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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMinutes102817 ​ ​​CITY​ ​COUNCIL​ ​SPECIAL​ ​MEETING CITY​ ​OF​ ​EVANSTON,​ ​ILLINOIS LORRAINE​ ​H.​ ​MORTON​ ​CIVIC​ ​CENTER JAMES​ ​C.​ ​LYTLE​ ​COUNCIL​ ​CHAMBERS Saturday,​ ​October​ ​28th,​ ​2017 Present: Alderman​ ​Fiske Alderman​ ​Rue​ ​Simmons Alderman​ ​Braithwaite Alderman​ ​Rainey Alderman​ ​Wynne Alderman​ ​Fleming Alderman​ ​Wilson Alderman​ ​Suffredin (8) Absent:​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Alderman​ ​Revelle​ ​​ ​(1) Presiding:​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Mayor​ ​Stephen​ ​Hagerty Devon​ ​Reid City​ ​Clerk Mayor’s​ ​Public​ ​Announcements Mayor​ ​Hagerty​ ​thanked​ ​residents​ ​of​ ​Evanston​ ​for​ ​attending​ ​and​ ​voicing​ ​their​ ​concerns​ ​and comments​ ​at​ ​Council​ ​Meetings.​ ​He​ ​announced​ ​Richard​ ​Monocchio,​ ​Executive​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​the Cook​ ​County​ ​Housing​ ​Authority​ ​will​ ​speak​ ​to​ ​the​ ​public​ ​on​ ​Monday​ ​October​ ​30th. Watch City​ ​Manager’s​ ​Public​ ​Announcements City​ ​Manager​ ​Announcement:​ ​No​ ​Announcement Watch City​ ​Clerk’s​ ​Communications City​ ​Clerk​ ​Communication:​ ​No​ ​Announcement Watch Public​ ​Comment Leslie​ ​Lamshawn Concern​ ​about​ ​removing​ ​social​ ​workers​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Evanston​ ​Police Department. Watch Mike​ ​Vasilko Better​ ​selection​ ​for​ ​budgeting.​ ​Animal​ ​shelter​ ​funding. Watch Daniel​ ​Stein Concerns​ ​about​ ​furloughs​ ​and​ ​how​ ​it​ ​affects​ ​the​ ​programs​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Rec Center. Watch Dorins​ ​Halberson Levy​ ​Senior​ ​Center. Watch Gunner​ ​Forest Speak​ ​of​ ​the​ ​work​ ​done​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Levy​ ​Senior​ ​Center​ ​manager. Watch Barbara​ ​Bronson Wants​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​the​ ​current​ ​manager​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Levy​ ​Senior​ ​Center. Watch Janet​ ​Alexander Davis Social​ ​services​ ​being​ ​removed​ ​from​ ​the​ ​police​ ​department. Watch Alicia​ ​Bassler Health​ ​department​ ​in​ ​Evanston. Watch Karen​ ​Singer Importance​ ​of​ ​victim​ ​services​ ​and​ ​social​ ​services​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Evanston Police​ ​Department. Watch Judy​ ​Pallok Combining​ ​the​ ​Environmental​ ​Services​ ​and​ ​Instruction​ ​Maintenance position. Watch Priscilla​ ​Giles Urges​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​to​ ​make​ ​cuts​ ​that​ ​will​ ​affect​ ​the​ ​people​ ​in​ ​need Watch Madelyn​ ​Ducre Evanston​ ​Township. Watch Lila​ ​Rob Levy​ ​Senior​ ​Center. Watch Special​ ​Order​ ​of​ ​Business (SP1)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​128-O-17:​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Evanston​ ​2017​ ​Tax​ ​Levy Staff​ ​introduced​ ​Tax​ ​Levy​ ​Ordinance​ ​128-O-17,​ ​which​ ​levies​ ​the​ ​annual property​ ​tax​ ​for​ ​General​ ​Fund​ ​Operations,​ ​Illinois​ ​Municipal​ ​Retirement Fund,​ ​Police​ ​and​ ​Fire​ ​Pension​ ​Funds,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​General​ ​Assistance​ ​Fund totaling​ ​$30,101,219. For​ ​Introduction Passed​ ​(8-0) Motion:​ ​Ald. Rainey Watch (SP2)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​129-O-17:​ ​Special​ ​Service​ ​Area​ ​#4​ ​2017​ ​Tax​ ​Levy Staff​ ​introduced​ ​Tax​ ​Levy​ ​Ordinance​ ​129-O-17,​ ​which​ ​levies​ ​the​ ​annual property​ ​tax​ ​for​ ​Special​ ​Service​ ​Area​ ​#4​ ​in​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$377,551. For​ ​Introduction Passed​ ​(8-0) (SP3)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​130-O-17:​ ​Special​ ​Service​ ​Area​ ​#6​ ​2017​ ​Tax​ ​Levy Staff​ ​introduced​ ​Tax​ ​Levy​ ​Ordinance​ ​130-O-17,​ ​which​ ​levies​ ​the​ ​annual property​ ​tax​ ​for​ ​Special​ ​Service​ ​Area​ ​#6​ ​in​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$225,510. For​ ​Introduction Passed​ ​(8-0) (SP4)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​131-O-17:​ ​Evanston​ ​Library​ ​Fund​ ​2017​ ​Tax​ ​Levy Staff​ ​introduced​ ​of​ ​Tax​ ​Levy​ ​Ordinance​ ​131-O-17,​ ​which​ ​levies​ ​the​ ​annual property​ ​tax​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Evanston​ ​Public​ ​Library​ ​in​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$6,965,750​ ​as extended. For​ ​Introduction Passed​ ​(8-0) (SP5)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​132-O-17:​ ​Solid​ ​Waste​ ​Fund​ ​2017​ ​Tax​ ​Levy Staff​ ​introduced​ ​Tax​ ​Levy​ ​Ordinance​ ​132-O-17,​ ​which​ ​levies​ ​the​ ​annual property​ ​tax​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Solid​ ​Waste​ ​Fund​ ​in​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​$418,367. For​ ​Introduction Passed​ ​(8-0) (SP6)​ ​Fiscal​ ​Year​ ​2018​ ​Budget​ ​Workshop No​ ​formal​ ​action​ ​will​ ​be​ ​taken​ ​regarding​ ​the​ ​FY​ ​2018​ ​Budget.​ ​Budget documents​ ​are​ ​available​ ​here:​ ​​www.cityofevanston.org/city-budget/​. For​ ​Discussion Call​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Wards Ward 1: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 2: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 3: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 4: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 5: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 6: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 7: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 8: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 9: No​ ​Report Watch Adjornment Mayor​ ​Hagerty​ ​called​ ​a​ ​voice​ ​vote​ ​to​ ​adjourn​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​meeting,​ ​and​ ​by​ ​unanimous​ ​vote the​ ​meeting​ ​was​ ​adjourned