Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2019-8503

• Record #: O2019-8503
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/13/2019
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development
• Final action: 12/18/2019
• Title: Scope of services, budget and management agreement for Special Service Area No. 61, Hyde Park (Year 2020)
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 61 (Hyde Park)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/18/2019		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
12/18/2019	11823	City Council	Passed	Pass
12/3/2019		Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development	Recommended to Pass
11/13/2019	8385	City Council	Referred

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

November 13, 2019










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.

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to (i) Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) ofthe Constitution ofthe State of Illinois, (ii) the provisions ofthe 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 November 26, 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 68410 through 68492, and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 61 (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 0.95 percent (0.95%) 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 (the "City") generally (the "Special Services"); and

WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of both sides of East 53rd Street between Woodlawn Avenue and the alley east of Lake Park Avenue; the north side of 53rd street from 1612 East 53rd Street to Hyde Park Boulevard; Lake Park Avenue between 5130 South Lake Park Avenue and 5500 South Lake Park Av...