HomeMy WebLinkAbout033-O-22 Approval of the Proposed First Amendment to the Five-Fifths Redevelopment Project Area4/6/22
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AN ORDINANCE
Approval of the Proposed First Amendment to the
Five -Fifths Redevelopment Project Area
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council previously approved the creation of
the Five -Fifths Redevelopment Project Area pursuant to ordinances 65-0-21, 66-0-21,
and 67-0-21; and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the previously approved Five -Fifths
Redevelopment Project Area incorrectly included two property identification numbers
(PIN's) that are already included in the West Evanston Redevelopment Project Area;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act,
as supplemented and amended (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1, et seq., the "TIF Act"), the Mayor
and City Council (the "Corporate Authorities") of the City of Evanston, Cook County,
Illinois (the "City"), have determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the
City that the City amend the existing Five -Fifths redevelopment project area (the "First
Amendment to Five -Fifths Redevelopment Project Area" as further described in Exhibit
A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference); and
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.
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SECTION 2: Amended Redevelopment Plan and Project Proposed. The
Corporate Authorities hereby propose approval of the First Amendment of the
Redevelopment Project Area attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: 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 of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this ordinance
is severable.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 6: 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: 7
Nays: 0
Introduced: April 25 , 2022 Approved:
Adopted: April 25 , 2022 April 27 , 2022
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation
Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
Description of the Amended Redevelopment Project Area
That part of the City of Evanston, Illinois described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the North line of Central Street and the Southwesterly line of
Green Bay Road; thence East, along the North line of Central Street, to the East line of
Broadway Avenue; thence South to the intersection of the South line of Central Street and the
Northeasterly line of Poplar Avenue; thence Southeasterly, along the Northeasterly line of
Poplar Avenue, to the West line of Ashland Avenue; thence South, along the Southerly
extension of the West line of Ashland Avenue, to the intersection of the South line of Grant
Avenue and the Northeasterly right of way line of Chicago and Northwestern Railway; thence
Southeasterly, along the Northeasterly right of way line of Chicago and Northwestern Railway, to
the North line and its extension of Lot 15 of Block 3 in Evanston Centre 2nd Addition in the
Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 41 North, Range 13 East of the Third Principal
Meridian; thence East along the North line and its extension of said Lot 15 to the East line of
Wesley Avenue; thence South, along the East line of Wesley Avenue, to the Northwest corner of
Lot 18 of Block 1 in said Evanston Centre 2nd Addition; thence East, along the North line of said
Lot 18 and its extension to the Northwest corner of Lot 1 in said Block 1 in Evanston Centre 2nd
Addition; thence South to the Southwest corner of said Lot 1, thence East to the Southeast
corner of said Lot 1 being the intersection of the North line of Simpson Street and the West line
of Asbury Avenue; thence North, along the West line of Asbury Avenue, to the North line and its
extension of Leonard Avenue; thence East, along the North line and its extension of Leonard
Avenue, to the Southeasterly right of way of Ridge Avenue; thence Southwesterly, along said
Southeasterly right of way, to the North line of Simpson Street; thence Southwest to the
intersection of the South line of Simpson Street and the Southeasterly right of way line of Ridge
Avenue; thence Southwesterly, along the Southeasterly right of way line of Ridge Avenue, to the
North line and its extension of Lot 8 in County Clerk's Division of unsubdivided lands in the
Northwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 41 North, Range 14 East of the Third Principal
Meridian recorded September 12,1888 as document 1003465 being also a boundary line of Lot
1 of Northwestern University Consolidation recorded September 11, 1996 as document
96693462; thence West, along the last described line, to the Northwest corner of aforesaid Lot 8
being a corner of lot 1 in said Northwestern University Consolidation; thence Southwest, along
the East line of Lot 1 in said consolidation, 256.27 feet to a bend point in the Easterly line of said
Lot 1; thence continuing Southerly, along the East line of Lot 1, being a curve concave easterly
and having a radius of 395.25 feet, an arc distance of 107.79 feet; thence East, along the
boundary of Lot, 2.57 feet to a corner of said Lot 1; thence Southwest, along a boundary of Lot
1 a distance of 18.13 feet, more or less, to Southeasterly corner of said Lot 1 being also the
Northwest corner of Lot 12 in County Clerk's Division of unsubdivided lands; thence
Southeasterly, along a line drawn to a point on the South line of said Lot 12 being 17.0 feet (as
measured on the South line of Lot 12) a distance of 94.0 feet; thence Southwesterly at right
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angles to the last described line 9.11 feet; thence Southeasterly 82.26 feet, along a line to a
point on the South line of aforesaid Lot 12 being 39.06 feet West (as measured on the South
line of Lot 12); thence Southeasterly, along a line forming a deflection angle to the left with the
prolongation of the last described line, 14.44 feet; thence Southeasterly to the to the intersection
of the South line of Emerson Street and the Northeasterly line of East Railroad Avenue; thence
Southwesterly to the Northeast corner of vacated West Railroad Avenue by
document87518006; thence Southeasterly, along the Northeasterly line of vacated West railroad
Avenue, to the North line of Lots 8 to 13 of Block 1 in Pratt's Addition to Evanston extended
East, being the South line of an alley; thence West, along said South line and its extension, to
the East line of Lot 10 in said Block 1 of Pratt's Addition to Evanston; thence South, along the
East line and its extension to the South line of Clark Street; thence West along the South line of
Clark Street and its extension to the West line of Ridge Avenue; thence Northeasterly, along the
West line of Ridge Avenue/Green Bay Road to the South line of Emerson Street; thence West
along the South line of Emerson Street to the West line and its extension of the East 30 feet of
Lot 19 of Block 4 in Grant and Jackson's Addition to Evanston in the Northeast Quarter of
Section 13, Township 41 North, Range 13 and the Northwest Quarter of Section 18, Township
41 North, Range14 East of the Third Principal Meridian; thence North, along the last described
line, to the North line of the East-West alley in said Block 4; thence east, along the North line of
said alley, to the East line of the North -South alley in said Block 4; thence North, along said
east line, to a bend point in Lot 3 in said Block 4; thence Northeasterly, along the Westerly line
of Lots 1, 2 and 3 in said Block 4 to the South line of Foster Street; thence East, along the South
line of Foster Street, to the East line of Jackson Avenue; thence North, along the East line of
Jackson Avenue to the South line of Lot 11 of Block 2 in Grant and Jackson's Addition to
Evanston; thence east, along the South line of Lot 11 and its extension to the East line of a
North -South alley in said block 2; thence North, along the East line of said alley, to the
Northwest corner of Lot 1 in said Block 2 and the South line of an East-West alley; thence East,
along the South line of said alley and its extension to the Southwesterly right of way of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway right of way being also the Northeasterly right of way of
Green Bay Road; thence Northwesterly, along said right of way line, to the North line of Simpson
Street; thence West, along the North line of Simpson Street, to the East line of Jackson Avenue
being the Southwest corner of the Resubdivision of Block 10 in Evanston Centre Addition;
thence Southeasterly to the Northwest corner of Block 13 in aforesaid Evanston Centre
Addition; thence Southwesterly, along the former Northwesterly right of way line of Chicago and
Northwestern Mayfair to Evanston line (now abandoned), to the north line of Foster Street;
thence West, along the North line of Foster Street, to the East line and its extension of a
North -South alley in Block 6 of McNiell's Addition to Evanston in the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 41 North, Range 13 East of the Third Principal
Meridian; thence South, along the East line and its extension of said alley to the South line of
Foster Street; thence West, along the South line of Foster Street to the West line and its
extension, to the West line and its extension of a North -South alley in Block 2 of said McNiell's
Addition to Evanston being also the West line of Foster Field Resubdivision; thence North, along
the West line of Lot 2 of said Foster Field Resubdivision, to the North line of said Lot 2 being
also the South line of Lot 4 in Block 2 of aforesaid McNiell's Addition to Evanston; thence East,
along the last described line, to the Southeast corner of said Lot 4 being on the West line of
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Dewey Avenue; thence North , along the West line of Dewey Avenue, to the North line of
Simpson Street; thence West, along the North line of Simpson Street, to the West line of Darrow
Avenue; thence North, along the West line of Darrow Avenue, to the North line of Payne Street;
thence East, along the North line of Payne Street, to the Southeast corner of Lot 5 in Craven's
Resubdivision of Lots 9, 10 and the South Half of Lot 11 of Block 5 of Payne's Addition to
Evanston in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 41 North,
Range 13 East of the Third Principal Meridian; thence North, along the East line of said Lot 5 to
the South line and its extension of Lot 6 in in Block 5 of the aforesaid Payne's Addition to
Evanston; thence East, along the South line and its extension of Lot 6, to the Southeast corner
of Lot 6 being on the West line of Dewey Avenue; thence North, along the West line of Dewey
Avenue, to the South line and its extension of Lot 14 in Block 6 of said Payne's Addition to
Evanston; thence East, along the South line and its extension of Lot 14 to the Southeast corner
of Lot 14 being on the West line of a North -South public alley; thence North, along the West line
of said alley to the Northeast corner of Lot 16 in said Block 6being on the South line of Noyes
Street; thence East, along the South line of Noyes Street to the Northeast corner of Lot 1 in
Owner's Resubdivision of Lots 1 and 2 of Block 6 in said Payne's Addition to Evanston being on
the West line of Ashland Avenue; thence North, along the West line of Ashland Avenue, to its
intersection with the Southwesterly line of Green Bay Road; thence Northwesterly, along the
Southwesterly line of Green Bay Road to the Northeast corner of Lot 1 in Owner's resubdivision
of Lot 21 of Block 11 in North Evanston recorded as document 3426469; thence Southwesterly,
along the Northwesterly line of said Lot 1 a distance of 30.0 feet; thence Northeasterly to a point
on the Southwesterly line of Green Bay Road being 30.0 feet Northwesterly of the Northeast
corner of the aforesaid Lot 1 of Owner's Resubdivision of Lot 21; thence Northwesterly, along
the Southwesterly line of Green Bay Road to the point of beginning, all in Cook County, Illinois.
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