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, the City is the owner of the vacant lots commonly known as 1347-1359 S. Fairfield Ave, 1350-1352 S. Washtenaw Ave, and 1356-1364 S. Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, Sinai Health System, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation ("SHS"), is in negotiations with the City's Department of Planning and Development regarding acquisition of the Property by SHS or Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago (collectively, the "Sinai Group"); and
WHEREAS, SHS proposes to use the Property as a parking lot and improve the Property with a paved surface and permanent fencing; and
WHEREAS, SHS and the City anticipate that the conveyance of the Property will be completed in the summer of 2016; and
WHEREAS, SHS has an immediate need for parking for employees and staff physicians of Sinai Group and its affiliates Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital and Care Network, The Mount Sinai Community Foundation (d/b/a Sinai Medical Group), Sinai Community Institute, and Holy Cross Hospital, at the Property prior to the conveyance of the Property; and "
' WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-51-050(1) of the Municipal Code of Chicago, the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management has the authority to enter into right of entry agreements for up to 90 days each; and
WHEREAS, the City and SHS have entered into a right of entry agreement to allow SHS access to the Property for parking for employees and staff physicians (the "Right of Entry Agreement") while the negotiations for the acquisition of the Property are ongoing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-51-050(1) of the Municipal Code of Chicago, City Council approval is required to extend the Rig...
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