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A RESOLUTION
Amending the Composition of the Membership of the
Transportation/Parking Committee
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston currently has an Environment Board,
which was established pursuant to Ordinance 36-0-71;
WHEREAS, the Environment Board investigates activities that affect the
environment: air pollution, litter, water, noise pollution, solid waste pollution,
overpopulation and pesticides, and develops policy recommendations on environmental
issues for submission to the City Council;
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston currently has a Transportation/Parking
9 Committee which was established pursuant to Resolution 35-R-93;
WHEREAS, the Transportation/Parking Committee studies the
intermediate and long term parking needs of the City and provides recommendations to
the City Council regarding parking problems;
WHEREAS, Resolution 33-R-00 increased the membership of the
Transportation/Parking Committee to eight (8) members and provided that seven (7)
members are appointed by the Mayor: three (3) members are from the City Council, one
(1) member is the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, three (3) members
are Evanston business owners or residents, and one (1) member is appointed by the
Plan Commission from among its voting members; and
• WHEREAS, in December 2011, the Rules Committee directed staff to
draft this Resolution; and
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WHEREAS, it is appropriate to amend the composition of the •
Transportation/Parking Committee to provide that of the eight (8) members of the
Transportation/Parking Committee, that the membership quotient for Evanston business
owners or residents be decreased from three (3) to 2, and that one (1) member of the
Transportation/Parking Committee be appointed by the Environment Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 1 of Resolution 33-R-00 is amended to provide
that eight (8) members of the Transportation/Parking Committee are appointed by the
Mayor: three (3) members are from the City Council, one (1) member is the Executive
Director of the Chamber of Commerce, two (2) members are Evanston business owners
or residents, one (1) member is appointed by the Plan Commission from among its
voting members, and one (1) member is appointed by the Environment Board among its
members.
SECTION 2: That this Resolution 5-R-12 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
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,Rodney Gre�/ne, City Clerk
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Eliza h B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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