City Council Actions - October 10, 2011
Citizen Comment
• Citizen supports construction of I-Go solar canopies and hopes to see signage of the installation as it relates to the City of Evanston’s Climate Action Plan
• Five citizens appeared in opposition to Central St. as proposed due to differences from its façade as originally proposed
• Citizens objected to previous treatment by City Council and plan on pursuing litigation against three of the Aldermen
CONSENT AGENDA
(M1) Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 26, 2011
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
(A1) City of Evanston Payroll through 09/25/11 $2,502,291.16
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A2) City of Evanston Bills FY2011 through 10/11/11 $4,336,553.08
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A3) Approval of Free Holiday Parking in the City’s Three Downtown Self-Park Garages and Lot 60 on Weekdays between 5 p.m. and 12 Midnight and all day on Saturday beginning Thursday, November 24, 2011
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A4) Approval of the Installation of a Solar Canopy and Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Parking Lot 3
PASSES AS AMENDED 9-0
(A5) Resolution 57-R-11, Authorizing Construction Funding Agreement with Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the Sheridan Road Signal Modernization Project (Chicago Avenue to Central Street)
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A6) Ordinance 85-O-11, Amending Title 10, Regarding Residents Parking Only Districts, Adding District S: Eight o’clock (8:00) A.M. to Six o’clock (6:00) P.M. Monday through Saturday for 2500 Block of Hurd Avenue
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7) Ordinance 86-O-11 Amending Title 10, Regarding Limited Parking Residential Exemption District ‘A’, Adding Lincoln Street, South Side, from Orrington Avenue to Sherman Avenue
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
(P1) Ordinance 80-O-11 Amending the Approved Planned Development for 1700- 1722 Central Street (7-O-07)
PASSES 8-1
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
(H1) Approval of September 2011 Township of Evanston Payroll and Bills
PASSES AS AMENDED 9-0
(H2) Ordinance52-O-11, Amending Certain Provisions of Title 9, Chapter 4 of the Evanston City Code, “Dogs, Cats, Animals and Fowl”
PASSES AS AMENDED 9-0
OTHER COMMITTEE
(O1) Resolution 54-R-11; Approving Release of Certain Closed Session Minutes
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
APPOINTMENTS
(APP1)For Appointment to:
Commission on Aging Beverly Shearer
Ladd Arboretum Committee Pamela Johnson
Preservation Commission Kristen Armstrong Matz
Mayor’s Youth Task Force Eamon Kelly