Committee on Housing and Real Estate — Summary of Reports (September 11, 2024)
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Meeting recorded actions on appointments to the Chicago Housing Authority, multiple property sales via the ChiBlockBuilder platform, restructuring of City HOME mortgages to extend maturities and secure senior loans for several Senior Suites properties, a license agreement for environmental testing on a city-owned parcel, designation of a Low Affordability Community corridor on N Milwaukee Ave, and an amendment to municipal code providing loan restructuring authority to the Commissioner of Housing. A subject matter hearing with the Cook County Board of Review was held; no vote was taken.
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- Appointment of Juliana Gonzalez-Crussi as commissioner of Chicago Housing Authority — Passed.
- Appointment of Brian "Jawanza" Malone as commissioner of Chicago Housing Authority — Passed.
- License agreement authorizing City access to property southwest of intersection of E Avenue O at S 126th St for environmental testing/abatement (10th Ward) — Passed.
- Designation of N Milwaukee Ave from N Wisner Ave to N Kedzie Ave as Low Affordability Community (35th Ward) — Passed.
- Financial restructuring and sale/transfer of ownership related to Aidscare Campus Parcels and Phoenix House development, adding City Vacant Lots transfers (24th Ward) — Passed.
- Restructuring of City HOME program mortgages to extend maturity dates and secure new senior loans for multiple Senior Suites properties at addresses in the 5th, 10th, 45th, and 27th Wards — Passed.
- Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-44 providing loan restructuring authority to the Commissioner of Housing — Passed.
- Negotiated "as is" sales of vacant City-owned lots via ChiBlockBuilder platform at multiple addresses — Passed as substitute.
- Sale of City-owned properties in 20th Ward to adjacent neighbors under ChiBlockBuilder platform — Passed.
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Committee on Housing and Real Estate
Regular Meeting and Subject Matter Hearing on Circuit Breaker Legislation proposal with NO VOTE to be taken. Written public comment deadline September 10, 2024, 5:00 P.M.
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- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/00a2a262-c5a7-4075-acb8-8c6d88cac698.pdf
- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/acdc0f6d-d069-41cd-a3bb-fbc063564139.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/dd3d52ce-f3b5-4cce-adb8-0fdd71441535.pdf
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