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AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of City -Owned
Real Property Located at 629-631 Howard Street
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: On February 27, 2012, the City Council adopted Ordinance 26-
0-12 authorizing a 5-year lease agreement with Ward Eight, LLC, an Illinois limited liability
company ("Ward Eight") and granted an option to purchase the Subject Property and Ward
Eight wishes to exercise this option.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate
a& with Ward Eight, LLC 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 629-631 Howard Street, Evanston, Illinois (the "Subject Property")
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 (2/3) of the
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hereby repealed.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.
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SECTION 6: If any provision of this Ordinance or application thereof to any
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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: 9
Nays: V
Introduced:`` �, 2015 Approved:
Adopted�W ��� rh , 2015 �1Q�V►�„r 1 '2015
Eliza' eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest -
Rod n-ey Gr e, City Clerk
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Approved as to form:
W. GrantVarrar, Corporation Cou sel
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EXHIBIT A
41 LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LOT 6 AND THE EAST 0.62 FEET OF LOT 5 IN BLOCK 1 IN NILES HOWARD
TERMINAL ADDITIONAL, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 6.25 CHAINS
(412 '/z FEET) OF THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST % OF SECTION 30,
TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
LYING WEST OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN
RAILROAD IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Real property address: 629-631 Howard Street, Evanston, Illinois 60202
PIN: 11-30-209-024-0000
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