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 Transportation, I transmit herewith an ordinance regarding acquisition authority for property located in the 7700 block of West Clarence.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a duly constituted and existing municipality within the meaning of Section 1, Article VII, of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois ("Constitution"), and is a home rule unit of government under Section 6(a), Article VII, of the Constitution; and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2-102-030 of the Municipal Code of the City, the Commissioner ("Commissioner") of the Department of Transportation of the City ("CDOT"), has the power and duty to control the acquisition of rights-of-way for and the improvement, construction, maintenance, and repair of the public ways, and to supervise and control such projects; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner has determined that it is useful, desirable and necessary that the City undertake negotiations to acquire for public ownership and control certain portions of privately owned, unimproved parcels of real property described on Exhibit A to this ordinance (the "Parcels") for the public purpose of the acquisition of (1) rights-of-way for and the improvement, construction, maintenance, and repair of the public ways; (2) vehicular access by the public and emergency responders; and (3) any other public purpose (collectively, the "Public Purposes"); and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the acquisition of the Parcels, free and clear of leases, agreements, easement and encumbrances for the Public Purposes is useful, advantageous or desirable for municipal...
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