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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION TO COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, Cook County Department of Real Estate Management has been working closely with the Office of the Public Defender to find space for Freedom Defense Centers in areas of the County that provide ease of access to citizens in need of this resource; and
WHEREAS, the Public Defender’s Freedom Defense Center located at 11431 S. Michigan Avenue, in Roseland, was recently leased for a two-year, eight-month term; and
WHEREAS, the Archdiocese of Chicago wishes to donate an approximately 0.4-acre land site located at 125 E. 114th Street, Chicago, Illinois: and
WHEREAS, this proposed donated land will provide a potential option for use as a parking/event area for the Center, pending any necessary zoning approvals; and
WHEREAS, this site, which has been vacant for several years, will provide the ability to construct improvements necessary to provide convenient parking to access the Center; and
WHEREAS, the estimated value of the site is approximately $82,000.00, based on a broker’s assessment of the property, and development of the site into the necessary parking lot will be funded through ARPA; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this donation is subject to receiving an acceptable Phase 1 Environmental report indicating that no remediation is necessary and confirmation that the site may be developed for parking use; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby accept the land donation from the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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