OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
January 25, 2017
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 property on behalf of the Board of Education.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a municipal corporation and home rule unit of government under Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 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, etseq. (the "School Code"); and
WHEREAS, the Board previously operated a satellite pre-school for the Clay School on the property located at 13425 S. Baltimore Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, which is legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is comprised of an approximately 7,500 square foot lot improved with an approximately 3,525 square foot, two-story building; and
WHEREAS, the pre-school closed in 2010 and the building has been vacant for several years; and
WHEREAS, title to the Property is currently held by the City, as Trustee, in Trust for the Use of Schools; and
WHEREAS, the Board advertised the Property for sale pursuant to public notices that appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times on three (3) occasions from July 29 to September 15, 2016, and received two (2) bids for the Property, which bids were opened in the Board's Department of Procurement and Contracts on September 15, 2016, the closing bid date; and
WHEREAS, one appraisal of the Property was made for the benefit of the Board...
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