OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
October 7, 2020
TO THE HONORABLE, T HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Assets, Information and Services, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing a land acquisition from the Chicago Transit Authority.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
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 affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Transit Authority owns that certain property located at 4331-4359 West Chicago Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois (the "Property"). , The Property is described on Exhibit A of the Purchase and Sale Agreement ("PSA") attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to acquire the Property, through the Department of Assets, Information & Services, from the Chicago Transit Authority for use by the as part of the City's new Joint Public Safety Training Academy (JPSTA); and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Transit Authority desires to sell the Property to the City; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby adopted as findings of the City Council.
SECTION 2. The Commissioner of the Department of Assets, Information & Services ("Commissioner"), or a designee of the Commissioner, is each hereby authorized, with the approval of the City's Corporation Counsel as to form and legality, to negotiate, execute, and deliver a purchase and sale agreement for the Property, in substantial conformance with the PSA attached hereto, and other such supporting documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out and comply with the provisions of the PSA and this ordinance, to consummate the City's purchase of the Property and to ...
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