# 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](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/legislation) › [Environmental Protection and Energy](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/environmental-protection-and-energy) › [49th Ward: Maria E. Hadden](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/49)

- Record number: **SO2024-0008866**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: [Maria E. Hadden](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/49) (49th Ward)
- Co-sponsors (8): [Peter Chico](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/10) (10th Ward), [Angela Clay](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/46) (46th Ward), [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2) (2nd Ward), [Timothy R. Knudsen](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/43) (43rd Ward), [Bennett R. Lawson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/44) (44th Ward), [Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/48) (48th Ward), [Brendan Reilly](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/42) (42nd Ward), [Desmon C. Yancy](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/5) (5th Ward)
- Committee: [Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/environmental-protection-and-energy)
- Introduction Date: Apr 17, 2024
- Final Action Date: Sep 18, 2024
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=5362521F-EAF9-EE11-A1FE-001DD804AF4C)

## 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](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/E3329A8B-7A44-EF11-8409-001DD809B40D).

**Yea (48)**: [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) (1), [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), [Julia M. Ramirez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/12) (12), [Marty Quinn](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/13) (13), [Jeylú B. Gutiérrez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/14) (14), [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), [Ronnie L. Mosley](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/21) (21), [Michael D. Rodriguez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/22) (22), [Silvana Tabares](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/23) (23), [Monique L. Scott](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/24) (24), [Byron Sigcho-López](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/25) (25), [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), [Ruth Cruz](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/30) (30), [Felix Cardona Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/31) (31), [Scott Waguespack](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/32) (32), [Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/33) (33), [William Conway](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/34) (34), [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), [Andre Vasquez Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/40) (40), [Anthony V. Napolitano](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/41) (41), [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), [James M. Gardiner](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/45) (45), [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), [Debra L. Silverstein](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/50) (50), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (former member)

**Absent (2)**: [Jeanette B. Taylor](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/20) (20), [Walter R. Burnett](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/27) (27)

## Impact report

> Written by AI from [the official document](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/7f229628-6c5b-4b88-857f-01993a0c0117.pdf). AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

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](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/E3329A8B-7A44-EF11-8409-001DD809B40D). 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](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/1ab251b7-48e1-41e0-b333-3220f7537ad4.pdf) (Legislation)
- [Chicago Shoreline Advisory Board Ordinance\_49thw Ward\_4.17.24.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/7f229628-6c5b-4b88-857f-01993a0c0117.pdf) (Legislation)
- [SO2024-0008866 Committee Letter.Sep10.sep11.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/7b0ff4c8-c4ad-41c0-9011-1a4bca1a016e.pdf) (Committee Letter)

## Lobbying and money

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

**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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