Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2019-9247

• Record #: O2019-9247
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 11/26/2019
• 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. 73, Chinatown (Year 2020)
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 73

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/19/2019		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
12/18/2019	11848	City Council	Passed	Pass
12/3/2019		Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development	Recommended to Pass
11/26/2019	10764	City Council	Referred

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

November 26, 2019










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


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Planningand 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) 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 13, 2017, 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 62833 through 62845, and which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 73 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2017 through and including 2026, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.800 percent (0.800%) 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, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of both sides of South Wentworth Avenue from West 24th Place to South Archer Avenue; the east side of South Wentworth Avenue from South Archer Avenue to West Cullerton Street; both sides of West Cermak Road from the railroad tracks west of South Clark Street to the railroad tracks just wes...