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File #: ORD 16-116    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 10/4/2016 Final action: 10/4/2016
Title: An Ordinance Declaring Surplus Revenue in the Village of Oak Park Downtown Tax Increment Finance District Special Tax Allocation Fund for the 2015 Tax Year and Authorizing the Payment of that Surplus Revenue to the Cook County Treasurer for Distribution to Affected Tax Districts on a Pro-Rate Basis
Attachments: 1. Ordinance Surplus TY2015 Distribution, 2. 2011 Settlement Agreement Levy Year 2015

Submitted By                     

Steven Drazner, CFO

 

Reviewed By

LKS

 

Agenda Item Title

Title

An Ordinance Declaring Surplus Revenue in the Village of Oak Park Downtown Tax Increment Finance District Special Tax Allocation Fund for the 2015 Tax Year and Authorizing the Payment of that Surplus Revenue to the Cook County Treasurer for Distribution to Affected Tax Districts on a Pro-Rate Basis

 

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Overview

Overview

Pursuant to the amended 2011 Settlement Agreement,  a surplus distribution of $5,896,546.17 is required for year-to-date tax year 2015 Downtown TIF collections.  This distribution is net of the annual debt service and SSA#1 reductions by the Village under the agreement. This amount has been reviewed and agreed upon by the Village, D200 and D97.

 

Body

Staff Recommendation

Approve the Ordinance

 

Fiscal Impact

This will reduce cash in the Downtown TIF by the declared surplus distribution amount and this is budgeted under account 2098-41300-101-580680.

 

Background

The Village Board entered into a settlement agreement in December, 2011 relating to the Downtown Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District. This accord replaces what has been commonly referred to as the 1985 Settlement Agreement and the 2003 Intergovernmental Agreement.

 

The stipulations and terms of this agreement are that the amounts collected net of an agreed sum of existing annual debt service, monies generated through the Special Service Area #1’s levy and any increment generated by the Lake and Forest development, are distributed to the taxing bodies. 

 

The exact dollar amount of this obligation is calculated through a formula, contained within the 2011 Agreement, and is reviewed quarterly by financial staff of all three parties: D97, D200 and the Village.  As needed, staff will bring forward agenda items to pay out any amounts determined to be owed.

 

This distribution is initiated by the Village Board declaring a “surplus” in the amount necessary to meet any obligation as determined through the agreement.  A physical check is issued and paid to the Cook County Treasurer’s Office which then issues payment to the various taxing bodies.

 

The surplus calculation worksheet for tax year 2015 was previously provided to both School Districts 97 and 200. 

 

Alternatives

N/A

 

Previous Board Action

The Village Board review and approved the last surplus distribution at its meeting on May 18, 2015 for tax year 2013.

 

Citizen Advisory Commission Action

N/A

 

Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments

Review of the financials by the three local taxing bodies will continue on a quarterly basis until the end of the TIF.  As necessary, surplus distribution requests will be brought before the Village Board for review and approval.

 

Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities

N/A

 

Performance Management (MAP) Alignment

N/A