City Council - Regular Meeting

Good morning, members of the City Council. The meeting will begin shortly. Please remember to log into your devices. Thank you. Oh, Kevin, could you make a...

Good morning, everybody. We're going to start shortly. Please make sure you're signed into your devices. Thank you.

on his way in

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

Good morning, good morning. Please use your e-device. Please use your e-device. Please log into your e-device. and record your quorum roll call. If you need support, please raise your hand. If you need support, please raise your hand.

It's not on. It's open. It's open. You can say it. Two minutes.

I will now call on those who have not voted on their e-device. Alderman Hopkins. Hopkins is not present in chambers. Hopkins is present. Alderman Robinson. Not present in chambers. Alderman Hall. Not present in chambers. Alderwoman Harris. Not present in chambers. Alderman Beal. Beal is present. Alderwoman Ramirez, not present in Chambers. Alderman Lopez, not present in Chambers. Alderwoman Coleman, not present in Chambers. Alderman O'Shea, O'Shea is present. Alderman Taylor, Taylor is not present in Chambers. Alderman Mosley, Mosley not present in Chambers. Alderman Rodriguez, Not present in Chambers. Alderman Burnett. Not present in Chambers. Alderman Talaferro. Talaferro is present. Alderman Vasquez. Vasquez is not present in Chambers. Alderman Lawson. Lawson is present in Chambers. Alderman Clay. Clay is not present in Chambers. Alderman Martin. Martin is not present in Chambers. Aldo Woman Haddon. Haddon is not present in chambers. Alderman Burnett. Burnett is present in chambers. Anyone I missed in chambers? All right, the quorum is closed. Your Honor, we have a quorum.

Very well. We have 37 members present, so we do have a quorum. There are a number of alders that have requested to participate in today's meeting remotely for reasons stated in Rule 49. Those alders are as following, and we can confirm their presence. Alders Ramirez, Clay, Taylor, Mosley, Harris, and Haddon.

Alderwoman Haddon, are you present? Aye. Haddon is present. Alderwoman Silverstein. Oh, she's here. Sorry. Alderwoman Harris. Alderwoman Harris. Alderman Mosley. Alderwoman Ramirez. Present. Alderwoman Taylor. Here. All right. Anyone else I missed?

Alderwoman Clay is present.

Clay is present. Okay. Oh, I see Alderman Harris. Alderman Harris is present. Harris is present. Okay.

So we have Haddon, Harris, Taylor, Clay, and Ramirez. The only person that is not reported online is Mosley. Is that correct?

That is correct.

Can I get a motion for the approval of the remote participation of those following members? 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. Madam Clerk, please add those individuals on our quorum roll call. Let's stand for the pleasure of allegiance. 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. Thank you. Please remain standing for our invocation, which will be delivered this morning by Father Aaron Diamani from the Emanuel Anglican Church.

Almighty God, Emmanuel, Prince of Peace, we ask that you make Chicago a city of peace. Lead us up to your holy mountain this morning and teach us to turn our swords into plowshares and our spears into pruning hooks. Let justice roll down from these heights like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Grant these public servants wisdom, goodwill, and integrity as they serve the people of our city. And may your kingdom of justice and mercy be established in Chicago as it is in heaven. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Amen. Thank you. You may be seated. Thank you all. The next up is for 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. Our first speaker today is John Cantazzara.

No, John. Let me start slow. Public speaking is 30 minutes minimum, not 30 minutes maximum, Alvin. Alder Harris, you should get your sergeant at arms and check. The courts are very clear. A minimum of 10 speakers shall have up to three minutes. If there is time left over, it goes to an 11th, 12th, and 13th. I know you won't even look at me because we've been having this argument for three years now, and you just keep doing whatever you're doing and violating the court order that the judge clearly said it's 30 minutes minimum, not a 30-minute maximum. I know you don't like hearing transparency, Mr. Mayor, and the emperor is slowly losing his clothes, which I find pretty ironic. But let's talk about a federal jury who just two days ago decided in favor of the city and two officers not granting a civil lawsuit for $5.3 million. What an amazing development when you decide to actually fight some of these frivolous lawsuits over nonsense. Huh, Ms. Corporation Counsel? Great. You find some attorneys that actually do the job and fight, it could actually result in a savings instead of just arbitrarily keep wasting our tax dollars by paying out these frivolous accusations time and time and time again. Good for them. I can't even give you a pat on the back because you guys even offered them a settlement again. They just didn't like the number. It was too low for them. But let's talk about this budget. The writing's on the wall. The train's coming down the tracks. you're going to have a choice if you're going to veto this budget or not. And that means everyone in opposition is going to have that same decision. Once the vote gets to 26, anybody who votes no, you might as well say you're willing to shut the government down at that point. There's no reason for this not to be a unanimous vote. You all know the votes are there to pass it. There's no reason for it to not be a unanimous vote at this point. And if the alternative budget is wrong, then you'll have something to say, I told you so over next year, if you have to go back for a supplemental budget, that you were right and they were wrong. But until then... They got the votes. They got the plans. Make it happen. Anybody who votes no, you're as bad as him, willing to shut this place down and literally burn it to the ground to be the king of ashes. Shame on you yet again. You're racist.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Gabrielle Miller.

Good morning. My name is Gabriel Miller. I'm a resident here in Chicago. I want to talk about the budget. I want to talk about the amazing fight that the people of Chicago have put on to fully fund youth jobs. I want to talk about the amazing fight that the people of Chicago have put on to fully fund the Chicago Department of Public Health to the extent that we can. I want to say thank you to all the older people who have fought alongside us, who hear the people of Chicago, who want a real budget that invests in communities and a budget that is balanced. Because what we know is that There was a budget at the beginning of all of this that had a plan to fund the things that we need. And it was going to do that through the community safety surcharge, through taxing the richest corporations to pay their fair share and make sure that we have what we need. We know that the alders who are coming up with this alternative proposal have a red line, and their red line is anything that touches these corporate profits, anything that goes against their financial consultants who just represent businesses and not the working people of Chicago. And so it's very, very clear what they want with this alternative budget. The extent that they're willing to go to pass a budget that is completely unbalanced, that is a train wreck waiting to happen, We're talking about huge discrepancies, $163 million discrepancies between what they're saying is possible and what's actually possible. And it's really, really disappointing. But what we know is that this fight is not over. The struggle that the people of Chicago have waged for a balanced and fair budget that protects working class and oppressed Chicagoans is not over and is only gaining steam. And so we are really, really, really ready to keep fighting for what we need. And there's still time to negotiate. This cap on police overtime absolutely has to be passed in this budget because the Chicago police have been long using overtime as a slush fund. They've been abusing it year after year. We've seen police overtime range from $215 million a year to $290 million a year, and the least we can do is cap it at $200 million and make sure that they're going through an accountability process to get any further overtime. That's a really, really, really smart measure. When we're talking about fiscal responsibility, we're talking about these things, a cap on overtime, an early warning system. These are the things that this Johnson administration has fought for, and we really appreciate that. But the fight's not over. And these alders who are ready to pass this budget are standing on nothing. All they're standing on is their corporate finance consultants and a dream of protecting their interests at the expense of working and oppressed people. We're talking about an expected $90 million in debt collection on the poorest and most vulnerable Chicagoans, which we can't expect to get a penny of. We're just going to be back here in six months with a budget crisis. And that's what these alders are willing to do to maintain their corporate backers. And that's a real shame. So this fight is going to continue.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Sandy Norman.

Well, praise the Lord, everyone. I honor the Lord first. I want to honor you, Mayor Johnson, all the council people here and all of the organizations. It's good to see black people here in City Hall that are actually coming down to speak up for our communities. And so I just want to give an introduction. I'm a pastor here in the city of Chicago. I have an organization called Life Beyond Limits Chain Breakers VIP. VIP stands for Violence Intervention and Prevention. And so I'm here today. I'm a product of Lundale and the Ida B. Wells Housing Projects. And so I understand our neighborhoods. I understand gentrification. My mother was the president of the housing projects. And so there were a lot of promises that were made during my time in which we experienced gentrification. We experienced developers that came into our communities And again, we still see the cycles that are happening today. I want to say to you, Mayor Johnson, I have one of the most effective violence prevention programs in the city of Chicago as a woman. I do 24 hour prayer. We do 24 hour intervention where we work together. with the Chicago Police Department. I specifically ask for the worst neighborhoods in Chicago. And my team is consistently, we sleep on the corners. We turn in weapons. We are a visible presence in areas where no one wants to go. I contact the administration to try to get help. I've asked for meetings with you. I've talked to your staff. We've asked for proclamations, help. We can't even get a port-a-potty. And I have people that are, we're on the streets, we're turning in guns, we're making a difference. Your neighborhood, Central and Madison, Superintendent Snelling is on CBS News doing an interview about my ministry and what we do for the city of Chicago because we helped change Austin. When there were no... organizations out during COVID. We were the people that have been all over this city, not just in the black neighborhoods, but we fight for the Hispanic young men, the Satan disciples, the Latino brothers and sisters that are being gunned down in our neighborhoods. And so I want to say to you, we have not gotten any help. I've been disrespected by your administration. They have not dealt with me the way that they should. And so what I see all the time, I see the funding go to certain organizations. I see only certain organizations mentioned on television. But when I'm in the communities where all of these different organizations say they are, the community don't really know these people and they're nowhere to be found. I see I'm a pastor in the city of Chicago. So I'm in meetings and I'm actually out there doing the work, putting my life on the line with my team. So I'm not here talking and saying that I'm a pastor, but I'm actually out there making a difference and make.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Audrey Gao.

Hello. My name is Audrey Gao, and I'm a resident of Chicago in Uptown. I believe that the budget should pass with the corporate taxation to help fund public health services that Chicagoans both need and want and that have been proven to greatly benefit our neighborhoods and residents, including protecting youth jobs and programming, funding for public health services and mental health clinics, and protecting school funding. We need to invest in our communities, not exploit them. We need to tax corporations and have them share the burden of paying for our services. The alternative is increasing our property taxes and the cost of groceries, and worst of all, selling the debt of the poorest Chicagoans. The costs are getting too high and we can't balance the budget on the folks that have been struggling to pay every day when there are corporations that have been making increased profits under Trump. The availability and accessibility of community services often determine the safety and health of a neighborhood and its residents. Denying vital public health and public school services to serve corporations does not serve or benefit the people that you older people are representing. This alternative unbalanced budget is several steps away from building a more equitable, safe, and life-sustaining city for all, and will instead create a budget crisis that further exploits working people and benefits only corporations. We need a budget that stands for the working people, not corporations. Thank you.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Giovanni Salea.

Good morning, Mayor and older people and community members. My name is Giovanni Celaya, migrant worker organizer at Latino Union of Chicago. Today I'm echoing and noting the experiences of workers we represent and advocate for. In the past few months, our workers alongside older, vulnerable community members have been the target of a federal administration adamant on inflicting violence. In this context, we have seen that pre-existing conditions such as rampant wage theft, intimidation, lack of consideration for work safety, and overall abuse have only been intensified. The fact that our workers fall within gaps where regulations fall short in combination with the current political context have only created further precariousness. In these past two days, we've seen the continued targeting, people having to be constantly on their toes during the holiday season, and that's not right. Take Alejandro's experience. Alejandro got injured on a work site. His inability to work to provide for his family and to survive in a time where the cost of living is only rising have become evident based on the lack of regulations on contractors and not holding them accountable for their workers' safety. We have experience similar to Alejandro's experience. Workers left in the gap of uncertainty. You cannot tell me you're for worker safety if that's not for all workers. Today, we ask that concrete solutions be included in this budget and to be considered, including an effort to protect our city's most vulnerable workers. Create safe hiring sites. A safe hiring site is a physical structure for day laborers and other vulnerable workers to wait for work. It would provide a physical barrier, adding a layer of protection from labor and immigration enforcement violations where currently no protections exist. This would be an opportunity for the city to enforce their ice-free zones and protect some of the most oppressed workers in our city. Additionally, the funding allocation needed is merely a drop in the bucket of a multi-billion dollar budget. Will the city council take a concrete step in preparing for future immigration attacks and place Chicago as a champion of labor protections? Thank you.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker this morning is Brianna Champion.

Good morning, everyone. We are at a moment in time where some of our trusted and esteemed city council members are siding with dangerous, bought out white supremacist alders like Alderman Riley. I never thought I'd see the day you all would choose to have us harassed for being poor, then fund programs that have proven to reduce violence in our communities. What are we doing here? We elected the mayor we have in the team of this current administration because we trust them to build a budget with rigor, specificity, and with the most disenfranchised in mind. You all did that together. Labor across the board was a part of that fight. Most of the alders here and most of our communities in Chicago, too. We have a budget with stable, sustainable revenue, a part of it, and instead have chosen to support an alternative with no true path to being actualized. Some of you have asked for the math, received it, and still are digging your heels into a soulless plan. Selling our debt? The result of that is not just going to be a ton of annoying calls from creditors. People are going to lose their homes. Their lives are going to be so much harder. I remember being in fourth grade when my mom filed for bankruptcy. My sister and I went to our neighborhood Catholic school because my mom knew how underfunded our local public school was and wanted us to have access to more opportunity. In addition to our gas bill, my mom couldn't afford to pay our seemingly affordable $100 a month tuition. We couldn't go to school for about a week and we didn't have heat. We had to warm meals on a hot plate. Ten-year-old me knew the true implications of garnished wages, and she is not forgetting today. I don't know what differences you all are grappling with, but I am pleading for you to solve them quickly because us working class folks will not be the collateral. First casinos, now unstable ad revenue and villainizing debt. You're gambling with our struggle like some twisted political Vegas, and that is beyond wrong. It's almost unforgivable.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Prosperity Group.

Hello, everyone. Let's start off with a scripture called 1 Samuel 8. Every one of you read it and see if it does not apply to City Hall right here today. Read it. Check it out. Now, let's go back. I'm going to do some review. Brandon, you were selected. You were not the elected mayor of the city of Chicago, and I'm just going to keep it 100th. We know who was actually supposed to be in that role. I am over two decades long now of being a conservative because of the actions that go on in this city. For you pastors that came down here supporting and endorsing this man right here, You all, I told your congregants to go to your pastors and get your property tax paid because they all endorsed him. Go to the root of the matter. Don't keep looking at the surface. Let's talk about also your relationship with Governor Pritzker. We know that that's really in the fire. While you giving money from Chicago taxpayers, let's forget about the working people that y'all call it because y'all like to use these different names for what it actually is. We talking about the citizens. And for those who are migrants, I do support you legally. But those of you who've been here for 10, 30, 40, 50, 60 years and never became legal, that's your fault. Not ours. So let's keep that 100 on where that's going. Now, when we're talking about cutting off our funding from President Trump, it's because of you, Mr. Sir. You are the reason because you keep giving it to these illegal aliens. Oh, you don't like the name, huh? But I'm going to call it out because you keep telling us things that are not true. I busted you on telling us when I said you told the police to stand down, you said you didn't. Well, I went and did an investigation and it came from the mouths directly. You're the leader of the pack. So Mr. Johnson, as people call you, Mr. President, as people want to call you, I'll call you Brandon Johnson because I didn't elect you. I didn't select you. I stood on principles. The working people of Chicago, as you call it, are citizens who have morals and values for the city of Chicago. not Elgin or any other place or country up in here. So when you say you're representing us, you are not representing us because you're not like us. You don't even take the stance of us. I'm native here. Born, raised, and know this city. As I've said before.

Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is, our next speaker is Ishan Deya.

Hey, all. My name's Ishan Daya. I'm the co-director of the Institute for Public Good. I am coming here with a plea for all of you that are sitting in these seats, a plea to really think about your residents as you're making this decision, because the decisions that have been made over the last 48 hours in this council have been using poverty as fiscal policy and punishment as a revenue stream while removing one of the only checks that we have on CPD overtime spending. Why? Truly, who is this for? Because it's not for your residents. We know the implications of this. We know where the majority of debt lives within the city. And you are going to end up running people out of their homes. You are going to end up running workers out of the city. And that is going to put the city not only in a cultural spiral, but in a fiscal spiral for the next year. I see people breathing heavily as I say that. And I want to implore you to actually look at data. This body has continued to say fiscal policy, fiscal policy, fiscal policy. But what I've seen in the revenue ordinance that you all passed was an exchange of structural revenue for one-time hikes, trading your constituents for corporations. This budget relies on a set of ideas that have not been tested, like the augmented reality where you guys are thinking it's going to be $6 million. It has not been enacted anywhere in this country. How are we going about balancing a budget on fake numbers? I know that the Civic Federation and the Civic Committee has been working on this lockstep, and I need to implore you all that the numbers that they are providing do not have backing and look like they were actually created by a 22-year-old consultant. That is the reality that we are facing right now. Do we believe in real numbers, or do we risk this budget and risk the city's financial future on numbers that do not have a real body on them? A $90 million proposal to sell debt, which is not just regressive, it is predatory. It is predatory. And aside from it not being viable, you have chosen line by line to replace that from a corporate tax. $82 million in a corporate tax compared to $89 million in selling debt. We cannot balance this budget on the backs of working people who are struggling to pay water bills, who are struggling to pay fines and fees. We cannot do that. We cannot do that year over year. And there are credible options that we can take as a pathway forward. Do not do this to your constituents. Do not do this to the city of Chicago, because we are all going to be back here in three months, in six months, in 12 months, talking about what are the cuts that need to happen to our services, cuts around services that we all care about for our residents. And that's going to be on this body. Please change the pathway that you're going through. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Our next speaker is Ben Prudek.

Morning. My name is Ben Prudek. As an individual and a resident of Chicago who who cares about justice and life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness for the vast majority of Chicago residents, comprised of the poor and the working class of this city, the people who make it possible for the CEOs and companies that operate in the city to make their billions as an individual, As a representative of One Northside and the People's Unity Platform who actually represent your voters and are doing what a lot of you should be doing, I admonish you to revise the budget so that it includes the corporate head tax. In a year when federal measures have allowed for the single largest transfer of wealth in recorded history, transfer of wealth to companies like the kinds that work here in Chicago, the corporate head tax would barely make a dent in those corporate profits. would barely make a dent in those corporate profits. The services that won Northside and the People's Unity platform, the budget that we helped create includes critical services for people, not people like me who did have privilege, who got lucky growing up, but people that are that are at the bottom of all this money that's in Chicago. These companies can afford it. This money supports people that serve coffee and food for the CEOs and folks in the C-suite of these companies. These services can mean the difference, can in some cases mean survival for people that teach their kids, that clean their streets, that deliver their mail. And I guess that's it, but thank you and happy holidays.

Thank you very much. Our next speaker is Lynetta Thomas.

Good morning, City Council. Y'all fighting real hard for rights of others, for my black freedmen, descendant of slaves' rights. You ever heard the phrase, play stupid games, win stupid prizes? Well, for the stupid games y'all play all the time, and especially yesterday, let me introduce y'all to a document that will be filed today called, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Lynetta Thomas Plaintiff versus City of Chicago, Lincoln Hayes, in his individual and official capacity as City Council Sergeant of Arms, Alderman Jessica Puentes and her individual and official capacity defendants. Count 1, First Amendment Retaliation. Count 2, 14th Amendment Equal Protection Selective Enforcement. Count 3, Fourth Amendment Threat of Force and Unreasonable Seizure. Count 4, Municipal Liability Monel Claim, Jury Demand. Y'all should be expecting the U.S. Marshal to serve y'all in two to four weeks. And lastly, we need a forensic audit on the City Council. cps where our children are not receiving the special education service they need in idea allocates and ctu especially with the projected 4 million allocated for the next mayoral election but they have family members of other ctu members not receiving the full death benefit from the pension like sandra taylor a veteran teacher of over 19 years who passed in 2024 for example She left her pension to her eight-year-old grandson. CTU refused to pay it out. Let me make it clear. The money that was spent in the illegal immigration crisis, y'all are trying to evade this matter with this corporate head tax, just like y'all are evading the discussion of these racist and selective property tax increases. The reality is this is a capitalist society with free enterprise. On the other hand, we realize the corporate manipulation in this very city council. Y'all are helping these corporations steal properties and neighborhoods and call it affordable housing. Thank you.

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 very much. We don't have any resolutions. Next up, communications.

I, City Clerk Valencia, hereby transmit the following miscellaneous communications and reports requiring City Council action. Zoning reclassification of areas shown on map number 2-G, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Claims against the City of Chicago is referred to the Committee on Finance. Your Honor, that concludes the reports and communications from the Mayor and other city officers.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. For committee reports, we have a couple of them. First, the Committee on Finance. The Chair recognizes Chairwoman Dowell. Just a second. Just a second, Chairwoman. Apologies. Chair recognizes Alderman Lopez.

Thank you, Mr. President. Begging leave of my glasses. I wish to be recorded as present for purposes of quorum.

Very well. We can do that. Thank you. The Chair recognizes Alderman Coleman.

So, Mr. President, I'll be counted as present for quorum.

Very well. The Chair recognizes Alderman Martin. I would also like to be marked as present for quorum. Very well. The Chair recognizes Alderman Hall. Thank you. The Chair recognizes Alderman Mosley.

Chair, President, quorum, thank you.

All right, so we have Coleman, Lopez, Martin, and Hall, and Mosley. Chair recognizes Alderman, I'm sorry, Robinson.

Mr. Chair, I would like to be added for roll call, thank you.

And Robinson, all of those members will be added to the quorum roll call. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. President and members of the City Council. Reporting for the City Council's Committee on Finance, which held a committee meeting on December 16, 2025, the committee has a series of reports that received a do-pass recommendation from the committee. Mr. President, Alderman Ervin joins me in moving to defer and publish the following budget-related items. Item number one is an ordinance authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds, 2026, 2027 general obligation borrowing ordinance. Item number two is an ordinance authorizing the issuance of city general obligation bonds and or sales tax securitization corporation sales tax revenue bonds for refunding outstanding general obligation bonds and or sales tax revenue bonds. Item number three is a substitute ordinance authorizing the levy of real estate taxes for the city of Chicago for fiscal year 2026, the fiscal year 2026 tax levy. Item number four is the substitute ordinance introduced by Alderman Matt O'Shea and others, amending titles 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14A, 14B, 14X, and 15 of the Municipal Code, the 2026 Municipal Code Revenue Ordinance Alternative. Thank you, Mr. President. That concludes my report.

Very well. Alderman Ervin, please confirm. Yes, thank you. So those items will be deferred and published. For the Committee on Police and Fire, is the Vice Chair prepared to release the committee? The Chair recognizes Vice Chair Robinson.

Mr. President, and to the members of this Council, reporting for Committee on Police and Fire, for which a meeting was held on December 11, 2025, there was one item before the Committee for which the Committee recommended passage. Item number one is 02- 0, 2, 5 dash 0, 0, 2, 0, 4, 8, 4. If there are no objections, I move the passage of this item by the first most favorable vote in the committee on finance and the associated

Very well. So there was no Finance Committee vote. So if you would like to have this as a voice vote, we can do that. Thank you. Or if you want a roll call, voice vote. Roll call, please. Okay. So there's an item on the floor, the passage for the Committee on Police and Fire. The item has been presented. There is a motion for the approval of this item with a roll call vote. Madam Clerk, could you please make the e-vote application available at this time?

The voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please use your E device. The voting is now open. I will now call a voice vote for those who have not used their e-device. Alderman Robinson. Alderman Hall. Alderwoman Harris.

Yes.

Alderman Beal. Alderwoman Ramirez. Yes. Alderwoman Gutierrez. Alderman Lopez. Yes. Alderman Lopez is a yes. Alderman O'Shea. O'Shea is a yes. Alderman Taylor. Yes. Taylor is a yes. Alderman Ciccio Lopez. Alderperson Fuentes. Yes. Fuentes and Sitio Lopez are yeses. Alderman Talaferro. Alderman Gutierrez. Alderman Rodriguez Sanchez. Alderman Nugent. Nugent is a yes. Alderman Clay. Alderman Clay. Yes. Alderman Haddon.

Chair recognizes Alderman Vasquez. Just want to make sure it's marked for attendance and also a yes.

All right. Alderwoman Haddon is a yes. And Vasquez, we are marking you as here and present, and we'll mark you as a yes. And Alderwoman Gutierrez, you are a yes. Does Alderman Talaferro walk back in? Okay. Of all those voted who wished, Gutierrez is a yes. All right, the voting is now closed, 49-0.

Very well, thank you. There are 49 yays, there are 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. All those opposed say nay. The motion fails. Does that complete your report, Mr. Vice Chair?

Yes, this includes my report.

Very well, thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Now for the agreed-upon calendar. Chair recognizes Alderman Dowell.

Thank you, Mr. President. I have received from the city clerk, Anna M. Valencia, a total of seven items proposed for the agreed calendar consisting of congratulatory, commemorative, and tributary resolutions for the following Alderpersons. Alderperson Tavares of the 23rd Ward and Alderperson Clay of the 46th Ward. I move passage of the agreed calendar in the omnibus.

Hearing no objections, so ordered. Now for new business, the clerk will begin with the first ward.

zoning amendments which are referred to the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building standards, traffic regulations, traffic control signals, and traffic signs, which are referred to the committee on pedestrian and traffic safety, an exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access to parking facilities, which are referred to the committee on transportation and public way. Alderperson Laspada has proposed ordinance for authorization of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, 108 loan application, which is referred to the committee on finance. Alderpersons Hopkins and Hall have proposed orders for amendment of municipal code section 8-16-021 and 8-16-022 regarding declaration of time and place curfew for mass gatherings and custody procedures, which is referred to the Committee on Public Safety. Alderperson Hall has a proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds from the sixth board wage allowance account to the expense account for the year 2025, which is referred to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations. Alderperson Beal has a proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds from the ninth board wage allowance account to the automatic expense account for the year 2025, which is referred to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations. Alderperson Villegas has a proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code titled 14A by modifying section 14A-3-306 regarding stop work order criteria and section 14A-4-406 regarding excavation work on private property, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderpersons Napolitano and Telefiero have opposed the ordinance for an honorary street designation as Officer Andrew Andy Napolitano Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Your Honor, that concludes the presentation of automatic introduction. Thank you, Mr.

Clerk. There is no journal to be approved. for unfinished business. Are you aware of Alderman Mitchell?

I'm not aware of any unfinished business.

Very well. And for Melissa, miscellaneous business, Alderman Mitchell, not aware of any miscellaneous business. Thank you very much. And for the date and time of the next meeting that has been previously set by an ordinance already. Um, and then finally, um, Alderman Mitchell for the omnibus.

I moved that Matters in the omnibus be passed by voice vote.

Very well. There's a motion on the floor to pass the omnibus by voice vote. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed say no. This motion passes. Alderman Mitchell on the move to reconsider this vote. All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye. All those opposed say no. This motion fails. Alderman Mitchell for the adjournment.

There being no further business before this body, I move that we adjourn.

Very, very well. Hearing no objections to order this meeting is adjourned.