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 of the 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 November 16, 2011, 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 15181 through 15262, and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 54 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2011 through and including 2020, not to exceed an annual rate of four hundred fifteen thousandths of one percent (0.415%) 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 "Special Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of the area on Sheridan Road from Devon Avenue to Farwell Avenue; Loyola Avenue on the south side of the street, from Sheridan Road to 1245 W Loyola Avenue; and Albion Avenue on the south side of the street, from Sheridan Road to the train viaduct just east o...
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