OFFICE, OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
November 19, 2014
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith an ordinance providing acquisition authority for the St. Anthony's Hospital Project.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
¦•I »
J)
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a duly constituted and existing municipality within the meaning of Section 1, Article VII, ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois ("Constitution"), and is a home rule unit of local government under Section 6(a), Article VII, ofthe Constitution; and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution and the City's home rule powers, the City established the Community Development Commission ("Commission") as set forth in Section 2-124 of the Municipal Code of Chicago (the "Code"), to, among other things, designate redevelopment areas and approve redevelopment plans, and recommend the acquisition, assemblage, and disposition of parcels located in redevelopment areas, subject to the approval of the City Council of the City of Chicago ("City Council"); and
WHEREAS, by ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 13, 2007, and published at pages 2532 to 2626 ofthe Journal of Proceedings (the "TIF Ordinance") a certain redevelopment plan (the "TIF Plan") for the Little Village Industrial Corridor Redevelopment Project Area (the "TIF Area") was approved pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as amended (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1, et seq.)(the "TIF Act"); and
WHEREAS, the City may, pursuant to the TIF Act and in conjunction with the goals and objectives ofthe TIF Plan, acquire by purchase or condemnation, property reasonably necessary to achieve the objectives ofthe T...
Click here for full text