Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2021-4178

• Record #: O2021-4178
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 9/14/2021
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 2/23/2022
• Title: First amendment to intergovernmental agreement with Chicago Park District to provide increased tax incremental funding (TIF) in eligible allocations toward construction of recreation center with outdoor playing field at Addams/Medill Park, 1434 S Loomis St
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: AGREEMENTS - Intergovernmental

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
2/23/2022	44265	City Council	Passed	Pass
2/17/2022		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass
9/14/2021	34225	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR

September 14. 2021










TO Tl IK HONORABLE, THE CI TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CI IICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement wilh the Chicago Park District to provide TIF funding for improvements at Addams Park.

Your favorable consideration oflhis ordinance will be appreciated.


Very truly yours,

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 ofthe 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 ofthe City; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and pursuant to ordinances adopted on November4,1998, and published in the Journal ofthe Proceedings (the "Journal") of the City Council ofthe City (the "City Council"), for said date, and as subsequently amended, the City Council: (i) approved and adopted a redevelopment plan and project (the "Plan") for a portion of the City known as the "Roosevelt/Racine Redevelopment Project Area" (the "Area"); (ii) designated the Area as a "redevelopment project area"; and (iii) adopted tax increment allocation financing forthe Area; as amended on January 28, 2004 and June 26, 2013; and
WHEREAS, under 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3(q)(7), such incremental ad valorem taxes which pursuant to the Act have been collected and are allocated to pay redevelopment project costs and obligations incurred in the payment thereof ("Increme...