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Alderman Lopez
alderwoman Cabarrus
alderwoman Cruz
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alderwoman Miss Alderman Napolitano
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Alderman Reilly
alderwoman Mona hoppenworth
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Thank you. We have a core. We have two people that have
signed up for please add water when the midst of the bro we
have to to public participants.
If you could see.
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if you could step to the
If you could step to the front first, we'll go Ashley
Cornwell on SSA number 18.
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In the following Ashley will be Kevin Sorbo on SSA number
18.
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I'm here to speak for the is it the reconstitution for the
ss-18 I own a bed and breakfast on the North Tulsa
District. I'd also really been nice. It's nice having the
it's very important to guests and important when you're
living there that the street looks clean. It looks cute.
Everyone really loves it when they come to Chicago for the
first time in there in our neighborhood because it's
nothing like they expect space and what they heard on the
news. The Planters are a big hit the really really cute.
It's just really nice. It's been really great for the
neighborhood.
to bring into
To bring interest to keep me living there and we just really
appreciate all that you guys do with that to keep it
looking good for people to come.
10 minute
Thank you, Ashley.
it's
It's Super Bowl. I my name is Kevin Barbeau. I'm the
executive director for the North Halsted business Alliance.
We had a speaker here from our communities being in favor
of ss-18 but due to the delay meeting start he had to leave
is it will the committee allow me to read his statement
comes from Eric Florence at the Dakota Lodge Condominiums
at 3631 North Halsted Street Unit 303.
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My name is Eric Florence. And I've been a late fee
residence since 2014 and a property owner since 2019. I
speak in favor of SSA 18 reconstitution by the late fee
resident. I routinely enjoy many of the benefits the SSA
offers first the beautification work afforded by the SSA
provide meaningful tangible improvements such as planters
landscaping and seasonal banners holiday decorations to
include lighting signage and other garments further
contribute to the atmosphere the SSA also supports the mini
neighborhood events that take place in North Halsted from
Pride Fest the historic pride parade in the Market Days.
the funding in
The funding and Leadership from SSA 18 is crucial to their
success Additionally the SSA provides for much-needed
maintenance and upkeep in the area with higher levels of
foot bicycle and vehicle traffic these enhanced services
are essential over the ordinary service level agreement
provided by the city increased numbers of trash bins and
they're more frequent service keep our streets and
sidewalks clean regular power washing in the SSA. Also
contributes to keep our pedestrian Way's clear and clean
without the SSA Halsted would be just another Street in
Chicago SSA 1860s up lips are North Halsted Community to
level. It deserves Eric Florence. 3631 North Halsted Street
Unit 303.
thank
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Miss for bone. We have one
more, turn Kirby casar.
I'm
Hi, my name is Terry Kiser. I live here in the city. We
owned real estate throughout the entire city. We have
things all over generally landlords don't come and speak on
behalf of stuff but a necessary. It's a great way to do
group buying a great way to get more benefit than what you
can individually get on your own and it also benefits the
entire neighborhood in people who might not do the services
they are.
they
They are part of our group so they automatically do it. So
we really appreciate that the entire neighborhoods. Well
Captain taken care of and you know, I only would be in
favor of any tax that we get more out of it than what we
put into it. And I think this is certainly a situation
where we see more benefit than we do cost.
Kaiser Alderman smallest pack a question for you. What was
your address? 3838 North Broadway Hotel Ashley had
mentioned that you guys had Planters. Are you dude you're
doing Planters farther north that Planters are on post and
things like that. They don't have the big Monumental
planters that were put in during the Redevelopment of the
daily ministration. But okay, we have different Planters in
that area on a couple of our other essays were using the
big probably like 3 ft in diameter ones that you know are
pretty solid and we've actually been moving around put him
in front of some of the corner shop so that people can trim
their cars through them. But have you guys looked into
using those or are you you're talking more like Planters on
it all of our although all of it is really dependent on a
lot. A lot of us has been on C. In a lot of us dependent on
these days. We have our sidewalk so our side water the
sidewalk
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Have not had that opportunity to be expanded yet or do
whatever. I think our development think our know the pylons
the North Halsted finals were put in much later. But okay.
Yeah. I know where you're where you're at. We don't have a
big wide sidewalk bike racks. We got a lot of people people
places to hang out and stuff like that. But giant planets.
We have one area that weird looking to spend some money
there at the triangle where they either Clarendon meets.
That's like if you look oh, yeah right there, so we are
looking at doing something more substantial fare square
right now. We just have some like giant probably 3 ft
across plastic Planters, but we're hoping to do something
more permanent. They're excellent. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you miss the Kaiser for that.
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we're going to
We're going to go ahead and start the SSA meetings.
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Adjournment as well as for row cost so he can be patient
and stay for all four will be really quick.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. This meeting will
come to order will not have a roll call to establish Quorum
Miss Munoz. Please call the Raw.
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German Villegas vice-chair Mosley
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Alderman Hall Alderman Mitchell Alderman Chico Alderman
Lopez
alderwoman Tavarez alderwoman Cruz
Alderman Cardona Alderman Alderman Napolitano
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alderwoman Mana hoppenworth
Thank you. Let the record reflect. This is a public hearing
is being held pursuant to the requirements of the State
Illinois state of Illinois. Special service area tax law 35
ilcs 200-20 7-5
mended from time to time
Mended from time to time which I will call the special
service area tax law in section 27-35 the Special Air
Service Area tax law as amended notice of this public
hearing was published on October 10th 2023 in Chicago
Tribune newspaper of General circulation within the city of
Chicago and notice was additional email to the people and
according to schedule required by applicable law let the
let the reporter Mark and notice his committee's exhibit 14
identification. Where is on December 9th 2009 the city
council the city of Chicago the city council enacted an
ordinance establishment this which was published in the
journal proceedings of the city council for such dates such
a date at Pages 79955 through 80045. It was just a
mercenary of known and designated the city of Chicago
special service area under 18 original area and authorize
the levy of an Angel text for the period beginning in 2009
through and including 2023 the original
and that's a
And not succeed an annual rate of .55% be equalized assessed
value of the taxable property there in to provide certain
special services in and for the area in addition to the
services provided by into the city of Chicago, generally.
This is a hearing to consider for things.
the
The large one of the boundaries of the original area fall
through a certain special service areas in the area that
stinks from the original special services increase the
maximum rate of the original Services tax from annual rate
of .55% to .65% of The Equalizer assess values of the
taxable property within the area and authorized extension
the time. For which the levy of service tax is authorized
within the area in the original Levi. From tax year 2023
through and including tax year 2037.
April
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Approximate Street location of the area consists of Hostage
Hostage Street between Irving Park and Belmont Avenue or
services to be provided within the area include but are not
limited to customer traction public ways Statics
sustainability and public place and handsome its economic
Business Development public health and safety programs and
other activities to promote commercial and Economic
Development Special Services main food new construction or
maintenance some or all the proceeds of the post service
tax are anticipated to be used by an entity other than the
city of Chicago to provide special.
the area
The area which such entities will be a service provider
pursuant to a service contract each as defined in the
special service area tax law these special services would
be in addition to Services provided to and by the city of
Chicago. Generally the services tax under consideration
would not exceed the annual some appoint 65 per cent of The
Equalizer assess values of the taxable property within the
area Services tax would be extended through the Levee. It
will be authorized to be levied. Annually. The services tax
will be in addition to all other taxes provided by law and
will be levied pursuant to the provision property tax code
35 ilcs 200 11-1 as amended from time to time if anyone
wishes to submit written comments on the proposed changes
to the original area the original special services
increasing the Maximum Ride the original Services tax from
annual rate of 2.55 to .65% of the extension the original
that beat.
I'll
Levi of the services tax for the provision of special
services in the area for. Through and including tax your
27, please submit those comments for the sergeant-at-arms.
So those comments can be made part of the public record.
following submitted written comments Terry Kiser
ask
Ashley Caldwell and Kevin Boerboel
there
There are no written comments that were submitted.
Alderman Alderman lost Lawson and Meldrum clay represent
this area. However, I do not see them present.
to make any comments
is
Is there a statement from the Department of planning and
development?
Good.
good at
Good afternoon, Mister chairman and members of the
committee for the record. My name is Mark Russian. I'm an
assistant commissioner with the Department of planning and
development.
SMS
Sl18 is located along Halsted Street in a Lakeview Community
within the 44th and 46th Ward's all their Slauson and clay
have expressed their support for this proposed extension
and Boundary expansion of one property is requesting a term
extension of fifteen years with the Levee Red Cap of 0.65%
to community meetings and a mailing to all pins were
conducted the Garner input and informed as to say property
owners of the proposed term extension Community meetings
were conducted on May 16th and 23rd or SSA stakeholders
were presented with the proposed as a term extension and
had the opportunity to provide feedback. Our department has
reviewed the application documents submitted by the sponsor
of the North Halsted business Alliance and find them
acceptable. The proposed Levy for 2024 is $497,509 to
propose scope of services includes customer traction public
way Aesthetics sustainable.
in public places you cannot make in business development
public health and safety SSA management and Personnel the
budget meets the requirements of the state SSA tax code and
dpd policies ds18 commission also recommended the North
Halsted business alliances DSS a service provider for 2020
for this organization and successfully managed SSA 18 since
its Inception in 1998 representatives from the
Cancer organization are also here today to provide
additional details and comments regarding the proposed term
extension of SSA number 18th. We ask for the community
support and approving the term extension and Andre
expansion. Thank you. Thank you Miss Murphy.
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Ladies and gentlemen, if any Resident tax payer or other
interests of person attending this hearing desires an
opportunity to express their views for or against the
proposed changes to learning the boundaries of the original
area authorizing certain special services in the area
distinct from the original service special services
increasing the maximum rate of the original Services tax
from an annual rate of .55% to .65% of The Equalizer assess
values of the taxable taxable property within the area and
authorize an extension of the time. Which the Levee special
service special services taxes authorized within the area
from the original Levi. Too. From tax for 2023 through
through and including tax for 2037. They'll have the
opportunity to address the committee and will wait to be
called upon to speak.
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Are they?
Are there any members from the public?
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Are there any members from the public?
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please until this concludes the public hearing on the
proposed changes to the original area original special
services authorized Levi of services tax and an annual rate
of .65% and the authorization of the extension Levi. And
the levy of the services tax for the provision of special
services in the area for peer through and including tax
year 2037. Being that there's no further business. We have
a motion to adjourn the same roll call vote as with apply
to determine corn ottoman Mitchell mix that motion hearing
no objections to order to let the record reflect public
hearing on this matter was concluded at 12:47, November 2nd
2023 that concludes this public hearing.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The meeting will come
to order. We will not have a roll call to establish Quorum
this one else. Please call the row.
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German Villegas by Cher Mosley Alderman Hall alderwoman
leave
older women who
older women with the address Alderman Lopez
alderwoman Tavarez Cruz Alderman Napolitano Alderman Reilly
and worth
we have 13 present.
Thank you. Let the record reflect. This is a public hearing
is beep being held pursuant to the requirements in the
state of Illinois. Special service area tax law 35 ilcs
200/20 7-5 as a mended from time to time, which I will call
the special service area tax law in section 27-35 of
special service area tax load tax law is amended notice of
the public hearing was a was published on October 10th 2023
in Chicago Tribune a newspaper of General circulation
within the city of Chicago and notice with additional email
to the people in according to the schedule required by
applicable law.
let's
Let the reporter.
Let the reporter Mark I noticed his committee's exhibit 14
identification, November 7th, 2007 the city council of the
city of Chicago and acted in ordinance, which was published
in the journal proceedings of the city council force update
your pages 13653 through 13724 as amended on December 12th,
2007 and published in the journal for such States a Pages
17060 through 17063, which establish an area known and and
designated as the city of Chicago special service are in a
44-in authorized the levy of an annual tax for the period
beginning in 2007 through including 2016 not to exceed an
annual rate of 2 1/2 per cent of equalizer assess values of
the taxable property there in to provide certain special
services in there for the area in addition to the services
provided by into the city of Chicago. Generally. Where is
on December 9th 25th.
the city council and act
The city council enacted in ordinance which was published in
the journal for such date to Pages 147 57 through 14768 and
which enhanced an area known and designated at the city of
Chicago special service area number 44 northrise Levi of an
annual tax for the period beginning in your 2015 through
and including tax 2029 not to exceed an annual rate of 2.5%
of equalizer assess values of the taxable property there in
to provide certain special service services in and for the
area in addition to the services provided by into the City
generally. This is a hearing to consider for things
enlargement of the boundaries of the second area authorized
certain special services in the area distinct from the
second special services authorizes Services tax in an
annual rate of 2.5% of equalizer assess values of the
taxable property within the area and authorize the
extension of the time. For which the Le'Veon special
services tax is author.
but I
But in the area for the second Levi. Two appeared from
texture 2023 through and including the tax year 2037 the
approximate Street location of the area consist naproxen
Street location of said territory consist of Walden Parkway
from 95th Street to 107th Street and West to Longwood Drive
and East to Wood Street at 103rd Street difficult the
proposed special service Services now to be provided within
the area include what?
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Not limited to a customer try.
Not limited to customer traction publicly Aesthetics
sustainability and public place enhancements economic
Business Development public health safety programs and
other activities to promote commercial and economic
development in Special Services may include new
construction or maintenance some or all the proceeds of the
proposed special service area tax anticipated to be used by
an entity other than the city of Chicago to provide special
services to the area which such entity she'll be a service
provider pursuant to a service contract each defined as a
special service area tax law a special services would be in
addition to Services provided to invade the city of Chicago
generally attacks under consideration would not exceed the
annual sum of 2.5 per cent of equalizer assess values of
the taxable property within the area the service of tax
would be extended through 11:00. And will be authorized to
be eleven eleven annually.
this
the services tax will be in addition to all the other taxes
provided by law and will be levied pursuant to the
provisions of the property tax code 35 ilcs 200 / 1-1 as
amended from time to time if anyone wishes to written
submit written comments on the proposed changes to the
second area of the second of the second special services to
the services tax in an annual rate of 2.5% for the
authorization of the extension of the second Levi. And of
the levy of the service is taxed for the provision of
special services in area 4.
putting food in
including
Including tax your 2237. Please submit those comments and
started in arms. So those comments can be made part of the
public have one public comment from Bert ring.
Thank you. My name is Burton wing and welcome everybody
chairman and members I own property on 103rd Street 1901 to
1905 which is on the it's on the Southwest portion of 103rd
Street right by Walden which is next door across street
from the railroad area. So I just got my bill yesterday and
noticed the one up from like 2500 about $4,000 for that
little spot that I own and that's about 60% of the increase
in my taxes. I have 3 retail tenants there and I have to
have course try to pass on that increase the amount of
taxes to the three retail tenants which already challenged
by the competition's they have an that area. But also if
you look at the particular are in expanding the boundaries
Dell volunteer section 103rd Street is very very small from
Walden to Longwood.
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Look at the businesses there. So it's we just analyze a
business is there there's one very large vacant portion as
just sitting there for years and it's totally they can we
also have the railroad on walls and going from the hundred
7th through 95th. So really without involving the railroad
and beautiful and that whole area the money that are going
to be used for the special district are not going to be
used appropriately until we get there railroad involved. If
you look at some more issues on 103rd Street the amount of
traffic in that small little area between Golden and
Longwood is gotten very heavy and very dangerous for people
to cross. There's no Crossing areas unless you go to 103rd
and Longwood to increase more traffic there without having
traffic studies or dealing with that Department of
Transportation within the city that the city's obligation.
It won't be a good benefit to have more people there with
the increase of safety or
they
50 problems of crossing the street with on a crosswalk
there by the railroad or people crossing from Walden to the
railroad. So in other words without getting more the
developer of that property on 103rd the railroad involved
the Department of Transportation future to get more people
or more persons or more business in that area is just
really useless. It's not really helping out. We don't have
any studies of how much the monies are really helping any
of these businesses.
Where are red
We are already there Starbucks or CVS. We all know the
problem with CVS and other drug stores. So I don't think
expanding the area because our area is very small to other
areas and enlarging the SSA area would be helpful to the
businesses must we really get involvement with the
developers of that project on the South Side 103rd and the
railroad involve to beautify that area. We also only have
sidewalks getting more money for landscaping is just
useless in my opinion. It's not helping out. There's maybe
one tree there when I've called up to get usage out of the
SSI money for pulling weeds. It takes about a week to get
somebody to pull some weeds. There's absolutely no grass or
other trees there. So I'm against increasing the boundaries
and increasing any increase in taxes.
Did you?
Did you take your break our next speaker will be jamendo
McKay?
Okay.
I forgot to mention that we have 3 minutes for public,
Thank you.
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Good after.
Good afternoon. My name is Jim and Dan McCoy. And and I am
a business owner of 9 years on 103rd Street. Just west of
just a couple Northwest actually of where the gentleman was
just speaking about he owns property as a business owner
retail business owner in the ssa-44. I am highly in favor
of continuing the SSA and of the expansion to Walden
Parkway the SSA for us. I know we have another speaker
coming after me another business owner for me. It has been
for nine years about cleanliness and attractiveness
attracting people to the to the shopping district and to
our business in particular. I run a women's clothing store
there and belly up Bluetooth thinks Alderman O'Shea and
exercise
SSA for years has managed not only Landscaping in respect
to pulling weeds. But they plant in our Planters. I'm just
building the attractiveness. They do Mowing and snow
removal which is important because our business owners
don't always take care of that for us. And so the SSA does
that they make sure that there are no slip and falls on the
way to the train.
on the
On the way to my business, I will.
On the way to my business which protects me and so that's
done every morning and if there's a snowfall that's done
promptly in the morning and throughout the day making sure
that I as a business owner to have to take my time or my
team's time to go out and maintain that so that is one of
the critical Parts specially in the city like Chicago of
the SSA for me and the seasonal Planters again, it goes all
the way up and down a hundred and third we have banners
that are scheduled to be installed in 2020 for beautifying
the community. Beverly is a very very much so a small
business oriented and and a neighborhood type fuel. So it
anything that we can do to draw a tractions to businesses
their the walkability of the businesses there from Longwood
to Walden Parkway.
if they
If they help us with that and so for me again, I'm very
much in favor of continuing this on a critical part for a
small business owner making sure that these facilities on
these things are taken care of for us on a daily basis.
make a
Thank you. Mr. K. Thank you.
Alex
Our next speaker will be Leah Ray.
Hi.
Hi, good afternoon. I'm also here to talk about Weldon
Parkway don't preciate the trip down to the South Side as a
new business located on Walden Parkway, which isn't a
thoroughfare the SSA has been critical for attracting new
customers to our shop, which is just about 8 months old 4
months into our business the SSA hosted a Sip & Shop that
brought hundreds of customers who are cute little store
within the span of three and a half hours that's marketing
and promotion that we would not have been able to do on our
own and her little bootstraps organization. So we are also
in support of a continuing the SSA in renewal of ssa-44.
It's critical to our livelihood and our success. Thank you.
You're no written comments that were submitted. Is there a
statement from the ottoman in the area?
Thank
Make a German good afternoon colleagues. I just want to
reiterate what my small business owners stated about ssa-44
what this essentially is. It's combining two into one.
pulling
Pooling resources. This is a very small section in the
Beverly Community. These are small business owners of Heart
of all of our neighborhoods. It gives so much. They stated
what their needs are. I would humbly ask for the support of
my colleagues to allow us to continue this and if there's
any questions,
Alaqua
Any questions for aluminum shape?
Sing sing no questions. Is there a statement from the
Department of planning and development?
could
Good afternoon, Mister chairman and members of the
committee for the record. My name is Mark Roshan assistant
commissioner in the department of planning and development
ssa-44 is located in the Beverly and Morgan Park Community
surrounded by the Metra Rock Island stations at 99th and
103rd streets within the 19th Ward Alderman O'Shea has
expressed his support for the proposed extension dpd is
requesting a term extension of 15 years for SSA. Number 44
with the levy rate cap of 2.5% of 44 has been expanded to
include the nine properties along Walden Parkway adjacent
to the 99th Street Metro Station, which until now have been
served by SSA number 64. So for the record, I would like to
clarify that this.
not technically in a
Not technically an SSA expansion. It's really more of an SS
a merger between our two smallest ssa's number 44 and 64
combined. They'll provide more efficiencies and sale only
have to provide a single audit instead of two separate
audits. So it will save on administrative expenses and
there should be some added efficiencies for Contracting
Services as well. So there are no changes as far as I'm
adding more properties into one or the other SSA. Just a
merger Under the Umbrella of SSA number 44.
to
To community meetings and emailing to all pins were
conducted to Garner input and inform SSA property owners of
the post term extension and bonder expansion Community
meetings were conducted on May 18th and 19th. We're SSI
stakeholders were presented with the proposed as a term
extension and founder expansion and had the opportunity to
provide feedback. Our department has reviewed the
application documents submitted by the sponsor of the
Morgan Park Beverly Hills Business Association and find
them acceptable the proposed Levy rate for 2020 for $61,749
to propose Scope Services includes customer traction public
way ascetics Economic and Business Development SSA
management and personnel.
the budget
The budget meets the requirements of the state as a state
tax code and dpd policies. The SSID number 44 commission is
also recommending the Morgan Park Beverly Hills Business
Association as the SSA service provider for 2024. This
organization has also successfully managed SSA number 26
since Inception in 1998 adding SSA number 64 in 2013 and
SSA number 44 in 2020 representatives from the sponsor
ization are also here today to provide additional details
and comments regarding the proposed term extension of SSID.
Number 44. We asked the committee support and approving
this term extension and Andre expansion. Thank you Miss
Muffin.
lady
ladies and gentlemen, if any Resident taxpayer other
interested person attending this hearing desires an
opportunity to express their views for or against the
proposed changes to enlarging the boundaries of the second
area authorizing certain special services in the area
distinct from the second special services authorizing the
services tax in an annual rate of 2.5% of equalizer assess
values a text with property within the area and authorizing
the extension of the time. For which the Levee
prayer time
Prayer time. Wish the levy of the services taxes authorized
within the area from the second Levi. Two appeared from tax
year 2023 through and including tax year 2037, They may
have an opportunity to address the committee and will wait
to be called upon to speak. Are there any other additional
residents that wish to speak on this?
Single ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the public
hearing on the proposed changes to the second area. Second
special services authorized levius Services tax ID annual
rate of 2.5% in the authorization of the extension of Levi.
And of the levy of the services tax for the provision of
service special services in the area for a through and
including tax for 2037 being that there's no further
business. We have a motion to adjourn by the same roll call
vote as was applied to determine corn Spotify moved here.
No directions to ordered let the record reflect the public
hearing on this matter was concluded at 1:07 p.m. November
2nd 2023 that concludes the public hearing.
Hang in there. We got two more.
Afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, the meeting will come to
order you will not have a roll call to establish Quorum
this one else. Please call the row Alderman. Laspada
Alderman Hall Alderman Mitchell Alderman Chico Alderman
Lopez.
Other Woman Tavarez present Cruise
Alderman Cardona waguespack Alderman Napolitano
Alderwood
alderwoman mono hoppenworth
we have thirteen members present. Thank you miss when you
also let the record reflect. This is a public hearing is
being held for suet apartments section 27-35 of the state
of Illinois special services area tax law as amended notice
of this public hearing was published on October 10th 2023
in Chicago Tribune a newspaper of General circulation
within the city of Chicago and notice was additional email
to the people in according to the schedule required by
applicable law that the reporter Mark and notice his
committee's exhibit 14 identification. This is a hearing to
consider the establishment of special services area number
61-20 23 refer to Hereafter as area in the authorization of
the levy of special service annual service service tax for
the provision of certain special services.
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going to go ahead and recess or 10 minutes to go next door
for a quorum and then we will reconvene in 10 minutes,
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special city council meeting as well last committee meeting
here. So we're going to go ahead and reconvene at 1:27. So
we will reconvene the meeting.
this is
This is a hearing to consider the establishment of a special
service area number 61-20 23 refer to here and Hereafter is
the area in the authorization to Levi. I'm special annual
Services tax for the provision a certain special services.
The approximate Street location of the proposed area will
consist of territorial Long Lake Park Avenue between East
Hyde Park Boulevard and 55th Street along 53rd Street
between Woodlawn Avenue in east side of the viaduct of the
sea and Metro by Doc and along 55th Street from Harper
Avenue to just west of South Hyde Park Boulevard, the
purpose of establishing the area would be to provide
special services within the area the proposed special
services to be provided within the area include but not
limited to customer traction publicly Aesthetics
sustainability and public place enhancements economic
Business Development public health and safety programs and
other activities to promote commercial and economic
development.
We
Which will be in here in after refer to collectively as
special services the special services may include new
construction or maintenance some or all the proceeds of
proposed Services tax are anticipated to be used by an
entity other than the city of Chicago to provide the
special services to the area which such entity Shelby
service provider pursuance of services contract each as
defined in the special service area tax law the special
services would be in addition to services.
attitude by the city of Chicago generally the services tax
under consideration would not exceed the annual sum of 2.95
% of The Equalizer assess the value of the taxable property
within the area the services tax would be
I'll
authorized to commence in tax year 2023 and to be levied
annually until and including tax year 2030 to the service
of tax would be in addition to all other taxes provided by
law. They will be levied pursuant to provisions of the
property tax code 35 ilcs 200 / 1-1 as amended from time to
time.
If anyone wishes to rent to submit written comments on the
proposed establishment, the special service area number
61-20 23, please submit those comments to the Sergeant at
Arms so that could be made as part of the public record.
I have been.
I haven't possession written comments.
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Charles Newsome
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speak into the mic.
if
If you could also, please identify yourself for the record.
Thank you.
Good after.
Good afternoon. My name is Charles Newsome current member
of the SS a 61 in the district of Hyde Park and
my
My comments are that you would think that I'm a property
own in that area even think I would be jumping through the
roof about increase in Texas who wants to be 11 additional
taxes, but I realized the importance of essay 661 to the
community of Hyde Park. It's been
I'm
I'll be
I've been a member of the association for sometime. It was
the first initial sa61 and I've been there and live through
the improvements of sa61 have done for the community and
how hits has it's not taking the place of the city services
but it says supporting those Services when the city is not
always available or in the area.
those things
Those things it's certainly been.
Something that has been created and developed for the area
and is work tremendously throughout the terms of the SSA.
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next speaker will be
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Nancy Stanek, thank you. Come forward and identify yourself
prior to
that's
testify
I'm Nancy Stanek and I toys Etc small specialty shop in the
Hyde Park area have been three different locations and Hyde
Park in last 47 years of swill BR 48 holiday season, all of
those locations have been in the footprint of the current
is a 61 so I can notice the changes that have happened over
the years, especially since SSA 61 came into existence. One
of the things that people probably don't so much as how the
streets are actually cleaner boo. You never noticed.
I'll be out.
the absence
The absence of wood are you just notice litter but when
they're not there, so I'm appreciative of the regular
pleading that the SSI provide as well as the power washing
on a seasonal basis on her sidewalks as a gardener. I love
the day beautification of the street with the flower
baskets, and we just now put flowers along Lake Park Avenue
sort of welcoming people in the community. I also
appreciate the bike racks that helps protect the trees that
we put in and as the
Original founder of the 4th and 53rd old fashioned Fourth
of July. I appreciate the fact that they've been sponsoring
that over the years. I think it's on the market will go to
currently my stores located in the Hyde Park Shopping
Center, which is owned by the University of Chicago style,
which provides many of the niceties like a plantings and
the Landscaping within you know, our shopping center area
and that which is not really provided by the SSA, but I
still do a resident of Hyde Park for over sixty years. I do
love the the beautification along 53rd Street and up and
down Lake Park Avenue.
and
And I'm here to support obviously SSA 61 continuing and 3
Constitution year.
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Connect speakers George Rumsey.
Good. Thank you very much. Mr. Chairman. My name is George
Rumsey. I'm here today speaking as a business owner. I run
a small business on 53rd Street. I've been there since
1991. So it's a business that has sustained itself and all
that time and I'm here to be a big proponent of the
continuation of SSI 61. I was involved in the original
Constitution 10 years ago. I saw the value of it then and
everything that we've been able to accomplish this then is
somewhat remarkable when you consider that our budget is
one of the smaller budgets Tressa stays within the city. We
do a really good job with the help of our service providers
the southeast Chicago commission making sure that we cover
all of our bases whether it's the the Aesthetics of the
neighborhood the hanging baskets did Nancy mention the new
Landscaping that we've gone on the lake Parker Lake Park
initiative the events that we helped sponsor such as the
fourth on 53rd.
it may
it makes a
It makes a huge difference in the livability of the
community and the neighborhood especially hopeful to see
our continuation go forward the reconstitution go forward
because we finally reached the point where we're tapping
one of our biggest concerns since we have started and that
is the reason the updating of the viaduct in Hyde Park 53rd
Street and 55th Street have five extra separate East Hyde
Park from West Hyde Park and they're miserable their dark
tank dirty dilapidated. You can go on with a Deez they're
so yeah, they're not they're not they're not they're not
nice and just this year. We finally got our budget put
together in such a way that we're working with.
I'll host.
A whole slew of people c. C pad the Hyde Park Art Center
the University of Chicago Metra. Both Alderman's office has
to finally bring in new lighting new artwork new design
more cleaning and step-by-step. We can't do it all this
year. We have plans for this continuing in the next two
years if sa61 is reconstituted, so I really hope that
you'll look favorably on a reconstitution for this coming.
Of time. Thank you.
Thank you. Mister Ramsay.
is
Is there a statement from the Department of planning and
development?
Good afternoon, mr. Chairman and members of the committee
for the record. My name is Mark Roshan assistant
commissioner in the department of Planning and Development
SSA number 61-20 23 is replacing sa61 which is set to
expire at the end of this year. Yes. I say is located along
portions of 53rd Street Lake Park Avenue and 55th Street.
The area is in the 4th and 5th Ward Alderman Robinson and
Yancy of Express their support for this proposed the
establishment of SSA. Number 61 to 2023 DVD is requesting
the establishment of the SSA for a term of 15 years with
the levy cap of 0.95% The area of this is a 61-20 23 would
remain mostly unchanged with a total of 5 additional
additions and deletions of pins from the original
boundaries.
to
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To community meetings and a mailing to all pins were
conducted to gather input and inform us a property owners
of the post term extension and Boundary expansion Community
meetings were conducted on May 9th and 16th where SSA
stakeholders were presented with the proposed SSA term
extension and Boundary expansion and the opportunity to
provide feedback. Our department has review
appliques
application
Application submitted by the sponsored the southeast Chicago
commission and find them acceptable. The proposed Levy for
2024 is to $284,728, which is slightly less than its
current Levi.
the body
The budget meets the requirement of the state fssa tax code
and dpd policies. The SSA 61 commission is also
recommending the southeast Chicago commission as the SSI
service provider for 2020 for this organization has
successfully managed 6s sa61 since its Inception in 2014
representatives from the sponsoring organization are also
here today to provide additional details and comments
regarding the proposed term extension of SSA number 61-20
23. We asked for the community support and approving this
term extension and Andre expansion. Thank you. Thank you. I
have sent a message to Alderman Yancey up to come make a
comment. He's on his way.
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Call Mini Aunty will provide a statement.
happy
Have you?
Happy birthday new Alderman, but longtime resident of the
community has really value the work that has been done
taking a leadership and support of a reconstituting.
Thank you, Nancy.
laser
Ladies and gentlemen, if any Resident taxpayer other
interested person attending this hearing desires an
opportunity to express their views for or against the
proposed establishment special service error number 61-20
23, please communicate with the sergeant-at-arms. She may
have an opportunity to make those comments or objections.
Are they any other residents willing to make a statement?
Yes, sir.
Good afternoon. My name is Marcus Williams. I'm
representing here for the rapper DJ, Chicago.
we have
We have a long.
Hello.
A location. I always have located in Hyde Park order and
courtesy support.
and I
And if I wrote the Constitution of the SS 8061 so that's
all I got to say is if you could see my staff right there
on your left. I'll fill out the pink slip so we can have it
for the record. Yes. Thank you. Are there any other
residence?
What?
Wanting to make a public comment.
is
Is there any member of the public taxpayer interested
person who wish to make a statement with respect to this
matter?
Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the public hearing on
the proposed The Establishment special service area number
61-20 23 and the authorization of the levy of the services
tax for the provision of the special services. Let the
record reflect public hearing on this matter was conduct
has concluded at 1:41 p.m. November 2nd 2023 that concludes
this public hearing think that there's no further business
may have a motion to adjourn by the same roll call vote as
was applied to the term corned. I'll leave them in the spot
as makes it motion hearing objections so ordered
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Afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, this meeting will come to
order. We will not have a roll call to establish Quorum
this when you also please call the row in the present by
Sarah Mosley.
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Alderman Hall
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Alderman Mitchell Alderman Chico older woman Lee Alderman
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Other Woman Tavares Cruz
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Alderman Napolitano
Alderman Reilly Other Woman Lana hoppenworth
We have eleven members present. Thank you. Miss Munoz. Let
the record reflect. This is a public hearing is being held
pursuant to the requirements in the state of Illinois
special service area tax law 35 ilcs 200/20 7-5 as amended
from time to time which one which I will call the special
service area tax law and section 27-35 of the special area
service tax law as amended notice of his public hearing was
published on October 10th 2023 in the Chicago Tribune a
newspaper of General circulation within the city of Chicago
and notice was initially mail to the people and according
to the schedule required by applicable law. The record let
the reporter mark
No.
notice a
Notice his committee's exhibit number 14 identification on
December 14th, 2014 the city council of the city of Chicago
and acting an ordinance which was published in the journal
proceedings of the city council for such data Pages 99864
through 99949 as amended by an ordinance adopted by the
city council on October 31st, 2018, which was published in
the journal for such dates and Pages +867-422-867-4777 area
known and designated as the city of Chicago special service
area number 69 and authorize the levy of an annual tax for
the period beginning in 2014 through and including 2023 not
to exceed an annual rate of 2% of The Equalizer assess
values of the taxable property there in to provide certain
special services in different area in addition to the
services provided by into the City generally. This is Harry
consider three things authorized.
Social Services in the area of the stink from the initial
special services authorized a levy of services tax in the
annual rate not to exceed 2% of The Equalizer assess values
of the taxable property within the area and authorize the
extension of the time. Which the levy of services tax is
authorized within the area from the initial Levi. Two
appeared from tax year 2023 through and including tax year
2037 the approximate Street location of the area consist
approximately of the areas South Ashland Avenue founded
North 2 West 80th Street Southwest 96th Street East to the
alley adjacent to Ashland Avenue and west of the alley
immediately adjacent to Ashton Avenue, including the
railroad track extending East Justine Street, the proposed
special services now to be provided within the area include
include but are not limited to customer traction public way
Statics sustainability and public place enhancements
economic Business Development public health and safety
programs and other activity.
turn
from
Promote commercial and economic development the special
services may include new construction or maintenance summer
all the proceeds of the post Services tax anticipated to be
used by an entity other than the city of Chicago provide
the special services to the area which entity Shelby
service provider for two Services contract. He says to find
the special service areas tax law these special services
would be in addition to Services provided to him by the
city of Chicago generally the service attack.
under the
Under consideration would not exceed the annual summer 2%
of The Equalizer assess the value of the taxable property
within the area the services tax would be extended through
Levi. And will be authorized to be levied. Annually. This
Services tax would be in addition to all the taxes provided
by law and will be levied pursuant to the provisions of
property tax code 35 ilcs 200 / 1-1 is amended from time to
time. If anyone wishes to submit written comments on the
proposed changes to the initial special services the
proposed Services tax in an annual rate of 2% for the
authorization of the extension of the initial Levi pure and
of the levy of services tax provision of the special
services in the area for. Through and including tax year
2037, please submit those comments to the sergeant-at-arms
to for those comments can be made part of the public
record.
There are multiple people that have signed up to 24 written
comment.
Our first speaker will be Mister George Blackmore.
Please remind me to remind the public that we have 3
minutes, please. Thank you.
several concerns in a several years
I am
I have been addicted to this SSA. What is a SSA? They don't
know.
I do.
If another way of texting people without people knowing you
don't educate the people about this if it is it just
another case smoke for the ultimate. We have Streets &
Sanitation. We have the police force.
but
Baxter job to keep the commercial areas clean and safe.
However, a group of altum got together and wanted a cow. So
what they can choose who they want to be security people
give him a little best if nothing but a sham SSA. Why would
you have Street in Sandy Street to big clean?
but
my back
My best friend now beginning that's no life is often cooked
up where they can control the job and the money but still
has swim around those areas that are being taxed 2% You
want to keep them dumb uninformed unengaged you all too
much.
you
You all too much.
Why would you do this?
because
Because you're a control freak if you want to control the
money. It's about the money.
I am totally against these streets clean Police department
arrest nobody.
Feel some little person and they sleeping around doing
nothing.
No, the SSA. Did you tell the people why yes I did.
Is duplication all streets been clean we can have as a
department of Streets & Sanitation. We have a police
department.
If they can't do the job what I do because of security
don't do their job.
That's why I show up.
The show out to bring light in a place of Darkness totally
familiar with the area. So that's why I try and that's why
they want to shut me up. That's why thank you, sir.
Annex
our next speaker is
is there a
Mr. Ellis
Miss Cameron. You mean I'll be brief support of the
reconstitution. Could you please put the owner in
auburn-gresham micro fine, and I just want to give my
support to the reconstitution of SSA 69 along the 95th and
Ashland.
Avenue
did
they do a great job and I have other clients who are
looking to come to the Chicago area. You want to build in
Auburn Gresham area. So I just want my support to that and
continues to stress neck speakers Herbert Johnson.
glad
Good afternoon. Chairman board members on my name is
Herbert Johnson on the financial center manager at Fifth
Third Bank located at 8140 South Ashland in Auburn Gresham
community and I am for the SSA 69. They have done a
phenomenal job in the area. One of the things that I adore
is that the doctor the gentleman or deployed is that goes
down ass then not only do they the bomb with the people
that come into the bank or around the bank, but there is
it's just a delightful feeling to have them out there to
fulfill some of the gaps where it may be the sweetest and
may not get there. I have a lot of traffic at the bank and
you be surprised some of the things that I happened
overnight and then the SSA will come through in this town.
I know they'll be all on my property keeping it up. So I'm
totally with SSI 69
Connect speaker as a pastor Wayne.
a
I am passing Lane Smith by my new passcode new passcode
that church and we found a church in about fifty years ago
and sent that time. We have the new Pisgah Church, Nebraska
day care on 80th and Racine call new piston Haven Homes. We
also have another when they left my parents and your
message about the snub Living Center on 80th and Halsted
and then just recently built a veteran beginning right next
door to our church at 8140 South Racine. What I'm headed to
say, is that promote SSA. It's a really great project that
they do in our community and not just in our community, but
all other communities around the city. The one thing that
really does that I see when I see the guy coming around the
cleanup. It makes the other people in the community clean
up their area cuz that's a trickle-down effect. If you see
these guys coming down sweetie, they clean up and then
picking up trash whatever they're doing the cutting grass
hit the most that in the neighborhood and that's when you
really need also to the thing that I liked about it. They
got a cord or it would have been does in the stores are
tell us when
Tell us when the pistol will construction company as well.
And what they do is to compete with the big brands for the
small owners. What they do is pick the front of the
building and make it look more pleasant for people who want
to shop taking the bars off the gala put shutters that do
something for our neighborhood and makeup look better. Okay
and
That's one.
That's one of things.
That's one thing that they really do that. I really liked
it. Help the small businessman. We have some major
businesses in the community that can out. I'll sell because
their prices are much lower and you know what, I mean? Okay
about the small nose with a front they get a new facing and
help them and they're up in that particular business and I
have talked a bunch of them cuz they called me all the time
or they want something or like came back here. They want to
put a new face on the help them in their businesses. We
understand been in business is hard. If you ever been in
business, you know what I mean? The startup is hard for for
a small businessman as well as a black person. They meant
to understand nothing to that. I think that I've been
through a lot of cities. I've been all over the world and
I've seen something that didn't have SSA didn't clean up
the neighborhood. I don't know if you have been New York,
but I've been there a few times and they need SSA because
they don't clean up and this man what time what the police
job to clean up that is not the police job to clean up our
neighborhood. They have a lot of other things in our
community to do besides clean up our neighborhood. It's
what we need to do with people.
What?
What I'm saying SSA comes along they clean up and then the
people in the community we clean up behind them. It takes
all of us in the city to make it better and that's what I'm
here for promoting this SSA that we continue it one more
thing before I go they do an economically development. Now
that is really good. You know, I mean that is really good
it help businesses to get going to get started how you do
it and people need that when they starting out when I first
thought I've been that I needed that somebody to come help
me mentally.
pick
Teach me the things that I need to know.
Teach me the things that I need to know as I got going and I
thank God for that. I thank God for the economic
development of helping people start their own business some
of y'all might want to have a business one day. We can
Diamond development of you for your time and saw your sign
has expired. Thank you very much. Okay, next speaker is
tender kind of garage you
Good.
Good afternoon. Thank you was right on thank you so much
for the kind of garage you and I'm representing on my
family who have been business owners and Property Owners
since 1994 along Ashland Avenue, and she wanted to say that
I'm very much a proponent of the SSA 6903 Constitution and
they've been nothing but a benefit to the community, you
know, it says it can be a little bit of a struggle
sometimes, you know, dealing with various factors, you
know, for instance loitering or behaviors and the SSA
definitely help the welfare of business owners and they
provide further security and as mister mister Wayne Smith.
I just mentioned. They doing a credible job of reaching out
to the community business owner.
San
and we
And I really have their best interests at heart and
definitely would encourage, you know the reconstitution as
well as continuing along of but they're nothing but a
benefit end and encourage encourage the future of the end
well for the community and just wanted to state that for
the record, thank you so much. I appreciate you sir
speakers Carlos Nelson.
a good app
A good afternoon chairman and Carlos Nelson with greater
Auburn Gresham Development Corporation. So we are the
functioning service provider for SSA number 69. And so
clearly we are here to support the reconstitution of the
SSA and just to kind of lay out to eat geography for you.
So for a different Wards SSA 69 goes through 17th Ward 18th
Ward 21st Ward and Into the Night of the 19th Ward. So it's
a kind of an umbilical cord to the Beverly Community which
is typically has more resources and then ties into the
Auburn Gresham Community. One of the most important aspects
of having this business improved or this SSA along South
Ash.
is that we have
Is that we have big?
Is that we have big box store?
Is that we have big box stores that have vacated the the the
the corridor we have this investment that has plagued our
community for far too long. We have other challenges that
you don't the 22nd Police District to the South the sixth
district police district to the north having this as a
saying and having a service provider that employees local
residents for my Southside Community of members of the
community that look like the residents that are earning a
living wage in and providing debris removal Landscaping
other maintenance beautification efforts. We have a facade
enhancement program that is unlike any other along the city
and I heard mention of it earlier. We have actual
Architects architectural interns out of providing free
facade enhancements for these small a storefront owners
that are challenged with you know, having to
try
Trying to make a living in addition to the facade
enhancement program. We didn't provide small grants so that
they can create those facade design. It's a really a unique
SSA. We also promote special events. We do quite a bit of
community engagement getting business owners together to
learn about ways to to be empowered economically. And so
I'm definitely here in support of the SSA and just wanting
to say
Say thank you in.
hey, thank you and thank you for
A thank you, and thank you for this time.
thank
Thank you, sir.
is there
Is there a statement from the ottoman in the area? Other
than mostly?
God I was just inquiring I wanted to make sure I wasn't in
violation or needs a little group 14, but because I was the
intern at greater Gresham Community Development
Corporation. So when we talk about SSA, it was actually
here that I learned what an essay say was and I'm excited
about the partnership and to continue what I was 14 and 32
now, so to continue that years later going for it. So thank
you for the great work you all do.
Thank
enjoy
Angel Mosley
is there
Is there a statement from the Department of planning and
development?
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Good afternoon, Mister chairman and members of the
committee for the record. My name is Mark Roshan assistant
commissioner in the department of Planning and Development.
SSA. Number 69 is located in the Auburn Gresham Community
along Ashland Avenue from 80th to 95th Street. Just say is
located within the 17th 18th 19th and 21st Ward Alderman
more Curtis O'Shea and mostly have expressed their support
for this proposed term extension of a 69 DVD is requesting
a 15-year extension for the SSA with a levy rate cap of 2%
The boundaries of SSA. 69 would remain unchanged to
community meetings and emailing to all pins were conducted
to Garner input and inform SSA property owners of the
proposed term extension.
Can you?
Community meetings were conducted on March 20th and April
26th where SSA stakeholders were presented with the
proposed SSA term extension and had the opportunity to
provide their feedback. Our department has reviewed the
application documents submitted by the sponsor the greater
Auburn Gresham Development Corporation and found them
acceptable. The proposed Levy for 2024 is $463,882 the
budget meets the requirements of the state.
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State Tax Guy
State tax code and dpd policies SSA 69 commission is also
recommending that the greater Auburn Gresham Development
Corporation as the SSA service provider for 2024. This
organization has successfully managed as a 69 since its
Inception Inception in 2020 and 2015 and SSA 32 along 79th
Street since its Inception in 2006 representatives from the
sponsoring organization have been available here today to
buy the additional details and comments regarding the
proposed term of the extension of essay number 69. We ask
for the committee support in approving this term extension.
Thank you.
late
Ladies and gentlemen, if any Resident taxpayer or other
interested person attending this here and desires an
opportunity to express their views for or against the
proposed changes to the initials Social Service authorized
by the levy of service tax at the annual rate of 2%. The
rise the extension of the levy. The levy of the services
tax for the provision of the special service area in the
area for. Through and including tax year 2037. They will
have the opportunity to address the committee and we will
wait to be called upon to speak.
Fina
Feeling no one has anything ladies and gentlemen, this
concludes the public hearing on the proposed changes to the
initial special services authorized the levy of special tax
of services tax at the annual rate of 2% in the
authorization of the extension of the Levi. And Levi of the
services tax for the provision of the special services in
the area for. Through and including tax year 2037.
bingo
Being that there is no further business. May I have a
motion to adjourn by the same roll call vote as was applied
to determine corn. So moved here. No objections. So ordered
let the record reflect that the public hearing on. This
matter was concluded at 2 at 2:09 p.m. November 9th of
November 2nd 2023 that concludes this publicly. Thank you.