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A RESOLUTION
f.; 76-R-87
l A Resolution'Authorizing the
City Manager To Enter Into A Lease
�For a Parking Lot at 919 Church Street I!
WHEREAS, Northwestern University owns a parcel of land at 919 i
Church Street, and;
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WHEREAS, the parcel had been improved with a structure which
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WHEREAS, the City of Evanston and.Northwestern University have
entered into a lease dated September 10, 1985, for the site of the former,
City Yards to allow for parking .for the Basic Industry Research Lab
(BIRL.); and i
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!; WHEREAS, Northwestern University wishes now to utilize the 919
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Church Street site to accommodate their parking for BIRL, which is in
i accordance with the Zoning Code and would not require Northwestern
I! University to continue their lease with the City of Evanston; and
•WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has determined that parking on '
I; the 919 Church Street site is desired to accommodate the public which has
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II utilizedthe City Parking Lot at Church Street and Chicago Avenue, which
!; will need to be relocated due to the development of the Church/Chicago I
project; and
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WHEREAS, Northwestern University has agreed to rent to the City �
of Evanston the lot at 919 Church Street for the Church/Chicago parking I
for a.term of two (2) years at no charge to the City of Evanston; and I
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston intends to improve the property
as appropriate for use as a public parking lot; and
i; WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the best interest of the
{. City of Evanston and its residents will be served by the lease of this
parking lot by the City of Evanston.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to sign, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to
attest on behalf of the City of Evanston, a lease by and between the City
of Evanston as lessee and Northwestern University as lessor for a certain
parking lot located at 919.Church. Street, Evanston, for a term of two (2)
years at no rental fee.
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SECTION 2. That the lease shall be in substantial conformance
with the proposed.lease attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
I1 SECTION 3. That the City 9 Y Manager is hereby authorized and
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directed to negotiate any additional conditions
on the lease as may be determined to be in the best interest of the City
!of Evanston.
SECTION 4. That Resolution 67=R-85 authorizing the City Manager
to enter into a lease with Northwestern University
for parking on the City Yards for BIRL and the lease by and between the
jCity of Evanston and Northwestern University dated September 10, 1985,
;becomes null and void upon adoption of said Resolution and the execution
jof said lease respectively.
SECTION 5. That the parking requirement for the Basic Industry
Research Lab shall be accommodated by spaces on the
City -owned property at Maple Avenue between Clark Street and University
Place.
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City Clerk
Adopted ' lld- c" 0�.3, 1987
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LEASE
This Lease Agreement made this
day of November, 1987,
by and between Northwestern University, an Illinois corporation
("Lessor"), and the City of Evanston, a municipal corporation
("Lessee").
RECITALS
A. Lessor is the owner of that certain parcel of land
located in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, described as
follows (the "Property"):
The West seventy-eight (78) feet of Lots one (1), two
(2), three (3), four (4), five (5), and six (6); and
all of Lots seven (7), eight (8), nine (9), and ten
(1.0); together with all vacated alleys in Block
eighteen (18) in the City of Evanston, Illinois.
Excepting therefrom the West thirty-three (33) feet of
said Lots eight (8) and nine (9) and also excepting
therefrom the North 143.5 feet of said Lot ten (10) and
the North 143.5 feet of the East 31.5 feet said.Lot
nine (9).
B. Lessee wishes to lease the Property from.Lessor for use
as a public parking lot on the terms set forth herein.
C. Lessor is willing to lease the Property to Lessee on the
condition that certain parking requirements pertaining to the
Basic Industry Research Laboratory (BIRL) be accommodated by the
Lessee as set forth in Section 3 of this Lease, and that the
lease by and between the City of Evanston and Northwestern
University.dated September 10, 1985 becomes null and void upon
execution of this Lease.
THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Lessor, for and in consideration of the terms and
agreements set forth herein, does hereby lease the Property to
Lessee for a term of two years, commencing on the first day of
December, 1987; there shall be no rent or other amounts charged
• by Lessor or paid by Lessee.
2. Lessee shall, at its sole cost and expense, improve the.
Property as appropriate for use as a public parking lot, and for
no other purpose. All amounts received by Lessee from the
operation of the Property shall be the property of Lessee. Such
improvements shall commence not later than December 15, 1987; it
is expected that the Property will be ready for use and open for
business not later than January 31, 1988.
3. Lessee shall reserve and dedicate for the sole use of
Lessor not fewer than.162 parking spaces, either in the parking
lot on the Property or on other sites within one block of BIRL
for the sole use of Lessor, it being agreed that such spaces will
satisfy the parking requirements for Lessor's BIRL, located at
the northeast corner of Maple Avenue and.Clark Street, Evanston.
• The spaces so reserved shall be plainly marked by Lessee as being
for Lessor's use only, or the Lessor shall receive the
appropriate number of permits and/or key cards, depending upon
the method of operation of the surface parking lot. There shall
be no rent or other amounts charged by Lessee or paid by Lessor
for the use of such parking spaces. In the event the number of
spaces required for BIRL under the Zoning Ordinance should
change, the number of spaces tobe provided to Lessor by Lessee
shall be'adjusted accordingly.
4. Lessee shall be liable for all.costs, fees, taxes,
amounts in lieu of taxes, charges, impositions or amounts
whatever charged or sought to be charged by any person or entity,,
public or private, for the improvement of the Property and its
operation as set forth herein.
5. Lessee shall indemnify and hold harmless Lessor from and
• against any loss, cost, damage, or expense (including attorneys,
fees) to any person or entity whatsoever on account of all
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claims, actions, suits or demands growing out of injury to
persons (including bodily injury or death) or property arising
from or in any manner connected with the improvement or operation
of the Property, except for injury arising out of the negligence
or willful misconduct of Lessor.
6. This Agrement may be amended only by a written
instrument signed by Lessor and Lessee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement
to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the day
and year first above written.
Attest:
Ass' tant Secrety
Attest,
City Clerk
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SITY
By`)
Se ii Vice President for
siness and Finance
CIT EVANS
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City Manage