The Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee voted unanimously Jan. 6 to approve bill 20250871, authorizing $7 million in mobility‑fee funds to be allocated across two transportation projects. Committee members pressed staff on whether the listed "unidentified future funding" for the projects will come from continued mobility‑fee accrual or require a future capital‑improvement (CIP) request. The chair said he wanted clarity before the committee moved forward.

Lorice Bannister, identified in the record as a city staff member, said the funds are available in the mobility zone and can be shifted between projects as priorities change; she cited Braddock/Don as a high safety priority and named Pekin Park as the other project. Nina Sickler of Public Works explained the funding formula that currently limits intersection expenditures: "the current ordinance code allows for only 20% of the available funding to be used towards an intersection," she said, and noted staff intend to present a finance‑floor amendment to waive that cap so the committee could fully fund the $6 million intersection project now rather than split funds across both projects.

Committee members said they preferred a path that would avoid delaying work while also using available funds efficiently; several members said they would support a finance amendment to waive the 20% restriction. With no further public comment or questions, the committee opened the ballot and recorded a unanimous vote of 6–0 to pass 20250871.

Why it matters: mobility‑fee allocations determine which local street and intersection projects get built and when. Waiving the existing 20% cap for intersections would let the city apply more of the mobility zone receipts to a single safety‑focused intersection sooner, but would require the amendment approved at finance.

Next steps: staff said the intended amendment would be offered at the finance committee meeting; committee members requested that the amendment sponsor be present to explain the mechanism and any code changes.