Committee on Finance City Council Meeting, May, 4 2011 Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward Blanket Fee Waiver
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. That the Commissioner of Buildings, the Executive Director of Construction and Permits, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation, the Commissioner of Environment, the Commissioner of Fire, the Director of Business Affairs & Licensing, the Director of Revenue and the Commissioner of Water Management, are hereby directed to issue all necessary permits, all on-site water/sewer inspection fees and all water/sewer plan review fees, free of charge, notwithstanding other ordinances of the City of Chicago to the contrary, to Gildas Club Chicago, a not-for-profit Illinois corporation, related to the construction and maintenance of building(s) at said location(s):
537 North Wells, Chicago, Illinois 60654
Said building(s) and all appurtenances thereto shall be used exclusively for charitable purposes and shall not be leased or otherwise used with a view to profit, and the work thereon shall be done in accordance with the plans submitted and all of the appropriate provisions of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago and departmental requirements of various departments of the City of Chicago, and said building(s) and all appurtenances thereto shall be constructed and maintained so that they shall comply in all respects with the requirements of the appropriate provisions of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago for the issuance of all necessary permits and licenses.
SECTION 2. Gildas Club Chicago, a not-for-profit Illinois Corporation, engaged in medical, educational and related activities, shall be exempt from the payment of City license fees and shall be entitled to the cancellation of warrants for collection of inspection fees.
SECTION 3. Gildas Club Chicago shall be entitled to a refund of City fees which it has paid and from which it is exempt pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in force for the period of May 1, 2011 through April 30, 2013
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Brendan Reilly Alderman, 42nd Ward
Cancer Support lor thc Whole Family, the Whole Time."
April 29,201
Alderman Brendan Reilly 325 West Huron Suite 510
Chicago, Illinois 60654 Dear Alderman Reilly:
On behalf of Gilda's ClubjChicago, 1 am writing you in the hope that our organization will be granted a permit fee waiver for a construction project we hope to complete this summer.
welcoming communities of free s, and children along with their
As background, Gilda's Club Chicago's mission is to create ' support for everyone living with cancer men, women, teens families and friends. The Club's philosophy is that a diagnosis of cancer brings with it potential for insight and compassion that can be tapped and shared with others to the benefit of all. Gilda's Club embraces the entire family living with cancer by creating welcoming communities that offer social and emotional support for those living with cancer. Members, whether they are people with cancer or family and friends, choose the activities that they are comfortable with and incorporate them into their Customized Membership Plan, developed individually with a licensed mental health professional. | |
The project we have planned is a redesign of the top floor of our four-story Club located at 537 North Wells Street. Our architectural firm is Gensler, and this world-class firm has offered design services and project management pro bono. Our construction firm is JAMM Development, which is owned by Gilda's Club and Associate Board member John Dunnett. Our eoal is to shift to a new standard in office design to accommodate a more collaborative work environment providing a larger, more open work environment for everyone. The end result is the perception of a larger and more open space that will Jconvey to our various constituents that we are a modem and professional organization, i We hope the new desi«n will help us recruit and retain top taJent.
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We estimate the cost of this project to be approximately $ 160,000. Funding for the project will come directly from our reserve; we will also be seeking grant funding to offset a portion, or ideally, the entire cost of the project. The construction time frame is six weeks, with a proposed
start date of July 5, 201 construction period.
We will need to identify alternate
yoga and staff workspace during the
Please let me know if youihave any questions or require additional information. Thank you in advance for your support of our request.
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GOVERNING BOARD
Steven Molo
President Michael Hall
Secretary/Treasurer William Adams IV Monroe Anderson John Barron Sunny Chico Barbara Cooney Ronald Gulp Stephen D'Amorc Daryl Dulancy David Gookin Jon Harris Darryl Hendricks Nicholas Lavezzorio Sandra Lerncr Anne Libera Bruce Lubin James Milchell Joan Newman Kristie Paskvan Richard Porter Anjoo Rai-Marchanr Sherman Reynolds Srephcn Schmieder David Selby Jan Starr Kaihy Turner Larry Wert
MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Nancy J. Anderson, BSN Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Philip Bonomi, MD Rush University Medical Center
David Cella, PhD Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
John 1-. Pranklin, MD Northwestern University Morris Klctzel, MD Children's Memorial Hospital
Mark Kozloff, MD
Columbia!Michael Reese
Hospital
Ann Mauer, MD
Advocate Illinois Masonic
Medical Center
Gustavo C. Rodriguez, MD
Evanston Northwestern
Healthcare
Steven T. Rosen, MD
The Robert H. Lurie
Comprehensive Cancer Center
of Northwestern University
Richard L. Schilsky, MD
University of Chicago Cancer
Center
Patrick Stiff, MD Cardinal Bernadin Cancer Center, Ix>yoln University Medical Center Suzanne Yellen, PhD
HONORARY BOARD
Andrew Alexander
Maggie Daley
Honorable Richard Durbin
Christina Gidwitz
Terry Hillard
Bonnie Hunt
Holly Hunt
Roy Leonard
Larry Levy
Harold Ram is
Honorable Jim Ryan
Shirley Ryan
Warner Saunders
Terry Savage
George Wendt
Honorable Corinnc Wood
537 North Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654 312-464-9900 A 'frce, nonprofit support community for