Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2020-2358

• Record #: O2020-2358
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 4/22/2020
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 5/24/2023
• Title: Intergovernmental agreement with Chicago Board of Education for Tax Increment Financing assistance regarding chimney remediation at Northwest Middle School at 5252 W Palmer St
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: AGREEMENTS - Intergovernmental
• Related files: R2023-766

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2023		City Council	Failed to Pass
4/22/2020	14989	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR

April 22, 2020










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI TY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the execution of intergovernmental agreements for TIF assistance with the Board of Education.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.


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 politic and corporate, organized under and existing pursuant to Article 34 of the School Code of the State of Illinois, 105 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of an act to authorize the creation of public building commissions and to define their rights, powers and duties under the Public Building Commission Act (50 ILCS 20/1 et seq.), the City Council of the City (the "City Council") created the Public Building Commission of Chicago (the "Commission") to facilitate the acquisition and construction of public buildings and facilities; and

WHEREAS, the Board operates a school known as Northwest Middle School (the "School") located at 5252 West Palmer Street, Chicago, Illinois 60639 (the "Property"); and

WHEREAS, the Board desires to undertake work to shorten a deteriorating full-height chimney located at the School (the "Project"); and

WHEREAS, the City is authorized under the provisions of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seg., as amended from time to time (the "Act"),,to finance projects that eradicate blight conditions through the use of tax increment allocation financin...