TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF JULY 16, 2026
COMMITTEE ON REAL ESTATE
Mr. John P. Murray, Executive Director
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Authority to issue a one-week permit to Chicago Transit Authority to temporarily park vehicles as part of its Annual Employee Jamboree on 6.61± acres of District real estate located at 3615 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcels 5.01, 5.02, and 5.03. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00
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Dear Sir:
Chicago Transit Authority (“CTA”) owns and operates a rail maintenance facility at 3701 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois. CTA will be hosting its Annual Employee Jamboree at the facility on August 22, 2026, and anticipates needing additional parking for the event. The rail maintenance facility is located adjacent to North Shore Channel Parcels 5.01, 5.02, and 5.03, which were previously used for parking by a prior District tenant, but are currently vacant.
CTA is requesting a one-week permit to allow employees and their families to park their personal vehicles on the premises during the event. Additional time is being granted to allow for initial set up and cleaning of the lot after the event.
The District’s technical departments have reviewed CTA’s request and have no objections thereto. A permit fee in the amount of $5,000.00 is recommended, as the pro rata share of 10% of the fair market value of the land would yield a fee less than the District’s minimum permit fee of $5,000.00.
It is requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it issue a one-week permit to Chicago Transit Authority to temporarily park vehicles as part of its Annual Employee Jamboree on 6.61± acres of District real estate located at 3615 Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois, known as North Shore Channel Parcels 5.01, 5.02, and 5.03. Consideration shall be a permit fee of $5,000.00.
It is also requested that the Executive Director recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it authorize and direct the Chairman of the Committee on Finance and the Clerk to execute said permit agreement after it is approved by the General Counsel as to form and legality.
Requested, Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel, STM:BJD:KHY:vp
Recommended, John P. Murray, Executive Director
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for July 16, 2026
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