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Morning or rather good afternoon.
Rather, uh, the meeting of the Committee on Economic Capital
and Technologies Development.
It's call to order. We'll now have a roll
call to establish quorum.
Please note that your present response will be deemed a yes
vote when this quorum call is used as a reference.
Vote for later. Mr. Bongas, please call the roll
Chairman Viegas. Present.
Vice Chair Mosley. Alderman Aspada.
Alderman Hall. Alderman Hall. Alderman Mitchell.
Alderman Mitchell Alderman Chico. Alderwoman.
Lee Alderwoman.
Gutierrez Alderwoman Gutierrez Alderman Lopez.
Alderman Alderwoman.
Tabes Alderwoman
Cruz Alderman Cardona.
Alderman Cardona. Alderman Wapac.
Alderman Wapac Alderwoman
MITs Alderwoman Mitts.
Uh, alderman Napolitano.
Alderman Napolitano Present.
Alderman Riley Alderwoman.
Mana Hoppen Alderman. Uh, chairman.
We have Quorum Alderwoman Mitts here
and Alderman Lopez has been, has been marked as well.
Did you, did you, um, cool. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a quorum
for today's meeting.
We have received a written public comment,
which has been shared with the ECTD committee members
via the OneDrive link.
At this time, we'll begin the public comment period,
public comments as limited
to 30 minutes outta respect for everybody's time.
Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
I've been informed that we have five speakers
that have signed up for public comment within the applicable
provisions of the Sergeant in Arms protocol.
Our first speaker is Michael Young de
Bay, BA Young Bay.
Sorry, Michael Young Bay.
Yes. My name is Michael Young Bay. Um, wow.
Michael Young Bay gonna run for Alderman
because I'm gonna show y'all how it need to be did.
'cause I know a lot of y'all don't even get courage
and I don't wanna call you out and continue to call you out.
But it's a lack of courage to where a alderman can sit
and chair a meeting and be disrespectful, abusive
of power amongst other things.
And no other alderman say anything
like, do you all got the heart to stand up for anything?
For real lifer. I don't watch us come down here.
And the abuse of freedom of speech,
the constitutional right,
and you not say nothing,
you won't even pull the person over to the side, you know,
talk to him in the back.
Hey, that's wrong. You don't do that
because it continues
with the same individuals.
Sometimes Irving
Silverstein amongst others,
and it's a disgrace.
And it should be an embarrassment
because some of these other nationalities looking at you,
Jas no, I don't call you black.
I call us what we are, whether who believe in is or not,
but trust me, they look at y'all as some fools
that you won't speak up for your own people
or freedom of speech like Walter Burnett.
You know, that that, that that's a form of,
of being a coward.
You know, you ain't got no, you ain't got, you ain't got no
race pride to say, Hey, no, don't do that.
Because if they really, your coworker
or your buddy that you sucking up to
or whatever, you can still suck up to 'em
and they'll respect you more when you defend what's right.
And that's, that goes, and not because I'm a er,
but that's for anybody, right?
That's all right here in America. Freedom of speech.
So someone to try to take that from someone to deny that,
excuse me, the molestation of that right is wrong.
We should not come up here and be discriminated against
because something you don't agree with,
if you don't agree with
something, you just don't agree with it.
That don't mean that you violate somebody's sacred Librium.
They right in their freedom. Thank you.
Thank you Michael. Our next speaker, Zoe Le
Uh, You know, I don't
like the Democratic Party.
Like y'all. Just love to manipulate the Constitution from
the Fifth Amendment to illegally unlawfully unlawfully
demolishing people's property, uh, which is
a legal imminent domain.
And y'all do it by saying it's not the Fifth Amendment
because it was building violations.
But y'all go and put these mysterious,
these magical building violations
and all that just so y'all can just
knock down our properties,
then say it's not imminent domain,
but it is imminent domain.
But y'all just know how to manipulate the Fifth Amendment.
Like how y'all manipulate the First Amendment, uh,
when it come to these, these new rules down here.
And these rules just got here
when we started coming down here.
So that's, these, these rules never was like this.
And you know, my thing is like, I don't know
what it is about the black representation
in Congress when it comes to like the Democratic party.
Like, like I've been thinking, like is the oath, like,
you know, we get in office, you know, we just promise,
like we just not gonna help no n****s like we promise we're
just not gonna help no n****s at all.
Like, what is the oath that y'all just can't help us?
Like what? Like what are y'all taking?
Like what is it like we promise,
like do y'all get on y'all knees
and like beg, like we promise that we will not help.
Not one negro, we will not help one negro. We will not.
Like, what is it that we, yes, y'all can't help us.
Like what is, like, what, what is it like,
what is the purpose of us to continue to vote Democrat
for the last 60 years?
And y'all can't do nothing for us.
Y'all just let that lady, Deborah Silverstein,
who's husband is a rapist, IRA Silverstein,
talk to us like a dog over there when she
talk about the Holocaust.
Slavery was worse than the Holocaust.
And we have yet to get our reparations.
We have yet to get our economic resources. They got theirs.
That's why they, in America, they run America.
They did whatever They want.
And they're the percentage of America,
city of Chicago red on
party.
Y'all can't help us if y'all can't protect us.
This is the government.
We ain't got no
city properties.
Big business this way, way.
So, um, 27 shot four fatally.
June 30th, 74-year-old, critically injured.
July 7th, um, 31-year-old West Rogers Park shot dead.
That was June 8th, um,
24-year-old shot, 17-year-old stabbed.
Um, 31st, 31st beach, four people shot.
And that was in July, if I'm not mistaken.
60-year-old burglaries.
31-year-old East 76th Street, July 1st,
35 shot four fatally.
That's one weekend. These were
headlines from the Chicago News Tribune, a few other ones,
but mainly about people being shot and killed in Chicago.
Mainly these reports came out of the Austin Inglewood,
far South side areas.
However, on, what was that? July?
What was July or September 22nd? What was that?
The 22nd that they shut shot spotter down
and put the city in darkness September 22nd
and put the city in darkness.
Larry Snelling kept his promise though, for the DNC
during the DNC.
Larry Snelling came in here.
Y'all grilled him, Silverstein, where,
where the other little fat arm guy at.
They, they wanted to know about Jewish properties.
They want, they, they, they said, Hey, during this DNC,
we have this feeling that we are gonna be attacked.
And you know what? He set that with confidence.
That black, black American,
who is the superintendent here in the city of Chicago
with confidence and said, you know what?
We are not just observing one group of people,
but we're gonna protect the whole city.
And has, and did it.
I was at the, I look, I was at those protests.
I seen how many people this man was up against.
And if they wanted to take him hostage while he was walking
on the front line, they could have took him hostage.
'cause it was nothing. Well, it would've been a
big shootout, I guess what?
But he took the initiative to come out
and uphold his promise, which you, it's nobody
to say he can uphold it, but he executed it, left the city.
What in great standing, one
of the best democratic whatever it was,
aside from the last one where the riots was.
But the promise from our mayor was
that he would get rid of shot spotter.
And y'all allow for him to keep that promise, y'all allow
for him to drive the city into darkness.
Black Americans. And now y'all look at the headlines.
19-year-old. 17-year-old, all instances in which
somebody could have responded to these people.
Somebody you spoke diligently about shot spotter,
thank you Harris.
All these people came into this place and spoke about this.
But since it's something that's considering black Americans,
the safety of the city and whatnot, Hey, who cares?
But this is the technology.
And we here, once again in technology, well,
this gentleman could have spoke up for it,
but so many people didn't you?
And I wonder why that technology is not a crime
stopper, but a deterrent.
And y'all took that away from us putting us in the dark
with no consideration though.
If he didn't promise it, then say, I considered it.
Thank you Wan. Our next speaker is Ms. Jessica Jackson.
Um, I really don't know what to say except
for use this mic for the next 30 some days to,
um, promote the fact that there has
to be a change at the federal level.
Donald Trump has to get into office.
And the mere fact that you got people here in this body
that are really upset about that.
I mean, y'all really upset about the fact
that we are saying Donald Trump needs to get into office.
I mean, it's like, it's puzzling
and mind boggling as to why that would be
upsetting to you all.
It's like, do you really think that we are supposed
to sit back, let the Democratic party do absolutely nothing
for us, do nothing for American citizens?
And because we black,
'cause we black, we supposed
to just keep voting Democrat like we supposed
to just sit here and watch Brandon Johnson
run the city into the ground,
bring in this complete radical socialist, communist,
whatever this is that he trying to do.
But because he black, we supposed to sit here and go for it.
'cause he black while we sitting here with the south side
and west side looking like, who did it what for?
Please don't do it no more.
He's deliberately not listening to
what the black constituents are saying,
even though black people is who got him in office.
Now let's be crystal clear.
I didn't vote for Brandon Johnson,
just like I did not vote for Joe Biden.
However, I'm subjected to this nonsense.
What I know is this, there are a lot of black people
who are not still in mental slavery.
And because of that, we are completely confident
with changing our voting pattern.
Now I understand why my mother
and father was dedicated to the Democrats.
They got them outta Jim Crow. I get it.
So they told us to vote Democrat, I get it.
But if you think in 2024, we can look at Carmela Harris,
tell those people down south who's in the hurricane,
that they only can get $750.
Female got no more money for them, but we sat there
and watch them pour out money to a bunch
of illegal immigrants.
And that's supposed to be all right
with the United States of America.
No, it is not.
Tell your people to take care of your problems.
Let's see if Venezuela gonna send, send a bag
of money to America.
Now since America is messed up,
let's see if the whoever else is,
is gonna send us some money.
I bet you they not. I bet you they gonna look at our
property taxes to get them outta this fine Trump 2024
Trump 2024.
Thank you, uh, Ms. Jackson.
Uh, before we move to our final speaker,
alderman Moore has requested
to participate in today's meeting remotely under Rule 59.
Can I get a motion to allow them participate remotely?
Vice Chair Mosley makes the motion alderman
for Alderman Moore to participate remotely.
All in favor say aye. Any of opposed say nay.
And the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.
Um, alderman Moore is permitted
to participate remotely today,
and they'll be marked as present on the quorum call.
Our final speaker is Mr. Blake Moore. Thank you.
SSA. Those on this agenda.
Do you know what SSA nothing
but a game where the ultimates,
they select people to be on the ssas
and it says special service area and it's taxpayers money.
So you being taxed for your streets and sand
and for your security and,
and they have on these little neon vests,
it's another damn game
that these damn tums are playing another pocket of money.
Now, since you are reappointed
members on the SSA watch, shouldn't some
of these people be present here today
and look like a reappointment?
Well, tell me what you, you did do as a member of the SSA.
It's nothing but a never damn do and pony show.
Nothing but a damn dog and pony show.
The SSA So racism is alive
and all these people here that I'm speaking to, what party?
The Democrats. They're all Democrats.
The old black Democrats, the old white Democrats,
the Hispanic Democrats, and the one Asian.
This, it is what you call a cpo.
Here they all 69 each other
in a democratic system.
You have multi parties.
One, uh, check body and, and check body.
Yeah, check in body.
The body of this don't need to be checked.
You need to be checked because it's something evil here.
It's something corrupt here. It's something unAmerican.
It's American here now. Oh yes, it's it's miracle.
Uh, I was saw this young couple over here and they,
and I was talking about black, uh, American history,
George Washington and all these bighead white men.
They were slave owners.
And my people, I'm using this time to tell you,
embrace the new technology
because, uh, uh, inferior men came to paradise
and enslaved a superior man.
How did they do this? They had the gun and the gun power,
and we was in a dark age.
Never let that happen again.
So we understand that a Republican might be racist too,
but we know what the Democrats are doing.
All government is local.
Vote them out,
vote Trump in on our way to freedom.
Land off of both of these damn plantation,
off of both of 'em and be strong black men
and women on the plantation to mated.
Thank Thank you Mr. Blakemore.
That concludes our public comment portion of our meeting.
The first order of business is the approval
of September 24th monthly report, which all members
of the committee should have received.
Are there any questions or comments from the committee
members regarding the report?
Alderman Lopez makes the motion to recommend approval
of the September, 2024 monthly report
by the same roll call vote that was applied
to determine quorum hearing.
No objections. So ordered items one
through 24 on the agenda are a series of appointments
and reappointments to the various special service areas.
The following individuals are being considered
before the committee reappointment of John h Eidler
as a member of the so special service area number one dash
2015 State Street Commission, located in 4 34
and 42nd Ward reappointment of David l Gasman as a member
of the special service area number 17 Central Lakeview
Commission located in 44th and 46 wards.
Reappointment of Charlotte a Walters as a member
of the special service area 19 Howard Street Commission,
located in the 49th Ward.
Appointment of Oop o as a member
of the special service area number 24 Clark Street
Commission, located in the 49th Ward.
Reappointment of Wallace s Anderson as a member
of the special service area number 24 Clark Street
Commission, located in the 49th Ward reappointment
of Allen j Goldberg as a member
of the special service area number 24 Clark Street
Commission, located in the 49th Ward.
Reappointment of Jill m Metz as a member
of special service area number 26
Broadway com Broadway Commercial District Commission located
in the 48th and 49th Wards Reappointment of Taylor Olds
as a member of special service area number 29 dash 2014
Westtown Commission located in the first 27th
and 36 Ward reappointment of Ev Evan Mullner as member
of special service area number 29 dash 2014 Westtown
Commission located in the first 27th and 36 wards.
Reappointment of Steven e Tobiason as a member
of special service area number 29 dash 2014
Westtown Commission located in the first 27th
and 36 Wards, reappointment of Nadia Godo
as a member of the special service area number 29 dash 2014
Westtown Commission located in the first 27th and 36 wards.
Appointment of Aaron C. Weber is a member
of special service area number 20, number 29 dash 2014
Westtown Commission located in the first 27th
and 36 wards reappointment of Kelly Chang as a member
of special service area number 34 Uptown Commission located
in the 46th, 47th and 48th Wards.
Reappointment of Dominic Aino as members
of special service area number 34 Uptown Commission located
in the 46th, 47th and 48th Wards.
Reappointment of Nicholas j Pinto as a member
of special service area number 34 Uptown Commission located
in 46, 40 seventh
and 48th Wards, reappointment of Leslie Showers as a member
of special service Area number 34
Uptown Commission located in 46 40 seventh and 48th Wards.
Appointment of Todd a Israel as a member
of special service Area number 34 Uptown Commission located
in 46, 47
and 48th Wards reappointment of Mora NMS as a member
of special service area Devon Number 43 Devon Avenue
Commission located in the 50th ward reappointment
of Jennifer R. Clark.
Member of special service area number 54 Sheridan Road
Commission located in the 49th Ward reappointment
of Julio Gomez as a member
of special service area number 59 dash 2259 Street
Commission, located in the 14th, 15th,
and 16th Wards appointment of Stephanie Knight as a member
of special service area number 76 North Mission,
north Michigan Commission, located in the second
and 42nd Wards reappointment of Lisa e Orloff as a member
of special service area number 79,
Lawrence Pulaski Elston Commission located in the 39th Ward.
Reappointment of Nicholas a Hassan as a member
of special service area, area number 79, Lawrence
Pulaski Elston Commission in the 39th Ward.
Appointment of Aaron Grave as a member
of Special Service Area, uh, number 79,
Lawrence Pulaski Alston Commission located in the 39th Ward.
Ladies and gentlemen, please note from item 18,
we have received a substitute reappointment as submitted
by the office of the Mayor for the reappointment
of Moura nms, SSA number 43, the Devon Avenue Commission.
This substitute is merely correcting a grammatical error in
the original appointment documentation.
You should have received a hard copy of the substitute.
May I have a motion to accept the substitute appointment
letter by the same roll call that was applied
to determine Quorum Alderman mitts, uh, alderman Mi.
So moves hearing no objections. So ordered.
Uh, before we move on, please add Alderwoman de Terrace,
the 14th Ward to the roll call, as well
as Alderman Mitchell, uh, to the roll call.
And Alderman Moore as Nonmember.
Uh, we have you, uh, alderman Moore.
You have? Okay, cool. Thank you. Alright.
At this time, uh, mark Roshan, assistant Commissioner
with Department of Planning and Development is
available attorney.
Any questions on all appointments?
The E-C-D-E-C-T-D uh,
team has confirmed the support
or nonobject from the following, council members
with appointments and reappointments
within their respective wards.
Alderman Burnett Alderwoman, clay Alderwoman Coleman,
alderman Conway, Alderwoman Gutierrez Alderwoman Hadden,
alderman Hopkins, alderman Lata, alderman Lawson,
alderman Lopez, alderman Mana Howorth, alderman Martin
Alderwoman Nugent, alderman Riley Alderman Robinson,
alderman Woman Viegas and Alderman Alderman Silverstein.
Alderman Viegas. At this time, would any of the members
or committee council members like to make a statement
or ask any questions regarding the appointments?
Alderman Lopez.
Thank you Chairman. Thank you Chairman.
And good morning or afternoon.
Are any of the, uh, individuals here online with us today?
Are any of the members, uh,
that were seeking appointment here in the body today?
Please step to the microphone if you're here.
Alderman Lopez. They're not here.
Do we still invite, especially the, uh,
I know the Reappointments maybe not so much,
but the, the appointed individuals, are they still invited
to participate and introduce themselves?
Yes. Uh, they are, they are invited,
but what we can do is make a emphasis
that they should be here in person if,
especially if they're a new appointment,
moving forward, if you like.
Okay. I'd like to make sure that it's actually,
if we could have it as a requirement that they are here.
Um, because I think me, we have so often a, a limited window
of engagement with these individuals, um, who are spending
upwards of three point half percent
of additional tax revenue.
It'd be nice if we at least knew what they stood for.
Good alderman, we'll, we'll take that, uh,
under consideration and moving forward, have those members
that are being appointed or reappointed come to the body
so they can introduce themselves.
All the women. mit,
I think he said appointments.
You didn't say reappointment, is that correct? Oh, okay.
He wants the appointments only so
that we can know. Thank you. Gotcha.
Yeah, so moving forward, um, this body will,
this committee rather will request that the appointments,
uh, come to the ECTD committee
so they can introduce themselves
and answer any questions from members of the committee.
Thank you. Any other
questions from members of the committee?
Uh, may have a motion to recommend approval
of the appointments reappointments
and substitute reappointment by the same roll call vote
that was applied to determine Corrin Alderwoman leave.
So moves here, no objections.
So ordered Do pass recommendations of the appointments,
reappointments and the substitute reappointment will be
reported out at the next city council Meeting.
Items 25 through 20. I'm sorry, strike that.
Item 25 through 34 on the agenda are series of ordinances
regarding the scope of services, budget, tax, levy
and service provider agreement for the,
for various special service areas.
These areas include SSA number 4403rd Street,
Beverly in the 19th Ward,
SSA one dash 2015 State Street in the fourth,
34th and 42nd.
Wards, SSA number 19 Howard Street in the 49th Ward.
SSA number 20 Southwestern Avenue in the 19th Ward.
SSA number 21 dash 2016 Lincoln Square, Ravenswood Chamber
of Commerce in the 40th and 47th Ward.
SSA number 24 Clark Street Commission in the 49th Ward.
SSA number 25 Little Village in the 22nd, 24th
and 25th Wards.
SSA number 43 Devon Avenue in the 50th ward.
SSA number 54 Sheridan Road in the 49th Ward.
SSA number 75 Oak Street in the 42nd Ward.
Mark Roshan, assistant Commissioner with Department
of Planning and Developments available.
Answer any questions on all SSA budgets?
Are there any questions for Mr
for Deputy Commissioner Roan Alderman Lopez?
I have a question for Mark.
Oh, Mr. Roan, please get to mic
If I could steal him away from
Alderman Mitchell for five minutes.
Uh,
thank you sir, and good afternoon.
Uh, just a real quick question, if I may.
Um, obviously many of us are in budget season
with our SSA talks
and going over some of the, the, the various
buckets and line items.
Um, but I have a very general question, if you will,
have you or the department looked at these
various buckets to see what we could do to modernize them?
Because I don't think there's any, been,
there's been any serious changes
or edits to how we classify all
of the funds within the various ssas.
Are we ensuring that budgets have things that are relevant
to the 21st century other than just keeping place
holders in a 10 page document?
So Alderman, um, the, the budgets are crafted
by the local commissions comprised of property owners,
business owners, and community members.
Um, so they're the ones that come up with, you know,
whatever the issues are that they would like to address,
what services they, they, they feel, uh, could be addressed.
Uh, we also allow for customized, uh,
line items within each of the budget categories.
So, um, we get requests from time to time, um,
if they come up with an innovative service
that's not included as a standard, uh, line item.
And, uh, so they're, they're, they're free to do that.
Um, we have not updated our actual budget categories.
Um, that's something that we could look into.
Um, but there is that flexibility to, uh,
customize any line item.
Okay. I'd like to see if the department can look at
for next year to start reviewing
what these categories are just to make sure
that their relevance is still needed.
I know there are many times that I look at these budgets
as I have four
or five different ssas that I intersect with,
that there are categories that have been empty for years.
Um, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard.
And I, especially when we talk about the individuality
that they can do for their own ssas, I'm not sure any
of us know what that full compliment looks like
that others are doing, so that we don't have an opportunity
to learn best practices in our own, like in my side of town,
they could be doing something different on,
on the north side, um, that we might want to implement.
But if we're not aware, we don't know.
And if we don't know, we don't act.
So I'd like to see what we can do to try
and spread some of that knowledge
and best practices to all the 80 plus ssas.
Thank you Chairman. Thank
You. Alman Lopez, Al
Luta, and thank you so, so much. Chair.
I, I will sign this conversation around SSA budgets.
I, I have continued to find that the best way
to be informed about my SSA's budgets is sitting
down with my ssas.
I, I would shout out Kate Zed over at Westtown Chamber.
Kate, if this reaches you, Alice Howe, uh, SSA 33
with the Bucktown worker Park chamber, like going through
line item by line item with them
to some might feel tedious to me.
It helps me be so much more informed on what they're doing.
Honestly, some of the services are probably radically
different than what they were doing 20 years ago.
Uh, SSA 33
and we're Park Bucktown actually stipends, uh,
provides stipends for businesses who want to contract
with composting services to reduce the amount of food waste
that's going, uh, into the, the land of bills of the city.
And beyond that, there is so much innovation
and for 21st century thinking happening with us,
with our ssas that it's worth calling out,
but also worth just sitting down
with them for the discussion.
So I, I appreciate having
This conversation happening in the committee.
Thank you, chair. Thank you. Alderman. lopa.
Alderwoman, MITs followed by Alderman Riley.
Uh, thank you Chairman. I just wanted to ask a question,
uh, since we're talking about 21st century,
why aren't we just showing, uh, budgets so
that everyone can see that's with the screens?
And if we could post these up, uh,
whatever special service area
and the budget so people could understand, for those
who know or don't, don't know, that's,
that's being transparent.
That's what I wanted to say. Thank you.
Um, al admits we will, uh, they're,
they're in the OneDrive,
however, we'll take that into consideration
and make sure that we utilize the, uh, uh,
the screens here to put these forward.
It's not a problem at all. Um, alderman Riley,
Thank you, chairman. Just
to follow up with where Alder Woman mitts left off, I,
I think maybe standard protocol would be
as this committee is approving budgets for ssas,
at least a budget summary slide be placed on the screen.
I understand that the data itself can be pretty unwieldy,
but, um, if this is to be truly
a contemplative body, uh,
we should probably be looking at the actual summary itself.
So I, I second what, what Alderwoman Mitts has requested
and to alderman the spot's point.
Um, that's something that my office has been doing
for almost 18 years now.
Um, sitting down and, and going through line by line.
Um, the SSA budget submissions we often push back.
Um, and in those ssas where
multiple older people intersect with it, you'll find
that different older people have different
priorities for those budgets.
Um, so it is a very useful exercise
and it's my hope that all of us are going through that
with their, our respective ssas.
'cause that's frankly what the taxpayers expect of us.
Um, so again, just appreciate those comments made.
But, um, as far as moving forward,
I think it would be helpful to have absolutely a budget
view up on the screens.
Thank you, chairman. Thank
You Alman Riley, mit,
and we will make for, uh, deputy Commissioner Roen.
Can you make sure that our team, uh, is
provided this information so we can, uh, publicly display it
for the committee, but also for the public moving forward?
We will, Yes. Thank you. Any other questions?
Um, from the, uh, member Alderman Lopez?
Sorry, just one last addition as well.
And again, forward thinking
for next year's round of budgets.
Can we ensure that when they come to speak to our members,
you know, they come with these giant spreadsheets,
as I'm sure many of us are familiar with,
and you're trying to discern what, you know, 5.2,
2.34, and all those.
Um, if they could also include, um, very top level summary
as well as a pie chart of where all
of the funds are being distributed by category so
that people could see in very easily digestible terms,
how much is being spent on beautification,
how much is being spent on security,
how much is being spent on all of those things as well.
Because I think that will also make it a lot easier
for individuals to see just what
to our colleagues point priorities are.
Uh, and then when we look at comparatively
what priorities are what in all the ssas. Thank you.
Thank you Alman Lopez, uh, we will, we will, um,
have DPD provide that information moving forward.
Thank you. Any other
questions from members of the committee?
Thank you.
Mark, did you want to, mark, did you want to, uh,
further explain or elaborate any more on these budgets?
Yes. The, uh, the 10 ordinance ordinances
that are listed under the 2025 budgets on today's agenda are
the first 10 of a total
of 58 budgets that'll be coming in the next, uh, few weeks.
So, uh, these have all been, uh, vetted by the Office
of Budget Management as well as the law department.
They were recommended to us by the local SSA commissions.
Um, and we also have letters of support,
or at least no objection from each of the s
that are affected by these 10 ssas.
As we, uh, complete the packages, uh, they will be, um,
be introduced in the upcoming meetings.
Thank you, Mr. Motion. So ladies
and gentlemen, we have another 48, um, budgets
that are coming before this committee for approval
at the next, um, meeting.
Uh, mark, we like to have those display,
those budgets displayed
so we can have the members have the
ability to comment on them.
Perfect. Thank you.
Does that conclude your comments? Oh, I'm sorry.
Alderman Gardner. Oh, just for quorum.
Just, uh, just for attendance. Yeah.
I'd also, um, like to mention, uh,
vice Mayor Burnett here is here in attendance as well.
Okay, thank you. Any
other questions for members of the committee?
Okay. Seeing none may have a motion to recommend approve
of these ordinances by the same roll call vote
that was applied to determine quorum Allman Gutter.
So moves here, no objections.
So ordered to do pass recommendation
ordinances will be reported out.
The next city council meeting.
Items 35 through 40 on the agenda are ordinances dealing
with the public hearings for various special service areas.
Public hearing for SSA number eight, Lakeview East
to increase tax levy rate, add distinct special services
and extend tax levy period from 2024 to 20 20, 20 38
in 44th and 46 wards.
Item 36 public hearing
to establish new SSA number 32 dash 2024 vicinity
of West 79th Street from South Lafayette Avenue
to South date to South Darna Avenue.
Appropriating tax levy for 2024, imposition
of a 1.7 0.1 0.75% SSA tax cap over 15
years through 2038.
Authority for contracting service provider located in the
sixth and 17th wards Public hearing
regarding number 37 public hearing
regarding SSA number 42 70 first Street, Stony Island,
consisting of Stony Island Avenue from 67th to 73rd Street,
west side only of Stony Island.
Stony Island Avenue from 73rd to 79th Street
and 71st Street from South Shore Drive to Kim Bark Avenue,
increasing tax levy rate,
extending tax levy period from 2024 to 2038,
located in the fifth, seventh, and eighth wards.
Item 38, public hearing establishing SSA number 76,
tax levy 2024
and 2025 appropriation for both sides of Michigan Avenue.
From Oak Street Southward to Chicago River,
located in the second and 42nd wards.
Item 39, public hearing
and establishment of SSA number 81
Special service tax levy from 2024 through 2033
for area bounded by West 83rd Street,
south Lafayette Avenue, south of Vince Avenue
and West 89th place, including railroad right away
between West 80, ninth place, south
and south of Incense Avenue on the north, located in sixth
and 21st wards public hearing for number item 40,
public hearing for establishment
of SSA number 82 special service tax levy for years 2024
through 2033 on both sides
of West Division Street from Clark Street on the west
to State Street on the east, located in the second ward.
Mark Roshan is available to make comments. Mark.
Thank you, chairman. I just wanted to, uh, note
that these six ordinances are just to, uh, formally
request the public hearing dates as required
by the state SSA statute.
Uh, the a date for the hearing has been proposed
and has been, uh, uh, public notices have been sent out
for this coming Thursday, October 10th.
Um, and we appreciate, uh,
the members' participation in those hearings.
Um, I, I did want to, um, call out the three new ssas.
Uh, we currently have 55 ssas this year, uh,
with these three proposed, uh, additional ssas
that would bring the count to 58.
Uh, first is SSA number 32 dash 2024 along 79th Street.
This replaces the former SSA 32,
which expired at the end of last year.
The, uh, the two new ones, uh, being proposed,
one SSA number 81, uh, it's basically between 83rd
and 90th street just west of the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Uh, it's comprised of multiple big box locations
and, uh, small residential pocket SSA 82 division.
And Dearborn, uh,
is a small two block SSA along Division Street between, uh,
uh, Clark and State, um, which will help the, uh,
the small businesses.
Uh, it's a, it's a, um, entertainment area
and will bring, uh, services to help enhance that area.
Um, the other two, um, that are just renewals.
SSA number eight, Lakeview East.
Uh, it's just a 15 year extension.
There's no changes to that. No boundary changes.
SSA 42 South Shore, um, 71st
and Stony Island, again, a 15 year term extension,
no boundary changes.
Um, and then SSA 76 dash 2024 is a replacement.
Uh, it's a two year re replacement
for SSA 76 on North Michigan Avenue.
Um, it's only two years.
Um, they have expressed interest in
pursuing a business improvement district,
which has just been approved by the state.
Um, and that would allow them time, uh, bridge to, uh, apply
for the bid, uh, during these next two years.
So that, that's the status of these six.
And again, these will be heard, uh, this coming Thursday,
uh, beginning at 9:30 AM
Any questions from members of the committee?
Alright, seeing no questions may have a motion
to recommend pass of these items by the same roll call
that was applied to the established quorum.
Everyone admits. So moves, hearing no objections.
So ordered to do pass recommendation will be reported out
at the next city council meeting.
Next we have agenda item number 41, which is an ordinance
to approve issuance of a Class six B tax incentive
for property at 25 15
to 25 61 West Taylor Street in the 28th Ward.
Aaron Fogle, financial Planning analyst for the Department
of Planning and Development is here to present in support
of the item and will be,
and will be available to answer any questions.
We also have members of development team available
to answer any questions.
Mr. Fogle, please begin the presentation when you're ready.
Good afternoon.
Thank you. Uh, yeah, good afternoon, chairman Viegas
and members of the Committee on Economic Capital
and Technology Development.
For the record, my name is Aaron Fogel,
financial Planning Analyst in the Department
of Planning and Development.
I'm also joined today by Jennifer Kanick
and Victor Liko from the development team.
I'm here today to request their approval
of an ordinance supporting an initial Class six B property
tax incentive for 25 25 West Taylor, LLC,
for the purpose of developing approximately 43,000 square
feet of industrial space on the west side.
The project site is located at 25 15
through 25 57 West Taylor Street,
which is in the 28th ward,
the near west side community area, the West planning region,
and the Western Ogden Industrial Corridor Derman.
Jason Irvin has
provided a letter of support for the project.
Here's an aerial view of the site, which is adjacent
to another of the developer's projects, uh, known as the 12,
a residential community known for its unique mural art.
Here's a view of the current conditions of the site.
It is classified as vacant land,
and as you can see, it is being used as a used car lot.
The applicant for this incentive is 25 25 West Taylor, LLC.
The new construction will consist
of three phases of building.
Each phase will include a 14,250 square foot warehouse
with 1,400 square feet offices in the mezzanine.
The total new construction will produce, uh,
42,750 square feet of warehouse space
and 4,200 square feet of office space.
These will be tenant occupied warehouses
that will bring new companies to the ward, along
with new jobs and opportunities for residents.
Tax savings to the applicant are estimated
to be about $2 million over 12 years,
or $1.5 million on a net present value basis.
Construction is expected to start in February, 2025
and be completed in three phases by October, 2027.
The project, uh,
cost is approximately seven point $0.9 million
and is being financed with 35% owner's ECU equity
and 65% debt.
Hard costs comprised 72% of the project budget.
Soft costs 11%, and the acquisition costs were 18%.
The estimated 12 years tax savings to the applicant
are about $2 million,
of which the city share is $468,265.
On a net present value basis,
these tax savings are $1.5 million.
The total estimated net benefit
to all taxing districts from this incentive is $1.6 million
over 12 years, or $1.1 million on a net present value basis.
DPD is in support of this project
that will develop an underutilized site,
create at least 48 new full-time jobs, bring $7.9 million
of investment to the west side of the city
and produce a net benefit to the taxing districts
of $1.6 million.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
I, as well as members of the development team, are happy
to answer any questions.
The committee may have
Any questions from the members. Ultimate Lata.
Thank you very much, chair.
Uh, I appreciate the presentation. I I had one question.
Is the development that we're looking at in an existing
commercial like industrial corridor or PMD for the city?
I, I might have missed that in your presentation.
Thank you, alderman? Yes, it is in,
uh, an industrial corridor.
Okay. Thank you very much, sir. Thank you, chair.
Are there any other questions
from members of the committee?
Thank you, Mr. Fogel.
Alderman Irvin has provided
a letter of support for the item.
May have a motion to recommend pass of this item,
but the same roll call, that roll call that was applied
to establish Quorum Alderman LaSpada Somos here.
No objections. So ordered to do pass recommendation will be
reported out at the next city council meeting.
Finally, item number 42 on the agenda, which is an ordinance
to approve the issuance of a Class six B tax incentive
for property at 42 0 4, 42 0 8 42 10
and 42 18
to 42 32 West Lake Street in the 28th Award,
William Grahams financial planning analyst
for the Department of Planning and Development is here
to present in support of the item
and will be available to answer any questions.
We also have members of the development team
available to answer any questions.
Mr. Grahams, please
begin the presentation when you're ready.
Thank you.
Good afternoon, chairman Viegas
and members of the Committee on Economic Capital
and Technology Development.
For the record, my name is William Grahams,
financial Planning Analyst in the Department
of Planning and Development.
I'm also joined today by Paul Goodman
and Annie Reed from the development team.
I'm here today to request the approval
of an ordinance supporting a Class six B property tax
incentive for Lake Keeler LLC for the purpose
of constructing a 44,132 square foot building
on a currently vacant site at 42 0 2
to 42 32 Westlake Street.
The project site is located at 42 0 2
to 42 32 Wake Westlake Street, which is in the 28th ward,
the West Garfield Park Community area,
and the West planning region.
Alderman Jason Irvin has
provided a letter of support for the project.
Here is an aerial of the site,
which is located at the northwest corner of the West Lake
and North Keeler intersection.
Here is another view showing the current
conditions on the site.
The developer intends
to construct a 44,000 square foot building
with two enclosed loading dock intended to be leased.
One or two industrial tenants, seven
of the 10 parcels at lo at this location representing 85%
of the square footage are city owned.
And a negotiated sale of these to the developer was approved
by City council in June, 2024.
The construction period is estimated to be about 12 months
and is anticipated to begin once the
developer secures a tenant.
The project cost is just over 7 million
and is being financed with 37.5% equity and 62.5% debt.
The city owned land is being sold
to developer at market price.
The estimated 12 year tax savings to the applicant
is $2,328,256
of which the city city share is
$538,792.
The total estimated net benefit
to all taxing districts is 1.9 million.
The site is mostly publicly owned at present
and currently generates only about $2,000 annually in taxes.
Upon expiration of the Class six B,
the site will generate an estimated $419,000 annually.
Finally, here is a re rendering of the completed building.
DPD is in support of this project
that will reactivate a vacant city owned property.
The project will bring needed investment
and jobs to West Garfield Park.
Moreover, even with the Class six B abatements,
the project will still generate a significant positive net
property tax impact to all taxing districts.
Thank you for your favorable considera
consideration of this request.
I, as well as members of the development team, are happy
to answer any questions the committee may have.
Thank you, Mr. Graham. Are there any questions, um,
from members of the committee? Alderman Waga Bank?
Go back up to the map,
please show us where it was located.
One more that way.
Kilder
In between Kilder and Keeler on Lake.
Just doing a drive down there in my mind to see, oh, okay.
What was there, you know, at at ground level. Okay.
Thank you very much.
Are there any other, any other questions from members
of the committee?
I, I just had one question.
I think this for, is the developer here?
Yeah, there there is.
Yeah. Um, could you get to the microphone?
Just identify yourself for the record.
Paul Goodman. Yeah, Paul.
Um, have you decided already on the, uh,
general contractor MWBE, uh, firms
to participate in this project?
Um, we're getting close on selecting Ujaama Construction
to be the MBE.
Gotcha. Firm To handle. Okay. The development.
Thank you. Appreciate that.
Okay. Any other questions from members of the committee?
Seeing none may have a motion to recommend passes this item
by the same roll call that was applied
to established quorum wo gutter sole moves
hearing no objection.
So ordered to DO pass recommendation will be reported out
the next city council meeting.
Being that there's no further business, may I have a motion
to adjourn by the same roll call vote that was applied
to determine Quorum Vice Chair Mosey.
So moves here. No objection.
So ordered the meeting
of the Committee on Economic Capital
Technologies development as adjourned.
Thank you everyone.