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B
F
A
We
have
a
quorum
president
and
are
prepared
to
do
our
work.
The
first
item
on
our
agenda
is
my
public
announcements
and
proclamations
of
which
there
are
none.
The
next
you're
welcome.
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
city
managers
public
announcements
good
evening,
mayor
no
announcements
tonight.
Thank
you.
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
Communications
from
the
city
clerk.
B
A
Thank
you
very
much.
This
brings
us
now
to
public
comment.
We
have
a
very
full
public
comment
of
around
25
people.
Who've
signed
up,
so
everyone
will
be
given
two
minutes
this
evening.
We
begin,
as
always,
with
those
who
signed
up
in
person
to
speak
in
person,
beginning
with
John
sorry,
John
learnberger,
followed
by
chip,
Ratliff
and
then
Michael
Neighbors.
A
Is
John
lionberger
there?
Oh
please
come
forward
and
you
have
two
minutes
for
your
public
comment.
G
Well,
that's
certainly
went
faster
than
I
expected.
Thank
you
for
the
time
to
speak
to
you.
I
am
John
lionberger
I'm,
a
pretty
lifelong
resident,
Evanston
and
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
bookends
beginnings.
G
I
I
have
heard
that
the
council
has
voted
down
arpa
funds
and
I'm
here
to
ask
you
to
reconsider
that
in
large
part,
because
well
we
are
the
host
to
a
world-class
tier
one,
University
and
I.
Think
Evanston
deserves
a
class
one
tier
one
bookstore,
which
bookends
and
Beginnings
has
been
I.
Think
from
its
Inception.
It
is
a
it
is
a
Gathering
Place
and
it
funnels
people
out
into
other
businesses
in
the
community.
G
They
also
seem
to
take
all
the
boxes
on
getting
the
kind
of
funding
that
would
help
them
woman,
owned,
forced
out
by
rent,
etc,
etc,
and
in
the
past,
before
covet
hit,
they
were
expanding.
So
I
can't
see,
from
my
vantage
point
how
this
could
stand.
You
could
stand
in
the
way
of
voting
down
the
kind
of
arpa
money
to
help
them
Thrive
and
help
the
community
Thrive,
and
so
in
conclusion,
I'm
asking
the
council
to
think
we.
G
A
H
Good
evening,
members
of
the
board-
sorry
members
of
the
city,
council,
I'm-
so
sorry
my
name
is
Chip
Ratliff
I
am
the
President
of
the
board
of
directors
of
shore
front
I'm,
supported
by
many
members
of
our
board
here
now,
and
people
online
and
all
over
I'm
here
to
just
basically
say
that
surefront
is
a
necessity
necessary
part
of
Evanston
and
it
should
be
supported.
Therefore,
by
Evanston
the
City
of
Evanston.
There
should
be
a
line.
H
Item
approved
annually
for
sure
up
front
show
front
is
not
only
just
an
organization;
it
is
a
way
of
life.
It
is
something
that
the
black
community
needs
and
wants
and
I
know.
I,
don't
have
a
lot
of
time.
I
could
sit
here
for
hours
talking
about
show
front,
but
sure
front
is
a
necessity
and
it
should
be
treated
that
way
by
the
board
guide
by
the
city
council
of
Evanston
I'm.
H
A
I
Mayor
city
manager,
City,
Crook
and
Council
persons
good
evening.
This
is
literally
the
quickest
that
I've
been
up
for
public
comment.
So
it
is
amazing
how
you
are
moving
with
rapidity
tonight.
I
want
to
speak
on
two
particular
issues,
but
one
in
particular
has
to
do
with
Clarence
and
Wendy
Weaver.
I
am
delighted
to
share
that.
I
I
have
known
the
Weavers
much
longer
than
my
time
in
Evanston,
which
has
only
been
seven
years,
but
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
know
them
for
19
years,
and
I
am
delighted
to
share
with
you
that
they
are
a
dedicated
couple.
I'm,
not
sure
that
I
know
many
who
have
shown
more
dedication
to
the
City
of
Evanston
and
particularly
to
the
Fifth
Ward.
We
go
back
a
long
ways
there
late
Sun,
CJ
and
my
twin
Sons
were
both
dear
friends
from
the
time
they
were
in
high
school
and
they
ran
around
together.
I
Even
though
we
lived
in
Michigan
at
the
time
and
I
just
have
to
share
with
you
that
I
had
a
Marauder.
Even
though
I
was
a
preacher
that
is
a
demon
of
a
car.
It's
a
speed
car,
a
Mercury
and
my
sons
I.
Let
them
have
it
at
about
17.
They
picked
up
CJ
over
here
and
I
understand
that
they
were
going
exponentially
over
the
speed
limit
on
94..
I
So
we
have
that
kind
of
background
and
friendship
and
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
believe
that
they
are
poised
and
prepared
to
bring
Excellence
a
great
deal
of
Excellence,
more
Excellence
to
the
Fifth
Ward
on
church
and
Dodge.
So
we
hope
that
you
will
consider
them
as
being
viable
purchasers
of
the
property
that
belongs
to
the
city
right
now,
which
is
Gibbs.
I
Morrison
I
also
want
to
say
that
I'm,
a
dear
friend
of
Dino
Robinson
and,
as
has
been
said
by
chip,
sure
front
Legacy,
is
absolutely
essential
for
the
Evanston
Community,
not
just
for
the
black
community,
but
the
entire
Community
as
well.
The
entire
nation
knows
about
about
short
front
now
because
of
its
work
that
has
been
done
with
preparation,
so
please,
whatever
you
can
do
for
that
organization,
will
be
a
great
blessing.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
The
next
speaker
is
Dina
Robinson,
who
will
be
followed
by
Ray
Friedman.
J
This
is
when
we
were
just
initial
Think
Tank
group,
a
bunch
of
people
from
the
community
who
wanted
to
do
something
good
for
the
community,
but
it
launched
what
we
are
today
as
Shore
front,
and
one
thing
that
we
had
aspired
to
do,
which
I
think
we're
finding
some
success
in
is
our
vision
is
making
local
history
common
knowledge
and
I
believe
we
did
that
over
the
last
25
years,
when
we
did
a
search
20
years
ago
in
Google
or
Yahoo,
whatever
search
engine
used
at
the
time.
J
J
Not
only
are
we
asset
for
this
community
here,
but
also
for
the
greater
Chicago
metropolitan
area,
which
the
general
historical
narrative
in
the
midwest
always
centers
around
the
south
side
of
Chicago.
Now
it
includes
Evanston
and
the
North
Shore
and
third,
our
influence
with
the
community
Nationwide.
There
is
a
big
community
of
community-based
archives
that
usually
go
unheard
of
or
unrecognized.
J
Shorefun
has
been
a
leading
model
for
all
of
that,
and
I
found
myself
speaking
in
various
venues
in
UCLA
and
California
Tulane
and
New
Orleans,
the
shift
movement
that
brings
together
local
historical
organizations,
Northwestern
University,
the
Schaumburg
in
New,
York,
Harvard
University
and
lastly,
the
national
museum
of
African
history
and
culture.
We've
been
extremely
influenced
in
our
many
communities
that
wish
we
had
a
Shore
front.
Thank
you.
K
Good
evening,
once
again,
everyone
looks
like
you're
planning
to
vote
on
the
budget
tonight,
which
has
gone
from
402
million
to
400
million
to
390
million
to
a
new
Total
today
of
395
million
I,
wonder
how
we
got
there
with
no
further
discussion
from
residents
and
never
finishing
the
budget.
K
Hearing
that
council
members
spoke
about
on
October
24th,
your
residence
deserve
to
know
where
our
money
is
going
and
why,
in
the
last
six
years,
I've
lived
here,
we've
doubled
our
general
obligation
Bond
debt
from
a
hundred
million
to
over
200
million
costing
taxpayers
about
15
million
a
year.
That's
1.2
million
per
month.
I
understand
today
that
we're
spending
I
forgot
what
the
the
total
payment
is
for,
but
it's
astronomical
28
million
and
in
payments,
but
I'd
like
to
know
what
other
community
has
200
million
dollars
in
general
obligation.
K
Bond
debt
property
taxes
are
up
pretty
much
across
the
board.
25
percent
I
was
reading
that
buying
a
home
is
unaffordable
now
for
about
26
million
households
after
rates
Rose
this
year
from
3.2
percent
to
about
6.4
percent
and
37
percent
of
real
estate.
Agents
in
the
U.S
could
not
afford
to
pay
rent,
but
you
are
proposing
to
borrow
another
17
million
in
general
obligation
bonds
next
year
and
increase
our
budget
by
35
to
40
million
dollars
to
2023.
K
A
Thank
you
very
much
Evanston
now.
Thank
you
very
much,
we'll
now
move
to
those
who
signed
up
online
to
speak
in
person
of
whom
they're
just
a
few.
The
first
is
James
lesmeister,
who
will
be
followed
by
Laurice
Bell
and
then
Annette
Logan.
L
Hi
good
evening,
everyone
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
shorefront
shorefront,
was
founded
in
1995
up
until
1995..
There
was
no
repository
nor
archive
for
black
history,
we're
coming
up
on
the
20-year
anniversary
due
to
dedicated
and
extraordinary
work
from
Shore
front,
its
volunteers
and
Dina
Robinson.
We
have
a
proud
and
engaged
community
that
makes
a
difference
to
the
lives
of
all
of
our
black
people,
who
have
not
been
recognized.
L
Shore
front
fills
a
void
in
archiving
evanston's
history
because,
prior
to
1995,
we
were
not
included.
It
has
a
historic
significance,
Beyond
Evanston
and
goes
deep
into
the
African-American
experience
nation
and
worldwide.
Let's
make
this
Jewel
in
Evanston
in
the
North
Shore
standout
with
funding
and
let's
support
our
own
shorefront
legacy.
Thank
you
very
much.
M
A
All
but
you're,
certainly
on
that
list,
so
I'll
admit
your
ways
down
that
list,
but
we
will
get
you
I
promise.
So
the
first
Speaker
this
evening
is
Tina
Payton,
who
will
be
followed
by
Priscilla
Giles
and
then
Carla
Sutton.
O
Good
evening,
my
family,
being
here
for
over
100
years
in
the
same
home,
on
an
important
block
here
and
black,
is
history.
Of
course,
I
am
not
against
reparations
with
all
the
Decades
of
harassment,
lawsuits
and
discrimination.
The
city
has
cast
upon
my
family.
We
should
get
10
million
dollars
alone,
I
object
to
the
two
million
dollars
and
the
five
million
dollars
that
the
reparations
committee
is
seeking
today,
unless
the
following
happens,
one
you
need
money
should
be
in
a
bank
in
an
interest-bearing
account.
O
Two
no
non-for-profit
should
be
involved
in
distributing
money
or
holding
money.
Three,
all
money
should
be
combined,
donated
weed
sales
and
City
funded,
and
then
you
can
report
it
to
the
public
as
a
whole.
Monthly
income
and
expenses
reported
quarterly.
Third
parties
should
oversee
the
money
cash
payments,
as
attorney
Nick's
Cummings
said
he
stated
he
found
a
way
open
applications.
O
O
A
A
P
P
This
includes
the
black
people
for
whom
reparations
is
due,
although
there
is
not
or
may
not
be
enough
money
in
the
City
of
Evanston
to
repay
for
all
the
redlining
that
existed
before
1920
the
official
beginning
and
continues
to
this
day
in
the
name
of
open
housing
and
affordable
housing
which
is
not
affordable
for
the
low-income
population
of
Evanston,
many
of
whom
are
fifth
generation
residents.
It
appears
that
we
black
people
are
paying
for
our
own
reparations.
Please
vote
no
for
this
insult
to
black
people
reparation.
Thank
you.
A
Q
You
in
this
video
yeah
city
manager
and
council
members
I
want
to
first
approve
of
the
comments
made
by
Miss
Payton
and
Mrs
Giles,
as
they
express
some
of
the
concerns.
I
just
want
to
add
to
that
that
I
think
that
we
ought
to
emphasize
our
priorities
and
accountabilities
in
the
distribution
of
funds
in
this
city.
Small
landlords,
especially
like
the
two
previously
mentioned
and
residents,
have
contributed
to
paying
property
taxes
in
this
city
for
over
100
years
And.
Q
Yet
when
it
comes
time
to
distribution,
there's
no
accountability
of
what
funds
are
available
for
distribution
and
I'm
adamantly
opposed
to
a
not-for-profit
being
involved
in
the
distribution
of
reparation
funds.
Secondly,
it
was
discussed
as
small
landlords
like
myself
and
Mrs
Payton
would
receive
some
kind
of
restitution
for
the
three
years.
We
did
not
receive
payments
from
tenants.
We
cannot
get
access
to
Courts
for
conviction,
but
yet
we
continue
to
pay
our
taxes
and
we're
good
citizens
in
this
city.
Why
are
we
being
punished
for
being
good
citizens?
Q
Why
are
you
taking
the
money
and
distributing
it
in
other
areas
without
the
commitment
that
you
made
to
saying
that
we
would
be
adequately
reins
a
verse
for
our
sacrifice?
I.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
make
these
reports
and
I'm
adamantly
against
any
Opera
funds
being
distributed
to
entrepreneurs,
but
I
would
like
to
see
Shore
front
supported.
Thank
you.
A
F
Thank
you
first
I
want
to
thank
I,
believe
Wisconsin
member
Burns,
who
suggested
for
item
A14
that
in
lieu
of
rejecting
the
the
the
grant
from
mwrd
that
they
bring
representatives
from
mwrd
to
the
council
to
explain
the
issue
of
toxic
material
being
handed
out
as
as
fertilizer
to
Farmers
locally
and
in
Evanston
and
across
Illinois.
So
thank
you
for
that.
F
I
agree
with
several
of
the
previous
speakers
about
what
I
added
up
to
be
eight
million
dollars
of
of
funding
now
being
presented
tonight
for
rest
for
reparations.
F
A
million
dollars
of
the
from
the
trans
transfer
tax,
which
I
think
was
discussed
previously
at
Council
meetings
and
in
large
part
I,
have
no
problem
with,
but
then
there's
two
million
dollars
from
a
general
fund
being
transferred
for
reparations
and
another
five
million
dollars
of
arpa
funds
of
being
transferred
for
reparations,
both
of
which
I
don't
think
are-
are
legal
or
constitutionally
legal,
because
you're
taking
money,
Federal
money
and
local
taxpayer
money
and
devoting
it
to
to
one
Community,
which
I,
don't
think
is,
is
legal.
F
Don't
agree
with
approving
it
also
in
the
budget.
Well,
my
last
15
seconds
I
also
want
to
weigh
in
on
the
bookends
requests
they
received.
82
000
compared
to
cnw
Market,
which
received
560,
000
I,
think
it's
totally
disproportionate
and
I
think
unfair
to
bookends
to
be
minimized.
Wait.
Thank
you.
R
A
S
Me
I
had
a
I
was
booted
and
on
here.
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Lindsey
Bosch
and
I'm,
a
homeowner
in
the
seventh
in
the
Seventh
Ward
for
eight
years
and
I'm.
S
Also,
a
parent
of
a
three-year-old
evanstonian
I
want
to
offer
my
voice
and
Mark
remarks
today
to
attest
to
the
value
of
shorefront
to
all
of
Evanston
residents
across
backgrounds
across
wards
and
whether
we're
long
time,
generational
residents
or
newcomers
to
the
city
shorefront's
work
is
deeply
valuable
to
asserting
this
City's
sense
of
unique
place
and
an
important
resource
for
those
of
us
who
are
seeking
to
educate
our
children
and
ourselves
about
the
full
history
of
our
home.
S
As
so
many
of
us
know,
our
children
build
their
knowledge
of
their
world
through
stories,
it's
through
stories
that
they
understand
their
location,
their
place
in
history
and
better
understand
themselves,
we're
so
very
lucky
to
have
a
place
like
Shore
front.
That's
deeply,
rich
in
historic
storytelling
to
preserve
and
to
hold
and
to
uphold
the
stories
we
need
to
know
to
ground
ourselves
in
this
place.
S
All
the
written
Civic
histories
you
can
access,
might
not
hold
a
candle
to
the
experience
of
standing
in
front
of
the
delicate
stitching
of
a
nearly
century-old
debutante
dress,
held
in
that
institutions
archive
and
the
story
that
that
dress
tells
of
the
vibrant
life
of
its
owner
as
a
communicator
and
a
mother
I
value.
The
way
that
shorefront
is
the
keeper
of
history
in
the
forums
and
in
the
narratives
that
have
the
most
impact
on
education
and
on
public
understanding.
S
T
T
S
A
U
Good
evening
elected
city
council,
my
name
is
Janet
Alexander
Davis,
born
in
the
City
of
Evanston
in
1943,
and
still
live
here
in
the
West
End
area.
Black
Club
neighborhood
of
the
Fifth
Ward
I,
am
honored
to
write
to
you
and
support
and
I
did
send
it
in
writing
by
email
to,
hopefully,
everyone
supporter
Shore
front,
to
receive
funding
for
its
value
to
our
community
for
over
25
years.
U
The
contributions
from
this
organization
have
been
unique
and
not
represented
by
any
other
Dino's
Deep
dive
into
the
research
of
African
American
history
from
the
North
Shore
communities
through
Chicago
is
one
to
support.
One
of
the
reasons
we
have
the
first
ever
reparations
program
from
the
United
States
municipality
was
generated
by
Shore
fronts.
Work
revealing
the
unfair
action
by
others.
City
administrations,
not
allowing
my
family
to
live
here,
buy
property
here
and
be
told
how
long
they
could
stay
in
the
town
laws
because
of
short
front
Evanston.
U
Illinois
right
is
talked
about
not
only
in
the
United
States
but
around
the
world.
Surely,
after
years
of
offering
programming
to
others
about
the
lives
of
black
people,
providing
the
history
of
blacks
in
Evanston
for
providing
a
well-organized
history
of
a
people
for
generations
to
come
must
be
supported
by
adding
a
line
item
to
the
city's
discretionary
budget
line
to
short
front.
The
bottom
line
in
all
of
these
years,
Shore
front
as
rarely
asked
the
city
for
help.
Isn't
it
time
to
say
yes
to
their
requests.
U
A
V
Evanston,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
I
just
have
three
questions.
First
of
all,
how
is
Evanston
reparations
considered
successful
when
only
16
people
have
received
home
improvements
in
the
name
of
reparations,
how
to
window
new
windows
and
roofs
close
the
wealth
Gap
and
how
is
a
25
000
bank
loan
or
mortgage,
considered
reparations?
Second,
if
the
25
000
reparations
allotment
is
not
used
up
fully,
where
does
the
remaining
money
go
because
we
know
the
recipient
does
not
receive
the
excess?
V
And
thirdly,
why
does
the
City
of
Evanston
allow
the
Evanston
reparations
committee
to
hold
public
meetings
Builders
Town
Halls,
when
residents
are
never
allowed
to
speak?
Why
does
the
City
of
Evanston
allow
the
reparations
committee
to
hold
public
meetings
on
weekdays
at
9
00
a.m
when
that
time
is
not
accessible
to
the
public?
They
are
here
in
the
service
and
and
absolutely
lastly,
I,
don't
believe
or
think
that
any
non-profit
should
be
involved
in
the
district
tribution
of
reparations
funds
that
includes
any
non-profit,
and
that
includes
narc
in
Cobra
and
first
repair.
V
Thank
you
very
much,
and
and
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
A
W
Good
evening
honorable
mayor
biss
and
City
Council
Members,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
tonight.
My
name
is
Rose
Cannon
and
I
am
a
founding
member
of
the
Grassroots
Coalition
called
Evanston,
rejects
racist
reparations
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
on
the
issue
of
funding
for
our
restorative
housing
program,
so
in
collect
incorrectly
and
inappropriately
named
reparations.
W
I
would
ask
you
to
vote
no
on
the
transfer
of
any
funds
from
our
general
fund
of
tax
into
the
reparations
fund.
We
have
the
Cannabis
tax,
which
is
already
transferring.
We
also
have
and
I've
lost
count,
actually,
maybe
four
out
of
five
silos
of
private
money,
standing
ready
and
held
by
the
Evanston
Community
Foundation
at
those
funds
of
money.
Before
you
take
money
out
of
the
general
general
fund
to
fund
reparations
and
I
want
to
say
one
thing.
W
Another
thing:
I
am
a
black
foundational,
American
tracing
my
lineage
back
to
channel
slavery
and
I
lived
in
the
Fifth
Ward
of
Evanston
between
the
years
1919
and
1969,
and
I
am
deemed
an
ancestor
of
the
most
advanced
age
range
I
suffered
housing.
Discrimination
I
did
not
apply
for
this
program
because
it
is
not
true
reparations
and
it
does
not
heal
or
close
the
racial
wealth
Gap.
W
However,
many
of
my
Evanston
friends
and
neighbors,
who
are
likely
sitting
and
listening
to
this
right
this
moment,
both
ancestors
and
descendants,
approximately
500
people
have
filed
applications
for
the
restorative
housing
program,
benefit
of
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
and
they
have
been
assigned
ranked
numbers.
They
stand
ready
and
willing
to
receive
their
benefit.
My.
W
Ask
is
twofold:
first,
please
honor
your
promise
to
fund
the
remaining
folks
who
have
applied
and
already
been
assigned
numbers.
Second,
as
I
asked
the
city
council
to
pause
or
suspend
the
further
development
of
this
program.
Beyond
this
restorative
housing
phase,
I,
believe
the
next
phase
being
proposed
is
an
entrepreneurial
program.
If
the
program
goes
forward
into
into
other
phases,
I
ask
the
city
council
to
allow
transparent
access
to
all
citizens
to
all
planning
stages
in
this
program.
W
A
X
X
I
am
also
one
of
the
founding
members
of
Evanston
rejects
racist
reparations,
which
supports
the
national
reparations
movement,
but
stands
opposed
to
programs
like
Evanston
that
have
renamed
Housing
Programs
as
reparations
I'm
speaking
this
evening
to
raise
several
issues
regarding
the
reparations
items
on
the
agenda.
X
First,
there
is
an
obvious
conflict
of
interest
with
Robin
Ruth
Simmons,
chairing
the
reparations
committee
or
being
on
the
committee
itself.
Rue
Simmons
is
operating
a
business
that
relies
upon
financial
decisions
made
by
the
council
and
has
publicly
lobbied
the
council
without
being
a
registered
lobbyist.
If
mayor
biss
launched
a
math
company
and
sat
on
a
city
committee
that
recommended
City
spending
for
the
purchase
of
such
products
so
that
he
could
gain
an
advantage
in
the
National
Marketplace
people
would
say
that
is
an
obvious
conflict
of
interest.
X
That
is
what
is
happening
with
the
city's
so-called
reparations
program
with
Miss
Ruth
Simmons
chairing
that
committee
Miss
Rue
Simmons
presents
the
Evanston
program
in
forums
across
the
country
and
her
company
uses
that
information
to
secure
Consulting
contracts.
That
would
not
be
an
issue
except
for
her
position.
As
chair
of
the
reparations
committee
and
her
active
lobbying
of
Evanston
elected
officials
to
provide
funding
to
the
Evanston
program
to
secure
credibility
for
her
efforts
of
legality,
the
legality
of
this
Arrangement
is
questionable,
but
it
is
definitely
unethical.
X
Second
expending
arpa
money
to
help
black
evanstonians
would
be
a
good
thing.
I
support,
Shore
front
the
Weavers
and
small
black
landlords,
but
to
align
those
funds
that
would
be
open
to
any
Evanston
revenston
resident
to
a
program
called
reparations
is
not
reparations.
It
is
yet
another
city
social
program.
Finally,
thank.
X
A
M
Oh
there's
think
there's
been
a
lot
of
interesting
comments
tonight.
I
would
ask
you
to
listen
to
Mr,
Friedrich
Friedman
I.
Think
his
point
about
the
numbers
is
a
hundred
percent
right
and
the
community
deserves
answers
and
numbers
are
going
all
over
the
place.
I'm
Clark
I
came
to
talk
about
the
special
order
of
business
I'm
very
concerned
about
how
this
whole
thing
with
the
Fleetwood
Jordan
is
being
presented
as
if
the
community
hasn't
really
had
a
discussion.
M
There
was
a
meeting
the
other
night
I
realized,
but
we're
talking
about
Ace,
Evanston
Community
Center
that
we
just
spent
a
million
dollars
in
and
the
last
thing
we
need,
in
light
of
all
the
money
that
we're
spending
in
this
town
without
planning
is
a
plan.
Well
Matt
plans,
10
years
ahead
of
time
for
the
projects
and
things
they're
going
to
be
doing
in
their
Park,
District
and
I.
Think
we
could
do
the
same.
But
what
I'm
most
concerned
about
is
the
award.
M
The
district
school
was
voted
on
and
it
it's
fine,
but
then
all
of
a
sudden,
our
they
take
70
of
our
tax
dollar
and
now,
all
of
a
sudden.
Our
community
center
is
being
pulled
in
to
this
project,
and
this
is
just
not
good
planning
and
like
the
animal
shelter.
Next
thing
you
know
this
is
going
to
be
what
we
talked
about
and
then
the
community
set
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
but
there
were
really
no
real
open
meetings
for
all
the
community.
Ace
Ward,
Third,
Ward,
First
Ward
everybody
together
saying.
M
Is
this
what
we're
doing
and
did
it
go
to
Parks
and
Rec
and
I
think
that
there
are
other
options
when
staff
presents
something?
These
are
the
four
options
from
our
consultant
I'm
like
well,
there's
other
options:
there's
an
option
of
a
land
swap
there's
the
option
of
working
with
Family
Focus,
there's
many
other
options
than
the
four
that
are
in
this
thing
and
we
cannot
go
into
a
narrow
tunnel
vision
and
we
can
least
of
all
afford
another
Robert
Crown
Financial
Fiasco.
M
Y
Thank
you,
mayor
Biz,
for
resident.
Y
To
support
shorefront
Legacy
the
work
founded
and
operated
by
Daniel
Robinson,
obviously
I
have
nothing
but
praise
appreciation
and
compliments
for
the
work.
Y
The
significance,
the
value
in
Evanston
and
the
the
example
that
Shore
front
has
set
nationally
and
even
internationally,
and
evidence
of
that
would
be
my
very
last
order
of
business
as
a
city
councilwoman
in
naming
a
street
for
Dino
in
honor
of
his
work,
so
I'm
asking
and
joining
with
all
the
others
in
support
countless
that
have
not
been
able
to
make
this
call
that
the
council
does
support
Shore
front
Legacy
Center
as
as
recommended
on
today's
agenda.
Y
Additionally,
I
want
to
support
council
member
Burns
and
his
Amendment
for
reparations
separate
from
any
arpa
discussion.
I
am
actually
withdrawing
support
for
arpa
dollars
for
reparations,
but
I
am
in
full
support
and
appreciation
for
council
member
Burns
creativity
and
making
sure
that,
as
others
have
mentioned
on
this
call,
we
are
able
to
fund
those
that
have
applied
for
reparations
prioritizing
our
seniors
with
urgency.
So
I
want
to
add
that
support
there
and
then.
Lastly,
independent
of
any
role
on
committee
as
a
resident
and
now
International
reparation.
Y
Supporter
I
want
to
say
that
Evanston
has
in
fact
been
recognized
nationally.
There
is
much
press
on
reading
about
it
as
there
was
recently
a
convening
here
in
Evanston
that
was
attended
by
local
leaders
in
every
region
of
this
nation,
congresswoman
Sheila
Jackson
Lee,
our
own
congresswoman
Jan
Jackowski,
attended
in
support
as
well
and
I
want
Evanston
to
know
that
you
can
learn
more
about
that.
Y
The
Roundtable
has
done
Fair
coverage
of
it
and
and
first
repair
is
independent
of
any
work
that
I
do
for
the
City
of
Evanston,
and
there
are
more
information
if
you're
interested
at
our
website.
Thank
you
thank.
A
A
T
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
John
Smith
and
council
members.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
the
time
to
speak
today.
I'm
the
business
development
manager
for
workspeed
executive
assistant
solution.
We
were
founded
in
2013
by
our
CEO
and
Visionary
Kennedy
bigand,
we're
a
minority,
woman,
owned
and
life
company.
We
focus
on
providing
exceptional
virtual
administrative
solutions
to
organizations
and
leaders
throughout
the
United
States.
We
consistently
drive
to
develop
and
deliver
key
resources
to
both
our
executive
assistants
and
leaders.
They
support
through
that's
one
of
our
core
focuses
is
to
both
Elevate
and
standardize.
T
One
thing
that
again
sets
us
apart
is
our
service.
Mount
is
based
on
a
fractional
hours
model,
unlike
traditional
hiring,
which
is
based
on
reoccurring,
stat
hours,
we
use
an
active
hours
now.
That
means
you
have
dedicated
availability
from
an
executive
assistant
during
normal
working
hours,
but
they're
only
clacked
in
and
active
when
they're
actually
providing
support
through
our
admin
roadmap
process.
We
think
we've
identified
a
few
key
areas
that
we
think
an
executive
assistant
would
be
able
to
help
the
city
council
members.
T
This
will
help
with
scheduling
meetings
another
for
our
community
event.
You
know,
through
this
support
in
all
these
areas,
we
think
it
will
really
allow
council
members
more
time
to
focus
on
key
issues
and
legislative
matters.
Thank
you
for
the
I
am
in
consideration
and
not
allowing
to
speak
today.
Council
members
thank.
A
T
Z
Of
information
just
point
of
information
for
the
gentleman
who's
here,
we're
likely
going
to
discuss
this
during
the
budget
discussion.
So
people
may
call
on
you
then
for
questions
just
to
so
you
don't
leave
too
early.
T
I'll
stay
right
here,
thank
you
and
Elizabeth
I'm
sure
is
actually
with
me
as
well
she's,
not
here.
So
we
can.
You
can
feel
free
to
support.
A
Got
it
okay,
so
the
next
speaker
was
going
to
be
Elizabeth
Lucia,
she
is
I.
Guess
we
just
heard
what
she
would
have
said.
So
that
concludes
our
online
public
comments.
But
now
Annette
Logan,
who
had
signed
up
to
speak
in
person,
is
here.
So
our
final
speaker
will
be
Annette
Logan.
A
AA
Good
evening,
I'm,
here
in
support
of
shore
front
I,
am
a
long-term
board.
Member
I
have
been,
and
Shore
front
is
just
awesome.
It's
not
going
away.
I
was
part
of
the
I
think
when
we
first
started
when
I
joined
the
board,
we
were
housed
at
Family
Focus,
so
going
through
negotiations
with
trying
to
find
a
location,
a
permanent
location
and
we're
really
excited
when
it
actually
became
an
actual
Legacy
Center
over
at
the
church.
AA
Dino
and
I
met
at
his
place
when
I
wanted
to
be
I
wanted
to
write
for
surefront.
So
he
was
always
saying
yes,
I
can't
pay
you,
but
please
write
a
story
and
I
did
that
and
I
got
really
excited
about
all
the
work
that
Shore
front
has
done
and
is
doing
so.
That's
why
I'm
here
give
them
whatever
they
want.
AA
A
Thank
you
very
much.
That
concludes
public
comment
for
this
evening,
thanks
so
much
to
all
for
participating.
That
brings
us
to
special
orders
of
business.
The
first
item,
sp1,
is
just
a
discussion,
but
would
someone
like
to
make
a
motion
to
initiate
that.
D
Mr
Mayor
I,
move
item,
sp1
discussion
of
the
Fifth
Ward
school
and
Community
Center.
Second,.
A
So
there's
been
a
motion
and
a
second
to
discuss
the
Fifth
Ward
school
and
Community
Center
update,
Ms,
Biggs
I.
Believe
you
have
some
information
for
us.
I.
AB
Do
just
getting
our
presentation
together.
AB
So
District
65,
basically
earlier
this
year
in
March,
approved
building
a
new
Fifth
Ward
school
at
a
location
which
they
at
the
time
I
believe
they
had
thought
that
it
was
going
to
be
at
Foster
field,
but
they
did
not
really
discuss
that
very
much
and
they
issued
the
lease
certificates.
They
approved
issuing
lease
certificates
to
pay
for
the
funding
of
it.
AB
The
way
that
their
programming
worked
was
they
bus
a
lot
of
students,
and
so
once
they
built
the
Fifth
Ward
school,
which
would
be
walkable
for
a
lot
of
the
students
that
were
being
bussed.
They
could
stop
busing
students
and
the
cost
of
the
busing
saved
would
pay
for
The
Debt
Service
essentially
or
these
lease
certificates.
That
would
build
the
school
and
they
estimated
the
cost
of
40
million
dollars.
AB
There
was
not
a
lot
of
discussion
with
the
city
up
front.
The
city
staff
realized
that
the
Fifth
Ward
school
had
been
approved
and
we
reached
out
and
started
conversations
with
District
65,
so
we
met
on
April,
8th
and
when
we
saw
the
plan
there
were
a
lot
of
concerns
that
came
up
because
it
is
being
built
on
Foster
field,
which
is
an
important
green
space
for
the
Fifth
Ward
community
and
is
integral
to
the
programming
that
we
offer
at
Fleetwood
Jordan
Community
Center.
AB
We
spent
the
summer
going
through
a
couple
of
options
with
the
school
district.
We
decided.
That
would
be
most
helpful
is
if
we
worked
together
and
we
actually
had
their
consultant
on
board
helping
us
as
well,
and
so
then
we
came
to
the
city
council
and
on
August
8th.
The
city
council
approved
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
the
school
district
and
also
entered
into
an
agreement
with
the
consulting
firm
and
the
city
so
that
we
could
have
consulting
services
for
our
own
needs
as
well.
AB
So
since
then,
we
have
been
working
with
the
school
district
to
do
a
variety
of
conversations
with
both
them
and
we've
been
working
with
Family
Focus
to
better
understand
what
their
mission
is.
Well,
on
December
6
I
will
we
had,
which
was
last
week.
We
had
a
community
meeting
where
there
were
some
options
introduced
for
what
could
be
done
with
the
site
in
order
to
make
it
more
useful
and
helpful,
make
a
better
school
and
Make
a
Better
Community
Center.
AB
And
then
we
have
issued
a
survey
to
the
community
to
try
to
get
their
feedback
on
what
their
interests
are
for
the
community
center
long
term,
as
well
as
the
potential
site
layouts,
and
we
will
bring
those
recommendations
we'll
get
that
information,
we'll
sort
of
distill
it
and
we
hope
to
come
back
on
January
9th
to
the
city
council
with
some
recommendations.
But
meanwhile
I
would
actually
like
to
keep
going
and
talk
in
more
detail.
AB
So,
what's
driving
this,
though
right
now
and
this
fairly
short
schedule
that
we're
trying
to
work
to
is
District
65
has
a
really
tight
schedule,
because
they've
issued
the
lease
certificates
and
essentially
their
funding,
has
started.
They
are
already
paying
Debt
Service
or
paying
back
some
of
the
cost
of
the
funding,
and
in
order
to
get
through
that,
they
need
to
have
the
school
open
by
Fall.
2025,
it
takes
18
months
to
build
a
school
if
everything
goes
perfectly
lately,
things
have
been
challenging
in
the
construction
field.
AB
There's
been
a
lot
of
supply
chain
issues,
so
they're
naturally
concerned
about
that,
and
they
actually
because
they've
been
working
with
us.
They
still
haven't
actually
located
the
building
or
done
any
real
design
on
the
building.
So
they
want
to
break
ground
in
August
of
next
year,
so
their
schedule
is
very
tight,
which
is
why
we
are
trying
to
be
extremely
prompt
in
how
we
make
decisions,
because
we
want
to
support
that.
AB
So
first
I'd
just
like
to
mention
we
did
a
lot
of
discussions
with
District
65,
but
also
with
Family
Focus,
to
try
to
understand
the
services
and
programming
that
everybody
offers.
There
are
a
lot
of
tenants
at
the
Family
Focus
building,
so
we
try
to
get
a
good
understanding
of
what
their
needs
were
as
well
for
space
for
outdoor
use
and
outdoor
space,
and
also
what
everybody's
parking
is.
AB
There's
a
lot
of
this
site
that
ultimately,
is
proposed
to
be
parking,
which
is
great,
because
if
we
don't
have
it,
then
that
parking
is
going
to
end
up
in
the
neighborhood
and
be
a
negative
impact
to
the
neighborhood.
But
we
also
want
to
be
smart
and
not
over
populated
with
the
site
with
asphalt
if
it's
not
needed
and
I
want
to
cover
quickly
just
the
property
ownership.
We're
talking
about
so
in
all
of
these
slides
North
is
to
the
right
and
East
is
to
the
bottom
of
the
slide.
AB
So
the
purple
here
is
the
is
at
the
top
of
the
slide.
Is
the
Family
Focus
property,
the
light
blue,
underneath
that
is
the
City
of
Evanston
property
where
Fleetwood
Jordan
is
located
and
you
can
kind
of
see
the
Shaded
footprint
of
the
buildings
and
then
the
yellow
part
is
the
property
that's
owned
by
District
65..
It
was
leased
to
the
City
of
Evanston
for
a
nominal
fee
that
lease
expired
in
May
of
this
year
and
they
have
notified
us,
of
course,
that
they're
not
planning
on
continuing
the
lease
they
have
owned.
AB
All
of
this
property.
Well,
all
of
the
city,
property
and
the
yellow
property
were
owned
by
District
65.,
since
the
early
1900s
and
in
1954
we
acquired
the
property
from
them
so
that
we
could
build
Fleetwood
Jordan,
but
they
have
owned
this
property
for
a
very
long
time
and
there's
not
a
lot
of
open
space
in
Evanston
where
they
really
have
an
opportunity
to
just
all
of
a
sudden
build
a
school
since
they
owned
this
property.
AB
It
was
a
huge
cost
savings
to
them,
and
it
is
nice
for
them
from
the
standpoint
that
it
is
in
the
center
of
the
ward.
So
it's
it's
pretty
closely
situated.
So
it
is
a
good
location
for
a
school.
The
unfortunate
thing
is
how
much
Fleetwood
Jordan
uses
that
property,
the
Foster
Field
property
for
programming
and
to
support
our
summer
camps
and
our
after
school
programs.
AB
This
site
is
the
option,
one
that
we've
been
showing
people
and
it
is
very
similar
to
what
was
originally
presented
to
us
in
on
April
8th.
It
shows
Simpson
Street
along
the
right
side,
that's
the
North
End
and
then
the
school
is
bounded
up
against
Simpson
Street
and
along
Ashland
Avenue,
there's
a
small
green
space
in
the
middle
of
their
property
and
then
the
parking
this
builds
their
school
entirely
on
their
property.
It
leaves
the
Fleetwood
Jordan
Community
Center,
as
is
so.
AB
One
of
the
problems
with
this
is
that
the
building
is
so
large
and
is
built
so
closely
to
the
street
in
order
to
be
able
to
fit
everything
on
their
existing
property
that
it
would
require
the
removal
of
all
the
trees
on
Ashland
and
all
the
trees
on
Simpson.
They
might
be
able
to
have
enough
space
to
replant
some
of
them,
but
it
is
definitely
very
challenging.
AB
This
property
would
also
require
a
lot
of
major
zoning
variations
for
Building
height
and
for
setbacks
for
various
things,
and
you
can
see
the
size
of
this
building.
This
blue
building
is
the
proposed
school.
This
is
the
massing
diagram
if
you
are
familiar
with
this
area,
there's
a
multi-story
church
next
door.
That's
the
white
buildings
that
are
shown
to
the
right
of
the
blue
building
the
buildings
across
the
street,
and
you
get
a
real
sense
of
how
this
three
to
four
story.
AB
AB
This
option
pushes
the
buildings
to
the
to
the
north
and
to
the
east
along
Ashland,
but
it
maintains
a
large
green
space
in
the
center
and
that
green
space
would
be
shared
by
all.
So
this
has
a
lot
of
advantages
for
us
and
would
allow
us
to
use
the
the
space
very
much
like
we
do
now,
which
it
would
require
that
the
Fleetwood
Jordan
building
be
reconstructed
along
the
east
edge
of
the
site.
AB
There's
a
similar
option.
That
also
maintains
a
grease
space,
but
it
pushes
both
the
new
school
and
the
Fleetwood
Jordan
reconstructed,
building
down
to
the
southern
two-thirds
of
the
property
and
maintains
a
green
space
on
Simpson,
which
is
similar
in
size
to
Foster
field,
but
is
smaller,
and
one
of
the
challenges
with
this
particular
layout
is
that
it
would
require
us
to
demolish
the
existing
Center
during
before
we
construct
the
new
center.
AB
However,
it
does
move
the
really
tall
building
impact
further
away
from
the
neighborhood
and
from
its
neighbors,
and
then
we
have
a
side
option
for
that.
We
also
developed
and
there's
a
foray
that
goes
with
it
that
actually
moves
the
Fleetwood
Jordan
Center
to
a
nearby
site,
which
is
Gilbert
Park.
That
allows
for
the
largest
Green
Space
to
be
maintained
around
the
school.
AB
AB
We
want
to
summarize
that
and
come
back
to
the
city
council
with
recommendations
at
our
first
meeting
in
January.
We
had
indicated
in
our
original
mou
that
we
were
going
to
tell
the
school
district
which
direction
we
were
heading
by
January
1st,
and
so
we
want
to
stick
to
that
timeline
as
closely
as
possible
in
order
to
respect
their
need
to
get
their
building
under
construction.
AB
But
with
that
that
is
basically
the
update.
If
you
have
any
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
them.
E
Thank
you
Laura
for
that
appreciate
it
I
just
wanted
to
start
if
you
could
go
back
to
either
the
third
or
fourth
option
just
so.
The
council
also
knows
that
those
options
would
provide
for
a
driveway,
a
protected
kind
of
driveway
in
the
middle.
So.
AB
E
And
then
the
last
thing
I
just
wanted
to
say,
because
you
know
media
has
a
a
really
important
role
in
in
any
Community
to
kind
of
shape,
early
public
opinion
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
there
was
a
headline
that
came
out
in
Evanston
now,
following
the
meeting
on
December
6th.
That
said
that
the
community
center
would
double
the
cost
of
the
new
school,
and
that
is
not
true
District.
You
know
put
out
FAQ
about
this,
but
it
would
not.
The
two
costs
are
not
tied
together.
E
It's
two
different
buildings,
two
different
organizations,
and
so
that
was
false.
I
had
a
conversation
with
Bill
Smith
about
that
that
I
thought
was
successful,
but
I
think
it
was
unsuccessful.
I
think
the
the
the
the
headline
remains,
and
then
there
was
another
headline
at
the
round
table
that
I
think
suggested.
That
kind
of
the
general
consensus
in
the
room
was:
oh,
don't
touch
Fleetwood
it
all
and
although
that
was
was
definitely
a
concern
that
expressed
I,
don't
think
it
was
anywhere
near
the
consensus
in
the
room.
E
I
think
people
were
genuinely
open
to
all
the
concepts.
Knowing
that
the
the
the
difficult
the
challenge
that
we're
we're
faced
with
is
we're
trying
to
fit
yet
another
really
big,
building
on
a
relatively
small
development
site
and
still
preserve
as
much
green
space
and
mature
trees
as
possible,
which
is
like
a
no-win
situation
like
we
gotta,
we
have
to
give
up
something
and
so
I
think
people
were
generally
really
open.
E
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
and
thank
you
Laura
for
your
work
on
this.
What
an
interesting
problem
to
have
to
solve
and
a
good
problem
to
have
to
solve
is
how
do
we
fit
a
brand
new
school
onto
this
property
and
integrate
it
with
the
two
operations
that
are
already
so
active
in
the
community
on
this
on
this
block
right
here.
D
So
interesting
challenges
sounds
like
the
kind
of
thing
that
you
might
study
in
architecture
school
or
something
and
come
up
with
15
different
proposals,
but
I
would
like
to
officially
you
know:
go
on
a
record
sharing
some
comments.
I've
made
privately,
that
if
we're
going
to
consider
doing
something
with
Fleetwood,
jourdain
I
think
it's
in
the
best
interests
of
Evanston
taxpayers,
whether
they're
writing
the
Bill
to
the
city
or
right
in
the
bill
to
the
school
district
for
the
school
district
in
the
city
to
collaborate
as
much
as
we
can
and
I.
D
Don't
think
we
want
to
pay
for
two
set
of
two
sets
of
everything.
Two
parking
lots:
two
gyms
two
locker
rooms,
two
kitchens,
two
boiler
rooms,
two
mechanical
systems.
When
we
have,
you
know
two
new
facilities
serving
the
same
Community
with
overlapping
Services
I
really
would
look
to
like
to
look
for
ways
to
to
collaborate
and
in
rather
than
having
two
brand
new
facilities
next
door
to
each
other,
somehow
figure
out
a
way
to
have
one
super
awesome
facility,
or
at
least
connect
them
in
some
way
so
that
we
can
share
facilities.
AB
That
was
a
lot
of
just
of
the
discussions
we
have
had
and
there
are
somewhat
limited
opportunities
in
the
building,
because
we
all
need
the
facilities
at
the
same
time
like
we
all
need
the
gems
right
after
school
when
they
need
them
for
sports
and
we
need
them
for
after
school
programming.
We
need
the
kitchens
during
the
day
when
we
offer
food
programs,
but
they
have
to
feed
all
their
students.
So
there
are
some
challenges.
AB
D
M
AB
Family
Focus
has
been
really
great
at
meeting
with
us
and
coming
forth
with
a
lot
of
information.
They
have
a
surprising
number
of
tenants
in
that
building.
It
was
actually
pretty
shocking
to
me,
but
a
lot
of
them
use
smaller
amounts
of
space,
and
so
the
building
they're
only
using
about
50
percent
of
their
building
right
now,
but
it
is
somewhat
of
a
similar
problem
like
they
need
the
gym
during
the
after
school
time
period.
They
you
know
they.
N
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
concur
with
council
member
news
about
the
importance
of
that
collaboration.
N
AB
Currently,
there
has
not
been
a
discussion
with
Parks
and
Rec
board
because
we
have
been
focused
on
trying
to
have
a
number
of
meetings
with
Family
Focus
and
the
school
district,
and
there
hasn't
really
been
time.
I
mean
this
has
been
a
very
compressed
schedule
and
then
we
just
had
our
first
discussion
with
the
members
of
the
community
last
week.
So
it's
really
fast,
but
as
we
move
forward,
I
think
that
there's
definitely
an
opportunity
to
discuss
it
with
the
parks
and
rec
board.
AB
What
really
hasn't
been
entirely
settled
is
if
we
were
to
reconstruct
the
community
center.
What
exactly
are
the
facilities
that
go
in
the
community
center?
There's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
different
needs
and
programming
that
we
would
like
to
offer
that
we
don't
necessarily
offer
currently
and
at
that
point,
I
am
sure
that
the
parks
and
rec
board
would
be
a
critical
portion
of
that
discussion
to
determine
how
we
move
forward
with
the
building.
AB
AB
A
AB
A
A
Z
A
Z
E
A
E
E
E
First,
amendment
increase
the
amount
of
2023
real
estate
transfer
attacks
being
transferred
into
the
reparations
fund
by
2
million,
bringing
the
2023
total
to
3
million.
The
2023
budget
will
be
balanced
with
general
fund
General
Reserve
funds.
The
remaining
7
million
would
be
paid
over
the
following
seven
years.
E
I
think
I
talked
to
most
everybody
here,
it's
the
same:
10
million
we
approved
we're
just
changing
the
schedule,
we're
moving
2
million
up
to
be
paid
in
2023
so
that
we
can
satisfy
our
commitments
to
the
ancestors
so
we'll
be
able
to
pay
out
the
25
000
to
all
the
ancestors
who
we've
designated
as
ancestors
through
the
program
we'll
be
able
to
pay
them.
The
25
000
restorative
housing
benefit
next
year.
AC
A
Councilmember
Burns
moves
to
make
the
changes
as
described
to
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
and
the
reparations
fund.
You
all
have
received
this
in
writing
this
afternoon,
councilmember
Ravel
seconds.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
this
motion?
I
know
that
your
light
was
on
earlier
for
this
council
member
Reed.
Z
Yeah
I
I
support
this.
You
know
Chiefs
what
I
was
attempting
to
achieve
with
SP
12,
which
is
getting
two
million
dollars
into
that
fund
this
year,
to
make
sure
that
our
we're
able
to
take
care
of
our
seniors.
One
thing
that
I
do
is
to
Chic
here
online
or
someone
from
the
reparations
committee.
Z
No
okay,
I
do
have
a
slight,
so
so
one
I
think
staff
might
need
clarification.
I
spoke
to
Clayton
a
little
bit
earlier
about.
Is
this
just
from
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
dollars
overall,
or
is
it
over?
The
1.5
increment
like
we
did
with
the
first
million
I
spoke
to
councilman,
Burns
I,
think
it's
the
full
yeah
just
rep,
it's
the
full,
it's
not
the
1.5
increment
and
then.
Secondly,
I.
Z
Do
wonder
if
we
need
some
I
have
concerns
that
we
won't
be
able
to
get
all
this
money
out
this
year,
based
on
difficulties
that
the
the
committee
is
having
with
Community
Partners
and
so
I
wondered.
You
know
I'd
love
for
us
to
think
through,
as
as
we're
making
this
commitment,
how
we
can
actually
get
this
money
out
the
door
in
2023
and
how
we
can
build
capacity
either
internally
or
if
maybe
we
need
to
spend
some
money
to
to
actually
have
folks
assist
us
with
the
distribution.
That's
it.
D
C
Good
evening,
members
of
city
council
clerk
Mendoza
mayor
biss
city
manager,
Stowe
Nick,
Cummings,
Corporation
Council,
his
councilmember
Burns
proposal
is
what
I've
been
advising
the
committee
and
the
city
council
I
think
it's
actually
in
the
memo
and
SB
12.,
the
city
council
has
has
sort
of
the
latitude
to
direct.
However,
the
city
spends
its
money
and,
in
this
particular
case,
we're
asking
for
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
to
be
placed
specifically
in
a
specific
fund
and
I
think
that
that
is
the
safest
course
of
action.
AD
Well,
I
think
council,
member
Reed's
raised
an
interesting
question,
because
that
was
a
question
that
I
had
I
guess
at
our
last
meeting
about
just
how
much,
how
many
of
the
grants
can
we
realistically
manage
in
in
one
year's
time,
I
guess
it!
This
motion
would
say
we
are
transferring
that
money
into
the
reparations
fund.
So
it
would
be
there.
So,
even
if,
over
the
course
of
2023
we
weren't
able
to
distribute
all
of
it,
it
would
be
their
as
soon
as
we
had
the
capacity
to
do
that.
That.
AD
T
AD
C
C
Since
Miss
Kerr
is
not
here,
I
will
try
and
address
that
as
best
I
can
you
know,
and
there
were
some
some
public
commenters
that
talked
about
the
involvement
of
non-profits.
In
doing
this
work,
the
city
doesn't
have
the
capacity
or
the
person
power.
We
don't
have
a
program
coordinator.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
Staff
in
our
community
development
department
to
manage
a
program
like
this.
C
So
therefore
the
city
is
contractor
has
asked
Community
sipa,
at
least
that
for
now
to
manage
the
program
there
was
an
RFP
placed
to
get
a
new
partner
I
believe
it's
going
to
be
re-let
for
2023,
because
we
didn't
get
enough
responses
so,
hopefully,
with
the
new
RFP
and
some
other
applicants,
I
know
I
personally
have
reached
out
to
a
a
minority
owned
firm
out
of
Chicago.
That
I
know
that
could
possibly
do
the
work
for
us
to
try
and
bid
on
the
work.
C
Hopefully,
with
with
that,
we
get
some
more
applicants.
We
can
have
the
ability
to
give
out
the
remaining
three
million
dollars
in
Grants,
provided
the
city
has
the
funding
there.
That
is
a
real
issue.
There's
a
bottleneck
that
comes
with,
because
you
know
it's
a
non-profit:
they
only
have
so
much
staff,
we
have
zero
staff,
they
have
a
little
more
staff,
and
so
that
is
that
is
an
issue.
But
hopefully
that
will
be
solved
in
2023.
A
E
Yeah
I
just
wanted
to
to
say
that
the
issue
of
capacity
is
being
discussed
at
the
committee
level.
Council
come
has
described
a
bit
of
of
the
process
that
we're
in
right
now
and
as
part
of
that
discussion,
we've
talked
about
potentially
bringing
on
additional
or
bringing
on
adding
the
amount
of
organizations
that
participate
in
helping
us
to
manage
the
program.
E
You
know
I
want
to
clarify
something
that
the
funds
still
remain
in
the
city
and
at
least
what
the
agreement
has
been
with
cipa
is
that
they're
reimbursed
after
work
is
completed,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
that
clear.
We've
heard
that,
in
a
from
a
few
different
comments
today
that
that
the
money
shouldn't
be
held
in
a
non-profit
I
think
is
what
was
suggested,
and
it's
not
it's
still
held
with
the
city,
whether
or
not
it
should
be
in
some
interest.
E
Bearing
account
is
a
whole
nother
discussion
to
have,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
folks
know
that
it's
not
the
money
is
not
sitting
in
a
non-profit,
but
we
are
having
that
discussion
about
capacity
I.
Think
in
that
we'll
we'll
think
through
potentially
hiring
somebody
on
the
city
staff,
you
know
expanding
the
amount
of
organizations
that
we
work
with
or
a
combination
of
both
of
those
things.
So
thank
you.
A
Z
Yeah
I,
just
really
would
and
I
also
want
to
note
that
the
the
non-profits
that
we're
partnering
with
aren't
being
compensated
for
the
work
is
that
that's
my
understanding.
So.
C
I
think
the
contract
with
sepa
is
like
ten
dollars
a
year.
Yeah.
Z
Z
I,
you
know,
would
love
us
to
start
partnering,
maybe
with
Evanston
Community
Foundation,
who
has
a
substantial
pocket
of
money
there
to
use
some
of
those
funds,
maybe
to
support
the
distribution.
Also
note
that
direct
cash
payments
I
mean
I
know
we
there's
with
the
guaranteed
income.
It's
not
the
easiest
thing
in
the
world,
but
there's
a
lot
less
complicated
than
than
this
and
so
I
think.
As
we
move
forward
with
other
discussions,
you
know
we
may
find
some
efficiencies
in
in
looking
at
the
program
differently.
N
Thank
you,
yes,
I
support
this
I
think
absolutely.
We
want
to
ensure
that
the
elders
who
applied
and
recipients
receive
the
compensation
I
would
just
ask
going
forward
for
anything.
Above
and
beyond
this,
could
we
get
sort
of
a
comprehensive
report?
Two
Council
I
think
that
would
be
really
helpful
about
impact
outcome
plans
going
forward.
N
I
think
that
would
be
very
much
welcomed.
A
Thank
you
and
I
I'm,
pretty
sure
the
answer
that
question
is
going
to
be
yes
from
the
reparations
committee
and
others.
So
now
that
no
one
else
has
asked
to
speak
for
the
first
time,
we'll
go
back
to
council
member
news
with
450
left.
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
a
couple
questions
one
I
suppose
is
for
council
member
Reed,
so
in
in
full
context.
If
we
were
to
approve
this
motion
to
kind
of
front
load,
the
real
estate
transfer
tax,
with
adding
2
million
to
this
year
or
to
2023.
Does
that
replace
your
resolution
under
sp12
and
and
that
would
be
coming
off
the
table?
Yeah.
Z
To
me
it
meets
the
same
goal.
It
gets
the
two
million
dollars
in
there
I
mean
rafted,
take
the
2
million
that
we're
taking
from
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
and
replace
that
with
Reserve
money.
Anyhow,
the
hole
that's
created
in
the
budget,
so
yeah
I.
R
I
D
Since
we
would
essentially
be
drawing
down
on
reserves
to
plug
the
hole,
good.
AE
Evening
mid
Memphis
of
the
city
council,
we
have
adjusted
a
couple
of
new
slides
I.
Think
to
summarize
that
fund
balance
scenario
and
I
just
want
the
clarification
about
this
two
million
dollar.
Is
it
still
online
with
the
previous
one
or
is
it
coming
out
of
the
general
real
estate?
So.
A
As
I
read
the
amendment
as
the
the
chair
who's
accepted,
the
amendment
writing
I
believe
this
is
from
the
from
the
entire
real
estate
transfer
tax
revenue
that
it
would.
It
would
essentially
change
three
years
of
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
plan
for
year,
one
it
would
increase
the
cap
to
3
million
and
eliminate
the
one
and
a
half
million
dollar
threshold,
and
for
years
nine
and
ten
it
would
eliminate
it.
Okay
is
that
is
that
consistent
with.
E
AE
AE
So
this
is
how
it
looks
like
you
would
see.
There
are
two
columns
23
budget
revenues
on
the
first
line,
expense
use
of
results
for
additional
pension
contribution,
which
was
approved
at
the
introduction
last
time,
but
the
Council
of
4.4
million
dollar.
So
you
would
see
the
numbers
beginning
fund
balance
as
of
22.
Again,
these
are
estimates
at
45
million.
The
operating
deficit
is
7.9
million
for
23,
so
which
would
come
out
of
the
fund
balance,
leaving
the
fund
balances
of
23,
it's
37.5
million,
which
would
be
at
29.5
percent.
AE
On
the
second
column,
you
would
see
the
only
thing
change
is.
There
are
two
additional
items
line:
number
four
and
five
and
transfer
to
reparations
fund
of
two
million
and
the
fifth
one,
the
way,
the
contracts,
negotiation
and
I've
already
kind
of
touched
on
that
subject
in
the
past
that
there
could
be
an
additional
wage
increase
of
one
and
a
half
million.
It
could
be
one
one
and
a
half,
but
this
is
like
roughly
two
and
a
half
percent
additional.
AD
AD
A
I've
I've
aged
tremendously
in
the
last
year
and
a
half
Chrissy
I,
see
no
further
questions,
so
would
the
clerk
please
take
the
role?
This
is
just
to
be
clear
on
this
specific
amendment
to
sp3.
There's
more
discussion
coming
in
sp3.
E
N
A
Aye
with
eight
voting
in
favor
and
I'm
voting
against
the
motion
passes
further
discussion
on
sp3
again
council
member
Burns
is
recognized.
E
E
This
started
off
as
a
referral
that
I
made
several
months
ago
now
prior
to
any
formal
budget
discussions.
So
for
those
who
forgot
about
that
and
feel
this
is
kind
of
a
late
game
discussion.
This
is
something
that
I
referred
and
that
we've
discussed
previously.
E
Why
Works
be
you
know,
looked
around
at
some
of
the
virtual
executive
assistant
Solutions,
many
of
them
have
sprouted
up
during
covet.
This
one
has
been
around
probably
the
longest.
They
have
virtual
assistants
that
are
located.
You
know
in
the
U.S
which
I
thought
was
important
and
then
you
know
reasonable
pricing.
E
Considering
what
I
just
said
about
0.2,
why
virtual
executive
assistants,
you
know
I
think
especially
with
this
budget
year,
while
we
do
have
a
surplus,
we
also
there's
there's,
you
know,
still
some
things
around
pensions
and
the
cost
of
increased
salaries
that
still
make
me
uncomfortable,
making
long-term
commitments,
and
so
the
idea
here
would
be
that
we
can
sign.
E
This
will
be
a
short-term
commitment
minimum
we
can
sign
a
six-month
agreement
with
worksby
tops
it's
a
one-year
agreement
with
work,
speed
where
we
would
receive
a
10
discount,
and
the
second
reason
is
that
we
can
outsouring.
What
I
believe
is
is
a
really
difficult
job
to
hire
for
right
now
in
a
very
challenging
job
market.
So
I
think
we've
heard
from
staff
repeatedly
that
it
is
difficult
to
get
these
job
postings
out
it's
difficult
to
get
the
interviews
done
it's
difficult
to
find
qualified
candidates.
E
This
is
a
challenging
job,
market
and
I.
Think
that's
even
more
so
the
case
for
a
job
where
and-
and
you
know,
I'll
go
through
this
in
a
minute
where
you
know
they're,
just
helping
mainly
with
email,
coordination
and
and
calendar
coordination,
I
think
it
would
be
difficult
go
to
find
somebody
in
this
particular
job
market,
maybe
as
things
improve
that
wouldn't
be
the
case,
which
is
why
again,
I'm
really
stressing
that
this
is
a
short-term
solution
for
us
as.
E
Well,
if
you're
going
to
use
it,
okay,
all
right
so,
oh,
is
it
the
whole
thing
or
just
about
this
issue?
Okay
and
I?
Guess
I'll
just
leave
it
for
I'll,
say
one
last
thing
and
I'll
leave
it
for
for
any
questions,
but
again,
I
think
this
is
being
consistent
with
you
know
my
position
around
many
different
issues.
Everything
every
amendment
that
I
have
brought
up
so
far
that
I
will
bring
up,
has
been
a
short-term
commitment.
E
A
one-time
contribution
in
2023,
which
will
still
allow
us
to
you,
know,
keep
future
costs
in
front
of
us
and
I
think
just
as
the
last
point
hitesh,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
coming
up
to
the
podium
just
answer,
one
last
question
I
just
and
if
we
can
put
this
number
up,
what
is
the
assuming
that
we
that
we
transfer
the
2
million
out
of
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
to
the
reparations
fund?
What
would
be
the
the
general
Reserve
balance
and.
E
AE
E
A
Second,
council
member
Burns
moves
to
allocate
sixty
eight
thousand
and
forty
two
dollars
in
a
separate
line
from
the
general
Reserve
fund
to
workspeed,
as
described
in
an
email
received
earlier
this
afternoon.
Councilmember
read
seconds:
is
there
any
discussion
council
member
Reed
with
two
minutes
and
40
seconds
left
I.
Z
Had
no
time
to
share
with
you,
yeah
I,
I
I'll,
just
add
that
I
also
support
this
I.
Think
many
of
us
understand
the
Need
For
assistance,
particularly
in
wards
that
have
higher
neat.
You
know
the
the
fifth
War,
the
eighth
Ward
have
the
largest
minority
populations,
the
largest
rates
of
or
the
highest
rates
of
poverty
in
the
city
and
and
there's
just
great
need
in
in
those
two
Wards
in
particular,
historically
The,
Fifth,
Ward,
even
more
so
so.
Z
I
think
this
is
desperately
needed
for
all
of
us
to
to
be
better
at
communicating
with
residents
and
being
able
to
expand
our
ability
to
do
this
work
at
a
at
a
rate
that
is
quite
underpaid
and
maybe
even
underappreciated
happiness.
Assistance
is,
is
a
good
token,
I
think
to
to
the
work
that
we
do.
E
No,
as
I
said
earlier,
this
is
this:
is
there
weren't
a
ton
of
companies
that
do
this?
Many
of
them
were
new
and
and
popped
up
since
covet,
and
so
this
this
was
the
I
kind
of
listed,
the
three
things
been
around
the
longest
virtual
assistants
located
in
the
US
and
then
reasonable
pricing.
Considering
that
second
point.
A
Council
member
nusma
with
four
minutes
left
thank.
D
You
Mr
Mayor,
I
I
am
going
to
reluctantly
support
this
motion.
Yeah
I
really
do
think.
The
best
use
of
of
general
fund
is
to
hire
somebody
on
staff
to
support
all
of
council
I've.
Had
this
conversation
with
councilmember
Burns,
he
knows
where
I'm
coming
from
I
see
this
as
an
intermediate
step,
and
what
I
would
be
looking
for
in
the
future
is
is
having
staff
support
in
place.
Somebody
in
the
building,
but.
AE
AF
I
agree
being
the
newest
trying
to
figure
things
out.
Oh
clang,
light
tag.
Sorry
I
agree
that,
potentially
this
is
what
we
need
and
it
will
get
us
started
in
the
right
direction
to
be
able
to
look
at
what
serves
the
need
of
the
council.
So
I
too
agree.
D
B
A
E
Be
it
I
think
the
the
community
members
who
spoke
during
public
comment
did
a
fine
job
right,
so
another
amendment
last
Amendment
for
me
is
to
make
an
amendment
allocating
seventy
thousand
dollars
out
of
the
2023
budget
that
will
go
towards
a
surefront
legacy.
Second,.
A
Z
Z
I
have
learned
a
great
deal
about
my
own
family's
history
and
my
own
history
and
my
family's
place
in
Evanston
because
of
the
work
that
Dino
has
done
and
Doria
who
passed
away
who's.
Also,
a
huge
black
historian
here
in
Evanston
and
I,
gained
a
passion
for
or
a
deep
interest
in,
Alderman
Jordan
because
of
spending
hours
down
in
the
in
in
doing
research
on
reparations
and
Dino's
old
Warehouse.
Z
That
was
at
the
church
down
the
street,
not
warehouse,
but
I,
can't
think
of
another
word
and
yeah
I've
just
I've
gained
and
my
life
is
enriched
because
of
the
work
that
you've
done
and
other
folks
a
part
of
it.
So
I
really
appreciate
what
you've
done,
and
this
is
a
an
extremely
worthwhile
investment.
Thank
you.
AF
Won't
take
that
long,
I
just
wanted
to
Echo
the
sentiments
we
are
so
appreciative.
You
have
made
Evanston
a
richer
place
and
to
be
such
a
humble
person,
it
just
exemplifies
what
we
should
be
doing
for
our
community
with
no
expectation
he
did
the
work.
He
helped
put
our
city
on
the
map
and
I'm.
Just
so
appreciative
of
that.
Sorry
to
see
you
leaving,
but
you've
left
us
incapable
hands
I
believe
so
just
want
to.
Let
you
know
that
we
really
do
appreciate
the
work
well.
I
do
I
can't
speak
for
anybody
else,
but.
A
B
A
N
A
Sorry
again,
that
was
totally
on
me:
council
member
Kelly
was
in
the
queue
and
I
can't
read
handwritten,
but
now
I
believe
everyone
is
seeking
to
speak,
has
done
so
and
so
will
the
clerk?
Please
now
call
the
role
on
this
third
amendment
to
sp3.
B
Okay,
thank
you
mayor
and
I.
Just
want
to
briefly
insert
myself
as
well.
I'm
happy
to
be
our
office,
be
a
partner
with
Shore
front
and
happy
to
be
taking
these
votes
tonight
as
well.
B
A
With
eight
voting
in
favor
and
non-voting
against
the
emotion
passes
and
sp3
is
again
amended.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
sp3,
which
has
now
been
amended
three
times
and
is
I
think
probably
ready
for
a
vote?
A
A
Z
Yeah
I
I
meant
to
highlight
this
during
the
budget,
but
we're
proving
the
money
to
pay
for
the
budget.
So
I'll
just
highlight
it
now.
Z
Z
You
know
290
300
million
for
the
last
few
years
to
now
almost
400
million
dollars
and
I
just
want
to
note
that
a
good
portion
of
that
is
the
way
that
we
are
reporting,
income
and
expenditures
from
loans,
and
so
I
I
just
want
folks
to
be
clear
that
our
budget
isn't
ballooning
as
much
as
it
seems
like
it's
polluting.
Z
It's
really.
You
know.
I've
talked
to
the
finance
team
and
and
Deputy
city
manager
a
couple
times
about
this
and
the
city
manager,
but
it's
it's
the
way
that
we
report
loan
income,
which
is
very
different
from
the
way
folks
might
be
used
to
it
in
their
personal
lives
that
that
it
really
makes
the
budget
look.
Almost
you
know
50
or
so
million
dollars
larger
than
what
it
really
is.
So
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
for
folks
in
the
media.
A
Seeing
no
further
discussion
with
the
clerk,
please
take
the
role
on
this
motion
that
has,
let's
see
if
we
can
subtract
properly.
Eight
special
orders
of
business
bundled
into
a
single
vote.
I
A
With
eight
voting
in
favor
and
non-voting
against,
the
motion
carries
and
the
items
in
special
orders
of
business
two
four
five,
six,
seven,
eight,
nine
and
ten
are
all
declared
past.
A
This
brings
us
to
item
SP
11.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion.
Z
E
A
Z
I'm
going
to
move
to
table
this,
but
the
police
department
and
I
and
councilmember
burns
and
chief
steward
and
Commander
glue
and
our
Law
Department
met
to
go
over
the
language
revisions
we've
settled
in
on
most
of
most
of
it
there
as
far
as
the
language.
It
still
achieves
every
goal
that
I
wanted
to
achieve,
which
is
to
decriminalize,
but
we're
working
on
just
mirroring
and
I'm.
Z
Sorry,
too,
decriminalize
possession
mere
possession
of
you
know
cannabis
in
certain
places
and
alcohol
and
and
others,
but
we're
working
to
make
sure
that
the
language
is
in
alignment
with
the
state.
There
are
a
few
amendments
made
and
we're
also
going
to
be
considering
reducing
the
fine.
Currently,
the
fine
is
set
at
a
minimum
of
500,
a
maximum
of
750,
which
is
pretty
high.
Z
Yes,
it
yeah
I
won't
make
any
High
jokes
about,
but
again
so
so
yeah
I'm
happy
to
table
this
and
come
back
with
an
even
more
complete
ordinance
that
achieves
the
goals
and
and
I.
Think
I
really
appreciate
some
of
the
I
really
appreciate.
Z
All
of
the
input
from
you
know,
Commander
glue
and
Chief
Stewart,
and
our
Law
Department
on
this
I
think
it's
even
stronger
language
than
I
was
proposing
and
or
even
clearer
language,
I
think
and
actually
goes
a
little
bit
further
than
where
I
was
going.
So
I'm
really
excited
about
this,
so
I
moved
to
table
this
until
January
20th.
Z
Z
Oh
okay:
well,
we
can
we,
we
can
I'm
in
the
type
of
offline,
but
there
is
a
typo
that
councilmember
Ravel
found
a
missing
word.
Okay,.
A
P
A
B
A
Voting
in
favor
and
none
voting
against
the
motion
carries
in
this
item
will
appear
on
the
January
23
2023
city
council
agenda.
This
concludes
the
special
orders
of
business
and
brings
us
to
the
consent.
Agenda.
I've
been
told
that
item
re1
should
be
removed
from
the
consent
agenda.
What
are
there
other
items
that
council
members
would
like
to
see
removed
from
the
consent
agenda?
A
A
So
my
understanding
is
that
Paul's
almazak
is
available
not
currently
on
the
zoom
just
for
those
who
may
have
been
out
of
the
room.
So
far,
we've
seen
A7
R1,
R2
and
re1
removed
from
the
consent
agenda.
E
Z
A
So
I'm
sorry,
is
it
people,
it's
not
okay,
so
the
items
being
pulled
off
are
A7
R1,
R2
and
re1.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion.
D
A
Second,
council
member
newsman
moves
for
the
passage
of
the
consent
agenda,
except
for
A7,
R1,
R2
and
re1
council
member
win
seconds.
Is
there
any
discussion
seeing
none
of
the
cliff?
Please
take
the
role.
B
A
With
eight
voting
in
favor
and
non-voting
against,
the
motion
carries
in
the
consent
agenda,
except
for
a7r1r2
and
re1
is
passed.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion
on
item
A7.
A
I
believe
councilmember
Kelly
is
still
chairing
APW
councilman
care
to
make
a
motion.
AH
D
Sorry,
Mr
Mayor
I
will
recuse
myself
from
voting
on
this
one
as
Gallagher
is
my
wife's
employer.
A
So
noted,
is
there
any
further
discussion
seeing
none
with
a
clerk?
Please
take
the
role.
A
Six
voting
in
favor
and
one
abstention.
The
motion
carries
in
item.
A7
is
declared
past.
This
brings
us
to
item.
Are
one
council
member
cardius?
Would
you
care
to
make
a
motion
here.
D
A
Council
member
hetakatis
moves
passage
of
resolutions
85-r-22
and
86-r-22
council
member
new
Smith
seconds.
Is
there
any
discussion
council
member
Reed.
Z
Z
Z
We
had
a
rules
committee
meeting
a
week
ago
and
it
seems
like
we're
still
going
to
be
coming
back
to
the
rules
committee
with
amendments
to
the
referrals
committee
process,
or
at
least
a
rotation,
a
schedule
or
some
other
small
tweak,
potentially
I,
don't
feel
like
there's
an
absolute
Rush
on
R1
and
R2
I.
Don't
think,
there's
something
urgent
that
we're
trying
to
account
for
here
at
least
not
currently
urgent.
Z
So
I
would
respectfully
ask
that
we
continue
to
hold
this
off
until
until
we
make
those
revisions
to
the
referrals
committee-
and
that
was
the
original
point
of
the
tabling
we
just
haven't
gotten
there
yet.
E
E
Nor
do
I
know
whether
or
not
it
would
change
anything
I
think
the
one
thing
I
still
think
about
is,
if
we
considered,
if
we
can
consider
changing
the
name
from
sponsor
to
something
else,
because
correct
me,
if
I'm
wrong,
maybe
it's
but
I,
don't
even
think
in
in
our
state
legislature
requires
co-sponsors
just
to
refer
something
just
to
get
something
in
the
process
and
I
think
to
require
that
so
early
on
before
we
have
a
opportunity
to
deliberate
as
a
body
before
we
have
an
opportunity
to
discuss.
E
You
know
the
data
and
the
arguments
collectively
that
what
it'll
do
is
those
headlines
that
say
such
and
such
has.
This
idea
will
now
say
two:
others
are
co-sponsors
of
it
at
a
time
where
they
may
support
moving
it
forward,
but
not
necessarily
sponsoring
it
right,
but
they
don't
mind
moving
it
forward
to
have
the
discussion
and
I
I
think
there's
a
strong
possibility
that
that
this
could
really
stifle
good
worthy
items
for
discussion
and
I'm
concerned
about
that.
E
A
May
I
respond
to
that.
So,
first
of
all,
I've
never
been
one
to
worry
about
words,
and
certainly
I
could
happily
support
almost
any
family-friendly
word
rather
than
co-sponsor,
but
just
for
the
just
for
the
purpose
of
answering
your
question
about
Springfield
in
Springfield,
nothing's
guaranteed
getting
a
hearing
and
Springfield
something
can
have
100
co-sponsors
and
if
the
speaker
of
the
house
doesn't
want
it
to
get
a
hearing,
it
doesn't
get
a
hearing.
Now
that's
a
bad
system
that
I
don't
believe
we
should
emulate.
But
that's
that
is
the
status
quo
there.
A
When,
when
I
initially
brought
forth
the
suggestion,
my
suggestion
was
that
we
didn't
require
co-sponsors,
that
we
we
said
that
things
could
be
referred
and
get
a
hearing
with
no
co-sponsors,
but
also
as
long
as
it
had
a
couple
co-sponsors.
A
It
was
guaranteed
a
hearing,
so
that
was
again
a
much
more
kind
of
open
and
and
liberal
way
of
handling
business
than
they
do
in
Springfield,
which
I
think
is
appropriate
and
good,
and
then
I
think
it
was
you
actually
who
expanded
it
to
say
that
everything
would
require
multiple
co-sponsors,
so
so
that
extra
bit
about
requiring
multiple
co-sponsors
certainly
is
out
of
line
with
how
it
works
in
Springfield
or
Washington,
whether
or
not
we
want
to
emulate
those
places.
But
that
wasn't
my
suggestion.
That
was
that
was
your
suggestion.
E
Yeah
I
think
I'm
talking
about
something
different,
so
I
mean
it's
kind
of
that.
So
the
reason
why
I
added
that
is
because
I
don't
I,
don't
think
it
should
be
up
to
three
council
members
or
two
council
members
of
the
mayor
to
decide
which
ones
that
don't
have
the
two
co-sponsors
move
forward,
and
so
that's
why
I
said
that
I
would
probably
be
fine,
removing
that
if
I
knew
that
there
was
going
to
be
a
schedule
to
a
point.
E
Other
members,
but
again
it
just
seems
through
the
conversations
I've
had
with
this,
that
there
is
this
effort
to
you
know:
try
to
control
not
only
how
many
people
serve
on
the
referrals
committee,
but
who-
and
that
makes
me
very
uncomfortable,
but
if
that's
the
way
we're
going
to
move
forward,
I
don't
agree
with
it,
but
I
can't
do
anything
about
it.
E
If
that's
what
this
Council
supports,
then
yeah
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
three
select
group
of
you
know
mayor
and
two
council
members
should
decide
which
ones
go
through,
and
so
we
should
have
just
a
hard
and
fast
rule
that
requires
it.
That
being
said
again,
I
think
my
only
amendment
would
be
and
I
tried
to
find
another
word
to
use
I
think
with
enough
time.
We
can
find
it,
but
just
not
using
co-sponsors,
because
again,
that's
not
just
to
get
it
in
the
process
in
Springfield.
It
does
not
require
that.
E
Yes,
because
of
the
way
that
system
works
they
they.
You
know
the
speaker
has
a
lot
of
power,
but
you
can
still
get
it
on
an
agenda
right
without
needing
a
co-sponsor.
A
co-sponsor
is
just
to
show
that
it
has
some
support
so
that
by
the
time
it
reaches
the
discussion.
E
You
know
the
body
knows
where
everybody
is,
but
it
doesn't
require
it,
and
so
that's
all
I
would
add
at
this
point
is
just
finding
another
more
neutral
way
where
we
can
indicate
that
council
members
are
at
least
willing
to
move
this
forward,
so
we
can
have
further
consideration
of
the
item.
AC
Would
something
like
working
Partners
work
instead
of
sponsor,
because
that
just
means
you've
had
an
in-depth
discussion
and
where
you
might
not
be
a
hundred
in
total
agreement
of
the
language
being
the
the
spirit
of
working
towards?
Yes,
it's.
E
A
thought,
yeah,
I,
think
if
we
could
pass
it
today
with
just
the
amendment
that
we'll
come
up
with
I,
don't
know
how
to
you
know
how
you
want
to
do
that,
but
I
I'm,
fine,
with
what
we
have
here
I
just
if
we
can
have
some
more
time,
we
can
pass
it
today,
but
then
afterwards,
maybe
even
administratively
or,
however,
we
want
to
work
it.
We
just
come
up
with
a
way
what
to
call
it.
A
Z
I
yeah,
so
I
I,
like
the
idea
of
maybe
changing
the
co-sponsored
name.
I
I
would
still
like
to
table
this,
so
we
can
come
up
with
a
name
for
for
that.
You
know,
because
that's
not
really
how
the
legislative
process
works,
that
we
passed
something
and
then
it
just
gets
changed
later.
Z
We
have
to
have
the
amendment
here
and
I
think
by
table
and
give
us
that
time
and
give
us
some
time
to
find
that
word
and
to
you
know,
Ponder
other
ways
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
setting
up
a
springfield-esque
system
that
that
limits
the
the
legislative
abilities
of
members.
Z
So
I
would
like
to
move
to
again.
There's
I,
don't
think,
there's
an
emergency
here
that
we're
looking
there's
some
impending
doom
that
we're
we're
trying
to
solve
for
so
I'd
like
to
table
this
I'd
like
to
I'd
like
to
table
this.
A
To
so,
is
that
a
motion,
first
of
all,.
Z
Yeah
I
I,
don't
like
having
to
say
well
just
because
our
next
rules
committee
meeting
is
in
February.
Sorry,
we
couldn't
get
the
January
meeting
because
it'd
been
nicer
to
just
say
table
this
until
January,
but
and
it's
the
first
week
of
February
chair
or
someone
first
week
of
February
is
Rules
Committee.
Z
So
then
our
council
meeting,
our
first
meeting
in
February,
would
be
the
week
after
that.
So
then,
whatever
that
is
the
first
meeting
in
February
I'd
like
to
table
this
until.
A
E
A
E
D
E
Think
supporter
goes
in
the
in
the
opposite
direction
of
what
I'm
trying
to
achieve
I'll
come
back
with
as
long
as
everybody
is
generally
open
with
how.
E
With
reconsidering
it
because
again
I,
don't
think
people
are
necessarily
I,
think
I
think
someone
could
want
to
move
something
forward
and
feel
like
it's
worth
more.
It's
worthy
of
more
discussion
and
more
consideration,
but
doesn't
necessarily
want
to
tie
themselves
to
it
in
the
way
that
a
co-sponsor
does
right
and
that
no
other
body
does
that
we're
just
like
so
early
on.
E
So
that
would
be
a
stark
deviation
on
what
I've
seen
you
know
how
I've
seen
bodies
operate
and
so
I'm
saying
if
we
want
to
do
it,
fine,
let's
find
another
word
that
just
says:
look
I'm
moving
this
along
I'm,
not
necessarily
tied
to
it,
because
then
that'll
be
the
headline
right
and
that's
going
to
scare
folks,
that's
the
stifling
is
that
Bill
Smith
is
going
to
write.
You
know
such
and
such
and
such
and
such
and
such
and
such
co-sponsor.
E
This
you
may
not
be
willing
to
ready
to
tie
yourself
completely
to
it,
but
you
think
it's
worthy
of
further
discussion
and
consideration
and
we
shouldn't
allow
we
shouldn't
like
put
ourselves
in
that
vine.
That's
that's
not
good
for
this
legislative
for
our
core
responsibility,
which
is
a
legislative
one.
That's
not
that's,
not
good
government.
So
let's
change
change
the
word
to
just
we're
just
pushing
it
along
for
further
this
I,
don't
know
what
that
word
is
yet
I'm
more
than
happy
to
come
back.
I
saw
somebody
in
the
audience
say
something.
E
Maybe
he
has
an
idea,
but
but
I'm
happy
to
come
back
with
something,
though.
A
All
right,
well,
all
of
a
sudden,
the
the
the
arrival
of
a
thesaurus
got
everybody's
lights
on
so
we'll
start
with
council
member
when
and
then
go
to
those
who've
already
spoken.
A
Z
If
we're,
if
we're
going
to
move
this
forward
and
not
table
it,
I
think
really.
All
of
the
words
are
the
same:
I,
don't
care
what
we
call
it.
If
certain
blogs
want
to
write
about
in
a
certain
way,
they're
going
to
write
about
it,
I
think
that's
just
a
part
of
the
legislative
process
and
and
I
know.
You
know
part
of
this
I
mean
again
one
of
the
most
controversial
things
that
has
been
referred.
Z
This
term
I
think
were
the
amendments
to
the
public
nudity
ordinance
that
were
categorized
as
wanting
to
create
topless
beaches,
which
is
the
furthest
from
the
truth
and
I
can
tell
you
from
personal
experience.
Z
None
of
you
want
to
experience
a
bunch
of
people,
thinking
that
you
were
pushing
for
topless
beaches,
you'll
get
mean
phone
calls
and
emails,
but
that's
the
legislative
process
sometimes,
and
that's
why
we're
elected
to
take
steps
to
do
what
is
right,
even
though,
when
pushing
for
the
right
thing
or
for
sensible
changes,
you're
going
to
catch
a
lot
of
Guff
and
that's
partially
we're
here
for
so
I.
Z
Don't
know
if
semantics
really,
you
know
change
that,
because
if
we
call
it
co-sponsor
friend
whatever
again,
the
blog
is
going
to
write
about
it
in
that
manner.
Z
I
do
think
that
if
folks
get
two
council
members
to
response
to
co-sponsor
to
push
it
along
whatever
we
call
it
that
there
should
be
a
guarantee
that
those
items
appear
on
an
agenda
in
a
timely
fashion
and
right
now
there
isn't.
There
have
been
things
that
have
been
referred
and
have
sat
there.
For
you
know
a
year
and
a
half
since
we've
been
here
and
so
I'd
like
to
amend
this,
to
set
a
timeline
for
items
that
have
two
co-sponsors
to
appear
on
an
agenda
and
and
I
would
say
a.
AC
Z
Makes
sense
for
it
to
appear
on
an
agenda.
Z
Yep
I'm
going
to
type
it
and
email
it
to
you
now.
If
there's
a
second.
A
So
it's
a
to
help
councilman
redetermine,
whether
to
do
the
typing.
Is
there
a
second
of
that
motion?
A
So
let
me
give
a
little
background
because
it's
this
is
a
an
enormous
proposal
in
terms
of
it's
probably
bigger
process
change
than
what's
being
amended.
Okay,.
Z
A
Right
now
the
referrals
committee
sends
all
of
you
know
this
as
chairs
of
committees:
you'll
get
an
email
from
Allison
the
day
after
the
day,
the
referrals
can
make
me
saying:
hey.
The
referrals
committee
sent
this
item
to
you
and
we
recommend
this
time
frame
and
we
do
our
best
to
recommend
a
time
frame
that
makes
sense.
But
it's
not
our
choice.
It's
ultimately
the
choice
of
the
chair,
and
sometimes
we
recommend
a
long
time
frame.
A
This
would
be
three
people
all
together:
three
people,
so
the
initial,
the
initiator
plus
two
friends
as
councilman
Ravel,
would
say.
AF
A
Harris
seconds
the
motion.
A
A
So
the
motion
which
has
now
been
sent
to
all
of
you
has
been
made
in
writing
by
council
member
Reed
has
been
seconded
by
council
member
Harris.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
this
motion
council
member
Reed,
yeah.
Z
My
reasoning
for
this,
if
you
know
again,
if
three
council
members
are
willing
to
or
three
council
members
of
the
mayor
or
I
guess,
the
city
manager
can
also
be
I'm.
Sorry,
can
the
city
manager
be
a
co-sponsor
only
City
councilor
the
mayor?
Z
If,
if
three
of
us
agree
on
this
I
mean
that's
almost,
you
need
five
to
pass
both
most
things
and
so
I
I
think
it
would
make
sense
that
if
there's
that
much
willingness
to
have
something
discussed
or
to
you
know,
move
forward
that
it
should
be
heard
in
timely
fashion
and
council
members
shouldn't,
you
know
three
of
them
shouldn't
have
to
you,
know
kind
of.
Z
A
Z
A
I
guess
I
would
I'll
I
see
a
light.
I'll
of
course,
call
in
folks.
I
would
just
personally
respond
in
two
ways.
One
I
don't
think
the
best
way
to
get
a
good
answer
to
this
is
by
kind
of
an
auction
style
negotiation
as
we
as
we
work
on
it.
I
think
I
think
this
is
a
delicate
question.
I
have
been
I've
been
hesitant
throughout
these
discussions
to
put
a
fixed
timeline
for
everything.
A
Obviously
there
is
some
number
you
know.
100
years
is
fine,
you
know,
so
it
was
10
years,
but
but
I
think
if
we
put
a
fixed
deadline
that
will
start
to
feel
meaningful
to
people,
we
run
a
real
risk
of
a
diminishment
on
the
quality
of
the
discussion
and
diminishment
in
the
preparation
for
the
discussion
on
the
part
of
staff.
I
hear
frequently
from
staff
concerns
about
their
being
able
to
prepare
a
complicated,
difficult
items
in
time
to
have
the
discussions
be
useful
and
I
I
think
a
hard
and
fast
Universal.
A
You
know
time
clock
that
goes
off
irrespective
of
what
time
of
year
it
is
what
else
is
going
on
and
how
complicated
the
issue
is.
I
just
think
it
runs
a
risk
that
we're
going
to
have
useless
discussions
that
won't
won't
help
the
issues
in
question
move
forward.
If
that's
my
own
view,
but
council.
Z
R
Z
Yeah
I'll
I'll
withdraw
the
motion.
I
I
would
just
say
again,
for
our
only
Power
here
is
legislative
and
I
get
calls
about
all
kinds
of
things
that
have
nothing
to
do
with
legislation
all
the
time,
tickets
and
stuff.
The
only
part
that
we
have
is
legislative
and
if
three
council
members
referring
a
single
item,
can't
get
it
on
an
agenda
with
enough
information
from
staff
in
six
months,
then
we
have
no
power
here
and
we're
just
we're
just
here
to
sign
off
on
things
that
the
staff
puts
forward
we're
not
in
democracy.
Z
This
would
be
a
feels
very
undemocratic.
To
think
that
we
can't
get
things
on
an
agenda
in
a
timely
fashion.
If
we
need
more
staff,
we
need
more
staff,
but
yeah
all
in
there
and
I
withdraw
the
motion.
A
Z
A
C
A
C
E
Like
to
make
that
Amendment
and
what
I
will
come
back
with
is
a
definition
that
I
would
like
included
in
the
rules
for
what
that
means
to
get
to
councilman
Reed's
concerns
I.
Think
it's
a
better
word
than
sponsored,
but
also
We'll,
add
a
hopefully
what
everyone's
support
will
add,
a
clear
definition
that
we
can
send
along
to
Residents,
who
have
a
future
concerns
about
the
word
co-refer.
A
A
Is
there
is
there
any
discussion
on
this
Amendment
seeing
none
will
clearly
State
the
role.
A
M
A
With
eight
voting
in
favor
and
non-voting
against,
the
motion
carries
and
resolutions
85-r-22
and
86-r-22,
as
amended,
are
past.
A
This
this
concludes
our
substantive
action
for
the
day
and
brings
us
to
call
of
the
wards.
A
So
my
understanding,
I,
don't
know
if
you
want
to
speak
to
this
counselor.
My
understanding
is
that
there's
been
a
request
that
we
not
have
emotions
this
evening
on
re-1.
Did
you
want
to
speak
to
that
council
member.
E
Five
million
just
to
speak
to
it,
yeah,
no,
we've
just
decided.
You
know,
we've
heard
from
the
community.
We've
talked
to
the
the
chair
of
the
reparations
committee
and
I
I.
Think
understanding
that
we
still
need
to.
E
We
still
have
projects
that
we
need
to
support
through
arpa
that
it
makes
sense
to
withdraw
this
request
for
funds
out
of
arpa
and
I
think
with
the
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
increase
for
reparations
that
we
voted
on
and
approved
today
that
addresses
kind
of
the
primary
concern
which
is
trying
to
identify
funds
to
to
support
the
remaining
ancestors
in
the
program.
R
Z
Z
A
E
A
E
Z
A
B
A
Voting
in
favor
and
then
voting
against
the
motion
carries
and
the
items
referred
back
to
the
reparations
committee.
So
that
now
does
conclude
our
substantive
agenda
and
brings
us
to
call
of
the
wards
council
member
nusma.
Thank.
D
You
Mr
Mayor
January
office
hours
are
going
to
be
Saturday.
The
14th
10
a.m
to
noon
at
Capital
and
the
January
award
meeting
will
not
be
the
first
Tuesday
of
the
month,
because
that
is
January
2nd.
A
lot
of
folks
are
going
to
be
out
of
town,
so
January
award
meeting
will
be
Thursday
the
12th
7
pm
at
Robert
Crown,
and
thank
you
to
everybody
who
has
participated
in
office
hours
and
come
out
to
award
meetings
in
the
year.
2022
happy
New,
Year
and
happy
holidays
to
everybody.
Looking
forward
to
a
productive,
2023.
E
No
report
other
than
to
just
say,
I'm
grateful
for
the
support
on
the
three
amendments
that
I
brought
forward
today
for
the
budget.
Amendment
truly
thankful
and
grateful
for
your
collaboration.
Thank
you.
AD
This
Thursday
December
15th
is
going
to
be
my
next
special
topics.
Meeting
about
the
stadium
project,
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
event,
Day
Management,
including
a
report
from
northwestern's
traffic
engineer
about
recommendations
for
parking
and
traffic
for
the
proposed
special
events.
Seven
o'clock
virtual.
Z
North
Port
other
than
just
start
announcing.
The
eighth
Ward's
next
Ward
night
will
be
January
26th
at
6,
pm
and
I
believe
we're
going
to
have
Chief
cook
I
believe.
L
Z
Gonna
have
Chief
Stewart,
we
wouldn't
have
Chief
cook
anymore,
we're
gonna.
You
have
Chief
Stewart
joining
us
for
that
meeting.
AC
Harry's
just
want
to
pass
along
a
reminder
to
sign
up
for
the
ninth
award
newsletter.
AC
I
also
have
a
update
from
staff
to
sign
up
for
parking
alerts,
we're
now
in
winter,
and
the
snow
season
is
coming
and
the
last
announcement
is
that.
Please
look
for
me
on
Mastodon
I'm,
moving
off
Twitter
and
you
can
find
me
at
Ninth
Ward.
One.
AF
Just
a
couple
of
things
I
want
to
tell
council
member
Kelly.
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
at
your
special
meeting
the
other
day,
I
appreciate
council
member
Bobby
Burns,
allowing
me
to
attend
the
tree
lighting.
That
was
amazing
for
the
Fifth
Ward
and
I,
look
forward
to
enhancing
the
second
ward
at
some
point,
and
things
like
that.
AF
I'm
really
disappointed
that
I've
missed
the
discussion
last
week
with
Family
Focus
and
Fifth
Ward
school,
but
I
had
a
family
emergency,
so
I
look
forward
to
putting
together
an
understanding
the
concerns
of
the
constituents
as
I
was
a
Fifth
Ward
student
at
the
original
King
lab,
so
I
have
some
serious
I
have
Infinity
for
that.
Second
ward.
AF
Council
meetings
will
be
December
27th
and
it
will
be
virtual
and
I
can
go
ahead
and
mention
the
January
24th,
and
that
also
will
be
a
virtual
and,
as
council
member
Harris
mentioned,
please
sign
up
for
the
3-1-1
we're
having
parking
issues
in
my
ward,
please
sign
up
for
the
3-1-1
3-1-1
alerts.
Thank
you.
A
I'll
Echo
that
happy
holidays
to
all
and
wishing
everyone,
a
restful
and
peace
and
safe
and
rejuvenating
holiday,
and
with
that
councilmember
nusma
is
recognized
to
make
a
motion.
D
Pursuant
to
five
Illinois
compiled
statutes,
120-2a
I
move
that
the
city
council
convened
into
executive
session
to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
Collective
negotiating
purchase
or
use
of
real
property
and
litigation.
These
agenda
items
are
permitted
subjects
to
be
considered
an
executive
session
and
our
enumerated
exceptions
under
the
open
meetings
act
as
set
forth
in
five
ilcs
120-2a
sections,
C2,
C5
and
c11.