# Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 9-108 by adding new Section 9-108-025 establishing public enforcement pilot program for residents to submit recorded evidence of covered parking offenses - Record number: **SO2024-0010993** - Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments - Status: Final - Sponsor: La Spata, Daniel (with 8 co-sponsors) - Committee: Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety - Introduced: Jul 17, 2024 - Final action: Feb 18, 2026 - Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=54E26C01-5A44-EF11-8409-001DD8306DF0) ## Roll call: Failed to Pass Feb 18, 2026 **16 yea, 31 nay, 1 absent.** This was a divided vote. On motion of Alderperson La Spata, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter Failed to Pass. Voted at the [City Council meeting of Feb 18, 2026](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AADBA854-DDF6-F011-8406-001DD8080DE8). **Nay (30)**: [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2) (2), [Pat Dowell](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/3) (3), [Lamont J. Robinson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/4) (4), [Desmon C. Yancy](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/5) (5), [William E. Hall](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/6) (6), [Gregory I. Mitchell](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/7) (7), [Michelle A. Harris](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/8) (8), [Anthony Beale](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/9) (9), [Peter Chico](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/10) (10), [Nicole T. Lee](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/11) (11), [Raymond A. Lopez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/15) (15), [Stephanie D. Coleman](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/16) (16), [David H. Moore](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/17) (17), [Derrick G. Curtis](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/18) (18), [Matthew J. O'Shea](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/19) (19), [Jeanette B. Taylor](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/20) (20), [Silvana Tabares](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/23) (23), [Jessica L. Fuentes](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/26) (26), [Jason C. Ervin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/28) (28), [Chris Taliaferro](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/29) (29), [Felix Cardona Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/31) (31), [Scott Waguespack](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/32) (32), [Anthony J. Quezada](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/35) (35), [Gilbert Villegas](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/36) (36), [Emma Mitts](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/37) (37), [Nicholas Sposato](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/38) (38), [Samantha Nugent](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/39) (39), [Anthony V. Napolitano](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/41) (41), [James M. Gardiner](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/45) (45), [Debra L. Silverstein](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/50) (50) **Yea (14)**: [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) (1), [Julia M. Ramirez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/12) (12), [Marty Quinn](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/13) (13), [Michael D. Rodriguez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/22) (22), [Walter R. Burnett](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/27) (27), [William Conway](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/34) (34), [Andre Vasquez Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/40) (40), [Brendan Reilly](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/42) (42), [Timothy R. Knudsen](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/43) (43), [Bennett R. Lawson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/44) (44), [Angela Clay](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/46) (46), [Matthew J. Martin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/47) (47), [Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/48) (48), [Maria E. Hadden](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/49) (49) **Absent (1)**: [Monique L. Scott](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/24) (24) **Not voting (2)**: [Ronnie L. Mosley](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/21) (21), [Ruth Cruz](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/30) (30) Former members who voted: Jeylu B. Gutierrez (Nay), Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Yea), Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (Yea) ## Plain-language summary > Written by AI (@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b) from the ordinance text only: [SO2024-0010993 Substitute Ordinance.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/364183ae-5200-4afa-8a13-5149f0b37278.pdf). AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins. The ordinance creates two pilot programs in a defined part of Chicago to use automated cameras and public-submitted video to catch parking and standing violations. Residents can send video through 3-1-1 or a website, and the city will issue warnings then citations after a 30-day grace period. - Defines a pilot area bounded by North Avenue, Ashland Avenue, Roosevelt Road and Lake Michigan. - Automated cameras on city vehicles will record violations; public can also submit video evidence. - Owners of violating vehicles receive a warning first, then a notice of violation after 30 days. - The Department of Transportation and Department of Finance will manage the programs and report results to City Council. - The programs expire automatically: the automated pilot on June 30, 2025, and the public pilot two years after the first notice is issued. **Who**: Vehicle owners, lessees, and all drivers in the pilot area are subject to warnings and fines, while the City gains additional enforcement tools. **Where**: Pilot area within Chicago bounded by North Avenue (east to Lake Michigan), Ashland Avenue, Roosevelt Road, and Lake Michigan. ## Timeline - Jul 17, 2024: Referred, City Council - Oct 21, 2024: Substituted, Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety - Oct 21, 2024: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety - Oct 22, 2024: Deferred and Published, City Council - Apr 16, 2025: Referred, City Council - Feb 9, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety - Feb 18, 2026: Failed to Pass, City Council ## Documents - [SO2024-0010993 (W1-dispatch 2.9.26).pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/ba1e4d40-e624-43ef-ac25-8a7f93f04fde.pdf) (Legislation) - [SO2024-0010993 Committee Letter - Parking Enforcement - Ward 01 2.9.2026.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/05c47f6e-12ee-409b-9630-1d2be83b2be4.pdf) (Committee Letter) - [w1 others O10993.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/3b28d49c-b7e8-40a2-b39c-9ece968ca76f.pdf) (Legislation) - [SO2024-0010993 Committee Letter - Resident Based Reporting - Ward 01.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/a5163aa2-819f-4c34-b14f-24510c5cfbb3.pdf) (Committee Letter) - [SO2024-0010993 Substitute Ordinance.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/364183ae-5200-4afa-8a13-5149f0b37278.pdf) (Legislation) - [SO2024-0010993 Committee Letter - Resident Based Reporting 4.16.2025.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/188f6136-8d9e-47c6-8450-ac53a162bbde.pdf) (Committee Letter) --- Source: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/54E26C01-5A44-EF11-8409-001DD8306DF0 ยท Chicago Politics, an independent, nonpartisan tracker of the Chicago City Council. 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