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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-2013-06-17-2013city of Evanston CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, June 17, 2013 Roll Call: Alderman Wynne Alderman Rainey Alderman Wilsoi Alderman Burrus Alderman Holmes Alderman Fiske Alderman Tendam Alderman Braithwaite Alderman Grover Presiding: Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl The Mayor called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:10 pm after a Roll Call demonstrated a quorum was met. Mayor Public Announcements and Proclamations Mayor Tisdahl announced the "Recognition of Leapfrog Online's 2013 CityLIGHTS Trailblazer Award from the Illinois Technology Association. Leapfrog was among 5 finalists for this award and is one of the largest digital marketing companies in the United States. She presented the certificate of excellence to Scott Epscam and Randy Wake. The Mayor also congratulated the League of Women Voters for the 100 year celebration of Women's voting, and Tiffany Hill for the Dae Dae memorial event over the weekend. City Manager Public Announcements Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) was presented to the Mayor by Mr. Marty Lyons, Assistant City Manager who stated Evanston has won this prestigious award for the 30th year in a row. City Manager Bobkiewicz introduced Mr. Jonathan Williams-Kinsel, one of two ICMA Local government interns for one year. Communications: City Clerk City Clerk stated he had no report, but he just wanted to welcome the new staffer Mr. Kinsel, a graduate of Bowie State University Bulldog alum. City Council Agenda June 17, 2013 Page 2 of 4 Citizen Comment: Junad Rizki, 2784 Sheridan stated his concerns for the hiring of a Cultural Arts Coordinator which he feels is another wasted venue of taxpayer's money. He also believes there is a great deal of mismanagement of fiscal funds that need explanation. Anne Berkeley, 1204 Crain who is co-chair of the Arts Council, she gave thanks to the Evanston City Council and Mr. Bobkiewicz for the support they have given the Arts community. Ms. Berkely was wondering if the $50,000.00 would be commensurate for the for the job position, would work closely with the Office of Economic Development. She asked the Council to approve the recommendations. Judy Kemp, 1026 Forest strongly supports the recommendations concerning the Arts proposal, and with this new position the City will be able to advance growth of the Arts in Evanston. Also with this position it will provide the formation of a bridge between the Arts and the Public. Sharon Eckersall, 2519 Ashland addressed the Township budget as not being presented in a timely manner, since the budget is expected to end the 30th of June. She felt that it was inappropriate for the Township to be working without a budget once again. Carolyn Murray, 1930 Gray spoke on the planning for a prayer march and rally on June 22"d This event will be starting at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Temple Church. There will be many nonprofit agencies participating and she invited the complete Council to be in attendance. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS (SP1)Evanston Police Department Deplovment Report Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington will provide an update. For Action Chief Eddington gave a verbal update of the Police Departments report of the efforts being deployed to answer the violence that has been plaguing the community. He also introduced the Police staff who were reassigned to strategic positions within the Police Department one in particular Michelle Smith his newly appointed secretary. At the conclusion of his presentation Chief Eddington invited questions from the Council which none were offered. City Manager Bobkiewicz wished the Chief a happy birthday, and after hearing that announcement the Dias as well as the audience clapped. The Chief's report can be obtained from the City's website. (SP2)State of Downtown Evanston Executive Director Carolyn Dellutri will give a presentation about the State of Downtown Evanston upon the occasion of their 5 Year Anniversary. For Action Ms. Dellutri, Executive Director and Mr. Russ Abel, Chairman of the Downtown Evanston EVMARK gave an oral and slide presentation of their 5 year Anniversary successes. (SP3)Update from Plan Commission on Revision to the Comprehensive Plan Chair of the Plan Commission Scott Peters will discuss the Commission's proposed process for revising the City's Comprehensive Plan. For Action 7/17/2013 2:45 PM City Council Agenda June 17, 2013 Page 3 of 4 (SP4)Approval of Initial Implementation of evanstARTs Report Recommendations Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to begin implementation of evanstARTs report recommendations by: 1) recruiting and hiring a Cultural Arts Coordinator reporting to the City Manager, 2) working with the Evanston Arts Council and evanstARTs steering committee to recommend to the City Council a task force to drive research, planning and implementation of the cultural vision; 3) work with the Evanston Arts Council to develop a new workplan for 2013-14 in keeping with the evanstARTs recommendations. For Action Alderman Grover motioned for approval and it was seconded. With a Roll Call vote of 8- 1 the motion was approved. Alderman Holmes voted nay. The Mayor mentioned a letter she wrote attempting to clear up the Harley Clark Mansion issue and the Artist. The City Manager located the letter and read it to the Council and the Public. The Clerk was not given a copy of what was read. (SP5)Approval of Evanston Township Hiqh School Booster Club Event Special -Use and One Day Liquor License Mayor Tisdahl recommends authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and finalize terms and conditions for use of the top floor of the Sherman Avenue parking garage for the Evanston Township High School Booster Club event on September 7, 2013, For Action Alderman Burrus motioned for approval and it was seconded. With a unanimous voice vote the motion was approved. Alderman Wynne spoke in favor of the use of the garage for a fund raiser event for ETHS. (SP6)Approval of Contract Settlement with Evanston Police Serqeants Association Staff recommends approval to authorize the City Manager to execute a collective bargaining agreement with the Evanston Police Sergeants Association (the "Sergeants Union") affiliated with Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council effective January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. For Action Alderman Rainey motioned for approval and it was seconded. With a Roll Call vote of 9- 0 the motion was approved. (SP7)Approval of Emergency Replacement Purchase of Two (2) Vehicles for the Evanston Police Department from Currie Motors Staff recommends City Council approval for the purchase two (2) replacement vehicles for the Evanston Police Department from Currie Motors (9423 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort, IL) in the amount of $53,369. Funding for this purchase will be from the Insurance Fund (7800.65550). For Action Alderman Rainey motioned for approval and it was seconded. With a Roll Call vote of 9- 0 the motion was approved. 7/17/2013 2:45 PM City Council Agenda June 17, 2013 Page 4 of 4 (SP8)Approval of Street Furniture and Amenities for Davis Street Staff recommends City Council approval of a street furniture package and amenities for Davis Street's right of way. Funding will be provided by the Washington National TIF ($120,000) and the Capital Improvement Fund ($100,000) for a total of $220,000 budgeted for these items. For Action Alderman Rainey motioned for approval with the deletion of the proposed lights and it was seconded. With a 6-3 Roll Call vote of 6-3 the motion was approved. A Roll Call vote for the original recommendation was taken and the result was 7-2 (Aldermen Tendam and Burrus voted nay), and the motion passed. (SP9)Discussion of Bike Corral Policv Staff is requesting direction from City Council in developing a policy for establishing bike corrals within the public right of way. For Discussion Ms. Suzette Robinson gave an explanation of what a bike coral is according to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago and for the purposes of Evanston is: on or off street bike parking facilities where bike parking is in high demand to a particular destination, such as the facilities of "EAC", "Whole Foods" and the "Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center" she then showed various images of bike corrals for the Council's discussion. After discussion and concerns voiced by the Council as well as the City Manager was concluded a unanimous voice vote was achieved and the direction to proceed was given to Ms. Suzette Robinson, Director of Public Works. APPOINTMENTS (APP1)For Appointment to: Chicago/Main TIF Advisory Committee Douglas Geyer Chicago/Main TIF Advisory Committee Adam Minick Chicago/Main TIF Advisory Committee Regina Wootton Alderman Rainey motioned for approval and it was seconded. With a unanimous voice vote the motion to approve the appointments was passed. Mayor Tisdahl asked for a motion to adjourn it was moved and seconded and the meeting ended at 10:10 pm. Submitted by, Hon. Rodney Greene, CIVIC City Clerk For a complete description of the presentations please go to the City's website or get a copy of the meeting from the Clerk's Office. 7/17/2013 2:45 PM