OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
April 10, 2019
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 ordinances authorizing the execution of right-of-entry agreements.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.,
Very truly yours,
Mayor
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago is an Illinois municipal corporation and home rule unit of government ("City"); and
WHEREAS, the City owns vacant parcels of real property located at 1833 North Latrobe Avenue, 611 West 57th Street, 915 West 120th Street, 850 West 122nd Street, 12301 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, 1107 East 133rd Street and 10601 South Torrence Avenue, all in Chicago, Illinois (each a "Site" and together the "Sites"); and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2018 the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation ("CIT"), in coordination with the City, acting through its Department of Fleet and Facility Management ("2FM"), issued a Request for Proposals to Design, Build, Finance, Own, Operate, and Maintain Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Electric Generation Systems on City of Chicago Owned Vacant Land (the "RFP," a copy of which is attached to this ordinance as an exhibit); and
WHEREAS, 2FM has entered into or intends to enter into negotiations with one or more of the respondents to the RFP (each a "Respondent" and together the "Respondents") for ground leases for the Sites (each a "Lease," a sample of which was attached to the RFP as Exhibit C); and
WHEREAS, the term of each Lease shall not exceed 25 years and the annual rent charged thereunder shall not exceed $1; and
WHEREAS,- pursuant to the Leases the Respondents shall be authorized and required to design, build, finance, own, operate, and maintain ground-mounted solar photovoltaic electric generation systems on the Sites; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that ...
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