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Committee on Housing and Real Estate · Sep 16, 2026

Wednesdayat least 4 h 25 min14 officials identified20 public speakers12 agenda itemsVideo: Vimeo

The longest item after routine business: Appointment of John Bartlett as Commissioner of Chicago Housing Authority for a term effective immediately and expiring July 7, 2031., 2 h 45 min.

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13 of 14 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026.This meeting: Sep 16, 2026

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Agenda · 12 itemsShowHide
  1. 59:36Appointment of Ramona Westbrook as Commissioner of Chicago Housing Authority for a term effective immediately and expiring July 7, 2031.6 clips
  2. 59:36Appointment of John Bartlett as Commissioner of Chicago Housing Authority for a term effective immediately and expiring July 7, 2031.2 h 45 min · 6 clips
  3. 3:44:54Issuance of multi-family program funds and other financial assistance to The Regenerator LLC for residential housing project at 6206 S Racine Ave.9 min
  4. 3:54:04Sale of vacant City-owned property at 4442 S Calumet Ave to Fargo Ventures LLC under ChiBlockBuilder.3 min
  5. 3:57:15Item title withheldit could name a private person · 3 min
  6. 4:00:41Item title withheldit could name a private person · 2 min
  7. 4:03:20Sale of vacant City-owned property at 1054 N Avers Ave to GT Alternatives LLC under ChiBlockBuilder.2 min
  8. 4:05:53Item title withheldit could name a private person · 6 min
  9. 4:12:41Sale of vacant City-owned property at 2341 W Erie St to Walsh Apartments LLC under ChiBlockBuilder.7 min
  10. 4:19:57Sale of City-owned property at 4144 S Calumet Ave to NeighborSpace under ChiBlockBuilder.2 min
  11. 4:22:15Sale of vacant City-owned property at 817, 821 and 823 N Harding Ave to NeighborSpace, Inc. under ChiBlockBuilder.2 min
  12. 4:24:21Sale of vacant City-owned property at 5645 W West End Ave to adjacent owner Tracie Blackwell under ChiBlockBuilder.

What happened

Each sentence checked against the transcript.

  1. Public comment was taken at the start of the meeting, with speakers chosen by lottery and each given a minute and a half.19:49
  2. The two Chicago Housing Authority appointments were each announced as approved by voice vote with a do pass recommendation.3:38:54

Quotes

Officials only, in order.

I’d like to know what positions you’re taking on— whose positions are you taking on the CHA board? Whose term of— whose expired term are you stepping into?Pat Dowell · Ward 31:09:14
I want to get some clarity about the other positions on the, the board that are empty. Could someone give me that?Michelle Harris · Ward 81:16:51
…and what happens when we fall short of the budget? Do, do those employees, do they get offloaded onto the city’s, the city’s budget?Marty Quinn · Ward 131:59:10
…you saying the key fee or any of the pet fee and all that has to be um, noticed up at the time of lease, or if it wasn’t there before, you have to have what, how many days or something to do it?David Moore · Ward 172:05:46
What happens if a tenant Or landlord refused to pay the registration fee. What’s the repercussion for that?Emma Mitts · Ward 372:08:54
…the guidance that’s being provided by the city, if that got— if that guidance has a negative impact on either the renter or the landlord, is the city held harmless?Gilbert Villegas · Ward 362:50:16

Who spoke

14 officials identified · talk time, most first.

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Public comment: 20 speakers.

How we count

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 Housing and Real Estate, Sep 16, 2026: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/housing-and-real-estate/meetings/2026-09-16. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Sep 16, 2026.