hip
hop
duo,
recentiy
THS
graduates
called
the
loneliest
funk
they
opened
for
a
band
called
the
o
mais,
which
is
kind
of
that
up-and-coming
chicago
band
at
Twiggs
park
and,
as
you
can
see,
a
lot
of
their
friends
came
and
really
enjoyed
the
show
another.
A
number
of
other
young
performance
ensembles,
including
the
paw
Green
School
of
Rock,
going
backwards,
there's
Annie,
ths
band,
expressions
of
mjt
dot
and
others.
T
We
presented
our
second
annual
starlight
movie
series
and
I'm
happy
to
report
that
attendance
was
dramatically
up
from
last
year
and
actually
each
movie
that
we
had
was
better
attended
in
the
previous
one.
In
this
case,
we
actually
sent
Department
staff
to
e
THS
and
they
surveyed
more
than
a
hundred
high
school
students
and
asked
the
students.
What
movies
do
you
want
to
see,
and
so
we
gave
them
a
list
of
20
or
25
suggestions.
It
also
opened
it
up
and
told
them
to.
T
You
know,
give
us
your
ideas
and
the
two
overwhelming
favorites
from
the
kids
we're
Ironman
and
Ferris
Bueller's
Day
Off.
So
we
put
both
of
those
on
the
schedule.
Remember
I've
got
out
to
dos
park
for
Ferris
Bueller
and
remember
thinking:
okay,
where's,
the
kids
where's.
You
know
here's
your
movie
and
five
minutes
before
it
started
about
20
teens
all
rolled
in
and
they
sat
down
in
the
front
row
and
they
left
and
really
seemed
to
enjoy
the
heck
out
of
it.
T
T
Cultural
Arts
summer
arts
camps
are
very
much
targeted
towards
the
youth.
We
served
more
than
500
young
people
with
our
arts
camps
this
year
at
the
noise
Cultural
Arts
Center,
as
well
as
at
school
locations.
We
did
have
some
people
on
waiting
lists
for
our
camps,
and
this
was
the
30th
year
of
evanston
arts
camps
founded
Marilyn
price.
So
there
was
a
special
recognition
of
the
anniversary
of
arts
camps
and
there
are
17
different
camp
programs.
The
next
slide
details.
The
list
of
the
camps
that
were
presented.
The
historical
immersion
camps
are
very,
very
popular.
T
Our
program
coordinator,
Angela
Allen,
does
a
marvelous
job
of
putting
these
camps
together,
so
you're,
not
just
learning
about
the
arts,
but
you're,
also
learning
about
history
and
a
lot
of
these
camps,
there's
pirate
camp
and
princess
camp
and
Victorian
camp
and
just
a
wide
range
of
camps,
something
really
for
everyone.
We
also
collaborated
with
the
library
on
some
of
our
camps
this
year
and
we're
very
excited
to
add
that
to
our
camp
lineup
this
year
as
well,
and
finally,
the
public
art
program
had
a
busy
summer
and
the
mural
program.
T
We
had
three
murals
approved
for
the
summer.
Two
of
them
have
been
installed
the
sorry
about
the
shadows,
kind
of
hard
to
take
pictures
of
murals
in
the
late
afternoon,
but
the
mural
on
the
left
was
installed
by
y-o-u
a
camp
and
that's
on
Central
Street,
the
Metra
viaduct.
It
actually
says
the
word
Evanston
in
different
colored
letters
and
then
there's
a
kind
of
an
image
of
train
windows
that
bisects
the
word
Evanston
with
silhouettes
of
passengers
in
the
windows.
The
lower-right
is
a
mural
that
was
created
by
a
YMCA
Camp
camp
want
to
go.
T
That's
on
Greenwood
Street
and
the
Justin
wind
fund
had
a
mural
that
was
approved.
It
was
originally
intended
to
be
installed
in
August.
They
had
a
bit
of
a
delay
so
now
they're,
looking
at
an
October
installation
of
that
one
on
Church
Street
and
next
I
would
like
to
introduce
Kevin
Brown,
who
is
the
program
manager
in
our
young,
adult
and
youth
division,
and
also
Kimberly
R
Jenkins,
the
assistant
program
manager.
U
U
So
we
are
actually
focusing
on
four
areas.
It's
easy
to
remember.
If
you
think
about
Education,
Employment,
effective
recreation
and
then
civic
engagement,
it
is
a
best
practice
model
that
the
city
has
adopted.
It
will
focus
on
the
mental
health
of
our
youth
and
young
adults,
their
physical
health
or
intellectual
health.
If
their
employability,
as
well
as
their
civic
engagement
and
responsibilities,
we
initiated
a
number
of
outreach
procedures
to
ensure
that
we
would
reach
as
many
youth
and
young
adults
as
possible.
U
But
we
had
a
particular
focus
to
try
to
reach
those
young
people
that
are
disengaged
or
not
engaged
in
processes
and
structures
that
many
kids
that
are
developing
and
successful
or
engaged
in.
And
so
we
reached
out
to
our
partner
organizations
in
the
community,
such
as
a
Youth,
Job,
Center,
family
focus,
y-o-u
and
McGraw
YMCA.
We
held
employment,
outreach
sessions
at
the
library
at
all
of
the
community
centers,
and
we
conducted
outreach
sessions
at
every
Middle
School
in
Evanston,
all
of
the
at
our
one
high
school,
as
well
as
visiting
to
area
alternative
high
schools.
V
Evening,
I'm
just
to
go
over
some
numbers
that
we
have
for
the
msy
EP.
This
summer
we
have
had
543
students
whom
applied
for
positions,
is
pretty
close
in
regards
to
females
and
males
that
applied
with
169
students
actually
being
placed
with
jobs,
and
we
actually
had
more
males
and
females
and
on
the
right
hand,
of
the
screen.
You
see
the
Democratic
demographics
by
Ward
in
regards
to
applicants
where
most
of
the
applicants
came
from
the
second
Ward.
V
On
this
slide,
you
show
our
partnering
employers,
which
we
had
the
benefit
of
working
with
a
lot
of
great
organizations.
We
had
our
5050
partners,
which
were
our
employers,
who
actually
you
know,
employed
soon
for
the
msy
ep.
They
paid
the
students
the
entire
summer
and,
at
the
end
of
the
summer,
the
city
of
Evanston
reimbursed
them
50
percent
of
the
wages.
We
also
had
a
hundred
percent
partners
who
were
very
generous
in
that
they
paid
the
entire
wages
for
the
entire
summer
for
all
the
students
with
no
reimbursement.
V
Some
of
our
students
also
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
county
commissioner
Larry
suffered
in
on
an
intergenerational
project
of
working
at
gardens
at
a
2,300
noise
court
and
also
two.
We
had
one
of
our
community
services
team
primarily
do
painting
around
the
city
of
Evanston,
and
you
see
them
on
a
tour
of
some
of
the
sites
that
they
were
working
on
and
if
you
go
along
Chicago
Avenue,
you
see
a
lot
of
the
work
that
they
did
complete
and
they
did
an
excellent
job.
V
One
of
our
biggest
parts
of
our
program
is
our
outreach
and
that's
huge
for
us,
especially
as
we
move
into
the
fall.
So
we
had
a
number
of
events
and
two
of
the
most
important
ones
were
the
Open
Mic
contest,
where
we
held
them
at
family
focus
and
flea
board
and
community
center,
where
we
had
a
great
number
of
participants
and
performers
as
well.
X
W
V
B
W
V
K
In
addition
to
that
response
on
members,
we
do
refer
a
number
of
folks
to
the
youth
job
center,
who
has
an
ongoing
program
year-round,
so
they
didn't
get
the
letter
accepting
a
job
in
our
program.
We
did
at
least
refer
them
to
the
youth
Job
Center.
So
that's
one.
The
final
slide
we
have
here
I
think,
is
an
important
slide
to
have
you
see.
It
represents
a
total
of
506
young
people
that
were
hired
by
the
city.
K
K
It
does
not
include
the
contractual
vendors
that
we
hire
for
instances.
You
may
be
aware,
we
have
a
contractual
agreement
for
a
tennis
instructor
who
then
provides
tennis.
We
pay
him.
He
pays
his
instructors.
Those
instructors
are
also
Evanston
residents,
so
the
number
of
Evanston
residents
that
we
hire
in
our
programs
we're
giving
back
to
the
community
by
their
paying
their
taxes
and
then
we're
paying
their
kids
to
help
us
run
the
programs.
So
you
can
see
it's
been
a
very
busy
summer.
It
takes
a
great
deal
of
planning
on
half
of
the
staff.
K
Our
payroll
goes
from
about
125,
to
130,
from
middle
of
September,
to
maybe
the
middle
of
May
and
then
jumps
up
to
about
700
employees
in
the
department,
the
lifeguards
and
the
camp
counselors
and
so
on.
So
it's
a
real
busy
summer
and
I
want
to
thank
the
staff
for
doing
such
a
an
outstanding
job.
Conducting
these
programs
is
summer.
Aldergrove.
F
F
If
the
numbers
are
going
up
for
the
drop
in
time,
there
seems
to
be
a
demand
for
it
and
in
a
lot
of
times,
I
think
from
my
experience
that
that's
the
best
kind
of
play
time
unstructured
without
videos,
it's
active
and
kids
have
to
negotiate
their
own
rules
without
too
much.
You
know
adult
management
yeah.
A
K
What
I
think
you're
describing
and
yes,
the
answer?
The
answer
is
yes,
we
could
do
that
for
a
long
period
of
time.
We
were
focusing
on
structured
programs
that
generated
significant
revenues
and
we've
made
considerable
switch
in
our
philosophy
and
we've
opened
up
the
gyms,
and
this
is
the
result
and
that's
something
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
as
we
go
through
and
evaluate
the
programs
that
we
conducted
this
summer.
K
F
K
Interestingly
enough,
I,
not
so
I
think
that
we
found
that
there
were,
for
instance,
at
the
noon
hour.
We
wound
up
where
we
didn't
have
any
structured
programs,
any
activities
with
a
lot
of
young
adults
25
to
30
that
were
coming
in
playing
basketball
for
an
hour
and
a
half
two
hours.
These
are,
for
the
most
part,
maybe
young
adults
that
are
unemployed
and
just
didn't
really
have
of
anything
to
do
and
all
of
a
sudden
it
became
available
to
him,
and
that's
is
just
one
example.
So
right.
F
And
then,
as
mrs.
Jenkins
said
in
the
evening
at
Fleetwood
Jourdain,
we
had
many
more
users
for
the
open
gym
time
there.
Another
thing
that
occurred
to
me,
mrs.
Jenkins,
said
there
was
a
referee
training
program
at
Fleetwood
and
that's
all
potential
job
opportunities
too.
If
we
could
kind
of
bring
together
what
a
way
is
so
team
Evanston
do
to
train
referees
I
think
they
offer
employment
for
young
referees.
F
Ebs
a
has
an
umpire
training
program,
and
some
of
that
can
lead
to
then
earning
a
patch
through
IHS
aid,
the
Illinois
High
School
Association,
which
gets
you
into
a
higher
pay
grade
for
each
one
of
those
athletic
events
that
you
officiate
and
even
if
a
formal
job
doesn't
work
out.
As
my
son
found,
it
was
a
really
great
source
of
income
for
him
to
umpire
and
if
he's
umpiring,
with
an
IHS,
a
patch
five
games
a
week
that
significant
income-
and
it
wasn't
the
time
that
I
really
wanted
him
to
be
working.
F
But
it
was
for
him
great
income
and
and
I
think
it
brings
in
their
leadership,
skills,
intellectual
health,
mental
health
and
it
plays
into
what
a
lot
of
our
students
already
know,
which
is
the
game.
So
if
you
put
them
in
a
leadership
position
with
the
right
training,
I
think
it's
it's
a
good
filler
for
job
opportunities,
yeah.
K
And
I
think
the
expansion
of
that
is
something
we're
looking
at
last
year.
In
fact,
we
try
to
develop
a
life-saving
or
lifeguard
class
at
ETA
chess.
It
didn't
go.
We've
been
talking
with
well
bill
Stafford
in
the
ad
yeah
eta
chess
to
see
if
we
can
again
get
pool
time
and
see
if
they
can
push
some
of
the
young
folks
a
little
harder
to
get
into
the
program,
especially
those
of
color.
K
We
don't
have
many
lifeguards
of
color
that
work
at
the
lakefront
and
we
want
to
increase
that
opportunity,
but
they
have
to
be
totally
qualified
and
without
going
through
that
program
getting
those
certificates
certificates,
then
obviously
we
can't
hire
them
so
we're
making
that
I
think
another
one.
When
I
think
you
probably
get
a
little
kick
out
of
this
is
I've
been
looking
at
it.
They
learn
to
caddy
program.
There.
F
Where
you
might
not
make
the
junior
varsity
baseball
team,
you
can
still
be
on
the
field
for
earning
money,
doing
it
playing
a
game,
you
love
or
you
don't
make
it
onto
the
high
school
basketball
team
go
through
officiating
and
you
know
the
game
after
playing
all
those
years
and
get
back
on
the
court
yeah.
It's
all
potential
alderman.
B
Y
Y
Y
K
D
And
mayor
the
next
item
after
the
presentation
is
a
an
action
item
regarding
the
building
Career
Pathways
sustainable
employment
pilot
initiative
with
the
youth
Job
Center
staff
is
recommending
that
we
move
forward
with
this
initiative
stronger
mr.
Brown
are
here,
they
could
answer
any
questions.
What
the
council
may
have.
Z
In
place
for
me
these
days,
the
only
thing
that
I
have
to
really
say
is
I
just
wanted
to
commend
the
youth
services
department
for
really
working
hard
to
get
this
initiative
and
in
front
of
the
City
Council
I.
Think
it's
it's
a
very
necessary
and
meaningful
program.
We
currently
have
a
Career
Pathways
to
sustainable
point
employment
at
the
youth
Job
Center
part
of
it
is
funded
through
workforce
development
funds,
which
are
we
of
funds
and
the
other
half
of
it.
Z
Because
of
the
results
of
the
we
funded
program
is
supported
by
a
few
private
dollars
and
what
it
does
is.
Not
only
does
it
just
put
a
young
person
in
a
work
experience,
it
ties
them
to
earning
a
credential,
a
state,
recognized
credential,
then
the
work
experience
and
then
permanent
placement
with
the
employer.
The
critical
piece
of
that
is,
we
have
employer
buy-in,
so
I
think
to
try
this
program
out
what
city
of
Evanston
it
would
be
very
beneficial
and
hopefully
ile
the
same.
Successful
results.
AA
AA
N
We
have
not
selected
the
individuals,
we
have
narrowed
it
down
to
a
group
of
individuals
that
were
that
are
probably
the
ones
that
we
would
consider
most
highly
to
place
in
the
program
based
on
the
work
that
our
outreach
workers
have
done
in
meetings
are
ready
with
individuals
who
have
expressed
an
interest.
We've.
AA
U
We
have
based
on
a
number
of
best
practices,
actually
written
a
plan
where
we
would
develop
a
steering
committee
and
steering
committee
members
would
be
made
up
of
our
partners
in
the
U
Job
Center,
our
staff
with
the
youth
and
young
adult
division
and
community
members.
I
haven't
developed
it
further
to
see
if
we
would
add
additional
people
and
if
council
would
like
to
participate
or
provide
recommendations
regarding
the
steering
committee
we
would.
We
would
hear
those
how.
U
AA
U
The
steering
committee,
the
Youth
Job
Center,
has
a
vetting
process.
It's
a
process
of
intake
for
their
current
career
pathways
program
and
what
we
are
doing
is
expanding
the
program
from
the
current
program
that
they
have
is
18
to
21,
and
our
program
would
be
18
to
26
and
we
would
utilize
the
existing
intake
process
that
is
currently
used
by
these
Job
Center
and.
AA
AA
AA
Z
There
is
a
pre-screening
process,
so
once
individuals
are
referred
to
the
Job
Center
for
the
specific
career
pathway
program,
a
lot
of
it
is
based
upon
the
needs
of
the
employers,
because
they
determine
the
types
of
credentials,
the
skills
needed
and
the
opportunities
for
placement.
All
protective
candidates
are
responsible
for
going
through
a
12-day
extensive
workshop.
This
is
critical
to
see
if
the
person
has
some
level
of
self
motivation
and
a
serious
about
participating
in
the
program
overall.
So.
AA
Q
Z
The
entire
60,
just
those
who
meet
the
initial
criteria,
age,
high
school
diploma
and
needs-
have
a
high
school
diploma
and
with
the
intake,
as
I
mentioned,
with
the
intake
seizure,
there
is
an
assessment
which
measures,
skills,
aptitude
and
abilities,
all
of
which
is
part
of
the
intake
assessment.
We're
not
just
funneling
people
through,
just
because
it's
60
individuals
and
all
of
them
go
through.
F
V
F
F
This
would
be
for
both
men
and
women.
Am
I
correct
yes,
for
both
men
and
women,
I'm
glad
for
the
partnership
with
youth,
Job
Center
good,
to
see
you
too,
and
the
memorandum
was
really
well
done.
I
thought
it
was
great
to
have
that
additional
background
information
in
the
context
of
other
programs
that
this
is
a
best
practices.
It
was
I
thought
really
good
information
in
it.
This
is
also
focused
on
our
Evanston
residents.
According
to
the
data,
oh
I'm,
sorry
was
there
a
second
second.
F
This
is
focused
on
Evanston
residents
and
according
to
the
data,
these
are
our
residents,
who
are
more
than
likely
going
to
stay
in
their
hometown
from
the
rest
of
their
life,
so
we're
investing
in
our
own
people
at
a
critical
juncture
and
wanting
to
get
job
training
for
them
to
where
the
jobs
are.
So
it's
not
just
job
training
for
its
own
sake,
but
rather
job
training
for
a
specific
purpose.
F
AB
Thank
you,
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
confidence
and
in
the
program
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
youth,
Job
Center
for
four
years,
fundraising,
the
last
four
years
and
spent
a
lot
of
time
there
and
interacted
with
the
mentors
mentees
seeing
the
work
environment
that
is
second
to
none.
It's
a
very,
very
positive
place
for
these
young
people
and
just
say
that
I
really
support
this,
because
I
largely
support
youth,
Job,
Center,
Thank.
Y
Y
That
number-
maybe
maybe
this
time
in
three
months-
that
maybe
a
hundred
plus
and
all
will
not
be
able
to
go
through
this,
because
there's
only
a
certain
amount
of
funding,
but
the
that
is
just
that
number
is
just
not
going
to
always
be
six
I
just
want
us
to
understand
that,
and
that
is
an
ongoing
number.
As
the
outreach
staff
continues
to
engage
disengage
young
people
in
our
community
that
could
benefit
from
this
kind
of
program.
Y
AA
Go
through
the
program
I
mean
that's,
that's
a
very
few
numbers
compared
to
the
60.
My
question
was:
are
we
going
to
let
most
of
the
60
go
through
if
they
are
if
they
meet
the
criteria,
go
through
the
workshop,
because
not
everybody
will
end
up
coming
out
of
the
workshop.
So
that
was
my
point.
Oh
I
wanna
I
mean
there
is.
This
is
open
right.
It's
going
to
be
inclusive,
not
simply
focused
on
minorities,
it'll
be
for
its.
AA
N
AA
AC
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
mayor
I'm,
very
supportive
of
this
when
several
of
us
from
the
City
Council
were
in
Washington
DC
for
the
National
League
of
Cities
conference
in
March,
believe
alderman,
Grover
and
I
attended
several
sessions
specifically
on
workforce
training
and
workforce
development
and
the
discussions
about
successful
programs
in
a
number
of
other
places,
the
United
States,
which
did
precisely
this
trained
for
a
skill
that
was
tied
to
a
job
and
there
was
these-
were
programs
from
all
over
the
United
States.
It's
where
employers
have
been
identified.
AC
Skills
had
been
identified
that
they
needed
and
then
potential
employees
were
identified,
and
then
there
was
the
product
that
the
possible
promise
of
a
job.
At
the
end,
if
the
program
was
successfully
completed,
and
it
was
in
many
many
instances,
so
I
think
this
is
precisely
on
target
for
what
we
need
to
do.
W
Hello
again,
I
just
wanted
to
say,
I've
been
very
impressed
with
the
yjc
staff.
I've
been
working
with
them
on
the
will
program
that
they've
received
funding
for,
and
many
of
you
probably
know
precious
right.
Who's
with
ECDC
is
now
the
I
guess
the
program
director.
For
will
what
I
don't
know
exact
title,
but
I've
just
been
very
impressed
with
their
implementation
of
the
program.
F
Z
Think
that
we
have
certain
benchmarks
in
place
to
measure
the
success
of
our
current
Career
Pathways
program,
which
includes
everything,
because
it's
a
continuum
of
services
versus
just
putting
someone
in
a
work
experience
for
200
hours,
but
it
involves
after
the
first
benchmark,
is
successful.
Successful
completion
of
the
mandatory
workshops,
evaluations
on
the
work,
experience
itself
enrollment.
They
have
to
be
enrolled
in
whatever
program
that
is
going
to
allow
them
to
obtain
that
credential
and
successfully
complete
the
credential,
the
certification,
whether
it's
a
CDL
training
or
a
six-week,
long,
patient
care,
tech
training.
Z
Z
There
is
an
opening
with
a
company
that
that
person
has,
you
know,
did
the
work,
experience
and
specifically
went
to
school
and
training
for
it,
but
if
not,
they
will
be
credentialed
and
the
career
will
be
able
to
place
them
in
the
similar
industry,
which
is
which
is
key,
and
so
I
would
think
that
the
city
and
the
youth
Job
Center
staff
would
be
in
constant
communication
measure.
Progress,
monthly,
discuss
challenges,
amend
any
issues
if
there
are
some
challenges
along
the
way,
be
able
to
present
a
quarterly
report.
B
AA
N
N
AA
AA
B
A
D
Yes,
ma'am
Erin.
The
next
item
pertains
to
the
January
2012
Police
and
Fire
pension
actuary
report.
As
you
know,
the
council
received
and
approved
the
report
at
your
last
meeting,
but
left
open
the
question
of
the
funding
amount
for
next
year.
S
has
been
previously
discussed.
The
actuarial
report
recommends
funding
at
a
level
of
there's
$700,000
less
than
we
are
currently
spending
in
the
current
fiscal
year.
D
I'm
asking
the
council,
if
you
would
be
so
kind
this
evening,
to
discuss
this
item
and
if
you
wish
to
fund
at
the
actuarial
of
no
action
is
required
if
you
wish
to
fund
at
a
different
level,
but
would
ask
the
council
by
motion
to
make
that
direction.
So
we
may
include
that
number
in
the
prepared
fiscal
2013
budget.
X
Am
I
think
I've
already
said
all
the
things
I
want
to
say
about
it,
it
it's
the
responsible
thing
to
do.
I.
Do
not
let
me
qualify
that
by
saying
contrary
to
some
of
the
comments
that
I've
heard
in
the
public.
That
does
not
mean
I
want
to
raise
the
taxes
to
cover
that
so
I
I
presume
that
the
city
manager
will
take
that
into
account
in
the
work
on
the
proposed
budget.
X
F
AA
When
we've
decided
to
have
this
meeting
that
the
actuary
be
present
and
give
at
least
some
part
of
the
presentation
the
administration
public
works
committee
received
and
that
had
to
do
with
the
difference,
it
makes
between
funding
his
recommendation
and
going
back
to
the
previous
year
why
he
made
the
recommendation
that
he
did
based
on
the
conditions
that
were
confronted
with
and
I.
Think
that's
very
important,
and
what
the
public
needs
to
know
is
the
three
basis
for
making
a
recommendation
for
the
levy.
AA
His
was
by
far
the
highest
and
exceeded
the
other
to
really
cut
off
I'd
types
recommendations
that
the
state
requires
that
you
do
not
go
below
those
recommendations
and-
and
his
is
much
higher
than
that
and
a
few
dollars
short
and
I'd
like
to
speak
to
the
issue
of
specifically
before
he
speaks
just
to
remind
people
what
it
means.
What
didn't
just
bear
with
me
for
a
few
minutes,
what
it
means
to
add
the
additional
dollars
which
would
total
six
hundred
and
eighty
seven
thousand
two
hundred
ninety
seven
to
fund
last
year's
amount.
AA
What
that
means
is
if
you're,
a
small
condo
owner
and
your
tax
bill
is
four
thousand
dollars
a
year
and
I've
seen
several
bills
like
that,
but
I
know.
There's
a
lot
of
people
have
higher
bills,
but
there
are
people
in
this
town
who
have
that
kind
of
a
tax
bill.
Twenty
percent
of
that
tax
bill
is
about
eight
hundred
dollars,
so
eight
hundred
dollars
of
the
four
thousand
dollar
tax
bill
goes
directly
to
the
city
of
Evanston.
That's
what's
been
levied
by
the
city
of
Evanston.
AA
It
takes
eight
hundred
and
fifty
nine
of
those
condo
owners
to
pay
that
that
amount,
the
the
levy
amount.
If
you
divide
it
up,
if
you
have
an
eight
thousand
dollar
tax
bill
that
additional
six
hundred
and
eighty
seven
thousand
two
hundred
and
ninety
seven
dollars,
if
you
devote
the
entire
levy
to
that
taxpayer,
that
takes
their
tax
bill
that
goes
to
the
city
of
sixteen
hundred
dollars,
takes
four
hundred
and
twenty
nine
houses
or
units
to
pay
that
tax
bill
to
pay
for
that
increase
in
the
levy,
just
the
increase.
AA
If
you
have
a
twelve
thousand
dollar
tax
bill,
it
takes
two
hundred
and
eighty
six
houses
property
owners
to
pay
that
increase.
Now,
the
current
recommendation
by
the
actuary
is
that
we
spend
fourteen
million
two
hundred
thirty
five
thousand
eight
hundred
and
thirty
seven
dollars
levied
against
the
taxpayers
for
this
year's
pension
contribution.
AA
AA
Those
four
hundred
those
fourth,
the
people
with
four
thousand
dollar
tax
bill
takes
seventeen
thousand
seven
hundred
and
ninety
five
homes
at
four
thousand
dollar
tax
bill
to
pay
that,
if
you
have
the
eight
thousand
dollar
tax
bill,
it
takes
eight
thousand
eight
hundred
ninety
seven
homes,
and
if
you
have
a
twelve
thousand
dollar
tax
bill,
it
takes
five
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty-two
you're
gonna,
add
you're,
gonna,
add
eight
hundred
and
fifty
nine
429
286
to
those
numbers.
Enough
is
enough.
You
know
we,
the
mayor
said
it
takes.
AA
Otherwise
is
just
plain
wrong,
and
that
is
immoral
to
say
something
like
that
to
a
group
of
very
responsible
citizens
who
have
been
hired
to
run
this
city,
who
I
am
absolutely
convinced.
We
need
to
pay
the
greatest
amount
of
all
three
calculations
and
I'm
ready
to
vote
tonight
for
14
million
two
hundred
thirty
five
thousand
eight
hundred
and
thirty-seven
dollars
and
I.
Dare
anybody
dare
them
to
say
that's
an
immoral
amount
of
money
to
pay?
It
is
thirty
three
percent
of
the
total
general
fund,
gross
tax
levy
and
I.
AA
Think
for
a
community
to
do
that
is
is
absolutely
the
most
responsible
thing
in
the
world.
So
just
because
we
have
been
misguided
in
the
past
and
not
paid
the
maximum
amount
of
the
three
calculations.
You
know.
That's
that's
awful
we're
trying
to
catch
up
now
and
we're
not
going
to
catch
up
that
much
at
all.
It's
not
going
to
be
noticeable
to
burden
another
eight
hundred
and
fifty
nine
homes
or
four
hundred
and
twenty-nine,
or
two
hundred
and
eighty
six
homes
with
an
increase
to
match.
B
AE
Not
plan
on
speaking
on
morality,
I
would
rather
speak
with
an
extra
tea
and
speak
on
mortality
than
morality.
I,
don't
really
have
a
response.
The
the
actuarial
valuation
was
performed
in
accordance
with
sound
actuarial
principles.
I
have
made
what
I
consider
to
be
appropriate
assumptions
as
to
the
future.
Please
understand
that
they
are
assumptions
they
are
not
predictions.
This
is
what
I
believe
with
my
training
that
these
attainable
goals
over
the
long
term.
AE
I
am
concerned
about
the
youngest
police
officer
and
the
younger
youngest
firefighter
receiving
their
last
pension
payment
a
period
of
time
over
60
years,
I'm
not
going
to
sit
here
and
and
and
argue
interest
rate
assumptions,
mortality
tables
rates
of
retirement,
etc.
That's
above
my
pay
grade,
so
to
speak.
My
job
was
to
perform
the
calculations
which
would
place
you
on
a
sound
track
to
be
able
to
pay
these
pensions
in
accordance
with
the
statute.
That
is
the
statutory
minimum
contribution
that
the
state,
in
its
infinite
wisdom,
has
designed.
I,
don't
like
that.
AE
I
think
that
is
a
path
of
destruction
for
many
pension
plans,
because
it
creates
an
increasing
contribution
and
I
believe
it
will
become
unaffordable
to
any
municipality
if
they
abide
by
the
statutory
minimum.
As
I
have
said,
on
record
Illinois
has
the
worst
funded
pension
plans
in
the
country
and
I
believe
that
they
will
take
any
steps
that
they
can
to
retain
that
number
one
ranking
the
adoption
of
the
funding
method,
which
is
a
essentially
a
budgeting
pattern
for
the
state
systems
and
has
come
down
to
the
municipal
level.
AE
I
believe,
is
an
improper
funding
method.
What
the
state
has
done
to
essentially
bastardize
that
method
is
not
even
actuarial
and
we
could
spend
a
and
evening
discussing
what
the
New
York
Times
referred
to
as
well.
I,
don't
even
know
what
they
called
it.
It's
it's
just,
not
a
good,
not
a
good
methodology.
AE
The
methodology
that
I
use
is
provides
a
level
approach
to
funding.
That
doesn't
mean
it's
the
exact
same
amount.
Every
year.
We
try
to
measure
our
assumptions
each
year
to
see
how
they're
holding
up
last
year
we
set
these
assumptions
this
year
we
tested
them
against.
True
experience,
I
could
say
that
we're
right
on
the
money
we're
within
reasonable
tolerance
of
what
that
of
of
what
we
expected
is
that
going
to
happen
next
year?
AE
I
have
no
idea,
I,
don't
control
the
experience,
the
police
officers
who
retire
control
the
experience,
the
trustees
who
handle
the
investments
and
the
salary
increases,
are
the
major
considerations
and
what
what
occurs
in
next
year.
I
can
only
say
what
I
believe
to
be
reasonable
and
what
I
anticipate
will
occur.
AE
F
You,
madam
mayor,
thank
you
mr.
Tepper,
it's
hard
to
know,
as
we've
discussed
before
what
we're
trying
to
catch
up
to
when
the
goal
line
moves
when
it
doesn't
feel
as
if
the
ground
is
moving
beneath
us,
and
maybe
you
can
help
us
understand
how
your
recommendations
for
the
22
pension
payments
help
us
move
closer
to
whatever
our
goal
is
I
control.
AE
AE
Everyone
sort
of
gets
very
excited
about
what
percentage
funded.
We
are
that
we're
all
yet
we're
we're
I.
What
was
the
term
I
heard,
fifty-four
percent
under
funded
or
unfunded?
As
far
as
that's
concerned,
the
the
funded
percentage
is
an
index
number.
It's
a
quick
ratio
of
the
liabilities
of
the
pension
fund
as
calculated
by
the
actuary,
using
the
assumptions
selected
by
the
actuary
to
the
actuarial
value
of
assets.
AE
The
actuarial
valuation
of
assets
is
a
a
methodology
that
actuaries
use,
taking
into
account
current
market
value,
but
also
taking
into
account
the
fact
that
the
market
is
not
steady
in
one
direction
or
another.
So
when
we
have
a
good
year,
we
don't
take
all
of
it.
When
we
have
a
bad
year,
we
don't
take
all
of
that
either,
but
instead
we
try
to
create
a
smoothing
approach,
so
it
is
strictly
a
measure
at
a
static
point.
In
time
this
measure
was
done
on
December
31st
of
2012
I.
AE
AE
Everyone
will
be
a
hundred
percent
funded
in
2020
I
mean
everyone
will
be
a
hundred
percent
funded
in
2033
I
mean
everyone
will
be
ninety
percent
funded
in
2040.
That
is
what
the
state
has
told
us.
I,
don't
know
what
the
next
change
will
be
and
by
the
way,
that's
really
using
the
state
assumptions
as
to
what
method
it
is
I,
don't
know
what
percentage
funded
you
are
on
the
state
actuaries
calculations
because
they
haven't
performed
that
calculation,
so
I
don't
get
involved
in
what
funded
percentage
means
I
get
more
involved
in.
AE
AE
Think
it's
reasonably
accurate.
These
are
mathematical
calculations.
It's
the
results
of
a
series
of
equations.
Is
it
accurate
to
the
dollar
I,
don't
particularly
know.
The
math
is
right.
I'll
help
you
with
that
I,
don't
know
what
accurate
means.
I
think
that
it's
appropriate
I
think
that
it's
the
right
number
to
use
if
you
are
taking
the
approach
that
the
actuary
is
trained
in
what
this
is
how
this
is
supposed
to
happen.
This
is
your
group
of
people.
F
My
other
question
would
be
then
for
mr.
Lyons
mr.
Bopp
quits
is
how
hard
is
it
going
to
be
to
find
six
hundred
ninety
thousand
dollars
and
whatever
your
draft
budget
is
that
we
haven't
seen
that
for
2013
if
we
fund
the
pensions,
if
our
contribution
is
at
last
year's
level,
rather
than
is
recommended.
D
Man,
they
are
all
been
Grover
members
of
the
council.
We
continue
to
work
on
the
budget.
Seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
is
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
we
can't
get
it
by
either
proposing
raising
revenue
or
cutting
positions.
I'm
hearing
from
some
members
of
the
council,
you
don't
want
to
raise
revenue
hearing
from
other
members
of
the
council.
You
don't
want
to
cut
positions,
really
it's
a
policy
decision
for
the
council
that
we're
prepared
to
to
meet.
We
appreciate
you
taking
the
discussion
tonight
versus
several
weeks
from
now.
That
will
give
us
a
better,
more
thoughtful
answer.
W
Am
for
funding
at
a
higher
level,
a
minimum
of
what
we
were
funded
last
year
and
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
probably
the
biggest
one.
Looking
at
history,
the
problems
in
Evanston
can
date
back
to
the
early
80s.
When
the
majority
of
the
council
and
I
say
the
majority,
because
I
I
get
frustrated
when
people
say
the
council,
when
it's
very
rarely
a
9-0
vote
on
anything,
so
choose
18,
zero
vote
or
whatever
it
was.
So.
W
The
majority
of
the
City
Council
at
that
time
made
a
decision
to
listen
to
actuarial
assumptions
and
fun
inappropriately
and
not
to
the
appropriate
level
that
got
us
into
this
mess
and
I'm
not
and
I'm,
not
questioning
your
assumptions.
Your
are
sound
actuarial
principles
and
assumptions
are
appropriate.
I,
don't
necessarily
agree
with
the
7%,
but
that's
beside
the
point
going
to
dig
through
your
report.
W
AE
W
W
W
W
AE
W
W
AE
Effectively
saying
that
my
number
is
too
low
on
a
recommended
basis.
Yes,
I
have
no
problem
actually,
with
your
funding
a
hundred
and
fifty
two
million
dollars
this
year.
That
will
get
you
to
a
hundred
percent
funded
as
of
December
31st
last
year.
I
will
give
you
no
guarantee
that
that
will
retain
you
to
maintain
you
at
a
hundred
percent
funded
next
year.
I,
don't
know
what
the
number
will
be.
If
you
do
that,
I
would
clearly
say
that
my
recommended
is
a
minimum
number.
AE
That
I
would
ask
you
to
consider
if
the
council
wishes
to
to
take
the
next
step
and
fund
a
higher
contribution.
I
would
not
ever
tell
you
that
that's
wrong
I
would
I
would
I
would
feel
honored
in
the.
In
fact,
the
the
number
is
the
result
of
a
mathematical
exercise.
We
chose
assumptions
based
upon
what
we
have
seen
an
experience
and
what
we
anticipate
to
see.
I.
W
A
AE
While
I
was
waiting
for
the
the
seven
o'clock
call
I
happen
to
read
an
article
from
the
Boston
University
School
of
Law,
which
just
came
out
on
the
public
pension
crisis
and
one
of
the
things
in
a
cotton
caught.
My
eye
was
an
analysis
that
was
done.
That
said,
over
the
last
twenty
years,
the
average
rate
of
return
on
public
pension
funds
which
you
qualify
as
and
those
are
some
of
the
very
large
ones
included
as
well-
has
been
over
6%
for
the
last
20
years.
True,
the
last
10
years
have
been
much
less.
AE
If
we
were
talking
in
1980
and
I
came
to
you
and
I
said,
I
believe
that
we
should
be
using
7%
I
think
the
first
reaction
would
be,
but
I'm
earning
17%
on
my
money
market
fund.
Why
shouldn't
we
be
assuming
7
10%?
We
cannot
let
the
current
environment
dictate
the
next
60
years
of
pension
payments.
These
are
discount
factors
we're
going
to
take
that
last
pension
and
we're
gonna
discount
it
back.
If
I
use,
6%
I
will
get
higher
numbers,
are
they
more
correct?
AE
I,
don't
think
so,
but
they
certainly
are
going
to
be
higher.
I
can
tell
you
that
you
won't
be
54
percent
funded
you'll
only
be
44
percent
funded
because
the
liabilities
will
be
larger.
Don't
let
the
numbers
get
in
the
way.
If
you
trust
the
actuary,
then
we're
going
to
embark
on
a
path
which
I
believe
will
be
successful,
but.
AE
AE
AE
I
might
argue
with
three
by
the
way,
gatsby
is
going
to
require
that
some
of
us
and
I
think
that
was
pointed
out
earlier
Gatsby
going
to
require
that
you
put
on
your
books,
some
of
them
in
the
pension
liabilities
for
the
existing
pensioners
at
a
much
lower
interest
rate
than
the
7%
you're
gonna.
No
matter
what
you
do,
we
have
so
many
forces
operating.
You
have
to
manage
your
city.
This
is
the
hardest
job
that
I
could
ever
think
of.
You're,
never
going
to
make
a
right
decision.
AE
I
can
guarantee
you
that
I
speak
to
City
Council's
virtually
every
week.
I
always
say
this
is
not
a
job.
I
would
want.
I
can
do
the
numbers,
I've
analyzed
it.
This
is
only
my
second
year
being
here.
We
tested
the
assumptions.
Last
year
we
came
out
with
what
we
expected
it
to
be.
That
was
based
upon
the
fact
that
you
did
have
a
higher
contribution
last
year,
but
maybe
the
benefits
were
paid
were
a
little
bit
more
than
we
what
they
would
be.
AE
Maybe
the
salaries
went
up
a
little
differently
than
we
anticipated,
maybe
one
extra
person
retired
that
we
thought
might
not,
because
these
are
not
large
groups
and
we
can't
itemize
these
things.
So
we
speak.
We
speak
in
broad
brushstrokes
again.
What
I'm
trying
to
say
is
the
process
is
important
in
the
path
is
important.
If
you
want
to
put
in
more
than
last
year,
you're
perfectly
welcome
to
I
understand
that
that's
a
difficult
choice
to
make
it's
going
to
affect
the
taxpayers.
Is
it
wrong?
Absolutely
not.
Is
it
correct?
AE
B
X
X
X
X
We're
and
we're
not
that
enough
again,
sadly,
we're
not
that
municipality,
but
it's
you
know
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
ish,
it's
a
lot
of
money,
it's
a
little
bit
of
money.
Whatever
you
want
to
call
it,
you
can
play
games
with
okay,
it's
certain
number
of
houses,
a
certain
number
of
condos
tax
bills,
whatever
it
is,
but
this
boils
down
to
a
question
of
choices
and
throughout
the
course
of
the
year
we
make
choices.
X
Okay-
and
we
choose
to
do
things
like
the
list-
is
long
millions
of
dollars
for
parking
lots
money
here
and
there
for
facade
improvements.
There
are
a
lot
of
choices
that
add
up
through
the
course
of
the
year
and
these
choices
wildly
exceed
the
$700,000
and-
and
that
has
nothing
to
do
with
you-
that
has
everything
to
do
with
the
nine
people
at
the
council
at
the
council
table
here.
X
So
I
feel
strongly
that
we
need
to
aggressively
pursue
a
solution
and,
unfortunately,
keeping
it
at
the
same
level
as
last
year
is
not
really
that
aggressive.
But
it's
a
little
bit
aggressive
and
at
least
it
makes
a
statement
that
we're
not
interested
in
taking
steps
back
and
it's
going
to
take
a
long
time
to
get
to
the
point
we
need
to
be
at
and
we
can
talk
about.
You
know
what
these
bills
are
gonna
be.
X
But
when
you
look
at
the
projections
it
goes
up
and
up
and
up
and
up
and
up
and
each
year
were
under
7%.
It
gets
bumped
up
at
a
little
bit
higher
tier
in
each
of
those
projections.
So
I
am
interested
in
aggressive
pursuit
of
resolving
the
problem
and
that's
why
I
think
we
should
keep
the
funding
at
the
same
levels
as
last
year.
AE
AE
To
that
last
year
was
the
baseline,
since
this
year
was
less,
will
post
a
dude
will
push
it
to
the
2011
number.
If
next
year
is
less
again
will
still
push
it
to
the
2011
and
that's
the
way
we're
going
to
to
keep
it
or
is
if
next
year's
higher?
Do
you
then
go
to
my
recommendation
and
say
gosh?
We
really
had
a
bad
year
in
this
small
three
year
analysis,
but
this
is
what
the
actuary
says:
I'm
just
interested
in
what
you're
approaching.
X
Well,
generally,
speaking
to
me,
your
suggested
amount
is
a
minimum
and
I
and
again,
like
I,
said
I
described
it
as
an
aggressive
approach,
I'm
looking
at
that
as
the
minimum,
and
if
we
were
in
a
position
to
add
to
that
to
minimize
the
long-term
impact.
I
think
that
we
should
be
doing
that
so
again,
like
I
said,
my
first
comment
was
I'm,
not
questioning
your
report
in
your
analysis,
at
all.
AE
When
interest
rates
are
are
still
low,
there's
no
way
in
the
world
we're
going
to
keep
a
7%
return
right
as
an
assumption,
we're
going
to
lower
it
to
six
and
three
quarters,
no
doubt,
and
that
is
going
to
create
an
increase
in
a
contribution.
Just
so
you're
aware
of
a
cop
right,
it's
going
to
increase
right.
All
right.
I
will
still
give
you
a
recommended
approach
which,
by
the
way,
if
nothing
changes,
the
amortization
period
in
the
unfunded
liability
will
be
a
shorter
period
so
that
there's
going
to
be
increases
coming
down
the
road.
AE
That's
not
to
say
that
you're
not
correct
in
in
in
taking
an
aggressive
posture
now,
I
just
want
you
to
understand
that
these
are
not
things
that
we
can
micromanage.
These
are
going
to
happen
and
I
I
just
want
you
to
be
aware
of
the
fact.
I
don't
want
to
be
shot
when
I
come
back
next
year
and
didn't
work
and.
X
I
agree
with
what
you're
saying
a
hundred
percent:
it's
I'll
liken
it
to
somebody
who
takes
their
30-year
mortgage
and
they
put
a
couple
hundred
dollars
a
month
in
to
pay
it
down.
It
will
reduce
it
faster.
It
will
reduce
it
faster
and
if
we
are
in
a
position
to
do
that
and
I
think
that
we
are,
if
we
make
aggressive
and
more
appropriate
choices
through
the
course
of
the
year
and
with
our
budget
I
think
that
we
should
make
that
choice
now
and
try
to
improve
our
circumstances.
AE
AB
AB
AB
That
was
the
other
and
their
number
of
things
that
mr.
Jung
mentioned
that
sort
of
go
to
that
point.
The
activity
of
10-year
bonds
may
not
likely
be
seen
in
the
near
future.
We
have
more
men,
women
come
into
into
available
for
retirement,
we
have
very
limited
entire
meant
investment
possibilities
until
the
state
changes
something,
and
we
can't
really
count
on
that
and.
AE
AB
A
AE
Again,
the
only
tool
that
I
have
is
one
years
worth
of
experience
and
to
say
that
I
I
did
an
experience,
analysis,
which
means
that
we
see
how
our
assumptions
held
up
in
aggregate
not
individually
I
can
tell
you
we
didn't
hold
up
individually.
Investment
returns
were
very
poor.
We
smooth,
maybe
next
year,
they'll,
be
a
little
bit
better
I,
don't
know,
they've
changed
the
investment
opportunities
for
the
funds
there.
They
can
move
into
corporate
bonds
when
they
couldn't
before,
but
I,
don't
know
I'm
not
going
to
sit
here
and
predict
by
any
means.
AE
The
only
tool
we
have
is
is
to
test
where
we
expect
the
unfund
viability
V
versus
where
it
is.
We
were
within
1%
I,
believe
we
were
about
3
3%
for
the
police
and
I
think
we
were
at
0.8
and
we
I'm
sorry
we're
a
point
O
5
percent
for
the
police,
and
we
were
at
point
eight
six
for
the
fire
less
than
one
percent
deviation
from
what
we
anticipated
it
to
be.
AE
That's
pretty
good
on
a
fund
this
size
with
all
of
the
forces
that
are
operating
god
forbid.
We're
gonna
have
a
number
of
disabilities
and
we're
gonna
be
on
everything's
gonna
be
screwed
up,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
I
go
change.
My
disability
table
because
I
look
for
trends
now.
I
agree
with
you
I
believe
that
7%
is
not
going
to
hold
up
very
long,
but
it
seems
to
be
holding
up
now.
AE
If
you
want
me
to
do
it
at
6
and
3/4
or
at
6
percent,
then
you'll
be
arguing
about
how
we're
going
to
afford
it.
Absolutely
because
it's
not
going
to
be
what
did
you
say,
one-third
of
the
budget?
It's
going
to
be
50%
of
the
budget
that
can
happen.
We
need
to
build
up
more
assets
and
you
need
to
manage
the
city
as
you
can
and
you
need
to
manage
it
with
budgets
as
what
is
your
job
to
do
and
that
it
means
salaries
as
well.
This
is
an
employee
cost.
AE
There's
no
question
about
it,
but
you
need
a
certain
number
of
police
officers
and
a
number
of
firefighters
and
they
have
to
be
paid
certain
amounts.
So
it's
it's
not
just
an
isolated
instance
of
what
the
pension
contribution
is.
I
understand
everything
you're
saying
I
just
want
you
to
know
we're
not
gonna
solve
that
by
changing
an
interest
rate
from
7%
to
76
and
three
quarters
or
six
and
a
half.
That's
just
gonna
cost
more
money
right
now,
maybe
in
five
years
you're
gonna
have
more
money.
I,
don't
know
we
have
a
public
pension
crisis.
AE
A
AE
AB
I
just
want
to
ask
the
city
manager
if,
when
you
do
go
back,
if
we
are
to
recommend
you
know
even
funding
from
last
year,
local
funding,
will
you
give
us
options?
Will
there
be
or
where
we
have
to
are
not
have
to
will?
We
will
have
to
make
some
choices,
but
would
there
be
different
scenarios
that
can
be
presented
to
us
with
that
increase
or
that
level
funding.
Y
Well,
I
wasn't
here
in
the
80s,
so
I'm
not
sure
what
they
did
and
I
think
it
might
have
been
the
same
all
over,
because
I
think
this
pension
crisis
is
not
just
at
Evanston,
so
I
I
think
maybe
they
were
listening
to.
Whoever
they
were
listening
to.
Evanston
was
doing
the
same
thing.
I
look
at
things
very
simply:
I
am
you've.
Helped
me
understand
that
with
these
last
two
years
more
than
I've
ever
wanted
to
know
about.
Y
However,
I
have
listened
to
now
two
councils,
this
one
in
the
previous
one
room
in
my
second
term
in
terms
of
I,
want
to
say
concerns
about
how
we
spend
money.
Sometimes
it's
on
consultants,
choices
that
we
make
and
alderman
Wilson
is
right.
We
always
have
to
make
the
choice,
but
one
of
the
things
that
I
have
learned
in
my
now
my
going
into
my
eighth
year
is
that
we
pay
a
lot
of
money
to
staff
and
to
consultants
to
come
and
give
us
advice
and
I'm
learning
to
listen
to
that
advice.
Y
So
I
am
certainly
going
to
I'm.
Looking
at
the
memo
which
says,
the
staff
recommends
that
we
accept
and
I
see
the
three
names
from
the
city
assistant,
city
manager
and
also
representatives
from
the
police
port,
as
well
as
a
fire
pension
board
and
I'm
going
to
accept
that
and
I
know
that
I
don't
want
to
have
to
make
big
choices
about
cutting
physicians
or
programs.
Y
Again,
we've
had
enough
pain
of
that
for
the
last
five
or
six
years
we've
been
doing
that
and
if
we
have
to
make
another
choice
next
year,
like
we
did
last
year,
which
I
think
was
bite
the
bullet
and
make
sure
that
we
put
in
extra
money
to
be
physically
responsible.
It's
what
was
morally
responsible
in
terms
of
taking
care
of
those
who
take
care
of
us
I'm
willing
to
do
that.
But
this
year
I'm
willing
to
accept
the
recommendation
of
the
the
report
as
it
stands.
So
that's
how
I'll
be
voting.
A
AA
Of
all
before
I
talk
about
the
pension,
I
want
to
explain
to
Alderman
Wilson
that
I
was
playing
no
games
and
my
numbers
having
to
do
with
property
tax
payers
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
pension,
but
had
to
do
with
the
burden
that
some
are
willing
to
place
on
our
taxpayers,
based
on
the
increase
amount
of
funding
that
you
want
to
put
in
so
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
pension.
It
only
had
to
do
with
the
tax
increase.
The
numbers
are
real,
anybody
can
check
them
and
they're
awful.
AA
They
represent
an
awful
amount
of
money
for
people
who
cannot
afford
it.
There
are
people
who
are
looking
at
their
tax
bills
and
seeing
that
the
Assessor
is
finding
the
value
of
their
property
being
in
the
area
of
$700,000
and
their
insurance
company
is
telling
them
that
the
value
to
rebuild
their
houses-
and
these
are
several
cases
that
I've
seen
lately
four
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
their
properties,
so
I
mean
there's
a
great
disparity
out
there.
AA
AA
Why
not
just
say
five
hundred
thousand,
why
why
not
say
seven
hundred
thousand,
because
or
three
hundred
thousand,
because
the
the
last
year's
number
was
based
on
formula
and
based
on
facts
and
based
on
statistics
and
just
picking
it's
like
just
picking
a
number
out
of
the
air
where
we're
going
to
pay.
What
we
paid
last
year
really
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
facts.
Yes,
it
has
to
do
with
wanting
to
add
more,
but
to
be
focusing
on
what
it
was
last
year
is,
is
really
not
very
factual.
So
it's
just
a
number.
AA
There
are
a
lot
of
moving
parts
to
the
formula
and
I
think
we
ought
to
start
thinking
about
all
of
them.
I
know
there
are
some
there's
legislation,
but
I
mean,
let's
think
about
this.
There
are
more
people
receiving
benefits
in
our
pensions
that
we're
talking
about
now,
then,
who
are
paying
into
it.
I
mean
that
that's
a
factor
there.
What
about?
What
about
the
amount,
the
one
percent
plus
of
pay,
that's
being
contributed?
What
about
the
amount
being
contributed
by
those
with
the
pensions?
Maybe
maybe
somebody
ought
to
start
thinking
about.
AA
Maybe
we
ought
to
raise
that
number.
Somebody
ought
to
raise
that
number.
You
know
I
mean,
let's
think
about
it,
but
harping
on
the
7%
only
adds
a
bigger
burden
to
all
of
us
in
our
constituents
it
and
you
drop
it
down
to
five.
Then
you
got
to
pay
more
because
the
less
that's
generated
by
the
fund,
the
more
we
have
to
pay.
AE
AA
A
very
it's
really,
you
know
if
you
try
and
pull
it
down
it's
a
very
simple
concept.
It's
very
simple:
we
have
to
pay.
What
is
it
generated
by
the
fun?
So
you
know
I
know
who
talking
about
the
7%
is
kind
of
sexy,
but
it
doesn't
mean
anything.
It
doesn't
mean
anything
and
only
means
a
greater
burden.
Why
don't
we
raise
a
tape?
AA
Then
we
won't
have
to
pay
as
men,
so
I
just
think
that
there
is
no
way
we're
going
to
find
six
hundred
and
some
odd
thousand
dollars
in
our
budget
to
cut
no
way
and
I'm
telling
you
right
now
when
we
get
to
the
when
we
get
to
the
bottom
line,
when
we
start
voting
on
that
budget.
If
you
think
this
is
the
only
addition,
that's
gonna
be
added
to
that
budget.
You
are
so
wrong.
You
are
so
wrong,
so
we're
probably
going
to
be
looking
at
five
six,
seven
percent.
AA
We
we
could
be
looking
at
that,
especially
if
you
start
adding
all
the
new
fees
and
I
don't
mean
parking
fees,
because
you
don't
that
I
mean
things
like
water
sewer,
whatever
license
fees,
whatever
fees,
we
add
that
people
absolutely
have
to
pay
we're
gonna
we're
we're
just
we're
just
killing
our
town.
When
you
look
at
those
foreclosure
reports
that
we
get
every
month
we're
starting
to
see
our
friends
on
there,
people
you
never
thought
would
end
up
in
a
foreclosure
and
it's
it's
just
getting
burdensome,
and
we
have
to
put
a
stop
to
this.
AA
We've
got
all
this
affordable
housing
that
we've
got
on
the
market
right
now.
You
just
wait.
You
just
wait
to
the
taxman
starts
to
the
Assessor
starts:
taxing
those
properties
appraising
those
properties.
I
know
they're,
affordable
housing,
but
people
who
are
qualifying
for
them
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
pay
the
I'm
thinking.
Eight
nine
ten
thousand
dollars
a
year
on
some
of
those
properties.
It's
it's
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
get
it
thrown
right
back
in
our
lap
and
we're
gonna,
be
so
sad
and
so
embarrassed.
AA
So
don't
accuse
me
of
being
immoral
and
don't
accuse
me
of
playing
games.
I'm
trying
to
watch
out
for
my
constituents,
who
are
really
suffering
really
suffering
much
more
than
the
pension
fund
is
suffering.
Let's
do
the
responsible
thing
and
do
what
the
people
we're
paying
like
alderman
Holmes
said
we're
paying
them.
I
I,
don't
think
we're
gonna
need
your
services
next
year,
we'll
just
pay
next
year.
What
we
paid
this
year,
I,
don't
see
why
not
to
mention
that
brings
up
another.
AA
Have
you
ever
seen
the
non
pension
related
expenses
in
the
Police
and
Fire
pension
funds?
People
are
flying
to
Hawaii
people
are
going
to
conferences,
yes,
I'm
sure
a
lot
of
that
is
required,
but
I
would
think
this
day
and
age
with
pension
funds
so
strapped
that
there
must
be
online
programs
for
people
I,
think
it
would
the
the
consultants,
the
advisors,
etc.
AC
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
I
am
going
to
agree
with
alderman
Rainey
and
all
of
it
Holmes
in
this
instance.
I
do
think
that
we
have
hired
the
actuarial.
I
agree
with
partially
with
alderman
burrows
in
terms
of
City
Council's
of
the
past,
listening
to
the
actuarial,
zs--
other
things
also
contributed
to
this
number
being
so
large,
a
state
legislature
after
state
legislature
deciding
to
alter
the
pension
requirements
without
consulting
with
the
municipalities,
lowering
the
retirement
age
increasing
benefits.
AC
Those
things
also
happen
over
the
last
30
years,
but
I
do
look
at
what
would
happen
if
we
had
to
cut
six
hundred
eighty
seven
thousand
dollars
out
of
the
budget.
I
don't
want
to
lay
anyone
else
off.
I,
don't
want
to
cut
off
any
other
service.
I
also
don't
want
to
have
to
raise
property
taxes,
so
I
I
think
that
we
have
hired
the
actuarial
for
a
purpose.
AE
AE
AC
AE
AC
$700,000
and
the
fights
that
we've
had
and
the
terrible
struggles
that
we've
had
on
this
council
over
smaller
amounts
than
that
and
realize
how
much
we
already
have
reduced
and
cut
back
our
staff,
and
it
can't
offer
as
many
services
as
we
once
did.
I
don't
want
to
to
reduce
any
further
the
city
services
I,
also
don't
want
to
increase
the
tax
burden
and
on
anyone
anymore,
I,
don't
consider
these
choices,
moral
or
immoral,
their
choices,
their
public
policy
choices
that
we
all
are
making.
AC
So
my
choice
is
to
follow
your
recommendation,
because
my
choice
is
not
to
cut
700,000
dollars
out
of
our
budget.
I
think,
ultimately,
this
pension
problem
that
we
have
is
actually
insoluble
from
our
standpoint.
I
think
it
has
to
be
solved
by
the
state
legislature.
They
were
huge
contributors
to
this
problem
and
we
can
try
to
tread
water
in
this
and
not
let
ourselves
become
a
swamped
but
I
think
ultimately,
I,
don't
know
that
we
we
will
ever
be
able
to
completely
solve
this
on
our
own.
AC
Given
what
our
economy
is
at
this
point,
I
don't
think
we
should
slip
into
that
position
that
some
municipalities
are
in
where
they
can't
take
care
of
the
current
retirees.
Obviously,
that
that's
acceptable,
but
I
think
the
solution
to
this
has
to
come
from
Springfield
and
as
much
as
we
look
at
Springfield
and
think
they'll.
Never
change,
maybe
I'm
a
little
bit
of
an
optimist,
and
so
so
I
would
I
go
with
our
actuarial.
F
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
I,
agree
aldermen
win
that
I.
Don't
think
the
entire
solution
is
in
our
hands.
We
can
make
progress,
however,
and
and,
as
you
said,
mr.
tempers
reached
a
conclusion
based
upon
actuary
science
with
which
is
the
basis
for
his
recommendation
to
us.
Funding
at
last
year's
level
really
picks
an
arbitrary
number
and
I'm
wondering
if
there's
any
room,
to
find
a
different,
arbitrary
number
for
us
that
will
have
less
of
a
repercussion
for
the
2013
budget,
but
still
put
us
ahead
of
mr.
Tucker's
recommendation
for
funding
level.
F
Is
there
something
in
between
that's
not
quite
$700,000
budget
repercussions
that
might
still
accomplish
what
we
all
want,
which
is
to
avoid
a
tax
increase,
but
yet
make
progress
on
our
funding
levels
and
I'm
serious
that
the
2012
funding
level
for
the
from
an
actuary
spective
is
entirely
arbitrary,
because
the
number
that
that
we're
really
talking
about
are
the
numbers
that
are
his
recommendation.
Based
upon
that
moment
in
time,
based
upon
everything,
the
mr.
temper
knew
and
analyzed
I
think.
F
AE
AB
AE
AE
Secondly,
with
the
new
second
tier
that
is
coming
in
the
normal
retirement
for
many
of
these
people
will
be
later
than
it
currently
is,
and
we
don't
have
enough
experience
to
decide
whether
we
should
be
moving
our
retirement
ages,
upward
from
where
they
are
now,
and
so,
while
I
tend
to
agree
with
you
that
the
7%
number
does
sort
of
stick
out.
It
is
not
way
out
of
line
if
we
look
at
large
pension
funds-
and
this
is
a
reasonably
large
pension
fund
for
a
municipality
I
have
other
funds.
AE
My
bottom
range
right
now
is
six
and
a
half,
and
that's
for
funds
which
are
just
starting
out
with
have
less
than
two
million
dollars
in
assets.
You
know
the
people
will
rely
on
an
image
and
survey
that
was
published
about
five
years
ago.
That
said,
that
a
portfolio
invested,
45%
in
equities
and
65%
in
55%
in
in
fixed
income,
should
earn
8%
over
the
long
term.
7%
is
conservative
according
to
that
survey.
AE
That's
just
a
few
years
ago
when
that
survey
was
published,
my
comfort
range
is
six
and
a
half
to
seven
and
a
half
percent.
I
have
no
funds
which
are
higher
than
seven
and
a
half.
I
have
other
funds,
no
funds
which
are
lower
than
six
and
a
half
percent,
and
those
are
the
two
million
dollar
funds,
because
my
time
horizon-
and
please
I
have
to
stress
this.
My
time
horizon
in
sixty
years
get
me
investment.
AE
People
who
are
will
come
in
here
and
say:
I've
analyzed
in
the
next
60
years,
and
here's
what
you
should
be
using
and
I
will
listen
very,
very
carefully.
I
won't
believe
them,
but
I'll
listen.
We
don't
know
so
it's
a
long-term
strategy
its.
What
a
well-managed
portfolio
should
do
their
job
as
trustees
is
to
go
out
and
get
the
best
investment
return.
They
can,
with
the
amount
of
risk
that
they're
willing
to
accept
as
long
as
they
do
their
job
and
award
pensions.
AE
AE
W
I
think
it's
interesting.
We
keep
talking
about
cutting
700,000
from
the
budget,
but
if
we're
the
700,000
was
in
the
budget
last
year,
so
why
are
we
cutting
it
and
we're
under
the
assumption
that
there
is
a
budget
taking
out?
We
haven't
decided
on
a
budget.
So
how
are
we
cutting
700,000
we're
talking
about
the
700,000
as
we're
cutting
something
that
would
make
the
assumption
that
the
city
manager
and
mr.
W
Lyons
have
already
decided
what
the
budget
is
without
coming
to
us
and
that
they
made
the
decision
that
whatever
the
actuarial
suggestion
was,
is
what
we
were
going
to
go
with
without
having
the
discussion
so
I
think
this
notion
of
cutting
700,000
and
that
we're
laying
people
off
and
we're
doing
a
tax
raise
makes
it
seem
like
we're,
not
the
decision-makers
and
and
mr.
Bubka
wits.
Mr.
Lyons
are
the
decision-makers.
So
again
we
had
700,000
last
year
in
our
budget,
where
why
are
we
talking
about
cutting
and
laying
people
off.
X
It's
an
arbitrary
number,
but
it's
an
appropriate
number
and
I'm
not
just
talking
about
well.
Let
me
put
it
this
way.
It's
choices.
Everybody
knows
that
it's
a
question
of
choices.
Last
year
we
found
a
way
to
give
millions
of
dollars
millions
of
dollars
to
private
businesses
and
I.
Think
that,
as
a
taxpayer,
I
am
far
more
upset
with
giving
milk
giving
millions
of
dollars
to
private
businesses,
then
I
am
trying
to
catch
up
on
the
pension
obligations,
which
are
a
serious
problem
for
our
future.
AA
W
AA
D
Budget
but
as
alderman
Rainey
says,
we
don't
start
from
scratch.
We've
had
a
dedicated
team
of
individuals
at
also
departments
working
for
the
last
several
months
to
coming
up
with
a
budget.
So
really
it's
up
to
the
council
to
decide.
We
will
come
to
you
with
a
proposed
budget
that
meets
the
requirements
of
the
City
Council,
so
I
believe,
madam,
is
a
motion
on
the
floor
to
increase
the
dollar
amount
by
$700,000.
Then
what
was
proposed.
B
Y
Y
And
I
want
to
go
and
then
the
reason
why
I
want
to
do
this
is
going
back
to
what
alderman
Grover
said
of
what
I'm
hearing
from
my
colleagues
is
that
we
don't
want
to
go
backwards.
So
I
would
want
to
recommend
that
we
add
200
thousand
to
the
recommendation
so
that
we
can
at
least
be
moving
forward
rather
than
the
700,000
can
I
get
a
second
I'm
an.
X
B
AC
Y
V
A
D
B
B
B
AA
B
B
D
I
make
a
suggestion:
I
I
clearly
hear
there's
an
interest
to
be
as
fiscally
responsible
as
possible
with
pensions.
There
is
a
difference
of
opinion
on
how
to
do
that.
I
think
you
have
done
all
you
can
without
seeing
the
rest
of
the
city
budget.
So
we
will
keep
this
in
mind.
We
will
do
our
best
to
present
a
budget
to
you
that
keeps
this
issue
in
mind.
D
We
will
provide
alternatives
for
you
and
once
you
have
the
budget
after
October
12th
in
full,
as
alderman
Burris
indicates,
there
is
no
budget,
so
I
think
we
might
as
well
I.
Think
absent,
I
appreciate
you
trying
this
evening,
but
we'll
go
back
and
do
our
best
and
provide
you,
as
we
have
every
year,
I've
been
your
city
manager,
a
balanced
budget
and
we'll
incorporate
this
into
it.
The
best
we
can,
madam.
AA
D
AA
B
I
brought
this
up
at
the
last
meeting
and
I'm
sorry
to
have
confused
you
so
greatly
city
manager,
but
you
wanted
this
meeting
to
clarify
it
and
I
just
feel
that
the
situation
I
mean
you're
completely
right.
Everyone
who
says
Springfield
ought
to
solve
this,
and
I
am
heading
down
there
again
in
November,
but
I
just
don't
think
they're
going
to
do
it.
Alderman
Wilson
did
you
want
to
say
something,
and
then
we
really
need
to
move
my
goals.
I.
AE
AE
AA
T
D
Mayor
members
of
the
council,
it
is
a
little
before
10
o'clock.
We
do
have
an
executive
session
I.
D
D
The
United
States
did
do
that
as
well
as
we
do
in
my
memorandum
to
you.
I
offered
up
a
number
of
goals
which
I
thought
remain
important
priorities
for
the
community
and
should
be
continued
and
some
changes.
So
perhaps
I
can
just
go
through
the
ones
that
I
believe
we
are
are
still
making
progress
on
and
we
should
keep
in
place
and
that
our
that
is
the
economic
development
goals
again
I
think
the
council
is
very
familiar
with
those
those
issues-
capital
improvement
program
planning,
while
I
think
we've
made
progress.
D
I
still
don't
think
we're
as
far
as
we
need
to
be
and
think
it
needs
to
stay
on
the
list
to
continue
to
have
that
focus,
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
services.
I'll
get
back
to
safety
issues,
we've
done
a
lot
in
the
past
year,
safety
in
all
levels,
I
think
there's
been
a
particular
focus
this
year
on
pedestrian
safety
and
I.
Think
we
can
be
very
proud
of
the
work.
That's
been
done
there
You've
issues,
a
good
part
of
this
evening
was
devoted
to
that
topic
and
I
hope.
D
AA
Manager,
it
was
very
interesting
in
during
our
community
development
block,
grant
proposal
reviews
all
of
those
not-for-profits
who
presented
to
us
projects
that
involved
any
kind
of
sustainability
or
retrofitting,
or
anything
having
to
do
with
that.
We
all
felt
very
authoritative
by
saying
to
them,
you
need
to
get
in
touch
with
Katharine
Hurley,
and
they
all
said.
We
already
have
that's
why
we're
here,
and
so
she
has
every
I
mean
it
didn't
matter
what
it
was.
Every
single
one
of
them
had
either
been
to
a
workshop
or
consulted
with
her
or
had
direction
from
her.
D
And-
and
you
all
need
to
know
that
the
programs
that
she's
working
with
the
collaboration
she's
doing
just
aren't
the
best
in
Illinois
just
aren't
the
best
of
cities
our
size,
we're
among
were
among
the
Portland's
and
the
Austin
Texas
those
communities.
It's
that
level
that
we're
performing
in
so
I
encourage.
We
leave
it
on
the
list,
because
I
think
we
need
to
continue
to
celebrate.
It
continue
to
find
partnerships
and
continue
to
have
it
be
one
of
the
best
programs
in
the
country,
development
services
in
design
review.
Steve
Griffin
was
before
you.
D
It
rules
a
little
while
back
and
I
think
there's
still
additional
work.
That
needs
to
be
done
there
in
the
area
of
innovation.
Perhaps
I'll
come
back
to
the
council
on
another
evening.
We've
not
talked
a
lot
about
that.
I
did
prepare
some
notes
with
some
good
examples,
we're
doing
an
excellent
job
in
most
departments.
There
are,
some
departments
still
need
to
do.
Some
focus
on
so
I
would
encourage,
leaving
it
there.
Northwestern
University
I
was
struck
listening
this
evening
to
all
the
various
partnerships
on
youth
issues
with
northwestern
the
problem.
D
D
Robert
Crown,
Center
improvements
will
be
back
to
the
council
next
Monday
evening
of
the
24th,
with
the
next
steps
there,
but
clearly
that's
a
focal
point
moving
forward
in
the
next
year,
Visual
and
Performing
Arts
the
work
that
we're
doing
with
the
Avastin
Community
Foundation
on
the
arts
roadmap.
That's
starting
up
this
week
the
Harley
Clark
mansion,
the
noise
Cultural
Arts
Center
lots
of
lots
of
heavy
lifting
I'm.
Sorry.
D
Howard
Street
Theater
and
the
work
that
we're
doing
with
the
National
Endowment
of
the
Arts
and
a
lot
of
other
a
lot
of
other
good
things
that
are
happening,
but
it's
all
still
work
in
progress,
so
I
would
propose
that
we
leave
all
those
on
one
issue
that
I
thought
may
be
worth.
The
council's
discussion
to
remove
is
the
area
of
affordable
housing.
We
have
made
tremendous
progress
in
this
area.
Upon
my
arrival
three
years
ago,
we
had
no
infrastructure
within
the
city
organization
to
really
effectively
deal
with
the
formable
housing
issues.
D
Since
then,
the
mayor's
had
a
homeless
task
force.
That's
made
recommendations.
Now
the
housing
and
homelessness
Commission
is
in
place
doing
good
work.
We've
received
the
NSP
to
funding.
We
have
excellent
staff
and
Mary
Ellen,
Poole
and
Joel
and
Jolene
saw
working
this
issue.
So
if
there
were
one
issue
that
I
would
recommend
that
perhaps
could
come
off
the
list
this
year
would
be
that
a
second
one
is
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
services.
D
I,
think
we're
approaching
a
real
critical
phase
in
our
senior
programs.
I,
don't
believe
we
have
given
that
the
kind
of
attention
and
support
that
we
need.
Many
of
you
attended
the
event
at
the
levy
Center
and
really
saw
the
wonderful
work
that's
going
on
there,
but
that's
really
only
the
tip
of
the
iceberg,
er
that
I
think
the
needs
and
the
community
and
those
needs
continue
to
grow
and
I
would
hope
that
we
could,
as
a
council
vote,
perhaps
have
that
on
there.
D
A
second
issue
that
also
continues
to
grow
is
at-risk
individuals
and
families.
Many
of
you
remember:
Nancy
flowers,
who
was
the
senior
husband
in
the
health
department,
a
role
that
she
played,
but
she
also
played
another
critical
role,
really
being
an
ombudsman
for
all
people
at
risk
and
in
need
in
the
community
with
her
departure.
We
reorganized
the
position
Audrey
Thompson,
that
the
levy
Center
continues
the
senior
Ombudsman
piece
and
she
does
an
excellent
job
with
that.
D
We
work
very
hard
at
this.
However,
it's
a
growing
group
of
people
with
a
very
diverse
needs
and
I
think
that
a
additional
focus
there
in
the
coming
years
would
make
sense
as
well
with
that
said,
if
you
were
calling,
we
did
this
the
first
year
we
hoped
for
10
and
I
think
we
had
15
and
then
I
think
we
went
from
14
and
now
or
at
13,
with
the
changes.
D
V
D
Mayor
members
of
the
council,
that
is
a
quick
overview
of
where
we're
at
I
think
alliant.
The
lion's
share
of
these
goals,
I
recommend
the
council
continue.
I
would
recommend
that
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
affordable
housing,
effectiveness
and
efficiency
of
services,
and
then,
if
you
wish
to
remove
any
of
those,
would
you
consider
adding
and
if
you
did
consider,
adding
I
recommend
that
you
think
about
senior
programs
at
risk,
individuals
and
families
and
services
to
the
Latino
population.
D
AA
City
manager,
one
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
talk
to
you
about
in
terms
of
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
service,
is
the
great
acceptance
that
the
3-1-1
program
has
been
met
with.
However,
I
do
think,
there's
some
very
constructive
criticism
out
there
and
ideas
for
the
3-1-1
program
that
I
think
could
come
out
in
maybe
a
focus
group
or
something
that
is
not
written,
a
back
and
forth
among
users
and
and
staff.
That's.
D
AA
AA
AB
You
I
would
I
would
not
like
to
see
affordable
housing
disappear.
I
I
think
it
could
be
changed
to
meet
what
we're
now,
calling
our
commissioned
housing
in
homelessness,
and
maybe
quite
possibly
a
rolling
in
the
proposed
idea
of
at-risk
individuals
and
families.
If
that's
the
main
gist
of
what
that
it's,
that
a
goal
would
be
would
be
to
keep
them
in
their
homes.
D
Housing
is
absolutely
a
part
of
it,
but
I
think
there's
a
concern
that
it's
greater
than
that
and
we
can
fold
this
into
the
goals.
However,
the
council
feels
appropriate,
but
I
think
it
is
more
than
just
the
housing
I
think
there
are
medical
issues
that
we
will
want
to
give
attention
to,
and
we
can
do
that
in
a
variety
of
ways
and
the
goal
shouldn't
be
a
limiting
factor
just
to
get
to
a
certain
number.
D
AB
D
B
F
Thank
you.
Mr.
Bob
quits
I
agree
with
your
recommendations
to
remove
affordable
housing.
It
also
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
service.
As
to
the
your
three
recommendations
that
we
add
you
phrased
in
terms
of
services
and
programs
to
be
provided,
but
when
we're
talking
about
our
Latino
population
at
risk,
families
and
individuals
and
seniors
it's
more
than
just
really
services
and
programs.
So
if
there's
a
better
way
of
casting
it,
so
it
it
doesn't
seem
as
if
we're
the
givers
they're
the
receivers.
It's
really
more
of
an
engagement
of
those
demographics.
F
Those
parts
of
our
our
population
in
Evanston,
it's
different
than
just
providing
services
and
offering
programs
I
think,
is
what
you're
getting
at.
And
my
question
about.
At-Risk
families
and
individuals
is:
can
we
fold
into
that
then
our
evaluation
of
Township
services,
general
assistance,
emergency
assistance,
an
evaluation
of
those
programs,
as
well
as
the
mental
health
wards
allocations
for
Human
Services
funding
as
part
of
the
big
picture
of
what
funding
and
what
services
are
available
and
how
we
are
reaching
out
to
those
to
our
families
and.
D
All
the
regrow
remembers,
the
council
I
think
what
we've
done
in
the
past
when
we've
added
goals
is
we've
come
back
and
then
had
a
separate
sort
of
broad-based
discussion
on
that
I've
been
to
the
mental
health
board.
Just
for
your
information,
I've
asked
them
the
question
hoping
for
an
answer
like
you,
gay
and
the
answer.
D
I
got
was
hire
more
staff,
so
you
know
III
wouldn't
be
happy
to
have
the
larger
discussion,
but
I
think
staff
is
likely
in
that
particular
piece
because
what's
happening
is
our
existing
staff
is
being
inundated
by
issues
and
problems
that
they
don't
have
necessarily
expertise
for
and
because
of
the
time
that
some
of
these
issues
take.
They
then
take
away
from,
in
essence
their
day,
job,
I,
think
Nancy
flowers
and
her
experience.
D
Here's
a
great
example
where
so
much
energy
and
time
was
taken
dealing
with
people
in
crisis
that
the
work
with
the
seniors
bald
still
got
done.
There
was
an
additional
workload
above
and
beyond
that
that
she
took
on
in
addition
and
which
wasn't
healthy
for
her
wasn't
healthy
for
the
organization,
but
again
as
the
Cal
Council
chooses
new
goals.
To
add
will
come
back
and
have
a
fuller
discussion
with
that.
D
I've
heard
discussion,
I
haven't
heard
III
think
there's
an
interest
to
perhaps
have
efficiency
and
effectiveness.
I'll
roll
off
the
list,
Alderman's
Rainey's
point
about
I,
think
sort
of
the
longer
term
living
with
three-on-one
and
being
mindful
of
reaching
out
to
the
community.
We
can
do
that
separate
and
apart
from
from
goals,
so
does.
D
That
one
is
we
can
take
off
then
the
issue
of
affordable
housing,
I've
heard
one
aldermen
suggest
we
leave
it
on
with
an
adjustment
to
better
reflect
the
direction
that
this
council's.
Given
your
housing
and
homelessness
commission
now
and
to
leave
it
there,
so
is
that
the
will
of
the
council
or
not
I,.
Y
Think
I'm
not
trying
to
speak
for
all
the
Montandon,
but
I
think
that
he
just
doesn't
wanted
to
get
lost
and
it's
not
gonna
get
lost.
I
would
hope
with
with
our
Commission
the
new
group
and
and
the
work
that
will
continue
with
the
NSP
to
housing
and
the
other
kinds
of
ways
that
we're
looking
to
make
sure
that
we
can
provide
affordable
housing
to
all
families.
You
know
in
this
community,
so
I
don't
think
taking
it
off.
The
list
means
losing
it.
B
I,
don't
think
taking
it
off.
The
list
means
in
any
way
that
we're
no
longer
going
to
do
a
great
deal
of
work
in
that
area.
I
think
it
just
means
we
think
we're
on
the
right
track
there
and
that,
therefore,
we
need
to
focus
on
other
things
and
let
good
folk
who
are
working
on
it
do
their
good
work
and.
D
D
So
we'll
go
ahead
and
then
add
the
three.
Then,
if
you
my
last
item,
if
you
look
then
at
the
full
list
as
a
whole
and
I,
don't
know
that
guy
was
quite
caught
up
with
us
at
this
point,
but
this
past
year
the
council
felt
it
was
important
to
have
five
issues
that
sort
of
stood
apart
and
those
five
issues
reckon
on
with
development,
capital,
improvement,
program,
planning,
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
service
safety
issues
and
youth
issues.
What
you've
removed
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
services.
D
D
This
council
has
reiterated
time
and
time
again
the
importance
of
economic
development
in
what
we're
doing
I
think
we've
had
a
very
aggressive
year
in
the
work
of
our
economic
development
division
working
with
our
community
partners
throughout
Evanston
in
the
area
of
economic
development.
The
City
Council
adopted
economic
development
plan
a
few
months
back,
which
I
think
has
been
well-received
not
only
by
this
council
but
by
the
larger
community.
So
I
think
that
we're
going
on
the
right
track
and
my
question
really
for
the
council
this
evening
is,
as
we
continue
down
that
right
track.
D
The
one
piece
that
has
become
I
think
somewhat
nettlesome
at
the
council
level
is
what
resources
are
we
applying
in
order
to
move
these
goals
forward?
I
think
all
of
you,
my
sense
in
talking
with
you,
are
comfortable
from
our
staffing
situation
as
I.
Think.
All
of
you
know,
mizerock
of
itch
is
leaving
the
organization
at
the
end
of
the
month.
So
with
that
position
vacant
we
do
not
plan
to
fill
it
with
a
manager.
So
we
have
four
full-time
staff
members
who
I
think
are
doing
an
excellent
job
with
boots
on
the
ground.
D
Working
these
issues.
We
have
one
additional
staff
member
who
has
been
an
intern
and
we're
going
to
propose
in
this
budget
that
you'll
see
to
convert
that
position
to
a
fellow,
as
mr.
chin
has
been
a
local
government
management.
Fellow.
We
think
that
we
would
could
create
a
very
attractive
economic
development.
Fellow
position
have
again
a
recent
master's
graduate
either
in
public
administration
or
planning
or
or
finance
come
into
the
organization,
so
I
think
we're
very
comfortable
with
the
staffing.
Mr.
Griffin
and
I
will
continue
the
supervision
of
the
division.
D
But
in
addition
to
that,
where
would
the
council
like
to
go
as
far
as
making
loans?
Where
would
the
council
like
to
go
as
far
as
making
grants
where
the
council
like
to
go
with
the
use
of
TIF
dollars?
We
have
helped
I
think
all
sizes
of
businesses.
In
this
past
year
we
have
I've
talked
about
loans
versus
grants.
We
have
talked
about
the
individual
business
districts
and
then
we
also
have
the
struggle
about
what
we
can
do
to
be
helpful
to
businesses
and
in
particular
sectors
and
I'm
thinking,
specifically
of
the
technology
sector.
D
We've
had
discussions
about
the
technology
Innovation
Center
we've
had
discussions
of
other
entities
in
the
community
that
provide
assistance
to
businesses
and
that
assistance
really
boils
down
to
two
areas.
One
is
to
provide
assistance
with
space,
either
making
the
space
available
and
no
cost
low
cost
and
creating
an
atmosphere
of
other
like
businesses
in
one
place,
and
also
these
businesses
looking
for
training
assistance,
professional
support
to
help
them
get
going.
D
It's
my
sense
that
that
piece
needs
to
continue
to
be
part
of
our
portfolio
of
support
in
one
way,
shape
or
form
we
have
I
think
are
coming
out
of
a
couple
of
years
cycle
where
we
have
provided
these
organizations
with
sort
of
a
flat
dollar
amount
and
have
said
to
them
go
forth
and
do
good
work.
But
this
council,
as
you
become,
become
more
interested
more
engaged
in
some
of
these
issues.
You've
said
well,
wait
a
second.
D
We
want
to
be
supportive
of
these
activities,
but
we're
not
prepared
to
write
a
check
without
some
goals.
Objectives,
deliverables,
return
on
investment
that
we
can
see
from
the
investment
of
the
money,
so
I
think
our
challenges.
Your
staff
is
that
we
believe
we've
got
a
wonderful
team
to
move
a
lot
of
these
issues
forward,
but
we
also
question
the
role
of
of
cash
support
to
individual
businesses
through
grants
or
loans,
or
support
through
associations,
incubators
different
things
like
that.
W
Okay,
I
think
would
be
helpful
to
get
feedback.
Some
research
from
our
economic
development
staff
on
best
practices
in
this
field,
I
I,
think
we've
gone
all
over
the
board
on
this
in
the
last
year.
I
think
we're
we've
actually
over
the
last
tears
and
economic
development,
Economic
Development
Committee
have
wavered
from
our
done,
swung
from
we're
just
going
to
give
a
grant
with
no
documentation
to
we're
going
to
give
a
grant
with.
We
want
some
documentation
to
we're
going
to
do
loans,
we're
again
not
consistent
documentation
on
what
that
means
for
a
loan.
W
So
part
of
it
is
we're
not
exactly
sure
how
what
is
the
best
way
to
go
about
doing
this,
so
some
help
on
that
and
definitely
standardizing
what
the
criteria
is
that
this
becomes
more
of
a
process
that
a
if
we're
gonna
become
a
bank
is
basically
what
we're
doing
we're
becoming
a
bank
for
people
that
can't
get
loans
anywhere
else.
And
if
we're
going
to
do
that,
then
we
should
have
criteria
like
a
bank
and
we
should
be
require
financial
documentation.
W
W
Just
giving
money
to
individual
businesses.
I
think
sets
a
unequal
standard
and
it
may
may
help
that
one
business
it
may
not.
We,
we
really
don't
have
also
a
measurement,
a
benchmark
for
what
is
our
ROI
on
this?
What
are
we
looking
for
an
ROI?
We,
we
haven't,
set
that
percentage
so
again
having
a
target
to
really
talk
about,
because
we
don't
have
a
target
it.
It
really
bounces
from
Ward
Award
and
who
who's
got
other
Alderman's
year
to
get
their
project
through
their
award.
W
F
You
I
agree
with
alderman
Burris
that
it
would
be
very
helpful
for
our
deliberation,
these
economic
development
issues
to
have
a
much
better
sense
of
what
best
practices.
What
other
municipalities
do,
what
tools
they
deploy
to
make
economic
development
happen
and
in
evanston?
Is
that
enough
that
we
have
staff
on
it
or
do
we
have
other
tools
in
our
economic
development
toolbox
that
we
can
use
to
retain,
expand
and
attract
businesses
to
nurture
intrapreneurship,
to
create
jobs
and
workforce?
Is
it
just
feet
on
the
ground
and
staff
at
their
desks?
F
Making
all
this
happen,
or
are
there
other
resources
other
assets
even
that
we
can
deploy
in
a
smart
way
using
criteria
that
can
help
us
achieve
our
economic
development
goals
and
I'm,
not
sure
mr.
Bach
quits
that
we
have
a
really
good
idea
of
what
a
municipality
can
do?
What
role
the
city
can
play
in
making
economic
development
happen?
F
We've
used
a
lot
of
these
tools,
a
lot
of
these
resources
over
the
last
three
and
a
half
years,
without
a
bigger
understanding,
perhaps
of
where
they
all
fit
into
that
picture,
and
maybe
it's
a
primer
on
economic
development,
maybe
and
and
and
municipal
municipal
planning.
That
will
help
us
understand
this,
but
perspective
I
think
is
going
to
help
a
lot
and
figuring
out
where
we
go
with
economic
development
and
how
we're
gonna
make
it
happen.
AA
On
the
other
hand,
I
think
we
have
made
a
lot
of
investments
that
will
pay
off
and
I
think
our
staff
could
probably
write
a
prima
on
how
to
go
about
doing
many
of
the
things
that
we've
done.
On
the
other
hand,
what
I
tended
to
say
was
isn't
it
time
for
another
economic
development
forum
where
we
bring
everybody
together
up
in
the
parasol
room?
AA
Isn't
it
time
for
that
and
if
it
is
time
for
that,
I
think
this
should
be
the
focus
of
the
discussion,
because
every
time
we
have
an
applicant
or
recipient
our
proposed
recipient,
we
have
some
backbiting
from
the
from
the
retailer,
commercial
or
manufacturing
community.
Saying
hey
wait
a
minute:
why
are
they
getting
it?
Not
us!
So
I
really
think
we
ought
to
open
this
up
to
the
economic
development,
the
people
who
make
up
that
community
and
and
see
what
they're
thinking
about
it.
AA
I
would
really
love
to
hear
that
because,
on
the
one
hand
we
get
fabulous
feedback
saying
you
know,
you
guys
are
doing
a
great
job,
this
that
and
the
other.
And
then
you
do
hear
the
criticism
that
if
I
had
known
I
could
get
that
I
would
have
asked
for
it.
You
know
so,
let's
find
out
how
we
can
do
this
fairly
I
think
we
can.
X
X
You
know
I
as
far
as
loans
or
other
grants,
I
think
you
also
have
to
look
beyond
just
what
the
city's
return
on
investment
is.
You
have
to
look
at
the
impact
on
other
private
businesses,
for
example,
autumn
Iranian
just
mentioned
other
people
didn't
know
that
they
could
ask
for
something.
If
we're
gonna
give
cash
to
somebody,
that's
gonna
adversely
impact
a
privately
funded
business
down
the
street.
That's
probably
not
appropriate,
and
it's
not
fairly
applied.
X
So
getting
these
parameters
in
place
is
of
great
importance
and
I
also
think
it's
very
important
to
make
sure
that
we
budget
in
our
annual
budget
of
a
fully
funded
amount,
so,
in
other
words,
we're
not
borrowing
money
through
the
course
of
the,
because
somebody
comes
along
with
a
good
idea.
I
think
we
need
to
stick
with
our
budget
and
and
live
within
those
means.
X
AD
You
I
just
want
to
follow
up
on
alderman
Wilson.
With
another
thing
we
should
take
into
consideration,
which
is
the
location
and
I
think
for
years.
I
know
that
alderman
Rainey
has
been
a
tremendous
amount
of
time
and
effort,
rebuilding
Howard
Street
and
as
one
of
the
former
residents
I,
it's
just
I
applaud
all
the
efforts
and
she's
been
very
instrumental
in
helping
me
and
in
in
trying
to
do
our
work
on
the
west
side,
along
with
alderman
Holmes.
B
X
D
Mad
Amir,
if
I,
could
maybe
just
take
what
one
one
additional
moment
we
could
certainly
do
the
kinds
of
things
that
haven't
talked
about
you
know
in
order
to
get
I,
think
a
finer
point
on
the
direction
and
the
policies
and
procedures
that
you'd
like
it
will
likely
not
happen
as
part
of
the
budget.
So
what
we
could
perhaps
do
is
you
know,
bring
you
a
budget
that
will
fund
the
existing
staff,
but
then
take
any
budget
for
additional
support
via
grants.
D
Loans,
other
matters
and
put
that
aside
until
this
process,
which
we
probably
could
do
in
the
first
quarter
of
next
year
happens.
Would
you
prefer
to
do
something
like
that
versus
putting
together
a
shell,
because
it
would
seem
like
the
the
train
analogy,
is
a
good
one,
though
we've
been
on
a
very,
very
fast
train
for
a
long
period
of
time.
D
My
sense
is
if
we
slowed
the
train
down
just
a
little
bit
and
had
some
of
these
other
discussions
that
that
might
not
be
a
bad
thing
and
then
that
our
budgeting
could
reflect
that
and
then
once
there's
obviously
there's
fund
balance
and
the
Economic
Development
Fund.
The
resources
that
we've
been
spending
will
be
there
just
unallocated,
and
perhaps
we
have
these
discussions
in
the
first
quarter
of
next
year
then
make
those
allocations
and
if
there
are
extraordinary
circumstances
that
come
along
that,
we
can
deal
with
those
extraordinary
circumstances
as
we
come
upon
them.
D
Would
that
make
sense
versus
having
because
I
think
it'd
be
difficult
to
have
the
budget
discussion
without
having
some
of
these
other
discussions
and
looking
at
your
calendar
between
now
and
Thanksgiving
I'm,
not
quite
sure
where
that
would
all
fit.
So
if
the
council
is
amenable,
we
can
come
up
with
another
slower
strategy
and
then
basically
put
off
any
additional
and
investments.
Again,
you
know
save
for
the
extraordinary
project.
AA
So,
at
the
end
of
the
time
all
the
taxing
bodies
get
lots
of
extra
money,
so
I
wouldn't
want
to
see
us
put
anything
on
hold
or
change
our
approach
in
those
areas.
You
know
grants.
We
don't
make
that
many
grants
there,
but
I
think
those
projects
should
not
be
restricted
in
any
way
until
some
other
time
in
the
future.
That's
why
we
established
the
tips.
We
do
a
lot
of
thinking
before
we
establish
them.
We
established
them
and
we
expect
things
to
go
forward
and.
D
All
the
remaining
members
of
the
council
I
think
that's
a
reasonable
approach.
One
of
the
things
we'll
be
talking
to
you
about
during
the
budget
is
the
assessed
valuation
of
the
tests.
Some
of
them
have
decreased.
Some
of
them
have
decreased
sharply
and
are
bringing
less
tax
revenue
to
them.
So
I
think
as
long
as
there's
those
conversations.
AA
D
The
midst
of
that,
so
perhaps
we
would
spend
more
of
our
economic
development
time
through
the
budget
process.
Talking
about
our
active
Tiff's
and
the
budget
implications
there,
so
that
everyone's
an
understanding
and
then
we
can,
we
can
make
adjustments
accordingly,
but
but
to
slow
down
perhaps
some
of
the
loans,
some
of
the
grants,
some
of
the
we
have
issues
we
need
to
grapple
with
with
incubators
and
technology
assistance
and
I.
D
Don't
see
easy
answers
to
that
absent
this
larger
conversation
and
I
think
would
be
important
for
us
to
communicate
that
to
some
of
our
interested
parties
in
this
area
that
come
January
first,
the
council
will
have
to
have
that
additional
discussion
before
will
be
in
any
place
to
support
some
of
those
particular
offers,
because
I
think
those
you
know
tend
to
beget
than
other
issues.
That
I
think
is
part
of.
One
of
the
council's
conundrums
is
on
how
to
spend
the
money.
So
if
that
sounds
reasonable,
we'll
leave
some
flexibility
to
it.
D
B
Y
Well,
I
would
not
like
for
us
to
throw
the
baby
out
with
the
bathwater
and
and
forget
about
the
rents.
I
think
that
grants
may
be
very
important
in
certain
segments
of
the
community
and
certain
small
businesses
that,
when
entrepreneurs
that
we
want
to
encourage
so
I
agree
that
we
should
look
at
more
loans
and
I
am,
for
you
know
larger
projects
and,
and
maybe
even
some
smaller
ones,
but
I.
Don't
think
that
we
should
just
not
do
grants.
I
think
that
that
is
something
that
we
need
to
keep
on
the
table.
D
AA
The
facade
improvement
I
mean
those
are
very,
very
important:
they
they
enliven
the
street.
They
they
make
things,
look
better
and
they're
a
morale
booster,
so
I
I
would
hate
to
see
that
kind
of
grant
program
go
away
and,
like
alderman
home
said
sometimes
the
two
and
three
thousand
dollar
grants
are
just
really
very
important
in
some
areas,
so
I
mean
I,
don't
think
we
should
throw
anything
out,
but
I
think
we.
There
definitely
needs
to
be
some
kind
of
plan
it's
to
who
gets
grants
and
who
gets
lost.
Oh
great
alderman.
X
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motion
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convene
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new
executive
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to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
personnel,
collective
bargaining
in
minutes.
These
agenda
items
are
permitted
subjects
to
be
considered
in
an
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and
there
are
enumerate
enumerated
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under
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Open
Meetings
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These
exceptions
are
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ILCs
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