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Community Meeting January 9

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you will join me on Wed., Jan. 9, 7 p.m. at the Levy Center, 300 Dodge Avenue, in the Linden Room. 

AGENDA

INTRODUCTION OF AND COMMENTS BY CHIEF OF POLICE DEMITROUS COOK

COMMUNITY POLICING UPDATE

FIRE CHIEF BRIAN SCOTT REPORT

INTRODUCTION OF STAFF PRESENT

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE 8TH WARD

SENIOR HOUSING PROPOSAL:
Chicago-based Evergreen Real Estate Group will be working with CJE SeniorLife (formerly the Council for Jewish Elderly) to rehabilitate the existing CJE Adult Day Services facility located at 1015 Howard Street. Additionally, the Evergreen/CJE team will be replacing the vacant Dairy Queen (999 Howard St.) immediately east of CJE’s Adult Day facility and a portion of the current CJE site frontage along Howard Street with approximately 60 units of much-needed affordable housing for seniors age 62 and older with a new building connected to the CJE building.

UPDATE ON EVANSTON GATEWAY:
Redevelopment 100 Chicago Avenue  (Howard St. and Chicago Ave. intersection) by David Brown.  This building will be a 26-unit multifamily rental building with ground floor garden retail, etc.

SHERWIN WILLIAMS BUILDING (619 Howard St.): Proposed redevelopment

PROPOSED DELUXE CAR WASH, 2425 Oakton St.: 9th Ward

RECYCLING CENTER, 2222 Oakton St.: Update by City Manager and Shopping Center Developer Clark Street Real Estate

BURGER KING, 2317 W. Howard St., Chicago: Update

HOWARD STREET CORRIDOR PROJECT:  Renovation of the street from the Target store access drive/Sacramento Ave. to Callan Ave.

UPDATE ON THE JAMES PARK LAWSUIT WITH NICOR - How are we doing? What are the next steps? 

BUDGET ISSUES, WATER, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, AND ROBERT CROWN NEWS

COMMENTS

New Year's Holiday Schedule

The Morton Civic Center will be closed on New Year's Day, Tues., Jan. 1. No trash or recycling pickups will occur. Tuesday through Thursday collections will occur one day later than usual next week. Collections on Mon., Dec. 31 will occur as normal.

Christmas Tree Pickups Begin Today

City crews will pick up Christmas trees starting today, Mon., Dec. 31 through Fri., Feb. 1 on residents' trash and recycling collection day. Trees should be placed on the parkway, in between the street and the sidewalk, and all decorations should be removed. Please do not place trees in plastic bags

Last Reminder: Wheel Tax Payments Due Today

Save time and pay your 2019 wheel tax conveniently online! Payment is due today, Mon., Dec. 31. All vehicles registered to an Evanston address are required to pay an annual wheel tax.

Expedited Building Plan Review Services Available

Beginning January 1, 2019, the City of Evanston’s Community Development Department will offer expedited services for those seeking an accelerated review of building plans and permits for construction projects.

The premium service will provide applicants with plan review comments within five business days, reducing wait times and allowing those with condensed timelines the ability to move through the City’s plan review and permit processes more quickly. During peak construction season, the City’s development review process typically requires three to four weeks to complete.

The five-business-day turnaround time for expedited plan review services will begin once an expedited permit application fee is paid. The service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis for up to two plan reviews. Applicants who would like to take advantage of the premium service will pay an initial $250 application fee, plus expedited building permit and plan review fees prior to permit issuance.

Project types eligible for expedited review are:

• Interior remodels (residential or commercial)
• Residential kitchen, bathroom or basement remodels
• Porch, deck or pergola installations
• Detached garage or accessory structure installations
• Patio, sidewalk, driveway or hardscape installations (on private property) 

Projects ineligible for expedited review are preliminary zoning analyses, projects at food establishments, planned developments, projects located in a preservation district, and projects with construction costs exceeding $500,000.

The Expedited Plan Review application and fee schedule are available online at cityofevanston.org/fastplanreview or by calling/texting 847-448-4311. For convenience, residents may simply dial 3-1-1 in Evanston.