now called to order for February 5th 2025.
We will now have a roll call to establish quorum.
Chairman laspata present.
Vice chair, cruise, we believe is hopping online. Uh
ottoman Hopkins, ottoman Robinson, give him a moment.
Ottoman yansi.
Online. Ottoman. Chico online. Ottoman Quinn.
Allman Moore may be virtual almond Curtis may be virtual
vice mayor Bernett.
Ormond.
Ormond knutzen.
Ottoman Lawson.
Almond Martin.
And alderwoman Mana hoppenworth.
There are 8 members present, we have a quorum. We have no
non-members with us.
Committee members Cruise Curtis Chico and Yancey have
requested and more.
Have requested to participate in the meeting remotely,
pursuant to rule. 59, can I have a motion to allow? Alters,
give me 1 second. All his Crews Curtis more Chico and ye to
participate remotely all the person.
Irvin so moves all those in favor. Say I
All those people say nay.
And the opinion of the chair. The eyes have it.
Alderman, Chico, do you read me?
I'm here.
Love it man. More do you read me?
Yes, chairman, thank you so much. Thank you, sir, Alderman.
Curtis
Present, good morning and almond Yancey.
Good morning. Chairman
Great to be here with all of you.
Thank you so much.
At this time, we will begin the public comment period out
of respect for everybody's time. Each speaker is limited to
3 minutes. Our first speaker is Mr. George Blakemore.
Good morning citizen. I'm glad to see that the ultimate uh,
beginning to be on time and it's a, not another committee,
a meeting going on. Because usually they they go from 1
a to the other and I think that that the people are are
waking up. Look, we are teaching the ultimate how to treat.
Us this agenda that here at and I've been speaking about
these uh, residential parking for years, the residential
parking is where people live in the in, in the facilities
and uh, and they want uh, to be able to, to park.
When these, when you, when the people are taxed from the
west side and south side and they go up on the North side
and they find out they can't find any parking because the
residential parking. You need your own karaage stop it.
While I'm talking.
We have some respect.
For your position, as I was saying that, uh, you need a
parking lot.
because when you attacked that that's for all the streets
of of our city and if you you need a garage or parking. So
So I'm against that also, I'm also a against the disabled
uh, uh, when you put out, uh, this is for people
handicapped and disabled people. Well, when they die, you
don't know it. That state that that that sign stays there.
and, and when they have on on their cars, also you have to
find a way to monitor that because their nephews, their
niece, their children can still use this, uh, disabled
sticker. That's why it's very important for men of Mr.
Blakemore, a caliber to attend this meetings and I'm known
to be Public Enemy. Number 1,
how you just hate and disrespect me? You are disrespecting
your position, you see. So again I want to thank you for
not having these meetings at the same time and and in the
chambers and then 1 over here and so I think that the
people are waking up.
The politicians are beginning to the people are teaching
you how to treat us.
and,
For years. Oh they they very disrespectful to the people.
Why you talking they turn they back and they walk around.
Ignore you, we pay?
Thank you, Mr. Blakemore
Our next speaker is Mr. Taiwan Sims.
so, um,
The other day, that was an event that took place on 35th.
1 child lost his life.
Another 1 possibly is going to spend the rest of his life
in jail and another 1 was Gravely injured, the news
broadcasted this or played this off like it was just
something light or passing incident.
They didn't describe the children. They they never said
anything.
but this happened in The Pedestrian way since we're talking
about pedestrian safety,
But let's spits as a chairman.
Of all people.
A gentleman that should not even have a Council seat.
Because you represent a full city of people.
So many demo. So many different demographics.
So many different nations.
But this gentleman right here that man right there.
Nicholas spotter.
Who I will not stop until you are taking or removed from
that chair seat removed from that Council seat took Liberty
with black children.
Right? They was in a pedestrian way. They were just passing
by more than likely you and your friends as y'all did,
whatever it was.
Took Liberty, the crowd, these black children around you as
you dressed in your banana suit, right?
so, what was that picture supposed to depict them as
I'm saying.
Mr. Laspata, chairman laspata.
And so we have the the council. What man, Martin civil
rights attorney, we got the vice, what mayor Irving and a
host of other people. Many monarchs said that the most
vulnerable Community should be protected, and I'm supposing
that children are not most vulnerable.
She said this right after the re-election of our now
sitting president Trump.
But this is what we get. This is the representation that we
get.
At Chicago Ones.
But we got to sit here and uphold this we got to take this,
right?
We should just accept the fact that they allowed for this
man to sit in that seat.
As a chairman of anything.
You should not sit anywhere. You should not have made it to
this sanctum or any place.
You should not be.
A street officer.
Crossing guard.
You shouldn't.
But here it is. You sit as the chairman of pedestrian
And what street safety, or whatever it is.
I said in the council where you talked about freedom to
move, those children should have had the freedom to move
right past you and your inclinations.
Right? They should have had the freedom to just go and be
and not be part of your joke.
But there's no laughter over here. No mercy in it because
until you are not a representative in this city until
everybody know that you are a raging racist.
Right.
because,
Thank you, Mr. Sims, our next speaker is Patricia Ponte
Blancas.
Yeah.
Um, good morning. My name is Patricia Ponte um,
I live on 6252 South Knox Avenue um 2 blocks from Cicero
And um, there has been a lot of accidents there on 63rd in
Knox. Um, we're close to the Midway now. Um, there was this
accident a long time ago where the lady came to visit her
mother from out of town? She was crossing the street on
Cicero, she got hit, she was not able she got killed.
Uh, by a drag card. She was not able to see her mother nor
her mother, see her daughter. The next thing is, um, that's
1 of the thing. I'm fighting for red light, enforcements on
Cicero, you know, they feel that because
they could drive and nobody's going to catch him and this
is what the 1an told me, cash me if you can
Okay, we need those red light enforcements, the city needs
that money, you know, if you do not, if you kill people,
okay? And then you get away with it, be punished at least
with the red light enforcement. You will catch that person.
I spoken with law enforcement and they're like, we have our
TA our hands tied, you know, we can't do anything about it.
Um we have to say uh he said she said, but if we had a red
light enforcement, we will know what really happened and
that would be
Um, less time wasted. Uh the other thing is on lasell in
front of Cicero, there's the transportation, um, cars. I
get off the bus in front of City Hall and I can't even get
off the bus. Well, there's this elderly lady that was
getting off the bus with her cart. I think she went
grocery, I don't care what she did but she was getting off
the bus with her cart. She couldn't even get off the bus
because when you opened the door, the car is right there.
Her little car out.
CTA is having problems with that, not even able to take out
the passengers and then they have to deal with the
passengers fighting with them. Hey, why are you opening the
door when I can't get out? Why
Why do if the city doesn't abide by the rules and
regulations? Why do you expect that the People by by the
rules and regulations?
Thank you very much.
Thank you, Miss.
That concludes the public.
Common period.
Our first order of business, is the rule 45 report from
January, which was sent out via email and distributed to
committee members, can I have a motion to approve the
January rule, 45 report?
All other person, Martin. So moves, all of those in favor
of passing the report. Say, I
All of those opposed say, nay in the opinion of the chair,
the eyes have it. We will now begin with the items before
the committee.
We will begin with the direct introduction ordinances on
pages. 1, through 3 can I have a motion to recommend
approval of all direct introduction, ordinances on pages, 1
through 3, by the same roll, call vote was applied to
determine quorum
All the person Bernette sew moves hearing no objections. So
ordered let us turn to page 4 for the recommended portion
of the agenda.
Can I have a motion to recommend approval of all
recommended ordinances on pages 4 by the same roll call
though as was applied to determine quorum.
All the person cannot send so moves hearing no objections.
So ordered
we will now turn to Pages 5 through 8 for the no
recommendation portion of the agenda which are items that
received no recommendation from City departments. These
ordinances were submitted as overrides are on the agenda at
the request of the order person or do not require
departmental approval.
Can I first have a motion to recommend approval of all
ordinances on pages, 5 through 7 and items, 3 through 7 as
well as item 9 on page, 8 by the same roll call vote as was
applied to determine quorum.
All the person Iran so moves hearing no objection so
ordered
for items, 1 2, and 8 on page 8, we have received
substitute ordinances, all of which make changes to the
language based on recommendations from the Department of
Transportation.
These substitute ordinances were emailed and distributed
today. Can I have a motion to accept these 3 substitute
ordinances?
Almond Quinn so moves hearing no objections. So ordered and
can I have a motion to recommend? Can I have a a motion to
recommend approval of these 3 ordinances items, 1 2 and 8
on page 8 by the same roll call vote as was applied to
determine Quorum. Older woman Mana hoppenworth so moves
hearing no objections. So ordered
We will report these items out at the next regularly.
Scheduled city council meeting with there, being no further
business before the committee. Can I have a motion to
adjourn?
Many do. And yet, it is all the person Lawson who so moves
hearing all of those in favor. Signify by saying, I
We are.
We are adjourned.