CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance calling for the enlargement of Special Service Area No. 33 (Downtown Marketing & Maintenance) to include 235 W. Jefferson Avenue and scheduling the required public hearing for June 6, 2023 at 7 p.m.
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DEPARTMENT: Finance Department
SUBMITTED BY: Rachel Mayer, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
In 2006, the City established Special Service Area (SSA) 22, which was renewed in 2011 as SSA 24, and then again in 2015 as SSA 26. The City renewed SSA 26 as SSA 33 in 2020. SSA 33 provides special municipal services to the designated area, including parking lot operations and maintenance, public parking garage maintenance, custodial services, and sidewalk and parking lot snow removal. SSA 33 also includes the maintenance of landscaping, streetscape, street lighting, holiday lighting, special directional signage, and capital improvements. In addition to maintenance, the SSA supports the Downtown Naperville Alliance, which markets the downtown through print, radio, direct mail, internet, and social media. Property owners cover one-third of the SSA's expenses, while the City covers the remaining two-thirds.
The owner of real property located at 235 W. Jefferson Avenue (the "Subject Property") submitted a request to the City asking that SSA 33 be expanded to include the Subject Property to gain access to the benefits provided by the SSA. The Alice Chin Team has operated a real estate office at this location since May of 2021. Although the Subject Property is entirely surrounded by SSA 33, it is currently excluded from the SSA since the property has been historically used as a single-family residence. If the SSA were to be renewed today, the Subject Property would be included given its current use.
DISCUSSION:
In order to add properties to an existing SSA, the City must follow a series of steps that are outlined in the Illinois Property Tax Code. The legal requirements are as follows:...
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