CHICAGO January 13, 2016
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Finance having had under consideration
A communication recommending a proposed ordinance concerning the authority to enter into and execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with Amtrak, Metra and RTA to allocate funds for rehabilitation and improvement of property in Canal/Congress Redevelopment Area.
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Having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that your Honorable Body pass the proposed Ordinance Transmitted Herewith
This recommendation was concurred in by
of members of the committee with
Respectfully submitted
Chairman
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR•
December 9,2015
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 Amtrak regarding Union Station.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City"), a home rule unit of government under Section 6(a), Article VII ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to collaborate on the improvement and development of Union Station and its related properties (the "Property") in Chicago, Illinois;
WHEREAS, Chicago Union Station Company, an Illinois corporation, the sole shareholder of which is the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a District of Columbia corporation ("Amtrak"), owns the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its Department of Transportation ("CDOT"), and in collaboration with Amtrak, the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority, an Illinois municipal corporation, by and through its Commuter Rail Division ("Metra"), the Regional Transportation Authority, an Illinois municipal corporation ("RTA," and coll...
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