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CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
City Council
Monday, February 8, 2021
Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, Virtual
5:30 PM
Absent:
Motions resulting from City Council - Feb 08 2021
Item Item Description Motion Disposition
RC1. Suspension of the Rules Allowing for
Remote Participation
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and an
executive order issued by Governor J.B. Pritzker,
staff recommends a suspension of the rules
regarding in-person attendance requirements for
public meetings, allowing for City Council members
and City staff to participate in this meeting remotely.
For Action
Approved 9-0 vote
SP1. Clearwell 9 Replacement Project Status
Update
Staff recommends City Council accept and place on
file the Clearwell 9 Replacement Project Status
Update.
For Action: Accept and Place on File
Item passes 9-0 to
Accept and Place on
File
SP2. Lead Service Line Replacement Plan to be
Used in Conjunction with the 2021 Water
Main Replacement Project
Staff requests direction from the City Council on the
Lead Service Line Replacement Plan to be used in
conjunction with the 2021 Water Main Replacement
Staff will research
and report back an
affordable water
Project.
For Discussion
sewer rate for
residents.
CM1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular
City Council meeting of January 19, 2021
and January 25, 2021
Staff recommends approval of the minutes of the
Regular City Council meeting of January 19, 2021
and January 25, 2021.
For Action
Approved 9-0 vote
A1. Approval of the City of Evanston Payroll
and Bills List and Credit Card Activity
Staff recommends City Council approval of the City
of Evanston Payroll for the period of January 4,
2020, through January 17, 2021, in the amount of
$3,010,175.02. Bills List for February 9, 2021, FY
2020, in the amount of $2,958,402.21, and
February 9, 2021, FY 2021 in the amount of
$1,875,712.34 and credit card activity for the period
ending December 26, 2020, in the amount of
$158,320.95.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A2. Approval of BMO Harris Amazon Credit
Card Activity
Staff recommends City Council approval of the City
of Evanston’s BMO Harris Amazon Credit Card
Activity for the period ending December 26, 2020, in
the amount of $6,400.64.
For Action
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item passes 8-0 vote
(Ald. Suffredin
abstained)
A3. Approval of a Sole Source Contract with
Stryker Medical for Three LIFEPAK 15
Cardiac Monitors
Staff recommends City Council approval of the
purchase of three (3) replacement LIFEPAK 15
cardiac monitors from Stryker Medical (P.O. Box
93308, Chicago, IL.60673-3308) in the amount of
$61,869.30.
Funding for the purchase will be from the Medical &
Lab Supplies Account (Account
100.23.2315.65075). Funding for the service will be
from the GEMT service revenue which staff expects
to exceed the budgeted amount of $100,000 in
2021 based on the final amounts from 2020.
Approved on Consent
Agenda
For Action
A4. Approval of a Contract Renewal Award
with Cleanslate Chicago, LLC, for Park
Mowing Services
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City
Manager to execute a contract renewal award to
Cleanslate Chicago, LLC (1540 S. Ashland Ave.,
Suite 105, Chicago, IL, 60608) for the 2021 Park
Mowing Services in the amount of $26,180.28.
Funding for this project is included in the General
Fund - Public Works/Greenways (Account
100.40.4330.62195), which has a total allocation of
$162,000, and no expenditures yet in FY 2021.
For Action
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item approved 9-0
vote
A5. Approval of Contract Award with
Goodmark Nurseries LLC and Wilson
Nurseries Inc., Members of the Suburban
Tree Consortium, for the Purchase of
Trees for the 2021 Spring Planting
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute a contract award for the
purchase of 117 trees from Goodmark Nurseries
LLC (8920 Howe Road, Wonder Lake, IL 60097) in
the amount $21,555 and 100 trees from Wilson
Nurseries Inc. (44W148 Street Route 72,
Hampshire, IL 60140) in the amount of $23,865.
Both vendors are active, longstanding and well
regarded venders of the Suburban Tree Consortium
(STC). The total Spring tree purchase amount is
$45,420. Funding for this purchase is provided from
the General Fund- Public Works/Forestry (Account
100.40.4320.65005) which has an approved FY
2021 budget of $135,000 with no expenditures in
2021. Staff anticipates a generous donation of
$6,305 from Natural Habitat Evanston to reimburse
the City for the purchase of 31 American Elm trees
that have shown resistance to the Dutch Elm
Disease.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A6. Approval of a Sole Source Purchase of
Arbotect Fungicide from Rainbow
Treecare Scientific Advancements
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute an agreement for the sole
source purchase of 64 gallons of Arbotect fungicide
from Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements
Approved on Consent
Agenda
(11571 K-Tel Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343) for a
total purchase amount of $27,143.68. Funding for
this purchase is from the General Fund - Public
Works Agency/Forestry (Account
100.40.4320.62496), which has a 2021 budget of
$38,000, and a YTD balance of $38,000.
For Action
A7. Robert Crown Community Center – Local
Employment Program Status
Staff recommends City Council accept and place
on file the Robert Crown Community Center – Local
Employment Program Status update.
For Action: Accept and Place on File
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A8. Resolution 15-R-21, Extending the
Declared State of Emergency to April 12,
2021
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 15-R-21, extending the declared state of
emergency to April 12, 2021.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A9. Resolution 16-R-21, Reimbursement of
Expenditures from General Obligation
Bond Issuance
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 16-R-21, authorizing payments relating
to FY 2020 Capital Improvement Plan (C.I.P.)
project expenditures up to fourteen million, two
hundred and five thousand dollars ($14,205,000) be
reimbursed by the subsequent 2021 General
Obligation (G.O.) bond issuance. Capital projects
will be funded by future bond proceeds.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A10. Resolution 22-R-21 Authorizing the City
Manager to Enter into a Master
Agreement to Provide Services to an
Aggregated Group with MC-Squared
Energy Services, LLC
Staff recommends City Council adopt Resolution
22-R-21 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into
a Master Agreement to Provide Services to an
Aggregated Group with MC-Squared Energy
Services, LLC. The agreement term will be for 30-
months, starting in July, 2021 and ending in
December 2024.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A11. Ordinance 10-O-21, Amending Title 10,
Chapter 11, Section 10, Schedule X(F)6
Pursuant to Alderman Revelle's request, staff
recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance
Approved on Consent
Agenda
“Limited Parking” - Colfax Street 10-O-21, amending Title 10, Chapter 11, Section
10, Schedule X(F)6 “Limited Parking.” This
Ordinance will add both sides of the 1000/1100
block of Colfax Street, specifically, (from Ridge
Avenue west to 1104/1105 Colfax) to District A
allowing for resident only parking.
For Introduction
A12. Ordinance 9-O-21, Amending Title 10,
Chapter 11, Section 12 “Parking Meter
Zones” - Free Parking for Disabled
Persons
Staff recommends City Council adopt Ordinance 9-
O-21, amending City Code Section 10-11-12
“Parking Meter Zones” regarding payment at
disabled parking spaces. The Ordinance allows for
free parking in marked disabled parking places for
citizens with any color Disabled placard. Maximum
times for the Zone will still be enforced except for
disabled persons with a yellow/grey placard, who
may exceed the maximum times posted.
For Introduction
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A13. Ordinance 4-O-21, Authorizing the City
Manager to Negotiate the Sale Of City-
Owned Real Property at 1805 Church
Street, 1708 Darrow Avenue, and 1710
Darrow Avenue
The Economic Development Committee and staff
recommends City Council adopt Ordinance 4-O-21,
authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a
purchase and sales agreement with an entity to be
created by Mount Pisgah Ministry, Inc. and Housing
Opportunity Development Corporation (HODC) for
the City-owned property located at 1805 Church
Street and 1708-10 Darrow Avenue for
redevelopment as mixed-use / mixed-income
housing.
Alderman Rue Simmons requests suspension of the
rules for Introduction and Action at the February 8,
2021 City Council Meeting.
For Introduction and Action
Motion made by Ald.
Wilson to suspend
the rules for
Introduction and
Action. Motion
passes 9-0 vote
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A14. Ordinance 8-O-21, Amending Chapter 10,
Section 4, Chapter 13 to add "Storefront
Maintenance and Window Covering
during Vacancy or Renovation"
Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance 8-O-21,
Amending Chapter 10, Section 4, Chapter 13 to add
"Storefront Maintenance and Window Covering
during Vacancy or Renovation."
Approved on Consent
Agenda
For Action
P1. Ordinance 7-O-21, Extending the time for
the applicant to obtain a building permit
to construct the planned development at
605 Davis Street previously authorized by
Ordinance 49-O-20
Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance 7-O-21 to
extend the time to obtain a building permit for the
construction of the Planned Development at 605
Davis Street, originally approved in April of 2020.
The Ordinance grants an eighteen-month extension
to obtain building permits for the construction of the
office building on the property by October 27, 2022.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
P2. Ordinance 5-O-21, Granting a Special Use
Permit for a Planned Development located
at 718-732 Main Street in the B2 Business
District and oDM Dempster-Main Overlay
District
The Plan Commission and staff recommend
adoption of Ordinance 5-O-21 approving a Special
Use for a Planned Development in the B2 Business
District to construct a 5-story, mixed-use building
with approximately 3,774 square feet of commercial
retail space, 120 dwelling units (including 12
inclusionary housing units), and 47 parking spaces
in the B2 Business District and oDM Dempster-Main
Overlay District. The proposal includes Site
Development Allowances for the following:
Minimum Lot Area (Density), Building Height, Rear
Yard Setback, Parking, and Parking Drive-Aisle.
The applicant agrees to provide at least 10% on-site
inclusionary housing units, therefore a
supermajority vote is not required to exceed the
maximum Site Development Allowance for density
as requested.
For Action
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item approved 8-1
vote
(Ald. Fleming voted
No)
H1. City of Evanston Joining Amicus Brief in
Schmuker, et al. v. Johnson Controls, Inc,
et al.
Staff seeks direction from City Council regarding
whether or not the City of Evanston should be
signators as amicus curiae ("friend of the court") in
support of the Plaintiffs-Appellants in a case before
the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
H2. Resolution 14-R-21, Designating the
Portion of Church Street between Hartrey
The Parks and Recreation Board recommend City
Council adoption of Resolution 14-R-21,
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Avenue and Grey Avenue with the
Honorary Street Name Sign, “Morris
“Dino” Robinson, Jr. Way”
Designating the Portion of Church Street between
Hartrey Avenue and Grey Avenue with the
Honorary Street Name Sign, “Morris “Dino”
Robinson, Jr. Way”. Three street signs are made for
the honoree. One sign is installed at each end of
the designated one block area and the third sign is
given to the honoree. The approximate total cost to
create all three signs is $200. Funds for the
honorary street name sign program is budgeted in
the Public Works Agency, Public Service Bureau -
Traffic Operations' materials fund (Account
100.40.4520.65115) which has a fiscal year 2021
budget of $58,000 and a year to date balance of
$58,000.
For Action
Item passes 9-0 vote
H3. Resolution 20-R-21, Authorizing the City
Manager to Enter Into A First Amendment
to the Volunteer Animal Organization
Agreement
Staff recommends the City Council adopt
Resolution 20-R-21, Authorizing the City Manager
to Enter Into A First Amendment to the Volunteer
Animal Organization Agreement. This amendment
outlines the terms upon which Evanston Animal
Shelter Association (EASA) may assist the City in
fundraising activities by raising up to $1,000,000 for
capital improvements, eliminates the need for the
City to reimburse EASA for the purchase of bulk
food and cat litter, and extends the term of the VAO
to expire on May 21, 2036.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
H4. Resolution 21-R-21, Authorizing the City
Manager to Enter Into A First Amendment
to the Grant Agreement With Evanston
Animal Shelter Association
Staff recommends the City Council adopt
Resolution 21-R-21, Authorizing the City Manager
to Enter Into A First Amendment to the Grant
Agreement With Evanston Animal Shelter
Association. This amendment outlines a new
distribution of grant funds and extends the term of
the Grant Agreement through June 1, 2036.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
E1. Resolution 19-R-21, Authorizing the City
Manager to Negotiate and Execute a
Consulting Contract with Kane McKenna
and Associates, Inc. to Study the Creation
of a New TIF District
The Economic Development Committee and staff
recommend City Council adoption of Resolution 19-
R-21, Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate
and Execute a Consulting Contract with Kane
McKenna and Associates, Inc. to Study the
Creation of a New TIF District. Funding will be from
the West Evanston TIF - Consulting Services
(Account 335.99.5870.62185). The fund would be
reimbursed from the new west Evanston TIF upon
generating increment. The TIF act allows funds to
be ported from one TIF to another when the
boundary is adjacent.
For Action
Item removed from
Consent Agenda
Item passes 9-0 vote