HomeMy WebLinkAbout081-O-23 Authorizing the Sale of City-Owned Real Property at 1808 Hovland Court, Evanston, Illinois09/26/2023
81-O-23
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the Sale of City-Owned Real Property at 1808 Hovland Court,
Evanston, Illinois
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns real property located at 1808
Hovland Court, and legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference (the “Subject Property”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 65-O-23, the City Council, by a vote of
at least two-thirds (⅔) of the elected Councilmembers then holding office, did direct
the City Manager to negotiate the sale of the Subject Property on behalf of the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 65-O-23, the City Manager has
negotiated the sale of the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends that the City Council hereby
approve the sale of the Subject Property, with the City of Evanston as Seller and
Chicago Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH), as Buyer; and
WHEREAS, as required by Section 1-17-4-2(B) of the Evanston City
Code, as amended (the “City Code”), a Notice of Intent to Sell Certain Real Estate, was
published in the Chicago Tribune, a newspaper in general circulation in the City of
Evanston, on September 14, 2023, neither less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty
(30) days before the date on which the City Council considered adoption of this
ordinance authorizing the sale of the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council finds that it is in the best interests
of the City to sell the Subject Property.
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NOW 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 Council of the City of Evanston hereby approves
the negotiated sale of the Subject Property with the City as Seller and Chicago
Partners for Affordable Housing as Buyer.
SECTION 3: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign,
and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest, the Agreement, pursuant
to the terms of which the Subject Property shall be conveyed. The City Manager is
further authorized to negotiate any changes or additional terms and conditions with
respect to the sale of the aforesaid Subject Property as the City Manager may deem fit
and proper.
SECTION 4: The City Manager and the City Clerk, respectively, are
hereby authorized and directed to execute, attest, and deliver such other documents,
agreements, and certificates as may be necessary to effectuate the sale herein
authorized.
SECTION 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 7: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
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shall not affect other provisions or applications hereof that can be given effect without
the invalid provision or application, and each invalid application hereof is severable.
SECTION 8: 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.
Introduced:
Adopted:
, 2023
, 2023
Approved:
, 2023
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
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Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk _______________________________
Alexandra B. Ruggie, Interim Corporation Counsel
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September 26
September 26
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
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Legal Description
LOT 86 AND THE SOUNTH ½ OF LOT 87 IN BLOCK 3 IN J.S. HOVLAND’S EVANSTON
SUBDIVSION OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP
41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
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