HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.15.21 SpecialSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER
JAMES C. LYTLE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Saturday, May 15th, 2021
Present:
Councilmember Kelly Councilmember Suffredin
Councilmember Braithwaite Councilmember Revelle
Councilmember Wynne Councilmember Reid
Councilmember Nieuwsma Councilmember Fleming
Councilmember Burns (9)
Absent:
Presiding: Mayor Daniel Biss
Stephanie Mendoza
City Clerk
Public Comment
No Public Comment
City Council Orientation
Gilo Logan Opening remarks Watch
Elrod Friedman LLP Review Open Meetings Act, FOIA, Ethics Watch
Joan Bundley Robert Rules/legislative procedures Watch
Erika Storlie Committee Structure Watch
Nicholas Cummings Overview of Rules of the City Council and Law Department Watch
Call of the Wards
Ward 1:Made a referral to the Human Services Committee to consider amending the City
Code to allow a variant process that would allow dogs at outside dining
establishments.
Watch
Ward 2:Requested to discuss how communication should be handled between staff and
elected officials. Thanked everyone that attended the last ward meeting.
Watch
Ward 3:Requested the City Manager to provide a copy of the City Council rules for each
elected official.
Watch
Ward 4:Requested to have a table of the City Rules similar to the one for Robert Rules Watch
Ward 5:Ward meeting on Wednesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. with the link available on the city’s
website. Made a referral to the Rules Committees to consider repurposing all
boards, committees, and commissions. Made a referral to review the time allowed
for people to maintain their properties boarded up.Made a referral to learn how
non-IDOT truck routes are established and to determine new truck routes in the
5th Ward. Made a referral to establish a healthy work environment complaint
process.
Watch
Ward 6:No Report Watch
Ward 7:No Report Watch
Ward 8:Ward meeting on Saturday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. Made a reference to
the Rules Committees to amended rules 18.11 and 18.12 to allow only the Mayor
to place items as a special order of business on the agenda. Made a reference to
the Rules Committee to create a new process for new orders of business to be
placed by the City Manager. Made a reference to appoint the City Clerk as the
Parliamentarian and to provide proper training and funding towards the
accreditation. Made a reference to amending rule 12.1 to allow for 10 minutes of
debate per motion.
Watch
Ward 9:No Report Watch
Adjournment
Mayor Biss called to adjourn the City Council meeting