OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
October 31, 2018
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Budget Director, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing allocation of motor fuel tax funds and an associated authorization for execution of an intergovernmental agreement with the Chicago Transit Authority.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
EXPENDITURE OF THE PORTION OF THE MOTOR FUEL TAX FUND ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN THE YEAR 2019
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in this ordinance:
The term "authorized use" means any use permitted pursuant to Division 2 of Article 7 of the Illinois Highway Code, 605 ILCS 5/7-202, et seq., as described and interpreted by the Illinois Department of Transportation in its Bureau of Local Roads and Streets Manual, Figure 4-3B.
The term "eligible debt service" means debt service eligible for payment out of the portion ofthe Motor Fuel Tax Fund allocated to the City pursuant to 605 ILCS 5/7-202.13.
The term "Fund 310" means Fund 310 as set forth in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the year 2019.
The term "Fund 383" means Fund 383 as set forth in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the year 2019.
SECTION 2. The City is hereby authorized to make the following expenditures from the portion of the Motor Fuel Tax Fund which has been or may be allocated to the City for the period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2019:
SUBSECTION A. The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to expend:
the sum of Nine-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000) for authorized uses related to Engineering maintenance, inspection, and oversight of bridges, tunnels, underpasses, and viaducts, as more fully described in Fund 310, and
the sum of Twenty-One Million, Five-Hundred Thirty-One Thousand, Six-Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ( $21,531,695) for authorized uses related to Electrical Operations construction and maintenance services ofthe street lighting and traffic signal system, as more fully described in Fund 310, and
the sum Twelve Million, Nine-Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand, Eight-Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars ($12,988,858) for authorized uses related to In-House Construction services related to bridge maintenance, pothole and pavement maintenance, as more fully described in Fund 310.
SUBSECTION B. The Commissioner of Fleet and Facility Management is authorized to expend the sum of Fourteen Million, One-Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand, Four-Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars ($14,197,447) for authorized uses related to energy costs of the street lighting system, as budgeted in Fund 310.
SUBSECTION C. The Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation is authorized to expend the sum of Thirteen-Million, Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($13,052,000) for authorized uses related to
the purchase of road salt, beet juice, snow fencing, and tarping for Street Operation's snow and ice removal program, as budgeted in Fund 310.
SUBSECTION D. The City is authorized to expend the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) for the annual contribution to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), as budgeted in Fund 310.
SUBSECTION E. The City is authorized to expend the sum of Eighteen-Million, Four-Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($18,436,000) for eligible debt service payment, and costs or fees related thereto paid from MFT resources, as budgeted in Fund 383.
SECTION 3. The City shall maintain one or more separate ledger accounts recording expenditures from its portion of the Motor Fuel Tax Fund, utilizing standard account classifications acceptable under generally accepted accounting principles, with all charges for direct or indirect expenses categorized and detailed.
SECTION 4. Motor Fuel Tax Fund monies specifically allocated for a particular use shall not be transferred to any other Motor Fuel Tax funded use without prior approval of the City Council. The operating departments shall use allocated monies only for the objects and purposes associated with those monies in the annual appropriation ordinance.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is directed to transmit two (2) certified copies of this ordinance to the Division of Highways ofthe Department of Transportation ofthe State of Illinois, through the District Engineer of District 1 of said Department of Transportation.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
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