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test.Good
morning. The Committee on Budget and Government Operations will come to order.
We will now have roll call to establish a quorum.
Vice Chair Lee.
Alderman Lospada. Alderman Dowell.
Alderman Robinson. Alderman Yancy. Alderman Mitchell.
Alderman Harris. Alderman Beale.
Alderman Ramirez. Alderman Quinn.
Alderman Lopez. Alderman Moore. Alderman
Shea.
On the line.
I got you. Uh, Alderman Mosley. Alderman Rodriguez
Alderman Scott, Alderman Sigcho Lopez, Alderman
Burnett, Alderman Talia Ferro, Alderman Cardona,
Alderman Rodriguez Sanchez, Alderman Conway, Alderman
Casada, Alderman
Villegas, Alderman Mitts, Alderman
Sposato, Alderman
Nugent, Alderman
Vasquez, Alderman Napolitano, Alderman
Riley, Alderman Knudson, Alderman Martin, Alderman
Hatton, Alderman Silverstein. Did I miss anyone in,
in chambers? Okay, and myself, sixteen.
There's sixteen members present. We do have a quorum.
Um, we have Alders Yancey, Moore,
Riley, and Silverstein requesting participation via Rule
fifty-nine. Is there a motion? So moved by Alderman
Quinn. All in favor signify by saying aye.
Any opposed, independent... Uh, okay, Nick, our, our lone,
keep, keep the faith. Uh, in opinion of the chairs, the ayes have it,
and we will add Alders Yancey, Moore, Riley, and,
Silverstein for purposes of, of, of quorum.
Um, Alderman Yancey, are you present?
I am, Chairman. How you doing?
Good morning. Alderman Moore, are you present?
Yes, Chairman. Thank you.
Thank you. Alderman Riley?
Present.
Thank you, sir. And Alder Silverstein?
I'm present. Good morning.
Thank you. Thank you. All right. Um,
do we have any sign-ups for public comment? No public comment.
Wow, okay. All right. Okay, we'll keep rolling.
All right. Uh, committee will now vote to approve the monthly Rule forty-five
report for February twenty twenty-six, which, which was transmitted electronically.
Can we get a motion to approve? So moved by Alderman Mitts.
All in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed?
Any opinion of the chairs, the ayes have it, and that will be on file.
I'm also recognize Alderman Greg Mitchell for
quorum.
Nobody else? Okay. Um,
item number one is a communication, regarding the
adoption of the annual appropriations ordinance year twenty twenty-six amendment
within Fund nine twenty-five, which is a direct introduction.
We have Chloe Belzak from the department who will give the
presentation and others of, in the box who will answer questions.
Chloe, you may proceed.
Good morning. Um, so this is the mayor's annual appropriation
ordinance for year twenty twenty-six for amendment within Fund nine two five for
the Office of the Mayor, the Chicago Department of Public Health, the Chicago-
Chloe, could you speak up, please?
Oh, yes. Chicago Police Department, the Office of Emergency Management,
and the Chicago Department of Transportation.
The total appropriation request is for eleven million three hundred and
thirty-eight thousand three hundred and thirty dollars.
One million two hundred and sixty-seven three, one million two hundred and
sixty s- sixty-three dollars seven hundred and two federal
grants, five million six hundred and eighty-nine six hundred and
twenty-eight state grants, six hundred and seventy local private grants, and
three million seven hundred and fifteen COVID-19
grants. First is f-
through the City of Chicago, the mayor's office has been awarded private grant
funds in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars, from Govern
for America through the Amalg- Amalgamated
Fund, Charitable Foundation for Cities for Action for the
support, grant program. Next
is also for the mayor's office, which has been awarded private grant funds in the
amount of two hundred and twenty thousand dollars by the Walder Foundation
for the Office of New Americans Fellowship
Program. The Department of Public Health,
CDPH, has been awarded private grant funds in the amount of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars by the Schreiber Philanthropy for the Mental Health
Expansion Initiative. CDPH has also been awarded additional
state grant funds in the amount of three hundred and eighty-seven thousand two
hundred and fifty-nine dollars by the Illinois Department of Public Health for the
Tobacco Free Communities program.
CPD, Police Department, has been awarded state grant
funds in the amount of one million three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority through the Illinois Law
Enforcement Alarm System for the Less Than Lethal Device Grant
Program. CPD has also been awarded federal pass-through grant
funds in the amount of eight hundred and forty-six thousand dollars by the
Illinois Department of Transportation for the Sustained Traffic Enforcement
Step Program. Um, the Office of Emergency
Management and Communications, OEMC, has been awarded federal pass-through
grant funds in the amount of three hundred and thirty, three hundred and
thirty-four dollars by the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, IEMA,
for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Program.
OEMC has also been awarded additional federal pass-through funds in the amount
of three hundred and eighty-four thousand three hundred and sixty-eight dollars by
IEMA for the Homeland Security Grant Program.
OEMC has also been awarded additional state grant funds in the amount of
fifteen thousand one hundred by IEMA for the IEMA Preparedness and Response
Program.
Uh, the Department of Transportation, CDOT, has been awarded additional carryover
dollars of COVID-19 federal pass-through funds, in the
amount of three million seven hundred and fifteen thousand dollars by the Cook
County Department of Transportation and the Highways for American Rescue Plan
Fiscal Recovery, ARPA, Program. CDOT has been
awarded state grant funds in the amount of four hundred and seven thousand two
hundred and sixty-nine dollars by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
for the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Fund.
And lastly, CDOT has been awarded state grant funds in the amount of three million
five hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency for the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Program.
Thank you, Chloe. Uh, before we proceed, we're gonna add Alders
O'Shea, Mosley, Cesar
Lopez, Knutson, and Martin
to our, our quorum, our roll call. Did I miss
anyone? Okay. All right,
questions? Seeing none, I'll just
roll. Questions? Any questions? Any questions?
Alderman Lopez.
Uh, good afternoon. Is it... This is on all the items,
correct?
Uh-
Or is this just the one?
No, this is item one. This is the, 925
amendment.
Got it. Okay, thank you. Um, yes, I do have a question with regards to the
amendment.
If we can look at the draft discussion,
page
four, with regards to Chicago Police Department for
the Sustained Traffic Enforcement, the STEP
program.
Is there anybody here from CPD who could further expound on what this
particular program for $846,000 will be?
Yes, you have a couple of folks from, OPSA that can a-
answer that. Who's the-
Somebody from-
Okay. Go ahead.
Yeah, Sergeant Serpe, CPD, Traffic Enforcement Unit.
Can you explain what this program is?
Sure. So that money is used at STEP, Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program.
We use that money throughout the city for speed missions, speed enforcement, and,
weekly weekend DUI missions throughout the city.
So effectively, this is for traffic
stops?
Uh, yes. Weekly stops.
Okay, so I, I guess my question would
be, as we are accepting
money, for these important
endeavors, which I don't
argue, we also know that there's efforts
afoot both by the CCPSA, district councils, and
others to try to put an end to traffic stops.
Are we in- are we incorporating them
in this conversation? Because I hate to see us
doing this program, which is meant to increase public safety, while we have other
people who are fighting against us, trying to do exactly
that mission. And I guess that would be both to
CPD and OPSA, because I think that's a, a, a very,
a, a broader
conversation. But I, but I always hate to see when left hand and
right hand are not rowing the boat in the same direction.
So whoever would like to answer that, please.
Don't jump all, all at once.
Good morning. Um,
Tomas Maulaoin with OPSA. We will make sure to create those
conversations around this issue with, traffic stops and
ensuring that CPD is able to comply with whatever
requirements are put forward for this thing.
Okay. And if you could report back to, the
council through the chair, what that looks like and what, what the response from
those that you're inviting is. Um, because I would very much
appreciate knowing that invitations are made and whether or not anyone
takes you up on the offer to learn exactly what we're talking
about. If-
We will do so, Alderman.
Yeah. Thank you. Um,
of course, and just one other thing, if I may, Chairman.
I want to just
briefly
highlight, on page eight, the Department of
Transportation, the Englewood Trail.
I would just like to thank the department and team, for working with
both myself and my alder neighbor, Stephanie Coleman, on
the Englewood Trail, as well as, community trying to
bring this to fruition. This is something that started under Mayor Emanuel.
Um, even though it's seen various iterations, we're g- getting steps
closer to having our own elevated trail on the, in the South Side.
I'm very excited about that. So thank you to whoever's here for that.
Thank you.
Thank you, Alderman Lopez. We want to add, Alder Scott and
Burnett
to our, roll call.
Aldermans?
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, good morning, everyone.
I wanted to get some answers to, somebody at
Office of Emergency Management. Um,
starting with the funding that they have, starting on page,
FEMA, IEMA, page
five.
If we... There are several grants that we are doing, so if
someone could walk me through the first grant
for, from Office of Emergency Management with the Illinois Emergency
Management,
and the dollar amounts. And I also see,
there is funding for,
the recovery, preparedness and recovery
response, the American Rescue Plan,
physical recovery. Can someone give me a little
information on those grants and, how we're
intending to... I, I see what you got, but I want a little
more in detail.
Good morning.
Tomas Maulaoin with OPSA. I will be able to provide a brief
overview of the OEMC awards. The first one
is, from the Homeland Security
Grant Program. It is to address, the city's, uh-
Anti-terrorism and homeland security issues, so that's federal
grant funding. The second one, totaling
33,334, is
also federal funding through the,
Department of Transportation. Um, OEMC uses
the money to plan for hazardous,
material responses across the city of Chicago.
The third one is also a homeland security, grant
from the state of
Illinois.
The one from the state of Illinois, is that grant
more on infrastructure? Is that the American Recovery Plan
physical recovery?
No, Alderman. The third one for OEMC
is 15,100 for the preparedness and response.
Okay.
That is another homeland security, uh-
Yeah, response
... dedicated money, but only through the
state.
Okay.
All right, thank you.
Thank you, Alderman. Uh, Chairmeda?
Uh, yes. I see here the money that is going
to
the Office of Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Rights.
Um,
I see Ms. Obasi here. Can you tell me a little bit about
your role vis-a-vis
this, request that we're receiving?
And could you explain what your role is to the body?
Yes, good thank you, Alder.
Good morning, everyone. Nneka Obasi, senior community liaison
with the Office of Immigrant, Migrant, Refugee Rights.
Uh, a large part of my role is liaising with
the African diaspora communities,
basically the Black immigrants of Chicago,
and, trying to
ensure that whatever is
available, to all immigrants
is also made available to them, and also focusing
on the issues that affect them uniquely, and
ensuring that they are brought to the surface and that they are,
addressed.
So that's what would be the, the large part of my role.
And what can you tell us about the Cities in Action?
Are you involved in that?
Uh, it's not directly my... I don't liaise with them
directly, but I, I can tell you about it.
I can have Jesus talk about it. He's the one that,
that works with them more directly.
Okay.
Yeah, certainly. Thank you, Alderwoman. Uh, my name is Jesus Del Toro.
I'm director of policy and strategic initiatives for the Office of Immigrant,
Migrant, Refugee Rights.
Are you-
Uh... Yes, ma'am?
Are you new?
No, I've been, I've been around for two year, two to three years, yes.
Okay. I've seen you before.
So I've been, um... Nice to meet you, Alderwoman.
Um, I am the liaison for that Cities for Action network.
It's a co- coalition of 200 cities that have mayors
offices of immigrant rights, new- office of new Americans, or
office of immigrant affairs. Um, that is a coalition of cities that are
working to, you know, fight for, and
advocate for immigrant rights nationally and at the state level and
locally. Uh, where it intersects with, Nneka's role,
it'll be, this person will elevate needs in particular to the African
diaspora. We're seeing right now, a very,
really, volatile
immigration, administration where a lot of the cuts,
for example, to TPS are, are impacting African diaspora countries.
So we'll make sure that that individual is connected to the work that Nneka's
leading.
I just wanted to make sure that the work that Ms.
Obasi is doing is also connected to the work that's going on-
Yes
... at the national level.
Yes.
Um, okay. Thank you.
Thank you, Chair. Uh, Alder Mosley.
Thank you so much, Chair. I want to continue on with Ms. Obasi.
Um, do these funds help our day labor situation at
87th and Dane Ryan in any way?
Um, I could certainly answer that question, Alderman. Thank you for that.
As you know, we, we worked with your- your office,
last summer on, with this situation and, both of these grants will
add additional capacity to our team and so it'll allow us to, you know,
continue to work, with aldermanic offices when these issues
arise. Um, and so, you know, more than welcome to,
to connect with you again, but I'll pass it to Nneka as well.
Yes. So having someone who will be a policy fellow,
it frees us up for us to be able to work better with
you, to be able to address these situations when they
arise. And so it's, it's building our capacity and
then freeing us up to do some of the, responses
to, emergent situations, and then addressing
needs where someone is, is focusing on
policy.
Great. And then also we saw a lot of disparity from those of African
descent that, came over. Does this
provide more equity in those situations?
I believe so. I believe that it,
it allows us to put more focus
on, on this group. And part of,
these funds that we receive will also
address, help address things like language access, which
is-People don't realize how linguistically diverse
the African diaspora is, and how there's a
need to go beyond, you know, the five languages that are usually translated
in to address their linguistic needs.
So th-this in- that just give me one example of how this will help us to
help this community.
And how has the city improved in that area since efforts have
begun?
Yes. I, since I have been there, I have ensured
translation of materials that were just available in English and
Spanish to be translated into Haitian Creole,
French, Wolof, which at the time,
especially from the new arrivals mission, were the, the most important
languages for the African diaspora com- community.
Beyond that now, we're going as far as to have translations made
in Amharic and other, diaspora
languages. So, yes.
And then lastly, I wanna ask, we experienced this be- before with
different grants where positions come about because of grants, but then
when those grants expire, we are then looking to see
how to absorb this or, or that position.
What's the thought process here for, for this position?
Is this only gonna be limited to the grant funding,
and when the funding is out, is it a clear understanding that position will no
longer exist, or is the department planning to at a later
time try to figure out how this works for the corporate fund?
Yes. Thank you for that question. Uh, the, the goal is for those,
positions to be temporary. Once the funding is gone,
the, the positions are sunset. There's always with foundations an
opportunity to renew based on outcomes and, and the work that's being
done. They've expressed interest in after those, that
fifteen-month window to continue the conversation with us.
Uh, but certainly there's no expectation to have city obligations to
pay for those two positions.
Understood. Thank you, Chair.
Thank you. Um, hold on. Anybody else, we'll come back to
you. Anybody else before I go back to Alderman Lopez?
Alderman Lopez.
Thank you, Chairman. I'm migrating throughout the room today.
Um, I actually just wanna follow back on what you just ended
with, with regards to outcomes for
migrants. What are the metrics for the outcomes of success with the
programs that the office is doing overall?
Um, I, I could certainly speak to, um...
I'll start with the outcomes for these two positions.
One is to ensure that the policy fellow is
producing, policy analysis and
reports. And then for the second, position is to ensure that they're,
doing the day-to-day operations and strengthening that coalition of cities.
For our team, especially this year, the focus is to reach new
communities, in particular, with Nneka's work and
advancing that work. That looks like, you know, adding
additional, coalitions of, of groups into our, our
work, including them in our planning.
Uh, and one of the focuses for this year is, is, reaching Southeast Asian
communities as well and making sure that we're, engaging with those groups as
well. But Nneka, anything you'd like to add?
Yes. And what I see as the next phase of
my work, which is an, an issue that was raised,
you know, came out of the task force for Black immigrants
that, was put together by the governor's office fro-
by the recommendation of Honorable Sonya Harper.
So coming out of that, what I've, I started doing with the events
that some of the alders helped me to put together last year
is building of a coa- coalition between
Black immigrants and the Black, American community,
because Black immigrants are minorities as
immigrants, and then they're also minorities in, in
America. And so it's very important to build a
coalition with these, Black immigrants and the African
American community. And so what this position does
is frees me up to move to that next, level, help
me to build capacity to move to that le- next level and do
more to build that coalition.
So if I may ask then, then I wanna make sure that I just
am completely understanding that
this pos- this individual will basically handle
the, the
African immigrant
concerns while you are focusing on reparations.
Is that-
No, that's not... Uh, not at all.
What-- I'm sorry. C- I, I was...
Sonya Harper and her reparations commission, which you just referenced, correct?
I did not say anything about reparations, sir.
What, what-- I'm sorry. Then I must have misheard.
What were you-
Oh, I-- oh, no. I referenced the Black immigrant task
force that was put together by the governor's
office.
But is that the same as the-
And I, I was saying that coming out of that, the task
force was put together to examine what are
the, the, the unique needs of Black immigrants.
Coming out of that was the, the,
the knowledge now that there is a need to increase,
a coalition between Black immigrants and Black
Americans since they face some of the same issues i-
within the country. So there was nothing to do with
reparations.
So I-
Mm-hmm.
I would actually have a, a question with regards to that, because I feel
as though you are trying to expand your scope by
intermixing
the des- the, those individuals in this country who consider
themselves descendants of slaves
and don't necessarily see themselves as being
immigrants.
Of course they're not immigrants-
Excuse me. Excuse me. But you just said
that the goal is to bring some connectivity and show that they are one and that
they are similar, and I don't think that individuals who have long
advocated, for whether it's
supportive programs as part of ADOS, or the American Descendants
of Slaves, or Freemen or whatever term you wish to use them, I
don't think any of them have ever called themselves immigrants.
Conversely, we are also still dealing
with tens of thousands of long-term
undocumented individuals. When I get back to what the metrics of your office's
successes are, you have tens of thousands of long-term undocumented
individuals who've been meshed and lumped in with the new
arrivals, which is again at--
trying to force a square in a round hole.
It doesn't work. So I would like to see some better
intentionality when you're discussing these groups,
because to try to paint everyone in broad strokes to, to
create a mission
is an absolute failure
of this moment.
You can recognize that we have new arrivals who have
protections, new arrivals who have other support
networks,
and that they are
in different circumstances than individuals who are
twenty, thirty years waiting for a pathway forward,
for dreamers who were brought here as children, whom everyone seems to have
completely forgotten about. And to hear that we're now trying to
expand the scope so that we have a purpose
is an insult to all of them. Thank you, Chairman.
Thank you, Alderman Lopez. Alderman
Dowell.
I, I, I don't know what I just heard,
but I, I think the point that-- And if I'm
wrong, Ms. Obasi, please correct me.
I think the point that you were making is that you
are trying to draw a better, a better
bridge between,
immigrants of the African diaspora who actually
were ignored, early on
until people who had been here
raised that issue about their inclusion,
and that has happened. Um, I applaud the work that you're
doing.
Thank you.
And I think that, the, you know, the purpose
of mixing apples and oranges
is not-- doesn't serve us well in this
moment. And I end my
comment, Mr. Chair.
Thank you.
Thank you, Chairman Dowell. Any other questions that relates to the
nine-two-five? Moved to pass by Alderman
Harris. All in favor signify by saying aye.
Any opposed? Repin the chairs. The ayes have it, and this matter will be
reported out at our next city council meeting on the eighteenth.
Uh, I'm going to, skip item two for right
now as we're waiting on a second substitute.
Uh, we'll go to item number three, which is a redevelopment agreement,
with Food Love LLC to provide neighborhood opportunity funding,
for the improvement of Evelyn Love-- Evelyn's Food Love at
fifty-five twenty-two South State Street in the twentieth
ward. Um,
okay. And then, we have Ms. Maxwell from
DPD to, give the presentation.
Thank you. Good morning, Chairman Irvin and members of
the committee. Uh, for the record, my name is Antoinette Maxwell.
I'm a financial planning analyst in the Department of Planning and
Development. I'm here today to request your approval for
the city to enter into a redevelopment agreement with Evelyn's Food
Love, authorizing the use of up to four hundred and eighty-three
thousand of NOF funding for the project, which
includes adding a rooftop deck and bar on top of the
existing restaurant structure, which would increase the square
footage to roughly twenty-nine hundred from the current
sixteen hundred,
square feet.
The project, is located at fifty-five
twenty-two South State Street in the South East
planning region and is within the Washington Park community
area, the twentieth Ward and the Washington Park
TIF district. Alderwoman Taylor has provided a
letter of support for this project.
And this is an area view, of the
location. It-it's highlighted in the little red box,
and it sits West, Fifty-fifth Street in the center of
State Street and about half a block from Garfield
Boulevard.
Shown here is the current condition of the exterior of the property.
Again, the property is roughly sixteen hundred square feet.
It's a two-story brick building and is currently owned by Evelyn
Shelton, who purchased the property in twenty
sixteen.
This image, you'll see some of the interior spaces on the-- of the first
floor. You have the dining room, there's the kitchen, and then
there's a to-go counter. Uh, this level will
undergo construction mainly to accommodate the renovations to the new
rooftop bar, but it will also, receive an
upgrade to the outside facade.
So the development team and the occupant.
Uh, the developer is Evelyn Shelton.
She's the owner of Food Love LLC. She's a chef
and is the owner of the restaurant.
She has a culinary degree from Kendall College and has
experience as an executive chef at Northwestern
Medicine.She bought the building in, at
fifty-five twenty-two South State in twenty twenty-six and opened the
restaurant in twenty seventeen.
Also, just additionally, in twenty nineteen, the
restaurant opened in the West Hall full court inside of McCormick
Place, where she does provide, some catering services.
She has, ah, several, uh... She's
certified, and has the
ACDBE and the DBEMBW
certifications. The restaurant, is
currently provides, services through, on, through
on and off-site catering and food management.
It currently seats roughly forty but is expected to increase to
approximately seventy, once the renovations are
complete with the new
rooftop.
Okay.
So we have here the project overview.
So here's-- it's... The applicant is Food Love
LLC, DBA Evelyn's Food Love. Again, it
will, include adding a rooftop deck and
bar on top of the existing restaurant, adding,
s-some square footage to roughly twenty-nine
hundred. It will increase the current
seats of forty to adding up roughly thirty to forty additional
seats. The renovations will also include a new
bathroom, new doors, and again, update to the
outside facade. The incentive type is NOF,
and we, are awarding four hundred and eighty-three
thousand to support a project cost of six hundred and
fifty-three thousand. And her project
timeline now is, was to start in March,
completed to be in September of twenty twenty-six.
Maybe pushed back a l- just slightly, but it's, it should
be roughly a six-month build-out.
And the project budget.
The total estimated, construction cost is six hundred and fifty-three
thousand. You can see the sources.
Uh, includes seventy thousand in equity.
There's a senior loan of a hundred thousand and an NOF of four hundred and
eighty-three. And we have the hard costs and the soft costs for a total of
six fifty-three. The
structure of the, the funds, again, it's four hundred and
eighty-three thousand
of NOF assistance, which will be on a reimbursement basis
during construction. Uh, we anticipate that there would
be three payments, at completion milestones, and then
a final payment, usually of ten percent held back
until, the developer, obtains their certificate
of completion. And the RDA will also,
there'll be covenants to require ongoing operation and
occupancy, as well as a flip restriction to secure the city's financial
investment
and the typical construction compliance requirements of MBE,
WBE, and prevailing wage and city
residency. Just a couple of photos
here of the proposed site after
the renovations to the facade. This
will be the interior. There's an exterior rooftop
patio, and then there's two angles of the
interior rooftop sections.
And this is the back exterior, so there's
a back staircase that goes down to the first
level. Okay.
And so the staff recommendation is that we, that,
it, pr- that it passes in city council March
eighteenth. The developer aspires to create up
to, fifteen full-time and pr-part-time employment
opportunities. Uh, the com- project will continue to meet and fill
a community gap of dine-in establishments, within the
Washington Park community area. And then there are other,
DPD projects that are supported within, a mile
or two of, of, Evelyn, Food
Love and which includes Sun-Sunshine Gospel
Ministries. Um, and then they have the community center.
We have Revive sixty-three and the Friend Family
Health.
Okay. And that concludes my presentation.
Um, thank you very much. And Evelyn could not be here today
due to a family emergency, but if you have any questions, I'll be happy to
take them this time.
Thank you, Ms. Maxwell. We also have a-
Oh, I'm sorry. Do we have representation?
Um, sorry, sir. Uh, the time for public comment has
passed. Um, so, we do have a letter of support
from John Paul Jones, who is the president of
Sustainable Englewood Initiatives, as well as Alder,
Jeanette Taylor. Any
questions? Chairman Dowell.
Uh, thank you. I'm gonna move this, motion.
Um, Evelyn was in the third ward, but
is now in the twentieth ward. I just want to let my colleagues know
on behalf of, Alderman Taylor, this is a really, really
good restaurant. Um, she's got great food.
She's expanding. And I'm glad to see that she purchased the
building in twenty twenty-six, 'cause she'd been renting for a
while. So this is a good move, and thank you for your
work.
Sound like you're gonna be bringing some food?
Huh?
Uh, you have to talk to Alderman Taylor about that.
Oh, wow.
I saw she had a place in McCormick Place, so I, I thought you, thought you had
an in, in on that as well. But be that as it may, move to pass
by Chairman Dowell. All in favor signify by saying "Ah."Any opposed?
Any opinion? It says the ayes have it in this matter will be reported out next city
council meeting. Uh, we have, we're gonna hit
items,
four-
We have items four through seven, which are all transfer fund
ordinances. Substitutes are proposed for two of the four for Wards
twenty-nine and forty-one. Uh, do we have a motion to accept the
substitutes for Wards twenty-nine and forty-one?
So moved by Alderman Mitchell. All in favor signify by saying aye.
Any opposed? Opining the chairs, the ayes have it, and now the substitutes
and the, original ordinances are before us for, for
transfers of funds with- for within the automatic,
allowance in the expense accounts for Wards one,
twenty-nine, forty-one, and
forty-five. Uh, is there a motion?
Moved to pass by Alderman Mitts. All in favor signify by saying
aye. Any opposed? Any opinion of the chairs, the ayes have it, and these matters
will be reported out at our next city council meeting. All right.
Going back to item number two, which is
an, an appropriation, a-a-annual appropriation year
twenty twenty-six amendment regarding wage allowance amounts.
There is a substitute ordinance that is being presented by Alderman Nugent,
which is being passed out now. It's the second substitute that you've
seen, but this is actually the first substitute that we've entertained on the
record. So, is there a motion to accept the substitute, Alderman
Nugent? So moved by Alderman Nugent.
All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye.
Any, any opposed? Any opinion of the chairs, the ayes have it, and the substitute
is now before us. Uh, is there a motion on this, uh...
Move to... Oh. Sure. Okay, Alderman
Nugent.
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks for your patience with the substitutes this
morning. Uh, what this ordinance does is, for the aldermen
that have signed onto it, they will be returning their
portion of the vice mayor money, and that is to go
back to support the budget.
Well, I appreciate that.
Thank you.
It's actually going... I actually put it to,
uh... Looks like it's going to Ward twenty-eight,
but, I'll, uh-
No. Um, there is,
the-the-
There's a third substitute.
Uh, but, gr-grateful for your time today, and, as I said, the, the folks
that signed on wanna return that money to, to offset, the budget
we have.
Very well.
Thank you.
Uh, any other questions? Alderman, Conway.
I know that the, the original one had every ward
doing it, which I think makes-- made a lot of sense, but,
it-- is that not, like, an allowable...
Well, it-it-it is allowable. The question was, was everybody on
board with that? And then after my conversation with,
President Pro Tem Nugent, she stated that it was for those that wanted to
opt into it, which then generated the substitute on,
today. So that was-- that's my understanding, of
the, of the ordinance, and that was my understanding of the intent of the
ordinance, from our conversation with her previously.
Is noting that a majority have signed on, I mean,
could we not just have every ward do it?
Um-
Or I guess, I guess it's the president's motion, so I don't-- I mean.
Well, the-the-the-the motion, the motion before us, the s- the ordinance before
us is a substitute based on, I think, twenty-eight members', desire to do
such.
So...
Well, I-I, you know, I think adding each, each ward unilaterally is,
is... I-I-I have nothing further to add. Thank you.
Okay. Very well. All right. Any other
questions?
No questions? All right. Is there a motion?
Moved to pass by Alderman Nugent, Nugent.
All in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed?
Any opinion of the chairs, the ayes having in this matter will be reported out at
our next council meeting on the eighteenth.
Uh, everybody on. Uh, there being no further business
before the committee, is there a motion to adjourn?
So moved by Alderman Scott. All in favor signify by saying aye.
Any opposed? Any opinion of the chairs, the ayes have it, and we are
adjourned.