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2010 City of Chicago WRIGLEY FIELD NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT
City of Chicago Richard M. Daley Mayor Office of Budget and Management, Eugene L. Munin Budget Director Office of Emergency Management and Communications, José A. Santiago Executive Director
WRIGLEY FIELD NIGHT BASEBALL 2010 City of Chicago Wrigley Field Neighborhood Protection Program Annual Report Table of Contents I.
Introduction and Basis for Report
II.
The 2010 Chicago Cubs Season
III.
City Department Responsibilities Traffic Control Enforcement Night Baseball Resident Permit Parking Trash Pick-up and Litter Control
IV.
Other City Responsibilities to the Program Wrigley Field Advisory Meeting Traffic Operation Control Meetings 2010 Wrigley Field Program Area Sign Management and Maintenance
V.
Chicago Cubs Ordinance Directed Responsibilities Operation of Bike Corral Remote Parking CubFund
VI.
Public Transportation Chicago Transit Authority Pace
VII.
Public Information
VIII.
Conclusion
IX.
Exhibits
WRIGLEY FIELD NIGHT BASEBALL 2010 City of Chicago WRIGLEY FIELD NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM Annual report
I. Introduction and Basis for Report The 2004 Chicago City Council ordinance (Title 4, Chapter 156, Section 430 of the Municipal Code) amended the original 1988 ordinance authorizing night baseball at Wrigley Field. The 1988 Ordinance authorized 18 night games a year for 15 years (through 2002). The 2004 Ordinance allowed the Cubs to schedule up to 30 night games to be phased in by 2006 (with 22 night games in 2004 and 26 night games in 2005) at Wrigley Field during the regular season. The 2004 Ordinance extends through at least 2015. As part of this Ordinance, the City of Chicago provides an Annual Report to demonstrate the efforts of the City of Chicago for the neighborhood protection program and communicate to residents the ongoing activities. The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), as with the 2005 through 2009 Annual Reports, is the designee of the Office of Budget Management (OBM) with respect to the preparation of the 2010 Annual Report. The 2004 Ordinance included the following requirement of the City: Annual City Report: …The Budget Director, or his or her designee, assignee, or transferee, annually will assemble a report of the agencies identified or described in Subsection C above, and any other relevant City or non-City departments or agencies, collating and describing their activities on, and plans for, neighborhood protection and improvement related to baseball games and any other events at Wrigley Field. The Budget Director will file this report, along with the annual written report of the Cubs specified in Section 4(H), with the City Clerk of the City of Chicago ………
The 2004 Ordinance also defined a neighborhood protection and improvement program to address traffic, parking, litter, public safety and other quality-of-life issues for the neighborhoods surrounding Wrigley Field, including new and
continued responsibilities and activities by the Chicago Cubs, the City of Chicago, and other public agencies.
Contributing agencies in the compilation of this report include:
Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Chicago Police Department (CPD) Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) Chicago Office of Budget Management (OBM) Chicago Department of Revenue (DOR) Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Chicago Cubs Pace
The following Report fulfills the Ordinance requirement for the City of Chicago to summarize City and relevant non-City departments’ efforts related to night games at Wrigley Field during the 2010 baseball season.
II. THE 2010 CUBS SEASON The 2010 Cubs baseball season home opener was on Monday April 5, 2010. The 2010 paid attendance for all 81 home games was 3,062,973 for an average paid attendance of 37,814 per game. The paid attendance does not reflect “no-shows” and the actual “through the gate” attendance may have been less than the announced paid attendance. Table 1 depicts the night game paid attendance figures for the 2010 Chicago Cubs baseball season. In addition to the 2010 baseball season:
The Dave Matthews Band held two sold out concerts at Wrigley Field on September 17 and September 18.
Two months later, on November 20, the Chicago Cubs hosted the Northwestern University Wildcats and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini football game, Wrigley Field’s first football game since 1970.
The 2010 Chicago Cubs Neighborhood Protection Program Annual Report can be found at www.chicagocubs.com
Table 1: 2010 Wrigley Field Night Game Activity Report Date
Day
Time
Opponent
Attendance
April 26 April 27 May 10 May 11 May 17 May 18 May 25
Monday Tuesday Monday Tuesday Monday Tuesday Tuesday
7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Washington Washington Florida Florida Colorado Colorado LA Dodgers
37,850 37,440 37,081 38007 35,760 36,520 34,749
May 26
Wednesday
7:05 p.m.
LA Dodgers
35,800
June 13 June 15
Sunday Tuesday
7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
White Sox Oakland
40,456 34,390
June 16 June 28 June 29
Wednesday Monday Tuesday
7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Oakland Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
36,244 38,512 36,914
July 15
Thursday
7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia
40,879
July 18 July 19 July 20 July 25
Sunday Monday Tuesday Sunday
7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia Houston Houston St. Louis
39,333 35,514 36,401 41,406
Aug 2
Monday
7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee
37,731
Aug 3
Tuesday
7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee
36,183
Aug 16
Monday
7:05 p.m.
San Diego
36,184
Aug 17 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 7
Tuesday Monday Tuesday Tuesday
7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
San Diego Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Houston
35,782 29,538 29,682 31,596
Sept 8 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23
Wednesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday
7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Houston San Fran San Fran San Fran Totals
33,623 31,467 36,832 34,481 1,046,355
III. CITY DEPARTMENT SUMMARIZED RESPONSIBILITIES Traffic Control Intersection Traffic Control Traffic control operations are the responsibility of the Traffic Control Aides (TCA) in the Traffic Management Authority (TMA) division of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). These TCA- staffed intersections include areas along the bus routes that provide primary access and egress to Wrigley Field. Forty-eight (48) part time TCAs are typically used for Wrigley Field night game traffic control services.
In addition, part time TCAs also facilitated traffic flow for the concerts in September and the historic football game in November. These totals include:
46 part-time TCAs on September 17 (Dave Matthews Band concert); 45 TCAs on September 18 (Dave Matthews Band concert), and; 50 TCAs on November 20 (Northwestern vs. Illinois football game).
Enforcement Night Game Parking Violation Enforcement The Chicago Police Department (CPD) Detail Unit manages night baseball parking violation enforcement. The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) provides tow trucks. Night baseball Program enforcement activities are coordinated at the Wrigley Field Police Command Center located in the Chicago Cubs Brown Parking Garage at 1140 W. Eddy. The coordination activity starts with Police roll call briefings that occur at 4:00 P.M. for 7:05 P.M. night games. Towing enforcement actions for night baseball resident parking violations are initiated as a result of any one of the following:
1. A citizen request to the night baseball telephone hotline 1-866-4CPDTOW; 2. A request from an involved Alderman’s office (32nd, 44th, 46th, 47th Wards), and; 3. Police designate street surveys for parking violators in one of two designated Zones that rotate on a game-by-game basis. Zone 1 is the area bounded by and including Grace Street on the north, Belmont Avenue on the south, Racine Avenue on the east, and Ashland Avenue on the west. Zone 2 is the area bounded by and including Grace Street on the north, Belmont Avenue on south, Halsted Street on the east, and Racine Avenue on the west. The Zone that is not part of the towing operation is instead patrolled by Parking Enforcement Aides of the Department of Revenue (DOR). This enforcement is from 6:00 P.M. to 8 P.M. Between 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M., the Parking Enforcement Aides issue parking violations for parking meter violations, as well as rush hour control, fire hydrant, bus stop, crosswalk, and driveway parking violations. Enforcement priority is given to citizen and Aldermanic requests to the telephone hotline; however, the number of hotline calls is minimal. An average of three hot line calls per night game was received in 2010. Parking violation enforcement is primarily handled by the Chicago Police Detail Unit, DOR, and the 19th and 23rd Police Districts. An average of 75 parking violations per night game were issued as part of the night game enforcement program. On average, 41 vehicles were towed per night game. Table 2 shows the number of violations and tows written, as well as calls to the hotline, for night games during the 2010 season. Table 3 depicts the number of cars actually towed by DSS related to Cubs night games and special event parking enforcement.
Table 2: 2010 Wrigley Field Night Game Activity Report Parking Violations
Tows Written
Hotline
Mon
88
30
7
April 27
Tues
46
18
3
May 10
Mon
72
35
2
May 11
Tues
63
35
6
May 17
Mon
2
60
23
1
May 18
Tues
3
58
36
2
May 25
Tues
3
94
55
3
May 26
Wed
58
30
5
June 13
Sun
102
76
4
June 15
Tues
90
41
1
June 16
Wed
71
33
5
June 28
Mon
85
66
4
June 29
Tues
36
26
1
July 15
Thurs
93
32
6
July 18
Sun
84
49
2
July 19
Mon
70
28
3
July 20
Tues
62
30
8
July 25
Sun
97
68
1
Aug 2
Mon
84
40
1
Aug 3
Tues
110
56
1
Aug 16
Mon
95
38
3
Aug 17
Tues
66
44
3
Aug 30
Mon
98
77
3
Aug 31
Tues
81
48
5
Sept 7
Tues
81
59
1
Sept 8
Wed
39
16
0
Sept 21
Tues
75
36
0
Sept 22
Tues
5
71
39
3
Sept 23
Tues
2
47
25
4
16
2,176
1,189
88
Date
Day
April 26
Moving Violations
1
Table 3: 2010 Chicago Cubs Night Game Actual Cars Towed Date
# of Cars Towed
April 26
12
April 27
0
May 10
24
May 11
27
May 17
18
May 18
26
May 25
31
May 26
12
June 13
42
June 15
21
June 16
14
June 28
42
June 29
16
July 15
12
July 18
23
July 19
16
July 20
18
July 25
31
August 02
28
August 03
20
August 16
22
August 17
18
August 30
24
August 31
24
September 07
16
September 08
12
September 21
18
September 22
14
September 23
14
2010 Total Date September 17 November 20
595 2010 Wrigley Field Special Events Event Dave Matthews Band concert Northwestern vs. Illinois Football game
Total 2010 Special Event Tows
Cars Towed 1
7 8
Neighborhood Liquor License Holders Management & Violation Enforcement The Chicago Police Department (CPD) coordinates this effort by having pre-season, proactive, cooperative meetings with liquor establishments to discuss proper management of alcohol service on Cubs game days.
Criminal and Quality of Life Violations The CPD provides for public safety and order through various management initiatives and enforcement strategies, including cross-district enforcement to address crowd control and criminal activity. The CPD has developed these initiatives and strategies as a result of input from local citizens and community groups, along with game-day experience over the preceding seasons. The results were a total of 39 physical arrests for serious offenses committed during Cubs night games. In addition, a total of 478 Administrative Notices of Violation were issued for offenses including peddling, street performing, ticket scalping, public urination and drinking on the public way. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) maintains the operations of enforcement of City regulations for licensing and business public way violations. Investigations and violations in the Wrigley Field area included activities such as licensed and unlicensed parking lots, sidewalk cafes, public garages and peddling. In 2010, a total of 285 investigations were conducted by BACP, resulting in 51 citations issued for violations. The Department of Revenue (DOR) is responsible for issuing citations for permit parking violations in the Wrigley Field area for night games. Figure 1 depicts the boundaries for the three levels of permit parking, while Table 4 contains a recap of the night game citations issued during the 2010 season.
Figure 1 2010 Parking Permit Map
Table 4 Dept. of Revenue Parking Tickets Issued Wrigley Field Night Events Date
Total
April 26
232
April 27
203
May 10
208
May 11
232
May 17
300
May 18
247
May 25
231
May 26
200
June 13
152
June 15
190
June 16
268
June 28
228
June 29
165
July 15
175
July 18
0
July 19
165
July 20
125
July 25
98
Aug 2
200
Aug 3
147
Aug 16
129
Aug 17
196
Aug 30
172
Aug 31
208
Sept 7
158
Sept 8
177
Sept 17
59
Sept 18
58
Sept 21
219
Sept 22
179
Sept 23
188
Nov 20
105
TOTAL
5,614
Trash Pick up and Litter Control Trash pick-up and litter control by the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) is intended to complement the services provided by the Cubs with the following activities during the Chicago Cubs season:
Sweeping streets in the Wrigley Field area the following day after every game;
Putting out baskets to collect game-related litter;
Emptying debris after every game and on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday when the Cubs are out of town, and;
Replacing lost or stolen baskets as available.
V. Other City Responsibilities to the Program Wrigley Field Advisory Meetings: Wrigley Field Advisory Meetings will be held to report on, review, and address past, present, and potential activities concerning the Cubs and the City’s activities for neighborhood protection and improvement related to baseball games and any other events at Wrigley Field; to recommend possible changes; to obtain counsel on the expenditure of the CubFund established in Section 5 of this Ordinance; and to ensure regular neighborhood review of, and comment on, those activities: The City Budget Director and the relevant Aldermen shall convene and co-chair a Wrigley Field Advisory Meeting at least once per year after the conclusion of each baseball season for the purposes listed in this Subsection (B). ………
The 2010 Annual Wrigley Field Advisory Meeting was held on March 3, 2011.
Chicago Cubs Annual Meeting This year in order to comply with the requirements in the Night Game Ordinance; the City of Chicago is convening a public meeting to discuss the Cubs 2010 season with the surrounding community. This meeting will allow constituents an open forum to address the Cubs organization, and hear plans for the upcoming 2011 season. Meeting Date: Thursday March 3, 2011 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm rd 23 District Police Station 850 West Addison St Representatives from appropriate City Agencies will be present to answer questions posed by the community.
Traffic Operation Control Meetings: The Chicago Department of Transportation (“CDOT“) (now OEMC) will host a Traffic Operations Control (“TOC”) working meeting regularly, but not less than semi-annually, to address and coordinate issues of traffic and traffic management, parking, towing, permit parking, public transit, and other transportation and related neighborhood issues related to Wrigley Field, the surrounding community and any remote parking area(s)…..
In 2010, OEMC conducted Wrigley Field Traffic Operations Control meetings on March 31, 2010 and September 13, 2010.
VI. Cubs 2004 Ordinance Directed Responsibilities SECTION 4. Annual and Continuing Cubs Responsibilities: To ensure the interests and concerns of the residential neighborhood that surrounds Wrigley Field are adequately protected, the following components for neighborhood protection and improvement shall be implemented. Operation of Bike Corral: The Cubs will operate a bicycle parking "check room" at no charge from May 1 through the conclusion of each season (including post-season play) at or in an area close to Wrigley Field. Remote Parking: The Cubs will operate a remote parking lot, with a minimum capacity of 500 vehicles, for all Night Games and weekend games, All-Star games, post-season games, and the Night Games of a split double-header, for the entire term of this Agreement……
The Chicago Cubs have managed the remote parking lot at the DeVry University campus located off Addison St. and Western Avenue since the 2004 season. Below are statistics detailing the use of the lot during the 2010 season.
Total cars parked in the remote lot during 2010: Total fans using the remote lot: Average number of cars per night game: Average number of cars for Sunday games: Largest single game usage:
20,761 54,952 417 495 524
CubFund The CubFund continues to grow. As of March 1, 2010, the balance was $631,480. As required by the Neighborhood Protection Ordinance the Chicago Cubs continue to make annual payments to this account. Only one project was funded in 2010, which allowed for updated lighting within Challenger Park. The fund balance is $768,122 as of March 1, 2011. As determined in the ordinance, the relevant Aldermen and the City Budget Director will consider further appropriations of this fund, dependent on the needs of neighborhood protection and improvements.
CubFund Payments (1) Subject to Sections 5(A)(2) and 5(A)(3), the Cubs will pay to the City $83,334 per year as adjusted in Section 5(A)(3) during the term of this Ordinance and Agreement for unanticipated expenses related to the impact of Cubs baseball games on the area that surrounds Wrigley Field. These contributions will be known as the CubFund……. (B) Limitation on CubFund Uses. (1) The CubFund shall be used exclusively in furtherance of neighborhood protection and improvement for matters related to Cubs baseball games and other events at Wrigley Field. (2) The CubFund shall be used exclusively within the area bounded by the North Branch of the Chicago River, Diversey Parkway and Avenue, Lake Michigan, Buena Avenue, Clark Street from Buena Avenue to Montrose Avenue and adjacent blocks, and at or around any remote parking lots. (C) CubFunds Segregation and Annual Appropriation……… (2) Resources from the CubFund will be annually appropriated and expended in a general spending plan that is consistent with this Section 5. The expenditures will be determined jointly by the relevant Aldermen and the City Budget Director in furtherance of neighborhood protection and improvement for matters related to Cubs baseball games and other events at Wrigley Field, taking into account the counsel given at the Wrigley Field Advisory Meetings established by this Ordinance as well as the input of the Cubs, in an ordinance presented to, and approved by, the City Council of the City of Chicago.
VII. Public Transportation Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) provided increased bus and rapid transit service to Wrigley Field for all games, including Purple Line Express rapid transit service at the Addison Street Station. Promotion of public transportation was encouraged through OEMC public outreach as well as by the CTA, in coordination of the Chicago Cubs. Public announcements at Wrigley Field also continued in 2010. Pace Pace shuttle services were provided to night and weekend ball games from the Yorktown Center in Lombard and the Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg. A Pace bus stop was established on Clark Street (eastside) immediately south of Waveland Avenue to clearly establish the loading area for this important service. Table 5 below compares Wrigley Field Express Service ridership for 2010 and 2009:
Table 5: Wrigley Field Express Service Ridership, 2009 and 2010 Month April May June July August September Total
Yorktown 2010 2009 800 602 2,311 2,149 2,989 1,828 3,539 4,287 3,372 2,646 1,651 942 14,662 12,454
Schaumburg 2010 2009 1,298 1,263 4,192 4,226 5,340 3,436 5,932 8,714 6,597 5,451 2,438 2,060 25,797 25,150
VIII. Public Information
OEMC has provided public information to residents regarding events at Wrigley Field, including traffic, parking and safety messages through multiple venues. OEMC provided information through Media Advisories and Press Releases, website postings, and Notify Chicago Alert messages. Several examples can be found in the Exhibit section. In addition, OEMC works in cooperation with the Cubs to prepare periodic press releases reminding area residents, visitors to the Community, and Cubs fans of such traffic control measures such as the Night Baseball Permit Parking Program and the remote parking and public transportation alternatives that are available. OEMC continues to coordinate with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the use of dynamic message signs in static locations on the Kennedy Expressway approaching Addison Street to provide remote parking information for incoming fans. There are three locations in the IDOT system used to display this same information: 1. Westbound Kennedy Expressway at Damen; 2. Eastbound Kennedy Expressway at Foster, and; 3. Eastbound Edens Expressway at Niles Center Road. Cubs night game traffic is a topic of discussion at the weekly OEMC Traffic Meeting held at the 911 Center. These meetings are frequently attended by IDOT representatives. Barricades In 2010 the City of Chicago employed 38 parking reminder barricades throughout the parking zone areas to inform and remind residents and visitors of the night game schedule. The barricades noted that any postseason night games and night concert dates were “To Be Determined.” As noted earlier, there were two concerts in September and a football game in November. The objective is to make residents and visitors unfamiliar with the area aware of night game and concert dates, and thus avoid unintended tow sanctions associated with parking violations.
IX. Conclusion The City of Chicago continues to provide services designated in the Night Baseball ordinance and strives to maintain operations of the Wrigley Field area for the protection of the residents and visitors and to reduce the impact of the games on local residents as much as possible. The City will continue to provide opportunities for feedback through the Traffic Operation and Advisory Meetings and report on the activities in relation to this effort.
IX. EXHIBITS Exhibit 1 – Department of Revenue Enforcement Actions
2010 CUBS (as of 09/30/10)
TOTAL INVESTIGATIONS (Cubs):
285 In Compliance Not In Compliance No Entry Out of Business Could not locate business: No Action Taken Tax Referral
182 72 3 9 0 19 0
SIDEWALK CAFÉ TOTAL # CITATIONS
2 Operating without the required Sidewalk Cafe permit
2
TOTAL # OF NOTICE TO CORRECT-PUBLIC WAY USE VIOLATION: Operating without the required Sidewalk Cafe permit
2 2
TOTAL # OF REMOVAL ORDER Removal Order
1 Operating without the required Sidewalk Cafe permit
1
PUBLIC GARAGES TOTAL # CITATIONS
32 Operating without the required Public Garage license FAILURE TO SHOW PARKING CHARGE Failure to display required license Failure to maintain the required records Failure to post prices for services per ordinance Failure to adhere to public garage-enclosed requirements Failure to issue the required tag to a motor vehicle parking longer than one day Failure to issue the required ticket to a motor vehicle parking on a daily basis
9 1 13 1 1 3 2 2
TOTAL # OF NOTICE TO CORRECT-LICENSE VIOLATION
7
Operating without the required Public Garage license
6
Failure to issue the required tag to a motor vehicle parking longer than one day
1
TOTAL # OF CDFORTHWITH:
5 Operating without the required Public Garage license
OTHER LICENSE, TAX OR PUBLIC WAY USE TOTAL # CITATIONS Failure to wear a Peddler Badge conspicuously Operating without the required Limited Business license Acting as a general broker without the required Broker license Engaging in the business of Peddler without the required license Operating a business or occupation which has been closed by the Director. Offering for sale outdated merchandise mixed with non outdated merchandise Failure to provide required proof of Liquor Liability (Dramshop) Insurance. Operating an Automatic Amusement Device without the required tax emblem affixed Engaging in the business of secondhand dealer without the required Secondhand Dealer license Possession by a retail tobacco dealer of cigarettes having mutilitated or no tax stamp affixed TOTAL # OF NOTICE TO CORRECT-LICENSE Operating without the required Limited Business license Acting as a general broker without the required Broker license Operating without the required Retail Food Establishment license Selling liquor at retail without the required LiquorConsumption on Premises, Incidental Activity license Engaging in the business of secondhand dealer without the required Secondhand Dealer license
5
17 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 10 5 1 2 1 1
TOTAL # OF CDFORTHWITH:
1 Acting as a general broker without the required Broker license
1
TOTAL # OF REMOVAL ORDER:
0
TOTAL # OF TAX REFERRAL:
0
Exhibit 2 – 2010 Night Baseball Parking Violation Enforcement Plan
Exhibit 3 – Night Game Barricade Location Listing
Exhibit 4 – Pace Wrigley Field Express Flyer
Exhibit 5 – Wrigley Field Parking Public Outreach Materials
