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 ofthe Budget Director, I transmit herewith an ordinance allocating Motor Fuel Tax Funds and an associated authorization for an intergovernmental agreement with the Chicago Transit Authority.
Your favorable consideration ofthis ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
ORDINANCE
EXPENDITURE OF THE PORTION OF THE MOTOR FUEL TAX FUND ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN THE YEAR 2020
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 (referred to herein as the "the Illinois Highway Code").
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 2020.
The term "Fund 383" means Fund 383 as set forth in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the year 2020.
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, 2020, and ending December 31, 2020:
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 Four Million, One-Hundred Sixty Thousand, Five-Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars ($4,160,563) for authorized uses related to Sign Management guardrail maintenance, pavement markings, and materials for signs as more fully described in Fund 310, and
the sum of Twenty-Four Million, Six-Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand, Forty-Nine Dollars ($24,632,049) 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 of Forty-Seven Million, Five-Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand, Two-Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars ($47,547,284) for authorized uses related to In-House Construction services related to bridge maintenance, pothole and pavement maintenance, and concrete maintenance, as more fully described in Fund 310, and
(v) the sum of Seven-Hundred Fifteen Thousand, Four Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars
($715,466) for authorized uses related to Project Development traffic studies, as more fully described in
Fund 310, and
(vi) subject to the approval of Director of the Office of Budget and Management, the sum of Thirteen Million, Seven-Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand, One-Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($13,734,115) for authorized use as Capital Construction by the Department of Transportation, 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, Six-Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand, Three-Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($14,659,391) 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 Sixteen Million, Five Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand, Five-Hundred Dollars ($16,557,500) for authorized uses related to the purchase of road salt, beet juice, snow fencing, tarping, and materials for Street Operation's snow and ice removal program, as budgeted in Fund 310!
SUBSECTION D. The Director of the Office of Budget & Management is authorized to approve the expenditure of:
(i) the sum of Eight Thousand, Six Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars ($8,632) for authorized use of wage increases for workers in the Department of Transportation, as budgeted in Fund 310, and
SUBSECTION E. Pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement among the City of Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and the County of Cook approved by the City Council, the City is authorized to expend the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) for contribution to the CTA, as budgeted in Fund 310.
SUBSECTION F. The City is authorized to expend the sum of Twelve Million, Four Hundred and Five Thousand Dollars ($12,405,000) for eligible debt service payment, and costs or fees related thereto paid from MFT resources, as budgeted in Fund 383.
SECTION 3. Subject to compliance with the Illinois Highway Code and any applicable intergovernmental agreement, the Director of the Office of Budget and Management is authorized to administratively amend the appropriated amounts within and between Subsections A through F in Section 2 hereinabove as may be reasonably required to accommodate City operations and* to comply with statutory motor fuel tax use requirements.
SECTION 4. In the event that the City is provided with motor fuel tax funds in excess of those set forth in this ordinance, such funds shall be allocated to the uses set forth herein in the same proportion as set forth herein.
SECTION 5. 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 6. Unless transferred pursuant to Section 3 of this ordinance, 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
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monies only for the objects and purposes associated with those monies in the annual appropriation ordinance.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk is directed to transmit two (2) certified copies of this ordinance to the Division of Highways of the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, through the District Engineer of District 1 of said Department of Transportation.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
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