ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
TL;DR
The Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee approved nine items on March 20, 2026, including new development agreements, property rules, and the dissolution of four completed tax increment districts. The committee also received a final report on the Wisconsin Avenue corridor study. All items passed unanimously.
Key Decisions
- Property Deconstruction Ordinance Passed
- New Tax Incremental Districts No. 130 (VIA) and 131 (FORMA) in 12th Aldermanic District Passed
- Dissolution of Tax Incremental Districts No. 39, 42, 46, and 51 Passed
- Certified Survey Map Approval for West Bobolink Ave Property (5th Aldermanic District) Passed
- Reimagining WIS 175 Study Final Report (Wisconsin Avenue to Lisbon Avenue) Placed on File
Agenda
- 1. An ordinance relating to property deconstruction.OrdinanceAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. JACKSON that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 2. Resolution approving a final Certified Survey Map for land located on the south side of West Bobolink Ave, west of North 122nd Street, in the 5th Aldermanic DistrictResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 3. Substitute resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 130(VIA), in the 12th Aldermanic District.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. JACKSON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 4. Substitute resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 131(FORMA), in the 12th Aldermanic District.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 5. Resolution dissolving Tax Incremental District No. 39 (Hilton Hotel) and authorizing the City Comptroller to distribute excess incremental revenue to overlying taxing districts.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 6. Resolution dissolving Tax Incremental District No. 42 (Midtown) and authorizing the City Comptroller to distribute excess incremental revenue to overlying taxing districts.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 7. Resolution dissolving Tax Incremental District No. 46 (New Arcade Project) and authorizing the City Comptroller to distribute excess incremental revenue to overlying taxing districts.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 8. Resolution dissolving Tax Incremental District No. 51 (Granville Station) and authorizing the City Comptroller to distribute excess incremental revenue to overlying taxing districts.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. JACKSON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 9. Communication from the Department of City Development and Department of Public Works relating to the final report for the Reimagining WIS 175 Study: Wisconsin Avenue to Lisbon Avenue.CommunicationAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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