# Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety meeting, December 8, 2023

- When: Fri, Dec 8, 2023, 11:00 AM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: [Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/pedestrian-and-traffic-safety)
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928552/video/892394294
- Transcript: [full text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/892394294.txt) (1,349 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 Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on December 8, 2023, established quorum, heard no public comment, approved the November Rule 45 report, and allowed Alderperson Bennett R. Lawson to participate remotely. The committee recommended approval of direct introduction items one through 11 and item 14 on page one, with items 12 and 13 held at Alderperson Andre Vasquez Jr. request, and all direct introductions on page two. A Department of Law representative presented an ordinance adding impoundment as a penalty for intercity buses that do not comply with the city's recently passed advance-notice requirement; Alderperson David H. Moore asked how enforcement would work, and the committee recommended the ordinance for approval. The committee also recommended approval of the recommended ordinances on pages four and five and the items without departmental recommendation on pages six through nine.

Topics: Intercity bus arrivals, Bus impoundment penalties, Traffic ordinances, Rule 45 report, Remote participation

### Agenda items discussed

- [6:01](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=361) Rule 45 report for November: passed
- [6:27](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=387) Motion to allow Alderperson Bennett R. Lawson to participate remotely under Rule 59: passed
- [7:06](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=426) Direct introduction items 1-11 and 14 on page one: passed
- [7:14](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=434) Direct introduction items 12 and 13 on page one: held
- [7:36](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=456) Direct introduction ordinances on page two: passed
- [7:54](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=474) Ordinance amending Municipal Code section 9-48-2050 regarding requirements for intercity buses and penalties for non-compliance: passed
- [13:26](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=806) Recommended ordinances on pages four and five: passed
- [13:47](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=827) Ordinances without departmental recommendation on pages six through nine: passed

### Alderpersons who spoke

- [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) (chair): Announced that Alderperson Andre Vasquez Jr. asked to hold items 12 and 13 and called for approval of the remaining direct introduction items on page one. ([7:06](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=426)); Explained that items on pages six through nine received no departmental recommendation because they were submitted as overrides or do not require departmental approval. ([13:47](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=827))
- [David H. Moore](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/17) (alderperson): Asked whether CPD would be the one writing citations under the ordinance. ([10:23](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=623)); Asked how the city would respond if a bus dropped passengers somewhere other than the designated drop site, such as in the middle of the night. ([10:46](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=646)); Noted that the camera-based citation provision did not address impoundment. ([12:21](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=741))

### Exchanges between members

- [12:34](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/AAD6FC1F-FC83-EE11-8178-001DD830945B?t=754) The chair thanked Alderperson David H. Moore after his questions on the intercity bus ordinance.

## Documents

- [Summary](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/3ba8f268-18cf-45ec-812d-06930d6abf3f.pdf)
- [Other](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/51efa204-7e89-4c54-ae26-39bdaf455dba.pdf)
- [Other](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/830bbcb3-485f-40d8-92fa-fdb06d363414.pdf)
- [Agenda](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/7a4cce3f-a262-418e-bdff-cbc9027e7b9d.pdf)
- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/8173d5bb-f1eb-427c-9880-800d96998086.pdf)

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