Record #: O2022-2993   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 9/21/2022 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Public Safety
Final action: 4/19/2023
Title: Intergovernmental agreement with Commuter Rail Division of Regional Transportation Authority to accept Metra donation of historic rail car for conditional use at City's Joint Public Safety Training Campus
Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
Topic: AGREEMENTS - Intergovernmental
Attachments: 1. O2022-2993.pdf
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
September 21, 2022










TO THE HONORABLE, THE 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 the execution of an intergovernmental agreement with Metra for the donation of a rail car and trackpanels to the City.

Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.


Very truly yours,

Mayor
ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule unit of government as described in Section 6(a), Article VII ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (the "Metra") is a division of the Regional Transportation Authority, a municipal corporation and body politic ofthe Stae of Illinois, duly established in accordance with the applicable provisions ofthe Regional Transportation Authority Act, 70 ILCS 3615/1.01/et seq. (the "Act") and, as such is deemed a special district of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Pursuant to Sections 3B.09 and 2.20(a)(iv) ofthe Act, Metra has the power to donate real and personal property as it deems appropriate in the exercise of its general powers; and

WHEREAS, Metra desires to donate a historic rail car (the "Metra Rail Car Donation") to the City for $1.00 and no/100 to be included in the City's Joint Public Safety Training Campus located at 4443 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60651 (the "Property") and the City, through its Department of Assets, Information and Services (the "AIS"), desires to accept the Metra Rail Car Donation; and

WHEREAS, the City and Metra desire to place the Rail Car on the Property for long-term use by the City for instructional purposes (the "Project"); and

WHEREAS, the parties propose to enter into an intergovernmental agreement ("Agreement") authorizing and setting conditions on providing the Metra ...

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