Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting, June 13, 2023
- When: Tue, Jun 13, 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 Transportation and Public Way
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928551/video/835533972
- Transcript: full text (2,984 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 established a quorum, received no public comment, and approved the Rule 45 report for its April 12, 2023 meeting. It accepted a substitute ordinance for a 38th Ward item and recommended approval of 45 ordinances and miscellaneous items introduced by local alderpersons. The committee also recommended approval of a right-of-way opening on West 38th Street in the 11th Ward, right-of-way openings along West Division Street for a CDOT bridge and street project in the 27th Ward, a plat of resubdivision for McCormick Place property owned by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, an alley vacation for an affordable housing and grocery development in the 10th Ward, and a street dedication for West 77th Street in the 18th Ward.
Topics: right-of-way openings, Division Street reconstruction, McCormick Place resubdivision, alley vacation, affordable housing, grocery store, street dedication, miscellaneous ward items
Agenda items discussed
- 11:34 Rule 45 report for April 12, 2023 meeting: passed
- 11:55 Substitute ordinance for miscellaneous item in the 38th Ward
- 12:22 45 ordinances and miscellaneous items introduced by local alderpersons: passed
- 13:05 Right-of-way opening of northern half of West 38th Street between South May Street and South Morgan Street, 11th Ward: passed
- 13:56 Right-of-way openings along West Division Street, 27th Ward: passed
- 19:03 Plat of resubdivision at McCormick Square for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, 3rd and 4th Wards: passed
- 24:06 Vacation of portion of east-west alley bounded by East 92nd Street, East 93rd Street, South Brandon Avenue and South Burley Avenue, 10th Ward: passed
- 29:12 Street dedication for portion of West 77th Street between South Homan Avenue and South Saint Louis Avenue, 18th Ward: passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Michelle A. Harris (alderperson): Said the West 38th Street segment has long been used as a street and the ordinance legalizes it so the developer can obtain driveway permits. (18:03)