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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.10.11 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, October 10, 2011 Administration & Public Works (A&PW) Committee meets at 5:45 p.m. Planning & Development (P&D) Committee meets at 7:15 p.m. City Council meeting will convene immediately after P&D. ORDER OF BUSINESS (I) Roll Call – Begin with Alderman Fiske (II) Mayor Public Announcements and Proclamations Domestic Violence Awareness Month (III) City Manager Public Announcements Evanston 150: Vote for Top Ideas on October 15 and 16 National Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15, 2011 (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 City Council Agenda October 10, 2011 Page 2 of 5 10/5/2011 4:01 PM (VII) Report of the Standing Committees Administration & Public Works - Alderman Holmes Planning & Development - Alderman Wilson Human Services - Alderman Fiske (X) 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)} (XI) Executive Session (XII) Adjournment CONSENT AGENDA (M1) Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 26, 2011 ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE (A1) City of Evanston Payroll through 09/25/11 $2,502,291.16 (A2) City of Evanston Bills FY2011 through 10/11/11 $4,336,553.08 Credit Card Activity for Period Ending August 31, 2011 $ 128,489.50 (A3) Approval of Free Holiday Parking in the City’s Three Downtown Self-Park Garages and Lot 60 on Weekdays between 5 p.m. and 12 Midnight and all day on Saturday beginning Thursday, November 24, 2011 Staff and the Transportation/Parking Committee recommend approval to provide free holiday parking in the City’s three Downtown Self-Park Garages and Lot 60 located at 1234 Chicago Avenue on weekdays between 5 p.m. and 12 midnight and all day on Saturday beginning Thursday, November 24, 2011 through Monday, January 2, 2012. Funding provided by the Parking Fund. For Action (A4) Approval of the Installation of a Solar Canopy and Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Parking Lot 3 Staff recommends City Council reconsider approving the location for an additional solar photo voltaic canopy (solar canopy) and electric vehicle charging stations for two plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) in Parking Lot 3. Consideration of Parking Lot 3 was tabled at the September 26th City Council Meeting. For Action City Council Agenda October 10, 2011 Page 3 of 5 10/5/2011 4:01 PM (A5) Resolution 57-R-11, Authorizing Construction Funding Agreement with Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the Sheridan Road Signal Modernization Project (Chicago Avenue to Central Street) Staff recommends approval of Resolution 57-R-11 authorizing the City Manager to sign the construction funding agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the Sheridan Road Signal Modernization Project (Chicago Avenue to Central Street). Funding will be provided by a Federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant in the amount of $674,000 and $316,655.20 in local funding from the Sheridan Road signal project capital improvement account (415895). Construction costs for the new signal south of Garrett Place on Sheridan Road in the amount of $130,033 will be funded by Northwestern University. For Action (A6) Ordinance 85-O-11, Amending Title 10, Regarding Residents Parking Only Districts, Adding District S: Eight o’clock (8:00) A.M. to Six o’clock (6:00) P.M. Monday through Saturday for 2500 Block of Hurd Avenue Staff and the Transportation/Parking Committee recommend approval of Ordinance 85-O-11 amending Title 10, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 11, Traffic Schedules, Section 11: Schedule XVIII; Residents Parking Only Districts, of the Evanston City Code, Adding (Q). District S: eight o’clock (8:00) A.M. to six o’clock (6:00) P.M. Monday through Saturday for 2500 block of Hurd Avenue. For Introduction (A7) Ordinance 86-O-11 Amending Title 10, Regarding Limited Parking Residential Exemption District ‘A’, Adding Lincoln Street, South Side, from Orrington Avenue to Sherman Avenue Staff and the Transportation/Parking Committee recommend approval of Ordinance 86-O-11 amending Title 10, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 11, Traffic Schedules, Section 10: Schedule X (F) 6; Limited Parking, of the Evanston City Code, to include in Residential Exemption District ‘A’, Lincoln Street, South Side, from Orrington Avenue to Sherman Avenue. For Introduction (A8) Ordinance 74-O-11, Amending Subsection 3-5-6-(K) of the City Code to Increase the Number of Class K Liquor Licenses from 1 to 2 to Permit Issuance to Sodexo America, LLC, 1501 Central Street Local Liquor Commissioner recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance 74- O-11, which Increases the Number of Class K Liquor Licenses to permit issuance to Sodexo America. Sodexo has paid the annual Class K liquor license application fee and provided proof of Surety Bond and Liquor Liability Insurance. This ordinance was introduced at the September 12, 2011 City Council meeting and held in Council on September 26, 2011. For Action City Council Agenda October 10, 2011 Page 4 of 5 10/5/2011 4:01 PM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (P1) Ordinance 80-O-11 Amending the Approved Planned Development for 1700- 1722 Central Street (7-O-07) The Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee and staff recommend approval of Ordinance 80-O-11 amending the approved planned development (7- O-07) for 1700-1722 Central Street. The site is currently vacant and unproductive and needs to be developed in order to strengthen the Central Street Corridor east of the Metra tracks. This Ordinance was introduced at the September 26, 2011 City Council meeting. Responses to questions by Aldermen at the September 26 Planning and Development Committee meeting regarding parking and exterior building materials are included in the packet. For Action HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (H1) Approval of September 2011 Township of Evanston Payroll and Bills Township of Evanston Supervisor recommends that City Council approve the Township of Evanston bills, payroll, and medical payments for the month of September 2011 in the amount of $84,456.59. For Action (H2) Ordinance 52-O-11, Amending Certain Provisions of Title 9, Chapter 4 of the Evanston City Code, “Dogs, Cats, Animals and Fowl” The Human Services Committee recommends adoption of Ordinance 52-O-11, as submitted by Alderman Burrus and amended by the Committee. Ordinance 52-O-11 amends the regulations within the City Code for dangerous dogs as provided in Section 9-4-17. This ordinance was approved at the August 1, 2011 Human Services Committee and Introduced at the September 12, 2011 City Council meeting. The ordinance was tabled at the September 26, 2011 Council meeting. For Action OTHER COMMITTEE (O1) Resolution 54-R-11; Approving Release of Certain Closed Session Minutes Recommend approval of Resolution 54-R-11 releasing the closed session meeting minutes listed on Exhibit A and finding that a need still exists for confidentiality as to the minutes on Exhibit B. The City is furthering its efforts to provide access to information and openness in government through the appropriate release of closed session minutes of the City Council. For Action City Council Agenda October 10, 2011 Page 5 of 5 10/5/2011 4:01 PM APPOINTMENTS (APP1)For Appointment to: Commission on Aging Beverly Shearer Ladd Arboretum Committee Pamela Johnson Preservation Commission Kristen Armstrong Matz Mayor’s Youth Task Force Eamon Kelly MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGH OCTOBER 2011 Upcoming Aldermanic Committee Meetings: Wednesday, October 12 6 pm M/W/EBE Committee Saturday, October 15 9 am Special City Council Budget Workshop Monday, October 17 7 pm City Council Tuesday, October 18 7:30 pm Housing & Community Dev Act Committee Thursday, October 20 5:30 pm City-School Liaison Committee Thursday, October 20 7 pm Housing Commission Monday, October 24 5:45 pm Administration & Public Works Committee Monday, October 24 7:15 pm Planning & Development Committee/City Council Wednesday, October 26 6 pm Parking/Transportation Committee Wednesday, October 26 7:30 pm Economic Development Committee Saturday, October 29 9 am Special City Council Budget Workshop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information is available about Evanston City Council meetings at: www.cityofevanston.org/citycouncil. 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