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A
Right,
terrific
welcome
everybody
to
the
Monday
June
25th
2018,
Evanston,
City,
Council,
meeting
two
of
the
aldermen
couldn't
be
here
tonight.
That's
alderman,
alderman,
Fleming
and
alderman
Winn
I
know
ultimate
break.
The
weight
is
on
his
way
now.
So
please
have
the
rural
reflect
that
he
is
here.
So
we
have
seven
of
the
aldermen
here
tonight
in
terms
of
public
announcements
and
proclamations.
A
A
In
the
summer
we
have
our
wonderful
July
4th
parade
and
all
the
activities
coming
up,
that's
put
on
by
the
4th
of
July
Association
in
the
city
is
one
of
many
partners
to
put
that
on
so
I
have
no
declared
proclamations.
I
am
going
to
read
a
sort
of
a
proclamation
a
resolution
later
on
when
we
get
to
it
an
agenda
that
I
think
is
important
for
our
community
and
for
our
nation.
So
with
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
city
manager
for
any
announcements.
A
C
C
As
you
know,
we
have
been
using
3-1-1
since
2011.
We
wanted
to
see
what
we
could
learn
from
those
calls.
What
we,
where
they've
come
from,
who
uses
the
system,
what
kind
of
calls
that
they
have.
So
we
asked
the
team
at
the
Maxwell
X
lab
if
they
would
do
that
and
they
agreed
and
so
through
the
magic
of
telecommunications.
C
If
we
look
up
on
the
screen,
we
will
see
two
members
of
the
faculty
Joe
Bose
Kowski
who's,
the
managing
director
of
the
Maxwell
lab
and
professor
Len
Lupo
who's,
a
professor
of
Public
Administration
at
Syracuse
University.
They
are
kind
enough
to
join
us
via
Skype
this
evening
and
to
make
a
presentation
on
their
findings
and
are
able
to
answer
your
questions
so,
gentlemen,
thank
you
for
staying
up
with
us
tonight
from
Syracuse.
C
Hopefully,
there
wasn't
too
much
snow
during
the
course
of
the
day,
but
we
look
forward
to
hearing
the
results
of
your
research
and
hope
that
you'll
perhaps
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
Maxwell
X
lab
I
gave
a
brief
introduction,
but
I
bet
you.
You
can
talk
better
about
it.
So,
gentlemen,
good
evening
good.
D
D
Of
some
some
issues
that
they
may
be
thinking
about
to
work
with
them
to
improve
efficiency
and
and
I
and
I
must
say
before
I
turn
over
to
my
colleague,
Jobos
Cove
ski,
how
much
we
enjoy
learning
about
the
3-1-1
system
in
Evanston.
We
were
incredibly
impressed
of
what
you're
doing
there
and
with
the
team
that
we've
been
able
to
to
work
with
there,
it
was
fantastic
for
us.
D
So
as
as
you
mentioned,
we
were
tasked
with
trying
to
understand
you
know
who
is
who
are
making
calls
where
the
gentleman
from
I'm
going
to
understand
a
little
bit
more
about
those
individuals.
So
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
my
colleague
Joe
and
he's
going
to
tell
you
a
lot
more
about
what
we
found.
Hey.
C
E
G
H
A
E
Right,
okay,
so
what
we
did
was
we
combined
sort
of
the
publicly
available
through
n1
data,
with
sort
of
the
existing
just
sort
of
crm
that
the
city
staff
uses
to
grab
like
what
we
think
is
a
fairly
good
representative
sample
through
own
one
requests
going
back
to
2014
about
25%
of
all
requests,
and
we
used
the
information
in
that
to
assign
residents
to
specific
sort
of
census
tract
neighborhoods.
So
you
know
really
briefly,
I'm
sure
you
all
are
very
really
familiar
with
census
tracts.
E
But
generally
you
right,
it's
the
the
US
Census
Bureau
has
fairly
stable
sort
of
neighborhoods
that
they
create
around
a
few
thousand
individuals.
You
know
across
the
US,
and
you
know
they
generally
follow
some.
You
know
some
clear
geographic
boundaries,
so,
for
example,
you
can
see
over
in
this
slide.
Actually
you
don't
have
instance,
and
you
can
see
clearly
sort
of
them.
You
know
the
metro
as
a
clear
dividing
line
running
all
the
way
through
north
to
south.
E
E
Overall
in
this
sort
of
sample,
so
the
you
know,
if
you
think
you
know
in
total,
would
be
a
little
bit
higher,
but
the
average.
If
we
used
you
know
all
100
percent
of
requests
going
back
to
2014.
You
know
the
average
across
the
sample
was
about
1.3
percent
of
residents.
In
a
specific
you
know,
census
track
neighborhood
using
the
through
in
one
system.
You
know
at
any
point
and
we
find
that
there's
a
range
that
goes
from,
as
you
know,
as
low
as
sort
of
0.8.
E
It's
a
2.3
you
can
see
on
the
right
here
is
actually
sort
of
you
know
heat
map
of
actually
the
usage
across
the
city
and
also
to
point
out
like
specific,
specific
tracks
as
we
go
through.
But
you
can
see
you
know
fairly
clearly
that
in
the
east
and
the
south
west
and
the
southeast
that
there
is
considerably
less
yes
order,
participation
across
the
board
than
there
is
in
both
the
west
and
northwest
sections
of
the
city.
E
Specifically,
when
we
try
to
look
at
sort
of
demographics,
we
try
to
think
about.
You
know
what
are
you
know,
not
necessarily
what
are
the
causal
relationship
between
why
individuals
may
or
may
not
use
the
three-on-one
system,
but
at
least
you
know
what
are
sort
of
some
correlations
that
we
notice
across
sort
of
demographics
and
these
neighborhoods
and
the
participation
rate,
some
some
clear
things,
sort
of
stand
out.
One
is
that
you
know
higher
poverty
tracts
participate
less.
E
So,
for
example,
you
can
see
in
the
very
far
northwest
so
attract
80,
90
and
80
91
have
some
of
the
lowest
poverty
rates
in
the
city,
and
you
notice
that
they're,
two
of
the
two
of
the
highest,
and
actually
one
of
them
is
sort
of
tied,
is
sort
of
the
highest
participation
in
the
city.
So
we
notice
is
that
generally,
as
the
level
of
poverty
rate
within
a
specific
neighborhood
increases,
the
overall
participation
rate
in
the
three-on-one
is
that
some
sort
of
declines.
E
Secondly,
along
the
education
and
this
one
is,
you
know,
an
interesting
one:
that's
that
sort
of
took
a
little
while
it's
SC.
But,
interestingly,
it
looks
like
educational
diversity
is
important
for,
or
at
least
correlated
with,
three-on-one
participation.
So,
for
example,
when
we
look
at
just
the
individuals
who
achieve
at
least
college
degree,
college
degree
or
higher,
then
actually
the
tracks
with
the
highest
percentages
of
individuals
who
have
at
least
a
bachelor's
degree
participate
the
the
some
of
the
least
amount.
E
So
you
notice
that
those
two
tracks
are
80
99
and
80
100,
which
are
the
two
in
the
in
the
very
right
corner.
The
southeast
corner
of
this
of
the
city
and
those
actually
have
individuals
who
at
least
have
a
bachelor's
degree
of
over
80%
and
they
interestingly
sort
of
participate,
the
fewest.
So
when
we
looked
actually
at,
we
try
to
break
it
out
by
high
school
and
then
some
college.
E
We
find
that
actually,
when
there's
a
good
sort
of
mixture,
roughly
about
a
third
in
each
category,
that
you
have
the
highest
levels
of
participation
in
the
city,
and
you
notice
that
in
this
in
the
southwestern
tracks
of
80
108
103,
both
sort
of
you
see
the
decimal
like
0.01
and
0.02.
So
in
the
southwest
of
the
city.
E
It's
a
prime
example
of
that
when
we
look
along
the
race
or
ethnicity,
so
individuals
who
identify
as
being
Asian,
we
find
that
as
the
the
percentage
of
the
population
that
identifies
as
being
Asian
attracts
increases,
participation
decreases,
and
one
thing
I
should
know
here
and
I
should
have
noted
earlier.
I'm,
sorry
is
that
you
know.
Obviously
you
know
there's
some
you
know
northwestern
is
you
know
the
great
university,
but
you
get
some
sort
of
funky
results
when
you,
when
you
include
sort
of
you
know
that
northwestern
track.
E
So
that's
a
very
light,
one
that
you
see
at
80,
87
and
obviously
everyone
knows
when
northwestern
is,
but
so
we
for
the
purposes
of
these
correlations,
we
actually
excluded
on
that
census
track
just
knowing
kind
of
how
you
know
how
unique
northwestern
is
for
the
larger
sort
of
like
you
know,
cities
sort
of
makeup.
E
So
what
we
notice
is
that
you
know,
even
when
you
exclude
northwestern,
that
you
see
some
pretty
strong
negative
correlation
when
you
look
at
individuals
identify
as
Asian,
and
you
find
that
those
those
two
tracks
in
which
there
are
at
least
20%
of
individuals
identifying
as
Asian
those
are
in
the
tracks
adjacent
to
northwestern.
So
at
the
eighty,
ninety
three
and
eighty
94,
which
are
just
to
the
left
of
where
North
America,
where
northwestern
is
and
obviously
just
to
the
right
of
the
metro
line.
E
So
just
north
of
you
can
see
just
some
north
of
Main,
Street
and
south
of
Church
I'm.
Just
some
some
other
findings
that
we
had.
We
noticed
that
like
when
we
lit
Dovan
specific
to
specific
categories
like
miss
pick
up
trash
accumulation,
infrastructure
related
calls,
so
you
know
sidewalks
or
alleys
something's
wrong
with
them.
Something
needs
to
be
fixed
that
we
interestingly
found
that,
in
addition
to
finding
significant
variation
across
the
city
that
actually,
interestingly,
both
higher
poverty
and
high
participation
rate
tracks
had
similar
levels
of
calls.
E
When
we
look
at
you
know,
sort
of
sidewalk
or
alley
related
infrastructure
calls.
We
noticed
that
yeah
so
1893
again
so
to
the
west
of
Northwestern
has
the
same.
Roughly
the
same
number
of
calls
infrastructure
related
calls
on
those
two
dimensions
as
1891,
which
is
just
sort
of
north.
You
know
80
92
and
so
just
it's
actually
sort
of
kitty-corner
from
the
river
and
the
metro
station.
E
So
we
in
speaking
the
city
staff
we
found
out
that
there's
actually
some
existing
communication
that
sort
of
goes
out
sort
of
regularly
throughout
the
course
of
the
year
and
actually
communication
that
landlords
are
sort
of
encouraged
to
give
tenants,
and
we
thought
that
that's
a
great
way
to
sort
of
exploit.
Some
behavioral
science
research
to
and
that's
been
proven
in
other
context,
to
try
and
increase
participation,
especially
in
census,
tracts
that
have
lower
participation
rates.
E
So,
for
example,
you
know
social
norming
is
often
in
many
cases
of
least
along
city
services,
often
a
way
a
good
way
to
encourage
participation,
so
allow
letting
individuals
know
that,
actually
you
know
individuals
in
like
them
in
the
same
neighborhood
or
individuals.
Just
next
to
them
in
adjacent
neighborhood,
you
know,
participate
cups,
you
know
at
least
once
you
know
once
a
year,
for
example,
another
another
good
strategy
is
to
share
sort
of
timely
information.
E
E
Handing
through
and
loan
requests
off
to
departments
in
which
departments
are
you
know
very
quickly
sort
of
responding
to
any
sort
of
you
know,
request
or
complaint,
and
we
and
we
think
that
actually
sort
of
sharing
that
information
as
part
of
sort
of
these
targeted
campaigns
would
be
a
great
way
to
sort
of
encourage
utilization
right.
But
you
know
often
what
we
find
in
these
spaces
is
that
individuals
think
that
you
know.
Oh,
if
I
call,
no
one
will
really
respond
to
it
or
just
kind
of
go.
E
You
know
go
into
the
ether,
but
actually
sort
of
sharing
that
information
back
might
be
very
helpful.
So,
for
example,
we
were
involved
in
a
project
in
Denver
Colorado
and
what
you're
trying
to
get
in
this
case
of
businesses
to
use
sort
of
an
online
platform,
as
opposed
to
sort
of
traditional
sort
of
you
know
paper-based
strategy,
and
we
found
that
you
know
just
some
of
these
exact
strategies
on
doubled
sort
of
online
platform
use.
E
The
second
sort
of
big
thing
is,
you
know
proactively
addressing
more
quests,
so
one
thing
is
to
think
about
you
know.
Well,
we
do
a
really
good.
You
know
Evanson,
you
know
increasingly,
you
know,
does
and
increasingly
does
a
great
job
sort
of
responding
to
requests,
but
you
can
think
about
even
sort
of
you
know,
nipping
them
in
the
bud.
You
know
to
some
extent,
so
you
know
what
you
could
do
is
actually
use
prior
historical
data
to
notify
residents
about
you
know,
potential
future
issues.
E
So,
for
example,
right
you
could
you
notify
them
in
advance
via
text
message
and
email,
etc
or
via
the
software
platform
itself
about
you
know,
schedule,
changes
or
weather
related
issues
right,
so,
whether
that's
weather-related
issues,
you
know,
alleys,
trees,
sewer
parking,
etc.
We
found
that
we
did
a
trial
in
San
Jose
California,
in
which
we
were
actually
targeting
individuals
at
a
specific
time
of
year,
notifying
them
about
bulky
item
requests,
and
we
found
that
just
that
really
sort
of
simple
and
in
this
case
that
we
use
sort
of
a
crude
postcard.
E
But
you
can
imagine
how
it'd
be
you
know
even
more
cost-effective
for
using
electronic
communication,
but
we
found
a
postcard.
Actually,
you
know
the
increased
bulky
item
requests
by
146
percent
which
for
the
city
they
thought.
As
being
you
know,
very
successful
for
trying
to
reduce
their
you
know,
general
sort
of
misuse
of
you
know
disposing
of
you
know
large
items,
you're
kind
of
improperly
throughout
the
city,
so
that's
it
will
stop
there.
We're
happy
to
you
know,
discuss
further.
We,
we
love
the
project
and
and
we'd
love
to
talk
more
about
other
other
things.
I
Yes,
okay,
so
everything
and
we
have
access
to
that-
I
mean
I
just
put
in
census,
tract
808
7.0,
because
I
wasn't
sure
what
the
boundaries
were
and
it
just
pops
up
with
all
of
the
information
I
think
we
can
use
this
in
lots
of
different
ways,
but
I
think
it's
really
smart.
They.
The
only
frustrating
thing
is
that
the
census
tract
boundaries
don't
correspond
with
our
word
boundaries,
so
there
it's
kind
of
so
do
any
of
our
census.
Tracks
actually
lie
outside
of
Evanston,
or
is
everything
within
the
city
limits
as.
E
J
E
A
great
question
I
think
that
so
with
that,
what
was
definitely
something
that
we
had
thought
about?
It
seemed
like
it
was
difficult,
given
that
we
were
only
looking
at
a
sample
of
about
25%
that
we
started
that
we
were
starting
to
shave.
You
know
the
rental
versus
you
know,
owner-occupied
a
little
thin
and
so
it
became.
It
became
a
little
hard
to
try
to
disentangle
that.
So
we
ended
up
sort
of
leaving
that
aside
for
this
project,
but
I
think
that's
a
that's
a
fantastic
thing
to
look
into
further.
J
C
All
member
zsimmons
members
of
the
council
certainly
I,
think
one
of
our
challenges
now
is
to
decide
how
best
to
use
the
information
that
we
have
I.
Think
the
issues
of
participation
are
important
at
the
second
and
fifth
Ward
meeting.
All
dr.
fvm
talked
a
lot
about
the
participation
rates
that
we
had
with
the
budget
surveys,
and
so
you
know,
there's
clearly
a
need
in
the
Evanston
community
for
us
to
do
some
additional
outreach
about
the
city
government
and
try
to
be
as
structured
and
targeted
as
we
can
so.
C
I
think,
first
and
foremost,
I'm
most
interested
in
continuing
to
study
that
and
to
use
the
resources
that
we
can
to
to
reach
out
to
folks
I
think.
Certainly
the
issues
of
owner-occupied
one
of
the
challenges
I
think
we
have
moving
forward
using
3-1-1
data
is
making
sure
we
have
enough
information
about
the
callers
so
that
we
can
cross-reference,
and
so
what
the
researchers
have
done
is
taken.
You
know
general
information
from
the
census
which
correlates,
but
perhaps
is
not
as
specific
as
we
might
like
so
I.
C
Think
if
the
council
is
interested
in
pursuing
this
more
will,
we
have
something
from
a
staff
perspective.
We
would
like
to
do
this
more
one
of
the
things
I
think
we're
looking
at
overall,
as
we
move
forward
with
this
year's
budget
is,
is
the
accountability
the
data
you
know,
the
proofing
that
we
do
are
the
services
were
providing
delivering?
What
we
intend
them
to
do,
and
so
this
is
sort
of
the
basics
of
that
and
I
think
with
the
council
support
we're
happy
to
continue
this.
So
mr.
C
Merz,
the
council
are
happy
to
answer
any
other
questions.
Otherwise
we're
going
to
continue
to
think
about
this
and
and
see
if
the
Maxwell
school
will
continue
to
partner
with
us
with
some
of
these
initiatives
and
I
think
also
some
of
these
things.
We
can
do
ourselves
with
with
sort
of
direction
and
guidance,
yeah.
A
You
know
behavioral
psychology
and
actions
that
we
can
take
that
are
for
the
social
good,
so
behavioral
psychology
is
being
used
for
you
know
political
elections,
it's
being
used
by
corporations
and
I'm
really
interested
in
how
it
can
be
used.
You
know
by
government
for
again
social
good
and
so
I
was
at
a
presentation
up
at
the
Maxwell
school
with
the
professor
and
his
team,
and
you
know
they
talked
about
examples
of
you
know:
behavioral
modifications
that
an
organization
can
make
that
actually
increase.
A
You
know
the
number
of
people
that
pay
parking
tickets,
that
you
know,
increase
a
response
rate
to
people
whose
water
is
about
to
be
turned
off
because
you
know
they
haven't,
they
haven't
paid
their
bill
and
I
think
those
are
really.
You
know
valuable
things,
I
think
as
just
as
a
human
species
we're
getting
smarter
and
smarter
about
psychology
in
human
psychology
and
how
we
can
adapt
that
in
a
positive
way
to
get
outcomes
that
are
good
for
our
city
and
good
for
our
residents.
Alderman
Rainey.
K
K
If
you
dial,
3
1
1
from
many
of
the
locations
in
the
south
end
of
town
and
I,
don't
mean
just
on
the
border,
you
will
get
Chicago
three
one
one
and,
depending
on
what
operator
you
get
you
either
get
a
very
nice
calm
transfer
to
Evans
and
three
one
one
or
you
get.
Oh
you
idiot.
We
are
calling
Chicago
and
you
know
you
either
get
hung
up
on
or
you
get
nothing.
So
you
have
to
dial
seven.
K
Let's
see,
seven,
eight
nine
ten
numbers
to
get
three
one,
one
from
some
locations
on
the
south
end
of
town
and
we've.
You
know
conducted
a
pretty
good
campaign
to
share
that
10
number
number.
That
includes
three
one,
one
for
people
in
the
south
end
of
town,
but
it
gets
frustrating
for
some
who
you
know
can't
remember
the
number
don't
put
it
in
their
cellphone.
So
there
are
some
other
reasons
why
maybe
some
of
those
areas
down
there
are
light
on
three
one.
One
just
wanted
to
share
that
right.
A
C
C
Next
mr.
mayor
I'd
like
to
ask
Lorne,
tell
me
where
our
director
parks
recreation,
Community
Services,
to
come
up.
As,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
the
July
is
National
Parks
and
Recreation
month.
As
he
also
mentioned.
Our
department
for
a
second
year
in
a
row,
is
a
finalist
for
the
Gold
Medal
Award
from
the
National
Recreation
and
Parks
Association.
That
award
will
be
handed
out
at
their
annual
meeting
in
I.
C
L
City
of
Evanston
sparks
recreation
and
Community
Services
Department
commits
each
day
to
embracing
lost
citizens
as
we
make
our
city
a
one
good
evening.
Mr.
mayor
Reed,
members
of
council
I
got
a
quick
presentation
also
about
Parks
and
Rec
month.
That
I
would
like
to
just
you
know
kind
of
share
with
the
council
in
the
community
about
our
upcoming
activity
to
celebrate
July.
As
the
mayor
mentioned,
July
is
Parks
and
Rec
montt
recognizes
parks
and
recommend
throughout
the
country.
L
F
L
So
coming
up,
obviously,
the
mayor
mentioned
the
fourth
day,
2/4
of
the
July
4th
parade
for
for
July
parade
and
fireworks.
These
activities
here
are
for
the
community
as
a
whole,
now
run
through
and
print
on
relatively
quickly.
We
did
post
this
information
on
the
website
as
part
it's
a
nice
presentation
and
we'll
have
fliers
as
such
on
a
recreation
page
to
share
with
the
community.
We
are
highlighting
quite
a
bit
of
our
concerts.
L
The
one
on
July
10th
will
be
held
at
the
golf
course
with
along
with
Canal
Shores
and,
as
you
see
during
most
of
our
concerts,
the
17th,
the
24th,
the
31st
we
are
doing
throughout
the
community,
we're
doing
some
activities
right
before
them.
So
we
ask
community
to
come
out
we're
going
to
have
our
recreation
and
let's
play
mobile
at
the
majority
of
them
all,
except
for
the
normal
park
food
truck
festival,
because
we
want
people
to
take
time
and
patronize
those
food
trucks.
But
those
are
the
dates
of
our
upcoming
concerts.
L
We
have
a
mall
listed
on
our
website
as
well
starting
July
14th.
Our
second
play,
that's
being
produced
by
the
Fleetwood
Jordanian
Community
Theatre
will
start
top
dog
underdog,
stop
the
plays
I
run
on
Saturdays
at
7
p.m.
and
at
3
p.m.
on
Sundays.
The
dates
are
listed,
July
14th
and
15th,
July
21st,
22nd
and
July
28th
and
29th,
and
then
our
largest
special
event
of
the
year,
our
world
arts
and
community
world
arts.
L
L
You
heard
a
little
bit
about
the
let's
Playmobil.
Last
year
we
were
as
Wiest,
worked
together
to
try
to
acquire
it
and
put
the
activities
on
the
trailer,
and
this
year
we
were
able
to
roll
out
the
trailer
and
all
this
activities
throughout
the
community
at
various
parks
and
block
Club
parties
right
here,
I
have
a
list
of
those
particular
parks
throughout
the
community.
L
This
information
is
also
on
our
website,
as
you
can
see
there,
throughout
the
community
Eggleston
at
Perry,
Park
Raymond
Mason,
Foster,
Lighthouse,
Beach,
Elliot,
Park,
lei,
lei,
Loma,
Park,
penny
Park,
James,
iDEN,
Park,
South,
Boulevard,
Beach,
Cartwright
Park.
These
activities
are
free
to
the
public.
We
pull
up
the
mobile
trailer,
we
come
out,
we
open
it
up
and
we
have
a
variety
of
activities
from
board
games
to
jump
boats
to
bat,
mitten
kickball
softball,
you
name
it
we're
out
there
doing
it.
L
We
have
staff
that
brings
the
recreation
to
the
community
and
so
we're
asking
you
to
join
us
all.
Those
dates
there,
we're
very
excited
it
has
been
a
very
popular
this
summer.
What's
not
listed
is
block
clubs,
because
we
also
take
the
less
Playmobil
trailer
to
the
block
clubs
here
in
the
community.
We
got
a
long
schedule
for
those
and
we
are
doing
that
as
well.
L
So
we
added
a
new
feature
with
the
less
Playmobil
theme
this
year
and
that's
let's
play
at
the
beach
where
we're
offering
three
free
beach
days
to
the
community.
You
have
them
listed
below
the
first
one.
Was
this
past
Thursday
we
got
rained
out
so
we're
gonna,
look
to
try
to
schedule
one
in
August
to
replace
that
or
reschedule
that,
but
you
can
see
the
beach
is
free
to
all
Evanston
residents
with
proof
of
residency.
L
These
days,
June,
21st,
July,
12th
and
July
26.
Now,
let's
be,
let
me
be
clear:
it
is
free
not
at
all
beaches.
It's
free
at
the
beaches
that
are
listed
as
part
of
the
program,
so
Clark
Street
Lighthouse
Beach
in
South
Boulevard
on
those
particular
days
again.
We're
looking
to
celebrate
I
mean
we're
using
this
as
part
of
our
celebration
of
Parks
and
Rec
Month
and
activities
here
for
staff.
As
you
can
see,
we
got
quite
a
bit.
We
do
some
games
and
we
do
some
arts
and
crafts.
L
We
have
these
dates
and
scheduled
we're
going
to
do
some
crafts
activities
at
noise.
We're
gonna
play
kickball
we're
gonna.
Do
broom
ball
over
at
Robert
crown
on
the
ice.
We're
gonna,
take
the
staff
canoeing
for
those
who
can
join
us,
play
volleyball
flag
football
and
submit
it
to
win
it
game.
So
these
are
activities
that
the
staff
can
participate.
In
again.
L
The
dates
are
listed
here
on
the
presentation,
and
now
I
would
like
to
present
to
you
guys
our
2018
gold
medal,
video
as
the
city
manager
and
mayor
both
have
mentioned,
we're
very
proud
as
it
as
an
organization
to
be
recognized
for
our
second
year
in
a
row
as
a
gold
medal.
Finalists
I'll
use
Wally's
analogy,
which
is
as
spot-on
as
it
can
be.
The
gold
medal
is
the
Academy
Awards
of
our
profession.
It
gets
no
higher.
L
It
gets
no
better
as
an
organization
and
not
just
the
staff,
but
you
as
a
council
as
well
as
the
community,
should
be
very
proud
of
those
efforts
in
that
recognition.
So
part
of
our
requirements
is
to
produce
a
5
minute
or
less
video.
That's
posted
on
our
website
for
the
judges
from
across
the
country
to
look
at
so
I'll
be
glad
to
share
that
with
the
council
as
a
whole.
Today,
at
this
time,.
L
The
city
of
Evanston
sparks
recreation
and
Community
Services
Department
commits
each
day
to
embracing
all
citizens,
as
we
make
our
city
a
wonderful
place
for
all
of
us
to
live,
work
and
play
and
Evanston.
Everyone
has
the
opportunity
to
be
exceptional
because
caring
for
one
another
as
a
community
makes
the
impossible
possible
Emmett.
M
Soon
is
home
to
a
beautiful
lakefront,
with
over
a
mile
of
paved
park,
trails
and
six
beaches
along
the
shores
of
Lake
Michigan.
We
offer
free
season,
Beach
passes
to
income
eligible
residents,
ensuring
that
people
of
all
socio-economic
levels
can
use
our
beautiful
natural
resources,
we're
dedicated
to
making
the
lakefront
and
all
of
its
amenities
accessible
to
individuals
with
disabilities,
which
is
a
key
component
to
our
ultimate
goal
of
total
community
inclusion.
M
Evanston's
therapeutic
recreation
division
is
a
leader
in
its
field
offering
a
breadth
of
services,
including
sports,
cultural
arts,
social
activities
after
school
programs
and
exciting
special
events.
Two
of
our
Special
Olympic
athletes,
our
health
ambassadors,
that
travel
the
state
to
educate
and
encourage
others
to
live.
A
healthy
lifestyle
being
committed
to
diversity
and
creative
excellence
is
paramount
for
parks,
recreation
and
community
services
department
and
our
city.
M
Fleetwood
Jourdain
theatre
has
been
our
city,
sponsored
theater
company
for
38
years
and
in
2017
was
nominated
for
11
awards
by
the
23rd
annual
Chicago
black
theatre,
Alliance,
winning
three
Best
Direction
Best
Actress
and
best
lighting
design.
Fleetwood
Jourdain
produces
a
variety
of
community
programs
and
special
events
year
round.
For
all
ages,
a
key
strength
of
our
city
is
a
youth
and
young
adult
division.
The
stellar
division
features
eight
talented
outreach
workers
to
employ
five
life-changing
strategies:
community
mobilization,
development
of
educational
and
workforce
development
programs,
social
intervention
case
management
and
organizational
development.
M
The
publicly
supported
mayor's
Summer
Youth
Employment
Program
provides
over
650
job
opportunities
with
training
and
worth
experiences
and
encouraging
Evanston's
younger
citizens
to
dream
big
and
better
their
chances
for
a
positive
future.
Our
youth
and
young
adult
division
is
a
true
cornerstone
of
our
Evanston
community,
built
in
1974.
The
Robert
crown
Community
Center
has
long
served
as
a
venue
for
hockey
figure,
skating
soccer
football,
lacrosse,
dance
summer
camps
and
preschool
programs.
M
Today,
a
rien
visioned
robert
crown
is
scheduled
to
begin
construction
in
the
summer
of
2018,
financially
supported
in
part
by
volunteers,
who
formed
Friends
of
the
Robert
Crown
Center.
The
new
state-of-the-art
facility
will
feature
two
full
sheets
of
ice:
a
library,
branch,
indoor,
running
track,
turf,
athletic
field
and
much
more.
The
new
Robert
Crown
Center
we
another
hub
for
health
and
wellness
as
a
four
star
community
for
national
excellence
and
sustainability.
M
Conservation
of
natural
resources
is
a
pillar
of
our
city's
livability
Evanston's
ecology
center
is
devoted
to
teaching
the
public
about
wildlife,
conservation,
habitat
preservation,
stormwater
management
and
recycling
and
environmental
stewardship.
The
center
is
also
home
to
an
apiary
with
four
beehives
rain
gardens:
three
pollinator
gardens
solar
panels,
a
living
wall,
critter
exhibits
and
2,400
square
foot,
urban
demonstration
garden
Evanston's.
M
Let's
play
mobile
trailer
travels
to
various
parks,
block
parties
and
special
events
with
fun
outdoor
equipment,
promoting
healthy
sociable,
interaction
throughout
the
community
as
a
World
Health
Organization
indoors,
some
age-friendly
City,
our
ward
winning
levy.
Senior
Center
is
a
one-stop
shop
for
most
senior
needs
and
is
the
heart
of
our
senior
community.
The
center
offers
programs
focusing
on
lifelong
learning,
socialization
Fitness
arts
and
social
services.
M
Evanston's
downtown
farmers
market
was
voted
20-17
best
farmers
market
in
the
Chicagoland
region.
By
make
it
better
magazine
readers
nearly
7,000
people
visit
the
market,
every
Saturday
from
May
through
November
patronizing,
the
50-plus
vendors
that
offer
a
wide
variety
of
fresh
produce,
agricultural
products
and
handcrafted
items.
Evanston's
farmers
market
is
another
valuable
asset
that
makes
our
community
truly
unique.
L
The
city
of
Evanston
sparks
record
so
with
that
we're
hoping
to
bring
home
the
gold
this
year.
We're
very
proud.
I
have
a
wonderful
team
of
very
highly
skilled
professionals
and
it's
my
honor
to
lead
them
as
we
try
to
bring
home
this
award.
But
that's
got
any
questions
Wow,
so
who's.
The
competition.
L
Very
interesting
this
year
there
are
three
college
towns.
We
have
the
one,
that's
not
as
Greeley
Colorado.
For
those
who
are
familiar
with
that
area,
very,
not
very
much
in
all
for
its
outdoor
recreational
opportunities,
we
have
Lawrence
Kansas
home
of
University
of
Kansas
I'm.
Sorry.
What
was
that
canoe?
That
and
then
you
know,
there's
the
city
down
in
Indiana
to
where
crimson
and
cream
in
Bloomington
I
believe
India,
so
Bloomington
Indiana
is
our
other.
The
fourth
thank
you
so.
A
L
A
A
C
C
All
of
the
videos
that
you
see
are
not
done
out
outside
by
consultants
or
by
anyone
else,
but
by
Handerson
and
some
talented
interns
and
volunteers
from
time
to
time
so
Anderson.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
think
we
should
shoot
some
b-roll
of
the
Farmers
Market
in
the
summertime,
so
that
so
that
well.
A
C
Michele
Mason
cup,
who
has
previously
on
our
deputy
city
attorney,
is
been
named.
Corporation
Counsel
Michele
has
been
with
us
for
a
number
of
years
and
the
deputy
capacity
she
has
her
JD
from
Valparaiso
School
of
Law
and
her
undergraduate
degree
from
the
University
of
Iowa
excellent
excellent
attorney,
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
her
as
our
corporation
counsel.
So
congratulations
now
also.
We
have
some
promotions
of
the
police
department.
Chief
Richard
Eddington
is
here
and
he
will
announce
those
promotions
and
introduce
those
promoted
officers
to
you
good.
N
Evening,
your
honor
mr.
city
clerk,
aldermen
city
manager,
I
with
the
retirement
of
Deputy
Chief
J
parrot
that
created
several
openings
in
the
police
department
and
I'm
pleased
to
introduce
the
individuals
who
have
been
selected
to
fill
those
vacancies.
First
I'd
like
to
introduce
sergeant
Tim
Sullivan.
He
was
hired
in
April
2001
during
this
time.
He's
been
a
field,
training
officer,
range
officer
and
evidence
technician.
He
was
a
forensic
specialist
assigned
to
north
tab
for
six
years.
Most
recently
he
was
assigned
to
the
detective
bureau
he's
been
married
for
21
years.
N
N
I'd
like
to
call
forward
commander
Dennis
Leakes,
commander
Leakes
began
his
career
with
the
evidence
of
Police
Department
in
1989.
He
served
16
years
in
patrol
operations,
both
as
a
police
officer
and
a
supervisor
nine
years
and
investigations
two
years
as
a
supervisor
in
community
strategies.
In
two
years
in
the
Office
of
Professional
Standards
over
his
career
commander,
Leakes
has
received
numerous
awards.
The
one
I
would
like
to
mention
this
evening
is
the
Cook
County
Sherriff's
award
for
valor
and
bravery
and
heroism.
N
This
is
the
highest
award
bestowed
on
a
Cook
County
police
officer.
Dennis's
educational
background
includes
Roosevelt
University,
but
he
believes
his
true
knowledge
came
from
the
lesson
he
learned
from
his
parents
growing
up
on
the
south
side
of
Chicago
becoming
a
parent
himself
and
his
almost
three
decades
of
community
service
in
the
city
of
Evanston.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
commander
Leakes.
N
I'd
like
to
call
forward
deputy
chief
Joe
Dugan,
deputy
chief
Dugan,
has
been
in
law
enforcement
since
1989
he's
been
with
the
epd
since
May
of
1997
he's
worked
in
patrol
detective
bureau,
special
operations
group,
so
pious
and
as
the
executive
officer.
Most
recently
he
was
the
commander
of
the
Detective
Division.
He
has
a
master's
degree
in
Public.
Safety
Administration
has
completed
both
the
northwestern
School
of
Police
staff
and
come
in
and
the
FBI
National
Academy
get
me
chief
doing.
C
Finally,
finally,
mr.
murmurs,
the
council
July
4th,
is
around
the
corner.
We
would
remind
our
residents
of
the
local
ordinance
that
prohibits
the
placement
of
chairs
couches
other
materials
on
Central
Street
prior
to
6:00
a.m.
on
July,
the
1st,
and
so
we
ask
our
residents
to
be
mindful
of
that.
We
also
ask
them
to
be
mindful
of
the
right-of-way
that
they
need
to
leave
sidewalks
clear
of
you
know
until
the
parade
begins,
so
most
registered
residents
are
know
the
drill,
but
again
to
remind
folks
that
Sunday
July
1st
6:00
a.m.
C
is
the
first
opportunity
to
do
that.
The
4th
July
activities
are
on
our
website
playground
games
in
the
morning,
all
throughout
the
city.
The
parade
starts
2
o'clock
in
the
afternoon.
Fireworks
on
the
lakefront
I
think
it's
also
important
to
remind
our
residents
that
the
city
does
not
put
on
these
activities.
These
activities
are
put
on
instead
by
a
nonprofit
Evanston
4th
of
July
Association,
the
costs
associated
with
putting
on
the
parade
the
cost
of
the
fireworks
of
the
music
at
the
lakefront.
O
C
Again,
if
chief
Eddington
is
still
within
the
sound
of
my
voice,
I'm,
not
sure
he
is
we
actually
with
the
fire
department
this
year
have
some
special
operations
a
plan
to
deal
with
that
earlier.
We
have
often
received
complaints
from
residents
on
the
the
2nd
and
3rd
of
July
chief
Eddington.
If
you
can,
if
you
and
hear
me
he's
coming
back
into
the
room,
yes,
but
fireworks
are
illegal
in
the
state
of
Illinois
in
most
communities,
certainly
illegal
here,
chief
Eddington
were
talking
about
fireworks
enforcement.
N
You
mr.
city
manager,
mr.
mayor
mr.
city
clerk
members
of
Dyess,
we
have
reviewed
our
fireworks
enforcement
over
the
last
three
years
and
found
that
record
wanting.
We
have
drafted
a
template
for
the
issuance
of
firework
tickets,
which
is
kind
of
unique
because
it's
under
a
fire
code
rather
than
our
regular
enforcement
code.
So
we've
taken
the
steps
to
make
sure
that
the
officers
are
familiar
with
this
and
are
able
to
enforce
that.
Additionally,
we
have
changed
to
a
large
degree.
Our
deployment
of
personnel
during
the
fourth
of
July
celebrate
Ori
events.
N
We
have
divided
up
our
reserve
officers
or
our
arrest
teams
and
giving
them
specific
assignments
throughout
the
city
to
focus
on
fireworks
enforcement,
which
they
would
be
pulled
off
all
in
the
event
of
a
major
event
or
a
need
for
additional
arrest
teams.
And
so,
as
we
change
that
deployment
for
the
4th,
we've
also
began
that
enforcement
now
and
so
the
officers
have
that
information
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
feedback
from
the
residents
and
the
members
of
the
dye
is
to
see
if
they
feel
this
year's
enforcement
was
more
effective.
O
N
C
Then,
lastly,
believe
it
or
not,
we
will
not
meet
again
prior
to
Saturday
July,
the
7th
and
on
Saturday
July.
The
7th
is
our
annual
recycle
event
at
Evanston
Township
High
School
from
9:00
a.m.
to
noon.
It
is
a
drive
up
and
drop
off
event.
All
you
need
to
do
is
pack
up
your
car
and
drive
around
at
misen
Township
High
School,
there's
lots
of
police
officers
and
volunteers
that
will
get
you
in
line.
C
You
drive
into
the
high
school,
but
the
back
parking
lot
of
the
high
school
and
it
is
we
take
care
of
you.
We
will
open
your
trunk.
We
will
take
out
a
paper
to
be
shredded
other
materials.
All
this
information
will
be
on
our
website
and
we'll
certainly
be
pushing
out
more
information
over
the
next
a
couple
of
weeks.
The
event
has
been
pretty
much
the
same
set
up
over
the
last
several
years
at
the
high
school,
so
I
think
many
of
our
residents
know
about
it.
C
B
Very
quickly,
I
just
went
to
one
of
the
great
honors
of
my
role
as
the
city
clerk
is
that
I
swear
in
all
police
officers
and
firefighters,
and
so
there
there
aren't
three
men
that
I
can
name
that
deserve
their
promotions,
that
there
received
more
and
so
I
just
want
to
extend
my
congratulations.
For
a
third
time
to
all
of
those
gentlemen,
the
clerk's
office
is
rolling
out
a
new
sign
in
public
sign
in
methodology.
B
We
are
using
a
digital
sign-in
sheet
that
allows
us
to
collect
better
statistics
on
who
attends
city,
council
meetings
and
what
Ward's
folks
are
coming
from.
So
we
can
use
that
information
to
inform
us
where
we
could
make
improvements,
so
we
do
have.
What
we'll
have
we
had
a
pilot
today
as
I
will
rename
it
a
pilot.
It
was
not
intended
to
be
a
pilot,
and
so
over
the
next
few
weeks,
we'll
have
myself
and
staff
posted
in
front
of
the
council
chambers
to
assist
folks
with
transitioning
to
the
new
system.
B
This
allows,
you
know,
I,
think
it
falls
in
line
with
our
values
of
community
engagement
and
transparency.
This
allows
residents
to
x2
sign
up
for
public
comment
if
they're
at
home,
at
7
o'clock
or,
if
they're
here
in
line
with
a
thousand
people
at
seven
o'clock,
to
make
sure
that
they
are
able
to
sign
it
for
public
comment.
It
allows,
as
I
said,
for
the
clerk's
office
to
collect
statistical
data.
It
allows
folks
to
upload
statements.
B
So
if
you
have
a
5-minute
statement-
and
you
get
one
minute
here
because
45
people
have
signed
up
for
public
comment-
then
you'll
be
able
to
upload
that
full
statement
and
will
be
able
to
record
that
very
seamlessly
in
the
minutes
and
provided
to
all
of
the
council
members
and
then
also
you
know
for
Mayor
Haggard.
It
makes
the
names
very
legible.
So
you
can
very
clearly
and
easily
read
all
of
the
names
I'm
happy
to
answer.
Any
questions
from
the
I
feel.
A
Like
the
pressure
is
on
now
now,
I'll
mispronounce,
someone's
name
and
I'll,
get
all
the
blame.
I
can't
just
blame
the
handwriting,
but
I
like
I,
like
the
I,
like
the
fact
that
you're
streamlining
processes
and
trying
to
make
it
easier
for
our
residents
to
make
sure
they
have
the
opportunity
Alderman
Fisk.
I
Well,
today,
there
was
a
roll
out
and
it
wasn't
a
very
positive
control
vote
and
I
would
just
like
to
have
and
I'm
happy
that
you're
doing
that
tonight
explaining
what
what
the
process
is
going
to
be
going
forward.
I'd
like
to
know
what,
when
you
talk
about
information
gathering,
what
what?
What
are
you
asking
people
when
they
sign
up?
What
information
are
you
seeking
when
they
sign
up
the.
G
I
I
I
feel
a
little
bit
uncomfortable
if
you
are,
for
example,
taking
counting
up
45
signatures
and
then
putting
out
information
like
it's
only
going
to
be
for
a
minute.
I
mean
that
really
is
up
to
the
council
to
ask
the
mayor
to
extend
the
time
or
in
extraordinary
circumstances.
I
just
don't
want
to
be
telling
the
public
something
that
may
not
be
they.
They
will
arrive
here
and
it
may
not
be
true,
so
I.
B
I
I
To
also
a
little
bit
concerned
about
people
signing
up
from
home,
because
I
think
signing
up
sometimes
is
a
is
a
way
to
sort
of
force,
force
an
issue
and
maybe
get
more
people
signing
up
to
limit
the
amount
of
time
that's
being
spoken,
and
maybe
they
won't
show
up
and
speak,
and
it's
gonna
be
a
little
bit
when
people
actually
have
to
come
here
and
sign
up.
I
know
there
are
some
people
who
come
and
sign
up
for
other
people,
but
that's
fairly
rare.
I
So
usually
you
have
to
be
physically
here,
it's
like
a
reservation
in
a
restaurant.
You
need
to
be
there
before
you're
seated,
so
I
I,
guess
we'll
just
watch
the
way
that
this
rolls
out
and
make
adjustments
as
we
go
along.
But
it
was
not
a
smooth
roll
out
tonight
and
then
there
were
some
people
from
my
ward
here
who
were
here
actually
trying
to
sign
in
they
couldn't
sign
in.
It
was
very
frustrating
so
I'm,
looking
forward
to
smoothing
out
those
bumps
in
the
process.
Thank.
O
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
tonight,
I'm
always
appreciative
of
inofficial
innovation
and
efficiencies,
but
I
do
have
one
question
clerk
read
so
with
the
ability
to
upload
public
comments.
Where
will
those
be
housed?
Will
that
all
of
a
sudden
will
we
see
those
in
the
committee
I
mean
in
the
packet
or
will
it
be
online?
Those.
B
B
Just
as
if
someone
from
the
Dyess,
you
know,
has
a
three-page
statement
and
they
only
get
to
get
through
one
page
because
of
time
constraints
and
they
handed
over
to
us
and
we'll
disperse
it
in
the
same
way
that
other
comments
have
been
and
it
allows
folks
who
may
not
want
to
we'll
make
an
option
that
says
if
you're
not
coming
to
speak
the
council.
You
just
want
to
submit
comments
to
the
council.
B
O
I
guess
my
two
feedbacks
would
be
since
it
is
a
pilot
program
to
monitor
the
public
comment
process.
So
we
have
45
minutes
set
aside.
So
if
it
looks
like
this
new
pilot
program
is
pushing
us
out
of
that
45
minutes.
I
hope
that
we
can
pull
back
and
make
an
adjustment
and
then
one
of
the
other
requests
that
I
would
have
for
you
if
they
do
have
the
ability
to
upload
I'm
sure
you
get
the
same
number
of
emails.
O
The
most
frustrating
thing
that
I
have
that
when
I
have
to
go
through,
my
emails
is
having
200
are
the
same
emails
that
take
someone
five
seconds
to
and
try
their
name
and
hit
Send,
and
it
takes
us
longer
to
read
through
them
to
get
through
our
emails.
So
this
I
just
met,
so
my
concern
would
be
if
you
could
just
put
a
statement
that,
obviously
you
can
see
if
someone
is
now
spamming.
B
This
may
be
a
better
repository
for
folks
who
want
to
send
those
kind
of
emails
to
the
council.
Maybe
they
can
send
them
here
instead,
and
you
won't
have
200
emails
in
your
inbox.
Instead,
I'll
get
200
emails
that
we
will
then
or
in
an
organized
fashion,
distribute
to
the
council,
so
this
could
be
a
place
where
folks
know
to
go
as
opposed
to
the
bulk
emails.
Okay,
thank
you.
K
I
I
appreciate
you're
trying
to
get
involved
in
all
sorts
of
different
things.
Clerk
read,
but
this
really
is
out
of
your
wheelhouse
and
these
issues
have
to
do
with
counsel
and
so
I'm
going
to
suggest
you
set
aside
these
plans
until
the
rules
committee
meets
these.
Are
these
are
matters
having
to
do
with
the
operation
of
the
City
Council
and
not
really
with
the
clerk's
office?
If
people
come
here
and
testify
or
speak
to
the
council
at
citizen
comment,
those
comments
then,
can
be
recorded
by
you
and
be
filed
by
you.
K
M
A
Ok,
so
let
me
let
me
I
tend
to
agree
with
alderman
Rainey
that
we
should
talk
about
it
just
as
a
rule
as
a
Rules,
Committee
clerk
read
and
so
I,
don't
again
I
like
some
of
these
potential
efficiencies
and
all
and
all
of
that
I
like
what
you're
doing
in
terms
of
getting
additional
community
engagement.
I
just
think
it's
a
conversation
the
Rules
Committee
needs
to
have.
It
confirmed,
confirm
that
the
Rules
Committee
is
ok
with
it
and
then
and
then
and
then
you're
good
to
to
implement
so.
B
It
is
if
I
may,
it's
very
clearly
written
into
the
code
and
state
statutes
that
it
is
the
clerk's
responsibility
to
accept
all
communications
to
the
council
and
historically,
the
clerk's
office
has
been
responsible
for
the
public
sign-in
of
public
comment.
So
I
think
it
falls
directly
within
the
wheelhouse
to
the
clerk's
office,
maybe
more
so
than
anything
else
that
I've
ever
tried
to
pursue.
A
So,
let's
so,
let's
take
take
it
up
at
the
at
the
rules
committee
because
again
right
now,
the
way
it
goes
is
you
know,
there's
no
formal.
Unless
somebody
knows
to
send
you,
you
know
some
communication
that
they
want
to
go
into
the
file.
That's
not
typically
done.
You
know
here
unless
somebody
comes
up
to
the
podium.
So
let's
put
this
on
the
agenda
for
the
rules
committee
will
have
you
come
you
can
talk,
you
know
to
the
Rules
Committee
further
about
it.
Let's
go
on
to
the
the
agenda
we've
got
so
there
are.
A
Until
yeah,
until
we
have
the
Rules
Committee
I,
think
that's
that's
the
direction
we're
given
yeah
okay.
So
let's
go.
Let's
go
to
the
the
next
item
on
the
agenda,
which
is
the
public
hearing,
we're
basically
going
to
have
a
hearing
within
our
city
council
meeting
tonight,
so
I
want
to
explain
to
people.
What's
going?
What's
going
on,
there's
a
tax
equity,
Fiscal,
Responsibility
Act
of
9
1880,
it's
called
tephra
and
there's
a
temper
hearing
and
public
comment
period.
That's
required.
A
This
is
whenever
you're
going
out
with
bonding
that's
using
501c3
bonds
that
that's
correct
attached,
which
the
city
is
proposing
to
do
so.
We
are
now
going
to
have
this
hearing.
I'm
gonna
read
a
statement
because
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody's
clear
on
the
on
the
nature
of
this.
We
will
also
have
the
opportunity
for
public
comment
on
this,
and
I
do
have
a
sign-up
where
some
folks
have
have
signed
up
for
this.
A
All
persons
desiring
to
be
heard
on
the
project
will
now
have
an
opportunity
to
present
written
or
oral
testimony
to
the
Evanston
City
Council.
The
project
will
include
a
new
building
of
approximately
one
hundred
and
thirty
five
thousand
five
hundred
square
feet
to
be
used
for
a
public
library
and
expanded
Ice
Arena,
a
gymnasium,
a
childcare
center,
an
indoor
running
track
multi-purpose
rooms
and
educational
cultural
program
spaces.
Together
with
adjacent
turf
sports
fields.
A
The
bonds
will
be
general
obligation,
bonds
of
the
city
issued
pursuant
to
its
Home
Rule
powers
and
one
or
more
bond
ordinances
to
be
passed
by
this
City
Council
notice
of
this
hearing
was
published
in
the
Chicago
Tribune,
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation,
On
June,
1st
2018,
more
even
14
days
before
this
hearing,
the
City
Council
has
on
file
a
copy
of
the
publishers,
affidavit
showing
said
publication.
Do
any
aldermen
have
any
comments
regarding
the
project
or
the
proposed
issuance
of
the
bonds.
G
A
A
A
The
constant
calls
for
financial
assistance
from
my
constituents
in
our
city's
looming
budget
deficit
I
have
many
concerns
over
the
requests
to
bond
50
million
dollars
for
crown
well,
I
understand
the
need
to
renovate
crown
in
many
other
city
facilities
and
applaud
the
great
efforts
to
subsidize
the
cost
by
friends
of
crown.
It
would
be
my
preference
that
we
make
more
efforts
to
raise
revenue
prior
to
bonding
without
the
ability
to
vote
on
the
matter
tonight.
A
I
respect
the
careful
consideration
that
my
peers
will
give
this
issue
and
will
continue
to
propose
more
revenue
generating
ideas
next
week.
In
addition,
I
voice
my
strong
opposition
to
epls
and
thus
in
public
library's,
continued
discussion
to
request
a
ten
million
dollars
in
bonds
for
the
renovation
to
their
main
branch,
given
tonight's
request
for
2.1
million
in
financing
1.25
for
a
branch.
At
crown
and
the
remaining
for
the
main
branch
renovations
and
that's
our
statement
on
bonds,
I'll
read
your
statement
on
debt
limit
when
we
get
to
that
later
in
the
proceedings,
alderman
Braithwaite.
O
So
I
just
want
to
first
start
off
by
saying
that
you
know
I
see
Pete
Giangreco
in
the
crowd,
a
committee
of
one
but
I
know
there's
so
many
other
people
that
have
been
involved
with
the
fundraising
this
past
weekend
was
another
amazing
effort
from
our
community
to
help
offset
the
cost
of
this
large
capital
offense.
So
I
just
want
to
start
off
by
saying.
O
Thank
you
is
the
one
person
who's
here
and
I've
had
a
brief
conversation
with
mayor
Haggerty,
one
of
the
things
that
you
know
the
feedback
that
I've
heard
along
with
Alderman
Fleming's.
You
know
comments.
We
started
this
as
a
council
last
year
and
we
were
right
around
a
thirty
million
dollar
project
and
I
would
be
surprised
if
me,
along
with
everyone
else,
have
heard
feedback
from
our
community,
especially
from
the
folks.
With
of
the
other
project.
O
You
know
what
are
we
doing
in
terms
of
our
operating
expenses
for
a
crown
so
with
more
size,
more
programming?
Should
we
expect
a
larger
operating
budget?
I
know
how
the
Friends
of
cows
are
being
very
aggressive
about
the
maintenance
in
deferring
that
and
I
just
received
some
numbers,
so
I
think
it
would
be
helpful.
You
know
director
to
talk
about
that
at
a
very
high
level
and
then
at
some
point
republish
it
at
the
appropriate
time
for
the
community
to
see.
O
So
those
are
my
two
issues
and
then
again
not
if
this
is
for
action,
there
were
some
other
items
that
I
saw
there
being
bonded
out.
That
I
just
have
a
few
other
questions,
so
I'll
deal
with
the
Robert
crown-piece
first
and
then
I
can
back
into
the
other
questions
that
were
including
in
this
package,
because
this
is
a
lot
of
money.
Yeah.
P
G
Q
Q
It's
when
we
come
back
to
the
Council
on
July
9th
for
our
next
council
meeting
we're
going
to
be
requesting
that
the
City
Council
approved
the
construction
management
contract
for
this
project,
which,
as
we
talked
about
in
the
past,
is
53
million
dollars.
Obviously
the
bonds
were
selling
tonight
are
gonna.
Q
Go
towards
that
project,
assuming
it
is
approved
the
process
from
seven
years
ago
to
today
to
where
we're
the
numbers
started
and
where
they've
come
to
has
been
an
iteration
of
many
different
ideas
or
thoughts
or
how
this
project
would
proceed
starting
off
with
renovating
the
existing
building.
We
plan
to
do
a
full
history
of
the
project
in
the
memo
for
the
July
9th
packet,
so
that
it's
clear
where
we
started
and
where
we
finished
so
that
all
that
information
is
out
there
and
available.
Q
We
haven't
compiled
that
for
tonight,
but
I
can
generally
tell
you
that
when
projects
start
it's
impossible
to
get
to
come
up
with
an
idea
of
how
much
it's
gonna
cost,
because
you
don't
know
what
all's
going
into
the
facility
until
we
added
the
library
until
we
decided
that
there
was
two
sheets
of
ice
until
we
decided
that
there
was
going
to
be
three
turf
fields,
all
the
components
of
the
project
came
together
over
time
and
as
they
were
added
to
the
project.
Obviously
the
costs
increased.
Q
We
know
what
the
components
of
the
project
are
and
at
any
point
in
time
we
could
have
deleted
them
added
things.
You
know,
change
the
project,
but
now
we've
gotten
to
a
point
where
the
project
is
largely
on
its
way
to
being
constructed
and
we've
got.
You
know
many
donors
in
the
community
who
have
contributed
to
the
project
and
have
contributed
to
the
project
based
on
the
components
of
the
project
that
have
been
included.
Q
So
that
is
how
we've
gotten
to
the
number
that
we
are
at
today
and
I
believe
that
that
is
why
we've
gotten
as
many
donations
as
we've
gotten
and
why
the
team
is
being
so
successful
in
their
fundraising,
because
the
components
of
the
project
are
so
desirable
to
the
community.
So
I,
don't
think
that
answers
your
question
entirely,
but
provide
that
information
for.
R
Q
L
Good
ad
mr.
mayor
Clark,
Reid
members
of
council
city
manager,
Baca
Wits
in
terms
of
the
operating
cost
and
the
revenues
we've
sat
down
and
we've
done
a
preliminary
budget.
The
budget
will,
as
you
stated
this
facility,
that
budget
will
increase
on
the
expense
side,
because
we
are
doubling
the
capacity
of
the
current
building.
L
Currently,
in
the
current
crown,
you
have
a
gymnasium
that
basically
sits
idle
until
6
p.m.
on
a
day-to-day
basis,
just
because
of
its
connection
to
the
preschool,
and
you
can't
access
it
until
the
preschool
is
complete
at
6
p.m.
this
facility,
you
know,
will
be
able
to
lease
and
open
the
gym
at
6
a.m.
and
have
if
it's
basketball,
volleyball
activity
that
can
be
generated.
We
have
currently
one
sheet
of
ice
or
a
sheet
and
a
half.
We
will
have
two
full
sheets
of
ice
of
the
market
rate
on
ice
per
hour.
L
Currently
has
increased
significantly
but
we're
waiting
until
we
open
the
new
facility
before
we
start
going
up,
you
know
or
increase
those
particular
rates,
the
number
of
multi-purpose
rooms
that
are
going
to
be
in
this
facility
as
compared
to
the
crime
facility,
the
instead
of
being
able
to
host
one
birthday
party
on
a
Saturday.
We
can
host
three
of
four
birthday
parties.
L
S
Thank
you,
and,
as
everybody
knows,
this
is
the
culmination
of
well
over
a
decade
of
work
and
I.
Do
appreciate
the
extraordinary
amount
of
work
that's
gone
into
this
from
you
know.
Going
back
to
you
know.
Prior
needs
assessments
predated
my
tenure
on
the
council
to
the
various
iterations
for
projects
that
came
forward
and
going
back
many
years
ago.
It
was
apparent
that
we
weren't
really
going
to
be
able
to
do
this
project
in
the
way.
S
I
think
that
our
community
expected
it
to
be
done
without
a
significant
contribution
from
the
community,
and
that
was
a
from
from
the
council's
perspective.
That
was
a
pretty
big
leap
of
faith,
but
I
think
it
was
one
that
was
obviously
well
founded.
The
the
fundraising
is
covering
roughly
it's
rough,
but
roughly
20
percent
of
the
cost,
and
that
is
a
very
significant,
significant
contribution,
but
I
think
when
we
look
at
this,
it's
an
expensive
project.
S
It's
it's,
not
the
the
cost
is
not
to
be
taken
lightly,
I
think
by
any
of
us,
but
I
think.
What
is
interesting
to
me
is
the
fact
that
this
is
a
bit
of
a
different
kind
of
business
model
for
a
public
facility
and
when
our
fundraisers
and
myself
and
others
were
talking
to
people
who
were
considering
making
contributions,
are
considered
considering
putting
something
into
this.
S
One
of
the
things
that
kept
coming
up
early
on
in
the
process
was
the
idea
that
okay
well
evanston,
what
about
all
of
your
other
buildings
that
you
haven't
taken
care
of?
What
about
the
current
crown
building
and
that
that
resonated
very
clearly
so
with
this
project?
This
business
model
does
account
for
that,
with
with
this
maintenance
fund,
that's
going
to
be
managed
not
by
the
city,
but
by
a
separate,
not-for-profit
organization
that
will
keep
those
funds
separate.
S
If
we
watch
what's
happened
in
the
state
and
other
communities
more
than
once,
there
have
been
situations
where
there
will
be
a
pool
of
money
for
ex
purpose
and
there's
a
budget
problem
and
the
Supreme
Court
of
Illinois
has
said
yeah.
It's
ok,
you
know
what
it's
the
state's
money,
if
there's
a
budget
problem,
even
though
it's
allocated
for
this
other
thing,
they
can
go
and
take
that
and
use
it
for
something
else
which
leaves
the
thing
that
was
allocated
for
without
the
resource.
S
So
with
with
the
development
of
this
model,
it
protects
the
the
commitment
of
the
donors
on
a
long-term
basis,
hopefully
20
years
down
the
road
when
I'm,
not
a
council
member
any
longer,
the
people
sitting
in
the
diocese
will
be
saying.
Wow
I'm
really
glad
that
that
council
in
in
2018
structured
it
this
way
so
that
we
have
money
in
the
bank
to
fix
the
roof
to
fix
the
chiller
or
whatever
else
might
come
up.
So
that's
one
of
the
things.
S
K
Alderman
Wilson,
you
just
made
a
reference
to
the
fact
that
we
haven't
taken
care
of
rabbit
crown
I
have
to
disagree
with
you,
because
I've
been
on
this
committee
and
the
public
works
committee
for
I
can't
even
tell
you
how
long
and
I
have
spent
millions
of
voted
to
spend
millions
of
dollars
over
the
years.
We
have
taken
very
good
care
of
that
building
and
the
fact
is,
it
has
had
so
much
heavy
use
that
we
have
and
we
have
kept
up.
We
have
taken
care
of
that
building.
K
S
And
what
I
said
was
that
we
got
fee
I
personally
and
others
got
feedback
from
the
community
who
perceived
it
that
way,
whether
we
did
or
didn't
the
perception
was
there,
and
that
made
it
a
much
more
difficult
pitch
to
sell.
But
you
know
doing
it
this
way:
I'm
sure
that
when
you
voted
on
those
repair
costs,
it
would
have
been
a
lot
easier.
S
If
you
could
say,
oh
look,
there's
money
in
the
bank
for
crown
I
don't
have
to
dip
into
the
general
general
fund
or
I,
don't
have
to
try
to
find
new
bonds
for
that,
so
that
I
think
would
have.
You
know
historically
been
more
helpful
for
you
if
that
was
something
that
had
been
in
place
previously.
So
I'm
not
I'm,
not
taking
issue
with
whether
or
not
things
were
taking
care
of
it's
just
a
perception
that
was
out
there.
I.
I
Well,
I
think
some
of
the
issues
regarding
the
old
crown
had
to
do
with
subsoil
conditions,
and
they
were
unforeseen
at
the
time,
but
I
think
pretty
immediately
came
up
and
were
clearly
a
problem.
We've
addressed
them
now
and
that's
really
important.
This
building
and
that's
part
of
I
believe
what's
driven
the
price
up
somewhat.
Is
that
we're
doing
it
right
this
time?
I
A
Thank
You
alderman
Fisk
see
seeing
no
more
lights
for
for
discussion
among
the
aldermen
City
Clerk
Reid
has
any
written
testimony
been
receive
regarding
the
project
or
the
proposed
issuance
of
the
bonds.
I
have
now
received
a
okay
terrific.
Thank
you.
Public
comment
is
now
open
concerning
the
project
and
the
proposed
issuance
of
the
bonds.
All
persons
desiring
to
be
heard
have
been
excuse
me.
So
public
comment
is
now
open
that
calm.
That
comes
after
public
comment.
I
have
it
looks
like
five
people
that
have
signed
up
for
The
Temper
hearing.
A
This
is
different
than
the
public
comment
hearing
that
will
have
shortly
for
the
City
Council
meeting.
We've
got
five
people
that
have
signed
up
peachy
and
Greco
is
the
first
one
Doreen
price
Janet
riskier
a
Freeman
and
Priscilla
Giles.
So
mr.
jean
greco,
if
you
want
to
come
up
first,
what
I'll
do
is
I'll
follow
the
same
general
rule
that
we
have
will
give
each
person
three
three
minutes
up
to
three
minutes.
If
you
need
three
minutes
and
I'll
just
give
you
a
little
nudge
if
you're
up
to
the
marker.
Thank
you.
Yes,
ma'am
I.
A
T
Good
evening
and
mr.
mayor
members
of
council,
it's
up
to
the
discretion
of
the
mayor,
but
since
we
have
such
a
limited
number
of
people,
I
think
they
can
probably
speak
for
as
long
as
they
want.
We'd
also
do
a
bond
council
here
who
specializes
in
this
issue
sure
only
B's
present.
So
she
will
give
me
a
nod
if
she
believes
that
we
need
to
that's
what
I
thought
it's
to
the
discretion
of
the
mayor.
Okay,.
A
So
I'm
gonna
I'm
gonna
ask
people
to
keep
it.
You
know
to
no
more
than
three
minutes
and
if
you're
gonna
have
to
go
over
three,
but
you
have
something
that's
critically
important,
they
haven't
said
just
to.
Let
me
know
and
I'll
use
my
discretion.
Why
did
it
give
you
a
little
more
time
mr.
Jean
Greco.
U
Mr.
mayor
said,
Clerk
members
of
the
City
Council
on
Giangreco
and
I
sit
on
the
board
of
the
Friends
of
the
Robert
Crown
Center
I'll.
Do
a
very
brief
summation
of
the
challenges
that
we
have
before
us
number
one.
We
have
our
most
used
facility
in
Evanston
I
get
a
hundred
150
thousand
visits
every
year.
We
have
just
about
loved
this
building
to
death.
It's
43
years
old.
U
We
do
you
know
or
face.
The
city
was
faced
with
a
decision
of
to
continue
to
put
more
and
more
money
into
a
building
that
we
have
loved
to
death
or
to
replace
it
with
something
that
the
that
the
community
really
needs
and
it
had
decided,
I
think
smartly
to
invest
in
a
new
facility.
Instead
of
trying
to
keep.
You
know
the
old
one
going
for
just
a
couple
more
years,
so
that's
problem
number
one
is:
how
do
you
keep
the
most-used
Center
going
problem?
Number
two:
is
we
have
no
publicly
available
fields
in
Evanston?
U
Literally,
if
you
go
from
Chicago
to
the
Wisconsin
line,
there
are
almost
no
towns
that
don't
have
turf
so
to
make
the
comparison.
Oak
Park,
which
is
similar
to
Evanston
in
so
many
ways,
but
has
only
two
thirds
of
our
population.
They
have
300,000
square
feet
of
publicly
available
turf.
We
have
zero.
We
have
the
high
school
which
is
booked
solid.
It's
not
publicly
available
3
is
we
have
a
child
care
center,
which
is
great?
U
It
serves
a
quality,
affordable
childcare
for
a
hundred
families,
but
it
would
not
make
NAEYC
accreditation,
cinderblock
walls,
not
a
lot
of
natural
light,
the
configuration
of
the
bathrooms-
it's
not
the
best
childcare
center
that
we
could
offer.
Most
importantly,
we
have
an
equity
problem
in
Evanston.
The
great
library
system
that
we
have
is
for
years
tried
to
address
that
equity
by
trying
to
bring
more
services
to
the
south
and
west
neighborhoods
in
Evanston
and
for
good
reason.
U
The
the
four
elementary
schools
that
serve
ground
those
schools,
the
students
between
44
and
63%,
of
the
students
qualify
for
free
or
reduced
lunch,
and
they
are
far
away
from
some
of
the
educational
opportunities
that
they
deserve.
One
of
the
reasons
why
Northwestern
University
contributed
a
million
dollars
is
because
they
want
their
Gerald
their
students.
There
tutoring
mentoring,
helping
out.
We
have
the
Evanston
library
staff
that
will
be
there
to
help
with
homework
and
will
address
one
of
the
other
structural
problems
that
we
have,
which
is
14%
of
Evanston
households.
Don't
have
Wi-Fi
at
home.
U
That's
really
important
when
they
hand
you
the
the
computer
at
Evanston
high
school.
If
you
don't
have
Wi-Fi
at
home,
they
may
as
well
be
in-
and
you
know
a
notebook
in
this
neighborhood,
it's
up
to
20
or
25
percent
that
don't
have
Wi-Fi
at
home.
The
Evanston
Public
Library
you'll
be
able
to
check
out
wi-fi's
and
take
it
home.
So
anybody
can
look
at
the
problems
right.
Everybody
can
people
will
probably
come
up
here
after
me
and
say:
oh
you
can't
do
this.
The
dead
is
always
a
problem.
U
Well,
we
should
be
about
solutions
here,
not
just
about
pointing
out
problems,
so
what
Friends
of
robert
crown
has
set
out
to
do?
We
set
a
goal
of
raising
ten
million
dollars.
We
met
that
goal
back
in
October
and
City
Council
put
together
a
strategy
to
bond
out
for
48
million.
We
have
run
into
some
of
the
costs
that
all
the
Memphis
talked
about,
and
so
friends
of
Robert
crown
it's
just
going
to
continue
until
we
get
to
15
million
and
cover
those
cost
overruns.
U
So
I'd
suggest
to
everybody
else:
the
words
of
Harry
Truman,
who
said
that
any
jackass
can
knock
down
a
barn
takes
carpenter
to
build
one.
What
we're
trying
to
do
here
is
to
do
this
together
and
to
do
it
right
and
to
bring
a
positive
force
and
just
to
finish
off
at
a
press
release
that
we
released
this
morning,
Friday's
groundbreaking
event.
We
had
a
$250,000
goal.
U
A
V
V
Believe
you
and
I've
seen
you
come
up
with
something
that's
much
better
than
if
our
developers
alone
in-house
we're
doing
it
and
I
see
this
as
an
example
of
partnership
that
involves
members
of
the
community
who
some
of
them
can't
even
afford
what
they're
giving
you
to
get
to
this
project
to
give
to
the
rest
of
us.
So
I.
V
Thank
you
for
that
and
if
I
live
to
a
hundred
which
they
say
in
the
longevity
economy,
I
guess
I'll
be
playing
basketball
over
there
as
a
senior
the
thing
about
money,
I
had
thought
a
little
bit
about
it
and
maybe
it'll
help
help
your
efforts
to
in
terms
of
the
50
million.
It
sounds
like
a
large
punch
at
once
and
and
I'm.
V
You
guys
are
brave
to
face
that
when
you're
collecting
money
and
people
are
wondering,
is
it
ever
going
to
come
to
pass
as
a
developer,
I
think
the
Dons
idea
or
suggestion
that
that
this
is
this
is
going
to
happen,
and
it's
a
good
project
is
enough
to
suggest
that
everybody
is
on
board.
I
would
think
or
most
most
most
people
are
on
board
the
50
million
I
thought
of
well.
V
Can
we
do
it
in
two
bunches,
like
25
million
this
year,
and
if
you
raise
more
money
than
15
million
okay,
now
a
batch
program
right,
then
we
can
ask
for
bonds
for
the
rest
instead
of
the
whole
25,
and
that
gives
your
donors
some
sense
of
accomplishment
to
helping
us
get
more
money.
Okay,
and
that
alleviates
some
of
the
fears
and
doing
it
in
small
bikes
doesn't
inhibit
your
program
at
the
way.
I
understand
it.
V
That
is
the
best
most
beautiful
thing
to
say
in
terms
of
community
when
people
say
that,
okay,
it's
a
library
now
and
okay-
maybe
it's
the
people
Aging
in
Place
or
okay,
it's
this
or
it's
that
I
think
there
will
be
an
amazing
year
becoming
from
now
til
next
year
that
under
this
crisis,
we
have
a
lot
of
good
people
coming
out
and
a
lot
of
people
recognizing
the
goodness
in
our
city.
Thank
you.
W
Well,
I,
like
that
quote
about
the
any
Jack.
Yes
cuz,
we
got
Hurley
Clark,
of
course,
but
but
it's
not
working
to
talk
about,
but
I.
Remember
in
the
beginning
of
this,
even
though
Wally
said
we
could
do
it
for
nothing.
But
you
know,
what's
really
more
of
my
concern
about
all
this
and
we're
gonna
borrow
50
million
or
we
were
set
up
to
borrow
50
million.
What's
going
on
here
with
many
things?
Is
we're
basically
moving
the
funds
around?
Well,
that's
all
that
money,
we're
gonna
borrow
a
certain
amount.
Is
this
project
overruns?
W
They
have
problems
and
other
issues.
Well,
while
we
go
in
those
funds
and
shift
them
off
for
something
else
tonight
at
a
P&W,
we
saw
that
where
he
shift
they're
shifting
money
on
up
the
reservoir
project
with,
is
it
even
built?
Yet
it's
a
mess
and
they're
shifting
money,
they're
taking
money
from
that
projects,
twenty
million
dollars
hasn't
even
started
because
we
I
know
we
have
problems.
Of
course
we
don't
know
what
problems
cuz,
it's
all
hidden,
but
this
is
this.
Is
what
I'm
concerned
about
that
extra?
W
W
Would
where
this
money
is
coming
from
to
pay
the
debt,
because
now
you're
sitting
here
telling
you're
telling
people
least
what
I've
been
hearing
for
five
years,
we're
not
paying
any
principal
on
these
bonds.
That's
really
interesting
that
we're
in
that
much
trouble,
and
it's
not
a
question
that
I'm
being
negative
here.
It's
just
you
not
paying
any
principal!
So,
what's
going
on
here,
it's
a
seven
percent
property
tax
increase,
but
I
haven't
heard
one
council
member,
say:
hey:
let's,
what's
raise
taxes,
seven
percent
to
do
this.
Nobody
said
that.
W
So
what
are
you
doing
while
he's
smiling
because
he
were
just
in
your
net
misleading
the
public,
so
tell
the
public.
You
were
raising
taxes,
seven
percent-
to
do
this.
You
haven't
told
us
that
so
when
are
you
gonna
tell
us
that
and
as
I
said,
he
will
take
money
and
use
it
for
other
things.
Thank
you.
R
Good
evening,
mayor
Haggerty
city,
council,
clerk,
read
and
city
manager,
Bob
quotes,
I
want
to
say
first
of
all,
I
didn't
know
anything
about
this.
This
public
hearing
this
tough
hearing
tonight
I,
didn't
receive
any
notice.
I've
signed
up
for
all
the
emails
that
I
possibly
can
from
city
of
Evanston
I
didn't
know
anything
about
it
and
I
think
that
a
lot
of
people
here
in
the
city
didn't
know
anything
about
it.
Based
on
the
turnout
here,
because
I
would
think
there
would
be
a
lot
of
feedback.
R
R
The
50
million
dollars,
if
I
understand
correctly,
would
be
20%
of
the
whole
city
budget
for
the
year.
It's
just
a
huge
amount
of
money,
so
I
I
figured
out
numbers
wise
that
50
million
dollars
would
pay
for
approximately
200
single-family
houses
here
in
the
city.
I
I
would
ask
if
we
could
please
work
on
the
budget
and
balancing
the
budget
before
adding
more
debt
to
it.
X
Not
to
be
totally
negative,
I
do
and
I
appreciate
Robert
Chrome,
but
when
the
crown
Community
Center
was
first
discussed,
only
the
ice
rink
was
in
need
of
repair
or
replacement.
This
has
now
grown
to
be
the
demolition
of
the
present
building
and
rebuilding
it
with
a
library
only
blocks
away
from
another
one
from
the
state
of
the
art.
Museum
I
mean
excuse
me,
library,
in
downtown
Evanston
and
though
not
what
a
real
library
branch
should
be
at
Main,
Street,
Main
and
Chicago.
X
B
B
Regarding
SB
mayor
Haggerty
has
stated
publicly
that
is
not
want
to
raise
taxes
to
pay
for
rubber
crown.
Reading
sp2
suggests
just
the
opposite,
which
is
it.
Citizens
deserve
to
know
if
the
council
is
going
to
approve
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
and
bonds
that
taxpayers
are
going
to
have
to
pay
for
in
tax
increases
over
decades
to
come.
B
A
We've
recorded
that
we
recorded
that
comment
all
right,
so
all
persons
desiring
to
be
heard
have
been
given
an
opportunity
to
present
oral
and
written
testimony
with
respect
to
the
project
or
the
proposed
issuance
of
the
bonds.
Is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
this
public
hearing?
Is
there
a
second
city
clerk?
Please
call
the
roll
for
a
vote
upon
the
motion
to
adjourn
this
public
hearing.
A
A
First
order
of
business
under
under
special
orders.
Excuse
me:
oh
I'm,
sorry
well,
I'm.
Let's
jump
jumped
ahead
of
our
public
comment.
We
do
have
public
comment
as
we
always
do
at
our
sit
at
our
City
Council
meeting
and
we
have
I'm
sorry
I
gotta
get
used
to
this
new
little
system
here.
Okay,
it
looks
like
it
is
correct.
A
One
two
three,
four:
five,
six,
seven,
eight
okay
thank
you
looks
like
we
have
11
people
that
have
signed
up
for
public
comment
per
our
rules.
We
have
set
aside
45
minutes,
so
everyone
will
have
up
to
three
minutes.
If
you
get
close
to
the
three
minutes,
I'll
give
you
a
little
nudge
just
to
ask
you
to
wrap
up
and,
as
always,
I
appreciate
people
being
respectful
and
civil
in
their
in
their
comments
to
to
the
council
into
our
city
at
large.
This
right.
A
W
And
Myka
had
to
make
a
new
cartoon
for
tonight.
I
call
it
I
want
to
be
clear,
lying
in
Washington
and
lying
here
in
Evanston,
since
we
are
going
to
vote
for
something
that
the
president
has
done.
What
we
have
similar
problems
here.
Unfortunately,
the
amount
of
misrepresentation
and
coverup
here
and
when
I
consider
downright
lying,
sometimes
is
sort
of
disgusting.
W
At
the
6th,
Ward
and
seventh
Ward
meeting
the
city
manager
claimed
that
the
daily
pension
costs
of
firefighters
were
higher
than
their
daily
salaries,
which
is
was
totally
not
true
and,
as
I
said,
just
in
the
last
comment,
the
city
manager
state.
He
could
build
robert
crown
at
no
cost
totally,
not
true.
As
we
all
know,
and
this
you
know
it's
gonna
probably
go
to
65
million.
W
Unfortunately,
there's
other
things
that
really
aren't
true
here:
they're
rumors
and
these
rumors
are
made
for
political
reasons
to
basically
change
public
policy
and
I
felt
one
of
those
rumors
was
about
the
mayor's
office.
Everyone
every
time,
I
ask
somebody
about
it.
They
told
me
the
mayor
paid
for
it.
Well
that
just
wasn't
true,
the
city
paid
quite
a
bit
of
the
cost,
but
I
could
never
determine
the
cost
exactly
because
the
city
wouldn't
give
me
all
the
information
under
FOIA,
but
I
think
it
was
at
least
15
to
20
thousand
dollars
of
taxpayer.
W
Mr.
Bob
quit
started
to
spread
some
other
rumors
about
the
five
million
dollars
at
noise
that
you
know
and
when
I
for
you
that
and
asked
about
it,
I
got
there's
no
there's,
no
backup.
Anybody
in
the
world
of
engineering
that
does
reports
knows
you
prefer
right
back
up.
You
don't
just
pick
numbers
out
of
the
air.
Of
course
you
do
here,
but
that's
not
how
you
do
business
I
mean
there
should
have
been
backup
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
of
tuckpointing
and
painting
on
a
building.
W
Don't
think
council
members
understand
the
water
business
the
problem
I
have
is.
It
is
a
Skokie,
that's
overpaying,
it's
the
Evanston
residence
that
may
be
overpaying
and
that
money
keeps
getting
transferred
off
for
other
things,
and
you
know
I
TAS
an
alderman
tonight
about
that.
How
much
is
transferred
it's
three
million
dollars
and
that's
been
taken
for
years
and
I?
Don't
think
the
council
understands
that
what
that
money's
even
being
to
use
for
or
how
it's
done?
W
W
Tax
money
was
really
rather
very
interesting
and
basically
making
excuses
really
for
your
work
and
then
that's
about
what
it
amounted
to
I
mean
that's
what's
going
on
here,
it's
so
many
levels
of
our
money
being
lost
and
I
did
I
wondered
I,
didn't
know
about
this
presentation
tonight
from
Syracuse
University
I
mean
I.
Guess
I
can
for
you
this.
But
what
do
we
pay
for
this?
When
when
was
it
presented
to
Council
that
we
were
supposed
to
do
it?
I
mean
you
know?
Maybe
it's
under
$20,000,
which
is
the
game
here
anything
under
$20,000.
W
We
can
do
all
right,
I'll
wrap
it
up.
Let
me
let
me
go
to
the
thing
and
you
know
I
think
mayor,
Hague
and
councilmembers.
There's
been
a
term
used
here,
silent
majority,
if
they,
you
know,
support
it
to
support
everything.
I
think
that
the
silent
majority
in
town
knew
what
was
going
on
better.
They
wouldn't
be
happy.
Thank.
A
Y
I'm
here
to
request
that
the
city
of
Evanston
place
a
high
priority
on
safety
for
all
users
of
the
city
streets.
Please
consider
enforcement
of
traffic
laws
to
be
of
the
utmost
importance.
We
all
have
a
right
to
use
the
roads,
including
cars,
buses,
trucks,
motorcycles,
bicycles
and
pedestrians,
but
we
also
all
have
the
responsibility
to
observe
speed
limits,
red
light,
stop
signs
parking
regulations
and
motorcycle
and
bicycle
safety.
Y
I
commend
the
city
for
lowering
speed
limits
on
several
streets
for
adding
bump
outs
and
creating
designated
or
protected
bike
lanes.
I
applaud
your
efforts
of
education,
including
signs
posted
on
many
streets
and
I
sympathize
with
the
limitations
of
your
police
force.
However,
users
of
the
roads
do
not
habitually
comply
with
their
current
traffic
safety
efforts.
There
is
rampant
speeding,
especially
in
school
zones
even
by
school
buses,
and
at
least
one
school
crossing
guard
consistently
perks,
illegally
cars
pass
into
oncoming
traffic
lanes
and
within
bike
and
parking
lanes.
Y
Drivers
disregard
stop
signs,
and
now
it's
summer,
young
bicyclists
ride,
unhelmeted
no
hands
and
handlebars
talking
on
cell
phones,
zigzagging
and
streets
and
traveling
in
the
wrong
direction
and
bike
lanes.
There
are
actions
you
can
take
infrastructure
changes
you
can
create
to
make
our
streets
safer.
Many
of
these
changes
would
be
self
enforcing
and
compel
compliance
here
are
some
actions.
You
might
consider
one
add
more
traffic
lights
on
major
streets,
especially
at
schools,
to
limit
turning
on
red
use,
photo
enforcement's
and
time
lights
to
control
traffic
flow
between
lights.
Y
Three
place,
flashing,
stop
signs
on
major
streets
where
there
are
schools,
four,
create
speed,
bumps
and
more
side
streets
and
alleys,
especially
near
schools
and
parks.
Five
build
more
bump
outs
on
major
streets,
six
and
brighter
more
visible
flashing
lights
at
state
mandated
pedestrian
crossings.
Seven
install
more
accurate
speed,
monitors
that
display
actual
speed
and
post
the
speed
limit,
with
the
monitor
eight
to
make
more
streets
one
way
only.
Y
It
should
not
be
solely
the
residents
who
determine
whether
they
want
their
streets
safer
when
it
is
often
those
residents
whose
illegal
driving
habits
cause
unsafe
conditions,
the
right
to
travel
our
streets
carries
with
it
the
responsibility
to
travel
safely.
I
asked
the
city
of
Evanston
to
take
that
responsibility.
Please
do
not
wait
for
a
tragedy
on
our
streets
to
be
the
impetus
to
make
our
streets
safe
for
all.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
listen.
Thank.
Z
A
Z
Last
Thursday
we
had
our
city,
our
fifth
Ward
meeting
and
the
city
manager
was
there
and
he
went
over
the
budget
presentation
that
was
done
at
the
Monday's
City
Council
meeting
and
he
taught,
and
then
he
reminded
the
fifth
Ward
resident,
that
this
budget
process
is
was
like
what
was
done
six
years
ago
and
people
look
okay,
but
I.
Remember
because
we
did
it.
Z
Oh
he
did
it
over
in
fleet
with
Jordan
and
at
that
time
the
top
issue
that
was
trying
that
was
being
sold
to
us
and
that
we
needed
to
look
at
was
the
losing
of
four
firemen.
And
so
we
went
through
the
process
and
everything,
but
that
2000
budget,
the
percentage
cut
that
was
said
to
happen
in
each
of
the
department,
was
not
carried
up.
That
night
Thursday
night,
we
didn't
have
quite
assured
from
the
city
manager,
are
the
aldermen
that
there
is
a
percentage
of
what
is
the
percentage
we
don't
know.
Z
We
will
find
out
that
later
on
as
to
what
the
percentage
of
cut
from
each
department
will
be
for
their
152
programs,
I
think
that
need
to
be
come
early
because
you're
asking
us
to
look
at
cuts.
What
is
going
to
be
cut?
What
is
the
sir
that
is
connected
to
that
cut
to
that
department?
It
is
really
not
clear.
So
what
are
we
losing?
We
really
don't
know
we
just
have
a
list
of
252
programs
need
a
little
more
information.
Z
Please,
and
these
three
statements
here
was
asked
to
for
me
to
read
to
you
it
says:
is
it
possible
for
the
city
of
Evanston
to
come
up
with
a
balanced
budget
without
borrowing
the
money?
Why
is
it
that
the
city
of
Evanston
is
continually
spending
money
it
does
not
have
if
we
all
did
that,
we
would
all
be
bankrupt.
Please
stop
the
excessive
spending
and
get
back
to
a
balanced
budget.
Thank
you.
Thank.
R
Talked
to
you
in
a
long
time,
mayor,
Haggerty
city,
council,
clerk,
Reed
and
city
manager,
Bob
poet's,
first
I'd
like
to
say
a
couple
things
about
priority
based
budget.
It
seems
that
the
hundred
and
fifty
two
programs
were
chosen
to
help
many
people
that
are
less
fortunate
and
sincerely
need
these
programs.
A
week
ago,
at
City,
Council
I
heard
a
lot
of
talk
about
raising
new
money
taxes,
driveway
permits,
transfer
taxes,
I'm
sure
there
are
plenty
of
ways
to
increase
spending
and
cost
the
residents
a
whole
lot
more
money.
R
I
did
not,
however,
hear
any
talk
about
cutting
spending
only
cutting
programs
and
police
and
fire
department,
which
I
would
think
of
as
a
high
priority.
I
see
a
huge
difference
between
spending
money
on
a
hundred
and
fifty
two
programs
that
residents
need
and
want,
or
choosing
to
spend
some
of
the
money
on
Robert
crown,
with
the
projected
cost
of
52
to
55
million
sorry
to
be
repetitious,
which
wasn't
supposed
to
cost
the
city.
Anything
and
after
the
bonds
are
paid
off,
will
cost
about
71
million.
R
It's
very
interesting
that
you've
decided
to
spend
millions
of
dollars
to
beautify
the
city
with
all
kinds
of
projects,
even
willing
to
cut
some
of
the
hundred
and
fifty
two
programs,
which
are
there
to
help
the
most
needy
and
most
vulnerable,
and
yet
the
residents
come
up
with
a
plan
to
renovate
a
91
year
old,
landmark
building
on
the
lake
and
no
cost
to
the
city
and
you're,
considering
tearing
it
down
I'm
confused.
What
are
the
priorities?
R
We
have
some
serious
issues
here
and
I
think
the
residents
deserve
some
answers,
starting
with
budget
where
our
money
is
being
spent
and
ending
with
projects
getting
approved
without
proper
notification
or
proper
zoning,
or
just
not
following
the
ordinances
which
the
city
itself
created
once
again.
The
question
is:
why
do
we
have
these
rules,
codes
and
ordinances
if
we're
not
going
to
follow
them?
Lastly,
please
take
another
look
at
the
priorities,
goals
and
expenditures,
but
most
important,
please
listen
to
and
act
upon
and
with
the
will
of
the
people
who
are
footing
the
bill.
H
Yeah,
even
when
they're
Haggerty
last
Thursday
had
warned
me,
it
was
very
clear
about
a
lot
of
things
and
the
city
manager
made
a
very
good
clear
about
the
budget
thing
and
then
the
water
station
about
the
and
was
very
good.
Our
second
thing
is
I
think
this
Oran
is
about
that
liquor
lines
nice
and
steady
at
10
o'clock.
Should
it
should
be
a
12,
because
it's
too
early
for
people
to
drink
and
the
13
is
last
month.
H
A
V
V
It
might
be
really
important
to
the
community,
so
I
suggest
a
little
bit
more,
a
support
of
Harley
car
as
a
newbie
on
the
block
and
maybe
learn
a
little
bit
from
Friends
of
crown,
which
has
done
an
outstanding
job
and
then
in
terms
of
rebuilding
warehouse.
I
really
would
like
to
see
them
thrive
and
I've
read
that
they
had
missed
the
opportunity
to
have
that
land
buy
one
day
when
it
went
to
smiley
brothers,
so
I
think
they're,
first
dibs
and
in
the
community
spirit
of
rebuilding.
V
That
has
to
be
done
right
now
in
a
lot
of
respects,
our
even
our
attitudes
and
values
and
other
things
that,
under
the
stresses,
could
use
a
little
help.
The
rebuilding
part
where
we
rebuild
lives
it
has
to
do
with
all
of
us,
and
that
effort
can
be
partnered
with
more
philanthropy
to
incorporate.
Maybe
construction,
not
deconstruction,
and
then
we'll
have
our
own
builders
will
have
own
carpenters
will
have
will
have
developers
who
come
in
and
say
hey.
This
is
a
community,
it's
so
engage.
They
have
people
who
are
doing
some
of
this.
V
So
I
think
that,
with
that
spirit,
let's
grow
on
Rob
a
crown
I
totally
believe
in
the
library's
effort
for
equity,
and
there
are
so
many
ideas
and
also
with
regard
to
Parks
and
Recreation.
If
he's
still
here
in
terms
of
further
things
that
could
be
done
if
you
work
with
these
three
bases
alone,
so
it's
huge,
and
so
the
ramifications
are
far
more
than
costs
right.
A
Thank
you
during
right
at
three
minutes:
good
job.
All
right,
we've
got
two
more
speakers.
We
got
peachy
and
Greco
and
then
Natalia
polo
mark.
Okay,
you
all
right.
So
your
your
Europe,
a
therapy!
Thank
you
and
it's
Natalia
here
all
right
and
Natalia.
When
you
get
up
here,
why
don't
you
pronounce
your
name?
So
we
get
it
right
for
the
record
instead
of
me
mangling
it.
A
AA
Name
is
Natalia
Moreno
polo
mark
hockey's,
so
I
found
your
form
very
helpful
and
I
almost
had
wrote
my
name
phonetically
for
the
purposes
of
butchering
it
so
I
enjoyed
your
form.
Thank
you.
Tonight
is
my
first
time
attending
an
Evanston
City
Council
meeting
I
live
at
327
Florence
Avenue
with
my
two
children,
my
husband
I'm,
a
school
social
worker
here
in
the
district
and
I
work
in
several
schools.
AA
G
A
There's
a
session
later
this
week
how
to
adjourn
a
meeting
by
midnight
that
the
come
tomorrow
morning.
Yes,
so
thank
you
very
much
Anne
Tolley
for
coming,
and
that
is
a
nice
segue
into
our
first
special
order
of
business.
We've
concluded
citizen
comment.
As
always,
we
appreciate
everybody's
thoughtful
and
passionate
remarks
on
a
variety
of
issues.
A
The
first
order
of
business
is
a
resolution
45
our
18
declaring
the
Evanston
City
Council's
opposition
to
the
Trump
administration,
zero
tolerance
policy,
opposition
to
the
indefinite
detention
of
children
with
their
parents
and
urging
for
the
reunification
of
detained
of
detained
families.
I
have
said
before
at
our
city
council
meetings
and
elsewhere
that,
yes,
cities
need
to
lead
these
days.
There's
a
I
believe
sort
of
a
lack
of
a
leadership
coming
from
Washington
DC,
and
you
know
banding,
together
with
other
cities,
to
reinforce
values
that
we
think
are
important
and
significant
to
all
human
beings.
A
It
is
important
at
times
and
I
feel
strongly
that
this
resolution,
that's
before
the
council
this
evening,
is
reinforcing
a
value
that
is
is
held
by
the
vast
majority
of
people
here
in
Evanston,
and
that's
one
of
human
dignity
and
treating
people
properly
and
with
some
due
process
in
everything
else.
So
I'd
like
to
read
this
enter
into
into
the
record,
because
I
think
it's
important
for
everybody
to
hear
this.
A
And
whereas
the
president,
Donald
J
Trump,
signed
an
executive
order
on
June
20th
2018,
which
provides
for
a
broad
stop
to
separating
families
at
the
border,
but
does
not
change
anything
in
terms
of
putting
families
back
together
that
have
already
been
separated
and
allows
for
the
indefinite
detention
of
children
with
their
parents.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
City
Council
of
the
city
of
Evanston,
Cook,
County
Illinois.
That
section
one.
The
foregoing
resettles
are
found.
As
fact
and
incorporated
by
reference
section.
A
A
copy
of
this
resolution
will
be
forwarded
to
the
Illinois
representatives
in
the
United
States
Senate,
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
the
United
State
President
Donald
J
Trump,
the
United
States
Department
of
Attorney
General
Jeff
Sessions,
and
the
United
States
Department
of
Homeland
Security
Kirsten
Neilson.
This
resolution
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
from
after
the
date
of
its
passage
and
approval
in
the
manner
required
by
law.
I'd
like
to
ask
if
there's
a
motion
to
move
this
forward,
there.
G
A
Second,
is
there
any
discussion,
okay,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
any
opposed
all
right?
Thank
you.
Everybody.
This
resolution
is
passed
by
the
instance.
City
Council
will
move
forward
to
our
federal
officials
all
right
next
next
up
is
special,
which
is
ordinance.
71,
0
18
authorizing
2018,
a
b
c
and
d
general
obligation
bond
issues.
A
C
C
General
obligation,
corporate
purpose
bond
series
2018
a
to
finance
the
construction
and
equipment
of
a
new
robber,
Crown
Center
ice,
complex
and
library,
Center,
one
or
more
series
of
not
to
exceed
20
million
dollar
general
obligation,
corporate
purpose
bonds,
Series
2018
be
for
capital
improvements,
one
or
more
series
of
not
to
exceed
10
million
dollar
general
obligation,
refunding
bonds,
section,
2018,
c4
refunding
purposes,
and
one
or
more
series
of
not
to
exceed
five
million
dollars.
Taxable
general
obligation,
corporate
purpose
bonds,
Series
2018
B
for
redevelopment
projects
within
the
city.
C
A
A
A
To
increase
the
the
debt
limit
from
113
to
150
million
to
fund
to
fund
this
crown
project,
it's
a
really
really
important
project,
but
as
a
count
as
a
council
and
as
a
city,
we
have
to
have
a
finance
plan
for
how
we're
gonna
pay
down
this
debt.
Remember
in
the
last
packet,
if
I
remember
right.
Basically,
each
million
dollars
of
debt
costs
about
seventy
thousand
dollars.
A
So,
if
you're
talking
about
taking
on
50
million
dollars
of
debt
right
you're
talking
about
3.5
million
five
million
dollars
in
additional
expense,
this
council
has
to
be
serious
about
how
we're
going
to
address
that
Vence
and
the
ways
to
do
that
are
either
you're.
Reducing
the
other
expenses
that
we
have
here.
As
a
city,
you
are
finding
a
you
know,
another
revenue
source
or
a
dedicated
revenue
source
to
pay
off
that
debt.
A
Don't
think
it
can
just
be.
We
slap
it
on
and
it's
a
higher
property
tax,
particularly
given
that
we've
had
a
overwhelming
referendum
with
our
schools
that
pass
its
increased
people's
property
taxes.
So
my
hope
is
that
this,
you
know
the
city
and
the
council
is
serious.
You
know
it's
not
on
the
agenda
this
evening,
but
at
a
future
meeting
of
figuring
out
what
that
dedicated
revenue
source
is
going
to
be
for
this.
A
A
G
B
A
Right,
SP
to
ordinance
71,
sir
18
authorizing
2018,
a
b
c
and
d
general
obligation
bond
issues
up
to
fifty
million
dollars,
passes
for
introduction
by
the
City
Council
on
a
seven
to
zero
vote.
We're
gonna
move
now
to
SB
3,
which
is
resolution
of
42,
our
18,
which
is
amending
the
city
of
Evanston
budget
policy.
The
budget
policy
right
now
sets
the
debt
limit
for
Evanston
at
a
hundred
and
thirteen
million
dollars,
and
this
amendment
is
to
increase
that
to
one
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollars.
A
A
Do
I
have
a
second
okay
great.
So
with
that
we'll
open
it
up
to
discussion,
I've
got
one
item
from
Alderman
Fleming,
who
couldn't
be
here
that
I'd
like
to
read
into
the
record
and
then
I'm
going
to
turn
to
alderman
Rainey
alderman
Fleming
again
couldn't
be
here
this
evening,
but
provided
a
couple
statements
to
the
council.
A
This
statement
she
provided
on
the
debt
limit,
the
city
of
Evanston,
currently
holds
113
million
in
unabated
debt
and
is
looking
to
increase
this
limit
to
150
million.
This
is
not
including
our
unfunded
pension
liability,
increasing
our
debt
limits
puts
us
at
risk
for
decreased
credit
rating,
potentially
paying
higher
interest
rates
and
the
ability
to
borrow
less
money
in
the
future.
It
is
my
goal
that
we
would
look
to
thoroughly
examine
a
pay,
as
you
go
capital
improvement
plan,
consider
liquidating
city
assets
like
the
recycling
center
and
opposing
spending
restrictions.
K
AB
Evening,
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council
clerk
read
and
the
manager
Bob
Davis,
as
you
must
have
noticed
in
the
memorandum
which
we
sent
out
there
with
this
new
bond
issue,
the
estimated
amount
of
the
unabated
debt
would
be
around
137
million.
Now
we
expect
a
little
more
debt
for
the
Crown
Center
next
year
and
it
could
be
anywhere
from
15
to
25
million,
depending
on
the
fundraising
and
the
actual
cost
of
the
bond.
E
K
About
sharing
some
of
your
wisdom
with
us,
I
mean
I
I.
You
know
years
ago,
I
used
to
say:
oh,
it's
gonna
hurt
our
bond
rating
and
you
know
we've
always
done
really
well
with
the
bond
houses
and
I'm
I'm,
not
sure,
given
our
plan
for
raising
money
for
crown
and
our
ability
to
you
know
have
a
balanced
budget
etcetera
yet.
AB
AC
So
from
a
ratings
perspective,
I
mean
you
never
know
how
taking
on
additional
debt
will
impact
your
rating.
Obviously,
the
rating
agencies
cite
the
pension,
liability
and
obviously
reserves
in
liquidity
liquidity
as
an
ongoing
issue.
I
would
be
surprised
if
your
rating
suffered
from
issuing
the
bonds,
I,
think
you're,
double
A,
plus
and
Double
A
two
ratings
by
50
minutes
respectively
will
hold,
but
you
know
crazier
things
have
happened,
but
you
know
as
a
financial
advisors.
We
don't
expect
that
to
be
the
case
for
this
financing
I'm.
AC
In
addition
to
the
grab
our
crowns
and
you're
also
realizing
economic
savings,
they
were
funding
bonds.
So
that's
a
positive
you're
looking
at
you
know
pretty
robust
savings
with
that
financing
transaction.
So
that's
prudent
fiscal
management
going
forward
and
is
financial
advisors,
and
we
continue
to
monitor
those
were
funding
opportunities
so
that
you,
the
city,
can
realize
savings
from
a
budgetary
standpoint.
What.
AC
Within
the
financing,
we're
assuming
a
2.5
equity
contribution
for
the
Robert
Crown
Center
financing
for
this
year's
bond
issue.
As
attetion
noted
in
the
event
that
fundraising
efforts
are
successful
and
they
expect
you
know
them
to
be
successful.
That
money
will
be
used
as
additional
equity
contribution
for
debt
issuance
for
the
2019
bond
issuance
and.
K
AC
The
city
is
absolutely
taking
positive
efforts
to
reduce
that
liability
and
I
think
that's
definitely
a
step
in
the
positive
direction.
That's
what
the
rating
agencies
want
to
see.
They
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
a
proactive.
You
know
imprudent
plan
in
place
to
do
that,
and
this
city
has
taken
action
to
start
over
funding
that
liability.
So
that's
definitely
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
I.
G
A
Also
add
that
our
city
staff
and
I
believe
bill
Stafford
as
well.
We
talked
about
this
issue
with
him
and
he
also
noted
about
the
Friends
of
crown
contribution
being
seen
as
a
positive.
You
know
element
from
the
the
the
rating
bureaus,
but
also
the
importance
if
we
can
of
having
a
dedicated.
You
know
revenue
source,
that's
paying
down
this
debt
service
that
that
would
be
viewed
positively,
because
we
want
to
try
to
obviously
maintain
the
good
rate
and
credit
rating
that
we
have
it's
important
for
our
for
our
borrowing,
alderman
Wilson.
A
P
A
A
K
S
X
K
Approval
is
requested
for
city
manager
to
execute
a
contract
to
this
serve.
You
know
what
I'm
on
the
wrong
thing
here
serve
a
benchmark
update
with,
let's
see
American
surveying
and
engineering
PC
in
the
amount
of
forty
nine
thousand
four
hundred
forty
seven
dollars
and
42
cents.
Mr.
mayor,
would
you
give
me
one
second,
while
I
go
to.
K
A5
contract
with
construction,
consulting
and
disbursement
services
for
the
water
treatment
plant
door
renovation
approval
is
requested
to
execute
a
contract
with
them
in
the
amount
of
eighty
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
a
sole
source
contract.
Approval
is
requested
with
L
cast
lighting
to
repair
the
city
of
Evanston
street
light
fixtures
and
units
in
the
amount
of
thirty
six
thousand
four
hundred.
Seventy
three
dollars
are.
A
K
K
The
City
Council
is
requested
to
authorize
the
manager
to
execute
a
contract
with
South's
and
for
the
South
standpipe
pump
station
motor
control
center
and
building
renovation
with
Meg
construction
company
in
the
amount
of
three
hundred
and
seventy
seven
thousand
dollars,
there's
going
to
be
a
shortage
of
funds
in
in
that
account
and
if
the
balance
will
come
from
the
clear,
well,
nine
replacement
project.
That's
for
action.
K
Consideration
is
requested
for
resolution.
Thirty-Nine
r18,
which
authorizes
the
manager
to
sign
a
local
agency
agreement
with
the
Illinois
Department
of
Transportation
for
the
Central
Street
bridge
phase
two
engineering
construction
plans.
This
maximum
grant
funding
is
80%
of
the
engineering
costs
and
Evanston
will
fund
20%
of
the
engineering
class
total
phase,
two
cost.
Five
hundred
and
nineteen
thousand
five
hundred
and
twelve
dollars,
four
hundred
and
fifteen
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventy
four
dollars
will
be
funded
by
the
federal
grant
from
the
surface
transportation
program
bridge
program.
One
hundred
and
three
thousand
nine
hundred
eighteen
dollars.
K
Twenty
percent
from
the
city's
capital
improvement
program.
Eight,
let's
see,
then
that
was
a
12
I
skipped
a
couple
of
items,
but
that's
because
I'm
on
a
different
anyway,
eight,
let
me
go
to
eight
ten.
Now,
eight
ten
councils
being
requested
to
adopt
this
is
for
action.
6300
18,
which
amends
ten
eleven
for
scheduled
for
be
of
the
city
code
to
remove
one-way
restrictions
for
the
alley
between
Harrison,
Street
and
Colfax
place,
east
of
Crawford
Avenue.
K
Also,
a
eleven
City
Council's
being
requested
to
take
action
tonight
on
ordinance,
3500
18,
which
directs
the
city
manager
to
offer
the
sale
of
vehicles
owned
by
the
city
through
public
option,
at
the
Northwest
municipal
vehicle
option
being
sponsored
by
the
American,
auto
auctions
on
Tuesday,
July,
24,
2018
or
any
other
subsequent
American
online
auction.
Now
a
13
staff
recommends
City
Council
adoption
of
resolution,
40
r18
authorizing
the
manager
to
sign
a
preliminary
engineering
service
agreement
for
federal
participation
with
the
Illinois
Department
of
Transportation
and
the
professional
services
agreement
with
Stanley
consultants.
K
This
has
to
do
with
the
previous
resolution.
Central
Street
Bridge
phase
to
engineering
total
cost
of
Phase
two,
the
stanley
consultants
is
five
hundred
nineteen
thousand
five
hundred
twelve
dollars
federal
grant
will
reimburse
eighty
percent
and
the
remaining
20%
will
be
from
the
capital
improvements
plan,
and
that's
for
action.
Resolution
44
are
18
is
authorizes
the
manager
to
approve
an
amended
mutual
aid
agreement
with
Northern
Illinois
police
alarm
system.
This
is
a
mutual
aid
group
that
provides
the
Evanston
Police
Department,
with
emergency
services,
capabilities,
mobile
fuel
force
capability
and
large
contingent
of
bicycle
officers.
K
Trade
train
for
crowd,
control
resolution
20.
Take
this
off.
Okay
8:15
is
off.
We
did
make
a
few
changes
here.
8:15
is
up
a
16
resolution.
29
are
18
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
enter
into
a
six-month
lease
agreement
for
studio
220
at
the
noise
Cultural
Arts
Center,
with
a
new
tenant,
sapporo,
Massino
and
Evanston
resident.
K
Hey.
That's
for
action.
The
City
Council
is
requested
to
adopt
resolution.
46
r18
authorizing
the
manager
to
amend
the
five-year
lease
agreement
with
hip
circle,
empowerment
center,
located
at
the
city-owned
property
at
2,
at
727,
Howard
Street,
to
account
for
additional
expenses
related
to
construction
and
tenant
improvements.
A
18
is
for
introduction,
though,
for
introduction
the
committee
moved
to
suspend
the
rules
and
take
take
action
to
allow
the
city
to
invest
money
using
services
of
Fifth,
Third,
Securities,
pfm
investment
services
and
wind
trusts,
community
bank,
that's
the
introduction,
suspension
and
action
or
against
7200
18.
K
This
is
also
for
introduction
suspension
of
the
rules
and
for
action.
Our
liquor,
commissioner,
recommends
city
council
adoption
of
this
ordinance,
which
amends
the
city
code
to
increase
the
on-site
beer
sample
sale
size
limit
from
24
to
32
ounces,
also
for
introduction
suspension
of
the
rule
and
action.
Our
liquor,
commissioner,
again
recommends
that
we
adopt
ordinance,
73,
o
18
amending
the
city
code
to
amend
Sunday
alcohol
service
hours
to
begin
at
10
a.m.
which
I
understand
the
sports
Sunday
branch
drinking
moving
right
along
a
21.
K
I
Thank
you.
Mr.
mayor
p1
is
tabled
until
the
next
PD
meeting
to
gather
information.
P2
is
ordinance,
66,
o
18,
adding
city
code,
subsection,
five,
four,
five,
six
examination
of
records
by
unit
owners
and
that's
for
action
tonight.
It's
to
it
will
codify
and
incorporate
Public
Act
100,
OH,
nine
record-keeping
requirements
into
the
city
of
Evanston,
Municipal
Code,
but
four
prohibit
the
unauthorized
access
to
condominium
the
unit
owners,
email
addresses
and
telephone
numbers
and
p3
is
off
the
consent
agenda.
It
is
being
held
in
the
committee.
A
S
One
is
resolution
are
I'm.
Sorry
in
37
are
18
amending
section.
Nine
point,
nine
point:
two
and
section
24
regarding
votes
of
the
City
Council
rules,
the
rules
committee
ins
to
have
a
recommending
that
the
council
approve
the
resolution
amending
the
rules
and
organization
of
the
City
Council
to
clarify
voting
results
during
the
City
Council
standing
committees,
particularly
with
great
with
regard
to
tie
votes
item
o2
is
resolution
resolution
approving
eight
r18
amending
the
purpose
and
composition
of
the
membership
of
the
transportation
and
parking
committee.
S
The
rules,
committee
and
staff
are
Canon,
Council
adoption
a
resolution.
The
resolution,
including
the
following
changes
to
the
purpose
and
composition
of
the
membership
with
the
committee
decreased
the
number
of
members
from
nine
to
seven
decreased.
The
quotient
for
members
from
City
Council
from
four
to
three
committees
should
cover
various
modes
of
transportation,
remove
non-voting
ex
officio
members
and
update
the
purpose
for
individuals
to
consider
when
making
recommendations.
Item
o3
is
ordinance.
S
69
OH
18
amending
the
city
code,
section
2
14,
regarding
membership
of
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Act
committee
rules,
committee
and
staff
were
recommending
that
the
City
Council
adopt
the
ordinance
codifying
ordinary,
amending
ordinance,
103
OH
16
that
codified
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Act
committee,
in
line
with
the
other
city
boards
and
commissions,
and
changes
section
2
14
to
membership,
to
delete
the
requirement
of
one
member
who
is
a
representative
of
the
planet
Commission.
It
also
reduces
the
number
from
nine
I'm
sorry
number,
the
membership
committee
to
nine
to
facilitate
core.
G
A
K
K
K
Oliver
ready
to
explain
the
committee's
action
on
this
and
there's
really
two
parts
here.
First
of
all,
the
committee
agreed
with
some
of
the
comments
made
by
others
that
the
process
is
really
too
long,
and
so
the
committee
agreed
that
we
would
take
staffs
recommendations
and
combined
the
proposal
that
would
include
qualifications
and
proposal
all
in
one
document.
K
In
other
words,
it
wouldn't
be
two
documents
and
that
we
would
not
issue
that
document
for
sale,
but
it
would
be
initially
lease
and
perhaps
within
the
document,
some
opportunity
at
it
later
on
for
purchase
and,
finally
it
would.
The
proposal
would
have
to
include
property
tax,
paying
user.
In
other
words,
it
wouldn't
be
a
tax
exempt
property
tax
exempt
user,
so
I
mean.
G
K
D
K
K
A
K
A
K
AD
So
I
did
I
attended
the
AMW
meeting
and
I
listened
to
the
discussion
about
the
kinds
of
proposals
that
we
want
to
entertain
and
I
heard
the
discussion
about
wanting
to
hear
from
taxpaying
entities.
Not
we
don't
want
to
hear
from
non
property
tax
anyway.
You
understand
what
I'm
saying
it's
late,
but
I
guess
I
really
think
it's
premature
to
narrow
our
focus
like
that.
There
are
lots
of
revenue,
sources
and
I
think
would
be
worth
hearing
at
least
from
other
entities
that
may
have
other
attractive
ways
of
contributing
to
our
tax
base.
AD
We
had
a
at
your
committee
meeting,
perhaps
the
previous
time
you
had
a
really
strong
presentation
from
the
rebuilding
warehouse.
They
pay
sales
tax.
They
have
a
wonderful
job,
training
program.
They
provide
a
lot
of
wonderful
benefits
to
the
community
that
may
not
be
directly
revenue-producing
but
I
think
it'd
be
worth
at
least
not
closing
the
opportunity
for
them
to
make
a
proposal
at
this
point
and
just
to
see
what
they
can
come
up
with.
So
I
would
urge
the
council
not
to
limit
it
to
property
tax,
paying
entities.
S
S
S
Hi
general
e
speaking
I
agree
with
alderman
Ravel's
point
about
not
precluding
potentially
interesting
parties,
but
I
really
want
to
not
necessarily
the
same
direction,
though
I
think
that
we
should.
We
should
definitely
need
to
leave
the
possibility
for
a
purchase
of
the
property.
As
long
as
the
you
know,
proposed,
use
and
development
would
be
in
line
with.
You
know
what
suits
the
suits
the
parcel,
so
I
wouldn't
want
to
preclude
an
outright
purchase
at
this
point.
S
A
K
A
I
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
and
mr.
city
manager
for
coming
to
Mather.
Today
we
had
a
great
party
with
a
crosswalk
cake.
It
was
fun
and
ending
a
six-year
process
of
trying
to
get
seniors
safely
across
Davis,
Street
and
I
think
that
this
goes
a
long
way.
We've
got
a
little
bit
more
to
do,
but
we'll
keep
working
on
it
and
all
the
residents
are
tremendously
appreciative
of
the
efforts
of
staff.
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
staff
knew
that
that's
the
end
of
April.
O
Like
to
thank
you
city
manager,
this
past
Thursday,
we
had
to
join
second
fifth
Ward
meeting
where
we
discussed
the
budget
process
and
published
you
know
dates
where
residents
will
be
able
to
participate.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
city
manager.
Thank
all
of
them.
Simmons
was
a
well
attended
meeting
and
and
productive
as
well.
Peachy
and
Greco
left
with
myself.
I
did
see
Alvin
rainy
and
autumn
and
wind
at
the
event
on
the
last
Friday
and
at
Robert,
kraut,
very
well,
attended
and
very
successful.
J
You
I
would
like
to
invite
families
to
bring
their
children
to
a
financial
literacy
program
that
is
going
to
be
at
while
you
and
partnership
with
Operation
Hope
in
the
city
of
Evanston.
It
is
free
of
charge
and
it
starts
on
July
7th
and
it
goes
through
August
4th.
You
can
contact
while
you
to
enroll
your
children,
it's
for
children,
ages,
8
through
18.
Thank
you
thank.
AD
I
guess
our
last
meeting
we
discussed
a
number
of
revenue
potential
revenue
enhancements
and
one
of
those
would
require
us
to
go
to
the
public
with
a
referendum
that
that's
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
I'm,
not
judging
exactly
how
the
council
feels
about
that.
But
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
if
we
had
a
resolution
to
at
least
consider
at
our
next
meetings
so
that
if
we
did
decide
to
go
ahead
with
that
proposal,
we
will
be
able
to
pass
it
in
time
to
put
it
on
the
ballot.
P
W
S
Thank
you.
Pursuant
to
v
Illinois
compiled
statutes,
ilcs
120,
/,
2a
I
move
that
the
City
Council
convene
into
executive
session
to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
personnel
and
litigation.
These
agenda
items
are
printed
subjects
to
be
considered
an
executive
session
and
are
enumerated
exceptions
under
the
Open
Meetings
Act.
These
exceptions
are
5,
LLC,
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