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Home My WebLink About019-R-174/5/2017 19-R-17 A RESOLUTION Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Disconnection Petition for City Property to be Removed from the Skokie Park District Territory WHEREAS, The City of Evanston owns four parcels of property in Northwest Evanston notated on the map attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, Each parcel is located in the City of Evanston and thus within the Evanston Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department service area and recently learned also included within the Skokie Park District; and WHEREAS, Several Evanston private property owners seek to disconnect from the Skokie Park District given that they are already within the Evanston Parks service area and seek City participation in the disconnection petition; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it in the best interests of Evanston to have City property only located within our Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department service area, NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Evanston in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Park District Code, 70 ILCS 1205/3-6, hereby agrees to petition the Skokie Park District to disconnect the parcels depicted on Exhibit A and include the following City parcels each with no common address (the "Subject 19-R-17 Properties"): Strip along Harrison Street Strip along Crawford Avenue Strip along Crawford Avenue North Water Standpipe 10-10-201-065-0000 10-10-201-069-0000 10-10-201-070-0000 10-10-200-004-0000 SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign the disconnection petition and all other required documents to remove the City parcels from the Skokie Park District. SECTION 3: This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval, in the manner provided by law. A Rodney Gr /y1e, City Clerk Adopted: \� �� , 2017 Eliz th B. Tisdahl, Mayor -2- 19-R-17 EXHIBIT A DISCONNECTION PETITION AREA MAP -3-