OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LOK I 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) ofthe Constitution ofthe State of Illinois, (ii) the provisions ofthe 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 7, 2005, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance which was published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council (the "Journal") for such date at pages 64364 through 64468, as further amended by an ordinance adopted by the City Council on October 5, 2016, which was published in the Journal for such date at pages 32819 through 32862, (collectively the "Original Ordinance"), and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 34 (the "Original Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in tax year 2005 through and including the year 2014 (the "Original Period") not to exceed an annual rate of twenty-five hundredths of one percent (0.250%) 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 of Chicago (the "City") generally (the "Original Special Services"); and
WHEREAS, on December 10, 2014, the City Council enacted an ordinance (the "Enlargement Ordinance") which was publishe...
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