Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-31 by inserting new Section 2-31-045 establishing Chicago Shoreline Advisory Board to develop and update shoreline management plan

Votes › Environmental Protection and Energy › 49th Ward: Maria E. Hadden

Record number: SO2024-0008866
Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
Status: Final
Sponsor: Maria E. Hadden (49th Ward)
Co-sponsors (8): Peter Chico (10th Ward), Angela Clay (46th Ward), Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward), Timothy R. Knudsen (43rd Ward), Bennett R. Lawson (44th Ward), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward), Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward), Desmon C. Yancy (5th Ward)
Committee: Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy
Introduction Date: Apr 17, 2024
Final Action Date: Sep 18, 2024
Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed Sep 18, 2024

48 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent. On motion of Alderperson Hadden, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Sep 18, 2024.

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), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), 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), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (former member)

Absent (2): Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Walter R. Burnett (27)

Impact report

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This ordinance would create a 13-member Chicago Shoreline Advisory Board to plan for, study, and advise the City on protecting and managing Chicago's shoreline.

Who it affects

Nongovernmental organizations working on the Great Lakes and Chicago River: Five of these groups would have representatives appointed by the Mayor, with City Council approval, to serve unpaid terms on the board.
City department leaders and sister agencies: Leaders from Transportation, Planning and Development, Water Management, the Park District, the Water Reclamation District, and others would serve on the board as part of their jobs.
Chicago residents: The board would be responsible for public education about what affects the shoreline and the effects of shoreline erosion.
Mayor and City Council: They would receive a shoreline management plan updated every year and recommendations for new shoreline protection laws.

What changes

A new Chicago Shoreline Advisory Board would be created with 13 members.
The board would meet at least four times a year.
The board would write and update each year a shoreline management plan for the Mayor and City Council.
The board would work with the Army Corps of Engineers and the State Department of Natural Resources on a shoreline emergency response plan.
The board would offer public education on shoreline erosion and other factors affecting the shoreline.

Money

Board members would not be paid for serving on the board.

Where: Chicago shoreline; Great Lakes; Chicago River; 49th Ward

When: Upon passage

Timeline

Apr 22, 2024: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
Sep 10, 2024: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
Sep 10, 2024: Substituted, Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy. The matter was substituted in committee.
Sep 18, 2024: Passed, City Council (48 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Hadden, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.

Documents

SO2024-0008866 Muni Code 2-31-045 Chi Shoreline Advisory Board.pdf (Legislation)
Chicago Shoreline Advisory Board Ordinance_49thw Ward_4.17.24.pdf (Legislation)
SO2024-0008866 Committee Letter.Sep10.sep11.pdf (Committee Letter)

Lobbying and money

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Who lobbied on it

Openlands: CHICAGO URBAN FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD (3 filings, Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025; Daniella Pereira; matched by semantic embedding)
Openlands: CHICAGO URBAN FOREST ADVISORY BOARD (3 filings, Jul 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025; Daniella Pereira; matched by semantic embedding)

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