Morning, everybody. The Committee on
Transportation and Public Way is now called to order.
We will now have a roll call to establish a quorum.
Will the aldermen please make sure their microphones are unmuted?
Please note that your yes or present response will be deemed to be a yes vote
when the quorum roll call is used as a reference vote for later items.
Thank you.
Chairman Mitchell, present. Vice Chair Vasquez.
Alderman Conway.
Present.
Alderman Irvine.
Alderman Fuentes. Alderman Gutierrez.
Alderman Harris.
Alderman Hopkins.
Alderman Moore. Alderman Mosley.
Alderman Nugent.
Alderman Rodriguez.
Alderman Waguespack.
Alderman Yancy.
There are seven members present. We have a quorum.
Alderman Irvine, Alderman Yancy, have requested remote participation
under Rule 59 of the Rules of Order and Procedure for the City
Council. Can I get a motion to allow remote participation for the
above-mentioned aldermen? Alderman Rodriguez so moves.
On the motion, all in favor say aye. Those opposed, no.
In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.
At this time, we will begin the public comment period.
Out of respect for everybody's time, public comment will be limited to 30 minutes,
and each speaker is limited to three minutes.
Speakers, in accordance with Rule 58 of the City Council rule of order,
please refrain from profane language, obscene conduct, or
disruptive comments.
With that said, our first speaker is James Brock.
Chairman Mitchell, I just want to make sure that this is working.
Yes, we hear you.
All right. Chairman Mitchell, members of the committee, thank you very much for
this opportunity. My name is James Brock. I work on the South Side.
I'm also a PhD student in the area.
I'm bringing before you some concerns that I've heard on CTA, which
I take daily,
from my colleagues and fellow students.
On the South Side, there are safety concerns on
the Red Line that have been brought before me,
particularly on the trains. There are many police officers
who I've seen on the platforms and in the stations, outside the stations,
but on the trains. Most of the problems that I see
on CTA are on the trains. A number of my female colleagues have
expressed safety concerns on CTA as well.
Nearly every day I see dealers on the trains.
I'm very concerned about
potentially finding those dealers more honorable employment
opportunities as well as educational opportunities.
I'm concerned that some of what they're dealing may be laced with things,
and I'm wondering about potentially putting more undercover officers on
the trains who can
maybe solicit
laboratory samples from the dealers that can be tested,
as well as potentially aid and assist those dealers in
finding more honorable employment and educational
opportunities. There are also homelessness
concerns that have been expressed to me on a number of occasions on CTA,
people living in the stations. A suggestion I have is to potentially put
some collection boxes for, say, toiletries, winter clothing, socks,
meals ready-to-eat, such as trail mix. I'm an Eagle Scout.
Trail mix can get you through the day.
Collection boxes in the stations, maybe at the bus stops, and
also in the grocery stores that people can maybe with their spare
change, do some kind of contribution to the city's homelessness.
Another issue that I've seen is disability related.
A number of students in the area have disability-related
concerns in terms of accessibility on CTA,
particularly the L,
particularly the Red Line. Just wondering if potentially,
for instance, when an elevator is out, if there could be more urgent
follow-up in terms of repairing that elevator as well as opportunities for,
say,
maybe
more immediate, say, pace support for getting them to stations that do
currently have elevators, as well as possibly the installation of more
elevators at the stations. I want to thank you all for
your time and consideration.
Thank you, Mr. Brock.
Our next speaker is Keith
Kaisel.
Kaisel?
Good morning.
I had a choice between CTA and here today, so I guess I could throw in a CTA
while I'm over here.
My name is Keith Kaisel. I'm going to try to address about three concerns.
Number one is speed limits by parks.
I know we have a speeding, because of the use of the Illinois safety law,
they have these speed limits by the parks.
But the parks close at 11:00 at night.
Curfew is at 10:00. There should be no kids in the park between
10:00 and 11:00. So I think maybe we'll have to automatically maybe
move up that speed limit for parks to maybe
10:00 at the latest, because no kids is crossing and going to the
parks after 10:00 anyway, so there's no reason for safety
for kids around parks at 11:00 at nighttime.
Number two, I proposed this once before at a CTA community meeting,
and I just rode the bus today, got a contact high on the Red Line,
that you could text a number, but you could text without having
to call out loud, and if you want to report somebody selling loud on the
train, but nobody want to hear that you're snitching, that you could text CTA with
the bus card number. I used to work for
CTA, so I know what to do. Where you could text when you see illegal activity.
But the main reason here today, I work for two charter bus companies,
and it's a mess downtown. And it's tickets are getting to buses or
just parking where we drop off. We need more staging areas
where buses can stage, number one, downtown, other than just Canal and about
a half a block by Jules. We need more staging areas.
And number two, and I would love to meet with somebody from the
Transportation Committee. Both of my company's bosses know I'm here
today. If there's a way that the city can work
out how the charter buses, the shuttle buses, can
work together and come together and work,
and without any issues and tickets, and how we can park
better in the main places around the train stations, where we could come up
with some traffic laws and rules where both charter and
CTA can get along
peacefully downtown,
that
would help. Because charter buses and shuttle buses are a big business, and they
all are needed to work, operate correctly in downtown.
And that's about it. Did I say... Yeah, I did all that. Oh.
Yeah, I did everything. Okay, thank you very much.
Thank you.
Our next speaker is Isabel Cabrera.
Hello. Good morning.
Morning.
Committee members of committee. My name is Isabel Cabrera, a
proud Equitable Development Ambassador with Palenque LCNA,
Elevating Chicago, DUO Development, and Root Resources.
I am currently part of the Charter Advocacy Committee.
I'm also Avondale Logando School LSC member in Logan Square,
and a new member of the Delta Institute Advisory Council operating in the
South Shore area.
In 2012, my family and I had the opportunity to move to Logan Square through
affordable housing. It gave me the opportunity to stay home taking care of
my three children. We used to visit the park close home twice daily,
so we start having familiarity with the families in the area, creating
a bond. We used to take care of each other and talk about the
issues in the neighborhood. Those conversations start little by
little, focusing more on the high prices of rent, and then slowly
start seeing less and less familiar faces.
To the displacement speed up, realizing that what was
happening wasn't normal. My children used to attend Avondale Logando
School in the heart of Logan Square.
It was time for my youngest daughter to start kindergarten, so had to
stay all day in school. One day, when I was dropping all my kids off in
school, I was invited to join the parental program session, and I joined the
program. In one of our first neighborhood wide host once a
month where we talk about and get informed of our community issues,
Christian Diaz, then housing director of Palanca Lucena,
educate us and inform us about that what we were living and
experiencing in our neighborhood wasn't right, that it has a
name and we can take action. Our school had a decrease in
students, so it had less resources.
Things were the worst than I imagined.
Then is
that is when I joined the fight against
gentrification. I was so grateful to live in an affordable housing
that I wanted to give what it was given to me, and Christian provide me the
opportunity to be part of the Emma Street project.
Now Lucy Gonzalez, 100 units of affordable housing in the middle of a
gentrified area next to the Blue Line station.
He also gave me the opportunity to improve my leadership.
He educate me and enrich me with knowledge.
I am able to advocate for social and environmental justice,
advocating for equitable development.
I moved to South Shore three years ago.
South Shore provides to my family and I new opportunities.
South Shore's biggest trade is its transportation system.
I live next to the Metro Electric Line.
I've been able to travel through the city, discover new places without worrying
about parking. I drive to take my kids to school every
morning, visiting families members, et cetera.
I have the alternative to not depend on my car.
I may live far, but I feel very close to everything.
Transportation is one of the key elements to keep making our
community sustainable, and I believe in Christian discipline,
consistency, work ethic, values, and passion will
contribute to the .
Thank you.
Our next speaker is W. Robert
Son-
It's W. Robert Schultz III.
You can simply call me Robert.
Thank you, Mr. Schultz.
Thank you for having me here, members of the committee.
I want to acknowledge my good friend,
Christian Diaz.
I'm W. Robert Schultz, and I'm a campaign organizer at the Active
Transportation Alliance. I also work with the
Transportation Equity Network. I was here at the previous
meeting where I wanted to give acknowledgement to
interim CTA president Norah Larsson,
but I still want to acknowledge that.
I'm here to
offer some steps that the city council can take to
strengthen CTA rider utilization.
CTA with the city council's partnership through housing,
health services, infrastructure, and community-centered
safety, we can create a world-class transit
system. Somewhere between policing
everything everywhere, which is impossible,
and doing nothing, which is unacceptable, there
exists a wide and crucial space, a space where the city
council has real power to act to improve safety.
Law enforcement plays a limited but significant role through
apprehension, investigation, and deterrence.
However, there is a space where holistic solutions exist
without law enforcement, and
within that space is where meaningful safety solutions lie,
where the city council has power to act.
Chicago must invest in the conditions that create safety
in the first place. Stronger support for people experiencing
trauma, whether related to homelessness, mental health, or
substance abuse. Currently, programs lack the scale to
respond to the need. Criminalizing the
results of failure is not a solution.
Equitable transit-oriented development.
When accessible, affordable housing is created, one of the
root causes that pushes vulnerable Chicagoans
to use CTA as the last resort for
shelter can be addressed.
Better data on transit crime and authentic
community input to share local solutions.
Faster, more frequent bus service and improved bus
stops, including shelters with benches that
protect riders and bus lanes that help move
the buses along throughout the city.
Frequent service, well-maintained stations, and transit
ambassadors who can assist riders and
deescalate issues. These actions can fill the
gap that increased policing can never fill
and are proven tools that have been used in many other urban
areas to make transit systems safe,
reliable, and comfortable.
Thank you.
Our next speaker is George Blakemore.
I'm watching this clock and see, I think it ticks quicker when I
get up to speak. I want you out here
to look at it. Anyway,
why is it that you still have an interim
person?
Mr. Blakemore, can you speak up a little bit please?
Yes. Why do you have an interim person
that's heading CTA?
Why not a permanent person?
Something is wrong with you on the board.
You
have appointment
of
three people to fill vacancies. Why haven't that
vacancy been filled?
That's why it's very important for Mr.
Blakemore to come to these meetings.
A political hack.
Political hacks. You are now going to appoint
these, but the head is not appointed.
The head is interim. Why interim? During the interim
time, they steal.
Corruption.
You could easily appoint a permanent head
of CTA.
Why haven't you?
Tell me why do the stars shine.
Tell me why do the ivy twine. Tell me why is the
ocean blue.
It's a reason. I was here before when
they said they were going to appoint this Black man, and they started
questioning him, and he couldn't answer these
questions. I suspect that this man
that's an interim, or lady, whoever, is not capable,
and you all are allowing this to happen.
That's why it's very important for a man of Mr.
Blakemore caliber to be present.
Answer this question. Why haven't you
appointed a permanent head of CTA?
Why?
Why do the ivy twine? Why is the ocean blue?
You're corrupt, all of you that sit on this board.
Fraud, waste, and abuse. You'll all sell out.
The Black ones,
the white ones, the Hispanic, the Asian, all of you.
Why haven't you appointed a permanent
person the head of CTA?
Did you think about that, sir, when you got up and spoke very eloquent?
Did you think about it when you spoke very
eloquent? The big question is why?
Where did the wind go when it blows?
Why?
Thank you.
Our next speaker,
and pardon me for the pronunciation of name, Jae Jin
Pak.
Thank
you. Good morning. My name is Jae Jin Pak.
Sorry for my poor handwriting on my card.
I'm
here to share some words and
support the appointment of Lily Diego-Johnson to the
Chicago Transit Board.
I am a co-founder of the Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition,
which is based out of UIC's Institute on Disability and Human Development.
And I've had the great pleasure and honor of knowing and working with Lily
for many years now.
And she has had excellent leadership through the
UIC's Disability Cultural Center.
Her work and background in social
work and mental health, and she has very strong
ties within the disability community, and
is trusted by the disability community
in speaking and advocating and sharing
concerns and needs of our community, especially the low
vision and blind and visually impaired community.
Again, I'm just very happy to be here and show support for her and
share my recommendation. I've had the pleasure of also sitting on several boards
and committees, and
worked with Lily on various activities and committees and projects
over the years, and have witnessed her leadership, her
compassion, her ability to navigate
difficult conversations and challenges, as well as
work with and connect with many different types of
people and groups and situations in a very
open, welcoming, and very
thoughtful ways. So again, it is my pleasure to be
here. And, in addition to our written
letter of support, just wanted to share my verbal comments,
and be present for her as well. So on, again,
behalf of the Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition, and
myself and my co-founder, TJ Gordon,
we are very in favor of her appointment, and I'm very
confident that she will be a huge asset to the board and
bring a lot ofum, support to our community
and
in your work. Thank you.
Our next speaker is Leslie Honore.
Good morning, Committee. My name is Leslie Honore.
I'm the CEO of Urban Gateways. I'm also the co-chair of Elevated
Chicago and a proud resident of Humboldt Park.
I'm here to speak on behalf of Cristian Diaz and his appointment to the Metro
board. I've known Cristian for roughly about 10 years, and I've been able to see
his commitment to affordable housing, equitable transit-oriented
development, but more specifically, the city of Chicago.
I will keep my remarks brief, because he will toot his own horn when given the
opportunity. But I cannot think of someone better who is a champion of equity, a
champion of the city, a champion of the transformation of
transportation and the door that that opens when it is accessible, when it
is equitable, and most importantly, when its governance has
voices that come from all cities of Chicago and all
people that it represents. Thank you.
Our next speaker is Jessica Jackson.
Well, I think that we need to look at the real solutions in terms of making
CTA safe. When you talk about how
the
wild behavior is on the CTA, and that is a problem.
On the trains. That's a problem. But we need to get to the
core of what's happening with these kids, period.
And that is, they need employment.
All this talk about this program, that program,
this program, that program. No. What kids need is
jobs.
If they have a job to go to, then they'll go home,
because they got to get up and go to work in the morning.
If they got a job to go to, they'll say they don't want to lose their job,
so they're going to curtail their behavior.
But to sit here and just make excuses all day
long for wild behavior is unacceptable, and it's this
problem of being too soft on crime in this city.
Now, we've sat here, and we've allowed grown
immigrants, illegal immigrants at that, to take
a lot of these teenage jobs.
All this fast food working and stuff, those are teenage jobs, and
you're giving them to
grown, 50, 60-year-old illegal
immigrants. And you're raising the monthly, what is it, the
hourly wage to this outlandish place,
and all this craziness, when really
what needs to happen is kids need to have jobs,
and we all know that.
So CTA needs to be made
safe. And I do agree that it needs to be a permanent
person there, not interims. All these interims
do allow a pathway to things not being resolved,
for the buck to be passed from one person to another, to
another.
The appointments here today, you're focusing on the wrong
thing. All this about equity this, and good
compassion there. No, you need somebody who has
experience on how it is that they can control CTA and get
it back to where it should be. Because all these problems that's on
the red line, blue line, eventually they will spill over to the
Metra.
And the Metra being the nice, safe ride it is now won't be that way.
So we have to control these problems, not make excuses for them.
Because all of us want our money's worth when we ride these
trains and buses. Which brings on another issue, letting everybody
ride for free on the CTA. Make people pay.
They'll probably behave better if they're paying their money.
All this free stuff just makes a lot of big old social problems.
Make people responsible. Make them pay and earn a living.
Thank you.
All right. Well, that concludes
the public
comment period.
Before we get into the agenda, I want to acknowledge
Alderman Gutierrez and Alderman Nugent for purposes of quorum,
and Alderman Yancy, who previously
was recorded as
virtual under Rule 59, is now
in person and counted as quorum for quorum, purposes of quorum.
All right. First order of business.
I move to approve the Rule 45 report for the Committee on Transportation and Public
Way meeting held on March 13th, 2026.
Can I get a motion from Alderman Harris to recommend approval?
Alderman Harris so moves on the motion. All in favor say aye.
Opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.
Today we have five items on the agenda.
Going out of order on page four, item five is a direct introduction for a
miscellaneous item in the 46th Ward.
Can I get a motion from Alderman Nugent to accept direct introduction to this
committee? Alderman Nugent so moves.
On the motion, all in favor say aye.
Opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.
On page two, item one, the appointment of Cristian Diaz as
director of the Community Rail Board, Metra,
umAppointment
2026-0023418.
Appointment of Christian Diaz as Director of Community Rail Board, Metra,
for a term effective immediately and expiring September 1st,
2026 to succeed Eric Estrada, whose term has
expired.
Eric Estrada.
What did I say? Wow.
Chips. Yeah. I would like to correct that.
Rick Estrada. I
just showed my age, didn't I?
Good catch, Alderman Rodriguez.
All right.
Do we have Christian? All right, Mr. Diaz, you have the floor.
Thank you.
Good morning, Chairman Mitchell,
Vice Chairman Vazquez, and members of the Transportation Committee.
It's an honor to stand before you again in consideration of this appointment.
My name is Christian Diaz. I am a lifelong resident of the northwest side of
Chicago.
I'm an immigrant, and I'm openly and proudly q***r.
I grew up in Logan Square, and now call Avondale home.
I live a short walk away from the Metra Healy Station along the Milwaukee
District North line, which connects to the CTA Fullerton and Pulaski
bus lines.
I believe that every person, regardless of race, income,
immigration status, or gender expression, deserves equitable access to
reliable, affordable transportation.
It is a genuine honor to appear before you today as you consider my
appointment to the Metra.
My background spans transportation planning, capital
project development,
and deep collaboration with community-based organizations.
I also bring lived experience to this position.
I know what it is like to not be able to afford to have a car to get around.
As a q***r person of color,
I know what it's like to have to look around and make sure it is safe for me to
hold my partner's hand in public.
Most importantly, I hold a deep respect and love for the people of this
city.
I would like to speak to my specific experience in transportation.
In 2018, I led an effort with the Chicago United for Equity
to conduct the first-ever racial equity impact assessment for a public
infrastructure project, specifically the Logan Square traffic
redesign.
That work helped me lay the foundation for a successful campaign
to transform a CTA-owned parking lot into 100 affordable homes
directly adjacent to the Logan Square Blue Line.
In 2019,
I accepted a community leadership award on behalf of those efforts from the Active
Transportation Alliance, which has endorsed my appointment today.
In my current role as a real estate project manager with the Latin United Community
Housing Association, I am managing the rehab of a church into
22 affordable apartments near the California Blue Line station.
I am also working with Evergreen Real Estate group to secure financing for phase
two of Encuentro Square, which will bring an additional 98
affordable homes in Logan Square West, right next to the 606 Bloomingdale
Trail. Previously, as Director of Equitable Community Development
at Balenka LSNA, I spent three years working with the Chicago
Metropolitan Agency for Planning and Elevated Chicago to develop
the Logan Square Blue Line Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Action Plan,
a plan that earned the American Planning Association of Illinois's
first-ever award for advancing diversity and justice.
I have also served as co-chair of the board of Elevated Chicago, a citywide
collaborative focused on equitable transit-oriented development, which worked in
coalition to advance the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act.
Across all of this work,
one thread runs through everything, bringing people together from
diverse backgrounds to build a more affordable, equitable, and connected
Chicago. As a Chicagoan, I have always relied on public
transit, and I remain a frequent rider today.
Through that experience, I have seen the challenges riders face firsthand.
Service delays, overcrowding, reliability concerns,
and the need for stations and vehicles that are safe, clean, and
accessible. I also know that data consistently shows that housing and
transportation are the two largest household expenses, a
reminder of just how deeply these systems shape people's lives and
opportunities. It is truly an honor to be
considered for this role. The Metra board carries serious
responsibilities, governance and policy oversight,
budgeting and fairs, service planning, and accountability to the public.
I do not take those responsibilities lightly.
If given the opportunity to serve, I look forward to working alongside
external partners, policymakers, labor leaders, the
administration, and the members of this committee to fulfill those
responsibilities and to help ensure that Chicago remains a safe,
affordable, and connected region for all.
Thank you for your time and for your consideration, and I welcome your
questions.
Thank you, Mr. Diaz. Now it open up
for questions from the committee.
Before I proceed with that, I want to acknowledge Alderman Mosley
and Vice Chair Vazquez as present for purposes of quorum.
Our first
would be Alderman Conway.
Mr. Diaz, I
want to tell you that I appreciate your remarks about your
transit experience. That was something, a concern that I had
when you came before us last time.
The big issue that we have with transit in the region is
that the mayor has to appoint five people to the needa
board by September 1st. They have to go through our advise and consent
process by that date. So-By
definition, your appointment as well as the potential
appointment of Ms. Diego Johnson are short-term
appointments. But my
serious concern is that the new board would have to be
through our advise and consent process by
September 1,
and not having people on that board on day one would
be a disaster. It would be like Delaware not sending people to
the Constitutional Convention or something, as a historical reference.
So
I would ask, because we didn't really get into this, how are you thinking about the
Metra and how
you feel about its greater role with NIDA?
And feel free to expand about how you think that whether NIDA is a good or bad
thing as well.
Thank you, Alderman Conway. That's a fantastic question.
I think this is a really exciting time for transportation,
especially in our region. Historically,
the Metra, the CTA and the Pace have competed with each
other for federal funding, for state funding,
and that competition has been unnecessary.
I think shifting from the Regional Transit Authority to the Northern Illinois
Transit Authority will bring more collaboration between these
agencies. Rather than fighting for pieces of a
pie, we could imagine a bigger pie to support all the
agencies. And it will be, I think,
important and helpful that members who
sit on the Metra board, on the CTA board, on the Pace board, some of them
will also sit on the NIDA board, meaning there will be more
consideration of the needs of the agencies and more
collaboration.
So I do think that the NIDA board is a positive
development for the area, for the region.
I think it will lead to more collaboration between the agencies,
and I think many people hope that this will
facilitate
more ease for folks who use CTA, who
also would like to use Metra and Pace.
So an example I have,
in order to
get to my Metra station, the Healy Station,
I take the Pulaski bus,
which I pay the fare for the CTA, which comes with a
transfer. But when I get to the Metra station, I can't use that transfer
on the Metra. I have to pay for an additional ticket.
Yeah.
And so
there's a lot of opportunity for interconnectivity between the agencies
that will make it easier for folks to use all of these
systems and will increase ridership.
And with increased ridership, we also will see increased revenue
for these systems. And so I do support
the new board that is being formed, and my
appointment is until September 1st.
Right now, currently, Chicago only has one vote on the Metra board.
But per this legislation, the mayor and this committee will be
appointing two members of Chicago to the Metra board
by September 1st, and one of those will also sit on the
board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
Yeah.
Mr. Diaz, I actually thought that was a fantastic answer.
I promise the committee I did not feed him that question in advance.
But to your point, there is going to be an independent director for CTA, Pace,
and Metra that will be part of NIDA, and that's something else we're going to have
to consider.
Noting this is a short-term appointment,
your transit experience, which you spoke to, I think your great answer
and how you're thinking about the future of transit,
Mr. Chairman, I'm
happy to support Mr. Diaz's appointment.
All right. Thank you, Alderman Conway.
Vice Chair Vasquez?
Thank you, Mr. Diaz. I appreciate
your past experience as well as your ability to reach out to different members here
to kind of
walk through why you should be on the board.
And so my questions are more related to challenges that we've seen
related to the process of nomination.
So,
we have a history in Chicago
of the executive branch sometimes making nominations, and they have
that purview per their role. But the
decision-making isn't often transparent, doesn't have a level of accountability
that would allow the public to get an understanding of how
candidates are reviewed, what the different experiences
are, how they communicate, what decisions they make-
Yes
... and what kind of questions come up.
And so I'd like to ask you,
do you think the current system of how candidates are
nominated and appointed is great, or does it need
improvement? How would you improve it, if so?
Yeah. Thank you for that question, Alderman Vasquez.
Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman,
point
of
order.
Sure.
Pardon me, everybody. Alderman Irvin?
Yeah.
Quite frankly, that is
out of bounds for a nominee to answer.
This is about his experience, about what he's doing, not about what the executive
branch has done. If we want to have that conversation, maybe that's something we
can have at another hearing, but this is not for him to answer.
This is for the administration to answer.
I agree.
Yeah, so my question isn't what would you do to change it?
You don't have any power to do so. My question is, as someone who is being
appointed onto a board, wanting a level of transparency in all
decision-making-What would be your thoughts on what the current process is?
So it's not, "Hey, what went wrong with it?" It's like, the public here
who pays for all this, we vote for our state legislators who then vote
to get the revenue. We vote on city officials to also get the revenue.
They deserve some level of communication and what I believe is
improvement. So I'm not asking you for a critique of what you
think is wrong. It's how could we improve it better so the public
understands the benefit of public transit.
Is that a fair question to ask?
Yes, same-
I'm aware it's the same question. I think it's a fair one
I can speak to that very briefly, if that's okay.
I just want to personally thank Alderman Mitchell,
because he set up an opportunity for me to meet with some of
you privately before our hearing.
That was very helpful for me in order to build relationships with the members of
this body and this committee. And I know that was something that's
new, and I know other appointees had the
opportunity as well to have a pre-meeting before this
committee meeting and this vote. And honestly, I think that was wise, and
I very much appreciated that opportunity to connect with some of the members of
this committee before.
Yeah. And I guess to clarify, we have a CTA president.
We're going to be having the board working to make those decisions, have those
conversations. So in a similar position, you're communicating to the
public what we want to see, who would be appointed, you're supporting
potential appointments.
My concern is the same.
Decisions are decisions. The executives can make those decisions.
It's about the public understanding how it's thought through.
So it's not trying to impede anyone's ability, but more what
processes, were you a board member, would you do to grow out
more community awareness, more understanding, more transparency, and
more good government as it relates to decision-making?
All right. Little bit better question.
Sure.
He is-
I didn't know we had a question approval in committee, but fair.
No, we want to make sure it's fair.
All right.
Yeah. What I can say is, for now, if
I gain your support and have that honor and privilege to
represent the City of Chicago on the Metra board, I will be the only
representative of Chicago, on the Metra board.
And I think something I'm happy and willing to commit to is
to attend CTA quarterly hearings on behalf of Metra, to
provide regular reports to this committee specifically.
And I also want to
build a
bridge between
many people in Chicago who aren't even aware that they may have a Metra station
available to them within walking distance or connected to their bus lines or
their CTA lines. And so,
in the trajectory of my career, I have been a bridge builder.
I have been someone who raises public awareness of systems
and issues related to how the City of Chicago and other
public systems deliver quality to our residents,
our citizens.
And so my commitment to you is to attend those quarterly
hearings, to speak on behalf of Metra, to be a good
representative, and to be proactive in building relationships
with organizations and communities that care deeply about the Metra and
want to see these systems improve.
Yeah. I appreciate that because also part of the experience is the organizing
experience, which I think shows us how important it is for the community, who
is the, I'd say,
supreme stakeholder when we talk about these services, needs to be in the know.
And so I think your ability to view it through that lens is actually crucial to the
role. So I look forward to supporting as well. So I've got chairman.
Thank you, Alderman Vasquez.
Thank you, Vice Chair. Alderman Fuentes.
Thank you, Chairman. Christian, thank you for
coming back before this body for this appointment.
I know you work well, right? I think we've been organizing in similar
circles for a very long time. What I would tell my
colleagues in this committee is that Christian
has a profound passion to ensure that
everyone has access, whether that is to housing, whether that is to
transportation. And in this moment in which we are going
to see a new board for our transit agencies, it's
important that there's someone who is dedicated to
making sure they don't take their foot off the gas, or they
don't take their attention off of
the topic, because we're going to need to get this right.
We're going to need to ensure that all agencies are collaborating, that
we're providing a transit
experience for residents that they deserve.
People deserve to be on the train and feel safe.
People deserve to get from one side of the city to another with
very little barriers.
Being able to have a system that allows us to transfer from one agency
line to another is quite brilliant,
and I'm looking forward to what that sort of process looks like.
How do we get agencies to buy in? How do we get city
council to support? But more importantly, on September 1, how do we have
a board that's going to ensure that we can move that vision forward?
But there's some groundwork that needs to take place before September 1,
and I'm confident that you're going to be a major contributor to what that vision
looks like. So it's an aye for me today, and thank you for coming back.
Okay.
All right. Are there any more members of the body who wish to...
Oh, Alderman Rodriguez.
Thank you.
I thought you were done.
Good answer to Conway.
You are resilient.
The 40th Ward Alderman is one of my closest allies here in city council.
But I'm going to tell you a story about when I was in my first year of alderman.
I was at a tough meeting. It was a real tough meeting.
People were giving me stuff, and it was difficult.
And right at the end of the meeting, a young man who,
insightful guy, really smart guy-
He comes up to me, he says, "Man, that was a tough meeting." He didn't say much in
the meeting, but he comes up to me afterwards, he's like, "That was a tough
meeting, but alderman, I got one question for you.
You see that sunset over there? Can you give me 15 more minutes?"
That's what public service is like, right?
And, much is expected of us. I think you're ready for it.
I move to pass, Chairman.
Thank you, Alderman.
Was it him? Is he the person who said that?
But what did I do today?
All right.
Okay.
All right.
I needed a closure on the anecdote. Move to pass.
All right.
On a motion from Alderman Rodriguez, recommend approval of this item.
All in favor say aye.
Aye. Aye.
All opposed, no.
In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.
Alderman Wiezbiskie and Alderman Newton will be recorded as no's.
Congratulations, Christian. I mean, Diaz.
Thank you all so much. I'm so excited. Thank you.
That's a wholesome story. All right.
Page two, item two. An appointment of Lily
Diego-Johnson as member of the Chicago Transit Board for a
term effective immediately and expire in September 1st, 2026
to succeed Michelle A. Lee, who has resigned.
Appointment
2026-0024-051.
Good morning, Ms. Diego-Johnson.
Good morning, Transportation Committee members.
Thank you for having me here today and taking my appointment to the Chicago Transit
Board into consideration.
I grew up in the Chicago Public School system, where I was part of
a program designed for people who are blind or low vision called
Orientation and Mobility.
At the age of nine, I started learning how to take CTA through this
program. The instructor would give me an address and
unroll a huge plastic map with raised lines and
braille labels of the Chicago streets.
My job was to plan the route of how I would get there using the
nearest bus and/or train line.
Sometimes I would get a treat and end up at Sara Lee Bakery,
and sometimes it was just a nondescript building.
The point was to prepare me for the time when I would be old enough to take
CTA on my own. This was over 25 years ago,
before GPS on a cellphone, and before the Blue Line
stop a few blocks from my house became the Pink Line, and
way before my mother allowed me to take CTA on my own.
I am now a licensed clinical social worker practicing as a mental
health therapist. I currently have over 30 years of
lived experience using the CTA as a multiply disabled
person.
By now, you've probably noticed I am blind,
but I also have non-apparent disabilities that impact the way I ride the
CTA, which include my chronic pain and mental health
conditions.
Before I was nine, I grew up taking CTA with my mother and
siblings. Sometimes we would opt to walk instead of taking
the bus because fare was too high for the five of us combined.
It is with this and much more lived experience with CTA that I
would bring to the board.
I am a longtime disability advocate with strong ties to
various disability groups and communities, both personally and
professionally.
At age 17, I began my disability advocacy through
writing and performing my own written work around the Chicagoland
area.
In my later teen years, I was connected to Access Living and
participated in their advocacy programs, Yield the
Power and Advanced Youth Leadership Power.
These programs were instrumental to my growth as a disability
advocate, as well as providing a place to connect with various
disability communities and cultures.
Part of my professional trajectory has included much growth in my
understanding about what access means in terms of
disability, but also race, class, gender, and
other forms of lived experience.
I was one of the co-creators of a disability cultural center at the
University of Illinois at Chicago, where I also completed my
undergrad and master's degree.
At UIC, I became a member of the Chicagoland
Disabled People of Color Coalition.
After graduation, I worked at UIC full-time as the program
coordinator of the center I helped co-create,
one of few disability cultural centers in the nation.
I was one of only two full-time staff members, and I
developed and implemented disability cultural programming as well as
accessibility practices that complied with the ADA,
and going beyond the minimum to provide equitable programming
for various communities.
I provided trainings on accessibility around the
Chicagoland area and provided resources as needed
to persons with disabilities.
Some of that case management involved resources to CTA and
RTA. I myself benefited from such
resources and continue to do so as a current CTA
rider. Like many other disabled people,
and I am a frequent CTA rider, for the CTA
provides independence to persons with disabilities.
Within my role as the program coordinator of the Disability Cultural Center,
I also learned about program budgeting and providing the most access
as possible within a fiscal year to build such trainings
and programsIn social work, we describe
ourselves as agents of change.
I am interested in sharing my expertise as a disabled CTA
user and mental health provider to improve
accessibility for everyone in the city, because access
is not just limited to disability.
Access includes physical, environmental, and
attitudinal factors.
My range of expertise is wide, and I want to
work with all stakeholders involved to continue making
CTA as equitable as possible.
Thank you for your time and consideration to my appointment.
Thank you.
Before I open it up for questions for the members of the committee,
I want to give an instruction.
When you go to speak, can you please introduce yourselves first
before prior to speaking?
With that said, Alderman Fuentes.
Thank you, Chairman. Lily, thank you for being here.
I'm Alderperson Jessie Fuentes. I represent the 26th Ward here in the city of
Chicago.
I'm excited that you are here. Not only do you have the professional,
personal, and social
sort of experience to be able to do well on the CTA,
I know how important it is for you to ensure that
someone on the board is thinking about safety and accessibility.
That when we think about individuals who leave their homes,
that there needs to be safe pathways and entrances, both to our
bus stations and our train stations.
That when we think about a public asset
that we have in the city, it should be a public asset that serves
everybody. You are an agent of change.
You have been well before this appointment, and you're going to be an agent of
change on the CTA board. So I'm excited to support you
today, and I urge all colleagues to vote aye. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, Alderman. Alderman Conway.
Alderman Bill Conway, 34th Ward, West Loop
area, and I probably have more L
stops and maybe bus stops than any other ward in the city because I have the area
where all the lines
come together.
So certainly take CTA appointments very seriously.
Yeah.
And,
a concern I have is that there are tens of thousands
of students who ride the CTA to school every
day in this city, and that rings true for me because
I was one of them-
Yeah
... who took the CTA bus to school every day, and it
was
truly a safe place and a
smoke-free space as well. So,
I just kind of wanted to hear your broad thoughts on how you think about
safety and smoking on the CTA. Noting that our
hearts are, of course, endless, but unfortunately the transit budget is
not. So maybe I wanted to kind of open it up to maybe
talk a little bit more on that. Thank you.
Yeah. Thank you so much for sharing your concern.
I am also really concerned about
safety on the CTA, as
are everyone who's gone before me
now, from the comments that I've heard today.
I very much think about safety from a standpoint
of
being able to provide various
ways to create that
accessible point for people
on trains and buses to make sure that there's
physical accessibility, like elevators, and
everything is working in terms of the lifts are working on the bus,
and there are enough people
to be able to assist if
something were to go awry on the train, for example.
And so I very much appreciate that question in terms
of safety. It is often, as a disabled woman of
color, it's very much on my mind as a frequent CTA
rider, and I also
took the bus all the time, and the train, and made various
transfers for when I was a student.
So I would definitely want to work with all the stakeholders involved and
think of creative ways, as well as how do we improve
the current ways that we are addressing
safety and/or maybe ways that we haven't thought about,
in terms of addressing how do we address that safety, right?
So,
I'm very open and very willing to talk
to the stakeholders involved, community orgs, and
definitely
bringing forth what they share with me and
sharing it with the board. So
I hope that answers your question.
If there's more to the question, please feel free to-
I just want to follow up real quick with something you said
... Yeah.
You said you think there should be more people to assist on
CTA. I didn't know if you meant
assist
persons with disabilities, or you meant police officers, or what you meant
by that particular part
Yeah
... or both, I don't know. Just-
Yeah. So I really like that question.
I'm open to thinking through what assistance could mean, right?
So for now, I'm thinking about it in terms of how to
assist even with
just thinking of my own experience, right, and others that I've heard around,
being able to find the buttons, for example,
that when you need assistance,
and you want to bring someone, call the
person working at the booth or the conductor, that
they're readily accessible and easier to find.
Sometimes that is an issue that
I don't often hear it talked about.
So those are the things that I'm thinking about.
That's fair, and how do you feel about-Police
presence on CTA
Yeah. So I
very much have a lot of respect for police officers, and I also
think that we can bring up
more forms of how do we work together,
be creative on ways that we can bring
more
options for
creating that safety and really delving
deep and connecting with our organizations.
I've already met with Active Transit Alliance and Better
Street Chicago, and so it's been quite an
experience
to be able to talk to them and hear their perspectives, and that's what I
want to bring, right? Everyone's wide range of perspectives
to the way that I would approach
board meetings. So thank you.
I won't go on the rant. To switching topics a little bit, I'm not going to go on
the rant about NITA that I went on before, but knowing that the CTA is going to be
part of
NITA and, the rigorous appointment process
we have to do here in short order and the short-term nature of your appointment,
just wanted your thoughts on how you're thinking about NITA and
the city's transition to that.
Yeah. I'm excited about NITA. I think that
it's been really confusing having
multiple bus cards, and
I've been a Pace paratransit user, and there's cards here and cards
there.
And so on the very personal logistical side, I'm
excited about it, but also being able to
offer a more streamlined approach for other people, I think
will be really quite a
feat that is coming to fruition. So
I really am excited for it, and
I think there will be some adjustments and some challenges that go
along the way with it. And also, I know that
the people involved work very hard, as
I will within the short time
that I will be on the CTA board, where
I have to be
confirmed.
Right.
Mr. Chairman, I know it's not by regulation, but by pattern
or practice, there's always been a disability advocate on the
CTA board. Noting that, as well as I think
Ms. Diego Johnson's great
response to some of these questions, I'm happy to support her appointment.
Thank you.
Thank you, Alderman Conway. Alderman Moore?
Yeah.
Thank you so much.
Chairman, again, Alderman David Moore, the 17th Ward. Thank you, Chairman.
Lily, I want to say thank you so much for taking my phone call and
for listening to my,
not much of a concern, but more of what was important to me.
I talked about Babette Williams, who lived in my ward, who recently
passed, who was a strong advocate for
people with disabilities, and I just want to make sure, who she
stayed in my office to make sure that that advocacy
continues, and you assured me that it would.
What also helps me today, besides yourself,
with a good record, is our
commissioner, Commissioner Arfeid, someone I totally respect,
someone that I appreciate and value, and in fact, if she's
supporting you, there's nothing else nobody else need to say.
And so, I fully support this appointment and look
forward to working with you.
Thank you so much, Alderman.
Just making sure. Just making sure.
Who's... Alderman Vasquez?
No, we have questions. I want everybody to have an opportunity.
Alderperson Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward.
I know we've had a conversation, but I just really want to
appreciate really how you came in your full authentic self,
even in this conversation. To be able to talk through not just the apparent
disabilities, but the ones that aren't apparent, I think is very valuable,
as well as your background in social work.
Because I think we talk about safety, but we're very broad when we talk about
safety on public transit.
And I think sometimes we lump in folks who have behavioral health issues or the
unhoused, and so I just want to get your thoughts on the current
status of what we're seeing there, and given your
social work background, plus your answer related to safety,
just kind of curious about your thoughts related to the population and what we can
do there.
Yeah. Thank you. I appreciate that.
I want to be
really careful because there are very valid concerns
around safety, and we do know that
people
with mental health conditions often
experience
more rates of violence
than they
are sort of made
to contribute, right? And the CTA
is
a way where it's,
they're available 24 hours, so they see a lot more than
perhaps something like
a clinic that is not open 24 hours, for
example. So I think we're seeing a lot of what might be
missing within mental health
systems and the various ways that
lack of resources impact
mental health and how that plays out when it comes to safety.
So-That's kind of how I'm
approaching it at this moment, and I'm definitely open to
discussing it more with other organizations,
and making more alliances, and liaise
with many communities
that also work within mental health system.
Thank you for that. I really appreciate the nuance in the answer,
because I think sometimes when we don't talk about the fact that we
don't have those resources 24/7-
Yeah
... right? We're then left going to CPD,
which may address some marginal part of the problem,
but doesn't address the root cause of where it comes from.
It also mismanages a resource that could be used elsewhere when it comes to
violent crime in other places, right?
And so I think having that kind of
perspective on it is super helpful to have somebody in this
position that helps guide where CTA is going.
And so I'm appreciative of that. I think the one,
I got many, but I think the one I'll mention as far as the recommendation here that
I brought up
really in budget hearings multiple years, is the fact that we don't really have
a CDOT CTA liaison. So I would
imagine in your experience to try to figure out...
Yes, Chris, you're a CTA us liaison.
I think CDOT in particular, or CDOT having somebody who liaises back.
And the reason why that's important is ADA isn't just
an intersection.
Mm-hmm.
It is how you're commuting from one bus station to the train
station, or from one train to the other.
And if those pieces aren't in communication when it comes to development and
design,
I think it's something where there's a lot left on the table.
And so I guess from your experience, is that something you think would be
beneficial given how you're needing to commute from one place to the other?
Yeah. Thank you for
that question. I
am thinking about it in the sense of,
I think that being able to
have that would be great. I'm currently not sure
either if that is the only way to
address it. Right?
And so that's why I want to have more
awareness, and
be able to provide more insight into how...
Or be able to gather more insight into how other people are also
viewing the situation, and also
bringing it more to the forefront of people's minds to help me
brainstorm other options too, so that we
don't get stuck in just limiting ourselves
to one potential
possibility. Because I see myself as
someone who, I want to think endlessly of all
possibilities and then settle on what works for
many involved.
I appreciate that. I think that mindset allows us to come up with more creative
solutions and better outcomes. And so I'm very excited about your
appointment to the board, and I will on the record clarify, the
CTA IGA team does an amazing job. We're talking specifically
interdepartmental conversation.
Yeah.
But
again, I really appreciate not only your perspective on the things, but your
experience in advocating for so many more,
and creating the kind of thing that I think,
and I don't want to overstate it, I don't think I will, actually leaves a legacy
behind for so many other folks who need access when we talk about what is a
very crucial public good in our city.
So, yes, I will be in support, and thank you very much.
Thank you.
Thanks, Vice Chair. I want to acknowledge Member Alderman
Brian Hopkins for purposes of quorum, and turn it over to him for questions.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Alderman Hopkins, Second Ward.
The topic I want to touch on today is not one that we want to discuss
in the month of April, snowstorms and ice accumulation.
We're beyond that for another season, right?
So we want to put it behind us, but nevertheless,
I'd like to get your assessment of the current level of performance
for clearing the CTA bus stops, et cetera, of
snow and ice. Particularly for people who use mobility devices, it can be
very challenging, as you know. And I just wanted to get a sense of
if we're doing an adequate job currently.
And also I'll share with you the direction I'm coming from with this line of
questioning. It's my opinion that diluting
the snow removal resources, particularly for pedestrians by trying
to expand it on a citywide basis, which is a topic of
conversation that we've engaged in for the last couple of years.
It dilutes the ability to concentrate snow
and ice removal on specific areas where it's needed most,
bus stops, et cetera. So I just wanted to get a sense of what your
thoughts are on that, and if you see any opportunity for short-term improvement
on the way we handle snow and ice removal on the CTA.
Yeah.
There's definitely room for improvement.
I think I'm not
at odds with other disability communities and groups, and
even
parents who use strollers, and
also, of course, wheelchair users and other mobility devices.
It's often the case that even
when the bus stops are clear,
there are still...
It's great that the bus stop is clear, but then the snow is
piled elsewhere on the sidewalk, right?
So you still kind of have to contend with it.
So I definitely think there's room for growth.
I have noticed that
it's gotten a lot better as I've gotten a lot older, so that is
definitely a good sign.
And I am hopeful that we can continue to improve.
Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No further questions.
Alderman Rodriguez?
Mm-hmm.
Lily, it's Mike.
Hi.
How you doing? Good to see you.
Good to be here with you. And forgive the
informalities, Chairperson, but Lily and I are
neighbors and- ...
I know exactly her route to the Pink Line, which
is one block away-
Yeah
... from where she resides on 22nd and Drake, and I grew up on 23rd and
Lawndale, which is about three blocks away.
Lily comes from a mother who in the neighborhood I would call a
chingona, someone who is one of our leaders,
who has a very high bar, as you can see before you.
Lily is magnificent in
not just her intelligence, her wit,
but also in your achievements.
I'm very, very impressed by your presentation today, but I'm not
surprised, particularly knowing your mother so well, your
sister so well, your family so well.
With that said, I'd remind the committee to what
Alderman Conway mentioned. Lily would succeed Michelle
Lee, a champion of disability rights.
Lily, you're our new champion, and I thank you for presenting
yourself before us today, and you have my full support, and I urge my colleagues
to support this gem of the 22nd Ward in Little Village
in this appointment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you.
Thank you, Alderman Rodriguez.
All right.
Okay.
All right.
Since there's no questions, I want to first, before we take the vote,
acknowledge MOPD Commissioner Rachel Arfa.
I apologize for not seeing you earlier.
And
yeah.
All right, Alderman
Rodriguez moves to pass on the motion. All in favor say aye.
Opposed, no. Any opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Congratulations.
Thank you.
All right. Page two, item three, appointment of
Marcus A. Jordan as a member of the Illinois Port District
Board for a term effective immediately and expiring January 1st,
2029, to succeed Charles Bowen, whose term has expired.
Appointment
2026-002405.
Oh, okay.
Mr. Jordan, all right, you have the floor.
Thank you.
Good morning, Chairman, Vice Chairman, and members of the
committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear
before you today and be considered for appointment to the Illinois
International Port District Board.
My name is Marcus Jordan, and I have spent my career at the intersection
of public infrastructure, workforce development,
labor relations, and equitable economic growth.
I come to this appointment with more than a decade of hands-on
experience in transportation systems, public works
operations, workforce governance, and infrastructure
investment.
From operating heavy equipment and serving as a union
steward on the front lines of municipal public works,
to now helping shape multi-state workforce and procurement strategies
that connect all communities to careers in construction,
logistics, and public infrastructure.
What draws me to this appointment
is that the Illinois International Port District
is not simply a transportation asset.
It is one of the most important economic engines in our
region.
This port is a true gateway for commerce across North
America, connecting global trade, freight rail,
roadways, and inland waterways.
It is exactly the kind of organization I want to grow
with,
where I can leverage my experience to help strengthen its
impact and expand opportunity.
But beyond commerce, I believe the port must also be a gateway to
opportunity.
If appointed, I will bring clear focus on three
priorities. First,
strengthening workforce pipelines
so residents in surrounding communities have direct access to careers
in freight, logistics, transportation,
and skilled trades.
Second,
supporting strategic and responsible development that drives
long-term economic competitiveness.
And third,
ensuring strong governance, fiscal accountability, and
transparency in how this institution serves both
industry and public.
I believe deeply that infrastructure should create
prosperity
that is visible not only in balance sheets, but in
neighborhoods, families, and futures.
I would be honored to bring this commitment of service to the board.
Thank you for your consideration.
Thank you, Mr. Jordan.
Alderman Conway?
Yes, Mr. Jordan, we of course had an opportunity to have a conversation.
I would just merely point out to the board that Mr.
Jordan has a lot of infrastructure experience, and his union background,
noting that the
Port Authority's had some labor issues, I think is a real
asset. So, Mr. Jordan, I have no questions, but I really just want to thank you for
taking this on, and heartily support your appointment. Thank you.
Thank you, Alderman
All right. Thank you, Alderman. Alderman Moore?
Well, last time, Joe went ham tonight.
Again, no questions, but
I think always the character of a
person looking for a new position or looking to be
appointed to a new position is based upon what they've already done
in the past. And like Alderman Conway said, man, it precedes you.
And I'm always excited when someone comes before
us who has not only worked with the alderman, but worked in the community to
help the community. I've seen that firsthand.
I've experienced that firsthand.
And
the fact that I've known Mr. Chuck Bowen over the years,
that's a seat. You're not filling shoes, but you're filling a
seat, and he's done an excellent job, and in his absence, I want to
commend him for the work that he's done.
But I couldn't think of a better person right now at this moment
to take on that spot. So, I fully support this appointment, and
I move to pass on this item.
Thank you,
Alder.
Thank you, Alderman Moore. Alderman Hopkins?
Yeah. One quick question. Any chance of finally scrapping the ghost
freighter that's been docked there for all those years?
Yeah.
Oh.
All right. What's going on here?
That was a serious question.
So honestly,
if appointed, that would be something that I would need to work with the board to
have a full understanding before I would be able to even
answer you correctly with that.
There's an amazing team that's already out there.
So, I would say if appointed, once I sit there and get the knowledge
on--
Because there's always a backstory to something.
So once I can get that knowledge to understand that, then hopefully one day I can
answer that question for you truthfully. Thank you.
Alderman Vasquez?
Am I passing?
We're good.
Oh, okay. I just wanted to make sure everybody had an opportunity.
All right. So
on the recommendation for approval from
Alderman Moseley, Alderman Moore, and Alderman Vasquez.
On the motion, all in favor say aye. Those opposed, no.
In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Congratulations.
Thank you, all.
All right. Pages three and four include 14 ordinances for
miscellaneous items introduced by the local alderman from Wards 3, 11,
13, 16, 17, 19, 25,
26, 36, 44, and 46. Can I get a motion to
recommend approval of these items?
So moved.
Alderman Fuentes so moves on the motion. All in favor say aye.
Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.
All right, guys, there being no further business before the committee, can I get a
motion to adjourn by the same roll call vote as applied to determine quorum?
Alderman Vasquez,
Vice Chairman Vasquez so moves. On the motion, all in favor say aye.
Opposed, no. Opinion of chair, the ayes have it.
A
meeting of the Committee on Transportation and Public Way is now adjourned.