Sale of City-owned property at 1850 S Millard Ave to Leola Nelson under Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program

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HSG-. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF CHICAGO RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR November 15,2012 TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO Ladies and Gentlemen: At the request ofthe Commissioner of Housing and Economic Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the sale of City-Owned property Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated. Very truly yours, Mayor ORDINANCE WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of government by virtue ofthe provisions ofthe Constitution ofthe State of Illinois of 1970, and as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and WHEREAS, the City, through the foreclosure of demolition liens, tax sales and other methods of acquisition, has acquired title to numerous parcels of real property which are of minimal value and costly to clean up and maintain, and because title to such properties was vested in the City, the properties were exempted from real estate taxes, thus depriving the City of revenue; and WHEREAS, by ordinances passed by the City Council ofthe City ("City Council") on March 6, 1981 and published on pages 5584-5585 of the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council ("Journal") for such date, as amended on July 23,1982 and published in the Journal for such date at pages 11830-11833, as amended January 7, 1983 and published in the Journal for such date at pages14803- 14805, as amended September 14, 1994 and published in the Journal for such date at pages 56195 - 56198, as amended September 4, 2002 and published in the Journal for such date at pages 92771 - 92773, and as amended July 28, 2010 and published in the Journal for such date at pages 97370 - 97374, a program for the disposition of certain vacant real property owned by the City known as the Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program (the "ANLAP Program") was established; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the current ANLAP Program, as codified at Municipal Code Chapter 2-159-010 et seq. (the "ANLAP Program Ordinance"), a qualified City-owned parcel may be sold if it has an appraised value of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the current ANLAP Program, if the property appraises at or for less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) the minimum acceptable bid must be at least One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); if the property appraises at or for less than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) but more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) the minimum acceptable bid must be at least Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00); and if the property appraises for more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) the minimum acceptable bid must be Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), plus fifty percent (50%) of the appraised value which exceeds Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the current ANLAP Program, any deed conveying a parcel pursuant thereto shall contain covenants which: (1) prohibit the grantee from conveying, assigning or otherwise transferring the parcel except in conjunction with the adjacent parcel owned by the. grantee; and (2) require that the parcel be improved with landscaped open space within six (6) months of the conveyance of such parcel and prohibit the construction of any permanent improvements on the parcel, excluding only improvements made by the grantee on the parcel that constitute an integrated addition to the grantee's primary residence on the adjacent lot, or a garage appurtenant thereto; and (3) require the grantee to maintain the parcel in accordance with the provisions ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago. The covenants shall terminate ten (10) years after the date of the conveyance of the parcel to the grantee; and 1 WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Economic Development ("DHED") ofthe City desires to convey the vacant parcel of real property identified on Exhibit A to this ordinance (the "ANLAP Parcel") to Leola Nelson (the "Purchaser"), who has a principal residence of 1848 S.­Millard Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, which ANLAP Parcel is located in the Ogden/Pulaski Redevelopment Project Area ("Area") established pursuant to ordinances adopted by the City Council on April 9,2008, and published in the Journal for such date at pages 24221 through 24477; and WHEREAS, DHED has caused notice ofthe proposed sale ofthe ANLAP Parcel to be sent to all eligible adjacent neighbors (if any) and has also caused public notice advertising the City's intent to enter into the sale of the ANLAP Parcel to the Purchaser to be published in the Chicago. Sun-Times on October 19, 2012; and WHEREAS, Purchaser's proposal was the only proposal received by the deadline indicated in the aforesaid notice; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 12-062-21 adopted on October 18, 2012, by the Plan Commission ofthe City of Chicago (the "Commission"), the Commission approved the sale, of the ANLAP Parcel to the Purchaser; now, therefore ;■ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO: SECTION 1. The City hereby accepts the bid of the Purchaser to purchase the ANLAP Parcel, which purchase shall be subject to all ofthe terms, conditions, covenants and restrictions of the ANLAP Program and the ANLAP Program Ordinance. SECTION 2. The Mayor or his proxy is authorized to execute, and the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk is authorized to attest, a quitclaim deed conveying the ANLAP Parcel to the Purchaser for the purchase price of One Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,000.00). Such deed shall include a covenant obligating the Purchaser to use the ANLAP Parcel only for a use consistent with the land uses permitted under the redevelopment plan for the Area and consistent with the requirements of the ANLAP Program Ordinance. SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity of such provision shall not effect any of the other provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 4. All ordinances, resolutions, motions or orders inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and approval. 2 EXHIBIT A Bidder: Address: Appraised Value Bid Amount: Leola Nelson 1848 S. Millard Ave., Chicago, IL $4,700.00 $1,000.00 Legal Description (Subject to Title Commitment and Survey): Lot 15 in Block 3 in Resubdivision of Blocks 1 to 5 and Vacated Alleys in Lansingh's Second; Addition to Chicago, a Subdivision of the Southwest 11A of Section 23, Township 39 North, Range 13, East ofthe Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois. Address: 1850 S. Millard Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60623 Property Index Number: 16-23-314-056-0000 3 CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION Legal name of the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: Check ONE of the following three boxes: Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is: ^ the Applicant OR [] a legal entity holding a direct or indirect interest in the Applicant. State the legal name of the Applicant in which the Disclosing Party holds an interest: OR 3. [] a legal entity with a right of control (see Section II.B. 1.) State the legal name of the entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control: Business^ddress of the Disclosing Party: C. Telephone: Fax: Email D. Name of contact person: E. Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one): Brief description of contract, transaction or other undertaking (referred to below as the "Matter") to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable): iWose, ^am\k lof frvavv Qki /ftNUP) , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with the applicable ordinances. If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other transactions with the City. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages. It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all of the information provided on this EDS and any attachments to this EDS may be made available to the public on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS. The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to Article I of Chapter 1-23 of the Municipal Code (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020 of the Municipal Code. The Disclosing Party represents and warrants that: Page 11 of 13 F.l. The Disclosing Party is not delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, nor are the Disclosing Party or its Affiliated Entities delinquent in paying any fine, fee, tax or other charge owed to the City. This includes, but is not limited to, all water charges, sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property, taxes or sales taxes. F.2 If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to use, any facility listed by the U.S. E.P.A. on the federal Excluded Parties List System ("EPLS") maintained by the U. S. General Services Administration. F.3 If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection with the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in F.l. and F.2. above and will not, without the prior written consent of the City, use any such contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certifications or that the Disclosing Party has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certifications. NOTE: If the Disclosing Party cannot certify as to any of the items in F.l., F.2. or F.3. above, an explanatory statement must be attached to this EDS. CERTIFICATION Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below: (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS and Appendix A (if applicable) on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this EDS and Appendix A (if applicable) are true, accurate and complete as of the date furnished to the City. (Print or type name of Disclosing Party) By (Sign here) (Print or type name of person signing) (Print or type title of person signing) (state). Signed and sworn to before me on (date) ^^}jtW0V'\ at CJ>0\y- County, J~U *~ Notary Commission expires:. U-1M4 OFFICIAL SEAL TRINA MANGRUM NOTARY PUBLIC - STATE OF ILLINOIS MY COMMISSION EXPIRES.H/18/14 Page 12 of 13 CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT APPENDIX A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5 percent. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant. Under Municipal Code Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this EDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any of the following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister. "Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers of the Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers of the Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5 percent ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary of a legal entity or any person exercising similar authority. Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head? [ JVes If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person, (2) the name of the legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title of the elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship. Page 13 of 13

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