ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago (the "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 the City's government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago finds that it is useful, necessary, and advantageous for the City to acquire certain real property located at approximately 4808 West Wilson and 4825 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois and assigned Permanent Index Numbers 13-16-207-002, -003, -005, -007, and -008, by the Cook County Assessor's Office subject to final title commitment and survey (the "Property"), for municipal purposes, public ownership, and control for the establishment of operational space for the Department of Water Management and other City operational purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Department of Water Management and the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management (the "Departments") have also determined that the acquisition of the Property is useful, desirable, and necessary for the ownership and use thereof by the City;
WHEREAS, there is funding available for the acquisition of the Property; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals, findings and statements of fact are hereby adopted as the findings of the City Council of the City of Chicago.
SECTION 2. It is hereby determined, declared, and found that it is useful, desirable, and necessary that the City acquire the Property for the public ownership and control for the municipal purpose of operational space for the Department of Water Management, other City operational purposes, or other lawful municipal purposes.
SECTION 3. The Corporation Counsel and the Departments are hereby authorized to negotiate, on behalf of the City, the acquisition of the Property with the Property owner(s) subject to approval of...
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