St. Anthony hospital redevelopment site, Affordable Requirements Ordinance overhaul, Release of Adam Toledo video
The Chicago City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate is now underway at 1:05 p.m. A quorum has been achieved. Today’s live coverage is brought to you by @CHIdocumenters. #CHIDocumenters
01:06 PM Apr 15, 2021 CDT
Paul Colgan of the homebuilders association of greater Chicago is the first to provide verbal testimony during the public comment section of the meeting.
Next up to provide public comment is Curt Bailey of Related Midwest. He urges the city to build more affordable housing in the difficult to develop areas of the city.
Chairman Harry Osterman said there are 10 people signed up to provide verbal testimony during public comment.
Scott Henry of Celadon Holdings is giving public comment before the committee. He said the firm is fully supportive of the proposed affordable requirements ordinance.
The last person to provide public comment is a representative of Elevated Chicago. The individual believes the affordable requirement ordinance could be made stronger, but is supportive of what the proposal aims to achieve.
Mike Parella of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development is giving a presentation to the committee regarding a proposal designed to allow for the redevelopment of a new St. Anthony hospital facility in the vicinity of W. 31st St. https://t.co/R580y3vuds
Here’s a graphic detailing where the proposed St. Anthony hospital redevelopment is in relation to the existing facility. https://t.co/zikGXVwWEU
Ald. Michael Rodriguez provides remarks after city staff presentation, saying he supports St. Anthony’s redevelopment project.
A due pass recommendation regarding the redevelopment project will be forwarded to the Chicago City Council for consideration.
Marisa Novara, a commissioner of the Chicago Department of Housing, gives background on the next agenda item, the affordable requirements ordinance.
Novara said the city has a shortage of 120,000 affordable houses.
Her presentation to the committee explains why. https://t.co/GWyi8IctGS
Novara said there are people in all parts of the city paying more for housing than they can afford. https://t.co/jnhNJA9uDS
Daniel Hertz, policy director for the Chicago Department of Housing, tries to explain using examples how the proposed affordable requirements ordinance works to give residents the best chance of affordability.
Hertz outlines how the proposed affordable requirements ordinance differs from the measure that was adopted by the city in 2015. https://t.co/22eQsnoC8V
In his presentation to the committee, Hertz touches on other important changes to the proposed ordinance. https://t.co/7kP90hD7Eh
Novara wanted it to be clear that the ARO program is not the totality of the city’s efforts to provide affordable housing.
Osterman said the committee is going to take a recess at 2:30 p.m. and return at 3 p.m. for more committee discussion. He said he would like to give people some space as the video of the fatal CPD shooting of Adam Toledo is going to be released. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-of-chicago-police-fatally-shooting-adam-toledo-to-be-released-thursday/2486832/
It’s 3:07 p.m. and the committee is reconvening for discussion on the affordable requirements ordinance.
Osterman said the video of the fatal shooting of Adam Toledo requires the committee to recess. He said they will find an appropriate time to have the conversation before them.
“It’s emotional for all of us,” Osterman said of the Toledo video.
Some committee members are taking issue with Osterman’s call for the committee to enter recess.
Others are expressing support for Osterman’s intent to call the meeting to recess.
The committee will enter recess until Tuesday at 2 p.m., at which point the panel will engage in further discussion.
As of 3:20 p.m., the meeting has entered recess.
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