Administration and Public Works Committee Meeting 9-28-2026

The City of Evanston Administration and Public Works Committee met on September 28, 2026. The committee voted 0–6 against Resolution 191R26, which would have approved an agreement with John Kino & Company for the Dog Beach ADA access design-build project (RFP 26-33). Members directed staff to pursue an RFP for a more direct, lower-cost accessible design; staff said the alternative had not yet been costed. Discussion referenced earlier estimates of $693,000 and $863,000 and weighed cost, durability, environmental impacts, and ADA compliance. Members directed staff to issue the RFP by December 1 and said the beach would close on that date unless an accessible solution was in place; no vote on this follow-up direction is recorded in the transcript.

The committee approved Resolution 256R26 for $12,893 in Beimo Harris credit-card activity by a 5–0 vote, with one abstention. Members also considered a $149,000 agreement with Sella for e-permit hub electronic plan review and Open Counter software. Staff described related Civic Platform upgrades to automate permitting and other city workflows, including public works, health, fire, business licensing, and cashiering. The transcript ends before a vote on this software agreement, so its disposition is not available.