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The City Council on Friday delayed a final vote on the proposed transfer of the rights to the city’s parking meters that’s accompanied by a renegotiated concession agreement with several sweeteners for the city as the members that pushed for the amended agreement said they are still working on whipping enough votes to pass the measure.
The City Council Committee on Finance on Thursday advanced a transfer of the rights to Chicago’s metered parking system under renegotiated terms that proponents pitched as a huge win for taxpayers.
While just two alderpeople voted no in committee, multiple council members voiced skepticism about some of the terms — primarily, the city’s ability to hold the new owners accountable if they fail to divest from a controversial company they’re invested in. Some asked for reassurance before a full City Council vote, which could come as soon as Friday.
The City Council on Wednesday delayed votes on two competing rental housing code reform ordinances but approved tens of millions in financial assistance for part of the site once envisioned as Lincoln Yards, a measure to require data centers to report their energy and water use and an update to the city’s campaign finance and ethics rules.
The mayor and three members of the City Council on Wednesday officially proposed a one-year moratorium on new data center infrastructure to allow the city to modernize and update its regulations for the facilities.
The City Council on Wednesday will consider ordinances to require data centers to report energy use, require a higher vote threshold for the approval of new city debt and to update the city’s campaign finance and ethics rules.
Alderpeople are also expected to revisit a stalled measure to protect workers from extreme heat. The council will meet at 10 a.m.
The City Council Committee on Finance on Tuesday approved tens of millions of dollars in public assistance for a development being built on what was once part of the Lincoln Yards proposal but delayed a key vote on the city's infamous parking meter deal until later this week.
The City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards on Tuesday approved the expansion of a Lincoln Park college prep school, the redevelopment of the former Ford City Mall and a new Amazon warehouse in Gage Park, as well as a proposed designation of a Far North Side street as a historic landmark.
The City Council Committee on Finance on Tuesday could finally vote to recommend the transfer of the rights to the city’s parking meters to a new company. The committee will also consider tens of millions of dollars in tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for the project being planned for what was once going to be the Lincoln Yards development.
The finance committee, originally slated for Monday but rescheduled for Tuesday, will meet at 1:45 p.m. in council chambers.
Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago) and Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) partnered with panelists from the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition to host a town hall Tuesday discussing proposed legislation to regulate data centers in Illinois.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a “Comprehensive Climate Action Plan” this month, detailing the measures needed for the state to reach its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.