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invitation invitation, which will be delivered by Pastor
Juan Rios of Chicago. Tabernacle morning, everyone, good
morning. God bless you guys. Before we begin, I'd like to
take a moment to silent like to have a moment of silence,
we all know the confidence happening in the Middle East,
and if you guys would join me in a moment of silence to
acknowledge what's going on,
Family fun.
Heavenly father, just want to thank you, Father. Want to
thank you for this. Precious gift of life that you have
given us Lord. And before I continue, I want to ask for
your, for your perfect. People got to be in the Middle
East. So God, I pray to God that you would stop the
conflict. Oh God, that is so praying right now. Oh Lord! I
pray that you will touch the hearts of each and every
person involved in the conflict. Jordan.
Woodbridge.
Bring.
Would bring.
Would bring peace to them, or did you would fill them with
your perfect? Peace, who got ended? They would come to
their senses and just stop the violence.
What?
I want to thank you all again for allowing me to be here
with you guys this morning. All the men cruise for the
invitation or Johnson City, Council Members. I want to
thank you all for having me.
Gray.
Great.
Right now, Lord. I just want to ask you guys that you would
give Clarity Insight wisdom of father to each and every
person here. Oh God, as they decide on the things that need
to be decided, Lord, I pray to God that you would allow
them. Wisdom, you got your word says that it is better to
gain wisdom and insight than silver and gold all over. Till
I pray that you would give guidance direction for God to
each and every person here. Lord, as they make the
decisions that carry the weight Upon Our great City. I pray
the Lord that you would give him a sense of clarity, oh,
god of guidance and direction of Lord, that they would be
able to push the proper agenda for word of God, for the
welfare of the people of the city of Chicago Lord, it is
you that stopped and I thank you for allowing us the
opportunity to serve this great City. Oh, God, in your
name. I left all of these things up to you at night.
Merry.
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meeting.
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The following call for special meeting of the city council
was filed in my office on Thursday, October 5th 2023 at
11:24 a.m. dear mrs. Lindsay. I hereby call a special
meeting of the city council City of Chicago to be convened
at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 in the city,
council chamber, and City Hall for the following purposes
and for no other purpose. Whatsoever to receive the
executive budget for the year. Beginning in January, 1st
2024 and ending December 31st 2024 in the mayor's budget,
message relating thereto and to receive and place on file
communication from the budget, director regarding estimated
levies and to consider a resolution calling for publication
of the 2024 executive budget, setting the date time and
place of the public hearing on the executive budget. Very
truly yours, Brandon Johnson Mayer
Thanks.
Thank you very much. This is the time of the meeting for
public comment.
The.
The council will now begin the public comment period, which
is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Each speaker is
limited to three minutes speakers cannot yield or transfer
their time to another speaker. Any written comments that
have been submitted will be posted and made available for
all the medic review. Our first Speaker today is Ursula
Allen.
my name is Ursula Allen, I live in the 79th hundred block
on South
Annabelle with me cuz this
With me cuz this is new to me. I live in a 79 house, a
block
In.
Engagement ring.
But anyway, my problem is dealing with the migrants that
came in. I live in a building that has 333 flat. I live on
the second floor of the migrants move. The first floor of
an apartment in the basement. I cannot live that they play
music. 24 hours a day. They very rude. They very
disrespectful.
I'm a senior citizen who work for the Chicago Board of
Education for 47 years. I have every day went to work. I
think I should have some kind of something done. I have
went to the police station, the police tells me that noise
is not a crime. I've been to the Alderman's office. They
have done nothing. I've been there. I've been to the
senator. I've been to the police station. I've been
everywhere. Trying to get some kind of relief. These people
get up at 7. If they go to bed at about 4 in the morning
and then get up again around 12, they start the music bang
and all day long, they need and then when they wake, when
they go to sleep, I'm up, but they don't have no noise so
they can sleep all day long. They sleep all day. They wake
up around 12 and then they start the same, the same music
all day long. Like I said,
I call.
I called everybody. I haven't had nobody to give me any
relief. I think that as a senior citizen and I should be
able to live baby pie,
Oak.
Okay, I live on Winchester 7900, block on South Winchester
in the 17th Ward, which I have got no, you know, nothing
from nobody. Nobody has said, nothing to help me. I live
alone and they the first night that these people came, they
still had a party that went on from 8 at night to 8 in the
morning. For these call, I have called the police at least
10 to 12 times. They have been that one policeman came to
my house one came last night, but I was just like some
help. I don't want in the landlady said, I can move if I
ain't happy.
Do.
So, I just need somebody to help me find. Stop this noise,
so, I can get some sleep at night. I do not sleep, they
play music till 4 in the morning, then they go to sleep,
sleep, half of the morning, then wake up at 12. Same thing
over again and she said, it's about eight of them. Last. If
it's eight of them, they have 15 of them there. That this
was, this is what I have to say.
Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is
Melvin Bailey.
Hey, thank you city council for hearing me again. So, when
we talked about this budget, we need to do a friend, is a
forensic audit on every Department here, in the city of
Chicago. I guarantee we can find some of this money for
this migraine, but don't jump on our mayor. He was dissing
his phone. He's trying to straighten it out, but I
guarantee you that you can find some money from these big,
major construction companies that coming down here begging
for some money. Talking about hiring subcontractors, that's
African-American day Tok black look, black, but don't hire
nobody black
So if we look deeper into I just got a phone call I just
heard streets and was putting some people at the Garfield
Park with on this during a tense away. And they homeless
Come on.
Come on now. That's that's look deeper into what we're
talking about here on changing lives and I'd like to thank
the Ottomans for supporting me buildings how you always got
to go back to building houses because I've been coming down
here for the past fifteen. Twenty years talking about
opportunity. And now these Autumn is just sitting in this
room today supported me and we got it, finally got them up.
I hired eight individuals, thanks to the Workforce
Development, we changed it last by Workforce Development
and creating opportunity. So what we're doing is getting
the guns out their hands, like I was telling them 15 years
ago if we invest in the people, we can get these guns out
their hand and they won't come up. No bra. But I was
telling the council member that when Ronnie was in office.
If?
if we invest in,
If we invest in these young kids, now they won't go up north
where they at of North Wrigley Field downtown, Come on talk
to me cuz I talk back.
Call.
Are we seriously? So again that once we do it, forensic
audit on every city agency, that's break their budget down
and you will see is a lot of wasting and spending millions
of wasting the spinning. So we need to look at that. And I
now they do Melvin, even charcha want to meet after I bust
them out, last council meeting. Why I got to come down here
and mention names. We need to get fired. That sitting here
looking low down in our community. We invested in our
community. You see this head? I said I was built in
Chicago, I'm born and raised in Chicago. I love this city
and I wanted to see a change but I don't want y'all to see
jumping on the mail boat did migraine. That won't hit this
problem, but we need to do is the Dublin smoke. So I just
got to keep him. Honest, I got to keep an eye on it. But
again, I like to thank you all for this opportunity and I'm
trying to think who named I need to mention to get 5.
Around.
Around here. I'm dead.
Around here, I'm dead serious cuz I'm up here. I know you
would tell the truth. I might go tell the truth cuz I've
been fighting for opportunity for years. Trying to get
these Med, young men to changed, a way to change their
mindset, because when they call me big, bro, just help me
with a job, big, brother, I stop. I stopped. So, thank God,
that all the men Moni Scott cement, come in my room or
building houses pet. Dallas income in my ward. I'm going
Thank.
Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is
Bethania. Hey tab.
Hello, I can never hear me. I like to start off by, I would
like to I'm here today to talk about what's going on in
husband as a second-generation Chicago. And then
palestinian-american, I might like to remind everyone that
Chicagoland is home to the largest Palestinian community in
the United States. And I'm standing here today to ask
Chicago leaders to stand in support of Palestinians in Gaza
and to hold the Israeli government accountable for the
Decades of violence. They have subjected Palestinians to
since 2005, Palestinians in Gaza have been living on an
open-air prison. With some may consider a concentration
camp, Palestinians in Gaza. Tell us at the end of all of
this, we will either be killed or be free and either is
better than being caged.
call me when
call me what a
Call me what happened on October 7th is in an unprovoked
attack is objectively, false since 1948, we have called on
the United Nations, to support Palestinians and to hold the
Israeli government accountable. We've call an international
law, we've called for international pressure. Dad in
negotiations, calls for boycotts, calls for diabetic men
called on the United States government and no one has
responded. So, four days ago, we entered into a new era of
the Palestinian struggle for Liberation every single day.
Palestinians are being held hostage by the Israeli
occupation. But that is not Muse to Americans. Palestinians
are only talked about in United States when you respond to
violence and Injustice what is happening in Palestine is a
grave Injustice. If we want to see an end to the cycle of
violence, we have we can no longer stand idly by while
Palestinians are subjugated and killed at the hands of
Israeli forces. I implore the city of Chicago to take a
principled stance against alongside Palestinian. I am for
all of you to look at the history.
Oconto.
Contra.
Contact and analyze the power structure that play between
Israel and Palestine. Israel has one of the most powerful
militaries in the world and it's attacking a largely
defenseless and trap civilian population when Russia
invaded Ukraine. Last year, the United States
unequivocally, stood by your cranium supported Ukrainian
resistant and understood that military. Occupation is
wrong. Where is this understanding for Palestine? As a
lifelong? Chicago resident, the city of Chicago has to look
at the objective reality of the situation, Palestinians
have
Under Siege.
Under siege for too long. And her method actions were a
result of the Israeli government and American support for
the Israeli government. Now is the time to work with
Coalition and seek Progressive change for the tapping. We
must honor. Palestinian human rights and everyone's right
to self-determination, which is rooted in Progressive
politics. I asked the next time you see that, someone said
Israel had the right to defend itself. Ask that same
question for Palestinians, Palestinians have a right to
have the same right to defend themselves later on, you
might be into your lip be introduced to Silverstein's
resolution condemning a mess. All I ask is that that
resolution will be detrimental to the Palestinian and
brought her progressive movement in Chicago. We have to
take a principled stance and stand on the right side of
History. Thank you.
Thank.
Thank you.
Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is
arwa winter.
Good.
Good morning, r a y, Karen Winters 15th. District
councilwoman 28th. Ward Jason Irving is my Alderman and I'm
here to speak on behalf of good kid Maad City. The kids mad
city is is a Euclid organization that has put the Peace
book inside the city council and mayor Brandon Johnson made
it a campaign promise that the Peace book would be passing
the first hundred days of office. And I think that was
August 22nd, and we're still waiting on the Peace book to
be passed.
Play.
Good kid. Maad City is not an adult organization where they
put young people at the Forefront of it. It is strictly a
youth-led organization and at the Forefront and the Peace
book with allow them to work with young people and
communities that are being harmed, harmed by adults. Who
keep perpetrating, like they're doing them. Good. And
Harmon we see what's happening across our city. There's an
African proverb that says, when children do not feel love
and warmth and care for, they will set their Village on
fire since till it's warm. And that is what is happening in
our city right now because we're not giving them what they
need while we're trying to accommodate other people,
there's no real person in this city tonight that will be
home. If there's some young sick person in the city tonight
that will not have food, there is some young person in the
city tonight that would not have clothing. Good kid Maad
City, is that organization and that wouldn't it needs to be
past the piece books used to Wings is where I'm a project
lead. And we work with families who've been impacted by
inter-communal violence. It is the only organization in the
city that works with
People.
People who have been impacted by Police gun, violence, as
well as inter-communal gun violence, and we help families.
And we don't take them through all the red tape, because we
understand the trauma that happens with our families. We
had a mother who was shot in front of her children and her
landlord show her no compassion. They were trying to evict
her, and we stepped in to help. Make sure that mother kept
her housing. We have a mother in the audience audience,
right up there right now, who has lost her daughter. Sandra
communal, violence, who lost her great-nephew to
inter-communal gone by the store.
Train accident in the city. She is not a data point to us.
She is family to us, and we need these services and we need
these fun. I need to get back to work. I'm unemployed right
now and I was depending on my work with Bruce Wayne to work
without families in the city as well as to work. The good
kid Maad City is ready to do. They want to work with your
peers, young people. Learn from other young people, they
see so many of our adults doing so much wrong and harm,
most of our adult causing the harm. They don't want to work
with them. So we need to empower, our young people. This is
not just a city, for us, isn't there City? We're supposed
to be built if we're supposed to be the infrastructure,
building things up for them. But we concerned about so many
other things and I'm concerned, I don't remember. And I
know you inherited the micro population, but I don't
remember it being a campaign promise. But I do remember the
Facebook being one of your campaign promises, Mary Johnson
and I'm actually going to strongly consider passing the
Peace book. Start young, people can get to work and save
our other young people. Thank you.
Thank.
Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is
coffee at Amala.
All right. Good morning everybody. My name is Kofi ademola.
I am a resident of the 20th Ward. I live in Woodlawn and
today I'm also here to speak about you all speak to
supporting the Peace book. I've had the opportunity to sit
down with a lot of you elected officials. And talk about
what the Peace book is what it entails would not. We're at
a critical point, we are fortunate. The murder has been
down in the city of Chicago and is trending down. That is a
beautiful thing. However, we also have to acknowledge the
Chicago has the most mass shootings in the country or city.
Does he also have to acknowledge that 7 year old? Child was
just shot last week that over five teenagers were shot last
week and we're in a situation where young people are being
impacted by Gumball and we're not just talking about them
being victims of gun violence, we're talking about the
trauma that goes on because they lost a family member, we
expect them to go to school week.
Paris to go.
Paris to go to work but there's no true trauma-informed.
Support systems in the Peace book. Will provide that it is
an app that people can get on to find out where
peacekeeping is happening in their Community. Is it an app
where they can find out what resources are? So they need
mental health care. That will be provided like for 3
tonight, right? And once we bring Chicago home,
We can look on.
We can look on that.
We can look on that app to find out where we can get some
stable housing. So those are the resources that we are
demanding. That I young people have access to right now.
There is no Youth Center employment where young people can
practice, restorative justice throughout the district or
CPS where young people can leave. The juvenile detention
center and have immediately immediate employment to become
peacekeepers in that Community. That's what we need. We
need young people invested in, they need to have these
jobs, these resources and the ability to be the
arbitrator's a piece of that Community. We criminalize
young people, we hold them accountable when they are 16 13
and they're carjacking or committing other types of Harmony
Community. All of a sudden, we identify them, right? But
when we say, they should be leaders and they should be
leading the charge and create peace and a community, all of
a sudden, we don't look at them as being able to facilitate
that. And that's not right. So, please in this 2024 budget,
we want to see enough money card.
Tampa.
Employee young people to hire over 10,000 people as possible
to become peacekeepers in that community and have those
direct resources. So we can make sure the Chicago is truly
a safe city. Thank you.
Make.
Make it.
Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is
Jessica Jackson.
Good.
Good morning. Good morning.
I know today is a budget meeting and I know a lot of money
will be given to this thing of immigration.
and I,
And I know that it'll get a spin put on it that this is
about being a sanctuary City and about being a welcoming
City and it'll be said that is for Asylum. Seekers all the,
which is not true.
The.
This money that's being taken from black communities. The
South Side in the west side, moving out, people from
communities. Moving out, people from the old house is
moving children from Phil houses, like that situation on
the west side with a Munson Park. I hope I'm saying that
name right, that's disgrace.
The fat.
The fact that senior citizens are being displaced, but
immigrants is this graceful the fact that the city can't
come up with the money to. But economic development for
black communities is disgraceful and to have your Deputy
Mayor. Say that is something that we need to look at.
Remember that. These are human beings as if black people.
Need to be reminded.
What?
a weapon, you treated like a human being in America is when
we got the Three-Fifths clause in the Constitution and
considered us property and we got to be told and reminded
about being human, that's a disgrace.
Not asked you Mayor Johnson to deal with my mother's estate
in Probate.
and,
Am I not human?
Is.
Is my house in situation, not critical. You going to have
your sister call me.
When?
When I told you this is a problem in the black community,
the probate division is stealing our properties with the
help of the public administration office. I told you those
white judges in the probate division judge Gallagher just
chairs, McGuire chief, justice Timothy Evans himself.
and,
And you didn't do nothing about it, but you want us to be
sympathetic to human, some people come to cross the border.
that's,
Whale fighting a table people.
You.
You want to kill work? The mr. Damn. And watch people here
not work, so that I could come there and undercut the wages
of American, if that's what's going to happen, right?
Take.
Take care of your own new police chief officer over there
to that probate judges.
There were white collar crime.
Thank you, Miss Jackson for your comments.
Are.
Our next speaker is Jermaine Dixon.
Warren.
Morning everybody, I'm Jermaine Dixon. I'm a CNA at Mount
Sinai Hospital, and I'm speaking on behalf of 90,000
healthcare workers.
Okay, today.
Naruto.
Okay, I'm taking care of well I'm representing 90,000 home,
care workers, health, care workers, whatever you want to
call it. And we take care of all different type of walks of
life and
American.
nervous today, I am supporting me or Johnson because I know
that you can't do everything at one time and one day /
night. And I hope that this budget is enough money to take
care of everybody. But as well as of migrants because they
are human just like we are
And everybody needs a chance. I was just defending the
mayor of the day because they were saying like, he's here
and he's accepting all these people over here and he's
forgetting about the people that's already here. I don't
think that that's the case. What I do know is that God has
the last say over everything, that's all of us because we
all are people. The thing is, we just need to get some type
of thing so that I can help everybody. So when they start
building these shelters and everything for these people,
they need to include the people that was already your
homeless so it won't be no discrepancies or nobody mad
about anything or anything like that. There's been another
thing like
The story before that.
The story before that I've been homeless before and this
money is to help people to give us a chance cuz everybody
is not the same. Some people do want a chance, some people
do want to have to accept a date from when I was growing up
they said they're supposed to be the land of the free so
it's supposed to be free for everybody so if it's enough
money so we need to keep this money together. So keep the
money went to be enough for everybody. Not just for one set
of people are trying to help one set of people, are these
people are on this side or these people on that side. Last
week, I did some door-knocking for the representative in
the state senate. And I learned some things last week that
I never knew.
We?
We got communities that's like cage then where you can only
get into the community one way. And then you have to come
back out the same way to get out of. There are communities
can be the same way. So the piece could be everywhere. Not
just down the street cuz it's like a sling and I mean
Roosevelt and Racine on. The other side of Walgreens is
horrible on this side of Racine and Roosevelt is like, you
wanted to a new another town is, is totally different. When
me and the guy walked over there and weed or not people was
so different. And like,
This world is.
This world is said like people don't care about nothing, we
just need to keep this money and so we can help everybody.
Thank you.
Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is
Yolanda Judah.
Good morning, city council. Make sure you get every single
word on record. I could stand here all day and tell you how
bad your politics are. But I won't instead, I'll tell you
the reality of Palestinian a reality, you tried to deny in
cover-up in hopes of protecting a dystopian society that is
Israel. The illegal state of Israel has done more harm to
the world than good countless, horrendous acts carried out
by the Israeli governments, all over the world, but
everyone seems to turn a blind eye.
just,
Just like council member.
Deborah Silverstein. Where Are You? Deborah, there you are.
You have said, you said I have family that lives in Israel
that are being called up to serving them in the Army
putting their lives In Harm's Way, Out of This brutal.
Brutal attack did, you know, Deborah that the illegal state
of Israel forces, every person with Israeli citizenship to
join the Army. After High School teaching, how to murder in
this place, Palestinian string with such unethical morals.
That even if they suspect a person of being Palace,
They will be more.
They will be murdered.
and,
And we are not allowed to resist. After 75 years of
Oppression, dinosaur, kill their own to hide the truth is
that telling you nothing.
The worst.
Silverstein goes on to say, this is the worst attack in
history which have we to believe that she even know any
This.
These are the people that we instructed office people, like
council member Deborah Silverstein support the illegal
murderous state of Israel, when they disregard the real
history. That Israel inflicted on the world. A quick lesson
when Israel, exported and funded genocide in South Africa,
during the apartheid, or the genocide. And Rhonda that
lasted a hundred days or what about Israel, what about when
Israel gave weapons and trained State forces during the
Guatemalan Civil War that killed over 200,000 indigenous,
Mayans, and displaced over 1 million more
and,
Can you?
Can you see the pattern of their stick Twisted ways?
There.
There are.
They're on apoquel tactics to a press, hit closer to home
than than any of you want to admit especially the chief of
police.
The Israeli involvement with training us police when
hundreds of American police officers, including FBI CIA and
Ice agents were training. They were sent to Israel to train
in.
Damn, on illegal settlement.
This is something she Pee Dee spine and still attends being
taught firsthand how to kill and harm people of color.
Among the tactics is real teachers to you as police
officers, is the need to tell you for your comments.
However, your time has expired.
They?
Thank.
Thank you, missed you.
make a
Thank you. Miss Judah. However, your time has expired.
Miss.
Miss Judith, thank you very much for your comments.
However, your time has expired.
Are.
Our next speaker this morning is Keith Kiesel.
Tomorrow.
Good morning, quick. As I can. First of all, I can say I
still staying with this road because I know people just
escaped in my church. Organization was barely got out of
that place. I live within two days of that attack. So I do
stand with Israel and then and then a resolution traffic
management roles in a suggestion that the traffic manage
age that we have to use to help free up c p d by having the
role that your major incidents like fires traffic
accidents, make Lights Out by Midway airport but there's
traffic gauge their Legend, direct traffic and free of all
the extra police officer. These major incident also for
revenue and forcing me some stores charging sales tax in
back taxes, many stores in the hood, gas stations, do not
charge sales taxes and they don't charge the substance for
the bag, including major stores in the city.
Alpha my
Alpha. Migrants is my main issue cuz I've been working.
Frontline is wanting to do to Aid workers with the my
grandson beginning. First off, we should call in the UN,
this is a this is international issue. That's what the UN
does. Relief stuff that's calling you in for help.
Pass.
Castle staff at the police station to help monitor but not
kick out us, volunteers us, Mutual Aid workers, and some of
them even texting me, what to say, soon as they get into
the shelters, they showed us all people like me, we have
helped, I've helped get the kids into the school schools
that have bilingual education. Not the one who's trying to
get the money before the 20th. Day, 5, help get these kids
into school where they could get the right education. I'll
help these kids get clothes. I've helped them get on a
different things. Feel once again to the shelter with
shutout,
They?
They say.
They said.
They shut us out. We want to still be able to work with the
families we work with once we get in there. Also, when you
put shelters in the schools, we got, I got a text from one
user English-speaking Michael, real educated. They will not
let his kids into the school in the net in the night and
boundaries of the shelter, they put them in, it was just
against stls rules. We need to make sure the schools are
are enforcing the S, the homeless act rules for the cape.
We must. Yes we can, welcome. But again, we must say enough
is enough. We have to stop if they are coming to Chicago
because they know we going to take care of them.
and if
And is is overwhelming, isn't going to get us getting too
much. I'm helping as much as I can. I'm not against them or
we have to stand up and say the number to know if they
going to break the laws at the city. I know what we got
this all safe is on, but did not going to respect the laws
of the city and I know what's going on. I want State on
microphone babies, seen afterwards. I can tell you, if it
ain't going to be here, they don't have to obey the rules.
I'll go back home. That's all I'm going to say right now.
And that's the main thing. I just want to say, we need to
let us eight workers, continue to work with them opening
and I'll be willing to help any way I can with my friend,
God bless.
but,
But you.
Thank you very much for your comments. Our final speaker
today is how about Joe has good morning. Good morning. My
name is Howard Jones.
I've been.
I've been in this city for 76 years, this is my first
council meeting, I never really felt I needed to come, but
with this migrant situation I had to come cuz I'm the
president. The block Club on my block. The lady that came
up in smoke first live next door to me.
They move those people in there.
and,
And they don't just rant about to run to dinner and haul
out. The woman can't get no rest. I'm next door to him.
Since it cooled off. I can't hear them too good now, cuz in
the woman's that, but before that,
I could.
I could hear like that, they was in my living room.
Anything I wanted said that's my all of them right there
moment. All I want to see more. We went to the police
station. We went to the senator. We went everywhere that we
could go to try to get some help for that lady. I'm
speaking from the salad. It's a shame that that woman all
of us are retired people, mostly on that block. We got a
good healthy block blue, we keep our streets up, we cut our
grass, but those people that came in that it's like
somebody told,
That you don't have to respect black, folks.
I'll be.
I believe that's got to be what they told him that you
don't got to respect them back, but you send them over
there and you can do anything you want to do with it. They
doing everything that you can match.
I mean it's ridiculous. They got them young girl. They come
over that it did let the windows up now, I live next door.
If you let your windows up, they let the windows up the
screens up and everything. I've been looking at young girl
behind laying in the bed next door.
We've.
We got, I got grandkids that live on that block.
It's Tom needs to be done. I want you to all her talk to
him. We talk went over to the church and the church was
full of people talkin about these migrant. I'm not just
know my good. I just want to live where I've been paying
rent and bought that home to stay there, and I want to do
it in peace and they not letting us do it. And we don't got
nobody to go. See the man who do I go to see what I voted
for you and I can't get no help.
Stop.
Talk to me. Somebody tell me.
Ridiculous, popped up back to me. I'm talking to you.
You've?
You can't get nothing done in this town unless you got the
money, or somebody slick to talk.
I'm the.
I need some help. Now I'm through help me.
They?
Thank you for your comments. Your honor. There are no
further speakers. Who have time to sign up for the public
comment. Thank you for the public comments. I do would like
the first recognize that we have some individuals that are
visiting with us today. Former state senator Rickey
Henderson is here,
We?
We usually clap for people, so I will.
The Cook County Commissioner of the first district are
stamps this year.
I see the.
I see that Senator. Robert Peters is also here.
We?
We also have state, senator Leticia. Collins is here.
You have no.
and I've noticed a true champion, someone who has served the
state impeccably, L, state, representative Mary flowers is
also here
In.
In finally, for those of you who believe that my suit is
tighter today is not. I've been doing more push-ups at the
request of aldermen Chico. Thank you very much. I'm doing
my best to look swole.
Give me a.
Communications.
I meant communication communication from his honor, the
mayor to The, Honorable, the city council City. Chicago,
ladies and gentlemen, I transmitted here with the proposed
2024 budget recommendations are people considered Asians
item will be appreciated. Very truly yours, Brandon Johnson
mayor, Brad to give me on budget government operation. I
City Clerk in a bunch of all to receive communication from
and who is mon budget director? It is October 11th. 2023
pursuant to section 1860 of the Illinois to taxation law
regarding the 2024. Amended aggregate property tax levy
which is placed on file.
Thank.
Thank you. Good morning, and thank you all for being here
today.
Do.
During my campaign for mayor. I spoke about the challenging
fiscal reality of our city and my vision for investing in
people and communities. The budget that I am releasing
today, reflects those challenges and opportunities, to
begin the critical Investments that are necessary to Build,
a Better Stronger, more safer, Chicago,
As.
As we begin this work, I'm thinking about my own family.
Best.
Especially my father, a pastor, a union laborer.
Raising 10 children and aching, and foster children working
multiple jobs to keep us fed and shelter.
It is families like mine that I want to uplift with this
budget families. That I served as a teacher and
Cabrini-Green USA families that stood alongside of me will
be fought to keep public schools and mental health clinics.
Open families that have been driven out of Chicago over the
last decade by budgets that under invested in their
communities, Uber taxi in their household, with regressive
property taxes. And I made a commitment to invest in people
without balancing this Budget on the backs of Working
Families.
and that is why I
And that is why I'm proud.
and that is why I'm proud that this budget make strategic
investments in people and communities without raising base,
property taxes
It is.
it is a promise that I made as a candidate and one that I'm
keeping as mayor, this budget and multiple budgets to come,
it's the people's budget
invest.
Investing in people is at the heart of this budget and my
administration because I like so many Chicagoans. Know what
disinvestment looks and feels like.
Any.
And if you know that, my wife and I are raising our three
children in Austin, on the west side.
We love our community.
We?
We are proud to embrace, its unique Spirit each and every
day.
We?
We know that communities on the south and west side like,
Austin deserve better, and so many communities in our city
are Shackled by disinvestment and I like the opportunity
and basic amenities.
What's?
What's the?
What's a good news today is this is the city of Chicago and
hear anything is possible.
More.
More than 100 years ago. When the Chicago River flowed into
Lake Michigan contaminated, the drinking water and
jeopardizing. Jeopardizing the health and safety of Chicago
resume this city committed to a Monumental feat of
engineering and Ingenuity and rerouted, it's mighty Waters.
We?
We can do that and we can certainly reroute the rivers of
prosperity to the banks of disinvestment in the song Liquid
Spirit by Gregory Porter, he says the people are thirsty
cuz a man's own natural, right?
Watch what happens when the people catch wind when the
water hits the banks of that hard drive length.
I'll be able to.
It will take time.
We?
We are going to see Chicago. What happens when water hits
that dry lay with each investment in our neighborhoods? And
our
Well.
What I like to call the soul of Chicago.
We?
We are going to witness our City's, great potential. We
will ensure that every resident of this city can thrive in
peace and prosperity connected to all the resources they
need confidently. Say that we all know this to be true that
this is the greatest freaking city in the world, the city
of Chicago.
what I
what are present here today is it's just our first step
towards a better stronger, say, for Chicago,
What?
Well.
While building this budget we had to confront the fiscal
headwinds that we inherited. A 538 million-dollar
structural deficit driven by Rising labor expense.
Dwindling cold war-era, Federal funding and an
unprecedented escalating wave of migration that our city
has never budgeted for referral.
We?
we also had to confront Decades of decisions and indecision
that quite frankly, left to many of our communities and
Working Families behind
lead.
Leadership means telling people the truth.
That is what has been missing in Chicago.
A mini.
Administrations have refused, to be honest about the true
cost of excessive property tax and fee increases evading
pension obligation year after year and under investing in
our people.
Who are our City's greatest asset.
but,
But I campaigned on ending the politics of old and
presenting Chicago. Residence and honest and transparent
budget.
That.
That is what our city needs and deserves. That is what we
have done. Since releasing the budget forecasts, my budget
team and department. Heads have been hard at work.
Developing a plan that not only closes the budget yet.
What makes strategic investments in people and communities?
Especially those who have experienced a stork
disinvestment, we sought to do this through structural
Solutions without an over-reliance on one-time revenue. And
I'm proud to say that today we present a balanced budget of
16.6 billion dollars.
How do?
How do we do this?
We?
We prioritize 253 million dollars and expenditure savings
consisting of operational savings that do not cut service
provision but focused on deficiencies and Service. Delivery
savings derived from better management of healthcare cost
and savings from strategic bond refunding. This balanced
budget also includes improved Revenue, projections of 321
million dollars consisting of Tire Revenue projections
based on improved economic forecast for Keene Texas.
Ink.
increased, if
Increased its Surplus collection, and the Strategic use of
the city's fund balance. Again, I want to underscore that
we balance this budget without increasing the city's base
property tax. I was elected to end. This government's
addiction to the regressive, taxation, that is pushed
Working Families to the brink and that begins today.
What?
1 top of mine issue that we are responding to in the
moment.
Is the wave of new arrivals.
Coming to Chicago, seeking a better life in Arkansas.
More.
More than 400 buses of asylum-seekers, have been sent to
Chicago from the border since January 4th, 2020.
Outdoor.
Up those more than 300, roughly 75% have been sent since
the weekend before I was in a hurry.
Turn.
Currently more than 11,000 asylum-seekers, are in shelters
under the city's care with nearly 4,000 that are police
districts in airports.
Wait.
Waiting place.
Asylum-seekers are fleeing countries, destabilized for
years, by dangerous foreign policy. They see this nation
and our city as a Beacon of Hope. Like so many immigrants
before the Chicago is a place strong enough to welcome and
embraced newcomers while honoring our commitments, to those
who are already here, especially residence of communities
that have long suffered from neglect and disinvestment.
I'm going to be perfectly clear.
What?
What current residents need and deserve from our city is
not the same as what new arrivals need in this moment.
But we must meet all demands if we truly love all people.
I'm fully committed to doing just that in the coming months
and years ahead.
You elected a mayor who loves people?
What?
Well done, chicken.
let,
Let me.
Let me also be very clear about why these buses are coming
to watch City at such a rapid rate.
Essential.
The situation was created by right-wing extremists,
threatened by our values. And they're bent on sowing chaos
and Division in our city.
but,
But I don't Flinch in the face of challenges and neither
does the city of Chicago. Since the first bus arrived over
a year ago, we have upheld those value, those values, the
welcome individuals and families, seeking Asylum. And I
want to express my deep personal, gratitude to the city
staff, our mutual Aid, partners and volunteers, and
Chicago, residents and communities. That have dedicated
their separate. For this past year,
This budget, this budget, this bunch of supports increase
stopping with the Department of Family and support services
in the office of emergency management and Communications to
manage the network of Migrant shelters that support
transition to self. Sufficiency
but after inheriting, an expensive emergency contract
multiple expensive contract, my Administration is also
finding ways to both expand space and lower the cost by
renegotiating stabbing and boo contracts and Contracting in
hiring Chicago and Chicago businesses to provide the
Service.
Who services with the temporary protected status? That's
extended the Venezuelans. We are also ramping up our work,
authorization to enabled, new arrivals to work and see
Pathways out of shelter.
and,
And it's our city. Meets the moment, we continue to call
upon the state of Illinois and the federal government to
provide greater coordination and collaboration and
resources dedicated to this issue that how we support those
who seek refuge in our country and our city speaks to our
values,
but make
But make no mistake, this is not just our issue. It is a
state issue. A national issue a global issue or because we
are the city of Chicago. We will continue to do our part
and we call upon all of our partners to do. There's
House of
I'm supporting this humanitarian Endeavor and investing in
our residence. Not an either-or. We can do both and we
will,
To ensure.
We?
We base the development of this Budget on the principles of
coal governance, my Administration limping or Community
engagement process so that we can get the ideas from
everyone here from a broad group of stakeholders. And
throughout this process, my Administration is held for
Budget engagement BD's in communities across the sea.
Including for the first time.
Including for the first time ever a budget summon with more
than 350 young people's collecting their ideas and hearing
to like directly from them.
If?
In fact, we collected thousands of comments and responses
and surveys from residence. We met with hundreds of
community and issue-based Advocates. And we listen to
Chicago city council caucus leaders has an older person to
better understand the critical priorities of their
communities. This process has been informed by people
because we know that the truly make transformative
investments in people. We must do. So with people and
that's what this budget does. The 2024 budget is a down
payment on this administration's priorities to empower
people and especially young people through economic and
employment opportunities. Because are you, are you with our
City's present and future?
Scripture.
scripture say,
scripture says,
where,
Where your treasure is. So, will your heart be awesome and
our heart remains with our treasure, our children. My
ministration will invest in young people because they are
the ones who will lead us to a better stronger. Say, for
Chicago as a former teacher and father-of-three for me,
there is no other way. We know that 59% of the workforce
population under the age of 25, in this city is made up of
workers of color.
and we,
And we also know that unemployment among young, Chicago is
particularly, our young black women roles during the
pandemic and is still lagging behind in the pandemic
rebound. But to address, this is my first day in office. I
signed an executive order, charging the budget director to
evaluate all available resources within the year's budget
to reallocate to existing city funding, youth development
of Youth Employment and enrichment program to support
additional summer positions as well as year-round
employment opportunities. It within weeks of taking office
and in collaboration with our sister agencies Community
organization, the business Community, we were able to
increase the number of youth summer employment, by 4,000
jobs feeling nearly 25,000 positions over the summer and
increase of 20% from the previous summer, but we know
that's not enough.
You know, that's not enough because more than 46,000 young
people applied for a summer programs this year. So here's
what we're doing. We're dedicating more than 76 million
dollars, for the Youth jobs and program it in the budget,
which will fund nearly four thousand additional youth
employment opportunities, with the target of providing more
than 28,000 opportunities for young people this summer.
That's in this budget.
This is, this is how we begin to make transformative change
in the lives of our young people change that.
We?
We will build on and future budgets are investments.
However, are not only in YouTube women opportunities, but
employment opportunities, for all Chicago. And that is why
last week, the city council passed. The stork one Fair wage
legislation that finally, in sub-minimum wage for tipped
workers.
In.
in an industry that black women are overwhelmingly impacted
by the city of council gave black women a race
No.
Now, as we work to implement one, Fair wage and other
legislation that upholds, the rights and protections of
Chicago's workers, we are investing an additional staff and
resources within the Department of Business Affairs and
consumer protections office of labor, standards to ensure
that they have the resources needed to defend and serve all
workers.
In addition to bolster my commitment to Chicago workers,
this budget establishes, the office of Labor Relations
within the mayor's office, led by Deputy Mayor, Bridget
early in this office will ensure that this administration's
effort and policies aligned with the needs of both employee
and employer, while working to create a better stronger and
safer, working conditions, for all of our workers. We do
that in this budget.
No, another pillar of my Administration will be to ensure
that Chicagoans have access to the tools and services. They
need to lead healthy life.
This begins with addressing the mental health needs of our
community.
By continuing to invest more than 15 million dollars per
year in the mental health safety net system while expanding
by 75%. The number of Chicago Department of Public Health
mental health staff working in our public clinics and
within our 911 response teams. This budget, this budget
also makes critical Investments towards aligning our Mental
Health Network, what? The principles of treatment not
trauma.
Would.
Would more than doubling the number of staff on the care.
911 alternate Response. Team black Chicagoans are the
largest group served by both are 911 and outpatient Mental
Health Care by making a 43% of the total number of people
in both program.
so, this
So this large and well resource 911 alternate response
program will allow us to continue helping the people most
affected by this investment. Expanding the number of
neighborhoods at these teams allowing Ford extended service
hours into the evenings and weekends through this
investment.
through this is,
Through this investment. My ministration is moving
alternate response out of a pilot base and making it
permanent part of how we approach crisis response in the
city of Chicago.
What?
With Carrie to passion and not mass, incarceration and
traumatization. No more for our communities.
This budget also builds capacity for another tenant of
treatment. Not trauma. The reopening of additional mental
health clinic by continuing funding for our existing
planets.
And supporting two additional clinic within existing, cdph,
spaces city council. Last week, also voted in support of
the creation of a treatment. Not from a working group, with
over the course of the next year. We'll develop and
identify the best methods for expanding City, providing
mental health, clinic Services throughout communities, and
bringing back, our capacity for full ear and City, run
mental health clinics.
We?
We are making our city is safer.
Animal.
In a more compassionate and healthier place for everyone.
That.
That same spirit that this budget furthers my
administration's commitment.
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To environmental justice.
You.
You know, this summer, we saw some of the most disastrous
effects of climate change.
Torrential rainfall that flooded homes on the west and
south side. Southwest side.
in the
The Wildfire smoke that covered our city. And we know that
not every chicagoan and not every neighborhood. Feels the
effects of climate change. The same way, the impact of
climate change is deeply steeped in inequity
What's?
More than a third of the city's communities have at least
one. Since this track that's considered environmental
justice neighborhood, which means that these neighborhoods
mostly in the South and West Side Community, have a high
concentration of Industry.
Are bisected by major highways in our air pollution and
toxic chemicals are a greater threat to the health and
safety of our people today.
I'm have.
I'm happy to announce that this 2024 budget,
re-establishes, the department of the environment.
which,
Which will coordinate our City's environmental and
resiliency in addition to that investment the fy2014
budget. Also commits 25 million dollars to climb
initiatives including more than four million in Chicago
climate infrastructure, Grant programs 15 million dollars
to decarbonise one to four unit homes for eligible
low-income Chicagoans and six million dollars in cities
composting system in last week. Last week. We must not
forget one of those simplest but very effective climate
investment that we can make and that's our tree planted by
the end of next year, we will have planted 55,000 Nutrisse
well on our way to our goal of 75,000.
it's
Is seeking environmental justice. Let us not forget about
housing just
because,
Because making investments in affordable. Housing is
another protocol and the central focus of my Ministry.
Housing is a human, right?
This.
This budget helps that you were the right housing with more
than 250 million dollars invested in homelessness supports
including an increase in the city's flexible housing and
Operational Support for our shelter Network. For the old
house homelessness is up 12% since 2019.
And black.
And black Chicago was account.
Almost.
For almost 70% of the unhoused popular.
It.
It is.
It is an outrage that one quarter of renters pay more than
half of their paychecks just to make rent.
With.
with a little left over from the subsidies and it's an
injustice that one in four black students in Chicago Public
Schools experience homelessness, at least, once during
their lives,
Add.
Advocates say,
Advocates, say that there are more than 68,000 Chicago 1s
that are experiencing homelessness at some point throughout
the years, including almost 20,000 Chicago Public Schools
student. And that is why my Administration is committed to
passing the bring Chicago home ordinance.
To take this to the boulders.
Bring Chicago home with will create a sustainable and
permanent funding source. The facility permanent Supportive
Housing and address the problem of homelessness in our
city. With this budget, we are also expanding the
Department of Housing Home Repair programs to 10 million
dollars and pairing that with more than 12 million dollars
in funding to offer, critical support to low-income
homeowners who are in need of repairs.
Additionally, we are making the largest annual investment
to date to the home modification program administered by
the mayor's office of people with disabilities ensuring
that residents with disabilities can make their homes
accessible.
These.
These investments will sustain the dream of home ownership
for multiple generations of homeowners. Stabilizing
communities at risk of gentrification.
What are?
What are the greatest priorities of this Administration?
Is making our city, a safe place to work and live to build
a business, buy a home in, to raise a family.
so, this
so this budget make some Investments to increase Community
safety, including the establishment for the first time ever
office of community safety within the mayor's office led by
Deputy Mayor Garin gate worth
Let's do.
This new office of community, safety will work with
business stakeholders and communities to lead our City's
full force of government comprehensive and collaborative
Community. Safety strategy. As part of that strategy, we
are investing more than 100 million dollars. In
anti-violence programming, restorative justice, reentry
Services, domestic violence, and gender-based violence,
prevention and intervention. And the City's community
safety coordination Center. These investments will allow us
to do a few things. Expand our Partnerships with Community
Based violence, interrupter support resident returned, home
from incarceration, and improve support systems for victim
survivors in the fenders.
To prevent weeds.
To prevent recidivism.
We got to do it with some intelligence.
We're taking a smart data-driven community-centered
approach to safety while also addressing the root causes of
violence. I'm grateful for the city council's. Confirmation
of superintendent. Larry Snelling rifle.
Does the?
I guess it's another, it's an it's another important step
forward in our journey to agree to stay for Chicago.
Soup.
Superintendent spelling is a proven leader with Decades of
experience, and the respect of his peers.
He's going.
He's going to reinvigorate our commitment to
constitutional, policing and full consent, decree
complaints, which is critical. It just critical. It's
protocol for the healing of communities in the relationship
between the community and police department. So together
super attended selling and I are committed to increasing
the number of detectives, the Chicago Police Department to
solve Major Crimes, detectives have been promoted since
I've taken office. And this budget creates 100 additional
detective positions moving as more than halfway towards the
goal of 200 detectives that I made a commitment to doing
during my campaign.
this is,
This increased investigative capacity will allow us to hold
violent offenders accountable while bringing Justice in
restoring confidence to impacted resident. We also
understand that effective policing requires a
community-based lens.
One major step in that direction is the increased
civilianization of our police force. We are adding just
under 400, new civilian positions to CPD to provide Aid and
support, which were free of officers who performed the law
enforcement duties for which they were trained. The budget
budget also invest in data and Technology resources as we
look to evaluate and improve call, timer Spa.
We?
We will be intentional in our community. Safety strategy
deployment just police officers but the community
businesses sister agencies and the full force of
government. Because we know the truth, safety requires this
approach and every investment in youth education, housing,
mental health and environmental justice later together for
the long term before fill our promise to Build a Better
Stronger. Sabres Chicago, but it is going to take all of
us. And one of the most important obligations that we
uphold is our responsibility.
The.
Toodaloo.
The deliverer.
To deliver efficient and effective services with the
greatest impact.
Rooster Teeth.
Through strategic Investments, this budget furthers, our
progress in the lead, service line replacement program,
nine of the top 10 Chicago zip codes with the largest
percent. The largest percentages of high lead levels were
neighborhoods with the majority of black and brown
residence.
The city has set an ambitious goal to replace all 409,000
list, service line.
The Moon.
The most of any US city.
It was.
They were doing this to ensure a clean drinking water for
every single neighborhood in Resident with a priority,
placed in replacing lead service lines and daycare centers
in black. And let next to me in 2024,
we will invest more than 53 million dollars to a this
effort, we committed ourselves to safety for our most
vulnerable residents in to m.
The one.
One of the best ways we can build the operational capacity
of government and provide the most efficient Services
possible is to invest in our technology infrastructure. So
today, I'm excited to announce that this budget creates a
new Department of technology and Innovation. This is long
overdue.
Direct.
The residents and businesses who think that the city's
gears turn to slowly or its processes are too cumbersome.
This is a critical step in making sure that our government
works for you.
but,
Better. Technology means we can process contracts and
higher vendors quicker. Giving rise to developments that
help our community spry. And we can enable City departments
to innovating to modernize spearing economic growth and
vitality throughout our entire city. Ultimately, this is an
investment in our future, a future that will lead to more
accessible and hands and Equitable City service.
No.
Green.
Great.
I'm grateful for the financial leadership of this season.
Led by our budget director. Ana Guzman, thank you for your
leadership.
Our Chief Financial Officer. Jill, J karofsky.
and,
And of course, our comptroller case for winkle.
Like, finding the beer. You find the beard. You'll find
Chase.
This.
This has been an incredible team, the work that you've done
to put this budget again. And with this team, at the helm,
we will continue to make decisions based on sound fiscal
policies, including our commitment to reducing our
structural budget deficit over time and meeting our
pensions and are managing our debt obligations are going to
do. Both this Administration has also committed to fiscal
responsibility and ensuring that we have the resources to
pay for these new invest. We will not repeat the failures
of the past by spending money. We do not have and bake, rub
Dean our future.
Play.
We also have her lie, too long on a tax structure. That
heavily burdens are lowest income residence.
and,
Any.
It is too reliant, on property, taxes, fees, and fines, and
and rate.
We?
We know that 5%.
Can you?
An annual raise, if you get one.
The.
Does.
Does not coincide with the property tax. Raises that have
constantly burtness.
just,
Just doesn't happen that way. We also recognize that a $95
city sticker or a $100 parking ticket weighs more heavily
on the family. That owns 30,000, a year versus a family
that earns $150,000 a year.
and,
And that is why this budget proposes expanding the city's
Utility Billing relief program to include three flat
buildings and making the administrative debt relief and
clear path. LEAP program permanent.
cuz he's
These are programs that will help Working Families, get out
of the dead and save for the future while. Also managing,
and maintaining the city's revenue streams, in a recent
study.
Tempe.
Jim Perry.
Comparing tax burdens in large cities, Chicago families,
earning $25,000, A year. Had a total tax burden of 15.4%
for families. Earning $150,000, a year that tax burden is
11.6%.
That family only $25,000 a year is painted tax rate that is
33% higher in the family early earning $150,000. A year. We
got to do better Chicago. We must do better. And that is
why this budget holds the line on property taxes and why we
will continue to work with all stakeholders to create
Revenue that weaned us from our addictions, to the
regressive Taxation. And so many about Working Families out
of the city of Chicago. And that is why the first step in
the first major step in that direction is to bring Chicago
home.
No, we will continue to move with competency and compassion
and collaboration to find other solution. And next want to
talk to you about the important.
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Dynamic of Pensions.
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In terms of the city and our economic and fiscal health.
Our employees secret. I'm in security, through are for
pension fund. They do not participate in Social Security.
Rather they participate in the collective, trust, that is a
penchant.
I'm bored.
Unfortunately, our pensions are currently only 20% funded
because of the city's regretful history.
I'm neglecting obligations to the retirement security of
this worker.
but I
But I'm committed to workers and our pension years early,
in my Administration, established a pension working group
that brought together, my ministration labor leaders, they
partners city council leaders and other Advocates, and
experts to tackle the pressing issue ahead of us meeting
our obligations with sustainable funding sources. And since
2020, the required increases in our pension contributions,
have risen approximately 1 billion dollars in this budget,
we are making an additional supplemental payment of 307
million dollars on top of our required pension payments in
2024, to ensure that we keep the unfunded liabilities
within our Pension funds from growing in this supplemental,
payment will.
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Help us move quicker to improve the Financial Health of our
funds and lower the cost over the long-term. And in the
end, we are demonstrating our commitment to ensuring the
pigeons bonds, reach a point of financial stability, and
our retirees, receive the benefits that they have earned
and deserve.
In.
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And it.
In addition to investing in retirement Security in Chicago,
we are we use municipal bonds to fund, Capital Improvements
and investments in critical infrastructure. Using bonds
allows us to spread the cost of these investment over time
and over the generations and generations will ultimately
benefit.
This.
This year's budget includes a payment of approximately 1
billion dollars in the principal amount of debt, which
frees up our capacity for investment and priorities such as
our lead service line replaced airport, modernization and
other programs, and so much more. We are Distributing
grants and moving. The Chicago recovery plan for utilizing
Bond proceeds, and American Recovery plan funding to
support community and neighborhood Investments, to grow
small businesses, to beautify streetscapes, and to invest
in mental health and wellness program.
We are a.
We are analyzing the reviewing the projects in the Chicago.
Recovery plan to ensure that the Investments are targeted
to achieve measurable outcomes for our city. Responsibility
and accountability, are critical to ensuring the success of
the plant. Now, this budget and subsequent budget,
inevitably hinge on the strength and resiliency of the
Chicago and despite macroeconomic headwinds, the Outlook of
Arc economy is strong. And in the next year, our economy
will continue to be supported by both a large-scale and
neighborhood events. My ministration is committed to
igniting tourism and economic vibrancy and engaging all of
our neighborhoods throughout this amazing City. And so we
have budgeted and we commit to million dollars in funding
to support neighborhood. Festivals, bringing funding for
such events, backs, to pre-pandemic levels, to celebrate
the uniqueness of every single,
In addition to large-scale and neighborhood events, major
developments, and businesses are coming to Chicago in the
years ahead. Google is investing 1 billion dollars in the
Thompson Center because it's workers want to be in Chicago.
That investment will not only invigorate our technology
sector, but it will also anchor, the revitalization of
LaSalle Street for the next-generation. Other businesses,
like inventergy and the cat a Campari groups continue to
make investments in our
Countdown to.
Downtown commercial quarters.
What's?
What's the?
Facilitate high-growth Industries like clean energy in
Chicago. Developments like the expansion of logistics firm,
which is Total Quality Logistics, New Horizon steel, which
is the largest black-owned steel company in Chicago. And
the continued growth of the Fulton Market District will
continue to demonstrate the resiliency of our time. And
finally, to ensure our continued growth and spread this
Administration, the city will always promote market and
praise such vital process acid. A reputation of being a
Century. Real, are a Transportation Hub, a world-class
colleges, and universities and cultural amenities are
Majestic Lakefront in our Parks, the best workers in the
world. The best food in the world, the diversity of our
economy, all of these assets and more are why we can look
forward to many more years.
Growth.
Growth and vitality.
now, I
now, as I close
I am truly humbled and honored if you standing before you
resent.
Presenting this budget as our first step to fulfilling
promises to invest in people and a line artwork with my
vision for a better stronger safer. Chicago, as we look
ahead to the next steps of his budget process and the
future of our city. My Administration will continue to be
grounded in the principles of coal governance and
collaboration over the next month, my office will closely
work with members of his body to pass a budget that
reflects our values, we will continue our community
engagement efforts as part of that process, ensuring that
the voices and ideas of Chicago and our herd and adopted in
our work. I want to thank the office of budget management
City Department citistaff, residents in the Community
Partners, who helped shape this effort.
let,
Let us go.
Let us go forth in this journey together United by the fact
that Chicago is truly the greatest city in the world and we
collectively have the power to make it even greater. This
is Our Moment to finally have a budget that reflects the
interest in the values of the people today, sisters and
brothers Chicago. I present to you the people's budget.
Thank you. God bless you all. And God bless the greatest
freaking city in the world, the city of Chicago.
Tell Rick.
Deer record.
Chair recognizes German Irving.
Is.
As referenced in the car for the special meeting today, I
provided a resolution to the clerk with the proposed
resolution provide for publication and setting the date and
time of a necessary hearing on the budget and ask for the
resolution to be red.
Battle clerk. Please read the resolution, resolution
setting public hearing on 2024 budget. Where is Mayor?
Brandon Johnson? October 11th? 2022 submitted? This new
Council executive budget. The city of Chicago for their
fiscal year, beginning January 1st, 2024 9th, December
31st, 2024. And where are those provided by law? That
least, one public hearing shall be held by the corporate
Authorities on the budget document. Not less than one week
after the publication, they're out in such manner, as a
corporate authorities, May determine and prior to final
actions are on and where at is further provided by law.
That notice of such hearing shall be given by publication
newspaper having General circulation in the city of
Chicago, not less than one week prior to time such hearings
How they?
now, therefore be a
Now, therefore be resolved, but the budget document for the
fiscal year, beginning January 1st, 2024 and ending
December, 31st 2024. I submitted by the mayor of the city
council. Be publishing pamphlet for him and made available
for public inspection opposite, accounts city clerk. No
later than October 16th 2023, NBA it further resolved that
the public hearing on said budget document be held by the
city council. The 11:30 a.m. on November 1st, 2023 in the
city, council chamber and City Hall city. Clerk is hereby
directed to call the notice such here and we publish a
newspaper having General circulation in the city, Chicago
at least one week prior to time such public hearing
They?
Thank.
Thank you. Better work for reading the resolution to chair.
Recognizes chairman Irving or mr. President, I moved for
the temporary suspension of the rules for the immediate
consideration of the resolution hearing no objections. So
Oregon.
Announce.
I'm not mature enough, mood to adopt this resolution by
Voice vote. All those in favor. Signify by saying, I
suppose, they know the eyes. Have it, the resolution is
passed on the Mitchells the motion to reconsider and move
to be considered about all those in favor of the motion to
reconsider say. I all those opposed say no, its motion
fails German, Urban a budget hearings schedule. We will be
made available after this meeting in the office of the
committee on the budget of government operations room. 200
the overview. And first budget, hearing will begin on
October 6th Monday at 10 a.m.
He?
Here we go.
Here in council chambers and now move back to the regular
now move that we can return to the regular order of
business.
All.
Almond mix on a motion to adjourn present up here. No
further business with what is body. I move that we adjourn.
There, ain't no objections to order. This meeting is
adjourned.