# Committee on Committees and Rules meeting, November 1, 2023

- When: Wed, Nov 1, 2023, 9:45 AM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Reconvened
- Committee: [Committee on Committees and Rules](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/committees-and-rules)
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928500/video/879941235
- Transcript: [full text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/879941235.txt) (773 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 Committees and Rules reconvened from its October 31 recess with a quorum to consider the two remaining referendum items. Item 18 was held in committee because several colleagues wanted to work on it further. For item 19, a proposed March 19, 2024 referendum on whether Chicago should create a flooding mitigation and response plan, the committee accepted a substitute that its sponsor said only changed formatting to meet Journal guidelines, and approved it by voice vote for report to the City Council that day. Alderperson Raymond A. Lopez asked about the nature of the substitute and noted that the prior day's emailed agenda did not include it.

Topics: referendum, flooding mitigation, committee procedure

### Agenda items discussed

- [21:05](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/61A9DCA0-2F78-EE11-9AE5-001DD804D22B?t=1265) Item 18: referendum question held in committee: held
- [21:12](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/61A9DCA0-2F78-EE11-9AE5-001DD804D22B?t=1272) Item 19: referendum on creating a flooding mitigation and response plan (substitute): passed

### Alderpersons who spoke

- [Raymond A. Lopez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/15) (alderperson): Asked for an explanation of the change made in the substitute flooding referendum. ([22:07](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/61A9DCA0-2F78-EE11-9AE5-001DD804D22B?t=1327)); Said the previous day's emailed agenda did not include the substitute. ([23:30](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/61A9DCA0-2F78-EE11-9AE5-001DD804D22B?t=1410))

## Documents

- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/0eed6255-5e24-45e1-b640-e3a35016bb72.pdf)
- [Agenda](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/5e05be71-a6a1-474a-b1d0-e7bc518dfa7a.pdf)
- [Summary](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/602ea91f-0aaa-4714-90cc-036d46dd48b3.pdf)

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