Record #: O2019-9256   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 11/26/2019 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
Final action: 12/18/2019
Title: Termination of Irving Park/Elston Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District
Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
Topic: TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS - Irving Park/Elston T.I.F. - Termination
Attachments: 1. O2019-9256.pdf


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 ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the termination of various TIF districts.

Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.

ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, the City Council (the "City Council") of the City of Chicago (the "City") adopted ordinances in accordance with the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seg. (the "Act") on May 13, 2009, and published at pages 60501 - 60583 of the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council: (1) approving a tax increment redevelopment project and plan for the Irving Park / Elston Redevelopment Project Area (the "Area"); (2) designating the Area as a tax increment financing district; and (3) adopting tax increment allocation financing for the Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8 of the Act ("Section 8"), when redevelopment projects costs for a redevelopment project area, including without limitation all municipal obligations financing redevelopment project costs incurred under the Act, have been paid, all surplus funds then remaining in the special tax allocation fund for a redevelopment project area designated under the Act shall be distributed by being paid by the municipal treasurer to the State of Illinois Department of Revenue, the municipality and the county collector; first to the Department of Revenue and the municipality in direct proportion to the tax incremental revenue received from the State of Illinois and the municipality, but not to exceed the total incremental revenue received from the State or the municipality less any annual surplus distribution of incremental revenue previously made; with any remaining funds to be paid to the county collector who shall immediately thereafter pay said funds to the taxing districts in the ...

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