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A
All
right,
I'm
calling
the
meeting
to
order
the
meeting
of
planning
and
development
committee
monday
april
26
2021
is
now
called
to
order.
We
have
a
quorum.
Would
someone
like
to
make
the
motion
regarding
the
suspension
of
the
rules.
B
I
will
make
the
motion:
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
yes,
okay,
great
we're
trying
out
the
new
technology?
Okay,
I
move
that
we
suspend
the
rules
to
allow
us
to
conduct
the
meeting
utilizing
the
zoom
software
service
in
lieu
of
an
in-person
meeting
and
in
accordance
with
the
governor's
prior
directives
related
to
the
covet
19
pandemic.
A
B
A
All
right,
thank
you
for
that.
Next
up
is
approval
of
the
minutes
of
the
regular
planning
and
development
committee
meeting
of
april
12th
to
2021.
A
A
All
right,
so
we
we
do
have
some
public
comment
tonight
and
I
will
call
on
those
public
commenters
when
we
reach
their
item
on
the
agenda.
A
All
right
can
we
take
the
role.
I
think
this
is
a
really
interesting
rea
I'll
just
say
a
really
interesting,
re-adaptive
use
of
a
wonderful
old
church
in
our
right
at
the
edge
of
our
downtown,
and
I
think
that
this
this
is
really
going
to
fill
in
some
much
needed
housing
there
as
well,
very
convenient
to
the
downtown
yeah,
and
I.
D
A
Right
and
it
and
then-
and
it
holds
on
to
that
beautiful
old
church
right
exactly-
I
think-
that's
wonderful,
all
right!
Ms
knighton,
would
you
call
the
roll?
This
is
for
introduction.
A
D
C
Member
ravel,
I
believe
it's
because
it's
one
ordinance,
it's
one,
it's
one
action,
but
I
would
ask
why
to
just
weigh
in
to
confirm
that.
A
Once
again,
I
think
it's
taking
an
unused
space
and
being
very
creative
with
this
in
a
changing
neighborhood,
so
be
very
interested
to
see
what
this
one
looks
like
as
well.
D
Yeah
no
and
the
introducing
residential
residential
use
with
that
map
amendment
provides
a
really
nice
relationship,
then,
with
the
residences
across
the
street.
A
Right-
and
it
would
be
interesting
to
have
more
of
this,
coming
all
the
way
to
the
corner
on
dodge
on
the
north
side
as
well,
if
those,
if
some
of
that
those
parcels
become
available
so,
ms
knighton,
would
you
take
the
role
on
introduction
for
this.
A
C
Did
you
call
me
again,
hi
council,
member
suffering,
hi
council
member
revell
hi
uncle
member
randy
aye.
A
Right
p2
has
been
introduced
now
we
have
item
p3,
it
ordinance,
44021,
amending
title
vi
of
the
city
code
concerning
wireless
facilities,
imove
introduction.
A
A
Any
questions
with
respect
to
this.
H
B
E
E
A
Hi
all
right,
p3
passes.
The
next
item
is
p4
ordinance,
48021
amending
title
vi.
The
zoning
ordinance
to
eliminate
the
substitution
of
special
use
process,
modify
listed
special
uses
in
non-residential
and
non-university
districts
establish
an
administrative
review
process.
Excuse
me:
administrative
review
use
process
and
administrative
review
uses
in
non-residential
and
non-university
districts.
I
move
introduction.
A
Second,
ultimate
suffering.
F
I'd
like
to
propose
an
amendment-
and
I
spoke
to
johanna
about
this
earlier
today-
that
we
have
this
automatically
sunset
after
18
months.
There
would
be
a
way
to
encourage
people
to
get
moving,
which
is
what
one
of
the
purposes
of
this
proposal
is.
A
Alderman
supperton,
I
think
that's
an
a
good
idea,
but
ms
knighton
tells
me
that
the
legal
department
has
has
another
suggestion
on
this.
Miss
knighton.
C
Well,
this
would
be
the
planning
and
zoning
staff.
I
chatted
with
them
about
this,
that
we
build
it,
so
we
build
in
a
similar
to
our
inclusionary
housing,
ordinance
that
we
revisit
this
in
two.
I
C
Rather
than
sunset
it
we
make
a
plan
to
revisit
it,
because
you
could
end
up
if
it
sunsets,
you
could
end
up
having
some
legally
legal
non-conforming
uses.
C
So
when
you
go,
when
you
put
these
the
different
conditions
on
a
property
and
then
you
they
want
to
maybe
change
them
expand
their
hours,
and
then
you,
you
sunset,
that
you
could
potentially
be
creating
a
legal
non-conforming
use
if
you
change
the
the
code
for
sunset,
so
I
think
we've
we've
been
doing
this
for
the
we're
going
to
do
this
now
for
the
inclusionary
housing
we
just
revisit
it
and
it
probably
makes
sense
to
just
plan
to
revisit
this.
F
Is
there
a
reason
to
do
two
years
rather
than
18
months.
C
I
would,
I
think,
two
years
gives
us
a
lot
of
time.
Flexibility.
I
think
we're
starting
to
hear
things
like,
particularly
because
this
is
under
the
concerns
of
covid
and
and
the
pandemic
fallout.
That
2023
is
the
year
that
people
are
talking
about
some
kind
of
normalization.
I
mean
maybe
end
of
2022.
C
I
wish
we
all
had
a
crystal
ball.
I
think
two
years
is
also
a
nice
easy
number
to
remember
versus
18
months.
Okay,.
A
Okay,
we
have
a
hand
alderman
rainey.
J
Yes,
madam
chairman,
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
staff
report
here.
It's
excellent
just
an
excellent
and
thorough
report,
and
I
hope
our
new
council
reads
it
carefully,
because
it
just
explains
so
much
about
the
give
and
take
and
having
special
uses-
and
I
just
I
just
thought
it
was
so
thorough
and
just
very
exciting.
I.
A
Agree
with
you
completely
aldrin
rainey.
It
really
is
an
excellent
explanation
of
a
very
complex
topic
right,
so.
D
Almond
revell,
I
I'm
just
wondering
so
johanna
what
kind
of
reminder
what
we
have
that
we'll
so
we'll
remember
to
do
this
in
you
know,
in
two
years
time,
or
whatever
I
mean,
is
there.
C
A
I
I
would
ask,
maybe
locked
and
way
and
if
I
think,
we've
put
something
in
the
iho
before
the
enclosure
housing
ordinance,
I
could
look
and
see
what
that
is
in
between
now
and
council,
unless
assistant
city
attorney
brian
knows
what
that
is,
but
we
could
do
something
along
those
lines
or
you
know
we
could
also
just
plan
to
you
know
can't
we
have.
We
do
maintain
a
calendar
of
things.
We
could
calendar
this
out
two
years
from
now.
A
F
Well,
the
the
issue
it
was
raised
in
an
email
that
you
all
got
from
a
constituent
of
mine,
which
was
that
this
allows
more
latitude
to
staff
than
this
particular
resident
was
comfortable
with
in
my
discussion
this
morning
with
johanna,
we
decided
a
year
wasn't
enough
time
and
we
didn't
discuss
two
years.
We
had
landed
on
18
months,
but
it
has
to
be
two
years
I'd
just
love
to
hear
a
justification.
For
that
I
mean,
if
we
do.
F
We're
at
december
of
2022
that
seems
like
a
reasonable
time
unless
there's
some
factor
that
I'm
not
taking
into
account
which
I'm
open
to
that
possibility.
But
if
it's
something
that
we'll
be
looking
at
at
the
end
of
the
year
of
2022,
one
of
the
first
meetings
of
2023
that
seems
appropriate
to
me.
B
A
Alderman,
excuse
me
sorry,
everyone
we
do
have
public
comment
on
this
one
I
so,
while
we're
all
chewing
on
this,
why
don't
we
hear
from
public
comment,
but
I
I
don't
actually
before
I
do.
That
was
there
a
second
to
ultimate
suffering's
amendment,
to
make
this
a
review
at
the
18
month
month.
A
D
A
Okay,
so
it's
been
moved
and
seconded.
Let's,
let's
have
the
just
the
public
comment.
So,
ms
knight,
would
you
call
the
person
who
has
signed
up
for
this
one.
C
A
Okay,
we'll
we'll
see
if
mr
spatz
shows
up
mr
cowdish,
did
you
want
to
speak
to
this
item.
G
G
Last
monday,
my
name
is
ben
kadish,
I'm
one
of
the
partners
in
the
property
where
the
evanston
athletic
club
is
and
the
retail
strip
just
north
of
the
atmosphere
club.
We
are
very
much
encouraged
the
city
to
move
forward.
I
G
The
passing
of
the
ordinance
48
0-21,
the
special
use
permit
process
is
a
incredible
burden
on
tenants
and
on
landlords
to
try
to
fill
the
spaces
of
downtown
evanston
and
the
amount
of
work
that
goes
in
to
try
to
process
these
permits,
and
the
time
is
just
a
incredible
burden
on
everybody
involved,
including
the
city
and
yourselves.
G
A
Thank
you,
mr
caters.
All
right,
miss
knighton
is
there
anyone
else.
A
Okay,
ms
coakley,
are
you
signing
up
for
p
d.
L
Yeah
and
I'll
be
very
brief.
I
would
just
like
to
express
my
trust
in
the
staff
to
make
the
administrative
reviews
I'm
in
touch
with
city
staff
virtually
every
day.
They
know
most
of
my
businesses
as
well
as
I
do.
They
know
the
property
managers
quite
a
bit
better
than
I
do
sadly,
and-
and
I
trust
them-
I
certainly
trust
them
to
make
good
decisions,
and,
if
not,
I
trust
them
to
hear
our
criticisms
and
to
make
adjustments
accordingly.
A
Okay,
I
don't
see
her
okay,
all
right,
I'm
going
to
bring
it
back
to
the
committee
alderman.
J
F
Okay,
if
I
may,
but
it's
okay,
there's
a
response.
I
I
am
here-
and
I
I'm
also
signed
up
for
city
council,
but.
A
Annie,
can
let
me
let's
ju,
I
will
call
on
you
in
just
a
second
alderman.
Supperton
is
answering
a
question
posed
by
aldrin
rainey:
go
ahead,
alderman
suffering.
F
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
it,
and
so
this
is
in
response
to
the
email
that
was
sent
again
by
one
of
my
constituents
expressing
what
I
think
are
valid
concerns.
F
I
think
we
should
evaluate
it
after
a
period
of
time,
whether
it's
18
months
or
two
years
to
be
determined,
but
the
one
thing
that
I
think
helps
with
the
stated
purpose
of
this
change
is
it
would
encourage
people
are
considering
making
investments
in
evanston
to
get
busy
doing
it,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we're
worried
about,
I
believe,
is
that
we're
going
to
miss
out
on
opportunities
by
having
a
more
difficult
process
than
our
neighboring
communities.
F
I
think
that's
a
good
policy
position
and
I
think
that
the
next
council
will
be
in
a
good
position
to
take
a
look
at
this
in
two
years
time
I
mean
realistically,
as
you
know,
any
ordinance
can
be
revisited
at
any
moment
so
having
this
on
the
calendar,
I
think,
is
good,
and
so
mr
cash's
point
encourages
people
who
are
considering
making
investments
to
get
get
busy
doing
it,
which
is
what
we
want
as
we
pull
ourselves
out
of
this
current
situation.
A
I
Annie,
coakley,
hi,
yeah,
sorry,
everyone,
I'm
also
speaking
in
support
of
this,
and
you
know
on
the
tales
of
what
alderman
suffer
suffered
and
just
said
you
know
our
businesses,
small
businesses,
have
several
choices
of
areas
they
can
choose
from
because
you
know
we
have
a
lot
of
vacancies
in
evanston,
but
we
are
not
alone
communities
all
over
have
the
same
issue.
So
removing
any
barrier
to
bring
businesses
in
and
quickly
is
a
definite
bonus
for
downtown
evanston
and
all
the
commercial
districts
of
evanston.
A
All
right,
thank
you.
I
mean
I'll
go
ahead
and
speak.
I
do
think
it's
important
to
review
this
because
it
is
a
change,
but
I
I
you
know
I.
When
I
read
through
the
staff
memo,
it
was
very
interesting
to
see
at
the
expense
that
these
small
businesses
have
to
go
through
and
the
amount
of
time
that
they
have
to
wait
as
we
make
our
way
through
the
process.
A
So
I
do
think
it's
important
to
make
this
change,
and
but
I
I
would
opt
instead,
I'm
not
going
to
die
on
the
sword,
but
I
would
opt
instead
for
the
two-year
time
period,
simply
because
I
don't
know
that
people
are
dragging
their
feet,
necessarily
element
suffering,
but
people
are
still
figuring
out
the
effects
of
covid
and
and
where
this
is
going
to
go
for
us,
and
so
perhaps
by
having
the
review
out
a
slightly
later
time,
we
will
attract
more
people
because
then
they
won't
feel
as
though
the
window
is
going
to
close,
because
I
mean
I
am
impressed
that
we
have
as
many
applications
as
we
have
right
now.
A
I
think
that's
great,
but
I
certainly
want
us
to
to
make
sure
that
those
barriers
effectively
stay
down.
If
that,
if
that
works-
and
I
do-
I
do
generally
trust
the
staff-
I
agree
with
catherine
godzik
staff
really
does
know
our
businesses
and
our
communities.
D
Aldermen
reveal
well
I'd
I'd,
be
very
comfortable
with
a
two-year
review
rather
than
the
18
months.
If
maybe,
if
alderman
suffered
and
would
amend
his
motion,
I
don't
know
parliamentarially
how
we
do
this,
but.
A
Okay,
so
staff,
do
you
have
a
sense
from
us
that
this
is
for
introduction
that
we,
you
could
write
something
into
the
ordinance
that
calls
for
a
two-year
review
and
it'd
be
placed
on
the
city
council
calendar.
A
C
Sure,
and
in
the
intervening
discussion
time,
sarah
flax
shared
the
inclusionary
housing,
ordinance
language
and
it
reads:
the
city-
will
review
the
inclusionary
housing
ordinance
regulations
in
three
years
from
the
effective
date.
So
we
can
add
that
language
to
the
ordinance.
A
All
right
and
make
it
two
years
then
right:
okay,
so
this
has
been
moved
and
seconded
we've
had
the
discussion.
Ms
knighton,
can
you
call
the
role
for
entertainment.
M
Excuse
me
chairwind.
I
F
D
A
Okay,
thank
you
attorney
george,
so
now,
ms
niden,
would
you
call
the
role
with
the
amendment
added
into
it?
Can
we
do
that
together
or
do
we
have
to
vote
on
them
separately.
A
Okay,
so
first,
let's
vote
on
the
amendment.
E
L
D
A
All
right
now,
let's
take
a
vote
on
the
entire
ordinance
for
introduction.
H
H
B
I
E
A
All
right
the
motion
passes
are
the
interes.
The
item
is
introduced,
so
the
next
item
is
p5
and
I
will
read
it
in
and
then
we'll
have
public
comment.
So
p5
is
ordinance.
46021
amending
portions
of
the
city
code
to
extend
the
expiration
date
of
permitted
uses
within
the
u2
zoning
district.
I
move
introduction.
C
Alderman
witness
laurie's
mcfarland,
but
there
may
be
others
similar
to
the
p4
situation
that
signed
up.
A
Okay,
go
ahead.
Laurie
thank.
H
You
good
evening,
all
of
you
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak.
As
you
probably
know,
this
is
a
proposal
to
grant
an
automatic
two-year
extension
to
an
ordinance
that
will
allow
northwestern
to
hold
for-profit
commercial
entertainment
events
and
professional
sports
events
at
their
central
street
athletic
complex,
and
there
was
huge
opposition
to
that
when
this
was
initially
brought
up
over
800
people
signed
a
petition
against
it
from
every
ward
in
evanston.
H
Over
90
percent
of
the
central
street.
Businesses
were
opposed
to
it
and
huge
crowds,
as
you
may
remember,
came
to
every
public
meeting
about
it,
and
that
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
the
expiration
date
was
included
at
all,
and
the
opposition
is
based
on
a
variety
of
reasons.
I
don't
want
to
go
into
all
of
them
right
now.
You
I'm
sure
you
remember
it.
H
They
have
to
do
with
the
existence
of
alternate
venues
on
the
campus
of
northwestern,
but
for
all
of
those
reasons
there
was
a
huge
amount
of
opposition
by
a
very
broad
section
of
the
community,
and
that
is
the
proposal
that
would
be
extended
here
and
the
folks
that
I've
heard
from
say
it
was
a
bad
idea
then,
and
it's
still
a
bad
idea
and
especially
considering
that
the
expiration
date
was
sort
of
a
crucial
part
of
the
initial
ordinance.
H
You
know
that
it
would
that
northwestern
would
have
to
go
back
to
and
and
seek
a
new
amendment
was
the
envision
process
there.
That
was
part
of
the
solution
that
allowed,
I
think,
council
members
to
pass
it
even
by
a
narrow
margin.
H
So
when
such
we
would
say
when
something
is
the
subject
of
this
much
opposition
from
so
many
evanston
voices,
it
should
not
get
an
automatic
two-year
extension,
which
is
rushed
through
without
discussion,
has
not
even
been
a
planned
commission
hearing
on
it.
So
there's
no
public
input
so
far,
and
so
I
urge
you
to
say
no
to
this
perfunctory
extension
of
a
terrible
proposal.
Thank
you.
C
I'm
not
seeing
any
other
p5
sign
ups
explicitly.
A
All
right,
so,
let's
bring
the
discussion
back
to
the
committee.
Do
we
have?
Are
there
any
hands?
Alderman
wilson.
B
Thank
you.
Well,
I
think
we
all
are
generally
aware
that,
from
a
functional
perspective,
we
don't
have
any
idea
how
this
would
or
wouldn't
work.
So
I
think
the
point
of
this
of
the
expiration
date
was
to
see
how
it
worked
out,
but
of
course,
the
coveted
pandemic,
pretty
much
precluded
any
you
know
any.
You
know
realistic
information
or
data.
B
You
know
if
we're
gonna,
I
suppose,
rely
on
the
anecdotal
evidence
of
what's
happened
since
we
passed
it
to
now,
then
there
haven't
been
any
problems
right,
but
I'm
not
obviously
not
going
to
rely
on
that.
So
rather
than
just
say.
Okay,
it's
been
great.
There
have
been
no
problems.
B
E
D
D
I'm
just
going
to
say
I
second
all
the
comments
that
laurie
just
made
and
basically
reviewing
you
know
going
back
to
a
couple
of
points
that
I
made
initially
allowing
professional
sports
and
for-profit
events
would
undermine
the
protections
of
our
zoning
code
that
it's
a
zoning
codes
expected
to
provide
to
area
residents
and,
secondly,
approving
the
amendment
would
set
an
unwise
precedent.
A
two-year
pilot
sounds
reasonable,
but
northwestern
can
use
the
pilot
events
as
precedent
and
arguing
for
additional
and
bigger
events
in
the
future.
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Any
other
comments
from
the
committee
all
right.
Ms
knighton,
would
you
call
the
role
for
p5
for
introduction.
A
A
I
J
C
That's
motion
fails
three
to
four
okay.
A
All
right,
okay,
so
item
p6
is.
A
Ordinance
19021
amending
the
city
of
evanston's
leaf
blower
policy.
I
move
introduction
for
this.
J
A
There's
a
second
okay,
yes,
and
so
I
I
know
we
have
public
comment
on
this.
Ms
knighton,
can
you
tell
us
who
we
have
for
public
comment?
A
I
see
alex
elliott.
C
Nina
krause
was
the
first
and
then
well
actually
she's
the
only
one
that
signed
up
for
for
pnd.
K
Thank
you.
I
am
nina
kraus.
I
am
a
professor
at
northwestern
university,
I'm
a
biologist
and
I
study
sound
in
the
brain,
so
I
am
here
as
a
resident
in
our
beautiful
evanston
and
as
as
a
scientist
in
our
community
to
make
a
a
pitch
for
the
the
the
well,
the
the
the
the
banning
of
leaf
blowers
with
the
idea
that
sound,
excessive,
sound,
unwanted
sound,
has
biological
effects
and
health
issues
that
affect,
in
fact
our
cardiovascular
health,
our
physical
health,
our
our
cognitive
abilities.
K
You
know
how
we
think-
and
you
know
I
I
feel
very
badly,
not
only
for
all
of
us,
but
especially
for
the
young
men
using
the
leaf
blowers.
Yes,
and-
and
I
I
want
to
you-
know
people
when
they
think
about
noise,
they
think
about
very
loud,
sounds
and
there's
so
much
biological
evidence
that
is
telling
us
that
even
moderate
level
sounds
very
much
affect
our
our
lives,
our
lives
and
sound.
And
what
happens
to
our
brain
over
time?
K
You
know
we
have
forgotten
how
to
listen,
because
there's
so
much
racket
around
and
I'm
sure
that
all
of
you
have
the
experience
sometime
when
you're
in
the
kitchen
and
your
your
refrigerator
turns
off
and
suddenly
you
you
take
a
deep
breath
because
that
that
sound
goes
off
and
it
was
a
quiet
sound.
You
didn't
even
know
it
was
there,
but
your
brain
was
working
to
exclude
it.
K
You
were
clearly
feeling
stressed
because
you
were
relaxed
when
it
turned
off
and
and
really
I
mean
I
love
to
talk
about
sound
in
the
brain,
and
I
would
be
very
glad
to
give
anybody
any
any
details
that
I
might
be
able
to
help
with
this.
But
I
really
do
think
that
this
has
very
strong
and
and
and
very
well
founded
health
reasons
behind
it.
So
thank
you
for
letting
me
have
a
few
minutes.
Thank
you.
A
Good
times,
professor
krause,
we
will
want
to
stay
in
touch
with
you,
as
as
we
move
forward
with
leaf
blowers.
A
I
cannot
tell
you
the
number
I
mean
I
think
every
single
member
of
the
city
council
has
heard
from
people
who
are
experiencing
terrible
stress
as
a
result
of
leaf
blowers,
and
I
completely
agree
with
you
on
the
terrible
health
effects
on
the
lawn,
the
landscape
workers,
who
are
also
making
themselves
deaf,
and
this
is
so
I
mean
to
have
to
realize
that
it's
also
affecting
their
cardiovascular.
Health
is
another
reason.
So
thank
you
for
signing
up
and
alex
elliott.
Would
you
like
to
go
next.
N
Sure
melissa,
thank
you
and
also.
I
know
that
kyle
campbell
signed
up
for
public
comment
to
speak
to
this
issue
as
well,
so
I'm
alexandria,
elliott
from
the
third
ward,
supporting
ordinance,
19021
amending
the
city
of
evanston's
leaflower
policy.
I
support
this
ordinance
and
hope
the
city
will
ban
leaf
blowers
entirely
in
the
future.
N
Leaf
blowers
do
not
cost
extra
by
the
way.
So,
in
my
experience,
homeowners
pay
the
same
fee
for
leaving
the
leaves
and
discontinuing
the
leaf
blower
leaf
blowers,
literally
deafen
the
people
who
use
them.
As
melissa
said,
their
noise
levels
have
been
deemed
unsafe
by
many
organizations,
including
osha,
the
epa
and
more
and
those
are
noise
levels
that
I
measure
from
my
front
porch
when
this
is
taking
place.
Four
houses
down
leaf
blowers
account
for
ninety
percent
of
fine
particulate
matter.
N
Emissions
from
lawn
equipment
and
particulate
matter
includes
animal
feces,
fertilizers,
pesticides,
anything
that
can
be
blown
up.
It
lodges
deep
in
the
lungs.
It
never
leaves
the
body
and
it
can
remain
suspended
in
the
air
for
a
week.
So,
actually,
you
can't
even
avoid
it
when
you're
walking
on
our
sidewalks,
you
don't
know
it's
there.
The
world
health
organization
concluded
that
breathing
this
stuff
causes
lung
cancer,
not
that
there
might
be
some
sort
of
a
link,
but
that
it
actually
causes
lung
cancer,
and
it
also
increases
your
risk
of
asthma.
N
Heart
attack,
dementia
and
more
gas
leaf
blowers,
in
particular,
are
accelerating
climate
change
because
their
two-stroke
engines
don't
have
those
catalytic
converters
to
reduce
toxic
gases
like
your
cars
do
so.
Instead,
their
engine
mixes
oil
with
the
fuel
about
a
third
of
which
is
forced
out
of
the
exhaust
instead
of
being
burned,
leaf
blowers,
both
gas
and
electric
are
also
an
eco
disaster,
contributing
to
mass
insect
die-off
and
declining
number
of
birds,
because
they
blast
insects,
soil,
biodiversity
and
habitats
at
speeds
of
up
to
200
miles
per
hour.
N
They
erode
compact
and
dry
out
soil,
which
harms
our
plants
and
trees.
They
destroy
pollinator
habitats
and,
by
the
way,
insects
are
in
nearly
every
single
food
chain.
One
of
every
three
bites
of
food
that
we
eat
relies
on
pollination
in
2020.
Senator
laura
fine
introduced
sb
3313,
which
would
ban
all
gas
leaf
blowers
in
the
state
of
illinois.
I
think
we
should
support
laura
and
follow
the
other
cities
that
have
already
banned
leaf
blowers.
In
the
meantime,
please
support
this
ordinance.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
alex
and
do
we
have
kyle
carpet
carpenter
here.
M
Hi,
this
is
hi
hi,
guys,
hi,
sorry
about
that.
It
took
me
a
moment,
so
my
name
is
kyle
campbell
and
I
live
in
the
third
ward.
M
M
The
first
is
health,
so
short
term
leaf.
Blower
exposure
is
directly
linked
to
asthma,
cancer
and
premature
death.
Second,
is
ecology
they're
an
eco
disaster
that
contributes
mass,
insect,
die
off
and
declining
numbers
of
birds,
blasting
insects
and
habitats
at
200
miles
per
hour.
Both
gas
and
electric
third
is
the
pollution.
The
two-stroke
engine
is
a
major
emitter
of
pm
2.5
and
one
hour
of
gas
leak.
Blower
usage
emits
as
much
smog
as
driving
from
evanston
to
miami,
both
electric
and
gas
blow
up
particle
pollution,
and
then
fourth
is
the
nuisance
factor.
So,
like.
M
Leap,
lower
noise
is
literally
deafening.
I
have
tinnitus
personally
permanent
healing
hearing
loss
can
occur
at
85
decibels
and
this
month
on
my
patio,
I
measured
the
noise
of
a
leaf
blower
4
houses
away
at
95
decibels.
That's
10
times
as
loud
as
what
causes
hearing
damage,
and
I
was
4
houses
away.
M
M
M
Personally,
my
child's
therapy
has
been
disrupted
by
leaf
blowers
because
he's
unable
to
do
that
in
a
socially
distant
way
in
our
backyard.
My
one-year-old
pokes
his
fingers
in
his
ear
and
cries
when
our
neighbors
use
leaf
blowers.
I
know
that
sounds
dramatic,
but
we
live
in
a
community
and
the
community
should
be
for
all
neighborhoods
serve
the
residents
that
live
there.
M
Lawn
cares
service,
neighborhood,
lawn
care,
company
service,
neighborhoods
neighborhoods,
don't
exist
to
serve
lawn
care
companies,
so
I've
heard
also
from
people
considering
that
are
considering
moving
away
from
evanston
due
to
the
cacophony
cities.
All
over
the
country
have
banned
leaf
blowers
outright
evanston
should
too
in
order
to
protect
worker,
citizen
and
environmental
health.
D
Alderman
revel
now
we
clearly
need
to
approve
this
ordinance
before
us
and,
as
the
memo
indicates,
we
are
continuing
to
work
towards
an
eventual
year-round
ban
of
of
yeah
all
this
equipment.
For
all
the
reasons
we
just
heard
this
evening
and
our
environment
board
is
a
wonderful
resource
to
help
us
get
to
that
next
step.
So
I
certainly
urge
us
to
approve
the
ordinance
before
us
tonight.
A
Any
other
comments
all
right,
seeing
none!
Ms
knighton,
will
you
take
the
role
this
is
for
introduction.
A
F
D
A
All
right,
this
item
has
been
moved,
successfully
moved
for
introduction
and
it
will
go
to
the
council
all
right,
and
that
concludes
our
items
for
action.
We
have
one
item
for
communication.
A
This
is
item
c1
housing,
choice,
voucher,
homeownership
program.
This
is
for
discussion.
Information
on
the
housing
choice,
voucher,
homeownership
program
is
provided
in
response
to
the
referral
by
alderman
braithwaite
as
an
opportunity
to
expand
home
ownership
among
low-income
residents.
B
Just
a
thank
you
to
to
miss
flax
and
director
niden,
for
I
guess
putting
these
materials
together.
I
see
that
this
will
be
presented
to
the
to
the
next
council
when
the
affordable
housing
and
the
housing
issues
are
next
before
that
council.
So
hopefully
this
is
another
good
positive
step
in
the
right
direction.
A
All
right
with
that.
We
have
concluded
our
our
agenda
and
now
we
need
to
adjourn
so
I
move
to
adjourn
second,
all
right,
miss
knight,
would
you
take
the
role?
We
don't
need
it?
A
Okay,
all
all
in
favor
of
adjourning,
please
say:
aye,
aye,
aye,
all
right
and
the
council
meeting
will
start
at.
I
will
say:
6
45.,
all
right.
Okay!
Thank
you
all.
Thank
you.