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Evanston APW advances property-sale ordinance, approves tree injections, facility contracts and honorary-street policy; rooftop-solar item tabled
Summary
At its May 11 meeting the Administration and Public Works Committee approved a range of consent items — awarding a Dutch elm injection contract, a single-source fire-systems contract and business-district planter work, updated honorary street-name policy, and advanced an ordinance to sell several city properties; the rooftop-solar item for the animal shelter was tabled to May 25.
The Administration and Public Works Committee on May 11 approved multiple consent and contract items, advanced an ordinance to the full City Council and tabled one energy item for later consideration.
On A3 the committee approved resolution 67R26, an agreement with Emerald Tree Care LLC for the 2026 Dutch Elm Tree Injection Program. Noel Rodriguez, public services bureau chief, said the city’s in-house crews perform about 300 inoculations per year, while the contract covers roughly 1,461 treatments; expanding in-house work would require more staff with a pesticide license and training, he said.
The committee approved a single-source purchase order (A12, resolution 96R26) for annual inspections and repairs of fire-protection systems. Sean Cholic, facilities and fleet management, said the vendor (US Fire / US Fire Alliance) has been reliable and responsive; staff recommended continuing for the remainder of the year and issuing an RFP to obtain revised pricing and a potential multi-year agreement for 2027 and beyond.
Other approvals included resolution 91R26 updating the city’s honorary street-name sign program and a landscaping contract for business district planters; Paul Zamazak said the Great Merchant Grant budget for 2026 is $68,000 and that about $47,000 would remain after the planters contract. A motion to table resolution 95R26, authorizing rooftop solar at the animal shelter, moved the item to the committee’s May 25 meeting. The committee also advanced ordinance 44026 authorizing the city manager to negotiate sales of city-owned properties on Main Street and Sherman Avenue to full council with a neutral recommendation.
Committee business closed with a voice vote on the consent agenda items and no recorded public comment.
