ARTICLE XV. CHICAGO PULLMAN COMMITTEE* (2-120-525 et seq.)

* Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 1.1, repealed former Art. XV, § 2-120-520, which pertained to the home rule commission. Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20788, § 1, amended the title of Article XV to read as herein set out. Prior to inclusion, Article XV was entitled, "Pullman National Monument Advisory Commission".

2-120-525 Establishment and composition.

   There is hereby established a committee to be known as the "Chicago Pullman Committee". The committee shall consist of a chairperson and at least six additional members, who shall be selected and appointed by the mayor, with input from Pullman community leaders, business owners, and residents. The chairperson shall serve a two-year term. Two of the initial appointees shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1st of the year following their appointment, two shall be appointed for terms expiring July 1st of the second year following their appointment, and the remaining initial appointees shall be appointed for terms ending on July 1st of the third year following their appointment. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for three-year terms, which may be renewed at the discretion of the mayor. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of any unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. The committee shall meet at least twice per year. At least forty-eight (48) hours' notice of the time and place of each committee meeting shall be given by the chairman. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 4107, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20788, § 2)

2-120-530 Powers and duties.

   The Chicago Pullman Committee shall have and may exercise the following duties, powers, and responsibilities:

   (a)   To plan, initiate, supervise, and coordinate programs and projects that (1) promote tourism and visitation to the Pullman National Monument, (2) facilitate the preservation and maintenance of the Pullman National Monument, and (3) raise community awareness as to the historical importance and significance of the Pullman National Monument.

   (b)   To solicit and accept public and private contributions of funds and services, and, following due appropriation of such funds and in consultation with and with permission from the National Park Service, to utilize the funds and services in ways that promote and support the Pullman National Monument.

   (c)   To act as a liaison between the city government and community organizations, promoting cooperation between the government and these organizations, and among these organizations, in order to seek input, recommendations, and contributions to enhance the Pullman National Monument.

   (d)   To act as a liaison between the city government and the National Park Service and other federal government agencies, promoting cooperation between the city and federal governments, in order to enhance the Pullman National Monument.

   (e)   To report from time to time to the Mayor and the City Council on important problems, conditions, or proposals pertinent to the development, maintenance, and protection of the Pullman National Monument.

   (f)   To solicit input from members of the public, community groups, and businesses to assist and advise the committee on matters relating to the committee's duties.

   (g)   To adopt, publish, and make available rules of procedure and other regulations for the conduct of committee meetings and other business.

   (h)   To exercise any other power or authority necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of these provisions.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 4107, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 20788, § 3)

ARTICLE XVI. RESERVED* (2-120-530 et seq.)

* Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-31-04, p. 20916, § 1.1, repealed Art. XVI, §§ 2-120-530 – 2-120-570, which pertained to the mayor's advisory staff.

ARTICLE XVII. COMMISSION ON CHICAGO HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARKS (2-120-580 et seq.)

2-120-580 Purpose of provisions.

   It is hereby declared necessary for the general welfare of the citizens of the City of Chicago as an exercise of the home rule authority of the City of Chicago under Article VII, Section 6, of the Illinois Constitution, to protect and encourage the continued utilization of areas, districts, places, buildings, structures, works of art, and other similar objects within the City of Chicago eligible for designation by ordinance as "Chicago Landmarks". The purpose of these sections is the following:

   1.   To identify, preserve, protect, enhance, and encourage the continued utilization and the rehabilitation of such areas, districts, places, buildings, structures, works of art, and other objects having a special historical, community, architectural, or aesthetic interest or value to the City of Chicago and its citizens;

   2.   To safeguard the City of Chicago's historic and cultural heritage, as embodied and reflected in such areas, districts, places, buildings, structures, works of art, and other objects determined eligible for designation by ordinance as "Chicago Landmarks";

   3.   To preserve the character and vitality of the neighborhoods and central area, to promote economic development through rehabilitation, and to conserve and improve the property tax base of the City of Chicago;

   4.   To foster civic pride in the beauty and noble accomplishments of the past as presented in such "Chicago Landmarks";

   5.   To protect and enhance the attractiveness of the City of Chicago to homeowners, home buyers, tourists, visitors, businesses and shoppers, and thereby to support and promote business, commerce, industry, and tourism and to provide economic benefit to the City of Chicago;

   6.   To foster and encourage preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of areas, districts, places, buildings, structures, works of art, and other objects, including entire districts and neighborhoods, and thereby prevent future urban blight and in some cases reverse current urban deterioration;

   7.   To foster the education, pleasure, and welfare of the people of the City of Chicago through the designation of "Chicago Landmarks";

   8.   To encourage orderly and efficient development that recognizes the special value to the City of Chicago of the protection of areas, districts, places, buildings, structures, works of art, and other objects designated as "Chicago Landmarks";

   9.   To encourage the continuation of surveys and studies of Chicago's historical and architectural resources and the maintenance and updating of a register of areas, districts, places, buildings, structures, works of art, and other objects which may be worthy of landmark designation; and

   10.   To encourage public participation in identifying and preserving historical and architectural resources through public hearings on proposed designations, building permits, and economic hardship variations.

(Prior code § 21-62; Added Coun. J. 3-11-87, p. 40272)

2-120-590 Commission – Creation, composition and officers.

   There is hereby created a commission on Chicago landmarks. The commission shall consist of nine members, eight of whom shall be appointed by the mayor by and with consent of the city council of the City of Chicago. The ninth member shall be the commissioner of planning and development or his designee. The members shall serve without compensation. One of the members shall be designated by the mayor as chairman, another as vice-chairman, and another as secretary. For the purposes of this Article XVII, the "commission" means the commission on Chicago landmarks.

(Prior code § 21-63; Added Coun. J. 3-11-87, p. 40272; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-88, p. 14547; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10936; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. VII, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-10, p. 106597, Art. IX, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. I, § 6)