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B
A
We
ever
quorum.
That's
excellent!
Well,
thank
thank
you
and
welcome
everybody
to
the
Tuesday.
You
know.
I
usually
have
a
meeting
on
Tuesday
the
Tuesday
May
28th
2019
Evanston
City
Council
meeting
we've
got
a
few
announcements
at
the
beginning
under
the
mayor's
announcements.
First
off
I
want
to
thank
everybody
that
came
out
yesterday
for
the
Memorial
Day
ceremony
at
the
brand-new
Fountain
Square.
We
had
a
great
turnout.
A
It
was
my
third
as
mayor
and
the
crowd
was
larger
than
ever,
and
it's
important
for
us
all
to
remember
that
the
freedoms
that
we
have,
what
we're
going
to
be
able
to
get
to
do
today
in
terms
of
coming
out
for
public
comment,
the
elected
you
know,
representatives
that
we
have
up
here
at
the
Dyess
or
all
because
of
people
fighting
for
those
freedoms
and
the
liberties
that
we
have
and
some
have
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice.
So
thank
you
to
the
American
Legion.
A
The
first
announcement
that
that
I
have
is
how
many
people
out
there
knew
that
this
week
is
national,
CPR
and
automatic
external
defibrillator
week,
good,
all
right
and
I
hope
everybody
in
our
fire
department
knew
that,
okay,
that
is
there.
You
know
if
you
haven't
taken
a
CPR
course
in
a
while
I
strongly
recommend
you
to
do
that.
It's
changed
a
lot,
particularly
when
I
was
younger
and
the
way
we
do
it
now.
A
So
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
I'd
like
to
introduce
and
have
chief
Brian
Scott
come
up
here
and
and
talk
about
that,
and
then,
when
you
finish
that,
then
chief,
if
you'll
hand
it
back
to
me
with
the
other
announcement
related
to
this,
that
I
want
to
make
and
then
I'll
have
you
do
your
thing.
Thank
you.
Welcome.
C
Salutely
Thank
You
honorable
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council
city
clerk,
read
deputy
city
manager,
Richardson
good
evening,
Fire
Chief,
Brian,
Scott
and
every
year,
and
actually
but
the
week
we're
gonna
designate
for
the
National
CPR
and
AED
is
going
to
be
June
1st
incentive,
so
we're
a
little
bit
ahead.
But
this
is
perfect
timing
with
respect
to
the
council
scheduled
to
kind
of
bring
forward
the
importance
of
CPR
and
the
ability
to
have
a
Edie's
throughout
the
city.
C
C
The
fact
is
is
that
if
you
know
effective
CPR
that
you
can
crease
the
survivability
of
someone
having
a
full
cardiac
arrest
by
three
times,
so
that's
an
important
fact.
The
second
fact
is
less
than
20%
of
the
American
population
knows
CPR
and
then
talking
about
20
20
percent
of
adults
in
the
United
States.
So
that's
a
number
that
we're
trying
to
change
and,
of
course,
I've
talked
to
you
before
from
the
dais
about
our
own
community
CPR
program
and
we're
going
to
continue
that
program
and
train
as
many
people
as
possible.
C
But
one
particular
fact,
I
didn't
know
and
I
wanted
to
bring
this
forward
to
you.
That
this
evening
was
the
fact
that
70%
of
out-of-hospital
cardiac
arrests
occur
in
our
homes.
So
the
fact
is:
is
that
CPR
the
need
for
that
is
probably
going
to
affect
someone
that
you
know
and
love
that
it's
going
to
be
someone
that
you
very
much
care
for
a
parent,
a
spouse
or
even
a
child,
so
that
last
important
fact.
The
life
that
you
say
may
be
someone
that
you
know
in
love
leads
me
to
a
very,
very
special
story.
C
A
A
Standing
with
us
today
is
Nick
Agnew,
Sarah's,
dad
and
he's
standing
here,
because
Sarah
knew
how
to
do
CPR
when
her
dad
had
a
heart
attack
and
we
wanted
to
recognize
Sarah
and
and
I
want
to
recognize
alderman
Fleming
who
brought
Sarah
to
our
attention,
and
we
quickly
said.
Of
course
we
want
to
recognize
her
for
her
extremely
heroic
effort
in
saving
the
life
of
her
father,
Nick
Agnew,
as
she
performed
CPR
after
seeing
he
was
in
distress.
Her
calmness
and
patience
played
a
tremendous
role
during
a
very
difficult
time.
Chief,
we
have
a
more.
A
C
So
Sarah
I
like
to
present
you
the
saving,
the
fire
chief's,
a
special
recognition
members
of
the
City
Council
Sarah
is
a
13
year
old
and
she's,
a
student
in
Haven
middle
school
and
on
Sunday
February
17th
of
this
year,
Sarah
was
attending
a
soccer
tournament
with
her
father
Nick
in
Phoenix
Arizona.
That
morning
mr.
Agnew
decided
he
was
going
to
take
a
challenging
hike
up
a
near
my
up,
a
nearby
mountain
side
and
then
back
to
the
hotel
room
for
a
quick
shower,
but
shortly
upon
has
returned
back
to
the
hotel
room.
C
He
felt
very
short
of
breath.
He
wasn't
feeling
well
now
Sarah
asks
you
know
dad
are
you
okay
and
he
said
yeah
I'm,
okay,
but
he
quickly
sat
down
and
with
a
matter
of
seconds
he
fell.
Unconscious.
Sarah
then
had
to
drag
him
to
the
floor
and
mind
you
she's
by
herself
in
Phoenix,
in
a
hotel
room
and
her
father's
laying
there
unconscious
she
quickly
calls
911
dispatchers
were
simply
outstanding,
as
they
had
emergency
medical
dispatch
training
with
their
particular
organization
and
they
worked
together
to
perform
CPR
on
Sarah's
dad
Nick.
C
A
E
May
I
just
add
something
real,
quick,
but
I
actually
don't
know.
Sara
syrup
I
think
maybe
plays
basketball,
but
I
was
told
about
syrup
I'm,
a
resident
named
Towanda
Johnson,
who
told
me
about
this
young
lady
who
saved
her
dad's
life
and
how
proud
she
was
of
her,
and
she
just
said
you
know.
Can
you
call
her
and
congratulate
her,
and
you
know
we're
just
so
excited
for
her
and
we're
so
proud
of
her
and
all
that
stuff?
E
And
so
obviously,
I
asked
the
mayor
to
do
it,
because
that
was
I
didn't
have
any
kind
of
pin
to
give
you
sorry
Sara,
but
so
anyway,
I'm
glad
to
see
you
here,
I
just
texted
Towanda.
She
saw
her.
She
was
in
here,
I
didn't
let
her
know,
but
she
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
how
proud
she
is
of
you
and
thankful
that
your
dad
is
still
here.
Mm-Hmm.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Tawana
all
right,
few,
more
I
got
a
couple
of
proclamations.
I
got
an
announcement
to
try
to
get
through
this
quickly.
This
is
national
senior
health
and
fitness
day
today.
So
if
you're
a
senior,
they
seems
to
be
getting
lower
and
lower
in
age,
I
guess
I'm
a
senior
now
that
the
AARP
sent
me
something
I,
hope
they're
an
exercise
today,
if
you
didn't
do
it
do
it
tomorrow,
but
this
just
stresses
the
importance
of
good
health
for
all,
for
all
of
us.
A
I
also
want
to
recognize
canal
shores,
Golf,
Course,
I
know.
If
you
have
anybody
here
from
canal
shores,
come
on
come
on
up
here,
you
guys
we
are
blessed.
We
got
called
the
president
of
the
board.
We
are
blessed
to
have
a
fine
organization
like
canal
shores,
who
maintains
a
initially
I,
guess
suppose,
a
golf
course,
but
really
a
beautiful
natural
area
where
people
walk
when
they
take
their
dogs,
people,
people
golf
and
that
doesn't
happen
happen
by
accident.
It
happens
because
there's
a
lot
of
committed
volunteers
to
that
effort.
A
Whereas
canal
shores
celebrate
its
100th
year
of
operation
this
year
in
2019
and
we're
as
stewards
of
the
course
have
developed
the
CS
that
would
be
canal
shores,
I'm
gathering
100
strategic
plan
to
assure
that
this
unique
golf
experience,
historic
land,
ecological
vitality
and
recreational
use
is
preserved
for
the
next
100
years.
Now,
therefore,
I
Steven
Howard
Haggerty,
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
Evanston,
do
hereby
proclaim
May
28th
today
as
canal
shores
day
in
the
city
of
Evanston,
welcome
all
residents
of
Evanston
and
beyond
to
utilize
and
celebrate
this
community
treasure.
So
thank
you.
F
On
behalf
of
canal
shores,
I
just
want
to
thank
the
city
of
Evanston
for
everything
that
is
done
for
us.
I
just
want
to
mention
that
Peter
James
was
actually
an
alderman
of
Evanston
back
in
the
1920s
early
1930.
So
again,
we
greatly
appreciate
your
support
and
thank
you
for
the
proclamation
man.
Thank.
G
A
A
That's
pretty
awesome
when
you
think
about
think
about
that
for
a
second,
how
many
states
existed
in
the
Union
at
that
time,
but
this
one
was
the
very
first
and,
of
course,
the
president
at
that
time
or
I
believe
he
had
sadly
passed
away
before
this
first
ratification,
of
course,
was
Abraham
Lincoln.
So,
whereas
Illinois
and
Evanston
have
long
been
at
the
forefront
of
the
movement
to
provide
women,
the
right
to
vote.
D
A
A
It's
the
19th
amendment,
but
you
got
you
got
a
lot
of
evidence
to
debate,
will
debate
everything,
but
it's
the
19th
amendment
to
a
woman's
right
to
vote.
Just
so
everybody
everybody
is
there.
This
amendment
prohibits
the
state
and
the
federal
government
from
denying
the
right
to
vote
to
citizens
of
the
United
States
on
the
basis
of
sex.
Specifically,
this
amendment
states,
the
right
of
citizens
of
the
United
States
to
vote,
shall
not
be
denied
or
abridged
by
the
United
States
or
by
any
State
on
the
account
of
sex.
A
The
Illinois
woman's
suffrage
association
was
established
in
1869,
whereas
Evanston
was
home
to
influential
women's
suffrage
organizations
beginning
in
the
1870s,
including
the
women's
Christian
Temperance
Union
in
the
ovens,
tan
political
equality,
League
and
whereas
Evanston
women
were
critical
to
Illinois
enacting
the
presidential
suffrage
bill
in
1913,
which
gave
Illinois
women
the
right
to
vote
in
federal
and
municipal
elections.
And
whereas,
with
the
enrichment
of
the
enactment
of
that
law,
Illinois
became
the
first
state
east
of
the
Mississippi
River.
A
To
give
women
such
right
to
vote
for
the
President
of
the
United
States
and
whereas
on
June
4
1919.
The
proposed
19th
amendment
to
the
United
States
Constitution
was
passed
and
sent
to
the
States
for
ratification
and,
whereas
100
years
ago,
on
June
10
1919
Illinois
became
the
first
state
to
ratify
the
19th
amendment.
A
H
B
Dude
as
mayor
Haggard
is
making
his
way
back
to
the
diocese
I.
Do
you
want
to
make
a
note
that
in
18
in
1892
election
here
in
Evanston,
women
were
able
to
vote
for
the
first
time
in
a
missable
election,
and
that
is
a
part
of
the
history
of
Evanston
years
before
the
state
ratified
the
19th
amendment?
Thank.
A
A
K
Cadet
members
of
the
can
too
I
cover
interim
health,
director,
Health
and
Human
Services,
Department
and
I'm
here
to
talk
about
Wow.
As
we
all
know,
while
has
been
a
mainstay
in
Evanston,
it
was
formerly
called
women
out
walking.
Now
it's
called
we
aren't
walking
and
we
have
our
kickoff
starting
on
June,
the
15th
at
e
th
s,
10
a.m.
until
1:00
p.m.
please
show
up.
It
is
a
program
which
encourages
people
to
walk
and
increase
physical
activity
to
reduce
cardiovascular
diseases,
and
any
disease
is
associated
with
even
activity,
so
I'm
encouraging
everyone.
L
J
M
Good
evening,
mr.
mayor
members
of
council
clerk
read
the
city
of
Evanston's.
Beach
lifeguard
program
has
been
designated
as
a
certified
lifeguard
agency
by
the
United
States
life-saving
Association,
becoming
the
only
current
US
la
certified
agency
on
the
Great
Lakes.
The
city
of
Evanston
lifeguard
service
now
joins
the
ranks
of
such
elite
lifeguard
services
such
as
Maui
ocean
safety,
who,
in
Hawaii
long
beach,
township
beach
patrol
as
well
as
Miami,
Beach,
Ocean
Rescue.
M
The
u.s.
la
is
America
professional
association
of
Beach
lifeguards
and
open
water
rescuers
and
its
guidelines
are
considered
consistent
with
those
of
the
highest
quality
open
water,
life-saving
programs
in
the
United
States,
the
USL.
A
certification
guideline
serves
as
an
accreditation
system
for
local
lifeguard
training
programs.
Tonight
we
have
with
us
to
present
the
award
the
president
and
vice
president
of
the
u.s.
of
the
u.s.
La
Association
mr.
Joe
Vicario
and
mr.
Jerry
Gavin.
N
The
u.s.
LA
certification
process
is
a
rigorous
one,
there's
a
lot,
but
there's
a
lot.
There's
of
required
training
equipment
and
all
kinds
of
things
like
that,
the
city
of
Evanston
is
we
met
those
requirements
excellently
excellently.
So,
on
behalf,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
US
LA
I
present
the
certification
to
Evanston.
M
M
So
the
second
part
of
our
announcement,
mr.
mayor
and
members
of
council
I,
want
to
bring
to
your
attention
here
by
my
side,
is
Adam
abhi
Jian
our
program
coordinator,
who
is
the
individual
responsible
for
all
of
our
lakefront
activities?
Adam
is
a
member
of
the
Chicago
lakefront
safety
task
force,
and
we
want
to
give
you
a
brief
update
on
some
of
the
work
the
city
has
been
participating
in
with
other
municipalities.
O
So
this
year
the
city
of
Chicago
had
a
drowning
last
summer
and
they
decided
to
put
together
a
water
safety
task
force
for
the
purposes
of
looking
at
Darling
is
a
regional
issue.
Drowning
is
a
over
scaping
issue,
something
a
little
bit
larger
than
just
lifeguards
on
beaches,
lifeguard
training,
and
in
that
process
we
worked
with
the
Chicago
Fire
Department
Chicago,
Police,
Department,
Louie's
children
home
as
well
as
Wilmette,
Park
District
and
a
DNR
and
a
bunch
of
other
agencies
that
came
together
to
try
to
look
at
drowning
as
a
whole.
O
In
that
process
we
are
now
taking
what
we
have
learned.
What
we
have
talked
about
and
actually
trying
to
put
it
into
to
work
in
a
regional
setting.
One
of
those
regional
settings
will
be
Evanston,
we're
going
to
take
a
water
safety
plan
and
try
to
convert
it
to
what
we're
doing
here
and
in
that
process
we
have
found.
We've
actually
made
a
couple
of
steps
already.
O
We
are
getting
25,
lifejackets
and
25,
throw
bags
to
put
in
all
the
patrol
vehicles
for
the
city
of
Evanston,
Police,
Department
and
in
that
process,
we'll
also
train
them.
On
those
items-
and
we
will
also
you
know-
have
a
opportunity
for
them
to
use
them
in
a
setting
like
the
lakefront
they've
already
had
some
rescue
equipment
in
the
past,
but
we
wanted
to
kind
of
boost
that,
and
that
is
actually
through
a
grant
from
IDNR
through
the
coastal
management
program
and
through
NOAA.
So
we
wanted
to
think
I
wanted
a
person.
O
C
Thank
You
deputy
city
manager
Richardson
mr.
mayor
members
of
the
council
clerk
Reed
good
evening.
It's
my
distinct
pleasure
to
introduce
to
you
this
evening
three
command
staff
promotions
that
occurred
just
on
the
17th
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
them
and
give
some
of
the
background
for
each
of
these
fine
individuals.
C
First,
we
have
Deputy
Chief,
Paul
Pollak,
deputy
chief
polyp
is
a
23-year
veteran
of
the
fire
department
serving
as
a
firefighter
paramedic
fire
apparatus
operator,
captain
acting
shift
chief
and
division
chief
of
EMS
and
fire
operations.
Chief
polyp
has
been
instrumental
in
virtually
every
facet
of
the
department's
operations,
including
critical
upgrades
in
our
emergency
medical
reporting
and
our
billing
systems.
C
He
has
been
awarded
multiple
department
accommodations,
including
the
Craig
Stiles
award
in
2012
and
2013,
and
he's
currently
completing
the
illinois
chief
fire
officer
designation,
which
is
the
highest
level
of
certification
in
the
state
of
illinois.
For
a
fire
officer
to
his
immediate
right.
I
would
like
to
introduce
our
new
chief
of
emergency
management
and
logistics
division.
Chief
Kim
cool
chief
Cole's
been
serving
the
citizens
of
Evanston
since
May
of
2000.
She
has
served
as
a
firefighter
paramedic
captain
and
acting
shift.
Chief
she's
also
been
a
member
of
our
mentoring,
training
and
SOG
committees.
C
She's
also
served
in
our
underwater
dive
rescue
team.
She
holds
three
batch
of
degrees
in
philosophy,
biological
science
and
fire
science
management
and
is
currently
near
completion
of
her
executive
master's
degree
in
emergency
and
disaster
management
from
the
prestigious
Georgetown
University
and
last
I'd
like
to
introduce
to
her
right
is
our
new
division.
Chief
of
training
and
Special
Operations
Matt
Smith
division.
Chief
Smith
has
been
serving
the
citizens
of
Evanston
since
February
of
2006
as
a
firefighter
paramedic
fire
apparatus
operator
and
captain.
C
A
Okay,
so
that
wraps
up
city
city
manager,
announcements,
I,
hope
everybody
took
note
of
the
great
partnership
that
exists
between
our
fire
department
and
our
Police
Department
that
our
police
chief
got
up
to
take
a
picture
of
all
of
those
promote
ease.
So
nice,
nice
going
there
chief
now
we're
gonna
move
over
to
to
our
city
clerk
and
announcements
that
he
has
tonight.
Yes,.
B
B
Here
I
was
swearing
in
a
woman,
a
fire
woman,
and
it
was
a
great
honor,
and
all
of
these
folks
are
great
folks,
but
I
was
had
a
conversation
with
captain
cool
with
commander
cool
and
the
conversation
that
ahead
is
when
she
started
in
2000.
She
was
one
of
a
hundred
and
nine
that
she
was
one
out
of
other.
She
was
one
woman
out
of
one
hundred
and
nine
firefighters.
She
then
told
me
that
they're,
a
bunch
of
us
now,
they're
now
I
believe
six
out
of
one
hundred
and
nine
firefighters.
B
So
to
go
into
my
statement
for
a
day
leading
into
Memorial
Day
weekend,
mayor
Haggerty,
put
forward
a
proposal
to
name
three
additional
Freedom
of
Information
officers.
Introducing
his
proposal
on
the
Friday
before
a
long
weekend
is
inconsistent
with
Evanston's
democratic
values.
The
manner
in
which
this
proposal
has
been
introduced
was
meant
to
ensure
the
fewest
Evan
stone.
Ian's
possible
would
be
aware
of
its
existence.
The
preamble
to
the
Illinois
Freedom
of
Information
Act
lays
out
the
importance
of
FOIA
to
our
democracy.
B
Foia
is
key
to
enabling
the
people
to
discuss
public
issues
fully
and
freely
make
informed
political
judgments
and
monitor
government
to
ensure
that
it
is
working
in
the
public
interest.
When
it
comes
to
a
service
as
important
as
FOIA,
we
should
be
having
a
thoughtful
public
discussion,
not
a
rush
to
vote,
because
FOIA
was
created
to
give
residents
power
to
hold
government
accountable,
not
to
make
elected
officials
feel
comfortable.
Let
me
first
state
the
mayor's
proposal
will
unequivocally
weaken
the
authority
of
the
city
clerk.
B
An
elected
office,
an
elected
official
whose
office
is
directly
accountable
to
the
public
by
reassigning
the
vast
majority
of
public
records
to
Freedom
of
Information
officers
accountable
only
to
the
city
manager.
The
mayor
believes
this
proposal
will
provide
parity
with
Evanston's
former
practice
of
having
multiple
Freedom
of
Information
officers
similar
to
other
communities.
I
must
remind
the
mayor
of
the
facts.
The
2014
FOIA
policy
did
designate
three
FOIA
officers.
However,
all
three
of
these
officers
were
staff
of
the
City
Clerk's
office,
including
the
clerk
himself.
B
After
the
passage
of
resolution
887,
our
17,
the
city
clerk,
was
named
as
ex
officio
Freedom
of
Information
Officer.
The
clerk
was
granted
the
authority
to
designate
other
FOIA
Freedom
of
Information
officers
under
our
current
arrangement.
I
am
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act
officer,
as
is
the
deputy
clerk
seasonal
staff
or
available
to
assist,
as
directed
built
upon
the
false
supposition
that
the
clerk
is
the
sole
FOIA
officer.
The
mayor's
proposal
attempts
to
solve
a
capacity
problem
that
cannot
be
clearly
articulated
nor
supported
with
facts
and
data.
B
However,
it
is
not
clearly
explained
how
this
has
caused
a
strain
on
the
system
or
delay
beyond
statutory
limits,
as
the
city's
lead
Freedom
of
Information
Officer
I
was
never
consulted
on
the
merits
of
the
mayor's
proposal,
nor
brought
in
to
provide
insight
on
any
of
the
perceived
issues
upon
taking
office.
Two
years
ago,
I
sought
to
align
services
provided
by
the
clerk's
office
with
our
new
mission
to
be
Evanston's
office
of
transparency
and
public
participation.
A
review
of
the
city's
organizational
chart
shows
the
residents
at
the
top
above
the
mayor,
council
and
city
manager.
B
Adjacent
to
the
residents
is
the
clerk's
office.
We
serve
as
the
public's
assistant
as
a
conduit
of
information
and
as
the
first
stop
for
concerned,
citizens
looking
to
ensure
government
fully
reflects
our
values
of
equity.
To
realize
this
vision,
vision,
I,
struck
a
good-faith
agreement
with
the
mayor
and
the
city
manager,
passport
and
real
estate
transfer
stamps
were
relocated
to
the
collector's
office,
with
the
promise
of
an
alternative
advocacy
oriented
service
such
as
such
as
property
tax
appeals
being
moved
into
the
clerk's
office.
B
While
many
parts
of
this
bargain
were
never
upheld,
the
office
was
granted
their
billet
ability
to
handle
the
substantially
increased
flow,
a
FOIA
request.
It
is
exactly
because
of
this
realignment
that
we
were
able
to
support
residents
when
City
departments
attempt
to
deny
access
to
records
requests.
We
take
the
time
to
follow
up
with
the
Attorney
General's,
FOIA
request,
department
and
other
relevant
government
agencies.
B
Oddly
enough,
there
are
a
number
of
recorded
examples
with
the
police
department
law
department
and
the
collector's
office,
where
I
have
successfully
contested
the
improper
withholding
of
Records
and
those
were
all
offices
deemed
to
be
named
for
you
officers
within
the
mayor's
proposal.
As
an
example
with
the
police
department,
Records
Bureau
I
wrote
to
the
office
of
the
Attorney
General
after
a
local
law
student
was
denied
records
relating
to
gang
member
identification
criteria.
B
My
advocacy
resulted
in
the
police
department,
reversing
their
decision
and
providing
nearly
800
pages
of
our
gang
member
database,
going
back
to
the
1990s
with
names
and
birthdays
redacted
an
example
with
the
law
department,
I
contested
the
law
departments
attempt
to
improperly
cite
a
7
1
C
exemption
for
personal
privacy.
This
was
used
as
a
justification
to
redact
the
names
of
businesses
after
information
was
requested
regarding
letters
of
intent
for
payments
made
by
corporate
entities
for
the
use
of
the
new
robbery
crown
community
center.
B
This
information
was
eventually
released
an
example
with
the
collector's
office,
a
member
of
the
public
sought
to
list
assualt
a
list
of
the
city's
top
30
sales
tax
producers,
Roselle's
tax
revenue
producers,
the
department
head,
who
would
supervise
the
mayor's
proposed
secondary
FOIA
officer,
recommended
the
city
deny
the
request
in
its
entirety.
I
stepped
in
and
established
that
the
list
of
businesses
was
not
exempt.
Only
the
dollar
amounts
demonstrating
tax
revenue
generated
by
the
individual
and
individual
businesses.
B
Lastly,
we
cannot
ignore
the
context
in
which
this
proposal
was
introduced.
A
few
weeks
ago,
I
filed
a
lawsuit
and
four
declarative
action
relating
to
FOIA.
The
lawsuit
focuses
on
the
city's
refusal
to
comply
with
state
law,
as
it
relates
to
the
release
and
retention
of
body.
Camera.
Footage
and
corporation
counsels
claim
that
I,
the
elected
city
clerk
of
Evanston
am
not
a
client
of
the
Evanston
law
department.
Thus
restricting
my
access
to
review
certain
records
to
ensure
all
redactions
were
made
in
compliance
with
FOIA.
B
The
city
maintains
the
stance
that
I
am
unable
to
receive
responsive
copies
of
body
camera
footage
for
retention
in
accordance
with
the
law,
because
third
parties,
as
they
claim,
are
unable
to
receive
those
records.
This
is
categorically
false.
The
point
of
these
videos
being
eligible
for
public
inspection
is
to
terr
a
delay
in
justice,
as
we
witnessed
with
the
execution
of
laQuan
McDonald
by
Officer
Jason
van
Dyke
I
am
uniquely
versed
in
laws
regulating
the
public's
right
to
access
government
records.
I
chose
to
run
for
clerk
to
uphold
those
rights
at
every
juncture.
B
B
Evanston
may
well
be
the
first
community
in
Illinois,
with
the
office
of
an
independently
elected
official
solely
responsible
for
the
administration
of
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act.
The
Evanston
I
believe
in
has
never
been
afraid
to
lead
on
smart
policy
having
a
public.
A
public
records
officer
who
is
directly
accountable
to
the
public
is
an
example
of
Evanston,
leading
on
smart
good
government
policy
and
championing
municipal
transparency,
our
courage,
Glenview
Arlington,
Heights,
DeKalb,
Highland,
Park
and
Naperville.
B
As
the
per
mayor
as
the
mayor's
proposal
stands,
it
fails
to
achieve
any
of
the
goals
it
has
set
forth.
The
only
outcome
is
that
my
lawsuit
becomes
moot
and
the
city
of
Evanston
receives
a
rollback
and
public
accountability
and
transparency.
I,
look
forward
to
a
thoughtful
debate
and
the
opportunity
to
provide
further
insight
on
Evanston's
FOIA
process.
My
questions
to
mayor
Haggerty
are
what
demonstrable
problem
does
this
proposal
seek
to
solve?
How
will
this
proposal
address
your
perceived
concerns?
B
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Clerk
read
we're
gonna
move
into
public
comment.
Alderman
Rainey
did
you
have
anything
urgent?
Can
we
get
to
public
comment?
Okay,
I'm,
sorry,
okay,
all
right!
So
we're
gonna
move
into
public
comment.
We've
got
22
speakers
today.
As
everybody
knows,
we
set
aside
45
minutes
for
public
comment
divided
by
the
number
of
speakers.
So
I'm
gonna
ask
everybody.
If
you
keep
your
remarks
to
two
minutes
or
less
tonight,
I'm
gonna
ask
clerk,
read
it
always
does
too
to
keep
track
at
the
time.
A
If
you
hear
a
little
alarm
go
off,
please
wrap
it
up
in
about
ten
seconds
again.
Lots
of
people
want
to
want
to
talk
and
then
I'm
gonna
ask
miss
Richardson
if
she
will
just
keep
track
of
the
overall
time
per
our
rules.
We
have
to
get
this
wrapped
up
in
45
minutes
and
then
we
begin
the
business
of
the
city.
A
P
Good
evening,
Harris
Miller,
fourth
ward
police,
oppose
sp1
resolution,
57
r19
I'm
concerned
that
clerk
URI
will
be
bypassed
on
FOIA
requests.
His
job
will
be
diminished
by
employees
who
report
to
the
city
manager
it's
solely
his
responsibility
as
a
voice
of
the
people
to
maintain
transparency.
If
council
rubber-stamps
this
expect
inquiries
into
of
instance,
government
accountability.
P
Also,
it
was
wrong
that
last
week's
robber
crown
meeting
did
not
allow
for
public
comment
that
citizens
find
questionable
was.
It
was
on
index
cards.
Instead,
it
possibly
violated
the
Illinois
Open
Meetings
Act,
with
five
of
nine
aldermen
present
the
people
we,
the
people,
smell
corruption
and
a
loss
of
democracy
from
machine
politics.
It's
controlling
your
decisions.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
Q
Sole
go
six
Ford
vote
against
sp1,
it
is
solely
political
payback.
That's
pretty
clear.
Sp1
is
not
designed
to
help
where
responses.
In
fact
the
so
called
additional
FOIA
officers
are
intended
to
thwart
the
flow
of
information.
The
public
should
see.
Davon
Reed
and
the
clerk's
office
are
doing
a
great
job.
Responding
to
FOIA
is
I'm
not
aware
of
any
complaints
about
the
FOIA
response
time
or
despite
the
increased
number
of
FOIAs.
The
problem
is
davon
Reed.
The
problem
isn't
the
clerk's
office.
Q
In
fact,
davon
Reed
seems
to
be
the
only
elected
official,
consistently
dedicated
to
doing
the
people's
work.
Devon
is
our
FOIA
officer.
We
want
that
to
stay
that
way.
The
city's
initiative
to
dilute
the
FOIA
process
is
sp1,
as
described
the
the
city
wants
to
minimize
the
clerk's
Authority
and
it's
the
latest
in
a
long
line
of
attempts
to
marginalize
Devon
as
an
as
an
individual,
a
black
individual
who
has
worked
very
hard
to
serve
Evanston,
don't
give
rapped
sp1
as
if
you're
doing
the
citizens
a
favor
be
honest.
Q
Sp1
is
intended
to
further
deny
information
to
the
public
during
last
week's
Fiasco
of
a
community
meeting.
We
asked
again
about
the
redacted
tephra
hearing
memo.
We
asked
Wally
separately
in
a
meeting
afterwards
about
the
redacted
memo
we've
yet
after
months
to
get
any
kind
of
response
to
that
redacted
memo.
Now
you
want
to
turn
the
foyer
authority
over
to
the
law
department,
who
were
the
responsible
people
for
heavily
redacting
many
FOIA
responses.
Q
The
council
has
verbally
and
procedurally
attacked
the
city
clerk
ever
since
he
was
elected
last
week
and
all
have
been
threatened,
the
city
clerk
with
physical
harm.
What
does
the
council
have
against
davon
Reed
for
some
of
you?
It
may
be
because
he's
a
young
black
man,
or
maybe
it's
because
the
people
of
Evanston
adore
Devon
Reed
and
that
threatens
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
R
Evans
second
Ward
I
would
like
to
read
from
the
city's
own
website
regarding
transparency.
The
city
of
Evanston
strives
to
promote
transparency
in
all
operations
by
providing
as
much
data
as
possible
through
our
website,
residents
can
be
better
informed
about
what
is
going
on
in
their
city.
It
is
our
hope
that
by
being
transparent,
we
can
help
improve
our
effectiveness,
effectiveness
and
the
efficiency
of
city
operations.
That's
from
our
own
website
and
all
the
city.
R
He
uses
a
technology
device
issued
by
the
city
of
Evanston.
So
as
a
city,
we
are
here
for
transparency.
That
is
what
it
says
right
in
our
website.
Every
city
employee,
whether
they
are
police
law,
anybody
sitting
here
that
uses
any
technology
device
issued
by
the
city,
realizes
that
there
is
no
expectation
of
privacy,
I,
firmly
support
city
clerk
read
and
their
office
and
his
office
to
be
the
gatekeepers
of
this
information
for
those
of
us
who
live
here
in
Evanston.
Thank
you.
A
S
A
T
You
think
my
name
is
Jackson
Fowler
I'm,
a
resident
of
the
first
Ward
and
a
member
of
reclaim
Evanston,
who
hasn't
continues
to
support
clerk.
Reid
would
like
to
speak
against
Mayor
Henry,
these
proposal
to
add
additional
FOIA
officers,
specifically
the
problem
that
I
see
with
giving
the
Evanston
Police
Department
authority
to
process
all
of
their
own
FOIA
requests.
I
would
expect
a
city
like
ours
would
private
self
on
transparency
in
all
parts
of
government
function,
especially
issues
like
Police,
Act,
police
accountability
and
giving
the
police
department.
T
This
Authority
appears
to
represent
a
move
in
the
exact
opposite
direction.
A
severe
move
away
from
transparency,
and
one
thing
I
would
also
like
to
add.
If
any
members
of
the
council
believe
that
no
abuse
of
power
would
take
place,
I
would
just
say
that
it
only
takes
the
appearance
of
impropriety,
which
this
proposal
certainly
has
to
do.
Damage
to
public
trust.
T
T
Increasing
the
city's
ability
to
respond
to
FOIA
requests
in
a
timely
manner
is
a
valid
goal
and
if
there's
a
genuine
interest
in
moving
forward
on
that,
it
merits
discussion,
but
it
can't
be
done
like
this.
We
cannot
do
that
at
the
expense
of
transparency.
Please
keep
for
your
request
responses
accountable
to
the
democratic
process
and
please
vote
no
on
resolution.
57
r19.
U
Good
evening,
mayor,
Haggerty,
Devine
me
and
city
councilmembers,
this
saw
this
council
opened
with
the
words
of
freedom,
freedom.
This
is
called
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act
officers,
and
this
looks
like
a
denial
of
the
freedom
that
was
given
to
us
when.
Finally,
this
this
was
passed
that
we
could
actually
ask
and
I
know
from
reading
newspapers
and
listening
to
Trump
stuff.
You
know
that
there's
all
kinds
of
obstacles
to
getting
to
the
information.
How
could
you
possibly
do
this?
U
How
could
you
possibly
take
our
city
clerk,
who
also
was
asked
and
confronted
when
he
handed
out
his
petitions?
We
knew
he
had
courage.
We
we
admire
our
black
population,
we're
always
talking
about
saving
people,
keeping
it
diverse,
and
yet
we
get
something
named
designation
of
additional
Freedom
of
Information
Act
officers.
I
looked
at
it
and
I
said:
hey
they're
going
to
get
help
for
Devon,
and
then
they
explained
it
to
me
this
is
appointed.
Oh
yes,
we
really
want
to
remove
our
elected
person
for
an
appointee.
U
V
Hello,
my
name
is
Vikki
pazenko
and
I.
Am
the
co-founder
and
co-president
of
the
Evanston
animal
shelter
Association
tonight,
you're
scheduled
to
vote
to
extend
the
contract
between
the
city
and
ISA
and
I
feel
it
is
important
to
make
sure
you
understand
our
role
in
the
community.
Well,
we
certainly
care
for
the
animals.
You
can't
care
for
animals
without
impacting
people.
V
So
he
brings
them
to
us
and
we
promise
to
take
good
care
of
them,
giving
him
some
peace
of
mind
during
a
very
difficult
time
or
it's
the
family
who
takes
advantage
of
the
free
rabies,
vaccination
and
microchip
clinic
that
we
hold
every
year,
or
maybe
it's
just
the
young
family
who
is
going
home
with
a
new
puppy
or
kitten
filled
with
joy
and
excitement.
All
of
these
things
take
place
at
the
Evanston
Animal
Shelter.
Almost
every
transaction
that
involves
an
animal
also
involves
people.
V
W
From
the
9th
Ward
I'm,
a
member
of
reclaim
Evanston
and
an
active
leader,
I
want
to
explained
why
we
oppose
this
resolution.
When
Devon
Reed
ran
for
office,
we
supported
him
because
of
his
values.
His
commitment
to
citizen
participation,
his
and
some
mind
his
interest
in
innovation
and
his
eloquence.
We
know
that
at
times
clerk
read
may
have
irritated
or
opposite
colleagues,
but
we
have
not
found
reason
to
doubt
his
commitments.
W
He
understands
the
connection
between
robust
independent
implementation
of
the
fire,
responsibility
and
transparency
and
local
government
and
transparency
is
an
integral
part
of
responsible
governance.
On
a
number
of
occasions,
I
have
thought
city
officials
have
not
been
especially
forthcoming
about
their
decisions
or
motivations
or
rationales,
but
I
have
chosen
not
to
suspect
self-interest
or
some
malign
purpose.
If
we,
the
citizens,
the
voters
are
to
have
confidence
in
our
local
government
in
our
local
officials.
There
must
be
transparency.
Clerk
read
understands
this.
W
A
L
I'm
Tina
Stevenson
I've
been
a
resident
of
Evanston
for
nine
years
and
I
took
the
time
to
vote
for
Devon
Reed
and
he
represents
you
know
my
vote
and
I
feel
that
what
the
City
Council
is
doing
is
trying
to
undercut
the
people
who
voted
for
Devon
Reed,
because
for
some
reason
you
want
to
remove
some
of
his
powers
and
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act
is
so
important
to
our
democratic
rights
and
I
feel
comfortable.
That
Devon
Reed
is
carrying
out
the
different
duties
that
are
involved
with
the
Freedom
of
infamous
Genet.
L
So
I'd
like
to
see
the
City
Council
keep
those
powers
with
Devon
Reed
and
not
undercut
our
votes.
The
majority
that
voted
for
him
so
that
he
won
the
election
that
is
just
underhanded
to
you,
know,
vote
for
someone
and
then
take
away
his
powers
when
he
wins.
It
sounds
like
Trump
yeah.
We
can't
have
that
in
Evanston.
L
X
Hi
Mary
Rosinski,
I'm
gonna,
just
read
my
thing,
so
I
don't
get
off-track
I'm
here,
because
I
believe
that
complacency
is
the
enemy
of
democracy
and
that
people
should
ask
questions
and
get
accurate
answers
from
their
elected
officials
without
being
marginalized.
X
What
four
years
of
being
requested,
because
more
residents
across
our
city
are
questioning
if
the
information
and
process
that's
going
on
here
when
you
see
a
rising
question
in
discontent,
trying
to
silence
the
voice,
like
we
did
at
last
Monday's
meeting
by
asking
residents
to
watch
a
90-minute
propaganda,
video
and
then
choosing
to
the
questions
which
you
will
answer
is
not
democratic.
It's
shameful
diluting
the
ability
of
our
city
clerk
to
fulfill
it,
the
responsibility
for
his
elected
office
and
the
Freedom
of
Information
cost.
It's
not
efficient
order.
It's
not
efficient
or
democratic.
It's
shameful!
X
Many
of
the
robber
crime
project,
questions
answered
remain
unanswered
and
the
ones
which
have
been
answered
seem
to
contradict
each
other.
The
relationship
between
the
city
and
the
friends
and
fundraising
and
accounting
of
donations
and
prepaid
rental
time
versus
the
word.
Smoking
and
sketchy
as
and
you
all
know
what
the
last
word
is.
You
can
say
there
John
was
a
community-driven
project,
but
there
were
no
community
meetings
which
that's
the
general
public
if
they
wanted
to
spend
2.6
to
3
million
dollars
a
year
for
this
project
or
how
they
would
have
spent
that
money.
X
This
project
was
originally
started
out
as
a
$1,000,000
a
year,
project
spent
30
million
dollars
and
soared
20
to
30
million
dollars
with
donation
amounts,
and
it
was
not
represented
to
the
people.
Now
it
looks
like
we're.
Gonna
borrow
50
million
dollars
for
this
project
and
I
want
the
stakeholders
to
get
in
the
game
and
bring
this
project
into
the
realm
of
reason.
You
can't
hide
behind
the
daycare,
library
and
Jim
for
the
absurd
cost
of
this
project.
X
This
is
about
ice,
it's
about
hockey
and
we
need
to
get
the
private
interests
who
drove
this
cost
up,
and
one
of
the
reasons
that
I
so
firmly
believe
and
I
want
everyone
to
see.
This
is
this
was
a
redacted
by
the
law
office.
This
is
what
a
FOIA
coming
out
of
there
is,
and
this
shows
all
the
different
numbers
and
if
you
look
at
this,
you'll
see
a
lot
of
different
numbers
for
the
robert
crown
project.
Part
of
it
is
at
one
point
we're
paying.
X
Thirty
million
and
friends
is
getting
seventeen
and
then
a
year
later,
we're
paying
435
million
and
we're
getting
10
million.
And
then,
if
we're
in
2018
and
we're
paying
50
million
and
friends
is
not
paying
anything
except
for
five
moon,
which
is
gonna,
go
towards
three
million
or
a
two
million
dollar
debt
in
2022.
All
we
asked
was
we
want
some
real
answers
in
I'm,
sorry
Steve,
but
we
just
need
answers
and
then
the
40s
will
stop.
Thank.
A
Y
I
was
born
in
Evanston,
Hospital
I
went
to
Haven
for
kindergarten.
I
think
you've
all
heard
that
before
but
I'm,
a
Vietnam
veteran
came
back
to
Evanston
and
fully
support
Devon
and
in
1970
I
had
a
first
and
Fourteenth
Amendment
lawsuit
against
the
Secretary
of
the
Navy,
and
we
settled
out
of
court
I
think
this
foyer
event
is
very
similar
to
a
freedom
of
I'm.
Sorry,
the
freedom
of
speech
and
due
process
of
law
and
I
think
we
oughta
continue
to
support
divan
and
and
what
he's
doing.
A
Z
Mr.
mayor
City
Council
mr.
Clerk
I
rise
in
opposition
to
the
resolution
and
support
of
the
person
on
that
podium
who
received
a
most
void
votes
of
anybody
in
this
room.
Davon
Reed
I
want
to
thank
clerk,
read
for
filing
lawsuit
against
the
city
and
I
urge
I
urge
any
any
aggrieved,
FOIA
requester
to
file
lawsuit
against
this
city,
because
this
city
should
be
forthcoming
and
what
it
is
doing
with
the
taxpayers
money.
This
is
a
power.
This
is
a
dilution
of
the
clerk's
powers
and
they
make
no
mistake.
Z
This
is
a
power
grab
and
I.
Read
your
email,
alderman
Wilson.
Everything
you
said
to
the
Nichols
neighbors
is:
is
erroneous,
you've
gotten
it
wrong.
Every
time.
Initially,
the
council
was
dismissive
of
of
clerk
read
then
the
council
has
waited,
and
now
this
is
a
calculated
move
to
strip
him
of
his
powers
that
we
voted
for
the
people
voted.
So
this
is
an
attack
on
the
voters.
This
resolution
is
attack
on
the
voters
of
Evanston.
Z
It's
an
attack
on
governmental
transparency
and
we
will
remember,
we
will
remember
these
attacks
and
we
will
remember
who
led
these
attacks.
We
demand
transparency
in
our
government,
every
municipality
state,
every
corporate
Municipal
Corporation.
It
has
more
FOIA
requests
so
deal
with
that.
We
elected
davon
Reed
to
be
a
FOIA
officer
and
we
knew
what
we
were
doing
and
we
expect
you
to
follow
the
mandate
debt
that
we
gave
so
I'm
opposed
to
this
motion,
and
the
voters
will
remember
these
these
activities
against
clerk
read.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AA
Good
evening,
mr.
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council,
my
name
is
Patrick
Keenan
Devlin
I'm,
a
resident
of
the
Third
Ward
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
the
James
B
Moran
Center
for
youth
advocacy
I'm
here
tonight
to
briefly
speak
to
ordinance,
159,
0
18
and
the
accompanying
resolutions.
68
are
18.
Mr.
mayor.
As
a
member
of
the
alternative
dress
committee,
we've
been
working
in
a
collaborative
manner
for
nearly
two
years
and
this
proposal
and
the
ordinance
that
accompanies
it
is
a
culmination
of
of
that
work.
There's
like
to
briefly
outline
what
this
ordinance
accomplishes.
AA
So
first,
under
this
plan,
the
city
would
offer
confidential
hearings
for
children
excited
with
ordinance
violations
outside
of
school
hours
and
in
a
less
intimidating
forum,
children
would
appear
before
an
ALJ
and
receive
a
hearing
preserving
the
rights
to
due
process.
But
if
the
minor
then
pleads
liable
or
is
found
liable,
the
administrative
law
judge
would
provide
youth
with
the
option
of
paying
a
fine
or
participating
in
a
restorative
supportive
intervention.
In
the
collaborative
process,
the
childhood
community
team
would
craft
an
agreement
that
meets
the
individualized
needs
of
each
minor.
AA
The
ordinance
lists
out
what
those
are
substance,
abuse,
education,
counseling,
career
training,
victor
offend,
an
offender,
mediation,
etc.
The
city
and
the
community
will
work
to
support
and
empower
the
minor
and
repairing
the
harm
caused
and
satisfying
the
terms
of
the
agreement
within
four
months.
Timespan.
Fines
would
then
only
be
imposed
the
minor
fails
and
fulfilling
the
terms
of
the
agreement.
This
proposal
asks
an
important
question:
how
can
we
help
as
opposed
to?
How
can
we
punish
this
ordinance,
also
accomplishes
a
codification
of
theft
under
$500
and
retail
theft
within
our
city
code?
AA
The
proposed
ordinance
importantly
also
expands
alternatives
to
arrests
and
offers
this
important
off-ramp
from
the
criminal
justice
system
for
all
individuals.
Lastly,
the
ordinance
importantly
offers
community
service
as
an
alternative
to
fines
for
all
individuals
who
may
be
a
be
unable
to
afford
the
high
costs
associated
with
city
fines.
So
mr.
mayor
I
also
would
like
to
just
end
by
saying
just
a
deep
appreciation
for
deputy
city
manager,
Kimberly
Richardson,
our
presiding
Judge
Susan,
Brunner
parks
and
recreation.
AA
Director
Lawrence
helling
Hemingway
I
got
a
lot
more
names,
Kevin
Brown,
our
youth
and
young,
adult
division
manager
and
the
City
of
Evanston's
youth
advocates
because
they
have
been
so
thoughtful
in
thinking
through
the
implementation
of
these
ordinance
of
this
ordinance
and
the
resolution.
And
then
the
entire
alternative
to
rest
committee
that
was
led
by
alderman
Peter
Braithwaite
were
so
grateful
for
your
leadership,
alderman
alderman,
Ravel,
alderman,
Fleming
and
alderman
Wilson,
as
well
as
pastor
Michael,
neighbors,
Sean,
Jones
and
Becky
biller.
And
last
but
not
least,
we
also
had
an
incredible
team
of
community
members.
AA
AA
A
AB
Good
evening,
I
cut
my
comments
down
to
39
pages
good
evening,
mayor
Haggerty,
city,
council,
city
manager
and
city
clerk.
What
is
it
we're
trying
to
accomplish
here?
What
is
the
purpose
and
intent?
I
thought
we
were
working
on
transparency
and
accountability.
The
voters
chose
davon
Reed,
a
city
clerk
for
this
office
and
to
handle
FOIA
requests.
We
had
this
discussion
two
years
ago,
so
the
question
now
is:
why
would
we
be
requesting
for
information
from
departments
that
are
not
releasing
this
information?
Now?
Wouldn't
that
be
counterproductive?
AB
What
is
it
you
don't
want
us
to
know
the
practice
of
approving
projects
and
then
bringing
them
to
the
public
for
our
approval
later
is
not
working
here
and
then
we
can't
have
a
productive
discussion
on
the
financing
of
projects
that
we
are
paying
for,
and
you
wonder
why
our
residents
so
angry.
We
have
repeatedly
asked
for
discussions
to
voice
our
concerns.
Mayor
Haggerty
had
a
productive
town
hall
meeting
at
the
ecology
Center
recently.
AB
All
of
our
questions
were
not
answered,
but
it
was
a
start
and
we
should
be
having
these
meetings
at
least
once
a
month
now,
our
alderman
Peter
Braithwaite
requested
a
meeting
for
last
Monday
with
city
manager,
Bob
Choate's,
to
answer
financial
questions
on
Robert
clown.
We
waited
a
long
time
for
this
meeting
and
the
day
of
this
meeting,
you
announced
a
90
minute
presentation,
and
then
we
can
write
our
questions
on
cards
to
be
read
by
alderman
Braithwaite.
AB
AB
Please
understand
the
frustration
and
anger
in
the
room,
as
this
is
the
atmosphere
that
you
created
and
by
the
way
I
did
watch
your
video
on
finances
for
robber
crown
recently,
and
it
did
not
did
not
answer
most
of
our
questions
and
you
really
should
have
sent
this
video
to
all
of
us.
Well
before
this
meeting
on
520,
we
need
answers,
we
need
transparency
and
we
need
accountability.
AB
Lastly,
I
wanted
to
thank
Bill
Smith
for
listing
the
four
items
that
were
spoken
about
the
most
here
at
public
comment
this
year.
Congratulations
to
Doreen
prices
number
one
to
speak.
Most
often
I
can
accept
the
number
two
spot
and
Mike
vasilica
came
in
number
three,
but
seriously
bill
had
a
good
point
to
say
there
was
a
limited
amount
of
us
to
speak
here
and
what
happened
to
the
other
74,000
residents.
So
I
would
like
to
request
all
those
other
74,000
Evanston
residents
who
are
not
here.
AB
Please
send
an
email
to
city
clerk's
office
here
and
let
us
know
if
you
are
for
or
against
spending
54
million
on
the
new
Robert
Crown
Center,
and
if
you
believe
that
all
Freedom
of
Information
requests
should
go
through
the
City
Clerk's
office,
only
we
are
all
in
favor
of
rebuilding
Robert
crown
just
very
concerned
about
the
expense
and
not
having
proper
access
to
all
FOIAs
will
severely
hinder
the
democratic
process
for
all
of
us,
as
required
by
law.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AC
Hello,
my
name
is
Gillian
Gilbert
I'm,
a
northwestern
student,
a
resident
of
the
first
Ward
and
I've
been
interning
in
clerk
Reid's
office
for
the
past
few
months,
but
will
be
leaving
at
the
end
of
this
week.
I
first
got
involved
in
evanston
politics
by
volunteering
on
mayor
haggerty's
campaign.
I
was
amazed
by
how
receptive
evanston
seemed
to
constituent
need,
especially
compared
to
my
hometown
of
Phoenix.
Arizona
I
took
the
position
with
Clerk
Reed's
office,
because
I
wanted
to
experience
this
good
governance.
AC
I'm
addressing
you
today,
because
I
feel
I
have
been
proven
wrong.
For
the
past
few
months,
I
have
seen
clerk
Reed
use
his
vast
knowledge
of
FOIA
law
to
make
this
government
as
fair
and
transparent
as
possible
as
a
young
person
with
dreams
of
working
in
government.
I
am
disheartened
by
Mayor
Haggerty,
someone
I
genuinely
look
up
to
you
and
his
proposal
to
place
FOIA
in
the
hands
of
non
elected
staff.
AC
A
AD
Elite
mayor
Haggerty
book,
read:
council
members
and
deputy
clerk
Richardson
I'm
here
to
speak
on
sp1
and
want
to
start
off
by
saying.
I
am
NOT
here
to
petition
for
the
job
I'm
happy
doing
I'm
doing
now,
I'm
acting
so
I'm
on
TV.
If
you
want
to
see
me
I
come
here
today,
because
I
feel
that
something
strange
and
I'm
here
it
should
be,
it
is
going
on
number
one.
Is
that
I
know
that
all
the
suffered
in
the
very
beginning
of
the
new
officers
coming
into
place?
AD
Asked
click
read
three
times:
can
you
do
the
job
that
the
city
code
requires
me
to
do
he
hesitated
and
then,
after
the
third
time
he
said,
no
I
need
help.
The
FOIA
officer
never
was
the
clerk's
job
to
redact
or
to
have
any
other
police
records
or
firemen
records,
because
those
those
departments
had
their
own
records.
The
clerk
does
not
have
the
authority
to
hold
back
for
your
request
because
they
don't
like
what's
been
said,
and
the
clerk's
office
is
the
only
one
that
receives
and
disperses
for
your
records
and
requests.
AD
It
is
not
up
to
if
you're
going
to
put
in
some
some
new
officers
for
to
help
out
with
the
foyers
I
suggested
it
doesn't
that
come
from
the
city
manager's
office
does
not
come
from.
The
legal
office
does
not
come
from
the
mayor's
office,
but
maybe
an
independent
person
who
knows
the
for
your
laws
and
that
can
help
get
this
for
your
stuff
straighten
up.
So
I
am
in
favor
of
this,
with
those
recommendations
to
go
along
with
sp1.
Thank
you.
AE
Tonight,
I
am
speaking
on
the
proposed
text
amendment
to
allow
office
uses
and
revised
special
conditions
for
office
uses
within
residential
districts.
This
will
come
before
the
planned
commission
tomorrow
evening.
I
have
some
issues
with
which
I
would
like
to
address
tonight.
But
first
let
me
remind
you
that
there
was
a
vote
to
reconsider
the
ordinance
granting
a
zoning
change
and
the
office
building
planned
development,
which
was
voted
down
on
March
18th,
alderman
Rainey.
You
were
right.
The
motion
to
table
the
vote
to
reconsider
the
ordinance
has
been
languishing.
AE
It
has
been
over
six
weeks
with
absolutely
no
word
from
the
city
or
alderman
Fisk
about
progress
and
facilitate
facilitating.
What
she
said
would
be
quote.
A
substantial
discussion
within
the
community.
Unquote
remember
this
was
the
purpose
of
the
motion
for
reconsideration
generally.
This
text
amendment
appears
to
be
a
solution
in
search
of
a
problem.
What
is
wrong
with
the
zoning
lots
that
are
adjacent
to
the
D
2
and
D
3
district?
That
is
the
list
of
properties
affected
by
the
proposed
text.
AE
Amendment
the
buildings
on
these
Lots
are
mostly
residential
and
have
been
occupied
for
decades.
They
offer
the
city
a
decent
amount
in
property
taxes
and
also
office
use
is
already
allowable
in
r5
and
r6
zoned
areas
and
as
our
planned
developments.
If
this
is
a
veiled
attempt
at
compiling
a
list
of
potential
sites
for
future
planned
developments,
then
that
is
more
most
concerning
we
have
a
housing
crisis.
The
city
shouldn't
be
removing
residential
units
for
offices.
The
city
shouldn't
threaten
nationally
significant
sites.
Most
of
these
affected
Lots
have
significant
buildings.
AE
The
city
should
not
place
these
properties
in
jeopardy.
The
owners
of
the
affected
properties
and
all
those
within
500
foot
radius
of
those
properties
in
three
different
Ward's,
most
likely
do
not
know
about
this
proposed
text.
Amendment
discussed
tomorrow
at
the
Planning
Commission.
They
have
not
been
properly
notified
within
48
hours
of
the
plan
commission
meeting
tomorrow
evening,
the
Evanston
review
published
a
notice,
but
I
doubt
anyone
saw
it.
It
is
interesting
that
this
text
amendment
is
going
straight
to
the
full
plank
Commission
text.
Amendments
are
supposed
to
go
to
the
zoning
committee.
AE
First,
let's
follow
the
proper
procedure.
I
encourage
you
City
Council
and
city
staff,
namely
Macon
Jones
for
Scott
Mangum.
To
refer
the
proposed
text
amendment
to
the
zoning
committee
to
discuss
this
issue:
let's
follow
the
proper
procedure.
Ultimately,
it
would
be
best
if
this
text
amendment
is
thrown
out.
This
latest
twist
is
especially
distasteful
because
it
is
a
blatant
manipulation
of
Zoning
for
at
one
purpose
to
get
a
building
built
where
it
does
not
belong.
Thank
you
thank.
AF
Have
here
a
petition
signed
by
Evanston
residents
opposing
sp1,
thus
far
in
72
hours,
it
has
approaching
400
signatures
and
continuing
please.
This
is
not
a
good
look.
This
was
put
on
as
a
special
order
of
business
right
after
a
holiday,
not
a
good
look,
and
please
do
not
ask
us
to
believe
that
this
is
just
something
that
escalated
because
of
social
media
and
it's
been
politicized
and
it's
just
a
routine
thing
to
improve
operations.
AF
H
Thank
you.
This
is
also
regarding
sp1.
So
many
great
speakers
and
I
want
to
reiterate
for
the
readers
of
Evanson,
now
that
many
people
are
speaking
with
much
authority
and
much
knowledge
and
with
so
much
data
that
I
can't
think
of
anything
that
would
dispute
their
credibility
in
any
way,
shape
or
form
so
I
hope,
that's
supported
in
your
publications.
I
am
also
not
number
one.
H
If
there
are
now
on
a
prioritized
extra
money,
then
we
need
to
be
able
to
account
for
that
and
obviously
having
a
single,
reliable
source
of
FOIA
is
going
to
be
less
self-serving
in
subject
to
corruption
and
I've
questioned
it
being
in
the
legal
department
which
is
also
reports
to
Wally,
and
that
the
budget
investigations
also
report
to
Wally.
So
if
you're
going
to
try
and
find
out,
it's
sort
out,
Wally's
accountability,
you
can't,
and
as
a
city
manager,
he
needs
to
be
more
accountable
because
it
keeps
getting
these
good
ratings.
H
And
yet
we
feel
like
we're
not
being
listened
to
and
I'm
just
saying.
I
have
to
have
oversight
and
trust
that
we're
not
out
to
get
anybody,
but
we
want
the
truth
and
we
do
it,
but
a
good
heart
and
I,
don't
think.
There's
anyone
here,
who's
speaking
to
be
mean
or
nasty,
just
a
little
frustrated
at
times,
just
like
you
get
so.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
G
Evie
Russell
1724
Livingston
lived
here
since
1981
I'm
opposed
to
mayor's
haggerty's
proposal.
You
intend
again
to
waste
city
money
this
time
on
salaried
appointed,
not
elected
officials.
This
move
will
also,
and
mainly
a
road
even
further
the
Makri
attic
rights
to
transparency
information.
You
are
having
this
meeting
one
day
after
Memorial
Day.
Have
you
lost
your
memory?
G
There
has
been
what
about
all
those
men
and
women
who
fought
and
died
three
people
who
in
fact
we're
the
relatives
of
many
of
us
living
in
Evanston
and
in
this
country,
including
my
relatives,
they
freedom
from
persecution,
imprisonment,
forced
labor
and
outright
destruction.
Foias
represent
an
intrinsic
human
right
to
represent
freedom,
liberty
and
democracy.
Do
not
forget
your
dead.
Do
not
forsaken
betray
your
living
supportive
on
support
democracy.
G
AG
If
the
problem
is
slowness
and
inefficiency
of
the
current
office,
we
should
explore
situations
and
solutions
that
will
resolve
this
situation.
What
were
the
procedures
of
the
previous
city
clerk
as
compared
to
the
current
city
clerk
I
advocate
giving
the
clerk
all
the
support
he
needs
to
do
his
job?
What
does
hiring
more
people
accomplish?
You
had
employees
before
that
made
this
information
accessible
to
the
public
with
three
employees.
You
can
do
it
again
with
the
same
staff.
AG
I
also
want
to
support
a
six
for
the
renovation
of
Fleetwood
Jourdain
and
I,
encourage
our
aldermen
to
utilize
all
necessary
efforts
to
employ
local
minority
contractors
in
the
renovations
of
Fleetwood
Jourdain,
the
last
but
not
least
well.
Second
I
want
to
also
thank
you
for
and
support
resolution
six,
eight
r18,
62
or
old
to
for
tonight
for
support
of
the
juvenile
Moran
Center
and
also
Thank
You
chief
cook
for
the
camera.
In
the
1800
block
on
Darrell,
that's
given
us
a
sense
of
security
and
support.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
AH
All
right,
Nancy,
Serena
and
I'm,
calling
no
I'm
here
to
say,
don't
vote
for
that
resolution.
57
are
19,
which
is
Mayor
haggerty's
11th
hour.
Stealth
move
to
a
point
for
officers
who
are
beholden
only
to
him
and
the
city
manager,
that's
just
an
abuse
of
power
and
it's
an
erosion
of
democracy.
By
proposing
this
change,
the
city
of
Evanston
is
pursuing
yet
more
secrecy
and
less
transparency.
I
know
because
I
have
had
more
than
one
FOIA
improperly
denied
it's
in
the
AG's
office.
AH
Now
I'm
waiting,
the
city
has
proven
itself
to
be
secretive
over
many
issues:
Holly
Clark,
lb
and
Robert
crown
these
issues.
These
are
issues
that
concern
residents
and
last
week's
so-called
community
meeting
was
a
prime
example
of
the
push
for
secrecy,
so
that
proposal
Mayor
haggerty's
proposal
before
a
holiday
weekend
is
part
of
the
pattern
of
that
secrecy
and
approving
this
proposal
will
only
make
the
ongoing
lack
of
transparency
worse.
AH
AI
Albert
gives
fifth
Ward
like
to
read
something
to
you
that
I
wrote
in
response
to
Robert
crown
stuff
that's
going
on
and
it
was
about
the
Friends
of
Robert,
Crumb
and
pictures
taken
and
I
guess.
I
think
he
was
showing
her
and
five
million
dollar
check
that
was
given
to
City
Council
if
I'm
wrong,
I
stand
corrected,
but
what
I
felt
at
the
time
was
that
those
that
benefit
from
it,
the
most
that
Park
should
pay
the
most
warden.
It's
your
game.
AI
Not
mine,
though,
would
Robert
Crown
has
never
treated
me
respectfully,
win
there
throughout
my
entire
life.
They
even
called
me
the
n-word
as
a
child
when
I
was
there
competing
in
competition,
Park
and
Recreation
for
Evanston.
That
will
stare.
Welcome
to
me
I'm
now
supposed
to
believe
that
they
now
have
left
me
well,
I'd
suggest
they
quit
playing
it's
the
pee
in
the
shell
game,
you're,
manipulating
a
few
black
children
in
your
friends
of
the
park.
Pictures
to
be
s
the
public
into
thinking
that
you
are
for
the
unity
in
the
community.
AI
AI
So
your
than
embracing
diversity
and
equity
inclusion
means
that,
even
during
hard
times
of
balancing
the
city
budget,
this
ever
still
city
council,
along
with
reward,
can
now
expect
fifty
to
eighty
million
dollars
for
the
foster
who
scored
l3,
which
ordain
rec
center,
the
Preservation
Act
for
it,
and
the
family
focus
building
that's
home
of
the
only
black
educational
school
in
the
entire
history
of
ever
since
existence,
and
we
expect
to
receive
the
same
consideration.
Is
this
how
it
goals
for
all
concerned
people
in
this
city
of
understand?
AI
On
the
west
side
and
I'll
close
you're
saying
this,
I
just
went
through
an
experience
of
filing
charges
against
Evans
to
the
police
department.
I
was
victimized.
Yes,
the
officers
treated
me
like
I
was
the
perpetrator
of
a
crime
I
caught
him
trying
to
get
the
air
for
ID
records
to
prove
my
point.
Show
you
how
God
don't
like
ugly
by
me
telling
the
truth
they
were
still
able
to
validate.
AI
My
charges
against
them
have
been
sustained
I
say
to
dos
that
this
hasn't
worked.
The
greatest
the
fire
department
works.
Officers
may
not
have
worked
the
greatest,
but
I
now
see
that
the
problem
with
those
declaring
that's
people
with
you,
the
ones
who've,
been
sticking
your
stick
into
the
spokes
that
make
it
not
work.
Great.
Thank.
AJ
Mayor
aldermen,
deputy
manager,
city
clerk,
you
already
know
what
I'm
here
to
talk
about
so
I
think
everybody
up
here
signed
or
swore
to
a
duty
of
loyalty
when
they
took
office
and
it's
to
serve
in
the
best
interest
of
the
public
and
not
themselves
right
and
I'm.
Gonna
assume
tonight
that
y'all
take
that
really
seriously
as
elected
officials,
and
so
my
first
question
is
I've
spoken
to
a
few
ottoman
about
this.
AJ
How
does
this?
Who
does
this
proposal
serve
because
I'm
not
quite
clear
who
this
is
in
the
interest
of
my
time?
As
an
interim
deputy
city
clerk
I
know,
I
spoke
to
a
lot
of
journalists
who
frequently
for
you,
I
spoke
to
residents.
I
spoke
to
activists
who
have
experience
for
you
in
in
different
cities,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
they
said
without
question
that
the
city
of
Evanston
is
the
best
place
to
submit
a
FOIA
request
because
of
our
progressive
feature
that
places
an
elected
independent
office
as
a
sole
for
your
office.
AJ
We
don't
have
that
you're
welcomed
into
our
FOIA
office
right
because
it's
in
the
clerk's
office
and
you
assisted
through
that
process
of
getting
information,
and
everybody
in
that
that
that
that
department
wants
to
make
sure
you
get
all
the
records
that
you
have
a
legal
right
to
obtain
and
to
me,
if
that
is
not
the
gold
standard,
that
is
the
Evanston
standard.
That
I
hope
folks
up
here,
may
tonight
not
done
yet
that.
AJ
Should
be
your
witness
when
you're
making
this
decision
or
whether
or
not
this
works
in
the
best
interest
of
the
public?
Those
should
be
your
witnesses,
the
activists
right
that
revealed
what
happened
to
the
laQuan
McDonald.
It
should
be
the
residents,
it
should
be
the
journalists
that
should
be
your
witness.
It
shouldn't
be
yourselves,
I'm,
sorry,
y'all,
it's
not
proper
you're,
the
body
that
it
seeks
to
hold
accountable.
AJ
That
is
a
terrible
way
to
make
public
policy
and
public
policy
decisions
and
y'all
know
that
if
we
didn't
have,
cities
that
were
are
doing
uniformly
are
doing
things
that
were
incorrect.
We
would
not
be
having
such
robust
conversations
about
social
equity
and
inclusive
and
inclusive
government.
There
will
be
no
need
for
those
conversations.
Of
course,
there
are
tons
of
cities
that
are
doing
things
the
wrong
way
or
doing
something.
That's
all
the
wrong
way.
Please
Ottoman
ottoman,
when
ottoman,
Wilson,
Audrey,
Ravel
and
I'm
naming
y'all
for
a
certain
reason.
Please
do
the
right
thing.
AJ
A
Right
that
that
concludes
public
comment.
Thank
you,
everybody
for
coming
out
and
expressing
your
points
of
view.
I
know
it's
appreciated
by
everybody
up
here
we're
now
going
to
move
into
the
agenda.
We
have
one
item
today,
which
is
a
special
order
of
business.
This
is
sp1
approving
designation
of
additional
freedom
of
information
officers
resolution
57
our
19
appointing
additional
freedom.
Information
officers
is
submitted
for
consideration
and
approval.
Is
there
anyone
that
wants
to
move
that
approval?
Is
there
a
second
okay
all
right,
so
what
we're
gonna?
What
we're
going
to
do
is.
A
A
These
are,
in
addition
to
clerk
read
who
would
remain
a
principal
FOIA
officer
in
this
role.
Clerk
read
would
continue
to
receive
citizen
requests
via
the
next
request
system.
A
sign
requests,
preparer
standard,
readily
available
reports,
closed
select
cases
out
of
the
system,
provide
information
to
requesters
on
the
appeal
process
of
a
FOIA
response
with
the
Public
Access
count
counselor
within
the
Illinois
Attorney
General's
Office
I
am
recommending
these
additional
FOIA
officers
because
of
the
increase
in
the
volume
of
FOIA
requests.
A
Something
I
have
been
inquiring
about,
and
monitoring
since
August
of
2018
over
the
last
two
years
for
your
requests
in
Evanston
have
doubled
from
approximately
700
to
approximately
1400,
since
residents
are
availing
themselves
of
FOIA
to
get
more
information
about
how
their
government
operates.
I
think
it's
prudent
for
the
council,
as
overseers
of
the
city,
to
ensure
that
our
city
has
an
adequate
number
of
FOIA
officers
to
meet
this
growing
demand.
I
continue
to
hear
feedback
from
residents
who
are
concerned
about
the
increase
in
FOIA
is
and
whether
we
have
enough
FOIA
officers.
A
This
isn't
surprising,
given
what
I've
learned
from
others
based
on
a
quick
review
from
similar
local
cities,
all
of
whom
have
anywhere
from
2
to
11
FOIA
officers,
including
10
in
the
police
department,
and
that's
among
the
six
that
were
in
the
package.
Given
this
pure
data
and
increasing
volume
of
FOIA
requests,
I
believe
it
is
in
the
city's
best
interest
to
add
three
additional
FOIA
officers.
A
There
would
be
no
additional
cost
to
the
city
as
two
of
these
individuals
are
extensively
involved
in
the
current
FOIA
process,
and
one
is
a
former
deputy
city
clerk
who
previously
served
as
a
FOIA
officer
and
works
in
the
collector's
office
to
serve
as
a
backup
officer
for
those
residents
concerned
that,
by
adding
additional
FOIA
offices,
we
will
change
our
compliance
to
FOIA.
I
assure
you
that
is
not
the
case.
A
The
FOIA
law
is
clear
on
what
information
must
be
released
to
the
requester
in
the
exceptions
that
may
be
granted
to
government
entities
to
withhold
certain
public
records
and
documents,
it
is
the
Illinois
Attorney
General
who
ensures
that
all
governments,
including
Evanston,
are
properly
complying
with
FOIA
when
there
are
complaints
to
the
contrary,
I'm
pleased
that
of
the
1,400
FOIA
is
fulfilled.
Last
year
only
19
FOIA
complaints,
point
0,
1
4%
were
filed
in
those
19
complaints.
Three
were
found
in
of
the
city
zero
in
favor
of
the
requestor
for
rescinded
by
the
requestor.
A
Because
of
an
agreement
on
the
documents
and
12
still
to
be
determined
tonight,
residents
have
spoken
passionately
about
their
right
to
know,
which
was
the
basis
for
creating
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act,
so
that
citizens
can
know
what
is
happening
in
the
operations
of
their
government.
Adding
three
additional
FOIA
officers
improves
our
city's
ability
to
operate
effectively
puts
us
in
line
with
other
similar
cities
who
are
responding
to
similar
for
your
requests
and
will
not
hinder
a
residents
ability
to
receive
public
records.
A
AK
If
you
read
the
resolution
and
look
at
it
carefully,
a
couple
of
observations
to
start
the
people
designated
are
currently
working
together
to
do
this
work
already.
So
these
are
people
that
are
doing
the
work
and
are
expected
to
continue
to
collaborate
and
get
the
work
done.
That's
the
expectation
and
that's
what's
happening
now,.
D
AK
Who
is
searched
that
the
nine
people
up
here
are
not
committed
to
transparency?
It's
just
simply
not
true.
That
is
not
correct.
The
nine
people
up
here
are
very
committed
to
transparency,
the
policies
we
would
dot.
We've
adopted
this
staff
that
we've
supported
in
providing
information
on
the
web
page
in
information.
That's
pushed
out.
We
have
a
lot
of
information.
The
open
data
system
that
we
are
you
know
we
have
in
place
and
are
continuously
working
on
to
provide
it
data.
AK
It's
something,
that's
that
this
that
the
council
and
the
staff
have
been
driving
as
far
as
the
policies
are
concerned
and
the
commitment
is
there,
this
is
not
a
rubber
stamp
council.
I
mean
anybody.
Who's
been
here
for
a
controversial
and
XI
issue
knows
that
this
is
not
a
rubber
stamp
council.
We
debate
things
in
a
very
spirited
and
uncommitted
way.
We
often
disagree,
maybe
most
of
the
time
we
disagree,
but
we
do
so
I
hope,
with
with
respect
for
the
process.
AK
There's
frustration
at
times,
there's
anger
at
times,
there's
passion
at
all
times,
but
we
do
this
with
a
commitment
for
what
we
think
is
best
for
the
community.
I,
don't
always
win
I,
don't
always
lose,
but
I
think
that
we're
all
committed-
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I
respect
about
everybody
who's
up
here-
is
that
I
know
in
my
heart
of
hearts
that
everybody
who's
doing
this
job
and
has
been
elected
to
do
this
job
is
similarly
committed.
Now
that
said,
the
nine
of
us
are
responsible
for
designating
the
FOIA
officers.
AK
If
you
look
at
the
statute,
the
state
statute
doesn't
assign
that
job
to
the
to
the
clerk's
office.
We
as
a
council,
made
a
decision
to
continue
with
that
with
that
policy,
and
this
is
not
about
the
person.
This
is
not
about
clerk
read.
This
is
about
the
position
in
the
office,
and
this
is
about
the
procedures
and
the
policies
and
how
things
should
work.
I
find
it
a
little
baffling
in
some
of
my
conversations
today
and
hearing
some
people
talk
today,
I'll
just
come
out
and
say
it
personally.
AK
AK
I
think
that
this
is
perhaps
a
little
bit
of
a
way
to
to
ensure
that
there's
more
than
one
person
working
on
this.
This
does
not
take
away
the
responsibility
of
clerk.
Read
the
the
process
as
far
as
the
customer's
concern,
you'll
still
walk
into
the
clerk's
office
or
you'll
still
go
on
next
request
and
you'll
still
submit
your
request
and
if
you
want
or
need
the
clerk's
office
to
assist
you
with
your
request,
whether
it's
going
to
the
police
department,
a
lot
of
apartment
or
anywhere
else,
they're
still
going
to
be
available.
AK
This
does
not
change
that
procedure.
It
just
won't.
There's
nothing
in
this
resolution.
It
takes
away
the
clerk's
opportunities
to
advocate
for
something
if
resident
feels
like
they
didn't
get
what
they
should
have
gotten,
there's
nothing
that
prevents
them
from
going
to
clerk
read
and
there's
nothing
that
prevents
clerk
read
from
picking
up
the
phone
and
talking
to
the
people
that
he
currently
collaborates
with
and
I
expect
would
continue
to
collaborate
with.
AK
D
AK
I
can't
make
you
believe
me,
okay,
there's
no
way
for
me
to
make
you
believe
me,
but
I
know
what
went
into
my
decision
process
and
that's
all
I
can
do
is
I
can
just
have
faith
and
confidence
and
what
I
think
is
the
best
way
to
manage
this
business
aspect
of
the
enterprise
and
to
make
sure
that
it's
done
in
the
way
that's
most
effective
for
our
community
and
the
people
who
expect
a
quality
product.
So
again,
it's
it's
not
about
the
person.
AK
This
is
about
the
process
and
it's
not
always
going
to
be
me
in
this
chair.
It's
not
always
going
to
be
the
same
clerk
and
clerk
Reid's
office.
It's
not
gonna,
be
the
same
mayor.
We're
gonna,
have
different
people
and
that's
going
to
evolve.
So
it's
incumbent
on
us
to
put
into
place
the
procedures
and
policies
that
are
going
to
ensure
that
people
of
the
city
of
Evanston
get
what
they're
entitled
and
they
should
be
getting.
A
AL
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
and
I
want
to
first
start
out
by
saying
publicly
to
the
clerk
that,
throughout
your
tenure
ship
here,
I
won't
proclaim
it,
but
I
will
state
it
that
I've
been
extremely
supportive
of
you
and
your
role
as
you
are
a
developing
and
emerging
leader
and
and
I
will
never
take
that
back,
and
so,
as
we
discuss
this
I
woke
about
something
that
line
L
Jean
Baptiste,
one
of
the
key
principles
that
he
said
to
me
among
many
things.
But
this
was
the
key
thing
and
I'll
never
forget
it
is.
AL
None
of
us
here
are
above
reproach
and
so
I
share
that,
because
he
reminds
me
even
till
today,
as
I
always
seek
his
counsel
on
tough
decisions,
that
this
is
a
position
that
will
always
be
examined
as
we
are
having
the
conversation
this
evening.
So
I
say
to
you
my
brother,
that
I'm
here
to
be
supportive.
We
had
our
conversations
and
we'll
continue
to
have
our
conversations
beyond
that.
AL
AL
AL
I
think
that
the
positions
create
greater
transparency
for
the
public
to
know
that
these
are
the
people
over
the
years
that
have
been
doing
the
work,
and
you
probably
don't
even
know
it,
and
now
it's
crystal
clear
and
if
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns,
he's
still
the
person
that
you
would
appeal
to
there's
no
action
within
this
memo
that
I've
read
that
diminishes
his
role
and
so
I
respect
the
fact
that
we
can
come
and
have
this
dialogue
and
I
think
that's
where
we'll
move
that
I'll
stop
talking.
Thank
you
all.
E
Just
looking
you
guys
excuse
me
I'm,
very
tired,
it's
for
some
reason
tonight,
but
so
here's,
it
just
would
say
my
concern
and
I've
voiced
this
I
think
to
autumn
and
Wilson
before.
E
All
the
time
and
I
tell
people
all
the
time
if
you
don't
like
what
I
chose
or
someone
else
chose
and
run
for
office
and
make
different
decisions,
that's
really
what
it
comes
down
to
and
this
in
this
situation.
I
think
my
concern
is
that,
given
that
week
again,
we
live
in
a
place
where
people
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
trust
they,
whether
are
totally
accurate
or
perception,
really
see
the
clerk's
office
as
their
office
of
accountability.
For
us.
For
me,
that's
fine
I!
E
Think
we
have
to
be
honest
about
that,
whether
we
agree
with
it
or
not
so
I,
you
know
I
have
not
heard
since
we
first
got
in
office
and
there
was
an
error
and
I
think
I've
made
error
since
we've
been
in
office
as
well.
I
have
not
personally
heard
of
citizens
telling
me
that
they
are
getting
slow
for
a
request,
be
processed
I
have
not
heard.
Anyone
tell
me
that
you
know
information.
Personal
information
about
them
is
being
given
to
other
people
in
the
community.
E
I
would
not
want
to
either
those
things
to
happen
and
I
am
NOT
a
FOIA
expert,
but
from
people
I
have
spoken
to
and
who
share
with
me.
It
seems
to
be
working,
and
so
given
the
amount
of
work
that
we
have
to
do
as
a
council,
given
the
term
will
you
know
in
our
city
if
it's
working
and
these
people
are
already
doing
the
work
and
they
are
not
poor
officers-
I,
guess,
I'm
concerned
about
what
approving
that
says
to
our
citizen
base
I
think
if
clerk
read
needs
help.
E
It
was
my
understanding
that
the
deputy
city
clerk
in
the
past
has
operated
as
a
FOIA
officer.
I.
Don't
need
to
necessarily
debate
that,
but
we
have
a
deputy
city
clerk
and
so
I
think
you
know
it's
particularly
with
the
police,
stuff
and
the
law
stuff
people
do
see
those
as
not
independent
bodies,
I.
Think
people's
belief
would
be
that
if
I
told
you
know
chief
cook
not
to
release
something,
he
wouldn't
release
it
now.
E
I
wouldn't
tell
him
that
and
people
who
believe
that
don't
clearly
know
our
chief,
because
he
probably
wouldn't
follow
that
anyway,
but
I
think
it
is
very
important
that
we
keep
things
as
they
are
if
they
are
working
which
again,
they
seem
to
be
I
spent
a
little
time
on
next
request.
Today,
I
saw
that
there
were
a
couple
things
that
relate
I,
don't
know
exactly
what
they
were,
but
again
it
I'm
making
an
assumption.
E
That
has
not
come
to
the
point
where
our
citizen
base
is
up
in
arms,
about
what
I
think
air
people
saying.
Is
that
they're
not
getting
enough
information
and,
and
so
clearly
the
clerk
is
not,
in
my
opinion,
breaking
the
rules
because
he's
not
giving
out
stuff
he
shouldn't
be
people
want
them
to
give
out
everything
and
clearly
I
guess,
maybe
the
law
department,
you
know
as
redacting
what
they
should
and
the
clerk
is,
keeping
that
information
redacted
I
guess.
E
My
other
concern
is
that
why
the
clerk
has
a
lawsuit,
not
that
I
am
a
judge
or
know
what
the
outcome
of
that
is
going
to
be
I,
think
it's
probably
best
to
keep
some
peace
and
to
let
the
judge
tell
us
what
needs
to
happen
with
that
issue
and
then
have
a
discussion
about
the
appointment
of
additional
FOIA
officers.
If
that's
a,
we
see
need
it.
So
those
are
my
thoughts
on
the
issue.
B
Want
to
be
able
to
respond
to
some
of
the
issues
that
were
raised
as
a
fourth
in
my
statements.
This
does
remove
authority
and
responsibility
from
the
office
with
the
three
examples
and
they're
more
than
those
three.
That
I
gave
the
reason
that
you
know
those
folks
haven't
filed,
PAC
opinions
and
the
reason
we
have
such
a
low
number
of
PAC
opinions,
given
the
volume
of
our
FOIA
requests
is
because
people
have
trust
in
the
system
as
it
is
today.
B
People
know
that
when
they
come
to
the
clerk's
office,
they
have
someone
who
will
advocate
to
ensure
that
they
receive
all
records
that
they
have
a
right
to
receive
if
additional
FOIA
officers
are
named.
The
authority
that
is
taken
away
is,
for
example,
with
the
30
sales
tax
producers
that
someone
FOIA
the
collectors
that
the
collector's
office
issued
a
blanket
denial
in
the
next
request
system.
As
the
FOIA
officer,
I
am
the
only
person
or
my
designee
are
the
only
folks
who
close
for
your
request.
So
that
meant
that,
before
that,
FOIA
request
was
closed.
B
Before
that,
requester
even
knew
that
there
was
a
potential
denial,
we
were
able
to
step
in
call
the
attorney
general's
office.
Call
the
Illinois
Department
of
Revenue
Check
Into,
the
reciprocal
sales
tax
agreement
between
the
city
of
Villain,
the
city
of
Evanston
in
the
state
of
Illinois,
and
determine
that
that
information
could
be
released.
B
We
have
multiple
FOIA
officers.
As
I
said
myself,
and
the
deputy
clerk,
our
FOIA
officers
and
seasonal
staff
within
the
office
are
able
to
respond
and
assist
when
needed.
I
still
have
yet
to
hear
any
concrete
evidence
that
demonstrates
that
there
is
an
issue
with
compliance
with
the
state
statute.
Yes,
there
are
1,400
FOIA
requests
and
yes,
the
number
has
doubled
since
2016,
but
we
have
the
next
quest
system.
It's
a
software
meant
to
make
processing
for
your
request
easier
and
more
efficient.
B
So
if
someone
can
give
facts
and
data
and
figures
to
demonstrate
that
there
is
a
problem
with
the
fulfillment
of
request
within
a
timely
manner,
then
this
would
be
a
logical
vote
and
if
anyone
can
demonstrate
how
naming
additional
FOIA
officers
would
solve
that
problem,
this
would
be
a
valid
discussion
and
potentially
a
valid
vote.
But
no
one
can
produce
any
fax
of
figures
other
than
the
fact
that
the
in
FOIA
requests
have
increased
to
1,400.
B
B
A
AK
Myself
in
all
of
my
Braithwaite
essentially
did
you
know
we.
This
is
in
in
one
aspect
its
codifying
the
way,
the
practice.
Currently
it's
something
that
didn't
get
to
you
know,
for
example,
there
are
other
things
that
could
come
up.
I
was
not
aware:
I
don't
know
who
these
seasonal
people
are,
but
they're,
not
designated
officers.
AK
We
didn't
do
a
resolution
to
designate
seasonal
people
as
the
FOIA
officers,
but,
for
example,
if
the
clerk
were
on
vacation
or
he
was
ill
or
there
would
not
be
a
person
who's
authorized
by
the
council
to
take
the
action.
So
those
are
just
examples.
I,
don't
really
want
to
like
put
all
of
it
in
that,
but
this
seems
to
me
to
be
a
best
business
practice
and
I.
Think
that
is
more
parent,
so
so.
I
D
I
A
B
B
Currently,
the
designee
is
the
deputy
clerk
because
he
works
within
the
office
and
the
the
resolution
gave
me
the
authority
to
name
any
designee
to
step
in
in
in
in
my
absence,
so
if
I
were
to
resign
or
if
I
were
to
pass
out
from
a
heart
attack
immediately,
the
deputy
clerk
would
become
the
fort
delete,
FOIA
officer
as
he
would
become
the
new
city
clerk
and
anyone
that
the
deputy
clerk
designated
would
then
be
the
FOIA
officer.
So
we
have
more
than
one
FOIA
off.
A
Seeks
to
it
thank
you.
Clerk
reading,
I
want
and
I
want
you
to
know.
No
one
wants
you
to
have
a
heart
attack,
but
if
you
do
20%
of
the
people
in
this
room
know
CPR,
including
the
chief
right
there
that
walked
it
all
right.
All
the
member
zsimmons
did
you
have
anything
else:
okay,
alderman,
Fisk,
Thank,.
AM
You,
mr.
mayor
back,
when
we
were
considering
this
before-
and
we
were
talking
about
whether
there
was
a
need
for
additional
FOIA
officers,
I
was
the
one
who
advocated
for
additional
FOIA
officers,
because
we've
certainly
done
that
in
the
past.
But
I
think
you
know
considering
the
the
tasks
that
that
are
before
us
that
it's
incumbent
on
us
to
make
sure
things
are
done
as
efficiently
and
expeditiously
as
possible
and
I
felt
that
that
necessitated
the
the
appointment
of
of
other
for
you
officers.
But
I
have
a
question
for
the
for
our
corporation
counsel.
AN
So
Michelle
Mason
cup,
Corporation,
Counsel
I
just
pulled
up
the
next
request
system
and
two
different
facts.
There
are
19
requests
that
are
overdue,
four
of
which
are
attorney-client
privileged
communication.
That
clerk
refuses
to
close
those
requests
and
demands
production
3,
our
body
camera
videos,
5,
are
where
the
city
has
uploaded
the
documents
and
they
are
ready
to
be
released
and
the
remainder
it's
unclear.
There
are
67
requests
which
are
in
a
holding
pattern.
AN
Please
narrow
their
request,
and
this
is
provided
under
the
statute.
Then
the
requester
would
narrow
the
request.
So
that
the
city
staff
could
review
the
email
to
see,
if
there's
anything
that
needs
to
be
redacted
and
then
they
would
produce
the
request
and
close
it
out,
because
it's
in
this
holding
pattern
city
can't
comply
with
FOIA
right
now,
because
they
have
now
been
overdue.
The
earliest
one
is
from
April
30th,
and
this
should
have
been
closed
out
several
weeks
ago
because
they
were
never
narrowed
under
the
previous
voice
system.
AN
B
B
Read
so
what
I
asked?
Why
were
these
figures
not
put
forth
in
the
memo
if
they
help
make
the
case
to
the
pending
request
is
reliant
before
requester
makes
a
request
and
they
refuse
to
narrow
the
request
or
they
they
don't
know
how
to
narrow
the
quest
that
isn't
a
capacity
issue.
That
is
just
an
issue
on
whether
or
not
the
requester
is
willing
to
narrow
the
request
and
we
leave
it
pending.
So,
pending
request
is
not
an
issue
as
far
as
the
open,
the
19,
open,
18
or
19
open
an
overdue
for
your
request.
B
B
There
are
most
of
them
overdue
and
the
person
has
received
their
records
or
the
records
that
the
again.
If
you're,
gonna
disagree,
this
should
have
been
put
in
the
memo
and
so
I
should
have.
We
should
have
the
alderman
hold
this,
because
new
information
is
being
presented
and
it's
very
important
for
a
public
discussion
of
these
facts
and
to
have
it
put
into
a
memo.
B
So
I
asked
for
an
alderman
to
make
a
motion
to
table
this
issue
to
a
date,
certain
so
those
facts,
and
we
can
have
a
full
examination
of
all
the
things
that
you're
bringing
forward
but
don't
put
forward
this
idea
on
Memorial
Day
weekend
and
then
come
in
here
at
the
last
minute
and
pull
an
alley-oop
move
to
try
to
discredit.
What's
going
on
with
FOIA
put
these
statistics
and
a
memo
and
let's
discuss
it
publicly.
So
place.
A
Q
A
B
B
B
A
nose
goes
first
before
I
take
the
roll.
I
will
say
you
need
to
take
the
Riunite
all
right.
Take
the
roll
I
will
say
anyone
who
votes
on
this
measure
without
facts
or
figures
that
were
put
forward.
You're,
not
voting
in
the
interest
of
our
residents.
You're,
not
voting
an
interest
of
transparency,
you're
voting
on
a
personal
dislike
or
the
inability
to
control
an
independently
elected
office,
and
you
should
be
ashamed
of
yourself.
AO
A
AO
Think
I
think
we
should
at
least
understand
I'm,
very
supportive
of
additional
FOIA
officers,
but
and
I'm
gonna
vote
for
it.
If
we
do
hold
this
over,
but
I
do
want
to
know
what
is
the
information
I
keep
hearing
that
we
don't
have
about
the
backlog
of
for
your
requests
and
I
I
don't
understand,
and
maybe
the
only
person
is
either
our
law
department,
our
attorney
Mason
cup
or
clerk.
Read
could
tell
us
what
that
backlog
is.
A
A
AO
A
AO
AG
AJ
E
B
A
I
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one
for
action,
approval
of
minutes
of
regular
City,
Council,
meeting
of
May
13
2019
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for
action,
payro
April,
29th
2019
through
May
12,
2009
teen
in
the
amount
of
two
million
seven
hundred
eight
thousand
nine
hundred
sixty-four
thousand
sixty
eight
cents
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as
for
action
bills,
lists
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29,
2009
teen
in
the
amount
of
four
million
one
hundred
one
hundred
fifteen
thousand
four
hundred
ninety
seven
dollars
and
64
cents.
A
three
contract
award
for
Cully
contracting
LLC
for
the
2019
structure.
Lining
bid
is
for
action.
I
A
four
contract
award
for
J,
a
johnson
paving
company
for
the
2019
motor
fuel
tax
street
resurfacing
project.
A
five
contract
extension
for
corrective
asphalt,
materials
for
reclamation
meant
sealing
a
six
contract
award
with
w
construction
inc
for
Fleetwood
Jourdain
interior
renovation,
a
seven
contract
bid
award
for
house
with
Hacienda
landscaping,
incorporated
for
the
garden
Park
and
playground
renovation,
a
eight
purchase
of
Robert
crown
community
center
ice,
complex
and
library,
general
purpose,
furniture
from
forward
space,
a
nine
purchase
of
Robert
crown
community
center
ice,
complex
and
library,
preschool
furniture
from
forward
space.
I
I
A
A
Right,
the
consent
agenda
passes
the
Evanston
City
Council
on
an
eight
to
zero
vote.
I
was
remiss
earlier
to
I.
Normally
do
this,
we
are
missing
one
alderman
tonight
Alderman
suffered
and
he
is
in
Springfield
for
work
and
couldn't
be
here
tonight.
So
now
we're
going
to
go
to
the
items
that
were
taken
off
alderman
Ruth
Simmons
of
get
to
gets
to
a.
I
1818
ordinance
staff
recommend
City
Council
adoption
of
ordinance,
4200
19
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
enter
into
a
real
estate
contract
with
Clark
Street
real
estate
LLC
for
the
sale
of
city-owned
property
located
at
20
to
22
Oak
Street.
A
two-thirds
majority
of
City
Council
is
required
to
adopt
the
ordinances
for
action
for.
AO
AO
That's
the
tenant
seems
like
a
very
nice
person,
nice
organization
and
I've,
been
to
the
climbing
walls
and
other
location,
but
I,
don't
think
the
property
should
be
sold,
and
one
of
the
reasons,
and
among
many,
is
that
the
sale
to
this
real
estate
developer,
who
is
the
buyer
of
the
property?
The
climbing
wall,
is
simply
the
tenant
and
and
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
the
tenant.
I
have
a
problem,
selling
city
property
to
a
big
developer.
AO
That
bothers
me,
especially
when
the
property
that
we're
selling
is
this
is
the
recycling
center,
which
is
on
top
of
the
community
gardens
which
is
part
of
James
Park,
our
most
valuable
Park
in
the
city
of
Evanston.
However,
however,
there's
more
to
it,
this
this
use
generates
no
revenue
at
all
other
than
the
real
estate
tax.
It
is
true
that
this
property
has
never
generated
real
estate
property
tax.
So
that's
a
big
plus,
except
when
you
think
that
all
the
city
of
Evanston
I'm
I,
love
the
schools.
AO
Clark
real
estate
developer
has
told
us
and
they're
pretty
accurate
on
this,
that
we
are
going
to
get
and
I
want.
My
colleagues
to
listen
to
me.
Okay
I
know
you're
bored
about
this,
but
we're
gonna
get
the
real
estate
tax
is
probably
going
to
be
around
a
hundred
thousand
Boyd
paying.
Let
me
tell
you,
but
Gordon
Foods
is
pink.
Gordon
Foods
is
paying
this
half
year,
66,000
they're
a
little
more
there,
their
land
little
more
than
then.
AO
The
recycling
center
is
about
41,000
square
feet,
they're,
paying
they're
paying
120
thousand
a
year.
Gordon
Foods
is
the
Shell
gas
station
is
paying
close
to
a
hundred
thousand
a
year.
Okay,
actually
they
they
might.
They
went
up
a
little.
They
got
an
increase,
so
they're
gonna,
they're
gonna,
be
paying
about
a
hundred
and
ten
thousand
this
year.
So
I
think
I
think
the
Clark
is
giving
us
exactly.
AO
AO
We
we
really
need
30,000
square
feet
of
storage,
they've
been
looking
all
over;
they
they
haven't
gotten,
they
haven't
been
able
to
secure
site.
We
don't
need
30,000
under
one
roof.
Please
listen
to
me.
They
don't
we
don't
need
it.
We
can
get
twenty
thousand
here.
Fifteen
thousand
ten
thousand.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
under
one
roof.
We're
not
finding
it
in
Evanston.
I.
AO
Think
we'd
be
a
shame
on
us
if
we
rent
it
in
Skokie
because
they're
not
paying
their
water
bill,
but
they
found
some
stuff
in
Lincoln
wood
and
the
prices
were
getting
good
prices.
Five
and
six
dollars
a
square
foot,
thirty
thousand
square
feet
at
five
and
six
dollars
a
square
foot
is
a
hundred
and
fifty
and
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
a
year.
AO
AO
Was
catching
my
breath,
I
I
think
I
think
we
ought
to
give
this
some
thought.
It's
I
I
tolerated
Don
Wilson
telling
me.
You
know
that
that
building
at
6:21
Howard
Street
that
you
wanted
us
to
loan
money.
You
want
us
to
loan
money
on
it's
a
terrible
deal
and
I
hope
you
succeed,
but
I
think
it's
gonna
fail
and
today
it's
called
pick
speak.
You
know,
I
thought.
Okay,
that's
a
risk
I'm
taking
down
there,
but
trust
me
done
and
I
hope.
AO
AO
So
I
don't
know
how
how
you
can
explain
to
me
that
something
we're
going
to
be
getting
$16,000
a
year
on
we're
not
getting
one
if
we
get
if
we
get
five
to
ten
thousand
a
year
in
sales,
tax
out
of
energy
bars-
and
you
know,
juice
boxes
from
the
from
from
the
claiming
law.
People
from
first
descent
I'll
be
surprised,
but
it
just
doesn't
we're
just
not
going
to
do
that.
AO
So
sits
in
and
I'm
glad
for
the
schools
that
they're
gonna
be
they're,
gonna
be
getting
the
84,000,
you
know,
don't
forget,
Cook,
County,
etc,
but
I
I,
don't
see
how
a
loss
of
34
thousand
and
one
hundred
and
thirty-four
thousand
hundred
and
sixty-four
thousand
for
rent
we're
going
to
be
paying
to
somebody
in
Lincoln
wood
is
is
going
to
be
really
helpful
to
us.
It
doesn't
make
sense
if
you
want
to
hold
this
over
so
that
you
can
explain
it
to
me.
I
know.
AO
I
Finished
now,
thank
you.
I
was
in
support
of
this,
but
I
would
like
to
ask
that
we
hold
it.
I
would
like
to
consider
more
of
ottoman
Rainey's
points.
She's
been
very
effective
in
what
she's
been
able
to
accomplish
for
development
in
the
eighth
ward
and
I
would
like
to
take
some
time
to
consider
other
options.
A
Okay,
thank
thank
you.
So
if
we
have
a
I
just
want
to
make
sure
procedure,
what's
that
we
just
need
a
second
which
I
think
alderman
Rainey
would.
Second,
though,
okay,
all
the
member
Bell
seconds
it
okay.
So
that
item,
which
is
a
18
ordinance,
42
0
19
authorization
entered
a
real
estate
contract
with
sell
city-owned
property
at
2222,
Oak
Street,
Clark
Street
real
estate
will
be
held
just
the
610
to
the
June
10th
meeting:
okay,
alderman
Fleming.
Let's.
E
Have
a
quick
question
before
whenever
it
comes
back
again
and
we
have
I
would
like
to
have
information,
I
guess
from
Dave
Stone
back
in
terms
of
I
only
see
a
couple:
buses
parked
out
there
granted
I've
never
been
in,
but
I
would
like
to
know
what's
in
there,
that
we
need
to
have
so
much
storage.
If
we
don't
have
somewhere
else,
we
could
put
it
around
the
city.
We
have
you
know
again,
I,
don't
know.
E
A
AP
Just
my
name
is
Andy
Stein
with
Clark
Street
real
estate.
I
just
would
like
to
understand
specifically
based
off
of
all
the
ratings
comments.
What
is
it
being
helpful
as
far
as
the
alternative
for
how
the
city
should
handle
the
agent
of?
What's
there,
I
just
want
to
have
a
very
clear
understanding
of
what,
and
so
staff
has
clear
understanding
of
what
the
mission
is
sure
to
be
Hampshire.
A
So
it's
B
it's
being
held
because
colleagues
up
here
want
to
have
some
more
consideration
before
they
literally
sell
the
property
to
Clark
Clark
Street
that
they
want
to
feel
comfortable.
If
that's
the
right
decision,
as
opposed
to
potentially
continue
to
retain
the
property
lease
it
out,
whatever
the
other
alternatives
would
be.
Okay,.
A
D
I
Excuse
me,
the
Human,
Services
Committee
and
staff
recommends
City
Council
adoption
of
resolution
52
our
1900
isin,
the
city
manager
to
negotiate
and
execute
an
agreement
with
the
Evanston
Animal
Shelter
Association
to
fund
operations
by
providing
$100,000
grant
and
supply
reimbursement
for
the
period
of
June.
1St
2019
through
May
31st
2019
funding
will
be
provided
by
the
city's
animal
control
budget
with
a
budget
of
$100,000,
which
is
remainings
for
action,
is.
AL
AL
The
way
you
do
it's
just
worth
mentioning
so
I
just
want
to
say
you
know.
Thank
you
very
much
Kimberly.
You
know
when
I
looked
at
their
budget,
side-by-side
I
think
it's
it's
worth
examining
and
a
great
model
that
we
should
use
moving
forward
to
examine
our
public/private
relationships
and
with
with
all
of
our
nonprofits,
because
you
clearly
are
doing
the
good
work.
You
clearly
have
laid
out
a
budget
document
that
shows
how
you're
raising
your
money
and
how
those
funds
are
applied.
AL
AM
Well,
as
you
know,
you
know
thanks
for
thanks
for
staying
and
and
alderman
Braithwaite.
Thank
you
for
those
those
good
words
and
I
absolutely
agree
with
you.
I
mean
you've
done
a
great
job
in
serving
as
the
council
liaison
to
the
committee
and
that's
I
think
been
really
helpful
to
everyone
and
they're
all
nodding
their
heads.
So
they
appreciate
that
too,
but
I
guess.
The
point
I
wanted
to
stress
tonight
was
something
that
Vicki
said
up
at
the
microphone,
and
that
was
the
the
social
services
that
you
provide.
AM
I
mean
this
is
this
is
not
an
anyone
who's
ever
owned.
An
animal
know
knows
that
it's
not
about
the
animal.
It's
about
us
in
the
animal.
It's
about
everyone
in
the
animal
and
especially
people
who
are
in
a
very,
very
difficult
point
in
their
lives.
How
how
reassuring
it
is
for
you
to
step
in
and
be
and
be
a
source
of
help
and
a
source
of
reassurance.
It's
it's
really
incredibly
important.
AM
AQ
Just
want
to
say,
as
someone
who
missed
the
earlier
council
discussion
when
all
of
this
took
place
as
someone
who
was
relatively
unfamiliar
with
all
the
wonderful
programs
that
you
provide
I
found
the
package
of
information.
You
provided
really
powerful
and
really
very
helpful
for
me
to
better
understand
all
the
great
work
that
you're
doing
and
congratulations.
A
J
A
I
Oh,
the
alternatives
to
arrest
committee
recommend
City
Council
adoption
of
resolution,
68
r18
in
support
of
employing
administrative
adjudication
as
an
alternative
to
a
criminal
justice
system
for
juveniles
and
ordinance,
159
Oh
18
amending
portions
of
the
city
code
incorporating
restorative
justice
practices
for
minors.
This
is
for
action.
Second,
okay,.
AK
I
want
to
thank
alderman
Braithwaite
and
the
team
that
was
in
detail
identified
earlier
in
the
evening
by
mr.
Gein
and
Devlin.
This
is
great
ongoing
work
and
it's
important
work
and
I
think
this
is
going
to
really.
All
of
these
things
put
together
are
going
to
make
a
substantial
difference
in
the
way
that
the
young
people
in
Evanston
are
afforded
opportunities
to
go
forward
in
their
lives.
So
thank
you
for
that
great
work.
AL
You
mr.
bear
first
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
mr.
mayor
for
seeing
the
value
of
appointing
this
committee
absolutely
two
years
of
top
flavor
and
Alvin.
Wilson
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
work
that
you've
done
just
on
the
expungement
policy,
codifying
our
city
code
in
ordinances
to
bring
them
up
to
date
with
where
we
are
with
a
state
of
Fleming
and
and
Ravel
who
have
been
present
at
all
of
our
early
eight
morning.
Meetings
just
want
to
acknowledge.
You
I
made
a
mistake
in
our
last
human
services
meeting.
AL
Actually,
who
is
still
here
in
the
in
the
audience
and
and
so
much
of
this
work
was
on
the
shoulders
of
the
Moran
Center
and
and
bringing
your
vision
to
the
table
will
have
an
impact
for
generations
and
generations
in
the
life
of
black
and
brown
children.
So
I
just
want
to
really
say
thank
you
to
you
for
your
dedication,
not
only
for
this
committee,
but
also
the
valuable
work
that
you're
doing
here.
The
city
of
Evanston
and
I.
AL
Don't
know
if
it's
too
early
to
say
but
welcoming
you
to
your
new
location
over
in
the
second
Ward
in
the
shopping
center,
which
I
think
is
going
to
provide
even
greater
access
for
the
kids
because
of
the
ability
to
to
to
get
there
in
close
proximity
to
high
school.
So
thank
you
very
much
to
chief
cook,
who
stepped
in
to
pull
us
across
the
line
and
all
the
other
staff
that
were
named
earlier.
AL
The
work
is
really
just
beginning
like
this
was
just
the
first
step
and
so
really
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
the
chief
to
add
additional
ordinances
that
we
will
be
able
to
divert
to
our
administrative
adjudication
and
it's
important
to
understand
and
I.
Think
Patrick
said
this
doesn't
work
if
our
Evanston
Police
Department
don't
see
value
and
your
officers
that
you
are
part
of
the
team
and
you
now
lead
have
been
very
instrumental
along
with
the
many
community
members
that
participated
in
moving
this
forward.
AL
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
and
I
appreciate
all
of
the
great
work
of
everybody
off
everybody
on
the
committee.
I
know.
That's
something
everybody
up
here
is
very
proud
of
all
right.
We
had
a
introduction
in
a
second
402
resolution,
68
artist,
18
in
support
of
employing
administrative
adjudication
as
an
alternative
to
the
criminal
justice
system
for
juveniles
and
ordinance,
159,
Oh
18,
amending
portions
of
our
city
code
incorporating
rest
and
restorative
justice
practices
for
minors,
so
deputy
city
manager,
you
take
the
roll
please,
yes,.
A
I
You
mayor
Haggerty,
first
I'd
like
to
send
condolences
to
the
Kennedy
and
the
Moody
family
and
the
entire
faith
temple
community,
which
is
the
church
which
I
belong
on
the
loss
of
our
first
lady
pauletta,
Kennedy
Moody.
She
is
an
example
of
grace
and
service
and
we
all
should
model
after
the
example
that
she
has
given
here
in
community.
I
I
this
is
not
the
opening
of
the
summer
that
is
acceptable
and
I
just
want
to
make
a
statement
that
I
have
asked
and
demanded
that
every
resource
available
to
us
be
provided
to
stop
gun
crimes,
illegal
gun
crimes
and
gun
activity.
It
is
not
OK
for
families
to
deal
with
the
trauma
of
gun
shots
on
a
beautiful
holiday
Saturday.
I
I
wanted
to
give
a
early
in
some
cases,
congratulations
to
all
of
our
graduates
in
the
city
of
Evanston,
from
kindergarten
to
those
that
are
receiving
their
GED,
those
that
are
receiving
their
doctorate
degrees.
Any
professional
licenses
I
want
to
celebrate
all
of
our
graduates
and
to
all
of
the
graduates
in
the
fifth
Ward.
We
will
have
a
graduation
reception
that
opens
up
our
Ward
meetings,
so
on
June
12
at
6
p.m.
I
I
Please
come
and
weigh
in
on
that
and
finally,
some
time
ago,
I
sent
and
and
actually
in
February
I
sent
to
our
equity
of
empowerment,
Commission
some
concerns
about
actually
having
some
change
in
our
wealth
and
opportunity
gap
and
seeing
that
the
only
way
to
address
this
would
be
intentionally
with
repair.
So
myself
and
autumn
and
Fleming
met
with
the
Commission
some
time
ago,
I
think
about
a
month
ago
and
started
to
propose
this
idea
so
I'm,
making
an
official
referral
to
the
equity
and
empowerment
Commission.
I
To
start
the
work
on
a
local
reparation
policy,
I'm
calling
it
solution
to
only
and
I'll
just
read
a
introduction
and
I
will
send
this
work
along
to
committee
for
them
to
work
on
I'm,
asking
that
anyone
that
has
any
opinion
on
this.
It's
a
public
committee
you
can
come
and
have
a
public
comment.
I'd
love
to
have
your
input,
so
please
do
come.
I
Black
families
have
ten
cents
to
every
one
dollar
of
white
families,
less
access
to
education
and,
overall
years
less
in
lifespan.
The
shameful
wealth
opportunity
and
health
gap
is
a
direct
result
of
slavery
in
America
and
locally
the
discrimination,
oppression
and
exclusion
of
black
residents
for
generations.
The
data
is
complete,
the
evidence
is
alive
and
the
impact
is
not
consistent
with
the
values
we
celebrate
in
our
community.
There
is
no
way
to
repair
the
inherited
and
live
trauma
of
slavery
and
continued
discrimination,
but
actions
to
repair
the
demonstratable
damages
are
necessary.
I
This
policy
is
not
a
settlement,
but
a
rehabilitative
reparation
that
will
focus
on
empowerment
and
advancement
for
individual
black
residents
and
the
black
community,
historically
residing
in
the
West
End
of
the
fifth
Ward.
So
I'm
really
grateful
that
I
will
have
a
full-time
intern,
starting
in
the
next
month.
That
will
help
support
this
work.
I
know
the
committee
is
busy
as
well
as
staff.
I
We
have
a
first
phone
call
tomorrow
with
a
regional
organization
that
will
help
us
develop
this
work
and
I
have
had
support
from
the
clerk's
office
in
helping
to
provide
historical
data,
historical
historical
policy
and
other
actions
in
Evanston
that
helps
defend
this
work,
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
clerk's
office
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
together
with
his
with
him
on
this.
So
I
am
asking
that
this
go
to
the
committee.
I
am
asking
the
community
to
attend
those
meetings
and
to
weigh
in
on
that.
Thank
you.
D
AQ
That
was
that
was
a
lot
of
Aldermen
rusev.
It's
a
very
some
really
positive
when
you
talk
about
the
graduates
that
you're
going
to
be
celebrating,
but
also
some
really
serious
information
for
us
about
the
shootings
in
your
ward
and
I
think
you
have
the
whole
city
support
in
in
dealing
with
that
I
guess.
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
the
proclamation
that
the
mayor
gave
earlier
this
this
evening
and
I
can
add
my
congratulations
to
Canal
shores
on
its
hundredth
anniversary.
AQ
It's
really
a
dedicated
and
hard-working
group
of
board
members
and
volunteers
who
put
in
a
tremendous
tremendous
amount
of
effort
to
restore
the
fiscal
stability
of
Canal
shores.
They
developed
an
wonderful
ecological
master
plan,
they've
removed
vast
amounts
of
buckthorn
and
other
invasive
species
and
planted
all
kinds
of
wonderful
new
native
plants,
they're
reclaiming
overgrown
areas
of
the
golf
course
and
that
just
do
a
tremendously
a
wonderful
job
of
stewarding,
this
community
asset,
so
I'm
hope
the
whole
community
can
join
in
and
help
celebrate
their
100th
anniversary.
AQ
AO
I
want
to
express
my
condolences
to
Elizabeth
pressures.
Family
elizabeth
is
the
daughter
of
mayor
Morton.
She
died
recently
and
her
services
will
be
the
end
of
this
week.
Also
I
want
to
remind
the
Dobson,
Barton,
Brummel,
Ridge
and
Howard
neighborhood
group
to
RSVP
regarding
their
presence
at
the
neighborhood
meeting
next
week
and
I
want
to
make
a
referral
regarding
the
inclusionary
housing
ordinance
in
that
ordinance.
It's
very
subtle
and
not
really
clear,
but
it
does
include
D
conversions.
If
you
are
a
developer
and
you're
d,
converting
a
condominium
to
rental
housing.
AO
AO
It
was
not
advertised
and
when
we
voted
on
this,
there
was
never
the
word
D
conversion
or
anything
like
that.
The
word
vice-versa
was
in
is
in
the
ordinance
and
I
never
occurred
to
me
that
a
place
for
it
was
what
we're
talking
about
anyway.
So
they're
they're,
abandoning
the
D
conversions
and
so
people
who
are
currently
a
lot
of
people
are
underwater
still
on
these
on
these
condos
and
they
were
desperate
to
be
d
converted.
And
so
it's
it's
really
causing
a
problem.
AO
P,
nd,
nd,
so
I'm,
making
that
referral,
and
then
I
want
to
congratulate
the
fire
fighters
who
were
promoted
tonight
and
I
want
to
tell
you
that
when
Kim
Cole
was
standing
in
the
hallway
and
what
what
year
was
it
I,
don't
know
it
was
like
17
years
ago
or
something
waiting
to
go
in
to
be
interviewed
by
the
Civil
Service
Commission
I
met
her
and
talked
about
it
in
a
clerk.
Reed
was
speaking
about
talking
to
her
about
when
she
first
joined
the
force
she
was
her
attitude
was
so
fabulous
I
told
her.
AO
E
E
Thank
you
to
the
city
manager,
who
was
flying
the
flags
at
half-staff
I'm,
not
one
who
Nestle
cares
about
such
things,
but
several
of
my
family
were
very
appreciative
of
that.
So
thank
you
all
for
that
and
other
Oh
than
my
other
statement
was
so
next
week.
There
is
a
resolution
coming
forward,
so
I
hope
to
hear
from
all
of
you
all
regarding
that
and
I.
E
I
think
it's
important
that
they
understand,
even
though
they're
in
the
fifth
Ward.
They
are
citizens
for
all
of
us
and
I.
Think
it's
important
if
you
feel
the
need
that
we
all
go
over
and
support
and
speak
to
residents.
You
know
with
the
officers
are
on
our
own
to
make
sure
that
they
understand
that
you
know
they're
their
life
and
their
safety.
It's
just
as
valuable
to
myself
as
a
9th
Ward
Alderman
as
it
is
to
you
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
you
have
my
support
and
I.
AM
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
and
I'd
be
happy
to
join
you.
So
let
me
let
me
know:
I
want
to
remind
everybody
that
we
have
a
first
board
meeting
coming
up
next
week
on
Tuesday
at
7:00
p.m.
we're
going
to
meet
in
Fountain
Square,
so
keep
your
fingers
crossed
that
it's
warm
weather
and
wear
your
flip-flops
Dave
stone.
AM
Beck
has
promised
me
that
he
will
wear
his
flip-flops
and
we
can
all
paddle
around
in
the
in
the
in
the
new
fountain,
but
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
history
of
the
found
and
have
some
some
presentations
for
you,
and
maybe
some
treats
so
we're
doing
this
in
cooperation
with
downtown
Evanston.
So
I
want
to
thank
Andy
Coakley
for
that.
I'd
also
like
to
take
just
a
minute
to
clarify
one
of
the
comments
that
was
made
at
citizen
comment
tonight.
Regarding
the
question
about
DC,
our
six
zoning.
AM
That's
coming
up
the
plan
commission
tomorrow
night
wanted
to
clarify
to
all
of
you
that
this
is
a
follow
up
on
the
reference
that
I
made
at
Council
when
we
were
talking
about
the
library
parking
lot.
But
it
became
very
clear
to
me
throughout
that
process
that
there
was
some
confusion
between
our
six
owning
and
d3
zoning
and
that,
on
that
particular
block,
there
were
some
uses
in
our
six
owning
that
actually
worked
our
six
uses
and
we're
not
consistent
with
our
six
that
were
more
consistent
with
d3
I
struggled
with.
AM
AM
So
the
folks
that
are
upset
about
this,
no
one
has
called
me
about
it,
so
I'm
a
little
bit
surprised,
but
it
will
be
at
the
plan
commission
tomorrow,
night
I
just
wanted
all
of
you
to
understand
what
the
reason
is
for
it
and
we'll
see
we'll
see
where
it
goes.
I'll
have
a
little
bit
more
to
say.
Finally,
when
it
comes
to
council
but
I
just
wanted
to
again
clarify
some
of
that
for
you
tonight,
so
thank
you.
Thank.
AL
Thank
you,
mr.
mayor
I
think
these
names
were
called
out
again
but,
on
my
behalf,
just
stalled
me
why
Washington
her
family,
Elizabeth,
Brasher
and
also
a
mother
movie
condolences
and
prayers
going
out
to
you
and
your
family
I
just
wanted
to
take
this
moment
to
reflect
a
little
bit
on
our
last
Crowne
meeting
and
I
I
did
ask
for
the
meeting
and
and
the
reason
why
was
developed
by
a
few
people
who
came
to
our
Ward
meeting
and
what
I
hope
to
accomplish,
and
hopefully
those
that
supported.
AL
The
notion
was
just
providing
a
little
bit
of
clarity
around
the
financing
and
operations
of
the
robert
crown
facility.
That's
going
to
be
a
huge
investment
for
our
town
and
I.
Do
support
I
do
support
the
project.
One
of
the
things
I
was
concerned
going
into
the
meeting
was
the
difference
in
in
format
and
and
when
I
said,
I
had
an
opportunity
to
reflect
I.
AL
Actually,
I
thought
it
was
a
good
idea
after
being
there,
because
a
lot
of
the
questions
that
we
did
I
have
heard
that
I've
received
are
based
on
what
people
say
and
what
they
have
heard
and
I
was
recall,
responding
to
a
number
of
emails
showing
people
where
they
can
read
the
information
and
no
one's
seemed
to
be
interested
in
that,
and
so
it
was
unfortunate,
just
the
lack
of
civility,
even
when
we
disagree,
I
think
it's
just
a
part
of
our.
It
should
be
a
part
of
our
democracy
to
maintain
respect
and
I.
AL
Don't
know
I've
often
theorized
with
people
who
will
listen
when
we
get
into
these
debates
that
a
lot
of
the
anxiety
and
anger
that
we're
seeing
now
is
a
direct
low-rate,
a
direct
relationship
to
who
is
currently
in
office
and
I've
also
I've
always
maintained
that
in
the
city
of
Evanston
that
we're
better
than
that
not
insulated
in
any
way,
but
we're
much
better
than
that
and
how
we
agree
and
disagree
on
issues.
And
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
came
out
of
it.
AL
That
I
just
want
to
share
was
that
there
was
a
accusation
of
disrespect
to
miss
Madeline
decree
and
I
just
want
to
take
an
opportunity
to
apologize
that
she
and
anyone
who
observed
that
meeting
walked
away
feeling
not
heard
particularly
miss
decree
is
someone
who
I've
known
over
many
years
and
have
a
deep
respect
for
and
for
anybody
that
will
play
back.
This
tape.
I
want
to
offer
two
things
that
the
meeting
itself
got
off
to
a
very
rocky
start
because
of
a
lot
of
the
commotion
being
caused
by
the
the
residents
who
attended.
AL
The
goal
was
to
take
in
questions
and
and
I
can't
remember,
because
I
wasn't
here
in
the
beginning
of
where,
where
we
kind
of
like
fell
off
the
rails.
But
what
ended
up
happening
is
at
some
point
during
the
meeting
we
paused
the
video
just
because
it
wasn't
working
and
we
opened
it
up
to
questions
or
for
people
to
answer
for
the
folks
who
actually
took
the
time
to
put
those
questions
into
the
basket
and
as
I
stood
there
with
the
city
manager,
it's
so
difficult
to
maintain
any
type
of
order.
AL
That
I'm
going
to
assume
was
a
collective
group.
It
was
during
that
time,
as
we
were
wrapping
up.
The
meeting.
I
have,
to
be
honest,
it
I
think
mr.
curry
was
in
the
back
of
the
meeting
and
we
were
going
through
the
list
of
questions
based
on
the
amount
of
time
for
those
of
you
that
was
there
her
son.
Mr.
Gibbs
was
also
asking
questions
on
the
front
end
of
the
meeting
and
if
mr.
AL
AL
All
those
that
took
the
time
to
answer
those
questions
in
the
video
I
also
want
to
thank
and
acknowledge
the
Friends
of
Robert
crown,
who
are
doing
an
amazing
job.
I.
Don't
think
we
can
say
it
enough
on
raising
funds
and
keep
in
mind
this.
Raising
funds
in
a
private
way
is
nothing
new.
We
do
that
for
the
levy
Center.
They
have
their
foundation
and
donors
parks
and
recs.
They
have
a
foundation
that
assists
with
parks.
AL
So
my
thank
you
to
end
the
library
and
the
library
and
the
library
and
on
and
on
and
on
and
on
so
as
we
move
forward
and
I,
keep
in
mind
for
the
public
who's
paying
attention.
Robert
cron
is
just
one
of
50
assets
that
we
have
to
May
tank
fleet
with
Jourdain
I
mean
I
can
go
down
the
list.
We've
talked
about
some
of
those
just
even
tonight,
and
I
just
hope
for
those
that
take
the
time
to
donate
that
you
continue
to
donate.
AL
We
rely
so
much
on
the
private
dollars,
just
as
we've
seen
this
evening
with
the
animal
welfare
and
the
wonderful
work
that
King
Louie
Richardson
is
doing
with
our
not-for-profit
community
and
it's
so
important
that
we
continue
to
think
and
can
knowledge
those
people
so
that
their
dollars
and
their
gifts
don't
get
drowned
out
with
the
anger
that
we're
seeing
from
our
from
our
community.
So
thank
you.
Mr.
mayor.
Thank.
A
AK
Have
a
motion:
first
I'm
gonna
thank
the
handful
of
people
who
stayed
and
listened
to
us
and
watched
us
conduct
our
business
and
to
I
believe
we
have
our
League
of
Women
Voters
representative
as
well.
It's
important
for
people
to
see
what
we
do
so
I'm
grateful
for
that
now,
pursuant
to
Illinois
I've
compiled
I'm.
Sorry
well,.
A
I
had
a
statement
of
just
wanted:
I,
don't
don't
normally
and
then
I
go
to
executive
executive
session
I
just
wanted
playing
off
that
point.
This
council
every
council
makes
lots
of
decisions.
People
have
heated
heated
conversations
about
issues
around
this
city.
Today
we
had
one
and
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody
that
is
up
at
this
dais
for
your
professionalism.
Despite
you
know
how
votes
go,
people
stay
up
here
and
they
do
their
job
and
I
appreciate
that
all
the
men
Wilson?
Can
you
please
lead
us
into
executive
session?
Thank.
AK
AK
I
J
Sorry
about
that
alderman
Wilson,
I,
lucemon,
I,
I'm,
a
Ravel
ottoman
rainy
autumn,
a
Fleming
on
the
Fiske
on
a
break,
wait:
Ottoman,
win
all.