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CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
City Council
Monday, March 28, 2022
Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, James C. Lytle City Council Chambers, Room 2800
6:00 PM
Absent: Councilmember Eleanor Revelle
Motions resulting from City Council - Mar 28 2022
Item Item Description Motion Disposition
HS1 Resolution 17-R-22 Approval of an Honorary
Street Name Sign Designation
Staff recommends the adoption of Resolution 17-R-
22, designating the portion of McDaniel Ave.
between Nathaniel St. and Greenleaf St. with the
Honorary Street Name Sign, William ‘Bill’ Logan Jr.
Way
Item Approved 8-0
SP1. Resolution 25-R-22 Authorizing the Interim
City Manager to Execute an
Intergovernmental Agreement between the
City of Evanston, the Board of Education of
Evanston Township High School District No.
202 and the Board of Education of
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 25-R-22,
authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign an
Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of
Evanston, the Board of Education of Evanston
Township High School District No. 202 and the
Board of Education of Evanston/Skokie School
Item Approved 8-0
Evanston/Skokie School District No. 65 District No. 65
SP2. Approval of ARPA Funds for a Living Room
in Evanston to Provide Immediate Care to
Evanstonians in Mental Health Crisis
Mayor Biss and Councilmember Revelle
recommend approval by the City Council of up to
$900,000 in ARPA funds for capital and
programmatic funding for a Living Room in
Evanston to provide urgent and immediate care to
community members experiencing mental health
crises.
Item Approved 8-0
CM1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular
City Council meeting of March 14, 2022
Staff recommends approval of the minutes of the
Regular City Council meeting of March 14, 2022.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A1. Approval of the City of Evanston Payroll, and
Bills List
Staff recommends City Council approval of the City
of Evanston Payroll for the period of February 28,
2022, through March 13, 2022, in the amount of
$2,634,975.85 and Bills List for March 29, 2022, in
the amount of $1,402,847.38.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A2. Purchase of one Vehicle for the
Administrative Services Department from
Currie Commercial Center and one Vehicle
for the Public Works Agency from Russo
Power Equipment
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize
the Interim City Manager to proceed with the
purchase of one (1) 2022 E-Transit (Electric) 350
Cargo Van for the Administrative Services -
Facilities & Fleet Management Division for $48,507
from Currie Commercial Center (10125 W.
Laraway, Frankfort, IL 60423) and one (1) 2022
Kubota Utility Vehicle for the Greenways Division
for $43,791.15 from Russo Power Equipment (9525
W. Irving Park Road, Schiller Park, IL 60177).
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A3. Approval of Change Order No. 2 to the
Contract with Garland/DBS for the Fire
Station 4 Emergency Roof Improvements
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute Change Order No.
2 to the agreement with Garland/DBS (3800 East
91st Street, Cleveland, OH 44105) for the Fire
Approved on
Consent Agenda
Station 4 Emergency Roof Improvements. This
change order will extend the completion date by 29
days, from March 31, 2022, to April 29, 2022.
There is no cost associated with this change order.
A4. Approval of Contract with Salas O’Brien for
Noyes Cultural Arts Center HVAC Feasibility
Study (RFP 22-04)
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute an agreement with
Salas O’Brien (815 South Wabash Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois 60605) for the Noyes Cultural Arts
Center HVAC Feasibility Study (RFP 22-04) in the
amount of $185,000 to provide engineering services
for the modernization of the Noyes Cultural Arts
Center HVAC systems.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A5. Approval of Contract Award with LS
Contracting Group for Parking Garage
Structural Repairs (Bid 22-14)
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize
the Interim City Manager to execute an agreement
with LS Contracting Group, Inc. (5660 North Elston
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646) for the Parking
Garage Structural Repairs (Bid 22-14) in the
amount of $1,002,947.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A6. Approval of a One-Year Contract Extension
to the Agreement with Interra Inc. for
Material Testing Services (RFP 20-10)
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute a one-year
contract extension to the agreement with Interra,
Inc. (600 Territorial Drive, Suite G, Bolingbrook, IL
60440) for Material Testing Services (RFP 20-10)
for various capital infrastructure improvement
projects in the not-to-exceed amount of $150,000.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A7. Approval of a One-Year Contract Extension
with Patriot Pavement Maintenance for the
2022 Crack Sealing Program
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute a one-year
contract extension for crack sealing services with
Patriot Pavement Maintenance (825 Segers Rd.,
Approved on
Consent Agenda
Des Plaines, IL 60016), in the amount of $80,000.
This contract award is part of a bid led by the
Municipal Partnering Initiative (MPI).
A8. Approval of a One-Year Contract Extension
with Corrective Asphalt Materials for the
Reclamite Pavement Rejuvenation Program
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute a one-year
contract extension with Corrective Asphalt Materials
LLC (300 Daniel Boone Trail, South Roxana, IL
62087) for Reclamite pavement rejuvenation in the
amount of $30,000. This contract award is part of a
bid led by the Municipal Partnering Initiative (MPI).
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A9. Approval of the Third Year of a 3-Year
Contract with J.A. Johnson Paving Company
for the 2022 Street Patching Program
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to implement the third year of
a three-year contract with Johnson Paving
Company (1025 E. Addison Ct., Arlington Heights,
Illinois) in the amount of $700,000.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A10. Approval of a One-Year Contract with
Precision Pavement Marking, Inc. for the
2022 Pavement Marking Program
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute a one-year
contract extension for pavement markings with
Precision Pavement Markings, Inc. (P.O. Box 705
Elgin IL 60123) in the amount of $210,000. This
contract is part of a bid led by the Municipal
Partnering Initiative (MPI).
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A11. Approval of a Sole-Source Purchase with
Total Parking Solutions for 28 Parking Pay
Stations
Staff recommends City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute an agreement with
Total Parking Solutions Inc. (2721 Curtiss St.,
Downers Grove, IL 60515) for the purchase of 28
parking Pay Stations and the associated
management software for a total cost of $232,400.
Total Parking is the sole source vendor for the
Illinois region and is the existing vendor of current
Item Approved 8-0
pay stations located in Evanston.
A12. Single-Source Licensing and Support
Renewal for Microsoft Structured Query
Language Server and Windows Server with
Software Assurance from Dell Technologies
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute a single-source
agreement with Dell Technologies (1 Dell Way,
Round Rock, TX, 78682) for licensing and support
renewals for Microsoft Structured Query Language
(SQL) Server and Windows Server with Software
Assurance for $34,201.74 . Dell Technologies
currently holds the State Contract for resale of
Microsoft licenses.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A13. Approval of the agreement with Evanston
Township High School to supply lunches for
the 2022 Summer Food Program
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the
Interim City Manager to execute an agreement with
Evanston Township High School (ETHS) located at
1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, to provide
lunch meals for the 2022 Summer Food Program in
the not-to-exceed amount of $3.55 per meal and
$4.00 for special diet meals.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A14. Evanston Municipal Operations Zero
Emissions Strategy
Staff recommends that the City Council review the
Municipal Operations Zero Emissions Strategy
Report as well as the Advisory Memos from the
Environmental Board and Utilities Commission and
provide staff with direction on how to proceed with
the City's goal of achieving carbon neutrality for
municipal operations by 2035 as stated in the 2018
Climate and Resilience Action Plan.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A15. Resolution 21-R-22, Authorizing the Interim
City Manager to Enter into a Nine Month
Renewal Lease Agreement for Studio Space
at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center with Noah
Sheldon & Yujang Peng.
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 21-R-22
authorizing the Interim City Manager to enter into
an agreement for a nine (9)-month renewal lease
term with Noah Sheldon & Yujang Peng.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A16. Resolution 23-R-22, Authorizing the Interim
City Manager to Submit an Application for
Rebuilding American Infrastructure with
Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant
Funds From the Illinois Department of
Transportation for the Chicago Avenue
Corridor Improvement Project
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 23-R-22, authorizing the Interim City
Manager to Submit an Application for Rebuilding
American Infrastructure with Sustainability and
Equity (RAISE) Grant Funds for the Chicago
Avenue Corridor Improvements project.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A17. Resolution 24-R-22, Appointing Megan
Fulara, Human Resources Division Manager,
as the City of Evanston's Authorized Agent
for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 24-R-22,
Appointing Megan Fulara, Human Resources
Division Manager, as the City of Evanston's
Authorized Agent for the Illinois Municipal
Retirement Fund.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A18. Ordinance 22-O-22, To Approve the
Construction of a Local Improvement Known
as Evanston Special Assessment No. 1527
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Ordinance 22-O-22, To Approve the Construction of
a Local Improvement Known as Evanston Special
Assessment No. 1527. for the alley North of Grant
Street and East of Hastings Avenue.
Item Approved 7-0-1
(Councilmember
Suffredin Abstains)
A19. Ordinance 27-O-22, To Approve the
Construction of a Local Improvement Known
as Evanston Special Assessment No. 1528
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Ordinance 27-O-22, To Approve the Construction of
a Local Improvement Known as Evanston Special
Assessment No. 1528. for the alley North of Grant
Street and East of Grey Avenue.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A20. Ordinance 24-O-22, Amending Title 2,
Chapter 2 of the City Code To Reflect
Changes in the Public Safety Commission
Rules
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Ordinance 24-O-22, Amending Title 2, Chapter 2 of
the City Code to reflect changes in the Public
Safety Commission Rules.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
A21. Approval of Contract with Drexwood Partners Staff recommends the City Council authorize the Item Approved 5-3
LLC for Lobbyist Services (RFQ 21-44) Interim City Manager to execute a contract with
Drexwood Partners LLC ( 1100 N Lake Shore Dr) to
act as the City’s lobbyist (RFQ 21-44) in the not-to-
exceed amount of $70,000. The contract term,
corresponding to the convening and adjourning of
the Illinois legislative session, is for fourteen months
(March 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023), with the option a
one-year time extension.
(Councilmembers
Kelly, Braithwaite,
and Reid vote No)
P1. Ordinance 17-O-22, Text Amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance related to ground-floor
Office uses in non-residential and non-
university districts
The Land Use Commission and staff recommend
adoption of Ordinance 17-O-22, a staff-initiated text
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to modify the
extra parking requirement for Medical Office Uses
in existing structures, and to change ground -floor
permitted Office Uses in certain non-residential and
non-university districts to Administrative Review
Uses. The proposed text amendment meets the
Standards for Approval for Amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
P2. Ordinance 18-O-22, Approving a Major
Variation Pursuant to City Code 6-3-8-10(D)
for the Property Located at 1706-10
Sherman Avenue
The Land Use Commission and staff recommend
the adoption of Ordinance 18-O-22 to grant a Major
Variation to allow 18 parking stalls (where two are
on-site and 16 are off-site) where 28 are required in
the D2 Downtown Retail Core District. The
applicant has complied with all zoning requirements
and meets all of the Standards for Variations for this
district.
Item Tabled Until the
April 25
Motion to Table
Approved 8-0
ED1. Economic Development Loan Deferral
Forgiveness
Economic Development Committee and staff
recommends forgiving the deferred portion of
certain Economic Development Loans
Approved on
Consent Agenda
HC1. Approval of the 2021 Consolidated Annual The Housing & Community Development Approved on
Performance Evaluation Report for the City's
Community Development Block Grant,
HOME Investment Partnership, and
Emergency Solutions Grant Programs
Committee (HCDC) recommends approval by City
Council of the 2021 Consolidated Annual
Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The
CAPER must be submitted to the Chicago Field
Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development by March 31, 2022.
Consent Agenda
APP1. Approval of Appointments to Boards,
Commissions and Committees
The Mayor recommends City Council approval of
the appointments of Cindy Reed and Scott Fishman
to the Citizens Police Review Commission, Kathy
Hayes to the Social Services Committee, Eli Klein
to the Economic Development Committee, and
Matthew Cotter and Kimberly Marion Suiseeya to
the Environment Board; the reappointment of Aleks
Granchalek to the Firefighter's Pension Board and
confirmation of the terms for the existing
Commissioners of the Citizen Police Review
Commission.
Approved on
Consent Agenda