Record #: O2013-3351   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 5/8/2013 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
Final action: 6/5/2013
Title: Sale of City-owned property at 1000 and 1100 blocks of E 76th St and 7600 and 7700 blocks of S Greenwood Ave to and execution of redevelopment agreement with New Life Covenant S.E. Church to New Life Covenant S.E. Church
Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
Topic: AGREEMENTS - Redevelopment, - PROPERTY - Sale
Attachments: 1. O2013-3351.pdf
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR



May 8,2013










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Housing and Economic Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the sale of city-owned property.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

Mayor

Very truly yours,
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, the City is the owner of the eleven parcels, identified by sixteen Property Index Numbers, of real property consisting of 124,702 square feet, comprising approximately 2.86 acres, and which are located on the 1000 & 1100 blocks of East 76th Street and the 7600 & 7700 blocks of South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60623, and which are legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto (subject to final title commitment and survey, the "Property"); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to ordinances adopted by the City Council ("City Council") of the City of Chicago (the "City") on November 13,2002 and published at pages 97440 through 97576 of the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council (the "Journal") of such date, a certain redevelopment plan and project for the 87th/Cottage Grove Redevelopment Area (the "Area") was approved pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as amended (currently codified at 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq.) (the "Act"), the Area was designated as a "conservation area" redevelopment project area pursuant to the Act, and tax increment allocation financing was adopted pursuant to the Act as a means of financing certain Area redevelopment project costs (as defined in the Act) incurred pursuant to the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Property is located in the Ar...

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