Evanston Now Recap: Planning and Development Committee Here's a recap of our live coverage of this afternoon's Evanston City Council Planning and Development Committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. A packet with information on the agenda items is available online. Meeting called to order at 3:34 p.m. Minutes approved. P1 – Extension of time for test of pro sports events at Welch-Ryan Arena (There was a significant delay to sort out technical issues with an echo in the meeting audio during discussion of this item.) Approved for introduction 4-3. P2 – Tree preservation ordinance amendment Alderman Judy Fiske, 1st Ward, says city has a lot of huge old heritage trees that “are under threat.”