Public Act 0718 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1213 Enrolled LRB094 04864 LCB 34893 b

Public Act 094-0718

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. Exchange of real estate between the State and Central Station Development Corp.

(a) The City of Chicago desires that the State of Illinois exchange certain real estate with the Central Station Development Corporation or its assigns in furtherance of the City's Near South Redevelopment Project Area, and the State has determined that the improved real estate which will be transferred to the State will be of equal or greater value than the real estate owned by the State.

(b) Central Station Development Corp. owns the following described real estate:

PARCEL 3: THAT PART OF THE LANDS OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY IN FRACTIONAL SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID RAILROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF SAID LINE WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE 23RD STREET VIADUCT, SAID NORTHERLY LINE BEING 60 FEET (MEASURED PERPENDICULARLY) NORTHERLY OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER LINE OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE; THENCE NORTH 16°37'38" WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, 1500.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 73°22'22" EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF THE 23RD STREET VIADUCT, A DISTANCE OF 34.35 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 119.35 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CIRCLE CONVEX TO THE NORTHWEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 333.31 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 21°58'42" EAST 118.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 32°14'12" EAST 54.17 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY 111.71 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CIRCLE CONVEX TO THE EAST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 5738.60 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 18°37'46" WEST 111.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 19°11'14" WEST, 42.93 FEET; THENCE NORTH 90°00'00" WEST, 50.32 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°00'00" WEST, 176.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 90°00'00" WEST, 46.64 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE LANDS OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY; THENCE SOUTH 16°42'49" EAST, ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE LANDS OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, 76.91 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF VACATED EAST CULLERTON STREET; THENCE SOUTH 16°37'38" EAST, ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE LANDS OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, AFORESAID, 64.31 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. CONTAINING 23,621 SQUARE FEET OR 0.5423 ACRES MORE OR LESS.

(c) The State of Illinois owns the following described real estate, which is under the control of the Department of Military Affairs:

PARCEL 1: LOTS 15, 16 AND 17 AND THAT PART OF LOT 18 IN BLOCK 11 OF CULVER AND OTHERS SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALL TAKEN AS A TRACT AND BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 18 AT A POINT 42.01 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF VACATED EAST CULLERTON STREET, AS MEASURED ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH CALUMET AVENUE; THENCE NORTH 00°04'52" WEST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH CALUMET AVENUE, 31.64 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00°04'52" EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SOUTH CALUMET AVENUE, 175.27 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 15, AFORESAID; THENCE SOUTH 89°59'54" EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 15, AFORESAID, 53.61 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE LANDS OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY; THENCE SOUTH 16°42'49" EAST, ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE LANDS OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, 182.99 FEET; THENCE NORTH 90°00'00" WEST, 106.49 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. CONTAINING 14,030 SQUARE FEET OR 0.3221 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

(d) The Adjutant General, on behalf of the State of Illinois and the Department of Military Affairs, shall convey by quit claim deed all right, title, and interest of the State of Illinois and the Department of Military Affairs in and to the real estate described in subsection (c) to Central Station Development Corp. upon Central Station Development Corp. conveying by quit claim deed to the State of Illinois the fee simple title in and to the real estate described in subsection (b). This conveyance is contingent, however, on the following conditions: Central Station Development Corporation has completed all required construction of the new parking lot and driveway in accordance with drawings and specifications approved by the Department of Military Affairs; the Office of the Attorney General has approved title to the property to be conveyed to the State; Central Station Development Corporation has provided a Phase I environmental report, prepared in accordance with ASTM1527 standards, which documents that its real estate contains no environmental conditions unacceptable to the State; Central Station Development Corporation has complied with all environmental requirements of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency concerning any construction work done on the State's parcel; Central Station Development Corporation undertakes to indemnify/hold harmless the State from and against any and all damages and liabilities, including any claims or penalties under CERCLA and RCRA, resulting from or arising out of any environmental condition existing on the State's parcel at the time of Closing or which may arise after Closing; Central Station Development Corporation has ensured the property it conveys to the State is properly zoned; and all actions required concerning the above exchange will be accomplished at no cost to the State.

(e) The Adjutant General shall obtain a certified copy of this Act from the Secretary of State within 60 days after its effective date and, upon the exchange of real estate described in this Section being made, shall cause the certified document to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Cook County, Illinois.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 12/30/2005