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Home My WebLink About080-R-22 Registering the City of Evanston’s Objection to a Roadway Easement Request through Property Owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and leased by the City of Evanston9/12/2022 80-R-22 A RESOLUTION Registering the City of Evanston's Objection to a Roadway Easement Request through Property Owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and leased by the City of Evanston WHEREAS, on October 14, 1966, the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, now known as the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, a municipal corporation, agreed to lease land that it owns along the North Shore Channel to the City of Evanston (the "Lease"), and WHEREAS, the leased property includes land that is bounded to the south by Isabella Street, west of the North Shore Channel and east of the Chicago Transit Authority train track (the "Subject Property"), and WHEREAS: the Subject Property contains a portion of the public golf course operated by the Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association d/b/a "Canal Shores", and WHEREAS, Canal Shores is a very popular golf course offering recreational golf opportunities not found elsewhere on the North Shore; and WHEREAS: many residents and visitors also utilize the Subject Property for a wide variety of other uses including walking, bird watching, running, and cross- country skiing, and Page 1 of 4 Doc ID: 64437066ce3eaf78f8cbac11b9115ea956a63c9b 9/12/2022 WHEREAS: Canal Shores is a valuable community partner in the City of Evanston and a good steward of the open space property enjoyed by many people over the years, and WHEREAS: despite the public's substantial use and appreciation of the Subject Property as open space, a request has been filed for a possible roadway easement (whether private or public has not been determined) beginning at Isabella Street and running north-westerly across a portion of the public golf course on the Subject Property for the express purpose of creating additional access points for a parcel of private property in order to facilitate the development of that private property with higher densities; and WHEREAS, a roadway off of Isabella Street in Evanston would pose significant safety hazards to pedestrians and cyclists traveling along Isabella, and WHEREAS, a roadway would subtract open space that manages storm water and, conversely, add impervious surfaces that would increase the burden of storm water that the City and MWRD must manage by other means for the benefit of the public; and WHEREAS, the roadway would have a detrimental effect on the design of the golf course --and specifically the area available for the 10th hole --which includes a delineated wetland and several giant oak trees, and WHEREAS, the City of Evanston finds that such a roadway is not in the best interests of the residents of Evanston; not in the best interests of the public at large; not in the best interests of the natural environment; inconsistent with the missions of both the City of Evanston and the MWRD to preserve open space and manage storm Page 2 of 4 Doc ID: 64437066ce3eaf78f8cbac11b9115ea956a63c9b 9/12/2022 water; and inconsistent with the very purpose of the lease between MWRD and the City; and WHEREAS, accordingly, the City of Evanston desires to formally register its objection to any such infringement on this public space --especially as the only benefit derived from the required public sacrifice would be a private one. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: The City Council hereby adopts the foregoing recitals as its findings, as if set forth fully herein. SECTION 2: The City of Evanston affirmatively states that it opposes any roadway easement request across the Subject Property originating off of Isabella Street. SECTION 3: The City manager is hereby authorized and directed to send a certified copy of Resolution 80-R-22 to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways, the Cook County Board, and all such other persons who are interested in preserving public open space along the North Shore. SECTION 4: This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval, in the manner provided by law. Attest: Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Adopted: September 12 2022 hanzd idz.�.J Daniel Biss, Mayor Approved as to form: ,Ncc Ia.s 65. 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