The committee on transportation and public way is now called
to order. We will now have a roll call to establish a
quorum. Will the ottoman? Please, make sure their
microphones are unmuted. Please note that your yes or
present response will be deemed to be a? Yes, vote. When
the Quorum roll call is used as reference vote for later,
items. Thank you.
Chairman Mitchell. I'm present. Vice chairman Vasquez
Ottoman Conway.
Ottoman.
Ottoman Fuentes.
Ottoman. Gutierrez present. Ottoman. Harris here, ottoman
Hopkins.
Alderman Moore.
Alderman Mosley.
Ottoman Nugent.
Ottoman Rodriguez online.
Ottoman wage is back.
Ottoman yansi.
Hman, Wes back.
I,
All right, there are 9 members present. We have a quorum
Alderman Fuentes and ottoman Rodriguez has requested to
remote requested remote participation on the rule, 59 of
the Rules of Order and procedure of the city council. Can I
get a motion to allow remote participation from ottoman
force and ottoman Rodriguez?
Chairman Vasquez, so moves on the motion all in favor. Say,
I those opposed no in the opinion of the chair, the eyes
have it.
At this time, we will begin the public comment period out
of respect. For everybody's time public. Comment will be
limited to 30 minutes and each speaker is limited to 3
minutes.
Are these people here?
Cause y'all know I'm about to, yeah.
No, I'm here.
Okay, so it's Charles Spencer.
Okay, Mr. Spence
Good morning committee. Thank you for this opportunity to
speak. Uh, I'm a little unprepared today because my primary
presentation was next door regarding drone use for the
Chicago Police Department.
But it came to my attention, that this is happening. So I'm
here to offer a few words on the Granville Greenway
proposal, that's what I'm saying. I haven't followed it as
thoroughly as I might have some other stuff, but I am aware
of The Proposal.
I think it's absurd that 2 years ago, actually, continuing
starting 2 years ago. You restrict traffic flow on Clark
Street and make a pedestrian and bike, friendly reducing
lanes for vehicular traffic. And now with the greenway,
Granville Greenway proposal, you want all eastbound traffic
on Granville,
To turn on Clark Street and you want all westbound traffic
on Granville to turn on Clark Street.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that that
math does not add up. You cannot constrict traffic on North
and southbound Clark Street and then make east and west,
traffic on Granville all use it.
It's not going to work. The Northbound traffic is going to
go to Devon.
And turn right to continue traveling East, those people
when they hit Broadway, maybe they want to go north and
down Sheridan. You can't turn left at Devon and Sheridan.
What are those people going to do? They're going to go down
Rosemont. That is a narrow Narrow Street.
People going south.
They use Elmdale already all the time. Elmdale is overrun
with traffic. It is also a cut through. You want them going
down single family, home streets Glen Lake hood and
Norwood.
Single family homes with children.
They're going to see a lot more traffic.
The rest of the plan.
I don't have any opinion on, but I can tell you
Grandville and Clark forcing, all that east west traffic to
go, north and south on Clark Street after restricting
vehicular traffic over the last 2 years for the benefit of
bicycles and pedestrians.
That's bad math.
I don't know who came up with that, but they are not aware.
Of how things work in that area, please revisit that come
up with a different plan.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Spence
Uh, my next speaker was Charles uh uh George Blakemore.
And so miss Mr. Blake was not in the room. Moving on. Next
speaker is Taiwan Sims.
Okay.
Those were the only 3 submissions for public comment. So,
that concludes the public comment period. I moved to
approve. The rule, 45 report for the committee on
transportation and public way meeting held on October 28th.
2024, can I get a motion to recommend approval of this
item?
ottoman more so moves on the motion, all in favor, say I
Oppose know.
And the opinion of the chair. The eyes have it.
uh,
I want to acknowledge and recognize ottoman jansy for
purposes of corn.
All right, today we have 7 items on the agenda.
Going out of order on page, 4 item 2, is a direct
introduction. For a miscellaneous item located in the 35th.
Ward.
Going out of order on page 5, item, 3 is a direct
introduction. For a miscellaneous item. Located in the 43rd
war. Going out of order on page 5. Item 6 is a substitute
ordinance for a miscellaneous item. Located in the 46 war.
Going out of order on Page 6. Item 1 is a substitute order
for a resub division located in the 18th Ward. Can I get a
motion to accept the direct introductions and sub to
ordinance on into committee? So ottoman Harris so moves on
the motion all in favor. Say I I those opposed no.
In the opinion of the chair, the eyes have it.
Page 2 through 5 include 34 ordinances, and 1 Amendment for
miscellaneous items introduced 242225272829303.
43454.
6, 4748, and 49. Can I get a motion to recommend approval
of these items?
Ottoman Gutierrez so moves on the motion, all in favor, say
I oppose know, in the opinion of the chair, the eyes have
it?
Page 6 item 1.
City Mall lot 1's. Resub division. Substitute ordinance at
2024000014438 a proposed.
I'mma save Mikey or Mickey Properties. LLC 4 City Mall Lot
1, resub division, being a resub division bounded,
approximately by South Cicero, Avenue West 77th Place South
Kostner, Avenue in West 72nd Street. This property is
located in the 18th Ward here to speak. We should have here
Attorney, Richard Toth, a tooth
Toast. I'm sorry about that, buddy. All right, so you have
the floor.
Is it green better? Yeah, yeah, wonderful. Thank you. Uh
good morning uh Mr. Chairperson and members of the
committee, my name is Rich. Tooth t o t h. I'm an attorney
at Georgia Seiki Limited in Chicago. Also, with me today,
is Bob Walker, who's uh, uh, overseeing work for the site
and is familiar with the plant business operations. Uh,
he's a civil engineer. I had, uh, my, my, uh, Prince
Was called out of town to Arizona. So, I apologize. He
apologizes for his absence, uh, we're appearing on behalf
of the applicants regarding this application for
resubmission of part of Ford City Mall at 75 03 through
7525, South Cicero Avenue uh in the 18th Ward. Uh, as you
mentioned, um the resub division will basically create an
out lot. Uh a Ford City Mall of approximately 108,000
square feet.
um,
the area is currently used for parking, but is otherwise
vacant
The prop.
Sorry, the property is uh intended.
Is intended to be developed as a jetbrite car wash. Uh,
jetbrite has been in business for approximately 25 years
and it's an experience to Car. Wash operator, check, right?
Currently operates, 12 Car, Wash businesses, including 2
successful sites in Chicago 1 at 7150 West, 54th Street,
and 1 at 6948, West Grand Avenue.
Other jetbrite locations are in Addison, Aurora
Bowlingbrook, Carol Stream, Glenn Allen, North Lake,
Naperville Rosel, and Villa Park.
The site design contemplates, a 1-story, approximately
11,000 square foot Car, Wash building and related, Drive
lanes, and services. This is an application for a Reuben of
private property. So, no, public property is involved and
therefore, there's no valuation or payment to the city
that's required.
Uh, the city is entirely internal to Ford City Mall.
So it does not have any curb Cuts or other direct access to
the public way.
Uh, the property is bounded on 3 sides by Ford City Mall.
And buy Cicero Avenue in the city limits to the West, The
Villages of Bedford Park and Burbank lie to the West.
We have worked with the Department of Transportation to
meet all their requirements for the plat of resub division.
Uh, and I noted, there is a substitute ordinance that you
were kind enough to approve this morning. Uh, that was, uh,
initiated by the Department of Transportation and the
Department of Law to correct, a a small type of graphical
error. Uh so we're on board with that but it did not uh
have any uh substantive change from the original
application. Uh, my understanding is that uh, Alder person.
Derek Curtis was kind enough to provide a letter of support
for this application.
And he had provided a letter of support to for a related,
zoning rezoning application.
Uh, We've not received any inquiries into our knowledge.
Uh, no 1 has takes any issue with this application. Uh, on
behalf of the applicants we do respectfully request, your
favorable recommendation for passage, okay?
All right, thanks. Um, I do have an initial question. Um,
you said the zoning was, was the zoning change approved and
can it give us a what it was? It was only uh, changed was
approved earlier in the year. It was from a b zoning to a c
zoning. And the only reason for that, uh, chair Mr.
Chairperson is because Car Wash requires a c zoning. Yes.
Okay. All right. Um,
Mr. Mr. Walker Mr. Civil engineer. Managing director, do
you have anything you want to add since you're here? Um,
I'm just here to answer questions if you guys have any
questions. I mean, it's, it's a relatively straight forward
site for for my end, um, running the storm water and all
that, like typical are there any questions? Um, from the,
from the, from the committee committee members?
It is a letter of support for this project. Okay? Yes, yes,
yes.
All right, all right.
And answering chairman Harris's Quest. The committee has
received and reviewed a letter of support from Kurt almond.
Curtis there is no compensation due to due for this
project. On that note can I get a motion recommend approval
of this item to move? Yeah.
Ottoman Conway. So moves on the motion. All in favor, say I
Tap that ass today.
In the opinion of the chair, the eyes have it.
All right, congratulations.
Uh, thank you Mr, chairperson, and thank you committee.
Thank you.
all right, moving along with the agenda Page, 6 item in 2,
item 2, uh Celadon resub division ordinance,
202400000014437 a proposed
Celadon resub division, being a subdivision bounded by West
47th Street, South, Marshfield Avenue West, 48th Street in
South Carolina Street. This property is located in the
20th. Ward,
Here to speak. We have a Amy Carson. Good morning. Thank
you. Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman pleasure to see you
this morning. We have a a matter. Sorry. Second second.
um, I want to acknowledge for Quorum Alderman, Hopkins and
Alderman, Urban
Has joined us, all right.
Attorney. Kerstin, you have the floor members of the
committee council members, pleasure to see you this
morning. Thank you so much. This is an entirely
non-controversial matter and, and I, we're hoping this is
going to be your favorite this morning. So, Alder Taylor,
um, had us hold a community meeting and we have Community
Support. So this is a little bit unusual. This is um on the
on the far left of the slide um is the historic
configuration of these? Lots North and South. Um, this
project is part of an invest Southwest project and in
connection with the other development things, we had
discussions with the Department of Planning and Development
who at 1 time wanted the lots to be reoriented to the east
west. So we did that then it turns out that there were
problems. And so 2 years later, we're asking to just go
to North South so we're returning to a historic
configuration, nobody cares, much. Uh, we're going to put
in 2, 3 flat buildings. So 6 units, those units.
Will be 100% affordable. So all 6 of the units will be part
of the city's affordable housing program.
And here's some floor plans and I think we have an elevation
down there at the bottom. So you can see the facade
rendering again. Um, we have the letter support from the
Alder and we just want to put in some affordable housing
and there's um no effect on the public way whatsoever.
Okay. All right. Sounds like a good project. Um do you do
you have your numbers? What is what is the, what is the
cost of this this project? What kind of assistance are you
getting from the city? I Mr. Chairman, if memory serves me
correctly, it's been a little bit of time since I've looked
at this. I believe that these that so this is part of a 4
block Redevelopment. And I believe that the city's provided
nearly 50 million dollars worth of help for a project
that's going to cost about 2000 million. So, um, the
assistance from the city has been really, really helpful. I
really helpful. I believe the rents on these has been set
at a level that is supposed to be directed toward people at
30% of um Ami
so those are it's you know, very affordable and that was in
part from agreements made with Alder Taylor, who was very
concerned, to make sure that the people at the lowest end
of the economic spectrum could. Yeah, we're we're familiar
familiar with our colleagues, our sentiments. Um, okay. Um,
you know if this was, if, if any of the assistance came in
the form of Tif funds, or I know you said it was an invest
Southwest project. I believe that some of the, the the
funds were Tiff and some were also, I believe in a bond
transaction. Okay. All right. Are there any questions from
members of the body?
Okay. The committee has received and reviewed a letter of
support from ottoman Taylor. There's no compens
compensation due to this project and can I get a motion to
recommend approval for this item?
Ottoman Nan so moves on the motion, all in favor. Say I
those opposed no in the opinion of the chair, the eyes have
it.
All right, everybody. There being no further business
before the committee. Can I get a motion to adjourn by the
same roll call vote as applied to determine Quorum ottoman
Harris. Enthusiastically moves on the motion, all in favor,
say I oppose know, in the opinion of the chair. The eyes
have it.
The meeting of the committee on Transportation public,
where is now adjourned. Thank you.
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