Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting, October 3, 2023
- When: Tue, Oct 3, 2023, 1:00 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Revised
- Committee: Committee on Transportation and Public Way
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928551/video/870756591
- Transcript: full text (1,824 words, official 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 Transportation and Public Way heard one public commenter from Openlands, who urged members to oppose a proposed tree removal ordinance in its current form. The committee approved its Rule 45 report, accepted a substitute ordinance from Vice Chair Andre Vasquez Jr. calling for quarterly hearings with the CTA board and president on reliability and safety, and held an amendment to Chapter 10-32 of the Municipal Code in committee. Members recommended approval of 17 miscellaneous ordinances and two amendments from multiple wards, and the proposed vacation of a dead-end segment of North Kostner Avenue for the Joint Public Safety Training Campus in the 37th Ward.
Topics: tree removal ordinance, CTA oversight hearings, miscellaneous public way items, street vacation, Joint Public Safety Training Campus
Agenda items discussed
- 15:29 Rule 45 report for the September 7, 2023 meeting: passed
- 16:23 Substitute ordinance (40th Ward) calling for quarterly hearings of the CTA board and president: passed
- 18:15 Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 10-32 (O2023-0004235): held
- 18:43 17 miscellaneous ordinances and two amendments from multiple wards: passed
- 19:19 Vacation of a dead-end segment of N. Kostner Avenue south of W. Chicago Avenue for the Joint Public Safety Training Campus (37th Ward) (O2023-0004164): passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Gregory I. Mitchell (chair): Thanked Vice Chair Andre Vasquez Jr. for his leadership on the CTA reporting ordinance. (17:36); Announced he would hold the Chapter 10-32 amendment in committee. (18:27)
- Andre Vasquez Jr. (alderperson): Explained his substitute ordinance calling for quarterly hearings of the CTA board and president to report on reliability and safety, replacing earlier criteria with set dates. (16:48)
Exchanges between members
- 17:36 Mitchell thanked Vasquez for his leadership on the CTA hearings ordinance.