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City of Chicago Community Development Commission met May 8.

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City of Chicago Community Development Commission met May 8.

Here is the minutes provided by the Commission:

I. ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS

Chairman Jorge Perez called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m. and then undertook a roll call to establish the presence of a quorum.

Present

Shirley Newsome, Vice Chairman

Roxanne Ward, Secretary

Marc Brooks

Robert Buford

Gwendolyn Butler

Dwight Curtis

David Reifman

Eileen Rhodes

Not Present

Philip Alphonse

Adela Cepeda

Leslie Davis

Nicholas Delgado

Cornelius Griggs

Celena Roldan

A court reporter was present to record the proceedings. A transcript is available for the purpose of pursuing all matters in greater detail and is a part of the permanent public record of this Regular Meeting of the Community Development Commission.

II. NEW BUSINESS

A. ROOSEVELT/CICERO TIF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA

(WARD 24) Request authority to advertise the Department of Planning and Development’s intention to enter into a negotiated sale with Greenway Development, LLC for the disposition of the property located at 2118 S. Kostner Avenue in the Roosevelt/Cicero Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area, to request alternative proposals, and to approve the sale of the property to Greenway Development, LLC if no responsive alternative proposals are received. Project Manager: Edward Lewis

Motioned by Newsome, seconded by Butler. Approved 9-0. Yeas: Brooks, Buford, Butler, Curtis, Newsome, Reifman, Rhodes, Ward and Perez. 18-CDC-12

B. KINZIE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR TIF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

AREA (WARD 27) Request authority to advertise the Department of Planning and Development’s intention to enter into a negotiated sale with Mr. Corry Williams for the disposition of the property located at 341-343 N. Kedzie Avenue in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area, to request alternative proposals, and to approve the sale of the property to Mr. Corry Williams if no responsive alternative proposals are received. Project Manager: Korene E. J. Smith

Motioned by Butler, seconded by Ward. Approved 9-0. Yeas: Brooks, Buford, Butler, Curtis, Newsome, Reifman, Rhodes, Ward and Perez. 18-CDC-13

C. STONY ISLAND COMMERCIAL AND BURNSIDE INDUSTRIAL

CORRIDOR TIF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA (WARD 8) Request authority for the Department of Planning and Development to negotiate a redevelopment agreement with Chicago Family Health Center for redevelopment of the property located at 2100 E. 87th Street in the Stony Island Commercial and Burnside Industrial Corridor Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area, and to recommend to the City Council of the City of Chicago the designation of Chicago Family Health Center as Developer. Project Manager: Beth McGuire

Motioned by Ward, seconded by Brooks. Approved 9-0. Yeas: Brooks, Buford, Butler, Curtis, Newsome, Reifman, Rhodes, Ward and Perez. 18-CDC-14

III. ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn made by Ward. Voice vote, all yeas. Meeting adjourned at 2:09 p.m.

https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/dcd/agendas/CDC_June_2018_minutes.pdf