OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
September 10, 2014
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinance authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement with the Board of Education for TIF assistance for McPherson School.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a municipal corporation and home rule unit of government under Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (the "Board") is a body corporate and politic, organized under and existing pursuant to Article 34 of the School Code of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of an act to authorize the creation of public building commissions and to define their rights, powers and duties under the Public Building Commission Act (50 ILCS 20/1 et seg.), the City Council of the City (the "City Council") created the Public Building Commission of Chicago (the "Commission") to facilitate the acquisition and construction of public buildings and facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Commission owns in trust for the Board certain real property located at 4728 North Wolcott Avenue in Chicago, Illinois (the "McPherson Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Board is rehabilitating or has rehabilitated an elementary school (the "McPherson Facility") known as McPherson Elementary school on the McPherson Property (the McPherson Facility has those general features described in Exhibit 1 to Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, and the rehabilitation of the McPherson Facility shall be known as the "McPherson Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized under the provisions of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq....
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