Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy · May 11, 2026
Mondayat least 1 h 58 min9 officials identified5 public speakers3 agenda itemsVideo: Vimeo
The longest item after routine business: Amendment of Municipal Code Section 10-32-055 to limit height of non-tree plants in native and pollinator gardens to 36 inches (Votes will be taken), 26 min.
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- 26:01Approval of the March 2026 Rule 45 Report for the Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy.
- 26:30Amendment of Municipal Code Section 10-32-055 to limit height of non-tree plants in native and pollinator gardens to 36 inches (Votes will be taken)
- 53:08Annual Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) Summer Preparedness hearing (No votes will be taken)
What happened
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- The committee took up an ordinance amending Municipal Code Section 10-32-055 to raise the permitted height of non-tree plants in native and pollinator gardens from 10 inches to 36 inches.26:13
Who spoke
9 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Maria E. HaddenChair · Ward 49 · 20 minFirst speaks at 7:52
- Daniel La SpataWard 1 · 6.5 minFirst speaks at 36:14
- Bennett R. LawsonWard 44 · 3.6 minFirst speaks at 41:11
- Raymond LopezWard 15 · 3.4 minFirst speaks at 31:07
- Rossana Rodriguez SanchezWard 33 · 2.0 minFirst speaks at 1:44:06
- Ruth CruzWard 30 · 2.0 minFirst speaks at 37:56
- Matthew J. MartinWard 47 · 1.5 minFirst speaks at 1:35:20
- William ConwayWard 34 · 0.9 minFirst speaks at 1:53:43
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- Julia M. RamirezWard 12 · 0.6 minFirst speaks at 52:00
Public comment: 5 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, May 11, 2026: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/environmental-protection-and-energy/meetings/2026-05-11. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of May 11, 2026.