SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City"), is a home rule unit of government under Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Park District (the "Park District"), is an Illinois municipal corporation and a unit of local government under Article VII, Section 1 of the 1970 Constitution, of the State of Illinois, and as such is authorized to exercise control over and supervise the operation of all parks within the corporate limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2016 the City Council of the City (the "City Council"), by an ordinance adopted on October 10, 2003 and published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 18491 through 18494, authorized the City's acquisition of six land parcels commonly known as 1628 and 1630 West Hollywood Avenue, and 1619, 1621, 1623 and 1625 West Edgewater Avenue on the site of the former Edgewater Hospital (the "Project Property"), which is identified on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, from MCZ Edgewater LLC and MCZ Edgewater Exchange LLC; and
WHEREAS, the City has executed a real estate sales agreement regarding the Project Property; and
WHEREAS, after the City acquires the Project Property, the City intends to convey it to the Park District for the development of a new public park (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project Property lies completely within the boundaries of the Edgewater Ashland Redevelopment Area (as hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Act"), and pursuant to ordinances adopted on October 1, 2003, the City Council: (i) approved and adopted a Tax Increment Redevelopment Project and Plan for a portion of the City known as the "Edgewater Ashland Redevelopment Project Area" (the "Edgewater Ashland Redevelopment Area"); (ii) designated the Edgewater Ashland Redevelopment Area as a "redevelopment project area" and a Tax Increment Financing District; and (iii) adopted tax increment allocation financing for the Edgewater Ashland Redevelopment Area; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are expressly incorporated in and made a part of this ordinance as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. The City hereby approves the conveyance of the Project Property to the Park District for the price of One Dollar ($1.00) per parcel.
SECTION 3. The Mayor or his proxy is authorized to execute, and the City Clerk or Deputy City Cierk is authorized to attest, a quitclaim deed (or quitciaim deeds) conveying the Project Property to the Park District. The quitclaim deed(s) shall include the following covenant
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running with the land, or language substantially similar and acceptable to the Corporation Counsel:
"Park District shall allow the Project Property to be used only as a recreational park. The City, acting through the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development of the City of Chicago, or any successor department thereto, shall have authority to release this covenant upon the request of the Park District. If Park District allows the Project Property to be used for any purpose other than open space without first obtaining a release of this covenant, the City may re-enter and take possession of the Project Property, terminate the estate conveyed to Park District, and revest title to the Project Property in the City. Furthermore, Park District shall allow the Project Property to be used only for a use consistent with the City^s Edgewater Ashland Redevelopment Plan until such plan expires."
The City's conveyance of the Project Property to the Park District is conditioned upon, and subject to, the City and the Park District entering into an intergovernmental agreement whereby the City shall pay for or reimburse the Park District for a portion of certain tax increment financing-funded improvements to the Project Property. The City's execution of such intergovernmental agreement must be authorized pursuant to ordinance.
SECTION 4. The Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development (the "Commissioner") and a designee of the Commissioner are each hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the Corporation Counsel, as to final form and legality, to negotiate, execute and deliver, or receive on behalf of the City, such other supporting documents as may be necessary or appropriate to convey the Project Property to the Park District.
SECTION 5. To the extent that any ordinance, resolution, rule, order or provision of the Municipal Code of Chicago, or part thereof, is in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, the provisions of this ordinance shall control. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any other provisions ofthis ordinance.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
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EXHIBIT A
Project Property Legal Description
PARCEL 1:
LOTS 10 THROUGH 15, BOTH INCLUSIVE AND LOT 16 (EXCEPT THE WEST 18 FEET THEREOF) IN BLOCK 4 IN ASHLAND AVENUE AND CLARK STREET ADDITION TO EDGEWATER BEING A SUBDIVISION IN PARTS OF SECTIONS 5 AND 6, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
CONTAINING 17,046 SQUARE FEET OR 0.39 ACRES MORE OR LESS. PINs:
14-06-409-060-0000 (Part of) 14-06-409-048-0000
Commonly known as: 1628 W. Hollywood Avenue
1630 W. Hollywood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60660
PARCEL 2:
LOTS 2, 3 AND 4 IN EDGEWATER ONE SUBDIVISION BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF BLOCK 4 IN ASHLAND AVENUE AND CLARK STREET ADDITION TO EDGEWATER BEING A SUBDIVISION IN PARTS OF SECTIONS 5 AND 6, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
CONTAINING 10,507 SQUARE FEET OR 0.24 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
PINs:
14-06-409-066-0000 14-06-409-067-0000 14-06-409-068-0000
Commonly known as: 1619 W. Edgewater Avenue
1621 W. Edgewater Avenue 1623 W. Edgewater Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
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Parcel 3:
LOT 5 EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF LYING WEST OF THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST LINE OF LOT 16 IN BLOCK 4 IN ASHLAND AVENUE AND CLARK STREET ADDITION TO EDGEWATER, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN PARTS OF SECTIONS 5 AND 6, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
CONTAINING 8,492 SQUARE FEET OR 0.19 ACRES MORE OR LESS. PIN: 14-06-409-069-0000 (Part of)
Commonly known as: 1625 W. Edgewater Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60660
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JOSEPH A. MOORE
Al DERMAN, 49TH WARD
7356 North Greenview Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60626 telephone 773-338-5796 ward49@cityofchicago org www ward49 com
CITY COUNCIL
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May 23, 2018
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Housing and Real Estate, for which a meeting was held on May 7, 2018, having had under consideration the substitute ordinance introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel on April 18, 2018, this being the conveyance of City property at 1628 and 1630 W. Hollywood Ave. and 1619, 1621, 1623 and 1625 W. Edgewater Ave. to the Chicago Park District, begs leave to recommend that Your Honorable Body Approve said ordinance transmitted herewith.
This recommendation was concurred in by a voice vote of all committee members present with no dissenting votes.
Respectfully submitted,
_seph A. Moore, Chairman tee on Housing and Real Estate