OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
November 26, 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 services, 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 11, 2013, 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 70599 through 70677, and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 62 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2013 through and including 2022, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.50% 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 generally (the "Special Services"); and
WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of the area by the Edens Expressway between Hiawatha Avenue and Glenlake Avenue, Cicero Avenue between Glenlake Avenue and Peterson Avenue, and the Edens Expressway between Peterson Avenue and Caldwell Avenue to the west; Hiawatha Avenue on the north; the alley east of Cicero Avenue and Keating Avenue on the east; and...
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