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B
C
A
A
A
There
is
a
tremendous
amount
of
public
comment
this
evening
on
a
number
of
different
issues,
some
of
which
are
enormously
difficult
and
sensitive,
and
it's
going
to
be,
I
think,
candidly
difficult
to
to
get
through
that
in
a
way
that
is
respectful
of
the
topics
that
are
being
broached
and
equally
respectful
of
the
time
of
folks
who
are
waiting
to
witness
council
action
that
occurs
thereafter.
A
A
I
really
really
appreciate
the
compassion
and
passion
that
this
community
has
shown
on
this
issue,
which
is
going
to
be
a
necessary
ingredient
for
us
to
effectuate
the
kind
of
solutions
that
that
our
our
workers
and
our
whole
community
deserve.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Next,
on
the
agenda
is
the
city
manager's
public
announcements.
E
F
Good
evening
mayor
members
of
city,
council,
city
manager,
storyline
nicholas
cummings
corporation
council,
I'm
happy
to
introduce
to
you
our
newest
addition
to
the
law
department,
michelle
ozaribo
or,
as
she
has
affectionately,
said
to
my
phone
as
michelle.
Oh
so
now,
city
of
evanston
has
its
own
michelle,
oh
and
michelle.
If
you
would
like
to
come
up
and
introduce
yourself
to
council
and
tell
them
a
little
about
yourself.
G
G
I've
been
practicing
now
for
a
little
over
11
years,
I'm
a
litigator
by
trade.
I
started
off
as
a
prosecutor
at
the
cook
county
state's
attorney's
office
and,
most
recently
right
before
coming
here,
I
did
jury
trials
at
the
chicago
transit
authority,
then
chicago
public
schools
most
recently
chicago
state.
So
I'm
grateful
to
be
here
looking
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me.
B
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
we
re
received
quite
a
few
public
comment
and
writing.
I'm
not
able
to
read
out
everyone's
public
comment,
but
a
pdf
copy
will
be
attached
to
the
minutes
that
will
be
approved
on
the
next
city
council
meeting.
B
B
The
misconduct
regarding
the
evanston
beaches
for
there
to
be
accountability
from
our
city
staff,
landon,
taylor,
amy,
landau,
landot
malik,
trolley,
elizabeth
feldman,
genevieve
pappas,
barbara
smith,
janine,
marie
olson
julie,
chef,
skye,
fro,
ter,
froter,
melissa,
blonde,
jean
marie
phrase,
mary
lof
laughlin,
terry
turner,
and
then
I
have
the
following
people
in
support
of
resolution.
70
r21,
the
canal
shore
parking
susan
mcgray,
hendrick.
B
Bill
and
joanne
getzoff
elene
zura
good
francis
friedman,
patton
sue
and
howard
guardsman,
debbie,
arder,
ardern
and
then
the
following
people
who
are
not
in
favor.
B
B
I
have
two
names
requesting
our
fun:
arpa
funding
for
child
care,
centers
to
help
with
their
operations,
lindsey
percival
and
betty
cones
and
evie
russell
requesting
for
the.
B
A
Thank
you
clerk
mendoza
and,
as
you
indicated,
all
those
comments
will
be
in
the
minutes
of
this
meeting,
which
will
be
in
the
packet
circulated
prior
to
the
august
ninth
meeting.
Additionally,
I
believe
all
or
almost
all
of
those
comments
have
already
been
sent
to
everyone
on
city
council,
so
many
of
us
have
had
the
pleasure
of
reading
them
already.
Thank
you
again
to
everyone
for
for
weighing
in.
I
The
benefits
of
being
in
person-
maybe
we
can
get
more
people
to
come
out
good
evening.
My
name
is
trisha
conley.
First
of
all,
I
am
just
going
to
acknowledge
and
stand
in
solidarity
with
those
people
who
have
made
very
specific
comments
about
the
allegations
at
the
lakefront.
I
It
is
upon
our
elected
leaders
and
the
staff
and
city
manager
of
the
city
to
do
something
and
to
clean
house.
This
has
been
over
a
year.
We
have
to
show
everyone
in
this
city
and
in
this
institution
what
we
expect
so
we're
counting
on
you
for
that.
I
I
I
J
Good
evening,
everyone
please
do
not
approve
the
18.5
million
in
go
bonds,
as
we
have
a
budget
crisis
every
year
and
we're
spending
our
money
like
it's
growing
on
trees
and
with
very
little.
If
any
discussion
with
residents
concerning
our
budget
borrowing
more
money
will
just
add
to
our
financial
burden
that
we
cannot
afford
right
now
how
about
cutting
our
expenditures
instead
of
adding
to
them.
We
already
owe
approximately
2
million
per
month
in
debt
service,
on
approximately
200
million
of
general
obligation
bond
debt.
J
We
also
noticed
that
the
last
two
council
meetings
it
appears
that
payroll
has
gone
up
by
about
four
hundred
thousand
for
each
two
week.
Period
has
payroll
gone
up
by
eight
hundred
thousand
per
month
and
how
many
employees
do
we
have
now
last
count
was
over
eight
hundred
and
lastly,
please
do
not
approve
cm1,
which
is
approval
of
the
minutes
for
last
council
meeting,
as
we
did
not
finish
the
tiff
hearing,
as
required
by
illinois
statute,
65
ils.
J
J
A
J
Remember
the
intent
of
public
comment
is
to
foster
dialogue,
that's
the
purpose
and
intent.
Why
can't
we
follow
these
guidelines
as
they're
written?
Why
are
you
creating
an
environment
of
hostility
instead
of
creating
an
environment
where
we
can
all
work
together
and
resolve
issues
before
they
come
bigger
issues?
Thank
you.
K
Good
evening
I'm
matt
rooney,
I'm
the
vice
chairman
of
the
board
of
canal
shores,
I'm
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
items
a8
and
a9,
as
I
hope
you
all
know,
canal
shores
is
a
not-for-profit.
That's
been
serving
evanston
for
over
100
years,
we
take
care
of
57
acres,
the
biggest
amount
of
green
space
in
the
city,
and
we
do
it
without
any
city
revenues.
K
This
these
resolutions
will
enable
us
to
get
money
that
we
need.
We
do
not
make
enough
money
off
of
the
parking.
Excuse
me
off
a
golf
to
sustain
the
course,
and
this
parking
will
help
us
fill
a
big
hole
in
our
revenues.
K
We
have
a
proven
record
of
being
able
to
do
this.
We've
been
doing
it
for
years.
We
also
are
requesting
in
this
resolution
to
have
that
expanded
by
two
holes.
We
have
a
proven
record
of
being
able
to
do
that.
Well,
there's
been
an
expansion
in
the
past
on
hole,
12,
which
some
of
the
neighbors
were
unhappy
about
at
the
beginning,
we've
satisfied
them
as
to
how
we
run
it.
The
same
thing
happened
with
regard
to
hole.
Three
again,
we've
had
we've
showed
people.
A
L
Hi
good
evening,
my
name
is
carrie
estrada
and
I'm
the
executive
director
at
the
northwest
center
against
sexual
assault
or
northwest
casa.
We
are
the
rape
crisis
center
serving
evanston
community
for
many
many
years.
L
L
This
is
in
regards
to
the
lifeguard
reports
that
had
come
out,
so
I
just
wanted
to
remind
the
council
members
and
if
there
are
any
survivors
that
are
watching
this
of
the
services
that
we
provide,
the
bulk
of
our
services
is,
we
are
in
the
evanston
hospitals
when
a
survivor
presents
themselves
for
a
medical
exam
to
provide
them
all
kinds
of
support
as
they
go
through
that
process,
we
provide
legal
advocacy.
L
We
are
at
eths
nearly
to
provide
prevention
services
and
I
think
most
important
to
this
one
is
we
offer
free,
trauma-informed
counseling
services
to
survivors
of
sexual
assault,
so
we
have.
M
L
The
civic
center
for
the
past
seven
or
eight
years,
and
we
are
happy
to
provide
that
to
anyone
that
is
listening
or
if
the
city
is
able
to
pass
on
our
information,
but
even
bigger
than
that
is.
We
are
happy
to
be
a
resource
to
the
city
as
they're,
navigating
victim-centered
policies
as
well,
because
the
city's
response
could
have
such
long-term
consequences
when
this
stuff
is
not
addressed
adequately.
L
So
we're
happy
to
be
of
service,
we
will
be
siding
with
the
survivors,
but
to
help
navigate
that
and
all
the
nuances
that
come
with
this.
I
just
wanted
to
put
this
on
the
city
council's
radar
again.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
A
To
warn
everyone,
it's
been
it's
been
made.
I've
been
made
aware
that
folks
in
the
zoom
can't
hear
me
unless
I
really
speak
up,
so
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
be
kind
of
loud
in
my
in
my
time
keeping
and
I
I
apologize
that
that
may
that
that's
not
the
tone
that
I
would
prefer
to
utilize,
but
I've
been
told
it's
necessary
for
me
to
be
heard.
But
thank
you
very
much,
mrs
strata,
for
your
comment.
The
next,
the
next
speaker
will
be
gita
maker
clark.
N
While
many
people
today
will
call
for
resignations
and
firings
of
the
staff,
and
I
do
believe
that
that
is
part
of
what
needs
to
happen.
As
we
address
the
the
incident
itself
over
the
incidents
over
the
many
years
that
they
happened.
I
think
we
really
need
to
look
much
more
deeply
at
the
environment
that
created
this,
a
situation
which
56
employees
of
our
city
had
to
re-traumatize
themselves
to
be
able
to
come
forth
to
speak
about
a
culture.
That's
been
pervasive
for
years
and
you
may
be
familiar
with
the
term
rape,
culture,
but
rape.
N
Younger
people
are
at
a
higher
risk
of
sexual
violence
than
any
other
people
in
the
country.
Statistics
also
show
that
offenders
are
more
likely
to
choose
victims,
who've
been
previously
assaulted,
and
yet
a
woman
is
who's
had
more
than
one
assault
is
much
less
more
likely
to
be
negated
and
less
likely
to
be
believed.
I'm
a
family.
N
I'm
a
family
physician
at
north
shore.
I've
worked
in
evanston
for
the
last
15
years.
I've
taken
care
of
many
young
people
who
have
been
victims
of
sexual
violence
and
what
I
would
ask
is
for
there
to
be
a
public,
strong
and
swift
apology
to
every
one
of
the
56
people
who
came
forth
before
we
do
anything
further.
Thank
you.
A
Who
signed
up
for
in
person
is
not
physically,
here
is
kelly
marcel
in
the
zoom
she
signed
up
twice
and
is
she
in
the
zoom
all
right,
so
cali
marcel
has
already
spoken
in
committee
and
perhaps
signed
up
for
council
and
error.
The
next
speaker
is
nick
korzanowski.
O
Good
evening,
thank
you,
mayor,
biz,
I'll,
try
to
be
as
mindful
of
time
as
possible
or
anything.
A
A
O
Well,
thank
you
again,
I'll
I'll
I'll,
be
quick.
I'm
not
going
to
be
repeating
what
so
many
are
going
to
say
better
than
me
tonight,
but
I
think
you
know
just
it
doesn't
those
things
this
is.
This
is
a
serious
thing
as
we're
going
to
see,
and
I
think
it
goes
you
know
without
saying,
maybe
that
the
least
we
can
do
is
56
apologies
and
accountability,
and
that
includes
answering
the
question
of
you
know
who
knew
what
when
did
they
know
it,
and
I
just
want
to.
O
Q
Can
all
right
my
video
is
disabled,
but
I
am
here.
My
name
is
marie
sherman
and
I'm
here
tonight
to
ask
you
to
vote
no
or
to
postpone
attention
to
the
parking
of
canal
shores
to
holes,
14
and
and
15..
I
became
involved
because
I
live
across
from
hole
14.
This
proposal
will
dramatically
impact
our
street
while
being
involved.
Q
My
intent
has
never
been
to
downplay
the
good
things
that
happen
at
the
course
or
devalue
the
volunteer
efforts
that
so
many
people
participate
in
my
husband
bought
a
season
pass
to
the
golf
course
two
years
ago
to
support
canal
shores,
and
we've
been
volunteering
with
the
neighborhood
to
remove
buckthorn
from
the
banks
of
the
canal
now
shores
is,
however,
a
golf
course
and
is
not
a
parking
lot.
Why
should
evidence
have
to
bear
the
burden
of
northwestern
football
fans
parking?
The
university
has
plenty
of
land
of
its
own.
Q
One
week
ago
we
started
a
petition
to
voice
our
opinions
against
this
proposal
and
already
half
of
the
immediately
effective
affected
blacks
have
signed.
Clearly,
this
is
a
matter
which
needs
more
time
in
order
to
allow
tax
paying
residents
demands
to
be
heard
in
the
very.
M
A
M
Q
My
10
year
old
was
curious.
My
husband
and
I
were
chatting
about
a
few
weeks
back.
I
asked
her.
What
would
you
say
if
I
told
you
that
people
want
to
park
400
cars
on
the
land
in
front
of
our
house
for
response?
Won't
that
ruin
the
golf
course
it's
disappointing
to
see
that
the
very
thing
that
is
being
touted
as
saving
the
golf
course
will
in
fact
be
tearing
up
the
land,
particularly
when
one
of
the
three
pillars
of
canal.
R
P
Oh
here
we
go
so
first
of
all,
kelly
marshall
is
with
me
and
I'm
not
sure
if
it
worked
when
she
was
speaking,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
she
is
in
favor
of
the
parking
and,
as
am
I,
we
live
at
2401
jackson
avenue.
We
have
lived
here
15
years.
P
We
have
a
deck
in
my
office
that
looks
directly
out
on
the
golf
course
and
we
basically
monitor
the
entire
situation
on
a
daily
basis.
Pretty
much
24
7
and
it's
really
a
lovely,
very
active,
even
encoded,
became
even
more
active.
Many
people
came
here
from
various
areas,
not
just
evanston,
and
really
got
a
sense
of
this
cold
beautiful
green
space,
and
we
have
a
wonderful
momentum
going
to
help
support.
This
golf
course
that
people
seem
to
forget
is
a
non-profit
that
is
always
in
dire
straits.
So
we
try
and
do
everything.
P
It
both
from
a
financial
perspective
and
a
volunteer
perspective,
and
we
want
to
support
the
parking
for
that
reason
because
they
badly
need
the
revenue
also
in
terms
of
the
rhythm
of
the
game
days.
It's
we're
we've
been
here
for
15
years
in
and
out
everything
is
very
nice.
It's
very
non-disruptive
and
in
fact,
if
it.
P
At
all,
it's
in
a
festive
way,
so
we
we
don't
have
any
partiers.
It's
really
just
elderly
alumni
and
families
who
are
coming
and
parking
their
cars.
M
P
T
P
Disruption
to
the
neighborhood
and
in
fact
it's
quite
wonderful,
meeting
people
from
all
over
the
country,
basically
who
are
coming
to
these
games
so.
A
M
A
A
U
Yes,
I
am
I'm
speaking
about
the
harassment
of
the
lifeguards
as
someone
who
has
worked
as
a
supervisor
in
the
city
of
evanston,
I'm
baffled
at
how
such
outrageous
behavior
could
have
been
allowed
to
go
on
unchecked
for
so
long
department,
heads
and
supervisors
set
the
tone
for
their
employees,
and
it's
inexcusable
that
a
department
head
would
have
failed
to
recognize
this
pattern
of
harassment
and
abuse
and
failed
to
stop
it.
U
I
also
hope
the
city
will
take
steps
to
mitigate
the
harm
done
by
offering
compassionate
trauma-informed
care
to
the
victims
at
the
city's
expense
and
with
no
strings
attached,
and
I
further
expect
the
city
will
work
with
our
school
districts
and
our
many
youth-focused
non-profits,
such
as
the
ymca,
the
ywca
northwest,
casa,
mobiran
center
and
family
focus
to
change
this
culture
of
misogyny
which
allowed
these
crimes
to
happen
in
the
first
place.
Thank
you.
V
Good
evening,
mayor
biss
city,
council
and
city
clerk,
I
first
want
to
offer
my
sincere
empathy
and
support
for
the
56
people,
along
with
miss
portia
davis,
who
have
been
traumatized
by
the
alleged
illegal
and
horrible
behavior
by
city
of
evanston
parks
and
recreation
staff
and
overseen
by
what
many
would
consider
a
grossly
negligent
senior
administration.
V
V
V
That
has
been
brought
to
light
as
a
result
of
these
horrific
allegations.
It's
that
there
is
a
culture
of
corruption
and
an
immoral
culture
amongst
our
administration
at
the
city
of
evanston,
and
this
immoral
and
corrupt
culture
is
going
to
continue
without
changes
in
senior
leadership,
beginning
at
the
city
manager,
level.
W
V
X
Good
evening,
thank
you
mayor
bis
and
city
council
members,
city
clerk,
I
recently
retired,
as
the
medical
director
at
erie
family
health
center
in
evanston,
and
I
would
like
to
offer
you
my
35
plus
years
of
experience
as
a
family,
physician
and
also
my
sub-specialty
experience
in
adolescent
medicine.
X
Here's
what
I
think
we
can
do
to
help
our
victims
here.
First
of
all
focus
the
process
of
the
investigation
on
their
needs,
not
just
the
56
that
signed
the
position
petition,
but
ms
davis
and
her
colleagues
and
we
have
to
do
it
in
a
trauma-informed
way,
as
it's
mentioned,
to
avoid
further,
harming
I'm
afraid
that
every
day
that
goes
on,
that
we
don't
offer
a
full
apology
to
each
of
the
56
who
signed.
X
The
petition
only
adds
to
the
trauma
that
we've
already
they've
already
experienced,
and
I
did
speak
with
one
of
the
council
members
today
and
I
understand
that
there's
a
theoretical
concern
that
an
apology
might
somehow
imply
guilt,
but
I
will
tell
you
as
a
physician,
we
are
trained
to
go
ahead.
If
a
mistake
is
made.
If
a
medical
malpractice
potential
mistake
is
made,
we
are
told
that
it
is
far
better
to
acknowledge
the
mistake
to
apologize
thoroughly.
X
To
listen
carefully
to
the
patient
that
was
harmed
and
then
to
fix
it
and
make
amends
as
quickly
as
possible.
In
fact,
if
we
apologize
quickly,
the
risk
of
lawsuit
goes
down.
I
think
this
is
a
yes
and
here
for
the
council.
Yes,
you've
already
committed
to
doing
a
thorough
investigation,
which
I
appreciate.
Let's
also
get
that
apology,
which
is
what
they've
asked
for,
and
the
accountability
right
away
and
not
delay
it
and
further
harm
the
survivors.
X
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
do
did
this
with
an
intersectional
lens,
because
a
lot
of
the
folks
that
to
sign
the
petition
are
experiencing
not
only
gender
discrimination
but
racism
and
other
isms
that
only.
X
The
trauma
that
they've
experienced
and
finally
supervisory
staff
do
need
to
be
held
accountable.
Those
of
us
who've,
been
in
positions
of
leadership,
know
it's
not
just
enough
to
respond
to
situations
which
I
don't
feel
was
done
appropriately
in
this
situation.
We
need
to
be
proactive
and
take
steps
immediately
when
we
hear
about
things
to
both
alert
the
people
in
charge
and
to
make
sure
that
things
don't
happen
again.
So
failure
to
respond
in
a
timely
manner
and
failure
to
protect
the
safety.
X
You
to
the
current
junior
employees
at
the
lakefront,
who
are
working
hard
day
in
day
out
to
keep
the
beachfront
safer
for
all
of
us
and
are
feeling
shamed
now
and
also
traumatized
by
the
whole
situation.
So,
let's
not
forget
our
other
employees
have
been
trying
to
do
the
right
thing.
Thank
you
very
much.
Y
Good
evening,
thank
you
maybes.
I
would
like
to
start
out
by
apologizing
I'd
like
to
apologize
to
portia
davis
and
her
colleagues
who
told
us
two
years
ago,
in
on
july,
19
2000
july
16
2019
that
there
was
a
rampant
problem
of
sexual
harassment
in
the
parks
department.
Y
As
far
as
I
can
tell,
the
city
did
nothing:
there
were
no
consequences
and
no
remediation
and
I'd
like
to
apologize
because
it
wasn't.
I
didn't
act,
it
wasn't
until
the
56
young
people
at
the
beach
people
who,
as
a
population,
look
like
my
teenage
white
daughter
that
I
became
outraged
enough
to
stand
up
and
I'm
sorry
for
that.
I
think
that
the
implicit
bias
and
the
racism
we
see
in
this
dichotomy
demonstrates
the
need,
like
liz
mentioned,
to
address
this
problem
with
an
intersectional
lens.
Y
Also
like
to
apologize
to
my
daughter
and
her
friends
and
the
other
young
people
in
evanston,
because
I
have
tolerated
an
environment
in
which
girls
can
expect
to
have
their
butts
slapped
in
the
middle
school
hallways
evanston
teenagers
can
expect
to
be
catcalled
when
they're
hanging
out
in
downtown
evanston
and
employees
of
the
city
can
expect
their
bosses,
both
on
the
beach
and
in
the
civic
center.
To
comment
on
how
they
look
in
the
bikini
and
I'm
sorry
that
I
and
we
as
a
community,
have
let
that
go
on
for
so
long.
Y
We
need
to
do
better
and
we
have
failed
the
the
existing
victims
as
a
result
of
that
there
need
to
be
consequences
and
severe
consequences,
and
I'm
going
to
say
it
directly.
Erica
storley
needs
to
be
fired
either,
and
I
think
this
is
the
more
likely
scenario
she
knew
about
the
petition
she
may
or
may
not
have
seen
it,
but
she
knew
that
it
existed.
Y
A
S
Viselko,
thank
you,
mayor
biss.
I
stand
in
support
of
everything
that
that
seeing
others
just
said,
I
couldn't
say
it
better.
I'm
calling
I'm
I'm
for
some
reason.
My
camera
is
not
going
on
there.
It
is
okay,
so
just
quickly,
since
time
is
short,
the
pie
chart
disregarding
sp1
the
pie
chart
that
the
city
prepared
for
the
arpa
discussion
does
not
reflect
what
I
heard
and
the
one
meeting
I
attended.
S
People
were
asking
for
housing
for
the
homeless,
for
affordable
housing
and
housing
for
battered
women,
and
people
were
asking
for
internet
infrastructure
to
the
homes
of
those
people
who
can't
afford
it,
because
the
city
apparently
requires
everybody
to
tune
in
to
the
website
in
order
to
get
information
about
any
of
the
issues
in
evanston.
So
those
two
things
and
they
were
steadfast
against
handing
out
funds
to
for-profit
or
wealthy
not-for-profit
organizations.
S
Like
developers
and
north
light
theater
just
quickly
on
8-12,
why
is
claire
kelly
appointed
or
why
was
she
the
only
one,
the
only
council
member
to
raise
issues
that
was
supposed
to
bring
down
the
cost
of
the
general
obligation,
bonds.
A
M
S
One
sentence:
the
staff
erica
storley,
our
our
ceo,
our
cfo,
sorry
they're
responsible
for
the
these
issues.
They
should
be
reviewed.
The
geo
bonds
is
full
of
errors
and
multi
grabbing
of
funds
for
staff
that
are
already
being
paid
to
do
other
things
so
that.
M
S
The
finance
and
budget
committee.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
A
We'll
we'll
come
back
to
her
as
well.
The
next
speaker
is
genevieve
pappas.
Z
Okay,
cool
thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
address
you.
My
name
is
laura
bethany
nielsen.
I
use
she
her
pronouns,
I'm
a
22-year
resident
of
evanston,
I'm
also
the
chair
of
northwestern
university's
department
of
sociology,
a
lawyer
and
author
of
two
books
about
sexual
harassment,
one
in
public
places
and
one
in
the
workplace.
My
current
research
is
about
sexual
harassment
and
assault
at
colleges
and
universities.
Z
Lots
of
folks
have
made
great
points,
so
I
won't
go
over
those
again
and
one
thing
that
I'm
really
glad
to
hear
is
that
people
want
to
know
want
there
to
be
accountability,
and
you
might
be
thinking
to
yourself
accountability
for
what
okay.
These
things
happen
at
the
workplace,
but
I
need
to
tell
you-
and
these
are
all
empirically
generated,
peer-reviewed
social
science
data
that
I'm
happy
to
provide
the
citations
for
women,
sexually
assaulted
and
raped
in
this
age
group,
suffer
elevated
likelihoods
of
ptsd
and
depression.
Z
M
Z
20
seconds,
okay,
they
drop
one
full
letter
grade,
they
have
a
much
higher
dropout
rate
and
all
of
these
are
asked
exasper
exacerbated
by
for
african
american
and
latin
x
women.
So
when
the
question
is
what
is
it
accountable
for
it's
accountable
for
these
lifelong
harms
that
impact
wage
disparity
in
systematic
ways?
M
R
Great
good
evening,
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
a
great
project,
called
the
aux
and
also
here
to
bring
light
to
the
project
and
how
it
aligns
with
the
city's
goals
and
said
values
in
relation
to
the
arc
of
funding.
I
want
to
be
clear
about
what
the
aux
is.
The
name
derives
from
the
auxiliary
cord
and
our
need
to
plug
in
to
all
aspects
of
our
well-being.
R
The
aux
is
a
community-owned
commercial
redevelopment
dedicated
to
racial
equity
and
wellness
that
uses
real
estate
as
a
tool
for
racial
equity
and
unblocks
economic
opportunity
for
black
entrepreneurs
in
evanston,
it's
home
to
eight
to
ten
black
owned
businesses
that
will
spark
economic
growth
and
create
jobs,
a
vibrant
space,
where
all
evanston
can,
as
access,
assess
wellness
resources
and
come
together
as
a
community.
It
will
be
the
home
of
the
laundry
cafe,
well-being,
chicago
and
chef
q,
and
so
many
other
businesses
and
recognized
leaders
that
will
bring
life
into
the
people
and
into
our
community.
R
R
Advance
the
goals
of
the
american
rescue
act
and
the
community's
priorities
with
economic
development,
equitable
recovery,
health
and
wellness
infrastructure.
I
am
asking
for
your
support
and
consideration
in
this
unique
time.
We
fully
understand
this
money
is
being
discussed
in
so
many
ways,
but
the
aux
is
powerful,
shovel-ready
project
that
will
change
the
narrative
of
what
is
possible
for
black
and
brown
entrepreneurs
in
evanston.
We
appreciate
the
city's
support
and
consideration
and
we
will
gladly
take
direction
for
all
support,
including
arpa
and
other
revenues
of
support
from
the
city.
R
C
Unfortunately,
both
issues
are
on
the
agenda.
At
the
same
time,
I'm
the
majority
of
evanston
neighbors
around
the
14th
and
15th
golf
holes
object
to
expanding
parking
for
up
to
400
vehicles.
This
expansion
would
impact
a
much
larger
number
of
evanston
families
compared
to
existing
golf
course
parking.
C
A
C
C
AB
I
am
complaining
because
I
had
two
big
food
trucks
packed
for
two
weeks
before
I
found
out
that
they
were
illegal,
the
city
removed
them,
but
now
they're
going
back
and
although
they're
not
considering
food
trucks
but
smaller,
what
can
things
that
are
commercial?
And
I
years
ago,
they've
gone
through
this
a
number
of
times.
AB
M
AC
Can
you
hear
me
okay,
great,
thank
you
when
I
read
the
mayor's
public
statement
about
the
time
frame
of
his
knowing
about
this
explosive
petition
on
june
19th
and
taking
it
to
staff
immediately
then,
more
than
three
weeks
later,
never
receiving
a
response
until
the
bez
report
story
was
released.
I'm
left
wondering
if
the
wbez
story
hadn't
aired
on
july
16th.
AC
A
T
Yes,
hello
thanks
so
much,
I'm
sorry
for
the
delay.
M
T
Here
to
speak
about
the
sexual
assault,
many
sexual
assaults
and
sexual
manipulations
that
have
happened
in
our
community.
I
speak
as
a
woman
as
a
former
lifeguard
as
a
professional
who's
worked
in
domestic
violence
prevention,
sexual
assault,
prevention,
title
ix
roles
and
primarily
as
a
community
member
and
restorative
justice
practitioner.
T
I
I
agree
with
those
who
have
advocated
for
a
swift
apology
and
concur
with
liz
feldman
that
apologies
generally
mitigate
lawsuits
rather
than
create
them.
T
I
believe
that
it
is
clear
that
there
is
harm
done,
and
there
is
no
reason
why
we
ought
not
apologize
as
a
community
to
mitigate
further
harm,
but
I
am
here
to
advocate
for
the
reality
that
apology
is
the
absolute
bare
minimum
and
it
is
so
sad
that
our
children
think
that
that's
all
that
they
can
come
to
expect
from
the
adults
who
are
supposed
to
protect
them.
T
It's
tempting
in
situations
like
these
to
do
what
one
community
member
said
in
terms
of
cleaning
house
and
to
issue
a
flowery
apology,
fire
a
bunch
of
people
and
call
it
a
day.
But
this
is
not
accountability,
and
this
is
not
what
our
children
deserve.
We
need.
M
T
These
victims
truly
to
center
their
needs,
the
needs
of
the
victims.
The
needs
are
the
most
vulnerable,
and
also
to
take
true
accountability
as
a
community.
That
would
require
a
much
larger
scale,
accountability
process,
and
so
I
would
advocate
for
a
community
restorative
process
in
which
multiple
community
members,
both
individuals
who
are
harmed
individuals
who
are
responsible
for
the
harm,
which
is
all
of
us,
work
together
to
identify
restorative
things.
That
time.
A
T
This
term,
that's
so
insanity
would
point
many
many
organizations,
homegrown
organizations
in
our
community
that
can
support
such
a
process,
specifically
the
moran
center.
That
has
quite
a
track
record
for
working
with
young
people
in
restorative
processes.
I
beg
of
all
of
the
good
grown-ups
in
this
room.
This
is
our
job
to
protect
our
kids
and,
let's
not
be
wishy-washy
when
it
comes
to
a
robust
communal
response.
Thanks
so
much
for
allowing
you
to
address
the
council.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
The
next
speaker
is
kathy
morris
hoffer.
AD
M
AD
I
am
also
an
attorney
at
the
and
the
ed
at
chicago
alliance
against
sexual
exploitation,
a
non-profit
that
seeks
to
end
sexual
harm
through
policy
reform
prevention,
education
with
high
school-aged,
youth
and
free
legal
services
to
anyone
living
in
cook,
county
who's
ex
who
has
endured
sexual
violation.
I
am
deeply
grateful
to
the
young
women
whose
bravery
has
inspired
tonight's
dialogue,
and
I
urge
you
not
to
fall
into
the
trap
of
looking
for
monsters
or
scapegoats.
AD
Outrage
about
sexual
harm
is
a
critical
thing
and
good,
but
while
the
problem
at
evanston
speeches
is
real
and
urgent,
it
is
far
from
unique
and
addressing.
It
should
only
be
an
opening
salvo
in
greater
efforts
to
see,
prevent
and
respond
to
sexual
violation
which
disproportionately
lands
not
just
on
cis
girls
and
women,
but
by
paul
communities.
Members
of
the
lgbtq
community
and
others
who
are
members
of
socially
and
economically
disadvantaged
groups.
A
AD
In
my
30
years
of
experience,
most
men
who
engage
in
sexual
harm
don't
think
of
what
they're
doing
as
a
abuse.
They
think
because
they
don't
have
guns
or
jump
out
of
bushes,
that
they're
just
acting
like
regular
guys,
it's
entirely
possible
that
the
men
in
evanston,
who
engaged
in,
raping
and
harassing
their
beach
colleagues
had
no
idea
about
the
harm
they
caused
until
wbez
broke
the
story
it
did.
AD
I
realize
I've
come
to
the
end
of
my
time,
but
I
want
to
urge
everyone
to
recognize
that
the
woman
who
was
I
quoted
previously
said
specifically
that
she
was
not
looking
for
vengeance.
She
just
wanted
it
not
to
happen
again.
That
is
the
single
most
common
sentiment
that
I've
ever
heard
uttered
by
survivors.
AD
AE
Thank
you.
56
women
and
girls
gathered
the
strength
and
courage
to
share
their
experiences
of
violence
at
the
hand
of
city
employees
and
what
happened
they
were
harmed
again.
I
wish
I
was
shocked.
The
violence
happened
in
the
first
place,
but
I'm
not
as
the
founder
and
executive
director
of
hip
circle
empowerment
center.
AE
I've
spent
the
last
decade
working
with
women
and
girls
in
hopes
of
helping
them
to
tap
into
their
strength
and
to
know
their
worth,
because
I
know
violence
against
women
is
common,
pervasive
and
something
anyone
socializes
a
woman
is
likely
to
need
to
navigate.
So
no
I'm
not
shocked
that
the
violence
happened.
I
am
shocked
that
their
experiences
were
ignored
and
I'm
hoping
that,
finally,
you
will
listen
act
and
create
the
change
necessary
to
keep
this
from
happening
again.
AE
AE
AF
Thank
you
good
evening.
The
lakefront
master
plan
adopted
in
2008
remains
the
valid
planning
document
for
our
lakefront.
It
was
the
result
of
countless
citizen
meetings
throughout
evanston.
It
reflects
the
views
and
desires
of
our
community,
one
of
which
is
that
the
lakefront
remain
passive
and
non-commercial.
AF
AF
AF
We
have
in-place
food
services
at
most
beaches
and
the
lagoon
building
provided
by
a
family
that
has
served
as
well
for
many
years
is
our
understanding
that,
because
of
covid,
they
have
not
been
able
to
operate
this
summer
or
last.
If
they
are
put
in
a
position
of
having
to
compete
with
push
carts,
neither
will
likely
make
a
profit.
AF
AF
Will
be
financially
unsuccessful
and
will
certainly
send
an
unfriendly
message
to
those
from
out
of
town
who
use
our
lakefront
parks
for
the
simple
reason
that
our
lakefront
parks
are
surrounded
by
neighborhoods
with
ample
free
parking
getting
people
to
pay
the
highest
non-special
event.
Parking
prices
in
town
seems
very
unlikely.
A
AF
M
AF
AG
I
got
you
on
youtube.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
privilege
of
speaking
tonight.
There
are
a
lot
of
issues
that
have
deal
with
our
culture
and
we're
trying
to
make
decisions
about
budgets
and
money.
That's
coming
from
the
federal
government.
AG
AG
So
in
response
to
that,
and
looking
at
it
from
another
angle,
has
to
do
with
health
and
human
services.
So
for
sp1
we
need
to
look
at
priorities,
current
climate,
which
I
just
discussed,
or
everyone
else
has
been
discussing:
equity,
social
justice,
health
and
well-being.
AG
M
AG
Tonight's
public
comments
are
important
to
celebrate
the
right
thing
to
do
and
that's
what
residents
tell
residents
who
deeply
cared
helped
all
residents
and
that
had
to
do
with
the
parkway
plantings,
an
accessibly,
harsh
and
punitive
parkway
plantings.
Ordinance
proposal
would
have
cost
far
more
than
had
gained.
This
is
going
back
to
the
gentleman.
AG
AG
AH
All
right,
can
you
hear
me
there?
I
am
hi
good
evening.
Thank
you,
mayor,
biss,
for
creating
a
safe
space
to
have
this
conversation
and
voices
of
support
from
locals.
Regarding
the
current
situation,
I
think
I'd
like
to
thank
northwest
casa
for
being
on
zoom
with
us
this
evening
to
show
that
their
services
are
important.
AH
Those
are
the
type
of
organizations
that
we
need
to
plug
into
and
that's
something
I
discussed
at
the
art
meeting,
one
of
the
three
meetings.
Whenever
something
happened
with
my
daughter
with
human
trafficking.
A
couple
of
weeks
ago
here
in
evanston
at
e2
apartments,
the
officers
didn't
give
us
any
resources.
AH
So
I'm
happy
to
seek
resources
and,
according
to
sergeant
williams,
it
was
oh
well,
I'm
sure
you've
got
the
financial
resources
to
help
her
casa.
Nothing
was
plugged
in
number
two
looking
at
sp1,
oh
before
I
go
to
pm
as
a
survivor
myself,
I
just
want
to
extend
my
solidarity
to
all
56
women
and
their
position
in
men
or
whoever
was
part
of
this.
I'm
hoping
that
the
city
of
episode
put
something
in
place,
so
we
will
not
go
be
in
this
space.
Any
longer.
AH
20
seconds
st1,
as
we
go
into
discussion,
remember:
we've
got
digital
services
that
we
need
to
plug
into
the
5.5
million
dollars.
Sorry
for
the
email
it
was
voicing
the
ones
I
sent
to
you
and
the
other
council
members
before
us,
the
economics
department.
We
need
to
unpack
to
see
where
that
money
is
going
to.
We've
got
wards,
eight
five
and
two
that
have
no
ssas
and
that
need
financial
support.
AH
A
Not
sure
we
see
here
we'll
come
back.
The
next
speaker
is
evie
russell.
H
A
news
expansion
in
the
u-2
district
has
been
at
the
cost
of
reduced
parking
and
increased
negative
impact
on
surrounding
neighborhoods
code
requires
4713
parking
spaces
for
stadium
events.
Wire
new,
isn't
held
to
city
code
is
not
my
point
now.
Nu
has
devised
methods
to
find
parking
in
the
community
rather
than
on
their
property
at
very
little
cost
to
themselves
and
under
the
guise
of
being
charitable
in
2019,
mr
davis
stated
that
nu
did
not
intend
to
expand
beyond
the
hole
that
they
were
asking
for
event
parking.
That
argument
helped
them
getting
council
approval
now.
H
Anu
wants
more
golf
course:
space
for
parking
and
tailgating
in
exchange
for
measly
golf
course
parking
revenue,
revenue
that
maybe
coveted
funds
or
some
charitable
drive
could
raise,
and
you
would
further
expand
beyond
the
u2
district
itself.
Three
neighborhoods
are
negatively
impacted
by
news
expansion.
One
evanston
neighborhoods
around
the
u2
two
will
met
neighbors
subjected
since
2018
to
warshray
and
arena's
chillers
noise
number.
H
W
Good
evening,
mayor
bist,
good
evening,
city
council,
I'm
here
today
to
talk
about
the
the
sexual
misconduct
that
was
present
at
the
evanston
lake
front
when
the
wbz
article
regarding
sexual
assault
and
harassment
of
evanston
lifeguards
was
published.
I
myself
felt
a
mixture
of
dismay,
sadness
and
anger.
Quite
frankly,
allegations
were
made
originally
in
2020
and
city
staff
failed
to
act
and
fulfill
the
demands
made
by
the
lifeguards
in
their
petition
and
they
even
rehired
one
of
the
individuals
who
was
at
the
root
of
this
entire
ordeal.
W
The
subsequent
lack
of
urgency
by
city
staff,
as
stated
by
yourself
mayor
best
in
your
press
release,
is
quite
frankly
horrifying.
We
saw
a
council
member
back
in
early
20.
I
believe
it
was
18
2019
jumped
to
the
aid
of
a
city
employee
in
response
of
an
allegation
or
sexual
assault
allegation
that
ended
up
being
unfounded,
but
now
they
remain
quiet,
just
as
they
did.
When
porsha
davis
made
allegations
against
the
parks
and
recreation
department.
W
Cases
a
deep-seated
work
culture
president
in
the
city
of
evanston
that
allows
for
this
behavior
to
take
place,
evans
and
parks
and
recreation
department
has
now
had
multiple
sexual
assault
and
harassment
allegations
which
in
any
profession,
would
result
in
the
entire
overhaul.
The
department
toxic
masculinity
is
running
rampant
with
older
employees,
teaching
young
men
that
this
behavior
is
acceptable.
Brothering.
AI
AJ
W
A
N
M
AA
Evening,
everybody,
I
am
going
to
read
jean
ray
fraisey's
comment,
because
she
was
not
able
to
be
at
this
meeting,
having
learned
of
the
petition
signed
by
nearly
50
lake
front
employees,
notifying
staff
and
higher-ups
of
an
unsafe
working
environment
where
a
culture
of
sexism,
bigotry
and
racism
festered
has
disturbed
and
horrified
me
to
no
end.
But
beyond
that,
the
idea
that
something
of
this
magnitude
was
not
met
with
swift
and
meaningful
action
is
unconscionable.
AA
The
survivors
and
brave
young
people
who
spoke
out
to
alert
their
superiors
of
this
toxic
work
conditions
deserve
to
be
taken
seriously,
deserve
to
be
met
with
empathy
and
understanding
deserve
action
and
deserve
justice.
The
inaction
of
people
who
were
alerted
of
this
position
is
inexcusable
and
grounds
for
termination.
AA
The
lakefront
is
our
lakefront
man
by
our
children
and
the
failure
of
folks
in
leadership
positions
to
meet
the
situation
with
the
seriousness
it
deserved
speaks
volumes.
This
is
evanston's
me
too
moment,
and
our
current
leaders
are
now
tasked
with
studying
a
precedent.
Do
your
job,
that's
from
jean-marie
frisey
and
allie
harnan
from
the
second
board
would
like
to
say.
I
want
to
echo
many.
AA
Made
tonight
about
the
egregious
offenses
at
the
lakefront
and
want
to
make
sure
you
know
that
there
are
a
number
of
people
who
wanted
to
speak
in
support,
but
were
too
triggered
and
traumatized
to
do
it.
Sexual
harassment,
sexual
abuse,
sexual
violence,
has
lifelong
effects.
We
are
paying
attention.
We
want
to
know
that
we
are
paying
attention
to
what
staff
and
elected
officials
do
as
well
as
what
you
don't
do
to
what
you
say
as
well
as
what
you
don't
say.
AA
A
A
A
That
concludes
our
public
comment
this
evening
and
brings
us
to
next
item
on
the
agenda.
Under
special
orders
of
business,
discussion
of
an
american
rescue
plan
act
funding
process
to
facilitate
discussion.
I
would
entertain
a
motion
on
the
subject.
AL
A
Council
member
braithwaite
moves
the
the
we
discussed
the
opera
funding
process
council
member
new
smith
seconds
and
I'm
going
to
hand
the
mic
over
to
city
manager,
erica
storley.
E
Thank
you,
mayor
biss.
So,
as
you
know
earlier
this
this
past
month,
we
conducted
three
public
meetings
to
obtain
feedback
from
the
community
about
funding
priorities
for
the
historic
arpa
funding
that
the
city
has
received.
We
conducted
one
of
those
meetings
in
spanish.
One
of
those
meetings
virtually
in
one
of
those
meetings
in
person
at
robert
crown,
center
staff
culminated
that
feedback
into
the
document
attached
to
the
packet
this
evening.
E
So
if
you've
had
a
chance
to
review
that
feedback,
we
ended
up
taking
the
feedback
from
that,
as
well
as
the
feedback
that
was
provided
by
council
and
other
community
members
via
other
channels,
and
we
pulled
it
together
into
the
proposal
that
we
will
be
sharing
with
you
this
evening
and
that
we
hope
to
get
your
feedback
on
and
could
do
our
next
slide.
Please
all
right
so,
based
on
that
feedback,
we
created
these
six
categories,
so
everybody
is
obviously
aware
of
economic
development.
E
E
Next
slide,
please
all
right,
so
the
economic
development
bucket
we've
heard
from
some
of
the
business
districts
around
downtown,
evanston
and
main
dempster
mile
and
others
about
their
needs
through
the
economic
development
committee
presentations
that
have
helped
been
held
over
the
last
couple
of
months.
So
we
have
a
rough
idea
of
what
the
desired
need
is
for
that
funding,
so
we've
targeted
5.5
million
for
this
effort.
E
Obviously
there
is
a
large
demand
for
this
kind
of
funding
and
a
diverse
set
of
needs,
but
it
could
be
anything
that
would
spur
economic
growth.
The
recovery
of
our
business
community
from
central
street.
All
the
way
to
howard
street
is
absolutely
critical
for
our
long-term
success
as
a
community
and
for
support
supporting
revenue
and
job
creation
city-wide.
So
this
is
something
that
we
would
entertain
proposals
for.
Potentially
that
would
be
an
open
process.
E
We
envisioned
that
there
would
be
a
set
of
criteria
and
a
funding
deadline
for
submission
of
a
proposal,
an
application
that
would
be
simple
for
anybody
to
fill
out
and
that,
once
the
submission
had
passed,
staff
would
score
these
proposals
on
a
set
of
criteria
that
was
informed
by
the
economic
development
committee.
So
if
it
was
determined
by
the
committee
that
you
know
return
on
investment
or
workforce
development
or
anyone,
any
criteria
was,
you
know,
sort
of
more
valued
than
other
criteria.
E
When
staff
scoring
the
proposals,
we
would
do
a
matrix
to
weigh
those
options
accordingly
and
once
the
submission
deadline
had
passed
and
all
of
the
proposals
were
scored.
Those
would
then
all
be
presented
to
the
economic
development
committee,
who
would
then
be
charged
with
determining
which
proposals
to
fund
once
that
process
was
complete.
E
These
proposals
would
then
ultimately
go
to
city
council
for
approval
this
process.
We're
proposing
would
happen
very
soon,
as
this
is
one
of
like.
I
said,
the
areas
where
we
feel
like
we
should
move
with
swift
speed,
so
this
would
potentially,
if
there's
general
consensus,
to
proceed
with
this
proposal.
I
would
imagine
starting
mid
mid-august
to
early
september.
E
There's
a
lot
of
high
need
in
this
area
as
well
and
there's
a
lot
of
speed
with
which
we
need
to
address
these
issues.
So
this
is
also
being
proposed
to
happen
in
parallel
with
the
economic
development
committee
funding,
which
would
also
be
that
same
mid-august
to
early
september
timeline
of
starting
this,
and
also
using
parameters
that
were
informed
by
the
priorities
of
the
social
services
committee.
So
that
would
identify
where
we
would
be
weighing
those
specific
goal
areas
into
the
funding
process.
E
Next
slide:
okay,
so
city
finance
is
an
infrastructure.
A
lot
of
what
is
contained
in
this
area
is
directly
related
to
the
loss
of
revenue,
so
any
loss
of
revenue.
We
can
take
and
directly
claim
against
certain
portions
of
the
funding,
and
it
gives
us
a
little
bit
more
flexibility
in
how
we
spend
that
funding.
Any
money
outside
of
direct
revenue
loss
has
to
be
utilized
in
a
specific
way.
E
Excuse
me
we're
proposing
that
there's
going
to
be
approximately
10
million
dollars
of
general
revenue
loss
for
the
general
fund
and
then
4
million
dollars
in
the
parking
fund.
So
there's
going
to
be
a
little
bit
more
flexibility
in
a
certain
allocation
of
this
overall
proposed
amount
of
22
million,
but
obviously,
like
we've,
talked
about
before
blood
surface
pipe
replacement,
water
and
sewer
repairs,
administrative
costs,
hazard
pay.
E
Obviously,
because
this
is
the
largest
piece,
we
have
to
have
a
little
bit
more
time
to
fully
vet
out
and
develop
what
exactly
the
recommendations
will
be,
but
we
do
have
some
that
we've
prioritized,
which
are
listed
on
this
slide:
three
million
dollars
for
water
projects
for
current
year,
950
thousand
dollars
for
parking
projects
for
current
year.
If
we
did
go
forward
with
using
arpa
money
for
those
funds,
then
we
wouldn't
have
to
borrow
for
those.
So
that's
a
decision
that
we
will
be
coming
forward
to
the
city
council
with
at
our
next
meeting.
E
We
also
have
a
300
000
match
for
the
guaranteed
basic
income
program,
which
we're
going
to
propose
at
our
next
meeting,
we'll
be
talking
about
what
that
program
is.
That
was
funded
this
year
by
the
northwestern
good
neighbor
fund,
and
in
order
to
complete
a
successful
pilot
of
that
program,
we
would
like
to
add
additional
funds
to
it,
and
then
we
also
have
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
proposed
for
development
of
the
carp
implementation
plan.
So
all
four
of
those
recommendations
will
be
coming
to
the
city
council
for
review
at
our
next
meeting
in
april.
E
I'm
sorry
in
august,
but
if
a
more
fully
developed
plan
from
staff
for
a
portion
of
this
will
also
come
to
council
later,
this
fall,
which
would
also
include
hazard,
pay
for
staff,
which
we've
talked
about,
as
as
the
council
has
identified
as
one
of
the
priorities.
We
agree
with
that
priority:
we're
trying
to
identify
how
exactly
to
implement
that
among
staff
who's
eligible
who's
not
eligible,
and
what
kind
of
fair
system
we
could
employ
to
make
sure
that
staff
was
able
to
receive
that
hazard
pay
in
an
equitable
manner.
E
AN
Thank
you.
This
is
really
not
a
different
category
from
all
the
others.
What
it
is
is
focusing
in
certain
geographic
areas,
one
of
the
things
that
the
recovery
the
rescue
act,
recommends,
that
recipients
consider
is
really
focusing
on
geographic
areas
of
greatest
need
that
have
historically
been
under
invested
and
lack
the.
AN
AN
It
was
our
ns
one
of
our
nsp2
census
tracts,
but
historically
has
some
of
our
worst
health
outcomes
and
other
things
in
addition
to
having
a
substantially
low
income
population,
it
is
a
qualified
census
tract
which
is
a
hud
term
for
census,
tracts
where
a
over
half
of
the
population
lives
at
an
income
less
than
60
percent
of
the
area
median,
and
so
these
are.
This
is
an
area
that
they
define,
as
if
you
do
all
these
things
focused
in
this
area.
AN
We're
not
going
to
question.
Are
you
doing
the
right
thing?
That's
that's
how
they
have
one
of
the
geographic
ways
that
they've
defined.
What
this
also
does.
We
know
we
need
housing.
We
need
affordable
housing.
Qualified
census
tracts
are
prioritized
for
low-income
housing,
tax
credits,
for
example.
AN
AN
Partners
for
places
to
try
to
figure
out
how
to
make
our
lower
income
housing
more
resilient
and
energy
efficient,
and
I
believe
that
there
are
ways
that
we
can
pull
together
different
funding
because
we're
doing
this
kind
of
focused
approach,
I'm
not
going
to
try
to
go
into
all
the
descriptions,
because
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
them.
AN
But
what
it
really
is
is
looking
at
the
community
engaging
the
community
members
in
their
needs
and
what
they
want
focused
on
and
working
out
a
plan
to
try
to
do
that,
and
I,
I
think
it's
sort
of
the
next
step
from
nsp2,
where
we
really
were
trying
to
keep
the
housing
from
falling
into
further
disrepair.
This
is
the
next
step.
We
need
to
build
the
neighborhood
and
some
of
our
areas
in
a
much
more
focused
way
than
we
have.
E
So
the
the
fifth
proposed
category
is
particular
budgeting.
This
has
been
communicated
as
something
that's
been.
Definitely
a
need
that
we
want
to
have
our
community
members
directly
allocate
a
certain
portion
of
this
fund,
we're
proposing
that
this
category
of
funding
start
potentially
next
spring
after
we've
completed
the
economic
development
funding
and
the
social
services
funding.
If
there
were
proposals
that
didn't
get
selected
for
funding
in
those
initial
rounds,
those
proposals
could
also
be
a
candidate
for
participatory
budgeting,
so
sort
of
a
second
chance.
E
There's,
definitely
going
to
be
very
good
proposals
that
are
going
to
come
forward
that
aren't
going
to
get
funded
in
those
social
services
and
economic
development
categories,
because
simply
the
great
there
is
greater
need
than
there
is
available
funding.
So
this
would
be
an
opportunity
for
those
projects
to
potentially
receive
funding
through
direct
community
support.
E
And
lastly,
as
I
discussed
in
the
earlier
slide,
we're
proposing
to
hold
back
this
a
little
over
four
million
dollars,
there
may
be
some
projects
that
we
propose
or
move
forward
with
that
ultimately
get
rejected,
potentially
by
the
federal
government.
As
not
potentially
meeting
the
targeted
nature
of
this
funds.
We're
going
to
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
that
all
the
projects
that
we
get
funded
do
that,
but
we
never
know
until
we
submit
these
things,
whether
or
not
they
meet
the
criteria
that
the
federal
government
has
outlined.
E
So
if
we
hold
back
a
little
of
this
funds,
we
can
potentially
fill
in
other
projects
and
also
meet
those
unmet
needs
that,
after
we've
put
out
the
initial
funds,
if
there's
still
areas
where
we
feel
like
there
hasn't
been
enough
support-
and
we
can
come
back
and
support
that.
So
this
would
be
something
that
we'd
be
discussing
with
the
council
next
summer,
potentially
so
that
was
sort
of
the
big
picture.
Broad
brush,
strokes,
I'm
curious
to
hear
feedback
from
the
council
on
whether
or
not
this
makes
sense
to
you.
M
A
AK
E
E
One
thing
I
forgot
to
mention
about
the
city,
finances
and
infrastructure
slide.
Is
that
because,
even
though
it
it
just
has
these
two
listed,
there
may
be
proposals
that
come
forward
that
cross
over
into
other
categories,
so
it
wouldn't
be
limited
just
to
these
things.
This
is
sort
of
the
bigger
picture,
more
flexibility
bucket.
AK
So
I
can't
I'm
thinking
something
it
may
not
come
out
correctly,
but
so,
for
example,
if
we
have
950
000
in
the
of
water
projects,
those
would
be
projects
that
are
already
in
our
cip
plan,
correct,
correct,
and
so,
if
they're
in
our
cip
plan.
That
means
we've
planned
these
like
years
ago.
So
we
don't
have
to
worry
about
competing
for
outside
projects
other
than
those
correct.
AK
AB
AK
Which
could
potentially
well,
we
don't
know
about
potentially
reducing
taxes,
but
we
can
definitely
foresee
that
there
wouldn't
be
a
need
for
a
tax
increase
number
one,
and
then
it
gives
us
the
ability
to
shore
up
dollars,
because
whereas
these
dollars
are
restricted,
the
monies
that
we
save
can
be
redirected,
whether
it's
to
pensions
or
other
long-term
debt.
To
reduce.
I
don't
want
to
get
into
the
solvent.
A
AJ
So
for
the
overall
breakdown
you
know,
I
know
it
says
in
here
that
staffs
can
work
with
the
nonprofit
community
regarding
how
to
access
some
other
funds.
But
you
know
the
last
year
I
sat
on
the
or
I
attended
the
non-profit
meetings
that
were
part
of
the
mayor's
covet
task
force,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
you
know
there
were
lots
of
needs.
There
were
lots
of
concerns
about
the
city's
support
or
not
support,
and
their
conversation
has
quickly
turned
to
how
they
can
access
the
arpa
funds.
AJ
So
in
looking
at
this
number,
while
it
looks
you
know
big
in
theory,
I
I'm
sure
there's
going
to
be
some
concerns,
because
I
know
people
had
kind
of
big
request
in
mind,
and
so
I
I
would
love
to
see
kind
of
a
little
more
evening
out
between
economic
development
and
social
services.
I
don't
know
you
know
having
read
the
arpa
package
some
time
ago.
I
don't
know
if
it
gives
suggested
percentages
of
how
monies
are
spent,
but
you
know
I
don't
know
I.
AJ
I
would
like
to
see
this
even
out
a
little
more
particularly
given
how
quickly
our
social
service
agencies
kind
of
jump.
Well,
not
all,
but
some
of
them
jumped
into
action
to
help
the
citizens
during
the
pandemic
and-
and
particularly
you
know,
when
I
think
about
our
child
care
providers,
a
lot
of
them
stayed
open
or
opened
up
when
schools
were
closed,
so
people
could
still
go
to
work,
so
I
would
love
to
see
us
tweak
that
number
a
little
more,
even
maybe
looking
at
moving
some
infrastructure
money
to
social
services
or
something
another.
AJ
The
other
question
I
had
is
about
the
inclusive
and
equitable
recovery.
While
I
understand
the
census
track
and
that
there's
a
need,
there
is
a
suggestion
that
six
million
dollars
would
just
go
into
one
census
track.
E
The
concept
generally
is
that
if
you're
utilizing
the
money
to
target
an
area
that
has
been
harder
hit
than
others,
then
there
is
going
to
be
additional
funds
that
are
going
to
be
available
to
leverage
the
funds
that
you
invest,
how
you
define
that
is
categorized
by
a
number
of
things,
not
just
census
tract.
So
if
we
there
may
be
a
social
service
need
that
is
identified,
that
is
not
related
to
a
census
tract
that
would
qualify
under
inclusive
and
equitable
recovery.
E
So
I
guess,
when
you
think
about
the
social
services
category,
you
could
also
think
about
this,
this
category
as
well.
So
there's,
you
know,
potentially
nine
million
dollars
for
social
services.
E
When
staff
was
looking
at
the
funding
allocations
at
the
outset,
the
the
couple
of
things
that
went
into
the
the
process
for
making
these
initial
recommendations
was
twofold.
One
is
the
the
funding.
The
act
is,
you
know,
is
a
very,
very
large
financial
package,
only
one
piece
of
which
was
directed
for
cities.
E
AJ
Okay
and
then
my
only
last
question-
and
I
don't
know
this-
I'm
on
page
14
in
the
packet-
I
don't
know
if
this
was
a
cut
and
paste
directly
off
of
what
arpa
lays
out
in
terms
of
you
know,
support.
I
don't
know
if
this
was
under
census
tract
or,
however,
they
have
it
laid
out
in
opera.
I
would
just
tell
you
personally,
the
sentence
here
about
child
care
home,
visiting
programs
to
provide
access
to
training
on
child
development
and
positive
parenting.
AJ
I
will
just
put
out
there
for
me-
is
a
little
bit
offensive.
I
think
when
we
look
at
you
know,
particularly
we
talked
about
with
some
of
the
language
that
was
in
the
tiff
thing
about
welfare
to
work
and
things
we
still
operate
under
this
language.
That
acts
like
poor
or
minority
parents,
don't
know
how
to
parent,
because
they're
poor
and
really
talks
about
things
from
a
deficit
model.
So
if
we're
talking
about
child
care
services
or
home
visiting
programs,
I
think
those
are
great
when
we
start
talking
about
using
money.
That's
going
to
again.
AJ
Maybe
this
is
the
arpa
language,
but
that's
going
to
train
people
on
how
to
positive
parent.
I
think
that
comes
from
a
very
kind
of
missionary
motto
for
me,
so
I
would
just
throw
that
out
there.
If
it's
our
language,
I
would
like
to
be
removed.
If
it
is
the
arpa
language
we
have
to
use
it
then
so
be.
AN
A
All
right,
thank
you,
council,
member
reed.
Do
you
want
to
go
now,
go.
AO
Ahead-
well,
I'm
glad
I
let
alder
and
council
member
fleming
go
first
because
I'll
just
echo
that
I
believe
the
social
service
funding
should
be
higher
and,
as
councilmember
flewing
pointed
out
more
on
par
with
economic
development
funding.
That
was
my
first
note
as
well,
as
I
also
agree
that
I
think
we
should
move
some
of
that
funding
from
the
infrastructure
and
in
city
finance
pot
as
well.
AO
I
was
also
going
to
mention
the
census
track
thing,
I'm
just
going
to
mention
that
the
eighth
ward
census
tracks
that
I
believe
also
qualify,
and
so
I'm
hoping
that
we're
looking
at,
though
particularly
that
the
one
eighth
word
census
tract
that
was
also
designated
for
the
nsp
two
dollars,
I'm
sure
it.
If
last
time
I
looked
at
the
census
tract,
I
think
it
would
still
qualify.
AO
So
I
want
to
be
thinking
about
faith
ward
as
well,
and
particularly
this
may
be
for
the
social
services
committee
or
whatever
committee,
but
I
do
think,
particularly
as
a
evictions
have
started
again
and
we
don't
have.
There
are
some
great
programs
for
renters
at
the
state
level,
the
I
illinois
department
of
not
ida,
it's
idha,
I
think.
AJ
AO
Yeah
so
that
there's
some
great
programs
available
for
renters,
but
there
are
some
complications
with
a
number
of
those
programs,
and
particularly
with
accessibility
and
just
awareness
of
those
programs.
So
I
wonder
if
we
should
one
specifically
create
a
fund
here.
AO
Currently,
I
know
that
id
haa
program
does
not
allow
landlords
to
apply
for
for
that
funding,
and
so,
if
maybe
we
could
create
a
local
program
and
I
think
it
would
be
worth
separately
just
looking
at
an
eviction
moratorium
for
folks
who
would
be
evicted
purely
for
financial
reasons.
If
there's
other
reasons
to
evict,
you
know
move
forward.
AO
But
if
it's
financial,
I
think
we
should
very
quickly
move
on
this,
as
people
are
being
evicted
now,
and
so
I'm
hoping
that
both
that
the
social
service
aspect
will
be
pretty
fast-tracked
as
well,
especially
as
the
committee
is
getting
up
and
running
so.
A
Thank
you.
Next
is
council
member
nusma.
AL
AL
AL
I
will
have
to
point
out
that,
based
on
my
pennies
in
the
mason
jar
exercise
hardly
unscientific,
but
the
residents
of
the
fourth
ward,
who
participated
in
my
ward
meeting
last
month,
came
up
with
a
different
conclusion
and
put
45
percent
of
the
arpa
funding
into
economic
development,
32
percent
into
social
services
and
combined
23
percent
into
city
finance
as
an
infrastructure,
so
that's
kind
of
flipped
around
from
what
we
have
it
here
so
yeah.
Based
on
that
on
that
exercise,
I
would
like
to
see
at
least
some
of
the
22
million
in
city
finance.
AL
Has
an
infrastructure
shifted
to
economic
development?
I
think
we,
if
we
consider
inclusive
and
equitable
recovery
kind
of
packaged
together
with
social
services
there
we're
still
down
percentage-wise
from
our
fourth
ward
exercise.
So
I
I'd
like
to
see
some
of
the
22
million
moved
in
that
direction
as
well,
either.
M
AL
AL
Thinking
specifically
about
lead
pipe
replacement
as
important
as
that
is
going
forward
over
the
next
30
years.
It
is
not
unrealistic
to
expect
that
there
may
be.
I
hope,
I've
couched
that
with
enough
wiggle
room
that
there
may
be
additional
sources
of
funding
available
from
the
state
or
from
the
federal
government
to
replace
lead
services.
So
I
would
want
to
think
deeply
about
investing
urban
money
in
something
like
that.
AL
Looking
at
the
economic
development
segment
here,
I
think
that's
a
good
process
who
are
we
anticipating
would
put
together
the
scoring
system
and
who
would
do
that
scoring?
Is
that?
Are
you
assigning
that
responsibility
to
the
economic
development
committee.
E
The
suggestion
would
be
that
the
staff
would
take
input
from
the
economic
development
committee
to
devise
the
tool
with
which
we
would
use
to
score
the
projects,
and
the
economic
development
committee
would
then
sign
off
on
that
tool
as
to
what
they
would
endorse
for
the
staff
to
then
use
to
go
back
and
score
the
project.
So.
E
AL
Okay,
similar
for
the
social
services.
E
E
AL
Okay,
then,
I
had
a
question
about
the
in
the
city:
finance
as
an
infrastructure
section,
the
revenue
deficit,
we're
projecting
10.3
million
in
general
fund
losses
and
some
4
million
in
the
parking
fund.
Is
that
a
gross
revenue
loss
or
is
that
net?
Because
I
do
know
that
we
came
in
over
budget
on
some
line
items
all
right.
I
AP
Good
evening
mayor
members
of
the
city
council,
it
is
the
overall
number
the
calculation
is.
We
compare
this
with
our
base
year,
which
was
2019.
So
we
took
all
the
revenues
of
2019
and
we
get
4.1
percent
increase
to
that,
and
then
we
compare
it
with
the
2020.
So
it's
the
overall
revenue
you
can
pick
and
choose.
AL
Thank
you,
and
under
the
inclusive
and
equitable
recovery
yeah,
I
will
have
questions
moving
forward
about
what
that
process
looks
like
what
the
criteria
will
be,
who
will
be
making
those
decisions,
and
I
think
that
does
it
for
me
right
now.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you.
I
was
just
going
to
add
one
more
thing.
Maybe
we
should
potentially
rename
the
city
infrastructure
and
finances
category
as
city
infrastructure,
finances
and
miscellaneous,
because
I
do
want
to
help
the
council
have
some
flexibility
in
that
bucket.
You
know
if
we
allocate
more
money,
let's
say
to
economic
development.
Now
then
we're
committed
to
spending
that
versus
if
we
start
out
with
what's
been
proposed,
see
how
many
proposals
we
get
and
then
fund
those.
E
And
then,
if
the
council
deems
that
there
are
more
proposals
that
they
feel
worthy
of
getting
funded,
then
you
could
come
back
and
allocate
more
funding.
But
if
we
allocate
the
funding
now,
then
we're
we're
wedded
to
it
and
we
can't
go
back
so
sort
of
what
we've
proposed
is
a
a
structure
of
guidelines
that
is
offering
some
level
of
flexibility,
to
understand
the
landscape
and
to
get
a
start,
but
then
offering
the
ability
to
then
endorse
certain
things
down
the
road
that
the
council
sees
fit
as
we
move.
AQ
So,
city
manager,
you
mentioned
that
there
that
the
city
would
be
aiding
some
of
our
social
service
agencies
in
applying
for
other
other
kinds
of
federal
funds,
or
could
could
you
just
describe
so?
What,
when
are
those
kinds
of
funds
going
to
be
available?.
E
Okay.
But
that
may
be
something
that
I
would
come
to
the
city
council
and
suggest
at
some
point
in
time
down
the
road.
Is.
It
may
be
smart
for
us
to
allocate
fun
some
of
this
funding
for
some
staff
person
or
vendor
to
assist
our
non-profit
communities
in
securing
their
own
funding.
That
may
be
a
proposal
that
we
come
forward
with.
AQ
Yeah,
no,
that
would
be
a
good
idea,
and
I
guess
I
just
want
to
go
back
and
second
council
member
fleming's
suggestion
that
we,
you
know,
certainly
give
serious
consideration
to
more
funding
for
the
social
services
and
I'm
going
to
highlight
mental
health,
because
we've
been
hearing
just
a
tremendous
need
for
mental
health
services
for
residents
of
all
ages
in
our
community.
And
so
I
want
us
to
be
have
the
capacity
to
to
meet
that
serious
need
in
the
community.
D
I
am
looking
to
see
how
we
are
going
going
to
target
communities,
individuals
who
who
faced
hardship
before
kovit.
I
mentioned
that
at
the
first
meeting
in
you
know,
census
track
is
one
way
to
do
it
I'd.
D
You
know,
I
think,
there's
other
ways,
but
since
this
track,
when
you
have
compounded,
you
know
lower
moderate
income,
you
know
poverty
levels
unaffordability.
D
You
know
issue
with
joblessness
when
all
that
is
compounded
within
one
area.
I
think
for
sure
that
negatively
impacts
the
at
the
individual
level
too.
It
just
compounds
the
negative
quality
of
life
outcomes
for
individuals
living
in
those
areas.
So
I
can
see
why
census
track
is
used.
Councilmember
reid
talked
about
another
census,
tracking,
eighth
ward.
I
think
that's
definitely
something
we
need
to
to
look
at,
but
if
not
census
track.
D
What
again
censorstrike
gives
us
a
good
sense
of
how
things
are
doing
across
a
lot
of
different
democratic
demographic
outcomes,
and
so,
if
we're
not
going
to
do
it
at
that
level,
we're
going
to
do
it
more
at
the
individual
level.
How
are
we
going
to
target
people
that
have
faced
hardship?
D
That's
really
important
to
me
because
the
arpa
information
called
attention
to
that
time
and
time
again
so
again,
if
not
senses,
what
try
to
see
where
underground
in
the
comed
wires
can
play
into
this,
maybe
not
along
the
whole
old
mayfair
line,
but
in
the
fifth
and
second
ward
in
areas
where
it's
in
significantly
impeding
on
our
ability
to
create
greater
opportunity.
There
I'd
love
to
to
see
how
we
can
work
that
into
the
arpa
money,
and
you
know,
although
there
may
be
funds
for
lead
pipe
abatement.
D
I'd
love
to
see
our
water
department
create
a
workforce
development
program
where
we're
training,
local
residents
to
do
that
work.
And
so
I
talked
to
the
city
manager
storyline
about
this.
We
may
need.
They
may
not
need
to
put
a
ton
of
money
into
lead,
pipe
abatement
and
the
cost
of
doing
the
work.
But
can
we
create
a
workforce
development
program
so
that
evanston
residents
are
doing
every
single
lead
by
pipe
replacement
in
the
city
of
evanston
as
well
as
it
opens
it
up
them
up
for
other
opportunities?
D
If
that
was
not
your
point
that
I
would
love
to
see
that
because
I
do
think
we're
going
to
have
an
increase
in
in
evictions-
and
you
know
sarah
flash
can
speak
to
this,
but
I
don't
think
we
have
enough
units
to
support
the
need
now,
let
alone
if
we
see
a
a
big
increase
in
eviction,
so
I
would
love
to
see
some
money
that
we
can
use
to
help
people
find
emergency
housing.
That's
it!
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
at
this
time.
No
one
else
is
asking
to
speak
for
the
first
time,
so
councilmember
braithwaite,
you
can
feel
free
to
speak
again.
AK
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Just
lifting
up
a
couple
of
things.
Definitely,
I
think
prioritizing
mental
health
is,
should
definitely
be
a
priority.
I've
had
a
opportunity.
Evanston
hospital
has
a
new
diversity,
inclusion
person
that
I
met
with,
and
I
know
that
that's
on
evanston
evanston
hospital's
radar.
How
to
bet
be
better
community
partners.
AK
There's
a
reoccurring
theme
in
terms
of
evictions
and
families
with
without
certain
resources,
and
I
would
encourage
councilmember
reid
to
look
to
our
ga
program.
That's
up
and
running
right
now
that
has
funds
in
it.
So
if
they're
people
who
are
struggling
to
pay
their
their
rent,
there's
assistance
there
to
help
those
individuals
and
if
you
haven't,
had
an
opportunity
to
meet
with
india,
perkins
or
anyone
in
the
health
department.
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
that,
the
other.
AK
What
I
wanted
to
talk
about
in
terms
of
economic
development.
I
hope
that
we're
able
to
take
advantage
of
tools
and
programs
that
we've
used
in
the
past
that
have
been
proven
successful.
I
mean
we
definitely
have
room
to
think
outside
of
the
box,
but
we
have
programs
that
we've
utilized
over
the
years.
It's
just
been
a
matter
of
not
having
enough
funds
to
do
it,
and
so
I
think
that
if
that's
going
to
be
our
priority,
let's
just
dust
off
some
of
those
things,
for
example,
facade
improvement
programs.
AK
We've
talked
about
doing
internal
build-outs
in
for
whatever
reason,
due
to
lack
of
budgeting.
Those
were
things
and
I
think,
the
normal
you
know,
mission
statement
of
economic
development
is
like.
How
are
you
going
to
retain
our
businesses?
How
do
we
expand
our
current
businesses
and
then
how
do
we
attract
businesses,
particularly
in
those
areas
of
our
downtown
and
other
areas
where
businesses
have
closed
and
there
we've
retooled
our
mw?
AK
I
know
that
there's
a
billion
dollars
at
the
county
level,
so
I'm
wondering
if
our
staff
is
looking
at
that
county
fund
is
an
opportunity
to
to
possibly
partner
with
whether
it's
the
social
services.
What
are
the
the
projects
that
just
won
in
their
their
many
with
our
social
service
partners?
I
think
we've
all
had
an
opportunity
to
hear
the
ymca's
proposal,
which
I
think
is
huge,
because
not
only
is
it
local,
but
it
does
fit
and
check
that
box.
AK
For
affordable
housing,
particularly
for
the
males
in
our
community,
so
I
think
that
that
may
be
a
wonderful
opportunity
not
only
to
provide
resources
but
also
to
partner
with
cook
county
as
well.
The
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
speak
to
really
quickly.
You
mentioned
the
lead
pipe
plan,
myself
and
council
member
burns
did
meet
with
directors.
AK
We
did
meet
with
one
of
our
local
engineering
firms
where
we
talked
about
that
our
staff
is
already
making
plans
to
train
individuals
to
particularly
take
advantage
of.
So
that's
something.
That's
happening
real
real
time
and
we
can
talk
about
that
more
outside
of
this
meeting.
But
those.
AO
I
I
just
want
to
also
just
want
to
make
sure,
since
no
one's
mentioned
it
that
that
I
support
the
2.5
million
for
pb.
I
made
a
referral
up
to
10
million
and
2.5
million
is
up
somewhere
up
to
10
million.
So
you
know
I
consider
that
thank
you
manager,
storyline,
for
taking
leadership
on
that.
I.
M
M
AO
I
would
like
to
see
that
dollar
amount.
Increased,
2.5
million
is
a
good
start.
I
would
like
to
see
it
really
5
million,
but
you
know
one
vote
here,
but
I
do
want
to
make
sure
as
we
move
forward
with
that,
that
we
have
a
good
process.
So
I
just
maybe
want
to
get
some
clarity
on
how
we
who's
going
to
develop
the
process
for
the
pb.
Is
that
going
to
be
something
that
comes?
I
referred
it
to
the
rules
committee.
Is
it
going
to
go
to
rules?
AO
I
would
say
rules
or
counsel,
but
okay.
AO
That
was
there
on
the
record
as
well.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
I
see
nobody
else
asking
to
speak,
so
I
have
just
three
items
of
my
own.
The
first
is
a
question.
This
has
been
alluded
to
by
a
few
folks,
but
I
want
to
ask
it
directly.
E
E
We
want
to
maximize
this
funding
to
the
greatest
extent
and
invest
it
not
spend
it
so
we'll
be
looking
to
see
what
we
can
potentially
obtain
for
funding
through
all
outside
sources
before
we
would
come
forward
with
recommendation
to
use
any
funding
for
uses
that
might
be
supported
elsewhere.
The
three
million
dollars
earmarked
for
water
spending
for
this
year
specific
to
our
our
infrastructure
and
not
anything
that
would
be
worn
by
communities
that
we
supply
to.
A
Great
thanks,
my
other
two
items
are
really
more
comments
that
I
just
wanted
to
have
on
the
record,
because
I
think
they're
really
quite
important
going
forward.
The
first
is:
look,
it's
been
really
great
to
have.
You
know.
I've
been
a
part
of
three
really
useful
town
hall
meetings.
I've
done
a
number
of
round
tables
with
different
groups,
especially
in
the
nonprofit
space.
I
have
a
number
additional
items
like
that
on
my
calendar.
A
M
A
So
I've
been
advocating
that
we
we
work
with
our
economic
development
manager
on
our
economic
development
committee
to
establish
our
own
internal
strategy
that
will
guide
proactive
expenditure
of
at
least
some
of
those
dollars,
and
I
intend
to
continue
advocating
for
that,
because
I
think
if
we,
if
we
do,
that,
we've
got
a
real
opportunity
here
that
doesn't
come
around
very
often.
If
we
don't,
I
think
we're
failing
to
meet
that
moment.
AK
I
guess
ask
for
specifics
with
what
you're
suggesting
I
mean.
I've
made
a
point
of
saying:
we
have
models
that
we've
used
over
the
years
in
terms
of
receiving
an
information,
and
a
lot
of
the
information
is
based
on
our
businesses,
financials,
etc.
So,
if
we're
being
proactive
and
we're
not
going
to
receive
information,
I'm
just
curious
to
know
like
what's
your
methodology
and
thought
process
and.
A
Well,
for
instance,
so
you
know
I've
been
spending
a
lot
of
time
talking
with
business
leaders
in
town
about
their
efforts
to
recruit
new
businesses
in
as
there's
a
shuffling
right.
So
so
there's
businesses
that
maybe
had
a
bunch
of
office
space
in
downtown
chicago
that
are
looking
to
shrink
that
footprint
and
spin
off
a
few
satellite
locations.
For
instance,
maybe
some
of
their
north
suburban
employees,
don't
want
to
get
in
the
metro
every
day,
but
don't
also
want
to
work
from
their
house
every
day.
So
the
question
is:
how
do
you?
A
A
Help
me
expand
help
me
move
in
as
opposed
to
help
the
city
of
evanston
make
investments
in
itself
that
will
make
it
more
attractive
to
a
number
of
businesses.
So
that's
the
distinction
that
I'm
that
I'm
alluding
to
here,
I'm
not
I'm
not
suggesting
that
we
need
to
take
the
reins
and
have
an
process.
That's
not
inclusive.
A
I'm
saying
we
need
to
have
a
process
that
should
be
inclusive.
That
will
tell
us
what
the
strategy
is,
and
the
strategy
may
not
be
achieved
by
just
waiting
for
applicants
to
come.
In
another
example,
we've
heard
talked
about
several
times
today.
Is
this
question
of
workforce
development?
I
think
council
member
burns
spoke
to
it
really
really
eloquently.
The
state
has
issued
a
mandate
that
says
we're
going
to
be
replacing
a
ton
of
lead
service
lines
during
the
course
of
the
next
35
years.
A
A
workforce
development
program
that
prepares
us
to
have
exclusively
young
evanston
residents
doing
that
work
will
pay
tremendous
economic
dividends
for
a
community,
but
there
may
not
be
a
vendor
with
an
off-the-shelf
program,
who's
going
to
come
to
us
with
an
application.
We
may
have
to
work
with
someone
proactively
to
develop
that
kind
of
program,
and
so
my
point
isn't
that
I
have
a
particular
plan
here.
I
extremely
don't
my
point
is
I
think
that
we
ought
to
develop
our
plan
and
not
simply
be
a
a
reader
of
applications.
E
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
it's
there
is
an
applicant
waiting
in
the
wings
to
develop
some
of
that
in
its
city
staff.
So
I
would
imagine
that,
in
this
bucket
of
funding,
city
staff
would
also
be
putting
forth
proposals
that
fit
with
economic
development.
In
addition
to
any
proposals
that
would
be
coming
in
from
the
outside.
A
A
Sure
that's
I
mean
that
that
sort
of
tautologically
resolves
the
question.
I
suppose
council
member
fleming.
AJ
Just
to
have
a
quick
question
for
clarity,
so
we
had
talked
earlier
some
time
ago
about
how
we're
going
to
allocate
this
having
a
website,
which
I
think
we
have,
and
you
know,
having
some
kind
of
spreadsheet.
That
shows
how
much
money
we're
using.
But
what?
What
is
our
next
community
engagement
piece?
I
think
we.
If
we
have
that,
we
should
talk
about
it.
I
mean
I
just
had
a
ward
meeting
so
now
I
won't
happen.
AJ
You
know
it
won't
be
another
month
until
I
speak
to
residents
again
about
this
particular
thing,
but
so
it
was
community
engagement
and
then
I
do
think
even
I
hate
to
use
the
term
outside
the
box,
but
thinking
about
how
to
get
more
community
input
from
that.
When
is
this
going
to
be
in
our
next
meeting?
I
know
we
talked
about
the
eighth,
but
maybe
just
for
public
consumption.
It's
good
to
talk
about.
AJ
Weren't
on
the
mayor's
task
force,
so
I
just
hate
for
somebody
to
hear
about
any
kind
of
application
funding,
option
late
right,
so
just
think
about
how
you
know,
leaving
that
window
open
long
enough
for
us
to
really
try
to
get
to
everybody
we
can
and
making
the
application
in
the
process.
One.
That's
super
user
friendly
and
not
complicated
and
having
staff
available
to
answer
those
questions
are
going
to
be
important
as
well.
E
Yes,
so
for
for
tonight's
purposes,
if
we
get
a
general
consensus
that
we're
on
the
right
track,
we
would
seek
to
start
the
economic
development
and
social
services
piece
of
this
that
would
entail
creating
some
literature.
Some
press
releases
some
website
all
of
the
things
that
we'd
be
doing
to
get
the
word
out
that
this
is
where
we're
starting-
and
this
is
generally
the
process
that
we're
going
to
move
forward
with.
E
Additionally,
we
would
start
having
those
interactions
with
the
committees,
so
an
economic
development
committee
meets
on
wednesday
night
depending
on
the
outcome
of
this
discussion
tonight
that
will
frame
the
discussion
that
will
happen
on
wednesday
night
and
similarly
with
the
social
services
committee
for
their
next
scheduled
meeting.
So
those
will
be
the
next
things,
but
specifically,
what
will
be
proposed
at
the
august
9th
meeting
will
be
the
funding
for
those
items
that
are
recommended
to
be
prioritized
for
the
city,
finance
and
infrastructure
piece.
E
AJ
And
so
I
don't
usually
you
know
like
this,
but
will
there
be
a
survey
of
some
sort
that
people
can
just
weigh
in?
I
think
we
used
to
have
for
pnd
or
plan
development.
They
had
some
kind
of
survey
tool
we
were
using
where
people
could
change
the
pie
chart
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
Again
I
don't.
I
don't
want
it
to
go
too
far,
but
you
know
just
having
one
meeting.
We
had
three
meetings
before
which
I
think
had
300
people
at
them.
A
AL
E
E
If
people
wanted
to
like
lock
that
in,
but
what
sort
of
we're
proposing
tonight
is
here's
what
we're
gonna
propose
to
start
with
and
as
we
go
through
the
process
of
this
and
things
evolve,
we
may
come
to
you
with
a
proposal
to
reallocate
portions
of
it
or
you
may
come
to
us
with
proposals
to
reallocate
some
of
it.
So
I
would
probably
recommend
straying
away
from
locking
in
too
soon
to
give
that
maximum
flexibility,
but
certainly
we
can
move
things
around
as
we
proceed.
A
Thank
you
and
for
the
record,
I
agree
with
that
on
both
counts,
seeing
no
one
else
requesting
to
speak.
I
think
we've
had
good
feedback
with
at
least
some
pretty
consistent
direction.
A
E
Me,
mr
mayor,
oh
sorry
could
I
just
ask
one
clarifying
question
before
we
move
on.
I'm
certainly
happy
to
bring
this
back
at
our
next
meeting
for
continued
discussion,
but
I
would
like
to
get
an
understanding
from
the
council
if
there
is
consensus
to
proceed,
at
least
with
the
social
services
and
economic
development
piece
or
if
we'd
like
to
bring
this
back
for
further
discussion
at
a
future
meeting.
A
Thank
you
for
that
question.
I
apologize.
I
was
a
little
a
little
vague
there.
I
was
referring
to
council
member
newspapers
idea
about
at
some
point.
We
should
set
out
what
we
agree
about
and
I
do
think
the
direction
that
he
summarized
the
council
is
giving
kind
of
directionally
from
this
proposal.
That's
also
what
I
heard
the
council
recommending.
AF
AJ
A
AF
A
A
D
D
Yeah
quickly
going
to
say
that
I
think
war
meetings
are
a
good
place
to
have
these
discussions.
Maybe
you
know,
at
least
in
part,
I
think,
trying
to
figure
out
one
day
where
everybody
is
available
is
oftentimes.
What
government
does,
but
it
just
doesn't
work.
I
think,
having
many
different
opportunities
close
to
where
you
are
is
is
a
good
strategy,
so
I've
had
one
meeting
discussing
arpa
and
I'll
probably
just
add
it
to
every.
You
know,
agenda
moving
forward.
D
C
D
The
community,
in
some
way
around
you
know
your
recommendation,
yep.
E
I
was
just
thinking
one
way
we
could
sort
of
marry
the
feedback
from
tonight
and
still
proceed
is
if
it
sounds
like
there's
generally
consensus
to
proceed
on
the
process.
That's
been
laid
out
for
allocating
the
two
development
and
social
services,
and
so
we
could
put
out
a
survey
getting
feedback
on
the
allocations
as
they've
been
presented,
while
we
still
in
tandem,
move
forward
on
processing
of
the
the
two
categories
and
then
come
back
for
a
more
discussion
about
the
allocation
amount.
After
we've
gotten
the
specific
survey
feedback.
D
D
A
Yeah,
I
think
I
think
I
think
we're
ready
to
move
on.
I
I
think
the
feedback
has
been
heard,
though
public
input's
got
to
be
different
than
what's
been
done
so
far.
It
can't
be
more
surveys
in
another
town
hall
at
another
meeting.
It's
got
to
be
other
mechanisms
to
get
to
people
and
ask
them
different
kinds
of
questions
that
they've
been
asked
so
far,
and
then
we
have
to
be
kind
of
consistently
reevaluating
the
allocation,
as
as
the
process
moves
moves
forward,
can.
A
A
All
right
so
it's
time
for
the
consent
agenda,
so
who
would
like
to
pull
anything
off
the
consent
agenda
before
I
entertain
a
motion.
AK
AO
A
AO
A
AG
A
So
I
hear
a12
councilmember
kelly
is
that
correct.
A
Got
it
h1.
A
No
we're
doing
the
entire
alphabet.
One
thing
I
want
to
say,
because
I
want
to
I
want
to
be
respectful
of
every
motion
made
in
writing.
A
A
Understood,
oh
someone's
hand
is
raised,
but
all
it
says
is
councilmember
dot
dot
dot
on
the
screen,
which
is
a
really
amazing
trick.
They've
been
pulled
on
us
counselor
kelly.
Do
you
have
another
item
to
pull
off.
A
So
let
me
read
what
I
have
it's
a1
a8
a9,
a10,
a12,
a13,
a14,
p1,
h1
and
r2.
Is
there
anything
else
to
be
pulled
off
the
consent
agenda.
A
Going
once
going
twice,
is
there
anything
left
on
the
consent
agenda,
so
I
would
now
entertain
a
motion
to
pass
the
entire
consent
agenda,
with
the
exception
of
items,
a
1,
a
8,
a
9,
a
10,
a
12,
a
13
a14,
p1,
h1
and
r2.
AL
AO
AK
C
AK
A
AK
Sure
staff
recommends
our
city
council
approval
for
the
city
of
evanston
payroll
for
the
period
of
june
21st
2021
through
july,
4th
2021
in
the
dollar
amount
of
3
million
and
47
eight
and
twelve
cents
in
bill's
list
for
the
july.
Twenty
seven
twenty
one
in
the
dollar
amount
of
one
million
six
hundred
ninety
three
thousand
seven
hundred
five
in
in
ninety
three,
and
so
this
was
removed
because
councilman
new
small
would
like
to
recuse
himself
on
one
of
the
items.
Great.
A
AL
As
council
member,
which
stated
I'm
recusing
myself,
my
spouse
works
for
a
division
of
a
company
arthur
j
gallagher
and
we
are
spending
two
hundred
dollars
on
arthur
j
gallagher
risk
management
services.
So
I
just
want
to
keep
it
clean.
A
Keep
being
clean,
you
are
see
another
discussion
with
a
clerk.
Please
call
the
roll.
AL
A
AK
AL
Second,
that
and
suggest
we
move
a9
at
the
same
time,
which
is
resolution
seventy-eight.
AK
A
F
A
Council
member
braithwaite
moves
item.
I
a8
council
member
new
smith
seconds
council
member
revell.
AQ
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
I'm
going
to
be
speaking
to
item
a8
and
a9
as
a
package
and
basically
urging
my
colleagues
to
vote
yes
on
these
two
resolutions,
and
I
just
want
to
touch
on
three
different
topics.
First
of
all,
I
really
want
to
recognize
with
great
appreciation
the
huge
role
that
kelly
gandursky
played
in
the
negotiations
for
the
whole
for
this
whole
agreement
for
the
operation
and
management
of
the
parking
and
tailgating
for
the
2021
season,
actually
a
three-year
agreement.
AQ
The
the
discussions
began
back
in
october
of
last
year.
They
proceeded
steadily,
but
it
took
kelly,
basically
prodding
mediating,
communicating
regularly
to
with
all
the
stakeholders-
and
I
include
not
only
canal
shores
in
northwestern
but
also
mwrd.
AQ
She
worked
consistently
with
all
three
throughout
the
whole
process
and
then,
basically,
the
last
three
weeks
suddenly
got
on
the
really
challenging
mwrd
at
the
beginning
of
july,
notified
that,
thus
that
they
were
going
to
require
25
percent
of
gross
revenues
be
paid
to
them,
rather
than
what
the
our
lease
agreement
talks
about
in
terms
of
20
25
percent
of
net
revenues,
and
then
last
week
they
said
they
were
going
to
require
a
minimum
of
80
000
so
that
you
can
imagine
during
the
negotiations
between
northwestern
and
canal
shores.
AQ
Luckily,
at
the
very
end
you
know,
canal
shores
in
northwestern
did
compromise
and
come
to
agreement,
and
that's
the
document
that
you
see
the
it's,
the
memorandum
of
understanding
that
you
see
before
you
tonight,
and
so
I
just
a
huge
thank
you
to
kelly
for
all
her
work
on
that.
The
second
point
I
want
to
mention
is-
and
this
is
particularly
I
think-
for
some
new
people
on
the
council,
but
football
parking
and
tailgating
on
the
golf
course
has
been
going
on
for
well
over
a
decade.
AQ
AQ
This
situation
changed
dramatically
in
2019
and
that
year,
northwestern
obtained
approval
for
the
football
parking
directly
from
mwrd
and
canal
shores
was
cut
almost
completely
out
of
the
picture
and
then
in
2020.
Of
course,
we
had
no
football
because
of
the
pandemic,
and
but
anyway,
so
there
are
my
my
little
notes
here
but
anyway.
AQ
So
now
so
now,
here
we
are
back
back
to
what
I
would
call
pre-night
pre-2019
normal
with
canal
shores,
coming
to
us
to
ask
for
approval
of
the
tailgating
and
parking
arrangement,
and
this
really
provides
an
important
source
of
revenue
for
canal
shores,
basic
expenses
with
a
modest,
perhaps
a
modest
investment,
in
some
much
needed
improvements
to
the
course
and
then
the
third
point
is
the
canal.
AQ
Shores
really
takes
its
responsibility
to
make
this
parking
and
tailgating
work
satisfactorily
to
take
it
very
seriously,
in
addition
to
hiring
paid
people
to
handle
the
actual
nitty
gritty
of
the
parking.
AQ
There
are
many
canal
shores
volunteers
who
are
on
the
course
throughout
the
whole
game
before
and
before
and
after
to
make
sure
that
things
work
properly,
the
residents
next
to
hole,
number
12
and
next
to
hole
number
three.
AQ
When
the
tailgating
and
parking
started,
there
were
very
apprehensive
before
the
first
football
season
that
it
took
place,
but
they
were
bait
in
both
cases
very
satisfactory,
with
satisfied
with
the
results-
and
I
do
understand
the
concerns
of
neighbors
close
to
holes,
14
and
15,
it's
going
to
be
a
new
experience
for
them,
but
I'm
confident
that
canal
shores
can
handle
it
properly,
and
I
I'm
just
going
to
mention
that
the
map
that's
in
the
in
the
standard.
The
sop
is
a
slight
adjustment
and
we'll
be
doing
that.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
member
council,
member
braithwaite.
AK
Just
a
couple
of
quick
points:
just
congratulations!
Aldermere!
Well,
I
think
there's
to
see
where
were
with
canal
shore
several
years
ago,
where
we
are
now
it's
it's
it's
like
night
and
day
there
have
been
a
lot
of
community
efforts.
I
even
participated
in
a
couple
of
tree
chopping,
saturdays,
so
to
see
the
community
come
together
to
support
the
organization
they're
financially
sound.
AK
I
don't
think
they
owe
any
money
on
the
water
bill
and-
and
now
this
just
is
a
testimony
to
your
great
work,
so
the
number
of
residents
that
were
there-
if
that
was
a
sample
set
of
how
the
general
senses
with
people
who
live
in
close
proximity,
we're
all
very
supportive
of
the
efforts.
Then
congratulations
for
a
job
well
done.
AO
A
AK
Mr
mayor
members,
members
of
city
council
I'd
like
to
move
item
a9.
This
is
also
for
action
resolution
70-r-21
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
execute
a
memorandum
of
understanding
between
city,
northwestern
university
and
canal
shores
for
tailgating
and
parking
management
during
the
northwestern
wildcat
football
home
games.
AK
AL
A
A
A
A
AK
AL
A
AK
Yes,
mr
so
my
understanding
of
this
is
somewhat
similar
to
how
we
pass
our
budget,
where
you
know,
there's
an
ordinance,
that's
needed
and
then
specific
dollar
amounts.
I
wasn't
at
the
last
ap
w
meeting
where
this
was
held,
but
my
understanding
is
the
same.
The
dollar
amounts
have
not
changed
for
this
ordinance
or
the
language,
but
there
were
some
substitutions
in
capital
projects
that
I
don't
know
if
director
stoneback
is
is
here
or
anybody
that
wants
to
speak
to
that.
But
this
is
item.
E
Thank
you,
mary
beth.
I
was
just
going
to
note
that
staff
does
have
a
brief
presentation
available,
just
highlighting
a
high
level
overview
of
this.
But
if
there's
no
interest
in
that,
we
can
move
on
just
one
thing
that
I
did
want
to
mention
that
I
feel
like
sort
of
was
lost
during
discussion.
Apw
committee,
when
this
was
initially
discussed,
was
that
we
are
borrowing
less
this
year
than
we
are
actually
retiring
and
bonds
were
paying
off
from
20
years
ago.
E
So
this
issuance
will
not
increase
the
overall
debt
that
the
city
carries,
but
will
decrease
the
amount
of
debt
that
the
city
carries.
So
that
is
a
very
good
thing.
That
is
the
goal
that
we
are
trying
to
get
to
is
to
lower
the
amount
of
debt
that
the
city
currently
carries.
AK
AM
Okay,
so
you
know
I'm
glad
to
see
that
the
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
it
was
pretty
much
associated
with
set
engineering
salaries
wasn't
removed,
along
with
the
library
about
a
half
a
million
in
the
library
funds.
However,
we
really
need
to
look
to
keep.
You
know
our
our
debts
to
a
minimum,
and
I
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
this
still
that
have
not
been
answered,
so
I'm
going
to
just
start
asking
some
questions
and
maribeth
just
cut
me
off
when
my
time's
up.
So
you
know
again,
I
mean
it's.
AM
A
I
can
so
wait
every
everyone's
sorry,
your
time's
paused,
sorry
about
that.
There
was
some
some
crosstalk
here.
What
was
your
question?
Councilman
just
trying.
AM
So
I
just
want
to
say
things
like
you
know,
I
just
wonder:
there's
a
lot
many
projects
like
green
bay,
road
howard
street
main
street.
I
have
a
question
about
in
the
central
street
bridge
construction.
You
know
how
much
of
this
could
actually
be
covered
somewhere
else
again.
We
want
to
avoid
debt.
Debt
is
expensive
and
it
goes
on,
for
you
know,
probably
the
next
20
years
I'd
like
to
know
what
are
the
oakton
street
improvement
phase
to
engineering
services?
AM
What
does
that
refer
to,
and
why
is
this
necessary
right
now
and
bridge
inspection?
Is
this
a
staff
inspection?
Are
we
bringing
outside
people
in?
Why
I
mean?
Why
is
that
on
there
in
general
and
what
is
general
phase
one
engineering?
This
is
just
not
clear
like
in
pavement
marking.
That
sounds
like
regular
maintenance
type
thing.
We
should
not
have
regular
maintenance
on
bonding
out
same
thing
with
street
patching
program.
That's
like
that's
something
that
we
do
regularly.
That
should
be
part
of
our
annual
budget
street
rejuvenation.
AM
Can
you
talk
to
us
about
what
that
even
means-
and
you
know
like
50
50
sidewalk
improvements
again,
that
sounds
to
me
like
routine
maintenance
and
again
traffic
calming
bicycle
and
pedestrian
improvements.
Please
explain
that
to
us
and
then
again
we
have
the
beck
park,
expansion,
phase,
one
planning
that
says
in-house
and
again
it
sounds
to
me
in-house
feels
like
we're
talking
about.
AM
You
have
to
explain
that
again
in-house.
Just
like
you
remove
the
last
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
when
I
question
in-house
spending
meaning
usually
set,
you
know,
staff
that's
already
being
paid
the
dark
dog
park
planning
and
design.
That's
also
listed
as
in-house
again.
What
does
that
refer
to
step?
That's
being
paid
lovely
park,
repairs
sounds
like
maintenance
mason
park
again
in
house
that
doesn't
sound
to
me
like
that,
should
be
that
that
should
be
part
of
a
bonding
the
mccullough
park.
That
was
last.
AM
I
looked
that
said,
22,
so
why
are
we?
You
know?
Why
are
we
funding
that
now
and
also
with
the
so?
What
happened
to?
I
think
it's
really
important
to
point
out
and
then
I
realized
I
might
be
getting
sedan,
but
you
know
700
thousand
dollars
was
swapped
out
it's
it
was.
You
know,
I
think
laura
big
said.
Oh,
it
was,
you
know,
staff
time
that
might
lead
to
a
capital
project,
meaning
the
and
the
animal
shelter
and
now,
instead
of
saying
700
000
in
in-house
services.
AM
Now
it
just
says
like
animal
shelter
and
that
is
scheduled
for
22..
So
it
just
looks
like
we're
playing
kind
of
a
little
bit
of
a
shell
game
here.
At
any
rate,
I
I
can
go
on,
and
I
have
many
many
questions
about
these,
this
bond,
the
animal
shelter
again
this
was
added
in
lieu
of
it
was
just
like
you
swapped
one
thing
out
from
another:
we
reduce
it's
like
you're,
just
keeping
we're
just
keeping
the
the
debt
ceiling
the
same.
You
know
so
we
reduced
that.
AM
But
you
know
it's
just
like
you're
just
trying
to
maintain
the
same
size
of
the
bond,
and
this
is
this
is
a
problem.
I
mean
that's
great
that
we're
reducing
it,
but
it
doesn't
mean
we
should
be
carrying
on
this
way,
and
so
I
do
have
many
concerns.
I
don't
think
we
should
be
passing
this
on,
of
course,
refi.
If
it
actually
does
save
this
money
over
the
long
run.
AM
Only
should
we
refine
I'm
all
about
refinancing
at
a
lower
rate,
but
again,
let's
just
make
sure
over
the
long
haul
it
is
going
to
save
us
money.
I
also
have
questions
about
like
the
hvac,
the
levee
on
the
water
can
that
be
covered
with
arpa,
the
civic
center
planning
design
services
for
700
thousand
dollars.
AM
No,
I'm
sorry
two
hundred
thousand
dollars.
What
is
that
about?
We
haven't
yet
voted.
I
mean
what
does
that
mean
the
designs,
design,
design,
civic
center
planning
and
design?
Someone
should
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
that.
What
is
that
about
lovelace
park
field
house
roofing
against.
A
AM
AM
By
seven
hundred
thousand-
and
we
just
switched
out
for
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
an
animal
shelter
that
is
scheduled
for
next
year,
so
you
know
we
went
ahead
and
proceeded
with
mcculloch
park
without
passing
bonding.
We
shouldn't
be
now
passing
I
mean
without
passing
the
funding.
AM
We
don't
need
to
be
spending
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
now
for
a
project
in
22
for
the
animal
shelter.
So
at
any
rate,
I'd
like
to
I'd
like
to
admit
this,
so
that
this
can
go
actually
to
the
I'd
rather
see
this
go
to
our
finance
and
budget
committee
for
greater
scrutiny
so
that
we
can
really
see
where
we
can
save
and
also
consider
what
aspects
of
this
can
be
covered
by
arpa.
AM
AM
I'm
not
sure
if
I
did
this
right,
but
I
you
know
I
want
to
amend
this.
AF
C
AM
Our
finance
and
budget
committee
to
be
approved
by
the
committee
that
will
be
scrutinizing
our
finances.
A
A
Oh,
that's
a
good
point.
I'm
sorry,
the
the
there's
already
a
motion
on
the
table
so
you'd
have
to
what
you'd
have
to
do
is
move
to
table
the
current
motion
in.
AK
AK
AS
Right
this
is
barbara
bates.
I'm
going
to.
AK
AS
When
the
budget
is
adopted,
it
starts
the
clock
on
some
of
the
spending
of
the
projects
that
are
being
paid
for
by
the
general
obligation
bond.
So
in
february
the
city
council
passed
a
resolution
that
allowed
us
to
spend
bond
money,
although
the
bonds
were
not
actually
sold
yet
and
that's
something
that
happens
every
year
on
an
annual
basis.
AM
Why
don't
you
go
ahead
and
identify
so,
for
example,
you
know
allocating
now
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
doing
a
switcheroo
on
the
animal
shelter
from
what
was
staff
time
to
now
a
capital
project.
When
you
said
it
was
gonna
lead
to
it.
That's
not
scheduled
until
next
year
we've
already
broken
ground
on
mcculla
park,
a
million
dollar
project
that
hasn't
been
approved.
Yet
so
do
you
want
to
go
through
the
66
percent
of
the
items
that
that
you
are
suggesting
that
have
already
been
pre-approved
the
financing
for
these.
C
A
Let
me
let
me
jump
into
direct
the
finances.
Let
me
let
me
just
jump
in
for
a
second
councilmember
to
direct
traffic,
so
I
think
the
questions
you
asked
are
important
and
deserve
an
answer
and
I'm
not
I'm
not
going
to
be
overly
aggressive,
but
your
five
minutes
are
up.
So
you
know
you
can
ask
a
really
really
quick
follow-up,
but
let's,
let's
let
ms
biggs
reply
and
I
think
councilmember
braithwaite
had
one
last
question.
AS
And
then
staff
committed
to
coming
back
with
the
concept
design
that
and
would
set
the
final
budget
for
the
project.
AM
AM
AS
The
construction
for
the
animal
shelter
project
is
scheduled
for
22,
but
the
design
and
the
planning
actually
take
place
ahead
of
that
number.
And
so
we
were
planning
on
spending
money
to
fund
the
animal
shelter
out
of
cash
balance
of
the
capital
improvement
fund
because
we
didn't
have
it
in
the
adopted
budget.
But
those.
AS
We
would
need
to
proceed
with
the
planning
of
the
design
now
to
keep
to
the
schedule
that
we
agreed
to
with
cook
county
and
we
plan
to
take
that
out
of
the
cash
balance,
the
capital
improvement
fund,
because
we've
closed
out
some
projects
in
2017
that
had
some
savings
over
what
was
awarded
in
the
contracts
and
hope
to
pay.
AS
For
that
you
know
the
bond
council
made
us
aware
that
it
was
not
a
good
practice
to
be
bonding
our
salaries,
although
this
is
a
practice
we've
used
in
the
past,
so
we
decided
in
order
to
comply
with
the
fountain
council
and
the
arguments
and
discussion
that
council
member
kelly
had
previously
presented.
We
would
then
pay
for
this
year,
at
least
because
it's
not
budgeted
in
the
general
fund,
those
salaries
out
of
the
same
proceeds
I
just
described
that
would
pay
for
the
animal
shelter,
but
then
it
leaves
the
animal
shelter
unfunded
for
this
year.
A
Thank
you
so
so
we're
going
to
a
little
more
traffic
direction
or
sort
of
description
of
the
traffic.
Mr
cummings
has
corrected
me
about
the
procedure.
A
motion
to
refer
is
in
fact
subsidiary.
So
it
is
an
order,
so
council,
member
kelly's
initial
motion
to
refer,
was
in
order.
I
stand
corrected.
O
A
AO
AK
Years
for
a
project
to
come
in,
and
so
these
items
that
you
see
before
you
didn't
come
from
nowhere.
These
are
all
projects
that
we've
discussed
over
the
years.
These
are
all
projects
that
we've
inherited
both
from
current
council
members,
as
well
as
past
council
members
of
projects
that
have
been
discussed
at
ward
meetings,
city-wide
and
that's
how
they
come
into
our
capital
improvement
process.
The
other
thing
that
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
councilmember
kelly,
because
you
have
so
many
questions-
is.
M
AK
AK
A
I
appreciate
I
appreciate
that
from
both
of
you
can.
Is
there
a
second
to
council
member
kelly's
motion?
First
of
all,.
A
AO
AO
I
I
do
remember
hitach
or
cfo
mentioning
some
time
sensitivity
relating
to
some
of
this.
I
think
there
is,
while
I
am
supportive
of
sending
the
new
dollar
amount
to
the
finance
and
budget
committee.
I
do
think
it
makes
sense
to
move
forward
with
the
refinancing
of
bonds,
and
so
I
think
it
would.
AO
AO
AM
Yeah,
that's
what
the
the
assurance
that
I
assume
the
new
refinances
isn't
just
an
annual
savings,
better
savings
overall
over
the
life
life
of
the
refinanced
bond
hitech.
Could
you
confirm
that
how
much
will
be
saved
over
the
life
of
the
bond
by
refinancing
versus
what
we
had
continued
paying
off
the
current
bond
at
the
rate
right?
What's.
AP
AP
So
good
evening,
mayor
members
of
the
city
council,
the
councilman
kelly
right-
that
is,
the
savings
and
again
these
are
based
on
the
preliminary
numbers
and
continues
to
fluctuate
depending
on
the
market,
which
we
don't
control.
AP
The
other
thing
is
about
the
council
member
read
suggestion
about
separating
two
things:
the
new
money
and
the
refunding,
and
that
might
be
hard-
and
I
would
have
kind
of
I
have
the
bond
counsel,
sharon
levy
from
chapman
and
cutler
and
even
mrs
mckenzie
from
our
financial
advisor,
and
they
would
definitely
talk,
but
I
think
yeah
I
mean
we
try
to
do
both
the
things
at
the
same
time,
to
generate
more
savings
and
to
expedite
the
process
and
keep
it
on
the
kind
of
what
I
call
our
clock.
AP
So
all
the
parties
involved
here
they
can
devote
their
time
and
we
can
kind
of
efficiently
finish
the
process.
So
I
have
sharon
levy.
If
you
kind
of
a
mayor's
okay,
I
mean
I
would
ask
her
to
kind
of
if
she
has
any
kind
of
opinion
about
separating
two
things.
A
AM
I
just
want
to
say
I
understand
the
I
understand
that
it's
important
to
keep
them
together
in
terms
of
fees
and
everything
else
that
we
don't
necessarily
want
to
separate
them,
but
I
also
think
we're
not
running
a
risk
with
rates
at
this
point
with
the
new
unfortunate
strain
of
the
virus.
I
don't
think
we're
going
to.
I
think
it's
not
like
this
is
a
panic
mode
where
we
have
to
refinance
like
this
week.
A
Okay,
in
that
case,
councilmember
newsman.
AL
It
would
be
great
if
we
could
do
that
with
this
year's
bond
issue
or
if
we
would
have
been
able
to
do
that
to
do
that
with
this
year's
bond
issue.
I
guess,
but
my
my
question
to
staff
is:
do
we
have
enough
time
to
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
and
fine-tooth
comb
this
at
a
committee
and
still
meet
the
the
timeline
that
we
need
to
meet.
E
We
do
not
have
that
kind
of
time.
We've
already
pushed
back
the
timeline
two
weeks,
because
this
was
on
the
agenda
the
first
meeting
in
july.
We
we
set
up
these
timelines
in
such
a
way
that
we're
coordinating
with
both
our
financial
advisor
and
our
bond
council
and
the
necessity
of
continuing
to
pay
the
bills
for
the
projects
that
were
already
approved
in
last
year's
budget.
E
So,
as
lara
biggs
mentioned,
the
the
council
passed
a
resolution
in
february,
binding
us
to
utilize
bond
proceeds
to
fund
the
projects
identified
and
those
projects
started
on
the
premise
that
that
resolution
was
passed
and
that
the
budget
was
passed
to
fund
those
specific
projects.
So
we
draw
down
the
capital
improvement
fund
to
a
a
sort
of
bare
minimum
level
before
we
borrow
so
that
we
can
achieve
savings
by
not
paying
interest
on
bonds
until
the
very
last
minute.
So
we've
got
a
little
bit
of
time
like
we.
E
This
was
held,
obviously,
and
so
now
we're
talking
about
it
tonight
and
we'll
you
know
potentially
be
talking
about
it
again
in
two
weeks,
if
it's
past
tonight,
but
there
isn't,
you
know
months
that
this
could
go
to
the
committee,
that's
currently
being
created
for
further
vetting
before
you
know
the
the
clock
would
run
out
and
there
wouldn't
be
any
additional
monies
to
continue
to
pay
the
bills
on
the
projects
that
are
currently
in
process
and
lara
or
hatech
feel
free
to
weigh
in.
Additionally,
if
you
feel
I
didn't
cover
everything.
AS
So
I
would
just
state
that
the
plot
there's
approximately
20
contracts
that
have
been
awarded
that
utilize,
the
general
obligation
bonds
to
date
for
a
total
of
approximately
6
million
dollars,
and
those
include
everything
from
the
howard
stream
project.
That's
ongoing,
where
we
have
a
contract
with
the
federal
government
and
the
illinois
department
of
transportation
that
we've
committed
to
certain
monies
and
the
city
of
chicago
has
also
done
that
to
things
like
the
lovelace
pathway,
improvements
project,
which
has
been
delayed
for
a
couple
of
years.
AS
While
we
worked
to
secure
grant
funding
which
we
weren't
able
to,
but
that
we've
told
the
community
members
for
two
years
that
we're
going
to
do
the
work.
But
once
resolution
16-r-21
was
adopted
allowing
us
to
spend
against
bond
proceeds,
we
proceeded
to
with
this
year's
capital
improvement
program
as
it
was
approved
in.
AR
Yes,
well,
I
think
some
of
my
my
questions.
The
points
I
wanted
to
raise
have
been
raised
and-
and
the
key
issue
I
was
wanted
to
ask-
was
the
timeliness
issue
of
and
of
these
bonds
and
what
would
be
the
cost
to
the
city
if
we
waited
because
when
I
think
that
city
engineer
biggs
is
saying
that
when
we
shut
down
these
projects,
you
can't
just
turn
them
back
on
again
at
some
point
you
have
to
restage
and
the
cost
of
the
project
goes
up
enormously
each
time.
AR
So
I
I
don't
think
I
agree
with
alderman
councilmember
newsma,
that
for
next
year
the
finance
and
budget
committee
can
take
a
close
look
and
get
many
more
of
these
questions
answered
council
member
kelly.
I
know
you're
shaking
your
head
all
right.
AR
And
forth
here,
I'd
like
to
finish
speaking,
please
and-
and
I
do
agree
with
councilmember
braithwaite.
Many
of
these
projects
take
several
years.
Most
projects
take
at
least
two
or
three
years
a
park
will
take
four
years.
A
large
park
will
take
four
years
and
part
of
that
is
design,
design
and
engineering.
AR
They
construction
is
actually
the
very
last
portion
of
a
lot
of
these
projects.
You
know
sometimes
more
time
is
spent
on
the
design
and
engineering
and
making
sure
that
the
specifications
are
correct
and
before
the
construction
moves
forward,
and
it's
frustrating
to
people
to
have
to
wait,
but
that's
the
timeline
of
a
lot
of
our
most
all
of
our
projects,
and
so
within
doing
that
you
have
to
pay
for
design
and
engineering.
AR
I
do
agree
that
we
should
not
be
paying
staff
on
this,
but
for
most
of
our
projects
we
contract
for
the
design
and
engineering.
Our
staff
is
not
large
enough
to
do
that,
so
that
design
and
engineering
is
part
of
any
capital
improvement
project
that
we
have
ever
had.
So
that's
appropriate
that
that's
there,
because
we
that's
all
part
of
paving
a
road
paving
the
road
includes
design,
and
so
that's
that's
that's
what
we
have
that's
part
of
capital
improvement
and
I
I
feel
really
strongly
that
we
should
not
delay
this
any
further.
AR
A
AR
I'll
say
one
more
thing
that
mr
mayor,
this
is
for
introduction
tonight.
I
don't
think
it
should
be
referred.
We
don't
even
have
a
finance
and
budget
committee
staffed,
yet
we
don't
know
which
members
of
the
council
are
going
to
be
on
it.
Yet
it's
all!
It's
we're.
Almost
in
august,
it's
very
difficult
to
hold
meetings
in
august.
AI
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
so
it
sounds
like
everybody
said
things
that
are
true,
so
I
guess
this
is
more
of
a
question
or
half
a
referral
going
forward,
but
would
it
be
anticipated
that
finance
and
budget
would
be
the
committee
that
would
handle
authorization
of
general
obligation
bonds
going
forward
rather
than
administration
and
public
works?
AI
I
do
hear
the
point
about
that.
We're
asking
this
to
be
looked
at
by
a
committee
that
doesn't
exist
yet
which
is
problematic,
but
that
is
that
something
that
the
rules
committee
should
discuss.
F
So,
under
the
most
recent
rules
passed
by
the
city
council,
the
last
city
council
meeting
that
adapt
adopted
the
financing
budget
committee,
one
of
the
places
of
jurisdiction
was
in
fact
capital
projects
and
funding
for
those
projects.
AO
Four
minutes,
so
I
I'll
just
say
that
the
idea
that
we,
that
staff
or
we
the
city,
committed
money
or
started
projects
without
having
the
funding
in
line,
I
think,
isn't
the
best
practice
and
I
hope,
moving
forward,
that
we
don't
start
projects
and
commit
the
city
to
expenditures
before
it's
been
approved
by
the
city
council.
AO
I
will
also
say
that
you
know
some
of
my
colleagues
mentioned
that
you
know
these
projects
are
years
old.
If
there's
anyone
who
has
had
a
ward
meeting
or
if
there's
about
the
animal
shelter,
I
think
that's
fairly
new
and
that's
a
fairly
large
expenditure,
and
that's
not
from
my
understanding.
That
is
not
something
that
has
been
discussed,
that
any
award
meeting
or
really
any
too
many
public
meetings,
and
so.
AO
AO
Okay,
so
we
did
adopt
it,
so
it
exists
great,
so
the
committee
does
exist,
and
so
it's
an
official
committee,
I
think,
while
we
haven't
appointed
all
of
the
really
any
of
the
committee
members,
yet
it
will
happen
soon
and
I
think
we
can.
We
can
refer
to
that
committee
and
get
it
off
the
ground.
So
I
will
end
my
comments.
There.
A
Seeing
no
further
discussion
and
just
for
clarity
about
the
committee,
the
committee
exists.
It
has
zero
members
at
this
time.
An
email
was
sent
tonight
today
indicating
who,
which
appointees
will
be
confirmed
from
among
the
council
in
two
weeks,
but
that
doesn't
include
the
appointees
who
are
community
members.
It's
kind
of
a
big
part
of
the
point
of
the
committee
who
wouldn't
be
able
to
be
confirmed
under
our
rules
until
the
following
meeting,
which
is
in
september.
A
AO
Could
suspend
the
rules
understanding
this
special
circumstance
that
we
want
to,
but.
A
Just
that's
a
look
I
I
don't.
I
have
not
I've
communicated
with
councilmember
kelly
about
this
today.
I'm
not
aware
of
how
many
applicants
we
have
yet
so
that's
a
conversation
I'll
be
having
with
staff
tomorrow
morning.
I
can't
promise
you
that
we're
even
going
to
have
the
right
number
of
applicants
in
time
to
suspend
the
rules
and
confirm
them
two
weeks
from
today.
I
do
not
know
that
so
on
the
motion
to
refer
this
item
to
the
finance
and
budget
committee.
Will
the
clerk
please
call
the
roll.
S
C
A
On
a
vote
of
four
in
favor
and
five
against
the
motion
to
refer
fails,
mr
cummings,
am
I
correct
that
the
underlying
motion
is
now
in
order,
so
seeing
no
further
discussion?
Would
the
clerk
call
the
role
on
council
member
braithwaite's
motion
of
a12.
AO
B
A
AK
E
AK
A
Second,
council
member
braithwaite
moves
item
a14
councilmember
fleming
seconds.
Before
we
begin.
Let
me
ask
staff.
Does
this
require
an
amendment
given
that
july
19th
is
now
in
the
past.
J
Hello
good
evening,
members
of
the
city
council,
yes,
we
would
require
an
amendment
and
we.
AI
Would
endorse
august
1st,
through
october
31st
2021.
A
We'll
stay
out
of
these
for
a
moment,
while
council
member
suffered
an
email
amendment-
oh
and
I
just
sorry,
councilman
read
I'm
behind
on
my
email,
but
I
think
the
thing
that
you
emailed
me
about
was
useful.
AF
A
Writing-
that's
fair.
I
just
I.
I
felt
that
way
at
the
moment
with
the
leaf
blowers.
I
remember
and
then
the
next
morning
there
was
a
lot
of
confusion.
I
I
just
I
I
felt
that
one
so
council
member
suffered
and
moves
to
amend,
item
a14
to
begin
the
pilot
on
august
1st
rather
than
july.
19Th.
Is
there
a
second.
A
Reads
seconds:
seeing
no
discussion
with
a
clerk
called
the
role
on
the
amendment.
Please.
B
Council,
member
reed
aye
council
member
fleming,
aye
council
member
kelly
council
member
braithwaite,
aye
councilmember,
when
no
councilmember
newsma.
C
A
M
B
C
A
A
AL
AL
AL
I'll
at
this
point,
stop
short
of
making
that
a
referral
open
to
hearing
what
other
council
members
have
to
say.
AQ
Well,
I
appreciate
your
suggestion,
council
member
nusma-
I
I
was
intrigued
in
this
in
the
staff
memo
that
it
talked
not
only
about
the
possibility
of
the
food
food
carts
this
summer,
but
also
made
mention
of
going
back
to
issuing
rfps
for
concessionaires
for
the
lagoon
building
and
the
clark
street
beach
office
building.
So
it
really
is
becoming
a
much
bigger
conversation,
and
I
I
think
first,
you
know
asking
the
parks
and
rec
board
to
have
a
more
comprehensive
look
at
this
issue.
AQ
A
Council,
member
reid.
AO
Hey
so
so
I'll
say,
this
was
introduced
quite
a
while
ago.
It's
it's!
This
is
now
this
item's
third
time
appearing
at
council.
It
went
to
human
services
committee,
it's
gone
through
the
process
that
the
current
public
process
that
we
have
and
it
hasn't
there
was
no
special
order
of
business.
It
went
through
every
single
step
that
we
currently
have
in
place
and
has
been
actually
held
again.
This
is
the
third
time
this
has
come
before
council.
AO
I
think
at
some
point
we
have
to
this.
At
the
last
meeting
we
got
inundated
with
emails.
That
said,
oh,
please
do
not
put
food
trucks
on
the
lakefront,
because
the
food
trucks
will
bring
pollution
and
noise
and
and
trash
and
all
of
these
things,
and
so
in
an
effort
to
you
know
it
bid.
My
progressive
heart
beat-
and
I
thought
all
right-
let's,
let's
see
if
we
can
hold
off
on
that
larger
change,
the
food
trucks
and
the
generators
and
all
that
stuff,
and
we
can
go
through
that
longer
process.
AO
Z
AO
Is
a
very
low
barrier
for
entry
as
far
as
opening
and
operating
a
business,
these
are
people
who
will
have
human-powered
push
carts,
and
you
know
we've
seen
what
I've
seen
from
folks
in
our
community.
Although
councilmember
kelly,
I
had
a
flyer
going
around
in
her
ward
over
the
weekend.
That
said
that
we
don't
want
to
turn
and
excuse
my
language.
We
have
kids,
it's
not
that
bad
of
a
word.
AO
We
don't
want
to
turn
our
lake
front
into
taco
bell
hell
and
to
me
when
I
think
about
someone
saying
we
don't
want
to
turn
our
lake
front
into
taco
bell
hull
when
I
think
about
the
folks
who
are
operating
push
carts
here
locally
within
the
chicagoland
area.
I
typically
think
of
folks
who
are
latino
right.
That's
who
typically
operates
these
pushcarts
and
so
to
me.
AO
That
indicates
where
some
of
this
may
be
coming
from
this
this
this
exclusivity
and
wanting
to
keep
things
the
same
and
exclude
folks
from
the
process,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
we
should
move
forward
with
this.
This
is
not
a
permanent
change.
I
did
not
propose,
nor
did
any
council
member
propose
for
action,
anything
other
than
the
food
trucks
and
the
push
carts.
AO
Human
powered
push
carts
at
our
lakefront
and
I
think
we
should
be
able
to
move
forward
with
this
and
test
it
and
to
see
you
know
what
some
of
the
concerns
are,
so
we
can
be
able
to
next
year
not
work
in
purely
hypothetical
terms,
but
in
in
real
terms,
and
so
I'm
hoping
that
alderman
newsman
doesn't
actually
make
that
motion
and
move
it
forward,
and
I
hope
enough
of
my
colleagues
do
not
support
holding
this.
AO
I
think
we
should
move
forward
with
it
and
and
be
and
have
the
opportunity
over
the
next
few
years
and
over
the
next
year
to
make
amendments
to
make
this
better
push.
Carts
is
not
is
not
it's
not
going
to
be
an
end
of
the
world
thing
so
hope
we
can
afford
them.
AO
I
also
want
to
ensure
I
spoke
to
director
ogbo
about
this,
and
he
agreed
that
it
was
a
possibility
that
hopefully,
when
we
passed
this
tonight,
one
of
the
things
that
folks
in
my
community
asked
for
the
eighth
ward,
the
lakefront
doesn't
belong
to
any
particular
ward,
belongs
to
the
entire
city,
and
folks
in
my
community
are
extremely
excited
about
this.
AO
The
prospect
of
this
one
thing
I'd
like
to
see
and
that
I've
gotten
feedback
from
is
that
as
we're
promoting
this,
because
we
understand
the
culture
here
locally
and
what
communities
tend
to
you
know
operate
the
push
carts
more.
So
I
think
we
want
to.
I
want
to
ensure
that
we
translate
all
of
the
documents
you
know
the
license
and
as
we
advertise
this
and
put
it
on
the
city
website,
translate
it
to
spanish
as
well.
AO
So
it's
available
to
the
entire
community,
and
I
want
to
ensure
in
the
memo
I
do
see
that
there
is
it's
not
in
the
ordinance,
but
I
do
see.
Staff
is
proposing
that
the
license
for
the
push
carts
would
be
500.
AO
That
was
not
the
license
fee
previously.
The
license
fee
previously
is
much
lower
than
that,
and
so
I
would
love
to
see
that
dollar
amount,
at
least
for
the
first
few
years,
and
you
know
for
those
of
us
who
are
kind
of
familiar
with
with
we.
We
want
to
know
what
we
have
first
before
we
start
charging
a
lot
of
money
for
it.
Council.
A
AO
All
right,
so
I
I
will
wrap
up
there,
but.
A
AR
AR
Thank
you
I
I
I
do
want
to
address
this
issue.
Councilmember
newsma.
I
very
much
appreciate
your
emotion
or
your
suggestion
of
emotion,
and
I
would
also
support
it.
I
because
I
do
think
one
of
the
critical
issues
that
is
in
the
staff
memo
is
a
very
clear.
AR
Very
it's
very
clear
that
the
staff
is
concerned
about
the
ability
to
properly
make
sure
that
we
have
the
right
licensed
food
carts
on
our
lakefront
and
they
need
more
time
to
figure
this
out
and
they
need
more
time
to
figure
out
what
it
is
that
we're
going
to
sell
in
those
food
carts
and
and
they
need
they
don't
have
enough
staff
to
do
this
right
now.
So
I
do
appreciate
the
extra
time
where
we
can
actually
have
this
study.
AR
This
has
been
at
a
number
of
meetings
and
and
what
I've
heard
over
and
over
again
is
opposition
to
this.
So
I
do
think
that,
like
we
did
with
the
lakefront
master
plan,
we
need
to
have
a
more
thorough
discussion
about
making
a
change
on
the
leg
front
and
council
member
reed.
AR
I
appreciate
that
you
reduced
it
to
food
carts,
but
I
still
think
we
need
to
have
a
better
discussion
on
how
this
will
work,
because
the
staff's
memo
is
pretty
clear
that
they
don't
have
the
staff
to
handle
this
right
now,
and
I
think
we
should
have
this
go
to
parks
and
rec,
where
they
are
very
familiar
with.
All
of
the
parks-
and
they
can
have
more
of
an
informal
discussion
with
the
public,
so
council,
member
newsman,
if
you
make
that
motion
you'll,
have
several
seconders.
Thank
you.
A
A
AL
A
AO
F
A
B
AH
AM
M
A
On
a
vote
of
six
to
three
item
h1
passes,
this
brings
us
to
item
r2
councilmember
wynn.
Would
you
like
to
make
a
motion
regarding
item
r2.
AR
The
this
is
adoption
resolution,
74
r21,
adopting
rules
and
organization
of
the
city
council
is
amended
july,
7th
2021.
The
rules
committee
recommends
adoption
of
resolution
74
or
21
adopting
the
rules
and
organization
of
the
city
council
as
amended
july
7th
2021.
I
move
approval.
A
AO
I
just
want
to
get
clarity
as
we're
adopting
this
again,
so
it
seems
so
I'm
looking
at
9.7
and
says
the
sole
duty
of
this
committee
shall
be
to
consider
referrals
made
by
the
mayor,
a
council,
member
or
the
city
manager,
as
I've
watched
the
last
few
referrals
committee
as
I've
watched
the
last
few
referrals
committee
meetings,
there
hasn't
been
a
discussion
about
referrals
made
by
the
city
manager
and
so
and
and
then
by
the
city
manager.
AO
We
meet
in
city
staff,
and
so
I
would
really
like
the
committee
to
ensure
that
they're,
following
the
guidance
that
we
gave
them
and
include
referrals
from
the
city
manager
and
by
extension,
city
staff.
One
thing
I'd
like
clarity
on
is
it
says:
city,
the
mayor,
the
city
council
or
the
city
manager.
So
if,
if
a
citizen
committee
so
let's
say
the
environment
board
that
alderman
nussma
used
to
serve
on
which
I
think
is
completely
staffed
by
or
completely
filled
by
residents,
if
those.
AF
AO
A
I
think
I
I
think
the
idea
would
be
that
the
referrals
committee
would
sometimes
refer
items
to
boards
committees
and
commissions
that
are
populated
entirely
by
by
residents
and,
as
you
put
in
your
initial
point,
which
is,
I
think,
very
well
taken
and
totally
totally
fair-
that
staff
recommendations
wouldn't
just
go
straight
to,
for
instance,
the
environment
court
that
before
they'd
go
to
the
referrals
committee,
which
which
might
might
send
them
in
some
instances
of
my
environment,
for
you
make
a
fair
point
that
the
chair
of
the
environment
board
can
put
a
sort
of
circumvent
this
whole
process
by
putting
something
on
the
agenda
and
then
at
the
environment.
A
If
we
feel
like
that's
a
problem
that
somehow
you
know,
people
are
cutting
in
line
ahead
of
the
elected
officials
by
utilizing
boards
committees
and
commissions
and
their
their
sort
of
introductive
in
power,
I
think
it's
a
perfectly
appropriate
thing
to
to
kind
of
add
to
to
clarify,
for
instance,
97
or
another
item,
but
that
doesn't
strike
me
as
an
actual
real-life
problem.
At
this
time.
O
AO
I
as
or
any
of
us
as
elected
officers
of
the
city,
cannot
make
a
referral
without
it
going
to
the
referrals
committee
and
it
gets
slowed
down
and
scored
and
there's
this
whole
process.
But
you
know
a
a
wonderful
citizen
who
has
volunteered
their
time.
You
know
without
pay
similar
to
us
could
just
make
a
referral
and
it
would
go
straight
to
committee,
and
so
I
think
you
know
one.
AO
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're,
including
the
city
manager,
referrals
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
as
it
is
written,
because
it's
very
clear
that
city
staff
referrals
should
go
through
this
process
and
they're.
Not
there
isn't
even
a
spreadsheet
of
those
referrals.
AO
S
AJ
Right
so
to
the
referrals
committee,
so
no
citizen
is
making
a
referral
directly
to
council.
So
all
all
our
boards
and
commissions
have
a
city
staff
liaison,
at
least
they.
You
know,
there's
a
staff
there's
when
I
was
a
mental
health
board.
We
had
a
staff,
so
while
the
staff
would
then
be
the
one
who,
on
behalf
of
that
committee,
makes
that
referral
and
so
to
your
point,
the
staff.
So
as
we
are
you
and
I,
the
staff
and
that
staff
you
and
I
are
the
council
people
and
there
is
a
staff
for
equity
empowerment.
AJ
I
just
yesterday
put
in
the
referral
committee.
I
mean
the
referral
spreadsheet,
a
referral
for
about
equity
and
empowerment
that
they
had
a
request
for
so
I
did
that
on
their
behalf,
so
it
will
now
go
through
our
process
and
they
are
in
the
queue
at
the
bottom
of
the
line
with
whatever
else
came
in.
But
to
your
point
about
that,
so
the
staff
member
could
do
that
so
kimberly
in
this
case,
kevin
richardson
could
do
that.
That
would
go.
I
assume
the
way
that
the
referrals
go
there.
AJ
She
would
get
it
to
the
city
manager's
office
or
someone
and
you're
right.
We
are
supposed
to
be
getting
those
referrals
in
our
committee,
so
they
would
then
be
in
the
pot
of
referrals
we're
getting
from
the
city
manager's
office,
which
we
have
not
gotten
yet,
which
I
spoke
to
the
mayor
about
this
morning,
and
hopefully
we
should
be
getting
at
our
next
meeting,
which
is
august,
8th
or
5th,
or
whenever
it
is
so
you
are
correct.
AJ
So
that
is,
I
think,
a
little
bit
of
work
that
if
there
is
someone
who
kind
of
gets
through
the
cracks,
no
no
committee,
member
as
a
human
I
mean
excuse
me
as
a
citizen-
is
just
coming
straight
to
council
they're
still
going
either
through
a
staff
which
we
should
be
getting
as
a
referral
committee,
or
they
are
going
through
their
council
liaison,
which,
as
council
liaisons,
we
all
know
we
have
a
new
referral
process
that
we
should
be
using.
So
that
should
get
to
the
issue.
You're
speaking
of.
AO
So,
just
for
clarity,
what
we're
saying
is
that
that,
if
a
committee
member
makes
a
referral,
it
counts
as
a
staff
referral.
Is
that
the
under
is
that
how
this
works?
Because
if
you
know
I
just
had
a
first
meeting
at
the
equity
empowerment
commission,
and
I
noticed
there
and
fully
one
in
power
folks,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
it's
even
across
the
board.
There
are
items
that
were
on
their
agenda.
That
seemed
like
it
was
something
that
just
the
committee
chose
to.
AO
AO
Okay
and
then
last
question,
that's
separate
of
that
is,
for
example,
today
we
had
a
what
I
think
was
a
fruitful
discussion
about
sp1
discussion
of
the
arpa
funding
process,
and
I
just
wonder
again,
if
just
a
clean
line
item
that
was
new
business
should
exist.
That
would
allow
again
this
wasn't.
AO
That
would
allow
just
the
city
manager
to
put
something
on
the
agenda
without
having
to
go
through
the
mayor
without
having
to
get
five-day
notice.
Just
giving
new
business,
I
think,
makes
sense
if,
for
some
reason,
we
really
needed
to
hold
this
discussion
because
the
agenda
was
packed
and
whatever
the
case
may
be.
AO
We
couldn't
hold
the
discussion,
not
that
this
is
something
to
hold,
but
if
there
was
something
else
that
you
know
wasn't
as
time
sensitive
and
maybe
it
was
going
to
take
up
a
lot
of
time
or
something
that
council
would
like
to
see.
So
I
I
again
to
ensure
that
the
city
manager
has
the
ability
to
place
something
on
the
agenda
without
having
to
get
approval
from
anyone
and
allow
it
to
go
on
the
agenda
without
again
limiting
the
rights
of
members
to
hold
an
item.
I
think
we
should
add
the
new
business.
AO
I'm
not
going
to
make
the
motion
here
because
I
don't
know
if
there's
any
difference
of
opinion
from
where
we
were
a
few
weeks
ago,
but
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
as
something
that
we
really
need
to
think
about,
as
well
as
the
time
limit
thing
again
today,
we
saw
thank
you
mayor
bis,
for
keeping
track
of
time
that
folks
quite
regularly,
and
I
think
you're
about
to
call
time
on
me
we're
running
up
to
their
time
on
issues,
and
so
I
I
think,
having
a
clean,
10
minutes
where
folks
can
and.
AO
You
ask
their
questions
and
forget
responses
from
staff,
and
so
we're
not
stopping
the
time
while
staff
is
responding.
Just
you
get
10
minutes
to
ask
your
question
get
responses.
Everything
I
think,
would
actually
help
the
meetings
move
forward
faster
than
the
5-minute
period,
where
staff
can
speak
for
quite
a
long
time.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
see
no
further
discussion
with
the
clerk.
Please
call
the
roll
on
r2.
AO
AR
B
Councilmember
braithwaite.
B
M
A
AO
So
I
will
have
a
ward
meeting
on
this
thursday,
at
I
believe,
7
p.m.
Let
me
double
check
my
calendar,
so
I'm
inviting
8th
ward
residents
and
residents
from
across
the
city
to
join
us
and
talk
about
various
issues,
including
arpa
and
tiff,
and
all
of
the
big
issues
that
have
been
come
up
before
council
as
well
as
well
as
local
community
issues.
I
expect
to
have
a
a
newsletter
out.
AO
Hopefully
it's
by
the
end
of
the
day
tomorrow,
which
will
include
what
we'll
be
talking
about
at
the
award
meeting
as
well
as
a
link
to
it.
It's
going
to
be
virtual
again.
AO
So
I
invite
folks
to
that
and
hope
to
work
with
city
staff
to
make
sure
that
newsletter
gets
out
tomorrow.
I
do
want
to.
AO
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
I
just
want
to
add
my
voice.
AO
We
haven't
had
a
council
meeting
since
the
the
revelations
about
what's
going
on
with
the
lakefront,
and
I
personally
well
not
I,
as
a
council
member
of
the
city
of
evanston,
want
to
say
I
am
sorry
to
particularly
the
young
ladies
at
our
lakefront,
sorry
to
the
entire
city,
sorry
to
sorry
that
we
dropped
the
ball
on
this
and
that
we
did
not
rectify
this
sooner
and
I'm
committed
to
with,
along
with
my
colleagues
and
and
and
our
staff,
to
now,
try
our
best
to
rectify
that
situation.
AO
And-
and
we
will
do
better-
I
I
will
ensure
that,
while
I'm
here
that
you
know-
and
I'm
sure
many
of
my
colleagues
agree
with
this-
that
we
we
have
to
and
will
do
better.
So
thank
you.
AB
AM
So
I
did
ask
a
lot
of
questions
at
the
last
meeting
about
this
bond
that
have
not
been
answered.
I
will
write
those
up
all
those
questions
again
and
I
hope
that
we
have
answers.
AM
AK
Just
a
quick
comment:
follow-up
from
councilman
reid.
I
I
also
had
a
number
of
conversations
with
responding
to
emails,
particularly
with
folks
in
my
ward,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
them
very
much
for
sharing
their
insight
and
expertise.
I'm
also
looking
forward
to
the
investigation,
there's
still
so
much
work.
That
needs
to
be
done
on
this
topic
and
as
I've
explained
in
my
conversations,
you
know
before.
AK
Wanting
more
information
but
but
more
importantly,
a
lot
of
the
conversations
are
around
focusing
on
what
do
we
do
next,
and
so
I'm
committed
to
working
with
the
individuals
that
I've
had
those
conversations
to
come
up
with
those
next
steps
in
a
very
meaningful
way.
To
make
sure
that
this
doesn't
happen.
AK
AR
AO
AR
AR
A
Hold
on,
let's
sense,
your
outrage.
Apologies,
let's
not
talk
over
each
other
councilman.
Your
name
was
mentioned.
You
can
absolutely
respond
when
councilmember
went
is
finished,
which
I
believe
she
has.
So
if
we
could
all
keep
our
comments.
A
AO
I
I
would
like
the
the
investigation.
There
is
a
very
serious
allegation
that
was
just
very
clearly
lodged
against
me.
I
was
literally
the
only
person
here
who
apologized
and
that's
a
damn,
shame
that
you
didn't
apologize
for
what
happened
to
those
young
women,
whoever
I'm
speaking
to,
and
I
want
to
ensure
I
I
would
like
to.
AL
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
to
the
four
courageous
young
women
who
have
stepped
forward
to
bring
these
allegations
to
light
and
force
us
as
a
city
council,
as
a
city
government
to
hold
us
accountable,
and
I
am
committed
to
doing
that.
I'm
committed
to
doing
a
full
investigation
and
and
holding
ourselves
accountable,
because
we
cannot
allow
a
culture
of
sexism,
sexual
misconduct
and
inappropriate
behavior
to
flourish
anywhere
in
the
city
at
the
beach
or
otherwise.
AL
AL
This
meeting
is
geared
towards
neighbors
in
the
vicinity
of
maine
and
maple,
including
residents
of
albany
care.
We're
going
to
be
talking
about
quality
of
life
issues,
public
safety
issues.
We
do
have
staff
from
albany
care
that
will
be
in
attendance
at
that
meeting,
along
with
other
staff
members
and
community
members.
AL
Last
but
not
least,
main
street
is
open
for
business.
It's
tough!
It's
really
tough!
For
these
businesses
to
have
to
endure
the
chaos
of
a
water
main
construction,
especially
coming
on
the
heels
of
of
covid.
So
please,
please,
please,
go
to
main
street.
AQ
A
Thank
you,
I,
I
feel
compelled
to
say
I'm
a
little
bit
troubled
by
what
occurred
a
few
minutes
ago.
I
think
the
issue
that
prompted
that
back
and
forth
should
remind
us
about
what's
at
stake
when
we
seek
to
do
our
duty
of
governing
this
city
properly,
we're
not
all
going
to
agree,
but
we
have
to
work
together
for
the
next
four
years,
all
11
of
us.
A
If
we
want
to
get
that
right,
which
is
the
duty
that
we
owe
to
the
young
people
who
deserve
to
have
a
safe
work
environment
and
to
everybody
else
who
deserves
to
have
a
government
that
serves
them
properly,
and
I
would-
and
I
will
work
hard
on
this
in
my
own
conduct.
But
I
ask
everybody
here
to
avoid
making
our
commentary
regardless
about
regardless
of
how
serious
our
disagreements
may
be
personal,
because
we
can
work
together
with
extremely
serious
disagreements
about
policy
and
approach
and
style
and
process.
A
We
cannot
work
together
effectively
if
our
disagreements
become
personal.
So
I
ask
all
of
us
to
look
inside
ourselves
and
figure
out
how
we
can
conduct
ourselves
in
such
a
way
as
to
avoid
those
personal
disputes
that
will
make
the
other
critical
work
upon,
which
our
residents
absolutely
depend
impossible.
With
that,
I
would
entertain
emotion.
AL
Move
towards
your,
I
will
yeah
be
careful
with
that.
One
move
to
adjourn
to
executive
session
recess.
A
AL
It
here
we
go
pursuant
to
five
illinois
compiled
statutes.
120
2a.
I
move
that
the
city
council
convene
into
executive
session
to
discuss
agenda
items
regarding
personnel,
real
estate
and
litigation.
These
agenda
items
are
permitted
subjects
to
be
considered
in
executive
session
and
are
enumerated
exceptions
under
the
open
meetings
act.
These
exceptions
are
5,
ilcs,
120,
2a,
c1,
c5,
c6
and
c11,
and
are
set
forth
as
follows.