City Council - Regular Meeting

in glass or metal canisters. 4. Backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages.

threatening harassing abusive or defamatory behavior or speech which in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant at arms may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting is not permitted disruptive or distracting actions such as the stomping of feet waving of arms throwing any item whistling booing shouting or other loud utterances are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant at arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, 1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. 2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage. 3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters. four backpacks large bags and sealed packages clear bags not tinted in color that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 are permitted and subject to search and five firearms ammunition fireworks laser pointers stun guns tasers mace pepper spray and toy weapons cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode can only be used while seated and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the staff. chair, or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. any item that poses a potential safety hazards as determined by the sergeant at arms is prohibited in the gallery such items include but are not limited to one any pointed objects including knives of any kind two banners flyers or other forms of signage three food and beverages including in glass or metal canisters 4. Backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color. please remember to log in your devices if you need assistance it will be available thank you of the city council or any of its committees all individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request individuals must remain seated at all times except one when entering or exiting the gallery 2. When providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose. Or 3. When asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting. is not permitted disruptive or distracting actions such as the stomping of feet waving of arms throwing any item whistling booing shouting or other loud utterances are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant at arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, 1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. 2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage. 3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters. 4. Backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search. And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode. can only be used while seated and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the sergeant-at-arms city of chicago city council rules of conduct for public meetings twenty twenty three to twenty twenty seven Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the Sergeant at Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery. Two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose. or three when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the city council profane threatening harassing abusive or defamatory behavior or speech which in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant at arms may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting is not permitted disruptive or distracting actions such as the stomping of feet waving of arms throwing any item whistling booing shouting or other loud utterances are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting any item that poses a potential safety hazards as determined by the sergeant at arms is prohibited in the gallery such items include but are not limited to one any pointed objects including knives of any kind two banners flyers or other forms of signage three food and beverages including in glass or metal canisters four backpacks large bags and sealed packages clear bags not tinted in color that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 are permitted and subject to search and five firearms ammunition fireworks laser pointers stun guns tasers mace pepper spray and toy weapons cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode can only be used while seated and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the sergeant at arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings 2023-2027 Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the Sergeant at Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery. Two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose.

Good morning, members of the City Council. The meeting will begin shortly. Please remember to log into your devices. If you need assistance, it will be available. Thank you.

which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant at arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, 1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. 2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage. 3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters. 4. Backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search. And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode. can only be used while seated and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings 2023-2027 Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the sergeant at arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the city council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery. Two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose. Or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting. is not permitted disruptive or distracting actions such as the stomping of feet waving of arms throwing any item whistling booing shouting or other loud utterances are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant at arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, 1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. 2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage. 3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters. four backpacks large bags and sealed packages clear bags not tinted in color that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 are permitted and subject to search and five firearms ammunition fireworks laser pointers stun guns tasers mace pepper spray and toy weapons cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode can only be used while seated and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings 2023-2027 Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the Sergeant at Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. individuals must remain seated at all times except one when entering or exiting the gallery two when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting set aside for that purpose or three when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the city council profane threatening harassing abusive or defamatory behavior or speech which in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant at arms may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant at arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, one, any pointed objects, including knives of any kind, two, banners, flyers, or other forms of sign.

Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome to City Council. Welcome to City Council. Everyone, can you please start taking your seats? If you do not have a seat, you will have to leave the chamber until seats open up. Again, please start taking your seats. If you do not have a seat, you will have to leave the chamber until seats open up. Thank you.

placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023-2027. Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the Sergeant-at-Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery. Two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose. Or 3. When asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting. is not permitted disruptive or distracting actions such as the stomping of feet waving of arms throwing any item whistling booing shouting or other loud utterances are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant at arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, 1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. 2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage. 3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters. 4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search. And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode. can only be used while seated and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the sergeant at arms city of chicago city council rules of conduct for public meetings twenty twenty three to twenty twenty seven Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the sergeant at arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the city council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry. Good morning!

Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. The mayor is entering the dais. The meeting will start momentarily. If you can't find a seat here, please go to the third floor. Please take your seats. Thank you.

Good morning, everyone. The council will come to order. Madam Clerk, please take a quorum roll call.

The vote is now open. The quorum roll call is now open. Please use your devices. The roll call is now open. Raise your hand if you need help with your device. I will now call on those who have not used their device alderman Hopkins not president chambers alderwoman are sorry alderman Robinson not president chambers alderman hall not president chambers alderman Mitchell okay Mitchell is present alderwoman Ramirez Ramirez is present Alderman Coleman, not present in Chambers. Alderman Curtis. Alderman Curtis is present. Alderman Mosley. Mosley is present in Chambers. Alderman Rodriguez, not present in Chambers. Alderman Tabarez, not present in Chambers. Alderwoman Scott, not present in Chambers. Alderman Tito Lopez, not present in Chambers. Alderperson Fuentes, not present in Chambers. Alderman Wagaspak. Wagaspak is present. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez. Not present. Chambers. Alderman Villegas. Villegas is present. Alderwoman Mintz. Not present. Chambers. Alderwoman Nugent. Nugent is present. Alderman Knudson. Knudson is present. Alderman Gardner. Gardner is present. Alderwoman Manahoppenworth. Manahoppenworth is present. Alderman Robinson. Robinson is present. Alderman Cicho Lopez. Cicho Lopez is present. Cicho Lopez is present.

Yeah, Cicho Lopez is here.

Got it? Anyone else I missed? The roll call is now closed.

Farewell. Thank you, Madam Clerk. There are 41 members present. We do have a quorum. There are... six Alders that have requested to participate in today's meeting remotely. For reasons stated in Rule 59, can we confirm the presence online of Alder Scott, Rodriguez Sanchez, Fuentes, Rodriguez, and Mitz?

Yes, and I just see that Alderman Hall walked in. Alderman Hall, present? We'll mark you down. Alder Woman Scott. Are you there?

I am present.

OK. Alderman Rodriguez Sanchez. I'm here. OK. Alderperson Fuentes.

Present.

Alderman Rodriguez. Alderman Metz.

Present.

All right. Alderman Hopkins is present.

Very well, so Alders Scott Rodriguez Sanchez Fuentes admits have confirmed their presence online Can I get a motion for the participation of these members remotely? It's been moved all those in favor signify by saying aye any opposed say nay in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it Let's stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, please I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please remain standing for our invocation, which will be delivered today by Reverend Dr. Ira Ackrey from the Greater St. John Bible Church.

Eternal God, our Father, we come before your presence today seeking your wisdom. May those entrusted with public office lead not for personal gain, but for public good. Not by politics, but by principle. Lord, Chicago has lived far too long as a tale of two cities. We pray that you would transform inequality into equity, hopelessness into opportunity. We pray that you grant this council the courage to do justice. We pray for our neighborhoods that have been, some have been overlooked and families that have been often forgotten. Let every child have access to excellent schools, safe streets, affordable housing, quality healthcare, and the opportunity to fulfill their God-given potential. While some have advocates, help us to remember those whose voices often go unheard. Balance the scales of justice, dear God. Increase the peace in our neighborhoods. Bring civility to these chambers. And as we move through summer months, continue to protect our children, strengthen those who are working diligently to stop the violence, and make us your instruments of peace. Lord, we pray that you protect and bless our mayor and his family. Bless every council member and all who serve this city. Grant them wisdom for every decision, courage for every challenge, compassion for every resident. Dear God, we pray and ask this in the name of the God who strengthened Sojourner Truth, empowered Ida B. Wells, gave courage to Frederick Douglass, sustained Fannie Lou Hamer, lifted Harold Washington, and inspired Dr. King. We pray this in the name of the one who was born on the margins, walked among the forgotten, challenged the powerful, and who was crucified by the empire yet Raised by the power of God, we ask these blessings in the name of Jesus. Let every heart say amen.

Amen. Thank you, Reverend. You may be seated. Public comments.

The council will now begin the public comment period, which is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.

Speakers cannot yield or transfer their time to another speaker. Any written comments that have been submitted will be posted and made available for automatic review. The first speaker this morning is Sarah Katachman. Hello. Welcome.

Hello. I would like to discuss the protecting renters ordinance. I am a dog owner and renting in Chicago with dogs is impossible. So I always knew that I had to own a home. I bought them two flat because I knew a single family home would be extremely too big for me. It's just me and my dogs. Um, so I bought a two flat thinking, you know, I can just split the rent, uh, split the mortgage, split the water bill, keep it very low income. My intention was never to become a landlord, but apparently I am called a private landlord. I'm not a corporate landlord. Um, I make no profit off of my rental. Um, With this new ordinance coming in, I am so tempted to pull a JB Pritzer and pull the bathtub, the sink, and the toilet all out of the rental unit and make that two-flat into a single-family home. It says that you have to have just cause to not renew a lease. Well, I had a previous tenant a few years ago where the first six months was beautiful. It was a honeymoon stage. After six months, the husband got a real bad attitude, and I didn't like it. So I kept my mouth shut. I kept everything cordial until the lease expired. Once the lease expired, I did not renew. I gave them their 90-day notice, as I'm supposed to, and I did not renew. Illinois is an at-will state. I can fire somebody now. Somebody can be fired for no cause, but yet I have to have a cause to not renew a lease? This is my home. This is my peace. I want to be peace. I want to be able to come home to peace. And then you want to charge 10 times the rent for a relocation fee? Do you not understand that that is going to raise the rent? Because now I have to double the the rent to make sure that I have the money to give to the tenant for a relocation. So affordable housing is going to go out of the window. So I'm basically going to be forced to jack the rent up to an extreme amount. I don't need anyone in this apartment. I can afford the apartment. I can afford the house on my own. But you're basically telling me that I rent out to people with low credit scores to felons. A lot of these corporate landlords don't rent to people with low credit or to felons.

Thank you very much for your comments. However, your time has expired. Our next speaker is Brandon Besheen Sullivan. Welcome.

Uh, Mr. Mayor members of the council. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. My name is Brendan fashion Sullivan. I'm a researcher at unite here, local one, Chicago's union of hospitality workers. I'm here today to express our profound concern about two TIF allocations that have been proposed in support of related Midwest 78 development. And to urge you not to support any public subsidy for this project without a path to good hospitality jobs. At this time, there is no path to good paying hospitality jobs anywhere within the 78. Neither of the newly proposed redevelopment agreements make any provision for the hospitality jobs of the project to pay more than city minimum wage currently 1705 per hour. MIT is living wage calculator for the Chicago Naperville Elgin area States that a living wage is 25 80 per hour for a single adult with no children. more troubling the jobs covenant included in the redevelopment agreement for the infrastructure portions of the tiff doesn't even include a real commitment to permanent job creation. Instead, the covenant commits the developer to aspire to the creation of some number of permanent jobs in the documents made public on the city council's website that number was left blank. If the developer can't make a firm commitment to good hospitality jobs or indeed to the creation of any permanent jobs, it's not clear how the working people of Chicago can expect any economic benefit from the 78. Our second concern is about transparency. Chicagoans ought to know what specifically public funds are being used to support and their elected representatives could make a point of finding out. The TIF ordinances now being considered leave those questions unanswered. Plan development 1434 for the 78 does not make clear what will be built on the non Chicago fire stadium portions of the site. The permitted uses that have previously been approved for the entirety of the site range from housing and hotels to data centers, hospitals, and renewable energy facilities. The current TIF proposals lack specificity about what hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds could end up supporting The parking structure proposed in one ordinance includes vertical air rights parcels that, according to that ordinance, could host restaurants, retail, residential towers, hotels, and or other mixed-use commercial buildings allowed by the plan development. It contains no further specifics. Neither TIF proposal provides any new information about subareas 3 and 4 south of the planned Chicago Fire Stadiums. All that Related Midwest has provided about their plans for the southern third of this site are vague drawings, a bulk table, and a laundry list of permitted uses. We struggle to understand how anybody can responsibly allocate massive public subsidy to this project with so little concrete information about the specific uses it will support. Thank you.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker this morning is Jerry Blevings.

Good morning. My name is Jerolyn Blevins and I work for Levy of the United Center. I am a proud member of United Here Local 1 and a union steward. I'm also a proud alumni of the United Here Chicago Hospitality Institute training program. I'm here to urge the council to vote no on the proposed TIF ordinance for the 78 development. Chicago sports and entertainment venues don't work without concessions workers like me. We know the value of our work, and we fought for years to get the wages and benefits we deserve. The so-called jobs covenant and its proposal is shocking. It leads to a door wide open to pay workers at the new facility at the minimum wage. It is insulting to us and to anyone who works at the new development. If you're serving the same fans in the same city, your paycheck shouldn't look like it came from another planet. If a company wants 400 million from the city, it should be ready to be clear how those jobs will benefit the community. A project this big, asking for this much money from the city, anything less is completely unacceptable. This council should say no deal until there's a path to good jobs for hospitality workers. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Our next speaker is Andrew Torrence.

Good morning. My name is Andrew. I'm a South Shore resident speaking out against J.B. Pritzker's $9 billion quantum facility being built on the former South Works site. Every day in this city, we see things constantly getting more expensive. Groceries, gas, rent, comment bills, you name it. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and everyday working people are feeling it. Myself and my neighbors are barely able to afford to stay in our homes as is. Meanwhile, as we speak, J.B. Pritzker is building a quantum computing facility on the southeast side, promising them $9 billion in funding. Where is this kind of funding for everyday working people? Quantum computing may be new, but exploiting black and brown people and our land locally, all in the name of rich people making more money elsewhere, is not new in the slightest. You're not going to piss on my leg and tell me it's raining. Piss is piss. A scam is a scam. After living in Hyde Park for several years, the neighborhood began to feel less like a neighborhood and more like a developer's experiment, and they got way too expensive. So I was forced to move. After moving to South Shore, I finally felt like I'd have found a neighborhood that felt perfect for me. Then I found out about the Quantum Campus and what it could mean for myself and my neighbors, and it looked familiar. I've seen before how universities and wealthy companies promise these shiny things on cheap, affordable land in black and brown neighborhoods, saying it'll be good for us. Then they take all the money and resources from these shiny things and price us out until the neighborhood looks completely different. We see it in Hyde Park, and we see it in Woodlawn. And now they're taking it down to Southern Lakefront with the Quantum Campus. Tech companies build these data centers on our land, and what do we get in return? We get skyrocketing rent, increased energy bills, constant noise, wasted and polluted water, and I'm not going to stand for it. I've made a fair amount of wishes in my life, but there's never been a single day where I asked for a quantum facility. Things I have asked for, though, are mental health facilities, programs for young people, more green spaces, fully funded public schools, and access to quality food. I want these things for my neighborhood deeply. And yet, the cost cannot be our access to parks, green spaces, and clean water. The cost cannot be the security of living near our friends, families, and neighbors affordably and without surveillance. And most importantly, the cost cannot be the vision and voices of actual Southeast Side residents. As Southeast Side residents, we want to be clear that we do not want a mere seat at the table with the tech companies and the military. While we break bread with thieves, while we accept their crumbs, and most importantly, while they're in our house deciding who eats what at our table, the entire meal is a charade. We deserve to have a proper say in any $9 billion decisions for our neighborhoods from the very beginning. Not opportunists and outsiders ever giving a rubber stamp of approval by quote unquote progressive governors that talk the talk but won't walk the walk. Brandon Johnson, join us in stopping JB Pritzker's $9 billion quantum facility and data center by stopping construction immediately, revoking withholding the permits, reallocating all city funding to the real resources that we need, and publicly opposing the facility.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Kimmy Jordan.

My name is Kimmy Jordan. I work at Bally's Casino. I'm a proud member of Unite Here Local 1. I live in the 16th Ward. I have lived on the south side my whole life. I am here to urge this council to vote no on the TIF ordinance for the 78th. When I heard the 78 Project was coming, I could see the good and the bad. It might mean more traffic, more crowds, but it could also offer real opportunities too. But when I heard the project was asking for over 400 million in TIF funds without a commitment to good jobs, I couldn't believe my ears. If this project can't commit to giving people in the neighborhood, a decent place to work, close to home, what's really in it for us? Quality hospitality jobs, keep people out of trouble, keep them healthy, keep them spending their paychecks and local businesses. This committee is being asked to hand over $400 million for a plan full of question marks and no real benefit for workers like me. I'm insulted. Chicago should be insulted. This council should be insulted. I also want to say that what Alderman Conway has said about this plan is true. It's wrong to take TIF funds from other districts and hand them to the 78. Why would you take money away from projects that help people when they live right hand down to a project where some people might live in the future? If someone told me that they wanted to take money away from my area and hand it to a private development, I'll tell them to forget it. There's no public benefit in it. This council should vote no on both the TIF ordinance for the 78. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Our next speaker this morning is George Blakemore.

Thank you. I'm here objecting to the whole system, the corrupt system. Chicago Public Schools, the corrupt council, the corrupt police department. But what do they all have in common? They're all Democrats. They're all Democrats. And Chicago is known to be a political cesspool. But Mr. Blakemore, you want Trump to come here. I don't care who comes. Somebody needs to come here. We got all these black faces in high places selling black people out. And you just don't beat up on just the mayor. This is a culture of corruption here. It's been going on. Bad schools, no economic development, just refined black people out of the city of Chicago when Mexicans and whites and other ethnic groups are moving in. Poor black leadership. Don't get up and just point to the mayor. It's been going on. It's a culture of corruption here. And they're all Democrats. And I challenge all of them when they say go read. When this next election comes, these same people are going to be right back in. Right back in. Because the elections are corrupt too. What are you saying, Mr. Blakemore? The board of elections is corrupt? It's a culture of corruption. One goes out and another one comes back in. And the reason this happens is because of you, you, you, you, you. All of y'all. All of y'all. And teens take over. We're talking about the black teens now. Taking over. Where's your mama? Where's your daddy? Where's your village? Where's your aunties? Ask your mama why. Ask your daddy why. Ask your community why. You don't see that going on in the town of town. Teens taking over, running your ass and getting all on there. We black people are responsible for our youth. If we drop the ball, they have no leadership. And the fruit doesn't fall too far from the tree. Little boy, who's your mama? Who's your daddy? Where do you come from? Our teenagers are a reflection of all black leadership. No black leadership. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Get away from me.

Get away from me. Get away from me.

The blood, sweat, and tears of my people. Get away from me. It's embarrassing to see that Chinatown don't have no team takeover. It's embarrassing. Thank you.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker this morning is Tiffany Moore.

All right, good day. My name is Tiffany Moore. I'm a resident of South Chicago. 10th Ward. I'm here today to demand that Brandon Johnson join us in stopping J.P. Pritchard's $9 billion quantum facility immediately. I've been living in the neighborhood since 1977. My children went to school with the children of the people I went to school with. No matter where I go, in Chicago, Eastside is home. You can smell it, you can taste it, you can feel it. With this facility, a lot of us will not be able to afford to live in the neighborhood. It's going to raise the rent, which I'm going through right now. Property tax, utility, water. I don't want to come back to my community and see it gone due to the center. My father lives in the neighborhood. He's on a fixed income. He's 80 years old. What would his property tax look like? I've been living in my building for six years. My landlord purchased the building, up my rent $400 in 30 days. And then just last month, he's telling me he's going to up it again another $200. It's not even been a year. My landlord does not live in my community. He does not add value. It's so much that could have been done with the community besides this quantum center. He came and disrupted me and my family lives and that's disgusting and that's exactly what this quantum center is about to do. I didn't even hear about the center until Southside Together knocked on my door. Nobody asked my permission and yet it's using a billion dollars of the taxpayers' money. South Chicago has history. It could have been so much other things that could have been done besides this quantum facility. It's going to use our resources, our money, our electricity, our water. They could have done something else more. What would it look like for the elderly? What kind of center could it have been for the elderly or the children? They could have enhanced their art. They could have did more social skills activities. We still have a group of kids that's running around with nothing to do. How many times are you going to show Chicago that you do not care? How many times are you going to show low-income families that you do not care by not fixing up the community, and then when you do, you move them out? Mayor Johnson, join us in stopping JP Pritzker's $9 billion quantum facility and data center by stopping construction immediately, revoking and withholding all permits, reallocating all city fundings to real resources we need and publicly oppose this immediately. Thank you.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Philip Peterson.

Hi, my name is Phil. I'm a worker, a Chicagoan residing in Edgewater, and I'm here today with Southside Together to speak out against the Department of War-backed quantum facility and data center. A few years ago, I worked at an AV rental company in the Chicagoland area, and our boss constantly looked for ways to extract as much value out of us as humanly possible. If at any point there was nothing to do, he would ask you to do things that had nothing to do with your job. He would even knock on the door if you were in the bathroom for too long. As much as he'd ask us to do work we weren't qualified for, he would question how we did the work that we were qualified for, arguing with us, pushing us to do things in a way that was impossible and would ruin the equipment and the events. The last straw for me was when I came to work one day and was unwittingly shocked by some stray wires that were left in an open circuit. I didn't know what was happening, and after a little while, I jolted myself out of it, realizing that this could have started a fire or ended worse for me. I went to management and HR to explain what had happened. I felt harassed, overworked, and endangered.

They said, we'll figure something out, and nothing happened.

After all the 60 to 70 hour weeks spent there by me and my coworkers, I realized that it wasn't the people doing the vast majority of work that mattered. It was the owner. I learned that you could be loyal to a company, miss out on important things in life. No matter how hardworking and loyal, you'll never see the same loyalty back. To them, you'll always be expendable. The residents of South Chicago are the workers and descendants of the workers who built this city. Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world at the time. it would not exist without their labor. And this is what they get in return? A facility that will threaten our water, our ecosystem, and drive them out of the neighborhood, all in order to secure the interests of a small group of capitalists and the murderous intentions of US imperialism. So long as quantum facility serves these interests, it will be used for displacement, death, and destruction. The only way it can be used to benefit us is if workers were in control, but that's not the case, so it must be stopped. All of the billions in public funding for this project must be reallocated to public services determined by the working residents of this community. Brandon Johnson, the choice is yours. Side with the exploiters or side with the working class residents of this community. This is your opportunity to stop JB Pritzker's $9 billion quantum facility and data center by stopping construction immediately, revoking and withholding the permits, reallocating all city funding to the real resources that residents need and publicly opposing this facility. Thank you.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Justin Cosby.

Hi, my name is Justin. I live in South Shore on the 7th Ward, down the street from the former SouthWorks site. We're here today because we don't want J.B. Pritzker's $9 billion quantum facility and data center in our neighborhood, and we cannot accept it. Our elected officials, like Peter Chico and Greg Mitchell, have not been listening to us, so we're coming directly to them. This is our fourth time at City Council, and every time, more people have turned out to demand community over quantum. That's my community. This facility is not for our southeast side residents. The southeast side is my home and I don't want to have to move because of pollution, because of utility hikes or rent increases that this facility is going to cause. It's going to use so much lake water and they're dipping up contaminated land and doing nothing to fix the issue of pollution. The Department of War's involvement means that there's going to be more surveillance in our neighborhoods and more policing. This facility is making our community into a military target. This facility will use enough power to power over 200,000 homes, which is unacceptable. Just last month during those storms, our community lost power for days. What's going to happen if we have a huge electricity drain that's stressing our already aging and stressed electricity grid? How much are electricity bills going to increase? How are blackouts going to become more common? I'm just a regular guy and I make regular guy money. So it's important to keep things affordable for all of us. Being a regular guy means I know how it is to be evicted. I don't want myself or anybody else to have to go through that. If we're going to save the city from becoming unlivable and unaffordable for working class people, we need to use the $1 billion of taxpayer money set aside for this facility to deal with the problems we already have in the community instead of creating new ones. We deserve investment and resources, not our resources being exploited. We're here today to have our voices heard and to show that the majority of Southeast Side residents do not want this development to be built. We do not want this development to move forward. We are here to make noise because our elected officials, Peter Chico and Greg Mitchell, have not been communicating with us about what's happening in our neighborhood. But we have. We have knocked on We have knocked on hundreds of doors and heard over and over and over again that residents are against this project. I found out about this facility from Southside Together, not from my alderman, not from anybody with the city knocking on my door. And I want everybody to know this facility is not a done deal. And Brandon Johnson, we are calling on you to revoke the construction permits. Listen to us, help us revoke these construction permits and withhold any new ones from being administered so that we can stop this facility together.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Joel Flaxhatch.

My name is Joel Flaxhatch. I live in Ravenswood. I've lived here for 30 years. I'm an environmental health scientist, and I'm here with Southside Together to speak out against this quantum facility and data center threatening the health and well-being of our neighbors on the southeast side. I grew up in Gary, Indiana. To get to school, I passed abandoned factories, a petroleum processing plant, a giant amount of pet coke. In the summer, I go to the beach. Multiple times, the lake turned red and all the fish died because of oil spills. I grew up with childhood asthma. There I breathed on my trip to school was killing me, and that's why I'm here. When I heard Southside Together was organizing around a quantum facility, I filled out their online form. And on the day, bike 23 miles to Russell Square Library for their campaign updates meeting. Because as a public health advocate, I know this facility needs to be stopped. A large portion of Ward 7 and 10 are young people. And this facility will be a danger to their health and their education. The American Public Health Association has noted that these kind of facilities cause noise pollution and air pollution. Noise pollution causes stress, disrupts circadian rhythms, and breaks focus. Kids should not have to worry about constant noise from industry causing them stress, causing them sleep, and disrupting their focus when they're doing their homework. And kids are already experiencing acute and chronic symptoms associated with carcinogenic VOCs since the construction of this quantum data facility started. We as adults are responsible for these kids. Parents shouldn't have to worry about their kids getting cancer and dying early because they wanted to go to the park. And being born working class should not be a death sentence. This is the type of stuff the government should be preventing, not supporting. I would love to see a natural habitat restoration project at the South Work site. Projects that create low barrier youth jobs that help kids get into college. This area is one of the few natural habitats in the city where bald eagles nest. Our motto is a city and a garden. We should be upholding the motto and employing our kids, not building a quantum facility and data center that won't bring jobs to people in the community. Mayor Brandon Jansen, I care about our city and its kids, and so do you. And look, I understand the financial and political pressure you get from all kinds of sides, but we need you to do the right thing. Be on our side, the people's side. Because thousands of lives will be in danger long term if this goes through. So Brandon Johnson, join us in stopping JB Pritzker's $9 billion quantum facility and Dana Center by stopping construction immediately, revoking and withholding permits, reallocating all city funding to the real resources we need, and publicly opposing the facility.

Thank you very much for your comments. Your Honor, there are no further speakers who have timely signed up for the public comment period. Thank you.

This concludes our public comment period. Before we get to our resolutions, we have seven acknowledgements. But before we get to those acknowledgements, the chair recognizes Audubon Clay.

Thank you so much, Mr. Mayor, for this acknowledgment. I wanted to take a moment for those of you who know and some of you who don't. My life and my family's lives changed just a little bit under a month ago. The patriarch of my family, the bedrock person that I text on an hourly basis, my brother was killed due to gun violence. And I wanted to just honor his memory because it's so easy, especially in the city of Chicago, for us to get really angry. I can't lie to you, Mr. Mayor, I am in the anger stage of grief right now because my brother, just 38 years young, would have been 39 on July 31st. When we talk about legacy, right, when you think about what will be your legacy when it's your time, he literally set us up for success. He is the first child. He is the oldest boy. He is the first grandchild. So that means he was extra spoiled. He is a beautiful, lucky Leo, which means that he took no shit. He is a protector. He is a provider. He is my best friend. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart, Mr. Mayor, for reaching out to me and my family, for being a human, because I know we have these big titles. But before this big title, you all, I was just Angela. And that means that I have to come with a family and a tribe of beautiful people. And one of those key players is Joshua Ashford. Joshua's spirit was something that we will call one in a million. And when you have a one in a million spirit, you have to use that spirit to encourage others, to pick others up, to push people, and that's exactly what he did with his legacy. I never in a million years, Mr. Mayor, thought that being in this seat, this is my first term, y'all, and you have no idea the obstacles and trials that have come my way in just three and a half years. But I am here because of Joshua Asher. I am here because my brother said, you got to get on those doors. How many doors did we knock today? How many phone calls did you make today? He had no idea what it took to be a politician, but he knew how to be my biggest support. And so from the bottom of my heart, I want to extend my thanks to my colleagues, because again, we get down here and we talk about pretty important things, you all. But I promise you, nothing matters more than the people that you get to go home to every night. The people that you get to pick up the phone and talk about your crazy day with. Those are the people who matter. So while we're down here, while we're arguing, while we're fussing at each other, I need you to take a moment to pause and consider what actually matters. What legacy are you leaving, not just for your family, but for the families that come up here and talk about their own lives every single chance that they get? Are you listening to them? Are you encouraging them? Are you showing up for them? I'm in a white club in the city of Chicago, which is one of the clubs that I've never thought I'd be in, which is to lose a family member to gun violence. And I'm trying to use this anger you all to make sure that this does not continue to fester in the lives of our young people, in the lives of our communities that have been forgotten, in the lives of our communities who are experiencing some grave trauma. So I ask you, all of my colleagues, to join me, help me as a human, as a friend, carry the legacy of my brother and to the work that we do and to the work that you do for your constituents as well. Thank you to all of my colleagues who showed up, who sent the text message, who sent the hook, who sent the flower. Please keep checking on me and my family because we really, really, really need it. My mommy is watching this and I want to tell her I love you so much.

I love you so much.

And I appreciate you for giving me the legacy to continue to create a beautiful city. So that future Joshua Ashford's have exactly what they need to survive. Thank you so much, Mr. Man.

While I have your attention, thank you, Alderwoman Clay, for your courage and your bravery during these very difficult times. We mourn and grieve alongside of you, not just for Joshua. Thank you for acknowledging the other families that unfortunately have experienced the type of grief that you are expressing. And so let's do something on behalf of Joshua and others who have lost their lives because of gun violence. Let's pause, and Sergeant at Arms, I would ask that you hold those doors. Let's pause for a brief moment of silence, please. Thank you. Thank you. Now, for the resolutions, before we get to them, there are seven of your colleagues that wish to offer up acknowledgements. We will begin first with Alderwoman Lee, who would like to acknowledge Assess World Mission Society Church of God University Student Volunteer Group. Chair recognizes Alderwoman Lee.

thank you mr president and good morning to my fellow council members um i would like to acknowledge today a wonderful group of young people from the asses global volunteer organization from world mission society church of god um asses stands for save the earth from a to z um if i can just point you back here to these incredible young people who i had the pleasure of meeting with a couple of months ago they came in to talk to me after they had, on April 26, come into the 11th Ward to conduct a global carbon movement cleanup on the South Hausted Riverwalk. They brought 104 student volunteers to the ward from the University of Illinois at Chicago. And due to their remarkable efforts, it beautified our community. It really made a statement to our community. We definitely felt the love and appreciated the act of kindness and service. And I just want to acknowledge them. for their contributions and encourage them to continue all of the great work. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Alderman Lee. Thank you again, Alderman Lee. The chair will recognize Alderman David Moore, who would like to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Leo High School and the 60th anniversary of the March at Marquette Park, and welcome the 2026 summer interns of the 17th Ward Service Office. Alderman Moore.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. And I know that sounds like a lot, but I'm going to be quick, but I first want to take a point of privilege and let the world know that this is Simeon week this week and a blue and gold is taking over the city of Chicago. Amen to that. Now, Proclamation honors the 100th year anniversary of Leo Catholic High School. Leo Catholic High School, located in 17th Ward of Chicago, proudly celebrates its 100th, its centennial anniversary in 2026, marking a century of academic excellence, leadership, development, and commitment to young men in our community. And since its founding in 1926, has been a cornerstone of the 17th Board and our congressional community, providing mentorship, stability, and opportunities for a generation of students, helping them grow into leaders of integrity, faith, and service. Known for their award-renowned Leo High School Choir, who appeared on America's Got Talent and made it close to the finals, where they made it to the finals, they are guided by its enduring motto, facto non-verbal means deeds and not words. Thank you to Leo High School and congratulations on your 100th anniversary. Next, we have a proclamation commemorating the 60th anniversary of the March on Marquette Park and honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Al Raby. They are members from IMAN, Inner City Muslim Action Network, which under the leadership of Rami Nashashibi is here. Please stand, which they were responsible for having the only monument to Dr. King in Illinois in Marquette Park. So please feel free. get by there and see that monument. 60 years ago, courageous men and women, youth, clergy, and community leaders stood together to challenge racial segregation, housing discrimination, and injustice through peaceful protests during the historic march on Marquette Park. And Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., through his unwavering commitment to nonviolence, justice, and equality, led the Chicago Freedom Movement to expose the barriers of discrimination that deny African Americans equal access to housing and opportunity. And Al Raby, a distinguished Chicago educator, I think our mayor knows him, civil rights leader and co-founder of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, was instrumental in organizing the Chicago Freedom Movement. Al Raby worked alongside Dr. King to advance civil rights through grassroots leadership, coalition building, and civic engagement. The March on Marquette Park became a defining moment in the struggle for fair housing and civil rights, demonstrating both the courage of those who marched peacefully and the determination required to confront hatred and inequality. The sacrifices and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Al Raby, and countless local activists helped lay the foundation for greater fairness, expanded civil rights protections, continued efforts to build inclusive communities throughout Chicago and the nation. The 60th anniversary of the March on Marquette Park provides an opportunity to reflect upon the progress achieved, acknowledge the work that remains, and inspire future generations to uphold the principles of justice, equality, dignity, and nonviolent civil action. And it's because of their efforts and their works. That's why I want my interns from the 17th Ward, please stand, that our children have enough. Y'all stand up. Where you at? I see you somewhere. to give them an opportunity to do the things that they need to do to be successful. Mayor, I want to thank you for your commitment to getting our young people hired. Not only are they here for the summer, but they've learned to be involved in the community. This is not their first summer they end. It's not they just don't come through the summer. They are involved all year round, and I want to thank them for that. And as we continue, thank you, Mayor, for helping get us this funding to keep our community clean, keep Chicago clean. We're going to continue to do that so we can keep this entire city clean. Thank you so much. And you give these young people a great big hand. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you again, Alderman. Next, Alderwoman Stephanie Coleman, on behalf of Alderwoman Scott, would like to welcome the 2026 summer interns of the 24th Ward Service Office, the 9th District Service Office of State Representative Yolanda Morris, and then the 5th District Service Office of State Senator Lakeisha Collins. Alderwoman Coleman.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'm going to ask for the interns of the 24th Ward in the various districts to please stand on behalf of Alderwoman Monique Scott. Will you help us celebrate these young people? My esteemed colleague is not physically present, but certainly her gratitude and her heart is present in the room. On behalf of the great 24th Ward Alderwoman Scott, young people, I know that you have been answering calls, solving problems, being the best at constituent services for the 24th Ward. And we're so appreciative to all of our summer interns, but we want to know how valuable, how important, how much your energy and the difference that you are making here in the city of Chicago, in the 24th Ward, on behalf of Alderwoman Monique Scott. God bless you all, and we look forward to your amazing futures in this great city. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you, Alderwoman. Thank you again. You may be seated. Thank you. Now we will... Okay, the next acknowledgement is from Alderman Sigcho Lopez. Is he in the room? He is not here. Then we'll go to Alderman Burnett. Alderman Burnett would like to welcome the 2026 summer interns of the 27th Ward Service Office and the 10th District Service Office of State Representative Williams. Alderman Burnett.

Thank you, Mayor. I would also like to recognize the city clerk's interns as well. As we have all worked together to make sure that we're providing services, please stand. The 10th District interns, the 27th Ward city clerk interns, We've been very blessed to have a diverse group of students who are so passionate about city service in different ways, caring about everything from real estate to public safety to dealing with our unhoused. And they've all provided a ton of unique experience and perspectives about how we can serve the city better. I am very grateful for the opportunity to learn from them as much as that they are able to learn from us and excited to see a generation of future leaders who are dedicated to making this city a better place because we need that leadership. So thank you, Mr. Mayor, for allowing these young individuals to continue to learn and prosper in our city and continuing the program. So give it up again for our wonderful interns and thank you all for being here.

Thank you, Alderman Burnett. Now for this next acknowledgment, the chair recognizes Alder Knutson, who would like to memorialize Alan Millis and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Sculpture Exhibit. Alderman Knutson.

Thank you, Mayor. I'm honored to make these two resolutions. The first is celebrating the life and honoring the legacy of Alan Mellis. We have Alan's wife, Linda, here, as well as his son, Daniel, and his grandson, Samuel, and April Sheridan. Alan is a fixture of the Lincoln Park community. He was a member of the Wrightwood Neighbors Association for over five decades, where he served as the president, he served as the planning chair. And I won't go through his whole resume and the real commitment and investment he's made in Lincoln Park because it's so long. that we won't get to the rest of the meeting. But what I can say is we're grateful for Alan for helping establish the Lincoln Park Library branch, which is now the busiest branch by books in and out in the city of Chicago. We're grateful for Alan from our office for always being both a friend and someone who pushes the alderman when it comes to develop. Alan was extremely influential with DePaul and the many different projects that DePaul has done over time and has always made sure that we pass better projects. When I was a new older person, I had the honor of really getting to know Alan on a deeper level. And honestly, just having fun with Alan. He was such a fun, kind man that's beloved in our community. And I just send my love to the whole family. I promise you that we will keep Alan's legacy alive in Lincoln Park and in the rest of the city. And we won't forget everything he's done for us because it'll power us through to make sure that Lincoln Park continues to be the strong, amazing community it is.

So thank you for being here.

Now I'm going to turn this way to honor the Chicago Sculpture Exhibit. for its 25th anniversary. I want to note a special, we've got a few former Alder people on the Chicago Sculpture Exhibit. So my former Alder person, Vi Daley, was the founder of the Sculpture Exhibit. And Alderman Tom Tunney, who is a fellow board chair, Basically, both Bennett and my bosses are here today, right behind us. So the Chicago Sculpture Exhibit is an incredible nonprofit, really spearheaded by those behind me, including Vi Daly and Pam Cullerton, that places amazing public art throughout the whole city. It started with around eight sculptures in the first year, and now it's well over 50 years. The Chicago, well over 50 sculptures a year. The sculpture exhibit has had incredible partnerships with the Richard Hunt Legacy, including being a part of the Richard Hunt Legacy Award. There's an awesome new sculpture near the Obama Foundation, and they're a perfect example of how key public art is in our community. Public art makes us proud of our neighborhoods. It can change a street. It can make you feel like your neighborhood is more vibrant. And we need to continue to invest in public art. For any older people who don't know about the Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, talk to these folks. There's plenty of ways for us to get involved. And I'm really grateful to you all for the work that you do in our neighborhoods. So thank you. Mayor, if I can, one more as a bit of an organizational thing. Can we honor all interns that are in City Hall today? Because I know we're really proud of our interns and we all want to say thank you. But if you're an intern in City Hall, please stand up. I echo Alderperson Coleman. You're all our future. I hope you have great experiences. Get to know your peers in other offices. Learn from all of us and also feel free to make fun of us when it's called for. And we're here to make sure you have a good summer. So thank you so much, Mayor.

You're welcome. Thank you, Alderman Knutson. Now with that, a special, special acknowledgement for more interns. The chair recognizes... Oh, you know what? Oh, Alderman Sixolobis is here. So... Chairman Sigcho Lopez would like to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Procopius Church of Pilsen. Alderman Sigcho Lopez.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. And I do want to... And I have the honor to recognize a parish that has been... a fort and a base for the immigrant community for generations, for 150 years, from the Czech immigrants to the Mexican and Mexican-American immigrants that now proudly are in the Pilsen community. So if you can please I would like to personally recognize on behalf of the 25th Ward, Margarita Rivera, Anita Ibarra, Jacqueline Negrete, and especially thanks to Deacon Rafael Yanez and Pastor and Priest Jose Santiago, who is not here with us, but sends also his regards. These wonderful leaders are every day working hard behind scenes, the quiet leaders that make the difference. They serve in sub kitchens, they help in funerals, they help where the community needs it the most. And this is the power of the people and the power of immigrant communities that are resilient and in despite of the times, they give us an example of service. of service and love for our neighbors. So when I recognize in these 150 years, they are now representing not only St. Procopius Church, but now in the merge with Holy Trinity and Holy Trinity Roman Croatian Parish, as well as Providence of God. So I want to thank them for their service to be a pillar in our community for 150 years of resiliency, public service, and love for the most vulnerable. Thank you. Congratulations on behalf of all the community. And I hope to see all the council members and neighbors in the next Kermes at the end of the month to come and celebrate and support these wonderful institutions. Thank you, Mr. President. And congratulations again.

Thank you, Alderman. And then finally, one more acknowledgement before we get to our resolution. We have Alderwoman Haddon would like to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan. Alderwoman Haddon.

Thank you, Mr. President. Five years ago in 2021, through unanimous approval from the plan commission and through support of this body, the city's first equitable transit oriented development policy plan was approved with 42 recommendations to help make sure that we could build more housing near transit, that we could prevent displacement in areas that were experiencing rising costs, and that we could create more walkable, people centered neighborhoods citywide, including and especially on Chicago's south and west sides. Five years in, Projects like the 95th Street Corridor Plan have shown that progress has been made on all 42 recommendations. The folks that are with me, behind me, with Elevated Chicago, with the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and with other partner organizations, I'm just gonna read off names here. So Juan Sebastian Arias, Marlee Schott, Audrey Rudder, Leslie Honore, Jackie Grimshaw, Mike Thomas, Kate Ansorge and Kendra Freeman are here representing elevated Chicago and all the efforts of the Equitable Transit oriented development. It's a mouthful. But bringing an equitable lens and what many of our public commenters talked about today, making sure that Chicagoans can stay in our neighborhoods and enjoy them. Right. We're building and improving things for us, not just for someone else. And so I want to thank you all for your hard work, for getting us here as a city and for the work that you're continuing to do to push us forward. Congratulations on five years.

Alderman Haddon does it all. Thank you there. All right, we appreciate that. Now, we just have one resolution, I believe, for today. That is correct. And that resolution today is celebrating Disability Pride Month. The chair recognizes Alderman Greg Mitchell.

Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the temporary suspension of the rules for the meeting consideration of this resolution.

Hearing no objections, so ordered. Are there any members that wish to speak to this resolution? As you raise your hand, and we'll get your names recorded, I do want to acknowledge Commissioner Rachel Arfa, Bob Shea, Christina Torres, Victoria Bolton, Natasha Caldell, Dr. Tina Gonzalez-Childress, Monica Kumar-Ross, Whitney Hill, Yara Tua, Kelsey Lefever, Lefevre, LaDonna Friedheim, and Robbie Lee Williams, and all of the other members who are in the box this morning. With that, the chair recognizes Alderman Moore.

Thank you, Mr. President. I definitely stand in honor of this resolution. My mom was born with polio. And when people say people with disability, and I understand, and when they say I recognize the people with disability, but I always say people with abilities, because she had the ability to whip my butt with that. polio arm and leg sliding and made me the person that I am today. My biological father was missing a limb. He had one arm, but was able to do many things. And so there's people with abilities that can do many things. And I am so proud to stand. And our commissioner, Commissioner Offa, is just doing a magnificent job. Make some noise, you all, for her. Y'all know she is. and raising up the issues. And I'm always willing to be on the front line to make sure that we are tackling those issues. I stand with the school and my ward who is, they're doing a good job working with our students with special abilities, and we're going to continue to support them as well as we support Special Olympics. So thank you so much. And I stand in support of this resolution.

Thank you. Alder Manahapenward.

Thank you, Mr. President, Commissioner Arfa, and my interns from the 48th Ward. Thank you to guests in the gallery. And thank you to everyone in the box here today. I wanted to give a special shout out to LaDonna Freedom as a dancer growing up. I love your mission. with your preventability, bringing people in to the dance floor, inviting people to dance. That's really what inclusion is truly all about. Thank you. And I also wanted to shout out to my 48th Ward resident, Bob Shea. All you do to refurbish wheelchairs and hospital beds and distribute them at no cost to those who need it the most. um i wanted to today in recognition of disability pride month give a special recognition to cost gus i like to call you gus but constantine zagafopoulos and um gus lost his legs after a terrible accident in 1995 but he did not let that define him For more than two decades, through the Open Doors organization as a founder of the Z-Life program, Konstantin has worked to make travel more accessible for people with disabilities. He advised airlines, businesses, and organizations around the world helping to transform the travel experience for millions of people. And here in Chicago, his impact is visible across the city. He has mentored countless individuals through the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. And he helped advance accessible improvements to our lakefront in partnership with Commissioner Arfa. He helped organize annual Beyond the Waters Beach Party at Hollywood Beach at the 48th Ward, so hundreds of people could enjoy our beaches together, whether or not they had a disability. His advocacy extends far beyond Chicago. He founded Perpato, a leading disability organization in Greece. and has served on numerous national and international advisory boards, carried the Olympic torch during the 2004 Athens Olympic and Paralympic Games, and was honored as the 2023 Grand Marshal of the Chicago Disability Pride Parade. And just as important as all of these accomplishments is really your philosophy that guides your work. which is that your motto is very simple. You just say hello. Just say hi. It reminds us that inclusion begins with something as basic as acknowledging someone else's humanity, seeing one another and making everyone feel welcome. And I remember one summer at the Beyond the Waters beach party, a young man came up to us as we were talking. It was very hot. There was a lot going on. There were so many people enjoying and you were running around with a lot of volunteers and he stopped you and he said, I just want to say hi. I just want to tell you how much this day has meant to me that I was able to go on the beach and touched the water and experienced our lakefront for the first time ever. I traveled really far to get here. And you made this possible. So he saw you and we are seeing you here today. And we thank you for your vision and all that you've done for Chicago to make a city that is welcoming for all. Thank you. Thank you, Constantine. Thank you guys for all that you do for us. And happy Pride Disability Month, everybody.

Thank you. Alderman Haddon, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I too rise to be associated with this resolution. I want to thank Commissioner Arfa and your whole team for just being kind of an awesome human being. Making the world more accessible for people with disabilities makes the world more accessible for all of us. So it's the commitment that you, Commissioner Arfa, and everybody that's being recognized in this box has to what maybe started as advocacy for yourself or a family member is really advocacy for all of us and a reminder to all of us about what real inclusion looks like. I also want to give a special shout out to Professor Matt Anderson, So 49th Ward Professor Matt Anderson. Matt is here today for many reasons, one of which is for an exciting new program at City Colleges for American Sign Language Interpretation that he has helped to pioneer. Communications is his specialty. And Matt, I knew you were a teacher. I didn't know you were a dancer. I didn't know about the many hats that you wear in communications innovation, but in really thinking about, you know, as a hearing person, when I see American Sign Language, I think about communication. but your work has really expanded communication, right? So through media, through technology, breaking boundaries of how we can hear, learn, speak, and of course, teach others. So I just really have a newfound respect for all of the skills that you've got. And of course, what your work is bringing to even more people through city colleges and the fantastic reach and access that they have for all of our residents. So Professor Anderson, thank you very much for being a fantastic human being and breaking boundaries for our world. Thank you.

Thank you. Alderman Lopez, you are recognized. Alderman Lopez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. Forgive me. Good morning, members of the City Council. And good morning to you, Commissioner, and to all that are here today. Thank you for being here. I have been so excited to work with you and your team, not only to elevate those who are differently abled, but also to advocate for resources to be expended by this city to address many of the issues that we are dealing with. And as we are standing here today, honoring and recognizing Pride Disability, Disability Pride Month, excuse me, I also want to highlight something that is of critical importance, which is that as we often focus on housing, We often do not fully fund the necessary repair programs to assist our brothers and sisters in Chicago whose homes are a challenge to themselves. We can talk about CDOT and ADA ramps and all of the sidewalk issues and transportation issues, but usually the number one issue people have with disabilities is their own living situation. That is why, April, we introduced an amendment to the housing bond ordinance that would require the city to set aside two and a half percent of everything we borrow for housing, whether it's affordable, market rate or what have you, to be dedicated as new funding for the disability community. Roughly $23 million would have been made available for a city that spends barely 10% of that. I challenge all of us as we stand here today saying how we support this community to truly support this community and put money where our words and resolutions are so that we can help elevate all of our families that are struggling. Yes, no one should be a prisoner on the street, but they shouldn't be a prisoner in their own homes either. So we can do better, and I look forward to working with this administration and you, Commissioner, and everyone that's here today to bring that to fruition so that we can put our words into action. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you. Alder Ramirez, you are recognized.

Hello, everyone. Good morning.

Good morning.

Well, one of the greatest gifts through this job has given me the opportunity to listen and learn on how we create a more accessible city. I'm grateful for all the amazing transit and public amenities we have in this city. But it is important that we advocate for everyone to be able to enjoy and live amongst the city freely. First, I want to say that I made a new friend this morning, Victoria. Victoria runs Jim Bay Drumming, and her mission is to provide a safe and inclusive space for people with disabilities to be seen, heard, and valued through African drumming. And I actually invited her to an event that we're having in August. So I'm super excited to include her in our programming. I have an incredible organization in Brighton Park. So I want to honor our executive director, Bo Shia, Bob Shia. He believes in giving and providing all residents, no question asked, with devices that they need. 10 years ago, Bob started Devices for the Disabled. It provides free mobility equipment, no questions and at no charge. If you know someone in need, please refer them to Devices for the Disabled in Brighton Park. They can provide a cane and even a powered wheelchair and scooter that sometimes costs 30,000 to $40,000. I want to mention that Bob continues his work in memory of his dear friend, Ed Kane, who has now passed. But his leadership is a reminder, as Alderwoman Clay mentioned, that through our losses, we must continue to fight to continue for our loved ones. We must continue their legacy and help protect those in need, those that are most vulnerable, and those within this work that continue wanting us to fight the good fight. So thank you, Victoria, and thank you, Bob. Thanks.

Thank you, Alderwoman. Are there any other Alders that wish to speak to this resolution before we move forward? Chair recognizes Alder Laspada.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. Thank you so much for being with us today. Thank you for your partnership. your collaboration, and your accountability. And I will also thank you for this. Thank you for your impatience. Thank you for your dissatisfaction. Thank you for your persistence. Because the path to an accessible Chicago has always been laid through the persistence and the refusal to accept less than full accessibility from its disabled residents. You push us. You sometimes make us frustrated, but in the best sense, because our frustration is born out of your frustration about not being able to fully access everything that this city has to offer. And until the day that nobody needs to wheelchair through the street, until the day that everyone can fully access every aspect of this city, keep being productively and justly angry and persistent with this city. Thank you, and thank you for everything that you've done for all of us. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you. Alderman Wagesbeck, do you wish to be recognized? The chair recognizes Alderman Ervin.

Thank you, Mr. President. I stand for this resolution. Many of you know my sister-in-law, Lisa, is disabled. And it doesn't hit you, really, until it hits you, right? I literally, one night after my mother-in-law passed, inherited another family member who had a whole host of challenges, issues, and concerns. And in that light, it kind of brings things home to the needs of the community of individuals who are disabled. So I appreciate the experience and it also helps me to understand and advocate for those individuals who have challenges, who may need the assistance and talk about how what we can do as government to be better. And let me say that holistically be better in our planning, better in our policy, better in our thoughts as to how we address individuals who have disabilities. There's no better teacher than actually experiencing self. And just like becoming a father gives you some experience, also having a loved one who has a disability also gives you that experience. So it is with pride and honor that I stand in support of this resolution and all that we can do to make the lives of those who have some challenges a little easier. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman Nugent.

Thank you, Mr. President. I, too, rise in support of this resolution and just want to take the opportunity to thank Commissioner Arfa for her ongoing advocacy and support and, quite frankly, education to me and my colleagues so that we can do better and be better. I look forward to our continued partnership. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Alderman Vasquez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise, as others do here, proudly in association with the resolution. I think for a number of us, when we think about the disabled community, we don't understand that we're not there yet. That in reality, the folks who are living with different challenges are actually leading in experiences we're all gonna get to at some point. And it might be something we don't feel until we get up in age, or we might've had an accident to kind of know what that feels like. But ultimately it's something I think all of us are impacted by. And so whenever you all challenge us to be better, as far as how a city supports its communities and populations, I think we need to take the second to understand that what we're doing it for all of us and should appreciate those challenges in ways that lead us to do more than provide lip service. And so I would ask that you continue to be specific and let us know what changes you want to see. I think sometimes I'll speak for myself. We're kind of relegated to, hey, the federal government is making these changes and we don't necessarily know what we can do at the city level to impact more to charge us with those orders is important. And that's without even taking into account the large number of people who have disabilities that are not visible ones and the challenges that it provides to actually navigate through a city, through its public transit, through its different systems and what those challenges might feel like. I think the more that we have the conversations, both directly, definitely publicly, allows us kind of like the laundry list of opportunities of how we can make the city better. It may often feel like there's so many different things to work on that it's hard to like, focus on one. I really want to make sure that you all continue the work that you do, not just to serve the populations that you serve with the limited means that you all have. As we know, nonprofits operate in this space. But to make sure that it's not just resolutions and once a month that we're having the conversation, that it's 24-7, 365, that we're thinking about ways to make the city better and make a city that serves everyone in it to as much of a degree as I can. So thank you for everything you do and continue to push us. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman Gardner.

Mr. President, I too rise in support and I just wanted to take a minute to thank you all for coming out here and showcasing your unique skills and your dedication and your grit to overcome, to meet the challenges that you face on a daily basis and overcome those challenges. Mayor, I want to thank you. A couple of years ago, you came out to an oasis in our ward Vaughn Occupational High School, which is an amazing facility. If anybody is not familiar with it, it works with individuals with unique needs, some of which that we use in our office and continue to use on a daily basis. So Ms. Anderson is a principal there at Vaughan Occupational High School and does amazing work. But I just wanted to take a minute to commend you for taking the time to come out to our ward and all of you who came out here today. Thank you.

Thank you. Are there any other alders that wish to speak to this resolution? Very well. Thank you for all who've contributed to this conversation. This July, Chicago proudly recognizes Disability Pride Month honors the advocates who have fought throughout our history for inclusion, dignity, equal opportunity, and for protection. This type of determination and resilience has led to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It laid the foundation for the progress that we continue to make in Chicago to ensure that our city is accessible to all who want to live, work, and, of course, thrive here. Unlike other protected classes, anyone can become disabled and join the disability community at any time in their lives through illness, injury, aging, or community violence. Earlier this year, the mayor's office for people with disabilities in Chicago Department of Public Health released a first of its kind, a report finding that one in every four Chicagoans have a disability. It is vital that we ensure that our disability community has the access, resources, services, and support that they need to live safe, independent, and successful lives. The city commits to supporting and upholding the rights of people with disabilities to live independently and to be able to participate fully in our communities. Grateful for the leadership of Commissioner Rachel Arfa, the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, incredible strong advocates and supporters who work every day to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and they work to ensure their rights and needs are reflected in the city services initiatives and policy. Their work includes leading the MOPD Career Center, helping job seekers with disabilities to find meaningful employment, as well as promoting inclusive hiring practices across the city. MOPD also supports youth with disabilities in summer job opportunities through the Chicago Youth Works Program, including opportunities in the MOPD and many other city departments. Some of those young people are here today and have been recognized. We thank you all for your hard work and your commitment that you are displaying this summer. And finally, MLPD supports the Home Modification Program, which helps people with disabilities to make modifications that support them in their effort to live independently, safely in their homes and, of course, our communities. Through their leadership, the City of Chicago, my administration, we will continue our efforts to make Chicago the most accessible city in the world. As we mark the 36th anniversary of the ADA's passage, I am proud to recommit ourselves to this vital work. And I want to thank and acknowledge all of the community leaders and members throughout Chicago who serve and uplift our neighbors who have disabilities. Together, we will continue building a Chicago that is more accessible, safe, affordable, and vibrant for all of the people of Chicago. With that, thank you again. Congratulations for all of your work. With that, Alderman Mitchell, can I get a motion for the passage of the resolution?

Mr. President, I move passage in the omnibus.

Hearing no objections, so ordered. Alderman Mitchell.

Mr. President, I move that we return to a regular order of business.

Very well. Hearing no objections, so ordered. And we'll give the members of the box an opportunity to be able to depart. And while they are departing, Alderman Knutson, I just can't help myself because you encourage us to make fun of one another. I do appreciate the coordination of the four heartbeats that are here today. Alderman Moore, Alderman Curtis, and Alderman Knutson, and Chris Tagliafaro. They will be performing their hit single today. Or perhaps that Lollapalooza. But if you add former Alderman Joe Moore, we have the five heartbeats that are here today. So thank you for your wonderful coordination. Yes, from the lead singer of the Five Heartbeats, Ottoman.

Don't get me started.

All right, I won't. I apologize.

Never met a girl who make us.

Ottoman Curtis.

Oh, oh. I'd like to suspend the rules and make a really quick announcement.

Okay, motions to resuspend the rules. Alderman Harris, can I get a motion? All right, there's a motion to resuspend the rules. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes Alderman Curtis.

Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to, is Mama D here today in the audience? Yes. Yes, she's not. She comes down to city council quite often. But for almost the past 20 years, I know at least three administrations, she has fought diligently to change 71st Street from the lakefront all the way to the west end of Chicago limits for the first time. Emmett Till and Mamie Till Wayne. So we'll be celebrating July the 25th. And I want to thank, with a street dedication, I want to thank my colleagues, Alderman Tavares and Alderman Moore, for their dedication to also get this done. So for the first time in history, you have the mother and daughter, I mean, the mother and the son together that we'll be honoring them with the entire street through the full length of the city of Chicago on 71st Street. Thank you.

Thank you, Alderman Curtis. Alderman Harris, a motion to return back to the regular order of business. Move back to the regular order of business. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Communications, Madam Clerk.

Communications from His Honor, the Mayor, to the Honorable, the City Council of the City of Chicago. Ladies and gentlemen, together with Alderman Dahl and Alderman Nugent, I transmit herewith an ordinance amending the municipal code regarding the Chicago personal property lease transaction tax. Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated. Barry Chulier, Brandon Johnson, Mayor, for the Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Housing, I transmit herewith the ordinances authorizing the issuance of financial assistance for the development of affordable housing at 5853 North Broadway, 4% and 9%. Your faithful consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated. Very true. Yours, Brandon Johnson, Mayor, Board of the Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Housing, I transmit herewith the ordinances authorizing the issuance of financial assistance for the development of Humboldt Village and affordable housing development, 4% and 9% projects. Available consideration to these ordinances will be appreciated for each of yours, Brandon Johnson, Mayor, for the Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, to request the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing execution of redevelopment agreement with Deeply Rooted Productions Incorporated to provide housing and economic development bond funds for the development of the Deeply Rooted Dance Center project. Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated very truly yours, Brandon Johnson, Mayor, for the Committee on Finance. 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Ladies and gentlemen, I transmit here with a resolution submitting public question by referendum to voters at the February 23, 2027 consolidated primary election on whether the City shall impose a 3% surcharge on individuals earning more than $1 million annually to fund public schools and community safety initiatives. Your faithful consideration of this resolution will be appreciated very to the ears of Brandon Johnson, Mayor, for the Committee on Committees of Roles. Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, I transmit here with a resolution submitting a public question by referendum to voters at the February 23rd, 2027 consolidated primary election, whether the city shall establish a permanent property tax relief fund to provide financial assistance to eligible owner occupants. Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated. Very two years, Brandon Johnson, mayor for the committee on committees on roles. 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Thank you, Madam Clerk. Alderman Mike Rodriguez. requested to participate in today's meeting remotely for reasons stated in Rule 59. Madam Clerk, can you confirm that Alderman Mike Rodriguez is present?

And Alderman David Moore.

Alderman David Moore has also requested to participate in the remaining of this meeting remotely. Could you confirm both of them?

All right. Alderman David Moore, I heard you. And Alderman Rodriguez.

Here, President. Very well, can I get a motion for the approval of these two alders to participate in this meeting remotely? All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Any opposed, say nay. In opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Now for our committee reports. Our first committee will be the Committee on Finance. The chair recognizes Chairwoman Dowell.

Thank you, Mr. President and members of the City Council. Reporting for the City Council's Committee on Finance, which held committee meetings on June 25th, 2026 and July 13th, 2026. The following items received a do pass recommendation from the committee. Item number one is an ordinance executing a grant agreement with the Chicago Public Library Foundation in support of the Thomas Hughes Children's Library at 400 South State Street in the Fourth Ward. Mr. President, unless someone wishes to speak on this item, I move passage of this item by a roll call vote.

See no hands. Thank you. Members of the City Council, please use your e-vote application to record your votes at this time.

All right, the voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please use the e-device. The voting is now open. All right, I will now take a roll call from those who have not used their e-device. Alderman Hall. Alderman Hall is a yes. Alderman Ramirez. Ramirez is a yes. Alderman Moore.

Yes.

Moore is a yes. Alderman Curtis. Curtis is a yes. Alderman Mosley. Alderman Rodriguez. Oh, could you repeat that, please? Hi. Hi. Okay. Rodriguez is a yes. Alderwoman Scott.

Yes.

Scott is a yes. Alderperson Fuentes. Aye. Fuentes is a yes. Alderman Cardona. Aye. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez. Aye. Rodriguez-Sanchez is a yes. And Alderwoman Mitz. Alderwoman Mitz, you there? Okay. Anyone walk in? Voting is now closed.

Thank you. There are 47 yeas and zero nays. This motion passes. Alderman Mitchell on the motion to reconsider.

Move to reconsider the vote.

All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. In the opinion of the chair, this motion fails. Alderman Robinson, would you like to be recognized?

Mr. Mayor, thank you very much. I just want to be on the record to recognize the Chicago Park District Foundation.

Alderman Robinson, I didn't know that you wanted to make an acknowledgement. In order for an acknowledgement to be made, we would have to suspend the rules.

That's okay.

Would you like the rules to be suspended? No, thank you. All right, very well. Chair recognizes Chairwoman Dowell.

Thank you, Mr. President. Item number two is an ordinance authorizing financial assistance to Levy House Preservation Associates LP and restructuring existing city financial assistance for Levy House Apartments at 1221 West Sherwin Avenue in the 49th Ward. I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance report and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item number three is an ordinance executing a redevelopment agreement with Villa Guadalupe Senior Services Corporation to provide tax increment financing assistance for the senior housing facility at 3201 East 91st Street in the 10th Ward. I move passage of this item by the same motion.

There are no objections, so ordered.

Item number four is an ordinance amending section 2-44-140 of the Municipal Code regarding debt waivers. I move passage of this item by the same motion with the exception of Alderman Lopez, who wishes to be recorded as voting no on this item.

Hearing no other objections, so ordered.

Item number five is an ordinance approving the authority to issue Chicago O'Hare International Airport Senior Lien Revenue and Refunding Bonds Series 2026B, C, and D. I move passage of this item by the same motion that was applied to item number two.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item number six is a communication regarding the appointment of Baker Tilly USLLP together with its consortium of minority and women-owned accounting firms to perform the city of Chicago's financial statement audits beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. This communication will be placed on file with the clerk. Item number seven is an ordinance executing an intergovernmental agreement with the Chicago Transit Authority to provide tax increment financing assistance for improvements at the Division Austin bus turnaround project located at the intersection of West Division Street and North Austin Boulevard in the 29th Ward. I move passage of this item by the same motion that was applied to item number two.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item number eight is a substitute ordinance executing an amended and restated redevelopment agreement with Roosevelt-Clark Partners LLC to provide tax increment financing assistance for the development of public infrastructure projects related to the 78 project in the third ward. I move passage of this item by the same motion that was applied to item number two, with the exception of Alderman Sitio-Lopez, who wishes to be recorded as voting no on this item.

Chair recognizes Audubon Conway.

Thank you. At his point of order, I think Madam Chairwoman said item eight when she meant to say item nine on this, in that. Okay, thank you. But then you went on to read item nine. I think we're all clear on that. So I laid out my concerns and finance committee, so I'll keep this brief. I think this is a bad deal for taxpayers. DPD told us that we're spending $424 million in taxpayer dollars for roughly $17 million in annual property taxes and $3 to $4 million in parking revenue to the city. That's $424 million of public investment to generate about $20 million of revenue, which is less than 5% return on investment. Now it's paired with vague promises of housing and jobs, and I sincerely hope those aspirations come to fruition. But at this point in time, the numbers just make no sense. Now colleagues, you may be wondering why this project is before us as two separate items, two separate redevelopment agreements on the agenda. So number nine here, the first agreement is approximately $174 million for traditional public infrastructure, streets, metro improvements, utilities, river improvements, and pedestrian connections. Those are public assets. They're traditional infrastructure. And because of that, they can be financed with tax-exempt debt. The second agreement Item number 10 is approximately $250 million for the parking garage and stadium plaza. It can't be financed the same way because it isn't considered traditional public infrastructure. Now, as I said in committee, I support investments that provide a clear public benefit. That's why I voted for item nine in committee. Roads, metro improvements, river infrastructure are exactly the kinds of investments the TIFs were created to support. Everybody should vote for item nine. But at a time when so many Chicagoans are struggling with the cost of living, I cannot look taxpayers in the eye and tell them I voted to spend $250 million of public money on a stadium parking garage and stadium plaza instead of public transit or the many other pressing needs facing our city. Now, in the same breath, I'll say this to Related Midwest and the Chicago Fire. I'd like to sincerely thank them for investing in our city. I appreciate the fire not trying to move to Hammond, Indiana and become the Hammond Sparks. And I would say that I certainly hope that they prove me wrong as a financial skeptic and as the alderman to the immediate north and immediate east of there. I encourage them to help me, help them help me prove me wrong in this. But I also have an ask of my colleagues. As I mentioned on Monday, this agreement effectively, this agreement plus some Taylor Street bridge work effectively commits all of the money from the Canal Congress TIF for the next eight years. And that is a fund that supports both Union Station and the Greyhound site, which provide service citywide, if not regionally. Now DPD has already identified and sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation of needed concourse reconstruction at Union Station of $55 million, but those dollars are no longer in this TIF. So I hope that in subsequent weeks, months, years, you will help me find a solution to that. And I also do appreciate you, Alderman Riley. You've been a good partner on the LaSalle Street TIF and the many projects we've done together. And I would note I have significant concern that the LaSalle TIF, which could be used to help some of this, will only have $6 million in it after 2027. And it's already being used to repair all of the bridges around here. And it's worth noting the Lake Street Bridge itself is already $25 million over budget. And I'm sure that will not be the last time. So hopefully you will help us with those problems. So while I strongly disagree with this proposal and remain disappointed and frankly confused that many of you have decided to fund a $250 million stadium complex parking garage and plaza, I recognize that that is how democracy works. And what I hope we all remember, however, is that today's vote will have consequences beyond this development. And by removing these tools from our toolbox to address Union Station, downtown bridges, and other critical needs, we're narrowing our options for the challenges that we know are coming. And when those challenges arrive, and we know that they will, I hope you'll be just as willing to help find the resources for these public projects as you were for this one. And with that, I would respectfully request a roll call vote on both items nine and 10. Thank you.

Very well. Chair recognizes Alderman Bill.

Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, I want to rise and commend the Alderman of the Third Ward on a phenomenal project. And when I say a phenomenal project, when you look at the investment that is being made in the Third Ward, where no money is going towards the stadium, this is exactly what TIF is supposed to be used for. And when you have healthy TIFs that are thriving throughout the area, you should be able to port money in to make projects work because there are probably not enough projects in those particular TIFs where you can spend all that money. Now, either we can support our colleagues that are our neighbors in order to get large projects done to help our communities and help our wards and to help the city, then we have to be good neighbors. Now, when you look at the jobs that are going to be created by this, when you look at the revenue that's going to be brought into the city by this project, the restaurants, the parking, the ticket sales, and all the things that go along with that, that's how we make our economy grow. And so we can sit back and do nothing, and at the end of November, we can sweep these tips, and you'll never see that money again. Or we can use these TIP dollars for what they're supposed to be used for, reinvesting in infrastructure to help business understand that we are here to help and support them for investing in the city of Chicago. That's what it's all about. So I understand when you have reservations and things like that about different projects, but that's when you sit down with the departments to find out exactly what your issues are to make sure that your projects will not be affected. Now, I would not support sacrificing one project for another. That's not what we're doing here. We're using TIF dollars for what they're supposed to be to avoid the massive TIF that's gonna be coming our way in a couple of weeks. So I support my colleague for doing a yeoman's job on bringing this project to fruition. And I commend everybody who has participated in this project to make it happen because this is what exactly TIF is supposed to be used for. So congratulations, Alderman Utterthorpe.

Alderman Ervin, you wish to be recognized still. Alderman Ervin.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'm not going to contradict him today. But let me say this, and I agree with Alderman from the Ninth Ward, this is what TIF is designed to do, spur development. This project cannot happen without the infrastructure investments that Alderman Dowell is seeking to do at the site. We all know that this site sits 40 feet above, I'm sorry, below grade. and that we've got to figure out a way to get people off Roosevelt Road down to the site in a meaningful manner. And what this transfer does is gives that opportunity to people. And actually, as a donor to this particular project, because I do share a significant portion of the Congress Canal TIF, uh with not only um the ultimate 34th war but also the ultimate third war this is what will generate development in the area itself again as i stated in committee this area does not have the same uh gravitas as you go to the east and there is plenty of space to build be dense do other things but this is the type of development that will spur the rest of that area to come along so again I do want to thank Chairman Dowell for the work that she's done, the collaboration that she's done with all of us in the area, those who participated in the TIF and those who did not, but were impacted by this particular project. And again, thank you for that. And we look forward to supporting you in this endeavor.

Alderman Sigso Lopez, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And as an alderman who oversaw this project in the previous term, I think there was a missed opportunity in this project to incorporate the needs of the community. This project has been changed and plans has been a scratch overnight. This plan included investment by the state, the Discovery Planning Institute, that disappeared overnight and put city money but constituents on the hook always to pay for the cost but very little benefits in return. The reason why I oppose this is because I do think that there is a responsibility in a time like this when the Chicago public schools, for instance, are facing a $700 million deficit. that billionaires can just make a request of city council and get all the green lights to get the support. But yet, when families in our communities, when Chicago public schools, when our families are experiencing cuts, and I've been going to LSEs throughout my ward, every single school is experiencing deep cuts, that we are not making that a priority. That the state can scratch plants, can do veto sessions for the bears and so on, But then we don't even do veto sessions to demand resources for our schools. $425 million that we do need, I do think that deserve a community benefits agreement. I think the voices of the people, the constituents that live nearby, the Chinatown area, the South Loop, they deserve to be included, not as an afterthought, but as critical partners on the development I'm yet to see one unit of housing to be developed on this side. And I do will take the word that this will strike and is going to bring development and revenue to the city. But in my opinion, 20% is the bare minimum for affordable housing. And those are the benefits that we should be seeking when we are putting so many resources, $425 million. And I commend all the women that will. for moving this forward, but again, I do think that is a missed opportunity in the benefits that the community, those who paid those taxes. And my last thing is that I hope that we are good neighbors in terms of like when the tips are replenished and they build that and the development happens, that this was supposed in the 2019 plan, this was going to replenish, pay back the taxpayers. This redevelopment agreement is much different. So in my position, and I do hope that we are good neighbors, Because when we are fighting to have TIF dollars for affordable housing, to make sure that our schools have ACs, have playgrounds, that we act with the same urgency and expediency that we use to approve this plan. For that, a no vote on this item, and my commitment to my community to keep fighting to put money in libraries, in schools, in park districts, in affordable housing, with the same expediency that the city council is approving this $425 million after the billionaire owner had promised that this was going to be fully privately funded. I take an issue when there's the public that is being misled to believe that this was privately funded, but there's a subsidy of $425 million. That is what my voice of dissent. Thank you.

Armin Lopez. who are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President, and good afternoon, members of the city council. I actually wish to join my colleague from the west side in full agreement about TIFs and how they're supposed to be used. But there's a lot of mixed messaging that we're getting right now with regards to what we're doing. And I understand my colleagues' concerns, and some of them I think are founded. Some of them I think are just outrageous. But I want to remind everyone that this body had no problem committing $900 million to reimagine LaSalle right down the street here. We did that because we knew it's an emerging area where we needed to do something with space, where we needed to create new housing, and where we could use the TIF here locally, of which we've already committed almost $360 million to projects. And I don't bemoan the alderman of the ward for doing that, because that's what we need to do. Take space that is vacant, take space that is falling behind, reimagine, reinvigorate, and revitalize. Our colleague from the third ward, I'm still impressed with 14 community meetings on this topic. So many people said it lacks transparency. How much more transparency do you need? You look in a room and close your eyes and say, I can't see anything what's going on. That's your own damn fault. She has brought people together. She has tried her best to have a conversation that is inclusive, but that also will invest in this area where we don't generate the property tax revenue necessary to be beneficial to everything that everyone wants to talk about. You want to talk about schools? Expand your tax base. You want to talk about investment? Expand your tax base. You want to talk about your property taxpayers who are struggling and how do you lessen their burden? Guess what? Expand your tax base. all the while putting our own Chicagoans to work. Half this site is going to be Chicagoans working. Our MBE, WBEs, our labor, everyone from our neighborhoods will be a part of this. And yet we are going to question that as what's the community benefit? What's the community benefit to a road that cuts through and finally connects neighborhoods? What's the community benefit to keeping and actually bringing a new soccer league here as opposed to being in the suburbs? What's the community? I'm almost tempted to say, what's the community benefit of this conversation? Because I don't know how much more you need in this moment to try to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory for our neighborhoods, for our city. That, Mr. President, is what we should be focusing on. Because too often when we're talking about what we're doing or not doing with TIF, our colleague from the South Side is correct. We know what's gonna happen next if we don't use it, so let's use it. And let's use it for the betterment of this entire city when you have the opportunity to do so. Thank you.

You're welcome. Alder Vasquez, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. It might be two times this month I'm in agreement with my colleague Alderman Lopez Um, I think there's a lot of conversation that's been happening. I have my own reservations as this was coming before the committee. And I think it's not necessarily related to just this one project. I think it's some of the history we've seen about the council voting on larger projects that then aren't completed, right? This is like a part two of a conversation because a deal that was in place did not complete itself. We could say the same for Lincoln yards. And so I think entering the conversation, there was, on my part, a concern about what we're voting on and how it's gonna be moving forward and how it gets completed. It's less about the intent. I think but for are very important words when it comes to the state law and TIF. It's used in instances where but for that TIF, you would not see the development happen. And so I think when we're comparing different TIFs and different scenarios, it's a different world. LaSalle? The money is needed to help build what's on LaSalle, but LaSalle is not blighted. LaSalle is doing well. It could continue to grow. Whereas when you look at areas like what's being discussed, you can understand why infrastructure is needed, why transit is needed, why you need to get the grade up. All those things make sense.

I get it. That's fair.

Somebody agrees. All that makes sense to then continue to build upon that and create the opportunity to grow a tax base, to grow units, and to have a neighborhood to add to the 77 we already have. So I think the intent makes sense. What gives me pause sometimes is the inconsistency in the conversations. Folks raising up the concern about billionaires and stadiums now were really quiet for two and a half years as Actual folks are trying to get tax dollars for the Bear Stadium. So I'd like the same kind of consistency across the board. You can't be crickets for two years and all of a sudden this is the first thing on your radar. My concern is more the ability for the plants to be executed on. So if we're saying that these roads are going to get built, how do we check to make sure it's all on time? How do we make sure that the costs aren't ballooning? Because we have smaller projects in our ward and the cost that we are sold is never the same later a couple years in the future when we have to see it. Also, the parking lot itself. The fact that we're creating something that could grow into a larger revenue stream, even if it's a couple million dollars, one to stabilize is a plus. But we have to look at the financials related to what projections are compared to what we're spending. So I think for me, thankfully, I've had conversations with the chairwoman and the departments to get a better sense of what accountability and transparency looks like as a plan moves forward. So I'm in support of it while also recognizing that we're starting to ask for more and more hundreds of millions of dollars for projects, and perhaps in order to make it better government for all of us, setting different standards on different tiers of requests, because it's no longer just the person in the ward. or that the person whose ward is in the tiff now it's hey we're going to reach to an adjacent tiff now we're going to keep checking the next uh tip now we're going to come back and look and see what happens at the end of the year during budget for surplus if there's funds to actually look into where i think there might be larger impacts not just for that warden area but for the city at large so i think i'm in support of this current project because the intent is right we are going to have conversations about how it will move forward and accountability in place but so that there's less contention between the council perhaps if colleagues are interested, working on a better standard that's across the board even, and it doesn't feel like someone's getting a different conversation than someone else based on the project. So I just hope that when we have an opportunity to create another neighborhood, to create the kind of housing, to have ARO included in it, and to actually grow, we should look at those. And so I appreciate the hearing. I think it gave us enough information, and I'll be in support on this measure. Thank you, Mr. President.

You're welcome. Alder Hadden, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I too rise in support of both these items and just want to throw a perspective out there as well. On its face, if you're not looking too deeply, you can look at the public infrastructure piece. And I know some colleagues express concerns about public dollars going to like a parking garage, right? and it's not just the parking garage right it's it's the river wall retention it's the public plaza and i want to say uh as earlier we acknowledged our etod five years we're putting in a lot of work and we're going to continue to put a lot of work to make sure that our city departments are putting the the highest standards to these types of projects they're sustainable, to make them greener, to make them environmentally friendly, to make them equitable, to make sure that they're worthy of the public dollars that we're putting into them. And a project of this size with this impact it doesn't happen without some of the public investment. And I just wanna say, I trust my colleague, Chairwoman Dow, on the work that she's been doing to make sure that there is real public benefit here. The work that our departments are doing, DPD, DOH, I trust actually the standards that we're going to apply, particularly because of the public investments that we're putting here. A project like this can't exist without their parking garage, right? And I think that if we're hanging on to kind of one little piece of it that we don't like, instead of thinking of this project as a whole and what the large impact is going to be for the positive benefit to the city, we might be, you know, letting the imperfect be the, you know, the perfect be the enemy of the good there. So just to say I, this site is sat before being in council. I can remember previous years previous proposals for this development and things that weren't necessarily good deals for Chicago. And I think this is an exciting one. And, you know, thanks to Chairwoman Dowell for bringing this forward. I think it's going to be great for the city and you've got my support.

Very well. Those are all the Chair recognizes Alderman La Spada.

Thank you very much, Chair. I want to say I'm grateful for the way these redevelopment agreements were structured in committee. I think the bifurcation is really fair and helpful for those of us who want to be supportive to the extent that we can, because I do believe in the general infrastructure piece of this. The 174 million that is going towards the streets, sewers, water mains, electrical grid for the space makes sense because we do not want to paralyze the productive use of this space. I wish I could believe that the $250 million in the other RDA was as insignificant as it's sometimes posed, because I don't agree with that perspective. When we've heard from Friends of the Chicago River and others, we know. And because it's in writing, we know that 80% of the riverfront that we're funding is going to be an industrialized riverfront for the foreseeable future. To me, it stands in stark contrast to the high standards set by Foundry Park up the river ways, which is to me the template and standard for riverfront development into the future. And where the parking garage is concerned, I would echo the points raised by Alderman Conway, but to go further, to say that it's not the Chicago Fire that needs to prove him wrong and prove us wrong. It's the actual... financial estimates put forward by the Department of Planning and Development just a few days ago who estimated roughly $3 to $4 million in annual revenue from this parking garage, which means at best, and even if you increase that by 50%, we are maybe recouping our investment in 50 years' time. And seeing what we have on the lifespan of stadiums in Chicago, but also nationwide, It is unlikely that the stadium is standing in 50 years. Again, I would love to be proven wrong. Our own estimates make this sound like a bad investment for the city. For those reasons, again, I'm happy to vote yes on the general infrastructure, but I'm a no vote on the parking garage and I will say ancillary uses attached to that other RDA. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you. Madam Chair, there's been a roll call request for item nine.

Mr. President, I'd like to respond to some things we've heard before we take this vote.

Of course.

First of all, I want to thank my colleagues for their support on this project and for your input and questions as we've gone through this review process. I wanna address a few things. I wanna make it clear that this is not a project that is going towards the stadium. This TIF is being requested solely for the infrastructure needed to make that site viable. One of the aldermen spoke about a commitment to affordable housing. That's included in the plan development, but we don't get there if we don't have roads, if we don't have water and sewer lines and electrical underground. So we need these dollars to be spent. Regarding, I want to say something about the podium. The podium structure and integrated parking garage, while it is unconventional for a TIF request, is the key to unlocking the potential for this 62-acre site that has set fallow for almost the same amount of time, at least 40 years, 60 years, I've been told. The parking garage, as another alderman said, is a way for us to bridge the gap between Roosevelt Road and the 78 site. And it's not just a parking garage. It is identified that way. But on top of it will be housing and retail. And the purpose of that is to bring money to augment that $3 to $4 million that we get in revenue from the parking garage. And we're not even talking about $3 and $4 million, because there's opportunities for revenue from signage and from you know, other branding of that garage. And that podium will bring into the city's coffers property taxes, sales tax revenue. So it is not just a parking garage. Regarding not wanting to have a development where we have to put more money into it. we have identified in the redevelopment agreement that there's a guaranteed pricing for the developer i mean for this for the infrastructure cost if that goes above the budget the city's not on the hook for that the developer is on the hook for that and so we need to keep that in mind i want to um I want to say a couple of other things before we take this vote. I know a lot of you have voiced concerns about the future phases of the project and how they will be carried out. But these future phases are not possible without the significant infrastructure investment we're discussing today. We need this density in the city. And that density is made possible through privately financed vertical development. We cannot achieve this without the necessary physical infrastructure. I want to also thank Related Midwest and the Chicago Fire for their investment in the city. This is a catalyst for the new neighborhood that is going to be created on the remainder of the site. And I also want to thank the Department of Planning and Development, specifically Commissioner Boatwright, Jeff Cohen, Noah Safransik and also Constantine Carrigan from my office for their support and help in putting this project together. This is a project for the future of the city of Chicago. It's not just for the Third Ward. It's not just for the downtown. It's for the entire city of Chicago. And I ask for your support today in voting yes. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you, Madam Chair. There's a roll call request for item number nine. Members of the City Council, please use your e-vote application to record your vote at this time.

All right, the voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please use your e-device. Your voting is now open. All right, I will now ask those who have not used the device to vote Alderman Yancey.

Yeah.

Oh, wait. We've got to accept you, Alderman. I'm going to come back to you. I thought you were in chambers. Okay. Alderman Hall. Alderman Hall is a yes. Alderman Mitchell, not in chamber. Oh, Alderman Mitchell is a yes. Alderman Moore. Alderman Moore, aye. All right. Alderman Moore is a yes. Alderman Rodriguez.

Absolutely, yes.

Rodriguez is a yes. Alderman Scott.

Alderman Scott is a yes.

Scott is a yes. Alderperson Fuentes. Alderperson Fuentes is a yes. Fuentes is a yes. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez. Aye. Rodriguez-Sanchez is a yes. Alderwoman Mitts.

Alderman Mitts is a yes.

Mitts is a yes. Alderwoman Clay. Not President Chambers. Aye.

Okay, there are 47 yeas and one nay. This motion passes. Alderman Mitchell on a motion to reconsider.

Mr. President, move to reconsider the vote.

All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. This motion fails. Before we go back to the chairwoman, Alderman Yancey has joined us online. I presume he wishes to participate in the remaining of this meeting remotely for reasons stated in Rule 59. And Alderman Clay has also requested to participate in the remaining of this meeting remotely. Can you reconfirm Alderman Yancey's presence and confirm Alderman Clay's presence?

Alderman Yancey.

Present.

Alderman Clay. Present.

Can I get a motion? There's a motion to approve both of these alders to participate in the remainder of this meeting remotely. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. In opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Chair recognizes Alderman Mosley.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'd just like to be recorded as a yes on the first roll call vote meeting on finance.

and the subsequent failure to reconsider the vote. Very well, please add Alderman Mosley to the roll call vote. Alderman Cardona is recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I also want to be recorded as a yes vote for item number one, please.

For item number one in the Finance Committee and the subsequent motion to reconsider that failed. Thank you, please add both of those Alders to the roll call. Very well, Chairwoman Dow.

Thank you, Mr. President. I got my reports mixed up, but we're going to go to item number 10, which is a substitute ordinance executing a redevelopment agreement with Roosevelt Clark Partners LLC to provide tax increment assistance for improvements to the river wall and the development and reconveyance of an infrastructure podium inclusive of a parking facility and public open space related to the 78 project in the third ward. I would assume that my colleague, my vice chair, is going to ask for a roll call vote on this, so I'll call for it.

He has raised his hand. Alderman Conway. Roll call. Alderman Conway has requested a roll call vote for item number 10. Very well, Madam Clerk. Thank you. Alders, please use your e-vote application to record your vote at this time.

All right, the voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please use your e-device. The voting is now open. All right, I will now call on those not using their e-device. Alderman Yancey. Yes. Yancey is a yes. Alderman Hall. Alderman Hall is a yes. Alderman Moore.

Alderman Moore is a aye.

Moore is a yes. Alderman Rodriguez.

Yes.

Rodriguez is a yes. Alderman Scott. Yes. Scott is a yes. Alderperson Fuentes. Yes.

Yes.

Quintus is a yes. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez. Aye. Rodriguez-Sanchez is a yes. Alderwoman Mitts.

Aye.

Mitts is a yes. Alderman Lawson, not in Chambers. Alderwoman Clay. Yes. Clay is a yes. All right, the voting is now closed.

There are 44 yeas, five nays. This motion passes. Alderman Mitchell on a motion to reconsider. Motion to reconsider the vote. Those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. This motion fails. Chairwoman Dow.

Thank you, Mr. President 11 item number 11. A is an order authorizing the Corporation Council to enter into and execute a settlement order in the case of Jones versus city of Chicago at all case number 2023. CV 4975 in the amount of $250,000. Alderman Conway has recused himself and he will outline his reasons.

The chair recognizes Alderman Conway.

I'm sorry. I am so sorry. $9 million. That's correct.

Well, thank you for the correction. The motion is for passage of item 11A in the amount of $9 million. Alderman Conway, would you like to wish for anything else?

So I've recused myself as a result. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

Very well. There's a motion on the floor for the passage of this item with the most favorable roll call. Item number one in the subsequent failure of the motion to reconsider, with the exception of Alderman Conway, who has requested to recuse himself. Seeing no other hands, hearing no objections, so ordered.

Mr. President, I want to go back to item number four, which I skipped, is an ordinance amending the original ordinance by replacing DCNC with Friends of Downtown and amending the TIF redevelopment agreement to include revisions to the residential project at 135 South LaSalle in the 34th Ward. I move passage of this item by the same motion as was applied to item number one.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Thank you, Mr. President. Item number 12 is a communication transmitting reports of cases in which verdicts, judgments, or settlements were entered into for the month of June 2026. This will be placed on file with the clerk. Item number 13 and 14 consist of orders of authorization for payment of various small claims against the city of Chicago and denial of payments of various small claims against the city of Chicago. These were direct introductions. And if there are no objections, I move that these items be placed for passage in the omnibus.

Hearing none, so ordered.

Item number 15 are two proposed orders authorizing charitable solicitation on the public way, permits for Knights of Columbus for a citywide effort from September 11 to 13, 2026, and September 17 to 20, 2026, and for the project Orbitz International Inc. Citywide. from August 8th, 2026 to December 31st, 2026. This will be placed on file with the clerk. The Committee on Finance also held a subject matter hearing on June 25th at 11 a.m. and discussed an ordinance authorizing the approval of the ownership transfer pursuant to the Chicago meter parking systems concession agreement. No votes were taken. And Mr. President, this concludes my report.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Aviation Committee Chair recognizes Chair O'Shea.

Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, members of the City Council reporting for your Committee on Aviation, which held a meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Committee recommends passage of the following item, Substitute Ordinance 2026-0026369, Renewing lease agreements with Atlantic Aviation Corporation and Signature Flight Support, LLC, for use and redevelopment of facilities at Chicago Midway International Airport. I move passage of the substitute ordinance by the first favorable roll call vote, Committee on Finance, an associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Mr. President, unlike my colleague Alderman Dowell, that was quick, and that concludes my report.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. All right, let's see if we can keep it rolling. Committee on Budget and Government Operations. Chair recognizes Chairman Ervin.

Thank you, Mr. President, members of the council reporting for your committee on the budget and government operations, which held a committee meeting on June the 8th. The committee has a series of reports recommending passage of the following items. Item number one is a communication recommending the proposed ordinance concerning the annual appropriation ordinance year 2026 Amendment within Fund 925 is a direct introduction. A move passes by this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item number two is a communication recommending the proposed ordinance concerning a redevelopment agreement with True Delta LLC to provide neighborhood opportunity fund assistance for development of the K Entrepreneur Hub project at 4400 West Madison in the 28th Ward. I make the same motion if there is no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Item number three is a communication recommending a transfer of funds within Ward 30 for year 2026. I make the same motion if there is no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Item number four is a communication recommending a proposed ordinance concerning an amendment to municipal code chapter 2-74 by adding new section 2-74-076 to establish Department of Human Resources hiring preference for children and spouses of Chicago first responders killed in the line of duty. I make the same motion if there is no objection.

Hearing none, so ordered. Mr. President, that concludes my report. Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the Committee on Committees and Rules, the Chair recognizes Chairwoman Harris.

Thank you, Mr. President. Reporting for the Committee on Committees and Rules, which met on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 1 p.m., the Committee recommends passage and adoption of the following items. Items 1 through 3 are corrections of the City Council Journal of Proceedings of September 25, 2025 and December 19, 2025. Mr. President, I move the passage of these items by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Committee recommends that Items 4 through 6 be re-referred to the Committee on Finance. Item 4, an amendment to the Municipal Code Chapter 2-32 by adding a new Section 2-32-535 prohibiting city funds from being invested in certain investment instruments and entities or funds. Item 5, an order calling on the Chicago City Treasurer to cease blanket boycotts of treasury obligations and resume investments. in the U.S. Treasury-backed securities. Item six. an amendment to the Municipal Code 2-32520 to require City Treasurer to provide 30-day notice prior to any change in investment policy. Mr. President, I move the approval of the recommendations that items 4 through 6 be re-referred to the Committee on Finance by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item seven is a resolution amending the city council rules of order and procedure for 2023-27 term by modifying rule 55 to require the video recordings of the city council and committees be downloadable. Mr. President, I move adoption of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote on the committee of finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item 8, a submission of a public question by referendum to Chicago voters at the November 3rd, 2026 general election on whether Chicago should develop permanent festival and outdoor event space for large-scale events. Mr. President, I move the adoption of this item by the first woman's favorite roll call on the committee and finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item nine, a submission of the public question by referendum to Chicago voters at the November 3rd, 2026 general election on whether Chicago should restart use of the gunshot detection technology that informs first responders when gunshots are detected. Mr. President.

Madam Chair, please mute yourselves, please, those who are online. Please continue, Madam Chair.

Mr. President, I move adoption of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance, an associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item 10 is submission of the public question by referendum to Chicago voters at the November 3rd, 2026 general election regarding whether the city of Chicago shall pursue all lawful means to recover financial compensation from the federal government, which costs for the cost and economic harm caused by the Donald Trump administration, violent materialized ice operations, including a midway blitz, the operation led by George Bovina to recover the lost revenue, public safety response costs and services provided to residents and family affected by those operations. Mr. President, I move adoption of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee of Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Chair recognizes Alderman Napolitano.

Mr. President, I would like to, as well as Alderman Beal, like to defer and publish this item, number 10.

Alderman Beal. All right, this item will be deferred and published.

Item 11, a submission of the public question by referendum to Chicago voters at the November 3rd, 2026 general election on whether Chicago should make its contribution to the city pension fund in the first quarter of the year to reduce long-term debt. Mr. President, this item passed by a voice vote with all the person C. Joe Lopez and all the person Rodriguez Sanchez requesting to be recorded as a no vote. I move adoption of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee of Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Chair recognizes Alderman Irvin.

I think Mr. President moved to defer and publish this item along with Alderman C. Joe Lopez.

Alderman six to Lopez. Item item number 10 will be 11 number 11 will be deferred in public chairwoman Dow. I'm sorry, chairwoman Harris.

Item 12, a submission of the public question by referendum to Chicago voters on the February 23rd, 2027 primary election on whether Chicago should withhold funding from its sister agencies that do not enforce debt repayment plans for outstanding debt owed to the city. Mr. President, I move the adoption of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Chair recognizes Alderman Ervin.

Thank you, Mr. President. I move to defer this defer and publish this item along with Alderman Ciccio-Lopez.

Alderman Ciccio-Lopez. It's confirmed this item will be deferred and published. Chairwoman Harris.

Item 13, the submission of the public question by referendum to the Chicago voters at the February 23rd, 2027 primary election on whether Chicago should create permanent monument celebrating Chicago's global contribution to music and arts. Mr. President, I move the adoption of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee of Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Alderman Ervin, you're recognized.

Move to defer and publish this item as well, along with Alderman Ciccio-Lopez.

Alderman Ciccio-Lopez, it's confirmed this item will be deferred and published.

Item 14, that's submission of the- Alderman Harris. Thank you. Alderman- Item 14, a submission of the public question by referendum to Chicago voters at the February 23rd, 2027 primary election on whether Chicago City Council should establish and fully fund its own independent legal counsel separate from city Chicago's separate from the city law department. Mr. President, I move the adoption of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motions to reconsider.

Alderman Irvin, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I was hopeful that we could do something decent and in order, but I guess we're off that page today. And with that, we'll defer and publish this item as well, along with Alderman Ciccio-Lopez.

Alderman Ciccio-Lopez. Very well, it's confirmed. This item would also be deferred and published. Chairwoman Harris.

Item 15, a submission of the public question by referendum to Chicago voters at the March 17th, 2026 primary election on whether the city of Chicago shall adopt rank votes choiding systems for the mayor, treasurer and all the persons. The committee recommends that this item be referred to the committee on rules. Mr. President, I move approval of the recommendation. that this item be re-referred to the committee's own rules by the first most favorable roll call voted Committee of Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item 16 is the substitute resolution of a submission of a public question by referendum to the voters of all precincts in the 26th ward at the November 3rd, 2026 general election on whether new shared housing units should be limited in the 26th Ward to help address Chicago's rental shortage. Mr. President, I move the adoption of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee of Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Thank you. Item 17, a tribute to Sam Sinaias. Mr. President, I move adoption of this item by a rising vote, or I don't know if the Alderman of the 42nd Ward wanted to comment.

Alderman Riley, did you wish to speak to this item, the tribute to late Sam Sinaias? No? And then your motion is for a rising vote to confirm this one. Is that correct? Yes, it is. Let's please rise. as a motion to accept this item, a tribute to the late Sam Sanis. This motion passes.

That concludes my report.

The chair recognizes Alderman Dowell.

Mr. President, I need to correct something. Item number 11A, the case that I read was the wrong case. It should read Alberto Ochoa versus Jose Lopez et al. Case number 20CV2977 for the same amount, $9 million. Thank you.

Farewell. The clerk will make that correction. Thank you, Madam Chair. Now for the Committee on Ethics. and government oversight. The chair recognizes Chairman Martin.

Thank you, Mr. President, and good afternoon, colleagues. Reporting on your Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, which held a committee hearing on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026, the committee recommends passage of the following two items. Item number one is Substitute Ordinance 2026-0025003, which amends Municipal Code Section 2-156-0701 prohibiting use or disclosure of confidential information for prediction markets or event contracts. This item passed unanimously amongst all members present. I move for passage of this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hear no objections, so ordered.

Item number two is Resolution 2026-0026273, which calls on U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and Department of Justice to ensure full review of obligations and matters connected to Operation Midway Blitz, Broadway prosecutions, and other related proceedings. This item passed the committee with a due pass recommendation, with the exception of Alderman Spisato, who wishes to be reported as voting no. I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider with the exception of Alderman Spisato, who wishes to be recorded as- Very well.

Alderman Garner. Thank you, Mr. President. I understand this resolution. I understand the seriousness of any time. We have prosecutions and misconduct or scandals or cover-ups. I think anybody that would be guilty of such should have to pay that penalty. But I think us as a body, as a city council, I also believe that we should stay in our lane. Obviously, the U.S. attorneys appointed by the president and then the United States Senate. I think we, in our own backyard as a city council, need to probably clean up some of our own ends. And that's primarily directed towards the inspector general's office. the previous, Deborah Wittsberg, and then the current Steve Berlin, Executive Director of the Board of Ethics, for the misconduct and the unethical behavior that they performed against me, which is in writing from a hearing officer paid for by the City of Chicago. Again, I want to reiterate, the City of Chicago spent nearly $220,000 in order to get $20,000 out of me. I'm going to repeat that one more time. The city of Chicago spent $220,000 to hire Hincha and Culbertson in an effort to get $20,000 out of me. Not only did I prove my innocence, I also proved that they were hiding evidence to prove my innocence the entire time. And when I proved that, what did they do? They asked if they could change the charges, which a first year law student, and I'm not even a lawyer, would know you can't do that on appeal. After that was denied, what did they ask to do? If we can dismiss the charges against Alderman Gardner, because they didn't want the public embarrassment. That hearing officer, good on him, said, no, you can't. So then what did they do? In an effort of transparency and accountability, They said, could you make your decision private instead of public? We don't want to be embarrassed. Even though we embarrassed Alderman Gardner for a full year on TV stations like WTTW and CBS and talked horribly about this individual, even though we knew he was innocent the entire time, can you keep your decision private? He said, no, I can't. I have to make it public. So as a body, I understand that we're talking about the seriousness of these individuals that were indicted, federally indicted. I wouldn't wish that upon anybody. It's terrible. And if there's any misconduct that was done, they should have to pay for that 100%. But I think we as the city council, we should start cleaning up our own backyard first. Let's look at what's going on within the city. What kind of foolishness, what kind of waste of taxpayer dollars is being spent on political witch hunts? So I don't want to see that be done to anybody, regardless of your agenda or your political ideologies. Shouldn't be done to anybody. Shouldn't be done to me either. And it shouldn't be done to any of you. There might come, there may be a new administration next year or sometime. There may be a new administration and you may be the target of these political witch hunts. And I hope that you have the backbone. I hope that you have the same zest for accountability and transparency as you are now when you're trying to drive into the lane of the federal government. I understand what was done. There's questions that should be answered. I agree with that wholeheartedly. Let's start cleaning up our own backyard before we do that. So I'm a no.

Alderman Vasquez, you are recognized.

Gotta love city council. Before I'll say this, anybody who wants to talk about the city spending $220,000 on an investigation while also suing the city for another million dollars should probably not talk about transparency or anything related to funding, because that's not being fiscally responsible either. But I'll get to my remarks related to the subject matter rather than trying to make it all about something else. So I rise today in support of the resolution calling on U.S. Attorney Andrew Butrus to resign as U.S. Attorney of the Northern District of Illinois. While our criminal legal system is not perfect, it is built on a foundation of political independence, and that independence is non-negotiable. If the U.S. Attorney's Office is going to come close to its stated goal of seeking and providing justice to the people of Illinois and this country, Andrew Boutros' conduct does not align with any of those goals. At every stage of his prosecution against the Broadview Six, he has demonstrated not impartiality and a dedication to justice, but deception, unprecedented misconduct, and a willingness to throw away the values of his office and his country in order to secure a political win for this administration. I have seen and experienced firsthand the impact of Andrew Boutros' reckless, unethical conduct and the impact it's had on the lives of the Broadview Six, including members of our own staff. These six people exercise their constitutional right to protest ISIS brutality. We should be hailing them as patriots. Instead, they've been dragged through months of trauma, as has their family and friends, and now have been left holding the financial and emotional bag. Not only did the US attorney's office engage in unethical tampering of the grand jury in the Broadview Six case, which was ultimately dismissed, the US attorney then moved to cover up the unethical behavior, so much so that as a ramification of it, then had to walk away from a fraud case involving hundreds of millions of dollars that fraud at Laredo Hospital in order to avoid transparency and accountability. That isn't justice and it doesn't serve the people of Chicago. While Andrew Boutros spent months trying to destroy the lives of these six people who did nothing wrong, neither he nor the Justice Department have taken any steps to hold accountable the ICE agents who killed Severo Villegas Gonzalez, Rene Good, Alex Preti, Lorenzo Sago, Arujo Joan, Sebastian Guerrero, and so many more. That isn't justice. It's the opposite of it. I joined my colleagues today in demanding that he step down from his role, which he has already abandoned in principle. In a truly just version of reality, Andrew Boutros wouldn't just resign. He would be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. But in absence of principled leaders who will do the right thing, we have to do whatever we can to call out the injustice we see and put pressure on our elected officials to act on it. This behavior isn't just unethical. It is antithetical to a just society, and we cannot let it stand. The people of this city deserve a U.S. attorney who will not falter in doing what's right. Thank you, Mr. President.

You're welcome. Okay, thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman Sposato.

Thank you, Mr. President.

You're welcome.

Things just can't be simple over here, Mr. President. I just want to do a simple no, but once again, we've got to have drama. So first I want to start by defending my colleague. I know, Mr. President, can I have some quiet, guys? Do you mind? Can you move down or something? Just give me a break. Thank you.

You deserve it. Thank you.

Once again, I know what my colleague and friend went through. I ride with him a lot. I talk to him a lot. I know the torment him and his family went through, his lovely wife. Obviously, his little kids don't know what happened. Personally, I don't know why you're suing him for a million. I thought you should have sued him for 10 million, but most likely you'll probably give it to charity or something, but I know what you went through. Boutros, once again, Senator Duckworth, Senator Durbin, asked for his resignation. But we, we got to step in here. We got to act like we're the big heroes. We're not going to deal with ICE. But we don't say a damn effing thing about what happened with Sheridan Gorman. Not a thing. Listen to her mother on TV. It was painful. Painful. Jessica Gorman. I think about it. I still. It's terrible. Lake and Riley. Jocelyn Nungaree. Melody Waldecker, Rachel Morin. You know what they all have in common? They were killed by illegals, people that are hurt illegally. So now we try to do something about this, but... We don't care about Jose Medina or Jose Ibarra. We care about Boutros. And we know what he did was wrong. I'm not saying what he did was right. But here we are. We got to have drama about this. Once again, nothing could ever be simple around here. So I'm not going to fall for this publicity stunt. Your senators stood up for him and said they're called for his resignation. Consider me a no. You want to talk about Sheridan Gorman or her poor mother? Any of you? I'm sure none of you watched. conservative TV or watching CNN and MSNBC, but just do me a favor and Google the video of Jessica Gorman, the poor mother, which she said. She is thankful, thankful her daughter wasn't raped or beat to death. She was happy she died instantly, shot in the head. But we're worried about this. So once again, I'm a no. Just want to be a simple, quiet, peaceful no. But I guess that can't happen. But just want to tell you where I stand on this. I'm a no. I also support my colleague. I know what he went through. I don't know why that was done to him. I thought that was terrible also. So once again, thank you, Mr. President.

You're welcome, Mr. Chair. Would you like to read? The chair recognizes Alderman Lopez.

Thank you, Mr. President and afternoon members of the committee. To our colleague's point, I've never seen conservative television before. So... ever. But I do rise in support of this. I rise in support of this because the behavior that we've seen and heard about is unethical. And if he were a private lawyer, he'd probably be disbarred. And he should be held accountable. So I agree with my colleagues that we should join the chorus who asked for that. But at the same time, I have to remind people that we have another lawyer who is acting very correct in her interpretation of the law and execution of it. And that's Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke. And many of the same people who are supportive of this resolution would love to cancel her in a heartbeat for following what the law says. So we cannot have two different applications of following the law. If people are doing it right, elevate them. If they are following the letter of the law as a lawyer, And as a public one at that, praise them. If they are breaking it, hold them accountable. And I would end my comments with that. Thank you, sir.

Thank you. Mr. Chair, would you like to just renew your motion, as well as those members who wish to be recorded as no?

Yes, Mr. President. I renew my motion for passage with the acceptance of Alderman Sposato, who would like to be recorded as a no.

And Alderman Gardner has expressed to be recorded as a no. Alderman Napolitano, would you like to be a no as well?

Yes, Mr. President, thank you, sir.

Are any other Alders who wish to be recorded as a no? The motion on the floor has been made despite the division. Hearing no other objections, so ordered.

Chairman Martin. Thank you, Mr. President. That concludes my report.

For now, the Committee on Health and Human Relations. The chair recognizes Vice Chair Ramirez.

OK. Good afternoon, Mr. President. Reporting from the Committee on Health and Human Relations, which met on July 14th at 10.30 AM, the committee reports the following recommendation. And I do want to give- Is he on his way in? Yeah, I want to give a moment for him to walk into the box. I will continue. The committee considered the mayoral appointment of Dr. Garth Walker as commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. This item received a do pass recommendation. Mr. President, before we move passage, I wanted to allow my colleagues to make comment. Of course.

Are there any others that wish to speak to this item? Chair recognizes Alderman Will Hall.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. I stand in rise of full support, gifted, young, one of the most talented in the country. And so we are grateful, Mr. President, for your nomination, grateful for the assignment, and grateful that the city is going to be stronger and healthier because of your leadership. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you. Alderman O'Shea, you're recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I, too, stand in support. Congratulations, sir. Look forward to working with you. I would stress that based on recent weather, heavy rains followed by extreme heat, that West Nile is here, it's coming, and that all of us do everything we can work with Cook County to properly prepare ourselves and make sure that we're testing. Thank you.

You're welcome. Are there any other orders that wish to speak to Alderman Robinson? You are recognized.

Mr. President, thank you so very much. I want to commend you for this choice in leading the Chicago Department of Health The gentleman in the box, his history, his education, his family dynamic that also is in the box has led him to this job today, which our city absolutely needs. The doctor that is here does not have to take this job. He is doing it for the citizens of the city of Chicago. We know the headwinds that we're receiving from our nation's capital. We know that, unfortunately, my previous colleagues at the state have decided to cut HIV funding. Mr. Mayor, I want to commend you and your team for keeping that whole. But even as we keep it whole, we have to look at this from all sides, education, housing, health. I know that the doctor in the box will be able to do that, and I commend him for stepping in. You know, there's this buzz around getting to zero by 2030. It shouldn't be a buzz line. It should be us making sure that we end HIV in this country. particularly knowing that we have high rates in the African-American and Latino communities. This can be done, but we have to properly fund it. We have to have folks that are committed to doing right by these communities. And the doctor in the box is the person that will be able to do that. Mr. Mayor, I stood here as my colleagues or colleague, excuse me, mentioned that there is no more racism. Well, if there's no more racism, I question why in certain zip codes, particularly for an alder that represents high net worth, middle class, and low income, why in certain zip codes do we see the expectancy rate to outlive in other zip codes? I think that that is absolutely racism and it absolutely is something that the city should focus in on Mr. Mayor as we make sure that all citizens are able to have quality health care and that there shouldn't be any disparities in your zip code. As the representatives of 77 areas, it is something that I hope that we all work with the doctor in the box to make sure that all of our residents, no matter where they live, have quality health care. So Mr. Mayor, thank you. I'm not for sure how you twisted his arm to take this job. But we need him. And I'm asking that my colleagues support Not the good doctor, but the great doctor that is in the box for a time is now that we need you to help us right the wrongs as it relates to health disparities in the city of Chicago. So congratulations. Thank you for taking on this task.

You're welcome. Alderman Robinson, Dr. Garth realized that Broncos were outnumbering Dolphins, and that's what drove him to accept this position. Alderman Ervin, you are recognized.

The Dolphin, the Bronco. Whatever. But let me say this. Dr. Walker, appreciate the work that you've done, primarily helping us on the West Side of Chicago, the West Side United Rush Hospital, the work that must continue, as my colleague from the 4-4 talked about. As we continue to talk about on the West Side, we talk about the death gap of those that live in Garfield Park, versus those that live in lincoln park and with that in mind coming into this position i believe that you are the right person that will look from the aspects because when you look at some of the african-american communities across the city such as west garfield park east garfield roseland have some of the worst health outcomes in the city of Chicago. And it is through the work that you will do and that will help us bring those numbers more in line with where everyone else is. So appreciate you leaving the private sector to come and help in this yeoman's task of bringing the life expectancy, especially amongst young African-American males on the west side of Chicago in line with the rest of the city. Thank you, Mr. President.

Welcome. Alder Hatton, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to support this nomination. And to my colleague from the fourth ward, doctor in the box sounds like that's going to be like your community engagement. Get out there. I see you with a little table, a little something. We need to brand that. Alfonso, we need some logos. So doctor in the box. um uh dr walker great pleasure to have uh the opportunity to speak with you before committee and then of course we had uh the opportunity to share words of encouragement and advice with you um so thank you for taking this position i want to reiterate um the resources that you have available to you they are in your staff in cdph they are in the rest of us outside the box over here and the 50 older people in our teams. There are probably a few roles where you're going to find a lot of consensus out here around some of the health outcomes that we're looking to see for Chicago. Use this as a resource. Your department's facing huge cuts. We know you are subject to a lot of federal funds. And the needs of our constituents and of Chicagoans are just increasing, right? And we know the situation that we're in. So this is going to be a really tough role. So we're trusting your kind of clear-headed decision-making, but also what I assessed in kind of getting to engage with you which is your compassion and the care that's at the core of how you will be making those decisions. But again, know that you're not making them alone. Please use us as partners and don't be afraid to tell us what you need and make us aware of the realities of resources, situations, and issues that we're facing. We're here with you, so you do not have to leave this department on your own. To your family, I say thank you for creating such a wonderful human and for giving him to us here in the city. So we'll demand much of him. And so, you know, people don't achieve the way that you have by themselves. And obviously, we've got your family here with you, backing you up. but also hopefully some other public health leaders and training I see next to you. So thank you. We look forward to working with you. Thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you. Alderwoman Lee.

Thank you, Mr. President. I too rise in support of this initiative appointment um i had an opportunity to talk to dr um i was going to call you dr garth we're calling you doc in the box over here now it's all confusing to me but dr walker properly um that's probably going to stick now um you know we had a nice chat this morning um you know just going through your cv again like you can't make this stuff up did you guys read his resume He has more degrees than our space on the wall. But listen, the breadth of your experience, I think, is such a gift to this city. you've appears have seen and done it all now you're just rounding it out by doing a turn here with the city of chicago um and one of the things that i said to you this morning and i think bears repeating again um is thank you thank you for answering the call um because it's not a it's not a small thing to leave the private sector and come into public service someone who's done it i know to your family i'm sorry uh he's doing it for all the right reasons though we're going to be the beneficiaries of it so really Thank you for that. And of course there's the fact that there's another dolphin in the house. So really that's all I needed to know. Good, thank you, Mr. President.

You're welcome. Alderman Nugent is recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. I too wanted to just stand up and rise in support of your appointment, Dr. Walker. I appreciate you taking the time to meet with myself and several colleagues. You know, just talking to you and looking through your resume, I think you bring something really unique to the table that the city desperately needs and that somebody with operational experience with your work as an emergency room physician and i for one am really thrilled that you'll be leading in this role i know you obviously have the cmo experience too but i think the the operational component is really necessary quality in city because things are always happening at a rapid pace i also just we're the third largest urban area in america and i think following covid we have some rebuilding and some work to do to make sure that we're ready for the next thing, whatever that is. And I just want to welcome you into this role and offer myself as a resource if I can be helpful in your new role here. So congratulations and welcome to your family. Thank you, Mr. President.

You're welcome. Alderman Lopez.

Thank you, Mr. President. Good afternoon, members of the City Council. Good afternoon, Dr. Walker, to you, your family, and I think twins. Oh, oh, okay. But partners in crime, I'm sure. I too join my colleagues in commending the mayor on his appointment and on you saying yes to working with the City Council. I do, as I mentioned during committee, also want to say it publicly here again. that we need to ensure that the full breadth, scope, and depth of your department reaches all communities. This city is a third Latino, third African American, third white and other, but we've seen time and time again where resources are being pit community against the community. We saw even on something, as low as play streets where it was being stripped from Latino communities and had to be fought with this department to be put back, even though we know that violence, when we view violence as a public health issue, gang violence has not gone anywhere, but yet we were moving on. And too often this department under various administrations and under various leaders identify something, throws money at it, moves on, but we never finish the program. So I hope that you are not just the doc in the box, but the man with the plan to help finish some of the things that we need to focus on, because there are many issues that we see in our communities, many issues that I know that are important to the mayor, important to all of us, but we can't just speak about things. We have to get things done. And I'm hopeful that your experience in the private sector, which relies on results and not just an endless supply of taxpayer money, whether it's from property taxes or from grants, motivates you to bring some of that necessity to act with you in collaboration, as my colleague from the 49th Ward said, with our labor partners in the department, but also with members here. My concern is that it's very difficult with some of the pressure put on the administration with your role as head of this department, because they don't like the free-flowing communication between us and you. But I think you understand the value of having information come so that you can triage where we need to go. And we look forward to working with you in your success and helping all of our neighborhoods.

Thank you, Mr. President. You're welcome. Seeing no other hands, the chair recognizes Alderman Sposato.

I'm sorry. I just want to say, Doc, best wishes to you. As I told you before, you'll most likely never hear from me. That's for two reasons. That's Alfonso and Virginia. So whatever you do, keep those two for all of us. And best wishes to you. Thank you, Mr. President.

Nice and simple. Nice and simple. See you in your other hands. The chair recognizes Vice Chair Ramirez.

Great. Well, with all the work ahead, I just wanted to make sure that we acknowledge everybody in the box that's here with you today. And so you have your parents that have immigrated from Jamaica. You have your in-laws, which I thought was very impressive. So you bring people together. Your in-laws who have immigrated from Madagascar, your wife, Elsa, your two boys. And then do you have a twin brother? Okay, so you were almost on Alderman Lopez. So not your kids, but you brought your your your twin brother here today, siblings that are watching and tuning in. And as you mentioned that this is a family that represents what's great about this country and the city. So thank you for representing us through your family. And so Mr. President, I want to move passage for this item by the first most favorable roll call vote for the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered. Congratulations, Dr. Garth Walker.

Thank you.

Madam Vice Chair, Madam Vice Chair, Vice Chair Ramirez, do you have any other business in your committee?

Thank you, Mr. President. That concludes my report.

Thank you, Madam Vice Chair. Now for the Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Chair recognizes Chair Sigcho Lopez.

Thank you, Mr. President and members of the City Council. Reporting for your Committee on Housing and Real Estate, which reported out three meetings starting with June 29, 2026, July 8, 2026, and July 14, 2026. On June 29, 2026, the committee held a subject matter hearing on the Protecting Renters Ordinance Pro that will update the Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, codify the Eviction Counsel Program, and reallocate powers and duties within the Department of Housing. Committee members heard testimony from committee members and advocates, along with the presentation from the Department of Housing and the Mayor's Policy Team. After Q&A, there was no vote taken on this matter. The following is a report recommending passage of 18 ordinances from the meeting on July 8, 2026, that include an aldermanic introduction for a code amendment, a local unit of government agreement, a sale and transfer, an intergovernmental agreement, and various land sales. ITEM ONE ON THE SUMMARY OF REPORTS WAS AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION ON A FLEXIBLE HOUSING POOL BY THE CENTER FOR HOUSING AND HEALTH, THE AIDS FOUNDATION, THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION BY ALL THE WOMEN HATTEN AND ALL THE MEN VILLEGAS. THE FOLLOWING WAS A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THE PROGRAM AND Q&A. ALSO, THERE WERE NO VOTES TAKEN ON THIS ITEM. Moving on on item 2, it was an aldermanic introduction from Alderman Martin, Substitute Ordinance 2025.0017573 for the amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-44 by adding a new section 2-44-170 regarding requirements for the low-income housing tax credit qualified allocation plans. I move passage of this item. Oh, and before that, Alderman Martin wants to say a few words. Okay. I move passage of this item as a substituted by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

The next two items are grouped together from the Department of Housing. Item 3 is Ordinance 2026, that's 0026-247, Local Government Agreement with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, regarding HUD foreclosure of parcels located in Bronzeville, aka A HEARTS UNITED PHASE 2 PROJECT AND RECONVEYANCE OF PARCELS TO VENTUS QUINCY LLC FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ITEM 4 IS A SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE 2026.0026.373 CELL OF TRANSFER OF HERITAGE WOODS SENIOR LIVING FACILITY LOCATED AT 2800 THROUGH 2822 WEST FALTON STREET and 300 through 326 North California Avenue to High Point Residence Chicago West Realty LLC, which passed as a substitute. I move passage of these two items by the same motion.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

The remaining items on this summary are from the Department of Planning and Development. Item 5 is an ordinance 2026.0026.376, the sale of city-owned property at various side yard locations in the 3rd, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 24th, 27th, 28th, and 37th wards under the Child Block Builder Platform. I move passes of this item by the same motion.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item 6 is an ordinance 2026.0026567 is a land sale in the 21st Ward to Far South CDC under low-income housing tax credit program for the development of Morgan Park Commons. And item 10 is an ordinance 2026.0026266 is an intergovernmental agreement with the Chicago Transit Authority to exchange city lots in the 24th and 37th wards for CTA land in the 22nd ward for the redevelopment of one Lowndale Recreation Center. I move passes of these two items by the same motion.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Skipping to page 4 of the summary of reports, items 14, Ordinance 2026.0026.401 and 15, Ordinance 2026.0026.37 are the sale of city-owned property under the Chalk Block Builder platform for the missing middle infield initiative in the 28th and 12th wards. I move passage of these two items by the same motion.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

The remaining items in the summary of reports are grouped together for convenience, starting at the bottom of page 2, item 7 in the 20th ward, page 3, items 8, 9, 11, and 12 in the fourth 36 wards, bottom of page 4, item 16, which passed as a substitute in the fourth ward as well, and the whole of page 5, items 17, 18, 19, and 20, In the third, fourth, and 29th wards were all market rate sales of city-owned land under the Chalk Block Builder platform. I move passage of these items, all these 10 items, by the same motion.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Finally, a meeting was held on July 14, 2026. There were no reports produced from this meeting. Mr. President, this concludes my report.

Chairman, did you do item 13? I didn't hear that one.

Yes, item 13 is going to be reworking committee.

What are we doing with that one? Item 13. This was also a shy builder missing middle. I heard number 14 for the 28th ward, but I didn't hear 13.

Yes, that's an item 13.

Can we just make the motion just to be sure?

Yes, just to make the motion. This is a sale of city-owned property at 4013, 4619, 31, and 33. And this is going to be reworked in committee. It was in the 28th ward, but we're going to just rework it.

We've got to rework it so we're not calling this item. Very well. Okay, just making sure. Does that complete your report? That completes my report. Very well. Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the Committee on License and Consumer Protection, the chair recognizes Chairwoman Silverstein.

Thank you, Mr. President and members of City Council. I am reporting for the Committee on Licensing Consumer Protection. We held a meeting on July 8th, 2026, and the following items were passed by the committee. Five ordinances regarding liquor moratoriums in the 6th, 15th, 33rd, 42nd and 45th wards. 02026-0025526 and others 0026046, 0026202, 0026289 and 0026053. Mr. President, I move that the city council concur in the recommendations of the license committee by the same roll call as items number one of the committee A finance report and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. 02026-0025816 was held in committee. Mr. President, this concludes my report.

Very well, thank you, Madam Chair. For the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, the Chair recognizes Chair LaSpada.

Thank you, Mr. President. Reporting for your Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, for which a meeting was held on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The Committee passed the Rule 45 report from June. Before the Committee, there were also 339 routine traffic items, all of which passed. If there are no objections, I move passage of these items by the first most favorable roll call from the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider the vote.

Hearing none, so ordered. That concludes my report. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the Committee on Police and Fire, Chair Taliafaro, you are recognized.

Thank you, Mr. President. Reporting for you and members of the City Council, reporting for your Committee on Police and Fire for which meeting was held June 30th, 2026. There was one item before the committee, item A2026-25555, which is the reappointment of Walter Schroeder as a member of the Chicago Emergency Telephone Systems Board. Mr. President, if there are no objections, I move the passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote in the Committee on Finance, an unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing none, so ordered.

Thank you, Mr. President. That concludes my report.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the happy committee. Special events, cultural affairs, and recreation. Chair recognizes Chair Sposato.

Thank you, Mr. President. Before I give my report, I'd like to have a quick minute to give a point of personal privilege. Mr. President, I am happy to report. I am very proud of my committee. Our last meeting, we had 17 of 18 of the members showed up live and in person, no Rule 59. So I just want to thank all of you very much. Miracles do happen in this council, so I just want to recognize all my Committee members, I tell you, I really appreciate it because you know how I feel about Rule 59. I do. That's great work, Mr. Chair. Keep it up. Thank you, Mr. President. You're welcome. Reporting for your Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs, Recreation, also known as the HAPI Committee, held a meeting. We held a meeting on July 7, 2026. The committee heard eight items. One item, R2026-0026134, was held in committee. And the following items were recommended for passage. O2026-0026340, expenditure of open space impact fee funds for development of Chicago Farm Works at 409 North Albany Avenue and 411-419 Kedgie Avenue. I move passage of this item by the first favorable roll call of the Committee of Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item 02026-0026341, expenditure of open space impact fee funds for the development of Montrose Metro Garden at 4350 North Ravenswood Avenue. I move passes of this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee of Finance on the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item 02026-0026343, expenditure of open space impact fee funds for development of Goose Island overlooked at 1111 North Elston Avenue. I move passage of this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Item 02026-0026346, expenditure of open space impact feed funds for development of Garfield Park Community Orchards at 3001 West 5th Avenue. I move passes this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Item 020260026347, expenditure of open space impact fee funds for development of Circa Esteem Plaza at 4730 North Sheridan Road. I move passes of this item by the first favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item 02026-0026348, expenditure of open space impact fee funds for development of Kimball and Wellington Plaza at intersection of Kimball Avenue and Wellington Avenue. I move passes this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Item SO2026-0026272, Amendment of Municipal Code 7-38-117, establishing good mobile food vehicle stand at 2400 West Gunnison Street. I move passage of this item by the first favorable roll call and approval I'm sorry. By the first favorable roll call, vote on a committee of finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Thank you, Mr. President. That concludes my report.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And just for the record, Chair, your committee not only did exceptional work, but what happened last weekend was actually quite impressive. Last week, we had the chosen few. The taste of Chicago back in July. Windy city smoke out on the west side. Chicago is certainly buzzing. So thank you for the work that the committee is doing. Of course, the work that D-Case is fulfilling. But the Committee on Transportation- I give all credit to the commissioner, Mr. President. Very well. Kenya Merritt is doing an exceptional job. Oh, very well. Alderman Coleman has requested to participate in the remaining portion of this meeting remotely for reasons stating in rule 59. Madam Clerk, can we confirm her presence online?

Alderman Coleman, you there?

I am here. Can I get a motion for the approval of the participation remotely? Thank you. There's a motion that's been made. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. The opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. For the Committee on Transportation and Public Way, Chairman Mitchell.

Mr. President and members of the City Council, reporting for your Committee on Transportation and Public Way, which held a meeting on July 8, 2026, the following items passed by the majority of the members present. Page 2 includes item SR20250016566, a resolution promoting ecologically beneficial and sustainable parkways. Pages 3 through 5 includes 23 ordinances and one amendment for miscellaneous items introduced by the local alderman from wards 1, 2, 10, 11, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 39, 40, 43, 46, and 49. Page 6 includes the following ordinances for vacations, dedications, openings, and closings of streets and alleys. Ordinance 20260025907, opening located in the third ward. Ordinance 20260025943, a dedication in the third ward. Ordinance 20260026137, Restriction Covenant in the 11th Ward. Ordinance 20260026284, a dedication in the 27th Ward. Ordinance 20260026121, opening located in the 28th Ward. Ordinance 2026-0026797, opening located in the 28th Ward. If there is no objection, I move passage of these items by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing none, so ordered.

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way also held a meeting on July 14, 2026. The following items passed by the majority of members present. Page 2 includes the following item. Following items. Ordinance 2026-0025394. Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 9-64. If there is no objection, I move passage of this item by the first most favored roll call vote of the Committee on Financing the Associated Unsuccessful Motion to reconsider.

Hearing none. So ordered.

Amendment 20260027108, appointment of Dee Atkins to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Board. If there is no objection, I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing none, so ordered.

Amendment 202-600-27114, appointment of Dennis Mondero to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Board. If there is no objection, I move passage of this item by the first most favored roll call vote of the Committee on Financing the Associated Unsecessual Motion to reconsider.

Hearing none, so ordered.

Appointment 2026-0027-110. Appointment of Lester Barclay to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Board. This item passed by voice vote with all the persons Vasquez and Gutierrez requesting to be recorded as a no vote and objections from non-members Alderperson, Mona Hoppenworth, and Haddon.

Very well. There's a roll call vote for this item. Members, please use your e-vote application at this time to record your vote.

The voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please use your e-device. The voting is now open.

Madam Clerk, this is Alderman Moore. I was trying to follow the chairman. Can you tell me which item that is?

Sure. Chairman, you want to just restate the item, though it's already posted.

Alderman Moore, it's appointment 20260027110, the appointment of Lester Barclay to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Board.

Thank you. Alderman Moore is yes.

All right, I will now take those for voice vote. Alderman Yancey.

No.

Yancey's a no. Alderman Coleman.

Yes.

Coleman is a yes. Alderman Moore.

Alderman Moore is yes.

Moore is a yes. Alderman Taylor. Not in chambers. Alderman Rodriguez.

Yes.

Rodriguez is a yes. Alderman Scott. Alderwoman Scott. Alderperson Fuentes. No. Fuentes is a no. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez. Alderwoman Mitts.

Yes.

Mitts is a yes. Alderman Gardner. Not in chambers. Alderwoman Clay. Alderman Clay. Okay. Oh, Taylor's not in chambers. Okay. Anyone else I missed? Alderman Scott. Okay. Anyone else online that I missed? Okay. The voting is now closed.

The majority of the members that are here have voted in the affirmative. This motion passes. Alderman Mitchell on a motion to reconsider. Move to reconsider the vote. All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye. Any opposed say no. This motion fails. Thank you. Chairman Mitchell.

Um, continuing, uh, appointment two zero two six zero zero two seven one one three appointment of Natasha Jenkins to the Northern Illinois transit authority board. If there is no objection, I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the committee on finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. No objections. So ordered. Appointment 2026-0027-109. Appointment of Oswaldo Alvarez to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Board. If there is no objection, I move passage of this item by the first most favored roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing none, so ordered. Appointment 2026-002711. Appointment of Christian Diaz to Metro Community Rail Board. This item passed by a voice vote with all the persons Wajaspak and Nugent requested to be recorded as a no vote. If there is no objection, I move pass of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Alderman Hopkins, you are recognized. There's a roll call request for this item. Christian. As the clerk prepares the item to be posted, members of the city council, please use your e-vote application to record your vote at this time.

This term is for 2026, since September 1st. We'll rename it. All right, the vote is now open. The vote is now open. Please use your e-device. The vote is now open. All right, I will now call on those for a voice vote. Alderman Yancey. Alderman Yancey. Alderwoman Coleman. Alderman Coleman. Alderman Moore.

Alderman Moore is a yes.

Moore is a yes. Alderman Taylor, not in the room. Alderman Rodriguez. Alderman Rodriguez.

Rodriguez is a yes.

Rodriguez is a yes. Alderwoman Scott. Alderwoman Scott. Alderperson Fuentes.

Fuentes is a yes.

Fuentes is a yes. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Santraz. Aye. Rodriguez Sanchez is a yes. Alderman Villegas. Not in Chambers. Alderman Mitts.

Alderman Mitts is a yes.

Mitts is a yes. Alderman Vasquez. Vasquez is a yes. Alderman Gardner. Not in Chambers. Alderman Clay. Alderman Clay. Okay, anyone else virtual that I missed? All right, this vote is closed.

32.

Very well. There are 32 yays, 11 nays. This motion passes. Alderman Mitchell on the motion to reconsider.

Motion to reconsider the vote.

All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. Nay. This motion fails. The chair recognizes Alder Vasquez.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to raise a point of order to confirm whether the last appointment of Mr. Barclay in transportation was passed with the required majority, since it received half but not a majority of the members in the body, based on the reading and talking to the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Okay.

What's the... No, he said pass.

Thank you. So for clarification, as was described earlier, this is not an ordinance. This is an appointment. So therefore, for an appointment, it just requires the majority of the members who are present.

Okay. Thank you very much, Mr. President.

You're welcome. And with that, I believe that there is one more alder that wishes to participate. in this meeting remotely for the remaining of this meeting for reasons stated in rule 59 i believe it's it's alderwoman taylor madam clerk alderwoman taylor are you there alderman taylor all right very well thank you chairman mitchell

Appointment 20260027106. Appointment of Karen Tamley to the Pace Board. If there is no objection, I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance in the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Appointment 2026-0027-112. Appointment of Michael Eady, Chicago Transit Board. If there is no objection, I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Mr. President, that concludes my report.

For the Committee on Zoning, thank you, Chairman Mitchell. For the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards, the chair recognizes Chairman Villegas.

Good afternoon, Mr. President. Members of the City Council, I'm presenting a report for the Committee on Zoning Landmarks and Building Standards, which held a meeting on May 19th, 2026. The following items will pass by a majority of the members present. Page 1 contains document number 02026-0022460, the zoning reclassification for map number 1-G, located at 1313 to 1350 West and Kona Street. I move for passing this item by the last favorable roll call. Vote the Finance Committee report and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Mr. President, that concludes my report. I have one more report to report out. Mr. President, members of City Council, I'm presenting a series of reports for the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards, which held the meeting on July 14th, 2026. The following items were passed by a majority of the members present and are grouped for convenience. Page 1 contains document number 02025-0018778 regarding last mile warehouses and e-commerce centers. Mr. President, I defer to my colleague from the 12th Ward. Very well.

The chair recognizes Alderwoman Ramirez.

Mr. President, I move to refer this matter to a joint committee consisting of the License Committee and the Workforce Committee.

Very well. There's a motion to refer this to a joint committee. Mm-hmm. So ordered. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. President. Page one contains documents. Just a second. On the floor. Joint. We're getting it right. Yep. Thank you. Licensing and workforce.

Yeah.

Yeah, because half the ordinance is licensing, half the ordinance is workforce. We're going to amend it right now to include licensing. Half the ordinance.

Okay. Alderwoman Ramirez, after further review, the play is overturned. So you cannot refer it to a joint committee. You can either send it to one committee or hold it.

Mr. President.

On the floor, you can amend it.

Chairman Villegas, did you wish to be recognized?

Well, I saw, Mr. President, that law was conferring with my colleague from the 12th board. I think there's a couple of options here. Either we could move to reject the committee recommendation and then re-refer to the joint, which I think may make it cleaner. Is that possible?

There's a couple of options. Go ahead. Why don't you give your second one? Because we already have discussed.

I'll use that one there.

But OK, the chair recognizes Alderman Lopez. Thank you, Mr. President, for the purposes of getting everyone out of here to go see the FIFA game. Actually, I would just move for the temporary suspension of Rule 28, which deals with the motion of precedence with regards to standing committees and special committees for the purpose of being able to directly refer this to a joint committee.

So we do have a couple of options. Exactly. There's an option that has been explained to Alderwoman Ramirez. Is that correct? So why don't we go with the option that was explained to you? The chair recognizes Alderwoman Ramirez. Can you?

Yeah. I motion to. Aye.

Aye.

to amend the committee's recommendation of this item.

Okay.

Okay, ready.

Very well, for the- Great. Yes, the chair recognizes Alderman Ramirez.

Yep, I move to amend the committee's recommendation to workforce to change to a joint committee of licensing and workforce.

All right, so there's a motion on the floor for an amendment of this item so that it can then be referred to this joint committee. All those in favor of the amendment, signify by saying aye. Any opposed, say nay. Any opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. On a motion to reconsider? Alderman Mitchum, all those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. This motion fails. Chairman Mitch, no, I forgot what committee we're in. Thank you, Chairman Villegas.

Thank you, Mr. President. And so with that, document number 02025-0018778 has been referred to a joint committee on licensing and workforce.

That is correct.

Thank you. Page one contains document number 02026-0026278 regarding sports and recreation use in planned manufacturing district number four. I move passage this item by this last favorable roll call of the vote of the finance committee report and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

The first, not the last, the first, right? The first favorable roll call in the committee on finance. Yes. There you go. Yeah.

Hearing no objections, so order. Page one also contains document number 02026-0026276 regarding residential storage and planned manufacturing district number 4B. I move pass this item by the same motion if there's no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Page one also contains document number 02026-0025429 Regarding gas station, electrical vehicle, supply chargers, I move pass of this item by the same motion if there is no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Page 1 also contains a journal correction of the City Council Journal Proceedings of May 2026. I move pass of this item by the same motion if there is no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Page 1 also contains the historical landmark designation of the Chicago Daily News building and a permit fee waiver for landmark property located at 3351 South Giles. I move passage of these items by the same motion if there is no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Page 2 contains various large signs over 100 square feet in an area 24 feet above grade in Wards 2, 20, 27, 28, 32, 36, 41, and 42. I move passage of these items by the same motion if there is no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Lastly, pages 2 through 13 contain various map amendments in wards 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 16, 20, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47. I move for passing these items by the same motion if there is no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Mr. President, that concludes my report.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the final committee, Committee on Economic, Capital, and Technology Development, the chair recognizes Chairman Curtis.

Thank you, Mr. President and members of the City Council, reporting for Committee on Economic Capital and Technology Development. On Thursday, July 29th, 26th, the committee held a meeting to recommend passage of the following items. Items one 13 on the report. Our point is a reappointments of the following people to the following SS special service areas. Appointments of Megan with us of it. And so say number 27 point of Jeffrey Heider of SS a 23 reappointment of a meal met Mahler of SSA for appointments of Valerie Goodloe and Andrea Brookings of SSA number 69, reappointments of Nicholas Yassin of three SSAs, SSA number 21, Lincoln Square, SSA 60, Albany Park, and SSA 79, Palaskin, Elston. Reappointment of Jason C. Kerriff, member of SSA 79. Reappointment of Christopher Murphy, SSA 28-2014. Appointment of Stefani Roddy as member of SSA 54. Reappointment of Rick Perez of SSA number 25. Reappointment of Yolanda Manuel, SSA 32-2024. I move pass of these items by the first favor roll call of the Committee on Finance and the associated assets motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item number 14 on the agenda is a substitute ordinance for the amendment of SSA number 21-16 regarding 2026 budget and service provider agreement with Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce. I move for pass this item for the most favorable roll call vote. of committee on finance and the associated on such notes to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item number 15 on the agenda is an ordinance in support of class L tax incentive for property at 2 North Riverside Plaza. I move to pass this item. for the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the Associated on Successful Motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objections, so ordered. Thank you, Mr. President. That concludes my report. Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the agreed-upon calendar. Alderman Harris. The chair recognizes Alderman Taliafaro.

Thank you, Mr. President. I move for the temporary suspension of the rules for purposes of acknowledging and congratulating Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Larry Schnelling.

There's a motion on the floor to suspend the rules and congratulate the retirement of Superintendent Schnelling. All those in favor of the suspension of the rules, signify by saying aye. Any opposed, say nay. In opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Chair recognizes Alderman Talley Farrell.

Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to take this moment and this opportunity to congratulate our superintendent, Superintendent Larry Snelling, on a successful career with the Chicago Police Department. When we look at 2025 alone, our city experienced some of the lowest crime rates since 1965 in several decades. And that's attributed to its leadership, and his dedication to this city. Whatever his next steps are and whatever that journey may lead him to, I wish him much success. And it's been an honor to know him and be called a friend. And I think he has been an impeccable leader and had this city and its resident at the top of his commitment and his love. So thank you, Mr. President.

Thank you, Alderman. Very well. Alderman Tolly Farrell, can you make a motion to return back to the regular order of business?

If there are no further speakers, Your Honor, so moved.

Very well. Well, there is another speaker, apparently. It's okay. It's fine. The chair recognizes Alderman Sposato.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. I don't want to drag on. I mean, we could talk for five hours about this guy. He's a legend. I mean, he's going to be down forever. So, I mean, I know my... close colleague and friend means very well with this, but we have to have a special, you know, special thing for him. I'm sure you're planning that. So I don't, I don't really want to rain on the plane. I just want to say, Larry, thank you very much. And let's not forget about Fred Waller, Fred Waller, stepping up again to help us out. So Larry, thanks for doing a great job, Fred. Thanks for stepping in. Thank you, Mr. President.

You're certainly welcome. And I do recognize that there are others that might want to contribute to accolades for our retired superintendent. And as he has expressed, he is not one that seeks the limelight and has wished to leave in the matter in which he has described. If this body would like to, in the future, provide that special recognition, we can allot time for that. But if there are no other hands, then why don't you just renew your motion, Alderman Talley-Farrell, to return back to the regular order of business.

Thank you, Mr. President. I move that we return to the normal course of business.

All those in favor of returning back to the regular order of business, signify by saying aye. Any opposed, say nay. In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it. Now back to the regular order of business, the agreed upon calendar. Chair recognizes Alderman Harris.

Thank you, Mr. President. I've received from the city clerk Andrea M. Valencia a total of 138 items proposed for the agreed calendar consisting of congratulatory, commemorative, and tribulatory resolutions for the following alder persons with six additional items. all the person Hopkins, all the person Harris, all the person Chico, all the person Ramirez, all the person Quinn, all the person Lopez, all the person Coleman, all the person Moore, all the person Taylor, all the person Mosley, all the person Rodriguez, all the person Tavares, all the person Fuentes, all the person Burnett, all the person Cruz, all the person Conway, all the person Nugent, all the person Napolitano, all the person Riley, all the person Knudson, Other person Lawson, other person Gardner, other person Clay, other person Haddon, six additional, other person Lopez, other person Burnett, two from other person Robinson, one from other person Beal, and finally one from other person Mosley. I move these in the omnibus.

Hearing no objections, so order. For new business, the clerk will call the wards beginning with the first.

zoning amendments which are referred to the committee on zoning landmarks and building standards, traffic relations, traffic control signals and traffic signs which are referred to the committee on pedestrian and traffic safety, exemptions and physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access to parking facilities which are referred to the committee on transportation and public way. All the person on this body has proposed order for the issuance of permits for sign sign boards at 1819 West Division Street which is referred to the committee on zoning landmarks and building standards. Alderperson Laspada and others have a proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 4-60-023 to allow additional package good licenses on a portion of West Grand Avenue, which is referred to the committee on license and consumer protection. Alderperson Laspada has a proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 17-7-1506, exempting adaptive reuse or rehabilitation strip centers from prohibitions within Milwaukee Avenue Special Character Overlay District, which is referred to the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building standards. Other persons on the spot and others have proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code chapter 9-101 by adding a new section 9-101-045 regarding vehicle speed feedback signs and amendment of section 9-101-060 establishing net proceed expenditures for reporting requirements, which is referred to the committee on the budget and government operations. Alderperson Dowell has a proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds from the third ward wage allowance account to the automatic expense account for the year 2026, which is referred to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations. Alderperson Dowell also has a proposed order for the use of permits for signed signboards at 225 West Pershing Road, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Dowell also has a proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code chapter 10-8 regarding charitable solicitations, which is referred to the Committee on Finance. Alderperson Hall has a proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code sections 4-60-022 and 4-60-023 that this allow additional alcoholic liquor and packaged with licenses on portions of South Cottage Grove Avenue, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderperson Hall also has a proposed ordinance For an amendment of municipal code section 4-60-022 and 4-60-023 to disallow additional alcoholic liquor licenses and packaged goods licenses on portions of South State Street, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderperson Harris has a proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation as honorary Graham Waller Jr. Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Harris also has a proposed resolution for amendment of the Sergeant-in-Arms and Assistant Sergeant-in-Arms for the 2023 through 2027 term to include Linda A. Bryant as Assistant Sergeant-in-Arms, which is referred to the Committee on Committees and Rules. Alderperson Harris also has a proposed resolution for amendment of members of Committee on Ethics and Oversight by removing Alderperson Sposato and the members of the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety by removing Alderperson Robinson for the 2023 through 2027 term, which is referred to Committee on Committees and Rules. Alderperson Beal has a proposed resolution for amendment of the rules of order and procedure of the city council for the years 2023 through 2027 by modifying rule 41, prohibiting direct to committee introductions if similar matter is pending before the council or committee, which is referred to the committee on committees and rules. Alderperson Chico has a proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation as Raymond Reyes Menegas Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Chico also has a proposed ordinance for vacation of a portion of South Burleigh Avenue from East 138th Street to East 126th Street, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderpersons Lee, Wagaspak, Villegas, and Nugent have proposed ordinance for amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 5-12, authorizing the Department of Buildings to establish regulatory framework and standards for residential buildings that distinguishes between small landlords and large corporate housing providers. This is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Ramirez has proposed the ordinance for an honorary street designation as James T. Benecke Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Ramirez also has proposed the ordinance for an honorary street designation as Carlos Augusto Lemus Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderpersons Quinn, Chico, and Nugent have proposed a resolution to call on Mayor Johnson and the Board of Illinois International Port District to terminate all leases between QSL America and Illinois International Port District, which is referred to the Committee of Workforce Development. Alderperson Gutierrez has proposed order for the use of permits for signed signboards at 2744 West 55th Street, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Lopez and others have proposed a resolution to call for hearings on potential usage of geofencing by Chicago Police Department and electric scooter rental companies, which is referred to the Committee on Public Safety. while the person Lopez says, proposed ordinances for designation of the fifth precinct of the 15th ward, the first precinct of the 15th ward, the second precinct of the 15th ward, the third precinct of the 15th ward, the fourth precinct of the 15th ward, the sixth precinct of the 15th ward, the seventh precinct of the 15th ward, the eighth precinct of the 15th ward, the ninth precinct of the 15th ward, the 10th precinct of the 15th ward, the 11th precinct of the 15th ward, the 12th precinct of the 15th ward, the 13th precinct of the 15th ward, the 14th precinct of the 15th ward, the 15th precinct of the 15th ward, the 17th precinct of the 15th ward, the 18th precinct of the 15th ward, the 19th precinct of the 15th ward, and the 20th precinct of the 15th ward as restricted residential zones prohibiting additional shared housing units, which are referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Housing? Two committees haven't been called. The matters referred to the committee on committees and rules. The matters.

Chair recognizes Ottoman Lopez.

Despite my colleagues, uh, second calling, I think we may have missed one. Precinct 16. We could run the list again.

I don't have one. Okay, we'll include that, Alderman. Alderperson Lopez also has proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code at chapter 2-45-165, including additional factors of consideration for reviewing and considering revoking property tax incentives, which is referred to the Committee on Economic, Capital, and Technology Development. Alderperson Curtis has proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation as Reverend Darcelle Morris, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson O'Shea has proposed an ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 4-244-140 that prohibit peddling in specified areas of the 19th ward, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderperson Mosley and others have proposed an ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 11-12-532 allowing transferees of properties covered by utility bill relief program to remain in program if meeting certain requirements, which is referred to the Committee on Finance. Alderperson Mosley has proposed Ordinance for Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-4 by adding a new Section 2-4-125, Establishing Urban Flooding and Climate Resiliency Task Force, which is referred to the Committee on Environmental Protection. Alderperson Mosley also has proposed Ordinance for Amendment of Municipal Code Title II by adding a new Chapter 2-85 entitled Violence Reduction Governance, which is referred to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations. Alderperson Tavares has proposed ordinances for designation of the 11th Precinct 12th Precinct, 13th Precinct, 14th Precinct, 15th Precinct, 16th Precinct, 17th Precinct, 24th Precinct, 18th Precinct, 25th Precinct, 19th Precinct, 26th Precinct, 20th Precinct, 27th Precinct, 21st Precinct, 31st Precinct, 22nd Precinct, 23rd Precinct, and 33rd Precinct of the 23rd Ward as restricted residential zones prohibiting additional shared housing units, which are referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection.

The Chair recognizes Alderman Quesada.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I actually misheard the reading of that one ordinance from the 15th Ward, so I rescind my motion to send it to a different committee. Thank you.

Very well. So the motion to send the 15th Ward with multiple precincts to a second committee, which would require it then to be sent to rules, Alderman Quesada has withdrawn his motion to send it to rules or to housing that was sent into rules. Very well, you may continue.

Alderperson Ciccio-Lopez has proposed orders for an honorary designation as Honorary American Legion Doorman Dunn Post 547 Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Burnett has proposed orders for the issuance of permits for signed signboards at 400 North Aberdeen Street, which are referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Burnett also has a proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds from the 27th Ward automatic expense account to the wage allowance account for the year 2026, which is referred to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations. Alderperson Ervin has a proposed ordinance for amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 4-156 by modifying various sections and adding new sections regarding requirements and prohibitions for automatic amusement devices, which is referred to the Committee on Finance. Alderpersons Cruz and Cardona have a proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 4-60-023 to allow additional package goods licenses on portion of West Belmont Avenue, which is referred to committee on license and consumer protection. Alderperson Cardona has proposed ordinance for amendment of honorary street designation as honorary Charles E. Larson Avenue, which is referred to committee on transportation and public way. All the person wagons back has proposed orders for approval of river walk river ward resub division, which is referred to the committee on transportation and public way. All the person wagons back also has proposed orders for the issuance of permits for sign sign boards at 2639 North Alston Avenue, which are referred to the committee on zoning landmarks and building standards. Alderperson Wagonsback also has proposed Ordinance for Amendment of Municipal Code Title 17 by modifying various sections requiring by right permitting for electric vehicle charging stations in certain zoning districts, and by adding new sections 17-9-0134 and 17-17-0104DD.8, establishing regulations for electric vehicle charging stations, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Wagonsback also has proposed order requiring the Chief Procurement Officer and the City Comptroller to implement direct pay programs to administer construction escrow to pay prime contractors and subcontractors for work performed by City construction contracts. We should refer to the Committee on Finance. Alderperson Conway has proposed the order for amendment of municipal code section 4-60-023 to allow additional packaged goods licenses on portions of South Jefferson Street and West Jackson Boulevard, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderperson Conway also has proposed the order for a historical landmark fee waiver for the property at 30 North LaSalle Street, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Conway also has proposed the order for the use of permits for sign sign boards at 550 West Randolph Street, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderman Conway also has proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 4-60-022 to allow additional package goods licenses on portions of West Randolph Street, North Jefferson Street, and West Washington Boulevard, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderman Villegas has proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code chapter 4-155 by adding new sections 4-155-085 and 4-155-086 establishing supplier diversity goals revenue share agreement processes and annual reporting requirements for video gaming terminals which is referred to committee on license consumer protection Alderperson Villegas also has a proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation as Sally Mary Greco Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Villegas also has a proposed ordinance for establishment of data-driven citation recovery pilot ordinance of 2026, which is referred to the Committee on Finance. All the prisons, Vegas, Cardona wagons, Peckham and Lawson have opposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code chapter 5 dash 12 empowering department of buildings to strengthen standards and enforcement mechanisms for residential buildings, which is referred to committee on zoning landmarks and building standards. All the person miss has proposed orders for an honorary street designation as honorary apostle Walker Crock Cochran way, which is referred to committee on transportation and public way. All the person Vasquez has a proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation as John They're on Thernikos Way, which is referred to Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Other person Vasquez also has proposed Orders for Amendment of Municipal Code, Chapter 2-80, making typographical changes to sections on district councils, which is referred to Committee on Public Safety. Other person Vasquez also has proposed Orders for Amendment of Municipal Code, Chapter 2-52, by deleting and replacing in its entirety regarding establishment of independent budget office, which is referred to Committee on Ethics. Your committees call the Committee on Ethics and the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations. The matters refer to the Committee on Committees and Rules. All the person Vasquez also has proposed ordinance for amendment of MISPA code titles two, four and 10 designating as duty of commissioner of transportation, approval of applications for certain outdoor events. And by adding a new section two dash one Oh two, there's zero 45 authorizing commissioner to develop outdoor public employment in enjoyment areas, which is referred to committee on special events. Alderperson Napolitano has a proposed order for the issuance of permits for signed sign boards at 11601 West 2E Avenue, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Napolitano also has a proposed ordinance for the honorary street designation as Honorary Mark J. which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Napolitano also has a proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation as honorary Captain David J. Meyer Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Napolitano also has a proposed ordinance for the designation of the first precinct, second precinct, third precinct, fourth precinct, fifth precinct, 17th precinct, sixth precinct, 18th precinct, seventh precinct, 19th precinct, eighth precinct, ninth precinct, 20th precinct, 10th precinct, 21st precinct, 11th precinct, 22nd Precinct, 12th Precinct, 23rd Precinct, 13th Precinct, 24th Precinct, 14th Precinct, 25th Precinct, 15th Precinct, 26th Precinct, 16th Precinct, 27th Precinct, 28th Precinct, 29th Precinct, 30th Precinct, and the 31st Precinct of the 41st Ward is restricted residential zones, prohibiting additional shared housing units, which are referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderperson Riley has proposed order for a permit fee waiver for the property at 26 West Chestnut Street, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Riley also has proposed orders for amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-68023 to allow additional package goods licenses on portions of West Washington Boulevard, North Canal Street, and West Madison Street, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderperson Riley also has proposed orders to remove parking meters at 629 North Rush Street to 635 North Rush Street and to install parking meters on the east side of North Rush Street. Mr. referred to committee on pedestrian and traffic safety. Alderpersons Riley, Quinn, Wagonsback, and Nugent have proposed Ordinance for Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 5-12, Establishing New Regulations and Standards Under the Department of Buildings Regarding Residential Buildings, which is referred to Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Lawson has proposed Ordinance for Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 9-64 by adding new Section 9-64-111, Permitting Residential Zone Parking permitting residential zone permit zone 383 to park in Viaduct and underpasses beneath Chicago Transit Authority elevated structures, which is referred to Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety. Alderperson Lawson also has proposed the ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 17-17-0103K, including electrical substations over 0.5 acres and located within 100 feet of a residential building or outdoor equipment yard as use category for public and civic use groups, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Gardner has proposed orders for a vacation of public alleys in the area bounded by North Milwaukee Avenue, North Kilpatrick Avenue, and former West Briarden Street right away, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Clay has proposed orders for an honorary street designation as Willie Green Way, which is referred to Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Clay also has proposed orders for an honorary street designation as Edna Johnson Way, which is referred to Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Martin has proposed orders for an honorary street designation as David Allen Fritzie Way, which is referred to Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Haddon and others have proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 18-14-101.3 to remove exemptions for buildings where more than 10% of floor areas classified as group S from definition of covered buildings, which is referred to the Committee on Environmental Protection. Alderperson... Paul has proposed an ordinance for amendment of municipal code section 4-60-022 and 4-60-023 to disallow additional alcoholic liquor and packaged goods licenses on portions of West 75th Street, West 79th Street, and West 71st Street, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderman Hall also has proposed orders for amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-022 and 4-60-023 to disallow additional alcoholic liquor and packaged with licenses on portions of West 75th Street, West 79th Street, and West 71st Street, which refer to Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Your Honor, that concludes the presentation of Alderman Mitchell.

Thank you for the approval of the adjournal, Alderman Mitchell.

Mr. President, I am not aware of any corrections to the journal from the June 17, 2026 meeting and move that it be approved.

Hearing no objections or ordered. For unfinished business, Alderman Mitchell.

I'm not aware of any unfinished business.

For miscellaneous business, Alderman Mitchell.

I am aware of one piece of miscellaneous business. It was filed by Alderwoman Haddon, and I defer to her. Very well.

The chair recognizes Alder Haddon.

Thank you, Mr. President. I filed a Rule 41 notice with the clerk of my intent to call for a vote discharging the Committee on Committee and Rules from further consideration of Ordinance 2026-0024-083 concerning the amendment of Municipal Code Title 13 by adding new Chapter 13-150, establishing requirements for bird-friendly building design and to thereafter move to re-refer said ordinance to the Committee on Zoning Landmarks and Building Standards. I first move to discharge the Rules Committee from further consideration of this item by voice vote.

Very well. There's a motion to discharge this item for further consideration. Does anyone wish to speak to this motion? Very well. Seeing no hands before us, again, there's a motion to discharge the Rules Committee for further consideration. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Any opposed, say nay. In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it. Now, Alderman Head.

I now move to re-refer ordinance O2026-002-4083 to the Committee on Zoning Landmarks and Building Standards by voice vote.

Very well, the motion on the floor is to re-refer this ordinance to Committee on Zoning Landmarks and Building Standards. Does anyone wish to speak to this motion?

May I very quickly?

Very well.

I look forward to hearing this in committee, just to give folks an update on the bird-friendly design piece. We're still working, so we've still got some work to do on it. Many of you received an email inviting you to the Flyway City exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Center We're doing a group tour. Please be my guest. It's going to be Tuesday, July 21st. So check your email if you want to learn a bit more about how this has evolved. And that's all I'd like to say about it.

Very well. Thank you, Alderman Hatton. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Any opposed, say nay. The opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Alderman Mitchell on the motion to reconsider. Alderman Mitchell on the motion to reconsider. There's a motion on the floor to reconsider this vote. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. In the opinion of the chair, this motion fails. Alderman Mitchell. The chair recognizes Alderman Villegas.

Thank you, Mr. President. Before we move on to the next order of business, I want to just remind my colleagues that on August 27th, the Alderman will be playing against the Chicago Police Department in a charity game in Guaranteed Rate Field. I hope to see all of my colleagues there. Please stretch so that we make sure that no hamstrings and Achilles are tore. So thank you, Mr. President.

Can you be more specific? Playing what?

Playing softball.

Oh, yeah.

I know who my money is on.

All right.

Alderman Mitchell, for the date and time.

Except for the ordinance setting the date and time of the next meeting, I'm not aware of any further miscellaneous business.

Very well. And for the date and time, the chair recognizes Alderman Peel.

Mr. President, I would like to offer up a friendly substitute. Basically, changing the date and time of the next meeting to July 22nd, 2026. And also I would like to submit as well ordinances that was already filed with the clerk's office to motion up items that were deferred and published.

Very well. So Alderman Bill, there is no ordinance that has been offered. Once the motion that offers up the date and time of the next meeting, then your motion would be in order. All right. So Alderman Mitchell, for the date and time of the next meeting. Please.

OK. I've handed up an ordinance to the clerk setting a date and time of the next meeting.

Very well. So that ordinance has been offered up. The date and time, he needs to read it first. So he needs to read it first, and then your motion will be in order. So Mr. Clerk, please read the ordinance.

Be ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago, section one, the next regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chicago shall be held on Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, beginning at 10 o'clock a.m. in the Council Chambers in the second floor in City Hall, 121 North of South Street, Chicago, Illinois. Section two, this ordinance shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage.

The chair recognizes Alderman Beall.

Mr. President, I offer up a substitute to that motion making the date and time of the next meeting on July 22nd at 10 o'clock.

So there's a motion on the floor to substitute the ordinance of the date and time of the next meeting for July 22nd. What time, Alderman? 10 o'clock. 10 o'clock. Very well. All right, there's a motion then to lay the substitute ordinance on the table. All right, Mr. Clerk, would you please... provide the information for that item to be laid on the table. So again, there's a motion on the floor to lay the substitute ordinance on the table. If you vote aye, you wish to proceed with the original ordinance, setting the date and time of the next meeting, presumably in September. If you vote no, you wish to proceed then with the substitute ordinance, which would be to set the date and time of the next meeting for Monday, July 22nd at 10 a.m. Voting is now open.

The voting is now open. Please use your devices.

Sorry, we got it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Okay, we'll now call on those who have not yet cast their vote. Alderman Hopkins, not present in chambers Alderman Yancey. Alderman Mitchell. Alderman Mitchell is a nay. Alderman Lopez. Alderman Lopez, no. Alderman Lopez is a no. Alderman Coleman. Alderman Moore.

Alderman Moore is a yes.

Alderman Moore is a yes. Alderman Taylor. Alderman Mosley. Alderman Rodriguez.

Yes.

Alderman Rodriguez is a yes. Alderman Scott. Alderperson Puentes. Alderman Burnett. Alderman Burnett is a yes. Alderman Taliaferro. Alderman Taliaferro is a yes. Alderwoman Rodriguez Sanchez. Yes. Alderwoman Rodriguez Sanchez is a yes. Alderwoman Mitts. Alderman Sposato. Alderman Sposato is a no. Alderman Lawson. Alderman Lawson is a yes. Alderman Gardner. Not President Chambers. Alderwoman Clay. Alderman Mosley. Alderman Mosley is a no. Okay. Mosley was a no. Anyone on rule 59 who have not yet cast your vote? Alderman is no. Who is that please?

Alderman is no.

Alderman Mitz, no.

Alderman Mitz, no.

Alderman Coleman, sorry. Alderman Coleman, no.

Alderman Mitz, no.

Alderman Mitz, no.

Yes.

Voting is now closed.

Mr. President?

Is the voting closed? Okay.

Mr. President?

Yeah, the voting has been closed, whoever that is. All right. What's the final count?

It is.

So there are 19 yeas, 24 nays. The motion to lay that item on the table has failed. Now, the original motion was to set... the date and time of the next meeting for, what's the date again? The 22nd, July 22nd.

At 10 a.m. in council chambers.

At 10 a.m. in council chambers.