OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
November 14,2018
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the termination of various TIF areas.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
CHICAGO December 12, 2018
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Finance having had under consideration an ordinance authorizing the termination of the Read/Dunning Redevelopment Project Area.
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Having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that your Honorable Body pass the proposed Ordinance Transmitted Herewith.
This recommendation was concurred in by (atyjva voce vote^)
of members of the committee with dissenting vote(s)r
Respectfully submitted
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Chairman
Document No.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHICAGO
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City") adopted ordinances in accordance with the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq. (the "Act") on January 11, 1991, as amended by ordinances adopted on December 13, 2000 and July 29, 2015: (1) approving a tax increment redevelopment project and plan (the "Original Plan") for the Read/Dunning Redevelopment Project Area (the "Area"); (2) designating the Area as a tax increment financing district; and (3) adopting tax increment allocation financing for the Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8 of the Act, when redevelopment projects costs for a redevelopment project area, including without limitation all municipal obligations financing redevelopment project costs incurred under the Act, have been paid, all surplus funds then remaining in the special tax allocation fund for a redevelopment project area designated under the Act shall be distributed by being paid by the municipal treasurer to the State of Illinois Department of Revenue, the municipality and the county collector; first to the Department of Revenue and the municipality in direct proportion to the tax incremental revenue received from the State of Illinois and the municipality, but not to exceed the total incremental revenue received from the State or the municipality less any annual surplus distribution of incremental revenue previously made; with any remaining funds to be paid to the county collector who shall immediately thereafter pay said funds to the taxing districts in the redevelopment project area in the same manner and proportion as the most recent distribution by the county collector to the affected districts of real property taxes from real property in the redevelopment project area; and
WHEREAS, furthermore, pursuant to Section 8 of the Act, upon the payment of all redevelopment project costs, the retirement of obligations, the distribution of any excess monies pursuant to Section 8 of the Act, and final closing of the books and records of the redevelopment project area, the municipality shall adopt an ordinance dissolving the special tax allocation fund for the redevelopment project area and terminating the designation of the redevelopment project area as a redevelopment project area under the Act; and
WHEREAS, furthermore, pursuant to Section 8 of the Act, municipalities shall notify affected taxing districts prior to November 1 if a redevelopment project area is to be terminated by December 31 of that same year; and
WHEREAS, the City has, prior to November 1, 2018, notified the affected taxing districts of the proposed termination of the Area as a redevelopment project area, in accordance with the provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, with respect to the Area, by December 31, 2018 all redevelopment projects for which redevelopment project costs have been paid or incurred shall be completed, all obligations relating thereto shall be paid and retired, and, subject to Section 3 of this Ordinance, all excess monies, if any, shall be distributed; and
WHEREAS, subject to Section 3 of this Ordinance, the City shall accomplish the final closing of the books and records of the Area; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of the Act, the City desires to
dissolve the special tax allocation fund for the Area (the "Special Fund") and terminate the designation of the Area as a redevelopment project area as of December 31, 2018; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
Section 1. The above recitals are incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
Section 2. The designation of the Area legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto and otherwise depicted on Exhibit B attached hereto shall be terminated as of December 31, 2018. The list of parcels comprising the Area is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
Section 3. Notwithstanding Section 2 hereof, it is anticipated that the City will continue to receive incremental property taxes for assessment year 2017/collection year 2018. Accordingly, although the designation of the Area is repealed by Section 2 hereof, the City will continue to maintain the Special Fund for the limited purpose of receiving any remaining incremental property taxes for assessment year 2017/collection year 2018. Pursuant to the Act, upon receipt of such taxes, the City shall calculate and declare surplus revenue, and shall return surplus revenue to the Cook County Treasurer in a timely manner for redistribution to the local taxing districts that overlap the Area. Thereupon, the Special Fund shall be considered to be dissolved.
Section 4. The method of calculating and allocating property tax increment by the County of Cook pursuant to the Act for the parcels listed on Exhibit C shall be terminated from and after December 31, 2018.
Section 5. The Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development (the "Commissioner"), or a designee thereof, is authorized to execute any documents and take any steps necessary to terminate the designation of the Area pursuant to this Ordinance and the Act on behalf of the City, and the previous execution of any documents and the previous taking of any steps necessary to terminate the designation of the Area pursuant to the Act by the Commissioner, or a designee thereof, on behalf ofthe City are hereby ratified.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage.
Section 7. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 8. All ordinances (including but not limited to the five ordinances identified in the first recital hereof), resolutions or orders, or parts thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of their conflict.
Approved Approved
Exhibit A Area Description
That part of the south fractional half of Section 18, Township 40 North, Range 13, East ofthe Third Principal Meridian, lying south ofthe Indian Boundary Line and being described as follows:
beginning at the intersection of the center line of North Narragansett Avenue with the center line of West Irving Park Road, said point of beginning being the southeast corner of said Section 18; thence westerly along said center line of West Irving Park Road to the center line of North Harlem Avenue; thence northerly along said last described center line, being also the west line of the southwest quarter of said Section 18, to the Indian Boundary Line; thence northeasterly along said Indian Boundary Line, being also the southeasterly line of West Forest Preserve Drive, to an intersection with the southerly extension of the center line of North Newland Avenue north ofthe Indian Boundary Line; thence northerly along said last described center line to an intersection with a line 66.00 feet, as measured at right angles, northwesterly of and parallel with said Indian Boundary Line; thence northeasterly along said last described parallel line to an intersection with the westerly extension of the north line of the southeast quarter of said Section 18 lying south of the Indian Boundary Line; thence easterly along said last described line and along the north line of the southeast quarter of said Section 18 to the center line of North Narragansett Avenue; thence southerly along said last described center line, being also the east line of the southeast quarter of said Section 18, to the place of beginning, excepting therefrom all that part thereof falling in Dunning Estates, being a subdivision in the southeast quarter of said Section 18, according to the plat thereof recorded October 27, 1988 as Document No. 88495586 and also excepting therefrom all that part thereof conveyed to the Chicago Transit Authority by quitclaim deed recorded September 13, 1957 as Document No. 17018802, all in Cook County, Illinois.
Exhibit B Area Map (see attached)
Exhibit C List of Parcels within the Area (see attached)
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