Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2015-1394

• Record #: O2015-1394
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 3/18/2015
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Final action: 4/15/2015
• Title: Sale of City-owned property at 1622 N Whipple Ave, 1900 S Avers Ave/3839 W 19th St, 3323 N Drake Ave and 4919 N Winthrop Ave to NeighborSpace
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: PROPERTY - Sale

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
4/15/2015	106316	City Council	Passed	Pass
4/9/2015		Committee on Housing and Real Estate	Recommended to Pass	Pass
3/18/2015	102823	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
March 18,2015










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 of the provisions of Article VII, Section 6(e) of the Constitution of the State oflllinois of 1970, and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and i

WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City (the "Citv 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 ofthe 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 Avondale, Humbolt Park, Uptown and North Lawndale Community Areas have been identified as having a need for additional open space; and

WHEREAS, the City Council, by ordinances adopted on April 9, 2008 and published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 24221 through 24477, has approved a redevelopment plan and project (the "Plan") for the Ogden / Pulaski Tax Increment Financing (the "Area") pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Al...