Deeply Rooted Dance Center Funding

At a glance

• What: Ordinance O2026-0027239 amends the land sale ordinance and approves a redevelopment agreement with Deeply Rooted Productions, Inc. (doing business as Deeply Rooted Dance Theater) for the Deeply Rooted Dance Center, a two-story dance center with a ground-floor lobby and dance studios on South State Street in the 3rd Ward (Dowell's ward).
• Money: Up to $10,500,000 from Housing and Economic Development (HED) bond proceeds. An earlier ordinance of July 19, 2023 had committed $5,000,000 toward construction.
• Vote: Passed 50 to 0 on September 23, 2026; Finance Committee recommended passage September 22 with no dissent.

Sources

• City Council journal, September 23, 2026, Volume I: https://chicityclerk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public-1/reports/2026_09_23%20Journal%20of%20the%20Proceedings%20Vol.%20I.pdf
• Journal pages 48253 to 48265.

Log

2026-09-23 - City Council

Passed 50 to 0 on Dowell's motion.