once more
second part of
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Okay. What?
my
That's 1 that's 2.
Okay, we should be good to go.
Test test test test test test. Thank you so much. Uh my
apologies both to the public colleagues and to those
joining us for public comment Miss lei.
Start with this voicemail second part of the voicemail.
This is a more serious problem and I read it to expect it
is
and this happened rather recently call Anya.
Go.
I her direct line is 3127445650. She will send out the
paperwork for you you to apply to the claims division,
which is like an insurance division.
Yeah, so my mother did that she filed the claim papers and
um Dennis Raphael who still works here committed, uh
insurance fraud said that my mother did not put her claim
in on time because the statute of limitations statute of
limitations and the state of Illinois for insurance claims
is 2 years. So I'm not um, this is the second part of the
fraud in my mother's case. The first part was eminent
domain then on top of that.
the 17th Ward Alderman who runs out of here when it's time
for me to speak did not do his part and I'm just trying to
understand like to have 50 Alder people of all diversities.
All Races.
No, 1 doesn't see the issue with 2 people coming in here
for a year talking about the Injustice of the black
community when it comes to our properties being taken or
illegally demolished like none of that gets into anybody's
head. I mean like y'all y'all fight about illegal
immigration y'all fight about the police not doing their
their part when it comes to the team takeouts and the
shootings on the North side, but when it comes to 2 black
women and 1 that's coming for their mother who's 75 and
another 1 who's coming also for her mother that's that that
has passed away and then you have other people who are also
dealing with property issues after a certain age y'all. It
doesn't like ring register in your mind like what part of
public sir, like, what was the purpose of you getting in to
this? Like what would
The purpose of becoming an alderman was it because of like
so you could say y'all an alderman like what is the purpose
of it? If y'all are not going to do anything to help
constituents that pay y'all pay that pay off. We are
taxpayers like nobody's going to continue to deal with this
like, um, the the world is watching Chicago the world is
watching Chicago. So while you guys are trying to figure
out how to keep us out of here.
I was just in DC 4 different people stopped me because they
see me coming down here consecutively consecutively all the
time and I'm not getting any help. This is sad, but it's
because of my skin color because if I was white
and gay
you would need I that would have been solved a long time
ago. We have no allies and y'all are showing me this every
time I come down here. This is pathetic and sad.
Thank you very much. Our next speaker is Mr. Taiwan Sims.
I wish I had something about pedestrian rights or whatever.
Sidewalk safety, I don't but what I do have is an issue. Um
de Williamson who works for the Domestic Relations Division
right now. I'm in court actually for my small child. His
name is yasuke Roosevelt Sims. This lady works over at The
Domestic Relations Division. She's the manager. She
obtained the order of protection against me said that I'm
stalking her for calling her out on a misjustice.
Or the mistreatment that she's um been giving me the op
number is 240 P 07366. I've been dealing with this for a
year and a half now nearly my child birthday just passed
May 28th. Not only this though a host of different events a
pattern of events that's been happening in my life.
But like the last
Umpteen years. I'm still homeless also.
I'm still dealing with this but we have 1 I just did I just
speak with you? He told me he couldn't help me. I I don't
see how you all have such automatic power. You all have
power y'all the voice of the people.
That's why we picked y'all where we say. Hey, you know
what? We're going to pick these.
Brilliant people I suppose and now you know what they're
going to take care of circumstance our situation whenever
we fall into that or anything they're going to be able to
come up and be the shoulder that we need to stand on.
However, it's not shown. So what Zoe is saying is true.
But when other nations step up and say hey, we got to issue
then is he quickly rushed to?
So I'm the black and I'm the black man the Black American
man standing in this room for like the last few months.
I've been coming down here because if I get a job then I
normally be attacked on it, but I'm still coming down here.
I'm homeless unemployed without destitute.
But y'all elected officials and nobody has stood in and
stepped up. Nobody said you know what I'm going to the
champion this gentleman he come he's intelligent enough to
explain and express to us. What's going on. He's documented
he's
And I've emailed up to 35 of you all and sent you all
documentation of these events because it's a pattern a
pattern. That is Criminal.
So with the federal government come in and investigate it
then it becomes a real issue, but not for me because then
maybe I'll get some justice. Maybe I'll get some.
What I don't know what it is that I can get out of this. I
don't know what it is. I'll get out of standing at this
microphone and express to you all that I'm being abused by
the government city government.
So I'm trying to figure it out.
So here it is. Once again de Wilson works for the city.
And she's abusing me. I just went to a council that I
thought could help me. So I'm here at this Council.
I need help. I want to be protected by the automatic power
that we've given you all.
I want to be protected by the automatic power that we have
given to each and every last 1 of you individuals. However,
I'm not getting that.
So what do I go?
And this is the court y'all listening to so I'm in court
right now.
If the question is sincerely, where do you go as my
colleague pointed out you're you're challenging. Your
conflict is with County government County government is the
other side of the building. I'm sure someone in the lobby
can redirect you. I appreciate your time very much.
I appreciate it.
Our next speaker is Miss Jessica Jackson.
Miss Jackson
Thank you, sir. Miss Jackson.
Sir, this is a this is a warning as you're interrupting
another public speaker. If you want to continue
interrupting you can leave the room. Thank you, sir.
Miss Jackson
Jesus say it.
No, ye the truth.
And the truth will set you free.
That's the biggest fear.
of America
And it's exemplified in these meetings all the time
including how they are taking us through all these changes
to get in these meetings now to get to this public speaking
now the biggest fear
of America
Is black people who are free?
black people who don't listen to all the lies and the
propaganda
black people who know who we are
and whose we are
that's a real problem and it's becoming a bigger problem in
America right now because c 1 thing about it America never
thought.
That that group of people.
That they bought over here in the belly of them slave
ships.
They never thought that we'd be standing here today. They
never thought that they would have to answer to us.
They never thought that we were survived that.
But here we are.
And y'all got a whole race of people that America really
don't know what to do with.
But you got to keep us around right cuz you got to have
somebody to oppress.
Because if you don't oppress nobody then how can you be a
superior race?
You can't step on the next of immigrants.
because these other immigrants
got countries that they got they got embassies and treaties
America got sanctions with them and all that. So America
got to be real careful.
how they going to treat Asians
they got to be careful how they going to treat Hispanics.
They got to be careful how they going to treat Jews.
Because they America got an answer to the United Nations
about that and and and and economic situations with them,
but it ain't nobody at the table for black Americans. This
is our government.
This is where we at.
So in this day and time we gonna push the envelope I'mma
keep coming.
Me and a whole bunch of other black people. That's all
across this country. That know who we are we gonna keep
coming.
And as much as you want our heart to bleed about all these
lies about all these other groups of people.
and you gonna keep on lying on us with these statistics
that you gonna keep putting up on these boards about black
people this black people that black people this black
people that but you don't want to give us no money.
But we gonna keep on coming because that's how God made us.
Y'all ain't got what you can do to take us down. That's why
we still here.
You got that?
Thank you. Miss Jackson you our last speaker is Mr. George,
Blakemore.
He is not in here. Even we do have 1 uh Zoom speaker.
We have an online speaker. Um, who is our speaker online
Peter Seka
Peter thank you so much for joining us you are on
Hello, my name is Peter sneaker from the 45th Ward. I do
have a pedestrian and traffic safety comment.
I am here again this month to continue my public comment
about the city illegally erecting on warranted stop signs.
The national requirements for erecting new inter stop
intersections is given the 2009 Manual of uniform traffic
control devices the mutcd.
Section 2B 07 says multi-way. Stop control can be useful as
a safety measure at intersections if certain traffic
conditions exist.
The following factors should be considered a vehicular
bicycle and pedestrian traffic volumes on all approaches.
the vehicular volume entering the intersection from the
major Street approaches total of both approaches averages
at least 300 vehicles per hour for any 8 hours of an
average day.
And the combined vehicular pedestrian and bicycle volume
entering the intersection from the minor Street approaches
total of both approaches averages at least 200 units per
hour for the same 8 hours with an average delay to the
minor Street vehicular traffic of at least 30 seconds per
vehicle during the highest our
Fee number and angle of approaches C approach speeds D
sight distance e reported crash experience 5 or more
reported crashes in a 10-month 12-month period but the C
dot produces language like this the requested locations
were all done by direct introduction.
Please stop intersections. So introduced our unwanted and
illegal also C dot produces languages language language
like this C dot is not opposed to installing an all-way
stop since both streets are residential streets. This is
not a legal warrant since the study.
does not include traffic volumes approach speed sight
distance or crash experience just that they are both
residential streets in my in response to my Foya asking
what mutcd criteria the C dot uses to erect a 4-way stop on
an intersection of residential streets. The C dot points to
mutcd language about residential collector streets. These
are akin to our half mile streets.
Matt residential streets again
mutcd refers to higher volumes of traffic not low volume
mutcd says stop sign should not be used for speed control
in less than 2 years mutcd will say stop signs shall not be
used for speed control and yet the aldermanic request seat
on misinterpretations of mutcd or perhaps the culture of
doing favors and honoring all the manic prerogative. The
actions of this committee. Stop signs are being used
illegally for speed control.
Endangering people who walk the people who bike and other
drivers. Thank you.
Thank you, sir. Um this concludes our public comment period
we can we go back to our panelists up there, please.
Yes, indeed. Uh, we also have Committee Member, uh ottoman
Curtis requesting to participate in the meeting remotely
pursuant to rule 59. Can I get a motion to allow ottoman
Curtis to participate remotely?
so moved ottoman Knutsen all those in favor say I
All those opposed say nay and the opinion of the chair the
eyes have it ottoman Curtis. Very glad to have you with us.
Thank you chairman.
Uh, now what we will now begin with the items. Well, thank
you.
Our first order of business is the rule 45 report from May
which was sent out via email and distributed to committee
members. Can I have a motion to approve the May rule 45
report?
So moved all the woman Mana hoppenworth all those in favor
of passing the report say I
we need 1 I thank you. Uh, all of those are Pace say nay
and the opinion of the chair the eyes have it. We will now
begin with items before the committee. We will begin with
the direct introduction ordinances on pages 1 through 3.
Can I have a motion to recommend approval of all direct
introduction ordinances on pages 1 through 3 by the same
roll call vote as was applied to determine quarum.
All uh ottoman Quinn so moves hearing no objections. So
ordered let us turn to pages 4 through 6 for the
recommended portion of the agenda. Can I have a motion to
recommend approval of all recommended ordinances on pages 4
and 5 by the same roll call vote as was applied to
determine quorum.
Ottoman nuts and so moves hearing no objection. So ordered
on Page 6. Can I have a motion to recommend approval of
items 1 through 6 and item 8 by the same roll call vote as
was applied to determine quorum.
So moved almond kutson hearing no objection so ordered
4 item 7 on Page 6 we received a substitute ordinance that
is correcting language per a recommendation from the
Department of Transportation. The Substitute ordinance was
emailed out and you should have it in front of you.
Can I have a motion to accept this substitute ordinance?
I'll give this 1 to Alderman Quinn Alderman Quinn. So moves
hearing no objections so ordered with that. Can I have a
motion to recommend approval of the substitute ordinance?
So 2024 D 0000000 8597 item 7 on Page 6 by the same roll
call vote as was applied to determine quarum.
So moved alderwoman manah hoppenworth hearing no objections
so ordered
Now we will move to Pages 7 through 11 on the agenda, uh,
which are items that received no recommendation from City
departments. These ordinances were submitted as overrides
are on the agenda at the request of the order person or did
not require departmental approval.
Can I first have a motion to recommend approval of all
ordinances on pages 7 through 11 to be passed without a
departmental recommendation by the same roll call vote as
was applied to determine quorum.
older woman Mina hoppenworth so moves hearing no objections
so ordered
we will report these items out at the next regularly
scheduled city council meeting.
With that being there with their being no further business
before the committee. Can I have a motion to adjourn?
Uh, so moved Alderman knutzen all those in favor signify by
saying I
we are adjourned much obliged.