OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
February 5, 2014
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Water Management, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing an acquisition of property from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home-rule unit of government under Section 6(a), Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois and may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its local government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4-409 of the Illinois Highway Code (605 ILCS 5/4-409), the State of Illinois, through the Illinois Department of Transportation (the "State"), is authorized to enter into written agreements with the City for the jurisdiction, maintenance, administration, engineering or improvement of any highway or portion thereof; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-101 ofthe Illinois Highway Code (605 ILCS 5/2-201), the State has authority to make changes in the State Highway System; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7-101 of the Illinois Highway Code (605 ILCS 5/7-101), municipalities are authorized to add streets or portions thereof to their municipal street system; and
WHEREAS, in 1955, the City acquired certain property, including a parcel 40 feet by approximately 140 feet and located immediately to the south of the City's Cermak Avenue Pumping Station (the "Station"), which parcel is depicted in Exhibit A attached hereto (such parcel, the "Parcel"); and
WHEREAS, the State has jurisdictional authority over the Parcel for highway purposes;
and
WHEREAS, the State does not use the Parcel; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to utilize the Parcel for City home-rule unit of government purposes, including but not limited to, the installation of permanent st...
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