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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-2002-07-22-2002q// CITY COUNCIL July 22, 2002 ROLL CALL - PRESENT: Alderman Moran Alderman Feldman Alderman Rainey Alderman Newman Alderman Wynne A Quorum was present. NOT PRESENT AT ROLL CALL: Aldermen Engelman, Jean -Baptiste, Bernstein ABSENT: Alderman Kent PRESIDING: Mayor Lorraine H. Morton The OFFICIAL REGULAR MEETING of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Morton Monday, July 22, 2002 at 5:38 p.m. in the Aldermanic Library. Alderman Wynne moved that Council convene into Closed Session for the purpose of discussing matters related to litigation and closed session minutes pursuant to 5ILCS Section 120/2 (c) (11) and (21). Seconded by Alderman Rainey. (11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. (21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section2.06. Roll call. Voting aye —Moran, Rainey, Feldman, Newman, Wynne. Voting nay — none. Motion carried (5-0). At 7:06 p.m. Alderman Feldman moved to reconvene into Open Session and recess. Seconded by Alderman Wynne. Motion carried. No nays. Mayor Morton reconvened the City Council at 9:50 p.m. in the City Council Chamber; reported that the grand opening of the Levy Center on Sunday was a wonderful affair and well attended. CITIZEN COMMENT: Gerald Gordon, 1228 Lake St., asked that they consider the effect solid structures, such as a breakwater or marina, could have on the floor of Lake Michigan. He noted potentially deleterious effects on the littoral drift, which is a flow of water, and shoreline materials such as sand. The littoral drift is from north to south with sand accumulation on the south side of a structure. He said a solid structure will also create a place for unsavory plant material and zebra mussels. Bonnie Wilson, Evanston resident, member of the Honorary Board of the Piven Theatre Workshop and board member for many years, supported naming a portion of Noyes Street in front of the Noyes Cultural Art Center in honor of the late Bryne Piven. She also read of letter of support from Representative Jan Schakowsky. qJZ 2 July 22, 2002 CONSENT AGENDA (Any item marked with an Asterisk*) Alderman Feldman moved Council approval of the Consent Agenda with the following exceptions: Change Order #9 for new Levy Center, Resolution 54-R-02 — Approval of a Tiered Approach to Corrective Action -Objectives (TACO). Seconded by Alderman Engelman. Roll call. Voting aye — Moran, Engelman, Rainey, Feldman, Newman, Jean -Baptiste, Wynne, Bernstein. Voting nay — none. Motion carried (8-0). * ITEMS APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA MINUTES: * Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of July 8, 2002. * APPROVED - CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS: * Approval, as recommended, of the City of Evanston payroll for the period ending July 18, 2002 and the City of Evanston bills for the period ending July 23, 2002 and that they be authorized and charged to the proper accounts, summarized as follows: City of Evanston payroll (through 07/18/02) $2,172,992.43 City of Evanston bills (through 07/23/02) $2,510,970.80 * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Approval of the lowest responsive and responsible bid of Ripon Community Printers for the production of four issues of Arts+Recreation magazine for the Recreation Division at a cost of $48,448. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Approval of the lowest responsive and responsible bid for the Water Main Improvement Program from George W. Kennedy Construction Co. in the amount of $1,079,380.50. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Approval of the proposal of Building Technology Consultants for the analysis and evaluation of the Civic Center roofs at a cost of $75,610. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0). * Approval of the lowest responsive and responsible bid for the 2002 Combined Curb & Sidewalk Replacement Program/2002 Accessible Curb Ramp Program from F&V Cement Contractors at a cost of $139,902.20. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Approval of the lowest responsive and responsible bid for the project to Resurface Various Streets affected by Water Main repairs, from Arrow Road Construction, at a cost of $394,815. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Approval of the lowest responsive and responsible bid of SYSIX Technologies for Hewlett Packard File Backup Components at a cost of $56,754.86. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Approval of Change Order #2 with DiPaolo Co. for Phase VI, Contract C of the Relief Sewer Project, with no change in contract amount (inclusion of Federal wage determination requirements only). * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) ■ENEM .W3 3 July 22, 2002 * Special Event: Rotary International Picnic — Consideration of a request from Rotary International to hold its annual staff picnic on August 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Centennial Park. APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Special Event: Evanston/Belize Independence Day Picnic — Consideration of a request of the Evanston/Belize Sister City Committee to hold the Evanston/Belize Independence Day Picnic in Ingraham Park on August 17, from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Special Event: 30`h Annual Lakeshore Arts Festival — Consideration of a request to hold the annual Lakeshore Arts Festival at Dawes Park on August 3-4, 2002, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Traffic Calming Plan: Speed Bumps — Emerson St. — Consideration of a request to place speed bumps on the alley located at 2300 Emerson St. (south alley). * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Approval of Reconnaissance Study of Shoreline — Consideration of a request for a Reconnaissance Study of the Lake Michigan shoreline for a potential marina, with assistance from Rep. Jan Schakowsky. (Study conducted and funded 100% through Army Corps of Engineers). * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Approval of Request from Belize City — Consideration of a request from the Mayor of Belize City on behalf of its City Council for two used police cars, which otherwise would be sold at auction in the fall. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Authorization to Negotiate Contracts for Financial/Human Resources/Payroll/Water System — Consideration of a recommendation that authorization be given to the City Manager to negotiate contracts for the acquisition .and implementation of a new Financial/Human Resources/Payroll/Water System. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Resolution 53-R-02 — Service Agreement with ECMC — Consideration of proposed Resolution 53- R-02, which authorizes the City Manager to sign a service agreement with Evanston Community Media Center for public, educational and governmental (PEG) programming. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION AND ROLL CALL (8-0) * Ordinance 71-0-02 — Authorization to Borrow Funds from IEPA for Phase IX of Long Range Sewer Improvement Program — Consideration of proposed Ordinance 71-0-02, which authorizes the City to borrow up to $11,500,000 in funds from the Water Pollution Revolving Loan Fund for Phase IX, Long Range Sewer Improvement Program. * MARKED INTRODUCED — CONSENT AGENDA * Ordinance 66-0-02 — Increase in Class B 1 Liquor Licenses — Consideration of proposed Ordinance 66-0-02, which increases Class B1 liquor licenses from I to 2 with the addition of Tommy Nevin's Pub. * MARKED INTRODUCED — CONSENT AGENDA * Ordinance 72-0-02 — Decrease in Class B Liquor Licenses — Consideration of proposed Ordinance 72-0-02, which decreases Class B liquor licenses from 13 to 12 with the subtraction of Tommy Nevin's Pub. * MARKED INTRODUCED — CONSENT AGENDA *Ordinance 67-0-02 — Increase in Class B 1 Liquor Licenses — Consideration of proposed Ordinance 67-0-02, which increases Class B 1 liquor licenses from 2 to 3 with the addition of Pete Miller's. MARKED INTRODUCED — CONSENT AGENDA 4fy 4 July 22, 2002 * Ordinance 68-0-02 — Decrease in Class B Liquor Licenses — Consideration of proposed Ordinance 68-0-02, which decreases Class B liquor licenses from 12 to 11 with the subtraction of Pete Miller's. * MARKED INTRODUCED — CONSENT AGENDA * Ordinance 69-0-02 — Increase in Class C Liquor Licenses — Consideration of proposed Ordinance 69-0-02, which increases Class C liquor licenses from 18 to 19 with the addition of Lulu's Restaurant. * MARKED INTRODUCED — CONSENT AGENDA * Ordinance 70-0-02 — Decrease in Class D Liquor Licenses — Consideration of proposed Ordinance 70-0-02, which decreases Class D liquor licenses from 24 to 23 with the subtraction of Lulu's Restaurant. * MARKED INTRODUCED — CONSENT AGENDA PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT: * Sidewalk Cafe Permit (Type 2 Restaurant): Marble Slab Creamery - Consideration of a recommendation of the Site Plan & Appearance Review Committee to grant a sidewalk cafe permit to Marble Slab Creamery, 940 Church St. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION & ROLL CALL (8-0) * HOME Fund Reservation for Three Housing Development Groups — Consideration of a request to reserve a total of $168,000 in HOME funds for three housing development groups (Housing Opportunity Development Corp., Evanston Housing Coalition and Reba Place Development Corp.) per HUD regulations. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION & ROLL CALL (8-0) * Plat of KIP Evanston Re -subdivision — Consideration of a recommendation of the Site Plan & Appearance Review Committee for a re -subdivision plat creating a solitary single-family house lot from Lot I in the underlying subdivision. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION & ROLL CALL (7-0-1) Alderman Bernstein abstained due to possible conflict of interest. * Resolution 56-R-02 — Approval of Honorary Street Name (Bvme Piven) — Consideration of Resolution 56-R-02, by which the City Council would accept the recommendation of the Citizens' Advisory Committee on Public Place Names to name a section of Noyes Street, between Ridge and Noyes Ct., in honor of Byrne Piven. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION & ROLL CALL (8-0) * Resolution 57-R-02 — Approval of Honorary Street Name (Ed Gold) - Consideration of Resolution 57-R-02, by which the City Council would accept the recommendation of the Citizens' Advisory Committee on Public Place Names to name a section of Mulford Street, between Wesley and Ashland, in honor of Ed Gold. * APPROVED — CONSENT AGENDA MOTION & ROLL CALL (8-0) APPOINTMENTS: Mayor Morton asked for introduction of the following appointment: Wendy L. Crespo Environment Board 1321 Ashland Ave. Mayor Morton asked for introduction of the following reappointments: Jonathan L. Fischel Library Board 1716 Ashland Ave. q1S 1 1 11 July 22, 2002 Louis Rowitz, Ph.D. 2720 Princeton Ave. Michael J. Girard 1106 Elmwood Ave. Mental Health Board Preservation Commission Mayor Morton asked for confirmation of the following appointment: Thomas Prairie Preservation Commission 725 Hinman Ave. For term ending July 30, 2002 * APPROVED - CONSENT AGENDA REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS: Alderman Jean -Baptiste moved approval of Change Order #9 with the Meyne Co. for the new Levy Center construction, which increases the total contract amount by $59,539, from $7,020,357 to $7,079,896. Seconded by Alderman Feldman. Roll call. Voting aye — Rainey, Feldman, Newman, Jean -Baptiste, Wynne, Bernstein. Voting nay — Moran, Engelman. Motion carried (6-2) Resolution 54-R-02 — Approval of a Tiered Approach to Corrective Action-Obiectives (TACO) Agreement — Consideration of proposed Resolution 54-0-02, which authorizes a Tiered Approach for Corrective Action -Objectives (TACO) right-of-way agreement regarding the site at 2920-2924 Central St. Alderman Jean -Baptiste reported that this item was held in committee. CALL OF THE WARDS: 61h Ward. Alderman Moran congratulated Delores Holmes on her retirement and yeoman work for Evanston families for many years. He said that her directorship of Family Focus has been a testament to her commitment to those who live here. He attended her recent retirement celebration but missed expressing his gratitude for her work and wished her well. He described Bryne Piven as the essence of how much the arts mean here; that Evanston benefited in many ways from Byrne and Joyce Piven's contributions to the arts scene. He noted the accolades the Pivens have received for their work and the many graduates who have gone onto major careers in the performing arts. For him it always comes back to the fact that the Piven Theatre Workshop is centered in Evanston. Alderman Moran noted that the bike and tool thieves are back in town. He was amazed that this goes on and it was clear there is a ring of thieves who come in for a few weeks then leave the community. He did not know their modus operandi, but clearly they know where to go. While far from the most significant crime issue here, he knows that the police have a high priority for garage burglaries, noting six bicycles were stolen from one garage, which he finds maddening. He wishes they could find out where the bicycles are going; credited the Police Department with catching car vandals who will be brought to court. 71h Ward. Alderman Engelman reported the Budget Policy Committee met last week and looked at FY 2003-04 and the $3.5 million shortfall the City faces. For the past three years that is the first number they saw. There is a reason for the shortfall and the City still has a problem. The $3.5 million shortfall was based upon conservative assumptions on revenue and liberal assumptions on expenditures by staff. Even with optimistic assumptions, there is still a $1.5 million shortfall. He noted the yl� 6 July 22, 2002 November election is coming up. All have heard for months about problems that the state legislature has had solving the state's financial problems. He suspects that after the election, they will hear about unknown problems that need to be corrected and those will have an additional impact on Evanston. He stated the City has a systemic problem: expenditures grow faster than revenues. Based upon the economy and the market, they can expect that to continue in the short run. He stated that the City could not continue to solve this problem with Band-Aids or stem the bleeding by finding additional revenue sources or increasing fees. As one speaker at the public hearing said, they will have to make some tough choices. He recalled that last year the Budget Committee began a process that included citizens in the budget process. All believe that inclusion is essential, because as Alderman Feldman has often said, the budget reflects the values of the community so the community needs to be included to define those values. A different structure will be used this year. The committee will continue to seek ideas for revenue enhancement and expenditure savings from the community. This year, instead of citizens reacting to proposed cuts by the City Manager, they want to be more pro -active and talk to citizens about cuts, seek ideas and use them to understand what is being done right or wrong, what can be improved and what can the City do without. Last year citizens were asked to come to the Civic Center to meet with the committee. This year the committee and staff will go into the community to meet with citizens during September, October and November in more than 15 outreach meetings. Meetings will be held in each ward with any neighborhood groups, business organizations or social service umbrella organizations that wish to be involved. A presentation will be made on the budget process and problems. The committee wants to hear from citizens. A more definitive discussion will be held on this at the next budget meeting August 14. At the last meeting they looked at broad Capital Improvement Program policies. In the past the CIP had been "the tail on the dog" that they get to near the end of the budget process, but has a significant impact on the budget because when they borrow $6 million in bonds, that is $600,000 interest in the operating budget. They want to establish some Capital Improvement Program policies to bring to Council so staff has a clear understanding of how to allocate funds for programs over the long-term; what happens if money is saved or if additional money becomes necessary on a project, special projects that come along that need money, or if there is an opportunity to obtain a grant from a project not on the drawing board. He announced a special Budget Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday July 31 solely to discuss the CIP policies and urge all to attend. He reminded Council that an essential part of the budget process and long-range planning is the Council's goal setting session scheduled for Monday, August 26 from 3:00-10:00 p.m. at the Evanston Public Library. V Ward. Alderman Rainey announced that 121-123 Callan Ave. building was sold and the City received $25,000 for settlement of the fine imposed by an Administrative Adjudication officer, the largest single fine ever received by the City on any case. She thanked Assistant Corporation Counsels Ellen Szymanski and Kathleen Brenniman, Community Development Director James Wolinski, Assistant Director Stan Janusz and Inspector Jeff Murphy, who helped in addition to the community. She thanked the Evanston Review for bringing to community attention locating perpetrators of vandalism in parks. Alderman Rainey stated the ribbon cutting and grand opening for the new Levy Senior Center was a hugely successful event. She said hundreds of people came and filled the parking lot; people were overwhelmed with how wonderful the building is. She praised Parks/Forestry & Recreation Director Doug Gaynor and Facilities Management Director Max Rubin and their staffs for bringing the building to fruition and said that the City can really be proud of this building. 9th Ward. Alderman Feldman echoed the accolades for the new Levy Senior Center. Despite 100' heat, it was comfortable in the auditorium and throughout the building with hundreds of people there. When going through the building one sees good taste in the construction and materials such as the carpeting, flooring and an amazing layout. The only incomplete area is the 9,000-sq.-ft. inner courtyard, which has yet to be landscaped. When finished it will be the largest enabling garden in metro Chicago outside the Chicago Botanical Garden. His sense is that this building does credit and justice to senior citizens, the community and the City, as does the library. He reported receiving a communication from a constituent who got a ticket for having a "for sale" sign in his car. T constituent questioned the legality of an ordinance that prohibits "for sale" signs in vehicles. He made a reference to the La Department to analvze the leeality of an ordinance Drohibitinp- "for sale" signs in vehicles. If they find there is no justificatio for that and allow "for sale" signs in windows of buildings, he would like an ordinance prepared to repeal that ordinance. Y17 1 7 July 22, 2002 Mayor Morton noted that the courtyard would be developed through a large donation. Alderman Feldman announced the inner courtyard will be landscaped completely through a grant from the Rothschild Foundation and will be used for classes, parties, and people having lunch and socializing. Rooms at the new Levy Center have already been booked. Alderman Feldman stated that membership has risen from 900 over 2,000; urged people to invite their neighbors to join. V Ward. Alderman Newman was sorry he was unable to attend the Levy Center opening due to a long planned family conference. He has been through the building many times; gave credit to Doug Gaynor and Max Rubin and pointed out a building like this could not have been built downtown. They could not have the layout, light, parking and interface with the park. At the time the site was politicized, he said this building is an incredible success because Council chose to spend the money and make it a first-class building for the community, which is the reason for its size and flexibility. He said this building was essentially paid for, without any increase in real estate taxes, as an offshoot of economic development success in downtown. He called it a fabulous success and all who worked on it from aldermen to Joe Levy, Jr., have a lot to be proud of. He said they also have something to be proud of in James Park and that is green grass due to an irrigation/sprinkler system. When it is finished, they will have a wonderful community park for all who live here and was happy to be part of that. He congratulated Joyce Piven and all associated with the Piven workshop for their wonderful contributions; said Byrne Piven had passion and enthusiasm for life and to be gone so quickly was a terrible shock. Bryne Piven made a wonderful contribution to the spirit of Evanston. He was glad for the honorary street name program and looked forward to seeing the names of Bryne Piven and Ed Gold honored on street signs. Alderman Newman hoped whatever process for the budget would not back up the Council on the regular budget process. He thought certain language was being used that may not be appropriate. He recalled hearing in the middle of last year that the City would be $2.5 million short due to the September 11 event and actually ended up $900,000 to the good. He acknowledged the City has some problems. He invited the Budget Policy Committee and chairman to suggest some tough choices. He read they are talking about the Community Defender program, which Councils have talked about for the last 15 years. He suggested if the committee wants to recommend eliminating it, they do so; that it isn't on the agenda other than to get some information. He had a similar suggestion for consolidating the Township with the City. He thought the committee should take "winners that would actually save money" and develop them during the year. That was where�opportunities for public input should be used. People need to know what Council members are thinking about. Alderman Newman said what people say to Council generally is truthful but sometimes not. He recalled on the Northeast Historic Preservation District nomination some said the imposition of the district would destroy property values because people would be dictated to, not be able to choose the color of their doors, fix windows, etc. He reported a home in the Lakeshore Historic District, at 214 Greenwood St., was purchased for $925,000 in 1992 and sold in 2001 for $2.2 million and was subject to the Preservation Ordinance. What was said was untrue and that is the problem with the debate on historic preservation. They need to get the facts out. It is two years later and he knows of one situation where there was a problem, which was eventually resolved. On a daily basis people do what they want to their homes, work with the City, the Preservation Commission does a good job and the ordinance works. Now aldermen say they need protection from teardowns in other parts of Evanston. He agreed that protection is needed and that is what preservation districts are about — to give the community the ability to preserve and to weigh in on it. He acknowledged that certain property rights are given up similar to zoning, of property. Land use planning and restrictions are for the benefit of the community. He said if there are problems with the Preservation Ordinance that can be identified, he wants to hear about them. Most of the V Ward is in a preservation district and nobody has called him for the past two years. He thought when people make a lot of money selling their home, they could say that preservation is an asset to the community, noting that the property at 214 Greenwood was protected from a lot next door being divided into six lots. He thought they have succeeded and, as they found out on Ridge Ave., preservation is an important community value. 2"d Ward. Alderman Jean -Baptiste congratulated Doug Gaynor and staff for the Ethnic Arts Festival; said it had great entertainment, food and the artifacts reflected the true colors of Evanston. He asked City Manager Crum to share with Council how the City reflects Evanston's true colors with senior staffing. He recalled when first elected alderman, he asked why diversity among senior staff was so poor. Mr. Crum told him the City could �Is 8 July 22, 2002 not find qualified candidates. He also asked about extending services to various ethnic groups here and that information be shared with Council members. Alderman Jean -Baptiste asked what happened to the Evanston Community Development Corporation and was that concept of an entity focused on the support and growth of ethnic/minority businesses a relevant initiative? Should they continue to pay attention to that? As Evanston grows and becomes more vibrant, he was not sure true color is shown in that arena. He said the Levy Center festivities were great with a beautiful building and seniors are ready to go. He thought Alderman Feldman captured what was going on by bringing in a "muscle shirt" ready to take advantage of what is there and invited all the heavy weight lifters to take their place with new equipment and activities. He mentioned at the last meeting that he wanted to see the City maintain a focus on youth, noting the original Levy Center was for youth and there has been no initiative to resurrect that. At one time they had a Youth Commission, which was done away with; asked the Human Services Committee to reflect on why the Youth Commission was eliminated and whether there is a continued need to provide leadership services to youth; suggested a need to redirect attention to youth so they are not forgotten. 3`d Ward. Alderman Wynne echoed sentiments others expressed about the Levy Center opening; said it did not feel like 400 people were there. Having seen many recreation centers, it did not seem like a recreation center or institutional to her. It was filled with light and interesting textures. She credited staff, architect and all involved and saw it as an asset to the city. She spoke about a study for a possible marina here. The likely site that will be studied is at South Blvd., the only feasible place. She said there were many issues before they could go forward with such a project. She pointed out the 3`d Ward is the City's densest area for parking and they cannot have a marina if it makes congestion or parking worse. Before any steps are taken, issues need to be studied and balanced to see if what they will get is an amenity and a new form of recreation here. Would it be worth the potential costs? There is no land available in that area that is not occupied. If there is a marina, it has to create its own parking. This is an exploration and for her to support a marina, there would have to be many meetings within the community to determine if this is something they want to add. Revenue source was not driving this for her. Does it enhance the community and, unless it does, it won't get her support. 41' Ward. Alderman Bernstein stated the new Levy Center is spectacular and became aware that he was qualified to become a member. People who are 55 years old qualify for Levy Center membership. As people left the auditorium they were given small paperweights commemorating the occasion. He noted the paperweights came from Skokie and was aware there are three companies here who could have provided the paperweights; asked why Evanston companies were overlooked? He said that revenue was not the only reason to have a marina. If environmental and quality -of -life concerns overshadow the marina, he would not vote for it. He said it is a potential revenue source, an aesthetic happening on the lake and a recreational facility for Evanston residents and others. He reported meeting with the new owners of 1314 Ridge Ave. and the Preservation Commission. He said the owners support preservation, gave evidence of willingness to work with the commission, him, neighbors and anybody who can make that site pleasing to the community. The new owner is an Evanston resident and his wife is a long-term member of the Southeast Evanston Neighborhood Association. He thanked Delores Holmes for her service to the community; recalled attending parenting classes with Ms. Holmes at the former Miller School and described her as one of Evanston's best. There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor Morton asked for a motion to adjourn. The Council so moved at 10:55 p.m. Mary P. Morris, , City Clerk A videotape recording of this meeting has been made part of the permanent record and is available in the City Clerk's office.