Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2013-7958

• Record #: O2013-7958
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/16/2013
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 11/13/2013
• Title: Budget and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 13, Stockyards (Year 2014)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 13 (Stockyards)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/18/2013		City Council	Signed by Mayor
11/17/2013		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
11/13/2013	63998	City Council	Passed	Pass
11/12/2013		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
10/16/2013	60657	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
October 16,2013










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


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Housing and Economic Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing a budget and service provider agreement for various Special Service Areas.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

Very truly yours,

Mayor
ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) ofthe Constitution ofthe State of Illinois, and pursuant to the provisions ofthe 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 (the "Code"); and

WHEREAS, on July 24, 1991, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance, as amended by an ordinance enacted by the City Council on November 6, 1992 which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 13 and authorized the levy of an annual tax not to exceed an annual rate of one and nine tenths percent (1.9%) of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein to provide certain special services in and for the area for a period of 20 years (the "Initial Levy Period") in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago generally; and

WHEREAS, the Initial Levy Period expired; and

WHEREAS, on December 8, 2010, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which again established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 13 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2010 through and including 2029, not to exceed an annual rate of one and nine tenths percent (1.9%) of the equalized assessed v...