finding
we used to live. I used to live growing up from 2700.
Yeah.
So my parents bought the house of 1971 for 24.
end of our black term was like
over there
But right now I live.
good afternoon, and um
I want to welcome everyone to the meeting on the committee
on housing a real estate of the Chicago city council. Uh
and is being called to order. Uh today. We have 12 items on
the agenda and we're going to start with the roll call. Um,
please have your mic ready as we want to establish Quorum
Vice chair Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell still in the transportation committee Alderman
ESP
president
um Alum Quinn
present um Alderman Taylor
present Alder
I saw her. Oh, yeah. Alder is present Alderman Scott.
Alwin is Scott present. Uh, all the member Bernett.
Alderman Net Present Alderman Rodriguez Sanchez
present uh, Alderman Rodriguez Rosa
no present Alderman vests
present um all the women clay
Present I'll do women not happy with.
present and other women Haden
Other women had a present that give us 13 13 members present
including myself. So we have Quorum. Um, we also receive a
rule 40 H rule 59 requests from Alderman Moore and other
person Fuentes who I believe I already on the on the call.
the call. So can I get a motion to allow this other person
to be present? Uh, so move all the person Maria Haden all
those in favor. Say I
all those opposed say name in the opinion of the chair the
eyes have it.
Um, the other person's more info have been added to the
roll call as well. Um next we have public comment. We have
5 speakers here today. Each speaker will have 3 minutes to
speak on all items on the agenda. And the first speaker is
Mr. George, Blakemore.
This is very important.
to be
an attendee at these committee meetings housing.
Now I did agree with the agenda.
But I must stay focused on the big pitch. The big pitch is
the illegal immigrant of being house.
They are being housed.
and
agreed to act that I saw down here.
That I have seen Daniel. My mother say don't say I am so I
have seen down here is some of these Black Bullet for
Sanctuary to give these illegal people houses.
houses
and black people are being gentrified out of the city of
Chicago Hispanics are moving in Asians are moving in whites
Whites are moving in. Why are black moving out because of
how things
giving Goods service contracts and job to an illegal
people.
Now you see that hat.
You know, I know racism is in the Republican party and the
Democratic party and in America, but I'm changing and I
want my people to change on this Democratic racist machine
here.
and go
read
On your way to Freedom, man.
Red, and another thing I'm vindictive dangerous is mine
says the God. I'm the god. I want to get even with you for
voting for Sanctuary all you black work.
All you black.
That a negative effect may help on our school system our
housing and our quality of life. Why would you do that?
Why because you are part of a corrupt machine that's slated
you.
Slated you now if I go over 3 minutes, you're going to say
starting on putting out lock them up when you was not
properly on time yourself, you must set an example and the
who do you think you are bigger than me Mighty than me. You
make the rules for me and not for you.
You got the wrong 1 here. I got the money your time is up
sit down Mr. Blakemore. Again, the negative effect that
illegal immigrants have on the black community and it
affects our quality of life. They're moving into our
neighborhoods of for going to all schools.
God sent me here I Dare You Rather Be little need 1 of you
all. Who do you think you are or maybe you don't know who I
am.
my name is George Blackmore and
Thank you, Mr. Blakemore. Next we have uh, Zoe Lee Moore.
Please call me to us quorum.
Oh, yes. Yes, I more we have you we have you on the roll
call.
Thank you.
Zoe I uh
right sitio Lopez almond sio Lopez
Uh, the fact that you know, I come down here and I argue
with City officials.
about a city issue
that people act clueless on is crazy to me like y'all
barely 1 y'all vote in y'all Wards like so it's like once
my story gets out here like once I go and tell my story
like if y'all really think y'all getting back in office,
that's crazy.
and you know committee on housing and real estate, you
know, and I always look at that and I'm saying like
This committee is responsible for overseeing all
transactions involving buying and selling a real estate
that requires city council approving approval according to
state or federal law.
I'm coming down here about a building.
that the city
wrecked
right, and the the the wrecking permit has the city of
Chicago on their
they never owned that building.
and
you guys get confused like y'all don't understand how this
works.
It's theft.
It's fraud.
It's public corruption.
41 Alder people have been convicted of stealing properties
and taking bribes from developers. But here I come.
It got to be some loopholes in mind.
with all my paperwork
with the fraudulent deed that Bradley Wilson went and
found.
And didn't even record it in the Cook County recorded these
because he knows that's another fraudulent act. It's fraud
at the fraud at the fraud at the fraud at the fraud after
fraud after fraud after fraud.
So much from so much public eruption.
but the difference is
we have this everybody's watching everybody watching
Chicago.
So y'all crazy if y'all think that y'all gonna get away?
With not compensating my family taking my generational
wealth, especially when the Democratic party is shaking.
Y'all are like come on now. Y'all look crazy out here and
y'all talk about democracy. What democracy?
Y'all not even helping.
And this is the Democratic party GOP didn't take my take my
mother's property.
This is this has been this has been a 1 party system
forever and y'all cannot help. Nobody can't help because
y'all keep listening to Liars Who's saying that they don't
know what I'm talking about. I don't know who my parents
don't my family don't know or my mother need to come down
here. Why would my mother come down here? She's 75 years
old and y'all put her in the hospital twice. Are you crazy?
That's why that's why I'm here.
Thank you next week have Miss Jessica Jackson.
So to kind of piggy back on what Zoe just said.
Um, I need to know uh, Roz. What is it? Rosana Rodriguez?
Alderwoman, Rosana Rodriguez?
Right. Okay, so I sent you an email.
called, um report of hate crimes by
cook by kurupt Cook County public officials
I'm hoping that you got that email.
and I'm reporting the fact that
black people's property
has gotten taken for decades.
From the city county and government officials and at this
point it needs to be considered a hate crime.
Your panel the other day last week made the distinction
between criminal and non-criminal hate crime.
This would be considered technically a non-criminal hate
crime because it's not physical violence.
However the issue of theft.
the issue of a certain group being targeted
for a purpose to impoverish the black community now, I know
it's not what you want to take on.
but see any time you can keep on giving statistics about
black and brown black and brown and keep using black people
as your justification for doing what you're doing for
Hispanics, then surely you have to pay attention to what
our problems actually are as uncomfortable as that may be
for you just like is might be very uncomfortable for the
black Alderman here and all the women here to take on such
a task.
But it's come to that now.
It's come to that because you cannot sit back and
continuously watch our properties getting taken from us.
Illegally, then when we do the right thing and take the
issues to court to fight then in court our violation our
civil rights get violated.
So what do we do?
Because for me I know for a fact hands down no 1 is going
to come and take my property from me that men in my family
for 61 years and been paid for.
Since I was a teenager.
just because the city of Chicago feel like they want to
engage in Theft now I get off the Metro rank train and I
see how Hispanics are Paran.
They Paran they got housing. They ain't worried about a
thing. But here I am a black person.
with a legitimate
right problem and I got to fight for somewhere to live and
I've been living in this country for 61 years. That makes
sense to you.
This is where it is now. So you need to catch that email.
Thank you. Next we have Mr. Michael gaughan.
Michael
I stand on their
I ain't trying to get into all that other stuff.
I in the star. Just give me to y'all.
Because it's a shein.
And where is it be a shame. Y'all have no understanding.
You have all the
women and men are arguing with the constituents because
they got a specific right or whatever and y'all not doing
what y'all need to be doing.
me
it touched me personally because
of the situation that me and my family in and that dude be
to
illegal stuff done to us.
Try to bring it to court. I'm still waiting on the
Department of Human Rights.
Even just sit down and have a mediation with Salvation
Army.
Because yeah because they part of arch dasy Etc you see but
we I got I I got a a bad by a law.
And our religious organization, they say don't speak radical
against the church or any member of any organized group
because we ought to teach love truth. Peace freedom and
Justice and I believe on in that so if I say something
about the church or whatever, I'm not speaking radical.
But if you see where the mayor keep getting all these
reverence and things from and they huddling up to get this
it's the church that's causing our people harm.
It's the LGB community that causing all people harm.
They they just tore it up on that day. You can walk out all
you want, um while drinkers we know you fake. We know you
fake and you follow you ain't for the people. That's why I
be calling y'all out how I do.
You ain't got to go at Mr. Blakemore mention that tell her.
You want to go why you going at that man for?
Don't do that. Don't do that cuz we don't go against you or
speak harsh against you. When you saying all this Kumbaya
African stuff when your African Garb and then go against
your own African people.
You going to call you out because I came to her first.
About the issue. That's the first ornament. I came to she
sent me to Hatton.
And she ain't did ain't nobody did nothing in our family is
was done wrong.
Was done wrong and discrimination out over a child what
y'all don't love the children. Hell? No, you don't even
believe in children. That's why you LGB community. I'm a
father. So I'm going to speak out.
And I'm speaking for my daughter. I'm speaking for my
family and I'm speaking for the people because a lot of
people tired of this nonsense with this immigration how you
putting them in the hotel and you got all people in these
nasty shelters.
with bugs big bugs roaches rats mold Etc
Enough is enough.
Thank you and last we have Miss Lawrence.
Miss Lawrence
actually
going to start something that was said by a Hispanic man to
the black people in Chicago.
This is directed at you.
In a speech Biden made a while back. He said that the
majority in America soon.
Will be Latino he didn't say black. He didn't say Asian or
white or anything. He said Latino.
That's why millions and millions of lighter skinned Latino
illegal aliens are being allowed in and many many of them
are being sent to Black communities so they can slowly
start to replace you all.
You need to wake up, man.
They were being given 5000 upon entry into this country and
soon as they got to their destination and settled in they
were being given 1200 dollars a month to 1400 dollars a
month plus free food stamps Free Housing free medical free
dental and they even get free college, but you get nothing
you need to wake up man. Stop voting for the Democrats. The
Democrats don't need your vote anymore. They for your vote.
And that is that for that now?
Let's start from the very top with priser.
Who decided for 2025 that he's going to give millions of
dollars for free houses to Illegal people?
Yeah.
That sounds like a problem because not 1 freaking person
down here or in this city paid for my house.
We got a problem with this.
And then where are they going to go like this man said?
to your black communities
populating those houses that y'all got for sale properties
that you have herself. That's where they're going.
But you think that's just
Do you think that's just it's the question any of you legal
people in here? Let's talk about civil rights.
Because civil rights consists of all equality.
And if you had learned that you would know that.
Not just that you take our hard paying tax dollars because
see all these comments that go across social media is about
blacks. Don't work. Y'all got public aid. I work and I get
a lot of money not for y'all to be stealing it and giving
it to the illegals.
So I'm tired of my tax dollars along with a lot of other of
ours going to people who never paid a penny into this
system. Let's talk about SSI.
Free services, but then you got too many of our own who got
a fight to get their own taxes.
This is ridiculous. And this is going to stop Trump 2024.
Thank you. This concludes our public comment. We have not
received any written public comments for this meeting. Um
the also we will like to add Alderman Carlos Ramirez Rosa
as well as other women Harris remotely using rule 50 59.
Can I get a motion to allow aluminum Harris to move all the
person Maria Haden all those in favor say I all those
opposed say name and the opinion of the chair the eyes have
it. Um, the next um is the first order of business is the
rule 45 report from June 5th 2024, which was email and
handed out to all committee members. Um, we'll make sure
that Alderman Ramirez Rosa has also a copy. Can I get a
motion to recommend approval of this report? So moved by
all the person going to happen with all those in favor? Say
I all those opposed say nay and the opinion of the chair
the eyes have it the rule 45 report has been approved.
Now we will move on the items before the committee item
number 1 is ordinance 2024 Dash 0001017 acceptance of the
reconvenes Deeds from bigger Dyke Redevelopment Corporation
for properties at 1256 North Artesian Avenue side 4 1353
North Maple Maplewood Avenue side 3 331 West Crystal site
side, 1 105 1020 North Katy Avenue site 15 and the release
of 3047 West wabansia Avenue site 16 Front Amendment
Redevelopment agreement in the 26 Ward Brian O'Donnell from
the Department of Housing is present to testify on behalf
of this ordinance.
um
Uh, also like the people in the audience to help us make
sure that we can hear um the presentation. So Brian. Thank
you.
Thank you. Alderman.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members for the
record. My name is Brian O'Donnell and I am here on the
homeownership bureau in the Department of Housing.
President in the gallery today from bicker die
Redevelopment Corp, and please stand up.
Joe Dunn these vice president of real estate development
Omari beta development project manager and MJ sassy and
intern in the Housing Development Department at Becker
Dyke.
The ordinance under consideration is a means to close out a
2005 new homes for Chicago Redevelopment agreement.
Under the proposal the city would get back to 5 Lots you
see listed here.
valued at almost 972,000
Bricker deck would be allowed to retain a partially
constructed building at 3047 West wabansia.
Picker die currently owns 140 rental buildings which housed
over 3,000 residents and nearly 1200 affordable units.
Here is a map which shows the parcels under discussion.
The green dots represent Lots which the city would be
taking back. The Red Dot is the location of the partially
constructed building.
3 of the vacant lots are in Humble Park 2 are in West Town.
The Authority for the original RDA was granted by Council
in 2005.
An RDA amendment was approved in 2010.
And between those dates of course was the real estate crash
and the Great Recession.
The 2005 Authority was for bigger Dyke to build up to 32
units.
The 2010 Authority reduced to maximum number of units to
13.
Due to economic editions only 6 homes were built and sold.
Construction in a 3-unit building on wabansia intended to
be sold as Condominiums began in 2008
bigger deck received Illinois donation tax credits for 7
Lots in the original RDA
a regulatory agreement still Encompass 4 of the lats to be
reacquired by the city.
IA has agreed in principle to release their regulatory
agreements if and after the city council approves the
ordinance under consideration today.
The city will not take back the lats until the Ida board
releases that agreement.
Here are the 5 vacant lots to city will be taking back into
its inventory.
The 2 L on the left are quarter lats.
This slide and the next show the 3-unit building on what
bands? Yeah that bigger Dyke will retain incomplete as a
rental building.
Without City requirements related to construction or rent
affordability.
The photos are now 3 years old.
The building is in Fair shape, but as you see there are
some issues.
As shown on an earlier slide There is almost 409,000 in the
construction escrow to help complete construction on the
building. What's for cost approximately 1.3 million?
Again, when the work is completed Burger deck will own the
structure at least the units.
This concludes the formal presentation representative from
bicker Dyke, or I can answer any questions you might have.
Thank you.
Yes any questions for the committee members all the women
hadn't followed by all the person Jenna Taylor?
Just a just to summarize. So um and thank you for the
timeline of kind of what's happening there with the
project. Um, so it's amending the Redevelopment agreement
so that bigger Dyke can finish work on the structure and
then a reconveyance of the vacant properties back to the
city. So yeah, we're we're basically eliminating the the
agreements we'll we'll take the lats back they get the
building and we're done.
so
they'll get the we'll take the empty lots. They keep the
building and the lot that was part of yes. Okay. Um,
Why does that Building look like it's in such terrible
shape and why haven't they completed? Is anyone here from
bickerdike? Yes. Yeah, do we have someone from bigger Dyke
they can use the
Hey Joe and for the record if you can introduce yourself
and direct the comments to the chair
Uh chairman members of the committee for the record Joe
Dunn vice president of real estate development at bigger
deck re development Corp. Uh, the building has sat vacant,
uh, per the terms of the regulatory agreement. The building
was to be built as uh,
uh, uh for sale Condominiums and after the market crash the
economics of being able to build those and sell them at uh,
the required prices, uh, are are upside down. Uh, so the
building has sat vacant. We've been working, uh with the
city and Ida, uh for a number of years to try and bring a
resolution to this Redevelopment agreement and with uh,
working with Brian over the past year and and Omari became
was hard work, but I think we've been able to uh, we've
been able to advance it to get to this point, but the
building has sat vacant we've had it insured as a vacant
property. We'd secured we're over there relatively
regularly to make sure uh, no 1's in or out of the
building. Um, but we haven't been able to proceed with any
work, uh as it's been encumbered by the the regulatory
agreement.
Thank you Taylor. What is what is the condition of the
current builders that you all did build and is there a cost
in them returning a lot is the city paying them anything or
they're just they're reconvening them to us. I didn't hear
the first part of your question. I'm sorry. What is the
condition of the other properties are they sold are are the
6 homes were sold 6 homes. Yeah.
They are rent they are they were buying are they rented?
What is the at the time they were sold, but it happened to
them since I I don't know.
They they were sold to home buyers who were qualified at
60% of Ami at the time. Um, and they're um,
they're they're privately owned properties at this point.
So my question is through the chair. Can we get other
properties that bicker like owns because my concern is this
group coming back to say we want other land or more land
when they're relinquishing us land back already and that
seems to be a problem when 1 thing doesn't work and 1
community and this is no disrespect to them. This is a
developer's period it seems like when it doesn't work 1
place then they go to another community and do it somewhere
else and don't do it quite well and I would want to see um,
the prices of those homes because even if they come back to
us and say hey, we would like more land to build more.
We build in 40050000 homes that nobody could afford a
certain communities.
And so I I I would want to do the chair. Can you give me
that information? Yeah, I would like to see what that
portfolio looks like and see what is there another
community that you all developing in?
Uh, we're working right now on uh strictly on the north
side of the city of Chicago. So, uh, uh, mainly Humble Park
West Town Logan Square, uh and working on a deal in
Edgewater right now as well.
I was just going to say um was thinking the 20 award has
3500 vacant Lots so it would be nice if y'all would want to
spread the love. Thank you cheer. Yeah. Thank you. Al
Taylor. Um any I'll do them now.
It just to follow up. I I'm not really I just would like to
know the contractor who was the GC who actually did the
building. I believe it was your own home book construction.
Yes, that's the name humble construction, which is owned by
Baker day. Oh, okay. Thank you.
Thank you. I'll do um, we have all the person Fuentes. Um
On on Zoom still not sure if yeah, I'm I'm here Alderman.
Thank you if there if there are no other questions, I would
like the the right to reserve to close. Just want to make
sure no 1 else has questions in the chambers.
It seems like a thing that we have all the questions on the
floor.
Awesome. Thank you. I you know, I want to thank big for for
looking at these lots and and being willing to give them
back to the city. These lots have sat vacant for a while.
It's extremely important that we can get them back so that
they can be a part of a project to build affordable single
family homes is the city can have capacity to get uh RDA,
uh with another contractor and developer. Uh, I also want
the building that's currently has been sitting vacant to be
finished and bigger that has committed to finishing that
building so that we can get affordable rentals to families
in the community like in my ward and many other Awards,
right? We have a a gap of affordable rental units. Uh, but
we also need to be building affordable, uh home ownership
opportunities. These Lots will allow us that opportunity in
my Awards. We have uh 6 City Lots. These will be in
addition to those. We're looking at building an RDA
development, um with inherent or possibly another developer
to build the type of affordable single family homes our
community deserves.
And so we're excited to have these Lots uh to added to the
stock of lots that we have in the 26 Ward so that we can
get homes in the hands of residents as soon as we can. Uh,
so I asked for the favorable support of all my colleagues
in the chamber so we can get it across the Finish Line have
these Lots back in the ownership of the city so we can do
what's needed.
Thank you chair.
Thank you the person Fuentes and we'll make sure to get
those questions answered from the chair to the other
persons, uh Taylor as well as Dao and um, we'll make sure
that we don't continue to expand on projects without having
uh, taking care of the existing ones. So no you're okay. So
all the women tailor them so we'll make sure that we we'll
get you that information. Um, so, uh, all the person uh
friend has made a motion to prove this item. Uh, all those
in favor say I
all those opposed say name and the opinion of the chair the
eyes have it and the do pass the recommendation for this
ordinance will be reported out of the next city council
meeting on July 17th 2024. Thank you so much. Thank you
very much.
The next 3 items are aldermanic introductions. Um item
number 2.
Yeah.
If we can please we can please keep the keep the order in
the in the council.
but please
yeah, Miss Jackson. Yeah, we we still again. We had a a
time for comments. I appreciate your cooperation. Um
An item number 2 is ordinance 202400000 9659 designation of
alloy real property at 2031 to 2033 North Kingsbury Street
and annexation of real a real property at 2032 Claybourne
Avenue as
Lower affordability community in the second word, uh,
representing um, Alderman Hopkins office Brian paired, uh
is presented to testify on behalf of this ordinance. Thank
you Brian. Thank you. Good afternoon. Chairman CEO Lopez
and members of the committee for the record. My name is
Brian p r staff assistant to Alderman Hopkins here on his
behalf.
I'm here today to indicate his support for this ordinance
designating 2033 North Kingsbury and 2032 North Clybourn
part of a low affordability lower low low affordable
Community. The state tax credits will assist in bringing
much-needed below market rate rental units to the near
North Side Community as part of this larger project on
currently vacant land and in a vacant building between the
2 projects. There will be a total of 96 affordable units,
uh on Alderman Hopkins behalf. I ask for your favorable
consideration. You also have a letter of support on file
and the development team is here to answer any questions
you may have
Thank you. Uh, are there any questions for our city?
Council Alan Taylor?
Can we see do we have a um an image of the property that we
can pull it out?
No, I don't.
No follow up on Google. We don't we don't have the slides.
We don't have the presentation for because this is
aldermanic Introduction, but we can we can submit it
through the chair or we can try to pull it out right now.
If you like all the women play. Can we just maybe we can
probably Google it and so you can see the property.
33 North Kingsbury
so as I understand it the um, there's a state program that
um passed in 2021 that allows for
Um developers to apply for a state tax credit. So low they
pay less on their property taxes, uh in an exchange for
bringing these additional affordable units beyond the the
requirement.
So you're saying they're paying less taxes because it's
affordable, correct?
And it's affordable apartments or home ownership Apartments.
That's them.
Yeah.
That's that is the side of them.
them
there's a side.
There's not an industrial it would yeah former industrial.
Yes.
Zoning change was recently approved by this body.
What is the Environmental study say?
Katie can you take that 1?
Thank you. And if you can introduce yourself for the record,
please thank you for the record Katie Jane. Keale with de
Piper. I represent both Developers for this matter, um for
the 2030, uh, 2033 Kingsbury property. Um, I don't believe
in environmental has been done yet, but prior to developing
it with residential, um, obviously 1 or 1 will certainly be
done. Um, like Brian just mentioned. Uh, we just got the
zoning approved, uh by the city council this uh, very
uh, very recently so we're in early days. And so y'all
resand it without doing any environmental on it. What if
it's not environmental clear what will happen we we would
do remediation.
And who was that on the developer or the city?
Uh, both of these are private Developers.
So, I'm sorry. I didn't hear you private developers. Not
the city.
That's not all I got. Thank you. Thank you.
Mr. Chairman, um, do you know the the financial stack? I
know that they're looking for the state program, but is
there going to be Tif dollars? Um
I know no, no Tif dollars know this is It's a uh, it's a
rebate on their property taxes. Okay. Thank you.
any other questions?
Otherwise, can I get um a motion to recommend approval?
to move while that will all those in favor say I
all those opposed the name in the opinion of the chair the
eyes have it the do pass recommendation of this ordinance
will be reported out at the next city council meeting on
July 17 2024 and thank you very much Brian, uh item number
3 is ordinance 20240000101 159 designation of 2418 to 2430
North Milwaukee Avenue, um and 2030 to 2950 West 4 4th
Avenue as low affordability Community, uh in the first
word, um, Nick settle and on behalf of alpata is here 2% on
behalf of this item.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee.
Um for the record, my name is Nicholas settle. I'm from the
first word office and I'm here on behalf of aldermen
laspata, um to recommend approval of this item this
ordinance is to designate the Redevelopment lot at 2418 to
2430 North Milwaukee, which also has the approximate
Fullerton address of 2930 to 2950 West Fullerton as a low
affordable Community. Um, this uh site is currently
improved with an approximately 5 story.
Existing storage you unit. And there is a zoning map
Amendment pending for the July city council meeting that
would help with the Adaptive reuse of this building and
construction of an adjacent mixed-use building that will
ultimately bring 62 units of housing to the Logan Square
community area including at least 12 in limit affordable
units, uh with the passage of this ordinance. There will be
the same state rebate program that was previously mentioned
available to the to the developer if they so choose to take
it. So this is this is an older manic action on behalf of
aldermen laspada. This is generally a part of aldermen
LaSpada's initiative to encourage developers to build more
affordable housing in the war. And so we understand that by
creating more financial incentive to do so, we are hopeful
to get more affordable housing units in the development. So
I am more than happy to answer any questions on this and uh
alderman laspada,
Recommends, uh does uh, uh ask for a favorable
recommendation on this item.
Thank you, Nick. Uh, there's a the location of the property.
In question, that's correct. Yeah, so the parcel in
question here. There's uh, there's a 5-story roughly 5
story, uh storage building. It's kind of an angled lot and
then you'll see there's an adjacent 2 or 3, uh Parcels that
are um going to include a new building. So this is this is
actually quite an excellent project because we're saving
we're saving an existing building. This is a really
important. Um, a really important goal for our community is
the Adaptive reuse of existing buildings. So we're going to
adaptively reuse this building and then add um, a suitable
Edition, um to the west and so that will that will
ultimately comprise 62 62 housing units for the housing
component of the project 12 of which will be income limited
affordable. And um this effort by Alderman laspada is an
effort to encourage. Um more affordable housing development
on the site.
Are there any questions like almond? Uh Taylor?
Affordability around a lot, but don't give us numbers. And
so while y'all asking us for to give up land to add tax
dollars a month. We need to know every presentation that
you all have from this 1 on you all should be telling us
what affordable is because it was affordable on 1 side of
the city. It's not affordable understood and the city needs
to create when we ultimately
Ely give them land money or anything there needs to be a
list created of these houses because it seems like there
are no new neighbors there. It's the same people who
already live in those communities and people want access to
live in different wherever they want to live. It's always
available in our communities wise those lists not available
in theirs.
Older woman tailor, I appreciate your question. So in this
case affordability is through the affordable requirements
ordinance. I will say through the zoning process. Um,
Alderman laspada has encouraged the developer to seek
additional subsidies as well that would allow for deeper
affordability. Um, we can't require that through a rezoning
process. But um, so the affordability at the moment would
be through the affordability requirements ordinance, so
that would it shouldn't be a requirement. It should be
something they have to do they should be written in a
contract. That's the problem. That is the problem right
there because you're not going to tell me you saying that
you said 60 units 60 total units. Yes 60 total units. I
guarantee you nobody from our community will be able to
even get probably get on the list, but you all will still
set up and say hey can we get can we get the clearance? Can
we like the the other with project that was just done we're
giving them a tax credit that a homeowner will probably pay
or less for them to make it affordable. No, that's not how
we should be utilizing the silly dollars. That's why we
cannot stretch.
Them. Thank you. And this is this is not towards you this is
for do and dpd we got to do better because y'all come here
we we we're here how many times a week or how many times a
month asking for a land for a dollar? What is in actually
for the community other than you saying? You ain't got a
vacant lot? Hell it could have stayed the it could have
stayed vacant if we're not going to receive the tax dollars
off of it or there's no incentive.
Thank you chair.
Point taking all the women Taylor. Um, this is a probably a
thing that 3 words are having engaged in this kind of uh
incentives is 302 word we have now second word on the first
word. Uh, we'll make sure that we we work with each other
and this is again as they are I'll the manic introductions.
So we'll work with every Alderman to provide more detail
moving forward and of course encouraging that you know,
again, if if this is still another manic introduction that
it still has effects for the rest of the city so that we
work together to make sure that I want to be fair for all
the men espara because there's other 2 Alderman had done it
but I take your point alwin Taylor and um, you know,
formatting this and making sure that we have more details
Any any other questions?
Otherwise, can I get a motion to approve this item?
So mobile aluminum hadn't all those in favor. Say I
all those opposing a in the opinion of the chair the eyes
have it. They do pass recommendation of these ordinance
will be reported out of the next city council meeting on
July 17th. 2024 item number 4, um is ordinance 2024 0010155
designation of 1628 West Division Street as low
affordability Community again in the first word so Nick you
can also share information on this item. Absolutely. Um,
Um, thank you once again, Mr. Chairman and members of the
committee once again for the record. My name is Nicholas
zettle. I'm with the first word office here on behalf of
aldermen laspada to recommend approval of this item. This
is an item just like the previous item. It's an older manic
effort to encourage the development of affordable housing
on site. Um, this is a plan the site is currently approved
with, uh, part of a 2-phase plan development. The first
phase of the plan was created long ago, and the second
phase was re-zoned in 2019, um prior to
To uh, I think in April 2019. Um, so the the portion of the
lot that's going to be redeveloped here is a um currently
parking behind the building. It's kind of another weird
angular lot along Milwaukee Avenue and so on this lot. Um,
there is going to be the Improvement of approximately 121
new units of housing, hopefully, um and under the Milwaukee
Avenue P.
Affordable requirements ordinance in 2019. There's
approximately 15% of those units would be affordable. Um, I
would say passing this ordinance actually gives the
development team the um Financial ability to potentially
put more affordable housing units on on the market. So once
again, this is typical affordable requirements ordinance
affordability units, there is no public subsidy. No City
dollars. Um, no other no other um subsidy in this building.
But once again if this ordinance is passed we are hopeful
to encourage the developer to build more affordable housing
on the site. So that's that's the goal here. Once again,
it's a it's a Redevelopment site. We're trying to encourage
more development. This is something that Alderman laspata
and our office is going to be working on in the future. So
I will say, uh, we appreciate all feedback on the type of
affordability and um, the improvements that can be made on
uh, future discussions of that.
Thank you, Nick. Are there any questions on this item?
Otherwise, can I get a motion to approve?
so moved by all the person when I happen with all those in
favor say I
All those opposing name in the opinion of the chair the eyes
have it. They do pass recommendation of this item will be
reported out at the next city council meeting on July 17
2024. The remaining items are land sales for the Department
of Planning and Development. Um item number 5 is an
ordinance 20 zero, um, 2024 000101 98 sale of city-owned
property within the chai block Builder platform at 1953
East 72nd Place to Walter green and 6903 South Dorchester
Avenue to Thursday's gates in the fifth word James Michels
from the Department of planning and development is present
to testify on behalf of this ordinance.
Thank you, James. Good afternoon chairman and members of
the committee for the record. My name is James Michels
representing Department of Planning Development with the
disposition of side yard properties received from Shylock
Builder located in the fifth award.
the first 4 lives include the recommended properties within
the Fifth Ward, which are 1953 East 72nd Place to Walter
green and 6803 South Dorchester to the gates with support
from Alderman Desmond. Yansi included are the applicants
property location existing conditions and the zoning and
agreed upon purchase price which represents 10% of the
market value.
That concludes my presentation on these any questions Alo.
Sure, the shape block Builder platform is the platform we
have now for City Lots. So if the applicant, uh lives next
door adjacent, we offer them at 10% of the market value. If
they don't it would be the market value. The market value
is determined by a appraiser that the city had hired.
Can you talk about how long what is the requirements
because I'mma tell you the problem that I have in the 20th
award sure. No problem. So the all these lots to folks they
won't get them up. They won't keep maintain them and we
still wind up maintaining it. What is the is there
something in in shop build is that says the minute it
becomes yours you're required to cut clean and make sure
it's secured.
Uh, yes, they have to fence the property. Once they buy it
they have to if they're the adjacent neighbor or adjacent
to the property. They'll have to defend some they'll have
to secure the property. If it doesn't, uh, if they don't
require with maintenance then obviously the streets of
Sanitation could go out there and give them finds for after
they how was the city enforcing that
uh, that would be through the streets and sanitation
department, I believe so, that's just so we just leave it
to streets and saying to pay attention to whether because
I'm going to be honest. I have people who buy Lots they
keep me for the 5 years and then they sell them for 75,000.
Because we have no there's really no teeth.
And so first this was City locks for working family. Is
that what was this before? Is that what it was and now it's
shot block Builder is that the uh know the working for
families is a different program block Builder platform.
They can buy through uh, 4 ways. They can buy them through
side yards. Like these are side yard Open Spaces. They can
buy them for uh,
uh commercial they can buy them for 3 flats or 4 Flats.
That'll go through the zoning department through the
housing and they'll make sure they vetted back correctly.
These are just for a side yards for the people who live
next door.
It starts off.
that way
so that way somebody says they going to be a garden or it's
going to be and then I look up there and build out dating
and sold it and build a house on it. And so I want us to go
back and look because I we continue to rename stuff and do
the same thing over and over again with no results. And so
that makes no sense to me. And so I want us to have a real
conversation about when we sell property to people who have
side Lots. They got 90 days y'all good at taking people
Landing take it back from them because a lot of those
owners do not do not take care of those lots and
I'm getting a phone call about it needs to be cut and clean.
And so I'm already using my my my resources and trees and
saying to clean up the because I got 3500 and I'm not the
older almond almond now has a lot of yeah, absolutely. So
and Alderman Scott has the same problem on the west side.
And so we need to relook at and have a real conversation
about when people purchase because this is not us not
saying folks don't have a right and because a lot of them
do take care of that land a lot, but they need to be gated
up cut and taken care of in the right place. Thank you Mr.
Chair. Thank you Alderman Taylor and and point well taken.
Uh, we will this is a a revision that chai block Builder
has been uh being Revisited and your points are well taken.
We don't want to speculation in this um in this effort. So
I'll do Mandell.
And thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is not a new issue. Uh,
that's been something that aldermen have been asking for
and and we just had
uh in the first agenda item the department actually
retaking taking back land from a non for-profit because
they're not going to be able to build on it. You need a
policy that you can retake the land back from people who
purchases it in our communities that don't actually do
anything with it. Uh, that won't get it up that won't build
on it. Uh,
just waiting for the time where the
the 7 years or whatever the
that they can hold it for and then they're going to flip
it, uh to make money which only increases the value of
communities that are struggling right now. So, um, I would
like to see the department make a policy about when you
take back land.
Um, you know, it's nice to give it away at these. Uh, I
think people should have the right to purchase land at a
reduced price if they're from the community, but when they
don't do anything with it,
we should take it back. It's our land.
until they do
thank you. Thank you and point will take in we will work
with the Department of planning and the committee uh to to
come up with a proposal for the committee.
Yes, I see Nelson sitting over there. He's heard this. Um,
but I'd like for you to respond Nelson because you've heard
this before before yes.
Thank you. Thank you Nelson.
We can bring another church in.
Well for the record before I also recognized by chair
Mitchell before he start I want to recognize from the
purpose of the Quorum. Go ahead. Thank you all for the
record on Nelson Chung Department planning. Um, I hear all
your concerns. I I do maybe I should
Step back and kind of explain the uh, uh stipulations of the
side yard Chi block sales. So again the uh the way we
Set up these uh conveyance these is at the the purchaser.
They're eligible. It's not just excuse me Nelson. It's not
just
side yards. I'm talking about all of our sales. Okay? All
right.
That's a good point there. I think the um, um.
but maybe maybe better for us to because it is a broader
picture in terms of all of our department planning land
sales, uh, in terms of what conditions we put in place to
ensure that the uh properties are improved in the timely
manner for side jars. We have a stipulation that side yards
have to be improved within essentially 6 months from time
to sale. They
um our side these are aside your deals have uh stipulation
in the D that there is a reinvestment language so we can we
can take action to force a property to uh to take it back
from us if they don't improve the property over time.
Uh, we do give applicants as least a side jar as a leading
see if a 120 days before that gives them time to put up a
fence before these 3 and sanitation department comes out
there and issues sit, uh, citations and fines at least with
the side yards. Uh, there's a provision in place that that
prevents them from flipping the property in 5 years. Um,
we should uh, well we could well and right we should uh, we
can elaborate more in terms of our other land sale
policies, but I I from what I hear is just that we uh, uh,
we should probably put together a more defined kind of a a
policy statement in terms of of uh, what I'm hearing from
socially from both almond Taylor.
assurances in terms of the how do we make sure people
improve the properties and then
The uh, uh steps are I guess the critical?
uh point of which time that we start taking legal action
take property back because that is that is a
We don't really have a defined point in terms of that like
after like after 2 years you're waiting. How long or at
what point do we determine that the uh,
that we've given an opportunity for a buyer to make
improvements, but they
have not then at which point then we'll uh take legal
action to take back. Um, why don't we go through the chair
and start kind of putting uh, um, putting kind of uh some
parameters in place.
Alder Manhattan, and then
in each of those words so that we can develop policies that
you know, don't uh, don't continue to perpetuate the
speculation. I think that's what really want to get at. We
want to recognize all the women. Um myths also for the
Quorum. She's on a um, she just log in she also had
requested a rule 59. So can I get a motion to allow all the
women met? So move by Alderman Dow all those in favor say I
I those opposed and a so we have officially eliminates
aluminum Haden
just to to throw in to that conversation Nelson. I'm
wondering do do do we put a first right of refusal on those
property sales? Would it would that be something we could
do? So when we talk about the problem of speculation, like
is there a way that we could have that type of um agreement
when we make these property sales so that someone is
improving it and um, maybe some way to
hey, you can't just not improve it and then after 5 years
flip it, um, if they're going to make that sale without
making an improvement that they have to
offer to sell it back to the city first, right? Like could
that be something that we we we haven't done, uh, first
write a few first refusal, but we do with uh, many of our
market rate type sale projects if there's a um, if a land
sales for a property, they're intending to build a uh,
commercial building. Um, what?
Steps that we normally take now is that we won't close on a
property until a time of Permitting. So that kind of 1 that
does is kind of Ensure doesn't give a 100% guarantee but
ensures that that at which point they have building permits
in hand that they're pretty close to building a property
that plus
um verification of uh financing for a project is usually
the conditions of a sale of a of a market rate of a
project. Um,
Given that as well too A lot of these market rate type
projects, they'll have a stipulation that the site has to
be for example, it has to be built for a I was going to
make a community center that is a restriction that falls on
the title as well. So if a buyer
5 years down the road 10 years down the road doesn't build
anything and tries to sell their property. There is a kind
of a essentially a title.
Um kind of like a whole and whole encumbrance on property
which makes it harder for them to sell the property up. Um,
we are looking yeah.
I wish we had more 100% failed proof methods but uh, um, um,
I think the thing kind of what Alderman Taylor is at the
uh, uh, unfortunately, the few bad apples are kind of like
ruining for everybody. I I do think that majority people
are complying. It's just that the ones that we are not are
the ones that are hard for us to figure out.
Yeah, element Taylor now Implement all type of stuff all
the time. I don't know why this is any different because I
got a community that agent trying to find
4 blocks from my house. They're selling 2 homes for 964
thousand dollars. You think all the woman tailor could
afford that I cannot and so that is what happening and so
through the chair. I want to see how many side lots that we
are. Actually y'all don't keep up with it. And that's a
that's a failure on us because we work in silos and we're
not working together. And so what I'm tired of is how can I
explain to people that they can come fill out for
schiefbahn Builder? They hope and I've seen it I've seen
them do it, but they hold that lot for 5 years, which we
should move it up to 10 and then they sell it and we make
what little or nothing and they didn't sold it for 75,000.
I've seen it done with Gardens. I've seen it done with side
lots. And so we got to do something different because I got
a community that in a minute. I'm not going to be able to
afford to live in.
And so we got a real problem. And so I want to see us do
something and put something on the books this year. I don't
want to go into the new Next shop like build or whatever
y'all call it and we don't have this taken care of is went
on for too long way too long. And so
I'm I'm I don't like stopping people business, but I will
this is something that's important to our communities
because we're being gentrified out and what they'll do is
about a side Lot keep it up. Don't take care of it. Don't
cut it the city is still paying that bill.
And so while I was saying I'm down to 3500 Lots. Honestly,
I'm not because they're still not taking care of it. And so
I want to sell something Implement something before budget
season because maybe it's a budget priority. Maybe it's
something we we we just need to take care of because I'm
I'm honestly tired of going through the problem of having
somebody come to my office tell me they want to sell a lot
and then I look at it 6 months really a year 2 year later
and they then sold it and then they build the whole house
on it where they're making the money and not the city.
Thank you. Thank you Lewis and Taylor and we got a
commitment by the end of this year to to develop a policy
to address this. I'll do Vice chair Mitchell.
I I've been testing with this for the last 10 years as well
1 of the things that I came up with or was going to
propose. Um, is that at the time where the city conveys the
rights to the property per the deed?
We should stay on deed like a mortgage like you know, you
you you you take out a mortgage. The bank is still on title
until you satisfy the mortgage. I think we need to have
some some type of language or contract with them that
within the next 5 ten years. I think it should be extended
too. I agree with that that if they try to do anything to
it, we have a we have a lean on the property. They can't do
anything without talking to us. So that's 1 of the ideas
that I came out with, you know, just driving around Chicago
thinking about some things so
I think you please bring that to Legal. Yeah, yeah or what
uh alter Michels talking about is that um, um other places
that will kind of essentially, um, look for housing type
project server place a kind of more than a property. So
you're putting in a kind of financial kind of interest on a
property which forces them to but they try to sell or try
to do something they can repay. Um again, um,
Definitely we can look into it. We haven't done some of
that before but we can yeah, because that was what that
also does is if they go try to get a a
uh, if they if they go try to get a mortgage on it or some
Finance anointing.
The bank won't won't move without the other.
Entity with the encumbrance on they won't move without
that. So I think that's something but but we also need a I
think what Alden Taylor's want. We we want to find me we
want to
Make sure they're actually taking care of a lot. Yeah. Oh,
that's that's right.
Absolutely. Well they can but
I just want to say to Nelson that if you were to implement
these kinds of changes you'd sell more land in the war.
It's the ultimate would be more supportive because right
now I say no if they're coming in, you know flying in from
the community outside of the community. They want to land
and buy land in in the Third Ward. Um, if they're not
attached to that ward in some way somehow I'm not going to
I'm not going to do it. But if we had an ability to
safeguard our communities better other than just saying no,
uh, that would be helpful and you could get rid of more of
your inventory.
That's okay, but
yeah, I
Yeah, I appreciate all your input that was.
Very good. Now. This is a great discussion. I think that we
we have a commitment from the Department of planning and
the Department of Housing and the committee on housing to
develop a proposal by the end of the year. I think it's
reasonable. I already have some you already have some some
cases studies and even some ideas so we'll work on this, uh
to make sure that this is address. Thank you Nelson. Are
there any additional questions?
Otherwise, can I get a motion to approve this item?
so moved by all the person when that happened with all
those in favor say I
all those opposed the name in the opinion of the chair the
eyes have it. Uh, the do pass recommendation of these
orders will be reported out at the next city council
meeting on July 17th item number 6 is ordinance
202400010195 sale of City on property within chabok block
Builder platform at 7630 South Blackstone Avenue to Evelyn
quarter and at 1316 is 733 Street to Andrea Carter in the
eighth word James Michels again from the Department of
planning to present on this item.
The next 4 slides include the recommended properties within
the eighth Ward, which are 7630 South Blackstone Avenue to
Evelyn heard and 1316 East 73rd Street to Andrea a Carter
with support from Alderman alderwoman m Michelle a Harris
included are the Atkins property location existing
conditions and zoning and agreed upon purchase price which
represents 10% of the market value.
includes my presentation on this item
Are there any any questions on this item?
No, we got a robust conversation in general for the chat
block Builder. So I'm gonna get a motion to approve this
item. So moved by Alderman alderwoman Haden Elvis in favor.
Say I all those opposing name in the opinion of the chair
the eyes have it the do pass recommendation of this
ordinance will be reported out of the next city council
meeting on July 17th. Um, we have a substitute for the next
item the updated orders. I just want to say thank you to
everybody for passing this item on my behalf. Thank you.
Okay. All right. I'll do women. Thank you. All right, of
course. Thank you. Um for the next item, we have a
substitute that has been passed around the updated
ordinance reflects the correct purchase price of the lot
26617 all committee members received a digital copy, uh of
this last week. Um,
So I item number 7 is the substitute.
Do I have to do we have to approve the substitute first?
Yeah, can we can we take a motion to approve the substitute
approve? Some of our other person hadn't all those in favor
say I I all those opposed say a name and the opinion of the
chair the eyes have it. The item number 7 now is in front
of the committee is the substitute ordinance 2024.000 10202
the sale of City owned property within check block Builder
platform at 11946 South Union Union Avenue. To whom you ISE
in the 21st word. Can I get a um
Yeah, then go ahead the next 4 slides includes the
recommended property within the 21st Ward which is 11946
South Union Avenue to yumo ISU with support from Alderman
Ronnie. Al Mosley included is the applicant's property
location existing condition and the zoning and agreed upon
purchase price which represents 10% of the market value
that concludes my presentation on this item.
Thank you. Are there any questions on this item?
Otherwise, can we get a motion to approve? So move agile
and Clay all those in favor say I all those opposed the
chairs that I have it? Um, they do pass recommendation of
these orders will be reported out at the next city council
meeting on July 17th. 2024 item 8 is an ordinance
202400001014 cell of City on property within the chai block
Builder platform at 4205 West Maple Avenue to Andrea Ortiz
and Ricardo rockas Rosas 1 142, South Sacramento Boulevard
to Vonta Brooks. 3103 West Monroe Street to Stephen stow
stos and Bonita stos and 46. 4258 West Van Buren Street to
Robert 8 gate and Deborah Adora in the 28th word. Again,
James Michaels 2% on this item the next 4 slides include
the recommended properties within the 28th Ward, which are
4205 West Maple Avenue to Andrea Ortiz and Ricard.
roses 142 South Sacramento Boulevard, Deanda Brooks 3103
West Monroe Street to Stephen and Bernita stos and 4258
West Van Buren Street to Robert a Yates and Dora Deborah
Dora with support from Alderman Jason Ervin included that
the applicants property location existing conditions and
the zoning and agreed upon purchase price which represents
10% of the market value that concludes my presentation on
this item.
Thank you. Are there any questions on this item?
Otherwise, can I get a motion to approve this item?
So move Alderman Rosa, um, all those in favor say I I all
those opposing the chair the eyes have it the do pass
recommendation of these orders will be reported out of the
next city council meeting on July 17th. 2024 item number 9
is the ordinance 2024 D 0001016 sale of city-owned property
within chai block Builder platform at 4943 West 49th Avenue
to Isla Dominguez and custodial Mora Vargas. Um James
Michels again from dpd to present on this item.
The next 4 slides include the recommended property within
the 37th Ward, which is 4943 Westford and Avenue to Hilda
Dominguez and custodia more of Vargas with support from
alderwoman. Emma mitts included by the applicants property
locations existing conditions and the zoning agreed upon
purchase price which represents 10% of the market value
that concludes my presentation on this item.
And all the other meets is on the call. So I'm not sure if
she wants to add. I'm sorry. I was moving along.
I'll do a meet. I'm not sure if you want to add anything.
no know that as in support what um passes that this item
thank you all the way meet. Um, so all those in favor say I
I all those opposed and your opinion of the eyes of the
chair the eyes have it. They do pass recommendation of
these orders will be reported out at the next city council
meeting on July 7th 17 2024 im10 is ordinance 202400001020
sale of vacant city on property as is at 9121 South Burley
Avenue to Pilgrim Baptist Church of South Chicago Inc in
the 10th word. Uh, James Michels from the panel planning is
here to present on designer.
This item is a fair market sale for the unimproved
city-owned parcel located at 9121 South Burley Avenue to
Pilgrim Baptist Church of South Chicago Inc. 3235 East 91st
Street.
In 2020 the P the church purchased 912731 South berley to
house its youth administrative Wing classrooms and a rental
venue to openly share with the community with the
commitment to revitalization of the community. The property
is owned rs2 in the South Chicago community area. The
partial will be used as a non accessory parking lot for the
church. The appraised market value is 4,750 and sale prices
is 4,750. The vacant lot dimensions are 25 by 1 140 or 3500
square feet. Approximately in addition to the department
has obtained a as clearance on the parcel and we have
recent support from 10th Ward Alderman Peter Chico.
So in this 1 this the um Pilgrim Baptist Church is buying a
lot that's in the middle of both of their lots to combine
and assemble a parking lot.
for their Church
So they the applicant owns both of the ones in yellow the
city lots and red. They're all assembled it and then the
last slide will show the parking parking space the last
time.
Okay.
Mhm. Are there any questions on this item? Aluminum Taylor
go back to the other slide?
Go where the picture is you said they own the 2 in yellow.
Yeah, they own the 2 in yellow already. The 1 in the red is
the city parcel. So they're going to combine it together
and then they're going to and they're making it out of a
parking lot parking lot. Yeah, we've already got our city
designers approved the parking lot.
Design, that is not their property on the other side of
that picture. Is it for those cars are?
They on the they own the yellow correct know I'm talking
about you see right where he putting that reappointment.
They don't own that land do they know they don't own that
land. It's just a yellow outline yellow outline. They own
and the red part. The red outline is the city parcel.
And their church is right in the front.
That's another deal because I wanted to say how does that
them having that parking lot affect the park do they want
it because it's affecting the the community in a negative
way. Is that it?
Uh, yeah, they want the parking lot because I guess they
don't have enough parking. That's a pretty famous church
and they have a lot of events there. This was a church that
was featured in The Blues Brothers film. He said that they
have a lot of events and it's a very well-known church and
we went to CDC 1 of the members was on that church board.
They said they just needed for events and it's growing
Church a lot of members in their
The parking lot will will they allow folks in the community
to use the parking lot? Yeah, they really work with the
community from what I heard from 1 of the members. They're
very involved with the community.
I mean, yes, thank you. Chairman. All right. Thank Allan
Taylor Alderman Mitchell, uh question. Um,
Kind of leading back to the conversation we had earlier if
they're stipulating that they want to turn that into a uh
parking lot.
How do we check up to ensure that they're actually going to
turn it into a parking lot? Because a real parking lot is
going to cost about 30,000 dollars. Right? Right. So, how
are we going to monitor? Yeah, it is on the deed. They'll
need to finish the parking lot within 1 year of closing.
Otherwise the city can come back and reinvest into the
property. Okay, so that that is written right on the deed.
Okay, and they have we're working with the if you look at
the parking lot plan. It's all of the plans are pretty
designed in detail by their Architects before they come in.
Okay, before we go this far, so these these plans are very
detailed plans that uh, Ron day is in charge of the
parking, uh 1 of the parking zoning administrators upstairs
and they go through a very rigorous partial to go make sure
it's got handicapped spots the proper length and this is a
very detailed plan to go through. Okay. All right. Thank
you. Thank you for that information. Thank you Elder
Mitchell. Um, are there any other questions? Otherwise
going to get a motion to pull this item? So
women Manhattan all those
opposed the name in the
They do pass recommendation of these orders will be reported
out at the next.
item number 11 is ordinance 202400010204 sale of City on
property at 6618 South seli Avenue under the adjacent
neighbors land acquisition program to Juan Carlos Mendes
Delgado in the 16th. Word James Michels again 2% of this
item.
this item is amlap sale for an unimproved city-owned parcel
located at 6618 South cely Avenue to 1 Carlos Mendo Delgado
the adjacent neighbor at 6620 South Celia Avenue. The
property is owned RS3 in the west Englewood community area.
The partial will be used as an extended yard. The appraised
market value was 1,500 and the sale price is $1,000. The
vacant lot dimensions are 25 by 125 or 3,125 square feet
approximately in addition to the department has obtained as
clearance on the parcel and we have support from 16th ward.
Alderman Stephanie dolman.
That concludes my presentation on this partial.
Are there any questions? Otherwise, can I get a motion to
approve this item? So moved by Alderman Kaza? All those in
favor say I I all those opposed and a and the opinion of
the chair the eyes have it. They do pass recommendation of
this ordinance will be reported out at the next city
council meeting on July 17 2024. The last item on the
agenda is item 12 Ordnance 2024 does 0010205 the sale of
City on property at 522 South?
Indiana Avenue under adjacent Labor's land acquisition
program to Mildred Flynn and Deborah Haynes in the third
world James Michels again from dbd to present on design.
This item is a sale for unimproved city-owned parcel
located at 5222 South Indiana to Mildred Flynn and Deborah
D Haze the adjacent Neighbors at 5224 South Indiana Avenue
Avenue. The property is zoned rm5 in the Washington Park
Community area. The parcel will be used as an extended
yard. The appraised market value is 4,000. And the sale
price is $12,000. The vacant lot Dimensions is 30 by 161.5
or 4,845 square feet approximately in addition to the
department has obtained as clearance on the parcel and we
have support from third world alderman patal.
That concludes my presentation on this item.
Um any questions of alderman Dowell you want to add
anything or
No, uh, no, uh comments other than to say that uh, Miss
Flynn and Miss Hayes a long time residents of the
community, um and have care for this lot. Thank you. Thank
you all um, can I make a motion to move some move by Alum
Manhattan? All those in favor say I I all those opposed and
a in the opinion of the chair the eyes have it and this
item will be reported out at the next city council meeting
on July 17th, 2024 there being no further business before
the committee. Can I get a motion to recommend approval to
adjourn? So move by Alderman when to happen with
Uh, all those in favor say I all the post and a in the
opinion of the eyes that the bill of the chair the eyes
have it. The meeting of the committee has been officially