Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2016-7361

• Record #: O2016-7361
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/5/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 11/1/2016
• Title: Budget and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 60, Albany Park (Year 2017)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 60 (Albany Park)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/4/2016		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
11/1/2016	35162	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/31/2016		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
10/5/2016	32537	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
October 5, 2016









TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

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,
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ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) ofthe Constitution ofthe State of Illinois, and pursuant to the provisions ofthe 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 December 11, 2013, the City Council ofthe 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 60 (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 0.425 percent ofthe equalized assessed value ofthe 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 ofthe area on Lawrence Avenue from the North Channel to Kimball, Montrose Avenue from the North Channel to Central Park, Kedzie Avenue from Ainslie to Irving Park Road, and Irving Park Road from Spaulding to Sacramento; and

WHEREAS, the Special Services authorized in the Establishment Ordinance include, but are not limited to: customer attraction, public way aesthetics, sustainability and public place enhancements, economic/business development, safety programs...