Good morning everybody. Happy Monday.
Commit.
The committee on finance is called to order. We will now
have a roll call to establish quorum.
Vice-chair Conway.
All.
All the men with spider.
Alderman, Hopkins, Alderman Hall.
All.
Alderman Mitchell.
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all the
Auburn will come back to Albany Mitchell.
Alright, Alderman Harris.
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Automobile Alderman. Lee.
Alderman Ramirez.
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Alderman, Quinn, Alderman Lopez Alderman more.
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Alderman. Curtis
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all the
Ultima Noche.
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Alderman, Taylor.
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Alderman Mosley.
Alderman Rodriguez.
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Alderman Scott.
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Auburn, and Central Lopez Alderman? Burnett Alderman,
Irving Alderman Taliaferro?
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Alderman, Cardona.
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Alderman waguespack.
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Alderman Rodriguez. Sanchez Alderman Ramirez. Rosa
Alderman Villegas Alderman, Miss augments Bizarro.
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Armand, Vasquez Alderman, Reilly
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Alderman, condensing.
Alderman. Martin Alderman Silverstein
Cherry.
German dolls present.
We have 20 members Alderman, Irving's present.
Start.
Scott Allman Riley.
Oak.
Okay, we have 21 members present. We have a quorum
Alderman. Mitchell has requested remote participation under
the provisions of rule. 59, can I have a motion to allow
also moved by Alderman, Villegas all those in favor?
Signify by saying, I all those opposed in the opinion of
the chair, the eyes have it? Open and Mitchell? Are you
with us?
You.
He's not on Zoom.
Oak.
Okay, so we will keep moving forward at this time. We'll
begin the public comment period. The public comment period,
will be limited to 30 minutes out of respect for everyone's
Time. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. We have one
speaker who called in today, Peter says anska.
Pete.
Peter.
Hello.
We?
We can name is okay, my name is pizzas n**** and I live in
the 45th Ward, Copland who knew that a $100,000 legal
settlement does not Merit. So by the committee on finance
don't even Merit a Public Presentation by the Department of
Law. The Department of Law who negotiated the one
Hundred thousand.
Under $1,000, that woman knew that a $100,000 and $1
settlement would require a public place and presentation
who knew that all them and Gardner. Any sense, fired, Ward
superintendent, Charles machine guns to Cottage could just
on the spur of the moment. Raise up at 5. Mansi PD, task
force from the 16th District, a task force, that would
mount an investigation to determine a man's address. Pass
the address on to the computers of the task force, within
mere hours. So that Gardener and Taconic Circle, the man's
home in the city provided DSS truck tracked by GPS.
Confront, the man's roommates landlord / CFB member
Do.
Berate.
Berate the roommate landlord vfd member and then have the
police. Put the man who found a cell phone,
And returned it to the police station in the lockup who do
who knew that a version of the Ed Burke slush fund for
Wayward aldermen. Still exist. In the department of Hulu so
far.
Do you?
Byg has found probable cause that Gardener acted unethically
and having DSS employees hand out phony, we tickets a first
for sitting all the person federal judge found that
Gardener acted illegally by violating First Amendment
rights of citizens. The FBI presented, an affidavit that
alleges Garner took at least one bride to delay. 130
million dollar development, his own Warren, the Department
of Law recommends that taxpayers reach into their own
Pockets, not at the gardeners $220,000 War chest, to pay on
$100,000 legal settlement to address Gardner's voluntary
aberrant Behavior to enlist 5 CPD members into a personal
task. Force that mistreated. Only mr. George's roommate.
Slash landlord's last pee of you member, but also
mistreated and arrested. Mr. George himself so far, as We
Know,
Body.
Bodies. The committee on finance will hide the public
description of alderperson Gardner's aberrant Behavior
regarding Mr. George because of a $1 fig-leaf $1, 100000
and $1 vs, $100,000 1 dollars, let's keep it. A secret for
$1, don't tell the public what's going on for $1.
Garden.
Gardner's one of the.
Gardeners one of us.
Thank.
Thank you.
Thank.
Thank you very much for your public testimony. We have no
other speakers this morning. This concludes our public
comment. We have this morning, 11 items before the
committee on our agenda. Item number one from the
Department of Finance, on before we go on, I just want to
acknowledge all the minimum hoppenworth who's not on the
committee, but is here with us this morning. Item number
one is from the Department of Finance in ordinance,
amending Municipal Code sections, 9-10 1-0, 20
and,
And 9-10 2-0 2-0 to align the code with the newly enacted,
state law regarding automated speed and traffic law,
enforcement citations we have with us this morning, our
city comptroller. When we go, we also have members of the
Department of Transportation available to answer questions.
Call.
Come true.
Comptroller, take the hot seat.
Actually, it's cool this morning.
Thank.
Thank you committee. I come before you to talk about what
is essentially a technical change brought on by a state
law. Change effective 72823 the summer Public Act 1 0 3, 0
3 6 for an act concerning red light and speed cameras was
cited on the state level. That law had effectively two
items of importance today for the city of Chicago required,
that all speed and red-light citation it must be vested
solely but they missed polity and may not be delegated to
any contractor. This in turn meant that the city of
Chicago, which had historically used contractor for final
review of red light, and speed cameras to have to ensure
that a final review was done through City staff. We have
made that
Already.
Already, it was something that we felt was was necessary
based on the Statue to change immediately. There was also a
requirement to add within our, our city ordinance be vested
solely with the municipality and may not be delegated
language into our statute. So this change here is just
doing that. We have already work through to make sure that
our staff is doing the final review on red-light and speed
cameras. I'll pause there for any questions.
Alderman Taylor followed by all the Ben Reilly I like to
also acknowledge augmon waguespack for Coram. Thank you.
Chill woman controlla. Can you tell
Can.
Can you tell us what we were paying before? I guess what? I
guess you're a private company. So it's actually just a
change mostly in the order in which were reviewing. So
previously, we did have staff reviewing red-light and speed
cameras. But wanted to have a second eyes on those, and
that was what the company was doing Vera and kendrell. We
are still having them review, but we are the final review
on the process. It did require us to do a software change
of about $27,000 and we didn't shift over resources from
another area.
of our
Of our office to make sure that we had sufficient headcount
to cover everything in final review. So now it's actually
being checked three times. Once by us then buy 10 Provera
and then finally by us again to make sure that we're both
compliance with state law and making sure that we're doing
this proprietary. If the law is saying that we should be
doing it weird. So we do want to make sure that we have a
second eyes that are not internal to the offices. Best
practices in case that we're missing something internally,
we can have a discussion long-term if we want to have a
separate group, look at it, but we we figured we feel that
a third party group looking at it is, is beneficial to make
sure that we aren't. There's anything in a inappropriate
happening, just internally to the state city in this
company.
I think for just the change itself, it was 27. Let me get
the actual number. I think I might
One second.
No, it isn't one second. I'll get that to you. So they have
three sets of eyes that look at red light tickets before
and speed, check speed cameras before they go out to the
person that were ticketed, before they're finalized. Thank
you, all and Taylor Alleman Riley.
Thank you. Madam chairman. I wanted to follow up on some of
my colleagues questions, and, you know, that there is a
fiscal impact $27,000 and software upgrades. You also
mentioned, you had to reallocate some, some headcount tell
process this new work. How many headcount did you have to
shift in 2021? So, in totality it probably for cost of
moving headcount, any overtime needed to make the change.
Plus software was $460,000 in 2080 have enough resources.
As far as headcount to process. These without us, resulting
in a new backlog of the issuance of these tickets at this
time. We do we are hiring a couple more of that was already
in the plan to hire additional folks. Before this change, I
believe we will have the reading through that back like
right now and then we'll see if we need
Maury.
More resources Beyond then, but at this point in time we
are, we're meeting all of our standards. And on that point,
if you determine that you do need more headcount to keep up
with the work. I will not be part of your budget submission
for the next fiscal year. Yes. But at this point, we're not
expecting to have an increase in the section. We're also
looking at doing a couple of different pilot programs here
in the city. I know you're aware one with some curbside
enforcement, possibly using some cameras, either on buses
and City vehicles, or stationary, poles does this statute
cover those types of cameras as well? Know, this was just
red lights and speed cameras, the smart Street program
which I believe is what you're referring to was. I believe,
just moving violations which we we were looking actually at
some testing those cameras actually last week a bit. So
this shouldn't have an impact on that but we will have
additional Folk
Obviously.
obviously, very
Obviously available to help with that because of the
statute. Okay. And then finally, we're also looking at yet
another pilot program to deal with excessive noise from
altered mufflers and the drag racing Etc. Would this also
not be covered by the new statute change and I'm not
familiar with any other municipality that has that statute.
So doesn't seem to be considered in the
Stop.
Statue.
Statute. So, no. Great. Well, thank you for answering my
questions. Thank you, Madame share. Thank you.
Hearing no other questions. Is there a motion to recommend
approval of item? Number one, so moved by Alderman, Riley,
all those in favor, signify by saying, I suppose, in the
opinion of the chair, the eyes have it and we will report
to do pass recommendation at our next city, council meeting
item number two is from the Department of Water.
An ordinance, amending a November 7th 2022. Ordinance with
respect to authority to execute documents for opposed, 350
million.
What?
Wolfie alone to the city of Chicago.
From.
From the United States Environmental Protection Agency
deciding was previously held in committee on July 17th.
2023. Before we go to this item, I just want to acknowledge
all them and Mitchell. Are you on the line with us now?
Baby.
Have you join the meeting almond Mitchell? Yes. Yes, I'm on.
Thank you. All right. Thank you. We will count you. Two
words, corn will join this morning by James McDonald. The
deputy Corporation Counsel on the Department of Law, which
will report out this item morning.
We did it earlier.
Thank.
Nike Sherman now. And members of the committee, I'm here to
discuss item number to, which is an ordinance for your
consideration, which would amend a November 7th 2022,
ordinance, November, 7th 2022, ordinance authorized six,
different Bond issues or programs, including the, with the
alone at the chairman refer to, unfortunately, the article
of the November 7th 2022, ordinance, or the with you alone.
Only authorized one city, official. Execute the loan
documents, the Chief Financial Officer.
As you.
as your
As you know, the current Chief Financial Officer is Joe
Jaworski prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer. She
worked at pfm which is a financial advisory firm. That firm
has been advising the city on the with the alone. Therefore
under the ethics ordinance shelter. Warski the Chief
Financial Officer is recusing herself.
and,
Any involvement?
Any involvement in the with you alone at this time at as
CFO therefore we need to amend last year's ordinance to
expand the number of authorized City officers so we can
execute on the loan that the city council already proved
last November.
And then what the ordinance before you would do is to
change the operative section of last year's ordinance to
include the mayor and City comptroller and the commissioner
of water management as authorised officers, in addition to
the Chief Financial Officer and all those officials would
be authorized to execute the loan documents. So the city
could borrow under the with your program.
Thank.
Thank you. I'm available for questions.
All.
Alderman. Ervin.
Multiplayer.
Multipass.
Most.
Motion made by all the men, Urban recommending to pass all
those in favor signify by saying hi and opinion of the
chair. The ice happened, this item will be reported on in
our next city council meeting. Thank you mr. McDonald item.
Number three is from the Department of Housing, is an
ordinance concerning an amendment to the Redevelopment
agreement with Imani senior village Phase 1, LLC for the
development of Imani Village at 9621 South Cottage Grove.
In the air.
In the 8th ward.
We're joined by Cara bream's financial planning analyst
from the Department of Housing and others from housing.
Also, we have Patricia Eggleston from Trinity United Church
of Christ.
More.
Good morning. Good morning.
I'm
Again, my name is Cara bremnes on my financial planning
analyst in the Department of Housing multifamily Finance
division. I'm here this morning regarding the Imani
Village, senior apartment or posed for 9621 South Cottage,
Grove formerly known as 9633 located in the eighth. Ward,
where all the women Michelle Harris has been supportive of
the project since its Inception. She's been very patient
with us as the product has come back now. For the second
time as an amendment and also with me is Miz Huddleston and
in the audience, who represents Trinity United Church of
Christ to developing the project.
You.
You've seen this before so I'm going to be very brief. This
is the new construction 70-unit affordable. Senior
development with a range of incomes including eight at 15%
of the area median income, it's a 30. Roughly 33 million
dollar project being developed by SPM properties and
Trinity, 95th and Cottage Grove planned Community
Development series, which is a Community Development,
entity of Trinity United Church of Christ.
We?
We are here today.
We are here today solely for an amendment to the
Redevelopment agreement which is an exhibit to the
ordinance and the change is a change to the construction
start and potential end dates. So instead of June 2023 for
the construction start were asking for the change to
October, 30 minutes, dead of February 28th, 2024 for the
construction completion date. We are asking for the change
to December. 31 2025, both of those dates are reflective of
what we anticipate. The construction timeline will actually
be
and the
And then briefly the sources and uses. There are no changes
to the city council approved funding from November. So
again, this is a 32.9 million dollar project. The city is
providing a soft low on funds and 9% tax credits, as well
as donation tax credits to The Deal. There's no change to
what we've approved in the past what you have approved in
the past and this concludes the presentation I closed with
the with a rendering of what the development will look
like. We expect to start construction in the fall.
They?
Thank you. My
Thank you, Miss bremnes Alderman Harris. Thank you. Madam
chairman. I really support this project. This is the phase.
One of them senior housing. It'll happen on 23 anchors on a
23 acres of land owned by Trinity Church which is Imani
Village. It's a really green when I say that a real green
project in a green space and everything that Trinity does
is about peace health and Health Management. So I want to
thank everybody who's been a part of this. I do want us as
a body to consider looking at some of our rules that would
allow us just to change date. We lost two months and 3
months of time, on the project trying to get on that the
calendar just to change the date. Which sometimes happens
because it took us a long time to get to the point.
Close.
My clothes.
Clothing.
Closing it. So just in Nash and getting us to closing. By
the time we got the closing, we're at the point where I
date don't lie. Nothing match and I just think it's so
unfair for everybody is part of the process to be
penalized. So I'm as a body if we're not changing any
documents or changing, any money amounts or changing
anything substantial, just to come before the body to
change a date, is tenuous at best and very painful to
everybody.
also, I like for
Also, I'd like for us at the body to consider looking at
our rules to give Authority or a planning for housing and
for that matter, even planning and development to be able
to come in and to adjust dates cuz we're when we're not
changing anything else in a document other than this is
just to change the construction date. So they match up. So,
over something like this, I'm happy to support this and
happy to be here and I probably would do it a thousand
times if I could have a thousand projects. So with that
being said, I am super supportive of this, just wanted to
bring it to everybody's attention that some day and maybe
you sitting in the seat. And so you may want your project
to be able to move forward to, but I hope that everybody
can support this project. I've worked
8.
8 years to get to this point. But thank you and yours and
the 8th ward in Harris. Recommending, do pass all those in
favor. Signify by saying, I all those opposed,
All the time.
All the Taylor I didn't see you raise. Your hand was thought
you was. I was on a roll. I just want to ask how many
senior building do, they have all just across the city all
together?
This.
This particular group is that your question this particular
group on he has. This is their first, this group is a new
group. This is Trinity. Amani. Village is a entity in a
break off of Trinity, United Church of Christ. And so they,
this is their first gig at trying to put a whole 23, acre
land plot together that will include a hundred single
family homes and will include a community garden with a
community store. It will include at some point a hotel.
We've already done the early Parts which is the Health
Management side which is the advocate Trinity Medical
Center
is the
Is there they currently a mighty Village has a wonderful
open space that they partnered with the other media
community on uses or have great Community involvement. And
that grid is the call Cottage Grove Heights is super
involved in this project and and really stay on top of an
Amana Village has done a wonderful job through Apple, study
of a bonding with a community.
It was all about.
It was all about Health Equity and in this project and I'm
loving that they're going to use 7 Acres of city land to
do. The community garden and open up that community store
for the for everybody. To be able to come in and get fresh
fruits, and vegetables. To the West is the Metra station.
And then, on the west of the Metra station in Chicago
State. So going east from King Drive to get Chicago State,
the Metra you come up under the Viaduct at 95th Street in
the corner but everybody who the south side and know that
used to be called a house of kicks. And it is to be a fun
place for us to go. They have taken that space and of
course, Trinity can't see it. Cuz just if you looking at
the the tip of the
That would be a.
That would be on my left. You see, one of the other best
older two buildings that are owned by Chicago State that
are for sale and then just north of that would be
Thank.
Anchor Inn at Corners, 95th and cottage is the, The Advocate
Trinity and assist up on the hill. And then there's another
building behind it, just behind the just going south. I
mean, East from there and you will see, that's where the
hotel will be.
Set.
Stella Hotel will be facing 95th Street and these buildings
face Cottage Grove, so that you see the address 9621 and
that building. You see the railroad tracks. There, that's
there, is another line know which railroad rail line. It
is. What is a multiple real line, and then the trees and
all right in front, but then Cottage Grove.
Thank.
Thank you.
Thank you Alderman, Harris. I want to acknowledge. You've
been joined by Alderman, Hopkins, and vice mayor Burnett
Alderman, Harris, renews her motion, recommended you pass,
all those in favor signify by saying I opposed and opinion
of the chair. The I have it with a do pass, recommendation
of the ordinance will report it out at the next city,
council meeting vice mayor. Burnett, I thought you were
raising your hand just to save that you were here.
Thank you.
Thank you very much. I'm Madame, chairman just just had a
question. First of all, very excited, very excited for the
8th, ward and Michelle Harris, what a great job that she's
doing over there. And you know, it's a funny thing. I just
had to go to a meeting the other day with a bunch of
seniors on the Gold Coast. Write a bunch of seniors on the
Gold Coast as in my position is vice mayor, right? And I'm
on Lakeshore Drive and one of the things that they were
very concerned about was affordable living. But a right,
even though they are well-to-do singers, they still are now
on fixed incomes because they're retired. And they need an
affordable place to stay because everything keeps going up
on now. And that was some of the things matter. Fact, they
they would talk to me about the Department of Aging, and a
whole bunch of other stuff that me and the mayor has to
talk about. But anyway, I just want to say,
with the
With the Baby Boomers all coming of age of Michelle, you're
not at the baby at the end of that, you know.
And and more and more babies are a lot of baby boomers that
need a portable places to stay people on fixed incomes and
everything else is just going up around them. So I think
that's fantastic that you're doing this. We need more
affordable living for our seniors, and our city. And, and
also want to ask did this come before us before he, I
thought,
I just wanted to ask and ask this young lady here, how many
layers are funding? Is it that they had to do to do this? I
know it's kind of challenging. It is. Yeah, so it's their
receiving 9%, low income, housing tax credits from the
city, as well as donation tax credits for the the value of
the land. And then likely that the multifamily stop loans,
though multifamily
Thank.
Thank you, I'll demand for net. Congratulations, Alderman,
Harris. Yes, ma'am. Just so everybody knows the last
building. I built that was completed four years ago.
There's a waiting list of the alderman Burnett's point
about baby boomers. The waiting list is 3,000 people.
Thank.
Thank you. Thank you all the man Harris. Thank you. Miss G
will move on item number for, which is an item from the
Department of planning and development and ordinances
concerning the authority to enter into and execute an
intergovernmental agreement with the Chicago Board of
Education for the provision of tax increment. Financing
funds for roof replacement targeted, masonry, repairs
interior, finishes for the main addition and Branch
buildings at John McCutcheon Elementary School located at
4865.
Sheridan. Road and 4850 North Kenmore Avenue in the 46th
Ward.
Good morning. We're joined by Jamel Chambers and Ivan
Hanson from the Chicago Public Schools, the morning.
Good.
Good morning, Jim. And I are members of the finance
committee for the record. My name is Ivan Jansen. And the
cheapest Ali's officer at CPS. I'm also joined by Jamel
Chambers city council liaison for CPS and Tim Jeffries.
Imagine Deputy Commissioner Department of Planning and
Development. I'm here today to request your approval of an
inter-governmental agreement that provide Chicago public
schools with a 3.4 million dollars and tip assistance to
provide a full roof replacement at the main and Branch
buildings at McCutcheon Elementary School.
You're?
Ears.
Here's a map showing the general location of the school
within the city.
Add a
Out of school is located at 4865 North Sheridan Road in the
Uptown community area in the 46th Ward is located within
the Lawrence Broadway, TIF district. The school is bounded
by Gunnison Street on the south Marine Drive on the East
Ansel Street on the North and Sheridan Road to the West.
Exlines.
Excited. Here's a view of the school's main entrance located
on Sheridan Road, the pictures of the existing roof and
masonry McCutcheon's, the neighborhood Elementary School
serving 309 students and the pre-k through 8th grades, the
roof, masonry project include full roof replacement
targeting major repairs and some interior finishes, do the
water infiltration on the Main and the branch buildings.
If?
If approved, the inner Governor Greenwood authorized with a
3.4 million dollars, a tip, assistance with remaining 2.2
million coming from CPS phase. One of the project, it was a
roof at maestri is expected. Be completed in the third
quarter of 2024 and the interior. The expect to be
completed in 2025. I think you were considerations request
and I'm available to answer any questions that committee
may have.
Thank.
Thank you.
List.
Mister Hanson, and we'll start with the lemon Taylor. Good
morning. When do you open a new construction of a new start
next summer? That, what will the kids be for summer school?
Or we make arrangements that they would be somewhere else
for the summer but we would work within that area to make
sure that they're close to to do that in the staff and the
parents would know, you know, deathly prior to spring
break.
I said, thank you my
I said, Thank You, Ma'am.
I said, thank you. My birthday. Thank you. Any other
questions? We do have all the movie agus.
Make.
Making manager, quick question. CPS just recently, put out
some information around to deferred maintenance and came up
with a number for 14.4 billion for was going to be needed
in order to address emergency building repairs and fully
renovate. All 522 a b schools, 14.4 billion. So my question
is, is relates to the Deferred maintenance and the Tif
request that are coming to the city council. What CPS is
playing to dress, deferred maintenance issue with the 14.4
billion. Are you guys embarking on some type of capital
program? Are you guys looking at going to the state to get
funding? The feds or you solely trying to rely on Tif funds
in order to complete the 14.4 billion dollar wreck of the
great question. We are not looking to solely $50, we are
putting in a long-term plan to
Weather.
We're definitely going to be looking out to the state and
sides for providing some assistance and then could you
provide what that plan looks like. Because I think that
14.4 buildings a big number and I don't know. Ultimately,
what's CPS leadership's going to land on with that number?
What the vehicle for fun?
But given the fact that most capital projects are tied to
property taxes. I would Envision that some point CPS will
be looking to raise property taxes in order to fund 14.4
billion in capital that dollars. Also, I think this the
state of a couple years 23 years ago is like the school
board. So the fact that
because,
it just going to be a separation of the city and CPS even
though they were technically is right now, have you guys
Factor dead end into how you going to fund it before but
your Capital plan?
So, we are working through the plan. Now, once we have a
plan together, we're just rolling out some public
engagement. So we were looking for ideas from the
communities. Also, so once that plan is establish, we will
definitely get us through the chair to you.
I just I just obviously I'm not going to I'm going to
support whatever my colleagues as relates to tip spending.
But I think that the continuation of CPS continue to come
here for $10 is a problem and the fact that you're putting
in less than 50% of the funds in the repair is a problem
because the city council we have plans that we're trying to
do the tips that are better attempt dollars per my statute
and typically used for economic development and
I know that.
I know that Rufus needed. Look at me wrong, I'm just saying
that. I'm trying to make sure that we're using the tip
dollars in order to encourage Economic Development, which
in turn creates revenue for the city. So just want to make
that on the record. Thank you all the men. All the men
menabung worth
Thank.
Thank you, share the 48th Ward and the 46th Ward have
adopted McCutchen. So, my question is well, I wanted to
share with you as I am learning, what my neighbors want. We
have many new families that I talk to you on the street who
want to stay in uptown. They love a John Argyle and they
love the proximity to Lake and do Transit. And to the small
businesses that are within walking distance and is there
walking around with their strollers. They're imagining
themselves and including where their kids will go to
school. Love the idea that people can walk to school and
walk to their churches, or whoever they practice their
faith, and, and to Recreation. So, we're looking at
holistic approaches and I believe that schools are really
cornerstones of communities.
I'm
Families. Talk to each other. They would, they want to send
their kids to Neighborhood school. So I guess since
McCutchen isn't officially in my ward, can you just confirm
for me a couple things about the school? The makeup of the
school? And or instance, the percentage of the housing and
secure kids that go to that school, we can get that
information to you through this year.
We want our neighborhoods to stay diverse and that includes
not only race but also class people, people come to the
city for that reason. And so we want to preserve the not
only those who are here but also give new families reasons
to stay. And I think that's through school. So I I'm
supportive of this is proposal even though it's not in my
word and my colleague, and then thank you for all your
work. Thank you all would like to say that. We do have a
letter of support from all the men, clay. I so want to make
sure our colleagues know that and I want to acknowledge all
them and Silverstein and all them. And see, Joe Lopez is
part of form. Can I get a motion to recommend approval of
item number for? So moved by Alderman, Harris, recommending
to pass.
although,
All those in.
All those in favor. Signify by saying I opposed in the
opinion of the chair, the eyes have it, congratulations to
Alderman, clay and augment Manahawkin were a thank you
Ivan. I'm sorry. I'm sure Mel. Good to see you.
Okay. Item number five is from the Department of Planning
and Development. It's an ordinance concerning a
Redevelopment agreement with and provision of tax
increment, financing funds to eat. She would l3c for the
renovation and Lease of spaces to food service providers at
1022 West, 63rd Street in the 16th ward were joined by a
Jim Jefferies.
Man.
Madden.
Managing, Deputy Commissioner from dpd and Dionne Lucas
from EG would co-managers here,
The more.
Good morning. Ty Dolla numbers with finance committee for
the record. My name is Tim Jeffries managing Deputy
Commissioner in the department of Planning and Development.
This item request, your approval of a Redevelopment
agreement between the city and EJ would l3c for the purpose
of authorizing. The use of up to 5 million dollars into
funds to develop along vacant building, as a as to sit down
restaurants with a third space that will serve.
Restaurant in.
Restaurant incubator.
I've
Are the subject property is located at 1022 West, 63rd
Street, which is in the Inglewood community area and
Inglewood Neighborhood. TIF district of the property.
Subject. Alder is Stephanie Coleman of the 16th ward.
I,
You can see her an aerial view of the greater Inglewood
neighborhood with 1022 West 63rd Street. Highlighted the
subject property is located to the north east corner of
63rd and Carpenter two blocks west of the Halstead Parkway
Shopping Center at 63rd and Halsted. It is also in close
proximity to the proposed Inglewood connects project which
is highlighted in blue and is the subject of item of the
next item on today's agenda as well as the
under-construction Thrive Inglewood housing projects which
is highlighted in yellow.
The Sun.
The subject property is in approximately 10:00 10500
square-foot two-story building originally constructed
around 1910 as a mixed-use property. Typical of Chicago's
commercial corridors. At the time of the building has
experienced significant deterioration over the years. And
after a court order, it has been at least partially vacant
for nearly 30 years. The ground floor was most recently
used by a small restaurant and consignment store, but has
been vacant since 2016. After a period of non-payment of
property, taxes, the Cook County Land Bank Authority, took
ownership of the building in 2019.
Shown here.
Shown here is the interior of the building. As you can see,
the conditions are poor. The structure of interior, a
Shinto, both the buildings cosmetic and structural
elements.
In this photo of the building, you could see more damage
and the overall poor condition of the property including
the ceiling. Clearly collapsing. On the left side of the of
the photo overall, it is in need of major improvements to
bring it up to a state of good repairs and without
intervention, the building will most likely continue to
deteriorate and eventually required. Demolition
The current proposal would however fully restore the
building in order to develop three. Turn Key Restaurant,
spaces, flexible dining space, shared offices and common
storage. The tenants for the restaurants include Ellie's
urban grill. The casual restaurant focus on sports and
entertainment past the Peace of soul, food restaurant in
Inglewood kitchen, acco sharing space that can be used by
up to five entrepreneurs. Eventually, looking to open their
own restaurants. This incubator space is of particular
relevance given the project close proximity to Kenny,
Kennedy King College and it's highly regarded culinary
program.
Let's go.
The scope of work for the project is significant and
includes the remediation and environmental contaminants,
including asbestos roof replacement, extensive masonry,
repair, Foundation repairs. A total replacement of the
building's interior mechanical systems and Anna full
interior build out of the of the spaces in total. This is a
gut rehab of the building into the developer of the project
is eg would l3c a collective of local Englewood residents
and business owners that aims to develop real estate for
the long-term benefit of the community would is uniquely
structured as a low profit limited liability company or an
LG L3, see which is used primarily by social Enterprises
with established missions by one of the key features of an
l3c is that it is required to maintain a low level of
profits in order to pursue the larger social Mission rather
than maximizing. The company's profitability in the case of
e g would that mission is the Redevelopment of englewood's
commercial corridor.
Buy in for locally owned small businesses.
I'll
Are the total construction cost is an estimated 7.1? If
approved, this agreement authorizes dpd to provide up to
five million or 70% of the budget in Tif, in addition to
study assistance. The capital stack includes $90,000 in
equity and $2000000 in lender financing.
If?
If approved the Redevelopment agreement will reimburse, the
developer up to 5 million dollars into foul trouble costs
across for payments. Three would be provided at Milestones
during construction with the fourth and final disbursed.
Upon the issuance of the certificate of completion of the
city's investment will be protected by Provisions in the
RTA that require each would occupy the space and
continuously operate the restaurants for the term of the
agreement and if they close during this period the project
and developer obligated to reimburse the city for any
previously dispersed if buns.
When?
Once you once complete, this rendering shows the planned
exterior improvements of the property. As you can see, the
building was designed with a distinctly more modern look,
but it does retain the turrets that have helped Define this
corner of 63rd Street for the past hundred years.
Overall dpd is highly supportive of this proposed EG Woods.
Development of the project has a strong alignment with the
community's desire for more locally owned businesses,
including sit-down restaurant options. Additionally the
ownership model of Easy Wood. Ensures that the success of
this project will lead to further successes for the
neighborhood in the future given that as well as the that,
that fact, as well as the project location in close
proximity to other City Investments, as well as the
incubator component DVD believes that this project has the
ability to be a highly catalytic. And that's meant not just
for 63rd Street at the Englewood neighborhood. Has a hole
for all those reasons dpd is recommending, the use of
Tifton
Start this project.
Time to.
Thank you. Tim. Before we go to questions from the
colleagues I'm going to ask Dionne Lucas. If you could step
forward and say something about you or your project
proposed project. Good morning everybody, my name is
Dionne, Lucas. I am a member and I call myself to, defacto,
president of EG, would that tends to happen when you get a
Gather in a community and it decide, you're the guy that's
going to keep going. So we started in 2017 and it was under
the inner wealth. Grant the retail Drive Zone in initially
was really just to support some of the people that I had
met in the community as an architect and going to them and
say hey do you need help? Applying for Grants, will we
apply for Grants all of us wand and we decided that it
shouldn't be just for the benefit of the individuals who
started it? But how could we use the assets in the
development process to help anyone else coming behind us?
So what
See you.
C is the second of many buildings that we intend to do both
in Englewood in other areas which will be leveraged to help
other Arch bonura. So is not a development group or
institution. That's traditionally based in one person or
group of people investing and receiving benefit from that.
But leveraging those assets to do more across the city of
Chicago because we all know that small businesses are, what
keeps our community is thriving. And this is one of the
do the
Do the few opportunities we're leveraging to do that. So
thank you.
Thank.
Thank you, mr. Lucas, I will take questions starting with
all them in Martin.
make a
Making sure all. I'm happy to support this project and have
a few quick clarifying. Question first, proximately how
many kitchen spaces are envisioned for the project right
now at 3 total 33 total spaces, 3-g right onto State spaces
to functioning as traditional restaurants but there can be
a restaurant as well just to be clear and happy to talk
offline if if definitions are unclear. But like not just
overall restaurants but kitchen spaces three correct form
if I got this wrong but there's three discrete spaces. One
on each half of the building on the east and west side and
then a third up about approximately how many
Play.
Like stoves Standalone Stokes. I'm going to have to be
honest that way. So there's there's three eight burner
stoves
Okay, that's all I. Thank you. Thank you all them, and
Martin. All them and Lee.
Thank.
Thank you. Madam chair. Just one quick question and I like
my colleague. I'm excited to support this. This project.
I'm not familiar with the l3c, designation. Does that
exempt them from property taxes? No, it's still a
for-profit entity. It's just structured a little bit
differently at things as a social Enterprise, is it?
It is somewhat straddles, the line between a non-profit
mission base model, plus a traditional LLC that incubates
the greater the risk, but it is for profit, The Profit
serve or back into the entity. That's excellent. I
appreciate that. That was my only question manager. Thank
you. Thank you. Tim. If we used to, have you done a deal in
the city of Chicago on using this type of model, before we
have not, which is part of the reason, this project is
exciting, it seems to have a lot of potential and so we
would like to see up successful project do this.
Alderman Villegas.
Take.
Take me to check does this property right now what's the
current tax bill right now? For that property is owned by
the land bank, so it's zero, but it'll go back on the
rolls. I don't have the, I can, we can crunch the numbers
and get the anticipated, it to fund government. So I
appreciate this type of project in the way that allies with
Kennedy, King's culinary class sounds like an exciting
project. So if you can get that information yesterday to
text, that will be properly ultimately pay. Thank you all.
The man was spotted.
Thank.
Thank you so much. Just wanted to support the project as
well. What I mean, you look at the illustrations for the
property in this, it gets that bad but for test Fort, if we
know that God for bringing Tiffin to this equation, the
property doesn't happen both based off of the physical
condition of the building, but also the economics of the
project. So I'm really glad that were supporting it. One
quick clarifying, question.
Lower.
Low top.
Low profit Corporation, the L3 see they're also the operator
of the restaurants as well. Was it accurate? So our l3c is
so low profit limited liability company and the the way
we're currently designed is that the owner operators are
also part of the organization itself. And the the goal is
is that all of our entrepreneurs who occupy our spaces
eventually will be co-owners of all of our assets. So it's
like, you know, you own stock in Forge and you have a Ford
vehicle cuz you own stock, you want to be a part of that
economic success. So that's really the objective. Is that
not only are we listening to our like people of the
community who developed in the community but they have some
sort of either voting rights or say and they get to tell us
what to do with the assets is very difficult.
To do because people always have their different ways in
which they want to operate things and do things. But we
think this is the best way forward. Deputy Commissioner
about how all rents are built into the Project based off of
the fact that everyone is coming at this from this really
collaborative mission-driven perspective. I feel like it
takes that concern off the table for me, so I really
appreciate it night. I'll just call off for the record
dementia.
Deputy Commissioners wearing the ring.
Deputy Commissioners wearing a really delightful Morton
salt with help and it's fantastic. That we have. Our first
development is at 1122 West. 63rd Street is the first batch
of our entrepreneurs, which included our firm, a barber
shop in a retail store and everybody is co-owner of the
asset as well. And we intend to continue that Trend as we
develop more, thank you.
Thank.
Thank you, ma'am. You can you tell me how much in community
engagement was this party is at Southwest?
Socially, yes. And reality not really. I would say
community engagement happens with us every single day. Our
our practice is located on 63rd and Main. I'm a part of a
much, every Community Committee and Inglewood the quality
of life plans. And we've become sort of the de-facto
architect for most groups in Inglewood. So all the stuff
that we do and everything we embody is community service
everyday. It doesn't start when you do a project because in
my opinion that's just have Hazard, right? We do it. Like,
I'm going back to the community. I have a meeting with
teamwork. I have meetings with rage. We're we're you know,
Quality of Life, Plan leaders and directors and things of
that nature. And we also share a lot of our
Price.
Processes when we have those meetings. So, typically
developers don't want to expose, like what's happening? Why
costs are so high or what's driving those issues. We we
show them because we want them to understand like where
it's going and why we need more people to be active in this
space. Otherwise you're just going to keep you. No no
offense but siphoning it off to other folks who really
don't have a stake in the community itself in the funds are
there and a lot of people just don't know how to access
those
I'm not disagreeing with you. This is part of
I have a portion of that Tiff and it was never a
conversation. Not that I'm not going to support it. Cuz I
don't know about the other project or you have the
barbershop and I do like that. Where did the concept come
from? Is this something you all just came up with is you
would or do you mean the whole model? 2015? We start off as
the Englewood Drive zone collective and that's when we had
the contract to buy the building and it was, you know, we
had conversations with a few Folks at the prior to your,
you know, it's only another the role and it was, it was
really just out of organic growth. We had a group of
people. We didn't really understand what we were doing. I
had a few personal resources as far as people who could
educating guide me through the process and I'll be honest.
It was my wife who told me
I just can't be.
I just can't be a narc.
I just can't be an architect. I have to be a Stewart and
from there we created Easy Wood which is Englewood for sure
but it was designed to be a service to the people and
residents of the community and we're at we're open. So you
know if you everybody wants to learn about the business
model where we are in our process and our growth were more
than welcome to you, no share everything. We share, we
share everything in our finances are process. These are
business model or structure because we want more of this,
right? We want to see more of what we're doing. I am I
apologies if we haven't reached out but more than welcome
to come to your office and Cher.
I think.
thank you old man Taylor
Can you go back to?
Maybe.
Maybe it's the second slide in the face today.
I Can Fly.
Go back. I missing something.
Was there a breakdown of the
Can you tell me, what are the song cost in the Hard House,
soft? Carson hard cost. I am probably not qualified to tell
you that cuz I am a designer, but I know it's some pics of
design engineering. There's some other like, overhead legal
attorney fees and we have a whole spreadsheet. Can I email
it to you? Thank you. Thank you.
Any.
I'm either stay at 286k and architecture. Can we give you
that saw cost? Is everything leading up to the construction
so we can get the specifics of that to you like Matthew.
I see.
I see, no other questions. I'm sorry Alderman, Riley, thank
you, madam share and like everyone here. I'd claw, DJ wood
for the. The mission are undertaking here. And clearly,
this is a project that is needed in in the, in the
neighborhood. And so obviously, I'll be supporting this.
Well, but I just want to understand. And again we'll get it
for the chair on the hard cost side. It might be helpful
when we're getting Tif request for projects like these that
the department automatically share with us the pro forma
that supports the request. So you don't get questions like
this. Because for me, when I was doing the math on a 10,000
square-foot building, 500 bucks, a square foot. Plus in
hard cost seems like a lot of money. So having a ProForm,
what I think allow us to come to these meetings better
prepared to engage with the developer and and and discuss
the project as a whole. So that's the
for you.
For you of the chair. Thank you received. Thank you very
much. And again this is a great project and I wish you I
wish the group. Well, thank you.
Play.
Thank you, Robin Riley.
is the
Is there a motion to recommend approval of this item?
Number 5 moved by all the men, Cardona recommending to pass
all those in favor. Signify by saying I posed an opinion of
the chair. The eyes have, it will report this out at the
next city council meeting to do pass, recommendation.
Are the?
The next one on our agenda is item. Number 6, the
department of Planning and Development. It's an ordinance
concerning an amendment to the Redevelopment agreement with
Inglewood before I go to this one. I just wanted to
something, I forgot to say that all the men, Stephanie
Coleman was in support of the other project. So, we did
have a letter of support from her item. Number 6, from the
Department of planning, and development is an ordinance
concerning an amendment to the Redevelopment agreement.
With Englewood connect LLC, for the development of the
Inglewood Square, Phase 1, a project loaded at 60 located,
at 6205 South Peoria, Street in the 16th ward. We're joined
today by Terrence Johnson. The assistant, commissioner from
the Department of planning and development and Zeb. McLaren
is the developer, but he cannot be here today. So
Gabriella, Herrera and Tracy.
McKenzie.
Mackenzie are here in his place morning. Good morning,
thank you very much for the record. My name is Terrance
Johnson as his commissioner of the Department of Planning
and Development. I'm here today to request the amendment of
a Priestly approve, Redevelopment agreement between the
city and they will connect LLC for the purpose of
redeveloping. The historic Englewood Firehouse into a
commercial kitchen, and event space, as well as sell and
write down a city-owned property.
OK. Google connect project is located at 6205 South. Peoria
Street in Englewood community area, in Inglewood Mall, TIF
district. The properties. All person is Dabney Coleman of
the 16th ward where you just heard is supportive of the
project and the amendment.
it's a
The subject property highlighted in red is shown on this
map, is Amelia Northwest of the intersection of 63rd and
Halsted and is part of the larger Englewood Square project.
The multiphase Redevelopment of the historic core of
Englewood Community Phase 1. South of the site was
completed in 2016 and contains approximately 48000 square
feet of grocery-anchored retail space.
How?
Call.
Also in close proximity is the Drive Englewood Housing
Development shown in yellow as well as the just approved
EG. Would project in blue.
it's part of,
As part of the development of phase, two of the angles
Square project DVD. Released a request for proposal in
August of 2020 result of that process and the related
Community engagement effort was the selection of the
multi-phase Inglewood connect project as a winning
respondent.
The price.
The project was always intended to first developed the
Historic Firehouse as phase 1A with your dishes.
But you did.
With the additional two sites developed as Phase 1 B and C
at a later date.
Show me the current condition of the phase 1 a site which
includes a Historic Firehouse. While the building has
maintained a good degree of his historic, characteristic,
the interior is in need of significant work to bring it to
the state of good repair.
In.
In June 2022, city council approved a Redevelopment
agreement with Angela connect LLC to develop the Historic,
Firehouse and surrounding city land as part of a
three-phase Redevelopment.
Is.
Let's go.
The scope of phase 1A has not changed. Since that time, it
will convert the existing 9,000 square foot Firehouse into
a commercial kitchen and event space resulting in 28, 2:47,
new jobs, and 100 temporary construction, jobs.
Are opposed.
Aeropostale endemic cost increases as well as higher than
anticipated costs associated with the Redevelopment of a
historic property have increased cost of phase, 1A by 54%
required additional Capital to fill the Gap, funding Gap.
The developer increase its Equity contribution to the
project to 1.4 million dollars and the city proposes to
increase its stiff contribution by $1000000. From sickness
across All Phases to seven million dollars for Phase 1. A
only
The amended Redevelopment agreement. Also, accelerate the
closing construction and completion on Phase 1, a by
removing future phases from the agreement, the amendment
remove Lane convenience and Tif allocation restrictions
tied to phase 1B and 1C, which are not as far along as
phase 1A allowing the developer to focus entirely on.
Expediting the completion of the Historic Firehouse.
The current cost of phase. 18 is an estimated 11.8 million
dollars. If approved, the agreement will authorize the
reimbursement of an additional 1 million dollar in Tif
funds, for a total of 7 million-dollar for eligible
development caused additional sources of funding. Include
1.4 million in equity and 3.5 million in property, assessed
clean energy, or paste that
I'll
Outside of the amended terms that I previously described
the terms of the agreement remain largely unchanged. The
city will continue to provide the developers funding, as a
reimbursement of Tif eligible costs as two payments. The
first being 750,000 on the execution of the RTA and the
balance of funds, an estimated 6.25 million will then be
paid on the issuance of the certificate of completion.
Developer has committed to work with the with City agencies
to recruit hire and train, City residents for permanent
jobs in the Redevelopment. And additionally, as part of the
agreement, the historic my house will be designated as City
of Chicago, Landmark following completion of the project.
this is,
This is a rendering of what Historic Firehouse will look
like once completed.
Deep.
Dpd in support of the project as it will provide new
business and economic development improvements to the
Inglewood Community. It will renovate a vacant Historic
Firehouse and return, vacant city on Parcels to productive.
Use the project has strong support of the community, and
the other woman who has provided a letter of support,
At.
I think you for your consideration of this request as
mentioned, I'm joined by Gabriella, Herrera attorney for
it. Would connect and Tracy, McKenzie and engineer with,
with Ingo will connect as well. We're happy to answer any
questions. You may have.
Before we go to questions, is Miss Herrera or Miss.
Mackenzie, is there anything that you want to add to this
presentation? Okay, thank you. I'd like to acknowledge
Alderman, Taliaferro. All them in myth and all them. And
Curtis have joined us for purposes of Quorum and we'll
start our questioning with the alderman Villegas followed
by by Sher Khan way around the tax tax revenue pay no
taxes. Now, what is completed, what's the proposed tax?
Bill? Approximate being provided through this year. Is this
also on the same site where the Whole Foods closed crumbs.
It's immediately to the north of where Wholes Food was,
okay?
When?
When I?
When at home?
When that Whole Foods was constructed, was there already and
places when that project was put together a Lancelot? Yes.
Because they close were we able to recoup any funds or
anything like that. For that deal. We didn't provide any
any Tif funds in for that, for the whole foods. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you by store Conway, a woman.
My.
My questions regarding I know, we haven't done a lot of our
Pace financing in in here in Chicago and it's good to see
you. If you can maybe explain how it's going to function in
this case. What that's going to be used for in and the
general terms, as I suspect, we're going to see more of
these. I would hope we have had, is, is used to promote
Energy Efficiency in terms of Redevelopment & N
construction. Essentially it is, it is a loan that a
development can take out but then it's all. So it's paid
back through a tax levy on the on the property. So it's
going to majan. It's at the invitation of that can be
stressed out for as long as it also that won't stays with
the property through sales and until it's toys repaid.
What's?
Social.
What's an excellent tool for the city does have, you know,
we've got an administrator that that works with us on on
Pace financing the county as well. But and then there's
also a private folks that are doing doing the same thing.
So it all turned is based on who's got the best rates as
well. So do we know in this case, what part of the Energy
Efficiency is going to be funded by this. Is it going to be
like LED improvements is going to be solar something like
that and about how long is do, do you know how long the
amortization period is going to be on that?
D. I think a lot of the Energy Efficiency is going to be on
the Windows replacement. Again, it's been an old
dilapidated build from for quite some time, to see if
there's anything more.
I appreciate the creativity and something. We should be
looking at more often. So seeing how you been actively used
in this case. I think we'll educate us offer future as I
say this as a former solar energy developer and I know what
has really caught on in this state. That's why it's I'm
interest yourself for the record.
Kenzie. I'm with McLaren development Partners. Part of the
development team.
And you.
And yes, most of the pace financing will go towards the
windows and the efficiency there.
And do we do we know how long the amortization period is
yet? Or is that something not yet determined? Or do we even
have a directional number at this point? I would be saying
if you would be guessing, I can do that to a chair in terms
of how their financing it that's more because you're not
coming through us. It's more of their financing and how
they managed that but I can get that information for you.
That would be wonderful and I commend you both on using
this tool here to get this project done. Thank you manage
and thank you very much. We do have the full support of
aldermen, Stephanie Coleman, who has given us a letter of
support? Is there a motion to recommend approval of item?
Number 6?
Movie.
Move on.
Move by Alderman, Ervin, recommended you pass all those in
favor signify by saying, I all those opposed in the opinion
of the chair. I didn't hear any, I
In.
In the opinion of the chairs, the eyes have it, the do pass
recommendation of the ordinance will be reported out at the
next city council meeting in October 4th I'm number seven.
Thank you. Terrance item. Number seven is a resolution,
concerning the creation of the subcommittee on Revenue,
under the committee on finance and appointment of the
chair, Vice chair and members. I think you all will recall
that in May of this year, we supported the council
supported Council reorganization of call, the unity plan,
and under the creation of this revenue, and under the
creation of this work, the revenue committee is the final
component of that plan and creating a revenue subcommittee.
Will help our Council brainstorm and access proposals to
raise the much-needed money.
Rap.
Revenue, we need for the city of Chicago. And so you have
received the resolution by email last week. There's also a
copy on your desk and I won't read the entire resolution
but it is resolved that this subcommittee on Revenue, be
created with all the men will haul as the chair Alderman
Dowell as the vice chair.
All the way.
Alleman laspada, Harris, Ramirez, Taylor Mosley
rodriguez-lopez Burnett. Irvin Rodriguez, Sanchez Conway,
ramirez-rosa Vasquez, Riley. I'm sorry, Alderman Riley. It
is not included in that. Thank you Knutson and Martin be
the members of that subcommittee.
Sweeney.
Do we need to change the system?
and,
Any questions or comments on, on this hearing? None. Can I
get approval to thank you all them. It's almost all those
in favor, signify by saying, I opposed in the opinion of
the chair of the eyes, haven't chairman Hall, is this
something you'd like to say regarding this committee? I'll
just thank you all for your vote of confidence and looking
forward to getting to work. Thank you, Beth and Cher.
Find.
Find us that money.
All right.
Move.
Movie.
Moving on, the item number 8 is an ordinance introduced by
all the mascot waguespack of the 32nd. Ward designating
1868 through 1878 North Milwaukee Avenue, as a low
affordability community, in the 32nd. Ward, is there a
motion to refer this item to the appropriate committee? The
committee on housing and real estate. All the men
waguespack, thanks, German. I was just going to mention
that. If anybody does these in the future of the law for to
beat affordability Community program, that's through the
general assembly. It should go to housing in real estate
instead of Finance. Just we were told to bring it here, but
that's the appropriate committee. Thank you. Thank you.
This is, I'm sure it's a general assembly program. That
offers developers an opportunity to utilize reduced
assessments / 8.
Long.
Longer. For newly constructed residential and I think
rehabbed or improvements to existing residential real
estate and they have to have at least 20% of the
multi-family units at or below maximum rents as defined in
that little affordability area. So, it
Angel.
Changes according to each each of those areas. So in this
case would be Logan Square community area. I don't know
what all the other percentages would be around the city,
but essentially, they get a
Are.
A reduced assessment. As long as they keep the units
affordable for a minimum of 30 years. And is this the first
time this has been utilized? No, I think other colleagues
have used them in years past. This is the first time I
have. Okay? Thank you, I guess.
Thank.
Thank you very much. My check I was curious cuz we've been
looking at it as well as far as a designated an area of low
affordability Zone. Part of my question for alter
waguespack is, is it just like a project? Is it a
neighborhood? Like how, what was the size? I guess of the
low, for Ford abilities on her. What you wrote by the
community areas. So as long as the developer bring sedan
under that state program, they're able to utilize it, I
didn't realize it existed. Unless some I think we had my
dad might have voted on it with all them in her veins
before, but I didn't catch that you could do it in all the
community areas, as long as you kept to the state
guidelines.
How big or how small?
How big or how small Rachel if you're coming to do a
project in the area that it's already underneath those kind
of guideline. So that's all I have things. Really just
focused on the Assessments in urban.
Dance.
To answer your question, ottoman. It is site-specific and
it is Cypress specific. So anytime that someone wants to
use a designation, it would have to come to Council in that
specific that B has to be specifically laid out PIN
numbers, the whole kit and caboodle. Similar going to put
in the same vein as a 6-speed, how we do with 6 be pretty,
pretty similar in process. We did one over in Illinois.
Medical District for a thing was a 80 or 90 you project.
Again, 20% of the units are marked as before. You can be as
low as 15. With the real break comes at 6:20. So it's a,
it's a good tool, especially in areas where you don't have
any other plans, you know, the sort to use as well. So,
Thank.
Thank you. Thank you all the way in urban their emotion,
while Alderman waguespack maze, moves the motion
recommending, we referral to the committee on housing and
real estate. All those in favor. Signify by saying I
opposed in the opinion of the chair, the eyes have it,
moving on to item and will report that out at the next city
council meeting, moving to item number 9, which is
miscellaneous, a proposed order, authorizing, the payment
of various small claims against the city of Chicago. This
was a direct introduction and the list of payments approved
was sent electronically to everyone. If there are no
objections, these will be placed in the Omnibus.
I'm
Item number 10, I proposed order denying the pin payment of
various small claims against the city of Chicago, also a
direct introduction, and the list of payments denied was
electronically sent to everyone. If there are no
objections, these will be placed on the Omnibus item number
11 from the Department of Law to propose orders.
Authorizing, the corporation counsel to enter into an
executed settlement orders in the following case. The first
one will hear this morning is 11 a.m. which is Shawnee, a
Philips versus City of Chicago at all. We are joined by
Deputy Corporation counsel Victoria Benson
The more.
Good morning, everyone. Victoria Benson Deputy Corporation
counsel with the federal civil rights. Litigation division,
I'm here to present to you the matter of Sarnia Phillips
versus City of Chicago. This is a federal lawsuit filed by
plaintiffs Arne. Phillips, arising from the execution of
two search warrants at her property on January 17th. 2017.
Those warrants were executed by members of the Chicago
Police Department. 7th District mission team, 7th District
Tactical Team and SWAT team.
Link.
Lincoln.
I think it was not the target of the search warrants. She
was a property owner and happen to be staying at the house
at the time that the search warrants were executed the
targets of the search warrants were not present. No weapons
were found during the search except for plaintiffs handgun.
What She Lovely owned there are no video videos of the
events at issue is the officers were not equipped with body
warm cameras. There are currently 19 individually named
defendant officers against whom the plaintiff. Alleges
claims are false arrest and proper procurement of search,
warrants, illegal search and excessive force, as well as a
monel policy claim against the city of Chicago.
The plaintiff. Also alleges a variety of state law claims
against the city including intentional, infliction of
emotional distress, assault and battery. A lot of partment
recommends, a settlement in the amount of $300,000 to
settle all claims.
A genuine.
On January 16th. 2017 officer Anthony Patron. Obtain to
search warrant based on information provided to him by a J
Joe informant, that jado informant reported that
individuals were selling semi-automatic weapon handguns and
rifles. At 1408 West 71st Street in Chicago. Based on the
information provided by the J. Jon Foreman officer cutrone
conducted. A follow-up investigation that included having
informant identify the suspects be a photograph verifying
via the Cook County, recorder's office at the informant
accurately describe the exterior of the house, a tissue,
having the informant, identify the house at issue in person
and verifying that neither of the suspects had a FOID card.
Obstacle.
AB circuit.
Officer cutrone, Brad Pitt, and affidavit and complaint for
search warrants which were later approved by a judge. And
the search warrants were issued authorizing the search of
the suspects as well as 1408. West 71st Street. A one-story
single-family home due to the type of firearms. Believed to
be in the house. These were considered high risk, search
warrants and ask such the SWAT team, participated in the
execution, to secure the house and make it safe for the 7th
District officers to enter more than 48 hours passed
between officer controls Gathering of information from the
jado informant and his obtaining and executing the search
warrants. No further.
Asian or survey.
Asian or surveillance was undertaken during that time.
The search.
The search warrants were executed at 12:30 a.m. on January
17th, 2017. According to the SWAT officers they approached
the house. Knocked on the front door and announce their
presence. After there was no response, the SWAT officers
forced open the front door and a deposit at a noise. Last
diversion device, commonly known as a flashbang near the
threshold of the front door or the plaintiff claims that
she was near the front door when it was forced open and
that the flash-bang detonated at her feet. Once the
flash-bang was deposited, the SWAT team retreated to their
armored vehicle where they use a vehicle's PA system to
call out Chicago. Police Department, search warrant
occupants of 1408. West 71st Street exit, the residence.
After the call.
After the call out over the PA system, went back to the
house and comply with the SWAT officers commands. The
planet was wearing pajamas, a robe and socks when she has
it at the house, but no shoes or slippers.
SWAT.
SWAT officers then deposited over, South robot inside the
house to confirm, that it was safe for entry as they did.
So, the SWAT officers entered the house systematically to
clear. It of any occupants of which there were none,
pursuant to swap standard operating procedures the
plaintiff. Waited, with SWAT Personnel while he did this.
After the SWAT team, cleared the house. I'll check a drone
in the Seventh District teams entered and conduct their
search at some unknown points. Anywhere between 45 minutes
to 2 hours after she exited plan. It was brought back into
the house.
no weapons were
No weapons were found during the search except for the
plaintiff handgun which again, she likely owned the
plaintiff. A former parole officer was not the target of
the search warrants and she has no criminal background. The
targets of the search warrants were not present. The
targets may have been relatives of the plaintiffs former
tenant who moved out of the house a month earlier, given
the risks associated with proceeding to trial in this
matter. We recommend settling the case for $300,000.
Any Alderman Irving's?
Thank you, madam chair.
So, this was an erroneous searched, is that, is that what
we're calling this or what? How do, what do we chatted
garage? This is, it was a search warrant that was approved
by a judge and authorized for the incorrect address.
However, the targets were not there and no firearms were
found that the residents charges weren't there in. Is this
something in your opinion that should have come out in some
other subsequent or previous deliberation prior to the
execution of the warrant with you, but thank you all the
Minerva and all them in Taylor.
It's all.
It was a no-knock warrant was it? No, it's not.
The person who gave this information and I'm asking you a
question as you probably can't answer. So I'm not going to
ask that. What other can you tell us? Some of the things
that the complainant is complaining about her property and
she had to replace the front door of her residence as well
as repair the damage caused by the detonation of the
flash-bang inside the residence.
What's the?
The song I think about you. Thank you all and tell her all
the men. Miss follow back to Alderman. Urban monk question,
was that it appeared that?
Gondor, they visit the location two weeks before they
entered the house and the
Tenant moved out on Monday at 4. So how was they identified
when they visit a location two weeks before
At least in.
At least in terms of timeline to timeline is somewhere
between 48 to 72 hours between the information from the
jado informant to the execution. In terms of the issue that
you're questioning, that would be an issue that a jury
would have to determine as to whether or not that was
information that could have been determined earlier.
Almond Urban.
Thank.
Thank you very much. Do we have procedures in place at this
point, to mitigate this type of an incident from occurring?
Again, as I was able to obtain from the Chicago Police
Department, some highlights of how the search warrants
policies, have Jane, some examples of that is pre-service
planning sessions, that would address some of the
information including the background, the occupants of the
house, having a lieutenant on scene to observe and document
what takes place at the promises making sure that all
members executing a search warrant, have the body, warm
cameras at their have them and that they're activated and
then thereafter in terms of issues of negative search
warrants. Conducting after-action review to determine what
information may have been able to be to have been
discovered, or how it is that they led to that event. This
was not in place at the time, this was executed.
It in 20.
Seven. Twenty
It in 2017 are going for, we shouldn't see this same type
of action.
You're?
You're asking me someone from a legal opinion to discipline
to follow when in instances where the procedures are not,
follow the orders aren't followed, okay? They were thinking
about you and Miss Benson. Does that include the SWAT part
of the police department as well? It would give me one
moment so I can get the dates correct effective in.
December 2020, SWAT officers were then issued Body Works
hammers of as well. So this would include the information
document from SWAT as well. Thank you all and Taylor back
to you, but he's paid. Informants, has a steam, keep
getting it wrong. It's like, the third time. I know you're
not paid informants. Thank you.
Alright, sing. No more questions. Can I get a motion to
recommend approval of item? Number 11a?
So moved by all them admit recommending to pass all those
in favor. Signify by saying I I opposed in the opinion of
the chair, the eyes have it, and they do pass
recommendation on this side. And when you $40 the next
city, council meeting, our next case is 11b David, holian
versus the city of Chicago and officer John Craig.
Weird.
We're joined by a deputy Corporation counsel, or chief
assistant Corporation counsel James Ormond.
Store.
Stormin, thank you. Madam chair. Good morning everyone. I'm
here to prevent the matter of David, holian versus the city
of Chicago and officer John Craig, and this is a state
court personal injury. Case that arises from a motor
vehicle accident. That occurred while officer John Craig
was driving a mark Chicago Police Department, Ford Explorer
and responding to a man with a gun dispatch
The.
The Collision occurred as officer Craig proceeded into the
intersection Springfield and Jackson race track, a vehicle
occupied by the plaintiff, David hoellein.
Dave.
David holding was 73 years old at the time of the incident
at the time of the Collision, Mr. Holian had the
right-of-way. As Jackson was an uncontrolled through Street
and officer. Craig proceeded through a stop sign on
Springfield resulting in a T-bone Collision.
It is disputed whether officer Craig used, his emergency
lights in the air horn. It's at the intersection and all
parties agree that no Sirens were used prior to the
Collision, the plaintiff, alleges that officer Craig drove
his vehicle in a willful and wanton manner.
like,
By Christine.
By proceeding at speeds too fast for conditions and failing
to yield the right away to mr. Holly and
At.
a trial plaintiff will assert that officer Craig violated.
CPD general orders, concerning emergency vehicle operations
on October 15th. 2019 officer. Craig was on patrol in the
11th District 2000, Dispatch over the Zone, radio
concerning a report of a person with a gun nearby at the
intersection of Springfield and Wilcox office of Craig
headed Northbound, on Springfield toward the directions to
call.
Turning off.
According to officer Greg, he stopped at the intersection
of Jackson and Springfield for 4 seconds to clear traffic.
And then he proceeded Northbound despite seeing Mr. Bolians
vehicle because he believed you could make it across the
intersection.
He also claims that he used his emergency lights and that
he uses air horn at the time of the intersection officer.
Craig was not however able to clear the intersection in his
vehicle. Struck Mr. Williams vehicle on a passenger door in
a T-bone accident, mr. Holding his vehicle was spun 180
degrees resulting in his being located against the curb on
the opposite side of the street.
Miss.
Mister only and never saw a police vehicle prior to the
accident and did not hear any Sirens or an air horn prior
to the Collision, he did not realize that he'd been in an
accident with the police officer until he was informed by
informed of this by other responding officers after the
incident
And I witness to the events preceding. The crash Miss
Latina Williams testified that from her front porch, which
is located approximately one block, south of where the
accident took place. She saw police vehicle going
northbound on Springfield at approximately 40 mph.
Rock.
Approximately a second or two. After that, she saw the
vehicle go by. She heard the boom of a collision. She did
not hear an air horn prior to the Collision, Chicago Police
Department. General order, 03030 to titled emergency
vehicle operations. Non Pursuits provides that when
responding to an emergency call police May proceed through
intersections with stop signs or traffic signals. But only
after determining that it's reasonable and safe to do so
officer required to use, emergency lights and must use
sirens in advance of encountering. Any traffic construction
or to alert others of the approach of their vehicle.
Ben Kirkham
In car camera on officer. Craig vehicle did not record. The
incident is in car. Camera should have activated when Oster
Craig activated, his emergency lights as he testified that
he did. However, the metadata related to the camera shows
that the system had power down earlier in the morning. It
is unclear whether this was as a result of a malfunction,
Off.
officer Craig was equipped with the body worn camera, but
he did not activate a prior to, or after the Collision,
Miss.
Mister holding was taken from the scene of the accident to
West Suburban hospital where he was x-rayed and had a CT
scan performed, she did not have any fractures and was
released to follow up with his ordinary care. Physician is
treating physician initially described them done to go
Physical Therapy, but when his condition did not improve,
He was ordered to undergo. An MRI. When was found to have a
t h 2, P 9 disc herniation in my low Malaysia that is
treating. Doctor believes was caused by the motor vehicle
accident. In October 2019, the myelomalacia is a spinal
cord injury that caused Mr. Hoellein. To have a permanent
and irreversible foot drop due to the foot. Drop mr. Holy
and now has difficulty walking and uses a cane for the
disc. Herniation mr. Holian required a thoracic laminectomy
surgery. Whereby portions of his vertebrae were removed to
make room for the spinal cord and Hardware. That is
inserted to stabilize the spine. This was done based upon
the nature of the day.
Spinal.
Spinal cord and was necessary to avoid the possibility of
further paralysis to mr. Hoellein. He continues to complain
of pain in the thoracic region of the spine. I'm mr. Lonely
and has approximately $100,000 in medical bills in the
event of a verdict for the plaintiff. The award would
include not only the medical bills and courage to date, but
would also include future, medical damages past, and future
pain, and suffering past, and future, loss of normal life,
and past and future, emotional distress, the Law
Department, recommends settlement, for $750,000, inclusive
of costs, and attorney's fees.
Thank.
Thank you, Miss Dorman. Any questions on this one Alderman?
Ervin.
Is this officer have any other accidents in his record? I
don't have the information. I can provide that to you
through the chair and if the plaintiff have any medical
conditions before the accident cuz you're saying he's
70-something. Not that he could have been a great help.
Sir.
Surgeries.
Surgeries in his spine at the lump in the lumbar and
cervical regions and is treating physician indicated. That
was part of the reason that you believe that the thoracic
injury was caused by this crash because there wasn't the
ability for his spine to give any other regions because
otherwise the Rasik injuries are in his life and motor
vehicle. Collisions that the car malfunction is there. Two
different stories. One says that the lights were flashing.
The other one said it wasn't. You said it didn't. Well, we
don't know whether or not the emergency lights were
operating without there's no video of this incident to
indicate one way or the other. And that's part of the
Welcome. What one of your shoes did it comes about with the
the pink car camera not working?
Do appreciate the presentation happy to vote. Yes, on the
settlement. I just wanted to call out. I'm sure if not in
conversation, here will be in conversation elsewhere. You
noted that in the direct order that you need that this is
related to the emergency vehicle non pursuit of correct.
Correct. So for whatever people's opinions may be about the
pursuit policy for emergency vehicles. This is not related
to how that is implemented one way or the other.
Correct. This was not a Pursuit incident.
All.
Alderman, Irving moves to pass all those in favor signify
by saying, I all those opposed in the opinion of the chair,
the eyes have it. And this do Pastor recommendation,
reported out is the next city council meeting. I want to
thank everyone for joining this morning relatively on time
and there be no further business before the committee. Can
I get a motion to adjourn? So, moved by all them in Moseley
to adjourn all those in favor signify by saying hi pose. In
the opinion of the chair, the eyes have it, and the
committee on finance is adjourned.