Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2015-3732

• Record #: O2015-3732
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 5/6/2015
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
• Final action: 6/17/2015
• Title: Fuel and maintenance agreement with Growing Power for mobile produce bus program
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: AGREEMENTS - Miscellaneous

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
6/26/2015		City Council	Signed by Mayor
6/17/2015	1149	City Council	Passed	Pass
6/16/2015		Committee on Budget and Government Operations	Recommended to Pass	Pass
5/6/2015	107623	City Council	Referred

CHICAGO, June 17,2015



To the President and Members of the City Council:


Your Committee on the Budget and Government Operations, having had under consideration an Ordinance authorizing the execution of a fuel and maintenance agreement with Growing Power, Inc. necessary for the implementation of a Mobile Food Market Program; and having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that Your Honorable Body pass the Ordinance transmitted herewith.

This recommendation was concurred in by a viva voce vote of the members of the Committee.



(Signed).
Carrie M. Austin Chairman

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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
May 6, 2015










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Fleet and Facility Management, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the execution of a fuel and maintenance agreement with Growing Power for the mobile produce bus program.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.

Very truly yours,

ORDINANCE


WHEREAS, by virtue of Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule unit of local government and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and

WHEREAS, the City is committed to continuing efforts to increase access to affordable healthy food options in underserved areas within the City; and

WHEREAS, Growing Power, Inc., a Wisconsin not-for-profit company ("Growing Power") has been providing safe, affordable, and healthy food for metropolitan communities for over two decades, and for City residents for more than twelve years; and

WHEREAS, Growing Power will repurpose two out-of-service former governmental buses into fully operational mobile produce markets (the "Mobile Markets") to sell locally grown produce to create and expand markets for local and regiona...