OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
April 15,2015
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 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 ("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 City is the owner of the vacant parcel of property located at 4232 South Wentworth, Chicago, Illinois 60609, which is legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property"), which property is located in the 47th/Halsted Redevelopment Project Area ("Area") established pursuant ordinances adopted by the City Council of the City on May 29, 2002, published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 85676 through 85904; and
WHEREAS, Issak Sughayar (the "Grantee") of 7520 W. Ishnala Drive, Palos Heights, Illinois 60463, has offered to purchase the Property from the City for the sum of Three Thousand Seven Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($3,700.00), such amount being the appraised fair market value of the Property, to improve with landscaped parking space thereon; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 15-027-21 adopted on March 19, 2015, by the Plan Commission of the City of Chicago (the "Commission"), the Commission approved the negotiated sale of the Property to the Grantee; and
WHEREAS, public notice advertising the City's intent to enter into a negotiated sale of the Property with the Grantee and requesting alternative proposals appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, a newspaper of general circulation, on February 6, 2015 and February 13, 2015; and
WHEREAS, no a...
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