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Home My WebLink About95-178 _ •t I Resolution No. 95-178 RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING AND OBJECTING TO LITTLE CITY FOUNDATION GROUP HOME AT 2050 ROYAL BOULEVARD, ELGIN, ILLINOIS WHEREAS, the Illinois Development Finance Authority Act provides that one of the conditions which must be met before bonds may be issued by the Illinois Development Finance Authority for a subject project is that the Illinois Development Finance Authority must notify a municipality with planning and subdivision control jurisdiction over a proposed site so as to allow the municipality to within forty-five (45) days thereafter to approve or disapprove of the proposed industrial project; and WHEREAS, the City of Elgin has received correspondence dated July 17 , 1995, from the Illinois Development Finance Authority advising the City of a proposed group home to be established by the Little City Foundation at 2050 Royal Boulevard, Elgin, Illinois; and WHEREAS, the attorneys for the Little City Foundation have since advised the City of Elgin that due to an apparent conflict with the City' s zoning ordinance that the Little City Foundation has invoked a contingency in its real estate contract to purchase 2050 Royal Boulevard and that Little City Foundation was no longer pursuing the acquisition and development of this property; and WHEREAS, as a result of the proposed development' s apparent conflict with the City' s zoning ordinance and Little City Foundation having advised the City that it was no longer pursuing the acquisition and development of the subject property, the City Council of the City of Elgin has determined to notify the Illinois Development Finance Authority of its objection to the proposed development. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS that the City of Elgin does hereby disapprove and object to the proposed group home project by Little City Foundation at 2050 Royal Boulevard, Elgin, Illinois . The City Manager is directed to cause a certified copy of this resolution to be sent by registered or certified mail to the Illinois Development Finance Authority. s/ Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly, Mayor " Presented: August 23, 1995 Adopted: August 23, 1995 Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0 Attest : s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk • 411311 °4E� Agenda Item No. A ( 0 - a ) �` ,_: "Z'y J9jltlii�gilg t August 17, 1995 'ITO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager SUBJECT: Little City Foundation Proposed Acquisition and Development of 2050 Royal Boulevard PURPOSE To advise the City Council, of a proposed development by the Little City Foundation and to request formal City Council action with respect to same. BACKGROUND • The city has received correspondence dated July 17, 1995, from the Illinois Development Finance Authority advising the city of a proposed group home to be established by the Little City Foundation at 2050 Royal Boulevard. The Illinois Development Finance Authority Act provides that one of the conditions which must be met before bonds may be issued by the Illinois Development Finance Authority for a subject property is that the Development Finance Authority must notify a municipality with planning and subdivision control jurisdiction over a proposed site so as to allow the municipality to approve or disapprove of the proposed project. The municipality has 45 days from the date of no- tice to act on a proposed project. The property in question at 2050 Royal Boulevard is a single family residence. The proposed development for the property -,•-:. was to house four developmentally challenged adults with some ;professional staffing at the property. The city's zoning : -ordinance requires distance setbacks between such develop- .,-ments and further requires that these types of developments -.-:; be dispersed throughout the different neighborhoods of the :city. The location at 2050 Royal Boulevard would be in viola- . tion of the dispersion requirement as the subject neighbor- hood already has an existing family residential care facility . within the neighborhood and there are other neighborhoods in which no residential care facilities are located. Based upon this conflict with the city's zoning ordinance, the attorneys for the Little City Foundation have advised the city they are no longer pursuing the acquisition and development of the property. Mayor and Members of the City Council August 17, 1995 410 Page 2 COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED None. FINANCIAL IMPACT 'None. LEGAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that as a result of the proposed develop- ment's apparent conflict with the city's zoning ordinance and Little City Foundation having advised the city that it was no longer pursuing the acquisition and development of the sub- ject property, that the City Council pass a resolution disap- proving and objecting to the proposed development and that the Illinois Development Finance Authority be notified of same. • Respectfully submitted, Erwin W. Jentsch CorpozAtion Counsel Richard B. Helwig City Manager WAC/nr 111 py TELEPHONE 708/931-6100 ct),-- J FAX 708/931-5610 E1tJn FOR HEARING IMPAIRED ``�, TDD 708/931-5616 / CITY OF ELGIN150 DEXTER COURT ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60120-5555 7;‘17...:!;;;: R CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED August 25, 1995 Illinois Development Finance Authority 233 S. Wacker Drive Sears Tower, Suite 5310 Chicago, IL 60606 Attn: Legal Group RE: Little City Foundation Proposed Acquisition and Development of 2050 Royal Boulevard, Elgin, Illinois No. 1496-NP Gentlemen: The City of Elgin is in receipt of your correspondence of July 17, 1995, regarding the above referenced matter. Please be advised that the City Council of the City of Elgin has formally disapproved and objected to this proposed development. Attached find a certified copy of the August 23, 1995 City Council resolution providing for such disapproval and objection. Very truly yours, Dolonna Mecum City Clerk nr Enclosure (i) Printed on recycled paper DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY July 17, 1995 Ms. Dolonna Mecum City Clerk City of Elgin 150 Dexter Street Elgin, Illinois 60120-5570 Chicago Office Re: Little City Foundation 5310 Sears Tower #1496-NP Chicago,Illinois 60606 312.793.5556 Fax 312.793.6347 Dear Ms. Mecum: Springfield Office At a regular meeting of the Illinois Development Finance Authority held in Chicago, 222 South College Street Illinois, on February 16, 1994, the members of the Illinois Development Finance Suite 102 Springfield.Illinois 62706 Authority approved an application to issue qualified 501(c)(3) bond on behalf of Little 217.524.1567 City Foundation. The amount of such bonds to be issued on behalf of the applicant Fax 217.744.055' is now estimated at an amount not to exceed $9,112,225. The proceeds of the bond Southern Region Office issue will be used for the purposes of acquiring real estate and related 400 EastDeYoungStreet improvements, construction buildings and related improvements, furnishings, Box 397 equipment and related personal property to be installed therein, including the Marion.Illinois 62959 615.997.6315 construction Of an approximately 11,750 square-foot administration building, the Fax 615.997.6042 acquisition of an approximately 3,000 square foot office building, the construction of improvements to existing facilities of the Foundation, the acquisition of certain sites Central Region Office 124 SW.Adams Street and certain existing dormitories and apartment buildings, the acquisition of sites and Suite 300 buildings and the construction of community integrated living homes and the Peoria.Illinois 61602 acquisition of sites, buildings and related improvements and the construction of 309.671.0290 buildings and related improvements for community-based office facilities and Fax 309.676.7534 facilities for the resale of goods. Among the sites contemplated in the foregoing TDD 1.800.526.0844 project description is one located at 2050 Royal Blvd., Elgin, Illinois. Voice 1.800.526.0857 Following is the pertinent provision of Section 6.1 of the Illinois Development Finance Authority Act, 20 ILCS 3505/1 et. seq. (1992); Illinois Revised Statutes 1991, ch. 48, par. 850.01 et. seq., which describes one of the conditions that must be met before bonds (the statutory definition of which includes other indebtedness) may be issued by the Authority: The Authority shall not issue any bonds relating to the financing of an industrial project located within the planning and subdivision control jurisdiction of any municipality unless: (1) notice, including a description of the proposed project and the financing therefor, is submitted to the corporate authorities of such municipality; and (2) Ms. Dolonna Mecum City Clerk City of Elgin Page 2 such corporate authorities, within 45 days after mailing of the notice, have failed to notify the Authority that the municipality has adopted a resolution disapproving the industrial project or have notified the Authority that the municipality has adopted a resolution approving the industrial project. Please be advised that the corporate authorities of , Illinois, have 45 days after the mailing date of this letter to adopt either of the aforesaid resolutions. If the Authority has not been notified of the adoption of any such resolution within 45 days, it will assume that the corporate authorities have no objections to this project. Please send notification of the adoption of an approving or disapproving resolution, and a certified copy of the pertinent resolution by registered or certified mail to: ILLINOIS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY 233 South Wacker Drive Sears Tower Suite 5310 Chicago, IL 60606 Attn: Legal Group If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Stephen Welcome of our office at (312) 793-5586. Sincerely, ILLINOIS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY . By: /P •-.y J. Wilkerson xecutive Director cc: Rich Bornstein -Little City Foundation Charles L. Jarik, Esq. - Chapman & Cutler John J. George, Esq. - Daley & George IDFA File#1496-NP BJW.nb (Iegal.do045day) anori.nfp