SUBSTITUTE 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 City owns, for the benefit of the public, the public ways within the City of Chicago, including but not limited to the public ways falling within the 44th Ward's Lakeview area located between west Grace Street to the North, north Broadway Avenue to the East, west Barry Avenue to the South, and north Clark Street to West, all commonly known as the Lakeview community ("Lakeview"). Lakeview is recognized as the heart of Chicago's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender ("LGBT") community; and
WHEREAS, in or about 1998, the Grantor, by and through its Department of Transportation, improved the public ways along Halsted Street in Lakeview through Grantor's Streetscaping program, a program which improved the functionality of the 44th Ward's infrastructure along Halsted Street; and
WHEREAS, the Halsted Street Streetscaping improvements included the Grantor's installation of twenty (20) rainbow pylons ("Pylons") located at various points along the Lakeview Halsted Street corridor, as such locations are more fully described on Exhibit A attached hereto, now owned by the Grantor, situated within the sidewalk public way along Halsted Street in Lakeview; and
WHEREAS, Lakeview falls within Special Service Area Number 18, as authorized by the City . Council of the City of Chicago ("City Council") on October 28, 1997, and subject to an Establishment Ordinance ("Establishment Ordinance"), which allows for certain special services such as public way maintenance, public way aesthetics, and beautification of Lakeview, to be managed and operated by a service provider. The Northalsted Area Merchants Association, doing business as Northalsted Business Alliance ("NBA") is the current service pro...
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