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A
A
Is
that
also
Stacy,
okay
and
Kate,
so
you
want
to
you're
for
hs2.
Do
you
want
to
wait
until
all
other
B
comments,
or
do
you
want
to
speak
now.
E
Use
it
wisely
all
right
hi,
my
name
is
Kate
Matson,
my
husband
and
our
dog
and
I
are
Mary's
nieces
next
door.
Neighbors
to
the
east.
We've
lived
there
for
six
years,
like
many
houses
in
our
neighborhood,
we
have
some
really
lovely
Landscaping,
with
flowering,
trees
and
bushes
and
shrubs,
but
we
we
don't
have
a
pool
the
way
some
of
our
neighbors.
Do.
We
use
our
backyard
a
lot.
We
train
the
dog
play
with
the
dog,
sit
out
on
the
patio.
E
My
husband
likes
to
work
out
there
when
he
can
and
I
walk
our
neighborhood
a
lot
and
have
the
six
years
we've
lived
there
when
Mary
and
her
family
moved
in
I
noticed
what
I
thought
were
beehives
by
their
garage,
which
you
can
see
from
our
second
floor.
I,
certainly
understand
the
vital
role
pollinators
play
in
our
ecosystem
and
I
very
much
support,
responsible
beekeeping,
but
I
am
still
a
little
afraid
of
bees.
E
I
worried
there'd
be
lots
more
bees
and
my
husband
and
I
have
been
pleasantly
surprised
that
we've
only
noticed
a
small
increase
in
bees
and
we've
had
no
problems
being
bothered
or
stung
I
started.
Reading
a
little
bit
more
about
bees
and
beekeeping
and
certain
themes
came
through
with
what
constitutes
responsible
beekeeping.
One
is
realizing
that
you're
dealing
with
a
complex
ever-changing
community
of
bees
and
you're
going
to
be
dealing
with
new
situations.
You
need
to
have
a
mentor.
You
need
to
be
part,
an
active
part
of
the
community
Gathering
and
sharing
knowledge.
E
E
She,
to
my
view,
has
shown
the
characteristics
of
a
responsible
beekeeper.
She
works
closely
with
her
Mentor
30.
E
In
gaining
Knowledge
from
her
community
she's
excited
to
learn.
She
wants
to
know
why
things
happen.
She
responds
quickly
to
things,
and
she
is
she
realizes
that
dealing
with
a
complex
society
of
bees
is
ever-changing,
intellectually
challenging
and
requires
constant
learning.
Beekeeping
truly
seems
to
be
an
art
and
a
science,
and,
although
I'm
still
a
little
nervous
around
bees,
I
am
not
at
all
nervous
about
Mary.
As
a
responsible,
beekeeper
and
I
hope.
This
committee
reaches
the
same
conclusion.
Thank.
A
A
A
F
G
Hi,
my
name
is
Richard
Rodriguez
with
our
Revolution
and
also
representing
one
Fair
wage,
which
is
an
ordinance
that's
going
to
be
in
front
of
you
guys
today,
I
wanted
to
submit
something
for
the
record.
If
you
don't
mind,
it's
a
fact
sheet,
for
you
guys
to
be
able
to
review
during
the
testimonial,
that's
going
to
be
coming
up
shortly.
G
On
behalf
of
our
Revolution,
we're
here
at
the
National
Organization,
we're
here
today
to
talk
about
economic
Justice,
eliminating
the
sub
minimum
wage
to
us
is
an
issue
that's
near
and
dear
to
our
Heights,
our
hearts
about
economic
Justice.
G
The
sub
minimum
wage
was
enacted
a
very
long
time
ago,
when
recently
free
black
slaves
were
moving
into
the
workforce,
and
at
that
time
they
were
making
zero
dollars
and
working
for
the
privilege
to
be
able
to
work
in
the
in
the
industry
when
the
minimum
wage
was
enacted
in
1938
during
emancipation
right,
the
federal
minimum
wage
with
the
two
dollars
and
13
cents.
So
they
were
carved
out.
G
You
know
for
a
very
racist,
very,
very
racist
reason,
so
we're
we're
here
to
today
to
say
that
we
need
to
end
a
legacy
of
slavery
and
then
that
historically
old
practice-
and
we
need
to
move
to
the
minimum
wage
where
workers
are
able
to
receive
economic
dignity
and
respect
for
the
work
that
they
do.
We
ask
that
you
guys
take
that
into
consideration
and
support
the
elimination
of
the
sub
minimum
wage
and
I'll
just
add
it's
not
only
Just
Happening
Here.
In
Evanston,
it's
going
to
be
happening.
G
You
know
across
the
country
right
now,
seven
states
have
already
enacted
it.
1976
I
believe
the
state
of
California
enacted,
the
elimination,
the
sub
minimum
wage
and
the
restaurant
industry
did
not
go
under.
They
are
thriving
and
growing
as
a
restaurant
industry.
G
H
H
You
thank
you
for
having
me
how
you
all
doing
this
evening,
good
glad
to
be
here
in
Evanston.
My
name
is
nataki
Rhodes
and
I
am
a
one
Fairways
National
League
organizer
a
long
time
restaurant
worker
in
the
industry
for
over
15
years,
I've
worked
in
the
industry
here
in
Evanston
as
a
tip
worker
and
also
in
Chicago,
so
I
know
what
it
is
to
make
low
sub
minimum
wages
here
in
Evanston,
also
as
well
as
in
Chicago
as
well.
H
My
son
went
to
school
here:
origin
Evanston,
Township
graduated
from
Nichols,
his
grandmother
house
on
right
there
by
hickeys
and
so
I'm
standing
here
today,
because
as
a
tip
worker
as
a
mother
that
raised
her
son
in
Evanston
for
the
for
the
most
for
the
most
front
part
of
his
life
as
far
as
first
grade
through
sophomore
in
high
school
I,
worked
as
a
tip
worker
here
in
Edison,
and
it
was
difficult.
It
was
stressful.
It
was
a
lot.
H
I
went
through
a
lot
back
and
forth
having
more
than
one
jobs
like
I,
said
working
here
in
Evanston
and
in
Chicago.
So
this
fight
started
okay.
So
this
fight
started
here
in
Chicago
and
in
our
state
actually,
and
so
we're
here
to
support
the
congressman,
the
councilman,
sorry
I,
of
introducing
one
Fair
wage
and
definitely
support
one
Fair
wage
for
all
workers
here
in
Edison.
Thank
you
thank.
I
So
we
want
to
ask
the
legislators
to
sign
and
eliminate
sub
minimum
wage.
It
is
so
important
that
we
all
get
paid
the
the
minimum
wage.
I
At
least
the
minimum
wage
I
mean
at
least
the
minimum
wage.
I,
don't
think
anyone
should
be
paid
under
the
minimum
wage.
The
minimum
wage
is
15.80
and
I
think
all
tipped
workers
should
at
least
get
the
1580.
If
they
get
more.
That's
wonderful,
everybody!
You
know
it's
wonderful,
but
I
think
we
should
all
they
should
all
at
least
get
minimum
wage.
So
I'm
hearing
support
for
one
Fair,
wage
and
I
hope
you
are
too
and
I
pray
that
you
all
sign
and
I'm
so
grateful
for
Mr,
Devon
Reed.
I
That
is
in
support
as
well
I'm,
so
grateful
to
you,
sir.
So
thank
you
all
for
listening.
God
bless.
You
thank.
A
J
Yes,
but
Sonia
everybody
messes
it
up
I'm
just
here
in
support
of
I'm
a
lawyer,
one
Fair
wage
supporter
and
I
believe
that
all
workers
should
be
fairly
paid
all
over
I
just
here
in
Everson,
but
all
over.
Thank.
K
Hello,
my
name
is
Steve
Ryan
Frank
I
was
born
in
Evanston
Hospital
and
I've
been
pretty
much
a
lifelong
resident
here
in
Evanston
I've
been
involved
with
our
Revolution
and
I've
made
friends
with
these
people
from
One
Fair
wage
and
fight
for
15
and
I'm,
proud
that
Evanston
was
leading
in
the
nation
with
reparations.
I
actually
know
a
gentleman
who
received
reparations,
Lou,
weathers
and
I.
Think
Evanston
should
continue
their
forward-leaning
push
and
get
rid
of
the
sub
minimum
wage.
I
think
it's
time
and
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
M
L
M
L
I
would
like
to
start
on
off
I'm
here
to
support
one
of
our
ways
with
fight
15-2,
and
this
is
more
of
a
personal
thing
to
me
anyway,
because
I
started
this
back
when
I
was
18..
I
am
now
33..
L
I've
worked
with
many
people,
including
the
Taki
throughout
the
whole
state
throughout
the
whole
Federal,
you
know
doing
everything
possible
or
bring
out
the
minimum
wage.
Because
personally,
if
I've
worked,
those
jobs,
I've
worked
in
a
lot
of
palooza
I
worked
in
restaurants,
I've
been
a
bar
back
and
all
that
and
working
for
less
than
minimum
wage
being
a
tip
worker
sucks.
It
really
does,
and
it
does
do
some
something
to
your
psyche
as
a
Young
Man
itself.
L
So
right
there
in
there
is
it
pretty
much
I
would
say
not
only
eliminates
you,
but
it
makes
you
just
feel
like
crap,
because
as
a
young
man
you'll
think
that
you
have
to
help
provide
for
yourself.
You
try
to
help
out
your
family
too,
and
everything
else
and
you
work
hard.
You
worked
all
those
long
hours
and
just
to
see
that
check
to
be
less
than
that,
because
the
federal
government
comes
in
and
take
their
part,
the
state
and
everybody
else
take
there.
L
So
your
check
can
go
from
a
large
amount
to
like
more
than
half
of
it's
gone
and
as
the
time
progress,
I
remember
a
lot
of
times
they
like,
if
you
may
worry.
If
you
raise
the
minimum
wage,
you
you
destroy
business
owners
and
you're,
going
to
raise
the
cost
of
living
or
you'll,
raise
the
cost
of
food
I'm
like
well
nearly
20
years
later.
Guess
what
everything's
still
raised
on
up
food
still
costs
more
businesses,
still
pretty
much
shut
down.
30.
A
L
And
the
minimum
wage
just
still
hasn't
gone
on
that.
So
now
you
have
a
lot
of
people
out
here.
That's
really
struggling,
really
struggling
literally
just
pretty
much
being
completely
decimated
by
this
and
from
my
experience
or
for
me
seeing
my
own
family
members
go
through
that
same
thing
too.
It
needs
to
stop.
It
really
needs
to
pretty
much
stop
from
there
on
now.
So
thank
you
guys.
Thank.
A
O
Okay,
my
name
is
Abdul
Muhammad
I'm
just
going
to
read
this,
not
that
I
wrote
just
trying
to
secure
some
housing
at
the
margarita.
My
name
is
Abdul
Muhammad,
I'm,
homeless,
I'm,
a
homeless
client
of
connections
for
the
homeless,
since
January
16
2023.
O
I
was
in
the
overnight
emergency
shelter
with
Everson
Interfaith
action.
I
understand
that
the
margarita
has
some
concerns
about.
My
behavior
I
would
like
to
a
chance
to
address
those
concerns
so
that
I
can
alleviate
the
trauma
that
comes
with
living
in
a
new
city
as
a
homeless
person
I'm
originally
from
Chicago,
with
a
Section
8
voucher,
my
landlord
illegally
and
unlawfully
a
victim
without
allowing
me
to
have
my
voice
heard
in
the
process.
O
I've
been
facing
the
same
neglect
here
in
Evanston,
I
have
a
right
to
a
cause
of
action
in
Chicago
and
I
came
to
Evanston
for
help.
My
case
managers
at
connection
for
the
homeless
refused
to
serve
my
unique
situation.
I
am
adopted,
I
am
an
adopted
person
with
no
family.
My
voice
has
been
silenced
by
the
Evanston
community,
and
the
only
way
to
be
heard
is
to
use
the
voice
given
to
me
by
my
Creator,
a
conspiracy
to
paint
me
as
a
loud
mouth.
O
Violent
Troublemaker
is
being
manifested
by
the
people
who
claim
their
job
is
to
help
me.
On
the
contrary.
There
they
fight
me
because
I'm,
a
non-violent
political
activist
Pro,
say
that
again
that
speaks
truth
to
power
based
upon
research
facts
rather
than
embracing
my
abilities
and
talent.
The
people
that
are
supposed
to
help
me
bully
me
instead,
regardless
of
their
treatment
of
me,
I,
have
not
harmed
anyone.
O
Yet
the
abuse
that
I've
been
doing
on
the
streets
of
Evanston
by
the
social
workers,
homeless,
people,
the
police
and
the
Evanston
residences
Legion
I,
have
the
right
to
secure
to
secure
a
decent
housing,
regardless
of
my
political
and
personal
philosophies.
I
will
write
their
freedom
of
speech.
I
should
not
be
ignored
and
punished
like
a
dog,
because
I
know
what
I
know
the
people
ignoring
me
willfully
and
refuse
to
understand
the
reason
why
irate
on
the
wrong
side
of
history
as
it
pertains
to
Justice
and
fairness.
O
I
went
through
the
process
of
securing
housing
at
the
margarita.
I
know
how
to
behave.
I
know
how
to
stand
up
for
myself.
The
question
is
this:
when
will
Evanston
do
right
and
get
me
off
the
streets
I
followed
all
the
rules
and
gotten
many
benefits,
yet
I
remain
sleeping
outside
with
no
hope
for
the
future.
Even
though
I
completed
all
the
requirements
to
be
housed
at
the
margarita
is
this
worth
crying
about?
O
G
A
A
P
Is
it
okay
that
I
or
do
you
want
to
still
get
okay
in
person?
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
opportunity.
I
am
a
friend
of
marinesis
and
wanted
to
come
and
Advocate
for
her
to
be
able
to
keep
her
be
licensed.
I
think
you
know
she
is
someone
who
is
as
I've
seen
in
the
20
years
that
I've
known
her
as
someone
who's
very
dedicated
to
her
bees,
her
beekeeping,
to
her
responsibility
with
her
bees
for
her.
P
It
goes
much
more
Beyond
a
hobby
and
is
something
that
she
is
also
utilized
to
enrich
the
community
and
regularly
drops
her.
You
know
bee
products,
you
know
the
honey
off
at
local
community
fridges
and
also
you
know
my
children
who
are
11
and
13
played
in
her
backyard
both
before
and
after
the
re-queening.
P
That's
part
of
the
issue
here
with
you
know
complete
safety,
and
they
are
also
children
that
have
read
about
bees,
and
so
they
know
that
unless
they
mess
with
a
honey
bee,
the
honeybee
will
not
mess
with
them.
They
can
tell
the
difference
between
a
honeybee
and
a
wasp,
or
you
know
another
creature,
that's
going
to
go
after
them
and
and
so
I'm
just
here
to
support
that
and
say
you
know,
Mary
has
been
a
responsible
beekeeper
for
more
than
seven
years.
P
Q
Hello,
yes
I'm
here,
I'm
I'm
just
wanted
to
Echo
the
comments
that
were
just
shared
on
Mary
Macy,
just
provide
my
perspective.
I
also
am
I
live
nearby
for
in
the
community.
I
have
three
young
children,
two
of
whom
have
continued
to
play
over
at
their
residence
on
multiple
occasions,
eight-year-olds
that
are
rambunctious
all
over
the
yard,
with
no
issues
or
no
concerns.
I've
also
been
at.
Q
A
D
R
My
name
is
David
lips
I'm,
the
owner
of
the
Blind
Faith
Cafe.
Excuse
me,
I'm
speaking
this
evening
about
the
proposed
elimination
of
the
sub
minimum
wage.
R
I.
Think
that
that
the
minimum
wage
is
something
that
all
businesses
in
Evanston
can't
support.
You
know
15
16,
minimum
wage
is
something
we
do
support.
Many
of
us
are
paying
above
that.
However,
the
proposed
elimination
of
the
sub
minimum
wage,
at
least
in
Evanston,
is
really,
in
our
opinion,
a
solution
in
search
of
a
problem
and
it's
directed
at
the
economics
of
the
Evanston
restaurant
community.
R
It
may
or
may
not
be
the
wave
of
the
future,
and
if
it
is,
then
it
should
be
done
Statewide
and
not
done
locally,
which
will
put
Evanston
restaurants
at
an
economic
disadvantage.
It
won't
be
a
Level
Playing
Field,
which
is
not
fair
if
restaurants
in
Skokie
and
Wilmette
are
not
on
that
same
playing
field,
it's
not
really
an
economic
justice
issue
in
Evanston
servers
in
Evanston
are
making
in
excess
of
25
to
40
dollars
an
hour.
R
R
That
would
cost
approximately
seventy
thousand
dollars
a
year
now.
Obviously,
this
would
be
passed
on
to
the
customer,
but
we've
been
raising
prices
because
of
inflation
and
supply
chain
issues
steadily
over
the
last
couple
years
and
if
you
think,
raising
prices
does
not
affect
volume.
R
I
encourage
the
council
to
recognize
that
you
are
affecting
businesses
in
the
economics
of
business.
When
you
make
these
choices,
higher
check
averages
do
affect
volume
at
the
Blind
Faith
post
covet.
Our
bottom
line
is
down
30
percent.
This
is
probably
the
new
Norm
where
adjusting
as
best
we
can,
but
as
our
prices
have
gone
up,
so
have
waiters
incomes
because
they
are
being
compensated
based
on
a
percentage
of
their
guest
checks
and
so.
R
S
Amir,
thank
you
so
much
David
I
concur.
I'm
Amy,
Morton
I
have
two
restaurants
in
Evanston.
I
am
a
evanstonian
and
I'm
incredibly
proud
to
live
in
Evanston
I
I
also
believe
not
only
in
people
making
a
minimum
wage
I
believe
in
people
making
a
living
wage
and
often
especially
living
in
Evanston.
This
is
not
a
correlation.
S
Don't
want
to
waste
my
time
repeating
what
David
said,
because
I
agree
with
all
of
it.
My
concern
is
that
the
council
is
focusing
on
the
wrong
things
at
the
wrong
times.
Right
now,
as
David
said
postcovid
wrong
time
to
address
issues
that
will
damage
our
community
and
business
economically,
also
wrong
time
when
we
have
so
many
other
issues.
What
about
crime?
I
wrote
a
letter
to
the
mayor,
emails
to
older
people
and
community
members
recently,
because
three
of
our
employees
in
one
week
one
had
their
car
broken
into
at
Fountain.
S
S
He
was
terrified.
He
was
terrified.
Why
aren't
we
focusing
on
what
what
everyone
in
Evanston
really
needs?
So
I
really
plead
with
the
council?
Let
us
let
us
wait
until
this
passes
Statewide.
If
it
does
again
to
reiterate
Evanston
restaurants
will
go
out
of
business.
The
guests
will
go
to
all
the
other
communities
that
do
not
have
this,
because
their
restaurants
will
seem
that
much
less
expensive.
S
A
A
A
Hold
on
one
second
Carrie.
A
T
Yes,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
fantastic,
thank
you
for
having
me
today.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
I
appreciate.
You
respectfully
understand
the
perspectives
of
the
other
restaurants.
T
That
spoke,
but
I
am
a
fair
wage
supporter
I've
been
with
High
Roads
kitchen
now
going
on
five
years
and
as
the
granddaughter
of
the
great
granddaughter
of
a
free
slave
that
actually
started
a
business
in
1865
I
do
not
believe
in
providing
my
employees
sub
minimum
wages.
I've
done
it
I've
been
successful
with
it.
I've
done
it
on
the
south,
in
the
South
Loop
community,
in
Chicago
area
and
I've
been
able
to
also
build
and
and
now
have
two
additional
businesses
off
of
paying
people.
Fair
wages
I.
T
A
U
Hello
good
evening,
good
evening,
everyone,
my
name's
Jess
senegas
and
I'm,
the
founder
of
back
of
the
Arts
coffee
Back
of
the
Yards.
It's
a
community
in
south
side
of
Chicago
with
a
median
income
of
37
000.
When
we
founded
our
business,
we
need
I'm
from
Back
to
the
yards
and
I
knew
we
were
going
to
hire
our
neighbors
and
so
part
of
what
we
did
was
we
created
in
our
mission,
what
we
call
our
seed
model,
which
stands
for
social
impact,
Economic,
Development,
environmental
responsibility
and
direct
relationships.
U
Everything
that
we
do
revolves
around
that,
including
paying
our
employees
above
minimum
wage,
currently
we're
paying
our
minimum
wage
is
20
an
hour
and
we're
doing
that,
because
that
is
the
Cook
County
living
wage
and
we're
doing
that
not
just
because
it's
the
right
thing
to
do,
but
it
makes
economic
sense
right
now:
housing,
Health,
Care,
you
know
education,
you
name
it.
These
are
expenses
that
are
growing
and
they're
expanding
with
or
without
the
minimum
wage
rising
and
what's
happening.
U
It
is
when
we're
paying
our
employees
more
is
not
necessarily
it's
not
going
to
destroy
the
industry.
What's
going
to
destroy,
the
industry
is
when
we
don't
have
a
minimum
wage
or
sub
minimum
wage
and
when
we're
paying
minimum
wage
or
sub
minimum
wage,
because
when
we
put
the
money
in
the
pocket
to
the
people
who
actually
spend
it,
they
come
to
Coffee,
cafes
or
coffee
shops
or
restaurants,
like
mine,
and
what
we're
asking
you
know.
Somebody
said
about
having
a
Level,
Playing,
Field,
I,
agree
and
Evanston.
U
You
know,
first
and
foremost,
you
know
want
to
congratulate
you
for
being
a
leader
in
reparations
of
slavery
and
and
we're.
What
we're
asking
for
you
to
do
is
is
to
continue
to
be
that
leader
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
we're
paying
our
employees
and
our
neighbors
Fair
wages,
because
the
biggest
threat
to
our
economy
is,
is
people
not
even
not
having
the
funds
to
be
able
to
live,
and
this
is
why
we
do
it.
U
We
we've
been
successful
at
it
in
a
community,
that's
very
low
wages,
and
it
we
found
that
it
actually
is
the
reverse
by
not
having
to
help
people
all
the
time
you're
having
money
in
training.
Thank
you.
A
I'm
trying
to
catch
all
the
other
as
Aina
or
Victor
Rodney
Greene
Kelly
Mack
sent
an
email
and
I
will
summarize
that
in
a
second
Chaska
raymie,
okay,
Kelly
Mack
sent
an
email
and
she
is.
We
are
hopeful
that
this
committee
will
delay
moving
forward
right
now
to
allow
for
more
time
to
collaborate
with
businesses
like
us
on
how
to
best
move
forward,
I'm,
not
sure
which
business
that
is
Bike
Shop.
Okay,
that
is
the
end
of
our
public
comment
at
this
time.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
your
input.
D
A
Not
okay,
thank
you
at
open
hs2
for
discussion
and
we
will
bring
up
our
speakers
at
this
time.
Councilman
Nina.
I
I
V
You
for
thank
you
for
over
a
year,
we've
been
traumatized
almost
daily
by
bees
from
Miss
nisi's
highs,
while
in
my
backyard,
particularly
when
in
and
near
the
pool,
extraordinarily
aggressive
without
provocation,
they
repeatedly
attacked
eye
bombing
us.
They
chase
us
attacking
our
heads
faces
becoming
caught
in
hair
clothing.
We
can't
even
run
into
the
houses
they
kind
of
would
enter
with
us.
One
friend
hurt
her
foot
trying
to
get
away.
You
have
been
provided
with
a
video
of
Miss
nisi
herself
being
attacked
in
just
this
way
and
describing
her
own
bees
as
aggressive.
V
Multiple
people
have
been
stung.
A
neighbor
across
the
Vic
across
the
alley
was
stung,
prompting
her
original
3-1-1
complaint
unable
to
attend.
She
gave
permission
to
remind
you.
She
sent
in
a
video
of
Miss
Niecy
trying
to
collect
a
swarm
of
bees
from
yet
another
neighbor's
backyard.
My
sister
was
strung
in
her
eyelid,
while
sitting
quietly
in
the
hot
tub
provided
pictures
taken.
Just
after
don't
do
justice,
as
it
became
increasingly
swollen
over
several
days
despite
treatment
and
is
still
not
normal
one
month
later.
V
If
stung
in
the
actual
eye,
she
could
have
lost
sight
or
her
actual
eyeball,
others
have
been
stung.
On
the
head
the
hand
Etc
I've
barely
been
able
to
use
my
yard
or
pool
for
the
second
half
of
this
summer,
when
I
do
I'm,
unable
to
relax
and
in
a
constant
state
of
hyper
vigilance.
Family
and
friends
are
afraid
to
come
over.
The
hives
are
extremely
close
to
the
deck
to
my
pool.
V
Pictures
show
pool
deck
proximity
to
the
garage
against
which
the
hives
sit
closer
than
recommended
by
multiple
Pro
beekeeping
websites
quotes
from
those
websites
are
provided
to
you.
A
provided
water
source
and
re-cleaning
haven't
prevented
the
bees
from
congregating
around
and
in
my
pool
in
high
numbers
and
attacking
us
miss
nisi
may
say:
bees
are
good
for
the
environment,
but
several
Studies
have
shown
kept
bees
crowd
out
natural
pollinators,
resulting
in
leading
conservationists
to
believe
otherwise.
Bees
are
known
to
perceive
humans
near
their
hive
as
possible
threats
and
will
defend
their
hive.
V
Hot
weather
and
humidity
are
known
to
cause
bees
to
be
aggressive.
There's
no
way
to
mitigate
this.
The
mission
of
the
health
and
human
services
department
is
to
protect,
preserve
and
promote
Wellness
for
people
not
for
bees.
Having
these
hives
next
door
is
unsafe,
presents
a
danger.
If
someone
is
allergic,
they
could
have
30.
J
V
A
severe
anaphylactic
reaction
and
even
die
The
Situation's
been
intolerable.
It
also
presents
a
legal
risk
to
myself,
Miss
nusi
and
to
the
city
I
implore
you
to
deny
her
this
license
her
right
to
keep
bees
should
not
supersede
my
rights
to
enjoy
and
be
safe
in
my
own
backyard.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
attention
and
you've
been
provided
with
some
information.
Thank
you.
A
W
Hi
I'm
Stacy
debrauer,
my
sister
just
spoke
many
times
visiting
her
house.
My
children
have
been
traumatized
by
the
bees
in
the
backyard
they've
circled
their
head,
they've,
butted
them
and
as
she
described
they
dive
bombed
me
and
stung
me
in
my
eyelid,
I,
don't
know
what
I
would
have
done.
Had
my
sister
not
been
there
to
remove
the
Barb
Stinger,
it
is
a
Barb
Stinger.
Let
me
tell
you:
it
is
not
the
same.
My
eye,
I
still
have
you
know
a
bump.
There,
I
don't
know
if
it'll
be
a
permanent
scar.
W
I
have
tried
to
calm
my
fears,
knowing
some
of
the
actions
that
Miss
nisi
has
taken,
but
I've
educated,
myself
too,
and
honeybees
can
be
docile
to
aggressive
and
those
bees
are
aggressive
and
no
water
source
she
can
put
out
is
bigger
than
my
sister's
pool
and
it
is
not
in
between
the
hives
and
my
sister's
pool
I.
Don't
want
to
dress
in
dark
clothes,
so
they
fear
me
as
a
predator.
My
sister
tells
me:
don't
wear
my
hair
up.
I,
don't
want
to
bring
the
dog
anymore.
W
It
placed
our
little
14
pound
dog
all
over
the
yard,
the
bees.
What
if
that
little
14
pound
dog
had
gotten
stung?
I
mean
it's,
it's
really
scary
to
be
there.
I
won't
even
put
myself
my
materials
on
her
Shea's
lounges
anymore.
I
leave
them
on
the
table,
so
I
can
run
out
the
gate.
When
I
got
stung,
more
bees
came
I
had
a
towel
over
my
head,
I
couldn't
go
in
the
house
for
fear
all
the
bees
would
come
with,
so
it
really
I
mean,
like
I,
say,
I'm
still
afraid
to
go
visit.
W
My
sister,
my
children,
are
afraid
to
visit
their
aunt,
we're
afraid
to
bring
the
dog
and
it's
a
fallacy
to
think
think
that
honeybees
only
will
bother
you
if
you
swat
at
them,
because
I
was
just
sitting
quietly
in
the
hot
tub
when
it
dive
bombed.
My
eye
and
I've
read
that
guard
bees
and
Soldier
bees
will
Circle
your
head
dive
bomb.
You
and
butt
you
to
guard
their
their
hive,
so
that
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
A
I
A
X
Hi
there
thanks
so
much
for
for
taking
my
words
today.
X
There
are
people
in
her
pool
every
single
night,
so
I'm
not
sure
how
she
can
say
that
people
are
terrified
to
go
in
I,
hear
them
all
the
time,
but
anyway,
I
have
been
keeping
bees
for
seven
years
and
I
have
never
had
a
complaint
in
the
seven
years
that
I've
been
doing
it
I,
my
hives
have
been
registered
with
the
state,
and
you
know:
I
got
my
license
on
the
six
once
I
realized
that
Evanston
required
one
I
have
I
kept
them
with
10
months
without
anyone
even
noticing
so
I,
don't
know
what
this
year
of
Terror
that
has
been
being
waged,
but
when
I
asked
her
to
approve
me
getting
the
license,
she
signed
it
so
that
she
did
approve
me
getting
the
license
if
she
was
terrorized
for
a
year.
X
My
my
hive
swarmed
on
May
30th,
which
is
this
very
typical
thing
that
happens
with
bees,
David
Bond
who's,
a
local
beekeeper,
had
three
of
his
Hive
swarm
and
due
to
climate
change,
they
swarmed
more
often
than
they
have
and
when
the
hives,
you
know
when,
when
a
hive
swarms,
the
queen
goes
and
she
mates
with
a
new
bunch
of
suitors,
and
sometimes
you
can
get
bad
genetics
three
weeks
after
that
happened.
X
I
did
wind
up
having
some
defensive
Behavior,
not
aggressive,
and
at
the
same
time
that
was
when
Nina
was
also
having
issues
with
people
with
these
dive
bombing
and
all
the
research
that
I
have
seen.
I
have
that
that
behavior
is
for
wasps
and
hornets
and
yellow
jackets,
not
bees
and
I.
Don't
tag
my
bees.
So
I
don't
know
if
they
were
my
bees
that
were
the
ones
that
were
attacking
her,
but
I
definitely
took
it
seriously.
I
responded
to
her
quickly
with
all
all
of
her
things
I.
You
know.
X
X
I
am
following
the
ordinance
to
the
letter.
I
have
done
everything
to
get
a
license
in
the
ordinance.
It
says
that
if
the
bees
are
showing
defensive
behavior
that
they
will
Requiem,
I,
re-queen
and
I
have
had
nothing
happen.
Since
then,
I
haven't
heard
from
her,
and
you
know,
I
I,
truly
believe
that
what
she
has
been
dealing
with
as
a
wasp,
because
that
is
not
the
kind
of
behavior
that
bees
do.
X
But
I
am
a
responsible,
be
a
keeper.
I
have
been
doing
this
for
a
long
time.
I
I
have
I,
have
I,
follow
the
ordinance
and
it
feels
like
what
I'm
being
what
the
issue
here
is.
Their
fear
and
I
can't
do
anything
about
people
being
afraid
and
I
I
apologize
that
she's
had
some
issues
I'm,
not
entirely
sure
what
I
can
do
from
it.
At
this
point,
but
I
have
followed
the
ordinance
to
the
letter
and
I've
done
exactly
what
this
city
has
told
me
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
Thank.
Y
Good
evening
Council
committee
members,
I'm
Ann
Addis
pantoga
I'm
attorney
for
Miss
paleologos
I,
want
to
just
address
a
couple
of
things
that
was
said
by
Marion
DC
one
is
that
Miss
paleologos
recognized
the
bees
since
last
year.
She
did
not
know
that
the
bees
were
coming
from
Miss
nisi's
backyard.
Y
She
did
not
approve
the
getting
miss
nisi,
getting
the
license,
what
she
believed
and
what
I
think
the
Forum
States
is
that
she
signed
that
she
received
the
notice
of
intent
to
get
a
license.
I'd
like
to
point
out
that
Missy
kept
beehives
for
maybe
over
a
year
for
a
long
period
of
time,
without
notifying
neighbors
and
without
seeking
a
license.
That
does
not
seem
to
be
the
actions
of
a
responsible
beekeeper.
Y
Her
Hive,
her
beehives
were
brought
to
the
city's
attention
by
another
neighbor
that
was
referenced
by
Miss
paleo
Dr
Palio
logos,
making
a
311
report
with
a
video
of
Ms
nisi,
removing
a
swarm
of
bees
from
yet
another
neighbor's
yard
believe
and
believe
that
that
was
without
that
neighbor's
knowledge.
Y
We
believe
that
Ms
N
Easy
did
not
have
a
water
supply
for
a
number
of
months,
causing
her
bees
to
congregate
and
Dr
paleolago's
backyard
pool
other
city
ordinance
prohibit
B
license
if
the
keeping
of
beehives
interferes
with
the
neighbor's
enjoyment
of
their
property,
and
that
is
the
case
here.
We
would
ask
that
you
revoked
Miss
nisi's
license
because
their
bees
are
disturbing
the
quiet
enjoyment
of
neighbors
on
her
property
of
the
photos
that
you
were
given
by
Miss
Dr
Palio
logos.
Y
There
are
Stacy
debrauers
staying
on
her
eyelid,
two
friends
bites
on
their
heads
photos
from
a
window
that
shows
no
gate
to
a
portion
of
the
backyard
and
which
is
required
by
these
ordinance
and
that
the
beehives
are
next
to
a
garage
which
shows
the
proximity
of
those
to
the
pool.
Chairs.
I
also
would
like
to
say
that
Ms
neezy
has
made
at
least
two
Instagram
videos,
which
are
that
are
public
knowledge
regarding
her
beekeeping
and
the
problems
she
has
encountered.
One
video
in
particular
shows
the
aggressive
nature
of
the
bees.
A
Y
A
C
I
appreciate
the
testimony
from
folks,
and
it's
it's
helpful.
One
thing
I
would
understand
from
director
ogbo
is
this
feels
like
something
that
shouldn't
be
handled
by
the
Human
Services
committee.
This
feels
like
something
that
should
be
handled
administratively,
so
Yeah
by.
C
I
I'm
curious.
You
know
why
this
is
here.
What
is
the
ordinance
if
there
is
one
that
requires
it
to
be
here
and
I?
Think
I
might
have
a
referral
to
make
to
try
to
address
this
yeah.
AB
Absolutely
good
everyone
I
go
direct
to
Health
and
Human
Services
Department.
The
way
that
the
oldenins
reads.
AB
It
states
that
anytime,
there
is
an
objection
to
someone
who's
seeking
a
B
license
as
long
as
that
notice
is
made
within
30
days
of
the
licensure
that
they
can
object,
and
that
matter
needs
to
be
brought
to
the
Human
Services
committee
to
vet,
the
Mata,
the
responsibility
to
deny
or
Grant
a
license
after
that,
pretty
much
rest
on
the
Human
Services
committee
to
do
so
and
and
I
think
when
this
ordinance
was
created
over
10
years
ago,
I
believe
the
fear
was
perhaps
the
overwhelming
number
of
beekeepers
that
we
might
have
in
Evanston
and
it
will
sort
for
that
to
be
a
route
in
which
this
is
vetted,
and
that's
why
that
was
good
in
the
ordinance
and
before
coming
to
Human
Services
committee.
AB
C
Right
well,
I
think,
there's
a
referral
necessary
on
that.
Does
your
department
have
a
an
opinion
here
on
whether
this
body
should
approve
or
deny
this
license?
Based
on
the
information
that's
been
presented.
C
I
understand
the
frustration
you
know.
I've
looked
at
these
pictures
and
I
know
that
you
said
that
it
doesn't
do
it.
Justice
I
can
only
imagine
I've
personally,
never
been
stung
by
bee
and
hopefully
will
not
be
but
I.
Think
short
of
a
firm
recommendation
of
denial
from
our
health
department.
I
think
it's
appropriate
to
move
forward
with
this
license.
M
Yeah,
do
we
have
Corporation
Council
with
us
today
or
somebody
from.
M
So
it
just
is
a
matter
of
legal
interpretation
has
and
I
the
name
of
The
Beekeeper
again
I'm.
Sorry.
A
M
Nissan
very
DC
has
very
again
as
a
matter
of
legal
interpretation.
It
is,
is
it
our
law
departments
believe
that
any
part
of
the
ordinance
has
been
violated
and
if
so,
which
parts.
AC
Good
evening,
chair
Harris
and
council
members,
Catherine
Penrose
loan
assistant,
City
attorney
this
there's
a
couple.
Different
sections
of
the
ordinance
and
the
section
we're
under
right
now
is
regarding
an
objection
to
the
licensure.
There
don't
seem
to
be
any
standards
in
that
ordinance
for
one
that
should
be
granted
or
denied
the
other
parts
of
the
ordinance
from
what
I
can
tell
from
the
inspections
that
were
done.
No,
there
doesn't
appear
to
have
been
any
violations.
M
So
when
the
neighbors
Council
referred
to,
I
think
a
door
that
wasn't
up
or
I
may
be
misstating
it,
but
but
but
we
were
all
there
listening
to
it-
is
that
in
the
ordinance
I
I
thought
their
Council
referred
to
Something
in
the
ordinance
that
was
being
violated.
M
Okay,
are
there
and
I
guess
this
is
for
director
oboe?
We
talked
earlier
about
skokie's
beekeeper
ordinance.
Are
there
any
best
practices
that
we
see
in
other
ordinances,
related
to
beekeeping,
that
we
do
that
is
absent,
currently
absent
in
our
ordinance,
such
as?
Even
where
you
locate,
you
know
the
hive
or
even
water
sources,
I've
heard
you
know
it,
it
seems
where
water
sources
are
is
an
important
aspect
to
doing
this
correctly.
M
Even
saying
do
some
cities
say
they
won't
allow
bees
to
be
kept
next
to
someone
with
a
swimming
pool,
or
you
know,
a
big
water
source
outdoor
water
source.
So
have
we
looked
at
other
ordinances
to
see
if
there
are
some
best
practices
that
are
absent
in
ours?.
M
And
we
allow
how
many
per
Ward
again,
how
many
beekeepers.
AB
Eight,
we
allow
eight
air
priorities
per
Ward.
Currently
we
have
16
beekeepers
in
Evanston
and
since
the
creation
of
this
ordinance,
this
has
been
the
first
complaint
we've
ever
received.
M
And
at
that
distance
requirements
within
awards
that
we
don't
want
them,
you
know
so
far
away
from
each
other,
with
an
award.
M
M
M
Do
we
do
we
have
anybody
that
we
work
with
like
an
independent
or
expert
that
could
evaluate
help,
evaluate
these
decisions
or
help
kind
of
evaluate
these
complaints
in
the
future?
Whether
the
Human
Services
committee
continues
to
to
review
them
or
we
do
it
administratively
have
we
do
we
have
a
company
or
an
individual
like
that
of
mine,
that
we
work
with
or
if
not,
what
are
your
thoughts
about
that.
AB
AB
AB
If
it's
the
world
of
the
committee
I,
can
make
a
referral
to
the
Department
of
Agriculture
to
get
their
perspective
on
this
matter.
Maybe
that
will
initiate
an
inspection
or
investigation
into
this
matter,
but
issues
of
this
regard
is
being
channeled
to
the
Department
of
Agriculture
to
provide
input.
M
Okay,
sure,
that's
that's
so
powerful.
Now
I'll
share
some
closing
thoughts
but
I'd
like
to
hear
from
councilmember
Ravel
and
anybody
else
who
would
like
to
all.
AD
Okay,
I
guess:
I
have
some.
X
D
X
Have
been
in
contact
with
the
one
for
our
region
and
we've
been
trying
to
schedule
a
time
to
have
him
come
and
inspect
my
hives
for
me,
because
I
am
fairly
certain
that
it
they're,
fine
and
I
wanted
to
come
by.
He's
got
prostate
cancer,
so
he's
going
through
treatment
right
now,
but
I
am
in
the
process
of
trying
to
get
him
to
come
by
just
to
show
that
to
the
state
to
get
the
approval.
So.
AB
AD
Well,
I
personally
feel
like
it
would
be
helpful
for
us
to
have
some
kind
of
professional
input
at
this
point,
but
I
guess
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
for
the
Neighbors,
so
as
I've
been
reading
through
all
the
different
emails
that
were
sent
to
us
in
the
in
the
packet
about
your
experience
over
the
summer
it
does.
It
does
seem
that
there
was
a
definite
problem
for
a
while
and
then
the
owner,
The
Beekeeper.
AD
Our
beekeeper
took
steps
to
address
the
the
swarming
and
and
and
then,
and
also
she
provided
some.
What
are
they
called
ultrasonic
be
be
repelling
devices
and
I'm
wondering?
Has
there
been
any
improve
Improvement
in
the
last
three
weeks
or
so
since
that's
I.
V
The
the
ultrasonic
devices
right
when
you
read
the
insert
they're
approved
for
only
indoors
but
more
importantly,
I
mean
not
that
you
can't
plug
them
in
outside
right
and
take
your
chances,
but
it
says
to
not
use
them
within
400
yards
of
a
known
Hive,
because
it
that
ultrasound
will
stir
up
the
bees
and
cause
them
to
be
agitated.
So
honestly,
I
didn't
use
them
in
regard
to
whether
there's
a
difference,
I
mean
it's
it's
hard
to
know
yet.
V
V
V
Miss
Niecy
is
actually
getting
attacked
in
her
own
yard,
multiple
times
by
her
own
bees.
These
are
not
Hornets
or
wasps.
I
am
a
physician.
Thankfully
I
was
able
to
take
scrape
out
the
Barb
from
my
sister's
eyelid.
The
bee
was
right.
There
I
mean
I
they're,
they're,
bees
I
know
the
difference
between
a
hornet
and
a
bee.
So.
D
AD
No,
that's
that's
helpful
yeah,
so
I.
Maybe
if
this
professional
advisor
person
will
come
help
us,
you
know
talk
about
things
like
you
know:
distance
of
the
hives
from
the
neighbor's
property
and
I
mean
I
I,
guess
I
feel
like
I.
I
need
more
information
before
I
can
say
yes
or
no
on
this
on
the
license.
Z
Yes,
I
I
agree
with
my
colleagues.
I
think.
One
of
the
reasons
why
we
did
not
go
forward-
and
you
know
with
a
looking
into
getting
a
high
of
ourselves-
is
one
of
the
things
is
the
Ingress
and
egress
of
the
bees
to
The
Hive
itself
and
traffic
patterns
and
I.
Think
we
would
need
an
expert
to
give
us
a
a
good
evaluation
of
the
the
situation.
Z
It
is
hard
I'd
like
I'd
like
to
ask
The
Beekeeper
is:
has
there
because
I
know
it's
hard,
because
there
are
bees
everywhere
and
it's
hard
to
know
where
the
bees
are
coming
from?
Have
you
thought
of
I
could
explain
the
marking
of
the
bees
so
that
you
can
track
them?
Is
that
something.
X
AE
X
But
but
yeah
there's
no
way
to
to
because.
X
It
is
true-
and
you
know
I
in
the
ordinance
it
says
if
there
is
presence
of
aggressive
behavior.
The
root
is
to
re-queen,
which
I
did
immediately
like
it
took
me
a
couple
of
days
to
figure
out
where
I
could
get
them
from,
but
this
I
got
the
first
text
from
Nina
on
the
25th
and
by
the
29th
it
was
re-queen
like
there
was
a
it
was.
It
was
a
very
quick
process.
I
took
this
very
seriously,
even
though
I
you
know,
I
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
around
me
feels
comfortable
and
I.
X
X
X
It's
it's
unfortunate,
like
there's
bad
genetics
out
there
in
the
world,
and
one
of
the
things
as
a
beekeeper
is
supposed
to
do,
is
re-queen
hives,
and
only
that
can
only
happen
if
a
beekeeper
is
doing
it
random
bees
out
in
nature
of
which
there
are
a
lot
like
I.
There
are
15
high
or
15
Keepers
in
the
city,
but
who
knows
how
many
hives
exist?
Bees
are
in
nature
and
they're
required
for
their.
You
know
perfectly
manicured
Lawns
to
grow,
so
you
know
there's
only
so
much
responsibility.
X
I
can
take
for
some
of
this
and
and
I
I
hate.
This
was
happening,
I
was
very
responsive
and,
and
then
you
know
in
terms
of
the
these,
can
you
know
when
you're
in
their
stuff
I
have
been
stung
many
times
in
my
life.
X
As
a
beekeeper,
every
single
beekeeper
has
there's
not
one
that
doesn't
get
stung
and
yes,
there
were
I
put
some
stuff
on
Instagram,
because
you
know
it's
funny,
you
know,
or
whatever
it's
just
part
of
my
presence
on
Instagram
I,
didn't
think
that
my
personal
life
was
going
to
get
brought
in
here
like
this.
X
But
you
know
when
bees
are
swarming
they're
at
their
calmest,
and
that
is
you
know
when
you
see
this
beard
of
bees,
which
I
have
a
picture
of
like
that's,
that's
those
are
bees.
Those
are
that's
people
who
are
you
know
these
are
calm,
they're,
not
aggressive
in
dive
bombing
and
when
I
did
all
of
my
research
I
couldn't
find
anything
either
scientifically
or
anecdotally
that
had
that
showed
dive
bombing
and
I'm,
not
saying
they
didn't
that.
X
C
And
then
we're
gonna
wrap
this
I
will
move
to
I
think
table
this
until
our
next
meeting,
so
we
can
get
some
expert
feedback,
so
I
moved
to
table.
It.
Second
is.
A
There,
a
second
a
couple
oh
hold
on
director,
hope.
AB
Okay,
when
it
comes
to
evaluating
whether
there
are
any
issues
with
the
beekeeper
as
I
mentioned,
it
is
something
that
we
relate
to
the
Department
of
Natural
Resources,
given
that
they
probably
have
the
capacity
to
conduct
an
investigation.
Should
the
responsibility
of
the
evaluation
then
fall
on
The
Beekeeper
to
provide
such
an
evaluation
or
maybe
I,
don't
know
the
neighbor,
because
I
I
can't
guarantee
that
we
would
have
an
investigation
by
the
next
time.
AB
C
I
think
we
need
to
develop
a
policy
on
this,
and
so
in
the
meantime,
I
don't
want
to
put
it
on
the
neighbors
that
have
the
concern
nor
The
Beekeeper,
although
maybe
folks
could
afford
this,
but
I
think
maybe
the
city.
Do
you
know
how
much
this
might
cost?
Is
this
an
expensive
Endeavor,
or
do
we
not
have
information
on
that.
Z
It
is
councilmember,
Reed
is
going
down
the
same
road
as.
C
Okay,
okay,
so
I'll
move
that
we
table
this
for
maybe
two
meetings
and
that
should
give
us
enough
time
to
figure
that
out
and
maybe
next
time,
we'll
come
back
with
some
sort
of
request
for
either
the.
M
D
M
A
Hold
on
council
member
here.
Z
I
think
maybe
my
thought
is
that
maybe
we
can
work
with
the
city
manager
Stowe
to
maybe
find
some
City
funds
to
hire
a
neutral
third
party
to
look
at
this
because
I
think
what
director
ogbo
is
saying
it
might.
If
we're
going
through
the
Department
of
Natural
Resources
it
might,
there
might
be
a
big
delay
in
getting
a
report
personally
I'd
like
to
have
this
situation
sorted
out
more
quickly,
but
if
that's
I
think
something
under
a
few
hundred
dollars.
P
I
I
I'm
just
wondering,
given
that
I've
read
all
the
materials
and
the
complaints
and
everything
that
was
that
was
part
of
the
agenda,
and
if
the
city
has
come
out
already
to
marinesis
property
and
inspected
it
four
different
times
and
found
it
in
compliance
four
different
times,
then
what
does
that
kind
of
say
like?
Is
it
by
that?
You
would
need
to
get
a
a
secondary
tertiary
expert
in
use
City
funds
to
do
that?
Do
we
do
that
with
other
laws.
A
Complain
keep
complying.
Thank
you,
so
I,
don't
think
we're
experts
in
this
field
and
we're
saying
that
we
want
to
hire
an
expert
to
protect
both
parties.
We
are
I'm
not
taking
any
more
comments
and
be
really
clear
about
that.
We
are
guardians
of
both
of
you
and
we
want
to
do
that
correctly,
and
that
is
the
most
important
thing
to
not
supersede
anyone's
rights
for
safety
or
for
the
rights
to
have
the
bee.
A
So
what
we
are
going
to
do
and
I
think
I
saw
the
night
of
the
city
manager
that
if
it
falls
under
what
he
can
spend,
we
will
look
for
a
professional
person
to
come
help
that
may
be
moving
a
hive.
I,
don't
know
anything
about
bees,
except
they
sting
sometimes
I'm,
not
saying
that
they
did
I'm
not
taking
guilt.
So
we
will
protect
both
of
you
to
the
best
of
our
knowledge
and
we
will
find
someone
to
come
help
with
the
situation.
So
is
that
no
no.
C
Oh
so
October,
okay,
the
equivalent
of
two
meetings
so
I'll,
move
that
we
have
this
back
at
our
October
meeting
and
that
the
city
will
try
to
find
funds
for
it.
A
Is
there
a
second,
it
has
been
moved
and
properly
seconded
by
council
member
Revell
to
move
this
meeting
to
October,
with
the
hopes
of
hiring
someone
to
figure
this
out.
For
us,
we
are
not
experts,
I'll,
take
roll
call
on
this
phone.
Please.
A
Hi,
it
has
been
approved
five
to
zero
and
we
will
move
forward
on
helping
you
all
figure
this
out.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Next,
for
the
sake
of
time,
I'm
asking
that
we
move
s
hs4
and
then
we'll
come
back
to
three
I.
A
C
O
C
We
had
folks
come
up,
and
restaurant
owners
share
that
kovit
has
been
tough
for
restaurants.
Well,
covid
has
been
tough
for
people
and
we
need
to
raise
the
wages
of
our
lowest
workers.
We
need
to
ensure
that
we
have
equity
in
pay
and
we
particularly
with
eliminating
the
sub
minimum
wage.
C
We
have
to
understand
that
2
out
of
10
Americans
at
some
point
in
their
lifetime
work
in
the
restaurant
industry
we
have
seen
and
and
those
workers
are
disproportionately
women,
disproportionately
women
of
color
black
women
Latina
women,
and
we
have
to
ensure
that
we
are
raising
the
wages
for
those
folks.
I
know
that
you
know
we
have
some
restaurant
owners,
who
you
know
have
are
some
of
our
best
and
fanciest
downtown
restaurants.
Coming
up
and
saying
hey,
my
workers
make
more
than
minimum
wage
great.
C
A
AF
Sure
absolutely
thanks
for
having
me
I'll
jump
right
into
it.
My
name
is
Sarah
jaraman
I'm,
the
co-founder
and
president
of
one
Fair
wage
I'm,
also
professor
at
University
of
California
Berkeley
and
I've
written
a
couple
of
books
on
this
issue,
which
I'm
very
happy
to
provide
all
of
you
as
background
information.
AF
The
this
restaurant
industry
in
both
Evanston
Illinois
and
the
United
States,
has
been
one
of
the
largest
and
fastest
growing
private
sector
Employers
in
the
city
in
the
state
in
the
nation,
but
it's
been
the
absolute
lowest
paying
employer
in
the
city
in
the
state
in
the
nation
for
decades,
actually
for
Generations
dating
all
the
way
back
to
emancipation.
The
point
at
which
the
restaurant
industry
demanded
the
right
to
hire
newly
freed
slaves.
AF
Black
women
in
particular
not
pay
them
anything
and
force
them
to
live
on
this
new
idea
that
had
just
come
from
Europe
at
the
time
called
tips.
Pre-Emancipation
waiters
were
actually
mostly
white
men.
They
did
not
receive
tips
in
the
United.
States
tipping
was
not
prevalent
at
all.
They
received
wages,
they
went
on
strike
in
1853,
for
higher
wages
and
in
response.
Restaurants
were
looking
for
cheaper
labor
sought
to
hire
newly
freed
black
people,
black
women
in
particular,
and
at
that
point
told
these
workers.
AF
You
will
not
receive
a
wage
you're
going
to
get
this
thing
that
has
just
come
over
from
Europe
called
tipping
that
idea
that
a
black
person
could
be
paid.
Nothing
at
all
and
forced
to
live
on
tips
became
codified
into
law
in
1938
as
part
of
the
new
deal
when
everybody
got
the
right
to
the
federal
minimum
wage
for
the
first
time,
but
these
workers
were
purposefully
excluded,
told
that
they
would
get
no
wage
from
their
employer
as
long
as
tips
brought
them
to
the
minimum
wage.
AF
We
went
from
zero
dollars
in
1938
to
two
dollars
and
Thirteen
Cents
an
hour
in
2023,
the
current
federal
minimum
wage
for
tipped
workers
and,
of
course
it
is
higher
in
Illinois.
You've
got
about
66
percent
of
the
wage
for
tipped
workers,
but
the
workforce
is
the
same.
It
is
still
overwhelmingly
women.
The
majority
of
tipped
workers
in
Evanston
are
women,
their
median
wage,
and
this
is
from
U.S
Department
of
Labor
data
is
sixteen
thousand
dollars
annual
income
per
year.
They
struggle
with
three
times
the
poverty
rate
of
other
workers.
AF
They
use
food
stamps
at
Double,
the
rate.
So,
although
yes,
you
may
have
some
workers
who
make
quite
a
bit
of
money
and
tips,
the
overwhelming
majority
of
these
workers
are
women
who
work
in
very
casual
restaurants,
mom
and
pop
diners
chain.
Restaurants
struggle
with
very
high
rates
of
poverty
that
got
so
much
worse
with
the
pandemic.
With
the
pandemic,
these
workers
reported
first
that
they
couldn't
get
unemployment
insurance
because
they
were
told
by
the
state
of
Illinois
that
their
wages
were
too
low
and
their
tips
didn't
always
count
towards
the
calculation
of
their
benefits.
AF
Then
they
went
back
to
work.
They
were,
they
found.
Their
tips
had
gone
way
down
because
sales
went
down.
Harassment
went
way
up.
We
heard
from
thousands
of
workers
on
regularly
asked
take
off
your
mask,
so
I
can
see
how
cute
you
are
before
I
decide
to
tip
you
when
they
were
asked
to
enforce
coveted
protocols
on
the
same
people
from
whom
they
had
to
get
tips
to
survive.
They
said
we
are
done
and
they
started
leaving
the
industry
in
Mass,
which
has
resulted
in
the
industry
facing
the
worst
Staffing
crisis
in
its
history.
AF
We've
tracked
thousands
of
restaurants
nationally
hundreds
in
Illinois
many
in
Evans,
and
that
have
voluntarily
moved
already
like
Jesse
and
Terry.
You
heard
from
before,
to
paying
a
full
minimum
wage
with
tips
on
top
because
they
realize
it
is
what
needs
to
happen
in
order
to
recruit
staff
during
a
terrible
Staffing
crisis,
and
as
a
result
of
that
massive
upheaval
in
our
industry,
this
is
moving
around
the
country.
Michigan
has
already
ended
the
sub
minimum
wage
for
tipped
workers
along
with
seven
other
states
that
have
done
this.
In
those
seven
states.
AF
Tipping
is
higher
small
business
growth
is
higher,
sexual
harassment
is
cut
in
half
overall
job
growth
in
the
restaurant
industry
is
higher
than
it
is
in
Evanston
and
Illinois
people
of
color
women-owned
businesses
grow
faster
in
those
States
than
they
do
in
Illinois,
and
one
of
those
States
is
nearby
Minnesota
Minneapolis
and
the
whole
state
of
Minnesota
require
a
full
minimum
wage
with
tips
on
top.
Restaurants
are
growing
faster
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis
than
they
are
in
Evanston.
AF
Now
in
particular,
this
is
moving
even
closer
to
you.
Chicago
already
has
the
votes
to
pass
this
as
law
on
October
4th
25
co-sponsors.
26
votes
are
needed,
there's
close
to
27
co-sponsors
at
this
time
and
the
mayor
of
Chicago
mayor
Brandon
Johnson
has
pushed
this
forward
as
a
way
not
only
to
address
yeah,
but
he
has
improved
it
as
a
way
to
address
the
industry.
Excuse
me:
the
youth,
employment
crisis
and
Public
Safety
crime
was
bought
up.
AF
Mayor
Johnson
sees
this
as
a
way
to
help
young
people
have
livable
wage
jobs
that
allow
them
to
avoid
criminal
activity.
I
do
have
with
me,
Mikey
NAB,
he's
the
head
of
high
road
restaurants
nationally
and
can
speak
to
models
for
how
employers
have
done
this
profitably
all
over
the
country.
So
perhaps,
if
there's
time
for
Q
a,
he
can
shoot
me.
AG
Yes,
thank
you.
So
much
I
appreciate
your
time.
As
sorry
mentioned,
my
name
is
Mikey.
Nab
I
am
the
national
director
of
high
road
restaurants.
AG
It's
a
National
Association
of
restaurant
owners
across
the
country
who
are
committed
to
addressing
race
and
gender
inequity
in
our
industry,
where,
unfortunately,
it
is
a
massive
problem
for
many
of
the
reasons
that
saru
outlined
I'll
just
give
you
a
little
bit
of
the
restaurant
owner
perspective
from
our
members
and
others,
including
Terry
and
Jesse,
who
gave
comment
earlier
on
this
call,
and
are
here
still
to
answer
questions
if
you
have
them,
but
the
two-tiered
wage
system,
with
the
sub
minimum
wage
for
tip
workers,
puts
restaurant
owners
at
a
massive
risk
of
violating
wage
and
hour
laws,
because
it's
so
complicated
and
obtuse
in
2014
I
believe
the
Obama
Administration
did
a
study
of
thousands
of
restaurants
across
the
country
to
see
how
frequently
this
law,
where
you're
supposed
to
make
up
the
difference
between
a
sub
minimum
wage
and
a
full
minimum
wage,
was
violated
and
it
turned
out.
AG
It
was
violated
over
84
percent
of
the
time
that
doesn't
mean
that
84
of
restaurant
owners
are
criminally
stealing
from
their
employees.
It
means
that
they
often
did
this
on
accident,
because
it's
so
complicated.
Now
as
a
restaurant
owner
myself,
my
restaurants
were
in
California
and
Oregon,
where
we've
never
had
a
sub
minimum
wage.
As
long
as
I've
been
alive
and
I
can
tell
you
that
my
restaurants,
I
I,
grew
a
company
from
one
to
three
from
24
employees
to
127
employees,
and
a
lot
of
my
peers
also
had
similar
successes.
AG
Restaurants
do
well
in
these
systems
and
I've
never
had
to
worry
about
that
complicated
violation
issue
that
I
just
mentioned.
I
will
also
say
that
we
support
at
High
Road
restaurants,
three
models,
so
these
are
easier
to
follow
and
offer
predictability
and
consistency
for
both
employers
and
workers,
the
first
model
and
the
most
common
that
you'll
see
everywhere.
AG
That
means
that
you
can
tip
pool
meaning
share
the
tips
with
the
back
of
the
house
or
the
kitchen,
which
is
a
is
a
Workforce
half
of
the
restaurant
Workforce
disproportionately
people
of
color,
disproportionately
immigrant
friends,
who
are
almost
always
left
out
of
these
conversations.
Every
line
cook
in
these
states
with
sub
minimum
wages
has
two
jobs
and
five
roommates
in
a
two-bedroom
apartment,
so
allowing
everyone
in
the
staff
to
participate
in
in
these
the
tip
pool
goes
a
long
way
in
addressing
some
of
the
inequities
that
come
with
tipping.
AG
So
the
full
wage,
with
tips
on
top
and
tip
pulling
with
back
of
the
house
is
one.
The
second
one
is
one
Fair
week
with
service
charges
that
go
directly
to
workers,
so
these
would
have
to
be
just
passed
through
from
the
customer
through
the
employer
to
the
worker
directly
and
be
clearly
communicated
to
guests
so
that
they
don't
get
confused
and
angry.
Honestly,
some
consumers
find
it
very
unsettling
when
service
charges
are
added
and
they
don't
know
where
the
money's
going.
AG
AG
And
Hospitality
included
just
means.
What
you
see
is
what
you
get.
The
price
on
the
menu
is
what
you
pay,
there's
no
service
charge,
there's
no
tip,
and
everyone
makes
a
full
living
wage.
I
will
just
say
we
have
members
across
the
country
who
have
adopted
all
three
of
these
models.
They're
all
happy
to
help.
AG
Restaurant
owners
in
Evanston
make
the
transition
successfully
because
they
know
that
it
makes
our
entire
industry
more
sustainable,
not
only
in
the
competition
for
customers
but,
more
importantly,
broadly
in
the
competition
for
workers,
which
is
a
message
that
can
be
sent
that
these
are
professional
jobs
and
I
just
want
to
invite
the
former
owners
they're
the
owners
that
spoke
earlier
on
the
call
David
and
Amy.
We
agree
that
this
should
happen.
Statewide
and
even
federally
and
we'd
be
happy
to
connect
with
you
to
discuss
how
you
can
help
us
make
that
happen
as
well.
C
C
AD
A
question
I
know:
I
know
we
had
a
couple
of
town
hall
meetings
and
I
was
just
wondering
what
kind
of
attendance
there
was
at
the
meetings.
What
kind
of
input
we
received
at
those
meetings.
C
Yes,
thank
you,
so
the
economic
development
committee
voted
to
to
have
us
have
a
number
of
town
halls.
As
you
stated,
we
we
did.
We
had
one
virtual
town
hall
meeting
and
we
had
one
in-person
town
hall
meeting
and
then
we
all
so
we
had
really
great
attendance
at
both
of
those
with
a
number
of
both
restaurant
owners
that
have
tipped
employees
and
business
owners
generally.
Who
wanted
more
information.
C
I
will
say
that
the
largest
concern
came
from
restaurant
owners
and
and
regarding
the
tipped
wages,
and
that
is
why
we
added
a
third
meeting
where
we
invited
folks
to
come
back
and
had
a
a
training
session
with
one
Fair
wage,
where
we,
where
they
laid
out
what
these
different
models
are,
what
it
looks
like
in
practice,
one
of
the
things
that
made
it
into
this
ordinance
as
a
result
of
those
conversations
is
restaurant
owners
said
well,
hey
you
know.
C
If
we
implement
the
service
charge
model,
then
we're
going
to
be
taxed
on
that
and
that's
going
to
mean
even
more,
you
know
money
being
lost,
whereas
tips
obviously
aren't
don't
have
sales
tax
applied,
and
so
this
ordinance
Incorporated
that
feedback
and
Exempted
service
charges
from
the
Evanston
sales
tax,
and
so
that
will
ensure
that
we
are
not
taxing
double
taxing
those
service
charges,
as
as
a
part
of
the
sales
tax,
and
so
that
was
really
key
feedback
that
made
it
into
this
ordinance
from
our
business
owners
and
I'm
really
excited
that
that
the
folks
at
High
Roads
have
committed
to
making
themselves
available
to
any
Evanston
restaurant
owner.
AD
I
guess
my
real
concern
is
that
our
because
it
would
apply
in
Evanston
and
not
in
some
of
our
neighbors
and
I
I'm
thinking,
particularly
Skokie
and
Wilmette,
which
is
I,
think
more
of
our
competition
than
Chicago
that
this
would
disadvantage
our
our
restaurants
in
particular,
but
in
our
I'm
concerned,
for
our
small
businesses
as
well
for
the
whole
minimum
wage
proposal.
So
I
I'm
not
persuaded
to
vote
Yes
on
this
and
a
couple
of
other
little
details.
AD
So
the
ordinance
draft
ordinance
would
require
record
keeping
for
five
years,
which
I've
heard
from
some
business
owners
that
that's
pretty
onerous
and
and
then
we're
exempting
any
subsidized
temporary
Youth.
Employment
Program
is
that
our
mayor
summer,
youth,
employment.
AC
C
They
would
have
a
the
youth
and
that
those
subsidized
workers
would
have
a
separate
minimum
wage
up
until
the
age
of
18
is
the
way
the
ordinance
is
drafted,
so
if
they're
18
or
over,
they
receive
the
minimum
wage.
If
they're,
17,
16,
15,
okay,.
AD
C
Z
Yeah
I
I'm
in
support
of
this
at
a
state
level,
but
I
I
agree
with
council
member
Revell.
It
does
put
us
we're
not
operating
in
a
vacuum
and
with,
like
you,
said,
Skokie
and
Wilmette
I've
already
heard
from
at
least
one
business
owner
that
this
would
possibly
that
would
possibly
move,
which
is
unfortunate,
but
that's
kind
of
the
landscape.
Right
now
sure.
C
You
so
you
know
I
I
I
think
sometimes
we.
C
And
then
you
know
they're
still
here
a
few
years
later
and
and
there
has
been
no
impact,
but
what
I'm
hearing
from
is
not
one
business
owner
saying
that
they,
you
know,
may
be
forced
to
close
down.
I
am
watching
my
residents
in
the
eighth
Ward,
where
we
have
the
highest
rates
of
childhood
poverty,
leaving
Evanston
we're
losing
people,
we're
losing
workers
and
people
in
the
City
of
Evanston
daily.
C
As
what
council
member
Burns
has
a
here
to
stay
committee,
because
folks
can't
afford
to
live
here
and-
and
so
I
would
ask
you
know
really
for
my
colleagues
who
are
are
not
supportive
of
this
has
has
anyone
ever
you
know
how
many
of
us
have
worked
minimum
wage
jobs
or
when
was
the
last
time.
C
We
worked
a
minimum
wage
job
and
if
you
don't
have
that
lived
experience,
I
think
it's
important
to
you
know
really
come
into
this
with
an
open
mind,
and
you
know
if
there
are
tweaks
that
we
can
make
to
this
ordinance
to
to
to
make
it
more
feasible
for
folks,
then
then,
let's
do
that,
but
let's
not
reject
a
much
needed
raise
for
Evanston
workers
outright.
A
Thank
you,
council
member
Revell,.
AD
Well,
if
we
have
restaurant
owners
who
are
having
a
hard
time
finding
good
workers,
they
don't
need
to
have
the
minimum
wage
or
ordinance
in
order
to
raise
their
wages
and
attract
the
good
workers
who
are
looking
for
those
higher
wages.
And
it's
it's
more
than
just
the
fact
that
you
know
some
of
my
residents
will
go
to
Wilmette
because
it's
cheaper
to
get
dinner
there.
A
A
Jokingly,
we
all
are
working
minimum
wage
as
council
members
be
very
clear
if
the
fifteen
thousand
dollars
is
below
minimum
wage.
I
too,
am
hearing
all
day
from
our
business
owners
we're
just
nickel
and
diming
it's
one
thing
after
another.
After
another
and
I
believe
when
you
pay
a
bill,
you
pay
it
all.
So
we
need
to
be
conscious
as
a
counsel.
A
What
that
looks
like,
but
I
also
have
to
look
across
the
room
and
see
people
who
have
three
jobs
just
to
live
and
I,
understand
and
I
respect
that
and
it's
hard
it's
a
hard
seat
that
we
all
sit
in,
because
if
we
lose
our
businesses,
you
lose
your
jobs.
If
we
lose
you
all
as
Community
people,
we
lose
our
jobs
because
we're
not
serving
the
community.
Well,
so
I
find
it
a
very
hard
place
to
be
right
now
and
what
the
right
thing
to
do.
A
I
think
the
state
and
this
if
Chicago,
is
going
to
make
that
move
I,
don't
think
we
we're
not
far
away
that
we
can't
make
that
move
and
pivot
quickly.
I,
don't
know
I
love
being
the
first
I'm,
the
first
child
in
my
family,
the
best
child
in
my
family.
A
If
we
want
to
be
honest
but
first
comes
with
burdens
and
we've
done
a
lot
of
first,
that
I
think
we
jump
out
the
box
and
I
want
to
do
things
right,
whether
that's
first
or
last,
I
want
us
as
a
city
to
do
things
right
and
I'm
hearing
from
both
sides
that
we've
we've
got
to
figure
this
out
to
do
it
right,
I,
don't
want
to
backtrack.
I,
don't
like
to
apologize
when
we're
wrong.
I
want
to
get
the
research
and
the
facts
done
right.
C
Thank
you
I
appreciate
that
I
I
will
say
that,
as
was
stated
by
saru,
Chicago
has
the
votes
to
pass
this.
The
their
minimum
wage
is
already
higher
than
ours
and
they're
going
to
be
eliminating
the
sub
minimum
wage.
It
has
the
support,
it
has
the
votes
and
it
will
be
done
at
the
October
4th,
I,
believe
meeting
of
the
Chicago
Council.
C
You
know.
I
will
note
that
implementation
of
this
is
not
immediate.
It's
not
like
it
even
starts
January
1st.
It
doesn't
kick
in
until
July
of
2024,
and
so
there
there
gives
plenty
of
space
I
heard
from.
C
And
I
wish,
you
know
I
know
all
of
us
have
busy
schedules,
but
I
wish.
You
know
some
of
my
colleagues
were
able
to
join
those
Town
Halls
that
we
had,
because
we
had.
You
know
good
discussions
there
and
you
know
there
are
business
owners,
for
example
a
dry
cleaner,
who
said
you
know:
hey
I'm,
a
little
concerned
about
this
minimum
wage
taken
effect
in
the
winter.
C
That's
the
slow
season
give
us
some
time
to
to
make
this
adjustment,
and
lo
and
behold
the
ordinance
already
gave
the
time
she
said
well
great
if
it's
implemented
in
July.
This
gives
me
the
time
that
I
need
to
make
the
adjustment
I
do
want
and
and
I
will
note
that
raising
the
minimum
wage
means
we
support
our
low
local
businesses.
C
C
But
you
know
even
more
for
larger
businesses
to
ensure
that
we're
bringing
more
of
that
Revenue-
that's
leaving
our
community
and
bringing
it
back
here
to
Evanston
with
workers
who
are
on
the
lower
end
of
the
wage
scale
and
are
more
likely
to
shop
local,
so
I
would
encourage
us
I'll
note
if,
if
I
can
ask
a
question
of
is
Miss
Evan
still
here.
AF
C
Well,
I,
sorry
for
you
as
well
and
jurisdictions
that
so,
for
example,
Minneapolis
implemented
this
I
think
before
the
state
of
Minnesota,
and
there
are
other
municipalities
such
as
are
you
muted,
oh
Saint,
Paul,
I'm,
sorry,
Saint,
Paul,
I
implemented
this
before
the
state,
and
you
know
we
have
DC,
which
has
implemented
this,
which
is
a
city
that
is
surrounded
by
we
all
know,
and
so
what
has
been
the
effect
you
know
essentially
with
Evanston.
C
If
we
were
to
implement
this
before
some
of
our
Northern
neighbors,
have
we
seen
you
know
in
DC
or
in
St
Paul
that
there
is
a
detrimental
effect
to
singular
municipalities
implementing
this.
C
Or
I'm.
C
So
municipalities,
such
as
Washington,
DC,
St,
Paul,
Minnesota,
implemented
this
before
the
rest
of
before
their
states
did
well.
Dc
is
obviously,
but
before
the
state
did
and
they
were
surrounded
by
communities
who
had
yet
to
implement
the
elimination
of
the
sub
minimum
wage.
What
have
we
seen
in
those
communities?
Has
it
impacted
business
growth
in
those
communities.
AF
One
of
the
best
examples
is
Flagstaff
Arizona,
which
implemented
one
Fair
wage
before
the
State
of
Arizona.
The
State
of
Arizona
is
now
ending
the
sub
minimum
wage
on
the
ballot
next
year,
but
Flagstaff
did
it
several
years
in
advance.
Flagstaff
business
Community,
restaurants
are
thriving,
the
industry
is
booming.
They
actually
raise
their
overall
minimum
wage
to
17
and
ended
and
phased
out.
The
sub
minimum
wage
for
tipped
workers
a
good
five
years
before
the
state
did
it
and
they're
doing
very
well.
It's
one
of
the
best
examples
we've
seen
and.
P
AF
Many
of
these
other
cities
did
it
in
advance
of
their
State.
Chicago
is
obviously
doing
it
in
advance
of
the
state
of
Illinois
and
I.
Think
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
I
think.
As
you
mentioned
council
member
Reed,
that
Evanston
is
going
to
face
is
we
are
seeing
workers
already
kind
of
move
from
one
place
to
another
because
they
can
get
higher
wages.
All
the
mention
of
of
inflation
and
costs
that
restaurant
owners
are
facing.
C
My
question
to
you
is
as
someone
who
has
had
these
policies
in
their
business,
someone
who
is
a
Northwestern
graduate
studied
business
is
familiar
with
Evanston
I
I'd,
just
like
to
hear
a
bit
more
about
you
about
the
practicality
of
implementing
this
and
and
I
think
you
shared
some
really
good
value
statements
about
why
this
is
important,
and
not
just
building
generational
wealth
for
you
and
your
your
family,
but
making
sure
that
your
workers
are
able
to
have
a
living
wage
as
well.
T
T
I
have
a
more
sustainable
Workforce
when
I'm
able
to
pay
people
what
they
deserve
and
again
I
go
back
to
the
fact
that
I
can
go
and
pick
up
my
son
from
soccer
practice.
While
someone
is
at
work
taking
care
of
the
restaurant,
and
so
they
need
to
be
paid
for
the
ability
that
they
are
running
the
restaurant
when
I'm
not
there,
so
that
I
can
do
the
other
things
that
I
need
to
do
to
grow.
My
business
and
I
was
able
to
do
that.
C
Thank
you
and,
and
that
and
those
ratios
typically
are
somewhere
around
30
for
wages.
Is
that
correct,
15,
front
of
house
15
back
of
house
and.
T
So
and
it's
it's
wages,
it's
ratios
that
are
benchmarked
against
the
the
industry
as
a
whole
right
and
so
you've
got
small
businesses.
You've
got
businesses
in
Inglewood
and
south
side
of
Chicago
that
are
paying
Fair
wages
in
communities
that
people
you
know
are
challenged
with
just
going
out
to
die.
So
how
is
it
that
we
can
do
this
right?
Those
businesses,
my
business
in
the
South
Loop,
where
I
have
a
more
you
know,
affluence,
community
and
and
obviously
can
take
off
some
of
these
costs.
T
D
C
I'm
sorry
I'm
I'm,
just
speaking
to
the
folks
up
here
at
this
point,
sorry
thank
you
Terry
for
your
comments,
but
I
can
see
that
many
of
my
colleagues
are
not
proximate
to
these
issues
or
their
proximity
to
these
issues
comes
from
a
standpoint
more
from
the
owner
class
rather
than
the
worker
class,
and
that
is
very
clear
in
the
way
that
most
of
this
discussion
has
been
framed.
C
My
word
has
the
largest
black
population
Evanston,
one
of
the
largest
latinx
populations
in
Evanston.
We
have
the
highest
rates
of
childhood
poverty
in
the
City
of
Evanston,
and
my
residents
need
this
wage
increase.
C
This
is
over
the
course
of
the
year,
a
substantial
increase
that
can
be
the
difference
between
being
able
to
afford
to
live
in,
Evanston
or
or
or
or
or
or
or
have
to
leave
Evanston
and,
as
we'll
hear
later,
we
have
hundreds
of
students
in
our
school
district
who
are
homeless
and
far
too
many
of
them
are
falling
through
the
cracks.
This
wage
increase
will
help
parents
ensure
that
their
students
have
the
resources
they
need
to
to
stay
here
in
in
the
city.
C
What
I
would
like
to
do
is
I
know
that
my
I
know
that
all
of
you
care
about
workers
I
know
you
do
I
know
that
you
want
to
see
folks
whose
wages
go
up
and
I
know
that
your
concerns
are
coming
from
a
genuine
place
and
that
we
just
need
more
education
around
this
issue,
and
so
what
I'm
going
to,
rather
than
having
folks
wrote
it
down?
What
I'm
going
to
do
is
move
that
we
table
this
to
our
October
meeting,
which
will
then
Chicago
will
have
acted
on
it
already.
C
That
will
give
time
for
council
members
to
you
know,
have
genuine
conversations
with
the
folks
from
High
Roads
to
actually
learn
in
practicality,
what
these
models
look
like
and
and
what
it
means.
So
we
can
move
forward
with
this
and
ensure
that
we
are
giving
our
workers
away
a
better
wage
and
ensure
that
we
don't
lose
droves
of
our
best
workers
to
the
city
of
Chicago,
who
is
definitely
a
competitor
with
the
City
of
Evanston,
our
largest
competitor.
By
far
and
this,
this
will
allow
us
to
move
forward
with
this
in
the
future.
AB
J
G
A
Something
and
what
I'd
like
to
see
in
that
time,
I've
heard
that
there
are
programs
there
are
trainings.
We
need
that
for
our
businesses.
They
need
to
be
brought
up
to
speed,
to
understand
how
to
do
this,
because
what
I
don't
want
to
do
is
on
is
ring
a
bell.
We
can't
unring
and-
and
we
we
do
that
quite
a
bit
and
I
care
about
people.
I
am
proximate
to
it.
A
I
work
every
day,
I
was
I'm,
a
single
parent,
so
I
know
what
it
means
to
struggle
to
get
your
kids
where
they
need
to
be
so
I.
Don't
think
we
understand
a
plight.
I
do.
Let
me
speak
for
me.
I
understand
the
plight,
but
if
we
Chase
everybody
out
of
town
businesses,
there
won't
be
jobs
to
increase
the
wages
and
we
keep.
This
will
be
about
the
fifth
time.
We've
we've
told
businesses,
something
is
going
to
change
and
as
workers
can
go
to
Chicago,
so
can
these
restaurants?
A
So
can
these
businesses
I
don't
want
I
want
it
to
all
balance?
I
want
to
be
clear
about
that.
I
wanted
to
all
balance,
and
everybody
be
all
right,
because
you
tip
the
boat
too
much
you
all
fall
out.
That's
real
life,
so
I
want
to
do
it
right.
I
need
to
be
very
clear
about
that.
Our
city
wants
to
do
it
right,
so
that
will
take
some
time
to
understand
what
right
looks
like
and
I
hope.
C
I
accept
if,
if
I
can
one
thing
just,
we
can
have
these
conversations
between
now
and
the
October
meeting,
but
if
particularly
if,
if
one
Fair
wage
can
help
get
us
data
on
the
job,
growth,
numbers
and
communities
that
have
implemented
this.
Because
to
your
point,
we
are
that
the
data
is
showing
that
tipping
is
higher
job
growth
is
higher.
C
All
of
the
positive
indicators
are
higher
in
communities
who
have
implemented
this
policy,
and
so
we
can
provide
that
data
and
also
I
think
it's
important
for
the
council
members
on
top
of
businesses,
I
mean.
Certainly
they
higher
High
Roads.
Restaurants
is
offered
to
assist
our
restaurants,
particularly
in
in
making
this
adjustment,
but
I
think
it's
important
for
Council
Members,
particularly
on
this
committee,
to
Avail
themselves.
So
you
can
see
for
yourself.
What
does
this
look
like
in
practicality?
Get
deep
into
the
numbers?
I
mean
they
get
a
spreadsheet
that
breaks
down
every.
C
You
know
bit
of
running
a
restaurant
and
they
can
actually
plug
in
those
numbers
for
a
real
restaurant
and
help
them
figure
out
what
the
modelism
so
I
would
really
ask
that
you
know
we
set
up
time
for
restaurants
in
your
ward
or
and
businesses
in
your
award
to
go
through
this,
and
hopefully
you
can
attend
one
of
those
sessions
and
then
lastly,
I
do
want
to
note.
There
are
amendments
that
could
be
made
to
this
that
are
reasonable
one.
C
This
ordinance
does
currently,
as
drafted,
increases
the
sub
minimum
wage
to
the
minimum
wage
all
at
once.
A
number
of
jurisdictions
have
done
it,
phased
it
out
over
a
couple
of
of
years,
and
so
before.
I
move
to
table
this
to
our
October
meeting,
I'd
like
to
have
this
in
the
ordinance
for
October
I
I
would
move
to
amend
the
ordinance
to
phase
in
the
increase
in
the
sub
minimum
wage
over
three
years.
Is
there
a
second
you.
A
C
C
A
A
C
AI
D
A
A
A
A
AE
C
Are
you
willing
to
Second
the
amendment
to
face
in
the
sub
minimum
wage
over
three
years?
A
So
we
are
voting
on
tabling
HS
I've
lost
control.
Four
roll
call
please.
AE
AE
A
AE
AE
A
M
AE
AE
A
AE
C
A
A
Z
Motion
to
move
item
61023
amending
city
code,
section
7,
10,
3,
General
regulations;
second,.
A
A
A
B
A
C
C
Originally
a
resident
reached
out
to
me
a
few
months
ago
and
said:
hey
I,
reached
out
to
myself
and
council
member
Maria
Haddon
or
councilwoman
Maria
Hadden
of
Chicago's
49th
Ward
and
said
there
is
an
encampment
that
is
underneath
the
Howard
train
station
on
the
north
side
of
the
street,
and
we
need
some
and,
and
it
makes
it
so
that
I
and
other
folks
are
are
concerned
or
afraid
to
use
the
Howard
train
station
for
public
transit
and
my
response
was
well.
Evanston
is
willing
to
stand
by
and
help
Chicago.
C
We
then,
a
week
or
so
later,
Chicago
reached
out
and
said:
hey
our
records
indicate
that
this
is
in
fact
Evanston
and
not
Chicago
and
in
fact,
Evanston
stretches
to
the
east
side
of
the
viaduct,
rather
than
the
west
side
of
the
viaduct
and
I
reached
out
to
my
predecessor,
who
had
served
for
over
30
years
and
the
same
understanding
was
shared
there.
C
Our
our
chief
of
police
had
the
same
understanding
and
so
Evanston
Police
were
driving
by
saying
that
Chicago's
problem,
Chicago
police
were
driving
by
and
saying
that's
evanston's,
or
vice
versa,
saying
that's
evanston's
problem
and
so
I
immediately
when
discovering
that
this
was
in
in
Evanston
and
in
my
ward,
I
started
working
with
a
number
of
folks.
We
called
together
director,
obana,
ogbo
and
I.
Both
went
out
to
visit
the
site
within
I,
went
out
within
hours,
I.
C
Think
director
ogubo
went
out
within
the
day
to
visit
the
site
and
determine
how
many
folks
were
there
and
what
services
might
be
needed.
We
then
called
together
a
meeting
with
with
a
number
of
folks,
both
from
the
City
of
Evanston
connections
for
the
homeless,
peer
Services,
the
Chicago
Department
of
Family
and
support
services
that
the
Alder
women's
office,
CTA
and
I'm
likely
forgetting
others
who
are
on
the
call
as
well
there's.
C
This
is
a
big
series
of
of
calls
that
we
had
and
then
also
separately,
mayor,
biss
and
council
member
nusma.
We
also
convened
with
connections
and
other
groups
in
our
local
police
department,
and
they
were
also
on
that
devinson
Police
Department
was
on
the
call
as
well
to
address
not
only
the
Howard
and
Cameron,
which
I
think
is
a
is,
is
a
unique
encampment
in
the
City
of
Evanston.
C
It's
it's
not
like
our
downtown
encampments,
where
it's
downtown,
there's,
maybe
a
single
person,
who's,
kind
of
set
up
shop
and
and
hanging
out.
But
here
this
is
a
group
of
15
to
20
some
odd
people
who
are
cycling
through
here
and
from
the
conversations
I
had.
Some
of
them
are
Evanston
residents.
They
grew
up
here.
They
went
to
high
school
here.
They
have
severe
addiction
issues
and
I.
C
Think
that
also
separates
this
area
from
some
of
the
what's
going
on
downtown
and
what
happens
here
is
there's
a
congregation
not
only
of
these
folks
who
have
severe
addiction
issues
but
a
congregation,
then
of
people
who
profit
from
that
and-
and-
and
you
know,
we
think
about
a
few
a
couple
years
ago,
how
a
a
child
and
his
father
were
shot
and
I
believe
that
the
child
was
was
murdered.
How
that
happens
on
Howard
Street
at
seven
o'clock
in
the
morning?
C
Well,
it's
because
it's
seven
o'clock
in
the
morning
there
are
just
about
any
time
of
the
day
or
night.
You
can
find
a
large
group
of
folks
who
are
you
know
who
are
selling?
You
know
hard
narcotics,
and
so
so
we
put
together
a
plan
to
try
to
address
both
encampments
and
homelessness.
Generally.
We
know
this
is
a
huge
issue,
so
we
have
a
proposal
from
connections
who
is
really.
C
You
know,
fortunately,
have
you,
but
almost
unfortunate
that
you're
really
the
only
game
in
town
that
that
that
does
this
work,
so
we're
glad
to
have
you
and
we've.
We've
got
an
agreement
from
peer
services
to
handle
drug
treatment
and
medication
for
30
folks,
so
that'll
take
care
of
the
folks
who
are
in
the
encampment,
as
well
as
a
number
of
folks
throughout
the
city
in
in
downtown,
particularly
downtown
encampments
and-
and
this
will
provide
us,
and
so
this
funding
request
is
for
1.2
million
dollars
for
connections.
C
300
000
for
director
ogbo's
Department,
and
this
will
give
the
director
I
think
between
now
and
Council
will
will
get
some
more
details
on
paper.
But
this
will
give
the
director
flexibility
similar
to
the
Refugee
resettlement
fund
that
we
created
Which
is
far
more
more
reaching
than
our
current
Assistance
programs.
C
This
will
give
similar
flexibility
for
the
director
to
assist
people
in
a
whole
host
of
ways
and
provide
them
with
some
necessary
funding,
and
then
we
also
have
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
District
65,
and
the
reason
for
that
is
one.
C
We
had
last
year
over
300
students
in
our
school
district
who
were
on
mckinney-vento
and
far
too
many
of
them
fell
through
the
cracks
and
when
we
have
District
65
as
a
partner
in
this
work,
we
alleviate
some
of
the
burden
from
the
health
department
because
they
can
provide
rental
assistance
and
they
have
additional
staff
and
Maurice
I.
Don't
think
Maurice
is
nope,
but
you
know
I'm
sure,
Maurice
and
the
director
are
very
familiar
with
many.
C
C
You
know
part
of
what
will
happen
here
is
there
will
be
Health,
Care
Services,
provided
there
will
be
Housing,
Services
provided
and
there
and
ultimately
I
you
know
it's.
Our
police
chief
is
committed
to
working
with
Connections
in
the
community
to
ensure
that
folks,
who
present
a
danger
to
the
community
are
are
appropriately
addressed.
Yes,
thank
you
and,
for
example,
on
Howard
Street,
the
chief.
C
Let
me
know
earlier
that
we
have
now
stationed
a
mobile
surveillance
truck
there
and
so
and
and-
and
she
showed
me
some
pictures-
and
lo
and
behold
you
put
that
surveillance
truck
there
and
the
encampment
is
pretty
pretty
clear,
but
that
doesn't
mean
those
people
are
gone.
They're
they're
still
here,
they're
still,
you
know
when
director
ogbo
went
out
and
and
initially
made
contact
and
helped
get
cleaning
supplies,
so
they'd
keep
the
sidewalk
clear
and
I
honestly
have
to
show
some
of
my
colleagues.
C
You
know:
I
took
a
video
one
evening
walking
through
there
and
it
was
honestly
it
was
heartbreaking.
It
was
tragic.
You
know
there
were
people
laying
on
the
sidewalk
passed
out
from
from,
and
so
it's
it's
it's
a
tragic
situation
that
isn't
safe
for
those
folks
and
surely
isn't
safe
for
our
neighbors.
C
C
It
is
not
the
way
that
we
want
to
present
our
public
transit,
which
we
know
that
we
need
more
and
more
folks
using,
and
we
we
have
to
address
this
and
so
to
close
I'll
say
what
what
we
have
to
also
ensure
is
that
we
are
providing.
C
You
know,
you
know
providing
Aid
and
we
are
following
through
our
conversations
with
the
city
of
Chicago.
C
We
are
following
the
I'm,
forgetting
the
name
now
director,
but
what
is
the
decree
the
the
Brady
Brady
yeah,
the
Brady
decree?
We?
We
will
be
looking
into
following
the
the
orders
that
were
issued
by
a
judge
there,
as
well
as
the
latest
case
law
on
how
to
address
homelessness.
C
Yeah
to
October
you
prepared
to
speak
to
the
Brady
decree
the
Brady
decree
was
so.
There
was
a
lawsuit
filed
against
the
city
of
Chicago
by
I,
believe
someone
who
was
unhoused
or
they're.
You
know,
through
their
representatives
or
some
organization,
and
the
decree
laid
out
a
certain
set
of
guidelines
for
clearing
encampments.
Specifically,
you
can't
just
go
and
round
up
all
of
their
stuff
and
throw
it
in
the
garbage
you
have
to
post
notice
prior
to
and
I
believe,
there's
a
certain
time
frame.
Maybe
it's
10
days.
C
It
might
be
10
days.
You
know
something
along
those
lines,
so
you
know
we
are
going
to
compile
that
information.
Follow
those
guidelines
to
deal
with,
Ian,
cambence
and
and
also
you
know,
for
ex,
for
example,
for
Howard
Street
under
the
viaduct.
There
are
two
businesses,
two
storefronts
there
that
have,
in
my
knowledge,
never
been
utilized.
They
have
been
vacant
since
the
the
station
was
constructed.
C
C
If
we
do
need
funding
to
activate
those
spaces,
but
we're
going
to
activate
those
spaces,
because
I
think
this
is
the
clearest
example
of
what
happens
when
you,
when
you
don't
show
love
and
care
to
a
particular
part
of
our
city.
This
is
exactly
what
happens
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
showing
the
same
attention
to
this
particular
stretch
of
Evanston,
that
we
are
to
the
rest
of
the
city
to
ensure
that
this
does
not
arise
and
and
I'm
sure,
there's
councilmember
newsman
was
here
earlier
and
councilman.
C
Renusma
being
you
know,
one
of
the
core
downtown
council
members
is
certainly
diligently
been
working
on
a
plan
both
with
connections
and
and
others
to
address
some
of
the
you
know,
single
person,
encampments,
downtown
and,
and
so
this
funding
will
allow
us
to
that.
That
ability.
A
A
A
Okay,
so
if
he
gets
back
on
or
can
catch
back
up
if
he
wants
a
floor,
I'll
give
it
to
him
so
Council,
mayor
council,
member,
Harris
I'll,
let
you
go
before
me:
okay,.
Z
I'm
just
gonna
say
that
I'm
very
much
in
support
of
setting
aside
this,
this
chunk
of
money
and
figuring
out
how
it
work
the
the
one
key
thing
is
for
me:
how
are
we
going
to
pay
for
it?
I
think
I
am
ready
to
vote
Yes
now
to
move
this
onto
Council.
Z
I
would
like
to
see
a
report
from
our
financial
department
just
to
see
where
we're
at
as
far
as
our
performance
on
revenues
for
this
year,
obviously
we're
not
going
to
spend
all
this
money
all
at
once
in
the
next
month.
This
is
like
a
year.
This
is
like
setting
aside
going
forward
if
I'm
committed
personally
to
find
a
spot
in
the
budget,
either
way
whether
it's
projecting
out
next
year.
Z
One
of
the
things
I
think
that
I've
learned
over
the
last
two
years
is
how
expensive
it
is
to
House
people
who
are
unhoused
and
I.
Think
the
prevention
portion
of
this
is
very
cost
effective
for
the
city.
I
think
this
you
know
once
someone
has,
you
know,
lost
their.
You
know
housing,
that's
when
crisis
mode
happens
and
costs
really
escalate.
Z
So
I
would
just
look
forward
to
when
this
is
at
Council,
hopefully
having
a
full
report
from
our
financial
team
to
see
where
we
stand
on
things.
You
can't.
A
You
now
you
can
speak.
C
Let
you
okay!
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
you
know
as
proposed.
This
is
coming
from
the
general
fund
reserves
which
we
have
strong
reserves,
but
you
know
we
know
that
we
have
the
afscme
contracts
and
other
contracts
that
are
coming
down
the
pike,
but
we,
as
the
council
know
where
that
is
we've
gotten
word,
and
so
this
is
something
that
we
can
certainly
have.
Projections
on,
at
least
even
if
it
has
to
be
shared
in
executive
session
with
us.
C
We
can
get
those
projections
and,
and
certainly
yes,
you're
correct
the
eviction
prevention
portion
of
this
is
huge,
but
also
we've
gotten
a
commitment
from
connections
that
they
will
prioritize
the
encampment.
So
we
can
truly
address
folks
who
are
in
encampments,
and
you
know
this,
will
you
know
there?
C
We
don't
have
a
full
census
of
how
many
people
are
in
encampments
in
Evanston,
but
you
know
this
funding
will
certainly
be
able
to
address
about
30
folks,
as
well
as
prevention
for
a
whole
host
of
other
folks,
but
this
funding
will
will,
with
our
partnership
with
peer
Services.
The
funding
for
director
of
both
department
and
the
assistance
from
connections
will
certainly
be
able
to
address
30
folks.
AD
Since
I
see,
we
have
a
lot
of
our
connections.
Friends
here
I
was
I
was
just
interested
in
hearing
a
little
bit
more
directly
from
them.
So
is
this.
Are
these
programs
that
are
listed
in
in
our
packet
are
those
current
programs
and
we're
extending
the
funding
to
allow
them
to
continue
for
another
12
months
and
yeah?.
AJ
That
is,
that
is
correct.
Councilmember.
D
AJ
Back
CEO
of
connections
for
the
homeless
good
evening.
Everyone
thanks
for
having
us
here
it
is
connections,
is
like
many
organizations
that
had
a
growth
period
during
the
pandemic
because
of
demand
for
our
services,
and
we
were
fortunate
that
there
was
a
lot
of
coronavirus
relief
funding
that
allowed
us
to
do
that
work.
We
are
like
many
other
organizations
in
our
position,
pivoting
to
to
remain
the
robust
organization
that
we
built
over
that
period,
and
that
requires
us
to
have
different
funding
sources
for
this
work.
AJ
The
demand
has
gone
up
considerably
and
we
are
trying
to
keep
a
pace
with
demand,
sometimes
not
knowing.
If
we're
going
to
be
able
to
sustain
that
or
not
right,
so
just
for
reference
I
think
in
2019
we
sort
of
just
under
400
evanstonians
and
last
year,
our
last
fiscal
year.
We
served
three
thousand,
so
we
have
80
folks
a
day
coming
to
our
drop-in
in
the
fourth
ward,
another
40
50
coming
up
into
the
Fifth
Ward.
So
it's
a
growing
problem
and
we
have
to
rise
to
need
it.
AJ
AD
Well,
I
agree
with
councilmember
Harris
that
I
do
want
to
move
this
on
to
city
council,
and
so
we
can
have
a
conversation
about
the
city's
ability
to
fund
this
and
I
guess
you
know
we're
about
to
start
talking
about
the
2024
City
budget
and
is
so
is
this
something
that
we're
going
to
be
really
needing
to
provide
for
at
an
ongoing
basis?
I
already
I,
don't
know
if
you
have
any
thoughts
about
farther
into
the
future.
AJ
Well,
it's
it's
our
goal
to
increase
the
percentage
of
private
funding
that
we
have.
We
have
increased
our
revenue
streams
from
private
sources
over
the
pandemic
has
not
grown
at
the
same
Pace
that
our
public
funding
sources
have,
and
so
we
need
to
sort
of
swing
that
needle
back
into
a
more
balanced
position,
and
it
just
takes
time
to
build
a
fundraising
program
like
that,
so
it
I
don't
have
a
black
and
white
answer
to
that.
We,
our
history
with
the
city,
has
been.
AJ
We
are
primarily
a
recipient
of
pass-through
funding
through
the
city
and
we
receive
very
few
General
Revenue
funds,
I
think
in
2022
we
got
25
thousand
dollars
to
serve
those
like
two
or
three
thousand
people.
So
so
we
would
appreciate
more
robust
Financial
commitment
to
serving
these
of
these
neighbors
of
ours,
but
I
can't
I
I
would
not
be
comfortable
just
saying
and
then
for
the
next
five
years.
It's
going
to
look
like
this.
AD
Right
and
The
Proposal
talks
about
12
months
of
funding
for
these
various
components
of
the
program,
and
so
is
that
carry
us
through
half
of
2024
or
20
3
4
of.
AD
AJ
We're
kind
of
at
the
cities
it's
at
the
city's
discretion
when
they
actually
enact
things
we
we
work
on
a
July
through
June
fiscal
year,
so
we
are
in
our
fiscal
year.
24
right
now,
it'll
end
in
June,
and
we
we
need
the
help
for
the
full
Year's
worth
of
work
that
we've.
AJ
A
A
I
am
not
comfortable
with
1.25
million
I'll,
be
real
clear
about
that
I'm,
not
comfortable
with
that
I.
Don't
know
how
we're
going
to
pull
that
I
didn't
know.
We
were
magicians,
so
I,
don't
know
where
we're
going
to
pull
that
from
in
mid-year.
That
that
gives
me
grave
concern,
not
saying
we
don't
need
it.
Just
don't
know
where
we're
going
to
get
it.
That's
a
problem.
A
Some
of
these
services,
the
city
can
and
does
do
and
I
want
us
to
look
greater
inward
than
outward
because
then
that
creates
jobs
for
our
city,
not
for
other
people,
as
we
talked
about
people
leaving
the
city,
so
other
people
are
working
somewhere
when
we
can
do
that
work
in-house
if
we
offer
salaries
and
jobs.
A
So
with
that
said,
I
went
through
this
and
I
was
taught
as
an
educator.
You
don't
use
a
red
pen,
but
I
really
did
want
to,
but
I
didn't
so
for
District
65
I
was
impressed
with
some
of
what
they
wanted
to
do
and
the
only
concern
I
had
was
for
the
salary
of
an
administrator
I
want
our
dollars
to
go
to
the
work
so
I
mixed
the
eighty
thousand
dollars
I
was
only
concern
I
had
with
District
65,
leaving
them
at
the
120
a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars.
A
The
next
thing
that
I
looked
at
was
Health
and
Human
Services
again,
if
we
find
this
money
providing
them
with
six
hundred
thousand
dollars,
because
what
I
would
like
to
see
is
a
specialist
within
our
city
and
that's
about
sixty
seventy
thousand
dollars,
but,
as
you
add,
benefits
and
things
of
that
nature,
I
also
would
like
for
us
to
potentially
work
with
our
youth
and
there's
a
great
there's,
a
great
program.
A
The
community
maintenance
team
that
every
time
that
I
go
to
an
event
and
as
all
my
council
members
know,
I
come
into
your
areas
to
events
and
visit.
We
have
a
youth
group
that
clean
and
move
my
kids,
don't
even
clean
and
move
that
well
and
I.
Think
if
we
put
more
money
into
our
youth
I,
don't
know
what
that
looks
like
maybe
two
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
where
we
get
a
staff
and
we
have
the
I
think,
there's
10
or
11
kids
now
and
a
van
that
go
event
to
event.
A
They
only
work
in
the
summer
finding
ways
that
they
can
work
throughout
the
year
to
help
with
at
home
cost
and
provide
themselves
with
money.
So
I'm,
looking
at
trying
to
figure
that
out
peer,
Services
I
interned
with
peer
Services,
when
I
did
my
substance,
abuse,
counseling
certificate
and
I
think
they
have
a
good
program
and
if
we
create
the
Specialists
working
with
peer
services
to
get
the
underlying
issues
that
create
the
homelessness
because
it
isn't
a
lack
of
homes
or
places
for
people
to
be
it's.
A
But
that
move
that
money
moves
back
into
the
City
and
some
of
that
will
can
go
to
connections
and
I
can
write
those
numbers
a
little
better,
but
I
think
we
can
provide
those
Services
in-house,
and
that
is
what
I'm
hearing
community
members
say
to
me
as
well
that
they
are
not
happy
with
our
tax
dollars
moving
out
of
the
city
and
into
other
agencies.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
I
really
appreciate
your
suggestions
there
and
getting
to
your
version
of
yes.
So
I
appreciate
that
I
will
say
we
have
Ali
Harnett
here
who
is
with
District
65
at
the
district-wide
counselor
social
worker,
social
worker,
and
certainly
we
can
have
ali,
give
some
words,
but
I
want
to
note
that
this
staff
position
or
supporting
the
staff
there
means
that
we
alleviate
pressure
on
director
oboe's
department
and
allow
a
partner.
You
know.
Yes,
they
are
another.
C
You
know
agency
if
you
will,
but
they
are
our
school
district
that
serves
our
children,
and
so
this
will
allow
them
to
directly
work
with
families
and
not
have
to
shift
that
over
to
the
city
with
our
staff.
I
I
certainly
agree.
I'm
I'm
happy
to
shift
some
of
this
funding
around
I.
Think
director
ogbo
is
extremely
responsive
and
given
more
funding
to
be
able
to
do
even
more,
my
and
so
I'm
supportive
of
that
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
you
know.
C
If
we
do
bring
this
in-house,
then
that
is
creating
a
year-over-year
commitment.
If
we
work
it,
you
know
shop
it
out,
then
you
know
next
year.
It's
on
connections
to
to
find
more
funding,
and
maybe
we
fund
it.
Maybe
we
don't,
but
the
burden
isn't
necessarily
on
us.
Once
we've
hired
an
employee,
you
know
we
want
to
keep
that
person
employed.
You
know
responsibly
unless
again
it's
another
short.
Unless
we,
you
know
up
front,
we
tell
them
in
short
term
and,
lastly,
I
I.
C
You
know,
while
some
of
this
funding
I
think,
can
you
know,
move
forward
with
I
think
we
should
just
vote
on
this
funding.
This
is
an
important
enough
issue,
a
dire
enough
issue.
You
know
that
I
think
we
need
to
address
this
now,
but
if,
if
all
of
my
colleagues
aren't
there,
I
certainly
believe
some
of
this
funding
needs
to
move
forward
immediately,
I've
got
an
encampment.
C
You
know,
probably
tonight
by
10
o'clock,
it'll
be
fully
staffed
again
and
I
I
I
can't
go
back
to
my
residence
and
say
that
we're
just
going
to
wait
months
for
this
before
we
can
address
this.
There
is
action
that
needs
to
be
taken
now.
I
think
funding
director,
ogbo's
Department
will
will
provide
a
substantial
portion
of
that.
I
do
think
particularly
a
number
of
the
programs
with
connections
would
be
particularly
helpful
and
you
know
Ali.
AK
AK
Is
that
okay,
thanks
chair,
Harris
and
good
evening,
everyone
so
yeah
I'm,
a
district-wide
social
worker
in
District,
65
I'm,
going
on
my
20th
year
today
we
started
and
I
feel
like
a
broken
record
because
I'm
up
here
all
the
time
talking
about
our
homelessness
issue
in
District
65,
so
I'm
gonna
try
to
be
novel.
AK
We
have
about
20
who
are
like
in
the
hopper,
so
that
number
is
definitely
going
to
increase
and
then
that
number
only
increases
during
the
year
because
they
stay
McKinney
vento
throughout
the
year.
That's
the
way
it
works.
So
that
was
just
like
novel
numbers.
We
have
40
who
are
on
our
list
as
of
the
last
day
of
school
from
the
last
school
year,
there's
20
in
the
last
week.
There
are
two
today,
so
it's
just
they're
they're
constantly
coming
in
and
there's
emergent
needs
all
the
time
for
I
mean.
AK
Today
we
put
two
families
in
a
hotel,
so
they're
not
sleeping
in
cars
during
the
upcoming
Heat
Wave
and
we've
done
a
bunch
of
eska
stuff.
We
filled
a
gas
tank
today,
like
just
today,
Uber
gas
or
Uber
card
gift
card,
so
that
somebody
could
get
to
an
emergency
medical
appointment.
So
things
are
like
always
happening,
I.
Think
I,
think
you
agree
that
the
need
is
there
for
just
like
funds.
AK
So
many
times
we
come
up
to
something
where,
like
we
just
need
money,
but
just
to
answer
your
question
about
the
administrative
assistance.
AK
I
want
to
make
clear
that
it's
an
administrative
assistance
that
we're
looking
for
not
an
administrator,
that's
a
big
difference
in
a
school
district
and
in
my
mind
what
we're
looking
for
is
hope
to
really
do
an
in-depth
needs
assessment
of
these
300
plus
families,
because
that
takes
extra
work
like
it's,
not
we're
just
dealing
with
the
day-to-day
stuff
and
trying
to
keep
up
and
in
order
to
really
be
able
to
assess
the
needs.
We
need
to
spend
time
on
the
phone
when
I
do
an
in-depth
needs
assessment
with
a
family.
AK
That's
just
come
it's
an
hour
on
the
phone
and
another
hour
to
do
follow-up
stuff.
Every
single
time,
like
a
lot
so
and
and
I,
haven't
been
able
to
keep
up
myself
and
so
we're
just
trying
to
like
get
some
help
to
be
able
to
keep
up
and
get
some
more
information
and
I
think
that,
with
some
more
data
about
what
is
going
on
with
the
families,
what
are
their
needs,
then
we
can
all
make
better
decisions.
The
district
can
make
better
funding
decisions.
The
city
will
be
able
to
make
better
funding
decisions.
AK
Connections
can
make
you
know
some
funding
decisions,
so
I
just
feel
like
it
would
be
really
interesting.
Information
to
have
and
and
our
funding
that
we
have
for
the
district
is
not
for
that
kind
of
thing.
It's
for,
like
student
programs
and
education.
A
AK
C
AK
You
all
right
can
I
just
say
one
thing:
I
would
love
it
if
we
could
develop
an
intern
program.
In
my
mind,
what
is
needed
is
a
District
65
employees
who
have
access
to
student
data,
because
student
data
is
really
closely
protected
and
I
feel
like
it.
AK
It
is
a
city
like
it's
a
city
issue
that
everyone
wants
to
eradicate
homelessness,
I
know
that
we
all
want
to
work
together
to
do
it,
but
it's
a
District
employees
that
would
be
able
to
have
access
to
the
data
to
get
the
information
yeah.
Thank
you,
okay.
Thank
you.
C
A
quick
question
for
just
motion:
this
is
a
question
for
you
chair.
It's
a
question
for
you,
so
you
said
that
you
wanted
to
remove
some
funding,
particularly
from
connections
and
bump
it
up
to
the
health
department.
Is
there
I
would
love
to
have
a
remote
I'll
make
the
motion
just
identify?
What
where
you'd
want
to
move
money
from,
and
we
can
make
that
adjustment.
A
C
Then
maybe
you,
director,
oboe
and
I,
can
set
some
time
this
week
before
Council.
AD
N
AD
Doesn't
always
produce
the
best
results,
right,
yeah,
yeah
and
then
and
and
also
I
I
guess
I
would
come
Echo
council
member
reads
thought
that
hiring
City
staff
to
do
a
jobs
that
were
you
know
the
connections
is
already
prepared
to
do.
It
has
really
long-term
consequences
for
us
and
and
I
think
those
those
positions
are
generally
more
expensive
for.
M
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
generally
I
would
you
know
what
I
was
prepared
to
discuss
today
and
and
what
I
still
like
some
clarity
on
eventually,
depending
on
how
we're
gonna
deal
with
this
item
is
to
just
to
make
sure
that
the
money
is
going
towards
expanding
our
capacity
and
by
our
hour
I
mean
the
city
and
our
Park.
You
know
any
partner
and
organization
that
we
work
with
on
this
to
address
these
very
specific
and
individual
people
who
are
in
homeless,
encampments
and
separate
from
that
like.
M
If
we
want
to
do
something,
you
know
to
support
mckinney-vento
all
for
it.
I
just
think.
That's
a
separate
discussion
from
from
what
I'm
here
to
to
kind
of
vote
and
act
on
today.
Again
100
agree,
you
know
words
alongside
Ali
and
and
others
I've
been
on.
Those
calls
where
there's
six
state
of
us
working
with
one
family,
and
it
really
requires
that
sometimes
to
try
to
house
somebody
who,
whose
housing
is
threatened
so
I
understand
the
need.
M
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
come
out
of
this,
though,
with
a
targeted
effort
to
address
a
homeless
encampments
and,
in
my
opinion,
I
view
that
as
meeting
you
know
making
sure
that,
if
we're
going
to
work
with
connections
that
they
have
staff
people
that
have
the
capacity
that,
in
addition
to
their
their
kind
of
current
workload,
that
they
can
literally
go
out
and
be
with
people
on
a
consistent
basis
who
are
in
these
homeless
encampments
to
try
to
help
them
and
I
would
expect
the
same
from
peer
Services,
because
if
we
can't
do
that,
then
I
think
that's
when
we
are
just
you
know
continuing
to
support.
M
Really,
you
know
organizations
in
well-deserved
organizations,
but
it
won't
necessarily
lead
to
a
reduction
in
what
we're
seeing
as
a
homeless
and
campus.
In
addition
to
that,
if
we
can
provide
a
notice
and
move
fit
and
move,
you
know
things
around
I
think
we
should
do
that.
I
think
my
other
question
would
be.
Why
haven't
we
done
that?
Maybe
you
know
we've
been:
we've
wanted
to
develop
a
plan
first,
and
maybe
that's
why
but
I.
In
addition
to
the
support,
we
should
be
doing
that
as
well.
M
Do
we
have
a
plan
to
put
people
in
temporary
housing?
You
know
I,
don't
know
how
if
we've
determine
how
many
people
are
out
there,
but
are
we
going
to
put
people
in
temporary
housing,
hotels,
motels
Etc,
you
know
it
I
I,
just
I'm,
looking
for
a
plan
to
address
the
very
specific
issue
which
is
homeless
encampment,
so
I
just
want
to
wanted.
To
add
that
to
the
record.
Thank.
D
C
Yes,
I
I
I
I
want
to
note
for
council
member
Burns.
We
we
called
you
a
little
bit
earlier,
so
you
may
have
stepped
away,
but
what
this
plan
does
and
I
think
council,
member,
headed,
Cardis
and
Ravel
said
it
the
the
best,
which
is
that
we
get
it
with
some
of
these
programs.
C
We
get
more
bang
for
our
buck,
doing
homelessness
prevention
and
so
I
think
it's
important
to
put
that
forward
that
that
funding
forward
as
well-
and
this
would
alleviate
pressure
from
our
health
department
by
partnering
with
District
65,
which
would
leave
our
health
department
with
more
with
a
greater
ability
to
you
know
have
some.
C
You
know
not
that
there's
a
lot
of
extra
time
or
maybe
an
extra
time,
but
leave
them
some
greater
ability
to
address
encampments
council
member
Harris
has
a
proposed
increasing
the
funding
for
the
health
and
human
services
department.
We're
going
to
sit
down
this
week
and
and
address
that,
and
as
far
as
your
question
regarding
you
know,
the
the
Brady
policy
with
dealing
with
encampments
I
think
it's,
the
the
my
opinion,
I,
think
it's
the
opinion
of
our
you
know
of
our
I.
C
C
If
we
don't
have
housing
available
for
these
folks,
we
need
to
have
funding
available
to
house
these
folks
or
it
is
it's
inhumane
to
just
clear
the
encampments
and
have
nowhere
for
them
to
go,
and
so
that
is
what
this
funding
will
allow
us
to
do
and
then
to
the
point,
around
connections
connections
you
know
councilmember
Ravel
asked
is
that
are
these
new
programs
and
no,
these
aren't
new
programs.
C
But
this
allows
the
continuation
of
programs
that
are
critical
and
connections
has
committed
to
prioritizing
Outreach
to
folks
that
are
in
the
encampments
and
using
this
funding
to
support
services
for
folks
who
are
in
encampments
and
as
well
as
as
I
noted
earlier.
Peer
Services
has
committed
to
treating
providing
abuse,
substance,
abuse
treatment
for
30
individuals,
which
would
include
counseling
and
medication.
M
AD
Well,
I
guess
I
do
have
to
say
that
I
in
all
of
this
you
know
these
great
programs
that
are
listed
here.
I,
don't
see,
I,
don't
see
them
leading
to
actually
getting
some
of
these
individuals
into
housing.
I,
don't
I,
think
it's
I
I
mean.
Maybe
connections
can
help
me
see
that
these
some
of
these
people
will
actually
end
up
being
housed,
but
I
think
I.
Think
that's
another.
That's
a
another
whole
program.
AJ
AJ
We
did
not
ask
for
new
dollars
for
housing,
because
we
have
a
wait
list
which
we
want
to
get
these
folks
on,
to
get
people
into
the
scarce
stock
of
housing
that
does
exist
and
we're
required
to
work
through
the
local
Continuum
of
Care
to
make
sure
that
people
can
get
housed
if
they
want
to
stay
here,
that's
great,
but
they
might
want
to
live
in
Westchester
or
Dalton,
or
something
and
we'd
make
sure
that
they
can
go
where
they
want
to
be
so.
AJ
We
I
am
really
worried
about
our
capacity
to
go
out
and
Outreach
to
these
Folks
at
the
encampments.
If
we
are
unable
to
sustain
the
staff
we
currently
have
and
I
have
80
people
come
in
a
day
and
they
all
need
housing.
That's
not
to
say
I
mean
there's
a
hierarchy
of
terrible
places
to
live
right,
like
that's
the
worst,
an
encampment
under
an
L
station.
AJ
So
it's
better
to
be
sleeping
on
a
train
for
sure,
that's
better
and
then
they're
sleeping
on
someone's
couch
where
you
might
get
kicked
off.
So
we
absolutely
can
prioritize
people
according
to
their
vulnerability.
That's
what
we
do
and
we
have
to
use
standardized
vulnerability
assessments
to
do
that
so
I'm
not
like
promising
that
the
you
know.
AJ
AJ
Housing
gosh
I,
don't
have
that
off.
The
top
of
my
I
mean
every
person
that
we're
working
with,
which
is
probably
80
to
100
Folks
at
any,
given
time
are
we're
putting
them
all
on
the
waitlist.
Everyone
in
the
margarita
is
on
a
waitlist
for
housing.
It's
our
goal
to
get
housing
for
every
single
person
that
we
work
with
so
I
mean.
Ideally,
we
actually
prevent
them
from
losing
their
housing
in
the
first
place,
and
we
do
that
through
eviction
prevention
for
sure.
AJ
M
No,
that
was
I'm
appreciate
that
Betty
bat
ball
spoke
because
that
that
was
going
to
be
my
follow-up,
is
you
know
my
understanding
of
this
issue?
Is
we
we
we're
already
dealing
with
the
shortage
in
terms
of
housing,
and
so
this
idea
that
yep
we're
going
to
spend
some
more
money
and
we're
going
to
get
people
relocated
from
the
train?
M
Stop,
but
we're
not
gonna
find
another
place
for
them
to
be
until
then,
it's
just
not
in
step
with
the
reality
that
it
takes
time
to
House
people
that
are
on
waitlist
right
now
and
and
some
of
the
individuals
who
are
out
there
now,
maybe
on
those
wait
lists.
M
But
this
idea
that
a
new
group
of
people
that
enter
this
wait
list
are
somehow
gonna
find
housing
quickly
is,
is
to
me
not
base
the
reality,
and
so
that's
why
I
keep
saying
if
there's
like
a
different
strategy
that
we
can
come
up
with
to
address
homeless,
encampments
and
individuals.
There
I'd
like
to
at
least
consider
that,
before
we
allocate,
you
know
new
new
spending
in
any
area,
Point
I've,
seen
again,
if
I
can
continue
I've
seen
housing
that
we
can,
that
that
some
cities
have
installed.
M
That's
like
a
simple
bed
toilet
and
it's
like
a
community.
It's
small,
it's
not
the
greatest
thing,
but
I'm
sure
it's
comparable
to
what
somebody
experiences
living
in
a
in
a
in
a
tent
or
some
makeshift
shelter.
Even
something
like
that
to
me
would
be.
I
would
be
more
interested
in
that
than
just
continuing
to
spend
money
and
put
people
on
wait.
M
Lists
I
think
we
should
at
least
explore
if
we
can
do
something
better
than
that,
and
and
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
capacity
to
do
direct
Outreach
on
a
consistent
basis,
weekly
daily,
whatever
we
can
afford
to
these
encampments
so
that
we
can
have
an
individual
conversation
with
each
person
to
understand
what
their
needs
are
and
then
develop
a
plan
in
that
way,
which
is
why
I
think
at
least
to
start.
M
It
makes
some
sense
to
try
to
hold
some
of
this
money
in
our
health
department
so
that
we
can
do
that.
Assuming
that
our
Outreach
workers,
you
know
in
our
health
department,
have
the
capacity
to
go
out
and
do
some
of
this
or
our
youth
Outreach
team
I,
don't
know
if
director,
oboe
or
Thompson
can
speak
to
our
internal
capacity
to
go
out
and
do
a
little
case
work
so
do
I
talk
about
I
know.
If
you
can
speak
to
that
yeah
absolutely.
AB
Currently,
we
just
don't
have
the
capacity
to
do
Outreach
whatsoever
for
the
amount
of
Outreach
that
we've
conducted
so
far,
we've
had
to
use
one
of
our
emergency
assistance
Specialists
to
respond
to
these
situations.
If
we
are
going
to
work
on
this
I
believe
there
has
to
be
a
mobilization
of
social
service
providers,
it's
a
multi-faceted
response,
but
as
far
as
staff
is
concerned,
we
just
don't
have
an
Outreach
person
who
can
constantly
or
consistently
go
to
these
encampment
places
to
provide
services
or
or
do
Outreach.
D
AI
Director
Thompson
Parks
and
Rec
Department
director,
so
part
of
this
is
what
you
already
pay
your
youth
Outreach
workers
for,
and
it
is
to
do
Outreach.
We
already
have
a
grant
through
you.
AI
We
are
actually
being
audited
on
Tuesday
and
part
of
that
is
to
provide
Services
through
a
drop-in
center
at
Robert
Crown,
where
our
homeless
youth
come
to
take
a
shower,
and
it's
a
drop-in
center
for
you,
and
so
I
mean
there
is
capacity
there
to
do
Outreach
and
so
I
think
when
you're
saying
you
know
provide
additional
resources,
it
is
there.
There
is
an
option
for
that
as
well.
C
If
I
can
just
quickly,
yes,
thank
you,
chair,
I
I
want
to
note
for
councilmember
burns
that
council
member
Harris
has
put
forward
a
proposal
to
a
put
more
funding
toward
the
health
and
human
services
department
and
then
the
health
and
human
services
department.
The
reason
I
mentioned
earlier
that
we
want
to
model
this
funding
after
the
refugee
resettlement
fund
is
because
that
fund
has
a
lot
of
flexibility.
We
don't
have
a
fund
in
the
city
that
has
the
flexibility
that
we
need
to
address.
C
The
Deep
needs
of
folks
who
are
experiencing
these
issues
and
encampments,
and
so
allocating
this
money
to
the
health
department
will
provide
funding
for
that
and
we
can
partner
with
connections
who
has
a
drop-in
center,
who
has
Outreach
workers.
Now
we
know
that
the
parks
and
rec
department
has
some
capacity,
maybe
more
so
around
youth,
but
potentially
around
the
entire.
You
know
homeless,
population,
so
we'll
have
resources
to
do
the
rapid
rehousing
and
to
be
clear,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
when
we
had
our
conversation
with
Chicago
and
the
Department
of
Family
and
support
services.
C
This
will
allow
us
the
flexibility
to
rapidly
house
folks
who
are
in
those
encampments
and
in
the
long
term,
get
them
stable
housing,
as
was
noted
whether
it's
here
in
Evanston
and
particularly
that
connections,
funding
from
the
federal
government
can
support
with
getting
them
housing
in
Dalton
and
in
other
places
Westchester
wherever
they
you
know,
choose
to
live,
but
our
this
funding
for
the
health
department
will
be
able
to
in
a
targeted
way
fill
the
gaps
for
the
encampment.
Thank
you.
C
C
Wait
and
your
mom
was.
C
You
know
we
we
have
to
you,
know
I
I
I
and
my
residents
and
folks
who
are
using
Howard
train
station
and
the
folks
who
are
living
there
and
experience.
This
need
to
see
this
move
forward
to
council.
A
AD
Member
reveal
well
and
I
agree
because
at
Council,
then
we
can
get
the
financial
information
that
I
think
we
really
need
to
be
able
to
come
to
Big
good
decisions.
AD
AI
C
A
Yeah
I
can't
do
that
at
this
moment.
So
director
Oppo.
AB
Z
I
think
I
would
like
to
suggest
if
we
can
move
this
forward
to
the
September
11th
the
way
it
is,
and
that
would
give
some
time
for
your
feedback
to
make
a
a
friendly
amendment
to
councilmember
reads,
proposal
here
and
then
we'll
still
have
two
readings
at
the
very
least.
AL
Z
Z
C
AE
A
A
Member,
so
it
passes
four
to
one:
okay,
we'll
move
on
to
council.
Thank
you
for
the
robust
conversation,
I
appreciate
the
community
willing
to
help
one
another.
Next
we
have
items
for
discussion,
no
items
for
communication,
review
of
police
complaints
and
commitment
comments,
report.
AL
A
You
so
much
right,
we
should
have
done
you
first.
A
AA
A
O
AA
Great,
thank
you
so
much
so
we
would
just
like
to
provide
an
update
if
it's
all
right
with
the
with
oh
no
worries.
If
it's
okay
with
director,
no
no
problem,
let
me
move
forward
absolutely
so
we
would
just
like
to
provide
an
update
on
the
things
that
the
division
has
accomplished,
the
things
that
we're
currently
working
on
and
things
that
we
want
to
implement
in
the
future,
and
with
that
stated,
we
really
just
want
to
kind
of
give
a
brief
snapshot
over
some
Great
accomplishments
at
the
workforce.
Initiatives
have
accomplished
thus
far.
AA
Thank
you
so
much
in
our
PowerPoint
then
come
then
download
as
good
as
we
would
have
liked
it
to.
Nevertheless,
in
December
2021,
as
a
lot
of
you
here
can
remember,
can
recall
the
workforce
framework
was
established
to
provide
connectivity
to
Career
pathway
opportunities
and
address
in
excuse
me
and
to
address
industry
skill
gaps
here
in
Evanston.
The
division's
mission
is
to
support
local
businesses
and
develop
a
diverse
skill
Workforce
by
empowering
and
educating
and
equipping
participants
with
the
in-demand
skills
required
to
obtain
sustainable
career
and
advancement
opportunities
that
stimulate
economic
prosperity.
AA
Some
of
our
priorities
for
the
Workforce
Development
Division
is
one,
is
expanding.
Workforce
opportunities
from
the
for
the
underserved
populations
in
a
broader
Community,
particularly
individuals,
18
to
30
plus
years
old
in
the
City
of
Evanston.
We
have
so
many
opportunities,
as
you
know,
through
msyap
and
other
Youth
Services.
You
know
gauge
that
14
to
18
year
olds
that
Workforce
Development
Division
wanted
to
be
intentional
about
increasing
capacity
and
opportunities
for
individuals
that
were
18,
21,
30,
plus
Euros.
AA
We
also
want
to
work,
and
we've
also
been
working
in
our
community
to
reduce
barriers
to
employment
for
community
members
experiencing
unemployment,
those
that
are
underemployed
as
a
lot
of
you
discussed
tonight,
and
also
individuals.
Returning
back
to
our
community
who've
been
impacted
by
the
cultural
system
and
last,
but
certainly
not
least,
we've
been
working
to
enhance
private
and
public
collaboration.
AA
AI
AA
You've
always
been
with
us.
You
know
that
so
no
worries,
but
in
2023
the
city
council
approved
two
additional
positions
to
assist
an
amplifying
Workforce
Development.
The
newly
established
division
is
comprised
of
a
Workforce
manager,
a
Workforce
Development
coordinator,
a
career
development
coordinator,
and
we
have
a
part-time
career
Navigator
position.
Additional
staff
support
has
been
crucial
to
the
expansion
of
our
Workforce
activities,
and
you
know
when
we
work
with
Community
Partners.
Everyone
is
just
thrilled
that
the
city
of
evidence
prioritized
Workforce
Development
and
it's
making
a
deep
impact
in
our
community.
AA
Here.
I
wanted
to
provide
a
snapshot
of
some
of
our
court
of
our
quarter
to
report
to
create
efficiency.
The
division
is
also
implementing
technology,
such
as
upsquad,
which
is
a
central
Porter,
which
is
excuse
me,
which
is
a
central
information
portal.
We
also
use
canva
and
jotform,
which
helps
track
client
progress,
conduct,
needs
assessments
and
identify
industry,
skill
gaps
and
codify
relevant
information.
AA
This
quarter,
30
clients
have
been
placing
employment
opportunities
across
the
following
career
areas:
Healthcare
manufacturing,
Hospitality
construction
and
Building
Trades,
child
care
and
Public
Safety.
In
addition
to,
in
addition
to
that,
the
Aspire
program
was
a
success.
We
wrapped
up
the
assigned
program
this
summer,
I'm
happy
to
report
that
we
placed
upwards
of
50
young
individuals
in
career
exploration
opportunities
that
number's
up
from
last
year,
which
has
been
significant.
The
folks
over
at
North
Shore
are
really
thrilled
with
the
program
and
we've
gotten.
AA
AA
Thus
far,
we've
had
success
also
in
placing
Workforce
clients
and
the
following
opportunities
with
various
internal
and
external
stakeholders.
We've
placed
individuals
in
Workforce
training
opportunities
with
Evanston
rebuilding
exchange.
We
also
have
internal
Workforce
Partnerships
with
the
clerk's
office,
with
Public
Works,
the
water
department
and
city
council
just
approved
a
fleet
and
facility
maintenance
apprenticeship
opportunity
that
would
train
up
more
folks
in
Evanston
one
of
the
things
that
when
I
became
Workforce
coordinator
before
I
was
you
know,
elevated
to
manager.
AA
One
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
work
on
was
having
a
city
be
a
leader
in
the
things
that
we
expect
other
people
to.
Do
we
go
to
other
businesses
and
we
work
with
them
to
you,
know,
train
folks
and
to
hire
folks,
but
it's
instrumental
to
see
the
City
of
Evanston
taking
on
this
itself
and
being
a
leader
in
this
area.
We
also
have
Workforce.
We
also
have
Workforce
partnership
agreements.
We've
done
this
with
UL,
with
Phoenix
security
that
works
in
this
building.
AA
They
they're
interested
in
partnering
with
us,
and
we've
done
this
and
formerly,
but
now
we're
doing
this
formally
partnering
with
them
to
train
Folks
up
and
get
them
the
skills
that
they
need
that
leading
to
direct
employment
opportunities.
Last
but
not
least,
we
have
sectorial
Partnerships
and
relationships
that
we
build
out
with
graduate
North
light.
AA
Ul
research
institutions
is
coming
to
Evanston,
we've
got
individuals
hired
there,
and
so,
when
folks
come
before
our
Council,
we
want
them
to
know
that
we
want
them
to
enter
into
agreements
with
Workforce
with
the
Workforce
Development
Division
to
get
our
folks
hired
you
you
want
to
sign,
which
is
great.
You
know
we
want
to
work
with
you
all
to
get
folks
in
positions
as
well,
and
so
they've
been
susceptible
to
that
and
we're
happy
to
report
on
that.
AA
Also
I
touched
a
minute
ago
on
North
Shore
and
the
the
number
of
internships
that
we
placed
this
year,
I'm
happy
to
also
report
that
a
number
of
those
have
led
to
employment
opportunities.
Young
Folks
are
learning
the
skills
that
they
need,
and
young
adults
are
learning
the
things
that
they
need
and
they're
going
into.
Direct
employment
opportunities,
as
we
know
everyone
we
would
like
a
lot.
We
would
like
individuals
to
go
to
college,
but
everyone's
not
going
to
college.
AA
So
we
want
to
provide
tangible
opportunities
for
those
individuals
to
go
into
a
career
development
opportunities
and
to
receive
direct
employment
opportunities,
and,
as
you
see
from
those
areas,
we
have
Sterile
Processing,
anesthesiology,
Nursing,
Pharmacy,
Finance,
Health,
I.T,
laboratory
services,
just
to
name
a
few,
but
we
have
a
cafeteria
of
different
career
exploration,
opportunities
for
Young
Folks
to
go
in
it's
just
not
a
One-Stop
shop,
and
so
individuals
are
gaining
the
skills
that
they
need
to
to
really
be
conducive
and
move
forward
in
their
career
paths
that
they
want
that
they
would
like
to
explore.
AA
Our
division's
model
focuses
on
case
management,
wraparound
services
and
apprenticeships
and
Workforce
Development
training,
as
I
just
discussed.
As
a
result,
our
residents
are
exposed
to
direct
engagement
and
resource
connectivity,
progress,
Progressive
support
and
sustainability,
paid
work,
experience,
credential
attainment
and
transferable
skills
that
make
them
more
marketable
in
the
workforce.
AA
You
know
a
lot
of
folks,
you
know
they
come
to
us,
the
young
people,
and
we
we
want
them.
We
want
Youth
and
Young
adults
to
understand
that
we're
not
just
placing
you
in
a
position,
but
we
stay
connected
to
individuals,
whether
you're
going
to
internship
or
whether
you're
directly
hired
by
one
of
our
employer.
Partners.
We
have
a
career
development
coordinator
as
I
discussed
previously.
Council
gave
us
two
more
positions
and
we
want
to
follow
folks.
We
want
to
case
manage.
We
want
to
continue
to
provide
you
with
the
wraparound
Services.
AA
You
need
to
be
successful
once
we
place
you
in
a
role,
and
so
these
are
just
some
of
the
things
that
we
focus
on
again
case
management,
wraparound
services,
and
if
you
need
training,
we
connect
you
to
that
some
of
our
state.
We
we
have
some
of
our
stakeholders
and
some
of
our
our
Partnerships
include
again:
snc
electric
UL,
Research,
Institute,
graduate
hotels,
North,
light
Mather,
Westminster
and,
of
course,
North
Shore
and
many
many
more.
AA
But
as
we
we
continue
to
build
out
a
broad
Network,
because
we
want
to
have
again
a
cafeteria
we're
going
to
have
a
plethora
of
different
opportunities
to
help
folks
get
placed
in
and
all
of
those
Folks
up.
There
are
not
just
Partners,
we
have
tangible
job
opportunities.
We
have
folks
that
are
in
those
jobs
with
those
people.
We
have
about
six
different
people,
who've
come
to
the
city
of
Edison,
seeking
gainful
employment
because
they
felt
like
they
were
underemployed
or
unemployed
and
they've
been
placed
in
a
living
wage
job.
AA
So
we're
doing
that
your
Workforce
Development
Division
is
building
out
this
connectivity
and
actually
doing
that.
So
it's
just
not
a
partner
because
we
called
them
up
one
day
and
said:
hey.
The
city
was
partnering
with
you
they're
a
partner,
because
we
did
that,
but
we
also
place
the
person
in
a
a
an
employment
opportunity
and
they're
there.
Today,
okay,.
AA
Through
collaborative
Partnerships,
in
a
short
period
of
time,
we've
successfully
placed
upwards
of
100
Evanston
residents
and
gameful
employment
opportunities.
As
I
just
discussed.
We
have
cultivated
employment
Partnerships
again
with
a
lot
of
individuals
in
our
community
individuals
that
you
know,
businesses
that
are
moving
to
Evanston
and
we
continue
to
build
out
these
Pathways.
Now.
One
of
the
things
I
didn't
discuss
is
the
the
let
the
LEP
program
we
work
with
the
local
contractors
to
make
sure
that
Evanston
residents
are
on
the
on
the
projects.
AA
We
also
work
with
with
our
project
managers
here
at
the
City
of
Evanston,
to
ensure
that
the
contractors
have
the
information
they
need
when
trying
to
hire
folks.
AA
We
have
went
through
the
LEP
list
rigorously
to
make
sure
that
individuals
have
resumes
that
they
have
access
to
trainings,
that
when
we
are
passing
over
the
list
to
contractors
that
they're
just
not
getting
a
watered-down
list,
but
they
know
that
this
list
annotates
the
individual
skills
and
jobs
that
they
worked
on
in
the
past,
so
that
folks,
the
the
contractors
know
who
they're
getting
and
so
that
the
goal
of
LEP
is
for
Everson
residents
to
have
full-time
employment.
And
this
is
one
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
as
well.
AA
Here
we
have
our
grow
model.
Grow
is
gaining
resourceful
opportunities,
while
working
grows.
A
transitional
jobs
program
that
we
help
to
once
our
budget
is
established
is
what
we
hope
to
launch.
We
know
that
again,
some
employers,
you
know
they
don't
have
the
capacity
right
now
to
take
on
an
individual
and
provide
those
training
opportunities,
and
so
we
want
to
you
know,
operate
where
we
can
have
a
budget,
and
we
can
subsidize
that
from
a
period
of
8
to
12
weeks,
and
then
that
would
be
a
pathway
into
full-time
employment.
AA
Additional
initiatives
that
the
division
plans
to
implement
in
the
near
future
is
creating
a
general
assistant
transition
program.
We
want
to
work
with
the
the
the
our
our
internal
partners
and
Health
Services
to
identify
individuals
on
the
general
assistance
program
that
would
like
to
do
what
we
call
in
Workforce
Development,
a
return
ship
right
to
return
to
the
workforce,
and
so
we
want
to
help
transition
folks
off
who
are
ready,
who
are
comfortable
and
we
want
to
provide
them
with
workplace,
comportment
skills
and
the
necessary
tools
so
that
they
can
transition
GA
comfortably.
AA
And
then
we
also
want
to
completely
absorb
the
full
function
of
the
LEP
program.
That's
something
that
we
want
to
absorb
in
the
near
future
by
January
1.
right
now
the
program
is
the
the
Workforce
Development
Division
is
responsible
for
the
compliance
enforcement
and
working
with
contractors,
but
we
want
to
absorb
the
totality
of
the
program.
That's
something
that's
been
fragmented
in
the
past,
within
the
City
of
Evanston.
AA
One
of
the
things
we
we're
also
hoping
to
do
is
reignite
the
career,
Pathways
partnership
that
we
once
had
with
the
youth
job
center.
We
have
absorbed
a
lot
of
the
things
that
yjc
once
did
for
the
City
of
Evanston,
but
now
what
we
would
like
to
do
is
have
a
community
partner
where
we
can
help
folks
get
their
resumes
done
or
to
absorb
some
of
those
things
that
may
that
be
a
little
more
tedious.
We
also
want
to
identify
a
list
of
Second
Chance
employers.
AA
That
is,
that
that
will
hire
individuals
who
come
back
to
our
community
from
the
cultural
system.
So
we
want
to
codify
a
list
where
we
have
where
we
can
really.
You
know
get
folks
a
second
opportunity
to
get
back
into
the
workforce
once
they
return
to
our
community
and
last,
but
certainly
not
least,
we
want
to
collaborate,
we
want
I'm.
Sorry,
we
want
to
collaborate
internally
with
stakeholders
to
create
access
to
training
and
learning
opportunities
that
cultivate
internal
professional
development
opportunities.
AA
Workforce
Development
is
is,
it
has
is
ambidextrous,
it
has
an
external
portion,
but
it
also
has
an
internal
function
as
well,
and
so
we
want
to
work
with
staff
to
really
cultivate
professional
development
opportunities
and
access
to
learning
and
training
opportunities
for
City
staff
as
well.
AA
So
that's
something
we
hope
to
implement
in
the
future
and
collaborate
on
and
the
last
thing
I'll
leave
you
with
is
that
you
know
additional
staff
support
couple
couple,
coupled
with
funding
for
operations,
has
been
crucial
to
amplifying
the
city
of
evidence,
Workforce
Development
initiatives
through
the
various
Workforce
Development
initiatives
and
opportunities
mentioned
here
a
while
ago,
the
Workforce
Development
Division
aims
to
address
industry
skill
gaps
and
contribute
to
economic
prosperity
in
Evanston.
AA
I
would
like
to
you
know:
I
really.
Thank
you.
The
council
members
who
attend
the
Aspire
events
and
all
the
things
that
we
do
around
Workforce
Development
I
get
emailed
oftentimes
back
from
the
pictures
that
we
send
or
different
things
that
we've
seen
from
events.
But
this
is
really
having
a
deep
impact.
We
have
individuals
who
once
were
the
the
they
were.
AA
You
know
on
the
fence
of
doing
things
that
would
land
them
in
the
cultural
system,
and
so
this
is
a
preventative
measure,
and
the
last
thing
I'll
state
is
that
communities
that
have
a
robust
Workforce
Development
program
or
a
division
they're
safer
communities.
Because
of
that
so
I'd
like
to
thank
the
council
for
prioritizing
work.
Workforce
Development
I'd
like
to
thank
director
agbo
for
his
leadership
and
I,
appreciate
your
time
and
attention
tonight.
Thank
you.
AB
E
AA
Them
to
the
podium
absolutely
so
what
please
would
you
all
come
to
the
podium?
We
have
I'll,
let
them
introduce
themselves,
please.
AH
A
Thank
you
all.
So
much
for
being
here,
I've
been
impressed
with
the
work
I've
been
impressed
with
the
students.
I've
told
you
that,
and
just
am
very
appreciative
of
the
relationships
that
you
all
have
made
in
our
community.
A
It
does
make
a
difference,
and
these
students,
just
to
see
them
flourish,
is
encouraging
because
we
don't
see
enough
of
that
on
Tick,
Tock
and
and
social
media,
so
we
have
to
keep
showing
them
what
it
is
and
that
we
will
arrive
for
them
as
well
right
because
they're,
counting
on
our
leadership
and
I,
see
it
in
action,
so
I'm
very
impressed.
We
have
a
couple
students
coming
to
Oakton,
so
I'm
very
excited
and
I've
passed
their
names
on.
We
will
continue
to
support
them.
A
So
with
the
two
hats
that
I
wear,
we
will
make
sure
these
students
are
successful
and
that's
because
they
trust
you
and
I
appreciate
that.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
and
the
work
that
you
all
do.
Thank.