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 Fleet and Facility Management, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing a sale of city-owned property located at 5221 W. Congress.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City"), is a home ruie unit of government under Article VII, Section 6(a) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (the "Board") is a body corporate and politic, organized under and existing pursuant to Article 34 of the School Code of the State of Illinois, 105 ILCS 5/1-1, et seq. (the "School Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Board is the owner of real estate located at 5221 W. Congress Parkway Chicago, Illinois, which consists of a 42,632 square foot site improved with a 15,400 square foot, closed school building in average condition which is legally described on Exhibit A, attached hereto ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, title to Parcel 1 of the Property is currently held by the City, as Trustee, in Trust for the Use of Schools and title to Parcel 2 of Property is currently held by the Public Building Commission of Chicago for the Board, as set forth on Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Board advertised the Property for sale from December 21, 2015 to January 22, 2015, pursuant to public notices that appeared in the Chicago Tribune on three (3) occasions and it received two (2) bids for the Property, which were opened in the Board's Department of Procurement and Contracts on January 22, 2016, the closing bid date; and
WHEREAS, the bid contains a requirement that the site must be used for community youth programming which includes one or more of t...
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