OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT MAYOR
February 1. 2023
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the execution of intergovernmental agreements with the Chicago Park District to provide TIF funds for improvement at various City parks.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City"), is a home rule unit of government under Article VII, Section 6(a) ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Park District (the "Park District"), is an Illinois municipal corporation and a unit of local government under Article VII, Section 1 ofthe 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and as such is authorized to exercise control over and supervise the operation of all parks within the corporate limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and pursuant to ordinances adopted on February 5, 2003 and published in the Journal ofthe Proceedings ofthe City Council ofthe City (the "Journal") for said date at pages 102994 to 103086, the City Council: (i) approved and adopted a redevelopment plan and project (the "Plan") for a portion ofthe City known as the "Diversey/Narragansett Redevelopment Project Area" (the "Area"); (ii) designated the Area as a "redevelopment project area"; and (iii) adopted tax increment allocation financing for the Area; and
WHEREAS, under 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3(q)(7), such incremental ad valorem taxes which pursuant to the Act have been collected and are allocated to pay redevelopment project costs and obligations incurred in the payment thereof (the "Increment") may be used to pay all or a portion of a taxing district's capital costs resulting from a redevelopment project necessarily incurred or to be incurred in furtherance of the objectives of the redevelopment plan and project, to the extent the municipality by written agreement accepts and approves such costs (Increment collected from the Area shall be known as the "Diversey/Narragansett Increment"); and
WHEREAS, in an ordinance adopted on March 24, 2021 and published at pages 28519 to 28523 of the Journal for that date, the City Council authorized the City's Department of Planning and Development ("DPD") to use a portion of the Diversey/Narragansett Increment in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for the purpose renovating a fieldhouse at Riis Park, which is generally located at 6100 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (the "Project") in the Area, and authorized the making of an intergovernmental agreement; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2021, the City and the Park District entered into an intergovernmental agreement (the "Agreement") whereby the City agreed to pay for or reimburse the Park District for a portion of the Project costs; and
WHEREAS, in order to cover increased Project costs, the Park District desires, and DPD intends to make available, an additional amount not to exceed $3,500,000 from the Diversey/Narragansett Increment; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Park District desire to enter into an amendment to the Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A (the "First Amendment") whereby the City shall increase the amount of its assistance by an amount not to exceed $3,500,000, creating a revised total of up to $13,500,000 in Diversey/Narragansett Increment available for the completion ofthe Project; now therefore,
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SECTION 1. The above recitals are expressly incorporated in and made a part of this ordinance as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. The Commissioner of DPD or a designee of the Commissioner of DPD are each hereby authorized, subject to the approval ofthe Corporation Counsel, to negotiate, execute and deliver the First Amendment in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof and such other documents as may be necessary to carry out and comply with the provisions of the First Amendment, with such changes, deletions and insertions as shall be approved by the persons executing the First Amendment on behalf ofthe City.
SECTION 3. To the extent that any ordinance, resolution, rule, order or provision ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago, or part thereof, is in conflict with the provisions ofthis ordinance, the provisions of this ordinance shall control. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any other provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
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EXHIBIT A
FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
This amendment (the "First Amendment") to that certain Intergovernmental Agreement by
and between the City of Chicago ("Citv"), an Illinois municipal corporation, by and through its
Department of Planning and Development ("DPD"), and the Chicago Park District (the "Park
District"), a body politic and corporate, dated as of December 15, 2021 (the "Agreement"), is made
and entered into as of , 202_, by and between the City and the Park District.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, an ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City (the "Citv Council") on March 24, 2021, and published at pages 28519 to 28523 ofthe Journal ofthe Proceedings ofthe City Council of the City of Chicago (the "Journal") for that date, authorized the Commissioner of DPD, to negotiate, execute and deliver, subject to the approval ofthe Corporation Counsel ofthe City, an intergovernmental agreement with the Park District, for the purpose renovating a fieldhouse at Riis Park (the "Project"), generally located at 6100 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (the "Property"), as legally described in Exhibit A ofthe Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized under the provisions of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11—74.4-1 ef seq., as amended from time to time (the "Act"), to finance projects that eradicate blighted conditions and conservation area factors through the use of tax increment allocation financing for redevelopment projects; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and pursuant to ordinances adopted on February 5, 2003 and published in the Journal for said date at pages 102994 to 103086, the City Council: (i) approved and adopted a redevelopment plan and project (the "Plan") for a portion of the City known as the "Diversey/Narragansett Redevelopment Project Area" (the "Area"); (ii) designated the Area as a "redevelopment project area"; and (iii) adopted tax increment allocation financing for the Area; and
WHEREAS, under 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3(q)(7), such incremental ad valorem taxes which pursuant to the Act have been collected and are allocated to pay redevelopment project costs and obligations incurred in the payment thereof (the "Increment") may be used to pay all or a portion of a taxing district's capital costs resulting from a redevelopment project necessarily incurred or to be incurred in furtherance of the objectives of the redevelopment plan and project, to the extent the municipality by written agreement accepts and approves such costs (Increment collected from the Area shall be known as the "Diversey/Narragansett Increment"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and in accordance with the Act, DPD agreed to provide to the Park District a portion ofthe Diversey/Narragansett Increment in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for the purpose of funding certain Project costs to the extent and in the manner provided in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to cover increased Project costs, the Park District desires, and DPD intends to make available, an additional amount not to exceed $3,500,000 from the|1010|
Diversey/Narragansett Increment; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Park District desire to amend the Agreement to increase the amount of the Diversey/Narragansett Increment for the Project from an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 to an amount not to exceed $13,500,000; and
WHEREAS, on , 202 , the Park District's Board of Commissioners (the
"Board") adopted a resolution authorizing the execution ofthe Agreement and ofthis Amendment; and
WHEREAS, on , 202_, the City Council approved an ordinance
which is published at pages to of the Journal that authorized the
making ofthis First Amendment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration ofthe mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. RECITALS
The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into this Amendment by reference. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Agreement.
ARTICLE II. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT
Recital J of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the TIF Assistance amount of $10,000,000 and replacing it with the amount of $13,500,000.
Exhibit C of the Agreement, entitled "Project Budget" is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
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EXHIBIT C
PROJECT BUDGET
The total cost of the Project is $13,500,000. In no event shall funding from the Diversey/Narragansett TIF Fund exceed $13,500,000.
Sources Amount
Diversey/Narragansett TIF $13,500,000
Total $13,500,000
Uses Amount
A/E design services $800,000
Fieldhouse renovation, to include building envelope, roof, HVAC, interior remodeling and ADA access improvement throughout $11,000,000
Construction of new water play feature $675,000
Installation of new playground at the north side of the park $225,000
Site improvements including access paving and landscape restoration as needed $300,000
Artificial Turf $500,000
Total $13,500,000
The Commissioner may approve changes to this preliminary budget.
If any of the provisions of the Agreement conflict with the provisions of this First Amendment, the provisions ofthis First Amendment shall prevail.
Except as modified by this First Amendment, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
CITY OF CHICAGO
By:
Name: Maurice D. Cox Its: Commissioner
Department of Planning Development
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
By:
Name: Rosa Escareno
Its: General Superintendent and CEO
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