HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5-O-26 Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of City-Owned Properties at 2120 and 2122 Darrow Avenue (3) (1) (1)
01/12/2026
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AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of City-Owned
Properties at 2120 and 2122 Darrow Avenue
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns real properties located at 2120 and
2122 Darrow Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, 60202 and legally described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “Subject Properties”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston has determined that
ownership of the aforesaid Subject Properies are no longer necessary, appropriate,
required, convenient, profitable, or in the best interests of the City of Evanston; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston directs the City
Manager to negotiate the sale of the Subject Properties with Evanston Township High
School (“ETHS”) for use in the ETHS “Geometry in Construction” Program;
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, or their authorized designee, is hereby
authorized and directed to negotiate the sale of the Subject Properties to ETHS.
SECTION 3: Pursuant to Subsection 1-17-4-2(B)(1) of the Evanston City
Code of 2012, as amended (the “City Code”), an affirmative vote of two -thirds (⅔) of the
elected Councilmembers is required to direct the process to negotiate such a sale. The
City reserves the right to reject any and all negotiations.
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SECTION 4: The City Manager or their designee is directed to publish the
notice of intent to sell the Subject Properties on the City’s website and at least once in a
daily or weekly newspaper in general circulation in the City pursuant to City Code 1 -14-
4-2(B)(3).
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hereby repealed.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
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.
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Ayes: ______________
Nays: ______________
Introduced:_________________, 2026
Adopted:___________________, 2026
Approved:
__________________________, 2026
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_____________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_______________________________
Alexandra Ruggie,
Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
LOT 5 IN TRAVERS’ SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF BLOCK 9 IN PAYNE’S
ADDITION TO EVANSTON IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N.: 10-12-419-008-0000
Commonly Known As: 2120 Darrow Avenue, Evanston IL 60202
LOT 4 IN TRAVERS’ SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF BLOCK 9 IN PAYNE’S
ADDITION TO EVANSTON IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N.: 10-12-419-008-0000
Commonly Known As: 2122 Darrow Avenue, Evanston IL 60202
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