Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2016-3011

• Record #: O2016-3011
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 4/13/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Final action: 5/18/2016
• Title: Sale of City-owned property at 1347-1359 S Fairfield Ave, 1348-1350 S Washtenaw Ave, 1352 S. Washtenaw Ave, 1354-1364 S Washtenaw Ave and 1361 -1365 S Fairfield Ave to Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: PROPERTY - Sale

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/18/2016	24358	City Council	Passed	Pass
5/17/2016		Committee on Housing and Real Estate	Recommended to Pass	Pass
4/13/2016	21514	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR


April 13,2016









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


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the 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, to induce redevelopment pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1, et seq., as amended, the City Council of the City (the "City Council") adopted the following ordinances on May 17, 2000: (1) "An Ordinance of the City of Chicago, Illinois Approving a Redevelopment Plan for the Midwest Redevelopment Project Area" as amended pursuant to ordinances adopted on April 14, 2010, May 9, 2012 and December 9, 2015 (as amended, the "Plan"); (2) "An Ordinance of the City of Chicago, Illinois Designating the Midwest Redevelopment Project Area as a Redevelopment Project Area Pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act" (the "Area"); and (3) "An Ordinance of the City of Chicago, Illinois Adopting Tax Increment Allocation Financing for the Midwest Redevelopment Project Area": and

WHEREAS, the Plan and the use of tax increment financing provide a mechanism to support new growth through leveraging private investment, and helping to finance land acquisition, demolition, remediation, site preparation and infrastructure for new development in the Area; and

WHEREAS, the City is the owner of vacant parcels of land commonly known as 1348-1350 South Washtenaw, 1354-1364 South Washtenaw, and 1347-1359 South Fairfield, Chicago, Illinois, which are legally des...