2023 Transcripts
2023 Transcripts
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Below find a series of transcripts of the meetings organized by the City or City officials (Revelle community meeting/Reid townhalls) re. NU proposed Stadium Development and Text Amendment (and MOU).
The first ones shown below are the very rough incomplete Council meetings (October 30 & November 20) and the two Reid townhall meetings. These "rough" transcripts will be replaced soon with corrected versions.
Just one comment regarding an amendment that Councilmember Kelly put on the "floor" to table the MOU for just a few weeks and that Mayor Biss tiebreaking vote did not allow to pass. The short pause would have allowed the Council more time to explore in depth the legal repercussions of tying the NU Community Benefits with the Text Amendment, and also review the implications of the language of the MOU regarding words such as "unreasonability" etc.
In fact, there was in fact no rush on demolition, no December deadline, because State requirements for buildings deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places effectively postponed the decision granting the stadium demolition for several months.
NU and City Staff found out about this state requirement in October.
Therefore, Mayor Biss must have also known about this. His rush in casting the tiebreaking vote shows his overwhelming desire to grant NU unfettered control over future decisions by Council regarding the U2District.
This also explains the most recent clause in the MOU regarding "Northwestern not building a new stadium".
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2023/11/22/ryan-field-demolition-preservation-review/
Below: rough transcripts of Council meeting October 30, part 1, part 2
Below: rough transcripts of Council meeting October 30, part 1, part 2
rough oct 30 No times part 1 council.pdfRough oct 30 No times Part 2.pdfBelow: Rough transcript of Reid Townhall meeting, November 9
Below: Rough transcript of Reid Townhall meeting, November 9
rough 11.9.23 townhall.pdfBelow: Rough transcripts of CBA Nov 16 meeting: part 1,part 2,part 3,part 4
Below: Rough transcripts of CBA Nov 16 meeting: part 1,part 2,part 3,part 4
rough cba 1.pdfrough cba 2.pdfrough cba 3.pdfrough cba 4.pdfBelow see the completed transcript (part 1, first two hours) of the November 20, 2023 Council meeting
Part 1 Transcript first 2 hrs 11.20.23.pdfBelow: rough transcripts of council meeting Nov 20, part 2, part 3, part 4
Below: rough transcripts of council meeting Nov 20, part 2, part 3, part 4
Rough Part 2 Transcript 2hrs 39 secs on Council 11.20.23.pdfRough Part 3 Transcript 3hrs 59mins 33 secs on Council 11.20.23.pdfRough Part 4 4 hrs 52 min 31secs until end Council 11.20.23.pdfBelow see Part 1. of the 10/11/23 LUC transcript that covers Nu's closing statement and the questions by the Commissioners.
Below see Part 1. of the 10/11/23 LUC transcript that covers Nu's closing statement and the questions by the Commissioners.
LUC 10.11.23 Part 1 NU closing and answers.pdfBelow see part 2. of the 10/11/23 LUC transcript that covers the Commission's deliberations and the attempt by Chairman Rodgers to override the Text Amendment with a new Amendment.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U7HW3phZSYBelow see part 2. of the 10/11/23 LUC transcript that covers the Commission's deliberations and the attempt by Chairman Rodgers to override the Text Amendment with a new Amendment.
LUC 10.11.23 Part 2 Commission deliberation.pdfBelow see part 1. of the 9/27/23 LUC transcript that covers Public Comment.
Below see part 1. of the 9/27/23 LUC transcript that covers Public Comment.
LUC 9.27.23 part 1 public comment.pdfBelow see Part 2. of the 9/27/2023 Luc meeting transcript that covers the 30 minute presentations.
Below see Part 2. of the 9/27/2023 Luc meeting transcript that covers the 30 minute presentations.
LUC 9.27.23 part 2, 30-minute presentations.pdfBelow see Part 3 of the 9/27/23 LUC meeting that covers the 10-minute continuance presentations.
Below see Part 3 of the 9/27/23 LUC meeting that covers the 10-minute continuance presentations.
LUC 9.27.23 part 3, 10-minute presentations.pdfBelow see the three transcripts of the 9/6/23 Land Use Commission meeting.
9.6.23 LUC Transcript-Intro and NU presentation.pdf9-6-23 LUC Transcript 2-commissioners question NU.pdf9-6-23 LUC Transcript 3. Presentations.pdfBelow see the transcript of the 6/27/23 Revelle/NU Community meeting
6.27.23 NU-Revelle community meeting final transcript.pdfBelow see the transcript of the 8/31/23 NU-City Committee meeting
Transcript 8.31.23 NU-City Committtee.pdfGoogle Sites
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