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Committee on Committees and Rules meeting summary — October 22, 2024

ChicagoOct 22, 20243 min read

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The committee prepared a meeting summary report to be submitted to City Council on October 22, 2024. It re‑referred 29 items to various standing committees, including authorizations for redevelopment agreements, appointments to Special Service Areas and boards, scope-of-services and budget matters for multiple Special Service Areas, TIF and Class 8 MICRO matters, permit fee waivers for the Chicago Board of Education, issuance of tax-exempt housing revenue bonds, property sales under the ChiBlockBuilder program, amendments to leases and rights-of-entry, Open Space Impact Fee expenditures, and property acquisition for the Englewood Nature Trail Project.

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Heart Uptown Apartments/POAH TIF Technology Development

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Appointments to boards and commissionsClass 8 MICRO property tax incentiveOpen Space Impact Fee expendituresProperty acquisition for Englewood Nature TrailTransportationBudget & TaxLease and right-of-entry amendmentsPublic SafetySpecial Service Area budgets and service agreementsRedevelopment agreements and TIFEducationChiBlockBuilder property salesIssuance of tax-exempt housing revenue bondsCommercePermit fee waivers for Chicago Board of EducationEnvironmentalHousingRe-referred items to standing committees

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Item 1 re-referred to Committee on Budget and Government Operations: Ordinance authorizing execution of redevelopment agreement with Outwest Gallery and Café for neighborhood opportunity funds at 5249 W. Chicago Ave.
Items 2–12 re-referred to Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, including appointments (Jon Elu; Juliana Montebello‑Roman) and multiple scope of services, budget, tax levy and service provider agreements for Special Service Areas Nos. 4, 23, 35‑2015, 47, 55, 56‑2022, 73, and 31.
Item 12 (A2024‑0013091) supporting Class 8 MICRO property tax incentive for the former U.S. Steel Mill located in the 7th and 10th Wards and related Municipal Code amendments to waive various fees for Class 8 MICRO projects.
Items 13–18 re-referred to Committee on Finance, including an intergovernmental agreement with Chicago Board of Education for allocation of TIF funds for improvements at Chicago Vocational Career Academy (item 13), permit fee waivers for the Board of Education for 2025 (item 14), redevelopment agreements with issuance of TIF funds and/or financial assistance for projects including Revolution Workshop, Lathrop Preservation Phase IC, Thrive Exchange LLC acquisition and low‑income housing development, and Heart Uptown Apartments/POAH TIF redevelopment (items 15–18).
Items 19–25 re-referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate, including appointment of LaShawn Cobb as Commissioner of Chicago Housing Authority (item 19), amendments to Municipal Code economic disclosure requirements for temporary occupancy agreements (item 20), sales of City‑owned property under ChiBlockBuilder (items 21–22), and first amendments to a lease with Cook County and right-of-entry amendments for research and parking uses (items 23–25).
Item 26 re-referred to Committee on Police and Fire: Appointment of Ciera Whitaker as member of District Council 006.
Items 27–28 re-referred to Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation: Expenditure of Open Space Impact Fee funds for improvements at Goethe Elementary School athletic/recreational facilities and installation of permanent infrastructure in community open space/garden at 947 W Cullerton St.
Item 29 re-referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate: Acquisition of various properties for the Englewood Nature Trail Project.

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