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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS6-91 A Ordinance No. S6-91 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES (246 North Spring Street) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has determined that it is necessary and desirable to construct and maintain a public building and right of way upon certain property; and WHEREAS, in order to construct and maintain said public building and right of way, it is necessary to acquire certain property hereinafter described; and WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule unit authorized to exercise any power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs; and WHEREAS, the construction and maintenance of a public building and right of way is within the government and affairs of the City of Elgin. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That it is hereby determined that certain property in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, hereinafter described, be acquired for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a public building and right of way for the benefit of the public. Section 2 . That it is hereby determined that it is necessary and desirable that the City of Elgin shall acquire title to and possession of the following described real property, which property is necessary, required and needed for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a public building and right of way, lying wholly within the limits of the City of Elgin, to wit: North Lot 1 and an 8 foot strip of land lying West of and adjoining the same, and also that part of North Lot 2 and an 8 foot strip of land lying West of and adjoining the same in Joseph Pabst's Subdivision of Lots 25, 26 and 47 in Phineas J. Kimball Junior' s Second Addition to Elgin, described as follows : Beginning at the Northeast corner of said North Lot 2; thence South along the East line of said North Lot 2, 27 .58 feet; thence westerly 232. 36 feet to a point on the West line of said 8 (P. foot strip, 27 . 36 feet South of as measured along the West line of said 8 foot strip, the North line extended West of said North Lot 2; thence North a- tow- along the West line of said 8 foot strip, 27 .'16 feet to the North line extended West of said North Lot 2; thence East along the North line extended West and along said North line of said North Lot 2, to the point of beginning, in the City of Elgin, Kane County, Illinois . Section 3 . That Larry L. Rice, City Manager of the City of Elgin, be and is hereby authorized, empowered and directed ` to negotiate for and on behalf of the City of Elgin with the owner or owners of the above described real property for the - purchase of the real property described by the City of Elgin. Section 4 . That the City Manager be and is . hereby authorized to offer $210,000 as and for compensation to the owner or owners of the above-described property. Section 5 . In the event that the City Manager is- unable to agree with the owner or owners of said property as to compensation to be paid therefore, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, then title to and possession of said property shall be acquired by the City of Elgin in accordance with the laws of eminent domain of the State of Illinois, and the Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized, r empowered and directed to institute appropriate proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to acquire title to and possession of said property for the City of Elgin in accordance with the eminent domain laws of the State of Illinois. s/ George VanDeVoorde' George VanDeVoorde, Mayor Presented: May 8, 1991 Adopted: May 8, 1991 Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0 Recorded: Attest: s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk