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Evanston referrals committee sends parks review, scooter ordinance, dog-park rules and library governance question to standing committees
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Evanston Referrals Committee unanimously referred a parks capital-planning review, a smoking-in-parks proposal, a drafted scooter ordinance, dog-park rules and a library-governance review to the appropriate standing committees, with target hearing dates ranging from late winter to the second quarter.
The Evanston Referrals Committee on Jan. 12 unanimously referred a slate of requests and draft ordinances to standing committees, setting deadlines for staff reports and committee hearings over the coming months.
The committee referred a parks capital-planning review requested by Council member Nussmann to the Parks & Recreation board, asking that board to review best practices for planning and procurement and report back to City Council by Aug. 31. "Reporting back to city council, not the referrals committee," a committee member said during the exchange.
A city-manager-sponsored request to add public parks to the list of…
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