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B
A
Right,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
City
Clerk
welcome
everybody
to
the
Monday
July
15
2019
evidence
to
the
City
Council
meeting
we
I
know.
Alderman
Rainey
is
she's
on
her
way
right
now
and
I
believe
alderman
Ruth
Simmons
is
just
coming
from
from
work
and
will
be
here
shortly
as
well.
So
we
will
have
I
believe
all
nine
aldermen
this
evening
welcome
everybody.
I've
got
two
two
now
or
one
announcement
in
a
statement
up
front
the
the
announcement
is.
A
We
have
many
many
pet
lovers
in
this
community
dog
owners
and
in
cat
lovers
and
and
all
the
kind
of
you
know,
four-legged
animals
and
two-legged
animals
for
birds
that
you
could
that
you
could
want,
and
I
just
want
to
do
a
shout
out
to
Steven
farmer
and
Todd
Rupp
and
Thal,
who
are
the
owners
of
the
happy
Husky
which
is
over
on
over
on
Central
Street.
You
know,
I've
talked
to
Steven
before
and
it's
a
great
shop
to
go
into
and
you
know
being
an
entrepreneur
is
hard.
A
Okay,
we
try
our
best
up
here
to
create
you
know,
policies
and
practices
within
the
city
to
help
our
entrepreneurs
thrive,
but
there's
big
macro.
You
know
issues
and
dynamics
going
on
in
the
larger
world
and
they
are
going
to
be
closing
this
month
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
them
for
their
commitment
in
their
love
of
Evanston.
There
was
a
great
quote
that
was
in
the
Evanston
roundtable
this
year
about
them
closing
and-
and
it
was
a
quote
from
Stephen
farmer
and
I,
just
like
to
to
read
it.
You
know.
A
Over
the
years
we
have
made
friends
with
the
adults,
kids
and
pets,
mostly
dogs
who
stopped
by
we've
watched
the
kids
grow
up
and
graduate
we've
watched.
Many
puppies
grow
up
mature
to
their
end,
and
we've
watched
new
families
move
into
the
neighborhood,
but
between
chewy,
comm,
major
online
retailers
and
other
chain
store
retailers
who
can
offer
lower
prices
and
free
delivery.
We
could
not
keep
up.
I
can't
stress
enough
if
we
like
the
community
that
we
live
in,
and
we
love
the
fact
that
we've
got
a
dozen
or
so
vibrant
commercial
districts
in
Evanston.
A
They
rely
on
all
of
us
to
frequent
and
spend
our
money
at
their
shops
and
I
hope
we'll
continue
to
do
that
and
and
just
a
big
thank
you
to
happy
husky
for
all
the
happiness
they
brought
to
all
of
our
animals
and
all
of
our
animal
owners
here
in
this
community.
So
thank
you.
Steven
and
Thank
You
Todd
I
just
wanted
to
make
note
I
know
we
have
a
item
that
none
of
us
and
I
certainly
don't
take
lightly
on
the
agenda
tonight
and
and
that
lightly.
That
issue
is
the
recommendation
of
Accenture.
A
Here,
it's
not
something
that
this
city
does
often.
You
have
seen
heated
debates
in
the
past
of
this
body
about
that
issue,
but
I
felt
that
you
know
the
issues
were
serious
enough
to
bring
to
this
council
I
want
to
stress
that
the
City
Council
takes
allegations
of
harassment
of
our
city,
employees
very
very
seriously.
We
have
over
800
people
or
so
that
work
for
this
city
and
they
all
should
be
entitled
to
a
respectful
and
professional
work
environment.
A
The
city
receives
multiple.
You
know
healthy
work,
environment,
complaints
every
year,
I
think
we
receive
about
a
half
a
dozen
correct
new
city
manager.
I've
got
that
wrong,
so
the
city
receives
about
a
half
a
dozen.
Most
of
those
complaints
are
between
employee
to
employee,
okay.
They
do
not
involve
an
elected
official.
That's
why
you
do
not
see
us
up
here
really
talking
about
talking
about
these
issues
and
in
those
cases
when
there
is
a
healthy
workplace
in
a
workplace
environment
complaint
filed
if
the
findings
are
sustained,
meaning
the
investigation
results
in
supporting
the
complaintant.
A
A
The
accountability
or
the
punishment,
or
whatever
word
you
want
to
use
to
that
employee,
can
range
from
a
verbal
reprimand
to
a
written
reprimand
to
suspension
with
pay
dispensing
without
pay
to
termination,
because
these
are
personnel
matters
and
handled
within
the
city
and
are
covered
by
personnel
laws
of
the
state
of
Illinois.
None
of
that
is
known
by
really
any
of
us
here
in
the
public
and
honestly
by
oftentimes
the
City
Council,
if
it's
handled
just
internally
within
the
city
manager's
office.
A
This
evening,
though,
we
have
had
multiple
healthy
work,
environment,
complaints
filed
by
a
few
city,
employees
against
the
city
clerk,
the
city
retained
outside
counsel,
to
investigate
the
complaints,
because
there's
an
elected
official
involved
outside
counsel
conducted
an
investigation
interviewing
other
city
employees,
interviewing
clerk,
read
and
appropriate
findings
were
made
during
the
course
of
the
investigation
into
the
healthy
work
environment,
complaints,
one
of
the
complaints
provided
a
recording
that
they
believed
was
evidence
of
harassment.
That
should
be
considered.
A
The
reporting
became
relevant
in
the
context
of
the
healthy
work
environment
complaint
because
the
complaint
felt
harassed
and
intimidated
by
what
was
on
it.
I
want
to
stress
the
recording
is
not
the
basis
for
why
the
censure
was
brought
forward.
It
was
not
transcribed
by
a
private
law.
Firm
and
clerk
reads.
Private
conversations
are
not
being
reviewed
for
this
censure.
The
recording
was
not
made
by
the
city
of
Evanston,
the
Open
Meetings
Act
issues
were
discovered
through
the
investigation
into
the
healthy
workplace,
environment
complaints.
It
was
not
the
reason
that
we
initiated
this
conversation.
A
The
findings
are
based
on
clerk
Reid's
conduct
at
work
and
actions
through
city
emails
towards
city
employees.
The
outside
lawfirm
made
findings
that
clerk
reads:
actions
constitute
and
harassment
threats
in
retaliation
against
city
employees.
This
evening
I
know
many
people
will
be
speaking
at
public
comment
and
want
to
speak
on
this
topic
based
on
emails.
That
many
of
us
received
I
just
wanted
to
make
this
statement
up
front
about
what
we're
discussing
tonight.
We
will
get
into
the
matter
on
the
agenda
this
evening
with
that
city
manager.
Do
you
have
any
announcements
that
city
clerk?
B
Yes,
I
do
have
an
announcement
on
Wednesday.
The
clerk's
office
is
hosting
a
discussion
on
ethics
and
a
lobbying
ordinance
for
Evanston
and
we're
excited
to
have
people
here
at
in
Parasuram
at
7:00
p.m.
for
that
event,
I
hope
to
have
the
opportunity
to
make
statements
when
sp8
comes
up
absolutely.
They.
A
Need
to
give
you
that
opportunity!
Thank
you.
Okay,
we're
gonna,
go
into
public
comment.
As
everybody
knows,
we
set
aside
45
minutes
for
a
couple
of
public
comment.
We
divide
the
number
of
people
that
want
to
speak
or
the
estimated
number
of
people
that
we
have
to
speak
by
the
total
number
of
speakers
and
then
a
lot
of
time.
A
So
today
we
have
close
to
close
to
30
people
that
want
to
speak
so
I'm
gonna
a
lot
a
minute
30
for
everybody,
I'm
gonna
ask
clerk,
read
if
they'll
just
keep
track
of
the
time,
as
we
always
do.
If
the
chimes
go
off,
I
ask
that
you
just
wrap
it
up
real
quickly
with
them
within
10
seconds,
so
we
can
be
respectful
and
get
everybody
the
opportunity
to
speak
tonight
before
we
get
into
the
agenda.
The
city
clerk
of
the
city
manager.
A
C
Like
the
cilco
2728
Rhys,
you
mentioned
harassment
being
one
of
the
main
reasons
for
the
century.
Why
isn't
this
council
censured
for
the
harassment
of
davon
Reed?
You
have
harassed
him
from
before.
He
was
elected
when
he
was
elected
while
he's
been
in
office
and
you've
taken
every
opportunity
you
can
to
harass
him.
So
where
is
the
center
for
you?
Mr.
C
Do
not
continue
to
demonize
clerk.
Read
restore
clerk
reads:
full
authority
as
the
sole
FOIA
officer
I
understand,
there's
no
evidence.
Clarke
read
at
least
you've
presented.
You
provided
no
evidence
evidence
clerk
read
violated
any
City
Council
rules,
you've
provided
no
evidence.
Clarke
read
violated
the
Open
Meetings
Act.
Why
are
there
two
sets
of
rules?
One
for
most
of
the
council?
When
it
comes
to
censure
you
mean
aldeman
Rainey
has
been,
has
been
ruled
guilty
by
the
Ethics
Committee
many
times
never
been
censured.
C
Aldermen
supplement,
suffer
men.
I've
asked
you
to
bring
forward
a
motion
to
remove
the
city
manager
and
to
remove
this
item
from
the
agenda.
If
clerk
read
gets
censured,
you
know
I
supported
you
in
your
language,
but
you
should
be
censored
too,
as
well
as
others
on
the
council.
So
you
can't
have
it
two
ways
you
can't
have
one
set
of
rules
for
clerk
read
and
another
set
of
rules
for
everybody
else.
C
D
Or
hit
me
or
Haggerty,
if
my
name
continues
to
be
brought
up
and
I
understand
was
brought
up
all
day
on
Facebook,
including
including
an
interview
by
divine
Reid
I'm,
going
to
I'm
announcing
that
now
I
am
going
to
violate
the
confidentiality
of
our
executive
session
and
I'm
going
to
say
why
davon
Reed
is
being
censored.
I
am
going
to
do
that
if
my
name
keeps
being
brought
up
in
comparison
to
davon
Reed
I'm
going
to
do
that.
So
you
might
want
to
ask
the
audience
to
stop.
Comparing
me
to
davon
Reed
sensor,
so.
A
A
G
Take
it
Connor,
Molloy,
930
Hinman
and
just
as
a
real
primary
statement,
I
declined
to
really
view
myself.
If
I
can
speak
for
others
as
an
audience,
this
isn't
content
I
consume.
This
is
something
I
participate
in,
and
so
what
I'm
here
to
talk
about
tonight
is
if
some
people
are
familiar
with
this
agreement,
that's
being
proposed
with
beacon,
Academy
and
the
new
Robert
Crown
Center
I've
seen
some
deficiencies
in
the
proposal,
and
it's
really
three
part
that
I
think
objection
to
first
is
time.
G
Money
and
geography,
and
so
what's
being
proposed
here,
is
for
beacon,
Academy
to
take
primetime
spots
at
the
new
Robert
Crown
Center.
Essentially,
in
some
circles
you
would
consider
that
opportunity
hoarding
the
other
part
of
it
is
the
amount
that
they're
willing
to
pay
the
least
and
their
opening
bid
for
a
hundred
and
twenty
five
bucks,
an
hour
which,
if
Evanston's
for
sale,
then
you
got
to
start
negotiating
a
better
deal.
G
G
H
Alice
berry,
Ninth,
Ward
I,
believe
elected
officials
should
be
held
accountable
when
they
break
the
rules,
no
matter
who
they
are
no
matter
their
race,
their
gender,
their
economic
status,
their
political
power.
The
resolution
before
us
tonight,
sp8
I
view
as
a
prosecution
of
sorts
written
to
hold
an
elected
official
accountable
for
breaking
some
rules.
What
all
of
us
who
read
the
news
know
about
prosecutions
is
that
somebody
decides
who
gets
prosecuted
and
who
doesn't
who
goes
to
trial
and
who
doesn't
who
gets
charged
and
who
gets
a
slap
on
the
wrist.
H
There
are
a
lot
of
famous
cases
like
this
in
the
news
these
days
and
an
appalling
number
of
them
about
black
people
getting
prosecuted
where
white
people
or
not.
Is
it
any
different
in
Evanston?
Apparently
not
not
that
long
ago,
this
city's
white
mayor
a
wealthy
white
man
with
powerful
friends,
violated
the
Open
Meetings
Act.
Was
he
censured
by
this
council?
H
Not
that
I
heard
of
not
that
long
ago,
our
city
manager
cost
this
city
a
whole
lot
of
money
as
a
result
of
a
lawsuit
by
an
employee
who
said
he
created
an
unhealthy
work
environment.
Was
he
centered
by
this
council?
Not
that
I
heard
of
less
than
a
year
ago,
I
believe
a
white
aldermen
with
powerful
friends
violated
ethics?
Was
she
censured
by
this
council?
No,
and
it
was
an
embarrassment
to
everyone
who
thinks
ethics
are
important.
It
seems
that
the
only
city
employees
who
get
threatened
with
censure
have
dark
skin.
H
A
I
It
would
be
great
if
we
could
see
those
also,
why
are
there
double
standards
in
the
ethics
process,
for
some
elected
officials
in
the
city
manager
who
violated
the
Open
Meetings
Act,
without
consequences
as
verified
and
published
by
the
Evanston
patch
on
December
29th
2017,
the
city
manager
called
clerk,
read
the
biggest
a-hole
I've
ever
worked
with
in
front
of
City
department
heads?
Why
was
the
city
manager
not
disciplined
for
this?
The
city's
opinion
is
hypocritical:
systemic
ly,
racist
ageist
and
disrespectful
the
people
voted
for
clerk
read
because
of
transparency.
I
J
Good
evening,
Sean
Jones,
9th
ward
I
have
a
friend
who's
in
here
in
the
audience
who
often
calls
Evanston
a
sleeping
giant,
there's
so
much
potential
here
and
so
much
we
can
be
doing
better,
but
lately
we
can't
seem
to
get
out
of
our
own
way,
and
that
goes
to
everyone
in
this
room
and
everyone
participating
at
Evanston.
We
have
a
perfect
example
tonight
and
let's
go
through
the
organizational
chart
and
talk
about
everyone.
Those
in
supporting
the
clerk
I
understand
it,
but
harassment
is
real.
J
These
employees
have
the
right
to
come
to
work
and
not
feel
belittled.
There
are
real
people
there
here
in
this
building.
Now
they
have
a
right.
You
should
care
about
that.
It
should
be
something
that
concerns
you
I
understand
your
support
for
clerk.
Read
I
really
do,
but
there
are
other
people
here
who
are
being
hurt
there.
J
J
We
can't
have
something
like
this
dropped
at
2:30
in
the
afternoon
on
a
Friday
before
a
Monday
meeting
in
the
middle
of
summer.
That's
not
right.
I
mean
this
decision
must
have
been
made
an
executive
session
on
Monday,
so
we
knew
that
this
was
coming.
Why
didn't
we
wait
until
2:30
Friday
afternoon
to
drop
this?
J
Next
clerk
read
clerk:
we
really
want
you
to
succeed,
you're,
our
elected
official.
We
need
you
to
be
our
FOIA
officer.
You
need
to
run
your
office
in
such
a
way
that
people
are
not
filing
unhealthy
working.
Enviroment
claims
against
you.
You
can
do
better,
I
believe
in
you.
We
all
want
you
to
succeed.
The
city
needs
you,
please
run
your
office
in
a
way
that
we
don't
have
to
do
this
I.
J
Also,
there's
been
allegations
that
people
asked
you
to
resign.
I'm
gonna
say
that
didn't
happen.
I
the
I
was
in
the
meeting
you
were
in
my
office.
Nobody
asked
you
to
resign.
Nobody
demanded
that
you
resign.
We
were
trying
to
help
out
any
any
false
allegations
that
somebody
asked
you
to
resign.
I
really
don't
appreciate
that
next
on
the
City
Council
for
two
years,
this
body
has.
A
J
J
A
K
I
want
to
start
by
saying
that
I
agree
with
a
lot
of
what
mr.
Jones
said
and
I
think
you
all
know
that
I
firmly
believe
the
city
should
hold
city
staff
and
officials
accountable
when
they
violate
laws
or
break
our
council
rules
and
I'm
sure
you
probably
realize
Meyer
Haggerty
tonight
that
you
were
in
violation
of
council
rule
18
point
11
in
bringing
sp8
as
a
special
order
of
business.
Under
that
rule,
only
matters
previously
agreed
upon
by
a
majority
vote
of
council,
maybe
brought
a
special
orders
of
business.
K
So
fundamentally,
you're
violating
council
rules
to
censure
someone
for
violating
council
rules,
and
if
council
took
this
vote
in
closed
session,
you
also
violated
oma
to
censure
someone
for
violating
OMA,
so
I
would
say
that
I
assume
you
are
putting
yourself
up
next
for
censure,
except
neither
council
rules
nor
city
code,
authorize
council
to
censure
the
mayor
or
the
clerk.
These
provisions
are
strictly
interpreted
by
the
city.
K
If
you
remember
from
the
December
3rd
meeting,
the
city
manager
and
corporation
counsel
advised
that,
even
though
the
city's
ethics
laws
provided
for
other
sanctions,
Council
was
limited
to
censure,
as
it
was
quote.
The
only
option
provided
for
in
those
council
rules.
End
quote
assuming
the
city
is
not
arbitrarily
interpreting
council's
limitations
of
those
exact
same
provisions
and
the
only
option
provide
the
only
option
provided
in
council
rules
and
city
code
is
censure
of
aldermen.
K
This
is
not
the
worst
of
it
because
mayor
this
resolution,
you've
issued
ask
ounce
'el
to
impose
penalty
for
a
matter
in
which
you've
unilaterally
acted
as
decision-maker
in
determining
violations,
including
state
law.
How
is
this
adjudicated?
It's
well
established
that
under
Illinois
law,
that
due
process
applies
both
to
administrative
procedures
as
well
as
court
proceedings,
and
that
the
decision-makers
inclusion
rests
solely
on
the
legal
rules
and
evidence
adduced
at
the
hearing.
K
You,
sir,
are
the
mayor,
you're
recognized
in
city
code
as
the
official
head
of
the
city
for
service
of
civil
process
and
all
legal
purposes,
and
you
are
charging
someone
with
legal
violations
and
attempting
to
impose
penalty
without
even
affording
option
of
our
hearing.
That
is
the
court
requirement
of
due
process.
You
cannot
subject
individuals
to
the
arbitrary
exercise
of
government
power.
I,
don't
know
if
this
is
acting
out
of
ignorance
or
impulsivity,
but
you
can't
keep
ignoring
and
selectively
applying
laws
and
process
just
because
you
now
have
70,000
plus
people
for
studied.
K
Wrapping
it
up,
sir
I
consider
clerk
read
a
friend,
but
as
he
knows
it
doesn't
change
my
position
on
his
accountability
as
a
government
official.
If
he's
broken
a
law,
I
hold
him
to
the
same
standard
to
which
I
would
hold
any
of
you
and
any
city
staff
through
the
channels
and
procedures
that
are
established
for
that
purpose.
I'm
hoping
you
can
say
that
mayor
and
I
just
want
to
mention.
It
is
not
great
incentive
for
me
to
wrap
this
up
according
to
council
rules.
If
this
council
is
not
following
council
rules.
Thank.
L
These
are
some
hard
act
to
follow,
and
I
really
can
only
agree
with
everything
that
almost
everything
that
people
have
said,
particularly
the
first
two
speakers
I,
do
notice
that
this
is
an
interesting
distraction
from
the
robert
crown
fiasco.
So
I
just
want
to
mark
that,
because
this
is
an
age
of
distractions
happening
in
government.
I
have
lived
in
the
first
Ward
for
17
years
and
I
am
here
to
discuss
sp8.
There
is
a
lot
of
confusion
and
probably
some
misinformation
running
around,
because
you've
chosen
not
to
release
any
real
information.
L
As
to
the
substance
of
the
allegations,
I
understand
that
personnel
matters
often
involve
protecting
people,
but
in
this
particular
case,
I
think
that
really
there's
due
process
indicated.
You
have
a
large
body
of
people
whose
support
quick,
read,
who've
elected
clerk,
read
and
in
a
sense
your
disenfranchising
us,
if
you're
hiding
information
that
we
need
to
know
to
decide
whether
we
think
he
did
it
or
not
so
I.
This
sleeping
giant
term
that
I
just
shared
I
think
is
a
really
good
term,
because
the
sleeping
giant
is
also
a
lot
of
people
are
really
mad.
L
L
Well,
I
think
this
is
an
opportunity
for
you
to
do
the
right
thing
and
take
a
look
at
what's
sick
in
the
city
government
right
now,
because
there's
a
real
problem,
clerk
greed
has
become
a
scapegoat.
You
need
an
independent
consult
about
it
and
you
need
to
do
some
healing
because
this
community
is
really
being
badly
affected.
L
E
Good
evening,
I'm
Dan
Joseph,
second
ward,
for
your
trigonometry
fans.
If
you
can
read
even
half
by
11
sine
cosine
tangent
I
was
gonna,
speak
about
the
8.2
million
dollars.
That's
over
$85
per
evanston
present
for
lawyer
fees.
That
point
of
tarnish
that
were
not
particularly
diligent
and
not
particularly
expert
expert
witnesses
concerning
the
contamination
brought
about
by
allegedly
manufactured
gas
piping,
but
I
have
something
else
to
talk
about.
E
I'll
bring
this
up
next
time
at
the
last
council
meeting
clerk
that
davon
Reed
suggested
that
to
get
priority
and
speaking
I
should
register
online
last
Tuesday
at
8:30
the
morning
I
signed
up
and
then
I
went
at
11
o'clock
to
sign
up
in
person
to
speak
at
this
council
meeting
only
to
find
out
today
you
can't
sign
up
until
the
day
the
agenda
is
posted,
they
said
said
you
don't
know
what
the
agenda
is.
I
said:
I,
don't
care
what
the
gender
is.
E
I
know
what
I'm
speaking
on
so
those
weren't
counted
and
now
I
hear
that
in
from
now
on,
you
might
not
be
able
to
assign
up
online
to
the
day
of
the
council
meeting.
If
that
be
the
case,
12:50
12:01
in
the
morning
I
plan
to
sign
up
I'm,
asking
davon
Reed
to
please
make
it
consistent
of
what
the
formality
is
to
sign
up
and
online
and
who
gets
to
speak
first,
etc,
etc.
Don't
keep
changing
a
moving
target,
not
when
I
spoke
but
I
signed
up
online.
There
was
no
warning
too
early.
E
When
I
came
here
in
person
to
sign
sign
up.
There
was
no
warning
too
early
and
then
I
came
to
sign
up
now.
I'm.
It
discovered
it's
probably
going
to
change
next
time
that
you
can
only
sign
up
today
of
the
meeting,
so
please
mr.
Reed
make
it
consistent.
So
everybody
understands.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Dan.
M
Mean
I
speak
from
my
heart.
I
am
embarrassed
to
be
from
Evanston
I'm
embarrassed
to
live
here
and
I
feel
like
you
all
up.
There
should
be
ashamed
to
be
government
employees
and
government
representatives.
It
is
shameful
right
now
to
be
on
the
wrong
side
of
anti
racism
and
what
we
are
seeing
and
what
we
are
hearing
and
what
our
neighbors
are
telling
us
is
that
many
of
you
are
I'm
embarrassed.
N
Here
tonight
to
speak
about
the
possible
censure
of
Clerk
davon
Reed
I
read
something
recently
in
the
New
York
Times
editorial,
and
it
was
about
the
Trump
administration
and
some
of
President
Trump,
though
I'm
hesitant
to
use
that
phrase.
Some
of
his
actions
and
I
feel
like
it
was
so
appropriate
that
I
want
to
say
it
here
tonight.
N
As
you
consider
whether
to
censure
clerk
read
a
young
black
man
who
has
brought
the
clerk's
office
into
the
new
millennium
might
I
remind
you
that
many
of
you
sitting
on
the
dais
here
tonight
are
also
guilty
of
the
same
charges
that
clerk
Reed
has
been
accused
of
and
that
none
of
you
was
censured.
Alderman
Judy,
Fisk,
Mayor,
Steve
Haggerty.
N
N
People
have
found
a
voice
in
Devon
Reed,
it's
sad
and
pathetic.
That
minutes
after
your
email
and
the
Friday
afternoon,
surprise,
mayor
Haggerty,
seeks
censure
for
clerk,
read
setting
the
table
tonight
before
this
meeting,
sending
an
email
to
the
people
of
Evanston
extolling
the
values
of
fairness,
justice
and
equality.
When
meeting
Caroline
Kennedy
fairness,
justice
are
an
equality
to
wrap
this
up.
Those
aren't
just
words
they're
supposed
to
mean
something:
that's
not
irony!
That's
hypocrisy
and.
O
Jackson
pallor
first
board
I'm,
going
to
try
not
to
unnecessarily
repeat
any
of
those
that
came
before
me.
I'm
also
deeply
troubled
by
the
city's
continued
treatment
of
clerk
read
now.
Obviously,
complaints
of
unsafe
work
environments
have
to
be
taken
seriously,
and
there
may
be
reasons
for
not
all
information
to
be
out.
There.
I
hope
that
all
of
you
can
understand
where
we're
coming
from.
O
You
have
given
us
nothing
Mary
Haggerty,
before
your
statements
earlier,
this
meeting
I
had
seen
no
information
about
this
from
the
city,
so
Mississippi
councils
just
been
detecting
us
to
take
you
at
your
word-
and
this
is
the
same
word
my
dad
of
the
council
that
insisted
that
the
ordinance
that
stripped
much
of
clerk
reads-
foreign
powers
did
not
actually
do
that
when
a
short
read
of
the
ordinance
made
it
very
clear
that
it
does.
We
even
Clark
Rivas
the
sole
FOIA
officer
for
all
other
requests
not
covered
by
your
new
officers.
O
What
does
I
do
if
it's
not
stripping
him
of
powers,
so,
like
many
others,
I'm
also
a
little
confused
about
why,
when
the
city
was
forced
to
settle
for
quite
a
lot
of
money
over
complaints
of
racial
discrimination
against
manager,
Baca
wits,
there
was
no
motion
to
censure
I'm
wondering
what's
different
now
and
clerk
Reid
has
already
asked
for
a
greater
transparency
and
accountability
for
all
of
you,
including
himself
and
as
a
member
of
the
residence
of
the
first
word.
I
would
like
to
ask
all
of
you.
O
A
P
Hi,
Mary,
listen,
ski
and
I.
Do
concur
with
everything.
That's
been
said
ahead.
I
think
there's
a
complicated
issue,
but
it
has
been
an
unfair,
fairly
handled
I'm
here
tonight,
because
I
am
concerned
about
the
equitable
process
in
the
city
of
Evanston.
What
happened
what's
happening
with
clerk
read
is
the
city?
Is
this
process?
It's
happening
with
clerk
read
the
same.
That
would
happen
with
all
of
you.
It
would
have
been
helpful
if
the
packet
had
included
policy
procedure
and
an
overlying
or
underlying
facts
about
what
the
heck
was
going
on
here.
P
We
have
no
knowledge
of.
If
any
of
these
allegations
are
accurate,
we
don't
know
if
the
inquiry
is
opened
or
closed
until
right
now
and
we
don't
even
know
if
there's
been
any
findings
or
anything
yet
it's
sort
of
when
I
first
started
I
thought
goodness
in
reading
through
the
member.
This
feels
a
little
bit
like
a
kangaroo
court
going
on
right
here
and
I
only
know
two
things
for
sure.
One
something's
going
on
with
the
city
with
electric
city
clerk
and
two
there
are
no
facts
or
evidence
or
background
in
the
packet.
P
That
would
help
a
citizen
understand
the
process
and
forces
which
would
cause
a
censoring
of
our
elected
clerk
to
be
in
front
of
us
as
an
agenda
item
I
know,
they've
been
other
instances
of
unprofessional,
behavior
and
ethics
violations
with
city
officials,
yet
in
30
years,
I
do
not
recall
seeing
it
after
that
now
it
could
be,
and
I
will
look
into
that.
Our
city
manager
has
cost
the
city
over
900
thousand
with
settlement
and
fees.
All
the
men
have
sworn
its
citizens
in
each
other.
P
It
seems
like
there's
an
effort
to
get
clerk
read
in
trouble.
However,
you
can
tell
from
the
amount
of
people
here
tonight
we
like
clerk,
read.
We
like
it's
concerted
effort
to
educate
and
empower
the
residents
again.
If
something
is
wrong,
we
need
to
correct
it.
I'm
not
saying
people
should
be
given
a
free,
skate,
I
think
people
should
be
treated
equally.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
Q
Q
Q
So
all
that
did
was
to
make
that
person
angry.
Yes,
we
can
wrap
it
up.
We
can
end
this,
but
like
we
say
you
do
not
want
to
listen
to
us
and
when
we
tell
you
something,
it's
not
half
truth,
it's
the
truth,
because
when
we
tell
you
we
get
it
in
this
in
black
and
white
and
on
the
internet.
That
says
this
is
what
it
is.
What
is
the
problem
of
you
accepting
that?
That
is
the
issue
that
you
cannot
accept?
What
black
folks
give
you?
Thank
you.
R
I'm
from
James
England
and
from
the
state
for
24
hour,
I
like
to
talk
about
this
sp6
about
recordings
of
people
who
talk
on
the
phone.
If
you
said
to
many
of
them,
you
guys
said
that
gonna
go
home,
I
mean
this:
it's
and
free
of
them
free
of
them,
okay,
but
not
a
whole
bunch
of
them.
So
I
think
you
guys,
should
we
think
this
all
over,
because
I
don't
think
this
way.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
James,
like.
S
I'm
Kiera
Kelly
and,
as
you
consider
tonight's
resolution
brought
by
mayor
Haggerty
whether
or
not
to
censure
clerk
read,
please
consider
some
important
discrepancies
and
double
standards
you'll
be
presenting
to
the
community.
Many
of
these
have
been
mentioned,
but
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
say
them.
There's
a
discrepancy
between
this
very
public
rebuke
and
sensor.
Resolution
brought
forth
by
clerk
read
about
an
unhealthy
work
environment
versus
the
arguably
worse,
unhealthy
workplace
environment.
Accusations
made
against
the
city
manager
few
years
ago
that
escalated
into
a
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
racial
discrimination
suits.
S
In
that
case,
there
were
no
City
Council
actions
that
I
have
seen
addressing
the
city
managers.
The
actions,
in
fact
over,
although
the
City
Council
defended
the
city
manager,
while
critical
comments
were
made
of
the
plaintiff
residents,
wonder
why
the
difference
an
outside
law
firm
was
paid
to
investigate
clerk
read
after
a
complaint
was
made,
was
an
outside
firm
engaged
to
investigate
the
city
manager
when
the
same
type
of
accusations
were
filed,
I,
don't
think
so,
but
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
were
spent
to
defend
him
residents.
S
Wonder
why
the
discrepancy
there's
a
discrepancy
between
a
process
afforded
by
an
alderman
who
was
found
to
be
in
violation
of
abuse
of
power
and
impartiality
and
official
board
of
ethics
process
included
pay
or
she
also
had
paid
outside
attorneys
paid
by
the
city
versus
clerk,
read
in
a
last
minute,
mayoral
resolution
and
a
public
rebuke
further.
Amazingly
one
alderman
was
allowed
to
vote
on
her
own
censure
and
cast
the
deciding
vote
that
she
received
no
censure
passed,
Open
Meetings,
Act
violations
by
mayor
Haggerty
and
Judy
Fisk.
S
S
Unprofessional
behaviors
cited
an
issue
but,
as
was
discussed,
the
city
manager,
I
thought
had
very
unprofessional
behavior
when
he
quote
publicly
described
read
is
the
biggest
a-hole
I've
ever
worked
with
in
a
meeting
with
the
city
department,
heads
or
another
public
official,
as
was
stated
in
the
middle
of
a
public
meeting,
said
fu
to
a
private
citizen
and
proceeded
to
threaten
her
or
she
felt
threatened.
Why
were
these
behaviors
not
called
out
as
being
unprofessional
enough
for
public
rebuke
or
brought
to
this
level
of
censure?
S
T
Evie
Russell
I'm
totally
unprepared,
since
I
got
an
email
at
5
o'clock
tonight
about
this
meeting,
I
mean
this
is
absurd.
You
know
you
bring
something
to
discuss
without
having
a
chance
of
people
seeing
the
evidence
any
evidence
at
all
or
any
public
discussions
on
the
issue
and
I'm
talking
here
about
the
censure
of
mr.
Reid.
T
Working
very
hard
are
another
issue
and
which
I
had
to
leave
behind
in
order
to
come
to
this
one,
and
it
has
to
do
really
with
the
lack
of
information
that
you
provide
now
on
city,
council
and
other
councils
and
other
meetings,
and
it
is
also
something
that
you
will
be
soon
facing
your
your
destroying
documents
in
the
city.
You
are
not
providing
information,
and
this
is
like
the
cherry
on
top.
It
is
like
the
alcohol
thing
that
came
on
the
council
without
any
previous
discussions.
T
You
just
throw
things
that
suit
you
at
us
and
spend
time
talking
about
unnecessary
things.
You
spend
hours
mr.
mayor
talking
about
I
mean
maybe
not
hours,
but
a
long
time
about
that
proclamation
of
racial
equality
and
everything
and
look
what
you're
doing
now
I
mean
this
is
absurd
to
me
and,
as
I've
said,
I'm
not
prepared,
except
saying
that
there's
no
due
process
in
this,
you
should
have
an
independent
third
party
to
make
recommendations
and
there
should
be
public
discussions
of
what
you
mean
by
the
Open
Meetings
Act.
T
U
U
The
way
that
they're
structured
right
now
is
discriminatory
against
multi-unit
buildings,
and
you
ought
to
structure
the
rates
based
on
the
number
of
residences
on
a
particular
water
meter.
Rather
and
I
did
a
calculation
I
sent
it
to
most
of
you
this
afternoon
it
looks
like
our
water
rates
could
go
up
by
92%,
based
on
the
rates,
the
rate
structure
that's
set
up.
It
ought
to
be
based
on
the
number
of
units
that
are
on
the
meter
rather
than
and
treating
us
as
one
giant
user.
U
V
Good
evening,
I'm
here
tonight
to
ask
you
to
vote
no
on
st8
resolution,
78
our
19
to
censor
clerk
wing
over
the
past
two
years
per
week,
Reid
has
been
blamed
for
the
following
four
equals.
Reid
was
blamed
for
the
releasing
of
unredacted
FOIA.
The
fault
of
the
police
department.
Reid
was
accused
of
making
the
city
lose
out
on
public
health
grant
by
not
affixing
enough
postage
to
the
application.
Mayor
Haggerty
stated
that
this
is
completely
unacceptable
and
later
he
stated
that
he
lacked.
He
lacked
a
tolerance
for
such
self-inflicted
mistakes.
V
The
mayor
recently
moved
to
a
draw
the
FOIA
power
from
the
clerk
and
distributed
to
other
departments
under
the
city
manager.
So
now
I
ask
you:
why
was
the
city
manager
not
censored
by
Hagerty
or
the
council
over
the
racial
discrimination
lawsuit
for
penitence
and
making
the
following
statement
make
sure
we
have
the
right
people
on
the
right
seats
on
the
bus
at
meetings,
even
though
he
was
told
it
was
insensitive
to
Black's
statements
like
that
like
Jett,
do
do
create
unhealthy
work
environments
and
then
cost
us,
the
taxpayers
$900,000
mayor
Haggard.
V
You
stated
tirelessly
that
one
of
the
many
things
you
love
about
Evanston
is
its
diversity.
However,
it's
clear
that
rule
doesn't
apply
to
clerk
read
what
I
see
here
is
covert
racially
biased
decisions
that
are
often
hidden
or
rash
lights,
with
an
explanation
that
you
believe
citizens
are
willing
to
accept.
It's
clear.
We
get
the
message
that
you
do
not
want
us
that
this
clear
we
get
the
message
that
you
want
us
to
stay
in
our
places.
A
W
I'm
here
to
speak
about
the
resolution
and
I'd
like
to
tell
you
what
this
looks
like
from
the
public's
point
of
view.
This
looks
like
indictment
by
innuendo.
It's
inconsistent
with
the
values
of
a
liberal
democracy
due
process,
not
using
elected
office
for
your
personal
political
gain.
It's
clear,
you
don't
consider
the
clerk,
a
political
ally
he's,
not
a
team
player
when
you
want
him
to
be.
That
doesn't
mean
that
you
get
to
use
your
personal
political.
W
Ought
your
office,
your
powers
to
damage
him
politically
and
the
act
of
the
city
initiating
a
resolution
to
censure
him
effectively
politically
damages
him.
Even
if
the
council
does
not
vote
to
approve
it.
I
can
see
the
headline
in
Evanston
now
already,
so
you
can't
erase
that
you
can't
erase
that
damage
and
I
suspect
that
you
know
that
you
can't
erase
that
damage
keeping
secret
the
details
of
the
evidence
which
could
exonerate
the
clerk
in
the
eyes
of
the
public.
It
just
smacks
of
a
political
dirty
trick.
W
This
is
what
it
looks
like
to
the
public,
the
inconsistency
of
initiating
this
sunshin
resolution
and
not
against
other
city
employees
and
elected
officials.
Other
people
have
said
this
I'm
just
gonna
quit,
so
you
know
what
we're
talking
about.
It
shows
clear,
favoritism
and
lack
of
impartiality.
These
are
not
consistent
with
our
values
in
Evanston.
W
Please
don't
be
a
kangaroo
court
also
I'd
like
to
say
it
would
be
helpful
if,
when
someone
is
making
public
comment
saying
he
has
knowledge
of
the
harassment
details
who
also
happens
to
have
close
ties
to
the
city
and
representing
elected
officials
or
whether
would
identify,
if
he's
speaking
as
a
private
individual
or
how
he
has
this
knowledge
about
the
harassment
details
that
the
rest
of
the
public
doesn't
have
that's
very
confusing,
and
rather
unethical.
Thank.
A
X
My
name
is
Jane
McCarthy
I
live
in
the
seventh
Ward
I've
lived
there
for
at
least
25
years,
I,
don't
recall
ever
coming
to
speak
at
a
city
council
meeting
I
learned
about
this
this
morning.
I
don't
have
anything
written
down,
but
I
just
wanted
to
come.
Save
you,
my
gut
told
me
I
had
to
be
here
to
say:
I
voted
for
clerk,
read
I
appreciate
the
work
he's
doing.
I
would
appreciate
the
council
to
allow
him
to
continue
to
do
that.
Work
I'd,
like
you
to
vote
no
on
centering.
Y
Y
One
chapter
to
welcome
in
city
ordinance
skipping
one
of
the
city's
most
important
goals
is
to
entrench
the
city's
relationship
with
the
immigrants
communities.
I'ma
leave
that
alone
think
about
it
when
I,
what
I'm
going
to
say
on
that
is
that
I
must
say
it
again.
Y
Y
What
did
you
do?
Whoever
I
talked
to
set
them
out
and
they
went
up
and
down
foster
I
said
in
the
alley
in
the
alley:
there's
children
back
there,
where
all
these
have
gone
up
again.
My
granddaughter
said
in
front
my
house
and
said,
and
they
don't
call
the
police.
This
is
the
best
I
ever
seen
this
at
the
beach
I
leave
that
alone,
you
are
causing
headache
between
immigrants,
particularly
the
Mexican
people,
the
poor,
Rican
people,
okay,
maybe
the
Polish
people,
maybe
the
Jewish
people,
but
to
a
cause
and
headache
care.
Nobody
made.
Y
Well,
if
the
shoe
fits
wear
it
new
people
anyway,
I
have
seen
the
tree.
People,
the
lady,
the
mother
daughter,
who
got
up
here
and
talked
she
died.
He
died.
I
have
seen
somebody
walk
out.
You
you
I'm,
not
calling
you
names
just
some
of
you.
That
was
here.
No.
What
no
disrespect
I
have
seen
some
of
you
running,
I
Robert,
you
sit
him
through
hell,
excuse
my
expression.
If
it
don't
fit,
you
know
that
young
man
was
wrong.
You
want
to
cause
creation
in
this
little
city.
Y
That's
what
you're
doing
okay
you're
hitting
on
black
folks
and
you're
stepping
on
me.
But
let
me
tell
you
something:
I,
don't
care!
Mexican,
your
Poteau,
Rican
and
I
have
relationship
with
all
of
them.
Okay,
I
have
German
grandchildren,
I
have
Mexican
grandchildren,
you
name
it.
I
got
it.
One
son
did
a
lot
of
it.
I.
Y
Mayor
tonight
I'm
a
disability.
Now
you
let
me
down
when
you
talk
to
that
young
man
like
it
was
slave
time
call.
The
meeting
calling
me
call
the
name
I'm
sitting
at
him
said:
oh,
my
god
that
read
what
is
happening.
Click
read
got
up
and
left
you
had
the
audacity
to
say
not
like
something
wrong.
Call
me
Mike
okay,
but
you
gave
the
impression
to
me
that
Oh
everyone
sit
here
like
we
live
out.
Thank
you.
Clerk
read
some
letting
up.
I
know
as
a
young
black
man.
Y
Y
Y
They
said
I
said
they
say
what
what
color
are
they
or
whatever?
They
said
what
complexion
or
whatever
I
said,
I,
don't
know,
I
think
they
Mexican,
but
there
are
saying
members
never
word:
okay,
ain't,
no
time,
but
no
n-word,
its
I
heard
you're.
Nothing
else
up,
but
let
me
tell
you
something:
I'm
not
coming
nobody,
no
more
I'm
tired,
just
like
the
Pope
up,
they
call
the
police
on
me
March
20th.
This
are
the
makanda
for
me
telling
the
story
fast
and
I
wanted
to
say
mention
about
Tulsa
Oklahoma.
Anybody
know
about
the.
F
Y
Y
Z
Chris
for
Krueger
dodge
Avenue,
mr.
Cree
makes
a
good
point
and
you
know
that's
why:
institutions
like
Northwestern,
University
and
Northshore
health
care
and
people
who
have
ten
point:
seven
billion
dollar
endowments
Oh
reparations
to
the
descendants
of
slavery,
and
there
are
midst
and
the
first
thing
we
need
to
not
push
them
out
of
town
by
building
hockey
rinks
that
cost
seventy
million
dollars.
That
be
one
thing
we
want
to
do,
but
I
want
everybody
here
to
remember.
Z
The
point
of
this
comment
is
so
you
vent,
and
then
you
have
this
catharsis
and
then
you
go
over
and
then
you
go
right
back
and
you
do
the
same
thing.
Well,
we're
not
gonna
do
that
because
we
want
to
leave
tonight
with
with
resolve
and
we're
going
to
say
we're.
Gonna
register
voters
we're
going
to
have
legislative
initiatives,
we're
going
to
have
a
progressive
slated
candidates,
we're
going
to
have
a
progressive
candidate
for
mayor
okay
and
that's
what
we're
going
to
do
now.
Z
Z
You
could
tell
the
truth
about
this
day
of
ala,
Noi
about
the
federal
government
that
that's
what
we've
come
to
in
our
country,
the
powerful
and
the
privileged
push
us
out
we're
gonna
fight
for
this
city,
we're
gonna
fight
to
stay
here,
we're
not
gonna
get
pushed
out
by
hockey.
Rinks
we're
not
gonna
get
pushed
out
by
taxes,
we're
not
going
to
do
it.
We're
gonna,
reclaim
the
city
for
the
people
and
we're
going
to
stand
behind
our
elected
official.
The
people
we
vote
for
it.
It
got
more
votes
than
anybody
in
the
city.
Z
A
AA
Good
evening,
I'm
Ali
Harned
from
the
second
Ward
I,
would
like
to
start
with
the
final
paragraph
of
my
remarks
from
last
week,
as
they
are
even
more
relevant
this
week.
I
would
like
to
submit
that
the
people
who
stand
up
here
and
voice
opposition
to
things
are
not,
as
one
alderman
was
overheard
saying,
during
the
parade
that
it
represents
the
the
parade
group
that
represents
many
of
these
issues.
Just
an
angry
group
of
about
seventeen
people.
AA
We
are
in
fact
a
bunch
of
very
passionate
people
who
choose
to
volunteer
some
of
our
spare
time
to
come
and
stand
up
for
issues
we
believe
in
and
we
represent,
as
the
Evanston
voter
initiative
is
showing
with
the
700
signatures
that
we
have
so
far:
oh
honey,
hundreds
and
thousands
of
Evanston
residents
who
just
want
to
be
heard.
We
don't
even
always
agree
with
each
other,
but
we
always
have
this
in
common.
Even
with
you,
we
love
Evanston,
and
we
want
it
to
be
a
welcoming,
inclusive,
affordable
and
transparently
governed
community.
AA
So
with
that
I
say,
there's
a
lot
of
people
here
tonight
and
I
bet.
There's
a
lot
of
people
who
are
here
at
their
first
City
Council
meeting.
We
appreciate
you
being
here
there's
a
daycare
set
up
in
the
back
so
that
the
kids
can
be
here
with
their
moms
and
dads
who
are
here,
but
I
would
rather
be
at
the
pool
at
Skokie
not
to
shark
free
Beach,
where
the
water
is
very
cold.
But
I
do
love
those
beaches
too,
but
I'm
not
gonna,
be
here
next
week.
AA
So
I
want
to
say
one
more
time
for
the
record
that
if
the
Beacon
deal
goes
through
at
the
disposed
student,
as
it
has
been
discussed,
I
will
be
extremely
disappointed
in
this
council
and
I'm
still
waiting
to
have
a
meeting
with
mr.
Hemingway
I
also
want
to
make
a
quick
comment
about
SB
six
promote
public
comment
that
it
is
really
hard
for
us
to
be
here
sometimes,
and
so
we
should
be
have.
We
should
have
a
chance
to
be
heard.
AA
We
have
the
date
here
set
up
right
now,
kids
are
having
a
blast,
but
they
might
rather
be
outside,
of
course,
regarding
the
censure
of
clerk.
Read
I
am
highly
in
opposition
of
that.
If
you
choose
to
censure
him,
you
are
demonstrating
incredible
hypocrisy,
sand
sitting
up
there
right
now.
You
have
two
people
who
have
violated
the
OMA
two
people
who
have
said
incredibly
disparaging
words
to
co-worker
citizens
and
at
least
one
other
person
who
gasps
elated
a
constituent
on
the
phone
at
least
one
time.
AA
Ann's
want
somebody
who
has
crossed
the
city,
a
half,
a
million
dollars
in
the
settlement
for
a
healthy
workplace
violation
and
an
eight
million
dollar
lawsuit
about
James
Park.
That
would
those
dollars
would
have
been
really
useful
for
a
Robert
crown.
I
trust
that
there
are
a
few
other
people
who
will
do
the
right
thing.
So
I
know
that
there
are
enough
votes
right
now
to
vote
that
down.
But
really
the
item
shouldn't
even
be
on
the
agenda
at
all.
AA
As
a
white
person,
I
am
a
student
of
the
effects
of
systemic
racism
and
white
supremacy
and
I've
committed
to
standing
up
for
anti
racism
whenever
I
believe
that
I
see
racist
actions,
I
cannot
see
how
the
choice
to
bring
this
forward
as
a
white
male
in
a
position
of
extreme
power
and
privilege
is
not
an
extreme
example.
A
clear
example
of
the
insidious
presence
of
white
supremacy
in
the
air
we
breathe
clean.
The
air
City
Council
vote
no
on
the
center
of
quick
reading.
Thank.
AB
My
name
is
Carla
Thomas,
second
Ward,
when
this
city-
yes,
this
same
exact
city,
voted
on
its
equity
statements.
A
couple
of
months
ago,
I
was
skeptical
partially
because
of
the
wording,
and
it
stated
that
Evanston
committed
to
eradicating
yes,
fully
eradicating
the
effects
of
its
systemic
racism
racist
past.
It
was
obvious
to
me
that
the
group
that
wrote
this
really
didn't
have
an
idea
of
the
complexity
or
duplicity
of
systemic
or
institutionalized
racism,
but
while
I
did
my
own
skepticism
at
the
time,
I
now
clearly
see
that
mama
didn't
make.
No
fool.
AB
I
was
200
percent
right
to
approach
that
with
shade.
In
the
recent
year,
the
city
has
been
called
to
the
table
by
one
as
by
one
of
its
very
own
employees
concerning
it's
inappropriate
handling
of
FOIA
requests.
As
someone
who
has
fired
information
in
the
past
I
know
that
that
system
is
broken
and
Shady.
Since
that
point,
the
leadership
of
the
city
has
done
everything
in
its
power
to
discredit
disrespect
and
to
get
rid
of
that
city
employee.
This
has
not
gone
unnoticed
as
a
racial
justice
activist
in
this
community.
AB
I
would
like
to
draw
a
parallel
to
a
criminal
justice
system
as
designed
and
functioning
today,
as
it
was
designed,
we
have
a
city
that
is
using
one
set
of
rules
for
the
wealthy
white
members
who
get
away
with
darn
near
murder,
while
going
after
people
of
color
for
minor
offenses
with
the
fullest
extent
of
the
law,
and
then
some
our
own
state's
attorney
general
has
found
our
mayor
and
one
of
our
all
the
persons,
in
violation
of
the
some
of
these
exact
same
charges
yet
no
censor.
This
is
a
double
standard.
AB
AB
The
fact
that
you
believe
that
mayor
Haggerty
has
the
ability
to
control
us
speakers
puts
you
at
the
epicenter
of
this
race.
It's
you
in
here
in
Evanston.
We
will
not
be
controlled,
we
will
not
be
silenced.
We
will
not
let
these
behaviors
go
and
censored
by
the
citizens.
You
have
shown
your
colors
repeatedly
and
we
see
you,
we
see
all
of
you.
We
will
not
be
silenced
and
we
vote.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you.
Mister
okay
is
there
anybody.
Is
there
anybody
that
I
left
off
that
it
signed
up
to
vote
or
to
excuse
me
to
devote
to
speak
here
public
comment,
okay,
seeing
seeing
no
one
else.
Thank
you.
Everybody
for
the
passionate
remarks
on
a
really
on
one
primary
issue.
There
were
there
were
a
couple
of
others,
so
you
know
what
I'm
going
to
do
is
given
that.
B
B
No
problem,
no
problem,
you
click
city
clerk
and
you
scroll
down.
You
see
a
picture
of
me
from
a
while
ago.
You
click
the
public
comment,
signup
tab
at
the
bottom,
and
this
is
up
as
soon
as
the
agenda
is
released,
and
you
know
what
agenda
item
you're
speaking
to
you
can
come
to
this
page
and
sign
up
for
public
comment.
B
If
you
can
scroll
down
to
show
folks
the
sheet
of
it,
you
enter
your
name,
the
ward,
that
you
reside
in
the
agenda
item
that
you're
speaking
to
and
whether
you
support
or
oppose
that
agenda
item,
and
then
we
use
that
we
keep
that
data
in
a
database,
and
this
is
how
you
can
access
that
form.
So,
there's
any
confusion.
You
can
also
directly
reach
out
to
our
office.
Z
B
A
It's
it
sounds
like
clerk
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
there's
a
little
flexibility
on
when
the
sort
of
the
starting
time
could
be
for
people,
because
sometimes
people
want
to
speak.
First
write
a
public
comment,
so
perhaps
that
the
so
right
now
you
know
it
is
what
you
just
said.
You
know
when
the
City
Council
packet
and
agenda
gets
posted.
That's
when
people
can
start
start
to
sign
up,
and
maybe
your
office.
A
You
can
just
think
about
that
and
then
come
back
if
it
makes
sense
to
set
a
hard-and-fast
because
the
date,
the
time
that
we
release
the
packet
you
know
fluctuates
in
varies
based
on
all
the
information
they're
trying
to
get
together
for
it.
So
maybe
your
office
can
think
about
it
and
say:
okay,
we're
just
going
to
have.
B
AC
A
B
A
Would
this
is
for
another
day,
and
maybe
we
have
a
conversation
about
this
I
just
think
in
this
day
and
age
people
also
very
much
care
about
their
privacy.
It's
not
required,
as
you
can
see,
there's
no
asterisks.
That
requires
I
care
very
much
about
their
privacy,
and
you
know,
information
that
that
may
or
may
not
be
released
and
how
it's
used
so
we'll
deal
with
that
a
different
time.
Let's
go
ahead
and
move
on
what
I'd
like
to
do.
A
Sb
8
is
resolution
78
our
19th
century
city
of
Evanston,
Clerk,
davon
Reed
for
violating
the
city
of
Evanston,
healthy
work,
environment
policy
and
the
Open
Meetings
Act,
and
the
council
rules
are
going
to
close
session
recordings.
This
is
for
action
this
evening.
Is
there
anyone
would
like
to
move
this
motion.
A
The
city
of
Evanston
has
a
healthy
work
environment
policy
which
all
employees
must
follow
in
their
communication
in
actions
at
work
we've
attached
and
there
was
attached
to
the
agenda
a
copy
of
that
policy.
If
an
employee
in
the
city
of
Evanston
believes
that
the
policy
is
not
followed,
he
or
she
can
file
a
complaint
with
the
Human
Resources
Division,
based
on
conduct
from
other
city
employees
and
elected
officials
that
occurs
in
the
performance
of
their
duties
at
work.
A
If
an
employee
is
found
to
have
violated
the
policy,
there
are
subjects
to
discipline
for
their
action
actions
which
can
range
from
a
verbal
reprimand
to
a
termination
okay.
So
when
people
get
up
and
say
you
know,
I
know
of
other
actions
against
city
employees,
I
haven't
seen
you
censor
it.
What
you
don't
know,
because
again
those
personnel
records
and
everything
else
is
action
very
well-
may
have
been
taken,
but
it's
not
again
a
public
action.
The
only
reason
we
are
here
tonight
talking
about
this
particular
issue
is
because
it
relates
to
an
elected
official.
A
The
policy
says
you
know
the
policy,
you
know,
because
all
of
us
are
elected
officials.
Up
here
that,
if
someone
is
violating
something,
then
we
can
bring
it
up
as
a
censure
up
here
to
conform
to
the
policies
objectives.
Elected
officials
must
also
conduct
themselves
in
a
professional
manner
in
their
communications
and
interactions
with
city
employees.
In
this
instance,
multiple
city
employees
filed
complaints
with
the
Human
Services,
our
Human
Resources
Division
against
clerk.
A
So
we
did
not
investigate
that
with
the
city's
Human
Resources
Division,
but
instead
with
an
outside
legal
counsel
based
on
the
investigation,
the
employee
complaints
were
sustained
and
the
city
clerk
was
found
to
have
acted
in
a
manner
that
have
seen
consist
with
the
Evanston
healthy
work
environment
policy
he
is
found
to
have
harassed,
threatened
and
retaliated
against
city
employees.
Additionally,
he
engaged
in
ongoing
unprofessional
communications
with
the
city
employees
due
to
the
privacy
rights
afforded
to
the
city
employees
under
the
Illinois
personnel
records
review.
A
Act
I
cannot
disclose
specific
complaints
and
findings
contained
in
the
investigation
report.
However,
specific
findings
have
been
shared
by
me
directly
with
clerk
read
in
a
written
document,
as
mentioned
above.
If
an
employee
violates
the
policy,
they
are
subject
to
discipline
for
their
actions
by
their
supervisor.
Within
the
city,
however,
elected
officials
cannot
be
disciplined
under
the
personnel
manual.
A
Additionally,
as
a
city
clerk
clerk,
Reid
is
vested
with
the
responsibility
to
keep
verbatim
closed
session
recordings
and
to
create
minutes
from
said
recordings.
This
is
one
where
an
executive
session,
the
Illinois
Open
Meetings
Act,
prohibits
the
verbatim
records
from
being
recorded
in
removed
from
the
city's
main
office
or
official
storage
location,
except
by
the
vote
of
the
public
body
or
by
court
order.
That
means
the
vote
of
the
folks
up
here.
Verbatim
recordings
of
closed
sessions
shall
not
be
open
to
public
for
public
inspection
unless
the
public
body
decides
otherwise.
A
Similarly,
section
8.3
of
the
City
Council
rules
require
that
the
closed
session
discussions
be
kept
confidential
by
all
of
those
in
attendance.
The
report
found
that
clerk
read
failed
to
follow
the
Open
Meetings
Act
by
not
keeping
the
recordings
secure,
making
them
on
multiple
devices
and
improperly
sharing
the
information
from
closed
session.
A
Given
the
extent
in
seriousness
of
the
findings,
action
by
the
censure
is
the
sole
means
for
which
the
Evanston
City
Council
has
to
address
clerk
reads
on
professional
conduct:
the
clerk,
the
clerk's,
the
clerk's
will
ask
that
question
miss
Wittenberg,
so
we
confirm
that
with
the
city
attorney,
the
clerk's
behavior
towards
the
city.
Employee
is
not
acceptable
more
representative
of
the
community
standards
and
values
and
must
stop.
A
So
with
that,
we've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
to
open
this
up
for
conversation.
City
Attorney,
though
I
would
like
to
because
people
have
asked
that
question
during
pump
during
public
comment
about
the
authority
of
the
city
clerk,
and
it
was
news
to
me
too,
and
they
said.
Oh,
they
can't
censure
the
mayor
either
but
saying
that
they
can't
mention
censure
the
mayor
or
the
city
clerk,
but
they
could
sent
you
one
another
good.
AD
AD
The
rule
says
any
alderman
and
mentions
the
censure,
but
essentially
in
general,
is
just
just
a
mechanism
that
a
public
body
can
use.
So
yes,
I,
hypothetically
the
mayor
and
the
city
clerk
cannot
be
censured,
but
that
doesn't
really
make
any
sense.
But
the
the
big
main
point
is
that
your
rules
don't
need
to
add
those
two
individuals.
It's
just
a
public
statement.
You
can
make
a
resolution
for
a
center,
and
that
is
the
method
that
you
can
use
tonight.
AD
A
AD
Just
a
public
disapproval
statement,
it
happens
in
corporate
governments
all
over
the
country
and
under
the
City
Council
rule
10.3.
It
says
any
alderman
who
acts
and
it
just
I
can't
read
the
whole
thing,
but
it
basically
says
maybe
censured
by
a
majority
vote
and
it
doesn't
specifically
say
the
mayor
or
the
city
clerk.
But
it's
certainly
these
rules
apply
to
the
corporate
authorities
that
sit
up
here
and
the
the
main
point
that
I
was
trying
to
make
is
that
this
is
just
a
public
statement.
AD
B
Correct
so
then,
the
next
question
is
then,
particularly
if
we're
concerned
about
protecting
the
privacy
of
personnel
relating
to
the
healthy
work
environment.
Certainly
the
OMA
and
the
council
rule
violation
since
I
am
NOT
a
member
of
an
employee.
As
you
say,
even
though
this
is
my
sole
employment
that
should
be
able
to
be
discussed
publicly
correct,
they
all
may
violation
and
the
council
rule
violation
since
I'm,
not
an
employee
protected.
The
council
should
be
able
to
put
forward
the
reasons
for
alleging
that
I
violated
OMA
and
the
council
rules.
They.
AD
A
B
So
I
can
there
be
a
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
to
put
forward
the
evidence,
since
this
is
just
a
council,
relate
at
least
relating
to
the
Open
Meetings
Act
violation
and
the
violation
of
council
rules.
I
think
there
should
at
least
be
a
public
discussion
on
that.
If
we
can't
discuss
the
other
matters
and
I
would
ask
for
a
motion
to
suspend
the
council
rules
to
allow
a
discussion
on
that.
AC
B
AE
What
I'm
hearing
be
asked
is
he's
looking
for
the
details
on
what
the
Open
Meetings
Act
violations
were
and
he
wants
to
discuss
those
so
I.
Obviously,
we
can't
discuss
the
content
of
the
information,
so
I
think
that
puts
it
into
a
gray
area.
So
it's
can
it
be
discussed
without
disclosing
what
was
taken
there.
B
Not
asking
for
you
because
you're
not
making
the
determine
the
council
is
making
a
determination
that
I
violated
open
meet
or
the
mayor
put
forward.
I
would
actually
prefer
the
mayor
to
put
it
forward,
since
he
put
this
forward
the
underlying
facts
that
led
to
you
know
putting
into
the
agenda
that
I
violated
the
Open
Meetings,
Act
and
council
rules.
I
would
like
to
hear
a
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
to
allow
for
that
discussion.
I
mean.
AE
I,
don't
think
that
we
need
to
if
you're
not
going
to
talk
about
the
contents
of
them.
You
could
so
to
the
extent
that
somebody
said
you
took
something
out
of
the
building
you
could
respond
to
that,
like
I,
didn't
take
it
out
of
the
building
the
idea.
So,
but
you,
you
know
identifying
information
specifically,
you.
AF
AD
AF
AE
AF
B
In
the
the
memo
that
the
mayor
gave
to
me
last
week
about
an
hour
before
the
agenda
was
a
release
publicly,
it
didn't
even
mention
in
the
memo
that
I
violated
the
Open
Meetings
Act
nor
council
rules,
so
I
had
no
clue
until
the
agenda
was
public,
that
this
was
a
part
of
it.
So
I
think
that,
because
I'm,
not
an
employee
of
the
city
as
Miss
Mason
cup
says,
and
because
the
council
rule
is
the
only
rule
that
says
that
we
cannot
discuss
the
Open
Meetings,
Act
violation
and
the
council
rule
violation.
B
AF
I'm
going
to
put
forward
that
we
don't
need
to
suspend
the
rules
because
we're
not
talking
about
content.
We
are
talking
about
the
you
know,
allegation
itself
we're
not
talking
about
the
content.
The
rule
says
we
can't
talk
about
what
was
discussed
in
closed
session,
so
I.
Think.
If
you
would
like
to
talk
about
it,
you
may
do
so.
It's
my
understanding.
Well,
I.
A
A
So
the
rule
in
terms
of
the
executive
session
recordings
are
that
the
executive
session
recordings
are
recorded
on
a
secured,
a
device
that
stays
in
this
facility
and
it
does
not
leave
the
facility
unless
the
majority
of
the
City
Council,
you
know,
vote
and
say:
okay,
that
can
leave
the
facility
that
it
was
found
during
the
investigation
that
device
that
contained
the
executive
session
confidential.
You
know
meeting
of
the
City
Council
and
again
there's
reasons
that
the
City
Council
goes
into
executive
session.
A
It
can
be
contract
matters,
it
can
be
real
estate
matters,
it
can
be
personnel
matters,
it
could
be.
Legal
matters
left
the
building,
okay,
and
so
that
is
a
violation
of
the
open
meeting
act.
You
know
making
those
on
multiple
devices
and
you
know
improperly,
sharing
information
from
closed
sessions.
So
that
was
what's
that's.
What's
in
the
memo,
the
what
I
just
gave
you
on
the
secured
device
is
a
concrete
example
from
some
of
the
report.
A
I
would
also
like
to
stress
that
this
investigation
did
not
you
know
initiate,
because
there
was
concern
about
the
Open
Meetings
Act
violations.
That
was
not
why
this
was
initiated.
It
was
initiated
because
you
know
multiple
employees
here
at
the
city
of
Evanston,
filed,
unhealthy
work,
environment,
complaints
against
the
clerk
and
the
city
as
it
does,
with
any
complaints
that
are
filed
for
unhealthy
work.
A
A
A
D
D
D
AE
The
people
who
have
been
harmed
by
the
conduct,
so,
if
you're,
that
person
think
back
in
your
life,
you
know
we've
all
been
victims
of
something
something's
happened,
and
let's
say
that
you
knew
something
happened
and
you
can
relate
to
that.
You
can
relate
to
how
that
feels.
You
can
relate
to
how
it
feels
to
watch
a
bunch
of
people
dismiss
your
legitimate
concerns.
As
the
mayor
mentioned,
we
take
this
seriously.
You
know
this
is
the
last
thing
I
would
like
to
be
doing
on
a
Monday
night.
This
is
the
last
thing.
AE
But
I
have
a
hard
job
to
do.
We
all
have
a
hard
job
to
do.
The
easy
path
would
be
just
to
listen
to
angry
voices
who
have
different
legitimate
points.
Some
points
are,
unfortunately,
through
lots
of
social
media
stuff,
not
completely
accurate,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I,
listen
to
what
people
have
to
say,
I
care
about
what
happens
in
our
community
I,
listen
to
the
speakers
and
I
try
to
be
engaged.
AE
The
responsibility
we
have
is
to
make
the
the
correct
ethical
decision
to
support
the
employees
who
have
been
harmed.
There's
been
an
investigation,
there's
been
a
determination,
that's
been
provided
and
to
disregard
what
they've
been
through
to
disregard
their
legitimate
complaints,
and
not
only
that,
but
to
kind
of
pile
on
in
the
Facebook
world
and
and
and
and
render
them.
AE
You
know,
and
maybe
not
quite
valueless,
but
render
what's
happened
to
them
to
be
not
legitimate.
That's
not
fair!
If
you
weren't
in
the
room-
and
you
don't
know,
you
can't
testify
as
to
what
is
right
or
true,
because
you
don't
know
you're
having
faith
in
a
person
I'm
not
asking
you
to
have
faith
in
me,
you
know
you
can
believe
or
not.
Believe
me.
AE
I'm
not
asking
you
to
have
faith
in
the
process,
so
you
can
not
like
the
process,
but
this
is
a
process
but
you're
rejecting
you're,
rejecting
the
real
and
legitimate
concerns
of
human
beings
who
spend
every
day
of
their
lives
working
for
you
Wow.
You
know
you
need
to
think
about
that.
Give
that
some
conscious
consideration.
AE
These
didn't
come
out
of
nowhere
for
clerk,
read
I've
had
a
number
of
conversations
with
clerk
read
privately
about
a
number
of
these
points,
and
he
knows
that
and
I
would
prefer
to
keep
that
kind
of
conversation.
Private
I
would
prefer
to
never
have
it
rise
to
this
level
where
people
are
making
complaints.
That's
my
intention.
That
was
my
hope,
but
it
didn't
play
out
that
way.
I
have
high
expectations
for
people.
AE
I
have
high
expectations
for
myself,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
individuals
have
to
be
personally
accountable
and
when
these
things
happened,
unfortunately,
I
didn't
see
personal
accountability.
I
saw
Facebook
campaigns
and
I
saw
an
affirmative
rejection
of
personal
accountability
for
things
that
were
done
or
not
done,
I
hope
and
want
things
to
be
different.
I've
sat
in
your
office
and
pled
with
you.
Face-To-Face
okay,
I
want
things
to
be
different,
I
want
you
to
take
these
things
to
heart
and
I
want
things
to
improve,
and
none
of
us
want
to
be
here.
AE
F
A
B
Know
what
I
have
to
say
is,
you
know,
have
I
been
perfect
in
both
my
public
and
private
life.
No
none
of
us
have
but
have
a
steadfast
commitment
to
my
role
as
a
public
official
and
I
spend
every
day
working
in
the
interest
of
the
75,000
residents
of
our
town,
I
find
a
particular
issue
and
that
no
information
has
been
released.
Regarding
the
details
of
the
allegations
against
me,
instead,
informing,
instead
of
informing
the
public
of
what
is
going
on.
B
This
resolution
is
an
overt
and
baseless
attempt
to
slander
my
name,
and
we
can
end.
We
can
the
authority
and
power
of
an
independent
office
directly
accountable
to
the
public,
while
the
mayor
may
came
may
claim
privacy
of
personnel
records
the
details
regarding
allegations
of
my
violating
the
Open
Meetings
Act
should
be
provided
to
the
public.
Moreover,
an
independent
third
party
should
be
making
the
recommendation
for
any
action
resulting
from
any
potentially
substantiated
claims.
B
At
the
moment,
we
have
a
biased,
biased
process
is
being
adopted,
as
such
I
recommend
that
this
matter
be
held
or
tabled
to
a
date,
certain
that
I
be
granted
to
due
process
and
the
ability
to
gather
evidence
in
my
defense
and
a
proper
case
is
brought
forth.
This
would
ensure
adherence
to
the
democratic
principles
we
hold
so
dear.
B
So
there
is
a
claim
of
harassment,
part
of
the
evidence
that
is
substantiates
the
claim
of
harassment
is
an
and
part
of
the
claim
that
substantiates
that
I
violated
the
Open
Meetings
Act
is
on
a
hundred
and
eleven
hour
recording
where
we
ended
executive
session
on
April
23rd
2018.
It
was
a
13
minute
executive
session.
B
Somehow
the
recording
did
not
stop.
When
the
executive
session
ended,
I
took
my
work
laptop,
which
I
used
to
record
executive
session
home
with
me.
It
recorded
a
hundred
and
eleven
hours
of
my
personal
life
and
91
hours
into
that
recording
I
had
a
personal
conversation
with
my
partner.
That
is
a
conversation
that
I
would
not
want
anyone
in
the
public
to
to
read,
but
it
was
not
a
conversation
where
I
spoke
harm
against
any
other
group
of
people.
B
He
didn't
catch
me
in
blackface
or
saying
something
derogatory
against
folks
in
the
public,
so
to
say
that
I
harassed
someone
because
they
listened
91
hours
into
a
recording
is-is-is
is
insane
if
I
found
my
say
with
the
Open
Meetings
Act
violation.
The
claim
is
that
I
took
an
executive
session
recording
from
the
main
office
as
it's
called
in
the
Open
Meetings
Act
to
another
location.
Yes,
I
take
my
work
laptop
home
with
me.
As
we
know,
if
there's
someone
here
from
IT,
we
sign
into
a
network
to
use
our
computers.
AD
AD
B
A
B
Told
that
I
was
answering
questions
for
a
healthy
work,
environment,
complaint,
I,
went
and
I
answered
the
questions
to
the
best
of
my
honestly
as
I
could
to
the
best
of
my
memory.
I
responded
to
them.
I
was
presented,
no
evidence
against
me.
I
was
just
told
broad
things
and
told
to
answer
questions
and
I
did
so
believing
that
there
was
an
honest
process
behind
this.
I
was
never
presented.
Evidence
I
still
haven't
been
presented
with
any
of
the
evidence
behind
this.
Just
a
broad
summary
of
the
claims
against
me
so.
A
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
clear,
because
you
talked
about
the
recording
and
all
of
that,
okay,
the
findings
of
the
investigation
that
you
harassed,
that
you
threatened
and
that
you
retaliated
against
the
city.
Employees
has
not
has
little
to
do
with
that.
Recording
the
recording
in
that
instance,
is
about
violating
the
Open
Meetings
Act
and
removing
executive
session
okay
recordings
from
the
city,
where
it's
supposed
to
be
retained
at
all
times
off
premises.
So.
B
AF
Okay,
will
second
but
I
do
have
a
question
and
I'm
sorry
I
had
to
step
up
my
mother's
in
the
hospital,
so
I
had
to
take
a
phone
call,
but
but
I
do
have
a
question
because
I
wasn't
able
to
hear
all
the
Marinis
total
requests
when
I
was
out
of
the
office.
So
I'm
asking
her
to
repeat
it
and
I
didn't
want
to
have
a
sidebar
conversation
where
people
thought
I
was
doing
something
illegal.
So
can
you
can
you
give
you?
D
AF
Right
so
I,
so
let
me
just
say
that
I'm
black,
because
I
hear
a
lot
of
people
coming
up
here
with
what
black
people
need
and
don't
need,
and
racism
and
I
am
black
and
I
have
faith
racism
here
in
this
seat
here
in
my
elected
office
here
in
this
very
liberal
town.
So
let
me
just
figure
it
out
for
people
who
maybe
think
that
I
don't
understand
what
that
means.
AF
You
know
I'm
happy
to
imply
things
sometimes,
but,
as
I've
said
several
times,
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
clear
on
this
side
so
that
we
have
less
tension
on
that
side
so
that
rule
10.2,
you
know,
doesn't
mention
the
clerk
or
doesn't
mention
the
mayor
and
can
be
inferred.
I
think
is
you
know,
I
again
have
said
or
will
say
I
would
like
our
rules
to
be
as
clear
as
possible,
so
that
people
aren't
claiming
that
we're
breaking
the
rules.
That
said
so,
I
realize
this
is
a
very
serious
thing.
AF
At
the
clerk
read,
I
have
supported
quick,
read
on
you,
know,
multiple
votes
that
have
come
for
with
the
boy
and
everything
else.
But
but
this
is
a
difficult
decision.
The
censure
is
very
I,
guess
symbolic
it
you
know
it
doesn't,
doesn't
do
anything.
We're
all
peers
here.
I
do
want
to
address
a
couple
things
about
hypocrisy,
because
I
am
one
who
doesn't
believe
in
that
either.
So
people
are
saying
you
know
alderman
Rainey
and
I'm
gonna
mention
her
name
wasn't
censured.
There
was
a
vote,
it
just
didn't
pass.
AF
It
doesn't
mean
that
we
didn't
consider
censure.
It
means
that
four
of
us
said
yes
and
I
was
one
of
the
four
and
others
said.
No,
so
it
didn't
pass,
it
was
considered.
I
don't
want
people
to
leave
her
thinking.
There
was
no
consideration
the
same
thing
with
this
resolution.
It
will
have
a
vote
so
so
I
just
want
to
be
clear
for
the
record
that
there
was
a
censure
option
for
alderman.
AF
Rainey
I
agree
that
there
hasn't
been
central
for
everything
that
has
happened
up
here,
but
but
for
that
one
I
will
say
there
has
been
so
in
terms
of
the
personnel
matter.
I
am
one
who
has
been
violated
before
and
I
would
not
want
my
violation
to
be
public,
and
so
I'm
not
going
to
do
that
to
the
staff
who
have
made
these
claims
I
think
they
have
a
right
to
speak
for
their
self
if
they
so
choose.
AF
I
also
do
not
want
to
violate
whatever
the
state
law
says
about
personnel
I
think
it's
very
important
that
people
have
a
safe
and
healthy
workplace
to
live,
but
I.
Think
if
me
to
safe
and
healthy
place
to
work
you
they
don't
have
that
I
think
they
should
have
a
safe
and
healthy
place
to
make
that
complaint
being
that
I
come
in
that's
good
in
a
lot
and
I
can
tell
you
that
more
around
this
building
is
very
low.
That
is
one
of
the
things
that
people
and
and
nothing
key
pertaining
to
this
case.
AF
The
staff
have
told
me
they
don't
feel
like
they
necessarily
have
a
place
to
go
and
complain
about
management
or
whatever.
That
is
people
have
asked
about
censoring
the
city
manager.
As
you
know,
the
city
manager
has
nine
bosses
and
we
sit
up
here,
and
so
that's
not
a
cincher.
That
is
a
vote
for
us
to
terminate
an
employee.
So
if
that
is
something
that
you
feel
needs
to
happen,
you
need
to
understand
how
that
happens,
but
at
the
same
time
I
would
say.
AF
I
will
commend
the
people
in
this
room
and
the
one
to
an
item
is
room
who
ran
for
these
seats
right
there
as
much
as
people
are
frustrated
by
our
behavior
and
I'm.
Assuming
that
means
that
the
next
election
will
be
very
cool.
Everyone
didn't
run
for
these
seats,
so
you
know
I
had
to
run
an
election.
Several
of
us
did.
AF
Several
people
did
not
so
I
also
want
to
pull
that
out
there
as
someone
who's
always
talking
about
voting
the
civic
engagement,
if
you
don't
like
who's
representing
you
find
someone
else
and
both
them
in
it's
a
very,
not
simple
process,
but
it
is
open
to
everyone,
and
so
it's
a
little
bit
hypocritical
of
people
to
complain
about
their
representative.
Particularly
few
live
in
their
Ward.
If
you
did
not
run
or
get
somebody
to
run
against
them,
you
get
who
you
get
if
you
don't
participate,
so
I
will
just
say
that.
AF
Lastly,
I
have
one
more
comment:
I
tried
to
to
write
down
so
I
understand
that
in
the
foe,
whether
we
take
it
tonight
or
table
it,
you
know
I'm,
indifferent.
Honestly,
it's
really
the
final
straw
between
the
citizen,
trust
and
the
council,
and
maybe
it's
already
gone
so
I
I
am
in
the
seat
because
I
was
frustrated,
but
I
was
raised
to
not
be
frustrated
and
just
yell
I
was
raised
to
be
frustrated
and
do
something.
So
that
was
my
choice,
whether
you
like
how
I
do
it
or
not?
AF
Every
decision
I
take
very
seriously
I.
Take
very
seriously
people
in
the
Ninth
Ward
people
outside
the
Ward,
but
I
also
take
very
seriously
the
staff,
so
I
have
a
legal
obligation
to
make
sure
our
staff
work
in
a
healthy
place.
If
we
all
look
at
the
news,
we
know
all
over
the
country,
for
whatever
reason
we
have
violence
in
the
work
place.
I
don't
want
that
here.
I
take
every
complaint
seriously,
but
that's
it
I'm,
also
not
in
charge
HR.
AF
So
all
of
those
complaints
that
the
mayor
mentioned
or
city
manager
mentioned
I
don't
get
the
way
in
them
that
that's
not
my
job
I
would
be
happy
to
do
that.
But
that
is
not
my
role
here.
My
role
here
is
to
ideally
make
sure
that
my
peers
are
doing
the
right
thing,
which
is
why
I
voted
the
way
I
did
for
the
previous
Center,
but
I
am
their
peer
I'm,
not
their
parent
I'm,
not
their
manager.
I
am
their
peer.
So
so
that
said,
this
is,
you
know
very
frustrating
for
me.
AF
As
Oliver
wasn't
said,
I'd
rather
not
even
be
considering
that
I
won't
go
into
conversations
I've
had
with
the
clerk,
but
you
know
I
sleep
well
at
night,
knowing
that
my
integrity
is
intact.
That
I've
been
very
honest
and
that
I'm
very
clear
on
my
decisions
and
why
I
vote
the
way
I
do
if
this
Center
were
to
go
through
tonight,
I
would
support
it
because
I
believe
that
I
have
to
send
a
message
to
our
staff
that
they
are
protected.
Does
that
mean
I?
Think
clerk
read
is
a
horrible
person.
AF
If
I
do
not,
it
means
that
I
have
a
standard
of
which
I
expect
us
all
to
act
and
I
expect
our
staff
to
act.
Just
as
we
have
staff
who
I
don't
think
we're
doing
a
great
job.
The
city
manager
will
tell
you
that
I'm
always
telling
him
hey
XY.
He
needs
to
go,
but
I
don't
get
to
make
that
choice,
so
the
choices
I
get
to
make
I
take
very
seriously,
so
my
vote
to
send
to
the
clerk
people
can
characterize
to
how
they
want
I.
Think
the
clerk.
AF
If
he's
me
and
honest
knows
the
conversations
we've
had-
and
this
is
simply
to
say,
our
staff
need
to
be
or
need
to
feel
safe
in
their
space
and
I
understand
that
feelings
are
a
little
murky.
You
can
say
things
to
me:
I'm,
not
as
sensitive
as
someone
else,
but
we
are
in
a
workplace
where
people
need
to
feel
like
they
can
do
their
job.
They
can
feel
under
a
sweat
that
might
be
for
them,
and
you
know
that
they
feel
safe
to
express
themselves.
AF
However,
that
is-
and
that
also
goes
for
us,
so
I
would
do
the
same
thing.
If
there
were
a
staff,
I
could
vote
on,
who
had
cursed
out
automobile,
which
would
probably
never
happened.
I
would
expect
them
to
have
a
repercussion
for
their
behavior
as
well.
So
that
is
my
piece.
I
might
have
to
leave
the
tent
with
my
mother,
but
I
did
want
to
be
here
because
again,
I
take
my
job
very
seriously.
I
wanted
people
to
hear
it
from
me.
AF
I,
don't
like
being
misquoted
on
Facebook
and
my
last
thing
before
I
go
I
do
have
a
thing:
Facebook
is
not
the
Bible
right,
so
I
am
very
concerned
with
the
way
that
facebook
is
tearing
our
city
apart.
I
moved
back
here
to
raise
my
kids
because
I
love
Evanston
it's
almost
every
night
that
I
leave
City
Council
I.
Think,
oh,
my
god,
I
can't
wait
to
leave
here
right.
I
understand.
We
have
lots
of
frustrations,
lots
of
disagreements,
I,
don't
think.
AF
AF
This
is
a
strange
one
because
it
is
personnel,
so
we
can't
give
you
maybe
everything
you're
looking
for
and
I'm,
not
even
asking
you
to
trust
me
and
trust
the
process
I'm
telling
you
from
the
information
that
I
have
from
what
I
believe
to
be
true.
This
is
what
I
think
and
my
perfect
know
was
I
there
for
every
interview
no
was
I
in
clerks
Reid's
office,
no,
but
I'm
making
a
decision
based
on
what
I
think
is
true
in
front
of
me.
That's
all
I
have
to
say
thank.
B
B
Point
is
there:
there
is
a
public
process
where
the
alderman
was
given
an
attorney
paid
for
by
the
city
and
presented
the
evidence
against
her.
She
was
able
to
defend
herself
based
on
the
evidence
that
was
presented
against
her
and
then,
ultimately,
this
body
chose
not
to
follow
the
recommendation
of
an
independent
board
and
censure
her,
for
you
know
whatever
reason
and
that's
fine,
but
there
was
a
clear
process
where
it
alderman
Rainey
was
given
due
process
and
I'm
simply
and
I'm.
Simply
yes,
thank
you.
AF
I'm
not
denying
you
the
process
I'm
going
along
with
the
process
that
every
other
citizen,
not
citizen
staff,
member
and
sorry
I,
didn't
help.
You
call
me
has
gotten
in
the
in
the
process
and,
as
you
know,
because
you
and
I
have
talked
about
the
healthy
workplace
process
and
I
have
asked
for
it
to
come
on
the
agenda
and
Human
Services
meeting,
because
I
would
like
to
know
how
that
process
happens.
AF
AG
AF
Know
what
the
process
is
rodman
training.
I
sat
here
heard
people
screaming
at
me
about
that
as
well.
What
I'm
saying
is
this
is
a
personnel
matter,
and
currently
it
is
not
the
process
we
have
I
also
voted
no
to
the
payment
for
the
lawyers
for
other
folks,
because
I
don't
think
taxpayers
should
be
taking
that
on
either.
So,
if
you
would
like
to
get
your
own
attorney,
I'm
happy,
you
know
I,
don't
disagree,
but
you're
doing
that.
I'm
gonna
vote!
A
Thank
You
alderman
and
just
to
reiterate
what
I
said
at
the
beginning,
we
have
about
a
half
a
dozen
or
so
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
a
city
manager,
healthy
work,
environment,
complaints
filed
in
the
city
of
Evanston
and
again
none
of
those
go
to
any.
You
know
board
the
Ethics
Board
or
anything
like
that.
They're
handled
internally
investigating
internally,
because
it's
a
personnel
matter.
B
I
was
I'm.
Sorry
I
was
ahead
by
Alderman
Fleming
in
encounter
statements,
and-
and
my
point
there
is
that,
because
there,
when
it's
normally
handled
with
employees,
it
is
an
internal
matter,
because
this
is
a
public
matter.
It
should
be
discussed
publicly.
This
isn't
the
same
processes
with
an
employee.
This
is
a
different
process,
and
so
there
should
be
an
open
and
clear
process
where
I'm
able
to
defend
myself.
Unlike
an
another
employee,
they
don't
have
to
defend
themselves
because
it
stays
in
a
document
in
an
office
and
no
one
knows
about
it
right.
A
But
again,
just
so
everybody's
clear,
because
there
are
employees
involved
and
have
certain
rights
here
in
Evanston
they
are
the
protected
parties
so
to
speak.
Okay
in
this
claim
now
your
point:
what
you're
raising
what
alderman
Fleming
rates
is
certainly
something
that
the
Rules
Committee
of
Evanston
could
take
up
and
take
a
look
at
the
process
and
whether
there's
a
way
that
it
should
be
modified
or
discussed
how
it
should
be
handle.
If
it's
any
of
us
up
here,
the
diocese
we're
dealing
with
tonight,
alderman
Wilson.
AE
AE
So
you
know,
point
being
I
think
we
should
make
a
decision
on
this.
Now
you
know
I've,
you
know
you've
been
provided
evidence
I,
find
it
to
be
compelling.
I
have
enough
evidence
to
persuade
me
to
make
a
decision
I.
Just
really
wonder
you
know
how
it's
in
your
or
anybody
else's
interest
to
to
have.
All
of
that
you
know
fleshed
out.
You
know
so
it's
up
to
you,
but
it
was
there
a
second
on
the
motion.
The
table
I
wasn't
clear.
There.
AD
A
A
Right
so
we'll
take
a
majority
of
the
council
to
table
table
the
matter.
City
clerk.
Can
you
take
the
roll
please-
and
this
is
a
vote
on
whether
to
table
this
matter
and
just
so
we're
all
clear.
That's
up
here
if
we
table
this
matter
is,
does
this
matter
have
to
be
tabled
to
a
date
certain
or
it's
just
tabled,
not
to
be
revisited
again
or
what's
a
special.
AE
AH
Mr.
mayor
members
of
the
council,
rule
18.6
emotion
to
table
any
matters,
not
debatable,
if
adopted
by
a
majority
vote
of
aldermen
president,
all
through
further
debate
on
the
subject,
shell
and
a
motion
to
take
the
matter
from
the
table
movie
proposes
the
same
meeting
or
at
any
subsequent
meeting,
so
you
can
table
with
no
date
surgery
you
could
table
with
the
date.
Sir.
A
A
B
A
AA
A
K
K
Y
A
So
we're
clear
the
city
city,
clerk's
role,
is
to
take
the
role
when
the
mayor
asked
that
the
role
be
taken
to
control
the
speaker
system
when
the
mayor
asked
that
it
be
taken,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
act
with
the
quorum
in
this
place.
A
lot
of
great
things
have
happened
in
this
room
right
here.
Nothing.
AF
A
A
Is
there
a
second
all
right
all
in
favor
to
take
a
10-minute
recess
and
it
opposed
all
right
we're
going
to
take
a
10-minute
recess?
Let's
come
back
here
at
8:20,
please
thank
you
all
right,
so
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
go
ahead
then,
and
resume
the
agenda.
We're
going
to
move
up
now
to
sp1,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
City
Council
meetings.
Excuse
me
the
approval
of
the
City
Council
minutes.
Is
there
a
motion
to
move
this
motion
to
approve?
Thank
you.
AJ
F
A
A
All
right
we're
going
to
move
now
to
SP
2
SP
2
is
the
inclining
block
rate.
Excuse
me,
inclining
water
block
water
rate
staff
recommends
that
the
City
Council
consider
establishing
an
declining
block
watery
structure
that
would
increase
water
rates
based
on
water
consumption,
while
allowing
the
establishment
of
affordable,
combined
water
and
sewer
rate.
This
is
for
discussion
this
evening.
Is
there
anyone
that
would
like
to
move
this
for
discussion
discussion?
Second,
second,
okay,
all
right,
so
this
is
a.
A
AE
Maybe
we
know
the
presentation,
but
I
know
that
we
talked
to
Abed
about
this
at
the
during
the
budget
season,
and
this
is
something
I
raised,
but
it's
not
what
I
really
had
necessarily
in
mind.
As
far
as
you
know,
the
condo
users
apartment
users,
things
of
that
nature.
So
for
somebody
with
one
you
know
one
meter
for
a
big
building.
I,
don't
think
there's
should
be
higher,
but
maybe
that's
addressed
in
the
presentation
so
well.
We
just
defer.
A
AK
Thank
you
and
thank
you
all
during
Wilson
for
mentioning
that
I
also
absolutely
object
to
the
condo
buildings,
the
large
condo
buildings
being
included
in
this.
It's
I
mean
they're,
individual
residences
and
and
I
just
don't
think
it's
fair
to
to
do
it.
If
we
want
to
go
after
our
institutional
users,
that's
one
thing,
but
not
the
residential
users.
Thank.
AL
Evening,
Dave
stomach
public
works
director.
This
memo
was
more
or
less
in
response
to
a
request
from
the
City
Council
to,
and
the
question
was
what
would
an
inclining
block
rate
look
like,
so
this
type
of
structure
charges
a
higher
rate
for
the
accounts
that
use
more
water.
I,
understand
condo
buildings
up
lots
of
individual
units
in
them
they
only
are
provided
with
one
meter,
so
that
could
be
worked
out.
I
guess,
but
then
you
could
also
say
well.
AL
Northwestern's
has
so
many
students
in
their
campus
and
let's
divide
their
water
use
by
each
student
or
a
dorm
room.
You
could
do
the
same
thing
with
ETH
s.
They
have
this
many
students
going
there.
So
basically
it's
just
this
is
what
it
would
look
like,
I'm,
not
suggesting
that
we
do
this.
This
was
a
question
that
was
asked
of
the
staff
to
prepare
and
we
prepared
it
and
it
can
be
modified
in
any
way,
shape
or
form.
We
can
go
back
and
look
at
it.
AL
There's
lots
of
different
ways
of
looking
at
it.
I
looked
up
what
inclining
block
rates
were?
I
took
one
that
had
an
example,
there's
other
examples
that
can
be
used.
There's
other
ways
of
the
example.
I
looked
at
said:
200
percent
for
the
top
20
users
10
to
20
users
of
the
water
that
could
be
150
percent.
It
could
be
125
percent.
You
could
only
go
up
to
tier
4
and
and
stop
it.
You
know
125
percent
of
the
water.
AL
All
this
is
based
on
the
average
winter
usage
and
then
one
point
two
five
times
that
once
that's
what
equates
to
be
in
the
units
for
the
tier
for
the
top
level
that
dr-40
level,
which
is
one
thousand
two
hundred
ninety
nine
units,
so
anything
could
be
accomplished.
I
wanted
staff
directional
and
how
to
proceed.
This
was
a
template
to
put
out
there
and
show
the
impact
and
I'm
willing
to
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
and
do
anything
that
the
City
Council
would
think
is
appropriate
to
do.
A
AL
Naturally,
about
forty
percent
of
water
bills
are
based
on
the
uniform
rate,
which
is
our
current
met,
see
31%,
use
the
inclining
block
rate
and
26%
use
a
decreasing
block
rate.
An
inclining
block
rate
is
generally
used
to
have
water
conservation.
So
in
my
past
experience
it's
generally
used
in
Georgia
and
Arizona
places
where
there's
water
shortages,
the
example
I
gave,
is
actually
from
a
municipality
in
Georgia.
It's
part
of
the
larger,
the
North
Georgia
metropolitan
water
planning
district
as
15
counties,
92
cities,
including
Atlanta.
AL
So
that's
one
of
the
largest
water
utilities
that
use
an
inclining
block
rate,
so
I
modeled
what
I
suggested
after
what
they
have.
So
the
purpose
generally
is
to
have
water
conservation,
that's
the
main
goal
in
it
and
then,
while
I
was
ritually
researching
this,
the
there
was
an
article
that
came
out
in
January
of
2018
that
talked
about
creating
an
affordable
rate
and
some
of
the
reasons
that
municipalities
or
agencies
are
using.
AL
A
AF
I
do
appreciate
this
motto:
I
appreciate
that
we're
looking
at
trying
to
lower
the
cost.
For
you
know
people
who
are,
we
know
we
always
hear
about
people
being
priced
out
of
our
city
and
although
we
can't
control
real
estate
prices,
I
appreciate
we're
looking
at
this,
can
you
explain
just
a
couple
things
from
me
that
are
just
water
things
in
general
for
people
who
might
be
reading
this
packet?
Can
you
explain
how
we're
able
to
decrease
the
sewer
rate
so
I
know?
AF
AL
Between
1992
and
2008,
the
city
spent
210
million
dollars
improving
the
sewer
system,
and
we
borrowed
money
from
the
I,
mostly
from
the
I
EPA,
to
afford
that
and
added
20
year
dead
service
on
that
that
service
is
starting
to
roll
off,
and
so
we
can
lower
the
sewer
rate
as
that
debt
service
falls
off.
What
happened
was
during
that
time
that
the
sewer
rate
actually
went
from
like
32
cents
under
cubic
feet
to
three
dollars
and
ninety
four
cents
100
cubic
feet.
AL
On
that.
So
that's
why
I'm
always
looking
at
ways
to
try
to
increase
the
water
fund
with
the
sewer
rate
debt
going
down.
That
was
my
opportunity
of
raising
the
water
rate,
we're
keeping
it
revenue
neutral
to
the
homeowners
in
Evanston
and
I
thought.
That
was
something
that
was
good,
we're
looking
to
do
it
for
at
least
five
years.
As
indicated
in
the
memo.
Okay,.
AF
And
then
my
last
question
is
I:
do
I
did
read
the
email
that
the
gentleman
sent,
who
spoke
and
I
do
agree
with
alderman
Fisk
I
mean
I,
know
in
my
ward
we
have
lots
of
apartment
dwellers,
I,
don't
know
how
their
meters
are
set
up,
but
they
are
in
very
affordable
housing
apartments
provided
by
repo
place,
and
if
they
go
to
this,
you
know
use
per
building,
even
though
I
might
have
one
senior
who
doesn't
use
much
water
compared
to
a
family
I'm.
AF
Assuming
that
those
rates
go
up
with
us
this
plan,
you
know,
although
we're
trying
to
help
people
that
wouldn't
necessarily
be
helpful
if
we
did
a
per
building
model
so
I
again,
I
would
like
to
look
at
if
we
can
do
per
meter
in
the
building.
If
that's
possible,
if
not
a
different
way
to
kind
of
adjust
those
rates
for
apartment
dwellers
understanding
that
some
of
them
still
might
be.
You
know
what
a
fixed
or
B
our
low-income
residents,
who
really
can't
afford
to
increase
it
might
come
before
a
building.
AF
Overall
I
would
love
to
look
at
if
we
could
do
some
delineation
between
commercial
properties
versus
you
know,
condo
building,
so
so
understanding
they
each
use
more
water,
but
one
is
commercial
and
one
is
residential,
I
think
about
all
the
places
I
go
where
I
see
those
beautiful
green
lawns
and
the
sprinklers
going
all
times
of
the
day
or
night.
I
would
love
to
if
possible,
increase
those
charges.
Goes',
that's
unnecessary
water
versus
the
apartment
dwellers
or
condo
owners,
I.
AL
AL
AF
AL
AF
AL
AL
Two
hospitals
would
still
be
among
your
top
users
and
are
you
then
I
think
we
have
to
have
a
large
enough
group,
so
it
doesn't
appear
that
we
are
singling
out
a
particular
particular
organization
or
class
of
customer
at
the
clinic,
decreasing
block
rate
is
used
to
try
to
draw
in
the
street
to
a
bill
to
a
municipality,
to
try
to
improve.
You
know:
hey.
We
have
lower
water
rates
and
our
neighbor
come
to
Evanson
into
this.
D
D
AL
AL
D
D
That's
what
I'm
really
interested
in,
because
one
of
the
things
we
discussed
over
the
years
is
we
could
we
could
use
water
rates
as
a
taxable
item
and
we
never
did
that.
We
always
discussed
not
doing
that,
because
the
big
users
are
not
for
profits
and
therefore
they
could
never
be
taxed
because
our
water
bills
are
huge
and
it
would
be
a
real
advantage
to
for
profits
to
be
able
to
use
that
as
a
taxable
item.
D
AL
D
D
A
You
thank
you
so
director
you
mentioned
that
communities
that
are
moving
towards
this
are
doing
so
in
part
to
try
to
encourage
large
customers
to
conserve
more
water.
Yes,
what's
your
sense
of
Evanston
and
whether
these
large
customers
are
already
putting
in
place
mechanisms,
for
you
know
significant
water
conservation
I'm
just
trying
to
get
at
you
know
if
there's
a
lot
of
room
there
and
you
increase
it
again.
This
was
all
a
forecast
and
a
financial
model
here,
and
they
can
significantly
reduce
it.
AL
Was
one
of
my
concerns?
Why
I
never
looked
at
this?
I've
gone
to
national
talks
and
I've
heard
municipalities
had
set
this
up
and
then
the
people,
the
higher
users,
reduced
the
water
consumption
and
the
city
projected
they
were
going
to
make
this
much
revenue,
but
because
everybody
can
serve
water,
they
never
didn't
have
nearly
as
many
people
paying
at
the
top
rate
that
they
anticipate
it
would
be,
and
then
they
came
up
short
of
made
in
the
revenue
requirement.
So
that's
why
I
never
proposed
this
in
the
past.
AL
I
believe
that
in
evanston,
with
our
sewer
rate,
going
up
so
much
between
1991
and
2008
that
Evanston
Hospital
Northwestern
University.
A
lot
of
these
larger
organizations
have
already
instituted
a
lot
of
water
conservation
devices
because
we
actually
saw
a
fairly
significant
drop
in
water
usage.
People,
don't
water
it
or
lawns
the
way
they
used
to
back
in
1992.
AL
AM
Just
just
sort
of
build
on
that,
even
though
we're
living
right
next
to
Lake
Michigan
with
all
the
water
that
we
could
ever
possibly
want
here
in
Evanston,
it's
still
important
for
us
to
be
promoting
water
conservation,
the
we
have
huge
energy
expense
in
cleaning
the
water,
getting
it
to
our
houses
and
then
getting
it
cleaned
up
afterwards.
So
there
it's
a
greenhouse
gas
emissions
reduction
effort
to
try
to
get
people
to
you
know
be
more
conscious
of
how
much
water
they
use
and
to
reduce
it.
AM
So
that's
number
one
so
I
do
think
having
an
inclining
block
water
rate
or
whatever
we
want
to
call.
It
is
worth
exploring.
I
I
do
like
the
idea
of
coming
up
with
an
affordable
rate
for
our
lower
income.
Households
I
mean
every
couple
of
months.
We
get
this
multi-page
printout
from
our
water
department
about
some
of
our
customers
who
are
in
danger
of
having
their
water
turned
off
so
I.
AM
AM
A
Great
so
seeing
seeing
no
more
lights,
you
know
director
thank
you
for
coming
and
presenting
it,
and
this
is
for
the
first
time
and
again,
I
know
many
people
up
here
have
heard
from
you
know
different
institutions
here
in
Evanston,
with
concerns
from
apartment
and
condo
owners
to
others,
but
based
on
the
discussion
tonight
and
under
the
direction
of
the
city
manager.
Why
don't
you
just
you
know,
continue
to
to
explore
it
and
and
city
manager?
A
Obviously
the
Falls
going
to
come
we're
going
to
get
into
budget
season,
and
all
of
that
and
and
you
can,
you
know,
consider
all
your
different
options
as
you
all,
as
you
always
do,
but
you
know
continue
to
take
a
look
at
this.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you,
director,
okay,
so
that
was
just
for
discussion.
So
we're
going
to
move
to
sp3
resolutions
7s,
so
I'm
gonna
ask
all
the
memory
Simmons.
Would
you
mind
moving
this.
AN
AJ
Thank
You
mayor
staff
recommends
approval
of
resolution
76
our
19
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
sign
a
local
public
agency
funding
agreement
for
federal
participation
with
the
Illinois
Department
of
Transportation
for
Central
Street
Bridge
replacement
right
away,
purchase
for
not
to
see
exceed
a
cost
of
$700,000.
The
agreement
establishes
the
maximum
grant
funding
at
80%
and
the
right
away
purchase
and
commits
the
city
of
Evanston
to
fund.
The
remainder
funding
will
be
from
the
Capital
Improvement
Fund
2019,
which
has
above
budget
of
five
hundred
sixty
thousand
dollars
for
this
project.
AJ
A
A
AM
Staff
recommends
approval
for
resolution,
77
r
19
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
sign
an
amendment
to
the
preliminary
engineering
services
agreement
for
federal
participation
with
the
illinois
department
of
transportation
and
Stanley
Consultants
Inc
for
the
Central
Street
Bridge
phase
2
engineering
in
the
amount
of
sixty
seven
thousand
two
hundred
dollars.
This
will
increase
the
overall
contract
amount
from
five
hundred
and
nineteen
thousand
five
hundred
and
twelve
to
five
hundred
and
eighty
six
thousand
seven
hundred
and
twelve
of
which
80%
is
funded
by
federal
funds.
AM
A
F
A
AO
AF
AF
So
my
concern
with
this
is
when
it
snows,
and
we
know
that
people
already
don't
do
the
best
job
shoveling
all
the
time
and
then
the
snow
gets
hard
and
then
it's
ice.
And
then
we
have
chairs
and
tables
out,
particularly
like
in
our
downtown
area,
I'm
concerned
about
us
making
sure
if
we
pass
this
that
we
are,
we
are
really
demanding
that
people
who
have
these
cafes
in
the
winter
have
a
clear
space
for
people
to
walk
and
we
don't
have
mounds
of
snow
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
AF
AH
AF
I
would
add
language,
and
you
know
not
that
this
is
necessarily
something
I
always
do,
but
I
would
even
see
if
there's
a
fee
or
fine
after
you
know
your
first
time
that
you
don't
have
it
shovel,
it's
already
an
issue
when
people
go
downtown
and
they're
trying
to
do
the
meters
and
they
have
to
cross
over
back
to
snow.
This
just
is
more
stuff.
That's
going
to
be
in
the
way,
so
I
really
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
responsible
for
clean
in
their
space
of
snow
and
ice.
Very.
AH
AF
C
B
A
D
Sb
6
is
the
Rules
Committee
recommends
that
the
City
Council
adopt
resolution
72
our
19,
which
amends
council
rule
6
citizen
participation
to
state
that
only
individuals
attending
the
meeting
in
person
may
participate
in
public
comment
and
no
electronic
participation
be
allowed.
I
move
adoption
for.
AF
AF
The
people
who
couldn't
be
here
for
legitimate
reason
were
able
to
participate
and
have
their
voices
heard
so
I'm
happy
to
have
you
clarify
I'm,
happy
to
add
those
things
in
there
just
as
long
as
we
are
practice
in
the
honor
system
and
people
are
actually
participating
in
that
light
because
they
cannot
make
it
here,
not
just
cuz.
It's
you
know
and
not
conveying
a
night
for
them.
F
AH
AH
I
Once
again
in
good
evening,
Harris
Miller,
fourth
ward,
okay,
so
I'm
part
of
it
of
an
inclusion
committee
that
meets
in
it's
actually
in
Wilmette
or
my
synagogue,
and
we
have
people
who
have
different
challenges
and
I
understand
it's
really
hard
for
people
to
sometimes
come
out
to
meetings
who
have
chronic
I'm,
sorry,
intellectual
and
cognitive
disabilities.
I
AF
AM
Just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
this
amendment
that
we're
talking
about
the
whole,
it's
here
the
whole
rule
its
assists,
but
it's
different.
It
would
allow
someone
to
actually
come
read
a
statement
from
somebody
else.
No.
AM
Right,
how
is
that
way?
I
think
the
work.
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
not
have
people
be
able
to
phone
in.
You
know
be
on
the
phone
reading
their
statement,
but
rather
having
it
be
somebody
physically
at
the
podium
and
so
I
guess
I
mean
we
often
have
residents
who
come
and
read
a
statement
from
somebody
who,
at
the
last
minute
couldn't
come
to
the
meeting
and
I
guess
son.
So.
AM
A
Right
we
did
in
that
resident
just
so
the
background
on
that
and
I'll
give
it
to
you
clerk
read
that
reson
had
emailed
me
before
said.
You
know,
because
you
know
I'm
ill
right
now,
whatever
I
can't
be,
this
paralysis,
person
and
I
said
as
long
as
the
presider
I
said,
you
know
as
long
as
we're
managing
our
time.
Well
with
the
45
minutes
I'll
let
that
person
come
up
and
make
this
statement
for
you.
If
we're
not,
then
LS
that
you
give
it
to
the
clerk
to
enter
into
the
record.
So
that's
that's.
A
A
Had
that
the
week
that
couldn't
the
one
before
so
like
the
meeting
before
we
had
somebody
get
up
and
say:
oh
and
somebody
who's
here
had
to
leave
six
I've
got
a
statement
from
her,
so
that
person
gave
their
statement
and
then
I
said
you
know
why?
Don't
you
give
that
statement
up
here
to
the
city
clerk
and
that
person
I
heard
from
her
and
some
other
people?
They
were
upset
about
how
I
handled
that?
So
you
know
City
Clerk
I,
just.
B
B
The
clerk
and
even
our
code
says
that
the
clerk
is
to
receive
all
communications
directed
to
the
council,
and
so
it
would
be
most
appropriate
for
those
to
be
submitted
to
my
office
for
the
official
record
and
in
accordance
with
our
council
rules,
either
I
surmise
it
or,
if
we're
changing
the
rules
to
allow
for
that
person
to
have
their
comments
fully
expressed.
Then,
and
maybe
in
these
instances
the
clerk
would
be
able
to
read
the
full
response
onto
the
record
or.
AF
B
A
AF
I
AF
That's
what
this
rule
is
ruling
out
here
said:
I.
Think
this.
This
is
this
code
or
rule
or
ever
be
doing
is
ruling
that
out,
for
the
sake
of
I
mean
that
involves
a
lot
of
other
things,
right
technology
and
timing
and
whatever
so
to
allow
them
to
participate
understand
they
can't
be
here.
We
would
happily
read
their
statement
for
them.
Maybe
we
can
get
to
the
point
where
we
can
get
the
Skype
and
all
going,
but
this
is
a
happy
medium.
It's.
AF
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
Harris.
So
is
there
a
second
to
that?
Her
motion
to
amend
I,
just
okay,
all
in
favor
aye
any
opposed
okay.
So
the
amendment
passed
is
the
resolution
72
hour
19
was
moved
and
seconded
all
in
favor
any
opposed
okay,
so
it
passes
as
amended
and
that's
SP
six
resolution
72
R
19
and
that
passes
on
a
nine
to
zero
vote
of
the
City
Council
as
amended
all
the
men
fleming.
Could
you
introduce
SP,
70
sure.
AF
Sp
seven
on
the
recommended
action
is
the
rules.
Committee
recommends
the
City
Council,
adopt
resolution,
73
R
19,
amending
City,
Council
rule
six
citizen.
No
wait
did
I.
Just
do
that.
One!
Sorry
I'm
on
the
right
one:
sorry,
oh
yes,
city,
citizen,
participation
to
adjust
members
of
the
public
signs
and
the
council
chamber.
This
is
for
action.
Is.
AJ
A
AF
A
Opposed
okay,
SP
7
resolution,
73,
R,
19
and
19
passes
the
Evanston
City
Council
on
the
9
to
0
vote.
All
right.
That's
passes.
Okay,
we're
going
to
move
now.
We
took
care
of
SP
8
at
the
beginning
of
this
meeting
and
just
for
those
of
you
that
tuned
in
late
that
was
tabled
by
the
Evanston
City
Council.
On
a
five
to
four
vote,
we're
not
gonna
move
to
call
the
wards.
Alderman
raining.
D
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
I
want
to
remind
constituents
that
there
will
be
a
Ward
meeting
on
July
30th,
first
item
of
business,
that
the
meeting
will
be
a
discussion
of
extending
the
Howard
Street
tip
the
Howard
heartbeat,
if
I
mean
the
Howard,
Ridge
TIF
and
secondly,
a
very
special
presentation
by
state
rep,
Kelly
Cassidy.
D
Regarding
all
the
wonderful
things
she
and
her
team
did
this
year.
This
last
term
and
oh
I,
wanted
to
mention
one
very
interesting
situation
that
tenants
in
Evanston
need
to
be
very
aware
of.
There
was
a
situation
on
one
of
the
real
estate
websites
where
a
tenant
applied
for
an
apartment.
This
is
really
very
curious.
Tenant
applied
for
an
apartment
where
they
were
asked
to
go,
take
a
look
at
an
apartment
that
they
were
interested
in
renting.
It
happened
to
be
in
Skokie
there,
a
vacant,
a
vacant
house
was
an
apartment
house.
D
They
went
and
looked
at
it,
it
was
vacant
and
that
their
needs,
and
they
were
told
to
please
send
the
$1,500
for
this
security
deposit
and
they
would
receive
a
key
in
the
mail
by
federal
expressed,
and
so
they
did.
It
was
sort
of
just
like
when
you
do
an
Airbnb
you,
you
know
you
get
a
key
in
the
mail.
He'd
send
your
deposit,
they
didn't
get
the
key
in
the
mail
and
the
owner
said.
D
But
we
don't
think
so,
but
it
was
interesting
because
the
the
the
person
was
told
to
take
the
check
for
the
$1500
and
deposited
in
Wells
Fargo
Bank
in
the
name
of
a
person
who
lives
in
Evanston
and
very,
very
clever
and
so
be
sure
if
you're
renting
an
apartment
and
you're
asked
to
send
the
check
in
the
mail,
be
very
careful
because
the
police
tell
us
that
this
is
a
very
common
scam
and
it
can
happen
to
anybody.
Thank.
AF
Couple
of
announcements,
this
Wednesday
at
7
p.m.
I
will
be
having
my
ward
meeting
over
at
levy
Center.
We
don't
usually
have
a
lot
of
guest
speakers,
but
we
are
gonna,
be
doing
some
environmental
conversation.
This
Wednesday,
so
Ditko
from
the
Evanston
Development
Corporation
is
coming
and
Kumar
Jensen,
who
is
a
sustainability
manager
here
at
the
city,
will
be
speaking
about
our
carp
report
and
how
citizens
can
get
involved.
AF
Also
at
that
same
on
that
same
night,
at
6:30,
Evanston,
Public
Library's
having
a
meeting
at
Fleetwood,
Jourdain
and
I
mentioned
that,
because
they
are
going
to
be
asking
citizens
to
give
input
on
how
they
can
extend
their
services,
particularly
I,
think
just
in
South
Evans.
Another
may
be
put
to
work
too.
But
anyhow,
if
you
don't
come
to
the
Ward
meeting,
please
head
over
there
and
give
your
input
to
the
Public
Library
always
remind
people.
They
are
a
taxing
body,
so
you
want
to
make
sure
you
give
your
input
there
and
then.
AF
Lastly,
on
this
Thursday,
commissioner
Larry
separatin
will
be
hosting
a
property
tax
appeal
workshop
at
the
levy
Center
at
6:30,
and
this
is
what
the
board
will
review.
So,
please,
please
make
sure
you
make
it
over
there
to
appeal
your
property
taxes.
The
process
is
very
easy.
Your
property
taxes
can
only
stay
the
same
or
go
down.
If
also,
if
you
have
not
received
your
property
tax
bill,
make
sure
you
get
that
because
they
are
due
on
August
1st
and
unfortunately,
there
have
been
some
errors
with
them.
AF
AK
Thank
you.
Mr.
Merrick
I
wanted
to
clarify
something
during
the
discussion
tonight.
There
were
several
commenters
that
talked
about
a
and
OMA
violation
that
they
say
that
I
made
now
I
want
to
remind
everyone
that
for
many
years
our
our
City
Council
committees
followed
the
policy
of
making
a
judgment
call
on
the
behalf
or
by
the
chair
for
citizen
comment
based
not
only
the
number
of
people
who
were
there
to
comment,
but
also
how
much
time
was
available
in
the
meeting
to
allow
for
come
for
public
comments.
AK
AK
Think
most
of
you
probably
remember
that
that
night
we
had
a
human
services
meeting
that
actually
began
an
hour
and
a
half
late
because
of
the
partly
because
of
the
public
comment,
and
partly
because
there
was
a
very
full
agenda
on
the
roads
committee.
So
that
was
the
that
was
the
Open
Meetings
Act
violation
that
was
submitted
and
in
response
to
that,
the
City
Council
found
out
from
the
Attorney,
General
and
I
think.
AK
This
was
very
helpful
that,
in
the
absence
of
rules
for
the
specific
council
committees,
we
were
required
to
follow
the
council
rules,
which
meant
that
every
committee,
every
council,
committee,
P
and
DNA
and
PNP
W
and
human
services
and
rules
all
had
to
allow
the
same
amount
of
time
that
City
Council
meetings
allowed
for
citizen
comment,
which
was
45
minutes
and
three
minutes
per
speaker.
And
that
was
never
the
intention
that
any
of
us
understood
for
the
committee
meetings
and
as
a
result
of
that,
the
council
took
action
and
we
changed
that.
AK
So
the
the
problem
was
that
in
the
rules
for
each
one
of
those
committees
it
was
silent
and
so
it
it
went
back
to
what
the
council
rules
were
for
the
45
minutes.
So
we've
now
changed
that
and
that's
a
good
thing,
but
to
equate
that
situation
with
the
OMA
concerns
that
were
raised
tonight
when
we
were
discussing
censure
is
absolutely
no
comparison.
AK
So,
as
and
I'm
going
to
pick
up
a
little
bit
on
what
alderman
Wilson
said
about
Facebook
in
the
internet,
because
we've
heard
a
lot
of
discussion
and
I
think
when
people
are
talking
in
a
bubble,
yet
it
becomes
self-fulfilling
and
the
number
of
people
that
I
talk
to
when
somebody
takes
the
time
to
write
to
me,
I
always
try
to
respond.
If
I
have
a
question,
I
will
ask
it.
AK
If
I
have
a
position
on
an
issue,
I
will
say
what
it
is,
but
I'm
always
interested
in
hearing
from
folks,
but
when
charges
are
thrown
out
on
the
internet,
and
none
of
us
are
aware
of
them,
none
of
us
can
respond
to
them.
That's
really
not
the
kind
of
discussion.
I
think
that
we,
at
least
in
the
past,
have
prided
ourselves
on
in
the
city
of
Evanston,
so
I'm,
just
gonna
I'm,
just
gonna
ask
everyone.
We
sit
up
here
and
we
cannot
comment
back
to
you.
AK
We
have
to
listen.
That's
our
job!
It's
fine
with
me!
If
we
do
that,
I
would
just
encourage
everyone
please
to
reach
out
to
us
individually.
If
you
have
questions,
because
that's
what
we're
here
for
and
that
will
go
a
long
way
to
solving
a
lot
of
problems,
so
I
voted
the
way
that
I
did
tonight
on
censure,
because
I
feel
that
the
that
the
infractions
were
so
serious
and
were
so
well-founded
and
investigated.
AK
AK
AK
That's
what
I
expect
in
my
ward?
That's
why
we
all
have
Ward
meetings
we're
here
to
represent
you.
We
can
only
represent
you
if
you
let
us
know
what
your
feelings
are,
but
we
can
only
represent
you
really.
Well,
if
you
allow
us
the
opportunity
to
talk
with
you
about
what
our
positions
are
as
well,
so
I'm
going
to
hope
that
that
happens
going
forward.
That's
my
statement
on
it.
I
am
I
am
concerned
about
the
circus
type
atmosphere
that
is
setting
up
here
in
the
council
chambers
and
in
the
ante
room.
AK
AI
Bravely
Thank
You
mr.
mayor,
thank
you
all
just
for
yours.
I
just
want
to
quickly
thank
and
acknowledge
the
residents
who
stayed
to
the
end
of
the
meeting
and
and
also
the
residents
who
take
the
time
to
read
the
packet
and
I
would
agree
with
many
of
the
words
that
ottoman
just
says:
I
their
folks
on
the
internet.
AI
I,
don't
know
what
you
do
during
the
day,
but
it's
amazing
to
see
how
you,
post
from
seven
o'clock
in
the
morning,
all
the
way
to
like
midnight,
so
I,
don't
by
choice,
choose
to
engage
the
work
that
I
do
in
the
city
on
social
media,
but
I
definitely
appreciate
the
folks
who
take
the
time
to
call
versus
just
lazily
sitting
back
and
posting
some
whatever
for.
However
many
likes
so
here.
My
other
comment
so
just
remind
your
second
ward
residents
that
typically
over
the
summer
we
don't
meet.
AI
We
don't
have
ward
meetings
due
to
low
attendance.
I
use
it
as
an
opportunity
to
do
the
individual
neighborhood
meetings
and
also
attend
block
parties.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
residents
who
came
out
this
past
Thursday
at
heartwood
cafe
to
discuss
the
future
of
Kurt's
cafe
thank
the
residents
who
came
out
to
the
Erie
Center
to
discuss
and
receive
updates.
Regarding
the
how
project
on
August,
we
will
host
a
open
house
where
I'm
inviting
all
the
members
of
City
Council
to
attend
those
details
will
be
coming
forward
and
I
believe
on
the
22nd.
AI
AI
Also,
this
weekend,
I
intended
a
very
well-represented
meeting
this
Saturday
at
the
Civic
Center
to
discuss,
reparations
and
I
think
that's
some
really
important
work
to
be
done
and
thank
all
Simmons
as
well
as
the
equity
Commission
committee
for
for
leading
that
and
then
in
August.
We
will
have
an
update
on
the
waste
transfer
station
regarding
SP
a
difficult
issue,
but
pretty
straightforward
to
me.
AI
I
think
there's
certain
behaviors
that
we
all
are
responsible
for
maintaining
and
when
you
step
outside
of
all
those
expectations,
I
think
it's
important
that
we
speak
to
it
I
think
what
was
made
clear
to
me
tonight,
based
on
our
lack
of
clarification
on
rules
that
we
still
need
to
do
some
work
and
have
a
clear
process
before
we
bring
it
back.
I
want
to
make
it
clear
to
the
800
amazing
staff
that
wake
up
every
single
day,
the
police
and
fire
that
put
their
lives
at
risk
that
we
care
about.
AI
You
and
I
think
it's
very
important
that
we
protect
them
and
I
think
it's
unfortunate
that
our
rules
are
not
clear
in
terms
of
what
happens
when
an
alderman,
a
mayor
or
a
city
clerk
step
out
of
line,
and
so
I
know
that
and
I'm
going
to
ask
alderman
Wilson
to
speak
to
this
we're
doing
some
work
on
the
ethics
committee.
I
know
alderman
Fleming,
you
have
a
report
that
you've
asked
for
that's
going
to
come
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
state
that
I
recall
just
a
year
ago.
Alderman,
that's
all
right!
AI
Almond
Simmons
was
I'll.
Just
use
the
word
attacked
not
because
of
how
she
treated
someone,
but
just
for
her
employment.
Then
it
was
clear.
There
was
an
ethical
board
that
a
clear
process
that
which
she
was
cleared
not
once
but
twice,
maybe
even
three
times,
and
she
can
stand
on
that
that
she
wasn't
found
guilty
and
maybe
from
what
I
hear
from
the
residents
that
we
need
to
clearly
address
rule
10.3
that
alderman
Fleming
pointed
out
and
again
I
want
to
be
able
to
refer
this
to
the
rules.
AI
If
you
really
are
concerned
about
this
to
inbox
me
and
call
me
and
I
want
to
hear
what
your
thoughts
are
in
terms
of
consequences,
whether
it's
swearing
mistreating
our
staff
I,
think
that,
given
the
social
times,
we
do
need
to
hold
ourselves
more
accountable
and
there
need
to
be
more
clear,
defined
consequences
versus
a
simple
public
sanction.
I,
don't
think
that
that
does
enough
justice
for
those
that
are
victims
of
whatever
perceived
power
and
abuse
that
we
have
and
I'm
definitely
going
to
be
supportive
of
that.
AI
The
other
thing
that
I
think
is
real
important
to
check
and
I've
done
this
before
and
I.
Don't
apologize
for
whoever's
feelings
that
I
heard
I
really
sit
here
and
have
a
difficult
time
when
I
hear
white
folks,
but
monitoring
me
and
using
the
word
racism
like
it's
some
coin
phrase
that
you
just
came
up
with
unless
you've
walked
in
my
shoes
or
any
one
of
us
blacks
sitting
back
here,
I
suggest
you
keep
that
to
yourself.
You
want
to
have
that
conversation
internally,
I'm
a
big
fan
of
that
internal
versus
external
conversations.
Do
that.
AI
AI
Sad
really
sad
that
this
issue
has
become
so
racially
divisive
love.
This
town,
where
my
kids
are
able
to
grow,
have
whatever
conversations
benefit
from
the
diversity
as
crazy,
as
it
may
be,
may
seem
at
times,
but
it's
amazing
town
and
whenever
I
hear
someone
say
that
they
want
to
pack
up
and
leave
I'm
like
go,
there's
nothing
holding
you
back
for
those
of
us
that
stay
and
fight
for
the
values,
even
in
our
difficult
times.
Thank
you
all
very
much
and
yeah
I'm,
just
gonna
stop
right
there.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AG
First,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
You
Mara.
First,
the
next
third
word
town
hall
meeting
is
Thursday
July
25th
at
the
car
Valley
Montessori
School,
which
is
at
the
corner
of
Hinman
and
Dempster,
we're
not
meeting
at
Lincoln
school
because
it's
closed
during
the
summer.
So
I
invite
you
to
join
me
at
from
7:00
to
8:30
Thursday
July
25th
for
the
3rd
War
town
hall.
Meeting
next
I'd
like
to
address
the
censure
issue,
I.
AG
AG
AG
AG
As
someone
who
was
not
believed
thirty
years
ago,
I
don't
ever
want
that
to
happen
to
anybody
else
when
they're,
where
they
are
working
ever
and
I
am
appalled
that,
as
a
city
council,
we
cannot
vote.
We
chose
not
to
vote
tonight
to
protect
our
city,
employees,
appalled
and
I'm
angry
at
the
folks
who
don't
recognize
that
there
are
right
for
everybody
involved
here
and
as
an
elected
official,
we
are
public
officials.
AG
F
AE
Thank
you
and
thanks
to
alderman
Fiske
Braithwaite,
and
when
who
each
covered
a
number
of
important
points.
As
alderman
briefly
mentioned,
we
do
have
more
careful
consideration
of
addressing
all
elected
officials
in
the
ethics
proposed
ordinance.
It's
hopefully
going
to
finally
wind
its
way
through
to
the
council,
so
that,
hopefully
you
should
give
clarity
to
the
actual
process
and
procedures
so
that
we
don't
have
any
confusion
or
any
one
in
the
public,
not
understanding
how
or
why
this
works.
The
way
it
works.
I
appreciate
the
people
who
stay
to
the
end.
AE
That
is
always
a
value
to
me.
I
think
it's
important
for
people
to
hear
what
we're
doing
here.
Our
discussions
as
alderman
Braithwaite
said
so.
Thank
you
all
for
staying,
though
those
of
you
did
we
do.
I
will
be
having
a
board
meeting
on
August
6th
at
light
at
the
library
community
room
at
7:00
p.m.
the
primary
purpose
of
that
will
be
to
discuss
the
development
proposal.
Nough
say
at
6:01.
AE
AJ
AN
AJ
So
fifth
Ward:
please
join
the
eighth
ward
at
this
meeting
as
long
as
it
doesn't
conflict
with
something
really
important
that
we're
doing
already.
But
but
it
is
something
that
I
wanted
to
bring
more
awareness
to
I've
had
folks
inquiring
about
marijuana
businesses
and
how
this
will
impact
expungements
and
so
on.
So
thank
you
autumn
and
rainy
for
putting
this
together.
I.
D
As
a
matter
of
fact,
I
will
put
you
on
the
newsletter
which
is
coming
out.
Maybe
tonight
at
least
first
thing
in
the
morning
will
be
Kelly.
Cassidy's
senator
state
rep,
Kelly,
Cassidy,
July
30th,
it's
a
Tuesday
at
7:30
p.m.
at
the
levy
center
and
she
will
discuss
the
adult
marijuana.
Recreational
marijuana,
the
bill
that
Pritzker
signed
into
law
as
of
January
1st,
and
she
will
go
through
everything
and
discuss
it
all
with
you.
AJ
Got
a
rainy
so
the
day
before
that
we
have
Monday
July
29th
at
the
Civic
Center
I
thought
this
was
going
to
be
at
the
Gibbs,
but
we
have
a
community
meeting
to
discuss
what
we'd
like
to
see
at
church
and
Darrell.
It
is
a
lot
that
we
now
own
and
thank
you
to
staff
for
making
this
happen
for
us.
So
come
out
with
your
ideas
and
suggestions
on
what
you'd
like
to
see,
mix
use
residential
commercial.
What
types
of
businesses
all
are
welcome
to
participate.
AJ
Our
staff
will
be
there
to
answer
zoning
questions
and
give
a
history
of
that
location.
Thank
you,
autumn,
Braithwaite,
for
attending
the
meeting
on
a
local
repair,
and
thank
you
to
all
of
those
that
have
participated.
There's
been
a
near
100
folks
that
have
weighed
in
either
by
an
in-person
meeting
or
an
email
sharing
your
suggestions
on
how
we
can
bring
about
repair
to.
AJ
To
make
improvements
in
our
wealth
and
opportunity
gap
from
the
historic
wrongs
that
we
all
know
to
be
fact,
so
the
next
step
for
this
will
be
a
equity,
empowerment,
commission
meeting
on
this
Thursday
6:30
p.m.
likely
in
the
parasol
room
to
accommodate
everyone
there.
The
feedback
from
the
residents
will
be
shared
with
the
full
committee
and
in
hopes
for
a
proposal
to
come
to
the
council
sometime
in
the
near
future,
and
that's
all
I
had
thank
you.
AO
Mincer
furniture
I
just
like
to
make
a
referral
to
the
Rules
Committee
for
discussion
about
getting
the
pickets
out
more
than
the
bare
minimum
required
by
the.
AM
I'm
hopeful
that
the
business
community
is
going
to
ultimately
approve
that
we've
certainly
got
wonderful
example
of
successful
SSAS
in
our
downtown
and
a
main
dempster
mile.
So
anyway,
steve
farmer
has
left
a
wonderful
legacy
for
the
Central
Street
Business
Association
and
I'd
like
us
to
recognize
that.
Thank.