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A
All
right,
thank
you.
Thank
you
clerk
reed,
so
I
believe
we
have
all
of
our
aldermen
here
except
alderman
rainey,
and
I
expect
that
she'll
be
joining
us
shortly.
So
welcome
everybody
to
the
tuesday
january
19th,
2021
special
city
council
meeting.
We
are
having
this
meeting
on
a
tuesday
because,
as
everyone
knows,
yesterday
was
mlk
day
martin
luther
king
jr
day.
A
I
know
there
were
many
celebrations
of
dr
king
and
his
vision
that
he
had
you
know
60
and
50
and
60
years
ago
for
this
country
and
that
we
still
have
today.
So
thank
you
to
everyone
that
participated
in
a
variety
of
remembrances
yesterday
mayor.
Would
you
like
me
to
suspend
the
rules?
Yes,
alderman
wilson,
if
you
would
move
to
suspend
the
rules,
so
we
can
do
this
virtually
sure.
E
I
move
that
we
suspend
the
rules
to
allow
us
to
conduct
the
meeting
utilizing
the
zoom
software
in
lieu
of
an
in-person
meeting
and
in
accordance
with
the
governor's
prior
directives
relating
to
the
covet
19
pandemic.
B
Oh,
I'm
sorry
alderman
fleming,
hi,
alderman
fisk.
G
F
A
A
Just
for
what
that's
right
and
alderman
wilson
on
an
8-0
vote,
the
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
to
allow
this
meeting
to
take
place
virtually
due
to
the
pandemic,
has
passed.
A
Just
a
couple
announcements
up
front
on
the
positive
side
I
want
to
just
let
folks
know
that,
thanks
to
your
good
work
over
the
last
really
two
months
or
so,
since
we
put
the
mitigation
measures
in
place
both
throughout
the
region,
ems
region,
10
and
our
city,
the
cova
19
numbers
have
gone
down.
A
Now.
That's
because
of
a
lot
of
sacrifice,
people
haven't
been
able
to
work
out
really
in
their
gyms
other
than
individual
workout
sessions.
They
haven't
been
able
to
have
any
group
sessions.
We
have
not
been
able
to
have
people
in
our
recreation
centers
in
all
of
that,
the
good
news
is
that
the
numbers,
both
the
state
level,
the
region
level
and
in
our
city,
continue
to
go
down.
A
Today,
idph
announced
that
we
are
going
to
move
from
tier
3
mitigation
measures
to
tier
2
mitigation
measures,
so
that
means
some
of
the
restrictions
are
going
to
loosen
up,
including
the
use
of
our
community
centers.
So
there
will
be
more
information
coming
out
this
week
in
our
messaging
from
the
city
in
the
thursday
update
on
what
those
loosened
restrictions
are
and
and
how
we
can
and
how
we'll
be
able
to
operate
moving
forward
with
tier
two
mitigation
measures,
the
numbers
just
to
share
with
people.
A
Today
we
had
11
cases
in
evanston,
our
positivity
rate
for
the
last
seven
days
has
been
1.32
percent,
so
very,
very
low
part
of
that
is
due
just
to
the
high
volume
of
testing
that's
going
on
at
northwestern
university.
As
people
know,
northwestern
now
has
freshmen
sophomores,
juniors
and
seniors
on
on
campus.
Their
positivity
rate
has
been
less
than
one
percent
last.
Am
I
meeting
pandemic
task
force
meeting
last
week.
A
It
was
like
point
six
percent,
so
we're
not
seeing
any
big
uptick
or
anything
because
of
the
the
students
coming
here.
There's
a
lot
of
surveillance
going
on
that
depresses,
our
positivity
rate,
which
is
good,
but
you
know
if
you
took
all
that
testing
out
our
positivity
rate
would
be
higher.
It
would
still
be
lower
than
some
of
the
comparable
errors.
We
know
that
because
before
the
students
came
back,
we
were
we
were
pretty
much
lower
than
chicago
and
skokie.
A
At
that
time,
our
seven-day
moving
average
is
a
little
less
than
17
cases
and
at
the
state
level
they
had
4
300
cases
today
and
a
positivity
rate
of
a
little
less
than
six
percent
statewide.
So
these
numbers
are
are
looking
good.
So
that's
positive
news,
so
I
know
we're
all
anxious
to
get
the
vaccine,
but
let's
continue
to
socially
distance
and
not
you
know
overly
expose
ourselves
to
one
another,
wear
our
masks
and
everything
that
makes
a
huge
difference.
A
Second,
on
the
the
positive
news
today
we
move
to
phase
1b
with
vaccinations,
and
I
just
real
quick
want
to
let
people
know,
because
I
know
I
and
I'm
sure
the
aldermen
have
been
getting
some
emails
from
folks
saying,
hey.
Why
haven't
I
been
called
up?
I
filled
out
that
survey
of
the
city,
so
so
here's
the
here's
the
deal
and
here's
the
process.
A
Our
health
department
gets
a
notice
from
idph
and
they're,
never
sure
exactly
when
they're
going
to
get
this
notice.
That
says
you're
going
to
get
your
next
allotment
of
vaccine
and
it's
at
that
time
that
they
tell
us
how
many
doses
so
this
week
or
at
the
end
of
last
week
we
got
1400
doses
of
the
of
the
vaccine.
A
Once
they
once
they
know
that,
then
they
just
pretty
much
give
us
a
48
hour
window
of
when
we're
actually
going
to
have
our
hands
on
the
vaccine.
So
we
don't
have
a
specific
day
and
time
that
they
will
be
in
your
hands.
But
it's
more
like
a
48
hour
window.
We
then
have
to
quickly
stand
up
a
vaccination
event
and
it's
a
point
where
you'll
hear
this
term
pods.
So
it's
a
point
of
distribution.
A
We
will
stand
that
up.
We
have
been
doing
that
at
the
levy
center
and
what
the
health
department
does
is
based
on
the
priority
list
that
we
have
and
everybody's
pretty
much
working
off
the
priority
list
that
cdc
has
pushed,
has
pushed
down
they
go
through
and
they
notify
people
and
they
say:
there's
going
to
be
a
vaccination
event
and
it's
going
to
be
in
two
days
or
three
days:
you're
not
going
to
have
a
ton
of
notice.
A
If
you
miss
it
and
you
can't
do
that
one,
they
will
catch
you
on
the
next
one
all
right.
So
it's
sort
of
like
if
you
miss
your
flight,
you
get
the
next
flight.
So
that's
that's.
What
will
happen,
and
so
people
have
emailed,
I
know
and
said
hey?
A
Why
can't
you
just
schedule
me
and
tell
me:
hey,
you
know
february
20th,
I'm
going
to
get
my
shot
and
again
we
don't
control
the
dosages
in
the
back
the
quantities
of
vaccination,
and
so
we
are,
I
think
we
will
see,
particularly
with
what's
the
transition
that
occurs
tomorrow.
I
think
we're
going
to
start
to
see
a
large,
larger
number
of
doses
that
we
are
going
to
get
and
the
health
department
and
our
city
facility
department
are
ramping
up
so
that
we
can
move
these
really
quickly.
We
did
have
a
vaccination
event
today.
A
I
think
they
did
over
400
vaccinations
primarily
to
emergency
responders,
so
folks
in
our
fire
department,
in
our
in
our
police
department
and
all
and
all
of
that,
I
will
tell
you
that
what
sometimes
happens
is
literally
at
the
end
of
the
day,
they
might
find
themselves
with
20
extra
doses,
because
people
didn't
show
up
for
their
appointments
or
whatever,
and
then
they
will
rush
to
use
them,
because
we
don't
want
to
waste
any
any
doses.
So
it's
possibly
even
get
a
call
at
a
last
minute
that
says
hey.
A
If
you
can
be
here
in
30
minutes
we
can,
we
can
give
you
a.
We
can
give
you
a
vaccination.
So
that's
right
now
what
the
process
is,
I
think
it's
going
to
get
better
and
the
quantities
are
going
to
increase
I'll.
Take
any
questions
that
folks
have-
and
I
don't
know
if
we
also
have
our
public
health
director
with
us,
because
he'll
have
more
details
than
I
am
alderman
fleming.
H
A
They
are,
they
are
my
understanding
and
again
it
erica.
I
don't
know
if
ike
or
greg
are
on
on
with
us,
but
my
understanding
is
when
they
have
had
extra
vaccine
doses.
They
are
looking
at
the
next
people
in
the
priority
list.
So
if
they
were
on
police
today-
and
they
still
had
additional
police
officers
that
weren't
on
today's
schedule,
they
literally
pick
up
the
phone
call
over
there
and
say:
hey:
can
these
five
police
officers
get
here
in
the
next?
A
I
J
A
And
we
are
going
to
do
a
coronavirus
q,
a
this
friday
with
a
doctor
from
north
shore,
health,
the
doctor
from
amita
saint
francis
and
our
public
health
director,
and
that's
going
to
be,
I
believe,
at
noon
on
friday.
So
we
will
be
promoting
that
and
that
will
go
out
in
the
thursday
newsletter,
we're
getting
lots
of
questions
from
residents
and
we're
going
to
try
and
get
those
answered
at
that.
So
that's
the
that's
the
that's
the
positive
news.
Two.
You
know
bits
of
sad
of
sad,
sad
news.
A
One
is
we
have
the
passing
of
a
legendary
jazz
pianist
this
this
past
weekend,
who's
from
evanston
and
his
name
is
junior
julian
mance,
and
if
mayor
morton
were
still
alive,
she
had
the
opportunity
with
her
boyfriend
at
the
time
byron
to
meet
him
on
a
jazz
cruise
and
and
sandra
robinson,
who
is
with
the
unitarian
church
of
evanston,
had
emailed
me.
A
A
I
am
julian
junior
mance
from
evanston
illinois
and
the
crowd
of
300
people
went
wild
because,
as
he
had,
you
know
reached
this
pretty
famous
status.
Everyone
referred
to
him
as
being
from
chicago,
and
he
wanted
to
make
it
very
clear.
No,
I
am
from
the
city
of
evanston,
so
our
thoughts
and
prayers
are
with
junior
manson's
family
on
his
passing.
He
had
a
pretty
remarkable
life
and
we're
glad
that
that
started
here
in
our
in
our
city.
A
Sadly,
I
want
to
acknowledge
marta
torres.
Marta
torres
is
a
resident
of
the
city
of
evanston.
She
was
a
twee
special
education
paraprofessional
at
washington
school
here
in
evanston,
and
she
was
the
victim
last
week
of
just
a
about
10
days
ago,
of
a
horrendous
horrendous
crime
in
chicago
and
in
evanston
and
was
was
murdered.
A
And
our
just
on
behalf
of
everybody
in
our
city,
I
know
our
thoughts
and
our
prayers
are
with
her
family.
It's.
A
Here
and
lastly,
speak
speaking
of
losses,
we
have
lost
in
evanston
104
people
to
the
coven
19
pandemic.
That's
104,
evanston
residents
we
are
approaching
close
to
400
000
lives
lost
in
the
united
states.
I
think
many
people
view
tomorrow
as
a
positive.
A
K
All
across
the
country,
including
in
the
reflection
pool
at
the
down
by
the
monuments
in
washington,.
A
Dc,
so
I
just
wanted
to
ask
our
council,
as
well
as
those
that
are
tuning
in
tonight,.
K
A
Tonight
is
a
special
city
council
meeting
and
it's
special,
because
our
primary
focus
this
evening
is
going
to
be
on
housing,
which
has
always
been
affordable.
Housing
has
always
been
a
challenge,
and
an
issue
here
in
evanston
has
been
made
worse
because
of
the
pandemic,
so
the
city
council
has
to
have
a
special
meeting
on
on
this
topic.
A
We
also
added
one
other
item
to
the
agenda,
which
is
something
that
many
young
people
in
our
community
are
interested
in,
which
is
a
skate
park,
and
so
those
are
the
two
items
that
we'll
be
talking
about
tonight
before
we
get
to
those,
though
I'm
going
to
turn
to
the
city
manager
and
ask
if
you
have
any
announcements
tonight.
A
Thank
you,
city
clerk.
Do
you
have
any
announcements
tonight.
A
Thank
you
all
right,
so
we're
now
going
to
turn
to
public
comment
and
I'm
just
looking
at
the
list
for
public
comment,
and
I
need
a
minute
unless
luke,
unless
you've
already
looked
at
and
can
tell
me
how
many
total
people,
because
I
have
to
figure
out
the
time
that
we're
allotting.
We
have
quite
a
large
number
of
speakers
tonight.
A
50
speakers
all
right
per
our
rules.
We
set
aside
45
minutes
for
public
public
comment.
We
take
the
total
number
of
speakers
and
we
divide
that
by
there.
So
let
me
just
do
some
quick
math
unless
somebody
can
and
tell
me
already
how
much,
how
many.
A
That's
speaking
tonight,
50
55
seconds
for
pub
for
public
comments
so
close
to
close
to
close
to
a
minute
and
well
we'll
time
you
if
you
hear
the
timer
go
off,
I
just
need
you
to
stop
just
so
we
can
be
respectful
and
get
to
the
next
speaker
yeah.
We
have
a
lot
of
people
that
want
to
speak
on
a
zoom
housing
issues,
but
maybe
other
issues
tonight.
A
So
with
that
our
first
speaker
tonight
is
going
to
be
sean
ahern.
Then
susan
felts,
then
gabe
weiss
so
welcome
sean.
A
Right
so,
let's
move
to
our
second
one:
do
we
have
susan
with
us,
susan
phelps,.
N
Oh
yeah
we're
missing
susan
feltz,
but
I'm
in
the
fill-in
for
her.
A
Okay,
al
alex
well
well
welcome.
We've
got
55
seconds
so
close
to
close
to
a
minute,
so
you
are
now
on
with
the
evanston
city
council.
Welcome.
N
So
like,
I
think
we
should
have
a
skate
park
in
in
the
township
of
evanston,
because,
like
me
and
my
friends,
we
have
like
no
place
to
go
really.
So
we
end
up
going
to
fountain
square
and
we
have
been
getting
like
reports
that,
like
some
people,
are
not
happy
about
the
skateboarders
in
fountain
square.
N
A
O
Yeah,
I'm
here
sorry,
it
says
emma,
that's
my
daughter,
all
right
in
class,
so
yeah,
I'm
also
advocating
for
a
skate
park,
not
just
the
young
people,
I'm
40
and
would
love
to
see
a
skate
park
here.
O
I
also
used
to
skate
around
fountain
square,
but
it
was
probably
in
the
early
90s
when
I
did
that
and
scared
the
kids
still
doing
it
and
not
having
a
place
to
skate
is
what's
encouraging,
but
also
sad.
I
think
we
need
to
make
something
that
the
whole
town
can
utilize
and
also
pointing
out
too,
that
I
think
a
lot
of
the
image
that's
coming
out,
especially
from
how
the
police
report
about
this
get.
You
know,
complaints
about
skating
in
fountain
square,
there's
kind
of
an
image
of
skating.
O
A
lot
of
the
modern
parks
are
really
fantastic
and
accessible
playgrounds.
You
can
use
them
for
any
kind
of
wheels
activities.
Wheelchairs
can
even
go
on
them
pump
tracks
or
something
that's
amazing.
You
can
use
it
with
bicycles
or
scooters
or
anything,
and
you
can
just
pump
around
a
kind
of
undulating
course
and
they're
a
lot
of
fun.
O
So
I
think
it's
something
that
could
bring
a
lot
of
good
use
to
the
city
and
also
they're
multi-use,
in
the
sense
that
you
can
have
concerts
or
special
events
with
them.
They're
they're,
very
attractive
pieces
of
you
know,
installations
to
the
city,
so
I'll
heal
the
rest
of
my
time
and
that's
all
I
have
to
say
thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
gabe
all
right.
Next
up,
we've
got.
I
can't
the
name's
covered
here,
but
it's
one
g.
We
have
one
without
there
you
are
one
I
can
see
you
well
welcome.
If
you
just
give
your
name
to
the
council
or
we
can
begin.
P
Hi,
my
name
is
juan
carricottis,
I'm
a
13-year
resident
of
the
ninth
ward
and
I've
been
skating
for
over
25
years
and
evanston.
Skatepark
is
long
overdue,
and
I'm
really
happy
to
hear
that
the
city
is
committed
to
both
a
short-term
and
a
long-term
solution.
P
P
If
the
goal
is
to
of
the
skate
park,
is
to
stop
teenagers
from
skating,
downtown
you're
really
going
to
need
input
from
those
kids
and
ask
them
what
they
want
to
skate
and
have
them
involved.
In
the
planning.
P
A
Thank
you
thank
thank
you.
Juan
next
up
we've
got
brian
everett,
then
matthew,
lefure
and
then
parker
closter.
Q
Hey
thanks
for
having
me,
I
grew
up
in
evanston,
went
to
evanston
township
graduated
06
grew
up
in
my
grandma's
house
on
maine
and
asbury,
and
we
used
to
go
to
the
skate
park
all
the
time
right
there,
robert
crown
every
day,
kept
me
out
of
trouble.
I
still
bike
to
this
day.
I'd
be
a
mex
so
and
keeps
me
busy
keeps
me
out
of
trouble.
Even
to
this
day
I
go
to
the
park
two
three
four
times
a
week.
Q
I
learned
a
lot
of
valuable
lessons
there,
it's
transportation
for
me.
I've
never
really
had
to
buy
a
car.
So
passing
those
lessons
on
to
the
youth
is
definitely
a
top
priority
to
me
when
I'm
there
to
make
sure
that
they're,
using
these
things
as
a
gateway
to
advance
in
life,
you
know
same
ways.
I
did.
My
first
job
was
at
a
bike
shop
fixing
bikes.
When
I
was
in
college,
I
paid
a
lot
of
my
way
through
college
through
that
bike.
Shop,
yeah
and
I
just
wanted
to
be
a
voice.
A
A
A
Okay,
so
how
about
parker
closter
do
we
have
parker.
A
You
find,
can
you
see
us
yep,
we
can.
We
can
see
you're
welcome
it
won't.
Let
me
start
the
video
yeah.
That's
okay!
Oh,
unless
luke
are
you
controlling
that.
S
I
am
parker
and
I'm
11
years
old
in
the
third
ward
and
I
just
started
skateboarding
and
I
had
to
drive
all
the
way
down
to
chicago
to
a
skatepark
park
and
I
think
it'd
be
great.
If
I
could
have
a
sleeper
in
evanston.
K
T
My
daughter
is
actually
four
and
she
uses
her
scooter
at
the
skate
park,
so
we
often
go
to
wilmette
to
use
their
skate
park
and
I'm
also
a
landscape
architect
by
trade.
So
I've
worked
on
several
skate
parks.
We
just
completed
one
with
the
vernon
hills
park,
district
working
with
evergreen
skate
parks
and
it's
a
fantastic
facility.
It's
awesome
to
see
the
kids
out.
There
skating,
you
know
being
able
to
use
scooters,
doing
bmx
some
of
the
new
skate
parks
that
are
shot
crete.
T
U
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
right.
Next
up
we've
got
alden.
I
don't
have
a
last
name,
it
just
says:
alden
hi,
hello,
hi,.
V
I'm
16,
I
live
on
michigan
avenue
and
I
was
a
big
part
of
the
ridgeville
like
skate
park
and
I
just
think
it's
it's
important
for
us
to
have
a
place
to
practice
our
sport.
Just
like
you
have
soccer
fields
and
basketball
courts.
We
need
a
place
to
practice
what
we
do
and
we
get
kicked
out
when
we
go
street
skating
out
of
everywhere.
They
tell
us,
we
can't
be
on
the
sidewalk,
they
tell
us,
we
can't
be
on
the
street,
so
they
tell
us
to
go
to
northwestern.
V
Then
northwestern
tells
us
to
go
to
evanston
and
you
shut
down
our
park
that
we
made
ourselves.
So
we
have
nowhere
to
kind
of
go
and
I
think
it's
important
and
I've
had
many
people
actually
tell
me
that
they
really
enjoyed
the
ridgeville
park.
Even
I
I
went
into
the
bakery.
I
forget,
I
forget
the
name,
the
bakery
downtown
evanston
and
somebody
told
me
that
they
they
enjoyed
ridgeville
and
they
wish
it
was
back.
It's
like
a
four-year-old
and
her
mom.
V
So
just
that's
all
appreciate.
A
It
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Alden
next
up
we've
got
and
I
apologize
up
front.
If
I'm
mispronouncing
people's
names,
it
looks
like
we've
got,
say:
soyebo.
A
W
Hi,
my
name
is
jay,
I'm
22
I've
been,
I
live
by
king
lab.
I've
been
here
all
my
life
and
I've
been
skating.
Basically
all
my
life,
and
I
was
basically
just
thinking
like
I
was
talking.
Basically
what
like
everyone
else,
was
saying
like
how
we
always
get
kicked
out
off
the
streets
and
off
the
sidewalks
and
yada
yada.
W
W
A
Awesome,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Shea
sounds
like
we
got
a
problem
we
need
to
solve
here,
so
appreciate,
appreciate
it.
Next
up,
we've
got,
we
got
carter.
Cismeyer.
Can
I
apologize
if
I
mispronounce
the
people's
names?
A
We're
moving
right
through
how
about
I
don't
have
a
last
name
here,
but.
X
Nicholas
potentially.
A
Me,
oh,
hey,
hey,
hey
nick!
Well,
welcome!
Go
ahead!
If
you
want
to
introduce
yourself
and
you've
got
a
minute
yeah.
X
Just
so
you
know
as
well,
so
my
name
is
nick
korzanowski.
I
live
at
726
hinman
and
I'd
like
to
talk
about
lot,
one
a
little
bit
you're
likely
to
hear
from
neighbors
about
one
tonight,
and
I
think
a
common
thread
here
is
gonna,
be
that
a
lot
of
neighbors
don't
feel
very
hurt
right
now
and
there's
a
lot
of
concern
about
potential
rezoning.
X
That
may
be
a
moot
point
at
this
at
this
moment,
but
there's
a
lot
of
concern
from
neighbors
about
potentially
rezoning
our
florida,
even
as
high
as
r6,
and
there's
a
lot
of
concern
that
if
this
land
is
potentially
donated,
then
there
ought
to
be
some
give
for
a
developer
to
make
a
leading,
affordable
housing
project
within
the
confines
of
an
r4
zone
and
I'd
like
to
advocate
to
more
discourse
to
shore
up
those
concerns.
Before
I
vote
on
rfp.
Thank
you.
Y
I'm
sorry,
mr
mayor,
we're
having
technical
difficulties.
Oh.
Y
A
A
Z
Hi
sorry
about
that,
I
actually.
Z
I
just
I
wanted
to
we
actually
all
live
at
507
south
boulevard,
which
is
across
the
street
from
lot
one.
I
had
sent
in
kind
of
a
large
sort
of
comment
and
statement
via
email
earlier
today.
If,
hopefully
folks
will
read
that
eventually
we
were
my
family
and
several
others
were
at
the
first
meeting
we
were
told
actually
miss
wayne
insisted
that
there
would
be
no
rezoning
sought,
because
that
was
a
major
issue
for
all
of
us
for
several
reasons.
Z
Just
it
doesn't
fit
in
the
size,
also,
the
fact
that
it
included-
and
this
is
kind
of
difficult-
and
I
I'm
not
sure
why,
but
the
folks
in
the
county,
assisted
housing
at
508,
510,
512
and
514.
None
of
them
have
been
informed
or
included
in
any
of
the
meetings.
So
far
at
all-
and
I
know
this
because
I've
gone
over
there
to
talk
to
them
and
continually
given
them,
the
paperwork.
Z
So
that
it
would
flow
with
the
rest
of
the
community,
it
would
give
yard
space.
It
would
cause
much
less
of
a
parking
issue
as
well
as
a
traffic
issue,
because
traffic
here
is
actually
horrible.
People
pass
each
other
in
the
right
lane
regularly
and
to
be
honest,
I
also
100
support
the
skate
park,
and
I
know
that
the
lot
is
a
proposed
space
for
this
skate
park.
Z
So
considering
that's
also
part
of
it.
It
kind
of
seems
like
those
contradict
one
another,
and
maybe
we
should
kind
of
wait
and
talk.
Various
things
out.
My
husband
and
I
also
run
waukegan
bmx
track
in
waukegan.
Z
A
Thank
you,
maria.
We
we
have
set
aside
because
we
have
over
50
50
speakers
tonight,
just
a
minute
per
speaker,
and
so
I
appreciate
appreciate
I'm
sorry
that
we
have
to
limit
everybody's
comments
to
a
minute
tonight,
because
I
know
there's
lots
of
different
issues,
but
we
appreciate
your
your
comments
there
and
erica.
Let's
keep
track
of
all
these
people
that
have
some
expertise,
and
you
know
in
skate
parks
and
every
everything
else,
including
including
the
knolls.
A
Okay,
all
right,
next
up,
we've
got.
A
A
All
right
after
that,
I've
got
danny
d-a-n-I,
ferris
steen.
AA
That's
not
the
issue
in
parking
lot,
one
like
y'all
to
imagine
your
box
where
you
live,
where
you
have
neighbors
that
you
care
about-
and
I
assume
you
all
live
in
single-family
type
areas
and
then
there's
a
vacant
lot
where
there's
a
proposal
for
an
r5
development
when
everybody
else
is
r4
at
35
feet.
So
our
five
is
at
50
feet.
There's
a
43
height
increase
over
your
home
and.
AA
AA
AA
AA
Considering
donating
land,
there
would
be
a
line
of
developers
saying
yes,
we'll
put
in
townhomes
low
income
to
moderate
income
housing
and
we'll
be
able
to
do
it
within
our
four
parameters.
There's
some
misinformation
in
your
packet.
First
of
all,
it
says
the
survey
is
attached.
The
survey
is
not
attached
to
the
plant.
Look
at
the
survey,
but
it
says
with
properties
to
the
west
of
the
parking
lot
are
commercial
development.
AA
It's
not
the
case
immediately
to
the
west
of
the
cook
county
town
homes
is
the
cavalry
cemetery
warehouse
immediately
west
of
the
calvary
cemetery
warehouse
is
my
live
workspace
to
my
south
edna
porter
is
she's
a
single
family
resident
and
to
the
south
of
that
is
505
chicago
and
there's
an
apartment
on
the
second
floor
of
that
building.
AA
A
Dan,
we
we
do
only
have
a
minute
for
everybody,
a
public
comment
tonight
and
we've
gone
over
that
so
is
there
any
major
point
you
haven't
made
that
you
just
wanted
it.
The.
A
Great,
thank
you.
Thank
you
tonight.
Next
up
we've
got
calvin
lynn,
then
matt
mitchell.
Then
daniel
dupuis.
We
have
calvin
lin
with
us.
Yes,
can
you
hear
me
we
can
welcome
calvin
hi.
How
are
you
good.
AB
Good,
I'm
the
homeowner
that
resides
at
424,
south
boulevard,
adjacent
to
the
city
parking
lot,
and
I've
been
here
since
95,
and
when
I
moved
here
it
was
undeveloped
and
I
did
a
lot
of
improvements
to
the
property
here
and
it
took
off
and
the
rest
of
the
neighborhood
kind
of
took
off
after
that.
But
my
concerns
is
that
evanston
has
a
model
that
they
say
that
you
know
we're
supposed
to
have
a
community
of
residents
that
has
you
know
low
to
duplex
style
homes,
not
sit.
AB
You
know
in
the
middle
of
apartment
buildings,
like
I
just
say,
like
I,
don't
see,
r4
going
to
r5
or
r6
in
the
middle
of
r4,
with
the
housing
architectural
designs
that
it
is
now
people
need
to
have
affordable
homes.
I
I
approve
of
this.
I
think
we
should
have
affordable
housing
as
well
as
ownership.
AB
Instead
of
you
know
a
mass
building
project
that
would
be,
you
know
totally
blocking
out
the
green
space
blocking
out
my
property
and
just
kind
of
you
know
stuck
in
the
middle.
I
think
it'd
be
a
nice
development,
for
I
agree
with
dan
of
you
know,
10
to
12
townhomes
with
green
space,
and
that
way
people
have
a
stake
in
the
community
by
ownership
and
and
we
can
have
a
community
of
people,
that
of
neighbors
that
are
enjoy
each
other's
company.
AB
Not
you
know,
apartment
buildings
where
people
come
from
all
distant
places
and
walks
and
don't
have
a
stake
in
the
community.
That's
what
I
haven't
you
know,
that's
my
opinion.
A
Got
it
thank
thank
you
for
for
coming
tonight
and
sharing
that
we
got
matt
mitchell
next
then
daniel
dupuis,
then
I
couldn't
catch
the
last
name
on
the
sign
in
demos
themes
I'll
spell
that
when
we
get
to
it
matt
mitchell,
we
got
do
we
have
matt
mitchell
with
us.
Yes,.
AC
J
AC
The
group
who
call
themselves
ridgeville
ramps
ended
up
having
formal
conversations
with
the
park
district
and
the
district
allowed
that
impromptu
skate
area
to
stay
up
through
the
fall,
and
these
conversations
sparked
an
interest
in
a
more
sustainable
long-term
skate
area
in
ridgeville,
and
that
conversation
has
remained
ongoing.
AC
So
I
don't
speak
for
the
park
district
or
or
the
board,
but
I
am
the
liaison
between
the
board
and
the
skateboard
community,
and
I
think
ridgeville
has
an
appetite
to
to
make
a
skate
area
happen
and
it
seems
like
this
could
be
a
great
opportunity
for
the
ridgeville
park
district
and
the
city
of
evanston
to
work
together
on
a
project
for
the
community,
and
I
would
love
to
be
a
part
of
that
conversation
and
we've
taken
the
first
steps
towards
setting
that
up
with
the
city
manager's
office.
A
Thank
you,
matt
and
erica.
I
know
you're
taking
note
of
that.
I
think
there'd
be
some
interest
in.
If
you
know,
if
the
council
wanted
two
skate
parks,
if
ridgeville
did
one
and
the
city
did
the
other
or
something
along
those
lines
or
using
ridgeville
parks,
if
that
makes
more
sense,
so
thanks
matt,
how
about
daniel
dupuy?
Do
we
have
daniel.
A
AD
You're
out,
you've
got
a
minute.
Okay,
I'll
try
to
be
quick.
I
really
have
some
questions.
One
is
with
the
proposed
plan.
How
many
occupants
will
be.
AD
A
Yeah
on
the
vacant
lot
you
mean
in
southeast
evanston.
Yes,
so
right
right
now,
I
don't
know.
If
we
do.
When
we
get
to
that
item
on
the
agenda,
we
will
go
over
what
we
do
know
if
you
want
to
stay
tuned
to
that
to
that
part,
but
I
don't
think
we
do
now.
I
think
the
rfp
process
would
help
figure
out
how
many
units
you'd
be
looking
at
okay.
AD
Emo,
we're
really
concerned
we're
very
concerned
with
the
impact
when
you're
talking
about
not
only
the
density
but
also
the
impact,
since
there
are
three
bedrooms
units.
What
impact
will
that
have
on
lincoln
school
and
nicholls
school,
which
are
currently
really
at
their.
AD
Capacity
and
the
other
thing
is,
I'm
I'm
aware
that
between
south
boulevard,
just
on
hinman
avenue
alone-
and
I
wonder
if
if
the
city
can
provide
me
with
the
information
or
I'm
sure
you
don't
have
it
on
hand,
but
how
many
subsidized
housing
units
are
there
on
hindman
avenue
alone,
between
south
boulevard
and
main
street.
AD
I
know
there
are
at
least
two
section
eight
buildings,
and
I
understand
why
I've
heard
that
there
are
other.
You
know
in
the
larger
buildings
that
there
are.
You
know
subsidized
housing.
A
AD
A
J
A
City
manager,
we
want
to
see
it
and
approve
it
before
it's
put
out.
AD
Right
and
I
think,
and
I
think,
as
residents
of
the
you
know
the
area
we
I
think
we
would
like
to
see
specifically
the
wording
on
theography.
A
Got
it
all
right?
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Next
up
we've
got
brian
knowles,
so
we
heard
from
maria
earlier
we've
got
brian
now
then
tom
wheeler
and
then
melissa,
elpin.
Y
Sure,
hey
thanks,
mr
mayor,
I
think
just
wanted
to
support
the
idea
of
skateparks.
My
only
request
would
be
to
maximize
the
scope
of
the
recreational
opportunity
to
make
sure
to
include
things
like
dmx
and
scooter.
Y
I
had
to
skateboard,
also
just
just
in
opposition
of
rezoning
the
lot
one
from
r4
to
r6.
Y
I
think
particularly
a
little
bit
of
concern,
because
I
think
when
the
discussion
first
came
up,
we
were
told
that
no,
it
was
going
to
say
r4
and
now
a
couple
ways
years
later.
It's
you
know
now
we're
deciding
if
they're
going
to
be
our
sick,
so
just
trying
to
make
sure
I
understand
the
level
of
transparency
that
that's
going
on
and
definitely
opposed
to
it
and
it's
a
spot
that
could
also
be
leveraged
for
recreational
opportunities,
creating
space,
we're
talking
about
skate
park.
A
Thank
thank
you.
You
nailed
that
right
on
one
one
minute
perfect.
Next
up,
we've
got
tom
wheeler,
then
melissa,
appelt
and
then
nate
kipnis.
A
A
AF
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
support
the
skate
part,
but
I'm
not
here
to
talk
about
that.
I'm
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
interfaith
action
of
evanston
board
of
directors.
AF
AF
The
board
of
interfaith
action
urges
the
city,
council
and
staff
to
work
with
us
with
connections
for
the
homeless,
family
promise
and
other
local
organizations
to
launch
a
long-term
effort
for
a
facility
that
can
serve
individuals
and
families
seeking
shelter
and
ultimately,
permanent
housing.
You
can
do
this.
We
can
do
this,
but
we
need
to
start
now
and
collectively
to
be
ready
for
the
future.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
melissa.
Next
up
we've
got
nate
kipnis,
then
ann
finley,
then
christopher
bryant.
AG
Hi,
I'm
nate
kifnis,
I'm
an
architect
here
in
town.
I
just
moved
back
to
a
1416
hinman,
so
melissa,
I'm
in
your
in
your
zone
there
and
I've
been
skateboarding
for
46
years.
I
was
a
semi-pro
rider
back
when
tom
thumb
was
around
from
1976
to
79
and
I
still
skateboard
in
pools.
So
whoever
said
40
was
the
big
number
I
am
homing
in
at
60.
AG
and
they're.
That's
a
thing,
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
us
that
are
over
50
that
ride
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
facebook
pages.
It's
a
it's
a
great
group
and
I
will
tell
you
when
the
skate
parks
are
put
together
not
like
when
I
was
riding
and
we
were
scrambling
from
the
police.
AG
There
was
like
no
graffiti
people
take
care
of
all
this.
It
is
a
really
great
group-
and
I
will
also
say
this
that
I
don't
think
I
would
be
an
architect
at
the
level
of
at
if
I
was
not
a
skateboarder,
and
I
mean
that
that
the
community
and
the
way
that
it
takes
kids
and
helps
them
grow.
I
think
it's
amazing.
So
as
regards
to
the
park,
I
think
there
is
a
huge
background
of
great
skateboarding
in
evanston.
We
were,
I'm
gonna
be
not
modest
about
it.
AG
We
were
the
best
skateboard
team
in
the
midwest.
We
have
a
quite
a
reputation
in
evanston.
I
think
you
should
go
epic
on
this
park
and
it
should
not
be
some
temporary
little
toy
thing.
This
should
be
a
real
part
that
will
draw
people,
and
I'm
sure
I
misread
this-
I'm
sure
it's
a
competitive
bid.
I
saw
one
person
on
there.
I
know
there's
some
really
great
firms
that
do
skateboarding
skateparks
and
if
you
need
someone,
let
me
know,
that's
always
been
a
desire
mine
as
well
as
affordable
housing.
A
Thank
you,
nate.
Consider
your
name
on
the
list
that
city
manager
storyline
is
keeping
all
right.
Next
up,
we've
got
ann
finley
fans
here
and
then
christopher
bryant.
Then
sarah
vanderwicken.
AH
There's
actually
two
of
us
here,
but
I'm
gonna
be
speaking:
I'm
judah
bernstein
and
I'm
ian
all
right,
hey
guys
welcome,
so
I
think
that
a
skate
park
would
actually
hold
like
many
benefits.
Not
only
is
like
giving
us
a
place
like
safely
and
legally
practice,
our
store
sport,
but
it's
also
like
a
home
base
where
we
can
go
to
like
we
know
we
won't
get
kicked
out.
We
won't
get
into
trouble
there.
We
can
just
skate.
AH
So
so
that's
good
and
then
also
I
I
think
it's
a
bit
of
like
an
equity
concern,
because
many
of
like
the
cities
bordering
us
have
skate
parks
and
we
don't
get
the
benefits
from
those
parks
that
people
living
in
there
do
and
a
lot
of
us
don't
have
cars
or
like
licenses
so
yeah
and
then
here.
Let
me
just
look
at
my
points
here.
J
AH
AH
I'm
sorry,
I'm
a
little
nervous
last
point
is
that
I
think
not
having
a
skatepark
wouldn't
align
really
with
the
values
that
evanston
holds
being
like
welcoming
and
having
like
community
and
stuff
like
that,
because
like
we
we
get
treated,
we
get
belittled.
I
guess.
When
we're
out
skating,
we
get
treated
like
not
like
we're
doing
a
sport.
AH
We
get
treated
like
we're,
causing
trouble
and
it's
something
that
we
all
care
about
and
we
hold
like
deeply
and
when
someone
just
tells
us
that
we
shouldn't
be
doing
that
or
that,
like
all
we're
doing,
is
trying
to
cause
trouble.
It's
kind
of
hurtful
and
I
feel
like
giving
us
a
skate
park,
would
be
a
good
place
for
our
communities
to
go
and
feel
like
we
belong.
I
guess
great.
A
Got
got
it
got
it.
Thank
you
judah.
Thank
thank
you
ian.
It's
clearly
a
skateboarding
community
here
we're
seeing
we're
seeing
it
tonight.
If
you
didn't,
if
you
didn't
realize
all
right
next
up,
I
saw
tom
wheeler
join
us,
so
I'm
gonna
go
back
to
to
thomas
if
you're
on,
and
you
want
to
take
your
one
minute
now.
A
AI
AI
Fabulous
sorry
about
the
technical
difficulties.
Don't
worry
that
happens.
Thank
you,
ma'am.
Well,
first
of
all,
I'd
like
to
second
the
the
comments
made
by
maria
earlier
with
respect
to
both
the
park
across
the
street,
I'm
a
resident
of
south
boulevard
and
a
neighbor
right
next
to
her
and
demo.
I'd
also
like
to
second
her
comments
with
regard
to
involving
or
lack
of
involvement
from
the
people
who
are
in
the
homes,
the
the
cook
that
the
cook
county
homes
across
the
street.
AI
AI
I
support
the
redevelopment
of
lot
one
as
mixed
income
residential
property,
and
I
think
most
of
the
people
who
are
my
neighbors
also
do,
but
I
feel
that
the
process
by
which
we've
arrived
at
this
point
has
been
first
of
all.
Confusing
to
the
local
community
has
not
kept
the
local
community
fully
informed
and
in
a
timely
fashion,
though
I
do
recognize
that
2020
has
been
a
highly
unusual
year
for
the
city
and
I
fully
expected
some
some
bumps
in
the
communication
system.
AI
It
does
not
appear
from
what
I
see
in
the
document
to
incorporate
the
input
I've
observed
between
the
city,
our
aldermen
and
the
local
community,
so
those
are
concerns.
I've
got
the
stronger
public
access
cited
in
the
background
for
this
council
action
has
been
very
confusing.
AI
The
may
19th
meeting
at
the
city
hall
was
extremely
poorly
facilitated
and
resulted
in
a
random
exchange
of
ideas.
Plans
concepts
in
particular
based
on
the
zoning
agenda
item
and
the
drawings
that
we
reviewed
and
voted
upon,
which
were
architectural
drawings
for
us
to
make
comment
on
many
people
became
concerned
about
rezoning.
AI
So
as
a
result,
it
was
agreed
by
the
city
members
present
at
that
meeting
that
there
should
be
a
follow-up
meeting
to
expressly
discuss
zoning
and
its
implications.
To
my
knowledge,
that
meeting
never
occurred
in
the
zoom
call.
Then
later
between
the
aldermen
and
the
courts
of
evanston,
we
were
told
that
the
rfp
process
was
some
time
off
and,
and
it
probably
was,
but
that
we
would
be
informed
of
the
intended
scope
for
the
rfps
that
never
happened.
So
a
concerned
group
in
the
community
suggested
that
they
would
be
interested
in
foyer
to
access
documentation.
AI
We
were
told
that
that
would
be
not
not
necessary
that
relevant
documents
would
be
forthcoming
today.
So
far
as
I'm
aware,
no
documents
has
been
received
by
our
group.
I
feel
that
a
more
engaged
alderman
would
have
given
clearly
actively
interested
community
a
heads
up
related
to
the
likelihood
of
this
special
meeting.
This
did
not
happen.
A
So
so,
just
for
people
that
are
speaking
on
that
or
even
the
skateboard
one,
if
you
ask
questions
you
say:
hey
I'd
really
like
you
to
consider.
You
know
point
a
b
and
c
generally
when
the
council
goes
into
discussion
when
we
get
to
that
item.
Hopefully
you'll
hear
a
discussion
about
some
of
the
points
that
you're
raising
in
public
comment.
It
doesn't
always
happen,
but
but
oftentimes
it
does
so.
Oh
thank
you.
So
thank
you.
Let's
see,
we
still
have
a
lot
more
people
we're
trying
to
get
through.
So
please
everybody.
A
If
we
can
keep
to
one
minute
here,
brian
christopher
bryant.
We
have
christopher
bryant
with
us,
hey
there
welcome.
AJ
So
yeah,
my
name
is
christopher
bryant
or
usually
I
go
by
avery.
I've
been
skateboarding
in
evanston
for
a
little
over
seven
years
now,
so
obviously
I'm
in
favor
of
the
skate
park
and
what
I'll
have
to
say
is
that
the
skate
community,
especially
in
evanston,
is
extremely
diverse.
In
terms
of
age.
We
have
a
few
20
year
olds
who
skate
with
kids
in
sixth
seventh
grade.
We
have
people
who
are
black
white
hispanic.
We
have
kids
with
various
like
sexual
identities.
AJ
We
have
females,
we
have
males,
we
have
a
few
kids
who
are
gay
and
bisexual,
and
it's
a
community
that
also
has
a
lot
of
focus
on
bettering
yourself
and
pushing
each
other
to
better
yourself
themselves,
but
I
think
a
lot
of
parents
when
they
see
a
group
of
skateboarders
downtown
running
from
the
police
and
hiding
in
corners.
It
gives
us
this
delinquent
image,
and
so
then,
I
feel
like
a
lot
of
parents
are
hesitant
to
let
their
kids
go
out
and
skateboard
and
they're
going
to
push
them
towards
playing
soccer.
AJ
Not
that
there's
nothing
wrong,
not
that
there's
anything
wrong
with
that,
but
it
kind
of
blocks
off
or
makes
it
hard
to
access
this
community
that
I
and
a
lot
of
people
feel
is
so
fantastic,
so
giving
us
a
skate
park
or
allowing
us
to
help
build
a
skate
park
and
fund.
That
will
give
us
a
place
to
display
the
good
in
this
community
and
hopefully
allow
us
to
open
our
arms
a
little
bit
more.
A
And
help
us
grow
awesome.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
christopher
thank
you
or
avery.
Next
up
we've
got
sander.
Sarah
vanderwicken,
then
corey
mcrae,
then
eric
pitt.
You
have
sarah
with
us
yeah.
AK
A
AK
That's
a
that's
a
hard.
Let
me
start
my
video.
That's
a
hard
act
to
follow.
Hi,
I'm
sarah
vanderwick
and
I
live
in
the
first
ward.
AK
Meanwhile,
until
a
plan
is
developed,
aldermen
need
to
consider
how
they
might
further
the
development
of
affordable
housing,
particularly
for
families
in
the
city.
I
have
two
ideas
that
might
help.
The
first
is
that
every
alderman
should
take
the
fabulous
course
affordable
housing
101,
that
joining
forces
for
affordable
housing
is
offering
to
the
public
and
then
recommend
it
to
their
constituents.
AK
It
would
be
great
if
they
got
a
committee
of
constituents
to
help
them
in
this
looking
at
open
or
underused
parcels
possibilities
for
accessory
dwellings
and
approaching
developers
with
ideas,
it
should
not
be
left
to
a
very
overworked
city
staff
to
be
entirely
responsible
for
moving
ahead
to
meet
the
city's
important
goals
for
more
affordable
housing
and
more
equity
in
the
city.
Thank
you.
A
AL
AL
I
took
it
upon
myself
from
the
unit
with
this
the
problem
solving
team
to
help
educate
the
skaters
as
to
where
they
can
and
where
they
can
not
skate
within
city
limits.
I
also
took
it
upon
myself
to
just
ask
them
to
send
me
an
email
with
their
ideas
of
where
a
skate
park
should
be,
and
it
seems
that
the
seat
has
already
captured
that,
because
of
the
the
information
that
I
got
from
city
manager
storyline.
AL
That
cities
already
has
a
finger
on
the
pulse
of
where
a
skate
park
is
needed,
and
I
also
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
every
skater
I
spoke
with
voiced
their
displeasure
with
not
being
able
to
skate
they.
They
did
make
it
clear
that
fountain
square
is
a
very
desirable
location
because
it's
central
to
the
central
in
the
city,
that's
where
they're
able
to
gather
that's
where
they're
able
to
practice
and
just
talk
and
hang
out.
AL
A
Thank
you
officer,
mcrae,
and
thank
you
for
all
the
all
the
good
work
you
do
out
there
in
the
community.
Eric
pitt,
we've
got
next
and
then
adam
icorn
and
then
kathleen
brenner.
Welcome
eric.
AM
Thank
you
mayor
and
thanks
for
the
city
for
putting
this
together,
I'm
an
evanston
resident,
second
ward,
for
the
past
14
years.
I
moved
here
shortly
after
the
robert
crown
state
park
closed
and
was
dismantled,
so
I've
been
working
with
my
friends
trying
to
get
a
skate
park
in
evanston
and
we've
never
really
gotten
any
momentum.
AM
Excited
and
want
to
be,
as
involved
and
possible
in
this
moving
forward.
I
have
a
few
concerns
about
this
memorandum
that
was
sent
out
today,
I
think,
to
the
city
council.
This
is
not
probably
the
forum
or
time
to
really
go
through
it.
So
put
me
on
the
list.
I
offer
my
expertise
in
marketing
and
communications,
my
blood,
sweat
and
tears
into
this
project.
AM
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Eric
consider
yourself
on
the
list.
City
manager
store.
Let's
make
sure
we've
got
eric
pitt
on
that
list.
Next,
up,
adam
icorn,
then
kathleen
brenner,
then
ray
friedman.
M
Thank
you
mayor.
I
I've
been
a
skateboarder
for
almost
as
long
as
nate
hypness
and
although
I'm
not
evanston
resident,
I
am
very
familiar
with
the
skateboard
community
in
the
area
I
actually
frequent
evanston
and
enjoy
shopping
and
golfing
at
canal
shores.
M
M
A
couple
years
ago
I
became
a,
I
turned
it
into
a
career.
I
work
for
spawn
ranch,
skate
parks,
I'm
a
development
associate.
I
do
design
development
for
spawn
ranch
and
I
would
like
an
opportunity
to
submit
a
proposal
for
this
skate
park
as
as
the
process
moves
forward.
So
I'm
hoping
that
there's
an
opportunity
for
me.
I
know
lots
of
the
skateboarders
in
the
community.
M
We've
built
some
very
high
quality,
skate
parks,
deerfield
being
the
newest.
If
you
haven't
had
a
chance
to
go
check
out
duet
park
deerfield
park,
that's
our
park,
we've
designed
and
built
it.
So
I'd
like
to
an
opportunity
to
put
the
proposal
together
and
help
you
fulfill
the
need
for
skate
park
in
the
emerson
community.
Thank
you.
A
AN
Hi,
I'm
kathleen
brenner
and
thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I'm
one
of
the
oldest
skaters,
I'm
62,
going
on
63,
I'm
also
an
educator
been
in
teaching
for
over
40
years.
AN
I've
also
seen
through
the
years
that
the
skateboard
community
is
is
a
very
diverse
group
of
people
ages,
and
you
know
I
know
other
people
have
talked
about
that,
so
I
won't
get
into
that.
I've
also
been
part
of
planning
the
northbrook
skate
park
and
the
deerfield
park
as
well.
Whoops.
Sorry,
my
twin
sister's
calling
me
okay,
so
I
was
on
the
design
team
to
do
that
because
you
know
I'm
old
and
I
have.
AN
I
was
at
the
first
midwest
skate
park
that
I
grew
up
on
a
farm
rural
area
in
springfield
and
the
first
midwest
skate
park.
If
you
don't
know
was-
and
it
was
concrete-
was
in
it's
called
country
surfin
and
it
was
in
springfield
near
the
fairgrounds,
so
it's
no
longer
there,
but
anyway,
one
more
one.
More
point
I
wanted
to
make
is
that
let's
do
concrete
over
modules.
AN
It
takes
a
little
maintenance,
but
it
lasts
longer
and
it's
a
great
way
to
you
know.
That's
the
way
to
go
so
I'd
be
I'd,
be
down
to
be
part
of
the
group
too.
I
know
I
don't
live
in
evanston,
but
I
have
had
experience
in
this
house,
but
you
it.
A
AN
A
Next
up,
we've
got
ray,
freeman
ray
welcome.
Then
we
got
bonnie
wilson,
then
dory
stein,
just
a
reminder.
Everyone!
We
just
have
one
minute
for
everyone
tonight.
I
know
there's
lots
of
topics.
People
are
talking
about,
so
welcome
ray.
AO
Thank
you
good
evening.
Everyone
ray
friedman,
second
award
I'll,
try
to
keep
this
as
short
as
I
possibly
can.
I
cut
it
like
in
half
those
four
topics
I
wanted
to
talk
about.
AO
First,
I
wanted
to
talk
about
sp4
and
how
it
was
just
it's
not
my
neighborhood,
but
it's
just
very
confusing
for
me
to
see
it
doesn't
see
it
zoned
our
four,
but
if
you're
asking
for
rfps
well,
is
it
for
rf4,
four,
five
or
six,
so
I
don't
know
how
it
seems
it's
too
early
to
even
you
know,
vote
on
an
rfp
when
you
don't
know
what
you're
doing
an
rfp
for
it
seems,
and
I
I
just
was
trying
to
follow
the
notes
that
paul's
on
mosaic
was
very
complete.
AO
Anyhow,
the
conversation
at
two
conversations
in
2019
two
in
2020
was
not
able
to
find
any
information
about
what
the
residents
were
looking
for.
So
I
want
to
thank
alderman
nguyen
for
delaying
the
process
two
years
ago
so
that
they
could
have
a
public
process
that
will
work
for
everyone.
Next,
I
wanted
to
say
we
had
a
very
good
second
ward
meeting
five
days
ago,
peter
and
guest
speaker,
erica
storley,
covered
several
topics
and
answered
a
lot
of
questions.
AO
AO
Please
cancel
the
dapper
meeting
scheduled
for
tomorrow
at
20
30
greenwood
until
we
have
the
community
process
and
proper
notifications
given
before
this
proposal
goes
to
dapper
and
vba
and
city
council.
So
I
will,
I
will
keep
it
keep
it.
That
short.
Thank
you
I
answered.
I
actually,
if,
if
I
know
it's
kind
of
long
I
did
want
to,
I
did
want
to
have
a
short
tribute
to
erica
storley
for
the
passing
of
her
father.
AO
I
haven't
heard
anybody
speak
about
it,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
it
before
christmas
she
wasn't
able
to
make
her
award
meeting
and
I
sent
an
email
asking
erica.
What
can
I
do
to
honor
the
memory
of
your
father?
Can
I
make
a
contribution?
Can
I
send
flowers
she
sent
me
back
an
email,
it
says
hi
ray.
Thank
you
for
reaching
out
to
me
so
thoughtful
of
you.
I
appreciate
it.
AO
AO
A
Ready,
you
know,
you
know
we
try
to
run
these,
so
we
we
stick
with
our
time
and
at
the
on
the
other
hand,
you
know
there's
important
things
like
that.
That
was
very
nice,
and
I
appreciate
you
sharing
sharing
that
and
it
wasn't
something
that
you
know
was
shared
publicly,
certainly
with
lots
of
people.
But
but
I
know
the
word
is
out
there.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
doing
that.
I
think
that
says
a
lot
about
our
city
manager.
Next
up
we've
got
bonnie
wilson,
then
dory
stein,
then
than
renee
payton.
AP
Thank
you
mayor,
I'm
bonnie
wilson.
I
live
in
the
first
ward,
I'm
on
the
committee
of
joining
forces
for
affordable
housing.
Also,
you
know
as
a
formal
township,
assessor
and
amazon
real
estate
agent
for
38
years
in
evanston,
and
I've
seen
the
struggles
that
the
residents
have
in
evanston
for
the
need
of
affordable
housing.
I
have
lived
in
the
third
ward
for
30
set
43
years
and
a
half
of
those
years.
I
lived
a
block
away
from
the
proposed
development
at
506
south
boulevard.
AP
I
feel
strongly
that,
instead
of
having
part
of
the
development
being
for
mixed
income,
why
not
all
the
development
speed
for
100,
affordable
housing
or
supportive
living
with
a
bus
stop
in
the
l
only
a
block
away?
This
would
be
a
perfect
opportunity
for
100,
affordable
housing,
age
friendly
task
force
presented
the
sawgrass
study
to
the
city.
A
year
ago.
Their
study
said
that
more
affordable
housing
was
needed
in
evanston,
especially
seniors,
who
are
80
percent
to
120
percent
of
the
area.
Median
income
evanston
stepped
up
to
the
plate.
AP
A
Thank
you,
bonnie,
dory
stein
is
next
and
then
renee
payton.
Then
richard
dwyer
o'dwyer.
A
AQ
Yes,
okay,
my
name
is
dorae
stein
and
I
have
lived
adjacent
to
lot
one
since
1986
grew
up
down
the
block.
I
am
a
low-income
disabled
senior
and
I
am
also
intimately
involved
with
a
homeless
coalition
and
number
one,
I'm
concerned,
because
it
in
the
proposal.
It
cites
that
we,
the
community
on,
may
19th,
approved
all
of
these
buildings.
I
specifically
spoke
out
and
said
these
are
all
eight
to
ten
story
buildings.
AQ
AQ
Now
there
is
a
building
going
on
down
the
street
at
howard
and
chicago
avenue.
That's
really
an
awful
place
to
be
putting
families
next
on
howard
street,
where
there's
a
lot
of
gang
traffic
and
next
to
the
al
tracks,
and
then
cje
is
building
senior
housing
and
then
there's
this
proposal
next
door
to
me
now
per
had
had
regulations
if
it
wasn't
private
money
that
couldn't
happen.
AQ
Our
five
r6
buildings
hud
doesn't
allow
that
anymore.
They
don't
like
things
that
look
even
look
remotely
like
caprini,
green
or
the
robert
taylor
homes
and
also
per
hud
regulations,
but
for
town
homes,
people
need
they.
Don't
you
can't
move
someone
with
a
prop
on
property:
that's
been
federally
funded
and
move
them
into
an
apartment
building.
AQ
You
have
to
give
them
housing,
that's
comparable
to
what
they
have,
and
those
are
the
only
cook
county
town
homes
in
the
whole
city
of
evanston,
that
have
fences
and
that
actually
have
enclosed
backyards
and
also
have
sheds
because
the
people
there
they're
our
neighbors
they're
part
of
the
community.
They
lived
in
the
community
so
long
that
two
of
the
people
died
and
then,
sadly,
during
covet
those
places
were
sitting
vacant.
Three
of
the
four
units
till
we
had
our
community
meeting.
AQ
J
AQ
I
am
I'm
also
concerned,
sir,
as
a
longtime
evanston
resident
that
all
these
programs
have
been
cut
for
seniors,
so
it's
difficult
to
remain
in
your
home
if
the
city
is
going
to
be
dicksonsonian
and
basically
put
you
in
debtors
prison,
if
you
can't
fix
up
your
property
and
there's
no
longer
a
paint
program,
there's
no
longer
programs
to
help
seniors,
and
so
I
am
very
much
opposed.
And
again
we
were
told
at
this
meeting
that
it
was
going
to
be
our
you
know
it
was
going
to
be
three
story.
I
want
green
space.
AQ
A
AR
Thank
you
mayor,
I'm
gonna
read
my
little
thing
and
try
to
hurry
up.
Black
landlords
are
constantly
targeted
for
code
violations.
How
many
white
landlords
get
this
treatment?
What
about
the
white
woman
on
jackson,
who
kicked
out
all
the
people
who
needed,
affordable
housing
and
boarded
up
her
property
to
make
a
killing
on
gentrification
from
realtor.com
about
1932
jackson?
I
saw
this
today.
AR
It
says
boarding
up
houses
on
the
block
slated
for
demolition
and
new
construction,
only
one
block
over
from
gorgeous
wesley
avenue
hurry,
so
you're
the
owner
when
it's
worth
six
hundred
thousand
dollars.
This
is
for
1932
jackson,
so
this
doesn't
sound
like
evanston
is
trying
to
keep
affordable
housing
but
pretend
to
keep
affordable
housing
while
discriminating
against
black
landlords
with
code
violations
and
no
assistance
and
allowing
white
landlords
to
freely
board
up
properties
with
no
consequences,
no
code
violations
but
profits.
Okay.
AR
That
was
the
one
thing
I
did
want
to
say
that
I
support
ridgeville
working
on
the
skate
park
project,
because
that
was
my
first
job
and
I
loved
ridgeville.
A
L
Okay,
I
was
pushing
my
unmute
button.
L
Okay,
so
my
video,
my
video
is
is
is
not
going
anyway.
I
I
live
very
close
to
lot
one,
and
I,
along
with
my
neighbors,
are
very
concerned
about.
Oh
there
I
am
okay
and
I'm
very
cons,
we're
very
concerned
about
the
height
of
the
project.
Another
thing
with
we
support
affordable
housing,
certainly
as
a
realtor.
I'm
always
you
know,
I.
L
I
do
a
wide
variety
of
price
points
for
people
and
there
actually
is
a
lot
of
affordable
housing
in
evanston
in
terms
of
price
points,
I
know
that
one
of
the
things
that
alderman
wynn
has
talked
about
is
having
units
that
are
large
enough,
that
are
family
size
that
are
affordable.
Now,
that's
probably
a
bigger
challenge
to
have
something
large
enough
for
a
family
but
as
as
a
local
area
person
to
lot
one.
I
would
like
to
see
if
we
could
work
on
having
affordable
housing
and
home
ownership,
because
homeownership
is
key.
L
I
know
we
have
a
three
flat
we've
been
here
17
years
and
I
got
to
tell
you
it's
a
fantastic
way
to
have
both
we're
building
equity
as
the
building
owners,
but
we
also
live
here.
We
take
care
of
our
tenants
and
our
tenants
have
affordable
rent
and
their
rent
therefore
makes
it
affordable
for
us.
L
I
don't
think
I
could
live
east
of
chicago
avenue
without
being
in
a
three
flat,
because
single
family
house
is
very
expensive,
and
so
I
would
encourage
people
that,
as
we
look
at
this,
let's
really
look
at
the
affordability
of
you
know
it's
okay
for
people
to
rent,
but
it's
also
good
for
people
to
own.
I
don't
know
if
we
want
some
big
government-run
entity
right
there.
I
think
it's
better
if
we
can
break
it
down
and
also
if
taxes
are
affordable,
it
really
makes
the
affordability
part
of
the
phrase
affordable,
housing
important.
L
You
know.
If
we
can,
you
know,
do
all
the
things
that
evanston's
been
doing
in
terms
of
trying
to
generate
tax
income
from
good
jobs
and
good
business
districts,
and
hopefully
we'll
be
back
on
track
with
that
soon.
Thanks
for
your
time,
everyone
thank.
A
You
richard
we
have
susan
dox,
tater,
then
trisha
conley,
then
brenda
greer.
AS
I'd
like
to
speak
in
support
of
the
skate
park,
because
at
this
time
there
are
lots
of
soccer
fields.
There
are
lots
of
basketball
courts,
but
there
really
aren't
any
skate
parks
of
any
reasonable
side
in
the
city
of
any
reasonable
size.
In
the
city
of
evanston.
AS
We
live
in
the
ninth
ward,
very
close
to
ridgeville
park,
and
so
when
the
pop-up
skateboard
park
happened,
it
was
just
a
thrill
for
my
incipient
skateboarding
12
year
old,
the,
but
now
because
that's
gone
when
the
ground
is
clear,
I'm
being
begged
to
drive
to
wilmac
or
drive
just
to
chicago,
and
that
makes
me
concerned
for
the
kids
who
want
to
skateboard,
but
who
don't
have
access
to
public
transport,
who
only
have
access
to
public
transportation
or
they're
too
young
or
their
parents
are
unavailable
to
to
get
them
places.
AS
AS
So
I
would
be
in
support
of
both
the
temporary
installation,
as
well
as
in
support
of
in
establishing
a
more
permanent
installation,
so
that
evanston
children
and
teens
and
adults
who
enjoy
skating
and
and
scootering
and
bmx
biking
have
access
to
the
sim
to
similar
facilities.
To
what
our
neighbors
have.
A
AT
Trisha
conley
fourth
ward,
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
to
sp4
and
I
want
to
start
by
just
acknowledging.
AT
AT
I
do
want
to
push
us
as
a
community
to
really
think
about
what
we
can
do.
Besides
the
same
old
trade
trajectory-
and
that
is,
I
want
us
to
think
about.
We
own
land
and
this
proposal
is
talking
about
either
gifting,
that
land
or
selling
that
land
land
is
valuable
here.
We
all
know
that
this
is
the
argument
I
always
get
from
representatives
that
say
well,
we
can't
build
affordable
housing
here
because
of
land
value.
AT
I
also
heard
tonight
that
people
haven't
felt
that
they've
had
voice
in
this,
and
I
know
this
has
been
ongoing,
but
this
is
really
disturbing,
especially
for
people
who
are
of
the
most
marginalized
that
maybe
not
intentionally
but
have
been
dismissed
or
not
at
the
table
and
in
any
future
program,
whether
it's
for-profit
or
non-for-profit
or
whatever
the
case
may
be.
We
must
have
citizen
voice
and
ideas
and
comments
and
sharing
in
these
conversations
early
not
later,
not
when
it's
in
the
pipeline.
AT
A
You
next
up,
we've
got
brenda
greer,
tina
payton,
then
jonathan
nussma
miss
greer.
A
AU
AU
Okay
quickly
so,
as
I
always
say,
there's
no
grants
for
small
minority
landlords
providing
affordable
units
for
windows,
roofs
or
tax
breaks
or
anything,
but
I
find
it
odd
that
you
have
money
to
build
a
skate
park
which
I
am
in
favor
of,
but
we've
been
talking
about
affordable
housing
for
many
many
years.
AU
Nothing
is
happening
on
chicago
avenue
where
the
man
was
supposed
to
build
some
affordable
units,
and
you
all
give
him
two
million
dollars,
not
understanding
that
the
same
people
seem
to
get
help
such
as
the
property
at
church
in
daryl,
where
which
you
will
be
hearing
tonight,
mr
koenig
from
housing
opportunity
just
got.
AU
199
000,
I
believe,
is
the
amount
for
an
adu
at
1930
jackson,
and
now
he
seems
to
be
the
developer
for
this
property
on
church
and
daryl.
Also,
jackson
and
wesley
still
looks
like
the
ghetto.
Nowhere
else
in
evanston
has
so
many
boarded
up
buildings
in
their
ward,
which
I
believe
is
six
or
seven
houses
that
used
to
be
affordable.
AU
Nowhere
else
tell
me
where
else
in
evanston
has
this
many
boarded
up
units
affordable
housing
is
not
included
in
every
ward,
such
as
the
high
school
homes,
I've
all
been
placed
in
the
fifth
ward.
What
happened
to
the
rest
of
the
wards?
I
don't
you
see
anything
happening
with
affordable
housing
in
those
wards
anywhere
else.
AU
Also,
you
should
vote
down
big
buildings
that
are
only
providing
studios
and
one-bedroom
units.
How
many
developers
have
added
two
three
or
four
bedroom
units
for
families?
This
is
discriminatory
against
low-income
residents
and
residents
with
families.
It
looks
like
you're
trying
to
push
out
affordable
housing
in
evanston
for
families
instead
of
making
more
units.
AU
I
just
have
two
more
things
to
say:
I
want
to
know
which
I've
been
asking
for
a
long
time,
how
many
units
have
been
lost
for
families
here
in
evanston,
for
affordable
housing
and
also
I'm
still
waiting
and
the
the
residents
are
still
waiting
for
zoning
to
be
put
back
for
five
r5a
instead
of
r5
in
west
evanston,
which
is
three
and
a
half
stories,
I
would
beg
that
you
will
vote
down
any
building.
That
does
not
have
fire
r5a
and
it
should
be
put
back
on
the
table.
Thank
you,
black
lives
matter.
AU
AV
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
members
of
the
city
council,
I'll.
I
just
like
to
offer
a
few
brief
remarks
on
item
sb4
concerning
lot.
One.
On
the
positive
side,
I
like
that
this
proposal
includes
some
consideration
for
multi-bedroom
units
and
also
being
in
such
close
proximity
to
public
transportation.
AV
On
the
other
side
of
the
balance,
I
am
concerned
that
a
permanent
sale
or
donation
of
a
public
asset
for
only
a
temporary
public
benefit
is,
is
not
something
that
not
a
direction.
AV
We
should
be
proceeding
so
as
this
process
unfolds,
I
just
like
to
encourage
the
city
to
drive
a
hard
bargain,
not
only
with
this
developer
but
or
whatever
developer
might
come
out
of
this
process,
but
you
know
developers
in
doing
business
in
addition
in
general,
and
certainly
last
but
not
least,
to
make
sure
that
the
the
neighbors
of
any
particular
proposal
have
a
strong
voice
in
the
process.
AV
A
A
This
is
brenda
junior
all
right,
mrs
mrs
greer
welcome
everybody's
got
one
minute
tonight
so.
AW
AW
But
I'm
calling
I
lived
in
the
fifth
ward
and
I
grew
up
in
the
fifth
ward
about
five
months
from
my
fifth
ward
alderman
now
and
it
was
family-owned
property,
but
I'm
calling
regarding
tonight
a
family
member
who's
been
unemployed
and
been
homeless
since
the
summer,
but
he
lost
two
jobs
due
to
kovic
and
now
he
has
a
third
job
he's
homeless
and
we
can't
allow
him,
because
we
have
older
people
in
the
family
to
stay
in
any
of
the
homes
of
our
seniors.
AW
Due
to
his
working
and
being
around
a
number
of
people
he's
around
quite
a
few
so
he's
with
connection
a
client
and
I'm
helping
him
try
to
locate
an
apartment,
and
I
had
thought
we
had
him
placed,
and
he
thought
so
also-
and
I
think
his
caseworker
and
then
we
found
out
well,
he
couldn't
rent
the
unit,
so
he
has
to
locate
an
apartment.
He
was
very
disappointed.
AW
I
was
too
because
we
thought
we
had
him
placed
due
to
the
winner
and
all
he
can't
stay
with
his
mother
because
she's
a
nurse
she
don't
want
to
chance
kobe
and
living
with
her.
So
he
had
he's
been
a
catch-22
and
he
has
family
here
in
edison.
That's
taxpayers,
and
I
don't
understand
why
connection
hasn't
gotten
him
placed.
AW
There
seems
to
be
a
long
wait
list
and
the
black
males
aren't
being
placed
for
some
reason
as
quickly
or
either
they're
set
outside
the
community
and
they're
people
that
care
about
the
community
and
the
people
within
the
community.
So
we
need
them
in
the
community
family
members
that
they
help
us
a
lot.
So
I'm
hoping
that
he
will
get
placed.
He
was
very
supportive
and
I
was
too
because
we
thought
that
he
was
going
to
be
placed.
He
found
the
apartment,
but
it
was
too
expensive.
AW
A
Thank
you,
miss
greer
and
city
manager
story.
If
we
can
just
have
someone
follow
up
with
miss
greer
on
on
that,
that
would
be
good.
Thank
you.
Next
up
we've
got
annie
coakley,
then
priscilla
giles
then
sue
lulabock.
J
Good
evening,
mayor
and
members
of
the
city
council,
I'm
annie
coakley,
director
of
downtown
evanston.
I
am
speaking
in
support
of
the
skate
park.
I'm
sure
that
doesn't
come
as
a
surprise
to
you.
Fountain
square
has
become
quite
the
popular
skating
location,
and
that
is
common
in
lots
of
urban
areas
that
plazas
do
take
on
that
role.
I
think
an
alternative
location
would
be
a
huge
benefit
to
downtown
residents
and
businesses,
and
I
wanted
to
add
a
resource
to
erica's
growing
list.
J
Skatephilly.Org
philadelphia
has
a
huge
skate
culture
which
I
love,
skate
culture,
especially
girl,
skate,
but
philly
skate
is
a
an
organization
that
maybe
can
be
replicated
in
terms
of
funding.
They
have
funded
over
nine
skate
parks
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
So
it's
not
all
lean
on
city
resources.
Thanks
for
your
time,.
A
Great,
thank
you.
Thank
you
annie,
thanks
for
all
that
you
do
for
our
city
downtown
next
up,
we've
got
priscilla
giles,
then
sue
lalabach,
and
then
I've
got
someone
named
martin.
I
don't
have
a
last
name.
Just
martin
are
you
with
us
miss
giles.
D
K
D
Evanson
wants
to
be
known
as
a
city
of
diversity,
yet
city
taxes
and
projects
have
made
housing
a
possibility
for
only
the
wealthy,
but
for
the
low
income
underemployed
and
those
on
fixed
incomes.
Housing
is
a
burden
which
can
easily
be
fixed
with
the
money
set
aside
from
housing
for
the
wealthy
permanent,
low-income
housing
would
maintain
diversity
and
allow
long-term
residents
to
stay
in
the
community
they
helped
to
build.
Thank
you.
AX
AX
We'd,
also
like
to
stress
that
the
housing
crisis
existed
well
before
the
pandemic,
and
we
had
hoped
that
an
affordable
housing
plan
would
be
in
place
by
this
point
to
address
long-term
needs.
We're
asking
the
city
to
do
the
following:
ask
developers
to
propose
even
more
creative
solutions
that
provide
the
maximum
number
of
affordable
housing
units
possible
on
city-owned
lots
and
other
land
put
zoning
guidance
in
place
for
decision
makers.
So
they
can
use
zoning
more
effectively
and
efficiently
as
a
tool
to
increase
equity
and
affordability.
AX
Ask
aldermen
to
look
for
opportunities
for
affordability
in
their
own
wards
and
seek
to
turn
those
opportunities
into
affordable
units
and
find
innovative
ways
to
fund
really
significant
increases
in
housing.
The
increase
in
new
units
that
we
saw
in
2020
is
encouraging,
but
those
32
units
fall
far
short
of
the
number
of
units
needed
we're
not
asking
the
city
to
move
out
of
crisis
mode
in
order
to
focus
on
affordable
housing
instead
of
cobit.
Rather
we're
asking
you
to
recognize
that
the
lack
of
long-term
solutions
is
part
of
the
crisis
and
deserves
immediate
attention.
AX
A
Thank
you
sue.
Next
up,
we've
got
martin
again,
I
don't
have
a
last
name
for
martin,
or
maybe
that
is
the
last.
A
All
right
I'm
going
to
move
on
and
if
martin
comes
back
at
the
end,
I'll
put
you
at
the
end,
do
we
have
carlos
sutton
with
us
and
then
michael?
I
can't
read
my
writing
michael
hoff
or
huff
and
then
boucher
jones.
A
All
right
not
hearing
from
michael
how
about
boucher
jones.
A
All
right,
luke,
I'm
not
hearing
or
seeing
any
of
those
individuals
is
there
any
other
name
that
I
didn't
call
off
tonight
for
public
comment
that
I
should
have
that
you're
aware
of.
A
Okay,
we
miss
carter
up
front,
so
carter
welcome,
welcome
and
if
you
could
just
introduce
your
first
and
last
name
carter
for
us.
AE
AE
I
have
a
few
friends
who
skate
around
evanston
a
lot
and
they
have
told
me
about
like
how
fun
it
is
to
skate
around
there
with
their
friends,
but
they've
also
told
me
about
their
sort
of
run-ins
with
the
police
and
how
they
have
sort
of
been
told
to
not
skate
in
certain
areas
like
the
fountain
someone
mentioned
earlier,
and
I
feel
like
the
skate
park
would
be
a
good
way
to
create
a
sort
of
safe
and
secure
place
where
skaters
could
go
to
and
not
feel
worried
about
if
the
police
are
coming
and
also
create
sort
of
a
meet-up
spot
that
other
people
have
mentioned
earlier.
A
All
right,
I
am,
I
am
not
either.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
with
a
lot
of
people
at
public
comment,
but
a
lot
of
different
topics,
including
the
lot
one
in
southeast
evanston,
the
idea
of
whether
we
need
a
skate
park
here
in
evanston
and
on
other
housing
housing
matters
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
tonight.
So
thank
you.
Everybody
for
coming
out.
Speaking
to
your
elected
representatives,
we're
now
going
to
move
on
to
the
special
orders
of
business
business.
Tonight,
I'm
going
to
ask
alderman
rainey.
A
AZ
AZ
Thank
you
very
much
for
for
calling
it
out.
I
had
to
actually
search
my
email
and
the
message
came
in
january
4th
and
I
asked
the
developer
to
give
me
a
call
just
to
so
that
we
were
able
to
discuss
it
in
calories,
so
erica
I'm
going
to
ask
that
we
cancel
the
the
dapper
meeting
and
then
I
will
connect
with
the
developer
and
and
and
get
him
to
present
at
a
ward
meeting
before
this
moves
forward
in
any
way.
AZ
So
thank
you
very
much
mayor
for
that
privilege
and
to
the
residents
of
this
second
ward.
We
will
have
a
calendar
calendar
for
our
next
meeting
so
item.
One
sp
one
is
staff
will,
and
this
is
for
discussion.
AZ
Staff
will
present
information
on
the
skate
park
in
installations
and
it's
requesting
that
the
city
council
provide
direction
on
the
following
number:
one:
whether
to
proceed
with
temporary
skate
park,
installation
at
one
of
the
locations
proposed
by
staff
number
two,
whether
to
proceed
with
the
planning
and
design
of
the
permitted
skate
park.
AZ
Installation
at
the
locations
to
be
determined
funding
will
be
from
the
capital
improvement
fund,
2021
general
obligation
bond
in
fiscal
year
2021
there
was
a
50
000
budgeted
for
a
temporary
skate
park,
installation
and
sixty
thousand
dollars
budgeted
for
the
planning
and
design
of
a
permanent
skate
park.
Installation
again,
this
is
for
discussion
for
a
second.
AY
A
All
right,
so
this
item
is
open
open
for
discussion,
alderman
rainey.
AY
Yeah,
mr
mayor,
I
spoke
earlier
with
lawrence
hemenway
and
I
was
curious
about
the
temporary
skate
park.
I
I
get
a
little
concerned
about
temporary
facilities
and
when
I
have
attended
the
ridgeville
park,
zoom
meetings,
their
their
efforts,
were
going
to
be
in
the
area
of
20
or
30
000,
and
when
I
talked
to
sarah
flax
about
working
with
ridgeville
to
support
their
skate
park,
we
were
talking
about
that
amount
of
money.
I
and
and
nate
kitniss
made
a
very
good
point.
AY
You
know,
let's
go
for
the
real
skate
park
and
lawrence
said
tonight.
Well,
we
really
don't
have
the
money
right
now.
No,
we
don't
really
have
the
money
right
now.
This
is
this
is
a
major
public
improvement.
We
have
to
bond
for
this
money.
So
let's
do
it.
I
mean
I
think
everybody
made
a
perfect,
a
perfect
argument.
We
have
to
bond
for
this
money.
Nobody
has
750
000
sitting
around
it's
it's
something
we
have
to
bond
for.
AY
Not
only
that,
but
I
see
this
as
an
opportunity,
especially
with
people
with
deep
pockets
like
nate
kitniss,
we
can
do.
We
can
do
a
mini
robert
crown
fundraising
event
opportunity,
and
I
I
just
I
would
you
know
it's
we're
not
allowed
to
interfere
with
citizen
comment,
but
I
would
love
to
have
in
ask
some
of
the
supporters
of
the
skate
park.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
alderman.
So
no
alderman
fisk
has
her
hand
up,
so
I'm
going
to
ultimate
fist,
but
then
what
I
want
to
do
is
I'd
like
to
go
to
our
city
manager.
Just
so
she
can
give
us
the
background
from
the
city
perspective
and
actually
got
the
park
director
here
as
well,
for
why
you
know
temporary
right
now,
as
opposed
to
setting
up
a
permanent
one
alderman
fist,
though
okay.
G
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
so
I'm
going
to
take
a
little
bit
of
credit
for
this,
because
the
the
if
there
was
a
problem
it
was
occurring
in
my
ward,
but
I
was
so
impressed
with
the
conversation
that
was
ensuing
and
that's
what
I
asked
the
police
department
to
do
was
to
bring
the
skateboarders
together
with
residents
and
business
owners
and
me
and
other
aldermen,
and
have
a
conversation
about
this,
because
I
I
really
would
like
to
hear
from
the
skateboarders
about
what
kind
of
park
they
want,
and
I
am
so
enthusiastic
about
this,
because
I
think
this
is
really
a
win-win
and
you
know
really
what
the
young
people
were
actually
asking
for
was
a
place
to
skate.
G
They
weren't
trying
to
be
disruptive
and
they
weren't
trying
to
be
rude,
and
but
they
just
had
nowhere
to
go,
and
I
think
everyone
understands
that
and
we
need
to.
We
need
to
figure
this
out.
I'm
very
excited
about
the
opportunity
here,
especially
for
a
multi-use
park
and
something
I
can't
remember
the
name
of
the
the
woman
who
was
talking
about
the
the
design,
the
multi-use
design.
G
But
I
think
this
conversation
that
we're
having
here
tonight
is
really
helpful
because
out
of
the
woodwork
have
come
all
of
these
people
and
these
experts
and
with
a
lot
of
really
great
ideas-
and
this
is
what
I
think
is
the
best
about
evanston-
is
getting
together
and
talking
about
what
we
want
now.
In
the
same
regard,
I
think,
like
robert
crown,
we
can
also
ask
who
can
help
us
pay
for
it
and
I
again
like
grandmother's
park
and
and
robert
crown
and
and
other
initiatives.
G
I
think
we
we
should
ask
the
community
too
about
what
they
can
do
to
help
us
help
us
fund
something
like
a
state-of-the-art
skate
park.
I
don't
know
whether
scott
sophia
is
still
here
or
not
with
us,
but
I
spoke
with
him
because
he
had
interacted
with
a
number
of
the
of
the
young
folks
and
he
picked
up
the
phone
without
anybody
asking.
G
He
picked
up
the
phone
called
tony
hawk,
which
is
a
nationally
known,
skateboarder
and
and
tony
designs,
skate
parks
also,
and
so
we
learned
a
lot
by
people
being
really
enthusiastic
and
looking
for
a
way
forward.
G
So
I'm
really
proud
of
all
the
work
that
everybody's
put
into
this,
and
I'm
really
proud
of
the
skateboarders
coming
here
tonight
and
now
we
can
see
how
broad
the
community
is,
and
that
really
helps
us
again
figure
out
how
we
can
get
this
done
is,
and
I
would
like
to
ask
them
what
they
think
about
the
plans
for
a
temporary
skate
park.
Is
that
something
that
would
meet
their
needs?
I
don't
know,
but
we
we
certainly
should
get
everybody
at
the
table
and
I'm
sure
that
lawrence
can
do
that.
G
He's
good
at
bringing
folks
to
the
table
and-
and
I
just
would
like
everybody
to
get
together
and
talk
about
it
before
we
make
the
final
decision
on
whether
to
go
forward
with
the
temporary
skatepark
or
not.
A
Thank
you
thank
you,
alderman,
and
just
so
everybody
that's
watching
and
tuning.
In
knows
again.
This
item
tonight
is
for
discussion.
It
wasn't
for
action,
but
I
think
what
the
city
manager
and
parks
director
want
to
get
out
of.
This
is
understanding
if
there's
a
general
consensus
on
the
council
to
move
for
forward
and,
and
they
will
then
start
to
do
more
of
the
legwork
and
getting
some
you
know,
groups
together
and
talking
more
about
it.
A
So
with
that
what
I
want
to
do,
I
know
alderman
wilson
has
something,
but
I
want
to
go
to
city
manager
storly
just
to
let
her
sort
of
set
the
table
on
this,
and
if
she
wants
her
parks
director
to
say
anything
and
then
I'm
going
to
go
to
alden
and
wilson
next.
I
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Yes,
we
have
been
talking
about
a
skate
park
for
what
seems
like
a
decade.
I
We
have
been
working
internally
with
our
staff
to
define
what
what
that
might
look
like
what
possibly
options
would
be
for
places
they
could
go,
and
then
you
know
really
talking
with
the
community
that
started
with
the
police
department,
interacting
with
young
people
downtown,
but
there's
been
a
community
who's
been
needing
this
for
a
long
time.
So
that's
why
we
brought
forward
the
option
of
the
temporary
one,
because,
even
though
we
do
want
to
get
started
this
year
on
designing
what
we
will
ultimately
build,
that
would
be
a
year
away
from
construction.
I
BA
Good
evening,
mr
mayor
members
of
council
lawrence
hemingway
director
of
parks
and
rec,
and
as
oh
and
clerk
reed,
I
apologize
for
that.
BA
I
I
just
kind
of
want
to
set
the
the
discussion
of
a
temporary
versus
a
permanent
and
temporary
is
on
the
table
because
there's
such
an
immediate
need-
and
we
want
to
try
to
provide
an
option
for
our
skating
community
here
in
the
short
term,
because
we
know
to
do
it
right.
More
permanent
one
takes
a
longer
term
planning
and
we
want
to
go
through
that
process.
So
I'm
gonna
share
my
screen
and
present
my
proposal
to
you
or
my
presentation.
BA
So
the
opportunity
here,
as
you
heard
from
our
members
tonight
from
the
public,
you
know
it's
such
a
tremendous
community
here
in
evanston
that
desires
to
use
our
skate
and
that
just
doesn't
include
skate
parks
or
skateboarders.
It
includes,
as
we've
heard,
bikers
scooters,
rollerblader,
rollerbladers
and
etc.
BA
BA
It
also
provides
programming
for
our
most
challenging
population
in
terms
of
programming,
which
is
our
teens
and
tweens.
We've
heard
a
lot
of
older
skaters
tonight,
because
this
is
a
sport
that
once
people
pick
it
up,
they
do
it
for
life
so,
but
we
really
want
to
provide
a
safe
and
a
place
for
our
young
people,
specifically
those
teens
and
tweens,
to
enjoy
and
also
alderman
fisk,
as
well
as
officer
mccray
was
on
tonight.
BA
This
has
created
a
unique
partnership
now
between
our
police,
as
well
as
the
young
people
who
are
skateboarding.
BA
So
again,
tonight's
discussion:
we
want
to
talk
temporary
versus
permanent,
some
of
the
things
to
consider
as
we
go
through
this
I'm
going
to
lay
out
some
potential
just
recommended
temporary
spots
for
you
consider
as
well
as
for
the
permanent
but
things
we
gotta
do
to
like
move
fast.
You
have
to
have
a
site,
that's
large.
It
has
a
flat
paved
surface,
we're
trying
to
identify
places.
BA
You
know
not
too
close
to
residences,
if
possible,
we
do
not
want
to
displace
any
current
programming
with
a
temporary
location
as
well.
As
you
know,
we
want
to
consider
some
any
products
that
is
ultimately
purchased,
that
it
can
be
folded
into
a
more
longer
term
or
permanent
solution
for
permanent
consideration.
We
got
to
look
at
you
know
all
our
sites
throughout
the
city
again
staying
trying
to
identify
a
place,
that's
not
adjacent
to
residences.
BA
BA
So
I'll
start
now
with
temporary
you've
heard
temporary
and
the
reason
why
we
want
to
try
to
do
this.
We
feel
that
we
can
move
forward
with
relatively
small
investment.
Thirty
thousand
dollars-
and
you
know
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
the
scheme
of
a
park
renovation
is
not.
You
know
a
lot
of
money
when
we
are
looking
at.
You
know,
park
renovations
that
cost
much
much
significantly
more.
We
need
an
existing
paved
surface
and
reasonably
good
condition
that
is
relatively
flat
for
this
install.
BA
We
need
to
access,
it
need
to
be
accessible
by
multiple
modes
of
transportation.
We
want
to
stay
away
from
residents,
as
I
said
earlier,
we're
looking
for
land
that
is
currently
owned
by
the
city.
That
makes
it
easier
we
own
it.
We
make
the
decision
on
it
and
it
requires
existing
infrastructure
and
then
but
a
temporary
one
of
the
downfalls
is
is
a
much
shorter
life.
It
could
only
last
up
to
five
years.
Obviously
we
want
to
move
quickly
on
a
more
permanent
solution
and
again
it
will
allow.
BA
This
only
allows
for
limited
public
input.
If
we're
trying
to
move
fast,
some
of
the
temporary
locations,
we
have
considered
what
you
have.
What
you
see
here,
this
is
the
civic
center
lot
and
with
civic
center,
currently
being
closed
for
business,
it
has
a
relatively
flat
lot.
It
meets
some
of
the
needs
that
we
just
discussed
in
terms
of
immediacy
and
allowing
us
to
be
able
to
move
quickly.
This
is
the
north
side
of
the
civic
center
lot.
BA
This
is
the
area
we
could
come
in
quickly
and
try
to
install
something
while
we
start
moving
forward
with
the
long-term
permanent
solution,
the
civic
center
is
also
centrally
located,
and
so
it's
a
good
option
for
us
to
consider
next
here
you
have.
This
is
lot
number
five
lot.
Five
is
in
the
fifth
ward,
also
like
the
civic
center.
This
is
here.
If
you
see
my
cursor,
this
is
green
bay.
This
is
ashland,
and
this
is
a
city
on
lot.
This
lot
is
currently,
as
you
can
see
in
this
area.
BA
It
is
used
highly
by
the
businesses
here,
but
you
know
with
again
a
temporary
strategy
we
feel
like
this
could
be
a
potential
good
location,
it's
flat,
even
land.
We
can
come
in
quickly
and
we
can
continue
to
keep
some
parking
for
the
public
to
use
to
support
these
businesses.
BA
We
heard
a
lot
tonight
about
lot
number
one
down
on
south
boulevard
about
the
potential
development,
but
again
from
a
short-term
perspective
for
a
temporary
location.
This
is
another
ready-to-use
site
with
relatively
flat
surfacing.
We
can
come
in
and
put
the
various
modules
in
and
you
can
have
a
temporary
lot
while
the
long-term
development
is
continuing
to
be
planned,
processed
communicated
with
the
community.
BA
So
we
think
lot
one
serves
as
a
good
option
for
a
temporary
location,
some
of
the
potential
concepts
of
what
it
could
look
like
this
is
just
a
a
conceptual
drawing
of
a
temporary
install
at
with
approximately
a
thirty
thousand
dollar
budget.
So
you
can
have
something
that
potentially
lets
us
such
as
this
here's
another
option
very
similar
same
type
of
look
from
a
temporary
perspective,
and
then
here
here
is
a
actual
install
of
a
skatepark
park
with
our
neighbors
just
to
the
south.
What
you
see
here
is
lincolnwood.
BA
This
is
lincolnwood
skatepark
that
has
been
recently
installed.
It
kind
of
fits
the
the
concept
drawings
that
I
just
showed
you.
This
is
something
that
is
very
close
to
us
that
you
can
go
see
and
look
at
for
about
what
we're
talking
about
paying
for
a
temporary
spot.
So
and,
as
you
see,
this
is
in
the
middle
of
one
of
their
parks.
You
see
their
playground
here
and
it's
open
green
space
here
just
just
directly
to
it,
but
this
is
what
we're
talking
about.
BA
Potentially,
the
modules
could
look
a
little
different,
but
this
is
what
we're
talking
about
on
a
temporary
concept
for
a
more
permanent
installation.
Obviously
you
know
our
budget.
We
can
build
it
as
great
as
we
like,
so
we're
anywhere
from
350
000
to
more
a
much
larger,
more
750,
000
time
structure.
BA
We
will
need
to
design
and
make
sure
that
any
support
infrastructure
for
drainage
and
those
things
are
built
into
the
design.
Just
like
all
park
installations
or
playgrounds
or
other
things.
It
has
a
20-year
life
cycle,
so
it's
worth
the
investment
it
lasts.
Much
longer
we
gotta
identify
adequate
space
that
is
currently
not
programmed.
You
heard
me
mention
that
earlier
we
don't
want
to
displace
anything,
but
if
we
do
choose
a
location
that
requires
displacement.
This
requires
us
a
chance
to
relocate
that
as
part
of
this
process.
BA
We
want
to
keep
it
close
to
all
modes
of
transportation,
keep
it
away
from
residential
areas
as
well,
and
then
we
can
take
our
time.
Do
it
right,
engage
with
the
community,
as
we
heard
from
tonight,
some
of
the
locations
for
a
more
permanent
install.
Consider
you
know
here
we
looked
all
over
the
city
to
come
up
with
these,
so
as
far
north
as
lovelace
central
kind
of
beck
park
or
twigs
or
maybe
even
mason.
BA
Further
south,
we
looked
at
channel
side
and
james
park.
Channel
side
is
here.
Channel
side
is
skokie
is
maintained
by
skokie
in
partnership
with
us
in
the
city
and
there's
a
current
skate
park
there
right
now
that
is
old
and
not
usable.
BA
So
if
we
go
to
lovelace,
this
is
an
area
of
lovelace.
What
you
see
in
red
are
potential
locations
of
what
a
permanent
install
or
where
we
can
go
with
a
permanent,
install.
BA
BA
BA
Mason
park
we've
been
talking
as
a
city
staff,
and
some
of
you
are
aware
of
mason
park.
Expansion
here
is
where
mason
currently
sits,
and
the
discussion
is
surrounding
the
expansion
of
mason.
So
let
me
orient
you
here
at
the
basketball
courts,
the
little
field
houses
here,
obviously
our
baseball
diamond,
our
tennis
courts
at
mason-
are
here
so
we're
talking
adjacent
to
mason.
If
mason
has
expanded
you
can
you
look
at
this
area
for
a
more
permanent
solution
for
a
permanent
install
of
a
skatepark
here
is
james
park.
BA
You
know
james
is
kind
of
our
baseball
softball
capital
along
with
soccer.
We
can
also
consider
looking
at
james
here,
we're
looking
potentially
here
right
at
the
base
of
the
hill,
but
I
would
like
to
let
the
council
know
if
we
use
this
space
where
this
would.
This
will
displace
a
a
very
popular
picnic
area
right
now,
so
this
will
be
a
space
that
will
require
us
to
re,
relocate
a
picnic
area
here.
Just
to
orient
you
guys.
BA
This
is
the
west
lot,
the
field
house,
the
playground
all
of
that
area.
Obviously
the
mount
trashmore
here-
and
this
is
at
the
base
in
the
foot
just
west
of
I'm
sorry
just
east
of
mount
trashmore
here
but
again
this
is
a
permitted
picnic
space
and
we
will
have
to
go
down
that
path.
If
we
choose
to
consider
this
as
our
permanent
home
and
then
here
is
channel
side
for
those
who
aren't
familiar
channel
side,
you
know
here
is
sam's
club,
and
this
is
main
right
here.
BA
So
as
you
come
in
this
channel
side
park
right
here,
the
dog
park
that
we
share
with
what
skokie
is
right
here.
Currently
there
is
an
old
skatepark
install
that
currently
sits
right
here.
We
could
potentially
talk
to
skokie
if
we
want
to
go
in
this
space.
This
kind
of
fits
a
lot
of
the
other
criteria.
That's
listed
away
from
residents,
easy
access
parking,
those
kinds
of
things,
but
this
is
channel
side,
but
this
will
require
us
to
partner
with
skokie
to
do
so.
BA
Potential
options
are
look
of
more
permanent.
Here's.
A
permanent
concept
with
modules
and
modules
are
the
pieces
that
are
brought
in
and
built
in,
and
I
mean
that
are
brought
in
installed
and
you
put
these
pieces
to
put
together
the
various
amenities
of
the
skate
park,
and
so
these
are
the
type
of
modules
that
can
come
where
skaters
can
come
bikers
rollerbladers,
regardless
of
the
wheeled
sport,
they
can
use
these
as
to
do
their
various
tricks.
BA
So
this
is
a
kind
of
concept
and
what
potential
modules
would
look
like
in
a
more
permanent
home.
Another
option
for
a
permanent
home
is
a
more
concrete
custom
designed
skate
park
and,
as
you
see,
this
will
require
customized
concrete
to
be
molded
and
scoped
and
poured
and
allowed
to
cure.
BA
Again,
we
will
work
with
our
skating
community
to
see
which
way
what
you
know
they
ultimately
would
like
to
see
other
com.
You
know
we
heard
a
lot
about
what's
been
happening
at
ridgeville.
One
of
the
other
things
for
us
to
consider
is
to
talk
with
and
consider
ridgeville
as
potential
locations.
BA
BA
Implementation
timeline
and
again
these
are
just
you
know,
estimate
for
a
temporary
install.
The
goal
will
be
to
try
to
move
forward
with
something
this
spring
to
summer.
So
in
the
next
three
to
six
months,
staff
will
work.
You
know,
parks
and
rec
staff
will
work
closely
with
the
design
team
and
the
city
engineer
on
product
selection,
going
through
a
procurement
process.
BA
BA
The
co-op
is
just
for
the
temporary
install
because
it
allows
us
to
move
much
quicker,
but
we
will
go
through
our
normal
purchasing
process,
so
those
residents
tonight
who
have
experience
in
design
and
all
of
that
will
have
a
chance
to
participate
in
the
permanent
process.
A
All
right,
thank
you
lawrence
I'm
going
to
go
with
alderman
wilson,
then,
when
then
suffered
in
than
ruse
simmons.
E
I
thank
you.
I
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
would
agree
with
the
idea
that
this
is
something
that's
probably
long
overdue.
I've
been
having
conversations
with
the
community
for
a
very
long
time
about
this.
I
am
supportive
of
having
a
temporary
facility,
while
the
permanent
one
is
being
worked
out,
but
I
do
support
the
permanent
one
as
well.
I
think
it
it
sounds
like
it's
an
excellent
opportunity
for
a
partnership
with
ridgeville.
So
if
that's
something
that
can
be
accomplished,
I
think
that's
a
great
idea.
E
We
really
need
to
get
the
people
who
are
going
to
use
the
park
to
be
the
ones
who
are,
I
guess,
driving
the
design
and
location.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
accessible
to
get
to.
I
don't
want
people
to
have
to
drive
to
do
it.
I
think
you
know
that
would
defeat
one
of
the
underlying
ideas
here,
but
I'm
100
supportive
of
this.
E
I
really
want
to
make
sure
that
this
happens
and
and,
like
I
said
I
do-
support
a
temporary
one,
while
the
permanent
one
is
designed
and
implemented.
F
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
mayor,
as
the
big
sister
of
a
little
brother
who
skateboarded
all
over
every
place
we
ever
lived,
including
pearl
harbor
navy
base
and
was
frequently
brought
home
by
the
shore
patrol.
I
am
still
a
huge
supporter
of
skateboarding.
F
It
shaped
my
my
younger
brother
in
everything
he
did
in
it
and
has
done
in
his
adult
life.
So
I
do
think
I
agree
with
alderman
wilson.
We
do
need
to
do
both
you
know
covet
is
going
to
continue
for
a
while
we're
not
sure
when
we're
going
to
have
some
of
our
other
facilities
available
and
open
the
winter.
We're
having
right
now
is
so
mild
and
we
need
to
have
more
outdoor
activities
available
for
our
teams.
F
So
I
I
I
do
think
we
should
do
both
a
temporary
for
now,
as
well
as
a
permanent
one.
I
also
agree
that
if
we
can
work
with
ridgeville,
that
would
be
great.
I
would
advocate
that
it
be
very
centrally
located
so
that
kids
from
or
adults
from
anywhere
in
evanston
have
sort
of
equal
access
to
it.
F
So
I
would,
I
know
that
mr
hammond
way
presented
a
lot
of
different
locations,
but
I
think
if
we
can
find
one
of
those
that
works
best
for
permanent
in
terms
of
access,
that
would
be.
That
would
be
my
choice
and
I
completely
agree.
We
have
so
many
skateboard
advocates
here
who
are
ready
to
jump
in.
They
should
be
part
of
every
aspect
of
the
planning.
BB
Yeah,
I
guess
I
gotta
say
first,
I
think
in
our
current
financial
situation.
It
is
crazy
that
we're
talking
about
this,
I
just
had
to
get
that
out
there.
I
think
it
would
be
great
if
we
could
pull
it
off
and
but
I
just
don't
know
how
this
is
something
that
we
present
as
a
priority
when
we're
talking
about
selling
all
of
our
assets
to
generate
revenue.
I'd
like
to
ask
director
hemingway:
did
you
look
at
any
lakefront
areas,
anything
over
by
clark,
street
beach
or
arrington
lagoon?
BA
BA
So
you
know
understanding
the
value
that
how
the
community
uses
the
lakefront
the
decision
was
to
just
you
know.
We
did.
We
didn't
look
at
those
parts.
BB
Okay,
well,
it
sounds
like
there's
a
lot
of
enthusiasm
members
who
would
love
to
get
something
going,
and
I
I
think
we
should
foster
that.
But
again
I
just
I
don't
know
how,
in
this
current
economic
environment,
that
we're
in
that
this
is
something
that
we're
talking
about
borrowing
money
for,
and
I
just
got
to
say
thank
you
for
your
presentation,
lawrence.
BC
Thank
you.
I
think
everyone
has
said
it
would
like
to
know
more
from
the
skate
community.
If
this
temporary
thirty
thousand
dollar
build,
it
satisfies
the
need
for
that
type
of
recreation.
I
agree
with
ottoman,
wins
one's
point
on
a
need
for
more
outdoor
recreation.
That's
what
I've
asked
for
the
ice
skating
rink
at
foster
field.
BC
Everyone
look
out
for
that
enjoy
it,
but
I
do
share
ottman
sufferdan's
concern
in
any
non-essential
improvements
at
this
time,
especially
when
we
have
removed
from
the
budget
allocations
that
we
had
for
back
part
improvements
and
expansion.
So
to
prioritize
another
recreation,
substantial
bill
permanent
bill
before
others
that
have
been
held,
I
don't
think,
would
be
fair
or
appropriate,
but
to
alderman.
BC
Point
about
some
sort
of
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
community
support.
I
love
it.
A
private
partnership
in
helping
fund,
something
like
this
seems
to
be
appropriate
and
if
the
state
community
does
decide
that
the
temporary
proposal
that
you
showed
director
hemingway
the
example
at
lincolnwood
to
me,
it
doesn't
look
like
30
000
value,
but
I'm
not
a
skater,
so
it
might
be
like
really
amazing,
and
if
the
skate
community
appreciates
something
like
that
as
temporary.
BC
It
seems
that
we've
set
aside
dollars
for
skatepark
exploration
and
we
can
move
forward
if
we
do
decide
on
temporary
the
one
parking
lot
that
you
propose,
that
is
at
the
far
east
end
of
twigs
park.
I
would
ask
that
you
remove
that
from
consideration.
BC
I
live
in
the
immediate
neighborhood
and
I
intentionally
have
driven
past
their
different
days
and
times,
and
the
parking
lot
is
utilized
by
the
businesses
in
that
area
that
are
largely
essential
businesses
providing
various
services
to
homes
and
businesses
in
the
community.
So
I
think
we
start
with
some
additional
community
engagement
from
the
skating
community
and
see
if
there
is
an
interest
from
a
private
philanthropic
partner.
If
there's
any
path
forward
for
a
permanent
installation.
H
Yeah,
I
support
oh
sorry,
children,
so
I
totally
supported
skateboard.
I
just
want
to
bring
up
one
quick
thing
before
my
state
comments,
which
is.
We
are
now
into
the
eight
o'clock
hour
of
a
meeting
that
was
supposed
to
be
potentially
over
at
eight.
It
was
supposed
to
be
focused
on
affordable
housing,
which
we
haven't
done
in
a
very
long
time.
So,
while
I
appreciate
the
skaters,
I'm
a
little
bit
frustrated
that
we
have
added
this
onto
a
very
important
meeting
for
affordable
housing.
H
That
said,
I
hope
that
we-
and
I
know
I
spoke
to
manager
story
about
this
already
richfield,
as
juan
mentioned
and
matt
mitchell
mentioned,
has
been
talking
about
this
for
about
a
year
lots
of
community
members.
You
know
I
assume
from
the
area
south
south
evanston,
but
also
maybe
all
over
evanston
spent
some
time
putting
together
this.
You
know
makeshift
skate
park
that
they
talked
about.
So
hopefully
we
can,
you
know,
have
a
real
serious
conversation
about
ritual
and
what
their
plans
are.
They
are
a
taxing
body.
H
H
You
know
more
for
their
money
in
terms
of
tax
dollars
in
evanston,
so
I
think,
starting
with
ridgeville,
obviously
including
all
the
skaters,
particularly
those
who
have
been
working
on
this
all
summer
with
the
makeshift
product
they
did
have
makes
a
lot
of
sense
and
hopefully
ridgeville,
given
the
expansive
amount
of
land
that
they
have
would
be
willing
to
partner
with
us,
so
that
we're
not
taking
away
potential
parking
spaces
as
ottoman
russ,
simmons
mentioned
or
or
other
or
other
areas
that
you
know
maybe
aren't
ready
to
go
to
your
point.
H
Alderman
when
I
do
think
having
everything
accessible
is
great,
but
you
know
if
ridgeville
is
available.
I
I
don't.
I
hope
that
we
won't
limit
having
maybe
something
over
here,
because
you
know
kids
would
have
to
bike
or
skate
or
get
a
ride.
I
mean
evanston
is
not
that
big,
so
it
would
be
great
to
have
everything
that
you
didn't
need
a
ride,
but
people
in
south
evans
didn't
drive
all
the
time
to
stuff.
H
So
you
know
I
don't
want
to
say
that
we
can't
have
this
or
this
is
limited
because
it
needs
to
be
right
smack
dab
in
the
middle
of
the
city.
So
hopefully
the
conversation
that
we'll
have
with
ridgeville
is
productive
and
you
know
if
people
do
have
private
dollars.
That
would
be
fantastic,
but
for
the
sake
of
tonight
I
would
love
for
us
to
move
on
to
the
affordable
housing.
I
also
know
we
have
a
lot
of
people
waiting
to
talk
about.
It's
super
important
as
well.
G
I
BD
A
Great,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
erica
and
thank
you.
Everybody
for
that
came
out
to
speak
about
the
need
for
a
skate
park
here
in
evanston,
we're
now
going
to
move
to
the
items
on
the
agenda
that
relate
to
housing
and
homelessness
and
affordable
housing.
So
alderman
rainey.
If
you
could,
please
move
sp2.
AY
Yes,
mr
mayor
sp2
is
affordable,
housing
and
homelessness.
An
update
for
the
city
council.
This
memorandum
updates
the
city
council
on
the
projects
and
activities
to
address
the
city
council
goal
of
expanding,
affordable
housing
options
in
evanston
that
have
been
undertaken
since
the
affordable
housing
update
on
january
21,
as
well
as
actions
taken
to
address
homelessness
and
housing
and
security.
Due
to
the
covet
19
pandemic
staff
requests
that
it
be
accepted
and
placed
on
file
spy
move
that
we
accept
it
and
place
it
on
file.
BC
A
All
right
great,
so
thank
you,
alderman
rainey
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
now
to
city
manager
storly
to
begin
this
discussion.
I
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
it
I
wanted
to
before
we
get
started
on
the
presentation.
Just
give
a
shout
out
to
our
staff,
who
have
been
really
nimble
and
really
aggressive
about
getting
housing
grants
a
lot
of
fema
money,
we've
been
able
to
successfully
re-house
and
support
a
lot
of
our
homeless
residents
during
the
pandemic.
So
enough
can't
be
said
about.
BD
I
A
year
now,
but
that
will
come
up
in
the
presentation,
so
I'm
just
going
to
turn
it
over
at
this.
BE
Great
thank
you
city
manager,
storley
good
evening,
johanna
nadyan,
community
development,
director
luke.
Whenever
you're
ready,
we'll
take
the
presentation,
the
powerpoint.
BE
BE
Okay,
great
so
again,
this
is
we
have
it's
been
about
a
year
almost
a
year
to
the
day.
BE
I
think
when
we
last
met
to
talk
about
this
and
as
we
sit
here
today,
we're
going
to
talk
about
some
greatly
different
things
that
have
happened
in
our
community
and
how
we've
responded
to
them
and,
as
eric
mentioned
as
a
community,
we've
done
a
pretty
tremendous
job
in
responding
to
a
challenging
and
unforeseen
and
never
previously
experienced
pandemic
and
our
ability
to
support
residents
and
really
look
at
how
we're
going
to
respond
to
the
upcoming
challenges.
BE
We're
going
to
the
next
slide.
If
we
were
in
council
chambers,
we
would
probably
say
all
right
for
those
working
on
the
housing
and
grand
staff.
Please
stand
up
because
we
have
a
couple
of
new
faces
that
nobody
has
had
the
opportunity
to
be
in
person.
So
most
of
you
know
myself
and
sarah
flax,
but
we've
added
two
new
staff
members
to
our
team,
marion
johnson
and
megan
guyson
have
joined
the
city
this
this
past
summer
fall
as
our
housing
and
academic
policy
analysts.
BE
And,
of
course,
while
we
do
a
lot
with
with
housing
and
homelessness
issues,
we
cannot
do
it
alone,
and
this
is
just
a
small
snapshot.
We've
shown
this
slide
before
of
the
other
partners
developers
not
for
profits,
other
other
individuals
throughout
the
city
and
the
broader
community
that
support
the
work
of
bringing
more
affordable,
housing,
more
housing
opportunities
and
rehousing
homeless
individuals,
as
well
as
wraparound
services
that
provide
the
support
to
those
who
need
housing
next
slide
and
then
before
I
turn
it
over
the
other
staff
just
a
general
overview.
BE
We're
gonna
go
over
the
our
the
city's
response
to
copenhagen
and
how
that
has
shaped
and
changed
over
the
past
nearly
a
year
and
how
we've
responded
to
different
aspects
of
the
challenges
that
we've
met
and
then
we
will
go
through
some
of
the
short-term
impacts
and
trends.
I
think
a
day
doesn't
go
by
where
we
don't
see
a
series
of
news
articles
or
broadcasts
or
any
kind
of
information
about.
What
does
this
all
mean?
BE
How
how
how
will
we
live
our
lives
a
little
differently
based
on
what
we're
experiencing
in
cobin,
what
that
means
for
the
housing
market
and
then
we'll
talk
about
some
longer
term
trends
and
impacts
that
we
might
see.
A
year
ago,
we
were
talking
about
what
the
affordable
housing
task
force
was
doing
in
terms
of
development,
developing
an
affordable
housing
plan
and
when
the
pandemic
hit-
and
it
was
clear
that
the
way
in
which
we
live
our
lives
and
the
way
in
which
we
reside
was
changing.
BE
We
put
a
pause
to
that
and
have
started
to
do
a
little
bit
of
work
on
envisioning.
What
a
comprehensive
plan
might
look
like
for
the
city
of
evanston.
Our
plan
is
over
20
years
old
and
looking
ahead
to
new
census,
information
and
other
longer-term
impacts
and
trends,
putting
together
what
that
would
look
like
for
the
city
of
evanston
and
also
for
those
of
us
who've
been
around
for
more
than
a
few
years.
BE
BF
Thank
you,
johanna,
I'm
going
to
start
with
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
and
our
community
response
was
both
immediate
and
extraordinary.
BF
Following
the
nationwide
emergency
declared
on
march
13th
and
governor
pritzker's
stay
at
home
order
on
march
21st,
the
city
of
evanston
connections
for
the
homeless
and
other
partners
mobilized
to
ensure
the
safety
of
our
most
vulnerable
populations
got
327
homeless
people,
including
20
children,
into
hotel
rooms,
fema
non-congregate
housing,
a
term
we
hadn't
even
heard
before
or
socially
distanced,
congregate
shelter
to
protect
them
from
the
coronavirus.
BF
There's
a
sort
of
two
groups.
There
was
the
group
of
people
who
really
had
been
living
on
the
street,
many
of
them
chronically
homeless,
that
connections
and
other
nonprofits
had
been
working
with
regularly,
but
also
our
sort
of
invisible
homeless
group
and
those
are
the
people
who
are
couch,
surfing
and
doubled
up
often,
this
is
where
families
with
children
fall
into
our
homeless
groups,
so
really
a
vulnerable
population
that,
for
those
of
you
who
remember
the
heading
home,
the
plan
to
end
homelessness
in
that
was
approved
in
2012.
BF
That's
that
second
tier
of
the
homeless
population
that
that
we
talked
about
and
one
of
the
cheers
that
is
sometimes
served
by
programs
like
our
teeper
program.
BF
One
of
the
things
we
saw
in
this
group
is
the
inequitable
impact
of
proven
19
on
people
of
color.
The
group
in
the
hotels
was
68
black
or
african-american.
Also
41
had
some
disabling
conditions,
so
these
really
are
some
of
our
residents
of
deepest
need,
but
about
half
of
them
have
already
been
moved
of.
BF
The
the
people
from
the
hotels
have
been
moved
into
permanent
housing
with
rent
assistance,
some
for
assistance
up
to
12
months,
but
even
with
that,
we
still
have
about
60
people
in
shelter,
at
the
margarita
inn
or
at
interfaith
overnight,
shelter
and
of
those
there
are
still
in
addition
to
those
there
are
still
about
50
people.
Excuse
me
that
don't
have
either
overnight
or
day
shelter,
so
we
still
need
some
additional
capacity,
at
least
for
some
things.
Next
slide.
BF
This
took
an
unprecedent
level
of
financial
support
as
well,
and
this
is
more
than
a
bit
of
an
eye
chart
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
every
single
part
of
it,
but
the
amount
of
funding
that
has
been
allocated
and
or
expended
for
homeless
services
from
the
march
through
most
of
it's
through
the
end
of
2020
when
it's
the
homeless
services.
But
the
rent
assistance
goes
on
significantly
longer
because
of
the
length
of
the
rent
supports
is
really
tremendous.
BF
BF
What
did
it
take
to
do
this
fema
public
assistance
dollars
that
both
the
city
of
evanston
and
connections
secured
additional
cares,
act,
funding,
evanston,
got
esgcv
and
cdbgcv,
and
cook
county
has
put
a
significant
amount
of
their
emergency
relief
dollars
into
the
efforts
in
evanston,
mostly
through
their
work,
with
connections
for
the
homeless.
But
there
was
also
tremendous
community
response
that
was
led
by
the
evanston
community
foundation
and
included
are
not
other
not-for-profits,
our
businesses,
faith,
organizations
and
individuals.
BF
BF
BF
So
that
was
the
immediate
response
for
homeless
needs,
but
what
we
now
have
to
do
is
build
the
capacity
and
the
resiliency
to
address
ongoing
needs
and
also
be
prepared
for
potential
future
crises
and
returning
to
18
bed
congregate,
shelter,
plus
30
emergency
beds
in
cold
weather,
really
won't
do
it.
We
have
an
immediate
need
for
day
and
night
shelter
for
about
50
more
people.
As
I
already
said
right
now,
interfaith
turns
away
about
30
people
each
night.
BF
So
that's
where
part
of
the
capacity
is
determined
from
and
also
connections
is
working
with
people
in
their
drop-in
services.
That
they
know
are
not
sheltered,
but
we
really
do
need
an
ongoing
there's.
An
ongoing
need
for
a
24
7
shelter
that
can
house
temporarily
house
between
70
and
100
people,
and
it
also
has
to
meet
all
of
the
types
of
things
that
we've
learned
from
kova
19.
There
has
to
be
ability
to
give
people
their
own
space.
BF
Not
only
is
it
essential
in
health
situations
like
cover
19
or,
but
it
also
really
enables
many
of
them
to
work
on
their
situation
and
improve
their
situation
by
actually
having
the
space
to
deal
with
with
the
needs
of
their
lives.
There
are
some
people,
however,
that
still
need
congregate
shelter,
so
we
need
a
balance.
There.
BF
This
is
something
that's
going
to
take
significant
funding
and
when
you
trying
to
just
even
get
a
scale
for
that,
the
cost
of
running
the
current
shelter
at
the
margarita
inn,
which
has,
as
I
said,
congregate
and
a
little
mostly
non-congregate,
but
a
little
bit
of
concrete
shelter
and
has
about
70
people
is
about
225
000
a
month,
so
that
the
operating
budget
is
about
2.7
million
annually.
BF
So
that's
way
more
than
obviously
we've
been
expending
we'd
have
to.
We
have
to
figure
out
how
to
how
to
pay
for
this
there's
potential
to
reduce
operating
costs
by
acquiring
the
permanent
supply
site.
That's
something
we
have
to
look
at
other
challenges
coming
out
of
this.
Many
of
the
people
who
are
in
the
shelter
now
need
permanent
support
of
housing.
BF
A
shorter
term
rent
subsidy
doesn't
fill
their
needs,
there's
a
real
shortage
of
permanent
supportive
housing,
both
in
evanston
but
throughout
cook
county.
We're
also
going
to
need
more
rent
assistance,
rent
subsidy,
some
cities
of
all
different
kinds.
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
all
the
different
types.
There
are
many,
both
short
and
long
term
next
slide.
BF
So
that
was
the
homeless
population,
but
coveted
19
has
also
increased
housing
and
security
for
people
who
were
housed
reasonably
stably,
particularly
people
who
already
were
struggling
with
housing,
cost
burden,
lower
income,
households
who
lost
income
and
are
unable
to
pay
their
rent.
BF
About
960
000
of
rent
assistance
has
already
been
provided
by
connections
for
the
homeless,
with
state
prevention
dollars
and
also
the
city
of
evanston's
emergency
and
general
assistance
programs
that
has
helped
364
households
and
provided
assistance
between
2500
and
2700
on
average.
BF
We
know
that
372
evanston
renters
applied
for
the
state
of
illinois
era
program
and
also
for
the
cook
county
rent
assistance,
but
we
have
not
yet
gotten
who
how
many
have
gotten
helped.
Those
provided
amounts
from
forty
five
hundred
to
five
thousand
council
just
approved
a
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
rent
assistance
program
with
our
cdbg
cv.
BF
That
is,
we're
estimating
that
that
will
help
approximately
50
households
with
larger
subsidies,
because
we're
working
really
specifically
to
target
people
who
have
greater
arrearages
and
other
higher
needs
from
covid.
Now,
one
of
the
things
we're
also
seeing
is
some
of
the
people
who
are
helped
early
also
need
additional
help.
So
this
isn't
there
it's
not
like.
We
know
exactly
how
much
is
going
to
be
needed,
and
then
we
can
solve
that
problem.
It's
it's!
BF
It's
going
to
change
depending
on
what
happens
with
our
recovery
from
the
pandem
pandemic
and
what
return
of
jobs
we
have
and
other
parts
of
the
recovery
illinois
is
going
to
be
receiving
about
843
million
in
rent
assistance
for
through
the
consolidated
appropriations
act
of
2021
that
was
just
signed
in
late
december.
BF
Evanston
won't
get
funding
directly.
We
will
have
to
work
with
county
on
that
allocations
were
made
only
to
governmental
entities
with
200
populations
of
200
000
or
more
so
that
ruled
out.
The
only
city
in
illinois
that
got
funding
directly
is
city
of
evanston.
BF
In
addition
to
rent
assistance,
there's
been,
we've
been
maintaining
and
expanding
landlord
tenant
services.
The
focus
right
now
of
most
of
the
calls
is
eviction.
This
is
the
first
time
that
repairs
has
been
not
the
top
reason
for
calls
we're
working
with
a
metropolitan
tennis
organization
and
lawyers
committee
for
better
housing
cook
county
also,
just
recently
launched
a
cook
county
legal
aid
program
that
we're
going
to
help
publicize
and
try
to
make
make
sure
that
people
get
that
assistance.
BF
Not
all
of
it's
been
spent
on
housing,
food
assistance.
Also,
there
we've
allocated
or
expended
283
000
of
cdbg
cv,
county
contributions
and
also
private
contributions
to
expand
access
to
healthy
food,
and
this
doesn't
even
remotely
take
into
account
all
of
the
food
assistance
through
the
evanston
community
foundation
and
many
many
faith
organizations,
small
businesses,
all
kinds
of
stuff.
So
that's
what
we
have
done
for
in
in
the
short
term.
Let's
call
it
the
short
term
is
the
immediate
response
between
those
two
efforts.
BF
That
is
almost
10
million
dollars
that
has
been
allocated
or
expended
in
about
a
year
to
address
the
these
immediate
needs.
But
the
impact
of
covet
19
is
far
from
over
and
more
people
may
become
homeless
due
to
unpaid
rent
when
the
eviction
moratorium
wears
off.
So
next
you'll
hear
more
about
other
trends
and
things
we're
seeing
that
we're
trying
to
plan
to
address
jessica.
BG
Thank
you.
Sarah
next
slide,
please.
So
it's
difficult
to
locate
addiction
numbers
specific
to
evanston.
We
know
that
general
trends
for
the
city
tend
to
mirror
chicago's
trends,
so
we've
taken
chicago
surveys
and
data
and
extrapolated
information
that
we
feel
best
provides
a
picture
for
our
community.
BG
BG
The
orange
bar
is
the
2010
through
2019
eviction,
averages
and
the
blue
bars
recommend
or
recognize
our
drop
in
evictions
in
chicago
21,
000
or
3.5
of
renter.
Households
are
at
risk
of
eviction
in
a
normal
year,
so
we
also
know
that
a
majority
of
the
households
facing
eviction
are
minority.
Households
evictions
happen
to
black
and
households
of
color
at
five
times
higher
rates,
so
this
graph
doesn't
take
into
account
the
impact
of
the
pandemic.
BG
We
don't
know
know
how
to
anticipate
the
impact
of
cobit
on
evictions.
We
can
only
review
past
trends
to
get
a
sense
of
where
we
might
be
in
a
typical
year,
and
sarah
touched
on
some
of
these
supports
that
we
hope
are
helping
those
households
that
are
in
this
sort
of
open
white
area
between
our
eviction
trends
and
the
drop
in
evictions
that
we've
seen
based
on
this
information,
even
with
the
new
stimulus
packet.
BG
BG
BG
BG
BG
BG
Additionally,
the
city
has
been
reviewing
ways
to
support
more
equitable
outcomes
for
residents
for
several
years,
following
practices
identified
by
the
social
services
core
committee
in
2019
to
best
provide
services,
staff
should
employ
a
client
focused
approach
that
incorporates
residents
needs
and
perspectives.
We
do
this
by
leveraging
case
management
relationships
throughout
our
community.
BG
All
departments
on
board
with
the
idea
that,
where
people
live,
learn,
work,
play,
worship
and
age
affect
a
wide
range
of
health,
functioning
and
quality
of
life
outcomes
and
risks.
This
concept
defined
by
the
bay
area,
regional
health,
inequities,
initiative
or
bari
is
foundational
to
our
e-plan,
even
though
the
e-plan
won't
be
available
until
march
of
2022.
BG
BG
BG
To
tibra
or
lan,
this
process
would
provide
wrap
around
holistic
services
to
individuals
and
families.
Clients
would
identify
barriers,
whether
they
be
lack
of
health,
insurance
or
educational
needs.
Child
care
and
additional
funds
could
would
be
used
to
secure
the
needed
services
that
would
help
families
and
individuals
become
self-sufficient
in
our
community.
BH
Thank
you,
jessica,
so
covet
is
having
a
major
impact
on
how
we
live,
and
it's
also
accelerating
long-term
existing
trends.
That's
what
I'm
going
to
be
covering
next
slide,
please
thank
you.
New
telework
habits
are
changing
how
we
work
and
live.
It's
clear
that
taylor
work
is
here
to
stay
office.
Suites
are
likely
to
become
the
new
amenity
in
multi-family
buildings
developers
are
reshaping
their
floor.
Plans
to
address
those
needs,
zoom
rooms
or
office
spaces
are
in
high
demand
from
both
renters
and
buyers.
BH
BH
BH
This
is
pointing
to
a
large
number
of
new
users
for
recreational
purposes
or
commuting
purposes,
they're
forming
new
habits
and
they're
likely
to
stick
to
those
habits
to
a
certain
degree.
Next
slide.
Please,
what
are
the
changes
in
our
rental
market?
Well,
nationwide?
The
trend
is
showing
that
renters
are
sticking
to
urban
areas,
but
using
the
situation
as
an
opportunity
to
either
upgrade
to
larger
units
or
better
amenities
or
to
lower
their
costs.
Uncertainty
has
also
driven
demands
in
shorter
lease
terms,
as
well.
BH
BH
Now,
while
higher
priced
multi-family
units
are
headed
to
slow
down
nationwide,
it
seems
like
the
evanston
market
is
likely
to
experience
a
slowdown,
but
to
a
lesser
expense
extent.
Anecdotal
feedback
is
pointing
to
potential
influx
of
residents
from
chicago
area
such
as
lincoln
park
in
downtown
looking
to
relocate
to
evanston.
BH
Next
slide,
please
so
as
far
as
the
ownership
market,
the
short
story
is
evanston's,
really
hot,
we're
seeing
a
very
low
inventory,
a
supply
of
about
1.5
months
versus
the
six
months
considered
to
be
healthy
for
a
market.
There's
been
really
big
increases
in
medium
prices,
plus
14.
Already
this
year
to
last
year
and
an
average
median
sale
price
of
about
450
some
dollars.
BH
BH
BH
Middle-Class
black
households
have,
for
example,
been
reported
by
zoro
research
to
be
29
more
likely
than
others
to
relocate
as
a
result
of
telework.
That's
based
on
a
combination
of
factors
such
as
job
types,
ability
to
work
remotely
and
income
level
next
slide.
Please
we're
also
facing
some
long-term
changes
that
were
already
on
the
way
pre-covered
such
as
population
shifts,
as
of
2020
illinois,
has
been
losing
population
for
the
seventh
year.
BH
BH
BH
BH
BH
Next
slide,
please,
the
other
long-term
trends
that
are
likely
to
continue
and
impact
us
are.
The
appeal
of
walkability
in
community
walkability
is
more
and
more
becoming
a
key
point
for
both
young
and
senior
residents.
We're
finding
that
despicable
19
younger
generation
are
still
likely
to
choose
a
location
over
larger
units
buildings,
their
neighborhoods
that
are
fostering
a
sense
of
community
are
likely
to
stay
in
high
demand
as
well.
Why
covet
has
impacted
how
we
live
in
close
proximity?
BH
Sustained
trend
of
telework
is
likely
to
make
this
feature
crucial
to
buyers
and
renters
and
then,
finally,
the
lack
of
variety
of
housing
options
and
limited
affordability
in
evanston
was
already
a
challenge
prior
to
covid.
It's
likely
to
continue
and
accelerate
in
the
future,
especially
based
on
the
recent
trend.
We're
seeing
in
our
market
middle-income
household
are
more
likely
to
relocate
due
to
lack
of
affordability.
BH
Next
slide.
Please
can
you
click
one
more
time.
Please
thank
you.
So
what
can
we
expect
from
those
shifts,
while
we're
expecting
to
see
an
increase
in
income
inequalities
with
existing
gaps?
Widening
our
higher
income
and
homeowner
household
are
likely
to
benefit
from
the
uptrending
real
estate
market
and
the
record
low
mortgage
rates,
and
that's
going
to
result
in
some
wealth
building.
BH
Our
lower
income,
renters
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color
household
are
likely
to
be
much
more
financially
impacted
by
coven
19.
They
are
less
likely
from
to
benefit
from
the
opening
real
estate
market
and
the
lower
mortgage
rates,
and
the
recent
change
in
cuts
to
public
transportation
are
also
more
likely
to
impact
them.
U
Great,
thank
you
marion.
So,
with
these
changing
conditions
in
mind,
we're
going
to
use
this
last
section
of
the
presentation
to
talk
about
some
of
the
really
positive
things
that
are
happening
in
our
city.
So
I
want
to
touch
on
these
four
areas
of
focus
on
this
slide
that
the
city
has
made
real
progress
on,
especially
in
the
last
year
in
service
of
these
larger
goals
and
the
context
my
colleagues
have
just
outlined,
despite
the
challenges
that
we're
up
against.
So
I'm
going
to
take
you
through
each
of
these
topics,
one
by
one.
U
So
the
first
of
these
is
our
goal
to
fund
more
affordable
housing
units.
So
one
of
the
biggest
successes
that
we've
had
on
that
front
is
the
evergreen
project
on
howard
street,
so
this
project
totaled
about
23
million
dollars
and
includes
a
2
million
investment
from
the
city
using
both
the
affordable
housing
fund
and
home
investment
partnership
program.
U
U
Another
success
is
jackson
avenue,
which
is
a
project
by
hodc
which
who
developed
an
accessory
dwelling
unit
on
the
property
I'm
going
to
dive
a
little
more
into
adus
in
a
couple
of
slides.
So
next
slide.
Please.
U
Another
goal
of
ours
is
to
develop
affordable
housing
units
in
market
rate
housing.
So
I
want
to
touch
briefly
on
developments
that
are
coming
through
the
pipeline,
starting
with
those
that
have
already
been
improved
and
are
in
motion.
So
we
had
two
plan
developments
that
were
approved
that
are
going
to
generate
three
and
34
units
respectively,
totaling
37
units
with
one
contributing
525
thousand
dollars
in
fees
in
lieu
ridge
is
currently
under
construction.
U
We
also
have
two
more
planned
developments
moving
through
the
entitlement
process
right
now
that
will
contribute
26
additional
affordable
units
and
there
are
even
more
in
the
pipeline.
U
Next
slide,
so
how
have
we
approached
achieving
this
goal
of
getting
affordable
units
in
market
rate
developments?
I'm
going
to
pause
here
just
for
a
moment
so
that
you
can
all
take
a
look
at
how
this
effort
has
evolved
over
time
and
take
some
time
explaining
it.
So
these
graphs
include
developments
that
are
not
necessarily
subject
to
the
iho,
but,
as
you
can
see,
since
the
first
units
that
were
negotiated
in
a
plan,
development
in
2003
we've
gotten
77
developed
units
at
differing
affordability
levels.
U
So
what
we're
looking
at
is
the
chart
on
the
left
shows
affordable
units
at
different
income
levels
by
year
and
by
ami
and
on
the
right
is
the
total
number
of
units.
So
these
are
affordable
units
in
market
rate
developments,
like
I
said
shown
in
the
year
when
they're
available
to
rent
up,
which
means
after
they've,
been
designed,
developed
and
are
now
ready
to
have
folks
move
into
them.
U
The
city
has
been
working
to
get
affordable
units
in
market
rate
housing
going
back
to
2003,
as
as
this
chart
shows,
the
results
were
sporadic,
but
you
can
see
that
since
then,
and
especially
last
year,
the
city
has
done
a
particularly
good
job
of
making
this
happen
with
with
2020,
showing
a
good
number
of
units
with
good
parity
across
lower
ami
levels.
U
And
so
how
did
this
come
to
be
next
slide?
Please?
U
So
here
we
can
see
that
there
have
been
a
series
of
adjustments
made
to
the
ihl,
the
inclusionary
housing
ordinance
over
the
years
that
are
meant
to
address
changes
in
the
market,
changes
in
our
housing
goals
as
a
city,
and
I'm
gonna
focus
here
specifically
on
the
second
iteration
of
the
iho,
because
this
current
one
is
really
helping
us
accomplish
our
goal
of
getting
more
on-site,
affordable
units
in
market
rate
developments
like
we
just
saw
in
the
previous
slide
and
the
the
key
here
is
the
restructuring
of
the
bonuses
for
on-site
units,
which
really
allows
developers
to
offset
the
cost
of
affordable
units,
and
this
was
not
an
accident
right.
U
The
iho
was
designed
to
encourage
the
development
of
affordable
units
in
market
rate
housing.
This
is
also
supported
by
the
fees
in
blue,
which
are
now
linked
to
the
consumer
price
index.
Excuse
me
and
as
such
they're
being
increased
gradually
over
time.
U
This
is
a
living
breathing
policy
document
right,
so
it's
going
to
continue
to
evolve
as
we
go
along,
and
the
caveat
here
is
that
iho
units
are
not
a
viable
solution
for
very
low
income
families
and
so
we're
kind
of
looking
at
this
as
a
partial
solution
to
affordability
issues
in
evanston.
As
we've
said
before,
in
this
presentation,
we,
you
know
additional
funding
and
publicly
funding
projects
are
going
to
be
required
to
address
housing
challenges
specifically
for
those
households
that
fall
below
that
50
ami
threshold
and
last
on
this
slide.
U
U
The
next
slide
thanks.
Another
area
in
which
evanston
is
leading
is
in
accessory
dwelling
units
or
adus.
For
short,
this
is
really
important
because
they
speak
specifically
to
the
housing
needs
here
in
our
market
locally.
So
when
we
think
about
our
goals
in
this
area,
we
consider
how
adus
do
a
couple
of
important
things.
U
These
include
supporting,
naturally
affordable
units,
getting
more
units
in
high-cost
areas
of
single-family
zoning
and
kind
of
recognizing
that
that
you
know
just
building
more
adus
is
not
the
goal
in
and
of
itself.
It's
that
we're
adding
affordable
units
to
the
stock,
and
we
also
recognize
with
this
work,
that
the
way
that
we
can
kind
of
conceptualize
adus
is
through
a
life
cycle
right
that
they
can
really
be
developed
in
a
way
that
meets
the
needs
of
the
needs
of
residents
and
their
families
needs
over
time
across
generations
across
uses.
U
U
It's
creating
much
greater
flexibility
for
homeowners
here
in
evanston
to
develop
these
units
on
their
on
their
properties
and
last
thing
I'll
say
about
this
is
just
to
mention
how
we're
facilitating
this
work
so
we're
currently
developing
an
adu
guidebook
with
funding
from
aarp
and
in
partnership
with
the
evanston
development
cooperative,
we're
going
to
be
hosting
webinars
for
evanston
residents
to
get
more
information
on
this
topic.
U
We
are
exploring
financing
options,
especially
for
lower
income.
Seniors,
who
are
you
know,
maybe
looking
to
age
in
place
and
want
to
rent
out
their
their
principal
residence
or
make
some
rental
income?
We
are
collaborating
with
ida
and,
finally,
we're
assessing
the
need
for
an
amnesty
program
for
existing
internal
adus,
and
you
know
that
the
change
that
we
expect
to
see
from
these
these
shifts
and
regulations
are
not
going
to
be
instant.
It's
new,
but
we're
really
we're
really
optimistic
about
what
this
might
do
for
for
housing
in
evanston.
U
Next
slide,
please
thanks.
So
we've
talked
a
lot
about
rental
needs.
I've
specifically
talked
a
lot
about
rental
needs
which
ties
to
our
goals
of
affordability,
but
we're
also
interested
in
in
sharing
how
we're
maintaining
home
ownership
for
a
broader
range
of
income
levels.
So
I'm
going
to
quickly
give
an
update
on
just
a
few
key
programs
that
speak
to
this
goal.
The
first
is
the
eths
geometry
and
construction
project.
U
This
was
put
on
hold
when
students
weren't
on
campus
any
longer
due
to
cobid,
but
there
are
seven
completed
houses
to
date
and
the
eighth
is
in
construction
is
in
the
construction
base,
and
you
know
this
is
like
a
small
but
really
meaningful
way
to
add
permanently
affordable
ownership
houses
to
this
housing
stock,
they're,
affordable
at
the
point
of
sale
and
then
they're
maintained
through
the
land.
U
Trust
with
community
partners
for
affordable
housing,
sipa
community
community
partners
for
affordable
housing
will
also
be
managing
construction
work
for
cdbg
housing
rehab
in
2021,
which
is
going
to
help
do
a
couple
of
things.
It's
going
to
reduce
the
cost
per
project,
expand
our
capacity
to
do
more
projects
and
it's
going
to
access
additional
funding
for
this
program.
U
The
first
northern
credit
union
financial
wellness
program
is
helping
lower
income
residents,
understand
financing,
get
credit
scores
in
order
to
improve
their
situations
with
the
opportunity
to
buy
in
the
future,
and
just,
as
importantly,
it's
addressing
barriers
for
those
low-income
households
and
people
of
color
to
be
able
to
access
these
things.
As
marion
had
previously
mentioned.
U
And
finally,
the
restorative
housing
reparations
program,
which
is
in
development
currently
by
the
reparations
committee,
is
going
to
provide
up
to
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
to
eligible
people
toward
you
know
down
payment
assistance
to
purchase
a
new
home
in
residence
in
evanston,
home
improvement
programs
or
to
pay
down
mortgage
principles
on
a
home
that
they
own,
and
this
is
of
course
in
order
to
build
equity
and
home
and
wealth
and
addressing
discriminatory
lending
practices
that
have
occurred
here
in
the
city
of
evanston
and
the
the
takeaway
here
from
these
many
programs.
U
I've
mentioned
is
that
there
really
is
no
one-size-fits-all
to
addressing
affordable
housing
here
here
in
our
community.
These
pieces
are
all
doing
something
different
and
we
really
see
them
as
overlapping
intricate
opportunities
to
address
our
goals
of,
like
I
mentioned
before,
funding,
affordable
housing,
getting
affordable
units
and
market
rate
housing,
expanding
the
housing,
the
housing
types
we
see
here
and
supporting
home
ownership.
So
yeah
with
that
I'll
just
say
I
am
super
new
to
this
team.
BE
All
right,
thank
you
next
slide,
so
this
is
the
this
is
really
just.
A
summary
of
everything.
We've
talked
about,
big
big
picture
is,
is
in
some
ways
our
short-term
picture
of
the
next
year
of
what
our
recovery
looks
like
from
covid
as
a
community
as
a
region
as
a
country
and
how
what
our
impact,
I
think
our
team
is,
is
very
well
prepared
for
this.
Our
city
is
well
prepared
for
this.
BE
We
addressed
the
great
recession
with
an
sp2
eighteen
and
a
half
million
dollars
through
a
massive
multi-year
project.
I
think
we're
well
poised
to
see
what
the
federal
government
cooks
up
starting
hopefully,
tomorrow,
hit
the
ball,
hit
the
ground
running,
to
determine
how
we
can
best
benefit,
as
evidenced
in
illinois
and
our
region,
but
we
welcome
any
feedback
or
thoughts
as
we
look
to
this
next
next
year
in
affordable
housing,
work.
C
A
Johanna-
and
you
know
the
so
sobering
news
is,
if
you
thought,
affordable
housing
was
tough
a
year
ago.
It's
even
tougher
now
right,
but
the
good
news
is.
We
have
quite
a
team
here
in
evanston,
that's
working
on
housing
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
all
of
them,
especially
because
of
the
first
time
in
the
public
has
gotten
to
see
all
the
folks
they
get
to
see
you
johanna.
They
get
to
see
sarah
flax
a
lot.
A
They
don't
necessarily
get
to
see
jessica
and
marion
and
megan
and
they're
pretty
new,
some
folks
on
your
team
and
everything.
So
thank
you
for
all
of
the
really
good
work.
There's
a
lot.
This
is
a
very
meaty
report.
There's
a
lot
in
here.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
that.
I
know
we've
got
lots
of
comments
and
questions
from
our
aldermen,
so
I'm
going
to
start
with
alderman,
fisk
and
then
revell
and
then,
when
in
wilson.
G
Well,
I
I
just
wanted
to
start
off
by
saying.
Thank
you.
I
mean
that
is
an
amazing
report
and
so
clear
with
so
much
information
and
good
research,
and
I'm
I'm
really.
G
I
think
you
knocked
that
one
out
of
the
park.
What
I
would
like
to
see
is
that,
in
a
format
that
can
be
a
stand-alone
piece
on
the
city
website
for
people
who
have
questions
about
affordable
housing,
it's
a
little
bit
hard
for
us
to
cut
and
paste
and
forward
that
on
to
people
who
have
written
to
us
with
questions,
but
I
think,
as
a
standalone
piece
on
the
city's
website.
That
would
be
really
helpful
to
to
everyone.
So
again,
thank
you
all
very
much.
Just
a
great
report.
A
You're
here,
who
did
I
say
next
alderman,
let's
go
to
alderman
braithwaite,
I
didn't
say
you
nix
alderman
breakthrough,
but
you
got
your
hand
up
and
I
had
so
many
names.
I'm
just
gonna
go
around
next
after
you,
I'm
gonna
go
to
alderman
revel
and
then
win.
AZ
I
I
appreciate
you
calling
on
me,
and
I
just
want
to
quickly
say
thank
you
very
much
to
our
staff,
johan
and
your
team
for
presenting
a
really
comprehensive
report.
My
my
takeaway
are
two
things
number
one.
We
will
never
there's
there.
Just
will
never
be
enough,
affordable
housing
in
our
market
to
to
remedy
this,
and
I
think
there
was
a
part
of
the
presentation
that
highlighted
homeownership
that
I
I
was
almost
going
to
ask
you
to
pause,
because
I
think
for
people
of
color
or
families
that
fall
in
the
low
income
bracket.
AZ
Like
that's,
that's,
that's
the
solution
and
I'm
not
gonna
expound
on
it,
but
it's
gonna
take
a
mind,
shift
that
if
you
wanna
stay
in
evanston,
I
mean
I
tell
people
all
the
time
like
this
is
it's
prime
real
estate?
Your
report
highlighted
it.
I
said
that
evanston
is
like
the
beverly
hills
of
the
north
shore,
given
the
proximity
of
the
chicago,
but
the
fact
that
we
have
northwestern
the
lakefront
and
all
of
our
amenities,
and
I
think
that
was
like
a
really
good
call
out
from
our
staff.
AZ
This
is
just
me
using
my
own
words.
So
I
want
to
give
alderman
simmons
a
lot
of
credit,
not
only
for
leading
on
reparations,
but
I
think
it
was
two
months
ago
she
held
a
really
good
workshop
series
about
homework
ownership
and,
if
you're,
black
and
brown,
and
if
you're
low
income,
she
highlighted
credit
reports,
the
pathway
to
homeownership
she
brought
in
a
ton
of
resources.
I
don't
know
how
many
I
can't
remember
how
many
people
attended,
but
clearly
we
need
to
be
looking
in
that
direction.
AZ
AZ
Finding
an
affordable,
condo
unit
for
our
younger
families
is
key
and
alderman
simmons.
I
hope
that
you
know
the
work.
The
workshop
that
you
design
is
something
that
we're
doing
on
a
on
a
more
frequent
basis
to
help
maintain
our
our
people
of
color
here
in
town.
So
thank
you
again
and
you
have
made
it
very
clear,
at
least
where
I'm
going
to
be
focusing
my
attention
over
the
next
four
years.
Thank
you.
BI
Well,
thank
you
to
staff
for
this
really
a
wonderful
wonderful
report
and
the
amazing
story
of
what
the
community
has
been
able
to
do
these
past
10
11
months
is
really
really
fantastic
in
terms
of
an
unbelievable
amount
of
money.
That's
been
able
to
be
gathered
and
spent
to
try
to
keep
our
residents
housed
as
best
we
can.
BI
I
have
a,
I
guess,
two
questions.
One
is
you
touched
on
the
need
for
a
basically
a
24
7,
year-round,
permanent
shelter,
and
I'm
wondering
are
there
discussions
underway
about
how
we
might
proceed
to
try
to
make
that
happen?
Is
anybody?
How
can
we
work
on
that.
BF
There,
if
I
can
get
myself
unmuted
there,
there
is
discussion
and
you
know
we
we
do
we're
going
to
have
to
talk
more
about
a
permanent
site,
because
that
is
something
that
ultimately
will
allow
us
to
really
succeed
at
stabilizing
people.
One
of
the
problems
that
we've
had
when
the
federal
government
did
its
huge
reorganization
of
how
they
looked
at
helping
the
homeless
that
was
approved
in
2009.
I
think
it
was
again
great
timing.
BF
The
really
took
away
all
support
for
shelters
because
they
said
we're
going
to
rapidly
re-house
people
we're
going
to
get
people
rapidly
into
permanent
housing,
but
that
doesn't
really
work
if
you
don't
have
permanent
housing
right
there
to
rapidly
re-house
them
into
and
if
you
can't
stabilize
them
and
work
with
them
long
enough
to
be
able
to
make
progress.
Now
you
know
I'm
not
saying
we
want
to
go
back
to
the
period
where
people
would
say.
BF
Oh
you're
only
going
to
be
housed
if
you're
already
doing
xyz
there's
it's
not
that
we're
walking
away
from
housing
first,
but
we
just
need
to
be
able
to
work
with
and
stabilize
people.
One
of
the
things
that
the
alliance
and
homelessness
is
supporting
and
pushing
is
use
of
c
to
b
g
cv.
Cook
county
has
a
lot
of
it.
County
has
not
been
using
its
cbg
cv
for
its
rent
assistance
programs,
and
things
like
that
right
now,
because
they
were
using
up
the
emergency
assistance
money
through
cares
act.
BF
First,
we
had
also
talked
about
trying
to
use
some
of
our
cares
act
cdbg
funding,
but
it
could
only
be
a
very
small
part
and
we
may
need
to
use
that
up
for
other
services.
BF
Earlier,
but
we
could
look
at
our
regular
cdbg
and
the
other
thing
that
we
could
do,
but
we
haven't
ever
done,
is
to
consider
a
section
108
loan.
As
long
as
we
you
know,
we'd
have
to
work
out.
How
do
we
pay
that
back?
Is
the
loan
paid
back
through
some
of
our
cdbg
entitlement
or
through
some
other
source
like
the
affordable
housing
fund?
But
when
you
use
a
section
108
loan,
it
does
not
go
against
the
city's
debt,
the
way
bonding
or
something
like
that
does,
and
so
it's
it's
taken
it
it.
BF
It
is
backed
by
the
full,
the
full
power
of
the
federal
government,
but
it
is
not.
It
is
bringing
non-federal
money.
That
is
actually
what
what
is
the
source
of
funding
for
those
loans,
and
I
think
that's
something
that
we
could
look
at
to
see
if
it
would
be
a
feasible
way
to
provide
at
least
some
of
the
funding
needed
for
something
like
that.
BD
BF
Absolutely
connections
for
the
homeless,
I've,
obviously
we've
been
in
discussion
and
you
heard
from
interfaith
action.
They
too
are
very,
very
committed
to
this.
You
know
many
of
you
know
sue
murphy.
If
sue
murphy
has
to
turn
away
people
at
a
cold
weather
shelter.
BF
BE
BI
Right
thanks.
Sarah
then
the
other
topic
I
wanted
to
get
to
is.
It
was
actually
the
last
line
on
the
last
slide,
which
is
affordable,
housing
planning
effort
and
we've
seen
some.
BI
You
know
the
nice
graphs
about
the
progress
we've
made
in
the
last
few
years
of
getting
some
affordable
units
through
the
inclusionary
housing
ordinance
and
we're
starting
to
see
now
some
affordable
housing
through
our
adu
efforts,
but
clearly
the
two
just
the
two
of
those
are
not
going
to
get
us
anywhere
close
to
achieving
the
kinds
of
increases
in
affordable
housing
that
we
want
to
see
in
evanston.
So
we
really
do
need
to
get
back
to
the
affordable
housing
plan.
BI
So
we
can
come
up
with
some
really
good
strategies,
some
goals
and
you
know,
really
make
a
commitment
to
finding
new
ways
to
find
more
more
solutions
for
affordable
housing.
So
I
guess
I'm
asking
staff
whether
we
have
the
staff
power
to
be
able
to
reconvene
the
affordable
housing
plan.
Steering
committee.
BE
Alderman
ravel,
yes,
we
can
start.
We
can
regroup
on
some
of
those
things
now
the
new
calendar
year
and
we're
starting
to
get
a
better
feel
for
what
what
what
the
year
might
hold.
But
we
also
want
to
be
mindful
to
plan
to
make
sure
we're
doing
that
planning
and
coordination
with
other
planning
efforts,
things
around
transportation,
open
space.
All
the
things
that
we've
learned
are
vital
to
existing
in
this
exist
pandemic.
BE
Post-Pandemic
life
make
sure
that
we're
coordinating
with
all
those
different
aspects,
but
certainly
taking
the
momentum
that
was
built
over
the
past
few
years,
with
with
the
affordable
housing
task
force
and
and
other
partners,
making
sure
that
we
don't
put
a
full
stop
on
that
and
just
pick
up
on
our
pause.
BE
F
Well,
I'll
be
brief,
because
I
think
alderman
revel
raised
some
of
the
questions
that
I
had
both
about
coming
up
with
a
24
7
shelter.
That,
understandably,
does
that.
As
you
said,
sarah
flax
provides
some
type
of
supportive
housing,
while
people
can
get
on
their
feet
and
then
move
into
a
more
permanent
solution.
F
I
also
want
to
hear
more
about
some
type
of
permanent
supportive
housing
and
what
the
what
what
type
of
plan
there
is
for
that,
because
there
definitely
are
they're,
always
going
to
be
people
in
our
community
that
do
need
supportive
housing
that
really
can't
be
just
sort
of
stood
up
and
and
and
and
sent
off,
because
that
that
just
doesn't
work
for
them.
F
I
felt
like
I
was
reading
something
coming
out
of
a
university
this.
This
is
really
really
interesting
to
look
at
these.
This
data
that
you've
gathered
and
the
analysis
that
you've
done
and
what
it's
forecasting
for
us
in
terms
of
how
we
plan
and-
and
this
is
what
we
need
much
more
much
much
more
of
so
my
compliments
to
all
of
you
on
on
all
of
this.
I
felt
like
I
was
reading
something
out
of
city
lab,
or
you
know
one
of
the
university
think
tanks.
F
So
this
is
critically
important
and
we
all
need
to
understand
it
and,
as
alderman
braithwaite
said,
I
mean
there
are
these
trends
here
that
you
are
discussing
in
terms
of
who
can
continue
to
live
here
and
and
who
can't-
and
I
think
that
that
is
upsetting
to
many
of
us,
because
it
it
looks
like
we're.
You
know
the
city's.
Demographics
are
definitely
going
to
change
and
we
have
to
figure
out.
How
do
we
address
that?
Well,
thank
you.
All.
E
Thanks
and
I
I'll
start
by
agreeing
with
what
alderman
was
just
just
expressing-
and
I
I
want
to
reiterate
that
this
was
an
excellent,
well
thought
out
report
and
we're
going
to
have
to
make
some
changes
in
in
our
long-term
direction
and
thinking
in
order
to
to
continue
to
be
effective.
I
do
want
to
say
thanks,
I'm
very
grateful
to
connections
the
community
partners,
the
staffs
and
the
businesses
that
have
made
these
accomplishments
that
are
in
the
report
possible.
E
This
doesn't
happen
overnight
and
it
doesn't
happen
by
accident
and
there
is
an
extraordinary
amount
of
work.
That's
that's
gone
into
the
successes
that
our
community
has
seen
peter
covered
some
points
on
home
ownership
that
I
think
are
important.
I
don't
think
we
should.
As
we
talk
about
home,
I'm
sorry
housing.
E
I
don't
want
to
overlook
the
idea
of
jobs
and
wages
and
economic
development,
because
affordability
is
really
driven
by
the
lack
of
wages
and
good
jobs
and
or
the
lack
thereof.
So
I
think
that's
a
really
important
component
that
we
should
be
trying
to
build
into
the
into
the
conversation
whenever
possible.
E
I
think
a
permanent
site
is
important.
I
agree
with
that.
I
really,
as
we
kind
of
develop
these
plans,
want
to
see
more
robust
focus
on
housing,
for
families
and
and
into
the
neighborhoods
and
communities
and
and
in
a
more
I
guess,
I
think,
a
more
acute
need
in
the
upcoming
months.
E
I
want
to
see
if
there's
a
way
to,
I
guess,
make
more
legal
resources
available
to
people,
because
if
there
is
going
to
be
this
crush
of
of
eviction
and
foreclosure
activity,
if
there's
a
way
to
to
fund
some
of
our
legal
partners
or
ways
to
get
them
resources,
I
think
that's
gonna
be
important,
because
I
think
they're
gonna
be
overwhelmed
by
this,
and
we
do
not
want
people
being
taken
advantage
of
unfairly
unduly
and
I'm
very
concerned
that
that's
a
real
problem,
that's
right
on
the
horizon,
so
thank
you
for
all
of
it.
A
AY
In
thank
you
johanna
and
your
team,
sarah
and
everyone.
I
also
want
to,
thank,
though
the
accessory
people,
such
as
audrey
thompson
and
her
crew,
who
take
care
of
the
food
and
security
issues
of
people
who
may
not
be
homeless,
but
who
are
probably
on
the
verge
and
who
are
are
really
being
helped
by
our
community.
AY
I
wanna
ask
a
question
about,
and
aldryn
nguyen
sort
of
touched
on
it.
Do
we
do
evaluations?
Do
we
know
how
many
of
the
people
that
we
are
housing
are
really
permanently
unemployed
and
are
going
to
have
to
be
assisted
with
housing
forever?
Do
we
do?
We
know
that,
and
I
I'd
like
to
have
that
information
at
some
point.
If
we
are,
if
we've
done
that.
BF
We
don't,
I
don't
have
that
right
now,
but
connections
and
the
does
very
thorough
assessments.
Of
course,
we
can
never
estimate
exactly
what
somebody
will
make
and
we
hope
that
most
people
will
progress,
but
but
they
have,
we
can
try
to
get
you
more
information
on
how
many
people
you
know
are
progressing
out
of
one
of
the
goals.
BF
This
is
a
little
a
while
ago.
One
of
the
things
that
was
being
used,
we
have
permanent
support
of
housing
connections,
has
some
impact,
behavioral
health
has
some,
and
there
was
a
period
of
time
when
we
were
working.
BF
Our
providers
were
working
to
use
what
are
called
flow
vouchers
from
the
housing
authority,
as
people
got
to
the
point
where
they
didn't
need
permanent
supportive
housing,
but
they
still
needed
supports
to
actually
get
them
onto
housing,
choice
vouchers.
Now
I
will
be
frank.
One
of
the
huge
reasons
we
get
these
bottlenecks
is
there
simply
isn't
enough
funding
and
frankly,
the
1.9
trillion
dollar
american
rescue
package
that
the
almost
president
has
already
put
out
includes
things
like
extending
the
eviction
moratorium
through
september
of
2021.
BF
You
know
that
we
still
have
to
work
on
getting
people's
rent
paid
because
the
landlords
can't
handle
that,
so
it
also
includes
30
billion
for
emergency,
rent
and
utility
assistance.
Now
I've
seen
estimates
that
the
unpaid
rent
com-
you
know
nationwide
is
70
to
75
billion.
So
that's
I
mean
that's.
BF
These
numbers
are
just
frankly
kind
of
beyond
my
scope,
but
it's
it's
really
pretty
overwhelming,
but
also
in
biden's
platform
is
re,
going
back
to
funding
housing,
choice,
vouchers
and
other
types
of
housing
supports
at
levels
that
they
used
to
be
because
all
of
the
support
for
housing
has
been
going
like
this
since
2000
mean
since
1980
with
blips
during
the
recovery
of
from
the
mortgage
meltdown.
So
you
know
so
it's
kind
of
like,
and
there
really
hasn't
been
a
commitment
to
funding
housing
needs.
BF
This
idea
that
everybody
can
fund
the
most
expensive
thing
in
their
lives
without
any
assistance
when
they
don't
have
a
living
wage.
Doesn't
work.
Biden
is
also
pushing
a
15
minimum
wage
which
doesn't
really
get
you
to
a
living
wage
in
evanston
for
housing,
but
everything
helps
so
yeah.
Hopefully,
there's
got
to
be
a
lot
of.
BF
AQ
AY
More
thing-
and
that
is
a
speaker
during
citizen
comment-
who
was
commenting
about
affordable
housing
and
quote-unquote.
Low-Income
housing,
indicated
that
the
corner
of
chicago
avenue
and
howard
street
was
going
to
have
a
low
income
housing
development,
and
that
was
a
very
terrible
location
for
it
because
of
gangs
and
and
guns,
and
things
that
that
development
has
is
not
a
low-income
housing
development.
It
is
a
market
rate
development
and
it's
hopefully
going
to
get
started
in
february
and
it
it's
it's
a
transit
oriented
development
and
it
is
going
to
have
five
units
of
affordable
housing.
AY
He
met
the
criteria
and
the
inclusionary
housing
ordinance
requirement,
and
it
is
by
the
way,
a
half
a
block
away
from
223
units
of
market
rate,
rental
housing
and
across
the
street
from
a
lovely
condominium
building.
So
you
know
I,
I
feel
very
obligated
to
bust
open
these
myths
and
continue
to
be
perpetrated
about
howard
street
and
then
down
the
street
from
there.
The
60
unit,
building
that
our
staff
did
a
great
job
today.
AY
AY
So
and
it
a
wonderful
story,
is
that
it's
it
is,
was
very
embraced
by
the
neighborhood
behind
it,
and
I
think
that
is
one
big
problem
that
we
have
in
our
town.
Our
community
has
to
start
accepting,
affordable
housing,
and
I
think
we
saw
plenty
of
not
accepting
affordable
housing
tonight.
So
one
of
the
things
we
have
to
do
is
start
explaining
what
affordable
housing
is
to
our
community.
AY
I
mean
I
you
hear
people
saying
I
really
do
approve
of
affordable
housing,
but
and
then
the
explanation
comes
out
and
I
I
really
think
that
there
are
some
issues
in
our
community
with
affordable
housing,
and
I
am
so
proud
of
the
barton
dobson
brummel
community
for
the
way
they
really
really
invited
and
accepted
and
supported
the
evergreen
project
on
howard
street.
A
Any
other
aldermen
that
have
any
comments
or
questions
this
part
of
the
agenda.
Okay,
see
seeing
none,
then.
Could
I
ask
for
a
vote.
This
was
moved
by
alderman
rainey
seconded,
I
believe,
by
alderman
roose
simmons.
This
is
sp2
the
affordable
housing
and
homelessness
update
for
the
city
council.
So
this
is
for
action
just
to
accept
and
place
on
file
this
evening,
city
clerk.
Can
you
please
take.
C
H
AF
AX
K
B
A
B
On
then
alderman
I'm
and
alderman
wilson,
hi.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
clerk
reed.
On
a
9-0
vote.
We
have
placed
accepted
and
placed
on
file
the
affordable
housing,
homelessness
update.
So
thank
you,
johanna
and
your
entire
team.
Sarah
and
everyone
else,
alderman
rainey.
Could
you
please
move
for
discussion?
Sp3.
AY
Sp3,
yes,
mr
mira,
sp3
is
am
I
I'm
not
muted
right,
sp3.
AW
AY
The
scale
of
city
owned
property
at
1805
church
street,
our
staff
is
recommending
we
discuss
with
representatives
of
mount
bisca
ministry,
inc
and
housing
opportunity,
development
corporation
hodc
to
present
their
interest
in
acquiring
city-owned
property
located
at
1805,
church
street
and
1708-10
darrow
for
redevelopment
as
mixed-use
mixed
income
housing.
This
is
for
discussion.
I
move
for
discussion.
AY
A
So
this
has
been
moved
and
seconded
alderman
ruth
simmons.
R
Yes,
alderman
simmons
good
evening
and
good
evening
to
the
rest
of
the
city,
council
and
city
clerk,
I'm
paul
zelmazak.
I
serve
as
the
economic
development
manager
for
the
city.
I
promise
this
will
be
a
very
short
presentation.
R
Ideally,
we
would
have
been
asking
for
authority
to
begin
negotiations
tonight,
but
we
were
required
to
notify
through
public
noticing
process
for
15
to
30
days,
that
will
that
puts
us
at
the
february
8th
meeting
so
we'll
return.
Then,
just
again,
I
hope
that
night
you'll
give
staff
authority
to
begin
negotiations.
R
I
will
introduce
hodc
in
mount
piscus
short
in
just
a
minute.
There
are
a
number
of
examples
throughout
the
chicago
area
where
faith-based
organizations
lead
affordable,
housing
development.
I
anticipate
that's
what
we'll
see
here.
R
Hodcas
has
been
active
in
evanston
for
a
while.
We've
heard
that
a
number
of
times
tonight
and
I
think
they're
going
to
be
helpful
in
helping
mount
pisgah
ministries
achieve
their
mission
to
both
own
the
property,
but
also
to
provide
that
affordable
housing
and
mixed
income
development
on
the
site.
So
with
that
said,
I'd
like
to
introduce
elder
wilson
and
pastor
blakely,
if
they're
still
with
us
tonight,
and
I
think
they
will
introduce
richard
koenig
as
well
from
housing,
opportunity,
development
corporation.
So
I'll.
BC
R
BJ
Well,
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
I've
enjoyed
everything
that
happened
tonight,
especially
the
presentation
by
the
the
committee
it
was.
It
was
very
informative.
I
I
do
appreciate
that
information
as
well.
I'm
not
going
to
do
much
talking,
and
my
name
is
pastor
wilson.
Clifford
wilson,
we're
at
1813.
A
BD
J
BJ
I
had
to
come
back,
so
there
must
some
some
some
some
technical
problems,
but
in
any
case
it
has
been
our
mission
to
to
to
build,
to
build
this
project
and
in
pursuit
of
doing
that,
we
believe
that
god
has
brought
us
together
with
richard
koenig
from
hodc
and
he's
gonna.
I'm
gonna
introduce
him
after
I
introduce
one
of
our
associate
pastors
pastor.
Eric
blakely
is
on
the
line
tonight.
BJ
That's
very
unusual
for
pastors
when
you
give
them
an
opportunity
to
speak,
but
he's
waiting
he's
great
his
opportunity
to
speak
and
I'm
going
to
turn
the
rest
of
the
the
meeting
over
to
richard
koenig
of
hodc
richard.
BK
A
BC
BC
E
Thank
you,
and
and
thank
you,
alderman
simmons,
and
to
the
to
the
applicants
also
being
on
the
economic
development
committee.
We've
seen
this
evolve
and
it's,
I
think,
it's
a
very
exciting
and
appropriate
opportunity
for
this
location.
I
appreciate
you
guys
getting
together
and
working
together
on
this.
I
think
it's.
This
is
a
really
great
example
of
what
we
can
do
when
we
start
to
work
together
and
look
for
these
partnerships,
so
I
really
appreciate
it
and
I
look
forward
to
it.
AZ
Thank
you,
mr
mayor
to
richard
and
and
pastor
wilson,
the
little
bit
that
I
did
read
it.
It
said
mixed
mixed
income
and
I
think
it
would
have
been
maybe
20
years
ago
right
before
the
huge
recession.
Every
you
know,
big
crane
that
you
saw
we
were
building
condos
and
all
I
can
ask
is
before
you
break
ground
is
to
see
what
type
of
support
there
is
to
do.
AZ
I'm
going
to
start
saying,
affordable,
condos
versus
affordable
housing
and
and
really
drive
opportunities
for
home
ownership
and
hopefully
with
the
encouragement
of
the
report
that
our
staff
presented
get
back
to
a
mindset
of
starting
to
look
for
those
subsidies
that
will
allow
for
homeownership,
particularly
in
that
area
of
town.
So
this
may
be
a
pipe
dream
right
now,
but
I
think
once
with
a
mind
shift
we
re-energize
the
idea
of
purchasing
houses
or
condo
units
versus
paying
rent.
AZ
C
AY
I
know
I'm
trying.
I
just
want
to
repeat
what
I've
said
in
the
past,
at
economic
development
and
elsewhere,
I've
worked
with
richard
trying
many
many
times.
He
has
several
properties
in
my
ward,
and
I
can't
say
enough
about
him.
Hopefully,
he'll
he'll
just
do
what
he
always
does
I've
gone
to
other
communities
to
support
him
and
I'm
sure
he's
just
loving
the
reception
he
gets
here,
because
I've
been
places
where
he
didn't
get
this
kind
of
reception
and
but
he
he
is
just
a
really
devoted
housing.
AY
A
Thank
you,
alderwoman
rainey,
for
that
all
right,
elementary
simmons,
oh
nope,
okay,
okay,
okay,
so
see
seeing
no
further
discussion
again
just
for
for
everybody.
This
was
just
here
tonight
for
discussion.
As
paul
mentioned,
it's
got
to
go
out
for
a
certain
period
of
time
and
it
will
come
back
and
be
on
a
probably,
I
guess,
a
pnd
agenda
and
then
city
council
agenda,
so
city
manchester
early.
Just
so
everybody
knows
the
process
from
here.
Can
you
just
share
that
with
us.
I
BD
Potentially,
negotiating
with
the
developer
for
this
joint.
I
Entity,
that's
going
to
be
formed
for
this
project,
so
february,
8th
first
meeting
in
february,
we're
hoping
to
bring
forward
the
authorization
to
negotiate
for
the
sale
of
the
property
to
be
developed,
and
then
there
will
be
an
entire
process
that
will
follow,
which
would
then
follow.
You
know
similar
outline
to
our
previous
plant
development.
A
Thank
you
for
that,
so
there'll
be
plenty
of
opportunity
for
community
neighbor
input
all
all
of
that
on
this
project.
So
all
right!
Well,
wonderful!
Thank
you
pastors
for
coming
here.
Thank
you
richard
for
for
coming
here
tonight
and
sharing
this
with
us.
This
was
just
for
discussion,
so
we
don't
need
to
do
a
vote
on
this.
So
we're
going
to
move
now
to
the
next
item.
Alderman
rainey.
Could
you
move
sp4,
please.
AY
I
will
I
will
sb4,
is
resolution
8r21
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
initiate
a
request
for
proposal
process
for
the
repurposing
of
city-owned
real
property
located
at
506
south
boulevard?
I
move
approval.
I
F
Well,
mr
mayor,
I
don't
know
whether
the
staff
had
anything
to
present
on
this.
There
was
well.
I
will
I
I
have
a
lot
to
say
about
this,
but
what
I
might
do
first
is
allow
the
staff
to
make
a
presentation,
but
I
would
like
to
say
before
this
gets
started,
that
I
am
unequivocally
opposed
to
this
lot
ever
being
changed
to
r6.
F
It
was
never
part
of
any
of
the
community
discussions
that
this
should
ever
be
changed
to
r6.
There
is
one
section,
one
block
of
r6
in
all
of
the
third
ward:
it
is
the
900
block
of
hinman.
There
is
no
other
r6
and
that
that
900
block
is
the
only
place
that
would
be
appropriate
for
r6.
F
So
I
want
the
community
to
know
that.
I
also
want
the
community
to
know
that
the
council
is
not
deciding
tonight
to
re-zone
this
property.
What
what
we
are
deciding
to
do
is
to
go
out
into
the
development
community
and
get
information,
and
the
only
way
to
do
that
is
by
going
out
for
a
request
for
proposal.
F
We
know
what
we
want
on
this
site.
We
know
what
the
parameters
of
this
site
are.
What
we
are
looking
for
is
the
thing
that
we
are
not
getting
more
of
in
the
city
of
evanston,
which
is
three
bedroom
units,
family
units
that
are
affordable
in
all
of
the
rental
new
rental
buildings.
F
Every
meeting
was
well
what
size
building
could
be
built
there,
how
many
units,
what
would
be
the
footprint?
Well,
we
don't
know
that,
and
so,
by
going
out
for
a
request
for
proposal
to
the
development
community
with
the
city's
requirement.
What
we
are
saying
we
want,
then
we'll
see
what
the
development
community
comes
back
with
and
and
determine
for
ourselves
whether
any
of
those
things
are
desirable,
but
we
have
some
baseline
issues
here
that
it
has
to
be
in
the
in
context
with
the
other
buildings
and
the
neighborhood
around
it.
F
It
has
to
have
a
family
size,
affordable
units
and
it
has
to
accommodate
the
parking
that
is
necessary.
That's
already
in
that
lot.
That
lot
is
underutilized
but
partially
utilized,
and
we
don't
want
to
lose
those
critical
parking
spaces
and
it
has
to
be
in
context
with
the
rest
of
the
community
nearby.
We
can
do
that,
but
we
need
to
figure
out
what
what
does
the
development
community
say?
F
What
can
they
do
and
if
they
can't
do
it,
then
we'll
figure
something
else
out,
but
that
gives
us
a
starting
point
to
continue
to
have
a
community
discussion
and
there
is
going
to
be
more
community
discussion
on
this.
It
hasn't
been
complete
and
the
community
is
going
to
continue
to
have
a
lot
of
say
on
this.
But
what
we
did
need
to
have
was
information
so
that
we
could
say
to
the
community
here's
what
can
be
built
there
and
it's
not
going
to
be
an
eight-story
building.
F
It's
not
going
to
be
r6
that
that
is
inappropriate
at
that
site.
So
we
will
be
having
a
lot
of
community
discussion,
but
I
just
want
to
make
it
clear
because
there's
a
lot
of
misinformation
out
there
in
the
community,
and
I
am
happy
to
talk
to
anybody
about
what
we've
done
and
what
we
are
going
to
do.
A
Thank
you,
alderman
nguyen
paul,
I'm
not
we're
going
to
go
ahead
then,
and
turn
it
to
you
to
talk
to
and
because
so
many
people
did
breathe,
raise
this
issue
of
changing
of
zoning
and
all
that,
if
you
could
talk
to
that
as
well,.
R
Yeah.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
I
want
to
thank
alderman
nguyen
for
really
kind
of
presenting
much
of
what
I
wanted
to
present
in
my
introduction.
I
think
what
we,
what
we
need
to
stress
from
a
staff
perspective
is,
is
we
we
need
to
execute
on
the
city
council's
vision
and
what
the
community
has
asked
the
city
council
to
do
and
that
is
to
to
add
more
affordable
housing
units
to
to
evanston.
R
So
in
order
to
do
that
on
this
particular
site,
we
would
like
to
go.
We
like
to
draft
an
rfp,
and
I
want
to
stress
that
the
reason
you
don't
see
an
rfp
attached
to
this
is
because
we
haven't
drafted
it.
Yet
we
are
at
the
very
beginning,
stages
we're
at
the
starting
line
of
a
marathon,
and
I
almost
literally
a
marathon,
I
mean
remember
this
started
two
years
ago.
R
You
know
the
aldermen
hosted
over
a
24
month
period
or
an
18
or
20
month,
a
number
of
meetings
that,
typically,
you
don't
have
for
a
project
like
this
and
we're
not
done
so
simply
because
you
think
that
we're
moving
forward
the
project.
I
heard
a
number
of
individuals
mention
that
they
that
we
don't
want
to
build
this
monstrosity,
or
we
don't
want
to
build
these
buildings.
R
There
is
not
a
proposal
proposed
yet
so
I
want
to
focus
on
what
this
is
about
and
that's
getting
the
city
council's
input
on
what
goes
into
the
rfp,
and
we.
R
Very
clearly
that
r6
is
not
going
to
happen
and
staff
will
eliminate
that
I'll
eliminate
that
from
my
vocabulary
on
this
project.
So
if
we,
if
we
keep
it
at
r4-
and
I
I
need
to
share
this
with
the
council,
so
we
can
help
so
we
can
help
sarah
flax
and
I
put
together
this
rfp.
R
Our
four
gets
us
12
units.
We
already
have
four.
You
know
when
we're
we're
considering
partnering
with
the
housing
authority
of
cook
county.
They
already
have
four
units
on
the
site,
so
really
we're
talking
about
a
net
gain
of
eight
units.
I
would,
I
would
recommend
the
council
not
consider
keeping
it
r4.
For
that
reason,
possibly
consider
a
rezone
to
r5,
which
gets
us.
You
can
get
48
units.
We
did
a
zoning
analysis
with
our
team
with
a
four-story
kind
of
limit.
R
I
think
that's
probably
more
reasonable
and
it
doesn't
have
to
be
total
48.
It
doesn't
have
to
be.
Four
stories
could
be
three
and
a
half,
but
the
point
is
like:
let's:
if
we're
really
going
to
achieve
our
goals
in
affordable
housing
and
mixing
it
up
and
spreading
it
throughout
the
community.
This
is
a
great
location
to
do
that,
so
I
promise
you
I'm
going
to
be
as
quick
as
possible,
but
I
wanted
to
point
out
a
few
things
that
were
said
during
public
comment.
R
I
want
to
be
able
to
address
it
because
I
think
it's
really
important.
We
are
not
building
public
housing.
This
is
not
going
to
be
a
cabrini
green.
As
I
heard
cabrini
green
is
gone.
The
new
cabrini
green
is
actually
really
nice.
It's
a
mixed
income
highly
sought
after
residential,
but
if
we're
talking
about
the
old
cabrini
come
on,
that
model
is
dead,
nobody's
building
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
privately
financed
and
privately
owned.
R
Sorry,
it's
going
to
be
a
privately
owned
development
that
may
have
some
public
financing
and
the
city
if
the
city
determines
or
sorry
if
the
developers
determine
that
in
order
for
them
to
proceed,
they
need
a
land
donation.
It's
not
because
we're
trying
to
enrich
a
wealthy
developer.
It's
because
that
land
donation,
the
amount,
the
value
of
that
land
is
turned
into
a
tax
credit
that
is
then
used
to
fund
the
construction
of
affordable
units.
So
again,
we
are
not
looking
to
make
a
100
section,
8,
building
or
100
percent
affordable.
R
We
are
trying
to
figure
out
the
best
way
to
bring
a
mixed
income
development
that
is
economically
feasible,
and
we
only
know
that
by
doing
an
rfp
to
see
what
the
private
sector
can
provide,
the
city
doesn't
have
40
million
dollars
to
build
it
themselves.
That's
why
we're
doing
this,
and
let
me
I
have
a
couple
more
bullet
points
I
want
to
read
through.
I.
BC
R
Think
a
permanent
skate
park
there
is
a
better
idea
than
affordable
housing.
I
heard
somebody
mention
that
I
think
that's
a
terrible
idea.
I
think
we
need
to
consider
the
fact
that
we're
close
to
purple
line
station
and
saint
francis
hospital
is
just
a
few
blocks
away.
People
forget
that
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
there
that
would
love
to
be
able
to
live
in
evanston
and
walk
to
work.
We
should
be
thinking
about
that.
R
I
wanted
to
stress
that
alderman
wynn
has
had
a
number
of
meetings.
I
heard
some
people
say
that
she's
not
connected
at
all.
That's
not
true
cook
county
residents.
In
the
four
units
I
personally
invited
them
to
attend
aldermen
winds
meetings.
I
walked
the
neighborhood
in
because
I
lived
down
here.
I
literally
handed
invitations
to
into
people's
doorknobs,
their
mail
slots,
etc.
R
So
that's
not
true.
They're
invited
they
can
choose
not
to
attend,
but
they
were
invited.
Alderman,
wouldn't
mention.
There's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
have
public
input,
the
very
we
are
at
the
starting
line,
we're
going
to
have
lots
of
input
opportunities.
I
mentioned
the
land
donation.
I
think.
R
A
Thank
you
paul
and
thank
you,
for
you
know
the
clarity
and
answering
you
know
points
that
people
raise
during
public
comment.
I
know
that's
appreciated
we're
going
to
go
with
alderman
fleming
and
then
alderman
wilson.
H
Yeah,
thank
you.
So,
to
start
off,
I
will
say,
as
honorary
mentioned
earlier,
you
know
just
I
realize
people
live
in
the
area
and
they
have
lots
of
feelings
of
which
they
should.
But
it's.
It
is
a
little
disappointing
to
hear
on
one
side.
You
know
the
last
four
years.
We
need
more
affordable
housing.
We
need
bigger
units
x,
y
and
z,
and
then
we
have
an
opportunity
and
it's
like.
Oh
no
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
H
People
don't
want
it
so
that
you
know
I
I
think
it's
a
little
bit
disappointing
as
a
resident
and
as
a
city
council
member
to
this
space,
I
have
you
know,
been
I've
been
asking
about
this
space
for
a
long
time.
I
lived
not
too
far.
I
passed
by
it.
It's
a
parking
lot.
That's
not
well
utilized
for
parked
cars.
It's
it's
a
perfect
space.
H
All
the
reasons
that
staff
mentioned
earlier,
I
will
say
regarding
the
zoning
I'm
no
zone
expert.
I
I'm
a
little
concerned
that
we
would
go
out
so
early
in
the
process,
just
to
say
we're,
definitely
not
doing
r6.
I
realized.
You
know
this.
People
in
the
city
have
lots
of
opinions
about
all
buildings.
We
just
went
through
that
with
the
building
over
at
1900
sherman,
where
those
people
were,
you
know,
told
them
it's
going
to
be
a
tall
building.
H
It's
going
to
be
great,
it's
going
to
be
affordable
units
and
then
to
now
go
you
know
to
another
side
of
town
and
just
right
off
the
bat
say,
there's
no
way
in
the
world.
We
do
r6,
I'm
not
saying
we
should
do
our
six.
As
paul
mentioned.
We
don't
know
what
is
out
there
in
the
development
community,
but
I
think
you
know
if
we're
going
to
look
at
rezoning
and
all
these
variances
we
give,
we
should
look
at
them
all
over
town
and
not
just
in
certain
places.
H
It's
just
you
know.
I
think
it's
not
good
governance
to
totally
rule
something
out
so
early
on
before
we
see
any
proposals
from
paul's
description.
I
do
agree.
Our
ford
isn't
really
getting
us
the
bang
for
our
buck,
particularly
for
looking
at
larger
units,
which
we
know
we
need.
I
would
love
to
see
also
in
this
proposal
or,
as
we
think
about
these,
for
these
units
to
be
accessible.
I
talked
to
a
lot
of
people.
Reba
place
has
some
amazing,
affordable
units.
H
In
my
ward,
you
know
their
older
buildings
and
they're
not
accessible.
So
there's
a
lot
of
people
as
we
talk
about
asian
in
place
that
need
accessible
units
or
families
that
need
accessible
units.
So
hopefully
there's
a
way.
We
can
work
that
language
and
as
well.
I
think
the
parking
you
know
is
another
thing.
Just
like
tall
buildings,
you're
gonna
have
people
who
say
each
unit
needs
a
space.
H
You're
gonna
have
people
who
say
we
don't
need
any
spaces
because
everyone's
on
the
bike
and
train,
so
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
conversation
we
need
to
have.
I
don't
you
know
again
going
past
it
now.
It's
really
underutilized.
I
imagine
with
more
units
we'll
have
more
cars,
but
you
know
I
think
we
should
work
that
out
somewhere
as
a
compromise
to
not
build
less
units
because
we
say
hey,
we
need
a
you
know
car
for
every
every
person
there.
H
I
won't
go
into
it
a
whole
lot,
but
I
you
know
I
ottoman
when
I
know
I
think
I've
asked
you
this
last
year
before
the
pandemic,
like
where
are
we
at
with
this
building?
Let's
get
moving
and
you
were
talking
about
community
meeting,
I
didn't
attend
them.
I
trust
that
you
had
them,
I'm
I.
Hopefully
the
residents
who
were
here
who
said
they
did
not
hear
about
them,
can
sign
up
for
a
newsletter.
However,
ottoman
win
is
communicating
with
you
all,
but
I
think
the
conversations
need
to
be
not
so
much
around.
H
What
do
you
what's
your
vision
for
that
ladder?
What
what
do
you
want?
The
building
to
look
like
as
much
as
we're
gonna
have
some
affordable
units
on
this
space,
whatever
configuration
they
are,
and
how
can
we
all
embrace
that
and
be
good
neighbors
right?
I
think
for
people
to
move
into
our
community,
and
here
the
first
thing
was
nobody
wanted
you
here.
H
You
know
it's
not
really
speaking
well
of
us
as
a
community,
so
hopefully
as
you're
having
these
meetings
audrey
when
it
can
move
past.
You
know
we
clearing
up
some
of
these
things
that
are
inappropriate,
not
inappropriate
myth
in
the
community
and
moving
towards.
How
are
we
going
to
welcome
these
neighbors
and
whatever
configuration
they
come
in?
H
It
is
a
little
bit
unfortunate
to
hear
some
of
the
language
about
tall
government
projects
and
gang
infested,
howard
street
and
all
those
things
it's
again,
it's
just
kind
of
disappointing
to
hear
that
people
still
think
that
way
about
low-income
residents
that
we
heard
on
our
first
report.
A
lot
of
our
low-income
residents
are
african-american,
so
we're
inflating
race
and
stereotyping
class,
which
is
again
something
else
that
I
think
is
a
community
we'd
say
we
don't
do
here
at
evanston.
So
good
luck
win
with
those
community
meetings.
H
They
sound
like
they'll,
be
very
lively
and
paul.
I'm
looking
forward
to
what
this
rfp
brings
us.
So,
as
you
said
I'll
remember,
when
we
have
something
to
choose
from
we're,
not
just
taking
a
guess,
I
think
the
land
use
is
marvelous.
As
you
said,
we
don't
have
money,
we
have
lots
of
land,
we
have
lots
of
parking
lots
and
we
we're
gonna
need
to
be
creative
with
those
things.
H
F
H
F
I
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
respond
to
you
to
say
that
one
of
the
one
of
the
meetings
community
meetings
we
had,
we
had
a
myth,
busting
section
of
the
meeting
where
people
tossed
out
their
questions
and
we
busted
the
myths.
So
we
have
been
having
these
community
discussions
in
which
we
are
talking
about
the
value
of
affordable
housing
and
we
have
been
busting
this
all
along.
So.
H
H
I've
I've
spoken
about
this
as
we
talked
about
affordable
housing.
I've
spoken
about
this
a
couple
times
as
a
ninth
ward,
telling
people
that
this
might
be
coming
down
the
pipeline
and
asking
us
to
be
good
neighbors
to
the
new
residents
who
will
live
there.
So
I
look
forward
to
seeing
what
the
rfp
brings
us.
A
Thank
thank
you
did
I
I
forgot
to.
We
have
someone
else
that
had
aldermere
wilson.
E
Thanks,
I
think,
between
mr
zamazak
and
alderman
fleming.
We
covered
98
of
what
I
wanted
to
say,
but
I
just
want
to
reiterate:
I
do
agree.
E
R6
does
not
seem
to
be
and
scale
with
the
location
and
also
it's
just
a
different
kind
of
model
as
far
as
what
the
mix
of
units
is
going
to
look
like
so
that
it
doesn't
seem
to
like
it
would
be
particularly
ideal
for
there.
I
think
that
this
is
a
good
opportunity
for
family
housing
and
for
accessible
housing.
So
this
is
property
that
we
own.
We
have
the
leverage
so
other
the
you
know.
E
A
Thank
you,
alderman
wilson,
alderman
suffering,
yeah.
BB
BB
A
R
I'll
I'll
briefly
state
from
a
staff
perspective,
you
know
when
we're
looking
at
r6
we're
we're
realistic
and
we're
professionals,
and
some
of
us
are
even
experts
right
I'll,
even
dare
say
that
and
r6
our
six.
You
know
we
were
thinking,
it
would
get
us
a
six
story
building
which
is
a
little
bit
taller
than
the
neighborhood.
R
I
heard
tonight
that
that
you
know
from
at
least
the
jason
neighbors
that
they
don't
like
that,
and
I
think
we
heard
from
alderman
wynn
that
that
wouldn't
be
a
good
fit,
and-
and
so
I
would
at
that
point,
I
would
step
out
as
a
profession
and
let
the
community
process
play
out,
but
the
only
reason
r6
was
there,
because
it
would
get
us
to
six.
We
would
never
build
an
85
foot
building
there.
This
is
a
quick
heads
up,
but
I'll
alderman
when
I
yield
to
you
at
this
point.
F
Well,
I
I
you
know
looking
at
the
zoning
map.
What's
this
site
is
r4
right
now
directly
across
the
street
is
r5
on
on
hinman
r6
is
seven
blocks
north
from
there,
so
you're
essentially
going
to
take
one
lot
and
turn
it
into
a
different
zoning
designation
of
r6,
and
I
know
that
we
say
that
we're
never
going
to
build
it
to
six
store
above
six
stories.
F
The
staff
can
say
that
I'm
sorry
paul
to
to
doubt
you,
but
if
we
put
r6
in
this
it,
the
maximum
building
height
is
85
feet.
There's
a
development
allowance
that
goes
along
with
that
someone's
going
to
come
in
with
120
foot
tall
building.
F
Why
would
we
put
that
out
in
an
rfp
when
we
know
what
the
the
battle
royal
that
will
happen
if,
when
that
comes
back,
let's
put
out
an
rfp
for
something
that
we
know
is
doable
and
acceptable
in
the
community
and
achieves
the
goals
that
we
have
here,
which
is
to
get
family
size,
affordable,
housing
units?
And
we
can
do
that.
F
You
know
I.
I
can't
support
r6
at
this
site.
That's
a
really
tall
really
dense
and
even
if
you
say
to
a
in
the
development
proposal,
we're
not
taking
anything
above
six
stories,
that's
not
how
developers
I
mean
developers
just
use
that
as
a
starting
point.
So
you
know
I
I
it
I
I've
told
the
community.
I
won't
support
r6
r6
is
it
it
will
stick
out
like
a
sore
thumb.
We
want
this
to
to
fit
into
the
context
of
the
community,
it's
multi-family
and
some
two
flats
and
three
flats.
F
BB
Well,
I
mean
I
would
assume
that
any
informed
proposer
would
have
watched
this
meeting
and
would
have
would
take
into
account
the
likelihood
of
opposition,
but
I
just
don't
know
why
we
would
close
off
any
possibility,
and
particularly
when
this
is
one
of
our
biggest
city-owned
lots
that
we
can
convert
into
affordable
housing,
which
we've
said
is
one
of
our
biggest
goals
and
at
our
meeting
that
we
had
tonight,
which
is
supposed
to
be
a
whole
lot
of
affordable
housing.
We
spent
more
than
a
third
of
it
talking
about
a
skate
park.
BB
If
we're
really
about
what
we
say
we're
about,
we
shouldn't
limit
anything
right
now.
We
should
let
the
development
community
come
with
whatever
they
have,
and
then
this
council
or
the
next
council
will
have
that
discussion.
But
I
think
that
I
agree
with
alderman
fleming.
Limiting
things
on
the
front
end
is
probably
poor
policy
in
the
bad
governance.
F
I
and
I
disagree
with
you
alderman
severton,
I
mean
we've
seen
over
and
over
again
that
developers
know
what
our
zoning
is
in
our
downtown
and
yet
they
persist
with
33
story
or
37
story
buildings
or
the
the
one
at
the
marion
which
got
a
got
a
unanimous,
no
vote
at
dapper.
A
unanimous
vote
note
no
vote
at
the
plan
commission
and
they
insisted
on
still
coming
to
the
council.
F
So
you
know,
based
on
my
experience
with
developers,
if
you
give
them
an
inch,
they
take
a
mile,
and
in
this
instance
we
I
don't
want
to
waste
the
community
time
on
something
that's
really
not
going
to
fit
into
the
community.
I
want
developers
who
are
sensitive
to
the
to
to
building
something
that
actually
isn't
going
to
stand
out
as,
oh,
that's,
the
affordable
housing
building.
I
want
something
that
people
are
going
to
want
to
live
in
and
feel
like
they're
just
a
part
of
the
neighborhood.
F
BB
I
I
appreciate
the
high
value
of
staff
time,
but
isn't
that
what
staff's
job
is
is
to
evaluate
proposals
and
then
apparently
it
is
also
to
make
long
presentations
at
our
meetings.
But
I
I
just
don't
understand
if
we
say
we're
about
affordable
housing,
we
want
the
most
affordable
housing.
We
recognize
that
we're
never
gonna
have
enough
affordable
housing.
Why
we
wouldn't
try
and
get
the
most
affordable
housing.
We
can
on
this
city
lot
when
that's.
BB
BB
I
think
that's
going
to
be
part
of
the
discussion
for
the
next
city
council,
but
right
now
we're
talking
about
this
lot
and
it's
a
city
a
lot
and
we
should
really
try
and
maximize
the
amount
of
affordable
housing
we
put
on
this
lot.
In
my
opinion,
obviously
we
have
a
defensive
opinion.
E
Well,
you
know
I
just
it's
a
it's
a
completely
different
model
right,
so
you
know,
we've
got
a
number
of
these.
You
know
private
buildings
that
are
going
up
and
they
are
small
units.
They
are
not
particularly
well
suited
for
families
at
all,
and
I
think
you
know
this
is
again.
E
This
is
an
opportunity
where
we
have
some
leverage
to
get
some
family
suitable
housing
built
someplace,
and
this
you
know
we're
not
trying
to
make
the
most
money
on
this
we're
not
trying
to
make
a
profit
we're
trying
to
use
the
fact
that
we
own
this
to
subsidize
something
that
we're
not
getting
enough
of
you
know
throughout
the
community,
so
it
makes
sense
to
me,
and
I
think
that
if
it's
you
know,
if
you
invite
something,
that's
that's
you
know,
everybody
knows,
isn't
what
the
goal
is,
and
people
aren't
going
to
watch
this
meeting
right.
E
You
I
think,
a
couple
people
pointed
out
it's
a
long
meeting,
so
even
if
they
fast
forward
they're
not
going
to
watch
the
meeting
they're
going
to
look
at
the
they're
going
to
look
at
the
rfp-
and
I
think
it's
just
it's
fair
to
everybody-
who's
going
through
the
process
to
set
the
expectations
up.
You
know
out
up
front
and
if
we
don't
get
anything,
that's
any
good,
then
we'll
have
to
rethink
the
whole
thing.
E
So
maybe
we
won't
get
a
good
proposal
and
we
have
to
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
and
look
at
a
zoning.
But
I
think
that
this
you
know
the
desirability
of
the
location
and
the
potential
subsidy
we
have
is
going
to
be
it'll
result
in
some
family
housing
options.
G
Yeah
I
just
had
a
question
for
staff,
and
that
is
that
everything
on
the
it
looks
like
everything
from
the
zoning
map.
That's
on
the
south
side
of
south
boulevard
is
pretty
much
zoned.
R4
is.
J
R
Of
course,
when
alderman
mentioned
across
the
street,
there's
examples
of
r5.
But
you
know
if
south
yeah
to
the
north.
G
Yeah,
okay,
so
we
go
from
arnold
place
and
then
we
go
west.
The
only
place
where
r4
actually
touches
r5
is
right
there
by
well
right
there
by
forest,
even
east
of
forest.
You
have
to
go
before
you
touch
r5,
I'm
just
asking,
because
I
I
don't
see.
I
don't
think
that
this
a
lot
we're
talking
about
actually
touches
r5,
so
would
that
be
considered
spot
zoning?
Is
that
a
concern
that
we
should
be.
R
Sure
and
I'll
run
that
by
the
law
department.
I
I
don't,
you
know
south
boulevard,
you
know.
Is
that
considered
a
divider
or
does
you
know
does
the
you
know
if
I
look
at
if
you're
looking
at
a
507
hinman
avenue,
that's
that
the
resident
of
that
house
spoke
tonight,
that's
an
r5
zoned
property.
It's
a
two
flat.
G
Okay,
well,
I
I
would
just
appreciate
it
if
you'd
asked
that
question,
that's
true
I'll
follow
up
the
the
other
thing
I
would
like
to
say
is:
is
I
don't
want
people
to
get
worried
about
the
reference
to
a
future
discussion
about
changing
zoning
city-wide?
G
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
don't
want
people
in
my
ward
to
worry
that
there's
some
secret
plan
to
from
a
new
council
to
start
changing
zoning
city-wide.
I
can
hear
it
now.
I
can
hear
the
response
to
that
now
and
that
wouldn't
be
good.
So
thank
you.
H
Just
to
to
that
point
that
ottoman
this
just
made,
I
think,
look
I'm
not
even
on
the
planned
planet
development
committee
of
the
council,
so
this
would
be
my
discussion,
but
for
the
last
four
years
we
have
done
what
sounds
to
you,
you're
saying
the
spot
zone
and
we've
done
text
amendments
all
the
experiences
we've.
H
H
As
a
city,
I've
talked
to
ms
knighton
about
this
before
I
don't
think
it's
her
plan,
but
you
know
we
might
have
less
frustration
with
people
feeling
like
you
know.
We
built
a
tall
building
here,
but
then
over
here
we're
only
letting
single
family
houses
go,
and
that's
just
my
my
comment.
I'm
not
saying
to
start
that
conversation
today,
I'm
not
making
a
referral.
I'm
just
saying
that
is
some
of
the
frustration
that
I
feel
like
I
hear
from
people
who
are
opposed
to
different
things
that
they
feel
like.
H
F
Well,
spot
zoning
is
the
definition
of
spot
zoning
is
when
you
single
out
a
single
parcel
and
you
zone
it
to
to
something
else.
That
is,
unlike
anything
else,
that's
nearby
I
mean
that's
my
understanding
of
what
spa
zoning
is
and
the
city
we
are
not.
The
city
has
never
been
supportive
of
that.
So
I
did
also.
I
mean
this
is
a
small,
a
small
additional
piece
of
information.
F
When
the
city
worked
with
dino
robinson
at
to
have
equity
and
empowerment
commission
had
the
redlining
exhibit
at
the
civic
center,
it
showed
all
the
areas
that
have
been
redlined
and
you
know
another
aspect
of
those
redlining
maps
is
yellow
lining.
F
So
what
were
the
areas
of
the
city
that
were
considered,
yellow
and,
interestingly
enough,
south
boulevard,
the
the
line
south
boulevard
was
a
line
and
everything
on
the
south
side
of
south
boulevard
was
in
a
different
category
than
properties
north
of
of
south
boulevard,
and
it's
interesting
and
that's
why
we
have
an
unusual
housing
stock
along
south
boulevard.
You
can
see
that
banks
viewed
it
differently
and
you
know
we
need
to.
We
need
to
change
that.
A
Thank
you,
aldermen
paul
did
you
have
something
and
then
I'm
going
to
go
to
the
manager?
Okay,.
K
R
I
think
it's
important-
maybe
maybe
you
disagree,
but
the
properties
along
chicago
avenue,
including
the
maintenance
garage
for
catholic
cemeteries.
They
are
zoned
c1a.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
earlier
in
the
evening.
We
heard
that
that
you
know
staff
had
made
a
mistake
in
referencing
that
their
commercial,
they
are
zoned
c1a
and
that
that
has
a
commercial
kind
of
characteristic
to
it.
So
I
wanted
to
point
that
out
has
kind
of
a
different
feel,
as
you
are
next
to
the
train
station
and
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
A
Thank
you,
paul
city
manager,
story.
I
Thank
you.
I
think
we
have
enough
feedback
to
start
drafting
the
rfp.
I
anticipate
that
will
take
us.
You
know
three
three-ish
weeks
and
we
would
return
to
the
council
to
review
the
rfp
before
we
release
it,
so
that
would
be
sometime
in
february
we'll
make
sure
that
we
get
the
word
out
about
that.
I
just
want
to
also
say
thank
you
to
everybody
who
gave
feedback
tonight
from
the
council
members.
I
think
the
discussion
was
really
fantastic.
BD
A
Thank
you
any
more
discussion
on
on
the
part
of
the
council
members.
This
is
an
item
for
action
tonight,
which
required
a
vote.
If
we
want
the
city
manager
to
move
forward
with
initiating
a
rfp.
A
Many
times
rfps,
don't
right,
I
mean
we
just
city
does
their
business
and
they
send
rfps
out.
I
mean
contracts
come
to
us
bids.
You
know
ultimately,
recommendations
come
to
the
council,
but
not
necessarily
rfps
I
mean
we
did
it
with
harley
clark.
That's
the
only
one
I
can
think
of.
I
BD
A
All
right,
so,
let's
go
ahead.
We
I
see
no
further
comment.
City
clerk.
Can
you
please
take
the
role
on
sp4
approval
of
resolution?
Eight
r
21
authorizing
city
manager
initiate
a
request
for
a
proposal
process
for
the
repurposing
of
city
owned
real
estate
located
at
506,
south
boulevard.
It
had
been
moved
and
seconded.
B
Yes,
alderman
ruth
simmons
aye
alderman
suffered
aye
alderman
ravel
hi
alderman
rainey
hi
hi,
alderman
fleming
fisk,
alderman
bracelet,
hi,
alderman
nguyen
hi
and
alderman
wilson,
hi.
A
All
right
so
on
a
nine
to
zero
vote.
Sp4
passes
the
city
council
so
that
rfp
will
be
initiated.
We're
now
going
to
move
to
call
the
wards.
First
up
tonight
is
alden
from
older
woman,
three
siblings.
BC
BB
January
28th
joint
board
meeting
with
the
seventh
forward
with
dina
robinson
and
alderman,
robin
roose
simmons.
That's
right.
A
Great,
thank
you.
Alderman
ravel.
BI
Alderman
suffered
and
took
the
words
out
of
my
mouth
so
hope.
A
lot
of
people
will
come
to
our
award
meeting
on
the
28th.
AY
We
had
a
really
good
meeting
with
the
cta
and
we're
going
to
have
a
follow-up
meeting
soon
regarding
the
yellow
line,
which
is
interesting,
I'm
wondering
if
the
yellow
line
came
from
the
yellow
line
versus
the
red
light.
I
don't
know
anyway,
mr
mayor,
would
you
announce
again
about
your
meeting
on
friday
before
the
evening's
over?
I.
A
AP
F
Yes,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
signed
up
for
my
office
hours
this
past
thursday.
Through
we
at
first
it
was
google
meets,
but
then
we
switched
it
to
zoom.
I
look
forward
to
having
more
of
them
next
month
and
then
I
also
want
to
remind
everyone
in
the
third
ward
that
we're
having
a
town
hall
meeting
on
thursday
january
28th
at
7
p.m.
Thank
you.
A
All
right,
thank
you
popular
night
and
then
alderman
wilson,
no
report,
okay
and
then
just
a
reminder.
Everybody.
I
have
fielded
a
few
constituent
emails
tonight.
As
I
imagine
council
members
have
two
about
the
vaccines
and
and
what's
going
on,
I
promise
we
will
get
more
information.
Our
public
information
officer
this
week
will
get
another
update
on
where
we
stand
here.
I
know
that's
a
a
priority
for
everybody.
A
We
are
going
to
have
a
coronavirus
q,
a
this
friday
at
noon
and
and
information
will
be
put
out
in
the
thursday
newsletter
that
we
send
out
to
the
community.
It
will
also
be
on
the
city's
website,
but
it'll
be
12
o'clock.
On
friday
we
will
have
doctors
from
amita
saint
francis
and
north
shore,
along
with
our
public
health
director,
ike
agua.
So
please
join
us.
We
will
answer
all
the
questions
we
have
time
to
answer
and
we're
already
getting
them
in
right
now.
So
thank
you
very,
very
much.
A
Thank
you
for
coming
out
for
a
meeting
tonight.
If
I
could
just
ask
for
a
motion
to
adjourn.
A
Hi
all
right,
thank
you.
Clerk
reed
on
the
9-0
vote.
The
evanston
city
council
is
adjourned.
We
will
have
our
next
regular
city
council
meeting
next
monday.
Thank
you.
Everyone
good
night.