RICHARD M. DALEY
MAYOR
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
March 9, 2011
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement with the Chicago Transit Authority regarding decorative panels for the Fullerton elevated train station.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule municipality as described in Section 6(a), Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Transit Authority (the "CTA") is a municipal corporation of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, several years ago, the Hayes Healy gymnasium of DePaul University was purchased by the CTA and demolished to create adequate space for a new Fullerton Avenue station house for the CTA's elevated commuter train system; and
WHEREAS, the CTA salvaged six athletics-themed limestone relief panels (the "Blocks") from the gymnasium building's facade before demolition and now wishes to install them at the entrance to the historic Fullerton station house (the "Historic Fullerton Station House") as an act of historical artifact preservation and a reference to the history.of the Lincoln Park community, McCormick Theological Seminary and DePaul University; and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events ("DCASE") is sufficiently staffed to provide and/or contract for the cleaning and repairing of the Blocks, sealing them with a protective coating for long term display, installing them in iron frames, moving them to a location adjacent to the Historic Fullerton Station House, and mounting them on steel poles installed on both sides of the main stairway thereof (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, 43d Ward Alderman Vi Daley wishes to use a portion of the aldermanic ...
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