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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.20.13 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, May 20, 2013 The City Council meeting convenes at 7:00 p.m. ACTION SUMMARY (I) Roll Call – Begin with Alderman Burrus (II) Mayor Public Announcements and Proclamations Recognition of Tiaira Scott, 2013 National USAW Girls Folkstyle Wrestling Champion Southeast Evanston Neighbors (SEA) Donation for Tree Planting Employee Recognition 25 Years of Service Public Works Week – May 20-27, 2013 (III) City Manager Public Announcements Recognition of Godwin Chen, Local Government Management Fellow (IV) Communications: City Clerk (V) Citizen Comment Members of the public are welcome to speak at City Council meetings. As part of the C ouncil 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. Resident spoke about house flooding due to sewer work Resident expressed concern regarding water rates Resident spoke about agenda items SP1, SP4, and concern about Evanston Police Department “stop and frisk” policies (VI) Special Orders of Business City Council Agenda May 20, 2013 Page 2 of 3 5/21/2013 11:55 AM (VII) Call of the Wards (Aldermen shall be called upon by the Mayor to announce or provide infor mation about any Ward or City matter which an Alderman desires to bring before the Council.) {Council Rule 2.1(10)} 4th Ward Alderman Wilson reminded residents of 4th Ward meeting May 22 at 7 pm and the YMCA. 7th Ward Alderman Grover announced Recreation Huddle to be held at ETHS on Saturday, June 15 May 21 Housing and Community Development Act Committee meeting is cancelled due to the City not having received funding allocation (VIII) Executive Session (IX) Adjournment SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS (SP1) New Initiatives for Evanston Senior Programs and Services Staff requests that City Council receive a report about new initiatives for Evanston senior programs and services. A presentation will be given at the City Council meeting on May 20, 2013. For Action REPORT RECEIVED BY COUNCIL TO BE PLACED ON FILE (SP2) Public Works Special Pickup Program Staff seeks direction from City Council to determine how best to handle special pickups that have been categorized as fly dumps. For Action COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION TO STAFF, INCLUDING THAT STAFF LOOK AT NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UP ISSUES (SP3) First Quarter Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2013 Staff recommends City Council accept and place the First Quarter Financial Report for FY 2013 on file. For Action REPORT RECEIVED BY COUNCIL TO BE PLACED ON FILE (SP4) Resolution 33-R-13 Authorizing 2013 Budget and Capital Improvement Plan Amendment Staff recommends approval of Resolution 33 -R-13 which authorizes the City Manager to amend the FY 2013 Budget. The proposed amendment would increase FY 2013 budgeted expenditures by $6,575,379 from $247,359,877 to $253,935,256. For Action APPROVED AS AMENDED BY VOTE 8-0 City Council Agenda May 20, 2013 Page 3 of 3 5/21/2013 11:55 AM (SP5) Ordinance 47-O-13; Amending the Zoning Ordinance to Allow Commercial Indoor Recreation as a Special Use in the I2 District Staff recommends approval of ordinance 47-O-13 as amended and introduced by City Council on April 22, 2013. The ordinance as amended retains the term “Commercial” in the zoning use and definition for “Commercial Indoor Recreation,” as currently defined in Section 6-18-3 of the Zoning Ordinance. At the May 13, 2013 City Council meeting this agenda item was held for the May 20, 2013 meeting. For Action SP5 WAS CONTINUTED TO THE MAY 28, 2013 CITY COUNCIL MEETING (SP6) 79th City Council Planning and Goal Setting Staff recommends that: 1) the City Council receive report on issues and projects facing the City during the term of the 79 th City Council; 2) select a date or dates for further discussion of these issues and to develop plans and goals for the future; and 3) provide other direction to the City Manager as appropriate. For Action DISCUSSION HELD; MEETING DATE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION IS TO BE DETERMINED MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGH MAY 2013 Upcoming Aldermanic Committee Meetings Tues, May 21 CANCEL Housing & Community Dev Act Committee Wed, May 22 6:00 PM Transportation/Parking Committee Wed, May 22 7:30 PM Economic Development Committee Thur, May 23 5:30 PM Emergency Telephone Board Tues, May 28 5:45 PM A&PW, P&D, City Council 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. If an accommodation is needed to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Manager’s Office 48 hours in advance so that arrangements can be made for the accommodation if possible.