Committee on Budget and Government Operations: Chicago Recovery Plan Subcommittee
Chicago City CouncilRemote
This is a remote assignment to document a hearing on the Chicago Recovery Plan. To access, go to https://livestream.com/accounts/28669066.
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Chicago Recovery Plan, Affordable housing, Arts and Culture
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Chicago Recovery Plan, Affordable housing, Arts and Culture
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09:37 AM Feb 9, 2022 CST
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"I spoke to many of you in private and many of you admitted you didn't know where the first round of R3 money went."
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Chicago's housing affordability problems are due to a decrease in aff. rental housing stock, he says. Here's where the greatest loss of aff. housing has occurred: https://t.co/hdBu5QcNt2
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Their goal is to build 1k houses on the West and South side as part of their Reclaiming Chicago Campaign. They're requesting the city" increase the money going into homebuyer subsidies ($10m) and site prep ($5.3m)"
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Martin defers the 1st to the Q&A and 2nd to the next speaker
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1. Support entrepreneurship for artists
2. Keep small arts orgs in their spaces
3. Connect w/ philanthropy
4. Promote storefront theaters & small venues
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Last year, Novara said, they were able to 2x the # of investments.
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fyi, an issue with showing the slides right now...
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Harkey said there is an individual artist grant at the state level but not the federal level: https://t.co/UVzfs7U5bf
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Osterman is up to first w/ comments: "we passed this budget in collaboration and implementation needs to be done in cooperation."
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