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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 Water Management, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the execution of sewer structure agreements.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
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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 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ("MWRD"), a body corporate and politic organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Chicago is the Applicant/Owner for MWRD Sewer Connection Authorization Nos. 03-CH-11, 10-CH-03 and 12-CH-02 (each, an "Authorization", and, collectively, the "Authorizations") that consist of the City's (i) removal and reconstruction of a connection chamber upon the MWRD interceptor sewer located at the intersection of South Loomis and Eleanor Streets within Chicago, Illinois; (ii) construction of five junction chambers and four sewer segments northeast of the intersection of Franklin and Harrison Streets within Chicago, Illinois; and (iii) construction of a manhole structure and 18 to 24-inch diameter sewer segments from MWRD East Siphon Chamber to MWRD TARP Connecting Structure located in West Peterson Avenue Right of Way approximately 150 feet west of North Shore Channel within Chicago, Illinois, respectively; and
WHEREAS, as proposed under each of the aforesaid Authorizations, the City was permitted to construct the aforesaid sewers and structures (collectively, the "Sewers and Structures") as depicted on the attached Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, each of the Sewers and Structures were subsequently construc...
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