Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting, December 9, 2025
- When: Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 10:15 AM (Chicago time)
- Where: 201A, 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=1143223346
- Transcript: full text (1,935 words, automatic 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 approved remote participation for three members, its October 8, 2025 Rule 45 report, and the acceptance of a substitute ordinance and two direct introductions. It recommended passage of a substitute ordinance amending Municipal Code Chapter 10-28 to create full-year and partial-year outdoor dining street permit options, currently covering one location on North Glenwood Avenue in the 49th Ward. The committee also recommended approval of 29 miscellaneous ward-level ordinances. One public commenter spoke near the end of the meeting, criticizing the scheduling of committee meetings at the same time.
Topics: Year-round outdoor dining permits, Miscellaneous public way ordinances, Committee scheduling, Public comment
Agenda items discussed
- 13:28 Motion to allow Alderpersons Fuentes, Mosley and Rodriguez to participate remotely under Rule 59: passed
- 13:50 Public comment: discussed
- 14:35 Rule 45 report for October 8, 2025 meeting: passed
- 15:00 Motion to accept substitute and direct introductions into committee: passed
- 15:42 Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 10-28 to establish full-year and partial-year outdoor dining street permit options (49th Ward location): passed
- 20:02 29 miscellaneous ordinances introduced by local aldermen: passed
- 24:12 Motion to adjourn: passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Gregory I. Mitchell (chair): Asked the Department of Law to clarify whether the outdoor dining substitute ordinance is specific to the 49th Ward. (18:16)
- Scott Waguespack (alderperson): Asked whether the outdoor dining ordinance would affect only the 49th Ward. (17:49)