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20-R-15
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City (Manager to Initiate a Request for Qualifications
and Request for Proposal Process for the Repurposing of City -Owned
Real Property Located at 2222 Oakton Street
WHEREAS, the City owns certain real property located at 2222 Oakton
Street in Evanston, Illinois (PIN: 10-25-100-23-0000) and commonly known as the
"Recycling Center"; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to create commercial redevelopment
opportunities throughout its commercial corridors in which property is developed to its
highest and best use; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to attract real estate development
professionals to redevelopment City -owned real property located at 2222 Oakton Street
through a fair, transparent, and competitive process; and
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Committee recommended on
January 28, 2015 that the City engage in a two-step process that includes 1) a Request
for Qualifications from real estate development professionals and 2) a Request for
Proposals from individuals and parties that are determined to be qualified in the first
step of the process,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to draft
an application and guidelines for determining qualified real estate development
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professionals, disseminate said application and guidelines publicly, and solicit
responses seeking qualified real estate redevelopment professionals for real estate
located at 2222 Oakton Avenue. The City Manager is directed to seek responses from
qualified operators and real estate development professionals of entertainment -based
and large-scale dining destination uses.
SECTION 2: This resolution authorizes the City Manager to review
responses of qualifications from real estate redevelopment professionals and identify
qualified real estate development professionals from the Request for Qualifications
phase.
SECTION 3: The resolution directs the City Manager to oversee and
manage a process for soliciting proposals for the proposed redevelopment of the
property located at 2222 Oakton Street from real estate development professionals
identified in the Request for Qualifications stage of this two-step process.
SECTION 4: This Resolution 20-R-15 shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Attest:
Ro ey Gre �eCity Clerk
Adopted: li�_Vjl_u , O1 , 2015
Eli2(aeth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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