Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee Meeting – November 12, 2025
Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee Meeting – November 12, 2025
The Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee convened on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, to review four board bills concerning speed hump installations, a one-way street designation, and a street renaming, alongside approving previous meeting minutes. The committee achieved a quorum with five members present: Chair Browning, Vice Chair Sweitzer, Aldermen Devoty and Clark-Hubbard, and Alderwoman Cox Antwi. Alderwoman Boyd was initially absent but joined electronically during roll call.
Consent Calendar
- The committee unanimously approved the minutes of the preceding meeting held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public signed up to provide testimony for any agenda items. All discussions were conducted solely between committee members and the bill sponsors.
Discussion Items
- Board Bill 79 (Speed Humps): Alderman Devoty introduced a consensus bill to consolidate the installation of five speed humps across the Hill, North Hampton, and Southampton neighborhoods. Following a brief delay to distribute a printed amendment, the committee adopted Amendment 1 to add subsections four and five to the bill's first section, allowing for multiple installations within a single legislative vehicle. Alderman Devoty stated that a petition process requiring "plus 1 of parcel owners" had been complied with for the areas in question.
- Board Bill 86 (Speed Hump): Alderwoman Cox Antwi presented a request to install a speed hump on Victor Avenue in the 8th Ward. She described a process involving a petition collected from residents that met the necessary threshold to initiate the project. Alderman Devoty and Alderwoman Boyd noted they had no questions regarding the process.
- Board Bill 97 (Kimberly's Way): Alderwoman Clark-Hubbard presented a resolution to rename a designated stretch of Deer Street (from Deer Street at Martin Luther King Boulevard) to "Kimberly's Way" in honor of Kim Kerkery, a local entrepreneur and community organizer. Alderwoman Clark-Hubbard shared a personal narrative of meeting Kerkery 30 years ago and highlighted Kerkery's legacy as a salon owner, union-style organizer of liquor store owners, and philanthropist. The committee member expressed full support for honoring Kerkery's legacy and permanent contribution to the city.
- Board Bill 96 (Marine Avenue One-Way Change): Alderwoman Cox Antwi proposed changing the direction of traffic on the 3600 block of Marine Avenue from northbound to southbound to alleviate congestion caused by early school drop-offs at a nearby school. She stated that the neighborhood association collected signatures from residents, and the bill is supported by "65% of the residents located on Marine Avenue." Alderman Devoty expressed concern regarding safety and asked if traffic guards would be present; Alderwoman Cox Antwi confirmed that KIPP already employs school safety guards and that signage would be added to clarify the direction change.
Key Outcomes
- Board Bill 79: Adopted Amendment 1 with a unanimous vote (5-0) to consolidate speed hump installations. Subsequently passed out of committee with a "due pass recommendation" via voice vote (no objection to previous question).
- Board Bill 86: Passed out of committee with a "due pass recommendation" with a 5-0 vote (Ayer Boy, Clark-Hubbard Aye, Sweitzer Aye, Devoty Aye, Cox Antwi Aye).
- Board Bill 97: Passed out of committee with a "due pass recommendation" with a 5-0 vote. Alderwoman Hubbard noted the historical context of the salon's location crossing from the 18th ward to the 10th ward.
- Board Bill 96: Passed out of committee with a "due pass recommendation" with a 5-0 vote (no objection to previous question).
- Adjournment: The committee adjourned with no resolutions, written testimony, or additional committee discussions scheduled.
Meeting Transcript
We will now bring to order uh Wednesday November 12th public infrastructure and utilities committee. Madam Clerk, would you please call roll? Auto Woman Boyd. Auto Woman Clark Hubbard. Here Vice Chair Sweitzer. Alderman Devoty. Present. Audder Woman Cox Antwey. Present. Chair Browning. Present. Alder Woman Boyd. Vice Chair Sweitzer. We have four present. We have a quorum. Thank you. And with that, we'll move to the next item, which is approval of the minutes. I'll accept a motion to approve the minutes of Wednesday, October 29th, 2025. So moved. Second. Moved by the Alderwoman from the 8th, seconded by the Alderman from the 5th. Madam Clerk, please call roll. Alder Woman Boyd. Audown Clark Hubbard. Aye. Vice Chair Sweitzer. Alderman Devotee. Aye. Audible woman Cox Antoine. Aye. Chair Browning. Aye. Audownoman Boyd. Vice Chair Sweitzer, we have four aye votes. Thank you. And with that, the minutes have been passed, and we will go ahead and move to board bills for review. We'll start with item number one, which is board bill number seventy-nine. Alderman Devotee, you are recognized. Thank you, Chair Browning. Members of the committee. This is a bill that deals with the installation of speed humps. Filed an amendment, amendment one that adds subsections four and five to section one. I'm trying to consolidate all of these speed hump installations into one board bill. So we need to, if we could amend uh uh amend this in committee to uh uh so we could take care of all the business at once. Okay, um let me just check to make sure we all have the amendment in the drive. See Alderman, I don't think we have a copy of the yet, so um I can print it out right quick. We'll print it off right quick. And and with that, uh why don't we go ahead and do your other uh do you have another one or let's see? I do not okay. I will step aside while we do that.
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