City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingChicago, IL · October 30, 2024
Minutes
City Hall
Office of the City Clerk 121 N. LaSalle St.
Room 107
Chicago, IL 60602
Attendance and Divided Roll Call Votes www.chicityclerk.com
Chicago City Council Meeting
October 30, 2024
Attendance:
Present – Alderpersons La Spata, Hopkins, Dowell, Robinson, Yancy, Hall, Mitchell, Harris,
Beale, Chico, Lee, Quinn, Ramirez, Gutiérrez, Lopez, Coleman, Moore, Curtis, O’Shea,
Taylor, Mosley, Rodriguez, Tabares, Scott, Sigcho-Lopez, Fuentes, Burnett, Ervin, Taliaferro,
Cruz, Cardona, Waguespack, Rodríguez-Sánchez, Conway, Ramirez-Rosa, Villegas, Mitts,
Sposato, Nugent, Vasquez, Napolitano, Reilly, Knudsen, Lawson, Gardiner, Clay, Martin,
Manaa-Hoppenworth, Hadden, Silverstein – 50.
Absent – 0.
Divided Roll Call Votes:
Record No. Title Vote
O2024-0013056 Permit fee waivers for Chicago Board of Education, its 45-2
contractors or contracting vendors, for buildings, facilities and
improvements operated for public or government use for year
2025
Or2024-00134161 Settlement agreement regarding case of Ashley Phifer, 46-1
individually and as the Supervised Administrator of the Estate
of Joshua Beal, and as the mother and next friend of J.B.J. and
J.B., minor children and next of kin of Joshua Beal v. City of
Chicago, Officer Joseph Treacy, Sgt. Thomas Derouin and the
Estate of Ryne Kinsella, cited as 21 L 81
Or2024-0013462 Wenmin Chen v. City of Chicago, et al., Case No. 2020 cv 1781 37-10
(Northern District of IL)
Or2024-0013463 Morgan Kendall Howard v City of Chicago and Marcus O 40-7
Smith; Case No. 2020 L 9684
SA2024-0013538 Appointment of Jarixon Medina as a member of the RTA Board 18-25
of Directors
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City Hall
Office of the City Clerk 121 N. LaSalle St.
Room 107
Chicago, IL 60602
Attendance and Divided Roll Call Votes www.chicityclerk.com
Chicago City Council Meeting
October 30, 2024
Record No.: O2024-0013056
Title/Description: Permit fee waivers for Chicago Board of Education, its contractors or
contracting vendors, for buildings, facilities and improvements operated
for public or government use for year 2025
Vote: Yeas: 45 Not Voting: 3
Nays: 2 Vacant: 0
Absent: 0 Recused: 0
Ward Alderperson Vote Ward Alderperson Vote
1 La Spata Y 26 Fuentes Y
2 Hopkins Y 27 Burnett, Jr. NV
3 Dowell Y 28 Ervin Y
4 Robinson Y 29 Taliaferro Y
5 Yancy Y 30 Cruz Y
6 Hall Y 31 Cardona, Jr. Y
7 Mitchell Y 32 Waguespack Y
8 Harris Y 33 Rodríguez-Sanchez NV
9 Beale Y 34 Conway Y
10 Chico Y 35 Ramirez-Rosa Y
11 Lee Y 36 Villegas N
12 Ramirez Y 37 Mitts Y
13 Quinn Y 38 Sposato Y
14 Gutiérrez Y 39 Nugent Y
15 Lopez Y 40 Vasquez, Jr. Y
16 Coleman NV 41 Napolitano Y
17 Moore Y 42 Reilly N
18 Curtis Y 43 Knudsen Y
19 O'Shea Y 44 Lawson Y
20 Taylor Y 45 Gardiner Y
21 Mosley Y 46 Clay Y
22 Rodriguez Y 47 Martin Y
23 Tabares Y 48 Manna-Hoppenworth Y
24 Scott Y 49 Hadden Y
25 Sigcho-Lopez Y 50 Silverstein Y
(VOTE KEY: Y=Yes; N=Nay; A=Absent; NV=Not Voting; V=Vacant; R=Recused (pursuant to Council Rule 14)
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City Hall
Office of the City Clerk 121 N. LaSalle St.
Room 107
Chicago, IL 60602
Attendance and Divided Roll Call Votes www.chicityclerk.com
Chicago City Council Meeting
October 30, 2024
Record No.: Or2024-0013461
Title/Description: Settlement agreement regarding case of Ashley Phifer, individually and
as the Supervised Administrator of the Estate of Joshua Beal, and as
the mother and next friend of J.B.J. and J.B., minor children and next of
kin of Joshua Beal v. City of Chicago, Officer Joseph Treacy, Sgt.
Thomas Derouin and the Estate of Ryne Kinsella, cited as 21 L 81
Vote: Yeas: 46 Not Voting: 3
Nays: 1 Vacant: 0
Absent: 0 Recused: 0
Ward Alderperson Vote Ward Alderperson Vote
1 La Spata Y 26 Fuentes Y
2 Hopkins Y 27 Burnett, Jr. NV
3 Dowell Y 28 Ervin Y
4 Robinson Y 29 Taliaferro Y
5 Yancy Y 30 Cruz Y
6 Hall Y 31 Cardona, Jr. Y
7 Mitchell Y 32 Waguespack Y
8 Harris Y 33 Rodríguez-Sanchez NV
9 Beale Y 34 Conway Y
10 Chico Y 35 Ramirez-Rosa Y
11 Lee Y 36 Villegas Y
12 Ramirez Y 37 Mitts Y
13 Quinn Y 38 Sposato Y
14 Gutiérrez Y 39 Nugent Y
15 Lopez N 40 Vasquez, Jr. Y
16 Coleman NV 41 Napolitano Y
17 Moore Y 42 Reilly Y
18 Curtis Y 43 Knudsen Y
19 O'Shea Y 44 Lawson Y
20 Taylor Y 45 Gardiner Y
21 Mosley Y 46 Clay Y
22 Rodriguez Y 47 Martin Y
23 Tabares Y 48 Manna-Hoppenworth Y
24 Scott Y 49 Hadden Y
25 Sigcho-Lopez Y 50 Silverstein Y
(VOTE KEY: Y=Yes; N=Nay; A=Absent; NV=Not Voting; V=Vacant; R=Recused (pursuant to Council Rule 14)
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City Hall
Office of the City Clerk 121 N. LaSalle St.
Room 107
Chicago, IL 60602
Attendance and Divided Roll Call Votes www.chicityclerk.com
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October 30, 2024
Record No.: Or2024-0013462
Title/Description: Wenmin Chen v. City of Chicago, et al., Case No. 2020 cv 1781
(Northern District of IL)
Vote: Yeas: 37 Not Voting: 3
Nays: 10 Vacant: 0
Absent: 0 Recused: 0
Ward Alderperson Vote Ward Alderperson Vote
1 La Spata Y 26 Fuentes Y
2 Hopkins Y 27 Burnett, Jr. NV
3 Dowell Y 28 Ervin Y
4 Robinson Y 29 Taliaferro Y
5 Yancy Y 30 Cruz Y
6 Hall Y 31 Cardona, Jr. Y
7 Mitchell Y 32 Waguespack Y
8 Harris Y 33 Rodríguez-Sanchez NV
9 Beale N 34 Conway N
10 Chico Y 35 Ramirez-Rosa Y
11 Lee Y 36 Villegas Y
12 Ramirez Y 37 Mitts Y
13 Quinn N 38 Sposato N
14 Gutiérrez Y 39 Nugent N
15 Lopez N 40 Vasquez, Jr. Y
16 Coleman NV 41 Napolitano Y
17 Moore N 42 Reilly N
18 Curtis Y 43 Knudsen Y
19 O'Shea Y 44 Lawson Y
20 Taylor Y 45 Gardiner N
21 Mosley Y 46 Clay Y
22 Rodriguez Y 47 Martin Y
23 Tabares N 48 Manna-Hoppenworth Y
24 Scott Y 49 Hadden Y
25 Sigcho-Lopez Y 50 Silverstein Y
(VOTE KEY: Y=Yes; N=Nay; A=Absent; NV=Not Voting; V=Vacant; R=Recused (pursuant to Council Rule 14)
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City Hall
Office of the City Clerk 121 N. LaSalle St.
Room 107
Chicago, IL 60602
Attendance and Divided Roll Call Votes www.chicityclerk.com
Chicago City Council Meeting
October 30, 2024
Record No.: Or2024-0013463
Title/Description: Morgan Kendall Howard v City of Chicago and Marcus O Smith; Case
No. 2020 L 9684
Vote: Yeas: 40 Not Voting: 3
Nays: 7 Vacant: 0
Absent: 0 Recused: 0
Ward Alderperson Vote Ward Alderperson Vote
1 La Spata Y 26 Fuentes Y
2 Hopkins Y 27 Burnett, Jr. NV
3 Dowell Y 28 Ervin Y
4 Robinson Y 29 Taliaferro Y
5 Yancy Y 30 Cruz Y
6 Hall Y 31 Cardona, Jr. N
7 Mitchell Y 32 Waguespack Y
8 Harris Y 33 Rodríguez-Sanchez NV
9 Beale Y 34 Conway Y
10 Chico Y 35 Ramirez-Rosa Y
11 Lee Y 36 Villegas Y
12 Ramirez Y 37 Mitts Y
13 Quinn N 38 Sposato N
14 Gutiérrez Y 39 Nugent Y
15 Lopez Y 40 Vasquez, Jr. Y
16 Coleman NV 41 Napolitano N
17 Moore Y 42 Reilly N
18 Curtis Y 43 Knudsen Y
19 O'Shea Y 44 Lawson Y
20 Taylor Y 45 Gardiner Y
21 Mosley Y 46 Clay Y
22 Rodriguez Y 47 Martin Y
23 Tabares N 48 Manna-Hoppenworth Y
24 Scott N 49 Hadden Y
25 Sigcho-Lopez Y 50 Silverstein Y
(VOTE KEY: Y=Yes; N=Nay; A=Absent; NV=Not Voting; V=Vacant; R=Recused (pursuant to Council Rule 14)
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City Hall
Office of the City Clerk 121 N. LaSalle St.
Room 107
Chicago, IL 60602
Attendance and Divided Roll Call Votes www.chicityclerk.com
Chicago City Council Meeting
October 30, 2024
Record No.: SA2024-0013538
Title/Description: Appointment of Jarixon Medina as a member of the RTA Board of
Directors
Vote: Yeas: 18 Not Voting: 7
Nays: 25 Vacant: 0
Absent: 0 Recused: 0
Ward Alderperson Vote Ward Alderperson Vote
1 La Spata Y 26 Fuentes NV
2 Hopkins N 27 Burnett, Jr. NV
3 Dowell N 28 Ervin Y
4 Robinson NV 29 Taliaferro N
5 Yancy NV 30 Cruz Y
6 Hall Y 31 Cardona, Jr. Y
7 Mitchell N 32 Waguespack N
8 Harris N 33 Rodríguez-Sanchez NV
9 Beale N 34 Conway N
10 Chico N 35 Ramirez-Rosa Y
11 Lee N 36 Villegas N
12 Ramirez Y 37 Mitts N
13 Quinn N 38 Sposato Y
14 Gutiérrez Y 39 Nugent Y
15 Lopez Y 40 Vasquez, Jr. N
16 Coleman NV 41 Napolitano N
17 Moore Y 42 Reilly N
18 Curtis N 43 Knudsen Y
19 O'Shea N 44 Lawson N
20 Taylor Y 45 Gardiner N
21 Mosley NV 46 Clay N
22 Rodriguez Y 47 Martin N
23 Tabares N 48 Manna-Hoppenworth Y
24 Scott N 49 Hadden Y
25 Sigcho-Lopez Y 50 Silverstein N
(VOTE KEY: Y=Yes; N=Nay; A=Absent; NV=Not Voting; V=Vacant; R=Recused (pursuant to Council Rule 14)
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