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September 9, 1974
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AN ORDINANCE
Establishing a Housing Rehabilitation
Board
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS :
SECTION 1: That the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, as
amended, be further amended by adding to Chapter
T�xo thereof Article XV, Sections 197 through 206, to read as fol-
LOWS :
"Section 2-197. Rationale. It is hereby found and de-
clared by the City Council of the City of Evanston that in order
• t a protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare of
thaacitizens of the City of Evanston, it is necessary to provide
fog the maintenance.,, conservation, and rehabilitation of dwelling
units to the end of maintaining a desirable residential environ-
ment for Evanston residents to conserve property values, and to
provide safe, sanitary, standard housing for all citizens within
the corporate limits of the City of Evanston within their economic
means. _
"Section 2-198. Establishment. There is hereby cre-
ated an Evanston Housing Rehabilitation Board ("Board").
"Section 2-199. Appointment of Members. The Board
shall consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor after prior
• consultation with and advisory recommendation by the Human Ser-
vices Committee of the Evanston City Council and with the advice
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and consent of the City Council, one of whom shall be an Alderman
of the City of Evanston who shall be appointed for one year. The
six non-aldermanic members shall be appointed for three-year
terms, provided, however, that two of these appointments shall be
for an. initial term:. oaf one year; two appointments for an initial
term:o.f two years; and two appointments for an initial term of
three: years. In making such appointments, the Mayor shall con-
sidex- knowledge and fami.liiarity with local neighborhood housing
need?s!. and problems, particularly those needs and problems of
lower income famii'i.es and tenants in properties needing rehabili-
tation; practical experience in Evanston and elsewhere in the
• conse-rvation and rehabilitation of housing and the financing of
such conservation and rehabilitation; and practical experience in
dealing with sources of assistance, public and private, for the
conservation and rehabilitation of housing in circumstances where
such assistance is uneconomic or only marginally economic through
conventional sources. Members of the Board may serve for not
more than two full terms and vacancies shall be filled for the
remaining portion of a vacant term by appointment by the Mayor
after prior consultation with and advisory recommendation by the
Human Services Committee of the Evanston City Council and with
the advice and consent of the City Council.
"Section 2-200. Internal Organization. Immediately
• upon its organization, the Board shall elect from its membership
a charman, vice-chairman, and secretary. Persons so elected
shall serve for terms of one year and may be re-elected to said
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positions. The Board shall adopt rules for the conduct of its
meetings and keep written minutes. All meetings, minutes, and
other procedures shall be open to the public as required by the
State of Illinois. The Board shall meet at the call of the
chairman and at such other times as may be provided by its rules.
Four members shall constitute a quorum. No meeting shall be con-
ducted and no action shall be taken without a quorum present.
The Board shall have the right'to establish sub -committees and
provide for their operation. The members of the Board shall
serve without compensation, except that their reasonable and nec-
essary expenses in the performance of their duties as Board mem-
bers may be reimbursed to them.
"Section 2-201. Executive Director and Staff. The
Board shall advise the City Manager of its staff needs; and
shall, together with the City Manager, appoint an Executive Di-
rector and such other staff as may be necessary, which staff, ex-
cept the Executive Director at the time of the appointment, may
be composed in whole or in part of employees of the City of
Evanston who perform functions for the Board in addition to per-
forming other duties for the City.
"Section 2-202. Jurisdiction and Authority. The
Board is hereby vested with the following duties, responsibili-
ties, and powers under this ordinance:
a. Each quarter to report to the City Council con-
cerning rehabilitation needs within the City and, on an
annual basis, to recommend to the City Council rules, reg-
ulations, procedures, and supplementary standards which
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shall govern operations under this ordinance;
b. To submit annually a summary of each project, and,
for each rehabilitated rental property the rent before and
after rehabilitation by unit size. This information on
each project shall be submitted annually for a period of
five years;
(1) detailed information concerning the reloca-
tion of any person displaced by a rehabili-
tation program, including the rent previous-
ly paid, the rental after relocation, and
where the person is relocated; and
(2) such
recommendations and requests
as the
Board
may wish to transmit to the
City
Council;
c. To give preference to those rehabilitation pro-
jects from properties that are referred by the code enforce-
ment agencies of the City;
d. To adopt standards to be used for identifying de-
teriorating and dilapidated housing which should be rehab-
ilitated, and to adopt standards and priorities for the
level of rehabilitation to be supported, which standards
and priorities shall be reported to the City Council quar-
terly;
e. To assist homeowners in need of assistance to ob-
tain the means to maintain and,improve their residences,
including the provision of technical assistance in financ-
ing, and for those with extreme financial difficulties, as-
sistance in securing direct financial assistance through
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. interest subsidies, deferral of payments, and otherwise;.
f. To assist owners and managers of multi -family
dwellings in need of assistance to obtain the means to con-
serve and maintain those dwellings without significantly
affecting the rent structures of those dwellings, including
the provision of technical assistance in financing, refi-
nancing, management, and maintenance. In the event that
s, such an owner shall receive direct or indirect financial
assistance from or through the aid of the Board, the Board
t shall have the power to require:
(1) that rehabilitation contractors guarantee
their work for a reasonable period; and
• (2) that there be reasonable conditions regard-
ing recovery of such assistance upon alien-
ation;
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g. To seek funds and other program and financial as-
sistance from whatever source available, whether private
or governmental, to carry out the foregoing and to maintain
the supply of housing for low and moderate income families
and individuals;
h. To relocate to the extent possible within the City
of Evanston any person or family displaced as a result of
any aspect of the operation of the Board under this ordi-
nance in a choice, if possible, of suitable, standard hous-
ing within their means. Such relocation with Evanston
shall be a significant policy objective of the City. Dis-
placed persons shall have preference in leasing rehabili-
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• tated units;
i. To identify program and financial assistance,
whether private or governmental, to carry out the purpose
of this ordinance;
j. To consider applications and submit written recom-
mendations to the City Council upon applications received
by the Board for rehabilitation assistance which require
the expenditure of funds of the City of Evanston;
k. To make recommendations to the City Council for
the implementation of this ordinance;
1. To negotiate, on behalf of the City of Evanston,
with all assistance sources, private and public, for the
• establishment and implementation of assistance programs
consistent with the foregoing;
.m. To adopt all lawful and appropriate rules and reg-
ulations for the Board, including regulations concerning
occupancy and eligible suppliers, vendors, and contractors,
and standards for rehabilitation;
n. To manage any rental dwelling units;
o. To make recommendations to the City Council on all
other matters according to the terms referred to it by the
City Council; and
p. To enter into agreements for conserving and rehab-
ilitating the dwellings, provided however, that any agree-
ment which
requires the
expenditure of funds
by
or creates
a present
or contingent
financial obligation
of
the City of
Evanston must be approved by the City Council.
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"Section 2-203. Recommendations to the City Council.
Upon receipt of written recommendations from the Board, the City
Council may, to carry out the purposes of this ordinance:
I.
a. Guarantee up to 25% of a loan made to a property
owner upon such terms and conditions as the City Council
may require;
b. Receive money, credits, and other valuable con-
siderations from whatever source, private or governmental;
C. Enter into pooling, financial and technical re-
source arrangements, deposit and interest subsidy agree-
ments, and other cooperative arrangements with financial
institutions;
d. Purchase dwellings for rehabilitation;
e. Enter into contract purchases;
f. Sell such acquired properties upon rehabilitation;
g. Borrow money secured by mortgages;
h. Participate in public and private rent supplement
programs designed to assist low and moderate -income fami-
lies to meet housing costs and needs;
i. Initiate eminent domain proceedings upon the ter-
mination of good faith negotiations to acquire by purchase;
j. Issue junior debt obligations for the purpose of
conserving and rehabilitating properties;
k. Seek tax assessment classifications for housing
rehabilitation consistent with the purposes of this
ordinance;
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• 1. Exercise such other power and take such other
action as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of
this ordinance.
II.
All recommendations to the City Council made pursuant to
a, c, d, e, f, g, i, and j of this section shall be referred back
to the Board or.finally disposed of by the City Council within
22 days after receipt of the recommendation by the City Clerk.
'Section 2-204. Standards. For the purposes of con-
sideration of recommendations to the City Council, the Board
shall. make findings:
a. That the property is in need of maintenance, con-
servation,' or rehabilitation, or is dilapidated as defined
in the United States Census of Housing, 1960, or is in
danger of demolition or abandonment;
b. That the applicant is in need of financial or
technical assistance to conserve the property;
c. That the project substantially conforms to City and
neighborhood planning goals and helps stimulate further
property improvements.
"Section 2-205. Financial Limitations. At no time
shall the aggregate amount of rehabilitation project funds, di-
rectly or contingently encumbered pursuant to the provisions of
this ordinance, be greater than one-half of one percent of the
Equalized Assessed Valuation of all taxable real and personal
property within the corporate limits of the City of Evanston as
disclosed in the last year for which the appropriate taxing
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authorities have made a final determination.
"Section 2-206. Annual Budget and Reports. The Board
shall submit to the City Council not later than November 1 of
each calendar year for the second and each succeeding calendar
year of its operations, its estimated budget and requested appro-
priation, if any, for the following year. It shall submit to the
City Council. a quarterly report for each of the first three cal-
endar quarters not later than March 1 of each calendar year, to-
gether with such recommendations and requests as the Board may
wish to transmit to the City Council."
SECTION2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and ef-
fect from and after its passage and approval
in the manner provided by law.
Introduced Avbrvsx-r 9 31974.
Adopted 51 V MM R f6Z 9 ,1974 .
t� Atest:
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
C�l
�'%` Corpora£ion Counsel
Approved *pro SIT � ,1974
Mayor