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AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of . A
Certain Real Estate at 1817 Church Street and Authorizing
the Publication of a Notice of Intent to Sell Certain Real Estate
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is desirous of selling, as owner, the real property legally
described as follows:
The West % of Lot 12 and the East 10 feet of Lot 13 in Block 3 of Merrill Ladd's
Second Addition to Evanston, being a subdivision of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1A
of the Northeast 1 /4 of Section 13, Township 41 North, Range 13 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, Cook County, Illinois
and commonly known as 1817 Church Street, in the City of Evanston and hereinafter referred to as
the "Property"; and
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the corporate authorities of the City of Evanston, use of said
Property is no longer necessary, appropriate, required for use of, profitable to, or in the best interest
is of said City; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of Evanston have determined that the best
interests of the City of Evanston would be served by the sale of said Property; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of Evanston have deemed that the sale of
said Property is to take place as the result of negotiation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the City Manager be and is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate
the sale of the real estate legally described above and commonly known as 1817 Church Street.
Pursuant to Section 1-17-4-2(B) of 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 of Evanston reserves the right to reject any and all negotiations.
SECTION 2: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of intent
to sell the aforementioned real estate. Such Notice of Sale must be published at least once in a daily
or weekly newspaper in general circulation in the City of Evanston. The publication must not be less
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than 15 nor more than 30 days before the date on which the City Council shall consider the adoption
of the ordinance approving the sale of the property.
SECTION 3: That the Notice of Intent to sell the Property shall be in substantially the
following form:
Public Notice is hereby given that the City of Evanston proposes to sell the
real estate legally described as follows and commonly known as 1817 Church
Street: The West '/2 of Lot 12 and the East 10 feet of Lot 13 in Block 3 of
Merrill Ladd's Second Addition to Evanston, being a subdivision of the West
'/z of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 13, Township 41 North,
Range 13 East of the Third Principal Meridian, Cook County, Illinois.
The property proposed to be sold contains at the present time a three story brick
building of approximately 4,133 square feet on a lot of approximately 5,619 square feet.
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.
Introduced: �� R , 1999
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Adopted: , 1999
Approved: (/ v��,v` c� � . 1999
Lorraine H. Morton, Mayor
ATTEST:
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