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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.08.2014 Actions CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, September 8, 2014 Administration & Public Works (A&PW) Committee meets at 6 p.m. Planning & Development (P&D) Committee meets at 7:15 pm City Council meeting will convene after conclusion of the P&D meeting ORDER OF BUSINESS (I) Roll Call – Begin with Alderman Wilson (II) Mayor Public Announcements Recognition of Team Evanston's Boys U14 Premier Team, Winner of US Youth Soccer's National Presidents Cup Presentation of Keys to the City of Evanston: Hecky Powell, Hecky’s Barbecue Lou Dickson, Evanston ReBuilding Warehouse Susan Trieschmann, Executive Director, Curt’s Café Ann Jennett, Founder, Youth Job Center of Evanston (III) City Manager Public Announcements Inside Out Art Project/Council Chambers Art Police Department Promotions (IV) Communications: City Clerk Early voting begins October 20 and runs until November 3, including Saturdays. Voter registration runs from October 7 through November 3 – you can register and vote on the same day at the Civic Center. (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 City Council Agenda August 11, 2014 Page 2 of 9 manner. Citizen comments are requested to be made with these guidelines in mind. Four residents spoke about agenda item H2 – Harley Clarke Mansion One resident spoke about agenda item H2 – Harley Clarke Mansion and agenda item H3 – Cradle to Career Initiative Diane Tecic from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources spoke about agenda item H2 – Harley Clarke Mansion One resident spoke about challenges faced by minority-owned and women- owned contractors and plans for an upcoming summit on community violence and job creation. One resident spoke about financial transparency, police pensions, and city contracting. One resident spoke about noise from Revolution Spin on Sherman Avenue. One resident thanked the council and the police for addressing criminal activity on her street. (VI) Consent Agenda: Alderman Rainey (VII) Report of the Standing Committees Administration & Public Works - Alderman Holmes Planning & Development - Alderman Rainey Human Services - Alderman Burrus (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 4th Ward Alderman thanked all who participated in the Streets Alive event on Main Street this past weekend and announced a joint 4th and 9th Ward meeting at the Levy Center at 7:00 on Wednesday. The meeting will cover recent community violence and the bike plan. The 5th Ward Alderman thanked the council for supporting the Cradle to Career initiative. The 6th Ward Alderman announced that the 6th ward meeting previously scheduled for September 25th has been rescheduled to October 30th. The 7th Ward alderman thanked people for attending the recent 7th Ward meeting. The 8th Ward alderman congratulated the police officers who were promoted and encouraged 8th ward residents who missed the last ward meeting to attend the City Council Agenda August 11, 2014 Page 3 of 9 upcoming 9th ward meeting Wednesday evening at the Levy Center to see the police presentation. The 5th Ward alderman added that the same presentation will be shown at the upcoming 5th Ward meeting. The City Manager added that this meeting and presentation will be livestreamed on youtube. The 2nd Ward Alderman thanked the council for supporting the cradle to career initiative and congratulated Lou Dixon, Ann Jennett, Hecky Powell, Susan Trieschmann, and the police officers who were recognized earlier. He also thanked the council, manager, and economic development staff for their work on the West side. There will be a 2nd Ward meeting on Thursday to hear about Penney Park, Economic Development, community arts projects, and the bike plan. The 3rd Ward alderman thanked everyone for their work on the Streets Alive event over the weekend, thanked all of the Key to the City recipients for their work in the community, and congratulated the police officers who were promoted and their families. (IX) Executive Session (X) Adjournment CONSENT AGENDA (M1) Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of August 11, 2014 For Action Approved on consent agenda ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE (A1) City of Evanston Payroll through August 10, 2014 $2,933,794.53 City of Evanston Payroll through August 24, 2014 $2,804,467.62 (A2) City of Evanston Bills – September 9, 2014 $6,419,512.61 Credit Card Report ending July 31, 2014 $ 147,894.59 For Action Approved on consent agenda (A3.1) Approval of Contract with Garland/DBS, Inc. for Water Treatment Facility Roof Replacements Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract for Water Treatment Facility Roof Replacements with Garland/DBS, Inc. (3800 East 91st St, Cleveland, OH) in the amount of $709,309. Staff proposes to utilize the U.S. Communities Purchasing Program for this contract, for which City Council Agenda August 11, 2014 Page 4 of 9 Garland/DBS Inc. is the selected contractor through this program. Funding is provided by the Water Fund, Account 513.71.7330.65515 - 733108, which has an FY 2014 allocation of $750,000. For Action Approved on consent agenda City Council Agenda August 11, 2014 Page 5 of 9 (A3.2) Approval of Street Light Purchase from Elcast Lighting for 2014 Safer Neighborhood Area Project (SNAP) Staff recommends City Council approval of sole source purchase of 57 Induction lighting units from Elcast Lighting (815 S. Kay Avenue, Addison, IL) in the amount of $24,645.09 for the Safer Neighborhood Area Project to increase wattage of the Tallmadge street lights from 85 watt to 165 watt. Elcast is the sole distributor/fabricator of the standard Tallmadge street light luminaires. Funding is provided by the CDBG Fund Account 215.21.5170.62795, which has $25,000 budgeted for Fiscal Year 2014. For Action Approved on consent agenda (A3.3) Approval of Pitner Avenue/Dempster Street Sidewalk Project Contract with Schroeder & Schroeder Inc. (Bid 14-54) Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract for the Pitner Avenue/Dempster Street Sidewalk Project with Schroeder & Schroeder Inc. (7306 Central Park Avenue, Skokie, IL) in the amount of $167,438. Funding is provided by CDBG Funds $135,800 (215.21.5170.63030) and $31,638 (CIP Project 415864.65515). For Action Approved on consent agenda (A4) Approval of Change Order #1 with A. Lamp Concrete Contractors for the 2014 CIP 3 Street Resurfacing Project (Bid 14-31) Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute Change Order #1 to the contract for 2014 CIP 3 Street Resurfacing Project with A. Lamp Concrete Contractors (800 W. Irving Park Road, Schaumburg, IL) in the amount of $345,156.70. This change order will expand the scope of contract to include street resurfacing on six additional streets. Funding is provided by the 2014 CIP Street Resurfacing Fund (415.26.4150.65515.415857). For Action Approved on consent agenda (A5) Resolution 64-R-14 Endorsing the Application of Little Beans Café Evanston LLC to the Cook County Assessor for Class 7a Status Designation for Commercial Development of the Vacant Property Located at 430 Asbury Avenue Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 64-R-14. A resolution from the City of Evanston in support of Little Beans Café Evanston LLC (“Little Beans”) application to the Cook County Assessor is a required supplement to the Class 7a application. For Action Approved on consent agenda City Council Agenda August 11, 2014 Page 6 of 9 (A6) Resolution 58-R-14, Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate a TIF Redevelopment Agreement Regarding the Evanston Plaza Shopping Center Staff recommends City Council adoption of Resolution 58-R-14, directing the City Manager to restate the City’s original commitment stated in Resolution 54-R-12 and authorizing the substitution of the party to negotiate with on the TIF Redevelopment Agreement Regarding Evanston Plaza Shopping Center to be Azzurri of Evanston, Inc. the contract purchaser for the real property located at 1900 Dempster. Funding is provided by the Dempster/Dodge Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District. On August 11, 2014, this resolution was held for the September 8, 2014 meeting. For Action Approved on consent agenda (A7) Revisions to Ordinance 74-O-14, Authorizing the City to Borrow Funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Water Pollution Control Loan Program Staff recommends adoption of revisions to Ordinance 74-O-14, which currently authorizes the City to borrow funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Water Pollution Control Loan Program for Large Diameter Sewer Rehabilitation on Cleveland Street up to $253,000, with debt service to be paid from the Sewer Fund. When bids were received for this project on July 29, 2014, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder’s proposal was $264,260. The proposed ordinance revisions include increasing the borrowing limit to $300,000. This ordinance was introduced at the August 11, 2014 City Council meeting. For Action Approved on consent agenda (A8) Ordinance 95-O-14, Sale of Surplus Property – Fleet Vehicles Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance 95-O-14 by which City Council would authorize the City Manager to offer the sale of vehicles owned by the City through public auction at the Northwest Municipal Conference Vehicle Auction sponsored by Manheim Auto Auctions on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. This ordinance was introduced at the August 11, 2014 City Council meeting. For Action Approved on consent agenda (A9) Ordinance 96-O-14, Increasing the Number of Class D Liquor Licenses for Yoga and Renish, LLC d/b/a Mumbai Grill, 1728 Sherman Avenue Staff recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance 96-O-14, which increases the number of authorized Class D liquor licenses from forty-nine (49) to fifty (50) and permit issuance of a Class D license to Yoga and Renish, LLC d/b/a Mumbai Grill, 1728 Sherman Avenue. This ordinance was introduced at the August 11, 2014 City Council meeting. For Action Approved on consent agenda City Council Agenda August 11, 2014 Page 7 of 9 (A10) Ordinance 97-O-14, Increasing the Number of Class D Liquor Licenses for MDCC, LLC d/b/a Ten Mile House, 1700 Central Street Staff recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance 97-O-14, which increases the number of authorized Class D liquor licenses from fifty (50) to fifty-one (51) and permit issuance of a Class D license to MDCC, LLC d/b/a Ten Mile House, 1700 Central Street. This ordinance was introduced at the August 11, 2014 City Council meeting. For Action Approved on consent agenda PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (P1) Ordinance 108-O-14, Granting a Special Use for a Residential Building at 1413-15 Howard Street The Zoning Board of Appeals and City staff recommend adoption of Ordinance 108-O-14 granting a special use permit for multi-family residential units in the B2 Business District. The applicant has complied with all other zoning requirements, and meets all of the standards for a special use for this district. For Introduction and action Suspension of the rules For Introduction and action Approved 8-0 (P2) Ordinance 105-O-14, Granting a Special Use for a Type 2 Restaurant, Blaze Pizza at 1737 Sherman Avenue The Zoning Board of Appeals and the City Staff recommend adoption of Ordinance 105-O-14 granting a special use permit for a Type 2 Restaurant, Blaze Pizza. The applicant has complied with all other zoning requirements, and meets all of the standards of a special use for this district. For Introduction Approved on consent (P3) Ordinance 106-O-14, Granting a Special Use for a Commercial Indoor Recreational Facility, Goldfish Swim School, at 2008 Dempster Street The Zoning Board of Appeals and City staff recommend the adoption of Ordinance 106-O-14 granting a special use permit for a Commercial Indoor Recreation Facility, Goldfish Swim School, at 2008 Dempster Street. The applicant has complied with all zoning requirements, and meets all of the standards of a special use in the I2 General Industrial District. In order to meet their construction schedule and to fill a large vacant commercial space, suspension of the rules is requested for introduction and action by City Council on September 8, 2014. For Introduction and Action Suspension of the rules For Introduction and action Approved 8-0 City Council Agenda August 11, 2014 Page 8 of 9 (P4) Ordinance 104-O-14 Extension of Time for Orrington Hotel Planned Development 1710 Orrington Avenue and 1717-1725 Sherman Avenue Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance 104-O-14 to extend the time for completion of Orrington Hotel Planned Development located at 1710 Orrington Avenue and 1717-1725 Sherman Avenue originally approved in October of 2003. The Ordinance grants a two-year extension to obtain building permits for construction of the 30 residential units above the hotel’s parking garage located at 1717-1725 Sherman Avenue by October 11, 2016. For Introduction Approved on consent agenda HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (H1) Approval of 2014 Agreement with the Youth Job Center of Evanston Inc. for Building Career Pathways to Sustainable Employment Program Members of the Human Services Committee and City staff recommend that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the 2014 agreement with the Youth Job Center of Evanston Inc. (YJC) (1114 Church Street, Evanston, IL) to provide fifteen disconnected and unemployed young adults who are low to moderate income Evanston residents (ages 18-25) with a career pathway plan that leads to educational/work trade certification, etc., employment, supportive services, career counseling, educational support and transportation assistance over 24 months in an amount not to exceed $80,000 for FY 2014. For Action Approved on consent agenda (H2) Ordinance 103-O-14, Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate for the Lease and Sale of 2603 Sheridan Road (Harley Clarke Mansion) Members of the Human Services Committee and staff recommend adoption of Ordinance 103-O-14, which authorizes the City Manager to pursue negotiations with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to lease the property and sell the buildings at 2603 Sheridan Road, commonly known as the Harley Clarke Mansion. For Introduction Approved on consent agenda (H3) Approval of City Partnership Cradle to Career Initiative The Human Service Committee and City staff recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate a one year pilot partnership agreement for City participation in the Cradle to Career (C2C) initiative. The proposed City contribution to the Cradle to Career initiative is $50,000. Funding would be provided by the City Manager Contingency Account 1505. 68205. For Action Approved on consent agenda City Council Agenda August 11, 2014 Page 9 of 9 APPOINTMENTS (APP1) For Appointment to: Human Relations Commission Christopher Garcia Zoning Board of Appeals Myrna Arevalo For Action Approved on consent agenda MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2014 Upcoming Aldermanic Committee Meetings: Tues, Sept 9 7:30 PM Housing & Community Dev Act Committee Wed, Sept 10 7:00 PM Community Budget (Not Council) meeting Mon, Sept 15 7:00 PM City Council Tues, Sept 16 7:00 PM Housing & Community Dev Act Committee Wed, Sept 17 6:00 PM Transportation/Parking Committee Wed, Sept 17 6:30 PM M/W/EBE Advisory Committee Wed, Sept 17 7:30 PM Economic Development Committee Mon, Sept 22 6:00 PM A&PW, P&D, City Council Tues, Sept 23 7:00 PM Housing & Community Dev Act Committee Fri, Sept 26 7:00 AM Housing & Homelessness Commission Mon, Sept 29 7:00 PM Special Council meeting: Bikes Information is available about Evanston City Council meetings at: www.cityofevanston.org/citycouncil. 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