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A
Excellent.
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
joining
us
for
our
nwebe
committee
meeting
we're
gonna
start
off
with
a
quick
roll
call
Tammy
just
to
confirm
for
the
recording
that
we
have
a
quorum.
B
D
B
Great
Angela's,
not
here
today,
Michael.
A
Wonderful,
thank
you
so
much
and
let
me
pull
up
still
trying
to
pull
up
the
agenda
while
I'm
pulling
up
the
agenda
council
member
Harris.
If
you
wouldn't
mind
you
may
know,
maybe
you
know
everybody
on
the
committee.
But
if
you
wouldn't
mind
introducing
yourself
I
believe
this
is
your
first
nweb
comedian
committee
meeting
and
we're
we're
thankful
that
that
you're
joining
the
committee
and
if
you
want
to
introduce
yourself
and
then
everybody
else
can
introduce
themselves.
A
If
you
don't
know
councilmember
Harris
quickly
and
then
we'll
we'll
move
along
with
the
with
the
agenda.
G
Excellent,
so
thank
you.
First
of
all
for
having
me
on
this
committee
I'm
actually
going
to
park.
I
was
rushing
to
get
to
City
Hall,
because
I
didn't
see
that
it
was
virtual
and
I
work
until
my
work
is
done,
I,
don't
always
look
at
a
clock,
so
I'm
gonna
Park
and
put
my
camera
on
hi
everyone,
Chrissy
Harris
I
am
the
new
second
war
council
person
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
this
committee.
G
I
am
Evanston
born
and
raised
person,
so
I
feel,
like
I,
know
a
lot
about
Evanston,
but
there's
always
a
lot
more
to
learn
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
this
committee.
So
thank
you.
A
Foreign
just
quickly
going
around
introducing
yourself
and
and
even
saying
kind
of
what
what
brought
you
here
or
the
type
of
work
you
do
professionally
or
outside
of
this
committee,
whatever
you
so
choose,.
A
So
who's
who's
up
first.
F
I
I
guess
I'll
go
next,
councilmember,
hello,
everyone,
my
name
is
Nathan
Norman
and
I
am
with
the
health
and
human
services
department
and
I
manage
Workforce
Development
for
the
City
of
Evanston
and
I'm
grateful
to
be
here
with
you
all
this
evening.
Thank
you.
E
Yeah
I
can
go
next
council
member
Burns.
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Jared
Davis.
Excuse
me:
I
am
a
former
family
business
owner
for
30
years
in
Evanston,
a
born
and
raised
evanstonian,
a
former
Banker
with
wintrust
bank
and
now
a
guest
officer
with
the
Moran
Center
for
Youth
advocacy
in
town
and
I've
always
had
in
my
obviously
in
my
families
and
in
my
best
interest,
a
way
to
be
able
to
help
black
and
women-owned
businesses
succeed.
Thank
you.
A
And
I
don't
want
people
to
feel
like
that
that
aren't
on
the
committee,
a
Committee
Member
that
they
need
to
introduce
themselves
because
I
know
I'll,
introduce
everyone
later
and
then
we'll
also
be
here.
All
all
night
and
I
want
to
I
want
to
get
everybody
back
to
the
evenings,
but
but
committee
members,
if
you
could
continue
to
introduce
yourself
and
Michael
McLean,
is
on
now.
C
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
kimone
Hendricks
I
have
a
marketing
and
events
company
here
in
Evanston
I
also
have
a
non-profit
organization
called
Evanston
present
and
future
and
I'm
also
the
founder
of
evanston's
annual
Juneteenth
parade
and
I'm
on
this
committee,
because
I
am
a
black
woman
and
I
think
that
I
would
be
of
help
to
the
mission
of
this
committee
and
excited
to
be
here.
A
J
A
Have
council
member
Harris
here
for
a
first
meeting
she
introduced
herself
and
now
we're
going
around
as
committee
members
introducing
ourselves.
K
L
Yeah
yeah
hi
I
just
got
on
I'm
I'm
sitting
in
the
parking
lot
at
the
Civic
Center.
Sorry
about
that
I
didn't
get
the
message.
It
was
virtual.
No.
L
So
sorry
I
missed
the
beginning.
My
name
is
Michael
McLean
I'm
on
my
second
term
on
the
committee
and
I'm,
a
real
estate
developer,
based
here
in
Evanston
in
Chicago,
having
developed,
Centrum
Evanston
on
Maple
and
Elmwood,
and
truly
Evanston
the
assisted
living
that
opened
on
Ridge
and
Emerson.
Last
year,
I
I
love
being
on
this
committee.
We've
done
some
great
work
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
to
my
next
term.
A
A
B
Is
that
I
think
that's
it
unless
Noy
has
joined
us.
B
A
Okay,
we'll
we'll
and
we'll
get
you
know
better
acquainted
in
our
future
meetings,
but
I
appreciate
everybody
for
introducing
themselves
quickly
and
we
are
gonna
hop
right
back
into
the
agenda
and
starting
at
number
two.
We
have
approval
of
minutes.
Can
someone
make
a
motion
to
approve
the
July
20th
2022
minutes?
Please.
M
A
Okay,
any
discussion
around
the
minutes.
Any
changes
is
everything.
Does
everything
look
good?
Look
accurate.
A
Okay
and
we
can
have
a
roll
call
to
approve
the
July
20th
minutes.
B
C
M
B
L
B
Council
member
Reed
mentioned
he
would
have
to
jump
off
at
a
but
would
return
okay,
six
bulbs
of
eye
okay.
So
the
minutes
pass
as
written.
A
Perfect,
okay,
moving
along,
we,
we
have
now
passed
the
minutes.
July
20th
minutes
we're
gonna
move
on
to
to
guest
introductions.
Are
we
just
doing
introductions
at
this
phase
or
let
me
see
because
I
know
the
we're.
Also
we're
obviously
going
to
hear
from
the
ox
today
later
on
in
the
meeting,
and
so
I
might
just
skip
to
Old
business
and
then
so
we
can
discuss
it
in
you
or
a
minority
business
incubator,
and
then,
during
that
item
we
can
also
have
some
introductions
from
our
guests.
If
that's
okay,.
B
Okay,
that's
fine,
I
think
we
also
have
some
new
staff.
That's
on
the
meeting
as
well.
So
I'm
not
sure
we
have
a
new
purchasing
specialist,
that's
also
working
on
the
mwbe
committee
John's.
There
you
want
to
introduce
yourself
John.
M
Hi
everyone
I'm
John
Gonzalez.
It's
Tammy
set
of
news
purchasing
specialist
finishing
up
my
second
month
with
the
city,
so
it's
nice
to
meet.
Everyone
welcome.
A
Thank
you
welcome
how's,
it
been
so
far.
It's
been
pretty
good.
Okay!
Well,
consider
me
a
resource
if,
if
you
have
any
questions
or
need
anything
if
I
can
support
it
anyway,
just
let
me
know.
Thank
you
all
right,
and
you
said
there
was
someone
else
as
well
telling
me
a
new
staff
person.
B
B
A
Know
we'll
hear
from
Council
price
later
on
and
hitesh
is
here
to
I'm
sure
to
speak
about
a
report.
A
Excellent,
so
we
are
going
to
thank
you
for
those
introductions
we're
going
to
move
on
to
old
business,
Nu
incubator,
aux
update
and
presentation.
Can
someone
make
a
motion.
C
You
know
yeah
I
know
we
needed
to
do
that.
We.
A
Okay,
so
we
have
the
ox
I,
believe,
representatives
from
the
office
from
Sunshine
Enterprises
and
from
in
Northwestern
day,
Davis,
of
course,
in
Northwestern
and
so
feel
free
to
take
it
away.
I
don't
know
who
is
starting
the
presentation,
but
we're
we're
happy
to
have
you
this
this.
Of
course
we
at
our
last
meeting,
we
had
a
a
pretty
good
discussion
overall
about
a
few
different
topics
and
the
the
Evanston
incubator,
minority
business
incubator
we'll
see
what
the
what
the
latest
name
is.
A
So
we
know
how
to
refer
to
it
properly,
but
but
we
we
spoke
briefly
on
this
topic
and
I
think
there
was
a
lot
of
interest
to
learn
more
about
the
program
and
any
developments
that
that
we
should
know
and
I
think
the
spirit
of
it
all
is
just
wanting
to
know
how
we
can
continue
to
provide
input
on
the
in
the
process
and
then
also
how
we
can
support
in
any
other
way,
so
feel
free
to
take
it
away.
N
Sure
this
is
Dave
Davis.
Thank
you,
chairman
Burns,
and
also
wanted
to
thank
city
council,
member
Harris
and
welcome
to
the
city
council
as
well.
I'm,
not
sure
if
city
council,
member
Reed
is
still
on.
If
he
is
want
to
thank
you
all
and
the
city
staff,
obviously
and
committee
members
for
environments,
but
a
few
minutes
tonight
to
share
an
update
on
the
minority
business
incubator.
So
for
those
of
you
that
don't
know
me,
my
name
again
is
Dave
Davis.
N
It's
not
reflected
here
in
my
little
screen,
I'm,
not
sure
why
but
I
serve
as
a
university
senior
executive
director
for
neighborhood
and
community
relations.
We
have
represented
to
me
aux
as
well
as
Tasha
Wilson,
that's
where
in
her
Ox
hat
and
we
have
I
think
two
or
three
members
from
the
sunshine,
Enterprise
and
I
can't
see
I
think
we
have
Trenton
and
Laura
on
here.
So
at
some
point,
if
they
speak
later,
I'll
just
ask
them
to
introduce
himself.
N
But,
as
you
know,
and
as
you
mentioned
council
member
Burns,
why
last
year
we
announced
that
the
university
would
invest
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
support
a
minority
business
owner.
A
minority
business
incubator
in
Evanston
and
I
came
before
this
group
to
talk
more
about
our
vision
and
the
motivation
behind
this
investment.
I'll
say
that
you
know.
Since
then,
we've
put
in
a
lot
of
work.
We've
spent
the
past
year
doing
surveys
we
taught
to
minority
business
owners.
We
worked
closely
with
the
City
of
Evanston
staff.
N
So
we
can
create
the
plan
that
can
best
serve
minority
business
owners
where
they
are
today
and
help
to
sort
of
propel
them
to
success
in
the
future,
and
so
I
I'm,
confident,
personally,
that
what
we
have
here
in
front
of
you
and
what
you
have
pulled
up
on
your
screen
to
the
left
and
what
our
friend
and
partner
from
Sunshine
Enterprise
will
talk
about
more
in
detail,
is
going
to
produce
and
provide
an
immediate
and
meaningful
impact
on
black
and
brown
business
owners
and
entrepreneurs
in
Evanston.
N
So
again,
with
with
that
brief
introduction,
I
am
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Trenton
from
Sunshine
Enterprise,
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
again
about
the
partnership
structure
and
the
services
and
training
that
will
be
offered
through
our
new
minority
business
incubator,
you're,
right,
council
member
Burns,
you
know
we're
we
are,
we
haven't,
figured
out
the
appropriate
nomenclature
yet,
but
we're
gonna,
you
know,
figure
out
a
name
and
a
brand
for
this.
But,
most
importantly,
this
is
going
to
be
a
space.
N
That's
going
to
be
connected
to
resources
at
the
University
and
sunshine
Enterprise
that
will
help
our
marginalized
business
owners.
One
thing
I
did
want
to
ask:
we
have
a
presentation
what
what's
the
most
appropriate
way
to
present
that
County?
What
how
do
you
recommend
we?
N
B
You
can
should
have
access.
I
can
stop
sharing.
D
M
J
You
go
first
of
all,
Trenton
Blythe,
with
Sunshine
Enterprises
I'm,
director
of
major
gifts,
glad
to
hear
that
that
Jared
Davis
is
a
fellow
fundraiser
with
me,
and
so
so
it's
always
good
to
see
another
fundraiser
in
the
room,
but
but
I
have
the
the
privilege
and
the
honor,
obviously
of
kind
of
sitting
the
table
quite
frankly,
and
thank
you
obviously
for
having
us
our
us,
as
a
group
Sunshine
included
here
tonight,
to
talk
to
you
guys
but
I'm
merely
gonna,
set
the
table
for
for
folks
that
are
on
our
team
to
kind
of
to
help
me
along
as
well.
J
We've
got
some
folks
here
with
Sunshine
Laura
Lane
Taylor
who's,
our
manager,
director
of
programs
really
overseas.
A
lot
I
mean
all
of
our
programmatic
activity,
which
I'll
talk
a
bit
about
here
in
a
second,
but
we've
got
Jackie
white
Tasha
Wilson,
who
are
both
Sunshine
Alum
and,
quite
frankly,
anywhere
I.
Go
where
I'm
able
to
bring
an
Alum
with
me,
I
I,
very
quickly,
try
to
say
my
piece
and
turn
over
to
them,
because
they're
they're,
the
ones
that
have
lived
it
and
can
tell
you.
J
You
know
way
more
about
it
than
I
can
but
I'll
go
ahead
and
share
share
our
presentation
here
and,
and
we
can,
we
can
get
going.
J
All
right
and
everybody
can
see
my
see
my
screen-
hopefully
all
right
I
can
see
it.
I
can
I
can
see
it
in
both
screens.
So
here
we
go
so
I
mean
as
as
you
guys
it,
which
is
great
I,
mean
you
guys
have
seen
the
proposal
whether
you've
read
through
it
in
depth
or
been
able
to
read
it
just
you
know,
for
for
one
time
a
lot
of
this
stuff,
hopefully,
is
going
to
be
kind
of
a
repeat
of
of
what
you've
read.
J
But
but,
as
has
been
said,
you
know,
the
team
has
become
these
four
organizations.
You
know
Sunshine
Enterprises
included
with
the
ox,
with
Northwestern
with
the
City
of
Evanston,
and
it's
it's
pretty
cool
for
me
to
to
think
that
you
know
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago.
You
know
when
we
started
having
conversations
with
people
with
the
ox.
J
It
was
around.
You
know
Sunshine
having
some
level
involvement,
but
we
didn't
really
know
you
know
what
that
would
be,
and
then
it's
grown
you
know
month
by
month,
quarter
by
quarter
and
then
over
the
18
months
to
really
become
this
really
awesome.
Collaboration
where
Sunshine
Enterprises
is
going
to
you
know
help
be
part
of
this
Evanston
incubator
for
businesses
of
color
I
think
that's
the
name
we
landed
on,
but
but
we
can.
J
We
can
Workshop
that
if
we
need
to
but
but
the
team
you
know
really
does
comprise
in
equal
parts
of
all
four
of
these
organizations-
Sunshine
Enterprises,
the
ox
Northwestern
and
the
City
of
Evanston-
and
it's
actually
quite
full
circle
for
Ascension
Enterprises.
J
You
know:
we've
we've
had
a
a
physical
as
well
as
programmatic
presence
in
Evanston
since
2015.,
and
actually
it's
full
circle
with
the
City
of
Evanston
in
terms
of
we
were
hosting
our
our
community
Business
Academy
cohorts
in
the
Fleetwood
Jordan
Civic
Center
back
in
2015
and
now
to
becoming
and
really
putting
down
even
deeper
routes
in
Evanston
through.
This
is
really
really
exciting
for
us
at
sunshine,
Enterprises
and
I'll
kind
of
get
into
how
each
of
these
organizations
are
going
to
leverage.
J
You
know
what
we
all
bring
to
the
table
individually,
but
also
then,
how
we're
going
to
piece
those
all
together
and
really
create
something
pretty
powerful
for
the
city
of
Venice
Evanston
and
specifically
for
small
business
owners
of
color
and
women.
So
that's
the
team.
J
Oh
there
we
go,
and
so,
when
you
talk
about
programming
like
what
would
happen
in
the
incubator,
we've
got
training
and
support.
What's
what
Sunshine
Enterprises
would
bring
would
bring
does
bring
to
the
table.
You
know:
we've
got
three
core
programs
with
such
an
Enterprises.
We've
got
our
community
Business
Academy,
which
is
a
12-week
36-hour
total
course.
That's
taught
in
a
fall
spring
semester
type
type
layout,
not
unlike
you
know,
a
college
or
university,
and
it's
very,
very
fundamental
business
management
skills.
You
know
it's
cash
flow.
J
It's
market
analysis,
it's
HR,
it's
Insurance!
You
know
it's
all.
Those
really
Bedrock
Concepts
that
that
business
owners
need
to
have
either
to
start
the
business
or
need
to
hone
to
continue
to
grow
their
business,
and
then
we've
got
our
business
acceleration
services
in
which,
after
graduation
each
and
every
Alum,
Jackie
Tasha
Tiffany
Holmes
who's.
Another
Cod
developer
on
the
ox
all
have
been
through
the
program
they've
all
graduated.
Now
they
all
are
going
to
be
lifetime
and
members.
J
You
know
of
our
alumni
base,
which
get
business
acceleration
Services,
which
are
all
of
those
wrap
around
services
that
hopefully
help
a
person
start
grow
and
scale
their
business,
how
they
want
to.
So
it's
it's
a
90-day
action
plan,
coaching,
it's
mentoring,
it's
expert-led
workshops,
it's
focus
groups
and-
and
so
all
of
that
together
is
for
the
lifetime
of
the
business
that
a
person
has
right
now,
as
well
as
any
business
that
they
might
have
in
three
years,
five
years,
ten
years
20
years,
and
then
that
actually
leads
right
into
another.
J
You
know
wraparound
service
really,
but
that's
growing
into
its
own
programmatic
areas,
credit
to
Capital
support,
you
know,
so
that's
both
on
the
personal
side
of
things.
You
know
helping
people
get
their
personal
finances
in
order
and
also
untethering
in
a
lot
of
cases,
their
personal
finances
from
their
business
finances,
and
then
it's
also
preparing
our
businesses
to
go
out
and
get
the
capital
that
they
need.
J
That's
the
right
capital
for
their
business
at
the
right
time,
and
so
you
know
that's
that's
helping
the
business
and
the
business
owner
prepare
for
that
capital
in
whatever
way
that
needs
to
be
needs
to
happen.
So
you've
got
community
Business,
Academy,
business
acceleration
services
and
then
credit
to
Capital
support
which
would
be
included
in
that
in
this
training
and
support
category,
and
then
you've
obviously
got
our
co-working.
You
know,
capabilities
in
terms
of
you
know
what
will
physically
be
in
the
space.
Now
we're
looking
at
I.
J
Think
you
know,
Laura
can
correct
me
I!
Think
it's
right
around
1500
square
feet
of
physical
space
in
the
ox
where
you
would
have.
You
know
open
desk
space
for
people
to
to
use.
You
know
for
pop-in
Touchdown
activity
meetings
with
staff
meetings
with
clients,
private
offices
we're
looking
to
have
five
private
offices
in
it
business
mailboxes.
You
know
a
lot
of
times:
businesses
obviously
just
need
an
address
to
to
register
and
to
get
their
mail
and
to
get
their
their
business
activity
through.
J
You've
got
a
business
or
service
center,
so
copier
scanner,
computers.
You
know
again
those
those
capabilities
that
we
can
provide
that
that
business
owner
doesn't
have
to
take
upon
themselves
every
time
and
then
you
know
within
within
the
aux
itself.
There's
some
common
areas.
There's
some
pop-up
kiosks,
there'll
be
pop-up
events,
and
so
all
of
that
together
is
what
we
we
are
looking
at
in
terms
of
co-working
capabilities
and
obviously
we
have
our
City
of
Evanston
engagement,
and
so
you
know
one
of
the
really
awesome
things
that
we
see
about.
J
You
know,
create
Pathways
to
applications
to
the
entrepreneurship
support
Grant,
which
actually
Sunshine
Enterprises
used
as
a
template
for
a
microgrant
program
that
we
run
now
internally
through
such
an
Enterprises.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
establishing
that,
so
we
could
come
in
and
use
it
during
the
pandemic.
J
You
know
helping
identify
and
assess
the
needs
of
the
minority
and
women
and
women-owned
business
Community,
and
then
you
know
one
other
thing
with
the
City
of
Evanston
is
just
you
know,
hopefully
help
drive.
You
know
more
and
more
businesses
getting
on
the
on
the
roster
getting
on
the
list
of
of
who's,
doing
business
at
Evanston
and
then,
therefore,
how
can
we
support
them?
And
then
we
have
Northwestern
northwestern's
a
preeminent
University
in
in
the
country
in
the
world.
J
Dave
Davis
gives
me
props
in
terms
of
how
I
talk
about
Northwestern,
I
love,
the
university
I
didn't
go,
there
didn't
work
there,
but
but
I
know
how
how
awesome
of
a
university
it
is,
and
just
all
the
the
Firepower
that
it
can
bring-
and
this
is
no
different.
You
know
we
can.
We
can
tap
into
the
alumni,
we
can
tap
into
the
faculty,
the
students,
the
staff
and
what
they
bring
to
the
table
and
help
it
and
have
it
help
our
entrepreneurs.
J
You
know
through
direct
coaching
from
any
of
those
groups
through.
You
know
the
existing
programming
on
the
Northwestern
side
that
helps
businesses
prepare
for
Capital
and
potentially
even
invests
in
those
businesses,
and
then
also
you
know.
Workshop
facilitation
talk
about
expert
Workshop
facilitators,
Northwestern
is
chock
full
of
them,
and
so
those
are
just
a
few
few
ways
that
Northwestern
definitely
is
going
to
be
engaged
across
all
those
different
stakeholders
just
within
Northwestern
and
then
the
collective
Community.
The
ox
itself
is
hoping
to
draw
all
in.
J
Not
only
you
know
the
businesses
that
are
going
to
be
running
businesses
out
of
there,
but
also
any
and
every
other
organization
company
stakeholder
that
wants
to
come
in
and
be
part
of
this
ecosystem
that'll
be
in
this
building
that,
hopefully
just
continues
to
make
it
a
more
and
more
Rich
place
for
to
do
business
as
well
as
to
come
in
and
be
a
customer
and
just
spend
time,
and
then
the
kind
of
get
into
some
numbers.
J
In
terms
of
you
know,
the
actual
business
Inc
impact
both
historical
and
projected
in
Evanston,
specifically
in
Evanston
and
so
from
a
sunshine
Enterprises
standpoint
for
2015,
like
I,
said,
We've
ran
our
first
cohort
in
the
Fleetwood
Jordan
Civic
Center,
we've
graduated
92
evanston-based
entrepreneurs
and
from
those
61
are
in
business
currently,
so
that
I
can't
do
my
math
quick
enough,
but
that's
about
two-thirds
I.
Think
that's
about
65
of
our
graduates
are
in
business
right
now
in
Evanston
and
then
you
fat
and
then
you
look
at
the
year
ahead.
J
So
between
this
fall
semester,
as
well
as
the
spring
semester,
we
prevent
project
to
graduate
26
additional
new
evanston-based
entrepreneurs
which
hopefully
will
then
equate
to
you,
know:
17
evanston-based
graduates,
that'll
be
in
business
and
then
the
next
Point
here
kind
of
goes
back
to
the
private
offices
that
we
talked
about
with
the
co-working
we're
looking
to
have
five
private
offices,
and
this
number
in
terms
of
you
know
those
across
those
businesses,
not
the
private
offices,
but
the
businesses
themselves
could
collectively
project
to
gross
two
million
dollars
in
annual
revenue
and
that's
based
off
of
an
incubator
that
we
have
down
in
Woodlawn
that
we've
had
for
I,
think
four
or
five
plus
years
and
seeing
the
business
activity
that
comes
from
those
private
offices.
J
And
then
you
look
at
the
aux
itself,
which
I
mean
I.
Think
all
of
you
on
this
call
as
well
as
all
the
city
council
are
very,
very
familiar
with
the
ox
they
they
received.
You
know
significant
support
from
the
City
of
Evanston
not
too
long
ago,
which
is
amazing
for
us
amazing
for
the
ox
but
you're
looking
at
you
know,
10
plus
evanston-based
businesses
in
the
building,
30
plus
jobs
being
provided
to
Frontline
Community
members,
12
plus
entrepreneurs
of
color
will
rotate
annually
through
a
Marketplace
of
pop-up
space.
J
Is
that
something
that
we
do
at
sunshine
as
well?
We
really
have
bolstered
our
our
activity
and
pop-ups,
and
then
you
know
again
the
the
tangential
the
ripple
effect
of
this
in
terms
of
all
those
businesses
are
going
to
hire
other
independent
contractors,
graphic
designers,
cleaners,
Consultants.
You
know
you
name
it,
and
so
hopefully
there's
that
ripple
effect
with
it
within
the
ox
and.
J
To
turn
it
over
to
the
experts
in
the
room
which
are
going
to
be
Jackie
and
Tasha
and
just
kind
of
give
everybody
a
sense
of
flavor
of
what
it's
like,
what
does
it
mean
to
be
a
sunshine
Enterprise's
entrepreneur
from
you
learn
about
sunshine.
You
go
to
the
CBA
you
graduate
and
then
you
you're
able
to
tap
into
those
wraparound
services,
so
Jackie
Tasha,
you
guys,
can
sort
of
take
it
away
from
here
and
then
Laura.
J
Obviously,
if
I
missed
anything,
you
can
come
in
and
wrap
us
up,
but
Jackie
and
Tasha
go
ahead
and
just
share
what
your
answer
is.
You
know
to
that
question
right
there
for
the
group.
O
Good
evening,
I'm
I'm,
Jackie
white
I'm,
a
lifelong
Evanston
resident
as
well
and
I,
am
part
of
the
ox
project
as
a
co-developer
and
aspiring
entrepreneur,
no
business
experience,
which
is
why
Sunshine
is
so
important
to
me
and
to
to
Tasha
they
meet
you
where
you
are
like,
literally
so,
with
no
business
experience
and
have
an
opportunity
with
it
being
here
in
Evanston
at
Fleetwood
Jordan.
O
We
were
able
to
take
that
that
business
course
for
12
weeks
and
gain
some
of
that
basic
standard
knowledge
and
connect
with
other
entrepreneurs
where
some
were
not
business
owners
yet
just
like
us,
but
others
who
actually
were
in
business
already
and
trying
to
to
grow
Tiffany
Holmes
who's.
Also
on
our
team.
She
actually
is
a
business
owner
already
and
she
benefited
as
well
from
sunshine
taking
their
course
years
before
us.
O
So
again
they
meet
you.
Where
you
are.
It's
been
super
beneficial
to
us,
not
only
the
the
course,
but
maybe
more
importantly,
the
wraparound
services
that
you
get
afterwards
for
this,
the
startup
okay,
we
did
the
90-day
coaching.
That
was
super
beneficial.
You
know
like
at
that
point
they're
helping
you
with
your
plan
and
actually
pushing
you
to
actually
take
the
steps
that
you
need
to
to
actually
obtain
your
goals
so
a
day
in
a
life.
O
You
know
they
keep
moving
you
along,
whether
you're
in
the
beginning
or
latter
stages
of
your
entrepreneurial
career.
We
got
lucky,
we
got
lucky
and
very
blessed
that
we
ran
into
Lori
Lazar,
who
helped
us
figure
out
and
actually
develop
the
the
Arts
concept.
So
we
kind
of
started
focusing
on
that.
O
We
were
literally
in
our
90-day
plan
with
Sunshine,
so
we've
been
pretty
focused
since
then,
but
we
always
have
them
as
a
resource
and
an
option
and
I'm
just
excited
that
they
not
only
will
be
at
the
Civic
Center
or
Fleetwood
Jordan,
but
the
possibility
of
them
actually
having
an
anchor
home
here
in
Evanston
to
to
provide
these
services
to
Future
Evanston
people
of
color
and
women.
It's
just
is
awesome.
O
O
Q
And
I
just
want
to
speak
on
the
team.
I
think
Jackie
pretty
much
summarized
the
greatness
of
sunshine
and
I
promise.
You
there's
not
a
day
that
goes
by
where
we
don't
get
an
email
about
how
to
go,
get
some
money.
It
comes
every
day
like
clockwork,
so
that
is
real,
but
I
want
to
talk
about
the
team
and
I
also
as
a
long
life
of
Estonian
fifth
generation.
We're
always
proud
to
say
it
to
see.
Q
Northwestern
in
addition
to
Sunshine
be
in
the
southwest
Evanston
to
me
is
important
because,
as
a
kid
raised
here,
we
don't
necessarily
see
the
purple
on
the
other
side
of
town
and
I,
just
think
it's
time
so
I
think
collectively,
with
this
team
and
the
work
and
the
meetings
and
the
ups
and
downs
and
just
trying
to
figure
it
all
out.
I
think
this
is
a
special
opportunity
that
the
City
of
Evanston
Sunshine,
the
ox
Northwestern,
that
we're
all
proud
to
be
a
part
of,
and
thanks
for
hearing
us
tonight,
mm-hmm.
R
Was
fantastic,
I
think
the
only
thing
I'll
add
right
now
is
that
what
you're
seeing
here
is
our
theory
of
change
in
action.
Our
theory
of
change
is
that
when
you
give
entrepreneurs
who
are
Civic
leaders
the
tools
that
they
need,
they
will
create
new
economies,
and
so
now
we
have
a
density
of
92
evanstonians
who
have
strengthened
their
business
Acumen,
and
now
you
have
three
of
our
alumni
who
come
together
to
be
co-developers
in
this
new
type
of
economy,
where
they
will
have
ownership
equity
in
this
establishment.
R
That
is
a
model
for
the
our
County.
So
this
is
exactly
why
we
exist
here
at
sunshine.
Enterprise
is
to
lift
up
these
types
of
leaders,
listen
to
them
collaborate
with
the
ecosystem.
That
cares
about
that
specific
geography,
so
that
we
can
move
that
Community
forward.
So
we
are
really
thrilled
about
the
opportunity
to
continue
to
collaborate
with
our
Obama
AI
to
collaborate
with
the
ox
development
team
and
with
the
continue,
the
Legacy
that
the
City
of
Evanston
started
by
inviting
us
up
there
and
we've
got
deep
expertise.
A
Perfect
guys
this
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
say
this
is
definitely
one
of
those.
If
you
want
to
go
far,
go
together.
Moments
I'm
excited
to
to
see
this
come
together
in
this
way,
and-
and
you
know,
I-
don't
see
a
way
that
we
can't
win
when
we
all
work
together.
A
So
this
is
great
before
we
open
up
to
committee
members,
I
wanted
to
give
Nathan
Norman
the
ability
to
kind
of
reintroduce
yourself
in
case
folks,
we
had
some
folks
who
came
on
if
we
had
any
any
community
members
or
committee
members
who
came
on
and
we'll
have
to
introduce
himself
and
then
also
Nathan,
to
give
you
the
first
opportunity
to
ask
any
questions
as
our
Workforce
coordinator
for
the
City
of
Evanston,
or
to
share
any
thoughts
to
make
any
statement
about
about
this.
This
program,
all.
I
Right,
yes,
well,
thank
you!
So
much
councilmember,
Burns
I
appreciate
that
and
again
for
those
that
may
have
joined
the
call
late.
My
name
is
Nathan
Norman
and
I
manage
Workforce
Development
for
the
City
of
Evanston.
I
I
have
no
questions.
Councilmember
Burns,
but
I
would
like
to
say
is
that
I'm
truly
excited
to
be
a
part
of
this
partnership?
This
collaborative
partnership,
I,
should
say
I,
truly
believe
that
it
not
only
supports
the
local
businesses
in
our
community,
but
it
also
helps
to
amplify
our
Workforce
Development
initiatives
and
efforts,
and
so
again,
I'm
really
really
excited
about
this
Auto
support
that
that's
come
from
the
city
and
and
other
Community
Partners
and
I
am
confident.
I
I
believe
Dave
David
said
this
earlier
that
this
initiative
is
going
to
go
far
and
so
without
any
further
Ado
I'd
just
like
to
pass
it
back
off
to
the
committee.
If
there
are
any
questions,
thank
you
so
much.
L
Yeah
I
just
want
to
say
congratulations
on
getting
this
together.
I'm
I
know
this
is
years
in
the
making
and
it
had
a.
M
L
Of
a
lot
of
fortunate
coincidences,
you
know
really
coming
together
behind
it.
I
I
think
I
I.
The
whole
program
just
sounds
incredible
and
I
can't
if
there's
90
people
out
there
now
with
another
25
on
the
way
like
we're,
gonna
have
hundreds
and
hundreds
within
a
few
years.
You
know
right
and
that
it's
an
amazing
thing
to
see
happen
with
years
of
like
wanting
and
then
just
like
bam,
I
show
off
of
this
meeting
and
there
it
is.
L
So.
Thank
you
for
everybody
who
did
all
that
work,
because
I
remember
listening
to
the
surveys
and
listening
to
the
findings
and
listening
to
the
challenges
over
the
last
two
and
a
half
years,
and
you
know
to
see
it
coming
together
like
this
is
great
I,
do
want
to
remind
everybody
that
one
of
the
challenges
that
we
all
discovered
when
we
did
a
lot
of
investigation
and
the
students
did
a
lot
of
Investigation
was
the
was.
M
A
L
For
a
bigger
exposure,
a
bigger
retail
exposure
and
an
opportunity
to
build
customer
base-
that
was
something
that
was
very
much
on
this
committee's
Minds
a
few
years
ago.
It
kind
of
went
we
we
did
some
work
on
it,
then
it
kind
of
fell
off
and
with
this
Foundation,
that's
so
incredible
and
robust
now,
I
I
would
love
to
engage.
Whoever
wants
to
engage
on
the
committee.
J
L
Else
was
in
a
in
the
conversation.
Now:
how
do
we,
how
do
we
get
more
locals,
buying
local
shopping,
locals,
searching
out
local
entrepreneurs,
whether
it's
for
a
haircut
or
a
landscaping
or
a
purse
right?
How
do
we?
How
do
we
do
that
and
there's
so
many
things
in
Evanston
that
that
help
us
do
that,
but
we
we
have
a
tendency
to.
S
L
Our
efforts
here
and
there's
lots
of
great
organizations
that
I
think
can
come
together
behind
this
right
and
around
it.
That
can
really
start
to
bolster
our
opportunities
to
market
for
our
businesses
to
Market
themselves.
L
Everybody
that
that
accomplished
this
incredible
task.
It
was
the
necessary
first
step
and-
and
it's
wonderful
to
hear,
I
I
like
to
be
a
part
of
helping
it
flourish
and
move
forward
and
and
continue
to
talk
about
some
of
these
expanded
ideas.
Now
that
the
foundations
are
so
great
job,
and
thank
you
guys.
G
I,
don't
have
a
question,
but
I
just
want
to
say
that
I'm
very
excited
about
the
project
watching
it
and
hearing
all
of
the
things
just
makes
me
very
excited
and
being
a
a
lifer
of
Evanston.
It
makes
it
easier
when
you
know
somebody
you're
willing
to
pay
that
extra
dollar,
because
I
know
this
person
and
it's
right
here,
I
watched
them
grow
up
or
they
watch
me
grow
up.
So
I'm
very
excited
about
all
that
I'm
hearing
this
evening.
Being
the
new
kid
on
the
Block
I'm
just
very
excited.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
member
councilmember,
Reed
yeah.
K
Say
I'm
also
really
excited
about
the
project.
I'm
glad
to
hear
I
got
Jackie's
update
not
too
long
ago
from
about
from
the
state
really
excited
to
hear
that
you
all
are
chugging
forward
and
getting
everything
you
need
to
to
make
this
a
reality,
and
so
you
know
I
think
we
we've
done.
We've
done
a
start,
but
anything
else
that
you
know
the
city
can
do
to
support
and
boost
the
the
viability
of
the
project.
Please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
us.
A
Foreign,
any
other
questions
I
have
of
one
or
two,
but
I
want
to
open
it
back
up
one
more
time.
Any
questions
from
our
committee
members:
okay,
oh.
C
Just
a
couple
quick
questions:
first
of
all,
congratulations
to
all
the
partners
involved.
This
is
amazing,
great
job
to
everyone,
Dave
Sunshine,
Tasha,
City
of
Evanston
congrats.
This
is
exciting.
Just
a
couple,
quick
questions.
So
when
you
guys
say
businesses
of
color
is
this
in
the
ox
and
the
incubator
and
what
you
got
there
building
is
this
for
businesses
of
color
or
black
businesses.
J
Yeah
I
mean
from
a
sometimes
perspective,
you
know
the
majority
of
our
of
our
you
know.
Students
are,
are
you
know,
entrepreneurs
of
color,
you
know
so
you
got
you
know.
95
of
our
of
our
entrepreneurs
are.
Are
that
within
that
95
I
would
say.
Probably
you
know,
92
93
are
African-American
with
a
growing
Latino
population
within
that,
but
I
would
say
so
from
a
sunshine
standpoint.
You
know
that
would
be
you
know.
J
We
would
continue
to
serve
that
demographic
there
and
then,
within
that
you
know,
three
quarters
of
our
our
entrepreneurs
are
are
women,
and
so
you
know
from
a
sunshine
standpoint.
That
is
what
we
will
continue
to
serve
and
then
from
an
ox
standpoint,
Tasha
and
Jackie.
You
guys
can
chime
in,
but
it's
it's
very
much
in
line
with
that.
I
would
imagine,
but,
but
you
guys
can
add
some
more
more
context
to
that.
If
you,
if
you
need
to.
Q
In
context
with
the
ox,
our
goal,
as
co-developers
has
to
do,
has
been
a
focus
on
African-American
businesses,
and
that
has
been
intentional
people
of
color.
We
know
that
there's
a
spectrum,
but
it
is
also
very
important,
but
we're
very
intentional
right
now
about
black
ownership.
Just
because
you
know
it's
important,
just
like
any
other
community
has
to
build
we're
trying
to
build
as
well.
Q
But
people
of
color
in
that
spectrum
is
also
important
to
us,
but
I
think,
with
the
conjunction
of
both
we
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
get
the
job
done
either
way.
C
N
So
we
want
to
be
open
to
support
as
many
folks
as
we
can
I
think
we
have
a
model
that
can
do
that.
So
I'm
not
really
worried
about
that
at
this
point,
especially
since
we're
being
so
intentional
about
how
we
designed
this,
how
we
create
it
and
how
we
do
Outreach,
but
we'll
certainly
keep
that
in
mind.
Thank
you.
Kimono.
C
Okay,
thank
you
yeah!
No,
so
that
was
just
more
for
clarification.
Thank
you.
My
second
question,
so,
let's
say
as
wise
as
your
additional
services
that
you
offer
like
the
co-working
spaces
or
the
pop-up
events
within
the
ox.
If
someone
wanted
to
utilize
that
an
entrepreneur
of
color
one
to
utilize
those
services,
would
that
be
like
freelance
or
would
they
have
to
be
like
a
part
of
the
sunshine
program?
How
would
that
work?
J
That's
a
good
question:
I
can
take
the
first
pass
in
Laura
you
can
you
can
talk
through
that
too,
from
a
programmatic
standpoint.
H
J
Know
it
all
starts
with
the
community
Business
Academy
and
you
go
through
that
you
graduate
and
then
you
have
access
to
our
business,
acceleration,
Services
and
so
I'll.
Let
you
know
kind
of
Laura
talk
more
to
to
that,
but
when
it
comes
to
the
co-working
space,
the
physical
spaces,
in
terms
of
you,
know
the
the
the
desk
space,
the
private
offices,
the
mailboxes,
you
know,
certainly
those
would
probably
be
you
know,
majority
of
sunshine.
You
know
owners
of
that.
J
In
terms
of
community
businesses
that
wouldn't
necessarily
be
a
sunshine
graduate
in
terms
of
the
co-working
space,
so
it's
a
bit
of
a
both
hand,
but
but
Laura
I
don't
know
if
you
want
to
expand
on
that
a
little
bit.
It's
very
much
the
same
way
that
again,
the
incubator
and
the
co-working
space
that
we
have
in
Woodlawn
has
functioned
so
Laura.
You
can
fill
in
any
blanks,
I
I!
Guess
there.
R
Sure
no
trin's
absolutely
correct
the
the
co-working
space
and
the
private
offices
will
be
open
to
entrepreneurs
from
the
community
and
we'll
work
with
the
ox
on
on
trying
to
make
sure
that
we're
meeting
all
of
their
goals
and
then
in
the
okoon
that
the
ox
has
set
up.
There's
additional
pop-up
opportunities.
So
we're
going
to
have
to
work
with
the
the
leadership
that
the
ox
to
figure
out
exactly
how
they
want
to
structure
that
pop-up
opportunity.
R
Sunshine
has
a
lot
of
experience
working
with
pop-ups
at
Navy,
Pier
elsewhere.
So
we're
going
to
lend
a
hand
as
we
co-design
that
opportunity
and
maximize
the
the
space
of
the
okum.
L
J
Yeah
go
ahead,
yeah
just
there's,
there's
hopefully
Synergy
that
happens,
and
it
probably
happens.
You
know
and
I
just
don't
know
all
the
details
on
it
down
in
Woodlawn,
but
there's
hopefully
what
happens
is
if
you
have.
You
know,
businesses
that
are
using
the
co-working
space
that
aren't
Sunshine
alums.
They
want
to
take
the
sunshine
program
and
then
they
they
go
through
the
CBA.
They
go
through
Bas,
they
grow
their
business
and
off
they
go
so
hopefully
that
is
what
happens
because
again
we
see
that
happening
down
in
Woodlawn.
A
Yeah,
so
my
first
question
is,
you
know:
I
noticed
on
on
one
of
the
sections
of
the
presentation
it
talked
about.
Initial
engagement
opportunities
could
include,
and
three
out
of
the
I
want
to
say.
Five
of
these
are
kind
of
very
closely
connected
to
what
I
would
say.
The
work
of
the
nwe
committee
is
collaborate
to
identify
black
owned,
a
minority
on
businesses
in
Everson,
identify
and
assess
the
needs
of
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
and
everything
on
a
regular
basis
created,
maintain
an
updated
list
of
minority.
J
A
Women-Owned
businesses
in
Evanston
and
because
our
missions
so
closely
align,
I,
wonder
and
and
don't
need
an
answer
today.
This
is
something
I
think
we
can
think
through
and
talk
through
with
staff
as
well.
If
we
could
look
into
someone
from
sunshine
or
we'll
figure
out,
what
that
looks
like
could
become
an
ex
official
non-voting
member
on
this
committee,
foreign,
so
that
that
collaboration
is,
you
know,
is,
is
continuous
and
kind
of
built
into
you
know
our
you
know:
City
governance.
J
I
think
I
can
answer
this
question,
probably
in
the
moment,
in
the
sense
that
yes,
absolutely,
we
would
be
very
much
open
to
talking
about
how
that
representation
representation
happens.
You
know
who
it
is.
J
It
could
be
something
that
somebody
that's
currently
on
staff,
but
then
we
also
have
visions
of
of
having
a
staff
member.
That's
pretty
focused
on
this
incubator
to
really
you
know,
be
managing
it
and
promoting
it
and
all
that
stuff.
But
thank
you
very
very
much
for
that
invitation.
A
Yeah
we'll
talk
about
it
as
a
committee
and
and
decide
as
a
committee
I
just
wanted
to
throw
it
out
there
to
see.
If,
if
there
will
be
some
interest,
I
think
Michael
was
the
one
that
brought
up
siled
work
and
and
because
again
the
work
is
so
closely
connected.
It
would
be
great
to
to
partner
with
you
on
an
ongoing
basis.
So
that's
that's
good
to
know
that
that
you're
open
to
that.
A
So
interested
to
know
how
and
and
you
had
a
really
good
part
of
the
side
that
talked
about
this
but
I
just
wanted
to
to
see
if
you
wanted
to
add
anything
how
northwestern's
connection
to
this
changes
things,
because
in
this
first
scenario,
I'm
gonna
provide,
is
not
it's
not
a
bad
scenario,
which
is
this
could
be
perceived
as
Northwestern
found
in
existing.
A
H
A
Thing
but
then
another
way
to
look
at
it
could
be
that
Northwestern
is
still
committed
to
I
think
what
the
community
was
also
looking
for,
which
is
yeah.
We
know
there's
some
good
work
happening
and
some
important
work
happening
and
and
what
differences
are
being
made.
Businesses
are
being
created
and
supported,
but
that
there
was
this
feeling
that
we
needed
something
else
too.
A
A
What
what
is
that
additional
thing
that
that
we
can
all
get
excited
about
and
again
I
think
some
of
it
is
already
here
talked
about
Northwestern
with
you
know,
direct
coaching,
Services,
potentially
being
open
Office
hours,
a
year-long
mentoring
opportunities,
so
some
of
that
is
baked
into
into
this,
but
I
did
want
to
give
you
an
opportunity
to
go
back
over
that.
Hopefully,
that
makes
some
sense
thanks.
N
No,
the
councilmember
thanks
for
asking
that
question
I,
think
I,
think
that
makes
tremendous
sense.
I
I
would
start
off
by
saying
beyond
the
Direct
Services
that
are
will
be
offered
through
Northwestern
University
as
part
of
its
partnership.
I
would
say:
Simply
Having,
the
North
Western
brand
associated
with
this,
and
all
of
our
brand
Equity
makes
a
huge
impact,
especially
when
we
talk
about
how
do
we
connect
with
other
business
owners
and
capture
that
spending
from
the
general
public
into
this
space
right
and
so
Northwestern.
N
N
That
I
think
could
simply
just
catalyze
the
work
that
we're
doing
here
as
part
of
this
partnership,
so
I
would
say,
from
top
to
bottom,
from
our
brand
equity
and
bringing
folks
to
the
table
and
making
sure
that
people
inside
and
outside
of
Evanston,
you
know,
are
paying
attention
to
this
partnership
and
are
willing
to
spend
their
time
energy
and
effort
to
make
this
successful,
I
think
having
Northwestern.
There
certainly
adds
to
that
credibility.
N
It
certainly
helps
to
make
that
a
little
bit
easier
and
then
we
just
again
we
we
have
an
entire
population
of
really
smart
young
people
and
faculty
members
that
live
in
Evanston,
that
care
about
racial
Equity,
that
care
about
minority
entrepreneurs
and
we
have
an
entire
Innovation
Center.
And
so
there
are
all
these
natural
connection
points
between
the
university
and
the
City
of
Evanston.
That
again,
we
can
capitalize
on
in
this
place.
R
R
In
a
continuous
learning
process
about
how
to
leverage
the
strength
of
the
university
and
economic
development-
and
so
we
really
see
this
as
a
complementary
Venture
and
there
are
so
many
different
ways
to
tap
into
the
university.
We
partner
very
closely
with
the
legal
clinic
right
now
in
intellectual
property,
working
with
our
alums
on
every
semester,
we're
tapping
into
that
entrepreneurship,
Legal,
Clinic
and
they're.
Just
so
many
other
opportunities
that
we
don't
even
know
about.
There's
probably
research
happening.
That's
really
relevant
to
specific
issues
that
our
folks
are
facing.
R
N
And,
most
importantly,
instead,
it's
we
also
want
to
tap
into
the
spend
right.
You
know
the
the
former
you
know,
chairperson
of
this
committee,
Peter
Broadway,
is
now
an
employee
with
the
university
and
his
area
is
Supplier
Diversity,
and
so
you
know
I
know
he
spends
all
his
time.
Thinking
about
how
we
get
the
university
to
invest
more
in
black
and
brown
businesses
in
Evanston
and
Beyond,
but
particularly
here
in
Evanston,
and
so.
Q
N
Know,
Laura
I
I
look
forward
to
seeing
your
notes
to
see
what's
achievable
and
what
we
can
do
together,
but
I
think
there's
a
a
natural
Synergy
that
could
be
really
special
for
the
City
of
Evanston.
J
Another
call
out
too,
is
you
know:
we've
we've
been
able
to
interact
and
engage
with
and
utilize
University
of
Chicago,
obviously
on
the
South
Side
as
well
as
DePaul
University.
You
know
right
there
in
the
city,
and
so
you
know
we're
coming
into
this
from
a
sunshine
standpoint,
you
haven't
been
able
to
take
advantage
of
and
really
utilize.
You
know
other.
You
know
major
universities
in
the
city
as
well,
so
we'll
definitely
bring
that
experience
to
the
table
and
and
work
with
what
Northwestern
uniquely
brings
to.
T
Yes,
basically
Dave.
This
is
kind
of
piggybacking
on
what
Laura
was
talking
about.
In
other
words,
in
terms
of
the
incubator,
would
the
university
be
able
to
lend
services
like
the
legal,
consulting
or
accounting
consulting
or
other
services
from
the
business
school
to
support
to
directly
support
the
entrepreneurs
who
matriculate
through
the
incubator,
which
option.
N
That's
part
of
our
plan
Ruth,
and
so
we
have
some
of
those
Services
written
in
our
proposal
and
so
we're
going
to
start
those
conversations
with
the
university
and
the
appropriate
Folks
at
the
University
of
whether
that's
Kellogg
through
our
business
school
or
our
law
school
and
our
Legal
Clinic
and
so
yeah.
That's
certainly
our
intent.
So
let's
move
forward
with
having
those
conversations
to
determine
exactly
what
kind
of
services
and
offerings
we
can
provide
from
the
University.
N
I
T
A
Cool
so
I'll
open
up
one
more
time
for
committee
questions
and
if
there
are
none,
we
can
thank
our
guests.
This
was
this
was
a
great
presentation.
A
Okay,
we
still
got
a
few
things
to
go
and
because
of
it
we,
the
the
idea,
was
to
was
to
read
the
nwebe
and
LEP
tracking
report
independently
for
this
meeting
and
then,
if
there
are
any
questions,
we
can
Circle
back
at
the
next
meeting.
If
that's
okay,
but
we
have
quite
the
agenda
and
I
didn't
want
to
keep
us
too
long.
A
We
want
to
talk
about
work
plans.
We
have
a
for
the
committee.
We
have
some
guests
City
staff
guests
who
want
to
address
a
few
issues
with
us.
A
So
if
that's
okay,
we'll
read
through
those
independently,
if
you
have
any
questions
in
between
meetings,
feel
free
to
email,
Tammy,
if
you
don't
have
her
email,
I'm
sure,
she'll
well,
I
know
you
have
it
she's
been
sending
us
all
emails,
so
you
have
it
and
feel
free
to
connect
with
Tammy,
with
any
questions
between
meetings,
council,
member
Harris,
I
think
was
first
so
we'll
go
councilmember
Harris.
G
P
Yes,
I
I,
just
we
have
staff
here
who
are
presenting
later.
As
you
said,
item
first.
A
P
I
said,
since
we
have
staff
here
that
you
said
we're
a
guest
staff
who
are
presenting,
do
you
want
to
maybe
start
with
that
to
allow.
P
F
A
You
can
ask
questions
any
questions.
You
have
send
any
questions.
You
have
to
Tammy,
we'll
we'll
discuss
at
the
next
meeting,
but
yeah
for
now.
As
long
as
everybody
was
okay
with
it,
I
was
going
to
move
forward
to
new
business.
A
We
have
the
nwebe
disadvantaged
business,
Enterprise
certification
in
nweb
goal.
I
believe
we
have
is
that
Dave
stoneback
Tammy
here
to
talk
about
that.
Yes,
so
Deputy
manager
stoneback,
if
you're
with
us,
you
can
take
it
away.
U
Good
evening
everybody
chair,
Burns
committee,
I'm,
Dave,
stormblack,
I'm,
the
deputy
city
manager
and
right
now,
the
way
our
code
is
written
or
and
purchasing
interpreted
to
at
least
is
that
we
can
only
use
minority
or
women,
business
enterprises
or
even
some
limit
business.
Price
Enterprises,
but
a
lot
of
certifications
that
are
granted
are
coming
through.
U
Idot,
the
Illinois
Department
of
Transportation
and
even
like
the
city
of
Chicago,
will
use
certification
from
idot,
even
though
it's
a
just
a
dbe,
disadvantaged
business,
Enterprise,
and
so
sometimes
they're
women,
Enterprises
and
sometimes
they're
minority
Enterprises.
But
if
they
go
through
the
state,
the
only
certification
they
get
is
as
a
disadvantaged
business
Enterprise
and
on
the
document
that
Tammy's
brought
up
for
us
here.
If
she
Scrolls
down
just
a
little
bit,
you
can
see
that
there's
a
a
wider
group
of
businesses
that
would
be
certified
as
a
dbe.
U
So
you
have
your
black
American,
Hispanics
native
Asian,
Pacific,
subcontinent,
Asian
women
and
then
any
other
socially
and
economically
disadvantaged
by
the
small
business
Enterprise.
So
I
know
that
the
council
members
are
concerned.
If
somebody
asks
for
a
waiver
from
the
mwebe
participation
but
it'll
I'm,
not
going
to
say
a
lot
of
times,
sometimes
they
provide
a
dbe
certification
and
purchasing
does
not
accept
that
as
being
a
minority
or
women's
Enterprise
and
then
they're.
U
You
know
they're
asking
for
a
full
waiver
and
I
just
thought
that
this
would
be
as
something
that
the
committee
should
be
aware
of
and
potentially
give
guidance
to
the
purchasing
department
that
a
certification
from
idot
as
being
a
dbe
would
be
acceptable
for
the
Evanston
program.
And
that's
my
question
to
the
committee.
U
A
B
Or
just
before
we
open
it
up
for
questions,
I
didn't
want
to
mention.
We
do
accept
dbe
certification
for
federally
or
state-funded
projects,
just
City
funded
projects.
We
do
not.
So
that
would
be
the
clarification
and
what
we
will
be
looking
for
direction
on.
A
Thanks
Tammy
Bonaventure,
you
are
first.
F
U
B
It
historically
that's
the
direction
we
were
following,
based
on
previous
practices
and
based
on
the
certifying
agency
and
the
due
diligence
they
require
to
meet
the
requirements.
So
if.
P
I
can
jump
in
and
maybe
say
that
in
in
one
sentence:
I
think
it's
really
just
because
it
wasn't
in
the
ordinance
and
that's
why
they're
coming
forward
to
us
now.
So
we
can
amend
the
ordinance.
So
it's
just
very
clear
that
they
have
the
authorization
to
to
accept
this,
because
our
ordinance
is
pretty
crystal
clear
that
you
have
to
be
essentially
a
local
certification
rather
than
you
know,
accepting
anything
else.
F
T
Just
to
piggyback
on
that,
if
I'm
understanding,
Alderman
Reed,
that
means
that
none
of
the
state,
because
the
state
of
course
has
a
multiplicity
of
different
types
of
certifications
like
mine
with
the
state,
is
a
wbe,
and
previously
it
was
a
nwbe
and
those
were
for
the
state,
so
am
I
to
understand
that
you
that
Everson
doesn't
accept
any
of
the
state's
certifications.
B
The
city
accepts
wbe
certification
from
various
organizations:
idot
CTA,
oh
I'm,
sorry,
I,
don't
have
the
form
up
in
front
of
me.
The.
B
Illinois,
the
city
of
Chicago
pace,
so
there's
various
agencies
that
we
do
accept:
wpe
certification
product,
it's
the
dbe,
that's
not
as
council
member
Reed
stated
it's
not
in
the
ordinance
for
the
city.
T
U
T
U
Die
does
not
certify
somebody
as
a
women
business
Enterprise,
their
own
certification
is
a
disadvantaged
business
Enterprise
and
so
we're
just
and
a
lot
of
out-of-state
companies
go
to
idot,
because
idot
has
so
many
of
the
large
projects
that
they
get
their
certification
through
idot
and
then,
when
they
try
to
provide
it
to
the
City
of
Evanston.
It
comes
in
as
a
dbe
and
that
has
not
historically
been
accepted,
and
if
it's
a
code
modification
we
can
look
at
that.
T
A
You
and
before
I
go
to
Michael
I
should
have
introduced
joy,
joy,
root,
Ruth,
threw
me
off
and
and
and
now
realizing
that
this
is
Joy
Stewart,
so
Joy
is
a
is
a
Community
member
business
owner
has
has
applied
for
different
bids
with
the
city.
More
recently,
a
bid
we
put
out
for
a
community
engagement
work
here
in
the
Fifth
Ward
and
just
in
my
conversations
with
her
after
the
big
close
and
the
the
this
particular
contract
was
awarded.
A
She's
had
some
really
good
insights
and
and
obviously,
as
a
a
a
woman-owned,
a
minority-owned
business
herself
I
invited
her
to
participate
as
a
member
of
the
public
and
and
instead
of
public
comment,
we
have
a
pretty
small
group
today,
I
think
it's
more
than
appropriate.
She
participated
in
this.
C
T
L
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
just
want
to
say
again
that
kind
of
a
little
more.
M
L
L
L
Inequality
has,
has
grown
and
changed
and
expanded
a
lot
just
in
the
last
three
years,
never
mind
in
the
last
30.,
and
there
was
a
discussion
when
Jessica
was
on
the
board,
who
was
an
attorney
and
that
would
have
been
really
helpful.
She
did
help
rewrite
some
of
the
mission
statement
of
the
committee
on
I
think
about
four
or
five
years
ago,
but
I
do
think
that
again,
a
topic
for
future
conversation
on
this
committee
is
we're
really
looking
at
our
mission
statement.
L
Our
our
guidelines,
you
know
our
purpose
in
Evanston-
is
something
that
we
are.
We
need
to
start
with
definitions
right,
like
a
lawyer,
would
and
and
start
with,
really
who
the
who,
what
this,
what
this
committee
can
become
and
what
is
has
been
growing
its
influence
and
growing
it.
It's
guidance
within
the
city.
It's
it's
an
important.
It's
an
important
question
that
that
Dave
brings
up
that.
You
know
there
and
joy
brings
up
that.
L
Let's,
let's,
let's
make
it
easier
to
recognize
our
disadvantaged
business
owners
and
entrepreneurs
and
artists
and
makers,
and
and
and
open
it
up
more
that
we
trust
other
vetted
organizations
that
their
designation,
you
know
should,
could
should
and
could
kind
of
meet
off
so
I'm
glad
it's
coming
up
again
and
I
I
think
it.
You
know
it's
a
good
time
to
start
to
really
address
it.
U
Thank
you
so
I
just
want
to
see
if
there
was
concurrence
that
if
staff
were
to
at
least
modify
the
code
in
regards
to
allowed
dbe
in
addition
to
mwbe,
would
that
be
acceptable.
A
Yeah
so
I
had
a
my
first
question
and
this
may
be
difficult
to
answer
because
there
are,
it
sounds
like
there
are
quite
a
few
qualifying
agencies
that
can,
you
know,
provide
you
know
that
where
we
will
accept
their
their
nwe
nwebe
designation.
But
my
question
I
guess
is
what
is
the
difference
between
most
of
those
in
you
know,
most
most
of
the
ways
in
which
the
nweb
that
we
currently
accept
is
designated
compared
to
the
dbe
like
there
was
a
list
of
said.
A
African-American
I
took
a
screenshot
of
it,
but
if
you
could
put
that
back
up
Tammy,
but
what's
the
difference
I
would
you
would
I
would
think
that
the
same
groups
are
also
considered
nwebe
and
the
certifications
or
whatever
it's
called
that
we
accept
so
I'm
trying
to
understand
what
the?
What
what
are
we
missing
I
know.
Maybe
it's
just
the
name
dbe,
but
you
know
killing
back
every
in
a
little
bit.
What
is
there
any
real
difference
other
than
the
name.
U
What's
accepted,
it
just
allows
for
a
wider
group
of
disadvantage
ethnicities
to
be
considered
as
a
a
firm
that
you
would
want
to
hire.
So
we
just
recently
hired
a
firm
for
the
parking
strategic,
I'm,
sorry,
the
park
strategic
plan
and
I've
they're
from
the
Northeast
somewhere,
Connecticut
or
Vermont,
or
something
like
that
and
they
came
to
Illinois
and
they
got
their
idot
certification
as
a
dbe
and
initially
purchasing
was
not
going
to
accept
that
certification.
Until
we
were,
you
know,
staff
worked
with
them
and
and
said
well.
U
The
other
piece
of
information
that
provide
to
us
is
to
disclosure
of
ownership
interest,
and
both
names
listed
as
owners
were
female
names.
And
then,
if
you
went
through
a
website,
you
could
see
their
pictures.
In
addition,
you
could
see
a
whole
list
of
different
certifications
that
they
had
from
many
different
states
and
some
states
say
You're
A,
Women,
Business
Enterprise.
You
know
they
don't
do
dbe
or
in
other
places
they
were
dbes,
and
things
like
that.
U
So
after
doing
some
more
thorough
research
purchasing
then
did
allow
them
to
be
certified
as
a
women
business
Enterprise,
but
it
if
we
had
just
accepted
the
dbe
certification.
It
would
have
been
just
easier
from
the
get-go
and
so
we're
just
trying
to
make
it
clear
and
and
more
available
to
other
organizations
that
are
might
be
Hispanic
or
Native
American,
and
things
like
that
to
be
qualified
to
do
work
in
Evanston
as
a
disadvantaged
business
Enterprise
getting
their
certification
through
idot.
A
A
Could
you
could
you
give
me
an
example
of
it
says
any
additional
groups
whose
members
are
designated
as
socially
and
economically
disadvantaged
by
the
small
business
administration
and
then
above
that,
there's
a
list,
but
outside
of
that
list
is,
do
you
have
an
example
readily
available?
Just
so
I
can
understand
what
some
of
those
other
groups
may
be.
U
P
P
I
met
his
Deputy
manager
phone
back
this
and
I
I
would
think
that
actually
the
states
doesn't
matter
and
I'm
not
saying
this
is
a
negative
I'm
actually
finished
with
the
Positive.
Potentially
I
would
think
that
the
state's
designation,
again
outside
of
folks
with
disabilities,
might
be
a
bit
more
stringent
than
than
than
Evanston,
because
the
you
know
just
by
the
language
ours
just
is
minorities
generally,
where
there's
isn't
it
seemingly
does
minorities
it's
a
disadvantaged
grouping.
P
That,
maybe
certain
minority
groups,
you
know
maybe
such
as
the
Jewish
Community,
which
have
had
the
certain
kind
of
economic
issues
that
other
minority
groups
have
had.
You
know
maybe
that
under
their
certification,
I'm
not
saying
I,
know
this
for
sure
may
not
count
as
a
disadvantage.
Group
and
I
also
want
to
note
that
the
EB
and
mwb
stands
for
evanston-based
business,
but
no
one
else
would
would
be
certifying
edu.
We'd
still
be
the
only
one
determining
whether
or
not
an
EB
is.
A
L
Yeah
I
mean
on
those
two
notes:
David
and
Alderman
reads
you.
One
of
the
things
that
came
up
was
that
different
certifications
are
more
onerous
than
others
to
get
and
many
times
wbes
and
mbes
from
like
the
city,
Chicago
or
the
state
can
cost
like
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
to
achieve
and
could
create,
could
take
six
to
nine
months
to
get
your
certification.
So
you,
if
you
don't,
have
it
and
you
find
a
bid,
that's
in
evanston's
system.
That
is
perfect
for
you.
L
You
might
be
disqualified,
even
though
you're
a
legitimate
minority-owned
business,
because
you
don't
have
the
right
certifications
that
we've
chosen
in
the
past
to
to
secure
so
the
the
Dave
is
in
recognition
that
there's
this
dbe
out
there
that
we
never
had
before
right
is.
It
is
a
reminder
that
we
never
really
Revisited
our
certification
process
or
what
we
accepted
and
how
to
make
that
more
Equitable
and
and
accessible
to
people
within
our
community.
That
may
not
have
the
resources
to
time
or
or
money
or
connections
or
understanding
to
get
those
certifications
and
I
think.
L
A
Yeah
we'll
have
Joy
speak
once
again.
I
have
one
last
comment
and
then,
if
this
is
something
that
we're,
you
know
ready
to
support
I'd
like
to
take
a
vote
on
it.
Just
so
it's
clear
what
our
recommendation
is
for
staff
Joy.
T
I
believe
Tammy
can
give
clarification
on
this,
but
it's
my
understanding.
You
know
as
a
business
owner
that
various
municipalities
governing
bodies
Etc
have
their
own
Criterion
for
what
they
deem
as
being
a
validly
vetted
organization
that
gives
its
various
certifications
that
it
and
it's
actually
kind
of
arbitrary.
Yes,
some
are
more
stringent
than
others.
T
There
are.
Usually
there
are
some
guidelines
for
concessions,
for,
if
you
don't
have
that
certification,
then
generally
there's
a
waiver
or
some
kind
of
other
process
or
procedure
for
which
the
the
municipality
will
consider
allowing
your
organization
to
still
bid
on
something.
Isn't
that
correct,
but
LEP
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
does
not
allow
room
and
that's
usually
for
construction
contracts,
and
things
like
that
generally
does
not
allow
room
for
that.
Isn't
that
correct
Tammy.
T
Right
so
one
way
or
the
other,
if
the,
if
the
municipality
wants
to
restructure
their
ordinance,
then
that's
incumbent
upon
you
know
the
city's
government
to
make
those
kinds
of
changes.
I
will
say
to
Michael
McLean's
point
that
things
most
of
those
ordinances
were
established
50
years
ago
or
what
happened.
Things
have
changed
dramatically
over
this
period
of
time
and
a
city
would
do
well
to
revisit
the
structure
of
those
kinds
of
ordinances
that
govern
those
kinds
of
certifications
and
possibly
update
them
or
if
nothing
else
come
up
with
other
new
waivers.
T
That
I
think
would
satisfy
Mr
McLean's
concerns
as
well
as
Mr
stoneback.
That's
my
comment
on
that
subject.
Thank.
A
You
Joy
so
before
we
vote
on
that,
it's
the
committee
is
prepared
to
vote
on
this
I
do
want
to
say
that
it's
been.
It's
really
important
to
me.
I
brought
this
up
in
in
a
few
different
meetings
that
we
have.
A
You
know
moving
forward
that
we
have
people
self-disclosed
what
type
of
minority
business
they
are
up
until
now,
we've
lumped
all
these
groups
into
one
minority
group
and
it's
not
it's
unclear
who
we're
actually
working
with
and
and
the
what
percentage
of
African-Americans
versus
our
latinx
community
and
so
on
and
so
forth
and
I
think
understanding.
A
Those
differences
is
really
important
to
achieving
our
racial
Equity
work
that
that
we've
prioritized
here
in
the
City
of
Evanston
and-
and
so
this
will
make
it
probably
even
more
challenging
to
get
that
information,
but
it's
still
something
that
I
think
you
know
and
I
support
doing
it,
but
I'm
just
you
know
it's.
It's
still
information
that
I
think
the
city
would
need
to
collect
is
to
understand
okay,
you're,
a
dbe,
but
but
how
and
so
that
we
can
track
where
money
is
where
City
funds
are
going
to
and
what
groups
are.
A
Maybe
benefiting
more
than
others,
so
that's
the
only
comment.
I
have
councilmember
Harris.
G
G
So
I
guess
I
would
go
on
a
limb
and
again
I
know
I'm
new,
that
if
we
change
to
the
BBE
we're
allowing
people
to
get
in
without
us
really
just
looking
at
what
what
the
purpose
of
the
group
was
to
make
sure
that
women
might
most
definitely
African-American
I
think
was
one
of
the
things
so
I'm
just
being
new
trying
to
understand.
But
if
there's
a
waiver
there
US
changing
it
allows
people
to
circumvent
that
you
know
process
early,
so
that's
just
where
I'm
coming
from
and
maybe
I'm
wrong.
Help
me
if
I'm.
U
I
I
think
I
think
the
city's
goal
is
to
have
participation.
I
mean
the
the
whole
mwebe
program
is
a
goal
and
I
think
sometimes
were
we
might
be
giving
waivers
and
not
taking
credit
for
having
a
Native
American
contractor
do
work
for
us
and
in
saying
yeah,
they're
performing
15
of
the
work
or
something
like
that.
U
B
We
also
like
to
add
I,
think
the
majority
of
the
waivers
we
do
approve
they're,
not
based
on
not
having
certification,
they're
more
based
on
the
type
of
work
or
the
savings
to
the
city
and
things
like
that,
not
necessarily
certification
or
not
being
a
mrw
or
based
in
Evanston
right,
sometimes.
U
A
And
Tammy
just
asked
one
last
question
to
you:
I
know
you
mentioned
when
I
brought
up
the
self-disclosure
issue,
but
at
the
last
meeting
you
said
that
the
state
had
recently
I
believe
it
was
recently
provided
some
direction
to
cities
where
they're
encouraging
cities
to
start
to
collect
that
data.
And
so
you
don't
see
us
collecting.
A
You
know
some
of
the
different.
You
know
categories
under
the
DB
designation,
it
being
an
issue
adding
that
to
what
we
already
plan
to
start
collecting
information.
We
already
plan
to
start
collecting.
B
A
It
wouldn't
be
perfect.
Okay,
if,
unless
we
have
any
other
discussion,
we
can
take
a
vote
on
this.
If
someone
wants
to
I,
don't
know
if
anybody
made
a
motion.
So
if
anybody.
P
Wants
to
make
a
motion
that
allow
DB
the
State
Illinois
Department
of
transportations
dbe
to
be
accepted
as
dbe
certification
to
be
accepted
as
a
valid
certification
under
our
mwebe
program.
B
That's
what
I
was
just
checking
give
me
one.
Second,.
L
L
We,
we
think
about
some
of
our
priorities
as
a
committee
and
that
the
definition
of
what
wmbe
means
in
today's
world
might
be
different
and
that
we
look
at
that
as
a
committee
and
as
a
city,
and
you
know,
and
line
up
the
priorities
and
line
up
the
the
new,
whether
it's
legislation
or
just
or
just
policy
where
we
go
with
it,
I
mean
even
if.
A
And
Dave
is
this
something
that
you
would
need
that
we
would
need
to
bring
to
council
anyway
or
how?
What
would
be
the
even
if
we
had
a
quorum,
we
voted
on
it.
What
would
be
the
next
step
for
it?
Yeah.
U
Gonna
say
we
don't
if
I
feel
comfortable,
asking
legal
to
start
crafting
the
ordinance,
I
I
believe
that
there's
concurrence
here
so
and
then
I
just
wanted.
Mr
McLean's
brings
a
very
good
point
out
in
that
it.
U
Actually,
this
whole
committee
is
was
created
by
a
resolution
and
most
boards
and
committees
in
Evanston
are
are
done,
they're,
codified
and
so
it's
by
ordinance,
and
it
gives
more
specific
language
about
how
many
members
are
on
it
and
what
their
goals
are
and-
and
things
like
that,
so
it
I'm
not
saying
that
we're
going
to
start
this
tomorrow,
but
in
the
long
run
I
would
I
would
hope
that
in
2023,
when
we're
more
fully
staffed
in
the
city
manager's
office,
that
we
would
work
with
with
this
committee
and
try
to
create
an
ordinance
to
establish
the
committee
by
ordinance
and
and
put
it
in
the
city
code
and
work
with
the
committee
to
Define
what
your
objectives
are
and
codify
that
rather
than
just
by
the
resolution.
U
If
you
look
at
the
resolution,
yes,
please,
it
doesn't
really
say
that
there's
council
members
on
this
committee-
it's
supposed
to
be
nine
members-
I-
think
you
might
have
ten.
It
doesn't
really
reference
it.
There's
council
members
on
it,
so
it
you
know
the
the
whole
way
this
is
structured.
This
committee
is
structured,
has
morphed
from
a
resolution
established
in
97
and
I.
U
L
A
Are
and
I
don't
know
if
Council
price
is
still
here,
but
he
pulled
up.
Oh
Dusty
1997
resolution
I
think
in
our
last
meeting
or
the
one
before
and.
H
A
Actually,
report
directly
to
city
council,
which
was
was
new
and
I,
think
that's
great
great
information
exactly
but.
L
Knows
yeah
I
mean
three
years
ago
we
had
a
25
compliance
or
something
like
that
with
our
our
mandate
for
locally
owned
participation
in
our
contracts,
and
in
only
a
few
years
we
were
able
to
really
focus
on
not
being
punitive
and
collecting
fees,
but
actually
getting
getting
people
to
conform
and
I
think
we
ended
up
at
like
80
percent
a
year
ago
of
conformance.
It
was
incredible
to
see
the
turnaround
and
I
just
I
think
this
committee
really
has
been
reluctant
to
be
a
force
of
its
own
I.
A
Know
we
got,
we
got
some
stuff
on
the
agenda
if
into
talking
about
just
that,
but
we're
gonna,
let
Deputy
city
manager
have
his
evening.
I
think
you
have,
as
councilman
Reed
said,
the
direction
that
you
need.
We
appreciate
you
taking
your
time
to
to
talk
us
through
this
and
we'll
see
you
soon.
Thank
you
have
a
great
night.
Everyone
all
right
take
care
all
right.
A
Next
up,
we
have
still
a
new
business
under
B
discussion
to
amend
section
1-17-1
of
the
city
code,
purchases
of
goods
or
services.
Tammy.
Are
you
you're,
you're
you're,
presenting
on
this
one
right?
Well,.
B
A
B
Presentation,
it
was
just
a
copy
of
the
current
city
code
related.
G
B
Maybe
we
can
jump
to
item
seven
I
know,
Council
price
is
still
on.
The
call
is.
S
A
S
A
Sorry
about
that
so
yeah
we'll
jump
to
other
business
and
then
we'll
jump
back
to
see
and
our
new
business,
which
will
be
our
final
item
on
our
agenda.
Thank
you,
everyone
for
being
patient
and
staying
with
us,
but
yeah
on
the
other
business.
We
have
a
legal
clarification
of
nweb
gold
and
LEP
fund.
This
was
another.
This
came
from
a
question
that
we
had
at
the
last
meeting,
trying
to
better
understand
why
and
and
joy.
A
You
brought
this
up
in
one
of
your
last
step,
questions
or
statements,
but
we
wanted
to
understand.
Why
is
it
that
nwebe
is
a
goal
and
not
a
requirement
similar
to
LEP?
And
what
does
the
law
say
about
that?
Can
we
make
it
a
requirement?
A
Does
it
need
to
be
a
goal,
and
so
Council
price
is
here
to
talk
about
that
as
well
as
we
had
a
discussion
about
the
LEP
fund
and
specifically
how
we
can
use
those
funds,
and
so
when,
when
when
people
opt
out
of
the
LEP
program,
you
know
there's
the
fee
that
success
they
pay
the
fee.
It
goes
into
a
fund.
We
wanted
to
know
hey.
How
can
we
use
it?
Can
we
use
it
to
to
to
buy
as
an
idea.
A
S
So
the
reason
it's
a
goal
and
not
a
requirement.
A
hard
requirement
is
because
of
the
case
all
that's
developed
under
the
United
States
Constitution.
S
It
really
goes
back
to
the
refunding
of
the
country
where
the
states
trying
to
be
at
war
with
each
other's
States
to
try
to
prevent
the
the
interstate
commerce,
and
so
there
were
protections
given
to
the
citizens
of
the
United
States.
That
states
and
therefore
local
governments
have
can't
interfere
with
certain
rights
to
cross
state
lines,
to
do
business
that,
if
you're
going
to
do
any
of
that,
then
it
has
to
pass
the
strictest
treatment,
which
is
a
favorite
topic
of
council
member
Reeves.
S
I'm,
sorry
is
not
here,
but
the
it
has
to
pass
District
to
do
any
sort
of
restriction.
That
is
in
any
way
based
on
where
you
live,
and
some
things
do,
but
in
general,
when
it
comes
to
the
power
of
the
purse,
it's
been
decided
that
a
couple
things
are
needed
in
order
to
do
it
to
do
anything
one
is
you
got
to
be
making
up
for
past
six?
So
that's
that's
not
a
hard
thing
to
get
our
arms
around.
S
We
get
that
so
minority
owned
and
women-owned
business
enterprises
have
been
typically
disadvantaged
systematically
and
so
offering
them
a
a
leg
up
or
as
we've
done
here
with
you
know,
if
you're
within
five
percent
you'll
get
the
bid,
we're
allowed
to
do
those
kinds
of
things
based
on
our
past
sins
and
our
findings,
but
in
terms
of
a
requirement
for
workers
on
a
job
or
requirement
for
the
number
of
subcontractors
involved,
that's
being
deemed
by
the
courts
to
go
too
far
that
that
doesn't
pass
stricts
through
me,
no
matter
how
bad
a
sinner
you
were
when
it
comes
to
my
already
owned
women-owned
business
enterprises,
so
we
can
have
goals.
S
We
can
make
a
Marketplace
as
we're
doing.
We
can
try
and
help
minority
businesses
get
capitalized
get
jobs,
get
do
the
paperwork
we
can
help
them
do
all
of
those
things.
What
we
can't
do
is
set
a
hard
quota
on
our
contracts.
That's
a
hard
quote.
We
can
do
goals,
we
can
we
can
incentivize,
we
can
even
skip
the
lowest
to
the
bidder
and
go
to
one
within
five
percent.
That's
a
minority
owned
contract.
Those
are
all
allowed.
But
beyond
that,
so
the
case
law
is
not
allowed
to
have
a
hard
work.
S
The
difference
with
LEP
is
that
it
once
again
requires
a
finding
of
problems
and
then
again
you
can
only
have
very
modest
sorts
of
requirements,
and
the
LEP
is
only
available
to
Evanston
when
evanston's
spending
only
Evanston
dollars.
When
we
spend
money
that
also
involves
state
of
Illinois
dollars
or
federal
dollars.
We
have
to
use
their
their
BBE
processes
forms
and
we
have
to
accept
their
certifications.
But
when
we
only
spend
evidence
in
dollars,
we
can
be
a
little
more
choosy
about
what
am
I
already
owned
businesses.
S
S
The
problem
with
the
LEP,
though,
if
you
think
about
it,
is
again
because
we
have
to
make
up
for
past
sins
that
we've
had
that
if
we
have
to
make
up
for
past
sins,
what
we've
told
the
world
is-
and
we
actually
have
done
this
Evanston-
has
that
and
it's
so
expensive
to
do.
Work
in
Evanston
to
have
your
business
located
in
Evanston
is
so
expensive.
We
are
going
to
favor
local
Enterprise.
S
Now
our
Economic
Development
people
are
real
happy
that
we're
proclaiming
to
the
world
that
evanston's
super
expensive
place
to
do
business,
but
we've
already
made
that
finding
the
LEP
exists,
and
so
we
have
the
goals
and
we
can
do
that
and
we've
enforce
the
penalties
here
and
there
we've
got
60
some
thousand
dollars
in
that
fund
for
people
who
have
not
complied
and
that's
largely
because
we're
basically
in
our
home
roll
powers
on
very
modest
contracts
of
only
Evanston
dollars.
S
So
we're
gonna
be
okay,
doing
that
and
then
I
I
know
I,
wouldn't
I.
You
know
in
working
with
staff
and
looking
back
historically
before
I
was
covering
for
Mr
Cummings.
You
know
so.
I
went
back
and
read
the
questions
Alderman
Parkway
had
and
when
it
comes
to
the
LEP
fund
and
what
you
can
spend
that
on
it's
kind
of
Broad
and
it's
and
yet
there's
a
of
that.
There's
also
a
leash
on
it's.
It's
all
set
forth
in
the
code
in
117
1.
S
and
in
C12.
It
talks
about
what
you
can
spend
it
on,
and
it
says
you
can
spend
it
on
Workforce,
Development
and
LEP
goals,
nice,
and
that
gives
you
a
lot
of
power
as
a
committee,
if
I
set
those
things
up,
what
are
the
LEP
goals
for
the
Workforce
Development
and
then
you
have
to
bring
that
forward
and
the
goals
themselves
and
then
the
expenditures
that
go
with
them
have
to
be
approved
by
city
council.
So
you
don't
have
final
sale
now
in
the
past,
I
I
understand
as
a
matter
of
practice.
S
We've
improve
things
like
helping
a
minority
business,
get
the
tours
or
the
particular
safety
equipment
that
they
may
need
to
be
eligible
to
bid
on
a
project
that
Ellison's
got
going
out.
So
those
kinds
of
Workforce
Development,
Workforce,
Assistance
programs,
where
we're
putting
Tools
in
people's
hands
or
getting
them
getting
them
certifications
getting
them
through
a
class
getting
them
whatever
it
is.
They
need
to
be
and
then
eligible
to
bid
on
our
on
Evanston
stuff.
Those
are
all
perfectly
laudable
and
acceptable.
S
I,
don't
know
that
we've
tagged
all
the
bases,
all
the
time
about
mapping
them
all
out
in
a
list
telling
city
council.
This
is
what
we're
going
to
spend
the
money
on
and
then
doing
it.
It
seems
to
me,
we've
been
a
little
more
ad
hoc,
a
little
more.
You
know
as
as
needs
come
up
and
are
identified
for
us.
You
know
Tammy's
done
what
she
can
to
promote
Workforce,
Development
and
authorize
some
things
here
and
there.
S
The
white
and
large
are
supposed
to
be
a
list
that
goes
to
City,
Council
of
all
our
goals
and
the
money
out
of
the
penalty
fund
that
we're
going
to
spend
on
those
goals
and
so
to
cover
all
the
kinds
of
things
Tammy
does
his
Workforce
Development.
You
know
we're
gonna
spend
thirty
thousand
dollars
on
Workforce
Development
as
a
goal,
which
is
helping
minority-owned
businesses
get
additional
certifications
or
safety
equipment
and
need
contract
qualifications.
S
A
A
Thanks
councilman
that
well
councilman
Reed,
is
has
a
question
or
a
statement
here,
but
I
just
want
to
say
that.
S
A
This
this
will
this
conversation
discussion
will
flow
nicely
into
the
work
plan,
because.
A
P
Yeah
I
just
say
anytime,
someone
says
strict
scrutiny.
Three
times,
I
appear.
P
However,
with
our
LEP
program,
because
that
first
let
me
correct
my
understanding,
our
ledp
program,
local
Employment
Program,
is
race,
neutral,
correct.
S
B
Can
I
clarify
that
I'm
sorry
LEP
is
based
on
residency
right,
no
yeah
residency
of
employee
or
people
who
will
work
on
the
project
and
being
over
250
000
dollars
yeah,
but.
P
But,
given
that
it's
race,
neutral,
Council
price,
wouldn't
that
one
not
require
a
strict
student
and
wouldn't
we
have
a
bit
more.
Wouldn't
that
move
it
down
to
maybe
even
rational
intermediate
and
allow
us
a
bit
more
longitude
with
how
we
both
require
local
employment
and
how
we,
you
know,
spend
those
funds
well.
S
I
would
like
to
say
yes,
but
the
answer
is
no
there's
a
number
of
local
vendor
preference
case
law
in
the
Supreme
Court,
the
most
notable
one
being
one
out
of
Boston,
where
they
had
larger
set
of
sides
from
local
vendors
and
local
vendor
preferences.
And
since
that
case,
Illinois,
you
know
has
given
the
course
of
only
have
given
us
a
little
more
Elbow.
Room
like
we
still
have
to
be
cognizant
of
limits
on
what
we
can
do
for
any
sort
of
local
vendor
preference.
S
S
Yeah
we
get
to
rely
here
on
our
home
World
Towers
a
little
bit,
and
so
just
as
the
state
of
Illinois,
when
it's
gets
its
checkbook
out
does
has
a
little
more
power
within
the
federal
constitutional
framework,
how
it
spends
its
money
same
for
us
as
having
students,
so
the
LEP
I
think
is
really
quite
well
done
and
organized,
and
you
know
really:
the
only
challenge
is
sort
of
a
the
internal
one
about
somebody
who
maybe
Annie
says
no
to
once
in
a
while
saying:
that's
not
how
the
origins
read
so
other
than
that
it's
I
think
it's
an
excellently
written
program.
S
I
think
you,
you
you're
ready
to
go
and
you
have
kind
of
the
ring
you
need.
I
mean
I'm,
not
aware
of
a
situation.
That's
come
up
where
we've
had
a
problem,
but
in
terms
of
powers,
even
though
we're
restriction,
those
home
rule
powers
of
ours
are
gonna,
give
us
a
little
more
elbow.
P
P
Last
comment
that
I
want
to
make
is
that
I
I
just
really
love
the
marketplace
idea
and
and
getting
that
fully
up
and
running
I
think
we're
still
working
on
developing
that
I.
Think
that's
really
just
in
the
discussion
phases
to
some
degree
is
that
correct,
Timmy
or
creating
a
essentially
like
a
a
roster
of
you
know
my
mweb
businesses.
Do
we
have
a
Marketplace
of
sorts
or.
S
Yeah
I
think
what
councilmember
Reed
is
referring
to
is
so
you
know,
I've
sent
some
examples
around
where
you
get
aware
and
staff,
but
you
know
we
can
develop
a
web
page
that
invites
people
to
register
with
us,
and
then
we
take
them
through
our
certification
process.
Where
we
we
say,
do
you
have
one
of
the
ones
we
recognize?
That's
part
of
the
reciprocity,
the
city
of
Chicago
or
Cook
County,
one,
for
example,
they
do
a
deeper
dive
on
minorities
and
women
than
the
state
does
on
the
BBE.
S
We've
been
talking
about
at
night,
so
we
can
develop
our
own
roster
and
we
can
be
proactive
out
in
the
marketplace.
Saying
hey
when
you
register
with
us,
as
as
an
M
minority,
owned
business
or
a
woman-owned
business
Enterprise.
S
Not
only
is
that
give
you,
you
know
check
off
that
box.
We
will
affirmatively,
send
you,
you
know
bidding
opportunities
and
create
a
Marketplace
that
way
and-
and
there
are
others
who
have
done
it-
there
was-
you
know.
S
Arpa
money
was
tied
for
other
units
of
government
not
for
Evanston,
but
for
other
smaller
units
of
government
to
developing
a
proactive
stance
on
these
things,
and
so
a
number
of
other
units
of
government,
particularly
community
colleges,
developed
whole
web
pages
to
try
and
create
a
Marketplace
of
mbwbe
businesses
that
they
could
then
grow
bids
to
and
try
and
meet
these
goals.
A
Thank
you,
Council
price
and
I
and
I
want
to
make
the
distinction,
because
a
lot
of
people
or
some
people
may
be
thinking.
Well,
you
know,
I'm
sure
that
we
got
up
probably
over
two
dozen
or
more
newsletters
you
can
sign
up,
for
anybody
can
sign
up
for
our
procurement
and
bidding
newsletter,
which
I'm
sure
we
have
I'm,
not
even
on
it,
but
I'm
sure
we
have
this.
A
One
of
the
30
or
40
we
have
I
would
say
the
difference
is,
is
really
sending
bids
that
are
unique
to
that
person
that
contractors
or
individuals
preferences.
However,
they
set
it
up,
and
this
was
something
that
I've
also
thought
about
separately.
Is
you
know
they
they
register
they
go
in,
but
they
specifically
talk
about
the
types
of
bids
that
they're
interested
in
and
we
only
send
them.
Those
right
which
will
will
you
know
we'd
have
to
we'll
take
some
some
time
to
set
that
up
and
submit
some.
A
You
know
technical
expertise,
but
I
think
that's.
The
difference
is
not
having
them
on
a
you
know,
monthly
or
quarterly,
or
whatever
basis
flip
through
a
bunch
of
bids
that
that
they
don't
have
any
interest
in,
but
finding
a
way
to
send
them
ones
that
are
unique
to
the
preferences
that
they've
selected
for
themselves
in
the
companies.
Well,.
S
S
May
sometimes
rob
somebody
of
an
opportunity
for
them
to
grow
or
expand
in
an
area
where
they'd
like
to
so
I
want
to
say
that
and
then.
Secondly,
you
know
we're
understaffed
with
the
city
of
Evans,
I
think
that's
well
known,
and
so
one
of
the
things
we
can
do,
though,
is
if
we
we
put
you
on
the
roster,
and
then
we
have
I
mean
we
typically
always
send
bids
to
certain
Clearing
Houses
plan
houses
or
Clearing
Houses
a
demands.
S
Car
is
one
of
them
and
we
just
help
our
MBE
wbe
entities
register
a
demand
start
and
then
anything
from
Evanston
comes
through
sort
of
in
a
database.
They're
not
supported
with
paper,
but
there's
a
project
description.
That's
intended
to
catch
people's
attention
for
stuff.
They
might
want
to
do
and
that
way.
They're
still
self-directing
we're
still
recognizing
their
agency
over
their
business
and
how
they
want
to
grow
it
we're
not
cutting
them
out
of
stuff.
S
They
may
want
to
try
and
expand
into
I
mean
if
I'm,
a
I'm,
an
electrician,
there's
a
project-
that's
90
plumbing
and
10
electrical,
maybe
I
team
up
with
somebody
and
I'd
like
to
know
about
that
bin.
So
that
kind
of
thing
so
I
that
would
be
a
caution
that
I
would
give
to.
You
know
us
being
the
selection
as
opposed
to
getting
everybody
to
like
a
bulletin
board.
If
you
will,
or
these
plan
houses,
we
help
them
get
there
and
then
every
time
everything
puts
something
up
there.
A
A
Would
actually
be
on
their
end,
and
so,
if,
if
they
were
cut
out
an
opportunity,
they
would
have
to
cut
themselves
out
because
they
would
select
the
preferences
basically
I'm
talking
about
a
technology
that
I
don't
an
option
that
doesn't
exist
currently
where
you
can
go
in
as
a
contract
and
say
I
won,
specifically
like
I.
Don't
want
to
just
receive
every
bid
that
comes
to
the
city,
but
specifically
bids
find
about
Electrical
Plumbing.
But
that's
it
I.
B
So
right
now
we
have
the
bids
and
proposal
page.
So
vendors
are
welcome
to
sign
up
for
notification
and
they're
just
notified
of
new
bids,
and
we
allow
them
to
go
on
to
the
city
web
page
and
view
the
bids.
So
we
don't
look
at
what
type
of
bids
they're
looking
at
is
just
a
informational
email
that
we
send
out
to.
Let
them
know,
there's
new
bids
or
proposals
out
there
for
them
to
take
a
look
at
and
see
if
it's
of
Interest
right.
S
So
we
we
can
work
with
some
of
the
plan
houses
where
the
the
contractors
know.
This
isn't
a
staff
thing
then
Tammy's
not
having
to
make
the
call
what
they
do
is
we
send
it
to
demand
server,
for
example,
and
then
the
contractor
registers
one
time
with
demand
star
and
checks
off
what
they
want
to
see
from
that
are
about
electricals
they're
about,
and
we
can
help
them
with
that
expense.
Too.
I
mean
that
would
be
well.
B
M
A
Council
price,
the
way
you
just
described
demand
Stars.
It
was
exactly
what
I
that's
my
idea.
That's
the
idea
that
I
would
have
too,
where
the
contractor
is
going
going
in
checking
specifically
what
they're
interested
in.
So,
let's
call
it
electrical
and
plumbing
and
then
they're
only
getting
those
and
they
could
expand
it
by
choice.
They
can
go
back
into
their
account
and
say
you
know
what
I'm
interested
in
expanding
in
this
area.
So,
if
demand
star
already,
does
it
I
think
that's
perfect?.
A
A
Yeah,
that's
great,
so
we
can
connect
people
with
those
I
think
that
that
that's
wonderful,
okay,
I,
think
I
saw
Michael's
hand
up
at
one
point
and
then
it
was
down
and
then
it
was
up
Michael
you
do
you
have
a
a
question
or
anything.
What
you
want
to
say
you
still
with
us
is
Michael
still
with
us.
Michael
is
not
with
us.
Okay,
we
are
going
to
I.
Think
that's
it.
If
there
are
any
other
questions.
A
Council
price
appreciate
your
your
research,
as
always,
is
very
helpful
and
I
think
we're
all
yeah.
We
we're
clear
on
this,
so
we're
ready
to
move
on
to
the
next
agenda
item.
Thank
you.
Do.
A
Okay
and
quickly
before
we
lose
anyone
else,
I
wanted
to
in
the
evening
discussing
our
work
plan.
I,
don't
know
if
everybody,
if,
if
everybody
had
a
chance
to
look
at
the
resolution
that
created
this
committee,
but
if
you
could
go
into
quickly
going
to
your
packet
if
you're
having
trouble
identifying
or
finding
the
package.
Just
let
me
know
we
can
walk
you
through
it.
It's
on
the
city's
website,
but
on
page.
B
A
It
page
20
Page
20
of
our
packet,
perfect
ly
and
before
I,
get
into
that
too.
I
just
also
wanted
to
acknowledge
in
your
packet
that
that
Angela
penisi
of
one
of
our
fellow
committee
members
also
wrote
a
letter
to
us.
She
anticipated
her
absence
in
this
meeting
and
so
wanted
to
find
a
way
to
still
participate
so.
A
To
read
that
and
okay,
so
it
was
set
resolution
71,
Dash
r-97
and
if
you
scroll,
scroll,
scroll,
you'll,
see
it
says,
resolution
and
whose
authority
and
responsibility
shall
include
but
not
limited
to,
and
then
it
goes
on
identifying
and
assessing
the
needs
of
the
nweb
community
on
a
regular
basis.
Developing
a
program
to
address
the
established
needs
of
the
nweb
committee,
Community,
reviewing
and
evaluating
the
city
of
evanston's
procurement
practices.
A
Sorry
about
that
reviewing
and
evaluating
the
city
of
evanston's
procurement
practices
in
order
to
maximize
opportunities
for
the
nweb
community,
designing
a
training
program
in
conjunction
with
the
local
Small,
Business,
Development,
Center
and
other
sources
for
the
purpose
of
increasing
the
capacity
of
local
firms
to
provide
the
goods
and
services.
The
city
needs
and
I.
Think
actually,
that
point
number
four
would
be
a
really
good
opportunity
for
Sunshine
Enterprises.
A
That's
based
upon
actual
and
proposed
nwebe
participation
and
related
cost
factors
addressing
job
training
and
employment
on
City
construction
projects,
defining
bitter
good
faith
efforts
and
complying
with
the
nwebe
program,
as
they
may
relate
to
a
determination
of
responsiveness
in
the
procurement
process,
proposing
appropriate
contract
language
relative
to
the
nweb
program,
researching
and
establishing
a
mentor
slash
a
protege
program
between
nweds
and
established
firms.
A
Developing
and
maintaining
an
nweb
directory
for
the
firm's
inclusion
on
the
city's
bidder
list
determining
the
basis
for
confirming
the
status
of
a
firm
is
either
evanston-based
or
owned
by
minorities
and
or
women
for
participation
in
the
city
of
ever
since
program,
then
two
more
preparing
status
reports
in
an
annual
presentation
to
the
mayor
and
City
Council
in
the
reviewing
and
evaluating
a
local
preference
policy
that
must
that
might
is
that
the
I
would
imagine,
that's
probably
the
LEP
program.
A
I
would
imagine
so,
as
you
can
see
that
those
we've
heard
people
even
say
tonight
that
oh
we,
you
know,
we
need
goals
and
I
mean
there
were
a
lot
of
goals.
There
were
a
lot
of
responsibilities
that
that
the
council,
at
this
time,
thought
about
when
creating
this
committee
and
you'll
notice
that
some
of
them
are
outdated
and
and
have
already
been
completed.
A
But
much
of
this
are
things
that
we
could
still
be
doing,
that
we
are
not
doing
and
we're
certainly
not
doing
any
annual
reports
to
city
council
and
no
one's
fault
other
than
that.
Just
at
some
point
you
know
we,
as
Michael
said
the
committee
began
to.
A
Of
directly
to
council,
so
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
do
and
and
and
we
can
add
to
this
as
well-
so
you
know
as
we
kick
off
this
discussion-
I
thought
it
was
important
to
read
through
that
list
of
responsibilities
that
the
founders
of
this
committee
wanted
it
to
work
on,
with
the
full
understanding
that
we
can,
we
can
grow.
You
know
be
honest
as
much
as
we
would
like
that
being
said,
I
think
a
work
plan.
A
B
A
We
won't
be
able
to
tackle
all
of
this
at
once.
There's
only
so
meetings,
many
meetings
in
a
year
so
much
time
that
we
can
volunteer
to
doing
it
and
and
of
course,
where
we
continue
to
be
challenged
with
staff
shortages,
so
I
think
out
of
15
things
or
20
things
that
we
may
want
to
do.
Eventually.
You
know
we
should
come
up
with
a
top
three
top
four
top
five.
A
Whatever
feels
good
for
the
committee
to
work
on
and
and
and
and
we'll,
we
can
make
those
decisions
over
the
next
few
meetings,
so
that
was
the
first
thing
I
wanted
folks
to
look
at.
The
second
is
the
last
page
of
the
packet
I
believe,
and
it
says,
guidelines
for
BCC
self-assessments.
This
is
something
that
I
discovered
early
on
in
my
term.
A
At
one
point,
the
legal
Women
Voters
put
together
a
system
for
for
the
city
to
follow
that
included,
not
only
an
annual
work
plan
from
committees
and
self-assessments,
which
you
can
read
here,
what
that
is
from
All
City
boards,
committees
and
commissions.
But
in
addition,
at
least
at
the
time,
even
Council
was
expected
to
create
an
annual
work
plan
that
coincided
with
the
work
plans
of
the
boards
committees
and
commissions,
which
in
theory
sounds
amazing
and
I'm,
trying
to
work
to
get
back
to
that
and
I
think.
A
As
a
start,
if
this
committee
could
could
create
a
work
plan
cook,
you
know
make
sure
that
we're
complying
with
the
the
annual
self-assessment.
If
we
can
get
it
to
work,
then
I
think
we
can
create
a
nice
model
for
some
of
the
other
committees
and
eventually
counsel,
and
so
in
going
through
this.
A
The
self-assessment
is,
you
know,
a
list
of
questions
that
that
we
would
answer
and
then,
in
addition,
at
the
bottom,
it
says
description
of
Duties,
as
stated
in
the
city
ordinance
current
work
plan,
which
is
what
we're
talking
about
also
current
annual
report
and
then
by
law
as
if
any
exists.
So
again,
there
was
really
a
lot
of
thought
and
Direction
given
to
committees
overall
about
how
to
structure
themselves
and
how
to
make
sure
that
year
to
year,
they
were
being
as
productive
and
efficient
with
their
time
as
possible.
A
I
think
all
the
Committees
have
gotten
away
from
some
of
these
systems
and
processes.
That
I
think
will
work
if
you
use
them,
but
I
would
love
us
to
get
back
to
it
and
again,
just
ending
with
the
current
work
plan.
You
know
want
to
kick
it
to
the
rest
of
the
group
to
see
you
know
what
thoughts
that
we
have
about.
You
know
what
we
want
to
work
on.
A
A
And
I
know
we're
a
light
group
at
this
point,
but
any
any
thoughts-
and
we
can-
you-
can
sit
with
this
between
meetings
too,
because
I
know
we
might
not
have
all
had
the
time
to
go
through
all
of
this.
So
we're
gonna
pick
this
back
up
at
the
next
meeting
and
so
don't
feel
like
you
have
to
to
say
it
all.
Today,
councilmember
Reed
I
think
you
were
first
yeah.
P
I
just
want
to
note
I,
you
know,
I,
don't
have
anything
complex
since
I
just
want
to
know,
but.
K
I'm
fully
supportive
of
of
this
I
think
it
makes
sense.
I
appreciate
you
councilmember.
P
Burns
for
bringing
this
forward
and
we've
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
about
it
for
months
so
I
know
this
is
new
to.
K
A
lot
of
other
folks
so
again,
just
appreciable
discussion.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Reed
Bonaventure.
Yes,.
F
I
would
suggest
we
have
at
least
a
basic
work
plan
and
we
use
that
work
plan
for
our
progress
and
see
what
we
can
do
and
maybe
next
year
we
can
raise
more
workload
based
on
what
we
have
done
or
we
what
we
can
do,
at
least
for
the
for
a
couple
of
months
and
see
how
it
goes.
But
the
idea
of
having
a
work
plan
is
a
great
idea
and
I
I
I
think
we
should
pursue
that
idea.
H
A
Other
comments
about
the
work
plan
before
we
will
take
a
quick
public
comment
and
then
we'll
we'll
close
and
then
Tammy
and
I
will
kind
of
work
on
on
how
to
take
in
feedback
on
the
work
plan
between
meetings
so
that
by
the
next
meeting
we
have
you
know
a
draft
for
folks
to
look
at.
You
know,
as
Bonaventure
said
something
simple
to
start.
A
You
know
that
that
will
still
be
able
to
modify
at
the
next
meeting,
but
just
something
simple:
to
start
for
people
to
look
at
and
react
to
and
if
there's
support
we
can
vote
on
it.
If
we
need
to
make
any
amendments,
we
can
do
that.
Any
other
comments,
questions.
A
Okay,
Tammy
did
you
want
to
share
anything
about
the
work
plan?
Anything
else
that
we
discussed
this
evening
before
I
open
it
up
to
public
comment.
B
No,
but
I
would
suggest
that
there's
any
ideals
or
comments
that
maybe
might
come
to
mind
later
after
this
meeting.
If
you
want
to
send
them
to
both
myself
and
council
member
Burns
and
we'll
make
sure
that
we
include
them,
maybe
create
a
a
document
with
all
the
suggestions
for
the
next
meeting.
R
A
A
T
Thank
thank
you
very
much.
I
just
wanted
to
say,
I
really
appreciate
having
been
invited
to
participate
in
a
meeting
today.
I
had
drafted
a
little
something
just
to
be
able
to
share
a
little
bit
of
background
about
myself
and
my
company,
or
in
other
words,
why
am
I
here?
T
I
also
have
one
of
my
associates,
one
of
my
team
members,
Diana
Connell
Garza
who's
in
attendance,
and
she
is
our
a
Spanish
Market
specialist
with
my
company.
So
I'll
just
quickly
share
a
little
statement
that
I
had
put
together
for
you:
I'm
RJ
Stewart,
president
CEO
of
rjs
Marketing
Solutions
rjs
is
a
full
service
marketing
company,
with
a
very
keen
focus
on
community
outreach
and
development.
T
First
I
just
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
about
myself
for
many
years.
I
worked
for
the
broadcast
industry
in
advertising
and
marketing
as
an
executive
for
various
radio
and
television
stations
in
Chicago
and
Los
Angeles.
That
probably
was
over
a
span
of
about
25
years
for
about
10
years.
I
did
freelance
marketing
work
and
also
taught
at
the
Evista
School
District
65,
where
I
also
taught
the
extended
day
and
iset
testing
preparation.
T
Today.
The
all-time
catchphrase
is
diversity
and
inclusion,
diversity,
inclusion.
We
hear
that
everywhere
and
it
is
intended
to
Encompass
minority
ethnic
groups
and
the
lgbtq
plus
community.
Collectively
members
of
minority
groups
now
make
up
close
to
40
percent
of
evanston's
total
population,
while
the
black
community
has
dropped
from
22.5
and
2
000
to
16.5.
Today,
ever
since
Latin
X
Community
has
doubled
in
the
last
two
decades
and
now
stands
at
about
11.8
percent
of
evans's
population.
T
The
Asian
Community,
the
Asian
Community,
has
grown
to
9.4
percent
and
has
become
more
geographically
dispersed
over
the
years
they're
about
2.3
percent,
who
are
native
American
and
identify
as
other
races.
Evanston
boasts
the
highest
Mei
rating,
which
of
course,
is
the
municipal
equality
index.
With
regard
to
the
lgbtqai
plus
Community,
it
takes
a
lot
to
get
that
out.
T
These
are
Divergent
entities
with
distinct
complexities
and
varying
needs.
It's
important
to
be
sensitive
to
those
differences
while
addressing
their
needs.
Women
owned
and
minority
businesses
have
their
finger
on
the
pulse
of
these
differences
in
the
community,
they're
more
likely
to
be
committed
to
addressing
those
needs.
It
is
imperative
that
these
businesses
be
supported
in
order
to
Foster
economic
growth
of
the
community
at
Large.
T
I
have
attended
today
in
order
to
learn
more
about
this
committee,
its
Mission,
its
Vision
for
these
businesses,
and
we
at
rjs
Marketing
Solutions,
stand
ready
to
serve
and
to
support
the
City
of
Evanston
in
these
Endeavors.
In
whichever
way
we
can
possibly
be
supportive.
So
Diana
I
want
to
thank
you
for
attending
along
with
me
today
and
with
that
I
turned
the
floor
back
over
to
the
alderman.
A
Thank
you,
Joy,
wonderful
words.
Thank
you
for
sharing
them.
Does
anybody
else
want
to
make
a
public
comment
before
we
adjourn.
A
A
What
I
can
promise
is
that
that
Tammy
and
I
are
gonna,
make
sure
that
the
you
know
that
we
we
you
know,
have
a
a
good
packet
to
prepare
you
for
for
our
meetings
and
that
we're
going
to
try
our
best
to
you
know,
work
with
the
committee
to
better
understand
all
the
possibilities
and
potential
of
the
committee.
A
I
know
we
all
get
into
this
work
to
make
an
impact,
and
we
want
to
assist
you
in
doing
that.
So
look
forward
to
we're
continuing
to
work
with
everyone
here
and
we
will
call
the
meeting
adjourned
with
with
no
other
items
before
well.
Actually
do
we
gotta,
because
we
have
the
Ellie
the
report
so
technically
do
we
have
to.
B
D
No
no
I
just
want
to
say
I
mean
it's
wrapping
up,
I
mean
take
you
to
the
council
member
buns
kind
of
what
it's
called
I'm
kind
of
driving
the
meeting
you
know
staying
on
girls
and
yeah
kind
of
discussing
this
kind
of
some
of
those
important
things
so
yeah.
Thank
you
and
thanks
Cami
for
great
coordination.
You
know
absolutely.
E
A
Per
absolutely
yes,
thank
you
so
much
I
know
you
got
your
hands
full
right
now
with
and
we're
in
budget
season
are
about
to
be
full
stride
in
budget
season.
So
thank
you
for
all
your
work
on
that.
Okay,.