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At this time, thank you. Thank you.
First shop we have two items on the agenda for today.
first
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comment?
In the clerk. Can we have George are you speaking this
morning? Can we have a statement given to him for public
comment?
Is one give a signed statement for you're quite welcome.
All right.
Okay, thank you. And this time we have public comment and
we have one speaker that are here for public comment.
George Blakemore
You're welcome.
The rules and regulations, but those rules should go to the
rules committee.
And not the medium of of the whole.
I don't know. Why would you let Michelle Harris do that?
A committee can be can come here to the committee of the
whole.
ACD legal if I'm at the circle is unprofessional.
That's not the way I do Marcos. She should work. Anyway,
we're getting all these contract and with the casino comply
and and in Veteran's preference.
We need Preppers for black people.
That would be enslaved in America.
When you bringing other illegal in undocumented new arrival
to compete with the native black for jobs group contraction
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no leadership
black leadership
81 year old man
No, teeth big nose big lip nappy hair at a black hole.
Bring up advocating for black people.
Where are the black people where are the people.
Something is wrong here. Something is wrong here when you
don't have people participating in government.
Only 30% of the people came out to vote the people are
tired of you.
Don't you know that your job is to educate and inform and
then like your constituents Shirley how many people are
here? But mx1 people are here from these elected officials
warned.
Google people know about this when you know better you do
better these people over here.
You have no shame to your game.
You're shameful when I hear on public radio the most
corrupt city in America Chicago. Is that your kind of town
the most racist city in America Chicago is that your kind
of town? Something is wrong here. Maybe it's something
wrong with mr. Blake. My name is something
All of us here, maybe. Mr. Blake Moore should have told some
friends now.
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There are no further comments from the public remove dried
any agenda items for today. There are two items on their
gender or item is
we are going to be referring item number 02023 0 0 0 2 8 1
Amendment of the municipal code section to die 74020
regarding veteran hind preferences initiative and
requirements to the committed on work force development
disorders sponsored by Autumn and Villegas. Can I get
emotional wringer for that item to work was developed?
the move by Armin Burnett
And no objection so ordered.
A second item on the agenda for today is a subject matter
hearing annually hearing on the Chicago Casino compliance
report.
We have with us today.
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And from Department of Housing Jim Moran Department of
Planning and Development Patrick Murphy.
So I'm going to ask if Joe will give us an overview of the
ordinance. However, you all want to give their presentation
who wants to start first and state your name as you can we
hear it up.
Children water skiing Chief Financial Officer for the city.
Can you hear me better now still not on?
Give me better now to get really close to wear ski Chief
Financial Officer. Thank you for having me here today. I
think what we would like to do is start with the
presentation and we will talk about the ordinance
requirements at the very beginning. I'm not sure who's
Manning the DocuSign you Manning it? Okay, great. Thank you
all for being here today to all the older men and older
women who are here. This is the first annual meeting that
do the Contracting.
That we are required to have under the ordinance that
authorized the temporary and the permanent Casino.
The ordinance requires dad valleys provides quarterly
compliance reporting to us, which is really required
because we have such a large investment in this casino the
temporary one that has been built and the permanent one
that will be built. They are required to report quarterly
to the city. The city is then required to prepare a report
quarterly to the Contracting committee and appear once a
year to present that report and the details of their
ongoing compliance.
I am joined here today by the Commissioners dpd
Transportation housing and the chief procurement officer to
to provide this report and and meet our obligations for
this annual hearing.
If I was a few items were going to go over today. I'm
wearing the first I was talking about the design and
construction jobs, which is really the the renovation and
the build-out of the Medinah Temple. We are also going to
talk about the operations jobs relative to the initial
reporting. For the for the temporary casino at the
operation spend and the future outlook where we will be
talking.
About the permanent casino that is expected to open in
2026. The opening of the temporary Casino in the Medinah
temple on September 9th is only the beginning of the casino
project that renovation which was about a forty million
dollar project has created a casino that has about 1,000
gaming positions. It's going to be open for 3 years and in
2026. We will see the opening of the permanent Casino which
is a much larger project the permanent Casino. We are
estimating about a 1.7 billion dollars in class. It's going
to be much more than just a casino. There's going to be a
hotel restaurants other amenities Riverfront access, you
know, a large Plaza and Park area. It's going to be a
really wonderful addition to the city that's going to have
about 4,000.
Gaming positions significantly more than the Thousand at
the current location and that will be permanent. We will
not have both the temporary and the permanent open at the
same time. The temporary will close when the a permit
Casino opens.
The goals of the contract of the HDA. We're really to create
a situation in which both casinos were built and designed
by Chicago Ones to benefit Chicago the design and
construction goals that are in the HCA are there to ensure
that the casinos are built by Chicago business is that they
employ Chicago residents that they meet strict requirements
as far as mb&w vehicles and that we continue to see once we
move the operation those operating Jobs go to Chicago
residence and we see the businesses and services that
valleys requires that those contracts or operations been in
Congress. Also be filled by Chicago businesses and Chicago
residents.
We work very closely Pat with a lease ensure. They meet
these goals and we have continued to work with them to
ensure their meeting them going forward in the operations,
which we'll talk about it in more detail of the temporary
casino and in the construction and operation of the
permanent Casino.
With that I will not turn it over for discussion of the
design and the design construction and compliance reporting
for that area.
Thank you. Good afternoon, chairwoman and members of the
committee for the record Jim Moran acting commissioner
Department of Housing.
I'm starting here with the design and construction review
slide.
So Chicago Community Builders Collective was established by
a Consortium of firms other listed below on Brown Bowman
the escoto Livewire Millhouse Powers & Sons Rite-Way
Higgins. Ujamaa. Those are all minority-owned firms. Also
sqn Associates is a w b e n n i m b e for this project.
They've been recording as a w b e and then gilbane building
company as well. So that's the vcbc Consortium that's been
put together for both the construction of the temporary
Casino or talking about today as well as the permanent
Casino.
So by the Numbers here
They provided of all Outreach per quarter for the temporary
Casino. We're at quarter number 3 report that was provided
to the church are a few weeks ago Outreach and engagement
and sponsorships Outreach sessions. I think they'd
contacted over 50 firms are also looking at the new hires
at the bring it into the workforce. So the city is
expecting that Bailey is in a c c b c continues to expand
on their Outreach for the permanent Casino work with
Chicago firms to provide opportunities to build capacity
for Chicago in
The next slide is there reports of please note initially
hear that the dates are from June 2022 to July 2023. I'm so
this data represents about 80% of the temperate casinos
construction. They have utilized a diverse team for the
build-out of the temporary Casino. They are exceeding their
MB eagle and slightly. I'm just below the wbe go remember
they haven't reported yet to do the remaining of the third
quarter and then into the fourth quarter that they still
provide us their data legs a bit because of those are
reporting requirements and the way that MBE wbees report,
which is after the work is completed.
I'm for your awareness to the primary differences between
Hispanic and African-American numbers or do the primary
architect for the temperate Casino being Hispanic Hispanic
firm along with a few larger of the construction contracts.
Also being Hispanic, but overall we're looking at about 16%
African-American 26% Hispanic and 2% in the Asian.
next
I'm in Burnet.
Is 16% ice 11% Thank you. Thank you all remember that so
the wbe was also African-American at 4%
so wbes.
Are broken down by whether that their Caucasian
African-American Hispanic or Asian. So adding those two
numbers together 4.85 years again to the sqn reports is a w
e email there empty Enda wbe.
Do the wbe is not included in the 11%
So correct. Correct. So I'm 11% above above the MBE they
are correct. They are not you can only report and if you're
certified as most women business Enterprise or a minority
business Enterprise, you have to pick one or the other for
the entirety of the project. So you can't go back and
forth, I guess too and to not report some of the work they
do as as as of wben some work to do is an MBA is it has to
be one hundred percent of the freezer selecting w b e r m b
e for the project so that's two and participated as a w b e
but they also are an African American-owned company as
well.
That answer your question. Yes. Thank you.
The next next side is related to the construction jobs. So
here are the the labor hours on the job site is what we
checked here. So this has a different date. So please mind
that as well. This is through September 2023 again, the way
labor hours are reported that's more in real time than are
the expenditures on the contract so that this data goes
through through September 2023 who's been around 150,000
labor-hours totally at the temporary Casino of that the
city of Chicago residents. The target is 50% and they're at
54.74% and the seed of residence which are a subset of the
Chicago residence there at 15.2% and they need to be a 15.5
of them. They have another report yet for fourth quarter.
We expect that they will be achieving that number.
And then the next flight here actually shows the seating
map of and we can share this with others are interested to
have a copy of the Cita map.
I'll pass it to the
Outreach and operations John Patrick, thank you. Thank you
for all members of the committee on my name is Patrick
Murphy on the first deputy and the zoning administrator or
the department of Planning and Development appearance I-10
now that the temporary casino is open and operating
Bailey's Bailey's has started reporting to the city on its
operational goals. This includes the operational jobs at
the temporary Casino many of which are open and being out
and being filled by residents of the city next time, please
Bally's focused on hiring a diverse Workforce for the
temporary Casino ballet Chicago team hosted two job fairs
for opportunities at the temporary Casino one at you. I see
another at McCormick Place. We're over 500 and 400
individuals respectively attended to learn about
opportunities.
Bally's in partnership with city colleges of Chicago also
offered free of charge table game dealer school training
for Chicago and without prior Casino background have the
opportunity to obtain training to seek those positions.
Bally's hosted many dealer school training information
sessions around the city might be hard to read on the
slide, but that Harold Washington Community College Malcolm
X Community College Harry S. Truman campus olive-harvey
Jesse White Community Center the Bally Chicago offices
Chicago and Refugee one.
The valley Chicago team also utilized Community Partners
and targeted area demographic efforts to recruit for the
Chicago Casino.
We expect Bailey to continue these Outreach efforts during
the time of the temporary Casino operations and through the
hiring for the permanent facility next I please. Thank you.
Valleys has hired a diverse Workforce and have exceeded
most operational job goals their 753 operations positions
filled 82% minorities 40% of which are African-American 24%
Hispanic and 10% Asian.
53% or filled by women 10% by persons with disabilities and
61% of all those hired are City residents.
Bally's is below the veteran goal 3% compared to the goal
of 5% but we will continue to work with them to improve on
them on those Outreach efforts will also be supporting
Workforce Development initiatives for their employees
including internship programs tuition reimbursement and in
Management development program. These are long-term
positions with Bally's that should carry over to the
permanent facility is that I will hand it over to the
operation spend.
Great. Thank you Leslie on the reporting side. We like to
discuss operation spend at the temperate Casino. These
goals are related to sourcing of goods and services for the
temperate to see no operations examples include
Professional Services purchased the materials Food &
Beverage office supplies and repair and maintenance.
Bally's reached out to approximately 50 diverse suppliers
on prior to the opening. However, they will need to
continue to expand their Outreach to meet their goals will
see you in on the next slide and it will take time for
Valley established and stabilize a diverse sourcing that
work here in Chicago.
What you want to go to the to the next time please?
So if you see me standing in the dates are July of 2023 to
September 2023 who really were talking. Mainly September's
this is just getting ready for the casino opening cuz all
of the construction all of the scope of work for the
temperature Cena would be falling falling under the
construction numbers. This is only for I'm non-gaming goods
and services. And so they've spent 2.47 million dollars
their MBA spend. Their goal is 26% or MBE and 10% for WBEE
2% for people with disabilities and 3% for bedroom. So
there are are laying everywhere but in the wbe
I'm as you can see. So the rent one of the remedies here is
our plan is still ask for them to provide us a schedule of
purchases so that we can better understand and and assess
where we can of identifying and Outreach to more mbwb envee
businesses. And also again, they have not reported their
fourth quarter and in September when they open the
September 9th, the restaurants were not open so they were
not part of the what they reported to us for their goods
and services been so we anticipate
I mean in the fourth quarter and as you can see the diagram
at the bottom very little spending of purchases for goods
and services in July and when they ramped up just before
opening and there is some 30% a ramp up in September. So we
anticipate, continue to increase both in fourth-quarter for
getting the restaurants and everything up and running and
getting all of their paper and pencils and everything in
order and then going forward will be more of a normalized
spend.
All right. So moving forward. We're taking a look at the
future outlook. I think as we move forward the Departments
that are here today are going to be very focused on
continuing to work with Bally's to ensure compliance with
the goals that are in the contract. We're also going to be
very focused on the Outreach efforts are going forward with
the permanent Casino in particular, you know, we're really
focused on the lessons learned from the temporary and
taking those Ford and so Outreach and utilization as we
move towards construction of a permanent Casino are going
to be something that we're focused on working with valleys
with we also were
To make sure that we're addressing any industry and
certification barriers-to-entry for our businesses that
want to be able to participate in the construction process.
I going forward.
This is an important step that will help make sure that
those vendors are ready and able to get involved with the
construction process or with operations going forward.
Lastly we want to emphasize. This is really only the
beginning of a long process of both seeing the operations
of the temporary Casino the construction of the permanent
and then falling at the operation of the permanent Casino.
We still think there's a lot of room to improve and grow
but we are really pleased with the successes that we've had
already with the amount of contracts construction
contracts. I'm going to wash Chicago businesses and with
the employment the long-term employment opportunities for
all of our residents are at the working at the casinos. We
do look forward to working with all of you going forward to
make sure that they are heading there hitting or exceeding
their compliance calls, and we will be working closely with
valleys on that as we had mentioned going forward. I think
that wraps up our presentation. So we're happy to move
forward with questions at this time.
Thank you.
I'm in Burnet.
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Thank you very much. Bob Madam chair. So first of all, I
want to come in valleys on the aggressive aggressiveness of
having a job fair is all over the city and an hour and
people and having the diversity in their Workforce. But
however, as far as the African-American compliance portion
of the contracts is not acceptable. I think you need to do
more with that. I'll be remiss if I did not say anything
about it cuz those numbers need to be higher. God bless
Hispanics got 26% but the African-American shouldn't be 16%
Also. I don't know in there in those graphs and those
numbers.
Disney that was mostly construction. What about
Professional Services? Are those numbers are those Autos
numbers including Professional Services?
Get down volume and yes, they are. So the dimension earlier.
The architect was Hispanic on Architecture Firm and that
was like a big majority of of the stand. So anything
related to designs of the engineering and such is included
as the Professional Services and then obviously the
construction is the heart destruction cross. Okay? Well,
I'm sure it's more Professional Services then that is their
insurance. Is there a transport is there? You know what I'm
saying that there's a whole bunch of Professional Services
that other than design and whatever else you said. I think
the cut the agency a contract limits to the design
components.
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So you mean to tell me that it's a bali don't have
insurance.
The time I'm sorry. I didn't I didn't hear the question has
ensured Mike's questions for life insurance or if they hire
other consultants in such that are not related to the
design whether or not we can include those right? That's
Professional Services. How we looking with Professional
Services? Do you know I know a lot of companies use a
companies to help them with their payrolls and
I know there's a myriad of things that people use
corporations use for Professional Services. What was
happening with those things? All right. I mean do they do
all that stuff in the house, you know why they contracted
out to other contractors and then if they are Contracting
out the contractors with the demographics of that
Contracting
Baby, I think you know. So for our standard a regular
Department of Housing Department of planning and
development construction projects, we do allow Professional
Services and be encouraged to be part of the Remi w b e
I'll have to check with the law Department in the agency a
contract with Bally's cuz it's it's more defined on window
in there. Is there somebody else that can answer it? I mean
you have to get no excuses. If you can't answer is there
somebody else that can answer?
So Lisa Lisa Lewis on my team on the diversity team she
indicated that in the operation so that's the purchase of
goods and services that include include the Contracting but
I do believe all the money that you're asking for
questions, like if you hire a different consultant or if
you have insurance you have your attorneys, you have a
mother or are regular construction or Economic Development
and housing projects. I would have to check with the lotto.
Cartman to confirm his this HCA contract is different and
it's it's more narrowly focused and it just focused on
either design or her construction. So I thought I would
just have to get back to you through the chair after I
charge score Kearney at and if we are allowed to do that,
so we like to see the full picture of the diversity right?
We're not asking for a park picture of the diversity cuz we
eat when you have a part picture of the diversity. We have
a picture of a person you don't get a true picture of the
diversity. You understand what I'm saying the construction
part or architecture park or whatever part. We want to know
the full picture of the diversity hire if you doing
business with other people, we want to know who you're
doing business with.
I agree. So we will I'll talk to your attorney is and get
back to you through the chair if I can so the eight tickets
at the ahca is different than a regular agreement that we
have met Department of Housing in DVD, or we can we do
report on and we do provide and we do give credit for MBA
S&W bees in blink on the soft costs or Professional
Services areas, but I don't know why I can't answer that
with HCA because it is more narrowly defined.
What is acha acha community agreement?
So you said with the host Community agreement? That's what
you supposed supposed to be reporting to us.
Correct, correct. So I need to know who's speaking. So I'd
appreciate if you give your name and Aunt Bee Gees efo the
host Community agreement governs what reporting valleys is
required to report to the city and also that agreement
requires the ordinance requires us to report that to city
council, but it is detailed and in that agreement what they
are required to report we can certainly also go and ask
them for additional reporting.
We want to see if city folks are doing it. You want to see
if minorities are doing it. That's correct. You know we
going to see if you you know, I mean for organization like
that. I don't know they probably pay a lot of money for
different things.
You know out probably more money, but those things then they
probably do for the construction over time. And that's a
continuous. Those are continuous got out of my meeting
about the continuous contracts that then they're going to
be dealing with that. We need to know about report that
back through the chair. Is it going to send me the date?
They actually have two diversity firms that they're working
with in the both of them are minority-owned. So there are a
group of other social services that they have that they are
not reporting cuz it's not in the HCA, but we can go back
and we can request it in for me. I'm not trying to be
confrontational but I am trying to be intentional because
you all getting ready to try to go to casino in my ward and
I want to make sure it's right before you come there and
want you to know what the expectations are. Right we want
we want minority participation on all levels were all.
Types of contracts that you all are dealing with in
reference to that casino. I just want you to know right
now, you know before you start getting over there. Okay.
Thank you very much. Thank you Norman Burnett.
Let me ask what road is.
contracts and oversight and they're already planning and
the process of the reporting are they involved in this at
all?
I'm sorry, who is who in the contract over side and Equity
playing in the ballet operation and capturing enter the
information are they feeling any at all?
or no
Yes, except equation for the apartments are they going to
have a role in capture numbers their accounting and
Reporting?
Search Chevron, I believe that that account see that pretty
accounting is in the department of procurement services.
McKenna's bar
Can a small penis just left the city? Yeah, unfortunately
two days ago.
contract equity
Racial equity which has more hair did I didn't even know she
was done. So you said how long she been gone a few days?
Yeah. She left to take a job where she could be working
with. Other than that. He's doing the kind of work. She was
going with us working nationally as she deserves.
Congratulations. She's going to be sharing her wealth of
knowledge and graduated. We just find it out now, so we're
just finding that out now and so we don't know if there's
any other so that it was just her at the office only cuz
she had it she have any other body there that she has she
has a staff. Who is that kitchen you I will be looking for
a replacement for her. But there is one of her staff is
acting now, so I guess to the gym is question are they
collected in a data regarding that? I am Lisa Lewis
assistant commissioner Department of Housing and we are
responsible for the reporting and we report out.
Course to see if I was office and the mayor's office what
time the project manager Ethan Gilman so no other actual
entities involved in the reporting while Gathering data,
okay. Alright.
Autumn and I do acknowledge you for roll call for the
purpose of the Corn.
Okay, I'll put you down we're going to ask the ottoman
theater.
Thank you madam. Chair as a relates to the the bidding on
contracts. Is it only the mwbe certification or BB
certification from the city that's acceptable or are other
entities like wbdc or cmsdc that also supplied then also
have a certification process which is primarily used for
the private sector acceptable as a form of certification.
Thank you. All of it is a great question Jim Moran acting
commissioner for Department of Housing questions. Thank
you, though currently the city of Chicago law allows both
City Chicago certification or Cook County certification at
this time. So it does not allow for cmsdc your wbwb DC as a
certification currently they do not okay.
The it is is Bally's The Entity that's letting the
contracts.
Is there a c c b c is the entity that's the conglom globe
and determination to determine who the vendors going to be,
correct?
Wake me up. We would have to ask bellies with their
methodology is for selecting their contractors, but it
potentially would be low better. Also, they need to meet
there and be wvde goals and thoughts though that would play
a role in their decision. Could you through the chair
provide information as to whether or not valleys a private
entities utilizing lowest responsible bidder as a
determination for the Batman will do thank you and then my
last question man of chairs around the ownership. I know
that in Springfield, there was some language around the
ownership of the casino and I was curious as to where we
where they at with ownership and where are they at with the
crowdfunding that they were initially talking about in
order to achieve more diversity, but also more
participation from Chicago Chicago Inns to be part owner of
the casino.
Turn on.
Okay right here speak to a project manager in the mayor's
office has minority ownership item is still going to the
relevant regulatory process cheese with Robin agencies like
the SEC and other regulatory bodies. We are also looking
forward to that information and will pass it along once you
receive it. So you said the ICC with a sec? Okay. Yeah,
we're anxious to see that information as well because I
think the general assembly was very intentional. I'm making
sure that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a casino
for Chicago and segments of the population that that were
part-owners them in as well. So
Harmon glass bottom
Thank you. I think is most of my questions through the
briefings which were incredibly helpful and intimate
Affairs was the date of that were looking at today. Will
this also live online somewhere and the public and updated
quarterly? What would that look like?
Was that a clear question? Thank you for your question. Jim
Moran acting commissioner Department of Housing you have
this is all fallible information as it's all public access
to that something we can work on whether that goes on the
see if our ordeal H's someplace will put that on the
website.
What will work on that? Okay, my but will put both posted
on the city's website somewhere managing Deputy
Commissioner Krishna Murthy great to meet you sir. I'm
wondering how how Elsa is going to be participating in
these kinds of earrings in the future. We going to have
like traffic and congestion data updates that will
similarly inform the permanent Casino. What would that look
like?
Free Krishna Murthy managing Deputy Commissioner for C.
Thank you my share for the question. Yes. Certainly. We can
provide information upon request of the committee as to the
transportation particulars of the casino right now the
temporary Casino site, which opened is operating as we
expected. It's on the traffic study, which is available on
the public Casino website.
I want to say that while I sent you the one with me it is
we didn't anticipate the temporary casino to create any
notable traffic impacts of Citywide significance, but it's
up a local destination and its operating and within those
parameters we have done some Chris Rhea observation of the
patterns and close to coordinate with oemc and about as
Frontline folks manage the curb to stay ahead of any
emerging pattern of the riches with the temporary site with
the permanent site. They are still within the design phase.
And so we work closely with dpdc. Especially finalizing the
site plan Valley's is part of the I believe it's codified
of the HCA as well as the planned development process have
various Transportation infrastructure improvements that
they are required to deliver a part of various phases of
the site development those mostly
Who's building the street Network on the so-called former
Tribune site and see clearly Jefferson Avenue, which would
connect from Grand to Chicago and specially be the main
street as well as a number of traffic signal improvements
in the area either modernizing existing traffic signals
adding new traffic signals as part of their site as well as
technology operation the greater Network. So there's kind
of activity of those signals. So certainly has those later
stages of permanent Casino Bill's Outboard.
We can provide relevant information through the committee
right now. They're still in the design process of those
Transportation infrastructure Investments for the permanent
site. I mean as you speak about it makes me curious are we
going to be tracking it all the modes of transportation
that both patrons and staff used to get to the casino. I
think particular I think we had a significant percentage of
Casino staff who are individuals with disabilities making
sure that as we you write large this Workforce making sure
that their needs are being taken into account.
Certainly something we can look back through and get
coordination of the cfo's office looking into that with
ours. Was it have any metrics related to how their
employees commute appreciate that? Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. I would have been Mitchell followed by Alderman.
Call me.
Thank you, Middleton.
If you had this light up the operation spin when you say
Bally's reached out to around 50, they were suppliers.
Can you be more specific around around $50 suppliers?
Yes, they sent us a list of the Irish they did prior to
opening day reach out to 52 versifiers. I don't think they
got a response back from from a lot of them on the week
back in to continue to outreach in expanding their
Outreach. I'm so we can pass more information to the chair
on the actual Pacific Outreach that they did clear about
the question who are the 50 diver supplies.
And the exact time you sat around and you say estimated I
think it was 49, but I can pass through the chair of the
names of the people that reached out to. Okay Burnett men.
She said a word that I want to make sure that that
recognizes and that's being intentional you guys in your
individual roles SS Commissioners and other than other
position we tweet we asked very we like to know this
information. So going forward. Can you please be as
detailed and specific as possible estimated around just
diapers. Can you please give us give us all the
information? I somebody mentioned in a previous committee
meeting that they don't want to over give too much
information. They'll give us too much information.
So please do that.
Also be looking at the numbers.
How to use as an example of Chicago scene approximately 40
million in build-out I would like to see the details around
that what what what particular what contracts who has them
can see all of that. Another thing is is there a specific
percentage goal for Chicago resident for anything or are we
just saying we just throwing it in a throwing a dart at the
barn be like, okay don't even want to see is
I think it's a fifty or sixty 1% Chicagoans for the for the
operation positions.
But I would like to see what the Chicago resident number
look like for everything.
So I'm an acting commissioner Jim Crane Department of
Housing.
Jimmy random of housing acting commissioner
So, I'm the m b e w e stands.
I'm sorry, you asked a question about the construction
jobs. So that's labor hours. And yes, we have a target of
50% or greater City of Chicago residence. And then there's
the see that which is the subs that which is of the map
that we show but use the different geography for
economically disadvantaged areas. And that would be 15 1/2
per cent as the gold there.
We have and we have that data what you wanted to see the
data behind that. Yeah, you can get that to you. And then
I'm the operations. We are not tracking. What is tracking
if they're m b e r w b e r b d
operation. That's Mark's a gun in response to an operation
jobs or Patrick Murphy Department of planning. The goal was
50% there currently at 61% for City residents.
I saw that that that was the operation that was just
particularly bottom of page 12 / 12.
Trying to follow me. So I saw it.
Wanted clarification Nathan the other 50% of labor hours is
the construction jobs goal. I don't know if there's a
specific percentage charge of the operation hours for
Thursday expected focus on Chicago Residence Inn in horse
manure green mint as we can see the 61% of Chicagoans are
operating the casino and we do have where they come from
around the city its diverse around the city. A lot of
people are Southwest sides as well and we can pass that
information along as well. Okay. So 61% is that just where
we're falling today? Was that deliberate?
That is per September 2023 the openings the first ones
opening. So January we could be lower or higher that we've
sat with this is just a go or policy that were that we were
sticking to make sure we have Chicagoans.
Yes, I think the wall there are expected goals for the
diversity numbers which are which are on the side with a
kinda hard to read book for Chicago and I think the
language in the hca's and emphasis on Chicago residence,
but I can follow up with that and then confirm that okay,
cuz I wouldn't want to see as time goes by when it just
starts drinking that we get likes and starts drinking that
we want to make sure that at least 50%
Think I'm not. That's all.
Thank you, Laura, Mitchell.
And just for the record I wanted to mention that I had
mention to Ethan during my presentation briefing that there
other departments that they should be coordinating with
like PVC or contract to have these contracts to get us
where we need to be in terms of these numbers were already
doing business.
With the city some of the Outreach just being done. We
don't need to reinvent the wheel. If it's already there.
You just need to work with what we have to make sure that
we get these numbers up to part where they should be.
armaan, Kohli
Thank you charm a moment's notice and the construction Joe
a job goals. We have these data residents the social
economic disadvantage areas. Can you provide do the cheer a
breakdown of which which communities?
I like to see the the 15% which of those are no their wards
that are represented by a 47 Ford 16 and 17. But I like to
know which which of the wards communities that entails but
that's great so we can break it down the way that you want
so we can get by Ward by community area and by census
tracts so we can have it at the map a larger map for you to
look so break it down without grease sufficient for you
specifically communities and sister strikes, but I was just
want to put a stress by Ward. I think only half of those
Chicago automatic my cock is we would like to see how many
of our residents are actually employed at the temporary
Casino.
Sometimes I just going to have a clarification Again Jim
her an action commission apartment housing clarifying
questions. She is Alderman. Did you want to see the on the
map where the location of the individuals that are at for
construction or four for full-time operations jobs are
located.
And in the next cell or whatever programme. I like a
breakdown per Ward and then you'll get the back up with the
Excel spreadsheet.
Daddy. Yes. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Are there any other
Ottomans wishes speak? Thank you for joining us. But I will
count you as president Wild Rock want absolutely any
questions any questions from any of the argument. There is
no other question. We want to thank you all for your
presentation as you can see. I'm done a great job. That's
far but lessons to be learned from it as we move toward the
permanent. They know we expect even greater job to be
carried out and even collaboration so
With other departments as well and hoping that we can make
sure Chicago get the best that it can run my permanent
casino here. I asked about the numbers in terms of Revenue
Ethan that's been generated from the temporary casino. Is
you provide that yet or do you have
We can send you the IG reports for September and October. I
have it right here. I can just forward it on to was going
to pass it to the chair want everything else? Okay, very
good. Thank you all very much. There be no further
questions from the committee. I got a motion to adjourn the
move out Automotive Sparta this meeting of the giant. Thank
you all have a great day. Thank you.