OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
January 13, 2016
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 an ordinance amending a previously passed land sale with Windy City Habitat for Humanity.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
I
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, pursuant to an ordinance adopted on April 22, 2009, and published at pages 58465 through 58537 in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council for such date (the "Ordinance"), the City and Windy City Habitat for Humanity, Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation (n/k/a Habitat for Humanity Chicago) ("Developer"), have entered into that certain Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land (the "Agreement"), dated May 2, 2011, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois (the "Recorder's Office") on May 4,2011, as document no. 1112431047, relating to Developer's construction of up to sixteen (16) single family homes (the "Project") on the vacant parcels of real property commonly known as 11915, 11921-27 and 11933-43 South Union Avenue and 650-658 West 120th Street, Chicago, Illinois,- and which are legally described on Exhibit-A attached hereto (the "City Land"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Ordinance, and in connection with the Agreement, the City has previously conveyed to Developer the real properties commonly known as 11943 S. Union Avenue, 11941 S. Union Avenue, 658 W. 120th Street and 650 W. 120lh Street, Chicago, Illinois, and identified in Exhibit A of t...
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