Committee on Housing and Real Estate

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 · 10:00 AM AM · City Hall - Council Chambers - Chicago, Illinois

TL;DR

The Housing Committee met to approve several property-related ordinances, including multiple sales of city-owned vacant properties to residents and a wastewater testing agreement for COVID-19 monitoring. The majority of agenda items involved transferring city-owned land to private owners through neighborhood land acquisition programs.

Key Decisions

  • COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Agreement Passed
  • Multiple City-Owned Property Sales to Residents Passed
  • Chicago Riverwalk Concessionaire Ownership Change Passed
  • Negotiated Sale of Vacant Property to Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Passed
  • Property at 47th Street Held in Committee

Agenda

  1. Attendance
  2. Rule 45 Report Approval for October 2022
  3. 2022 Department of Housing Second Quarter Housing Report
  4. 1 Intergovernmental permit license agreement between Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago Department of Public Health and Discovery Partners Institute at University of Illinois for wastewater testing of COVID-19 virus and other pathogens at intercepting sewer systems on District's North Side, Southwest Side and Calumet sites
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  5. 2 Change of ownership interest regarding Chicago Riverwalk Concessionaire agreement for Island Party Hut LLC d.b.a. Island Party Hut and Island Party Boat
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  6. 3 Negotiated sale of City-owned vacant property at 4810-4834 S Cottage Grove Ave to Northwestern Memorial HealthCare with sale of developer's lot at 4833 S Evans Ave to City
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  7. 4 Acquisition of improved parcel or portions thereof at 518-522 E 47th St
    Ordinance
    Action: Held in Committee

    The Ordinance was Held in Committee.

  8. 5 Sale of City-owned property at 1736 Ridgeway Ave to Ana Del Valle and Disifredo Del Valle under Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  9. 6 Sale of City-owned property at at 6108 S Wood St to Luis Miguel Rios Cruz and Lidia Adelita Medrano Gonzalez
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  10. 7 Sale of vacant City-owned property at 5426 W Potomac Ave to Patricia Dodd, Melvin Dodd and Bisharah Dodd
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  11. 8 Sale of vacant City-owned property at 5952 S Loomis Blvd to Emma Hudson
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  12. 9 Sale of City-owned property at 103 W 110th Pl to Eyvis B. Garcia Palma under Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  13. 10 Sale of vacant City-owned property at 2747 W Jackson Blvd to Martin Nunez
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  14. 11 Sale of vacant City-owned property at 2445 E 74th St to Michael Dennis Lofton II
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  15. 12 Amendment of redevelopment agreement with Joudeh Investments LLC and MKB Business Strategies LLC for lot replacement under Working Families Ordinance
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  16. 13 Amendment to site preparation redevelopment agreement with Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, Inc. revising commencement and completion deadlines and required number of lots to be renovated
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.

  17. 14 Designation of 1321 S Wood St as low affordability area
    Ordinance
    Action: Recommended to Pass

    The Ordinance was Recommended to Pass.