Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2016-6405

• Record #: O2016-6405
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 9/14/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 10/5/2016
• Title: Budget and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 16, Greektown/Halsted Street (Year 2017) and amendment of 2016 ordinance
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 16 (Greektown)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
10/19/2016		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
10/5/2016	32711	City Council	Passed	Pass
9/30/2016		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
9/14/2016	29684	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
September 14, 2016










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 budget and service provider agreement for 2017 for various Special Service Areas and an amended 2016 budget 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 July 31, 1996, the City Council ofthe City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance (the "First Ordinance"), as further amended by an ordinance enacted by the City Council on November 20, 1996 and again on October 14, 2015 (collectively, the "Amendment Ordinances") (the First Ordinance and the Amendment Ordinances are collectively referred to herein as the "Original Ordinance") which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 16 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in tax year 1996 through and including tax year 2016 (the "Original Period"), not to exceed an annual rate of one percent (1%) 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 "Original Special Services"); and

WHEREAS, on December 10, 2014, City Council enacted an ordinance (the "Levy Extension Ordinance") which (i) authorized certain sp...