All right, the meeting of the committee on pedestrian and
traffic saf.
traffic, safety is now called to order for July 8th 2025.
We will now have a roll call to establish quorum
Chairman laspada, present.
Vice.
Vice chair Cruise.
Almond Hopkins. Almond Robinson, almond.
Almond Hopkins. Almond Robinson, almond Chico.
Almond Moore.
Almond. Curtis vice mayor Bernett.
On and Irvin.
On an Ervin Ormond Knutson.
Ormond law.
Ormond Lawson.
Ormond, Martin. And
Ormond, Martin and all the woman manah hoppenworth
And ottoman Quinn is thank you, sir.
uh, we have 8 members present, we have a
Uh, we have 8 members present, we have a quorum. Do we have
any non-members present? Nope.
Vice chair, cruise and ottoman.
Vice chair cruise and ottoman Moore have requested to
participate in the meeting remotely.
participate in the meeting remotely pursuant to rule 59.
Neither are present with us as yet.
Neither are present with us as yet, but when they join us,
we will entertain that.
we will entertain that motion.
At this time, we will begin the public.
At this time, we will begin the public comment period out
of respect for everybody's time.
of respect. For everybody's time. Each speaker is limited
to 3 minutes.
Speakers in accordance with rule 58 of the city council.
Rules of Order. Please refrain from profane.
Rules of Order. Please refrain from profane language
obscene conduct or disruptive comments?
Thank you.
Our first.
Our first speaker is Mr. George Blakemore.
It's a sad day.
In the city of Chicago.
Where are the people?
I see the staff is here.
And you all have no respect for.
And you all have no respect for your staff.
You must set an example.
And we have young people over here.
On the staff, you sit.
On the staff. You sit there, very, very bad.
On the staff. You sit there very, very bad example.
You all are Des.
You all are disgraceful.
Disgraceful.
Look at these empty seats here.
Most people that are here are getting paid.
What?
What you should encourage people to come?
What you should encourage people to come to your meeting
sir?
Why would you have?
why would you have these 2 meetings at the same time in the
same day and look at Mr. Lawson over there, talking to miss
that, other 1.
I look at,
I look at down here more than talking to him and and you
don't see any need to to say
don't see any need to, to say, pay attention to the
speaker.
The calf birds of a feather.
The calf birds of a feather flock together.
And it's sad.
It should be.
It should be televised.
And there's another meeting will be going.
And there's another meeting will be going on and you do the
musical chair.
So,
so, I know exactly where I am and I
So I know exactly where I am and I I've been here long a
Time long before you was elected.
Of of the machine put you in.
long before you were, you were,
Long before you were, you were a new piece of what? All of.
you on the Block?
so,
so that's dealing with, uh,
with traffic and
With traffic and but uh, parking.
I'm gonna start you on this.
Because I've been, but I never seen this.
Because I've been, but I never seen this committee go so
low.
You all are lower than low.
Lower than low.
Now, it's something evil here.
Now, it's something evil. Here, is something unamerican
here and what?
and what are they? Mr. Blakemore what is their? Their
And what are they? Mr. Blakemore, what is their their party
affiliation all Democrats?
They have no respect for.
They have no respect for their position. Look at Mr. Lawler,
just talking about other men.
Lawler, just talking about other men.
Oh man, B.
Oh, man. And and and
It's terrible.
And nobody have asked you all.
And nobody have asked you all to to to get up and talk
about.
about your sexuality. Y'all just going crazy.
about your sexuality. Y'all just going crazy down here.
Keep your private life.
keep your private life and you set your preference to
yourself.
We, we didn't come to to.
We we didn't come to to, to see you out of the closet go in
there.
in there and the real job sir, it was in
in there and the real job sir. It was in closer. There was
a line and you were stepping on it. Thank you.
I appreciate it. That concludes the public.
I appreciate it that concludes the public comment period
also noting all
also noting others. Uh Robinson and more with us for
purposes of Quorum good to have you gentlemen and though he
is in the gallery.
he is in the gallery, we shall count non-member, Vasquez as
well. Uh we will now begin with the items before.
well. Uh, we will now begin with the items before the
committee.
Starting with the direct introduction. Ordinances on page
1, can I have a motion to recommend approval of all direct
introduction ordinances on page 1?
introduction ordinances on page? 1 by the same roll, call
vote as was applied to determine quorum.
so, other person moves hearing,
So other person moves hearing no objections. So ordered, let
us turn now to Pages 2 through 5 for the recommended.
portion of the agenda.
Can I have a motion to wreck?
Can I have a motion to recommend approval of all recommended
items on pages?
items on pages, 2 through 5 by the same roll call vote as
was applied?
was applied to determine quorum?
Amen. More so moves, hearing no objections. So
Amen. More so moves hearing no objection. So ordered we
will now turn to Pages 6 through.
will now turn to Pages 6 through 10 for the no
recommendation portion of the
recommendation, portion of the agenda, which are items that
received no recommendation from
received no recommendation, from City departments, these
ordinances were sub.
ordinances were submitted as overrides are on the agenda at
the request of the order person or do not require
departmental approval.
for item 8 on page 10, we received a
For item 8 on page 10. We received a substitute ordinance.
That changes the language.
that changes the language per se down to recommendation.
This substitute was EMA.
This substitute was emailed and distributed today. Can I
have a motion to accept this substitute ordinance?
Uh, I will
uh, I will take the in order, uh,
Uh, I will take the in order, uh, I'll him in more so moves
hearing no objection. So ordered and may, I have a motion
to recommend approval of all, no recommendation items on
pages, 6 through 10.
pages, 6, through 10, including the accepted, accepted
substitute for item 8, on Beats 10, but the same roll call
vote as it was applied to to, to determine Quorum all the
women.
women men are hopping with so moves,
Hearing no objection. So ordered and uh, ordered and
Hopkins.
Hopkins here with us for purposes of quorum.
Thank you.
for the purposes of
For the purposes of Quorum going out of order.
momentarily, uh, for the rule 45 report from June, which
was sent out via email and distributed to committee
members, can I have a motion to approve? The June rule, 45
report
Ottoman, Chico, so moves all of those in favor.
Ottoman, Chico, so moves all of those in favor of passing
the report. Say, I
All of.
all of those opposed say, nay in the opinion of the chair
that I have it.
Going back to the regular.
Going back to the regular order of business. We will report
these items out at the next regularly scheduled city
council meeting.
council meeting with there, being no further business
before the committee. Can I have a motion?
before the committee. Can I have a motion to adjourn?
Ottoman Hopkins. So moves here, all those in favor, signify
by saying, I
We are adjourned. Thank you.