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Ordinance
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Status:
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Passed
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Title:
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Scope of services, budget and management agreement for Special Service Area No. 59, 59th Street (Year 2018)
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SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 59 (59th Street)
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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 12, 2012, 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 59 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2012 through and including 2021, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.75 percent 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 on both sides of 59th Street from the west side of Bell Avenue to the east side of Spaulding Avenue; the south side of 59th Street from the west side of Spaulding Avenue to the east side of Homan Avenue; the west side of Bell Avenue from the north side of 59th Street to the north side of 61st Street; both, sides of Western Avenue from the south side of 56th Street to the north side of 60th Street; the east side of Western Avenue from 59th Street to one parcel north of 61st Street; both sides of Kedzie Avenue from the north side of 60th Street to the south side of 57th Street; and
WHEREAS, the Special Services authorized in the Establishment Ordinance include, but are not limited to: recruitment of new businesses to the Area, rehabilitation activities, maintenance and beautification activities, new construction, security, promotional and advertising activities, strategic planning for the Area, and other technical assistance activities to promote commercial and economic development (which may include, but are not limited to, streetscape improvements, strategic transit/parking improvement including parking management studies, and enhanced land use oversight and control initiatives); and
WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance provided for the appointment of the 59th Street Special Service Area Commission (the "Commission") to advise the City Council regarding the amount of the Services Tax to be levied and for the purpose of recommending to the City Council: (1) a yearly budget based upon the cost of providing the Special Services; (2) an entity to serve as a service provider (the "Service Provider"); (3) an agreement between the City and the Service Provider for the provision of Special Services to the Area (the "Service Provider Agreement"); and (4) a budget to be included in the agreement between the City and the Service Provider (the "Budget") (the aforementioned items 1 through 4 shall be known collectively herein as the "Recommendations"); and
WHEREAS, the Commission has been duly appointed and qualified and has heretofore prepared and transmitted to the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development (the "Commissioner") its Recommendations to the City Council, including the Budget attached hereto as Exhibit A and hereby made a part hereof; now, therefore
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago.
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Preambles. The preambles of this ordinance are hereby incorporated into this text as if set out herein in full.
SECTION 2. Appropriations. There is hereby appropriated the following sums in the amounts and for the purposes necessary to provide the Special Services in and for the Area, the estimated amounts of miscellaneous income and the amounts required to be raised by the levy of the Services Tax indicated as follows:
59th STREET SPECIAL SERVICE AREA COMMISSION SPECIAL SERVICE AREA BUDGET
For the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018.
EXPENDITURES
Service Provider Agreement for the provision of Special
Services $305,889
TOTAL BUDGET REQUEST $305,889
SOURCE OF FUNDING Tax levy at an annual rate not to exceed 0.75 percent of the equalized assessed value, of the taxable property
within Special Service Area Number 59 $220,525 Carryover funds currently available
from prior tax years $67,803
Late collections received by the City of Chicago
attributable to the levy of the Services Tax
in prior tax years, along with interest income
thereon, if any. $17,561
SECTION 3. Levy of Taxes. There is hereby levied pursuant to the provisions of Article VII, Sections 6(a) and 6(l)(2) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois and pursuant to the provisions of the Act and pursuant to the provisions of the Establishment Ordinance, the sum of $220,525 as the amount of the Services Tax for the tax year 2017.
SECTION 4. Filing. The City Clerk of the City (the "City Clerk") is hereby ordered and directed to file in the Office of the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois (the "County Clerk") a
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certified copy of this ordinance on or prior to December 26, 2017, and the County Clerk shall thereafter extend for collection together with all other taxes to be levied by the City of Chicago, the Services Tax herein provided for, said Services Tax to be extended for collection by the County Clerk for the tax year 2017 against all the taxable property within the Area, the amount of the Services Tax herein levied to be in addition to and in excess of all other taxes to be levied and extended against all taxable property within the Area.
SECTION 5. Service Provider Agreement. The Commissioner, or a designee of the Commissioner (each, an "Authorized Officer"), are each hereby authorized, subject to approval by the Corporation Counsel as to form and legality, to enter into, execute and deliver a Service Provider Agreement as authorized herein with Greater Southwest Development Corporation, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, as the Service Provider, for a one-year term in a form acceptable to such Authorized Officer, along with such other supporting documents, if any, as may be necessary to carry out and comply with the provisions of the Service Provider Agreement. The Budget shall be attached to the Service Provider Agreement as an exhibit. Upon the execution of the Service Provider Agreement and the receipt of proper documentation the Authorized Officer and the City Comptroller are each hereby authorized to disburse the sums appropriated in Section 2 above to the Service Provider in consideration for the provision of the Special Services described in the Budget. The Department of Planning and Development shall promptly make a copy of the executed Service Provider Agreement readily available for public inspection.
SECTION 6. Enforceability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 7. Conflict. This ordinance shall control over any provision of any other ordinance, resolution, motion or order in conflict with this ordinance, to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 8. Publication. This ordinance shall be published by the City Clerk, in special pamphlet form, and made available in her office for public inspection and distribution to members of the public who may wish to avail themselves of a copy of this ordinance.
SECTION 9. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 10 days after its passage and publication.
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Exhibit A Budget
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Special Service Area # |
59 |
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Service Provider Agency: |
Greater Southwest Development Corporation |
2018 BUDGET SUMMARY
Budget and Services Period: January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
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2017 Levy |
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CATEGORY |
Collectable Levy |
Estimated
Loss Collection |
Carry Over |
TIF Rebate Fund #0D10 |
Estimated
Late Collections and Interest |
Total All Sources 2018 Budget |
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1.00 Customer Attraction |
$20,180 |
$2,061 |
$0 |
$0 |
$598 |
$22,839 |
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2.00 Public Way Aesthetics |
$61,879 |
$5,750 |
$0 |
$0 |
$5,850 |
$73,479 |
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3.00 Sustainability and Public Places |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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4.00 Economic/ Business Development |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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5.00 Safety Programs |
$60,282 |
$9,750 |
$67,803 |
$0 |
$6,985 |
$144,820 |
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6.00 SSA Management |
$25,341 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$2,500 |
$27,841 |
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7.00 Personnel |
$35,282 |
$0 |
mBlii $0 |
$1,628 |
$36,910 |
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Sub-total |
$202,964 |
$17,561 |
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$0 |
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S^fliiiiii |
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GRAND TOTALS |
Levy Total |
$220,525 |
$67,803 |
$17,561 |
$305,889 |
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LEVY ANALYSIS |
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Estimated 2017 EAV: |
$38,306,274 |
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Authorized Tax Rate Cap: |
0.750% |
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Maximum Potential Levy limited by Rate Cap: |
$287,297 |
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Requested 2017 Levy Amount: |
$220,525 |
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Estimated Tax Rate to Generate 2017 Levy: |
0.58% |
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
October 11,2017
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.
Very truly yours,
Mayor
CHICAGO November 8.2017
To the President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Finance having had under consideration
An ordinance authorizing the imposition of a tax levy, the approval of the 2018 budget, and the approval of the Service Provider Agreement for Special Service Area Number 59.
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Amount to be levied: $220,525
Having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that your Honorable Body pass the proposed Ordinance Transmitted Herewith
This recommendation was concurred in by (aMva voce voteO
of members of the committee with dissenting vote(s):
Alderman Burke abstained from voting under the provisions of Rule 14.
(signed
Respectfully submitted
Chairman
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