Redevelopment agreement with The Workshop Arts Collaborative LLC to provide tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for 3741-3749 W Lawrence Ave

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• Record number: O2026-0024870
• Type: Ordinance; category: Agreements
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Johnson, Brandon
• Committee: Committee on Finance
• Introduction Date: Apr 15, 2026
• Final Action Date: May 20, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed May 20, 2026

50 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of May 20, 2026.

Yea (50): 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), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (claude-opus-5-5) from the ordinance text only: O2026-0024870 C.L..pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

The City Council's Committee on Finance recommends approving an agreement with The Workshop Arts Collaborative LLC to give it tax increment financing (TIF) help for a property at 3741-3749 W. Lawrence Avenue. The help would be no more than $1,550,000. The committee approved this recommendation by voice vote with no one voting against it on May 18, 2026.

• Approves a redevelopment agreement with The Workshop Arts Collaborative LLC.
• Provides tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for 3741-3749 W. Lawrence Avenue.
• The TIF assistance cannot exceed $1,550,000.
• The Committee on Finance recommended passage by voice vote with no dissent on May 18, 2026.
• The committee report was signed by Chairman Pat Dowell on May 20, 2026.

Money

• Up to $1,550,000 in TIF assistance for The Workshop Arts Collaborative LLC for 3741-3749 W. Lawrence Avenue

Who: The Workshop Arts Collaborative LLC would receive the TIF assistance for its property on W. Lawrence Avenue.

Where: 3741-3749 W. Lawrence Avenue, 33rd Ward

Timeline

• Apr 15, 2026: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• May 18, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Finance. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• May 20, 2026: Passed, City Council (50 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

• O2026-0024870 EDS_Redacted.pdf (EDS)
• O2026-0024870 C.L..pdf (Committee Letter)
• O2026-0024870 Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)
• O2026-0024870 RDA - Exhibit A with subexhibits A thru H.pdf (Exhibits)
• O2026-0024870 Mayoral Letter.pdf (Miscellaneous)

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