HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1992-045-O-9245-0-92
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City :Manager to Negotiate a Sale
of Certain Real Estate 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 described in Exhibit A and located approximately between Cleveland Street
and Washington Street, west of Pitner Avenue, and consisting of a portion of the
former :Mayfair Rail Line Spur and Marquette Fuel Site, 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 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, said property is located in the City of Evanston Southwest Tax
Increment Finance District established by the City of Evanston to encourage
redevelopment of the property and adjoining parcels; and
iWHEREAS, sale of said property shall assist toward implementing area
redevelopment in accordance with the adopted Tax Increment Financing
Redevelopment Plan and Redevelopment Project; 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 in Exhibit A and commonly known as vacant land located approximately
between Cleveland Street and Washington Street, west of Pitner Avenue consisting
of a portion of the old Mayfair Rail line spur and Marquette Fuel Site.
Pursuant to Section 1-17-4-2(B), 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.
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• SECTION 2: 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. The publication must not be less 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:
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL
Public notice is hereby given that the City of Evanston proposes
to sell the real estate legally described in Exhibit A and
commonly known as vacant land located approximately between
Cleveland Street and Washington Street, West of Pitner Avenue,
and consisting of a portion of the old Mayfair Rail line Spur and
Marquette Fuel Site. The property proposed to be sold is at the
present time vacant land.
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.
Introduce
Adopted:
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City Cl
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V Corpo tion Counsel
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, 1992.
1992.
Approved: 1992
Mayor -PYo -Te M
EXHIBIT A •
ORDINANCE 45-0-92
Legal Description of Subject Property:
That part of the Southwest quarter of Section 24, Township 41 North, Range
13, East of the Third Principal Meridian described as follows: Beginning
at the intersection of the centerline of Cleveland Street and the West line
of Pitner Avenue as said roadways are located in said Southwest quarter of
Section 24; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 35 seconds West, along the
extention to the West of said centerline of Cleveland Street, 365.02 feet;
thence North 24 degrees 26 minutes 16 seconds East, 831.52 feet; thence
South 65 degrees 33 minutes 44 seconds East 60.0 feet to the former Easterly
right of way of the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company, said
point being 617.82 feet Southwesterly of the South line of Main Street
(being 33 feet South of the North line of said Southwest quarter of Section
24) as measured along said Easterly right of way; thence South 24 degrees
26 minutes 16 seconds West, along said Easterly right of way, 691.30 feet,
to a point of curve; thence Southeasterly along a curve to the left, having a
radius of 30.0 feet, 60.01 feet to a point of tangency; thence North 89
degrees 49 minutes 35 seconds East, 227.59 feet to the West line of Pitner
Avenue; thence South 02 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds West, 60.06 feet to
the point of beginning, in Cook County, Illinois.
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