Town Hall with Tom Suffredin 1/31/2022 - Video Recording

Submitted by CSNA on Tue, 02/08/2022 - 13:13

CSNA sponsored an on-line Town Hall on Monday, January 31 with 6th Ward Ald. Tom Suffredin and CSNA President Jeff Smith. Here below are links to the video recording of that meeting posted on Youtube.

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Tom Suffredin Conversation with CSNA President Jeff Smith:

00:00 Title

00:03 Central Street Development Update

06:35 City Manager Hiring Process

15:21 Sexual harassment report regarding Parks and Rec employee complaints

18:25 Who is driving the move from the civic center? And why does every project cost so much? Do we need an Inspector General?

33:02 Tom's position on the Civic Center and council member compensation.

37:54 North Branch Library was sold to Lush Wine & Spirits. Will any of the proceeds come back to the library? Why are we shutting down city facilities and giving money to private corporations?

44:10 Is there planning ongoing about the problem of violence in the city?

49:25 Is it your sense that the police have the trust of the people of Evanston?

52:27 Do we need a tree ordnance? Or ... How much should the city be involved in people's private business?

Questions from the Zoom meeting participants.