Record #: O2019-8388   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 10/16/2019 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development
Final action: 11/13/2019
Title: Scope of services, budget and management agreement for Special Service Area No. 24, Clark/Morse/Glenwood (Year 2020)
Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 24 (Clark Street-Rogers Park)
Attachments: 1. O2019-8388.pdf


OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR

October 16. 2019










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


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing a scope of service, budget and management agreement for various Special Service Areas. '

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to (i) Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, (ii) 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 (iii) 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 of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which was published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 69824 through 69915, and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 24 (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 0.63% 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 (the "City") generally (the "Special Services"); and

WHEREAS, certain funds in Fund 900 ("Fund 900") in the amount of $2,512 are available for use in connection with the Area; and

WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of Clark Street between Birchwood and Albion, Greenleaf between Clark and Ravenswood, Lunt between Clark and Ravenswood, Ravenswood between Greenleaf and Lunt, Morse between Cl...

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