Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2016-7952

• Record #: O2016-7952
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/1/2016
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 11/16/2016
• Title: Budget and service provider agreement for Special Service Area No. 50, Calumet Heights/Avalon (Year 2017)
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 50 (Calumet Heights/Avalon)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/16/2016	38248	City Council	Passed	Pass
11/14/2016		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass	Pass
11/1/2016	34666	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
November 1, 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 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 December 8, 2010, 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 50 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2010 through and including 2019, not to exceed an annual rate of one and five tenths percent (1.5%) 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, certain funds in Fund A97 ("Fund A97") in the amount of $28,653 are available for use in connection with the Area; and

WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of 79th Street from the east side of Greenwood Avenue to the west side of Paxton Avenue; Stony Island from the south side of 79th Street to the train viaduct immediately north of 95th Street; 87th Street from the Metra train viaduct immediately west ...