TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 6, 2015
COMMITTEE ON REAL ESTATE
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Ratify the action of the Executive Director taken on July 17, 2015, in issuing a nine (9) day permit to Friends of the Chicago River that allowed access to District real estate located at approximately 3225 Main Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcel 4.05, for the sole and exclusive purposes of boarding, disembarking, and tying off a barge in relation to a project to install 250 channel catfish nesting cavities in the North Shore Channel and North Branch of the Chicago River for consideration of a nominal feel of $10.00
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Dear Sir:
On July 17, 2015, the District entered into a Permit Agreement with Friends of the Chicago River (“Friends”) authorizing it access to a parcel of District real estate located at approximately 3225 Main Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcel 4.05, for a period of nine days from July 19 to July 27, 2015. Under the permit, access to the parcel was given to Friends for the sole and exclusive purposes of boarding, disembarking, and tying off a barge that was utilized as part of a project to install 250 channel catfish nesting cavities in the North Shore Channel and North Branch of the Chicago River. The written consent to access the parcel for such use was given to Friends by the Skokie Park District, which leases the parcel from the District under a 39-year lease that expires on April 20, 2032.
At the time the Executive Director issued the permit, he polled the Board of Commissioners and found that it was amenable to its issuance. Friends has since vacated Parcel 4.05 completely upon expiration of the permit.
It is requested that the Board of Commissioners ratify the action of the Executive Director taken on July 17, 2015, in issuing a nine (9) day permit to Friends of the Chicago River that allowed access to District real estate located at approximately 3225 Main Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcel 4.05, for the sole and exclusive purposes of boarding, disembarking, and tying off a barge in relation to a project to install 250 channel catfish nesting cavities in the North Shore Channel and North Branch of the Chicago River for consideration of a nominal feel of $10.00.
Requested, Ronald M. Hill, General Counsel, RMH:STM:CMM:vp
Recommended, David St. Pierre, Executive Director
Respectfully Submitted, Mariyana T. Spyropoulos, Chairman Committee on Real Estate Development
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for August 6, 2015
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