Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2014-6879

• Record #: O2014-6879
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 9/10/2014
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 10/8/2014
• Title: Scope of services, budget and management agreement for Special Service Area No. 54, Sheridan Road (Year 2015)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 54 (Sheridan Road)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
10/28/2014		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
10/8/2014	91038	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/6/2014		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
9/10/2014	86799	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
September 10, 2014









TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing a scope of services, budget and management agreement for various Special Service Areas.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

Mayor



Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and pursuant to the provisions of the Special Service Area Tax Law, 35 ILCS 200/27-5 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Act") and pursuant to the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Code"); and
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2011, the City Council ofthe City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 54 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2011 through and including 2020, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.415 ofthe equalized assessed value ofthe taxable property therein (the "Services Tax") to provide certain special services in and for the Area in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago generally (the "Special Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of the area on Sheridan Road from Devon Avenue to Farwell Avenue; Loyola Avenue on the south side of the street, from Sheridan Road to 1245 W Loyola Avenue; and Albion Avenue on the south side ofthe street, from Sheridan Road to the train viaduct just east of Lakewood Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Special Services authorized in the Establishment Ordinance include, but are not limited to: recruitment ...