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B
A
Have
a
quorum
welcome
to
the
Monday
august,
seventeenth
meeting
of
the
Evanston
City
Council
first
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
mayor's
announcements
and
I
have
to
one
is
the
2015
community
picnic
will
take
place
from
noon
to
four
p.m.
on
sunday
august
twenty-third
in
ingram
park
located
right
here,
west
of
the
Morton
Civic
Center
2100
Ridge
come
celebrate,
Evanston
diversity
and
going
back
to
school,
bring
the
whole
family
for
hours
of
entertainment,
fun
activities,
free
food
and
giveaways
admission
is
free
and
I
have
a
letter
from
David
or
dear
mayor
tisdall.
A
A
C
He
has
made
recommendations
for
over
two
hundred
and
fifty
three
vehicle
purchases,
and
that
equates
to
about
sixty
nine
percent
of
her
flea
and
that's
really
the
reason
I
wanted
to
come
up,
because
that's
a
huge
accomplishment
that,
in
a
relatively
short
period
of
time
that
we
were
able
to
replace
about
seventy
percent
of
our
fleet,
has
saved
us
a
lot
of
money
and
included.
Two
aerial
ladder
trucks
each
about
a
million
dollars
apiece,
so
that's
probably
been
one
of
his
biggest
contributions.
C
D
Grover
I
want
to
thank
mr.
Jesse
for
his
education
and
different
types
of
engines
that
we
put
in
our
fleet
and
in
the
greening
of
our
fleet,
as
well,
so
in
working
through
the
new
technologies
and
how
to
bring
more
fuel-efficient,
two
different
types
of
fuel
economy.
So
I.
I
propose
that
tonight
we
we
by
mr.
Jeske
a
street
sweeper
a
bobcat
in
a
ford
escape
I
mean
for
his
department,
but
I
hope
will
do
that
tonight
in
honor
of
an
honor
of
you.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
E
You
very
much
everyone.
It's
been
not
my
great
pleasure
and
pride
to
serve
this
great
city
of
the
city
of
Evanston.
For
the
last
eight
years,
I've
learned
a
lot
made
a
lot
of
friends.
We
made
some
great
achievements
together
and,
if
I
didn't
have
your
help
and
support
that
would
have
never
happened.
So,
thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
everything
you've
done
for
me.
Thank.
F
We
have
copies
in
Spanish
and
the
programming
will
be,
but
in
both
English
and
Spanish,
but
we're
partnering
with
district
65
and
202
to
engage
children
of
different
ages
around
the
topic
of
immigration
and
we're
also
working
with
some
community-based.
You
have
cultural
programming,
so
it's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
fun,
beginning
in
September
and
I
hope.
You're
able
to
join
us
I've
got
Flyers
up
there
for
you
and
I'm
hoping
that
if
this
goes
well,
then
we
need
more
players.
Okay,
I'm
hoping.
F
F
A
B
A
G
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
and
city
manager
and
council
members,
dan
coin
property
owner
at
535,
Custer
representing
Reba
place,
mennonite
services
and
housing,
we're
a
non-for-profit
social
service
agency.
That's
been
helping
out
the
8th
and
9th
Ward
the
past
60
years.
We
want
to
voice
our
support
for
the
repurposing
condo
development
plan.
That
I
think
is
being
presented
to
you
for
introduction
today,
at
six,
oh
nine,
south
boulevard,
mr.
Jeff
scales,
the
new
owner
and
developer
met
with
alderman
Miller
and
several
of
our
Reba
Mennonites
service
leaders,
including
our
director
of
affordable
housing,
mr.
G
Adrian
willoughby,
and
also
our
CEO
dr.
Allen.
How
we
believe
mr.
scales
will
make
a
great
neighbor
that
will
enhance
our
community,
given
his
plan
to
include
16
off
street
parking
and
the
building's
location
next
to
the
CTA
South
Boulevard
station.
We
believe
the
plan
warrants
zoning
relief.
He
also
hopes
to
sell
the
unit's
well
under
$300,000,
rendering
new
homeowners
affordability.
In
evanston
terms,
this
price
would
rise
sky-high
if
only
12
units
were
built.
Thank
you
for
this
consideration.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you,
Jeff.
H
The
item
that
I'd
like
to
address
is
the
talmage
lighting
contract,
the,
as
most
of
you
know,
I'm
a
preservationist
I've
been
before
you
fighting
for
the
preservation
of
some
of
the
beautiful
items
we
have
in
our
city,
scape
in
evanston.
Some
of
you
who
know
me
even
close
to
know
that
I'm
a
collector
who
values
and
venerates
old
items,
history
itself
and
I
particular
fondness
for
the
time
when
anything
that
was
made
of
metal
in
the
United
States
was
also
made
in
in
Chicago.
H
That
said,
the
I
would
be
happy
if
I
never
again
saw
a
contract
for
the
purchase
of
these.
Some
Street
poles
in
an
oven
stand
city
council
agenda,
because
the
simple
fact
is:
they
are
terrible,
terrible
lighting
and
their
fundamental
purpose
should
be
to
provide
lighting
on
the
streets
of
Evanston.
They
put
too
much
light
where
it's
not
needed
and
they
don't
put
enough
light
where
it
is
needed,
namely
on
sidewalks
and
on
streets.
H
There
were
largely
lighting
up
the
second
floors
of
residences,
where
they
emit
a
horizontal
glare
and
light
is
going
into
trees
where
insects
and
birds
need
the
dark
to
recover
and
going
into
into
plants
that
need
that
time
of
dormancy
for
some
of
their
cellular
processes
to
go
on.
The
light
goes
into
the
eyes
of
drivers
and
cyclists,
actually
making
it
less
safe
on
the
street,
because
your
pupils
are
going
to
contract
in
in
response
to
the
light,
that's
directed
into
them
and
excess
light
is
not
just
in
there
an
urban
annoyance.
H
We
all
maybe
remember
the
fight
that
took
place
in
the
1970s
over
these
lights
and
I'm,
not
going
to
deny
that
too
many
many
they're
there,
they're,
beautiful
and
or
quaint,
or
have
some
nostalgic
value,
but
in
the
four
or
five
decades.
Since
we
have
documented
scientific
evidence
on
the
negative
physical
and
mental
effects
that
excess
light
and
the
Chicago
metropolitan
area
is
over
is
over
lit.
You
can
see
it
from
space,
we're
one
of
the
most
highly
lit
places
on
the
planet.
H
So
it's
a
danger
and
to
spend
forty
five
hundred
dollars
per
per
unit
on
something
that's
really
not
doing
its
job
and
that
it
isn't
really
consistent
with
the
commitment
to
the
environment,
with
the
commitment
to
public
safety,
with
the
commitment
to
a
forward-looking,
green
thinking,
type
of
city
that
we
are
so
I
just
want
to
start
that
conversation
and
what
committee
it
goes
to
what
task
force
etc.
Involve
all
the
stakeholders
find
a
solution
that
venerates
the
past
perhaps
keeps
the
old
street
poles
in
place
and
places
where
people
are
really
dedicated
to
them.
H
I
Good
evening
jason
hayes,
I
live
at
712
Dobson
street
in
the
grade.
Eighth
ward,
I'm
also
a
member
of
the
Evanston
fire
department,
local
742
I,
just
wanted
to
address
council
regarding
the
proposals
for
the
2015
budget
adjustments,
one
of
the
main
things
that
is
in
that
proposal
discusses
furlough
days
and
removing
holiday
and
comp
time
pay
from
police
and
firefighters,
and
my
understanding
is
that
this
is
just
a
wording.
That's
the
way
it
is
in
the
memo.
But
something
to
bear
in
mind
is
that
there
are
collective
bargaining
agreements
in
place.
I
These
wages
are
set,
and
you
can't
just
arbitrarily
remove
them
by
understanding.
Is
that
the
the?
What
what
the
city
managers
hoping
for
is
approval
from
the
City
Council
to
approach
the
various
collective
bargaining
agencies,
to
break
open
these
contracts
and
mutually
discuss
them
and
I?
Think
that's
fine,
but
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
is
clear
in
the
proposals
going
forward,
that
what
you're
looking
for
is
not
necessarily
guarantee
of
said
savings
or
what
have
we
but
a
negotiation
between
parties.
Second
of
all,
similar
issue
wanted
to
address
the
proposed
hiring
freeze.
I
The
thing
to
bear
in
mind
is
that
there
are
a
lot
of
services
that
the
city
provides.
That
needs
manpower
and
in
order
to
provide
this
manpower
with
a
hiring
freeze,
that's
going
to
rely
on
greater
overtime,
more
funds
and
as
long
as
the
calculations
are
being
made
set
so
that
there
are
actual
savings
from
a
hiring
freeze.
That's
fine!
But
if
you're
going
to
burn
through
whatever
proposed
savings
by
having
to
put
pay
overtime
to
make
sure
that
the
services
are
provided
that
doesn't
you
know
it's
robbing
Peter
to
pay?
Paul
and
I?
I
Don't
see
the
sense
in
that?
And
finally,
while
I
appreciate
that
the
northwestern
project
permits
fell
through
and
will
not
be
happening,
and
that
has
blown
a
1.2
million
dollar
hole
in
our
budget
having
that
budget
deficit
made
up
on
the
backs
of
the
employees
by
going
after
furlough
days
or
going
after
comp
time
or
compensation,
that's
poor
planning
that
you
know.
I
I
feel
bad
that
the
city
is
now
1.2
million
dollars
short
of
their
permits,
fees
that
they
were
budgeting.
I
But
that
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
employees
or
doing
the
work
who
are
trying
you
know
to
make
ends
meet,
who
are
citizen
employees
who
are
residents
who
do
pay
their
tax
dollars?
You
know
you
just
can't
balance
the
budget
on
the
backs
of
your
workers
alone,
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
examine
all
the
opportunities
and
all
the
options
that
are
out
there
and
again
will
the
other
point
to
make
too
is.
I
I
Thing
that
was
brought
up
is
a
lot
of
these.
Things
were
proposed
back
when
it
was
looking
like
governor
rauner
was
going
to
be
eliminating
the
distributive
fund
and
the
problem
is
right.
Now
we
have
no
budget,
and
now
we
have
this
1.2
million
dollar
shortfall
in
the
permit
fees,
and
so
now
you're
making
furlough
cuts
before
we
even
have
to
deal
with
the
possibility
of
other
cuts
coming
from
the
state.
So
again,
don't
balance
your
budget
on
the
backs
of
the
workers.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
J
Genet
risky
does
the
kafir
really
state
the
real
picture,
the
water
utility
I,
don't
believe
it
does.
The
new
transparency
website
does
not
either
I
think
it's
more
than
less
it's.
Fifty
percent
complete.
There
is
no
capital
cost
put
into
this
to
run
this
business.
So
it's
not
really.
If
you
look
at
the
page
and
understand
it
and
I
think
thats
council
members
should
look
and
carefully
understand
you.
J
Don't
if
you
don't
include
capital
costs
with
operation,
you
don't
have
a
business
that
doesn't
make
any
sense,
but
if
you
start
to
play
around
with
some
of
these
numbers,
you'll
see
it's
pretty
close
to
depleted,
which
means
it's
bankrupt.
Bankruptcy
doesn't
mean
bankruptcy
in
a
sense.
It's
going
to
fold
because
we
residents
will
just
pay
more
tech.
Water
bill
increases
to
take
care
of
it.
Transparency
really
is
not
about
making
statements,
but
it's
about
real
facts,
and
that's
really
the
issue
here
on
another
item
that
came
up
at
the
last
council
meeting
this.
J
There
was
a
change
order
for
water.
Pipe
elevation
and
I
explained
that
at
a
P&W
and
it's
prepared
to
go
over
some
people's
heads,
but
a
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars
to
do
that.
Change
order
was
ridiculous
and
basically
it
shows
me
that
either
the
staff
doesn't
know
what
they're
doing
they
tried
to
blame
the
engineer,
but
it
sounded
like
this
was
done
over
and
over
again
several
times.
I.
Think
council
ought
to
take
some
responsibility
to
ask
some
more
questions.
J
J
You
know,
and
some
years
back
alderman
Baptiste
said
to
me
at
a
meeting
that
he
thanked
me
for
basically
pointing
things
out
with
problems
here
this
council,
what
it
does
it
just
passes
things
through
and
doesn't
really
deal
with
anything
it's
basically
covering
up
the
mistakes
and
they're
being
repeated
over
and
over
and
over,
and
that's
really
a
very
bad
situation
on
the
recycling
center
I
found
out.
Even
though
you
didn't
do
an
appraisal,
I
found
it
an
article
in
the
tribune
that
showed
that
the
recycling
center
of
mr.
J
Bible
Code
stated
was
built
for
million
dollars
with
city
funds.
That
was
in
the
Tribune.
My
had
the
article.
I
can
send
it
to
you,
anyone
who
wants
it.
Basically,
that's
it
was
quoted
in
the
tribune
that
that's
what
it
costs
to
build,
so,
if
you're
planning
to
sell
it
for
much
less,
I
think
a
lot
of
us
will
have
a
problem
with
that,
because,
frankly,
we
need
the
money
for
other
things
that
should
be
used
for
recreation.
J
If
we
get
that
money,
it
should
be
used
for
that
and
really
and
I
and
my
last
item
it's
the
station
I
was
driving
down
howard
street
again,
seeing
them
tear
down
another
building.
It
seems
like
the
city
is
own
owning
most
of
howard
street,
and
I
really
don't
understand
where
there's
a
tax
increment
in
this
that
we're
going
to
ever
pay
this
tiff
off.
So
I
think
it
is
very
interesting
that
we
own
the
whole,
almost
all
the
whole
street
and
there's
no
no
increment
to
be
had.
So
it's
it's
very
interesting
to
me.
A
K
K
A
L
My
name's,
my
name,
is
Vinod
johnson
and
I'm
representing
the
Evans
of
minority
business
consortium,
a
group
of
minority-owned
business
people,
women
and
his
enterprises
in
evident
benefited
enterprises
that
are
interested
in
the
economic
development
of
our
city.
I
passed
out
I've
given
to
the
court
an
announcement
of
a
program
that
we
are
putting
together.
They
what
we
call
a
pre-apprenticeship
program
to
take
some
of
the
hybrids
kids.
L
Training
them
for
apprenticeship
programs,
primarily
in
the
construction
trade,
and
also
give
them
insight
into
green
industries,
we're
working
with
kevin
brown
and
other
entities
throughout
the
skyway
area
to
put
together
program
that
will
be
effective.
I
myself
worked
with
the
Milwaukee
Urban
League
and
what
they
call
the
labor
education
advancement
program,
which
is
a
similar
program
and
also
in
Chicago
getting
women
into
the
trade.
So
we
have
the
expertise
and
the
knowledge
and
the
background
to
do
it.
L
The
other
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
that
this
whole
thing
moved
toward
trying
to
make
the
city
not
become
Dodge,
City
become
more
of
a
livable
place,
reducing
violence
etc,
and
we
need
your
support
and
help
and
doing
this
we
met.
I
was
in
a
meeting
with
one
of
our
great
civil
servants,
chief
addington
on
the
issue
of
stop-and-frisk
and
I,
think
that
he
is
moving
in
the
right
direction
and,
as
mr.
L
Wilson
decade
grew
up
in
here
in
with
dr
biodiversity,
with
order
of
the
day
and
today
with
the
the
drive
by
slow
down,
but
we
still
driving
by
the
diversity.
The
other
thing
that
I
want
to
make
clear
about
why
this
it's
feasible.
The
northwestern
and
the
city
of
Evanston
within
the
city
of
instant,
there
have
been
billions
of
dollars
of
development,
there's
a
little
of
a
billion
dollars
at
Northwestern.
L
If
one
percent
one
percent
of
that
those
funds
have
been
transferred
to
local
contractors,
we
would
have
had
millions
of
dollars
that
could
have
gone
a
long
way
to
taking
these
kids
off
the
street,
give
them
a
job,
career
and
hope
and
stabilizing
our
community.
So
I
think
that
we
are
I'm.
Sorry,
you,
as
our
community
leaders
to
think
in
terms
of
altering
the
minority
programs,
so
that
contractors
and
people
living
on
it
could
get
a
better
chance
at
work
in
a
job.
L
C
Padma
members
of
the
council
we're
here
this
evening
to
give
you
a
brief
overview
of
where
we
stand
with
the
current
year
budget,
as
with
operating
budget,
as
well
as
the
capital
improvement
program,
Marty
Lyons,
the
assistant
city
manager,
who's
just
walking
in
checking
on
the
severe
weather
statement
that
just
came
over
the
email.
Hopefully
Marty
were
out
of
harm's
way
at
this
point,
but
were
able
to
find
out
more
as
you
came
up
as
you
walk
back
in.
M
C
G
C
M
N
Good
evening,
madam
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council
clerk
green
city
manager,
vodka
wits,
my
name-
is
ashley
king
I'm,
the
assistant
director
of
administrative
services
and
the
portion
of
the
presentation
that
I'm
going
to
go
through
is
kind
of
our
standard
second
quarter
report.
As
you
know,
every
month
we
post
the
monthly
financials
on
the
city's
website.
These
are
line
item
detail
fund
by
fond
of
what
we
are
doing,
where
the
money
is
being
spent
where
the
money
is
coming
into.
So
this
is
kind
of
a
high-level
overview.
F
N
Sorry
through
that,
okay,
so
as
of
jun
30th
general
fund
revenues
were
at
forty
eight
point:
five
percent
of
budget
with
general
fund
expenses
at
forty
five
percent
of
budget,
approximately
so
obviously
neither
one
kind
of
met
the
fifty
percent
goal,
but
revenues
are
outpacing
expenses.
The
ending
fund
balance
was
nineteen
point,
five
million
dollars.
This
is
approximately
twenty
one
percent
as
a
fund
balance
or
fun
valens
policy
of
sixteen
point.
Six
percent.
N
Now,
taking
a
look
at
revenue
again,
revenue
obviously
does
not
come
in
12
equal
increments.
We
have
a
lot
of
things
that
come
cyclically
and
annually
for
the
city.
So
taking
a
look
at
things,
it's
approximately
where
we
would
expect
at
this
time
it's
in
line
with
the
past
two
years.
The
one
that's
kind
of
an
outlier
are
the
licenses
permits
and
fees
again.
I
know
we've
touched
on
building
permits
and
that
will
be
discussed
a
little
bit
later.
N
So
that's
the
only
one
that
in
this
list
is
kind
of
outside
of
the
norm
from
what
we
would
expect
now
taking
a
look
again
at
expenses,
which
also
come
at
a
variety
of
times,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
expenses
that
come
during
the
summer
months
due
to
various
Park
programs
and
other
things
that
we
do
on
a
seasonal
basis.
However,
none
of
the
departments
are
over
fifty
percent
of
their
budgets
as
of
right
now.
So
that's
a
great
thing
for
us
at
the
current
point
with
the
general
fund,
these
are
the
enterprise
funds.
N
As
you
can
see,
the
parking
fund
again,
revenues
are
exceeding
expenses.
One
of
the
reasons
to
note
that
expenses
are
so
far
under
budget
is
because
there
were
quite
a
few
capital
projects
that
are
being
deferred,
so
those
are
no
longer
coming
out
of
the
budget
for
this
year.
Water
and
sewer
funds
are
both
under
budget
due
to
the
extremely
wet
spring
and
the
extremely
wet
June
that
we
had
water
pumping
and
treating
we're
both
down.
N
This
means
that
we
have
fewer
revenues
and
fewer
expenses
for
both
of
these
funds
and
finally,
solid
waste
revenues
are
exceeding
expenses,
which
means
we're
able
to
chip
away
at
the
negative
fund
balance.
So
that's
a
great
indicator
there,
the
next
two
slides
kind
of
group,
our
funds
into
these
various
categories.
N
Again
I
looked
at
the
past
few
years
and
where
we
were
at
this
point
we're
pretty
much
in
line
with
where
we
should
be.
The
thing
I
wanted
to
note
is
the
capital
fund.
Obviously
we
have
not
sold
bonds
yet
this
year.
So
that's
why
we
don't
have
revenue
coming
into
the
capital
fund,
in
particular
same
thing
for
expenses,
again,
capital
is
only
at
eleven
percent.
That's
the
one
that
really
stands
out
here.
That's
because
the
Eze
of
june
thirtieth,
we
did
not
have
a
lot
of
the
bills
in
yet.
N
Obviously,
construction
season
was
still
going
on.
We
didn't
have
all
of
those
hit
books.
I
would
expect
the
third
quarter
financial
statement
to
look
significantly
different,
especially
in
this
fund.
So
comparing
the
expenses
for
the
whole
city
against
the
revenues
you
could
see
that
year
to
date,
revenues
exceed
expenses
by
about
10
million
dollars.
N
N
Evanston
also
continues
to
be
cautious
as
the
state
works
through
their
own
budget
issues
and
we're
looking
for
what
the
impacts
on
the
municipalities
would
be.
So,
as
a
result,
until
the
state
of
Illinois
passes
their
budget,
the
city
needs
to
be
very
cautious
regarding
2015
expenses,
so
that's
kind
of
where
we
were
as
of
jun
30th
and
with
that
I
turn
it
over
to
Erica
story.
To
talk
about
your
end,
estimates.
O
So
some
of
those
are
hinging
on
the
fact
that
the
building
permit
revenue
is
going
to
come
in
a
little
bit
lower
than
than
projected,
but
the
building
permit
from
the
North
Western
Athletic
Complex
was
very
difficult
to
project
when
it
would
come
in
later
this
year.
Earlier
next
year
we
had
only
budgeted
for
3
million,
although
we
anticipated
it
to
come
in
at
4
million.
So
we
did
have
a
cushion
there.
O
However,
we
will
come
in
a
little
bit
lower
on
the
revenue,
but
we
have
had
a
great
number
of
buildings
come
up
this
year
and
a
more
permanent
revenue
than
we
and
additionally,
thought
would
come
in
so
a
little
bit
lower
than
we
thought,
but
overall,
a
positive
note
for
Evanston
the
telecommunications
tax.
Earlier
this
evening
there
was
a
question
about
the
91
fund,
which
is
funded
by
the
91
surcharge
on
landlines.
O
If
everything
goes
as
we
are
looking
at
it
right
now,
we
would
come
in
about
22,000
over
budget
in
expenses,
so
that
would
equate
to
roughly
a
586
thousand-dollar
shortage
for
the
end
of
2015.
If
we
come
in
right
around
where
we
think
we
are
going
to
so
some
of
the
things
that
we've
thought
about
and
carefully
considered
for
proposing
for
how
we
could
mitigate
some
of
this
is
the
furlough
day
that
has
been
talked
about
earlier
today.
O
We
originally
talked
about
this
I
think
in
early
March,
so
there
was
the
consideration
of
a
labor
day,
furlough
day,
which
has
been
taken
off
the
table,
but
we
have
left
on
the
table
the
possibility
of
the
December
31st
furlough
day
in
two
weeks.
When
we
come
back
for
our
special
budget
meeting
on
august
31st,
we
will
talk
about
some
revenue,
enhancing
measures
that
we
would
hope
to
put
forward
before
the
end
of
the
year.
O
Normally
we
would
roll
these
in
with
the
budget
and
have
them
go
into
effect
on
January
first,
but
in
order
to
help
the
current
situation
for
this
current
budget
year,
we
would
ask
that
these
be
considered
for
implementation
on
october.
First.
That
would
be
an
increase
in
parking
citation
fees
and
finds
also
an
increase
in
fees
for
child
restraint
violations.
O
It's
up
there
as
seatbelt
violations,
but
we
need
to
do
a
little
bit
more
work
on
that
before
we
come
to
you
for
a
review
of
that
and
then
lastly,
the
fire
department
has
come
forward
with
what
they
think
are
better
fee
structure
for
ambulance
transports.
A
lot
of
that
is
reimbursed
by
Medicare
and
Medicaid,
and
the
fees
that
we're
charging
are
not
in
line
with
comparable
communities.
So
that's
something
that
they
would
like
to
see
considered
as
well
and
a
hiring
freeze.
O
This
would
go
into
effect
on
some
September
first
through
the
end
of
the
year,
and
then
we
would
start
hiring
again
in
the
first
of
the
year.
Of
course,
there
could
be
some
considerations
made
for
positions
that
were
vital
to
the
organization
and
then,
lastly,
if
we
need
to,
we
have
the
ability
to
transfer
some
money
out
of
the
IP
bc,
which
is
the
Intergovernmental
pension,
but
our
personnel
benefit
cooperative.
So
that's
part
of
our
overall
health
insurance
funding
and
we
have
surplus
in
that
fund
right
now
of
about
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
O
O
P
M
Good
evening,
members
of
council,
madam
mayor
clerk,
green
manager,
Bob,
quotes
Marty
Lyons
assistant
city
manager,
ultimen
rainy,
the
status
of
the
internal
service
fund,
the
insurance
fund.
It
has
approximately
1.1
1.2
million
dollars
in
reserves
in
cash,
but
it
has
that
3.6
million
there
abouts
deficit
in
claims
payable
for
all
of
the
reserved
claims
in
our
workers,
comp
liability,
all
of
those.
So
we
we
just
adopted
a
reserve
policy.
That
said,
we
wanted
to
try
and
get
our
cash
up
to
a
percentage
of
how
much
potential
claims
we
have.
M
So
that's
the
internal
service
fund,
our
health
insurance,
though
through
the
cooperative,
we
do
have
a
reserve
there
and
excess
of
that
amount.
That's
a
14
million
dollar
program,
and
so
we
do
have
a
reserve
at
the
co-operative
of
four
million
dollars
of
which
about
two
and
a
half
million
needs
to
be
used
for
claims
payable.
So
while
we
don't
have
all
the
reserves
on
the
liability
side
as
a
part
of
being
in
the
coop,
we
do
have
to
have
the
reserve.
So
that's
a
very
nice
position
to
be
in
by
being
in
the
coop.
M
We
hold
the
money.
Instead
of
if
we
bought
the
insurance
ourselves
through
Blue
Cross,
Blue
Cross
keeps
all
the
money
you
just
pay
the
money
in
and
they
keep
all
the
reserves
themselves.
So
so
we
have
a
reserve
and
that's
where
the
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
would
come
from
and
that
no
way
would
impact
an
ongoing
rate
change
so
that
taking
150
thousand
dollars.
I
know
that
we
heard
a
concern
about
a
furlough
day.
M
That's
actually
a
multi-level
increase,
so
you
would
have
increases
to
a
resident
non-resident
than
how
we
interact
with
the
Medicaid
and
Medicare
and
I,
but
I,
don't
believe
we're
changing.
If
somebody
only
has
Medicare
and
that's
all
they're
going
to
be
able
to
pay,
then
we
don't
what's
called
balance
bill,
so
if
they
can
only
pay
the
Medicare
amount
and
we
don't
go
after
them
for
our
total
amount
for
an
Evanston
resident,
that's
only
paying
the
Medicare
amount.
C
Isn't
it
approximately
and
I
think
all
done
by
five
members
of
the
council,
because
it's
a
larger
issue,
we
wanted
to
bring
it
back
as
something
separate,
so
we'll
do
that
in
two
weeks
their
fire
chief
is
busy
at
other
matters
this
evening.
So
we
want
to
be
respectful
to
his
time
as
well.
So
we
will
have
it
on
the
thirty-first
Thank.
P
M
That
is
true
since
adoption,
but
the
the
downturn
in
the
economy
put
that
a
little
bit
on
the
back
burner.
We
were
really
trying
to
be
sensitive
to
our
revenue
as
a
residence
expense.
So
we
did
not
say
three
years
ago
raised
it
when
we
might
have
been
able
to
we
held
the
line
and
held
the
line
on
expenses
instead.
So
we'd
like
to
take
a
look
at
it
now,
but.
P
C
D
I'm
having
trouble
on
this
one
with
the
furlough
day,
savings
and
and
I-
don't
know
if
it's
the
furlough
day
altogether
or
where
we're
targeting
it.
I
no
I
suspect
it
means
a
lot
to
our
employees
about
losing
a
day's
wages
during
the
holidays
and
and
wondered
if
it's
part
of
this
discussion
and
collecting
more
information,
we
could
find
out
what
the
average
daily
take
home
is
for
our
employees.
Is
this
a
few
hundred
dollars?
D
C
M
Okay,
well,
this
is
where
we
just
ended.
I
got
one
more
up,
alright,
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
ended,
that
presentation
with
was
how
low
our
expenditures
were
in
capital
and,
as
this
King
pointed
out,
that's
just
the
expense.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
council
understands
that
our
projection
is
to
be
at
30
million
out
of
44
million
for
the
year
with
our
capital
projects
and,
what's
even
more
important,
is
that
bottom
number
that
57
of
71
projects.
M
So
that's
the
capital
improvements
plan
at
the
back
of
the
budget
book
71
projects
listed
that
we're
going
to
get
four
out
of
five
done,
and
the
reason
that
you
see
that
discrepancy
is.
We
have
some
large
projects
that
aren't
moving
forward,
so
sheridan
road
was
budgeted,
but
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
we're
going
to
do
part
of
the
water
main
first
and
then
do
the
resurfacing
later
emerson
ridge,
Green
Bay
is
going
to
be
mostly
in
2016.
The
crown
center
was
budgeted
at
two
million
dollars
for
design.
M
We're
going,
spend
approximately
400,000
for
the
fundraising
and
move
the
design
off
into
the
future.
So
you
have
a
lot
of
large
projects
that,
as
we
grapple
with
them,
we're
pushing
them
off
a
half
a
year
a
year
and
they're
going
to
show
up
in
the
2016
year
instead
of
in
the
twenty
fifteen
years.
So
I
think
it's
important
to
note,
though,
we
have
a
lot
of
small
projects
that,
whether
it's
staff
working
in
facilities
or
residents
dealing
with
sidewalks
or
streets
that
are
being
completed
in
a
timely
manner,.
M
M
But
it's
a
very
it's
very
detailed,
but
Sheridan
Road
is
a
project
that
we've
worked
hard
with
northwestern
to
make
sure
that
we
get
the
water
main
done
at
the
right
time
and
there's
two
kinds
of
water
main
one
where
we're
going
to
align
the
water
main
and
another,
where
we're
going
to
do
open
cut
and
then
we're
going
to
come
back
through
and
do
the
actual
on
paving
and
we're
also
working
with
northwestern
to
have
a
reconstruct
instead
of
a
three-inch
overlay
as
right.
Now
that
road
does
not
have
the
proper
base.
M
I
believe
we
noted
this
with
counsel
at
one
point
I'm,
but
we
broke
the
capital
improvements
plan.
The
street
portion
into
capital
improvements
plan,
one
two
and
three
so
cip1
was
done.
We're
almost
done
paying
on
it
CIP
to
was
deferred
so
in
that
with
the
deferral
of
CIP
to
that's
Hastings
main
in
Chicago.
M
We've
been
doing
a
lot
of
other
things
with
those
dollars
on
tonight's
agenda,
for
instance,
the
additional
fifty
thousand
for
pavement
markings,
the
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
additional
for
patching
we're
trying
to
make
sure
we
keep
up
with
the
toe
number
of
Lane
miles
being
repaired
or
maintained.
Even
when
we
found
that
it
was
in
this
case
that
we
should
defer
the
CIP
to
do
to
horrendous
bid.
Prices
that
came
in
the
water
prices
were
almost
double
what
the
engineer's
estimate.
So
because
we
bid
late
in
the
year.
M
Just
a
few
photographs,
the
if
you
get
a
chance,
the
North
tank
is
nearly
done.
I
had
a
chance
to
see
while
it
was
painted
and
they
do
keep
that
shroud
up,
because
when
it's
a
primer
stage,
you
get
a
lot
of
phone
calls
when
it's
not
the
color
that
you
promised.
So
they
put
the
shroud
back
up
all
the
time,
but
we
are
almost
done
they're
actually
moving.
M
All
the
sandblasting
equipments,
already
episode
tank
and
moving
forward
a
nice
picture
of
the
the
different
elements
of
the
Civic
Center
we've
had
so
many
people
visit
from
other
communities,
taking
a
look
at
what
we're
doing
with
the
porous
pavement.
So
that's
a
really
nice
thing
for
our
own
engineering
and
our
planning
staff
to
see
that
a
lot
of
people
interested
in
all
three
of
the
coverings.
If
you
don't
recall
we're
doing
paver,
porous
concrete
and
porous
asphalt
as
three
different
types
of
surfaces.
M
What
street
is
this
just
pop
quiz?
So
yes,
that
is
ridge
and
just
finished,
all
the
the
curb
all
along
ridge
and
the
paving
so
don't
need
to
belabor
that
so
in
2015,
you
have
these
projects
and
when
you
look
at
this
on
the
website,
or
especially
with
your
iPad,
when
you
can
zoom
in
a
little
bit,
it's
certainly
a
little
bit
easier
to
see,
but
we
wanted
to
show
all
of
the
projects
that
have
been
done.
So
this
is
not
the
capital
improvements
budget.
M
M
So
this
is
a
map
of
the
tentatively
planned
projects.
For
next
year
we
will
be
bringing
at
the
august
31st
meeting
projects
for
2016,
so
we're
just
getting
a
head
start
for
the
presentation
to
say
these
are
ones
that
are
in
the
pipeline.
Actually,
how
many
of
these
are
these
lot
carryover
projects?
You
know
so
most
of
these
are
of
the
projects
we
didn't
complete.
Then
these
come
over
as
I
said
a
top
priority,
because
they've
already
been
approved
by
you
all
once
excuse.
P
M
Correct
it
was
very
surprising,
it
was
not
overly
complicated,
but
we
received
no
bids.
We
will
bid
it
again.
It's
in
general.
You
heard
us
earlier
talking
about
whether
or
not
their
earlier
in
the
year
talking
about
whether
they
were
competing
projects
of
a
large
nature.
For
instance
294.
M
We
don't
think
it's
necessarily
projects
of
a
large
nature,
but
building
has
picked
up
as
noted
in
our
own
building
permits
everywhere,
and
you
still
have
contracting
firms
and
construction
firms
doing
what
they
do
best,
that
is,
managing
their
funds,
so
they're
not
gearing
up
just
yet
they're
working,
everybody
they've
gotten
every
piece
of
equipment
they've
got
before
they
add
the
staff
and
end
up
being
over
committed.
If
the
economy
doesn't
stay
strong,
so
we're
seeing
any
bids
late
in
the
year
they're
going
to
be
a
little
bit
higher.
M
J
M
So
any
specific
questions
again,
we
will
follow
up
in
two
weeks
at
the
31st
to
talk
about
2016
projects
and
how
we
move
forward.
Also
in
September
we
will
have
the
bond
ordinance
for
the
2015
bonds.
We've
really
held
out
a
long
time
this
year,
which
is
great,
but
it's
time
to
issue.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
A
C
Matt
Maher,
maybe
just
to
wrap
up
well
I,
think
we
remain
cautiously
optimistic
with
the
current
year
budget.
The
proposed
changes
that
you
have
heard
from
us
this
evening
are
our
proposed
for
a
couple
different
reasons.
One
because
of
you
know
actual
trends
that
we're
saying.
We
also
need
to
continue
to
hedge,
your
bet
with
the
state
of
Illinois.
There
still
is
no
budget,
and
if
there
is
a
budget
eventually
that
fiscal
year
which
people
have
started
the
theory
July
first.
So
that
would
be
six
months
of
our
current
here.
C
So
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that,
with
all
the
things
that
we're
doing
that,
we
keep
at
least
a
part
of
our
eye
on
the
state
budget,
and
if
there
are
reductions
that
we
would
have
to
face
in
the
current
year
that
we
would
have
some
latitude
to
deal
with
them,
starting
now
versus
waiting
until
september-october
November.
To
do
that,
I
think
from
the
discussion
this
evening,
madam
mayor,
rather
than
direct
me
to
implement
all
the
things
we
talked
about,
perhaps
just
receive
the
report.
We
will
continue
to
move
forward
with
the
fee.
C
C
O
P
P
4573
dollars
and
21
cents
bills,
four
million,
seven
hundred
thirty,
seven
thousand
four
hundred
twelve
dollars
and
thirty
four
cents,
credit
card,
180,
4877
dollars
and
five
cents.
Ask
your
approval
of
maintenance
plan
agreement
for
sherman
plaza
at
a
cost
of
a
hundred
and
fifteen
thousand
dollars.
Ask
your
approval
of
sole
source
purchase
of
tallmadge,
streetlight,
poles
and
fixtures
from
graybar
electric
for
total
amount
of
ninety
eight
thousand
three
hundred
thirteen
dollars
and
fifty
cents.
P
Your
approval
is
requested
for
contract
renewal
for
towing
and
other
related
services
when
North
Shore
towing
estimated
annual
expenditure
of
twenty
three
thousand
dollars,
and
your
approval
is
also
requested
for
contract
with
Joseph
metameric.
This
item
is
off
the
consent
agenda
and
will
be
addressed
by
the
committee
chair.
P
A
three
point
for
approval
is
requested
in
honor
of
Lonnie
of
three
vehicle
equipment
purchases,
an
elgin
street
sweeper
in
the
amount
of
185
thousand
eight
hundred
and
twenty
bobcat
toolkit
sidewalk
tractor
with
attachments
in
the
amount
of
sixty
nine
thousand
four
hundred
seventy
nine
dollars
and
a
ford
escape
for
nineteen
thousand
five
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars.
We
request
approval
also
for
an
extension
of
contract
for
condo
refuse
collection
with
lakeshore
recycling
systems
in
the
amount
of
six
dollars
and
thirty
cents
per
condo
unit.
There
are
renewals
involved
here.
P
Approval
of
a
contract
is
requested
with
tricky
construction
for
paving
of
various
alleys
in
the
amount
of
nine
hundred
ninety
3141
dollars
and
eighty
four
cents.
We
ask.
You
approve
the
2015
CD
BG
sidewalk
replacement
project
contract,
the
Schroeder
and
Schroeder
in
the
amount
of
a
hundred
and
six
thousand
one
hundred
forty
five
dollars.
Approval
is
requested
for
central
street
emergency
bridge
repair
contract
award
with
Alliance
contractors
in
the
amount
of
160
2975
dollars.
P
We
ask
you
approve
the
contract
with
silkscreen
express
for
a
free
uniforms
in
the
amount
of
140
thousand
eight
hundred
and
seventy
dollars
over
a
three-year
period.
Approval
is
requested
for
the
capital
improvement
program.
Three
street
resurfacing
construction
contract
with
jay
johnson
in
the
amount
of
nine
hundred
seventeen
dollars.
Nineteen
hundred
and
seventeen
thousand
seven
hundred
and
nineteen
dollars.
Approval
is
requested
for
additional
funding
for
the
2015
pavement
marking
program
in
the
amount
of
fifty
thousand
dollars
with
superior
Road
striping.
P
Your
approval
is
requested
also
for
additional
funding
for
pavement
patching
by
jay,
a
johnson
paving
in
the
amount
of
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
additional
twenty
one:
additional
patching
locations,
totaling
6,500
square
yards,
approval
of
a
9
2015
parking
access
and
revenue
control,
system,
contract
and
installation
change
order,
number
one
allowing
for
credit
card
in
and
credit
card
out
payment
process
in
the
amount
of
thirty
eight
thousand
one
hundred
thirty-six
dollars.
Approval
is
also
requested
for
change
order
to
the
large
diameter
sewer
rehab
at
cleveland
street.
P
P
Approval
of
a
change
orders
also
requested
for
the
oven,
Emerson
Ridge
Green
Bay
project
II
for
engineering
services
for
water
main
improvements
in
the
amount
of
56
thousand
two
hundred
and
fifty
dollars.
We
asked
approval
for
a
single
source,
purchase
of
public
safety,
software
from
sungard
public
sector
and
xerox,
government
systems
LLC
in
the
amount
of
540
3541
dollars.
P
Let's
see
and
51,000,
we
see
thirty-five
dollars
to
upgrade
the
current
CAD
computer-aided
dispatch,
software
for
police
and
fire
resolution.
81
ar-15
is
for
approval
and
amends
the
2015
emergency
telephone
system
fund
budget
by
two
thousand
two
hundred
and
forty
thousand
nine
hundred
and
sixty-one
dollars
for
a
total
of
a
million
four
hundred.
P
An
application
is
being
requested
for
approval
for
storefront
modernization
program
for
928,
930,
Chicago
Avenue
to
trip
donation
LLC
in
the
owner
of
928
930
an
amount
not
to
exceed
10,000
503
resolution.
80
ar-15
endorses
the
application
of
little
beans,
evanston
LLC
to
the
cook
county
assessor.
For
class
7a
status,
designation
for
commercial
development
of
the
vacant
property
located
at
four-thirty,
asbury
avenue,
ordinance,
10,
20
15
authorizes
the
city
manager
to
execute
a
sale
contract
for
city-owned,
real
property
and
1941
jackson.
The
committee
this
is
to
community
partners
for
affordable
housing.
P
The
committee
approved
introduction
and
suspended
the
rules,
and
the
committee
chair
will
pay
for
action.
Ordinance
83,
o
15
is
for
action
authorizing
the
sale
of
surplus
feet.
Fleet
vehicles
at
public
auction
ordinance,
97,
Oh
15
is
for
action
and
amends
the
city
code
to
establish
a
four-way
stop
control
at
the
intersection
of
lake
and
gray
ordinance,
10,
10,
15,
regulating
panhandling
and
soliciting
activities
as
being
requested
by
staff
to
be
held
and
considered
at
the
sep
tember
28.
P
Meeting
planning
and
development
committee
met
this
evening
and
recommend
introduction
of
ordinance
1050
15,
granting
a
special
use
for
a
day
care
center
child,
a
child
daycare
center
little
green
tree
house
at
28,
12,
28,
14,
central
ordinance,
11
ordinance,
112,
Oh
15
is
for
introduction
and
grant
zoning
relief
for
the
number
of
dwelling
units
number
of
parking
spaces
and
parking
lot.
Aisle
width
at
609,
South,
Boulevard,
ordinance,
90
80
15,
is
for
action.
Amending
the
zoning
map
to
rezone
1402
1408
Brown
Avenue
from
r2
to
r2
to
r4
ordinance.
P
1060
15
is
for
action,
grants
special
use
for
a
type
2
restaurant
red,
robin
burger
works
at
1700,
Maple,
Avenue,
ordinance,
10,
4
15
is
for
action
and
inmensa
city
code
to
modify
window
sign
regulations
and
the
Economic
Development
Committee
proposes
approval
of
resolution.
82
are
15
a
service
provider
agreement
for
the
special
service
area
number
6,
and
this
is
for
action.
Madam
mayor,
there
are
no
recommendations
for
appointments
and
I,
therefore
move
the
consent
agenda.
A
P
Okay,
here
we
go,
the
834
is
a
contract
with
Jay
Joseph,
J,
Henderson
and
company.
We
have
referred
this
to
the
city
manager's
office,
for
review
with
the
legal
department
etc
and
asking
them
to
bring
back
a
solution
for
us,
because
the
issue
that
concerned
us
is
the
the
bid
that
was
selected
is
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
over
a
little
bit.
So
we
weren't
able
to
conclude
a
way
to
deal
with
it,
so
the
city
manager
is
going
to
have
his
office.
Advise
us.
P
Then
we
have
the
item
at
ordinance:
10
20
15
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
execute
a
sale
contract
with
City
on
real
property
at
1941,
Jackson
avenue
to
community
partners
for
affordable
housing.
Two-Thirds
majority
vote
is
required
on
this
madami
removed,
introduction
and
suspension
of
the
rules
and
I
move
for
action
on
this
matter.
A
Thank
you.
It's
been
moved
and
seconded
to
pass
ordinance.
10
20
15
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
execute
a
sale
contract
for
city-owned
real
property
at
1941,
Jackson
Avenue,
seeing
no
lights
indicating
anyone
wants
to
discuss
this
city
clerk.
Could
you
call
the
roll
for
action
on
this
item
ultimate
end
of.
B
A
P
P
P
One
time
neighbors
at
work
was
a
desperate
need
of
a
vehicle
to
carry
their
ladders
and
paint
cans
around
for
the
handyman
program
that
they
ran
and
we
had
a
vehicle
that
was
on
the
auction
block,
are
ready
to.
You
know
like
ready
to
be
sent
out
to
pasture,
and
he
figured
out
a
way
to
help
neighbors
at
work
and.
F
R
A
A
S
T
of
emotion
of
emotion
pursuant
to
509
compiled
statutes,
ilcs
120,
/
to
a
I,
moved
the
City
Council
convene
into
executive
session
to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
litigation.
These
gin
items
are
permitted
subjects
to
be
considered
an
executive
session
and
are
enumerated
exceptions
under
the
Open
Meetings
Act.
These
exceptions
are
five
ilcs
120
/
2
a
and
C
11.