# Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development meeting, April 10, 2025

- When: Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 11:00 AM (Chicago time)
- Where: Room 201A, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Adjourned
- Committee: [Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/economic-capital-and-technology-development)
- Video: https://vimeo.com/1074092067
- Transcript: [full text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/1074092067.txt) (6,807 words, automatic captions)

## Meeting notes

> AI-written from the transcript. Speakers are inferred from cues in the recording, so treat names as estimates and check the video at the linked time.

The Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, chaired by Alderperson Gilbert Villegas, recommended approval of its March 2025 monthly report and deferred item one on the agenda by voice vote. It recommended passage of a Class 7A tax incentive for Urban Core, Inc.'s renovated storefront building at 1840 East 71st Street after Alderperson Brendan Reilly noted that the ward's alderperson supported it. The committee then held a subject matter hearing on the city's enterprise resource planning (ERP) modernization, where the Chief Information Officer described the system upgrade, process redesign and $6 million in annual technology savings, and the Chief Procurement Officer gave an update on carrying out the data residency ordinance. Members asked about the source of the savings, permit digitization, constituent tracking tools for ward offices, faster hiring, city data centers and the disabled residential parking permit process; no vote was taken on the hearing. Two public commenters spoke, one about ShotSpotter and one about unpaid invoices on an O'Hare project.

Topics: Property tax incentives, Enterprise resource planning, Technology cost savings, Data residency ordinance, Ward office constituent services, Residential parking permits, ShotSpotter

### Agenda items discussed

- [14:37](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=877) Public comment
- [19:53](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=1193) March 2025 monthly report: passed
- [20:12](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=1212) Agenda item one: deferred
- [20:17](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=1217) Class 7A tax incentive for 1840 East 71st Street (Urban Core, Inc.): passed
- [28:39](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=1719) Subject matter hearing on enterprise resource planning technology and data residency ordinance implementation: discussed

### Alderpersons who spoke

- [Gilbert Villegas](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/36) (chair): Said the committee wants an update on the ERP initiative, discussed for almost two years, to achieve savings and deliver services more quickly. ([29:28](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=1768)); Asked whether the city owns data centers and suggested selling data storage to sister agencies and other governments to generate revenue. ([53:24](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=3204)); Said technology should drive efficiencies and savings before asking residents for more revenue, and offered legislative help. ([55:59](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=3359))
- [Brendan Reilly](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/42) (alderperson): Asked whether the ward's alderperson had sent a letter of support and, on confirmation, supported the incentive and moved passage. ([27:57](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=1677))
- [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) (alderperson): Asked for a glossary of terms at future hearings and for an explanation of application rationalization. ([37:51](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=2271)); Asked how the $6 million in savings was achieved and expressed interest in digitizing the building permit process. ([43:19](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=2599)); Said building constituent relationship tools into 311, with a way to import existing ward data, would save ward offices money. ([50:42](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=3042))
- [Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/48) (alderperson): Asked where the $6 million in savings came from, such as subscriptions or staffing. ([45:49](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=2749)); Asked how the technology work could improve constituent services at ward offices. ([48:50](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=2930))
- [Ruth Cruz](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/30) (alderperson): Asked what benefits the new systems for hiring, benefits and contracts launching this summer would bring. ([51:22](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=3082))
- [Ronnie L. Mosley](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/21) (alderperson): Asked the departments to use technology to speed up the residential disabled parking permit process, saying it takes about a year and lacks status updates. ([58:52](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=3532))

### Exchanges between members

- [27:57](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=1677) Reilly asked the chair whether a letter of support had been received from the ward's alderperson.
- [28:02](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=1682) Villegas confirmed that a letter of support had been provided.
- [50:35](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=3035) La Spata built on Manaa-Hoppenworth's question about constituent tracking tools for ward offices.
- [58:33](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/11C87386-3300-F011-9340-001DD804B06D?t=3513) Mosley joined the chair in thanking the officials and giving them additional requests.

## Documents

- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/f2a5d6b4-4722-4a71-b246-b11f39864495.pdf)
- [Summary](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/dffee177-e246-4b01-b9e2-38bd80c3a424.pdf)
- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/2f7c899c-590d-44c5-90b9-13c1c6364823.pdf)
- [Agenda](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/92b2284c-8790-4b98-97a5-08ae08834cac.pdf)
- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/b739f35e-fb6e-4f56-9bc2-4f6842fc756f.pdf)

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