Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2021-448

• Record #: O2021-448
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 1/27/2021
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Final action: 2/26/2021
• Title: Sale of vacant City-owned property at 1114 S Mason Ave to NeighborSpace for Mason Community Garden
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: PROPERTY - Sale

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
2/26/2021	27744	City Council	Passed	Pass
2/16/2021		Committee on Housing and Real Estate	Recommended to Pass
1/27/2021	26252	City Council	Referred

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

January 27.2021










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


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the disposition of city-owned property located at 1114 South Mason Avenue to NeighborSpace.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.


Very truly yours.

ayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF CITY LAND TO NEIGHBORSPACE

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("Citv") is a home rule unit of government by virtue of the provisions ofthe Constitution ofthe State of Illinois of 1970, and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and

WHEREAS, there is a lack of sufficient open space in the City for recreational and aesthetic uses, as documented in the comprehensive plan entitled, "CitySpace: An Open Space Plan for Chicago" (the "CitySpace Plan"), and as a result there is a need to develop small open spaces as parks, gardens and natural areas for public use; and

WHEREAS, the CitySpace Plan sets forth certain goals and objectives for increasing open space in the City; and

WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City (the "Citv Council") finds that the establishment of additional public open space and parkland is essential to the general health, safety and welfare of the City; and

WHEREAS, the City owns one (1) vacant parcel of land (approximately 3,125 square feet) commonly known as 1114 S. Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL, which is legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (subject to final survey and title commitment, the "Property"); and

WHEREAS, by ordinance adopted on March 26, 1996, and published at pages 18969 to 18979 in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council for such date (the "NeighborSpace Ordinance"), City Council authorized the execution of an intergovernmental...