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CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
City Council
Monday, February 22, 2021
Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, Virtual
5:30 PM
Absent:
Motions resulting from City Council - Feb 22 2021
Item Item Description Motion Disposition
R1. Suspension of the Rules Allowing for
Remote Participation
Due to an executive order issued by Governor J.B.
Pritzker and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 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
SP1. 2404 Ridge Avenue – Application for
appeal of the Preservation Commission
Denial of a Certificate of Economic
Hardship
The City Council may make a motion to accept the
application for appeal. If a motion is made and
adopted, the City Council shall affirm, modify, or
reverse the decision of the Preservation
Commission within forty-five (45) days. If no motion
to accept the application for appeal is made and
adopted, the decision of the Commission shall be
Item was approved
not to Accept the
Appeal 9-0 vote
final.
If a motion to accept is made, staff recommends the
City Council affirm the decision of the Preservation
Commission.
For Action
SP2. City of Evanston Racial Equity Update Staff recommends the City Council to accept and
place the racial equity report.
For Action: Accept and Place on File
Approved to Accept
and Place on File 9-0
SP3. Climate Action and Resilience Plan
(CARP) Implementation Update
Staff recommends City Council accept and place on
file this update on implementation of the Climate
Action and Resilience Plan (CARP).
For Action: Accept and Place on File
Approved to Accept
and Place on File 9-0
CM1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular
City Council meeting of February 8, 2021
Staff recommends approval of the minutes of the
Regular City Council meeting of February 8, 2021.
For Action
Approved 9-0
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 January 18,
2021, through January 31, 2021, in the amount of
$3,121,175.49. Bills List for February 23, 2021,in
the amount of $2,602,174.22.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A2. Approval of Contract with Lake Erie
Diving, Inc. for the 54-inch Intake Heater
Cable Replacement
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute an agreement with Lake
Erie Diving, Inc. (362 Blackbrook Road, Painesville
OH 44077) for the 54-inch Intake Heater Cable
Replacement (Bid No. 20-54) in the amount of
$844,118.00. Funding for this project is from the
Water Fund (Account No. 513.71.7330.65515-
721002), which has an approved FY 2021 budget of
$1,000,000 for this work, all of which is remaining.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A3. Approval of a One-year Contract
Extension with Forward Space for the
Office Furniture Supply Contract
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City
Manager to execute a one-year extension for the
Office Furniture Supply Contract (RFP 16-65) with
Approved on Consent
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Forward Space (1142 N. North Branch Street,
Chicago, IL 60642) in the not-to-exceed amount of
$70,000. The one-year extension will extend the
contract completion date from January 1, 2021 to
December 31, 2021.
Funding is provided by individual departments
through various annual budgets.
For Action
A4. Approval of Contract with
Thermosystems, LLC for HVAC
Equipment Replacement at Police/Fire
Headquarters, Fire Station 3, and the Levy
Senior Center
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City
Manager to execute a contract with
Thermosystems, LLC (960 N. Industrial Drive, Unit
1, Elmhurst, IL. 60124) for HVAC Equipment
Replacement at the Police/Fire Headquarters, Fire
Station 3 and the Levy Senior Center in the amount
of $930,503. Funding will be provided from the
Capital Improvement Fund, 2019 General
Obligation Bond in the amount of $685,000 and
from the 2021 General Obligation Bond in the
amount of $245,503. A detailed breakdown of
funding is included in the corresponding transmittal
memorandum.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A5. Resolution 28-R-21, Authorizing the City
Manager to Execute a Rider to the
Intergovernmental Agreement For
Provision of Snow Removal Personnel to
Respond to Snow Emergencies During
the COVID-19 Emergency to Add the
Village of Winnetka
Staff recommends City Council adopt Resolution
28-R-21, authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Rider to the Intergovernmental Agreement For
Provision of Snow Removal Personnel to Respond
to Snow Emergencies During the COVID-19
Emergency to Add the Village of Winnetka. Funding
for the purposes of reimbursing a municipality for
costs associated with sending an employee(s) or
materials (fuel and/or deicing materials) to Evanston
to assist with snow/ice removal, will come from the
General Fund, Maintenance of Snow & Ice (Account
100.40.4550). This account has a budget allocation
of $630,350 in FY 2021.
Approved on Consent
Agenda
For Action
A6. Resolution 27-R-21, Authorizing the
Mayor to Sign Illinois Department of
Transportation Resolution for
Improvement Under the Illinois Highway
Code to Evanston Streets with Water Main
Replacement
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 27-R-21 Authorizing the Mayor to Sign
an Illinois Department of Transportation Resolution
for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code to
Evanston Streets with Water Main Replacement.
Funding will be provided from the Rebuild Illinois/
Motor Fuel Tax Fund (Account 200.40.5100.65515
– 421002), which has a total FY 2021 budget of
$4,366,987.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A7. Resolution 26-R-21, Authorizing the
Mayor to sign an Illinois Department of
Transportation Resolution for
Maintenance of Streets and Highways in
order to transfer funds previously
allocated in the 2021 Fiscal Year Budget
from the Motor Fuel Tax fund to the
General Fund for the General
Maintenance of Streets
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 26-R-21, Authorizing the Mayor to sign
an Illinois Department of Transportation Resolution
for Maintenance of Streets and Highways in order to
transfer funds previously allocated in the 2021
Fiscal Year Budget from the Motor Fuel Tax fund to
the General Fund for the General Maintenance of
Streets. Adoption of this resolution will authorize
the City Manager to transfer $1,044,897 of Motor
Fuel Tax (MFT) Funds to the General Fund for the
general maintenance of streets by City staff. The
fund transfer was anticipated in the approved 2021
budget. Funding will be provided from the Motor
Fuel Tax Fund, which is rebated to the City of
Evanston from the funds collected through State of
Illinois gasoline tax.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A8. Resolution 25-R-21, Authorizing the
Mayor to Sign the “Invest In Cook”
Intergovernmental Agreement with Cook
County
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 25-R-21, authorizing the Mayor to sign
the “Invest In Cook” Intergovernmental Agreement
with Cook County. This resolution authorizes the
City of Evanston to accept a $500,000 grant from
Cook County for the Main Street Corridor
Improvement Project from Maple Avenue to Hinman
Approved on Consent
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Avenue. The total estimated construction cost for
the Main Street Corridor Improvement Project
including construction engineering is $5,704,000.
Funding sources for this project include the Invest in
Cook grant, the Chicago-Main TIF fund, general
obligation bonds, and other grant funding sources.
A detailed summary is included in the
corresponding transmittal memorandum.
For Action
A9. Resolution 29-R-21 Approval of a Service
Contract with the University of Illinois in
Chicago for Staff Racial Equity
Policy/Program development training.
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 29-R-21 authorizing the City Manager to
execute a service agreement with the University of
Illinois System (400 S. Peoria Street., Ste.400,
M/C107, Chicago, IL 60607) for the services of Dr.
Kathleen Yang-Clayton to train and develop staff on
the Racial Equity Diversity and Inclusion (REDI)
Committee staff to implement programs/policies
with an racial equity lens in the amount of
$50,000.00. Funding for this project from the City
Manager’s Office Service Agreements account
(Account # 100.15.1505.62509) with an FY21
budget of $106,000. For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
A10.
Ordinance 14-O-21, Amending City Code
Section 7-12-4-2 Relating To the
Installation and Maintenance of Service
Pipe From Tap To Fixtures
The City Manager recommends City Council
adoption of Ordinance 14-O-21, Amending City
Code Section 7-12-4-2 Relating To the Installation
and Maintenance of Service Pipe From Tap To
Fixtures. City Manager requests suspension of the
rules for Introduction and Action of this item at the
City Council meeting February 22, 2021
For Introduction and Action
Item held in
Committee
A11. 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
Approved on Consent
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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 Action
A12. Ordinance 10-O-21, Amending Title 10,
Chapter 11, Section 10, Schedule X(F)6
“Limited Parking”
Pursuant to Alderman Revelle's request, staff
recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance
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 Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
P1. Resolution 24-R-21, Accepting a Grant
from the Illinois Housing Development
Authority's Strong Communities Program
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 24-R-21, Accepting a Grant from the
Illinois Housing Development Authority's Strong
Communities Program for $175,000 to address
affordable housing needs and community
revitalization efforts.
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda
P2. Ordinance 12-O-21, Granting a Major
Adjustment to a Planned Development
Located at 811 Emerson Street
Staff and the Plan Commission recommend City
Council adoption of Ordinance 12-O-21 for approval
of a Major Adjustment to a Planned Development at
811 Emerson Street, which was originally approved
by Ordinance No. 37-O-17. The applicant seeks to
reduce the required off-street parking from 174 to
170 due to necessary construction modifications,
then make 50% of those parking spaces (85 parking
spaces) available for public use. Should the
adjustment be approved, the following conditions
are recommended: 1) that the building residents not
be eligible for on-street parking permits and 2) that
the applicant provide the City with building vehicle
ownership data on an annual basis to ensure that
Approved on Consent
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building resident demand for parking is met and
reserve the right of the City to require an increase in
the number of parking spaces available for
residents.
For Introduction
P3. Ordinance 11-O-21, Extending the Time
for the Applicant to Obtain a Building
Permit for 910-938 Custer Ave
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Ordinance 11-O-21 to extend the time frame for the
commencement of construction of the Planned
Development at 910-938 Custer Ave., originally
approved on April 8, 2019, and previously granted a
one-year extension to April 13, 2021. The
Ordinance would grant an extension of 18 months
for a building permit to be issued and construction
to begin. No other changes to the existing Planned
Development are proposed.
For Introduction
Approved on Consent
Agenda
P4. Ordinance 13-O-21, A Zoning Text
Amendment to Permit the Establishment
and Regulation of Efficiency Homes
Plan Commission and staff recommend City Council
adoption of Ordinance 13-O-21, A Zoning Text
Amendment to Permit the Establishment and
Regulation of Efficiency Homes. This establishes a
definition for Efficiency Homes (Section 6-18-3) and
establish regulations for their construction and use
within residential districts (Section 6-8; Section 6-
16). Alderman Fiske requests suspension of the
rules for Introduction and Action of this item at the
February 22, 2021 meeting.
For Introduction and Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda for
Introduction only
E1. Resolution 23-R-21, Authorizing the City
Manager to Execute a Loan Agreement
with Halliburton Funeral Chapel
The Economic Development Committee and staff
recommend City Council adoption of Resolution 23-
R-21, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a
Loan Agreement with Halliburton Funeral Chapel
Staff proposes the City Council allocate $18,000
from the Business District Improvement Fund
(100.15.5300.65522).
For Action
Approved on Consent
Agenda