OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
April 19, 2023
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Commissioner of Transportation, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement with the Forest Preserves of Cook County regarding trainings for the Greencorps Chicago Program.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a municipal corporation and home rule unit of government under Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (the "Forest Preserve") is a body politic and corporate of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its Department of Transportation ("CDOT") manages a green industry job training program called Greencorps Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Greencorps Chicago provides re-entry opportunities and skills to unemployed individuals in landscaping and horticulture, tree care, ecological restoration, chainsaw operation and safety, herbicide application, seed collection, plant identification, regional ecology, and prescription burn training, among other things; and
WHEREAS, Greencorps Chicago trainees learn through both classroom training and hands- on field experience; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve owns and manages a system of over 69,000 acres of natural habitats and other lands capable of being restored to a natural condition, pursuant to the powers granted in the Cook County Forest Preserve Act, 70 ILCS, 810/0.01 et seq.\ and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve desires to utilize Greencorps Chicago crews in undertaking certain ecological restoration and habitat enhancement projects, general grounds maintenance (e.g., mowing, weeding, mulching, tree care and litter pickup) and other land management projects on Forest Preserve lands; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to assi...
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