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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 11/11/2013
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City of Evanston City Council Meeting - 11/11/2013
A
B
Good
evening,
madam
mayor
deputy,
claire
caldwell
members
of
council
city
manager,
bob
quits
marty,
lyons
chief
financial
officer
tonight
we
are
doing
the
official
public
hearing
for
the
2014
budget
process.
The
2014
budget
for
2014,
as
proposed,
is
252
million,
295
571
dollars,
and
that
includes
all
funds
and
inner
fund
transfers.
B
When
entered
fund
transfers
are
removed,
the
net
budget
is
220
million
517
313
dollars.
The
city
has
already
begun
its
budget
deliberations,
as
is
our
usual
process.
Our
public
hearing
is
in
the
middle.
We
know
we
do
not
have
the
public
hearing
at
the
end
when
the
process
is
over,
nor
in
the
beginning,
when
the
process
has
just
begun.
That
way.
Residents
that
wish
to
speak
regarding
the
budget
do
have
information
regarding
our
process
to
date
and
where
we
might
be
going,
information
is
available
to
all
residents
at
the
clerk's
office.
B
A
budget
is
on
file,
a
budget
is
on
file
at
the
public
library
and,
of
course,
we
have
all
budget
documentation,
including
the
proposed
budget.
All
budget
memos
to
date
are
on
the
city's
website
at
the
the
budget
folder.
So
at
www.cityofvinston.org
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
regarding
the
hearing.
C
C
Six
hundred
thousand
I
mean
three
hundred
and
thousand
dollars,
basically
is
what
you
want
to
spend
to
do
a
kitchen
upgrade
and
that
basically
is
a
waste
of
taxpayer
money.
At
this
point,
the
council
is
either
gonna
kill
this
or
it's
going
to
carry
it
forward,
but
the
total
price
of
that
project
is
1.6
million
dollars.
So
if
you
start
this,
are
we
going
to
spend
1.6
million
dollars
on
a
fire
station
and
give
them
a
new
kitchen
which
they
clearly
don't
need?
C
This
is
not
a
good
use
of
taxpayer
money,
as
I
stated
before,
and
frankly,
this
council,
if
this
is
part
of
the
budget
process,
should
consider
killing
this
that
you've
already
spent
money
on
design.
So
I
remember
an
alderman
some
years
back
stated:
we
spent
money
on
design
for
a
project.
Therefore,
we
need
to
keep
keep
it
continuing,
and
that
was
the
interconnect
project
between
wilmette
and
the
city
and
it
died
too.
C
C
So
I
think
that
needs
to
be
killed
and
there's
some
real
confusion
as
to
what
you're
approving
when
you
approve
all
this
capital,
because
clearly
some
of
these
things-
I
showed
you,
but
are
you
approving
them
tonight
when
you
approve
that
tonight?
But
as
you
approve
this
budget,
so
I
think
that's
basically
what
I
have
to
say
about
the
budget.
A
A
B
Madam
mayor
tonight
we
are
also
doing
our
pr
our
truth
and
taxation.
Hearing
truth
and
taxation
is
a
statute
that
is
required
if
you're
having
a
increase
above
a
certain
percent,
the
city
has
done
a
it's
five
percent.
The
city
has
done
a
truth
in
taxation
hearing,
regardless
of
the
percentage
increase
each
year
this
evening.
B
I
would
like
to
remind
everyone
both
in
the
audience,
the
council,
that
our
proposed
tax
levy
is
like
our
proposed
budget.
We
do
a
tax
levy
estimate
that
equals
our
proposed
budget.
Both
are
subject
to
change
for
the
final
reading
of
the
tax
levy
and
for
the
adoption
of
the
budget
resolution.
So
with
that
being
said,
I
would
like
to
repeat
the
tax
levy
as
it
was
published,
so
that
everyone
has
the
that
specific
information.
B
So
with
that
being
said,
the
corporate
and
special
service
tax
extended
for
the
city
of
evanston
for
2012,
equal,
twenty,
six
million
nine
hundred
and
fifty
one
thousand
three
hundred
and
twelve
dollars.
The
proposed
corporate
and
special
tax
to
be
levied
and
extended
for
2013
is
26
million
hundred
and
eleven
thousand
ten
dollars.
This
represents
a
point:
five
two
percent
decrease
over
the
previous
year,
the
evanston
public
library
extended
taxes
for
2012
of
4
million
three
hundred
and
forty
thousand
fourteen
dollars.
B
I
have
to
make
a
correction
in
what
we
had
advertised.
The
proposed
evanston
public
library
tax
to
be
levied
and
extended
for
2013
was
published
to
to
say
five
million,
two
hundred
and
fifty
eight
thousand
five
hundred
and
nine
dollars.
That
was
overstated
by
one
hundred
and
fifty
three
thousand
dollars,
because
staff
had
included
the
library
capital
levy
of
150
000,
as
both
a
separate
fund
and
the
library
had
included
it
in
the
library
fund
levy.
So
we
had
it
in
both
places.
B
B
The
property
tax
extended
for
the
city
of
evanston
debt
service
for
2012
equaled,
12
million
38
795,
the
estimated
property
tax
to
be
levied
for
debt
service
for
2013
equals
13
million
hundred
and
eighty
eight
thousand
forty
three
dollars.
This
represents
a
twelve
point.
Eight
seven
percent
increase
over
the
previous
year.
B
It
was
published
as
a
5.37
percent
increase
and,
finally,
the
total
property
tax
extended
for
the
town
of
evanston
for
general
assistance
and
the
town
fund
in
2012
equaled,
one
million
one
hundred
and
eighty
one
thousand
three
hundred
seventy
five
dollars.
The
estimated
property
tax
to
be
levied
for
2013
equals
the
same
amount,
one
million
one
hundred
and
eighty
one
thousand
three
hundred
and
seventy
five
dollars
representing
a
zero
percent
increase.
B
The
total
property
tax
extended
for
special
service
area
number,
four
of
the
city
of
evanston
for
two
thousand
twelve
equal
four
hundred
and
sixteen
thousand
three
hundred
and
twenty
seven
dollars
and
the
estimated
property
tax
to
be
levied
and
extended
for
twenty
thirteen
equals
three
hundred
and
seventy
seven
thousand
five
hundred
and
fifty
one
dollars.
This
represents
a
nine
point.
Three
one
percent
decrease
over
the
previous
year.
Thank
you.
D
B
Is
not
correct,
the
one
that
was
17
it
had
17
percent.
I
will
take
a
look
at
in
the
actual
detail
pages.
We
do
have
a
library,
corporate
levy,
a
library
capital
fund
that
we
created
it
had
150
000,
showing
as
tax
levy.
I
just
did
not
want
anyone
to
think
that
the
library
was
levying
150
000
twice
and
as
a
part
of
the
budget
process.
A
E
B
I
did
not
mention
that
that
is
a
historical
question
that
has
been
asked
before.
The
logical
reason
for
that
is,
the
township
is
solely
dependent
for
the
on
the
taxes,
so
they've
had
a
higher
loss
factor
in
the
event
that
they
do
not
make
their
collections.
That
would
have
a
direct
impact
on
their
ability
to
provide
services
that
year.
B
E
E
B
D
It's
a
completely
phony
number,
because
when
you
pay
your
taxes,
everybody
pays
the
entire
tax
bill.
They
it's
just
complete.
I
mean
I,
I
want
to
use
a
term
that
I
was
criticized
for
using
before,
but
it
has
to
do
with
a
certain
kind
of
economics
and
this
this
is
just
wrong.
We
cannot
do
it.
We
need
to.
We
need
to
make
a
motion
when
it's
appropriate
truth
in
taxation.
D
A
C
C
Well,
the
sanitation,
not
this,
I'm
not
not
the
sore
actually,
but
so
all
these
things
are
going
up
and,
as
we
all
know,
you
transfer
three
million
dollars
out
of
the
water
bill
fund
and
you
put
it
right
in
the
general
fund,
which
trent
would
be
a
seven
percent
property
tax
increase
if
it
was
taxed.
So
there's
a
lot
going
on
here.
That's
not,
I
wouldn't
call
it
very
truthful
taxation,
but
I
think
the
question
is:
is
this
5.3?
What
we're
going
to
see?
C
Because
I
was
told
right
before
the
meeting,
there
might
be
an
infusion
of
money
that
might
possibly
change
it.
But
I'd
like
to
know
more
about
that
and
I'd
like
the
council
to
to
elaborate
on
with
that
as
we
get
into
the
discussion,
but
I'm
afraid
that
money
might
go
somewhere
else
and
then
we
taxpayers
will
be
stuck
with
with
a
bigger
bill.
So
I'd
like
to
know
more
about
that.
F
F
My
question
is:
if
you
pass
in
this-
and
this
has
to
be
certified
to
the
assessor's
office
on
june
on
december,
the
31st,
and
if
we
do
not
have
those
bills
in
hand
that
said
this,
is
this
confirmed
amount?
And
this
is
going
to
happen.
We
don't
have
the
check
and
everything
you
have
levied
this
5.3
percent
and
then
come
february.
The
1st
you
get
the
money
for
these
here
permits,
then,
how
is
that
levy
held
for
the
people?
F
So
do
you
go
back?
Is
the
law
allowing
you
to
go
back
to
change
the
levy
to
lower
it
down
to
the
one
percent
so
are?
Is
it
carried
over
to
the
next
year?
This
is
something
that
I
think
we
should
know
that
we
can
be
looking
forward,
maybe
to
the
following
year,
2015
to
a
christmas
present
in
our
taxes,
so
that
I
would
like
to
it
need
to
be
discussed
more.
Thank
you.
F
A
B
D
B
And
as
proposed,
the
the
debt
service
fund
is
changing
from
twelve
million
thirty
eight
thousand
seven
hundred
ninety
five
dollars
to
thirteen
million
five.
Eighty
eight
o
forty
three,
and
that
is
with
the
loss
factor
included,
and
I
will
provide
that
information
to
her
where
we
would
have
that
number
in
the
budget
in
the
debt
service
fund
and
in
the
overall
tax
levy.
Summary
that
we
have
on
page
41
at
the
front
of
the
budget
as
well.
D
A
Thank
you,
mr
lyons.
There
any
other
questions
comments.
It's
been
moved
and
seconded
to
close,
the
hearing,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
opposed
the
eyes
have
it
that
makes
a
huge
difference.
Next
on
the
agenda
is
the
mayor's
public
announcements
and
I
am
delighted
to
read
one
for
fred
schneider.
The
eea
board.
President
volunteers
have
been
the
backbone
of
the
evanston
ecology
center,
since
it
was
founded.
A
He
also
served
on
the
planning
committee
for
the
evanston
green
living
festival
worked
with
northwestern
university
to
obtain
the
tiny
house
and
coordinated
the
yearly
scenic
film
festival.
At
the
ecology,
center
fred
is
an
inspiration
and
a
valued
team
member,
unfortunately,
fred
is
moving
to
california
in
the
coming
days
and
will
be
greatly
missed.
A
A
A
G
Thank
you,
I'm
obviously
touched
and
honored
by
this.
I
don't
know
who
started
this,
but
thank
you
a
couple,
quick
things
one.
I
learned
a
lot
about
community
and
sustainability
from
all
the
years
we've
been
in
evanston
and
I
have
to
say
this
is
not
an
easy
place
to
leave
in
any
way
whatsoever.
Even
if
it's
going
to
san
francisco
bay,
it
still
is
not
a
great
really
easy
thing
to
do.
I
love
this
town.
G
I
love
the
ecology
center
and
I've
been
told
by
a
lot
of
people
that
california
and
san
francisco
are
sort
of
the
mecca
of
sustainability
and
so
I'll
accept
that.
But
I
just
want
them
to
know
that
I'm
leaving
the
nirvana
of
sustainability
to
leave
to
go
out
there.
So
it's
a
great
town,
it's
a
great
place
to
be.
I
I
really
have
a
hard
time
leaving
this
place,
but
we're
going
to
move
on
and
we'll
do
our
best
out
there
and
we'll
never
forget
this
place.
G
The
one
thing
I
do
urge
all
of
you
just
to
please
please
consider
staffing
the
ecology
center
appropriately.
It
really
needs
it.
It's
going
to
be
a
more.
I
think
an
active
hub
in
this
community
as
the
years
go
by
even
more
than
it
has
been
in
the
past,
and
it
deserves
that
attention.
So
please
consider
that
the
people
there
work
extremely
hard.
G
My
colleagues
on
the
eea
and
the
ecology
center
and
in
the
office
of
sustainability
here
catherine,
have
taught
me
a
lot
about
what
it
means
to
be
in
a
green
city,
and
I
hope
that
we'll
all
continue
to
do
what
we
need
to
do
to
make
this
town
what
we
want
it
to
be,
which
is
one
of
the
greenest
cities
in
america.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
that.
A
H
Yes,
ma'am
members
of
the
council,
I
have
two
first
of
all
wearing
my
hat
as
your
acting
township
supervisor,
I'm
happy
to
announce
that
there
will
be
a
township
open
house
on
thursday
november
21st
from
3
p.m,
to
5
p.m.
Here
at
the
civic
center
to
show
off
the
township's
new
offices.
So
we
encourage
everyone
to
attend.
I
Good
evening,
madam
mayor
and
members
of
the
city
council,
it
great
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
be
here
tonight
and
to
invite
all
of
you
and
the
entire
community
to
get
ready
for
the
second
annual
holiday
bash
and
tree
lighting
ceremony
in
downtown
evanston
on
friday
november.
Twenty
second
from
four
to
nine
pm.
I
I
We
are
kicking
off
the
event,
starting
at
4
p.m,
with
activities
throughout
the
downtown
for
our
youth,
and
there
will
be
a
listing
of
those
activities
on
our
website
at
downtownevanston.org,
and
also
this
year,
we've
enhanced
our
musical
offerings
and
we
have
the
saint
nick's
latino,
folkloric
dance
troupe
that
will
be
performing
after
the
tree
lighting
on
church
street.
We
also
have
the
music
institute
of
chicago
in
numerous
locations
in
the
downtown.
We
have
the
evanston
teen
choir,
the
northwestern
dance
marathon,
and
also
this
year
featuring
at
the
tree.
I
Lighting
will
be
the
second
baptist
church
choir.
So
that
is
a
new
addition
to
our
offerings
this
year,
starting
at
5,
30,
we'll
convene
at
fountain
square
and
we'll
wait.
The
arrival,
listen
to
music
provided
by
the
second
baptist
church
choir
and
wait
for
the
arrival
of
santa
and
mrs
claus
at
fountain
square.
I
After
the
tree
lighting,
we've
got
different
areas
again,
we'll
have
maps
that
we'll
be
handing
out
that
night
santa
will
be
stationed
by
benison's,
bakery
and
they'll
have
hot
chocolate
and
santa
and
we'll
have
a
nice
tent
there
for
the
kids
to
come
and
see
santa
and
mrs
claus
will
be
positioned
at
bravo
casino
italiano
at
church
and
maple
in
her
sleigh
waiting
for
young
ones.
So
we
invite
all
of
you
to
attend
and
hope
to
see
you
on
friday
november
22nd.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
city
clerk.
Do
you
have
communications
for
us
no
communication
tonight?
Thank
you.
Next,
on
the
agenda
is
citizen
comment,
I'm
going
to
call
the
first
four
names
and
please
come
up
and
give
your
name
and
address,
and
you
each
have
three
minutes:
katie
stalcup,
nancy,
travers,
betty
s,
no
nancy
traver
and
junadrisky
and
peggy
tarr.
J
Thank
you.
I
my
name
is
nancy
traver.
I
live
at
26
17
thayer
street
in
the
sixth
ward.
So
I
heard
from
a
friend
that
the
public
libraries
are
part
of
the
budget,
that's
being
discussed
tonight.
So
I
wanted
to
add
my
comments
because
I'm
a
big
library
supporter
I
go
to
the
library
regularly
twice
a
week
and
I
know
that
evanson's
libraries
are
funded
at
a
lower
level
than
other
area
libraries.
J
I
went
to
the
library
yesterday
and
I
found
people
there
of
all
ages
and
races,
and
while
I
was
there,
I
watched
a
high
school
student
get
help
for
his
paper
on
nuclear
energy.
Another
patron
was
trying
to
create
a
resume,
so
he
went
to
the
desk
and
he
told
a
librarian.
He
didn't
have
a
computer
at
home
and
he
had
no
internet
service
because
he
lost
his
job
in
the
recession
and
I
saw
the
library
help
him
a
great
deal.
J
Two
eth
students
were
meeting
with
an
act
tutor
and
the
library
entrance.
I
saw
a
sign
about
getting
help
with
obamacare,
so
I'm
sure
you,
you
are
all
aware,
but
there's
been
a
person
at
the
main
library
from
9
00
a.m,
to
9
00
pm
today
to
help
people
sign
up
for
the
national
healthcare
program,
which
I
I
think
is
just
a
great
thing
for
the
library
to
do
and
right
now
the
library
is
showing
a
film
about
argentina
as
part
of
the
library's
international
film
festival.
J
So
this
long
preamble
is
just
a
way
of
my
saying
that
there's
so
much
going
on
at
the
library
and
it's
so
much
more
than
what
the
library
used
to
be
when
my
mom
was
a
librarian
and
used
to
check
out
books.
So
anyway,
according
to
the
federal
census,
evanson's
latino
population
increased
by
nearly
48
percent,
from
2000
to
2010
to
help
that
growing
population.
J
So
I
was
also
happy
to
see
that
the
library
has
added
more
services
at
the
robert
crown
center
in
conjunction
with
after-school
programs-
and
I
know
the
library
is
helping.
People
start
new
businesses
by
offering
free
services
and
databases
free
space,
computer
training
and
business
planning
skills,
and
I
know
that
this
weekend
there's
a
free
seminar
at
the
north
branch
about
microsoft
excel.
J
J
I'm
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
at
the
youth
job
center,
which
helps
teens
and
young
adults
14
to
25
find
jobs
in,
and
I
know
that
in
the
current
knowledge
economy,
young
workers
have
to
be
well
informed,
educated
and
computer
literate
and
the
library
helps
with
this
teens
and
young
adults
can
get
excited
about
reading
and
improve
their
computer
skills
as
well
as
prepare
a
resume
there's
one
other
way.
The
library
is
so
important
for
me.
J
Group,
okay,
so
one
of
the
wonderful
aspects
of
our
libraries
is
that
they
are
free
to
users.
You
don't
need
a
membership
card
to
enter.
You
don't
have
to
buy
a
ticket
when
you
walk
in
the
door.
Of
course,
the
library
is
not
entirely
free.
We
support
the
library
with
our
property
taxes
and,
if
you're
like
me,
with
your
overdue
book
fines,
but
I'm
happy
to
support
the
library-
and
I
hope
the
city
council
will
continue
to
do
so.
The
libraries
in
evanston
are
so
much
more
than
just
the
shelves
of
books.
C
C
C
Also,
on
top
of
the
thirty
percent
increases
we've
had
or
if
we
decide
to
borrow
the
money
with
bonds,
it'll
be
a
one
point:
eight
million
dollar
addition
to
the
budget,
which
will
translate
into
four
percent
property
tax
for
twenty
to
30
years.
This
is
not
a
small
amount
of
money
for
something
that
really
does
not
need
done
at
the
seventh
ward
meeting.
C
It
was
suggested
there
was
an
additional
study
on
this,
which
I
have
not
seen,
which
I
don't
know
that
it
exists
or
not,
apparently,
there's
a
study
that
northwestern
wants,
but
it's
really
about
loading
of
the
tank.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
replacing
the
tank.
It's
my
understanding
at
least
reading
the
city
documents.
It
says
it
wants
to
do
a
study
on
the
condition
of
the
tank,
but
I
was
told
northwestern
wants
to
load
the
tank
more.
That's
at
least
what
I've
been
told
by
staff.
C
Someone
can
correct
me
if
they
know
more,
so
that's
really
something
different,
but
I,
as
I
see
this,
the
taxpayers
cannot
afford
this.
This
is
a
I
feel
some
public
officials
here
playing
politics
with
millions
of
taxpayer
dollars
and
really
those
capital
dollars
are
precious
as
some
of
you.
I
hope
no
one
should
understand
giving
the
condition
of
the
water
pipe
in
this
town.
As
we
know,
there's
100
there's
over
there's,
probably
between
50
and
100
miles
of
hundred
year
old
pipe.
That
needs
replaced
and
that's
really
where
the
money
needs
to
go.
K
I
go
by
peggy
tara.
My
official
name
is
margaret.
Just
don't
call
me
that
please
I
wanted
to
touch
on
on
just
a
few
issues.
Today
I
spoke
to
city
of
evanston
senior
services
manager,
christina
ferrero
about
the
chicago
avenue,
jewel
store,
moving
the
bench
used
by
seniors
at
all
to
wait
for
cabs
buses
and
other
rides
from
a
protected
area
to
a
location
in
which
seniors
will
be
exposed
to
the
elements.
K
The
boxing
studio
located
a
couple
of
storefronts
from
from
sherman
avenue,
is
owned
by
a
latino
gentleman.
The
question:
does
the
city
determine
what
noise
level
is
to
be
tolerated
based
on
the
ethnicity
of
the
owner?
I
and
others
have
to
wonder
because
the
owner
of
revolution
spin,
who
is
white
and
the
city
does
not
appear
to
have
done
anything
yet
to
make
revolution.
K
Spin
mitigate
noise,
the
music
and
commands
from
instructors
at
revolution
spin
can
be
heard
as
far
away
as
the
main
street
parking
lot,
which
is
located
across
sherman
avenue
and
past
apartment
buildings.
The
noise
can
also
be
heard
north
of
revolution
spin
on
sherman
avenue
and
south
across
main
street,
in
spite
of
complaints
to
my
alderman
don
wilson
and
the
city.
The
noise
from
revolution
spin
continues.
K
In
addition,
the
shuttle
does
not
run
on
weekends.
It
seems
that
neither
the
management
company
nor
the
owners
of
revolution
spin
have
invested
in
stopping
noise
from
going
outside.
An
evanston
police
officer
commented
on
the
fact
that
revolution
spin
only
has
regular
glass
in
its
storefront
windows.
Months
and
months
ago.
Alderman
wilson
said
he
spoke
to
revolutions.
Excuse
me
spin
staff
and
suggested
that
revolutions
been
installed
material.
That
musicians
use
to
block
out
sound
revolution,
spin
continues
to
disturb
residents
and
others
with
loud
yelling
and
music
for
hours.
K
Seven
days
a
week
with
classes
starting
at
8am
on
saturdays
and
sundays,
to
make
matters
worse.
Revolution
spin
sometimes
opens
this
door
during
classes,
and
I
brought
a
picture
to
show
you.
This
is
only
one
of
several
that
it
actually
opens
the
door,
I'm
not
sure
why
they
open
the
door,
but
at
any
rate,
I
beg
that
something
has
done
about
the
noise
from
revolution
spent.
Some
of
my
neighbors
say
they
won't
waste
their
time
complaining
to
the
city
because
they
don't
believe
the
city
will
do
anything.
K
K
K
I
think
that's
scandalous,
but
it
seems
as
a
montessori
high
school
is
going
to
be
permitted
downtown
on
busy
davis
street.
I
want
to
thank
excuse
me
thank
again
the
traffic
guy
in
evolution
and
evanston
roundtable,
and
also,
although
I
didn't
quote
the
emerson
review,
I
thank
it
too,
for
information.
K
L
Carolyn
murray,
1930
gray
it'll
be
a
year
november,
29th
that
justin's
murder
had
taken
place
here
in
evanston
and
as
we
know
that
justin's
murder
is
not
uncommon
to
this
community
last
year,
when
I
began
to
call
and
to
play
some
of
the
unsolved
homicides
that
were
had
taken
place
in
evanston.
At
that
time,
it
was
32.
L
L
From
all
of
the
information
that
was
told
to
me,
invertedly
by
the
police
by
family
members
residents,
we
know
that
there
was
at
least
three
people
on
the
scene
of
that
crime,
so
for
the
police
to
infer
that
they
would
clear
or
close
an
investigation
based
on
interviews,
knowing
that
there
were
at
least
three
gunmen
present
under
the
state
of
illinois.
If
there
is
someone
present
during
a
murder,
they
are
as
guilty
for
murder,
as
as
the
shooter.
L
I
find
it
very
ironic
that
I
too
was
put
in
that
situation,
where
I
had
to
fight
for
the
reputation
for
my
son,
because
the
police
wanted
to
report
him
as
a
gang
member
or
family
feud.
So
what
type
of
insensitivity
could
you
show
the
mother
of
this
young
man?
If
you
want
to
conclude
or
say
these
things
about
him
without
any
formal
charges,
I've
yet
to
receive
that
letter?
And
that's
why
I'm
here.
L
The
first
phase
is
the
need
to
explain
or
to
make
an
excuse
on
why
a
murder
has
happened
in
evanston
then,
shortly
after
the
accusations
are
put
out
there.
If
the
family
defends
those
accusations
or
or
not,
men
will
go
to
lies,
and
I've
made
several
points
to
other
family
members
about
sticking
up
for
themselves
and
sticking
up
for
their
victims,
because
there
should
not
be
any
reporting
of
untruths
by
by
the
police.
L
L
I
should
not
have
to
defend
his
reputation
because
of
all
the
work
that
I've
done
in
this
community
to
say
that
my
son
was
a
gang
banger.
Then
what
was
I
when
I
was
planning
gun
buybacks?
What
was
I
when
I
was
planning
meetings
for
the
families
to
come
forward
in
good
faith
to
talk
to
the
chief
and
he
took
names,
and
he
took
information,
and
he
reassured
those
families
that
he
would
communicate
with
those
families
ongoingly
as
it
pertains
to
their
investigations
for
their
unsolved
homicides
as
well.
However,
yes
murray.
L
L
This
is
not
right
what
you
do
to
these
families.
This
is
not
right
to
allow
the
police
to
conduct
these
investigations
and
pretty
much
tell
me
close
it.
So
what
I'm
here
for
I'm
asking
for
you
to
turn
over
that
report
turn
over
that
investigation,
so
I
can
hire
a
private
investigator
to
properly
properly
get
some
conclusive
evidence
and
information
to
make
an
arrest,
not
for
one
person,
that's
dead
that
can
conveniently
have
done
everything
that
ever
happened
in
evanston
now
he's
dead.
He
can't
defend
himself.
L
And
now
also,
I
just
want
to
say
that
during
the
course
of
this,
I
have
been
in
contact
with
the
fbi,
the
atf
crime
stoppers,
as
well
as
u.s
state's
attorney.
I
was
also
told
that
by
him,
oh
well,
you
know,
we've
been
trying
to
get
formal
charges
and
federal
charges
against
the
two
men
that
were
outside
my
mother's
house
with
the
assault
weapons.
M
Hi
good
evening
this
is
miss
I'm
mrs
hakeem,
my
two
sons
were
murdered
on
in
july
38th
in
the
store,
evanston
pipe
and
tobacco.
It
was
a
family
business.
My
two
sons
got
murdered
and
since
then
I'm
keep
on
asking
the
question
to
the
police.
They
came
to
my
house.
They
took
everything
from
my
house,
my
tax
papers,
o11
010,
o12
and
416
custer.
Where
I
live,
they
used
to
be
my
tenants.
M
They
all
filed
all
the
tenants
filed.
Everything
has
been
taken
and
they
are
supposed
to
do
the
investigation
about
the
homicide,
but
on
november
6
they
came
to
my
house
again,
the
chief
of
police
and
joe
pushed
the
other
one
couple
of
them
they
came,
and
now
they
are
turning
it
into
the
dna
test.
They
took
our
dns
test
and
they
said
they
wanted
a
dna
and
adoption.
M
M
We
need
the
dna
from
your
daughter,
from
your
husband
and
from
yourself,
and
they
took
a
dna
test
dna
and
I
don't
know
what
they
are
going
to
do
and
they
are
asking
about
adoption.
We
have
no
adoption,
nothing.
It's
my
biological
children's
and
that's
all
we
have
my
daughter
has
no,
not
my
the
past
two
cents
gone
and
now
I
don't
know
to
whom
we
trust.
M
A
A
N
Blake
was
killed
in
chicago
and
the
only
way
they
could
identify
him.
They
had
to
fingerprint
him
and
the
police
came
from
chicago
to
tell
me
that
my
grandson
had
been
killed.
It
took
everston
police
five
hours
to
make
it
to
my
house.
To
tell
me
I
have
called
them
tried
to
get
information
on
who
might
have
killed
blake
or
what
happened.
N
N
My
granddaughter
went
down
and
identified
the
person
who
shot
at
blake
but
because
my
great-grandson
didn't
see
who
shot
who
shot
the
gun
that
that
they
couldn't
do
anything
during
the
time
that
the
murray
boy
got
killed.
They
have
had
blake
down
at
the
police
station,
they
questioned
him,
they
let
him
go.
N
They
said
that
blake
had
outstanding
a
warrant
for
his
arrest
up
in
up
in
waukegan
because
he
didn't
show
up
for
court,
but
what
I
would
like
to
know
if
boone
county
could
found
out
that
they
had
this.
He
had
a
warrant.
Why
didn't
everston
when
they
was
picking
him
up
and
questioning
him?
That
should
have
came
up
with
him
too.
D
D
A
hundred
and
thirty
four
thousand
four
hundred
forty
eight
dollars
and
seven
cents
committee
asked
your
approval
to
authorize
the
manager
to
execute
an
agreement
with
our
existing
vendor
asella
for
an
update
and
optimization
of
the
city's
automation
software
system,
pal,
which
is
permits
and
licensing
and
the
not
to
exceed
amount
of
fifty
seven
thousand.
One
hundred
fifty
two
dollars.
D
A32
approval
of
a
contract
extension
for
automotive
oils,
antifreeze
and
lubricants.
This
is
a
one-year
extension
with
palatine
oil
company
in
the
amount
of
sixty
thousand
dollars.
The
committee
asked
your
approval
to
authorize
the
manager
to
execute
various
contracts
for
snow
towing
services
in
the
amount
not
to
exceed
seventy
five
thousand.
D
D
The
committee
requests
introduction
of
tax
levy,
ordinance
127.013,
which
levies
the
annual
property
tax
for
general
fund
operations,
municipal
retirement
fund
and
the
police
and
fire
pension
funds.
We
ask
introduction
of
tax
levy
ordinance
128.013,
which
levies
the
annual
property
tax
for
special
service
district
for
special
service
area
number.
Four.
We
ask
your
approval
of
introduction
of
tax
levy,
ordinance,
129
or
13,
which
levies
the
annual
property
tax
for
the
evanson
public
library.
D
D
Resolution
64
r13
has
been
held
in
committee
and
will
be
addressed
by
the
committee
chair
ordinance.
Let's
see
the
plan,
commission
city
staff
recommend
amending
the
zoning
ordinance
to
allow
commercial
parking
lots
as
special
uses
in
the
b3
district
with
front
yard
and
side
yard
landscape
setbacks.
D
Madam
mary
apologize
for
reading
this
because
I'd
like
it
removed
from
the
consent
agenda
because
I'd
like
to
make
an
amendment
to
that
all
right
under
human
services,
the
human
services
committee
matt
and
the
township
supervisor
recommend
the
city
council
approve
township
bills,
payroll
and
medical
payments
for
the
month
of
october.
2013.
D
human
services
committee
also
approved
october
bills,
which
included
the
sun
times
media
bill
of
seventeen
thousand
six
hundred
and
forty
dollars.
The
total
approved
and
recommended
for
your
approval
is
one
hundred
and
fifty
two
thousand
five
hundred
fifty
dollars
and
87
cents
is
h2
offer
on
the
consent
agenda
on
okay.
D
It's
it's
recommended
that
the
city
council
one
received
the
report
to
direct
the
city
manager
to
work
with
both
the
evanston
arts
center
and
the
illinois
department
of
natural
resources.
Coastal
management
program
on
plans
for
future
use
of
the
mansion
refer
back
to
the
human
services
committee
for
further
review
and
recommendation
all
right
next
under
economic
development
committee.
D
The
housing
and
community
development
act
committee
met
and
they
proposed
the
adoption
of
resolution
61
r13,
which
approves
the
proposed
one-year
action
plan
for
2014,
an
estimated
2014
community
development
block
grant
home
investment.
Partnership
and
emergency
solutions
grant
program
budgets
totaling
one
million
eight
hundred
twenty
nine
thousand
dollars
also
the
community.
D
Madam
mayor
has
recommended
the
following:
the
ada
advisory
board,
joan
hickman
bill,
logan
representative
parks
and
recreation
board,
richard
shore
representative,
planned
commission
sharon,
bowie
representative
of
the
human
relations
commission,
the
preservation
commission,
sally
reese
and
hunt
and
kurt
vogel
zoning
board
of
appeals,
violetta
cullen,
a
lad,
arboretum
louise
taylor,
age,
friendly
evanston
task
force,
israel,
lucas
representative
from
the
human
relations
commission.
With
that,
madam
mary
move,
the
consent
agenda.
A
A
D
Could
I
ask
the
corporation
council
if
I
can
move
them
as
a
group?
Okay,
ordinance,
120,
oh
13,
you've
just
heard
about
that.
It's
a
tax,
increment
redevelopment
plan
and
redevelopment
project
for
the
howard,
hartree
redevelopment
project
area-
that's
one
ordinance,
121,
o
13
has
to
do
with
the
area.
D
O
A
P
D
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
One
of
this
is
absolutely
a
wonderful
ordinance
and
I
support
it
wholeheartedly,
except
for
one
part
of
it
the
the
parking
lot
the
the
planned
commission
is
requiring
that
there
be
front
yard
and
side
yard
landscape
setbacks
on
any
parking
lot
that
is
established
in
the
v3
district.
D
Unfortunately,
there
really
are
no
side
yard
setbacks
in
in
this
district
unless,
for
example,
a
a
parking
lot
we're
on
a
corner,
because
all
the
adjacent
buildings
to
all
the
lots
are
built
to
the
lot
line.
So,
for
example,
if
we
were
to
knock
down
a
building
that
would
be
adjacent
to
another
building,
if
you
were
to
do
side
yard
landscaping,
there
would
be
no
room
for
a
parking
lot,
because
these
are
narrow
lots.
So
I
am
you
know
I
I
don't
want
to
eliminate
it
completely
in
case.
D
P
E
D
E
A
O
F
P
A
Q
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
I'd
like
to
announce
that
there
will
be
a
a
diabetes
screening
event
at
held
this
coming
thursday.
It's
sponsored
by
representative,
laura
fine
and
me.
It
will
be
held
this
thursday
from
8
30
to
10
30
at
curt's.
Cafe,
curt's
cafe
is
at
just
west
of
lincolnwood
at
central,
so
again,
8
30
to
10
30
kurtz,
cafe
this
thursday
and
just
stop
in
for
a
screening.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
I
had
a
ward
meeting
last
week
and
I
want
to
specifically
thank
assistant
director
of
health
carl
keniva
assistant
director
for
public
works,
homie
and
peruse
city
manager,
bob
quits,
our
my
problem-solving
officer,
scott
singenberger
and
brandon
sullivan
and
michael
connor
from
the
golf
association
for
their
many
contributions
to
that
meeting,
and
I'm
sorry
if
I've
forgotten
anyone.
D
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
I'd,
like
to
thank
all
the
veterans
in
our
country
and
to
all
the
service
personnel
on
veterans
day.
I
want
to
speak
to
an
issue
that
peggy
tarr
brought
up.
We
did
not
keep
out
the
joan
doc
school,
joan
docks
applied
for
a
change
in
zoning
which
they
were
denied
and
they
sued
us
and
they
lost,
and
I
don't
know
what
else
we
can
say
about
that,
but
to
imply
in
any
way
shape
or
form
that
there
was
any
ntc.
D
D
They
might
not
be
redlining,
but
they
don't
give
a
damn
about
properties
in
south
evanston
that
they
own,
and
I
am
asking
them
to
call
us
and
I
would
conduct
a
telephone
campaign
to
get
them
to
call
us.
So,
having
said
that,
I
I
it's
just
appalling
when
they
own
a
building
that
somebody
wants
to
pay
for,
and
they
won't
give
it
up.
P
A
R
I
do,
pursuant
to
five
illinois
compiled
statutes,
ilcs
120
2a.
I
move
that
the
city
council
convene
into
executive
session
to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
personnel,
collective
bargaining
litigation
and
minutes.
These
agenda
items
are
permitted
subjects
to
be
considered
an
executive
session
and
our
enumerated
exceptions
under
the
open
meetings
act.
These
exceptions
are
5,
ilcs,
120,
slash,
2a,
c1,
c2,
c11
and
c21.