Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2016-6384

• Record #: O2016-6384
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 9/14/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 10/5/2016
• Title: Budget and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 19, Howard Street (Year 2017)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 19 (Howard Street)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
10/19/2016		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
10/5/2016	32754	City Council	Passed	Pass
9/30/2016		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
9/14/2016	29684	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
September 14, 2016










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 a budget and service provider agreement for 2017 for various Special Service Areas and an amended 2016 budget 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; and

WHEREAS, on October 28, 1997, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 19 (the "Initial Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 1997 through and including 2006 in an amount not to exceed an annual rate of one percent (1%) of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein (the "Initial Levy Period") to provide certain special services in and for the Initial Area in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago generally; and

WHEREAS, the Initial Levy Period expired; and

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2006, the City Council enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which reestablished an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 19 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in tax year 2006 through and including tax year 2020, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.833% of the equalized assessed value of the taxa...