Committee on Housing and Real Estate meeting, May 13, 2026
- When: Wed, May 13, 2026, 12:30 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: 201A, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
- Video: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1191989016
- Transcript: full text (25,592 words, automatic captions)
Meeting notes
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The Committee on Housing and Real Estate considered ten agenda items, including a homelessness annual-report amendment, a flexible heat ordinance, a centralized affordable-housing portal, and seven city-owned-property sales for affordable housing and community projects. After testimony and discussion, each item was moved and approved by the chair. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
Topics: Homelessness annual-report amendment, Flexible heat ordinance, Centralized affordable-housing portal, City land sales for affordable housing, Community development projects
Agenda items discussed
- 58:51 Amendment to Municipal Code adding annual report on homelessness and affordable housing (2026.0024O22): passed
- 1:33:44 Substitute ordinance to modify temperature requirements in dwelling units – Flexible Heat Ordinance (2026-0024086): passed
- 1:40:39 Substitute ordinance to create Centralized Listing Portal Working Group (2024-0012422): passed
- 2:10:23 Sale of city-owned property for Ubuntu Village (2026-0024945): passed
- 2:22:01 Sale of city-owned property at 4225 South St. Lawrence (2026-0024951): passed
- 2:25:14 Sale of city-owned property at 4231 South St. Lawrence (2026-0024952): passed
- 2:27:02 Sale of city-owned property at 1147 South Independence Blvd (2026-0024948): passed
- 2:29:12 Sale of city-owned property at 6800-6802 South Hermitage Ave for urban agriculture (2026-0024949): passed
- 2:36:58 Sale of city-owned property at 1150-1152 North Mayfield Ave for community farming (2026-0024950): passed
- 2:45:21 Sale of city-owned property at 6515-6520 South Aberdeen St and 747-749 West 54th St (2026-0024953): passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Raymond A. Lopez (chair): Moved to approve the Rule 45 report (1:05:39); Acknowledged a raised hand from Alderman Jeanette B. Taylor (1:05:50); Welcomed Jonah Anderson’s testimony (1:17:23)
- Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (alderperson): Requested a motion to allow remote participation (15:10); Moved the remote-participation motion (15:13); Moved to accept the flexible-heat substitute (1:34:28)
- Michelle A. Harris (alderperson)
- Angela Clay (alderperson): Thanked for outreach on the flexible heat ordinance (30:14); Discussed edits to the flexible heat ordinance (30:49); Introduced the flexible heat ordinance substitute (1:35:10)
- Maria E. Hadden (alderperson): Mentioned members of the middle row and alleged misuse of funds (26:58); Criticized allocation of resources to illegal immigrants (28:10); Praised the committee’s work on housing (31:20)
- Gregory I. Mitchell (alderperson)
- Daniel La Spata (alderperson): Was prompted for a motion (2:07:45); Thanks the committee for work (2:07:50)
- Gilbert Villegas (alderperson): Spoke in support of the centralized portal ordinance (1:46:57)
- David H. Moore (alderperson): Referenced his ward’s involvement in a demolition (34:40)
- Pat Dowell (alderperson): Requested remote participation (15:00)
- Lamont J. Robinson (alderperson): Requested remote participation (15:00)
- Jeanette B. Taylor (alderperson): Acknowledged his presence after remote participation request (15:20)
- Anthony J. Quezada (alderperson): Acknowledged his presence after remote participation request (15:25)
- Derrick G. Curtis (alderperson): Requested remote participation (15:00)