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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMinutes101617 ​ ​​CITY​ ​COUNCIL​ ​REGULAR​ ​MEETING CITY​ ​OF​ ​EVANSTON,​ ​ILLINOIS LORRAINE​ ​H.​ ​MORTON​ ​CIVIC​ ​CENTER JAMES​ ​C.​ ​LYTLE​ ​COUNCIL​ ​CHAMBERS Monday,​ ​October​ ​16th,​ ​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​ ​Announcements​ ​and​ ​Proclamation:​ ​October​ ​is​ ​Domestic​ ​Violence​ ​Awareness Month.​ ​Bird​ ​Sanctuary​ ​in​ ​partnership​ ​with​ ​Rotary​ ​International​ ​is​ ​planting​ ​trees​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​back wildlife​ ​in​ ​Evanston. Watch City​ ​Manager’s​ ​Public​ ​Announcements City​ ​Manager​ ​Wally​ ​Bobkiewicz​ ​Announcement:​ ​3CMA​ ​honored​ ​2​ ​Silver​ ​Circle​ ​Savvy​ ​Awards for​ ​the​ ​work​ ​provided​ ​by​ ​Martha​ ​Logan,​ ​Patrick​ ​Dennigan​ ​and​ ​others.​ ​Fight​ ​Like​ ​A​ ​Girl campaign.​ ​Domestic​ ​Violence​ ​Awareness​ ​Month​ ​and​ ​YWCA​ ​conducting​ ​“Purple​ ​Purse” campaign​ ​to​ ​raise​ ​funds. Watch City​ ​Clerk’s​ ​Communications City​ ​Clerk​ ​had​ ​1​ ​Communications:​ ​No​ ​Announcement Watch Public​ ​Comment Sergio​ ​Hernandez Thanks​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​for​ ​making​ ​the​ ​commitment​ ​for​ ​protecting​ ​of immigrants​ ​through​ ​the​ ​“Welcoming​ ​Ordinance”​ ​but​ ​asks​ ​to implementation​ ​of​ ​protecting​ ​individuals​ ​from​ ​deportation Watch Junad​ ​Rizky Believes​ ​City​ ​Staff​ ​is​ ​presenting​ ​misinformation​ ​on​ ​Peckish​ ​Pig restaurant Watch Kris​ ​Davis Previous​ ​City​ ​Clerk​ ​that​ ​discussed​ ​change​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Clerk’s​ ​Office Watch Alex​ ​Morgan In​ ​favor​ ​of​ ​paying​ ​a​ ​few​ ​cents​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Lyft​ ​corporation​ ​proposition Watch James​ ​Genden City​ ​Clerk’s​ ​office​ ​“hiring​ ​and​ ​firing”​ ​powers​ ​and​ ​proposition​ ​to resolving​ ​the​ ​issue. Watch Ted​ ​Smukler Concerns​ ​about​ ​the​ ​wording​ ​of​ ​Ordinance​ ​in​ ​regards​ ​to​ ​the​ ​“Equity and​ ​Empowerment​ ​Committee” Watch Priscilla​ ​Giles Wants​ ​to​ ​remind​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​when​ ​voting​ ​they​ ​are​ ​representing​ ​the less​ ​fortunate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​community. Watch Betty​ ​Ester Wants​ ​a​ ​proposal​ ​to​ ​address​ ​the​ ​concerns​ ​on​ ​how​ ​the​ ​Evanston Police​ ​will​ ​handle​ ​interaction​ ​with​ ​the​ ​African-American​ ​community Watch Jackie​ ​Prince The​ ​problem​ ​with​ ​being​ ​homeless​ ​in​ ​Evanston​ ​and​ ​being​ ​to​ ​provide better​ ​service​ ​to​ ​those​ ​affected. Watch Special​ ​Order​ ​of​ ​Business (SP1)​ ​​Approval​ ​of​ ​September​ ​18,​ ​September​ ​25,​ ​October​ ​2,​ ​October​ ​4 and​ ​October​ ​9​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​Meeting​ ​Minutes City​ ​Council​ ​recommended​ ​approval​ ​of​ ​Minutes​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Regular​ ​City​ ​Council Meetings​ ​of​ ​September​ ​18,​ ​2017,​ ​September​ ​25,​ ​2017,​ ​October​ ​2,​ ​2017, October​ ​4,​ ​2017​ ​and​ ​October​ ​9,​ ​2017. For​ ​Action Approved​ ​9-0 Motion:​ ​Ald. Wilson Watch (SP2)​ ​​Authorization​ ​and​ ​Budget​ ​Allocation​ ​for​ ​Hiring​ ​Special​ ​Legal Counsel City​ ​Clerk​ ​City​ ​Clerk​ ​Reid​ ​requested​ ​that​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​authorize​ ​him​ ​to retain​ ​special​ ​legal​ ​counsel​ ​to​ ​advise​ ​his​ ​office​ ​on​ ​matters​ ​related​ ​to​ ​duties and​ ​functions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​office​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​allocate​ ​funds​ ​for​ ​such​ ​services. For​ ​Action Item​ ​removed​ ​from​ ​Agenda Corporation​ ​Counsel​ ​directed​ ​to​ ​produce​ ​a​ ​memo​ ​on​ ​hiring​ ​of​ ​Deputy Clerk’s. Motion:​ ​Ald. Suffredin Watch (SP3)​ ​​Howard​ ​Street​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​Report-​ ​Peckish​ ​Pig​ ​and Ward​ ​Eight City​ ​Council​ ​received​ ​the​ ​Howard​ ​Street​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​Report​ ​and file​ ​as​ ​requested​ ​by​ ​Alderman​ ​Rainey. ​ ​For​ ​Action: Accepted​ ​and​ ​Placed​ ​on​ ​File​ ​(9-0) Motion:​ ​Ald Braithwaite Watch (SP4)​ ​​Resolution​ ​81-R-17,​ ​Collective​ ​Bargaining​ ​Agreement​ ​with​ ​the Fraternal​ ​Order​ ​of​ ​Police​ ​–​ ​Officers City​ ​Council​ ​approved​ ​of​ ​Resolution​ ​81-R-17​ ​to​ ​authorize​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Manager​ ​to execute​ ​a​ ​collective​ ​bargaining​ ​agreement​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Fraternal​ ​Order​ ​of​ ​Police​ ​– Officers​ ​bargaining​ ​unit​ ​effective​ ​January​ ​1,​ ​2017​ ​through​ ​December​ ​31,​ ​2018. Motion:​ ​Ald. Simmons Watch City​ ​Council​ ​approval​ ​will​ ​ratify​ ​the​ ​tentative​ ​agreements​ ​executed​ ​throughout the​ ​negotiation​ ​process. For​ ​Action Passes​ ​9-0 (SP5)​ ​​Ordinance​ ​85-O-17,​ ​Creating​ ​Title​ ​2,​ ​Chapter​ ​12​ ​of​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Code Forming​ ​an​ ​“Equity​ ​and​ ​Empowerment​ ​Commission” City​ ​Council​ ​adopted​ ​Ordinance​ ​85-​ ​O-17,​ ​Amending​ ​Title​ ​2,​ ​Chapter​ ​12​ ​of​ ​the Evanston​ ​City​ ​Code,​ ​which​ ​creates​ ​the​ ​Equity​ ​&​ ​Empowerment​ ​Commission. For​ ​Action Passes​ ​9-0 Motion:​ ​Ald. Flemming Watch (SP6)​ ​For​ ​Appointment: Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Likwan​ ​Cheng Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Jack​ ​Darin Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Robert​ ​Dean Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Joel​ ​Freeman Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Jerri​ ​Garl Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Vickie​ ​Jacobsen Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Emily​ ​Lawrence Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Sarah​ ​Lovinger Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Lauren​ ​Marquez-Viso Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Gabriela​ ​Martin Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​John​ ​Moore Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Mariana​ ​Oliver Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Judy​ ​Pollock Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Gajan​ ​Sivandran Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Lonnie​ ​Wilson Climate​ ​Action​ ​and​ ​Resilience​ ​Plan​ ​Working​ ​Group​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Christopher Kucharczyk Citizen​ ​Police​ ​Complaint​ ​Assessment​ ​Committee,​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​Matthew​ ​Mitchell​ ​– Chair For​ ​Action Approved​ ​9-0 Motion:​ ​Ald. Braithwaite Watch (SP7)​ ​​2018​ ​Proposed​ ​Budget City​ ​Council​ ​presented​ ​a​ ​summary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​2018​ ​Proposed​ ​Budget​ ​as​ ​the beginning​ ​of​ ​the​ ​complete​ ​review​ ​through​ ​November. For​ ​Discussion Motion:​ ​Ald. Braithwaite Watch Call​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Wards Ward 1: 1st​ ​Ward​ ​Meeting​ ​on​ ​October​ ​24th​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Marion​ ​at​ ​7​ ​p.m.​ ​and​ ​congratulations​ ​to Northwestern​ ​6th​ ​place​ ​in​ ​the​ ​National​ ​competition​ ​held​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Department​ ​of Energy. Watch Ward 2: Thanks​ ​to​ ​Mayor​ ​and​ ​residents​ ​to​ ​welcoming​ ​the​ ​new​ ​business​ ​Sharper​ ​Edge​ ​and 4th​ ​and​ ​2nd​ ​Ward​ ​meeting​ ​on​ ​October​ ​26th​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Crown​ ​Center​ ​at​ ​7:30​ ​p.m. Watch Ward 3: 3rd​ ​Ward​ ​Meeting​ ​on​ ​Thursday​ ​October​ ​26th​ ​at​ ​Lincoln​ ​school​ ​from​ ​7​ ​to​ ​8:80​ ​p.m. Watch Ward 4: 4th​ ​and​ ​2nd​ ​Ward​ ​meeting​ ​on​ ​October​ ​26th​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Crown​ ​Center​ ​at​ ​7:30​ ​p.m. Watch Ward 5: 5th​ ​Ward​ ​Meeting​ ​at​ ​Gib​ ​Morrison​ ​and​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​Breast​ ​Cancer​ ​Awareness Watch Ward 6: 6th​ ​and​ ​7th​ ​Ward​ ​meeting​ ​at​ ​Three​ ​Crowns​ ​November​ ​2nd​ ​at​ ​7​ ​p.m.to​ ​discuss Budget. Watch Ward 7: No​ ​Report Watch Ward 8: Had​ ​an​ ​8th​ ​and​ ​9th​ ​ward​ ​meeting​ ​with​ ​City​ ​Manager.​ ​Upcoming​ ​capital​ ​fundraiser at​ ​Peckish​ ​Pig​ ​for​ ​project​ ​on​ ​Howard​ ​St. Watch Ward 9: Thanks​ ​residents​ ​for​ ​attending​ ​join​ ​Ward​ ​meeting.​ ​Welcomed​ ​Ice​ ​House​ ​Gallery that​ ​just​ ​opened.​ ​Reminder​ ​to​ ​be​ ​courteous​ ​to​ ​bikers Watch Adjornment Mayor​ ​Hagerty​ ​called​ ​a​ ​voice​ ​vote​ ​to​ ​adjourn​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Council​ ​meeting,​ ​and​ ​by​ ​unanimous​ ​vote the​ ​meeting​ ​was​ ​adjourned.​ ​Ald.​ ​Wilson​ ​made​ ​a​ ​motion​ ​to​ ​move​ ​Council​ ​into​ ​Executive​ ​Session by​ ​a​ ​unanimous​ ​vote.