Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2019-8390

• Record #: O2019-8390
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/16/2019
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development
• Final action: 11/13/2019
• Title: Scope of services, budget and management agreement for Special Service Area No. 29-2014, West Town (Year 2020)
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 29-2014 (West Town)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/15/2019		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
11/13/2019	8896	City Council	Passed	Pass
11/5/2019		Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development	Recommended to Pass
10/16/2019	6801	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR

October 16, 2019










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 scope of service, budget and management agreement for various Special Service Areas.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to (i) Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, (ii) 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 (iii) the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time; and

WHEREAS, on December 10, 2014, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which was published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 99309 through 99409, and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 29-2014 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2014 through and including 2028, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.47 percent (0.47%) ofthe equalized assessed value of the 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 (the "City") generally (the "Special Services"); and
WHEREAS, certain funds in Fund 0D20 ("Fund 0D20") in the amount of $4,844 are available for use in connection with the Area; and

WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of Chicago Avenue from Western Avenue to Halsted Street; Damen t Avenue from Chicago Avenue to Huron Street; Milwaukee Avenue from Augusta Avenue to Erie Street...