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Meeting Name: Real Estate Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/14/2024 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued On: 5/8/2024
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24-0231 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 03/12/2024   Not available Not available
24-0182 1  OrdinancePROPOSED ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FOREST PRESERVE NEAR SWEET WOODS AN ORDINANCE CREATING A FOREST PRESERVE in part of Section 14, Township 35 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, all in Cook County, Illinois near Sweet Woods in District 5. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (the “District”), pursuant to the statutes in such case made and provided, has from time to time acquired by purchase, condemnation, gift, grant, devise, or otherwise, lands necessary and desirable for District purposes containing one or more natural forests or parts thereof, or lands connecting such forests or parts thereof, or lands capable of being reforested for the purpose of protecting and preserving the flora, fauna, and scenic beauties within the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, and to restore, restock, protect, and preserve the natural forests and said lands together with their flora and fauna, as nearly as may be, in their natural state and condition, for the purpose of the education, pleasure, and   Not available Not available
24-0183 1  Sale or Purchase of Real EstatePROPOSED SALE OR PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE Department(s): Legal Department Other Part(ies): 1400 E Joe Orr, LLC (Owner of Record) Request: It is respectfully requested that this proposed purchase be approved. Description of Real Estate: 1413 E Joe Orr Rd (aka 1400 E Joe Orr Rd), Lynwood, Cook County, Illinois Section: N/A Parcel(s): PINs: 32-14-406-001-0000 & 32-14-405-003-0000 THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 14 (EXCEPT THE EAST 36-2/3 ACRES THEREOF) AND (EXCEPT HIGHWAY) THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF DEER CREEK, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SAID PARCELS CONTAINING 2,022,778 SQUARE FEET, OR 46.44 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Fiscal Impact: $1,520,000.00 purchase price plus closing costs up to $10,000.00 (up to $1,530,000.00 in total). Accounts: Real Estate and Land Acquisition Fund 51006.560010; and ARPA Fund 51032.560010 District(s): 5 Summary: The Forest Preserves of Cook County (t   Not available Not available
24-0184 1  OrdinancePROPOSED ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A FOREST PRESERVE NEAR SWEET WOODS AN ORDINANCE CREATING A FOREST PRESERVE in part of Section 11, Township 35 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, all in Cook County, Illinois near Sweet Woods in District 5. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (the “District”), pursuant to the statutes in such case made and provided, has from time to time acquired by purchase, condemnation, gift, grant, devise, or otherwise, lands necessary and desirable for District purposes containing one or more natural forests or parts thereof, or lands connecting such forests or parts thereof, or lands capable of being reforested for the purpose of protecting and preserving the flora, fauna, and scenic beauties within the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, and to restore, restock, protect, and preserve the natural forests and said lands together with their flora and fauna, as nearly as may be, in their natural state and condition, for the purpose of the education, pleasure, and    Not available Not available
24-0185 1  Sale or Purchase of Real EstatePROPOSED SALE OR PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE Department(s): Legal Department Other Part(ies): Calvary Christian Development Corporation (Owner of Record) Request: It is respectfully requested that this proposed purchase be approved. Description of Real Estate: 19101 Cottage Grove, Unincorporated, Cook County, Illinois Section: N/A Parcel(s): PIN: 32-11-300-003-0000 THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (EXCEPT THE NORTH 1150 FEET THEREOF), IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SAID PARCELS CONTAINING 1,833,440 SQUARE FEET, OR 42.09 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Fiscal Impact: $1,680,000.00 purchase price plus closing costs up to $10,000.00 (up to $1,690,000.00 in total). Accounts: Real Estate and Land Acquisition Fund 51006.560010; and ARPA Fund 51032.560010. District(s): 5 Summary: The Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) has identified a parcel of land for acquisition that would add to the Forest Preserves’ current holdings near Sweet Woods (the “Property”). The Property, commonly k   Not available Not available