Not on tape. All right, let me just quickly go through the
roll call. Uh, Vice chair, mitro,
Uh, alderman.
Alderman Robinson Alderman, Harris, Alderman, Quinn.
Alderman Moore know, present. Um, all the women.
Scott. Now, present all the person Fuentes present all, the
member net.
Present, all the women on Rodriguez Sanchez. Now, present
Alderman Rosen, not present all the migas. Now, present all
the women, Ms know, present, all the women, clay know,
present all the women gonna happen with
president and all their women Haden not present that give
us 11 members, including myself. So we have Quorum. We have
a rule 59 requests. From all the women Taylor to
participate remotely, can I get a motion to allow her to
add it to the Quorum. So Mumbai, all the person Fuentes,
all those in favor. Say I I all those opposing name in the
opinion of the chairs that I have it. The committee has 2
additional written public comments. Prior to this morning's
deadlines that were included in your packets, will continue
with the order of business. Uh, we have 1 item to consider
today is item 28, the last item on the agenda that was
emailed last week and in your packets today, ordinance 2025
that's 00004.
14967 Redevelopment agreement with Matthew scarosso.
home conversion in the 13th word, no long Zara from the
Department of planning and development is here to present
and testify on behalf of this ordinance.
Good afternoon chair members of the committee again for the
record. My name is Nolan zarov with the Department of
Planning and Development. The item before you today is uh,
the land sale. Uh, city-owned land sale of 6411, South
Central Avenue um in the 13th Ward. Um, this is in the
clearing community area in the Archer Central TIF district
and the Southwest planning region.
Um, here you can see a general overview of the site
location. This is a, former cfd Firehouse that was closed
DIA commissioned, in 1991. It's been vacant since then. Um,
the total land area is about 6,500 square feet. The
building area is 4,064 square feet, um, and there will also
be a resoning from b11 to rs-1, um, to allow for um, uh, a
single family residents here. Um, here you can see uh, a
couple photos of the existing conditions of the site.
Um, and the project is again, the Redevelopment of this
former Firehouse into a single family. Residence, that will
include 3 bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room and living rooms
on the second floor, a garage for 2, automobiles storage
and home office on the first floor. Um, the applicants have
retained CJ Architects and ugama construction for design
and construction of the of the property. Um and the
purchase price uh will be placed in escrow uh for
environmental remediation. The total project cost is
305,440 um and the applicants say they can begin work on
this uh or complete work on this 6 months after closing.
Um, here you can see an overview of the project budget.
Again, the total, uh, the total budget is 3055000, um,
which includes the purchase price of 65,000, um, and a
portion of that purchase price will be held in escrow and
drawn down on for environmental remediation.
Um, here you can see a rendering of the exterior of the
site.
Uh, and there were some interior shots, those are no longer
in here. Um, but I also want to just point to the timeline,
this is a pre shy block, Builder, land sale. So this, uh,
this land seal was initiated in Spring of 2021. Um, it was
actually, uh, went into the Chicago Tribune as a sealed
bid, um, negotiated sale. Um, it was published in the
Chicago Tribune for 8 weeks, um, starting in April and
ending in June of 2021. Uh, dpd received 3 proposals, um,
by the due date of June 30th, uh, which we evaluated and
the proposal submitted by Katherine, Melvin, and
In Matthew scoones, uh, was the 1? That was selected um, as
the highest bidder, um, between 2022 and 2023. Um, dpd
with the applicants on the budget. The project details,
environmental testing and Remediation needs, um and also
worked with the applicant and the Alderman's office on a
rezoning.
Um, in 2024 given the link of time um that had elapsed um
um, dpd, uh, sought an an updated evaluation. Um, so the
original, uh, value that was was published, was 90,000 in
2024. The updated valuation came back at 65,000, which is
the agreed sale price. Um, and uh, dpd took the project
through uh, the legislative process. So it passed uh,
Community Development Commission, on August 13th of last
year and plan Commission on August 15th. Um and then was
introduced at city council this January.
Uh, and at this time, uh, I have the applicants here and
we'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Bernette.
on the record, uh,
Just want to know how did you choose your contractors.
Yes. Uh, thank you so much for asking, we really wanted to,
uh, support folks who are working here in the city of
Chicago. We sought contractors that are, uh, minority owned
and women LED. And so, that's why we went with ugama
fantastic. Great contractor. Just wanted to commend you on
that. Thank you so much. Yeah, we're very excited.
Can you state your name for the record? Uh, yeah. Katherine
mine.
Any additional questions?
Otherwise, kind of kind of uh some move by Alderman,
Bernett, all those in favor. Say I, I all those opposing
name, independent of the chair, the eyes have the eyes have
it, they do pass recommendation, or these. Ordinance will
be, um, recorded and reported on the next city council
meeting on February 19th 2025. That being no further
business before the committee. Can I get a motion to
adjourn? So, move by all the different Fuentes, all those
in favor. Say I I all those opposed, say your name, the
meeting has an officially adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.