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 an intergovernmental agreement with the Board of Education and the Chicago Park District for a recreation center.
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, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; 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, 105 ILCS 5/1-1, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Public Building Commission of Chicago (the "PBC") is the owner in trust for the Board of certain real property located at the southwest corner of East 35th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue adjacent to Doolittle Elementary School, as depicted on Exhibit A (as Parcel 1) and legally described on Exhibit B (the "Board of Education Property"), which consists of three (3) vacant parcels of land; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Park District ("Park District") is a body politic and corporate created pursuant to the Chicago Park District Act, 70 ILCS 1505/0.01, et seq., and a unit of local government under Article VII, Section 1 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and as such, has the authority to exercise control over and supervise the operation of all parks within the corporate limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Park District is the owner of certain real property located adjacent to the Board of Education Property, as depicted on Exhibit A (as Parc...
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