Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2013-3350

• Record #: O2013-3350
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 5/8/2013
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Transportation and Public Way
• Final action: 6/5/2013
• Title: Renewal of contract with DePaul University regarding public way and freight tunnel use
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: AGREEMENTS - Miscellaneous

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
6/5/2013		Office of the Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/5/2013	55033	City Council	Passed	Pass
5/29/2013		Committee on Transportation and Public Way	Recommended to Pass	Pass
5/8/2013	52108	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR


May 8,2013










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Transportation, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing a renewal of a contract with DePaul regarding public way and freight tunnel use.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.

Mayor

Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, Various persons have requested permission to place two-way high-speed interoffice telecommunications systems consisting of fiber optic and copper cables for internal use and not for sale, resale, exchange or lease in the public ways of the City of Chicago, Illinois (the "City"); and

WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City to provide permits facilitating the development of state-of-the-art interoffice telecommunications systems in the City; and

WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City that the City receive fair and reasonable compensation from persons using the public assets of the streets and ways for interoffice telecommunications; and

WHEREAS, The City wishes to provide uniform terms and conditions to the greatest extent possible for qualified persons who have requested permission to place interoffice telecommunications systems in the public ways for internal use and not for sale, resale, exchange or lease; and

WHEREAS, DePaul University (the "Grantee"), is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation which is authorized and engaged in the endeavor of providing higher education in Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Grantee received permission and authority to maintain and operate as constructed a two-way high-speed private line telecommunications system in the public ways of the City for internal use and not for sale, resale, exchange or lease to Third Parties (as hereinafter defined), nor with the objective of generating revenues or profits from the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") by an o...