HomeMy WebLinkAbout11_05_05_sm
CITY COUNCIL November 5, 2005
PRESENT:
Mayor Morton
Alderman Rainey Alderman Bernstein
Alderman Holmes Alderman Hansen
Alderman Moran Alderman Wollin
Alderman Tisdahl Alderman Jean-Baptiste
A Quorum was present.
STAFF: Judith Aiello, Julia Carroll, Patrick Casey, Alan Berkowsky,
Doug Gaynor, Paula Haynes, Herb Hill, David Jennings,
Vincent Jones, Frank Kaminski, Gavin Morgan, Neal Ney,
Max Rubin, Bill Stafford, Donna Stuckert, Judith Witt, James
Wolinski
ABSENT: Alderman Wynne
FACILITATOR: Rob Oberwise, Executive Partners
A SPECIAL MEETING of the City Council was held on Saturday, November 5, 2005, starting at 8:17 a.m. in the Linden
Room of the Levy Center for the purpose of conducting a Strategic Planning Workshop for the City of Evanston.
Mr. Oberwise briefly reviewed the October 1 workshop meeting of the City Council where the City’s vision statement
“Creating the most livable City in America” was developed. Using material generated from that meeting, the Council and
staff prioritized suggested goals. Council members and staff then met in groups and set broad 5-10 year goals and 18-
month objectives for economics and infrastructure, neighborhood/social services/natural resources, governance/
government services and partnerships. Staff will meet on November 11 to work on implementation and do some broad
financial planning and come back with a macro plan and financial implications.
Mr. Oberwise stated in January they would have staff talk about the implementation plan and the plan will be reviewed at
a public gathering. The last step will be approval of the plan, so there would be a series of meetings at the approval stage
in February. Staff and Executive Partners will create the plan.
The workshop ended at 1:57 p.m.
Mary P. Morris,
City Clerk