Under the agreement, the developer committed to donating $60,000 to a nonprofit that Green said the neighborhood wants to put toward developing affordable housing. It also agreed to pay at least $10 an hour to employees and participate in a local-hiring program. The effort, Green said, is similar to the type of process she wants to see for all developments requesting tax breaks.

“We have an opportunity here to pass a project that is new, that is cutting edge and really sets a precedent for what sustainable development looks like,” Green said.

Roddy, though, said that her bill should be heard by his committee because of the community benefits agreement.

“Ald. Green please be clear — unless a majority of the HUDZ Committee finds fault with the above logic, I will oppose any attempt by you to remove the bill from the HUDZ committee or have it treated any differently than the other incentive bills awaiting a HUDZ hearing,” he wrote in an email.

Robert Maltby, a member of the development group, said he was “not really” concerned about the abatement being held up by aldermen but declined to comment further.

This isn’t the first tax abatement bill to be held up in Roddy’s committee.