01-1Resolution No. 01-1
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A DEDICATION OF AN ADDITION TO
BLUFF SPRING FEN 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 Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve on behalf of the
City of Elgin with the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, the
Illinois Department of Land Resources and the Governor of the State
of Illinois for a nature preserve, a copy of which is attached
hereto and made a part hereof by reference.
s/ Ed Schock
Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented: January 10, 2001
Adopted: January 10, 2001
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 4 Nays 0
Attest:
sl Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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DEDICATION OF AN ADDITION TO
BLUFF SPRING FEN NATURE PRESERVE
KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the City of Elgin, being
the owner thereof, does hereby dedicate as nature preserve buffer to Bluff Spring Fen
Nature Preserve the following described real property lying adjacent to said preserve:
Refer to Exhibit A
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 ILCS 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 or shall be managed as if it were part of the adjacent nature
preserve.
Prepared By: Carolyn T. Grosboll, Director
IL Nature Preserves Commission
Please Return To: 524 South Second Street f! /
Springfield, IL 62701-1787
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The dedication provided for herein is not intended nor shall be construed as a
conveyance of any title interest to the property and the City of Elgin hereby expressly
retains title to the property.
The City of Elgin, its successors or assigns, shall have custody and manage-
ment of the property herein dedicated, subject to the Rules for Management of Illinois
Nature Preserves, as amended, and any approved master plan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I (we) have hereunto set my (our) hand(s) and seal(s)
this day of
STATE OF ILLINOIS
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COUNTY OF COOK
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Mayor Ed SccJhhock,
City of Elgin
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, personally known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed
to the foregoing Instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that
he signed, sealed and delivered the said Instrument as his free and voluntary act, for the
uses and purposes herein set forth.
GIVEN under my hand and notarial seal, this day of
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APPROVED:
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February 16, 2001
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EXHIBIT A
The Addition as Buffer to Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve consist of 3 parcels owned by the City of Elgin
totaling 4.34 acres. These parcels are located in Sections 19 and 30, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of
the Third Principal Meridian, in the City of Elgin, Cook County, Illinois described as follows:
Parcel 1
Of that part of Section 30, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Hanover
Township, described as follows: Township and Range aforesaid, a distance of 1003.00 feet east of the
Northwest comer of said section; thence east a distance of 263.00 feet; thence southeast at an angle of 50
degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds to the right, a distance of 83.00 feet, thence southwest at an angle of 89
degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds to the right, a distance of 297.00 feet; thence westerly at an angle of 37
degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds to the right, a distance of 53.00 feet; thence northerly 259.57 feet, (Deed
being 245.00 feet) to the point of beginning (except that part of said section; beginning at a point on North
line of said Section 30, a distance of 1003.00 feet east of the Northwest comer of said section; thence east
along said North line, a distance of 263.00 feet; thence southeast at an angle of 50 degrees 18 minutes 00
seconds to the right, a distance of 78.00 feet; thence west parallel with said North Section line, a distance
of 304.56 feet, [Deed being 313.00 feet]; thence northerly, a distance of 60.58 feet, [Deed being 60.00 feet]
to the point of beginning), being situated in the City of Elgin, Cook County, Illinois and containing 35,622.46
square feet more or less (Property Index Number 06-30-100-005).
Parcel 2
Of that part of Section 30, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Hanover
Township, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of said Section 30, Township and
Range aforesaid, a distance of 1003.00 feet east of the Northwest corner of said Section; thence east along
said North line, a distance of 263.00 feet, thence southeast at an angle of 50 degrees 18 minutes 00
seconds to the right, a distance of 78.00 feet; thence west parallel with the said North Section line, a
distance of 304.56 feet, (Deed being 313.00 feet); thence northerly a distance of 60.58 feet, (Deed being
60.00 feet) to the point of beginning, being situated in the City of Elgin, Cook County, Illinois and containing
17.030.60 square feet more or less (Property Index Number 06-30-100-004).
Parcel 3
That part of the Southwest quarter of Section 19, Township 41 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal
Meridian being a part of Bluff Fen Subdivision, described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of
the East line of Cookane Avenue with the South line of Dixon Avenue extended, said point being 453.16 feet
south of the South line of Bluff City Boulevard; thence south along said East line of Cookane Avenue, 99.0
feet, then east parallel with the South line of Dixon Avenue extended, 424.45 feet for a place of beginning;
thence south parallel with the East line of Cookane Avenue, 480.85 feet; thence east at right angles to said
East line of Cookane Avenue, 63.95 feet; thence south parallel with the East line of Cookane Avenue, 264.0
feet; thence north 89 degrees 07 minutes 40 seconds west 488.41 feet to the east line of Cookane Avenue;
thence north along the said East line of Cookane Avenue 25.0 feet; thence north 89 degrees 07 minutes 40
seconds east, 173 feet; thence 33 degrees 85 minutes 09 seconds west, 70.97 feet; thence 39 degrees 26
minutes 51 seconds west, 78.68 feet; thence 23 degrees 17 minutes 08 seconds west, 65.75 feet; thence
5 degrees 43 minutes 07 seconds east, 60.21 feet; thence 15 degrees 45 minutes 10 seconds west, 62.61
feet; thence 13 degrees 01 minutes 02 seconds west, 51.87 feet; thence south 0 degrees east, 40 feet;
thence 56 degrees 18 minutes 36 seconds east, 36.06 feet; thence 35 degrees 33 minutes 59 seconds east,
52.77 feet; thence 18 degrees 26 minutes 25 seconds west,126.50 feet; thence north 0 degrees 0 minutes
east, 124.44 feet; thence east 89 degrees 08 minutes 17 seconds east along the said east line parallel with
the south line of Dixon Avenue extended, 129.42 feet to the point of beginning, being situated in the City of
Elgin, Cook County, Illinois and containing 136,406.2 square feet more or less (Property Index Number 06-
19-321-057).
Illinois Nature Preserves fr Commission
524 SOUTH SECOND STREET No
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SPRINGFIELD IL 627011787 I--�
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September 19, 2001
Mr. Ed Schock, Mayor
City of Elgin
150 Dexter Court
Elgin, IL 60120
Dear Mayor Schock:
SEP 2 6 2001
Please find enclosed an original dedication document for an addition to Bluff Spring Fen Nature
Preserve and a xerox copy of the recorded document. The document has been approved and signed
by the Chair of the Nature Preserves Commission, the Director of the Department of Natural
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,
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Carolyn T. Grosboll
Director
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Enclosures: Original Dedication Document
Xerox Copy of Recorded Dedication Document
DEDICATION OF AN ADDITION TO
BLUFF SPRING FEN NATURE PRESERVE
KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the City of Elgin, being
the owner thereof, does hereby dedicate as nature preserve buffer to Bluff Spring Fen
Nature Preserve the following described real property lying adjacent to said preserve:
Refer to Exhibit A
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 ILCS 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 bejointly approved by the Illinois Nature Preserves
Commission and the owner or shall be managed as if it were part of the adjacent nature
preserve.
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The dedication provided for herein is not intended nor shall be construed as a
conveyance of any title interest to the property and the City of Elgin hereby expressly
retains title to the property.
The City of Elgin, its successors or assigns, shall have custody and manage-
ment of the property herein dedicated, subject to the Rules for Management of Illinois
Nature Preserves, as amended, and any approved master plan.
Addition as Buffer to Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I (we) have hereunto set my (our) hand(s) and seal(s)
this "t. day of
Mayor Ed Schock,
City of Elgin
STATE OF ILLINOIS
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COUNTY OF COOK
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, personally known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed
to the foregoing Instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that
he signed, sealed and delivered the said Instrument as his free and voluntary act, for the
uses and purposes herein set forth.
GIVEN under my hand and notarial seal, this /,P&day of
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Notary Public
My Commission expires:
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APPROVED:
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Commission
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ATTACHMENT A
The Addition as Buffer to Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve consist of 3 parcels owned by the City of Elgin
totaling 4.34 acres. These parcels are located in Sections 19 and 30, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of
the Third Principal Meridian, in the City of Elgin, Cook County, Illinois described as follows:
Parcel 1
Of that part of Section 30, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Hanover
Township, described as follows: Township and Range aforesaid, a distance of 1003.00 feet east of the
Northwest corner of said section; thence east a distance of 263.00 feet; thence southeast at an angle of 50
degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds to the right, a distance of 83.00 feet, thence southwest at an angle of 89
degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds to the right, a distance of 297.00 feet; thence westerly at an angle of 37
degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds to the right, a distance of 53.00 feet; thence northerly 259.57 feet, (Deed
being 245.00 feet) to the point of beginning (except that part of said section; beginning at a point on North
line of said Section 30, a distance of 1003.00 feet east of the Northwest corner of said section; thence east
along said North line, a distance of 263.00 feet; thence southeast at an angle of 50 degrees 18 minutes 00
seconds to the right, a distance of 78.00 feet; thence west parallel with said North Section line, a distance
of 304.56 feet, [Deed being 313.00 feet]; thence northerly, a distance of 60.58 feet, [Deed being 60.00 feet]
to the point of beginning), being situated in the City of Elgin, Cook County, Illinois and containing 35,622.46
square feet more or less.
Parcel 2
Of that part of Section 30, Township 41 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Hanover
Township, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of said Section 30, Township and
Range aforesaid, a distance of 1003.00 feet east of the Northwest corner of said Section; thence east along
said North line, a distance of 263.00 feet, thence southeast at an angle of 50 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds
to the right, a distance of 78.00 feet; thence west parallel with the said North Section line, a distance of
304.56 feet, (Deed being 313.00 feet); thence northerly a distance of 60.58 feet, (Deed being 60.00 feet) to
the point of beginning, being situated in the City of Elgin, Cook County, Illinois and containing 17,030.60
square feet more or less.
Parcel 3
That part of the Southwest quarter of Section 19, Township 41 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal
Meridian being a part of Bluff Fen Subdivision, described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of
the East line of Cookane Avenue with the South line of Dixon Avenue extended, said point being 453.16 feet
south of the South line of Bluff City Boulevard; thence south along said East line of Cookane Avenue, 99.0
feet, then east parallel with the South line of Dixon Avenue extended, 424.45 feet for a place of beginning;
thence south parallel with the East line of Cookane Avenue, 480.85 feet; thence east at right angles to said
East line of Cookane Avenue, 63.95 feet; thence south parallel with the East line of Cookane Avenue, 264.0
feet; thence north 89 degrees 07 minutes 40 seconds west 488.41 feet to the east line of Cookane Avenue;
thence north along the said East line of Cookane Avenue 25.0 feet; thence north 89 degrees 07 minutes 40
seconds east, 173 feet; thence 33 degrees 85 minutes 09 seconds west, 70.97 feet; thence 39 degrees 26
minutes 51 seconds west, 78.68 feet; thence 23 degrees 17 minutes 08 seconds west, 65.75 feet; thence
5 degrees 43 minutes 07 seconds east, 60.21 feet; thence 15 degrees 45 minutes 10 seconds west, 62.61
feet; thence 13 degrees 01 minutes 02 seconds west, 51.87 feet; thence south 0 degrees east, 40 feet;
thence 56 degrees 18 minutes 36 seconds east, 36.06 feet; thence 35 degrees 33 minutes 59 seconds east,
52.77 feet; thence 18 degrees 26 minutes 25 seconds west, 126.50 feet; thence north 0 degrees 0 minutes
east, 124.44 feet; thence east 89 degrees 08 minutes 17 seconds east along the said east line parallel with
the south line of Dixon Avenue extended, 129.42 feet to the point of beginning, being situated in the City of
Elgin, Cook County, Illinois and containing 136,406.2 square feet more or less.
(i�S•` OF ECC�ti
City of •
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RATED FE��
December 13, 2000
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Joyce A. Parker, City Manager
SUBJECT: Bluff Spring Fen Land Expansion
PURPOSE
Item No.
RIVER AS A RESOURCE
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and members
of the City Council with information to consider designating 4.3
acres of City owned land as protected nature preserve to join the
Bluff Spring Fen.
BACKGROUND
Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve is a 91 -acre site owned in part by
the Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (70 acres) and
the City of Elgin (21 acres). Bluff Spring Fen was recognized by
the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory for extant high-quality
graminoid fen, sedge meadow, and calcareous seep wetland
communities. In addition, the site supports 12 State -listed
endangered or threatened plant species and one State listed
threatened insect.
The proposed addition consists of three tracts of land totaling
4.34 acres. Two of the tracts were purchased by the City in 1996
as part of its continuing effort to acquire property and remove
homes located in the Poplar Creek Flood Plain. The third tract was
conveyed to the City as condition for approval of the Bluff Fen
Subdivision dedicated in 1991.
The City will continue to hold ownership title of the properties.
The Illinois Nature Preserve will oversee the land management and
maintenance of the properties consistent with existing efforts
ongoing in the Bluff Spring Fen.
COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
Bluff Spring Fen
December 13, 2000
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
to, None.
LEGAL IMPACT
WW-VNone.
ALTERNATIVES
To not dedicate the additional three tracts of land totaling 4.34
acres to the Illinois Nature Preserve.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council approve the
dedication of the three tracts of land totaling 4.34 acres to the
Illinois Nature Preserve for protection.
�Re ectfully submitted,
6/�' 1pu�
J ce Parker
City Manager
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