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CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
City Council
Monday, May 24, 2021
Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, James C. Lytle City Council Chambers, Room 2800
5:30 PM
Absent:
Motions resulting from City Council - May 24 2021
Item Item Description Motion Disposition
SP1. American Rescue Plan Act Funding
Guidelines
Staff requests City Council review the following
guidelines of the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) and then discuss.
For Discussion
Staff presented on
the American Rescue
Plan Act Funding
Guidelines.
City Council provided
feedback.
SP2. Approval for up to $50,000 of CDBG-CV
Funding for the Entrepreneurship Grant
Program - Emergency Assistance to
Support Evanston Businesses’ Recovery
from the Coronavirus
Staff recommends City Council approval of up to
$50,000 of Community Development Block Grant
CARES Act (CDBG-CV) funding to expand the
resources for the Entrepreneurship Support
Program - Emergency Assistance to help mitigate
the economic impact of COVID-19 on Evanston
businesses.The City received $1,586,370 in
CARES Act CDBG-CV funding- $250,000 of which
Approved 9-0
was allocated for economic development activities
in the CARES Act budget in 215.21.5226.63065. To
date $180,000 remains unallocated. If $50,000 is
approved for the Entrepreneurship Grant Program -
Emergency Assistance, approximately $130,000
would remain for additional economic development
activities.
For Action
SP3. Resolution 61-R-21, Authorizing a Pilot
Program for Free Beach Access
Councilmember Reid requests approval of
Resolution 61-R-21, authorizing a pilot program for
free beach access for the 2021 season. Approval
of this resolution will authorize staff to discontinue
sales of beach tokens and refund all payments
received to date. Staff recommends City Council
refer this item to the Human Services Committee so
that a funding plan can be developed and allow the
Parks and Recreation Department to continue to
sell beach tokens for 2021 while planning for
implementing a new procedure for free access for
the 2022 season. There is no funding source for this
pilot program. Season token and daily pass beach
revenue is budgeted at $1M in the 2021 adopted
budget.
For Action
Substitute motion to
have free beach
access for Evanston
residents on
Saturdays, Sundays
and Mondays.
Motion Approved 9-0
SP4. Ordinance 60-O-21, Creating Title 12
"Workers' Rights" of the City Code and
Mandating Hazard Pay for Certain
Employees
Councilmember Reid requested on May 10, 2021
that a special order of business be placed on the
agenda to mandate hazard pay for certain
employees. Staff submits ordinance 60-O-21,
creating Title 12 "Workers' Rights" of the City Code
and mandating hazard pay for certain employees.
This ordinance requires larger retailers or
franchises located in the City to pay essential
workers an additional $6.00 per hour on top of their
base wage for work performed during Phases 1
through 3 of Illinois' Coronavirus Response, and an
Item Approved for
Introduction 6-3 vote
(Council Members:
Wynne, Fleming and
Braithwaite voted No)
additional $3.50 per hour on top of the base wage
for work performed during Phase 4 of the Illinois
Coronavirus Response. This requirement will be
retroactive, going back fifteen (15) weeks from the
date of passage of the ordinance. Staff is neutral
on a recommendation for this ordinance due to
insufficient time to conduct research, analysis and
public input.
For Introduction
CM1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular
City Council meeting of May 10, 2021 and
Special City Council meeting of May 15,
2021
Staff recommends City Council approval of the
minutes of the Regular City Council meeting of May
10, 2021 and Special City Council meeting of May
15, 2021.
For Action
Approved 9-0
A1. Approval of the City of Evanston Payroll,
Bills, and Credit Card Activity
Staff recommends City Council approval of the City
of Evanston Payroll for the period of April 26, 2021,
through May 9, 2021, in the amount of
$3,415,062.50 Bills List for May 25, 2021, in the
amount of $4,188,166.21 as well as credit card
purchases period ending March 26, 2021, in the
amount of $181,225.31.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A2. Approval of BMO Harris Amazon Credit
Card Activity
Staff recommends approval of the City of
Evanston’s BMO Harris Amazon Credit Card
Activity for the period ending March 26, 2021, in the
amount of $4,805.95.
For Action
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item Approved 7-0
(Council Members:
Suffredin and Kelly
Abstained)
A3. Approval of an Agreement with Altura
Solutions, LLC, for the ADA Transition
Plan Update (RFP 21-09)
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City
Manager to execute an agreement with Altura
Solutions, LLC (3616 Far West Boulevard, Suite
117-288, Austin, Texas 78731) for the ADA
Transition Plan Update (RFP 21-09) in the amount
of $154,850.00. Funding will be provided through
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item Approved 9-0
the Capital Improvement Fund 2020 General
Obligation Bond (Account 415.40.4120.62145 -
621002). A more detailed breakdown of the funding
is included in the memo.
For Action
A4. Change Order #1 with the Metropolitan
Water Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago for FY 2021 Estimated Annual
User Charge for Disposal of Sludge
Generated as Part of the Water Treatment
Process
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City
Manager to execute Change Order #1 with the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago (P.O. Box 95089, Chicago, IL 60694-5089)
in the amount of $71,526.56. This will increase the
total User Charge paid to the District for sludge
disposal during FY2021 from $136,038.70 to
$207,565.26. Funding is provided by the Water
Fund Filtration Business Unit (Account
510.40.4220.62420), which has an approved FY
2021 budget of $352,000.00 and a YTD balance of
$215,961.30.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A5. Approval of Change Order No. 2 to the
Agreement with Patrick Engineering, Inc.
for the Main Street Improvements Project
(RFQ 18-28)
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 to the
agreement with Patrick Engineering, Inc. (55 East
Monroe Street, Suite 3450, Chicago IL 60603) for
the Main Street Improvements Project (RFQ 18-28)
in the amount of $173,729.00. This will increase the
overall contract amount from $839,268.00 to
$1,012,997.00. Funding is provided from the Capital
Improvement Fund 2021 General Obligation Bond
Fund in the amount of $108,857.54 and the
Chicago Main TIF in the amount of $64,871.52. A
detailed breakdown of the funding is included in the
memo below.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A6. Approval of Contract for 2021 Rebuild IL/
Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Street Resurfacing
Project (Bid 21-12)
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City
Manager to execute a contract for the 2021 Rebuild
IL/ MFT Street Resurfacing Project (Bid 21-12) with
Approved on Consent
Agenda
J.A. Johnson Paving Company (1025 E. Addison
Court, Arlington Heights, IL 60005) in the amount of
$1,083,777. Funding will be provided from the
Rebuild Illinois Funds in the amount of $1,195,000
and Motor Fuel Tax Funds in the amount of
$179,000 (Account 200.26.5100.65515 – 421001).
For Action
A7. Approval of Contract Award to Sumit
Construction Co. for the 2021 50/50
Sidewalk Replacement Project (Bid 21-13)
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute an agreement with Sumit
Construction Co., Inc. (4150 W Wrightwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60039) in the amount of $309,860.00
for the 2021 Sidewalk Replacement Project (Bid No.
21-13). Funding will be provided from the Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) 2021 General
Obligation Bonds in the amount of $150,000, from
2020 General Obligation Bonds in the amount of
$86,000, and from estimated private funds in the
amount of $73,860. A detailed funding summary is
included in the memo below.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A8. Approval of a Contract with Granite
Inliner, LLC, for the 2021 CIPP Sewer
Rehabilitation – Contract B Project (Bid
21-22)
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute an agreement with Granite
Inliner, LLC (5031 W. 66th Street, Bedford Park, IL
60638) for the 2021 CIPP Sewer Rehabilitation –
Contract B Project (Bid 21-22) in the amount of
$332,221.00. Funding for this project is from the
West Evanston TIF Fund (Account No.
335.99.5870.65515 – 421006), which has an
approved FY 2021 budget of $500,000, all of which
is remaining.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A9. Approval of Contract Award with Bolder
Contractors, Inc. for the 2021 Water Main
Improvements and Street Resurfacing
Project (Bid No. 21-08)
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute an agreement with Bolder
Contractors, Inc. (316 Cary Point Drive, Cary, IL
60013) for the 2021 Water Main Improvements and
Approved on Consent
Agenda
Street Resurfacing Project (Bid No. 21-08) in the
amount of $4,056,188.21. Funding is provided from
the Water Fund in the amount of $3,330,700.15; the
Sewer Fund in the amount of $200,000; and the
Rebuild Illinois Fund in the amount of $450,194. An
additional $75,294.23 of the contract value will be
reimbursed by the Village of Wilmette through an
IGA for the paving of Garrison Street. A detailed
funding summary is included in the memo below.
For Action
A10. Approval of Contract Award with Pan-
Oceanic Engineering Co, Inc. for the Main
Street Water Main Improvements Project
(Bid No. 21-14)
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute an agreement with Pan-
Oceanic Engineering Co, Inc. (6436 W. Higgins
Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656) for the Main Street
Water Main Improvements Project (Bid No. 21-14)
in the amount of $1,589,744.00. Funding is
provided from the Water Fund in the amount of
$450,000.00 and the Chicago Main TIF in the
amount of $1,065,128.48. Additional funding from
the Water Fund of $74,615.52 that was not
budgeted is necessary to fund the portion of the
project outside of the TIF area. A detailed summary
is included in the memo below.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A11. Resolution 57-R-21, Appointing a Director
and Alternate Director to the Solid Waste
Agency of Northern Cook County
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 57-R-21, Appointing a Director and
Alternate Director to the Solid Waste Agency of
Northern Cook County.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A12. Ordinance 51-O-21, Amending Title 2,
Chapter 3 of the City Code to Reflect
Changes in the Public Safety Civil Service
Commission Rules and Regulations
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Ordinance 51-O-21 amending Title 2, Chapter 3 of
the City Code to reflect changes in the Public Safety
Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations,
which will allow for a separate lateral police officer
hiring process.
Item removed on
Consent Agenda
Item Approved 9-0
For Introduction
A13. Ordinance 21-O-21, Modifying the City of
Evanston Grid System By Renaming A
Portion of West Railroad Avenue as
Norwood Court
Staff recommends City Council adopt Ordinance
21-O-21, Modifying the City of Evanston Grid
System By Renaming A Portion of West Railroad
Avenue as Norwood Court.
For Introduction
Approved on Consent
Agenda
P1. Ordinance 35-O-21 granting a Special Use
for an Office Use, Richard Shapiro
Attorney at Law, at 1327 Chicago Ave.
and 528 Greenwood St. in the R5 General
Residential District
The Zoning Board of Appeals recommends City
Council adoption of Ordinance 35-O-21, granting a
Special Use for an Office Use, Richard Shapiro
Attorney at Law, at 1327 Chicago Ave. and 528
Greenwood St. in the R5 General Residential
District. Planning & Zoning staff recommends denial
of Ordinance 35-O-21 due to the residential nature
of the properties. Specifically, staff feels that up to
15 employees each at 1327 Chicago Ave. and 528
Greenwood St., in a residential zoning district
surrounded on three sides by residential zoning and
uses, is not keeping with the purposes and policies
of the adopted Comprehensive General Plan,
causes a negative cumulative effect, potentially
creates a precedent for commercial uses in
residential neighborhoods, and diminishes the value
of property in the residential neighborhood.
Staff appreciates the modifications to the proposal
the applicant has made throughout the ongoing
special use process that reduces the requested
occupancy, and therefore impact, at each structure
from 22 employees to 15, and adds an off-site ADA-
compliant office location for additional staff at 990
Grove St. in lieu of on-site ADA alterations.
However, the request not to alter either structure at
1327 Chicago Ave. or 528 Greenwood St. for ADA
improvements further exemplifies the
inappropriateness of the special use request for a
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Motion made to have
item return back to
the Planning &
Development
Committee.
Motion Approved 9-0
commercial use in residential structures in a
residential neighborhood. Planning & Zoning staff
reaffirms a recommendation for denial.
For Introduction
P2. Ordinance 56-O-21, Granting a Special
Use Permit for a Daycare Center -
Domestic Animal and a Kennel Located at
2116-2120 Ashland Avenue, 1625 Payne
Street, 2147-2149 Dewey Avenue in the
MXE Mixed-Use Employment District
("Rex's Place")
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), and staff
recommend the City Council adoption of Ordinance
56-O-21, granting a Special Use for a Daycare
Center - Domestic Animal and Kennel, Rex's Place,
in the MXE Mixed-Use Employment District, with
conditions. The applicant has complied with all
zoning requirements and meets the Standards for
Special Use for this district.
For Introduction
Approved on Consent
Agenda
P3. Ordinance 53-O-21, Amending Portions of
the City Code to Extend the Expiration
Date of Permitted Uses Within the U2
Zoning District
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Ordinance 53-O-21, amending the City Code to
extend the expiration date of permitted uses within
the U2 zoning district from December 31, 2021 to
December 31, 2022.
For Action
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item held until June
14 City Council
Meeting
R1. Resolution 58-R-21; Authorizing the
Creation of the Reimagining Public Safety
Committee
Mayor Biss recommends the Rules Committee
considers the creation of the Reimagining Public
Safety Committee, a 15-member ad-hoc committee,
with the task of developing a report to the City
Council in the Fall of 2021 with findings arising from
a holistic, data-driven analysis of the Evanston
Police Department budget deliver community-
informed recommendations in preparation for the
2022 annual budget process.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
R2. Ordinance 20-O-21, Amending Title 1,
Chapter 10 of the Evanston City Code,
“City of Evanston Code of Ethics and
Board of Ethics”
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Ordinance 20-O-12, Amending Title 1, Chapter 10
of the Evanston City Code, “City of Evanston Code
of Ethics and Board of Ethics”.
For Action
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item Approved 6-3
(Council Members:
Wynne, Revelle and
Braithwaite voted No)
AP1. Approval of Appointments to Boards,
Commissions, and Committees
Mayor Biss requests City Council approval of
appointments to the Reimagining Public Safety
Committee.
For Action
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item Approved 9-0