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Meeting Name: Business and Economic Development Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/12/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
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23-4764 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/19/2023approvePass Action details Not available
23-3872 1 ORDINANCE EXCLUDING SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS FROM ASSESSOR’S MARKET VALUATION OF STRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTSOrdinance AmendmentPROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE EXCLUDING SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS FROM ASSESSOR’S MARKET VALUATION OF STRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 74, Article II, is hereby amended to add the following sections: Sec. 74.49. Valuation of solar energy systems installed on commercial or industrial structures and improvements. (a) Purpose. To reach its clean energy goals, the County Board finds that it is necessary to install solar energy systems on the roofs of commercial and industrial structures throughout the County. Owners of commercial and industrial property in Cook County should be encouraged to use otherwise unproductive roofs to help the County generate solar energy and create new jobs for County residents. When evaluating Cook County rooftops for solar energy system installation, owners and investors need certainty that the installation will not, on its own, increase property taxes. (b) Exclusion of solar energy systems from market valuation of commercial and industrial structures and improvements. Whenrecommend for deferralPass Action details Not available
23-3990 1 Hillside Lumber Inc.Resolution (Class 6B) SERPROPOSED RESOLUTION Hillside Lumber Inc. CLASS 6B SUSTAINABLE EMERGENCY RELIEF (SER) WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development received and reviewed a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b Sustainable Emergency Relief (SER) application containing the following information: Applicant: Hillside Lumber Inc. Address: 4234-38 Warren Ave, 4250 Warren Ave, 500 Melrose Ave, 4329 Butterfield Road, Hillside, Illinois 60162 Length of time at current location: All facilities are over 30 years old Length of time property under same ownership: 27 years Is there evidence supporting 10 years of the same ownership and/or occupancy (tenancy): Yes Age of the Property (Building): Municipality or Unincorporated Township: City of Chicago Cook County District: 1st h District Permanent Index Number(s): 15-08-427-003, -004,-005,007,-008,-009,-019,-017,-020, -022,-024-,-026,-027;15-08-426-002,-003,-004,-005,-006,017,-020 Municipal Resolution Number: City of Chicago, Resolution Number 02022-426 Evidence of Economic Hardship: Yes Number of blighrecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
23-4004 1 Kothawala Properties LLCResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION Kothawala Properties LLC UNINCORPORATED INDUSTRIAL RENEWAL PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development received and reviewed a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b unincorporated industrial renewal application containing the following information: Applicant: Kothawala Properties LLC Address: 4920 S. Monitor, Unincorporated Chicago, Illinois 60638 Municipality or Unincorporated Township: Unincorporated Stickney Township Cook County District: 16th Permanent Index Number: 19-08-202-032-0000 Municipal Resolution Number: Unincorporated Cook Use of property: Industrial use- warehousing and distribution WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated or abandoned industrial property; and WHEREAS, Class 6b incentives that are granted may be renewed during the last year in which a property is entitled to a recommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
23-4043 1 Builders Chicago CorpResolution (Class 6B) Purchase for ValuePROPOSED RESOLUTION Builders Chicago Corp 6B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development received and reviewed a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b application containing the following information: Applicant: Builders Chicago Corp Address: 93 Martin Lane, Elk Grove Village, Illinois Municipality or Unincorporated Township: Elk Grove Village Cook County District: 15th District Permanent Index Number: 08-22-301-023-0000 Municipal Resolution Number: Village of Elk Grove Village Resolution No. 68-20 Number of month property vacant/abandoned: 7 months vacant Special circumstances justification requested: Yes Proposed use of property: Industrial use - warehousing, manufacturing, and distribution Living Wage Ordinance Compliance Affidavit Provided: Yes WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for an abandoned industrial facility; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Classirecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
23-4048 1 Che Empire, LLCResolution (Class 6B) Purchase for ValuePROPOSED RESOLUTION Che Empire, LLC 6B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development received and reviewed a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b application containing the following information: Applicant: Che Empire, LLC Address: 1529 N 31st Street, Melrose Park, Illinois Municipality or Unincorporated Township: Village of Melrose Park Cook County District: 16th District Permanent Index Number: 15-04-207-007-0000 15-04-207-017-0000, 15-04-207-030-0000 - 15-04-207-033-0000, 15-04-207-035-0000, 15-04-208-005-0000 Municipal Resolution Number: Village of Melrose Park, Resolution No. 146-22 Number of month property vacant/abandoned: Two (2) months vacant Special circumstances justification requested: Yes Proposed use of property: Industrial use - warehousing, logistics and distribution Living Wage Ordinance Compliance Affidavit Provided: Yes WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in therecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available