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JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS of the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (Published by the Authority of the City Council of the City of Chicago) COPY JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS of the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Reconvened Session -- Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 10:00 AM. (Of the Inaugural Meeting Held on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM.) (Council Chamber -- City Hall -- Chicago, Illinois) OFFICIAL RECORD. LORI E. LIGHTFOOT ANDREA M. VALENCIA Mayor City Clerk JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Reconvened Session - Wednesday, May 29, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Public Comment. ........................................................................................ 33 Communications From City Officers ........................................................... 58 Agreed Calendar ........................................................................................ 81 Ne.N Business Presented a,, Aldermen ...................................................... 157 Traffic Regulations, Traffic Signs, Etc ...................................................... 157 Zoning Ordinance Amendments .............................................................. 175 Claims ..................................................................................................... 175 Unclassified Matters ................................................................................ 176 Free Permits, License Fee Exemptions, Etc ............................................ 200 Approval Of The Journal ............................................................................ 217 Unfinished Business ................................................................................... 218 Miscellaneous Business ............................................................................. 218 Legislative Index ........................................................................................ Appendix A 5/29/2019 COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. 25 Attendance At Reconvened Meeting. Present -- The Honorable Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor, and Aldermen La Spata, Hopkins, Dowell, King, Hairston, Sawyer, Mitchell, Harris, Beale, Sadlowski Garza, Thompson, Cardenas, Quinn, Burke, Lopez, Coleman, Moore, Curtis, O'Shea, Taylor, Brookins, Rodriguez, Tabares, Scott, Sigcho-Lopez, Maldonado, Burnett, Ervin, Taliaferro, Reboyras, Cardona, Waguespack, Rodriguez-Sanchez, Austin, Ramirez-Rosa, Villegas, Mitts, Sposato, Nugent, Vasquez, Napolitano, Reilly, Smith, Tunney, Gardiner, Cappleman, Martin, Osterman, Hadden, Silverstein. Absent-- None. Call To Order. On Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 10:00 AM., the Honorable Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor, called the City Council to order. The Honorable Andrea M. Valencia, City Clerk, called the roll of members and it was found that there were present at that time: Aldermen La Spata, Hopkins, Dowell, King, Hairston, Sawyer, Mitchell, Harris, Beale, Sadlowski Garza, Thompson, Cardenas, Quinn, Burke, Lopez, Coleman, Moore, Curtis, O'Shea, Taylor, Rodriguez, Tabares, Scott, Sigcho-Lopez, Maldonado, Burnett, Ervin, Taliaferro, Reboyras, Cardona, Waguespack, Rodriguez-Sanchez, Austin, Ramirez-Rosa, Villegas, Mitts, Sposato, Nugent, Vasquez, Napolitano, Reilly, Smith, Tunney, Gardiner, Cappleman, Martin, Osterman, Hadden, Silverstein -- 49. Quorum present. Pledge Of Allegiance. Alderman Villegas led the City Council and assembled guests in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Invocation. Rabbi Megan GoldMarche of Silverstein Base Hillel opened the meeting with prayer. 26 JOURNAL--CITY COUNCIL--CHICAGO 5/29/2019 Rules Suspended -- ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE. At this point in the proceedings, Alderman Mitchell moved to Suspend the Rules Temporarily for the purpose of adopting the 2015 -- 2019 Rules of Order and Procedure as the temporary parliamentary rules governing the conduct of the City Council meeting of May 29, 2019, until such time that the City Council adopts permanent Rules of Order and Procedure for the years 2019 -- 2023. The motion Prevailed by a viva voce vote. REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS RESUMED. PUBLIC COMMENT. In accordance with the City Council's Rules of Order and Procedure, the following members of the general public addressed the City Council: John Catanzara Krystal Peters Jodie Wiederkehr Zakiyyah S. Muhammad George Blakemore Melvin Bailey Sandra Schneller EVAngel YHWHnewBN Bishop Gregg L. Career Amy Abramson Robert McKay Kalia Johnson 5/29/2019 COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. 27 In accordance with the City Council's Rules of Order and Procedure, the following members of the general public registered to address the City Council but did not testify: Michael O'Connor Reverend Harper Vernon T. Jones Guana Stamps Joseph Pughsley Ronald Jackson Andrew Nelson Allan Mellis Tony Gordon Owen Pittman Ziff Sistrunk Nancy Curran In accordance with the City Council's Rules of Order and Procedure, the following member of the general public submitted written comments to the City Council: Amy Abramson Rules Suspended -- CITY COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR YEARS 2019 -- 2023. [R2019-346] Alderman Harris moved to Suspend the Rules Temporarily to go out of the regular order of business for the purpose of considering a proposed resolution establishing the City Council's Rules. of Order and Procedure for the years 2019 -- 2023. The motion Prevailed. 28 JOURNAL--CITY COUNCIL--CHICAGO 5/29/2019 Thereupon, on motion of Alderman Harris, the said proposed resolution was Adopted by a viva voce vote. Alderman Thompson moved to reconsider the foregoing vote. The motion was lost. The following is said resolution as adopted: Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Chicago, That the attached Rules of Order and Procedure of the City Council, City of Chicago, for the 2019 -- 2023 term, are hereby adopted; and Be It Further Resolved, That the broadcast of Committee meetings in Room 201A as set forth in Rule 55(c) shall take place as equipment allows, but in no instance shall the necessary equipment be installed and operable later than the thirtieth (30 th) of September in the year 2019. Rules of Order and Procedure of the City Council referred to in this resolution read as follows: RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE Of The City Council, City Of Chicago, For Years 2019 -- 2023. Presiding Officer Of The Council; Mayor; President Pro Tempore. RULE 1. The Mayor shall be Presiding Officer of the Council. The Council shall elect one of its members President Pro Tempore of the Council, who shall act as Presiding Officer of the Council during a temporary absence or disability of the Mayor or when requested so to do by the Mayor. In the temporary absence of the President Pro Tempore, the Vice-Mayor shall act as Presiding Officer of the Council when requested to do so by the Mayor. The President Pro Tempore or the Vice-Mayor of the Council, when acting as the Presiding Officer, shall vote on all questions on which the vote is taken by yeas and nays, his name being called last. The City Council Legislative Reference Bureau shall be under the control, supervision and direction of the President Pro Tempore. 5/29/2019 COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. 29 Convening Of The Council; Temporary Chairman. RULE 2. Each meeting of the Council shall convene at the time appointed for such meeting as provided by ordinance. In the absence of the Mayor, the President Pro Tempore and the Vice-Mayor, a temporary chairman for the meeting shall be elected by a majority vote of the Aldermen present from among their members. The Clerk (or someone appointed to fill his place) shall thereupon immediately call the roll of members. If no quorum be present, the Council shall not thereby stand adjourned, but the members present shall be competent to adjourn or recess the Council by a majority vote. Quorum; Order Of Business; Questions Relating To Priority Of Business. RULE 3. A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of a majority of the members of the City Council, including the Mayor. When a quorum is present the Council shall proceed t_o the business before it, which shall be conducted in the following order: 1. Quorum roll call and invocation. 2. Public comment. 3. Reports and communications from the Mayor and other City officers. 4. Reports of standing committees. 5. Reports of special committees. 6. Agreed calendar. 7. Presentation of petitions, communications, resolutions, orders and ordinances by Aldermen. 8. The reading of the Journal of the Proceedings of the last preceding meeting or meetings and correction and approval of the same, unless dispensed with by the Council, and correction of the Journal of the Proceedings of previous meetings. No Journal correction shall be considered unless approved by the Committee on Committees and Rules. All proposed Journal corrections shall be submitted to the City Clerk, who shall distribute such proposed corrections to each Alderman. 30 JOU RNAL..CITY COU NCI L..CH ICAGO 5t29t2019 9. Unfinishedbusiness. 10. Miscellaneous business. Any matter before the Council may be set down as a special order of business at a time certain, if two-thirds (%) of the Aldermen present vote in the affirmative, but not otherwise. All questions relating to the priority of business shall be decided by the Chair, without debate, subject to appeal. Duties And Privileges Of The Presiding Officer. RULE 4. The Presiding Officer shall preserve order and decorum, and may speak to points of order in preference [o other members, rising from his seat for the purpose, and shall decide all questions of order, subject to appeal. ln case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct,
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