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A
A
B
Evening
and
welcome
this
is
the
November
30th
2022
special
meeting
of
the
land
use
commission.
The
city
code
directs
this
body
to
hear
applications
for
map
and
text
amendments
special
uses,
including
plan
developments,
zoning
relief
and
appeals
from
from
decisions
of
the
zoning
administrator,
as
well
as
to
make
recommendations
regarding
the
city's
long-term
planning
goals
and
objectives
depending
on
the
type
of
matter.
This
commission
will
either
make
a
final
determination
or
send
its
recommendation
to
city
council
Ms
Jones.
Would
you
please
call
the
roll.
B
With
eight
members
present,
we
do
have
a
quorum
also
present
tonight
from
City
staff,
our
neighborhood
and
land
use,
planner,
Megan,
Jones
assistant,
City
attorney,
Alex,
rugge,
zoning
administrator
Melissa,
klotz
planning
manager,
Liz,
Williams
and
interim
community
development
director
Sarah
flax.
This
is
a
formal
hearing
and
there
are
rules
that
govern
our
proceedings.
Most
importantly,
only
one
person
speaks
at
a
time
so
that
all
testimony
may
be
recorded
accurately.
Anyone
who
wishes
to
address
the
commission
regarding
any
matter
on
tonight's
agenda
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
do
so
at
the
appropriate
time.
B
Commissioners
may
ask
questions
at
any
time.
Our
procedure
is
to
hear
from
staff
on
the
documents
on
file
and
then
receive
testimony
and
other
evidence
from
the
applicant
or
appellate
after
that.
Persons
wishing
to
make
a
statement
regarding
the
matter
will
have
a
chance
to
do
so.
Any
person
with
a
legal
interest
in
property
located
within
the
defined
notification
requirements
of
the
subject.
B
Property
may
present
evidence
reasonably
question
Witnesses
or
seek
a
continuance
of
the
hearing
when
all
supporting
and
opposing
testimony
and
statements
have
been
heard,
the
applicant
or
repellent
will
be
given
the
opportunity
for
rebuttal
or
closing
statement.
Then
the
commission
will
close
the
record
and
begin
deliberations
to
consider
the
standards.
The
commission
will
make
a
formal
finding
a
fact,
based
on
the
testimony
and
evidence
presented
Guided
by
the
standards,
the
commissioner's
knowledge
of
our
community
and
the
recommendations
of
staff.
All
testimony
is
taken
under
oath,
although
we
do
not
apply
the
strict
rules
of
evidence.
B
Please
limit
your
testimony
to
the
proposal
as
it
relates
to
the
standards
contained
within
the
zoning
ordinance
and
the
corresponding
staff
memorandum.
When
testifying,
please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record
and
sign
in
on
the
public
comment
sheet.
Our
meetings
are
audio
and
video
recorded.
Please
make
sure
you're
at
a
microphone
when
asking
questions
or
making
statements
so
that
you
can
be
properly
recorded.
All
proceedings
are
subject
to
broadcast
at
a
later
date.
Any
matter
not
concluded
at
tonight's
hearing
will
be
continued
to
our
next
regularly
scheduled
meeting.
B
Thank
you
at
this
point,
I'm
going
to
ask
anybody
who
thinks
they
may
be
speaking
to
us,
including
Those,
whom
I
cannot
see
who
are
in
other
rooms
to
please
be
sworn
so
at
this
point.
If
you
will
raise
your
right
hand,
do
you
swear
or
affirm,
to
tell
the
truth
throughout
the
course
of
these
proceedings?
B
Thank
you
with
that.
We
will
move
into
our
agenda
for
this
evening,
the
first
matter
of
which
is
the
approval
of
our
meeting
minutes
from
November
9th
2022
I.
Have
the
Commissioners
had
an
opportunity
to
look
through
those
and
are
there
any
edits
nope?
Very
none.
Is
there
a
motion
for
approval,
I,
move
approval
of
the
minutes
moved
by
lindwall?
Is
there
a
second.
E
B
You,
commissioner
Olive,
is
abstaining
because
she
was
not
present
at
that
meeting
with
that
we
will
move
into
the
first
item
of
our
new
business,
which
is
a
public
hearing
for
the
special
use
permit
at
1566,
Oak,
Avenue,
22,
zmjv,
0078
and
I'd.
Ask
you
that
please
be
read
into
the
record.
F
Donna
Pugh
and
Michael
Noonan
Foley
and
lardner
LLP
attorneys,
representing
connections
for
the
homeless,
request
a
special
use
permit
for
a
rooming
house
at
1566,
Oak
Avenue,
commonly
known
as
the
margarita
Inn
in
the
R6
General
residential
district
section
6883.
The
land
use
commission
makes
a
recommendation
to
the
city
council,
the
determining
body
for
this
case
in
accordance
with
Section
6358,
an
ordinance
92021
in
addition
to
the
documents
supplied
in
the
land
use
commission
packet,
that
is
on
the
website.
F
Staff
did
email,
additional
public
comments
to
Commissioners
around
5
15
pm
and
then
handed
out
printouts
of
additional
public
comments
received
since
then.
So
public
comments
in
addition
to
the
original
land
use
packet
at
this
time
by
our
tally,
come
to
25
opposed
39
in
favor
and
three
that
did
not
distinguish,
including
one.
That
is
a
request
for
continuance.
B
Thank
you
before
we
begin
I
just
want
to
lay
a
few
ground
rules
down,
since
we
have
a
very
large
meeting
and
I
don't
want
to
keep
us
here
all
night.
Everyone
please
try
to
confine
your
comments
to
the
matters
at
hand.
We
are
a
land
use
board
and
we
are
concerned
with
matters
of
zoning
and
land
use.
I
understand
that
there
are
other
issues
that
many
of
you
would
like
to
address.
B
About
33
people
signed
up
the
way
that
we
typically
do.
This
is
that
we
have
identified
people
who
live
with
it
within
the
500
feet.
Those
people
will
be
given
a
longer
period
of
time,
since
they
are
more
directly
impacted.
Those
outside
of
500
feet
will
be
giving
a
lesser
lesser
amount
of
time
in
order
to
make
the
people
who
are
most
impacted
by
this
have
an
opportunity
to
get
their
voice
heard.
Everyone
will
be
given
an
opportunity
to
speak,
though,
with
that
I
will
ask
Miss
Pugh.
G
Oops
sorry
I
just
wanted
to
disclose
that
I've
known
Miss
Pugh
professionally
for
many
years,
although
I'm
retired.
At
this
point
so
I
don't
see
that
there's
a
conflict
of
interest.
H
You
well
good
evening,
Donna
Pugh,
with
Foley
and
lardner
I'm,
a
partner
there
and
I
serve
as
the
firm's
land
use.
Chair
also
with
me
are
my
colleagues
Mike
Noonan,
who
you
just
saw
as
an
associate
and
Bill
McKenna.
My
partner
now
you'll
hear
today
understand
keeping
everything
extremely
brief.
So
I'm
omitting,
you
know
some
of
the
history
and
some
of
that,
but
I
did
want
to
touch
briefly
on
the
zoning.
H
I
think
you
guys
here,
of
course,
are
very
familiar,
that
there
were
two
appeals
brought
to
this
body
and
that,
by
a
vote
of
six
to
three
you'll
you,
this
land
use,
commit
commission
voted
to
uphold
the
ruling
of
Melissa
klotz
that
this
use
is
a
rooming
house
and
that
a
new
special
use
is
needed.
So
that's
why
we've
then
applied
for
the
for
the
special
use
and
the
ruling
continues
to
be
consistent
with
the
definition
of
rooming
house.
H
Oh
I
see
we're
trying
to
get
the
slide
so
that
I
would
just
like
to
show
again
the
definition
of
roominghouse.
Many
of
the
comments
have
questioned
this
ruling
of
Melissa
claude's
and
so
I'd
like
to
just
put
it
up
here
again
and
that
you
can
all
read
it,
but
that
the
you
know
everything
continues
to
be
in
compliance
with
this
definition.
H
The
the
one
thing
we
wanted
to
address,
though,
is
that,
after
the
closing
after
we
purchase
the
site
after
connections
purchases,
the
the
margarita
in
that
the
that
the
compensation
they
currently
the
compensation
is
being
provided
indirectly,
and
it
will
continue
to
be
provided
indirectly.
In
other
words,
the
people
lodging
there
do
not
pay
any
money,
they
so
there's
no,
no
payment
of
rent,
it's
indirect,
and
it
comes
from
two
sources:
Cook
County
and
Cook,
County
and
and
from
personal
donors.
So
that
will
continue.
H
The
source
of
the
funding
will
continue
to
be
indirect
and
therefore,
even
after
the
closing
that
will
still
comply
with
the
definition.
So
we
wanted
to
point
that
out
now
you
may
hear
some
of
us
talking
about
a
shelter
and
we
know
that
we've
already
established
that
we're
not
a
shelter
under
Evanston
code
and
that's
been
confirmed.
You
know
multiple
times
it,
but
there
are
there's
so
much
in
the
parlance
of
referring
to
caring
for
homeless
people
as
a
shelter
that
several
of
our
speakers,
it's
so
ingrained.
H
You
may
hear
that
word
and
that
certainly
doesn't
change
the
fact
that
under
Evanston
code,
this
facility
is
a
rooming
house.
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out
now
I'm
going
to
mention
that
there's
really
you'll
hear
and
again
it's
very
much
cut
down
to
about
abide
by
the
time.
There's
a
lot
more
in
our
in
our
written
material,
but
you'll
see
that
we've
established
there's
a
very
strong
need
for
this
facility
at
this
location.
It's
been
well
documented
for
many
years,
and
many
many
plans
that
this
is
needed
and
connections
has
been
serving.
H
The
unhoused
community
in
Evanston
for
over
38
years
has
a
long,
successful
history
of
running
facilities
and
providing
services
to
the
homeless.
So
we
also
want
you
to
know
that
there
was
a
very
robust
Community
engagement
process
with
12
meetings.
I
could
go
on
If
I
Had,
the
Time
of
how
extensive
they
s,
what
door-to-door
to
listening
people
to
be
involved,
business,
Community,
residential
Community,
et
cetera
they
had
these
listening
sessions,
took
all
the
notes
and
distilled
it
down
into.
There
were
some
very
legitimate
concerns
addressed
as
many
as
they
possibly
could.
H
There
were
things
like
there's
too
much
litter.
They
said,
okay,
starting
today
we're
having
two
litter
patrols
per
shift
and
that's
already
in
place.
So
a
lot
of
the
things
we've
already
done,
where
we're
something
obvious
that
we
just
started
doing
it
and
we're
willing
to
commit
to
these
things,
and
we
submitted
a
list
of
all
the
things
we're
willing
to
offer
to
bind
ourselves
to
and
most
of
them
you
guys
accepted
and
they're
in
the
conditions
list.
H
Now
let
me
so
we
do
want
to
thank
the
staff
for
being
very
proactive
and
cooperative
and
having
this
robust
dialogue
about
the
conditions
just
want
to
mention
who's,
who
you'll
hear
from
Betty
bogg,
CEO
of
connections,
Tina
white
Chief
program
officer
with
connections
so
low
back,
director
of
advocacy,
George
Kissel,
our
principal
principal
and
land
planning,
firm,
okra
and
Kissel.
He
serves
as
our
expert
witness
in
land
use
matters.
Also
another
expert
witness
Mary
lindberger,
who
will
not
be
speaking
but
is
available.
We've
shortened
that
is
available.
H
If
there
are
questions
that
she's,
an
Mai
appraiser
we've
submitted
these
credentials.
I
think
you
don't
need
me
to
give
you
another
set
and
then
also
Katie
Egan.
She
can
raise
her
hand
Continuum
of
Care
planning
director
for
Alliance
and
homelessness
in
Suburban
Cook,
County,
Linda,
Schuler,
executive,
director
of
housing
for
forward
Reverend
Grace
in
Matthew.
There
we
go.
Thank
you,
First
United,
Methodist,
Church
and
Reverend
Dr,
Michael
Wolff
of
the
Lake
Street
Church
and
event.
I
I
According
to
City
staff,
who
recently
prepared
a
report
that
was
shared
with
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Committee,
there
are
129
people
who
are
unhoused
on
any
given
night
in
Evanston
and
there
are
over
400
people
who
experience
homelessness
each
year
and
Evanston
is
not
alone.
Illinois
has
over
10
000
people
experiencing
homelessness,
it's
a
serious
issue
in
almost
every
municipality,
both
in
Illinois
and
across
the
country.
I
In
the
past,
our
city
has
had
only
emergency
style
shelters
to
address
this
issue.
People
could
stay
the
night
but
had
to
leave
in
the
morning.
Such
shelters
are
a
necessary
Band-Aid,
but
they
are
not
a
cure.
Then
everything
changed
in
March
of
2020
Governor
pritzker
issued
a
mandatory
shelter
in
place.
Order
to
combat
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
I
Traditional
shelters,
like
our
own
beloved
Hilda's,
place
sheltered
that
shelters
that
housed
dozens
of
people
in
large
rooms
were
no
longer
an
option.
Kovid
would
spread
too
quickly
there
with
alacrity
and
with
foresight.
The
City
of
Evanston,
in
partnership
with
connections
launched
Innovative
operations
that
eventually
housed
over
300
individuals
at
multiple
local
hotels.
I
J
I
In
the
spring
of
2020,
when
homelessness
in
Evanston
ended,
people
were
off
the
streets,
they
were
no
longer
sleeping
on
the
train
or
in
vestibules
or
on
the
beach
or
in
abandoned
buildings.
They
were
safe.
Homelessness
ended
because
Evanston
made
the
choice
to
end
it
in
the
nearly
three
years.
Since
the
start
of
this
pandemic,
we
have
learned
a
lot.
One
of
the
things
we
know
is
that,
even
though,
what
what
is
happening
at
the
margarita
Inn
is
a
new
model,
it
fits
perfectly
with
the
city's
own
HUD
Consolidated
plan
and
its
2020
action
plan.
I
I
Imagine
trying
to
bathe
and
care
for
your
children
in
a
group,
shelter
setting,
imagine
you're
trying
to
find
a
new
apartment
when
you
were
carrying
all
of
your
belongings
with
you
imagine
going
for
a
job
interview
when
there's
nowhere
for
you
to
take
a
shower.
Imagine
you're
trying
to
manage
your
chemotherapy
or
your
dialysis,
while
you're
sleeping
on
a
train
now
imagine
having
your
own
room
and
the
Privacy
to
be
with
your
family,
to
focus
on
your
long-term
future
and
not
just
the
search
for
the
next
evening,
shelter.
I
That
is
what
the
margarita
provides,
but
we
don't
stop
with
simply
putting
a
roof
over
our
participants
heads.
We
also
provide
on-site,
Rich,
wrap-around
support
services
for
mental
and
physical
health
care,
employment
and
educational
support
and
the
requirement
and
support
needed
to
find
stable
housing
outside
of
the
Inn,
including
services
for
alcohol
and
substance
use
disorders.
I
I
The
reason
we
are
so
successful
at
this
work
is
because
connections,
partners
with
the
people
that
we
serve
people
are
not
defined
by
the
worst
experience
of
their
lives.
I
am
not
you
are
not.
They
are
not
people
we
work
with
are
not.
They
are
our
neighbors
human
beings
who
deserve
the
right
to
self-determination,
to
respect
and
to
housing,
and
that
is
what
we
do.
I
There
are
community
members
who
do
not
think
that
we
are
doing
our
work
correctly,
the
despite
our
many
years
of
experience
and
use
of
evidence-based
practices.
But
there
is
one
thing
we
can
all
agree
on,
ignoring
homelessness.
Doing,
nothing
will
not
make
it
go
away
to
ignore.
The
current
reality
of
homelessness
in
Evanston
would
certainly
cause
a
negative
cumulative
effect
and
without
a
special
use
permit.
We
simply
cannot
continue
to
operate.
I
86
percent
of
the
people
who
stay
with
us
are
evanstonians.
They
work
here.
They
grew
up
here.
They
have
family.
Here
they
have
children.
Here
there
are
60
people
staying
at
the
margarita
Inn
tonight,
people
who
are
on
a
path
to
rebuilding
their
lives.
If
the
margarita
doesn't
exist,
where
will
they
go?
I
I
I
We
presented
council
member
nusma
with
the
concept
of
a
good
neighbor
agreement,
and
since
then
we
have
not
only
held
multiple
Community
listening
sessions
to
inform
the
agreement,
but
have
also
worked
with
City
staff
and
collaborated
in
the
development
of
a
soon-to-be
proposed
license
for
our
operation,
but
have
also
voluntarily
offered
multiple
conditions
to
the
special
use
permit,
so
that
our
community
can
have
the
solution
it
wants.
It
needs
not
just
a
solution,
but
the
right
solution.
I
You
will
hear
more
in
a
few
minutes
about
how
we
are
approaching
our
relationship
with
the
police
department.
We
hold
regular
meetings
with
the
members
of
the
force
at
multiple
levels,
including
me
meeting
with
the
new
chief
to
our
soon
to
be
launched,
copy
coffee
coffee
with
the
cops
conversations
between
our
line
staff
and
beat
officers.
I
Finally,
by
repurposing,
the
margarita,
from
a
failed
hotel
that
didn't
pay
its
taxes
to
a
full-time
residential
facility,
dedicated
to
ending
homelessness,
we've
transitioned
to
building
with
negative
Community
impact
into
a
focus
for
good,
and
there
has
been
significant
financial
upside
for
the
community.
We
invested
over
half
a
million
dollars
into
the
local
restaurant
economy,
while
covid
raged,
and
we
continue
to
support
those
restaurants.
I
We
leveraged
millions
of
federal
dollars
into
this
community,
allowing
Evanston
to
tap
into
those
dollars
to
address
homelessness
here
where
it's
needed,
and
we
continue
to
do
so
through
our
funding
partnership
with
Cook
County
in
the
support
of
private
donors.
Our
work
at
the
margarita
Inn
is
supporting
evanstonians
Sheltering
them,
putting
them
back
on
the
path
of
stability
and,
ultimately,
finding
them
housing
housing
that
ends
their
homelessness
connections
has
been
in
Evanston
for
nearly
40
years.
We
have
three
thousand
donors
and
1600
dedicated
volunteers.
I
We
have
a
board
of
directors
that
is
laser
focused
on
purchasing
the
margarita
and
we
have
the
funds
to
do
it.
We're
committed
to
moving
forward
with
the
purchase
pending
the
issuance
of
the
special
use
permit
and
in
doing
so,
helping
and
Evanston
and
homelessness,
now
I'm
delighted
to
introduce
Tina
white
connection's
Chief
program
officer,
who
will
give
you
more
information
about
our
operations
at
the
end.
Thank
you.
K
K
Our
number
one
goal
at
the
margarita
is
to
find
participants
long-term,
Housing
Solutions
as
quickly
as
possible.
We
use
best
practices
that
are
proven
to
be
effective
by
countless
peer-reviewed
studies
and
are
recommended
by
organizations
including
HUD,
the
National
Alliance
and
homelessness,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
and
many
others.
K
K
How
do
these
best
practices
work
at
the
margarita?
I'll
walk
you
through
some
of
the
processes.
First,
our
screening
process.
We
prioritize
access
for
the
most
vulnerable
citizens,
including
seniors
families,
and
those
with
disabilities.
Intake
screening
begins
as
soon
as
we
meet
someone,
usually
through
a
drop-in
or
Street
Outreach
Services.
So
residents
are
known
to
us
prior
to
moving
in,
while
it's
impossible
to
predict
with
a
hundred
percent
certainty,
how
someone
will
behave
once
they
move
into
the
margarita.
K
We
have
a
multi-step
screening
process
prior
to
admission.
First,
we
verify
that
a
participant
is
not
on
the
sex
offender
registry.
No
one
on
that
registry
can
be
admitted.
Then
we
complete
a
physical
and
mental
health
evaluation,
review
program
expectations
and
rules,
the
participant
handbook
and
community
and
neighbor
expectations
and
complete
a
criminal
background
check.
K
Ultimately,
a
shelter
intake
committee
makes
the
decision
to
approve
or
deny
entry
into
the
program.
I
want
to
emphasize.
Participants
are
always
denied
entry
if
they
appear
on
the
sex
offender
registry,
have
recent
and
violent
criminal
background
issues
or
have
Behavioral
Health
or
medical
issues
precluding
them
from
being
able
to
be
safe
in
the
program
we
use
established,
evidence-based
practices,
including
housing,
first
harm
reduction
and
trauma-informed
care.
K
K
K
K
So
what
are
the
services
that
we
offer
engagement
and
housing
case
management
in
which
each
participant
designs
and
implements
an
exit
plan
from
the
shelter
is
mandatory?
We
provide
two
full-time
housing
case
managers
to
guide
that
process
and
hold
participants
accountable
to
it.
Other
services
pictured
on
the
slide
are
accessed
voluntarily,
because
that
is
the
best
practice.
K
K
K
Additional
program
rules
and
expectations
are
outlined
in
the
participant
handbook
which
staff
review
with
each
resident
prior
to
moving
in
outside
of
zero
tolerance,
behaviors
such
as
weapons
on
site,
which
would
result
in
an
immediate
discharge.
We
have
a
progressive
disciplinary
process
similar
to
a
three
strikes
rule
where
program
discharge
is
used
as
a
last
resort.
K
L
Hi
everybody
I'm
sue
lollbach,
the
director
of
advocacy
at
connections
for
the
homeless,
as
connections
started
to
explore
acquisition
of
the
margarita
Inn.
We
immediately
started
to
hear
feedback
from
the
community
if
you
can
go
to
the
first
slide,
please,
before
establishing
a
response
to
the
feedback,
we
wanted
to
make
sure
we
had
a
full
understanding
of
the
community's
concerns,
so
we
invited
the
community
in
and
held
12
listening
sessions,
plus
countless
individual
meetings.
L
L
One
of
these
was
that
people
just
want
more
information.
They
want
to
know
more
about
our
operations
and
policies,
and
they
were
really
curious
about
the
acquisition
process
and
the
Good
Neighbor
agreement.
So
we
mounted
a
robust
Communications
campaign
that
included
tours
mailings
a
new
page
on
our
website,
media
outreach
and
more
meetings
and
conversations.
L
We
plan
to
continue
this
information
campaign
next
slide.
Please
another
clear
piece
of
feedback
we
received
is
that
people
want
ways
to
share
both
urgent
and
non-urgent
concerns
with
us
and
to
get
a
response
back.
We've
established
two
new
points
of
access
for
people
to
use
to
reach
us
for
Urgent
issues
related
specifically
to
the
margarita
Inn.
We
have
a
24-hour
hotline
for
concerns
about
non-aggressive,
panhandling,
loitering
and
other
non-urgent,
but
concerning
Behavior
outside
the
inn
and
throughout
Evanston,
as
well
as
encounters
with
people
who
might
need
help.
L
L
We've
taken
first
steps
to
examine
that
relationship
and
improve
how
we
collaborate,
in
addition
to
meetings
with
the
new
Chief,
we've
conducted,
a
survey
of
connections,
Frontline
staff
and
Patrol
officers
about
their
experiences
with
each
other.
There
is
the
results,
show
some
strong
positive
relationships,
but
they
also
show
Mutual
suspicions
of
each
other's
abilities
and
intents.
L
Both
organizations
are
necessary
and
it's
clear
that
they
each
have
different
roles
in
the
community
and
different
relationships
with
people
who
are
homeless,
to
improve
our
mutual
understanding
and
collaboration.
We've
scheduled
a
series
of
meetings,
Betty
referred
to
coffees
with
the
cops,
and
these
will
be
among
the
survey
respondents
to
analyze
the
findings
of
the
survey
and
jointly
come
up
with
new
ways
of
problem
solving
and
communicating
next
slide.
L
We're
also
planning
to
get
a
security
review
done
by
the
police
department,
with
full
intent
to
make
alterations
as
possible,
based
on
police
recommendations
and
we're
starting
to
provide
IDs
for
clients
that
they
can
use
to
show
that
they're
residents
of
the
Inn
next
slide.
Please
related
to
all
of
this
is
the
work
that
we're
doing
on
the
Good
Neighbor
agreement.
L
We
cannot
honestly
claim
that
we
have
cohesion
among
Neighbors
when
only
our
current
supporters
are
willing
to
participate
Additionally,
the
city
is
still
determining
whether
they
will
be
parties
to
the
agreement
if
they
agree
to
sign
on
as
the
key
stakeholders
that
we
believe
they
are,
we
will
include
their
commitment
in
the
Good
Neighbor
agreement
and
act
as
signatories
with
them.
If
they
do
not,
the
agreement
will
become
documentation
of
connections,
commitment
to
the
community
and
a
Communications
tool
that
neighbors
can
use
to
increase
their
effectiveness
in
communicating
issues
to
us
as
they
arise.
L
L
For
our
plans,
we
had
45
individuals
work
on
the
Good
Neighbor
agreement.
We
had
670
people
sign
petitions,
we
had
the
26
organizations
who
are
members
of
the
new
coalition
to
end
homelessness
in
Evanston
sign
on
to
a
letter.
We
have
many
communities
of
Faith
behind
us
with
support
both
from
Interfaith
action
of
Evanston
and
Evanston
own.
It
I
have
a
binder
here
of
all
of
the
letters
of
support.
M
M
I've
been
accepted
as
an
expert
in
Planning
and
Zoning
matters
in
the
courts
have
cooked
like
DuPage
and
will
counties
I
want
to
give
a
brief
overview
of
The
Proposal
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
context
and
the
potential
land
use
impacts
and
briefly
go
over
the
findings
related
special
uses
contained
in
the
Evanston
zoning
ordinance.
We
could
have
the
next
slide
please.
M
So
we
know
that
the
margaritan
is
located
at
the
southwestern
edge
of
downtown
on
Oak
Avenue
between
Davison
Grove,
it's
one
of
the
short
walking
distance,
so
the
David
Street
Transit
Hub
and
the
core
of
downtown
Evanston
next
slide.
Please,
with
respect
the
land
use
nearby
uses
are
dominated
by
multi-family
residential,
as
well
as
the
haleem
Museum
of
time
and
glass,
and
the
highlands
at
King
home,
which
was
formerly
an
assisted
living
facility,
operated
as
a
not-for-prof
by
not-for-profit
Presbyterian
Homes,
now
being
marketed
as
Museum
residences.
M
M
So
we
also
know
the
margarita
Inn
is
located
in
our
sixth
zoning
District,
it's
the
most
permissive
residential
district,
it's
exclusive
to
the
periphery
of
downtown,
and
it
allows
roomy
houses
as
a
special
use.
Next
slide,
please
just
a
quick
view
of
the
site
plan.
There's
no
changes
that
are
proposed
as
part
of
this
proceeding.
It's
a
five
and
four
story.
Structure
it'll
remain
as
it
is,
along
with
10
parking
spaces
at
the
rear
of
the
building
that
are
accessed
off.
The
adjacent
alley
should
be
noted
that
there's
been
a
rooming
house
on
this
site.
M
More
lessons
it
was
built
in
1927.
The
only
difference
this
time
is
with
connections.
Operations
is
the
clientele
those
experiencing
homelessness.
M
We
know
that
Homeless
homelessness
disproportionately
affects
communities
of
color,
particularly
African
Americans,
along
with
those
suffering
from
mental
illness,
those
recovering
from
substance,
use
disorders
and
the
elderly.
All
of
these
are
vulnerable
populations,
protected
classes
of
citizens
under
applicable
law.
If
we
could
have
the
next
slide,
please
so
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
land
use
impacts.
All
land
uses
have
impacts
both
on
the
immediate
vicinity
with
regard
to
physical
conditions
such
as
traffic
generation,
noise,
vibration,
particulate
matter,
odors
danger,
fire
explosion
or
toxic
contamination,
as
well
as
on
a
community
at
large.
M
In
most
cases,
when
we're
evaluating
a
land
use
impact,
the
exercise
is
speculative,
we're
relying
on
past
experience
and
comparable
developments.
Here,
since
connections
has
been
in
operation
for
over
two
years,
there's
a
body
of
evidence
to
draw
on
with
respect,
to
impacts
on
the
immediate
area.
As
mentioned,
the
use
is
as
safe
as
it's
been
for,
basically
a
century
there's
been
no
appreciable
increase
in
traffic
noise,
vibration,
odors
Etc
over
what
the
area
has
borne
over
the
years.
M
The
presence
of
a
more
vulnerable
population
has
resulted
in
some
impact
on
a
local
community
in
an
increase
in
police
and
EMT
calls
with
respect
to
the
broader
community-wide
impacts
again
as
the
use
is
primarily
the
same.
The
change
in
clientele
will
have
little
effect
on
soaring
water
over
what
was
demanded
of
those
systems
in
the
past.
There'll
be
very
few
school-aged
children
that
are
anticipated
to
be
served
so
School
District
impact
will
be
minimal.
M
I'll
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
so
we're
going
to
start
to
talk
about
Police
and
Fire
EMS
services
and
then
demand
on
those
start
with
fire
and
EMS
with
respect
to
firing.
Ems.
The
prior
use
generated
very
few
calls
for
emergency
services
from
the
fire
department,
as
mentioned
here,
we're
dealing
with
a
more
vulnerable
population
at
the
margarita
in
terms
of
health
concerns.
So
it
comes
no
surprise.
There
has
been
an
increase
in
EMS
calls
to
the
1500
Block
of
Oak
Avenue
for
two
years
that
the
connections
has
been
in
operating.
M
Ems
calls
have
been
29
and
44
calls
annually
to
provide
some
context
for
that.
The
Evanston
fire
department
handles
about
10
000
calls
annually.
Not
surprisingly
locations
with
concentrations
of
more
vulnerable
populations
do
generate
more
calls.
M
For
example,
senior
living
facilities
and
ccrcs
are
generally
the
highest
generator
of
EMS
calls
as
an
example,
the
Presbyterian
Homes
at
3200
Grant
generates
in
excess
of
250
EMS
calls
annually
if
I
get
the
next
slide.
Please
so
there's
a
graphic
representation
of
the
proportionate
share
of
calls.
So,
in
the
context
of
more
than
10
000
EMS
responses,
10
to
29
or
I'm
sorry
29
to
44
additionals
calls
does
not
constitute
an
unreasonable
burden.
An
evanston's
EMS
resources
can
easily
serve
the
needs
of
the
proposed
special
use,
assuming
a
similar
call
load
going
forward.
M
N
M
We
looked
at
the
data
from
March
to
March,
as
connections
began,
operating
at
the
margarita
in
March
of
2020.,
we
found
that
the
Evanston
Police
Department
responds
to
somewhere
around
35
000
calls
annually
post
coveted
it's
a
little
bit
higher
call
demand
prior
to
that,
and
not
unsurprisingly,
with
the
lockdown
and
things
gradually
getting
back
to
normal.
M
Those
numbers
do
not
include
traffic
stops
or
directed
area
Patrols
about
5,
000
calls
or
so
are
attributed
to
downtown
should
be
noted
that,
while
downtown
Evanston
accounts
for
only
about
three
percent
of
the
area
of
the
city,
it
generates
about
14
percent
of
the
call
volume
that
should
come
as
no
surprise.
It
is
the
most
densely
populated
area
of
the
city,
both
in
terms
of
businesses
and
in
terms
of
residents.
M
So
first
we're
going
to
do
is
going
to
take
a
look
sort
of
at
the
big
picture.
City-Wide
of
the
distribution
of
police
calls
at
Evanston.
If
we
could
have
the
next
slide
please,
so
this
is
from
2017
to
2018..
What
you're
looking
at
is
the
data.
That's
been
geocoded
from
the
police
data
portal
and
we've
classified
it
in
terms
of
calls
per
block
annually.
M
So
not
unsurprisingly,
there
are
a
few
clusters
most
notably,
of
course,
is
the
one
in
downtown
Evanston,
which
you
can
see
sort
of
in
the
top
middle
of
the
screen
and
the
red
boundary
that
defines
downtown
Evanston
and
a
few
other
clusters
down
south
around
Howard,
Street
and
also
along
Main
Street,
not
surprising.
These
are
commercial
areas.
They
generate
much
more
activity
in
terms
of
police
calls.
M
If
we
can
have
the
next
slide,
please
so
from
2018
to
2019,
we
saw
an
increase
from
about
37
000
to
43
000
calls
about
4
800
of
those
downtown
and
a
few
areas
beginning
to
creep
into
the
300
call
annually
per
block,
both
at
the
center
of
downtown
near
Fountain,
Square
and
down
south
on
Howard
Street.
If
I
could
have
the
next
slide,
please
so
moving
into
2019
2020,
this
is
sort
of
the
base
here
before
Margarita
or
connections
began
operation.
It's
a
margarita!
M
We
have
a
peak
of
forty
four
thousand
calls
total
about
5500
downtown
at
a
few
blocks
exceeding
400
calls
per
year
in
those
locations.
M
So
if
we
could
have
the
next
slide,
please
so
now
we're
into
the
first
year
of
operations
at
Margarita,
a
reduction
in
calls,
of
course,
due
to
covet
both
Citywide
as
well
as
downtown.
We
do
see
an
increase
in
the
1500
Block
of
Oak
Avenue,
where
the
margarita
and
is
located
going
from
fewer
than
100
to
over
100
calls
during
this
12-month
period.
M
If
you
have
the
next
slide,
please
and
again,
the
most
recent
year
to
year,
data
from
March
to
March
2021-22
overall
police
calls
beginning
to
creep
back
up
toward
normal
4100
downtown
and
the
1500
Block
remaining
in
that
100
to
200
range
figured
out.
The
next
slide.
Please!
M
So
now
we're
going
to
zoom
in
a
bit
and
look
closer
at
the
downtown
any
interest
of
time,
I'm
just
going
to
truncate
and
start
with
2019
and
go
through
the
two
years
that
Marguerite
has
been
operation
so
with
the
5000
500
downtown
calls
89
of
those
were
attributable
to
the
1500
Block
of
Oak
Avenue
and
in
the
following
year,
when
the
margarita
began
opening
or
the
connections
began,
operating
at
the
margarita
and
there's
an
increase
from
89
to
125..
M
If
we
had
the
next
slide,
we'll
take
a
look
at
a
little
bit
more
detail
of
how
those
calls
broke
down
with
respect
to
those
that
are
attributable
to
the
margarita,
those
that
were
attributed
outside
from
other
addresses
inside
the
1500
Block
of
Oak,
and
also
those
that
were
interior
to
the
margarita.
Those
are
calls
that
originated
in
Margarita
for
incidents
within
the
building.
M
So
we
can
see
that
from
17
to
2020
prior
to
when
connections
began
operating,
we
have
75
calls
64
calls
and
89
calls
that
generally
Falls
sort
of
in
the
median
of
calls
downtown
once
28-21
once
Margarita
begins.
Opening
67
calls
were
attributable
to
the
margarita
with
27
having
no
impact,
as
they
were
purely
internal
to
the
margarita
Inn
40,
having
some
external
involvement
from
21
to
22.
M
You
see
the
number
of
calls
attributed
to
the
margarita
decreases,
as
well
as
the
number
of
calls
that
would
have
any
kind
of
external
impact,
in
other
words,
ones
that
were
not
interior
to
the
margarita
in
we'd.
Have
the
next
slide,
please
again
just
to
provide
some
context
in
terms
of
what
this
means
in
the
in
the
sort
of
sea
of
35
000
annual
calls
Citywide
5
000
downtown,
which
is
about
14
percent
of
that
number
140
calls
or
so
on.
M
The
1500
Block
of
Oak
is
four
tenths
of
one
percent
of
the
calls
and
roughly
60
calls
at
the
margarita
less
than
two
tenths
of
a
percent.
M
M
So
next
slide,
please
I'm
going
to
briefly
run
through
the
special
use
standards,
as
the
report
that
I've
authored
goes
into
that
in
pretty
good
detail.
I'm
just
going
to
talk
about
three
of
the
standards,
the
first
one
which
identifies
the
use
of
the
margarita
in
as
a
special
use.
M
The
roomy
houses
listed
as
special
use
in
the
R6
District
it's
under
Section
6883.
The
proposed
use
is
consistent
with
the
definition
of
a
roomy
house,
it's
contained
in
the
zoning
ordinance
under
Section
618-3
and
on
the
issue
of
being
compensated
directly
or
indirectly,
as
it's
mentioned
earlier
being
indirectly,
compensated
is
certainly
consistent
with
a
situation
where
a
provider
of
housing
is
compensated
by
a
third
party,
either
a
public
agency
or
private
donors
to
provide
Housing
Services
for
an
individual,
as
the
case
is
with
the
connections
for
homeless
next
slide.
Please.
O
M
M
The
land
use
impacts
are
known
and,
as
we
mentioned,
with
respect
to
the
physical
impacts,
there'll
be
no
negative,
undue
impact
on
the
immediate
neighborhood
or
the
city
as
a
whole
with
respect
to
the
cumulative
effect
of
other
special
uses.
The
1500
Block
of
Oak
is
home
to
the
halim
Museum
of
time
and
glass,
as
well
as
the
museum
residents
of
on
Oak,
which
is
an
assisted
living
facility.
M
These
uses,
including
the
roomy
house
and
their
land
use
impacts,
have
been
in
place
for
a
very
long
period
of
time
again
with
no
undue
impact
on
the
immediate
neighborhood
or
the
city
as
a
whole,
while
the
1500
Block
of
Oak
Avenue,
with
the
subject
property
is
located,
has
seen
an
increase
in
both
police
and
EMS
calls
during
the
last
two
years
of
operations.
Those
increases
are
not
significant
in
terms
of
volume
or
severity
and
do
not
represent
an
undue
burden
on
the
surrounding
neighborhood.
M
The
next
standard
I'm
going
to
just
talk
very
briefly
about,
has
to
do
with
standard
d,
whether
or
not
the
use
will
diminish
the
values
of
the
property.
As
we've
heard
earlier,
a
report
has
been
authored
by
Mary
lindberger,
an
Mii
appraiser.
The
findings
of
that
reported
that
there's
no
negative
impact
on
property
values
due
to
this
use
or
similar
uses
and
the
rest
of
the
standards
are
covered
pretty
well
in
the
report
and
are
generally
not
controversial
or
contested.
M
M
J
H
P
Good
evening,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
tonight.
My
name
is
Katie
Egan
and
I
am
the
Continuum
of
Care
planning
director
at
the
alliance
to
end
homelessness
in
Suburban
Cook
County?
The
alliance
is
designated
by
Hud
as
the
lead
Agency
for
the
Cook
County
Continuum
of
Care,
commonly
referred
to
as
the
COC.
P
P
Connections
for
the
homeless
has
been
a
COC
member
agency
since
our
founding
nearly
two
decades
ago
and
plays
a
vital
role
in
our
coc's
strategic
plan
by
contributing
their
vast
experience
and
expertise
in
addressing
all
three
components
of
our
homelessness.
Response
connections
has
been
selected
by
Hud
to
provide
housing
and
services
to
those
experiencing
homelessness
and
recognition
of
their
demonstrated
leadership
and
ability
to
do
this
work
in
alignment
with
best
practices.
P
Our
County
lost
a
critical
mass
of
shelter
beds
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
because
we
previously
relied
on
donated
space
that
rotated
on
different
nights
of
the
week
when
this
model
was
no
longer
available
because
of
public
health
concerns
for
volunteers
and
shelter
guests,
we
lost
70
percent
of
our
available
shelter
beds.
Countywide
connections,
along
with
four
other
non-profit
agencies
across
rcoc,
quickly
responded
and
co-developed
a
model
to
provide
shelter
to
ensure
those
in
crisis
had
a
safe
place
to
stay
collectively.
P
Q
Good
evening
my
name
is
Linda
Schuler
and
I'm
the
executive
director
of
housing
forward.
Our
mission
is
to
transition
people
from
a
housing
crisis
to
housing
stability.
Our
goals
are
to
make
homelessness
rare
by
preventing
it
whenever
possible,
brief
by
responding
to
the
immediate
needs
of
shelter
and
quickly
setting
people
on
a
path
towards
housing
and
finally
non-recurring.
So
homelessness
never
becomes
a
way
of
life.
We
do
this
by
stabilizing
people
in
permanent
housing
and
wraparound
services.
Q
Today
our
service
area
encompasses
25
communities
in
West,
suburbanco
County,
and
we
provide
a
full
Continuum
of
services,
including
emergency
rental,
assistance
to
foresult
an
eviction
Street
Outreach
interim
housing,
wraparound
services
and
various
types
of
housing
connections
for
the
homeless.
This
is
Mission
goals
and
history
mirrors
ours.
Q
At
the
outset
of
the
pandemic
and
with
the
governor
declaring
a
shelter
in
place,
order,
Northern
Illinois's
entire
emergency
shelter
system
collapsed
in
March
of
2020
congregate,
shelters,
run
mostly
by
volunteers,
were
forced
to
close
I
can't
tell
you.
The
irony
of
this
declaration
was
not
lost
on
homeless,
shelter
providers
as
we
scrambled
to
rent
hotels
to
keep
our
clients
and
the
community
safe,
locked
arm
and
arm
housing
forward
connections
for
the
homeless
and
our
Suburban
shelter
provider.
Q
While
we
maintain
the
65
rooms
on
the
upper
floors
over
the
last
two
years,
we
have
made
enhancements
to
our
new
model
over
time
and
even
dedicated
one
of
our
floors
of
the
four-story
building
for
our
new
rise
Center,
a
medical
respite
program
in
partnership
with
Cook
County
Health
Hotel
pays
shelter
has
become
a
game-changing
model
for
how
to
stabilize
people
experiencing
homelessness,
to
get
them
into
permanent
housing
and
off
the
streets
for
good.
Overall.
Q
The
model
that
we
now
call
interim
housing
has
proven
to
reduce
the
spread
of
infections,
improved
client
wellness
and
increased
exits
to
permanent
housing
compared
to
the
old
congregate
rotating
system
of
shelter,
with
privacy
afforded
by
hotel-sized
rooms,
clients
feel
safe
and
are
relieved
from
being
in
a
constant
state
of
survival
mode.
They
remain
in
one
place,
while
case
managers
help
them
navigate.
Systems
of
care
and
families
can
stay
intact
in
adjoining
rooms.
The
location
of
hotels
is
equally
important.
Q
Q
In
the
last
two
years,
housing
forward
has
served
over
400
adults
and
children
and
been
stabilized
in
our
new
interim
housing
model.
We've
seen
a
reduction
of
chronic
homelessness
by
50
percent
and
a
166
percent
increase
in
exits
to
housing
compared
to
pre-pandemic
outcomes,
connections
for
the
homeless
service
model,
location
to
the
downtown
era,
impact
and
achievement
mirrors
ours.
Q
Of
course,
at
the
system
level,
the
result
has
been
nothing
short
of
transmission
transformational
for
our
entire
Suburban
shelter
ecosystem,
which
struggled
for
decades
as
a
patchwork
of
seasonal,
scattered
site,
shelters.
Well,
there's
nothing
especially
magical
or
miraculous
about
housing
forward
connections
for
the
homeless
and
our
shelter
partners
are
doing
in
our
respective
communities.
There
are
important
lessons
about
the
significant
impact
these
Services
can
have
on
our
residents,
our
individuals
and
families
who
are
in
the
midst
of
a
housing
crisis.
Q
The
immediate
benefit
of
a
hotel-based
setting
is
to
move
a
person
off
the
street
and
into
stable
and
safe
housing
where
they
can
exhale
and
begin
working
toward
a
more
permanent
housing
solution.
The
long-term
benefits
of
stability,
Independence
and
most
of
all,
quality
of
life
is
immeasurable,
as
the
pandemic.
Recedes
connections
for
the
homeless
is
an
excellent
position
to
continue
operating
the
margarita
in
for
the
long-term
benefit
of
people
experiencing
homelessness
and
for
the
Evanston
community.
D
I'm
a
Schiller
another
question:
I
I,
saw
in
an
earlier
slide
that
50
of
the
people
at
the
margarita
Inn
eventually
found
stable
housing.
I,
don't
know
if
you
know
the
details
specifically
of
the
margaritan,
but
what
are?
Can
you
help
me
understand
where
the
other
common
outcomes
for
that
other
50
percent.
Q
They're,
either
generally
going
maybe
back
to
the
street,
but
that's
a
very,
very
small
percentage
or
they
are
moving
out
of
state
that
may
not
result
in
a
permanent
housing
destination.
It
may
be
more
temporary
in
nature,
doubling
up
with
friends
or
family.
R
R
S
Tonight's
connections
for
homelessness
homeless,
presents
a
unique
housing,
focused
shelter
by
restoring
not
just
one
person
at
a
time
to
permanent
and
stable
housing,
but
70
people
every
12
months
out
of
homelessness
towards
permanent
and
stable
housing?
Did
you
hear
that
healing
70
people
a
year
from
the
disease?
We
call
homelessness,
doing
more
than
the
much
needed
Band-Aid
of
overnight
Shelter
by
waxing
and
boosting
individuals
and
families
to
protect
them
and
assisting
them
to
find
permanent
housing
and
that's
a
tall
order,
but
have
no
fear.
This
is
Evanston.
S
When
it
comes
to
Justice,
Evanston
is
not
afraid
of
tall
orders.
Did
we
not
do
a
hard
thing
already:
Read
All,
About,
It,
Evanston,
America's,
first
city
to
promise
reparations
and
tonight
in
the
same
Visionary
Spirit?
You
are
asked
to
help
put
a
permanent
dent
on
home.
Why?
Because
homelessness
is
an
affront
to
the
Evanston
community
and
doing
nothing
when
we
can
do
something.
Is
immoral
Commissioners,
because
connections
has
fulfilled
all
the
standards
of
approval?
Your
resounding
approval
tonight
is
the
amen
to
a
prayer
question.
S
Two
does
a
fellow
human
being
have
to
die
before
we
act
and
before
we
recognize
their
Humanity
case
in
point
last
Sunday
on
November
20,
a
family
of
about
10
gathered
at
the
steps
of
first
church
for
not
more
than
15
minutes.
It
was
the
fourth
anniversary
since
their
mother
assistant,
Aunt,
tanuel,
major
homeless
and
sleeping
on
the
steps
of
first
church
was
attacked,
beaten
to
death
left
on
our
church
steps.
Four
years
ago,
our
family
gathered
to
pause
in
silence.
Somebody
sang
a
song,
they
released
balloons
and
I.
S
Remember
when
tanuel
was
murdered
at
the
steps
of
my
church,
we
said
never
again,
never
again
on
our
step
and
never
again
on
our
city
and
then
covet
struck
before
we
could
open
the
women's
shelter
and
now
today,
10
days
after
the
anniversary
of
10
world's
murder,
let
your
vote
be
known
as
a
resounding.
Never
again,
I
still
have
time
for
a
Christian
sermon.
T
It's
not
really
fair
to
go
after
that,
but
I'm
going
to
do
the
best
that
I
can
thank
you
Commissioners
for
your
time
and
attention.
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
address
this
August
body
so,
as
they
said,
I'm
Reverend,
Dr,
Michael,
wolf,
I'm,
the
senior
Minister
over
at
Lake
Street
Church
of
Evanston,
which
has
been
a
stalwart
Ministry
partner
with
connections
for
the
homeless.
For
many
decades,
what
I
can
say
as
a
Ministry
partner
that
we
share
a
campus
with,
is
that
they
are
fantastic
neighbors.
They
are
the
most
diligent
people.
T
I
know
they
are
the
most
capable
people
that
I
know
to
be
able
to
carry
out
this
work
they're
supremely
well
qualified.
They
are
Delights
to
work
with,
and
if
anyone
is
going
to
do
that,
work,
you
want
it
to
be
them.
I
think
that
they
are
excellent.
Community,
Partners
and
I
speak
as
someone
who
has
to
engage
with
them
all
the
time
and
who
we
share
space
with
and
they're,
pretty
excellent
I'm
very
impressed
with
them.
T
So
I
want
to
speak
to
the
moral
dimension
of
what
the
question
before
you
now.
As
we
know,
zoning
decisions
decisions
about
what
goes
where
who
we
listen
to
who
gets
listened
to.
These
are
all
moral
decisions.
They're
ethical
decisions,
they're
not
just
sort
of.
We
see
a
bunch
of
texts
up
on
the
screen
that
says
about,
and
you
have
to
care
about,
definitions
of
rooming
houses.
T
I
know
all
that
and
I
think
that's
very
important
what
you
do,
but
how
we
approach
those
questions
and
those
rulings
are
ethical,
spiritual
and
moral
questions,
and
what
I
want
to
ask
you
to
do
is
to
carefully
consider
and
vote
Yes
and
support
of
this
exemption.
Evanston's
a
world-class
City,
it's
a
moral
one.
It
Prides
itself
on
attempting
to
do
the
right
thing.
It's
a
progressive
place!
That's
why
I'm
proud
to
live
here?
Why
I'm,
proud
to
do
ministry
here?
T
I
think
that
it's
a
wonderful
place
to
be,
but
world-class
cities
with
ambitions
must
take
care
that
they
understand
that
they
have
duties
the
most
vulnerable
amongst
them.
Indeed,
in
my
tradition,
the
homeless,
the
most
vulnerable
are
not
just
some
sort
of
core
constituent
class
of
people
that
we
would
like
to
do
things
for
they
are
actually
identified
with
Christ
himself.
T
This
is
how
we
will
be
judged
what
we
do
unto
them.
Finally,
I'd
like
to
draw
your
attention
to
the
ways
that
history
has
repeated
itself
decades
ago:
the
pastor
of
the
church
that
I
served
led
a
push
to
get
the
city
to
set
up
shelter
for
the
homeless.
They
were
standing,
Time
and
Time
Again
by
zoning
loss
want
one,
but
zoning
laws
are
important
and
everything
I
think
that
they're
very
important,
but
one
one
quote
from
the
local
paper
says
we
are
told
that
shelter
cannot
be
provided
without
zoning
changes.
T
That
will
take
at
least
six
months
in
this
case,
as
well
as
the
previous
one.
Zoning
is
an
ethical,
moral
and
spiritual
decision.
The
city
failed
to
move
forward
then,
but
now
the
city
can
make
a
real
choice
of
support.
A
capable,
Ministry
partner,
I.
Ask
that
you
do
it
I
ask
for
your
mercy,
I
ask
for
your
sense
of
purpose.
Your
diligence
in
this
matter,
I
pray
that
your
heart
is
stirred
having
somewhere
to
live,
is
a
human
right
and
is
within
this
season's
power
to
secure
that
right.
For
many
right
now
and
I.
T
H
So
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
commission,
we
feel
that
we've
established
there
is
a
great
need
for
this
facility.
We
think
this
is
the
right
location
and
the
right
operator.
We
feel
we've
demonstrated
compliance
with
the
standards
and,
of
course,
in
addition
to
our
verbal
statements,
there's
quite
a
bit
more
in
the
record,
so
we
do
urge
you
to
make
a
recommendation
in
favor
of
the
proposal
and
recommend
approval
to
the
city
council.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
Miss
Pugh,
at
this
point,
I'll
open
it
up
to
Commissioners
who
may
have
questions
of
the
applicant.
U
Can
you
explain
why
the
the
one
of
the
one
of
the
neighbors
objections
as
I
understand-
and
it
still
is
an
objection-
is
the
you
know
allowing
alcohol
and
I
assume
marijuana
other
legal
drugs
in
the
rooms?
Why?
Why
is
that
still
a
something.
A
K
Well,
we
already
have
a
policy
in
place
to
address
Behavior
associated
with
substance
use,
which
I
I
think
is
the
concern
right
how
someone
behaves
if
they,
when
they're
using
particular
substances.
We
already
addressed
that
through
the
progressive
disciplinary
process
that
I
went
over,
what
requiring
abstinence
or
sobriety
would
result
in
needlessly
screening
out
people
who
desperately
need
a
shelter
bed
in
order
to
work
on
goals
such
as
surprise
such
a
sobriety.
K
Imagine
you
know
if
you're
in
the
streets
of
serious
mental
illness
you're
trying
to
cope
with
that
you're
trying
to
stay
warm,
you
might
use
alcohol
to
try
to
do
that,
so
that
that
it
does
not
lead
to
I
think
the
desired
outcome
that
people
requesting
that
policy
would
want,
which
is
which
is
you
know,
to
manage
problematic
behaviors
we're
already
doing
that
so
I'll
just
end
by
saying:
if
someone,
if
someone's
use,
is
effect
negatively
affecting
the
safety
of
the
community,
then
they
cannot
stay
there.
They
won't
stay
there.
K
U
I
There
is
a
lot
of
evidence
at
this
point
in
the
use
of
what
are
called
harm
reduction
principles
and
everybody
thinks
of
needle
exchanges.
When
we
talk
about
harm
reduction.
That
certainly
is
a
harm
reduction
technique,
but
we
all
use
harm
reduction
in
our
everyday
lives.
I
If
we
say
we're
going
to
come
into
your
room,
we're
going
to
search
it,
we're
going
to
look
for
beer
cans
that
shuts
down
that
conversation,
people
will
hide
from
us
their
behaviors.
We
would
rather,
that
they
talk
to
us
about
what
they're
struggling
with.
That
is
what
actually
leads
to
change,
as
Tina
said,
if
someone
is
disruptive,
if,
if
it
made
the
environment
on
more
less
safe,
we
would
certainly
change
that
policy.
I
A
G
I
That's
right,
we
yeah
you.
G
Know
so
so
how
does
cannabis
work?
Which
again
is
legal
for
adults?
Is
that
prohibited
or
is
that
allowed
in
rooms,
as
well
as
the
alcohol.
K
V
G
V
A
Question
on
the
police
reports,
if
we
could
talk
about
that
for
just
a
minute,
so
we've
got
what
we
or
what
you
say
is
a
modest
increase
for
the
block
and
that
that
does
not
cause
an
undue
negative
impact.
But
to
help
me
understand
what
would
be
the
basis
for
a
substantial
negative
impact
if
you
have
two
to
three
incidents
a
month
or
even
one
incident
a
week,
if
you
are
a
neighbor
that
could
cause
a
problem
for
you
and
so
I'd
like
to
kind
of
understand
what
your
evaluation
of
that
standard
would
be.
Okay,.
M
Well,
so
there's
sort
of
two
components
to
that.
One.
It's
touched
on
in
the
report
that
you
get
into
here.
What
is
is
quantity.
You
know,
there's
equality
by
and
large
the
incidents
that
have
been
reported
in
the
1500
Block
of
Oak,
our
minor
as
the
police
department,
would
classify
them.
M
There,
I
believe
the
number
of
class
one
crimes
against
persons
over
the
five-year
period
varied
somewhere
between
three
and
five
that
has
not
escalated,
During
the
period
of
time
that
Margarita
and
or
that
connections
has
been
operating
at
margarita
and
the
crimes
against
property,
which
are
primarily
theft,
ranged
anywhere
between
I
believe,
four
and
twelve,
and
those
have
not
increased
significantly
During
the
period
of
time
when
connections
has
been
operating
so
as
far
as
undue
burden.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is:
this
is
a
downtown
site.
A
So
then,
a
follow-up
question
for
connections.
Is
it
safe
to
say
that
the
last
two
years
really
represents
a
history?
You
would
expect
for
the
future
in
terms
of
these
kinds
of
disturbances,
or
is
it
is
it
impossible
to
predict
and
is
is?
Can
there
be
a
variant
from
what
we've
seen
in
the
past
to
what
we
might
see
a
year
from
now.
I
When
we
started
at
connections
at
the
margarita
and
at
the
Hilton
Garden
Inn
and
the
Warrington
back
in
the
summer
spring
summer
of
2020.,
that
was
the
first
time
many
of
us
Linda.
That
was
the
first
time
it
was.
There
was
a
lot
to
learn
and
over
the
course
of
the
last,
almost
three
years
now
we
have
continuously
adapted
our
procedures
to
make
the
environment
not
only
for
our
residents
safer
but
for
the
community
safer.
I
So
I
don't
know
that
it's
possible
to
predict
with
any
sense
of
certainty
where
that,
where
that
might
go,
what
I
can
tell
you
is
that
we
are
an
agency
that
is
dedicated
to
continuous
Improvement
and
continuous
learning.
So,
if
we
learn
of
something
that
could
change
how
those
numbers
work,
we
would
do
that
thing.
I
We
will
continue
to
serve
a
very
vulnerable
population,
so
there
will
be
a
level
of
calls
and
Emergency
Services
needed
there
just
by
the
nature
of
the
population,
not
whether,
if
we
eliminated
all
disruptive
behavior
entirely,
there
would
still
be
a
a
number
of
calls
at
the
as
George
referenced
that
you
would
see,
although
much
less
than
a
senior
living
facility.
G
Could
I
ask
a
kind
of
a
follow-up
question
which
is
while
Mr
Kissel
was
talking
about?
You
know,
you
know,
roughly
half
of
the
increased
calls
were
within
the
facility
and
you
know,
and
and
obviously
you
know,
while
that's
not
exactly
a
land
use
concern
particularly
it
certainly
is
a
concern
for
your
residents
and
making
sure
your
residents
are
are
safe.
So
and
many
of
the
you
know
so
so
there's
kind
of
you
know
has
that
decreased
in
the
last
few
months.
G
I
I
I
have
not
seen
a
notable
increase
in
that
kind
of
incident
there
from
time
to
time.
If
we
get
an
individual
who
and
again
this
is
not
an
exact
science.
You
saw
that
screening
process
right.
I
We
take
every
step,
we
can
to
sort
of
feel
get
a
feel
for
who's
going
to
be
safe
and
it's
it's
a
very
educated
guess,
but
if
someone
seems
fine
and
they
stop
taking
their
medication
or
something
like
that,
things
could
go
south
and
it
you
know
one
individual
can
be
the
source
of
quite
a
bit
of
of
disruption.
So
that's
usually
how
things
go.
I
There's
a
person
they're
really
struggling
and
and
we
need
to
work
really
hard
with
them
to
make
sure
that
they
stay
safe,
and
that
could
mean
that
we
are
much
more
deliberate
about
conversations
that
we're
having
about
taking
your
medication.
We
cannot
hold
people
down
and
make
them
take
medication.
It
could
be
that
that
person
needs
a
higher
level
of
care
than
we
can
provide,
and
so
we
have
Partnerships
with
communities.
The
reality
is
with
other
Community
Resources.
I
The
reality
is,
our
population
sits
at
the
Nexus
of
and
we
serve
people
who
are
impacting
many
many
under-resourced
systems.
The
homeless
system
is
under
resource.
The
mental
health
system
is
under
resource,
the
nursing
home
systems
on
a
resource
the
hospitals
are,
the
police
are,
and
so
sometimes
there
are
folks
that
it's
really
hard
to
find
the
right
solution
for
them
and
our
reality
is
we're
trying
to
figure
out
if
that
person
stays
on
the
street,
which
is
what
the
other
option
is.
I
How
does
that
impact
the
community
right,
or
how
can
we
get
them
housed
as
quickly
as
we
can,
where
we
can
provide
wraparound
Services
somewhere,
where
they're
not
being
triggered
by
40
other
people
living
in
the
in
the
proximity?
So
this
is
this
is
a
constant
conversation
with
us.
I'm
really
grateful
for
our
staff
they're
trained
in
de-escalation
and
security,
but
it's
not
that
nothing
ever
happens.
That's
the
reality.
Yeah.
U
We've
received
a
fair
amount
of
letters
from
Neighbors
about
incidents
that
have
happened
and
I
I'm.
Just
wondering
you
know
things,
things
happens,
but
is
this
a
issue
of
Staffing?
Is
this?
Do
you
need
more
staff,
I
mean?
What
would
your
would
your
ideal
staff
be
twice
as
much
to
to
handle
these
things
or
or
is
it
a
staffing
issue.
I
I
I,
don't
believe
it's
a
staffing
issue.
The
you
saw,
you
know
Tina's
presentation
about
how
many
just
how
many
staff
there
are
there.
This
is
a
very
well
staffed
operation.
I
A
Sorry,
a
follow-up
question
on
that
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
understood
in
the
materials
on
your
staff,
and
you
said
you
have
two
people
on
the
weekends
who
work,
24,
7.
and
then
five
during
the
weekdays.
But
then
the
information
that
was
shown
here
tonight
said
you
have
15
staff
members
so
I'm.
Just
this
isn't
really
a
land
use
question,
but
I
am
just
trying
to
understand
what
what
the
with
the.
I
Right
so
in
the
24
7
operation,
for
us
that's
three
shifts
we
have
two
people
on
each
of
those
shifts:
Around
the
Clock.
Those
are
our
program,
operation,
Specialists,
the
ones
that
are
responsible
for
the
sort
of
Safety
and
Security
dealing
with
any
problems.
The
other
staff
are
present.
We
have
management
staff
present
at
different
times
during
the
week.
One
of
the
things
we're
considering
is
layering
in
our
management,
so
there's
more
presence
on
the
weekend.
I
We
have
on-calls
management
staff
every
week
every
day
of
the
year
and
and
so
some
of
those
staff
are
present
only
during
the
week
they're
working
on
businessy
things
like
going
to
find
an
apartment
for
somebody
they
get
in
a
car
and
they
drive
off
to
meet
a
landlord.
That's
one
of
the
things
that
happens
sort
of
during
business
hours.
We
also
have
a
lot
of
Partnerships
where
we're
bringing
groups
in
to
provide
services
to
folks
and
those
folks,
often
only
work
Monday
through
Friday.
W
W
I
We
will
occasionally
get
complaints
because
somebody's
playing
their
music
like
loud
on
the
patio
and
the
neighbors
are
do
not
like
that,
of
course,
and
so
then,
right
away
because
we're
staffed,
24
7
we
go
out
to
the
patio
and
say
you
have
to
turn
your
music
down
and
then
bring
a
person
inside
we've.
Also,
you
know
so
that's
kind
of
what
happens
on
site
at
the
margarita.
That's
there's
not
a
lot
of
neighborhood
interaction
with
the
on-site
operation.
I
There's
not
people
allowed
to
loiter
out
front.
You
know
people
don't
get
to
check
their
bikes
in
other
people's
Lawns
or
do
anything
like
that.
So
we
have
this.
One
sense
of
Staffing
for
the
physical
side
connections
operates
throughout
Evanston
and
I
can
tell
you
I
get
calls
all
of
our
staff,
get
calls.
I
There's
someone
sleeping
in
Fountain
Square,
there's
someone
under
a
bridge
there's
somebody
over
by
the
the
channel
you
know,
and
so
we
have
a
different
team,
and
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
Sue
mentioned,
that
we're
implementing
a
different
Outreach
approach
and
we're
also
partnering
with
the
city,
because
sometimes
you
know
they've
got
this
new
like
clean
team,
that's
going
out!
How
can
we
make
sure
that
we're
cooperating
with
them
to
make
sure
people
get
Services
when
they
need
it?
I
So
we're
we're
trying
to
build
our
response
so
that
we
can
be
more
present
outside
of
the
margarita
Inn
alone?
Does
that
answer
your
question?
Yes,.
I
That's
what
that's
the
we
have
a
system
that
we
call
our
internal
referral
system
for
people
call
us.
They
don't
need
to
try
to
navigate
our
phone
tree,
to
figure
out
whether
they
need
rental
assistance
or
shelter
or
what
so
we
have
a
way
of
internally
referring
information
to
each
other
so
that
that
person
gets
their
needs
met.
We
are
now
implementing
an
additional
sort
of
community-based
referral
system.
So,
if
somebody
calls
me
I
can
send
an
internal
referral
to
Victor
the
Outreach
guy
and
Victor.
I
Then
those
those
referrals
stay
open
until
somebody
closes
them
so
I
can
go
in
and
see.
Are
they
closed?
I
can
get
back
to
community
members.
We
do
have
some
confidentiality
requirements,
so
we
can't
necessarily
tell
you
everything
that
happened
to
a
person,
but
we
can
say
we
went
and
checked
into
it.
We
talked
to
that
person.
They
did
want
Services,
they
didn't
want
services.
Thank
you.
G
I
A
cold
weather,
shelter
they've
been
increasing
their
their
lengths
of
time
by
which
the
over
the
calendar
year,
in
which
they're
open
but
they're
their
capacity
is
reduced
because
we
can't
have
people
as
close
together
as
we
used
to
be
able
to
before
the
pandemic,
so
they're
about
half
capacity
where
they
were
before.
Okay,.
G
And
then
I
guess
my
other
questions
have
to
do
with
you
know,
parking
and
I
understand
that
the
on-site
parking
is
is,
you
know,
is
sufficient
and
meets
the
the
requirements,
but
you
know
you're
dealing
so
I
guess.
The
question
is
how
many
of
your
your
current
residents
have
cars
that
need
to
be
parked,
and
you
know
and
I
you
know,
I
understand.
You
have
clients
that
were
living
in
cars
and
whatever
and
I'm
you
know
kind
of
in
the
vein
of
reducing
barriers.
G
I
K
K
B
K
We
haven't
been
able
to
do
that
this.
It
is
primarily
staff
that
are
parking
in
those
10
spots.
It's
it's
very
rare
that
someone
does
have
a
have
a
car.
K
I
mean
they
have
not
parked
traditionally
in
the
parking
lot
that
so
we
don't
actually
have
we'd
have
to
look
at
that.
If
that
need
came
up
and
it
did,
you
know,
we'd
have
to
look
look
at
that
further.
I
I
G
G
I
do
have
one
I
for
actually
the
the
appraiser
is
is
my
question
at
when
we
were
here
last
spring
dealing
with
the
zoning
administrator
appeals
there
there
was
testimony
about
you,
know
rental
landlords
having
to
reduce
rents
because
of
the
issues
around
the
margarita,
Inn,
so
I
understand
you
had
very
limited
data
to
really
work
with.
G
But
the
question
is
you
know
at
what
point
would
you
know
the
the
the
the
reduction
in
rents
start
to
show
up
in
in
the
property
data
I
mean
you
know
it
might
I
suppose
if,
if
someone
had
to
you
know,
couldn't
generate
a
appropriate
sales
price
for
their
building?
But
you
know
you
know:
where
does
where
does
that
show
up
in
the
data.
X
Would
you
identify
excuse
me
is
correct,
it
would
be
a
sale
of
the
property.
I
mean
the
only
way
you
can
look
at
property
value
is
when
there's
a
transaction
and
as
I
indicated
in
my
report,
I
don't
see
any
transactions
in
the
vicinity
of
this
property
over
the
past
two
years.
It
would
indicate
that
property
values
have
dropped,
but
it's
hard
to
sort
of
measure,
the
impact
of
rents
and
if
they
did
decline
until
you
have
a
sale
of
the
property.
G
B
I
have
a
couple
questions
for
Ms,
bogg
and
I'm.
Sorry,
I've
forgotten
your
name,
Tina
I.
Think
but
I,
don't
remember
your
last
name,
Tina
white.
Do
you
know
why
Miss
White
so
I
have
a
couple
questions
for
you,
the
first
one
being
you
know
any
approval
that
I
think
or
any
recommendation
for
approval.
I
think
from
this
board
would
require
some
guidelines,
obviously
to
be
in
place.
We
often
Place
conditions
on
any
special
use,
this
not
being
a
a
unique
situation
there.
B
One
of
the
questions
is
about
the
three
strikes
rule,
obviously
you're
in
the
business
of
taking
people
off
the
streets,
not
putting
people
onto
the
streets,
so
my
question
is
kind
of.
If,
if
that
is
the
guideline,
how
do
you
enforce
those
rules
so
that
we
know,
if
that's
a
condition
that
we're
requesting
be
placed
that
it's
something
that
can
be
executed
as
opposed
to
just
kind
of
you
know
being
in
that
awkward
position
of
actually
having
to
remove
a
resident
from
the
facility.
K
It's
rare
because
we're
able
to
address
the
vast
majority
of
issues
through
the
process,
which
starts
with
a
verbal
conversation,
then
a
learning
agreement
and
then
a
24-hour
suspension.
A
few
people
have
been
have
been
discharged
mostly
for
safety
issues.
We
don't
just
discharge
them
and
say:
good
luck.
We
connect
them.
We
continue
to
work
with
them
through
our
day,
our
day,
shelter,
programs,
our
drop-in
programs.
We
do
a
warm
handoff
back
to
that
to
those
programs,
often
they
might,
they
might
have
a
housing
match
we're
actively
working
on.
K
So
we
would
make
sure
that
we,
you
know,
there's
been
several
several
of
those
cases
where
they
ended
up
housed,
even
though
they
had
to
be
discharged,
because
we,
you
know,
continue
to
work
with
them
through
another
program,
at
connections
or
through
a
community
partner
like
Trilogy
if
they
need
a
higher
level
of
care.
Okay,.
B
And
in
looking
at
kind
of
the
the
rooming
house
definition,
you
know,
one
of
the
requirements
is
compensation
and
I.
Think
Miss
Pugh
did
touch
on
this
a
little
bit
that
it
must
be
director
indirect,
and
you
feel
that
it
does
meet
the
indirect
requirement
because
the
money
is
coming
and
it's
being
it's
being
covered
through
a
third
party
and
therefore
that
that
covers
off
on
the
indirect
aspect
of
this.
Yes,.
H
B
All
right,
thank
you.
Any
other
questions.
If
not
we'll
go
to
Citizen
comment,
like
I
said:
I
do
have
30
people
signed
up,
I
do
have
10
people
signed
up
who
live
within
the
500
foot
radius,
so
I'm
going
to
start
with
those
people
and
I
will
give
each
of
them
three
minutes
to
speak
and
then
I
have
20.
B
People
who
are
outside
the
500
feet
and
I
will
give
them
each
one
minute
to
speak
in
order
to
keep
us
from
being
here
all
night
and
again,
if
you
are
making
a
statement,
and
someone
has
made
the
exact
same
statement
just
before
you,
you
don't
have
to
reiterate
it
word
for
word.
It's
perfectly
fine
to
say,
I
agree
with
the
previous
person.
I
will
also
ask.
Whenever
we
have
large
crowds.
People
tend
to
like
to
clap.
B
I
will
ask
you
please
not
to
clap
after
comments
are
made,
that
it
just
kind
of
prolongs
things
in
the
meeting,
so
the
first
name
I
have
is
John
cleeve
Mr
cleave
welcome
back.
Yes,.
Y
Y
Several
months
ago,
I
lived
three
doors
away
from
the
Marguerite
Inn
I
know
many
of
the
people
to
my
left
and
my
right
as
a
matter
of
fact,
Matt
you
had
a
conversation
with
Jonathan
nuzma
and
you
had
asked
him
about
the
license
and
you
had
said
that
that
it
was
important
for
you
to
understand
the
license,
because
it
should
factor
into
you
to
the
zoning
decision,
because
the
license
is
the
way
for
the
city
to
maintain
the
the
standards
and
safeguards
to
ensure
that
this
thing
is,
is
good
for
all
and
I
I
think
that
you're
absolutely
appropriate
there
and
I
think
that
your
questions
were
also
appropriate
in
terms
of
of
those
safeguards
and
how
do?
Y
How
does
the
city
work
to
ensure
that
this
thing
is
a
good
thing
for
all
and
so
and
I
think
that
that,
where
a
lot
of
you
alluded
to
is
in
that
same
area
is
we
know,
connections
is
dealing
with
a
very
serious
issue.
We
know
homelessness
is
a
real
problem.
We
know
connections
that
these
people,
and
probably
most
of
the
people
of
the
room
room,
have
a
very
positive
desire
to
address
this
thing.
Y
In
other
words,
we're
all
in
favor
of
addressing
a
very
serious
issue,
but
the
situation
is
is
suppose
that
connections
performance
doesn't
quite
get
to
where
the
city
wants
it
to
be.
In
order
to
maintain
the
neighborhood
stability
and
neighborhood
the
downtown,
so
I've
taken
a
very
close
look
at
the
license
and
the
license
in
the
current
draft
of
the
license,
which
is
kind
of
one
of
the
legs
of
the
of
the
stool
that
Jonathan
talks
about
it's
a
really
weak
license.
Y
It
doesn't
provide
any
requirement
for
the
an
operator
to
provide
mental
health
or
substance
abuse.
Counseling,
there's
nothing
in
there
about
that,
even
though
we
know
and
as
connections
as
your
their
application
said,
that
a
good
portion
of
that
population
suffers
from
from
mental
health
or
substance
abuse
issues.
So
ultimately
they
have
the
Staffing
here,
but
suppose
funding
drops
suppose
that
there's
some
sort
of
change
of
of
emphasis,
the
city
is
powerless
to
do
anything
about
it.
It
says
only
that
a
licensed
applicant
must
submit
guide
lines
for
its
operations.
Y
Y
Ultimately,
we
have
to
take
the
word
that
that
that
85
percent
of
of
the
residents
are
actually
in
Evanston
that
take
the
word
that
there's
a
50
or
60
percent
placement
could
very
well
be,
but
why
not
set
up
an
objective
measurement
of
this
stuff
so
that
we
can
actually
see
as
a
city?
Yes,
this
is
doing
good,
because
maybe
there
are
other
non-profits
that
could
also
move
into
a
property
like
that
and
and
have
a
higher
success
rate.
Ultimately,
the
cooperation
with
the
police.
Y
It's
left
very
vague
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussions
back
and
forth
with
the
police,
but
thus
far
it
seems
like
that.
You
know
the
license
should
speak
to
how
connections
will
work
with
the
police
if
they're
in
an
investigation
of
somebody
who
might
live
there.
So
we
we
all
know
that
this
is
a
serious
problem.
We
we
all
know
that
that
the
intent
in
this
room
is
to
try
to
do
something
about
it.
Y
But
what
I'm
asking
all
of
you
to
to
do
is
delay
or
deny
it
until
the
city
council
can
vet
this
license
and
get
a
strong
mechanism
in
place
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
this
isn't
another
Albany
care,
because
the
problem
with
Albany
care
is,
we
have
no
leverage
over
they.
We
there's
no
stipulation
of
how
they
run
and,
as
we
all
know,
it's
been
a
real
problem.
So
please
consider
that
we're
putting
the
cart
before
the
horse
here,
so
I
would
ask
you
to
give
that
a
thought.
Thank
you
all.
B
Thank
you.
Are
there
questions
for
Mr
Cleve
question
for
staff,
since
the
license
issue
has
come
up,
what
is
the
status?
I
know
there
was
a
license
that
was
proposed
to
Human
Services
like
three
weeks
ago.
That
was
pulled
kind
of
last
minute
and
I
know.
There's
been
other
discussions
since
then,
but
can
staff
give
us
a
brief
update
since
I
have
the
feeling
that
licensing
will
come
up
repeatedly.
Z
Thank
you,
chair
Rogers,
Alexander,
ruggie
assistant,
City
attorney.
As
far
as
that
license
goes,
that
was
a
proposed
non-congregate
shelter
license
before
the
Human
Services
committee.
The
Human
Services
committee
is
set
to
meet
this
coming.
Monday
December,
5th
I
believe
that
it'll
be
announced
at
that
meeting
that,
based
on
extensive
staff
review
of
many
different
staff
departments,
we
believe
that,
instead
of
creating
that
license
under
the
health
code,
it
will
be
amended
to
the
current
rooming
house
license
that
is
under
the
Property
Standards
code
and
I.
Z
Don't
believe
that
the
city
has
a
timeline
for
that
license,
but
we
are
working
with
very
a
set
amount
of
staff
to
complete
that
license
as
a
license
stands.
There
is
a
license
for
rooming
houses
under
the
Property
Standards
code.
It
has
certain
Property
Standards
criteria
that
must
be
met
and
I.
Believe
it's
one
of
the
proposed
criteria
tonight
of
the
special
use
that
a
license
be
obtained,
so
the
city
would
be
licensing
rooming
houses
annually.
B
A
quick
question
for
Amos,
ruggie
and
I:
don't
know
if
you
know
the
answer
to
this
one
if
we
were
to
recommend
approval
of
a
special
use
since
city
council
or
to
Grant
said
special
use,
and
three
months
from
now
a
licensing
requirement
is
passed
that
is
more
stringent
than
the
one
that
is
currently
in
place.
Would
that
apply
to
this
applicant?
Would
they
have
to
apply
for
it
under
there
under
this,
or
would
they
be
grandfathered
in
under
something
different.
AA
Hi
my
introduction
I've
lived
in
Evanston
for
54
years,
and
my
wife
and
my
two
daughters
have
been
volunteers
for
the
last
40
years
at
soup.
Kitchens
that's
important,
and
it
reinforces
what
John
cleeve
said
that
all
of
us,
everybody,
that
objects,
is
as
tremendous
empathy
for
the
plight
of
homeless
people
and
we
share
connections,
goal
of
helping
them.
AA
I.
Think
connections
has
done
some
very
positive
things,
but
I
don't
think
that
relates
to
the
margarita.
I
think
that
the
presentation
they
made.
It
was
a
world-class
presentation,
but
the
best
comments
are
the
ones
that
Mr
Rogers
made
in
the
beginning,
which
took
about
60
seconds,
and
that
is
this
is
a
zoning
matter
and
the
issues
are.
AA
Does
it
meet
the
definition
of
a
rooming
house
and
no
it
doesn't
because
the
food
is
served
there
and
we've
spent
an
hour
listening
to
all
the
other
services
that
are
provided
there.
AA
I
also
think
that
they
haven't
met
the
requirements
of
a
standard,
C
and
D
it.
It
I
mean
by
by
their
experts
own
admission.
There
is
an
increase
in
crime.
You'll
hear
a
testimony
from
a
couple
of
Realtors
tonight
that
it
has
a
negative
effect
on
value.
AA
It's
it's
and
I
want
a
chord,
I
wanna
again
talk
about
this
licensing
permitting
process.
I
I
talked
to
Alderman
nusma
yesterday,
who
I
have
the
utmost
respect
for
and
there
really
it
really
has
to
be
a
very
detailed
permit
with
a
lot
of
teeth
in
it.
AA
I'm
very
concerned
about
some
of
the
numbers
that
were
thrown
around
tonight.
Specifically,
the
86
percent
of
the
residents
have
roots
in
Evanston
and
there's
a
50
percent
success
rate.
I,
don't
I
I
think
that
the
committee
is
in
commission
is
entitled
to
seek
some
kind
of
proof
of
those
numbers.
AA
If
those
numbers
aren't
they
accurate,
you've
got
to
know
and
I'm
very
skeptical
of
them,
even
though
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
current
the
connections
doesn't
meet
the
requirements
in
standard
c
and
d
and
for
definition
of
a
rooming
house
it
does
meet
and
I
know.
This
is
going
to
make
a
lot
of
people
happy
unhappy,
but
it
it
does
meet
the
definition
of
what
a
public
nuisance
is,
and
that's
that
comes
from
their
own
expert.
AA
His
description
gives
a
very
adequate
accounting
of
that.
B
B
Next
up,
I
have
Don
Dirks.
Is
it
Dirks
derkies.
AB
AB
AB
My
name
is
Don
durkes,
my
family
and
I
have
lived
within
100
feet
of
the
Marguerite
Inn
for
the
last
17
years,
so
we've
seen
firsthand
the
impact
that
the
Margarita
has
had
on
the
neighborhood,
both
pre
and
post
connections,
I'm
generally
speaking,
not
in
favor
of
the
special
use
designation.
AB
Basically,
because
of
a
few
things,
one
is
a
very
principled
problem
that
I
have
is
their
shield
from
the
police
and
I
know
it's
a
sensitive
issue.
I
get
that
but
I
can't
Shield
myself
from
the
police
and
that's
that's
a
problem
and
we
did
a
little
investigation
and
about
the
impact
on
the
neighborhood
relative
to
police
and
fire
activity
and
emergency
services
and
from
March
of
2018
to
March
of
2020
before
connections
took
occupancy
and
compared
that
to
from
March
of
2020
to
March
of
2022.
AB
AB
The
organization
obviously
is
a
low
barrier
entry,
so
everybody
bought
a
sex.
Offender
can
live
there
from
what
I
understand.
So
these
include
drug
abusers
and
addicts
mentally
ill.
Obviously,
violent
offenders
proximate
to
families
and
young
children
in
this
area
in
our
in
our
neighborhood,
has
had
a
pretty
profound
effect,
an
impact
on
the
on
the
neighborhood.
They
do
great
work.
Don't
misunderstand
me:
it's
just
that
it
needs
to
have
more
controls,
more
oversight
and
certainly
more
transparency
relative
to
police
and
fire.
AB
AB
So
that's
that's.
That's
pretty
much
my
comments.
Obviously,
the
homes
need
a
place
just
not
sure
that
this
is
the
right
one.
The
last
thing
was
I
noticed
in
reading
the
packet
that,
as
the
application
is
for
70
residents,
63
are
allowed
today,
I
Believe
by
ordinance,
so
there
are
only
44
rooms,
I
think
in
in
the
margarita,
so
that's
packing
them
in
pretty
tightly
and
if
they
need
that
much
more
space.
AC
So
my
name
is
Chelsea
Sherlock
I
live
at
1567
Ridge.
That
is
the
building
that
is
directly
behind
the
margarita
Inn.
So
we
share
an
alley.
I
walk
past
that
alley
or
drive
past
it
most
days,
also
go
in
front
of
the
building
and
part
of
why
I
chose
to
live
in
that
building
a
plus
was
living
by
the
margarita
Inn
as
a
supporter,
but
also
because
I
really
like
the
area,
it
is
close
to
the
train
station.
AC
It's
close
to
bennison's,
which
is
one
of
my
favorite
places
in
Evanston.
It's
easy
access
to
the
lake,
it's
near
where
some
of
my
friends
live.
It
also
is
close
to
some
other
resources.
It's
pretty
near
a
police
and
a
fire
station.
It's
right
by
the
YMCA.
It's
a
great
area
and
I
think
that's
part
of
why
it's
particularly
a
good
fit
to
have
this
shelter
there.
It
provides
a
lot
of
good
access
to
people,
both
those
like
me
who
are
able
to
pay
and
also
people
who
are
in
need
of
housing,
support
there.
AC
Also
on
the
committee,
that's
working
to
write
the
Good
Neighbor
agreement
and
prior
to
joining
that
committee,
I
also
had
the
chance
to
attend
one
of
the
listening
sessions
that
connections
put
on
so
in
that
listening
session
I,
along
with
any
other
committee
or
Community
member
who
came
had
the
chance
to
come
in,
we
could
ask
any
questions
that
we
had.
We
went
through
some
of
the
frequently
Asked
question
documents
they
provided
us
with.
We
could
see
some
of
the
data.
I
also
was
able
to
take
a
tour
of
the
building.
AC
One
of
the
things
that
I
was
able
to
see
is
some
of
the
rooms
that
they
have
for
the
participants
to
engage
in
receiving
Services.
They
have
designated
areas
where
you
can
meet
with
your
case
manager,
with
a
counselor
there's
different
spaces
for
them
to
just
interact
and
just
was
really
impressed
with
how
the
facility
is
set
up.
AC
The
way
it
provides
I
think
a
lot
of
what
they
need
to
operate
well
and
provide
the
range
of
services
that
are
needed
for
the
people
who
are
living
there
and
since
then,
I
know
that
part
of
the
listening
sessions
and
other
stuff
that
they've
taken
really
has
gathered
a
lot
of
input
that
we're
using
to
then
write
the
Good
Neighbor
agreement.
AC
So
we're
really
looking
in
it
at
how
we,
how
can
we
really
put
our
best
foot
forward
with
this
agreement
around
what
would
be
helpful
both
for
us
as
neighbors,
and
also
for
the
people
who
live
there?
The
staff
other
stakeholders
to
this
area
and
a
lot
of
what's
informing
that
agreement
has
been
thinking
through?
What
is
the
feedback?
That's
received.
We've
had
a
lot
of
conversations
around
what
is
some
of
the
main
concerns
that
people
are
bringing
we've
met
with
representatives
from
the
businesses
in
the
area.
I've
met
with
another
renter
from
the
area.
AC
We
have
members
from
different
stakeholders
like
landowners,
condo
owners,
Etc,
and
it's
been
really
informed
by
what
are
we
hearing
from
people
and
I
already
know
that
the
as
Connection
staff
mentioned
in
their
presentation
earlier,
they've
already
taken
some
steps
towards
making
changes
based
on
the
feedback,
whether
that's
having
an
increased
patrols
for
traffic
restrictions
around
loitering
areas
for
smoking,
we've
seen
them
take
those
steps.
I
know
as
a
neighbor
of
the
building
I
see
that
impact
and
I'm
proud
to
be
a
neighbor
I.
B
This
is
the
problem
with
having
overflow
rooms
yeah,
so
the
next
person
up
after
him
is
going
to
be
Susan
Monroe,
so
she's
in
an
outside
room
start
making
your
way
toward
us
Mr
Monroe
floor
is
yours.
AD
So
my
name
is
actually
Ryan
Williams
and
I
was
asked
to
read
the
following
text
by
Greg
Morrow,
who
was
unable
to
attend
the
meeting
tonight,
and
the
commission
has
received
a
letter
from
this
and
the
statement,
as
is
being
read
and
supplement
to
that
text,
so
he
says
homelessness
and
how
communities
plan
and
choose
to
help.
The
homeless
is
a
very
personal
subject
to
me,
recovering
from
homelessness,
personal
traumas,
addictions
Etc
is
not
an
easy
Journey.
AD
A
person
has
to
fight
day
in
and
day
out,
to
accomplish
the
basics
to
become
functional
in
society.
It's
a
mighty
effort.
I
myself
was
briefly
homeless.
I
was
lucky
to
end
at
this
stage
of
my
life
and
lead
a
productive
and
healthy
life.
Now
I
also
live
around
the
corner
from
the
margarita.
I
also
briefly
worked
for
connections
this
past
spring
as
a
benefit
specialist.
It
was
not
a
good
fit
and
I
moved
moved
on.
My
parting
was
amicable.
AD
The
work
connections
does
providing
closed
meals,
rental
assistance,
our
successes
and
indispensable
to
the
homeless
Community.
While
they
may
succeed
in
these
areas,
they
unfortunately
have
failed
at
the
margarita.
As
far
as
I
know,
connections
are
mandated
to
take
a
certain
number
of
people
referred
by
the
Illinois
Department
of
Corrections.
When,
when
I
worked,
there
I
did
see
certain
guests
public
records,
they
were
class.
X
felons
include
sexual
offenders,
people
with
violent
criminal
backgrounds,
Etc
et
cetera.
Staying
there.
There
are
no
screening
processes
in
place.
AD
I
am
shocked
that
from
time
to
time,
mothers
with
young
children
are
housed
there,
not
a
safe
space.
There's
also
a
doubt
that
there
is
violence.
Drugs,
alcohol
and
a
great
disorder
in
the
in
the
building
I
felt
very
badly
for
the
residents
who
was
being
bullied
by
other
residents.
Staff
dismissed
concerns
of
theft
within
the
building,
violence
and
assault
are
a
daily
occurrence.
I
want
to
know
that
the
issuance
of
the
special
permit
for
the
margarita
end
will
bring
nothing
positive
to
the
city.
AD
It
may,
however,
further
traumatize
the
very
people
in
the
building
connection
purports
to
be
helping,
as
well
as
numerous
other
Untold
negative
effects.
We
have
only
begun
to
see.
I
have
asked
this
letter,
be
read
to
you
and
asked
you
to
resist
the
pressure
to
vote
in
favor
of
connections.
Requests
for
special
use,
I
understand
that
their
army
of
powerful
attorneys
are
end
coordinated
social
media
campaigns
make
this
seem
like
a
done
deal.
I
know
from
the
from
listening
in
at
board
meetings.
AD
That
connections
considers
this
a
done
deal
if
the
city
decides
that
a
shelter
is
needed,
it
should
be
undertaken
with
the
utmost
respect
to
the
neighbors
of
the
city
should
have
a
partner
who
truly
Works
hand
in
hand
with
all
parties.
You
should
also
know
that
behind
the
scenes,
connections
does
not,
and
I
will
also
tell
you
that
connections.
Top
management
has
nothing
but
contempt
for
neighbors
and
neighborhood
concerns.
AD
I
was
shocked
that
CT
cfth
leadership,
referring
to
neighbors
as
racist
busy
bodies
and
complainers
I
would
like
to
say
that
the
neighbors
of
the
fourth
ward
are
some
of
the
highest
caliber
people.
I
have
met,
I
have
gone,
I
have
gotten
to
know
many
of
them
over
my
years
living
in
the
fourth
ward,
and
they
are
kind
people.
They
are
generous
people
both
with
their
time
and
resources.
They
are
a
community
of
community-minded
people,
the
connections,
the
way
connections
has
treated
them
both
in
the
press
and
the
in
the
private
meetings
is
reprehensible.
AD
They
do
deserve
to
be
heard.
Their
grievances
are
not
unfounded.
The
police
are
not
whining
nimbys,
not
sure
what
that
means,
but
but
please
deny
this
variance,
so
City
can
do
this
work
in
fashion.
We
can
all
be
proud
of.
There
are
many
fine,
sophisticated
and
well-managed
organizations.
Connections
is
not
the
only
option
for
the
city,
please
fight
for
the
best
for
our
city,
for
for
the
homeless,
in
our
city
and
as
well
as
the
residents.
That's
it
thank.
B
AE
I
think
that,
as
far
as
my
experience
has
been,
that
connections
does
do
a
good
job
with
their
operation,
because
we
do
have
a
number
of
people
who
are
without
homes
that
move
through
our
neighborhood
either
they're
living
at
the
margarita
or
they're
moving
between
Saint
Marks
and
St,
Luke's
and
Hilda's
place.
There
are
incidents
that
occur.
AE
I
have
found
that
both
connections
and
Interfaith
action
have
addressed
these
pretty
quickly
with
understanding
and
respect
all
around.
Only
once
in
the
past
three
years
has
the
issue
that
has
arisen
involved.
A
margarita
resident
and
I
walk
our
neighborhood
day
and
night.
I
have
a
dog
I,
walk
him
early
I
walk
him
late,
I
go
by
the
margarita
several
times
a
day
and
I
do
not
see
these
behaviors.
That
I
have
heard
reference
to
tonight.
AE
For
instance,
I've
been
hearing
about
a
plan
to
push
them
to
Howard
Street
and
then,
when
we
do
that
we're
ignoring
the
lack
of
affordable
housing,
that
is
a
regional
and
a
national
problem,
and
it
that
we're
also
ignoring
the
structural
barriers
that
exist,
including
racism,
that
keep
people
who
are
down
on
their
luck,
stuck
in
that
position
and
I.
Think
in
Evanston
we're
better
than
that.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
Miss
Monroe
next
up
I
have
Sharon
Pines,
followed
by
Tony
Ray.
B
B
AF
O
AF
There
are
a
few
things,
I
know
to
be
true
about
Connections
and
the
margarita
Inn,
having
toured
the
premises
and
been
there
for
meetings.
I
know
for
a
fact
that,
despite
some
disinformation
and
rumors,
the
Inn
has
maintained
its
faded
Elegance
over
the
past
almost
three
years,
there's
been
no
wholesale
destruction
in
the
building,
in
fact,
even
very
valuable
antiques
in
The
Parlor
sit
untouched
on
the
shelves.
AF
I
also
know
for
a
fact,
having
spoken
to
residents
of
the
inn
and
having
read
the
participant
handbook,
which,
by
the
way,
is
freely
accessible
on
the
connections
website,
that
the
rules
and
regulations
the
residents
must
follow
are
incredibly
strict
regarding
behavior
upkeep
of
rooms
extending
to
the
enforcement
of
curfews
and
the
prohibition
of
visitors.
This
is
a
regimen
that
none
of
us
in
this
room
would
consent
to
follow
in
our
lives
and
the
consequences,
of
course,
for
not
following
the
rules
can
involve
being
expelled
from
the
program.
AF
I.
Also
know
it's
true
that
every
single
one
of
us
who
lives
in
a
multi-unit
building
in
Evanston,
be
it
a
rental,
be
it
a
condo,
have
people
living
in
our
buildings
who
struggle
with
alcoholism
who
use
drugs,
whether
they
be
legal
or
illegal,
who
have
severe
mental
health
challenges,
who
are
hoarders?
Who
are
gun
owners
in
my
building?
There's
one
of
every
one
of
the
above,
and
we
don't
have
anything
in
our
buildings
like
the
restrictions,
like
the
rules
and
regulations
that
govern
the
lives
of
the
people
in
the
margarita
Inn.
AF
Nor
do
we
have,
in
our
buildings,
freely
accessible
services
on
site
that
people
meeting
these
challenges
can
take
advantage
of.
Finally,
I
know
it
to
be
a
fact
that
homelessness
is
a
problem.
Nationwide,
it's
not
going
away
and
it
won't
go
away
in
Evanston
if
the
margarita
Inn
is
forced
to
close
throwing
60
people
out
into
the
Street
Evanston
is
supposedly
a
welcoming
open,
Progressive
Community.
If
we
turn
our
backs
on
these
most
vulnerable
evanstonians.
Shame
on
us!
Thank
you.
AG
I'm
Tony
Ray
I
live
at
10
20
Grove,
which
is
almost
half
a
block
from
the
margarita
Inn
today
I'm
representing
some
of
my
neighbors.
We
didn't
bring
them
all
because,
frankly,
this
is
kind
of
late
for
some
people,
but
we're
here,
I
think
very
United
to
say
that
we
considered
margarita
in
Good.
Neighbors
I
happen
to
be
part
of
interfaith
action
of
Evanston,
and
this
past
summer,
when
we
circulated
a
petition
in
support
of
the
Marguerite,
Inn
and
I
think
you
can
probably
see
the
copies
and
see
the
addresses.
AG
I
went
to
my
neighbors
to
ask
them
if
they
would
sign,
and
many
of
them
said
you
mean
it's
not
a
hotel
anymore.
So
people
had
been
living
there
Margarita
and
had
been
managed
by
connections
for
two
years.
At
that
point,
and
none
of
us
had
been
bothered
I'm
like
the
neighbor
who
walks
a
lot,
I,
also
walk
a
lot
I've,
never
seen
any
of
these
incidents
on
the
street
that
seemed
so
dramatic
and
connections
has
been
nothing
except
polite
and
considerate
and
asked
us
for
feedback.
AG
B
AH
AH
Is
this
better
for
you,
okay,
so
connections
is
masterful
at
public
relations,
as
we
all
saw
here
in
our
in
their
presentation.
They
are
also
been
good
for
decades
at
embedding.
The
cells
in
the
Civic
Center
is
a
powerful
Lobby
group,
but
I
urge
you
today
to
look
behind
the
prepared
speeches
to
see.
What's
really
there
I
urge
you
to
look
under
the
hood
dive
down
below
the
surface,
to
see
what
is
true
and
what
is
PR.
AH
If
connections
paid
for
the
appraisal
in
the
packet
that
said
that
there
will
be
no
property
value
decrease,
then
it's
invalid.
It's
biased.
However.
We
in
the
vicinity
stand
to
lose
up
to
12.7
percent
of
a
value
of
our
property.
If
we
were
going
to
sell
it
tomorrow,
according
to
the
National
Association
of
Realtors,
that
means,
if
you
own
an
average
price
home
here
in
Evanston
at
five
hundred
thousand
dollars,
you
might
be
out
65
000.
AH
drug
trafficking
also
diminishes
property
values,
living
four
doors
down
from
the
shelter
from
time
to
time.
I
strike
up
a
conversation
with
the
residents
and
the
volunteers
usually
meeting
them
out
on
the
sidewalk
just
to
chat.
Just
a
few
weeks
ago,
a
longtime
volunteer
told
me
that
Connection
staff
is
selling
drugs
to
the
residents
staff
or
residents.
The
connections
is
hired
to
work
in
the
building.
They
get
the
drugs
from
suppliers
that
drive
up
to
the
curb
on
Oak,
which
any
most
of
us
in
the
neighborhood
have
seen.
AH
AH
This
is
what
I
mean
by
gotta
dig
a
little
deeper
and
not
just
take
what
is
said.
It's
a
face.
Value
connections
is
also
adamant
that
no
other
building,
but
the
margarita
in
will
do
which
has
led
many
people
to
wonder.
Is
it
about
helping
the
homeless
or
is
it
about
owning
that
particular
building
they're?
All
about
buying
this
particular
building?
AH
The
volunteers
said
they
only
care
about
being
a
low
barrier
shelter,
so
they
can
keep
getting
the
money
in
they
saved
by
they're
reluctant
to
pay
for
food,
and
they
only
do
it
when
they
have
to.
Therefore,
the
food
quality
isn't
very
good
the
volunteer
added
they
aren't
delivering
on
the
programs
that
they
say
they
are.
AH
A
couple
of
notes
that
I
have
on
an
August
30th
meeting
this
year,
who
attended
in
the
Civic
Center
here
with
mayor
biss,
the
building
inspection
services
manager,
whose
name
is
Angelique
schneor
and
alderman
newsma
mishnuer
said
that
no
sleeping
should
occur
occur
in
the
lower
level
of
the
margarita
end.
AH
She
reported
that
she
had
just
told
the
operators
to
remove
the
bunk
beds
that
they
had
erected
in
the
basement
and
that
the
space
should
be
used
for
office
work
only
yet.
The
architectural
drawings
that
were
submitted
with
a
package
show
sleeping
rooms
in
the
lower
level
of
the
building
and
somehow
that
half
sub-training
level
is
now
labeled
the
first
floor.
AH
You
should
know
that
in
the
fourth
ward,
just
a
block
from
the
margarita-
and
we
already
have
a
homeless
shelter,
it's
at
St
Mark's
and
as
Miss
Boggs
said
today
they
are
extending
the
time
for
sleeping
there.
They
used
to
open
it
for
emergency
use
in
the
cold
weather,
but
they
are
extending
it
now.
So,
within
a
block,
we
already
have
a
homeless
shelter,
which
means,
of
course,
having
lived
here
for
17
years,
I've
gotten
to
know
some
of
those
people
of
the
children,
they're
fine
people.
AH
B
You
Miss
durkhees,
the
last
speaker
who
lives
within
the
500
feet
or
owns
property
within
the
500.
Feet
is
Camille
Helene,
Mr
Helene.
AI
AI
That
I
have
placed
310
homeless
individuals
in
my
apartment
building
during
a
pandemic,
and
it
was
the
experience
which
I
learned
so
much
from
it
that
I
have
to
share
it
with
the
committee
here
that
sometimes
like
what
this
project
they
want
to
put
60
a
homeless
individual
with
some
problems
and
some
they
need
treatment
together
is
so
dangerous
for
the
homeless.
More
for
the
neighbor
and
I
said
in
my
letter
that
in
how
my
building
I
have
one
tenant
killed
the
other
one
self-defense,
because
the
other
one
did
not
take
his
medicine.
AI
So
this
is
a
a
really
project.
I
know
there
was
a
great
presentation.
One
of
the
greatest
legal
offices
presented
a
lot
of
talk.
We
have.
We
saw
a
lot
of
members
from
the
the
the
homeless
Association
here
talking,
but
we
have
to
be
very
careful
allowing
this
shelter
to
go
in
our
Museum
next
door
and
first
thing.
Our
museum
is
closed.
AI
Now
we're
going
to
open
April,
21st
and
across
the
street,
we
have
a
hotel
organ
open
which
have
70
units,
so
our
traffic
is
going
to
go
maybe
about
10
times
as
much
as
the
traffic
we
have.
Only
the
museum
have
the
the
acidity
the
wedding
venue
and
we
have
people
coming
as
I
said
in
my
letter,
coming
from
the
wedding
and
they've
been
harassed
in
the
street.
Ladies
with
the
night
gowns
after
the
wedding,
they've
been
I,
I,
don't
know
where
the
staff
of
this
a
for
premises.
AI
I
had
a
lunch
with
the
creator
of
the
field
museum
in
my
museum
to
make
a
a
a
joint
exhibit
with
them
and
when
he
was
leaving
after
the
lunch
he
was
approached
by
by
people
asked
for
money
and
and
and
he
didn't
look
good
many
people-
they
come
try
to
walk
for
wedding
and
thing
like
this
and
their
harassed
in
the
street,
so
I
think
across
the
street.
As
I
said
in
my
my
my
my
letter
that
went
to
take
all
the
benches
out
of
the
King
house,
I
I
called
Betty.
AI
She
came
and
she
said
no,
but
well
they
they
continue
and
they
could
continue
to
come
and
said
so.
The
the
the
the
the
the
the
police
report
does
not
say
maybe
10
percent
of
what's
happening
in
the
block,
because
when,
when
a
lady
going
up
after
the
wedding
going
home
and
somebody
come
and
harass
her,
nobody
called
the
police
same
thing
like
when
the
field
museum
person
was
going
home
and
he
was
harassed.
AI
Well,
nobody
called
the
police,
so
there's
many
incidents,
people
do,
there's
drugs
being
sold
there
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
they
have
really
showed
a
very
poor
management
through
the
two
years.
I
have
the
building
next
door.
I
have
a
cross
I'm
very
worried
what
will
happen
when
we
open
and
when
we
have
people
coming
from
Paris
and
London
and
all
over
the
world
to
visit
the
museum
and
when
we
have
a
convention
going
in
the
hotel
across
the
street,
so.
B
You
with
that
I
will
move
on
to
the
next
round
of
people.
Each
of
these
has
about
a
minute
to
speak
again.
If
comments
have
already
been
made
by
people,
you
can
always
agree
with
somebody
who
spoke
earlier.
B
The
first
one
is
Chris
Dillo
and
the
following
one
will
be
Eric
and
I
know:
I
screwed
up
your
name
at
the
last
minute.
Is
it
facet
pass
it.
AJ
Evening,
thanks
for
thanks
for
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
all
of
us,
my
name
is
Crystal.
I
live
in
1316
Oak
about
a
block
and
a
half
from
the
margarita
Inn.
We're
not
here
tonight
to
talk
about
the
merits
of
homeless,
supporting
the
homeless,
we're
here
to
talk
about
the
fact
that
this
is
a
homeless
shelter.
We're
not
here
to
talk
about
how
many
people
that
the
connections
for
the
homeless
can
put
in
a
T-shirt
and
bring
in
here.
We
are
talking
about
their
relationship
with
the
City
of
Evanston.
AJ
Connections
for
the
homeless
has
only
work
to
evade
transparency,
accountability
and
any
responsibility
to
the
City
of
Evanston.
Only
pretending
to
be
a
good
neighbor
when
procedurally
expedient
representation
for
connections
for
the
homeless
have
used
false
narratives
at
the
expense
of
Evanston
Police
and
the
neighbors
of
the
margarita
Inn
connections
for
the
homeless.
Public
face
has
been
to
obstruct,
defy
and
defend
and
defer
blame
with
no
regard
to
the
victims
of
their
mismanagement
and
now
literally
threatening
a
lawsuit
to
intimidate
our
citizens.
AJ
I'm
asking
this
board
to
uphold
their
responsibility
to
our
residents
and
the
homeless
and
demand
accountability
to
demand.
The
connections
for
the
homeless
have
the
Integrity
to
Define
who
they
are
to
not
pretend
that
they're
a
rooming
house,
but
to
come
to
this
board
and
say
this
is
what
we
do.
This
is
who
we
are,
and
this
is
what
we
want
to
do,
and
we
want
you
to
approve
it
not
to
continue
to
pretend
that
they
are
homeless
or
pretend
that
they're,
a
rooming
house
to
circumvent
our
City's
ordinances.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Dillo,
Mr,
Eric
passett,
along
with
Melissa
appelt,
is
next.
Okay,.
AK
So
I'm
Eric
passett
I'm,
the
owner
of
North,
Shore
apartments
and
condo,
so
I
deal
with
rentals
in
the
area.
So
I
can
answer
your
question
about
that
and
I
also
live
on
the
1400
block
of
Oak,
so
something
I
do
want
to
bring
up.
Is
that
the
one
of
our
previous
City
or
meetings
with
the
city
I
think
it
was
a
human
relation
meeting,
the
retired
Chief
of
Police
said
quoting
his
words
that
the
connections
for
the
homeless
has
a
very
difficult
time
enforcing
rules
and
maintaining
order.
AK
So
if
we
approve
this,
where
do
we
go
from
here?
Okay,
that's
that's
going
to
say
one.
The
second
point
I
want
to
bring
up
is:
is
that
I
think
a
lot
of
people
know
that
Albany
care
is
not
allowed
to
have
more.
They
were
down
to
240
patients
somewhere
right
around
that
now
they're,
whatever
their
restriction
was
lifted.
AK
So
now,
in
the
fourth
ward,
we're
going
to
have
more,
let's
say
more
patients
or
more
residents
at
the
Albany
care.
Okay,
that
are
already
I,
can
tell
you
from
having
some
buildings
in
that
area
already
taxed
the
police
and
city
services.
We
have
Greenwood
in
that
do
the
same,
and
now
we
already
know
how
many
instances
are
on
our
block
at
1500,
Block
of
Oak
and
I
can
tell
you
I'm
involved
in
the
rental
building
literally
right
next
door.
AK
We
have
maybe
a
few
incidences
the
whole
year,
so
67
versus
next
door,
maybe
three
or
four
the
whole
year
that
doesn't
tax
the
police,
department
and
city
services,
so
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
wrap
up
please,
okay
and,
and
the
only
thing
I'm
going
to
address
is
about
your
runs
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
I
had
more
than
one
client
say,
you
know
and
I
know
it's
a
misinterpretation
about
what
a
homeless
shelter
is,
but
they
said
they
were.
AK
They
didn't
want
to
be
next
we're
drug
dealing
and
a
lot
of
other
things
are
going
on.
We
did
have
to
reduce
the
rents
in
order
to
fill
our
building.
So
now
you
can
you
say
it's,
you
know
kind
of
hearsay,
or
is
it
really
all
true
hard
to
say,
but
I
can
definitely
tell
you
that
that
was
true.
Thank
you.
Mr.
B
Pacific
next
up,
I
have
Melissa
Apple,
followed
by
Monique
Parsons.
AL
AL
We,
it
is
very
true
that
we
do
have
overnight
shelters.
We
have
overnight
shelters
from
October
through
May
in
nine
Faith
communities
scattered
throughout
the
City
St
Marks
is
not
one
of
them;
they
do
operate
a
morning
time,
shelter
year
round.
AL
So
one
of
our
fears
we-
and
we
shudder
to
think
about
the
impact
of
losing
this
facility
of
the
margarita
Inn.
What
where
will
they
go?
Our
overnight
shelters
cannot
absorb
them.
We
are
restricted
by
pandemic
restrictions
and
where
will
they
go
parking
structures?
Alleyways
alcoves
have
to
consider
this.
B
Thank
you,
Miss
Appel,
next
up,
I
have
Monique,
Parsons
and
I.
Think
Dr
Wolf
signed
up,
but
he
was
your
Dr
Wolf.
Correct.
Okay,
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I'm
sorry.
If
Monique
Parsons,
followed
by
James
lesmeister,
it's
Monique
Parsons
in
the
room
going
once
twice:
Mr
lesmeister,
followed
by
Rodney
Dawkins.
AM
AM
AM
Any
person
who
is
an
owner
property
manager,
occupant
or
tenant,
or
as
a
possessory
control
individually
or
jointly
with
others,
has
an
affirmative
duty
to
control
and
not
encourage
nor
permit
activity
which
constitutes
criminal,
criminal,
aggravator,
defense
and
then
the
city
of
evidence
under
Evanston
under
9-5-4-h,
has
an
obligation
to
Abate
the
nuisance.
So
what
you
have
to
consider
the
land
use
commission.
This
is
a
safety
issue.
AM
If
you
grant
this
special
use.
Permit
are
you
then
sanctioning
a
nuisance,
and
if
you
are
you're
going
to
open
up
the
city
to
a
liability-
and
there
has
to
be
further
discussion
about
this,
because
under
these
definitions
that
I've
read,
which
is
in
the
Edison
code,
you
could
be
sanctioning
and
permitting
a
nuisance.
And
if
you
do
that,
and
there
is
a
crime,
then
you
will
have
a
lawyer
sue.
You
Allah.
B
AM
You
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
that's
something
to
consider
is
is
whether
or
not
this
is
a
nuisance
and
whether
it
has
to
be
abated
and
whether
or
not
the
granting
other
special
use
permit
would
do
so.
So
it's
a
safety
issue
safety
issues
with
for
all
of
us
to
concern
anyone
who
has
a
safety
issue.
That's
what
we're
concerned
with
for
all
citizens
is
a
primary
concern
of
all.
AM
Municipalities
is
safety,
so,
in
the
event
that
you
are
considering
to
Grant,
a
special
use,
permit
we'd
ask
for
a
continuance,
so
we
get
an
expert
on
criminal
justice,
an
expert
on
nuisance,
an
expert
on
the
safety
issues,
an
expert
with
an
MPA
Masters
in
public
administration,
civil
engineer
under
parking
and
trafficking
trafficking.
I
know,
commissioner
halek
you
talked
about
the
Staffing
issue.
There
should
be
an
expert
on
the
Staffing.
AM
AM
Chief
saying
that
there's
not
been
cooperation
with
the
policemen
they've
had
to
go
there
and
there's
been
a
there's,
been
a
Reliance
on
the
homeless
Bill
of
Rights
and
there's
been
concerns
from
the
police
officers
talking
with
corporate
Council
regarding
what
to
do
when
they
have
the
invocation
of
the
homeless
Bill
of
Rights.
There
has
to
be
a
consideration,
an
analysis
as
to
how
can
you
reconcile
that
with
obstruction
of
justice?
How
can
you
reconcile
that
when
you
have
criminal
activity
afoot?
AM
AM
It
was
a
subsection
c.
Will
it
have
a
negative
impact?
I've
already
talked
about
evanston's,
former
retired
police
chief
Richard
Eddington
saying
is
that
there
has
been
difficulty
in
their
cooperation.
I've
talked
about
the
number
of
calls.
The
seriousness
of
the
the
incidents
that
have
been
there
aggravated
assault
overdose
battery
of
a
cleaning
staff
resident
physical
altercation.
It
took
place
at
the
margarita
police
incident
a
battery.
AM
B
Thank
you,
Mr
lustmeister
I
heard
there
was
a
request
for
continuance
and
I'm
going
to
put
that
on
hold
for
a
moment
until
we
finish
citizen
comment
very
good.
Thank
you
all
for
just
the
state
for
the
record.
There
I
should
I
forgot
to
mention
earlier
Mr
Les
Meister,
since
he
was
representing
an
organization,
did
request
some
extra
time.
I
discussed
it
with
staff
this
morning
and
we
granted
five
minutes
for
them
to
to
speak
next
up.
I
have
Rodney
Dawkins,
followed
by
Ann
Weatherhead.
AN
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name-
is
Rodney
Dawkins
I
am
a
member
of
the
National
Health
Care
for
the
homeless.
Council
I
spent
many
months
living
in
shelters,
including
Hilda's
place
now
I
have
permanent
supportive
housing.
Housing
first
is
effective.
Housing
is
a
human
right.
Housing
is
a
basic
need.
No
United
States
of
American
citizen
should
be
without
housing.
We
need
more
housing
and
less
handcuffs.
Please
stand
with
us
as
we
support
the
margarita
Inn
to
help
individuals
who
are
human
beings.
Voters
American
citizens
be
productive.
Thank
you
and
good
night.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Dawkins
next
I
have
Ann
Weatherhead,
followed
by
Michael
Roth.
AO
We've
all
we've
already
established
that
homelessness
is
a
huge
issue
in
our
community
in
communities
around
their
country
and
around
our
world.
We
have
the
resources
and
an
opportunity
to
respond
to
those
needs
and
listening
to
the
person
just
before
me
as
an
example
of
what
we
can
do
as
a
community
to
respond
to
this
connections
has
been
with
us
for
almost
40
years.
They
have
a
proven
track
record.
We
look
at
what
they're
doing
not
just
putting
Band-Aids
on
things
and
providing
the
service
and
letting
people
walk
out
on
the
street.
AO
They
are
taking
them
into
their
into
the
margarita
and
a
new
model
for
how
we
can
deal
with
homelessness
in
our
communities
and
it's
a
learning
curve.
Yes
and
they're
working
at
it.
But
people
go
there.
They
get
they
they're,
surrounded
with
Services.
They
get
help
in
being
housed
in
moving
into
stable
housing.
I've
been
working
with
connections
with
joining
forces
on
their
advocacy
team,
with
my
rotary
club
with
Interfaith
action.
So
I
am
a
strong
advocate
for
our
work
with
the
homeless
and
in
leading
people
into
stable
housing.
AO
I
just
have
to
ask:
we've
looked
at
many
studies
that
have
been
done
going
back
10
years,
Studies
by
the
City
of
Evanston
on
affordable
housing,
homelessness,
they're
sitting
on
the
shelf.
It's
about
time
that
we
say,
let's
move
on
with
this,
we've
done
the
studies.
We
know
the
issues
connections
has
done
an
amazing
job
in
terms
of
responding
to
this.
Let's
stand
with
them
work
with
them.
We
can.
We
have
the
resources
to
solve
this.
We
have
to
look
at.
Where
is
our
Humanity
as
a
community
I'm?
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Roth
and
Scott
gingold
is,
after
him.
N
Good
evening,
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
commission,
my
name
is
Michael
Roth
I'm,
an
attorney
representing
PCH
1555
LLC,
which
is
the
owner
of
the
property
of
the
King's
house,
right
right
across
the
street,
from
the
margarita
and
I'm,
not
here
to
talk
about
public
policy
or
the
morality
of
housing
for
the
homeless.
Rather
I'm
I'd
like
to
discuss
with
you
for
a
moment,
and-
and
this
has
been
mentioned,
but
I
want
it
on
the
record
about
where
this
matter
most
appropriately
stands
today.
N
N
Well,
my
request
was
that
this
matter,
this
public
hearing
be
continued,
okay
and
my
and
and
although
that
question
may
seem
to
be
moot
right
now,
it
is
not
completely
because
the
Merit
of
what
I
have
to
say,
I
think
still
stands,
and
that
is
where
does
this
matter
stand
today?
The
very
first
point
made
by
Miss
Pugh
in
in
her
introduction,
was
about
rooming
houses
and
whether
or
not
the
fact
that
this
is
in
fact,
and
it
has
been
determined
to
be
a
rooming
house.
N
Well,
it's
not
a
rooming
house
has
been
stated:
they're,
given
Three
Square
meals
a
day
and
that
takes
it
out
of
the
roominghouse
category.
So
the
point
of
that
and
I
recognize
that
there
have
been
appeals
that
it's
been
decided,
but
the
point
of
it
is
is
that
you're
operating
from
a
clean
slate
on
that
issue,
I
believe
that
the
petitioner
has
to
establish
that
what
they're
doing
is
a
rooming
house.
That
appeal
is
expired.
N
Council
for
for
the
petitioner
very
vociferously
told
you
on
the
main,
during
the
May
meeting
that
they're
ready
to
go
with
their
petition,
but
for
some
reason
or
another
they
didn't
and
as
a
result,
that
determination
expired
so
we're
operating
from
a
clean
slate
and
I.
Ask
you
what
is
the
most
appropriate
over
yet
land
use
classification
for
this.
This
connect
connections,
operation
and
as
I
say
it's
not
a
rooming
house
I
think
it's
probably
more
appropriately
a
boarding
house
where
they
are
serving
meals.
Very
very
similar
definition.
N
Had
said
that,
it's
non-congregate
housing
and
I
think
that
that
is
true
is
also
accurate.
The
real
point
that
I
want
to
make
about
this,
though,
is
that
the
question
of
what
the
connections
operation
is
and
how
it
should
be
categorized
and
how
it
should
be
treated
and
regulated
is
something
that's
under
consideration
by
the
city
council.
There
are
going
to
be
standards
as
Council
for
the
City
of
Evanston
has
said.
This
is
being.
N
Studied
what
are
the
standards
they're
going
to
apply?
What
are
the
standards
that
will
apply
to
the
connections
operation,
and
it
would
seem
that
the
new
definition
of
on-site
non-congregate
housing
that
the
connections
operation
fits
squarely
within
that
definition,
a
new
definition
is
being
created
by
the
city
and
I
think
it
is
with
this
connections
operation
in
in
mind,
so
I
say
to
you
what
are
their?
What
are
the
standards
that
they're
going
to
adopt?
Are
there
going
to
be
spacing
requirements?
Are
there
going
to
be
saturation
requirements?
N
N
The
city
council
is
going
to
make
decisions
most
likely,
certainly
with
the
recommendation
of
staff
that
recognizes
a
lot
of
the
problems,
a
lot
of
the
complexities
that
go
with
an
operation
like
housing
for
the
homeless,
a
very
Noble,
a
very
important
concept,
A
very
important
land
use,
but
still,
how
should
it
be
treated?
And
how
should
it
be
regulated
and
I
submit
to
you
that
for
this
commission
to
decide
a
special
use-
and
we
know
that
you're
not
if
you're
going
to
approve
it,
you're,
not
going
to
prove
it
without
conditions?
N
J
N
I
submit
to
you,
you
should
wait,
hold
off
on
your
decision
on
this
matter
until
the
city
council
has
had
an
opportunity
to
vet
this
issue
and
finally,
I
submit
to
you
my
written
request
under
Section
35
17
635-17
of
the
city
code
for
a
continuance
of
this
matter,
so
that
I
may
have
the
opportunity
to
do
the
things
that
the
objectors
within
500
feet
of
the
subject.
Property
are
entitled
by
right.
To
do
so.
I
submit
that
to
you,
I
could
give
it
to
staff
or
I.
N
B
You
next
up
I,
have
Scott
gingold,
followed
by
Patrick
Keenan
Devlin.
AP
AP
I,
just
I
I
submitted
a
letter
today,
I
don't
know
if
it
made
it
to
the
board
members,
but
I
have
copies
that
I
can
hand
up
if
you'd,
like
I'm
gonna
truncate.
My
comments
from
what
I
put
in
the
letter
tonight
I'd
like
to
address
what
I
consider
to
be
the
interesting
land
use
question.
That's
before
you
so
from
a
land
use
perspective
when
I
think
of
the
request
for
the
Marguerite
in
to
operate
as
a
rooming
house,
I.
AP
Think
one
of
the
most
compelling
reasons
to
vote
Yes
on
the
special
use
is
because
that's
exactly
how
the
property
has
operated
for
the
past
50
years
and
perhaps
longer
most
of
the
facts.
I'm
going
to
give.
You
were
in
the
research
that
went
into
the
zoning
administrators,
February
2022
zoning
analysis,
but
I
also
found
some
public
articles
on
the
history
of
the
property,
so
the
margarita
Inn
was
built
in
1927.
AP
As
a
quote
club
for
working
women,
so
when
it
was
built,
it
was
intended
for
women
who
didn't
have
a
permanent
home
in
the
area
and
had
just
moved
here
and
had
jobs
to
have
a
place
to
get
on
their
feet
until
they
found
a
more
permanent
place
to
live
in
1974.
The
Catholic
bishop
of
Chicago
applied
for
a
special
use
permit
for
this
property
as
a
rooming
house,
continuing
that
humanitarian
Mission
starting
in
1974,
and
that's
the
special
use
that
was
granted
by
the
City
of
Evanston
and
that
ran
with
the
property.
AP
Ironically,
the
property
that
operated
as
a
commercial
Hotel
didn't
apply
for
a
different
special
use.
It
was
operating
a
hotel
under
the
special
use,
as
a
rooming
house
connections,
continued
the
humanitarian
Mission
there,
starting
in
March,
19
March
of
2020,
and
when
the
pandemic
hit,
it
was
the
City
of
Evanston
that
suggested
that
connections
rent
the
rooms
in
the
hotel,
the
rooming
house
to
use
what
was
essentially
unused
space
and
so
connections
has
provided
a
use
for
that
unused
space.
AP
And
if
it
is
not
permitted
to
operate
as
a
rooming
house,
there's
a
serious
question
what
it
will
be
used
for
or
what
it
can
be
used
for,
because
it
is
in
the
R6
District.
It
is
not
zoned
to
be
operated
as
a
hotel
and
so
I
just
encourage
you
to
look
at
the
history
of
the
property
and
how
it's
been
used
and
how
connections
is
using
it
and
vote.
Yes.
Thank
you.
I'm,
going
to
hand
up
the
letter
I
submitted.
Thank.
AQ
I
actually
have
three
Irish
names:
I'm
Patrick,
Keenan,
Dylan
and
I
serve
as
the
executive
director
of
the
James
B
Moran
Center
for
Youth
advocacy.
We
are
a
community-based
legal,
social
work
and
restorative
justice
organization
rooted
right
here
in
Evanston,
and
we're
an
incredibly
close
partner
with
connections
for
the
homeless
and
I'm.
Also,
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
coalition
to
end
homelessness,
you
see
all
of
our
logos
up
on
the
slide
there.
AQ
We
are
25
community-based
organizations
and
we
all
support
connections,
requests
for
a
special
use
permit,
since
March
2020
connections
has
expertly
housed,
14,
Moran,
Center
clients
and
I
wanted
to
address
the
body
tonight
to
speak
about
our
experience
as
an
agency
as
a
partner
of
connections
and
like
to
reiterate
that
number.
We
we
partnered
with
Connections
in
housing,
14
Evanston
residents.
AQ
AQ
B
You
Mr
Dan
Devlin
Paul
Khalil,
followed
by
Q
Ibrahim
Ibrahim
Mr
Khalil.
B
He's
sick,
okay,
so
I
have
q
Ibrahim,
followed
by
yellow
questi
Logan.
V
Thank
you
for
having
me
I'm,
Q
Ibrahim
I
live
at
2150,
Ashland
Avenue
I'm,
a
fifth
generation
evanstonian
I
left
Evanston
as
a
child
and
I
returned
as
adult
one
of
the
first
things.
I
noticed
when
I
returned
to
Evanston
was
coming
downtown.
The
development
I
was
like
wow.
It
was
nothing
like
this
when
I
was
a
child.
The
second
thing,
I
noticed
was
the
homelessness.
The
third
thing
that
I
noticed
were
the
snacks
and
the
dog
bowls
that
were
outside
of
shops
and
restaurants.
V
V
V
V
Has
been
highlighted
around
the
world,
the
work
together
that
we
have
done
in
Evanston
has
changed
the
world
due
to
what
we
have
done
to
help
people
that
were
in
need
two
weeks
ago
that
the
governor
of
Illinois
said
my
name
and
talked
about
the
work
that
had
happened
in
Evanston
Illinois
is
huge.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
do
something
to
change
the
United
States
and
our
city
as
we
know
it,
and
we
are
considering
putting
human
beings
on
the
street.
V
As
adults,
we
have
got
to
be
responsible
for
our
actions
and
the
systems
that
we
create
I'm,
not
religious
at
all,
but
in
all
religions
you
hear
about
sins.
If
there
was
one
sin
nope,
if
there
were
two
sins,
one
would
be
to
not
feed
people
and
two
would
be
to
not
give
human
beings,
shelter,
I,
understand
the
bylaws
and
the
policies,
but
we
are
human
beings.
Could
you
imagine
going
outside
right
now
and
sleeping
it
is
20
degrees
outside.
B
V
AR
Good
evening,
everyone-
and
thank
you
all
for
your
service.
My
name
is
Dr
gilo,
Casey,
Logan
I'm,
a
fifth
generation
evanstonian,
a
resident
of
the
second
ward
and
I
come
from
a
family
that
served
this
community,
including
both
of
our
school
districts,
our
police
department
and
our
city
government
for
over
100
years,
I
serve
as
a
leadership
and
diversity
consultant
and
for
the
better
part
of
the
last
three
years.
I've
worked
closely
with
connections
for
the
homeless
and
their
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
efforts.
I
know
firsthand
how
important
these
services
are.
AR
That
connections
provides
our
community
of
the
evanstonian
served
by
connections.
Last
year
alone,
almost
70
percent
were
black
evanstonians,
yet
our
population
and
everything
is
less
than
20
percent.
I
know
firsthand
how
vital
these
services
are,
because
I've
had
both
friends
that
I've
grown
up
with
and
family
members
served
by
connections
for
the
homeless.
All
who
are
permanently
housed
today.
AR
Connections
is
a
critical
player
in
confronting
the
racial
inequities
in
Evanston,
both
personally
and
professionally.
I
know
that
the
work
that
connections
does
at
the
margarita
is
part
of
how
we
repair
how
we
rebuild
and
support
our
community,
and
specifically
the
black
community
in
Evanston,
which
clearly
needs
these
services.
So
voting
yes
to
the
special
use
permit,
is
allowing
this
important
Equity
work
to
continue.
I,
encourage
you
all
to
vote
Yes
and
my
work
with
the
connection
for
the
homeless.
AR
AS
Good
evening
Mr,
chairman
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Rich.
Eddington
I
live
at
807
Davis.
Some
of
my
prior
comments
before
Human
Services
have
already
been
mentioned
tonight,
but
I'd
like
to
start
off
by
reading
two
things.
First
of
all
is
the
mission
of
the
land
use
committee,
ensuring
public
health
safety,
Comfort
convenience,
general
welfare
and
the
objectives
and
policies
of
the
comprehensive
General
plan,
a
paragraph
in
a
general
plan.
AS
To
summarize
this
I'm
here
to
support
the
mission,
but
disagree
with
the
method.
I
think
we
do
have
to
address
homelessness.
I'm,
not
sure
this
is
the
right
tool
to
address
that
situation.
I
think
connections
is
already
forecast
for
you,
their
intentions.
If
you
don't
do
exactly
what
they
want,
the
chairman
has
admonished
us
not
to
use
the
L
word
so
I
I
think
you
know
where
that's
going
and
I
would
suggest
to
you
in
any
long-term
relationship.
AS
You're
going
to
start
is
that
the
attitude
you
want
from
a
long-term
partner
my
way
or
the
highway
I
I,
don't
think
so.
I,
don't
think
so.
I
I
think
that
also
the
Good
Neighbor
agreement
is
difficult
because
it
would
take
an
individual
neighbor
to
enforce
it.
Unless
the
city
signs
on
I
don't
see
the
city's
attitude
going.
That
way,
and
so
I
would
ask
you
to
reconsider
this.
I
I
am
supportive
of
the
mission.
AS
B
Mr
Eddington
before
you
leave,
since
your
name
has
been
invoked
a
couple
times
this
evening.
I'll
ask
you:
if
there's
anything
you
would
like
to
respond
to
in
response
to
any
of
those
comments.
If
there's
anything,
you
would
like
to
add,
since
people
are
quoting
you.
O
Good
evening,
I'm
Ali
harned,
a
second
ward,
residence
and
a
school
social
worker
in
District
65.
I,
am
here
to
express
my
enthusiastic
support
for
connections
for
the
homeless
to
be
able
to
continue
their
essential
work
serving
the
unhoused
community
at
the
margarita
Inn
in
District
65.
We
have
over
300
students
who
are
homeless.
During
the
last
three
years,
the
margarita
Inn
has
provided
over
70
families,
many
with
children
in
our
schools,
the
stability
that
they
needed
so
that
they
could
continue
their
education.
O
O
Sorry,
after
sleeping
in
a
car
or
sleeping
in
a
warm
bed,
I
bet
that
most
of
us
here
who
live
in
Evanston
have
chosen
to
live
here
because
of
the
amazing
community
that
it
is
the
excellent
schools,
the
diversity,
the
progressive
values
that
prioritize
an
individual's
humanity
and
honors
their
dignity.
If
we
want
to
be
the
Evanston
that
we
think
we
are,
we
must
not
only
accept
that
Margarita
Inn
as
a
permanent
shelter,
but
embrace
it
support
it
and
celebrate
it.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
Miss
Harnett,
Ken
Moses,
followed
by
Aaron
Brown.
AT
Good
evening
and
thank
you,
I
live
in
the
fourth
ward,
with
my
wife
and
two
children,
I'm
speaking
here
on
behalf
of
my
family.
We
strongly
support
connections,
requests
before
you
tonight.
We
are
inspired
by
their
vision
and
dedication
to
providing
the
most
Humane
and
dignified
housing
for
our
neighbors.
We're
disappointed
to
hear
the
opposition
to
this
Innovative
program
through
the
use
of
coded
language
and
classist
narratives,
a
community
that
treats
people
as
humans
worthy
of
equal
rights,
dignity
and
respect
is
the
community
we
want
to
build.
AT
B
You
Mr
Brown
Stephen
Lewis,
followed
by
Dan
Cox.
AU
Guys,
Stephen
Lewis
had
to
leave
so
I'm
speaking
on
his
behalf,
I'm
his
partner,
Joe,
rochello
I.
Guess
we
have
a
different
take
on
this
and
I
respect
the
fact
that
you're,
a
zoning
commission,
lots
of
great
feedback
and
a
lot
of
great
support
for
connections
or
people
that
are
living
close
by
I
live
about
four
blocks
away.
So
I
am
impacted
by
some
of
the
Quality
of
Life
issues
that
the
chief
talked
about
and
they
are
significant
and,
yes,
they
are
attributable
in
some
cases
to
Margarita
and
residents.
AU
But
our
take
on
this
and
mine
personally,
is
the
precedent
that
this
would
set.
If
you
approve
this
request
for
variants,
it
opens
up
floodgates
and
for
those
of
us
that
have
a
single-family
house
right
in
the
neighborhood,
maybe
it
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
come
back
before
you
with
a
request
for
the
same
kind
of
a
special
use
permit
for
our
property.
This
industry
of
Social
Services.
AU
That
connections
is
benefiting
from
and
that
the
city
seems
to
be
very
in
tune
with,
is
very
lucrative
for
for
these
organizations
and
why
shouldn't
the
rest
of
the
residents
benefit
as
well.
So
I
think
the
precedent
that
you
would
set
by
approving
this
I
like
the
idea
of
maybe
doing
a
little
more
homework
or
a
little
more
research.
Everyone
involved,
it
sounds
like
we
could
all
use
a
little
more
education,
but
I'll
just
leave
you
with
really
consider
the
precedent
that
this
sets
in
in
your
approval.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AV
AV
I
really
just
wanted
to
talk
about
the
board
a
little
bit.
There
have
been
a
couple
of
comments
that
have
kind
of
warned
that
the
margarita
end
could
go
the
way
of
Albany
care,
but
you
know
I
I
really
see
a
whole
lot
of
differences
and
and
really
two
of
which
are
the
board.
AV
That's
the
first
one.
The
connections
has
a
board
and
we
are
a
fiduciary
to
the
board
to
make
sure
that
they
are
serving
the
mission
that
they've
been
set
out.
To
do.
The
board
is
made
up
primarily
of
evanstonians.
I
live
five
blocks
away.
The
president
of
the
board,
Paul
Khalil,
who
wanted
to
be
here
but
was
sick.
He
lives
five
blocks
away.
I
actually
know
several
of
the
concerned.
Neighbors
and
you
know,
concerned
neighbors
over
the
past
year
or
two
have
taken
the
opportunity
to
reach
out
to
me.
AV
This
is
my
neighborhood
too.
This
is
their
neighborhood,
and
so
you
know
very
early
on
I
was
able
to
I
really
appreciated
some
of
these
concerns
that
were
shared,
namely
around
a
concern
that
they
were
worried
that
they
weren't
going
to
get
a
chance
to
be
heard
and
that
they
were
worried
that
there
weren't
going
to
be
some
rules
in
place.
AV
You
know,
since,
as
a
board
member
I've
worked
with
the
rest
of
the
board
and
with
the
staff
to
make
sure
that
not
only
there
have
been
plenty
of
opportunities
to
be
heard.
In
fact,
there
was
a
I
think
unprecedented
12
listening
sessions,
as
you
heard
earlier
that
the
invited
members
of
the
community
there
have
also
been,
as
we've
heard,
this
sort
of
three-legged
stool
that
you
know
came
out.
You
know
from
a
lot
of
those
early
concerns,
so
you
know
as
a
board.
We
are
here
among
the
community
and
as
a
board.
AV
We
have
this
fiduciary
responsibility
to
make
sure
that
the
mission
of
Margarita
Inn
is
to
get
people
out
of
Margarita
in
into
permanent
housing.
That's
the
second
difference.
I,
don't
know,
Albany
care
all
that.
Well,
I,
don't
know
if
the
mission
of
Albany
care
is
necessarily
to
get
people
out
of
Albany
care.
AV
So
that's,
that's
all
I
have
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
B
You
and
my
final
speaker,
I,
have
signed
up,
is
Abigail
Aziza,
Stone.
AW
AW
As
a
mother
who
fled
to
a
hotel
and
then
to
a
shelter
from
an
abusive
marriage.
When
I
lived
in
Evanston,
my
two
sons
attended
those
District
65
schools
that
we
heard
about
I
know
firsthand
the
incredible
need,
because
of
that
in
the
community,
and
that
this
Hotel
style
of
Sheltering
human
beings
is
infinitely
more
effective
for
people
experiencing
homelessness
than
prior
shelters,
because
it
provides
the
safety
and
the
dignity
that
human
beings
experiencing
homelessness
need
in
order
to
move
forward
with
their
lives.
AW
My
sons
and
I,
including
one
who
has
special
needs
death
and
autism,
who
attended
Park
School
in
Evanston,
are
currently
housed
through
connections
and
we
are
thriving
and
serving
and
giving
back.
I
know
it
was
a
question
about
people
being
evanstonians.
Well,
I
still
serve
in
this
Evanston
Community,
because
I'm
stably,
housed
and
able-
and
many
of
the
people
here
know
me
and
have
seen
me
serve
with
several
organizations
through
my
serving
I'm,
also
aware
of
the
great
results
that
this
model
is
achieving
throughout
the
country.
I.
AW
B
You
Mr
thank
you.
That
is
everyone
that
I
had
signed
up
for
this
evening.
The
we
have
two
requests
for
continuances
Mr
lessmeister.
Do
you
have
something
in
writing
that
states
your
reason
for
a
continuance?
B
AM
B
Did
I
lose
Mr
Roth?
He
left
okay,
so
I'll
turn
to
the
board.
At
this
point
we
have
a
request
for
two
continuances
Mr
lessmeister
I'm,
going
to
ask
you
to
come
up
and
just
basically
very
briefly,
State
your
request
for
continuance
again.
So
it's
fresh
in
our
minds
sure.
AM
Furthermore,
we
would
like
an
analysis
under
the
code
which
is
6-3-5-10
and
all
those
factors
and
say
in
that
special
use.
Permit
that
is
being
sought
by
this
applicant
does
not
fit
under
the
definition
of
rooming
house.
Nor
does
it
fit
under
any
of
the
other
ways
it
could
be
special
use
permit
under
that
special
use.
Permit
section.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
restate
it.
Thank.
B
You
Mr
Roth's
request
also
covers
off
on
63517.
He
includes
A
and
B.
I
guess
I
have
a
couple
questions,
maybe
for
staff,
particularly
I'm,
going
to
look
at
legal
here.
B
This
says
that
they
shall
be
granted.
Is
that
the
wording
that's
in
the
ordinance
currently,
because
this
one
also
says
zoning
board
of
appeals,
so
this
may
be
an
older
one.
So
let.
U
B
Z
B
It
is
at
our
discretion,
as
opposed
to
obligatory.
Okay
I
wanted
to
clear
that
before
we
did
it.
So
we
have
these
two
continuances,
that
kind
of
run
hand
in
hand.
B
I'll
ask
Commissioners
if
they
have
General
thoughts
on
continuing
the
case,
so
that
a
ref
of
of
experts
can
be
produced
to
to
counter
this
Mr
Ross
is
not
quite
that
that
broad
it.
It
basically
says
that
he
would
like
to
present
Witnesses
on
his
behalf
potentially
and
review
documents
and
material
I
guess.
The
question
to
the
zoning
staff
is
documents
of
material
have
been
available
to
the
public
for
some
period.
We
give
at
least
a
two-week
notice.
Is
that
correct.
F
B
Thank
you
with
that
information
in
mind,
I'll
ask
the
commission
their
General
thoughts
on
granting
of
a
continuance.
U
The
questions
that
I
had
is
related
to
our
standards
is
whether
they're,
what
whether
there's
an
effect,
a
negative
effect
on
the
surrounding
neighbors
and
we've
heard
testimony
that
there
is
but
I,
don't
think.
We've
heard
conclusive
testimony
as
to
as
to
I'm.
Sorry,
we
heard
testimony
as
to
why
it
might
have
a
negative
effect,
but
not
that
there
is
a
is
a
negative
effect
and
and
I
think
that's
I
mean
it's
one
of
our
standards.
U
We
need
to
rule
on
that,
and
so
I
don't
know
if
we
can
get
by
having
a
continuance
more
information
on
that.
But
to
me
that
would
be
a
a
good
clarification.
B
I'm
going
to
stray
a
little
bit
from
our
rules,
I
think
I
saw
Alderman
Nissan
in
the
room
I'm
going
to
ask
him
not
to
speak
on
this
particular
matter,
because
he
cannot
speak
on
it,
but
I'm
going
to
ask
him
if
he
would
like
to
share
some
updates
on
the
licensing.
And
what
is
the
proposal
on
that?
B
If
you
are
able
to
do
that
at
this
point,
not
to
put
you
on
the
spot,
I'm
just
wondering
if
by
granting
I
don't
know,
if
you
know
so,
I
don't
mean
to
put
you
on
the
spot
on.
The
question
had
come
up
earlier
about
the
licensing
and
I'm
wondering
if,
by
delaying
by
granting
a
continuance
and
allowing
some
extra
information
to
come
in
I
think
you
said,
Human
Services
is
meeting
Monday.
Z
That's
correct,
but
this
by
removing
So,
currently
the
license
proposed
would
not
be
applicable
because
this,
if
this
special
use
is
granted,
this
is
a
roaming
house
correct.
The
license
that
was
proposed
was
for
a
non-congregate
shelter
and
that's
not
applicable.
So
on
per
on
upon
further
review
of
the
city's
codes,
we
reviewed
the
current
roaming
house
license
and
we
noted
that
there's
many
roaming
houses
in
the
City
of
Evanston
under
the
zoning
code
and
the
license
in
general
for
all
of
those
rooming
houses
was
extremely
outdated.
Z
So
that's
why
we're
working
with
staff
in
different
departments
to
update
the
rooming
house
license
not
specifically
for
this
instance,
but
for
all
rooming
houses
within
the
city,
because
it
is
extremely
outdated.
The
way
the
license
sort
of
read
would
be
for
a
rooming
house
from
many
years
ago.
Where
perhaps
you
know,
women
would
come
move
to
the
city
from
Farmland
and
live
in
a
rooming
house,
and
that's
certainly
not
how
rooming
houses
operated.
B
Z
J
Z
I
do
not
believe
so
because,
if
the
the
license
that
the
city
is
proposing
to
update
the
rooming
houses,
that
would
actually
go
through
p
and
d
and
not
through
human
services.
So.
J
B
B
A
B
AM
Whether
it
be
experts
regarding
the
things
that
I
articulated
in
terms
of
whether
or
not
you're
granting
this
special
use
is
it
is
it
going
to
be
a
granting
a
special
use
permit
for
a
nuisance
and
I
reconciled
that
with
the
codes
that
I
already
cited,
and
there
has
to
be
an
expert
on
the
criminal
justice,
there
has
to
be
someone
to
talk
to
you
about
whether
or
not
this
homeless
Bill
of
Rights
is
somehow
clashing
with
criminal
codes
of
obstruction
of
justice,
cooperation
of
police
when
criminal
activities
at
fought
exited
circumstances
and
one
of
the
invocation
of
such
is
a
problem.
AM
AM
AM
AM
G
Yeah
I
mean
I
hadn't.
You
know
really
given
a
lot
of
thought
to
the
nuisance
premises,
issue
and
I.
Think
that
is
something
that
that
really
kind
of
goes
to
some
of
the
concerns
about
the
adverse
impact
on
the
neighborhood
and
I.
Think
that
would
be
worth
having
you
know.
Some
additional
testimony
on
I
mean
I.
G
Don't
know
that
that
the
long
list
of
of
experts
that
you
are
proposing
to
to
bring
seems
a
bit
much
but
I
think
that
that
understanding
the
impact
on
the
neighborhood
and
is
something
that
is
kind
of
key
to
granting
a
special
use,
because
there
are
a
couple
of
standards
that
you
know
in
my
mind,
may
or
may
not
have
been
met
and
and,
and
so
I
think
the
nuisances
is
something
that
I
would
be
interested
in
hearing
more
about
along
with.
G
F
Z
Thank
you,
chair,
Rogers,
I,
pertinent,
I
would
I
could
speak
to
the
nuisance.
Promise
ordinance
slightly.
All
properties
that
have
police
activity
are
subject
to
the
nuisance.
Promise
ordinance
as
it's
written
and
I
believe
that
this
property
was
reviewed
to
see
if
it
qualified
as
a
nuisance
preference
premise
throughout
the
years,
and
there
is
a
caveat
in
the
in
the
ordinance
that
says
that
these
incidents
have
to
occur
at
the
address
with
people
that
are
living
there.
Not
they.
You
know
not
down
the
street,
not
subsequent,
and
when
we
did
review
it.
Z
B
B
I'll
ask
for
a
motion
for
continuance.
Then
we
can
vote
basically
based
on
the
information
that
we
currently
have.
So
with
that.
Is
there
a
motion
to
Grant
a
continuance
of
this
matter
to
our
meeting
on
December
14th
made
by
someone
on
the
on
the
commission.
J
B
Second
by
commissioner
Johnson
any
further
discussion.
If
not,
would
you
please
take
a
roll
call
vote
on
continuing
this
matter
to
our
meeting
on
December
14th.
C
B
No,
so
by
vote
of
two
to
six,
the
motion
to
Grant
a
continuance
fails
and
therefore
we
will
continue
with
the
case
this
evening
with
that
being
said,
I'm
just
going
to
note
briefly
the
time
which
is
10
24
are
all
the
Commissioners
doing.
Okay,
foreign.
B
AX
Good
evening,
everyone
we'll
be
really
brief.
You've
been
incredibly
patient
and
gracious
with
your
time,
I'm
just
going
to
cover
four
items
that
occurred
or
recurred
in
some
cases
during
various
objectors
presentations.
The
first
is
license
conditions.
There's
a
lot
of
talk
about
license
conditions.
We
need
them
to
be
this
way.
We
need
them
to
be.
That
way.
AX
Connections
is
fully
supportive
of
the
approach
here,
which
includes
a
good
neighbor
agreement,
a
special
use
permit
and
a
licensing
process.
We're
engaged
in
that
process.
That's
where
those
criteria
will
be
developed
and
will
be
applied.
This
body
has
its
own
rules,
has
its
own
requirements
and
it's
got
its
own
deliberations
to
make
to
see
whether
our
application
and
the
evidence
we
put
on
tonight
establishes
that
we
meet
all
those
criteria.
I
also
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
definition
of
rooming
that
came
up
specifically
I.
AX
Think
we've
covered
the
direct
versus
indirect
payment
part
of
the
definition.
But
if
you
look
back
up
at
the
definition,
there
were
references
to
food
and,
as
as
we
read
the
definition,
it's
we're
lodging
excluding
food
is
provided
for
compensation
and
what
you
heard
in
the
presentations
tonight
is
food
is
provided
for
free,
it's
not
provided
for
compensation.
AX
It's
not
part
of
you
know
the
fundraising.
It's
donations
and,
to
the
extent
it
runs
short
connections
itself,
will
purchase
the
food
and
bring
it
in,
and
in
that
sense
and
the
way
we
look
at
it
is
it's
no
different
that
if
a
resident
went
to
a
store,
a
local
store
bought,
take
out
and
brought
it
back
to
their
room.
It's
exactly
the
same.
It's
not
a
boarding
house
which
would
include
the
provision
of
food
as
part
of
the
payment
on
a
regular
and
daily
basis.
AX
So
that's
our
response
to
the
raising
of
food
as
causing
a
disqualification
of
this
being
a
rooming
house.
Nuisance
I
think
we've
heard
from
Corporation
Council
that
that's
really
not
an
issue
here,
but
it
I
would
add
one
other
thing.
AX
The
ordinance
like
a
lot
of
ordinances
has
a
pretty
robust
set
of
definitions,
requirements
and
allows
the
city
to
take
appropriate
actions
administratively
and
in
the
Circuit
Court
to
enforce
violations
of
the
nuisance
ordinance
and
while
I
certainly
agree
that
it's
sort
of
indirectly
Bears
on
the
negative
potential
impact,
the
specific
criteria
for
a
special
use.
Nowhere
mentioned
that
this
board
has
some
obligation
to
determine
whether
there
is
a
nuisance.
I
mean
the
word.
Nuisance
is
frankly,
just
not
in
there.
AX
Yes,
it
is
true
that
for
a
period
of
time
the
basement
was
in
use,
but
as
soon
as
the
fire
department
brought
to
the
attention
of
connections
that
they
did
not
believe
that
was
permitted,
it
immediately
stopped
doesn't
exist
today,
there's
no
such
further
use
of
the
basement
and
that's
not
contemplated
by
this
Space
special
use.
B
G
Yeah,
actually
I've
got
a
couple
of
of
questions
for
connections,
probably
Betty
and
Tina,
and
it
you
know,
I
know
that
the
with
the
housing
first
model
I
mean
there
are
different
ways
of
of
you
know,
selecting
your
your
clients
and
clearly
you
know
you're
going
for
you
know
you
have
a
series
of
criteria
with
you
know
housing
the
most
vulnerable,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
other
models
that
I've
that
I've
seen
you
know
again
the
housing
first
model
where
the
the
goal
is.
G
I
To
buy
Hud
first
of
all,
we
have
to
use
it,
but
it's
not
because
we
have
to
use
it
that
we
use
it.
We
see
every
day
how
effective
it
is.
I
think
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
how
difficult
it
is,
and
this
is
how
shelters
were
won.
For
years
and
years
you
had
to
prove
you
were
sober
before
you
could
even
enter
a
shop,
no
I'm.
G
Not
I'm
not
going
I
mean
I'm,
not
I'm,
just
saying
there
can
be
people
with
you
know,
substance,
abuse
or
other.
You
know
other
traumas
that
are,
you
know,
easier
to
place
than
someone
who
has
got
serious
metal
health
issues,
for
example.
So
so
the
question
is,
do
you
choose
the
most
difficult
to
place
or
the
easiest
to
place,
or
would
you
would
you
serve
more
people
if
you,
if
you
were
to
you,
know
kind
of
go
with
a
low
hanging
fruit?
First,
as.
I
It
were
there's
actually
a
word
for
that
in
Social
Services,
it's
called
creaming
and
it
does
make
people's
results
look
better.
The
reality
is,
someone
has
to
serve
the
vulnerable
folks,
and
we
when
we're
talking
about
vulnerability.
There
are
many
factors
that
weigh
into
that:
it's
not
just
someone's
mental
health
condition
or
their
substance
use
history,
or
anything
like
that.
It
could
be
that
they
are
sleeping
on
the
train
and
they
have
to
go
to
dialysis
that
makes
them
extremely
vulnerable
or
they're
79
or
they're
a
young
person.
I
It
it
does
not
translate.
People
who
are
fleeing
domestic
violence
have
very
complicated
lives,
but
yet
we,
of
course
we
have
to
serve
people
who
are
who
are
fleeing
domestic
violence.
It's
the
largest
cause
of
homelessness
for
women
in
this
country.
So
of
course
we
serve
that
population.
I
I
We
are
doing
our
best
to
determine
whether
that
person
can
be
safe
in
a
relatively
dense
residential
environment,
and
the
answer
to
that
is
not
always
yes
and
that's
where
our
full
team
approach
becomes
very
important,
because
we
know
folks,
we
have
a
long
wait
list.
We
know
folks
for
a
while
before
they
come
in
we're
not
100
on
our
on
our
assessments
of
folks.
I
Of
course
we
make
mistakes
or
people
change,
but
we
what
we
care
about
is
whether
that
person
can
be
safe
and
is
it
are
they
able
to
be
safe
when
they
have
a
mental
health
condition?
Maybe
if
they
are
perfectly
sober,
they
could
be
very
dangerous,
and
so
that's
why
we
take
all
those
factors
into
consideration.
It's
not
there's
not
quite
it's
not
there's
not
a
formula
we
can
use.
We
have
to
weigh
all
these
factors.
G
And
I
I
guess
kind
of
just
to
clarify.
You
know,
there's
been
testimony,
you
know
various
hearings
about
you,
know
your
residence,
loitering
and
and
I
understand.
That's
not
the
the
goal,
but
would
loitering
by
a
resident
on
a
recurring
basis
be
enough
to
have
you
know
to
to
invoke
the
three
strikes
in
your
out
rule
or
not.
G
K
G
K
Occasion,
it's
not
common,
but
we
have
had
a
few
people,
unfortunately,
who
have
exited
what's
called
rapid
rehousing,
which
is
a
short-term.
K
G
Okay,
I
think
that's
all
I
got
for
you
and
I
do
have
a
question,
I
guess
probably
for
staff
which,
which
is
the
restaurant
space,
which
I
know
is
not
used
at
the
moment.
What
kind
of
approvals
would
be
needed
to
occupy
the
restaurant
space
either
by
connections
or
somebody
else
is
that
just
a
a
standard
preventing.
F
A
shoe
at
this
point:
if
it
were
to
operate
as
an
accessory
used
to
the
rooming
house,
then
it
would
need
the
appropriate
food
license
and
likely
building
permits
to
bring
things
up
to
code.
It
would
not
need
anything
additional
from
zoning.
It
could
not
be
open
to
the
public.
It
is
not
an
eligible
use
as
a
type
one
restaurant
in
the
R6
District.
F
A
Can
find
out
very
quickly
for
you
all
right.
Second
question
is:
do.
H
Directly
Jermaine
to
your
question:
there
is
a
deed
restriction
that
already
required
a
pilot.
You
know
payment
in
lieu
of
taxes
that
it
doesn't
prevent
the
property
for
going
seeking
tax
relief,
but
it
would
still
need
to
pay
a
significant
amount
of
taxes
under
the
deed
restriction.
So
there
were
it's.
The
City
of
Evanston
is
one
of
the
taxing
bodies,
and
the
two
school
districts
would
still
receive
their
tax
payment.
G
Would
it
just
to
follow
up
on
on
that?
Would
it
be
like
a
non-profit?
You
know
just
facility
that
that
tends
to
at
least
the
successor
says
it's
on
the
tax
rolls,
but
at
a
lower
assessment
rate.
Is
that
how
that
would
work,
or
would
it
be
I'm.
H
A
A
Thank
you:
has
the
city
looked
at
or
projected
any
increase
in
Municipal
costs
related
to
this
request,
in
other
words,
for
license
reviews
reviewing
not
just
the
license,
but
perhaps
operations,
police
Staffing.
Anything
like
that.
Have
you
identified
any
additional
costs
that
you
might
be
looking
at.
Z
Thank
you,
commissioner
Alex
Rodney
assistant,
City
attorney.
So
as
far
as
inspections
or
the
license
renewal,
the
license
how
licensing
works
in
the
City
of
Evanston
is
there
is
an
annual
fee
and
the
annual
fee
accounts
for
the
amount
of
time
staff
would
spend
doing
inspections
and
issuing
the
license
and
maintaining
the
license
throughout
the
year.
A
And
just
one
last
question
on
this:
this
has
been
referred
to
a
couple
of
times.
There
is
the
the
Housing.
J
A
F
W
I
have
a
question
yes
and
it's
the
staff
and
maybe
to
our
legal
council.
In
the
past.
We
approve
special
uses
with
a
kind
of
a
time
check
after
a
year
or
two
years
about
the
Fulfillment
of
all
the
all
the
Clauses
that
we
put
in
the
special
use.
Is
this
applicable
in
this
case.
F
F
F
It
is
not
the
re-review
in
the
licensing
is
automatic.
Re-Review
for
the
special
use
would
only
be
done
if
there
is
a
condition
for
them.
Thank.
B
You
for
typically
we've
kind
of
shied
away
from
that,
because
lots
of
times
those
don't
get
done
so
the
licensing
in
this
particular
case
would
be
a
much
stronger
mechanism
to
encourage
compliance
as
opposed
to
having
to
send
zoning
staff
out
and
asking
them
to
report
back
on
the
special
use.
So
in
this
particular
case
we
have
a
mechanism,
we
don't
always
have
that
mechanism
in
place,
which
is
why
we
typically
will
try
to
invoke
something
like
that
any
to.
F
F
G
You
would
have
to
click
on
the
tax
in
tax
District
info
I,
believe
that
will
give
you
the
amounts.
B
All
right
I'd
like
to
close
the
record
and
begin
deliberations
as
we
move
into
hour.
Four.
So
let's
do
that,
let's
close
the
record
and
begin
our
deliberations
at
this
point.
The
board
will
discuss
among
itself.
B
B
U
Can
I
can
I
say
something
you
know
I
I,
based
on
previous
discussions.
I
really
had
hoped
that
we
would
come
here
and
we
would
have
an
agreement
between
the
neighbor
or
neighbor
organization
and
connections
for
the
homeless,
and
then
we
would
approve
of
the
project.
But
we
don't
have
that
and
I
I
think
that
Mr
cleave
brought
up
several
things.
That
I
would
have
to
go
back
to
this
document.
U
These
these
items
here
but
I
think
that
what
I'd
like
to
see
in
this
in
this
document
is
the
clarifications
that
he
suggested.
There
were
one
two
three.
U
More
than
three
three
or
four,
and
maybe
he
could
State
them
again,
but
I,
but
I
I-
think
that
would
look
I.
Think
that
that
you
know
all
organizations,
including
connections
with
the
homeless,
have
good
intentions,
but
good
intentions
only
go
so
far.
You
have
to
have
good
results,
and
how
do
we
I
think
our
the
issue
here
is:
how
do
we
ensure
that
they're,
good
results
and
I
think
the
way
to
do
that?
U
The
the
starting
way
to
do
that
is
to
make
sure
that
the
that
the
conditions
that
we
place
on
this
are
as
strong
as
they
can
be.
I'd
love
to
say
that
that
you
know
we
we
don't
rule
on
this
until
there's
a
licensing
agreement,
but
I'm,
not
sure
if
the
licensing
agreement
passed
by
the
council
is
going
to
be
as
strong
as
it
should
be.
B
B
It
was
it
early
okay,
so
it's
been
several
months.
Yeah
and
the
city
has
not
been
able
to
put
a
license
together
right
and
by
us
continuing
to
have
that
operating
or
to
continue
to
wait
for
the
city
every
day
that
they
operate.
Connections
is
forced
in
a
position
where
they're
operating
without
a
special
use
right.
U
I
understand
that
I'm
not
saying
wait
right,
ideally
I
I
said
I'd
love
to
to
have
that,
but
I
don't
think
that's
realistic.
So
instead
of
that
I'd
like
to
make
our
approval
the
points
that
we
attach
to
our
approval
be
as
strong
as
they
can
be
and
I'm
referring
to
Mr
cleave's
comments,
because
I
thought
they
were
very
they're
good
comments
and
they
I
just
maybe
can't
articulate
all
four
I
think
there
were
four
four
comments,
all
four
of
them.
U
One
of
them
had
to
do
with
making
mental
health
counseling
a
requirement,
and
that's
not
exactly
how
it's
stated
here,
requiring
them
connections
to
follow
the
guidelines.
U
And
then
maybe
you
suggested
a
limit
on
the
on
the
stay
I'm,
not
sure
about
that
one.
We
can
debate
that,
but
then
I
don't
remember
what
the
fourth
one
was.
J
U
B
U
Again,
can
we
put
something
in
here
that
says
that
yeah,
the
licensing
agreement
should
include
a
measure,
a
measurement
of
success.
D
I
have
just
one
suggestion
for
one
of
the
potential
conditions
on
page
seven
number
12.,
it
says
a
minimum
of
two
employees
shall
staff
the
facility
at
all
times
24
hours
a
day,
including
at
least
one
employee
who
is
trained
in
security.
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
the
the
two
employees,
as
it's
also
noted
earlier
in
the
packet,
the
both
of
those
employees,
should
be
trained
in
de-escalation
techniques
and
working
with
people
with
mental
illness.
A
A
I
I
think
a
successful
Good
Neighbor
agreement
would
go
a
long
way
towards
mitigating
the
negative
impacts
that
the
program
may
or
may
not
have
on
the
neighborhood
and
I'm
disappointed
that
we
can't
get
to
the
point
where
that
comes
along
with
our
decision,
and
maybe
that
needs
to
be
a
requirement
that
the
good
neighbor
agreement
be
finalized.
Before
you
know
the
permit
is
actually
issued.
A
You
know
it's
a
situation
where
you're
coming
into
a
neighborhood
that
has
many
great
assets
for
you.
You
've
got
good
Transportation.
You
have
access
to
services
to
businesses,
a
walkable
environment.
It's
terrific
and
I.
A
Have
no
objection
to
having
connections
for
the
homeless
benefit
from
that
I
think
it's
terrific
I
think
the
key
is
that
there
are
other
residents
there
as
well,
and
there
are
neighbors
who've
been
there
for
years
and
there
is
going
to
be
a
concern
with
making
sure
they
don't
pay
the
price
for
issues
that
might
arise
with
residents
and
issues
will
arise.
As
you
said,
it's
not
perfect.
A
These
are
people
things
happen,
but
having
an
agreement
and
a
structured
framework
for
how
you
address
those
issues,
how
you
resolve
them
with
folks
how
you
communicate
with
neighbors
I
think
is
very
important,
and
my
concern
is
we're
hearing
different
things
about
the
police
and
trying
to
figure
out
those
reports.
How
many
of
them
actually
relate
I,
think
that
has
to
be
strengthened
and
discussed
further.
I
really
think
that
needs
to
be
part
of
the
agreement.
W
So
I
would
agree
with
my
colleagues
I
think
that,
let's
call
it
measurement
of
compliance
could
be
if
our
committee
agrees
with
the
special
use
probably
give
the
neighbors
and
connections
for
the
homeless
time
period
to
reach
such
an
agreement
like
in
a
year
or
in
two
years,
which
will
be
a
measure
of
compliance,
because
if
they
reach
this
agreement,
means
neighbors
are
okay
and
connection
of
home
is
is
okay
with
that
too.
So
I
would
encourage
to
put
in
the
conditions
something
formulated
similar
to
what
was
set
here.
B
All
right,
thank
you.
Moving
away
from
the
conditions.
G
Well,
I
just
have
a
question
about
the
The
Good
Neighbor
agreement.
Clearly
we
had
testimony
that
there
really
isn't
one
in
place.
You've
had
neighbors
working
together,
but
you
don't
know
if
the
city
is
gonna,
be
a
signatory
or
the
you
know,
neighbors
who
are
in
opposition
are
going
to
participate
so
I'm
you.
G
Yeah
I
think
that
would
be
helpful
in
knowing
kind
of
you
know,
because
I
think
that
that
good
neighbor
agreement
ought
to
be
an
element
or
a
condition,
but
and
and
clearly
we
we
are
a
recommended
body.
So
we
make
a
recommendation
to
the
city
council,
but
I
I
would
be
helpful
to
know
kind
of
where
that
good
neighbor
agreement
is
and
what
some
of
the
issues
are.
Z
Thank
you,
commissioner
lindwall.
So
I
my
answer
is
twofold:
one
the
city
is
hesitant
to
be
involved
and
the
biggest
reason
is
enforcement.
Z
We
we
don't
want
to
be
a
signatory
and
then
have
to
enforce
the
agreement
with
no
way
to
do
that,
and
we
don't
want
the
expectation
in
in
the
city
to
be
that
the
city
will
enforce
it
when
we
don't
have
a
way
to
do
that.
I
believe
the
other
issue
with
a
good
neighbor
agreement
is
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussions
had
to
reach
that
agreement,
but
I
I
think
there's
some
hesitation,
and
this
is
all
second
hand.
Z
Please
take
that
with
a
grain
of
salt,
that
the
neighbors
don't
want
to
sign
it
individually
and
they
have
not
formed
like
a
neighbor
group
to
be
able
to
sign
it.
So
a
suggestion
that
was
made
to
connections
was,
and
it
might
have
been,
their
suggestion-
was
to
create
a
good
neighbor
declaration
were
in
which
they
take
all
of
the
recommendations
of
the
neighbors
into
account
and
make
a
declaration
that
they
will
abide
by
it.
And
then
that
could
be
a
recommendation
or
a
condition
of
this
that
they
abide
by
it.
Z
G
So,
just
kind
of
to
follow
up
on
what
you're
suggesting
so
something
to
the
effect
of
an
acceptable
Good
Neighbor
declaration
must
be
developed
prior
to
the
issuance
of
a
special
use.
Permit
would
be
kind
of
going
in
a
direction
that
would
protect
the
city
so
that
the
city
can
enforce
whatever
the
license
or
would
would
you
know
whatever
other
rules
are
in
effect?
Yes,.
Z
And
the
license
is
something
that
the
city
can
enforce.
It
will
deal
with
Property
Standards
violations.
Obviously
we
have
a
nuisance
promise
ordinance
ordinance
that
can
be
enforced
by
the
city,
and
then
one
proposal
for
this
license
is
that
every
rooming
house
provide
the
city
with
an
operating
agreement
and
the
operating
agreement
will
go
over
how
the
different
Roman
houses
function
and,
if
there's,
violations
of
that
operating
agreement.
That
is
something
the
city
can
enforce,
with
the
license.
A
Z
Sure
you
know
there
can't
be
unreasonable
searches
of
a
person's
home,
and
so
you
know
that
people
are
living
here
that
there
is
the
homeless
act.
It
protects
their
space,
such
that
it's
a
space
where
you
know
it
would
be
similar
to
anyone
else's
home.
Z
B
Okay,
so
moving
away
from
conditions,
General
thoughts
on
the
application
for
a
special
use
and
I'll
just
State
for
the
public.
That
again,
we
are
not
here
to
decide
whether
homelessness
is
something
that
needs
to
be
eradicated
in
Evanston
I.
Don't
think
that
we're
up
here
advocating
that
as
there's
no
one
else
in
this
room,
we
are
looking
at
it
from
a
land
use
position,
and
so
we
have
to
look
at
our
our
rules,
our
ordinances
and
figure
out.
B
If
this
applies
because
there
may
be
things
that,
although
we
think
this
is
a
good
project,
it
may
not
meet
a
certain
standard,
but
with
a
change
in
the
condition
or
something
it
can
meet
a
standard.
So
we're
not
here
to
sit
in
Judgment
of
connections
and
their
work
or
deal
with
the
the
issue
of
homelessness
in
the
City
of
Evanston.
D
I'm
in
favor
of
recommending
approval,
the
only
the
only
condition.
Excuse
me,
the
only
standard
that
gives
me
pause
is
the
one
about
negative
cumulative
effect
and
I
I
agree.
There
probably
are
negative
effects,
but
cumulatively
I
think
the
only
way
you
can
come
to
the
conclusion
that
there's
a
negative
cumulative
effect
is,
if
you
don't
consider
the
residents
of
the
Margaret
Inn.
So
when
considering
all
that
together,
there's
certainly
not
negative
cumulative
effect.
In
my
opinion,
so
I'm
in
favor.
B
A
Think
the
request
meets
most
of
the
standards,
especially
from
the
land
use
perspective,
traffic
utilities.
And
again
it's
the
question
about
the
potential
negative
impact.
I
think
we
don't
know
exactly
how
negative
that
will
be
from
time
to
time,
you'd
like
to
think
that
it
is
something
that
can
be
improved
as
connections
works
with
the
neighbors.
A
But
it's
it.
You
know
it's
it's
easy
to
say
that
a
program
is
working
well
and
is
not
a
problem
as
long
as
it's
not
in
your
backyard
and
when
it's
in
your
backyard,
even
small
things
can
get
magnified
so
and
that's
that's
the
only
I
guess
the
only
one
that
I
had
trouble
with
at
this
point.
G
Well,
I
think
again:
I
think
that
the
you
know
the
the
housing
first
model
is
appropriate.
I
think
the
you
know
the
facility.
The
goals
of
these
the
facility
are
certainly
important,
but
I
I
do
think
that
there
are.
You
know
this.
This
facility
has
been
operating
for
the
for
more
than
for
two
and
a
half
years
at
this
point,
so
while
usually
we,
you
know,
have
to
kind
of
speculate
about,
what's
going
to
happen
in
the
future.
In
this
case
we
actually
have,
you
know,
have
had
considerable
testimony
over
several.
G
You
know
the
the
prior
set
of
hearings
and
and
this
one
as
well,
that
there
have
been
adverse
impacts
on
on
the
neighborhood,
and
the
question
is
whether
or
not
conditions
and
moving
forward
those
those
adverse
impacts
can
be
mitigated
and
I.
Think
you
know,
with
the
set
of
conditions.
Looking
at
the
potential
changes
to
the
rooming
house
license,
you
know
the
roomy
house
rules
and
others
that
I
think
it's
possible
to
overcome
some
of
the
negative
impacts.
G
You
know
also
I
think
that
you
know
we
have
had
testimony
that,
at
least
with
respect
to
rental
properties.
You
know
that
it
hasn't
impacted
property
values
and
so
and
and
then
obviously
you
know
right
now-
we're
understaffed
with
police
resources.
U
Yeah
I:
don't
think
that
that
particular
standard
is
met
either
and
I.
I.
Think
that
you
know
we
have
to
follow
those
standards,
but
the
city
council
does
not
so
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
follow
our
charge
and
rule
on
that.
The
city
council
can
do
whatever
they
want
to
do,
but
I
I,
the
other
thing
is
I
I,
just
I
mean
none
of
us
have
all
of
us
understand
the
issue
of
homelessness.
E
Death
I'm
actually
in
favor
of
the
project.
It
was
a
rooming
house
before
and
it
ran
this
way
for
many
years.
Unfortunately,
it
lacked
the
permitting
Lacks
and
it's
a
rooming
house
again.
AY
Not
to
Belair
the
pointer
like
from
the
meeting
any
further
unnecessarily
but
I'm
in
general
agreement
with
my
colleagues
at
the
other
end
of
the
desk
and
I
I
did
vote
for
the
the
continuance.
In
order
to
hear
more
about
the
supposed
negative
effects
about
you
know,
the
testimony
we
heard
about
police
calls,
Quality
of
Life
police
calls
versus
more
serious
police
calls.
AY
You
know
diminishment
of
the
value
of
the
property.
We
heard
you
know
kind
of
testimony
to
both
sides
of
that.
So
for
me,
looking
through
the
standards-
and
it
is
important
to
note
that
we
vote
based
on
how
we
feel
this
applies
to
the
standards
that
city
council
can
take.
AY
Take
that
advice
or
not
that
this
to
me
this.
There
are
some
some
of
the
standards
that
that
this
project
doesn't.
It
doesn't,
doesn't
clearly
pass.
W
B
Thank
you,
my
general
feelings
on
the
project.
Are,
you
know,
I've
kind
of
gone
back
and
forth
on
this
one
a
few
times
in
the
past
six
months.
B
B
I
think
that
that
it's
a
loose
interpretation
to
say
that
Cook
County
is
the
indirect
compensation
for
the
rooming
house.
You
know
when
we
made
the
determination
that
it
was
a
rooming
house.
There
was
a
different
structure
in
place.
It
was
owned
by
a
third
party.
The
connections
was
paying
in
order
to
operate
the
roaming
house.
B
You
know
so
that
that's
kind
of
where
I've
struggled
is
using
the
definition
of
a
rooming
house,
but
at
the
same
time
we
really
don't
have
anything
in
our
in
our
ordinances
that
make
it
fit
better.
It's
not
a
shelter.
B
We
determine
that.
We
don't
really
have
a
non-congregate
housing
definition
as
such.
So
again,
this
one
I'm
going
to
have
to
say
the
rooming
house
is
the
closest
thing
that
we
have
in
our
definitions.
But
it's
something
again
that
may
we
may
want
to
look
at
creating
a
different
definition
for
the
future,
but
with
that
we
do
have
a
set
of
standards
that
you've
heard.
Several
people
allude
to.
B
The
first
one
is
that
that
it
is
one
of
the
listed
special
uses
for
the
zoning
District
in
which
the
property
lies.
This
is
the
R6
General
residential
district
and
a
rooming
house
is
one
of
the
eligible
special
uses
and
again
kind
of
leaning
into
I.
Think
the
interpretation
of
indirect
is
a
little
loose,
but
this
does
meet
that
does
link
closest
into
the
rooming
house
definition,
so
that
standard
is
met,
number
two:
it
complies
with
the
purposes
and
policies
of
the
comprehensive
General
plan
and
the
zoning
ordinance.
B
Obviously
we
look
at
the
quality
of
life
in
neighborhoods.
We
look
also
at
the
diversity
in
our
neighborhoods,
as
well
as
looking
at.
How
do
we
care
for
the
the
least
fortunate
Among
Us?
B
And
there
is
some
argument-
I,
don't
know
that
I
I
go
all
the
way
to
some
of
the
morality
document
that
we
are,
but
but
our
documents,
whether
it
be
a
budget
or
our
ordinances
Etc,
do
show
who
we
are
as
a
people
and
I
think
that
in
looking
at
you
know,
finding
a
place
for
for
the
homeless
in
the
City
of
Evanston
is
important
and
that
we
have
very
few
buildings
in
town
that
kind
of
do
fit
a
place
where
this
sort
of
activity
could
take
place
without
major
major
Renovations
major
problems.
G
I
would
I
have
a
a
bit
of
a
problem
with
the
the
policy
on
supporting
the
growth
and
evolution
of
Institutions
so
long
as
the
growth
does
not
have
an
adverse
impact
on
reservations,
residentially,
zoned,
adjacent
neighborhoods,
so
which
again
I
agree
with
some
of
my
colleagues
as
in
terms
of
a
management
issue.
G
So
I
think
that
the
conditions
may
be
able
to
to
mitigate
some
of
that
concern.
But
I
think
that,
as
a
without
the
conditions,
I
I
have
a
problem.
With
this
standard.
B
Okay,
number:
three:
it
does
not
cause
a
negative
cumulative
effect
in
combination
with
existing
special
uses
or
as
a
category
of
land
use.
We
are
looking
at
this
as
being
a
rooming
house
in
an
R6
District,
it's
near
our
downtown
area.
It
is
abutted
by
several
other
R6
areas,
as
well
as
the
I
think
that
one
of
the
closest
zoning
districts
is
also
a
d
District,
putting
it
into
the
downtown.
B
We
look
at
sort
of
all
the
special
uses
that
are
in
a
particular
neighborhood
to
see
how
they
work
together.
We
try
not
to
create
a
place
where
we
have
several
beds
and
breakfasts
in
a
row
or
other
other
high
impact
areas.
B
You
know
type
type,
2,
restaurants,
several
in
a
row
that
sort
of
thing
I
think
that,
with
the
conditions
that
we
are
able
to
place
on
the
management
of
the
of
the
facility,
and
it
will,
it
will
lessen
the
impact
that
it
does
have
on
the
neighborhood
and
with
the
conditions
that
we've
talked
about
in
terms
of
a
licensing
agreement
and
on
the
creation
of
a
good
neighbor
declaration
or
or
some
sort
of
a
policy.
That
is
an
agreement
between
connections
for
the
homeless
and
their
neighbors.
B
So
I
believe
that
standard
is
met
with
the
conditions
that
we've
discussed
on
page
seven
and
eight
of
our
packet
number
four
does
not
interfere
with
or
diminish
the
value
of
property
in
the
neighborhood
again,
we've
heard
some
testimony
sort
of
on
both
sides
of
this
we've
heard
testimony
from
a
landlord
in
the
neighborhood
who
said
that
that
he
has
had
some
issues
renting
at
Market
rates.
B
Due
to
this,
we've
heard
testimony
from
an
expert
provided
by
the
applicant
who
basically
also
told
us
that
she
did
not
see
any
drastic
changes,
but
that,
in
terms
of
rental
properties,
sometimes
until
a
property
sells,
there
isn't
really
anything
to
record
I.
I
think
that
that
this
one
is
is
the
one.
B
Probably
this
and
number
three
are
the
two
that
we
probably
struggle
with
the
most
but
I
believe
that,
by
putting
in
a
number
a
place
where
people
are
able
to
be
housed
and
given
services
that
they
need
actually
does
more
for
property
values
than
having
people
living
homeless
on
the
streets.
In
those
areas,
this
being
an
area
near
the
downtown,
there
will
be
some
level
of
impact
from
homelessness
because
our
homeless
tend
to
congregate,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
probably
closer
to
downtown
areas
or
more
commercial
areas
than
in
residential
areas.
B
Commissioner
Westerberg
you
turned
on
your
light.
Oh.
A
B
All
right
number
five:
it
is
adequately
served
by
public
facilities
and
services.
Obviously,
in
terms
of
the
infrastructure,
that's
that's
provided.
It
is
adequately
served.
We've
heard
of
quite
a
bit
of
testimony
about
police
and
fire
resources,
not
really
getting
a
hundred
percent.
The
answers
that
we
need,
but
I,
don't
know
that
getting
additional
testimony
will
provide
us
with
any
additional
Insight.
B
I
believe
that
this
standard
is
met
on
number
six
does
not
cause
undue
traffic
congestion.
We
really
haven't
talked
about
this.
There
was
a
little
bit
of
discussion
about
the
parking
spaces
early
on
in
our
conversations,
but
this
is
not
a
site
that
would
TR
that
would
create
traffic
in
terms
of
automobile
traffic.
Things
like
that.
The
people
that
that
are
tending
to
be
served
by
this
type
of
a
program
probably
are
not
car
owners
and
so
I
believe
that
standard
is
met
number
seven.
B
It
preserves
significant
historical
and
Architectural
resources.
We
didn't
really
touch
on
this,
but
one
of
the
conditions
that
was
addressed
is
that,
although
this
building
is
not
a
Historic
Landmark
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
staff,
if
I'm
speaking
out
of
turn
here,
I'm
trying
to
find
a
thing
in
the
conditions,
but
it
it
would
be.
B
One
of
the
conditions
that's
been
recommended
is
to
have
historic
preservation
staff
review
for
a
non-binding
review
before
any
permits
are
issued
for
exterior
work
on
the
building
and
as
long
as
that
doesn't
involve
taking
it
to
play
on
commission
but
can
be
done
by
staff
I'm
entirely
in
favor
of
that
number
eight,
it
preserves
significant
natural
and
environmental
resources.
B
Obviously
this
is
not
a
building
that
is
being
added
on
to
or
having
major
Construction
done
to
it.
So
we
expect
the
natural
and
environmental
resources
to
continue
kind
of
in
their
current
scape
with
or
their
current
state,
with
the
Landscaping
in
the
front
yard,
and
that
that
will
be
well
maintained
by
the
by
the
owner
and
number
nine.
It
complies
with
all
other
applicable
regulations.
This
is
where
we've
had
a
bit
of
testimony
and
discussion
among
ourselves
about
the
licensing
agreement.
B
Obviously,
that
would
become
an
applicable
regulation
when
it
is
adopted
by
the
city
council,
assuming
that
it
would
be,
and
I
have
no
reason
to
believe
the
city
council
would
not
do
that
that
they
would
they
would
have
to
operate
under
any
sort
of
a
rooming
house
license
that
is
expanded
to
to
address
issues
of
current
rooming
houses
of
all
types
instead
of
the
ones
when
our
our
ordinances
were
written
and
which
rooming
houses
were
a
very
different
place
in
in
society,
as
well
as
looking
at
the
Good
Neighbor
document
that
would
be
created
and
how
that
would
help
guide
operations
of
the
rooming
house
itself
and
its
impact
on
the
community.
B
B
So
with
that,
I
will
ask
if
there
is
a
motion
to
recommend
approval
for
1566
Oak,
particularly
taking
into
account
conditions
one
through
16.,
with
the
change
that
condition.
Number
12
states
that
the
employees
be
trained
in
de-escalation
and
mental
illness.
G
I'd
like
to
add
a
17
Foundation,
which
is
an
acceptable
Good,
Neighbor
declaration
must
be
developed
prior
to
the
issuance
of
a
special
use.
Permit.
A
Commissioner,
Miranda
recommended
a
provision
for
measurement
compliance
measurement
and.
B
I
think
we
were
putting
that
under
the
licensing.
Okay
would
be
where
the
compliance
would
come
in,
since
that
we
do
have
the
mechanism
built
in
for
this
one
that
we
don't
always
have
for
every
other
special
use.
So
legal
is
fine
with.
Z
U
Then
this
may
be
a
minor
one,
but
on
number
five
on-site,
mental
and
Medical
Health
Care
shall
be
provided
it's
a
little
bit
twisted
language.
If
it's
provided,
then
it
shall
be
by
appropriately
licensed
individuals.
I
think
the
point
that
was
made
that
it
shall
be
provided.
O
U
J
U
That
the
way
it
states
it's
any
any
any
Services
shall
be
provided
by
a
license.
What
I'm
trying
to
say
is
that
there
shall
be
on-site.
Services
provided
okay,.
Y
A
J
G
J
B
U
B
B
Z
Z
U
B
B
Forward
read
on-site
behavioral
mental
and
mental
health.
Our
mental
and
Medical
Health
Care
shall
be
provided
by
appropriately
licensed
official
individuals.
Such
on-site
care
is
accessory
and
incidental
to
the
use,
and
not
intended
to
replace
primary
and
specialized
health
care
for
residents
of
the
facility.
Therefore,
making
that
this
could
not
become
a
medical
clinic
strengthened
by
number
six
saying
that
this
can
any
treatment
that
is
provided
as
well
as
any
groups.
Things
like
that
would
be
for
residents
of
the
facility
only.
B
J
B
B
Commissioner
Westerberg,
you
mentioned
again
the
access
to
the
building
for
police
Personnel.
You
started
there.
A
So
I'll
ask
Council
access
to
the
building
for
police
Personnel
shall
be
reasonably
accommodated
legally
accommodated.
What
is
just
this
clear?
The
clearest
and
strongest
application
of
the
language
I.
B
B
All
right
at
this
point
now
do
I
have
a
motion.
G
Sure
I'll
give
it
a
try.
I
move
that
the
land
use
commission
recommend
approval
of
the
special
use
permit
for
a
rooming
house
at
1566.
G
Oak
Avenue,
commonly
known
as
the
margarita
Inn
subject
to
the
now
17
conditions
that
we've
discussed
with
number
three.
The
change
to
read:
access
to
the
building
for
police
person
Personnel
shall
be
reasonably
accommodated
when
called
by
Resident
staffer
and
mandatory
reporting
positions.
G
Etc
number
five
be
modified
to
the
first
sentence,
be
modified
that
on-site
behavioral
mental
mental
and
Health
Medical
Health
Care
shall
be
provided
by
appropriately
licensed
individuals
and
then
continuing
on
with
the
rest
and
numbers
and
adding
a
number
17
and
acceptable.
Good
Neighbor
declaration
must
be
developed
within
within
three
months
of
the
issuance
of
a
special
use.
Permit.
G
De-Escalation
and
metal
illness
right-
yes,
I,
missed
that
one!
Sorry,
that's.
B
Fine,
it
has
been
so
moved
by
commissioner
lindwall.
Is
there
a
second
a.
D
B
C
C
B
Miss
Pugh
and
Miss
bogg
City
staff
will
work
with
you
on
exactly
what
the
next
steps
are
moving
forward.
Could
you
please
remain
quiet?
We
still
have
a
little
bit
of
business
to
conduct.
Thank
you
at
this
point.
I
will
ask
if
there
is
any
communication
from
City
staff
that
needs
to
be
communicated
to
the
council.
P
Before
we
move
on,
could
those
that
voted
that
the
standards
were
not
met,
please
indicate
which
standards
they
feel
were
not
met.
B
AV
U
B
I'll
call
off
commissioner
halek.
B
And
commissioner
Westerberg,
so
it
looks
like
it
was
C
and
D
for
all
three
now
I
will
ask
if
there
is
communication
from
the
staff
for
the
board.
B
You
we
do
have
a
section
at
the
end
for
public
comment.
If
anybody
would
like
to
address
us
on
any
particular
reason,
seeing
no
one
and
I'm
not
going
to
wait.