Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2017-7892

• Record #: O2017-7892
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/8/2017
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Final action: 12/13/2017
• Title: Sale of City-owned property at 1844 W 59th St to Growing Home, Inc. for urban farm center
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: PROPERTY - Sale

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2017	63374	City Council	Passed	Pass
12/12/2017		Committee on Housing and Real Estate	Recommended to Pass
11/8/2017	58420	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
November 8, 2017










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


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the sale of city-owned property.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

Mayor


Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule unit of government by virtue of the provisions of Article VII, Section 6(e) 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 Chicago Plan Commission ("CPC") has previously approved that certain planning document entitled the '"Green Healthy Neighborhoods Plan" on March 20, 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Green Healthy Neighborhoods Plan provides a set of strategies for housing, retail, open space and productive landscapes within the Englewood, West Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, Woodlawn, and Washington Park community areas (the "Study Area"); and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City (the "City Council"), by ordinance adopted on March 29, 2006 and published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council (the "Journal") for such date at pages 72958 through 73124, has approved a redevelopment plan and project (the "Plan") for the 63rd/Ashland Redevelopment Project Area (the "Redevelopment Area") pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as amended (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seg, (the "Act")), has designated the Redevelopment Area as a "redevelopment project area" under the Act, and has adopted tax increment financing for the Redevelopment Area; and

WHEREAS, the City owns the real property commonly known as 1844 West 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois, and identified on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the ''Property"); and

WHEREAS, the Pro...