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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMinutes121117 ​CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER JAMES C. LYTLE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, December 11th, 2017 Present: Alderman Fiske Alderman Revelle Alderman Braithwaite Alderman Rainey Alderman Wilson Alderman Fleming Alderman Rue Simmons Alderman Suffredin (8) Absent: Alderman Wynne (1) Presiding: Mayor Stephen Hagerty Devon Reid City Clerk Mayor’s Public Announcements Mayor Hagerty had no Announcements Watch City Manager’s Public Announcements City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz presented an award to Rickey Voss and Martin Lyons in recognition for their years of support and service to the City of Evanston. Watch City Clerk’s Communications City Clerk had no Announcements Watch Public Comment Mike Vasilko Wanted more detail for Library renovation project and Howard St Theater budget. Wanted the City Clerk’s Office was properly funded Watch Priscilla Giles Felt that City Council doesn’t take into consideration the needs of the city residents. Watch James Angelman Wanted City Council to fund the Evanston Library to keep services with people with limited mobility open. Watch Junad Rizki Talked about the misuse and mismanagement of the city funds that have lead to neglect of Evanston resources important to the residents. Watch Jason Siniki Supported the passing of the Operating Budget for the Evanston Public Library. Watch Barbara Bronson Asked City Council to pass budget to keep the library operating Watch Meg Welsh Asked for an equitable cut to the City Clerk’s Office. Wanted City Council to follow the recommendation from the Plan Commission regarding 601 Davis. Watch Elliot Zashin Member of Reclaim Evanston recommended City Council restore the proper cut to the City Clerk’s Office Watch Trisha Connelly D-65 school librarian urged City Council to make an equitable cut to the City Clerk’s Office. Supported the Operating Budget for the Evanston Library Watch Dan Joseph Asked City Council to change bus service from CTA to PACE Watch Doren Price Wanted more discussion on the goals of the city. Supported the proper budgeting for the City Clerk's Office. Watch Dian Thodos Voiced her opposition to the 35% reduction in the City Clerk's Office budget. Asked for an equitable cut of 4% Watch Chuck Wasserburg Wanted City Council to reconsider the proposed budget cut in the City Clerk’s Office. Watch Irve Chokl Praised the work of the Library Director and expansion of services from the library. Suggested deadlines to Agendas to ensure proper information. Watch Kim Hun Proposed the vacant property previously used by Whole Foods on Chicago Ave. and Greenleaf St. to be used for a Learninglab, Greenlab or Farmers Market. Watch Doug Sharp Member of Reclaim Evanston wanted the City Council to amend the proposed budget to the City Clerk's Office to reflect the same as other departments in the city. Watch Anne Townley Member of Reclaim Evanston that urged City Council to restore the budget to the City Clerk’s Office Watch Eduardo Gomez Deputy City Clerk that asked for the translation of city documents into Spanish and offered to act as liaison between city departments and Spanish speaking residents. Watch Special Order of Business (SP1) ​Ordinance​ ​131-O-17:​ ​Evanston​ ​Library​ ​Fund​ ​2017​ ​Tax​ ​Levy City Council adopted Tax Levy Ordinance 131-O-17, as revised per Library Board action on December 7, 2017 which levies the annual property tax for the Evanston Public Library in the amount of $6,761,668 as extended. This represents an increase of 5.1% over the 2016 Levy of $6,412,610 as extended. For​ ​Action Passed 6-2​ Alderman Fleming and Rainey voted “No” Motion: Ald. Rainey Watch (SP2) ​​Resolution​ ​94-R-17,​ ​Fiscal​ ​Year​ ​2018​ ​Budget​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Evanston City Council adopted Resolution 94-R-17 adopting the FY 2018 Budget of the City of Evanston, in the expense amount of $335,456,008. For​ ​Action Motion made to add an additional 8,000 to the City Clerk’s budget Tied 4-4 Alderman Rainey, Fiske, Wilson and Revelle voted “No” Mayor votes “Yes” to break tie, motion passes Motion made to adopt amended FY 2018 Budget at $335,464,008 Passes 8-0 Watch Watch (SP3)​ ​Freedom​ ​of​ ​Information​ ​Act​ ​Policy​ ​Revisions City Council approved amendments to the City of Evanston Freedom of Information Act Policy (“FOIA Policy”). Clerk Reid and City staff have worked together to incorporate the Clerk’s suggested changes into a new FOIA Policy. Staff requests direction from City Council upon review. For​ ​Action Motion made to adopt the policy reflected on page 34-38 with paragraph 8 removed. Passed 8-0 Motion: Ald. Braithwaite Watch Consent Agenda (M1)​ Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of November 20, 2017 and November 27, 2017. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda Motion: Ald. Rainey Watch (A1)​ Payroll – November 13, 2017 through November 26, 2017 $ 2,904,381.91 (A2.1)​​ Bills List – December 6, 2017 $ 4,313,546.97 Credit Card Activity (not including Amazon purchases) - Period Ending October 31, 2017 $156,529.88 (A2.2)​​ Amazon Credit Card Activity – Ending October 31, 2017 $ 8,961.68 For​ ​Action Passed 7-0 Ald Suffredin abstained (A3.1) ​Great Merchant Grant Program - Black Business Consortium Funding Request City Council provided funding to the Black Business Consortium of Evanston/Northshore or an amount not to exceed $1,800.00 for costs associated with the Le Tour de Noir Enterprise Evanston and Black Business Expo. Staff recommends utilizing the Economic Development Business Retention and Expansion General Fund (Account 100.15.5300.62662). The proposed FY 2018 Budget for this account is $250,000. To date, no funding has been proposed from this account. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A3.2) ​2017​ ​Post​ ​Bond​ ​Issuance​ ​Report City Council reviewed and placed the 2017 Post Bond Issuance Report on file. For​ ​Action:​ ​Accept​ ​and​ ​Place​ ​on​ ​File Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A3.3) ​Sole Source Repair/Upgrade of Cargill AccuBrine Brine Maker from Cargill Deicing​ ​Technology City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a purchase order for the sole source repair/upgrade to the Cargill AccuBrine System from Cargill Deicing Technology (24950 Country Club Blvd., Suite 450, North Olmsted, OH 44070), for a total purchase amount of $36,500.00. Cargill Deicing Technology is the sole manufacturer of our Cargill AccuBrine System and its proprietary software. Funding for this purchase is from the Capital Improvement Fund 2017 General Obligation Bonds (Account 415.40.4117.65515 – 617038). This purchase was not specifically budgeted, but is using Facility Contingency funds, which has a remaining FY 2017 budget of $79,810. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A3.4) ​Change Order No. 4 to Contract with Structures Construction, LLC for Dempster​ ​Beach​ ​Office​ ​Renovations City Council approved Change Order No. 4 to the contract with Structures Construction LLC (2300 W. Diversey Avenue, Chicago, IL) for the Dempster Beach Office Renovations (Bid No. 17-40) in the amount of $12,427. This will increase the overall contract amount from $263,892 to $276,319. Additionally, this work will require a thirty-one day time extension, extending the completion date from December 31, 2017 to January 31, 2018. Funding will be provided from the Capital Improvement Fund 2017 General Obligation Bonds for the Dempster Beach Office Renovations (Account No. 415.40.4117.65515 - 617015), which has a budget allocation of $300,000 in FY 2017. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A3.5) ​One-Year Contract Extension for the Management and Operations of Three Self-Park​ ​Facilities​ ​with​ ​SP+​ ​Municipal​ ​Services City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a one-year contract extension for the Management and Operations of three City owned Self-Park Facilities to SP+ Municipal Services (200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5475, Chicago, IL 60601) in the amount of $1,513,707 for 2018 (RFP #15-65). Based on previous year expenditures the 2018 contract has a projected increase of $37,788 or 2.26%. Funding for the contract will be provided by the following Parking Fund accounts: Church Street Garage (505.19.7025.62400); Sherman Avenue Garage (505.19.7036.62400); and Maple Avenue Garage (505.19.7037.6240). The budgeted amount for FY2018 is $1,672,588, as the contract allows reconciliation for any vendor overages of actual operation expenses from the estimated operating budget. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A3.6) ​Purchase​ ​of​ ​Fuel​ ​for​ ​2018​ ​from​ ​Gas​ ​Depot​ ​Oil​ ​Company City Council approved fuel purchases for the first six (6) months of Fiscal Year 2018 in the amount of $450,000.00 from Gas Depot Oil Company (8930 N. Waukegan Road, Suite 230, Morton Grove, IL 60053). The Gas Depot Oil Company is the current Northwest Municipal Conference Bid winner through July 5, 2018 for all grades and types of fuels that are utilized by city vehicles. Funding for this purchase will be from the Major Maintenance, Materials to Maintain Autos Fund (Account 600.19.7710.65035), with a Proposed FY2018 Budget of $1,100,000. Present fuel prices are $1.71/gallon for 87 octane gasolines and $2.27/gallon for biodiesel. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A3.7) ​Contract​ ​with​ ​E-Town​ ​Tennis,​ ​Inc.​ ​for​ ​Tennis​ ​Program​ ​at​ ​the Chandler-Newberger​ ​Community​ ​Center City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with E-Town Tennis, Inc. (320 S. Butterfield Road, Libertyville, IL 60048) for the City of Evanston Tennis Program run through Chandler-Newberger Community Center. The contract is for three (3) years with a mutual option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year options. The contract period will run from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020. Revenue from program registrations are deposited into General Fund – Chandler/Recreation Program Fees Account 100.30.3035.53565 and instruction expenses are paid from 100.30.3035.62505. Compensation from the vendor is based on percentages of resident rate revenues collected from program registrations. For​ ​Action Held in committee until January 8, 2018 (A4) ​Resolution 112-R-17, Accepting a Grant Award for the Long Term Care Ombudsman​ ​Program City Council approved Resolution 112-R-17 authorizing the City Manager to sign notification of grant awards to fund and operate the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program for the City of Evanston. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A5) ​Resolution 92-R-17, Twelve Month Lease Renewal Agreements for Studio Spaces​ ​at​ ​Noyes​ ​Cultural​ ​Arts​ ​Center​ ​with​ ​Twenty-Five​ ​Artists City Council approved Resolution 92-R-17 authorizing the City Manager to enter into twenty-five (25) renewal agreements for twelve (12) month lease term for the artist leases for studios at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A6) ​Resolution 95-R-17, Eight Month Lease Agreement for Noyes Street Theater at​ ​Noyes​ ​Cultural​ ​Arts​ ​Center​ ​with​ ​Mudlark​ ​Theatre City Council approved of Resolution 95-R-17 authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for eight (8)-month renewal lease term with Mudlark Theatre to lease theatre space at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A7) ​Resolution 111-R-17, Twelve Month New Lease Agreement for Studio Space at​ ​Noyes​ ​Cultural​ ​Arts​ ​Center​ ​with​ ​David​ ​Gista City Council approved Resolution 111-R-17, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for a twelve (12) month lease term with David Gista, a non-Evanston Resident to lease vacant studio 109 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A8) ​Resolution 93-R-17, Approving Settlement and Release of Claims in Yakhnis​ ​v.​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Evanston,​ ​et​ ​al. Upon demand from the City of Evanston’s (“City”) excess liability insurance provider (“Excess Liability Insurer”), on November 17, 2017, counsel for all parties participated in a voluntary mediation in the case titled Yakhnis v. City of Evanston, et al. (Case No. 2016-L-10475). The mediation resulted in a tentative settlement. Under the terms of the negotiated Release and Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”), the City’s Excess Liability Insurer will pay Plaintiff a settlement amount of approximately three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000.00), and the City will pay Plaintiff a settlement amount not to exceed one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000.00). City Council approved Resolution 93-R-17 approving settlement with Plaintiff and authorized the City to issue its respective settlement payment under the Settlement Agreement. Funding will be from the Insurance Fund (Settlement Costs – Liability). For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A9) ​Resolution​ ​90-R-17,​ ​2017​ ​Budget​ ​Amendment City Council adopted Resolution 90-R-17, amending the 2017 Budget by $14,965,532 to a new total of $323,732,986 as detailed below. $14.2 million of this amendment is associated with the refinancing of debt and involved no new operating or capital expenses. $580,000 involved the final payment for the Chicago Main Development which was originally planned to finish in 2016. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.1) ​​Resolution​ ​98-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 98-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008B. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.2)​ ​Resolution​ ​99-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted​ ​Resolution 99-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008C. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.3)​ ​Resolution​ ​100-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 100-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010B. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.4) ​​Resolution​ ​101-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 101-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2011A. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.5) ​​Resolution​ ​102-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 102-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2012A. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.6)​ ​Resolution​ ​103-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 103-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013A. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.7) ​​Resolution​ ​104-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 104-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013B. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.8) ​Resolution​ ​105-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 105-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014A. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.9) ​​Resolution​ ​106-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 106-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.10)​ ​Resolution​ ​107-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 107-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015B. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.11)​ ​Resolution​ ​108-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 108-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016A. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.12)​ ​Resolution​ ​109-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 109-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017A. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A10.13) ​​Resolution​ ​110-R-17,​ ​General​ ​Obligation​ ​Debt​ ​Property​ ​Tax​ ​Abatement City Council adopted Resolution 110-R-17 abatement for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017C. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A11) ​Ordinance 143-O-17, Amending City Code 3-2-16-2, Increasing the Gasoline Tax City Council adopted Ordinance 143-O-17, amending City Code Section 3-2-16-2, increasing the City’s gasoline tax from $0.04 per gallon to $0.05 per gallon. The effective date is February 1. For​ ​Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A12) ​Ordinance 154-O-17, Amending City Code 3-2-2(A), Increasing the Athletic Contests​ ​and​ ​Exhibitions​ ​Attendance​ ​Tax City Council adopted Ordinance 154-O-17, amending City Code Section 3-2-2(A) “Athletic Contests and Exhibitions Attendance Tax” to increase the tax from 8% to 9%. The effective date is February 1. For​ ​Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A13) ​Ordinance 160-O-17, Amending City Code 3-2-4 “Hotel-Motel and Vacation Rental​ ​Tax” City Council adopted Ordinance 160-O-17, amending Section 3-2-4 “Hotel-Motel and Vacation Rental Tax”. Ordinance 121-O-17, amending the Hotel-Motel Tax to include Vacation Rental Units was adopted on November 27, 2017. Since adoption of Ordinance 121-O-17, Staff has had conversations with AirBnB and request some technical amendments to ease the tax collection process. For​ ​Introduction​ Removed from Consent Agenda Passed (6-2) ​ Alderman Fleming and Fiske vote “No” Watch (A14) ​Ordinance 159-O-17, Amending City Code Section 10-11-22 “Resident Only Parking​ ​Districts”​ ​to​ ​include​ ​Brummel​ ​Street City Council adopted Ordinance 159-O-17, amending Section 10-11-22, Schedule XXII (B) to include Brummel Street, west of Ridge Avenue to Barton Avenue. Alderman Rainey requested suspension of the rules. For​ ​Introduction and Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A15) ​Ordinance 155-O-17, Decreasing the Number of Class C-1 Liquor Licenses for​ ​Tommy​ ​Nevin’s​ ​Pub​ ​located​ ​at​ ​1450​ ​Sherman​ ​Avenue City Council adopted Ordinance 155-O-17, amending City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(C-1) to decrease the number of authorized Class C-1 liquor licenses from two (2) to one (1). Nevin’s Business, LLC, Tommy Nevin’s Pub, 1450 Sherman Avenue, is permanently closed and is not renewing its liquor license. For​ ​Introduction​ and Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) A16) ​Ordinance 156-O-17, Decreasing the Number of Class D Liquor Licenses for Mumbai​ ​Indian​ ​Grill​ ​located​ ​at​ ​1728​ ​Sherman​ ​Avenue City Council adopted Ordinance 156-O-17, amending City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(D) to decrease the number of authorized Class D liquor licenses from fifty-three (53) to fifty-two (52). Yoga and Renish, LLC, doing business as Mumbai Indian Grill located at 1728 Sherman Ave. is not renewing its liquor license. For​ ​Introduction​ ​and​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A17) ​Ordinance 157-O-17, Decreasing the Number of Class P-3 Liquor Licenses for​ ​Meta​ ​Wine​ ​located​ ​at​ ​600​ ​Main​ ​Street City Council adopted Ordinance 157-O-17, amending City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(P-3) to decrease the number of authorized Class P-3 liquor licenses from two (2) to one (1). VSWC LLC, dba Meta Wine, 600 Main Street, is permanently closed and is not renewing its liquor license. For​ ​Introduction​ ​and​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A18) ​Ordinance 158-O-17, Decreasing the Number of Class D Liquor Licenses for Asian​ ​Cajun​ ​Too​ ​located​ ​at​ ​1322​ ​Chicago​ ​Avenue City Council adopted Ordinance 158-O-17, amending City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(D) to decrease the number of authorized Class D liquor licenses from fifty-two (52) to fifty-one (51). Asian Cajun Too Corporation doing business as Asian Cajun Too located at 1322 Chicago Ave., is not renewing its liquor license. For​ ​Introduction​ ​and​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A19) ​Ordinance 145-O-17, Amending Subsection 3-4-6(A) of the City Code to Remove​ ​Reference​ ​to​ ​“Bake​ ​at​ ​Home”​ ​Pizza City Council adopted Ordinance 145-O-17, amending City Code Subsection 3-4-6(A) removing reference to “bake at home” pizzas. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A20) ​Ordinance 146-O-17, Decreasing the Number of Class D Liquor Licenses for Union​ ​Squared​ ​Evanston City Council adopted Ordinance 146-O-17, amending City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(D) to decrease the number of authorized Class D liquor licenses from fifty-four (54) to fifty-three (53). E-Country, LLC, d/b/a Union Squared Evanston is seeking to change to a Class A liquor license. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (A21) ​Ordinance 147-O-17, Increasing the Number of Class A Liquor Licenses for Union​ ​Squared​ ​Evanston City Council adopted Ordinance 147-O-17, amending City Code Subsection 3-4-6-(A) to increase the number of authorized Class A liquor licenses from zero (0) to one (1), and permit issuance of a Class A license to Union Squared Evanston, located at 1307 Chicago Ave. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (P1) Ordinance 148-O-17, Amending Sections of Title 6 to Add a Special Educational​ ​Institution​ ​-​ ​Public​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Special​ ​Use within​ ​the​ ​I2​ ​District City Council adopted Ordinance 148-O-17, a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to amend the special uses within the I2 General Industrial Zoning District to include a new use, Special Educational Institution - Public and to add a definition for the use. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (7-1)​ Alderman Rainey votes “No” Watch (H1) ​2017​ ​Emergency​ ​Solutions​ ​Grant​ ​Recommendation City Council approved the 2017 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) allocations totaling $144,334: $133,509 to two social services agencies (Connections for the Homeless and the YWCA Evanston/North Shore) that provide housing and services for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and $10,825 to the City of Evanston for grant administration. Funding source is the City’s 2017 ESG entitlement allocation in the amount of $144,334 from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development; Account 100.21.2128.XXXXX with individual account numbers for external agencies funded and City administrative costs. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) Motion: Ald. Braithwaite Watch (H2) ​Resolution 96-R-17 Designating the Portion of Custer Avenue between Madison Street and Washington Street with the Honorary Street Name Sign, “Rick​ ​Ferguson​ ​Way” City Council adopted Resolution 96-R-17, approving of the application submitted by Alderman Cicely Fleming and Mr. Ian Hurd to designate the portion of Custer Avenue between Madison Street and Washington Street with the Honorary Street Name Sign “Rick Ferguson Way”. Funding for the honorary street name sign program is budgeted in the Public Works Agency Traffic Operations' Materials Fund (Account 100.40.4520.65115). Three street signs are made for the honoree. One sign is installed at each end of the designated one block area and the third sign is given to the honoree. The approximate cost to create all three signs is $200. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (H3)​ ​Resolution 97-R-17 Designating the Portion of Hull Terrace between Ridge Avenue and Barton Avenue with the Honorary Street Name Sign, “Steve Perkins​ ​Way” City Council adopted Resolution 97-R-17, approving of the application submitted by Alderman Ann Rainey to designate the portion of Hull Terrace between Ridge Avenue and Barton Avenue with the Honorary Street Name Sign “Steve Perkins Way”. Funding for the honorary street name sign program is budgeted in the Public Works Agency Traffic Operations' Materials Fund (Account 100.40.4520.65115). Three street signs are made for the honoree. One sign is installed at each end of the designated one block area and the third sign is given to the honoree. The approximate cost to create all three signs is $200. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (H4) ​Ordinance 141-O-17, Amending the Definition of “Food Establishment”, Title​ ​8,​ ​Chapter​ ​6,​ ​Section​ ​2 City Council’s adopted of Ordinance 141-O-17, amending the Definition of “Food Establishment in Section 8-6-2 of the Evanston City Code. This action will align the City Code to the State Amendment of The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. The State’s amendment will be effective January 1, 2018; it disallows local health departments from the regulation of food inspections and enforcement at what is considered private residential homes. For​ ​Introduction Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (O1) ​Proposed​ ​2018​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​Meeting​ ​Dates City Council approved the 2018 City Council meeting dates. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) Motion: Ald. Rainey Watch (O2) ​Resolution 113-R-17, Amending Section 21 “Quorum” of the City Council Rules City Council adopted Resolution 113-R-17, amending City Council Rules and Organization of the City Council of the City of Evanston Section 21 “Quorum” to amend the definition of quorum for the City Council standing committees: Administration and Public Works Committee, Human Services Committee, Planning & Development Committee and the Rules Committee. Due to changing numbers in the amount of total members for these committees, staff believes that it is best to remove the quorum language and have Robert’s Rules of Order govern the matter. For​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (O3) ​Ordinance 94-O-17, Amending Portions of the City Code Changing the Housing,​ ​ ​Homelessness​ ​and​ ​Human​ ​Relations​ ​Commission City Council adopted Ordinance 94-O-17, Amending Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Evanston City Code changing the Housing, Homelessness and Human Relations Commission back to the Housing and Homelessness Commission. For​ ​Introduction​ ​and​ ​Action Approved on Consent Agenda (8-0) (APP1)​ For​ ​Appointment: Arts Council Jamal Ahmad Arts Council Steven Demorest M/W/EBE Dev. Committee Malik Kemokai M/W/EBE Dev. Committee Juneitha Shambee Transportation/Parking Committee Barbara Miller For Action Approved on Consent Agenda ​Passed (8-0) Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Subcommittee Robert Anthony Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Sub Committee Stacie Young For Action Passed 8-0 Equity and Empowerment Commission Julie Corbier de Lara Equity and Empowerment Commission Monte Dillard Equity and Empowerment Commission Timothy Eberhart Equity and Empowerment Commission Jane Grover Equity and Empowerment Commission Delores A. Holmes Equity and Empowerment Commission Alejandra Ibanez Watch Equity and Empowerment Commission Kathy Lyons Equity and Empowerment Commission Mario Vela For​ ​Action Passed (6-2)​ Alderman Fleming and Fiske vote “No” Call of the Wards Ward 1: December 19th at 7pm NU City Committee in the Aldermanic Library. Watch Ward 2: Happy Birthday to former Mayor Morton. Thursday December 14th will be last 2nd Ward meeting for the year at D-65. Watch Ward 3: No Report Watch Ward 4: Praised staff on the budget for the year 2018 Watch Ward 5: 5th Ward Holiday Party and Meeting on Thursday December 21, 2017 at the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center. Starts at 6:30 p.m. Watch Ward 6: Congratulated Rob Coons on his Midwest Emmy Award. Also congratulated Mike Lowe for his 5 Emmy Awards. Watch Ward 7: Wished everyone happy holidays Watch Ward 8: Remarks on the controversial ETHS Confidentiality Policy and applauded the 2018 City of Evanston budget. Watch Ward 9: Made a referral to the publics works departments to prepare a report of the 311 calls they received for the year 2017 in regards to sidewalk complaints. 9th Ward holiday party and its fundraising to bring coats for children. Special thanks to the Police Department and North Shore towing for helping a resident change her flat tire without charing her. Watch Adjournment Mayor Hagerty called a voice vote to adjourn the City Council meeting, and by unanimous vote the meeting was adjourned.