Negotiated sale of vacant City-owned property at 5339-5345 S State St to Deeply Rooted Productions, Inc., Deeply Rooted Dance Center NFP for development of dance studio center with production facilities

• Record number: O2023-0001283
• Type: Ordinance; category: Property
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Johnson, Brandon
• Committee: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Introduced: Jun 21, 2023
• Final action: Jul 19, 2023
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed Jul 19, 2023

49 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent. On motion of Alderperson Ramirez-Rosa , and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderman Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Jul 19, 2023.

Yea (48): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)

Absent (1): Scott Waguespack (32)

Former members who voted: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (Yea)

Timeline

• Jun 21, 2023: Referred, City Council
• Jul 10, 2023: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Jul 19, 2023: Passed, City Council

Documents

• EDS.pdf (EDS)
• O2023-0001283.pdf (Legislation)
• O2023-0001283 Recommendation Letter.pdf (Committee Letter)

Lobbying and money

Computed links; money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.

Who lobbied on it

• Deeply Rooted Dance Theater: REZONG OF PROPERTY AT 5339 S. STATE (1 filing, Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023; Steven Friedland; matched by street address)

Money from these interests in the 365 days before the vote