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City Council Actions - January 10, 2011
Special Order of Business
(SP1) FY 2011 Capital Improvement Plan of the City of Evanston
HELD FOR ACTION UNTIL FEBRUARY 14TH, 2011
The City Council decided to hold the CIP until staff responded to several additional questions. The City Manager recommended that the City Council consider reducing the amount of new CIP projects by approximately 1 million dollars.
Administration & Public Works
(A3.1) Approval of Fire & Life Safety Department Vehicle Replacement Purchase
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A3.1) Approval of Contract Award to Gila Corporation for Collection of Outstanding Debt
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A3.2) Approval of Contract Extension for Water Treatment Chemicals for FY 2011
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
Ald. questioned whether it was necessary to treat Evanston water with fluoride. Staff responded that Illinois State law requires fluoride in the treatment of water and that more information about water treatment will be presented on January 24th at the water plant.
(A3.3) Accept and Place on File of Single Audit for FY 2009-10
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
Ald. asked that the report be available online as part of the new transparency website.
(A3.4) National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program for City of Evanston Clean Refuse/Recycling Truck and Clean Motor Grader Project
REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION
(A4) Ordinance 1-O-11, Amending City Code Section 7-15-1 to Amend the Membership of the Board of Local Improvements
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A5) Ordinance 3-O-11 Amending Various Sections of Title 8, “Mobile Food Vehicle Vendors”, Chapter 26 of the City Code
The City Manager proposed an amendment regarding the effective date of the proposed ordinance be changed to December 31, 2010. The reason for this change is to be able to provide a pro-rated fee to a vendor who applied for a license in October 2010.
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA WITH AMENDMENT
(A6) Ordinance 75-O-10 Amending Various Sections of Title 9 “General Offenses”, Chapter 8, “Weapons”
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7) Ordinance 92-O-10 Regarding Sale of Sewer Service to 2010 Hawthorne Lane
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
Human Services
(H1) Approval of Township of Evanston December 2010 Monthly Bills
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
Other Committees
(O1) Resolution 2-R-11, Reallocating Unspent 2008 and 2009 CDBG Funds Recommended by the Housing & Community Development Act Committee
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
(O2) Resolution 3-R-11, Approving the 2011 One Year Action Plan Recommended by the Housing & Community Development Act Committee
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
(O3) Ordinance 2-O-11, Eliminating the Board of Examiners of Stationary Engineers, Boiler or Water Tenders
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
(O4) Ordinance 47-O-10, Amending Section 2-5-1, et seq. of the City Code Regarding the Duties of the Human Relations Commission
PASSES 8-0
Ald. discussed whether the Human Relations Commission had been given adequate notice of the changes to their duties and responsibilities. The City Manager clarified that the changes were recommended by the Rules Committee in May 2010 and had been discussed at the Human Relations Commission multiple times.
(O5) Ordinance 89-O-10, Amending Title 2, Chapter 14 of the City Code to Make the Energy Commission the Utilities Commission
PASSES ON CONSENT AGENDA
Public Comment:
A resident expressed concern over increases in residential water rates.
A resident expressed concern that the CIP of the City of Evanston included a number of replacements and repairs that did not seem to be long-term capital improvements but short term fixes.
A resident expressed concern over the increase in property taxes and income taxes that may come as a result of the state and local budget deficits.
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