REVISED REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
The Honorable,
The Board of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
President Stroger and Chairman
Daley, Vice Chairman Sims, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins,
Gorman, Goslin, Maldonado, Murphy, Peraica, Quigley, Schneider, Silvestri,
Steele and Suffredin (16) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Moreno (1) |
Court Reporter:
Anthony W. Lisanti, C.P.R.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Finance of the Board
of Commissioners of Cook County met pursuant to notice for a public hearing on
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284787 |
The following is a synopsis of
the Proposed Ordinance: PROPOSED ORDINANCE
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Commissioner Maldonado stated that according to the legal
opinion of the State’s Attorney’s Office, the County has the right to impose
this tax. Commissioner Maldonado further
stated that the State’s Attorney’s Office recommends that the threshold be
amended from 2500 tons per year to 100 tons per year.
Commissioner
Maldonado, seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved to amend the Proposed
Ordinance to modify the threshold from 2500 tons per year to 100 tons per
year. The motion carried.
Commissioner Maldonado stated that the proposed revenue for
a six-month period is $3 million; the proposed revenue for a twelve-month
period is $6 million.
Commissioner Maldonado delivered a brief overview as to why
passing this Ordinance today is crucial to the health of many citizens: The human toxicity of sulfur dioxide
emissions is undeniable; it causes widespread asthma (especially in children),
as well as increased incidence of heart attacks and lung disease. The agreement that the company currently has
with the State of
Chairman
Daley asked the Secretary to the Board to call upon the registered public
speakers.
1) Doug
McFarland - Vice President – Government Affairs,
2) George
Blakemore - Concerned Citizen
3) Maureen
Headington - President, Stand Up/Save Lives Campaign
4) Cuahutemoc Morfin - Concerned
Citizen
5) Dorian
Breuer - Member, Pilsen Environmental Rights and
Reform Organization
6) Lisa
P. Hamidani - Concerned Citizen
7) Gerald
J. Roper - President and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of
Commerce
8) Alfredo
Ovalle, M.D. - Physician,
9) Jarmano Rodriguez - representing the Illinois Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce
10) Kimberly
Wasserman - Coordinator, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
11) Carlos
Arango - Executive Director, Casa Aztlan
12) Miguel
Hernandez - Concerned Citizen
13) Tim
Montague - Associate Director, Environmental Research Foundation
14) Vincent
Headington - Concerned Citizen
15) Elvin Collins - Concerned Citizen
16) Roberto Montaño
- Chief of Staff of the Office of Alderman Danny Solis
Chairman Daley asked the Secretary to read into the record a written statement from Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno.
1) Honorable Joseph Mario Moreno,
Commissioner Maldonado, seconded by Vice Chairman Sims, moved that the
Ordinance (Communication Number 284787) be approved and adopted, as
amended. Commissioner Peraica called for
a Roll Call, the vote of yeas and nays being as follows:
ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE
(COMMUNICATION NUMBER 284787) AS AMENDED
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Yeas: |
Commissioners Beavers, |
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Nays: |
Commissioners Claypool, Gorman,
Goslin, Peraica, Schneider and Silvestri (6) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Moreno (1) |
The motion to approve as amended CARRIED.
Commissioner Maldonado moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Steele. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.
YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTION
WITH REGARD TO THE MATTER NAMED HEREIN:
Communication Number 284787 Approved
as Amended
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Respectfully submitted, Committee on Finance xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx John P. Daley, Chairman |
Attest:
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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary
The transcript for this meeting is
available in the Office of the Secretary to the Board,