printers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can
only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with
the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from
the remainder of the meeting by the sergeant at arms recording in progress city of chicago
city council rules of conduct for public meetings 2023 to 2027 pursuant to rule 58 of the chicago
city council rules of order and procedure the sergeant at arms sets forth the following rules
of conduct for members of the public these rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing
gallery or room is open for a meeting of the city council or any of its committees all individuals
and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request individuals must remain
seated at all times except one when entering or exiting the gallery two when providing public
comment during the portion of a meeting set aside for that purpose or three when asked to rise and
be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive,
or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the
sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct
of the meeting, is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping
of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud
utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant
at arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any item
that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant at arms, is prohibited
in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, 1. Any pointed objects, including
knives of any kind. 2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage. 3. Food and beverages, including
in glass or metal canisters. 4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted
in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray,
and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in
silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not
interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or
groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the
meeting by the sergeant-at-arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings
2023-2027 Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure
the sergeant at arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public
these rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting
of the city council or any of its committees all individuals and their belongings are subject to
search at entry or upon request individuals must remain seated at all times except one when entering
or exiting the gallery. 2. When providing public comment during the portion of a meeting,
set aside for that purpose. Or 3. When asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City
Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech,
which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the
peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting
actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing,
shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's
chair or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the
meeting.
Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms, is prohibited in the gallery.
Such items include, but are not limited to,
1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages.
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the sergeant-at-arms.
City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023-2027
Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure,
the Sergeant-at-Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public.
Good morning, members of the City Council.
The meeting will begin shortly.
Please remember to log into your devices.
Thank you.
Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery, two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose, or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the city council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms, is prohibited in the gallery.
Such items include, but are not limited to, 1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages.
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode,
can only be used while seated and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with
the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing
to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by
the sergeant-at-arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings
2023-2027. Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure,
the Sergeant-at-Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public.
These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting
of the City Council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to
search at entry, or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one,
when entering or exiting the gallery, two, when providing public comment during the portion of
a meeting, set aside for that purpose, or three.
when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior or speech.
Good morning, members of the City Council.
The meeting will begin shortly.
Please remember to log in to your devices. Thank you.
Is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet,
waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances,
are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms,
such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms,
is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to,
1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages.
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated,
and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023-2027
Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure,
the sergeant at arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public
these rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting
of the city council or any of its committees all individuals and their belongings are subject to
search at entry or upon request individuals must remain seated at all times except one
1. When entering or exiting the gallery, 2. When providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose, or 3. When asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant-at-arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
any item that poses a potential safety hazards as determined by the sergeant at arms is prohibited
in the gallery such items include but are not limited to one any pointed objects including
knives of any kind two banners flyers or other forms of signage three food and beverages
including in glass or metal canisters four backpacks large bags and sealed packages
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated,
and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings 2023-2027
Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the Sergeant-at-Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public.
These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees.
All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request.
First, individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery, two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose, or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant-at-arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
any item that poses a potential safety hazards as determined by the sergeant at arms is prohibited
in the gallery such items include but are not limited to one any pointed objects including
knives of any kind two banners flyers or other forms of signage three food and beverages including
in glass or metal canisters. 4. Backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags,
not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to
search. And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper
spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed
in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not
interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or
groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the
meeting by the sergeant-at-arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings
2023 to 2027 pursuant to rule 58 of the chicago city council rules of order and procedure the
sergeant at arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public
these rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting
of the city council or any of its committees all individuals and their belongings are subject to
search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except 1. when
entering or exiting the gallery, 2. when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting
set aside for that purpose, or 3. when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City
counsel. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior or speech,
which in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant at arms may lead to a breach of the
peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting
actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing,
shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's
chair, or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the
meeting. Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms,
is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to,
1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages.
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And five.
Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode,
can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner
that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms
City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings 2023-2027
Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure,
the Sergeant-at-Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public.
These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees.
All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request.
1. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, 1. when entering or exiting the gallery, 2. when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose, or 3. when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
any item that poses a potential safety hazards as determined by the sergeant at arms is prohibited
in the gallery such items include but are not limited to one any pointed objects including
knives of any kind two banners flyers or other forms of signage three food and beverages
including in glass or metal canisters four backpacks large bags and sealed packages
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated,
and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings 2023-2027
Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure,
the Sergeant-at-Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public.
These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees.
All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request.
Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery, two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose, or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant-at-arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet.
Waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances,
are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant-at-arms,
such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms,
is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to,
1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages.
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode,
can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner
that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023-2027
Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure,
the sergeant at arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public
these rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting
of the city council or any of its committees all individuals and their belongings are subject to
search at entry or upon request individuals must remain seated at all times except one
1. When entering or exiting the gallery, 2. When providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose, or 3. When asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant-at-arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms, is prohibited in the gallery.
Such items include, but are not limited to, 1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages.
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the sergeant-at-arms.
city of chicago city council rules of conduct for public meetings 2023 to 2027 pursuant to rule 58
of the chicago city council rules of order and procedure the sergeant at arms sets forth the
following rules of conduct for members of the public these rules shall be in effect at all
times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the city council or any of its
committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request.
Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery, two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting set aside for that purpose, or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant-at-arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
any item that poses a potential safety hazards as determined by the sergeant at arms is prohibited
in the gallery such items include but are not limited to one any pointed objects including
knives of any kind two banners flyers or other forms of signage three food and beverages
including in glass or metal canisters four backpacks large bags and sealed packages
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated,
and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings 2023-2027
Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure,
the Sergeant-at-Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public.
These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees.
All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request.
Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery, two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose, or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council.
Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant-at-arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted.
Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms, is prohibited in the gallery.
Such items include, but are not limited to,
1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages.
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023-2027
Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure,
the Sergeant-at-Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public.
These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees.
All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request.
Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery.
Two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting, set aside for that purpose.
or 3. When asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council,
profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the
judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant at arms may lead to a breach of the peace or
disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions,
such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting,
or other loud utterances, are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair,
or the sergeant-at-arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms,
is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to,
1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags and sealed packages.
Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And 5. Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated,
and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.
individuals or groups failing to adhere to silence thank you good morning welcome to today's city
council meeting the meeting will begin momentarily at this time please take your seats and silence
your listening devices thank you margin at arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for
members of the public these rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or
room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees, all individuals and
their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated
at all times except 1. when entering or exiting the gallery, 2. when providing public comment
during the portion of a meeting set aside for that purpose, or 3. when asked to rise and be
acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive,
or defamatory behavior, or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair,
or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace, or disrupt the orderly conduct
of the meeting, is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet,
waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances,
are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair, or the sergeant-at-arms,
such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting.
Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by the sergeant-at-arms,
is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to,
1. Any pointed objects, including knives of any kind.
2. Banners, flyers or other forms of signage.
3. Food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters.
4. Backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12, are permitted and subject to search.
And five, firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons.
Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used.
Good morning. The council will come to order. Madam Clerk, please take a quorum roll call.
Good morning. The quorum roll call is open. The quorum roll call is open. Please use your e-device. The quorum roll call is now open.
All right. I will now call those that have not used their e-device. If you are online, please do not respond at this time. We'll come back to you.
Alderwoman Dahl. Dahl is present. Alderman Robinson. Robinson is present. Alderman Hall. Hall is present.
Alderman Mitchell. Not President Chambers. Alderwoman Gutierrez. Gutierrez is present.
Alderwoman Coleman. Not President Chambers. Alderman David Moore. Not President Chambers.
Alderman Curtis. Not President Chambers. Oh, sorry, thank you. Alderman Curtis is present.
Alderman O'Shea. O'Shea is present. Alderwoman Taylor. Not President Chambers.
Alderperson Fuentes. Not President Chambers. Alderman Burnett. Not President Chambers. Alderman Irvin. Not President Chambers. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez. Not President Chambers. Alderwoman Mitz. Not President Chambers. Alderman Vasquez. Alderman Riley. Riley is present.
Alderman Gardner. Gardner is present. Alderman Clay. Not present in chambers. Alderman Martin. Not present in chambers. Alderman Haddon. Not present in chambers.
All right. The roll call is now closed. Your mayor, we have a quorum.
Very well. There are 37 members present. A quorum has been established.
The following Alders have requested to participate in today's meeting remotely for reasons stated in Rule 59.
Can we confirm the presence online of Alders Mitz, Coleman, Martin, Fuentes, Haddon, Laspata, Moore, Burnett, Irvin, Rodriguez-Sanchez, Mitchell, and Clay?
Alderman Laspata.
Present.
Laspata is present. Alderman Mitchell.
President Mitchell is present. Alderman Chico.
Alderman, Alderwoman Coleman.
Present.
Coleman is present. Alderman David Moore.
Alderman Moore present, Madam Clerk.
Moore is present. Alderperson Fuentes.
Present.
Fuentes is present. Alderman Burnett.
Alderman Burnett.
He's present.
Burnett is present. Alderman Irvin.
Alderman Irvin is present.
Irvin is present. Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez.
Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez.
Alderman Mitts.
Present.
Present, ma'am.
Mitts is present.
Alderman Clay.
Present.
Clay is present.
Alderman Martin.
Present.
Martin is present.
Alderman Haddon.
Present.
Haddon is present.
Alderman Chico is present.
Alderman Chico is present.
Got you.
So all Alders, with the exception of Alder Rodriguez-Sanchez, have confirmed their presence online.
Can I get a motion to approval of the remote participation?
It's been moved.
All those in favor, signify by saying aye.
Any opposed say nay.
In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.
At this point, let's stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Please remain standing for our invocation.
which will be delivered by the Alder of the Sixth Ward, Alderman Will Hall.
Before we pray, we want to remember the legacy of our very own Chairwoman's father, Stephanie Coleman,
and her mother, former Alder, as they lay to rest the pillar of their family.
And as we bow our heads today, God, we come into this room to do the people's business.
North, south, east, and west are dependent on us to figure out what it is that you called this city to do.
And so, God, in these times where those who are struggling, with those who are looking for direction,
look to us in leadership for clarity, God, make it make sense.
God, we ask for strength for those who are going to and from.
God, we ask that you cover this city.
God, we ask that you cover our leader.
God, we pray that you give him strength and clarity.
And God, we ask that the days to come, may they be better than what's been.
And so, God, we pray that even in difference today, that we don't say and do things that divide this city.
And God, we pray that the next generation learn what they must do to take this city even further than what we have done thus far.
And so we ask for grace, patience, but most of all, pure heart.
We ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen.
Thank you. You may be seated.
Next up, public comments.
The Council will now begin the public comment period, which is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes.
Each speaker is limited to three minutes.
Speakers cannot yield or transfer their time to another speaker.
Any written comments that have been submitted will be posted and made available for automatic review.
Our first speaker this morning is Namah Devine.
Our next speaker is Maggie Bowman.
Good morning to Mr. Mayor and all members of the City Council.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.
My name is Maggie Bowman, and I'm a resident of the Edgewater neighborhood on the north side.
On Monday, I attended a tour of McKinley Park led by Neighbors for Environmental Justice.
The park is stunning, one of our city's great gems of public spaces.
We started in front of the field house and walked east on Pershing Road, the southern boundary of the park.
I was fully masked as it was an air quality alert day.
And while Monday's levels were not as hazardous as last week, my asthmatic lungs must be protected.
As we walked, the smell of hot asphalt worked its way into my mask and into my body.
At Damon, we turned and looked south and saw the looming towers of matte asphalt.
It was an air quality alert day, and yet the plant was fully operational.
As our guides explain the history of Matt Asphalt, it started in 2018 but has been operating without a permit since 2019,
I started to feel physically sick.
I got a headache and felt nauseous from just 15 minutes in this noxious air.
I learned of all the schools operating adjacent to the plant and in the blocks around it,
and I imagined what it would be like to go to school every day breathing in this poisonous air.
I implore every member of this body to go visit the intersection of Damon and Pershing Road
and experience this for themselves.
How do we allow this?
Mad Asphalt's biggest customer is the city of Chicago.
Not only does our city allow this polluter to operate in the midst of a dense neighborhood,
but it pours taxpayer dollars into its operations.
What tools are available to regulate the dangerous operations of such heavy industry?
The City Council has an opportunity with the Hazel M. Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance,
currently sitting in the Zoning Committee, to put some common-sense guardrails around such polluters.
You have the opportunity to pass a piece of legislation that was designed by the communities most impacted by heavy pollution.
The ordinance would simply ask those seeking to set up heavy industry operations
to conduct a review of the cumulative impact of their operations on neighborhoods such as McKinley Park,
which have been overburdened by pollution for decades.
This is Climate Week in Chicago.
Last week, we all experienced a climate emergency with the record levels of bad air quality added to by wildfire smoke.
When will we act?
When will we stop giving a free pass to businesses such as Matt Asphalt
to keep poisoning our children's lungs and brains?
Please act now and pass the Hazel M. Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance.
Thank you.
Thank you very much for your comments.
Our next speaker is Miguel Chacon.
Good morning, Mayor Johnson and members of the City Council.
My name is Miguel Chacon.
I'm the Vice Chair of the Chicago Association of Realtors Public Policy Committee.
I'm also a resident of Pilsen in the 25th Ward.
It's where I'm a housing provider, and where I'm raising my family, and where I love my community.
I'm here to provide additional information and perspective as to why you should all be opposed to the Protecting Ventures Ordinance, or PRO,
which is the lengthiest piece of legislation our industry has ever seen.
I'm not here to attack the goals of the ordinance. Public stability is a worthy cause.
But with housing policy, the details matter.
Today, I'll speak of the provisions about lease non-renewals, which would require housing providers to pay relocation fees,
even when the lease is just not renewed or for legitimate reasons such as moving
your own mother into your own building out of necessity for an owner rehabbing
an average three flat that cost could be staggering a property owner in Humboldt
Park could be required to spend twenty three thousand dollars in West
Englewood twenty thousand and in some communities up to forty thousand dollars
we've seen this before and it doesn't work we've seen it in San Francisco where
these mandated relocation payments have unraveled into exorbitant tenant buyout
agreements. Under this proposal, if a lease is not offered for a renewal because of a rental
increase, the tenant may reject that renewal, requiring the landlord to pay 10 months of
relocation expenses. Consider the financial impact these lumped payments on a retired
couple could have, just renting out their garden unit for additional income, or for
young families investing in our aging, naturally occurring affordable housing.
Renters should be alarmed, too. Costs this large do not simply disappear. They are absorbed
into the rental market through higher rents, deferred maintenance, fewer available units,
or owners choosing to just step away altogether. Chicago's housing crisis will not be solved
by making rental housing harder to provide, and yet that's exactly what this ordinance does.
At a time when Chicago urgently needs more rental housing, the PRO ordinance would move us in the
opposite direction, making it harder for responsible housing providers like myself in the community,
in the communities where they live to just provide housing in our neighborhoods.
The fact is, this ordinance will make housing less affordable.
It does not solve the problem of housing affordability.
It does not solve the issues that we do not have enough homes getting built across our city.
A vote for this ordinance, for pro, is a vote for rental increases across Chicago,
and we should all be against it.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you very much for your comments.
Our next speaker is Sin Yad.
Good morning, everyone.
My name is Sinead O'Sullivan, and I'm a youth housing organizer from Palenka LS&A,
a lifelong Chicago resident, and a neighbor from the 30th Ward.
Today I'm here to ask you, Alder people, to support PRO rather than the unfair ordinance,
as PRO is the only one that actually protects families and keeps them in their homes and communities.
The introduction of the FAIR ordinance is watering down the most important parts of the protecting renter's ordinance,
which in turn will empower corporate landlords and harm tenants' rights.
The fair ordinance does not address the complaints of our mom-and-pop landlords.
It simply does away with the protections that renters so badly need.
Pro makes housing significantly more stable for my neighbors, my family, and my friends.
Yesterday, while I was canvassing in Hermosa, the most striking conversation I had was with the landlord.
I told her we're trying to prevent gentrification, and she looked at me with a blank stare
and told me it was far, far too late.
There was no hope in her eyes, only apathy.
She grew up in Humboldt Park and found herself watching the same process begin in Aramosa.
Another homeowner told us about her former landlord,
who personally financed her ability to purchase her home when they decided to sell.
That is what allowed her family to stay in their community, on their block, with their neighbors.
That was a radical and incredibly important decision.
To make the property market-ready, her landlord could have raised her rent to market rate,
and when she couldn't meet the price, she would have needed to move.
Her ability to stay in her home was fully dependent on the kindness of her landlord.
We cannot depend on individual acts of kindness for things this important.
Mom-and-pop landlords don't want their communities gentrified,
and they don't want to hurt their tenants.
I know this because I've spoken to them canvassing across the northwest side.
The reality is working-class Chicagoans everywhere
are almost powerless in their choice of housing.
FAIR seeks to maintain this, removing the most important parts of PRO,
the parts of PRO which make it a solution capable of solving the problems we have.
PRO doesn't solve our problems on its own.
We need more abundant, dense housing.
We need to uplift mom-and-pop landlords.
However, these truths can be held all together.
This isn't a zero-sum game.
Landlords are housing providers.
PRO holds them accountable to doing just that, providing housing.
FAIR maintains the status quo, a deeply unfair practice in which tenants are subjected to the needs and whims of their landlords.
Just Cause doesn't mean landlords can't sell their properties at a profit.
It means tenants won't lose their home just because their landlord wants to sell a building.
Just Cause is the only policy which addresses this problem head on.
Thank you very much for your comments.
Our next speaker this morning is Jake Hanawalt.
Hi, good morning.
My name is Jake Hanawalt.
I'm here with the Chicago Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression.
I'm also a proud public educator, a member of CTU, and a resident of Bronzeville.
I'm here as a working person, and as a working person, I'm extremely frustrated and confused
as to why members of this council do not think that the people of this city deserve a chance
to vote on things that actually matter to them and that will improve their daily lives.
I'm confused as to why we're putting things that could be passed as an ordinance,
why we're putting something like a referendum about a monument,
why we're wasting the time and the money of working class people in the city
to do something silly like that when gas prices are going up,
when, as we've heard, rent is a problem for everybody in the city,
when we need real change to help the people that live in the city,
not corporations, not big landlords, not the people who seem to be getting the most support
and the most attention from some members of this council. As we've heard, and as thousands of
people have said to you, I promise you've heard it, what people need right now is material change
in their lives. What Mayor Johnson and what many people across the city, me, my neighbors, people
in my neighborhood have said is that we need something to change the material conditions
that working class people are experiencing. We need something like a referendum to tax
the rich. As you've heard, people are concerned about what is happening with policing in their
communities. ICE is murdering people on our streets. They're snatching our neighbors out
of their workplaces and out of their homes. And CPD has not been doing what they need
to be doing to make sure that that gets taken care of, to make sure that stops. We need
to have people's representation we need to have people's voices and the things that are happening
in our communities we want a voice the people of this city want a voice in what's happening
and what some of the people on this council are trying to do is silence regular people in this
city y'all are trying to bury the voices of the people bury our goals our aspirations our voice
with this little...
Sneak referendum proposal for I'm sorry, what is this is a monument for some kind of y'all want better lawyers or something like that.
We need something that matters to people that will help working class people that will help the elders and the retired people in the building that I live in and affect their daily lives for the better.
Y'all need to stop wasting our time.
You need to stop wasting the time and the money of the people of the city.
You need to do something that's going to matter to them.
We see you. Okay. This is not just going to happen in secret. We're aware of what you're trying to do. You need to listen to your constituents. You need to listen to the people that live in this city and stop giving preference, giving attention, giving whatever it is to the billionaires, to the corporations, to the rich, to the big landlords who maybe pay your bills.
Thank you very much for your comments. However, your time has expired.
Our next speaker is Gabriel Miller. Good morning. My name is Gabriel Miller.
I'm here resident of the 26th Ward. I'm here with the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.
And I'm here to oppose rushing three ballot referenda through to clog out our February municipal elections.
in a move to oppose what Brandon Johnson is trying to do
by reversing the trend of disinvestment in working class people
and actually give us a chance to vote on whether or not we want to tax the rich.
The way that these alders are moving by trying to rush these referenda through
genuinely makes me think that y'all think we're stupid.
That you don't think we see what's happening in our country and happening in our city.
in the context of the greatest threats to our democracy that we've seen in decades, right?
We're talking about a Trump administration that is defunding and eliminating all the people
in federal election oversight, that is trying to subpoena states that won't turn over their voter
rolls, that's trying to pass legislation to require voter IDs specifically to stop people
from being able to vote. We're talking about a context in which we've had a Supreme Court decision
that will result in the greatest rollback in black political power since the end of
Reconstruction. That's the context in which y'all are using these ballot referenda like political
tools. These referenda are supposed to be for us to democratically vote on what matters to us.
The attempt to rush through referenda that aren't that important to the people of Chicago, or
maybe they are, we just haven't had time to look at them. This stuff doesn't have to be resolved
until November for, you know, the ones for the February elections. And y'all are trying to pass
these so fast. And we see exactly what's happening, right? We see exactly what's happening. I'll tell
you what the people of Chicago need. And the reason I know this is because the Chicago Alliance has
been working tirelessly since 2021, canvassing our communities, especially on the south and west
sides that have faced the brunt of police brutality in this city and getting signatures on these
postcards to pass the community power over policing referendum. Now, this is a ballot referendum
that we know people want, right?
This is something that the people of Chicago
deserve to have a chance to vote on.
And I'm looking forward to all these alders
that are going to be receiving hundreds and thousands of postcards
signed by your constituents, delivered to your wards, right?
Showing you the power that we have
and the demand that there is to be able to vote on this question.
And again, alder people do not even have to support
the content of the CPOP referendum.
You just have to support our right to democratically decide
what is best for public safety in our wards.
In the context of the erosion of our democracy in front of our eyes,
it is an insult to the people of Chicago to use these ballot referenda as a political tool
to block Brandon Johnson's attempt to allow us to vote on taxing the rich, which we need,
and to block the CPOP referendum from having a spot on the ballot in February.
We see what's happening. You must do what is right.
Thank you very much for your comments. However, your time has expired.
Our next speaker this morning is Ida Zumre.
Hi, I'm Ida Zumzai, and I'm a 17-year-old lifelong resident proudly from Ward 26, or Humboldt Park.
I come from a family of landlords, and as one, I'm here today to share my concerns with the proposed fair ordinance.
A name I find ironic because it really doesn't seem fair to me.
Fair removes meaningful protections from the presently promised protecting renters ordinance.
But it horrifically goes even farther to destroy decade-long tenant protections.
It removes the Tenant Bill of Rights, key affordability requirements, protection for renters facing displacement, the Bureau of Housing and Rental Services.
But the Corporate Caucus recognizes Chicago's need for relief for the affordability crisis.
However, fair does the complete opposite.
It does not lessen cost burdens renters face.
Instead, it reappropriated key tenant-renter protections.
Chicago is in the midst of rapid gentrification and displacement of long-term residents.
Arguably, the people that make Chicago the city we all love so much Chicago,
to push them out of their communities, their homes, their lives,
is something so unfair or the unfair act would certainly perpetuate is cruel and inherently
corrupt however we you chicagoans and alders alike have the rare and monumental opportunity
to make real change a change that will protect chicago and all the people in it we must reject
fair and instead allocate our support to pro and just cause thank you for your time thank you very
much. Our next speaker is Myrna Salgado-Romo. Good morning, Mayor Johnson and city council
members. My name is Myrna Salgado-Romo, homegrown, born, and raised here in Chicago and a resident
of the 12th Ward. This past week has been very challenging, particularly for residents in Chicago
of sensitive groups, which includes people with heart and lung disease, children, older adults,
pregnant individuals. Do any of these describe someone close to you? We had
toxic smoke from Canadian wildfires pushing our air quality into hazardous
zones which increases asthma, respiratory illnesses, heart disease, and can lead to
even more extreme health impacts. These impacts are doubled for residents of
Chicago who live near industrial corridors and or environmental justice
communities, these residents who live in what we call sacrifice zones. Sacrifice because they need
to sacrifice their health and quality of life for the economic development and benefits of all city
of Chicago. Current city zoning permits allow dirty industrial developments to stock up in the same
neighborhoods, worsening asthma, heart disease, respiratory failure. But I want to remind you
today, air quality does not have borders. And while you may not be directly impacted by these
challenges today, you will face these challenges soon. Climate change is here. Climate change is
happening. What will your legacy be? How will you protect your families, your children, and their
children? We don't have the solution, but we have a solution. Dr. Ige, former commissioner of the
Chicago Department of Public Health, once said to an audience at a community meeting that we need to
change the policies that currently exist to address the concerns for the people face. Today, I'm asking
you to support and pass the Hazel M. Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance. It's a step in the
right direction. It's the bare minimum. It will require a cumulative health and environmental
impact review before any new and expanding facility are approved. It will create an
Environmental Justice Advisory Board to give local residents a direct voice in land use decisions in
their communities. This transformative ordinance is a long overdue step toward justice for
communities like mine, communities that have carried the burden of pollution for generations
without protection or accountability. This ordinance is rooted in years of organizing
and collaboration led by frontline communities. This is not just a policy decision, it is
a public health necessity. Chicago has a chance to set the standard for true environmental
justice and ensure every Chicagoan has a good quality of life and sacrifice zones. Please
work with us to pass this crucial ordinance and stand strong with our communities. Thank
you for your time. Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Albert
Mendez. Good morning, Mayor Johnson. Good morning, distinguished members of the city
council. My name is Albert Mendez, and I am a mom and pop housing neighborhood provider
in the city of Chicago like everyone here I absolutely believe that renters deserve
Safe housing, they deserve fair treatment, and they deserve strong protections.
What I don't believe is that protecting renters' ordinance is the right way to achieve those goals.
There are many new fees, many new fines that are in this proposal, but that's not what concerns me the most.
The real impact comes from the added legal requirements, the expanded liability,
the mandatory relocation payments and regulatory burdens that neighborhood housing providers like me and my family have to absorb.
Let's not assume that we can afford it.
These costs don't simply disappear.
They actually make it more expensive to operate housing.
They make it harder and they discourage investment in neighborhood buildings.
And they make it very difficult for small housing providers like me to continue offering naturally affordable rental incomes and rental homes.
Ultimately, those costs are going to find their way back to renters through higher rents, through fewer housing choices, and with owners deciding that they can no longer stay in this market.
I am not a large corporation.
I run this with my family, and we try to help other families.
I'm part of this community.
I'm proud to be a Chicagoan. I grew up in this city. I'm a product of this city, and I want to continue providing quality housing for my tenants and the families that I serve.
I respectfully ask this council, I respectfully ask our mayor to slow this process down, give full consideration to the unintended consequences, and work with neighborhood housing providers like myself to modernize the RLTO in a way that protects renters without making it harder to provide the affordable housing that our communities depend on and that people like me want to provide.
I genuinely appreciate your consideration, your time, and all of your efforts on working on this for people like me, the city of Chicago, and the renters that need it.
Thank you for your attention. Appreciate you.
Thank you very much for your comments.
Our next speaker is Estela Revolorio.
Buenos dias a todos y todas.
My name is Estela Revolorio, I'm a mother of family and rent a apartment close to the school of my children in the residence of Logan Square.
I've lived there for more than 15 years since I came to the United States.
Hoy estoy aquí para pedirles a ustedes, los concejales, que apoyen la propuesta PRO en lugar de la ordenanza UNFAIR,
ya que PRO es la única que realmente protege a las familias de desalojos injustos.
¿Qué está sucediendo?
El concejal Villegas junto a otros concejales quieren quitarnos nuestros derechos como inquilinos
para facilitar los desalojos y empoderar a las corporaciones inmobiliarias.
Además, quieren impedir que las familias podamos protegernos de arrendadores abusivos.
La ordenanza UNFIRE no aborda ni los problemas de los inquilinos ni los de los arrendadores.
Solo busca distraernos para que no nos demos cuenta de lo que la propuesta PRO hace,
ya que hace que la vivienda sea mucho más estable para muchas familias.
Why is it important?
The families are being displaced injustly.
The immobiliars are pushing to the rents
to disallow their clients,
saying that it is more easy to sell their properties if they are empty.
Therefore,
many rents are constantly increasing
the rents of a significant amount
of $400 or $500
dólares antes de poner sus propiedades en el mercado para presionar a los
inquilinos a irse. Eso me ha pasado a mí y a otras familias que terminan
abandonando el vecindario y dejando sin niños nuestras escuelas. Es así como
las escuelas están perdiendo familias, alumnos, financiamiento para los
programas de after school que hacen que los niños puedan estar seguros y fuera
del alcance del peligro. La política del Just Cause ayuda a resolver este problema porque alienta
a los arrendadores a seguir las reglas y a mantener a sus inquilinos en sus hogares. Just Cause
No impide que los arrendadores vendan sus propiedades y hagan dinero,
pero sí evita que los inquilinos pierdan sus hogares
solo porque el arrendador quiere vender el edificio.
Vender un edificio nunca debería significar desplazar a las familias que viven ahí.
Just Cause es la única política que realmente enfrenta esta crisis.
¿Qué deberían hacer?
Invito a todos los concejales a que se enfoquen en los problemas reales que enfrenta la gente de esta ciudad.
Leslie Dong is one of the great leaders of this world, okay?
A man who changed the entire universe, the entire planet.
So that was the voice of Hassan Piker.
That was a young man who is a streamer who you have appeared with several times,
done an interview on his TV show, podcast, whatever you want to call it.
And you also invited him to walk around in the Austin neighborhood in Chicago with you.
Right there he's praising not just a left winger, this is left versus right,
but he's praising a totalitarian dictator who murdered more people than Hitler,
who targeted, I see we have a lot of landlords here, we have a lot of landlords here,
Mao's troops also targeted the wives and daughters of landlords with rape as part of class warfare.
You, as the mayor of this city, need to denounce your appearance on Hassan Piker
and all praise of Mao Zedong, or if you refuse,
then you're admitting that you support murderous political violence against your opponents.
So which is it? Do you support Mao or do you believe in the American system and you want to be a liberal leftist?
Because the difference between a liberal leftist and a totalitarian leftist is life and death for some people.
So are you going to denounce your appearance on this man's show or are you going to implicitly support Mao Zedong?
If you have nothing to say about this, then you are admitting that you support political violence against your political opponents, no matter how close in policy they may be to you, because he also killed other communists and other leftists.
You are, by not saying anything right now, saying that there should be blood spilled on the streets of Chicago for your beliefs.
Do you believe that or not?
Excuse me.
You're breaking the rules.
You're not allowed to interrupt or boo during speeches.
Ma'am, please direct your comments towards city council, please.
Okay, well, please direct your people to keep everyone in line when I was polite for people that I disagreed with.
Are you going to disavow Hassan Piker and Mao Zedong or not?
Thank you very much for your comments.
However, your time has expired.
Your Honor, there are no further speakers who have time to sign up for the public comment period.
Thank you. This completes the portion of our council meeting for public comments.
Alder Rodriguez-Sanchez has joined us online.
Madam Clerk, could you confirm her presence?
Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez, are you there?
Rodriguez-Sanchez, are you there?
Alderman Gardner has wished to address this body to offer up an acknowledgement.
We need to suspend the rules to allow for that.
Alderwoman Harris, can I get a motion to suspend the rules?
I move that we suspend the rules.
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
Any opposed say nay.
The ayes have it.
The chair recognizes Alderman Gardner.
Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to speak very briefly.
I know we have a lot of business, city business, to attend to.
I just wanted to take a minute to wish a happy birthday to my aunt, Mary Rudden Gardner.
She turns 85 years old today.
She's a proud resident of the 29th Ward.
So myself and Alderman Talia Farrell would like to wish Mary a very happy birthday,
who grew up in the west side of Chicago, attended Our Lady of Sorrows in Providence High School,
which is now Providence-St. Mel.
She married Thomas Gardner, stayed married to Thomas for 56 years when she moved to Mount Claire.
She raised 13 children.
She has 46 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and many dogs with that as well.
but aunt mary used to have these family gatherings often and believe it or not even with 13 kids she
would allow anybody who wanted to spend the night there and i would often spend the night you'd wake
up in the morning with pancakes sausage irish pudding black pudding and it was amazing to see
what this woman did for so many people and she still does today uh some from the bottom of my
Hart, Alderman Taylor Farrell, and all of us from City Council, we want to wish you a very happy
and healthy birthday. Thank you for taking the time. You're welcome. Happy birthday, Aunt Mary.
Mr. President, Alderman Rosanna Rodriguez is here. Okay, just a second.
Thank you again. It's Mary, right? Aunt Mary. Happy birthday,
Aunt Mary, on behalf of the City Council and the City of Chicago. Alderman Harris,
can I get a motion? Yes, thank you. We can clap for Aunt Mary.
Would have been nice to have some of that breakfast this morning.
Alderwoman Harris, a motion to return back to the regular order of business.
So moved.
All those in favor, signify by saying aye.
Any opposed say nay.
We have returned back to the regular order of business.
Madam Clerk, let's try this one more time.
Can we confirm Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez's presence online?
Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez, are you there?
I am here.
All right.
For reasons stated in Rule 59, as the previous members have requested,
Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez would like to be added to the roll call.
For reasons stated in Rule 59, can I get a motion?
There's a motion. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed say aye.
And depending on the chair, the ayes have it. Please add Madam Alder Rodriguez Sanchez to the quorum roll call.
We do not have any resolutions today. Next up, communications.
I, City Clerk Anna Valencia hereby inform the City Council the following documents were filed in my office.
Fireman's Annuity and Benefit Fund is Chicago Funding Resolution for Year 2027.
And Office Inspector General City Support of New Arrivals Mission and Explainer.
I, City Clerk Valencia, also transmit here with various claims against the City of Chicago,
which referred to the Committee on Finance. Your Honor, that concludes reports and communications
from the City Clerk and other City officers. Very well. Thank you, Madam Clerk. We do not
have any committees that are reporting out today. And for the agreed upon calendar,
the Chair recognizes Alderwoman Harris. Mr. President, I have received from City
Clerk Andrea M. Valencia a total of six items proposed for the agreed calendar,
consisting of congratulatory commemorative tributary resolutions for the following
Alderpersons, Alderpersons Basquez, Alderpersons Gardner, Alderpersons Clay, I move these in the omnibus.
Very well.
It has been moved for the passage of the agreed upon calendar in the omnibus.
Hearing no objections, so order.
Now for new business.
The clerk will call the wards beginning with the 50th.
Zoning amendments, which are referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards,
traffic control, traffic regulations, traffic control signals, and traffic signs,
which are referred to the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety,
and exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for the parking facilities,
which are referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way.
Alderperson Silverstein has a proposed order for the issue of the permits for signed signboards at 6199 North Lincoln Avenue,
which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards.
Alderperson Clay has a proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation as Elizabeth Lily Grace Shambrook Way,
which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way.
Alderperson Clay also has a proposed ordinance for approval of 4,000 Marine Drive Subdivision,
which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way.
Alderperson Knutson has a proposed resolution to call on the Department of Transportation
to rename Lincoln Central Park as Deidre Gardens in honor of Deidre Garzano,
which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way.
Alderperson Riley has various orders for issuance of permits for signed signboards,
which are referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards.
standards.
All the person in Napolitano has a proposed order for the issuance of permits for signed
signboards at 8600 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning,
Landmarks and Building Standards.
Alderperson Telefiero has proposed ordinances for designation of the 1st and 19th precincts of the 29th Ward
as restricted residential zones prohibiting additional shared housing units,
which are referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection.
Alderperson Irvin has proposed ordinance for amendment of Title II
by adding a new Chapter 2-166 establishing the Chicago Public Infrastructure Trust,
which is referred to the Committee on Finance.
Two committees call, the Committee on Finance and the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations.
The matter is referred to the Committee on Rules.
Would you tell me who made that motion, Mr. Chairman?
Alderperson Beal.
Thank you.
Alderpersons Gutierrez, Rodriguez, Villegas, and others have proposed ordinance for Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-92
by adding a new Section 2-92-4XX, establishing bid incentives for Chicago Jobs Plan Commitment,
which is referred to the Committee on Workforce Development.
Alderperson Harris has a proposed ordinance for amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023
to allow additional package goods licenses on portions of South Stoney Island Avenue,
which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection.
Alderperson Hopkins has a proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation
in its honorary Chili Pepper Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way.
And Alderman Hopkins has a proposed resolution to call on the Chicago Transit Authority
to evaluate feasibility of installing next-gen fare gates throughout CTA rail stations,
which is referred to the Committee on Public Safety.
And Alderperson, Wagaspak, and others have a proposed ordinance
that the City Comptroller, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Budget Director
are ordered and directed to contribute any and all advanced pension payments
on or before October 31, 2026, which is referred to the Committee on Finance.
Your Honor, that concludes the presentation of all the medic introductions.
Thank you.
We have no journal to be approved for today.
We do have some unfinished business, as I understand, and we have Alderwoman Harris.
The chair recognizes Alderwoman Harris for unfinished business.
I'm aware of six pieces of unfinished business.
The first was filed by Alderman Hall, and the next five were filed by Alderwoman Nugent.
On the first piece, I defer to Alderman Hall.
Chair recognizes Alderman Hall.
Thank you, Mr. President.
First of all, thank you for this acknowledgement.
I filed Rule 41 notice with the clerk to call for a roll call vote on Resolution R-2026-0026-834.
Essentially, that is a resolution asking on the November 3rd referendum question for the public
that should the city pursue lawfully all means to recover any financial compensation as a result of Operation Midway Blitz.
And after my comments, Mr. President, in any debate, I'm asked that we call for a roll call vote for this matter,
which is essentially a matter of whether or not Chicago, having dealt with a president, Mr. President,
who has caused Chicago a hellhole.
On January 20th, 2025,
it was evident that Chicago was a target
from the terrorists in D.C.
Are you moving a motion?
Not yet.
Okay.
Before you make comments there,
let's move for the motion again.
So the roll call vote on the resolution
R-2026-0026834,
It's eight, three, four. You move passage for that item and you wish to speak to this item.
Yes, sir. Very well. Please continue.
As I was saying, Mr. President, on the 20th of January, 2025, it was clear that Chicago was a target from President Trump.
calling our city a hellhole, followed by Operation Midway Blitz that led to, as we all saw,
on the 30th of September, Blackhawks helicopters, 300 agents, firebombs thrown.
We saw that, Mr. President, and it cost our city not only dignity,
it also evoked a trauma that can never be paid for.
But in addition to that, the resources spent to protect Chicagoans has not only cost us financially, but it has cost a lot of people a lot of nights of no rest.
We've seen even Chicago residents, a black man on the west side, your side of the city, harassed by ICE agents.
we've seen
People like Debbie Brockman, WGN producer, harassed by ICE agents.
We've seen workers, teachers aides, Marion Martinez, harassed by ICE agents.
The cost of life is priceless, but the cost of these tactics on our city budget is simply unexplainable.
and the people should have the right to be asked the question, rather, if we should lawfully pursue reimbursement.
I think that the people in Chicago not only don't want to be terrorized,
but Chicago should not have to pay also for the immoral actions of this government.
And so this question is not only pivotal, but I believe this is what the people in Chicago want.
Chicagoans do not want to be terrorized and Chicagoans don't want to continue to pay for this terroristic act.
And so I'm asking my colleagues to vote in support of giving the people what they want,
which is an opportunity to voice their support for reimbursement for these terroristic acts sponsored by this administration and this government in D.C.
So, Mr. President, I ask that my colleagues also consider this for the November 3rd ballot question.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Well, there's been a roll call vote on this item.
Does anyone else wish to speak to this item that is before the body?
Farewell.
Seeing no hands, motion on the floor for the passage of this resolution by roll call vote.
Adam Clark, could you please make the e-vote application available at this time?
And I would ask the members to record their votes at this time.
Voting is now open.
The voting is now open.
Please hit refresh.
Okay, I will now call on those who have not yet cast their votes.
Alderman LaSpada.
Aye.
Alderman Laspata is a yes.
Alderman Yancey.
Alderman Yancey is a yes.
Alderman Mitchell.
Alderman Mitchell.
Alderman Chico.
Alderman Chico.
Alderman Coleman.
Alderman Coleman.
Alderman Moore.
Alderman Moore is an aye.
Alderman Moore is a yes.
Alderman O'Shea.
Aye.
Alderman O'Shea is a yes.
Alderperson Fuentes.
Alderperson Fuentes is a yes
Alderperson Fuentes is a yes
Alderman Burnett
Alderman Burnett is a yes
Alderman Burnett is a yes
Alderman Irvin
Alderman Irvin votes aye
Alderman Irvin is a yes
Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez
Yes
Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez is a yes
Alderwoman Mitts
Alderman Mitts is a yes
Alderwoman Mitts is a yes
Alderwoman Clay
Yes.
Alderwoman Clay is a yes.
Alderwoman Haddon?
Yes.
Alderwoman Haddon is a yes.
Alderwoman is a yes.
I'm sorry.
Sorry, who is that?
Coleman.
Coleman.
Alderman Coleman is a yes.
Thank you.
Alderman Chico.
Alderman Mitchell.
Okay.
Voting is now closed.
There are 46 yeas, 1 nay.
This motion passes.
Alderman Harris on the motion to reconsider.
Motion to reconsider.
All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye.
Any opposed say no.
This motion fails.
All the woman here is now I'd like to call upon Alderman Nugent to move her five items very well the chair recognizes Alderman Nugent. Thank you, Mr. President. With respect to item one, since the city is limited to three advisory referenda under state law, I move to lay our 2026 dash zero zero two five four four three on the table by a voice vote if there are no objections.
Hearing none, all those in favor of laying that item on the table signify by saying aye.
Any opposed say nay.
In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it.
Chair recognizes Alderman Nugent.
Thank you, Mr. President.
With respect to item number two, I move to adopt R2026-0025438 by roll call vote.
This item addresses whether Chicago should create permanent monuments celebrating Chicago's global contributions to music and arts.
Well, there's a motion on the floor for a roll call vote for item number two.
Are there any hands?
Chair recognizes Alderman Irvin.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Given the fact that we're talking of an election that is almost a year out,
the need to put referendum today,
not knowing what may happen between now and the time we legally need to do this,
If any other issues, any other items, any other concerns that the people really need to weigh in on come before that particular point in time,
I think it's a little premature for us to move on this today in August.
With that being said, I'm going to ask that we motion to table Audemann Nugent's resolution and do so by roll call vote.
Very well.
There's a motion on the floor to table item number 2, R-2026-0025438.
A motion to lay that item on the table by a roll call vote.
Audemant Ciccio-Lopez, I know that you had your hand up.
However, this item has been requested to be tabled.
Adam Clerk, if you can provide the e-vote application to be available, and once that's available,
I would ask that city council members record their votes.
Mr. President. The chair recognizes Alderman Irvin. If Alderman Cicho Lopez or any other
Alderman will say something, I will withhold my motion until they are finished and then ask that
the table be recognized again. Do you find that to be necessary? The motion has been made already.
Very good. Thank you, Alderman Chair. The motion has been made. Cicho Lopez
believes that you speak for at least for some sentiment so as this application is
made available I would ask the City Council members to record your vote at
this time if you vote yes delay this to table this item it means you wish to not
move forward with the initial motion that was provided by Aldrich Nugent if
you vote no it means you wish to move forward with the initial motion which
which was for the passage of item R-2026-0025438.
The voting is open.
I will now call on those who have not yet cast their vote.
Alderman LaSpada.
No.
Alderman LaSpada.
Is a no. Alderman Hall. Alderman Hall is a yes. Alderman Mitchell. Alderman Mitchell. Alderman Chico. Alderman Chico. Alderwoman Coleman. No. Alderman Coleman is a no. Alderman Moore.
Moore is a no. Alderman Moore is a no. Alderman O'Shea. Alderman O'Shea is a no. Alderperson
Fuentes. Alderperson Fuentes is a yes. Alderperson Fuentes is a yes. Alderman Burnett. Yes. Alderman
Burnett is a yes. Alderman Irvin. Alderman Irvin votes yes. Alderman Irvin is a yes.
Alderperson Rodriguez-Sanchez.
Yes.
Alderperson Rodriguez-Sanchez is a yes.
Alderwoman Mitts.
Alderwoman Mitts is a no.
Alderwoman Mitts is a no.
Alderwoman Clay.
Yes.
Alderwoman Clay is a yes.
Alderwoman Haddon.
Yes.
Alderwoman Haddon is a yes.
Alderman Mitchell.
Alderman Chico.
Voting is now closed.
There are 18 yays, 29 nays. This motion failed. Alderwoman Nugent, on your initial motion.
Thank you, Mr. President. I renew my motion to adopt R-2026-0025438 by roll call vote.
Very well. There's a motion on the floor to accept this resolution by roll call vote.
Members of City Council, please record your vote as soon as the application is updated.
Can we speak to this, Mayor, now that it's up for a vote?
That is technically the proper order.
Thank you.
Does anyone wish to speak to this item now that it is up for a vote?
Alderman Moore does.
Chair recognizes Alderman Moore.
Thank you so much.
I voted no, not to table this because I believe that people should always have a right for a vote.
But just like Alderman or Chairman Irvin, I believe with dealing with going right into 2026, I think we should take one thing at a time.
We've got a November election coming up.
We have referendums on that.
And we don't know what's going to come up between now and February.
And I respectfully, I've never seen this before.
Not that, you know, things can't change.
But I think we need to give this the appropriate time around the February election or January to make sure that there are no other critical items that's coming up in city council.
And so I would respectfully ask my colleagues to hold off on this.
Not that it wouldn't be passed in the future, but you just never know what will come up.
So I would ask that my colleagues vote no on this item for future considerations.
Thank you, Alderman Moore.
The chair recognizes Alderman Sigcio Lopez.
Thank you, Mr. President.
And I also want to echo the sentiments of Alderman Moore and Alderman Irving.
I think we heard from public testimony today about the urgent needs of our city.
I think that when we're trying to stack up the questions to ask Chicagoans about monuments,
to ask about things that are not relevant
in a moment where the whole country
is in disarray,
when families are being chased by death squads,
when our Chicago public schools
are facing a $700 million deficit,
when families are starving.
That is the question that Chicago City Council
is putting as a priority.
People are no fools.
Chicagoans see where Chicago needs
and this city council has a responsibility
to act in this moment
I hear often times that we are always
fiduciary entities
looking for the best outcome
but when we are blocking effectively
a millionaire tax
that will effectively provide a millionaire tax referendum
that will prioritize asking Chicagoans.
If we want to provide property tax relief, taxing the rich.
When we ask in Chicagoans if we want to fully fund our schools,
I've seen children in Chicago public schools taking the crumbs of the table to bring it home
because the federal government is ending staff benefits for many families through other words.
But we want to ask Chicagoans about monuments.
What an insult to our city.
I am grateful for those colleagues who are putting the priorities of Chicagoans ahead of political expediency.
I am grateful for Chicagoans who come today demanding answers and solutions from this city council.
But blocking the will of the people will be met at the ballot box in February.
I got no doubt about that.
I think that this is the moment where we got to ask ourselves, who are we representing?
Are we representing those billionaires?
are we representing those corporations
that created a $130 million hole in the budget.
A $130 million hole.
That is an equivalent of 2,000 jobs.
City jobs.
That is an embarrassment.
For anybody who thinks
that that is a way
to represent Chicago,
Chicagoans will remember that.
And I tell you that today,
I do think and I'm grateful for my colleague Alderman Hall to ask the
federal government to respond for the atrocities and the damages and economic
damages and social cost and human cost in our city. I also think it's important
that we solve these issues at hand. The millionaire tax, I hear often time
everybody here has talked about high property taxes. Everybody hears we voted
unanimously no more property taxes but what's going to happen when the federal government keeps
cutting and the governor who is another billionaire does not give help to the chicago public schools
ask yourselves what is going to be the consequence of this chicagoans will suffer children will
suffer so today we have the ability to stop playing with people's lives with the people in cps who
being laid off, with the children who will not have their clerical resources, with the
homeowners and tenants who will lose their homes because of irresponsible decisions in
this chamber.
So today, I rise in support again that we take our time.
If you are not sure yet, then hold your vote and let's do the responsible thing to take
our time.
But if you block this decision to tax the billionaires, to tax the corporations, to
tax to reach. I am hopeful that every Chicagoan will watch your actions today by blocking this
referendum, blocking the will of Chicagoans, and effectively represent the corporations and
billionaires. So the masks are off today. What side are you on? What side are you on?
Thank you very much. Thank you. The chair recognizes Alder Vasquez.
Thank you very much, Mr. President.
I want to ask that participants in the chamber
please refrain from shouting out.
Please, thank you.
Chair recognizes Alder Vasquez.
Yeah, thank you very much, Mr. President.
I know there's a lot of persuasive argument that occurred.
I want to just clarify a thing before I get to my point.
Technically, nobody, the council and members who didn't vote on a referendum
did not actually block a millionaire's tax.
They blocked a question asking people if they want to have millionaires get taxed.
I'm sure the city would say, yes, let's tax the Ridge.
It's not actually doing it, so just for clarification.
But my point was separate.
Right now, we currently have a matter that could be placed on the February referendum
that is in the Rules Committee and hasn't had a full conversation.
That is in regards to ranked choice voting.
I think that because we have currently items in the Rules Committee
that we should be debating out to see if they can make it on the ballot.
I also would agree that pausing on this to have at least the full conversations
on those other items would make sense.
That's all.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you.
The chair recognizes Alder Quezada.
President, just as my colleagues were saying, you know, there has been a lot of community and constituent and resident organizing that has been taking place across the city of Chicago.
I'm a proud sponsor of the Community Power Over Policing referendum question that is before the Committee on Public Safety and Police and Fire.
We are working to get a committee meeting scheduled to have that discussion.
But as my colleague just said as well, around ranked choice voting, there are a lot of issues that can help save taxpayer dollars, that can provide more transparency and accountability when it comes to policing in our communities.
And there are a lot of other issues that are impacting the residents of our community, like poverty, like increased housing displacement.
I'm sure a lot of people would love to figure out if we should be buying back the parking meters.
There's so many real important material things that I think Chicagoans deserve the opportunity to have the decision-making power over.
And so I think that these questions are not, you know, I do not question the merit of these questions,
but rather the timing and our ability to have meaningful dialogue to represent the needs and interests of working class Chicagoans.
Thank you so much. You are welcome. Are there any other alders that wish to speak to this item?
Are there any hands on line? Very well. Seeing no other hands, this point, there's a motion on the floor for the passage of this item.
roll call vote. As this is made available, I would ask that the body use their e-vote application to
record their vote. Voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please cast your votes.
I will now call on those who have not yet cast their vote. Alderman LaSpada. Alderman LaSpada
votes no. I'm sorry, can you say that again, sir? Voting no. Alderman LaSpada is a no.
Alderman Mitchell. Alderman Mitchell. Alderman Chico. Alderman Chico. Alderwoman Coleman. Alderwoman Coleman.
Coleman is a yes. Alderwoman Coleman is a yes. Alderman Moore. Alderman Moore is a no. Alderman Moore is a no.
Alderman O'Shea
Alderman O'Shea is a yes
Alderman Mosley
Alderman Mosley is a no
Alderperson Fuentes
Alderperson Fuentes is a no
Alderperson Fuentes is a no
Alderman Burnett
Alderman Burnett is a no
Alderman Irvin
Alderman Irvin votes no
Alderman Irvin is a no
Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez
No
Alder person Rodriguez Sanchez is a no
Alderwoman Mitz
Alderwoman Mitz is a yes
Alderman Gardner
Alderman Gardner is a no
Alderwoman Clay
No
Alderwoman Clay is a no
Alderwoman Haddon
No
Alderwoman Haddon is a no
Alderman Mitchell
Alderman Chico
Voting is now closed.
There are 24 yeas and 23 nays.
This motion passes.
Voting was closed.
On the motion to reconsider, Alderman Harris.
Move to reconsider the vote.
All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye.
Any opposed say nay.
This motion fails.
Alderman Nugent, you are recognized.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Item number three.
I move to adopt this item, R-2026-0025457, by roll call vote.
This matter pertains to whether Chicago City Council should establish and fully fund its own independent legal counsel separate from City's Law Department.
There's a motion on the floor for the passage of item number three, R-2026-0025457.
it's a motion to floor for a roll call vote are there any individuals that wish to speak to this
item alderman robinson mr president just a point of information can you
break down how would this be structured uh in my thought we would have to go to the general
assembly and in my experience i'm just curious if somebody can give me a point of clarification on
that thank you very much sure thank you for independent legal counsel this
referendum question you are right that this provision within city code is
established by the state of Illinois and so in order for independent legal
council to exist, the state of Illinois
would have to provide the authority in order for that to take
place. Very well. No, we're good.
Thank you. Point of information, Alderman Moore.
Chair recognizes Alderman Irvin. Who was that then?
Point of information, Alderman Moore.
Yes. Okay, so my apologies. I heard someone's
voice. I thought it was Alderman Irvin. So the chair recognizes Alderman Moore.
Yeah, I just want to be clear. Is this another February
referendum? This is, yes, this is a
resolution that would be on the February
ballot in February of 2027.
All right, thank you. Chair recognizes Alder Vasquez.
Thank you, Mr. President. Regardless of how folks may feel
on one matter or the other, I'm having a problem with the framing of this can't be a question
because the state would need to make changes.
It was never said that it could not be a question.
The point of clarification was, does the state of Illinois have to grant the authority in
order for that to happen?
That is correct.
Right.
The body cannot establish its own, wait a second, the body cannot establish its own
independent legal counsel without the authority being granted by the state of Illinois.
That is the law. It's not about whether or not the question should be asked.
That's what is Alderman Robinson. Was that your point of clarification?
Is everybody clear that the state of Illinois has the authority to grant this body the ability to establish its own independent legal counsel?
So for clarity, that'd be the same criteria for a millionaire's tax.
Thank you. Say it again. What would be the same criteria for a millionaire's tax or anything else we're talking about?
Yes. Got it. Just checking. OK, thank you for checking.
Does anybody else want to check on what is the authority of the state of Illinois?
Because just for clarification, according to the millionaire's tax, Alderman Vasquez, the question was related.
Just saying, according to your clarification, the state of Illinois, which was, first of all, you all are not going to shout me down.
Yes, you are.
Since you're offering up clarification and a point, the question around the millionaire's tax in the question explicitly called for the state to do it.
So, again, no one is disputing whether or not the state has the authority.
The question in the referenda question for the millionaire's tax actually explicitly lays that out.
So we're all clear. But let's also be clear that this question does not indicate for the state of Illinois to grant this body the authority to do it.
Are we also now clear? The chair recognizes Alderman Riley.
Thank you, Mr. President.
The real answer is it depends on how this body were to craft the independent counsel.
There are situations where we might need an enabling act by the state of Illinois.
There are others that don't require that.
And that, again, is, of course, the opinion of your legal counsel, who used to be our legal counsel.
But we've been debating the idea of whether or not we should have one, an independent counsel for this body, for now two administrations.
So I don't know why you're taking this personally, but this is something that we think the voters should weigh in on
because it's something this body has been endeavoring to get for quite some time.
And so certainly I think it's worthy of the voters' opinion.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Very well. And there's nothing personal about it.
I don't know why you're suggesting I'm taking it personal.
One of the colleagues indicated a point of clarification.
Listen, if you want to debate my tone, we can do that.
But don't intend for my emotions to be brought into this conversation.
The point of clarification was offered up by one of your colleagues.
I offered up that clarification.
And so now that we're all clear and no one's taking it personal, the chair recognizes Alderman Napolitano.
Did you have your hand raised?
Okay.
All right.
The chair recognizes Alderman Wagaspak.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Actually, could you provide to all of our colleagues here, all of us, the opinion that was just given to you on that?
Sure.
If that was it, from the Corporation Council.
A copy to everyone would be helpful, but if you want to read it, that's fine, too.
We'll just offer a copy to that.
Yep.
Someone else has their hand raised.
Right.
The chair recognizes Alderman Irvin.
Thank you, Mr. President.
It has been stated on a couple of occasions here.
Number one, I still believe that these items are premature going into February.
Second, to the point of independent counsel, I believe that, as has been stated, of course, if we want to have someone different than corporation counsel, the corporation counsel represents the corporation of which we are part of the corporation.
I believe that our council has some other responsibilities outside of us and has other fiduciary responsibilities to provide us the legal assistance that we need.
Now, if we want somebody else to, quote-unquote, officially represent us, that, of course, would require a change in state statute.
However, we have independent expenditures.
We have funds.
We have funds in the Finance Committee.
We have funds in our respective budgets.
We also have the Legislative Reference Bureau, who, with Mike, I think gives excellent counsel and who has also helped us draft and do things, a point of counsel that we have as well.
to work with that the question i think boils down to can somebody else represent the city of chicago
which we are part of the city of chicago and the corporation council's role is to represent
the city of chicago as it relates to us getting independent advice from anybody or anyone we
designate as a council we have that ability to do that today um however what we don't have is
the ability for someone to officially represent us outside of the bounds of council. So I think
that we really need to understand what the role of Corporation Council is, what the role of the
Legislative Reference Bureau is, what the role of the Legislative Council in the Red Ato is,
you know, before we go embark on these things. Furthermore, as I stated earlier, February is
ways off. And again, there are other questions and the potential for other questions that can
and may need to be asked and not cloud that decision on today. So again, I would respectfully
ask that this matter be tabled so that we could have that opportunity should we need to make that
point. And again, this could be very well one of the three matters that are presented, but I think
we have others that that may have some greater urgency and importance to the residents of the
city of chicago and this could be one of those items but i don't think we need to foreclose on
all of that today thank you mr president you're welcome thank you the chair recognizes alder
vasquez uh thank you very much mr president um speaking on the matter in question itself
President, Mr. President, I made a motion to the table.
All right, there's a motion on the floor.
I had my hand up prior.
Did he make that statement before I moved on?
I just couldn't hear him.
He made that statement while he was talking.
He was already recognized.
So did he close his statement with the table?
I didn't hear that, Alderman Irvin.
All right.
Alderman Vasquez, you are recognized.
Thank you.
I appreciate that, Mr. President.
Speaking on the matter itself, and I appreciate now having a better understanding of the clarification,
I think the question could then communicate to the state the interest of the public in Chicago, which is why we would have it.
But the reason why I think it's important to talk about the independent council,
especially in light of my colleague, Alderman Irving's comments,
is I don't think there's anything that's of greater urgency as we currently are talking about the parking meter deal
and specifically have had the corporate council tell us they can't speak to us about it.
So when we're living in a world where the corporate council, who is the body that the council would use,
is one that explicitly isn't able to talk to us because of the parking meter deal,
it shows and illustrates clearly the urgent and current moment where we need an independent
council to be able to go through any of this stuff related to a parking meter deal when the
public is looking to see how the council is going to vote on it it is highlighting in the current
moment there's nothing more urgent than current as to why an independent council would be needed
and so i would urge the members of this body to vote in support because you're going to be asked
to vote on a parking meter deal at one point one would want to maybe be on record to say we should
have had our own lawyers if we're talking about it thank you mr president you're welcome is this
hand raised again? Okay. Okay. Alderman
Irvin, you are recognized. Thank you,
Mr. President. We'll speak to the honor
of the 40th floor's point. The fact that
Corporation Council couldn't speak to us is
precisely why we have walls in that department.
Just as if we would not want Corporation Council to speak to the
executive branch regarding the things that we're discussing and the things that we are doing
as a as a body as a city council that same uh luxury is afforded to everyone who seeks
counsel from the corporation council we do have representation provided by corporation council
through the form of special counsel with jones day so i think that what you're you're conflating
two two different issues in that respect and again uh if we want to move in that particular
direction we have the resources available within our own budgets within the committee on finance
for us to do that as well as the legislative reference bureau and to be clear this time i'm
asking that the motion the matter be tabled and the um and that it be done by roll call
okay i did hear at that time clearly there was a motion to table item number
three, which is item number R-2026-0025457. Members of the body, please use your e-vote
application to cast your vote at this time. There's a motion to table this item.
Voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please use your devices to cast your vote.
Okay, I will now call on those who have not yet cast their vote. Alderman LaSpada.
Alderman LaSpada is a yes
Alderman Yancey
Alderman Yancey is a no
Alderman Mitchell
Alderman Mitchell is a no
Alderman Chico
Alderman Chico is a no
Alderwoman Coleman
Alderwoman Coleman is a no
Alderman Moore
Alderman Moore is a no to table
Alderman Moore is a no.
Alderman Curtis. Alderman Curtis is a no. Alderman O'Shea. Alderman O'Shea is a no.
Alderperson Fuentes. Alderperson Fuentes is a yes. Alderman Burnett. Yes. Alderman Burnett is a yes.
Alderman Irvin. Alderman Irvin votes yes. Alderman Irvin is a yes. Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez. Yes.
Alder person Rodriguez Sanchez is a yes. Alder woman Mitz. Alder woman Mitz votes no. Alder woman Mitz is a no. Alder woman Clay. Yes. Alder woman Clay is a yes. Alder woman Haddon. Alder woman Haddon. Okay. Voting is now closed.
There are 15 yeas, 33 nays. The motion to table this item has failed. Alderwoman Nugent, to your original motion.
Thank you, Mr. President. I renew my motion to adopt ARC 2026-0025457 by roll call vote.
Very well. There's a motion on the floor for the passage of this item by roll call vote.
As soon as this item is available, members of the body, please use your e-vote application to record your vote.
Voting is now open. The voting is now open.
Please use your devices to cast your vote.
I will now call on those who have not yet cast their votes.
Alderman Laspata.
Alderman Laspata.
Alderman Hall.
Alderman Hall is a no.
Alderman Mitchell.
Yes.
Alderman Mitchell is a yes.
Alderman Chico.
Yes.
Alderman Chico is a yes.
Alderwoman Coleman.
Yes. Alderwoman Coleman is a yes. Alderman Moore. Alderman Moore votes no. Alderman Moore is a no. Alderman O'Shea. Yes. Alderman O'Shea is a yes. Alderperson Fuentes. Alderperson Fuentes is a no. Alderman Burnett. No. Alderman Burnett is a no. Alderman Irvin.
Alderman Irvin votes no.
Alderman Irvin votes no.
Alderwoman, Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez.
No.
Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez is a no.
Alderwoman Mitts.
Alderman Mitts is a yes.
Alderwoman Mitts is a yes.
Alderwoman Clay.
No.
Alderwoman Clay is a no.
Alderwoman Haddon.
Alderwoman Haddon.
Alderman Laspata.
Alderman Laspata votes no.
Alderman Laspata is a no.
Alderman Laspata, one more time.
Voting is now closed.
There are 32 yeas, 16 nays.
This motion passes.
Alderman Harris on the motion to reconsider.
Move to reconsider the vote.
All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye.
Any opposed say nay.
This motion fails.
Alderman Harris.
Thank you.
Alderman Nugent still has one more item.
Very well.
The chair recognizes Alderman Nugent.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Two more items.
I move to adopt our 2026-0025460 by roll call vote.
This matter pertains to whether Chicago should withhold funding from its sister agencies
that do not enforce debt repayment plans for outstanding debt owed to the city.
Very well.
There's a motion on the floor for the passage of this item.
Is it by roll call?
Did you say roll call?
Yes, Mr. President.
You can't say roll call vote.
Are there any members of the body that wish to speak to this item?
Are there any hands?
The chair recognizes Alderman Irvin.
It's Groundhog's Day.
Again, this still is premature.
I know we're in the democratic process.
However, these matters coming before the people without that timing is going to delay.
Again, it's unnecessary of doing today, but it seems like everybody's in a different mood than the people of the city of Chicago.
So it's very interesting.
With that, I ask that we table this by roll call vote.
There's a motion to table this item.
I did hear that this time.
There's a motion to the floor to the table, item R2026-0025460.
That motion has been made requesting a roll call vote.
Members, once it is available, please use your e-vote application to record your vote.
Voting is now open.
The voting is now open.
Please use your devices to cast your vote.
I will now call on those who have not yet cast their vote.
Alderman LaSpada.
Yes.
Alderman Laspata is a yes.
Alderman Mitchell.
No.
Alderman Mitchell is a no.
Alderman Chico.
No.
Alderman Chico is a no.
Alderwoman Coleman.
No.
Alderwoman Coleman is a no.
Alderman Moore.
Alderman Moore is a no to table.
Alderman Moore is a no.
Alderman O'Shea.
No.
Alderman O'Shea is a no.
Alderperson Fuentes is a yes. Alderman Burnett is a yes. Alderman
Irvin. Alderman Irvin votes yes. Alderman Irvin is a yes. Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez is a yes.
Alderwoman Mitts. Alderman Mitts votes a no. Alderwoman Mitts is a no.
Alderwoman Clay. Yes. Alderwoman Clay is a yes. Alderwoman Haddon. Yes. Alderwoman Haddon is a yes. And the voting is now closed.
There are 18 yeas, 31 nays. The motion to table this item has failed. Alderwoman Nugent on your initial original motion.
Thank you, Mr. President. I renew my motion to adopt R-2026-0025460 by roll call vote.
Very well. There's a motion on the floor to accept this item by roll call vote.
Alderman Burnett.
I just wish to speak to this item when time is right.
Oh, very well. That is in order.
Alderman Burnett, you are recognized.
I understand the attempt of...
this measure but i do want to recognize that this is a slippery slope i consider my tiff funds
particularly in the kenzie corridor that expire further delaying the process to provide funds to
agencies whether it be the park district or transit authority could potentially derail the
opportunity to provide key infrastructure for our city in a time where everything feels so important
to get things done quickly. This measure in itself goes against that desire to make the
investments that the council has been so desperately asking that we do. I do want to urge my colleagues
to think cautiously about the impact of what this measure really means. Understand what their intent
might be, but sometimes we have actions that go against what our true purpose is. It would encourage
just to be thoughtfully and vote this down before we make decisions that end up harming the rest of
the city. Thank you, Alderman Burnett. Are there any other alders that wish to speak to this item?
Very well. Seeing no hands, as this item is being prepared, please use your e-vote application to
record your vote. Voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please use your devices to cast your
votes. So we'll now call on those who have not yet cast their vote. Alderman Laspata. No. Alderman
Laspata is a no. Alderman Mitchell. Yes. Alderman Mitchell is a yes. Alderman Chico. Yes. Alderman
Chico is a yes. Alderwoman Coleman. Yes. Alderwoman Coleman is a yes. Alderman Moore.
Affair referendum, no.
Alderman Moore is a no.
Alderman O'Shea?
Yes.
Alderman O'Shea is a yes.
Alderperson Fuentes?
No.
Alderperson Fuentes is a no.
Alderman Burnett?
No.
Alderman Burnett is a no.
Alderman Irvin?
Alderman Irvin votes no.
Alderman Irvin is a no.
Alderperson Rodriguez-Sanchez?
No.
Alderperson Rodriguez-Sanchez is a no.
Alderwoman Mintz?
Alderwoman Mintz is a yes.
Alderwoman Mintz is a yes.
Alderwoman Clay?
No.
Alderwoman Clay is a no.
Alderwoman Haddon?
No.
Alderwoman Haddon is a no.
The voting is now closed.
There are 29 yeas and 20 nays this motion passes.
Alderwoman Harris on the motion to reconsider.
Motion to reconsider.
All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye.
Any opposed say nay.
This motion fails.
Alderwoman Nugent, do you have any other items?
Just one more, Mr. President.
For item number five, as RS-2026-0026834 has already been considered by City Council, this would conclude the unfinished business.
Very well.
The chair recognizes Alderman Harris. Is there any other unfinished business?
I'm not aware of any other finished business, Mr. President.
Thank you. Now for miscellaneous business, Alderman Harris.
I'm aware of one piece of miscellaneous business. It was filed by Alderman Ciccio Lopez, and I refer to him.
Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman Ciccio Lopez.
The chair recognizes Alder Cincho Lopez.
The chair recognizes Alderman Beal for a point of order.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Mr. President, I am rising to say that this item is totally out of order.
Alderman Cincho Lopez's Rule 41 was not filed in a timely manner.
It was filed Thursday, and it should have been filed Wednesday.
And so the five-day notice was not adhered by.
and so therefore I move the latest motion on the table very well this item
was not filed in a timely madam so this item is out of order with that being
said then there's no need to lay this item on the table thank you very much
sure the chair recognizes Alderman Ciccio Lopez for a point of
clarification yet thank you mr. president I I I always refer to the the
rules of order so I accept the ruling of the of the legal counsel I think shows
the independence of the legal counsel but also has shown the lack of integrity
of some people who continue to block the millionaire tax so for the rocker for
the record for the record thank you very much Mr. President just for the record
just for the record you're a bunch out of order all of you a bunch of clowns
thank you all very much uh it's it's good to know that we have all of these parliamentarians here
today alderman alderman harris for the date and time of the next meeting
um i've handed up to the clerk uh ordinance setting up the date and time of the next meeting
for uh for the next meeting date very well these for the date and time of the next meeting
it has been this ordinance is being handed or has been handed to the clerk and if I would
ask the clerk to please read the ordinance be ordained by the City Council of the City of
Chicago section 1 the next regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chicago shall
be held on Wednesday September 23rd 2026 beginning at 10 o'clock a.m. in the council chamber on the
second floor in City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago Illinois section 2 this order shall take
effect and be enforced from and after its passage the chair recognizes alderman lopez thank you mr
president i would just like to ask if our budget chairman would like to lay this one on the table
as well chair recognizes alderman harris i move passage in the army no objections so order for
the omnibus alderman harris um i move the matters and the omnibus be passed by a voice vote
Very well. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Say no. This motion passes. No other objections. Alderwoman Harris for the motion to adjourn.
I move to reconsider the vote, Mr. President. I'm sorry? I move to reconsider the vote.
All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye.
Those who oppose say no. This motion fails.
Now for the adjournment.
There being no further business before this body I move that we adjourn.
Hearing no objection, so order the meeting is adjourned.