OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
April 2,2014
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Commissioner of Water Management, I transmit herewith ordinance authorizing the execution of an easement agreement with Belt Railway.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of government by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, The Belt Railway Company of Chicago ("Railway") is an Illinois corporation, with a principal place of business located at 6900 S. Central Avenue, Bedford Park, Illinois 60636; and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Water Management ("DWM") has proposed to install a new 60" sewer main (the "Sewer Main") offset two (2) feet east from the centerline of South Austin Avenue, from West 59th Street to West 63rd Street, which will convey storm water drainage to outlet to an existing 96" sewer at West 59m Street (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project also involves replacing the existing, outdated and undersized brick sewers in South Austin Avenue with a more hydraulically efficient reinforced concrete pipe; and
WHEREAS, the Railway operates two (2) rail crossing on South Austin Avenue between West 59th Street and West 60lh Street, and there is currently no City right of way in the location of such crossings; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Railway have agreed to the City's installation of the Sewer Main under that portion of the Railway's right of way legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto ("Legal Description of Easement Parcel") and depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto ("Depiction of Easement Parcel"); and
WHEREAS, the City, through DWM, will own, operate, use, maintain, repair and repla...
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