ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City'") is a duly constituted and existing municipality within the meaning of Section 1, Article VII, of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois ("'Constitution"), and is a home rule unit of local government under Section 6(a), Article VII, of the Constitution; and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City has established the Community Development Commission ("Commission7') to, among other things, designate redevelopment areas and approve redevelopment plans, and recommend the acquisition of parcels located in redevelopment areas, subject to the approval of the City Council of the City of Chicago ("City Council"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2-102-030 of the Municipal Code of the City, the Commissioner ("Commissioner") of the Department of Transportation of the City ("CDOT"), has the power and duty to design and construct mass transit projects for local transportation purposes and to acquire property necessary or appropriate for the construction and operation of such projects; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is useful, desirable and necessary that the City acquire for public ownership and control (either by the City, or by another governmental entity), within the meaning and authority of 735 ILCS 30/5-5-5(b), those parcels of real property described on Exhibit A to this ordinance (the "Parcels") for the public purpose of designing, constructing and operating a mass transit project including, without limitation, an intermodal transfer station, that in part, will provide for (1) sheltered berthing and staging areas for CTA buses; and (2) a vertical connection to an existing AMTRAK underground pedestrianway thereby reducing pedestrian exposure to traffic and enhancing pedestrian safety (the "Project"), in order to encourage the use of public transportation, improve safety and efficiency of local transit operations, improv...
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