OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
June 25, 2014
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and 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 (the "City") is a home rule unit of government by virtue ofthe provisions of Article VII, Section 6(e) 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 Council ofthe City (the "City Council") finds that there is a lack of sufficient open space in the City for recreational and aesthetic uses, and as a result there is a need to develop small open spaces as parks, gardens and natural areas for public use for the benefit of the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Plan Commission ("CPC"), the Chicago Park District and the City Council have previously prepared and approved that certain planning document entitled, "CitySpace: An Open Space Plan For Chicago," dated January 1998 (the "Open Space Plan"), which sets forth certain goals and objectives for increasing open space in the City; and
WHEREAS, the Open Space Plan sets a minimum standard of two acres of open space per 1,000 residents in each community area by 2010; and
WHEREAS, the South Shore Community Area has been identified as having a need for additional open space; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, by ordinances adopted on October 7, 1998 and published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 78137 and 78139 through 78242, has approved a redevelopment plan and project (the "Plan") for the 71st / Stony Island Tax Increment Financing (the "Area") pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act,...
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