Intergovernmental agreement with Chicago Park District to provide tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for improvements at Mather Park at 5941 N Richmond St

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• Record number: O2025-0020990
• Type: Ordinance; category: Agreements
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Johnson, Brandon
• Committee: Committee on Finance
• Introduction Date: Nov 14, 2025
• Final Action Date: Dec 10, 2025
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed Dec 10, 2025

49 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Dec 10, 2025.

Yea (49): 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), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Anthony J. Quezada (35), 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), Debra L. Silverstein (50)

Absent (1): Maria E. Hadden (49)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (claude-opus-5-5) from the ordinance text only: C.L. Finance O2025-0020990.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

This item is a Finance Committee report recommending that the City Council pass an ordinance. The ordinance would let the City sign an agreement with the Chicago Park District to use tax increment financing (TIF) money from the Lincoln Avenue TIF District to pay for improvements at Mather Park. The scanned document is partly unreadable, so some details are hard to confirm.

• Creates an intergovernmental agreement between the City and the Chicago Park District.
• TIF funds would come from the Lincoln Avenue TIF District.
• The money would pay for improvements at Mather Park, 5941 N. Richmond Street.
• The Committee on Finance recommended passage by a voice vote with no dissenting votes on December 4, 2025.
• The report is dated December 10, 2025, and signed by Committee on Finance Chairman Pat Dowell.

Money

• An amount not to exceed what appears to be $2,750,000 in TIF funds for Mather Park improvements (the scanned figure is partly unreadable).

Who: The Chicago Park District and people who use Mather Park would be affected by the improvements paid for with Lincoln Avenue TIF District funds.

Where: Mather Park, 5941 N. Richmond Street, in what appears to be the 40th Ward (the scanned text is partly unreadable).

Timeline

• Nov 14, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Dec 4, 2025: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Finance. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• Dec 10, 2025: Passed, City Council (49 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.

Documents

• O2025-0020990 Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)
• O2025-0020990 Ex A.pdf (Exhibits)
• O2025-0020990 Mayoral Letter.pdf (Miscellaneous)
• C.L. Finance O2025-0020990.pdf (Committee Letter)

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