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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-35 Resolution No. 02-35 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE DEDICATION OF AN ADDITION TO THE TROUT PARK NATURE PRESERVE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that Ed Schock, Mayor, and Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk, be and are hereby authorized and directed to execute a Dedication of an Addition to the Trout Park Nature Preserve for 530 Glenwood Trail , Elgin, Illinois, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference . s/ Robert Gilliam Robert Gilliam, Mayor Pro Tem Presented: January 23 , 2002 Adopted: January 23 , 2002 Vote : Yeas : 5 Nays : 0 Attest : s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk City of Elgin Agenda Item No. January 18 , 2001 RECREATION AL LEISURE AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FOR ALL CITIZENS FROM: Joyce A. Parker, City Manager SUBJECT: Dedication of 530 Glenwood Trail as an Addition to the Trout Park Nature Preserve PURPOSE To submit for City Council consideration the proposed dedication of 530 Glenwood Trail as an addition to the Trout Park Nature Preserve . BACKGROUND The City recently completed the acquisition of 530 Glenwood Trial . The City' s purchase of this property included an agreement with CorLands and the Fox Valley Land Foundation which included the Fox Valley Land Foundation providing the City $23 , 310 and CorLands providing the City $15, 000 to be utilized by the City for the purchase of the subject property. The City' s agreement with the Fox Valley Land Foundation and CorLands also provided for the City to pursue the proposed dedication of the subject property as an addition to the existing Trout Park Nature Preserve . Attached is a draft document which would provide for the dedication of 530 Glenwood Trail as an addition to the Trout Park Nature Preserve . The Fox Valley Land Foundation is processing the proposed dedication with the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission. The next meeting of the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission is on February 5, 2002 . COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED Fox Valley Land Foundation. FINANCIAL IMPACT None . Dedication of 530 Glenwood Trail as Addition to Trout Park Nature Preserve January 18, 2002 Page 2 WVV''GAL IMPACT T�he City' s previous agreement with the Fox Valley Land Foundation and CorLands requires the City to pursue the proposed dedication of 530 Glenwood Trail as an addition to the existing Trout Park Nature Preserve. The dedication of the subject property as an addition to the existing Trout Park Nature Preserve will subject the subject property to the Rules for Management of Illinois Nature Preserves and any approved master plan. ALTERNATIVES None . The City has an existing contractual obligation to pursue the proposed dedication. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed dedication of 530 Glenwood Trail as an addition to the Trout Park Nature Preserve . Respectfully submitted, Joyce A. Parker City Manager WAC/mg Illinois Nature Preserves Commission 524 SOUTH SECOND STREET LINCOLN TOWER PLAZA SPRINGFIELD, IL 62701-1787 217/785-8686 May 8, 2002 Ms. Dolonna Mecum, CMC City Clerk City of Elgin 150 Dexter Court Elgin, IL 60120-5555 Dear Ms. Mecum: Please find enclosed an original dedication document for an addition to Trout Park Nature Preserve and a xerox copy of the recorded document. The document has been approved and signed by the Chair ofthe Nature Preserves Commission,the Director ofthe Department ofNatural Resources and by Governor Ryan. This property is a fine addition to the nature preserve and will expedite the management of the preserve. Your interest and cooperation in seeing this area preserved for future generations is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Carolyn T. Grosboll Director CTG:tm Enclosures: Original Dedication Document Xerox Copy of Recorded Dedication Document City of Elgin 1 Mayor Ed Schock Council Members Juan Figueroa Robert Gilliam Ruth Munson John Walters Stuart Wasilowski Marie Yearman City Manager January 24 , 2002 Joyce A. Parker Mk. Steven Byers 914 S . River Road McHenry, IL 60050 Dear Mr. Byers : In accordance with our conversation last night , I had Mayor Pro Tem Robert Gilliam sign the Dedication of an Addition to Trout Park Nature Preserve . The three executed copies are enclosed. Please return a fully executed copy to me so that I may record it with the Cook County Recorder ' s Office . Thank you. Sincerely, Dolonna "Loni" Mecum, CMC City Clerk 847/931-5660 dkm Enclosure c : William Cogley, Corporation Counsel 150 Dexter Court• Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847/931-6100• Fax 847/931-5610 •TDD 847/931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org ® Printed on recycled paper Illinois Nature Preserves Commission 524 SOUTH SECOND STREET LINCOLN TOWER PLAZA SPRINGFIELD, IL 62701-1787 217/785-8686 January 21, 2002 Ms. Lonie Mecum City Clerk City of Elgin 150 Dexter Court Elgin, Illinois 60120 Dear Ms. Mecum, Enclosed are three Instruments of Dedication requesting dedication of a lot located at 530 Glenwood Trail as a Nature Preserve buffer addition to Trout Park Nature Preserve. The documents have been prepared for Mayor Ed Schock's signature. Please note that all three documents should be executed by Mayor Schock and that his signature must be notarized. Please return all three documents to me in the enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelop. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at(815)38509074. Thank you. Sincerely, Steven Byers 914 S. River Road McHenry, IL 60050 815-385-9074 DEDICATION OF AN ADDITION TO TROUT PARK NATURE PRESERVE KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the City of Elgin, a municipal corporation, being the owner thereof, does hereby dedicate as nature preserve buffer to Trout Park Nature Preserve the following described real property lying adjacent to said preserve : That part of Lot 1 of Glenwood Subdivision, Elgin, described as follows : Beginning at the northeasterly corner of said lot; thence south along the east line of said lot 135 . 6 feet to the northerly line of Glenwood Trail; thence westerly along said northerly line 88 . 5 feet; thence northerly 132 . 9 feet to a point on the north line of said lot 88 . 5 feet west of the northeast corner thereof; thence east along said north line 88 . 5 feet to the point of beginning, in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, and containing 11, 811 feet more or less (Permanent Index No. 06-01-452-007-0000) The property hereinabove described is dedicated for the purposes, and shall be held, maintained, and used, as provided for nature preserve buffer in the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act (525 ILLS 30) . The Property is further dedicated for the purposes and shall be held, maintained, and used, as provided for nature preserve buffer in any amendment to said Act enacted hereafter, but no such amendment shall alter the exclusive commitment of said property for the purposes specified in said Act as of the date of this dedication. Said buffer area may be developed, managed, or used for conservation, recreation, or service purposes as may be jointly approved by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and the owner and shall be managed as if it were part of the adjacent nature preserve. The City of Elgin, its successors or assigns, shall have custody and management of the property herein dedicated, subject to the Rules for Management of Illinois Nature Preserves, as amended, and any approved master plan. The dedication provided for herein is not intended nor shall be construed as a conveyance of any title interest to the property hereinabove described and the City of Elgin hereby expressly retains title to the property. IN WIT SS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this _'4 day of 2002 . El Ed Schock, Mayor Attest : Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk STATE OF ILLINOIS) ) ss . COUNTY OF K A N E) I, the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Ed Schock acting in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Elgin, and Dolonna Mecum acting in her capacity as City Clerk of the City of Elgin, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as their free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes herein set forth. Given under my hand and notarial seal, this ,`� ,� day of 2002 . ,A,AA A'^1 es,.,�+. a.sae,s1..� r„1 OFFICIAL SEAL Notary Publ ' c 4 SUELLYN LOSCH 4 NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF ILLINOIS My Commis ion E<pi;es Oct. 27, 2002 w APPROVED: a , Illinois Nature Date Preserves Commission Attest : f �,��--- 9rceZserves' Commisosliionl�retary Illins ature Da e APP R eFr, Illinois D rtment Date of N ral Resourc s APPROVED: overnor Date F:\Legal Dept\Resolutions\Dedication-530 Glenwood-Ill Nature Preserve.wpd FILED FOR RECORD K.'JiF rrr'1ITY. ILL. 2002K047233 7T 071-n _0 PM 2. 30 v ✓� J i CC ':z t DEDICATION OF AN ADDITION TO TROUT PARK NATURE PRESERVE KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the City of Elgin, a municipal corporation, being the owner thereof, does hereby dedicate as nature preserve buffer to Trout Park Nature Preserve the following described real property lying adjacent to said preserve: That part of Lot 1 of Glenwood Subdivision, Elgin, described as follows: Beginning at the northeasterly corner of said lot; thence south along the east line of said lot 135 . 6 feet to the northerly line of Glenwood Trail; thence westerly along said northerly line 88 .5 feet; rI thence northerly 132 . 9 feet to a point on the north line of said lot 88 . 5 feet west of the northeast corner thereof; thence east along said north line 88 . 5 feet to the point of beginning, in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, and containing 11, 811 feet more or less (Permanent Index No. 06-01-452-007-0000) The property hereinabove described is dedicated for the purposes, and shall be held, maintained, and used, as provided for nature preserve buffer in the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act (525 ILLS 30) . The Property is further dedicated for the purposes and shall be held, maintained, and used, as provided for nature preserve buffer in any amendment to said Act enacted hereafter, but no such amendment shall alter the exclusive commitment of said property for the purposes specified in said Act as of the date of this dedication. Said buffer area may be developed, managed, or used for conservation, recreation, or service purposes as may be jointly approved by the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and the owner and shall be managed as if it were part of the adjacent nature preserve . PREPARED BY: Carolyn T. Grosboll, Director d PLEASE RETURN T0: IL Nature Preserves Commission f. 524 South Second Street I 2002 K O 4 7 2 3 3 Springfield, IL 52701-1787 The City of Elgin, its successors or assigns, shall have custody and management of the property herein dedicated, subject to the Rules for Management of Illinois Nature Preserves, as amended, and any approved master plan. i The dedication provided for herein is not intended nor shall be construed as a conveyance of any title interest to the property hereinabove described and the City of Elgin hereby expressly retains title to the property. IN WI SS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23 day of 2002 . Ea Schock, Mayor Attest : Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk STATE OF ILLINOIS) ) ss. COUNTY OF K A N E) I, the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Ed Schock acting in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Elgin, and Dolonna Mecum acting in her capacity as City Clerk of the City of Elgin, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as their free and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes herein set forth. Given under my hand and notarial seal, this 93 ,Xday of -A All 2002 . 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