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AN ORDINANCE
Proposing Consideration of Scheduling of Dates for a Joint Review
Board Meeting and a Public Hearing to Consider a Proposed
Redevelopment Plan and Project for and the Proposed Designation of
Redevelopment Project Area Number Five and the Proposed
Consideration of the Adoption of Tax Increment Allocation Financinq
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as
supplemented and amended (the "TIF Act"), the Economic Development Committee of
the Evanston City Council, has heretofore determined and does hereby determine that
it is advisable and in the best interests of the City of Evanston ("City") and certain
affected taxing districts that the City Council begin to consider formally a proposed
redevelopment plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") and project (the "Project") for and
designate a proposed redevelopment project area to be known as Redevelopment
Project Area Number Five (the "Redevelopment Project Area") as further described in
Exhibit A attached hereto and that the City Council consider adopting tax increment
allocation financing for the proposed Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11-74.4-4.2 of the TIF Act, the City is required
to create an interested parties registry for activities related to the proposed
Redevelopment Project Area, to adopt reasonable registration rules, and to prescribe
requisite registration forms for residents and organizations active within the City that
seek to be placed on said interested parties registry, and the City Council has
• heretofore, and it hereby expressly is, determined that it is desirable and necessary that
the City create such registry, adopt such registration rules and prescribe such requisite 6
registration forms and give public notice thereof; and
WHEREAS, the TIF Act requires, and the Economic Development Committee
recommends, that the City convene a Joint Review Board and conduct a public hearing
prior to the consideration and adoption of ordinances approving a redevelopment plan
and project, designating a redevelopment project area, and adopting tax increment
allocation financing therefor, at which hearing any interested person or affected taxing
district may file with the City Clerk written objections to and may be heard orally with
respect to the proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project; and
WHEREAS, the TIF Act further requires that such Joint Review Board consist of
a representative selected by each community college district, local elementary school
district and high school district or each local community unit school district, park district, •
library district, township, fire protection district and county that will have authority to
directly levy taxes on the property within the proposed Redevelopment Project Area at
the time that the proposed Redevelopment Project Area is approved, a representative
selected by the City and a public member to consider the subject matter of the public
hearing; and
WHEREAS, the TIF Act further requires that the time and place of such public
hearing be fixed by ordinance or resolution adopted by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the TIF Act further requires that not less than 10 days prior to
adopting such ordinance or resolution fixing the time and place of a public hearing, the
City must make available for public inspection a redevelopment plan or a separate
report that provides in reasonable detail the basis for the proposed Redevelopment
Project Area's qualifying as a "redevelopment project area" under the Act; and
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• WHEREAS, the firm of Kane, McKenna & Associates, Inc., has conducted an
eligibility survey of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area and has prepared its
report (the "Report") that said proposed area qualifies as a "redevelopment project
area" as defined in the TIF Act, which survey and findings have been presented to the
Corporate Authorities and are now on file in the official files and records of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Report has heretofore been on file and available for public
inspection for at least 10 days in the offices of the City Clerk as required under the TIF
Act; and
WHEREAS, the TIF Act requires that notice of the public hearing be given by
publication and mailing; and
WHEREAS, the City has heretofore and it hereby is determined that it is
• advisable to convene a Joint Review Board and hold a public hearing to consider the
proposed approval of the proposed Plan and Project; and
WHEREAS, the City expects to incur certain planning and other costs (the
"Preliminary Expenditures") that will constitute "redevelopment project costs" as defined
in the TIF Act, all of which costs are consistent with the program for accomplishing the
objectives of the proposed Redevelopment Plan as included therein; and
WHEREAS, the Preliminary Expenditures will be included in the proposed
Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has heretofore, and it hereby is, determined that it is
necessary and desirable to approve the Preliminary Expenditures by ordinance or
resolution; and
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WHEREAS, the City has heretofore and it hereby expressly is found that the •
Redevelopment Plan and Project will not displace residents from 10 or more inhabited
residential units:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT PROPOSED. The
approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project, the designation of the
Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing
therefor are hereby proposed.
SECTION 2. INTERESTED PERSONS REGISTRY CREATED. There is hereby
created an interested persons registry (the "Registry") for the proposed Redevelopment
Project Area. The City Clerk is hereby expressly authorized and directed to maintain •
the Registry for the proposed Redevelopment Project Area.
SECTION 3. REGISTRATION RULES AND FORMS. The registration rules for
the Registry attached hereto as Exhibit B are hereby incorporated herein by this
reference and are hereby expressly approved.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF REGISTRY
AUTHORIZED. Notice of the availability of the Registry, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C (the `Registry Notice"), shall be published not more than
45 nor'less than 30 days prior to the Hearing, in the Evanston Review, being a
newspaper of general circulation within the City.
SECTION 5. JOINT REVIEW BOARD CONVENED. A Joint Review Board as
set forth in the TIF Act is hereby convened and the board shall meet, review such •
documents and issue such report as set forth in the TIF Act. The first meeting of said
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• Joint Review Board shall be held at 8:30 a.m. on the 30th day of October, 2003, at
Evanston Civic Center, Illinois. The City hereby expressly finds and determines that
said date is at least 14 days but not more than 28 days after the notice to affected
taxing districts hereinafter authorized in Section 8 of this ordinance will be mailed.
SECTION 6. TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARING FIXED. A public
hearing (the "Hearing") shall be held by the City Council at 8:30 o'clock p.m. on the 15th
day of December, 2003, at the City Council Chambers, Evanston Civic Center,
Evanston, Illinois, for the purpose of hearing from any interested persons or affected
taxing districts regarding the proposed approval of the Redevelopment Plan and
Project, designation of the Redevelopment Project Area, and adoption of tax increment
.allocation financing therefor.
• SECTION 7. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING AND JOINT REVIEW
BOARD AUTHORIZED. Notice of the Hearing, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D, shall be published at least twice, the first publication to be not more
than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to the Hearing, in the Evanston Review, being a
newspaper of general circulation within the taxing districts having property in the
proposed Redevelopment Project Area.
SECTION 8. MAILING OF NOTICE OF HEARING AUTHORIZED. (a) Notice
shall be mailed by certified mail not less than 10 days prior to the date set for the
Hearing, addressed to the person or persons in whose name the general taxes for the
last preceding year were paid on each lot, block, tract or parcel of land lying within the
proposed Redevelopment Project Area. In the event taxes for the last preceding year
• were not paid, the notice shall also be sent to the persons last listed on the tax rolls
within the preceding three years as the owners of such property. Notice shall also be
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given within a reasonable time after the adoption of this ordinance by first class mail to •
all residential addresses located outside the proposed Redevelopment Project Area
and within 750 feet of the boundaries of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area and
to those organizations and residents that have registered with the City for that
information in accordance with the registration guidelines herein established by the City.
Notice shall also be given by certified mail to all taxing districts of which taxable
property is included in the proposed Redevelopment Project Area and to the Illinois
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity not less than 45 days prior to the
Hearing, and such notice (i) shall advise the taxing bodies represented on the Joint
Review Board of the time and place of the first meeting of the Joint Review Board and
(ii) shall also include an invitation to each taxing district and the Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity to submit written comments prior to the date of .
the Hearing to the City, to the attention of the City Clerk, Evanston Civic Center, 2100
Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201-2796 concerning the subject matter of the
Hearing. Each such mailed notice shall include a copy of the Report, the name of an
appropriate person to contact for additional information, and a copy of the proposed
Redevelopment Plan.
SECTION 9. PRELIMINARY EXPENDITURES APPROVED. The Preliminary
Expenditures as set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference are hereby approved.
SECTION 10. SUPERSEDER. All ordinances, resolutions, motions or orders in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby
repealed.
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0 SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective upon
its adoption.
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description of
Redevelopment Project Area Number Five
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THAT PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH,
RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF
INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHVEST QUARTER OF
SAID SECTION 30 AND THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF RIDGE
AVENUE EXTENDED SOUTHERLY TO SAID SOUTH LINE; THENCE
NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN GRANT AND GRANT'S HOWARD RIDGE
SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER
30, 1927 AS DOCUMENT NO. 9884598; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A
STRAIGHT LINE TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 15 IN BLOCK 7
OF BRUMMEL AND CASE HOWARD TERMINAL SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ,JANUARY 21, 1916 AS TORRENS
DOCUMENT NO. 56151, SAID NORTHWESTERLY CORNER BEING A POINT ON
THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID RIDGE AVENUE; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 15 AND LOTS 16
THRU 31 OF SAID BLOCK 7, INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
SAID LOT 31; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE, TO THE •
NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK 8 OF SAID BRUMMEL AND CASE
HOWARD TERMINAL SUBDIVISION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE
NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 19 AND LOTS 20 THRU 24 OF SAD BLOCK 8,
INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 24, SAID
NORTHEAST CORNER ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ZEISEL'S
CONSOLIDATION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
OCTOBER 18, 1972 AS TORRENS DOCUMENT NO. 2655165; THENCE
CONTINUING EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID ZEISEL'S
CONSOLIDATION TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID ZEISEL'S
CONSOLIDATION, SAID NORTHEAST CORNER BEING A POINT ON THE
NORTH LINE OF LOT 28 IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE CONTINUING EASTERLY
ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 28 AND LOTS 29 THRU 41 OF
SAID BLOCK 8 INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 41;
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE, TO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF LOT 1 1N BLOCK 1 OF NILES HOWARD TERMINAL ADDITION
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 22, 1916 AS
DOCUMENT NO. 5829212; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE
OF SAID LOT 1 AND LOTS 2 THRU 9 OF SAID BLOCK 1, INCLUSIVE, TO THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A
STRAIGHT LINE, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 2 OF
SAID NILES HOWARD TERMINAL ADDITION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE
NORTHERLY LINE, OF SAID LOT 1 AND LOTS 2 THRU 9 OF SAID BLOCK 2, .
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• INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT
1 IN BLOCK 3 OF SAID NILES HOWARD TERMINAL ADDITION; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE, OF SAID LOT 1 AND LOTS 2 THRU
7 OF SAID BLOCK 3 INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT
7, SAID NORTHEAST CORNER BEING A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF
WAY LINE OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN RAILROAD; THENCE
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT
ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HOWARD STREET; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT ON
THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID CHICAGO AND NORTH
WESTERN RAILROAD; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 6.25
CHAINS OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CHICAGO AVENUE (A.K.A. CLARK STREET); THENCE
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT
ON A LINE BEING 134 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE
OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID
PARALLEL LINE, TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF A
PUBLIC ALLEY, SAID POINT BEING 109.77 EAST OF THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF
WAY .LINE OF SAID CHICAGO AVENUE, AS MEASURED ALONG SAID
• PARALLEL LINE ACCORDING TO DOCUMENT NO. 9831790, RECORDED
APRIL 28, 1998; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT OF WAY
LINE, TO A POINT ON A LINE BEING 118 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO
SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE EASTERLY
ALONG SAID PARALLEL •LINE, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RGHT OF
WAY LINE OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD; THENCE
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT
ON SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE WESTERLY
ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID
NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE CONTINUING WESTERLY ALONG THE
SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30 TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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TIF NO. 5 RPA- TOTAL AREA = 9.931 ACRES +/-
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EXHIBIT B - •
Interested Parties Registry Registration Rules and Forms
Tax Increment Financing
Interested Parties Registration Rules
A. Definitions: The following words and terms as used in these Registration
Rules shall have the following meanings:
"Act" means the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as
amended (65 ILCS § 5/11-74.4-1 et seq.)
"Interested Party(s)" means (a) any organization(s) active within the
Municipality, (b) any resident(s) of the Municipality, and (c) any other entity or
person otherwise entitled under the Act to register in a specific Registry who has
registered in such Registry and whose registration has not been terminated in
accordance with these Registration Rules.
"Municipality" means the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.
"Redevelopment Project Area" means a redevelopment project area that •
(a) is intended to qualify (or has subsequently qualified) as a "redevelopment
project area" under the Act and (ii) is subject to the "interested parties" registry
requirements of the Act.
"Registration Form" means the form appended to these Registration Rules
or such revised form as may be approved by the Municipality consistent with the
requirements of the Act.
"Registry" or "Registries" means each interested parties registry
established by the Municipality pursuant to Section § 11-74.4-4.2 of the Act for a
Redevelopment Project Area.
B. Establishment of Registry: The Municipality shall establish a separate
Registry for each Redevelopment Project Area within the Municipality, whether existing
as of the date of the adoption of these Rules or hereafter designated. The Municipality
shall establish a new Registry whenever it has identified an area for study and possible
designation as a Redevelopment Project Area. In any event, the process of
establishing each new Registry must be completed prior to the deadline for sending any
of the notices required by Section (J) of these rules or any other notices required by the
Act with respect to a proposed Redevelopment Project Area. is
C. Maintenance of Registry: The Registries shall be maintained by the City
Clerk (the "Designated Officer'), or his or her designee. In the event the Municipality
determines that a designee other than the City Clerk should maintain the Registries, the
City Clerk may transfer the responsibility for maintaining the Registries to such other
designee provided that the Municipality (i) gives prior written notice by first class mail to
all Interested Parties not less than thirty (30) days prior to such transfer and
(ii) publishes notice of such transfer in a newspaper of general circulation within the
taxing districts affected by the respective Redevelopment Project Area.
D. Registration by Residents: An individual seeking to register as an
Interested Person with respect to a Redevelopment Project Area must complete and
submit a Registration Form to the City Clerk. Such individual must also submit a copy
of a current driver's license, lease, utility bill, voter's registration card, financial
statement or such other evidence as may be acceptable to the City Clerk to establish
the individual's current permanent residency.
E. Registration by Organizations: An organization seeking to register as an
Interested Person with respect to a Redevelopment Project Area must complete and
submit a Registration Form to the City Clerk. Such organization must also submit a
copy of a one -page statement describing the organization's current operations in the
Municipality.
F. Determination of Eligibility: All individuals and organizations whose
• Registration Form and supporting documentation complies with these Registration
Rules shall be registered in the applicable Registry within ten (10) business days of the
.City Clerk's receipt of all such documents. The City Clerk shall provide written notice by
first class mail to the registrant confirming such registration. Upon registration,
Interested Parties shall be entitled to receive all notices and documents required to be
delivered under these Rules or as otherwise required under the Act with respect to the
applicable Redevelopment Project Area. If the City Clerk determines that a registrant's
Registration Form and/or supporting documentation is incomplete or does not comply
with these Registration Rules, the City Clerk shall give written notice by first class mail
to the registrant specifying the defect(s). The registrant shall be entitled to correct any
defects and resubmit a new Registration Form and supporting documentation.
G. Renewal and Termination: An Interested Person's registration shall
remain effective for a period of three years. At any time after such three year period the
City Clerk may provide written notice by first class mail to the Interested Person stating
that such registration shall terminate unless the Interested Person renews such
registration within thirty (30) days of the City Clerk's mailing of written notice. To renew
such registration, the Interested Person shall, within such thirty (30) day period,
complete and submit the same Registration Form and supporting documentation then
required of initial registrants in order to permit the City Clerk to confirm such person's
• residency or such organization's operations in the Municipality. The registration of all
individuals and organizations whose Registration Form and supporting documentation
is submitted in a timely manner and complies with these Regulation Rules shall be
renewed for an additional, consecutive three year period. If the City Clerk determines
that a registrant's renewal Registration Form and/or supporting documentation is
incomplete or does not comply with these Registration Rules, the City Clerk shall give
written notice by first class mail to the registrant at the address specified in the renewal
Registration Form submitted by such registrant specifying the defect(s). The registrant
shall be entitled to correct any defects and resubmit a new Registration Form and
supporting documentation within thirty (30) days of receipt of the City Clerk's notice. If
all defects are not corrected within thirty (30) days of the Interested Person's receipt of
the City Clerk's notice, the Interested Person's registration shall be terminated. Any
Interested Person whose registration is terminated shall be entitled to register again as
if a first-time registrant.
H. Amendment to Registration: An Interested Party may amend its
registration by giving written notice to the City Clerk by certified mail of any of the
following: (i) a change in address for notice purposes; (ii) in the case of organizations,
a change in the name of the contact person; and (iii) a termination of registration. Upon
receipt of such notice, the City Clerk shall revise the applicable Registry accordingly.
I. Registries Available for Public Inspection: Each Registry shall be
available for public inspection during normal Municipal business hours. The Registry
shall include the name, address and telephone number of each Interested Person and
for organizations, the name and phone number of a designated contact person.
J. Notices to be Sent to Interested Parties: Interested Parties shall be sent •
the following notices and any other notices required under the Act with respect to the
applicable Redevelopment Project Area:
(i) pursuant to section §74.4-5 (a) of the Act, notice of the availability
of a proposed redevelopment plan and any related eligibility report, including
how to obtain such proposed redevelopment plan and any related eligibility
report, shall be sent by first class mail within a reasonable period of time after
the adoption of an ordinance fixing the public hearing for a proposed
redevelopment plan;
(ii) pursuant to section § 74.4-5 (a) of the Act, notice of changes to
proposed redevelopment plans that do not (1) add additional parcels of property
to a proposed Redevelopment Project Area, (2) substantially affect the general
land uses proposed in the redevelopment plan, (3) substantially change the
nature of or extend the life of the redevelopment project, or (4) increase the
number of low or very low income households to be displaced from a
Redevelopment Project Area, provided that measured from the time of creation
of the Redevelopment Project Area the total displacement of households will
exceed 10, shall be sent by first class mail not later than ten (10) days following 10the Municipality's adoption by ordinance of any such changes;
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• (iii) pursuant to section § 74.4-5 (c) of the Act, notice of amendments
to previously approved redevelopment plans that do not: (1) add additional
parcels of property to a Redevelopment Project Area, (2) substantially affect the
general land uses in the redevelopment plan, (3) substantially change the nature
of the redevelopment project, (4) increase the total estimated redevelopment
project costs set out in the redevelopment plan by more than 5% after
adjustment for inflation from the date the plan was adopted, (5) add additional
redevelopment project costs to the itemized list of redevelopment project costs
set out in the redevelopment plan or (6) increase the number of low or very low
income households to be displaced from a Redevelopment Project Area,
provided that measured from the time of creation of a Redevelopment Project
Area the total displacement of households will exceed 10, shall be sent by first
class mail not later than 10 days following the Municipality's adoption by
ordinance of any such amendment;
(iv) pursuant to section § 74.4-5 (d) (9) of the Act for redevelopment
plans or projects that would result in the displacement of residents from 10 or
more inhabited residential units or that contain 75 or more inhabited residential
units, notice of the availability of the annual report described by sub -section §
74.4-5(d), including how to obtain such annual report, shall be sent by first class
mail within a reasonable period of time after completion of the certified audit
• report; and
(v) pursuant to section § 74.4-6(e) of the Act, notice of any preliminary
public meeting required under the Act for a proposed Redevelopment Project
Area that will result in the displacement of 10 or more inhabited residential units
or which will contain 75 or more inhabited residential units shall be sent by
certified mail not less than 15 days before the date of such preliminary public
meeting.
K. Non Interference: These Registration Rules shall not be used to prohibit
or otherwise interfere with the ability of eligible organizations and individuals to register
for receipt of information to which they are entitled under the Act.
L. Amendment of Registration Rules: These Registration Rules may be
amended by the Municipality subject to and consistent with the requirements of the Act.
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Exhibit C
Form of Notice of Availability of Interested Parties Registry
Notice Availability of Interested Parties Registry
City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Proposed Redevelopment Project Area Number Five
Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and the City Council of the City of
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, has created an interested parties registry (the
"Registry") for the proposed Redevelopment Project Area Number Five of the City. The
Registry, together with the rules and regulations heretofore approved by the City for the
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Registry (the "Rules and Regulations"), is on file and available for public inspection •
during normal business hours at the office of the City Clerk at Evanston Civic Center,
2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. All interested persons may register with the City
on the Registry as provided in the Rules and Regulations in order to receive information
on the designation of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area or the approval of a
proposed redevelopment plan and project therefor.
/s/
City Clerk
City of Evanston, Cook County,
Illinois
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• EXHIBIT D
Form of Notice of Public Hearing
City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Proposed Redevelopment Project Area Number Five
Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of December, 2003, at 8:30 p.m. at
the City Hall, City Council Chambers, Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue,
Evanston, Illinois, a public hearing will be held to consider the approval of the proposed
redevelopment plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") and the designation of that certain
proposed redevelopment project area to be known as the Redevelopment Project Area
Number Five (the "Redevelopment Project Area"). The Redevelopment Project Area
consists of the territory legally described as in Exhibit 1 attached:
The approximate street location and description of the Redevelopment Project
Area is as follows: The RPA is generally bounded on the north by various parcels that
front Howard Street and Chicago Avenue, on the east by the City's boundaries and the
.Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line, on the south by City boundaries and on the
west by Ridge Avenue. The area contains mixed residential uses, retail/commercial
properties and institutional uses.
There will be considered at the hearing approval of the Redevelopment Plan and
Project for and the designation of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area and
adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The proposed Redevelopment
Plan and Project is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the City
Clerk, Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. Pursuant to the
Redevelopment Plan and Project, the City proposes to alleviate conservation area
conditions in the Redevelopment Project Area and to enhance the tax base of the City
and the taxing districts having taxable property within the Redevelopment Project Area
by utilizing tax increment financing to fund various eligible project costs to stimulate
private investment within the Redevelopment Project Area. These eligible project costs
may include, but may not be limited to, studies, surveys, professional fees, property
assembly costs, construction of public improvements and facilities, renovation,
reconstruction, rehabilitation and repair of existing buildings, financing, administrative
and other professional costs, all as authorized under the Tax Increment Allocation
Redevelopment Act, as amended. The Redevelopment Plan objectives include
promoting and protecting the health, safety, morals and welfare of the public by
• establishing a public/private partnership, establishing economic growth, development
and' training in the City by working within the guidelines of the business attraction and
retention strategies developed by the City, encouraging private investment while
conforming with the City's comprehensive plan, restoring and enhancing the City's tax
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base, enhancing the value of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area, improving the •
environmental quality of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area, and retaining and
attracting employment opportunities within the proposed Redevelopment Project Area.
To achieve these objectives, the Redevelopment Plan proposes to provide assistance
by paying or reimbursing costs related to the acquisition, construction and installation of
public facilities, property assembly, site preparation and improvement, environmental
remediation, job training and other eligible redevelopment project costs, the execution
of one or more redevelopment agreements, and the payment of financing,
administrative and other professional costs.
Prior to the date of the hearing, each taxing district having property in the
Redevelopment Project Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity may submit written comments to the City, to the attention of the City Clerk,
2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201-2796.
There is hereby convened a Joint Review Board to consider the proposed
Redevelopment Plan and Project for and the designation of the proposed
Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing
therefor. The Joint Review Board shall consist of a representative selected by each
community college district, local elementary school district and high school district or
each local community unit school district, park district, library district, township, fire
protection district and county that will have the authority to directly levy taxes on the •
property within the Redevelopment Project Area at the time that the Redevelopment
Project Area is approved, a representative selected by the City, and a public member.
The first meeting of said Joint Review Board shall be held at 8:30 a.m. on the 30th day
of October, 2003, at the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.
At the hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file written
objections with the City Clerk and may be heard orally with respect to any issues
regarding the approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project for and the designation
of the Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of tax increment allocation
financing therefor. The hearing may be adjourned by the Mayor and the City Council of
the City without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the
hearing fixing the time and place of the subsequent hearing.
/s/
City Clerk
City of Evanston
Cook County, Illinois
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EXHIBIT 1 OF EXHIBIT D
• Legal Description
Of Redevelopment Project Area Number Five
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
THAT PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH,
RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF
INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHMST QUARTER OF
SAID SECTION 30 AND THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF RIDGE
AVENUE EXTENDED SOUTHERLY TO SAID SOUTH LINE; THENCE
NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN GRANT AND GRANT'S HOWARD RIDGE
SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER
30, 1927 AS DOCUMENT NO. 9884598; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A
STRAIGHT LINE TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 15 IN BLOCK 7
OF BRUMMEL AND CASE HOWARD TERMINAL SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ,JANUARY 21, 1916 AS TORRENS
DOCUMENT NO. 56151, SAID NORTHWESTERLY CORNER BEING A POINT ON
THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID RIDGE AVENUE; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 15 AND LOTS 16
THRU 31 OF SAID BLOCK 7, INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
. SAID LOT 31; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE, TO THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK 8 OF SAID BRUMMEL AND CASE
HOWARD TERMINAL SUBDIVISION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE
NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 19 AND LOTS 20 THRU 24 OF SAD BLOCK 8,
INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 24, SAID
NORTHEAST CORNER ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ZEISEL'S
CONSOLIDATION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
OCTOBER 18, 1972 AS TORRENS DOCUMENT NO. 2655165; THENCE
CONTINUING EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID ZEISEL'S
CONSOLIDATION TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID ZEISEL'S
CONSOLIDATION, SAID NORTHEAST CORNER BEING A POINT ON THE
NORTH LINE OF LOT 28 IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE CONTINUING EASTERLY
ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 28 AND LOTS 29 THRU 41 OF
SAID BLOCK 8 INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 41;
THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE, TO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 1 OF NILES HOWARD TERMINAL ADDITION
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 22, 1916 AS
DOCUMENT NO. 5829212; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE
OF SAID LOT 1 AND LOTS 2 THRU 9 OF SAID BLOCK 1, INCLUSIVE, TO THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A
STRAIGHT LINE, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK2 OF
SAID NILES HOWARD TERMINAL ADDITION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE
• NORTHERLY LINE, OF SAID LOT 1 AND LOTS 2 THRU 9 OF SAID BLOCK 2,
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INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE •
EASTERLY ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT
1 IN BLOCK 3 OF SAID NILES HOWARD TERMINAL ADDITION; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE, OF SAID LOT 1 AND LOTS 2 THRU
7 OF SAID BLOCK 3 INCLUSIVE, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT
7, SAID NORTHEAST CORNER BEING A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF
WAY LINE OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN RAILROAD; THENCE
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT
ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF HOWARD STREET; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT ON
THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID CHICAGO AND NORTH
WESTERN RAILROAD; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 6.25
CHAINS OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30; THENCE
EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CHICAGO AVENUE (A.K.A. CLARK STREET); THENCE
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT
ON A LINE BEING 134 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE
OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID
PARALLEL LINE, TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF A
PUBLIC ALLEY, SAID POINT BEING 109.77 EAST OF THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF
WAY LINE OF SAID CHICAGO AVENUE, AS MEASURED ALONG SAID
PARALLEL LINE ACCORDING TO DOCUMENT NO. 983M790, RECORDED
APRIL 28, 1998; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT OF WAY •
LINE, TO A POINT ON A LINE BEING 118 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO
SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE EASTERLY
ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RGHT OF
WAY LINE OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD; THENCE
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO A POINT
ON SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE WESTERLY
ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID
NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE CONTINUING WESTERLY ALONG THE
SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30 TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
TIF NO. 5 RPA - TOTAL AREA = 9..931 ACRES +/-
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Exhibit E
Estimated Preliminary Expenditures
Category Estimated Cost ($)
Professional Services $25,000 to $50,000