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From YouTube: Special City Council Meeting - 12/01/2014
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Special City Council and Human Services Meeting
A
D
B
E
E
E
About
the
library
and
its
board
that
we
do
not
care
about
human
services,
crime
or
social
services
in
the
months
to
come,
we
will
be
regularly
appearing
before
you
to
show
you
that
the
goodness
and
necessity
of
libraries
are
self-evident
to
us
as
it
is
to
you
before
I
begin.
However,
with
my
substantive
comments,
I
must
make
a
plea
for
civility.
E
This
vitriol
and
the
personal
attacks
have
to
stop
a
bully.
Pulpit
should
not
be
used
to
bully
volunteers
for
lots
of
reasons.
First,
it
dampens
the
volunteer
spirit
that
evanston
is
trying
so
hard
to
foster.
Second,
it
disrespects
our
wonderful
staff
who
are
working
throughout
evanston
in
outreach
and
public
service.
E
Third,
it
poisons
the
culture
of
philanthropy
that
evans,
public
library
is
trying
so
hard
to
promote
grants
and
donations
are
a
major
supplement
to
our
levy.
Anyone
familiar
with
fundraising
knows
it
is
best
to
air
those
differences
privately
and
not
publicly.
All
of
us
are
available
to
take
your
calls
or
emails
at
any
time
when
the
nine
of
us
applied
to
be
on
the
library
board.
We
weren't
asked
to
call
over
our
skin
or
our
socioeconomic
status.
The
only
litmus
test
was
our
love
of
evanston
and
our
love
of
libraries.
E
E
E
The
funding
for
the
library
decreased
more
and
more
to
the
point
where
the
per
capita
spending
for
our
libraries
was
far
below
our
peers.
The
city
ran
the
library
and
the
library
allowed
itself
to
be
run
by
the
city.
There
was
no
malice
there.
It
just
happened.
It
was
only
when
the
imminent
closing
of
two-thirds
of
our
system,
that's
when
the
board
and
the
citizens
galvanized
to
adopt
the
fund
model.
B
E
Illinois
legislature
has
recognized
the
public
library
should
not
be
subject
to
the
yearly
vicissitudes
of
city
and
ward
politics.
That's
why
the
law
allows
a
library
board
to
determine
our
budget,
and
we
are
asking
you
tonight
to
show
support
for
the
great
work
our
staff
has
done.
I'm
going
to
close
with
a
quick
story.
E
Last
week,
tiffany
rice
addressed
you
with
eloquence
about
the
dj
coleman
foundation
and
the
wonderful
partnership
that
she
has
formed
with
the
library.
She
did
so
at
the
exact
same
moment
that
the
grand
jury
in
ferguson
decided
not
to
prosecute
the
man
who
killed
michael
brown,
the
only
institution
that
remained
open
during
that
whole
time.
During
all
that,
civil
unrest
was
the
first
ferguson
public
library.
E
F
Hello,
I'm
vishali
patel,
I'm
also
on
the
library
board.
I'm
actually
going
to
read
a
statement
written
by
tory
forman,
who
couldn't
be
here
tonight
and
she
has
another
board
member
good
evening.
I
apologize
for
not
being
physically
present
at
tonight's
meeting.
I'm
currently
dealing
with
an
injured
knee
and
I've
asked
that
my
comments
be
read
to
you.
I've
been
a
resident
of
edison
since
1984..
F
I
moved
here
while
I
junior
at
depaul
university
and
lived
and
worked
here
ever
since
evanson
was
extremely
attractive
to
me
because
being
of
mixed
race,
I
felt
comfortable
living
and
working
around
many
other
people
of
mixed
races.
Evanston
is
unique
in
that
it
embraces
its
diversity.
At
least
outwardly
evansen
does
have
its
challenges
with
trying
to
treat
people
equally,
and
this
is
what
I
would
like
to
focus.
F
On
a
few
years
ago,
I
was
asked
by
mayor
tisdale
to
take
over
a
seat
of
the
library
board
from
a
wonderful
woman
who
had
recently
died
from
panchayat
cancer
sharon.
Arsenault
sharon
had
been
appointed
by
the
mayor
and
had
been
instrumental
in
making
sure
her
decisions
reflected
the
interests
of
all
evanstonians.
F
During
my
time
on
the
library
board,
I
have
been
thoughtful
on
my
decision-making
and
keeping
the
interests
of
all
when
making
comments
and
during
the
voting
processes,
my
family
and
I
have
always
been
avid
users
of
all
three
evanston
libraries,
as
well
as
the
outposts
that
have
been
in
different
locations
around
the
city
and
the
beloved
bookmobile.
The
library
has
been
a
place
for
us
to
read,
participate
in
story
time
study
attend
arts
and
crafts
classes
and
holiday
parties.
F
All
four
of
my
children
are
avid
readers
but,
more
importantly,
are
well-rounded
individuals
because
of
the
many
different
services
and
programs
our
library
offers.
The
library
is
not
just
a
warehouse
for
books,
it's
a
place
to
meet,
learn
and
grow.
On
a
more
serious
note,
libraries
across
the
country,
including
ours,
are
increasingly
becoming
more
of
a
social
service
organizations.
F
When
I
go
to
any
of
our
libraries,
I
see
many
homeless,
disabled
and
displaced
people
who
unfortunately
need
the
library
as
a
place
to
go
during
the
day.
Our
libraries
are
the
only
free
and
open
space
spaces
that
people
can
go
to
on
a
regular
basis.
Just
imagine
our
town.
Without
the
library,
the
library
is
seen
as
a
safe
haven,
the
community
gathering
space
a
public
square
in
the
place
you
go
to
find
information
that
isn't
readily
available
or
shared.
Personally
in
my
own
family,
I
have
a
brother
who
is
disabled.
F
He
recently
moved
back
to
evanston
from
another
state,
and
our
public
library
has
been
the
place
for
him
to
go
during
the
day
to
help
him
get
his
life
back
together.
He
goes
there
every
single
day
to
use
the
computers,
look
for
a
job,
do
research
and
to
have
a
place
where
people
are
knowledgeable
and
open
and
ready
to
help
him.
He
loves
the
library
and
even
asked
me
recently
if
I
thought,
if
I
thought
would
be
a
good
idea
for
him
to
volunteer
there.
F
He
and
many
other
of
our
displaced
and
disadvantaged
citizens
depend
on
the
library
and
its
services.
We
do
have
many
social
service
organizations
in
evanston,
but
unfortunately,
most
of
them
have
conditions,
caveats,
limitations
and
aren't
the
first
place.
Someone
will
go
for
help.
I
ask
you
to
take
the
time
out
of
your
busy
lives
to
go
to
one
of
our
libraries
and
spend
a
few
hours
there
attend
a
lecture
or
program
or
just
sit
in
the
lobby
and
watch
the
people
coming
and
going.
F
Your
eyes
may
be
open
and
you
may
rethink
the
importance
of
public
services
that
the
evinson
public
library
provides.
Thank
you.
I
have
30
more
seconds.
Maybe
you
have
about
five
seconds.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
also
myself
definitely
feel
like.
As
a
group.
We
have
definitely
deliberated
and
made
a
very
thoughtful
process
in
terms
of
all
of
our
budget
negotiations,
and
we
are
a
group
that
does
represent
and
do
keep
in
mind
the
whole
spectrum,
especially
when
it
comes
to
diversity
and
socioeconomic
diversity.
G
My
name
is
ella
keenan,
I'm
co-president
of
the
evanston
public
library,
friends
and
also
a
board
member
of
the
dejay
coleman
foundation.
I'm
speaking
tonight
to
ask
your
support
for
libraries
requested
levy,
but
also,
as
a
community
member
who's
concerned,
about
the
behavior
of
certain
aldermen
at
two
public
meetings.
Last
week,
it's
prejudice
when
we
presume
to
know
something
about
someone
by
the
car.
G
I
G
To
roughly
25
increase
on
the
median
priced
home
in
evanston
25
or
just
over
two
dollars
a
month,
one
of
the
evanston
public
library,
friends,
members
emailed
alderman
burris
asking
why
she
didn't
support
the
levy.
She
replied
that
the
increase
is
becoming
quote
a
substantial
burden
for
many
property
owners
and
quote
hurts
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
community.
G
Multiple
studies
have
shown
that,
for
every
dollar
invested
in
the
library
seven
dollars
comes
back
to
the
community.
That's
economic
development.
I
don't
know
that
similar
studies
exist
about
spending
for
awnings
or
patios
for
private
businesses.
Evanston
public
library,
friends
just
received
a
check
from
the
central
street
merchants
for
more
than
seven
hundred
dollars.
That
figure
represents
a
small
percentage
of
the
sales
on
central
street
on
one
saturday,
when
shoppers
could
choose
among
eight
not-for-profit
organizations
that
a
portion
of
their
dollars
would
support.
G
These
are
real
dollars
and
are
driven
by
the
north
branch
on
central
street
by
cams,
at
maine
in
chicago
and
by
the
main
branch
downtown.
The
library
has
been
underfunded.
For
years
last
week,
alderman
rainey
said
it
was
quote
irresponsible
not
to
sit
down
with
the
library
board
and
discuss
the
budget.
I
hope
she's
done
so
since
then,
since
she
asked
for
postponement
of
the
vote
until
tonight.
G
G
You
have
to
wrap
up.
The
only
entrance
is
interest,
as
mr
tannen
noted
earlier,
the
ferguson
public
library
stayed
open
last
week
in
the
face
of
all
the
writing
and
the
and
the
announcement
of
the
verdict.
They
posted
a
sign
that
read
during
difficult
times.
The
library
is
a
quiet,
oasis
donations
poured
in
and
one
of
the
ferguson
board
members
stated,
the
goodness
of
people
far
outweighs
the
hate.
I
hope
the
same
is
true
in
heavenston.
K
K
We've
had
great
response
from
those
events
where
the
people
who
have
attended
have
found
the
information
very
helpful
and
important
to
them,
but
so
far
very
few
people
even
know
that
the
events
exist
or
that
they
have
the
opportunity
to
come
and
excuse
me
and
hear
this
information
there's
a
very
limited
ability
of
the
libraries
and
the
cities.
It
appears
to
get
the
word
out
and
to
do
more,
and
I
can
tell
you
from
my
own
practice
that
I
serve
many
people
who
are
starting
small
businesses
with
very
limited
resources.
K
But
I
can
also
tell
you
that
the
people
that
I've
just
described
are
really
just
the
tip
of
the
iceberg.
I
recently
came
from
a
cross-generational
boot
camp
held
by
navajo,
the
national
association
of
women
business
owners,
at
which
I
heard
one
of
the
speakers
attest
to
the
fact
that
80
percent
of
millennials,
so
those
of
the
generation,
age,
30
and
under
intend
to
be
entrepreneurial,
80
percent
to
me
in
my
practice,
is
like
a
seismic
shift
in
the
economy.
K
Like
batten
down
the
hatches,
everybody
in
the
economy
intends
to
be
working
for
themselves,
which
is
really
enormous
and
indicates
to
me
that
if
the
library
in
the
city
intend
to
be
business
friendly
and
relevant,
then
the
provision
of
small
business
resources
becomes
just
that
much
more
important
going
forward.
So
I
hope
that
you
will
consider
that
next
chapter
evanston
is
doing
that
and
could
do
a
lot
more
and
could
use
your
help
thanks
very
much.
Thank.
L
I
have
been
a
vocal
advocate
for
library
services
in
my
community.
I've
been
to
any
number
of
library
board
meetings.
I
have
met.
I've
been
privileged
to
meet
with
board
members
separately
and
karen
danzig.
Lyons
has
spent
quite
a
bit
of
time
talking
to
me
about
how
we
can
better
serve
my
community
and
the
people
who
need
free
services
and
access
to
educational
resources
that
the
library
will
provide.
B
M
Hi,
my
name
is
kristen
james
and
I'm
the
pta
council
president,
which
means
I
have
the
honor
of
working
with
parent
groups
across
all
17
district
65
schools
and
the
high
school.
I
am
also
a
parent
at
dia
chute
in
the
high
school
and
one
of
the
greatest
rewards
of
my
time.
As
pta
council
has
been
working
with
the
amsterdam
public
library,
they
have
been
phenomenal
in
supporting
education
and
building
community.
M
They
are
seen
as
an
advocate
a
resource
and
a
support
to
our
school
librarians
and
our
parent
groups,
and
this
is
an
opportune
time
to
support
our
public
library.
I'm
sure
you're,
aware
of
the
recent
joint
literacy
grant
by
district
65
and
202
and
the
collective
impact
the
cradle
to
career
initiative,
where
we're
mobilizing
our
assets,
public
library
number
one
and
mobilizing
our
assets
and
making
a
difference
in
the
youth
in
our
evanston
community.
M
And
recently
the
library
has
been
partnering
with
the
you
and
bringing
library
services
to
our
middle
schools,
in
particular
our
shoot
school
and
making
sure
that
our
teens
are
supported
as
well.
The
loft
the
stem
program
fuse
our
science
programs
all
out
reaching
to
the
youth
in
our
evanston
community.
M
I'm
sure
you're
also
aware
of
our
bilingual
outreach
and
the
reach
a
recent
award
of
the
heart
of
the
moon
award
for
our
reach
outreach
to
our
spanish
speaking
community
as
a
twee
parent.
I've
had
numerous
parents.
Spanish
speaking,
parents
approached
me
recently
about
what
a
great
resource
our
library
is,
and
without
the
library
support,
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
negotiate
what
they
need
to
do
to
parent
their
children
and
to
be
mentors
and
role
model
to
their
children
in
the
evanston
community
and
I'm
sure,
you're
aware
of
recently.
M
This
is
a
central
location,
a
location
that
is
safe
for
all
of
our
parents
and
our
children
in
the
evanston
community.
They
also
recently
sponsored
a
special
education
resource,
fair,
where
nearly
20
community
agencies
came
together
to
talk
about
the
services
in
our
community
for
our
children
who
have
special
needs.
This
is.
M
B
J
Good
evening,
members
of
the
city
council,
city
staff,
my
name
is
david
martinson,
I'm
wearing
two
hats
here
tonight,
I'm
a
long
time
evanston
resident
23
years,
kids
through
district
65
202
one
at
college,
one
about
to
go
and
my
wife
and
I
are
both
longtime
supporters
of
the
library.
But
that's
the
hat,
I'm
I'm
not
wearing
tonight,
I'm
wearing
the
hat
as
the
ceo
of
the
center
for
economic
progress.
J
J
We
scouted
out
a
number
of
locations
to
bring
our
services
and
we
found
a
willing
suitor
in
the
public
library.
So
let
me
demonstrate
to
you
just
in
some
raw
numbers.
What
kind
of
impact
this
has
we
serve?
25,
000,
low
income
working
families
every
year
throughout
metro,
chicago,
the
median
household
income
of
those
people
we
serve
is
sixteen
thousand.
J
J
J
So
I'm
not
going
to
weigh
into
the
politics
of
what
has
gone
on
in
the
past,
but
I
would
venture
to
say
just
in
terms
of
the
numbers
I
have
and
I'm
glad
to
share
much
more,
that
this
is
a
vital
service,
that
there
are
many
families,
and
I
can
guarantee
you
many
more
in
evanston
who
would
benefit
if
we
could
grow
this
service.
I.
J
B
H
J
Well,
it's
you
would
have
to
ask
karen
danzig
lions,
but
it
is
in
kind
space.
It
would
otherwise
be
heated.
Electricity
would
be
used
it's
in
the
space
that
is
otherwise
occupied
by
national
able
network
powers
that
they're
not
there.
So
there
is,
I
think,
very
little
quantifiable
space.
It's
just
an
effective
use
of
existing.
N
Madam
mayor
members
of
city,
council,
city
clerk
and
city
manager
good
evening,
my
name
is
andy
drilick,
I'm
vice
president
of
workforce
services
at
national
able
network.
We
provide
workforce
services
at
the
library
and
we've
been
renting
space
since
december
of
2011..
The
library
is
a
vital
resource
for
adult
job
seekers.
Many
of
our
clients
do
not
have
access
to
computers
or
the
internet
patrons
are
welcome
to
use
the
computers
in
the
resource
center,
which
is
located
on
the
third
floor.
N
N
N
N
In
november,
we
partnered
with
the
housing
authority
of
cook
county
to
host
a
hiring
event
at
the
library
we
provided
resume
assistance
and
mock
interviews
prior
to
the
live
interviews
with
a
hiring
agent
they're
hiring
construction
workers
for
the
new
housing
facilities
in
evanston
and
those
hired
will
get
a
union
card.
The
housing
authority
residents
in
evanston
are
getting
first
priority
in
our
center.
N
94
of
our
clients
in
the
title
1a
program
are
considered
low
income
based
on
federal
poverty
guidelines.
Although
71
percent
are
receiving
food
stamps
or
tanf
in
2003,
over
4
100
clients
used
multiple
services
offered
in
the
resource
room
of
those
clients.
289
received
intensive
wii
services,
72
percent
of
the
low-income
clients
entered
employment,
an
average
wage
of
23
000
a
year.
Our
dislocated
workers
entered
employment
in
an
average
wage
of
45
000
a
year.
N
Additional
funding
would
make
a
dramatic
improvement
in
the
services
offered
at
the
library.
The
services
that
national
able
provides
the
residents
of
evanston
can
truly
change
their
lives
and
the
lives
of
their
family.
Your
support
of
the
evanston
library
and
our
partnership
will
allow
us
to
continue
this
important
work
in
2015..
Thank.
B
C
O
Frankly,
I've
been
here
for
30
years
and
come
to
these
meetings
for
quite
some
time.
Talking
about
the
budget
and
the
misuse
of
our
tax
dollars.
I
support
good
uses
of
our
money.
I
I've
realized
there's
a
new
thing
coming
down
on
howard
street.
We
want
to
build
a
police,
we're
going
to
move.
The
police
outpost
basically
sell,
probably
either
sell
the
building
or
lease
it
out
to
somebody
a
city-owned
facility
in
good
condition.
O
O
This
is
a
kind
of
misuse
of
our
tax
dollars.
As
some
of
you
recall,
I
was
going
down
howard
street
and
saw
them
building
a
patio
with
city
workers.
This
is
what's
going
on
here
with
our
money
and
we
have
you
know
the
library
is
asking
for
an
11
increase.
Well,
we've
had
a
44
increase
in
our
water
bills
over
the
last
five
years,
that's
four
times,
but
nobody
on
the
council
has
any
interest
in
asking.
What's
going
on
at
the
water.
O
For
over
a
year
now
and
I'm
going
to
keep
on
asking
about
it,
so
frankly,
you
know
the
people
that
have
been
insulted
from
the
library.
Just
like
you
know,
and
people
saying
at
the
last
meeting.
There's
some
people
like
me
who
they
didn't
say
me
of
course,
coming
up
here
at
every
meeting
and
ask
raising
questions
and
then
and
hurt.
You
know
saying
hurting
staff's
feelings,
because
I'm
asking
questions
possibly
is
pretty
interesting.
O
It's
really
the
misuse
of
our
money
here
that
that's
at
issue,
and
I
mean
frankly
the
council
telling
you
know
the
library
board
and
other
people
they're
doing
bad
things.
Well,
what
you
know
building
you
know
putting
a
coffee
shop
in
in
a
good
public
building
that
possibly
could
be
turned
into
a
branch
library
for
the
poor
or
people
more
needy
in
south
evanston.
It
was
a
good
thing.
O
P
P
First
and
foremost,
I
would
like
for
you
to
know
that
they
are
the
heart
of
our
community
and
they
provide
services
for
a
lot
of
patrons.
I
mean
you
can
walk
in
the
library
at
any
given
time,
and
you
just
see
people
going
in
and
coming
out
in
terms
of
the
resources
they
offer
a
wide
range,
as
most
of
you
may
know,
and
they
provide
excellent
services
one
for
me,
I
requested
material
for
powerpoint
and
excel
now.
P
Not
only
did
they
give
me
the
resources,
but
they
referred
me
to
jessica
jolly's
course
on
powerpoint
and
excel
and
microsoft
word,
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
of
a
blessing
that
was
to
be
actually
able
to
have
all
hands-on
training
and
where
did
that
come
from
a
library
in
terms
of
the
atmosphere,
let
me
say
that
it's
a
safe
and
warm
environment
and
our
one
on
central
street.
If
you've
been
there,
it
provides
a
reading
area
wi-fi.
P
P
I
was
there
with
my
brother
and
my
two
nephews,
so
the
parade
had
a
the
library
had
their
their
float
I'll,
say,
and
so
I'm
waving
at
the
libraries,
and
they
knew
me
by
my
name.
They
were
like
hi
rolanda.
I
mean
your
library,
okay.
How
much
can
that
mean?
So
my
brother
and
my
nephews
were
just
like
wow,
you
mean
the
librarians
know
your
name,
and
so
my
brother,
who
cannot
wait
to
go,
tell
my
parents,
you
know
the
library
staff
actually
knew
rolanda
in
the
fourth
of
july
parade.
P
So
then
my
mom,
she
wouldn't
tell
several
other
people
too.
So
to
make
it
short,
please
we
need
to
keep
this
library,
it
needs
its
funding.
I
mean
especially
today,
as
you
heard
all
the
other
speakers.
It's
a
safe
environment,
it's
not
just
a
safe,
but
it's
a
place
where
our
young
people
can
learn
and
being
in
higher
education
for
as
many
years
as
I
have
helping
students
to
to
support.
Okay
get
me
nervous
to
help
students
survive
academically.
P
Q
Good
evening,
good
evening
manager
and
council
members,
my
name
is
weiner
humor
and
as
an
evanston
resident
as
it
and
as
a
dad.
I'm
aware,
as
you
are
of
many
of
the
wonderful
services
the
library
provides
tonight
harbor
as
the
director
of
the
crisis
and
community
support
program
in
the
partnership
that
we
have
formed
with
the
city
of
evanston
since
2013,
I
want
to
draw
your
attention
to
many
of
the
community
support
services
that
the
library
directly
and
indirectly
provides
to
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
and
isolated
members
of
the
community.
Q
Psychiatric
care
indicated
and
to
our
community
support
program
and
visits
from
licensed
social
workers
into
the
community
to
some
again
of
the
most
isolated
and
vulnerable
members
of
the
community.
So
I
would
urge
you
to
support
the
director
of
the
library,
the
staff
of
the
library
and
the
diverse
patrons
of
the
library,
to
the
very
best
of
your
ability.
Thank
you.
R
R
R
I
have
been
going
to
the
library
all
my
life
and
and
and
benefiting
from
it,
but
I
also
realized
there
were
a
number
of
people
from
the
community
that
weren't
going,
and
I
would
ask
them
why
and
and
got
various
answers
mainly.
It
was
really
didn't
feel
welcoming,
and
I
also
do
run
into
that
problem,
sometimes
at
the
main
library,
when
I
get
ready
to
check
out
and
there's
one
lady
that
whenever
I
approach
her,
she
walks
away
and
goes
on
a
break.
But
I
I'll
take
care
of
that
issue.
A
R
And
we
took
our
group
to
the
library
and
got
leslie
williams
to
help
us
us
learn
our
members
learn
how
to
search,
and
we
we
benefited
from
that,
because
we
turned
around
and
went
back
to
the
levy
center
and
one
hour
we
discussed
history.
The
second
hour
we
use
the
the
the
computers
based
on
what
we
learned
at
the
library
last
year.
R
R
R
R
Because
they
deserve
it,
they
really
and
truly
deserve
it.
Connie
comes
to
the
the
ufc.
I
am.
Connie
comes
to
the
foster
to
fleet
with
jordan,
to
the
foster,
senior
citizens
meeting
and
brings
library,
books,
dvds
and
everything
and
the
seniors
love
it,
and
they
love
connie
and
I'm
serious
about
giving
connie
especially
a
raise.
Thank
you.
B
S
Good
evening
my
name
is
diana
allen.
I'm
the
assistant,
esl
program
manager
at
oakton,
community
college
oakton's
alliance
for
lifelong
learning
has
been
administering
the
adult
and
community
education
program
for
evanston
since
july
2007.,
one
of
our
most
successful
sites
and
our
largest
evanston
site
is
evanston
public
library,
where
we
offer
english
free
english
as
a
second
language
classes.
Two
days
a
week,
the
classes
are
held
on
tuesdays
and
fridays
from
9
45
a.m,
to
12,
30
p.m,
on
a
year-round
basis
fall
spring
and
summer.
S
S
The
lessons
include
instruction
and
practice
in
listening
speaking
reading
and
writing
skills
to
prepare
immigrants
to
enter
the
workforce.
Students
and
volunteers
learn
about
each
other's
cultures
and
traditions
as
well.
Currently,
there
are
14
volunteers
working
at
the
library,
many
from
evanston
and
others
from
various
nearby
suburbs
in
chicago.
The
volunteers
are
part
of
oakton's
vita
program,
which
is
volunteers
in
teaching
adults.
S
D
So
we
serve
individuals
from
all
walks
of
lives,
self-employed
others
that
have
retired
from
one
job,
but
they
are
not
at
the
age
of
seeking
retirement
benefits,
yet
so
they
need
to
access
their
own
health
insurance.
The
bottom
line
is
that
we
are
also
receiving
a
lot
of
individuals
that
are
coming
from
surrounding
communities,
skokie
niles,
some
from
chicago,
because
they
know
that
the
service
has
been
are
being
provided
at
the
library
we
have
been
very,
very
well
received.
We
have
evening
and
weekend
hours
and
also
at
the
south
branch.
D
D
T
T
If
you
look
at
our
neighbor
skokie,
which
is
not
a
wealthier
community
than
evanston,
it
looks
like
their
library
is
about
50
bigger
than
ours.
So
I
think
that
I've
been
inspired
by.
I
use
the
library
a
lot
myself,
but
I've
been
inspired
by
what
I've
heard
tonight
about
the
various
communities
that
benefit
from
the
library,
and
I
think
in
terms
of
the
in
keeping
with
evanston's
values.
T
B
I
U
Not
surprising,
I
have
several
comments.
I
want
to
first
address
your
comments,
sir.
There
is
a
state
limit
statute.
What
the
library
board
has
asked
for
is
to
use
the
city
council's
home
rule
authority
to
go
above
that
amount
approximately
six
hundred
thousand.
That's,
I
think,
the
major
part
of
the
discussion
where
many
of
the
aldermen
the
state
statute
limit
fine
it's
going
above,
is
where
I
think
there's
been
the
issue,
so
that's
just
want
to
respond
to
you
on
that.
U
I
also
I'm
thankful
for
this,
the
biographies
that
were
given,
so
it
helps
me
out
with
a
couple
of
my
comments.
So
again,
I
want
to
be
really
clear.
My
comments
are
direct
and
clear
that
I
believe
that
the
library
board
is
only
concerned
with
the
library
and
not
taking
into
deliberations
how
the
increase
in
taxes
affects
all
other
evanstonians.
U
U
So
if
you
earn
a
high
school
diploma
over
a
lifetime,
you
earn
about
1.2
million
dollars
a
bachelor's
degree
you,
and
about
2.1
million
and
a
master's
you
you
earn
about
2.5
million.
If
you
have
a
professional
degree
like
I
know
at
least
one
of
the
library
board
members
has
is
4.4
million
over
a
lifetime.
That
is
a
huge
discrepancy
in
a
amount
of
money
earned.
U
Thus,
I
can
completely
imagine
that
in
the
deliberations
with
the
library
board,
and
even
maybe
the
people
that
come
to
the
library
board
think
that
twenty
five
dollars
or
forty
dollars
or
a
hundred
dollars
annual
increase,
may
not
seem
like
a
lot
of
money
for
those
with
a
master's
degree
or
a
professional
degree
for
most
of
us
here
on
council.
It
probably
doesn't
seem
like
a
lot
of
money
either,
but
people
that
have
a
high
school
diploma
or
less
and
we
see
people
in
the
audience
smirking.
U
U
The
also
the
comparison
of
cities,
funding
per
capita
for
library,
the
interesting
part
of
what
wasn't
included
in
that
comparison,
and
one
gentleman
mentioned
skokie,
we
aren't
the
same
skokie.
The
skokie
has
a
lot
more
money
than
we
do
not
per
household
but
on
the
city
budget,
their
taxes
are
lower
than
ours
and
they
have
substantial
amount
of
money
from
the
the
mall.
But
if
we're
comparing
cities,
we
have
to
look
at
funding
for
social
services.
So
look
at
those
cities.
How
much
are
they
funding
social
services
out
of
their
general
fund?
U
How
much
are
residents
being
taxed
in
order
to
pay
for
social
services?
Many
of
the
communities
you're
comparing
to
do
not
have
substantial
social
services
or
direct
services
by
the
city
government.
So
you
don't
have
a
large
low,
moderate
income
in
there.
Also,
we
fund
a
lot
of
not-for-profits
out
of
the
general
budget
through
the
mental
health
board.
Those
other
cities
do
not
do
that
so
you're,
comparing
you're
trying
to
compare
apples
to
apples
and
you're,
not
comparing
apples
to
apples.
U
Additionally,
those
communities
do
not
have
substantial
or
any
community
development
block
grant
areas.
They
don't
receive.
Funding
when
a
community
receives
cdbg
money,
it
means
that
they
have
substantial
low
and
moderate
income
residents
that
we
have
to
take
into
account.
Elected
officials
should
look
at
the
budget
overall
and
look
at
taxes
overall,
who
are
we
hurting?
Where
can
we
help
what
services
do
you
do?
Yes,
and
no,
unfortunately,
what
I've
seen
from
the
library
board
is
you
aren't
weighing
that
you're
just
weighing
the
library?
U
H
The
library
is
doing
great
work.
It
should
continue
doing
great
work
with
an
incremental
increase.
This
year
is
not
the
year
to
ask
for
an
additional
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Some
people
have
a
very
narrow
focus
on
economic
development.
Libraries
are
economic
development,
so
are
bars,
so
are
restaurants,
so
are
patios
that
bring
more
people
into
the
community.
H
It
is
no
longer
needed
for
social
service,
taking
care
of
people
rampant
crime
about
13
years
ago,
the
south
end
of
town
was
virtually
under
siege.
It
was
a
disgusting
crime
infested
place
over
the
last
10
12
years.
It
has
found
itself,
it
is
a
safe,
wonderful
place
to
live
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
we've
even
lost
a
little
of
our
cdbg
area.
So
people
are
people
are
really
starting
to
make
it
in
the
south
end
of
town.
We
are
no
longer
going
to
accept
being
the
warehouse
for
the
poor
and
the
criminals,
etc.
H
It's
a
happy
place
as
a
matter
of
fact,
some
of
the
most
recent
over
the
last
two
years,
I
would
say,
meetings
that
have
been
held
in
the
outpost,
to
let's
say,
do
neighborhood
watch
or
employment,
job
job
readiness,
one
or
two
people
come,
and
sometimes
I'm
one
of
the
one
or
two
people.
So,
and
so
is
michelle
hayes
one
of
the
one
or
two
people,
so
it's
really
outlived
its
usefulness.
H
Any
economic
development
that
occurs
on
howard
street
adds
to
the
revenues
of
the
library
you
have
to
expand
the
tax
base.
That's
how
that's
how
you
generate
additional
taxes
without
pinching,
the
people
more.
So
that's
that's
a
big
plus
I'm
so
thrilled
that
we
had
somebody
come
to
us
and
say
we'd
like
to
put
an
establishment
which
we're
not
announcing.
Yet
in
the
outpost-
and
we
said
fine
police
do
not
need
it's
the
most
wasted
space
in
the
city
of
evanston.
H
So
having
said
that,
let's
talk
about
some
of
the
services
that
are
offered
at
the
library
that
are
so
fabulous,
they're
being
provided
by
agencies
that
others
fund
and
that's
a
good
thing.
As
long
as
the
library
has
space,
we
should
provide
as
much
opportunity
to
services
available
in
the
community
that
get
grants
from
other
places
that
we
can.
I
s
absolutely
no
problem
with
that.
The
library
has
no
business
asking
for
a
15
increase
over
last
year,
and
I
I
think
it's
five.
It's
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
total.
H
They
need
to
pare
it
down.
I
asked
them
to
pare
it
down.
I
asked
about
revenue.
I
was
told
one
of
the
problems
the
director
told
me.
One
of
the
problems
is
they're,
not
so
sure
they're
going
to
get
a
certain
amount
of
money
from
a
regular
grant
that
they
receive
from
the
state
every
year.
Well,
you
know,
none
of
us
are
sure
of
that.
I
think
the
increase
should
be
incremental,
I'm
not
supporting
the
five
percent.
H
Why
the
10
water
increase,
I
think,
that's
a
horribly
regressive
tax,
and-
and
this
is
no
better
really-
you
know
you
could
you
can
say
how-
how
wonderful
it
is
to
serve
poor
people
etc,
but
the
very
poor
people
you're
serving
are
going
to
get
hit
by
the
increase.
You
can
say
every
single
time
we
have
a
budget
discussion,
it's
only
25
per
year
per
this,
a
hundred
dollars
per
year
for
this
year
after
year
after
year.
The
cumulative
effect
is
devastating
two
dollars
this
year
a
month.
H
No,
but
when
you
add
all
the
cumulative
two
dollars,
twenty
five
dollars,
fifty
dollars,
five
dollars
for
water,
ten
dollar-
it
all
adds
up,
and
eventually
it
really
breaks
the
back
of
the
middle
income
people.
It
breaks
the
back
when
your
average
two
bedroom
apartment
rents
in
this
town
for
over
fifteen
hundred
dollars,
give
me
a
break.
That
is
a
very
difficult
road
to
hoe
and
every
time
the
water
rate
goes
up.
Anybody
who's
renting
their
their
rent's
going
to
go
up.
That's
all
there
is
to
it
it's
very,
very
difficult.
H
So
I
I
support
the
library's
programs.
Absolutely
they
are
taking
advantage.
They
told
us
when
this
separation
took
place,
that
it
would
not
be
an
increase.
Several
of
us
asked
absolutely
no
inc.
No,
this
will
not
mean
an
increase
in
the
budget.
Regular
incremental
increases
that
everybody
needs
fine.
Our
departments
have
been
asked
for
a
three
percent
cut.
H
The
library
is
asking
for
a
15
percent
increase,
it's
wrong,
it's
wrong,
and
you
can
you
know
you
can
use
words
like
bullying
and
poisoning
in
your
introduction,
but
it
it
doesn't
affect
me
at
all.
What
affects
me
is
that
we're
going
to
ask
the
public
for
this
kind
of
increase,
and
I
think
this
council-
I
disagree
with
you.
I
think
this
council
is
not
going
to
do
that.
V
W
W
It's
not
so
much
a
question
of
the
percentage
increase.
It
is
who's
going
to
get
the
benefit
of
this
and
I
feel
like
this
is
an
appropriate
expenditure
based
on
the
budgeting
that
they've
done.
I
feel
like
it's.
I
know
it's
a
responsible
budget
and
you
know
the
the
idea
that
well
and
that
that's
it
I
I
support
this.
Thank
you.
B
A
B
X
I
had
I
had
voted
against
suspending
the
rules
on
this
in
order
to
give
the
neighbors
a
chance
to
meet
with
the
the
business
owner
and
discuss
their
concerns.
Unfortunately,
that
did
not
happen
because
of
the
thanksgiving
holiday.
I
did
get
a
telephone
call
today
from
the
owner
asking
if
I'd
like
to
invite
a
couple
of
people.
This
afternoon
I
was
in
meetings.
Most
of
the
day
was
not
able
to
do
that.
X
My
my
feeling
about
suspension
of
the
rules
is
that
I
can
support
suspension
of
the
rules
when
there
is
no
citizen
descent,
but
when
there
is,
I
think
our
citizens
expect
the
two-week
the
two-week
delay
between
introduction
and
action,
and
I
think
that
if
there
isn't
any
objection,
that's
fine
we'll
go
ahead
and
suspend
the
rules
on
the
recommendation
of
the
ward
alderman.
But
in
this
case
I
couldn't
do
that.
X
I
had
substantial
concern
from
folks
in
my
ward
about
delivery
service
late
at
night
and
on
that
basis
I
asked
for
more
time
unfortunately
didn't
get
it
tomorrow's.
Our
award
meeting
and
the
vote
will
happen
tonight
so,
but
I
will
continue
to
to
speak
out
against
suspension
of
the
rules
in
any
case
in
which
citizens
actually
have
not
had
or
need
more
time
and
an
opportunity
to
meet
and
address
the
issues.
B
Y
You
alderman
holmes,
thank
you,
madam
mayor,
and
to
almond
vision
to
the
rest
of
the
ultimate
I'd,
just
like
to
say
that
when
there
is
controversy
about
an
item
in
another
ward,
if
you
would
let
us
know-
and
also
if
we
let
the
citizens
in
another
ward,
know
about
meetings
beforehand
like
the
zoning
me
would
have
been
the
perfect
place
for
them
to
come
and
express
those
kind
of
concerns.
I'm
happy
to
always
try
to
do
things
like
that.
So,
if
we
could
do
that,
I
am.
Y
After
the
last
week's
meeting
I
received
several
emails,
which
I
did
forward
on
to
the
mayor
and
to
the
city
manager
and
to
our
community
development
director
to
just
let
them
know
that
people
in
the
war
are
in
my
ward,
where
it's
going
to
be
located
are,
you
know,
are
certainly
in
support
of
it.
So
that's
why
we
needed
to
push
it.
We
also
know
that
the
owner
has
put
substantial
money
into
it
and
it's
very
important
that
they
move
ahead.
So
that's
why
we
wanted
to
suspend
the
rules.
B
H
Have
anything
about
my
lord?
I
was
very
concerned
tonight
about
comments
that
I
heard
from
several
speakers,
and
that
is
that
our
social
service
agencies
that
we
fund,
I
think
in
a
generous
way,
are
not
the
first
stop
for
some
very
needy
people.
In
fact,
the
implication
was
they're
really
not
the
first
stop
for
anybody
hardly,
and
so
I'd
like
us
to
communicate
with
the
agencies
that
we
fund
and
find
out
what's
going
on,
why?
Why
are
they
not
the
first?
H
Z
And
madam
mayor,
as
I
think
we
have
come
before
the
council
on
a
couple
different
occasions
over
the
past
few
months,
this
is
an
ongoing
dialogue
and
I
think
that
there
are
still
disconnects
in
the
community
among
all
the
services
we
provide.
I
think
the
discussion
that
the
human
services
committee
has
had
with
the
mental
health
board
is
a
part
of
that
and
staff
continues
to
have
that
discussion.
Z
H
Z
Think
the
is
yes
that
that
there's
so
much
need
in
our
community
coming
from
so
many
different
areas
that
really
your
city
staff
is
trying
to
work
with
our
partners
in
these
non-profit
groups
to
connect
as
many
dots
as
possible.
But
I
think
I
can
say
from
my
discussions
with
these
organizations
that,
yes,
there
are
people
who
are
still
not
being
served
and
we
have
to
work
that
much
harder
to
make
sure
everyone
has
advantages
to
those
service.
Well,.