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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS-1991-098-R-9198-R-91 A RESOLUTION Calling for a Public Hearing to Consider Designation of a Redevelopment -Project Area, Redevelopment Plan, and Redevelopment Project for an Area in Southwest Evanston WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is considering the designation of a redevelopment project area and the approval of a redevelopment plan and redevelopment project within the corporate limits of the City of Evanston, to be called the Howard-Hartrey Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District, pursuant to the "Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act"; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-74.4- 5(a) of Chapter 24 of the Illinois Revised Statutes as amended, • it is necessary that prior to the adoption of an ordinance proposing the designation of a redevelopment project area or approval of a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project, the municipality shall fix a time and place for public hearing; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-74.4- 5(b) of the Illinois Revised Statutes as amended, it is necessary that prior to the adoption of an ordinance proposing the designation of a redevelopment project area, the municipality shall convene a Joint Review Board ("Board") to consider the proposal; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the _ City of Evanston to conduct such public hearing and to convene said., Board. +,',. :a ate«-",'�.•. 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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of • ., ,,.the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois • -2- SECTION 1: That pursuant to the provision of the "Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act", the City Council hereby sets the date of March 23, 1992 at the hour of 9:00 P.M. at the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, for the purpose of conducting.a public hearing to hear from any interested persons, taxpayers or affected tax districts regarding the proposed designation of a redevelopment project area, a redevelopment plan and a redevelopment project for the area legally described in Exhibit A, and that a copy of the proposed designation, redevelopment plan and redevelopment project shall be on file in the Office of the City Manager and shall be available for public • _. inspection during regular business hours beginning on January 10, 1991: SECTION 2: That at the public hearing any interested person, taxpayer or affected taxing district may file with the City Clerk written comments and/or objections to and may be heard orally in respect to any issues embodied in the Notice of Public Hearing. SECTION 3: That a Joint Review Board ("The Board") shall be established and shall first meet on February 11, 1992 at 9:00 A.M. at the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston Illinois. The Board shall review the public record, planning documents, and proposed ordinances ,regarding _.the .statutory eligibility criteria of the proposed ~"° redevelopent-°project area. • -3- The Board is to make an advisory recommendation to the City within 30 days after the convening of the Board. A written report shall be issued by the Board. The failure of the Board to submit its report on a timely basis shall not be cause to delay the public hearing or any other step in the process of establishing the redevelopment project area. In the event the Board does not file a report, it shall be presumed that these taxing bodies find the redevelopment project area to satisfy the eligibility criteria. Pursuant to the provisions of the "Real Property Tax • Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act" as amended, the Board shall consist of one representative from each of the following: Community College District #535; School District #202; School District #65; County of Cook; City of Evanston; Ridgeville Park District; and a. public member. The public member and the Chairman of the Board shall be selected by a majority of other members of the Board. SECTION 4: The City of Evanston's representative on the Board shall be the chairman of the Economic Development Committee or his designee. SECTION 5: The Notice of Public Hearing shall be given by publication and mailing as T required. by ..,law and shall be substantially in the form attached 4.._ hereto and made a part of this resolution as Exhibit B. r� u -4- SECTION 6: This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval in the manner provided by law. ATTESTS City Clerk • Adopted: l[v , 1991 1 � 'Y' i�f.kSf'x:"IlC.' s" .x it� A.'�` 7f rxtxy�._¢ • .'w 4',`.:.'_ 6 .. T _ Y, The Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 41 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian.(except the North 150 feet lying West of the East 33 feet thereof) and the West 33 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 25, (except the North 183 feet thereof) all in Cook County, Illinois. • } ¢�3.-ii3.��isrrii �*a�i':"q...Yy.1.:C T��•^ ..F e .�n�:,. '. = � ri.. .✓~'may+". :Y - TL� �x^l, arT _�;'M=i e • EXHIBIT B NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (To be released January 31, 1992) Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on March 23, 1992 at 9:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers of the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, on a proposed Redevelopment Plan, a Redevelopment Project, and a Redevelopment Project Area for a tax increment financing program in Evanston.. Illinois pursuant to the provisions of the "Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act". The proposed Redevelopment Project Area is approximately bounded by the following: Beginning at the southwest corner of the City limits, at the center line of Howard Street, then northerly along the City limits to the northern boundary of the Bell & Howell property line, then easterly to the western edge of Hartrey Avenue, then northerly to the southern edge of the Skokie Swift embankment, then easterly to the eastern edge • of Hartrey Avenue, then southerly to the center line of Howard Street (the City's southern boundary), then westerly to the point of beginning. The specific.. boundary of the proposed Redevelopment Project Area is legally described in Exhibit A. The Proposed Redevelopment Plan provides for the City of Evanston to implement a set of actions to facilitate retail/commercial redevelopment within this Redevelopment Project Area. The City of Evanston would realize the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan through public finance techniques including but not limited to tax increment allocation financing. A draft of the proposed Redevelopment Plan is on file and is available for public inspection between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday in the Office of the City Manager, 4th Floor of the Evanston Civic Center. Pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Financing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 11-74.4-1 et. seq. as amended) a Joint Review Board is being established to review findings of eligibility for tax increment financing for the proposed Redevelopment Project Area. Pursuant to this act this board shall consist of one representative from Community College District #535, School District #202, School District #65, County of Cook, Ridgeville Park District, City of Evanston and a public member. The public member and the chairman of the Board shall be selected by a -Finajority of other Board members. -2- Pursuant to this Act the first meeting of the Joint Review Board must be held within 14 days of this notice. The date of February 11, 1992 at 9:00 A.M. in Room 2403 of the Evanston Civic Center has been scheduled for the first meeting of this board. The Joint Review Board's recommendation on the proposed Redevelopment Project Area's eligibility, for tax increment financing shall be advisory and non -binding and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Review Board and submitted to the municipality within 30 days after first convening. Failure of the Review Board to submit its report on a timely basis shall not delay the Public Hearing nor shall it delay any other step in the process of establishing or amending the Redevelopment Project Area. At the March 23, 1992 Public Hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file with the City Clerk written objections to and may be heard orally with respect to any issues regarding the designation of the Redevelopment Project Area and approval of the Redevelopment Project Plan. Written comments are . invited and can be sent in advance of the hearing to the City Clerk, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201. The Public Hearing may be adjourned by the Mayor and City Council without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing, fixing the time and place of the subsequent hearing.