Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy · Feb 3, 2026
Tuesdayat least 1 h 20 min9 officials identified2 public speakers3 agenda itemsVideo: Vimeo
The longest item after routine business: Expression of continued support for Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) reclamation study (Votes will be taken), 32 min.
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- 19:38Approval of the September 2025 Rule 45 Report for the Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy.
- 20:07Expression of continued support for Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) reclamation study (Votes will be taken)
- 52:07Recognition of Lincoln Park Zoo and Chicago Bird Alliance on launching Rat Contraceptive Pilot Program (Votes will be taken)
What happened
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- The committee took up SR 2025-0018763, recognizing Lincoln Park Zoo and the Chicago Bird Alliance for the rat contraceptive pilot program, and accepted the substitute.52:07
Who spoke
9 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Maria E. HaddenChair · Ward 49 · 13 minFirst speaks at 12:38
- Timmy KnudsenVice chair · Ward 43 · 13 minFirst speaks at 52:59
- Raymond LopezWard 15 · 8.6 minFirst speaks at 32:26
- Bennett R. LawsonWard 44 · 3.3 minFirst speaks at 41:22
- Daniel La SpataWard 1 · 3.3 minFirst speaks at 37:31
- Leni Manaa-HoppenworthWard 48 · 3.3 minFirst speaks at 44:02
- William ConwayWard 34 · 2.3 minFirst speaks at 40:41
- Brendan ReillyWard 42 · 1.0 minFirst speaks at 30:29
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- Ruth CruzWard 30 · 0.7 minFirst speaks at 1:27:51
Public comment: 2 speakers.
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Each summary sentence is checked against the transcript before it is published; in a blind check, 144 of 150 sentences were right. A voice gets an official’s name only when two AI readers and a code check agree, so the minutes undercount and are not attendance. Officials only: members of the public are counted, never named, shown or quoted, and full transcripts aren’t published because they can carry their names. More on how we know
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Hamlet, “Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy, Feb 3, 2026: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/environmental-protection-and-energy/meetings/2026-02-03. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Feb 3, 2026.