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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Monday, March 18, 2013
7:00 P.M.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
(I) Roll Call – Begin with Alderman Grover
(II) Mayor Public Announcements
Edzo’s Recognition by Zagat Survey: “Best Burger” in Chicago
(III) City Manager Public Announcements
(IV) Communications: City Clerk
(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.
(VI) Consent Agenda: Alderman Rainey
(VII) Special Order of Business: “evanstARTs” Report
(VIII) Report of the Standing Committees
Administration & Public Works - Alderman Grover
Planning & Development - Alderman Fiske
Human Services - Alderman Braithwaite
City Council Agenda March 18, 2013 Page 2 of 5
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(IX) 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)}
(X) Executive Session
(XI) Adjournment
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
(SP1) EvanstARTs Report
Recommend consideration of the “evanstARTs” report concerning findings
regarding a Roadmap for the Arts in Evanston.
For Action
CONSENT AGENDA
ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
(A1) Ordinance 29-O-13, Permitting Issuance of a Class B Liquor License to
Fercas, LLC d/b/a La Macchina Café
Staff recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance 29-O-13, which amends
Subsection 3-4-6-(B) of the City Code to increase the number of authorized
Class B liquor licenses to eighteen (18), and thereby permit issuance of a liquor
license to Fercas, LLC, d/b/a La Macchina Café, 1620 Orrington Ave. This
ordinance was introduced at the March 11, 2013 City Council meeting.
For Action
(A2) Ordinance 30-O-13, Permitting Issuance of a Class C Liquor License to
Coast Central Corporation
Staff recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance 30-O-13, which amends
Subsection 3-4-6-(C) of the Evanston City Code to increase the number of
authorized Class C liquor licenses to thirty (30), and thereby permit issuance to
Coast Central Corporation d/b/a Coast Sushi Central, 2545 Prairie Ave. This
ordinance was introduced at the March 11, 2013 City Council meeting.
For Action
(A3) Ordinance 9-O-13 Authorizing Lease of City-Owned Property at 623-627½
Howard Street to Peckish One, LLC
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 9-O-13, authorizing the City Manager
to negotiate and execute a commercial lease with an option to purchase for City-
owned real property located at 623 -627½ Howard Street. This ordinance was
introduced at the February 25, 2013 City Council meeting, and was held at the
March 11, 2013 City Council meeting.
For Action
City Council Agenda March 18, 2013 Page 3 of 5
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(O1) Resolution 1-R-13 Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate a TIF
Construction Grant Agreement with Peckish One LLC for 623-627½ Howard
Street
The Economic Development Committee and staff recommend City Council
approval of Resolution 1-R-13, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a TIF
Construction Grant Agreement with Peckish One, LLC for improvements to City
Property located at 623-627 ½ Howard Street for an amount not to exceed
$200,000. This resolution was held at the March 11, 2013 City Council meeting.
For Action
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
(P1) Ordinance 26-O-13 Granting a Special Use for Commercial Indoor
Recreation Facility at 739 Main Street
The Zoning Board of Appeals recommends adoption of Ordinance 26-O-13
granting a special use permit with conditions to mitigate the possible noise
impact for a commercial indoor recreation facility at 739 Main Street, a vacant
storefront, for a boxing studio. This ordinance was introduced at the March 11,
2013 City Council meeting.
For Action
(P2) Ordinance 33-O-13, Amendment to Special Use for Tennis Scoreboards at
2250 Sheridan Road
City staff recommends the adoption of Ordinance 33 -O-13, amending special use
Ordinance 120-O-12 adopted November 12, 2012 for tennis scoreboards at 2250
Sheridan Road to permit an increase in size to the end signs located on the large
scoreboard. The new proposal should not increase the view of the scoreboard
from Sheridan Road. This ordinance was introduced at the March 11, 2013 City
Council meeting.
For Action
(P3) Ordinance 2-O-13 Amending the Text of the Zoning Ordinance by Enacting a
New Section 6-15-17, “oHR Howard-Ridge Overlay District”
City staff recommends consideration of Ordinance 2-O-13 that amends the
Zoning Ordinance text to create a new overlay zoning district, which will require
certain types of new retail uses such as hair salons, nail salons, beauty shops,
and barber shops, to operate only by Special Use in the Howard -Ridge TIF
District. The Plan Commission does not recommend approval. This ordinance
was introduced at the February 25, 2013 City Council meeting, and was held at
the March 11, 2013 City Council meeting.
For Action
City Council Agenda March 18, 2013 Page 4 of 5
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(P4) Ordinance 3-O-13 Amending the Zoning Map to Place Certain Properties
Within the oHR Howard-Ridge Overlay District
City staff recommends consideration of Ordinance 3-O-13 that amends the
Zoning Map by placing properties in the Howard Ridge TIF District into the new
overlay zoning district which will require certain types of new retail uses such as
hair salons, nail salons, beauty shops, and barber shops, to operate only by
Special Use in the Howard-Ridge TIF District. The Plan Commission does not
recommend approval. This ordinance was introduced at the February 25, 2013
City Council meeting, and was held at the March 11, 2013 City Council meeting.
For Action
HUMAN SERVICES
(H1) Approval of 2013 Special Events Calendar
Human Services Committee and staff recommend City Council approval of the
2013 calendar of special events, contingent upon compliance with all
requirements as set forth by the Special Event Policy & Guidelines.
For Action
(H2) Ordinance 28-O-13, Amending Terms of Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Board Members
Human Services Committee and staff recommend City Council adoption of
Ordinance 28-O-13, which amends the Evanston City Code of 2012, as
amended, assigning a four year term of service for Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) Advisory Board members and permitting the mayor to reappoint
members to a second term. This ordinance was introduced at the March 11,
2013 City Council meeting.
For Action
HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT COMMITTEE
(O2) Approval of Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER) on the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG),
HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant
(ESG) programs for 2012
The Housing and Community Development Act Committee and staff recommend
approval of the 2012 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER). The CAPER must be submitted to the Chicago Field Office of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development by March 31, 2013.
For Action
City Council Agenda March 18, 2013 Page 5 of 5
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MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGH APRIL 1, 2013
Upcoming Aldermanic Committee Meetings
Fri, Mar 22 7 am Housing and Homelessness Commission
Wed, Mar 27 6 pm Transportation/Parking Committee
Wed, Mar 27 7:30 pm Economic Development Committee
Thurs, Mar 28 5:30 pm Emergency Telephone Board
Mon, April 1 5:45 pm A&PW, P&D, City Council
Order and agenda items are subject to change.
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