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Meeting date/time:
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11/19/2024
10:00 AM
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Minutes status:
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Draft
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Meeting location:
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Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued On: 11/14/2024
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24-0409
| 1 | | | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Title I - Administrative, Chapter 8 - District Finances, Section 2 - Contracts and Purchases, Subsection F - Recycled Product Procurement Policy of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as Follows:
F. Sustainable Product Procurement Policy:
1. Purpose.
2. Policies.
3. Definitions.
4. Designated Products and Sustainable Products.
5. Requirements for Purchasing Contracts.
6. Rules and Regulations for Procurement of Sustainable Products.
7. Responsibilities of the Purchasing Department.
8. Exemptions.
9. Severability.
10. Third Party Rights.
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Effective date: This ordinance amendment shall be in effect January 1, 2025. | | |
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24-0459
| 1 | | | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
REPEAL OUTDATED RECYCLING ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Title 1 (Administrative), Chapter 15 (Reduction of Waste) of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed in its entirety:
1-15-1: REDUCTION OF WASTE THROUGH REFUSE AND RECYCLING.
The Forest Preserve District shall develop and implement a plan to reduce and reuse material, and to recycle material from all Forest Preserve facilities.
Such plan will be calculated for the purpose of achieving a district-wide goal of 25 percent waste diversion and an accompanying 25 percent waste disposal cost reduction.
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24-0476
| 1 | | | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Kim Ruffin, Ph.D.
Position: Council Member
Department/Board/Commission: Conservation and Policy Council
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
The Council Nominating Committee recommends the appointment of Kim Ruffin to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Maria Pesqueira.
Dr. Kim Ruffin is an Associate Professor and Program Director of English at Roosevelt University. Her scholarly monograph, Black on Earth: African-American Ecoliterary Traditions, put African-American writers on the map of U.S. nature writing. She is also a certified nature and forest therapy guide and a creative writer. Her audio-guided forest therapy walks (hosted by Emergence Magazine, the Denver Museum of Art, and the Forest Preserves of Cook County) have been enjoyed by thousands of local, national, and global listeners. Her current book project has been supported by a Kalliopeia Foundation grant, an Aldo and Estella Leopold Writing Program Residency, and a nonfiction workshop at the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Con | | |
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24-0477
| 1 | | PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT Laurel Ross, Henrietta Saunders, Mark Templeton | Reappointment | PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Alan Bell, Jacqueline Samuel, Ph.D.
Position: Council Members
Department/Board/Commission: Conservation and Policy Council
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Summary: The terms for Conservation and Policy Council members Alan Bell, Jacqueline Samuel, and Michael DeSantiago expire on December 31, 2024. Alan and Jacqueline are able and willing to serve an additional term. Michael DeSantiago, who has served on the Council for ten years, is stepping down. In December we will be submitting a resolution to honor and thank Michael for his service.
The Council Nominating Committee recommends that Alan Bell and Jacqueline Samuel be appointed to a new term beginning January 1, 2025.
Alan Bell is a partner at the law firm of Charity & Associates, P.C., focusing on municipal finance and real estate finance. He is also the founder and president of The Elements Group, which focuses on nature-oriented development projects. He serves on the boards of Openlands, the Land Trust Alliance, the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | | |
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24-0467
| 1 | | | Intergovernmental Agreement | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Other Part(ies): Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”)
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the "Forest Preserves") to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement regarding emergency repairs to the Big Bend Lake Spillway in Des Plaines
Goods or Services: The Forest Preserves and IDOT would like to cooperate in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of emergency repair of the Big Bend Lake Spillway.
Agreement Number(s): IGA #24-0467
Agreement Period: Five (5) years or completion of construction, whichever comes first
Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed $165,000.00 to be fully reimbursed by IDOT
Accounts: Professional Services 51010.520830; and Land Improvements 51010.560060
District(s): 17
Summary: Late last year, Forest Preserve staff discovered signs of instability and undermining at an existing water control structure at the south edge of Big Bend Lake. The existing spillway from this man-made lake accepts drainage from | | |
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24-0468
| 1 | | | Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment | PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Finance and Administration
Other Part(ies): Cook County Government, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization to enter into the Thirteenth Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Cook (the “County”) and the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) for the reimbursement or payment for certain services rendered by various County departments and by the Forest Preserves.
Goods or Services: The County and the Forest Preserves wish to amend and restate the Twelfth Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement (approved by their respective Boards of Commissioners on 11/16/2023 and 11/14/2023 for FY 2024) whereby they provide various services for each other.
Agreement Number: N/A
Agreement Period: 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2025
Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed $2,320,629.00 in expenditures and $1,971,500.00 in revenue
Accounts: Various districtwide corporate expenditure and revenue accounts
District(s): Districtwide
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24-0430
| 1 | | | Contract | PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Department of Law Enforcement
Vendor: Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Purchase of 100 APX6000 Portable Radios for police communications based upon the Cook County Sheriff’s Office contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. (“Motorola”), Contract No. 1912-18028 for various Motorola Radios, Parts & Equipment, expiring June 30, 2025.
Contract Value: $517,680.00
Contract Period: 11/19/2024 - 6/30/2025
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2024 $517,680.00
Accounts: Equipment 51010.530186 and 51001.530271
Contract Number(s): #74000014780
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final contract is subject to legal review and approval.
The vendor has met the Minority-and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Ordinance via direct and indirect participation.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: The Department of Law Enforcement is proposing the purchase of 100 APX6000 Portable Radios ba | | |
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24-0470
| 1 | | | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Resource Management
Vendor: Chicago Department of Transportation, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Greencorps Chicago Program
Original Contract Period: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2024
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2026
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,350,000.00 ($1,300,000.00 grant funding received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), plus up to $50,000.00 contingency)
Original Approval: 12/13/2022, $1,350,000.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: Not to exceed $200,000.00 (to be fully funded by additional ARPA grant funding)
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $50,000.00 (unexpended contingency, per original approval)
Accounts: ARPA Conservation Corps 51032.521444; Professional Services 51034.520840; and all future Professional Services accounts
Contract Number(s): #74000011524 issued under RFP #22-31-116
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24-0471
| 1 | | | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Resource Management
Vendor: Student Conservation Association, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Chicago Conservation Corps young adult gap year program
Original Contract Period: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2024
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2026
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $465,000.00 ($415,000.00 grant funding received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA"), plus up to $50,000.00 contingency)
Original Approval: 12/13/2022, $465,000.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: Not to exceed $176,939.00 (to be fully funded by additional ARPA grant funding)
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $50,000.00 (unexpended contingency, per original approval)
Accounts: ARPA Conservation Corps 51032.521444; Professional Services 51034.520840; and all future Professional Services accounts
Contract Number(s): #74000011523 issued under RFP #22- | | |
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24-0472
| 1 | | | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Resource Management
Vendor: Friends of the Forest Preserves, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Forest Preserves Experience Program
Original Contract Period: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2024
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2026
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,170,000.00 ($1,120,000.00 grant funding received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA"), plus up to $50,000.00 contingency)
Original Approval: 12/13/2022, $1,170,000.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: Not to exceed $185,894.00 (fully funded by additional ARPA grant funding)
Estimated Fiscal Impact: FY 2025 $50,000.00 (unexpended contingency, per original approval)
Accounts: ARPA Conservation Corps 51032.521444; Professional Services 51034.520840; and all future Professional Services accounts
Contract Number(s): #74000011530 issued under RFP #22-31-116
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24-0414
| 1 | | | Contract Amendment | PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Department of Planning and Development
Vendor: Glencoe Golf Course, Glencoe, Illinois (“GGC”) and the Village of Glencoe, Glencoe, Illinois (the “Village”)
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to amend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Agreement relating to the use of Forest Preserves property for golf course purposes, including construction of a new clubhouse building complex, by GGC and/or the Village.
Original Contract Period: Continuous term from 1922 with no termination date; amended per Board Item No. 17-0138 (June 6, 2017) to add termination twenty (20) years from effective date of amendment (June 15, 2037) with an option to extend for up to twelve (12) years if the Village was able to obtain financing for improvements (i.e., June 14, 2049). The Village was able to obtain financing pursuant to a referendum approved by Glencoe voters on April 4, 2023.
Proposed Contract Period Extension: June 15, 2037 to June 14, 2049
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24-0465
| 1 | | | Agreement | PROPOSED AGREEMENT
Vendor: Kar Rack Corp. D/B/A Eden Lanes Bowling Alley, Westchester, Illinois
Request: Requesting authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to enter into an agreement
Reason: Eden Lanes Bowling Alley (“Eden Lanes”) currently sits on a parcel surrounded by the Forest Preserves’ Westchester Woods. A portion of Eden Lanes’ parking lot and driveway pavement rests on a part of the Forest Preserves’ parcel to the east of the business. In the Fall of 2012, the Forest Preserves’ Board of Commissioners authorized the Forest Preserves to accept a donation of land from the owner of Eden Lanes in exchange for the granting of a license to operate and maintain that driveway and parking lot on Forest Preserves property (See Board Communication No. 12REAL0005). That license expired.
The Forest Preserves requests the authority to issue a new agreement for Eden Lanes to continue to utilize the portion of the parking lot and driveway over Forest Preserves land. The proposed agreement would allow for this nonexclusive parking, access, and main | | |
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24-0070
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Department of Finance and Administration
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Procurement and Disbursement Report
Report Period: 9/1/2024 - 9/30/2024
Summary: Submitting the Procurement and Disbursement Report for the period of September 2024. The report is to be received and filed in compliance with Section 1-8-2 (BB) of the District’s Code of Ordinances. | | |
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24-0464
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Departments of Legal and Finance
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Report - September 2024
Report Period: 9/1/2024 - 9/30/2024
Summary: The Forest Preserves of Cook County Departments of Legal and Finance are submitting Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments for the month of September 2024. Payments total $88,805.25 for September 2024. | | |
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24-0466
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Request: Refer to Capital Development & Ecological Restoration Committee
Report Title: 2025 Update to the 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan
Report Period: Five (5) Years, 2025-2029
Summary: This report is an annual update of capital improvement projects and funding needs for the next five (5) years (2025-2029). Capital improvement needs were identified by Forest Preserves’ staff, partner organizations, and members of the public. Requests for new or improved facilities, amenities, and infrastructure can be submitted at the Capital Improvement Plan webpage on the Forest Preserves website.
The draft report and appendix can be downloaded from the Forest Preserves’ Capital Improvement Plan webpage via the Forest Preserves website. Comments may be submitted to planning@cookcountyil.gov until December 13th. The final version will be posted in January 2025. A final report will be issued in January. | | |
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24-0458
| 1 | | | Calendar of Events | PROPOSED CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Department: Department of Conservation and Experiential Programming
Summary: Forest Preserves of Cook County Calendar of Events and Activities 11/19/2024 - 12/16/2024
Please check the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s website for updates and changes.
Tuesday, 11/19; 10am
Qigong and Sound, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Willow Springs
Join a certified instructor through a series of slow flowing movements, deep measured breaths, and soothing sounds while in a chair or standing. Ages 18 and up. For more information, please call (708) 839-6897.
Tuesday, 11/19 through Monday, 12/16; 4:30pm - 11pm
Lightscape, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe
Join us and embrace the spirit and beauty of the season with glowing of lights, art, and music! We are celebrating the sixth year of this annual holiday celebration. We are taking this year’s celebration to new heights and lights with our re-imagined trail that will have dazzling installations debuting in the U.S. for the first time. You can leave your to-do list at home and make lasting memories at | | |
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24-0084
| 1 | | | Report | REPORT
Department: Department of Finance and Administration
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Corporate Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenditures
Report Period: 1/1/2024 - 9/30/2024
Summary: Detailed Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenditures for September 2024. | | |
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24-0421
| 1 | | | Ordinance | PROPOSED ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2024
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County:
Section 1. That this Ordinance is and the same is hereby termed the “Ordinance for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2024.”
Section 2. That the Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois has considered the subject of the Annual Tax Levy for the year 2024 and the several sums necessary to be levied to meet the needs and requirements of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for said year and has recommended that this ordinance for the levy of taxes be adopted.
Section 3. That the Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, heretofore having approved and adopted the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the year commencing January 1, 2024 at its meeting held November 14, 2023, which ordinance was published by authority of said Board as provided by law and which portion of said Appr | | |
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24-0462
| 1 | | | Recommendation of the Finance Subcommittee (Litigation) | RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE (LITIGATION)
Finance Subcommittee Meeting on Litigation -11/19/2024
The Finance Subcommittee on Litigation met on the above listed date and recommends the following for approval:
Proposed Settlements Approved Fiscal Year 2024 to Present: $1,028,000.00
Proposed Settlements to Be Approved: $0.00
Legal Fees Approved Fiscal Year 2024 to Present: $494,799.88
Legal Fees for 11/19/2024 to Be Approved: $51,861.90 | | |
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24-0311
| 1 | | | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
FEES AND OCCUPANCY OF DISTRICT LANDS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Title 1 (Administrative), Chapter 9 (Land Acquisitions and Dedications) of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 9 LAND ACQUISITIONS AND DEDICATIONS FEES AND OCCUPANCY OF DISTRICT LANDS
1-9-1: [REPEALED] LAND ACQUISITIONS.
A. Appraisals Required: All land recommended for purchase by the Land Acquisition Team shall be appraised by a competent real estate appraiser.
1. No surplus real estate owned by the District shall be sold or exchanged unless two written independent fee appraisal reports have first been obtained and presented to the District Board of Commissioners and the proposed sale or exchange has been presented to the Real Estate Committee. At least one of such appraisals shall be an M.A.I. appraisal. The grantee may be required to pay the cost of such appraisals as a condition of conveyance of the real estate proposed to be sold or exchanged. | | |
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24-0313
| 1 | | | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ACQUISITION, CONVEYANCE, LICENSE AND USE OF DISTRICT PROPERTY
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Title 2 (Forest Preserve Lands and Property), Chapter 5 (Authorized Conveyance of Property) of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following ordinance provisions are substituted in its place:
2-5-1 Purpose and Policy Objectives
2-5-2 Definitions
2-5-3 Land Acquisitions
2-5-4 Conveyances
2-5-5 Licenses
2-5-6 Easements and Rights-of-Way
2-5-7 Vacations
2-5-8 Annexation
2-5-9 Eminent Domain
2-5-10 Resolution of Encroachments
2-5-11 Required Review Factors; Procedure
2-5-12 Supplemental Mitigation Measures and Public Amenities and/or Benefits
2-5-13 No Net Loss of Land Over Time; Annual Reporting
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Effective date: This ordinance amendment shall be in effect on January 1, 2025. | | |
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24-0314
| 1 | | | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
LICENSE PROCESS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Title 5 (Public Utilities), Chapter 2 (Franchises), Article A (Utility Companies and Other "For Profit" Entities) and Article B (Municipalities and Other Governmental Agencies) of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances are hereby amended as follows:
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5-2A-4: LICENSE FEE.
In addition to those special fees as may be recommended by District staff, the fee for licenses issued under this Article will be determined by multiplying the acres used by the cost per acre. Acres used will be calculated by multiplying the linear footage shown on the license application (or revised application) by the width required for future maintenance of the facilities. The minimum width will be fifteen (15) feet for all licenses regardless of the facilities installed or location of said facilities. Requests for widths above fifteen (15) feet must include an explanation justifying the need for additional width. The minimum license fee wi | | |
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24-0416
| 1 | | | Ordinance | PROPOSED 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 | | |
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24-0417
| 1 | | | Acquisition of Real Estate | PROPOSED PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE
Department(s): Legal Department
Other Part(ies): The Conservation Fund, A Nonprofit Corporation (Owner of Record)
Request: It is respectfully requested that this proposed purchase be approved.
Description of Real Estate: Parts of 19100 E. Glenwood Dyer Road & 2990 Ridge Road, Unincorporated Cook County, Illinois
Section: N/A
Parcel(s): Part of PINs: 32-11-301-001-0000 & 32-11-400-004-0000
PARCEL C:
THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER LYING SOUTH OF GLENWOOD-DYER ROAD OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AND THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF (EXCEPT THE EAST 990.0 FEET THEREOF MEASURED ON SOUTH LINE) OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH LIES SOUTH OF GLENWOOD-DYER ROAD, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 11; THENCE SOUTH 89° 39’ 53” WEST A DISTANCE OF 1322.00 FEET TO THE SOUT | | |
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