S6-91 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