Rights like video recording in public in public places.
Rights like video recording in public in public places in
public property.
Always.
Always lawyers, lobbies, Etc. And yet I've seen on video
people,
people being arrested
for video recording in public property.
By Chicago police officers.
The language in the ordinance.
Somehow Ms. The part
and uh, the Illinois state law.
720 ilcs.
720. Ilcs 521-c.
For the purposes of 1 of this.
For the purposes of 1 of this subsection, this section
shall not apply.
shall not apply to being in a building, which is open to
the public while the building is open to the public,
the public while the building is open to the public during
its normal hours of operation.
Nor Salas section apply to a personal.
North Salas section, apply to a personal enters, a public
building under the reasonable belief that the building is
still open to the public.
This.
This whole thing with a George Blakemore, I don't agree with
George Blake.
with George Blakemore on a regular basis.
But you've raised interesting.
But you've raised interesting first in Amendment
applications.
applications or considerations. We've all listened to
Council meetings and committee.
Council meetings and committee meetings were Applause
breaks out that breaks the rules too, but people aren't
throwing out for that.
This.
this is smacks of, uh, the government you
this is smacks of uh, the government, you Alderman Hopkins,
uh, deciding which
uh, deciding, which speech is permissible and which speaks
is not, which is an illegal.
is not which is an illegal violation of the First
Amendment. Thank you.
uh, the next speaker is
Uh, the next speaker is Nick Hunter.
Good morning. I wanted to speak about the expected positive
benefit from the parking alternative response. Uh,
proposals that is being brought up, and I hope many others
will tell you the same.
will tell you the same, but these unarmed enforcement AIDS
are who should be
are, who should be actually responding to parking issues?
Not the cops.
Not the cops especially obstructions to traffic and
specifically Vehicles. Double
specifically Vehicles double parked or in the bike lane.
That does not require an armed officer to respond to a
conflict vehicles and properly.
conflict vehicles and properly occupying, the bike lane
affect all users of the roadway.
affect all users of the roadway bikes have to move which
causes slowdowns to vehicles.
causes slowdowns to vehicles and introduces un another
unnecessary potential.
unnecessary potential conflict. When drivers do not yield
the right of way. It's specially
the right of way, it's especially problematic, for
residential users. And while no.
residential users. And while no details are final, I wanted
to highlight some consider
that might make this pilot more successful based on the
flyer that was being passed out. So
First, uh, new parking.
first, uh, new parking AIDS should be additional positions
on top. I don't want to reassign the ones that we already
have. Um, these pay for themselves as the flyer says, every
time you hire 1, they generate about 335,000 for the city.
and revenue. So this is a, a no cost proposal to implement.
So I want to say that in speaking with others, having to
call 911 for this is sort of counter to what everybody
believes 91.
believes 9111 is. Actually, for, I understand that this is
how this currently works. But I think this might be a
deterrent in evaluating the true potential of these new
positions. I would suggest the 3111 become this number with
the ability to redirect to the Department of Finance
dispatchers, which is what's going to
dispatchers which is what's going to happen if you call
911. It also just speeds up the ability of oemc to refer
those calls to CPD or cfd. Um, I want to be careful with
how long this pilot.
how long this pilot runs. I see Pilots coming out of city
council that get off the ground and when they do they last
as long as 2 years.
as long as 2 years, I want to highlight that based on how
quickly the smart streets pilot.
quickly the smart streets pilot has returned consistent
results. We're going to know in about 6 months whether this
working.
Working, I'm an expected to work and shortly after the
pilot expires. I would hope that you
the pilot expires. I would hope that you would work to make
the necessary changes that you learned from it. And make
this a Citywide policy. And lastly, as a
Citywide policy. And lastly, as a supplement, I would
consider amending the fine for double parking or parking in
a bicycle lane when a nearby spot is available.
More times than not. I see Vehicles who are parking.
outside their pickup area when there is an available
parking space.
parking space within 100 feet away. Sometimes it's right,
next to them and they Park in the bike lane. Anyways, it's
being done.
being done brazenly, and with disregard, for others. And
the level of
level of superiority should not be deterred properly. We
know to ticketing biking Lane, we know,
know to ticketing biking Lane, we know that ticketing bike
lane. Parking Works in these safe Street.
lane. Parking Works in these Safe Streets pilot which has
been running for almost a year 70 to 8.
been running for almost a year 70 to 82% of tickets issued
for bike lane.
for bike. Lane violations are warning and you don't see any
repeat Behavior.
you don't see any repeat Behavior. Thank you.
uh, the next speaker is
Uh, the next speaker is, Jim Merrill of ATA.
Good morning. Uh, thank you chairman Hopkins and members of
the
of the committee for the opportunity to speak today. Uh, my
name is Jim Merrill, I'm the managing director of advocacy
at active transportation.
at active Transportation Alliance. Our mission is to
promote walking bik.
promote walking biking and public transit to create healthy
sustainable and equitable,
sustainable and Equitable communities. I'm also here today
to express support, uh, for the alternative response.
pilot for parking violations.
you know, when when
You know, when when cars obstruct crosswalks bike lanes and
bus lanes.
bus lanes, it's more than an inconvenience and we've
already heard some really powerful.
already heard some really powerful uh, comment here today,
illustrating that fact for vulnerable Road users, uh, such
as people
people walking biking, children seniors and people with
disabilities. These obstructions can lead to dangerous and
and even deadly consequences.
when our police are already asked to do so much as we've
all seen today.
uh, exploring new tools to
Uh exploring new tools to enforce our parking. Lots will
lead to more effective out.
lead to more effective outcomes and improved Public Safety
for everyone using our streets. So we look forward to
continuing to work with with members.
continuing to work with, with members of this committee,
uh, and the city council to create Safe Streets.
uh, and the city council to create Safe Streets for all
Chicagoans. Thank you.
Uh, the next speaker is Kyle. Lucas
good morning, members of the
Good morning members of the Committee on Public Safety. My
name is Kyle Lucas. I'm the executive director of better
Street Chicago. Where an organization.
Street. Chicago. We're an organization that advocates for
better streets for people to walk role bike and take
transit. And I wanted to express my support as well for the
alternative response.
alternative response pilot program. Um this just makes
sense, right? It's it's a very common sense approach for us
to approach. Um, parking violations, um, to
to approach. Um, parking violations. Um to have an
non-armed response to that and
non-armed response to that, and free up time for our, um,
office, our sworn off.
office our sworn officers to be addressing, um,
Violent crime instead. And so, you know, at a time where
we're talking about,
we're talking about acute, limited resources. Um, this
we're talking about acute, limited resources, um, this is a
great opportunity for us to be able to free up officer
time.
to actually respond to, um, violent crime. And
to actually respond to um, violent crime and instead um, be
approaching these other things that are maybe not.
approaching these other things that are maybe non-emergency
but still have dramatic negative impact on our communities
um, to respond instead. So
um, to respond instead so Department of Finance already has
the authority to do this. They
has the authority to do this, they just need additional
capacity to do it. Um, so I really encourage you all to um,
seriously consider
encourage you all to um, seriously consider this approach.
Um, it's well proven and other cities
well proven and other cities Across the Nation. Um so we're
not Reinventing the wheel.
not Reinventing the wheel here, we just be doing something
that is proven to work.
something that is proven to work. Um so thank you so much
for your time. Have a good day.
uh, the next speaker is
Uh, the next speaker is Ethan Snider.
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon otterman Hopkins, member of members of the
city.
the city council and fellow Chicago wins. My name is Ethan.
Slider representing the Chicago Jewish Alliance. I am here
to address the alarming rise of anti-semitism.
to address the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in our city.
In 2024.
in 2024 anti-jewish hate crimes increased by 58% despite
cons constituting, only 3% of Chicago's population Jews
represented nearly 3.
represented nearly 38% of reported hate crimes. These
statistics reflect real experiences.
statistics reflect real experiences children uh, facing
swastikas on their way to school.
swastikas on their way to school families, witnessing
synagogue, displacement.
synagogue, displacement and orthod and an orthodox man in
West.
West Rogers Park being shot for just being Vis VIs.
West Rogers Park being shot for just being Vis, visibly
Jewish.
Alderman, Hopkins, as chair of the Committee on Public.
Safety. Your leadership is crucial. We urge you to
prioritize Community, uh, policing.
prioritize Community, uh, policing to protect Jewish
residents.
increasing CPD, patrols and neighborhoods and like,
Increasing CPD, patrols and neighborhoods, and like West
Rogers Park and partnering with organizations. Like
Rogers Park and partnering with organizations like MOG and
Chicago can help deter.
Chicago can help deter violence.
Additionally, we ask you to support.
Additionally, we ask you to support Alderman's uh, Deborah
Silverstein's resolution.
Silverstein's resolution um for public hearings by the
Chicago.
Chicago Commission on human relations to, um, investigate
anti-Semitism and hold our city account,
anti-Semitism and hold our city accountable,
importantly, anti
Importantly, anti-Semitism is not considered to 1 political
side. Well, n white nationalism is a
side. Well n white nationalism is a threat harassment of
Jewish board members during CPS, uh, meetings is also
targeted intimidation
When Jewish?
When Jewish individuals feel unsafe, it cannot be ignored.
when Jewish individuals feel unsafe, it cannot be ignored.
Last year you condemned Hamas as
last year you condemned Hamas as atrocities. We ask you to
extend that same resolve today by strengthening community
policing and
And supporting Alder.
And supporting Alderman Silverstein's resolution together.
We can ensure Chicago remains a city where every Community
including Jewish residents feel safe and valued. Thank you
for your time.
are the final speaker is
Are the final speaker is Elizabeth Rock, roachford.
Good morning. Um, my name is Elizabeth Ratchford and I'm 1
of the 17th District counselors. I am concerned about the
challenge of managing 911 calls in our city,
challenge of managing 911 calls in our city CPD, receives
more than 100,911 calls for parking violations.
more than 100,911 calls for parking violations, each year,
which makes up 8% of the all 911 calls Citywide in my
district, the number is over 10%.
CPD officers respond to.
CPD officers respond to over 95% of these calls. I believe
this.
this is a crucial critical drain on police time and
resources that could be better.
resources that could be better allocated to more urgent
matters. I fully support the proposed pilot program in the
eighth and 19th districts to assign Department.
eighth and 19th districts to assign Department of Finance,
parking enforcement, AIDS as Primm.
parking enforcement, AIDS as primary responders to parking
violation calls instead of police. The data confirms that
this is a safe and effective approach this pilot
this is a safe and effective approach. This pilot program
would free up CPD officers to focus on more serious. Public
safety concerns.
By transferring, these low priority.
by transferring, these low priority calls to a more
appropriate agency we can
appropriate agency. We can achieve a more immediate and
efficient response.
efficient response for our residents. This will also serve
as a model for other alternative First Response.
as a model for other alternative. First Response programs,
I am asking for you to support this.
I am asking for you to support this proposal. This is a
common sense data driven approach.
common sense data driven approach to improving our City's
Public Safety.
Public, Safety and efficiency. Let's start this pilot
program.
program and demonstrate our commitment to building a more
responsive and effective. Chicago, thank you.
Uh, thank you. We will now proceed to the first item on the
agenda.
agenda uh which is uh, reimbursement of community.
benefit funds in the downtown area.
Uh, the speaker is assistant Commission.
Uh, the speaker is assistant, commissioner Mark, Roshan
from the Department of planning, Mr. Roshan
Good.
good morning. Chairman Hopkins and members of the
committee.
for the record. My name is Mark Roshan, I'm an assistant.
Commissioner.
assistant, commissioner in the department of planning and
development,
the ordinance we bring before the
The ordinance we bring before the committee today is for
the authorization to enter into an agreement.
the authorization to enter into an agreement with the
Magnificent Mile Association, and the amount of
Magnificent Mile Association and the amount of 40,845 to
purchase and install a total of 41 ballards at
purchase and install. A total of 41 ballards at 5
intersections along North Michigan Avenue between Illinois
and Delaware. That's between 500 and
and Delaware. That's between 500 North and 900 North along
Michigan Avenue.
This project is located in the second and 42nd w.
This project is located in the second and 42nd Wards and is
strongly supported by Alderman Hopkins.
strongly supported by Alderman, Hopkins and Alderman.
Reilly
This project.
This project would add to the ballards that were installed
last year.
last year at 4 intersections along Michigan Avenue.
uh, that were funded through special service area number
Uh, that were funded through special service area. Number
76.
These Public Safety.
These Public Safety improvements are recommended after the
input from the 18.
input from the 18th District. Chicago Police Department,
safety experts community.
safety experts Community organizations, and the local
Alders and would be funded by the ballet's. Host Community
agreement.
agreement, this enhancement would now have Ballard's place.
at a total of 9 consecutive.
Intersections.
Along North Michigan Avenue.
In order to expedite the process, the department of
Planning and Development has an existing agreement with the
Magnificent.
Magnificent Mile Association, and would be able to amend it
to incl.
to include the installation of these additional ballards.
shortly after city council approval.
We asked.
we asked for your favorable recommendation of this
agreement and are available if you have any
agreement and are available. If you have any questions.
Thank you. Commissioner roach and uh, questions from the
committee.
okay, I'm
Okay, I'm hearing none, we'll entertain a due pass motion
by Alderman, Martin.
by Alderman. Martin hearing no objections. So ordered
Uh, the next item is a subject matter.
Uh the next item is a subject matter hearing uh regarding
proposed ordinance 1 148.
proposed ordinance, 1 14883 uh a hearing on
proposed ordinance, 1 14883, uh, a hearing on alternative
response model for parking violations. Uh the lead sponsor
is here, Alderman. Martin will let him uh open comments and
then we have a series of uh speakers that will follow.
Thank you, chairman.
Can you hear me now?
Great. Um, thank you chairman. Good morning everybody. Um,
I don't want to get in front of our police district council
members.
council members who are going to be sharing. I think a very
informative presentation. Um nevertheless I wanted to
uplift a few points that I think are critical. 1 is uh this
is the sort of work that we envisioned when we passed
ordinance, establishing Police District council's,
the ordinance, establishing Police District councils, um,
uh, and ccpsa among other,
uh, and ccpsa among other entities, uh, this was a product
of conversations in the community in the 19th district and
the 8th District to identify ways, in which we could
improve. Um, how Public Safety is is
improve, um, how Public Safety is is provided by the city
government.
government, um, to be able to look through 911 calls and
see how many are are coded as issues that to be clear. Need
a prompt response by someone from the government here at
the city, but don't necessarily nessus.
the city but don't necessarily necessitate a response from
an armed officer. Um, I really want to commend our eighth
and
19th District. Police council members for
19th District, police council members for working for over
the past year to hone in on a policy that as many of our
public.
public commenters had shared is, is
public commenters had shared is is common sense. It's fair
and balanced.
and balanced it incorporates. A lot of feedback from the
Department of Finance oemc as well as the police department
to at
department, to at bottom, ensure that when someone calls
911 about,
about, uh, a non-violent but still urgent,
about, uh, a non-violent, but still urgent, uh, parking
related issue. Say it is uh, an abandoned vehicle.
related issue. Say it is uh, an abandoned vehicle an
illegally parked vehicle that that gets her, a prompt
response.
response, um, and that we're simultaneously ensuring that
we're asking.
we're asking our officers to focus on the most critical
Public Safety.
Public Safety matters, whether it's responding to calls
involving shootings carjackings burglaries, robberies,
involving shootings carjackings burglaries robberies or
doing proactive policing that we know is so critical.
doing proactive policing that we know is so critical as we
continue to strengthen the trust between the police
department.
department and the communities that they serve, um,
department and the communities that they serve. Um, I think
is the presentation will show this.
is the presentation will show. This is a very data-driven
approach that demon.
approach, that demonstrates.
That there are ways that we can do all of those.
That there are ways that we can do all of those things. Um,
I think this the sort of, uh,
I think this the sort of uh, modernization of our police
department and all of our Public Safety institutions that
we should be pushing towards a specially at a time when we
know we're struggling to fill vacant positions at a time
when,
when people despite Public Safety, uh, stat.
when people despite Public Safety, uh, stats, moving in the
right direction, still aren't satisfied with the end
results. I think that this is a common sense, meaningful
Next, Step that we can take as Council working.
Next, Step that we can take as Council working with our
police district council members and
Police district council members and uh, a hope that we're
able to continue earning support.
able to continue earning support from Members just with
older people who are in the eighth in 19th. Police District
Council.
councils, um, we have, uh, the support
councils. Um, we have uh, the support already. Um, from of
course, myself. Ottoman Vasquez, Rodriguez, Knutson.
Lawson Gutierrez. Towbar is Curtis.
Lawson Gutierrez towbar is Curtis Ramirez and Fuentes. Um
so I think that shows that we have uh a broad base of
support geographically and otherwise and I hope that
through continued dialogue with our district council
members and the affected, uh, departments that
members and the affected uh departments that at the end of
the day, we're going to be taking steps to improve.
the day, we're going to be taking steps to improve Public
Safety, um, all across Chicago. So
Public Safety, um, all across Chicago. So with that
chairman, um, I want to thank you again for putting this on
the agenda. Convening us to have this important
conversation.
Convening us to have this important conversation and um
hope we can hear from the district council members. Um when
possible. Thank you. Thank you Alderman Martin.
possible. Thank you. Thank you Alderman, Martin. Uh, this
is a subject matter hearing, no vote will be taken.
However, we will
Entertain questions from committee members and other
Alders.
present. Um, but I would ask that you hold your questions
until each of the witnesses, uh, has an opportunity to
present their prepared remarks. Um, we'll start with deputy
chief
Chief Joe Stevens, uh, if is the handheld mic,
Chief Joe Stevens. Uh, if is the handheld mic, um,
available, is it working?
Good afternoon. Oh,
good afternoon.
Good afternoon. Is this working? It is yeah. My name is
Jill Stevens. I'm a deputy chief.
Jill Stevens. I'm a deputy chief out of the bureau Patrol
for the Chicago Police Department. Um, we've spoke on this
topic several times. Um, our only ask for this is that
when, um, these calls are still,
when, um, these calls are still dispatched, over the air.
So our officers are aware of where the Department of
Finance Personnel will be in case, they need to support.
Also our other
Also, our other ask would be
that um, these
That um, these plates are uh, run through the leads.
That um, these plates are uh, run through the leads portal.
So when the Department of Finance,
so when the Department of Finance individuals respond,
They run those plates through.
They run those plates through leads so that we can find out
if the car is possibly.
out. If the car is possibly, stolen Cass, possibly used in
an amber.
an amber alert. Uh might be needed for a hold for
investigation. So those are our asks from the Chicago
Police Department.
Police Department to move forward with this pilot program.
Thank you deputy chief. Uh, the next witness is
Thank you. Deputy chief. Uh, the next witness is shinetra.
Washington from oemc.
Good morning. My name is Dr. Snea Washington. And I'm the
deputy director at oemc for OEM.
deputy director at oemc for oemc. We're just asking um for
that the department of
that the Department of Finance, we have a solid idea of how
we're going to triage the calls and make sure that we send
them the appropriate.
them, the appropriate calls over to the Department of
Finance because we have 2 different events.
Finance because we have 2 different event sites for parking
violations.
I want to make sure that the, the Department of Finance
Personnel are safe while they're, um, you know, going in
with the fourth of this, uh, parking violation.
with the fourth of this, uh, parking violation pilot
program and we want to make sure that we are aware of the
hours of operation, and to make sure that if we have to
make changes,
make changes to our policy and procedures that we are aware
of what those changes are.
of what those changes are so that we can train 400 plus
employees about processing.
employees about processing parking violation complaints
Thank you. Miss Washington, uh, Charles Billows from the
Department of Finance, Mr. Billows.
Good morning. Uh, Charles Bellows uh deputy director.
Good morning, uh, Charles Bellows, uh, deputy director
Department of Finance. Uh, the only reservation we have at
this current point is the budgetary constraints. Other than
that, with the uh, new staff. We think we
that, with the, uh, new staff. We think we'd be able to
support this pilot program.
Thank you, Mr. Billows. Uh, Joel Flores also from the
Department of Finance.
Good morning.
Good morning, Joe Flores. Uh, first Deputy Department of
Finance, uh,
same items as Chuck, just
Same items as Chuck, just, uh, budgetary, um, constraints.
And
and then just making sure that the data is, is
And then just making sure that the data is, is, uh, cleanly
transferred to finance,
Uh, merillo Garcia from the 19th District.
Uh, merillo Garcia from the 19th District Council.
Uh, thank you, chairman hop.
Uh, thank you. Chairman Hopkins. Um,
we do have a presentation today, so,
We do have a presentation today. So uh, do do we want to go
ahead and dive into that? Yeah, great. Thank you. So, just
wanted to start off today. Say, uh, thank you chairman
Hopkins for hosting.
Hopkins for hosting us Alderman, Martin. Thank you, for the
invitation and the committee's.
invitation and the committee's members of the Public Safety
Committee. Thank you for having us and listening to this.
idea today. Um, we do have a Slide show presentation. It's
going to follow a specifically, the document that you have
or that it was distributed to you via email and today live
live, uh, it is the full thicker document that you have.
It's a proposal.
it's a proposal. Um, we're really excited and we thank the
department.
department, CPD Department of Finance and OMC for their uh,
collaboration so far. It's been a lot of fruitful
uh, collaboration so far. It's been a lot of fruitful uh
conversations. They also want to extend a, thank you to the
mayor's office for uh enabling that collaboration. Um, so
just going to go ahead and quickly, um, introduce
ourselves, you see.
ourselves, you see 4 faces up here. Uh I'm going to
introduce myself and hand it over to Jenny and and uh,
Jason as well. But my name is ma Garcia. I'm a 19th
district council member. Um, I live in uptown and I do have
a data visualization and analytics background that is
currently my full-time job. So I just want to highlight
that because that is 1 of the reason.
Reasons I was curious about.
Reasons. I was curious about this idea and I'll dive into a
little bit why, uh, here shortly, uh,
little bit why uh, here shortly uh Jenny
hi, thank you for having me my
Hi, thank you for having me. My name is Jenni Schaefer. I
am also a district council member.
am also a district council member in the 19th Police
District. Um and I live over in the North Center.
District. Um and I live over in the north center community.
Uh good afternoon or good morning everyone. My name is
Jason Huff. I represent the 8 District police Council.
Jason Huff. I represent the 8 District police Council and
uh
my fellow councilman El Katch Tolo and
My fellow councilman El Katch Tolo, and Mark hamberlin. Uh
I currently live in the uh clearing Garfield, Ridge
Neighborhood.
Neighborhood and uh I have 20 years currently my main job
Neighborhood. And uh I have 20 years currently my main job
is with the city of Chicago with 3 departments over.
is with the city of Chicago with 3 departments over 20
years, Finance uh, oemc. And
years, Finance, uh, oemc and currently with streets and
sand. And I I think everyone for giving us,
sand. And I I think everyone for giving us the time to, to
host this proposal. So, thank you, guys.
I do want to mention that Samberg, our
I do want to mention that Samberg our third member of the
19 districts.
Uh, today's agenda.
Uh today's agenda uh we have a list of items or we're going
to work through this quickly but I I mentioned it is also
highlighted within the packet you received. There's a
little bit more context in the slides that we have today
but we're going to go over the gold and objectives the
community needs specifically. Um, the cpd's goals and
challenges, um, Conte.
challenges um, context around why we explored alternate
response The Proposal.
response, The Proposal itself, and then General support
that we've received so far, and then,
that we've received so far. And then the exact next steps
that we are proposing. And, of course we're going to
that we are proposing. And of course, we're going to have
question and answer at the end for any questions that um,
question and answer at the end for any questions that um
the committee might have
so, for today's objectives, we wanted to
So for today's objectives, we wanted to introduce a proposal
for alternative response to parking violations.
proposal for alternative response to parking violations.
Um, we also want to promote further collaboration as we
have noted and and as the Departments just mentioned, there
are still a lot.
are still a lot of logistical items to figure out. We know
that there's going to be many more meetings that.
that there's going to be many more meetings that need to
happen. But uh we are hoping that this is also
happen but uh we are hoping that this is also a form for
that further collaboration.
that further collaboration uh and of course we want to
solicit feedback and any questions that uh may come from
today's presentation.
overall, the goal is to create a program in which to
Department of Finance parking enforcement, AIDS become the
Primary Response.
primary responders for 9111 parking violation calls. Uh, we
want to begin this with a pilot in the 8th and 19th Police
District. But we do want to emphasize that CPD will remain.
Uh, the primary would be would retain full.
Uh the primary would be would retain full enforcement
authorities at all times and would be the primary respond.
responders when the Department of Finance parking
enforcement aids would not be working.
I'm going to.
I'm going to turn it over to Jenny to talk about the
community needs.
Um, so jumping into what this, this proposal is really
rooted in what we've been.
rooted in what we've been hearing from community members
from when we really began. Um, this work in District
Council things we've heard when we've been talking with
Community is around the need to add more civilians to CPD
Workforce.
um, also thinking about how to implement alternative
response models to make sure that
models to make sure that um police are more visible either
on foot or on bike.
on foot or on bike patrols also. There's a clear desire to
have 911 response times, decrease Ensure
beat integrity and just um, both
beat integrity and just, um, both are those those
interactions between community and uh, offic
interactions between community and uh officers that they
serve.
Skip to the next slide real quick and then we'll go back.
Um, so also just want to reiterate that this was similar
findings that was just reported
findings. That was just reported out by CPD in a report
that they did they engaged over.
that they did. They engaged over 750 different, Chicago
residents.
residents and the and the feedback was very similar. They
wanted to see proactive.
wanted to see proactive policing, they wanted to see
efficient, uh, engagement,
efficient uh engagement of by law enforcement. They wanted
to see those relationships.
wanted to see those relationships being built and most
importantly at the end that talks about
importantly, at the end that talks about kind of what we're
talking about here today. They want to see an appropriate
mix of service professionals when there are calls for help.
Um,
And just to kind of hit home on.
And just to kind of hit home on that, on that those points,
we talked to many.
we talked to many community members about this and got
different types of responses.
different types of responses including things like um this
pilot program sounds like a great way to redirect to
response to the calls.
response to the calls that are wanting to see faster
response rates for 9.
response. Rates for 911 calls would be fabulous. Our
neighborhood has lots of illegal parking and both Street
and alleys affecting safety and ease of movement and um,
also this is enforcement for pedestrian safety. So a range
of different reasons why residents are supportive of this
initiative.
Um, and then we can move forward. It's how it also also ties
into a lot of what we hear from C.
into a lot of what we hear from CPD and how this would also
Aid CPD.
1.
1 of the things we hear most from C CPD Command Staff that
we work.
we work with is Staffing shortages. They're not enough.
we work with is Staffing, shortages. They're not enough
officers to properly staff. All the beats
officers to properly staff, all the Beats. Um, we also hear
that they are, they are required to respond to a very large
volume of 911 calls. And some of those 911 calls would be
better delegated.
better delegated by other employees in the city. Um, and
because they're spending so much of their time responding
to these 9111 calls, this this creates a backlog of calls.
and and affects the their response times.
Um, similarly in the
um, similarly in the in that same report same report, they
talked to many CPD members, both sworn, um, and
talked to many CPD members both sworn um, and civilian and
found similar challenges Staffing.
found similar challenges Staffing, struggles, lack of being
Integrity. Um and again,
being Integrity. Um, and again, that bottom, um, bullet
point the public expectation to do everything.
so, I
So, I wanted to give a little bit of context as to why we
are exploring the idea.
are exploring the idea of alternative response, um, as
District Council.
District counselors were seeking ways to optimize the use
of our place as Jenny. Just
of our place as Jenny just mentioned, uh, police are asked
to do everything. So we want to be
to do everything so we want to be more efficient with what
we do have and things that we've looked at.
we do have and things that we've looked at are things like
proper officer, allocation.
proper officer, allocation increase, civilization rate,
better use of Technology.
better use of Technology, improved officer wellness, and
what we're here for today, the implementation of
alternative response models. Uh, we believe these
strategies,
strategies are
Going to help free up our CPD to go. Where
going to help free up our CPD to go where they're needed
most and to build trust with your our communities.
So, the reason that
so, the reason that we conducted a 911 calls for service
analysis is for that. Exactly. So that we could identify
types of calls that may be addressed by agencies other than
police.
police, so that we can free up police to go where they're
needed. Most and to help them build relationships with our
communities.
the way that we did that, we anal,
The way that we did that, we analyzed over 4 and a half
million calls for service uh, line.
million calls for service, uh, line items. And we found
surprisingly that parking V.
surprisingly that parking violations. Specifically parking
violations number 1 and number 2.
violations, number 1 and number 2. Actually Arise at the
top of the list. At number 6, you can see in our data set,
it was nearly 6% of 911.
it was nearly 6% of 911 calls across the city which to us
was pretty alarming.
was pretty alarming that that many 911 calls. Go goes in,
was pretty alarming that that many 911 calls go goes in uh,
our related to parking violations.
we then confirmed that with the offices of
We then confirmed that with the offices of expector
General's data. Um, and we saw that in 2024 alone, we had
nearly 100,000 calls for parking violations. And when we
looked at it Citywide, we saw that parking violations made
up nearly 8% of 911 calls.
then we looked at
Then we looked at police districts across the city. We were
also shocked to see that parking violation calls actually
Rose to up to 15% in some districts, as you can see in
District 25.
Oh, I'm I'm sorry. I'm trying to do.
Oh, I'm I'm sorry. I'm trying to do too much here. Um, as
you can see, um, police districts across the, the city also
see parking violations. Um, as a high number of volume of
calls,
calls for, uh, 911, uh, calls by residents, you can see in,
uh, District 25 up to 15%.
uh, District 25 up to 15% and at home in the 19th. And
uh, District 25 up to 15% and at home in the 19th, and for
Jason, and his district council, and the 8th District you
just see it as 10%.
So again.
so again, Citywide 8% of 911 calls are related to
So, again, Citywide 8% of 911 calls are related to parking
violations.
Uh, we also know that parking violations are rightfully
given lower.
given lower priority um assignment specifically P3. Uh but
that also comes back into the uh idea that Jenny mentioned
about response time. So if they are priority 3,
about response time. So if they are priority 3 calls, they
are going to be the last ones addressed which means that if
we have an alternative uh, agency responding to these,
we have an alternative uh agency responding to these, um,
then they would be addressed, uh,
then they would be addressed uh, more quickly.
We also wanted to highlight when these calls are coming on.
So what you see,
So, what you see, here is a heat map. Um, uh, this is a big
thanks to our volunteer in the 19 districts. This data.
What you see in darker red is higher number of calls for
parking violations across the top you
parking violations across the top. You see uh the hour of
the day 0 to 23 and then along the sides, you see the day
of the week uh, Monday through
of the week uh Monday through or Saturday?
Through Sunday and you can see intuitively.
Through Sunday, and you can see intuitively that the higher
darker red areas do coincide with that.
darker red areas, do coincide with that morning Rush Hour
Monday through Friday and then again higher parking.
Monday through Friday. And then again higher parking
violation calls Saturday night
so, we
so we took this in consideration when we were thinking
about the hours of operation for our uh proposed pilot
program.
This.
so this a pilot program would
So this a pilot program would be initiated through the
Department of Finance. Um, the hours of operation would
work 7 days.
work 7 days a week. 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
and uh, CBD, as we mentioned earlier would
and, uh, CBD, as we mentioned earlier, we obtained All
rights to respond to those calls, and they would take over
Authority overnight between 10 p.m.
Authority, overnight between 10 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. And, on
holidays, uh, when city workers are not working due to
Collective.
collective bargaining agreements. Uh, and whatnot.
next slide, uh, 1 of the things we did want to call out is,
we're going to refer to our rpas today. The Department of
Finance.
Finance has
Pas, which stands for parking enforcement AIDS. We're
dubbing the new uh, staff to be rapid resp
dubbing the new uh staff to be rapid response, parking
enforcement AIDS. So I just
Uh, we enrolled many stakeholders.
Uh, we enrolled many stakeholders uh to get feedback. This
has been a 9-month process that we've been working on this
project. We wanted to make sure that we included everyone
who had a a stake in this unions City departments.
who had a a stake in this unions City departments uh
Community holders Alderman. Uh
Community holders Alderman, uh, to get as much accurate
feedback as possible. Uh, the community members oemc
Department,
Department of Finance CPD, SEIU 73 team,
Department of Finance CPD SEIU, 73 Teamsters, uh, will be
reaching out to ask me pretty soon.
reaching out to ask me pretty soon that represent the
dispatchers for the Department of Finance.
dispatchers for the Department of Finance, uh, all the
persons, uh, other women and other men from the 8th
District in 19th. Uh, both the commanders from the 8th and
9th District Commander rain.
District Commander Rainey and Commander Jess Johnny.
District Commander Rainey and Commander Jess. Johnny keep
putting their name, I apologize and
keep putting their name, I apologize and all the district
counselors and the commissions within the CCP
counselors and the commissions within the ccpsa to get
their feedback.
the next slide as you see is the maps of the
The next slide as you see is the maps of the respective
districts, the 8th district, and the 19th.
uh, on our end in the, in the eighth district for those of
uh, on our end in the, in the eighth district, for those of
you who don't know,
Runs very long. It's the largest District in the city of
Chicago runs from Persian on the North End to 87th on the
south.
south bell on the East to Harlem on the west.
south bell on the East to Harlem on the west both of these
districts Encompass over 200
districts, Encompass over 200,000 people and have a
multitude of uh different ethnic backgrounds uh events that
that go on, we have an airport in the eighth District. The
19th district has regular field so there's a lot of calls
for service for various reasons, um, so this entails that.
for service for various reasons. Um, so this entails that
on this slide.
Again, uh this is the same uh, slide that we showed.
Again uh this is the same uh slide that we showed earlier
representing that almost.
earlier representing that almost 10% of the calls in the
8th and 19th District. Uh, are for parking. Uh, this is why
we wanted to come up with this alternative response so that
we can alleviate the back.
we can alleviate the backlog of calls for not just the 8th
District, but the 19th, so that they can focus in on higher
level priority calls.
level priority calls and often we want to continue building
that.
that trust with residents often times they wait for
that trust with residents. Often times they wait for a
response from CPD over an hour to 2 hours. And that may not
be their fault, sometimes the dispatch
be their fault. Sometimes, the dispatchers or call, takers
might hold on to those calls.
might hold on to those calls because they have to give out
higher level priority calls elsewhere.
higher level priority calls elsewhere, and this, uh, erodes
the trust between CPD.
the trust between CPD and and residents. So we want to
continue building that trust.
continue building that trust and lower those response times
and those backlog of calls.
Just 1 other thing to add about.
Just 1 other thing to add about that point. I think that,
even though it makes sense that for CPD that these are
lower level lower priority,
lower level, lower priority calls, they are still safety
concerns and do.
concerns and do cause risk to pedestrians and people on the
streets. So it is important.
streets. So it is important that we do handle these in a
more urgent. Uh, manner.
Uh, benefits benefits of a shared enforce.
Uh, benefits benefits of a shared enforcement model.
uh, we have a current agency that handles parking
enforcement and a lot and allowing them to respond to that.
Uh again provides citizens with a quicker response.
Uh again provides citizens with a quicker response to their
calls for service.
And allows.
and allows CPD freed up to hire more priority calls such as
And allows CPD freed up to hire more priority calls such as
domestic violence gang activity, shootings car.
domestic violence gang activity, shootings, carjackings and
whatnot. Again, we spoke about reducing response times.
Often times we hear 1
Often times. We hear 1 2 3 hours at Community meetings that
we have caps meet
That we have caps meetings uh, meetings with the Alderman
and so the idea is to reduce that time and again build
trust.
trust between CPD and residents that when they call for
service, they're going to get a response uh, to
service, they're going to get a response uh to their call
for service again free UPC.
for service again free up CBD for policing matters. Um,
this is a
is a model alternative First Response and generate revenue
for the city even though it's not going to be a huge.
generating uh model for the city. It would is
self-sufficient and will pay for itself. Um with the
revenue generated from these are our pas
The next.
the next slide that you guys see is a scheduling,
The next slide that you guys see is a scheduling proposed
scheduling. That is tentative.
Uh, we tried not to
interfere too much.
interfere too much with oemc operations or the Chicago
Police Department.
Police Department, the model you see here. Um, would
align with that, most
Align with that most of it, there may be minor changes that
need to happen.
We would have 2 parking unfortunate AIDS in each district.
we would have 2 parking unfortunate AIDS in each district,
that would work 6 a.m. to 2 PM Sunday through Thursday.
And then another 2 parking enforcement.
And then another 2 parking enforcement agent AIDs that
would work Tuesday through.
would work Tuesday through Sunday uh in each of the
districts.
districts as well, they would overlap on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. Will there be 4, uh, RR?
and Thursday. Will there be 4? Uh, R rpas in each district
in the morning in the afternoon?
These, uh,
R rpas would respond to first, uh, for 9111 calls for
service.
R rpas would respond to first uh for 9111 calls for service
and when they're not responding to calls for service.
service, they can go and do enforcement in the district
that they are.
that they are working in, they can handle automatic
responses.
responses that you guys have that you send out to the
Department of Finance, they can go in for school zones,
commercial vehicles.
commercial vehicles, other things, uh, that may be needed
that currently.
That currently aren't being handled right now. Um, again
that currently aren't being handled right now. Um again 6
a.m. to 2 p.m. they will be off on City holidays.
a.m. to 2 p.m. they will be off on City holidays per their
collective bargaining agreements. Uh, and again, if
collective bargaining agreements. Uh and again, if there's
any changes that you'd like to see or or uh, alterations,
we'd gladly take those suggestions we did 6 to 2 because
the
Call takers at OMC.
Uh, I believe from our understanding work is 6.
Uh, I believe from our understanding work is 62 2 to 10 and
then 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift, so this would allow us to
change shifts with them.
change shifts with them as well so that there's not too
much interference.
much interference, um, with alternating shifts with the
Departments as well.
Uh dispatching.
Uh, dispatching calls, this is still a working progress.
uh, the resident would call 911 the OEM
Uh, the resident would call 911 the oemc call taker would
take that call. And then
take that call and then they would go ahead and transfer it
to a department of
to a Department of Finance.
uh, dispatcher who would then transfer it out to someone in
the field to respond to that. Call for service, this is the
tentative.
tentative model that we have. Again we still have to work
with the Department of Finance.
with the Department of Finance and oemc to finalize this
and I'm sure there are things that oemc would like changed
or Department of Finance. Um, but this is the Ten
or Department of Finance, um, but this is the tentative
schedule that we have right now for dispatching calls to
people out in the field.
I don't know what this map is.
Uh, so this is just a highlighting the fact that Jason
mentioned that when an R
mentioned that when an rrpa is not addressing 911 calls,
they will go back to normal pea routes so that we can be
most efficient with our resources. So I just want to
highlight that and that is an example, just route um, for
illustrative purposes.
um, we wanted to talk about
Um, we wanted to talk about safety because safety is a top
consideration for this pilot program. Uh, what we wanted to
dig into is also understanding if parking, uh, violation
911 calls ever turned violent and we were
911 calls ever turned violent, and we were relieved to find
that 99% plus of those times. Uh, parking violations. Come
in initially as
initially as parking violations and then they are confirmed
final type.
final type in your OMC as a parking violation. Meaning they
rarely ever turn into anything else other than a parking V.
violation.
We also wanted to talk about.
We also wanted to talk about uh safety protocols. Um, we
will not be asking our RPA to take on anything that peas
today. Do not take on already. Um, we will uh, suggest that
Department of Finance keeps their protocol.
that Department of Finance keeps their protocols and
procedures in place because today we have paws um you know,
procedures in place.
know, procedures in place for safety mitigation, uh,
specifically, they
specifically they Place more emphasis in supporting Pas,
through the city's hot zones. So,
through the city's hot zones. So the zones in which uh,
crime data, uh, shows that they might be more dangerous.
Uh, when peas are sent out to more, uh, dangerous areas,
they are sent out in groups of 2 or more to help mitigate
any of those safety risks. Um and then they are also
those safety risks. Um and then they are also instructed to
avoid engaging in any uh potentially
dangerous situations. So think about large Gatherings
occupied vehicles.
occupied Vehicles, suspected drug deals. So again, we would
expect the RPA to follow these same procedures, um, and
expect the RPA to follow these same procedures. Um, and if
there's any ever an instance intuition R RPA,
and if there's any ever an instance intuition R RPA feels
that there is, uh, safety risk. They are, uh, will be
instructed to contact CPD Direct
Lie.
We also wanted to hit on.
We also wanted to hit on that point from before about how
these hardly ever.
these hardly ever turn into any, uh, safety risk. We ran
some information,
some information and data, uh, and we saw that fewer than
0.05% of parking violations. Involve a dangerous or
potentially dangerous situation specifically out of
278,000 plus calls that we analyze we found
278,000 plus calls that we analyze. We found 108 instances,
that may be uh, violent.
that may be, uh, violent or potentially violent. So, uh,
out of all the calls that we anal,
out of all the calls that we analyze 0.039% of the time,
could they be potentially dangerous?
In terms of training. Um, we do believe that the Department
of Finance is uh well suited to take this on and would be
responsible for fulfilling the responsibilities out.
be responsible for fulfilling the responsibilities outlined
in this proposal. They already have training in place for
peas, so we believe that there will position to take on
this new task. Um, of course, we are willing to help hammer
out any Logistics, uh, as Jason.
hammer out any Logistics. Uh, as Jason has mentioned, there
are still items that are tentative and uh, we can finalize
but we do uh,
but we do uh a plan for the Department of Finance to
include ordinance.
include ordinance enforcement safety, procedures and fuel
cooperation training as they do today.
cooperation training as they do today and we think think
CPD because on a call they did offer to help train the
Department of Finance RR.
Department of Finance rrpa in this new endeavor.
Specifically from an equipment standpoint. This is what
we're uh,
we're uh posing for uh, rpas to be equipped with.
we're uh, posing for uh, rpas to be equipped with, uh, a
Department of Finance ticketing device, a manual ticket.
boost in case that ticketing device does go offline
dedicated vehicles. Uh, integrated technology platform for
efficient.
efficient call assignment response, tracking data entry,
uh,
Uh, that's ideally built into the Departments of Finance
existing Park.
existing Park enforcement system, uh, to promote further
consistency and efficiency
As.
as Jason mentioned, there are budget, uh, considerations
and the Department of Finance, Mr. Billows and Mr. Flores
did mention about budget constraints. Um, we are thankful.
for them. For providing these numbers and estimates, uh, 1
of the things that we want to align. Um, outline is the
individual line.
individual line item costs. As you can see here, we have
things for salary and benefits of the rrpa, uh, as well.
their supervisors. The new dispatchers that would be
required.
required, the vehicle purchased the phones required and the
ticket printer. All In All We estimate that this project.
this pilot program will cost 2.6 million.
this pilot program will cost 2.6 million dollars.
however, we also believe
However, we also believe that this program is going to pray
for itself. An
for itself, an estimations. We know that Pas stay write 5
to 6 tickets per hour, generating 442,000, uh, dollars in
gross revenue. So if we extrapolate that out by the 16th,
We Believe,
we believe that this pilot program could generate over 7
million dollars,
million dollars or if you were to take the, uh, counted
cost that we just mentioned in the previous slide, this can
generate nearly 4.5 million in net revenue.
um,
just to kind of highlight.
just to kind of highlight the support that we've gotten
right now. Um, we
right now, um, we put out a survey between our our
community members.
community members as well as community members in the
eighth District.
eighth District, uh, we have 95% of community members
eighth District. Uh, we have 95% of community members were
supportive of the efforts. Um,
supportive of the efforts, um, 70% of all district, council
members 6 out of 7.
members 6 out of 7 Commissioners from the ccpsa and our own
districts in the eighth District 5 out of the 9ers.
districts in the eighth District 5 out of the 9ers have
signed on to a letter in support. Um, and
signed on to a letter in support. Um and in our district of
the 19th, we have 5 out of the 6 Elders, who have signed
the 19th, we have 5 out of the 6 Elders who have signed on
as well as both commanders and like
as well as both commanders. And like was mentioned, we've
been working collaboratively with the other departments.
departments involved because we think that it's really
important.
To make sure.
To make sure that all that we think about all
considerations as we move forward.
considerations as we move forward with this proposal.
So next steps, um,
1 important step is aligning on what pilot um evaluation
metrics we want to use. So the ultimate goal of this is to
scale up and to have the city-wide so make sure that, you
know, we are really thoughtful about how we are, um,
know, we are really thoughtful about how we are um,
evaluating this program so that we can understand the
impact and hopefully,
impact and hopefully move to, um, increase it.
Throughout the city. Um, and then the, the last big step
that we are wanting to do is develop and pass.
that we are wanting to do is develop and pass the city
council ordinance. That would create and fund this
council ordinance that would create and fund this pilot
program and so that's really what we're asking for.
program and so that's really what we're asking for you guys
to do and to hear your thoughts and your and your ideas,
um, and hopefully to gain your support.
um, and hopefully to gain your support so we can move
forward with this ordinance. Um,
Shortly.
Chairman Hopkins, that's all we had today. And we also had
Chairman Hopkins, that's all we had today and we also had a
session for Q&A if if interested thank you.
session for Q&A if if interested, thank you for the very
thorough and detailed presentation. Thank you.
thorough and detailed presentation. Thank you Alderman,
Martin, for bringing this before us, we will open the floor
to questions from committee members Alderman. Curtis to
to questions, from committee members Alderman. Curtis to
start us off.
Thank you, chairman.
Thank you. Chairman. Uh,
Well, first of all, I want to thank everyone.
Well, first of all, I want to thank everyone uh, in the
eighth and 19th District. Uh
for uh,
doing a due diligence to I mean, and I know it, it takes
months and months, uh, to bring all the data together.
things like that. This I I went
things like that. This, I I went over the thing like 3
times,
it's, it's
It's it's it's a no-brainer uh, actually it does.
It's it's it's a no-brainer. Uh actually it does it pays
for itself? This is the exact type of program that I was
talking about.
talking about that. We also could utilize for our war
Superintendent at this moment. Uh, the police department
um,
Again, they have so much.
again, they have so much work to do, uh, in
again, they have so much work to do uh in uh, this current
time in the city and I
time in the city. And I think that, uh, this program will
be, uh, a great pilot and I'm just hoping that, uh, the
rest of the, uh, councils in the city of Chicago.
rest of the, uh, councils in the city of Chicago would
would would, uh, sign on to this and and move forward.
would would, uh, sign on to this and and move forward, um,
as they stated. So I think this is a great idea. Uh, it's a
great step.
great step forward. Um uh, and
great step forward, um, uh, and to bring enough revenue for
the city.
the city, I know, uh, like other Wars, I mean, we,
especially during school time, we get
Just just just hit really hard.
Just just, just hit really hard with phone calls with
people blocking.
blocking, uh, uh, uh, driveways and parking.
blocking, uh, uh, uh, driveways and parking in the alleys
to take their kids to school.
This can alleviate all of that.
this can alleviate all of that, uh, while the police do
their, uh, job Department of Finance and again,
their, uh, job Department of Finance. And again, at some
point I think uh,
point, I think, uh, a call to our war superintendent, I
don't know.
don't know if you guys can add that in there, some type of
way.
Uh, for an additional call.
uh, for an additional call, uh, that that may even can be
in the
those times when
Those times when uh, Finance person can't be there, I
think.
this would be great. Thanks so much Shannon.
Yeah, thank you. Uh Alderman. Curtis
Yeah, thank you. Uh, Alderman, Curtis, Mr. Huffy wish to
respond, yeah. Um, so part of the thing that we did
discuss, um, Alderman Curtis is, we we,
discuss, um, Alderman, Curtis is, we, we did mention the
award superintendents and we have temporary.
award superintendent and we have temporary left it out for
now, but we can bring it back in. Uh, we did.
now, but we can bring it back in. Uh, we did discuss that
and uh, um,
and uh um 1 of the things uh, that we are excited to
and uh um 1 of the things uh that we are excited to to do
is uh the unfortunate around the schools and and address
any concerns of the aldermen that you guys.
any concerns of the aldermen that you guys have. And we
know that a lot of times you you do send uh emails out to
the Department of Finance for a special enforcement. Um,
but again, I
again I I'm glad you support this Alderman and uh the war
superintendent, we will discuss in and see if we can add
back into the proposal.
uh, it seems to me that 1 of
Uh, it seems to me that 1 of the goals that you're looking
for is greater consistency.
for is greater consistency uh and 1 of the more
inconsistent.
inconsistent elements of current parking enforcement is the
fact that, uh, toe violations, uh, you know,
fact that, uh, toe violations. Uh, you know, there's a
Randomness to whether or not your vehicle is going to be
towed. Most violations, do not result in a tow.
towed. Most violations, do not result in a toe uh, and
occasionally. You see a vehicle being towed uh you know for
parking near a fire hydrant or something like that. Um but
there's a perception in Chicago at.
Released that in certain neighborhoods, you're much more
likely to be told.
likely to be told than others. Uh, and I think we need to
uh, address that as part of this, did you discuss the
interface?
interface between streets and sand to?
interface between streets and sand toe function and parking
violations as as
parking violations? As, as you drafted? This
Um, Alderman. Hopkins. We
Um Alderman Hopkins we we just had a discussion with uh,
Mr. Bills. And I, I don't know if he wants to add in on
this. We did ask if the parking enforcement AIDS or the
rpas if they were implemented would have the ability to do.
any Towing and he had mentioned that they do not have the
capability to do any Towing at this time. Um, if that's
something that you would like to see or implemented,
something that you would like to see or implemented for any
reason then I guess that's a discussion.
reason then I guess that's a discussion we can add into
this proposal. Um but right now it would not be added just
for the fact that they don't currently do that with their
parking, unfortunately needs. Um,
parking enforcement needs. Um, Mr. Do you have anything?
Yeah. Currently Department of Finance refers all
Yeah, currently Department of Finance refers all um,
complaints for vehicles abandoned to the streets.
complaints for vehicles abandoned to the streets of
Sanitation. And they're usually the ones that market and
have a toad. Um, and we are currently only handling, the
parking enforcement part of it, um, but we're open to
different suggestions.
I, I recognize it would add a layer of complexity, to what
you're doing, um, but we should have that discussion
because a premise of what you're talking about here is the
assumption that. Not all parking violations are created.
equal and that is in fact true uh there are parking
violations that are hazardous and Des
violations that are hazardous and disruptive not just
abandoned vehicles. I'm talking about people Park
abandoned vehicles. I'm talking about people parked in a
way that creates an immediate hazard.
way that creates an immediate hazardous condition or blocks
other people from being able to access their vehicle. If
that, you know, an ally is blocked or whatever.
that, you know, an ally is blocked or whatever, um, those
are indications of of an immediate,
are indications of of an immediate toe. Uh, so we need to
somehow bring that into this conversation. If the goal is
um, you know, to, to be more consistent and to also ranked
violations, according to the severity. And according to the
hazard,
hazard that they represent, clearly at the top of the
scale, we know the type of violations, where you would like
to see an immediate response from the streets in San tow
truck.
truck driver, not out of a punitive sense.
you know, the the
You know, the the punishment is going to be the fine and
the financial penalty.
the financial penalty, but simply as a matter of safety,
that vehic,
that vehicle creates a hazard, therefore it needs to be
moved promptly. I think we should have that conversation.
Yeah, I agree with that as well. And I think 1 of the big
goals of our of today is to gather more.
goals of our of today is to gather more Alderman,
questions, and come back as a big,
questions, and come back as a bigger group, so that we can
be collaborative and figure out how we can work towards.
these Solutions because I definitely think there should be
a toe solution as well.
Thank you. Yeah, I was just going to double down on what?
Thank you. Yeah. I was just going to double down on what.
Uh, Jenny said is it feels like if we were just
Jenny said is it feels like if we were just to Simply stop
at citation, we wouldn't do be doing the job 100%. So 100%
agree with you. There are logistical items that we're going
to figure out.
to figure out and 1 of the things that does put me at ease
is when we were having conversations with Department of
Finance. Thank you again to, for the collaboration. We did
note that the way that they, um, you know, look at parking
violations,
violations is through a public safety lens. So to your
point about not being punitive, that's exactly what we were
looking at as a public safety entity. Our
looking at, as a public safety entity ourselves. We want to
make sure that we are taking a public safety approach
first. So we do recognize that, um, some of these
first. So we do recognize that um, some of these parking
violations are extremely hazardous as we've heard from
violations are extremely hazardous, as we've heard from a
public comment, you know, it's extremely hazardous for
bikers in the city, um, and just pedestrians as well. So,
uh, just doubling down on what Jason and, and Jenny,
mentioned that we still have some Logistics to figure out.
But Towing what?
but Towing would help address this 100%
Thank you. Other woman goes.
Thank you. Chairman, I would like to thank you.
Thank you. Chairman, I would like to thank you all for the
hard work on this. As you all know, I'm a huge supporter of
these. Um, I really thank you.
these. Um, I really thank you because uh, it's needed in
our communities but I'm happy.
our communities. But I'm happy. The 8th district is going
to be part of the pilot. Um, I would like to reinforce
about the towing, I think it's important.
about the towing, I think it's important for our disabled.
Um, residents when people
um, residents when people Park in their in their spots,
right? Also, fire hydrants.
right? Also fire hydrants. We we need to have that
collaboration when they're not.
collaboration when they're not issuing just a ticket but
Towing those cars I think.
Towing those cars. I think if if uh, they need to contact,
UM, Street in
or we can in our offices be
Or we can in our offices, be the leasing in order for them
to call us. So we can that make that call or something like
that. So we can coordinate and we can help out.
that. So we can coordinate and we can help out as much as
we can. Also, I know if they need to call Finance, I don't
know how, how would it worked out but I think us, uh, being
in help.
in help of these. Um it's important.
Thank you.
Vice chair. Why?
Thank you, chairman.
Uh, I want to thank the district councilors uh for this
really thoughtful.
really thoughtful presentation. Uh, I have a, a
really thoughtful presentation. Uh I have a award uh that
doesn't rank as high as you all's.
doesn't rank as high as you all's in terms of traffic via
or parking violations. But have our share of challenges
whether it's a long, the South Lakefront.
whether it's a long, the South Lakefront where on the east
side I've got Park District space.
side, I've got Park District space and on the West Side,
I've got residential spaces and then we've also got some
sort of like the driveway, in fact, infra
sort of like, the driveway in fact infractions where, um,
patrons of, you know, local bars and such would park.
blocking people's driveways overnight, which creates some
of those safety.
those safety challenges. So this is a really thoughtful
approach to figuring this out that doesn't uh, continue to
overwhelm our police departments a couple questions. Um,
the Staffing ratio of 2 are are are are peas to 1 super,
um,
the Staffing ratio of 2 are are, are are peas to 1, super?
Um seems uh, supervisor heavy is that
Um, seems, uh, supervisor heavy is that in line with oemc,
current? I mean, I'm sorry. Um, finances current Staffing,
ratios.
Uh, Charles Billows Department of Finance.
Uh, Charles Billows Department of Finance that's currently
approximately 1 to 4. Uh,
approximately 1 to 4 uh, and most uh deployment areas.
We just figured for the Pilot. We want to make sure that we
have coverage for the specific districts.
Okay.
Okay, that's fair. And then um, the shifts.
Okay, that's fair. And then, um, the shifts is that similar
along with this, uh, with the, uh, Department of Finance
current shifts with the RPA is the 6 to 2 and 2 to 2 to
11 2, to 10. Uh our current shift is Monday
2 to 10. Uh our current shift is Monday through Friday. 7
AM to 3 pm.
okay, so this does expand that thanks and then what's the
Okay, so this does expand that. Thanks and then what's the
length of time of the pilot has that been decided yet uh
length of time of the pilot has that been decided yet, uh,
the length of time or expiration date.
That's a great question, though. What we've been thinking
is we want to
we want to ensure enough data is collected and account for
seasonality. We
seasonality, we would love to see this from 6 months to a
year, uh, to understand exactly. Um, like I said, what?
seasonality approaches and, uh, what adjustments can be
made to.
made to protect it.
Okay, thanks and then.
Okay. Thanks and then I don't know if this would
particularly fall.
particularly fall within you guys um sort of
Scope of interest, but I'd like to see some correl.
Scope of interest, but I'd like to see some correlation
between boots. Uh, and
between boots uh and boot Crews. And where
Um, boot enforcement takes place.
in sort of overlaid with this map of traffic infractions
across all the police districts, uh,
across all the police districts. Uh, there's a narrative
that uh,
There, there are more boot Crews.
there, there are more boot Crews, uh, sent to minority
communities but
communities. But if the traffic infractions parking
infractions in,
infractions in particular, tend to happen in more larger,
sort of police districts or communities. Can we make sure
that there is some balance, um, and enforcement with
parking and with boots.
And then sorry, go ahead. I was just
And then sorry, go ahead. I was gonna say confirm, yes,
thank you for that suggestion. That's a great that we will
consider.
consider that and and Implement into the proposal, okay?
And then lastly, you know, should this be expanded? I'd
love to see.
a direct number for, uh, uh, uh, constituents or residents
to be able to reach out to, uh, uh, sort of flag.
to be able to reach out to, uh, uh, sort of flag, these
parking infractions largely because,
parking infractions largely because at least it's been my
experience that often times 31.
experience that often times. 311 calls are closed without
resolution. And so, if there was a direct path to, uh,
accountability for this, I think that'd be great. Otherwise
I think that this is a great prop.
I think that this is a great proposal. I'd love to see it
expanded across the city. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Thank you, Vice chair. Uh Al
Thank you so much. Thank you, Vice chair. Uh alderwoman may
not have been worth.
Thank you.
Thank you, chair.
Can I see the graph of?
Can I see the graph of the boards again?
Yes, just 1 second they are the police district.
Yes, just 1 second, they are the police districts. Um, the
police district, let
me keep going. There you go, there we go.
No, next 1, this 1.
No, the previous 1 the uh I'm gonna do 1 that's not grayed.
out so it's a little bit more easy to read this 1.
out so it's a little bit more easy to read this. 1 is this
the 1 you're looking for?
Thank you.
Well.
I just want to point out that the the 48th Ward is
represented by 2 police districts.
represented by 2 police districts the 24th.
And the 20th. And so,
And the 20th. And so I think that we are in the top 5
percentile or calls to service for parking.
percentile or calls to service for parking violations.
That's correct. And so,
That's correct. And so I have an interest in this working.
I'm very uh, glad to see so much coordination.
I'm very, uh, glad to see so much coordination here today
with CPD and oemc. And also, um,
The Department of Finance here. I'm also a very glad to
know that.
know that about your backgrounds. Uh you're interested.
data that we should be data driven and also um your uh
experience in 3 different departments including streets and
sand. So I'm I'm glad to hear that. We're talking about
whether or not. It makes sense to um pull in our Wards
supervisors.
supervisors, as something that um my previous commander on
the 24th,
the 24th district Commander van also
Um, thought about at some point. Does it make sense to
Um, thought about at some point, does it make sense to have
our our Ward supervisors involved or not? Um so I'm
interested in that conversation. Um, I'm glad to know that
you have a broad support of many different older.
you have a broad support of many different older people.
Um, and also your police Commanders.
and also your police commanders, um, I, I
Um, and also your police commanders. Um, I I again I just
want to point out that I'm Number 2.
to point out that I'm Number 2 up there. Uh, I have an
interest in this.
interest in this working. Um, we have, uh, a
interest in this working. Um, we have uh a concerted effort
to cross the ward and the City.
to cross the ward and the city um, to create bike rids that
connect um many of us throughout our neighborhood.
connect um, many of us throughout our neighborhoods, not
just the 48th Ward. But you know, from
neighborhoods, not just the 48th Ward, but, you know, from
from east to west and north to south.
from east to west and north to south and, uh, we know that,
um, as as
um, as, as a district counselor Schaefer was saying it's,
it is urgent because we have um, our my word the
it is urgent because we have um, our my word, the 48th word
is very condensed, it's very small. And yet we have a lot.
is very condensed, it's very small. And yet we have a lot
of I dot roads along with our our
Bike lanes. And um, how is it that we can keep?
Bike lanes. And um, how is it that we can keep everybody
safe. The trucks. Still need to deliver.
safe. The trucks, still need to deliver their stuff on
Sheridan Road. Um people need to get out of their driveways
on Sheridan Road.
driveways on Sheridan Road. Um, and and we have
5.
5 Public Schools, not to mention all of our private schools.
So,
So basically all of the 48th is a school zone. So um, so I
have a, a big interest in this.
have a, a big interest in this in this pilot for it to be
successful. I'm glad to know that you're thinking about 6
months.
months um versus years. Um, I'm interested.
months, um, versus years. Um, I'm interested also to know.
Um, what, what does it look like? Now I it sounds like
you're thinking about a working group of some kind so that
a ordinance.
a ordinance could be created, is that right?
that's,
That's right. We would be looking for aldermanic support to
put forth a resolution.
put forth a resolution into this committee and then to put
it forth uh, you know, in the
it forth uh you know, in the full City uh Council. Okay.
it forth, uh, you know, in the full City, uh Council, okay,
an ordinance, an ordinance and then um,
and then, uh, what would
what's your ideal timeline for that ordinance to be
created?
um, that
Um, that, you know, originally when we were thinking about
this, we were hoping for this pilot program to launch in
January 2026, we know that it's extremely aggressive and a
very, uh, ambitious. Um, but that's something that, you
know, we can look down to see that we can.
know, we can look down to see that we can get this off the
road, really, very quickly as
road, really very quickly as soon as possible. So I don't
have an exact time frame.
have an exact time frame, uh, developed yet. We are hoping
to just get feedback.
to just get feedback today and we're really have happy to
see so much support today. So,
see so much support today. So that would be a great next
step for us to investigate. Yeah.
step for us to investigate. Yeah, a lot of the things that
you're, um, that you're talking about today,
you're, um, that you're talking about today. I it's uh,
validating to me to hear it because I've been having
conversations with our our surgeons and
conversations with our, our surgeons and our commanders,
and our officers and um
actually, I'm interested in um, hearing from CPD about
Actually, I'm interested in um hearing from CPD about um
what what does success of this pilot?
what what does success of this pilot program mean to you?
What would it, what would it look like?
What would it, what would it look like for for CPD?
Thank you for that. So success in this pilot program would
be to spread it City.
be to spread it city-wide. So the Chicago Police Department
does absolutely support.
Department does absolutely support this pilot program. Um,
our only
you know asked, was that we know where the department of
Finance members are so should they need anything? We
Finance members are, so, should they need anything? We know
exactly where they are and we can respond as needed. Um, we
absolutely support this and our goal.
absolutely support this and our goal is to, uh, have a go
Citywide like you were saying in in your districts as well.
So, do you do you, do you foresee that the
So, do you do you do you foresee that the success of this
program will allow?
program will allow sworn officers and armed officers to do
other things to do. You think that that would be
other things to do? You think that that would be uh
A a success of this pilot program. So like sorry, I think
that 1 of the successes would be the response times like I
think in your presentation you were saying that there were
a large response times.
a large response times because this is uh when it's
dispatched to the police officers, they're not taking out
of service.
of service to respond to a parking violation. So, if
they're on another call, it goes down to the bottom of
their responsibilities and when they're free, then they
respond to it. So this I think will be great for the
community.
community because it would shorten the amount of time for
response.
Great. Thank you. I again I really appreciate that. You're
you're willing to be data driven about these considerations
and um, thank you all for being here, and thank you for
this hearing.
this hearing chair. Thank you. Can I just add 1 last thing?
I just want to double down on what Mio said. I think there
is a lot.
a lot of support in this. This proposal makes a lot of
sense and I do think if we work hard and work
collaboratively as we
collaboratively, as we have been, we can deliver something
by January 1 of this year, that would be my goal.
Alderman Vasquez.
You chairman.
You chairman, thank you very much. Um,
I first.
I first want to start out by thanking, uh, the 19th
District counselors.
District counselors for the immense amount of work that
they've been doing on this. Um,
I know when a number of us worked on the ecps ordinance.
including Vice chair gansy, uh, and other
including Vice chair gansy uh and other folks that
We envisioned that you.
we envisioned that you would get to a point where you would
see these kind of proposals coming forward, right? That
when you think about what public
when you think about what Public Safety needs, it
encompasses so much more than just CPD. So thinking about
How you balance those things out? And seeing kind of the
fruits of that labor and the elections move forward and the
district counselors
the district counselors do the homework uh and do the
research to move something like this. It's just incredibly
inspiring. So I want to thank each of you for
inspiring. So, I want to thank each of you for all of that
work, uh, as well as, uh, thank you Alderman, Martin and
the other, um, post Moines
the other, um, post monitor to this.
I know we.
I know we often when we talk about Vehicles, talk about
slowing down. Uh this is not 1 of those scenarios. Uh I
think this is something needs to get moving and quickly I
think not only for
What really is?
What really is a rebalance to Public Safety? I think, you
know, I have a conversation.
know, I have a conversation with neighbors.
where,
maybe the distinction isn't made between
Maybe the distinction isn't made between what it means to
be understaffed and overworked. So when we talk about the
amount of Staffing levels of CPD, you often hear about, we
need more officers if you used to be at a higher number,
need more officers. If you used to be at a higher number,
we don't often talk about the work that they do.
we don't often talk about the work that they do that they
should not be doing in my opinion, right? That when we
think about what Public Safety means their core functions.
functions related to that role right? It's it's
investigation. Apprehensions. Emergency response. When
appropriate but far too long, what we've seen in this city,
appropriate, but far too long, what we've seen in this city
is
lazy leadership.
That rather than finding who can address other issues.
That rather than finding who can address other issues, we
dump it on an officer's plate. If
dump it. On an officer's plate. If there's somebody who's
unhoused, throw it in the CPD. Somebody you have substance
use disorder, CPD can handle it. Um, if there's somebody
with mental health issues, CBD can handle it permit,
with mental health issues CBD can handle it permit, parking
CPD can handle a cat stuck in a tree, right? We just dump
it onto 1 Department, we throw all the money we have.
it onto 1 Department. We throw all the money we have at the
1 and then when we don't get the necessary results, we
don't actually do the inspection to see if it's being.
effective efficient and actually getting it done. And so,
effective, efficient, and actually getting it done. And so
I think conversations like these are extremely crucial.
To understanding that. I think it's why I've spoken for some
time. Not just for CPD but that
time, not just for CPD but that every Department should be
audited in some sort to, kind of see if
audited in some sort to kind of see if it's effective
because we have way too many offers out here doing way too
much. They're getting burned out, they're not getting
much, they're getting burned out, they're not getting their
days off, they're making harder for them to make critical.
days off, they're making harder for them to make critical
calls in the moment when our serious violent.
calls in the moment, when our serious violent public safety
issues that are happening. And we're not do, we're doing
them.
them a disservice by making sure. We just dumped out more
things and so this conversation I appreciate because when
we bring this up without the data,
People just go viscerally and say, no, no.
People just go viscerally and say no, no no no.
CPD can handle it. You must hate the police. We're actually
thinking about the people behind the badges that have
families, that have to rest like everybody else. And
families that have to rest like everybody else and the fact
that we have them doing so much.
Is in some regard.
Is in some regard unconscionable and truly not smart. If
we're thinking it, we're going to get better results out of
it. So having this kind of conversation,
it. So having this kind of conversation with the data that
allows you to take things off of an officer.
allows you to take things off of an officer's plate so they
can focus on the core functions I think does
can focus on the core functions. I think does a number of
things, I think 1 it makes us safer.
things. I think 1 it makes us safer it just absolutely
does. If you're asking
if you're asking any of the altars in any of the 50 Wards,
would you rather?
Wards would you rather have an officer alert and attentive
in case there's, you know, a potential shooting or shots
fired or putting a ticket on a car, it's not a hard.
question for any of us. And so I think that when we think
about what this looks like, we should all be full-throated
in this kind of support.
It just saves us money, every single budget cycle. A number
of us, keep talking about hiring more Department of
Finance, folks, because those jobs pay for themselves.
as opposed to losing money on overtime because we
As opposed to losing money on overtime because we have
officers doing things that I don't believe should be their
responsib.
responsibility. And so I think that although
responsibility. And so, I think that although we're
starting with Pilots, I know the same thing as far as far
as separate conversation but bike, lane enforcement, we
separate conversation but bike lane enforcement. We've got
Pilots, we should speed up these Pilots.
Pilots, we should speed up these Pilots because these
issues aren't going to solve themselves these budget.
issues aren't going to solve themselves. These budgets,
don't get easier to solve and we need to find policy
decisions.
decisions that are going to save us money and make the best
use of the resource.
use of the resource and staff that we have as a city. And
so I am in full support of this. I want to make sure that
we move it forward. The pilot can't start soon enough the
actual Citywide 1 can't start soon enough and when it comes
to actual budget conversations and asking for support from
members of this Council, it should be part of what we
include in the management ordinance.
include in the management ordinance as far as things that
we need to do yesterday. So I am in full support which is
why I'm the sponsor clearly I would ask that our
why I'm the sponsor clearly, I would ask that our
colleagues similarly support, it but also talk to our
colleagues similarly support, it but also talked to our
neighbors about it. We need to all understand that we're
making.
making judicious smart decisions that lead to more safet.
for our city.
And this is a really great start. Thank you, chairman
And this is a really great start. Thank you chairman. Thank
you Alderman. Uh, further questions.
Uh, Alderman, Martin to close.
Thank you. Chairman um, really appreciate this
conversation.
Thank you chairman um, really appreciate this conversation
and people's questions. Uh, District Council.
and people's questions. Uh, District Council Members,
you've done a terrific job. My thanks also to the
representatives in the box from Department of Finance, CPD
oemc. We've had lots and lots of conversations. So as much
as I think,
as I think our district council members should be lauded
for this. Terrific
for this terrific presentation. So should the 4 of you, um,
and others. Uh, here. Um, we
and others uh here. Um we look forward to continuing to
Workshop. This bring it to city council as an ordinance and
Hope.
hopefully um uh earn a majority of city council members.
support, if not unanimous. So um thank you again.
support, if not unanimous. So um, thank you again chairman
for putting this important item on and we look forward.
for putting this important item on and we look forward to
keeping you and others apprised as to next steps. Thank
you. Thank you very much. Uh, the next item on the agenda
is a proposed, ordinance 17.
is a proposed ordinance 17561. Uh, dealing with the legal,
is a proposed. Ordinance, 17561. Uh, dealing with the legal
Tenney and occupation and finds uh, there too.
Tenney and occupation and finds uh there too. Uh, this is
Alderman, Mosley's Orden.
Um, told that he is working on a substitute.
Um told that he is working on a substitute. Uh, we did have
a hearing on this matter previously and it will be reported
out of committee. Uh, The Substitute is not prepared.
out of committee. Uh, The Substitute is not prepared for
distribution today, so we will hold this item.
distribution today. So we will hold this item in committee,
uh, until Alderman mostly indicates that the draft is
final. Uh, hearing no further business.
final. Uh, hearing no further business to come before the
committee Alderman Gutierrez makes a motion to
committee Alderman, Gutierrez makes a motion to adjourn
hearing none.
Adjourned.