HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 89-O-24, Amending City Code Title 2, Chapter 4, Section 2, _Membership_ of the Housing and Development Committee
89-O-24
Amending City Code Title 2, Chapter 4, Section 2, “Membership” of
Housing and Community Development Committee
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council has established a Housing and
Community Development Committee (the “HCDC”) to act in an advisory capacity to the
City Council on matters that relate to the built environment and the use of federal grant
funds, the City’s Affordable Housing Fund, and any other funding source that the City
Council deems appropriate to address primarily the needs of Evanston’s low, moderate,
and middle-income residents; and
WHEREAS, the HCDC is responsible for capital and economic
development projects and programs including, but not limited to: housing acquisition,
development, and preservation; housing services including landlord -tenant services and
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance management; City infrastructure and facilities projects
in lower-income neighborhoods; non-profit public facilities projects including homeless
shelters; and economic development projects and programs; and
WHEREAS, the HCDC is also responsible for the development and
implementation of the City’s Housing and Urban Development Consolidated Plan,
annual Action Plans and Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports,
including seeking input from the public following the Citizen Participation Plan, as
required; and
WHEREAS, recommendations from the HCDC go directly to the City
Council; and
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WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council believes it to be in the best interest
of the residents of the city of Evanston to amend the City Code requirements for
membership in the HCDC to better understand the needs of low/moderate income
Evanston residents in alignment with the functions and goals of the HCDC.
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Title 2, Chapter 4, Section 2, “Membership” of the Evanston
City Code of 2012, as amended (“City Code”), is hereby further amended as follows:
2-4-2. – MEMBERSHIP
The Committee consists of nine (9) members who serve without compensation
and reside or work in the City of Evanston. In appointing comm ittee members, the
Mayor will consider knowledge, familiarity, and /or experience with: housing policies;
needs of different populations including seniors or persons with disabilities; different
types of housing stock; renter and homeowner issues; public and private housing and
real estate development, finance, or sales; property management; and community
outreach and engagement.
The membership must consist of include the following:
(A) Four (4) Councilmembers, at least two (2) of whom who represent wards
with significant low/moderate income residents.
(B) Two (2) members who are not Councilmembers and who reside or work in
predominantly low/moderate income Evanston neighborhoods or provide
needed services primarily to low/moderate income people;
(C) Two (2) at-large members.
(D) One (1) member who has lived experience in public housing, Housing
Choice Voucher/Project-Based Voucher programs, or housing restricted to
households with incomes less than or equal to eighty (80) percent of the
area median.
(C) Five (5) members who are not Councilmembers and who have experience
with one or more of the following:
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(1) developing or implementing housing or community development policy
to address the needs of low/moderate/middle-income residents at the
federal, state, or local level;
(2) housing development, finance, or sales; or ownership or management
of rental housing;
(3) publicly- or privately-owned housing restricted for households with
incomes that do not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the area median
income, including those with lived experience;
(4) addressing the housing needs of populations including but not limited
to older adults, persons with chronic disabling conditions, or extremely
low income (less than 30% of the area median income);
(5) owning, managing, or maintaining public facilities that serve
low/moderate income residents, including but not limited to shelters for
people experiencing homelessness or victims of domestic violence ;
(6) providing services primarily to low/moderate income people that
improve their quality of life and wellbeing.
A member may meet more than one qualification. No member may be a full-time
or part-time employee of the City of Evanston, or any agency, facility, or service that
receives CDBG, HOME, AHF, or any other funding overseen by the Committee on
behalf of the City of Evanston.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
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_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_______________________________
Alexandra B. Ruggie, Corporation
Counsel
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Introduced:_________________, 2024
Adopted:___________________, 2025
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Approved:
__________________________, 2025