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From YouTube: Budget Workshop 2/3/2010 Part 2
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Budget Workshop 2/3/2010 Part 2
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A
Even
those
who
graduated
from
prestigious
universities
never
got
the
same
chance
to
practice
the
craft.
The
way
I
did
here
in
evanston,
because
of
that
I
was
able
to
make
many
inroads
otherwise
have
never
been
possible.
I
asked
the
council
to
do
whatever
you
can
to
ensure
that
ecmc
keeps
its
doors
opens
for
the
coming
years,
working
at
full
capacity
for
present
and
future
evanstonians,
who
might
have
a
similar
dream
of
working
in
television
or
film,
and
for
anyone
who
might
want
to
express
themselves.
D
Councillor,
madam
mayor
first,
I
would
like
to
commend
you
on
the
handling
of
a
very
tough
budget.
I've
heard
a
lot
of
people
speak
and
a
lot
of
them
with
good
points.
However,
I
still
have
not
heard
any
mention
from
council
concerning
fleet
services
current
situation,
so
today
I
not
only
come
with
concern,
but
also
solutions.
D
The
document
that
has
been
handed
to
you
details
a
savings
of
59
thousand
dollars
that
is
justifiable
to
keep
the
auto
service
worker.
In
this
alternative.
The
service
person
would
take
extra
responsibilities
to
eliminate
the
outsourcing
that
we
do.
He
would
take
responsibility
for
washing
trucks.
Two
days
a
week
which
we
currently
pay
25
000
annually
fleet
service
will
take
the
responsibility
to
refurbish
refurbish
sweepers,
which
now
is
outsourced
to
standard
equipment
annually
at
25
000
per
sweeper.
D
B
B
E
Had
to
leave
so
I'm
speaking
in
his
place,
I'm
afraid
he
didn't
save
enough
copies
of
this.
But
it's
a
very
brief
statement.
It's
from
the
central
street
business
association.
My
name
is
carolyn
wanglin.
I
live
at
1726,
chancellor,
and
I'm
a
former
central
street
business
person
closing
our
branch.
Libraries
affects
our
business
district.
Not
long
ago
the
city
of
evanston
spent
several
hundred
thousand
dollars
on
a
study
of
central
street
which
concluded
that
the
north
branch
library
was
the
street's
economic
engine
as
business
owners.
E
We
know
that
the
branch
library
brings
many
people
to
central
street
who
then
make
purchases
at
local
businesses
and
dine
in
area.
Restaurants,
closing
the
library
will
leave
an
unattractive
vacancy
which
will
detec
detract
from
central
street's
appearance
and
ambience
closing
the
library
will
be
like
losing
starbucks
or
the
spice
house
or
the
post
office.
The
success
of
central
street
depends
on
having
a
good
mix
of
retail
stores,
restaurants
and
services.
E
We
are
the
small
businesses
that
generate
tax
revenue
and
create
jobs
in
evanston.
Reduced
sales
will
harm
our
ability
to
do
so.
The
last
year
has
been
very
difficult
for
everyone.
The
city,
its
residents
and
businesses,
losing
the
branch
library
will
make
central
street
less
appealing
to
both
businesses
and
shoppers.
Similarly,
the
south
branch
library
contributes
to
the
chicago
avenue
and
main
street
districts.
F
Good
evening
my
name
is
todd
ruppenthal
and
I
own
a
business
on
central
street.
I
wanted
to
speak
just
a
moment
to
alderman
tendum
and
wilson,
the
idea
of
closing
the
library
for
a
certain
period
of
time.
The
moment
that
traffic
leaves
the
street
those
tenuous
businesses
that
are
on
that
street
are
greatly
in
danger.
The
idea
that
the
business
owners
there
really
do
want
to
support
this.
If
they're,
not
there
anymore,
there's
not
going
to
be
any
support.
G
Hi,
I'm
filling
in
for
david
chaps
he's
going
to
bed,
so
he
can
get
up
early
and
bake.
My
name
is
liz,
shaps,
2222,
colfax
and
2126
central
street.
So
I'm
one
of
the
many
central
street
owners
that
will
be
negatively
impacted
by
closing
the
branch
libraries
is
an
owner
of
great
harvest
spread
company
we've
developed
developed
a
incredibly
strong
relationship
with
the
library
we
support
and
sponsor
several
of
their
programs
passing
out
cookies
to
kids,
who
read
and
participate
in
their
reading
programs.
G
H
C
I
Madam
mayor
and
mr
city
manager,
with
all
due
respect,
anybody
can
balance
a
budget
if
you
fire
half
of
your
employees,
so
I
mean
we
could
even
do
better
if
you'd
like
us
to
take
maybe
10
or
20
more,
I
mean
that's,
not
a
hard
job.
When
you
give
us
all
those
people
to
fire,
I
mean
that's
how
you
balance
a
budget,
you
just
fire
them.
It's
a
very.
I
understand
we
have
a
terrible
situation,
but
we
have.
J
J
It's
been
discussed
over
and
over
again
and
never
passed,
and
that
is
that
we
have
to
be
more
business-like
in
dealing
with
developers
and
non-pro
income-generated
non-profits.
Is
there
any
good
reason
why
we
can't
charge
the
income
generating
non-profits
for
fire
and
police
services?
That's
that's
one
thing
I
mean
it.
It
could
be
a
huge
amount
of
money.
I
know
they're
like
sacred
cows,
but
this
is
a
serious
year
and
we
have
to
consider
serious
things.
J
J
B
K
K
I
understand
that
kevin
johnson,
our
president,
has
given
you
all
a
package,
and
I
would
ask
in
his
behalf
that
you
would
take
a
real
good
look
at
that,
because
there
are
some
items
in
there.
That
would
probably
would
save
some
folks
some
jobs
that
are
currently
on
the
list,
also,
especially
in
one
of
our
custodians
over
at
the
levy
center.
K
I
believe
there
is
some
custodial
contract
people
that
are
doing
work
at
the
service
center,
also
in
regards
to
the
power
washing.
Maybe
one
of
our
guys
from
fleet
can
take
care
of
that.
I'm
just
here
to
pass
on
what
you
already
have
just
to
name
a
couple
items,
and
I
hope
that
you
would
take
a
real
good
hard
look
at
it
because
they
have
families
as
well.
Thank
you.
L
My
name
is
laurie
keenan.
I
live
at
2214
colfax.
I
just
wanted
to
say
on
behalf
of
the
people.
Who've
worked
so
hard
these
past
few
weeks.
I
know
this
was
a
straw
poll
tonight,
but
thank
you
for
the
time
that
you've
given
us.
We
will
make
you
proud.
We
will
make
this
work.
Alderman
john
baptiste
part
of
what
we
are
trying
to
do
is
bring
libraries
to
all
of
the
community.
So
I
just
want
you
to
know.
L
M
M
Yet,
even
though
I
use
the
main
library
all
the
time,
I'm
also
at
the
branches
frequently,
and
even
though
I'm
not
near
them,
I
live
right
near
the
civic
center,
so
I'm
not
near
those
branches,
but
they
are
very
handy
and
they
are
very
nice
places
to
visit.
They
make
you
feel
like
you
belong
now,
you
see
in
a
community
of
74
000
people,
it's
like
a
sub
community.
M
They
have
different
functions
from
the
main
library
yeah,
they
circulate
books
and
the
numbers
are
dramatically
rising
and
they
have
programs
like
the
summer
programs
for
the
children
readers.
Forty
percent
of
the
participants
are
at
the
branch-
libraries,
not
at
the
main
library,
but
they
also
provide
other
things.
They
provide
personal
connections,
they
anchor
the
nearby
shops
and
eateries.
M
M
M
The
library
branches
are
not
underused.
People
vote
with
their
feet;
they
go
where
they
want
to
go
they're
going
to
a
place
that
they
want
to
be
at
and
yet
you're
saying.
Let
us
not
fund
them
anymore,
whereas
levy
center,
it's
a
beauty,
beautiful
facility.
Let's
get
and
all
sorts
of
money
was
put
back
in
the
budget
for
them
tonight
and
I
don't
understand
how
you
can
not
want
to
help
two
vibrant
branches
and
yet.
B
B
N
N
O
O
I
commend
the
conversation
that
I
heard
tonight
and
I
thank
you
for
your
thoughtful
consideration.
I
quote
back
to
you
what
one
of
the
members
said
earlier.
I
wrote
it
down.
I
thought
it
was
so
great
and
it
was
related
to
the
ecmc
restoration
of
funds,
and
the
comment
was:
this
has
been
great
thinking
on
both
sides,
and
that
was
talking
about
the
city
manager
and
the
funding
entity.
O
P
Also
young,
to
speak
in
support
of
the
libraries.
I
do
understand
that
these
are
tough
economic
times
and
tough
decisions
to
be
made,
but
I
also
would
like
to
point
out
that
the
decision
of
closing
the
library
is
not
something
that
would
be
affecting
only
this
year's
budget.
It
will
have
a
long,
lasting
effect.
As
one
of
the
previous
speakers
said,
libraries
cannot
be
just
open
and
closed
based
upon
good
or
bad
economic
times.
P
So
what
the
statement
that
at
least
some
of
the
people
here
made
that
the
city
can
now
really
no
longer
afford
to
fund
the
branch
libraries-
and
this
is
a
statement
that
we
really
try
to
make
an
argument
again.
There
is
a
lot
of
us
who
believe
otherwise,
so
it
is,
of
course
we
know
that
we
can
all
live
with
our
branch
life,
but
nobody
dies,
but
it's
a
matter
of
priorities.