HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 18-O-26 Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of City-Owned Properties at 1805 Church Street, 1708 Darrow Avenue, and 1710 Darrow Avenue (1) (1)
2/23/2026
18-O-26
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate the Sale of City-Owned
Properties at 1805 Church Street, 1708 Darrow Avenue
and 1710 Darrow Avenue
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns real properties located at 1805
Church Street, and 1708-1710 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 Properties are no longer necessary, appropriate,
required, convenient, profitable, or in the best interests of the City of Evanston; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved of the transfer of the Subject
Properties to Housing Opportunity Development Corporation (“HODC”) in June, 2023
(Ordinance 51-O-23); and
WHEREAS, the order of events anticipated at the time of Ordinance 51 -O-
23 has since changed, such that the transfer of the Subject Properties to Mt. Pisgah will
occur prior to, instead of after, the transfer to HODC; and
WHEREAS, because the transfer of the Subject Properties to Mt. Pisgah
will occur prior to the ultimate transfer to HODC, additional City Council action is
appropriate to approve this amended procedure;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston directs the City
Manager to negotiate the transfer of the Subject Properties with Mt. Pisgah Ministry, Inc.
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(“Mt. Pisgah”) in exchange for an equal-sized lot currently owned by Mt. Pisgah.
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 transfer of the Subject Properties to Mt. Pisgah.
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 transfer.
The City reserves the right to reject any and all negotiations.
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
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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.
Ayes: ______________
Nays: ______________
Introduced:_________________, 2026
Adopted:___________________, 2026
Approved:
__________________________, 2026
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_____________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_______________________________
Alexandra B. Ruggie,Corporation Counsel
February 23
February 23
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ALL OF LOT 9 AND THE EAST 19.60 FEET (AS MEASURED ALONG THE SOUTH LINE)
OF LOT 10 IN BLOCK 3, IN MERRILL LADD'S SECOND ADDITION TO EVANSTON,
BEING A SUBDMSION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
ALSO TO BE KNOWN AS LOT 2 IN THE MT PISGAH SUBDIVISION.
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