RESOLUTION NO. – 2024-06-01-R
A RESOLUTION FINDING AND DECLARING THAT A PARCEL
OF LAND OWNED BY THE STREAMWOOD PARK DISTRICT,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, LOCATED AT 680 SUTTON ROAD,
IS NO LONGER NEEDED OR USEFUL FOR PARK PURPOSES AND
DECLARING THAT THE PARK DISTRICT INTENDS TO SELL THE
PROPERTY AND DIRECTING NOTICE OF THAT INTENTION
BE PUBLISHED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW
WHEREAS, Sections 10-7 through 10-7d of the Park District Code, 70 ILC 1205/10-7 through 70 ILCS 1205/10-7d (the “Act”) provide that a park district may sell real property that it owns and holds at public auction after such sale has been approved by a majority of the voters of the park district at a regular election;
WHEREAS, Section 10-7a of the Act provides that when a park district intends to sell real property at public auction after voter approval, the board of such park district shall first, by a resolution adopted by four-fifths vote and describing the property to be sold, find and declare that said property is no longer needed or useful for park purposes and that it intends to sell or transfer that property;
WHEREAS, the Streamwood Park District, Cook County, Illinois (“Park District”) owns an approximately 10.46 acre parcel of real property consisting of all of the land located at 680 Sutton Road in Streamwood, Illinois, parcel identification number 06-21409-010-0000, the legal description of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (“Subject Property”);
WHEREAS, the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District (“Board”) finds and declares that the Subject Property is no longer needed or useful for park purposes as it is vacant land that was purchased almost 8 years ago; the Park District has not developed plans or a funding source to develop the Subject Property; the Subject Property is generally located in a busy commercial area with high traffic volumes and is not conducive to a park setting and it is inadequate to develop with playing fields or for other public use; that funding and a plan for development of the Subject Property is not within the future plans of the Park District due to its unsuitability for park use;
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the residents of the Park District to sell the Subject Property under the provisions of Sections 10-7 through 10-7d of the Act and to seek voter approval of such sale;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Park Commissioners of the Streamwood Park District, Cook County, Illinois as follows:
SECTION 1: The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein and made a part of this
Resolution as if set forth fully herein.
SECTION 2: The Board hereby finds and declares that the Subject Property is no longer needed or useful for park purposes and declares its intention to sell the Subject Property pursuant to Sections 10-7 through 10-7d of the Act.
SECTION 3: In accordance with the provisions of Section 10-7a of the Act, this Resolution shall be published in The Daily Herald, the same being a newspaper of general circulation in the Park District, not less than three (3) times, the first and last publication being not less than ten (10) days apart.
SECTION 4: After the publication has occurred, the Park Board will either (a) abandon the sale or transfer of the Subject Property or (b) certify the question to sell the Subject Property to the proper election officials, namely, the County Clerk of the County of Cook, Illinois, who shall submit the question to the voters of the Park District at a regular election.
SECTION 5: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
Passed and Approved this 25th day of June, 2024.
AYES: 5
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
Streamwood Park District
Attest:
William Wright, President Sherri Harry, Secretary
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY
PARCEL. 1: LOT 5 IN STREAMWOOD CROSSINGS SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTON 21 AND THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 3, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0521532103, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PARCEL 2: NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, PARKING, SANITARY SEWER, SIGNAGE, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION AS CONTAINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0526539034 AND ON THE PLAT OF STREAMWOOD CROSSINGS SUBDIVISION, AFORESAID.