OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT MAYOR
February 1,2023
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 execution of an agreement with Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church to provide an Adopt-a-Landmark fund.
Your favorable consideration ofthis ordinance will be appreciated.
Very truly your
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "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, Section 17-4-1000 ofthe Chicago Zoning Ordinance (the "Downtown Bonus Ordinance") authorizes the City to award floor area bonuses to projects located in "D" districts in return for a financial contribution to the City ("Bonus Payment"); and
WHEREAS, the Bonus Payment is deposited into three funds: (i) the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, (ii) the Citywide Adopt-a-Landmark Fund (which receives 10% of each Bonus Payment), and (iii) the Local Impact Fund; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Citywide Adopt-a-Landmark Fund is to finance landmark restoration projects; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 17-4-1006-C-4 of the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, the City Department of Planning and Development (the "Department") developed a list of funding priorities for the award of grants under the Citywide Adopt-a-Landmark Fund ("Funding Priorities"); and
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2021, the Department announced that it was accepting applications for landmark restoration projects; and
WHEREAS, the Department received seventeen (17) applications, five (5) of which were eliminated because they did not satisfy the eligibility criteria (for example, the subject building is not a designated landmark); and
WHEREAS, the Department evaluated the applications base...
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