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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Monday, November 28, 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 Tendam
(II) Mayor Public Announcements and Proclamations
Red & White Day: North Shore Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
(III) City Manager Public Announcements
Evanston 150: Ten Ideas for Our Future
Certified Health Department Recognition
Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award for FY2011 Budget
(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 November 28, 2011 Page 2 of 9
11/23/2011 5:43 PM
(VII) Report of the Standing Committees
Administration & Public Works - Alderman Burrus
Planning & Development - Alderman Holmes
Human Services - Alderman Fiske
(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)}
(IX) Executive Session
(X) Adjournment
CONSENT AGENDA
(M1) Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of November 14, 2011
(M2) Approval of Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of November 15, 2011
ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
(A1) City of Evanston Payroll through 11/6/11 $2,518,439.48
(A2) City of Evanston Bills FY2011 through 11/29/11 $4,743,090.57
(A3.1) Approval of Contract Award for the Civic Center Fire Pump to United States
Alliance Fire Protection, Inc. (Bid 12-58)
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
contract for the base bid for the Civic Center Fire Pump Upgrade to United States
Alliance Fire Protection, Inc. (28427 Ballard, Unit H, Lake Forest, IL) in the total
amount of $127,850. Funding will be provided by FY2011 Capital Improvement
Fund Civic Center Renovations Account 415175.
For Action
City Council Agenda November 28, 2011 Page 3 of 9
11/23/2011 5:43 PM
(A3.2) Approval of Contracts for FY2012 Water Treatment Chemicals (Bid 12-63)
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute
contracts (Bid 12-63) to the following five vendors to supply water treatment
chemicals: 1) USALCO (1120 Middle River Road, Baltimore, MD) in the amount
of $192,330.40 to supply aluminum sulfate, 2) Alexander Chemical Corp (1901
Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, IL) in the amount of $47,265 to supply
chlorine, 3) Pennco (P.O. Box 600, San Felipe, Texas) in the amount of
$178,800 to supply HFS acid (fluoride), 4) SNF Polydyne Inc. (One Chemical
Plant Road, Riceboro, GA) in the amount of $34,800 to supply polymer, and 5)
Pristine Water Solutions (1570 Lakeside Drive, Waukegan, IL) in the amount of
$110,725 to supply blended phosphate. The total of these proposed purchases
is $563,920.40, which is provided in the FY2012 budget totaling $595,000.
For Action
(A3.3) Approval of Contract Award for 2011/12 AFSCME Uniforms to Silk Screen
Express, Inc. (Bid 12-66)
Staff recommends City Council approval of contract award for the 2011 AFSCME
Uniform Contract (Bid 12-66) to Silk Screen Express, Inc. (7611 W. 185th Street,
Tinley Park, IL) for a term of three years in a not to exceed amount of $121,404.
Funding will be provided by the General Fund Account 2610.65020 which has
budgeted $19,000 in FY 2011 and $40,000 proposed in FY2012.
For Action
(A4) Approval of Renewal of Contract Award with Duncan Solutions for Parking
Ticket Management and Payment Processing
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute
the 2nd optional renewal year of the three year contract with Duncan Solutions,
Inc. (633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI) for provision of the City’s
parking ticket management and payment processing functions effective January
15, 2012 – January 14, 2013. Funding will be provided by Finance/Revenue
Account 1910.62449 with an estimated annual expenditure of $450,000.
For Action
(A5) Approval of Purchase of Insurance/Renewals– Property, Excess Liability &
Excess Worker’s Compensation for Fiscal Year 2012
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to purchase
the outlined policies. The policies will renew all insurance coverage for the City
for Fiscal Year 2012. Quoted premium totals are $42,661 less than budgeted for
FY2012.
For Action
City Council Agenda November 28, 2011 Page 4 of 9
11/23/2011 5:43 PM
(A6) Approval of Maintenance Contract with Evmark d/b/a Downtown Evanston
Staff requests City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a funding
agreement between Evmark d/b/a Downtown Evanston and the City of Evanston
for landscaping and maintenance services in the Central Business District of
Evanston. Evmark’s portion of the FY2012 Cooperative Maintenance Agreement
is $107,537 and the City’s portion is $88,247. This represents a $27,386
decrease in the City’s portion estimated in the proposed downtown Evanston
budget approved on November 14, 2011.
For Action
(A7) Resolution 66-R-11 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a License
Agreement for the Installation of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at
City Parking Lots 3, 4 and 32
Staff recommends City Council approve Resolution 66-R-11 authorizing the City
Manager to execute a license agreement for the installation of public electric
vehicle charging stations at City parking lots 3, 4 and 32 and at City parking
garages at Sherman Plaza, Maple Avenue and Church Street. Under the
agreement, 350Green would pay all costs to install and maintain the charging
stations and would reimburse the City for the electricity used by the charging
stations. The City would continue to charge vehicles a separate fee for parking at
the space. The spaces will permit all public parking until such a time when there
are enough PEVs in the market to create regular demand.
For Action
(A8.1) Resolution 67-R-11 FY2012 City of Evanston Budget
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 67-R-11 adopting the FY 2012 Budget
of the City of Evanston, in the amount of $250,096,993.
For Action
(A8.2) Ordinance 108-O-11 Amending the Evanston City Code Title 7, Chapter 12,
Relating to the City Waterworks System
Staff recommends City Council approval of Ordinance 108-O-11 amending the
Evanston City Code relating to the City Waterworks System. Staff is
recommending a five percent (5%) water rate increase. Effective January 1,
2012, both the minimum use meter charge and quantity charge is proposed to be
raised by five percent.
For Introduction
(A8.3) Ordinance 109-O-11 Amending Title 8, Chapter 5, Section 12 Imposition of
Sanitation Service Charges to Increase the Sanitation Service Charge
Staff recommends City Council Adoption of Ordinance 109-O-11 amending Title
8, Chapter 5, Section 12 Imposition of Sanitation Service Charges to increase the
sanitation service charge per unit fee structure to $7.95 for a 65 gal cart, $14.95
for a 95 gal cart and $7.95 per unit for the City condo program and to increase
the additional cart fee to $7.95 per cart. This ordinance takes effect on February
1, 2012.
For Introduction
City Council Agenda November 28, 2011 Page 5 of 9
11/23/2011 5:43 PM
(A9) Ordinance 111-O-11 Requiring the Recycling of Electronic Products
Staff recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance 111-O-11 enacting new
subsections (F) and (G) to Title 8, Chapter 5, Section 3 General Disposal
Requirements to prohibit the disposal in any refuse container by any person or
business electronics products specified in the Electronic Products Recycling and
Reuse Act (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq., as amended).
For Introduction
(A10) Ordinance 106-O-11, Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of
1817 Church Street
Staff requests consideration of Ordinance 106-O-11, which authorizes the City
Manager to negotiate the sale of City-owned real property located at 1817
Church Street in Evanston, Illinois.
For Introduction
(A11) Ordinance 107-O-11, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Sale of
1817 Church Street
Staff requests consideration of Ordinance 107-O-11, which authorizes the City
Manager to execute a real estate contract for the sale of City-owned real property
located at 1817 Church Street in Evanston, Illinois to Evanston North Shore
Contractors Cooperative, LLC.
For Introduction
(A12) Ordinance 100-O-11: City of Evanston 2011 Tax Levy
Staff requests consideration of Tax Levy Ordinance 100-O-11, which levies the
annual property tax for General Fund Operations, IMRF, Police and Fire
Pensions. During the 2012 Budget deliberations, the City Council eliminated a
proposed 3.0% increase for General Fund operating purposes. The 2011
General Corporate Levy requested for approval now includes a 2.0% increase for
Police and Fire Pension Funding. This ordinance was introduced at the
November 14, 2011 City Council meeting
For Action
(A13) Ordinance 101-O-11: 2011 Special Service Area #4 Tax Levy
Staff requests consideration of Tax Levy Ordinance 101-O-11 which levies the
annual property tax for Special Service Area #4. This ordinance was introduced
at the November 14, 2011 City Council meeting.
For Action
(A14) Ordinance 102-O-11: 2011 Evanston Township Tax Levy
Staff requests consideration of Tax Levy Ordinance 102-O-11 which levies the
annual property tax for the Evanston Township. This ordinance was introduced at
the November 14, 2011 City Council meeting.
For Action
City Council Agenda November 28, 2011 Page 6 of 9
11/23/2011 5:43 PM
(A15) Ordinance 79-O-11, Amending Class AC Liquor Licenses, Authorizing
Limited Alcohol Consumption in Viewing Auditoriums
The Local Liquor Commissioner recommends City Council adoption of Ordinance
79-O-11, which amends the Class AC liquor license to allow patrons to purchase
alcohol in the theater café and take their alcoholic beverages inside arts cinema
viewing auditoriums during motion pictures rated PG-13 or R, and special events.
This ordinance was introduced at the October 24, 2011 City Council meeting.
For Action
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
(P1) Resolution 65-R-11: Approving of a Plat of Consolidation for Two Lots
Located at 2664-68 Sheridan Road
Staff recommends Planning and Development Committee and City Council
approval of Resolution 65-R-11. The property owner of 2664 Sheridan Road, an
owner-occupied single family home, has purchased 2668 Sheridan Road, a
single family home to the north. The owner proposes to demolish 2668 Sheridan
Road and consolidate this parcel with the parcel to the south, where he resides.
For Action
(P2) Ordinance 91-O-11: Expiration of Building Permits
Staff recommends City Council consideration of proposed Ordinance 91-O-11
regarding the expiration of building permits as a further amendment to Title 4,
Chapter 2, Section 2 of the City Code. The major change is the addition of a time
limitation for all permits regardless of work status.
For Introduction
(P3) Approval of Amendment of Redevelopment Agreement for Neighborhood
Stabilization Program 2 and Program Update
Staff recommends approval of the attached amendment to the redevelopment
agreement (“RDA”) between the City and Brinshore Development, LLC for Phase
2A of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (“NSP2”) grant. This amendment
covers the development of the first phase of Emerson Square, the new housing
development located at 1600 Foster Street (former Bishop Freeman site).
$3,085,000.00 in funding, will be provided by: $2,085,000 in NSP2, $600,000 of
West Evanston TIF, $400,000 of HOME and/or Affordable Housing Fund (“AHF”)
funds. The Illinois Housing Development Authority will fund an additional $8.9
million from Low Income Housing Tax Credits and other sources. Brinshore will
secure the additional $996,000 through other sources.
For Action
City Council Agenda November 28, 2011 Page 7 of 9
11/23/2011 5:43 PM
(P4) Approval of Appointment of a Mayoral Committee to Consider Proposed
Ordinance 38-O-11 Regarding the Licensing of Rental Dwelling Units
The Planning and Development Committee recommended at its November 14,,
2011 meeting that a mayoral-appointed committee be established to review
proposed Ordinance 38-O-11 regarding the licensing of rental dwelling units.
For Action
(P5) Ordinance 97-O-11 Granting a Special Use for a Type 2 Restaurant at 724
Clark Street in the D2 Downtown Retail Core Zoning District
Staff and the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) recommend the adoption of
Ordinance 97-O-11, granting a special use permit for the operation of a Type 2
restaurant at 724 Clark Street with suggested conditions on employee parking
and store hours. The proposed operator of the site currently operates the
Subway at 1133 Emerson Street. This ordinance was introduced at the
November 14, 2011 City Council meeting.
For Action
(P6) Ordinance 99-O-11 Granting a Special Use for an Automobile Body Repair
Shop at 1961 Dempster Street in the C2 Commercial Zoning District
Staff and the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) recommend the adoption of
Ordinance 99-O-11, granting a special use permit for the operation of an
Automobile Body Repair Shop at 1961 Dempster Street. A1Autocare currently
operates an automobile service repair at 1961 Dempster with five bays available
for car repair. The applicant proposes to transform one of the bays into one for
automobile body repair, which requires a special use permit. This ordinance was
introduced at the November 14, 2011 City Council meeting.
For Action
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
(H1) Ordinance 92-O-11 Amending Certain Provisions of Title 8, Chapter 16 of
the Evanston Municipal Code entitled “Marijuana”
Mayor Tisdahl recommends adoption of Ordinance 92-O-11. At the November 7,
2011 Human Services Committee meeting, Committee members requested
additional information and proposed revisions to Ordinance 92-O-11. This
ordinance was introduced at the November 14, 2011 City Council meeting. A
new map indicating arrests from 2009 through November 13, 2011 is included.
For Action
City Council Agenda November 28, 2011 Page 8 of 9
11/23/2011 5:43 PM
OTHER COMMITTEES
(O1) Approval of $50,000 in matching funds for the awarded NEA Grant for the
Architectural Feasibility Study re: Downtown Performing Arts Venue
Economic Development Committee and staff recommend that City Council
approve the expenditure of $50,000, divided equally from the Washington
National Tax Increment Financing District and from the Evanston Economic
Development Fund, to match a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for
the Arts to study potential sites for performing arts venues in downtown
Evanston.
For Action
(O2) Lakefront Committee Report
The Economic Development Committee (EDC) recommends that the City Council
accept and approve the Lakefront Committee’s final report and recommendations.
For Action
APPOINTMENTS
(APP1)For Appointment to:
Mayor’s Youth Task Force Monique Parson
Mayor’s Youth Task Force Monica Sarinana
MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGH DECEMBER 2011
Upcoming Aldermanic Committee Meetings:
Tuesday, November 29 7 pm Special Township/City Council Meeting
Thursday, December 1 7 pm Economic Development Committee
Monday, December 5 6 pm Rules Committee
Monday, December 5 7:30 pm Human Services Committee
Monday, December 12 5:45 pm Administration & Public Works Committee
Monday, December 12 7:15 pm Planning & Development Committee
City Council
Tuesday, December 13 7 pm Human Relations Commission
Tuesday, December 13 7:30 pm Housing & Community Dev Act Committee
Wednesday, December 14 6 pm M/W/EBE Advisory Committee
Wednesday, December 14 6 pm Transportation/Parking Committee
Wednesday, December 14 7 pm Northwestern University/City Committee
Wednesday, December 14 7:30 pm Economic Development Committee
Thursday, December 15 7 pm Housing Commission
City Council Agenda November 28, 2011 Page 9 of 9
11/23/2011 5:43 PM
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