Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2015-7376

• Record #: O2015-7376
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/14/2015
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Aviation
• Final action: 11/18/2015
• Title: Amendment and term extension of intergovernmental agreement with Chicago Midway Noise Compatibility Commission for implementation of noise compatibility programs and projects
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: AGREEMENTS - Intergovernmental, - AIRPORTS - Midway

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/25/2015		City Council	Signed by Mayor
11/18/2015	13617	City Council	Passed	Pass
11/12/2015		Committee on Aviation	Recommended to Pass	Pass
10/14/2015	8232	City Council	Referred

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, The City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule municipality pursuant to Section 6 of Article VII of the 1970 Illinois Constitution (the "Illinois Constitution") and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function related to its government and affairs; and

WHEREAS, The City owns and operates an airport known as Chicago Midway International Airport ("Midway"); and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to authority granted by (a) an ordinance adopted by this City Council on February 7, 1996, and published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago, Illinois (the "Journal") of such date at pages 15381-15392, as amended by an ordinance adopted on September 14, 2005, and published in the Journal of such date at pages 55205-55207, as further amended by Ordinance Number 2010-5920 adopted on November 17, 2010, and published in the Journal of such date at pages 107924-107935; (b) Section 10 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution; and (c) the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.), the City entered into an intergovernmental agreement relating to the Midway Noise Compatibility Commission (the "Agreement") by and among the City and various municipalities and Cook County; and

WHEREAS, The Midway Noise Compatibility Commission (the "Midway Commission") was established pursuant to the Agreement and provides a common forum for interested parties to have a voice in the aircraft noise issues related to Midway; and

WHEREAS, The City desires to amend the Agreement and extend the term for five additional years; now, therefore,

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:

SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby adopted as the findings of this City Council and are hereby incorporated in this ordinance by this reference.

SECTION 2. The Commissioner of Aviation (the "Commissioner") is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (t...