HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 31-O-26, Authorizing Sale of Properties to Mt Pisgah
04/13/2026
31-O-26
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to Sell City-Owned Property at
1805 Church Street, 1708 Darrow Avenue
and 1710 Darrow Avenue
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns real property located at 1805
Church Street, 1708 Darrow Avenue, and 1710 Darrow Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
60202, and legally described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference (the “Subject Property”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 18-O-26, 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 18-O-26, 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 Mt.
Pisgah Ministry, Inc. (“Mt. Pisgah”), 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 Evanston Review, a newspaper in general circulation in the City of
Evanston, on March 19, 2026, 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
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WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council finds that it is in the best interests
of the City to sell the Subject Property.
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 Mt. Pisgah 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 shall
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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.
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 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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