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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCES-1974-056-O-743 56-0-74 AN ORDINANCE Establishing City of Evanston Special Service District No. 2 8 WHEREAS, the constitution of the State of Illinois, 1970, has established the authority of municipalities to designate special service areas within the boundaries of Home Rule Munici- palities, and WHEREAS, the City of Evanston, a home rule municipality has conducted a public hearing on May 20, 1974, pursuant to notice presa,ribed by Chapter 3.20, Sections 1301 et seq of the Illinois 0 Revised Statutes, and. WHEREAS,,the City Council of the City of Evanston has made the following findings of fact as the result of the aforesaid public hearing: a) that in accordance with the laws of the State of Illi- nois, notice of the public hearing was duly published in the Evanston Review, a newspaper of general publication within the City of Evanston at least fifteen days prior to public hearing and by mail to persons whose names appear as the payers of general taxes in the last preceding year for. each lot, block and parcel of land lying within the proposed special service area, said notice having been given by depositing postage paid a copy of the notice in the U.S. mails not less than.10 days prior to the date set for the public hearing. b), that a public hearing on the questions set forth in the notice was held on May 20, 1973 and all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard on the question of the creation of a special service area, the services pertaining thereto, and I • ,49 56-0-74 � -2- .'.the question of an annual tax for the maintenance of said special service, including the issuance of bonds in anticipation of said .'taxes; c) that all objections and protests to the proposed special service area, the services pertaining thereto and the taxation of the owners of properties within said special service area were heard and determined at the aforesaid public hearing; d) that having considered the data presented at the afore- mentioned public hearing, the City Council of the City of Evanston finds that it is in the public interest and in the interest of the • City of Evanston Special Service a Area No. 2 that said Special Ser- vice area as hereinafter described be established; e) that the said area is compact and contiguous and con- stitutes a business and commercial area within the City of Evanston; f) that it is in the best interests of said special ser- vice area that the municipality provide special services for the common interests of the area hereinafter designated and that said area as proposed as a special service area will benefit specifi- cally from the municipal services proposed to be provided, and further, that said special services are unique and in addition to the general municipal services provided to the City of Evanston as a whole. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by Y the City Council of the City of Evanston;. SECTION 1: That a special service area to be known and designated as City ,of Evanston Special Service 56-0-74 -3- Area No. 2 is hereby established and shall consist of the following described territory: Parcel 1 All of Lots 7 through 19 in Foster's Addition to South Evanston, and the West 50 feet of the South 100 feet of that part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 19-41-14, East of Sherman Avenue, West of the C & NW Railroad and North of Main Street all in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 41 North, Range 14 East of the Third Prin- cipal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois, Parcel 2 All of Lot 1 (except the South 51 feet of the West 47 feet a d the South 76 feet of that part of said Lot 1 lying east of a. line parallel to and 47 feet east of the West line of said Lot 1), all of Lots 2 and 3 (except -the South 51 feet thereof) , all of Lot 4 (except the South 51 feet of the East 10 feet thereof) • and all of Lots 5 and 6 in Block 1 in Bayley's Subdivi- sion of Lots 7 and 8 in Block 1 in Adam and Brown's Addition to Evanston.all in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 41 North, Range 14 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois, Parcel 3-- All of Lot 1 (except the West 60 feet thereof and that part of said Lot 1 lying North of a line originating at a point on and perpendicular to the West.line of Chicago Avenue.81.57 feet North of the point of inter- section of said West line of Chicago Avenue and the North line of Main Street and extending West 62.75 feet then North 2.92 feet then West 22.92 feet) and those parts of Lot 2 lying South of said line ori- ginating on the West line of Chicago Avenue 81.57 ft. North of the point of intersection of said West line of Chicago Avenue and the North line of Main Street and extending West 62.75 feet then North 2.92 feet then West 22.92 feet in Block 1 in Gibbs, Ladd and George's Addition to Evanston and all of Lots 1, 2, 23, and 24, in Block 2 in Gibbs, Ladd and George's Addition to Evanston all in the West 1/2 of the North- east 1/4 Section 19, Township 41 North, Range 14 'East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois, M 56-0-74 -4- Parc e 1 4 All.of Lots. 1, 2, and 3 in the Resubdivision of the West 1/2 of Block 11 in White's Addition to Evanston and all of Lot 23 (except the South 4.46 feet thereof) in the Resubdivision of the West 1/2 of Block 10 and the East 1/2 of Block 11 in White's Addition to Evanston, and all of Lot 12 (except the West 28 feet thereof) in Block 12 in White-'s Addition to Evanston all in the West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 19, Township 41 North, age 14 East of the Third Principal Meridian, all in Cook County, Illinois, as City of Evanston Special Service Area No. Two (2). (A.ma.p of saAd Proposed District is attached hereto as Exhibit A.) SECTION 2» That the City of Evanston Special Service Area No. 2 is hereby established to provide special municipal. services to the aforementioned area in addition to those services provided to the City of Evanston generally. In- cluded in said special services as they apply to Special Service Area No. 2 are: To provide special municipal services to said area in connection with the improvement of the parkways on that segment of Main Street from Sherman Avenue to Hinman Avenue, the improvement of the West parkways on Chicago Avenue North 81.57 feet from the North line of Main Street and South 89.75 feet from the South line of Main Street, the improvement of the East parkways on Chicago Avenue North 100 feet from the North line of Main Street and South 179.5 feet from the South line of Main Street and the improvement of the West.park- way of Hinman Avenue South 70.04 feet from the South line of Main Street with surface treatment of exposed aggregate and bands of brick pavers along the curbs, highlighting street furniture such as parking meters, street light poles,.and treewells; the installa- tion of new street lighting, street trees, tree grates, and street i t , .• .�;�..��' m_�o - � ;ems •>z�CfiG'•�3t_ .' `�ia�+!k•�;'��nwr�!;�`•k+�;:.� ��:� CITY OF EVANSTON SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER TWO uj Z o ao 117 6 y �� W �. _ OX 4N-ono soam"11; cti.M�t�lac�,co I ,. s s .� 60 /.�•�8 /40 50 MAIN STREET � 0149 di sOSios zs%od 1 1A Io/•3 S� b M O O i ioi. e a 10 i W -'n w "- 0 '3 _ 30 3 I I i 's�� W r � I I 9 16 IIR . 35 " 40 WASHINGTON STREET 60.z7 z 3 O Q_� �._—ems u 5 _oil _ 4 0 k F - r L • J 'S3 56-0-74 - 5 - furniture such as drinking fountains, trash receptacles and fire r hydrants which normally occupy City rights -of -way. SECTION 3: That the City of Evanston Special Service Area No. 2 is created so that bonds may be issued for purposes aforesaid, payable from taxes levied upon the property f,within the aforesaid special service area in addition to all other :City taxes so Levied and provided, however, thatbonds shall be issued not to exceed the principal amount of One Hundred Twenty Three Thousand Dollars ($123,000.00) at an interest rate not to exceed seven percent (77.) per annum and further that said bonds shall mature within a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from lithe date of issue. SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and ef- fect from and after its passage and approval ;land publication in the manner provided by law. Adopted T„T y R . Attest: Approved J„i, 0 /s/ Edear Vmnneman, Jr. Mayor 1974 /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form: /s/ Jack M sLPa=i Corporation Counsel 1974