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, the City is the owner of the vacant parcels of property located at 5200-02 5205, 5207 and 5209 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, which are legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto ("Properties"), and which Properties are located in the 47th/Ashland Redevelopment Project Area ("Area") established pursuant to ordinances adopted by the City Council on March 27, 2002, and published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 81473 through 81652; and
WHEREAS, the City, acting through its Department of Planning and Development ("DPD"), has proposed to sell the Properties through a sealed bid auction pursuant to Chapter 2-158 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of DPD caused to be published a public notice advertising the City's intent to sell the Properties through a sealed bid auction, and such advertisements appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, a newspaper of general circulation, on December 7, 2015, December 14, 2015 and December 21, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the sealed bid received in response to the aforesaid public notice was opened in a public meeting before a certified court reporter and DPD received one conforming sealed bid from Access Community Health Network, 600 West Fulton Avenue, Suite # 200, Chicago, Illinois 606...
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