0:05The meeting of the Transportation Committee will now come to order.
0:09Uh Madam Secretary, would we have a motion to call for remote participation?
0:14At your recess meeting, you had all members present.
0:17I did not have Commissioner McCaskill on the roll, and she's still not present in the room.
0:21Remote participant is Commissioner Gay in there, so a remote roll call is necessary.
0:26Mover and second, or sir.
0:27I move to allow remote participation.
0:30Commissioner Anaya, Commissioner Britton.
0:34Commissioner Aguilar, your vote, sir.
0:36Commissioner Aguilar is aye.
0:39Commissioner Britton.
0:47Commissioner McCasco is absent.
0:55Commissioner Marita is absent.
0:57Previous votes were all aye.
0:59Commissioner Kevin Morrison is absent.
1:02Commissioner Sean Morrison.
1:05Previous votes are aye.
1:09Commissioner Stamps vote is aye for remote participation.
1:15Commissioner Vasquez.
1:23At the moment we have three app is aye.
1:30So we have 15 ayes, sir, and two absent vote for remote participation.
1:36So remote participation passes.
1:39Can we begin with public speakers, please?
1:41We have two registered speakers.
1:43Please come to the podium.
1:45Taiwan Sims, followed by George Blakemore.
1:48I will keep time for you.
1:50Please be reminded of our public speaking rules.
1:57Taiwan Sims, are we waiting for you, sir?
2:12Um how's it going, committee?
2:15Or commission once again?
2:18Um I ask some questions about the I guess handling of my court proceedings right now and what's going on.
2:30That's one of the cases.
2:32Um, there's another case that I'm dealing with 25120 458-301.
2:46That's a false arrest.
2:52That's another false arrest that took place over at 121 North LaSalle.
2:58This building, I guess.
3:01And even though I've given the information to Lamont Williams, who feels away about me calling them out, even though I've stood in front of here and spoken with you all.
3:12There's been no remedy, no resolve.
3:14There's been no follow-up even.
3:16And it's been years now.
3:19To be exact, I started this in 2024, speaking at this podium about this.
3:26And that's when it was I guess premature issue, but now it's been a total two years without seeing my child, violation of liberty, violation of parental rights.
3:44What the 14th, the first, and the fourth.
3:49And so I'm here, and you didn't want me to admonish the commission about this, not being aided.
3:58You are commissioner.
4:00You don't want to face the um truth.
4:02You don't want to face the reality that there's nothing being done for constituents here in the city of Chicago, lifelong residents that come.
4:11I'm sure you know you know my name.
4:14I don't know your name though, but I've come to this podium so many times now.
4:18I'm sure that everyone is familiar with me.
4:21So you can't admonish me for speaking out or wanting to get information, wanting to get help from the com from the commission, the body that has all the resources, the oversight committee, the investigatory power, everything that I don't have.
4:40However, I've been able to figure it out, and yet I've got no help in resolving it, no remedy.
5:07I was over with City Hall.
5:10What's going on over with you in City Hall now?
5:21The same day that county boy.
5:29Why would you do that?
5:32I am a citizen of the city of Chicago.
5:37And I am a citizen of Cook County.
5:41And I have every right to be present at City Council.
5:46And I have every right to be present at Cook County Board.
5:51Why would you do that?
5:54Why would you do that?
5:56And you had 30 days to fit your meetings up.
6:00Blake Moore, you're troublemaker.
6:02Something is wrong here.
6:05Why would you do that?
6:11I know this is about transportation.
6:15Okay, they got streets in the city of Chicago, but they count a street.
6:20So they they got federal streets and city streets.
6:26I know exactly about government.
6:30Why would you have your board meeting the same time in the same building that Brendan Johnson is having the mayor is having his meeting?
6:43Blake Moore, don't you know they 69?
6:49Don't you know that Brendan Johnson came from this whole pen?
6:54And they refactor the hope over to the city.
6:58Don't you know that Prairie Winkle?
7:00Wait a minute here, sir.
7:03They say we have a public speaker.
7:08Then you bend over with lean to carry on the conversation.
7:12And watch them all say, I when they get ready to vote.
7:19Blake Moore, why are you having that old uh Trump hat on?
7:28Trump come by and clean up this swamp.
7:32Maybe Trump's a racist.
7:35Maybe these blue people, the democratic machine, maybe they racist too.
7:41Blake Moore, uh, pay the race car.
7:48So again, who does that have the meeting at the same time?
7:55You are denying me the right to go at uh uh to city hall to the council meeting.
8:04Switch me in half, half of you, Mr.
8:12That does conclude your speakers for this meeting.
8:16Commissioner Naya will move to approve the minutes two six one one four two.
8:20The approval of the minutes from the meeting of March 11, 2026.
8:23Seconded by Commissioner Miller.
8:26All those in favor of approval say aye.
8:29All opposed, ayes carry it.
8:32Now I'm gonna bundle these next few items, but Commissioner Nyah will now move to approve items number 260504, 260671, 26072, 26074.
8:45I'm sorry, 260704, 260705, 260706, 260707, 260708, 260709, 260710, 260711, 26071, 260800, 260802, 260813, and 260820.
9:16Move by Commissioner Nye, seconded by Commissioner Trevor.
9:19Let me explain these items.
9:23This item seeks approval of the chief procurement officer to enter and execute with stranded associates, Inc.
9:29Illinois for preliminary engineering phase one.
9:35This item is approved of a contract amendment with RD Dunaman Company in Addison, Illinois for 177, 175th Street construction contract.
9:43This is for 1.1 million dollars.
9:45260702 is item seeks the approval of the chief recunner officer to enter and execute a contract with Hay and Associates for drainage and engineering services.
9:55260704 seeks approval of a 408,000 dollar intergovernment agreement with the village of my prospect.
10:02The agreement includes villages, costs associated with the county's busy road from Gulf Road to Central Road.
10:08Project including resurfacing along Longquist Boulevard.
10:12Item 260705 is for 1.1 million dollars for IDOT local project funding LPF grant for improvement on 119th Street between Kedzie Avenue and Western Avenue Marionette Park and Blue Island.
10:26Item 260706 is for 1.2 million dollars.
10:30It's an IDO local project funding LPF grant.
10:33This is for Halster Street, a Cook County route in the city of Harvey, village of Hazelcrest.
10:38The work will consist of pavement rehabilitation and associated traffic signal modernization drainage and ADA sidewalk improvements.
10:46Item 260707 is for 1.2 million dollars.
10:50It's an LPF grant for Stegger Road in Burnham Avenue for 223rd Street, Cook County, unincorporated Bloom Township from Sub Village.
11:03This is for 1.6 million dollars.
11:04I dot local project funding LPF grant for Michigan City Road from 154th Street to State Line Road.
11:11This work will consist of rehabilit, I'm sorry, pavement, rehabilitation with associated drainage, 88 sidewalks and improvements.
11:18Item 260709 is for 2.5 million dollars for a local project funding grant for the improvement of Ridgeland Avenue, Narragansett Avenue, Nago Avenue, and Sulk Trail and Lincoln Highway.
11:31This is for the villages of Richmond Park and Matson, Illinois.
11:34Item 260710 is for 1.7 million dollars.
11:38Also an LPF grant for Joe or Joe or Road to Main Street in the city of Chicago Heights, Village of Glenwood, unincorporated Bloom Township.
11:50Item 260711 is for 5.2 million dollars.
11:55It's also an LPF grant for the remove and replace Salt Trail Bridge over Thorn Creek as the planned reconstruction of Salt Trail between Western Avenue and Ashland Avenue in Bloom Township unincorporated.
12:08Item 260771 is for $50,000 for Sulk Village multi-use path in the village of Sulk Village for phase one study for new multi-use path.
12:20This item seeks approval for 191,000 intergovernmental agreement with the village of Palatine, where the village will be the lead agency for design and engineering uh for sidewalk gaps along east west sides of Quinton Road.
12:35Item 260802 item seeks approval for 3.9 million dollars in joint funding agreement between Cook County and State of Illinois, I DOT for signal equipment along Lake Cook Road, Old Hicks Road, Rosell Road, Hartford Drive, Balmer Road, at Ridgeland Avenue, Roberts Road at 103rd Street.
12:56260813 is for 150,000 in funding for crack ceiling services for existing roadways at various locations throughout Cook County.
13:05Uh 260820 is for $6.1 million in funding to replace all traffic signals equipment at the specified intersections, the city of Palos, Village of Palatine, Schomburg, Tenley Park, and Cook County.
13:20This project scope includes providing one traffic signal, head per travel lane, 12-inch LED lenses, uh push buttons for APS and ADA compliant pedestrian ramps.
13:40Hearing that there are no questions.
13:42Commissioner Naya moves for approval, seconded by Commissioner Trevor.
13:47Uh who is you called Trevor?
13:50Commissioner Trevor.
13:52Commissioner Aguilar, your vote.
13:56Commissioner Britton.
13:58Commissioner Degnan.
14:00Commissioner Gainer.
14:03Commissioner Laurie.
14:05Previous votes were all aye.
14:07Commissioner McCaskill absent.
14:08Commissioner Miller.
14:10Commissioner Marita.
14:13Commissioner Kevin Morrison.
14:15Previous votes were all aye.
14:17Commissioner Kevin Morrison is absent.
14:19Commissioner Sean Morrison.
14:21Morrison, I thank you.
14:23Commissioner Stamps.
14:25Commissioner Trevor.
14:26Commissioner Vasquez.
14:32Chairman, we have 15 ayes.
14:35McCasco and Kay Morrison.
14:38With no other items before this commission.
14:40Uh we move to adjourn by Commissioner Nye, seconded by Commissioner Sean Morrison.
14:45All those in favor adjournment, please say aye.
