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A
C
A
We
have
a
quorum
present
and
are
prepared
to
do
our
work.
The
first
item
on
this
evening's
agenda
is
public
comment.
As
always,
I'll
begin
with
those
who
signed
up
in
person
to
speak
in
person
this
evening,
there's
a
round
10
speakers,
so
everyone
will
be
given
the
full
three
minutes
with
click.
Please
add
councilmember
Wynn
to
the
role
of
those
present
and
we
begin
with
Mike
fasilko.
D
Thank
you
very
much
so
there's
at
least
100
million
dollars
in
nice
to
have
CIP
projects
that
are
not
a
necessity
for
2023.
and
I'm.
Referring
to
the
list,
that's
towards
the
back
of
the
budget
book
and
I
think
it's
a
five-year
list,
but
nonetheless
it
adds
up
to
over
100
million
dollars
of
unnecessary
2023
projects.
D
Conversely,
there's
far
too
little
funds
that
are
needed
for
the
pension
debt
payments
and
we
really
need
to
bring
the
pension
debt
payments
and
our
debt
in
general
under
control,
so
we
should
be
increasing.
What's
budgeted
for
the
debt
payments
for
pensions,
our
city
that
is
ever
increasing
at
the
same
time,
inflation
is
rising
and
economists
around
the
world
are
calculating
how
big
and
how
bad
the
upcoming
recession
in
2023
will
be,
because
that
seems
to
be
a
reality.
D
So
I'm
asking
stop
issuing
Geo
bonds,
stop
digging
a
deeper
debt
hole,
despite
all
the
pop
and
circumstances,
and
celebrations
of
passing
a
unanimous
climate
emergency
resolution
in
April
of
this
earlier
this
year,
the
proposed
2023
budget
contains
barely
a
whisper
of
climate
action.
Funding
I
wrote
to
each
of
you
asking
that
you
could
create
a
real
climate
action
fund,
it's
not
to
minimize
the
efforts
of
Cara
and
the
committee.
D
D
A
A
E
Good
evening,
everyone
I'm
sorry
I
missed
like
the
last
three
Council
meetings,
but
Luke
Stowe
has
given
me
three
public
comment
slots
because
I
miss
those
just
so
you
know
first
I'd
like
to
say
congratulations
to
Shanita
Stewart
on
being
sworn
in
as
new
police
chief
I
wanted
to
be
here
last
Monday,
but
because
of
the
popularity
of
Shanita,
there
was
no
parking
in
the
lot
whatsoever,
so
I
had
to
leave
I've,
never
seen
that
before
good
job
Shanita
now
about
the
budget,
we
recently
did
a
parking
study
for
downtown
Evanston,
which
showed
that
parking
fees
should
be
increased.
E
Then
you
decided
not
to
follow
the
advice
of
that
study
to
increase
rates
I'm,
not
going
to
ask
why
it
was
a
bad
idea
for
the
study
and
it
was
even
a
worse
idea
to
raise
parking
rates
downtown.
So
how
much
did
the
study
cost?
How
many
studies
with
independent
contractors
have
we
done
in
2022?
And
what
was
the
cost
of
those
studies?
How
many
consultants
with
independent
contractors
have
we
used
in
2022
and
what
was
the
cost
of
those
Consultants?
E
Now,
looking
over
the
goals
for
city
council
from
2019
through
2022,
there
were
six
goals:
number
five
was
to
stabilize
long-term
City
finances.
So
why
are
we
spending
money
that
we
don't
have?
We
need
a
study
to
show
how
many
employees
it
should
take
to
run
a
a
city
that
of
evanston's
size.
I
know
you
did
a
study
for
how
much
employees
should
make.
Why
not
do
a
study
that
shows
how
how
many
employees
these
similar
communities
towns
cities
have?
E
Do
we
need
eight
to
nine
hundred
employees
plus
another
200
volunteers?
We
would
think
the
number
of
volunteers
would
cut
down
the
number
of
employee
employees
needed
in
an
average
city
or
Municipality
of
our
size.
How
many
departments,
committees
and
commissions
are
typically
used
to
run
that
Community?
How
many
of
these
groups
make
binding
decisions?
What
is
the
purpose
of
a
committee
and
a
subcommittee
if
neither
one
makes
a
binding
decision?
You
are
reeling.
E
It
really
doing
a
disservice
to
yourselves
and
to
the
community
by
leaving
residents
out
of
the
discussions
and
the
process
in
making
these
critical
decisions.
Residents
need
to
be
involved
with
all
Awards
to
stay
informed,
but
once
again
on
10
27
next
Thursday
there's
four
award
meetings
scheduled
within
an
hour
of
each
other,
one
at
six
and
three
at
seven
o'clock.
So
how
are
all
15
000
residents
able
to
participate
in
all
those
Ward
meetings?
We
need
to
know
the
residents
need
to
know
what's
going
on
in
the
whole
Community,
not
just
one
Ward.
F
A
This
concludes
those
who
signed
up
in
person,
so
we
now
move
as
per
usual
to
those
who
signed
up
online
to
speak.
Interest
signed
up
online
to
speak
in
person
and
there
we
have
Neil
Gamble.
A
G
Right
good
evening,
I'm
the
chair
of
the
mayor's
employer
advisory
Council,
as
some
now
most
of
you
know,
and
I've-
been
around
Workforce
Development
around
this
city
for
about
four
and
a
half
years
and
I'm
here
today
to
offer
support
for
the
proposal
for
Workforce
Development
expansion
within
the
city
budget
submitted
by
Ike
agbo.
What
I've
learned
in
the
last
four
and
a
half
years
is,
you
know,
we've
done
a
great
job
with
the
high
school
great,
but
the
whole
population
that
we're
missing
is
the
18
plus.
G
You
know
this
is
a
population
that
suffers
from
the
notion
that
they
are
slowly
leaving
Evanston
because
he
can't
afford
to
live
here
and
the
real
issue
is:
let's
get
a
program
going,
so
we
can
offer
the
skills,
training
and
the
employment
opportunities
for
these
people.
So
they
can
do
this
in
the
city
and
stay
here.
I
know
that
we've
got
the
tools
to
do
it.
I've
seen
some
really
successful
programs.
You
all
know
about
Aspire.
It's
wildly
successful.
We've
got
another.
G
One
called
emerge,
that's
coming
along
in
the
process
and
whatnot,
but
we
also
have
Oakland
Community
College.
You've
got
er
Evanston
rebuilding
Warehouse
you've
got
a
number
of
other
training
things,
but
we
need
to
get
the
next
step
of
allowing
these
people
to
get
the
information
about
opportunities
within
the
city.
And
you
know
a
lot
of
these
people
have
a
lot
of
trouble,
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
access
that
information.
So
I
think
the
proposal
in
the
budget
solves
that
problem.
It's
well
thought
out,
because
I
will
say
that
this
is
not
one.
G
G
We're
not
really
talking
a
lot
of
money
here,
but
the
impact
think
of
the
impact
of
the
people
that
are
being
forced
out
of
here
that
maybe,
if
they
could
come
to
the
city,
have
access
to
some
information
and
again
the
city's
not
going
to
do
all
the
work.
The
city's
just
going
to
gather
the
information,
the
resources
and
be
able
to
help
Point
these
people
to
have
you
thought
of
this?
What
kind
of
what
are
you
interested
in?
How
can
I
help
you
and
I
think
the
opportunity
here?
G
You
know
we've
got
a
changing
City,
all
the
time
we've
got
new
things
coming
into
the
city.
You've
got
North
light.
Theater
you've
got
the
Northwestern
and
use
Entrepreneur.
Center
you've
got
new
new
medical
facilities
coming
into
the
town.
We've
got
plenty
of
opportunities,
but
these
require
skills
on
the
part
of
the
people.
A
H
I'm
a
lifetime
resident
of
Southeast
Evanston
and
I
really
enjoy
being
an
evanstonian,
but
I
feel
that
it's
becoming
harder
and
harder
for
people
to
be
to
remain
in
Evanston
because
of
the
escalating
costs
of
lots
of
things.
H
I'm
very
concerned
with
you
know
the
escalating
costs
about
with
Civic
projects
like
the
recently
completed
Crown
ice
rink
and
Civ
Community
Center,
which
was
presented
as
a
28
million
dollar
project
to
the
people
of
Evanston
and
ended
up
being
north
of
60.
million.
H
Also,
there
are
some
proposal
by
some
to
build
to
sell
the
Civic,
the
current
Civic
Center
and
to
developers
and
replace
it
with
a
some
kind
of
a
facility
in
downtown
downtown
Evanston
and
I
can
only
imagine
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
project.
That'll
be
50
to
100
million
dollars.
More
and
I
ask
why
we've
got
a
beautiful,
eight
acre
Park
like
setting,
let's
fix
it
and
make
it
something
we
can
all
be
proud
of.
H
Another
thing
that
is
very
concerning
to
me
is
a
6.3
million
dollar
Animal
Shelter
about
what
the
current
facility
is,
maybe
2500
square
feet,
and
then
the
replacement
will
be
8
000
square
feet
for
6.3
million
dollars.
When
you
extrapolate
the
cost
per
square
foot,
that's
nearly
800
a
square
foot
and
this
isn't
some
hotel
in
Telluride.
This
is
Evanston
Illinois,
where
people
care
about
nice
but
don't
need
extravagant.
H
And,
lastly,
there's
there's
a
you
know
a
beautiful
facility
right
next
door.
Why
don't
we
renovate
the
former
recycling
center
and
have
an
indoor
dog
run
and
a
beautiful
new?
You
know
facilities
for
managing
and
caring
for
animals
in
the
course
of
what
has
become
a
community
model
to
Foster
them
not
to
contain
them
any
event.
That's
that's
all!
That's
on
my
mind
immediately.
I
am
grateful
for
your
your
attention
and
thank
you
for
your
hard
work
in
this
community.
A
A
A
All
right
we'll
move
on
then
the
next
speaker
then,
is
Trisha
Connolly,
who
will
be
followed
by
Kathy
Hayes
and
then
Darlene
Cannon.
I
Good
evening,
mayor
city,
council,
city
manager,
tonight
I
would
like
to
ask
our
new
city
manager,
Luke
Stowe,
to
send
notice
to
All
City
staff
of
the
importance
of
prioritizing
projects
and
what
we
must
do
versus
what
we'd
like
to
do.
First
and
foremost
in
this
communication
is
to
have
staff
understand
that
our
city
tax
levy
is
just
one
part
of
the
many
taxing
bodies
residents
are
having
to
give
money
to
every
year.
I
If
a
high
priority
goal
is
that
we
want
Evanston
to
be
a
place
where
people
get
to
live
rather
than
have
to
be
faced
with
leaving,
then
let's
work
to
achieve
that
goal:
Fountain
Square
folks,
let's
Let
It
Go.
Why
would
we
spend
money
on
repair
when
we
are
litigating
on
the
work?
That's
being
done
on
this?
That's
ridiculous!
It
makes
no
sense
to
me
as
a
taxpayer.
I
I
There
are
some
positions
listed
that
were
not
recommended
by
Baker
and
Tilly
from
what
I
looked
at.
Why
is
this?
Why
did
we
spend
145
000
to
hire
a
consultant
to
tell
us
where
our
staffing
need
was,
if
we're
just
going
to
do
and
follow
what
staff
is
directing?
That
is
not
a
good
idea.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
I
know
this
is
difficult
discussions
and
difficult
choices
to
make,
but
we
can
do
this
and,
for
goodness
sakes,
don't
raise
a
diamond
taxes.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you
so
much
mayor,
my
name
is
Kathy
Hayes
and
I'm
from
the
ninth
ward.
Budgets
are
very
difficult
for
everyone
to
understand
and
grasp,
and
wrestle
with
my
hope
is
that
these
Community
meetings
will
be
an
educational
opportunity
for
all
residents
to
be
able
to
understand.
Oh
so
the
management
works.
J
J
I
was
wondering
if
this
was
the
free
fire
truck
that
we
were
supposed
to
be
getting
as
a
gift
from
Nu,
but
then
I
see
it
repeated
again
at
750
000.
J
So
I
was
a
bit
confused
as
I
was
going
through
the
papers
I'm
also
interested
in
the
timing
of
many
of
the
projects
that
are
going
to
happen
so
that
we
don't
duplicate
or
have
to
duplicate
services
in
fixing
a
water
pipe
and
then
tearing
up
the
street
again
or
having
a
corridor
repair
to
just
have
to
go
back
again
and
redo
and
re-dig.
J
K
The
proposed
budget
increase
of
42.1
million
dollars,
I
want
I
question.
Why
is,
is
the
city
staff
understanding
that
there
is
a
real
likelihood
of
a
recession
next
year?
What
direction
was
given
from
upper
management
and
Council
regards
to
this
budget?
K
I
I
also
want
to
say
that
you
know
I
agree
with
Mike
that
we
should
be
increasing
our
pension
payment
since
we
appear
to
be
so
far
behind
and
overall,
you
know,
a
simple
solution
is
to
cut
the
budget
and
center
the
residence
and
have
a
budget.
That's
focused
on
the
needs
of
this
community,
and
that's
simply
what
is
wanted.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
We
now
return
to
those
who
were
called
on,
but
weren't
able
to
to
Enter
The
Zoom,
beginning
with
Mary
rosinski
and
Then,
followed
by
Carla
Sutton
MS
rosinski.
L
Hi,
thank
you
very
much.
I
also
have
some
concerns
about
this
budget
and
how
inflated
it
seems
to
have
become
without
much
discussion.
My
biggest
concern
actually
has
to
do
with
the
Capital
Improvements,
the
on
September
27th.
L
I
think
we
need
to
have
backup
information
that
says
what
can
what
windows
can
be
fixed
and
what's
wrong
with
them?
It's
just
that.
There's
a
lot
of
things
that
just
seem
like
if
you
had
an
endless
source
of
money
yeah,
you
know
I'd
like
new
windows
too,
but
it's
not
in
my
budget
and
I.
Think
that's
what
we
really
need
to
look
at
with
our
city
and
I
know.
There's
people
that
are
concerned
about
this
and
I
think
many
of
you
are
concerned
about
it.
L
The
pension
everyone
is
being
told,
get
out
of
your
debt,
don't
be
paying
debt,
don't
be
paying
high
interest.
We
need
to
get
a
hundred
percent
on
our
pension.
The
other
thing
is
like
the
animal,
shelter
and
I
can
see
that
we
will
need
a
new
animal
shelter.
I
do
not
think
we
need
to
be
paying
714
dollars
a
square
foot
for
an
animal
shelter.
L
I
think
we
need
to
go
back
to
sharpen
our
pencils
on
a
lot
of
these
projects,
and
you
know:
I
love,
Parks,
I
live
for
Parks,
but
to
go
from
six
to
nine
mil
I
mean
three
million
to
nine
million
dollars
on
Parks.
Without
a
backup
information
just
kind
of
being
dumped
in
there
I
think.
Maybe
we
might
have
to
extend
that
over
a
larger
period
of
time
and
see
what
needs
to
be
done.
L
Also
with
going
back
to
sorry,
I'm,
jumping
back
to
the
Civic
Center,
all
of
a
sudden
there's
a
two
there's
I
think
it's
like
two
million
dollars
for
tuck
pointing,
but
there
are
things
that
were
last
year's
Capital
Improvement
budget
for
the
for
the
Civic
Center
that
all
were
not
that
are
in
now
and
were
not
in
there
last
year
and
Tuck
pointing
doesn't
become
a
major
issue
overnight.
It's
something
that
gradually
happens
so
I'm
gonna.
You
know
say
that
just
like
look
at
this,
we
need
to
trim
it
down.
L
M
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
bessem,
members
of
the
city
council.
I,
have
three
concerns
that
I
would
like
for
you
to
address
one
in
the
Capital.
Improvements
I
went
through
the
list
and
I
don't
see
my
alley
as
being
completed
I'm
very
concerned
because
I
was
in
the
targeted
area
from
the
lawsuit
of
the
transfer
station.
That
said,
alleys
within
a
certain
perimeter
of
the
transfer
station
would
be
paved
now.
You've
paid
the
alley
in
the
1500
Block
of
Daryl
the
1600
block
on
Daryl
the
1700
block
on
Daryl.
M
Then,
when
you
get
to
my
house,
you
give
me
two
conflicting
statements,
one
that
you
needed
permission
from
ComEd
to
repair
the
L
and
secondly,
you
block
my
alley
off
on
September,
19th
and
I
didn't
see
any
movement
until
today
with
cement
trucks,
about
any
completion
and
I'm
more
concerned
that
my
neighbor
said
the
alley
will
not
be
paved.
It
will
just
be
Blacktop.
M
That
will
mean
continuing
improvements
every
winter
when
these
big
trucks
come
up
and
down
the
alley
that
that
blacktop
will
probably
last
just
one
season.
Why
is
my
alley?
The
only
one
behind
the
1800
block
on
Daryl
East
being
blacktop
and
not
paved.
M
To
me,
that
is
the
biggest
white
elephant
that
the
city
of
Edmondson
has
ever
invested
in,
and
it
doesn't
seem
to
have
any
redeeming
features
with
a
majority
of
the
members
of
the
community
and
last
you
will
be
discussing
eventually
payment
to
small
landlords.
M
Why
is
it
that
we
have
to
show
our
income
tax
returns
for
the
minimum
amount
of
twelve
thousand
dollars
and
the
maximum
of
15
000
when
all
business
people
or
entrepreneurs
on
Main
Street
received
a
check
for
fifty
thousand
dollars
and
I
didn't
see
any
proof
that
they
had
to
show
their
tax
records
document
their
loss?
Why
is
it
that
the
small
landlords,
with
the
units
0
to
35,
have
to
jump
through
all
these
hoops?
But
yet
you
just
seem
to
be
dumping
money
out
on
people
with
developers
and
construction
companies.
M
A
N
Thank
you
thank
you,
mayor
biss
city
manager,
Stowe
and
council
members.
My
name
is
Heather
Norberg
and
I'm.
The
interim
executive
director
of
the
Evanston
Public
Library
I've,
worked
at
the
library
for
over
10
years,
but
this
is
my
first
presentation
to
the
council
I'm
joined
tonight
here
by
our
library
board,
president
Tracy
fultz
and
the
secretary
of
the
library
board,
Terry
Soto
for
the
new
council
members,
I'd
like
to
say,
congratulations
on
your
appointment
and
thank
you
for
your
service.
N
I'd,
also
like
to
offer
you
a
few
points
of
information
about
the
library
and
our
somewhat
unique
budget
process.
The
library
is
a
special
case.
We
are
not
a
department
of
the
city
like
most
others,
but
rather
an
independent
unit
of
local
government
authorized
and
organized
by
the
Illinois
local
library
Act.
N
This
state
statute
provides
for
the
appointment
of
an
independent
legislative
body,
the
library
Board
of
Trustees,
to
govern
the
library.
The
board
is
appointed
by
the
mayor
and
approved
by
the
city
council
I'm
here
tonight,
to
tell
you
about
the
priorities
and
work
of
the
library
and
the
budget
that
the
library
board
has
prepared
to
accomplish
those
priorities
and
that
work
in
2023.
N
So
far
this
year,
more
than
4
400
residents
have
registered
for
a
new
library
card
and
evanstonians
have
checked
out
more
than
730
000
items.
We
regularly
check
out
more
than
a
million
items
to
Evanston
residents
every
year,
but
the
benefit
of
the
library
is
not
just
access
to
its
collection.
The
library
serves
as
a
connector
for
collaboration
learning
and
literacy
in
many
forms.
N
We
partner
with
over
a
hundred
non-profits
and
Community
organizations
every
year
we're
an
information
resource
hub.
Investment
in
the
library
has
a
multiplier
effect
that
helps
other
organizations
in
town.
Do
more
residents
come
to
the
library
looking
for
information,
but
what
they
get
is
connections
to
the
wide
array,
array
of
services
and
resources
available
from
our
partners.
N
N
N
N
But
it
takes
people
our
biggest
resource
are
the
library
staff
who
serve
the
Evanston
Community.
Every
day
the
library
employs
over
110
individuals
in
50,
full-time
and
60
part-time
positions.
Their
salaries
account
for
almost
72
percent
of
our
budgeted
expenditures,
so
our
biggest
expense
are
people
and
jobs.
N
N
N
To
put
our
revenue
streams
in
context
with
other
area
libraries,
the
Evanston
Public
Library,
receives
about
half
the
property
tax
funding
per
resident
compared
to
our
neighbors.
These
are
all
great
libraries,
but
so
is
the
Evanston
Public
Library
public
libraries
are
not
really
competitive
spaces,
but
our
staff
really
are
the
best
they
work
hard
every
day
to
serve
the
community
with
compassion,
creativity
and
a
true
commitment
to
Public
Service,
intellectual
freedom
and
Equity
of
access
to
resources
and
information.
N
N
The
library's
budgeted
net
tax
levy
has
been
flat
for
the
last
three
years
at
7252
thousand
dollars.
The
actual
amounts
shown
here
for
2020
and
2021
are
higher
than
that
figure
because
of
the
three
percent
loss.
Factor,
that's
added
to
make
up
the
total
gross
Levy
for
the
2023
budget.
The
library
board
has
included
just
over
7.5
million
in
tax
revenue,
that's
a
3.9
increase
or
about
two
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
more
than
the
last
three
years.
N
The
library
board
carefully
considered
many
options
when
preparing
the
2023
budget.
We
looked
at
the
impact
if
we
kept.
If
we
kept
the
tax
levy
flat
again
for
the
fourth
year
in
a
row,
we
considered
how
much
we
would
have
to
increase
the
tax
levy
to
cover
the
total
estimated
increase
in
Personnel
costs
next
year.
That
would
have
been
about
10
percent.
N
N
N
N
Again,
this
Levy
counts
for
82
percent
of
our
Revenue
sources
because
of
the
library
board's,
careful
stewardship
of
its
resources
and
the
growth
to
our
fund
balance.
We
have
enough
cash
on
hand
to
weather
this
delay
and
we
do
not
need
to
incur
any
additional
debt
to
maintain
Library
operations
while
waiting
for
the
second
half
of
our
tax
levy.
This
year,
the
library
board
seeks
to
maintain
four
to
six
months
of
expenses
in
its
fund
balance
in
2023.
N
We're
bringing
this
information
to
you
tonight
as
part
of
the
process
governed
by
the
Illinois
local
library
Act.
When
it
comes
to
the
budget,
the
library
board
has
independent
legal
authority
to
set
its
budget
section
410
of
the
local
library
act.
Then
instructs
the
library
board
to
prepare
and
submit
to
the
city
a
statement
of
financial
requirements
of
the
library
for
the
ensuing
fiscal
year
and
the
amount
of
money
which,
in
the
Judgment
of
the
board
of
the
library
trustees,
will
be
necessary
to
Levy
for
Library
purposes.
N
N
This
will
then
be
brought
to
you
as
the
municipal
authority
to
levy
on
behalf
of
your
Evanston
Public
Library.
Thank
you
for
your
time
this
evening.
Thank
you
for
your
support
of
the
work
of
the
library
and
of
the
library
board,
and
thank
you
for
your
attention
to
the
role
given
to
you
under
the
Illinois
local
library,
Act
I'm,
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
O
And
sorry
to
sorry
to
start
on
this
note
because
I
appreciate
the
presentation-
and
this
is
not
any
indication
of
where
I'm
at
on
this
issue,
but
just
as
a
matter
of
law,
Corporation
Council,
Council
Cummins.
So
we
have
the
authority
to
adopt
or
to
not
adopt
this
budget
or
this
the
the
levy.
P
Not
not
quite
good
evening,
members
of
city
council,
City
managersto,
all
of
the
rest
of
us
in
attendance,
Corporation,
Council,
Nicholas
Cummings.
P
The
city
council
has
to
Levy
the
the
tax
on
behalf
of
the
library,
but
the
library's
Board
of
Trustees
adopts
the
levy
the
only
time
that
there's
any
sort
of
authority
that
goes
beyond
the
library
Board
of
Trustees
is.
If
the
levy
is
of
a
certain
amount,
it
exceeds
the
value
of
the
total.
The
total
value
assessed
of
all
property
in
the
City
of
Evanston.
Then
the
voters
would
actually
have
to
vote
and
adopt
that
increase
in
the
levy.
O
Q
Could
you
speak
to
your
fund
balance
policy?
Has
it
been
policy
for
a
long
long
time
to
have
a
four
to
six
months
reserve
and
in
the
fund
balance.
N
The
board
has
been
intentionally
building
the
the
fund
balance
if
I
go
back
to
that
slide,
you
can
see,
and
over
the
past
couple
years
we've
been
adding
to
the
fund
balance
to
get
it
up
to
that
four
to
six
months.
That
is
the
board's
intent
their
desire
to
have
it
between
four
to
six
months,
but
only
in
the
past
two
or
three
years
has
it
been
within
that
range.
N
Yeah
I
think
that,
given
that
we
don't
have
a
wide
variety
of
Revenue
sources,
the
fact
that
property
taxes
are
such
a
high
88
percent
of
our
revenues.
N
Q
Q
R
P
So
because
of
the
size
of
our
city,
the
Board
of
Trustees
is
allowed
to
oppose
a
levy
that
this
body
will
have
to
to
to
actually
levy
on
the
taxpayers
as
long
as
that
does
not
exceed
0.15
percent
of
the
value
of
all
taxable
property
in
the
city.
So
this
Levy
that
they're
proposing
is
less
than
0.15
percent
of
all
of
the
taxable
property
in
the
city
as
equalized
and
assessed
by
the
Department
of
Revenue,
then
it's
allowable.
R
R
F
R
And
I
had
another
question,
so
am
I
understanding
that
this
increase
is
really
to
adjust
for
inflationary
costs,
that's
purely
what
the
increase
is
for.
Yes,.
R
Okay,
do
you
have
I
know
last
year,
I,
you
know
I'd
written
to
the
library
about
it.
You
had
a
great
document
regarding
the
the
budget
request
that
broke
it
all
down.
It
sounds
like
there's
not
a
lot
to
be
broken
down,
but
is
there
a
document
available.
N
There
is
a
document
that
will
be
in
the
library
boards
packet
for
this
Wednesday
that
has
by
the
different
business
units
how
much
it
is
so.
The
children's
you
know,
early
learning
and
literacy,
lifelong
learning
and
literacy,
Etc,
okay,.
R
Okay,
so
the
500
000
is
for
the
inflationary
adjustment
plus
one
position
correct.
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
A
P
S
T
Just
a
quick
question:
I'm
looking
at
your
graph
there,
so
what
in
2026?
What
what
do
you
predict
your
fund
balance
is
going
to
be
then.
T
A
So
no
one
is
asking
to
speak
for
first
time,
so
we
go
back
to
council
member
new
Smith
with
four
and
a
half
minutes
left.
Thank.
N
Yes,
we
are
our
capital
projects
for
next
year
include
two
projects.
One
is
a
replacement
of
the
boilers
at
the
main
library
and
those
are
original
to
that
building,
so
they've
reached
their
30-year
lifespan,
so
replacement
of
those
is
important,
and
then
the
second
project
is
for
the
LED
lighting
project,
and
that
has
that
has
climate
impact,
replacing
the
lighting
to
all
LED.
A
A
U
U
I
gave
a
presentation
a
few
weeks
ago,
September
19th,
to
discuss
issues
related
to
the
capital
program
and
at
the
time
there
was
some
information
requested
additional
project
information
that
could
be
used
to
help
the
city
council
prioritize
or
give
feedback
on
priorities
for
specific
capital
projects.
At
the
time.
Our
concern
was
that
we,
especially
in
parks
and
Facilities.
U
We
have
a
number
of
projects
that
are
responding
to
crises
in
different
facilities
and
parks,
and
we
are
unable
to
address
all
of
them
as
they
are
occurring,
and
so
for
that
reason
we
had
asked
for
additional
information
or
guidelines
as
to
prioritizing
this
initial
slide
here
on
the
CIP
funding
levels
is
from
that
presentation
just
to
orient
ourselves.
You
can
see,
as
you
look
down
across
the
columns
the
last
two
columns,
the
2022
General
obligation
bond,
which
is
the
third
column
over
and
the
2023
General
obligation
Bond.
U
There
is
a
big
jump
in
parks
and
Facilities
programs
projects,
and
that
is
largely
because
of
the
number
of
crises
that
the
different
facilities
and
parks
are
experiencing
and,
as
you
look
at
the
bottom,
it
jumps
the
Geo
bond
from
10
million,
which
is
our
normal
General
obligation.
Bond
each
year
to
24
million,
the
staff
is
not
recommending
actually
that
we
spend
24
million
the
city
staff
would
is
not
robust
enough.
We
don't
have
enough
staff
to
be
able
to
manage
that
kind
of
increase
in
the
number
of
projects.
U
This
slide
is
also
from
that
presentation.
It
refers
backed
it
to
a
memo
that
was
delivered
to
the
August
meeting
of
the
Parks
and
Recreation
board,
which
indicated
the
number
of
parks
facilities
that
we
have
the
different
infrastructure
in
the
Parks
and
how
it
is
re
generally
reaching
the
end
of
its
useful
life
due
to
under
investment.
U
It
has
not
been
replaced
at
a
rate
that
allows
us
to
continue
to
maintain
the
same
number
of
Park
playgrounds
and
working
order,
the
same
number
of
parks,
amenities
and
working
order
that
we
historically
have
had.
So
as
you
look
at
this,
this
is
just
one
example.
We
in
that
memo
which
was
attached
to
the
September
19th
packet
as
well.
We
showed
it
for
other
amenities,
but
for
playgrounds
we
have
25.
U
We
have
12
playgrounds
that
are
greater
than
25
years
old,
even
though
the
life
of
a
playground
is
only
15
years,
and
when
you
look
at
the
list
of
playgrounds
that
fall
into
that
category,
you
see
the
list
of
playgrounds
that
we
are
starting
to
remove
equipment
from
over
and
over
again.
This
is
where
we're
going
to
just
take
away
the
amenities
that
we
have.
So
this
is
the
challenge
that
staff
is
facing,
how
to
prioritize
amongst
these
different
parks.
U
Similarly,
in
facilities,
we
discussed
at
September
19th
that
we
have
six
facilities
out
of
the
60
buildings
that
the
city
owns
that
are
having
a
number
of
issues
where
there's
at
least
one
building
system
that
is
reaching
the
end
of
its
useful
life
and
will
be
a
substantial
Improvement
to
replace
of
the
four
of
the
six
facilities.
Two
of
them.
We
are
still
getting
some
additional
information
on
that's
noise,
Cultural,
Arts,
Center
and
police
fire
headquarters,
the
other
four
that
are
listed
there.
U
You
can
see
that
we
generally
are
starting
to
get
the
information,
although
we
don't
have
everything
exactly
yet,
but
it
is
enough
to
know
that
to
maintain
these
six
facilities,
we
will
really
be
shorting
doing
the
facilities
work
in
our
other
90
of
our
buildings
that
we
own.
U
So,
having
said
that,
at
that
meeting,
it
was
specifically
requested
that
we
provide
a
list
of
which
projects
are
typically
the
annual
projects
where
we
do
similar
projects
year
to
year
and
which
projects
have
we
already
started,
are
in
some
phase
of
planning
a
design
and
versus
which
projects
haven't
started.
Yet,
in
addition,
as
a
staff
went
through
and
was
looking
at
information
that
may
be
useful
to
the
city
council
and
setting
priorities,
we
identify
three
other
characteristics.
One
is
the
need
for
the
project.
U
Is
the
project
being
driven
specifically
by
an
emergency
of
some
sort,
or
is
it
just
meeting
another
type
of
city
council
goal
the
which
projects
are
receiving
outside
funding
that
either
a
loan
or
low
interest
loan
or
grant
that
is
not
generated
by
the
City
of
Evanston,
but
comes
from
another
entity
and
projects
that
align
with
carp
goals
in
the
packet?
There
is
a
matrix
which
I'm
not
going
to
put
on
the
screen
because
has
a
lot
of
information.
U
It
would
be
hard
to
show,
however,
that
Matrix
is
a
more
detailed
list
of
some
of
the
stuff
that
we're
going
to
discuss
on
the
slides,
and
it
is
intended
to
show
only
the
project
characteristics.
It
is
not
intended
to
be
a
staff
recommendation
of
which
projects
proceed
is
provided
for
information
only
for
council
members
to
understand
which
projects
have
which
characteristics
so
the
first
of
these
of
our
annual
projects.
We
do
approximately
20
projects
a
year
that
are
similar
year
to
year.
U
These
include
things
like
the
street
resurfacing
program
that
is
annual
water,
main
replacement
street
light
poles
and
fixtures.
Sidewalk
improvements,
alley
improvements
and
of
those
approximately
20
projects.
The
funding
varies
slightly
year
to
year.
However,
we
spend
about
three
and
a
half
million
dollars
of
our
general
obligation,
Bond
annually
on
those
projects,
and
we
spend
about
13.3
million
dollars
of
funding
that
comes
from
other
sources.
U
Another
characteristic
that
information
was
requested
on
is
what
is
the
status
of
the
project
staff
assign
these
ranks
again?
They
are
not
recommendations
by
staff,
but
really
merely
meant
to
characterize
the
state
of
which,
with
the
phase
that
the
Project's
in
as
of
today,
this
moment
October
17th,
we
have
approximately
17
contracts
where
the
design
is
close
to
completion
or
complete.
That
will
be
going
to
be
advertised
for
bid
in
the
next
couple
months
in
order
that
they
may
be
constructed
in
2023..
U
Now
we
do
quite
a
lot
of
design
work
over
the
winter,
so
there
will
be
by
March
a
lot
more
projects
that
are
ready
to
go
into
construction.
However,
as
of
this
moment,
this
is
where
we're
at
here
is
a
list
of
the
projects
which
I
don't
expect
anybody
to
memorize
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
every
single
one.
U
You
can
see
that
it
does
include
quite
a
number
of
our
major
projects
which
have
been
in
the
capital
Improvement
program
for
many
years
and
again,
there
will
be,
by
the
end
of
winter,
many
more
projects
ready
for
construction,
and
this
presentation
will
be
posted
on
the
internet.
So
you
also
do
not
need
to
memorize
this
or
write
everything
down
this.
This
next
criteria
is
a
staff
generated
criteria.
U
In
our
previous
presentation,
we
had
showed
there's
different
reasons
why
different
projects
are
started,
one
being
that
there
well
the
highest
most
concerning
criteria
is
there
is
a
immediate
Life,
Safety
or
health
concern
that
needs
to
be
dealt
with
in
a
relatively
prompt
fashion,
going
to
things
these
would
be
things
a
lot
of
these
things
have
to
do
with
things
like
fire
code
safety
issues.
There
is
long-term
safety
improvements.
Many
of
our
traffic
calming
sidewalk
Improvement,
our
streetscape
improvements,
we're
addressing
long-term
pedestrian
issues
are
things
that
would
fall
under
this
category.
U
Maintaining
existing
operations
is
a
category
that
a
lot
of
our
Parks
fall
into.
If
we
want
to
maintain
the
existing
amenities,
there
is
a
certain
level
of
service
that
need
a
certain
amount
of
funding
that
is
needed.
If
we
choose
to
reduce
our
level
of
service,
then
not
as
much
funding
as
needed,
and
then
there
are
other
city,
council
goals
and
initiative
and
I
know
mean
no
way
mean
to
imply
that
these
are
any
less
important.
U
U
U
They
tend
to
result
in
Street
failures
that
are
pretty
intense
and
as
the
sewer
collapses,
so
does
the
street,
and
so
we
budget
money
every
year
which
we
usually
spend
about
50
to
75
percent
of
it,
the
animal
shelter
which
has
some
pretty
substantial
issues
with
the
HVAC
and
fire
safety
concerns
the
Ecology
Center,
which
is
undergoing
a
structural
failure
in
the
flooring
system,
particularly
in
the
mechanical
and
electrical
rooms
and
the
water
plant,
which
has
in
its
schedule
a
fire
sprinkler
system,
upgrade
that
was
recommended
by
FM
Global.
Our
insurance
company.
U
This
is
another
criteria
we
use.
Historically,
staff
has
prioritized
putting
projects
on
the
CIP
where
we
do
receive
outside
grant
funding
so
that
we
can
leverage
the
city
dollars
to
produce
a
much
bigger
project
and
a
much
larger
benefit
to
the
residents
of
Evanston
I
did
not
list
all
of
the
projects
that
have
received
outside
grants.
However,
here
is
a
group
of
them
that
we
can
use
in
examples,
Green
Bay
Road,
which
is
receiving
surface
Transportation
program
funding,
which
is
a
Federal
grant
administered
by
the
North
Shore
Council
of
Mayors.
U
We
have
been
again
a
lot
of
these
bigger
projects
we
work
on
for
many
years,
so
this
grant
funding
is
not
necessarily
going
to
be
expended
entirely
in
2023,
but
is
just
part
of
a
long-range
project,
Oakton
Community,
Oakton
court
or
traffic
calming,
which
has
received
a
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
Grant
and
is
scheduled
for
construction
next
year,
Street
resurfacing,
we
would
do
with
motor
fuel
tax
funds
which
are
granted
to
the
city
based
on
a
formula
of
related
to
our
general
population
and
how
much
the
state
collects
a
motor
fuel
tax
alley,
improvements
which
use
utilize.
U
A
variety
of
items
which
include
Community,
Development
block
grant,
which
we
apply
for
each
year,
waste
transfer
station
funds,
as
Mr
Sutton
correctly
identified
in
his
public
comment
that
we
do.
We
have
been
funding
alleys
based
on
settlement
funds
from
the
waste
transfer
station
and
the
animal
shelter
which
has
received
a
couple
of
Grants.
U
U
There
are
many
goals
in
the
car
plan
and
I
will
not
go
through
all
of
them,
but
there
are
seven
goals
which
tend
to
fit
capital
projects.
So
when
we
look
at
things
like
Transportation
Mobility,
we
are
looking
at
the
need
to
bolster
pedestrians,
bicycles,
Transit,
electric
vehicle
use
and
most
of
our
large
projects
do
move
this
goal
forward.
That
is
a
big
reason
why
we
do
some
of
the
large
streetscape
projects.
Buildings
typically
fall.
U
There
are
projects
that
meet
goals
that
are
not
in
this
list,
but
I'm
just
providing
it
as
you
can
see,
as
you
read
down
them,
that
quite
a
lot
of
our
Parks,
our
facilities
and
our
transportation
projects
would
naturally
fall
into
the
carb
program
and
with
that,
the
information
again
is
included
in
the
project
characteristics.
Matrix
at
this
point,
I
think
that
we
are
just
interested
in
hearing
any
feedback.
People
have
about
how
projects
should
be
prioritized.
A
A
O
I
guess
for
me,
I
would
probably
start
off
with
project
need
I.
Think
which
is
you
know
what
do
we?
What
do
we
need
to
do
next
year
in
order
to
make
it
through
next
year
and
I?
Think
that
is
addressed
under
my
project
me,
but
I'm
not
sure.
U
Yeah
well,
there
are
different
reasons
why
we
start
projects
and,
in
addition
to
project
need
I
again,
I'm
totally
open
to
whatever
the
city
council
suggests.
However,
I
would
look
at
both.
What
are
the
immediate
safety
concerns
that
we
really
need
to
address,
but
also
when
we
look
at
grant
funding
a
lot
of
the
grants
are
tied
to
a
schedule
to
get
into
construction,
and
so
I
would
want
unless
we
are
willing
to
give
back
the
grant
funds.
O
Yeah
surprising
need
again
specifically
just
trying
to
see
what
we
need
to
do
to
get
through
the
next
next
year,
because
we've
only
recently
created
the
finance
and
budget
committee.
There's
a
working
group
that
I'm
a
part
of
CIP
working
group
as
a
working
group
of
the
financial
budget
committee
and
we've
just
assembled
and
I-
think
we
need
additional
time
to
to
discuss
this
and
to
come
up
with
recommendations,
which
is
why
I
would
probably
start
off
with
what
we
need
to
absolutely
do
to
get
us
through
next
year.
O
I
also
feel
uneasy
about
spending
I
think
it's
three
million
on
Windows
of
the
Civic
Center
really
any
facility
that
is
part
of
an
open
discussion
on
whether
or
not
we're
going
to
continue
in
that
space.
I
think
we
need
to
see
those
discussions
through
before
we
make
those
type
of
Investments.
Unless
again
it
falls
within
the
category
of
things
that
we
just
have
to
do
to
get
us
through
the
next
next
next
year
and
that's
all
for
now.
That's
that's
the
only
comments
I
have
for
now.
Thank
you.
A
Council
member
Kelly,
followed
by
nusma.
R
Thank
you
so,
yes,
I
would.
Second
what
councilmember
Byrne
said
in
terms
of
like
immediate
Life
Safety,
you
listed.
What
was
the
fourth
one
I
didn't
get
a
chance
since
we
don't
have
this
I,
don't
think.
Oh.
R
So
of
each
of
these,
like
the
sewer,
the
animal
shelter
in
the
Ecology
Center,
not
everything
that
you're
proposing
that
we
spend
money
on
is
directly
related
to
safety.
So
I'd
ask
also
like
what
aspects
of
the
it's
over
a
million
dollars
for
Ecology
Center.
What
parts
of
that
are
related
to
the
immediate
safety
light,
immediate
Life,
Safety
the
same
with
the
animal
shelter
and
also
just
I,
just
wanna
the
concern
about
the
three
million
dollars
for
Windows.
R
U
The
windows
are
large
custom,
size,
windows,
they're,
not
small,
standard
size.
You
pick
up
at
a
regular
supply
shop
and
we
we
did
a
cost
estimate
for
looking
at
replacing
them.
So
the
issue
with
the
windows
is
the:
there
is
water
that
is
leaking
into
the
facade
and
you
can
go
and
look
at
the
windows
any
window,
and
you
can
see
that
the
sealant
around
the
window
has
failed
and
there's
a
gap
between
the
window
and
the
brick
and
there's
really
two
ways
to
address
this.
U
U
To
my
knowledge,
no
no
caulking
has
happened
since
then
in
the
life
of
caucus,
maybe
10
to
15
years.
So
during
this
time
you
know
this
gap
of
eight
to
ten
years.
There's
been
ample
opportunity
for
water
to
get
in
and
then
I
think.
We
see
the
issues
that
we
have,
which
is
that
the
brick
starts
to
detach
from
the
structural
underlayment
and
needs
to
be
addressed
with
a
major
repair
potentially
being
rebuilt
completely,
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
avoid.
Now.
The
windows
are
not
operable
in
the
Civic
Center.
U
At
best,
a
few
of
them
are
the
Civic
Center
ventilation,
as
it
was
originally
designed,
was
based
on
the
natural
ventilation.
There's
no
forced
air
ventilation
in
the
Civic
Center,
which
the
deal
with
natural
air
ventilation,
as
if
employees
feel
that
they
don't
have
good
air
quality.
For
some
reason,
they
need
to
be
able
to
open
the
windows
which
they
generally
can't
repairing
the
window,
so
they
could
be
opened
is
about
as
much
as
replacing
the
windows
most
likely,
and
it
is
talking
with
our
professional
staff,
our
architects.
U
They
are
hard-pressed
to
recommend
that
we
take
a
window
at
the
end
of
its
useful
life
and
spend
several
hundred
thousand
dollars
sealing
it
in
the
event
that
we
will
replace
it
in
just
a
year
or
two
that
that's
kind
of
a
waste,
and
yet
the
building
facade
is
failing
now
we're
seeing
signs
of
it.
So
I
think.
The
reason
why
it
is
put
into
the
budget
is
that
there
is
hope
that
we
would
start
making
some
choices
about
the
Civic
Center.
U
If
we're
going
to
stay
or
not,
that
would
inform
our
Capital
Improvement
program
for
the
future.
There's
also
money
put
in
for
tuck,
pointing
the
same
reason
is
actually
having
a
consultant
look
at
it
and
tell
us
what
is
going
on
with
the
facade
they're,
recommending
that
10
to
15
percent
of
the
facade
be
tuck
pointed
again,
because
that
is
again
where
grout
failed
grout
fails,
then
water
can
get
into
the
facade.
So
that
is
also
included
and
in
addition,
there's
money
for
Consulting
Services,
which
would
be
spent
on
whatever
the
next
step
is.
U
It
takes
a
if
it's
a
large
project,
whether
it's
a
renovation
or
moving?
It's
going
to
take
five
years
from
the
time
we
start
to
when
we
are
able
to
be
in
whatever
the
space
is
completely
done.
If
we
move
forward
with
enthusiasm
and
for
that
reason,
we've
budgeted
money
for
next
year,
with
the
assumption
that
there
will
be,
it
will
need
to
be
there
if
a
decision
is
made
on
how
to
move
forward.
Thank.
R
R
I
I
would
not
advise
spending
that
sort
of
money
next
year
in
a
year
where
we're
going
to
be
having
some
hard
times
financially
spending
three
million
dollars
on
window
replacement,
but
I
am
glad
we're
looking
at
maintaining
on
the
Civic
Center
and
investing
in
it.
I
think
we
all
need
to
see
what's
been
sent
spent
so
far
today
we
all
see
that
there's
a
lot
of
work
going
on
with
scaffolding.
The
parapets
have
been
repaired,
I
think
a
lot
of
work's
been
done,
but
we
aren't
really
clear
on
those
expenditures.
R
So
I
have
asked
that
at
not
the
next
APW,
but
at
the
following
one,
that
we
get
a
better
understanding
of
expenditures
that
maintenance
expenditures
to
date
and
over
the
years
and
actual
projected
cost
to
improve
the
Civic
Center
I.
Would
you
know
I'm,
looking
I
think
we're
all
looking
to
not
ideally
to
avoid
bonding
out
next
year
the
the
rates
are
going
to
be
high.
R
They
are
high
now
and
they're
only
going
to
get
higher
for
a
while,
so
I
think
we're
looking
at
reducing
that
24
million
it
looks
like
we've
got
a
24
million
proposed
cost,
so
anything
to
bring
that
down.
Can
you
tell
me
with
the
contingency
funds
at
600
000,
it's
I
think
it's
the
same
amount
from
year
to
year
we've
been
using.
Was
that
entirely
spent
the
600
000
from
last
year
as.
V
U
R
R
Of
course,
if
we've
already
accepted
grant
money
and
contingent
on
certain
construction
certain
projects,
it
would
be
good
to
see
that
schedule
and
the
timing
requirements
for
those
and,
let's
see
and
I,
also
had
a
question
regarding
the
it
seems
like
there's
two
numbers
being
floated
for
the
animal
shelter,
there's
a
6.2
and
a
5.1.
R
If
you
could
explain
that,
I
also
noticed
that
the
only
breakdown
I'm
seeing
for
that
was
from
last
year
and
it
lists
I
think
it's
1.2
million
dollars
in
unidentified
costs
and
then
another
can
two
sets
of
contingency
costs
at
about
exceeding
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars.
So
that
comes
to
about
two
million
dollars
in
really
unidentified
costs
for
a
six
million
dollar
project.
So
I
think
it
would
be
really
important
to
be
able
to
see
that
broken
down
a
little
bit
more.
U
I'm
not
entirely
sure
the
6.3
versus
5.1
I
can
get
more
information
on
that,
but
I
will
say:
6.3
was
intended
to
be
a
project
cost
which
includes
soft
costs
like
Consulting
Services
ffne,
which
are
the
furnishings
and
equipment
that
go
into
it.
The.
U
R
Sorry,
I'll
pull
it
up
in
just
a
moment.
I
have
it
here,
but
there
was
1.2
million
dollars
was
listed
as
unidentified
expenses.
Then
there
was
two
sets
of
contingency
funds,
one
for
design
and
one
for
construction,
each
at
like
380
000
about
I,
just
remember,
or
maybe
400
I'll
find
it
in
one
moment,
but
it
came
to
a
total
between
the
1.2
and
the
two
contingency
funds
to
about
two
million
dollars.
I
think
that
will
be
something
going
forward
that
we
really
should
see
a
breakdown
for
these
expenses.
R
We
haven't
had
an
actual
response
to
an
RFP
to
really
understand
these
expenses,
but
that's
the
only
that's
the
only
sheet
I've,
the
only
cost
identification
that
I
found
and
2.2
million
dollars
on
a
six
million
dollar
project
just
seems
high
and
so.
U
The
not
yet
identify
cost,
which
is
shown
in
the
different
cost
estimates
I've
seen,
is
actually
around
a
little
over
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
that's
related
to
soil
remediation,
which
is
a
tricky
thing
to
estimate
and
so
they've
been
carrying
kind
of
an
allowance
based
on
a
cost
estimate.
The
soils
are
particularly
bad
and
it
appears
that
they
may
be
contaminated
as
well
with
some
hazardous
materials,
and
so
we
are
working
to
address
that
contingency.
U
There
is
in
the
cost
estimates
I've
seen
a
little
over
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
design
contingency,
which
is
often
carried
as
a
thing
as
you
go
into
it
like
a
new
building
construction
things
that
the
owner
requests
as
the
building
is
being
completed,
so
they're
kind
of
like
an
allowance
idea
and
then
the
con
construction
contingency
of
225
thousand
dollars,
which
is
set
aside
for
a
known
construction,
cost
or
escalation,
which
we
may
not
be
familiar
with
at
this
point
in
time,
and
then
oh
I'm,
so
I'm.
U
R
Okay,
but
it
does
I'm
looking
here
at
the
cost,
and
it
says
the
total
I'm
identified
cost
to
be
one
point:
two
one:
two:
five:
two
one
million
252
000
and
design
contingency
417,
000
and
construction
contingency
at
417
000..
So.
U
It's
soft
cost
being
1.2
million
dollars.
It
includes
635
000,
which
is
like
that
FF
and
E,
and
other
things
related
to
just
Furnishing
out
an
animal
shelter.
It
includes
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
initial
study,
which
was
sort
of
done
outside
of
the
6.3
million
dollar
budget
and
the
not
yet
identified,
which
is
the
temporary
shelter
costs.
R
U
Q
You
Mr
Mayor,
so
the
capital
projects
typically
take
a
number
of
years
from
concept
through
to
completion,
as
you
go
through
initial
studies
and
engineering
and
eventually
go
to
Construction.
So
that
would
seem
to
make
it
kind
of
difficult
to
reevaluate
every
year
and
make
drastic
changes
on
the
Fly
year
to
year.
That
would.
U
So
that
is
a
very
difficult
question,
because
there
are
a
number
of
projects
that
you
know
are
new
improvements
that
we
haven't
had
up
to
now.
So,
for
example,
looking
at
the
Main
Street
streetscape,
which
is
going
I,
mean
we've
been
working
on
that
project
for
six
years
and
I
mean
technically,
you
don't
need
to.
U
But
it
yes,
it's
recommended.
So
all
of
these
are
kind
of
in
a
range
things
like
a
skate
park
are
not
necessarily
something
that
the
city
would
really
have
to
have,
but
it's
something
where
there's
been
so
much
public
engagement
and
so
much
money
invested
to
date.
That
I
would
not
recommend
delaying
that,
because
you
will
have
essentially
wasted
both
money
and
the
effort
and
people
are
now
emotionally
committed
to
that
type
of
project.
So.
U
Some
of
them
are
less
I.
I
can
tell
you
that
the
Davis
Light
Street,
like
Street
Davis,
Street
Lake,
Street
Viaduct
lighting,
is
a
project
that
we
haven't
done.
A
lot
of
public
engagement
on.
We
did
receive
money
from
a
planned
unit,
development
which
is
covering
about
half
the
cost,
and
we
get
a
lot
of
complaints
about
the
lighting
under
the
viaduct
that
people
don't
feel
safe.
They
feel
that
cars
don't
see
them
at
night
when
they're
trying
to
cross
the
street
around
the
viaduct.
U
So
that
is
the
kind
of
thing
that
I
mean
it's
a
smaller
project,
I
think
totally
it's
only
like
ninety
thousand
dollars
and
half
of
that
is
coming
from
a
planned
unit.
Development
contribution,
but
again
I
mean
the
staff
has
hired
a
consultant
completed
a
design,
we're
working
to
get
a
permit
to
finish
the
completion
of
it.
But
yes,
and
similarly
fire
station
one
and
three
locker
room
improvements.
U
Locker
rooms
are
in
very
bad
condition
I.
This
has
been
something
that
the
fire
department's
been
requesting
for
a
while,
and
it
ended
up
on
the
CIP
this
year
and
we
started
moving
forward
with
it.
So
again,
can
you
do
without
this?
You
can,
but
projects
are
generally
on
here,
because
somebody
wants
them
really
badly.
U
S
U
I,
don't
think
in
general,
because
we
have
had
a
lot
of
funding
limitations
that
we
really
do
have
a
lot
of
frivolous
projects
most
of
the
stuff.
That's
on
the
CIP
are
things
that
were
really
wanted
by
a
constituency
or
are
necessary
to
deal
with
failures
of
our
facilities
and
parks
and
streets.
So.
U
Lot
of
them
are
like
long-term
improvements
that,
over
time
will
improve
the
safety
for
pedestrians
and
people
using
mass
transit
or
bicycles
or
they're.
Things
that
improve
the
health
and
safety
and
resiliency
long
term,
like
the
intake
Improvement,
which
is
a
large
project,
and
actually
that
one
we're
pretty
close
to
being
into
a
construction
company.
Q
Q
U
But
yeah
I
mean
there
are,
and
there
are
there's
a
group
of
projects
like
water
main
and
Sewer
lining
Street
resurfacing
that
usually
by
the
time
the
projects
are
in
that
process
and
they're
actually
on
the
list
to
be
designed
which
we've
obtained
surveyed
and
our
staff
has
started
but
they're
not
very
far.
You
really
don't
want
to
slow
it
down.
I
mean
we,
we
should
be.
U
Our
streets
have
a
life
of
maybe
20
years
between
resurfacing
and
we
have
140
Center
Line
miles
of
streets,
which
means
that
every
year
we
should
resurface
seven
miles
of
streets,
but
we
resurfaced
typically
around
three
miles
of
streets
and
so
by
the
time
we're
getting
to
resurfacing
something
the
street
is
usually
in
very
poor
condition.
It's
frequently
undergone
multiple
patching
attempts
and
the
patches
are
failing.
So
that's
usually
by
the
time
we
get
to
the
street
resurfacing.
Q
Q
F
U
But
I,
as
I
said
with
council
member
Burns
I
would
really
look
at
the
projects
that
are
tied
to
a
schedule
for
grant
funding
both
because
we
could
lose
the
funding.
If
we
don't
do
the
projects
and
the
funding
has
gotten
a
lot
more
competitive
to
get
in
the
last
few
years.
So
it's
harder
and
harder
to
get
the
funding,
but
also
because
we
get
funding,
because
these
granting
agencies,
which
we
have
relationships
with
going
back
decades,
expect
us
to
do
the
project.
Q
Yes,
we
don't
want
to
do
that.
So,
if
we're
looking
at
this
list
of
17
like
can
we
start
moving
some
into
the
yes,
let's
Doom
category
and
or
let's
think
twice
category,
and
that's
what
we're
that's,
what
we're
here
to
do
so
of
these
17?
How
many
have
grant
funding
associated
with
them?
That
would
indicate
that
we
want
to
move
forward.
Q
A
I
would
say
it's
a
relatively
concrete
and
important
question.
That's
probably
worth
I
would
suggest,
answering
and
writing
to
all
of
council,
okay,
because
I
think
we'd
all
benefit
from
that
information.
Q
O
Q
U
A
C
Me
relaying
the
concerned
or
like
the
the
intake
project.
That's
you
know
we're
getting
iepa
loan
and
with
you
loan
money
for
that,
but
the
water
main
project
is
not
so
we
sell
bonds
for
that,
but
that's
abated
by
the
water
fund,
so
it
doesn't
have
impact
on
the
property
tax.
If
you
will
it,
it
goes
on
the
water
bill.
So
that's
some
of
the
other
concerns
that
I
just
want
to
point
out.
Sewer
projects
are
generally
funded
by
either
iepa
loans
or
by
the
sewer
fund.
C
So
it's
not
the
Geo
bond
that
impacts
the
the
property
tax.
So
we
can
come
up
with
a
list
of
those
projects
separately
from
other
projects
that
are
Geo,
Bond,
funded
and
then
list
the
ones
that
have
the
grant
funding
when
when
we
would
have
to
the
majority
of
projects,
are
Wendy
when
you
have
to
be
under
construction.
C
The
one
difference
is
the
animal
shelter
with
the
Cook
County
tells
you
have
the
project
completed
by
a
certain
time,
so
that's
the
the
one
that
we're
fighting
there
so,
but
we
can
come
back
with
this
information.
We'll
take
these
17
projects
that
are
up
here,
talk
about
where
they
have
Grant.
What
the
schedule
is
for
that
and
then
also
look
at
the
rest
of
the
entire
list
and
try
to
come
up
with
some
prior
non-geo
Bond
type
of
work,
and
then
we
add
the
four
Life
Safety
ones.
C
Q
C
W
So
I
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
putting
together
the
spreadsheet
I.
Think
looking
at,
like
the
cumulative
scores
would
be
a
good
start,
so
that
we're
not
too
emotional
when
we're
looking
at
the
names
of
the
projects.
We're
looking
and
you
know,
focusing
on
the
total
score.
W
U
I,
don't
have
those
listed
specifically
on
this
list,
but
there
are
projects
that
are
on
our
long-term
capital
program
like
the
Church
Street
Corridor
improvements,
which
would
put
pedestrian
and
bicycle
improvements
from
the
West
City
Limits
to
dodge
Avenue,
to
allow
high
school
students
to
better
reach
high
school
and
to
complete
that
bike
Gap.
We
don't
have
a
grant
for
that.
We
have
applied
for
a
grant
for
that.
U
It's
a
fairly
expensive
project,
I
think
it
is
unlikely
that
staff
would
move
that
forward
or
even
recommend
moving
it
forward
in
the
next
couple
years
unless
a
grant
is
received.
So
there
are
multiple
projects
like
that
where
we
we
have
a
better
chance
of
getting
the
grant
if
we
complete
the
the
phase,
one
planning
for
the
project
for
transportation
projects,
but
we
do
not.
We
we
still
plan
to
apply
for
Grant.
U
We
don't
actually
plan
to
move
forward
with
those
projects
without
grants
and
then,
similarly,
the
shoreline
stabilization,
which
we
entered
into
a
study
for
several
years
ago,
we
had
some
emergency
repairs
made
on
the
shoreline
that
during
that
time,
we
hired
Smith
group
to
be
able
to
give
us
a
road
map.
They
evaluated.
U
However,
there
is
a
process
where
they
want
you
basically
to
complete
preliminary
design
and
complete
their
benefit
cost
analysis
before
you
apply
so
we've
been
applying
and
the
last
time
we
applied
a
year
ago,
they
reached
back
out
to
us
and
said
this
is
a
great
project,
but
don't
come
back
until
you've
completed
the
BCA.
So
we
have
projects
like
that
where
we're
moving
forward
with
the
idea
that
we
would
apply
for
grants
that
I
can
indicate
those
as
well.
H
A
T
Together
this
chart
and
the
rating
system,
it's
a
really
helpful
way
to
think
about
all
these
projects.
I
have
just
for
information
question
for
the
city,
solar
infrastructure.
Do
we
have
an
idea
of
where
we're
going
to
try
to
do
that.
U
X
Good
evening,
Kara
Pratt
sustainability
and
resilience
coordinator
in
terms
of
the
solar
infrastructure
for
City
facilities,
there's
a
lot
of
engineering
work
that
would
need
to
be
conducted
before
we
would
identify
exactly
which
sites
to
go
with.
So,
as
you're
all
aware,
we've
talked
about
installing
solar
at
the
Robert
Crown
facility,
which
would
most
likely
at
this
point,
be
a
power
purchase
agreement
which
would
have
a
limited
expenditure
in
terms
of
engineering
but
for
other
projects.
X
If
the
city
chooses
to
pursue
ownership
of
any
solar,
there
is
some
expenditures
that
we
would
want
to
consider
for
the
CIP
and
so
I
worked
with
Lara
and
her
team
to
identify
an
approximate
amount
of
money
that
could
be
contemplated
for
something
like
that,
and
we
would
think
about
solar
at
the
animal
shelter
at
any
new
facility
that
has
or
any
City
facility
that
has
a
new
roof
in
2023
and
onwards.
So
that's
an
idea
of
that
funding.
Oh.
T
Right
right
so
I,
I
notice
in
the
Parks
section,
there
are
quite
a
few
parks
that
are
slated
for
renovation.
It
seems,
is
this
a
seems
like
a
lot?
A
big
number.
Is
this
a
typical
number
of
parks
that
we
plan
to
renovate
and.
U
Going
the
wrong
direction,
no
I
was
going
the
right
direction.
Okay,
so
we
have
these
parks
where
the
playgrounds
are
pretty
old
and
they're
failing,
and
so
our
Greenway
staff
has
been
going
out
and
removing
sections
of
infrastructure
or
is
planning
to
do
it
in
the
next
year
or
two.
They
can
anticipate
that
it's
just
too
far
out
of
compliance
and
might
be
okay
for
a
little
bit,
but
it's
not
going
to
make
it
much
longer,
and
so
we
have
been
working
to
look
at
those
a
lot
of
times.
U
Individual
council
members
have
said:
hey,
you
keep
removing
playground
equipment
at
my
at
this
park
in
my
ward,
I
would
like
that
Park
fixed
and
which
is
a
legitimate
request,
and
so
we've
ended
up
with
quite
a
number
of
parks,
and
many
of
these
we
are
probably
half
of
them.
We've
entered
into
design
contracts
with,
but
we
have
not
yet
started
the
public
engagement
in
most
cases
so
that
public
engagement
process
is
going
to
take
a
while
there's
actually
so
many
parks
that
we
have
under
contract
for
consulting
services.
U
At
this
point
that
I'm
a
little
concerned
about
just
the
ability
of
the
staff
to
get
through
all
the
public
engagement
by
construction
season,
so
some
of
these
might
just,
unfortunately,
even
if
we've
entered
into
a
contract,
they
may
be
naturally
delayed
because
the
staff
just
doesn't
have
ability
to
host
that
many
meetings
simultaneously.
Yeah.
T
That
was
kind
of
what
I
was
wondering
about,
because
your
memo
talked
about
difficulty
to
implement.
Even
if
we
wanted
to
spend
all
the
money
in
the
world,
we
don't
have
enough
enough
staff
to
really
carry
out
some
of
these.
U
So
we
have
on
staff
one
landscape
architect,
which
we,
even
in
the
last
six
or
seven
years,
we've
had
enough
Parks
improvements
that
she
is
no
longer
able
to
design
all
of
the
parks
or
even
oversee
the
consultants
for
all
the
parks.
And
so
one
thing
we've
been
able
to
do
we
reorganized
seven
years
ago,
so
that
all
of
the
engineers
and
Architects
were
put
into
the
Bureau
of
capital
planning
prior
to
that
they
were
split
amongst
different
departments
and
so
some
amenities,
like
tennis
courts,
being
resurfaced.
U
We
actually
have
members
of
our
transportation
staff
do
because
it's
a
big
asphalt,
Improvement
or
things
like
path
improvements
in
Parks.
So
we
do
leverage
some
of
our
other
staff
to
help.
But,
yes,
we
are
getting
to
the
point
where
that
one
landscape
architect
cannot
really
manage
all
those
projects
simultaneously,
but
but
I
mean
this
is
kind
of
where
if
we
could
get
prioritization,
if
not
tonight
than
in
our
next
discussion
about
which
parks
to
consider
first,
that
would
be
really
helpful
and
then
there's
a
lot
of
projects
that
are
not
involving
playground.
A
R
Well
then,
I'm
going
to
prioritize
I
would
like
to
ask
that
we
not
plan
to
repair
Fountain
Square.
We
are
litigating
and
I
do
agree,
I've
spoken
with
a
lot
of
residents
and
we
don't
really
know
yet.
What
that's
going
to
look
like,
whether
we
would
repeat
the
same
plan
as
before
so
I
would
ask
that
that
be
removed
from
the
budget
from
next
year
and
I
do
have
questions.
The
1.3
is
that
is
that
accurate,
1.3
million
for
civic
center
renovation,
consulting
services
or
is
that
was
that
corrected.
U
So
it
is
correct,
as
was
intended
at
the
time
that
we
were
doing
the
budget
staff
had
done
kind
of
preliminary
cost.
Estimates
amongst
the
different
failing
Building
Systems
that
are
happening
came
up
with
a
cost
for
improvements
around
45
million
dollars
to
address
individually,
the
five
failing
Building
Systems,
which
is
probably
not
actually
a
good
way
to
do.
If
you
have
that
many
Building
Systems
that
are
failing,
you
should
probably
just
renovate
the
system
that
works
better
as
with
bringing
the
building
into
compliance
with
modern
building
codes
and
Ada
anyway.
U
R
A
Probably
oh
yeah,
okay,
there
next
is
councilmember
burns
with
three
and
a
half
minutes
left.
O
Just
so
make
sure
I'm
understanding,
The
Matrix
correctly,
the
zeros
represent
projects
that
are
100,
City,
funded.
U
In
that
category,
yes,
okay,
there's
there's
in
the
non-city
funding
category.
A
four
indicates
that
more
than
50
percent
of
the
projects
are
funded,
which
is
typical
of
our
transportation
projects.
U
O
O
O
And
you
know
I
know
you've.
We've
staff
has
asked
for
direction
about
kind
of
the
future
of
this
building,
but
I
was
also
under
the
understanding
that
there
was
Direction
asked
about
our
Parks
as
well,
and
whether
or
not
we
want
to
continue
to
to
maintain
as
many
parks
as
we
currently
do.
Is
that
correct.
U
Unless
the
city
council
is
willing
to
spend
seven
million
dollars
a
year
on
Parks,
the
majority
of
which
the
vast
majority
of
which
will
be
General
obligation
bonds,
unless
a
new
funding
source
is
identified,
we
will
not
be
able
to
maintain
the
operations
just
because
playgrounds
and
other
amenities
are
failing
faster
than
we
can
fix
them.
So
it
isn't
necessarily
staff
making
a
recommendation
on
how
I
this
is
just.
O
O
If
something
is
a
part
of
an
open
discussion,
again,
I,
don't
think
we
should
be
making
long-term
investment
decisions
this
budget
season,
especially
because
we
have
a
financial
budget
committee
that
is
working
diligently
to
answer
some
of
these
longer
term
questions
about
open
discussions,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
everyone
understood
that
that
is
I
opened.
What
I
feel
is
an
open
discussion
and
staff
has
access
for
direction
and
then
councilmember
Kelly
is
at
a
it
wasn't
a
motion,
but
would
you
like
to
make
that
emotion
about
the
Fountain,
Square
or.
A
Q
I'll
weigh
in
on
the
Fountain
Square
question
yeah,
just
for
the
record
as
well,
and
given
our
budgetary
constraints
for
next
year,
paying
for
that
Fountain
to
be
removed
out
of
our
own
money.
I,
don't
think,
is
the
right
way
to
go.
In
fact,
I
would
like
to
take
a
minute
and
think
about
a
better
way
to
do
that
and
the
underground
Fountain
hasn't
been
around
long
enough
for
it
to
become
an
iconic
fixture.
Q
Maybe
there's
something
we
could
do
for
less
money
that
would
get
us
where
we
need
to
go
sooner
rather
than
later,
rather
than
I
think
we
still
need
to
continue
litigating
to
because
we
should
have
gotten
what
we
paid
for,
but
maybe
a
small
or
above
ground
Fountain
would
be
something
it
would
be,
an
amenity
for
the
for
Fountain
Square,
the
fixture
for
downtown
and
maybe
a
lot
cheaper.
O
V
U
O
U
We
did
oh,
the
shared
streets
design
or
this.
S
O
Actually
prefer
that,
as
opposed
to
what
we
had
before
so
now,
I
have
something
to
justify
that.
F
A
Sprinkler
you
can,
we
can
have
a
separate
special
counsel
media
for
water
feature
brainstorm.
Okay.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
this
item?
Seeing
none?
Thank
you.
Miss
Biggs,
thanks
to
the
team
and
I
think
I
don't
do
telepathy,
but
I'm
I'm,
guessing
that
you
feel
like
you've,
gotten
a
lot
of
important
feedback
and
also
not
enough.
U
A
Yeah,
so
we'll
have
to
continue
these
conversations,
yes,
but
we
are
committed
to
making
that
happen
and
making
the
right
calls
here.
Narrowing.
U
Q
A
F
F
F
These
are
the
numbers
I
think
we
had
a
discussion
at
the
finance
budget
to
have
the
kind
of
numbers
as
of
September
and
even
provide
the
projections
for
the
year
end,
and
you
would
see
that,
as
of
9
30,
the
general
fund
number
is
around
at
17.2
million
dollars.
Projected
is
around
14.1.
We
have
adjusted
for
some
year-end
expenses
and
I.
Will
some
of
the
revenues
would
kind
of
slow
down
or
fall
off
in
terms
of
permit
revenues
or
transfer
tax
or
Recreation
revenues,
and
like
that.
F
This
was
even
the
question
and
the
discussion,
the
finance
and
budget
committee
salaries
by
Department,
and
you
would
see
that
as
of
September
as
the
second
column
we
are
at
70
percent
Target
is
75
percent
and
we
are
projecting
the
last
column
at
around
95
percent.
Some
of
them
are
a
little
over
Health
fire,
but
I
think
some
of
them
are
even
Grant,
funded
in
health
when
the
expense
for
covet
Grant.
We
have
the
revenues
too
to
offset
that
extra.
F
General
fund
projections
for
the
major
revenues,
so
where
we
are,
we
wanted
to
show
the
some
of
the
top
revenues
where
we
are
doing
pretty
good
and
obviously,
all
those
related
to
our
economies.
So,
income
tax
sales,
tax
transfer,
tax,
liquor,
tax,
wheel
checks,
Ambulance,
Service
and
use
tax,
so
the
target
is
again.
These
are
the
numbers
end
of
September.
We
are
should
be
at
75
percent,
but
you
would
see
that
the
only
big
animal
you
see
in
personal
property
replacement
tax.
This
is
just
for
this
year,
based
on
the
items
communication.
F
F
Some
of
those
budgets
were,
you
know,
for
23.
We
have
substantially
increased
compared
to
22
state
income.
Tax
budget
has
gone
up
gemt
in
the
fire
for
the
ambulance
service
that
grants
the
money
we
get
personal
property
replacement
tax,
even
based
on
the
number
via
bump
it
down
up
to
the
almost
1.9
million,
but
it's
still
short,
roughly
million
dollar
of
the
actual
this
year
number
sales
tax
up
by
200
000,
it's
a
cautious
it
could
be
up.
F
But
again
we
hear
the
mixed
things
from
the
outside
world
that
okay,
if
there
is
a
recession
and
the
inflation
is
zero,
so
yeah
we
are
kind
of
keeping
that
number
kind
of
a
little
bit
cautious.
The
hotel
tax
is
up
Recreation
program
fees.
We
are
proposing
two
hundred
thousand
and
the
gas
utility
tax.
F
The
one
in
the
red
is
a
kind
of
a
reduction
in
the
revenue
and
which
is
a
transfer
from
mft
fund.
So
that's
going
away
expense
side,
general
fund,
General
wage
increase.
Looking
into
the
market,
we
kind
of
estimated
error.
We
have
seen
numbers
from
anywhere
from
three
and
a
half
to
five
percent
and
I
was
just
reading.
Today.
A
couple
of
communities
are
increasing,
including
Naperville
are
four
percent
increase
in
their
budget
this
year
of
123.,
so
3.2
million
there,
the
new
positions,
22
and
half
positions
in
the
general
form.
F
Obviously
we
have
more
details
later
on
some
of
the
one-time
expense.
You
see
there
cardiac
monitors
in
fire
tree
inoculation,
sustainability,
incentives
and
then
some
of
those
increases,
maybe
because
of
the
inflation
you
know,
the
cost
of
fuel
is
the
big
one.
Ultimately,
the
fleet
fund
gets
the
money
from
general
fund,
so
there
is
the
impact
there
to
have
an
increased
transfer
and
the
final
thing
is
lifeguard
they're
transport
from
Parks
and
Recreation
to
the
fire
department.
F
Proposed
general
fund
balancing,
so
you
would
see
this
thing.
We
are
showing
the
money
coming
in
and
money
going
out
and
this
was
sent
out.
This
was
a
part
of
our
proposed
budget
use
of
2021
excess
results.
We
plan
to
use
that
4.5
million
corporate
property
tax
levy
increase
2.6,
and
then
you
would
see
some
of
those
expense
side,
salary,
increase,
new
positions,
one-time
expense
and
that's
how
we
had
balance
the
budget,
which
this
was
a
part
of
the
proposed
budget
document.
F
This
is
again
the
excess
one
balance
as
of
December
31st
2021.
So
you
would
see
that
we
ended
up
with
around
31
million
dollar
fund
balance.
16.66
percent
would
be
19
million
dollar
living
our
almost
11.7
million
in
excess
and
then
some
of
the
items
which
you
would
see
down
there
approved
by
the
council
in
the
last
few
months
to
use
that
Surplus
fire
truck
purchase,
transfer
to
CIP
for
maintenance
and
those
kind
of
items.
F
Fund
balance
policy,
we
just
put
it
out
there,
you
heard
from
Evanston
Library
about
four
to
six
months.
We
put
out
some
of
the
other
cities
and
Naperville
stoki,
displaying
some
of
our
neighbors
here
to
Niles
40
sharper
40
percent
and
Evanston
16.66,
which
is
a
two
percent
two
months
of
operating
expense.
F
This
is
the
property
tax
levy
summary.
You
would
see
the
General
from
tax
levy
increase
of
2.6
million
to
cover
all
these
wage
increases
and
the
new
positions
we
are:
keeping
the
Human
Service
fund,
general
assistance
fund
tax
levy,
the
flat
Library
fund.
You
already
see
that
283
000
increase
there,
Debt
Service
Levy
is
going
down
and
fire
police
pension.
F
The
net
impact
is
kind
of
it's
a
net
wash
so
overall
you
would
see
2.2
million
dollar
change
or
the
increase
in
our
Levy,
which
around
four
percent
of
the
last
year's
net
Levy
for
the
city
and
Library
as
a
whole.
F
This
is
the
dollar
bill,
and
then
we
always
talk
about
it
because,
generally,
when
people
see
the
tax
bill,
they
first
call
the
city
and
say:
okay.
Why
are
you
charging
too
much
and
that's
why
we
try
to
say
this:
is
the
city's
portion
is
17
percent
out
of
this
thing,
it
is
mainly
the
school
districts
taking
two
thirds
of
the
taxes,
and
then
the
13
percent
is
the
rest
of
the
taxing
districts
and
Cook
County.
F
The
property
tax
levy-
this
is
again
the
one
of
those
things
I
heard
every
year
that
Evanston
has
a
higher
tax
rate,
so
I
kind
of
research
in
the
Cook
County
website.
Some
of
our
neighboring
communities,
so
you
would
see
modern
grow,
is
the
highest
followed
by
Skokie
by
Des,
Plaines,
Lincolnwood,
knives,
Evanston
and
then
the
Wilmette.
So
these
are
the
some
of
our
neighboring
communities.
F
Proposed
budget
impact
of
tax
levy
increase
the
increase
which
we
have
proposed
and
what
would
be
the
impact?
And
if
you
sit
somewhere
in
the
middle
of
the
like,
say,
Okay
three
thousand
dollar
market
value
of
the
home.
They
would
see
the
64
increase
in
the
tax
bill
for
the
city
portion,
so
we
just
kind
of
prepared
this
table.
This
is
very
handy
at
the
ward
meeting
level,
because
a
lot
of
residents
ask
this.
F
Proposed
budget,
the
police
and
fire
pensions,
we
talk
a
lot
at
the
finance
budget
committee
and
even
throughout
the
years
and
Evanston
has
been
kind
of
discussing
this
for
many
years:
police
and
fire
pensions.
So,
on
the
left
side,
you
see
that
okay
for
this
year,
how
much
more
we
are
giving
in
excess
of
the
state
minimum
and
it's
1.7
million-
and
these
are
the
some
of
the
last
10
years-
contributions
that
okay,
how
much
more
the
city
has
contributed
compared
to
the
state
minimum
and
it's
roughly
almost
36
million
dollars.
F
Proposed
budget,
the
police
fire
pension,
one
of
the
things
this
is
kind
of
a
sometimes
it's
complicated
and
Technical,
but
which
rate
the
rate
of
return
investment
rate
of
return.
How
the
other
communities
are
using
the
lower
the
number,
the
more
the
burden
on
the
residents
or
the
city
has
to
Levy
the
amount
more.
F
So
you
would
see
that
Evanston
is
at
the
six
and
a
half
percent
which
is
at
par
with
the
state
government,
which
is
idoit
Department
of
Insurance
Bartlett,
seven
and
quarter
Schaumburg
elgro
Village,
LG
and
Algonquin
Warrenville
Woodridge
I,
put
in
some
of
the
numbers
kind
of
scattered
throughout
the
hour.
Chicago
suburbs.
F
Now
these
are
the
sort
of
the
proposed
budget.
The
water
and
sanitation
rate
increase
so
proposing
five
percent
increase
to
the
water
rate
and
what
is
its
impact
is
like
a
1350
more
per
year
or
220
per
bi-monthly
bill
and
the
1.8
percent
increase.
We
could
tip
it
to
a
minimum
because
of
the
million
dollar
transfer
approved
by
the
city
council
from
General
for
Nexus
to
the
solid
waste
fund.
F
These
are
the
oppositions
broken
down
by
the
fund
general
fund.
As
we
mentioned
earlier,
22
and
a
half
followed
by
Waterfront
Fleet,
Services,
Human
Service
and
other
funds
totaling
around
39.
F
Proposed
general
fund
new
position:
this
is
the
list.
Previously
you
saw
the
overall
numbers.
This
is
the
list
by
each
department
and
we
have
the
all
I
think
all
the
department,
directors
and
all
that
have
the
Council
of
the
question.
Obviously
we
have
posted
all
the
memos
on
the
city
website.
You
know
justifying
the
need
for
the
position.
F
These
are
in
the
other
funds:
Fleet
sustainability,
water
fund,
Human,
Service,
Library,.
F
F
F
This
is
the
CIP
tax
impact,
and
this
was
just
the
outlet
okay
fee
issue,
a
25
million
dollar
Bond
and
based
on
the
current
rate,
environment
and
again
I
will
go
with
the
300
000
home.
The
impact
would
be
around
55
dollars.
F
Proposed
budget
calendar,
obviously
budget
discussion
at
the
city
council
happening
right
now.
Next
week
is
a
budget
hearing.
We
have
a
budget
discussions.
What
meeting
guidance
we
have
a
lot
of.
We
have
got
meetings
scheduled:
two
Town
Hall
meetings
on
October
26th
on
Spanish
and
November
3rd,
the
budget
town
of
and
truth
and
Taxation
public
hearing
on
November
7th
and
the
adoption
anticipated
budget
adoption
before
the
Thanksgiving,
which
is
the
November
21st.
F
Now,
after
yeah
kind
of
what
we
heard
like,
we
had
a
good
discussion
at
the
finance
budget
committee.
We
got
some
latest
number
from
September
2
and
with
the
trend
and
all
that
we
kind
of
came
out
with
like
a
revised
number.
Some
of
the
revenues
were
revised
upward.
We
took
the
I
think
we
heard
in
from
some
of
the
people
to
kind
of
yeah
keep
the
levy
flat
overall
Levy.
So
we
kind
of
came
out
with
this
kind
of
scenario.
F
Right
now
and
the
other
thing
which
was
discussed
at
the
finance
and
budget
was
the
vacancy
adjustment
or
hiring
lag.
Now
generally,
we
go
with
two
percent,
but
we
have
bumped
it
up
in
the
revised
our
calculation
to
four
percent,
and
then
it
goes
down
to
three
percent
in
24
and
then
two
percent
to
22.
and
obviously
we
would.
This
is
not
a
kind
of
this
is
kind
of
more.
We
will
make
it
Dynamic.
F
So
as
we
get
you
know,
real-time
data,
more
actual
data,
you
know
we'll
update
and
we'll
see
where
we
are,
but
that's
what
we
have
done
and
which
has
improved
the
kind
of
overall
Outlook.
A
lot
I
mean
you
would
see.
The
vacancy
adjustment
at
four
percent
is
a
three
million
dollar
and
some
of
the
increased
yeah
sales
tax,
home
rule
checks.
F
As
I
said,
we
were
conservative,
I
mean
I
still
have
a
mixed
things,
but
at
least
I'm
like
okay
I
can
go
with
some
increase
to
those
revenues
so
overall,
with
those
kind
of
adjustments
keeping
the
levy
flat.
So
we
took
away
that
2.2
million
dollar
increase
in
the
tax
levy,
four
percent
increase
and
I
think
this
would
be
a
lot
the
up
battle.
So
you
would
see
some
of
those
things
right
there,
assuming
14
million
surplus
in
22
I.
F
Think
when
two
months
back
I
presented
here,
I
think
I
gave
the
scenario
of
the
best
scenario
of
10
million
dollars
that
we
would
end
up
10
million.
We
are
putting
it
to
14
million,
since
we
have
extra
two
months
of
Revenue,
including
that
extra
one
and
quarter
million
in
other
taxes,
four
percent
vacancy,
followed
by
three
percent
and
two
percent
expense,
estimated
to
increase
by
four
percent
and
again,
as
I
said,
if
we
go
into
the
inflation,
it
feels
more
like
that
we
will
adjust
down.
F
You
know
to
the
three
percent
or
two
percent,
but
right
now
we
are
going
with
the
four
percent.
You
know,
at
least
for
23
I,
think
that
would
hold
true
revenues.
We
are
estimating
to
increase
by
two
percent
right
now,
again,
it's
conservative.
We
will
see
that
and
see
if
we
can
bump
it
up
to
a
three
person,
and
next
is
the
important
yeah
overall
net
property
tax
levy
held
flat
and
one
of
the
question
which
again
does
not
include
permit
another
revenue
from
Northwestern
University
football
stadium
at
around
10
million.
F
But
we
don't
have
much
information
in
terms
of
timing
in
terms
of
amount
and
then
obviously
operating
Revenue
once
completed.
There
will
be
some
loss
of
revenues
too,
while
the
construction
goes
on,
WE
generate
a
lot
of
money
during
the
football
season,
so
yeah
we
would
lose
that
money
and
if
you
look
at
here
in
the
out
years,
the
fund
balance,
which
is
like
the
first
blue
line
item
ending
fund
balance
in
23.
We
are
proposing
to
have
it
at
41
million.
F
Now
again
we
are
keeping
this
thing
for
the
council
is
to
make
a
goal.
I
mean
this
is
the
kind
of
a
time
to
as
a
part
of
the
city
councils
adopted
goal
of
stable
City
finances
that
we
are
proposing
to
like
move
the
fund
balance
policy
from
16.66
to
18
percent
19
and
20
percent.
So
over
the
three-year
period
kind
of
aired
around
three
and
a
two
thirds.
You
know
to
the
fund
balance
policy,
so
we
are
in
the
positive
in
24
in
25.
F
The
fund
balance
is
almost
24
and
a
half
million
dollars,
but
it
would
be
a
little
less
short
of
our
20
goal.
You
would
see
that
the
last
bottom
Blue
Line
it's
a
2.1
million
in
2025.
F
and
then,
if
you
go
to
the
last
126,
the
estimated
fund
balance
is
11.8
million
dollar
and
the
gold
would
be
around
27
million
dollars,
and
so
we
would
be
short
by
15..
So
the
negative
numbers
you
see
that
it's
not
a
negative
fund
balance
is
negative
compared
to
our
adopted
goal,
but
otherwise
the
first
Blue
Line.
All
the
positive
numbers
you
see
is
the
estimated
fund
balance
for
general
fund
in
the
next
four
years.
F
A
Year
marks
the
first
time
that
we've
had
a
budget
presented
with
the
finance
and
budget
committee.
That's
been
up
and
running
for
the
course
of
the
whole
year,
and
so
we
have
with
us
the
chair
of
the
finance
and
budget
committee
as
well,
who
wanted
to
just
give
some
some
brief
comments
about
the
work
that
they've
done
and
and
some
thoughts
coming
out
of
that
work.
Mr
Livingston.
Y
Thank
you,
mayor,
BISS,
I'm
attached.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation,
so
there's
a
lot
that
we
could
talk
about.
I,
don't
want
to
get
into
too
much
detail,
but
first
of
all,
I
think.
The
way
that
I
would
look
at
that
budget
is
is
that
that
line
that
you
know
shows
usage
usage
of
the
reserves
is
a
deficit.
Y
It's
a
deficit
right
and
I
would
just
look
at
at
the
annual
amounts.
You
know
when
we
have
spending
in
excess
of
our
revenues.
If
we
have
excess
reserves
that
that's
good
but
certainly
I,
I
would
not
say
that
our
our
goal
and
we're
going
to
have
to
and
I'm
sure,
attached
notices
as
well.
We
have
to
work
with
these
numbers
because
that
those
those
uses
of
the
fund
balance
to
take
it
from
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
fortunate
reasons.
Y
Why
why
we
got
to
a
number
that
is,
you
know
in
the
40
million
dollar
sort
of
range?
Y
Now
we
don't
want
to
see
that
bleed
out
the
next
few
years,
so
I
think
there's
a
lot
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
we
can
do,
but
first
of
all
we
have
I
think
for
the
first
year
on
the
finance
and
budget
committee,
it's
been
good
to
get
grounded
in
some
of
the
major
points
that
that
we
need
to
deal
with
and
working
with
the
tests
and
chess,
Jess
and
and
Clayton
who
I
think
was
here
and
yeah.
Clayton
I
had
a
good
addition,
so
we're.
Y
To
have
him
as
well
as
council,
member
Burns
and
Kelly,
and
Usman
Reed
and
win
I
think
we've
all
we've
all
had
some
very
good,
very
good
discussions,
and
also
the
the
fellow
community
members
of
Leslie
McMillan
who's
here
and
Sherry
Ruckus.
So
I
think
we
are.
We
are
making
progress
on
focusing
on
the
major
issues
that
I
think
we
do,
but
we
have
a.
We
have
a
ways
to
go
and
we
need
to
stay
focused
on
what
the
what
the
right
points
are.
Y
So
when
we
first
went
over
this
this
budget
a
week
or
so
ago,
we
as
a
group
came
up
with
a
list
of
priority
items
that
we
think
we
want
to
focus
on
now,
but
again
it's
going
to
be
a
process
of
of
years,
I
think
to
really
get
to
the
degree
of
of
progress.
We
need
to
make
the
first
one.
We've
all
talked
about
pretty
significantly
so
far
tonight,
which
is
capital
project
prioritization,
and
there
are
several
major
projects
that
we
believe
we
would
like
to
review
in
a
bit
more
detail.
Y
Some
of
them
were
reviewed
tonight.
I
think
we
could
come
up
with
a
better
process
for
having
the
a
subcommittee
of
finance
and
budget
or
finance
and
budget
come
up
with
a
template
and
a
process
to
look
at
projects
how
much
individual
projects
are
funded
by
outside
money.
How
do
we
sort
of
institutionalize
and
come
up
with
a
better
Capital
project
approval
which,
which
every
company
has
it's
you
know
sort
of
the
organization
that
I'm
the
world
that
I
sort
of
come
from?
Y
We
should
have
a
standard,
Capital
project
approval
that
looks
at
all
of
the
of
the
relevant
cost
savings
and
priorities
and
needs
to
do
individual
projects
and
where's
the
money
coming
from
and
really
institutionalize
a
process
to
say,
hey
this.
This
clearly
meets
our
goals
and
this
one
does
not
meet
our
goals
and-
and
that's
what
certainly
that's
what
a
company
does.
I
know
that
we're
different
than
a
company,
but
ultimately
it's
still
a
cost-benefit
analysis
based
on
what
those
priorities
are.
Y
So
we
need
to
come
up
with
that
sort
of
process
and
institutionalize
it
I
would
say
the
ma.
Some
of
the
major
projects
that
sort
of
jump
out
the
most
are
the
ones
I
think
all
of
them
have
been
discussed
tonight.
Fountain
Square,
the
animal
shelter,
the
Civic
Center,
tough
decision
there
on
the
Civic
Center,
because
every
dollar
we
spent
is
somewhat
a
sunk
cost.
That
would
commit
us
to
stay
here
more
right,
so
we've
already
spent
five
million.
How
do
we
leave
right?
Y
So
I
I
still
think
we
need
to
think
about
what
is
our
long-term
plan,
the
Ecology
Center.
One
thing
we
did
not
talk
about
was
the
service
center
fuel
replacement,
but
I
think
some
of
that
might
be
outside
funded,
but
that's
another
one
that
that
I
think
we
would
want
to
to
look
into
but
more.
We
need
an
overall
process
on
how
do
I
prioritize
and
say
these
are
the
capital
projects
that
are
most
important
to
us.
So
that's
what
more
work
to
do
there.
Y
Y
I
I
believe
that
we
need
to
get
a
new
actuarially,
determined,
Glide
path,
they're,
both
90
funding
by
2040
and
100
funding
by
by
2040.
and
one
one
thing
that
I
do
not
believe
is
in
the
numbers
that
were
just
shown
on
pension
funding
is,
as
everyone
in
here
would
know.
The
stock
market
is
down
25
this
year,
I,
don't
know
where
exactly
our
assets
are.
Y
We
need
to
get
a
current
update
on
that,
but
any
any
view
on
what
we
need
to
contribute
to
get
to
our
long-term
goals
of
90
or
100
percent.
Funding
I
believe
needs
to
take
into
account
where
we
are
today
relative
to
our
asset
levels,
because
it
is
substantially
different
than
some
of
the
con
than
some
of
the
numbers
that
would
have
been
used
in
the
actuary
reports
that
were
presented.
Y
You
know
were
calculated
at
the
beginning
of
this
year,
because
that's
normally
how
we
get
to
our
recommended
next
year,
number
is
used.
What
comes
out
of
the
of
the
prior's
actuary
report
as
I
as
I
understand
it
and
I
would
say
the
beginning
point
of
what
the
assets
are
and
what
the
funding
balance
is
is
materially
misstated.
Y
If
we,
if
we
start
with
a
number
that
is
given,
what's
happened
in
the
markets
today
but
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
good
work,
you
know,
since
the
2008
Blue
Ribbon
committee,
there
has
been
consistent
additional
funding
growth
in
the
overall
funding
level,
but
obviously
then
you
bump
into
a
year
like
like
this
and
and
and
and
we
you
know,
I
I've
made
my
own
estimates
I
think
we
need
the
actuary
to
come
up
with
what
their
estimates
are
on
exactly
where
the
revised
funding
funding
level
is,
but
I
would
encourage
us.
Y
Let's
update
the
numbers,
let's
use
current
numbers,
let's
try
to
get
a
Glide
path
to
90
and
100
percent
and
I.
Believe
it's
going
to
be
in
excess
of
the
of
the
of
the
numbers.
I
know
it
will
be
in
excess
but
I
again,
I'm,
not
an
actuary
I.
Just
they've
done
my
own
estimates
now
I
think
it's
higher
than
than
what
is
in
there,
but
then
also
I
think
that
this
Council
needs
to
make
an
absolute
commitment.
Y
We
have
got
to
put
this
behind
us
right
and-
and
it's
gotten
maybe
a
bit
better.
Okay
I
mean
we.
You
know
I,
look
at
the
numbers,
we
see.
That's
why
the
Blue
Ribbon
committee
was
was
founded
as
I
understand
it,
because
we
in
2000
we
were
60
funded.
Okay
in
08,
we
were
42
funded,
a
lot
of
things
going
on
there
right,
Actuarial
changes,
market
returns,
but
but
don't
know
what
the
funding
policies
overall
were
during
that
period
of
time.
Y
But
one
thing
I
want
us
to
all
get
away
from
is
that
the
state
minimum
contribution
is
anything
we
should
even
consider
as
reality
of
what
a
what
an
or
what
a
what
a
community
should
put
into
their
pension
plan
that
that
is
the
that
is
the
minimum.
It's
not
the
recommended,
and
we
ultimately
want
to
get
out
of
this,
and
you
know
if
our
goal
is
2040,
that's
18
years.
Y
We
need
to
make
a
similar
commitment
that
that
this
council
is
going
to
fund
what
it
takes
so
that
we
can
get
to
our
funding
goal
by
2040.
and
unfortunately,
this
year
we
would
have
taken
a
step
back,
not
because
we
didn't
fund
enough
to
get
to
the
90
goal,
but
because
of
a
significant
market
value
decline
in
the
stock
market,
and
maybe
we'll
have
years
that
we
exceed
in
the
future
and
we
can
readjust.
But
I
would
strongly
recommend
that
annually
we
redo
our
Glide
path.
We
see
where
we
are.
Y
We
look
at
a
90
or
100
funding
goal
and
I
would
argue.
It's
a
hundred
percent
fun
and
goal
I.
Don't
know
why
we
would
want
to
leave
the
Evanston
of
2040
with
over
a
hundred
million
dollars
of
remaining
pension
debt
and
punch
and
pension
deficit,
and
that's
again
roughly
the
number
that
I
would
that
I
would
estimate
is
the
is
the
deficit
if
between
90
and
100,
funding
in
in
2040.,
so
I
think
that's
something
that
the
council
needs
to
think
about.
Y
But
given
the
amount
of
time
I
think
you
would
find
and
again,
let's
get
actuarially
determined
numbers
that
the
difference
between
getting
to
90
and
100
percent
is
is
not
as
wide
as
the
ocean.
It's
a
few
million
dollars
a
year
and
and
if
we
are
very
consistently
applying
we're
going
to
re-measure
we're
going
to
see
where
we
are
we're
still
going
to
keep
inside
of
our
goal,
we
can
find
that
in
18
years
things
are
a
whole
lot
better.
Y
You
know,
pension
funding
doesn't
go
away
at
100,
you're
still
spending
a
lot,
but
at
least
we
can
get
to
the
point
where
we're
not
making
up
for
the
hole
that
was
built.
That
was
dug
historically
and
again.
There's
been
a
lot
of
progress
over
the
last
12
years
or
so,
but
we're
still
not
there
I
mean
I,
think
we're
somewhere
in
the
50s,
probably
the
lower
50s.
Y
But
again
we
need
the
actuary
to
tell
us
and
not
my
my
rough
estimate
so
again,
I
would
Advocate
and
that's
something
for
finance
and
budget
to
talk
about
more.
What
is
the
right
amount
of
pension
funding
so
that
eventually
we
get
to
a
day
that
pension
is
not
one
of
the
major
items
that
we
are,
that
we
are
wrestling
with
and
be
that
through
other
budget
savings
or
be
it
through
the
fact
that
we
need
to
dedicate
property,
tax
money
or
other
money
to
to
make
sure
that
that
absolutely
happens.
Y
So
the
third
area
was
on
the
open
positions.
Those
have
been
discussed
to
some
degree
tonight,
we're
asking
for
a
Reconciliation
between
the
39
positions
that
were
currently
asked
for
in
the
recent
Baker
Tilly
study.
Baker
Tilly
did
not
include
Public
Service
public
Public
Safety
jobs,
but
we
just
want
to
make
sure
we
understand
where
the
39
are
coming
from
and
then
also
get
those
prioritized
and
think
about
how
you
know
what
are
the
most
critical
roles
to
fill
they're,
not
all
going
to
be
filled
at
once.
Y
How
do
we
prioritize
the
rules
that
need
to
get
filled
and
the
same
for
the
40
open
positions?
So
what's
the
priority
What's
the
timing
and
then
finally,
we
just
talked
about
it.
Given
that
I
think
the
open
budget
adjustment
and
and
Mr
desai's
already
reflected
that
the
two
percent
was
too
low,
I
mean
really,
if
we're
going
to
add
all
these
jobs
we're
starting
the
year
10.
So
there
could
even
be
room
above
four.
Y
You
know,
but
I
think
it's
good,
a
good
move
in
the
right
direction
to
really
get
to
a
realistic
number
that
not
all
those
jobs
are
going
to
be
added
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
of
course,
and
what
is
the
right
adjustment,
and
so
then
also
this
is
something
maybe
I
would
just
like
to
understand
better.
Y
But
if
you
look
at
our
balance
sheet
at
our
statement
of
net
position,
we
actually
have,
as
I
say
just
looking
at
the
statements
at
the
end
of
the
year,
and
some
of
this
is
arpa
money.
We
had
81
million
dollars
in
cash
and
debt
of
I
think
about
159
million.
So
that's
an
odd
relationship.
I
I
understand
that
on
many
capital
projects
we
need
to
fund
all
the
money
up
front,
make
sure
we
have
the
money
set
aside,
but
I
think,
especially
in
this
rate
environment.
Y
Let's
make
sure
that
that
you
know
that
cash
position
is
as
efficient
as
it
could
be.
You
know,
is
there?
Is
there
a
way
to
draw
down
some
degree
of
of
free
cash
to
avoid,
as
long
as
possible,
issuing
incremental
debt
in
this
interest
rate
environment
and
also
looking
at
we
we've
talked
about
it,
some
credit
facilities,
short-term
credit
facilities
where
we
it
just
we
don't.
Y
We
don't
want
to
sign
up
for
high
interest
debts,
although
in
a
year
it
might,
it
looks
like
it
wasn't
that
high,
but
who
knows
High
interest
debt
that
we're
looking
into
for
20
years.
So
how
do
we
so
anyway?
Those
are
some
things
that
we're
we're
thinking
about.
I.
Think
the
discussion
about
the
fund
balance
policy
is
good,
but
as
I
started
off
there
I
I
view
those
negative
numbers
in
usage
of
the
excess
fund
balance
as
being
deficits
and
and
when
we,
how
do?
How
does
that
not
happen?
Y
So
I
think
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
and
some
of
that
will
come
out
over
a
period
of
of
years.
But
how
do
we
you
know?
How
do
we
make
sure
those
deficits
don't
have
to
that
degree,
but
also
I
go
back
to
an
area
where
I
think.
Unfortunately,
we
do
need
to
spend
somewhat
more
to
eventually
get
to
the
day
where
we
are
out
of
this
problem
with
police
and
fire
pension
funding.
That's
Our
obligation,
we
don't
Define
the
benefits.
Y
We
owe
the
benefits,
we
don't
Define
them,
but
it's
our
job
to
fund
them
and
and
there's
been
progress,
but
not
enough.
Let's
just
be
realistic:
let's
use
current
asset
values
and,
let's,
let's
make
sure
that
we're
on
a
Glide
path
to
our
90
or
I
would
argue,
I.
Think
some
others
would
too
100
funding
balance
by
by
by
2040.,
which
we
can
do.
O
O
R
Thank
you
sue.
Thank
you.
Mr
Livingston,
that
was
great
I
yeah
I
happen
to
I.
Do
agree.
I
think
we
need
to
be
funding
fully
funding
100
our
our
pension
obligation
and
I.
Think
we
can
do
it
I'm
really.
You
know
I'm
delighted
to
see
that
staff
has
managed
to.
You
know,
keep
the
levy
flat,
but
I
think
in
reviewing
certain
projects
and
others
we
can
reduce
it
enough
to
potentially
keep
it
continue
to
keep
it
flat
and
fully
fund
and
on
the
hundred
percent
path.
R
I
think
that's
somewhere.
I
think
the
number
needs
to
be
set.
It's
going
to
be
upwards
of
four
million
dollars
for
that,
probably
between
4.3
and
4.7
and
I
think
we
need
to
figure
out
those
adjustments
to
our
budgets
so
that
we
can
strive
to
continue
to
keep
the
levy
flat
and
also
fully
fund
our
pension
I.
Think
we
can
do
that.
I
would
argue.
R
I,
don't
think
this
is
the
year
to
increase
our
Reserve
above
16.6
I've
spoken
with
Folks
at
different
Finance
experts,
who
feel
that
that
is
that
that
number
in
percent
is
fine
to
absorb
any
potential
shocks
next
year.
I.
Don't
think
this
is
the
year
next
year
to
start
increasing
it,
so
that
would
bring
in
additional
funding
for
us
all
right.
R
Q
You
this
is
related
to
council
member
Burns's
question
about
the
Northwestern
Stadium.
How
much
revenue
do
we
expect
to
lose
during
the
construction
project.
Q
10
million
becomes
nine
million
net
right,
which
is
coming
Seasons
times
two
seasons
yeah,
so
eight
million
yes
and
whether
that's
at
the
end
of
next
year
or
into
2024.
We
don't
know.
But
to
what
extent
can
we
plan
around
having
that
money?
At
some
point,
even
though
we
don't
know
exactly
when
it's
coming.
F
I
mean
it's
I
will
defer
it
to
the
other
male
city
manager.
If
someone
knows
better
than
yeah
I
mean
else
they're.
Okay,
if
we
have
some
kind
of
guidance
from
the
Northwestern
I
mean
I'm
glad
to
yeah.
If
you
think
that
we
would
get
the
money
even
by
the
year
end
on
any
of
the
city
council
directs
us,
we
would
be
glad
to
include
it
in
our
projected
revenues.
423.
I.
O
R
I
was
I
would
like
to
see
the
city
begin
now
in
23,
fully
funding
our
budget,
our
police
and
police
and
fire
pension
obligation
at
100,
so
that
we're
moving
we're
going
to
be
at
100,
which
would
mean
obviously
allocating
a
much
larger,
not
a
much
larger.
R
A
couple
million
dollars
more
towards
our
pension
obligation
and
I
think
we
should
look
at
still
striving
to
keep
the
Levee
flat
if
possible,
but
I
would
concur
with
Mr
Livingston
that
that
would
be
a
reason
to
potentially
exceed
to
raise
our
Levy
if
need
be,
but
I
think
we
should
strive
to
keep
it.
Keep
it
flat
with
the
kind
of
cuts
that
we're
going
to
look
at
when
we
examine
the
CIP
budget.
But
I
would
also
advocate
for
keeping
our
Reserve
at
16.6
next
year.
There.
O
It
is
reserve
why
why
20
and
not
16.6
so
I
was
talking
to
the
city
manager
store
earlier,
who
gave
the
best
at
least
single
explanation
as
if
we
were
at
20
funded
during
covet.
We
wouldn't
have
had
to
lay
off
as
many
positions
I
was
like.
That
makes
some
sense
not
as
not
so
sure
that
that
change
alone
would
would
result
in
a
a
a
more
improved
Bond
rating,
but
being
able
to
not
lay
people
off
is
a
good
reason
to
to
so.
O
F
Mean
you
mentioned
all
three
or
four
reasons:
I
think
the
reading
agency,
the
other
thing
we
don't
have
to
lay
off
cut
down
the
service
levels
and
I
think
we
have
our
budget
manager
who
came
from
Schaumburg
and
I
mean
they
could
sail
through
it
because
of
the
40
fund
balance
policy.
So
no
layoffs,
no
service
cuts.
No,
so
we
could
keep
that
service,
sometimes
the
service
level.
F
You
know,
because
sometimes,
if
we
lay
up
the
people's
service,
is
kind
of
tied
into
that
in
a
direct
proportion,
so
Bond
reading
every
tier,
my
experience,
four
or
five
years
here
in
Evanston
and
my
previous
job
as
the
finance
director
rating
agencies.
They
look
at
it
and
particularly
a
couple
of
times.
Yes,
they
were
made
a
comment
that
okay,
why
you
are
below
16.66,
which
is
a
city
adopted
goal
and
I
said
we
had
some
rough
years
and
whatnot.
So
we
have,
but
we
are
striving.
F
You
know
if
we
go
out
for
a
line
of
credit,
the
banks
or
other
rating
agencies
for
our
bond
purpose,
and
even
if,
like
you,
get
extra
10
business
points,
you
know,
because
if
we
lose
the
rating,
what
if
we
improve
our
rating
because
of
these
kind
of
good
things
home
rule
Community
is
considered
a
good
thing,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
flexibility
in
terms
of
revenues
so
which
is
a
big
plus.
You
know,
and
they
talk
about
the
financial,
strong
financial
management
in
their
final
report
from
SNP
and
others.
F
So
if
we
improve
like,
if
it
all
helps
to
improve
our
rating
by
one
notch
and
which
could
cut
down
like
a
10
20
basis
points
in
our
interest
cost
it's
millions
of
dollars
over
the
life
of
the
Dead,
you
know
so.
Yes,
it
has
a
thing,
but
one
thing
which
I
would
say:
yes,
I
mean:
can
we
go
to
40
Schaumburg
Nails?
You
heard
Evanston
Public
Library
that
they
are
at
four
to
six
months,
even
after
they
would
use
some
of
the
results
this
year
they
would
be
somewhere
around
35
percent,
so
yeah.
F
It
has
a
lot
of
those
things
and
it
establishes
or
kind
of
gives
you
assurance
that
their
services
would
be
there.
You
know
if
it's
just
because
we
lose
a
million
or
two
like
in
Northwest
and
I'm
glad
it
is
compensated
by
a
high
amount
of
things,
but
in
years
Evanston
sometimes
can
take
this
kind
of
hits
because
we
have
a
larger
Revenue
base.
A
There
were
two
aspects
of
the
state
pension
formula
that
were
flagged
as
potentially
kind
of
dumb
one
was
the
90
right.
The
formula
says
we're
supposed
to
get
to
90
by
2040.
The
point
is:
hey,
100
percent
seems
to
be
all
so
that's
one.
The
other
is
a
little
bit
more
complicated,
but
maybe
worth
spending
30
seconds
explaining
our
our
calculation
doesn't
actually
take
as
an
input
the
number
of
dollars
in
the
pension
fund.
A
It
takes
as
an
input
some
other
complicated
thing,
because
the
number
of
dollars
fluctuates,
it
can
be
volatile
and
so
it
it
they
do
something
called
smoothing,
which
is
to
say
they
do
like
a
five-year
rolling
average.
That
means
that
if
we
have
a
really
bad
year
like
this
year,
that's
not
all
priced
into
what
we
would
pay.
A
So
we
would
pay
some
number
that
kind
of
feels
low
compared
to
what
somebody
just
looking
at
the
asset
value
would
conclude
and
the
price
that
we
pay
for
putting
in
that
smaller
number
of
dollars
is
hey
next
year.
We'll
put
in
more
in
the
year
after
we'll
put
them
more
in
your
afternoon,
put
it
more
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
On
the
flip
side,
if
we
have
a
really
good
year,
it
doesn't
drop
our
contribution
as
much
as
you
might
expect.
A
So
those
are
two
things
in
the
state
law
that
are
kind
of
you
know
you
might
criticize
the
first
one
the
100
versus
90
would
always
result
in
this
paying
more
the
second
one.
The
so-called
smoothing
would
certainly
near
like
this
result
in
us
paying
more.
F
You're
right
so
yes,
you're
right
that
the
whole
process
started
in
Evanston
when
so
many
other
communities
where
I
think
never
thought
about
it.
In
2008,
Blue,
Ribbon
committee,
you
know,
and
if
you
look
at
the
even
last
10
12
years,
the
investment
rate
assumption
I
mean
right
now
we're
at
six
and
half
six
and
three
quarters
I,
remember
in
18,
I
think
when
we
I
came
here,
Evanston
was
using
six
and
three
quarter.
Teachers
retirement
system
at
the
state
level
was
using
eight
and
a
quarter.
F
There
is
a
big
difference
if
I
would
have
used
eight
and
a
quarter
suddenly
our
funding
would
be
75
percent
80.
So
yes,
and
even
to
the
same
Council,
some
of
them
are
a
year.
One
of
our
previous
actuary
came
here
and
say:
okay,
what
level
of
funding
you
need?
I
can
make
it
happen
right
now.
So
it's
like
that.
Yes,
we
will
use
eight
percent
eight
and
a
half
person
and
yeah.
F
You
are
at
75.,
so
yes,
you're
right,
but
evilston
has
consistently
used
after
they
realized
in
the
past
that,
yes,
this
is
a
problem
we
need
to
address,
but
at
the
same
time
I
mean
they
were
struggling
with
the
tax
level,
because
what
happens
is
like
suppose?
If
you
tell
me
just
do
it
give
five
million?
Where
is
it
coming
from?
Okay,
we'll
have
to
Levy
five:
that's
how
we
do
that
we
Levy
for
fighting
police
pension.
Y
Y
The
pension
liability,
which
makes
it
look
artificially
I,
would
say
better,
funded,
so
I
think
it's
not
so
much
a
discussion
about
what's
a
reasonable
rate
of
return,
our
assets-
hopefully
we
will,
especially
after
a
bad
year,
make
eight
and
a
half
percent,
or
some
higher
number
going
forward,
but
I
would
argue
that
would
not
be
the
appropriate
number
then
to
really
get
a
current
view
on
what
what
the
future
value
of
all
of
our
real
dollars
that
will
pay
out
of
pension.
Y
R
Would
be
helpful
too,
for
residents
and
for
Council
to
see
how
the
debt
has
grown
over
the
years
as
a
result
of
really
we've
been
on
90
for
the
most
part
path
and
just
to
understand
what
happens
when
you
essentially
don't
pay
interest
on
a
large
chunk
of
of
that
money
and
I
think
that
that
would
then
resonate
and
people
would
understand
better
and
I
hope.
R
Hopefully,
this
whole
Council,
why
it's
so
important
that
we
start
making
those
payments
towards
100
immediately
that
the
likelihood
that
you
know
a
hundred
thousand
I
I
mean
you
so
just
100
million
by
2040
I,
don't
know,
but
I
I
think
that
if
folks
saw
how
it
has
been
increasing
over
the
years
as
a
result
of
not
paying
on
100
fully
funding,
it
I
think
everybody
would
agree.
I
think
every
resident
would
agree
that
we
need
to
start
doing
this
now
and
I.
Think
it's
worth
mentioning.
R
R
This
would
be
horrible
for
municipalities
if
municipally
latched
on
to
that,
so
so
anyway,
so
so
I
hope
we
can
all
I
hope
we'll
all
get
on
board
with
fully
funding
this
year,
start
on
that
path
and
start
making
that
a
regular
part
of
our
budget
proposals
for
every
year.
Thank
you.
A
All
right
and
then
seeing
none
I'll,
just
add
a
few
comments
of
my
own,
just
in
full
transparency,
I'm,
not
sure
where
I
stand
on
the
100
versus
90
question.
What
I
do
think
is
important
to
acknowledge
is
that
the
state's
formula
is
not
adequate
and
we
should
be
going
Beyond.
A
A
A
That
said,
I'm
not
able
to
support
the
budget
that
was
published
on
the
website
and
I
just
wanted
to
be
transparent
and
explain
why,
as
was
discussed,
it
proposes
a
property
tax
increase
and
it
proposes
to
essentially
dip
into
reserves
and
also
use
some
arpa
funding
to
achieve
balance
and
I.
Think
a
situation
where
all
of
that
is
necessary
has
got
to
come
with
real
serious
evidence
that
we've
done
everything
we
can
to
find
every
possible
saving
and
efficiency
and
I.
A
Don't
think
that
is
then
consistent
with
the
expansion
and
staff
that
is
being
proposed.
So
obviously,
this
is
only
a
starting
point.
There's
been
a
lot
of
really
constructive
feedback,
but
I
did
think
it
was
important
in
the
interest
of
transparency
just
to
share
my
own
view
of
of
where
we
are
and
the
direction
that
I
hope
we
can
head
in
the
coming
weeks.
As
these
conversations
continue
so
again,
thanks
to
everybody,
I
think
we
had
really
important
conversations.
A
There's
a
lot
left
to
come
thanks
to
everybody
in
Council,
for
your
engagement
with
this.
It's
going
to
be
a
really
really
critical
call
time
for
us
all
to
share
our
views
and
make
sure
we
can
coalesce
around
something
that
really
works
for
the
whole
community,
and
that
brings
us
to
call
of
the
awards.
Councilmember
Ravel.
T
The
evanstonian
Bernice
weisbord,
who
was
just
such
a
Pioneer
in
helping
everybody,
recognize
the
importance
of
investment
in
the
early
childhood
education.
The
years
one
you
know
up
to
three
years
old
and
providing
support
that
families
need
to
be
able
to
provide
the
nurturing
and
stability
that
they
need
to
help
their
children
succeed.
She
was
obviously
the
founder
of
Family
Focus
here
in
Evanston,
but
her
impact
was,
you
know
here
in
Evanston
was
in
Chicago.
It
was
nationally
as
well
so
she's.
T
W
There
will
be
a
ninth
ward
meeting
on
October
26th
at
7.
30
and
I
will
also
be
at
the
October
26th
budget,
Town
Hall
in
espanol
at
the
Levy
Center.
So
look
forward
to
seeing
people
there.
R
Ward
meeting
this
Thursday,
the
20th
and
the
budget
team
will
be
with
us
to
discuss
budget
and
to
hear
your
input
so
I
encourage
everyone
or
encourage
your
friends
if
they're
going
to
tend
to
either
watch
this
meeting
this
evening
and
or
you
know,
take
a
good
look
at
the
budget
before
our
award
meeting
this
Thursday.
Thank
you.
Z
V
Well,
I'd
like
to
Echo
the
comments
that
councilmember
reubel
made
about
Bernice
Weisberg.
She
was
really
a
giant
in
the
field
and
we
were
very
fortunate
to
have
her
here
in
Evanston
for
announcements.
There
will
be
a
a
joint
budget
meeting
with
the
third
and
fourth
Wards
at
the
fourth
ward
meeting
on
Tuesday
November
1st
at
Robert
Crown,
so
for
third
warders
we're
going
to
hear
together
with
the
fourth
warders
about
the
budget
at
the
November
first
meeting.
Q
O
Yeah
I
also
want
to
express
what
I
can
do.
All
this
is
to
Bernice
weissbourg,
which
says
was
expressed
that
she
was
one
of
the
founders
of
Family
Focus,
which
is
I,
would
say
the
only
Social
Service
Hub
in
the
City
of
Evanston,
and
that
not
only
does
Family
Focus
provide
programming
there,
but
they
are
landlord
to
several
other
social
service
providers
and
it
is
truly
an
amazing,
Center,
I.
O
Think
the
the
recent
merger
with
the
with
Child
Care
Society,
the
Chicago
organization,
honors
Bernice's
contributions,
I
think
the
the
three
million
dollars
that
we
that
we
approved
for
Family
Focus
honors
at
Legacy,
as
well
as
well
as
the
tenants
who
are
still
there
and
committed
to
the
to
the
building
and
the
cause.
I,
also
want
to
announce
a
joint
meeting,
a
budget
meeting
on
27th
with
the
eighth
Ward.
O
It
will
start
at
7,
15
p.m
and,
following
the
the
budget
discussion,
we'll
we'll
have
a
Fifth
Ward
meeting
where
we'll
also
discuss
zoning
and
our
upcoming
comprehensive
plan.
O
There's
a
reparations
town
hall
meeting
that
will
be
hosted
by
Second,
Baptist
Church
and
the
reparations
committee
on
October,
22nd
and
and
then
also
I,
invite
folks
who
are
interested
in
supporting
the
city
and
finding
ways
to
support
our
minority,
women-owned
and
evanston-based
businesses
to
attend
the
next
nwebe
committee
meeting
on
October
19th,
where
we
will
develop
its
first
annual
work
plan.
Where
we'll
talk
about
ways
to
I'll
talk
about
some
of
the
goals.
O
We'll
talk
about
ways
to
increase
local
firms
that
provide
goods
and
services
for
the
City
of
Evanston,
we'll
discuss
how
to
increase
local
contractors
that
work
as
general
contractors
and
subcontractors
or
major
projects
in
Evanston.
The
Northwestern
for
the
football
stadium
being
won
along
with
other
considerations,
and
that
is
all
thank
you.
Q
Pursuant
to
five
Illinois
compiled
statutes,
120-2a
I
move
that
the
city
council
convened
into
executive
session
to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
personnel,
setting
the
price
of
sale
or
lease
of
property
owned
by
the
city
and
the
establishment
of
reserves
or
settlement
of
claims,
as
well
as
I'm.
Sorry,
let
me
start
over
I
read
that
I
read
last
week's
list.
The
list
is
including
the
purchase
or
use
of
real
property,
setting
the
price
or
sale
of
lease
or
property
owned
by
the
city
and
litigation.