Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2012-8129

• Record #: O2012-8129
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/15/2012
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 12/12/2012
• Title: Scope of services, budget and management agreement for Special Service Area No. 42, 71st Street/Stony Island (Year 2013)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 42 (71st Street-Stony Island)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/14/2012		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
12/13/2012		Office of the Mayor	Signed by Mayor
12/12/2012	42886	City Council	Passed	Pass
12/11/2012		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass
11/15/2012	39846	City Council	Referred

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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR


November 15,2012








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 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,
ORDINANCE

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 November 15, 2006 the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 42 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in tax year 2006 through and including tax year 2015, not to exceed an annual rate of two percent (2%) 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 consisting of Stony Island Avenue from 67th Street to 73rd Street and the west side only of Stony Island Avenue from 73rd Street to 79th Street; and 71st Street from South Shore Drive to Kimbark Street; and

WHEREAS, the Special Services authorized in the Establishment Ordinance include but are not limited to maintenance and beautification, new construction, coordinated marketing and promotional activiti...