Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2016-8810

• Record #: O2016-8810
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 12/14/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Final action: 1/25/2017
• Title: Negotiated sale of City-owned property at 1345-1351 E Marquette Rd/6607-6611 S Kenwood Ave, 1353 E Marquette Rd, 1357 E Marquette Rd and 1363 E Marquette Rd to Bloom on Marquette LLC
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: PROPERTY - Sale

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
1/27/2017		City Council	Signed by Mayor
1/25/2017	41549	City Council	Passed	Pass
1/17/2017		Committee on Housing and Real Estate	Recommended to Pass	Pass
12/14/2016	39183	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
December 14,2016










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,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATED SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF CITY LAND TO BLOOM ON MARQUETTE, LLC AND DESIGNATING
BLOOM ON MARQUETTE, LLC AS DEVELOPER

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 has established the Community Development Commission ("CDC") to, among other things, designate redevelopment areas, approve redevelopment plans, and recommend the sale of parcels located in redevelopment areas, subject to the approval of the City Council; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City (the "City Council") on October 7, 1998, and published at pages 78212 through 78242, in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of such date: (i) a certain redevelopment plan and project ("Plan") for the 71s7Stony Island Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area ("Area"), was approved pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as amended (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq.) (the "Act"); (ii) the Area was designated as a redevelopment project area pursuant to the Act; and (iii) tax increment financing was adopted pursuant to the Act as a means of financing certain Area redevelopment project costs (as defined in the Act) incurred pursuant to the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the City is the owner of a vacant parcel of land commonly known as 1345-57 E. Marquet...