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Good morning ever.
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the committee on finance
meeting October 31st 2023. The committee on finance is
called to order will now have a roll call to establish.
Why sure,
Archer Conway
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alderman laspada
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Alderman hop
Alderman Hopkins Alderman Hall other and Mitchell Alderman
Harris
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Alderman be
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Alderman Lopez Alderman War.
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Alderman Curtis Alderman O'Shea
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Alderman Taylor Alderman Mosley Alderman Rodriguez, I saw
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Alderman Scott Aukerman see chill Lopez Alderman Burnett's
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Alderman Burke Burnett vice mayor has requested remote
participation under the provision of rule 59. Can I have a
motion? So moved by all the way to allow Alderman Burnett
vice mayor to attend this meeting by remote means all those
in favor signify by saying I posed in the opinion of the
chair the eyes have it. Can we confirm the vice mayor
Burnett is present and has joined us.
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You know.
He is not on Zoom.
He's no.
He's not here yet.
no not
No, not yet. Okay, we will move on.
at the
at this time
At this time we'll begin the public comment. The public
comment period is limited to 30 minutes out of respect for
everyone's Time. Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
We do not have any remote callers this morning. We do have
one in Person Public comment, and that is mr. George,
Blakemore.
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alderman
Alderman Reilly we see you count you towards form.
It's a safe.
It's a sad day. The only have one if my minute for starting
and I need this trouble over here because they steal the
minute you have another clock.
and I've been
And I think both of these clock to be working. Anyway, it's
a sad day when you have a finance committee meeting and you
only have one public speak.
I need
Maybe they
Maybe it's got the wrong with this one public speaker and
maybe something wrong with you your elected officials. You
did not inform and engage and educate your constituents
that show up and maybe it's the time or anyway on page.
active
actor you have in
Do you have any government agreement with the board of
education for the schools using tip money? The board of
education is a separate entrance.
power to tax
the board
the Board of Education
now, why would
Now, why would you?
Now why would you go and use your tip money for the Board
of Education?
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Why would you?
Why would you do then?
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The board of education has authority to protect everybody
who paid the tax bill. They see any cat Tinychat Water
Reclamation and the Board of Education in the Park
District. Why would you do this?
when they
When bae text and get their own money.
but
But the reason why is 69 the little Democratic machine all
in it together that's supposed to be independent.
the world
when they see us
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the game
but games that's because you have no participation and then
when I get up at the night and then went and did it take
Speedy PP telling me to keep quiet.
and when we
Remember what the public comes to speak?
I feel some kind of.
I feel some kind of respect to the public speaker. If you
don't want this job is very disrespectful someone from the
public cabinets feet.
and used
And you supposed to have the car was here even thank you.
Mr. Blakemore for your presentation and public comments
this morning. We have received one written public comment
that was sent electronically to everybody and we have a
number of items before the committee this morning. We're
going to start with our monthly rule 45 report. This report
was sent electronically to everyone if there are no
questions. Can I get a motion to recommend approval?
What is the temp?
the September 23rd
The September 23rd September 2023 monthly rule 45 report
that motion was made by Alderman Ervin all those in favor
signify by saying I suppose in the opinion of the chair the
eyes have it and the motion carries. Hello. Good morning.
All the men can listen we have challenged you to Ward's
form.
we have
We have 17 items on the agenda and we'll start with item.
Number one, which is from the Department of Housing. It's
an ordinance concerning an amendment for the Imani Village
Senior residence development located at 9621 South Cottage
Grove Avenue in the 8th ward that revises the Hud loan term
and the interest rate and this is a direct introduction
from the Department of Housing. And the reason that is the
directed introduction is who is that in that outfit my my
my least favorite
I'm
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I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
You're in.
you remember the
You remember that tomorrow? Okay, welcome Alderman Lopez.
We have counted you towards the Corum.
I'm not.
I'm not sure what that outfit is. But in any case happy
Halloween, this was submitted as a direct introduction
because it is time sensitive and we have terrible dreams
from the Department of Housing 2% this morning, Miss
Springs.
Huntington
running Taryn
Running tear and thank you. My name is Kara bream's I'm a
financial planning analyst with the Department of Housing
and I'm here today with Ms. Patricia Eggleston
representing.
Come on.
Good morning. My name is k
Good morning. My name is Kara Ramsey financial planning
analyst with the Department of Housing and here today with
Ms. Patricia Eggleston. He was representing Trinity United
Church of Christ and their development arm as well as mr.
Film Apple who represents SPM properties and development
are the code of outburst of this money Village senior
apartments, which will be at 7 to unit senior housing
building in the 8th board located at 9621 South Cottage
Grove, and I'm dressed up this morning like the alarm clock
from Groundhog Day because this is our third time bringing
this project back to City Council in a matter of several
months. So we appreciate your patience. We're here to make
way.
my
minor to
minor change which is due
Minor change which is to extend the loan term for the
senior loan, which is a Hud loan from 40 to 42 years to be
coterminous with the city's loan. We're also adding
language that will allow the commissioner to make minor
changes to the loan terms without returning to council
which will likely go a long ways towards not having us come
back here. Again. This Authority does not include
increasing the already-approved city loan amount. We're
also updating the senior loan interest rate maximum from
seven to potentially 9% the maximum. They don't anticipate
that the interest rate will be that Hyatt at 6.95 as of
today per Market condition market rate, but we're giving us
ourselves that flexibility in case the right to do increase
that concludes my
That concludes my purse.
that concludes my presentation before we hear from Alderman
Harris. Are there any questions from members of the
committee?
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Thank you. Thank you madam. Chair. Can you define minor?
is it my
Is a reminder.
Is a minor changes the language in the ordinance?
It is written that is another term acceptable to the
authorized officer. So it has to be approved by the
authorised officers the commissioner. So the intent is that
if the city's interests interests have to be not hurt by
the change.
do in
Do in the case.
Though in the case for instance the term increasing from 40
to 42 years really only helps the city because it extends
the long-term and reduces the payment that would be
something that the commissioner could approve.
It just seems to be highly subjective as to what is
considered minor versus. What is it minor? That's somewhat
of a slippery slope to me. I'll defer to 122 Alderman
Harris on this. I just I just concerned about start making
these types of changes things song.
thank
Thank you. I'll
Thank you all the Minerva. Noblin Harris.
Thank you. All members isn't him. This is our third minor
change that we had to come back to the city council for a
first it was just the date was left out. So we had to
introduce come back just to put the date in and then this
case is an extension of the long years and the interest
rate which is necessary in case interspace actually go up
before we actually close on the documents. So to give that
kind of wiggle room to any kind of project to keep us from
coming back and then we hit every 60 to 90 days of the
project may never get done. So it's very minor changes to
this document. And so I'm just asking my colleagues to be
patient as we go through this process and I hope that you
can support the very minor changes and what I did ask for I
asked for that language to be placed in this
document in case they
Document in case there's a day.
document in case there's a date that we missed the
Document in case there's a date that we missed somewhere and
this document so that we wouldn't have to continue to keep
coming back to stay over the day didn't stay October 1st
2023, maybe if they died October 1st 2022 and that's how
long we've been working on the document. So just to
incorporate minor changes if there is anything substantial
I would want us to come back and I won't want us to know
that he is not going to it's going to be more than four
million more than this if it's anything that substantial I
think the body has a right to know and then we should come
back for it. I just think to keep asking them to come back
before the body for a date change. Are you anticipating
this deal to close by the end of the year?
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yes, we are which is why we asked to go direct.
Hopefully this hopefully November.
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Automobile, what would that do for the loan?
I
They would make a turkey for the loan. May I would redo the
likely reduce the the senior loan amount potentially.
I mean it would we would have to look at it again where I
think we're dealing with that with a lot of our projects
right now because interest rates and you continue to to
increase so we would have to look at the other sources and
they would have to there's other ways to fund a project
friend since the different developer for you could increase
that we have to fill the Gap at the loan goes down. We
would have to fill the Gap but that's why I again we're
looking to do the Direct Control so that we can close
quickly and interest rates and stay as they are which was
6695. Can I get a motion to approve item number one move by
automobile recommended you pass all those in favor signify
by saying hi holes in the opinion of the chair at the eyes
have it and they do pass recommendation will be poured it
out at the city council meeting tomorrow. Thank you Miss
Springs item number two from the Department of Housing and
ordinances concerning the transfer.
Give me an hour.
Give me an order.
Give me an ordinance concerning the execution of the
ownership transfer agreement to Eastlake. Daru LLC
regarding deroulement senior apartments located at 4814
through 4820 North Kedzie in the 33rd Ward. We're joined by
Joseph Lewis the financial planning analyst from the
Department of Housing. We also have presentations of
representation.
from a
from Anthony
From Anthony Fusco president and Secretary of Chicago
Community Development Corporation and Eileen Rhodes
president of East Lake management group and the registered
agent of East Lake management and Development Corporation.
Mr. Louis.
Thank you, Terry.
Thank you to a woman Dowell members of the committee for
the record. My name is Joseph Lewis, and I'm a financial
planning analyst with the Department of Housing. The
request before you was a proposed ordinance to authorize
the transfer of controlling interest in a partnership that
owns the 56-unit affordable senior community known as the
ruling on senior apartments at 4814 to 4858 North Kedzie
Avenue next line, please.
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In particular the request before you is to allow the
restructuring of existing agreements related to Circa 2013
in City Investments made to support the construction and
development of the deroulement senior apartment community
which Investments include in approximately six million
dollar loan if City Home funds but is not scheduled to
mature until 2045.
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These restructuring actions would consent to the Salem
transfer of the current managing General partner interest
under these agreements to a replacement General partner
affiliated with East Lake management and Development
Corporation as well as the release of the original managing
General partner of its interest under the agreements. There
is no change propose to any affordability restrictions
imposed by the city agreements North any change propose to
the terms of the city loan assistance in relation to
Jackson's propose to modify the
The actions proposed to modify the identity of the managing
General partner next light, please.
show he
Shown here is the subject property which consists of of the
pictured 5-story elevator service Residential Building as
well as the adjacent surface parking lot not seen in this
photo the building contains 56 rental units in common areas
for the tenants. There's no commercial retail space. The
subject property was constructed and placed in service as
portable housing approximately 10 years ago next light,
please.
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the subject property is
The subject property is located in the 33rd Ward
represented by older woman Rodriguez Sanchez on the
westside North Kedzie Avenue between West Ainslie Street to
the north and West Lawrence Avenue to the South the CTA
Brown Line. Kathy station is just to the south of the frame
of this map next by please.
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to support
To support the construction and development of the subject
property in 2013 the city of Chicago provided a donation of
the real property on which the property on which the
apartments are located approximately six million dollars
approximately 6 million dollars in home funds and low
income housing tax credits. All 56 units are restricted
rental housing that are restricted occupancy by elderly
households earning no more than 60% of the Chicago area
median income with rent limited to a rent a portable to a
household earning no more than 50% of the Chicago area
median income through community housing Partners 14lp the
holding company organized for the development and ownership
of the deroulement senior apartments the prop.
was developed
Was developed by Chicago community.
Was developed by Chicago Community Development Corporation
were CC deed.
or CCDC as managing General partner, which is an
organization consisting of professionals and members of the
community interested in the welfare and benefit of seniors
in the Albany Park Community and hope for seniors
Foundation a nonprofit that provides tenant referral and
support services service code General partners and are to
remain in the ownership at present the current managing
General partner CCDC intends to cease operations due to the
pending retirement of its principal and sole owner Anthony
fees go the wind-down of ccgc ownership interest has been
ongoing since 2019 and several other affordable housing
rental properties in the city of Chicago that were
originally developed by CCDC have been transferred to new
ownership between 2020 and the Press.
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this proposed
this proposal rapper
This proposal represents the disposition of the remaining
affordable housing housing property in Chicago currently
under the control of CCD cccdc in the other parties in the
younger ship reached an agreement to proceed with the
transaction in 2022, and now wish to receive next light,
please.
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decide to pay
decide to pick
Decide to pick the car.
Decide to pick the current on.
Decide to pick the current ownership structure and the
ownership structure has proposed. I will note that the
requested action does not involve a conveyance of property
to a new owner of record or rather this restriction
concerns the composition of the ownership interest in the
holding company. That is the owner of record community
housing Partners 14lp to this end the subject restructuring
would replace the AC DC is managing.
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Will partner with Eastlake to rule LLC?
Will partner with Eastlake to rule LLC and Illinois limited
liability company organized in 2020 for the purpose of
acquiring a general partner interest in community housing
Partners 14lp the sole member that is the 100% LLC interest
owner of Eastlake to rule LLC is East Lake management
Development Corporation in the sole owner of East Lake
management Development Corporation is that will be
higginbottom. He's like that has developed hundreds of
residential use in units using low income housing tax
credits HUD financing and Section 8 contracts portable
housing project in Chicago include West End and the
forthcoming Grace Manor Manor project 65 new construction
multi-family units at 3401 West Ogden Avenue Eastlake
affiliate is function is the property management agent of
the deroulement senior apartments ever since the property
was initially developed and placed in service as affordable
housing in 2013 and 2014.
and I
and we'll
and Laura
And Will Remain the property manager at the conclusion of
the proposed restructuring next slide play.
some additional can
Some additional considerations and no Eastlake. The rule is
solely responsible for the purchase price of the
partnership interest at $275,000. No project funds will be
utilized for the transfer the restructuring contemplates no
change in the affordable housing restrictions or the
financing of the project property and recognition of
community group and Co General partner deroulement North
Kedzie Incorporated intention to become the managing
General partner after the conclusion of this Project's
initial tax credit compliance. And I'm going as
Listen to attend an outrage.
Outreach that organizations distribution rights to any
bottom line cash flow the development are increased and
going forward Eastlake the rule will assist the rule my
Lawrence and Kedzie and corporated an undertaking General
partner duties such as review of financial budget some
reports tax returns and maintaining compliance with
regulatory reporting requirements under Eastlake is
management agent. The partnership is currently complaint
with the long-term monitoring and compliance requirements
of the Department of Housing and based on two Community
meetings with tenants of the room on in the first half of
2023. Alderwoman Rodriguez Sanchez at 4:33 is provided a
letter of support in connection with the proposal next
flight.
if I
if recommended
It recommended to proceed by this committee. The matter
would be slated for passage at the November one 2023
meeting of Chicago city council following passage the city
another transaction parties going gauge and all usual due
diligence in discussion necessary to close the closing
expected at some point the first quarter of 2020 for next
line.
I am
I have Rica.
I have recap the requested actions in this life for your
consideration 9 joined by. Mr. Anthony fuse go of Cellar +
2bc CDC and Miss Eileen roads on behalf of Eastlake to
answer any questions that you may have. Thank you for your
consideration of this matter.
I'm
I know that.
I know thank you. Thank you Miss Delores. I'm first I would
like to acknowledge all them in Hopkins and all them in
Mitchell who have joined us for corn and we are still
joined by Alderman Burnett who is with us remotely Alderman
brunette. Would you just confirm your presence with us this
morning?
Yes.
Yes, I'm here. Thank you. Okay, great questions from
members of the committee Alderman Silverstein. We see you.
alderman
Alderman hop.
Alderman Hopkins, you mentioned that there is no commercial
commercial component to this yet. It's a dead grade level
there look like some potential commercial space. That was
the building originally designed with the commercial
component in mind or was there one there at one time?
Got there.
Got their hair.
That there has not been any commercial component to the
building since its initial construction that is a community
room for the tenants. It just has the appearance of a
ground-floor retail space if it when we're walking on
street level at Kedzie, but it is not and it is not and has
never not been commercial space in use since the project
was constructed. Thank you. Thank you all, and Hopkins law
also want to add the alderman Lee and Alderman wagons back
to our Quorum call today.
any of
Any other questions?
Any other questions all day?
Any other questions Alderman Conway, you know, we got a
written public comments on this soon. And I you know the
kind of alleged some kind of forgery happened. You said you
all did such diligence and I didn't know if you wanted to
respond to that or how it was when I couldn't quite
understand what it said, but I thought maybe you and the
you and perhaps all the woman Rodriguez Sanchez want at
least clear up the record on I'm at first I was here,
right? Yes. Thank you for the question older men have a
representative from the seller and 2D as well as a
representative from the proposed buyer who spoke were
mentioned in that comment are able to speak to the issue of
the public comment received in recent days. I'd ask I'm
just confused coordinates of roads to to speak to that
issue.
and I'm
And I will see.
and I will say I'm
And I will say I'm not here to litigate it. But I feel like
you deserve the chance to respond to you half of the
operator. Please identify yourself tiger Community
Development Corporation. I'm the managing General partner
of the rule of my departments have been since the building
was constructed in developed by my company back in 2013 is
as mr. Lewis has indicated.
I don't know.
I don't know how to.
I don't know how to respond to that. It is written comment
at some level other than to say that I categorically deny
all of the allegations which are unsubstantiated and lack
any Merit. This was the first time I've ever seen such
comments. I've been in this business for 35 years. I've
developed portable housing throughout the city of Chicago
in virtually all of our neighborhoods. I've never had
anyone make such an outrageous Claim about alleged scans
that had no basis. In fact, there is no detail or silly
response would it's almost dignify the allegations. I I
just want to go on the record as categorically deny any
basis in fact for those charges.
we're
were made
We're meeting.
We're meeting at 9.
We're meeting at first time last night about 8 for the
record. Would you confirm that the signature on the Eds is
yours? I personally sign the signature. Yes. Thank you very
much. Thank you master Alderman, Rosanna Sanchez and all
What was that?
Rosanna Danna Danna thank you. What I can say about the
current ownership of that with the man and the
administration and management is that they have been
nothing but responsive to my community. I spend a lot of
time in that building the seniors in that building are
organized. There are senior Volunteers in that building
that reach out to us whenever something is not working and
my relationship with a lien in particular. I have made it
very easy to address concerns of residents there to get to
agreement whenever something is not working for Resident.
So I did this is the building that I visited very often
that I am in touch with the record of constantly and I'm
looking forward to working with you slick and considering
my relationship with Eileen last week.
address any
address and he can
address any concerns that the seniors living in the
building house
thank
Thank you all.
Thank you. All the men. I can I get a motion to recommend
approval move by vice-chair Conway recommended you pass all
those in favor signify by saying I oppose in the opinion of
the chair. The eyes have it to do pass recommendation will
report it out at the next city council meeting. Thank you.
Mr. Lewis. Thank you item number 3.
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free and ordinances concerning the issue when
Free and ordinances concerning the issuance of financial
assistance to Austin United Alliance LP for the Austin
United Alliance residential project located at 5206 to 5224
West Chicago Avenue and the 37th Ward. We're joined by
ocean financial planning analyst from the Department of
Housing. We also have with US representatives from the
development team.
more
morning chair
Morning, Certo and members of the committee for the record.
My name is Esau ocean Financial Planning, and it is to from
the Department of Housing and presenting the auditor has to
approve Financial return to Arkham Knight alive LP for the
United Alliance residential project, which will be located
at 5206 through 5224 West Chicago Avenue. The project is
also supported by Altima is 37th Ward animates and the 29th
Ward Chris Taliaferro next please.
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The Redevelopment of Art in United Airline is a key
component of the city of Chicago events. What the
neighborhood revitalization strategy of vacant Lots in
Austin commercial car. There is launched in 2019 The
Proposal including the rental rate of Walmart Laramie Bank
building from for the commercial use this space to Sean
hair and the Redevelopment of adjacent land for a
mixed-income. What is Dory rental building that includes a
Green Grove Public Plaza, social status and outdoor art
project and presenting the provisions of the authority to
give Heartland of Planning and Development determine the
purple and the power said it's by the coast and objectives
of the RSD in March 2021. The developer also submitted
application for the financial assistant to the red.
Porsche
apportion
Apportion through the Department of Housing 2021 qualified
allocation plan in partnership with dpd completed is
preliminary project review. I'm still at the development to
proceed to Stage 2 off the application process in December
20-21 next please.
the record
the request for the state
the request for the city,
The request for the city council including approval of up
to 12.9 million lb in Oz and Commercial TIF district to
14150000, uh multifamily program pound of loud for $1 and 8
months of 2.3 million 9% low income housing tax credit the
origin the Auditors adopted by the city council in
September 21st, 2022 birth went to the origin of Aden is
the city of was authorized to enter into already while I
meant agreement with us United Airlines LP, which was a
joint venture between Heartland pausing and Oak Park
regional housing center. However, Heartland housing became
unable to participate in the project in early 2023 before
Financial closing the Cody walloper. I'll park Regional
Housing Center.
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And why did several other potential Partners to step into
the role of developer and a partner with a you a project
and decided to work with paper towel as the new partner and
caught in a net that please?
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The proposed decides he's at the Northwestern corner of West
Chicago Avenue and the North Laramie Avenue 6 miles west of
Chicago's downtown residents will have good access to
public transportation Supermarket convenience store that's
wrong as well as Elementary School and public park. The
land is currently empty except for a small abandoned
building that will be demolished and then power 7 Parcels 6
purchased by the developer at a total cost of 215000.
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One parcel purchased by the city with appraised the value
of 28000 and will become way to the project will run dollar
next, please.
the beauty
the building we
The building will pick.
The building will provide 70812 industrial bathroom rental
units, which the two units will be affordable to 10 and
earning 60% and 50% less. Am I and the remaining 28 units
will be rented without income restrictions and it will pay
for electricity including the cost of a electric cooking
next please.
believe
legal name of the song
Legal name of the owner that thing as a as a United
Airlines LP. I thought I mentioned earlier the general
partner is not a joint venture between PHP GP Holdings LLC
AKA Pete Puma towel in the housing center. There is also a
special number. It will not have any decision making a
right and a probate used to provide cash flow benefits to
the developer. The nearest Diamond company is Destiny cater
which will hold 99.99% off the ownership a general
contractor is all construction Chase Bank will provide the
bridge during construction without her listed here next
week.
the total diva
The total development cost of the project is at 51 million
60 $9,828 with approximately 41 million. If you built it to
construction cost an 80s represent with her cause the
project sources of financing including of course mortgage
or, Grant General partner at goodbyes deposits from the
investor and a deep breath Evolve Protein act like a
location of 2.3 million mi / $10 income housing tax credit
to generate over 20 million active an hour of 14.1.
I'm meeting.
I made him do you want to
I made a deal with a loan and a 12.9 million tip Grant next,
please.
account
It concludes my presentation next week for your
consideration together with me today from the developer
team with man senior vice president and the Charlie Johnson
development director a little housing Partners on this Tina
William exactly with the erector and a crazy Royal Board
president from Oak Park regional housing center. We're
happy to take any questions or concerns you may have today.
Thank you, Michelle.
Thank you, Michelle questions from members of the
committee.
All of
argument
Ultimate price check on way thank you for your very
detailed presentation. It's more of a comment since I think
there's something wrong in our city when it cost $737,000 a
unit to build to build affordable housing and a night and I
think you're being very economical with that. But I think
it is something that this Committee in this city should
really look at in terms of how are we as a government
putting red tape out there or what it is that makes that
that makes that the way it is and turn our city faces a
huge housing shortage. I hope it's something that this
committee and we as a city council and we have the city can
take a look at in the future. Thank you. Thank you all them
in Conway. I know that that has come up in some of our
briefings. I don't know,
If you or anyone else.
If you or anyone else from either planning or housing want
to address that I know construction the cost of
construction is gone up since the pandemic I'm in there may
be some other factors. Is that something you want to
address now?
amarkalam
Tamara Collins Deputy Commissioner for the Bureau of
Housing Development Department of Housing we talked about
this extensively every time we can do better. Yes Tamara
Collins Housing Development. We talked about this
extensively both here and also internally with developers
with the construction Community with we're not going to see
the pre-pandemic cost of doing the affordable housing. It's
been hard for quite a while. We've been for the sort of
battling this issue over time. We've been having
discussions with people in the construction industry. A lot
of it has to do with construction pricing going up over
time just really in the past two years. We've really seen
this escalate construction pricing also with the interest
rates. We just have another interest rate hike I think
about a week ago or construction entrance where we were
doing like 3% a few years ago is now seven.
almost
8 +
Almost 8% So it's adding Millions to the cost of doing
development. It sometimes takes a little while. I want
people to understand that it takes time to do these types
of development because they are very complex. We have a lot
of financing multiple layers of financing. So reviewing all
that and doing Partnerships with other agencies in the
financing. It takes a little bit of time to get through
that process most of the time when we get an application by
the time we get through designer jeans by the time we get
through zoning and all these other processes were probably
a year-and-a-half from the time we received your
application until the time closing so that adds to the
timeline and then every time we have to
stopping by
Stop and look.
Stop and look at something or something to get new numbers.
We got a better we can't just say Okay lessons before we
have to understand why your numbers are where they are and
they're not going to occupy this you're not going to go
down definitely going to go up and whatever it takes to get
through the process. So we're doing what we can to have
talked containment, but I would expect probably at least
even over the next year that we're going to continue to see
these high cost and we're going to continue to work with
the development Community figure out how to bring them down
and that can happen through value engineering which we
often do but with the need of having to have affordable
housing cutting units is probably not the best answer right
so
Thank you very much, Miss Collins.
Thank you very much. Miss Collins and vice chairman.
Thank you very much, Miss Collins and vice-chairman that you
might want to since this is an area of interest that you
have and you might want to take this on as a special
subject area matter that you might want to look into a
little bit more maybe beyond the expertise of one person,
but I'm certainly happy to be happy to to leave that effort
and hope that we can at least make sure that on the
government side. We're doing all we can to to grease the
skids and terms of the the timing a spec. Thank you. Madam.
Thank you. I like to be with that. Thank you. All the men
Burnet vice-chairman Conway's taking names now and can
Madame caraman and good morning to remember. This project
is a project that we've been working on for the last four
years under the prior Administration.
but
But the property has been vacant there or over the last 10
years and we'll talk about it landmark building that sits
on Major Street within the 37th Ward and we've been trying
to get this building repurpose. And finally, we got to
Edina William heard the executive director for the Oak
Park.
how's the
How is the original how?
How is the Regional Housing has been very instrumental in
thank you Athena by the work is done in the community you
and your team and address and the community want to see
here and so are we just had a nice Community to meeting
Thursday night with her giving a presentation again, and
unfortunately, we have to come back before Council. We
thought we would have had this taken care of. How did the
early part of 2021 or 2022 because of the issue with the
Heartland Alliance who wear a partner with?
this
display
this price
This project I had Financial issues. I had to go out and
seek another partner until that was the pivot of group and
then we have to come back now plus cost in change and come
back before this Council again, so we can try and proceeded
to move. This project forward is something that I really
appreciate that the council would be willing to support us
today. We want to get started. We want to move this project
forward because it's a highlight within the 37th Ward on
Chicago Avenue in heaven if we can get this project started
it when I like everything else that we've done there. This
is a
age of project for us
Age of project for us and it will be the first time one of
the first affordable housing projects that we've had in a
long time coming to 37th Ward. So I'm looking for the
support. It is committed and hoping that you all can look
favorable on supporting this project for our community
today. Thank you. Thank you. I love him and Miss. I should
have allowed Athena Williams to say a few words on this
project. You look guys all came down here. Please take a
moment to say what you want the committee to hear. Thank
you very much. So good morning. Everyone is being elected
officials are nobody likes officials and other partners, my
name is Athena Williams. I am a resident of the Austin
Community resident of the 29th Ward and also the executive
director of the Oak Park regional housing center, and I
just want to say thank you for having faith in Oak Park
Regional Housing Center.
you carry the
You carry the sport.
You carry the sport having faith in our midst of providing
support to the community that we need to present a project
of this level for the community. That is much needed much
past due and we are continuing to move or so a big thank
you from me as I represent the community as our staying
here in front of you and thank you already missing all your
your colleagues as we move this for it. Thank you Miss
Williams. Can I get a motion to recommend approval of item
number 3. So moved by Alderman Lee?
Hindu pass although
Can you pass all those in favor signify by?
Can you pass all those in favor signify by saying I are both
supposed and opinion of the chair. The eyes have been and
will report this item out at our next city council meeting.
Thank you Michelle. Congratulations Alderman item number
for is it from the Department of planning and development
and ordinances concerning the execution of a of a revised
Redevelopment agreement with Celadon Construction
Corporation entity Blackwood development Partners LLC and
United yards 1B entities by reducing the scope of the
project and retaining the property located at 4700 South
Ashland Avenue and 4707 South Marshfield Avenue in the 20th
Ward Alderman Taylor.
you got
You got Tim G?
You got Tim Jeffries?
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William gay
William G. Financial planning analyst William G. Okay, if
you could give the presentation mr. G. Thank you.
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good morning to
Good morning, turd woman that were members of the finance
committee or the record. My name is William G financial
planning analyst in the department of Planning and
Development. I'm here today taking the amendment of The
previously approved Redevelopment agreement between the
city and sell it on Construction Corporation NFP Celadon
Partners, LLC and Blackwood development Partners LLC for
the purpose of redeveloping the showroom floor of the
former goldblatt's department store.
this
the subject
The subject property is located at 4700 South Ashland
Avenue, which is in the new City community area in the 47th
and Ashland TIF district. The otter woman is Jeanette
Taylor the 20th Ward who has provided a letter of support
for the project.
a closer look at
A closer look at the subject property, which is highlighted
in red is provided on this map. The project is located at
the critical intersection of 47th Street and Ashland Avenue
the corner of Main and Main for the Back of the Yards
community.
if
It's probably chicken.
It's probably tickets only one part of the larger
development proposal. That was the subject of a competitive
request for proposal solicitation and a related Community
engagement process. The result of that effort was a
selection of the multi-phase United Yards Project as a
winning respondent the matter before you today.
concerns only faith
concerns only paid one bill
Concerns only paid one be which is highlighted in red but
additional phases are currently in process including Faith
one day which will be advancing to legislation before the
end of the year.
a phone
Phase 1 B is for
H1B is focused on the reoccupation of the historic
goldblatt's building a city of Chicago Landmark, which is
shown here.
the Builder
The building was partially redeveloped in 2013 to convert
the upper floors to a supportive living facility. But the
first floor was not included in that scope of work. The
former showroom space has not been occupied on a permanent
basis since the most recent tenant vacated the space in
2019.
a real
arita
a redeveloped
A Redevelopment agreement for this project was previously
approved by the city council in April 2023 Which authorized
the use of up to 5 million dollars in test or the
Redevelopment of two discrete element the substantial
Rehabilitation of the showroom floor a big old W building
and the ground-up construction of the Corn shell of a 6200
square foot to store commercial building at 1635 West 47th
Street.
since I
since that time
Since that time however, there been issues that
necessitated a change to that scope of work.
specifically
pacifically
Specifically ongoing increases in construction cost Rising
interest rates and a reduction in New Markets tax credit
Equity have created an approximately 4 million dollar gap
between the identify sources and the revised construction
cost.
In what?
in order to a
In order to address this discrepancy the proposed amendment
would revive crda such that the project scope would include
only the Redevelopment of the ground floor of the former
goldblatt's department store into a 14358 square-foot
federally qualified Health Center at approximately 7200
square feet of retail space for local minority-owned small
businesses.
listen
This a man.
This amendment.
This amendment would only revise the scope of work and all
other terms and requirements nerta, including the amount of
tip provided would remain unchanged.
I did.
additionally, it is important to note that the development
team still intends to construct a commercial building and
the RTA memorializes their commitment to attempt to secure
financing for that component within 12 months of executing
the amended r d a
it's
a total of
The total revised cost of construction is an estimated 17.4
million dollars if approved this agreement authorizes the
use of up to 5 million dollars in tips or 28.7% of the
total project cost.
in
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in addition to these
In addition to these funds the capital stack includes 3.3
million in lender financing nearly three million in New
Market tax credits and 6.1 million dollars from other
source.
asthma
as mentioned.
As mentioned earlier the amendment does not make changes to
the original rta's Financial structure or developer
requirement. The city will still be reimbursed to developer
from 25 million dollars in traffic after construction
completion pacifically, there are two equal payment of two
and a half million dollars each with the first made on the
issuance of the certificate of completion and 2nd at the
one-year anniversary of the certificate of completion.
additionally
Additionally, the city's investment is still protected by
Provisions in the RTA that require the project to
continuously operate for 10 years and for the retail spaces
to be at least 80% occupied if the developer violate these
conditions ourselves the property during the compliance.
The city has the right to recapture any previously
disbursed have spines.
find
finally the
Finally the RTA will continue to offer an exception on
sales to back of the Yard Works, which includes the local
retail tenants to purchase its portion of the commercial
condo and no cost Beyond any required financing a legal
fees associated with the transfer.
the concept of local all
the concept of local ownership
The concept of local ownership was an issue that was
identified as being especially important to the community
during the RFP process. So this provision represents a
significant benefit to The Back of the Yards neighborhood.
when can
When complete this image gives a good idea of what the
redeveloped goldblatt's building will look like as you can
see the storefront exterior has been opened up to provide a
try more window space which will create an enhanced
pedestrian experience along 47th Street.
overall
Overall dpd is highly supportive of the proposed project.
The project isn't strong alignment with the priorities
identified by the community throughout the development
process in particular. This project will provide discounted
rent the locally-owned and operated small businesses are
provided a pathway to those businesses acquiring ownership
of their locations.
Disco
this commercial
This commercial project is also a critical component of the
larger development project aiming to revitalize a
meaningful portion of 47th Street for all these reasons DVD
is recommending the use of Tif to support the project.
I'll
I like.
I'd like to thank the committee for your favorable
consideration of this request. I'm also joined today by
Aaron Wise there and Jose Duarte from the development team
and we are happy to answer any questions that you might
have at this time. I'll miss the G. Can you speak to any
kind of retail tenants that have been identified to be
chanced and this new building?
other
are there any
Are there any sign letters of Interest so I can connect to
the elementary into this week on that?
And why?
And while he's making his way to the mic, I want to
acknowledge all the men Curtis who has joined us and will
be counted towards the Quorum. Could you please identify
yourself for the record? I thank you madam. Chairman. I'm
Aaron wisener on my principal with Celadon Partners. I'm
joined by Jose Duarte principal with black with development
Partners. So for the space, we've got about twenty five
thousand square feet within the ground floor of the
goldblatt's building 15,000 square feet. Approximately will
be going to friend Family Health better be qualified Health
Center. It's already currently operating about a block
away, but needed to expand their facility we have assigned
LOL. I will have a lease in place executed before we closed
before businesses that are going into the Back of the Yards
workspace.
already identified there were
Already identified their working a business plan.
Already identified their working a business plans. We've
arranged for Creative elements and asking for them to do
their business organization were funding their tenant
improvements. So it'll be a barber shop and apparel store a
coffee shop and a bakery all of which are locally owned
minority-owned businesses and their leases Mass release
will be asked you before we close as well.
Ethan
a thank
A thank you.
A thank you, many other questions from Alderman Martin.
Thank you, Sharon.
Thank you cheer to start approximately if it do this gets
approved through the committee in full city council. When
is groundbreaking anticipated and when will the project be
completed approximately?
this is
This is George.
This is Duarte. Please identify yourself again for the
record. Good morning. My name is. Who founder and principal
of Blackwood group and to answer your question. We actually
have a source of Redevelopment funds to we have a permit
for this phase the retail build-out face the vanilla box
and a number of the retail building build-outs within that
space. We already have a permit at hand that we have pre
development funds to actually start construction at our
intent has once we finalize the leases which should happen
fairly shortly here. We're anticipating to start within the
next month or two construction on the retail space and
stop
Are pretty.
our projection of the toll schedule is at this point is
about 9 to 10 working months.
Thank you.
all the way
Alderman was Bono. Thank you very much, sir. I was just
curious when we talked about.
make a
making
Making the commercial spaces accessible to local
entrepreneurs if that is written into the Redevelopment
agreement. If the the rents are written into the
Redevelopment agreement, can you show me more about that?
So I believe there is a separate operation operating
agreement between the Back of the Yards works and two T's
and development team. They would like to elaborate on that.
is
Airline
Hi, Aaron, Weisner, Celadon Partners. So yes, that that's
correct. So the RTA don't speak explicitly calls out local
ownership. But we do have a operating agreement in place
with back of the artworks that specifically specifies
ownership. There's a the principal of that entities Jesse
and you guys who is the owner of Back of the Yards copy and
is is ultimately going to be the master tenant for all four
of those sites. I'll deliver the spaces and he'll were
using new markets tax credits as a portion of ours Capital
stack and at the end of that compliance. Which is 7 years.
We already have it in our documents that ownership will
convey to that entity.
a long-term ownership, but that
A long-term ownership, but he won't only be responsible
responsible for attending that but his mission for Back of
the Yards works is to Target minority-owned locally based
businesses. I don't I don't think there's a specific
Regional footprint ottoman but that's another tenant cities
that he already has in place and has been supporting raw
locally-based. It was more asking whether it creates
maximum per square footage rent for the unit or how do we
make sure for the more potentially interested on the events
are going to be within their reach. Is that on the the
other entity? So we have it in the lease agreement that
it's a $0 triple net lease. So the only according to that
we are only charging them to cost of taxes insurance and
utility cost at the property itself. Is this when we we do
not charge more than that, he will have a program.
see the
see that
See that you will.
See that you will try.
See that you will charge his sub tenants that is really in
our regular dinardo student. Not a regular human in our
agreement with our new markets tax credit advisors that has
to be set at a substantial discount to believe it's 50% at
the most to what the market study rents are showing him per
square foot rent. And we do have a letter of support from
all the men Taylor and also Alderman Lopez
who has a significant portion of the
Who has a significant portion of the the Tif?
Can I go?
Can I get them?
Can I get a motion to recommend approval of this item?
Mumbai all the way
Mumbai all the man was spotted recommending to pass all
those in favor signify by saying I oppose in the opinion of
the chairs the I have it and will report this out at the
next city council meeting nice to meet you. Mr. G item
number five is from the Department of planning an ordinance
concerning the authority to enter into and execute and IGA
and a governmental agreement with the Chicago Board of
Education for the provision of tax increment financing
funds for the full chiller plant and the system replacement
at Roberto Clemente Community Academy High School located
at 1147 North Western Avenue in the amount of 5.3 million
and the First Ward. We are joined by Jamel Chambers and
Ivan Hanson.
Are you now?
Are you not?
Are you not Ivan?
Are you not Ivan Hansen? I am not.
from should
brown sugar
From Chicago Public Schools your new face to me as well.
Good morning. Mr. Chambers. What is your name? Good
morning. My name is Brian know what's your name? My name is
Brian theater. Spell the last names of the Court.
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thank
Thank you. Mr. Xavier. You may continue.
Good.
Good morning, Sherman doll and members of the finance
committee for the record. My name is Brian Vader and I am
the director of new construction for the Chicago Public
Schools. I am also joined by Janelle Chambers city council
liaison for CPS in Tim Jeffries managing Deputy
Commissioner in the department of Planning and Development.
I am here today to request your approval of an
intergovernmental agreement that would provide the Chicago
Public Schools without 25 million three hundred thousand
dollars in tipis distance to provide a MEP replacement
system at Clemente High School next light, please.
Here's a map.
Here's a map showing the general location of the school
within the city. The school is located at.
alarm
11:40
1147 North Western Avenue in the West Town community area
in First Ward. It is located within the Humboldt Park chip
District school is bounded by Division Street to the South
Oakley Boulevard to the East Potomac Avenue to the north
and Western Avenue to the West next flight, please.
here
Here is a view of the school's main entrance located on
Western Avenue and pictures of the existing MEP system
Clemente is a neighborhood High School serving 594 students
in ninth through 12th grade.
I'm
How many people?
MEP project includes full Shilling plant replacement,
including both existing water cooler chillers and cooling
towers including structural beams to support power cells on
the next slide, please if approved the inter-governmental
agreement will authorize up to 5300000 which will finance
the entirety of the project completion of the project is
scheduled for fall winter of 2025. I thank you for your
consideration of this request and I am available to address
any questions the committee might have
thank
Thank you.
thank you. Mr.
Thank you. Mrs. Bator any questions from the committee?
Albany
Espada I will briefly Safeway. I appreciate the
presentation that is not actually where the school is on
the map. It's it's a little bit further to the west and
we're at Starbucks, but it's nevertheless. It's extremely
needed work. Like they have had some real HVAC heating and
cooling issues at the school for a while, and it's really
great to have this opportunity to see that addressed. So
thank you so much and I hope for my colleague favorable
consideration.
Thank you all.
Thank you all done with.
Thank you all done with Spotify.
Thank you all in one spot and we do have a letter of
support from you and also from all them influences of the
26th Ward who has a another large percentage of the TIF
district, but there is no there are no more questions. Can
I get a motion Alderman Con-way vice-chair Conway moves to
pass all those in favor signify by saying I suppose in the
opinion of the chair the eyes have it will report this out
at our next city council meeting will move on item number
6, which is an ordinance concerning the authority to enter
into and execute an intergovernmental agreement with the
Chicago Board of Education for the provision of tip on for
the fire alarm system replacement at Von Steuben
Metropolitan Science High School located at 5039 North
Kimball Avenue in the amount of 2.5 million dollars in the
39th Ward. Again, we are joined by mr. Chambers and miss.
They do.
Vader from the show
Vader from the Chicago Public Schools
Good.
Good morning, Tim.
good morning, Tramadol and members of the finance committee
for the record. My name is Brian Zander and I am the
director of new construction for Chicago Public Schools. I
am also joined by Janelle Chambers city council liaison for
CPS and Tim Jeffries managing Deputy Commissioner in the
department of Planning and Development. I am here today to
request your approval of an inter-governmental agreement
that will provide the Chicago public schools with up to two
million five hundred thousand dollars in tip assistance to
provide a fire alarm system replacement at Von Steuben high
school next flight, please.
there is a
There is a map.
There is a map showing the general location of the school
within the city schools located at 5039 North Kimball
Avenue in the North Park Community area in 39 4th. It is
located within the Lawrence Kedzie tip District. The school
is bounded by Argyle Street to the South Spaulding Avenue
to the east Carmen Avenue to the north and Kimball Avenue
to the West
next flight
McFly please. Here's a few of the school's main entrance
located on Kimball Avenue and pictures of the existing fire
alarm system on Steuben is a neighborhood High School
serving 1647 students in ninth through twelfth grade the
fire alarm system project includes replacing the existing
fire alarm system at the main building next flight, please.
It'll prove.
If approved by the intergovernmental agreement will
authorize up to 2500000 which will finance the entirety of
the project completion of the project is scheduled winner
of 2024. I thank you for your consideration of this request
and I am available to address any questions to committee
may have
we've
We do.
we do have a letter of support from all the manuja and
Alderman Rodriguez Sanchez who has the large portion of the
TIF district and from Alderman Vasquez who has a smaller
portion. Are there any questions from members of the
committee?
all
Alderman car
Alderman Cardona recommends to pass all those in favor
signify by saying I all those opposed.
and
Any pain?
In the opinion of the chair the eyes have it all though. I
didn't hear and I did you pass recommendation will be
reported out at the next city council meeting item number
seven is a ordinance concerning the authority to enter into
an exeggcute and IGA or intergovernmental agreement for the
provision of tax increment financing fonts for full roof
replacement targeted masonry repair the replacement of a
play lot and the existing asphalt play lot areas at the
Mollison Elementary School located at 4415 South King Drive
in the Third Ward. We have Jamel Chambers and misses a tour
from Chicago Public Schools.
Thank you.
thank you and
Thank you. Good morning, German doll and members of the
finance committee for the record. My name is Brian Vader,
and I'm the director of new construction for Chicago Public
Schools. I'm also joined by Jamel Chambers city council
liaison for CVS in managing Deputy Commissioner in the
department of Planning and Development. I am here today to
request your approval of an intergovernmental agreement
that would provide the Chicago public schools with up to
2900000 and Tiff assistance to provide a roof replacement
in site improvements and Mollison Elementary School next
flight, please
here's
Here's a map.
Here's a map map showing the general location of the school
within the city. The school is located at 4415 South King
Drive in the Grand Boulevard community area in Third Ward.
It is located within the 47 King Drive TIF district. The
school is bounded by the 44th place to the South Vincennes
Avenue to the East 44th Street to the north and Martin
Luther King Drive to the West X light, please.
here's a
Here's a view of the school's main entrance located on King
Drive and pictures of the existing roof and play locked
Mollison is a neighborhood Elementary School serving 267
students in pre-k through 8th grade project includes a full
roof replacement and targeted masonry repairs the site
Improvement project includes replacing the existing play
line with a new port in place rubber service surface play
area and replace the existing asphalt pavement.
areas
Areas within an artificial turf field next light, please.
if a prude
If approved the intergovernmental agreement will authorize
up to two million nine hundred thousand in tifus assistance
with the remaining 2900000 funding coming from CPS. Next
light, please.
give
here is
Here is a rendering illustrating. What the play let me look
like completion of the project is scheduled for fall of
2026 too late.
Yeah.
Yeah, you can call.
Yeah, you can call him and I just want to put that on the
record.
Thank you for
thank you for your
Thank you for your consideration of this request and I am
available to dress any questions the committee may have.
thank
Thank you. I did.
Thank you it any questions from members of the committee.
I think that this is a really necessary repair, and those
kids deserve a new playground. So I'm supportive of this.
And can I get a motion from Alderman Cardona recommends do
past all those in favor signify by saying I opposed in the
opinion of the chair. The eyes have it. We will report the
do pass recommendation at the next city council meeting and
I want to thank you both for your presents this morning.
Thank you. Thank you.
Is it raining?
Okay movie.
Okay moving on to item number eight. It's the ordinance
concerning the Third Amendment to the, Michigan.
20
24th and Michigan Redevelopment project area tax increment
financing program. We're going to take items.
we're going to
We're going to hear.
We're going to hear items 8 9 10.
11 + 12
we're going to hear them.
we're going to hear them together, but we're going to vote
on them separately. So I B for the 24th and Michigan Tif
Redevelopment project area a hundred and 11th and Kedzie
TIF district Clark Montrose TIF district.
Dellwood Armitage industrial Redevelopment TIF district and
the Woodlawn TIF district all-in-one. Mr. Jeffries from the
Department of Planning and Development. Thank you. Good
morning trudel and members of the finance committee for the
record Tim Jeffries managing Deputy Commissioner in the
department of Planning and Development on here today to
request for approval of a minor amendments 25 tax increment
financing districts with a primary purpose of extending the
life of those districts for an additional 12 years as
mention the subject of districts include 24th and Michigan
111th and Kedzie Clark Montrose Galewood Armitage and
Woodlawn.
each of these days
Each of these districts are currently set to expire on
December 31st of this year, but have had an extension
authorized by the Illinois General Assembly. However these
extensions do not take effect without additional approval
by city council to affirm them the proposed legislation
before you today with a dress that requirement for all five
districts and establish a new expiration date of December
31st of 2030.
5 /
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live free to be
I've preached peace in reviewing the necessity to extend
districts DVD and other departments analyze both
demographic data overall Community need another Define
policy or project goals based on that review was found it
that these districts each demonstrated a reasonable
rationale for an extension.
the first of the
The first of these are
The first of these is 24th and Mitchell Michigan, which is
roughly bounded by the Cermak to the north the Dan Ryan to
the West the Stevenson to the South and Prairie Avenue to
the east but if it's within the near Southside Community
area and is primarily in the Third Ward with smaller
portions about the 4th then 11/4, although this area does
have relatively strong Democrat demographic indicators. It
also includes a significant amount of c h a property
including the existing Hilliard homes property and the
former Harold ickes homes, if the district's extended it is
anticipated the funds will be used to support the ongoing
Redevelopment of the icky sites today to two Parcels have
been completed but the full build-out includes three
additional phases of work which includes at least 650
additional units and without the ability to use Tif the
development of these future phases would either be
significantly delayed or result in reduced resources for
communities across the city.
neck
Next is a hundred and 11th and Kedzie TIF district.
Next is a hundred and 11th and Kedzie TIF district, which it
runs.
it runs runs along 111th Street between Sacramento and
Pulaski. The district is entirely within the 19th Ward and
the Mount Greenwood Community area the census tracts within
the tips have demographic demographic indicators that show
that this area is a place of moderate need including a
poverty rate of 19% and an unemployment rate of 15% that
said the adjacency of the 111th Street Corridor to Suburban
retail hubs to the immediate south and west of here also
creates a unique economic challenge competition for the
area of the extensions of the proves. It's expected. The
Tif funds will be used to address this by supporting small
and local businesses through ongoing Smith allegations as
well as funding additional phases of the ongoing 111th
Street streetscape project.
next
Nexus card Montrose which primarily runs on Clark Street
between Montrose Avenue and Foster Avenue and is entirely
within the Uptown community area more than two-thirds of
this district is within the 47th Ward with the balance
largely falling in the 46th Ward. Although the broader
neighborhood is a economically vibrant. This specific
Corridor is notably less strong with a vacancy rate that is
two to three times higher than the surrounding area that
fact was one of the primary reasons for the development of
the Clark Street Crossroads project, which was adopted by
plan commission earlier this year at the extended extension
is approved. Isn't it expected the funds would be used.
support the recommendations of that plan including
Support the recommendations of that plan including the
development of infrastructure improvements for bicycles.
development of infrastructure improvements for bicyclists
pedestrians and Transit options as well as the development
of affordable housing on monkey opportunity sites and
future stuff allocations.
the game with Armand
Deal with Armitage TIF district generally overlaps with
planned manufacturing District Number 15 and is bounded by
Dickens to the North Nashville to the West Bloomingdale to
the South and Cicero to the potatoes are within both the
Austin and Belmont Cragin Community areas primarily within
the 19th Ward but has significant portions in both the 36
and 37th Ward.
while the
Well, it's
Well, this is
While this area is one of the West side's most critical
industrial jobs, the demographic indicators clearly show
that there this is an area of high need with an average
income that is less than half of the Citywide average and a
corresponding poverty rate of nearly 33% primarily in the
29th Ward. I just want to make that, yes, thank you. I
guess what are there is infrastructure is also in need of
improvements in order to support the needs of modern
industrial users. And if approved the extension would be
nice that the availability of funds to help retain the the
viability of this area as a long-term industrial Corridor.
Notably. This could include the potential Redevelopment of
the former Zenith radio and television Factory near
Austin's and Dickens, which was at one point the largest
Factory in the world.
if
And finally the law.
And finally, the last Ascension candidate is the Woodlawn
TIF district, which is roughly bounded.
TIF district, which is roughly bounded by 67th Street to
the north Cottage Grove to the West Marquette to the South
and the Metra Electric line to the east of the majority of
this district is within the 20th Ward, but there are
smaller courses within the fifth as well overall the
demographic indicators with in Woodlawn present an area of
high need including a poverty rate of 21% unemployment rate
of 13% and an average income. That's 25% lower than the
Citywide average.
I just
additional
Additionally the sea
Additionally, the significant number of vacancies and the
overall development conditions of this area indicate the
continued need for resources.
This is a
This is especially acute for uses that the the community
has clearly identified as priorities including affordable
housing and support for small and local businesses given
the sharp increase in development interest in Woodlawn over
the past few years.
overall deep
Overall dpd believe there is a strong rationale to extend
each of these districts and would ask your favorable
consideration of this request. Now, I'm happy to answer any
questions that the committee might have. Thank you very
much to freeze any questions from members of the committee.
are all the
Are all the middle?
I all the middle spider all five of these were going to take
them one at a time. But if you do have any questions on
Sunday of the five.
Are you?
Are you forgive me for not having the ordinance in front of
me Deputy Commissioner? But what is the length of time that
we're extending these tips for 12 years 12 years for each
of them.
Okay.
Okay, if I your your bulletin Milwaukee is the only that is
the weird one amongst the extensions weaves. I don't
believe the city has ever extended a TIF district 4 less
than 12 years except for to Milwaukee. I'm always happy to
set a precedent.
with twins
with 24th and I'll just ask about two of them cuz
Who created?
Who created you?
pancreatic duct somebody else's young but I mean when it or
24th and Michigan, it seems like we are predominantly doing
this for the Redevelopment of Equis, correct?
is the
Is there a Redevelopment plan in place to be we relieve The
Siege a will move forward with the plan is outlined.
There's a part of me that thinks this is close to the 78.
Are we going to see them are they going to act on their
best intentions here?
Are you?
I can answer that.
I can answer that, chaa is already done a phase 1 phase of
the project is already up then the second phase of the
project is currently being vetted by the Chicago Housing
Authority and there is an entire Redevelopment plan set for
the ickes Redevelopment.
I hear
I hate how
I hope that this motivates them to move expeditiously on
that because I
I've
I feeling
my feelings about the CHS motivation and developing
affordable housing of late to put it quote unquote
politically, but I I believe in your ward diresta ickes
Redevelopment is in my ward as well as the Hillyard which
also has will be seeking funds for the rehabilitation of
the existing towers that are there what you call Affordable
and C H A housing trust you to hold them accountable to
their best intentions believe that you wouldn't want it if
it was anyone else perhaps not but I know I know how you
fight for what you need and want for your neighborhood. So
I appreciate that. Thank you very much. All the men. May I
ask him very briefly about the
the car can
the Clark and Monty
The Clark and Montrose cuz I I kind of hear what you're
saying here like admittedly Foster to Peterson looks quite
different from Foster to Montrose in terms of Clark Street,
because you talk a little bit more about like what what the
Redevelopment Ames look like for the stretch sure a magic
that there is in large part. There's it is in the clock
cross street Crossroads by and I'm happy to send that to
you. But I'd in that they identified a number of vacancies
both in the sense of like the buildings are vacant and then
vacant lots of Tire early and it's a it's a really low rise
low low density Corridor and I think there's an interested
in being higher density but also affordable housing in many
cases and
in the
in that area. It's
In that area. It's just it's expensive. It's expensive to
do to do housing there and saw there's a a goal of doing
everything is laid out in that plan, including
infrastructure, including the development of these
opportunities sites. Okay, I appreciate it. Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir. Thank you and you as president and Martin.
Jeremy
Jeremiah
My apologies for being late to this item. I just wanted to
note for the record that all be invoking rule 14 on this
item. My wife's company Campbell and Company a number of
years ago provided fundraising Consulting for Black
Ensemble Theater, which is one of a number of entities that
have been supporting the stiff extension that work ended up
over a year ago, and she never worked on it herself, but
out of an abundance of caution. I'll be invoking rule 14,
and I'm staying for close to that is that is correct. Thank
you.
any of
Any other question?
Any other questions is so can I get a motion on item number
82 recommend recommend approval for this item Alderman
Cardona recommend pass all those in favor signify by saying
I I proposed in the opinion of the chair of the eyes have
it will report this out at the next city council meeting.
I'm going to number 9 for a vote. Can I get a motion to
recommend recommend approval of Bible number 9 so moved by
Alderman Scott recommending to pass. I should mention that
we do have letters of support on I Am Number Eight from all
of the all the men of impacted Alderman Dowell Robinson and
Lee and on item number 9 we do have
the Paw
support letter of support from
Support letter of support from all the minnows O'Shea who's
100% the alderman for this TIF district? And so we will
move on the motion by Alderman Scott recommending to pass
all those in favor signify by saying I I all those opposed
in the opinion of the chair of the eyes have it will report
that ordinance out at the next city council meeting item.
Number 10. We do have a letter of support from the alderman
Vasquez. Augmon Clayson support Alderman. Martin has
recused himself. And is there a motion to recommend
approval volume number 10?
someone
somabhai
So moved by Alderman Silverstein while recommending do pass
all those in favor signify by saying I I oppose any opinion
of the chair the eyes have it and will report that item out
of the next city council meeting item. Number 11 is we have
support letters from Alderman Taliaferro Alderman Villegas
and Alderman missing support. Is there a motion to
recommend approval of item number 11. So moved by all the
men laspada recommended you pass all those in favor signify
by saying I posed in the opinion of the chair the eyes have
it will
that
That item out at the next city.
That item out at the next city council.
That item out at the next city council meeting and item
number 12. We do have a support letter from all the men
Yancey and we have support from all the material or is
there a motion recommend recommend approval of this item
Alderman Riley recommending do pass all those in favor
signify by saying I all those opposed.
and
NEP
Any opinion of the chair the eyes have it and will report
this item out at our next city council meeting. That was
easy. Thank you, Tim.
movie
moving on to
Moving on to item number 13 a proposed ordinance
authorizing the payment of various small claims against the
city of Chicago. This is a direct introduction and that
list of payments was sent electronically to everyone and if
there are no objections, they will be placed in past place
than or passage in the Omnibus item number 14 is the
proposed order denying the payment of various small claims
against the city of Chicago also a direct introduction and
that list of payments worth that were denied or
electronically sent to everyone and if there are no
questions, these will also be placed for passage in the
Omnibus.
I'm
item number 50
Item number 15 R2 proposed orders authorizing charitable
solicitation on the public way when we call tagged a permit
one is for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Chicagoland and Northwest, Indiana at the Wrigley Field
location. 1060 West Addison Street on November 4th, 2023.
And the other one is for Planned Parenthood Federation
Planned Parenthood Federation of America in a Citywide
solicitation on November 11th, 2023 through August 14th,
2024.
If there are no.
If there are no objections, these will be placed for
passage in the Omnibus item number 16 from the Department
of Law, is that communication transmitting reports of cases
in which verdicts judgments or settlements were entered
into for the month of September 2023. These reports were
provided by the Department of Law and was sent
electronically to everyone if there are no objections to
these reports. They will be placed on file with the city
clerk's office.
moving on to our love
Moving on to our last item for the day is one proposed
settlement authorizing the corporation counsel to enter
into and execute an order in the 417 a grantee Hampton Jr.
As administrator of the estate of Michelle Ewing deceased
and Danya Bowker as mother and next friend of Eliana.
Hampton Volker versus City of Chicago case number 2019 2879
in the amount of $200,000. We're joined by the department
of laws Chief assistant Corporation counsel, James Gorman.
Good morning. Good morning share. Thank you. This is a
state court personal injury matter and it arises out of an
incident where
Please be.
Police Beat
police vehicles pursued a vehicle that collided with an
innocent third-party civilian vehicle injuring two
individuals Michelle Ewing and her granddaughter. Elliana
Hampton Bowker. The pursuit was initiated after the
offender fled from a stop that was based upon an erratic
driving and that led CPD officers to believe that the
driver was intoxicated.
green
Bring up.
During the pursuit.
During the pursuit the plane offender went through a
controlled intersection against a red traffic light
striking.
Fred Dryer
Add drivers.
Front driver side of the vehicle occupied by the plaintiff
immediately after the impact with the plainest vehicle
Defender struck a light pole and was killed in the
Collision the plaintiffs allege that the city do the
conduct of its police officers was willful and wanton by
engaging in the pursuit in a reckless and dangerous Manner
and it speeds that were too great for conditions also and
and that they violated cpd's Channel orders ended in doing
so the pursuit was a proximate cause of their injuries.
a lot of
la
La Department proposed a settlement for $200,000 inclusive
of costs and attorney's fees.
I'm
on Thursday.
On Thursday, January 25th, 2015 at approximately 10:30 p.m.
Officers one Galley and Joseph paoletti were operating a
marked Patrol unit on routine Patrol in the Seventh
District in Inglewood when they observed a silver minivan
driving eastbound on West 68th Street and minivan.
made
May.
Made a wide sweeping turn Northbound on to Ashland Avenue
screeching of tyres and disobeying a stop sign it then
pulled into a gas station on Ashley at the southwest corner
of Marquette and Ashland Optimist Galley and paoletti
pulled into the gas station behind the minivan in order to
investigate further or what they suspected was driving
while intoxicated the officers turned on their flashing
lights and stepped out of their vehicle to approach.
as the dryer
as the driver to
As the driver and two passengers got out of the minivan the
officers ordered them back into it at which time the driver
jump back into the driver's seat and quickly pulled away
leaving. His passengers behind us is Gali and paoletti went
back to their vehicle to go after the minivan in the
passengers left the scene on foot at the same time as the
minivan is leaving the gas station. Another unmarked c p d
unit occupied biopsies Lydia cruise with Sean Taylor and
Matthew mellott.
pulled into the
Pulled into the gas station to take a break as they
observed the minivan lien from the stop initiated pursuit
of the vehicle Southbound on Ashland with lights and Sirens
activated and Nazis gallium paoletti followed behind also
using Emergency Equipment as a secondary unit officer pay
already called in to dispatch to let them know that they
were in Pursuit, but did not give the reason look up
suspected DUI.
Hi.
hi in a
Hi, and it said stated that the car had taken off from them
going Southbound on Ashland from 65th.
respond
in response to the choir
In response to the question of why they were chasing him.
They stated quote to Bob from us from a traffic stop and
quote. The unmarked unit did not communicate to OMC that
they were in pursuit of a lady did not inform dispatch that
there was no Mark unit. That was the lead unit.
numbers
number to the Omni
Number to the unmarked unit did not know the reason for
their Pursuit, but we're listening to the radio believing
that they would have taken the information from The Marked
unit officers paoletta and Galley listed suspected DUI is
defense that gave rise to pursued in the report after the
incident.
Yahtzees on both vehicles claim they lost sight of branch
and cease to actively pursuing the minivan at approximately
73rd Street. There's no video evidence to either support or
refute these claims because there's no camera located at
73rd and Ashland according to officer Cruz after she had
turned off lights and Sirens. She observed a large cloud of
smoke in the distance at that time. She responded to the
scene to render assistance to what she assumed was an
accident. Miss Ewing was 45 years old at the time of the
Collision recalled entering the intersection of Ashland on
76th Street traveling eastbound with a green light. She
claims that she saw police lights and me.
We pray.
Show me prior to the Collision.
Show me prior to the Collision could not say how far away
they were and she did not hear sirens.
away they were and she did not hear sirens prior to the
accident or grandchild Eliana Hampton volcker was in the
back seat of her vehicle in a car seat. She was not
obviously injured along with Miss Ewing was transported via
ambulance to Holy Cross hospital for evaluation.
cheap
CPD Chan
Tpd general order 03030 one was in place the time and
governs emergency vehicle operations Pursuits.
We
What?
Which applied?
Which applied to the conduct of the officers involved it
provides that a motor vehicle Pursuit is authorized after
applying a balancing test that way as the need to
immediately apprehend the offender against the inherent
risks caused by the pursuit officers are required to use
their emergency lights and sirens and are required to
notify OMC concerning the facts of the pursued are required
to provide specific information such as the reason for the
pursuit and location and speeds involved the general order
further provides. The members operating unmarked
Department. Vehicles will only engage in a motor vehicle
Pursuit until March Department unit becomes available to
take over the pursuit and that the unmarked department
vehicle operator will then withdraw the primary per unit.
an old
And only with the approval.
and only with the approval of a
And only with the approval of a Super Bowl.
And only with the approval of a supervisor assigned to the
pursuit then assumed role of a secondary Pursuit unit.
City
city of retained
City retained an expert Reconstructionist who opined that
the pursuit last year approximately fifty-five seconds
covering a distance of a mile in and ate he also reviewed
the data from the event data recorder for the minivan
showing that it had a top speed of 110 mph in the five
seconds prior to the Collision.
y'all
He also hold.
He also holds the opinion that at the time of the Collision
the unmarked CPT unit was south of the intersection of
Ashland and 74th Street. Approximately two blocks behind
the offender at the Mark unit was north of 74th Street
approximately three to four blocks behind the minivan. He
also concedes that the pursuit likely proceeded through at
least two red lights at 71st Street and 74th Street.
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Medical examiner and a toxicity in Alice's of the offender
driver Kirk branches blood determined that mr. Branch was
intoxicated with a BAC of approximately 1 to 11 at the time
of the Collision significantly above the legal limit of .08
the plaintiff retained a former New Jersey state troopers
and police procedures expert testified that the pursuit was
unreasonable as the officers failed to communicate the
reason for the pursuit and at the officers engaged in
ghosting, which is it where a suitcase
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place
Play some Neil.
Play semyon says do not inform dispatcher supervisors. You
also applying that the officers violated the general orders
by allowing the unmarked unit to initiate and continue in
the pursuit as the lead vehicle.
there were
There was no way.
There was no in car camera for either police vehicle as
unmarked unit was not equipped with a camera and the mark
units camera was not working on that dais Yost had put in a
ticket for its repair at the start of the Potter other
surveillance video captured portions of the events
including footage at the gas station and at 69th to 71st
and 72nd Street footage shows at all three vehicles
traveling at high rates of speed in somewhat close
proximity.
Infant Eliana Hampton Volker as I said earlier was taken to
the ER for examination and she was determined not to have
any injuries her mother brings claims on her behalf under
the Family Expense Act her bills totaled $960. The
plaintiff Michelle Ewing was taken to Holy Cross hospital
after the accident and complained of right knee back chest
and right shoulder pain because she had a preexisting
cardiac condition and was complaining of chest pain. She
spent three days of Holy Cross hospital after the accident.
All of the x-rays came back normal following the accident.
She had a course of physical therapy.
or write me and I
or write me and after continuing to
Or write me and after continuing to complain about paying
her doctor. Dr. Matthew Marcus at UIC had additional
Imaging done and ultimately scheduled her for Arthur
arthroscopic surgery in July of 2016 during the operation
doctor Marcus moved out cartilage and performed a partial
synovectomy to relieve pain doctor Marcus is testified that
the motor vehicle accident aggravated a pre-existing
asymptomatic condition in Miss Ewing's me.
in addition
In addition to mr.
Addition Miss Ewing saw dr. Benjamin Goldberg who conducted
further image testing and determine that Miss Ewing had a
full thickness rotator cuff tear that you'll Pines was more
likely than that caused by the accident you'll be
performed. I'm sorry, he perform the surgery to repair it
and it's testified that the surgery and subsequent Physical
Therapy were reasonable and related to the accident or
total medical bills for all treatment amount to
approximately $154,000. But you ain't passed away due to
unrelated issues in 2020 sensor 2022 and her claims are
brought as a Survival action by her estate in addition to
seeking recovery of her medical bills. I miss you and the
state will make plans for pain and suffering a loss of
normal life and emotional distress experience during her
lifetime a lot of Department therefore propose a settlement
for $200,000 inclusive of costs and attorney's fees as it
cost to pay effect.
make
measure to limit potential liability exposure at trial
Thank you. Mr. Army.
Thank you. Mr. Ormond.
Thank you. Mr. Orman questions from the
Thank you. Mr. Orman questions. Remember?
Thank you. Mr. Orman questions from members of the
committee all.
committee all them.
committee all them and
committee aldermen deal and including attorney fees. I
thank you for the question. Yes, it is. Okay and how much
are their attorney fees out of the 200,000 that is
determined by the attorneys and these cases it's typically
anywhere from the 3rd to 40%
Albany
Quinn I'd like to be recorded as now
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too quick
two quick questions on a
two quick questions, and I'm sorry for missing the briefing
on this did did I hear you say earlier and I want to be
mistaken that there was an infant involved in the crash.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yes, there was a basically a toddler that was in the back
seat in a car seat.
Okay.
Okay, I'm really glad that we're not talking about any
injuries to that topper.
you
You can tell.
You can tell me if this is a better question for later. But
the only pointed all this that confuses me was that we're
at the gas station the driver in the passengers were out of
the car. We believe the driver to be intoxicated. Why did
the officers order the driver back into the vehicle?
east of
Based upon their testimony. The protocol for stops with
Motor Vehicles is for you know, anyone to remain in the
vehicle initially is
You know, it's early.
You know, it certainly seems like this. These are unusual
circumstances.
Yeah.
Yeah, I won't if I have further thoughts. I'll share them.
All fine. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Thank you. All the
memos spada Alderman seicho Lopez will record you is being
here is part of the Corn.
and
any of
Any other way?
Any other questions?
being
ignore the
Ignore the questions. Can I get a motion to recommend
approval of item 17A with the exception of alderman Quinn
who wants to be recorded as a no?
move by alderman
move by Alderman mix motion made by Alderman recommending
do past all those in favor signify by saying I
all
almost
all those opposed in the opinion of the chair of the eyes
have this and they do pass recommendation with the
exception of all the land as in no reported out at the next
city council meeting there being no further business before
the committee. Can I get a motion to adjourn? So moved by
all them and Riley all those in favor signify by saying I
post in the opinion of the chair of the eyes have it the
finance committee has been called close.