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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Sign an
Intergovernmental Agreement with Evanston Township High
School District No. 202 and Community Consolidated School
District No. 65 Relating to Redevelopment
WHEREAS, the City, a unit of local government, is a home rule
municipality pursuant to Article 7,, Section VI, of the 1970 Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, among the powers of home rule municipalities set forth
in Article 7, Section VI, is the power to exercise and perform any function
pertaining to its government and affairs; and
• WHEREAS, Evanston Township High School District No. 202,
Cook County, Illinois, and Community Consolidated School District No, 65, Cook
County, Illinois (hereinafter collectively the "School Districts"), are Illinois School
Districts organized under the Statutes of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, The City and the School Districts are public agencies
within the meaning of such term in the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act
(5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, The 1970 Illinois Constitution, Article VII, Section 10,
and the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 5, Section 220/I, et seq., provide legal
authority for intergovernmental privileges and authority to be enjoyed jointly by
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School Districts and municipalities as well as other public bodies politic and •
fosters cooperation among local units of governments; and
WHEREAS, The City and the School Districts recognize the need
for cooperation to enter into all contracts with property owners, developers,
tenants, overlapping taxing bodies, and others necessary or incidental to the
implementation and furtherance of its redevelopment plan and project; and
of Evanston,
WHEREAS, ,the Agreement is in the best interests of the citizens
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION I: That the foregoing recitals are found as fact and
made a part hereof. •
SECTION 2: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and the
School Districts in substantial conformity with that attached hereto as Exhibit 1
and made a part hereof.
SECTION 3: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to negotiate any additional terms and conditions of the Agreement,
consistent herewith, which she deems necessary and in the best interests
of the City.
SECTION 4: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. is
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Loraine H. Morton, Mayor
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