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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMinutes112017 ​ ​​CITY​ ​COUNCIL​ ​REGULAR​ ​MEETING CITY​ ​OF​ ​EVANSTON,​ ​ILLINOIS LORRAINE​ ​H.​ ​MORTON​ ​CIVIC​ ​CENTER JAMES​ ​C.​ ​LYTLE​ ​COUNCIL​ ​CHAMBERS Monday,​ ​November​ ​20th,​ ​2017 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​ ​had​ ​no​ ​Announcements Watch City​ ​Manager’s​ ​Public​ ​Announcements City​ ​Manager​ ​Wally​ ​Bobkiewicz​ ​invited​ ​Katherine​ ​Gotsick​ ​from​ ​The​ ​Main-Dempster​ ​Mile​ ​and Annie​ ​Coakley​ ​from​ ​Downtown​ ​Evanston​ ​to​ ​speak​ ​about​ ​upcoming​ ​events. Watch City​ ​Clerk’s​ ​Communications City​ ​Clerk​ ​had​ ​no​ ​Announcements Watch Public​ ​Comment Jackie​ ​April Add​ ​stipulations​ ​to​ ​money​ ​given​ ​to​ ​Connections​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Homeless. Invited​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​and​ ​the​ ​community​ ​members​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Tommy Nevin’s​ ​goodbye​ ​celebration. Watch Matt​ ​Patten Midwest​ ​Public​ ​Policy​ ​Manager​ ​for​ ​Lyft​ ​asked​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​to​ ​support ride-sharing​ ​and​ ​reject​ ​the​ ​tax​ ​on​ ​ride-sharing. Watch Nolan​ ​Robinson Talked​ ​about​ ​the​ ​proposed​ ​ride-sharing​ ​tax​ ​and​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​of ridesharing​ ​services​ ​for​ ​both​ ​riders​ ​and​ ​drivers. Watch Sherri​ ​Kushner Evanston​ ​Public​ ​Library​ ​renovations​ ​and​ ​the​ ​benefits​ ​to​ ​the​ ​students of​ ​the​ ​community. Watch Kelly​ ​Rooney Evanston​ ​Public​ ​Library​ ​programs​ ​that​ ​are​ ​offered​ ​to​ ​the​ ​students​ ​of Evanston. Watch Ben​ ​Shapiro Benefits​ ​of​ ​social​ ​services​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Evanston​ ​Public​ ​Library. Watch Wyndel​ ​Thomas Asked​ ​for​ ​assistance​ ​with​ ​false​ ​accusations​ ​being​ ​brought​ ​to​ ​him​ ​by his​ ​patent​ ​attorney. Watch Dorine​ ​Price The​ ​need​ ​of​ ​social​ ​services​ ​in​ ​Evanston. Watch Kelly​ ​Elwood Dawes​ ​school​ ​community​ ​asking​ ​for​ ​a​ ​crossing​ ​guard​ ​at​ ​Oakton​ ​St Watch and​ ​Grey. Elizabeth​ ​Elwood Asked​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​to​ ​add​ ​a​ ​crossing​ ​guard​ ​at​ ​her​ ​school. Watch Special​ ​Order​ ​of​ ​Business (SP1)​ ​​2018​​ ​​City​​ ​​Council​​ ​​Goals It​ ​is​ ​recommended​ ​that​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​consider​ ​adopting​ ​2018​ ​City Council​ ​goals. For​​ ​​Consideration Watch (SP2)​ ​2018​​ ​​Proposed​​ ​​Budget​​ ​​Adjustments Staff​ ​recommends​ ​that​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​discuss​ ​and​ ​consider​ ​the​ ​following items​ ​as​ ​they​ ​relate​ ​to​ ​the​ ​2018​ ​Proposed​ ​Budget.​ ​These​ ​items​ ​are modifications​ ​to​ ​the​ ​original​ ​Budget​ ​Balancing​ ​Worksheet​ ​provided​ ​at​ ​City Council​ ​budget​ ​meetings​ ​and​ ​provided​ ​in​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Manager’s​ ​Transmittal Memorandum. For​​ ​​Discussion Direction​ ​provided​ ​to​ ​staff. Watch (SP3)Third​​ ​​Quarter​​ ​​Financial​​ ​​Report​​ ​​for​​ ​​Fiscal​​ ​​Year​​ ​​2017 City​ ​Council​ ​accepted​ ​and​ ​placed​ ​the​ ​Third​ ​Quarter​ ​Financial​ ​Report​ ​for​ ​FY 2017​ ​on​ ​file. For​​ ​​Action:​​ ​​Accept​​ ​​and​​ ​​Place​​ ​​on​​ ​​File Item​ ​accepted​ ​and​ ​placed​ ​on​ ​file. Watch (SP4)Ordinance​ ​122-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Title​ ​2,​ ​Chapter​ ​3, Standardizing​ ​Home​ ​Rule​ ​Taxes​ ​for​ ​Due​ ​Dates,​ ​Deductions​ ​Provided, and​ ​Late​ ​Fees​ ​Assessed City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​122-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​portions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City Code​ ​to​ ​standardize​ ​home​ ​rule​ ​taxes​ ​for​ ​due​ ​dates,​ ​deductions​ ​provided, and​ ​late​ ​fees​ ​assessed​ ​all​ ​contained​ ​within​ ​Title​ ​2,​ ​Chapter​ ​3​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City Code. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​9-0 Motion:​ ​Ald. Rainey Watch (SP5)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​116-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​7-12-17,​ ​Increasing the​ ​Meter​ ​Charges​​ ​​and​​ ​​Water​​ ​​Rates City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​116-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section 7-12-17​ ​increasing​ ​the​ ​water​ ​meter​ ​charges​ ​and​ ​water​ ​rates​ ​by​ ​seven percent​ ​(7%). For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​9-0 (SP6)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​117-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​7-13-3,​ ​Decreasing the​ ​Sewer​ ​User​​ ​​Rates City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​117-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section 7-13-3​ ​decreasing​ ​the​ ​sewer​ ​user​ ​rate​ ​by​ ​4%,​ ​from​ ​$3.82​ ​to​ ​$3.66​ ​per billing​ ​unit​ ​(100​ ​cubic​ ​feet​ ​of​ ​water​ ​consumed). For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​9-0 (SP7)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​119-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​3-2,​ ​Adding​ ​Section 3-2-19​ ​Creating​​ ​​a​​ ​​​ ​​Transportation​​ ​​Network​​ ​​Provider​​ ​​Tax City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​119-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section 3-2​ ​by​ ​adding​ ​Section​ ​3-2-19​ ​“Transportation​ ​Network​ ​Company​ ​Tax”, which​ ​would​ ​implement​ ​a​ ​.20​ ​cent​ ​per​ ​ride​ ​tax​ ​on​ ​rides​ ​provided​ ​by transportation​ ​network​ ​providers. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​9-0 (SP8)​ ​​Ordinance​​ ​​123-O-17,​​ ​​Amending​​ ​​City​​ ​​Code​​ ​​10-11-17,​​ ​​Schedule​ ​XVII:​​ ​​Parking​ ​Violation​​ ​​Penalties City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​123-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section 10-11-17,​ ​Schedule​ ​XVII,​ ​Parking​ ​Violation​ ​Penalties​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​the​ ​fine for​ ​an​ ​expired​ ​parking​ ​meter​ ​by​ ​ten​ ​dollars​ ​($10)​ ​to​ ​twenty​ ​dollars​ ​($20). For​​ ​​Introduction Passed.​ ​8-1​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Ald.​ ​Fiske​ ​voted “No” Watch (SP9)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​124-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section​ ​10-11-12, “Parking​ ​Meter​ ​Zones” City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​124-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​various​ ​sections​ ​of Title​ ​10,​ ​Chapter​ ​11,​ ​Section​ ​12​ ​“Parking​ ​Meter​ ​Zones”​ ​to​ ​change​ ​all meters​ ​operating​ ​from​ ​nine​ ​o’clock​ ​(9:00)​ ​a.m.​ ​to​ ​six​ ​o’clock​ ​(6:00)​ ​p.m.​ ​to the​ ​operating​ ​hours​ ​of​ ​eight​ ​o’clock​ ​(8:00)​ ​a.m.​ ​to​ ​nine​ ​o’clock​ ​(9:00)​ ​p.m. and​ ​increase​ ​the​ ​rate​ ​from​ ​seventy-five​ ​cents​ ​($0.75)​ ​per​ ​hour​ ​to​ ​one​ ​dollar ($1.00)​ ​per​ ​hour. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​9-0 (SP10)​​ ​​Ordinance​ ​151-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section​ ​3-2-15, Municipal​ ​Parking​​ ​​Tax​​ ​​Parking,​​ ​​Schedule​​ ​​2​​ ​​(a);​​ ​​Tax​​ ​​Imposed City​ ​Council​ ​City​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​151-O-17​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code Section​ ​3-2-15-2,​ ​increasing​ ​the​ ​Municipal​ ​Parking​ ​Tax​ ​Imposed​ ​from thirty-five​ ​($35)​ ​to​ ​fifty​ ​($50)​ ​dollars​ ​per​ ​month​ ​for​ ​monthly​ ​parking​ ​permits in​ ​City-owned​ ​parking​ ​garages. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​9-0 (SP11)​ ​​​Ordinance​ ​121-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section​ ​3-2-4 “Hotel-Motel​ ​Tax”​ ​to​​ ​​Include​​ ​​“Vacation​​ ​​Rental​​ ​​Units”​​ ​​within​​ ​​the​ ​Purview​​ ​​of​​ ​​the​​ ​​Tax City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​121-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​Section​ ​3-2-4 “Hotel-Motel​ ​Tax”​ ​to​ ​include​ ​“Vacation​ ​Rental​ ​Units”​ ​within​ ​the​ ​purview​ ​of the​ ​tax.​ ​In​ ​addition,​ ​staff​ ​proposes​ ​levying​ ​a​ ​7.5%​ ​tax​ ​on​ ​the​ ​gross​ ​rental receipts​ ​from​ ​the​ ​leasing​ ​or​ ​letting​ ​of​ ​vacation​ ​rental​ ​units. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​6-3​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Ald.​ ​Fleming,​ ​Fiske​ ​and​ ​Wynne​ ​voted “No” Watch (SP12)​​ ​​Ordinance​ ​125-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​Ordinance​ ​138-O-14​ ​Regarding the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Evanston​​ ​​Permit​​ ​​Fee​​ ​​Schedule City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​125-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​Ordinance​ ​138-O-14 regarding​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Evanston​ ​Permit​ ​Fee​ ​Schedule.​ ​The​ ​proposed​ ​fee increases​ ​would​ ​increase​ ​planning​ ​and​ ​zoning​ ​fees,​ ​and​ ​building demolition​ ​fees. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​9-0 (SP13)​​ ​​Ordinance​ ​149-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section​ ​2-8-16, “Fees,”​ ​Increasing​​ ​​Historic​​ ​​Preservation​​ ​​Fees City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​149-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section 2-8-16,​ ​“Fees,”​ ​increasing​ ​historic​ ​preservation​ ​fees.​ ​These​ ​fees​ ​were​ ​last Watch updated​ ​in​ ​2008​ ​and​ ​would​ ​bring​ ​fees​ ​in​ ​line​ ​with​ ​similar​ ​Zoning​ ​review fees. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​7-2​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Ald.​ ​Fiske​ ​and​ ​Rainey​ ​voted “No” (SP14)​​ ​​Ordinance​ ​150-O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section​ ​4-2-3, “Building​ ​Contractor​” City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​150-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​4-2-3, “Building​ ​Contractor.”​ ​The​ ​proposal​ ​is​ ​to​ ​require​ ​any​ ​person​ ​engaged​ ​in​ ​the business​ ​of​ ​a​ ​building​ ​contractor​ ​within​ ​the​ ​City​ ​to​ ​annually​ ​register​ ​for​ ​a fee. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed​ ​9-0 (SP15)​​ ​​Ordinance​​ ​​137-O-17,​​ ​​Amending​​ ​​City​​ ​​Code​​ ​​Section​​ ​​5-2-5​ ​“License​​ ​​Fees” City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​137-O-17,​ ​amending​ ​City​ ​Code​ ​Section 5-2-5​ ​“License​ ​Fees”​ ​to​ ​decrease​ ​the​ ​Flat​ ​Fee​ ​to​ ​one​ ​hundred​ ​and​ ​fifty dollars​ ​and​ ​increase​ ​the​ ​Roomer​ ​Fee​ ​to​ ​twenty​ ​eight​ ​dollars. For​​ ​​Introduction Passed.​ ​8-1​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Ald.​ ​Fleming​ ​voted “No” Watch (APP1)​ ​​​For​​ ​​Reappointment​: M/W/EBE​ ​Development​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Committee​ ​Jessica​ ​Oldani Preservation​ ​Commission​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Elliott​ ​Dudnik Preservation​ ​Commission​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Julie​ ​Hacker Preservation​ ​Commission​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Timothy​ ​Schmitt For​​ ​​Action Passed​ ​9-0 Call​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Wards Ward 1: 1st​ ​Ward​ ​meeting​ ​on​ ​Tuesday​ ​Dec.​ ​5th​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Evanston​ ​Public​ ​Library Watch Ward 2: Invited​ ​people​ ​to​ ​a​ ​neighborhood​ ​meeting​ ​to​ ​discuss​ ​new​ ​development​ ​in​ ​the​ ​area 1727​ ​site.​ ​Meeting​ ​will​ ​be​ ​on​ ​Thursday​ ​Dec.​ ​7th​ ​​ ​in​ ​Room​ ​G300​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Civic​ ​Center Watch Ward 3: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 4: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 5: Invited​ ​community​ ​to​ ​the​ ​hanging​ ​of​ ​the​ ​greens​ ​at​ ​Ebenezer​ ​on​ ​Dec.1st.​ ​Dinner​ ​is at​ ​5​ ​p.m.​ ​and​ ​program​ ​at​ ​6​ ​p.m.​ ​Also​ ​invited​ ​community​ ​to​ ​Fleetwood-Jourdain​ ​on December​ ​15th​ ​for​ ​the​ ​annual​ ​“Holiday​ ​Giveaway”​ ​from​ ​7​ ​a.m.-​ ​6​ ​p.m. Watch Ward 6: New​ ​“Stop”​ ​sign​ ​at​ ​Harrison​ ​St. Watch Ward 7: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 8: Public​ ​benefits​ ​having​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​developers.​ ​Benefits​ ​can​ ​only​ ​be​ ​addressed​ ​by virtue​ ​of​ ​the​ ​effect​ ​is​ ​has​ ​on​ ​the​ ​building​ ​in​ ​question.​ ​Charge​ ​impact​ ​fees​ ​instead​ ​of benefit​ ​fees.​ ​National​ ​League​ ​of​ ​City​ ​and​ ​discussion​ ​of​ ​Airbnb’s​ ​in​ ​Denver,​ ​CO where​ ​they​ ​are​ ​supportive​ ​of​ ​the​ ​concept. Watch Ward 9: Alderman​ ​Fleming​ ​announced​ ​Ridgeville​ ​Park​ ​District​ ​will​ ​open​ ​Caymen​ ​Park West​ ​for​ ​low​ ​cost​ ​after​ ​school​ ​drop​ ​in​ ​center.​​ ​​9th​ ​Ward​ ​holiday​ ​party​ ​and​ ​coat​ ​drive Friday​ ​December​ ​1st​ ​6-8​ ​p.m.​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Grace​ ​Lutheran​ ​Church. Watch Adjornment Mayor​ ​Hagerty​ ​called​ ​a​ ​voice​ ​vote​ ​to​ ​adjourn​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​meeting,​ ​and​ ​by​ ​unanimous​ ​vote the​ ​meeting​ ​was​ ​adjourned.