Anybody in trouble?
Okay. Be in court.
Uh, we will now reconvene our regularly scheduled,
uh, 11:00 AM budget committee.
Uh, meeting. Um, again, we have, uh, established a quorum.
Uh, I will add, uh, members
Robinson,
I believe Cche Lopez.
Lemme just go through the role again, which was, uh,
Irvin Lee Lata, do Robinson.
Harris Quinn, CCHE Lopez to Farro.
Cardona Rodriguez Sanchez. Conway. Viega Mitts.
Spto Nugent, Vasquez Napolitano, Riley
and Martin are present, uh, for, uh, committee meeting.
Uh, at this time we'll entertain, uh, public comment.
Uh, the sergeant in arms has indicated we have one
individual who has, uh, signed up for public comment.
Uh, a Ray Roundtree, are you in chambers?
Ray Ray Roundtree.
He's a nonmember. Okay.
Um, any, uh, any notice account a little back and forth?
Any members of the public are, uh, that are here
to speak on items
for our 11:00 AM uh, budget committee meeting?
If, are there any individuals in the chamber for that?
Are you Mr. Roundtree? Okay. Come on down, sir.
You got three minutes? I got you.
Yes. How you doing Mr. Roundtree?
Uh, thank you. I was just trying to, uh, get some help.
Um, I've been living in the 34th ward since 2023.
Um, my son, mother died in 2021
and I had custody of him since my son was took from me, um,
illegally, basically kidnapped
and I've been trying to get some help.
So I was trying to see if anyone can help me.
'cause I've been standing in this ward.
Uh, I went up to the police station again yesterday
and, um, the police report was wrote up incorrectly.
They said it's non-criminal.
It's, it's criminal
because he was took without my permission
or Chicago police permission.
That's my son. He lives with me down the street from here.
So I was just basically trying to, you know,
get some help from someone
because the lawyer that I did have said I was getting him
back in April.
And, um, basically the lawyer took my money.
And, um, I still don't have my son.
I'm the only living parent he has.
I have all the paperwork that I got my custody of my son,
and I'm just trying to get him back.
And if anyone can help me, please let me know.
My number is 7 7 3 6 0 6 7 9 9 7.
Just trying to get my son back. Thank you.
Thank you. Um, thank you Mr.
Uh, Rouche for your, uh, comment.
Um, I'm sure that, uh, people are listening
that can provide some assistance, uh,
for you and will do such.
So, um, items on our agenda today, uh, is approval
of the monthly Rule 45 report.
Um, a copy has been submitted to everyone electronically.
Uh, is there a motion, uh,
Altman Dowell Muey approval of the Rule 45 report?
All in favor signify by saying aye.
Any opposed any opinion chair?
The ayes have it, and the Rule 45 report is approve.
Uh, we have three items on the agenda today.
Uh, item number one is the annual
9 2 5 appropriation ordinance.
Um, that item, uh, will be delivered by the, uh, budget, uh,
department, so you all may proceed.
Chloe Beza with the Office of Budget and Management.
Uh, we have two items today
for the Mayor's Mayor's annual appropriation Ordinance
Amendment for Fund 9 2 5 for the Chicago Department
of Housing and the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Total appropriation request is
$2,413,690.
The first item is for the Department of Housing,
which has been awarded federal grant dollars in the amount
of $1 million by the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Develop Development
for the Community Project Funding program
for federal earmarks.
The second is for the Department of Public Health,
which has been awarded federal funds,
additional federal funds in the amount
of $1,413,690
by the United States Department of Health
and Human Services for Sexually Transmitted
Disease and Prevention Program.
Thank you.
Any questions for, uh, department
of Budget and Management?
Guess you all are questioned. Doubt.
Okay, with that being said, is there a motion Move through.
Pass Al and Viegas. All in favor Second by saying aye.
Any opposed any opinion chairs?
Ayes having this matter will be reported out at our next
City council meeting on, uh, September the 25th.
Uh, jumping to item number three is a transfer
of funds within the Second World Wage automatic
and expense allotment for year 2025.
Uh, is there a motion?
So move Altman Vie all in favors by saying, aye.
Any nos, any opinion share's,
eyes have it in this matter shall
to be reported out at our next City Council meeting on
September the 25th.
Um, item number two is a redevelopment agreement
with our rage of lift project LLC
to provide neighborhood opportunity funds
for improvements at 1210 West 59th Street in the
16th Ward.
Um, uh,
members from Department of Planning are here
to provide an overview of the project.
You may proceed.
Bless, uh,
thank you for your patience.
Okay.
Just save yourself 30 minutes, man.
We was gonna go to lunch.
Thank you Again. Thank you so much for your patience.
Good morning, chairman Irvin
and members of the Committee on Budget
and Government Operations for the record,
my name is Robert Bumpers,
financial Planning Analyst in the Department of Planning
and Development here today to request your approval
of a redevelopment agreement between the city
and the Resident Association of Greater Englewood Rage
for the purpose of authorizing $2.5 million in NOF funding.
The NOF grant will be used for the creation
of the re-up on 59th
and Racine project, which will include a new office facility
as well as Restaurant and Security Company.
The subject property is located at 1210 West 59th Street
within the Inglewood Community area
and the 16th Ward South Planning region
is in the Inglewood neighborhood.
Tiff uh,
property is located in Northwest corner of West 59th Street
and South Racine Avenue, shown here in red.
This is current condition, exterior
Current Condition Interior.
The project team is led by Asia Butler, co-founder
and CEO of Rage is the team also includes General
Contractor, national Builders, construction Group,
beehive Architects,
and Allied Innovation Group acting as the owner's Rep
Rage is a resident led neighborhood association focused on
community revitalization within Greater Inglewood.
The proposed project at 1210 West 59th Street will
rehabilitate the 800,000 square foot building into a retail
development containing a second Meni restaurant,
a training facility for Eclt security and offices for Rage.
The total project budget is approximately $6.4 million.
The project will be financed with equity debt
and the requested NOF grant of 2.5 million.
This is a rendering of the finished project.
If approved, the redevelopment agreement will reimburse the
developer for up
to $2.5 million in NOF eligible construction costs.
The construction reimbursement will be
provided as three progress payments during construction
and a final payment upon issuance of their
certificate of completion.
The city's investment will be protected
by provisions in the RDA that require the project to be
occupied and operating for no less than five years.
If these conditions are met, excuse me,
if these conditions are not met, the city has the right
to recapture previously dispersed funds.
Additionally, the developer must achieve the typical
construction compliance requirements
of prevailing wage M-B-E-W-B-E and City Residency.
Um, overall, DPD is highly supportive
of the proposed project.
The grant will aid the community in a creation of jobs,
activation of a vacant building, increasing property taxes,
and providing much needed retail in the area.
I'm joined today by Asia Butler of Rage
and we are happy to answer any questions
that the committee may have. Thank you so much.
Thank you Mr. Bumper. Is there any other questions,
uh, from the body?
I just got one quick question.
Why is soft cost so high on this deal?
Um, there's a lot of architecture involved with this
as well and design, which has been,
is necessary for the project.
Uh, we'll, we'll chat, chat offline on that, on that.
Uh, chairman do
No, I I moved passage of this unless, uh, I know, uh, Ms.
Butler's here if she wants to.
Ms. Butler, my apologies. Ma'am,
would you like make a statement ma'am?
Please do.
I'm sorry you don't get far south of cmac too often,
so I I didn't recognize I was out at Englewood Fest though.
Just, just so I I do come out sometimes,
but be there. Welcome ma'am.
Thank you. I I didn't have any prepared comments,
but I'm here to answer any questions about the project
and just excited to move forward, um,
on activating 59th and racing.
Well, I will say this, that I've had, uh,
many a chicken wing, uh, in the past at that location.
So, uh, this is a very good, uh, reuse
of the, of the property.
So, uh, with that chairman, do you have a motion?
Yes, Mr. I move, do pass of this and, uh, congratulations
and glad to see a second location for Mujani.
Thank you. Uh, all in favor of passage of item number two,
second five by saying aye.
Any opposed? Any opinion says aye have in this matter will
be reported out at our city council meeting on September the
25th, uh, within no further business
before the committee, uh, move.
Motion to adjourn. So move B in the spotter.
Uh, all in favor second of our saying. Aye. Any opposed?
Any, any chance the ayes have it
and this meeting is adjourned?
Yeah. Let me know when
you're ready to go back to the other one.
Thank you so much.