Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2022-2355

• Record #: O2022-2355
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 7/20/2022
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Final action: 9/21/2022
• Title: Long-term right of entry agreement with Commonwealth Edison at former site of Republic Steel and LTV, located generally at E 126th Pl and S Avenue O
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: AGREEMENTS - Easement

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2022		City Council	Signed by Mayor
9/21/2022	51979	City Council	Passed	Pass
9/13/2022		Committee on Housing and Real Estate	Recommended to Pass
7/20/2022	49676	City Council	Referred

ORDINANCE

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:

SECTION 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Health (the "Commissioner") is hereby authorized to execute the agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Agreement"), and to execute any and all instruments and take such additional actions which the Commissioner determines to be necessary or desirable to implement the objectives of this ordinance and the terms of the Agreement.

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval.






































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RIGHT OF ENTRY AGREEMENT

This RIGHT OF ENTRY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of
, 2022, by and between the CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal
corporation (the "City"), acting by and through the Chicago Department of Public Health, and COMMONWEALTH EDISION COMPANY (the "Grantor").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, steel manufacturers, Republic Steel and LTV, disposed of steel-manufacturing waste, including steel-making slag and arc furnace dust for many years at a site located southwest ofthe East 126th Place and South Avenue O intersection, Chicago, Illinois ("Schroud Site"), which disposal, upon information and belief, occurred without any engineered controls or protections for human health or the environment, including containment, groundwater monitoring, or access controls (e.g., fencing);

WHEREAS, soil and waste at the Schroud Site and in nearby Indian Creek are contaminated with lead, chromium, and other inorganic compounds;

WHEREAS, the City has received community requests to prevent trespassers from accessing the Schroud Site to reduce health risks from the Schroud Site;

WHEREAS, the Grantor has fee ownership in certain parcels of property located near the southern boundary of the Schroud Site, among others, consisting of Property Index Numbers 26-
415-005, 26-30-416-008, 26-31-204-010, 26-31-204-012, 26-31-204-015, 26-31-204-021, 26-
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