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AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of City -Owned
Real Property Located at 1714-1720 Chicago Avenue
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns certain real property legally described
on Exhibit A and commonly referred to as the Library Parking Lot with an address of 1714-
1720 Chicago Avenue ("City Property'); and
WHEREAS, the City Property is approximately 27,235.5 square feet (.63
acres) in total lot size improved with surface metered parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Property is not
necessary to City operations and continuing to own the Property is no longer in the City's
best interests,
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate with all interested purchasers for the sale of the City's interests in the real estate
legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, with a
real property address of 1714 — 1720 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois (the "Subject
Property").
SECTION 2: The City Manager is directed to set the sale price for the Subject
Property at Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
SECTION 3: Pursuant to Subsection 1-17-4-2-(B) of the Evanston City
Code, 2012, as amended (the "City Code"), an affirmative vote of two-thirds (%) of the
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elected Aldermen is required to accept the recommendation of the City Manager on the
negotiation authorized herein. The City reserves the right to reject any and all negotiations.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 6: If any provision of this Ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this Ordinance
is severable.
SECTION 7: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided by
the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
Ayes:
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Attest:
Rodney Gr ne, City Clerk
, 2016 Approved:
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, 2016
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Eliz 0th B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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W. Grant /arrar, Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LOTS 13 AND 14 AND THE SOUTH 11 FEET OF LOT 15 IN BLOCK 15 IN THE
VILLAGE, NOW CITY OF EVANSTON, IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF
FRACTIONAL SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXCEPTING THAT PART OF
LOTS 13 AND 14 WHICH FALLS WESTERLY OF THE EASTERLY LINE OF A PUBLIC
ALLEY DEDICATED BY ORDINANCE 82-0-92 IN DOCUMENT NUMBER 92870624
ALSO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 13 40.00 FEET
EASTERLY OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY
ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 13 ON AN ASSUMED
BEARING OF NORTH 19 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST OF A DISTANCE
OF 64.35 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A BEARING OF
NORTH 25 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 31 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 56.57 FEET TO A
POINT IN THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 14 ALSO BEING THE EASTERLY LINE
OF THE PUBLIC ALLEY, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF TERMINUS.
Real property address: 1714 - 1720 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201
PINs: 11-18-208-014-0000 and 11-18-208-015-0000
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