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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 11/23/09
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City of Evanston, Illinois
Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center
City Council Meeting
Monday, November 23, 2009
8:30pm
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B
B
B
B
And
whereas
amnesty
international
group
50,
is
sponsoring
a
public
discussion
in
evanston
on
human
rights
day
on
december
10.
2009
concerning
the
issues
of
human
rights
and
torture.
Now,
therefore,
I
elizabeth,
b
tisdale
mayor
of
the
city
of
evanston
do
hereby
proclaim
december
10
2009
as
human
rights
day.
B
B
B
Jai
has
served
as
a
volunteer
curator
of
visual
art
exhibitions
at
the
noyes
cultural
arts
center
in
evanston
for
more
than
25
years.
She
served
the
maximum
two
terms
on
evanston's
public
art
committee
and
she
has
been
honored
for
her
outstanding
contributions
to
the
community
as
a
past
recipient
of
the
city
of
evanston
mayor's
award
for
the
arts,
since
1983
chi
has
worked
in
collaboration
with
sculptor
barbara
goldsmith,
organizing
close
to
200
exhibitions
that
have
highlighted
the
work
of
both
emerging
and
established
artists.
B
The
noise
cultural
arts
center
presents
a
dozen
exhibitions
a
year
in
two
galleries,
and
ms
curley
has
spent
countless
hours
planning
installing
and
publicizing.
Each
exhibit
exhibits
at
noise,
have
maintained
high
standards
of
excellence
and
have
been
sensitive
to
pres
to
present
multicultural
points
of
view
through
her
professionalism,
selfless
dedication
and
great
enthusiasm.
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Ms
curley
has
increased
public
awareness
of
the
importance
of
the
arts
by
demonstrating
a
deep
commitment
to
the
importance
of
the
artist's
contribution
to
our
society
in
2008,
ms
curley
and
her
family
commissioned
conversations
here
and
now,
a
bronze
sculpture
by
evanston
artist,
indira
freitas
johnson,
which
was
donated
to
the
city
of
evanston.
In
memory
of
ms
curley's
mother
displayed
in
raymond
park,
just
south
of
downtown
evanston.
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The
sculpture
consists
of
a
circular
arrangement
of
seven
fanciful
chairs
embellished
with
comments
from
local
citizens
describing
their
points
of
view
on
living
in
evanston,
which
were
gathered
at
community
meetings
with
local
residents.
The
public
art
display
encourages
a
civic
dialogue
and
provides
a
focal
point
at
which
residents
from
disparate
backgrounds
may
gather.
I
am
so
delighted
to
give
you
this
medal
from
the
studs
awards.
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Well,
I'm
as
honored
to
be
receiving
this
award
tonight,
as
I
was
astounded
to
receive
your
call
when
you
first
phoned
me
to
tell
me
about
it,
and
I
can
only
say
that
I've
had
I've.
I've
just
enjoyed
so
much
working
with
the
artists
at
noise,
and
it
has
been
wonderful
to
be
a
part
of
that
very
vibrant
institution,
the
noise
cultural
arts
center,
and
I
I
also
think
that
the
city
of
evanston
has
a
wonderful
public
art
program
and
it
just
makes
it.
C
B
D
D
So
as
a
response
to
the
current
h1n1
pandemic,
the
evanston
health
and
human
services
department
has
hosted
26
vaccination
clinics,
two
community
or
public
clinics
and
two
first
responder
clinics.
Over
a
period
of
three
weeks,
these
clinics
primarily
have
been
in
our
schools,
which
include
evanston,
township,
high
school
northwestern
university
day
care,
centers
and
preschools.
In
evanston,
we
have
been
successful
in
vaccinating
11
989
high
risk
individuals.
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We
also
noted
a
disparity
in
represented
populations
who
access
our
clinics
and
received
vaccine,
so
in
an
effort
to
get
vaccine
to
people
who
need
it
and
to
allow
greater
access
to
underrepresented
populations
and
the
priority
groups
who
are
based
by
the
centers
for
disease
guidelines.
We
contacted
private
providers
and
faith-based
leaders
today
and
in
one
day
today,
we
were
able
to
release
and
deliver
a
total
of
700
dosages
of
inactivated
form
of
the
vaccine
and
60
dosages
of
the
live
vaccine
or
nasal
mist.
D
I
would
also
like
to
thank
evanston's
fire
police
office
of
emergency
management,
community
partners,
cert
volunteers,
community
volunteers
and
staff
who
assisted
in
this
shared
responsibility
in
getting
vaccine
in
the
arms
of
those
who
are
at
greatest
risk
for
h1n1
virus
for
questions
and
concerns
and
access
to
the
h1n1
vaccine.
Please
contact
health
and
human
services
offices
at
847-866-2940.
E
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
I
don't
have
a
question
as
much
as
some
comments
and
I
can't
let
you
sit
down
director
thomas
without
giving
you
and
your
lieutenants
do
thanks.
I
think
we
should
give
you
all
right
now,
a
field
promotion
to
general,
because
you
have
pulled
off
an
extraordinary
feat
for
a
successful
community-wide
vaccination
effort.
This
was
an
enormous
deployment
of
people
and
resources
and
equipment
and
information
and
required
preparation
for
a
pandemic
flu,
which
happened
more
than
three
weeks
ago.
Obviously,
and
extraordinary
intergovernmental
cooperation
and
coordination.
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E
F
A
Our
public
works
director
who
that
I
saw
and
is
not
here
well,
I
will
give
the
plug
for
her
in
her
absence,
just
want
to
remind
residents
regarding
our
our
trash
pickup
schedule
because
of
thanksgiving,
but
we
will
be
delayed
one
day.
So,
if
there's
any
questions
about
that
of
our
residents,
please
contact
you
can
contact
my
office,
866
2936,
but
there's
information
on
our
website.
A
The
last
item
enemy
members.
The
council
is
an
update
on
our
community
budget
planning
process,
we'll
be
moving
forward
with
the
final
meeting
of
the
planning
process
next
monday
evening
november
30th
here
in
this
room
at
at
7
p.m.
Oh
they'll
be
on
televised
television,
carried,
live
and
also
then
replayed.
A
We
have
a
replay
schedule
of
the
other
workshops
currently
on
the
website,
so
if
people
are
interested,
they
can
tune
in
and
then
on
top
of
all
of
this
we
are
going
to
do
a
budget
workshop
marathon
and
that
budget
workshop
marathon
will
be
a
replay
of
all
of
the
budget
workshops,
beginning
at
12
noon.
On
friday
december,
the
3rd
continuing
till
6
pm
on
sunday
december
6th
24
hours
a
day
for
three
straight
days,
you'll
be
able
to
tune
in
to
channel
16
and
watch
budget
workshops.
A
We
are
going
to
conclude
the
marathon
with
a
special
live
telecast
from
the
studios
of
ecmc,
where
residents
will
be
able
to
call
in
their
questions
about
the
budget
on
sunday
december,
the
6th
beginning
at
6
pm
live.
So
if
people
are
interested
in
the
budget,
I
have
no
excuse
not
to
know
about
the
community
dialogue.
It'll
be
a
marathon
for
three
days
on
channel
16,
followed
by
a
live
call-in
show
on
that
sunday.
So
we
would
encourage
everyone
in
the
community
to
be
informed.
A
A
At
this
point,
with
those
are
the
ways
we're
making
it
available,
certainly
maybe
what
we
should
do
and
looking
at
our
city
librarian
mary
johns,
we
could
perhaps
have
dvds
available
at
the
evanston
public
library
of
the
workshops,
maybe
two
per
workshop,
and
if
people
would
like
to
check
those
out,
where
would
be
a
good
place
mary
for
them
to
to
get
that
circulation
desk
at
the
circulation
desk?
So,
let's
say
the
beginning:
next
tuesday,
the
first
of
december,
we
will
have
those
available
at
the
circulation
desk.
A
G
A
Be
sitting
there
live
and
living
color
answering
them
as
people
call
them.
They
will
not
be
the
questions
we
we
thought
would
be
best
not
over
the
air,
but
people
will
be
able
to
call
in
we'll
have
staff
there.
I
believe
our
crack
assistant
to
the
city
manager,
joe
mcrae,
has
volunteered
to
be
the
work,
the
switchboards,
and
so
he
will.
He
will
be
taking
the
questions
and
both
myself
and
marty
lyons
will
be
there
and
steve
bartlebaugh
the
executive
director
of
ucla
for
the
program
that.
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I
A
J
Even
everyone,
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
here,
I'm
just
going
to
read
off
some
numbers
and
some
increases
to
our
levy
for
the
current
tax
year.
2009,
our
city
of
evanston,
total
levy
is
39
million
hundred
and
four
dollars
and
that's
a
four
point.
Five
six
percent
increase-
and
this
increase
is
entirely
due
to
the
additional
levy
for
our
downtown
two
tiff
expiration.
J
The
township
has
a
total
levy
of
1
349
796
and
that's
no
change
from
the
prior
year
and
the
special
service
area.
Number
four
has
a
total
levy
of
385
714
and
that's
a
decrease
of
approximately
26
percent,
and
I
I
think
everyone
is
probably
aware
of
the
reason
for
that
and
there
was
we
had
to
make
an
adjustment
for
for
an
air
in
the
levy
from
last
year.
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B
B
A
Yes,
ma'am
mayor.
Thank
you.
Yes,
madam
mayor,
thank
you
again.
The
city
council
has
now
discussed
10
of
your
proposed
of
your
12
goals
for
2010,
where
I
have
two
remaining.
The
one
we
have
on
the
agenda
for
this
evening
is
northwestern
university.
The
goal
when
it
was
established
had
no
particular
parameters
to
it.
A
First
is
our
relationship
with
the
northwestern
university
police
department,
as
I
think,
you're
all
aware
of
a
good,
long-standing
relationship
with
nupd
and
the
eviston
police
department,
both
looking
at
on
campus
and
off
campus
issues.
Really,
when
you
look
at
relationships
between
city,
police
departments
and
university
police
departments,
this
is
one
of
the
partnerships.
That's
really
held
up.
A
As
a
model,
not
only
among
big
ten
schools
and
in
here
throughout
the
midwest,
but
really
nationally
as
a
close
working
partnership-
and
that
is
again
a
long-standing
relationship
that
we
have
with
the
nupd
the
h1n1
health
issues,
as
avonda
briefly
mentioned,
that
is
when
one
of
the
clinics
that
we
we
did
work,
I
guess
savannah.
It
was
last
week
with
the
students
at
northwestern
working
with
their
health
services
department.
We
were
able
to
give
special
help
and
assistance
to
make
those
clinics
a
success.
A
Working
with
the
health
services
team
at
northwestern
the
area
of
internships
has,
as
ebbing
flowed,
I
understand
over
the
years.
I
think
certainly
we're
at
a
high
turn
once
again
of
placing
interns
not
only
with
various
aldermen
the
mayor's
office,
but
in
departments
throughout
the
city.
We
also
make
use
of
the
federal
work
study
program
were
able
to
bring
students
in
to
work
in
city
offices
for
a
fraction
of
the
cost
associated
with
that
hourly
rate
wage.
The
rest
is
funded
through
the
work.
A
A
Alderman
holmes
this
past
summer
began
a
a
renewed
initiative
to
work
on
student
housing
issues
has
had
various
groups
in
her
ward
working
on
that
joined
by
alderman,
fisk
and
alderman
grover
with
some
of
those
issues,
and
we
are
building
up
working
with
city
staff
on
coming
back
to
the
city
council,
with
some
recommendations
as
to
some
law
changes.
That
would
be
helpful
in
the
regulation
of
the
housing,
as
well
as
working
closely
with
northwestern
university
staff
on
recommendations
that
we
feel
would
be
helpful
to
helping
on
their
end.
A
They
had
an
office
off-campus
housing
office
which
we're
trying
to
advocate
to
have
those
services
put
back
into
place
to
assist
students
from
the
nu
side
with
housing
issues.
So
that's
something
that
has
been
a
focus
of
energy
over
the
last
three
or
four
months
and
will
continue
through
the
winter
months.
A
Our
relations
with
the
department
of
athletics,
a
couple
of
different
areas,
probably
the
most
successful
of
which
was
a
halloween
event-
that
we
co-sponsored
with
the
department
of
athletics
on
october
31st,
in
conjunction
with
their
late
afternoon
football
game.
There
was
a
concern
in
the
seventh
ward
regarding
the
impact
of
visitors
to
the
penn
state
game
on
trick-or-treating
in
the
neighborhood,
the
university's
athletic
department,
community
relations
staff
stepped
forward
and
said
that
they
would
help
us
sponsor
a
halloween
event.
A
So
mary
johns
from
city
staff
took
the
lead
on
our
end
and
we
were
able
to
work
and
put
on
an
event
that
was
hosted
by
the
anu
department
of
athletics,
you're,
all
familiar
with
the
discussions
that
we've
had
earlier
this
year
on.
Peddlers
and
those
issues
of
concerning
safety
and
sales
outside
of
ryan
field
remain
an
issue
for
the
nu
athletic
department
and
we
are
committed
to
continue
to
work
with
them
on
those
issues.
A
Mayor
tisdale,
is,
is
pondering
a
a
challenge
or
a
bet
of
some
sort.
With
the
the
mayor
of
the
community
of
the
school,
we
would
be
competing
against
in
the
bowl
game,
so
I
think
there's
lots
of
opportunities,
especially
with
our
communities,
youth,
to
work
more
closely
with
the
department
of
athletics
at
nu
and
so
we're
looking
at
pursuing
those
in
the
area
of
infrastructure.
A
lot
lots
of
long-standing
discussions
regarding
street
issues,
lighting
issues,
water
infrastructure
issues,
probably
too
numerous
to
get
into
in
any
specific
detail
here
this
evening.
A
But
there
are
open
dialogues
with
the
university
on
a
number
of
these
infrastructure
issues.
Some
of
them
are
of
a
special
interest
to
the
city.
Some
are
a
special
interest
to
nu
and
and
some
are
of
interest
to
both
parties,
and
so
we'll
continue
to
look
at
those
infrastructure
opportunities
in
the
area
of
economic
development.
Northwestern
university
has
some
traditional
roles
it
is
played
in
the
community.
It
is
a
a.
A
The
inventure
organization,
which
also
the
city
of
evanston,
is
a
part
of
the
university
along
with
the
city,
has
been
involved
in
the
technology
incubator
center.
They
are
active
in
the
downtown
evanston
group,
along
with
the
city,
so
we
have
approached
them
with
some
of
the
work
that
the
city
council
has
recently
done
on
economic
development
to
see
how
best
northwestern
can
fit
their
economic
development
interests
into
overall
city
interests
and
what
ways
we
can
work
more
closely
together
and
finally,
in
the
area
of
current
partnerships
and
initiatives.
A
As
you
all
know,
the
university
is
committed
to
paying
for
a
new
fire
engine,
we're
in
the
process
of
getting
ready
to
come
to
you,
probably
in
january,
with
the
purchasing
decisions
regarding
the
beginning
of
the
procurement
process
for
that
fire
engine.
So
we're
very
excited
about
that.
In
the
area
of
new
issues
that
have
that
have
come
along
in
in
recent
weeks,
the
university
has
beginning
a
strategic
planning
process
and.
A
So
I'm
hopeful
that
that
would
be
a
new,
a
new
piece
that
we've
been
have
not
been
involved
in
the
past
and
talking
with
some
of
you
from
previous
strategic
planning
processes,
the
university
has
been
very
happy
to
share
the
results
once
they're
completed,
but
that
the
city
has
not
played
a
very
direct
role
in
the
actual
planning
itself.
So
that
may
be
an
opportunity
for
us
then.
Lastly,
I
guess
I'd
like
to
talk
on
one
final
point,
and
that
is
in
the
area
of
overall
communications.
A
Certainly
the
city's
relationship
with
the
university,
and
vice
versa,
has
sometimes
been
contentious
in
my
brief
time
here,
it
seems
to
me
that
many
of
these
issues
surround
communications,
knowing
who's
doing
what
to
whom,
and
I
think
that
there
may
be
opportunities
for
the
city
itself
to
be
a
better
catalyst
with
our
community
organizations
and
our
neighbors
of
the
university
to
share
the
information
that
we
have
to
help
them
advocate
with
the
appropriate
ward
aldermen
on
specific
issues
that
come
along.
So
I
don't
have
any
specific
ideas
to
present
to
you
this
evening.
A
Other
than
my
senses
is
that,
as
we
look
for
new
things
to
do
to
work
on
that
relationship
that
perhaps
there
are
some
catalytic
ideas,
initiatives
that
we
could
take
on
that
would
help
with
overall
communication.
So
many
mayor
remembers
the
council
again,
as
you
selected
this
as
a
goal,
there
was
no
specific
direction
given
just
wanted
to
kind
of
let
your
appetite
a
little
bit
with
some
of
the
things
that
are
currently
going
on
and
would
ask
for
any
additional
direction
that
you'd
have
otherwise
we'll
continue
to
move
forward
on
the
items
identified.
B
This
is
from
dr
donald
mish,
thursday
concluded
the
on-site
joint
evanston
health
and
human
services,
northwestern
university
h1n1
vaccination
campaign
for
eligible
faculty
staff
and
students.
This
effort
was
part
of
the
larger
attempt
to
coordinate
and
implement
the
largest
vaccination
campaign
in
the
history
of
the
united
states.
As
the
executive
director
of
university
health
services.
B
I
want
to
express
my
great
appreciation
for
all
those
involved
in
this
effort.
Evanston
health
and
human
services
has
been
a
wonderful
partner
in
this
endeavor,
coordinating
the
overall
on-site
campaign
and
personnel,
as
well
as
providing
vaccine
and
responding
quickly
and
assertively
to
daily
vac
variations
in
vaccine
supply,
constant
communication
collaborative
effort
very
hard
work
and
good
humor
have
been
the
order
of
the
day,
and
I
believe
the
city
of
evanston
and
nu
should
be
very
proud
of
their
partnership
in
this
important
public
health
event.
E
E
More
specifically
to
the
seventh
ward,
I'd
like
us
to
look
into
what
we
can
do
to
implement
the
central
street
plan,
particularly
in
relation
to
the
university's
properties
on
central
street,
the
parking
lot
west
of
ryan
field
and
then
also
not
as
part
of
the
central
street
plan,
but
pedestrian
access
along
isabella,
the
south
side
of
isabel.
There
are
sidewalks
missing
there,
and
maybe
this
can
be
done
in
conjunction,
I
think,
with
some
sewer
work,
the
connector
with
wilmette
that
will
affect
ashland.
E
So
if
we
could
look
into
that,
that
would
be
great
and
finally
having
a
top
tier
university
in
evanston.
I
think,
makes
an
incumbent
upon
us
to
help
our
university
realize
its
goals
and
of
becoming
a
leader
in
scholarship
and
research
and
in
it's
helping
it
with
its
ability
to
compete
for
the
best
students
and
the
best
faculty,
and
to
do
that
we
have
to
keep
evanston,
strong
and
vibrant,
and
so
what
we
can
do
to
help
the
university
maintain
its
top
tier
status.
B
F
I
also
would
suggest
that
we
more
aggressively
pursue
internship
opportunities
between
the
university
and
and
our
departments,
and
perhaps
some
access
to
continuing
education
for
some
of
our
people.
Here
we
do
have
some
experts
leading
various
departments
that
may
be
able
to
benefit
from
perhaps
just
auditing
some
classes
that
may
enhance
their
knowledge
and
skills.
F
The
university,
as
far
as
I
understand,
had
made
some
commitment
to
give
a
certain
number
of
scholarships
to
evanston
students,
and
I
think
that,
since
that
the
student
movement
has
really
subsided
significantly,
the
university
has
not
really
lived
up
to
those
obligations
and
this
information
can
be
researched
and
and
pulled
forth.
So
I
think
it
will
be
important
to
to
raise
that.
F
So
since
president
shapiro
is
an
easy-going
guy
and
open
to
all
kinds
of
ideas,
and
since
he
had
the
speaker,
the
keynote
speaker
who
advocated
all
sorts
of
new
thinking,
I
would
suggest
that,
on
the
call
for
alumni,
giving
and
contribution
include
a
contribution
to
the
city
of
evanston,
so
city
manager.
I
know
you
also
are
creative,
you're
cutting
edge
person,
take
it
and
run
with
it.
Thank
you.
B
Well,
I
did
want
to
say,
based
on
my
experience
as
seventh
ward
alderman,
which
was
sometimes
frustrating,
because
neighbors
would
come
with
concerns,
and
I
would
call
the
university
and
have
a
great
deal
of
difficulty
getting
to
the
right
person,
whoever
the
right
person
might
be,
and
recently
talking
with
neighbors
who
live
next
to
the
cafeteria,
slash
restaurant,
whatever
it
is
in
the
first
ward,
the
neighbor,
whose
bedroom
now
has
a
tv
reflected
in
the
window.
Every
night
said
to
me
liz.
B
There
just
has
to
be
someone
to
call-
and
I
thought
about
that-
a
lot
and
what
I
did
eventually
in
the
seventh
ward
was
to
go
to
the
community
development
director.
At
that
time,
mr
wolinski
and
referred
all
the
neighbors
called
him
and
he
was
able
to
call
the
right
people
at
the
university
and
get
a
response,
and
so
I
don't
know
if
we
need
to
designate
a
staff
person
who
has
contacts
with
the
university
as
the
city
person
who
you
could
call.
B
B
G
K
Janette
risky
I'm
going
to
just
speak
briefly
on
northwestern
goals.
An
issue
came
up,
probably
maybe
more
than
a
year
ago,
about
northwestern's
planning
and
in
their
land
use
plan.
Basically
they're
they're
changing
the
access
of
their
campus
for
to
an
east-west
access,
rather
than
a
north-south
access,
and
really
limiting.
What
was
eventually
going
to
happen
is
residents
of
evanston
are
not
going
to
be
able
to
have
access
to
the
lake
from
the
south
end
of
their
campus.
K
As
alderman
baptiste
was
saying,
there
has
to
be
a
long-term
commitment,
and
if
that
commitment
is
not
there,
then
the
city
needs
to
decide
if
can
afford
to
keep
all
these
services
with
the
fire
department,
and
I
lived
close
to
the
fire
station
by
northwestern.
So
if
that
station
is
cut,
I
mean
it's
kind
of
service
to
me,
but
I
I
mean,
I
think,
if
we
can't
afford
it
anymore.
K
It's
time
we
have
to
deal
with
some
of
these
issues,
and
some
might
argue
that
you
know
life
safety
is
sacred,
but
you
know
recently
the
city
didn't
have
enough
money,
as
his
tif
ran
out
here,
and
it
did
basically
shut
the
sprinkler
system
down.
In
the
maple
avenue
garage,
so
life
safety
and
money
do
it
do
tie
together.
So
you
can't
afford
everything
really.
K
So
I
think
those
are
the
kind
of
things
the
city
has
to
deal
with
and-
and
I
just
want
to
comment
on
one
last
thing-
at
p
and
p
d
tonight
there
was
some
discussion
about
the
community
gardens.
I've
been
a
gardener
there
for
15
years,
the
community
gardens.
Basically
the
revenue
the
city
gets
is
60
a
gardener,
and
I
agree
with
you
that-
and
I
heard
this-
that
the
gardeners
should
pay,
because
the
gardeners
are
the
only
ones
benefiting.
K
So
I
mean
if
the
fee
is
raised,
it's
fine
with
me
as
a
gardener,
so
I
mean
raise
the
fee,
but
just
remember,
there's
200
gardeners
at
60
is
12
000
raise
it
to
100,
it's
only
going
to
be
20
000.
You
have
big
budgetary
problems
that
go
beyond
that
kind
of
money.
I
mean
you're
really
dealing
with
issues.
As
you
know,
in
your
streets
and
sanitation.
There
are
a
lot
of
money
with
this
trash
collection
and
that's
not
going
to
do
much
so
you've
got
to
deal
with
some
real
issues.
I
L
M
As
I
understand
it,
the
when
the
maple
avenue
garage
was
constructed.
There
was
a
code
requirement
to
have
the
sprinkler
system
installed
since
that
time.
That
is
no
longer
a
code
item
and
it
was
determined
that
it
would
cost
a
lot
more
money
to
continue
to
paint
and
maintain
the
system
that
was
not
going
to
be
necessary.
Therefore,
the
city
made
the
decision
to
eliminate
that,
with
the
exception
of
the
area
that's
occupied
by
the
staff
in
the
office.
B
N
Everyone,
my
name
is
thomas
gonzalez.
I
live
across
the
street
at
2129
ridge
avenue
and
I'm
a
senior
undergraduate
student
at
northwestern,
and
this
is
my
first
time
ever
speaking
at
a
something
like
a
city
council
meeting,
and
I
am
pretty
sure
that
evanston
city
council
doesn't
very
often
hear
directly
from
northwestern
students
and
that's
actually
part
of
why
I
wanted
to
come
and
offer
my
comments
today.
N
Evans
and
the
younger
residents,
particularly
as
students,
are
much
less
vocal
members
of
the
community,
which
makes
sense
we're
completely
new
to
the
world
of
citizenship,
we're
still
learning
about
things
like
politics
and
civic
engagement.
However,
in
light
of
the
recent
debate
over
the
alleged
zoning
violation,
whatever
it
may
be,
I
decided
to
take
the
initiative
and
speak
before
the
city
council,
my
fellow
residents
as
far
as
zoning
violation
petition.
I
don't
agree
with
it,
but
I
also
realize
that
the
council
is
not
involved
really
in
that
issue.
N
Some
residents
might
contend
that
because
the
university
doesn't
pay
property
taxes,
it
is
not
the
city's
responsibility
to
cater
to
students
or
the
university's
interests.
However,
I
did
I
did
like
some
of
the
comments
that
you
were
making
in
regards
to
the
goals
of
northwestern.
I
think
you
guys
are.
B
G
Thank
you,
madam
mayor.
I
have
one
request
of
you
on
the
administration
public
works
agenda
tonight
and
on
the
consent
agenda.
As
far
as
I
know,
no
one's
taken
it
off
our
series
of
resolutions,
abating
property
taxes
and
steve
drazner
is
here
and
we've
asked
him
to
speak
to
that
for
the
whole
council.
F
Baptiste
part
of
what
we
wanted
to
to
get
done
through
your
intervention
is
to
inform
those
who
are
there.
Listening
as
to
the
implication
of
that,
what
does
that
mean?
I
mean
I'm
familiar
with
some
of
the
terms
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
so
I
know
what
you're
talking
about,
but
what
does
that
mean
for
the
average
taxpayer
out
there.
J
Well,
if,
if
we
didn't
have
these
other
funds
to
help
pay
some
of
this
debt,
the
property
taxes
would
increase
by
whatever
that
debt
amount
is
by
that
extra
levy
amount
over
the
assessed,
the
equalized
assessed
valuation,
and
I
don't
want
to
get
into
too
much
math,
but
basically
at
least
the
debt
service
portion
of
the
levy
would
would
probably
double
so
it's
about.
I
believe
it's
about
a
little
over
10
million
dollars.
It
would
go
up
to
about
22
million
dollars,
so
it
is
more
than
double
what
we're
loving
for
the
dutch
service.
F
G
G
M2
is
approval
of
the
minutes
of
the
regular
city
council
meeting
of
november
9.
on
behalf
of
administration
and
public
works.
We
ask
your
approval
for
the
city
of
evanston
payroll
roll
through
november
eight
in
the
amount
of
two
million
two
hundred:
ninety
nine
thousand
four
hundred
ninety
four
dollars
and
ninety
cents
and
the
city
of
evanston
bills
through
november
24,
and
the
amount
of
four
million
two
hundred
twenty
nine
thousand
fifty
dollars
and
eighty
eight
cents.
G
On
behalf
of
the
committee,
we
ask
your
approval
for
a
contract
with
total
building
services
for
janitorial
services
at
the
lorraine,
h,
morton,
civic
center
main
library
and
service
center
in
the
amount
of
a
hundred
and
fifty
two
thousand
forty
dollars
per
year
item
a
3.2
is
a
request
to
approve
a
contract
with
nationwide
janitorial
corporation
for
services
at
the
police,
fire
headquarters
and
the
outpost.
This
is
in
the
amount
of
50
52.
G
Next
approval
is
requested
for
the
lowest
and
responsib
responsive
and
responsible
proposal
for
ford
oem
parts,
warranty
and
service
repair
for
automobiles
and
light
trucks
in
the
amount
of
forty
two
thousand
for
golf
from
gulf
mill
ford
and
recommend.
We
recommend
approval
for
midi,
medium
and
heavy
trucks
in
the
amount
of
forty
six
thousand
from
breedum
and
ford
in
glenview.
G
Next,
we
request
your
approval
for
a
single
source
purchase
of
one
riding
mower
for
the
parks
and
forestry
division
in
the
amount
of
twenty
one
thousand
two
hundred
forty
five
dollars
and
fifty
five
cents
from
reindeers
inc
from
franklin
park.
Approval
is
requested
for
change
order.
Number
four
for
the
basin:
s8
2b
relief,
sewer
project
contract
2.
This
is
with
apollo
company
and
decreases
the
amount
of
the
contract
by
86
663
663.51
to
a
grand
total
of
six
million,
sixty
seven
thousand
ninety
nine
dollars
and
eighteen
cents.
G
G
Are
you
going
to
you're
going
to
come
back
to
us,
and
this
is
going
to
be
off
the
consent
agenda
you're
going
to
come
back
at
our
next
meeting?
Is
that
correct?
That's
correct:
okay,
moving
right
along
ordinance
ordinance
is
for
introduction
it
amending
section
923b
of
the
city
code,
increasing
fire
department,
transport
fees.
This
is
for
introduction.
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Oh
and
now
we
have
confirmation
of
appointments,
and
these
are
all
to
the
budget.
The
mayor's
budget
task
force
committee,
sue,
calder,
steve
engelman,
lou,
english,
joseph
flanagan,
alex
granichek,
candice
hill,
gene
linwall,
nikki
pearson,
hecky
powell,
mark
sloan,
raymond
summers,
ryan
hall,
deborah
hirschfield.
F
H
G
G
B
H
I
beg
your
pardon
alderman
rainey,
but
it
was
not
tabled.
What
was
said
was
that
the
council
had
approved
the
recommendation
that
the
city
manager
would
find
a
it
is
to
come
up
with
alternate
pedestrian
safety
measures
and
then
come
back
after
the
conclusion
of
the
209-10
northwestern
basketball
season,
so
it
was
unanimously
voted.
I
mean
unitedly
voice
voted
that
the
recommendation
be
accepted,
not
that
the
peddler's
solicitor's
ordinance
will
be
accepted.
H
G
All
right,
I
don't
want
to
have
a
debate
on
this.
All
I
want
to
make
sure
is.
The
record
is
clear:
the
minutes
that
we
have
online
for
this
meeting
to
approve
from
october
26
read
as
follows:
alderman
rainey
moved
approval
of
the
ordinance
that
also
received
a
second,
the
ordinance
passed
with
the
unanimous
vote
that
is
patently
incorrect
and
it
needs
to
be
deleted
from
the
october
26
minutes
as
a
correction
to
the
minutes.
G
An
amendment
correction
to
the
minutes
I
will
sit
down
and
the
rest
of
you
can
discuss
what
really
happened,
but
it
was
my
recollection
at
least
I
think
it
was,
and
when
you
look
back
at
these
minutes
after
years,
you
you
tried
to
look
at
the
intent,
and
it
was
my
recollection
that
it
was
the
intent
of
the
council
to
table
this
so
that
the
city
manager
could
bring
it
back.
It
would
still
be
on
our
agenda
on
the
back
burner
for
consideration,
but
at
this
time
it
was
stable.
E
E
E
Resolution
75r09,
regarding
extension
of
an
electricity
supply
agreement
underneath
the
comment,
alderman
rainey
moved
that
the
resolution
be
removed
from
the
agenda.
A
unanimous
vote
was
obtained
and
the
resolution
was
moved.
It
reads
and
I
believe
actually,
the
word
moved
should
be
removed
and
then
on
page
7
under
h1
for
the
green
building
ordinance
in
the
last
paragraph
of
the
commentary
of
our
deliberations
that
begins
alderman
wilson.
E
G
G
G
Now,
just
to
remind
you
just
to
remind
you,
there
was
an
issue
recently
where
our
legal
department,
opined
that
minutes,
cannot
be
changed
in
the
office.
They
they
need
to
be
changed
publicly
if
they
are
subs.
If
the
changes
are
substantive,
it
is
my
belief
that
this
is
substantive
and
that
this
kind
of
amendment
cannot
be
made
privately.
G
G
F
H
When
I
was
meant
when
it
was
mentioned
me
that
the
minutes
reflected
wrongly
of
what
I
put
forth
item
a6,
I
went
back
to
the
tape.
I
listened
to
the
tape
and
I
recorded
if
I'd
given
the
chance
to
speak
to
that
issue
this
afternoon,
it
would
have
been
corrected
because
the
minutes
were
corrected
for
that
a6
item,
as
for
the
other
ones,
with
the
e
or
whatever
that
wasn't.
Those
comments
were
not
given
to
me
the
comments.
F
I
don't
know
what
the
confusion
is,
because
the
error
initially
was
that
you
know
that's
what
was
said.
As
alderman
rainey
said,
all
you're
saying
is
that
you've
subsequently
corrected
them.
Okay,
fine
and
the
subsequent
correction
is
something
that
has
to
be
approved
at
the
council
level.
So
the
motion
to
amend
the
minutes
to
correctly
reflect
what
you
just
said
is
appropriate,
and
I
second
that-
and
so
that
means
that
the
council
has
is
amending
that
officially,
and
you
have
in
fact
made
the
correction.
I
don't
think
it's.
F
I
mean
it's
a
fact
that
there
was
an
error
in
in
in
the
minutes
and
so
holly
rainey
is
addressing.
That
fact
and
when
it's
presented
to
us
lego
has
said
we
have
to
approve
the
minutes
and
make
amendments
openly
right.
So
even
if
the
clerk
made
the
corrections
in
his
office
in
response
to
what
he
has
heard
from
us,
we
had
we
had
held
the
minutes.
So
we
took
no
official
action
to
amend
the
minutes
at
that
time.
F
B
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Now
there
is
a
situation
we
have
where
we
have
an
ordinance
on
our
agenda
from
october
26.
That
says
the
city
manager
is
going
to
come
back
to
us.
What
is
the
status
of
that
ordinance
is
no
action
was
taken
and
its
really
parliamentary
procedure
would
have
it
still
hanging
on
our
ordinance
on
our
agenda,
so
some
action
had
to
have
been
taken
either
to
remove
it
from
the
agenda
to
table
it,
holding
it
over
wouldn't
work,
because
that
only
works
for
two
weeks.
G
A
Madame
mayor
alderman
rainey,
as
I
read
the
minutes
that
have
now
just
been
approved,
it
says
that
alderman
rainey
moved
approval
of
the
recommendation.
If
you
look
in
the
paragraph
above,
the
recommendation
is
recommended.
The
city
council
table
this
ordinance
and
direct
the
city
manager
to
implement
alternate
pedestrian
safety
measures.
So
unless
that's.
G
A
A
G
G
Then
we
have
the
is
that
right:
yeah,
okay,
okay
and
then
the
only
other
item
was
the
presentation
by
the
public
works
director
and
that
had
to
do
with
alternatives
for
solid
waste
recycling
and
yard
waste,
and
we're
going
to
continue
that
discussion
at
a
special
meeting
on
december
7
at
6
00
and
we're
going
to
relocate
so
to
speak.
The
affordable
housing
presentation
and
substitute
solid
waste
in
its
place,
and
that's.
H
G
I
B
I
A
A
The
committee
also
talked
about
the
idea
of
postponing
one
of
the
items
on
that
agenda
and
that
was
the
full
council's
discussion
of
affordable
housing.
So,
madam
mayor,
either
at
this
point
or
at
some
point
before
the
end
of
the
meeting,
I'd
like
clear
direction
from
the
council
as
to
what
your
wishes
are
for
the
december
7th
meeting.
A
The
previously
had
been
called
or
has
been
stated
to
meet
at
six
o'clock,
was
going
to
be
a
two-item
council
meeting
agenda
on
affordable
housing
in
the
report
of
the
community
budget
task
force.
The
administration
public
works
committee
suggested
that
the
affordable
housing
discussion
be
postponed
to
a
later
time,
so
that
there
could
be
the
discussion
of
the
refuse
item
either.
As
I
believe,
alderman
rainey.
You
were
suggesting
that
the
the
committee
would
convene
separately
from
the
council
prior
to
the
scheduled
full
council
meeting.
B
B
L
Because
we're
changing
the
meeting
for
the
affordable
housing,
could
we
tonight
at
least
get
a
date
certain
for
that
meeting
in
january,
because
I
think
it's
a
very
important
item
but
as
we
discussed
in
ap
w
that
it's
not
a
budget
item,
so
I'm
fully,
I
believe
we
should
do
the
the
refuge
first.
But
if
we
can
all
get
on
the
calendar
for
january
tonight,
that
would
be
great
for
affordable.
B
L
A
A
I
G
G
F
G
B
D
G
F
Oh
allman
homes,
you
know,
I
think,
we've
given
a
strong
priority
to
affordable
housing.
It's
just
a
report
we
wanted
to
be
able
to
discuss
because
we
have
inclusionary
housing.
We
have
the
housing
fund.
We've
done
a
bunch
of
work
in
that
area,
so
I
don't
think
that
we're
giving
it
low
priority.
We're
really
talking
about.
When
is
the
best
day
to
spend
as
much
time
possible
to
make
that
happen.
F
P
L
I
was
just
going
to
sort
of
echo
alderman
helms
comment
about,
I
think,
pushing
it
off
until
march.
I
understand
that
we
have
budget
coming
up,
but
the
affordable
housing
task
force
they're
coming
to
a
conclusion
at
the
end
of
december
and
we've
said
that
it's
an
important
issue
and
we
need
to
give
direction
and
without
getting
this
discussed
and
passed,
I
don't
believe
we
can
move
forward
with
affordable
housing.
L
It
will
continue
to
languish
out
there
similar
to
how
we're
trying
to
push
forward
with
economic
development
to
give
staff
give
our
city
a
direction.
I
believe
it's
important
that
we
do
something.
We
don't
put
this
out
really
three
months
and
then
we
have
a
discussion
and
then
we
make
changes,
and
so
we
don't
embark
on
affordable
housing
really
until
april
or
may
of
next
year.
L
That's
a
really
a
long
time,
particularly
in
this
economic
climate,
with
people
needing
rental
assistance,
people
you
know
possibly
going
to
foreclosure.
I
think
we
need
to
get
full
direction
so
there's
any
way
and
that
we
can
have
this
meeting
sooner.
I
know
all
of
us
are
meeting
out.
Wally
has
given
us
a
lot
of
meetings,
this
fall
needed,
but
I
believe
this
is
an
extremely
extremely
important
issue.
If
we
can
find
a
time
before
march,
I
I
would
be
really
appreciative.
Thank
you.
P
G
B
P
F
F
The
reason
why
I
pulled
it
is
because
when
at
the
human
services
committee
meeting
the
township
had
made
its
presentation-
and
the
auditor
had
come
to
make
its
presentation
as
well,
I
was
concerned
because
the
financial
report
was
done
by
the
same
entity
that
was
auditing
and
my
understanding,
I'm
a
layperson
in
the
this
particular
area.
But
my
understanding
is
that
you
don't
audit
your
own
financial
report,
so
I
had
asked
the
city
manager
to
look
into
it.
I
talked
to
legal
to
try
to
get
some
clarity
and
they've
checked
into
it.
F
F
J
It's
it's
not
uncommon
for
a
smaller
governmental
unit
to
have
the
auditor
also
prepare
the
comprehensive
annual
financial
report,
because
usually
these
smaller
units
of
the
government-
they
just
don't-
have
the
manpower
to
prepare
it
on
their
own,
but
commonly
what's
done
is
the
auditor
will
make
a
comment
in
their
management
letter
disclosing
this,
and
I
haven't
seen
the
management
letter
for
the
township.
So
I
don't
know
if
it's
in
there
or
not,
but
that
probably
would
be
the
appropriate
thing
for
the
auditor
to
do
to
just
disclose
it
in
that
management
letter.
F
Okay,
well,
the
auditor
at
least
disclosed
it
during
his
report
to
us.
So
I
don't
have
a
particular
problem.
If
that's
the
way
we're
supposed
to
go,
the
report
itself
was
consistent
with
the
report.
Last
year
there
were
some
issues
about
segregation
of
of
duties,
which
is
not
very
possible
within
a
small
office.
F
I
R
I'm
hoping
for
a
happy
thanksgiving
for
everyone.
There
has
been
drawn
to
my
attention
and
I
think
obviously,
the
police
are
aware
of
this-
that
the
the
opportunistic
burglaries
in
the
6th
ward
have
sort
of
been
elevated
to
forced
entry.
We
saw
two
around
the
same
time
on
the
same
block.
These
are
daytime
entries.
R
They
seem
to
know
when
people
are
not
home,
and
you
know
that
takes
it
to
another
level,
and
I
know
that,
maybe
not
last
year,
but
probably
the
year
before
there
was
a
rash
of
and
burglaries
that
happened.
I
think,
starting
with
thanksgiving
and
through
the
holidays,
so
happy
holidays
would
be
truly
happy.
If
we
could,
you
know,
check
this
and
not
have
a
lot
of
stuff
going
on
like
that.
E
E
The
use
text
messaging
and
email
messaging,
while
you're
operating
a
motor
vehicle,
I'd
like
to
make
a
reference
to
human
services
committee
for
an
ordinance
that
fills
the
remaining
gap
madam
chair
almost,
and
that
would
be
a
ordinance
making
it
unlawful
in
evanston
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
while
using
a
mobile
phone.
That
would
be
a
general
ban
on
cell
phone
use,
while
driving
not
just
in
school
and
work
zones.
G
L
I
agree
with
alderman's
alderman
grover's
banning
of
cell
phones.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
from
the
ninth
board
who
attended
the
ninth
ward
town
hall
meeting
last
week.
It
was
a
really
long
and
we
appreciate
I
really
appreciate
you
staying
for
as
long
as
you
did
and
happy
thanksgiving
to
everyone
on
council
and
the
mayor
and
the
residents
of
evanston.
L
Q
Q
The
hinman
avenue
neighbors,
including
grove
street
lake
street
judson
avenue
neighbors
regarding
demolition
and
construction
at
the
georgian,
which
is
about
ready
to
begin
december
1st,
which
is
a
week
from
tomorrow,
we're
having
our
first
ward
quarterly
meeting
from
7
to
9
pm
at
the
evanston
public
library
december
3rd
is
the
cta
purple
line
vision,
study,
open
house
that
affects
five
l
stations
used
by
first
ward
residents
and
I'm
encouraging
everyone
to
attend
that.
Your
as
the
mayor.
Thank
you.
Alderman
fisk,.
Q
You
that's
all
right.
We
do
want
to
get
those
those
viaducts
repaired
and
get
the
stations
repaired
as
well,
so
your
turnout
is
very
important
and
then
december
15th
is
his
eba
meeting
regarding
the
appeal
of
the
type
2
restaurant
at
seabury,
great
room,
also
on
december
3rd.
At
I
think
at
7
30
is
the
community
conversations
meeting,
which
generally
focuses
on
property
standards,
issues
affecting
student
residences
and
student
behavior
in
the
first
and
fifth
ward.
Q
I
bring
this
up
to
address
a
little
bit
about
what
our
goal
was
tonight
regarding
northwestern
university.
The
first
ward
is
really
where
northwestern
and
the
community,
where
the
rubber
hits
the
road
of
these
five
meetings
of
four
of
them.
80
percent
of
these
meetings
are
regarding
northwestern
issues
and
as
much
as
I
support
the
lofty
goals
that
were
mentioned
here
tonight.
There
are
some
very
serious
communication
issues
between
the
university
and
the
first
ward.