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Page 1 ACTIONS October 27, 2025
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
City Council
Monday, October 27, 2025
Lorraine H. Morton City Hall, James C. Lytle City Council Chambers, 909 Davis Street, Room 205
5:45 PM
Item Item Description Motion Disposition
SP1.
2024 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
and 2025 Action Agenda
Staff recommends the City Council accept and place
on file the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Inventory and the 2025 Sustainability & Resilience
Action Agenda
Approved for
Action: Accept and
Place on File
7-0-2
Ayes: Iles,
Niuewsma, Suffredin,
Rogers, Geracaris,
Kelly, Harris
Nayes:
Absent: Davis, Burns
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Item Item Description Motion Disposition
SP2.
Resolution 100-R-25 Approval of an
Honorary Street Name Sign Designation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt
Resolution 100-R-25, designating that portion of
McCormick Boulevard between Green Bay Road and
Bridge Street with the Honorary Street Name Sign,
“Natural Area Stewards Way”.
Funds for the honorary street name sign program are
budgeted in the Public Works Agency, Public Service
Bureau - Traffic Operations' materials fund (Account
100.40.4520.65115), which has a fiscal year budget
of $68,000 and a year-to-date balance of
$39,224.29. The approximate cost to create the
street name signs is $200.
Approved for Action
8-0-1-0
Ayes: Iles,
Niuewsma, Suffredin,
Davis, Rogers,
Geracaris, Kelly,
Harris
Nayes: None
Absent: Burns
Abstain: None
M1.
Approval of the minutes of the regular
Council meeting of September 29, 2025
Approved on
Consent Agenda for
Action
A1.
Approval of the City of Evanston Payroll,
Bills List, and Credit Card Activity
Staff recommends City Council approval of the City
of Evanston’s payroll for the period of September 22,
2025, through October 5, 2025, in the amount of
$3,961,006.03; the Bills List dated October 28, 2025,
for $5,864,976.41; and credit card activity for the
period ending August 26, 2025, in the amount of
$244,413.79.
Approved on
Consent Agenda for
Action
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Item Item Description Motion Disposition
A2.
Approval of BMO Harris Amazon Credit
Card Activity
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the
City of Evanston’s BMO Harris Amazon Credit Card
Activity for the period ending August 26, 2025, for
$17,096.88.
Approved for Action
8-0-0-1
Ayes: Iles,
Niuewsma, Davis,
Rogers, Geracaris,
Kelly, Burns, Harris
Nayes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: Suffredin
A3.
Approval of Sole Source Contract Award to
Illuminight Lighting Inc. for the Installation
of Holiday Lights and Decor for Evanston
Business Districts
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City
Manager to execute contracts with Illuminight
Lighting Inc., not to exceed $78,500 for the
installation of holiday lights and decor in the Church
and Dodge, Noyes, Maple Foster, Ashland Arts,
Dempster & Dodge, and Howard Street business
districts. A sole-source contract requires a two-thirds
vote of the City Council.
The funding for this project will be $19,300 from the
Great Merchant Grant account, 100.15.5300.62656;
$27,000 from the Howard Ridge TIF
(330.99.5860.62490 - Other Program Costs);
$17,500 from West Evanston TIF
(335.99.5870.62490 - Other Program Costs); $9,000
from the Five-Fifths TIF (365.99.5900.62490 - Other
Program Costs); $5,700 from the Dempster Dodge
TIF (340.99.5875.62490 - Other Program Costs).
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
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Item Item Description Motion Disposition
A4.
Approval of Contract with Suburban Tree
Consortium for the Purchase of Trees and
Planting Services for Fall 2025
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute a contract with the
Suburban Tree Consortium (STC) for the purchase
and planting of 296 trees in the amount of
$110.387.40.
Funding for this purchase is provided from two
General Fund accounts: $47,856.40 from Account
100.40.4320.65005, which has an approved FY 2025
budget of $140,000 with $51,551.07 remaining, and
$62,531 from Account 100.40.4320.62385, which
has an approved FY 2025 budget of $150,000.00
with a balance of $56,322.26.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
A5.
Approval of Single-Source Purchase of
Cisco CUCM and UCCX License Renewal
2025
Staff recommends City Council approval for the
single-source purchase of Cisco CUCM and UCCX
licenses and software support from CDW-G (120 S.
Riverside, Chicago, IL 60606) in the amount of
$43,380.00. A single-source purchase requires a
two-thirds vote of the City Council.
This purchase will be funded by the IT - Computer
Software Account (GL #100.19.1932.62340), which
has a FY 2025 budget of $1,752,000.00 and a YTD
balance of (-)$30,480.21. The overage in GL
#100.19.1932.62340 will be covered by an expected
year-end surplus in IT Service Agreements and
Contracts Account (GL #100.19.1932.62509).
Approved for Action
8-0-0-1
Ayes: Niuewsma,
Davis, Rogers,
Geracaris, Kelly,
Burns, Harris,
Suffredin
Nayes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: Iles
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Item Item Description Motion Disposition
A6.
Approval of a Single-Source Purchase to
Renew Customer Relationship Management
Software with Catalis US for 311 Services
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the
City Manager to execute a single-source agreement
with Catalis US (3025 Windward Plaza, Ste 200,
Alpharetta, GA 30005) to renew a three-year
agreement for their QAlert CRM software in the
amount of $52,000.00 for fiscal year 2025,
$54,600.00 for fiscal year 2026, and $57,330.00 for
fiscal year 2027. A single-source purchase requires a
two-thirds vote of the City Council.
This purchase will be funded by the IT - Computer
Software Account (GL #100.19.1932.62340), which
has a FY 2025 budget of $1,752,000.00 and a YTD
balance of (-)$30,480.21. The overage in GL
#100.19.1932.62340 will be covered by an expected
year-end surplus in IT Service Agreements and
Contracts Account (GL #100.19.1932.62509).
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
A7.
Approval of Single Source Purchase to
Renew Support for Laserfiche Document
Management Software
Staff recommends City Council approval for the
single-source purchase to renew Laserfiche software
support from MCCi (P.O. Box 790379, St. Louis, MO
63179) in the amount of $41,265.60. A single-source
purchase requires a two-thirds vote of the City
Council.
This purchase will be funded by the IT - Computer
Software Account (GL #100.19.1932.62340), which
has a FY 2025 budget of $1,752,000.00 and a YTD
balance of (-)$30,480.21. The overage in GL
#100.19.1932.62340 will be covered by an expected
year-end surplus in IT Service Agreements and
Contracts Account (GL #100.19.1932.62509).
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
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Item Item Description Motion Disposition
A8.
Approval of a Sole-Source Agreement with
SP+ for Parking Garage Management
Services
Staff requests City Council approve a sole source
contract with SP+ (200 E. Randolph St., Suite 5475,
Chicago, Illinois 60611) for $634,369 in 2026 and
$654,966 in 2027 for parking management services
in the three City-owned parking garages (525 Church
St., 1800 Maple Ave., and 821 Davis St.). A
sole-source contract requires a two-thirds vote of the
City Council.
Funding will be split from the three parking garage
“Contract Servicing” G/L accounts
(505.19.7025.62400, 505.19.7036.62400, and
505.19.7036.62400) with a total anticipated 2026
budget of $1,150,000.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
A9.
Resolution 94-R-25, Authorizing the
Settlement and Release of All Claims in
Mary Pat O'Neil v. City of Evanston, 2024 L
003612
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 94-R-25,
authorizing the City of Evanston to issue a settlement
payment pursuant to a settlement agreement and
release in Mary Pat O'Neil v. City of Evanston (Case
No. 2024 L 003612) Funding will be provided from
the Insurance Fund Settlement Costs - Liability
(Account 605.99.7800.62260).
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
A10.
Approval of 96-R-25 Memorandum of
Understanding with Edible Evanston
Staff recommends City Council approve a resolution
that permits City Manager to sign a Memorandum of
Understanding with Edible Evanston.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
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Item Item Description Motion Disposition
A11.
Resolution 97-R-25, Authorizing the City
Manager to Execute an Amendment to the
Lease Agreement Dated October 14, 1966,
as Amended, Between Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and
the City of Evanston
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 97-R-25, Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute an Amendment to the Lease Agreement
Dated October 14, 1966, as Amended, Between
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago and the City of Evanston.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
A12.
Resolution 98-R-25, Authorizing the City
Manager to Enter Into a Lease With the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District for
Park Properties
Staff recommends City Council adoption of
Resolution 98-R-25, Authorizing the City Manager to
Enter Into a Lease With the Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District for Park Properties.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
A13.
Resolution 99-R-25, Authorizing the City
Manager to Execute a Memorandum of
Understanding Between the City of
Evanston and the Illinois Fraternal Order of
Police
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt
Resolution 99-R-25, authorizing the City Manager to
execute a memorandum of understanding between
the City of Evanston and the Illinois Fraternal Order
of Police.
Approved on
Consent Agenda
for Action
PD1.
Ordinance 66-O-25 Approving A Special Use
Permit For a New Thirty-One-Story
Mixed-Use Residential Planned
Development at 601-615 Davis Street and
1604-1608 Chicago Avenue in the D3
Downtown Core District.
The Land Use Commission recommends against the
adoption of Ordinance 66-O-25, approving a Special
Use Permit for a Planned Development at 601-615
Davis Street and 1604-1608 Chicago Avenue in the
D3 Downtown Core District.
Approved for
Introduction
5-4
Ayes: Niuewsma,
Geracaris, Burns,
Harris, Iles
Nayes: Suffredin,
Kelly, Davis, Rogers,
Abstain: None
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Item Item Description Motion Disposition
PC1.
Preservation Commission 2024 Annual
Report
City staff recommend that the Planning &
Development Committee accept and place the 2024
annual report on file.
Approved on
Consent Agenda for
Action: Accept and
Place on File