HomeMy WebLinkAbout030-R-23 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a License Agreement with Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston, Inc.3/27/2023
30-R-23
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a License Agreement with
Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston, Inc.
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston (the “City”) owns certain real property
located at 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois (also known as the Harley Clarke
Mansion, hereafter referred to as “the Property”); and
WHEREAS, in May 2021, the City Council passed Ordinance 47-O-21
authorizing a lease with Artists Book House, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation (“Artists
Book House”); and
WHEREAS, the City and Artists Book House desire to terminate the
Lease Agreement effective immediately; and
WHEREAS, termination of the lease agreement between Artists Book
House and the City limits the ability of Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston, Inc. to have
continued access to the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City and Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston, Inc. continue
to a potential lease agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City and Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston, Inc. desire to
have an agreement between the parties that allows Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston,
Inc. to have continued access to the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City and Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston, Inc. have
reached an agreement to allow Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston, Inc. to operate on
the Property while the parties negotiate a lease agreement.
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30-R-23
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign
the License Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
SECTION 3:The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate any additional terms and conditions of said agreement as he may determine
to be in the best interests of the City and in a form acceptable to the Corporation
Counsel.
SECTION 4:This Resolution 30-R-23 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: __________________, 2023
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation
Counsel
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March 27,2023