Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2015-7366

• Record #: O2015-7366
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/14/2015
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 10/28/2015
• Title: Scope of services, budget and management agreement for Special Service Area No. 8, Lake View East (Year 2016)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 8 (Greater Lakeview East)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/4/2015		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
10/28/2015	12211	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/26/2015		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
10/14/2015	8230	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
October 14,2015










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 services, budget and management agreement for various Special Service Areas.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

Mayor

Very truly yours,
WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and pursuant to 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 pursuant to the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time; and

WHEREAS, on September 14, 1988, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 8 and authorized the levy of an annual tax not to exceed an annual rate of forty-one hundredths of one percent (.41 %) of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein to provide certain special services in and for the Area for a period of 5 years (the "Initial Levy Period") in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago (the "City") generally; and

WHEREAS, the Initial Levy Period expired; and

WHEREAS, on November 17, 1993, the City Council enacted an ordinance which again established a special sen/ice area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 8 to provide special services in the area in addition to services provided generally by the City and authorizing a levy of an annual tax not to exceed forty-one hundredths of one percent (.41 %) of the equalized assessed value of all property within the area to provide such services for an additional period of 10 years (the "Second Le...