MASSIVE UNDERGROUND WAREHOUSE DREAM FOR THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

CONCRETE.

AN ENERGY COMPANY OWES GUYS PITCHING THE INVERT AN UNDERGROUND WAREHOUSE WITH PARK SOLAR PANELS AND MORE ON THE SURFACE.

BUT IN ORDER TO BUILD, THEY WOULD NEED TO MIND A PRACTICE CURRENTLY BANNED IN THE CITY.

JOINING US NOW WITH MORE ARE OSCAR SANCHEZ CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTHEAST SIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE AND ALDERMEN GILBERT, VILLEGAS OF THE 36 WAR, WHO IS CO SPAWNED DURING CO SPONSORING AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR SOME MINING IN CHICAGO.

WE REACHED OUT TO INVERT CHICAGO, BUT THEY DECLINED TO JOIN US.

ALDERMAN VILLEGAS, I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF DIGGING UNDERGROUND.

THE FORMER STEEL MEAL.

WHAT EXACTLY WHAT THE ORDINANCE TO.

>> WELL, I WITH THIS IS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME BROWNFIELD THAT CURRENTLY IS BEING DEVELOPED.

AND WE IMAGINE HOW TO REPURPOSE LAND, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE UTILIZED.

AND TAKE A LOOK AT PUTTING FORWARD A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT QUITE FRANKLY, IS A NOVEL IN AMERICA IN KANSAS CITY RIGHT NOW.

THEY HAVE A SIMILAR PROJECT, 30 MILLION SQUARE FEET WITH ANOTHER 10 MILLION COMING.

A LINE IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE BEING SMART ABOUT UTILIZING UNDERNEATH A SERVICE AND A TOP PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY SO THAT HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT THAT FACILITY IN KANSAS.

>> NO, I'M THAT IS ON MY LIST AGAIN BECAUSE I AM CURIOUS IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY CURRENTLY.

NOW THIS THIS IT'S NOT PAYING ENOUGH PROPERTY TAXES CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 8 PEOPLE AND 144 ACRES.

SO I THINK ANY TIME YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT PROVIDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER, I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE MILLIONS.

>> AND ALSO, WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BUSINESSES?

>> IT'S DISHEARTENING.

I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THIS ISN'T HAPPENING IN THE REST OF COUNTRY.

TALK ABOUT THE EXAMPLE OF KANSAS CITY.

IT WAS SOMEWHERE WAS A RESIDENTIAL TURN TO THIS TYPE OF STYLE.

IT'S IT'S COMMON LANGUAGE THAT COMMUNITIES LIKE THE SOUTHEAST SIDE DOUBT.

THE GARDENS MUCH FROM PARK CONTINUE TO BE A SACRIFICE ZONE FOR THESE KINDS OF OPERATIONS.

THIS IS GOING TO EXPLOSIONS, TRILLIONS EXPOSURE NOT ONLY IN THE AIR, BUT ALSO TO LEAD PIPES.

MINING CREATES DESTRUCTION IN THESE PIPES IN FURTHER CONTAMINATES WATER.

SO IT'S REALLY ALARMING TO TALK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BEEN ALSO TALKING ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PARTY OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY THE MEANTIME, THEY'RE TALKING IMPACTS AND WHERE THE AUTUMN NBA HIMSELF IS INTRODUCING AN ORDINANCE LEAD LINES WHEN IT'S GOING TO EXACERBATE THESE EFFECTS.

>> AND OSCAR TALKING ABOUT THAT, YOU RECENTLY WROTE A PIECE, A CHICAGO SOMETIMES OVER THIS CALLING THE LATEST THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT?

WHAT ARE THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS?

>> DEFINITELY FOR US.

IT'S ABOUT WHERE CHICAGO IS PUTTING THE BAR WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT.

IF WE SET THE BAR SO LOW, THE WORST OF THE WORST IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND THIS IS THE WORST OF THE WORST.

OUR FAMILIES ARE AT RISK.

OUR CHILDREN ARE BATTLING OUR ELDERLY ARE DYING.

THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED.

MY FAMILY COMMON THROUGHOUT ALL THE FAMILIES.

THE SOUTHEAST SIDE HAS ONE OF THE WORST AIR QUALITY THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

WE HAVE OVER 200 INDUSTRY OPERATIONS.

WE HAVE MOUNTAINS OF PETCO JUST LYING, OVERLY EXPOSED.

THERE USED TO BE A REAL PLAN TO ONE CHECK THESE KIND OF COLORS.

BUT 2, WE WANT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WE WANT THE CITY OF CHICAGO TO INCENTIVIZE CLEAN SUSTAINABILITY.

>> AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE AS YOU INTRODUCE THE ORDINACE ALONGSIDE ALDERMEN, PETER CHICO, WHOSE WARD THIS PROJECT IS IN, WHY SUPPORT THIS CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT THAT ISN'T YOUR WARD?

>> I THINK I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, WORKING WITH ALDERMAN WHO WANTS TO BRING JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

2 SECTIONS THE CITY THAT QUITE FRANKLY, HAS BEEN ABANDONED.

LISTEN, I AGREE WITH OSCAR THAT HISTORICALLY THERE'S BEEN NOT ENOUGH EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPMENT, RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHEAST SIDE THIS PROJECT.

DEVELOPERS, PORT RESPONSIBLE.

I WOULD NEVER CO-SIGNED, SO I THINK THIS STARTS TO DISCUSSION WORLD OPPORTUNITY TO BRING A NEW PROJECT AND TO SIGN AT THE SAME TIME TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THIS WILL BE EMPLOYING PEOPLE LOCALLY, CREATING 600 MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY, BUT DOING IT IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER ALSO SAY THAT THIS THIS PROJECT, IT'S GOING TO BE ELECTRIC.

AND SO AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IS THE CITY'S TRYING TO TO TAKE A LOOK LAUREN GAS LAUREN, GREAT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

THERE'S A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO BE 100% ELECTRIC IN SOLAR PANELS, WHICH IN WILL PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR 1000 HOMES SO THAT THERE'S A LOT TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

SO WHAT WHAT I WHAT I WANT EMPHASIZE TO OSCAR INTO SOMETHING SIDE IS THAT ALL THIS DOESN'T START A DISCUSSION OVER HOW TO INVEST IN THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

COMMUNITY THAT HISTORICALLY RELIED ON STEEL MILLS IN INDUSTRY IS CALM.

BUT HOW DO HOW DO PURPOSE BROWNFIELDS IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER?

AND I THINK THAT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR THE INFOR, THOSE COUPLE OF THINGS TO COME.

PROVIDES RESPONSABLE PARTS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PROVIDES ALL TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES.

IT CREATES ALL TYPES OF INCIDENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY RECEIVE PROPERTY BACK ON TAX REVENUE.

AGAIN, THAT TIMES I'M SORRY, ULTIMATE EARS.

I WANT TO BRING OSCAR INTO THIS OSCAR.

YOU DID TALK ABOUT.

>> YOU ARE OPEN TO DEVELOPMENT COMING INTO THE AREA.

WHAT TYPE DEVELOPMENT YOU THINK WOULD BE WELCOMED IN THE COMMUNITY?

>> I FOR ME TALK ABOUT THING IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, RIGHT.

I THINK WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE JUST 6, COMPANIES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EXPECTATION, IF IT'S A LOGISTICS COMPANY, THEY'RE BRINGING IN DIESEL TRUCKS.

SO IT'S JUST CREATING MORE TRUCK TRAFFIC AND THESE EMISSIONS AND ALREADY CONCENTRATED AREAS.

IT'S LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE GOING TO CREATING HIGHER MISSIONS WHERE CHILDREN ARE ALREADY WALKING TO SCHOOL OR WE HAVING FAMILIES LIVING AROUND SO FOR US, IT'S ABOUT THE CITY TO COMMON SENSE, A BISON, THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS.

BUT IT'S BETTER IMPACTS ARE DISRUPTING QUALITY OF LIFE PLENTY OF LIKE THAT.

WE SEEMS RESEARCH.

THERE'S A THAT'S CONCEDED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STREETERVILLE AND OTHER PARTS CHICAGO.

GRAND LAKE EXPECTANCY IS DIFFERENT FROM 15 YEARS.

I WANT FOLKS TO REALLY RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE WHERE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IT'S WE'RE NOT GETTING AN EYE THAT PEOPLE ARE PROPOSING A BASEBALL FIELD IN THE SOUTH.

WHEN IT COMES MIND FACILITY, IF IT WERE BOTH IN THE SOUTH YOU CAN PARK OR EVEN POSSIBLY EVEN 2 MONDAY.

THIS WARD PEOPLE WOULD BE OUTRAGE.

I WANT TO REALLY TALK ABOUT RE IMAGINE THE THINGS TALKING ABOUT.

WHAT THESE OPERATIONS HAPPENING THAT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE CITY CHICAGO AND REALLY TRY TO LOOK AT WHOLE EXPERIENCE HOPEFULLY OF LIKE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE FACING.

YOU CAN HAVE GOOD JOBS FOR UNION ENSURE THAT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS ALSO ATTACKED.

WE HELP INDUSTRY WHEN IT'S INTRODUCED.

MORE AND MORE ARE PLAYING LIKE TAKING AWAY MORE AND MORE.

>> AND AND ALL THE MUD AS I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MINING CURRENTLY, THERE'S ABANDONED MINE, A NEW MINING OPERATIONS.

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED?

>> WELL, I THINK YOU'RE LISTEN BY DEFINITION IN THE ORDINANCE IS JUST BUREAUCRATS DEFINITIONS.

SO YOU TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S OCCURRING IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ZONING ORDINANCE.

IT IS JUST WORDS ON NORTH.

IT'S SO WE'RE GOING DO IS TAKE A LOOK AT.

WORKING WITH PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE WHAT OUR OPPORTUNITIES AND WATERWAYS TO TAKE A LOOK AT DOING POSSIBLE.

THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

YOU KNOW, THE EXISTING LIFE.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE REMOVED IS NOT GOING TO BE USED BUT THE CONTRACTOR WILL HELP SEATING TO TRUCK IT OFF EVEN BARGES OFF.

BUT THE REALITY IS THAT MINING IS JUST A DEFINITION IN THE ORDINANCE CHANGED.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS FIGURE OUT HOW PUT FORWARD OPPORTUNITIES FOR PART OF THE CITY THAT HAS HISTORICALLY THEY THINK THEY'VE LOST AN INDUSTRY.

AND HOW DO WE BRING BACK JOBS TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF CITY?

THE SAME TIME RESPONSIBLE MANNER CREATING TAX WHERE OTHER ME THAT.

THAT'S I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF.

BUT THAT'S ALL WE HAVE LEFT.

BUT I APPRECIATE BOTH OF