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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMinutes042318 ​CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER JAMES C. LYTLE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, April 23rd, 2018 Present: Alderman Fiske Alderman Revelle Alderman Braithwaite Alderman Rainey Alderman Wynne Alderman Fleming Alderman Wilson Alderman Suffredin Alderman Rue Simmons (9) Absent: Presiding: Mayor Stephen Hagerty Devon Reid City Clerk Mayor’s Public Announcements Mayor Hagerty congratulated the Japanese Council General in Evanston for their 50 years in the community. Thanked everyone for their efforts in making Earth Day weekend a positive experience. Made updates on Fountain Square reconstruction. Thanked Cradle to Career for the Beyond Diversity training. Lastly the Mayor announced Arbor Day, April 27, 2018 and Public Service Week, May 6-12, 2018 Watch City Manager’s Public Announcements City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz introduced the new CFO for the City of Evanston, Hitesh Desai. Announced the search for a Community Ambassador Program and the Special Council Meeting for Monday April 30th at 6:00 p.m. Watch City Clerk’s Communications City Clerk had 1 Communications: Reminded everyone that the Financial Disclosure and Affiliation Statement form are due on May 1st. The Clerk’s Office will have a notary available in the Clerk’s Office to notarize the forms. Watch Public Comment Junad Rizki Questioned City Manager Bobkiewicz motives for downgrading the C.F.O. position and believes the Hitesh Desai is not qualified to lead the position. Spoke about the expenses of the City Manager and the vast lunches being taken by the City Manager. Spoke about the Mayor’s office renovation and the lack of response from the City of the expenses. Lastly, Mr. Rizki talked about the Harley Clarke Mansion, Howard St. and Smylie Brothers. Watch Herb Harms Suggested that the Harley-Clarke Mansion be tapped off to prevent residents from being injured by falling debris. Watch Janet Kirby Disappointed on the outcome of the Evanston Lakehouse & Gardens proposal and asked City Council to bring the proposal back for consideration and discussion. Watch Benjamin Gasbarra Asked City Council to reconsider the Evanston Lakehouse & Gardens proposal Watch Austin Busch Talked about the Dodge bike lane proposal Watch George Feeney Said he doesn't like the protected bike lanes. Says its endangering the safety of motorists. Wans the bike lanes to be reconfigures to the old layout to create a better flow of traffic. Also ask City Council to establish a fund to help residents with the cost or repairing the sewer lines Watch Judy Frady Thanked Ald. Rainey for trying to get reconsideration of the Dodge bike lanes. Stated that it is impossible to make a left turn onto Dodge during the busy hours of the day Watch Jim Young Talked about the public safety contracts. Said the 3% base salary increase is only part of the story, which is growing at a faster rate. Watch James Engelman Asked City Council to approve the public safety contracts in order to continue to have great response team members Watch Hannah Ehrenberg Member of Kirkland & Ellis, presents revised lease proposal from the Evanston Lake House and Gardens group. Stated they have changed the benchmarks to fundraise the $5 million in 3 years and the insurance provision was revised. Watch John Walsh Vice President of the Evanston Lake House and Gardens said last year the City Council overwhelmingly approved the proposal of the Harley Clarke mansion. Said the proposed lease agreement was originally proposed by the City Council and by a disconnect with the city negotiating team and what the City Council was being told, some miscommunication occurred. Watch Bill Brown Member of the Evanston Lake House and Gardens spoke to City Council of his involvement in the project and reassured City Council of members of the organization willing to see this project developed Watch Carlis B Sutton Disappointed that City Council rejected the Lake House and Gardens proposal and prevented the citizens of Evanston of having a restored building. Watch Elena Aristide Spoke about the bike lanes being a safety hazard and urged City Council to reconsider the proposal of modifying the lanes on Dodge Ave Watch Lori Keenan Asked City Council to reconsider the Lake House and Gardens lease. With the help of Mary Rosinski, Lori displayed the statistics of the proposal of the project in hopes that it would provide City Council with a better understanding of the Lake House proposal Watch Patrick Donnelly Shared some questions with City Council about what citizens are Watch asking in regards to the rejected proposal for the lakehouse Diana Jauntiraus Talked about Hip Circle Empowerment Center. The mission of the center is to empower women through dance fitness and community. With their new location on Howard St, Hip Circle will offer scholarships and work-study to make it possible for members of the community to participate in the different programs and classes. Watch John Walsh Read a letter on behalf of Sarah Shastock stating there are resources and funding to make the Lake House and Gardens proposal a successful project. Watch Consent Agenda (M1)​ Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of April 9, 2018. For Action Motion: Ald Fleming Watch (A1) ​Payroll – March 19, 2018 through April 01, 2018 $ 2,864,691.16 (A2.1) ​Bills List – April 24, 2018 $ 1,381,367.39 Credit Card Activity (not including And mazon purchases) – Period Ending February 28, 2017 Bank of America $ 173,924.14 BMO $ 6,692.89 For Action Motion to remove charges from the City Clerk’s Office and approve a modified amount of $172,207.24 for Bank of America. Passed 9-0 Watch (A2.2) ​Amazon Credit Card Activity – Ending February 28, 2017 Bank of America $ 8,689.56 BMO $ 31.99 For Action Passed 8-0​ Alderman Suffredin Abstained Watch (A3.1) ​Sustainable Pest Control and Pesticide Reduction Policy City Council accepted and placed on file the proposed pesticide use and reduction effort report. For Action: Accept and Place on File Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.2) ​Dodge Avenue Bike Lane Modifications The 8th Ward Alderman has requested that the City Council review the necessity for bike lanes on Dodge Avenue between Howard Street and Oakton Street. Staff is requesting direction from City Council on how to proceed. For Action Item did not pass out of committee (A3.3) ​Contract with Schroeder & Schroeder Inc. for the 2018 50/50 Sidewalk Replacement Project City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract for the 2018 50/50 Sidewalk Replacement Project (Bid No. 18-14) with Schroeder & Schroeder Inc. (7306 Central Park Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076) in the amount of $211,000.00. Funding will be provided from the Capital Improvement Program 2018 General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $150,000 (with a budget of $300,000 with a remaining balance of $284,209.50), and from estimated private funds in the amount of $61,000. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.4) ​Contract with Bolder Contractors, Inc. for the 2018 Water Main Improvements and Street Resurfacing Project City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract for the 2018 Water Main Improvements and Street Resurfacing Project (Bid No. 18-10) with Bolder Contractors, Inc. (316 Cary Point Drive, Cary, IL 60013) in the amount of $2,410,717.49. Funding will be provided from the CIP Fund 2018 General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $380,000.00, the Water Fund in the amount of $2,470,000.00, and the Sewer Fund in the amount of $300,000.00. A detailed summary of the funding can be found on the corresponding transmittal memorandum. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.5) ​Purchase of Trees and Planting Services for Spring Planting City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract award for the purchase of 300 trees and planting services for 150 of those trees from Suburban Tree Consortium in the amount of $85,006.00. Funding for this purchase will be from: $135,000 from the Forestry Division General Funds (Account 100.40.4320.65005), and $1,000 from Replant Express Funds (Account 100.41335). The Replant Express program allows residents to pay $250 (the cost of a 2.0” – 2.5” tree plus delivery) to be added to our planting list immediately, rather than waiting the two years it typically takes for a replacement tree. There are four trees being planted through this program which generated $1,000.00 in payments. These two funding sources will be used to purchase all 300 trees for the parkways and the planting of 150 of those trees. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.6) ​One-Year Contract Extension with Interra, Inc. for Material Testing Services City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement for a 1-year contract extension with Interra, Inc. (600 Territorial Drive, Suite G, Bolingbrook, IL 60440) to the agreement for Material Testing Services (RFP 17-02) for various capital infrastructure improvement projects in the amount not-to-exceed $150,000. Funding will be provided from the 2018 General Obligation Bonds, Water Fund, MFT Fund and Sewer Fund, depending on the project. Projects utilizing material testing services include street resurfacing, alley paving, sidewalk replacement, sewer and water main improvements, and other infrastructure improvements as needed. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.7) ​Contract with Insituform Technologies USA, LLC for the 2018 CIPP Sewer Rehabilitation Contract A City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract for the 2018 CIPP Sewer Rehabilitation Contract A (Bid No. 18-16) with Insituform Technologies USA, LLC (17988 Edison Avenue, Chesterfield, MO 63005) in the amount of $249,439.00. Funding for this project is from the Sewer Fund (Account 515.40.4535.62461–418009), which has an FY 2018 budget allocation of $675,000 for CIPP Sewer Rehabilitation projects, with $675,000 remaining. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.8) ​Contract with Bolder Contractors for Emerson Street Wholesale Water Meter Vault Construction City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract for the Emerson Street Wholesale Water Meter Vault Construction (Bid 18-15) with Bolder Contractors (316 Cary Point Drive, Cary, IL 60013) in the amount of $1,162,000.00. Funding for will be provided from the Water Fund (Account 513.71.7330.65515 – 717017), which has an FY2018 budget of $1,250,000. The remaining budget is $1,250,000. Evanston will recover the cost of all engineering and construction of the meter vault as 100% of the cost to construct the vault is included in the Morton Grove Niles Water Commission water rate calculation. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.9) ​Amendment to Contract for the Emerson Street Wholesale Water Meter Engineering Services with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an Amendment to the contract for the Emerson Street Wholesale Water Meter Engineering Services (RFP 17-36) with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. (550 N. Commons Dr., Suite 116, Aurora, IL 60504) to include Engineering Services During Construction in the amount of $149,353.00. Funding for Engineering Services during construction will be provided from the Water Fund (Account 513.71.7330.62145 – 717017) which has a FY2018 budget balance of $131,000. The remaining of the cost for this addendum is available from savings in the Water Fund Account 513.71.7330.62145 due to projects that were scheduled for 2018 and are delayed, specifically the 36/42 Water Intake Replacement. Evanston will recover the cost of all engineering and construction of the meter vault as 100% of the cost to construct the vault is included in the Morton Grove Niles Water Commission water rate calculation. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.10) ​Change Order to the Central Street Bridge Phase I Engineering Contract with Stanley Consultants, Inc. City Council authorized the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1 to the Central Street Bridge Phase I Engineering Contract (Bid No. 16-08) with Stanley Consultants, Inc. (850 West Higgins Road, Suite 730, Chicago, IL 60631) in the amount $27,328.59. This will increase the overall contract amount from $438,100 to $465,428.59. Funding will be provided from the 2018 General Obligation Bonds for the Central Street Bridge Engineering Services, which has a budget of $100,000 for this project (Account No. 415.40.4118.62415 – 418012), of which $100,000 is remaining. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.11) ​Change Order No. 3 to the Agreement with Copenhaver Construction for the Fountain Square Renovations City Council authorized the City Manager to approve Change Order No. 3 to the agreement with Copenhaver Construction (75 Koppie Drive, Gilberts, IL) for the Fountain Square Renovations project which extends the existing contract completion deadline by 29 days from May 1, 2018 to May 30, 2018. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.12) ​Sidewalk Café – Cold Stone Creamery City Council approved first-time application for a sidewalk café permit for Cold Stone Creamery, an ice cream store located at 1611 Sherman Avenue. The sidewalk café will consist of three picnic tables with six seats each for a seating capacity of eighteen, and will operate Sunday-Thursday 12:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday 12:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.13) ​Sidewalk Café – Amanecer Taco Shop City Council approved first-time application for a sidewalk café permit for Amanecer Taco Shop, A Type 2 restaurant located at 512 Main Street. The sidewalk café will consist of one table with four seats and one table with two seats for a seating capacity of six, and will operate Sunday-Thursday 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday 7:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.14) ​Three Year Sole-Source Service Agreement with Tyler Technologies/New World ERP City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a three year sole-source agreement with Tyler Technologies (P.O. Box 203556, Dallas, TX 75320)/ New World ERP (NW) in the annual amount of $98,609 for financial management and human resources/payroll processes with a $4,000 one-time software fee for a total of $299,827. The new contract includes software support, maintenance, upgrades and hosting. Funding will be from the following: 85% from the IT Fund (Account 100.19.1932.62340), with a current balance is $361,416.63; and 15% from the Water Fund (Account 510.40.4225.62340), with a current balance is $84,810. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.15) ​2018 Fraternal Order of Police Sergeant Union Contract City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a collective bargaining agreement between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Sergeant Union. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A3.16) 2017-2018 International Association of Fire Fighters Union, Local 742 Contract City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a two-year collective bargaining agreement between the City and the International Association of Fire Fighters Union (IAFF), Local 742. For Action Passed 7-2 ​ Alderman Suffredin & Fleming voted No Watch (A4) ​Resolution 21-R-18, A Corporate Resolution Accepting a Grant from Illinois Housing Development Authority’s Abandoned Residential Property Municipal Relief Program City Council adopted Resolution 21-R-18, accepting a $75,000 Grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority’s Abandoned Residential Property Municipal Relief Program. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A5) ​Resolution 20-R-18, Authorizing the Appointment of Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer for the City of Evanston City Council adopted Resolution 20-R-18, appointing Hitesh Desai as Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A6) ​Resolution 23-R-18, Five-Year Loan Agreement with Hip Circle Empowerment Center to Fund Expenses at 727 Howard Street City Council adopted Resolution 23-R-18, authorizing a five-year loan of $25,000 to Hip Circle Empowerment Center for tenant improvements at 727 Howard Street. The Howard/Ridge Tax Increment Financing Fund (Account 330.99.5860.65509) is the recommended source of funding for the estimated $49,889 construction budget. The City, as landlord, is providing a tenant improvement allowance of $25,000. The remaining $24,889 will be in the form of a loan, and repaid with interest during the first 60 month term of the lease agreement. For Action Motion to amend item from $18 per square foot to $15 per square foot Passed 9-0 Watch (A7) ​Ordinance 60-O-18, Five-Year Lease of City-Owned Real Property Located at 727 Howard Street with Hip Circle Empowerment Center City Council adopted Ordinance 60-O-18, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a five-year lease of City-owned real property located at 727 Howard Street, Evanston, Illinois with Hip Circle Empowerment Center. For tenant improvement allowance component of the lease agreement, staff recommends a total of up to $25,000 from the Howard/Ridge Tax Increment Financing Fund (Account 330.99.5860.65509). An additional build-out loan of $24,889 will also be provided from this account, which Hip Circle Empowerment Center will repay with interest over the five-year lease term. A two-thirds majority of City Council is required to adopt Ordinance 60-O-18. For Introduction Motion to amend item from $18 per square foot to $15 per square foot Motion made to suspend the rules for introduction and action Passed 9-0 Watch A8) Ordinance 57-O-18, Updating Authorized Signatories and Financial Institutions for Deposits/Investments of City Funds City Council adopted Ordinance 57-O-18, adding Hitesh Desai as a depository signature to City accounts. For Introduction Motion made to suspend the rules for Introduction and Action Passed 9-0 Watch (A9) Ordinance 25-O-18, Amending the City Code for the Public Works Agency City Council adopted Ordinance 25-O-18 amending Title 7, Chapter 1 of the Evanston City Code, “Public Works Agency”. The Ordinance also codifies the Block Party permit processes. For Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (A10) ​Ordinance 50-O-18, Increasing the Number of Class D Liquor Licenses for Falcon Eddy’s Barbeque located at 825 Church Street City Council adopted Ordinance 50- O-18, amending Evanston City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(D) to increase the number of Class D Liquor Licenses from forty-nine (49) to fifty (50) and permit issuance of a Class D license to Falcon Eddy’s, LLC d/b/a Falcon Eddy’s Barbeque located at 825 Church Street. For Introduction Motion made to suspend the rules for Introduction and Action Passed 9-0 Watch (A11) Ordinance 51-O-18, Increasing the Number of Class F Liquor Licenses for Target Store T0927 located at 2209 Howard St. City Council adopted Ordinance 51- O-18, amending Evanston City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(F) to increase the number of authorized Class F liquor licenses from ten (10) to eleven (11), and permit issuance of a Class F license to Target Corporation d/b/a Target Store T0927 located at 2209 Howard Street. For Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (A12) ​Ordinance 52-O-18, Increasing the Number of Class X Liquor Licenses for Board & Brush Evanston located at 802 Dempster Street City Council adopted Ordinance 52- O-18, amending Evanston City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(X) to increase the number of Class X Liquor Licenses from zero (0) to one (1) and permit issuance of a Class X license to SV Evanston Family, LLC d/b/a Board & Brush Evanston, 802 Dempster Street. For Introduction and Action Approved on Consent Agenda (A13) ​Ordinance 53-O-18, Increasing the Number of Class F-2 Liquor Licenses for Binny’s Beverage Depot located at 1111 Chicago Ave. City Council adopted Ordinance 53- O-18, amending Evanston City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(F-2) to increase the number of Class F-2 Liquor Licenses from zero (0) to one (1) and permit issuance of a Class F-2 license to Gold Standard Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Binny’s Beverage Depot located at 1111 Chicago Avenue. For Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (A14) ​Ordinance 54-O-18, Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(F) Eliminating the 500 Foot Restriction From Other Class F Liquor Licenses City Council adopted Ordinance 54- O-18, eliminating the restriction prohibiting Class F liquor licensees to be within five hundred (500) feet from another Class F liquor license establishment. For Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (A15) Ordinance 55-O-18, Amending City Code Section 3-4-6(F) Eliminating the 500 Foot Restriction From Other Class F-1 City Council adopted Ordinance 55- O-18, eliminating the restriction prohibiting Class F-1 liquor licenses to be within five hundred (500) feet from another Class F-1 liquor license establishment. For Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (A16) Ordinance 49-O-18, Approving the Construction of a Local Improvement Known as Evanston Special Assessment No. 1523 City Council adopted Ordinance 49-O-18 allowing the paving of the alley north of Payne Street and east of McDaniel Avenue through the Special Assessment Process. Funding will be from: 2018 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) General Obligation Bonds (Account 415.40.4118.65515 – 418003) in the amount of $220,395.00, which has $250,000 budgeted in FY 2018; and Special Assessment funds (Account 415.40.4218.65515 – 418003) in the amount of $220,395.00, which has $250,000 budgeted in FY 2018. The remaining balance in both accounts is $250,000. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (P1) Granting Vacation Rental License for 1500 Main Street City Council approved a Vacation Rental License for the property located at 1500 Main Street. The Vacation Rental meets all of the Standards and Procedures for license approval. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda Motion: Ald. Fiske Watch (P2) Granting Vacation Rental License for 1419 Elmwood City Council approved a Vacation Rental License for the property located at 1419 Elmwood Avenue. The Vacation Rental meets all of the Standards and Procedures for license approval. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (P3) ​Ordinance 29-O-18, Amending the City Code Title 2, Chapter 8 “Historic Preservation” City Council approved Ordinance 29-O-18, Amending Title 2, Chapter 8 of the Evanston City Code, “Historic Preservation.” The focus of the text amendment is to update, when appropriate, the language and definitions and also streamline procedures to make it more user friendly for the staff, the Commission, and the public. The original intent and principles of the current Preservation Ordinance have been maintained. For Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (P4) ​Ordinance 47-O-18, Amending the Definition of “Coach House” in the the City Code Section 6-18-3 City Council adopted Ordinance 47-O-18, amending the Zoning Ordinance to modify the definition of a Coach House. A previous version of the proposed text amendment did not receive a recommendation from the Plan Commission. Ordinance 47-O-18 was held on April 9, 2018 until April 23, 2018 for Introduction. For Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (P5) ​Ordinance 40-O-18, Amending the City Code, “Permitted Obstructions in Required Yards: General Provisions” Relating to Front Porches Following input from the current and former Zoning Board of Appeals Chair, staff recommends direction from the Committee regarding the scope of amendments to the front porch regulations. If the proposed amendments are limited to sections of the Zoning Ordinance that were included in the Plan Commission legal notice (6-4-1-9 Yards, and 6-18-3 Definitions), Ordinance 40-O-18 can be approved and/or amended. However, if the Committee desires to amend other regulations such as the appropriate determining body for porch variations (6-3-8-3 Authorized Variations), a Plan Commission meeting would need to be re-noticed accordingly. Ordinance 40-O-18 was held on April 9, 2018 until April 23, 2018 for Introduction. For Introduction Moved to table the Ordinance to a later date. Item will stay in committee (P6) Ordinance 58-O-18 Granting a Special Use for a Type 2 Restaurant, Falcon Eddy’s Barbecue at 825 Church Street City Council adopted Ordinance 58-O-18 granting a special use approval for a Type 2 Restaurant, Falcon Eddy’s Barbecue in the D2 District. The applicant has complied with all zoning requirements, and meets all of the standards of a special use for this district. For Introduction Motion made to suspend the rules for introduction and action Passed 9-0 Watch (P7) ​Ordinance 46-O-18, Granting a Special Use for a Type 2 Restaurant, Frio Gelato, at 1301 Chicago Avenue City Council adopted Ordinance 46-O-18 granting special use approval for a Type 2 Restaurant, Frio Gelato, in the B1 Business District and the oDM Dempster-Main Overlay District. The applicant will comply with all zoning requirements and meets all of the standards for a special use in this district. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (APP1)​ For Appointment: Housing and Homelessness Commission: Monika Bobo Ms. Bobo is Staff Counsel at the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), a state agency that works to finance the creation and preservation of affordable housing in Illinois. Previously, Monika worked to increase affordable housing throughout Lake County as the Housing Grant Administration Specialist for Lake County Planning, Building & Development. In addition to understanding housing needs over large geographic areas and at the neighborhood level, Monika brings experience in project underwriting, review, evaluation and budgeting. Monika is a licensed attorney and holds a J.D. from the New England School of Law, as well as bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Psychology & Human Services from George Washington University. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda (APP2) ​For Re-Appointment: Plan Commission: Peter Isaac Mr. Isaac is an attorney with Brown, Udell, Pomerantz & Delrahim, Ltd. representing clients with respect to real estate acquisition, development, management, leasing, and financing, general litigation, and various corporate and securities matter. He has a B.S. in Accountancy, J.D.; LLM in Real Estate. For Action Approved on Consent Agenda Call of the Wards Ward 1: No Report Watch Ward 2: Thanked everyone who participated in the cleaning of the area surrounding ETHS on Saturday morning. Made a referral to prioritize the migration of data from an old Excel file from the administrative adjudication and to have a comprehensive report on uncollected fees from administrative adjudication. Also wanted a comprehensive report on the City of Evanston Amazon purchases and see if items can be purchased locally. Watch Ward 3: 3rd Ward meeting on Thursday April 26th at Lincoln school from 7-8:30 p.m. Next office hours will be Thursday May 3rd from 7-10 a.m. at Brothers K Watch Ward 4: 4th Ward meeting on May 16th at 6:30 p.m. at the Robert Crown Center Watch Ward 5: Thanked the 5th Ward residents who participated in the priority budgeting exercise. Wish a happy birthday to James Engelman Watch Ward 6: No Report Watch Ward 7: Recommended everyone to read the pesticide report located on page 80 of the city packet on the progress the city has made in reducing the use of pesticide on city property, as well as useful information for residents about pest control on their own properties. Watch Ward 8: On April 24th at 7:00 p.m. the Howard Street business association will be meeting at Peckish Pig. Watch Ward 9: Thanked 9th Ward residents and David Stoneback for attending the 9th Ward meeting held the previous Saturday. Reminded residents to participate in the streetlight survey. Also reminded everyone of the meeting being held by Pace and CTA on Tuesday April 24th at the Levy Center from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in regards to the proposed route changes in Evanston Watch Adjournment Mayor Hagerty called a voice vote to adjourn the City Council meeting, and by unanimous vote the meeting was adjourned. Ald. Wilson led City Council into Executive Session. A roll call vote was taken and by a unanimous vote (9-0) City Council recessed into Executive Session.