Legislation – Rossana Rodriguez

Category: Legislation

My 2021 Budget Vote

November 24, 2020 Today I voted no on Mayor Lori Lightfoot's proposed 2021 budget. After long days in council hearings, extensive research, and after reading your feedback to our ward budget survey I could not in good conscience add my name to a budget proposal that I know will only place the burden of our city's recovery on the backs of those who have suffered the most. Nearly half of responders to our ward budget survey stated their household income has been negatively impacted since the COVID crisis. A quarter of responders expressed difficulty paying their mortgage or rent. TheContinue

Give your feedback on the Chicago’s 2021 Budget

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Let us know your thoughts on Police Policy in Chicago

This is a moment when we're having much-needed conversations about racism and policing in Chicago and around the country. We have already received many phone calls and e-mails from 33rd Ward residents wanting to share their thoughts on policing and how we can create a more just and equitable city where everyone feels safe and protected. My office has created a survey where you can share your thoughts directly with us as we plan for how to move forward together. Please submit your feedback below. UPDATE: The survey is now closed. We will be sharing an analysis of the moreContinue

33rd Ward Team’s week in Review 2/17-2/21

Monday 2/17 (closed for President's Day) Tuesday 2/18 17th District CAPS Meeting // Beats 1724 & 1713 The 17th District CAPS team discussed the recent increase in crime. Robberies are up but the police have also made 3 arrests related to recent robberies. One of the individuals in custody is tied to over 12 robberies. There is another individual in custody related to a shooting incident from February 12 on the 3200 block of Belle Plaine. This individual is not affiliated with a gang. There was also discussion about the recent shooting incidents that have taken place in the 17thContinue

January Legislative Update

It was a busy week in City Council! I was proud to join Alds. Martin and Cardenas in introducing a resolution declaring a climate emergency and calling for an emergency climate mobilization in order to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors of the economy. You can read more about the ordinance here. I also co-sponsored the Plastic-Free Water Ordinance that would ban single-use plastics and styrofoam in Chicago, joining more than 300 other cities. I was especially proud that this ordinance took into account the perspectives of the disability community. Read more here. Activists have been fighting for years to makeContinue

December Legislative Update

This week, I participated in a powerful subject matter hearing for the Development for All ordinance. This ordinance would help reduce segregation and generate more affordable units by reforming the affordable requirements ordinance (ARO). The ARO is currently one of the only tools the city has to produce affordable housing, but it's a vastly inadequate one that has led to the construction of just over 400 affordable units since 2007, according to the city’s public dashboard. When developers receive a zoning change or subsidies from the city, the ARO requires them to include some affordable units in their new project. But it providesContinue

September Legislative Update

At this week's City Council meeting, I introduced an ordinance that would reinstate the corporate head tax eliminated under Rahm Emanuel. Under this ordinance, which could generate as much as $100 million annually, businesses with more than 50 employees would pay an additional monthly per-employee tax. There would be exemptions for employees in neighborhoods struggling with high crime and unemployment. A renewed corporate head tax is part of a suite of progressive revenue options a group of City Council colleagues and I are backing that could generate as much as $4.5 billion annually. As the Sun-Times put it, "that would be enough to wipe outContinue

July Legislative Update

City Council met on Wednesday for an especially busy and productive session. I'm committed to making sure everyone I represent knows what pieces of legislation--big and small--I'm supporting, and you can check out my full voting record so far here. I also want to give members of the community an overview of some of the key measures I'm pushing for, and what they would do. This week, we: -We passed the Fair Workweek Ordinance, which will require large employers to give their workers advance notice of their work schedules and compensate them for last-minute changes. This will help low-wage workers who struggleContinue