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C^G0 CITV CLERK 1
Department of Planning and Development
CITY OF CHICAGO
June 14, 2022
The Honorable Anna M. Valencia City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
RE: Ordinance designating the Paseo Boricua Gateway Flags (W. Division Street at N. Artesian Avenue and N. Mozart Street) as a Chicago Landmark
Dear Clerk Valencia:
We are filing with your office for introduction at the June 22, 2022, City Council meeting as a transmittal to the Mayor and City Council of Chicago the recommendation of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that the Paseo Boricua Gateway Flags be designated as a Chicago Landmark.
The material being submitted to you for this proposal includes the:
Recommendation ofthe Commission on Chicago Landmarks; and
Proposed Ordinance.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Dickhut Deputy Commissioner
Bureau of Citywide Systems and Historic Preservation
encls.
The Honorable Roberto Maldonado, Alderman 26th Ward (xv/o enclosures)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS C0602
ORDINANCE
Paseo Boricua Gateway Flags
W. Division Street at N. Artesian Avenue [2400-West] and N. Mozart Street [2800-West]
WHEREAS, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Municipal Code"), Sections 2-120-620 through -690, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has determined that the Paseo Boricua Gateway Flags spanning W. Division Street at N. Artesian Avenue [2400-West] and at N. Mozart Street [2800-West], Chicago, Illinois, as depicted in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, satisfies three (3) criteria for landmark designation as set forth in Section 2-120-620 (1), (4), and (7) of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Paseo Boricua Gateway Flags represent the Puerto Rican presence and persistence in the City of Chicago, the state of Illinois and the United States—given that the Puerto...
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