2026-10-14 - City Council

City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023 to 2027. Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the Sergeant at Arms sets forth the

following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees. All

individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery. Two, when providing

public comment during the portion of a meeting set aside for that purpose. Or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive,

or defamatory behavior or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the Sergeant at Arms may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not

permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances are not permitted when in the

judgment of the meeting's chair or the Sergeant at Arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any item that poses a potential safety hazards, as determined by

the Sergeant at Arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include but are not limited to, one, any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. Two, banners, flyers, or other forms of signage.

Three, food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters. Four, backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 are

permitted and subject to search. And five, firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace pepper spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording

devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability of other individuals to view or hear the proceedings.

Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant at Arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public

Meetings, 2023 to 2027. For that purpose. Or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior or speech,

which in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the Sergeant at Arms may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting

actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the

Sergeant at Arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any item that poses a potential safety hazards as determined Good morning, members of the City Council.

Please remember to log in your devices. The meeting will begin shortly. Thank you. Three, food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters. Four, backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages.

Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 are permitted and subject to search. And five, firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace,

pepper spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not

interfere with the ability of other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by

the Sergeant at Arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023 to 2027. Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the Sergeant at

Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of

its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery. Two,

when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting set aside for that purpose. Or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening,

harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior or speech, which in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the Sergeant at Arms may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the

meeting is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions, such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances are not permitted

when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the Sergeant at Arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any item that poses a potential safety hazard, as

determined by the Sergeant at Arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, one, any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. Two, banners, flyers, or other

forms of signage. Three, food and beverages, including in glass or metal canisters. Four, backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6

inches by 12 are permitted and subject to search. And five, firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace, pepper spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small

handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability of other individuals to view or hear

the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the Sergeant at Arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of

Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023 to 2027. Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the Sergeant at Arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of

the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting of the City Council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are

subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when entering or exiting the gallery. Two, when providing public comment during the portion of a

meeting set aside for that purpose. Or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior or speech, which

in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the Sergeant at Arms may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions, such

as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances are not permitted when in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the Sergeant at Arms,

such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any item that poses a potential safety hazard, as determined by the Sergeant at Arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such

items include, but are not limited to, one, any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. Two, banners, flyers, or other forms of signage. Three, food and beverages, including in glass or metal

canisters. Four, backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 are permitted and subject to search. And five, firearms,

ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace, pepper spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only be used

while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability of other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these rules

will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the sergeant at arms. City of Chicago City Council Rules of Conduct for Public Meetings, 2023 to 2027. Pursuant to Rule 58 of the

Chicago City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, the sergeant at arms sets forth the following rules of conduct for members of the public. What? When providing public comment during the portion of a

meeting set aside for that purpose, or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory behavior or speech which,

in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant at arms, may lead to a breach of the peace or disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting is not permitted. Disruptive or distracting actions,

such as the stomping of feet, waving of arms, throwing any item, whistling, booing, shouting, or other loud utterances, are not permitted when, in the judgment of the meeting's chair or the sergeant

at arms, such actions are disrupting or impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any item that poses a potential safety hazard, as determined by the sergeant at arms, is prohibited in the gallery.

Such items include, but are not limited to, one, any pointed objects, including knives of any kind. Two, banners, flyers, or other forms of signage. Three, food and beverages, including in glass or

metal canisters. Four, backpacks, large bags, and sealed packages. Clear bags, not tinted in color, that do not exceed 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 are permitted and subject to search. And five,

firearms, ammunition, fireworks, laser pointers, stun guns, tasers, mace, pepper spray, and toy weapons. Cell phones and other small handheld recording devices must be placed in silent mode, can only

be used while seated, and can only be used in a manner that does not interfere with the ability of other individuals to view or hear the proceedings. Individuals or groups failing to adhere to these

rules will be subject to removal from the remainder of the meeting by the sergeant at arms. Good morning, members of the City Council. Please remember to log in to your devices. The meeting will begin

shortly. Thank you. Procedure. Sergeant at arms. Following rules of conduct for members of the public. These rules shall be in effect at all times that a viewing gallery or room is open for a meeting

of the City Council or any of its committees. All individuals and their belongings are subject to search at entry or upon request. Individuals must remain seated at all times except, one, when

entering or exiting the gallery. Two, when providing public comment during the portion of a meeting set aside for that purpose. Or three, when asked to rise and be acknowledged by a member of the City

Council. Profane, threatening, harassing, abusive, or defamatory- Good morning. Can I have your attention, please? Silence. Silence. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's City Council meeting. The

meeting will begin momentarily. At this time, please take your seats, silence your listening devices, and be respectful of your neighbors. Thank you. Poses a potential safety hazard, as determined by

the sergeant at arms, is prohibited in the gallery. Such items include, but are not limited to, one, any pointed objects, including Good morning. The council will come to order. Please take a quorum

roll call. Open. Good morning. The quorum roll call is now open. Please use your e-device. The quorum roll is now open. If you need support, please raise your hand for your e-device. All right. I will

now call for a voice vote if you have not used your e-device. Alderman Robinson. Not present in chambers. Alderman Hall. Not present in chambers. Alderman Mitchell. Not present in chambers. Alderman

Beal. Beal is present. Alderwoman Ramirez. Ramirez is present. Alderwoman Gutierrez. Not present in chambers. Alderman Lopez. Not present in chambers. Alderwoman Coleman. Not present in chambers.

Alderman David Moore. Alderman Moore is present. Alderman Curtis. Curtis is present. Alderwoman Taylor. Not present in chambers. Alderwoman Scott. Scott is present. Alderperson Fuentes. Not present in

chambers. Alderman Quezada. Not present in chambers. Alderman Villegas. Villegas is present. Alderwoman Mitz. Not present in chambers. Alderman Vasquez. Vasquez is present. Alderman Riley. Riley is

present. Quezada is present. Alderman Gardner. Gardner is present. I think Knutson. Alderman Knutson. Not present in chambers. Alderwoman Clay. Not present in chambers. Alderwoman Manna Hoppenworth.

Manna Hoppenworth is present. Rodriguez is present. Anyone else I missed walking in? All right. Quorum is now closed. 38 . There are 38 . Please, would I ask that those members that are here in the

gallery, that you would hold to decorum, otherwise you'll be asked to be removed. I would ask that those individuals that are here participated in today's meeting, I would ask that those in the

gallery to show some decorum and some respect, otherwise, I would ask that you be removed. Okay, I'll add him. I'm going to add Alderman Mitchell real quick. I'm going to add Alderman Mitchell to the

quorum. Lopez. Alderman Lopez, I'm adding you to the quorum. Anyone else I missed coming in? Okay, the quorum is now closed. 40. Oh, wait. I have Alderwoman Mitz. Before I really close the quorum and

the mayor calls it, let me add you. Alderwoman Mitz added to the quorum. 42. Okay, anyone I really missed? Okay, 42. Very well. There are 42 members that are present here. We have eight absent. We do

have a quorum. There are two members that have asked to participate in today's meeting remotely for reasons stated in Rule 59, Alders Lospada and Hall. Madam Clerk, could you confirm that Lospada and

Hall are- Alderman Lospada is present in chambers. Can we confirm Alderman Hall is present online? Alderman Hall, are you there? No. And Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor, we will add her to the quorum as

well. Very well. There are no members that are present online. We do have 44 members that are present that are here. We do have a quorum Thank you. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge

allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please remain standing

for invocation, which will be delivered today by Reverend Dr. Johnnie L. Miller of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church on the great west side of the city of Chicago. Thank you. Thank you so much, Mr.

Mayor, and thank you for the proclamation. Psalm 121 says, "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help come from the Lord, which made the heavens and the earth." God,

our Father, we pause now to thank you for your blessing, for the opportunity to come together, ask your blessing upon the mayor, upon this council, and all who have gathered. Guide them as they act on

behalf of the city of Chicago, representing north, south, east, and west. We have come today to do business, and we thank you for the opportunity. Bless now as we go forth, for you have given us your

word, and we thank you, first of all, for your presence. We thank you for your power. Thank you for provision. And then, God, we thank you for your protection. We claim it all now in the matchless and

powerful name, our Christ, Jesus. Amen. Amen. You may be seated. Thank you. This is the-- The chair recognizes Alderwoman Harris. 2901. Okay. All right. Good. Okay. All right. Very well. This is the

portion of the meeting for the public comments. The council will now begin the public comment period, which is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. Speakers

cannot yield or transfer their time to another speaker. Any written comments that have been submitted will be posted and made available for aldermanic review. Our first speaker this morning is Edward

Smith. Good morning. Mayor, members of the council, and community members, my name is Edward Smith, and I'm a union steward at ATU 241, where President Keith Hill is our president. I stand before you

today to address our union officers and frontline workers who live in the daily reality driving a bus for CTA. CTA is on fire, and it's falling within the door-- within itself. Every day, our

operators report to work not knowing if we're going to come home safe or not, not knowing if we're going to be spit on, beat on, or whatever that comes in harm's way. We're asking for city council to

help us, aldermen to help us. Give us some sort of protection. Give us police for the bus. We need help. Yes. We've just lost two valuable members of our team this week or in, in the weeks before. We

need help, and we're getting tired of it. Every day, am I coming home safe? Are you coming home safe? When you ride the bus, are you safe? We need help, and we're asking for help. Aldermen have failed

us. Some have helped, some has failed. We have a president, a acting president, that's not doing nothing. Taking pictures, drinking coffee, talking about riding a scooter to the Ls. We need some

strong leadership for CTA. We are tired of coming to work, again, not knowing if we going to make it home. When I kiss my baby goodbye, is that goodbye for real or is it... We don't know. So we're

asking, Mr. Mayor, city council, aldermen, give us a hand. Help us. Help us move the city, because we move the city. No matter what we do, we are moving the city. We're keeping our promise. We're

keeping our promise. We're doing what we're supposed to do. We need your help to help us. That's all. Protect us. We want to be protected now. We get on the bus, we got shields that are not shields.

They're flimsy. We're in harm's way no matter what, on all streets, all streets of Chicago We need help. Can you help us? Will you help us? Will you help us? Will you help us? Will you help us? We

need it. We need your word. Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker this morning is David Doig. Good morning, Mayor. Morning. Members of the City Council. My name is David Doig. I'm

the president of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives. But this morning, I'm here on behalf of Reclaiming Chicago, and I want to recognize the members of Reclaiming Chicago that are here with us in the

audience today, if they'd please stand. We have over 30 members with us. So Reclaiming Chicago is an initiative of United Power for Action and Justice, one of the oldest community organizing groups in

the country. And our goal is to build 1,000 new homes on the west side and 1,000 new homes on the south side. To date, we've built over 200 new homes. We have 100 homes under construction. We have

another 100 in pre-development. And we've raised $60 million of private money for our own construction financing fund. And we are building and selling homes to community residents for less than

$300,000 a home. I want to repeat that, less than $300,000 a home. And the reason we've been able to do that is we've been able to secure $30 million from the State of Illinois to write down the cost

of these homes and make them affordable for folks in our neighborhoods. We're in four neighborhoods. We're in North Lawndale on the west side. We're in Back of the Yards. We're in Roseland. We're in

Chicago Lawn, and we're also in Woodlawn. So today, I'm here in support of an ordinance sponsored by Alderman Taylor and Alderman Martin, co-sponsored by Alders Quesada, Rodriguez, and Knutson,

seeking $25 million from the City of Chicago through the Housing and Economic Development bond so that we can build 200 more homes for homeownership on the south and west sides. And with me today is

one of those homeowners, Leo Garcia. Leo is a resident of Back of the Yards, and he's here to say a few words. Good morning, everyone. Good morning, Council. Excuse me. I'm sorry. Speakers cannot

transfer their time to another speaker. Thank you very much. Okay, I'll say on behalf of Leo, then. Also, we've got Alderman Dowell, and she's one of our co-sponsors as well, Alderman Dowell, and

she's agreed to hear this at the Finance Committee. Alderman Knutson is going around circulating copies of the ordinance, and we would love your sign on to- Thank you very much for your comments.

However, your time has expired. Our next speaker this morning is Mike Barlage. Mr. Mayor, City Council. My name is Mike Barlage. I'm a part of a company called MGM Excavating. We're a excavating and

site utility company out of Chicago. And I'd like to speak on behalf of the Quantum Project, IQMP. So having relatives that used to work at the U.S. Southworks and used to live at 84th and Brandon and

85th and South Shore Drive, seeing what happened there with the steel mill shutting down that was so important in that area, and with that property being vacant for so long. U.S. Steel was a pinnacle

of Chicago industrial might. They produced products used all over the world, built this nation. Now we have a chance to be the center of the next industrial revolution, quantum computing. And I'd like

to say that, for me, it's really amazing to be part of this project, linking the universities, linking cutting-edge technology to possibly make the city of Chicago one more time the center of industry

in the United States. That's about all I have to say. Thank you. Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker this morning is Derley Velarez. There are people that live over there. No.

There's a new development. You don't live over there. You don't live over there, no. Please. Thank you. It's right here. Good morning, Mr. Mayor- Morning ... and members of City Council. Thank you for

giving me the opportunity to speak today in support of the proposed projects in the Seventh and Tenth Wards surrounding Quantum Shore My name is Darley Valadez. I am president of an MBE electrical

contractor signatory to Local Union 134. We are currently working on the PSI project in South Chicago. I believe these projects represent more than development. They represent an opportunity to invest

in the future of Chicago's Southeast Side, and in the people who call these neighborhoods home. For too long, communities in Southeast Side have waited for meaningful investment and opportunities that

can improve the quality of life for their residents. These projects give us a chance to move forward by creating jobs, improving infrastructure, revitalizing neighborhoods, and attracting new business

and investments to the area. The Quantum Shore development has the potential to put Chicago on the map as a leader in quantum technology and innovation. But the success of this development should not

be measured by the campus alone. It should also be measured by the opportunities it creates for surrounding neighborhoods. We need to make sure local residents have access to good-paying jobs, that

small businesses have opportunities to participate, and the local contractors and skilled trades have a fair chance to be part of the growth. Supporting these projects is an investment in our

workforce, our families, and the next generation. It is an opportunity to turn vacant and underutilized land into productive assets that benefit the entire community. I respectfully ask the members of

the City of Chicago Council to vote yes and support these proposed projects while ensuring that community benefits, local hiring, and responsible development remain priorities throughout the process.

Let's not simply build a development on the Southeast Side. Let's build opportunity, strengthen our neighbors, and create a future that residents can be proud of. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very

much for your comments. Our next speaker this morning is Katie Hillis. Good morning, Mayor and City Council. My name is Katie Hillis, and I am the vice president of Atrium, a WBE landscape

construction company in the city of Chicago. Atrium has proudly participated in the Quantum Shore project to help bring back green space and restore the natural habitat of the former industrial site.

I'm especially excited to be part of the Quantum Shore project because it thoughtfully honors the beauty and the history of this space by bringing back green space and restoring natural habitat. This

project is creating a welcoming landscape by revitalizing soil, bringing back native plants, trees, grasses, and cultivating an environment where native birds and pollinators can flourish. As a

Chicago resident, I am thrilled to see this site being remediated and revitalized. The opportunity to restore an overlooked industrial property with green space that includes native trees and plants

represents a hopeful investment in our city's landscape and the well-being of our community as a whole. It is meaningful to be a part of a team working to bring life to the site, strengthen its

connection to nature, and create a greener future for the neighborhood. For Atrium, participating in this project means contributing to both environmental restoration and economic opportunity. We are

honored to help bring this vision to life and look forward to the positive impact and lasting value this project will provide to our community. And I would like to also just say that there is a lot of

misconceptions out there that this is a data center. This is absolutely not a data center. It uses less water than a hospital would. So we are helping the environment here. We are helping the nature.

We're helping something that was once all s**g and steel. And while it was great for Chicago with those jobs, we are now bringing back this environment to bring back green space for the community, for

people to enjoy. And I know for myself, I'm part of the 34th Ward, and my opportunity to be a part, to have pocket parks, to be able to see that green space, to be experiencing something that's not

just concrete and asphalt, is huge. It's great for everybody's well-being. It's great for everybody's mental capacity. It's just a wonderful thing to have, and I think that gets overlooked a lot of

times with these projects. And I think it's vital to continue building this because not only are we bringing back jobs, but we're helping the environment as well, especially at a time when the

environment is so crucial. So please continue to support this project. It is critical for the city of Chicago. It's critical for the people that live here. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your

comments. Our next speaker is Jose Suarez. What's that? Did not activate. Take it to your computer. Good morning, Mayor. Good morning, City Council. My name is Jose Alfredo Suarez. I'm one of the

founding members of Chicago Unidos in Construction. We are a Latino advocacy group. We focus on projects here in Chicago, supporting our members, some that are here in the stands today. I'm also a

founding member of the Executive Latino Club. I look back, and I turned 45 years old, a milestone for me. I grew up in Chicago, born and raised Chicago. If I had to be honest, I didn't think I was

going to live past 30. I grew up in gangs, violence. I grew up in the Humboldt Park community. It was a very, very violent place, and some of these neighborhoods that I see now remind me of Looking at

what Humboldt Park is today and the developments and the positive changes that have happened in those communities have really given me hope in Chicago. And I know there's a lot of things that divide

us, race, politics, religion, all those things. But I think one thing that does unite us is that we do believe that Chicago is the best city in the world. We are here to support Chicago together, and

we believe in the belief of the city. And it was no surprise to see that Chicago was voted by Conde Nast Traveler, best big city in the world for the 10th consecutive year. Now, one of the projects

that continues to help this cause is the Psych Quantum Project, the Quantum Project, the development that's happening in the 710th Ward, everything that's happening, these are all positive things.

These are things that are allowing our business owners to grow, allowing our communities to flourish, allowing neighborhoods to come back to life, and to eliminate some of the things that we're always

combating as I was growing up. And to see Chicago take shape, to see Chicago take form when it comes to these issues, and being a part of it, is a special place. It means a lot to me, being able to

advocate for my clients, being able to advocate for projects like this and partners such as Related Midwest that have been there and given these opportunities to these contractors, both Black and

brown, that are helping turn this community around. So I want to thank you to continue to support these projects. I want to continue to keep believing that outside of all the noise that takes place,

this is still a city to believe in. It's a city that continue to reside in, and a city that is a city of big dreams, and it continue to support the dreams of us and everyone here today. Thank you very

much. Appreciate it. Thank you for your comments. Our next speaker is Marquel Williams. Our next speaker is Marquel Williams. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. Honorable Mayor, City Council, I

represent ATU 241 Assistant Business Agent. Also, I'm the 2026 President of the Legislative Council for all 18 ATUs in Illinois. We're here today. We had too many deaths at CTA. Not just CTA workers

itself, but even our passengers. Mayor, we need you. We need you to step up. When we say we need you, when we say step up, we need you to step up. We need you to get us leadership at the CTA who will

come and help us. We don't have no one helping us. We're helping ourselves. We're fighting for ourselves. At this point, we're asking for every alderman who can help, everyone who can step up for us.

Because guess what? We're a world-class transit. We're a world-class city. We deserve world-class protection as well. If you don't hear anything from us today, do not hear another death on CTA. Do not

hear another, "We can't protect you. We're sorry," and all the rhetoric that we get. We get speeches, we get speeches, but we don't get action. No one's here to help us. No one's here to give us

action. Stand up with us, help us, protect us. We're not getting respect, we're not getting protection, and they're not paying us no kind of money for being a caretaker for everybody in Chicago. We

take care of all our city members. The whole thing is, that's right, we protect everyone that's on the bus. We don't have security, so guess what? Our operator's protecting everyone. Our operator's

stepping up to be security. All we're asking for, the protection, the strength, and your leadership. All your leadership. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you, City Council. Thank you. Thank you

very much. Mayor, and the council, we need a police force. We need our own police force to protect us. New York got their own police force to protect them. Everywhere got their own police force. We

need our own, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Rhoda Rosiers. Oh. Our- Um. Oh. Our next speaker is Rhoda Rosiers. Our next speaker is Rhoda

Rosiers. Oh. Okay Good morning, Mayor Johnson and members of the city council. My name is Rhonda Rogers. I am a GC project manager at Black Rock Construction, a certified minority and woman-owned

construction enterprise, and a member of the Fifth Ward near 71st and South Shore Drive. I'm here today to urge your support for the continued development of the Quantum Shore. Earlier this year,

Black Rock's construction division successfully poured the foundations for the phase one site Quantum building. For a business like ours, a development of this scale is more than another project. It's

an opportunity to grow our business, invest in equipment, and continue to hire from our local neighborhoods, opening doors to skilled trades that offer good wages, benefits, and long-term careers.

After earning my bachelor's degree in construction management at Eastern Illinois University, I returned to Chicago, where I was born and raised. And when I returned, I had a deeper appreciation for

community development. That's why seeing this campus take shape on a site that had been vacant my entire life excites me. As a South Shore first-time homeowner, I understand that a development of this

magnitude raises questions and concerns. And although they do deserve to be heard, as a Black woman in construction, I've also learned that progress requires us to consider what change can make

possible. I see Quantum Shore as potential to create jobs, strengthen local businesses, and open doors for people in neighborhoods like mine. This is about more than building a campus. It's about

building opportunities and ensuring that people who call Chicago home can share in its growth. I urge you to support the continued development of Quantum and the opportunities it can create for our

residents, our city, our county, and our state. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much for your comments. Our next speaker is Colin Sampson. Two. Hello. Mr. Mayor and city council- Good morning ...

I'd like to thank you for your time today. I am here both as a Chicagoan and a representative of Nora Mechanical Plumbing Contractors, whose vast majority of work is in the city of Chicago. I am here

in support of the site Quantum facility. First, I'd like to speak as a Chicagoan, as someone that frequently bikes around the city and bikes through this campus. Seeing this land lay vacant for so

long, it is amazing to see development there now and soon to come. This historically has been an underutilized land that now with the site Quantum facility, will bring in both jobs now and in the

future. Along those lines, I am also very excited that Chicago will be part of a cutting new industry. I am very proudly Chicagoan, and I like to tell that to anyone from out of town. And any time I

represent Chicago, I like to bring up how that we are part of a very new cutting-edge industry. From what I've heard, there's been a lot of misunderstanding of what this facility is. It is not a data

center. It does not use the resources of a data center. It is quantum computing. It's something that I wish I understood. It uses nanomechanics or something I don't even understand, but I know that

it's not a data center, and it is something that we should be proud to have in our city. There are, to my understanding, very few, if not any, in America, and we could drive this industry through and

be part of something cutting-edge. We are coming out of a historically slow construction industry, or time for construction, and this is coming at a critical time for our city. In the past couple of

years, I have been part of multiple meetings where it's been said there are only three tower cranes in Chicago. Now, we are on the outside of that, but this project helped brought us out of that. This

brings both construction jobs now and maintenance jobs in the future. So that is what I have to say. I am very much for this project as a member of Nora Mechanical and a proud Chicagoan. Thank you

very much for your comments. Our next speaker this morning is Celia Colon. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, Mayor and members of the Chicago City Council. My name is Dr. Dame Celia Colon. I

grew up in South Chicago. I'm a fourth-generation South Chicagoan. The community where I also lost my little sister to gun violence in that very same community. I stand before you today carrying both

heartbreak and hope. After losing my little sister, Lupita Lopez, I gave my pain an assignment. I created Pita's Promise for Peace. I am one of the only women on the South Side that runs one of the

largest CVI programs. I have a very large peacekeeper program in my sister's honor. A promise to honor her life by helping protecting others. A promise to turn grief into action and help build the

communities where families can thrive and live. I serve my community with pride and honor. Through my not-for-profit called GOD, Giving Others Dreams. Part of that promise is exactly what brings me

here today. Dignity, healing, access to jobs and opportunity is what we need, and this is what I believe IQMP can bring to my community. The advancements in medicine alone will help everybody

globally. A job cannot fix everything, but it can change the direction of someone's life. Could you all be quiet for a minute? Thank you very much. Which will transform the community. It helps a

parent put food on the table. It gives a young person the reason to believe in tomorrow. It can open a door for someone who has heard "no" so many times and have stopped knocking. When people have a

chance to earn, build, and belong in a community, hope can bring something that nothing else can. Our community has talent, resilience, we have determination, and we have people who are ready to work

in that neighborhood, who deserve a real pathway to a career. IQMP, I believe, will be that beacon of hope that we've been waiting for by helping turning this lot into a potential opportunity for

stability in our families, which will stop violence in its track. I ask you to see the people standing behind you in this investment. The mother trying to provide, the resident returning, starting a

fresh start, the young person searching for a bright future right there in their own backyard. My sister's life mattered. The lives in South Chicago matter. People around the globe are waiting for us

and also matter with the changes that will happen with IQMP. The decisions we make today don't just impact South Chicago, it impacts the entire Chicago, and our nation, and our globe. Let us give our

community more reasons to have hope, our world more opportunity to thrive, and a future where people can live in peace, because that's something everybody needs. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank

you very much for your comments. Your Honor, there are no further speakers who have timely signed up for the public comment period. Very well. Thank you. This concludes our public comments portion.

Alderman Hall has requested to participate in today's meeting remotely for a reason stating in Rule 59. Can we confirm his presence online? Online, Mr. President. Thank you. Alderman Hall? I'm online.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. Can I get a motion for the approval of his remote participation? It's been moved. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed, say nay. In the opinion of

the chair, the ayes have it. Thanks. Please add Alderman Hall to the quorum roll call. Thank you everyone. Recognizes Alderwoman Stephanie Coleman. Thank you, Mr. President. I ask to be added to

today's quorum. Thank you. Please. Thank you. Let's add Alderwoman Coleman to the roll call. Chair recognizes Alderwoman Clay. Thank you, Mr. President. Please add me to quorum too. Yes, please add

Alderwoman Clay to the quorum. Chair recognizes Alder Jesse Fuentes. Good morning, Mr. President. I'd also like to be recognized for the purpose of quorum. Very well. Please add Alder Jesse Fuentes to

the quorum roll call. Are there any other alders that were not added to the quorum? Very well. Next up, we have resolutions. But before we attend to the resolutions, we do have four acknowledgments

this morning. The first is Alderman Jason Ervin, who would like to recognize Reverend Dr. Johnny Miller for his many years of dedicated service. The chair recognizes Alderman Ervin. Thank you. Thank

you, Mr. President, and members of the council. I stand to acknowledge a great man, not only on the West Side of Chicago, but across our city, who is retiring after 50 years of service to our

community. 50 years of leading, 50 years of caring, 50 years of just outright work. And this the type of guy, I don't care what's going on, he will show up. Hospitals, baby showers, wherever it is,

he's there. He is a true pastor, a pastor's pastor, and I want to congratulate you as you move on to this next chapter. And on the side, there were two people that walked in this room with me in

January of 2011, my father and that man there. Thank you. Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderwoman Pitts. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd like to join in with my colleague, Alderman Ervin, to recognize

Reverend Miller of 50 years, and I see that you're getting ready to pass the torch on, so I want to stand and congratulate you for all the work that you've shown, not only in 28th Ward, but throughout

the entire city of Chicago, particularly there on the West Side of Chicago. I don't think there's a pastor around that don't know Dr. Miller, and I'm talking about Johnny Miller because there is three

of them. And I have a hard time remembering which one of the brothers it is I'm talking to. All being minister except for one. But it is a pleasure to have worked with you over the years. Your voice,

I hope to continue to serve in the city that we live in and on the West Side, until your time that you decide to move on, but congratulations. Thank you so much for your service. Thank you,

Alderwoman. Alderman David Moore, you are recognized Thank you, Mr. President. I have to stand up and support this resolution to honor this great man. And as Alderman Smith said, he does not just

belong to the West Side, he belongs to the whole city of Chicago. Man who tried to work for the entire city, who can call people together to make sure that we listen so that we can move this city

forward. I want to thank him, not only for his leadership in this city, but for him pouring into people like myself from a spiritual standpoint, where you can grow. And so, thank you, Pastor Miller,

and may God continue to bless you and keep you. Thank you, Alderman Moore. Chair recognizes Alder Taliaferro. Thank you, Mr. President. I, too, rise to support this acknowledgment of a true legend on

the West Side of Chicago. Pastor Miller, thank you so much for your prayers over our community. As I often say, we push hard on the West Side, but we know that God blesses us through prayer, and you

have been a true representative of prayer on the West Side of Chicago. I am fortunate and honored to have all the Millers live in the 29th Ward. And I say it's an honor because I certainly support

you, I support your ministry and the sons that you've left on the West Side of Chicago and their ministries will be a testament to the legacy that you leave. Thank you so much, Pastor. Thank you.

Alderwoman Harris. Thank you, Mr. President. Today, I just want to say to Reverend Dr. Johnny Miller what a great example you have been to many folks as you travel across the city and you spread the

good word, not just on the West Side, but you're in South Side churches, across the entire South Side, supporting young pastors, supporting young churches and young ministries. So today, I say after

50 years of service, how proud I am that you are working in this work and continue and will, and I know you, you will continue to be out there working with other folks. So today, I say God bless you

and God speed on whatever you decide is going to be the next journey in your life. Thank you. Thank you. Before we call on the next couple of alders, there's too much chatter coming from the gallery.

So I'm going to ask that the sergeant at arms that if individuals continue to talk and be disruptive, please remove them from the gallery, please. And I would ask those that are here to participate in

today's meeting, that you respect this body here, please. The chair recognizes Alderman Burnett. Thank you, Mr. President. I, too, want to rise in support of this resolution for Reverend Dr. Miller.

And they say a man is judged not only by the actions he does while in his position, but the legacy he leaves behind him. And Reverend Miller has a tremendous legacy of leadership that follows after

him. His son, his nephews, and all of the many men he helped usher through the West Side of Chicago from high school beyond, including my brother. He has made sure to help everyone he can, and for

that, we are tremendously grateful, not only for the work that you have done, but the standard you have set on the West Side of Chicago. So, thank you, Reverend Dr. Miller. Thank you, Alderman

Burnett. Alderwoman Dowell, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. To Reverend Johnny Miller, I wanted to stand and congratulate you on your retirement as a South Side alderman, but also

someone who worked on the West Side. I know that I've seen you stand in the gap for the community, and I just want to thank you for your faithful leadership throughout the City of Chicago. May God

bless you in your retirement. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Alderwoman Dowell. Are there any other alders? The chair recognizes Alderwoman Stephanie Coleman. President. To one of the great

deans of the West Side. I think Pastor Matthew Miller and Pastor Leon is here, and to your legacy, Pastor Johnny Miller, the next pastor of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church. I found a tape about three

weeks ago of Pastor Miller speaking at Fellowship Church. I believe it was from 1983. And I have never met a West Sider that can come to the South Side and totally West Side and take over. So thank

God for your life. I thank God for your ministry, but most importantly, when you walk into a room, you just have a oil and angelic presence about yourself, and I can feel it today. In the midst of

everything that's happening right here in city council, thank you for 50 years. Thank you for knowing that when it's time to pass on over the torch. And that says a lot about our community and our

culture. God bless you. We can't wait to celebrate you in a couple of weeks. Thank you, Alderwoman Coleman. Are there any other alders? Very well. Seeing no other hands... Okay, one more time.

Alderwoman Harris. City treasurer. Be the last speaker. Very well. Leave for the city treasurer to be able to speak, to offer up her acknowledgments. Leave is granted. Thank you. The chair recognizes

our city treasurer, Melissa Conyers Irvin. Thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of the City Council, for allowing me an opportunity to speak on such a great man that has made an impact on so many lives. A

lot of people know my life journey of being raised by a single mother. Even though there was no man in my house, I had a real-life example of what a good man looks like, what a strong man looks like.

I really didn't feel like I was raised by a single parent because I always had my pastor For all 50 years. I have faith beyond measure because I've watched my pastor for 50 years have faith beyond

measure. It's so hard to put into words, but I've watched him take on challenges that many thought he could never do. See, some folks would tell you to be strong, but you witness them collapse

themselves when challenges are faced with them. But over 50 years, I've never seen Pastor Johnny Miller flinch. He is a prime example of what it means to love and help your fellow neighbor. I used to

think that I was his favorite, and I later learned that we all are, because that's just how he is. He makes you feel special and helps any and everyone. He is the premier example of it takes a village

and what that looks like, because he not only stepped in to help my single mother, but he stepped in to help so many. And Pastor Miller, when I see you today, all I can think about is, after 50 years,

this is the best part. Because you get to see what your many acts of kindness has produced. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, preachers, aldermen, and yes, even the city treasurer from Englewood and West

Side of Chicago. So we love you. We are blessed to be in your presence. Thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of the city council. Thank you to our city treasurer. Reverend Dr. Johnny Miller, please stand

and receive all of your flowers while you can smell them. Very well. Thank you, Alderman Irvin, for that acknowledgment. Next we have Alder Hatton, who would like to acknowledge the 50th anniversary

of Good News Partners. Alderwoman Hatton, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. We're going to keep up with the good news. So if I could ask the team from Good News Partners behind me to

stand. Don't be shy. Some of you aren't shy. Members of the body and Mr. President. This morning, I rise with a special recognition for a hidden gem on Chicago's far north side. All we seem to hear

about affordable housing is bad news. But today, I bring good news about a thriving community in Rogers Park. Good News Partner has quietly, and almost secretly, been providing stability and homes to

hundreds of people and their families who've been experiencing homelessness. People who have been in the most desperate of circumstances, Good News Partners has, for 50 years, been there for us.

Behind me, we have the leadership team. Ken Johnson, our executive director. Chaston Montgomery, the senior loan officer. Jim Warens, the Good News Partners board member. Jerome Hopkins, another board

member. Marcos Ramirez, a property director. Calvin Johnson, the New Life Shelter director. Elena Gormley, the development consultant. Sabrina Jackson, New Life Shelter resident coordinator. And Steve

Greenhow, their development director. They represent the organization that, for 50 years, has been doing some of the most important work in our neighborhood since their start as a Northwestern

University Bible study group. They've delivered on their ideals. They bring shelter, hope, and a future for thousands of Chicagoans most in need over the last 50 years. This organization, with their

eight buildings, are also an anchor in Rogers Park, largely north of Howard, in what can be a tough community. Tough, but resilient, strong. They've incubated several nonprofits that have become

anchors as well in our neighborhood and perform critical services for not just Chicagoans, but our neighbors to the north of us in Evanston as well. Good News Partners has been bringing literally the

good news that we need in our city, and we're honoring their work today. The resolution that you'll have in your packets there tells the story of how they got started. It's extraordinary and worth a

read if you have a moment. And to hear resident stories in their own words, you're also invited to join their annual event next Thursday in Evanston. Contact me if you are interested. If you would

join me in honoring 50 years of service and exemplary Chicagoans. Thank you, Good News Partners, and congrats. Congratulations. Thank you. Lot of great things birthed in the year of 1976. Thank you,

Alder Hatton. Next we have Alders Lee and Harris Both would like to acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Chair recognizes Alderwoman Harris. Thank you, Mr. President. Today, as a breast cancer

survivor, I want to thank the many women and men who have had breast cancer, who have survived it, and talk about early detection. This is a disease that will not kill you if you do what you're

supposed to do. If you go and get your mammograms every year, women, you can have early diagnosis, and you can have your chemo, you can have your radiation and lose your hair, and you could have your

surgery. So I'm encouraging people to do it. It is daunting at first look, and even at times you may be a little afraid of the process. But as I am six years out, I am grateful to my sister who

encouraged me to go have my mammogram that I had not had for five years. So I always tell her, one more thing I got to add to the list, that I owe her my life. So I'm asking you all not to put

yourself back, to think of yourself. Be selfish when it comes to making sure you do your annual mammograms. It could save your life. Please go out there and take care of yourself first. Some of these

jobs, as we're sitting in these seats, we get real busy, and time goes by real fast, and before you know it, it's been two years or three years. That could be the difference in your cancer being a

Volkswagen or a Mack truck. So I'm asking you all to go and take care of yourself, take care of your body, and save your life, and save somebody else's life. As we're on this journey, encourage other

women to go and do their mammograms. Again, it is one of the best things that you could do for those. I want to thank the thousands of women that get out there on the street walking and talking and

supporting breast cancer awareness. So I thank all of the organizations that are out there for support of women who are going through such a horrendous process. This cancer can take on a different

look. It could be, like I said, that Mack truck, which is a very aggressive cancer, or it could be a Volkswagen. Get it while it's a Volkswagen, because when it's a beach ball, you cannot wrap your

arms around what you're going to have to do in terms of getting treatment and going through a process. So today, I'm truly encouraged. I want to thank Alderman Lee, who's always at the forefront of

women's issues and acknowledging that, and giving me a platform that I don't often take to talk about take care of yourself. So thank you, Mr. President, too. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you,

Alderwoman Harris. Alderwoman Lee, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. I also want to rise in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, myself being now a nearly five-year survivor in May.

Thank you. It is no fun having that conversation in that doctor's office and hearing that you have a positive cancer diagnosis. My mom is a two-time survivor, and I think all too many of us have

people in our lives that have been touched by breast cancer. We live at a really great time in history with medical technology, and I cannot echo my colleague's sentiments enough about early testing.

Early testing made it possible for me to be standing here right by you. I happened to get my diagnosis right before I was appointed, and there was a decision point there as to whether or not I was

going to move forward. And obviously, we know how that worked out, and I'm blessed to have gotten through that with the support of my family and with the support of lots of friends, and people in this

room as well. These jobs are all too often the things that we put first before ourselves. So not just to the women in the room, but to the men with women in your lives, have that uncomfortable

conversation about whether or not they've gone to, I'll just say it, I know I'm on the record, got their annual boob squeeze. It's no fun, but it absolutely saves lives, and we can't be afraid to have

these difficult conversations, because we do have to take care of ourselves. So on this day, as we're acknowledging Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to thank all of the thousands of women out

there who are fighting it today, who have fought it and beat it, and honor those that we've lost. To the multitude of organizations that do this work, in particular Silver Lining Foundation, that

works to provide mammograms and diagnostic testing to uninsured and under-insured individuals. Please seek out organizations like that. There's no excuse not to get a mammogram these days. Thank you,

Mr. President. Thank you. Thank you to both alders. The chair recognizes Alderwoman Mitts. Thank you, Mr. President. I too rise in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Now, like my colleagues, I

haven't been diagnosed with it, but I do have family members that I have had to work along with to help get them through this process. And for the last 10 years in the 37th Ward, we always have a

breast cancer awareness walk, and the stories that the womens are telling, it's not just about one individual. The multitude of womens that are out here now who have survived, those who are still

going through, and they even talk about The examination yourself of your breast just to make sure you're checking if anything's wrong. Now, I didn't say nobody else. I say you check, because who knows

your body better than you as to if you feel something abnormal? And yes, mammograms are important. Do you realize today with all the technology, and they have been made simpler, because when I did my

breast cancer, my mammogram, the screening have changed. No longer do they have to squeeze you in that cup until you can't hardly breathe. It is much simplified. So for any young ladies that think

they don't want to go through that process, I'll tell you it's well worth going through. Just think of the loved ones that you done lost already, and that if you can save your life, then you can help

to try and save others. So this Saturday, if you're not doing anything, we'd love to have you over at the Breast Cancer and Awareness Month, led by the Arthur Lockhart Resource Institute, and see all

the womens in pink and let's get it, that walk on and exercise, enjoy, and celebrate, and even talk about how important it is to take care of each other. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you,

Alderwoman. Thank you. Thank all of you for bringing this important matter to this chamber. We have one more acknowledgement from Alderman Mike Rodriguez. Alderman Rodriguez, you are recognized. Thank

you, Mr. President. As city's Committee on Workforce Development chair, I stand along with my union brothers and sisters to recognize the tragic loss of Julian Mobley, a CTA rail maintenance worker

and janitor who was murdered last Thursday at the Green Line station at Lake and Damen while a rider was attacking another union member, a customer service agent. Julian was a husband and a father. He

leaves behind his wife of 20 years, their 14-year-old child, and their 18-month-old child. Our hearts go out to his family, his loved ones, and his coworkers during this incredibly difficult time. I

also want to recognize our ATU members and thank Keith Hill and Penny McCoach for their leadership and for representing nearly 11,000 Chicagoans who keep our city moving. We thank you, and especially

your members for their service and partnership. We stand together in our commitment to the safety and security of all Chicagoans, especially the men and women who serve the public every day, sometimes

at great personal risk. And in closing, I ask that we as a body observe a moment of silence in memory of Julian Mobley. Very well. This body shall stand and hold for a moment of silence in honor of

our CTA worker and brother, resident of this city, Mr. Mobley. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Alderman. You may be seated. Now for our resolutions, the chair recognizes Alderman Mitchell. Mr.

President, I move passage of the omnibus. You have the right piece here. Oh, s**t. What we got? No, we haven't done it. Temporary suspension of the rules for the immediate consideration of these

resolutions. My bad. Very well. Thank you. If the chamber and the gallery can come back to order, please. Thank you. There's a motion for the temporary suspension of the rules for the immediate

consideration of the resolution that we have before us. That motion has been made. Hearing no objection, so ordered. In the interest of respecting the time, we will forego reading the resolution and

go straight to remarks from City Council. Our resolution is Commemorating Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Are there any alders that wish to speak? The chair recognizes Alderwoman

Tabares. Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in support of this resolution recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in the City of Chicago. Last year, this body passed a

resolution to create the Chicago and Cook County Violence Against Women task force. The task force brought survivors, the city, and Cook County together for six months to document how the system fails

victims. This task force is survivor led, and they are driving the work. Phase one of that task force did something rare in government. It produced results, and it's because of the work of one of the

survivors who is sitting in the box here today. That person is Sarah Brown. Sarah has been a courageous voice for years. She has spoken publicly about her story I want to thank you, Sarah, for having

the strength to share your story, not once, but again and again. Also in the box is Latina Watkins Lloyd, who recently shared her story last week in the Public Safety Committee meeting when we passed

a resolution to create the second phase of the task force, which is to put the recommendations that we produced in phase one. Sarah and Latina, I want to thank you both for being here today. I also

want to give special recognition to two people who are with us here in the gallery who have stood with this task force from the beginning, Diane Brown and Second Ward alderwoman from Calumet City,

Moné Wilson. Diane and Alderwoman Wilson, you have stood with survivors and with us. Thank you for your consistent support and your presence in all of the task force hearings. I also want to thank

Chairman Brian Hopkins for his leadership on the Public Safety Committee, and I also want to recognize the All In Alliance and Chicago 77 for pushing for real accountability. As we recognize Domestic

Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, I ask my colleagues to stand with the survivors who are in this chamber and to stand with the city and Cook County Task Force. Thank you. Thank you. The chair

recognizes Alderwoman Monique Scott. Thank you, Mr. President. I, too, rise in support of Domestic Violence Awareness. Domestic violence is not just a family issue, it's a community issue. It's

something that affects individuals, the children, and also the families. As a resident of the 24th Ward, I want to acknowledge Juanita this morning. She works tirelessly in our community. I can give

her a name and a number, and she's going to work on it and try to find placement and housing and clothing and food for the families that are affected. Your advocacy, Juanita, brings attention to the

importance of domestic violence. You show support by standing up directly to the ones that are completely affected. Through your domestic violence advocacy, we can break the silence. We can connect

with our residents. We connect with survivors, resources, and you continue to encourage our community. I want to thank you and also the others in the box. I don't want to not recognize your hard work

and effort. But we must continue this work together to prevent any type of domestic violence. In some shape or form, I'm sure 99% of people sometimes are affected by this, and we need to have a place

where people can go and be heard and be seen. And again, I want to thank everyone in that box for your advocacy. Thank you. Thank you. Alderman Mike Rodriguez. Thank you so much, Mr. President, and to

all of you in the box, I just want to express my profound appreciation for all of your work. I think every year we do this in city council, and it gives me an opportunity to talk about my mom, who I

lost a long time ago. But she was quite the saint as far as I'm concerned. She ended her life after years as a union worker with the federal government. She ended as a volunteer rape victim advocate,

and it was through her work that I learned very intimately the challenges that the workers in this space deal with, the traumas that you carry with you every day, for trying to be there for our most

vulnerable. And I just want to just stand and say that I just thank you. I just thank you for your work. I know you shed a lot of tears. I know you give a lot of hugs. I know you're there in the worst

of moments. Juanita, I don't know how many times we've been together at some of those worst of moments. And many others here. I don't want to name any more because then I'd be doing a disjustice here.

But I just want to thank the sponsor of this, raise my mom up in prayer, thank her for her guidance to me and my life. And as well, just thank you for your work. So much of your work goes unpaid. It

goes unrecognized. So I just want to take a moment not just to say, yes, let's honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month and what it brings, but also to honor the workers who are mostly volunteering

their time, sometimes paid and most of the time not paid enough to do this work. So thank you for everything you do. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Alderman. Alderwoman Hatton, you are

recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. I, too, rise to be associated with this resolution. I want to echo the gratitude and appreciation that my colleagues have also extended to everyone in the box and

all the organizations and people you represent. Between Friends, Apna Ghar, we've got fantastic organizations in our neck of the woods that we certainly call upon when we are trying to help

constituents with things that I don't know how to help constituents with. I think a couple things I want to highlight as we recognize the issue. One is that we're moving into budget discussions, and

we have not adequately funded our gender-based violence and prevention work. Though we have made progress over the years. So I know this is coming up. So we're recognizing people this month, but we

need to fund people next month So I'll name that. I also just want to lift up, keep reminding us sometimes for organizations, keep reminding us that you're there, and if you aren't in touch with all

the aldermanic offices, reach out again. So again, we benefit greatly in the 49th Ward from fantastic organizations and resources. And sometimes though, as we are pivoting from place to place, we

might forget that you're out there, and certainly so many constituents don't know. People are isolated, they're afraid, they're juggling 100 things. And so thank you for showing up continually. And I

hope that we do right by your work this budget season. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Alderman Lampada, you are recognized. Thank you very much, Mr. President. We're talking about moms. The only

photo of my mom's childhood is from her senior year of high school yearbook. Despite the fact that she spent her entire childhood in New Jersey, her yearbook is from a high school in Ohio. That is

because the violence that she experienced as a child, sexual and domestic violence at the hands of her brothers, at the hands of her parents, was so severe that family friends drove her out to the

Midwest so that she could try to restart her life out here. My grandfather came out here, put her in a car, drove her back to New Jersey so that he could control the rest of her childhood. This is a

memory that stays with me and feels very deep when I share this photo with my daughter. I am really grateful that this year we've actually seen a 44% reduction in domestic related homicides in the

city of Chicago. I am distressed that despite a reduction in shootings overall, there has been a 26% increase in domestic related shootings in this city. The work of keeping people safe in their homes

has never been greater, particularly, I would say, with the insidious creep of the normalization of domestic and sexual violence in this country that I think comes from the highest levels of

leadership in this country. I am glad that Chicago stands as a bulwark against that narrative and those values. I'm glad to see us continue funding the Survivors Fund and various other resources. I

want to speak in this moment to a call that we've heard for at least the eight years that I've been in council to fund community-based, compassionate and relevant victim services in the communities

where violence is being experienced. I want to name that and hope to see that reflected in the next week and the next months. Thank you, sir. Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderwoman Nicoli. Thank

you, Mr. President. I too rise in support of this resolution honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As the chair of the Women's Caucus, this is an issue that hits really close to home for us, the

women on the council. I don't know that we can ever do enough, actually. I appreciate the acknowledgement from my colleague, Alderman Hadden, especially as we are coming upon budget, and I know I've

had some conversations with some of you. This is not an issue that should be in question about whether or not we should fund things and find more funding where we can. I really want to acknowledge

also the work of my colleague, Alderman Tabaras, with the joint task force. We need to do more work like this together, and I give you my word, we are going to be rescheduling that subject matter

hearing, and we're going to have lots of our colleagues there on hand. Alderman Taliaferro and I are going to work on that date. We're going to keep our eye on the ball because we have to. If we want

to do anything about violence in our communities, that has to start at home. And all too often, there aren't the resources out there to help those women and families who are in the most need. I can

tell you the first time as an adult that I realized a friend of mine was in an abusive relationship, it wasn't until she was telling me she was getting a divorce. I got to tell you, I consider myself

a pretty good friend, and that I didn't know about it broke my heart. It just broke my heart that she was going through this for as long as she did. And she had the courage finally to leave her

husband. But it just led me to think what had been going on for so long beforehand, and who was there for her? I think that there's a lot of work yet to be done. I think each and every single one of

you that are sitting in that box, whether you're a survivor, or if you're an ally, if you work in the space, thank you for all that you do to help each other and to help our communities. We have to be

there for each other. I want to call out in particular, I see folks from the network, and I don't have everybody, so I apologize ahead of time. But, will echo the sentiments regarding Sarah Brown and

Katina Watkins Lloyd. Thank you for all that you're doing every day. Kanwin, Abnagar, those who work at our city agencies as well, and for all of us who are just trying to be there for our friends and

our colleagues who may be going through something. Appreciate that. Thank you for the opportunity, Mr. President, and, again, thanks for all that you're doing. Thank you. Thank you, Alderwoman Lee.

The chair recognizes Alderwoman Gutierrez. Thank you, Mr. President. Many of my colleagues didn't know the type of work that I was doing before being an alderwoman, and I think it's an opportunity

this morning to share with the whole council and people present here this morning with us. Hello, before being an alderman, as an immigrant, like you all know, I started my journey working in CPS as a

counselor assistant. And I can tell you all the stories and all the parents, moms and dads, that were experiencing domestic violence, and the work that we were doing to make sure that those kids and

those families were safe. That led my work to being appointed as a women issues commissioner for the seventh district in Cook County. And we continue that work, and I'm glad to see some familiar faces

that we've worked in the county while my tenure also as a district then director of Cook County Commissioner. I know, Mayor Brandon, you were a commissioner at that time. And we were working together

with the county to help our communities, our moms, dads, and kids, not only in Chicago, but in the county. And here I am now as an alderwoman, continuing trying my best to continue that type of work.

And with that, I rise today in strong support of this resolution, recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Prevention Month. And it's not only about wearing purple and talking about these issues on

October. I think we all need to remember that these issues happen 365 days a year, 24 hours. And we need to continue to work hard, and now as aldermen, we need to continue to empower our communities

to understand that what is happening is not okay, that there's hope, that us now as government leaders could lend a hand, but now with bigger resources and with bigger reach. Because we are able to

provide services in our own offices. And when we all see a case like this, even though people may think, "Oh, it's not a city thing," I can help you. Yes, colleagues, we can help them. We are in our

duty as public servants to look for resources, and there's great partners in this city that are helping lead this work. And that's why I want to thank you all for the great work that you've done, not

yesterday, not this morning. You've done it throughout the years from lived experiences. And I know that it's hard and tough every day when you talk to someone, and maybe they're dealing with

something that you dealt before. But for you all, you're not alone. We're in this together. And you know I'm also a mom. I'm also a mom of three little ones, that we're also teaching them to stay

strong, to respect each other, but also to demand respect for themselves. So we're going to continue to work together because there's so much to get done. As my colleagues have said, it's so

unfortunate that 2026 and we're still facing that, but of course we know why it's still happening. But we need to continue to advocate and work towards the end of this. We need healthy families in all

aspects. And with this said, I just would love to mention a couple of guests. And I'm sorry I'm not mentioning everybody, but I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the great work

that you've done throughout the years. But I want a special shout-out to Berta Morin and Joel Rivas from Mujeres Latinas en Accion, that we've been working with them for years, as I mentioned before,

since I was a teacher. Like they say, right? Always when you work in a school, they will always call you a teacher, right? Even though you were not teaching, but you were also teaching something for

those kids and families. Also, Janet Hernandez, thank you for your work because your organization, Corazon de Valor y Fortaleza, started in Chicago lawn in the 14th Ward. And now she has a great

community hub in La Villita where she continues to serve not only La Villita or Southwest Side residents, but everybody that needs help in Chicago. And throughout the suburbs, because I know you go

everywhere else too, and she's an author as well. Thank you all for the great work. And I cannot forget also giving a shout-out to Madeline Barr from The Network. We also have a hub, a shelter for

families in the ward. Let's continue building, let's continue advocating, and let's continue providing those vital resources that our communities deserve. Thank you. Thank you. Chair recognizes Alder

Vasquez. Thank you very much, Mr. President. I also rise in support of the resolution. We can't thank you enough, and it is unfortunate how much we've learned in the past term as far as the work that

The Network and other people do about the failings that we see sometimes in the court system related to orders of protection, as we see sometimes with CPD in acknowledging what harm looks and feels

like. But I wanted to add, domestic violence isn't only gender-based violence, it's also violence done to children. It's violence that starts at a very young age. And we have to think about how that

is normalized. When you have people thinking that there's anything considered age-appropriate discipline, and they're talking about beating their children, it's something that we should think about.

It is not something that should be normalized. And I say that Because sometimes we come from communities and cultures where we think that's what discipline and order is about, when all it does is

cause more harm and trauma. I say it as a victim myself growing up of domestic violence, and many of us do. It gets referred to as not sparing the rod, when in reality you're teaching things that we

have been taught from vestiges of slavery and colonialism, rather than teaching our youth how to actually be themselves. If someone as an adult doesn't know how to have a conversation with a child

that doesn't involve a belt or another weapon involved, then we need to reconsider what that means. Because you all do a lot of work dealing with the symptoms, dealing with the aftermath of what

happens. We don't have enough conversations about changing culture and understanding at the root of it all to actually address it more. And so as we make sure that in this council we have enough funds

for you all to do the work that you do, let us also make sure we spend the time, the energy, the funds, and the willpower to change how we think about how we treat our children, because that is how it

starts. When you look at some of the men who don't know how to treat women in their community, you go back to see how they were treated as children, and the cycle keeps continuing. And so I just want

to make sure we keep staying grounded in that part of the conversation as well, because I don't hear that enough, and I want to make sure it's something we do tackle. So thank you for your work. We

all are going to work as hard as we can, hoping we work you guys out of a job, and anyone else trying to do that line of work. And I thank you for the opportunity for the resolution. Thank you, Mr.

President. Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman Lopez. Thank you, Mr. President, and good morning members of the City Council. Good morning to our guests who are here with us today. I too rise in

support of this resolution. And it's something to be said that we have not one, not two, but three items that were scheduled for discussion today with regards to domestic violence. We'll talk more

about the task force later, which I was honored to be a part of that discussion, and dismayed to learn of the failures, not just of the institution, but of the people responsible for the execution of

justice and safety of our families and our children, our brothers and our sisters in their times of need. But this resolution should continue to put, as all of my colleagues have said, domestic

violence on the forefront of all that we do. To know that there are things that work, programs within our departments that we need to fund to ensure that they remain available 24 hours a day to the

residents of the city of Chicago. All of these things are true. And yet, as one of our colleagues just mentioned, the root causes remain. Whether it is because of the fact that harmed children become

harmful adults, if it's because of the emasculinization of individuals who think that they have to prove themselves when the doors close in their homes, or because of rampant substance abuse, whether

it's alcohol, drugs, or other things. All of those are interconnected in what we see here and have to deal with. Mr. President, we are here today to ensure that we do not allow this to simply become

something that is just another statistic in our neighborhoods, just a talking point in our communities. We know this happens more often than we care to admit. We've seen it rise exponentially. A 50%

increase to the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline this year alone. Chicago can and will meet the moment, as we always do, because this is something that impacts every community, every ideology, every

gender, every person in some fashion or another. And it is one of those few things on our agenda that unites us all to ending once and for all. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Alderwoman

Stephanie Coleman, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. To every advocate here, I cannot echo my colleagues' sentiment enough of saying thank you. I want to specifically thank Ms. Sarah

Brown, whose family connection, her family church, is at 6000 South Ashland in the 16th Ward. But in my most difficult season, you kept me informed and involved. And not many advocates, not many Black

women are strong enough to be a victim, but also tell the story of what a survivor looks like. So I'm really grateful that you have the audacity and courage to help other women in the struggle. To

Dorothy Tucker, Karen Freeman-Wilson, and the NAACP women. Black women make up 16% of Chicago population. However, we are one of three victims of every crime statistic there is. Specifically for

assault and batteries, Black women account for 65% as it relates to domestic violence. So as Alderwoman Hatton mentioned, funding is so necessary, especially for the smaller community-based

organizations that are working with CPD and the CAPS office and the domestic violence subcommittees under CAPS. And ensuring that the least of these get the help and the funding, especially on the

South and West Sides that cater to Black and brown women in the struggle. October is just one month. We can discuss domestic violence every month. And so thank you again for your advocacy, and I'm so

glad that you all are here to join us. Thank you, Alderwoman. The chair recognizes Alder Quesada. Thank you, Chairman, and thank you, Mr. President. I rise to speak in support of this resolution. One

of the most striking moments in my time in public service was about seven or eight years ago, when I worked for the former alderman of the 35th Ward, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, as the neighborhood service

director. And one morning a mother came into our office with three of her children, and she was in a panic, and she was crying. And she came in and she said, "I need help." And I said, "Absolutely.

What's going on?" And she said, "I just ran away from my house. My boyfriend was beating me, and I'm not going to take it anymore, and I didn't know where else to go to, so I came here." And I was in

my early 20s, and I, as a child who grew up in a home of domestic violence, you get into that fight or flight mode and immediately just started to tend to her emergency, started to ask her what she

needed. And I remember going through the rigmarole of calling different organizations, and that's when I first came across Mujeres Latinas en Accion, and the great work that they do. And I remember

calling their hotline, and explaining the situation that this woman and her children are going through, and they said, "Please send her to us immediately." And I ordered a Lyft, I bought food for the

kids, and sent them on their way to Mujeres Latinas en Accion. I didn't hear from her for a number of months. It was probably about five or six months later, and I was walking in Lincoln Park one day,

and I saw this mother walking out of the park with her kids, and she looked a lot different. She looked healthier, she looked safe, she looked at peace. And I remember we ran into each other on the

sidewalk, and she ran up to me. She remembered my name. She said, "Anthony, thank you so much. Thank you, you saved my life that day." But it wasn't me. It was a collective. It was our community that

came together. But it was the work of Mujeres Latinas en Accion who put that woman in safety and her children in safety and ensured that she was able to go back to work, and that her children were

able to go back to school. That is the work that these organizations do day in and day out. And because of this silent crisis of domestic violence, it has normalized the violence that we have in our

homes, but also that we see in our streets. I'll never forget that in my first relationship, outside of high school, I experienced domestic violence as well. But it was normalized. I thought that that

was an expression of love or admiration or something. I didn't know it. Because of the domestic violence that I experienced at home, it was normalized, that kind of violence. So I do want to commend

all the advocates that are doing the silent work of saving people, women, men, children, because this is something that cannot be tolerated any longer. Thank you very much. Thank you. Alderman Sigcho-

Lopez, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. I do also want to rise in support of this resolution, in this important resolution. I want to thank everybody in the box, all the leaders that keep

our families and our community safe. As the women of Chicago goes, so the rest of the city and the rest of our families. So I want to thank specifically and especially, Mujeres Latinas en Accion,

Berta Morfin, and all the founders of Mujeres Latinas en Accion that have served our community since 1973. When I was a teacher, serving in some of the poorest communities of the city, and I tell you,

it really takes a village. Sister K actually used to help us a lot to welcome survivors and victims and provide them shelter and immediate assistance. In a time where people are scared and afraid, we

remember that leaders are out there. And there's many people here in the city who care and who support each other. I want to also recognize the work that needs to continue to be done, especially

around housing. As the Chair of Housing and Real Estate, we must recognize that survivors and victims oftentimes stay with their abusers because of lack of shelter, because of lack of housing options.

And that is a fundamental change that we need to address. The rapid rehousing program that has housed 417 survivors needs more funding, needs more support. So our commitment here in the city of

Chicago, to protect all people, to protect their families, to protect their women, LGBTQ, and the interconnectedness of these issues of violence. When violence is not addressed, it spreads throughout

the community, and that is the rise of that violence is here at the highest level of government. But here in Chicago, we must help and support each other, and that's why I want to thank every single

one of you in the box who are making the difference to make sure that Chicago and our families are safe. Thank you, Mr. President. You're welcome. Thank you. The Chair recognizes Alderwoman Pitts.

Thank you, Mr. President. I too rise to support the resolution. And I was just thinking about one of the most tragic accident that could happen to me in my lifetime as being an alderman was to see a

man break into a lady's house, threw a baby out the window, and then cut the lady's neck. It just so happened I may have been in the area to have witnessed this, but it was something that stayed with

me. And what I see today is that we need far more domestic violence teaching for our youth so that they know that they don't have to endure it, that you need to know the signs. First of all, the signs

and when to get out and not stay in relationship where you allow it to start and then it get to a point where you're overwhelmed and don't know how to get out. And most of the time, they don't have

family members or someone to help them to get out. So I applaud you ladies and all of you who are continuing to work on their behalf. But yet, work that's been done, there's still much more that need

to be done. So thank you, Mr. Mayor. You are welcome. Are there any other alders that wish to speak to this resolution? Very well. Seeing no hands, I do want to recognize and thank all of the

individuals that have joined us today in the box. Thank you again to Sarah Brown Katina Watkins-Lloyd, Juanita Arreola, Julia Weiner, Sung Yeon, Madeline Burr, Min Kim, Mallory Morgan, Gladys De La

Torre, Emmanuel Heras, Esmeralda Gonzalez, Claudia Rangel, Joel Rivas, Janeth Hernandez, and Bertha Morin. Every October we come together to lift up the survivors of domestic violence. We mourn those

that we have lost, and we recommit ourselves to end this violence. We know that one in four women and one in seven men will experience partner violence at some point in their relationship. And due to

systemic racism and inequities, there are higher rates of domestic violence in Black, Brown, and LGBTQ+ communities. And that is why the city and this administration is working so hard to combat and

prevent domestic violence in Chicago. We are working with city and community agencies to educate, raise awareness, provide resources for those experiencing domestic violence. We have a full and robust

gender-based violence task force that is made up of survivors, community members, and liaisons with the LGBTQ+ Advisory Council and the Women's Advisory Council. We have partnered with DFSS to

increase funding for the Survivor Fund, enabling us to reach more than 16,000 survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and human trafficking. This fund has also helped to house over

400 survivors and children, and the Preventable program has reached more than 13,000 young people and adults. And we have hosted several roundtables with at-risk communities to hear their concerns,

their wants and needs surrounding domestic violence. So today, we all stand together as we continue our efforts to not just raise awareness, but support and protect survivors and create a world that

is free of domestic violence. And with that, Alderman Mitchell, can I get a motion for the passage of this resolution? Mr. President, I move passage in the ominous. Very well. Hearing no objections,

so order. Thank you all very much for being here today and for all of your amazing work. Very well. Alderman Mitchell. Move that we return to the regular order of business. Hearing no objections, so

ordered. Alderman Bennett Lawson has requested to participate in today's meeting, the remaining of today's meeting, remotely for reasons stated in Rule 59. Can we confirm Alderman Bennett Lawson's

presence online? Alderman Lawson? Present. Thank you. Very well. Can I get a motion for the participation? It's been moved. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. In the

opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Next up, communications. Communications from His Honor, the Mayor, to the Honorable, the City Council of the City of Chicago. Ladies and gentlemen, at the

request of the chief financial officer, I transmitted with an ordinance authorizing the issuance of $500 million in wastewater transmission revenue bonds. Your favorable consideration of this

ordinance will be appreciated. Very truly yours, Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Housing, I transmitted with

an ordinance authorizing increased TIF assistance for the development of 1539 North Pulaski Elderly Apartments project. Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated. Very truly

yours, signed, Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Housing, I transmitted with an ordinance authorizing the

execution of a TIF redevelopment agreement with Oak and Larrabee LLC. Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed, Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Referred to

the Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Housing, I transmitted with an ordinance establishing a new tax increment financing neighborhood improvement

program to allow the use of TIF funds for the home repair program. Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed, Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Referred to the

Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Housing, I transmitted with ordinances authorizing the issuance of financial assistance for the Morgan Park Commons

Phase One housing redevelopment project. Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed, Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Housing, I transmitted with an ordinance authorizing the issuance of multifamily loan for the acquisition and preservation of Palmer Place

Apartments. Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed, Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, at the

request of the superintendent of the Chicago Board of Education, I transmitted with an ordinance authorizing the provision of permit fee waivers for the Chicago Board of Education. Your favorable

consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed, Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Referred to the Committee on Finance. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of

Planning and Development, I transmitted with ordinances authorizing the 2027 budget, execution of service provider agreements, and other amendments regarding various special service areas located

within the city. Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Refer to the Committee on Economic, Capital, and Technology

Development. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmitted with ordinances authorizing the sale of city-owned lands. Your favorable consideration

of these ordinances will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Refer to the Committee on Housing and Real Estate. Ladies and gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of

Housing, I transmitted with ordinances authorizing the sale of city-owned land and the execution of intergovernmental agreements for the development of housing units under the City Lots for Working

Families program. Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Refer to the Committee on Housing and Real Estate. Ladies and

gentlemen, at the request of the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, I transmitted with an ordinance amending the municipal code regarding business licenses for bicycle messenger

services. Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Refer to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Ladies and

gentlemen, I transmitted with appointments to the Police and Fire District Councils. Your favorable consideration of these appointments will be appreciated. Very truly yours, signed Brandon Johnson,

Mayor. Refer to the Committee on Police and Fire. Ladies and gentlemen, I transmitted with appointments to various special service areas. Your favorable consideration of these appointments will be

appreciated. Very truly yours, signed Brandon Johnson, Mayor. Refer to the Committee on Economic, Capital, and Technology Development. The following veto letter from the Honorable Brandon Johnson,

Mayor, was filed in the office of the city clerk on October 9th, 2026 at 3:33 PM. To the Honorable, the City Council of the City of Chicago and City Clerk Valencia, I return herewith, without my

approval, an ordinance passed by the City Council on September 29th, 2026, document number 02026-0026270, requiring any debt issuance ordinance to be approved by a three-fifths vote of alderpersons

entitled by law to be elected. Neighborhoods with the greatest infrastructure needs should not face additional barriers to securing essential public investments. Delaying infrastructure projects can

increase construction costs, worsen deterioration, and ultimately cost taxpayers more. While this ordinance increases a voting threshold, it does not put into place any additional measures around debt

affordability, reporting requirements, or financial oversight. The vote requirement of three-fifths put in place for this particular matter is greater than that of the City of Chicago's $16.6 billion

budget or any other critical matter that comes before this body. For the above stated reasons, it is my duty to veto this ordinance. Madam Clerk, please read this letter at the October 14th, 2026 City

Council meeting under the heading of Reports and Communications from the Mayor and other City Officers. Sincerely signed, Mayor Brandon Johnson. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. I- Chair-- The chair recognizes

Alderman Marty Quinn. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move to adopt 02026-0026270 as previously adopted by the City Council at its regular meeting held on September 29th, 2026. Notwithstanding the mayoral

veto submitted to the city clerk on October 9th of 2026 by a roll call vote. Mr. Mayor, I'd like to close the debate. Very well. Thank you, sir. There's a motion to pass item 02026-0026270, requiring

any debt ordinance to be approved by a three-fifths vote of alderpersons entitled by law to be elected. This is despite the veto. A yes vote means your support of the ordinance's passage and an

override of the veto. A no vote means you support the veto. Are there any alders that wish to speak to this item? The chair recognizes Alderman Bill Conway. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Now, we've heard the

argument and read that letter that requiring 30 votes to authorize borrowing will somehow delay critical infrastructure projects. But the facts tell a quite different story. The sales tax bonds the

city issued just last week were authorized by this council last December, 10 months ago, and the general obligation bonds the city's expected to issue later this year, we authorized those last

December as well. In fact, we, at this moment in time, have billions of dollars of unused borrowing authorization. Now, back when I was in banking, a major issuer could call us in one week, we'd

update the legal documents, line up the brokerage houses, and we could do the debt offering the following week. So the notion that requiring 30 votes instead of 26 will somehow delay infrastructure

investment simply doesn't square with the facts. If there is any delay in this area, it is with the executive branch, certainly not City Council. Now, nobody here is arguing against investing in

infrastructure. We need roads, bridges, and public facilities that will serve Chicagoans for generations. But this is about the difference between borrowing to build our city's futures or borrowing to

mortgage our city's future. Chicago spends roughly $2 billion a year servicing its debt, a number that's due to increase, and much of that burden is the consequence of decisions made years, even

decades before many of us arrived in this chamber Our predecessors borrowed money, deferred payments, and pushed obligations onto future generations. Well, we are those future generations, and the

bills are coming due. We inherited those decisions, we inherited the debt, and we inherited the consequences. And today, we're spending money servicing old debts that could otherwise go towards parks,

schools, police officers, and mental health clinics, to name a few. Now, we cannot change the decisions of the past, but we can learn from them. Borrowing is often necessary. We all understand that.

But when we're making financial commitments that will outlive our time in this chamber, is it really too much to ask that 30 of the 50 members of city council agree? Do you really want to still allow

29 members of this council to be able to mortgage our future? This isn't about stopping investment. It's about making better decisions today, so future generations aren't forced to live with the

consequences of our mistakes tomorrow. We inherited a city burdened by the debts of its past, and our responsibility is to leave the next generation a city less burdened by ours. So, on behalf of the

taxpayers of today and the taxpayers of future generations, heck, on behalf of my own children, we don't need another mortgage on any of our futures. Please vote to override this veto. Thank you, Mr.

Mayor. Thank you. The chair recognizes Alder Matt O'Shea. Thank you, Mr. President. Now, there are people who are more knowledgeable about our financial predicament than me in this body. But what I

want to talk about is something that's becoming more and more frustrating to me. We were elected by our community to come down here and cast difficult votes. Yes vote, no vote, own your vote. I've

seen more people duck out of this room, scurry out of this room, tiptoe out of this room the past three years than I did the first 13 I was here. To my colleagues, put your big boy pants on and cast

your vote. You support it, you oppose it, but own it, and stop hiding and stop ducking and stop sneaking out. Ladies and gentlemen, we have more than $30 billion in outstanding debt. I think oversight

is a good thing. So does the state of Illinois. They also have a three-fifths majority. So do many other large cities. People like to throw around that word "transparency" and "accountability." That's

what this is. This is going from 26 votes to 30 votes. Does anybody really think that if there's a project on the south or west side that's needed, a development that's needed, infrastructure

improvements that are needed, we wouldn't all rally in support of our colleague? Come on. If you signed in today, whether you're up on that screen or you're here in this room, own your vote. And if

you're hiding in your office down the hallway, get your a*s back here in the chambers. Alderman Knudson, you are recognized. I was just confirming I was in quorum. Yes. It actually wasn't meant to be

a- Confirmation. Chair recognizes Alder Lospada. Thank you so much. I really appreciate all of the texts that I've gotten about this. The scurrying talk, I take umbrage at. Because I've had questions

about my absence, talked about it in my newsletter, happy to talk about it here. Listen, I would far prefer my daughter to be in AM preschool than PM. Certainly has made for complicated pickup and

drop-off. But that's what I do because I care about her education. I regrettably underestimated the lack of dialogue around the passage of this ordinance. Last time, I thought I would have enough time

to log in by rule 59. By the time I was able to log in, the meeting was already over. I apologize. I won't make that mistake twice. But the notion that I've read now a lot of times that I was trying

to dodge my responsibility to vote in this council, I take genuine umbrage at, because that's not how I've tried to do my job for the last eight years. I would've voted against it then. I would vote

against it today, and I plan to, because I genuinely am baffled by this skepticism around the concept of funding infrastructure based off of general obligation bonds that just does not have merit in

reality. And I'm sorry to be someone to say that. If this was about that we shouldn't take out short-term, high-interest loans to cover operating costs, I think that's fair. If it's about whether we

should put operating costs against bonds, that's something that I would definitely consider, and I voted against that Around this time last year, the notion that bonds are somehow this unscrupulous

means of funding infrastructure, I'm really disappointed in the dialogue because I've seen over time how that is leading to decreasing infrastructure spend in the city. When if we actually look at our

own budget numbers, the city's general obligation bond tax levy is lower than it was 10 years ago. That is the actual fact that is related to this narrative about, what is it? Out of control debt for

the city of Chicago. So that's why I'm frustrated at this. People can have various motivations on how they vote today or not vote today, but the notion that some of us were running out of the room to

avoid our votes, at least for me, is a false narrative on my vote, and the notion that we have out-of-control general obligation spending is, to me, based off of the facts, a false narrative. This is

what is informing my vote today. Thank you. Thank you. Alderman Irvin. Thank you, Mr. President. I'm still trying... What's this? Bison. The Riz c******s. The Riz c******s. But the business here of

the 51 of us here is the business of politics. I know that we talk about politics, and the politics is about who gets what, where, when, and how. George Blakemore, he said, "Contracts, goods, and

services." Thank you. But in its true essence, politics breaks down to one single word, and that's power. And let me start with a question, and I want this to sit with you. Who gives away their power?

This body continues to evolve. When you look at the councils over the last couple of generations, you go back to the '70s, 14 minorities sat in this body. 14 all happened to look like me. 37 members

of the majority. Think about this, 40% of the City of Chicago's population was Black. We had 14 members in this body. 15% of the population is Latino, but yet zero members in this body at that time.

It wasn't until the mid-'80s when Mayor Harold Washington went all the way to the Supreme Court for the Latino community to gain one seat in this room, for the right for them to elect a candidate of

their choice. Again, who gives away power? Nobody gives their power away because when you get the power, you keep it, you protect it. But power can also be taken back, and it doesn't always happen

with a fist. Sometimes it's just a subtle rule change. And for as long as I can remember, 26 votes ruled the day in this body. That's how democracy works. You win with the majority, you move on. And

now this seeks to change that to three-fifths, which is an insult unto itself, but I'll let you all get that in the parking lot, and do the math with me. 26 votes threshold governs, but with three-

fifths, the minority governs at that point. And again, a minority of the council now will hold the key of how the city can invest in itself. Because borrowing is not abstract. It's about investment.

It's investment in our communities, the libraries, the streets, the affordable housing, the stores, the infrastructure. It tells the community that you matter and that we're coming to help. And here's

what I want you to notice. For generations when that investment flowed across this city, it missed a whole lot of communities. Austin, Garfield, Lawndale, Humboldt, Little Village, Rosemont,

Englewood, Altgeld. And now the money's starting to flow, and we want to change the rules. Again, who gives away their power? This history of this city has never been kind to Black and Latino

communities, and it's only been through the courts that we've had some semblance of fairness. Again, who gives away their power? I know aldermen like Dawson, Lewis, Langford, Harris, Beavers, Shaw,

turning over in their graves, thinking that Black folks are about to give away their power. Again, I would mention Latino aldermen, but y'all haven't been here long enough to have folks of that

legacy. Again, why do the rules need to change? Who gives away their power? You want to call it independence. It's ironic that we only talk about independence and executive oversight when the person

sitting up there look like me. I can't run from that. It happened under Washington. It happened for about 15 minutes under Lori Lightfoot, and it's been going pretty much all the term here under

Johnson. Three Black mayors, and every time the rules all of a sudden become an issue. Now, again, call it independence. You want to call it reforms. You want to call it checks and balances. But

again, where was that concern before? Under Daley, under Emanuel, under the other Daley, where was the concern then when investment was going elsewhere? Where was the passion for the threshold of

greater than a simple majority when folks was getting everything else and we were left out? Where was it then? You're going to be here, too, George. I got you. But let me say this. I think about

people like Nancy Jefferson, Birdell Trice in the Midwest Community Council, Ila Daggett, Ms. Robinson, and people in Austin that had to file federal lawsuits to get a swimming pool and swing sets in

their communities. Tell me, why would I give away my power? When the majority is comfortable, 26 is fine. Now the city is changing. The old guard is shrinking. The voters have spoken again and again,

and suddenly 26 is not enough. Remember, I opened with the council being 14 minority members. Now fast-forward. This council is as diverse as it's ever been. Well, guess who's the 14 now? Here's what

I know. What we win at the ballot box, we got to defend in the courtroom, and now we're going to have to defend it in the rule book, because if you can't beat people at their own game, you just change

the rules. We see that happening all over the country. Again, you can't change the vote, just change the threshold. You can't change the election, just make it matter less. That's what this means. The

voters in this city elected a mayor, they elected a council, and now a majority of the council can say yes, but yet that's still not enough. Help me understand that. A minority says no. That's not

independence. That's a veto with a better branding. There is no major city in this country, contrary to what was said, that has such a requirement. Some may point to the General Assembly, three-fifths

voting requirements, but if we had the power of the General Assembly, I probably would agree with that. They have way more power than we do to talk about having a three-fifths majority. And again, let

me just say this. Reverend Jackson said it best. He said, "We can win when the playing field is even, the rules are public, the goals are clear, the referees are fair, and the score is transparent."

Let me say that again. "We can win when the playing field is even, the rules are public, the goals are clear, and the referees are fair, and the score is transparent." The playing field is even. Is it

when 21 can run 26? When 21 weighs more than 26? Is that even? Is that fair? Is that transparent? Again, when you look at who this benefits, the goal looks a lot like holding on to the influence that

the voters have moved away from. Again, who gives away their power? Nobody gives it. But when we don't pay attention to what a technical amendment looks like on a Wednesday and who benefits from that

change, I will never let anybody convince me that my vote counts less today than tomorrow. It's not going to happen. Again, my mentor, great lady, Karen Yarbrough, said something to me 20 years ago

that I didn't comprehend at the time. Said, "In this business of politics, there are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent interests." No permanent friends, no permanent enemies,

just permanent interests. Ladies and gentlemen, we got to stop playing checkers when everybody else is playing chess. And I'm not mad at the author of this ordinance because he's doing his job. He's

trying to maintain his community's influence in a world that has changed, and he's doing what he's supposed to do, come down here and get power. And again, more power to him, but not mine. My

community does not want to wait this long, work this hard, organize this deep to see the investment of our neighborhoods gets held hostage by the minority. Again, nobody gives away their power, and I

didn't come down here to give up mine. So again, this ordinance is not an attack on the executive branch. It's an attack on this body perpetrated by those who've seen their power diminish in every

election since 1975. This ordinance is not designed to make this council stronger. It's to make the majority weaker. Again, who gives away their power? Voting yes on this matter is giving away our

power, the power of the people that we serve. Again, no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. And if you think that they will put their community interests aside for ours,

history has given us that answer already, and this is not in our interest. I urge a no vote and to protect the power that generations have bled for, have fought for, and have died for. Thank you.

Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman Riley Thank you, Mr. President. I think we heard the word power used, I counted, 18 times in the last speech. And I can tell you, a lot of folks come to the

city council for different reasons and different motivations. Some people came here to do public service. It's something that's in their blood. Others came here because they felt that they're on a

mission to try and save this city from a bad trajectory. And clearly, other people came here for power. But that's not what this ordinance is about. There's this fallacy being pushed around that a

three-fifths majority will somehow paralyze any new infrastructure or development in this city, and that's absolutely incorrect. But I think it's important to remind my colleagues that Chicago has a

unique distinction among the 10 biggest cities in America to be the only one, the only one that requires a simple majority to issue more debt like this. So we're not looking to go out and stake new

uncharted territory here. We're way behind the times. And so this isn't about power, it's about good governance. And some folks, I think, have learned recently that there isn't a majority that works

with the executive branch. We're seeing there's a majority of this council that's not. And in fact, that number is, ironically, 30. And so I'd say that the previous speaker's arguments, while

passionate, are flawed. I'll give you a rundown very quickly of the other big cities and what they require in order to issue debt. New York City requires a two-thirds supermajority vote of the city

council to pass bond resolutions. Los Angeles requires a two-thirds vote from the city council to place it on the ballot, and then the voters decide. We all know about Chicago and our failings.

Houston, governed by Texas law mandating public ballot elections for any taxing bonds. Phoenix, Arizona, local ballot ratified by the citizens. Philadelphia, the council votes to authorize, but again,

it becomes a question on the ballot. San Antonio, same thing. San Diego, two-thirds vote from the city council to authorize a ballot measure. Dallas, Texas, same thing. San Jose, California. The list

goes on and on and on. Some of these big cities require the voters to weigh in. So let's talk about delays. We could go a lot further here, Alderman Irvin, but I can tell you that this is something

that a lot of folks have been talking about for previous administrations. In fact, we had this conversation under Rahm Emanuel. This was discussed under him when I was the vice mayor. So we're not

picking on specific mayors. We've seen in other big cities this is good governance. I would also remind people that when it comes to debt load per capita, per resident of Chicago, the City of Chicago

ranks second worst in the country among big cities, only eked out by New York City. Their citizens have a slightly higher debt load per citizen than we do. So that's not a great list to be on either.

Look, I think that Alderman O'Shea said it very eloquently. No one here is going to hold up good community investment in anybody's ward. We're colleagues first, and we see a lot of that deference

happen day to day in our committee hearings. If it's important to the local alderman and they make a good, compelling case, they almost always get support for those projects. So let's not try and

divide this council over hypotheticals and honestly, divisive language. We'll just call it that. This is really about good governance and I applaud my colleague, Alderman Quinn, for bringing it

forward, and I thank my colleagues in advance for supporting it. But let's not make this about power. This is about doing right by the people we work for. The Chicago taxpayers currently have a

liability of around $42,000 per citizen for the debt that we've been extending for decades and decades and decades. That's what this is really about, fiscal discipline and good governance, and I urge

my colleagues to vote yes. Thank you. Thank you. Alderman Lopez, you are recognized. Thank you again, Mr. President. Good afternoon, members of the city council. I gather we're not done gaslighting

each other today, but I do have some points as I rise to support this effort to override this veto. And I want to thank our colleague from the West Side. I think I checked off every Irvinism that I've

ever heard in 12 years in this speech today. But I believe the saying is that power is not given, it is taken. That's the application of that axiom. And what we are trying to do today is to have city

council regain power over our future, over the debt, over the use of hiding deficits through more and more borrowing, to the point where we have $36 billion in debt just from our pension alone. Almost

double that once you start including all of the other various lines of credit, which our colleague from the 2nd Ward-- From the 34th Ward, excuse me, referenced. Last budget, we saw a refinancing of

open lines of credit going back to the Daley years, a shock to all of us. And yet as we're trying to have a conversation today about how we finance future obligations that go beyond just investment in

our neighborhoods, but investment in our city as a whole, we're warned of the vengeful minority. It's been alluded to numerous times today. We keep dancing around it. So just come out and say it.

Blame the evil white people who are not going to let African Americans and Latinos put sidewalks in their neighborhoods. Say it. You're going to dance around it, come out and say it. Because that is

the stupidest argument I think I've ever heard of anything in this room in nearly 12 years as alderman. What I know is that all of us have supported investment in all our neighborhoods. I've seen my

colleagues stand as we've put millions of dollars in investment in infrastructure in West Englewood, while we've also simultaneously sat here and voted on every single project going towards the 28th

Ward. Budget after budget, TIF request after TIF request. We just said, or I should say we will have a TIF request for CPS that they didn't even ask for, that we're giving. And the same goes with debt

and bonds and housing grants and things of that nature. For example, the housing and economic development bond which we passed, which was $1.2 billion. None of us know where it went, but we said yes

to it because your administration, Mr. President, wanted it. No one held you captive. No one held the commissioner of housing captive. We believe in investing in neighborhoods throughout the entire

city of Chicago, and that's what we did. But the problem that we have right now is that oftentimes, yes, things have changed under the last two mayors. And we'll go back to the last mayor, because

this used to be the body that was led by an administration that sought to have consensus and support from all 50. I think Mayor Daley famously would work overtime to try to get budgets passed with

maybe one exception. And when she finally voted for his budget, it was front page news. Mayor Emanuel, who many of us served with, would work on the side, gain our support so that we could present a

united front for the city. And then came the Lightfoot administration, who declared quite loudly, "I'm only leading to 26." Which means p**s on the other 24 of you. That is what we are trying to get

back from, get away from. Saying that you could dismiss the concerns of 24 members of this council once you get to 26. Because that means those 24 aldermen who you just said you don't care to discuss,

who you don't care to engage with, they're out of luck. As are the 56,000 people that they represent. Nearly half the city of Chicago would be dismissed because an administration chose not to engage

with anyone beyond the necessary 26. That simple majority that we're fighting so hard to hold onto. If we want to matter again, if our neighborhoods need to matter again to an administration, any

administration, then we need to raise the threshold in order to be able to ensure that everyone has at least a chance of sitting at that table. Four more chairs to that table is quite literally all

we're asking for. Four more people to talk to. Four more aldermen to discuss what's going on so that you could go from 26 to 30. And yet we're acting as though we're never going to be able to borrow

money again in the city of Chicago. That is not the argument. That is not the defense of saying no today. And I would also point out, Mr. President, to my colleagues, that even your letter raised

eyebrows for me, and I'm sure for many others. Because in it, we talk about reporting requirements with regards to debt. Something that I don't think I've ever heard this administration talk about in

nearly three and a half years. We talk about financial oversight, which our committees have. But yet when we learn about what happens to the execution of bonds and where the money goes, we have

aldermen and chairmen who have talked about, how do you earmark where projects go? How do you have the list of where money's going? I believe our former chairman of economic capital and technology had

been asking for that for three administrations now, if I'm not mistaken. Give us the list of what you want to fund before we say yes to how much money we're going to give you. That has never happened.

Debt affordability. We can't afford it. I can answer that question right now. And the fact, Mr. President, that even when the smallest modicum of change is presented, whether it's in the Committee on

Finance or in this body, this administration has said no time and time again. When we've asked to review the language of our bond inducement ordinances, the answer's no, because this is how we've done

it. It's how we've always done it, and it's how we're going to keep doing it. When we're asked why we pay nearly double the percentage points on the money that we borrow above the national average,

can't change it. It's how we do things. Sometimes how we do things needs to stop. Sometimes how we do things needs to evolve, needs to change. Some, throughout the city, Mr. President, had hoped that

you would be part of that evolution and not the status quo. Saying no to this is the status quo. Saying no to this override keeps us borrowing, keeps us not knowing, and keeps us all in the dark,

which is why I encourage all of my colleagues to support this measure of overriding the veto and bringing some true transparency to what we're doing here today. Thank you. Thank you. Alderman Moore,

you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. I had no idea that Chairman Irvin, who usually go last, was going to speak about this. And although he wrote stuff down, I could have just sworn that he

was all in my head and collected my thoughts. I didn't have it written down because I've lived it. Reverend Jesse Jackson was my co-pastor, but before I even heard him say what I'll say what Jason

Herman said, growing up in the projects, what I've heard was money talk and b******t walk. That's all I heard, and I understood that. Now, you bring it full circle to what Chairman Irvin said, because

I heard this from my co-pastor for years, when the rules are public and the playing field is even, I can compete. I got calls from constituents and people texting with my picture on it saying, "Vote

against the veto. Vote against the veto. Override the veto." I picked up a phone call and called two people and I said, "You know what you're asking me to do?" "Yeah, override the veto." "Why? What am

I voting against?" "But we don't want the mayor to have control over money." Da, da, da, whatever they said and all this stuff. We don't want to be in no more debt. They were saying all this. I said,

"No, what you're asking me to do is give up my power. That's what you're asking me to do." I don't think the gentleman from the 13th ward was trying to do that. I truly believe what he feel he's doing

is right, but there are what we call unintentional consequences. So what I put to my constituent, I said, "Right now, I got 20 members in the Black Caucus. All I need is six more votes." You asking me

to go get what? Four or five additional votes. You asking me to make it harder for me to negotiate, to serve you. Not that my colleagues would vote for anything that I want. I don't believe that. But

not while I got the power. Do it when it's more difficult for you, then I'll vote for it. Money talk, BS walk. And so while we have 20 votes, it would break my heart that any one of those 20 would

vote to override this veto. I would never tell people who to vote for, do what you need to do. I'd never say that. Do what you want for your constituents. But when your doo-doo get on me, I got to say

something then. I have to say something. And so today we have 20 votes that we can work with, leverage, talk. I'm not trying to increase that number today, tomorrow, or next week. Now, you take me

down to five, take me down to 10, I'll stand with you then. But I'd never vote against my constituents because I'd never vote against myself. I urge my colleagues not to override this veto. Thank you.

Thank you. And we thank you for the PG version of the back part of your comments. Chair recognizes Alder Hadden. Thank you, Mr. President. I will not be supporting this veto override, and for a couple

of reasons. And I really appreciated, Mr. President, all my colleagues' comments. And in this seventh year of my time in council, I think our debates have gotten more interesting. I look to my

colleague over here, and this is a body that's supposed to deliberate. We're supposed to debate. We're supposed to challenge one another. And we are supposed to look at the way things work and make

recommendations to change them if we think they're not working. So I want to just share a couple of my thoughts and maybe they'll influence you as you're deciding what you're going to do. Before being

an elected official, there are several of you who I got to work with, and some of our colleagues who have since retired, on a process called participatory budgeting. And I've had the great pleasure of

consulting with communities and elected officials around the nation, and no greater pleasure than doing so in Chicago. Our colleague, Alderman Moore here in the 17th Ward, was one of my first

alderpeople that I got to work with. And so I want us to think about our physical infrastructure, right? We're all here representing our communities. We're talking about bond funds, we're talking

about debt, we're talking about a lot of ways in which we finance one of our core responsibilities as a city, and it is physical infrastructure This participatory budgeting process is really simple.

If you don't know what it is, it's just a democracy. It's community members getting to directly decide how to allocate money, that's their money, our tax dollars, in their community. Right? It's

adding this layer of deliberative democracy, bringing it a little bit wider than from just one decision-maker. As an alderperson, I continue this practice in the 49th Ward. Many of you do as well,

because I think it leads to better decision-making, a more engaged constituent base with higher civic education, and we get cooler projects. Right? It's kind of fun. I had been a volunteer in the

first participatory budgeting process in the 49th Ward. So I knew nothing about city government. I saw a flyer that my predecessor put out, and caught the democracy bug. Right? Really got engaged in

going on to help start an organization that promotes this process nationally. When I got to do my first process in the 17th Ward, it was in 17, 45, 46, and 49, our first year of PB Chicago. And I got

to do the first neighborhood assembly in Alderman Moore's ward. We were in his office. John Roberson was your chief of staff, and his community members showed up. They wanted to hear about this

process. And it's about our aldermanic menu, and you guys know, sidewalks, streets, resurfacing alleys, what have you. And coming from the 49th Ward, where we're 2.2 square miles on the far northeast

side of the city, most of our infrastructure needs, they get close to met, as close to met as you're going to get with a million dollars. When I got to stand before 17th Ward constituents and say,

"Hey, this is what this process is, and tell me your ideas." And I will never forget one older gentleman saying, "Why do we have to have a process for me to tell you that my street hasn't been

resurfaced in 30 years? So fix it." I got to go on to work in about 13 different wards, and as someone who's not from Chicago, I got to learn Chicago through its infrastructure and through its

infrastructure failings. And those failings are not because of alderpeople specifically, but because of a body and decision-making over generations that has deprioritized poor, Black communities in

the city of Chicago. Latino communities as well, other minority groups eventually. And as our city has shifted a little bit, this is still one of the most segregated places I have ever set foot in

racially. This body is also racially divided. We can't get away from it. And so to my colleagues who want to brush aside talks of power, not everybody who talks about power is trying to wield power

for themselves. And I'll say that those who frequently dismiss talk of power in this body, it's because you've probably always had the privilege of power, that you haven't had to fight for it. You

haven't had to collectively organize for it. You haven't had not just your own experience, but the experiences of a marginalized group of people that you represent who are looking to you to right

injustices. So when we talk about power, politics is organizing power to govern ourselves. And while I don't think that the intention behind this change is rooted in that space, so I might disagree

with a colleague on that, I don't think it's coming from that. I have seen in my work in many a city in this country, as a good governance advocate, I've often seen good governance used to undercut

the progress being made from minority voices. "Oh, it's not good. We got to come in. There's good governance. We could be doing this better." And multiple things can be true at one time. We could be

doing things better. We've got lots of reforms. I personally am interested in the charter efforts for our city. I think that that's going to lead us to a lot of spaces for reforms. But we need to have

those deliberative democratic conversations in order to get there. In order to get there, right? So we can want reforms, and we can also know that there are still whole segments of this city who are

left out of conversations, and whole segments of this city who have representatives here in this room that are fighting for them, right? And this would be easier if we all had more time, if we could

have more deliberation, if we weren't dealing with all the stresses and things that are competing, if we had a more agnostic political space. But we don't live in a dream world where racism doesn't

exist, where classism doesn't exist, where historic racism has created divestment and segregation in the city. We don't live in that ideal world, so we struggle with these challenges. I've been in

this body, it's my second term, and so I've served under you, Mayor Johnson, and under Mayor Lightfoot. And I can't speak to people's intentions, but I've noticed a pattern. Right? I've noticed a

pattern. And some of those changes in wanting to have more council control, some of them I think are healthy things that should be part of our deliberative body. And some of them, I don't know The

timing is weird, right? The timing is weird. Folks reference Mayor Daley. We're here complaining and suffering in our debt crisis because of decisions made by Mayor Daley. Right? But people like the

way he did things, and everybody got something. That's why we're here. People like the way he did things. People got a park. They got a bone tossed their way. I still drive around this city and see

huge swaths of the city that have been neglected and just tossed aside. I don't think this change and this reform to have more alder people on board for debt issuing and the bonds, I don't think it's

going to solve our problem. I think it's a distraction. I also, Mr. Mayor, will say, we need the fifth floor. We need you and your team to hear these concerns. And concerns and critiques are

difficult, and it is so hard to weed through a lot of the BS and the hate, and the opposition for opposition's sake. There are people who give us opposition who want to see us fail. There are people

who give critiques and criticisms for no good reason. And then there's feedback in the critiques. There's valuable information in the criticism sometimes. And one of the things that every single one

of us in this body have to contend with, and I hope that the fifth floor is seeing this, you can't control people who are trying to make you fail. We can respond to and come up with our own reforms

and adopt our own practices and our own processes to address the concerns, and I feel like, especially as we talk about race and as we talk about challenges that marginalized people face, we know we

always have to do that. We have to be better. We have to think more than 10 steps ahead. We have to take every advantage that we can from allies, and the no permanent enemies, no permanent friends,

and the allies, and we need to get ahead of the opposition. We wouldn't be here having this conversation and you having to have a veto if we had better relations with council and your office. And it's

just true. It's just true. Some people are going to try and totally jack the agenda, and they're going to do that, and they're going to keep doing that. But that is not the majority of this body. I do

think the majority of this body is really trying to do something good for their community, something good for Chicago. People are pretty direct. How can we come together, and how can you help us come

together so that we don't end up in these places where folks who might be just trying to jack an agenda, why do they have a majority? Why do they have majority right now? What could we be doing

differently? So I ask my colleagues to don't vote against the veto. This is not the answer. This is not going to be better governance. This is not going to fix your issue. Unless you're just trying to

give the mayor a black eye, this is pretty unnecessary. We could actually fix this in a different way. And I understand why you're there. So, Mayor, I'm going to support your veto. And I hope that we

can learn from this painful lesson, again, these lessons we keep encountering, so that we can do better and be better as we move forward. We can't toss out all of the feedback in the waves of

critique, criticism, and opposition. Otherwise, we will never learn, we will never change, and we will not get better. Thank you. Thank you. Alderman Quinn has asked for the right to close. Are there

any other alders that wish to speak before Alderman Quinn closes? All right, I see two more hands. Three more hands. The chair recognizes Alder Vasquez. Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate my

colleagues' thoughts. So we had the vote come up for the debt threshold. I was somebody supportive of the 30 votes. In listening to some of my colleagues, I decided to take the time to figure out if

there were other ways to resolve the need for accountability and transparency related to bond votes that didn't need to raise the threshold. So I engaged in conversations over the weekend. To date, we

have not found agreement. So I'd like to make the case of why I'm in support for the 30-vote threshold. It begins being born here in this city. Every person in Chicago is born in debt. Every single

person that has been born, that is going to be born, has money they owe without any decisions they've made as individuals. And it's because of mayors. It's because of the Daleys. So we've heard every

single person here talk about how the Daleys made such a decision, and those decisions and that borrowing, which was not fiscally responsible, is something that saddled everyone in here with debt.

Everybody said that. I haven't heard anybody say, "The Daleys did a great job." We need to change things. Everyone can acknowledge in this whole body we have here that the borrowing that the Daleys

did is what has led us to the point where every single year we have near a billion dollar deficit we have to make up for. And you get three options. You raise revenue, you make cuts, or you borrow.

And you end up with mayors who don't have the guts to raise the revenue. They won't cut the department that spends the most amount of money. So where do they go? They go right to borrowing. It's the

easiest way to get out of it. We all know that's the problem. We call it out, and yet somehow there's the defense of continuing that same behavior. Why is that something we think is going to lead to

better things? The decisions I make aren't because I'm a Chicagoan now, it's because I'm going to be gone and our kids inherit this Chicago, and they're going to be saddled with the debt the same way

we have, except it'll be compounded. And I don't understand why people want to stand and say it's responsible to continue that behavior. We want to talk about power. What I've seen in my time here

alive in this city is that we suffer because of the consolidation and hoarding of power rather than the sharing of it, rather than the conversations. Let's go through history or let's go through

government. A mayor starts out, not this mayor, any mayor, with 15 to 20 chairs. They get appointed with leadership, they get appointed with staff, they get appointed with budget, and they get

appointed with a conversation that says, "I hope you'll be with me on these votes. I hope that you're with me on these votes. I want you to be a partner as we move forward." So a mayor doesn't start

with zero. A mayor starts with 15 to 20. So when you get to 26, you only need six more. That's not an even playing field. That's not the rules being public. That's conversations that happen behind

closed doors, and we saw them under the Daleys. Actually, we didn't see them. It's closed door. You fast-forward, it doesn't change much. "Hey, I need your vote. You need that park field house, right?

I got you. Let's get to 26." That does not lead to a stronger government where people engage with each other. It leads to more polarization because you don't need the whole body, you only need the six

or seven votes. And again, that's not an issue with this particular mayor, it's the issue with the way the government's been structured and how it operates. It's the issue with the fact that a mayor

that is supposed to be a weak mayor, strong council, isn't that in practice. So what's happened this term? But let's go back to last term, because we like to think about this term as like, oh, this is

a particular time where a council's chosen to be oppositional to a mayor. We came in in 2019, a number of us, with what felt like an agenda. And there were plenty of times that we were more focused on

the messenger than the message. I had my disagreements with Mayor Lightfoot. I'll say a decision that I will apologize for, and it's definitely played out. She raised the property tax in relation to

inflation, a smart structural decision that's better than borrowing and better than cuts that don't work, and it would help us out to have less deficits. What happened this term? Got rid of it. Why?

Because we were oppositional to begin with Mayor Lightfoot, no matter what decision got made. That's not good for city government, it is more polarizing. So what we see now is that the council reacts

to whoever's in the seat. Whoever's oppositional ideologically to that mayor is going to find ways to organize. Now, if a mayor understands that the currency of the day isn't jobs now, because that

was way corrupt back in the day, it's not the same level of funding that when Rahm Emanuel was around. The currency of the day is relationships. If you want to get to 26, you better know 50. I'm a

Democratic socialist, I got elected. The first person I talked to when I got elected, Brendan Reilly. Why? Because I thought we were going to find agreement on things? No. I want to understand what

the heck it's like over in downtown when you have to govern over there, because that's different folks than what I've got to represent in my neck of the woods. But the other reason is, if I need 26, I

better have a dialogue. That's not what's occurred. It's been people coming in and saying, "You know, those are the ops. That's opposition. They want to tear you down." But I've seen this council work

together with each other on different legislation, depending on what the legislation is. Now, a mayor in that position could understand. You know what? I'm going to do lunch with all 50. Let me have

breakfast. Let me hear what's going on in your neck of the woods. You do that in the first year, second, third, fourth. You do it the whole time, you'll find your 26, you'll find your 30, you'll find

your 35. In absence of that, you're scraping by with the 20 you think you have and you're hoping to get six more. What you've also done inadvertently, any mayor, is you ostracize the other half. And

the other half, secret for the public, they don't even get along with each other. They argue about things all the time, just the way we did with Mayor Lightfoot. But we had one thing we agreed on.

Hey, man, we don't like what she's trying to push right now, or we don't like what this mayor's trying to push. That polarization does not serve Chicagoans. It doesn't. It leads to less and less

engagement. You know what forces engagement? A higher vote threshold. Hey, you've got to talk to 30 now. I know you got your 26. Man, you might have to work a little harder to get just four more

votes. That's less votes that you need to override the veto. Why is that a tough thing to do? I would imagine, and I know in my situation, I'd say, you know what I want? Data. I want information. I

want to know why you make these decisions and what you're doing with the money. Because I got to go back to my constituents and my kids later and tell them, "Hey, we borrowed money, but let me show

you why it was important to do so and how we're going to pay it back." The absence of that isn't about transparency, it's not about fairness, it's not about justice It's about having the steering

wheel for a brief moment in time and hoping you could drive the city to where you want to go, rather than asking everybody else if we agree, and that's the direction to take it. So I wish we could get

along more. I wish we could have better conversations, but because we don't necessarily do that in practice, sometimes you have to change the rules to do so. And maybe it'll make it harder to borrow,

which might make it so y'all have to make decisions like actually raising revenue. What do we have? Property tax, corporate head tax. Make a decision and figure it out rather than borrow and find a

way out the back door. Or find a way to find efficiencies when you've got one department takes up 53% of your operating fund, everything else takes a percentage of 1.9%. Make the tough decisions

because our city and our kids deserve it. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Alderwoman Mitts, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. This is not something that I was expecting to talk about,

but so many done said what they need to say. Let me tell you what I got to say. My reason for not supporting. If I'm going to be bullied, Mr. Mayor, and I got to vote on infrastructure, and bullies

come to me and tell me, "If you don't vote on this, you won't get that." One thing that I am very passionate about is you messing with my community. When it come to that flood and the way the peoples

is hit out there, infrastructure. But what do I have? I have folks around me that didn't get flooded as bad as 37 Ward, and I can't get a report of where that money is going. I'm p****d. That's what I

am, because we got folks' life in our hand, and if you're going to do anything right before you say anything, be right. Now, you got budget chairs. Let me just say, who handles the money? Who handles

your money? Who have the oversight? I want what's coming to the resident of the 37th Ward. Those people should be made whole. The number one ward for the 2023 flood. The number one person that stood

here and shouted and screamed about it. And then I'll be told, "You don't vote for this, then you ain't going to get your share." Well, I'm going to sit here doggone it to see. Who going to get their

share? Because if I don't get mine, ain't nobody going to get theirs. And that's why I'm here. So let me tell you, infrastructure, I want my money. Alderman Sposato, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr.

President. I had no intention of speaking. The old line, somebody has no intention of speaking, but yet I'm speaking. Mr. President, you've been a friend of mine for 10 years, roughly. 12. 12, okay,

12 years. Anything I do is not because you're a Black mayor or because I dislike you, and I know you don't believe that. Some of the nonsense some of my colleagues said, I am really offended by. I

mean, really offended. That's why I'm speaking. I don't look at I'm against you because you're a Black man, or I'm against some of my colleagues probably just because they're a Black female or

whatever. I try to do what is right. And I was probably the last holdout of the Common Sense Caucus to be part of the people pushing for 30 votes, and I'm like, "We're a dysfunctional group. We don't

get along. Maybe this will help us. Maybe we'll be willing to work together a little bit more." I don't know. I said it was worth a shot to me. But my intention was not to offend you, to be against

you. I'm just trying to do what I think is right. But some people just can't help themselves interjecting race with this. My close colleague over here, won't mention his name. He's just north of me

though. He had a project in his ward. Guess what? He didn't want it. Guess what? People in here that believe in aldermanic prerogative happen to be some Black people, all of a sudden voted against

aldermanic prerogative for my white colleague. He didn't take it as a Black white thing. They just did what they thought was right. So I just... Excuse me. I just don't understand why anybody's

interjecting race in this, so I know, you know, everybody knows. Maybe my media friends over there don't know. Let me give you the breakdown of the council, everybody. This is the breakdown, racial

breakdown. First, I'll give you male and females. We have 32 males, 18 females. Whites, 14, Hispanics, 14, Asians, two, and Black, 20, okay? So the Black alders can basically control anything they

want, but I don't think any of, or the majority of them aren't looking at this as a Black white thing, okay? We're looking at it as a right or wrong thing. I'm not sure. I don't think anybody's 100%

sure what to do. We know things didn't work the greatest in the past. So I'm giving it a shot. Nothing personal to you. I always believe, I've said this my whole life, I believe we should support our

mayor, our governor, and our president. Of course, many of you just, if it's a right-leaning president or a governor, then you're not going to support him. If he's a leftie, then you will support him.

But I'm just, once again, I'm just want to vent, just say I'm p****d off about some of the people's comments. You have a right to say what you want, but my vote, I never, ever said anything, I'm

against somebody because of the color of their skin. You all know you're welcome in my office anytime. You could eat my food, drink my beverages, hang out there, use my office for a meeting. But, my

vote is nothing personal against you, Mayor. It's just something I think we need to try to work a little bit more together, and I think the 30 threshold is maybe the thing to do. So, Mr. President,

thank you for all you do. Thank you for your friendship, and I will be not supporting the veto. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, friend Are there any other alders that wish to speak before

Alderman Marty Quinn provides the last set of remarks? Seeing no other hands, the chair recognizes Alderman Marty Quinn. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. It's a matter of fact that I've been fighting for council

independence for years now. It's a matter of fact that there was a period of time where the gentleman from the 28th Ward was right next to me fighting for council independence. So the hypocrisy in

this room is a little thick today. But I'm not going to get into that. It's also a matter of fact that my time in this council is winding down. And many of you in the last 15 years have sought my

advice, whether you've come to my office looking to cross-train with my staff, whether you want to talk about politics, whether you want to talk about city services, my door has always been open to

the members of this council. No strings attached. That's a fact. So today I'm going to give you some unsolicited advice, right? Because my time is winding down. And my unsolicited advice is this. In

order to become a truly independent council, you have to change the rules. That's real. In order to become truly independent, you have to change the rules. The facts are the rules have been used

against this legislative branch forever. The ordinance before us today forces the mayor, whoever that mayor may be, to find four more votes on city debt issues. That's it. Four more votes, city debt

issues. The same debt that is strangling our budget-making process. So I'm going to wrap this up. This is solid legislation. I stand by this legislation. I think this legislation demonstrates to the

taxpayers that finally, this council is clawing back some of the influence that we never had. So with that, Mr. Mayor, thank you. I ask for a roll call. Very well. Thank you. There's a roll call vote

that's being requested for the passage of item 02026-0026270, requiring any debt ordinance to be approved by three-fifths vote. Madam Clerk, please provide the application for the alders to record

their votes at this time. Okay, the voting is now open. If you're having difficulty with your device, please raise your hand and we'll be happy to help. Very well. A yes vote means you support the

ordinance's passage, and therefore approving an override of the veto. A no vote means you support the veto. That you support the veto. Okay, I will now call on those who have not yet cast their vote.

Alderman Hall? No. Alderman Hall votes no. Alderman Waguespack? Alderman Waguespack votes yes. Did you get Waguespack then? Okay. Voting is now closed. There were 33 yeas, 17 nays. This motion fails.

Committees reports. The first committee is the Committee on Finance. I'm sorry, Communications. We have more. City Clerk Anna Valencia hereby informs the City Council that the following documents were

filed in her office relating to the respective subjects designated as follows: Notification as to designation of Renee Hatcher as additional proxy to affix signature of the mayor to certain documents

and the revocation of Mary B. Richardson Lowry as mayoral proxy. Also, the certificate pursuant to Bond Ordinance for issuance of Chicago O'Hare International Airport General Airport Senior Lien

Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2026. And certificate pursuant to Bond Ordinance for issuance of Chicago O'Hare International Airport General Airport Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2026C.

And the Office of Inspector General's response to the Rogue Towing explainer. City Clerk Anna Valencia also informs the City Council that all those matters which were considered by the City Council at

the regular meeting held on September 23rd, 2026, and which were required by statute to be published in book or pamphlet form, or in one or more newspapers, were published in pamphlet form on October

14th, 2026, by being printed in full text in printed pamphlet copies of the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago. City Clerk Anna Valencia also informs the City Council

that the call for the special meeting and the appropriate documents thereto, which were considered by the City Council at their special meeting held on September 25, 2026, and which were required by

statute to be published in book or pamphlet form, or in one of more newspapers, were published in pamphlet form on October 14th, 2026, by being printed in full text in printed pamphlet copies of the

Journal of Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago. City Clerk Anna Valencia also informs the City Council that all those matters which were considered by the City Council at the

regular meeting held on September 29th, 2026, and which were required by statute to be published in book or pamphlet form or in one of more newspapers, were published in pamphlet form on October 14th,

2026, by being printed in full text in printed pamphlet copies of the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council. City Clerk Valencia also transmits the following miscellaneous communications and

reports requiring City Council action. Zoning classifications of particular areas which will refer to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Claims against the City of Chicago,

which are referred to the Committee on Finance. And the establishment of Chicago Transit Authority Modernization Act in support of improvements to transit stations and bus stops, which is referred to

the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Your Honor, that concludes the reports and communications from the mayor and city officers. Very well. Thank you. Now for the committee reports. We will

begin with the Finance Committee. The chair recognizes Chairwoman Dowell. Thank you, Mr. President and members of the City Council. Reporting for the City Council's Committee on Finance, which held

committee meetings on October 5th and October 13th, 2026. The following items received the do pass recommendation from the committee. Item number one is an ordinance authorizing the issuance of

multifamily program funds and other financial assistance to Harvest Homes Apartment LLC, and conveyance of city-owned land for the housing project at 3415 through 3449 West Jackson Boulevard, and 3414

through 3456 West 5th Avenue in the 28th Ward, in an amount not to exceed $11 million in multifamily program funds and $11.5 million in TIF. Mr. President, unless someone wishes to speak on this item,

I move passage of this item by a roll call vote. Seeing no hands. Members, please use your e-vote application to record your vote at this time. Voting is now open. Voting is now open. Please use your

device. If you're having difficulty, please let us know. I will now call on those who have not yet cast their vote. Alderman Hall? Yes. Alderman Hall is a yes. Alderman Mitchell? Alderman Mitchell not

in chambers. Alderwoman Gutierrez? Alderwoman Gutierrez is a yes. All good. Alderwoman Scott, not present in chambers. I've done Rule 59, so I have to get approved to get in, but yes. Okay. So we

can't take your vote because you haven't been approved. I'm sorry. Alderman Taliaferro? Alderman Taliaferro is a yes. Alderman Mitchell, one more time. Okay. Voting is now closed. There are 48 yays,

zero nays. This motion passes. Alderwoman Harris on the motion to reconsider. Move to reconsider the vote. All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying "aye." Any opposed

say, "nay." This motion fails. Alderwoman Monique Scott has joined us online and has requested to participate in the remaining of this meeting remotely for reasons stated in Rule 59. Can we confirm

Alderwoman Scott's presence online? I'm present. Alderwoman Scott? Alderwoman Scott is present. Can I get a motion- Aye ... for the approval? It's been moved. All those in favor signify by saying

"aye." Any opposed say, "nay." This motion passes. The chair recognizes Chairwoman Dowell. Item number two is a substitute ordinance approving the execution of the 66 amending agreement with Summerkor

504 Inc. to increase the grant fund amounts in various redevelopment project areas, amend the Small Business Improvement Fund program rules, and authorize Summerkor to continue providing

administrative services for the program in 39 wards. I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance report and the associated unsuccessful motion to

reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered Item number three is an ordinance executing a redevelopment agreement with BTH Development NFP to provide housing and economic development bond funds for

the Altgeld Gardens Youth Center at 13122 South Ellis Avenue in the 10th Ward, in an amount not to exceed 7.3 million. I move passage of this item by the same motion. Hearing no objections, so

ordered. Item number four is an ordinance executing a redevelopment agreement with North Lawndale Catalyst Initiative NFP to provide housing and economic development funds and tax increment financing

assistance for the Fillmore Linen Services at 920 through 922 South Campbell Avenue in the 28th Ward, in an amount not to exceed five million in bond funds and five million in TIF funds. I move

passage of this item by the same motion. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Item number five is an ordinance executing a redevelopment agreement with Hudson Michigan Avenue owner LLC, to provide

housing and economic development funds for Hudson House at 2222 South Michigan Avenue in the Third Ward, in an amount not to exceed five million in bond funds and 10 million in city grant funds. And

bond funds, five million in a loan, 10 million in a grant. I move passage of this item by the same motion. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item number six is an ordinance executing an

intergovernmental agreement with the Chicago Board of Education to provide TIF funds for the improvements at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School at 3444 West Wabansia Avenue in the 26th Ward, in

an amount not to exceed $1,150,000 in TIF. I move passage of this item by the same motion. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item number seven is an ordinance executing an intergovernmental agreement

with the Chicago Board of Education to provide TIF funds for improvements at Suder Montessori Magnet Elementary School at 2022 West Washington Boulevard in the 27th Ward, in an amount not to exceed a

million dollars in TIF. I move passage of this item by the same motion. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Item number eight is a substitute ordinance as amended, amending municipal code chapter 10-8

regarding charitable solicitation on the public way. I move passage of this item by the same motion, with the exception of Alderman Lopez and Sposato, who both wish to be recorded as voting no on this

item. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item number 9A through P is an order authorizing the corporation council to enter into and execute settlement order in the following 16 cases. Bhutto versus

Guevara, Flores versus Guevara, Juan and Rosendo Hernandez versus Guevara, Lugo versus Guevara, Davila versus Guevara, Abrigo versus Guevara, Martinez versus Guevara, Kelly versus Guevara, Geck versus

Guevara, Quill versus Guevara, Rivera versus Guevara, Robinson versus Guevara, Ortez versus Guevara et al, Williams versus Guevara et al, Kruger versus Guevara et al, and McDowell versus Guevara et

al, in an amount of $260,814,000. I move passage of this item by the same motion as was applied to item number two. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item number 10 is a communication transmitting

reports of cases in which verdicts, judgments, or settlements were entered into for the month of September 2026. These will be placed on file with the clerk. Item number 11 and 12 consist of orders of

authorization for the payment of various small claims against the City of Chicago, and the denials of payments of various small claims against the City of Chicago. And if there are no objections, Mr.

President, I move that these items be placed for passage in the omnibus. Hearing none, so ordered. That concludes my report. Thank you, Madam Chair. For the Committee on Aviation, the chair recognizes

Chairman O'Shea. Mr. President, members of the city council. Reporting for your Committee on Aviation, which held a meeting on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. The committee recommends passage of the

following item. Ordinance 2026-0029003, as amended, is a concession, lease, and license agreement with All Clear LLC for TSA services at O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport.

Sorry, I didn't hear a motion. Mayor, I move passage of this ordinance as amended by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance, an associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Very well. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Mr. President, this concludes my report. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Chair recognizes Alderman Mitchell. Mr. President, I would like to be recorded as a yes vote

for the first item on the Committee on Finance report. Very well. Please add Alderman Mitchell as a part of the roll call vote as affirmative While we have a break, Alderman Moore has requested to

participate in today's meeting remotely for reasons stated in Rule 59. Alderman David Moore, can we confirm your presence online? Present. Alderman Moore, you there? I'm here. Yes. Very well. Can I

get a motion for the approval of his remote participation? It's been moved. All those in favor signify by saying "Aye." Any opposed say "Nay." In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes have it. Alderman

David Moore will be added as a remote participant. Now, next up for the committee on Budget and Government Operations, the Chair recognizes Chairman Ervin. Thank you, Mr. President and members of the

City Council. Reporting for your committee on the Budget and Government Operations, which held the committee meeting on October the 13th. The committee has a series of report recommending passage of

the following items. Go out of order and take items two through 12, which are communications recommending transfer of funds for the following wards, all for year 2026. Ward numbers 4, 12, 14, 16, 4,

43, and 44, along with the Committee on Workforce Development, Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Committee on Health and Human Relations, and the Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy.

I move passage of this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. And your motion is for all of those items? Yes, sir.

Very well. Seeing no hands and hearing no objections, so ordered. All right. Item number one is a communication recommending a proposed ordinance concerning the appointment of Juan Pablo Prieto as the

Commissioner of Fleet and Facilities Management. After comment, I reserve the right to close. I move passage of this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the

associated unsuccessful motion to- Very well. The Chair recognizes Alderwoman Harris. I'm requesting leave of the body to allow Clerk Anna Valencia to speak. Very well. May we have leave from this

body to allow for the clerk to speak? All right, leave has been granted. The Chair recognizes Clerk Valencia. Oh, I didn't know I'd start. I just wanted to give my congratulations to a dear friend,

Juan Pablo Prieto. I got to work with him at the CTA when they started the first citywide hiring fairs. That started with 200 people arriving. We had 900, almost 1,000 participants this time around.

And he has a heart to serve the community, but he's also a doer. So I just wanted to congratulate the mayor for a great choice for having someone that really cares about our city, that really is going

to show up, take the aldermanic calls. Good luck. There's 50 of them, 50 plus one, and the city treasurer, so 52 calls you'll be getting. But this was a great choice. So I just want to congratulate

you on this appointment, and I look forward to working with you in future days. Thank you, Clerk Valencia. Are there any other alders that wish to speak to this item? Chair recognizes Alderwoman

Hadden. Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in support of this appointment. Good choice. And I know I got to congratulate you and meet your family before you came in, but thank you for accepting the

role, and thank you for the work you're going to do. As the clerk said, we all have a list, and we'll be following up with you, and especially as you're stepping into this space. Let us know or reach

out if you've got questions or ideas as we move into budget season around what we should be kind of thinking about and centering. Thank you for your service in advance. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank

you. You're welcome. Alderwoman Gutierrez, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. I also rise in support of this great nomination. I've had the pleasure to work with Juan Pablo before, and I

just want to mention something really important, and Ruth may also be with me in this one. We all three are fellows of the Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation. Different cohorts, but we've been part of

that amazing program that some of my colleagues started years back. And yes, we are a product of this city. We're a product of a great program that the city Latino Caucus has. But also, when we are in

a task of choosing and recommending people for positions, right, in this great city that we're working on in the council and all working together, oftentimes there's discussions about race,

unfortunately, right? "There's only appointees of certain race." "There's always these type of workers," and blah blah blah. Things that happen so often. But we need to continue to look more and above

that. It's about electing or choosing or appointing the right person. Also, in our seats, it's not about being a Latino alderman or so and so. It's about having the person that is really going to step

up and cater and work for their people. And not only their wards, but the whole city of Chicago. So, Mr. Mayor, thank you for allowing Juan Pablo Prieto, his family, and all of us to work together in

this great position. Thank you, Juan Pablo, for saying yes. Thank you to the wife and family because also, these positions requires not only a Monday through Friday job, 9:00 to 5:00. It requires a

ton on the family as well, and we all know about it. So let's continue building together. Congratulations. Thank you, Mayor. You're welcome. Chair recognizes Alder Cruz. Thank you, Mr. President. I

also rise in support of this appointment And I want to say how proud I am to call Juan Pablo my friend. Juan Pablo brings many years of experience, many relationships that he has built throughout the

years, but also a clear vision to this department. And that's why Juan Pablo came in with so many letters of recommendations, because everybody here, we can talk about truly the work that you have

been doing throughout this years. And that's why it is an honor and pride to call you my friend. But you're also a proud 30th Ward neighbor and a true community leader for many years in the ward. And

again, a friend. And together we are the true example about building together, not tearing apart, but really building together. And to see you in the box today with your family, with your wife, with

your mom, and with your son, Gabe, it's truly inspiring for me that you and I are in the same place, that we can work together and continue to build something that we have started four years ago. You

and I were going for the same thing, but now we are here in the same place working together. And again, we are that example of what really working together means when we truly talk about our

communities and doing the right thing of our communities, and you have shown that in much respect to you, Juan Pablo. And to the family, you're going to be sharing his time a little bit longer with

us. But again, he is much needed in the city right now, and we are working together to change the city and really having the leadership that we need in these departments, and Juan Pablo is that

person. So I just want to say felicidades. To your mom, I have to address your mom. Mommy, you have done a great job with Juan Pablo, showing really the values of family, culture, and again, I can be

here hours and hours talking about you, Juan Pablo, and to also say how we are in the same family when it comes to the Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation as well. So again, I look forward working with

you. Y que viva Colombia. Viva. The chair recognizes Alderman Raymond Lopez. Good afternoon, Mr. President. Good afternoon. Members of the City Council. I wish to rise in support and congratulate you

in your appointment today. Juan Pablo actually came with, I think, 47 witnesses yesterday to speak his high praises, and all of them were true. I'm just glad that we didn't have the entire speakers

list today. And I also want to thank him for being very proactive in addressing some of the concerns that we referenced in committee, and encourage him that thanks to our new override, if he needs to

borrow some money to fix the infrastructure, you only need 26 votes to do it. So I think you've got more than that to get it done, and look forward to working with you. Thank you. You're welcome.

Alderman Mike Rodriguez, you are recognized. Congrats, Mayor. Congrats, Mayor. Forgive me. On this wonderful appointment. Juan Pablo, JP, you have demonstrated over the years your excellence. You dot

I's, cross T's. That's what we need in city leadership in these commissioner roles. The diversity in folks who have recommended you, the diversity of folks who wrote you letters of recommendation and

spoken out in your favor means that you know how to be a true Chicago leader that's working across aisles, that's talking to different folks in different parts of the city to get things done. I'm sure

anybody on this council that needs your cell phone, they will have it. They will be able to get in touch with you 24/7/365. I'm very sorry to your wife. That will be your new norm. But I know Juan

Pablo is ready for that. And, algo muy especial, señora. No hay niños sin sus papás y los grandes son sus papás. Entonces hoy día no es de Juan Pablo, es usted, señora. Today doesn't just belong to

Juan Pablo, but to his family, mostly to his mother. I know how this stuff works. And I just want to say congratulations once again, and thank you, Mr. Mayor, on an excellent appointment here. Thank

you. Alderman Villegas, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. I stand, too, to support this appointment. I've known Juan Pablo for almost 15 years, and sad to see him leaving the CTA because

he was doing such a great job of making sure that small businesses were participating in government-funded contracts. And he was very successful at doing that. And so we're going to be very hopeful

that you're going to do that same thing in 2FM and incorporate technology into the way that we deliver services. And so I'm very excited about what you're going to do at 2FM. And this body is going to

continue to support you. I think there's a great opportunity to take a look at ways to find savings and efficiencies. And so looking forward to hearing what some of those ideas are going to be. And to

your family, your lovely bride and your son that are here today, this is a proud moment for the Preto family. This is something that our community is excited to see as a fellow who went through the

Latino Caucus Leadership Program. This is what the results are of these types of programs and investments that we hope to garner. So we wish you good luck on your new endeavor. And make sure that you

engage the body to make sure that we can provide any type of assistance that you need. So good luck, and congratulations. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Alderman Chico, you are recognized Thank

you, Mr. Mayor. I too support this appointment. Juan Pablo, I got to know you in depth through your work at the Red Line Extension, with it ending in my Altgeld Gardens community, and it was there I

saw your passion and commitment to the project, but also the 10th Ward. So I look forward to your work in your next role, and I look forward to the partnership. Thank you. Thank you, Alderman Chico.

Are there any other alders that wish to speak to this item? Very well. Seeing no other hands, the chair recognizes Chairman Irvin. Thank you, Mr. President. And again, excellent appointment here with

Mr. Prieto. And in our conversation I said, "Hey, if we don't hear anything, you must be doing a great job." Because the 2FM really is the backbone of everything that happens in this city, from our

fleets, from our buildings. And again, no news is good news. And so again, I do not look forward to hearing from you. I don't expect to hear from you, because I think you're going to do a great job.

With that, Mr. President, I move passage of this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Very well. Hearing no

objection, so ordered. Congratulations, JP. It's on my box now. They put the box on my thing now. Spritz, spritz. Spritz crap. All right. Fire. It's completely in our yard. How about one more time for

our new commissioner. Let's give it up, Commissioner Juan Pablo Prieto. Chairman Irvin, does this complete your report? I believe this does complete the report of Chairman Irvin. Our next committee is

on Economic, Capital, and Technology Development. The chair recognizes... The vice chair will do this. The chair recognizes Vice Chair Mosley. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. On behalf of Chair

Curtis and members of the City Council, reporting for the Committee on Economic, Capital, and Technology Development. On Thursday, October 8th, 2026, the committee held a meeting to recommend passage

of the following items. Items one through nine on the report are appointments and reappointments of the following people to the following special service areas. For appointments, David Gasman, number

17-2025, Central Lake View/Wrigleyville. Alvin Bell, number 81, 87th Street. Josh Mercer, number 4, 95th Street. Maysoon Farhouer, number 32, 2014. Arvin Gresham, Martha McKnight, number 32-2014.

Arvin Gresham, Dominique Gamble Brewton, number 81, 87th Street. For reappointments, Mark Astro, number 60, Albany Park. Alejandro Gonzalez, number 47, 47th Street in Cottage Grove. Darlene Orts,

number 2, Belmont Central. Marilyn Davale, number 2, Belmont Central. Kelly Chong, number 34, Uptown. David Gasman, number 18, North Halsted. Again, for appointments, Jason Kaiser, number 19, Howard

Street. Todd Hyatt, number 17-2025, Central Lake View, Wrigleyville. And continuing on for reappointments, Eldora Davis, number 69, 95th and Ashland Avenue. Todd Israel, number 34, Uptown. Dominic

Ippiano, number 34, Uptown. Jason Cross, number 21-2016, Lincoln Square. And Dominique Gamble Brewton, number 69, 95th and Ashland. Mr. President, I move for the passage of these items by the first

favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Number item 20 on the agenda is a substitute resolution calling

for a hearing on establishment of business improvement districts, number one, the Magnificent Mile. I move for passage of this item by the first favorable roll call on the Committee of Finance and the

associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Items number 21 to 34 on the agenda are a series of scopes of services, budget and management agreements, or calls for

public hearings regarding extension of tax levies for special service areas. The following items have scopes of services, budget and management agreements for the year 2027 in the following special

service areas. Number two, Belmont Central. Number 18, North Halsted. Number 19, Howard Street. Number 24, Clark Street. Number 27, West Lake View. Number 28, 2014 West Lake View. Number 31, Greater

Ravenswood. Number 43, Devon Avenue. Number 48, Old Town. Number 54, Sheridan Road. Number 79, Lawrence/Pulaski/Elston. The following calls for public hearings on extensions of tax levies and

expansion of the special service areas for the year 2027 located in the following special service areas, number 22, number 26, and 73. I move for passage of these items by the first favorable roll

call vote on the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Mr. President, I move for item number 35 on the agenda is an ordinance in

support of a class 6B tax incentive for the property at 1120 West Exchange Avenue. I move for the passage of this item by the first favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and associated

unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item number 36 on the agenda is an amendment of an authorizing ordinance in support of a class 6B tax incentive for property at

1001 West 119th Street. I move for the passage of this item by first favorable roll call vote on the Committee of Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so

ordered. Item number 37 on the agenda is an ordinance in support of a class 7D tax incentive for property at 5567 West North Avenue. I move for the passage of this item by the first favorable roll

call vote of the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item number 38 on the agenda is an ordinance that amends the municipal code

section 2-45-165 by including additional review and decision-making criteria when considering revocation of a property tax incentive. I move for the passage of this item by the first favorable roll

call vote of the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Very well. The chair recognizes Alderman Lopez. Good afternoon, Mr. President, members of the city council. I

rise not only in support of this substitute ordinance, but also to thank you and your team, Department of Planning, Department of Law, for working on a common sense solution for an issue that many of

us have raised numerous times, which is this: how do we address those who receive tax incentives by this body that do not meet the obligations consistent with their plans or with the expectations of

this body? I want to thank Chairman Curtis and his team, as well as Mark Alvarez from my office and others, who came forward to put in place mechanisms that will allow us to hold businesses that fail

to meet the mark accountable for the actions therein. Would encourage and welcome all of my colleagues to join in support, because this not only continues the progress that we're able to make in

advancing our neighborhoods, but also maintains the standards that we expect all of those developers to adhere to, and ask for its favorable passage. Thank you. Thank you. The motion on the floor

still stands. Seeing no other hands, hearing no objections, so ordered. Congratulations, Alderman Lopez, and thank you, Mr. President. This concludes the report. Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Committee

on Environmental Protection and Energy, the chair recognizes Chair Hadden. Thank you, Mr. President, members of City Council. Reporting for your Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy, which

held a committee meeting on October 8th, 2026. The committee has four reports and recommends the passage of the following items. The first item is Substitute Ordinance 2026-0025472, amendment of

Municipal Code Chapter 2-92 by adding new section 2-92-591, prohibiting city departments from procuring disposable food service containers composed of polystyrene foam. I move passage of this item by

the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The second item is Substitute Ordinance

2023-0002972, amendment of Municipal Code Titles 5 and 11 regarding utility billing relief program. This item was held in committee. The third item is Resolution 2026-0028725, calling on the City of

Chicago departments to prioritize heat mitigation, maintain and expand cooling centers, and install heat resilient infrastructure. I move passage of this item by the first favorable roll call vote of

the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. And the fourth and final item is Substitute Resolution 2026-0028728, calling on the

Illinois General Assembly to pass the POWER Act. I move passage of this item by the first favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing

no objections, so ordered. Mr. President, this concludes my report. Thank you, Madam Chair. For the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, the chair recognizes Chair Martin. Thank you, Mr.

President, and good afternoon, colleagues. Reporting for your Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, which held a committee meeting on Tuesday, October 13th, the committee recommends passage of

the following 10 items. Item number two was appointment 2026-0028990, which is the reappointment of Ryan Cortazar as a member of the Board of Ethics. This item passed unanimously among all members

present. I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered.

Item three is appointment 2026-0028989, which is the appointment of Michael Schlesinger as a member of the Board of Ethics. This item also passed unanimously. I move for passage of this item by the

first favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Items four through 11 are the appointments of Dushun

Branch, Stevie Vaez, Jane Ruby, Ellison Radick, Brianna Champion, Christian Taylor, Frank Lawley, and Sophia Franco as members of the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Senior Advisory Council on Access to

Democracy. All items passed unanimously among members present. If there are no objections, I move for passage of items four through 11 by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on

Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing none, so ordered. Thank you for your work on that, Chairman. Thank you. And thank you, Mr. President. That concludes my report.

Very well. We have a group that has just joined us. I would ask that this body recognizes and acknowledges the Explore Chicago class from the DePaul University Blue Demons. Thank you all for being

here this afternoon. Please stand so we can see your faces. Very well. I'm sorry you missed all the action already. The Committee on Housing and Real Estate, the chair recognizes Chair Sigcho-Lopez.

Thank you, Mr. President and members of the City Council. Reporting for your Committee on Housing and Real Estate, which held a meeting on Thursday, October 8th, 2026. The following is a report

recommending passage of 13 ordinances that included mayoral appointments and various land sales. Item number 1 is substitute appointment 2026-0029000. This appointment will be called back in committee

as we have to clear some matters. That is the appointment for Vernell Givens. So this will be held in committee. Item number two is substitute ordinance 2026-0029001, appointment of Mary Gardner as

Commissioner of Chicago Housing Authority. I move passage of this item as substituted by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to

reconsider. Chair recognizes Alderman Lopez. Thank you, Mr. President. Alderman Napolitano joins me in deferring and publishing this item. Alderman Napolitano? Thank you, Mr. President. Very well.

This item will be deferred and published. The remaining items are from the Department of Planning and Development. Item four is ordinance 2026-0029008, sale of city-owned property at 11414 South

Halsted Street to Far South CDC under the Low Income Housing Tax Credits, for redevelopment of Morgan Park Commons. Repeal and replacement of the ordinance 2026-0026567 in its entirety in the 21st

Ward. I move passage of this item by the first most favorable roll call vote on the Committee on Finance and associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Item five

is ordinance 2026-0029007, sale of city-owned property at 1335 South Springfield Avenue to MKB Business Strategies LLC in the 24th Ward. I move passage of this item by the same motion. Hearing no

objections, so ordered. Item six is an ordinance 2026-0029020, sale of city-owned property at 2830 West Wilcox Street, 2860 West Cermak Road, 1516 South Christiana Avenue, 7713 South Dobson Street,

5008, 5010, 5012, 5014, 5016, and 5018 South Troop Street to various buyers under Chic Block Builder Open Space Platform in the 27th, 25th, 14th, 8th, and 20th Wards. I move passage of these items by

the same motion. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Finally, items seven through 13 are grouped together for convenience. They are for the market rate sale of various city-owned properties under the

Chic Block Builder platform in the 16th, 27th, 4th, 3rd, 5th, and 28th Wards. The ordinance numbers are as follows: 2026-0029009-0029010-0029012-0029011-0029016-0029017 and -0029018. I move passage of

these seven items by the same motion. Chair recognizes Alderman Lopez. Thank you, Mr. President. In accordance with Rule 14, with regards to item number seven, I wish to recuse myself out of an

abundance of caution of my relationship with the- Very well. With the exception of item number seven, with the Alder of the 15th Ward has asked to be recused from this particular item Hearing no other

objections, so ordered. Mr. President, this concludes my report. Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Chair recognizes Chair Silverstein. Thank you, Mr.

President, and members of City Council. I am reporting for the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. We held a meeting on October 7th, 2026, and the following items were passed by the

committee. O2026-0029055, amendment of the Municipal Code, Section 4-8-037 regarding operation of mobile food vendors. Mr. President, I move that the City Council concur in the recommendations of the

License Committee by the same roll call as item number one of the Committee on Finance report and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing no objections, so ordered. O2026-0027679 and

O2026-0026775, amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-244-140 regarding peddling in the second and 19th wards. I move passage of these items by the same motion, if there's no objection. Hearing none,

so ordered. Items four through 30 on the summary of reports designating precincts of the 15th and 31st wards as restricted residential zone prohibiting additional shared housing units. I move passage

of these items by the same motion if there's no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Items 31, 32, and 34 through 42 on the summary reports. There are 11 ordinances regarding liquor moratoriums in the

sixth, 25th, 28th, 30th, 31st, 33rd, 34th, 35th, and 48th wards. Item number 39 was a substitute ordinance. I move passage of these items by the same motion if there's no objection. Hearing none, so

ordered. Mr. President, this concludes my report. Thank you, Madam Chair. For the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, the chair recognizes Chair LaSpada. Thank you, Mr. President. Reporting

for your Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, for which a meeting was held on Friday, October 9th, 2026. Before the committee, there were three non-routine items. O2026-0028871, the amended

operator agreement with Lyft Bikes and Scooters LLC for operation and management of the Divvy for Everyone bike-sharing system, sponsored by Mayor Johnson, was held in committee. The committee passed

SO2026-0028833, an amendment of the Municipal Code Chapter 9-108, revising the area covered by the Smart Streets program, sponsored by Alderman Vasquez, myself, and others. This ordinance makes the

Smart Streets pilot, which is currently set to expire December 21st, a permanent program and expand it citywide. If there are no objections, I move passage of this item by the first most favorable

roll call vote from the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider the vote. Hearing none, so ordered. The committee also passed Order 2026-0028783, an order that

directs the Commissioner of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study for pedestrian-focused redesign of the public ways immediately surrounding Palmer Square Park, sponsored by myself. If there

are no objections, I move passage of this item by the same motion. Hearing none, so ordered. Before the committee, there were also 322 routine traffic items and the Rule 45 report from September, all

of which passed. If there are no objections, I move passage of these items by the same motion. Hearing none, so ordered. Thank you, Mr. President. That concludes my report. Thank you, Mr. Chair. For

the Committee on Transportation and Public Way, the chair recognizes Chairman Mitchell. Mr. President, members of the City Council, reporting for your Committee on Transportation and Public Way, which

held a meeting on October 7th, 2026. The following items passed by the majority of members present. Page two includes item Resolution 2026-0028877. Page three includes ordinance 2026-0028751. Pages

four through eight include 34 ordinances and one amendment for miscellaneous items introduced by the local alderman from wards one, two, three, six, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19 through 22, 26, 27, 28, 32, 35

through 42, 45, and 46. Page nine includes items ordinance 2026-0028919, a resubdivision ordinance item, ordinance 2026-0029052, a resubdivision ordinance item, ordinance 2026-0029223, a subdivision

ordinance, and item ordinance 2026-00294053, a resubdivision ordinance. Page 10 includes item ordinance 2026-0028839, a vacation ordinance, item ordinance 2026-0020753, a vacation ordinance, and item

ordinance 2026-0027066, a vacation ordinance. If there is no objection, I move passage of these items by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance and the associated

unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Hearing none, so ordered. Mr. President, that concludes my report. Thank you, Mr. Chair. For the Committee on Workforce Development, the chair recognizes Very well.

We will do the Committee on Zoning and Landmarks, and Building Standards. The chair recognizes Chairman Villegas. Thank you, Mr. President and members of the City Council. I'm presenting a series of

reports for the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. We held a meeting on October 13th, 2026. The following items were passed by a majority of members present and are grouped for

convenience. Page one contains document number R2026-0028815, regarding the establishment of a Problem Landlord and Housing Coordination Task Force to examine and recommend improvements in response to

chronic and repeat housing code violations. I move passage of this item by this last most favorable roll call of the Finance Committee report and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider.

Hearing no objection, so ordered. Page one also contains document number O2026-0028463, allowing lawful cannabis dispensaries to modify to include medical cannabis. I move passage of this item by the

same roll call. Uh, strike that. I move passage of this item by the same motion, if there's no objection. Thank you. Hearing no objection, so ordered. Page one, uh, also contains document number

O2026-0025391, regarding transit-oriented development in the 40th and 47th wards. I move passage of this item by the same motion, if there's no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Page one also

contains a fee waiver for historically landmarked property located at 208 South LaSalle in the 42nd Ward. I move passage of this item by the same motion, if there's no objection. Hearing none, so

ordered. Pages one through two contain various large signs, over 100 square feet in area, 24 feet above grade in wards one, two, eight, 11, 19, 27, 29, 32, 34, 41, 42, and 45. I move passage of these

items by the same motion, if there's no objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Lastly, pages three through 13 contain various map amendments in wards one, three, five, six, 11, 16, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26,

27, 28, 32, 36, 37, 39, 40, 45, and 49, and also 15. Um, Mr. President, I've been notified by my colleague from the 15th Ward that he wishes to apply the Rule 14. For which item? For the- The chair

recognizes Alderman Lopez. Which item would you like to apply Rule 14? Thank you, Mr. President. With regards to O2026-0027173, map amendment, I wish to, in accordance with Rule 14, out of an

abundance of caution, recuse myself from this vote. Thank you. The clerk has made that note. Um, Chairman Villegas, on your motion... I move for passage of this items by the same motion, if there's no

objection. Hearing none, so ordered. Mr. President, that concludes my report. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do apologize. Committee on Public Safety, the chair recognizes Chairman Hopkins. Thank you, Mr.

President. Reporting for your Committee on Public Safety, which held a meeting Thursday, October 8th. The committee recommends passage of the following items in addition to approval of the Rule 45

report. Your committee considered proposed Resolution 28875, a substitute resolution calling for the reinstatement of the joint City of Chicago, County of Cook Violence Against Women Task Force for

the second phase of operations. And Mr. President, I understand two members of the committee, uh, wish to speak to this item. Very well. Thank you. Your motion first. Uh, I do move passage of this

item by the first favorable roll call in the Committee on Finance and unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Very well. There's a motion. Are there any members that wish to speak to this item? The chair

recognizes Alderwoman Tabares. No, thank you. I just want to thank Chairman Hopkins for taking up the Violence Against Women Task Force resolution of phase one and phase two. There's still a lot of

work ahead of us. Phase one is where we gathered for six months and talked with survivors and groups about what we need to do to change the system to help victims. Those were the phase one. Now, phase

two is putting those recommendations to work. So, I'd like to thank the body for supporting phase one of the task force, and I ask for an aye vote on phase two. Very well. The chair recognizes

Alderman Lopez. Thank you, Mr. President. And again, good afternoon, members of the City Council. Thank you to Chairman Hopkins and Alderman Tabares for this resolution. Um, we spoke earlier at length

about victims of domestic violence. What I think needs to be repeated is what we learned from this hearing, which are the shortfalls within the criminal justice system, and in particular, the lack of

empathy coming from the bench. It's outrageous to me, both as an alderman, as committeeman, and as a human being, to hear that we have judges who literally threaten victims of domestic violence in the

courtroom, who kick out witnesses and participants because they don't want to be seen how they mistreat people in their most vulnerable state. Some of those individuals are up for retention this year.

So I would ask all of my colleagues to educate yourself, and to the public as well, when judges who are in the domestic relations court ask for your vote, ask to be retained, that you hear from

survivors, hear from those individuals who've been before them, and find out if they are deserving of such a spot. It's an eye-opening experience when you hear that they've threatened to take people's

children away simply because they were crying in a courtroom It's sad, it's disgusting, and our residents deserve so much more than that. That's just one component of the many things that this

committee, this task force is charged with, but it's a very real human aspect that's lost in all this conversation. Thank you, Chairman. You're welcome. The chair recognizes Alder Fuentes. Thank you,

Mr. President. You know Alderman Tavares and I don't always agree, but we do agree on this. I've watched so many constituents, neighbors, and relatives operate in fear, because the justice system

didn't always get it right. The justice system didn't always value the voice of those who have experienced violence in their homes or intimate partners or friends or on the streets, and have had to

make difficult decisions on how they protect themselves because the system couldn't do it. I look forward to the realization of the recommendations from the victims who have spent months reflecting,

reiterating, re-articulating the trauma that they have had to go through so that our system can be better. And so I support this resolution. I want to thank Alderwoman Tavares for her work on this,

and I ask all of our colleagues to support it. Thank you, Mr. President. Very well. You're welcome. There's a motion on the floor for the passage of this item by the most favorable roll call vote, the

first one in the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motion to reconsider. Seeing no other hands, so ordered. Mr. President, this concludes my report. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Now

finally, for the Committee on Workforce Development, the chair recognizes Vice Chair Gutierrez. Thank you, Mr. President, and members of the City Council. Reporting for the Committee on Workforce

Development, which held a meeting on October 8th. I'm so sorry, on October 7th. There was one item on the agenda, A2026-0029002, the appointment of Tahira L. Hinton as Commissioner of Human Resources.

I'm proud to say that Tahira L. Hinton received the full support of the committee, and it was impressive to see so many of my colleagues come out and voice strong support for her appointment. The

appointment of Tahira L. Hinton received complete support from those present at the committee meeting, and I move passage by the first most favorable roll call vote of the Committee on Finance. And

the unsuccessful- Motion ... motion to reconsider that's associated with that item. Yes. Very well. Thank you for that, Madam Vice Chair. The chair recognizes Alderwoman Mitts. Thank you, Mr.

President. I rise to speak on behalf of Tahira Hinton because Tahira, I had the opportunity to work with her from the Department of Procurement Services in the City of Chicago, where she had served as

the first deputy there. And she stood for what she believed in. She stood out. Her professionalism, her dedication, and her genuine commitment to understanding how city services work. But more

importantly, she understood that our job is to serve the residents of the city of Chicago. Tahira is a strong leader who brings experience, integrity, and a willingness to get things done. She knows

how to work with people, build relationships, and make tough decision while treating everyone with respect. I believe that Tahira has the knowledge and the leadership and the heart to serve as the

Commissioner of Human Resources. I am proud today to stand here to support her and hope that the support of the council as well for a positive difference for the City of Chicago. Thank you, and God

bless you. Thank you, and God bless you as well. The chair recognizes Alderman Irvin. Thank you, Mr. President. Again, excellent appointment. This young lady has done great work not only in her role

in procurement, but just in the community of Austin as a whole, along with her husband, who's also the pastor in their co-ministry. And again, these are the type of people that have come up in our

community that have now risen to a point where they can have the ability to lead across our city. So great appointment. Congratulations. Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman Taliaferro. Thank you,

Mr. President. I too rise in support of this appointment and just want to really take this opportunity to congratulate you. Mr. Mayor, you made a great selection, one that comes with a legacy already

built in the city with the great services and great work that the commissioner has done. But not only that, the work that she's doing on the West Side of Chicago. Keep praying for the West Side, you

and your family and your husband, and God will continue to bless you and the West Side because of your hard work and prayers. Thank you so much, Mr. President. Thank you. Alderman Sposato, you are

recognized. Thank you, Mr. President. Tahita, best wishes to you. I know we had the opportunity to talk. I can once again assure you that nobody will be calling you more than me. So, hopefully I'm not

too much of a pest, but I think I have a lot of good ideas, and I think I know where a lot of the problems are, certainly with police and fire tests. So, I look forward to working with you. Used to

live not too far from you, but I moved a little further north. So once again, best wishes. Mr. President, I also forgot to add that people are coming out of the woodwork to support her, saying nice

things about her. So, great hire, Mr. President. I look forward to working with her. Thank you very much. Thank you. Are there any other alders that wish to speak to this item? Very well. Seeing no

hands, there is a motion on the floor for the passage of this item and the approval of this appointee with the most favorable roll call on the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful

motion to reconsider. Seeing no other hands, hearing no objections, so ordered. Congratulations, Commissioner. Madam Vice Chair, do you have any other items? This concludes the report of the Committee

of Workforce Development. Thank you. Very well. Thank you. For the matters on the agreed-upon calendar- Thank you, Mr.- Chair recognizes Alderwoman Harris Thank you, Mr. President. I've received from,

the City Clerk Andrea M. Valencia, a total of 78 items proposed for the agreed calendar, consisting of congratulatory, commemorative, and tributory resolutions from the following automatic sponsors:

Alderperson Harris, Alderperson Chico, Alderperson Quinn, Alderperson Coleman, Alderperson Irvin, Alderperson Rodriguez Sanchez, Alderperson Quesada, Alderperson Metz, Alderperson Vasquez, Alderperson

Knutson, Alderperson Lawson, Alderperson Gardner, Alderperson Clay, Alderperson Hatton, Alderperson Silverstein, with two additionals, one from Alderson Dow, and one additional from Alderperson Harris

and Mitchell. And I move these in the omnibus. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Now for new business, the clerk will call the wards, beginning with the first. Zoning amendments, which are referred

to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Traffic regulations, traffic control signals, and traffic signs, which are referred to the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety.

Exemption from physical barrier requirements for commercial driveway alley access to parking facilities, which are referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Lospada has

proposed orders for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds from the First Ward wage allowance account to the automatic expense account for the year 2026, which is referred

to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations. Alderperson Robinson has proposed ordinance for donation of City Fire Department ambulance to the Public Hospital Authority of the Bahamas,

which is referred to the Committee on Public Safety. Alderperson Beale has proposed ordinance for amendment of municipal code Titles IV and XIII, establishing window obstruction restrictions for

storefront public-facing windows, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderperson Lee has proposed ordinance for an honorary street designation, and its Honorary

Belkemo Funeral Home Way, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way. Alderperson Quinn has proposed ordinance for renewal of designation of 1st and 40th Precincts of the 13th

Ward as restricted residential zone prohibiting additional shared housing and vacation rentals, which is referred to the Committee on License and Consumer Protection. Alderperson Quinn also has

proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds from the 13th Ward wage allowance account to the automatic expense account for the year 2026, which is referred

to the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations. Alderperson Lopez has proposed ordinance for approval of the Canaryville Resubdivision, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation

and Public Way. Alderperson Coleman has proposed ordinance for honorary street designation as Baron Murph Senior Avenue, which is referred to the Committee on Transportation and Public Way.

Alderpersons Taylor, Dowell, Rodriguez, Cruz, Quesada, Knutson, Martin, and others have proposed ordinance for authorization to utilize proceeds from the 2024 bond funds for working families to

purchase new construction affordable homes produced by Reclaiming Chicago Initiative, which is referred to the Committee on Finance. Alderperson Mosley and others have proposed orders for amendment of

the Municipal Code Title 17 by modifying permitting requirements for specified residential use group living subcategories in various zoning districts and modifying use standards for community homes,

transitional residences, and transitional shelters, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Irvin has proposed orders for the issuance of permits

for sign ball boards at 555 West Roosevelt Road, which is referred to the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards. Alderperson Cruz has proposed a resolution for submission of public

question by referendum to Chicago voters of the 30th Ward at the February 23, 2027 election on support for adoption of ranked choice voting for mayor, treasurer, clerk, alderpersons, and district

councilors of Chicago, which is referred to the committee on committees and rules. Alderperson Cardona has proposed ordinance for amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 to allow additional

alcoholic liquor and package goods licenses on portions of North Central Avenue and Westbury Avenue, which is referred to the committee on license and consumer protection. Alderperson Waguespack has

proposed order for the issuance of permits for signs/signboards at 1885 West Fullerton Avenue, which is referred to the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building standards. Alderperson Conway has

proposed order for the issuance of permits for signs/signboards at 600 West Adams Street, which is referred to the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building standards. Alderman Quezada has proposed

order for the issuance of permits for signs/signboards at 2401 West Diversity Avenue, which is referred to the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building standards. Alderperson Quezada, Fuentes,

Rodriguez, Sanchez, and others have proposed ordinance for amendment of Municipal Code Title 17 by modifying permitting requirements for single-room occupancy, temporary overnight shelters, and

transitional shelters in various zoning districts, which is referred to the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building standards. Alderperson Villegas and others have proposed ordinance for

amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-44-055, establishing scoring criteria for 9% tax credits, which is referred to the committee on housing and real estate. Alderperson Villegas has a proposed

resolution for a tribute to Michael Keller Ditka, which is referred to the committee on committees and rules. Alderperson Vasquez has proposed resolution for submission of public question by

referendum for the voters of the 40th Ward at the February 23, 2027 election on whether Chicago should support a moratorium on the establishment, construction, or expansion of new data center

facilities within the City of Chicago, which is referred to the committee on committees and rules. Alderperson Vasquez also has proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance

to transfer funds from the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights for the year 2026, which is referred to the committee on the budget and government operations. Alderperson Vasquez also has

proposed ordinance for amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-165 by modifying requirements for businesses to enter into a debt transaction with the City of Chicago, which is referred to the committee

on finance. Alderperson Riley has proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds from the 42nd Ward Alderperson expense account to the personal services

account for the year 2026, which is referred to the committee on the budget and government operations. Alderperson Knutson and Alderperson Lawson have proposed ordinance for designation of segments of

West Diversity Parkway right of way on Map number 7-G as a pedestrian street, and amendment of Municipal Code Section 17-3-0503D, modifying pedestrian streets on portions of West Diversity Parkway,

which is referred to the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building standards. Alderperson Clay has proposed ordinance for amendment of Municipal Code Section 17-17-0104Y to include animal services,

sales, and grooming in residential support services, which is referred to the committee on zoning, landmarks, and building standards. Alderperson Manaa-Happenworth has proposed ordinance directing the

Commissioner of Transportation to update Alderperson Menu Program to include additional eligible uses for Alderperson Menu Program funds, which is referred to the committee on pedestrian and traffic

safety. Two committees have been called, the committee on pedestrian traffic safety and the committee on transportation. The matter is referred to the committee on committees and rules. Alderperson

Manaa-Happenworth also has proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds from the 48th Ward Alderperson expense account to the wage allowance account for the

year 2026, which is referred to the committee on the budget and government operations. Alderperson Hadden has proposed ordinance for amendment of the annual appropriation ordinance to transfer funds

from the Alderperson expense account to the wage allowance account for the year 2026, which is referred to the committee on the budget and government operations. Your Honor, that concludes the

presentation of Alderperson introductions. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. For the approval of the journals, the chair recognizes Alderman Mitchell. Mr. President, I'm not aware of any corrections to the

journals from the September 23rd, September 25th, and September 29th meetings, and move that they be approved. Hearing no objection, so ordered. For unfinished business, Alderman Mitchell. I'm aware

of two pieces of unfinished business. They are filed by Alderman Sigcho-Lopez. Thank you. The chair recognizes Alderman Sigcho-Lopez. Mr. President, I file a Rule 41 notice with the clerk of my intent

to call for a vote on substitute appointment, 0027373 concerning the appointment of Ramona Westbrook as commissioner of the Chicago Housing Authority, which was defer and published at the City Council

meeting held on September 23, 2026. I move passage of this item by roll call vote. Very well. There's a motion on the floor for the passage of this item by roll call vote. Does anyone wish to speak to

this item? Very well. Seeing no hands, members, please use your e-vote application to record your vote at this time. Madam Clerk, just for a second. Madam Clerk? Mm-hmm. Hold for a second. Just a

second. Very well. Before the vote actually starts, there's a member who have requested to participate in the remaining of this meeting remotely for reasons stated in Rule 59. Alderman Mike Rodriguez,

can we confirm his presence online? Alder Mike Rodriguez, you there? Alder Rodriguez? Very well. I see his name, but he has not confirmed his presence online. Very well. Madam Cl- Roll call for what?

Oh, just a second. The chair recognizes Alderman Beale. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, I just wanted to speak on this issue for a quick second since voting via closed. Which issue? Oh, the

actual item? Yes. Very well. Absolutely. Mr. President, I have known this individual for a long time, and it really pains me to even stand up to talk about this issue. But I think we have to look at

the big picture. And the big picture is, you all, it's very important that we understand that we have a very capable, willing, and talented person leading CHA. And when you look at the mad dash to

fill these appointments, it should really cause pause with all of us, because we've seen appointments be open for over a year, some a year and a half. But there's a mad dash to put these people in

these commissioner spots over at CHA. And I will tell you that it is a movement ahead to try to get rid of the current CHA CEO. And people have said directly that we're going to flip the board to get

rid of the CEO of CHA. And so when you look at what this agency does, its mission, I think it's really important that we make sure that we have the right people in place, and I believe that we have

the right person at the right time in place. And so I'm asking each and every one of you not to vote in favor of these new commissioners because they could not answer a point-blank question on if they

were being put in place to get rid of the CEO of CHA. If you can't answer that question and you're going in, you have ulterior motives, and I encourage everybody to vote no on these appointments.

Thank you. Thank you. Alderman Mike Rodriguez, is- Yes, sir. I am present. Madam Clerk, Alderman Mike Rodriguez is confirming his presence online. Can I get a motion to approve his participation in

the remaining of this meeting remotely? It's been moved. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. Nay. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Madam Clerk, you may now

proceed with providing the e-vote application so that members of the body can record their votes at this time. The voting is now open. The voting is now open. Please use the e-device. The voting is

now open. I will now call on those who have not used the e-device. Alderman Hall? Hello. Yes. Hall is a yes. Alderwoman Gutierrez? Gutierrez is a no. Alderman David Moore? Not present. Is he on

virtual? No. Okay. Alderwoman Taylor? Alderman Mosley? Alderwoman Scott? No. Alderwoman Cruz? Alderman Sposato? Sposato is a no. Alderwoman Hadden is not present. Alderman Rodriguez? Yes. Could you

repeat that? Yes. Okay. Aye. All right. Anyone I missed? Okay, the voting is now closed. 16 yays, 30- There are 16 yays, 30 nays. This motion fails. He voted for it. He voted for it. Oh, I'm sorry.

Alderman Mitchell, on the motion to reconsider. Motion to reconsider the vote. All those in favor of the reconsideration of this vote signify by saying aye. Any opposed say nay. This motion fails.

Alderman Sigcho-Lopez, were there other items? Mr. President, I file a Rule 41 notice with the clerk on the intent to call for a vote on the subsequent appointment, appointment 0027382, concerning the

appointment of John Barlett as Commissioner of Chicago Housing Authority, which was the item published at the city council meeting held on September 23rd. I move passage of this item by roll call

vote. Very well. Does anyone wish to speak to this item? The chair recognizes Alderman Bill. Thank you, Mr. President. In the issue of time, I make a motion that we use the same roll call on the last

item and the same motion to reconsider. Very well. Very well. Hearing no objections then, so ordered. This motion fails, and the motion to reconsider it is also part of that motion. Very well.

Alderman Mitchell, are you aware of any other further unfinished business? I'm not aware of any further pieces of unfinished business. Miscellaneous business, Alderman Mitchell. Except for the

ordinance setting the date and time of the next meeting, I am not aware of any miscellaneous business. Very well. For the date and time of the next meeting, Alderman Mitchell? I've handed up an

ordinance to the clerk setting the date and time of the next meeting. Madam Clerk, please read the ordinance. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago, section one, the next two

regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Chicago shall be held on Tuesday, December 8th, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 9th, beginning at 10:00 a.m., in the council

chamber on the second floor in City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from after its passage. Gregory Mitchell, Alderman, 7th Ward.

Very well. Ord- The dates, Tuesday, December 8th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 9th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Very well. I said December. Very well. The chair recognizes Alderman Lopez. I just

needed- Very well. Need a- Alderman Mitchell. I move that matters in the omnibus be passed by the first most favorable roll call vote by the Committee on Finance and the unsuccessful- Hearing no

objections, so ordered. Alderman Mitchell, on the omnibus. That was the omnibus. Oh, understood. We took your initial motion for the omnibus to pass that ordinance. I jumped the hill. Now, for the

omnibus. I move that matters in the omnibus be passed by the first most favorable roll call vote by the Committee on Finance and the associated unsuccessful motions be reconsidered. Hearing no

objections, so ordered. We just did that. We just did that. Alderman Mitchell, on a motion to adjourn. There being no further business before this body, I move that we adjourn. Hearing no objections,

so ordered. The meeting is adjourned.