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A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS,TO WORK WITH THE UPPER ILLINOIS
RIVER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL GROWTH
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City") is
a duly organized and validly existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance
with the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and the laws of this State; and,
WHEREAS, the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
("UIRVDA") is a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation of the
State of Illinois established to promote industrial, commercial, residential, service,
transportation and recreational activities and facilities with such powers as granted to it
by the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority Act, 70 ILCS 530/1 et seq.
(the "Act"); and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, UIRVDA is granted the powers, among other
things, to enter into loans, contracts, agreements and mortgages in any matter connected
with any of its corporate purposes; to invest its funds; to acquire, own, lease, sell or
otherwise dispose of interests in and to real property and in personal property necessary
to fulfill its purposes; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, UIRVDA may also, by ordinance, designate a
portion of its territorial jurisdiction for certification as an Enterprise Zone under the
Illinois Enterprise Zone Act in addition to any other enterprise zones which may be
created under the Enterprise Zone Act, which area shall have all the privileges and rights
of an Enterprise Zone pursuant to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, but which shall not be
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counted in determining the number of Enterprise Zones to be created in any year pursuant
to that Act; and,
WHEREAS, the territorial jurisdiction of UIRVDA includes Grundy, LaSalle,
Bureau, Putnam, Kendall, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Marshall Counties; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City (the "Corporate
Authorities") believe that UIRVDA may be of great assistance in connection with the
City's efforts to develop its commercial, industrial and manufacturing sectors and
therefore desires to encourage both existing business and new businesses to utilize the
services of UIRVDA , to the maximum extent possible, in order to facilitate the
development of new facilities or the expansion of existing facilities within the City's
borders; and,
WHEREAS, in order to encourage businesses to apply to UIRVDA, the City is
prepared to share in any application fee of UIRVDA, all as hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and City Council of
the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing preambles are hereby adopted as if fully restated
herein.
Section 2. The Corporate Authorities hereby direct the City Administrator to
pay one-half(1/2) of the cost of an application to UIRVDA for any business currently
operating in the City and considering an expansion or any business desiring to locate in
the City and to work with such business and UIRVDA as deemed necessary to
accomplish the goals of such business.
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Section 3. The City Administrator is hereby directed to forward a copy of this
Resolution to UIRVDA.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
this 13 day of DEC tM 8E R 52016.
CITY CLERK
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Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois,
this ly dayof -1,)JECIEMBER. , 2016.
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Attest:
City Clerk
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