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Items the committee reviewed and placed on the omnibus included:

- An ordinance authorizing the second amendment to a concession lease with Chicago Cooperative (Chicago Market) for space at 4620 N. Broadway (Gerber Building, adjacent to Wilson Station). The amendment abates rent July 1–Dec. 31, 2025 and extends the lease by six months so total payments are unchanged.

- An ordinance consenting to the assignment and amendment of a ground lease at 1708 Benson Avenue in Evanston (Purple Line). Staff said CTA has leased the parcel since 1999; the lease has the original 20‑year term with two 10‑year options, and CSP Evanston Retail LLC is seeking to assume the ground lease under the same terms through November 2039.

- An ordinance authorizing a lease directly with ShipBob Inc. for space at 120 North Racine Avenue. Staff said the earlier master lease with Randolph Racine is expiring and that ShipBob will shift to a month‑to‑month lease beginning Sept. 1, 2025 at $15,000 per month for approximately 20,272 square feet the company occupies.

Committee members also reviewed and placed on the omnibus five contract awards described at committee as follows: a contract for transit operations (Contract A1), a contract award for finance (Contract C1), a planning contract (D1), an administration contract (F1), and a law contract (I1). Committee and staff reported there were no substantive questions on those contract items during committee review.

At the committee, each ordinance and the contracts were moved onto the omnibus by roll call motions (motions commonly moved by Director Eady and seconded by Director Lee). The committee voted to recommend all three ordinances and the five contracts for approval by the board. The full board took the omnibus up later in the meeting and approved the package by roll call; a quorum of board members voted in the affirmative and the chair announced the omnibus motion passed.

The committee report recorded that, after committee action, the construction report was deferred to the next month and there were no additional board matters. The full board adjourned after approving the omnibus.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Chicago Transit Board Meeting - August 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The CTA finance committee placed three ordinances and five contract awards on the omnibus Aug. 13; the full board approved the omnibus package by roll call later in the meeting.","taxTitle","Chicago Transit Authority Board, C, Boards and Commissions, Executive, Illinois","taxId",30803,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6503288,"Committee approves six‑month rent abatement and six‑month lease extension for Chicago Market at Gerber Building",427,1258000,1685000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5576793-a4557c694c661e100ea380feb17cf862&start=1258&end=1685","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5576793-a4557c694c661e100ea380feb17cf862/thumbnail_1258000.jpg","/articles/6503288/Illinois/Committee-approves-sixmonth-rent-abatement-and-sixmonth-lease-extension-for-Chicago-Market-at-Gerber-Building","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6503288-8a4e61ab21cb97fa5bda6b2489c415a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770509164&Signature=fAsPVKpg4Q0hqbw5hl~tCUzhHUISD0PuRnQyU9Sp9W4bckdgCNcpxg3RC76EEU-w-xyoS5ft2L4Xx8VAPWaxB0Wmlz0dfYRASt1e6yKDZoH8u8xCZajvXO2UrrgnIqYKaATxX6fbIdFNeck8G2UU9W1Ofvuj9tF2KxtjtbEUQDdAazaliSLECN3V6V80rEetkcyC7CbGLHWC3vXHGv4utzfSVAV3tdPZ3VpbNpA9m9N9NH3eREGNwW3UItvwGR4i1YER-ZODjnuMnA5fU-h5wfb87E2IR1OSXURa7vNTHmNVkpKGTDnRCVTTZh9auOLJBce1beAaP2vydmgkRGoF9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chicago Transit Authority’s finance committee on Aug. 13 reviewed and placed on the omnibus for board approval an ordinance authorizing a second amendment to a concession lease with Chicago Cooperative, doing business as Chicago Market, for the Gerber Building adjacent to Wilson Station.

Under the amendment described to the committee, Chicago Market would receive a six‑month rent abatement covering July 1–Dec. 31, 2025. To keep the total contract consideration unchanged, the amendment would extend the lease for an additional six months so the aggregate lease payments are not reduced. Staff told the committee the Gerber Building’s interior remains unfinished and that Chicago Market has encountered higher construction costs than anticipated; the abatement is intended to give the cooperative time to assemble additional capital to complete tenant improvements.

Staff said Chicago Market was current on rent through June 30, 2025, and that the project has local community support and ongoing outreach aimed at securing additional public and private financing. Committee members urged continued advocacy for resources that support small businesses and reminded staff of prior state proposals to fund transit‑adjacent economic development that did not advance in Springfield.

The committee moved to place the ordinance on the omnibus for the full board; the motion was moved by Director Eady and seconded by Director Lee and passed by roll call. The item will appear on the omnibus package forwarded to the full Chicago Transit Board.","The Chicago Transit Authority finance committee placed on the omnibus an ordinance authorizing a six‑month rent abatement and a corresponding six‑month extension of the lease with Chicago Cooperative (Chicago Market) for space in the Gerber Building at 4620 N. Broadway, adjacent to Wilson Station.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6503293,"CTA reports midyear budget gains, slower fare growth; rolls out bus-tracker transparency",228,98000,326000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5576793-a4557c694c661e100ea380feb17cf862&start=98&end=326","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5576793-a4557c694c661e100ea380feb17cf862/thumbnail_98000.jpg","/articles/6503293/Illinois/CTA-reports-midyear-budget-gains-slower-fare-growth-rolls-out-bus-tracker-transparency","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6503293-ffe41a5c1aae9b6b77b770454ed17ed8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770509164&Signature=S2zhL1P7Bo9qENd-sInmimt1BHuh1SSjEqJrt6ohMFHRDEDDuSTAIJmjkho9cqxIE4uJpDVFBGpbltOUHKYJvC16xReYeq-i4kwOfWkoGZ8K6UlgL6mTFK8yrNLG9w~R8cpzaJPDe-p6upuFW1itPl6iBmjBD06PMQjZjAUp9ebqh0Rjc9PyaBIaSRrXaWNdCdSGju4M6NcypWaf1--QIpe7tuodLGBkTVDpk5twv7hpfxfaze1nMceRLqQkMsLhN-OYexXiBy97D2Bc3lB0mPQIAvwFLgL~qnG-vt~AuaMWdPWkLMErAnr6Au05YyzILOjnjU9ipONBZgrqCfhl1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At an Aug. 13 meeting of the Chicago Transit Authority Committee on Finance, Audit and Budget, Chief Financial Officer Tom McComb reported year‑to‑date results through June showing the authority roughly $49.9 million favorable to budget on public funding and $7.8 million positive to budget on system‑generated revenue, while fare and pass revenue remained slightly below the budgeted growth rate.

Tom McComb said June is the fiscal halfway mark and that fare and pass revenue was “coming slightly under budget for the month” even as non‑fare‑box revenue and investment returns provided offsetting gains. He told the committee total operating expenses were favorable to budget and that the authority had seen a $39.4 million positive variance in operating expenses year to date.

The report matters because the CTA is moving through the year with a mix of stronger public funding collections—notably sales tax and real‑estate transfer tax receipts—and slower passenger revenue growth than forecast, a combination that shapes budget planning ahead of next year. “We’re comfortable with those results right now,” McComb said, while noting ridership growth was a few percentage points below initial projections.

Planning and service staff described where ridership is growing and where it is not. Molly Poppy, chief planning and innovation officer, said rail is showing a stronger rebound—“now it’s growing at a 6 to 7% rate”—while bus ridership is softer overall. She highlighted bright spots on the frequent bus network: the J14 route is growing at nearly 20% year over year and other frequent routes have posted double‑digit gains. CTA will add four more frequent routes that weekend, expanding the network from 12 to 16 routes.

Staff described operational and infrastructure steps aimed at improving reliability and ridership. CTA has been recruiting operators and expanding supervision to reduce service gaps, is studying bus corridors for bus‑priority improvements on major streets including Cottage Grove and Garfield, and is investing in transit signal prioritization and targeted bus priority zones. Staff said smaller priority treatments can be completed in roughly a year; larger dedicated bus‑lane infrastructure is expected to take multiple years and requires coordination with state and city roadway agencies.

The authority also announced a multi‑part effort to improve the accuracy and transparency of bus arrival data. Poppy briefed the committee on a disruption‑management system rolled out in stages since June that allows control‑center staff to mark individual runs as canceled and to publish real‑time reroute information to CTA’s apps and to third‑party developers. “When a bus is canceled, riders are made aware of that,” Acting President Nora Lierz said. Staff said the agency aims to publish reroute information in time for the Chicago Marathon this fall and will continue to expand the tool.

A public commenter, Brad Matting, told board members that his commute delays and safety concerns were influencing his travel choices. “A commute that used to take just over an hour now takes 45 extra minutes,” Matting said, and he asked what contingency plans CTA has if a reported $771 million state funding gap is not closed. McComb and Lierz encouraged follow‑up with finance staff; McComb said budget planning is ongoing and that additional updates will come as state and regional funding discussions continue.

Looking ahead, staff said they expect to report on a planned power‑purchase update in September and will continue to track July and August fare data for a fuller picture of year‑end projections. The committee paused for questions after the presentation.","At an Aug. 13 meeting the CTA finance committee heard that year‑to‑date public funding and system revenue were ahead of budget, while fare and pass revenue lagged projections. Staff described ridership patterns—rail gains, softening on some bus corridors—and new bus-tracker tools to flag cancelled trips and reroutes.","actionData","errors"]

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CTA reports midyear budget gains, slower fare growth; rolls out bus-tracker transparency