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We
have
a
quorum
present
and
are
prepared
to
do
our
work.
The
first
item
on
our
agenda
as.
A
The
clerk,
please
add,
council
member,
read
to
the
role
we'll
begin
with
public
comment.
As
always,
so
there's
a
few,
only
a
few
folks
have
signed
up
for
public
comment
this
evening.
Each
person
will
therefore
be
given
the
full
three
minutes.
We'll
begin
with
those
who
are
here
in
person,
beginning
with
Mary
rosinski.
F
Hi
and
thank
you-
my
name
is
Mary
rosinski
and
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
parks
and
rec
board
and
as
well
as
hundreds
of
residents
who
have
called
emailed
and
participated
with
the
city
and
discussions
and
surveys
to
open
a
beach
dog
beach
park,
a
hundred
and
ten
thousand
dollars
from
The
Good
Neighbor
fund.
Eighty
thousand
and
CIP
funds,
25
000,
was
set
aside
for
this
purpose.
The
board
is
looking
for
legislative
guidance
on
how
to
move
forward
from
you,
the
city
council.
F
The
dog
beach,
was
well
used
and
generated
an
average
of
53
000
in
years
2011
through
2017.
in
2018,
there
was
no
passes
sold
because
of
the
rising
water
levels.
The
community
called
for
the
beach
dog
beach
to
be
replaced,
and
in
2021
after
compiling
resident
input
and
Community
meetings
and
surveys,
the
Parks
Board
recommended
to
the
council
to
open
a
dog
park
at
Clark,
Square
debt
meeting
city
council
meeting.
The
issue
was
referred
to
opening
a
dog
beach
up
at
Lincoln.
Beach,
nothing
has
happened
since
then.
It
is
a
concern.
F
It
is
also
a
concern
that
in
the
CIP
draft
for
this
year,
there
is
no
money
allocated
for
the
dog
beach
park.
Many
people
for
many
people,
they're
dogs
and
are
their
best
friends
and
being
able
to
have
a
dog
bark
Beach,
improves
the
quality
of
life
and
makes
Evanston
a
more
welcoming
community.
So
again,
we,
the
Parks
Board,
are
asking
for
legislative
guidance
on
how
to
make
this
a
dog
park
Beach
a
reality.
So
that's
all
I
want
to
say.
F
G
Thank
you
and
good
evening.
Everyone
sorry
I,
missed
the
last
console
meeting.
My
mom
was
in
the
hospital
last
weekend
and
now's
in
the
nursing
home
doing
okay
thanks.
It's
been
a
few
weeks,
but
I
wanted
to
give
my
condolences
to
Carla
Sutton
on
the
passing
of
his
brother,
Arthur
Sutton.
My
thoughts
and
prayers
are
with
you
and
your
family.
G
G
G
G
I'm
glad
to
read
that
Luke
Stowe
will
be
practicing
transparency,
accountability
and
we'll
be
using
data
to
make
decisions
moving
forward?
Thank
you,
Luke.
We
are
looking
forward
to
reviewing
the
data
that
you've
received
to
make
your
decisions.
I
was
very
impressed
with
Audrey
Thompson
on
her
use
of
data,
as
it
pertained
to
money
needed
for
kids
programs.
G
I'm
sure
that
Evanston
employees
deserve
the
bonuses
that
you're
suggesting
here
tonight.
I
just
don't
know
how
it
fits
into
our
2022
budget,
as
we
haven't
had
a
discussion
on
23
budget.
Yet,
and
thank
you,
council
member
Claire
Kelly
for
your
suggestion
to
compensate
the
firemen
and
women
and
use
arpa
funds
to
accomplish
this.
It
looks
like
we're
much
better
at
budgeting
our
arpa
funds
than
we
are
trying
to
balance
our
year-to-year
budgets.
G
When
is
this
new
budget
going
to
be
discussed
and
and
have
the
residents
involved
in
our
2023
budget
and
I?
Think
that
should
be
before
we
spend
more
money
that
you
know?
Apparently,
we
have
too
much
of
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
The
that
concludes
the
in-person
portion
of
public
comment
this
evening.
So
we
moved
to
the
online
public
comment,
which
will
be
John
Kennedy.
H
Good
evening,
everyone
everyone,
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
you
know,
as
a
business
person,
I'm
used
to
looking
at
projections,
and
the
proposed
CIP
budget
has
a
lot
of
them.
If
you
look
at
page
3
of
36
or
6
of
45,
depending
upon
which
way
you
want
to
look
at
it,
the
staff
has
laid
out
a
multi-year
structure.
Saying
these
projects
last
from
a
minimum
of
three
years
to
five
years,
makes
perfect
sense.
H
You
know,
construct
you
know,
making
planning
and
constructing
roads
is
is
is
an
arduous
process,
but
what
is
not
being
provided
is
some
perspective
on
prior
projects.
I'm
sure
councils
prior
to
this
one
has
past
CIP
projects.
Where
are
we
on
that?
What
kind
of
checks
are
we
writing
today
for
prior
projects
and
what
the
staff
is
asking
us
to
do
is
add
on
to
this,
which
you
know.
Without
this
perspective,
I
think
the
council
members
are
are
kind
of
looking
at
this.
You
know
not
in
a
clear
perspective.
H
H
H
It's
eight,
you
know
almost
nine
million
dollars
and
that's
an
aberration
when
you
look
at
it
in
the
long
run.
But
as
many
of
you
know,
my
my
main
focus
is
a
Civic,
Center
and
and
I
kind
of
drilled
down
to
look
at
just
those
details,
and
obviously
this
is
not
an
extensive
review,
but
on
page
11
of
36
or
14
of
45,
depending
upon
which
way
you
want
to
look
at
it,
they
have
under
the
Civic
Center
major
Renovations
of
50
million
dollars
required
major
Renovations.
That's
what
they
say.
H
A
I
I
Members
of
the
city,
council,
city
manager,
mayor
city
clerk,
my
name
is
Laura
Biggs
I'm,
the
city
engineer
for
Evanston
John
Kennedy
correctly
reported
an
error,
so
thank
you
very
much.
I
will
correct
that
the
25
million
for
two
years
for
the
Civic
Center,
that
totals
50
million
dollars,
is
not
consulting
services.
That
is
intended
to
be
construction.
So
we'll
make
that
correction,
but
tonight
I'm
here
to
talk
to
you
about
generally
the
capital
Improvement
program
and
some
issues
we
are
concerned
about
as
staff.
I
This
program
is
typically
posted
with
the
budget,
the
first
Friday
of
October,
which
I
think
is
the
same
budget
plan
budget
schedule
that
we've
always
had,
however,
because
we're
having
some
issues
that
I
want
to
talk
to
you
about.
Tonight,
staff
is
struggling
to
pull
together
the
capital
Improvement
program,
that
is
of
a
reasonable
level
and
typical
of
all
the
previous
years
of
spending.
I
So
I'll
just
start
with
an
overview
really
quick.
Our
Capital
program
is
made
up
of
many
different
sections.
The
streets
resurfacing,
water
made
and
Sewer
tends
to
be
all
the
public
right-of-way.
That's
in
the
street,
coupled
with
other
Transportation,
which
is
things
like
street
lights
and
traffic
signals
and
bridges
and
things
that
aren't
really
straightforward,
Street,
resurfacing
or
utility
projects.
I
Library
I
just
have
not
yet
received
their
Capital
Improvement
budget,
but
typically
the
city
council
does
not
approve
their
Capital
Improvement
budget,
but
if
they
are
levying
a
property,
General
obligation
debt
to
help
fund
it,
then
that
debt
limit
is
set
by
the
city
council,
our
water
treatment
and
storage,
which
encompasses
our
water
plant
into
the
two
stand,
pipes
and
miscellaneous,
which
is
usually
some
very
small
projects
that
just
don't
fit
into
the
other
categories.
This
year
we
have
pulled
out
sustainability,
specific
projects
into
their
own
section
of
the
capital
Improvement
fund.
I
So
where
do
our
projects
originate?
Most
of
the
projects
honestly
come
from
the
operations
and
maintenance
staff
bringing
up
the
problems
that
they're
having
maintaining
the
infrastructure.
We
also
take
into
account
suggestions
and
requests
that
we
get
from
Alderman
city
manager
and,
honestly
through
the
3-1-1
system.
A
lot
of
that
stuff
actually
tends
to
go
to
the
operation,
maintenance
staff
and
sometimes
the
engineering
staff,
but
we
also
have
adopted
plans
like
the
streetlight
master
plan.
I
As
Mr
Kennedy
pointed
out,
projects
have
a
life
cycle
that
is
long,
usually
I
will
say:
two
years
is
about
the
fastest.
Anything
ever
gets
through
the
capital
Improvement
program,
but
most
cases
planning
takes
a
little
bit
longer
and
sometimes
the
planning
is
occurring
even
before
we
budget
for
it.
It's
just
the
staff
doing
internal
planning
design
is
so
this
planning
part
takes
two
to
five
years.
I
What
is
interesting
about
that
is
that
that
is
the
time
period
in
which
most
public
engagement
occurs
on
our
Capital
Improvement
program,
and
then
design
takes
six
to
18
months.
Once
we
have
the
contact
Concepts
finalized
about
what
we're
going
to
do,
the
engineers
and
Architects
go
to
work.
We
are
typically
not
talking
to
the
public
during
this
time
period.
Construction,
then,
which
is
often
the
shortest
part
of
this,
is
three
to
24
months.
I
Sometimes
it
lengthens
out
to
24
months,
because
if
it's
an
exterior
outdoor
project-
and
it
takes
more
than
one
construction
season,
they
often
get
to
take
six
to
eight
months
off
in
the
middle
of
it
and
then
project
closeout
is
usually
one
to
12
months.
This
is
where
we're
just
getting
all
of
the
paperwork.
Finalize
the
projects
closing
out
punch
list
or
the
contractors
closing
out
the
punch
list,
items
that
didn't
get
taken
care
of
properly
during
the
main
construction
I
will
say.
I
The
exception
to
this
is
when
we
get
Federal
funding
for
transportation
projects
which
goes
through
Illinois
Department
of
Transportation,
and
they
typically
take
five
to
ten
years
to
issue
the
final
payment
to
for
the
final
invoice
to
us
to
pay
off
the
project.
So
we
are
still
carrying
like
four
million
dollars
for
Sheridan
Road
I
do
not
know
when
they
will
ask
for
that
money,
but
they
will
give
us
at
least
60
days
to
pay
them
when
they
ask
for
that
four
million
dollars.
I
We
always
have
too
many
projects
for
the
capital.
Improvement
program,
so
the
projects
tend
to
fall
into
some
really
specific
buckets,
the
first
being
immediate
Life
Safety.
We,
thankfully
don't
have
as
many
of
those
as
we
used
to.
We
had
quite
a
number
six
or
seven
years
ago,
but
we
have
been
working
our
way
through
them.
Long-Term
safety
tends
to
be
more
like
the
things
like
sidewalk,
Improvement
and
Street
resurfacing.
I
I
Maintaining
operations
is
where
most
of
our
projects
fall
into,
and
this
is
honestly
where
a
lot
of
the
parks
projects
come
in
a
lot
of
the
facilities
projects.
It's
not
that
we're
worried
that
something
is
going
to
hurt
somebody
so
much
as
we
are
concerned
about
the
city
to
be
able
to
continue
the
operations
as
they
are
performed
now
and
then
other
improvements
in
some
cases
like
alley
improvements.
I
These
are
things
that
just
are
a
tremendous
quality
of
life
Improvement
for
the
residents
in
and
for
help
out
the
city
as
well,
in
other
cases,
they're
tied
to
things
like
Equity,
or
to
carp,
where
we're
trying
to
change
how
we
operate.
I
I
So
here
are
our
funding
sources,
which
we
have
many
different
funding
sources
and
general
obligation.
Debt
is
actually
the
easiest
to
explain,
because
the
only
limit
on
debt
is
how
much
the
city
is
wanting
to
issue,
but
otherwise
we
can
use
it.
Basically,
however,
we
want
as
long
as
we
try
to
spend
it
pretty
promptly,
but
a
lot
of
the
other
things
have
limitations
on
how
they
can
be
spent.
So
a
lot
of
times.
These
limitations
are
the
revenue
funds
like
the
water
fund.
I
The
sewer
fund,
Library
money
from
those
funds
can
only
be
spent
on
the
assets
that
generate
the
revenue.
So
when
we
use
parking
fund
money
for
a
parking
garage,
we
can
only
spend
it
on
things
like
parking
garages
and
parking
lots.
We
can't
spend
it
to
make
the
Chandler
Community
Center
a
better
place.
It's
really
got
to
go
to
what
it
was
generated
for
and
then
we
have
some
things
like
Tiff
that
are
geographically
limited.
Cdbg
falls
into
the
same
category
in
the
water
and
sewer
world.
I
I
Actually
it
usually
works
out
that
the
residents
of
Evanston
pay
a
relatively
small
part,
because
we
sell
water
to
wholesale
customers
who
pick
up
the
Lion's
Share
of
the
cost,
but
they've
been
very
good
to
us
over
the
years
and
have
allowed
to
accomplished
a
lot
with
our
distribution
and
sewer
system,
as
well
as
our
water
plant
improvements.
Motor
fuel
tax
can
only
be
spent
on
street
and
transportation
type
projects.
I
It
can
also
be
spent
on
Personnel
that
maintain
that,
although
that's
not
in
the
capital
Improvement
program-
and
it
is,
you
have
to
follow
on
certain
standards
by
idot,
so
I
can't
just
do
any
Street
project
with
mft
funds
that
has
to
meet
some
idot
requirements,
and
then
we
have
just
other
funds.
We
have
money
from
waste
transfer
station
settlement
fees
that
we
use
to
improve
things.
I
We
get
donations
from
private
organizations
like
the
ee,
the
Evanston
environment,
Association,
Levy,
fund
or
Levy
Center
has
a
levy
foundation
and
that
helps
us
with
some
specific
projects
now
this
year.
This
is
where
it
starts
to
get
a
little
hairy.
The
budget
this
year
is
turning
out
to
be
much
higher
for
Capital
than
it
has
been
in
previous
years.
When
we
tried
to
put
together
the
program
I'll
start
with
the
water
fund.
I
This
is
not
there
we
go.
This
is
a
huge
increase,
but
is
largely
due
to
a
52
million
dollar
intake
replacement,
which
is
a
very
substantial
project
that
goes
two
years,
but
is
primarily
in
construction
in
2023.
that
is
funded
through
a
combination
of
iepa
loans
and
Wikia
funding,
which
is
a
Federal
Loan
program.
I
But
parks
and
Facilities
have
really
gotten
to
be
a
lot
more.
This
year
we
do
not
have
a
lot
of
options
for
funding
parks
and
Facilities
other
than
General
obligation,
bonds,
and
the
number
of
needs
that
are
starting
to
really
pop
up
where,
as
things
are,
failing,
are
becoming
more
difficult
for
staff
to
manage
to
prioritize,
and
so
that
is
skewing
our
budget
and
I
just
want
to
say
in
no
way
is
Staff
saying
that
we
want
to
spend
this
money
we'd
actually
struggle
with
Staffing.
I
If
we
tried
to
spend
this
much
money,
but
we
do
need
to
figure
out
like
a
long-term
prioritization
for
these
projects,
and
this
slide
indicates
what
I
said
before.
When
we
look
at
streets
and
water
main
we're
spending,
almost
26
million
dollars,
we're
proposing
to
spend
almost
26
million
dollars,
but
very
little
of
that
is
actually
in
general
obligation
bonds.
I
It
is
largely
funded
by
a
lot
of
other
funding
sources
and
that
works
pretty
well
until
you
get
to
parks
and
Facilities,
we
are
actually
doing
a
somewhat
decent
job
of
trying
to
leverage
some
Tiff
funds
to
cover
things,
cdbg
and
and
special
I'm
sorry,
I'm.
Looking
at
the
wrong
thing
and
plan
unit
developments
and
for
the
facilities
we
received
a
Cook
County
grant
for
two
million
dollars
to
replace
the
animal
shelter
which
in
total,
not
just
construction.
But
the
whole
thing
is
about
six
and
a
half
million
dollars.
I
I
And
then
this
year
we
put
in
a
sustainability
fund
to
start
tracking
those
projects
that
are
specific
only
to
sustainability.
But
I
feel
obligated
to
point
out
that
if
you
looked
at
any
given
Capital
Improvement
project
that
most
of
them
further
carp
goals
in
some
way
and
then
the
sustainability
fund
is
paying
130
000
towards
Capital
Improvement
projects
this
year.
I
The
remainder
of
the
sustainability
projects,
which
is
I,
think
another
five
hundred
thousand
is
proposed
to
be
paid
for
by
General
obligation
bonds,
and
this
slide
just
indicates
typical
ways
that
we
try
to
incorporate
carp
into
our
projects.
So
for
many
years,
three
or
four
years
now,
we've
been
working
on
the
stormwater
master
plan.
I
So
I
wanted
to
delve
really
quickly
in
each
of
these
sections
into
some
of
our
key
projects.
Just
to
let
everybody
know
what's
happening,
we
do
actually
have
an
increase
in
general
obligation
bonds
this
year
in
this
category,
due
to
our
Oakton
Corridor
traffic,
calming
improvements
that
we
are
proposing
to
put
in
most
of
our
large
Street
Escape
projects
we
get
Federal
funding
for,
but
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
Oakton
is
not
really
a
very
good
fit
for
federal
funding.
I
The
main
street
streetscape
is
another
big
project
we
were
doing.
We
did
water
main
a
couple
years
ago
to
prepare
for
this
in
the
business
district.
We
have
received
a
number
of
grants
for
this
project,
including
a
much
earlier
investing
cook,
grant
that
we
are
just
getting
to
construction
on
and
the
Illinois
Transportation
enhancement
program,
so
that
project
will
be
a
major
Improvement
in
that
area
in
the
Main
Street
business
district,
when
it
is
complete
and
let
service
line
replacement
is
really
ramping
up.
I
We
are
hoping
to
get
grants
to
cover
some
of
this
at
the
front
end,
but
that's
a
whole
other
discussion,
but
let
service
line
replacement
isn't
going
to
be
a
major
liability
as
we
move
forward
and
then
some
of
our
other
Transportation
projects,
we
have
the
Ridge
Avenue
intersection
improvements.
Some
of
you
may
recall
years
ago,
when
we're
having
a
lot
of
traffic
accidents
on
Ridge
Avenue.
We
did
a
lot
of
police
enforcement.
I
We
applied
for
a
highway
safety,
Improvement
Grant
from
the
federal
government,
and
it
was
entirely
based
on
a
calculation
of
how
many
accidents
you
have
for
the
amount
of
traffic.
Bridge
Avenue
scored
very
well
on
that,
and
so
we
received
that
Grant
and
that
funding
is
actually
being
obligated
this
year
because
it's
being
constructed
by
idot,
it's
actually
out
to
bid
right
now,
I
think.
But
the
construction
is
next
year.
I
Alley
improvements.
We
again
we're
doing
two
cdbg
alleys,
we're
doing
a
waste
transfer
station
funded
alley
and
we
hope
to
replace
the
alley
using
Tiff
funds.
That
is
a
parallel
to
the
Main
Street
business
district,
located
to
the
south
of
them
Ellie's
in
very
bad
condition,
and
we
aren't
going
to
be
making
it
better
by
running
a
construction
project.
And
then
we
are
ramping
up
our
sidewalk
Gap
infill.
I
The
biggest
cost
of
that
is
actually
in
the
second
ward,
which
I
need
to
talk
to
council
member
Harris
about,
but
is
putting
sidewalk
and
street
lights
on
a
big
section
of
green
leaf
and
archery
in
the
second
ward
Parks
we
have.
This
is
where
we're
seeing
a
big
increase
in
general
obligation,
bonds.
I
was
directed
last
year.
We
we
got
a
quote
for
replacing
Fountain
Square.
I
We
have
a
failure
in
the
fountain
that
is,
in
our
opinion,
due
to
the
contractors
inability
to
construct
a
fountain
properly,
we
have
filed
a
lawsuit
against
them,
and
I
was
instructed
to
put
money
in
this
year's
budget
to
replace
it.
The
lawsuit
should
we
be
successful,
which
we
believe
we
have
a
very
good
shot
at
we'll
refund
our
money
for
doing
the
repairs,
Athletic
Field
lighting,
we
bid,
we
budgeted
600
000
last
year
and
we
bid
it.
I
It
was
much
more
expensive
and
we
didn't
have
the
ability
to
increase
the
budget
and,
unfortunately,
costs
have
increased.
So
if
we
move
forward
with
that,
we
would
have
to
have
some
additional
funding.
I
But
it
shows
you
that
my
little
thing
here
that
playgrounds
have
a
useful
life
of
15
years
and
we
have
12
playgrounds
that
are
over
25
years
old.
We
actually
don't
have
good
records
of
when
the
last
time
they
were
replaced
is
are
project.
Senior
project
manager
in
charge
of
parks
has
been
here
long
enough
that
she
knows
what
over
25.
She
doesn't
know
before
that.
So
you
can
see
as
you
look
at
this
list.
These
are
the
parks
that
are
raising
our
general
obligation,
bond
issue
and
I.
I
Don't
know
how
to
tell
you
which
parks
to
do,
but
many
of
these
parks
are
experiencing
equipment
failures
and
many
of
them
are
on
the
capital
program
in
the
next
three
years,
because
they're
experiencing
equipment,
failures
and
park
failures.
These
pictures
are
kind
of
small
the
equipment.
Failure
can
be
obvious
to
somebody
like
a
board
has
a
piece
of
it
is
broken
off
on
the
landing,
but
it
also
this
other
picture
shows
a
fairly
common
problem.
I
We
have
with
wood
structures,
which
is
the
beam
corrodes
at
ground
level,
and
then
we
can't
really
repair
that
short
of
just
taking
out
the
piece
of
equipment.
This
is,
in
fact,
what
happened
at
McCulloch
Park
a
couple
of
years
ago
that
made
it
kind
of
an
emergency
to
replace,
and
so
this
is
what's
happening
at
a
lot
of
our
wood
structure.
Parks
metal
structure
Parks
come
with
their
own
issues,
but
just
so
happened
that
a
number
of
these
playgrounds
are
wood
structure
parks,
and
we
don't
really.
I
The
maintenance
staff
does
what
they
can,
but
they
really
don't
have
the
ability
to
deal
with
this
other
than
just
take
out
the
equipment
and
wait
for
us
to
budget
more
money
to
replace
the
equipment,
but
you
don't
usually
go
in
and
just
do
a
playground
replacement
because
there's
a
lot
of
other
aspects
to
a
park.
First
of
all,
most
Parks
have
multiple
amenities.
If
they
have
a
playground,
they
often
have
a
court,
they
have
picnic
tables,
they
have
a
pathway
and
we
are
trying
to
bring
the
parks
up
to
Modern
standards.
I
Make
sure
that
ADA
issues
are
met,
for
example,
by
improving
the
pathway
system,
making
sure
that
the
playground
is
fully
accessible
through
the
Ada
access,
and
so
by
the
time
you
get
done
it
just
all
the
costs
sort
of
add
up
that
memo
indicated
something
like
just
to
fix:
individual
amenities
that
were
identified
in
the
memos,
quartz
Athletic,
Field
lighting
playgrounds.
We
should
be
spending
4.6,
ish
million
dollars
a
year,
but
in
reality
that
isn't
doing
all
of
the
other
miscellaneous
things
really.
I
We
would
just
go
in
like
every
six
months
and
remove
another
piece
of
equipment
because
it
just
got
started
on
the
capital
program
later
than
the
others.
But
these
are
like
the
choices
that
staff
is
having
to
make,
and
we
feel
that
the
council
should
be
a
little
bit
more
involved
in.
If
we
cannot
spend
the
seven
million
dollars
we
need
to
per
year,
then
we
need
to
have
better
criteria
from
above
in
how
we
choose
to
prioritize
fixing
parks.
I
I
In
addition
to
just
being
entirely
too
small
for
its
in
its
current
use,
the
HVAC
is
held
together
with
Scotch
tape.
It
is
the
last
time.
Last
year
we
had
the
compressor
go
out,
I
think
they
went
on
eBay
and
found
a
compressor
part
that
would
replace
it
because
legally,
we
cannot
replace
the
HVAC
system,
the
we
would
have
to
bring
the
building
up
to
code
and
there
is
no
way
to
bring
the
existing
building
up
to
code.
It
doesn't
meet
Ada
many
other
issues,
Civic
Center.
I
We
can
talk
in
detail
some
other
time,
but
essentially
we're
getting
to
the
point
where
we
need
to
decide
if
we're
going
to
stay
here
and
then
we
need
to
renovate
or
if
we're
going
to
build
a
new
facility,
and
we
do
have
an
ongoing
study
that
we'll
be
talking
about
in
the
next
month
or
two,
but
in
either
case
from
the
moment.
We
decide
that
path.
It's
going
to
take
three
to
five
years
for
us
to
be
in
the
new
building
or
a
fixed
up
building,
but
it's
going
to
it's
a
big
project.
I
I
Unfortunately,
this
year
we
had
a
small
project
to
upgrade
restrooms
and
to
deal
with
the
fact
that
water
service,
the
water
surface
of
the
building,
keeps
freezing
during
cold
weather.
But
while
we
were
contemplating
that
and
starting
to
think
about
the
design,
we
are
having
an
issue
we
discovered
with
the
subfloor
system.
So
this
is
the
mechanical
room
and
there's
actually
some
more
over
here
and
the
floor
in
the
mechanical
room.
Has
rotted
out
they've
actually
replaced
this
piece
around
the
mop.
Sink.
That's
on
the
floor
as
a
temporary
thing
over
here,
the
furnaces
are.
I
I
I
I
These
six
buildings
are
absorbing
80,
which
are
10.
Percent
of
our
building.
Population
are
absorbing
88
percent
of
the
projected
General
obligation
bond
for
facilities
next
year,
so
that
leaves
relatively
little
to
just
to
deal
with
a
lot
of
the
other
things
like
roof
Replacements
and
such
so.
This
is
where
again,
we
are
going
to
need
a
I
think
as
a
city
start
coming
up
with
plans
for
what
we
want
to
do
with
our
building
stock
long
term
miscellaneous.
I
One
of
the
things
that's
bubbling
up
from
the
Ada
transition
plan
study
is
just
that
part
of
the
transition
plan
is
no
city.
Is
a
hundred
percent
compliant
with
Ada?
So
you
build
a
plan
to
get
you
from
point
A
to
point
B,
and
then
you
budget
money
every
year.
This
is
not
nearly
enough,
but
we
do
actually
pick
up
Ada
improvements
in
other
projects
and
then
public
art,
the
city
budgets,
thirty
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
public
art
purchases
has
been
a
long-term
investment.
I
So
that
is
actually
my
presentation
I
think
next
steps
would
be.
We
can
certainly
discuss
tonight
if
people
want
to,
but
probably
we'll
need
to
come
back
and
have
another
conversation
after
the
budget
is
posted,
but
we
recognize
that
this
is
year.
Previous
years,
we've
had
one
hour
to
hour
and
a
half
discussion
about
CIP
out
of
the
entire
budget,
and
we
recognize
that
this
year
that
it
is
probably
time
to
have
a
more
serious
detail.
Conversation.
A
Thank
you
and
strongly
agreed
on
that
last
point.
I,
think
it's
important
that
we're
doing
this
today
and
it's
a
it's
gonna
have
to
be
one
of
a
number
of
conversations
So
speaking
of
conversation,
we
begin
with
council
member
Reed.
E
Thank
you
very
sobering
information
for
us
I've,
just
a
few
questions.
So
on
page
six,
you
mentioned
that
there
were
mandates,
for
example,
for
the
parking
fund
or.
J
I
K
So
yes,
we
do
that,
but
generally
as
a
good
practice,
because
obviously
even
the
transfers,
which
we
do
that
and
that
comes
up
in
my
rating
agency
call
and
they
ask
they're
located.
Can
you
tell
us
what
are
you
doing
this?
You
know,
because
this
is
the
Enterprise
Point
park
in
front
of
water
flow.
E
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
just
want
to
be
clear
on
that,
because
my
understanding
is
that
we
have
made
transfers
in
the
past
from
the
parking
fund
to
the
general
fund
and
I
just
want
to
highlight.
You
know,
particularly.
You
know
we
added
paid
parking
along
the
lakefront
and
we
also
made
the
lake
lakefronto
free
for
Evans
and
residents,
so
it
may
make
sense
to
transfer
the
new
Revenue
that
we
received
from
parking
along
the
lakefront
to
support
our
Lakefront
operations,
because
that
was,
we
essentially
shifted.
E
E
So
I
just
want
to
note
that
you
know
that's
an
opportunity
to
recoup
some
some
Revenue
and
then
next
you
mentioned
a
new
sustainability
fund
for
our
CIP
budget.
Where
are
those
funds
coming
from.
I
Yeah
is
a
convoluted
equation.
When
we
got
off
of
the
ComEd
franchise
agreement,
we
were
getting
free
electricity
for
City
buildings,
and
now
they
charge
us
for
that.
But
then
they
give
us
the
estimated
cost
that
we
use
to
pay
and
that
difference
in
we're
actually
paying
a
lot
less.
It
turns
out
once
we're
now
paying
for
electricity
directly
and
so
that
difference
goes
into
the
sustainability
fund.
E
Thank
you,
I
just
want
to
say,
really
proud
that
this
Council
was
brave
enough
to
support
that
will
tax
increase.
That
will
add,
you
know,
200
to
250
000
a
year
to
our
infrastructure
spending
and
particularly
on
sustainable
infrastructure,
and
so
I
think
this
was
a
really
important
thing
that
this
council
did
it's
only
five
dollars,
but
it
it
it.
E
L
Thank
you
very
much
was
that
slide
were
those
emailed
to
us
that
PowerPoint
no,
but
we'll
post
it
without
the
city
council.
Great.
Thank
you.
So
a
little
bit
to
Mr
Kennedy's
point
I
mean
it
kind
of
looks
like
we're
just
a
city
just
starting
today,
I
mean,
as
you
said,
projects
take
from
two
to
eight
years.
Can
we
get
a
chart
of
a
spreadsheet
of
projects
that
started
two
three
four
five,
six
that
were
approved
where
we're
at
with
them?
L
Currently,
all
the
you
know,
because
there's
a
lot
of
ongoing
projects
that
were
approved
of
in
the
past,
where
we're
at
in
terms
of
the
payment
on
them,
what
Remains
the
balance
when
they're
expected
to
be
finished,
so
we
can
look
at
this
in
light
of
already
approved
projects.
Would
that
be
possible
to
bring
that
back?
Yes,
great.
Thank
you.
L
Whatever
was
approved
and
is
still
ongoing,
so
what
could
I
mean?
You
said
it's
like
two
to
eight
years,
so
I'm,
gonna
I,
don't
know
I'm
guessing
seven
or
eight
years,
yeah
that
are
that
are
either
either
pending,
haven't
started
or
have
started
and
where
they're
at
I
mean
I,
see
that,
when
I
kind
of
look
at
a
few
other
municipalities,
they
have
that.
So
you
can
see
what's
remaining,
how
much
expenditures
remaining
I
think
that
kind
of
helps
to
gauge
new
projects?
And
if
that.
I
Yeah,
that's
fine.
I
believe
that
the
oldest
projects
that
were
still
are
still
ongoing
are
from
2016
or
2017..
L
Yeah
and
the
balances,
and
what's
so,
that
would
be
great
and
then
also
I
mean
just
because
you
know
it'd
be
in
order
to
prioritize.
Would
it
be
possible
to
get
sort
of
a
list
of
what
you
all
view
as
like
really
essential
non-negotiable?
You
know
projects
that
have
to
happen
so
that
just
to
help
us
as
stewards
of
the
tax
dollar,
to
try
to
be
able
to
gauge
you
know
what
what
is
most
important
like.
I
I
think
that
is
a
little
bit
part
of
the
problem
that
I'm
struggling
with.
If
the
criteria
is
to
maintain
operations,
as
is
you
know,
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
do
everything
at
once,
and
the
consequence
like
in
Parks,
the
consequences
largely
were
just
taking
out
equipment
until
we
get
around
to
replacing
it.
So
that's
where
I
mean
how
do
you
staff
is
struggling
with?
Why
do
we
pick
one
park
over
another
park
right.
L
So
maybe
it's
not
necessary
so
when
I
say
like
what
we
have
to
do
for
safety
reasons
or
for
like
this
absolutely
has
to
be
done.
Maybe
the
parks
don't
need
I
mean,
maybe
that's
so
I
just
wonder
if
there's
sort
of
an
essential
or
non-negotiable
like
this,
we
have
to
do
absolutely
just
so.
We
can
look
at
those
and
then
be
able
to
look
at
everything
else.
After
that
I
mean
maybe
maybe
nothing's
necessary,
I
don't
know,
but
I
assume.
L
There
are
some
projects
that
we
we
have
to
go
forward
with
and
if
I'm
wrong,
then
then
so
be
it
and
that's
a
good
time
to
tighten
belts.
Okay.
L
You
that
would
be
great,
and
then,
lastly,
of
these
you
know
when
I
went
through
the
spreadsheet
of
all
those
items,
if
it's
possible
to
identify
also
the
projects
that
are
routine,
meaning
that
would
require
that
traditionally
and
going
forward
do
require
either
annual
or
every
two
year
expenditures
to
to
be
able
to
assess
what
should
just
be
incorporated
into
our
regular
budget.
L
I
mean
what
should
be
incorporated
annually
into
our
budget,
because
I
see
some
items
on
there
that
do
seem
like
okay.
These
are
things
that
we
have
to
spend
every
year
on.
I
think
that
would
be
helpful.
Also.
J
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
three
things:
I
want
to
talk
about
lead
service
lines,
the
sustainability
fund
and
also
the
parks
in
general.
So
first
things
first
lead
service.
If
you
go
back
to
that
slide,
it
was
7
million
something
that
you're
proposing
we
budget
for
for
next
year.
7.785,
that
funding
would
come
out
of
the
water
fund
right.
I
I
You
could
do
like
a
whole
meeting
on
lead
service
lines,
but
suffice
it
to
say
that
there's
been
a
lot
of
promises
of
funding
for
different
things.
As
people
recognize
this
as
a
huge
unfunded
mandate,
there
has
been
less
delivery
of
funding.
So
while
we
are
optimistic
that
we
might
get
some
funding,
we
don't
know
when
it
will
happen
or
how
much
entirely.
M
Get
even
mayor
and
council
members
we're
hoping
it's
Federal
funding,
that's
routed
through
to
srf
at
the
local
level
at
the
state
level
and
I
was
at
the
meeting
on
Friday
with
the
head
guy
from
my
EPA.
That's
disturbing
the
money.
The
feds
have
said
it
that
only
49
of
the
money
can
be
grant
money
so
and
the
iepa
is
limiting
it
to
four
million
dollars
per
municipality
per
year.
So
if
we
borrow.
C
M
B
M
Have
to
have
a
plan
in
by
April
15
2024.
We
have
to
finalize
that
plan,
April
15
2027,
and
then
we
have
to
start
that
plan.
We
currently
have
approximately
11
500
lead
services,
but
we
assumed
that
by
2027
will
be
under
10
000,
which
then
means
we
have
to
do
in
20
years.
We
have
to
do
five
percent
a.
M
B
M
We're
trying
to
engage
with
community
members
to
get
them
on
a
wait
list,
so
we're
expecting
a
million
dollar
Grant
from
I'm
going
to
say
it
wrong.
The
CEO
through
Senator
Simmons,
and
we
understand
that
will
be
coming
soon
and
we.
What
we
plan
to
do
is
replace
the
homeowners
portion
of
the
lead
service
line
and
the
low
to
moderate
income
census
blocks
where
water
mains
already
been
installed.
M
So
we
won't
have
to
dig
out
in
the
street
we're
going
to
go
from
home
to
the
Parkway
and
we're
going
to
get
as
many
lead
Services
replaced.
That
way,
as
we
can
plus
get
rid
of
the
partial
lead
service
lines,
we
think
we
can
do
200
homes
on
that
and
so
far
only
120
homes
have
signed
up
to
get
that,
and
we
have
made
two
nice
videos
one
in
English,
one
in
Spanish.
We
have
gone
to
Ward
meetings.
M
M
We
also
feel
that
we're
going
to
get
the
four
million
dollars
in
23
and
we
want
to
be
able
to
start
doing
that
work
right
away
and
so
we're
asking
for
people
to
voluntarily
sign
up
and
get
on
the
list
and
we're
just
having
a
hard
time
reaching
those
community
members
to
actually
do
that.
So
otherwise
we're
going
to
just
decide
where
we're
going
to
go.
But
that's
not
what
we
want
to.
B
Do
all
right
thanks,
I,
want
to
ask
about
sustainability
or
talk
about
sustainability.
Really,
quick
and
Lara.
You
made
the
one
of
the
points
that
I
was
hoping.
You
would
make
that
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
could
be
considered
carp
or
could
be
considered
sustainability.
It's
not
all
coming
out
of
the
sustainability
fund,
not.
I
Even
close,
it's
I
mean
just
the
fact
that
sustainability,
one
of
the
car
goals,
is
transportation
Mobility.
So
looking
at
things,
multimodal
and
improving
multimodal
Transportation
I
mean
that
by
itself
hits
the
vast
majority
of
the
money
that
we're
spending
in
streets
and
transportation
and
then
sewers
all
all
about
reducing
flooding
and
keeping
the
sewer
system
intact,
like
every
facilities
project.
We
does
do
now
that
we
touch
the
HVAC
system,
we're
looking
at
how
to
make
it
carb
compliant.
I
So
we
really
we're
really
fully
on
board
and
working
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
projects
as
much
as
possible
incorporate
sustainability
and
I
did
not
do
the
same
analysis
for
Equity,
but
we
also
try
to
consider
Equity
when
possible
as
well.
So
this
50
50
sidewalk
program
would
be
an
example
where
that
is
inherently
not
Equitable
to
expect
homeowners
to
pay
50
percent.
So
we
just
replace
that
this
year
with
a
regular,
fully
fund,
city-funded
program,
yeah.
B
So
we're
not
trying
to
do
all
of
our
carp
work
out
of
the
limited
sustainability
budget.
I
would
like
to
you
know,
make
sure
we're
kind
of
elevating
some
of
those
carp
concerns
from
you
know
nice
to
have
bottom
of
the
list.
Priorities
to
you
know
further
up
on
the
list:
electric
vehicle
infrastructure
for
one
it's
going
to
become
increasingly
critical.
B
Around
seven
million
dollars-
and
we
don't
have
that
much
money-
so
I
think
there's
an
opportunity
here
for
a
non-profit
organization
or
a
public-private
partnership,
I'm
envisioning,
something
like
Friends
of
the
parks.
B
I
I
think
there
is
a
Parks
Foundation,
but
we
have
Audrey,
Thompson
and
I
were
discussing
that
today.
So
that
might
be
something
to
try
to
activate
that
Foundation
again.
Yeah.
N
I
B
I've
had
some
Fourth
Ward
residents
talk
to
me
about
raising
money
for
a
specific
Park
that
might
not
be
the
park
that
needs
the
most
attention
city-wide.
So
if
we
have
some
energy
in
the
community
to
raise
money
for
parks-
and
we
can
all
go
into
one
fund
and
we
can
distribute
that
equitably
across
the
community,
similar
to
what
District
65
is
doing
with
their
pep,
what
does
that
stand
for
help
me
out
with
that?
The
pep
project
anyway,
some
opportunity
for
some
private
fundraising
here
that
might
help
out
the
taxpayers
and.
I
I'm
hoping
we
are
doing
the
Strategic
plan
for
the
park
system
and
so
I'm
hopeful
that
that
will
help
us
better
identify
our
needs
so
that
we
can
come
up
with
like
a
real
replacement
plan.
What
staff
has
done
so
far
has
been
pretty
high
level.
B
A
I'll
just
flag
that
every
winter
we
raise
money
for
the
obnoxiously
named
Mayors
holiday,
food
book
and
toy
drive
and
actually
the
vehicle
that
accepts
those
contributions
is,
is
the
Evans
and
Parks
Foundation.
So
it
exists
it's
up
and
running.
It's
got
a
bank
account,
but
I
I
agree
with
Laura
I'm,
not
sure
that
it's
active
for
this
kind
of
thing
at
all
and.
O
I
Of
a
city
manager
Office
situation,
okay,
so
that
is
definitely
that
is
a
policy
decision
that
can
be
made,
and
maybe
something
that
is
worth
considering.
One
thing
that
staff
has
tried
to
do
is
for
these
six
buildings
that
we
I'm
not
pointing
to
right
now,
but
I
had
a
slide
for
for
these
six
buildings.
O
I
mean
I,
know
I'm
not
going
to
suggest
the
other
idea,
which
is
we
have
so
many
parks
in
Evanston.
Maybe
we
should
sell
some
of
them.
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
going
there,
but
building
sounds
pretty
unemotional,
so
it'd
be
I.
Guess
I
asked
the
city
manager.
I
O
Well,
right,
yeah,
it's
not
just
the
fixing
them
up
when
they're
falling
down,
but
operating
them
in
the
meantime.
So
we
do
have
two
really
big
rehab
projects,
the
Civic
Center
and
the
municipal
service
center.
I
Yes,
sort
of
so
I
guess
it's
the
answer.
In
both
cases,
the
HVAC
systems
for
these
two
buildings
are
in
really
bad
shape
and
should
have
been
dealt
with
like
10
years
ago.
So
you
know
an
example
is
there's
a
system
of
distribution
piping
in
the
Civic
Center
that
moves
heated
water
around
to
all
the
radiators
in
the
different
offices
and
there's
places
where
those
pipes
are
down
to
10
to
20
percent
of
their
original
wall
thickness.
I
I
So
I
think
that's
something
that
once
we
have
more
detail,
because
we
have
kind
of
this
high
level
presentation
we
did
on
the
service
center.
We
need
to
see
the
more
detail
plan
that
they're
working
on
now
to
see
if
we
can
spread
it
out,
but
I
don't
think
there's
any
way
you
can
spread
it
out
20
years
no,
and
so
that
you're
still
going
to
be
hit
with
these
huge
costs
for
a
few
years
right,
yeah,
okay,.
O
Then
I
guess
my
third
question
was:
if
I've
read
all
the
numbers
correctly,
the
draft
2023
CIP
is
roughly
15
million
dollars
more
in
general
obligation
bonds
than
the
current
year,
CIP
yeah.
So
what
would
if
we
just
wanted
to
do
it
all?
How
much
would
we
have
to
raise
our
tax
levy
to
do
that?
That.
K
Good
evening
again,
yeah
we
haven't
looked
at
it,
but
obviously
this
is
more
driven
by
the
discussion
of
the
finance
and
budget
committee.
I
mean
we
haven't,
issued
the
bonds
typically
every
year
by
this
September
we
would
have
bond
in
place,
but
we
just
considering
the
current
economic
environment,
interested
environment
and
instability
there
we
are
holding
off
and
trying
to
kind
of
drop
on
our
existing
fund
balance
and
we'll
keep
an
eye
along
with
Lara
and
I,
will
talk
and
see
at
what
point
we
feel
like
they're.
K
Okay,
we
would
need
to
kind
of
Infuse
the
new
capital
into
the
CIP
fund,
I
mean
in
terms
of
the
text
burden.
Obviously,
as
if
you
see
the
property
tax
I
mean
City
share
is
20
percent,
so
I
mean
sometimes
yeah.
Even
if
we
look
at
it
like
our
total
Levy
is
around
55
million,
including
everything
police
pension,
fire
pension
and
all
that
you
know,
and
still
it's
a
20
of
the
share,
so
I
mean
I,
can
count
them
and
work
with
Lara
and
see.
K
If
the
city
council
decides
to
go
in
that
direction
and
say
yep,
we
want
to
do
X
number
of
you
know:
20
30,
40
million
dollar,
and
we
can
come
up
with
the
various
scenarios
that
okay,
how
much
each
household
with
100
200.
We
did
it
with
the
rubber
at
the
time
of
Robert
Crown
that
what
would
be
the
impact
on
each
individual.
P
I,
just
briefly
council
member
Val
good
evening,
mayor
members
of
city
council,
Luke
Stone
City
Manager,
a
few
months
ago
we
did
put
in
for
the
Bloomberg
Foundation
putting
assets
to
work
incubator.
We
were
not
selected
for
the
first
cohort,
we're
hoping
to
be
selected
for
a
future
cohort,
but
it
does
exactly
what
you
were
talking
about
as
far
as
analyzing
all
of
our
buildings
parking
structures.
Should
we
reinvest
in
them?
Should
we
change
the
programming?
A
So
now
no
one
is
requesting
to
speak
for
the
first
time.
So
we
go
to
council
member
Reed
for
a
second
opportunity
with
two
and
a
half
minutes
left.
E
Thank
you,
I
just
want
to
note
council
member
of
Val.
There
was
a
list
that
was
produced
within
the
last,
certainly
the
last
term.
Last
few
years
of
all
of
the
city
assets
I
know
that
they
were
far
former
mayor
requested
that
and
so
I
know
that's
floating
around
somewhere
and
I've
seen
it
previously
I.
E
Don't
know
if
remember
when,
if
you
remember
that
Lister
okay,
so
I
want
to
mention
a
few
things
so
one
we
talked
about
sewer,
repairs
and
I
know
that
I
believe
next
year,
the
south
end
of
town,
particularly
the
eighth
Ward
and
Ninth
Ward,
if
I'm
not
mistaken
or
budgeted
to
receive
some.
This
fairly
significant
investment
in
sewer
repair.
I
I'm
not
particularly
aware
of
that
most
of
our
I
don't
have
it
up,
but
most
of
us
who
are
funding
actually
is
through
just
making
sewer
repairs
on
the
streets
where
we're
surfacing
and
doing
cured
in
place
pipelining.
So
occasionally
we
do
a
large
diameter
cured
in
place
pipelining
where
the
sewer
is
collected,
huge
section
of
the
city
and
those
are
all
like
110
150
years
old,
but
I,
don't
think
we
have
a
big
sewer
project
going
in
Dave.
Are
you
aware
no.
N
I
s
are
we
doing
a
storm
water
retention
plan
looking
at
the
impact
and
how
that
ties
into
climate
change,
and
you
know
how
we
deal
with
the
storm
water
with
all
the
bigger
storms.
M
Yes,
currently,
the
city
is
wrapping
up
at
storm
water
management
plan
that
will
not
identify
any
specific
projects
to
be
completed.
Instead,
it
will
will
have
to
come
back
to
the
city
council
and
they,
and
it
will
indicate
that
if
the
city
wants
to
provide
for
a
15-year
level
service,
it
will
cost
you
roughly
X
millions
of
dollars.
M
If
you
want
to
provide
for
a
20-year
level
of
protection,
will
cost
you
this
many
millions
of
dollars
and
based
on
that,
then
we
would
start
hiring
other
Consultants
to
dig
into
the
more
specific
projects
that
we
could
do,
but
there's
nothing
currently
on
the
drawing
board
and
then
the
other
thing
staff
would
be
recommending.
M
Once
city
council
determines
what
that
level
service
will
be
and
the
cost
to
get
that
staff
would
be
proposing
that
the
city
develop
a
stormwater
utility
fee
which
would
raise
revenues
based
on
the
amount
of
impervious
surface
that
each
property
has,
and
that
would
be
the
new
way
of
generating
that
income.
But
until
you
have
a
dollar
figure
that
you're
shooting
for
it's
kind
of
you
can't
put
the
horse
or
the
cart
in
front
of
the
horse.
E
Thank
you,
and,
and
so
that
was
my
question
about
the
the
sewer
repair
and
storm
water
management.
We
have
a
combined
so
or.
I
We
have
we
have
three
systems:
the
old
combined
sewer,
which
is
portions
that
are
130
years
old.
Probably
then,
we
have
a
relief
overflow
system,
which
was
what
was
built
through
the
90s
and
2000s,
so
that
the
combined
system
could
overflow
into
that
and
not
cause
basement
backups,
and
that's
also
why
we,
when
we
started
using
ponding
on
the
streets
to
and
putting
restrictors
in
the
catch
basins,
to
limit
how
fast
water
could
go
in
to
the
combined
sewer
system,
and
then
we
also
have
a
store.
E
My
reason
for
for
bringing
this
up
is
the
south
end
of
town
eighth
ward
has
been
experiencing,
especially
with
the
the
rain.
In
the
last
few
weeks,
a
few
recent
storms
really
bad
flooding
in
in
folks
and
Sons
I'm
receiving
emails
that,
after
every
rainstorm
with
tons
and
tons
of
neighbors,
saying
hey,
my
house
has
flooded.
My
feels
like
a
river
is
letting
out
into
my
basement.
E
That
was
an
email
I
got
a
day
or
two
ago,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
we're
making
Investments
here,
particularly
on
the
south
end
for
the
town
that
I
represent
to
ensure
that
you
know
less
and
less
we're.
Having
the
these.
E
These
events,
where
folks
as
basements,
are
flooding
because
of
a
storm
water,
runoff
and
so
I'd,
love
to
I,
guess
separately,
have
some
kind
of
a
sit
down
and
begin
to
strategize
there
and
I
am
in
full
support
of
the
impervious
surface
tax.
I
think
I
put
in
a
referral
about
that
a
while
ago
and
support
that
so
to
close
out
I
have
one
question
about
Transportation
or
about
our
our
transportation
infrastructure
and
I
made
a
referral
a
while
ago
to
create
a
transportation
Revenue,
lock
box.
E
That's
maybe
Council
Cummings
can
opine
on
this
a
bit,
but
there's
a
recent
Supreme
Court
decision
that
would
mandate
that
all
of
our
transportation
related
Revenue,
whether
it
be
from
tickets
stemming
from
Transportation
related
tickets
to
the
wheel,
tax
to
a
whole
other
host
of
fees
and
fines
and
taxes.
Those
funds
must
be
spent
on
Transportation
I
know.
My
time
must
be.
Q
Evening,
members
of
city
council
clerk,
Mendoza
city
manager,
folk
Stowe,
Nick,
Cummings,
Corporation,
Council
to
councilmember
breed's
point.
There
was
an
Illinois
Supreme
Court
decision,
Illinois
road
and
transportation,
Builders
Association
sued
the
County
of
Cook,
alleging
that
the
County
of
Cook
was
the
unconstitutionally
diverting
funds
to
run
County
operations.
There
was
an
Illinois
Constitutional,
Amendment
I,
believe
it
was
article
9,
section
11.
Q
that
was
added
to
the
state
revenue
article
that
basically
limited
what
anybody
in
the
state
could
could
use
money
derived
from
Transportation
funds
and
in
reading
this
case,
while
I
was
sitting
over
here
on
the
sidelines,
the
parking
revenue
from
the
county
was
included
in
one
of
those
funds.
E
Thank
you
and
I'm
just
going
to
close
out
here,
it's
the
30
seconds
and
so
what
what?
What
I?
What
the
point
of
that
referral
which
hasn't
been
referred?
Yet,
what
I'd
like
to
see
and
what
I
think
is
mandated
by
state
law,
is
that
we
get
a
full
accounting
of
all
of
our
transportation
related
Revenue,
whether
it's
coming
from
tickets
or
other
places
outside
of
the
traditional
places
would
be
looking
for.
E
Cip
get
an
accounting
of
what
all
of
those
funds
are
and
and
make
sure
that
we're
spending
that
on
on
Transportation,
related
infrastructure
and
I
think
that'll.
A
You
seeing
that
no
one
else
is
requesting
to
speak.
That
concludes
our
discussion
on
the
capital
Improvement
program,
which
I
think
we
all
learned
a
lot
from
and
also
revealed
that
we
have
lots
more
to
talk
about.
So
thank
you
to
everyone
for
your
engagement
on
this
important
issue.
This
brings
us
to
item
SP2.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion
on
item
SP2,
I,
move
item
SP2.
A
E
Reed
I
I'll
just
say:
I
really
appreciate
manager,
Stowe,
bringing
this
forward
I
think
our
city
employees
deserve
it.
I
will
say:
I
have
received
some
Outreach
from
city
employees
who
you
know,
are
thankful
for
this,
but
also
would
love
to
see
an
acknowledgment
of
those
who
are
on
the
front
lines
during
during
the
pandemic
and
I'd
love
us
to
you
know,
make
sure
that
we're
we're
looking
into
that
as
well
for
for
those
staff
who
are
here
during
the
pandemic
and
who
maybe
were
expecting
a
bit
more.
A
With
nine
voting
in
favor
and
none
voting
against
the
motion
passes
and
the
retention
bonuses
are
approved,
this
brings
us
to
item
sp3.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion
of
this
item.
A
C
A
With
nine
voting
in
favor
and
none
voting
against
the
retention
bonuses
are
approved,
this
brings
us
to
item
sp4.
Would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion
on
items
before
I'll.
A
C
Member
news,
aye
councilmember
Burns
council
member
suffernen,
that's
an
I
council,
member
Revell,
aye
council
member
Reed,
aye
council
member
cuties,
aye
council
member
Kelly,
aye
council
member
Harris,
aye
councilmember
Winn.
L
B
A
Council
member
Kelly
moves
approval
of
a
one-time
payment
to
the
Everton
firefighters,
iaff
employees,
council
member
nusma
seconds.
Is
there
any
discussion.
A
Turn
my
lights
councilmember
sufferton
yeah,
Council
Cummings.
Can
you
please
explain.
Q
Good
evening
again,
Nicholas
Cummings
Corporation
Council
just
wanted
to
make
clarify
for
the
council.
There
was
a
side
letter
that
was
associated
with
the
current
contract.
That's
in
place.
That
expires
at
the
end
of
the
year
that
where
the
union
for
for
went
without
increases
in
years
2021
and
2022,
they
were
deferred
until
the
end
of
this
year.
Q
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
everybody
was
clear
on
that,
even
though
it
will
also
cover
some
some
back
pay
for
that
time
period,
but
it
will
not
be
as
part
that
will
not
be
advanced
again
at
the
end
of
the
year
as
according
to
the
current
contract.
I
just
want
everybody
to
be
clear
on
that.
Q
The
union
agreed
to
defer
about
five
percent
of
increases
over
the
last
two
years
after
2020.
half
of
that
was
already
given
to
them.
They
were.
It
was
supposed
to
be
deferred
until
the
end
of
this
year.
Half
of
that
was
given
to
the
Union
in
March
of
this
year.
This
is
the
other
half
right
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
everybody
understood
that
at
the
end
of
the
year
like
this
is,
is
taking
care
of
all
of
what
what
was
deferred
under
the
current
contract.
Q
Going
well
so
for
2023
and
Beyond,
there
will
be
a
whole
new
negotiation,
but
the
pay
levels
will
be
increased
according
to
the
percentage
you
guys
vote
on
tonight,
yeah.
L
Yeah
I'd,
like
to
just
add
on
to
that
I'd,
first
like
to
express
appreciation
to
our
firefighters,
who
you
know,
work
through
the
throes
of
covid
and
many
had
to
stay
in
hotels,
couldn't
go
home
to
their
families
and
also
gratitude
to
them
for
agreeing
to
take
to
relinquish
to
Forfeit
previously
negotiated
raises
for
those
two
years.
L
21
and
22
in
lieu
of
layoffs
in
lieu
of
you
know
losing
firefighters
that
not
only
helped
to
you
know,
cement
the
team
and
the
culture
in
the
fire
department,
but
it
was
also
for
our
Evans
and
residents
to
maintain
the
high
standard
of
service
that
we
get
from
our
Evanston
fire
department.
I,
don't
know!
If
folks
know
we,
our
fire
department
is
rated
as
high
as
it
can.
L
You
know,
iho
I,
think
I,
guess,
I'm,
sorry,
ISO
one
right
very
high
ratings,
so
I'm
very
grateful
to
the
firefighters
for
I'm
agreeing
to
Forfeit
those
raises
instead
of
losing
firefighters.
So
so,
just
to
be
clear.
This
was
again
previously
negotiated,
signed
off
raises
for
21
and
22
that
were
given
up
during
covid.
L
In
with
you
know,
with
the
idea
that
the
city
was
facing
a
shortfall
of
Revenue
and
so
I'm
very
grateful
to
the
firefighters
for
take
making
that
decision,
so
all
this
does
is
replace
the
money
that
they
would
have
received
had
they
had
they
had
they
not
forfeited
those
raises
during
those
two
years.
Thank
you.
C
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor
I,
just
as
a
reminder.
There
is
a
neighborhood
meeting
this
week,
Wednesday
6
p.m.
At
the
Unitarian
Church.
The
topic
is
the
margarita
Inn
and
talking
about
moving
forward
with
a
good
neighbor
agreement.
O
E
I
just
want
to
note
that
the
last
Thursday
of
this
month,
the
eighth
Ward,
will
have
our
award
meeting.
We're
seeking
to
have
another
hybrid
meeting
at
the
levy.
Senior
Center
and
virtually
residents
can
join
in
the
link
will
be
posted
online.
E
And
also
I
actually
want
to
thank
yesterday,
the
eighth
Ward
we
might
be.
The
last
might
have
had
the
last
block
party
of
the
Season
or
I
think
this
was
Saturday
night
yesterday
and
folks
in
the
community
that
the
parks
and
rec
staff
have
rolled
out
a
new
format
for
many
block
parties,
particularly
in
areas
such
as
the
eighth
Ward
that
have
a
higher
risk.
For
you
know,
economic
challenges,
violence,
the
whole
host
of
things
and
the
the
parks
and
rec
staff
provide
staff
for
the
block
party.
E
They
partner
with
Kurt's
Cafe,
to
provide
food
for
the
block
party
and
I,
haven't
been
to
block
parties
around
the
city,
but
I
would
have
to
say
that
this
has
to
be
one
of
had
to
been
one
of
the
most
diverse
block
parties
in
our
city,
one
of
the
most
fun
block
parties
in
our
city.
The
eighth
Ward
knows
how
to
throw
a
block
party
and
I
Just
Want
to
Thank
The,
Parks
and
Rec
staff,
and
particularly
director
Thompson,
particularly
the
staff.
E
But
you
know,
but
including
director
Thompson,
for
one
putting
together
this
programming
with
the
I
am
forgetting
the
name
of
the
funds
or
the
initiative,
but
the
really
great
initiative,
and
as
well
as
the
folks
at
Kurt's
Cafe
for
for
for
being
part
of
this.
So
thank
you
to
the
staff.
Thank
you
to
director
Thompson
and
thank
you
to
the
community
for
coming
out
and
making
the
block
party
what
it
was.
D
N
Membrane,
a
couple
announcements,
The
Joint
third
and
Ninth
Ward
meeting
about
the
development
at
lot.
One
is
canceled.
We
will
be
announcing
our
makeup
rain
dates
soon,
Ninth
Ward
meeting
this
Wednesday
virtually
will
be
at
7
30
and
then
just
a
reminder
that
it's
latinx
heritage
month.
We
have
a
celebration
put
on
by
the
city
at
Elks,
Park
from
four
to
nine
on
Saturday
and
that's
in
the
eighth
Ward
at
Callan
and
Melford
a
lot
of
great
things
going
on.
L
Thank
you
tomorrow
evening,
I
have
our
first
horde
conversations
on
the
patio
of
The,
Graduate,
Hotel,
so
I
hope
folks
will
join
us.
There
I
think.
That's
it.
Thank
you.
Council.
J
Good
evening,
I
will
be
working
with
the
second,
with
the
Communications
Department
to
start
getting
the
newsletter
rolling
so
be
looking
for
that
also
be
looking
for
monthly
War
meetings
and
there'll,
be
a
rotating
location,
but
they'll
be
planned
and
advertised
well
in
advance,
starting
in
October.
That's
it!
Thank
you.
A
I
just
want
to
remind
everyone
that
the
rules
committee
was
supposed
to
begin
25
minutes
ago.
So
upon
adjournment,
the
rules
committee
will
begin
essentially
immediately
without
seeing
nothing
further
to
come
before
us.
The
September
19th
special
meeting
of
the
oven
city
council
stands
adjourned.