Evanston City Council will vote Monday on an ordinance that would allow local businesses to boot cars for the first time since June.

If approved, the six-month ordinance would legalize booting, immobilizing illegally parked cars on private property, and it would place regulations on booting methods employed by parking lot patrollers. After six months, the council will evaluate the effectiveness of the regulations and make a final decision on allowing businesses to boot in Evanston.

At its June 12 meeting, the council placed a 90-day moratorium on booting on private property so aldermen could discuss the positives and negatives of imposing regulations. At their Sept. 11 meeting, aldermen extended the moratorium 45 days.

Ald. Steven Bernstein (4th) said Sunday that the parking lot at Burger King, 1740 Orrington Ave., was most affected by the recent booting ordinances.

He said Burger King began booting in April after people whose vehicles were damaged by tow trucks in their parking lot sued the restaurant for liabilities.

“Towing causes a lot of aggravation, time and money,” Bernstein said. “Burger King got a double benefit from booting because not only have they had fewer cars to boot, but the congregation of kids in their parking lot has decreased.”

Burger King manager Fabian Delgado said that while some people were upset about their cars being booted, customers were much happier to find places to park.

During the months the council temporarily banned booting, parking problems returned because towing illegally parked cars was less effective, Delgado said.

But aldermen have voiced concerns about booting methods at previous council meetings.

Ald. Stephen Englemen (7th) said his opposition to booting hinges on three issues: trespassers who don’t realize they are parking illegally, the high price for detaching the boot and dealing with violators who don’t have enough money on them to get their cars back.

The new ordinance would require parking lot patrollers to post more signs clearly stating that illegally parked cars will be booted. Also, patrollers would approach trespassers explaining the booting procedure before they boot.

Officials with Guardian Parking Services, the private company that Burger King hired to boot cars in its lot, said in June that the $105 fee they charge for detaching the boot from the cars was lower than average towing fees and that violators would be given the choice of paying with checks, cash or credit cards.

Also at tonight’s meeting, the council will consider whether to accept a bid from Winkler’s Tree Service to trim trees for the city’s Department of Parks, Forestry and Recreation. Aldermen tabled a vote on the bid Oct. 10 after some residents and city officials raised questions about related issues.

Winkler’s filed suit against an Evanston resident April 18, accusing her of making public remarks that defamed its tree-trimming services.

Mimi Peterson, the resident named in the suit, criticized in January Winkler’s tree-trimming work on Evanston’s parkway trees. Peterson’s comments have led some to question whether the company is providing quality tree-trimming services.

The council could vote to allow the forestry department to rehire Winkler’s, which submitted to the city the lowest bid for the project. Residents have voiced concerns, but forestry department officials have said they backed Winkler’s work.