ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1: On behalf of the City of Chicago as Tenant, the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management is authorized to execute a Lease with the Chicago Housing Authority, as Landlord, for use of the former Near North High School located at 1450 North Larrabee Street by the Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department, as Tenant; such Lease to be approved by the Superintendent of the Department of Police, and approved as to form and legality by the Corporation Counsel in substantially the following form:
LEASE NO. 12067
LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT ("Lease") is made and entered into this day of
, 2015 (the "Commencement Date") by and between the CHICAGO
HOUSING AUTHORITY, an Illinois municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as "CHA") and the CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "City").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, CHA is the owner of the real property more commonly known as 1450-1500 North Larrabee Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (the "Near North Property"); and
WHEREAS, the building located within the Near North Property and more commonly known as 1450 North Larrabee Street, Chicago, Illinois was previously used as the Near North Career Metropolitan High School ("Near North High School") by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago(hereinafter referred to as "BOE"); and
WHEREAS, the BOE closed Near North High School in 2001; and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Police and Fire Department began using the 1450 N. Larrabee Street building as a training center after the closure of Near North High School; and
WHEREAS, the City's use of the building located at 1450 N. Larrabee Street is critical for public safety training purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to continue to access the building located at 1450 N. Larrabee Street within the Near North Property for purposes of continuing its training...
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