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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.10.2014 Actions CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, February 10, 2014 Administration & Public Works (A&PW) Committee meets at 6:00 p.m. Planning & Development (P&D) Committee meets at 7:15 pm City Council meeting convenes after the conclusion of the P&D Committee meeting ORDER OF BUSINESS (I) City Council Roll Call – Begin with Alderman Wilson (II) Mayor Public Announcements and Proclamations Oceanique Restaurant 25th Anniversary (III) City Manager Public Announcements (IV) Communications: City Clerk The City Clerk issued a reminder to register to vote for the upcoming March 18th primary election. (V) Citizen Comment Members of the public are welcome to speak at City Council meetings. As part of the Council agenda, a period for citizen comments shall be offered at the commencement of each regular Council meeting. Those wishing to speak should sign their name, address and the agenda item or topic to be addressed on a designated participation sheet. If there are five or fewer speakers, fifteen minutes shall be provided for Citizen Comment. If there are more than five speakers, a period of forty-five minutes shall be provided for all comment, and no individual shall speak longer than three minutes. The Mayor will allocate time among the speakers to ensure that Citizen Comment does not exceed forty-five minutes. The business of the City Council shall commence forty-five minutes after the beginning of Citizen Comment. Aldermen do not respond during Citizen Comment. Citizen Comment is intended to foster dialogue in a respectful and civil manner. Citizen comments are requested to be made with these guidelines in mind. Township Assessor Bonnie Wilson reminded residents 65 and older to re- apply for senior exemptions and senior freeze for this year’s property taxes. The deadline to do so has been extended, and staff from the Assessor’s office will be on hand at the Levy Center tomorrow to help people apply. 34 residents and attendees spoke in support of the Evanston Arts Center City Council Agenda February 10, 2014 Page 2 of 8 2/11/2014 11:46 AM (agenda item H3) 1 resident spoke in support of the IDNR’s proposal for the Harley Clarke Mansion (agenda item H3) and in support of the electric supply bid (agenda item A3.2) 1 resident spoke in support of changes to the noise ordinance (agenda item A7) 1 resident spoke in opposition to the environmental testing at James Park (agenda item A3.1), calling it “a coverup” and demanding “transparency.” (VI) Consent Agenda: Alderman Rainey (VII) Report of the Standing Committees Administration & Public Works - Alderman Rainey Planning & Development - Alderman Wynne Human Services - Alderman Holmes (VIII) Call of the Wards (Aldermen shall be called upon by the Mayor to announce or provide information about any Ward or City matter which an Alderman desires to bring before the Council.) {Council Rule 2.1(10)} The 7th Ward alderman reminded everyone that there will be a regularly- scheduled 5th Ward meeting on the third Thursday of the month at Fleetwood-Jourdain as well as a combined meeting with the 7th and 5th Wards at Lewis Hall on the Northwestern Campus at 7:00 on Thursday February 27th. The 8th Ward alderman announced that the Howard Street Business association will meet tomorrow (2/11/14) and demanded an apology from whoever has been sending out emails critical of the use of existing security cameras in the 8th Ward. The 9th Ward alderman announced a joint meeting of the 8th and 9th Wards to be held at the Levy Center at 7:00 on Wednesday, February 12th. The owners of Little Beans Café will be on hand to introduce their proposal for the former Osco Drug space on Oakton & Asbury. The 1st Ward alderman thanked the Streets & Sanitation division for their snow removal efforts and announced a 1st Ward meeting at the Evanston Public Library on March 4th. The 2nd Ward alderman announced a 2nd Ward meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday February 13th at the JEH education center. Topics for discussion will include the 2nd Ward safety report, snow removal, and economic development. The third ward alderman announced that the building proposed for the corner of Chicago Ave. and Main Street will be on the agenda for this week’s planning commission meeting and wished the 5th Ward alderman a speedy recovery. (IX) Executive Session (X) Adjournment City Council Agenda February 10, 2014 Page 3 of 8 2/11/2014 11:46 AM CONSENT AGENDA (M1) Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council meeting January 27, 2014 For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE (A1) City of Evanston Payroll through 1/26/14 $3,217,465.96 (A2) City of Evanston Bills for FY2014 2/11/14 $1,705,553.12 City of Evanston Bills for FY2013 2/10/14 $1,304,684.19 Credit Card Activity for period ending 12/31/13 $ 121,550.19 For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A3.1) Approval of Contract with CS Geologic LLC for Environmental Consulting Services Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract for Environmental Consulting Services with CS Geologic LLC (920 Cambridge Drive, Libertyville, IL) in an amount not to exceed $32,000. Funding will be from the Environmental Compliance Account 7800.62130. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A3.2) Approval of an Electricity Supply Agreement for 23 City Owned Facilities (RFP 14-04) Staff recommends approval of an Electricity Supply Agreement with the low, responsive and responsible proposer to RFP 14-04 to supply electrical energy to twenty-three (23) City-owned facilities beginning June 2014. The low responsive and responsible proposer will be determined upon receipt of pricing on the morning of February 10, 2014 which will then be presented to Administration and Public Works Committee that night. Exhibit 1 lists the buildings/facilities being served by this agreement and the accounts that are being charged. For Action Removed from consent agenda. Amended. Passed 8-0. City Council Agenda February 10, 2014 Page 4 of 8 2/11/2014 11:46 AM (A3.3) Approval of 2014 Fuel Purchase from Palatine Oil Company Incorporated Staff recommends approval of 2014 fuel purchases in the amount of $950,000 from Palatine Oil Company Incorporated (900 National Parkway, Suite 260, Schaumburg, IL). Palatine Oil Company is the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative/Northwest Municipal Conference Bid winner for all grades and types of fuels that are utilized by City vehicles. Funding is provided from the Fleet Services Major Maintenance Budget for Automotive Equipment (7710.65035). The 2014 budget has an approved amount of $1,020,000 of which $950,000 has been allocated for these types of fuel purchases. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A3.4) Approval of Contract Renewal with Wentworth Tire Service for Tire Repair Services (Bid 12-164) Staff recommends that City Council authorize the 2nd contract renewal for tire repair and recapping services for FY2014 in the amount of $25,008 with Wentworth Tire Service (300 North York Road, Bensenville, IL). Funding is provided by the FY2014 Tires and Tubes Account (7710.65065), which has a budgeted amount of $32,500. The $25,008 represents 76.9% of this budgeted amount. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A3.5) Approval of 2014 Cold Patch Material Purchase from Peter Baker & Son Staff recommends approval of the purchase of cold patch material for cold weather street maintenance activities from Peter Baker & Son (1349 Rockland Road Lake Bluff, IL) in the not to exceed amount of $50,000. Peter Baker & Son is the successful bid winner from the joint purchase bid let by the Municipal Partnering Initiative. Funding is provided by the Streets General Fund (2670.65055) in the amount of $30,000, Water Fund (7115.65051) in the amount $10,000, and Sewer Fund (7400.65051) in the amount of $10,000. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A3.6) Approval of Renewal of Annual Azteca Cityworks Maintenance and Support Agreement Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a renewal of the annual sole source maintenance and support agreement for the term February 21, 2014 through February 20, 2015 with Azteca Systems Inc. (11075 South State Street, Sandy, UT) for Cityworks work order and service request management software in the amount of $22,405. Funding is provided by Utilities Department (Accounts 7125.62340 and 7410.62340) and Public Works Department (2670.62509). The renewal cost for 2014 reflects zero increase from the previous year for the same number of licenses. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA City Council Agenda February 10, 2014 Page 5 of 8 2/11/2014 11:46 AM (A3.7)Approval of Contract with Chicago Communications LLC for Purchase of Emergency Tone Alerting System for the Fire Department Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase and installation of an Emergency Tone Alerting System from Chicago Communications LLC (200 Spangler Avenue, Elmhurst, IL) in the amount of $219,815.48. Funding is provided by the Emergency Telephone System Board’s Equipment Account (5150.65625) with a budget of $297,000. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A3.8) Approval of Schafer Consulting Contract Extension Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a change order with Schafer Consulting (34179 Golden Lantern #105, Dana Point, CA) for Financial Management (FM) and Human Resource/Payroll (HR) software system support in the amount of $55,000. Funding will be provided by General Fund salary vacancy savings associated with the IT Application and Development Manager and the Human Resource Specialist positions. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A4) Approval of Change Order No. 1 for Davis Street Water Main & Sewer Replacement Project (Bid 13-36) Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1 with Bolder Contractors, Inc. (less $9,000 non-compliance penalty due to Bolder Contractors violation of City of Evanston Local Employment Program (LEP) ordinance 1-17-1(C) 2) for the not-to-exceed amount of $60,592.43 for completing additional constructions items for the project (Bid 13-36). This change order will increase the total contract amount from $2,648,200 to $2,717,792.43. Funding is provided by $58,465.59 from the Water Fund (Account 733086.65515), and $11,126.84 from the Sewer Fund (Account 7420.65515). The $9,000 fine will be taken on a pro-rata basis from each of the above accounts. Prior to this expenditure, there was a total saving of $174,877 in the Water and the Sewer Funds from the 2013 water main replacement and sewer improvement projects For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A5) Resolution 8-R-14, 2014 Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) Street Resurfacing Program Staff recommends approval of Resolution 8-R-14 authorizing the City Manager to sign the agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the 2014 MFT Street Resurfacing Program. Funding is provided by the Motor Fuel Tax Account (5100.65515) in the amount of $1,400,000. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA City Council Agenda February 10, 2014 Page 6 of 8 2/11/2014 11:46 AM (A6) Resolution 9-R-14, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Agreement for Traffic Signal Upgrades Staff recommends approval of Resolution 9-R-14 authorizing the City Manager to sign the standard Illinois Department of Transportation cost participation agreement for upgrading the traffic signals on the state highways within the City of Evanston. Funding will be provided by the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) (Account 415937.65515) which has $150,000 budgeted for pedestrian safety improvements. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (A7) Ordinance 1-O-14, Proposed Amendments and Revisions to Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 13, Title 9, Chapter 5 and Title 9, Chapter 16 Staff submits for review and consideration adoption of Ordinance 1-O-14 provisionally amending Title 9 to the Evanston City Code as follows: Title 9, Chapter 5, General Offenses (amendments, revisions and deletions); Tittle 9, Chapter 1, Section 13, Offenses Against Public Officers (moved from 9-5-18); and, Title 9, Chapter 16, Panhandling and Soliciting (no changes or edits being made, just being moved from Section 9-5-25). This ordinance was introduced at the January 27, 2014 City Council meeting. For Action Removed from consent agenda. Held in Council. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (P1) Ordinance 24-O-14, Granting a Special Use for a Type 2 Restaurant, Just Turkey, at 2430 Main Street The Zoning Board of Appeals and City staff recommend the adoption of Ordinance 24-O-14 granting a special use permit for a Type 2 Restaurant, Just Turkey, at 2430 Main Street. The requested special use permit will bring a new small business with healthy food options to the city and will utilize a currently vacant space in an existing commercial center. The applicant wishes to open as soon as possible, and the building permit will be ready before the February 24, 2014 City Council meeting. Alderman Braithwaite requests suspension of the Rules for Introduction and Acton on February 10, 2014. For Introduction and Action INTRODUCTION APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES – ACTION APPROVED 8-0. (P2) Ordinance 25-O-14, Granting a Special Use for a Type 2 Restaurant, Asia Express, at 1009 Davis Street The Zoning Board of Appeals and City staff recommend the adoption of Ordinance 25-O-14 granting a special use permit for a Type 2 Restaurant, Asia Express, at 1009 Davis Street. The requested special use permit will bring a new City Council Agenda February 10, 2014 Page 7 of 8 2/11/2014 11:46 AM quick-serve restaurant to the city and will utilize a currently vacant space in the downtown. For Introduction APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (P3) Ordinance 15-O-14, Amending the Zoning Ordinance with Regards to Distance of Air Conditioning Equipment from Lot Lines The Plan Commission and City staff recommend adoption of Ordinance 15-O-14 amending the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required setback for air conditioning equipment to 8’ for most property lines, 6’ for interior side yards when the equipment is located within 2’ of the principal structure and appropriately screened, and 4’ for street side yards when the equipment is located within 2’ of the principal structure and appropriately screened. This ordinance was introduced at the January 27, 2014 City Council meeting. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (P4) Ordinance 3-O-14, Amending the Zoning Ordinance to Create Business or Vocational School Use and Amend the Definition of College/University Institution The Plan Commission and City staff recommend adoption of Ordinance 3-O-14 amending the Zoning Ordinance to establish a use category for Business or Vocational Schools with land use regulations as permitted uses in all Commercial, Mixed Use, and University Districts, and special uses in all other zoning districts, and amending the existing definition of College/University Institution to clarify the distinction between the two use categories. As amended by the Planning & Development Committee, Ordinance 3-O-14 now reflects Business or Vocational Schools as not allowed as permitted or special uses in all residential zoning districts. This ordinance was introduced at the January 27, 2014 City Council meeting. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (H1) Approval of Township of Evanston January 2014 Bills Township of Evanston Supervisor recommends that City Council approve the Township of Evanston bills, payroll, and medical payments for the month of January 2014. The total approved by Human Services Committee is $79,980.63. Funding is provided by the Township budget. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (H2) Ordinance 8-O-13, Amending Title 2, Chapter 3 of the City Code to Reflect Changes in the Commission on Aging City Council Agenda February 10, 2014 Page 8 of 8 2/11/2014 11:46 AM Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance 8-O-13 amending Title 2, Chapter 3 of the City Code to reflect changes in the Commission on Aging. This ordinance was introduced at the May 13, 2013 City Council meeting, and should have come to Council for final adoption on May 27, 2013. However, this ordinance was mistakenly never brought back to Council for final action. For Action APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA (H3) Harley Clarke Mansion – Update on Further Discussions with Evanston Arts Center and Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for Future Use of Mansion Staff and the Human Services Committee recommend that City Council direct the City Manager to issue the notice of the lease termination to the Evanston Art Center pursuant to their current lease agreement and also direct the City Manager to continue discussions about a partnership with the IDNR on future use of the mansion. For Action Removed from consent agenda Amended to grant the Art Center until January 31st, 2015 to relocate Passed 8-0 MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGH FEBRUARY 2014 Upcoming Aldermanic Committee Meetings Mon, Feb 17 7 pm City Council meeting Tues, Feb 18 7:30 pm Housing & Community Dev Act Ctte Wed, Feb 19 6 pm Transportation/Parking Committee Wed, Feb 19 6:30 pm M/W/EBE Advisory Committee Wed, Feb 19 7:30 pm Economic Development Committee Mon, Feb 24 6 pm A&PW, P&D, City Council meetings Fri, Feb 28 7 am Housing & Homelessness Commission Order and agenda items are subject to change. Information is available about Evanston City Council meetings at: www.cityofevanston.org/citycouncil. Questions can be directed to the City Manager’s Office at 847-866-2936. The City is committed to ensuring accessibility for all citizens. 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