Report of the Committee on Zoning and Building

Public Hearing

October 1, 2009

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

ATTENDANCE

Present:

Chairman Silvestri, , Commissioners Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Gainer, Gorman, Moreno, Peraica, Goslin, Reyes and Steele (11)

Absent:

Vice Chairman Murphy and Commissioners Beavers, Schneider, Sims and Suffredin (5)

Also Present:

Patrick Driscoll, Jr. – Deputy State’s Attorney, Chief, Civil Actions Bureau; Donald Wlodarski – Commissioner, Building and Zoning Department.

Court Reporter: Anthony W. Lisanti, C.S.R.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Your Committee on Zoning and Building of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County met pursuant to notice for a public hearing on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the hour of 11:15 A.M. in the Board Room, Room 569, County Building, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.

302628

BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE (PROPOSED ORDINANCE). Submitting a Proposed Ordinance sponsored by Peter N. Silvestri and Bridget Gainer, County Commissioners. The following is a synopsis of the Proposed Ordinance: PROPOSED ORDINANCE BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 32 Fees, Sec. 32-1 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 32-1. Fee schedule. The fees or charges provided for or required by the below listed sections shall be as shown below: Code Section Description Fees, Rates, Charges (in dollars) CHAPTER 54, LICENSES, PERMITS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS 54-385 Business License Fee 25.00 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 54 Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations, Article X, Section 54-380 through Section 54-391 of the Cook County Code are hereby enacted as follows: ARTICLE X. BUSINESS LICENSES Sec. 54-380. Short title. Sec. 54-381. Purpose Sec. 54-382. License required. Sec. 54-383. Definitions. Sec. 54-384. License-Application. Sec. 54-385. License fee. Sec. 54-386. License issuance. Sec. 54-387. License insignia and display. Sec. 54-388. License issuance, suspension, rescission, revocation. Sec. 54-389. License suspension or revocation – premises allowing illegal activities deemed a public nuisance. Sec. 54-390. Rule making and enforcement. Sec. 54-391. Penalties. Sec. 54-392. Effective date. *Referred to the Committee on Zoning and Building on September 16, 2009.

Chairman Silvestri asked the Secretary to the Board to call upon the registered public speakers, in accordance with Cook County Code, Sec. 2-108(dd):

1. George Blakemore – Concerned Citizen

2. Lynne Johnson, Advocacy Director – Chicago Alliance Against Sexual exploitation

3. Jack Weinrock – Director of Administrative Hearings

4. Tom Grippanpo – Administrative Hearings

5. John Konrad – Executive Officer of Cook County Sheriff

Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Claypool, moved to defer Communication No. 302628. The motion carried unanimously

Chairman Silvestri acknowledged a letter from the State’s Attorney’s Office and Michael J. Fogarty, Assistant State’s Attorney. The Office of the State’s Attorney has no legal objections regarding this proposed ordinance.

Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Claypool, moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTION WITH REGARD TO THE MATTER NAMED HEREIN:

Communication Number 302628 Deferred

Respectfully submitted,

Committee on Zoning and Building

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Peter N. Silvestri, 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, 118 North Clark Street, Room 567, Chicago, IL 60602.