OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
September 21. 2022
10 THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
.^adies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, 1 transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the establishment, reconstruction, term and boundary expansion and 202 budget and services of specified Special Service Areas, and the execution of service provider agreements with various entities.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Very trulv yours.
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 "Service Area Tax Law"), and (iii) the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Property Tax Code"); and
WHEREAS, on December 11, 2013, the City Council ofthe City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance (the" Initial Ordinance") which was published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council (the "Journal") for such date at pages 70678 through 70761, and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 63 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2013 through and including 2022 (the "Initial Levy Period"), not to exceed an annual rate of 1.5 percent of the 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 " Initial Special Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Initial Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of Chicago Avenue between Albany Avenue and Karlov Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Special Services authori...
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