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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS21-04 Ordinance No. S21-04 AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT FOR THE PROPOSED ELGIN ROUTE 20 TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, CONVENING A JOINT REVIEW BOARD AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS,pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act,as supplemented and amended (Act), the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane County, Illinois, is authorized to approve a redevelopment plan for and to designate redevelopment project areas and adopt tax increment allocation financing therefor; and WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Elgin,Illinois has heretofore caused a study to be conducted to determine the conditions in that part of the city legally described as set forth on Exhibit A-1 hereto and located within Elgin's Southeast and Southwest Area and immediately surrounding areas; and WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Elgin,Illinois has determined that said territory would qualify as a"redevelopment project area"as defined in the Act and that said territory on the whole has not been subject to growth and development through private enterprise and would not reasonably be anticipated to be developed without the adoption of a redevelopment plan and the use of tax increment allocation financing as provided in the Act; and WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Elgin,Illinois has determined that it is advisable that the city afford itself of the provisions of the Act and by ordinance approve a redevelopment plan (Redevelopment Plan)and a Redevelopment Project(Project)for said territory legally described on said Exhibit A-1 as a redevelopment project area commonly known as the "Elgin Route 20 Redevelopment Project Area" (Redevelopment Project Area), all as provided in the Act; and WHEREAS, the Act requires the City to conduct a public hearing prior to the adoption of ordinances approving the Redevelopment Plan and Project,at which hearing any interested person or affected taxing district may file with the City Clerk written objections to and may be heard orally with respect to the proposed approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project; and WHEREAS,the Act further requires that prior to holding a public hearing,the city convene a joint review board consisting of a representative selected by each community college district, local elementary school district, high school district or each local community unit school district, park district, library district,township and county that has authority to directly levy taxes on the property within the proposed Redevelopment Project Area, a representative selected by the city,and a public member to consider the subject matter of the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Act requires that notice of the public hearing be given by publication and mailing. en- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That the approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project, and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor are hereby proposed. Section 2. A public hearing shall be held by the Mayor and Members of the City Council at 7:00 o'clock P.M. on the 8th day of September, 2004, at Elgin City Hall, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, Illinois, for the purpose of hearing from any interested persons or affected taxing districts regarding the proposed approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project. Section 3. Notice of the hearing, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2, shall be published at least twice, the first publication to be not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to the hearing,in a newspaper of general circulation within the taxing districts having property in the Redevelopment Project Area. In addition,notice shall be mailed by certified mail not less than 10 days prior to the date set for the hearing, addressed to the person or persons in whose name the general taxes for the last preceding year were paid on each lot, block, tract, or parcel of land lying within the Redevelopment Project Area. In the event taxes for the last preceding year were not paid, the notice shall also be sent to the persons last listed on the tax rolls within the preceding three years as the owners of such property. Section 4. Notice shall also be given by certified mail to all taxing districts of which taxable property is included in the Redevelopment Project Area,Project or Redevelopment Plan and to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, and in addition to the other requirements set forth in Exhibit A-2 hereto,the notice shall also include an invitation to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and each taxing district to submit comments to the City to the attention of the City Clerk, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, Illinois 60120, concerning the subject matter of the hearing prior to the hearing date. Each such mailed notice shall include a copy of the proposed Redevelopment Plan. Section 5. A draft of the proposed Redevelopment Plan shall be placed on file at the offices of the city no later than July 26, 2004, being a date not less than 30 days prior to the date of such hearing. Section 6. A joint review board as set forth in the Act is hereby convened and the board shall meet,review such documents,and issue such report as set forth in the Act. The city's economic development manager director Raymond Moller is hereby appointed as the city's representative to said joint review board. The first meeting of said joint review board shall be held at 3:30 p.m.on the •4th day of August, 2004, at 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, Illinois. Section 7. That this ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption. Ed Schock, Mayor Presented: July 14, 2004 Passed: : July 14, 2004 Vote: Yeas: 6 Nays: 0 Recorded: July 15, 2004 Published: Attest: Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk rik EXHIBIT A-1 THAT PART OF SECTIONS 23, 24, 25 AND 26, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER TO THE NORTH LINE OF STATE ROUTE 20 BY—PASS,ALSO BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF GEORGE L. KIRK'S SUBDIVISION, ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS,BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID 23; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF STATE ROUTE 20 BY—PASS,TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 31; THENCE EASTERLY TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID STATE ROUTE 31 AND THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID STATE ROUTE 20; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SOUSTER AVENUE AS PLOTED IN W.H. HINTZE'S SUBDIVISION,BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTIONS 23 AND 24; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF SOUSTER AVENUE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE RAIL DIVISION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (FORMERLY THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY PER DOCUMENT NO. 1866552 AS RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY , ILLINOIS, ALSO BEING THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID risk WESTERLY LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF AFORESAID STATE ROUTE 20 BY—PASS; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE KANE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT PROPERTY PER QUIT CLAIM DEED, DOCUMENT NO. 1879636, RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE,TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT CCCL1 (351) OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S SUBDIVISION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 351;THENCE EASTERLY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 5 OF SOUTH PARK ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILL, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTION 24; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1 ALSO BEING THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY PROPERTY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY PROPERTY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 12, BLOCK 3 IN AFORESAID SOUTH PARK ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILL., SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID ROUTE 20 BY—PASS; THENCE EASTERLY,ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 9,BLOCK 3 IN SAID SOUTH PARK ADDITION; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 6, BLOCK 3 IN SAID SOUTH PARK ADDITION TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 6;THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY r LINE OF LOT 6, ALSO BEING THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID ROUTE 20 BY- PASS,TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2,BLOCK 4 IN AFORESAID SOUTH PARK ADDITION;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2, BLOCK 4; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID ROUTE 20 BY-PASS TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT 2003K193747, RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID PROPERTY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AS DESCRIBED IN SAID DOCUMENT; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PROPERTY, ALSO BEING THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID ROUTE 20 BY-PASS, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT 99K079899 AS RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY; THENCE SOUTHERLY TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 4 BLOCK 1 IN WM. REDEKER'S THIRD ADDITION TO ELGIN,ILLINOIS,BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTION 24; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 4 AND THE EAST LINE OF LOT 5 IN SAID WM.REDEKER'S THIRD ADDITION TO ELGIN,ILLINOIS TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 5; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 5 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PARCEL ONE AS DESCRIBED IN WARRANTY DEED DOCUMENT NO. 95K006877 AS RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY,IL;THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE AS DESCRIBED IN SAID WARRANTY DEED DOCUMENT NO. 95K006877 TO THE SOUTH LINE OF AFORESAID BLOCK 1 IN SAID WILLIAM REDEKER'S THIRD ADDITION TO ELGIN, ILLINOIS;THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY LINE EXTENDED NORTHERLY OF LOT 16 IN BLOCK 4 IN WINZLAR r ADDITION TO ELGIN, ILLINOIS BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTION 24;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY EXTENSION AND SAID EASTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 16 THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE AND ALONG WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 16,BLOCK 4 TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 4 IN PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN,KANE CO.,ILLS.BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTION 24 ; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 4 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 4; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 4 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 12 IN SAID BLOCK 4; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 12 , BLOCK 4 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 12; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 12 TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF AFORESAID BLOCK 4 IN PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 4 TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4, BLOCK 3 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4 AND THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 9, BLOCK 3 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS., TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3; r THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 3; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE • , SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 3; THENCE EASTERLY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF AFORESAID BLOCK 4 IN THE PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE SOUTHERLY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 5 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE SOUTHERLY,ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 5 TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 1, BLOCK 6 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKERS SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND SOUTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID LOT 1, BLOCK 6 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE SOUTHERLY,ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 2,BLOCK 6 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN,KANE CO.,ILLS.,TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 2; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 AND THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF SAID SOUTHERLY LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH AFORESAID WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 5 IN PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS., THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 5 TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4 IN AFORESAID BLOCK 6 IN PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 4;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOTS 5 AND 6 IN SAID BLOCK 6 AND THE SOUTHERLY r EXTENSION OF THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6 TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF BLOCK 7 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO.,ILLS.;THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 7,TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 7;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 7 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 11 IN SAID BLOCK 7;THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 11;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 2 IN AFORESAID BLOCK 7; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 AND THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF SAID SOUTHERLY LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 8 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN,KANE CO.,ILLS.;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 8 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 8 IN SAID BLOCK 8 ;THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 8 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF LOTS 8 AND 7 IN SAID BLOCK 8 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE SOUTHERLY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE EXECUTOR'S DEED DOCUMENT NO. 1505014 RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY, IL; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF PROPERTY ACCORDING TO EXECUTOR'S DEED TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID EXECUTOR'S PROPERTY DEED;THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID EXECUTOR'S PROPERTY DEED AND THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 25, ALSO KNOWN AS ST. CHARLES STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF AFORESAID RAIL DIVISION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (FORMERLY THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY); THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO THE NORTH LINE OF AFORESAID SECTION 25; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF SECTION 25 TO THE WESTERLY BANK OF THE FOX RIVER;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY BANK OF THE FOX RIVER,TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN QUIT CLAIM DEED PER DOCUMENT NO. 1304553 RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND PER DOCUMENT NO. 1304553 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN A QUIT CLAIM DEED PER DOCUMENT NO. 93K26876 RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND;THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID QUIT CLAIM DEED TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID DEED; THENCE NORTHERLY TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN A QUIT CLAIM DEED PER DOCUMENT NO. 1591075 RECORDED IN THE rik RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS SAID POINT BEING 521.10 FEET EASTERLY OF(AS MEASURED ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE)THE EASTERLY LINE OF AFORESAID STATE ROUTE 31;THENCE WESTERLY,ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE PER QUIT CLAIM DEED DOCUMENT NO. 1591075 TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 31; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE ILLINOIS STATE MENTAL HEALTH PROPERTY THAT IS 983.40 FEET SOUTH AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE NORTH LINE OF AFORESAID SECTION 26; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, TO A POINT ON SAID SOUTHERLY LINE THAT IS 740.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF AFORESAID SECTION 26;THENCE NORTHERLY PARALLEL TO SAID EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER;THENCE NORTHERLY PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 816.60 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23 TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. r EXHIBIT A-2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ELGIN ROUTE 20 REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA Notice is hereby given that on September 8, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin,Illinois,a public hearing will be held to consider the approval of a redevelopment plan (Redevelopment Plan)and project(Project)for the"Elgin Route 20 Redevelopment Project Area". The Redevelopment Project Area consists of the territory legally described as follows: THAT PART OF SECTIONS 23,24,25 AND 26,ALL IN TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER TO THE NORTH LINE OF STATE ROUTE 20 BY-PASS,ALSO BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF GEORGE L. KIRK'S SUBDIVISION, ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID 23; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF STATE ROUTE 20 BY-PASS, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 31; THENCE EASTERLY TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID STATE ROUTE 31 AND THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID STATE ROUTE 20; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SOUSTER AVENUE AS PLOTED IN W.H.HINTZE'S SUBDIVISION,BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTIONS 23 AND 24; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF SOUSTER AVENUE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE RAIL DIVISION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY(FORMERLY THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY PER DOCUMENT NO. 1866552 AS RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS,ALSO BEING THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF AFORESAID STATE ROUTE 20 BY-PASS;THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE KANE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT PROPERTY PER QUIT CLAIM DEED,DOCUMENT NO. 1879636,RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT CCCL1 (351)OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S SUBDIVISION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 351;THENCE EASTERLY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 5 OF SOUTH PARK ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILL, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTION 24;THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1 ALSO BEING THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY PROPERTY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY PROPERTY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 12, BLOCK 3 IN AFORESAID SOUTH PARK ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE COUNTY,ILL.,SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID ROUTE 20 BY-PASS; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 9, BLOCK 3 IN SAID SOUTH PARK ADDITION; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 6,BLOCK 3 IN SAID SOUTH PARK ADDITION TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 6; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT 6,ALSO BEING THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID ROUTE 20 BY-PASS,TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2, BLOCK 4 IN AFORESAID SOUTH PARK ADDITION;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2, BLOCK 4; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID ROUTE 20 BY-PASS TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT 2003K193747,RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID PROPERTY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AS DESCRIBED IN SAID DOCUMENT; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PROPERTY, ALSO BEING THE NORTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID ROUTE 20 BY-PASS, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT 99K079899 AS RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY;THENCE SOUTHERLY TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 4 BLOCK 1 IN WM.REDEKER'S THIRD ADDITION TO ELGIN,ILLINOIS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTION 24; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 4 AND THE EAST LINE OF LOT 5 IN SAID WM.REDEKER'S THIRD ADDITION TO ELGIN,ILLINOIS TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 5; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 5 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PARCEL ONE AS DESCRIBED IN WARRANTY DEED DOCUMENT NO.95K006877 AS RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY,IL;THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE AS DESCRIBED IN SAID WARRANTY DEED DOCUMENT NO. 95K006877 TO THE SOUTH LINE OF AFORESAID BLOCK 1 IN SAID WILLIAM REDEKER'S THIRD ADDITION TO ELGIN, ILLINOIS; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY LINE EXTENDED NORTHERLY OF LOT 16 IN BLOCK 4 IN WINZLAR ADDITION TO ELGIN,ILLINOIS BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTION 24; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY EXTENSION AND SAID EASTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 16 THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE AND ALONG WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 16, BLOCK 4 TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 4 IN PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN,KANE CO.,ILLS.BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF AFORESAID SECTION 24;THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 4 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 4; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 4 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 12 IN SAID BLOCK 4; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 12 ,BLOCK 4 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 12; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 12 TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF AFORESAID BLOCK 4 IN PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 4 TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4, BLOCK 3 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN,KANE CO.,ILLS.;THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4 AND THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 9,BLOCK 3 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS., TO THE roh. SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 3; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 3;THENCE EASTERLY TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF AFORESAID BLOCK 4 IN THE PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN,KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE SOUTHERLY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 5 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 5 TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 1,BLOCK 6 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKERS SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND SOUTHERLY LINE OF AFORESAID LOT 1, BLOCK 6 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1;THENCE SOUTHERLY,ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 2, BLOCK 6 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN,KANE CO.,ILLS.,TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 2; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 AND THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF SAID SOUTHERLY LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH AFORESAID WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 5 IN PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS., THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 5 TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4 IN AFORESAID BLOCK 6 IN PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION AND ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 4 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 4;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOTS 5 AND 6 IN SAID BLOCK 6 AND THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6 TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF BLOCK 7 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN, KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 7, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK 7; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 7 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 11 IN SAID BLOCK 7; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 11;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 2 IN AFORESAID BLOCK 7; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 AND THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF SAID SOUTHERLY LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 8 IN AFORESAID PLAT OF WILLIAM REDEKER'S SECOND ADDITION TO ELGIN,KANE CO., ILLS.; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 8 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 8 IN SAID BLOCK 8 ; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 8 TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8;THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF LOTS 8 AND 7 IN SAID BLOCK 8 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE SOUTHERLY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE EXECUTOR'S DEED DOCUMENT NO. 1505014 RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY, IL; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF PROPERTY ACCORDING TO EXECUTOR'S DEED TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID EXECUTOR'S PROPERTY DEED; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID EXECUTOR'S PROPERTY DEED AND THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 25, ALSO KNOWN AS ST. CHARLES STREET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF AFORESAID RAIL DIVISION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (FORMERLY THE CHICAGO,MILWAUKEE, ST.PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY); THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE TO THE NORTH LINE OF AFORESAID SECTION 25; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF SECTION 25 TO THE WESTERLY BANK OF THE FOX RIVER; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY BANK OF THE FOX RIVER, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN QUIT CLAIM DEED PER DOCUMENT NO. 1304553 RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY,ILLINOIS;THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND PER DOCUMENT NO. 1304553 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN A QUIT CLAIM DEED PER DOCUMENT NO. 93K26876 RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID QUIT CLAIM DEED TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID DEED; THENCE NORTHERLY TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN A QUIT CLAIM DEED PER DOCUMENT NO. 1591075 RECORDED IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS SAID POINT BEING 521.10 FEET EASTERLY OF (AS MEASURED ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE) THE EASTERLY LINE OF AFORESAID STATE ROUTE 31; THENCE WESTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE PER QUIT CLAIM DEED DOCUMENT NO. 1591075 TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 31; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE ILLINOIS STATE MENTAL HEALTH PROPERTY THAT IS 983.40 FEET SOUTH AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE NORTH LINE OF AFORESAID SECTION 26; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, TO A POINT ON SAID SOUTHERLY LINE THAT IS 740.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF AFORESAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTHERLY PARALLEL TO SAID EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTHERLY PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF 816.60 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23 TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ELGIN,KANE COUNTY,ILLINOIS. SAID PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ELGIN ROUTE 20 TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, ALL LOCATED IN KANE COUNTY, ELGIN TOWNSHIP, CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS. The approximate street location and description of the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Redevelopment Project Area is as follows: The proposed US Route 20 Redevelopment Project Area is located in the southeastern part of the City of Elgin primarily along the south right-of-way of US Route 20 on both sides of the Fox River. On the east side of the Fox River, the Redevelopment Project Area is generally bounded by Route 20 on the north,portions of St. Charles Street and Elizabeth Street on the east,the METRA railroad right-of- way and the westerly extension of Hammond Avenue on the south:and the Fox River on the west. On the west side of the Fox River, the Redevelopment Project Area generally encompasses the properties associated with various public uses,including, but not limited to,the Elgin Mental Health Center campus,the Illinois Department of Transportation facility, the Illinois Department of Human Services office building, the Continental Little League/Elgin Shores Forest Preserve and several publicly owned vacant parcels situated east of Route 31. There will be considered at the hearing the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Redevelopment Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan as proposed is on file and available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, at 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, Illinois. The proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project include the acquisition and reconveyance of land in the Redevelopment Project Area, demolition, clearance, and related site preparation activities, the construction, acquisition, and installation of certain public works and improvements,including but not limited to streets,storm sewers,water mains,sanitary sewers,traffic signalization,curbs,gutters, landscaping, and parking facilities, and related costs and expenses, all as provided in the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as supplemented and amended. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and each taxing district of which taxable property is included in the Redevelopment Project Area, Project or Redevelopment Plan are also invited to submit comments to the city to the attention of the City Clerk, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, Illinois 60120, concerning the subject matter of the hearing prior to the hearing date. There is hereby convened a joint review board to consider the proposed approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Redevelopment Project Area and adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The joint review board shall consist of a representative selected by each affected taxing district that has authority to directly levy taxes on the property within the Redevelopment Project Area, a representative selected by the city, and a public member. The first meeting of said joint review board shall be held at 3:30 p.m. on the 4th day of August, 2004, at 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, Illinois. At the hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file written objections with the City Clerk and may be heard orally with respect to any issues regarding the approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The hearing may be adjourned by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Elgin without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing fixing the time and place of the subsequent hearing. By Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk City of Elgin Kane County, Illinois r