R/V.
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RICHARD M. DALEY
MAYOR
March 9,2011
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Commissioner of Housing and Economic Development, I transmit herewith ordinances transferring TIF funds to the Chicago Park District for park purposes.
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) of the 1970 Constitution of the 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 of the 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, the Park District has undertaken to rehabilitate and improve a parcel of land known as Hermitage Park, which is generally located at 5839 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois and legally described in Exhibit A (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property lies wholly within the boundaries of the 63rd/Ashland Area (as hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized under the provisions of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Act"), to finance projects that eradicate blight conditions and conservation factors that could lead to blight 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 March 29, 2006 and'published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council (the "Journal") for said date at pages 72959-73104, 73107-73114, ...
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