Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety meeting, April 11, 2024
- When: Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 12:00 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Revised
- Committee: Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
- Video: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/933328913
- Transcript: full text (5,061 words, official captions)
Meeting notes
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The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on April 11, 2024, and the chair announced that a resolution related to reducing the city speed limit was postponed because of the length of the Finance Committee meeting, with May 1 at 10 a.m. given as the expected date. Seven public commenters spoke on topics including a family probate dispute, residential permit parking on the 1500 block of Colon, speed limit reduction, city contracting, traffic stops and a dispute with a ward office. The committee approved the March Rule 45 report. It recommended approval of the direct introduction ordinances on pages 2 through 4, the recommended ordinances on pages 5 through 7, and the ordinances on pages 8 through 12 that had no departmental recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.
Topics: Speed limit reduction, Public comment, Residential permit parking, Traffic safety, Routine traffic ordinances, Rule 45 report
Agenda items discussed
- 1:51:39 Resolution related to speed limit reduction in the City of Chicago: deferred
- 1:52:12 Public comment: discussed
- 2:14:45 Rule 45 report for March: passed
- 2:15:12 Direct introduction ordinances on pages 2 through 4: passed
- 2:15:30 Recommended ordinances on pages 5 through 7: passed
- 2:15:51 Ordinances on pages 8 through 12 without departmental recommendation: passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Daniel La Spata (chair): Announced that the speed limit reduction resolution was postponed due to the length of the Finance Committee meeting and would likely be heard May 1 at 10 a.m. (1:51:33); Explained that the ordinances on pages 8 through 12 received no recommendation from city departments and were submitted as overrides or did not require departmental approval. (2:15:51)
Exchanges between members
- 2:16:33 Hopkins thanked the chair for accommodating the schedule changes.