Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2019-7507

• Record #: O2019-7507
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 9/18/2019
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development
• Final action: 11/13/2019
• Title: Public hearing(s) on enlargement of Special Service Area No. 51, Chatham Cottage Grove (Year 2020)
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 51 (Chatham)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/13/2019	8838	City Council	Passed	Pass
11/5/2019		Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development	Recommended to Pass
9/18/2019	4481	City Council	Referred

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

September 18, 2019










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL 01- THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing public hearings for, and renewals of, various Special Service Areas.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.


Very truly yours

Mayor
PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE
i.
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 "Special Service Area Tax Law), and (iii) the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "PropertyTax Code"); and

WHEREAS, on December 8, 2010, the City Council (the "City Council") of the City of Chicago (the "City") enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which was published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 108960 through 109049, and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 51 (the "Original Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2010 through and including 2019 (the "Original Period"), not to exceed an annual rate of three percent (3%) of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein (the "Services Tax") to provide certain special services in and for the Original Area in addition to the services provided by and to the City generally (the " Original Special Services"); and

WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Original Area as that territory consisting approximately of both sides of Cottage Grove Avenue between 75th Street to 92nd Street; then south on the west side of Cottage Grove Avenue between 92nd Street to 95th Street; both si...