REPORT OF THE TAX
DELINQUENCY SUBCOMMITTEE
The Honorable,
The Board of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
Chairman Sims, Commissioners Beavers, |
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Absent: |
Vice Chairman Goslin and Commissioner Moreno (2) |
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Also
Present: |
Stephanie Milito – Planner, Department of Planning and
Economic Development; Ken Pilota, Esq. – Law Offices of Ken Pilota; P. Joseph
Montana – Attorney at Law, Odelson & Sterk, Ltd.; Linda Granderson –
Deputy Commissioner, Department of Planning and Development Real Estate, City
of Chicago |
Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Your Tax
Delinquency Subcommittee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County met
pursuant to notice on
Your
Subcommittee has considered the following items and, upon adoption of this
report, the recommendations are as follows:
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289311 |
Re: The purpose of this letter is to
inform you of the Please accept this request to
obtain the properties listed on the submitted Exhibit A. The Village plans to use these properties
for re-development in order to expand its tax revenues. Currently,
there is no third-party applicant. As part of our application, we
have submitted all the information that is required by the Cook County Board
of Commissioners to enable the Village to participate in this program. Also, Riverdale has retained the services
of an attorney to proceed to a tax deed and perform all other legal
activities associated with this program.
* Deferred in
Committee on **Referred to the
Committee on Tax Delinquency Subcommittee on |
Commissioner Peraica requested that a representative of the
Ken Pilota, Esq., Law Offices of Ken Pilota, replied that
the
Commissioner Peraica inquired whether this district is part
of a Tax Increment Financing District.
Mr. Pilota replied not to his knowledge. He further stated that some of the parcels
are residential, and that the
Chairman Sims stated that the Mayor of Riverdale is trying
to develop residential properties, and is trying to package these properties
for housing, including affordable housing.
Commissioner
Murphy stated that perhaps once the housing is put into place, commercial
enterprises will follow.
Commissioner Peraica,
seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication Number
289311 as amended. (PIN Numbers 25-33-328-091-0000,
25-33-328-109-0000, 29-05-201-031-0000, 29-05-201-032-0000 and
29-05-205-013-0000 were withdrawn. All
other PINs were approved.) The motion
carried.
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289313 |
Please accept this letter as the Cook County Tax
Reactivation Project’s No Cash Bid Request on behalf of the City of The submitted materials include the required municipal
resolution requesting that the Cook County Board of Commissioners approve the
No Cash Bid Request. This document
contains a list of the permanent index number and volume of each real estate
parcel sought. These parcels will be
used for commercial and industrial purposes.
The Cook County Tax Reactivation Project will retain legal counsel to
obtain the tax deed and will bear all legal and other costs associated with
acquisition of the parcels. The municipality will provide all required status
reports to the Cook County Office of Economic Development. CITY OF
* Approved in
Committee on **Referred to the Committee
on Tax Delinquency Subcommittee on |
Communication Number
289313 was withdrawn by the requestor.
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290376 |
Re: No Cash Bid Request Package for the I am writing to you on behalf of
the residents of the City of The City is seeking to obtain
title to a vacant and irregular shaped parcel of property commonly known as Volume: 070 PIN: 12-30-402-039-0000 It is the intent of the City, as
part of its overall economic redevelopment program, to acquire this
underutilized property and redevelop it into an economically beneficial use
to the citizens of the City. Acquisition of this property by the City will
also serve to eliminate its current blighted use while simultaneously
strengthening ongoing City efforts to enhance the value of all property in
the area surrounding this parcel. Please be advised that the City’s request package contains
one permanent index number and that no third party requester is associated
with the application. The City has secured legal counsel to obtain the tax
deed and is prepared to assume all cost associated in the acquisition
process. The City agrees to adhere to the Cook County Office of Economic
Development, No Cash Bid Report form requirements documenting the status of
the property for a period of five years or until development is complete. *Referred to the Committee
on Tax Delinquency Subcommittee on |
Commissioner Peraica requested that a representative of
Northlake deliver a status update as regards the above PIN.
P. Joseph Montana, Attorney at Law, Odelson & Sterk,
Ltd., an attorney for the
Commissioner Peraica inquired whether this parcel is in a
residential area.
Mr.
Commissioner Peraica,
seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication Number 290376.
The motion carried.
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290378 |
CITY OF Re: The City of City of
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Commissioner Peraica inquired of Linda Granderson, Deputy
Commissioner, Department of Planning and Development Real Estate, City of
Ms. Granderson stated that these properties are located throughout
the City of
Chairman Sims inquired whether the City of
Ms. Granderson replied:
The City of Chicago received a report from the Cook County Department of
Planning and Economic Development that included due diligence work. 39 PINs were not on the preliminary list, and
13 or 14 PINs did not have a title commitment, per the Department of Planning
and Economic Development. Stephanie
Milito, Planner, Department of Planning and Economic Development, informed the
City of
Ms. Milito stated:
The Department of Planning and Economic Development’s due diligence
consists of reviewing photos, descriptions, sidwells and title reports. Some of these PINs were incomplete and some PINs
were not listed in the Ordinance. The
cover letter to Chairman Sims states all of the reasons that the Department of
Planning and Economic Development’s recommends or does not recommend these PINs. Cross-checking was done utilizing the
Treasurers’ List, which was published after the City of
Chairman Sims stated in a conversation with the Treasurer,
the Treasurer indicated that she is going to go through the list, scrub it and
fix it, and will also do so for future lists.
Commissioner Murphy,
seconded by Commissioner Butler, moved the approval of Communication Number
290378 as amended. (PIN Numbers
20-03-309-017-0000, 25-25-210-049-0000, 20-33-306-060-0000, 16-10-331-034-0000,
16-22-224-007-0000, 20-03-402-002-0000, 20-18-309-019-0000, 25-16-328-009-0000,
16-11-211-027-0000 and 16-23-313-021-0000 were approved. All other PINs were withdrawn.) The motion carried.
Commissioner Peraica
moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Murphy. The motion carried and the meeting was
adjourned.
YOUR COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTION
WITH REGARD TO THE
MATTERS NAMED HEREIN:
Communication Number 289311 Approved
as Amended
(PIN
Numbers 25-33-328-091-0000,
25-33-328-109-0000,
29-05-201-031-0000,
29-05-201-032-0000
and 29-05-205-013-0000 were withdrawn.
All other PINs were approved.)
Communication Number 289313 Withdrawn
Communication Number 290376 Approved
Communication Number 290378 Approved as Amended
(PIN
Numbers 20-03-309-017-0000, 25-25-210- 049-0000,
20-33-306-060-0000, 16-10-331-034- 0000,
16-22-224-007-0000, 20-03-402-002-0000, 20-18-309-019-0000,
25-16-328-009-0000, 16-11- 211-027-0000 and
16-23-313-021-0000 were approved. All other PINs were withdrawn.)
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Respectfully
submitted, Tax
Delinquency Subcommittee xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Deborah
Sims, Chairman |
Attest:
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Matthew B.
DeLeon, Secretary