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So
we
we
expect
they're
going
to
be
reporting
back
to
us
at
our
October
meeting,
but
staff
is
going
to
give
us
an
update
on
on
their
progress
thus
far
and
then
also
the
the
various
provisions
of
the
revisions
to
the
landlord
tenant
ordinance
that
the
committee
has
already
is
recommending
those
are
being
reviewed
by
the
law
department
and
so
we're
waiting
for
their
review
before
it
comes
back
to
this
committee.
So
October
will
be
a
big
meeting
when
we
get
back
to
the
landlord
tenant
issues.
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E
Good
evening
good
evening,
so
also
the
the
task
force.
I,
don't
know
if
this
is
this
is
part
of
the
landlord
tenants
ordinance,
but
there
was
medication.
The
mitigation
fund,
so
I
had
talked
to
Alderman
Reed
and
Miss
Williams
after
the
meeting
and
I
think
I
believe
strongly
that
in
the
landlord
tenants,
ordinance
should
be
for
a
requirement
for
tenants
to
have
renters
insurance.
E
E
The
City
of
Evanston
would
have
to
sign
paperwork
with
the
landlord
to
Grant
this
money
so
say
the
tenant
comes
in
Damages,
your
apartment,
past,
the
security
deposit.
The
city
is
offering
a
mitigation
fund
of
up
to
twenty
five
hundred
dollars.
Well,
why
put
yourself
on
the
hook
for
tenants
damaging
a
landlord's
property?
E
What
you're
going
to
do,
if
you
have
this
kind
of
procedure,
you're
going
to
end
up
paying
out
a
lot
of
money?
You
don't
even
know
where
the
money's
coming
from,
because
there
was
discussed
at
the
meeting,
also
that
you
have
no
idea
where
the
money's
coming
from-
and
this
could
also
help
when,
let's
say,
there's
a
fire
at
my
building,
the
tenant
is
not
covered.
Their
things
are
not
covered
if
you
require
them
to
have
renters
insurance.
E
Currently,
the
city
helps
residents
that
are
in
fires
and
puts
them
up
in
a
hotel.
Perhaps
if
they
have
renters
insurance,
their
insurance
could
help
mitigate
some
of
those
damages.
So
it's
not
just
a
one-way
Street
here,
I
feel
like
everyone
should
have
renters
insurance.
It
would
save
a
lot
of
people
time
and
money,
and
it's
very
important
so
I
would
encourage
this
committee
to
find
very
strong
renters
insurance
and
include
that
in
the
landlord
attendance
ordinance.
Thank.
F
G
Hey
folks,
it's
been
a
little
while
I'll
be
really
really
brief.
I
sort
of
just
wanted
to
express
some
gratitudes
to
folks.
Today,
open
communities
was
sort
of
asked
to
give
our
expert
opinion
on
matters
relating
to
upgrading
the
rlto
almost
a
year
ago.
Now-
and
you
know,
we
didn't
quite
anticipate
the
things
that
have
unfolded
in
some
of
the
you
know
interesting
and
productive
conversations
that
have
come
out
of
this
process
but
I,
just
as
we
near
I
think
decision
making
time
in
October
and
beyond.
G
For
some
of
these
matters,
I
just
sort
of
want
to
remind
the
the
Council
of
the
urgency
and
importance
of
tenants
rights
in
Evanston
I
want
to
thank
a
lot
of
the
landlords
that
have
Stephanie
and
and
Adam
Vaughn
Richard
Koenig,
who,
by
all
accounts
and
measures
his
landlord.
But
although
one
connect
deeply
connected
to
open
communities
who
stand,
you
know
either
on
opposite
sides
of
the
issue
or
close
to
opposite
sides
of
the
issue,
but
nonetheless
have
engaged
in
really
good
productive
conversations
around.
G
You
know
making
sure
that
we
construct
a
law
that
avoids
unintended
consequences
that,
as
councilmember
Byrne
said
early
on
is
aimed
towards
not
just
what's
fair
and
balanced
in
terms
of
carrying
out
both
sides,
which
is
important
in
process.
But
what
is
just
in
the
end
result
so
I
just
wanted
to
yeah.
Thank
the
committee
for
that
and
and
express
that
open
communities
continues
to
be
open
to
having
conversations
with
landlords
across
the
city
to
discuss
just
cause
and
other
matters,
and
especially
to
just
cause
task
force.
I
know
that
work
is
difficult.
G
C
A
H
C
C
D
A
A
C
C
D
D
We
looked
at
what
we
have
slated
for
the
next
six
months,
including
the
projects
that
you're
currently
working
on
that
will
likely
or
potentially
continue,
as
well
as
the
required
items
that
need
to
come
before
the
committee
based
on
HUD
rules
in
other
projects
that
have
started.
That
will
come
to
you
so
through
the
next
six
months
on
your
plate.
D
The
review
will
be
the
continuation
of
the
rlto,
the
just
cause:
eviction
One-Stop
shop,
updates,
the
action
plan
for
2024,
renewal
of
tenant
landlord
services
for
24,
the
iho
waitlist
management
agreements,
renewal,
the
action
plan,
discussion,
cdbg
application,
the
action
plan,
allocation
and
approvals
home,
ARP
application
for
funding,
non-profit
facilities,
application
presentation
and
decisions.
The
review
and
approval
of
the
evaluation
report
for
2023
and
picking
up
the
work
that
we
left
off
a
little
while
back,
but
the
iho.
D
If,
judging
from
that
very
long
list
of
projects,
while
we
don't
have
a
clear
agenda
yet
as
to
what
the
December
5th
meeting
will
be,
we
feel
that
it
would
be
very
helpful
to
help
you
keep
moving
forward
and
make
sure
that
we're
not
stopped
in
our
tracks
by
the
meetings
in
November
and
December
that
are
going
to
require
a
lot
of
Hud
items
and
those
are
meanings.
We
cannot
change.
We
have
the
nights
to
meet
same
for
q1.
We
have
items
that
we
will
have
to
review
and
that
we
cannot
move.
B
I
I
So
I
think
it
would
be
prudent
for
us
to
anticipate
more
than
one
meeting
on
that
topic
in
addition
to
the
just
cause
recommendations
coming
out
of
the
task
force,
so
that
is
kind
of
the
thought
process
behind
adding
the
additional
meeting
to
provide
the
space
for
the
committee
to
really
thoroughly
discuss
and
consider
those
proposed
amendments.
That's
what
I
said.
C
D
The
standard
report
has
been
included
in
your
packet
and
it's
showing
that
there
was
264
cases
for
the
first
half
of
the
Year.
This
is
through
July
we've
seen
essentially
the
typical
pattern
that
we've
seen
in
previous
year,
actually
numbers
of
calls
that
have
diminished
a
tiny
bit
not
enough
to
make
it
a
real
Trend,
but
it
has
dropped
down
a
tiny
bit.
D
D
They
can
text
Evanston
to
205-736-0293
that
information
is
on
the
city
website.
We
did
the
stuff
launch
and
now
we're
going
to
do
some
Outreach
through
the
newsletter
and
social
media
to
make
sure
that
residents
are
aware
of
that.
We
do
do
our
reach
on
a
regular
basis,
generally
quarterly
with
the
e-news
just
to
make
sure
that
people
are
reminded
that
service
exists
yeah.
So
essentially,
it's
currently
on
the
website.
D
D
What
we
heard
is
originally
the
service
was
a
hotline
that
was
getting
voicemails
or
picking
up
depending
on
the
hours
and
then
would
response
respawn
and
call
back
people
that
called
now.
Some
people
have
off
schedules
or
are
not
able
to
go
during
business
hours.
So
we
implemented
the
text
feature,
so
they
could
initiate
contact
during
off
hours
and,
if
need
be,
would
be
able
to
continue
that
conversation
through
text
or
email
to
be
able
to
get
served
without
having
to
be
uniform
Monday
through
Friday
from
one
to
five.
D
D
K
But
I
have
three
or
four
I'll
leave
here
and
please
feel
free
to
take
one
or
write
down
information.
If
you
have
questions
about
or
you
have
a
constituent
that
comes
to
you,
I'm
very
accessible
and
if
I
can't
help
you
right
away,
I'll
be
able
to
connect
you
with
someone
who
can
so
I
think
it'll
be
good
to
just
have
a
direct
contact
with
MTO.
You
could
reach
out
to
Anytime,
and
that
should
be
me
so
I'll
leave
those
right
here.
Thank
you
great.
A
D
Not
necessary
an
emphasis,
it's
just
that
sometimes
the
tenants
in
Northwestern
are
just
students,
that's
their
first
time,
they're,
renting
and
they're,
not
always
aware
of
what
their
rights
are,
and
so
having
that
contact
and
being
able
to
make
sure
they're
aware
that
service
is
available
can
be
helpful
for
them.
Thank.
K
Sure
so
I
can
speak
to
a
lot
of
the
calls
like,
for
instance,
about
early
termination,
the
way
it
works.
A
lot
of
these
calls
come
through
to
mto's
hotline
and
some
of
the
tools
that
our
hotline
counselors
will
provide.
Beyond.
Just
the
basic
here
are
your
rights
here.
Are
your
responsibilities
of
the
parties?
We'll
also
provide
additional
assistance,
such
as
template
letters,
so
that
the
tenant
wants
to
exercise
one
of
their
rights
or
write.
K
So
we
do
a
lot
of
that
and
then
I
run
our
eviction
prevention
program.
So
when
tenants
can't
resolve
things
and
they
begin
to
escalate,
will
help
them
kind
of
mediate
with
the
landlord
and
tenant
will
kind
of
sit
folks
down
and
try
to
come
to
some
sort
of
agreement
that
allow
the
tenant
to
stay
and
allow
to
try
to
make
both
parties
as
whole
as
possible
without
ending
up
in
court
or
displacing
a
tenant.
K
Ultimately,
of
course,
we
can't
resolve
every
problem
and
we
don't
really
know
every
outcome,
because
a
lot
of
outcomes
take
a
long
time
to
resolve
and
we
don't
have
contact
again
with
tenants,
but
for
the
most
part,
we're
able
to
help
a
lot
of
tenants
just
with
the
initial
information
and
get
them
set
on
the
right
track
and
I
do
think.
One
thing
that
isn't
reflected
in
here
is
a
lot
of
callbacks.
K
We
get
so
I
think
these
are
all
initial
calls,
but
we
do
talk
to
a
lot
of
tenants
multiple
times,
sometimes
dozens
over
the
course
of
a
year,
because
they'll
call
back
and
say:
hey
I
sent
the
letter.
This
is
what
the
landlord
said.
What
should
I
do
so
I
think
one
one
of
the
best
things
we
can
provide
is
also
just
kind
of
real
world
advice
about
what
has
and
hasn't
worked
in
the
past
and
give
people
that
perspective.
I
know
Marion
mentioned
some
of
the
buildings.
Mto
has
been
organizing.
K
In
one
thing,
we
did
recently
in
a
building
was
bring
out
one
of
our
old
Partners
Taft
West
who's,
a
very
experienced
property
manager.
To
do
a
walk
around
with
the
tenants
and
the
landlord,
and
really
he
did
a
great
job
of
Bridging,
the
Gap
bringing
folks
together
and
allowing
them
to
come
to
an
agreement
about
what
repairs
will
be
made.
How
and
when
and
really
everyone
walked
away
happy.
A
I
just
want
to
comment
that
MTO
has
been
a
really
valuable
resource
for
some
of
my
constituents.
I've
had
people
come
and
contact
me
not
really
knowing
also
like
they
were.
You
know
younger.
You
know,
students
that
are
you
know.
First
apartment
didn't
really
know
what
their
rights
were.
So
some
of
the
pest
calls
I
think
are
you
know
directed
you
know
from
people
who
contacted
me
and
you
know
just
having
a
resource
that
knows
the
you
know
how
to
negotiate.
Those
situations
was
really
helpful.
L
I
was
just
wondering
if
you
could
explain
if
you
could
just
say
a
little
bit
more
about
the
lease
category,
because
some
of
the
other
categories,
kind
of
weed
into
it
as
well
and
I,
was
wondering
what
a
sort
of
a
typical.
If
there
is
a
typical
kind
of
request
that
you
tend
to
get
around
leases
or,
if
there's
sort
of
a
wide
range.
And
just
if
so,
we.
K
K
So
they
kind
of
have
to
make
the
choice
of
you
know:
can
they
negotiate
something
better
or
will
they
move
out?
And
then
you
know
a
significant
number
of
those
are
also
just
non-renewals
for
for
no
reason,
but
if
we
look
at
our
records
this
often
because
they've
requested
a
repair
or
had
some
other
issue
that
was
unresolved
and
then
when
the
lease
is
up,
it's
not
renewed,
and
so
you
know
that
to
us
looks
often
kind
of
retaliatory
and
we
try
to
help.
K
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K
J
J
J
D
So
that's
yeah,
that's
the
calculation
we
do
based
on
the
data
they
provide
for
the
cases.
So
that's
something
we
could
include
I
think
the
reasoning
not
to
include
in
there
was
just
to
make
sure
we
weren't
confusing
the
numbers,
but
we
could
add
that
as
far
as
the
outcomes,
that's
also
something
we
had
discussed
initially
when
we
designed
the
report
and
as
Phil
mentioned,
that
can
be
tough
because
they
very
often
get
an
initial
phone
call
doesn't
mean
they
get
a
follow-up
to
say,
hey!
Thank
you
yeah.
D
This
is
what
happened,
and
so
some
of
that
can
be
a
little
bit
challenging.
It
might
be
more
anecdotal,
but
we
could
potentially
add
something
around
a
narrative
or
something
like
that.
The
difference
with
Social
Service
committee
reports
that
you're
used
to
is
that
because
it's
Grant
Management,
there's
specific
reports
with
specific
outcomes,
because
those
case
managers
are
working
day
in
day
out
and
that's
the
report.
Yeah.
J
Yeah
and
that's
and
that's
that's,
why
I
kind
of
has
about
saying
I
I
wouldn't
want
them
to
report
out
the
exact
same
things
as
the
the
the
the
agencies
that
request
funds,
but
I
I
do
think
even
if
there's
a
way
to
code
it
around
which
you
just
mentioned.
Maybe
we
come
up
with
a
code
that
reflects
when
someone
enters.
You
know
someone
reaches
out,
but
then
we
kind
of
lose
track.
J
There
can
be
a
code
for
that
I
know
in
Social,
Services,
there's
another
code
that
talks
about
when
somebody
exits
from
the
program.
So
if
somebody
does
call
in
and
you're
able
to
help
them,
we
might
call
that
an
exit
similar
to
what
we
would
when
we're
reviewing
the
Social
Service
Agency.
So
it
may
take
a
few
meetings
to
come
up
with
a
perfect
fit
for
this
Arrangement,
but
I.
Think
more
information,
generally
speaking,
would
be
helpful
and.
D
J
And
the
text
feature
is
I'm
looking
forward
to
square
it
away.
I
think
that
just
enhances
is
is
Builds
on
the
text.
Feature
that
we
have
now
most
you
know
in
my
experience.
Mto
being
involved
could
be
difference
between
literally
like
all
our
war,
between
landlords
and
tenant
and
a
little
bit
of
break.
You
know
where
they
can
find
Common
Ground
again.
It
could
be
the
difference
between
a
landlord.
You
know
either
delaying
or
deciding
against
evicting
someone.
It
could
be
the
difference
from
attended.
J
You
know
withholding
rent
I
mean,
and
these
are
all
I'm,
drawing
from
real
experiences
that
I've
been
involved
in
so
I
I
I,
don't
want
to
waste
this
opportunity
to
say
I
think
MTL
is
doing
really
good
work
and
I'm
I
I
do
look
forward
to
anything
that
we
can
do
to
make
it
easier
for
people
to
just
get
those
quick
hit
questions
we
had
another
another
member
of
our
community
not
too
long
ago.
We're
a
landlord
gets
said
that
they
could
move
in.
J
J
You
know
that
getting
having
a
the
ability
to
get
those
type
of
questions
answered
quickly,
understanding
that
you
know
I
don't
know
if
there
are
always
lawyers
responding
to
those
questions
but
I'm
sure
there's,
you
know,
there's
there's
some
disclaimer
that
says
look
you
should
contact
a
lawyer
but
here's
some
advice
based
on
our
EXP
clearance,
so
that
was
doing
a
great
job.
Well,.
K
Thank
you
and
I
will
follow
up
with
our
hotline
coordinator
and
and
Marion,
because
I
know
we
do
collect
additional
data,
so
I
know
even
just
if
we
started
giving
over
and
you
can
look
and
decide
what
is
best
for
you,
guys
with
demographics
and
other
things.
That
I
think
may
be
very
helpful.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
I
do
I
do
have
a
couple
of
questions
and
I.
Also
like
council
member
Burns
mentioned
I,
see
the
the
service
that
MTO
provides
to
the
community
serving
as
a
buffer
between
landlords
and
tenants
and
I
think
that
that
is
very
commendable,
but
I
also
I'm
a
little
trouble
with
the
lack
of
clarity
of
your
numbers
here
when
you
said
that
lease
includes
repairs
or
maintenance
issues,
it
also
includes
early
termination
and
even
evictions.
H
H
So
is
there
anything
that
you
can
Implement
to
have,
since
you
already
have
the
information
about
that
person
that
reached
out
to
MTO
to
have
somebody
doing
the
follow-up
instead
of
waiting
a
passive
way
to
have
that
person
come
in
and
say,
hey
everything
worked
out
or
no.
This
guy
is
not
doing
what
he
was
supposed
to
do.
H
K
You
know
we
are
a
staff
of
10
and
we
we
have
run
a
lot
of
programs
serve
tens
of
thousands
of
tenants
a
year.
So
it
is
a
struggle
to
do
the
follow-up,
but
we
are
getting
a
few
Community
Navigators
through
a
program
grant
that
we
have,
which
I
think
will
be
able
to
use
some
of
that
time
of
theirs.
To
do
some
follow-up
I
also
think
what
we
could
do,
which
I
don't
think
can
Dawn
on
us
until
you've
brought
this
up
is
certainly
we
can
send
out
some
automated
surveys.
K
F
K
Yes,
I
know
we
certainly
can
show
which
landlords
and
how
many
calls
not
I
know
not.
Every
call
may
have
the
landlord's
information
in
it
sometime
for
various
reasons.
Tenants
may
not
want
to
give
it
or
don't
know
it
sometimes,
but
we
can
certainly
give
that
I,
don't
know
exactly
how
that
will
look,
but
we'll
have
addresses
and
landlords
attached.
So
we
could
report
that
and
it
would
show
how
many
calls
have
been
received
about
each
landlord.
I
B
Sorry
about
that
sorry
about
that,
it
might
be
helpful
to
see
the
number
of
units
that
are
served
right
if
I
understand
these
are
sort
of
sorted
by
issues
as
opposed.
So
you
might
have
something
that's
in
multiple
categories
right.
So
if
we're
able
to
say
oh,
this
represents
246
calls
represents
153
units
right
then
that
gives
us
some
sense
of
scope.
Absolutely
just.
K
B
D
D
It's
important
to
remember
that
in
a
current
iteration,
the
majority
of
the
units
are
usually
accessible
to
people
at
51
to
60
Ami
cpf
CPI
did
additional
Outreach
in
the
last
six
months,
so
it
was
interesting
to
see
that
we
had
a
larger
increase
on
the
51
to
60
percent
Emi
range.
We
also
saw
an
increase
on
the
higher
range
up
to
280
Emi.
D
Some
of
our
units
on
the
wait
list
are
older
units
that
were
approved
prior
to
the
current
iho
and
have
higher
income,
and
while
we
know,
there's
a
need
in
the
market,
those
kind
of
higher
income
are
not
always
the
ones
thinking
that
they
may
be
eligible
for
affordable
housing.
So
the
Outreach
for
those
units
is
not
always
as
easy,
so
it
was
nice
to
be
able
to
see
an
increase
there
so
that
there's
a
larger
pool
of
people
to
draw
from
when
units
do
become
available.
D
D
D
D
So,
when
you're,
looking
at
the
wait
list,
that's
important
to
look
at
that
on
this
snapshot.
You
have
unit
information
as
far
as
the
makeup
of
the
existing
units
that
are
either
occupied
and
being
re-certified
by
yearly
by
siba,
as
well
as
the
one
that
are
being
in
the
process
of
being
rented
up,
whether
they
became
vacant
or
their
new
units.
D
We
also
started
tracking
demographics
when
people
are
willing
to
share
that
information.
That's
why
the
numbers
don't
always
add
up
per
unit,
and
then
you
have
some
information
about
the
just
the
general
makeup
of
the
existing
buildings,
as
well
as,
what's
going
on
with
the
units
that
are
currently
being
in
the
process
of
being
rented
up.
H
D
Publicity
or
anything
like
that,
so
CPA
does
their
own
Outreach
and
I
would
like
to
note
that
Philip
from
MTO
nicely
volunteered
to
show
up
tonight,
but
was
not
invited,
and
so
there's
I
didn't
invite
anybody
from
CPA
they're
not
here,
because
they
decided
not
to
join.
That's
on
me.
We
don't
usually
invite
them
for
semi-annual
meeting
only
for
the
renewal
and
The
Yearling
meeting.
D
Usually
the
process
so
CPA
does
has
done
some
events
at
the
library
they
have
a
the
social
media
outreach
they
do
some
email
blasts.
The
city
helps
with
that
as
well.
By
doing
kind
of
a
quarterly
e-news
like
we
usually
try
to
ping
our
Communications
team
to
make
sure
that,
on
a
regular
basis,
the
program
is
mentioned.
H
You
know
it.
It
just
made
me
think
the
comment
I
I
made
to
Phil
from
MTO
that
there's
gonna
be
a
better
way
to
reach
out
to
to
our
community,
and
so
many
things
that
the
city
is
providing
for
for
its
residents.
I
happen
to
just
pay
my
will
tax
yesterday
and
what
a
great
opportunity
to
create
a
database
for
all
our
all
our
residents.
H
We
all
have
to
pay
some
sort
of
taxes
to
the
city
at
one
point
or
another,
so
I
think
that
Dad
will
create
a
better
way
to
reach
out
to
inform
the
community
and
try
to
do
it
in
a
in
a
diversified
way.
I'll
be
happy
to
translate
to
Spanish.
If
you
don't
have
one
but
I
mean
I
know
you
do
so
it's
just
that
it
seems
like
you
know.
The
number
of
units
is
very
limited
and
the
number
of
people
that
don't
renew
on
those
units
is
almost
non-existent.
H
Stay
there,
because
it's
it's
it's
it's
it's
very
helpful
to
their
families,
of
course,
so
I
I
think
that
more
than
anything,
our
efforts
should
be
geared
for
creating
more
affordable
housing
in
the
City
of
Evanston,
and
this
is
just
an
indication
that
we
need
it.
We
really
need
it
and
unfortunately
there
are
some
other
forces
that
might
prevent
more,
affordable
housing
to
come
into
the
city
because
of
what
we're
doing
in
other
in
other
areas.
So
that's
about
what
I
have
to
say
here
at
this
point.
Thank
you.
I.
H
D
D
J
J
D
J
And
I
only
say
that,
because
you
know,
836
is
a
big
number
and
you
know
we're
not
we're
not
producing
nearly
enough.
You
know
iho,
affordable
units,
I,
don't
think
the
the
marketplace
is
producing
nearly
enough.
You
know
on
church
and
Daryl
we're
fighting
a
lawsuit
right
now
from
one
of
the
neighbors.
So
it's
like
every
time
we
try
to
produce
affordable
units.
Somebody's
gonna
try
to
get
an
injunction
in
court.
The
iho
ordinance
isn't
producing
enough.
F
I
That's
all
for
that,
if
you'd
like
that
is
definitely
something
that
staff
is
looking
into
as
part
of
the
iho
update
is
looking
at
the
definition
of
cover
development.
Looking
at
the
percentage
of
the
minimum
that
would
be
accepted
for
projects
and
you
kind
of
hit
the
nail
on
the
head
when
you
said
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
balancing
to
not
stifle
you
know
development
in
general,
but
I
do
think
staff
see
some
opportunity
and
we're
hopeful
that
you
know.
A
I'll
just
add,
as
we're
looking
at
the
comprehensive
plan
going
forward,
parking
restrictions,
I
think
is
a
big
key
piece
of
this
reading,
a
or
listening
to
a
really
interesting
audiobook
talking
about
parking
and
I.
Think
it's
just
as
expensive
to
build
a
parking
spot
as
it
is.
You
know
to
do
a
floor
of
Housing
and
I.
Think
that's
something
that
is
really
hindering
us.
When
we
talk
about
building
units
and
bringing
people
to
town
and
I
hope,
that's
something
we
can
discuss
in
the
future.
B
Lauren
go
ahead:
yeah
I,
just
have
a
quick
question
and
I
may
be
asking
something:
I
should
already
know,
in
which
case
I
apologize,
but
given
that
we
have
a
pretty
long
wait
list
it
like
it
doesn't
make
sense
to
be
like
doing
much.
Outreach
I
mean
because
we
want
to
manage
people's
expectations.
It
just
feels
a
little
awkward
to
be
soliciting
interest
in
something
when
we
know
there's
nothing.
We
can
actually
deliver
on
so.
D
That's
a
very
actually
interesting
question.
It
does
make
sense,
because
one
thing
to
remember
is
everybody:
that's
on
the
wait
list.
That's
going
to
get
contacted
whenever
a
unit
comes
on,
the
market
may
not
be
in
a
position
to
end
their
current
lease
may
not
want.
The
unit
may
not
be
interested
in
the
location
of
that
unit,
and
so,
when
you
see
as
an
example
91
person
on
the
51
to
60
Ami
list
sometime,
that's
not
enough
because
there
could
be
configuration
in
the
household
size.
D
B
So
does
that
means
total
sense,
but
does
the
Outreach
sort
of
caveat
that
and
manage
it?
Okay,
I'm
just
think
like
I'm,
just
thinking
here
about
we're
at
this
time
in
our
community
when
housing
is,
is
such
a
challenging
issue
anyways
and
there's
such
a
dire
need
for
affordable
housing
and,
and
so
it
just
seems
like
something
where
we
have
to
be
thoughtful
about
the
messaging
like
this
is
here
for
you.
You
can
get
on
the
wait
list
like.
D
Right
and
it's
that's
something
we
discussed
frequently
with
sipa
as
far
as
the
Outreach.
One
of
the
discussion
we
had
as
well
was
how
to
do
targeted
Outreach
for
higher
incomes.
Those
units
are
affordable
for
those
people
that
need
it,
they're
greatly
reduced,
but
they
may
not
be
perceived
as
as
affordable
to
a
family.
That's
at
30,
Ami,
so
having
the
right
approach
and
messaging
yeah
is
definitely
kind
of
a
back
and
forth.
In
a
discussion
around
that
yeah.
J
To
that
point
then
I
have
one
other
quick
question.
I
think
is
as
long
as
we're
I
I
think.
There's
also
an
argument
to
say
that
the
understanding
the
need
helps
us
respond
better
to
it
and
I
think
if
we
communicate
that
somehow,
when
they're
filling
out
the
list,
not
to
say
that
that's
our
number
one
goal
we
want
to
House
people,
obviously,
but
also
it
helps
us
have
these
discussions.
You
know
when
we
can
better
understand
the
needs.
C
J
C
J
There
was
a
lot
of
some
pushback
about
the
the
cost
of
the
proposed
cost
of
those
homes,
but
I
think
it
serves
an
important
part
of
our
community
that
are
also
at
risk
of
being
priced
out
of
Everson
and
that
need
opportunity.
So
that's
so
separate
from
this
discussion.
I
will
be
really
interested
to
know
what
Ami
levels
we
think
right,
I
would
suspect.
They're
right
and
I
know
we're
not.
This
is
rentals
and
not
purchasing
homes,
but
I
would
imagine
they're
in
that.
E
J
C
C
D
Prepared
right
so
there
is
there's
the
full
wait
list
right
when
a
unit
comes
becomes
available.
The
time
you've
been
on
the
wait
list
will
matter,
but
also
the
local
preference,
the
household
size
they.
They
look
at
all
those
different
factors,
but
the
prioritization
with
within
the
groups
that
are
eligible
there
is
a
local
preference,
yeah.
D
Up
so
I
was
just
going
to
give
a
staff
update
on
the
non-profit
facilities
application
for
funding.
That
will
be
coming
your
way,
soonish,
not
so
soon,
but
we
wanted
to
give
you
a
heads
up
on
what
is
happening
and
I
just
need
a
second,
so
essentially
we're
going
to
be,
for
the
first
time
in
a
in
two
to
three
years,
we're
going
to
be
reopening
applications
for
non-profit
to
apply
for
funding
for
improvement
to
their
facilities
that
are
open
to
the
public.
D
D
D
D
D
D
They
need
to
serve
a
majority
of
population
that
is
eligible
for
cdbg
funding.
They
could
be
presumed
eligible
based
on
the
category
of
people
they're
serving
victim
of
domestic
violence.
As
an
example
is
present
eligible
homeless.
Teens
is
one
of
them
as
well.
We
are
going
to
collect
where
they're
located.
They
need
to
be
serving
right,
cdbg
eligible
population,
so
they
could
be
located
elsewhere,
but
they
have
to
serve
eligible
population.
Okay,.
D
So
we'll
we
will
go
through
all
the
the
one
of
the
biggest
item
to
look
at
as
well
is
making
sure
that
the
awardees
project
is
really
feasible
and
going
to
be
they're
going
to
be
able
to
follow
cdbg
regulation
that
they're
going
to
be
able
to
get
a
contractor
that
can
report
on
sections
like
sections.
We
probably
won't
be
eligible
because
it's
under
250
something
dollars,
but
there's
a
lot
of
added
Administration
that
they
need
to
be
able
to
show
they're
going
to
be
able
to
carry
there's
reporting.
D
It's
not
just
simply
allocating
a
grant,
and
that's
it
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
heavy
lift.
So
staff
needs
to
work
with
a
nonprofit
to
make
sure
they
can
actually
comply
with
that
and
as
well.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
the
project
is
truly
ready
and
that
it's
going
to
happen
in
the
timeline
that
we
have
to
spend
the
funds,
because
we
don't
want
to
lose
those
funds.
J
D
So
it's
for
the
construction
or
Rehabilitation
of
non-profit
facilities
that
are
serving
the
public
in
a
majority
of
eligible
populations.
So
an
example
would
be
a
organization
that
is
serving
homeless
people
or
domestic
violence,
victims
or
any
other
population
that
could
be
eligible
and
need
some
repairs.
They
might
need
a
new
roof.
They
might
need
some
upgrades.
They
might
need
a
small
addition.
They
may
be
relocating
or
there's
a
variety
of
projects.
J
D
The
range
is,
they
have
a
minimum
of
25
000
and
a
maximum
of
125
thousand
dollars
to
apply.
We
provided
a
big
range
because
we
didn't
know
how
many
people
would
apply,
and
even
if
we
have
10
applicants,
it
doesn't
mean
that
those
10
projects
would
be
eligible
able
to
meet
the
requirement
in
shovel
ready.
Okay,
so
we
provided
the
large
range.
You
may
end
up
with
a
mix
of
projects.
Some
larger
we
had
to
put
as
threshold
because
there
is
a
lift
with
cdbg
and
there's
under
25.
D
Currently,
250
thousand
dollars,
some
of
the
criteria
that
we
may
use
for
reviewing
those
applications
is
the
project
visibility,
their
ability
to
meet
Federal
funding
requirement,
as
well
as
City,
Zoning
and
building
requirement
how
realistic
their
budget
is
and
how
well
put
together.
They
are
if
it
includes
David,
Beacon
wage
consideration,
their
sustainability,
the
applicant
and
the
project,
sustainability,
meaning
they
need
to
be
in
place
in
the
next
five
years
because
they
have
to
give
back
the
money.
J
And
you
said
we
only
250
000.
Is
that
what
you
said:
yeah
the
125
concerns
and
because
I
could
see
someone
putting
you
know,
I
can't
really
think
of
something
off
top,
but
something
that
costs
a
little
bit
more.
Not
getting
that
because
we
because
there's
a
lot
of
interest
and
maybe
there's
a
smaller
project
that
they
also
could
have
submitted
for
so
I.
J
D
D
L
I
think
you
answered
this,
but
I
want
to
just
make
sure
I
understand.
So
you
mentioned
that
sort
of
feasibility
and
whether
or
not
they're
ready
matters-
and
you
mentioned
that
you
will
work
with
them
to
try
to
assess
that,
and
is
that
just
to
clarify
all
happening
before
we
have
any
discussions
about
okay.
So
that's
a
back
and
forth
iterative
process.
Yeah.
D
L
D
D
D
We
have
more
money
than
in
the
previous
year
because
we
have
250
instead
of
the
hundred
thousand
us,
but
we
also
had
about
13
to
15.
People
show
up
to
the
webinars.
Now
there's
a
good
chance.
Not
all
of
those
organizations
are
going
to
be
applying
due
to
a
lot
of
part
of
those
meetings
is
going
over
the
requirements
and
them
understanding
whether
or
not
they
want
to
go
through
it
or
whether
their
project
would
be
eligible.
C
I
We
fully
recognize.
This
is
the
first
time
that
the
committee
will
be
receiving
proposed
language
and
it
is
quite
extensive
in
terms
of
the
edits,
and
so
we
anticipate
that
the
October
meeting
will
be
primarily
just
to
review
and
go
through
the
proposal
at
in
depth
and
an
opportunity
for
the
committee
task.
Clarifying
questions
make
suggestions
for
amendments
to
language,
and
we
anticipate
based
on
that
discussion,
bringing
this
item
back
for
the
committee's
recommendation
in
either
the
November
meeting,
or
that
special
December
meeting
that
you
all
just
scheduled
this
evening.
B
You
know
I
believe
someone
at
some
point
told
us
that
June
that
we
didn't
know
what
we
were
talking
about.
Some
of
the
members
of
the
committee
and
and
I
think
that
antagonism
doesn't
help
anyone
to
achieve
anything
so
I
I,
don't
know
it
as
we
frame
up
that
October
meeting
I
think
making
clear
that
we're
having
this
discussion
to
get
things
answered,
not
making
a
recommendation
tonight
so
much
as
trying
to
understand
the
issue.
Do
you
know
what
I
mean
I.
I
I
Particular
ordinance
has
a
lot
of
legal
legal
terminology
within
it.
It's
very
complex,
so
we're
trying
to
as
much
as
we
can
minimize
that
legalese
within
the
ordinance
but
I
think.
Inevitably
it
will
remain
and
and
to
your
point,
absolutely
I
think
it's
a
responsibility
of
staff
to
be
able
to
clearly
articulate
the
proposed
changes,
kind
of
the
reason
or
rationale
behind
those
particular
changes
and
afford
the
opportunity
for
the
community
and
committee
members
to
ask
questions
for
clarification.
I
I
I
So
to
date,
the
task
force
has
held
three
meetings,
which
we've
kind
of
landed
on
a
regular
rhythm
of
weekly
meetings,
every
Friday
from
2
30
to
4
P.M
here
at
the
Civic
Center.
Those
are
those
meetings
are
held
on
the
second
floor
in
room
2404
and
they're
also
streamed
via
Zoom.
So,
if
you're
not
able
to
attend
in
person,
those
are
available
to
view
via
Zoom,
we
are
maintaining
a
website
which
I
will
make
the
note
tonight
that
there
needs
to
be
some
updates
to
that.
I
Just
based
on
recent
events,
and
we
also
will
post
the
previous
recordings
of
those
Zoom
meetings.
So
if
you
want
to
catch
up
on
the
discussions
of
the
task
force,
that
is
fully
out
there.
In
addition
to
draft
language
that
the
committee
is
working
through
making
kind
of
iterative
edits
to
the
proposal
as
they
go
and
similar
to
what
we
just
discussed
with
the
rlto,
this
would
come
back
for
kind
of
a
report
out
from
the
task
force
in
October.
I
It
is
our
anticipation
that
there
will
be
draft
language
at
that
meeting
for
introduction
and
conversation
so
make
sure
you've.
You
know,
had
a
lot
of
rest
before
the
October
meeting,
because
it's
probably
going
to
be
lengthy
and
again
anticipating
and
recognizing
the
fact
that
this
is
a
topic
that
the
committee
really
hasn't
fully
talked
about
and
kind
of
directed
the
creation
of
the
task
force.
I
I
So,
on
the
on
the
project
web
page,
the
members
are
listed,
so
it
includes
council,
member
Reed,
who
is
the
chair
and
a
tenant
representative
on
the
committee
hcdc
member
Rodriguez
is
also
a
member
and
he's
also
a
landlord
Noreen
Kim
she's,
the
director
of
housing
law
practice
and
also
North
Suburban
legal
aid
clinic
I'm.
Sorry,
if
I'm
butchering
her
or
her
agency,
representation,
landlord,
Eric,
passett
and
then
tenant
Helen
Cho
who's.
Here
this
evening,.
I
2023
update
it'll,
take
you
to
the
residential
tenant
landlord
ordinance,
update
page
and
on
their.
You
will
see
all
of
the
information.
As
I
mentioned,
we
will
get
those
videos
of
the
previous
task
force
meetings
updated.
Actually,
during
this
meeting,
I
was
emailing
Lindsay
requesting
that
to
be
done.
I
So
look
for
that
tomorrow
to
be
updated
with
all
of
the
materials,
the
agendas
everything
that
has
been
shared
out
at
that
meeting.
I
think
the
task
force
has
been
very
intentional
about
wanting
this
to
be
a
transparent
process,
which
is
why
you
know
the
meetings
are
via
zoom
in
terms
of
participation.
In
addition
to
being
recorded,
So
folks
can
take
a
look
back
at
what
has
been
discussed.
C
J
And
I
know
this
was
shared
at
the
beginning
of
this
conversation,
but
I
think
it
is
important
to
continue
to
Center
the
information
or
data
that
is
driving
some
of
these
recommendations.
I
think
we
really
need
to
keep
that
front
and
center
both
from
the
landlord's
perspective,
but
also
for
the
tennis
perspective.
J
My
you
know,
I'm,
probably
a
bit
more
useful
on
the
on
the
tenant
side
of
things
and
I.
Think
whether
you
look
at
what
was
shared
with
us
today
that
we
have
836
people
on
the
waiting
list,
200
and
something
of
which,
wherever
it's
a
residents.
That
is.
That
is
a
data
point
that
tells
me
that
there
is
a
need
here,
whether
you
look
at
the
social
service
committee
that
we
just
had,
and
you
look
at
three
out
of
the
four
agencies
that
reported
that
day.
J
The
Moran
Center
connections,
of
course,
and
family
focused
all
reported
that
the
number
one
challenge
that
their
participants
are
facing
is
in
housing
and
on
and
on
and
on
and
on
right,
and
so
what
I
want
to
make
sure
that
before
we
engage
in
that
discussion,
In
The
Same
Spirit
of
what
was
said
a
moment
ago
that
we're
just
centering
the
right
things,
I
think
oftentimes
people.
Some
people
feel
like
we're,
we're
it's
a
solution.
J
Looking
for
a
problem
that
is
100
not
the
case
when
it
comes
to
housing
in
the
City
of
Evanston,
but
I
think
we
just
need
to
revisit
that
before
we
engage
in
these
discussions
at
every
opportunity,
so
I
just
want
to.
We
should
just
have
our
targets
really
clear
at
the
top
of
that
packet.
Here's
what
information
and
data
points
are
driving
some
of
these
recommendations
and
then
and
then
we
should
move
forward
from
there.
Yeah.
H
You
on
that
note
and
I
totally
agree
with
council
member
Burns
again
I
think
that
the
emphasis
should
be
placed
on
affordable
housing.
That's
what
Evanston
needs
and
I
think
that
the
more
the
more
we
look
at
the
amendment
to
the
landlord
tenant
ordinance
I,
truly
think
that
it
could
be
more
jeopardizing
to
that
endeavor
to
bring
more
affordable
housing
into
the
city
than
it
would
Aid
in
the
long
term
in
the
long
run.
I
think
that
that
that
could
be
detrimental
to
our
achievement
of
more
affordable
housing.
H
So
I
I
think
that
I'm
I'm
very
honored
to
be
in
the
task
force
and
I'm,
hoping
that
I'm
bringing
that
input
into
it,
not
antagonistic
as
to
tenants
rights,
because
I
think
that
everybody
in
this
world
has
a
right
to
to
be
happy.
That's
what
we
are
made
for
to
be
try
to
be
happy
and
housing
is
basic
need
of
everyone.