City Council Actions - December 12, 2011
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
LORRAINE H. MORTON CIVIC CENTER
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Monday, December 12, 2011
City Council Executive Session meets at 5 pm (Aldermanic Library)
Administration & Public Works (A&PW) Committee meets at 5:45 p.m.
Planning & Development (P&D) Committee has been cancelled tonight
City Council meeting will reconvene at 7:15 p.m., or immediately
after A&PW if later
ORDER OF BUSINESS
(I) Roll Call – Begin with Alderman Grover
(II) Adjourn to Executive Session
(III) Recess for Administration & Public Works Committee meeting
(IV) Reconvene City Council meeting after Administration & Public Works Committee
(V) Mayor Public Announcements and Proclamations
Virag Jewelers Celebrates 75 years in Evanston
Evanston Day at Northwestern University Men’s Basketball – December 17
(VI) City Manager Public Announcements
“Day in the Life of Evanston: A Photo Story“ Contest Winners
Holiday Trash Collections
(VII) Communications: City Clerk
(VIII) Citizen Comment
• Two residents opposed to removal of two dozen trees at Kendall plan
• Resident opposed to LPR purchase and increase in water fees
• Resident supports City’s effort at banning plastic bags and proposes renting out city facilities, including weddings in the parasol room
• Resident states the city must develop a long-term economic development plan, lauds Ald. Rainey’s plan for Howard St.
(IX) Consent Agenda: Alderman Rainey
(X) Report of the Standing Committees
Administration & Public Works - Alderman Burrus
Planning & Development - Alderman Holmes
Human Services - Alderman Fiske
(XI) Call of the Wards
(Aldermen shall be called upon by the Mayor to announce or provide information about any Ward or City matter which an Alderman desires to bring before the Council.) {Council Rule 2.1(10)}
(XII) Executive Session
(XIII) Adjournment
CONSENT AGENDA
(M1) Approval of Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of November 28, 2011
HELD
(M2) Approval of Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of November 29, 2011
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
(A1) City of Evanston Payroll through 11/20/11 $2,653,239.28
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A2) City of Evanston Bills FY2011 through 12/13/11 $1,908,511.38
Credit Card Activity – Period End October 31, 2011 $ 98,772.42
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A3.1) Approval for Purchase of Two (2) License Plate Recognition Systems from Avrio RMS Group, LLC in the Amount of $118,963 (RFP 11-52)
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A3.2) Approval for Purchase of Field Arrest and Field Interview Software from Sungard Public Sector in the Amount of $54,920
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A4) Approval for Duncan Solutions, Inc. to Add a Twenty-Five Percent (25%) Collections Fee to the Delinquent Collections Process
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A5) Resolution 63-R-11 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Easement Agreement with ComEd for Electric Facilities at Fireman’s Park
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A6) Resolution 78-R-11 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Renewal Lease Agreements with Resident Artists for Studio Spaces at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
Staff recommends review and adoption of the following ten (10) abatement resolutions by the City Council. The Resolutions will abate (decrease) the amount of the 2011 property tax levy needed to retire the outstanding general obligation debt. Generally, abated debt amounts are funded through sources other than property taxes such as TIF incremental revenue, water/sewer receipts, and parking garage revenues.
(A7.1) Resolution 69-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.2) Resolution 70-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.3) Resolution 71-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.4) Resolution 72-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.5) Resolution 73-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.6) Resolution 74-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.7) Resolution 75-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.8) Resolution 76-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.9)Resolution 77-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A7.10)Resolution 68-R-11 General Obligation Debt Property Tax Abatement
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A8) Resolution 79-R-11 Expressing Official Intent Regarding Expenditures from the Funds of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, to be Reimbursed from Proceeds of Obligations to be Issued by the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
For Action
REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
APPROVED ON VOTE 9-0
(A9) Resolution 80-R-11 Deeming Certain Funds in the Special Tax Allocation Fund for the Howard Hartrey Tax Increment Redevelopment Project Area as “Surplus” Funds and Directing the Payment and Distribution Thereof (2011) by the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
For Action
INVESTIGATE IF MONEY CAN BE APPLIED TO CROSSING GUARDS
HELD IN COMMITTEE
(A10) Ordinance 104-O-11: Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Fleet Vehicles
For Introduction
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A11) Ordinance 113-O-11: Amending Portions of Title 10, Chapter 11, “Traffic Schedules,” Relating to Speed Limits on Oakton Street
For Introduction
HELD IN COMITTEE
• Resident speaking on behalf of four other residents presented petition of Oakton residents to Council requesting action to be taken to make the street safer
(A12) Ordinance 114-O-11 Amending Title 10, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 11, Traffic Schedules, Section 12: Schedule XII; Parking Meter Zones
For Introduction
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A13) Ordinance 115-O-11 Amending Title 10, Schedule XVII, of the Evanston City Code, “Parking Violation Penalties,” Section 10-11-17, Increasing the Penalty for Various Fines
For Introduction
Amend to take effect on April 1, 2012
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A14) Ordinance 117-O-11 Amending Various Sections of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Evanston City Code Regulating False Alarm Systems
For Introduction
Amend to take effect on February 1, 2012
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A15.1)Approval to Reimburse the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for Fair Market Value of Property Located at 1817 Church Street
For Action
HELD IN COMMITTEE
(A15.2)Resolution 64-R-11, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a TIF Construction Loan Agreement for the Renovation of 1817 Church Street
For Action
HELD IN COMMITTEE
(A15.3)Ordinance 106-O-11, Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of 1817 Church Street
for approval.
For Action
HELD IN COMMITTEE
(A15.4)Ordinance 107-O-11, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Sale of 1817 Church Street
For Action
HELD IN COMMITTEE
(A16) Ordinance 108-O-11 Amending the Evanston City Code Title 7, Chapter 12, Relating to the City Waterworks System
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A17) Ordinance 109-O-11 Amending Title 8, Chapter 5, Section 12 Imposition of Sanitation Service Charges to Increase the Sanitation Service Charge
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(A18) Ordinance 111-O-11 Requiring the Recycling of Electronics Products
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
(P1) Ordinance 91-O-11: Amending Sections 4-2-2 and 4-11-2 of the City Code to Revise Regulations Regarding Expiration of Building Permits
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
(H1) Approval of Township of Evanston November 2011 Bills
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
(H2) Township of Evanston Audit for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011
For Action
APPROVED ON CONSENT AGENDA
APPOINTMENTS
(APP1)For Appointment to:
Library Board Leora Siegel
Plan Commission James W. Ford
(APP2)For Reappointment to:
Arts Council Heidi Bloom
Arts Council Helen Axelrood
Arts Council Charles Lange
Emergency Telephone System Citizen Board David Blatt
Ladd Arboretum Committee Virginia Beatty
Ladd Arboretum Committee Tracy Hubbard
MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGH DECEMBER 2011
Upcoming Aldermanic Committee Meetings:
Tuesday, December 13 7 pm Human Relations Commission
Wednesday, December 14 6 pm Transportation/Parking Committee
Wednesday, December 14 7 pm Northwestern University/City Committee
Thursday, December 15 7 pm Housing Commission
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