2023 City Budget Hearings [Cultural Affairs and Special Events; Inspector General; Aviation] AFTERNOON
Chicago City Council
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022
1:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. CDT
121 N LaSalle St Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions)
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This is the eighth of 12 days of departmental budget hearings. It will feature overview presentations from the following city departments:
- Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
- Office of the Inspector General
- Chicago Department of Aviation
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
Airports; O'Hare Modernization Project; Midway
Good Afernoon! I’ll be live-tweeting the 2023 City Budget Hearings [Cultural Affairs and Special Events; Inspector General; Aviation] hearings for @CHIdocumenters #CHIdocumenters. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
12:33 PM Oct 18, 2022 CDT
Commissioner Jamie Lee going over the details of both Airports , Ohare and Midway. Ohare modeling has been completing with new runways, new tower, etc. Ohare is now a strong airport around North America.
Midway airport has expanded and doubled its security. TSA has improved with getting travelers right on time. Commissioner of aviation , Jamie mentioned small businesses should be encouraged to partnered with the both airports
Commissioner Jamie stated without the funding and the help , these projects at both airports wouldn’t happen
Commissioner Jamie also mentioned that Chicago had regained its all domestic flights. International flights have now increased to 75% and back to how it was before COVID. Ohare airport is now at 2019 rates
Delays have been now decreased to 65%. These delays have been decreased because of the new 4 runways it has been added to the airport.
Midway airport has now surpass 2019 rates from domestic flights but not international. Ohare airport has not yet surpass international or business flights yet from 2019 rates.
Chairman Velazquez of Aviation went over details on how they partnership with security, CPD , and homeland security for any threats that any of the airports may get. There is an emergency plan on how threats should be managed
Short staff complications at airport. Plan to hire more staff to bring to the airport. Candidates must pass the interview and a class
Plans with CTA are in the works to update the structure on how visitors can navigate to the entrance of the CTA entrance
15 new customer services hires will be hired as bilingual and to assist the visitors/tourists at the airport to navigate them to the CTA / public transportation
Alternative ways for Uber to drop off and pick up areas to make it easier for travelers and for the Uber drivers
Plans with Amtrak to make tourists easier to travel to the McCormick conventional center. Plan is on the table and will consider if this could be an easier way for people to get to the airport and to the convention center
2023 City Budget Hearings [Cultural Affairs and Special Events; Inspector General; Aviation] hearings for Meeting end at 3:05 p.m. This ends my coverage for @CHIdocumenters find more information through Erica notes at https://www.documenters.org
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