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A
Intergovernmental
affairs
to
give
my
views
on
health
care
legislation
and
I
support
the
health
care
legislation
for
multiple
reasons
of
which
I
am
sure
you
are
all
aware,
I
think
it's
essential
for
this
country
to
provide
health
care
for
all
of
its
citizens.
So
that
is
my
public
statement
on
that
topic.
B
Madam
mayor
members,
the
council,
good
evening,
we
have
several
first
I'd
like
to
ask
Marty
Lyons
our
assistant
city
manager,
to
come
up.
As
you
know,
property
tax
bills
have
hit
the
mailboxes
of
our
community
and
they're
lots
of
questions
about
the
property
tax
levy,
especially
the
levies
associated
with
the
city
of
Evanston.
So
I've
asked
marty
to
talk
briefly
about
the
levees
and
provide
little
bit
of
additional
information
for
members
of
the
community.
Mr.
Lyons
good.
C
Evening
made
a
mayor
city
manager,
members
of
council,
we
have
had
in
recent
weeks
several
communications
in
the
press,
as
well
as
our
own
items
on
the
agenda
regarding
our
tax
levy
under
separate
cover.
You've
received
a
communication
regarding
our
levee
and
in
discussing
that
we
referenced
that
we
went
through
what
happened
with
the
school
levy,
what
happened
with
the
with
our
own
levy
and
how
that
all
came
through
to
fruition
during
this
most
recent
tax
bill,
which
just
came
out
a
little
bit
late.
C
It
wouldn't
show
up
until
a
year
from
this
December
when
tax
bills
are
out.
So
this
combined
with
some
news
about
assessments
produced
all
of
the
press
regarding
eight
to
eleven
percent
increases
in
tax
bills.
So
again,
in
your
packet
tonight
we
have
the
discussion
of
the
tax
levy
as
well
as
the
memorandum
that
you
received
separately
on
this
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
regarding
the
timing
of
our
tax
levy
process.
B
D
You
evenson
Health
and
Human
Services
Department
implemented
the
first
ever
mass
h1n1
vaccination
clinics.
We
completed
school-based
clinics
at
district
65,
private
schools,
daycare
centers
and
our
first
community
clinic
this
past
weekend
at
Evanston
Township
High
School,
with
the
assistance
of
dedicated
health
and
human
service
staff,
taking
the
lead
partnering
with
our
very
own
police,
fire,
emergency
management,
community,
emergency
response
teams
or
cert,
and
a
host
of
volunteers.
We're
proud
to
report
vaccinating
a
total
of
four
thousand
157
constituents
in
a
total
of
six
days,
but
there
still
more
to
do.
D
We
are
hosting
nine
school-based
clinics
between
now
and
next
Monday
and
the
school-based
clinics
include
Evanston,
Township,
High,
School
and
their
population.
The
locations
are
listed
per
day
on
our
website.
We've
received
only
to
ship
shipments
of
vaccine
and
we're
working
diligently
to
press
the
state
of
Illinois
to
ship.
More
remember
that
until
the
vaccine
is
widely
distributed,
specific
groups
of
people
have
been
prioritized
to
receive
h1n1
vaccine.
D
These
include
pregnant
women,
people
who
live
with
or
care
for
children
younger
than
6
months
of
age,
health
care
and
emergency
medical
service
personnel,
persons
between
the
ages
of
six
months
and
24
years
old
and
people
ages,
24
through
64,
who
have
a
higher
risk
of
h1n1
because
of
chronic
health
disorder
or
their
compromised
in
their
immune
systems.
Each
week
additional
shipments
will
be
received
until
there
is
enough
h1n1
vaccine
available
to
vaccinate
anyone
who
wants
to
be
vaccinated
when
more
vaccine
becomes
avail.
D
Information
about
where
to
receive
the
vaccine
will
be
posted
on
our
website
at
WWDC
of
evanston,
org,
backslash
health,
or
you
can
call
847
866
2948,
preventing
the
flu
as
easy
as
1
2
3
1
get
your
seasonal
flu
shot
to
get
your
h1n1
vaccine
when
it
becomes
available
and
three
practice.
The
three
C's
clean
your
hands
cover
your
cough
and
contain
yourself.
If
you
become
ill
again,
information
can
be
found
at
ww
city
of
evanston,
org,
backslash
health
or
call
eight,
four,
seven,
eight,
six,
six,
two,
nine
four
eight.
Thank
you.
B
Next,
we
have
several
community
events
coming
up
and
I'd
like
to
ask
our
director
parks,
recreation
facilities
and
forestry
yeah
a
gainer
to
come
up
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
veterans
day,
observance
and
then
joining
him
on
the
holiday
lighting
ceremony
will
be
Karen
delu
tree
from
downtown
evanston,
but
we'll
start
first
with
the
veterans
day.
Sovereign
thank.
E
You
veterans
day
ceremony
will
be
held
on
wednesday
morning
november
11
that
Fountain
Square
assembly
will
begin
at
ten
a.m.
followed
by
the
ceremony
at
ten-thirty.
There
will
be
nondenominational
reflection,
singing
and
remarks
by
leaders
of
local
veterans
groups,
including
Evanston's
American,
Legion,
Post
42,
and
our
mayor
will
be
there
Carolyn
I'm,
going
to
start
on
the
Christmas
tree
lighting.
The
annual
tree
lighting
ceremony
kicks
off
the
holiday
season
at
five-thirty
on
Tuesday
November
24th
at
Fountain
Square
come
on
up
Kim
this
year.
E
The
holiday
tree
was
donated
by
an
Evanston
residents
john
and
jane
bhaye,
london
and
the
crane
that
we
are
using
to
install
a
tree
was
donated
by
Sunrise
tree
service
of
hawthorn
woods.
The
celebration
includes
holiday
carols
by
the
Music
Institute
of
Chicago
and
I'm,
going
to
let
Carolyn
finish
my
talking
here.
Thank.
F
You
Doug
also
the
night
of
the
tree
lighting.
We
are
asking
people
in
the
community
to
bring
non-perishable
food
items
to
the
reception,
that's
going
to
be
held
at
the
rotary
international
world
headquarters,
cafeteria,
where
they'll
be
serving
hot
beverages
and
cookies
and
things,
but
we
are
collecting
canned
good
items
for
connections
for
the
homeless
as
well,
so
we
hope
you'll
join
us
too.
I
mean
do
my
two
others
well!
F
Well,
yes,
that
I,
also
at
your
out
by
the
front
door,
is
a
flyer
that
we've
produced
that's
being
distributed
throughout
the
community
and
and
the
one
side
is
about
the
holiday
tree
lighting
and
the
other
side
is
about
the
free
parking
in
downtown
evanston
that
the
City
Council
approved,
and
we
thank
you
for
doing
that,
starting
thanksgiving
through
the
holidays
and
that's
after
five
o'clock
on
weekdays
and
free
on
saturdays
and
sundays.
So
these
flyers
are
being
distributed
as
along
with
posters
and
also
various
advertising
throughout
the
CTA.
F
The
metra,
and
also
all
the
newspaper
publications
through
the
holidays.
Also
I,
just
wanted
at
your
place.
Setting
is
we're
inviting
the
community
to
come
out
for
a
ribbon-cutting
we're
starting
something
new
at
of
mark
where
we're
welcoming
new
businesses
and
mayor
Tisdale
will
be
there
to
officiate
on
Friday
November
13
that
the
ultimate
chicken
bar
at
1739
sherman
avenue
and
come
and
cut
the
ribbon
and
welcome
a
new
business
to
town
also
just
wanted
to.
F
E
In
addition
to
the
holiday
tree
lighting,
the
menorah
lighting
will
be
held
at
five-thirty
at
Fountain
Square
rabbi,
dov
hylan
klein
will
light
the
menorah
on
december
14th
again
at
Fountain
Square
and
the
Kiwanis
celebration.
The
first
day
of
Kwanzaa
will
be
celebrated
with
a
community
gathering,
starting
at
five,
thirty
on
Saturday
December
26
at
Fountain
Square
and
addition
to
the
traditional
lighting.
There
will
be
music
song
and
reflection,
so
those
dates
were
all
looking
forward
to
a
ground.
Thank
you.
B
Next
round
of
members,
the
council
would
like
to
just
remind
the
community
about
our
ongoing
community
budget
process.
We
had
a
very
successful
first
meeting
on
Saturday
over
70
evanston
residents
joined
us
for
a
budget
workshop
that
lasted
about
four
hours.
We
will
be
rebroadcasting.
The
workshop
on
channel
16
with
the
details
on
the
rebroadcast
is
coming
soon.
Also
the
the
workshop
plus
all
the
additional
workshops
will
be
also
available
on
the
internet.
We.
B
People
to
go
to
our
website
city
of
avastin
org
forward
slash
budget
for
further
details.
Our
next
community
workshop
is
this
thursday
evening
november,
the
12th
beginning
at
seven
p.m.
at
the
robert
crown
center
and
then
the
following
tuesday
evening
november
17
from
seven
to
10
p.m.
at
the
fleetwood
Jourdain
center
concluding
here
in
this
room
on
monday
november,
30th
from
seven
to
ten
p.m.
so
again.
If
people
are
interested
in
following
the
process,
we'd
encourage
them
to
look
at
our
website,
see
of
evanston
org
forward,
slash
budget
Madame
mayor
two
additional
items.
B
If
I
may
you
all
receive
this
evening?
T-Shirts
live
United
the
t-shirts,
the
city's
united
way
campaign
kicked
off
this
afternoon,
we're
hoping
to
involve
all
of
our
employees
and
raising
money
for
United
Way
of
the
North
Shore,
and
so
you'll
be
hearing
about
that
and
seeing
various
events
around
the
city
facilities
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks
associated
with
that.
So
the
live
United
t-shirts
that
you've
all
received
using
the
campaign
slogan
for
the
united
way
campaign,
so
hope,
you'll,
wear.
B
G
B
Not
all
that
long
ago,
and
now
that
that
plan
has
been
passed
and
in
place,
there
are
zoning
amendments
that
it
will
be
required
in
order
to
implement
the
plan
dennis
marina
or
interim
community
development
directors.
Here,
with
an
update
on
that
process
and
the
commedia
notifications
and
additional
discussion
will
be
having
here
at
the
City
Council
on
the
subject.
Thank.
H
You
very
much.
First
of
all,
let
me
indicate
that
the
zoning
committee
of
the
plan
commission
the
month
had
started
working
on
recommendation
zoning
recommendations
that
were
included
in
the
downtown
plan
that
was
adopted
in
the
first
quarter
of
this
year.
Two
meetings
are
upcoming
here:
November
11th
and
also
November
eighteenth.
These
meetings
will
be
in
room.
H
Twenty-Two
hundred,
in
addition
to
that,
zoning
staff
has
worked
with
the
plan
commission
to
map
out
at
least
a
tentative
schedule
that
runs
into
februari,
there's
quite
a
bit
of
work
to
be
done
in
terms
of
looking
at
the
zoning
recommendations
that
were
part
of
the
plan.
The
way
the
process
has
worked
is
that
the
after
the
City
Council
adopted
the
downtown
plan.
The
next
step
is
for
the
plan
commission
and
its
zoning
committee
to
then
take
a
look
at
all
the
specific
zoning
recommendations.
H
B
A
B
Yes,
madam
mayor
members
of
the
council,
here
this
evening
with
two
specific
items,
one
dealing
with
a
report
to
you
regarding
my
first
90
days
as
your
city
manager,
the
second
continuing
discussion
regarding
the
goals
that
the
city
council
set
in
this
evening,
asking
that
you
discuss
the
gold
regarding
affordable
housing.
But
first,
if
I
may
I'd
like
to
start
with
a
report
on
my
first
90
days
as
the
year
city
manager.
B
I
started
on
august
3rd
of
this
year,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
decided
to
do
was
to
make
my
way
and
talk
with
all
the
employees
as
well
as
making
talk
to
as
many
community
members
about
the
city
of
Evanston
and
I
want
to
share
with
you.
Some
of
the
results
of
those
conversations
I'd
like
to
also
share
with
you.
Some
of
my
initial
observations
about
the
organization.
Some
next
steps
that
I'm
proposing,
including
a
work
plan
for
myself,
to
implement
some
of
those
next
steps.
B
So
I
met
with
19
different
employee
groups.
I
don't
know
that
I
had
an
opportunity
to
chat
with
every
single
one
of
our
900
employees,
but
certainly
one
around
the
organization
and
and
tried
to
chat
to
meaningfully
about
variety
of
different
issues
with
our
employees.
In
addition,
I
asked
all
of
you
to
give
me
five,
six
or
seven
folks
to
talk
to
and
that
ended
up
being
197
people.
B
So
my
math
10
times
five
or
six
reached
197,
so
I'm,
proud
to
report
that
I've
talked
over
90
of
those
hundred
and
ninety-seven
community
members
and
will
continue
working
my
way
through
that
list
and
what
I
did
is
I
have
asked
the
employee
groups
and
the
community
members
five
questions.
What
they
think
is
good
about
the
city
of
Evanston
and
specifically
with
our
employees,
what's
good
about
working
for
the
city,
what's
bad
about
the
city
or
what's
bad
about
working
for
the
city.
B
What
obstacles
are
in
our
way
to
provide
good
service
to
our
residents?
What
opportunities
are
we
missing
and
for
specifically
for
our
employees
how
best
to
recognize
their
achievements
so
and
what's
good-
and
this
is
all
the
answers
and
primarily
from
employees.
I'll
come
back
to
you.
Perhaps
in
another
evening,
once
I've
made
my
way
through
the
hundred
ninety
seven
community
members,
but
from
the
19
employee
groups,
I
talked
to
you.
B
They
all
felt
very
good
about
the
diversity
of
our
workforce,
of
the
opportunity
to
work
with
talented
fellow
staff
members
the
opportunity
to
serve
the
community
and
many
actually
use
these
words.
That
eveson
is
an
exciting
place
to
work.
I,
don't
know
that
I've
ever
worked
somewhere
in
I,
20
years
of
local
government,
where
employees
actually
say
it's
an
exciting
place
to
work,
but
and
I
heard
this
all
over
the
city
of
eveson
that
it
is
a
sighting
place
to
work.
B
But
when
there's
good,
there's
also
bad
and
things
I
heard
from-
and
this
is
really
a
compilation
of
the
most
common
things
that
I
heard
is
that
it
often
takes
too
long
to
get
things
done,
that
the
condition
of
our
city
offices,
work
and
training
facilities
are
not
adequate.
The
residents
and
fellows
staff
members
do
not
understand
what
each
department
does
and
it's
interesting
and
talking
to
our
employees
really
without
exception.
B
They
all
feel
that
people
in
fella
their
fellow
departments
do
good
job,
but
they
also
feel
that
they
are
misunderstood
as
to
what
they
do
and
that
the
residents
don't
understand.
What's
done
in
specific
departments,
others
concern
about
not
sufficient
employment
in
training.
There's
concern
about
a
constant
battle
with
the
budget
and
everyone
hoping
that
the
budget
would
be
stabilized,
really
I,
think
people
all
they're
always
concerned
about
their
jobs.
I
think
people
are
just
looking
for
more
certainty
as
we
move
forward,
regardless.
B
What
that
that
ultimate
impact
would
be
there's
concern
around
regarding
technology
and
equipment
that
people
feel
they
don't
have
the
the
tools
that
they
need
to
do
their
job.
There's
concern
that
all
staff
members
are
not
treated
equally
and
that
there's
little
accountability
among
our
staff
members
and
again,
that's
something
I
heard
really
citywide.
B
What
obstacles
are
in
our
way
our
employees
feel
the
budget
challenges
again.
How
can
we
move
past
them
to
serve
our
residents
that
there's
too
much
bureaucracy
in
this
organization
that
it
takes
too
long
and
too
many
procedures
forms
to
get
things
done
and
there's
concern
that
there
aren't
priorities
and.
B
We
do
is
of
equal
importance,
so
it
makes
getting
things
done
difficult
when
there
are
no
priorities.
What
opportunities
are
being
missed
concerned
about
our
better
relationship
with
Northwestern,
University
I
think
our
employees
see
a
lot
of
benefit
to
working
more
closely
with
northwestern.
Certainly,
the
fire
truck
was
very
well
received,
as
I
went
around
starting
at
the
end
of
August.
Many
people
feel
they
don't
make
good
use
of
volunteers
and,
as
you
look
at
how
we
use
volunteers
primarily
with
boards
and
commissions.
B
But
if
you
look
deeper
into
the
organization
we
don't
make,
good
use
of
our
residents
are
very
talented
residences
volunteers.
And
what
could
we
do?
It's
better
do
that
I
think.
There's
also
concerned
that
we've
not
done
a
good
job
in
recent
years
on
economic
development
activities
and
also,
I
think,
there's
interest
in
the
lakefront
and
leveraging
that
for
greater
economic
benefit.
Certainly
the
council's
raised
this
issue
as
well,
and
that's
something
that's
on
your
agenda
actually
for
your
special
meeting
next
Monday
evening
to
talk
about
issues
regarding
the
lakefront.
B
How
to
recognize
achievement
again.
I
think
everyone
feels
that
there's
not
enough
recognition
going
on.
There
should
be
more
regular
recognition,
but
very
clearly,
no
more
coffee,
mugs
or
t-shirts
or
baseball
caps.
So
we'll
look
at
making
simple
thank
yous
and
also
people
feel
it's
important
that
that
recognition
be
shared
with
all
staff
in
the
community.
B
Again,
one
of
the
challenges
is
that
people
don't
understand
all
that
we
do
within
our
various
departments,
and
so,
if
we
would
share
the
positives
with
staff
in
the
community,
I
think
people
feel
that
that
would
be
a
positive
reinforcement
of
the
work
that
they
do,
but
it
also
would
help
inform
people
both
inside
the
organization
and
in
the
community
of
the
good
work
that
we
do.
My
observations,
working
for
the
city
of
Evanston
is
great.
The
quality
and
dedication
of
our
staff
members
is
truly
outstanding.
B
The
breadth
and
the
depth
of
work
that
our
staff
does
is
really
very
impressive
and
I
think
you
would
be
hard-pressed
not
only
here
in
the
Chicago
area,
but
really
anywhere
in
the
United
States,
to
find
a
collection
of
staff,
members
that
are
so
diverse
and
so
dedicated
to
the
work
that
they
do.
Equally,
the
members
of
the
Evanston
community
are
passionate
about
the
city.
The
the
70
80
odd
folks
that
I've
had
an
opportunity
to
have
breakfast
lunch
coffee
with
over
the
last
three
months
are
extraordinarily
well
informed.
B
It's
even
interesting
marital
and
I
were
in
Springfield
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
and
the
mayor
of
wilmette
was
with
us
and
he
knew
as
much
about
what
was
going
on
in
the
city
of
ever
seen
as
anyone
I
talked
to
Anna
visitin.
So
not
only
are
the
residents
of
Evanston
very
plugged
in,
but
also
our
neighbors
are
very
plugged
in
and
passionate
about
what
we're
doing
again
talked
about
the
breadth
and
depth
of
services.
B
Unfortunately,
though,
I
don't
think
the
city
is
very
customer
friendly,
while
I
think
our
employees
try
to
do
everything
they
can
to
give
people
what
they
need.
I
think
that
we
don't
do
as
good
a
job
as
we
should
for
providing
simple
information
as
far
as
helping
citizens
with
requesting
services
working
on
development,
land
use
services
and
really
making
payments
to
us
of
any
and
all
kinds.
B
The
format
of
city
council
meetings,
in
my
humble
opinion,
do
not
make
the
best
use
of
anyone's
time
the
members
of
the
public
elected
officials,
their
staff
and
would
hope
that
we
can
talk
more
about
how
to
make
these
meetings
a
better
use
of
everyone's
time.
The
prophus
process
of
setting
property
tax
rates
is
not
in
sync,
with
the
budget
process,
which
provides
confusion
on
many
levels.
This
evening
on
your
agenda
is
setting
property
tax
rates
for
next
year.
You
will
not
consider
a
budget
for
another
two
months.
B
B
You
all
are
very
engaged
and
I
think
that
there
are
opportunities
that
we
can
work
to
make
you
more
effective
in
the
jobs
that
you
do.
As
I
mentioned,
the
mayor
and
I
have
spent
some
time
last
couple
of
weeks,
both
in
Washington
in
Springfield,
and
it's
clear
that
the
city
of
Evanston
needs
to
spend
much
greater
focus
on
intergovernmental
relations.
That's
not
only
in
the
capital's
but
it'll
partners
here
in
Northern,
Illinois
and
I
would
hope
that
we
can
do
some
make
some
focus
on
that
in
the
coming
weeks.
B
Difficult
issue
of
the
revenue
is
important
to
us,
but
I
think
it
engenders
an
extraordinary
amount
of
bad
will.
I
have
gotten
more
communications
from
residents
and
visitors
about
parking
than
I
have
any
single
issue
since
I've
become
city
manager
and
I.
Think
that
there
are
ways
that
we
can
address,
that
that
still
meets
the
needs
of
the
community
and
the
council,
but
hopefully
would
not
be
as
onerous
in
the
eyes
of
many
of
our
residents
and
visitors.
B
B
My
sense
in
talking
with
marty
is
that's
not
something
that
we
can
continue
to
do,
and
so
I've
asked
marty
basically
to
choose
between
being
assistant,
city
manager
and
finance
director,
and
he
has
chosen
to
be
assistant,
city
manager,
so
as
part
of
this
budget
process,
I'm
going
to
look
at
ways
to
reorganize
our
administrative
services
for
the
city
and
will
bring
back
some
recommendations
to
you
from
that.
Also
Marty
has
had
some
departments
reporting
directly
to
him.
I've
made
an
adjustment
so
that
all
city
departments
will
now
report
to
me
directly.
B
I
think
it's
important
that
we
retain
a
citywide
focus
on
the
area,
sustainability
in
the
air
of
communications,
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work
that
we've
been
able
to
do
in
a
relatively
short
period
between
the
blog
that
I'm
keeping
our
youtube
channel
or
on
twitter.
We're
on
facebook,
hopefully
we're
doing
a
better
job
of
communicating
with
our
residents
in
lots
of
different
ways
with
all.
That
said,
though,
I
think
that
there
are
some
specific
issues
that
are
would
be
important
for
me
to
focus
on
over
the
next
year.
B
First
is
to
implement
the
city
council's
goals.
I
want
to
thank
you
again
publicly
for
sitting
down
in
September
and
coming
up
with
12
goals
before
the
city
I.
Consider
my
number
one
priority
to
help
you
implement
those
12
goals
in
the
area
of
City,
Council
efficiency
and
effectiveness.
I
would
like
to
work
to
help
you
make
you
more
efficient
and
effective
and
I
think
that's
to
help.
B
You
address
the
time
spent
with
the
city
council
meetings,
the
role
of
the
council
committees,
I
think
there
are
also
areas
where
we,
as
staff,
are
not
using
the
city
council's
efficiently
and
effectively
as
we
could
and
those
areas
include
property
standards
and
economic
development.
You
are
very
plugged
into
the
community
in
your
wards
and
I
think
we
are
losing
out
by
not
making
better
use
of
your
time
and
talents
in
some
of
those
areas.
B
So
I
would
hope
that
we
can
talk
more
about
that
over
the
coming
weeks,
celebrate
recognize
and
value
staff
members
and
their
achievements
I
think
we
have
some
real
issues
in
the
organization
in
valuing
the
accomplishments
and
achievements
of
our
staff
and
we'll
be
working
with
the
department
directors
over
the
next
few
weeks
to
come
up
with
a
plan
that
I
think
will
make
sense,
with
an
eight
million
dollar
budget
deficit.
Enough.
B
B
And
finally,
the
City
Council
adopted
a
strategic
plan
not
too
long
ago
with
as
part
of
its
vision
statement,
was
to
create
the
most
livable
city
in
America,
and
certainly
we
have
lots
of
of
component
parts
to
that.
I
think
that
we,
as
your
staff,
need
to
work
more
diligently
in
really
connecting
dots
with
the
municipal
services
that
we
provide.
You
look
at
the
breadth
and
the
depth
of
services
that
we
provide.
B
I,
don't
know
that
the
best
of
all
of
them
reach
all
of
our
communities
and
that's
an
area
of
recreation,
library,
health,
economic
development.
One
of
my
goals
would
be
if
we're
going
to
create
the
most
livable
city
in
America.
It
needs
to
be
the
most
livable
city
for
all
of
our
residents
and
really
want
to
rededicate
ourselves
as
a
staff
to
work
on
that
in
the
coming
months.
So
Madame
mayor
members
of
the
council.
That
concludes
my
report
on
my
first
90
days.
I.
A
A
B
Mammograms
the
council,
the
second
item
under
special
order
of
business,
is
the
City
Council's
goal
dealing
with
affordable
housing.
Really,
there
are
several
component
parts
to
this.
This
evening
in
committee,
the
planning
and
development
committee
received
a
report
from
the
city's
affordable
housing
task
force.
In
addition,
your
staff
has
identified
some
issues
that
we
think
are
important
for
dealing
with
within
four
dab'll
housing.
B
So
our
hope
this
evening
is
to
have
a
dialogue
with
you
to
get
some
next
steps
as
to
what
you
think
is
appropriate
for
us
to
move
forward
on
the
council's
goal
with
affordable
housing.
The
task
force
recommendation,
so
I
can
just
run
through
them
briefly
deal
in
the
area
of
rental
housing
to
encourage
and
implement
activities
that
increase
the
number
of
rental
units
that
are
affordable
for
evanston
individuals
and
families
with
incomes
below
the
area.
B
Programs
on
the
area
of
infrastructure
to
implement
redesign
of
city
departments
and
nonprofit
agencies
related
to
affordable
housing
retention
in
production,
to
make
it
more
efficient,
transparent
and
proactive
public
education
and
awareness
to
increase
public
knowledge
about
affordable
housing,
awareness
of
housing
needs
of
evanston
residents
and
families
and
the
willingness
to
actively
support
housing
needs
and,
finally,
to
continue
to
work
to
increase
the
public's
concern
and
desire
for
support
of
affordable
housing.
So
those
were
the
main
goals
of
the
task
force's
report.
B
J
City
manager,
I
continue
to
be
overwhelmed
by
your
involvement,
commitment
and
participation,
and
it's
very
hard
to
follow
anything
that
you
do.
But
I
I
would
like
to
comment
on
going
forward
on
the
affordable
housing
issue.
It
is
one
of
our
goals,
but
instead
of
having
our
staff,
we've
just
had
a
commission
put
together
a
proposal
instead
of
having
our
staff
come
forward
with
a
plan
how
about
if
we
have
a
special
meeting
so
that
those
alderman
who
are
involved
in
issues
having
to
do
with
housing
and
problems
and
issues,
use
and
maintenance
etc?
J
How
about?
If
we
come
up
with
a
plan
and
I
just
I,
just
think
that
some
of
us
out
there
are
hearing
things
that
are
important
to
contribute
to
the
overall
plant.
Instead
of
getting
something
all
written
up
on
fancy
paper-
and
you
know
done
very
nicely
and
having
us
react
to
it,
perhaps
we
could
have
a
council
roundtable,
everybody
else
has
talked
about
affordable
housing
and
we're
always
reacting
and
I'd
like
us
to
initiate
a
discussion
on
affordable
housing
there.
J
There
are
problems
in
the
various
neighborhoods
in
our
town,
people
struggling
to
keep
their
houses.
We
have
evidence
that
some
people
failed
to
do
that
by
virtue
of
the
fact
that
we
have
over
a
hundred
vacant
for
closed
or
abandoned
homes,
and
maybe
if
we
had
had
a
plan,
we
could
have
addressed
some
of
those
before
they.
He
ended
up
in
the
mess
they're
in.
So
that's
my
idea.
K
C
K
Have
hours
right
now,
when
you
ask
for
the
questions
or
comments,
you
know
a
few
broad
strokes
occur
to
me,
but
as
far
as
getting
into
the
details
and
a
lot
of
the
specifics,
there
are
a
lot
of
things
alike
in
the
plan
and
a
lot
of
things
I'd
like
to
talk
about
further
and
more
specifically,
but
it's
probably
not
real
practical
to
do
it.
If
we
don't
stay
until
two
and
my.
G
I've
actually
echo
alderman
rainy
and
alderman
Wilson
that
a
special
meeting
seems
appropriate
and
to
really
get
in
depth
of
what
the
task
force
did.
I
know
how
much
work
that
they
put
into
it
and
the
recommendations
are
fabulous
and
we
really
need
to
take
time
and
look
at
what
they
did
as
well
as
what
staff
is
presented
to
us
not
to
start
from
scratch,
but
just
to
really
say.
Okay,
where
are
the
things
that
we
can
get
really
behind,
particularly
in
our
budget
circumstances?
G
I
The
problem
that
I
have
in
some
of
the
approaches
is
and
I
know
you
brand-new-
is
that
it
seems
that
we
approach
some
of
these
problems
as
if
we
start
from
scratch,
I
mean
what
plans
do
we
have
already.
I
I
We
supposed
to
have
those
things
from
maybe
six
seven
eight
months
ago,
so
I
joined
during
the
rest
of
those
who
have
spoken
in
the
call
for
a
more
intense
discussion.
But
you
know,
just
like
the
economic
development
discussion.
I
was
concerned
that
we
were
behaving
as
if
we
started
from
scratch,
and
you
know
we've
been
out
here
for
a
while
and
we've
had
staff
who
have
some
expertise
were
given
leadership
in
those
areas.
What
do
we
have?
A
civil
could
build
on
that
I.
A
See
no
more
lights.
One
thing
I
wanted
to
add
to
the
discussion
is
I
think
that
it
it
may
be
a
different
discussion
if
we
do
get
the
grant
than
it
will
be.
If
we
don't
get
the
grant,
I
don't
want
to
hold
the
discussion
until
the
federal
government
makes
up
its
mind,
but
if
there
is
a
possibility,
Dennis
I
don't
know
if
you
know
that
they
will
actually
let
us
know
in
december.
H
H
A
It
good
I
I
just
think
if,
if
their
got
a
lot
of
snow
in
early
December,
we
might
want
to
have
the
discussion
in
mid-december
when
we
would
actually
no
man.
J
A
J
A
According
to
Senator
Durbin
my
voice
quails
when
I
say
the
actual
amounts
I'm
going
to
try
to
do
it
as
if
I
actually
expected
all
this
money
to
come,
we
have
applied
for
a
grant
from
housing
and
urban
development
as
part
of
the
stimulus
package
for
40
million
dollars.
That
would
don't.
I
saw
your
face.
A
B
I
Can
we
not,
you
know,
scheduled
this
item
on
the
seventh
as
well.
A
No
I
don't
ever
believe
in
waiting
to
hear
from
the
federal
government,
because
you
can
spend
a
lifetime
doing
that.
But
if,
if
there
was
a
question
of
scheduling
the
meeting
at
the
end
of
november
versus
early
december,
it
would
seem
to
me
that
we
might
want
to
throw
it
into
december
on
the
off
chance
that
we
could
have
heard
from
them.
But
if
there's
a
good
november
date
go
ahead
and
take
it
I'm.
A
M
To
the
date,
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
would
also
think
that
we
should
not
overlook
the
idea
of
having
some
input
from
the
staff
as
well
and
if
the
staff
could
have
that
ready
at
when
we
meet
as
the
council.
That
would
be
helpful.
We'll
have
the
report
from
the
task
force,
but
also
recommendations
from
the
staff
as
well.
I
would
like
that
input.
N
Thank
you,
I
think.
When
an
alderman
Randy
first
started
talking
about
this
and
alderman
burrows
it
the
format
appealed
to
me
and
that
it
was
more
going
to
be
more
casual,
a
roundtable,
a
faster
exchange
of
ideas
and
I'm
worried
that
having
it
in
tandem
with
a
scheduled
meeting
during
Easter
is
another
agenda
item
is
going
to
keep
it
at
a
more
formal
council
level
and
not
really
have
the
more
interactive
and
in
sort
of
comprehensive
discussion
that
we
could
have
at
a
separate
time.
A
G
B
A
B
I
I
B
And
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
alderman
job
FT's
members
of
the
council
is,
in
my
opinion,
is
your
city
manager.
We
need
to
have
a
better
strategy
if
so,
if
you
would
like
to
just
know
what
we're
doing
we'd
be
happy
to
provide
that,
if
you'd,
like
our
suggestions
on
how
we
can
do
it
better
we're
happy
to
provide
that.
That's
fine
in
addition
to,
or
instead
of
this.
B
J
On
the
part
of
some
citizens,
given
our
past
history
with
citizen
participation
in
the
budget
process
and
I
I,
don't
want
to
place
them.
Second,
to
anything
this
time
I
mean
I
think
we
all
have
a
real
expectation
that
they're
going
to
come
to
us
with
meaningful
ideas
and
I,
just
I
think
they
should
be
number
one.
J
A
J
B
O
P
Thank
you,
I'm
Susan
Cooney
at
1834,
wesley
avenue,
evanston
illinois
and
I'm
here
to
speak
about
our
veterans
day.
Memorial
services
I,
wanted
to
remind
you
on
November
11th
in
2001
Four,
Seasons
garden
club
in
the
city
of
Evanston,
dedicated
a
blue
star
memorial
monument
in
Patriots
Park
to
recognize
all
those
who
have
served
in
our
serving
in
our
armed
forces
since
daffodils
is
the
language
of
flowers
and
they
say
regard
and
respect.
P
And
after
that
dedication
mayor,
Morton,
let
all
present
in
planting
of
daffodils
at
the
Blue
Star
marker
each
year,
since
we've
encouraged
residents
to
plant
daffodils
on
Veterans,
Day
and
think
about
what
their
service
means
to
us.
When
the
bulbs
bloom
in
May
on
11
november,
two
thousand
four,
we
dedicated
a
bench
in
patriots
park,
honoring
allen,
bo
price
and
his
wife
for
their
many
years
of
loving
service
to
the
veterans
and
the
young
people
of
Evanston
daffodils
bloom.
Next
to
his
bench.
P
This
year,
at
every
year
since
in
November
2007,
we
celebrated
the
rededication
of
the
DAR
memorial
flagpole.
We
paid
for
paid
for
twin
oaks
to
be
planted
in
the
park
to
represent
the
city
and
the
community
working
together.
Bo
urged
us
to
remember
and
care
so
we're
inviting
the
city,
leaders
and
others
to
join
us
in
planning
of
daffodils
to
remind
all
of
us
who
serve,
who
have
served
our
community
in
any
capacity,
and
we
have
some
daffodils
will
pass
out
to
you.
Thank.
A
O
Good
evening
and
Paul
Selden,
I
live
at
1235
maple
and
I
represent
myself
as
a
citizen
tonight,
although
the
first
thing
or
business
actually
as
the
executive
director
of
connections
I,
want
to
thank
the
city
for
actually
using
this
tree
lighting
ceremony
as
an
opportunity
to
collect
canned
goods
for
us.
It's.
O
Gesture
I
put
my
name
down
tonight,
because
I
was
going
to
try
and
make
a
comment
on
the
ideas
that
you
were
going
to
express
about:
affordable
housing.
But
since
that's
been
tabled,
I
don't
have
anything
to
comment
on.
So
I'm
going
to
say
just
a
couple
of
words
about
the
discussion
went
on
prior
to
this
meeting
at
the
P&D.
There
were
really
two
strategies
that
alderman
talked
about
at
that
meeting.
O
One
is
getting
Habitat
for
Humanity
to
come
in
evanston
and
the
other
is
really
talking
about
more
of
the
down
payment
assistance
for
housing
and
both
of
these
strategies
are
really
about
home
ownership
and
making
affordable
housing
or
housing
affordable
to
moderate
income
people
who
are
getting
priced
out
of
the
city.
My
comment
is
really
one
about
asking
you
to
think
really
about
the
other
half
of
the
evanston
population,
which
is
really
a
rental
population,
and
so
I
just
want
to
briefly
make
a
couple
of
points.
O
You'll
have
to
forgive
me
because
I
don't
have
I
had
to
write
these
up
while
I
was
listening
and
so
I
don't
have
my
figures
in
front
of
me,
but
I
believe
these
are
more
or
less
than
accurate.
Evanston
has
about
14,000
rental
units
and
about
seven
thousand
of
those.
Fifty
percent
are
paying
more
than
thirty
percent
of
their
income
for
that
housing.
O
Now
that
means
that
half
of
the
rental
population
in
evanston
is
exceeding
what's
called
affordable
housing
where
affordability
is
usually
defined,
as
spending
less
than
thirty
percent
of
your
income
in
those
seven
thousand
rent
burden
households,
there
are
probably
20,000
people
living
there.
I
guess
my
my
comment
is
that
if
you
believe
that
inviting
Habitat
for
Humanity
to
Evanston
and
and
getting
an
additional
three
or
four
units
of
down
payment
assistance
will
solve
the
problem
that
those
20,000
people
have
then
I
think
you've
arrived
at
your
strategy
for
how
to
deal
with
affordable
housing.
O
I
don't
happen
to
believe
that
that
that
is
a
strategy,
a
workable
strategy
that
will
in
any
way
really
assist
what
is
an
enormous
problem
and
I
think
that
the
task
force
tried
very
hard
to
consider
both
sides
of
the
of
the
problem
and
to
come
up
with
appropriate
strategies
for
dealing
with
both,
but
I
just
want
to
try
to
to
get
you
thinking.
Also
about
the
rental
side
of
affordability,.
G
O
For
ability,
we
are
you
talking
about
that
population
I'm
really
just
concerned
about
really
the
rent
burden
population,
which
is
significant
in
this
town
and
trying
to
do
to
focus
on
a
set
of
strategies
that
will
in
fact
make
housing
more
affordable
that,
and
there
are
many
strategies
that
in
fact
laid
out
in
the
task
force
report
and
I,
encourage
you
really
to
read
them,
study
them
and
understand
them.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
Yes,
madam
mayor,
before
I
begin,
I
just
want
to
alert
the
council
to
the
fact
that
I'm
removing
the
minutes
from
the
last
council
meeting
from
the
consent
agenda
and
will
address
them
after
I
present
the
consent
agenda.
First
item:
the
administration
Public
Works
Committee
asked
your
approval,
for
is
the
city
of
Evanston
payroll
through
October
25,
in
the
amount
of
two
million
four
hundred
twenty
four
thousand
five
hundred
four
dollars
and
sixty-three
cents.
J
Next,
we
request
you
approve
the
bills
through
November
10
and
the
amount
of
4
million
eighty
nine
thousand
five
hundred
thirty-four
dollars
and
thirty-seven
cents.
We
request
you
approved
the
award
of
a
contract
for
hydraulic
modeling
services
for
the
Evanston
water
distribution
system
to
mwh
Americas
for
a
three-year
bid
for
thirty
two
thousand
dollar
a
year,
not
to
exceed
96,000
for
the
three
year
period.
J
The
two
items
following
having
to
do
with
janitorial
services
for
this
building
and
other
city
buildings
and
police
and
fire
has
been
removed
from
the
council
agenda
by
our
staff
and
we'll
deal
with
it
at
another
meeting.
Next
is
approval
of
the
Civic
Center
Committee's
recommendation
regarding
the
Lorraine
H
Morton
official
Lorraine,
H
warrant
and
civic
center
project,
and
that
is
just
simply
a
proposal
from
the
Civic
Center,
Committee
and
it'll
be
referred
now
to
staff
to
begin
to
develop
the
specifications
for
bids
and
they'll
be
brought
back
to
us.
J
Next
is
approval
of
the
lowest
responsive
and
responsible
proposal
for
purchase
of
auto
body
and
collision
repair
services.
Hopefully
we
won't
need
any
of
them,
but
the
light
medium
and
heavy
trucks
in
the
amount
of
68,000
100
75
is
to
be
awarded
to
sigler,
auto
body
in
Skokie.
If
you
approve
and
the
heavy
fire
apparatus
equipment
in
the
amount
of
twenty
two
thousand
seven
hundred
and
twenty-five
dollars
to
renewed
performance
Inc
in
Tipton
Indiana,
we
ask
your
approval
for
an
award
of
contracts
for
2009
2010
winter
snow
towing.
J
This
is
a
contract
where
we
have
at
the
ready
about
25
tow
trucks,
which
we
give
a
fee
to
to
be
ready
in
four
hours
notice.
Next,
approval
of
change
orders
well
I'm,
going
to
skip
down
to
a
five
resolution.
87
r09
authorizes
the
city
manager
to
execute
a
settlement
agreement
with
scale
construction,
and
that
has
to
do
with
the
water,
utility
and
renovation
project
that
I'm
going
to
mention
next
approval
of
two
change:
orders,
6
and
7
for
the
Evanston
water,
utility
expansion
and
renovation,
and
that
is
to
scale
construction
change.
Order.
J
Number
six
is
in
the
amount
of
twelve
thousand
three
hundred
and
seventy-eight
dollars
for
additional
work
and
time
and
the
75,000
settlement,
which
makes
the
total
contract
two
million
six
hundred
twenty-five
thousand
three
hundred
and
thirty-eight
dollars.
Funding
is
provided
by
the
water
depreciation,
improvement
and
extension
account.
J
Next
resolution,
73
r09
authorizes
the
city
manager
to
execute
a
local
agency
agreement
and
construction
engineering
services
agreement
for
the
Evanston
lakefront
corridor
reconstruction
project.
This
is
a
project
totaling,
a
million
seven
hundred
and
eighty-six
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eighty
dollars
and
forty-five
cents
of
which
there
is
a
federal
grant
in
the
amount
of
1
million
61,000
nine
hundred
and
four
dollars.
We.
J
That's
been
removed
from
the
agenda
from
the
consent
agenda
and
will
be
addressed
by
the
committee
chair
max
for
introduction
is
ordinance:
1,
0,
1,
0,
0,
0,
9
amending
the
business
regulation.
This
affects
the
foreign
fire
Tax
Board
and
adds
the
fire
chief
as
a
member
and
one
additional
members,
otherwise
they're
absolutely
no
changes.
Next
is
ordinance:
10
70
09,
the
2009
city
of
Evanston
tax
levy,
ordinance,
1080,
09,
the
2009
special
service,
downtown
area
for
tax
levy.
It's
for
introduction
for
introduction.
Also
it
all
I
need
to
take
that
off.
J
I'm
removing
1090
09,
the
township
tax
levy,
moving
on
to
planning
and
development
for
introduction
is
1050
09,
which
rescinds
Evans
and
Lara
landmark
designation
for
the
property
located
at
18.
19
dodge
for
action
is
requesting
the
council
approval
to
submit
an
application
to
the
Illinois
preservation
agency
for
funding
to
resurvey
survey.
The
city's
lakeshore
historic
district
request
action
for
approval
of
a
one-year
extension
of
the
expiration
of
the
631
through
749
Chicago
Avenue
amli
approved
plan
development.
J
This
would
extend
it
to
December
8
2010
to
obtain
a
building
permit.
Then
we
have
ordinance
10
30
09,
which
in
acts
a
new
section
of
the
city
code
related
to
registration
of
rental,
residential
buildings
under
human
services.
We
have
evanston
township,
oktober
2009
bills,
less
than
the
ax
men
of
100,000
753
dollars
and
sixty-eight
cents
from
other.
J
You
want
the
bills
with
Salman.
Okay,
the
committee
chair
of
Human,
Services
Committee,
will
address
that
later
next,
under
other
committees,
facade
improvement,
financial
assistance
for
the
mechanical
group.
This
is
a
plumbing
company
and
we're
approving
32,000
for
a
share
of
his
facade
improvement,
and
this
is
from
the
Economic
Development
Fund
Madame
mayor.
There
are
no
other
appointments
and
no
other
matters.
J
Q
A
J
Madam
mayor
alderman
Wilson
requested
that
a
6
be
removed
from
the
consent
agenda
and
that
is
resolution.
73
r09,
which
authorizes
the
city
manager
to
execute
a
local
agency
agreement
and
construction
engineering
services
agreement
for
the
Evanston
lakefront
corridor.
Reconstruction
project
on
your
desk
tonight
were
some
additional
responses
to
questions
posed
during
the
damn,
not
sure
if
everybody
saw
those
having
to
do
with
this
item
so
anyway,
Madame
era
I
move
approval.
They
could.
K
Just
have
I
have
some
strong
reservations
about
the
amount
of
our
contribution
to
the
project.
I
realized.
This
goes
back
to
two
thousand
seven
before
I
was
before
I
was
here,
but
my
expectation
was
that
we
were
going
to
be
coming
in
at
about
twenty
percent.
That
was
the
my
understanding
is
that
was
a
minimum
amount
that
we
would
have
to
contribute
to
the
project
in
order
to
get
the
grant
money,
and
you
know
now
we're
looking
at
over
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars-
and
you
know
I
understand
that
there.
P
K
Dot
regulations,
I
diet,
restrictions,
I,
doubt
requirements,
and
you
know
I
lack
confidence
in
I
love
my
state,
but
perhaps
I
lack
some
confidence
and
whether
or
not
you
know
these
state
requirements
for
things
that
are
actually
absolutely
necessary
to
get
the
bike
path.
Constructed
I
think
my
expectation
originally
was
also
that
this
would
include
at
least
a
portion
of
the
pedestrian
paths
and
I
think
this
is
limited
to
the
bike
paths
themselves.
K
So
close
to
two
million
dollars
for
the
bike
path
seems
like
a
number
that's
pretty
high,
particularly
in
particularly
in
view
of
the
fact
that
my
expectation
was
we
were
going
to
be
putting
in
about
twenty
percent
and
n
to
the
contrary,
looks
like
we're
putting
in
close
to
half
of
the
funding.
So
I
don't
know
if
other
people
have
those
same
reservations,
but
I
have
some
concerns
about
the
extent
that
we're
now
going
to
be
required
to
participate
in
order
to
get
those
funds.
K
I
I,
just
don't
feel
real
comfortable
with
two
million
dollars,
is
what
it's
realistically
should
cost
to
put
the
bike
path
in
I
can
understand
the
fact
that
someone
may
impose
a
lot
of
requirements
on
us
that
will
require
it
or
force
it
to
cost
two
million
dollars,
but
I'm
just
not
sure.
If
that's
the
right
thing.
S
The
problem
with
that
is
that
I
dot
places
a
lot
of
restrictions
on
what
are
eligible
items
for
that
grant.
So
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
we're
planning
on
doing
lighting
being
the
most
significant
one
that
are
not
eligible
items
under
their
program,
which
is
why
that
twenty
percent,
all
of
a
sudden
jumps
up
to
a
much
higher
percentage
on
our
part
for
participation.
There's
other
items
as
well.
Most
of
the
benches
trash
receptacles
about
the
only
thing
they
really
qualify
as
a
participating
element
are
besides.
S
The
actual
pathway
itself
is
the
removal
of
the
existing
path,
which
is
a
significant
cost
and
then
bike
racks
at
certain
locations.
So
everything
else
that
we
want
to
do
as
part
of
this
project,
which
is
much
more
than
just
asphalt
on
the
ground,
is
not
an
eligible
participating
item
in
there
a
t20
match.
I
Big
Louisville
I
did
vote
yes,
but
you
know
he's
explained
to
me
Paul,
so
why
did
you
bring
it
to
us
with
this
significant
increase
in
terms
of
our
participation,
given
what
you
know
already
as
to
our
budget
constraint,
and
given
that
you
know
that
it
was
over
780,
20
and
maybe
city
manager,
you
might
want
to
help
us
out
in
terms
of
the
rationale.
I
want
to
broaden
this.
Also,
in
the
last
two
months,
we've
approved
expenditures
of
close
to
2.5
million
dollars
for
the
lakefront.
I
I
Why
do
we
not
get
sort
of
critical
analysis
that
say?
Well,
you
know
we
don't
think
that's
the
time
to
do
this,
or
if
it's
not
fifty
percent
or
close,
fifty
percent,
that
we
ought
to
know
that
or
hear
the
explanation,
as
opposed
to
waiting
for
us
to
have
to
inquire
further
before
we
get.
You
know
some
feedback
from
you,
this
some
leadership,
a
Madame.
B
Era,
alderman
john
baptiste.
Certainly
Paul
can
speak
more
specifically
to
this,
but
looking
at
the
project
background
on
the
the
written
document,
that's
before
you,
this
project
began
with
council
discussions
back
in
fiscal
year,
two
thousand
five,
with
initial
grants
being
awarded
in
june
of
2006
with
additional
discussion
in
07
08
09.
So
this
has
been
something
that's
been
on
the
table
for
you
for
a
number
of
years.
I
think
one
of
the
challenges
your
staff
has-
and
this
is
a
larger
question-
really
points
to
altima.
B
John
baptiste
TSA's
issue
is
priority
setting
and
how
does
the
council
participate
in
priority
setting
on
an
annual
basis
to
readjust
priorities
based
on
funding
with
capital
projects?
I
think
the
council's
identified
as
one
of
your
goals
that
you
want
to
do
a
better
job
of
readjusting
those
priorities
on
an
annual
basis,
and
certainly
if
the
council
wishes
to
not
move
forward
with
this
project.
That
makes
sense
given
finances,
but
it
also
makes
sense
that
the
council
has
set
priorities
and
has
approved
capital
budgets
in
these
consecutive
years.
B
So,
from
your
staffs
perspective,
we're
trying
to
implement
the
direction
of
the
council
again,
the
the
record
over
the
course
of
almost
four
years
with
this
project
has
been
very
angry.
Div
and
and
I
certainly
can't
speak
to
that.
But
if
the
council
wishes
to
hold
the
line
on
these
capital
projects
that
have
been
in
the
works
for
many
years,
your
staff
certainly
not
going
to.
J
D
S
S
They'll
be
lighting
the
entire
length
of
this
new
path,
and
one
of
the
reasons
that
was
incorporated
into
this
project
and
increased
the
scope
is
because
it
from
our
perspective,
it
just
doesn't
make
sense
to
play
a
new
pathway
and
without
the
lights
and
then
come
in
and
have
to
tear
up
the
same
park
again
putting
in
lights.
After
the
fact,
we
thought,
if
we're
going
to
put
it
all
in,
we
should
just
do
it
once
in
addition
to
the
pathway
with
the
lighting
there
will
be.
F
D
J
E
The
lighting
is
an
example,
was
thoroughly
vetted
by
the
community,
saying
they
didn't.
They
wanted
to
have
a
black
sky,
so
the
lighting
that
was
selected
points
down
in
that
out,
so
that
when
people
are
in
the
park,
there's
security
lighting
or
lighting
for
people
to
see,
but
it
doesn't
spread
out
and
as
I
indicated,
this
was
adopted.
E
This
plan
was
adopted
by
the
city
council
unanimously
for
us
to
proceed
and
provided
the
funding
and,
as
you
can
see
from
the
chronology
in
our
write
up
each
step
of
the
way
we
brought
this
back
to
the
city
council
for
consideration.
So
we've
we've
continued
to
I
think
keep
the
city
council
informed
as
to
the
progress
of
this
overall
project.
One
of
the
things
that
we
wanted
to
also
or
I
want
to
point
out,
is
over
the
last
40
or
50
years.
We
have
done
nothing
at
the
lakefront.
E
We
have
spent
considerable
amount
of
funds
and
I
did
this.
In
a
presentation
to
the
City
Council
several
months
ago,
we've
spent
considerable
amount
of
funding
on
neighborhood
parks
over
the
last
10
or
12
years,
and
we
have
not
addressed
anything
at
the
lakefront
and
in
conjunction
with
the
visioning
and
the
master
plan
process.
With
the
City
Council,
we
collectively
have
made
the
decision.
It
was
time
to
do
something
at
the
lakefront
and
start
focusing
over
there,
which
we
had
abandoned
for
the
last
40
or
50
years.
L
Well,
mr.
Gaynor
raised
a
point
that
I
wanted
to
make
about
the
lighting
issued
for
those
of
you
who
may
not
have
participated
in
the
lakefront
master
plan.
One
of
the
issues
that
came
up
was
lighting
and
there
is
this
new
concept
of
the
dark
sky
so
that
you
don't
have
light
bleeding
into
the
surrounding
community.
You
don't
have
light
spreading
out,
but
the
you.
What
you
have
is
adequate
light
for
the
needs
within
the
park
and
that
it
doesn't
glow
out
into
the
neighboring
community.
It's
a
new
concept
and
not
that
new.
L
But
it's
it's
one
of
those
innovative
concepts
that
we
should
implement
here
in
Evanston.
I.
Do
think
that
we
have
talked
about
this
lakefront
plan
to
improve
the
path
for
since
2005
it's
been
under
discussion.
We
did
a
10-month,
lakefront
master
planning
process.
If
anyone
was
out
over
the
weekend,
there
were
thousands
of
people
along
the
lakefront,
all
the
way,
till
sunset
and
afterwards
I
regularly
get
calls
I
know.
L
Other
lakefront
aldermen
probably
do
too,
when
there
are
enormous
puddles
along
the
path
and
you
can't
get
through
or
there's
ice
or
other
things
that
happen
in
the
park
that
make
the
one
thing
that
you
that
you
should
be
able
to
have
recreation
all
year
round
impossible
and
so
I
I
do
appreciate
that
this
is
a
large.
This
is
a
big
number.
I.
L
It's
just
cinder
I
had
an
email
from
a
constituent
of
mine
who
asked
about
how
what
the
breakdown
is
and
I
didn't,
bring
it
tonight
as
to
the
cost
per
foot
and
I,
sent
it
on
to
two
parks
and
recreation
and
asked
them
to
come
back
and
give
an
analysis,
and
it
was
very
detailed
in
terms
of
a
bike
path-
is
not
quite
like
paving
a
road,
but
it
there
are
many
many
layers
to
it.
There's
drainage,
that's
involved,
which
is
what
we
don't
have
right
now
and
what
is
continuously
causing
problems.
L
There
was
the
surveying
all
of
the
things
that
you
have
to
do,
and
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
is
build
a
bike
path
that
will
last
us.
You
know
it's
the
type
of
thing
that
we've
been
talking
about,
so
that
we
build
good
quality
infrastructure
that
doesn't
need
constant
repair
or
isn't
in
such
a
sorry
state
that
we're
embarrassed
about
it.
You
know
when
I
get
calls
from
people
saying.
Why
is
the
path
a
mess
again?
I?
Don't
really
have
a
good
answer,
except
that
we're
applying
for
money
for
it.
L
I
would
also
like
to
point
out
that
the
staff
had
applied
for
and
been
awarded
our
city
staff
has
applied
for,
and
we've
been
awarded,
1.2
million
dollars
in
grants
for
this,
and
without
that
money
we
really
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
any
of
this.
This,
but
I
recognize
that
this
that
this
is
a
large
amount
of
money.
I,
don't
think
we
should
abandon
this
project,
it's
something
that
everyone
in
evanston
uses
and
joys.
It
has
been
left,
undone
or
simply
patched
over
and
over
again,
while
we
have
addressed
I
think
it
was
28.
L
Neighborhood
parks
that
we
figured
out
I
completely
agree
with
all
the
new
Jean
Baptiste
that
Robert
crown
is
sitting
there
waiting
for
us
to
start
working
on
it.
But
Robert
crown
is
a
very
big
dollar
amount
project
and
much
much
larger
than
the
lakefront
path,
and
we
do
need
to
find
a
solution
to
it,
because
that
also
serves
everyone
in
our
community.
So
I
urge
the
fellow
members
of
the
council
to
move
forward
with
this.
L
The
lakefront,
the
lakefront
is
our
largest
recreational
area
and
people
come
and
use
it
for
as
many
reasons
as
you
can
think
of
just
you
know,
we've
all
been
out
there.
Many
of
us
use
it
on
a
regular
basis,
or
just
occasionally-
and
it's
now
used
year-round
really.
You
know
people
have
learned
to
run
with
cleats
on.
That's
not
me.
L
It's
probably
alderman,
Wilson
or
snow
tires
on
his
bike,
so
I
recognize
that
that
this
is.
This
is
a
big
expenditure,
but
this
is
a
large
project
and
it
is
something
that
we
have
been
working
on
and
telling
the
community
that
we're
going
to
get
to
for
a
very
long
time,
and
we
have
1.2
million
dollars
here
of
grant
money
and
that
you
know
this
is
a
wise
use
of
our
money
for
a
capital
asset
that
is
heavily
heavily
used
by
everyone
here
in
the
community.
T
Most
of
you
know
that
I've
been
very
concerned
about
the
money
that
we're
spending
on
the
lakefront
as
compared
to
other
needs
that
we
have
specifically
at
Robert
crown,
which
I
think
is
in
desperate
condition
for
our
desperate
need
for
money.
I'm
going
to
support
alderman
Rainey's
suggestion
of
the
8020
I.
Think
that's
a
was
that
I'm
sorry
was
that
your
ass
alderman,
writing,
okay,
I
think
I.
Think
actually
that's
a
wonderful
suggestion.
So
I
will
take
credit
for
that
suggestion.
T
But
I'll
give
you
a
footnote
on
that,
but
I
do
think
that
that
is.
That
is
a
good
thing
for
us
to
do.
I
am
a
little
bit
concerned
about
the
lighting
and
whether
we're
encouraging
actually
bicycle
traffic
in
the
evening
I'm
going
to
defer
to
alderman
winds,
knowledge
that
this
was
discussed
at
during
the
lakefront
planning
process
that
I
did
participate
in,
but
don't
remember
this
so
I
think
that
that
is
a
good
way
for
us
to
move
forward.
T
K
Thank
you.
My
impression
is
that
that
the
bike
path,
this
isn't
really
transportation
for
people
getting
to
and
from
work
or
things
of
that
nature.
My
impression
is
just
from
using
it
a
lot
that
this
is
recreational
use
for
the
most
part,
so
I
guess
one
of
the
things
I
wonder
is
if
we
really
and
understand,
if
we
do
the
lighting
later,
we
do
something
like
that.
Later,
it's
going
to
cost
more,
it's
going
to
be
an
imposition
on
the
park.
K
You
have
to
dig
it
up
again,
but
I'm
going
to
feel
a
lot
more
comfortable
if
we
can
knock
half
a
million
dollars
off
of
this
and
get
into
that.
You
know
8020
ratio,
because
that's
money
that
we
could
be
using
for
something
else
or
you
know
cutting
into
this
deficit.
That's
a
it's!
A
reasonably
big
chunk
of
cutting
into
the
deficit.
So
if
we
take
these
other
items
out
that
fall
outside
the
scope
of
what
I
dot
will
contribute
towards.
Will
that
bring
us
closer
to
the
to
the
8020?
As
it's
a
question,
sorry.
E
E
Have
to
discuss
this
with
I
dad
to
see
what
they
will
and
will
not
permit.
Okay,
you
know,
we've
taken
it
this
far.
We
know
we
have
approvals
to
this
point
and
what
we
have
in
the
project
to
get
it
to
a
t20
I'm,
not
sure
how
much
they're
willing
to
to
provide
for
what
they
will
approve.
Do
we
have
a
million
dollars
as
an
example
worth
of
of
paving
and
what
it
gets
to
do
if
we
just
do
the
paving,
which
is
maybe
one
of
the
suggestions,
okay,.
K
E
K
K
You
know
where
my
cross-country
shoes
and
and
I'm
careful-
and
you
can't
use
it
in
the
winter
and
it
isn't
imposition
to
a
lot
of
people
who
would
like
to
use
that
that
you
know
fantastic
feature
of
our
community.
But
you
know
that
seven
hundred
thousand
dollar
number
is
it's
just
too
troubling
for
me
right
now,.
A
N
Make
this
quick
I
support
the
amendment
or
the
proposal
to
go
ahead
with
the
with
the
project,
especially
with
the
lighting
I.
Think
it's
laying
a
foundation
for
the
lakefront,
a
commitment
to
the
lakefront.
That's
come
a
long
long
way
in
a
rather
long
time
and
I
think
that
most
of
all,
we
we
have
the
discussion
of
the
light
front
coming
up.
N
A
You
alderman
tandem
alderman
when
I.
I
Voted
for
this
at
the
committee
level
and
I
will
still
vote
for
it,
but
what
I'm
gonna
ask
you
guys
to
remember:
is
that
a
year
and
a
half
ago?
So
when
we
started
talking
about
the
economic
potential,
the
economic
potential
of
the
lakefront
to
the
city,
a
bunch
of
people
basically
took
a
position
over
my
dead
body
that
they
were
not
going
to
allow
anything
to
go
on
at
lakefront.
That
would
generate
some
revenue
to
the
city
as
we
invest
all
of
this
money.
Remember
by
the
way.
What
time
does
the
lakefront
close.
Q
I
Okay,
because
I
know
that
can
I
park
after
nine,
okay
yeah.
So
for
the
most
part,
if
you
don't
live
in
the
neighborhood,
you
can't
really
use
it.
Tats
crap.
M
I
Understand
that
I'm
just
saying
that
we
have
to
understand
okay,
that
there
is,
in
my
view,
an
approach
to
the
lake
as
if
it
is,
it
belongs
to
folks
who
live
on
the
lakefront
and
as
we
talk
about
the
future
of
the
city,
we
have
to
be
able
to
use
all
of
our
assets
and
you
know
investing
and
making
each
asset
better.
That's
great
I
support
that,
but
we
have
to
be
equitable
and
we
have
to
think
about
the
entire
community
to
have
restricted
parking
is
strategic.
I
It's
a
question
of
you
know,
minimizing
the
use
and
I
could
see
it
now
from
helicopters.
It's
going
to
look
really
beautiful
the
lighting,
but
at
the
same
time
you're
not
going
to
have
users.
You
have
few
users
who
you
know
live
in
the
neighborhood,
but
you're
not
going
to
have
the
kind
of
use
that
that
that
will
don't
have
the
participation
of
all
of
the
citizens
of
of
the
city.
M
I'm
going
to
support
it
in
terms
of
keeping
the
lighting
simply
because
I
don't
know
if
you
heard
what
Paul
said,
but
if
we're
going
to
do,
if
we're
going
to
build
the
path
now
and
then
later,
dig
it
up
and
put
in
lights,
which
we've
been
if
you've
watched
around
the
city,
sometimes
we'll
see
streets
being
paved
and
then
later
you
see
somebody
coming
back
and
digging
it
up
to
put
something
else
there.
So
it's
a
waste
to
me.
It's
a
waste
I!
M
Think,
though,
that
since
I've
been
on
the
council
and
when
things
have
come
up
for
the
lakefront
I
have
voted
for,
because
I
do
see
the
potential
of
more
benefits
for
the
overall
community.
It
does
belong
to
everyone
and
I
think
that
if
we
have
rules
that
are
keeping
other
folk
out,
then
those
rules
have
to
be
changed
and
I.
M
G
Too,
am
in
support
of
this
project
moving
forward,
as
is
and
I
want
to
echo
alderman
homes
and
alderman
john
baptiste
about
my
war
doesn't
have
lakefront,
and
but
we
need
to
be
able
to
have
more
people
from
around
Evanston,
be
at
the
lakefront
I
think
the
parking
definitely
should
change
to
accommodate
that
and
having
the
bottom
like
the
bike
path.
Lighted
will
be
very
helpful
and
encourage
more
people
to
come
down.
Also
I
think
alderman.
T
T
That's
next
week:
okay
I.
I
guess
I
would
suggest
to
everyone,
because
a
number
of
aldermen
have
been
talking
about
how
this
represents
to
them
an
increased
use
of
the
lakefront
increase
that
accessibility
increased
parking.
I
would
prefer
that
we
put
off
the
vote
on
this
and
I
don't
know
whether
that's
possible
until
we're
actually
having
the
lakefront
discussion,
because
I
do
think
that
there
are
are
some
differing
opinions
on
how
we're
going
to
be
using
the
lakefront.
So
I'm
just
going
to
put
that
out
as
a
suggestion
and
see
where
that
goes.
T
G
A
T
T
T
A
I
A
Because
it
looked
like
such
a
simple
meeting
in
part,
alright,
it's
been
oh,
my.
I
I
S
A
F
A
I
A
I
On
one
second,
let
me
just
this
is
a
motion
to
overrule
right.
You.
A
A
Q
J
Madam
ear,
this
is
just
on
principle:
I,
introduction
of
ordinance,
10
9,
0,
0
9,
the
2009
evanston
township
tax
levy.
This
is
gesture,
introduction.
I
A
I
E
I
I
There
was
a
rule
that
I
a
rule
that
I
was
trying
to
get
clarification.
I
would
now
just
ask
marty
lyons
to
please
look
into
that
on.
The
auditor
also
was
responsible
to
for
the
financial
report,
and
so
my
understanding
is
that
there's
a
conflict
of
interest.
Okay
also
did
the
financial
report.
I
Q
J
I
J
I
Because
one
of
the
things
sorry,
this
in
the
minutes,
is
that
we
approve
the
peddlers.
Yes,.
A
I
Reiterate
guess
my
position
on
on
the
initiatives
of
the
city,
manager
and
I
really
appreciate.
You
know
you
moving
real
fast
and
giving
us
a
lot
more
work
to
do
as
amy
has
been
said.
Besides
what
we
have
to
do
on
our
own,
but
I
think
that
we
have
to
you
know
really
tried
to
build
on
whatever
it
is.
I
That
is
here
and
I'm,
not
saying
that
I
mean
because
your
approach
sometimes
seems
to
imply
that
there
was
nothing
here
and
so
there
may
not
have
been
in
certain
areas,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
take
into
consideration
whatever
thoughts
and
ideas
and
plans
have
been
put
in
place
so
that
we
could
build
on
whatever
we
have,
whether
its
economic
development,
whether
it
is
housing,
affordable,
housing
and
in
the
lakefront.
Let's
look
at
the
notes
from
previous
discussions
and
the
other
matter
is
that
you
know
when
we
start
looking
at.
I
There
are
many
different
entities
that
are
involved
in
so
many
of
the
different
substantive
areas
and
we
lack
centralization,
and
so
it's
really
important
that
we
wrap
our
arms
around
those
things
that
we
say
we
don't
so
that
we
get
a
sense
of
the
resources,
both
staff
and
human
and
financial.
Thank
you
thank.
L
He
is
the
married
father
of
four
and
he
was
recently
deployed
redeployed
to
Iraq
for
the
third
time
under
Operation,
Iraqi
Freedom
and
the
proceeds
of
the
sale
of
these
pins
will
aid
us
in
the
support
of
his
family
during
his
deployment,
and
we
have
been
asked
to
wear
these
pins
for
the
next
year
while
he
was
deployed
in
Iraq.
So
that's
for
the
information.
If
anyone
out
there
following
up
at
an
earlier
request,
I
did
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
staff
to
ovando
Thomas's
staff.
L
I
received
an
email
from
someone
who's
a
friend
of
mine,
but
she
is
also
a
very
active
lincoln
school
parent.
They
were
the
one
of
the
schools
that
had
the
first
day
of
the
h1n1
vaccinations
take
place
and
the
my
lincoln
school
friend
parent,
I
am
a
former
lincoln
school
parent-
could
just
sang
the
praises
of
the
staff
that
the
whole
thing
the
whole
process
went
seamlessly
despite
an
ambulance
fire,
alarm
and
vomit.
L
So
I
don't
know
the
details
of
that,
but
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
our
staff
and
say
that
for
something
that
we've
never
done
before,
that
this
went
very
very
well
and
lincoln
is
a
wonderful,
elementary
school,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
a
terrific
process.
I'm
not
sure
I'm
going
to
volunteer
at
nichols,
though
for
theirs
I
was
considering
it.
I
want
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
the
story
before
I.
Do
that
Thank
you
Thank.
K
M
Would
like
to
thank
again
the
task
force,
the
affordable
housing
task
force
that
was
commissioned
by
the
Housing
Commission
and
especially
the
leadership
of
Susan
Monroe,
because
it
was
a
really
great
committee
and
I
hope.
If
you
haven't
read
it
that
you
will
all
read
the
report
and
also
like
to
think
one
of
the
citizens
in
the
fifth
Ward
who
alderman
Wilson
just
talked
about
observing
and
watching
in
your
neighborhood.
But
it
was
a
really
interesting
exited.
M
First
time,
I've
ever
had
anything
happen
like
this,
where
a
resident
called
because
they
saw
a
landscape
company
taking
water
out
of
a
fire
hydrant
and
call
to
find
out
why,
as
it
turned
out,
it
was
a
good
call
because
their
permit
had
expired.
So
the
company
did
go
in
the
next
day
and
pay
their
bill
so
to
all
your
citizens
out
there.
When
you
see
something
call
because
it
may
not
be
as
it
appears
to
be.
M
So
we
certainly
want
to
thank
that
residential
bringing
that
to
our
attention
and
then
just
let
you
know
that
you're
invited
to
join
us
on
this.
The
next
thursday
evening
for
the
regular
5th
ward
meeting
the
19th
at
seven
o'clock
at
fleetwood,
and
we
also
have
a
meeting
on
the
eighteenth
of
the
fireman
park.
Neighbors
here
at
the
Civic
Center.
A
N
You,
madam
mayor
I'd,
also
like
to
suggest
that
the
first
90-day
report
was
quite
amazing
and
you've
truly
immersed
yourself
in
the
city
in
90
days,
more
than
I
thought
anyone
possibly
could.
So.
Thank
you
for
that,
and
thank
you
for
the
report
I'd
like
to
take
Mona
too
or
just
this
time
to
refer
the
issue
of
one-sided
parking
during
snow
emergencies
or
snow
at
least
snow
removal
times.
N
There
have
been
issues
I'd
like
to
refer
that
to
a
and
pw
to
discuss
some
alternatives
for
those
streets
that
are
very
tight
with
parking
and
at
that
point
of
a
large
snow
or
anticipated
are
so
they
really
don't
have
access
to
an
alley
or
other
parking.
So
so
special
consideration
for
that
I
know
it
happens
in
the
sixth
Ward
and
it
happens
in
probably
every
ward
in
its
community.
There
are
those
certain
situations,
I
think
we
could
take
a
second
look
at
and
give
people
some
suggestions
or
sort
of
compensate
for
that
situation.
N
A
R
You,
madam
mayor,
my
first
is
to
again
thank
the
affordable
housing
task
force
and
the
extraordinary
work
of
Susan
Monroe
in
leading
that
effort.
I
want
to
thank
Northwestern
University
and
the
for
law
enforcement
agents
is
that
on
Halloween
work
to
ensure
the
safety
of
both
trick-or-treaters
and
fans
in
North
Evanston
during
the
overlap
of
the
Penn
State
football
game
and
trick-or-treating
by
all
accounts
that
went
very
well
and
that's
my
report.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
But
when
I
look
at
some
of
these
little
pickup
trucks
that
people
have
who
have
Epsom.
Even
some
lawyers
have
little
pickup
trucks
that
they
use
for
their
personal
vehicle
and
they
are
frequently
licensed
evidently,
as
B
be
licenses
which
are
not
allowed
and
passenger
vehicle
only
blocks
and
also
vans.
J
People
have
bands
and
I'm
talking
about
unmarked
vehicles.
In
other
words,
not
a
vehicle
with
you
know,
Joe's
plumbing,
all
over
it
or
carpentry
or
anything
else,
but
just
plain
vehicles
that
happen
to
have
the
wrong
kind
of
license.
Plate
there
has
to
be
a
way
for
us
to
figure
out
how
our
residents,
who
paid
big
taxes
and
put
a
lot
of
money
into
their
vehicle
sticker,
that
they
can
be
allowed
to
park
near
their
house
on
a
public
street
and
I,
also
agree
with
alderman
tandem.
J
The
one
side
of
street
parking,
snow
removal
and
street
cleaning,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
is
a
difficult
problem
in
our
town,
and
one
of
the
problems
is
we've.
Always
those
of
us
who
are
not
professionals
think
why
can't
people
just
move
to
the
other
side
of
the
street,
but
there's
there's
no
parking
on
the
other
side
of
the
street.
So
what
seems
to
be
a
very
natural
solution?
J
You
know
today
everybody
moves
to
the
no
parking
site,
but
there
are
evidently
traffic
engineering
reasons
why
we've
been
stonewalled
on
that
and
then
on
Wednesday
night
at
the
levee
center
at
six-thirty,
there
will
be
a
meeting
in
the
8th
ward
to
renovate
a
park
at
Brummel
and
Richmond.
Thank
you,
oh
and
congratulations
on
mayor
Morton
for
naming
the
Civic
Center
after
her
thank.
B
J
Whatever
there's,
there's
I
read
all
of
aldermen
vs
legal
opinions,
etc
and
I'm
very
sensitive
to
people,
not
wanting
junk
trucks
and
plumbing
trucks
and
rhoda
rooder
trucks
parked
in
front
of
their
house,
but
I'm
not
sensitive
at
all.
To
those
people
who
have
a
van
or
who
have
a
pickup
truck,
who
have
none
they're
entitled
to
park
on
their
book,
I
would
think
and
I
I
want
us
to
figure
out
a
way.
I
know
with
you,
a
city
manager.
We
can
do
that.
J
G
Wally
I,
really
appreciate
your
hard
work
and
thoughtfulness
on
the
90-day
report.
I've
consistently
heard
positive
responses
about
your
leadership
over
the
past
few
months,
both
inside
and
outside
of
City
Hall.
So
thank
you.
Thanks
to
the
Affordable
Housing
task
force
for
a
thorough
document,
unbelievably
impressive.
You
know,
especially
in
this
economic
hard
time.
I
also
want
to
thank
all
the
Ninth
Ward
residents
who
attended
the
budget
meeting
this
past
Saturday.
It
was
very
well
attended,
4
830
on
a
Saturday
morning
and
there
around
70
people.
I
believe
so
that
was
that
was
pretty
great.
G
The
next
budget
meeting
is
this
thursday
at
robert
crown,
I
believe
it
starts
at
seven
correct
and
then
finally,
the
Ninth
Ward
town
hall
meeting
is
thursday
november
nineteenth
and
we
will
have
a
cast
of
thousands
presenting
a
probably
the
most
exciting
person
presenting
is
Marty,
Lyons
he'll
be
talking
about
the
tax
bill
and
the
budget
process.
So
please
come
out
we'll
also
be
talking
about
pedestrian
safety
and
crosswalks,
as
well
as
library
resources
available
for
the
unemployed
and
will
also
be
hearing
from
Erica
Barton
of
the
police
department
about
restorative
justice.
T
You,
madam
mayor
I,
have
a
few
things
to
say.
First
of
all,
my
very
favorite
Halloween
costume
with
due
respect
to
all
of
the
employees
that
participated,
was
to
Marty
Lyons,
who
decided
to
go
fishing
during
the
budget
season.
I
thought
well,
we
all
should
go
and
do
that.
Secondly,
I
want
to
thank
the
city
manager.
I
have
been
watching
city
council
meetings
for
a
long
time
and
I
cannot
remember
a
city
manager
preparing
a
report
like
you
did
tonight
and
it
was
very
helpful.
It
will
be
very
helpful
as
our
discussions
go
forward.
T
I
want
to
thank
and
congratulate
Lorraine
Morton
tonight
for
just
a
fabulous
dedication
of
the
mirror
looks
so
happy.
It
was
wonderful
to
see
her
and
it
was
just
a
great
evening
and
the
rain
held
off
until
we
were
all
just
right,
headed
back
into
the
Civic
Center.
On
a
more
serious
note.
I
do
want
to
share
with
you
on
the
council
an
issue
that's
important
to
the
neighborhood.
T
At
the
north
end
of
the
First
Ward
on
the
fifteenth
of
September,
a
application
was
filed
with
the
city
of
Evanston
health
department
to
establish
a
type
one
restaurant
in
the
t1
transitional
campus
zone
that
borders
the
r-1
residential
property
on
orrington
Avenue.
This
is
a
type
one
restaurant
that
is
operating
actually
more
like
a
type
two
restaurant
in
the
Seabury
dormitory
again
that
borders
the
r1
zone.
The
neighborhood
did
not
know
about
this.
We
had
an
NGO
City
Committee
meeting,
which
is
appropriate
for
this
type
of
topic.
It
was
not
mentioned
at
this
meeting.
T
Unfortunately,
the
neighbors
first
found
out
about
this
about
a
week
ago,
when
yard
signs
appeared
on
in
the
city
parkway
on
sheridan
road,
shocking
everyone
and
directing
passers-by
that
they
could
go
and
find
food
at
the
Seabury
Great
Hall.
Since
then,
neighbors
have
asked
questions.
They
indicated
to
me
that
was
there
anything
that
they
could
do.
They
just
determined
that
they
could
file
an
appeal
to
what
was
actually
an
oral
interpretation
by
the
Zoning
Administrator
to
the
health
department.
They
have
gone
ahead
and
filed
that
appeal
tomorrow.
T
My
understanding
is
that
they're
also
going
to
file
a
complaint,
I
hate
to
see
something
like
this
happen.
We've
worked
very
hard
to
establish
open
communication
in
the
first
ward,
especially
with
the
University.
The
applicant
was
actually
sudh,
esco,
America,
LLC
and
not
the
university
so
that
that
made
things
just
even
a
little
bit
more
problematic.
This
is
a
it
is
not
a
permitted
use
in
t1.
T
It
is
not
a
special
use
in
t1,
it
is
not
allowed
in
t1,
and
it
is
incumbent
upon
the
applicant
to
demonstrate
that
this
use
and
with
ours
from
5
p.m.
to
2am
actually
existed
prior
to
the
passage
of
the
1993
zoning
ordinance.
As
I
said,
the
the
neighborhood
close
to
the
use
has
filed
an
appeal
that
will
be
determined
whether
that
file
is
complete
and
go
on
to
zba.
T
Unfortunately,
the
the
people
who
family
who
filed
the
appeal
called
and
asked
me,
because
it
mentioned
on
the
asian
that
there
was
a
cost
to
file
and
the
appeal
and
a
fee
and
asked
me
what
that
fee
was
I
did
not
know.
It
said
it
was
established
by
the
City.
Council
could
be
changed
from
time
to
time.
T
So
this
is
a
troublesome
time,
but
this
is
a
neighborhood
that
has
been
very
invested
in
its
zoning.
It's
a
neighborhood
who
exists
peacefully
and
happily
with
the
university,
but
also
is
aware
that
the
t1
zone
is
there
for
a
purpose,
and
that
is
to
protect
the
residents
of
the
r1
zone
and
their
property
values
and
the
property
text
that
we
receive
from
them,
based
on
the
integrity
of
that
neighborhood.