HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.08.10CITY COUNCIL RESCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Monday, February 8, 2010
Administration & Public Works (A&PW) Committee meets at 5:30 p.m.
Planning & Development Committee convenes 15 minutes after the conclusion of A&PW
City Council convenes 15 minutes after the conclusion of Planning and Development
ORDER OF BUSINESS
(I) Roll Call – Alderman Grover
(II) Mayor Public Announcements:
(III) City Manager Public Announcements and Presentations:
Report from 2010 Census Complete Count Committee
Update on NSP2
Report on Olympic Athlete Shani Davis
(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) Report of the Standing Committees
Administration & Public Works - Alderman Rainey
Planning & Development - Alderman Wynne
Human Services - Alderman Holmes
(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
2/3/2010 5:23 PM
City Council Agenda February 8, 2010 Page 2 of 6
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CONSENT AGENDA
(M1)* Approval of Minutes of the Special Council Meeting: Budget Workshop of January
23, 2010
(M2)* Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of January 25, 2010
ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS
(A1)* City of Evanston Payroll through 01/31/10 $2,291,319.38
(A2)* City of Evanston Bills through 02/09/10 $1,999,757.14
(A3.1)*Purchase of a New Boiler for the Robert Crown Center from International Piping
Systems
Recommend approval of lowest responsible and responsive bid 10-79 for the Robert
Crown HVAC boiler replacement from International Piping Systems in the amount
of $25,102.00. Funding provided by the Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
account # 415553 titled Crown System Repairs.
(A3.2)*Purchase of 2010 Water Treatment Chemicals
Staff recommends City Council approval of the lowest responsive and responsible
bids (10-81) for Water Treatment Chemicals from: Polydyne (One Chemical Plant
Road, Riceboro, GA) in the amount of $28,000.00; JCI Jones (600 Bethel Ave.,
Beech Grove, IN) in the amount of $40,725.00; Alexander Chemical Corp (1901
Butterfield Road, Downers Grove, IL) in the amount of $205,500.00; Pristine Water
Solutions (1570 Lakeside Drive, Waukegan, IL) in the amount of $103,845.00; and
Usalco (1120 Middle River Road, Baltimore MD ) in the amount of 172,043.00 for a
total of $550,113.00. Funding for the purchase of water treatment chemicals is
provided by the Water Filtration Accounts 7110.65015 and 7110.65030.
(A3.3)*Contract Extension for Condominium Garbage Collection
Staff recommends City Council approval of a month to month contract extension
until June 30, 2010 for the collection and disposal of condominium refuse with Flood
Brothers Disposal & Recycling Services (17 W. 697 Butterfield Rd. Oakbrook
Terrace, IL) at the rate of $8.08 per unit per month. Funding is provided by the
2010/2011 General Fund for Sanitation, account number 2685 item number 62390.
This item number has an allocation of $550,000 for FY 10/11.
(A3.4)*Single Source 65-Gallon Wheeled Refuse Cart Purchase
Staff recommends City Council approval of a single source purchase of 5000, 65-
gallon wheeled refuse carts from Rehrig Pacific (7800 100th Street, Pleasant Prairie,
WI) in the amount of $199,500. Funding is provided by the 2010/2011 General
Fund for Sanitation, Business Unit 2685. This line item contains an allocation of
$200,000 for FY 10/11.
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(A4)* Resolution 11-R-10 Appointing a Director and Alternate Director to the Solid
Waste Agency of Northern Cook County
Staff recommends appointment of Alderman Melissa Wynne to be Director and
City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz to be Alternate Director to the Solid Waste
Agency of Northern Cook County for two year terms expiring April 30, 2012.
For Action
(A5)* Resolution 13-R-10 Approving the 2010/2011 Fiscal Year Budget of the City of
Evanston
RESOLUTION WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE SPECIAL COUNCIL
HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2010.
For Action
(A6)* Ordinance 11-O-10 Amending Sections of the City Code Relating to Refuse and
Yard Waste Collection Services
Staff recommends City Council Adoption of Ordinance 11-O-10 to amend Title 8,
Chapter 5, Section 12 Imposition of Sanitation Service Charges to include a new
sanitation service charge fee structure of $6.95 for a 65-gal cart and $10.95 for a 95-
gal cart, a $1.75 for yard waste stickers to be affixed to yard waste paper bags
and/or tree trimming bundles or alternately an unlimited collection of yard waste
from a wheeled cart purchased from the City at a rate of $25 per year, and an
additional cart fee of $6.95 per cart. This new fee structure will take effect on
April 1, 2010.
For Introduction
(A7)* Ordinance 4-O-10 Amending the City Code to Establish a Four-Way Stop at Forest
Avenue and Greenleaf Street
Staff recommends the adoption of the proposed Ordinance 4-O-10 by which the City
Council would amend Section 10-11-5, Schedule V (D) of the City Code to establish
a Four-Way Stop at Forest Avenue and Greenleaf Street. Funding would be
through the general fund operating budget for signs and pavement markings. This
ordinance was introduced at Council on January 25, 2010.
For Action
(A8)* Ordinance 7-O-10, Decrease in the Number of Class B Liquor Licenses for Flat Top
Grill
Local Liquor Commissioner and staff recommend adoption of Ordinance 7-O-10
which amends Section 3-5-6(B) of the City Code to decrease the number of Class B
liquor licenses from 15 to 14 due to change in ownership of Flat top Grill at 707
Church Street, 60201. This ordinance was introduced at Council on January 25,
2010.
For Action
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(A9)* Ordinance 8-O-10, Increase in the Number of Class B Liquor Licenses for Flat Top
Grill
Local Liquor Commissioner recommends adoption of Ordinance 8-O-10 which
amends Section 3-5-6(B) of the City Code to increase the number of Class B liquor
licenses from 14 to 15 due to new ownership of Flat top Grill at 707 Church Street,
60201. This ordinance was introduced at Council on January 25, 2010.
For Action
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
(P1)* Request from SHORE Services for Up to $37,000 in HOME Funds to Rehab Their
“Community Integrated Living Arrangement” Property on Brown
Approval recommended by the Housing Commission and staff for the work
proposed in the application from SHORE Community Services for a HOME-funded
forgivable loan. Funding provided by the Federal HOME Program.
For Action
(P2)* Ordinance 10-O-10: To Grant Major Variations to Facilitate the Conveyance of
Land to the Chiaravelle Montessori School at 425 Dempster Street
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) recommends to the City Council approval of
the application by the Chiaravalle Montessori School for Major Variances to the
Zoning Ordinance.
For Introduction
(P3)* Ordinance 9-O-10 Amending Section 6-18-3 of the Zoning Ordinance, “Definitions”
At its meeting of September 29, 2009, the City Council adopted Ordinance 67-O-09,
which amended the definitions of “Restaurant, Type 1” and “Restaurant, Type 2”
found in Section 6-18-3 of Title 6 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended
(the “Zoning Ordinance”). Ordinance 9-O-10 will reinstitute the previous meanings
of said definitions.
For Introduction
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
(H1)* Township of Evanston January 2010 Monthly Bills
Township of Evanston Supervisor recommends the City Council to approve the
Township of Evanston bills, payroll, and medical payments for the month of
January 2010 in the amount of $85,324.47. Funding provided by Township budget.
For Action
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(H2)* Evanston Mental Health Board Proposed FY10 Agency Funding Levels
The Mental Health Board recommends the proposed FY2010 Evanston Mental
Health Board FY2010 Agency Funding Levels. The Mental Health Board
recommends the allocation of $841,500 for human services funding for 25 programs
in 17 different agencies. The $841,500 being requested will maintain funding for 13
programs, increase funding for 10 currently funded programs and eliminate
funding for one (1) program.
(H3)* Ordinance 3-0-10 Regarding Use of Mobile Telephones While Operating a Motor
Vehicle
Consideration of Ordinance 3-0-10 to ban mobile phone use while operating a motor
vehicle per the request of Ald. Jane Grover. This ordinance was introduced at
Council on January 25, 2010.
For Action
OTHER COMMITTEES
(O1)* Resolution 14-R-10 Amending Rule 9.6 and 16.5 of the Rules and Organization of
the City Council
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 14-R-10 which provides that the Council
Rules be amended to establish different start times for the Planning and
Development Committee, and the Regular Council meeting. This Resolution follows
the discussion on this topic at the February 1, 2010 Rules Committee meeting. The
new start times shall take effect at the February 22, 2010 meeting schedule.
For Action
(O2)* Downtown Evanston Budget Approval
Approval of the 2010-11 Downtown Evanston Budget as recommended by the
Economic Development Committee. The Downtown Evanston Budget receives
funding from several City sources. The Downtown Evanston Budget was presented
and approved by the Economic Development Committee at the November 18, 2008
meeting. Because of the unique budget process this year, this budget is being
presented for approval by the City Council on the same date as the City’s Annual
budget for 2010-11. A detailed description of the Downtown Evanston Budget has
been provided.
(O3)* Downtown Evanston Landscape/Funding Agreement
Staff recommend approval of the agreement with Downtown Evanston for the
provision of landscape/streetscape maintenance services for 2010. Per the funding
Agreement, the City also works with Downtown Evanston to maintain plantings via
a contractual service. The total cost for this service is outlined in the Downtown
Evanston Budget, and the City portion of these costs is $102,778. These services are
split between the Washington National TIF ($37,778) and the Economic
Development Fund ($65,000).
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APPOINTMENTS
MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGH FEBRUARY 2010
Upcoming Aldermanic Committee Meetings:
Tuesday, February 16 7:30 pm Housing & Community Dev Act Committee
Monday, February 22 5:30 pm Administration and Public Works,
Planning and Development Committee,
City Council Meeting
Wednesday, February 24 6:00 pm Parking Committee
Wednesday, February 24 7:30 pm Economic Development Committee
Thursday, February 25 8:00 am City/Chamber Committee