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2-R-81
A RESOLUTION
To Reorganize the Economic Development
Committee of the City of Evanston
; WHEREAS, the Comprehensive General Plan of the City of Evanston
sets economic development as a goal and priority for the City of Evanston;
and
WHEREAS, an Economic Development Committee was originally estab-
lish;ed by Resolution 37-R-77 on June 27, 1977; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston believes that
a progressive, balanced system of economic development and the maintenance
and improvement of the tax base is essential to maintaining and improving
our quality of governmental services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved on December 8, 1980 a
reco;;lmendation to reorganize and expand the Economic Development Committee
of the City Council in a manner to increase the nature of the charge to
it; increase its responsibility for a city-wide Economic Development
process; assign to it additional responsibilities for overall review and
cooraination, eliminate certain other committees; and provide for the
review and recommendation of appropriate changes among the current
priorities and activities of the Zoning Amendment Committee, the Zoning
Board of Appeals, and City staff regarding Economic Development;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor, with advise and
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conse-it of the City Council, shall appoint an Economic Development
Committee of the City Council whose authority and responsibilites shall
include, but not be limited to: (a) initiating, soliciting and obtaining
• proposals for economic development within the City of Evanston which re-
quire City involvement or assistance; (b) working with neighborhood groups,
community organizations, and individuals to assist them in the economic
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development of their business areas; (c) working with the City's existing
business leaders to support and improve their continuing efforts; (d)
coordinating and conducting on a continual basis an overall review of
economic development matters within the City of Evanston; (e) the overall
coordination of parking and traffic development matters; (f) supervising
and directing that work of boards, commissions, and agencies including the
Business District Redevelopment Commission which is concerned with
economic development; (g) reviewing all requests for Zoning Amendment
Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals action and submitting its own review
addressing the economic development effects of an action request or pro-
posal to the Planning and Development Committee for its use at the same
time that said committee is receiving the report of the Zoning Amendment
Committee or Zoning Board'of Appeals; (h) reviewing and recommending changes
in the priorities and activities of the Zoning Amendment Committee, the
Zoning Board of Appeals, and the City staff regarding economic development;
(i) recommending to the City Council or other governmental agencies changes
in laws or policies necessary to foster and encourage sound economic develop-
ment in the community; and (j) making reviews and recommendations concerning
authority, structure or duration of related City committees and commissions
concerned with economic development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Economic Development Committee
shall consist of nine persons, including four Aldermen, a Plan Commission
representative, a representative from either the Zoning Amendments Committee
or the Zoning Board of Appeals and a representative from the Business
District Redevelopment Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Evanston
that Resolution 37-R-77 and all other resolutions in conflict be superseded
as to their conflicting portions. �
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Adopted: C Jz o,77 1981.
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