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September 1 '1, 2021
TO THE HONORABLE, Till-: CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing a favorable tax status for specified properties located in the City.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule unit of government under Section 6(a), Article VII ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois authorized to exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has enacted the Tax Incentive Ordinance, Classification System for Assessment, as amended from time to time (the "County Ordinance"), which establishes the Class L property tax classification to encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of certain historically and architecturally significant buildings, which will enhance the general character of real estate in the county and contribute to the economic well-being of the county by increasing the level of economic activity, increasing employment opportunities and contributing to the long-term growth ofthe real property tax base; and
WHEREAS, 1357 Property Owner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Owner"), is the owner of the historic building (the "Building") located at 1357 North Elston Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as more precisely described in Exhibit 1 attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof (the land and improvements thereon being herein referred to as the "Project Real Estate"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City (the "City Council") adopted an ordinance on June 25, 2021, designating the area encompassing the Building as a Chicago Landmark pursuant to the criteria established in Section 2-120-580 et seq. ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago, and such designation as a Chicago landmark meets the definition of landmark* pursuant to the County Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Owner proposes to rehabilitate the Building thereby preserving the historic building, increasing employment opportunities in the area and contributing to the long-term growth of the real property tax base (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the redevelopment objective of the City in connection with the Project Real Estate is to enhance the character of the real estate in the City and Cook County, contribute to the long-term growth in the level of economic activity and employment opportunities in the City and Cook County, contribute to the long-term growth of Cook County's tax base, provide greater tax revenues to the City and Cook County by increasing economic activity at the Building and facilitate the preservation of a historically significant building; and
WHEREAS, the Owner intends to use the Building for commercial purposes after the Project is completed by operating the Building for mixed-use, office, commercial, retail, and entertainment purposes (the "Intended Use"); and
WHEREAS, the Owner has applied to the Office of the Assessor of Cook County, Illinois (the "Assessor"), for designation of the Project Real Estate as a Class L classification eligible for certain real estate tax incentives pursuant to the County Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the County Ordinance, the Class L classification is available to real estate which is to be used for commercial or industrial purposes and which (1) is a Landmark
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(as defined in the County Ordinance); and (2) has undergone Substantial Rehabilitation (as defined in the County Ordinance), which constitutes an investment by the owner of at least 50 percent of the building's full market value as determined by the Assessor in the assessment year prior to the commencement of the Substantial Rehabilitation; and the Class L incentive shall apply to the building only, except that if the entire building has been vacant and unused for at least 24 continuous months prior to the filing of the eligibility application with the Assessor, the land upon which the building is situated shall be eligible for the incentive; and
WHEREAS, the County Ordinance requires that, in connection with the filing of a Class L eligibility application with the Assessor, an applicant must obtain from the unit of local government in which the real estate is located, an ordinance or resolution which expressly states, among other things, that the local government: 1) has determined that the incentive provided by Class L is necessary for the Substantial Rehabilitation of the property; 2) supports and consents to the granting of the incentive; and 3) has reviewed and accepted its Preservation Commission's (as defined in the County Ordinance) written recommendation ofthe project forthe Class L incentive, specifying the project budget and proposed scope of the work, which meets or exceeds the Standards of the United States Department of the Interior for Rehabilitation, Preservation, Restoration, and Reconstruction of historic properties; and
WHEREAS, the City is a Certified Local Government as defined in the County Ordinance and has established the City of Chicago Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Landmarks Commission"), and such Landmarks Commission is a Preservation Commission (as defined in the County Ordinance); and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2021, the Landmarks Commission issued a written recommendation of the Project to the City Council recommending that the Project be approved by the Assessor for the Class L incentive, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and hereby made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Project Real Estate has not been occupied and used for the 24-month period prior to the filing of the Class L eligibility application with the Assessor, making the land upon which the Building is situated eligible forthe incentive; and
WHEREAS, the City requires, and the Owner has agreed to perform or cause to be performed, certain work as part ofthe Project as more fully described in (Sub) Exhibit B to Exhibit 2 and attached hereto and incorporated herein, in furtherance of the City's efforts to promote a sustainable development policy; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Development of the City ("DPD") has reviewed the proposed Project, has determined that it meets the necessary eligibility requirements for Class L designation, and hereby recommends to City Council that the City expressly determine by ordinance, among other things, that: 1) the incentive provided by Class L is necessary for the Substantial Rehabilitation of the Project Real Estate; 2) the City supports and consents to the granting ofthe incentive; and 3) the City has reviewed and accepted the Landmarks Commission's written recommendation of the Project for the Class L incentive, specifying the Project budget and proposed scope of the work, and specifying that the Project meets or exceeds the Standards of the United States Department of the Interior for Rehabilitation, Preservation, Restoration, and Reconstruction of historic properties, now, therefore,
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are hereby expressly incorporated as if fully set forth
herein.
SECTION 2. The City hereby determines that the incentive provided by Class L is necessary forthe Substantial Rehabilitation ofthe Project Real Estate.
SECTION 3. The City hereby expressly supports and consents to the granting of the Class L incentive. The City's support and consent to the grant of certification for the Class L incentive for the Project Real Estate is expressly conditioned upon the substantial completion of the Project as proposed by the Owner and approved by the City, both upon completion of the Substantial Rehabilitation ofthe Project Real Estate and during the term ofthe Class L incentive.
SECTION 4. The Project is anticipated to be completed by November 1, 2022. The Commissioner of DPD (the "Commissioner") or a designee of the Commissioner (together with the Commissioner, an "Authorized Officer") shall have discretion to extend the construction completion date by issuing a written extension letter in response to a written request from the Owner. To the extent that the Project Real Estate is not rehabilitated, used or maintained during the term ofthe Class L incentive in a manner which is substantially consistent with the approved Project or Intended Use, as determined by the Authorized Officer, the Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to take such steps as may be necessary and appropriate to withdraw the City's support and consent to the Class L incentive, which may cause the Class L certification to be terminated or revoked.
SECTION 5. The City has reviewed and hereby accepts the Landmarks Commission's written recommendation ofthe Project for the Class L incentive, which specifies the Project budget and proposed scope of the work, and which specifies that the Project meets or exceeds the Standards of the United States Department of the Interior for Rehabilitation, Preservation, Restoration, and Reconstruction of historic properties, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and made a part hereof.
SECTION 6. The Economic Disclosure Statement, as defined in the County Ordinance, has been received and filed by the City.
SECTION 7. The Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to deliver a certified copy of this Ordinance to the Assessor and to furnish such additional information as may be required in connection with the filing of the application by the Owner with the Assessor for Class L designation of the Project Real Estate.
SECTION 8. The Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to approve minor changes in the scope of work and budget delineated on (Sub) Exhibits A and B to Exhibit 2 hereof, provided that changes in the Building conditions warrant such changes and will not change the suitability of the Project Real Estate for the Intended Use (all as determined in the sole discretion of the Authorized Officer) Changes to the Project budget delineated on (Sub) Exhibit A to Exhibit 2 shall not require prior City approval provided that the Project is substantially completed in accordance with the scope of work defined in (Sub) Exhibit B to Exhibit 2 and achieves the minimum
investment required for Class L eligibility
SECTION 9. Upon request by the Owner for a final determination of the eligibility of the Project Real Estate for the Class L incentive by the Landmarks Commission pursuant to the County Ordinance upon completion of the Substantial Rehabilitation of the Project Real Estate, the Authorized Officer shall verify that the work performed substantially conforms to the Project approved by the City and that the Project Real Estate is eligible for the Class L incentive (the "Final Determination").
SECTION 10. No permit fee waiver(s) pursuant to Section 2-120-815 of the Municipal Code of Chicago from the City related to the Project Real Estate shall be granted to the Owner during the rehabilitation of the Project and prior to the expiration ofthe Class L incentive related to the Project Real Estate.
SECTION 11. To the extent that any ordinance, resolution, order or provision of the Municipal Code of Chicago, or part thereof, is in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, the provisions of this Ordinance shall be controlling. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 12. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval.
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EXHIBIT 1 LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Lots 1 to 10 in Block 25 in Elston's Addition to Chicago in Section 5, Township 39 North, Range 14 East of the Third Principal Meridian (except that part of Lot 10 aforesaid lying South of a line described as follows:
beginning at a point on Easterly line of Elston Avenue a distance thereon of 530 feet 7 1/4 inches Southerly from its intersection with the Southerly line of Blackhawk Street and running thence Easterly parallel to said Southerly line of Blackhawk Street 273 feet 11 inches to Easterly line of Block 25) in Cook County, Illinois.
Permanent Index Number: PIN. 17-05-121-006-0000 Address Commonly known as:
1329-1357 North Elston Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60607
EXHIBIT 2
Commission on Chicago Landmarks Recommendation to the City Council
- see attached
CITV OF CHICAGO COMMISSION ON CHICAGO LANDMARKS .July 1, 2021
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT A CLASS L REAL ESTATE TAX REDUCTION BE APPROVED FOR
1357 N. Elston Avenue Morton Salt Company Warehouse Complex
To the Mayor and Members ofthe City Council ofthe City of Chicago:
Whereas, the Morton Salt Company Warehouse Complex at 1357 N. Elston Avenue (the "Complex") was designated as a Chicago Landmark by the City Council ofthe City of Chicago (the "City Council") on June 25, 2021; and
Whereas, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the ''Commission") has reviewed an application for the proposed exterior and interior rehabilitation of the Complex (the "Project"), pursuant to the Cook County Real Property Assessment Classification Ordinance, as amended (the "County Ordinance"), and its requirements governing the Class L real estate tax incentive (the "Class L"); now, therefore
THE COMMISSION ON CHICAGO LANDMARKS HEREBY:
Incorporates the above recitals; and
Finds, based on the Project's budget and proposed scope of work, incorporated herein and attached as Exhibits A and B respectively, that the Project meets or exceeds the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings; and
Finds that the Project meets the eligibility criteria for the Class L incentive specified in the County Ordinance;
4. Recommends that the Project bo approved for the Class L incentive.
The above recommendation was passed uk.-i.iw t.< ('<¦¦ ( V o )
Exhibit -i PHUJKI BUDGET
Item Description | loliil Cost | Class L Nun Eligible j Class L Eligible
acquisition costs -\ -V- . ;/'^AniuiM-.-ori Coil | 5 I'J !,93 64.1 00 | $ l'J VJ3.fi4.100 | SO 00
TotalAcnuisitionCost $ 19,593.644 5 19,593,644 $
soft costs ; &3i-Jv&t tf#.&~AAitrutei tutiil r, C (iri-.ulTa nis S 1 700 000 CO $ 1.080 000 00 $170 000 00
Pemi.i toes S 100 000 00 $100.000 00
1 Sl) 72 5 S150./25 00
Duvflopnu-nl fc; $ 400,000 00 $ 400 000 00 $0 00
5 ISO.000 CO $150.000 00
Tnul Soft Costs $ 2,000,725 00 S 1,480.000 00 $ 520,77 5 00
GcneialRenmrements $ 448,23/00 $ 94,630 00 $ 353 G06 SO
Shoring of the historically significant West Shod' $130,780 $130,780 $0 CO
1-ho ring of the remaining slrurtureal steel trusses of the former Last .(,hed' $25,000 $25,000 $0 00
Demo wood floor arid perimeter wallf.) F.nl Shed ¦ stone' $2$.ooo $25,000 $0 00
CliMmni; i-f interior ol the historically significant Welt Shed $136,475 $136,425 $0 00
Cleaning of Packaging Buildings $i:'H,20(J $138,209 $0 00
Demolition of i asl Shed and Conveyor s $590 500 $590,500 $0 00
Abatement ol historically significant West Shed roof/wall ponds $3.1 K. son $318.500 00
Purlin removal/demolition for hist one ally significant roof replacement $100,000 $100.000 00
P.jc r.dj;in(; Building', interior domoliton $236,1". 70 $230,670 $0 00
Coni.rete Column Siabili/alion and West Shed wall encapsulation $791,700 $291,200 00
New £ levator foundation lobby $16,500 $16,500 00
a" slab on level 3 - Packaging Buildings $31,250 S31,250 OU
Concrete infill at new stairs and fire pump room - Packaging Buildings $13,400 $13,400 00
Curbs, gutters and sidewalks $111,000 $111,000 $0tX)
Concrete patching at en tenor $88,000 $88,000 00
Concrete Planters $.'7,750 $2?,750 $0 00
Cast in place concrete for e*tenor spaces $325,500 $325,000 $0 00
Power wash and modai 13 CMU ¦ Packaging Buildings $13,761 $13,76100
Replace sills lintels, anglers hearns with new flashings - Historically SHjni'icarit exterior elevation work $41,625 $41.625 00
Packaging Huildmgs & Garage misc masonry $ 102,600 $102,600 00
Pat Laging Buildings Phase 1 historically significant window opening work $58,450 $58,450 00
Packaging Buildings Phase 2 historically significant exterior elevation rnisc masonry $153,000 $153,000 00
Wesl Shed historical exterior elevation masonry opening infills $75,000 $ 75,000 00
West Shed interior historirally sigmfit ant structural Steel stabilisation of West Shed and new purlins for root $1,125,000 $1,125,000 00
West Shi"if interior Structural Steel Stabilization Contingency" $337,500 $337,500 $0 00
Metal Stairs for Packaging Building $85,000 $85,000 00
Misc Metals for Packaging Buildings $120,000 $120,000 00
Structural Steel tor Packaging Building $75,000 $75,000 00
Replacement oi the historically significant West Shed Kmgspan roof and wall panel install $790,000 $790,000 00
Remaining base building roof work - Patching' $220,000 $220,000 $0 00
Historically '.ignif't iint Morton Salt Sign Painting for replaced roof $'n,ooo $91,000.00
Historically si|;n>'it ant exterior Packing Building windows Phase 1 with ADAUM- $140,155 $140,1S5 $0 00
W.ndnw and door removal* $60,000 $60,000 $0 00
Packaging Buildings first floor "high-bay" tl prep (J windows*) $19,000 $19.000 00
Pat k.igmc; iSui'dmgs gins', systems and doors {includes hardware) $172,435 $172,435 00
Ka-.t [.lev nt ("irtr jge - large opening specially doors to outside S 50,000 $50,000 00
Skylight repairs in darage $25,000 $25,000 $0 00
Rough carpentry $45S,000 $455.000 00
Finish carpentry $130,000 $130.000 00
Gypsum board $224,000 $224,000 00
Paint $52,000 $52,000 00
.-kicinn^ $61,000 $61.000 00
lr.|e,,;n v(-.narr- ^ $8,200 $8,7(1) 00
M.si iJp.imcii ]w $74,278 $74.228 00
1 and'.t .'ipmr* j'i.intin^i eii ainage and Ornni soils $408,000 $408,000 $0 00
Sue dr.nnoi.e .ind subgrade nuidific.Xions $150,000 $150,000 $0 00
L'tei.oi i-i-.tiiic ;mii r.iies $192 OOO $197,000 $0 00
Two elevators 1 new ] mud $400,000 $400,000 00
¦.-.'.irm "at tdi-'inc- iluilcngs .ml Gaijijf only (reuse (.'"Hi-ne piping) $145,148 S145.148 00
ir.i.,.T ¦.-.if ; .-ifr'ts-.^.i-ng tc, hi-.ton .!ly sirr.iiicant beams and rolumris $242 500 $242 500 00
UndlimJ E I-Cmi;;I (¦',iirl,ir.(S f. Hv-Sf $1 515 200 $1 515,200 Of)
U*i;t M f.;.nj $107^.000 Si,02;.,ooo on
IO.:.!!,rf-rO'lS $50 000 SSO.OOOOO
S96 500 $%.$00 00
[ jri!- .-nr-lfls- | ,jtr $195 000 $195,000 $0 00
¦W^-ll r-"-"V -¦¦: f:.llt.-i "r $',*i 000 $55 000 $0 U)
, f'¦:!¦...,. sc.-.-, ,i,^.„„lr.l.-.vl*i.n S/04 000 5204.000 Ui)
$ icon rjim S 1.000.000 00 $0 L»
\*r. i "'.n ivxi .M::;.-.r,- .,: I i .-.Ic:>l hjiiJ Cosii $ 18.S36.771 $ 6.SM.619 S 11,967,10-1
l-inl Set! Com TOSAl S ?0 S36 9-18 00 ^ 8&186lGtX) S 17-1B7 878 30
r'u ,arC<:ri:ri[io, ! *K $? 053 69$ S3oa ob.-.;;
f orjTiru",f r:r f OS3 c.C-5 S30E C*j4 $1 7.1S fi-it) 5fl
rfjr.l K^j .|:,ni;rot,e.^»ts * 1 V.!fJ(JI.-l S l *.00 (t iC.
IOI.-U PftOJfCT COSTS S *i 737,98] 60 $ " 28.2SaF37I.4J $ 15,579.103 96
EXHIBIT B
MORTON SALT COMPANY WAREHOUSE COMPLEX (1357 N. Elston Avenue) SCOPE OF WORK
General. All work affecting the significant historical and architectural features shall be done in accordance vvith the following:
The City of Chicago's building permit review procedures and the Landmarks Ordinance,
2-120-580 et seq. ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago.
The review and approval ofthe Commission.
The U.S. Secretary ofthe Interior's Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic
Buildings (the "Standards") and the Guidelines for Alterations to Historic Buildings and
New Construction, adopted by the Commission on March 4, 1992.
Historic photographs, architectural drawings, and any other available archival
documentation ofthe building, unless alteration from the same are agreed to by the
Commission, to be investigated and assembled by the property owner.
Drawings submitted by Blue Star Properties and R2 Companies dated September 23,
2020. and any Commission/PRC conditions of approval.
Required Approvals. All work must be submitted to the Commission staff for prior review and approval. The Commission staff may require as part of its review, as appropriate, material and replacement material samples, paint colors and finishes, shop drawings, specifications, mock-ups, test patches, and control samples.
Required Work.
Exterior.
Work shall include:
Masonry repairs will be performed as necessary to address all condition issues on all elevations.
All facades will be cleaned vvith the gentlest means possible.
Masonry infill at original window openings will be removed and new windows installed. Roof work where needed including skylight repairs at Garage roof, repair ofthe West Shed exposed steel roof structure and replacement of West Shed roof. Repainting ofthe existing Morton Salt painted sign on the west slope ofthe West Shed roo f.
Construction ofa raised, one-story addition to the east elevation ofthe West Shed. Replacement ol all windows and doors.
Repairs ofthe structural steel trusses ol'the former East Shed and structural steel supports ofthe former conveyor from the West Shed to the Chicago River to be retained in place. Repair ofthe raised concrete loading clock and wood-frame canopy projecting from the west elevation ofthe Packaging Buildings and construction of new stairs and ADA ram ps.
Construction of new projecting canopy and new raised loading dock on the east elevation oflhe Packaging Buildings.
Concrete repairs as needed, cast in place concrete for exterior spaces and concrete planters.
Installation of new curbs, gutters and sidewalks. Exterior fencing and gates, site work and landscaping.
Interior:
Work shall include:
Demolition of interior non-load bearing walls and finishes.
West Shed interior buildout for an entertainment venue including a performance stage and backstage rooms and a free-standing structure with sloped theater sealing. Two elevators, one new and one modified. Interior structural steel repairs and stabilization as needed.
Packaging Buildings interior work to include interior metal stairs, cleaning of surfaces, new bathrooms, new plumbing, new electrical service and distribution, addition of required life-safety systems, walls and floor surfaces prepared for tenant buildout Garage Building interior work to include cleaning of surfaces, addition and distribution of new plumbing, addition and distribution of new electrical service, addition of required life-safety systems, preparing walls and floors ready for tenant buildout. All new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems will be installed
Sustainable Features:
Working Landscapes - 5 Points
Natural Landscapes - 5 Points Bikeshare Sponsorship - 5 Points
Bike Parking Commercial and Industrial - 5 Points EV Charging Stations - 10 Points
80% Waste Diversion - 10 Points Workforce Development - 10 Points
Work shall occur in accordance with permit drawings for the Project, to be reviewed and approved by the staff of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
Additional work not required by the Class L, but to be undertaken by the owner, includes seawall replacement. Any signage and exterior illumination shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission.
1357 Property Owner,
LLC
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
Check ONE ofthe following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
| x | the Applicant
OR
| ] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months alter City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name:
OR
[ ] a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name ofthe entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address ofthe Disclosing Party: 1200 N. North Branch St.
Chicago, IL 60642
Telephone: (312) 226-9737 Fax: Email: bmartin@r2.me
Name of contact person: Brendon Martin
federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one):
Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
Request for Support for Class L for the property located at 1357 N. Elston, Chicago, Illinois. _
(I. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specilicaiion // and Contract U
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SECTION II - DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate the nature of the Disclosing Pi
\ | Person
f ] Publicly registered business corporation
[ ] Privately held business corporation
| | Sole proprietorship
[ ] General partnership
| | Limited partnership
| | Trust
[x] Limited liability company
[ | Limited liability partnership
[ ] Joint venture
[ ] Not-for-profit corporation
(Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
[ ] Yes | | No [ ] Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable: Delaware
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Has the organization registered to do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
fx] Yes [ ] No [ ] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which arc legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title
I 357 Elston .IV. LLC Sole Member and Manager
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ofthe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ol'a beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required lo submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
1357 Elston JV, LLC 1200 N. North Branch St. Chicago, IL 60642 100%
SECTION III - INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [x ] No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? | ] Yes [x ] No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party? [ ] Yes [x]No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SEC HON IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
The Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-156), accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection vvith the Matter, as well as the nature of the relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated lo be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. II the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must cither ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business Relationship to Disclosing Party Fees (indicate whether
retained or anticipated Address (subcontractor, attorney, paid or estimated.) NOTE:
to be retained) lobbyist, etc.) "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
DLA Piper LLP (US) (retained) 444 W. Lake St, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606 Attorney $50,000 (est.)
(Add sheets if necessary)
[ ] Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Parly been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
| ] Yes [x] No | ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes | ] No
FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
| 'l his paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services:] In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below] has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as we'll as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
T he Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities are not delinquent in the payment of any line, fee. tax or other source ol" indebtedness owed to the City of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Part\ delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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The Disclosing Party and. if ihc Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government;
have not. during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection vvith: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) vvith committing any of the offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it, or, vvith the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity;
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Party, any Conlractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Parly. an\ Contractor or anv Affiliated Entity (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, or. with respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the dale of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the State of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any state or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded with other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Dcbarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or ofthe United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [sec MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer oremployee ofthe City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance with Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23, Article 1 applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
| FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to use. any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
| LOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection with the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certifications (2) and (9) above and will not. without the prior written consent ofthe Cily. use any such
contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certilications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certifications.
1 1. If the Disclosing Party is unable lo certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name ofthe City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
| ] is [x | is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge lhat none of our affiliates is. and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender ma\ result in the loss ofthe privilege of doing business vvith the City."
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If the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32. explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA." the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST JN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes [x| No
NOTE: If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D( 1), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit ofthe City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
| | Yes [ | No
If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ofthe financial interest:
Name Business Address Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies that no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired bv anv Citv official or employee.
E. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please check either (1) or (2) below. IIThe Disclosing Party checks (2). the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
_x 1. The Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations of the City are not federal funding.
A. CERT IFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Parly with respect to the Matter.)
2. The Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend any federally appropriated funds lo pay-any person or entity listed in paragraph A(l) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pay any person or emit) to influence or attempt lo influence an officer or employee of any agency, as defined by applicable federal law. a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
ol'a member of Congress, in connection with the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
T he Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A(l) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) oflhe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certilications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the Cily upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
| JYes | ) No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Have you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant lo applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
[ ) Yes | ] No
Have you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
| | Yes ( ] No [ ] Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
| | Yes | | No
If you checked "No" to question (1') or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
The Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this EDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection with the Matter, whether procurement. City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it musl comply vvith all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.citvoichicago.oro/Ethics , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23. Article I (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below: (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Parry, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as of the date furnished to the City.
1357 Property Owner, LLC
(Print or type exact legal name of Disclosing Party)
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(Print or type name of person signing)
(Print or type title of person signing)
Signed and sworn to before me on
< SARAH B WALL
( Official Seal
i Notary Public - State of Illinois
6U>M \zozCornrnission expires:
l My Commission Expires Jun 19,2021
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this EDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B. 1 .a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[ ] Yes | x | No
If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person, (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected: (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAVV/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [x]No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ JYes [ J No [xj The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this EDS as a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.amleg.al.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385, I hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(l) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. I also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ ] Yes [ ]No
[x] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l).
If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
1357 Elston JV LLC
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONO MIC D ISC LOS IJ R E STAT E iVI E NT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable:
1357 Elston JV, LLC
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
[ ] the Applicant
OR
[X] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR
[ ] a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control of the Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name ofthe entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
Business address ofthe Disclosing Party: 1315 N. North Branch St Suite D
Chicago. IL 60647
Telephone: (312) 226-9737 Fax: Email: bmartin(rt>gmail.com
Name of contact person: Brendon Martin
Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one):
Brief description of the Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
Request for Support for Class L forthe property located at 1357 N. Elston. Chicago. Illinois.
Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification li and Contract //
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SECTION II - DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate the nature ofthe Disclosing Pz
| ] Person
[ | Publicly registered business corporation
[ ] Privately held business corporation
[ ] Sole proprietorship
[ ] General partnership
[ J Limited partnership
| ] Trust
[X] Limited liability company
[ | Limited liability partnership
[ | Joint venture
[ ] Not-for-profit corporation
(Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
|" | Yes [ | No [ ] Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable: Delaware
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Has the organization registered to do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ ] Yes |X] No [ ] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTI TY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title
1357 Sponsor, LLC Manager
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ofthe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ofa beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. II" none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required to submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
1357 Sponsor, LLC, 1315 N. North Branch St., Suite D, Chicago, IL 60642 35%
Skydeck Real Estate I, LLC, I S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606 64.03%
SECTION IT I -- INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ j Yes fX] No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes fx] No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable
inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in
Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party?
f ] Yes |X] No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spousc(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
The Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-156), accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business retained or anticipated Address to be retained)
Relationship to Disclosing Party (subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist, etc.)
Fees (indicate whether paid or estimated.) NOTE: "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
Lxl Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ ] Yes IXI No [ | No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes [ | No ¦
FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
[This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services.] In the 5-ycar period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Parly nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below] has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity vvith legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help ihe agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
The Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities are not delinquent in the payment of any line, fee, tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the City of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Party delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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The Disclosing Parly and. if ihe Disclosing Parly is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted ol'a criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection with: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or slate antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with committing any ofthe offenses set forth iri subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certilications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or.ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect lo Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it, or, with the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity;
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Parly, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, anv Contractor or any Affiliated Entity (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Parly, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS. or. with respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the State of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any state or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded with other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting wilh any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or ofthe United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [see MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ofthe City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance with Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to use, any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection with the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certilications (2) and (9) above and will not, without the prior written consent ofthe City, use anv such
contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certifications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certilications.
1 1. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
if the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best oflhe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe Cily of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name ofthe Cily recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
I ] is IX] is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is. and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss ofthe privilege of doing business vvith the City."
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If the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST JN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee of the City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes pq No
NOTE: If you checked "Yes" to Item D( l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D(l), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit ofthe City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
| ] Yes [ | No
If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ofthe financial interest:
Name Business Address Nature of Financial Interest
4. I he Disclosing Party further certifies that no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired by any Cily official or employee.
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I:-. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please cheek either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2), the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure lo comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
X 1. The Disclosing Party verifies thai the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations ofthe City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter.)
2. T he Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend any federally appropriated funds to pay-
any person or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pay any
person or entity to inlluence or attempt lo influence an officer or employee of any agency, as defined
In applicable federal law. a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
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ofa member ot" Congress, in connection vvith the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
The Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A( 1) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
[ ] Yes " [ | No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Have you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant lo applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
f ] Yes [ ] No
Have you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director oflhe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
| ] Yes I" ] No [ ] Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
j | Yes | | No
11" you cheeked "No" to question (1) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
T he Disclosing Party understands and agrees thai:
The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this EDS will become part o f any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection wilh the Matter, whether procurement, City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.citvofchicago.org/Ethics , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants lhat all certilications and statements contained in this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as ofthe date furnished to the City
1357 Elston JV. LLC
(Print or type exact legal name of Disclosing Party) By:
(Print or type name of person signing)
Manager of 1357 R2 Investor, LLC, which is the Manager of 1357 Sponsor, LLC, its Manager (Print or type title of person signing)
£s cojimy,.
Signed and sworn to before me on (date)
at COO/C Coiinty, / L (state).
Notary Public Commission expires
DIANA PENCE OFFICIAL SEAL Notary Public. St&te of Mlinol3 My Commission'Expires May 15. 2022
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this EDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[JYes [XI No
If yes. please identify below (1) the name and title of such person. (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAW/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ j Yes fX] No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
| ] Yes [ | No |X] T he Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
3. If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identi fied as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this EDS as a "contractor' as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.amle.ual.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the Cily money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385,1 hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(l) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. I also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
| j Yes
[ ]No
[X] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l). If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
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SKYDECK REAL ESTATE I
LLC
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC I) I SC LOSU R F STATE M E IN I AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: Skydeck Real Estate I LLC
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
| ] the Applicant
OR
[x] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR~
| j a legal entity witha direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name ofthe entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address of the Disclosing Party: 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810
Chicago, IL 60606
. C. Telephone: 312-582-1402 fax: Email: jtaiber@polskyholdings.com
1). Name of contact person: Jonathan Taibcr
Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one): _
Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property , if applicable):
Request for Support for Class 1. for the property located at 1357 N. Elston. Chicago. Illinois.
Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification// and Contract//
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SECTION II - DISCLOSURE OE OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate the nature of the Disclosing Party:
[ | Person [x] Limited liability company
[ ] Publicly registered business corporation [ ] Limited liability partnership
| J Privately held business corporation [ ] Joint venture
| ] Sole proprietorship [ ] Not-for-profit corporation
[ ] General partnership (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
[ ] Limited partnership | ] Yes [ | No
[ | Trust [ ] Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable:
Illinois
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Elas the organization registered lo do
business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ ] Yes [ ] No [x] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management of the Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title
Micheal Polsky General Manager
Skydeck LLC ' Manager
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after Citv action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ofthe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ofa beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required to submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
Polsky Trust 1 5. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606 60.00%
PHI Enterprises LLC 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606 40.00%
SECTION MI - INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation lo any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [x] No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [x] No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable
inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in
Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party?
I | Yes |x| No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected oflicial(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV -- DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
T he Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-156), accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Parly's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, ihe Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business Relationship to Disclosing Party Fees (indicate whether
retained or anticipated Address (subcontractor, attorney. paid or estimated.) NOTE:
to be retained) lobbyist, etc.) "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
| x | Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
COURT -ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ ] Yes fx] No [ ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of the Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes f ] No
FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
[This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City 's Department of Procurement Services.] In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below] has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity vvith legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
The Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities arc not delinquent in the payment of any fine, fee. tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the City of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, properly taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Part> delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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The Disclosing Parly and. if the Disclosing Parly is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government:
have not. during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection with: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
cl. have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
e. have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it, or, vvith the Conlractor. is under common control of another person or entity;
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any-other official, agent or employee oflhe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Conlractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS. or. vvith respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilly of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the State of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any stale or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded vvith other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or ofthe United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY) (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [see MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ofthe City or any "sister agency": and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance vvith Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business vvith the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23. Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in ihis Section V.
| FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use. nor permit their subcontractors to use. any facility listed as having an active exclusion by ihe U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
| FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant will obtain from anv contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection vvith the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certifications (2) and (9) above and will not. without the prior written consent ofthe Citv. use anv such
contractor/subcontractor lhat does not provide such certifications or that the Applicani lias reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certifications.
11. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified lo the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name of the City recipient.
None
C. CERT IFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
T he Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
| | is [x | is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge lhat none of our affiliates i.s. and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ol'a predator) lender may result in the loss oflhe privilege of doing business with the City."
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11'the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32. explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INT EREST IN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes [xj No
NOTE: If you checked "Yes" to Item D( 1), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D( l ), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit ofthe City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant lo the City's eminent domain power does nol constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
| ] Yes | J No
If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ofthe financial interest:
Name Business Address Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Parly further certifies that no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired by any City official or employee.
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E. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please cheek either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2), the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the Cily in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
x _l. T he Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies thai, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. T he Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including ihe names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VIE For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations of the City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party wilh respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter.)
2. The Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend any federally appropriated funds to p;
any person or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pay any
person or entity to influence or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agenc\. as defined
by applicable federal law. a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an einplov
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ofa member of Congress, in connection with the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
The Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A( l) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that cither: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities." as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If "Yes." answer the three questions below:
Have you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
| | Yes [ | No
Have you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
[ | Yes [ ] No [ | Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
| | Yes ' | | No
If you checked "No" to question (1) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMEN I S AND CERTIFICATION
The Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this I DS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection vvith the Matter, whether procurement, City assistance, or other Cily action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
T he City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at ww w. c i t y o fc h i c a go. o rg/E th i c s, and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago. IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Parly must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
T he information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below: (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certilications and statements contained in this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as ofthe date furnished to the City.
Skydeck Real Estate I LLC
(Print or type exact legal name of Disclosing Party)
(Print or type name of person signing)
Signed and sworn to before me on
** !jl v ICONNIE J MANGBICH °ilft'r COMMISSION NO.163274 VSKbI* MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
Commission expires:
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this LDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B. La., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Parly, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[ J Yes [x] No
If yes. please identify below (1) the name and title of such person, (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAW/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [x ] No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes f ] No [x] The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this EDS as a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.amlegal.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385,1 hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(1) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. I also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ JYes [ ]No
[x] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l). If you checked "no" to the above, please explain. -
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POLSKY TRUST
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STAT EM E'NT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: Polsky Trust
Check ONE ofthe following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
[ ] the Applicant
OR
[x] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR
[ ] a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name of the entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address of the Disclosing Party: 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: 312-582-1402 fax: Emailjtaiber@polskyholdings.com
Name of contact person: Jonathan Taiber
Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one): N/A
Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location ol property, if applicable):
Request for Support for Class L for the property located at 1357 N. Elston. Chicago. Illinois.
G. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification // _ _ and Contract //
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SECTION II - DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate the nature of the Disclosing Party:
( | Person [ ] Limited liability company
[ ] Publicly registered business corporation [ ] Limited liability partnership
[ ] Privately held business corporation [ | Joint venture
[ J Sole proprietorship [ ] Not-for-profit corporation
[ ] General partnership (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
[ ] Limited partnership [ ] Yes [ ] No
[x] Trust [ ] Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, ii'applicable:
Florida
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Flas the organization registered to do
business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ ] Yes [xj No [ ] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title
Micheal Polsky Trustee
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ol'the Applicant. Examples ol'such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ofa beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required lo submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
Michael Polsky 1S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606 "
SECTION III -- INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [x ] No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? | ] Yes fx] No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable
inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in
Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party?
I | Yes |x l No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
T he Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-156). accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business Relationship to Disclosing Party Fees (indicate whether
retained or anticipated Address (subcontractor, attorney. paid or estimated.) NOTE:
to be retained) lobbyist, etc.) "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
| x | Check here if" the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ JYes [x] No [ ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of the Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
[This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services.] In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below) has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
The Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities are not delinquent in the payment of any fine, fee. tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the City of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Party delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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T he Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily-excluded from any transactions by any federal, stale or local unit of government;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS. been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection vvith: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parlies");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity lo do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it. or. with the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity:
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS. or. with respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee of the City, the State of Illinois, or any agency of the federal government or of any state or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded with other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement lo bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or ofthe United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
[TOR APPLICANT' ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [see MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ofthe City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance with Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-ycar compliance timeframes in this Section V.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use. nor permit thcir subcontractors to use, any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection with the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certifications (2) and (9) above and will not. without the prior written consent oflhe City, use any such
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contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certilications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certifications.
1 1. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party hats given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name ofthe City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
| J is [x] is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC] Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is, and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss ofthe privilege of doing business with the City."
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II" the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32. explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
I). CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CIT Y BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his other own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes [x] No
NOTE: If you checked "Yes" to Item D( 1), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D(l), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit of the City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power docs not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
[ I Yes [ ] No
If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ofthe financial interest:
Name Business Address Nature of f inancial Interest
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies lhat no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired by any City official or employee.
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E. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please check either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2). the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply vvith these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the Cily in connection wilh the Matter voidable by the Cily.
_x 1. The Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of
the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations of the City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party vvith respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter.)
2. The Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend any federally appropriated funds to pay
any person or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pay any
person or entity to influence or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agencv. as defined
by applicable federal law, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
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ofa member ol" Congress, in connection vvith the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
The Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A(l) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 50.1(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act ol" 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Have you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
| ] Yes [ | No
Have you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director ofthe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
| ) Yes [ ] No [ | Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
| | Yes | | No
If you checked "No" to question (1) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
The Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this EDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection with the Matter, whether procurement, City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.citvofchicauo.oru/Ethics , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, I E 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below : (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf ol'the Disclosing Part}', and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this EDS. and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as ofthe date furnished to the Citv.
Polsky Trust
(Print or l'Vpe, exact leeail name of Disclosing Party)
Bv:
ign here)
fi.
(Print or type name of p
( Print or type title of peitson signing)
Signed and sworn to before me on (date)
County
Notary Public
Commission expires:
(DO NOT_S.UB.MIT THIS PAGE WITH YOUR F.DS. The purpose of this page is for you to recertify your EDS prior to submission to City Council or on the date of closing. If unable to recertify truthfully, the Disclosing Party must complete a new EDS with correct or corrected information)
RECERTIFICATION
Generally, for use wilh City Council mailers. Not for City procurements unless requested.
request for support for Class L for the property This recertification is being submitted in connection with located at 1357 N. Elston, Chicago, Illinois [identify the Matter]. Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below: (I) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS recertification on behalf of the Disclosing Party, (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in the Disclosing Party's original EDS are true, accurate and complete as ofthe dale furnished to the City and continue io be true, accurate and complete as ofthe date of this recertification, and (3) reaffirms its acknowledgments.
Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust III
(Print or type legal name of Disclosing Party)
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By: /
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(sign^Jtere)
Print or type name of signatory: Title of signatory:
'"Koi^
Signed and sworn to before me on [date| __. by
. at _ County. [statej.
Notarv Public
Commission expires:
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this KDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers of the Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
f ] Yes [x]No
If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person, (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head lo whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CITV OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX Ii
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAW/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofilaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [x ] No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ | Yes [ ] No | xj The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
3. If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant thai is completing this EDS as a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.amlcgal.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385, I hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(l) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. I also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ j Yes
[ ] No
[x] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l). If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
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PHI ENTERPRISES LLC
02021-4195
CITY Ol CHICAGO ECON OMIC DISC LOST! R E STAT E M E N T AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name oflhe Disclosing Parly submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ ii'applicable: PHI Enterprises LLC
Check ONE ofthe following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
[ | the Applicant
OR
[x] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR
[ ] a legal entity vvith a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name ofthe entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address ofthe Disclosing Party: 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: 312-582-1402 fax: Email: jtaiber(5)polskyholdings.com
Name of contact person: Jonathan Taiber
Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one):
F. Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
Request lor Support for Class L for the properly located at 1357 N. Elston. Chicago, Illinois.
(j. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification// and Contract //
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SECTION II - DISCLOSURE Ol OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NAT URE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY
arty:
1. Indicate the nature of the Disclosing Pc
| | Person
| ] Publicly registered business corporation
[ ] Privately held business corporation
[ ] Sole proprietorship
[ j General partnership
[ ] Limited partnership
| ] Trust
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, i f applicable:
Delaware
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Has the organization registered to do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ ] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors ol the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title
Micheal Polsky General Manager
Skydeck LLC Manager
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ofthe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ofa beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: fach legal entity listed below may be required to submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage interest in the Applicant
Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust 1 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606 33.3%
Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust II 1 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606 33.3%
Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust III 1 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606 33.3%
SECTION 111 - INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ J Yes [x] No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? | J Yes [x] No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable
inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in
Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party?
[ ] Yes |x| No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
The Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-156), accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business Relationship to Disclosing Party Fees (indicate whether
retained or anticipated Address (subcontractor, attorney, paid or estimated.) NOTE:
to be retained) lobbyist, etc.) "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
[x] Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ ] Yes [x] No [ ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes f ) No
FURTHER CERTIFICAT IONS
[This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services.] In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below] has engaged, in connection vvith the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue vvith a contract in progress).
The Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities are not delinquent in the payment of any fine, fee. tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the Cily of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes and sales taxes, nor i.s the Disclosing Party delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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The Disclosing Party and. it" the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government;
have not. during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection with: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) vvith committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certilications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it, or, with the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity;
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Parly, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, or. vvith respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Conlractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Emily's contract or engagement in connection vvith the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the,Slate of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any state or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded vvith other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have nol been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Parly, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or ofthe United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by ihe United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" |see MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for. any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ofthe City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance with Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business wilh the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
[FOR APPLICAN I' ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to use. any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
[FOR APPLICAN I' ONEY| The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection with the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certifications (2) and (9) above and will not, without the prior written consent ol'the City, use any such
contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certilications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certifications.
1 1. If the Disclosing Party is unable lo certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA." the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name ofthe City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
'The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is | x | is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is. and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss ofthe privilege of doing business vvith the City."
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If the Disclosing Parly is unable to make this pledge because it or any ol" its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes [x] No
NOTE: If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D(l), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit of the City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a Cily Property Sale?
[ ] Yes
3. If you checked "Yes" to Item D( 1), provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ofthe financial interest:
Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies that no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired by any City official or employee.
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Ii. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please cheek either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2). the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection vvith the Matter voidable by the City.
_x 1. The Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of
the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Parly has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party veri ties that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations ofthe City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party w ith respect to the Matter.)
2. T he Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend any federally appropriated funds to pay any person or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pay anv person or entity to influence or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agency, as defined by applicable federal law. a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee Ver 20IS-1 PageOolTS
ofa member of Congress, in connection vvith the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
The Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A(l) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as lhat term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Parly must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Flave you developed and do you have on tile affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
| | Yes | | No
Have you filed vvith the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director ofthe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
f | Yes [ | No | ] Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
[ ] Yes " | ] No
If you checked "No" to question (1) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
The Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this HDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection with the Matter, whether procurement. City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance. MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. T he full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.cityofchicago.org/Ethics , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection vvith which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility musl be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1 -23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penally of perjury, the person signing below: (I) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this LiDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants lhat all certifications and statements contained in this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as ofthe date furnished to the City.
PHI Enterprises LLC
(Print or type exact legal name of Disclosing Party)
(Print or type name of person signing)
(Print or type title of person signing)
Signed and sworn to before me on (date)
at County, Xg
Commission expires:
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this EDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" vvith an elected city official or department head?
[ ] Yes [x|No
If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person, (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected: (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CITY 01 CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAVV/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010. is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [x] No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [ J No | x] 'fhe Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
3. Tf yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this EDS as a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.amlegal.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385,1 hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(l) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. I also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ ] Yes
[ ]No
[x] N/A -1 am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l). If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
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1357 SPONSOR LLC
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this CDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: 1357 Sponsor, LLC
Check ONE ofthe following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this CDS is:
[ ] the Applicant
OR
[X] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR ~ ~
[ ] a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name ofthe entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address ofthe Disclosing Party: 1315 N. North Branch St., Suite D
Chicago, IE 60642
Telephone: (312) 226-9737 Fax: Email: bmartin(q),r2.me
Name of contact person: Brendon Martin
Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one): .
Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
Request for Support for Class L for the property located at 1357 N. Elston. Chicago. Illinois.
Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification U _ _ and Contract//
SECT ION II - DISCLOSURE OE OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE Ol THE DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate the nature ofthe Disclosing Party:
| ] Person [XJ Limited liability company
[ J Publicly registered business corporation [ | Limited liability partnership
[ J Privately held business corporation [ J Joint venture
[ J Sole proprietorship [ J Not-for-profit corporation
[ J General partnership (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
[ J Limited partnership [ JYes [ J No
[ ] Trust [ j Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable: Delaware
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Has the organization registered to do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ J Yes [Xl No [ J Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PART Y IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title 1357 R2 Investor. LLC Manager
'Blue Star Salt Shed. EEC Manager
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ofthe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ofa beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, slate "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required to submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
1357 R2 Investor, LLC , 1315 N. North Branch St., Suite D, Chicago, IE 60642 50%
Blue Star Salt Shed, LLC, 600 W. Van Buren St., Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60607 50%
SECTION III - INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [X] No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? [ JYes [X] No ~
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable
inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in
Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party?
I ] Yes Ixl No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
The Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-1 56). accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Parly's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business Relationship to Disclosing Party Fees (indicate whether
retained or anticipated Address (subcontractor, attorney. paid or estimated.) NOTE:
to be retained ) lobbyist, etc.) "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
[Xi Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ ] Yes [x] No [ ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
FURTHER CERTIFICAT IONS
[This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is'a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services.] In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below] has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
T he Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities are not delinquent in the payment ol any line, fee, tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the City of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, propem taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Parly delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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The Disclosing Parly and. if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS. been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection with: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS. had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the DisclosingParty, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use oi" employees: or organization of a business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. Wilh respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it, or, with the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity:
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity (collective]} "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, or, vvith respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the Slate of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any state or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded with other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (0 bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or of the United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or T reasury, or any successor federal agency.
[FOR APPLICANT' ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [see MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of. or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ofthe City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance with Article 1 is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOT E: If MCC Chapter I -23, Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
[FOR APPLICANT' ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to tise, any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
| FOR APPLICANT ONEY| The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection vvith the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certilications (2) and (9) above and will not. without the prior written consent ofthe City, use any such
contractor/subcontractor that docs not provide such certilications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certilications.
1 1. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any oflhe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name oflhe City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is |x] is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is. and none of them w ill become, a predatory lender as defined in V1CC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss ofthe privilege of doing business with the City."
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11" the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32. explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA." the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
1. In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes
NOTE: If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D(l), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed lo Part E.
2. Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit ofthe City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
I I Yes
3. II" you checked "Yes" to Item D( 1), provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ofthe financial interest:
Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Parly further certifies that no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired by any City official or employee.
E. CERTIFICAT ION REGARDING SI AVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please check either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2). the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
X 1. The Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of
the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations ofthe City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter.)
2. T he Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend any federally appropriated funds to pay
any person or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or lo pay any
person or entity to influence or attempt to influence an officer or employ ee of any agency, as defined
by applicable federal law. a member of Congress, an officer or emplovee of Congress, or an employee
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ofa member ol" Congress, in connection with the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
The Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A(l) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A( l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
13. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
II"the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
| ] Yes | | No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Have you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
| | Yes [ ] No
Have you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director ofthe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
| ] Yes [ ] No [ J Reports not required
I lave you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
[ | Yes [ | No
If you cheeked "No" to question (1 ) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
T he Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this FDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection with the Matter, whether procurement. City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.citvofchicago.org/Ethics , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this F-DS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection vvith the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article 1 (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below (!) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as of the date furnished to the City.
1357 Sponsor, LLC
(Print or type exact legal name of Disclosing Party)
By _„T_ $ignTike)
Matthew G. Garrison, in his capacity as Manager of R2 1357 Investor, LLC
(Print or type name of person signing)
Manager
(Print or type title of person signing)
Signed and sworn to before me on (date) _
at fl>OfC County, / I- (state).
Tio^&^
Notary Public Commission expires:
DIANA PENCE OFFICIAL SEAL Notary Public, State of Illinois My Commission Expires May 15, 2022
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this FDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mothcr-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section Il.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
1 | Yes [XI No
If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person. (2) the name oflhe legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFI LAVV/PROBLEFVI LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
T his Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [XJ No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [ J No [X] The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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CITY OF CHICAOO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
T his Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this EDS as a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. T hat section, which should be consulted (www.amlegal.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385, I hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(I) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. 1 also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ ] Yes I" 1 No
|X] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l).
If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
1357 R2 INVESTOR LLC
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECON O MIC I) I SC LOS IIR E STAT EM EN T AND AFFIDAVIT
SEC HON I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: 1357 R2 Investor, LLC
Check ONE ofthe following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
[ ] the Applicant
OR
[Xj a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: .1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR
[ | a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name of the entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address ofthe Disclosing Party: 1315 N. North Branch St., Suite D
Chicago, IL 60642
C Telephone: (312) 226-9737 Fax: Email: bmartin@r2.me
Name of contact person: Brendon Martin
Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one):
F. Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
Request for Support for Class 1. for the property located at 1357 N. Elston. Chicago. Illinois.
Ci. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
II the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification ii and Contract //
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SECTION II - DISCLOSURE OE OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE OF Till: DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate the nature ofthe Disclosing Party:
[ ) Person ' |xl Limited liability company
| ] Publicly registered business corporation [ ] Limited liability partnership
[ ] Privately held business corporation [ | Joint venture
| | Sole proprietorship [ j Not-for-profit corporation
| | General partnership (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
| ] Limited partnership | ] Yes | | No
[ ] T rust | ] Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable: Delaware
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Flas the organization registered to do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
f ] Yes [X] No [ ] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title Matthew G. Garrison Manager
Nathan G. Eaurell Manager
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ofthe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company., or interest ofa beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required to submit an I I)S on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
R2 Yield. LLC. 1315 N. North Branch St., Suite D, Chicago, IL 60642 11.17%
SECTION III — INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [Xj No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? [ J Yes [Xj No
II" "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable
inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in
Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party?
[ "J Yes [X] No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
The Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-1 56), accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business Relationship to Disclosing Party Fees (indicate whether
retained or anticipated Address (subcontractor, attorney, paid or estimated.) NOTE:
to be retained) lobbyist, etc.) "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
[X] Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V -- CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of the Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
I 1 Yes [x] No [ ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of the Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes | J No
FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
I'fhis paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services.] In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below] has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency lo help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
T he Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities are not delinquent in the payment of any fine, fee, tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the City of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Part) delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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The Disclosing Parly and. if ihe Disclosing Parly is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from anv transactions bv any federal, state or local unit of government:
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection with: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft: forgery; bribery: falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not. during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection vvith the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or slate or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it. or. with the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity;
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, anv Contractor or any Affiliated Entity (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, or, vvith respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the dale of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the State of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any stale or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded wilh other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or ofthe United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
[TOR APPLICANT ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [sec MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ofthe City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicani understands and acknowledges that compliance with Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23. Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
[TOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use. nor permit their subcontractors to use. any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
| LOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant will obtain from anv contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection wilh the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certilications (2) and (9) above and will not. without the prior written consent ofthe City, use any such
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contnictor/subcontractor that does not provide such certifications or thai, the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certilications.
1 I. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certilications). the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
IF the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees of the Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate vvith "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name of the City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
| ] is [X] is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge lhat none of our affiliates is. and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss oflhe privilege of doing business with the City."
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If the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32. explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST TN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
1. In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes
NOTE: I f you checked "Yes" to Item D( l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D( 1), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
2. Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit ofthe City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
[ | Yes
3. If you checked "Yes" to Item D( 1). provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ofthe financial interest:
Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies thai no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired by any City official or employee.
E. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please check either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2). the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
X 1 ¦ I he Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records oJ" the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. T he Disclosing Party verifies lhat the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations ofthe City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter.)
2. The Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend any federally appropriated funds to pay
anv person, or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pay any
person or entity to inlluence or attempt lo inlluence an officer or employ ee of any agency, as defined
by applicable federal law. a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
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ol'a member of Congress, in connection with the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
T he Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A( 1) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Flave you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
f ] Yes | | No
Have you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Fqual Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
[ | Yes | | No | ] Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
[ | Yes ' | j No
If you checked "No" to question (1 ) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
T he Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this EDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection with the Matter, whether procurement. City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at wwvv.cityofchicago.org/Ethies, and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
Tf the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article 1 (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1 -23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below (I) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this FDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained m this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as ofthe date furnished to the City.
357 R2 Investor, EEC
(Print or type exact legal name of Disclosing Party) By: _
(SigiHieb) Matthew G Garrison
(Print or type name of person signing) Manager
(Print or type title of person signing)
at _ County, / C (state).
Signed and sworn to before me on (date) (jj \^ 0 |<7/0 UounW ' '
Notary Public Commission expires:
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WIT H ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Parity must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this HDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section II. B.l. a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a genera] partnership; all general partners and limited partners of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Parly is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Parly or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[ ] Yes |X| No
If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person, (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAW/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-0.10, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC" Section 2-92-416?
[]Yes &( I No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [ ] No fx] The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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C IT Y OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HIST ORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this EDS as a "contractor' as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.amlegal.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385,1 hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(l) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. I also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ ] Yes [ ] No
[X] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(I). If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
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BLUE STAR SALT SHED
LLC
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name of the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: Blue Star Salt Shed. LLC
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is: 1. [ ] the Applicant OR
2- [x] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the "Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR
3. [ ] a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name of the entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
Business address of the Disclosing Party: 600 W. Van Buren. Suite 1000
Chicago. IL 60607
Telephone: 312.855.2210 Fax: Email: craig@bluestarproperties.net
Name of contact person: Craig Golden
Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one):
Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
Class L application for property generally located at 1357 N. Elston Avenue, Chicago, Illinois _
Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification *» and Contract to
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- DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate the nature of the Disclosing Party:
] Person [x] Limited liability company
] Publicly registered business corporation [ ] Limited liability partnership
] Privately held business corporation [ ] Joint venture
] Sole proprietorship [ ] Not-for-profit corporation
] General partnership (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
] Limited partnership [ ] Yes [ ] No
] Trust [ ] Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable:
linois
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Has the organization registered to do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ ] Yes [ ] No [x] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party: (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title
Craig Golden Manager
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% of the Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ofa beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required to submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
Golden Holdings, LL C 600 W Van Buren, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60607 100%
SECTION HI - INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [JYes [x]No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [x] No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party? []Yes [x]No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
The Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-156), accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount of the fees paid or estimated to be paid. The . Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business Relationship to Disclosing Party Fees (indicate whether
retained or anticipated Address (subcontractor, attorney, paid or estimated.) NOTE:
to be retained) lobbyist, etc.) "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
[x] Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of the Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ ] Yes [x] No [ ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of the Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
[This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services.] In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below] has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
The Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities are not delinquent in the payment of any fine, fee, tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the City of Chicago, including, but not limited to, water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Party delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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The Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection vvith: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with committing any of the offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it, or, with the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity;
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee of the Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization of a responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, or, with respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity of a Contractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affdiated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee of the City, the State of Illinois, or any agency of the federal government or of any state or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded with other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or of the United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affdiated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [see MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] of the Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee of the City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance with Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to use, any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
10. [FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired
or to be hired in connection with the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in
Certifications (2) and (9) above and will not, without the prior written consent ofthe City, use any such
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contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certifications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certifications.
11. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees of the Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, of the City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name of the City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is [x] is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is. and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss ofthe privilege of doing business with the City."
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If the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee of the City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes [x] No
NOTE: If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D(l), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit of the City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), provide the names and business addresses of the City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature of the financial interest:
Name Business Address Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies that no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired by any City official or employee.
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E. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please check either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2), the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
_x 1. The Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of
the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations of the City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter.)
2. The Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend any federally appropriated funds to pay
any person or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pay any
person or entity to influence or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agency, as defined
by applicable federal law, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
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of a member of Congress, in connection with the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
The Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy of the statements and information set forth in paragraphs A( 1) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration of the Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Have you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
[ ] Yes [ ] No
Have you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
[ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
[ ] Yes f ] No
I f you checked "No" to question (1) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SEC HON VII -
- FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
The Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this EDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection with the Matter, whether procurement, City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.cityofchicago.org/Ethics , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon
request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly
available on£heTnterfie%Th^ of Information Act request, or otherwise. By
completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or
claims which1 it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information
contained in'fhjs EpS^and,alsq,authorizes"Jthe City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted
in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below: (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as of the date furnished to the City.
1 name of Disclosing Party)
Blue Star Salt Shed. LLC
(Sign here) Craig Golden
(Print or type name of person signing)
Managing Member
(Print or type title of person signing)
Signed and swom to before me on (date) J 3o j j oA
at C co A County, JTL (state).
OSENBERG f il Seal f State of Illinois f
JOSHUA ROSENBERG Official! Notary Public - State t My Commission Expires Mar 23, 202-4 £ ^ » ^ ^m — ^*m^& u' wm
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this EDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any of the following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers of the Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers of the Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[ JYes [x] No
If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person, (2) the name of the legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title of the elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAW/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [x]No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [ ] No [x] The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this EDS as a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.amlegal.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385, I hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(l) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. I also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ ] Yes
[ ]No
[x] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l). If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
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TUBA, SCHOOL BAG and 'SKAZKI' TRUST
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust
Check ONE ofthe following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
[ ] the Applicant
OR
[x] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR
[ ] a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name ofthe entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address of the Disclosing Party: 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810
Chicago, IL 60606
C. Telephone: 312-582-1402 Fax: Emailjtaiber(g)polskyholdings.com
Name of contact person: Jonathan Taiber
Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one): N/A
Brief description ofthe Matter to which this FDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
Request for Support for Class L lor the properly located at 1357 N. F.lslon. Chicago. Illinois.
Which City agency or department is requesting this FDS? Department of Planning and Development
II the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Ser\ ices, please complete the following:
Specification // and Contracl //
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SECT ION II - DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST'S
A. NATURE OE THE DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate die nature ol'the Disclosing Party:
[ J Person [ ] Limited liability company
[ ] Publicly registered business corporation [ | Limited liability partnership
[ ].Privately held business corporation | ] Joint venture
[ J Sole proprietorship [ ] Not-for-profit corporation
[ ] General partnership (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
[ ] Limited partnership [ ] Yes [ | No
| x] Trust [ ] Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, ii'applicable: IL
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Has the organization registered to do business in the State ol" Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ ] Yes [ ] No [x] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENT ITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity lhat directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title
None.
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ofthe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ofa beneficiary of a trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required to submit an IDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
Peter Polsky 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606
SECTION III INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes fx] No
Does the Disclosing Parly reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes fx] No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected oflicial(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable
inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in
Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the DisclosingParty?
[ | Yes fx] No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
The Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-156). accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business retained or anticipated Address to be retained)
Relationship to Disclosing Party (subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist, etc.)
Tees (indicate whether paid or estimated.) NOTE: "hourly rate'' or "i.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
[x] Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415. substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ j Yes [x] No [ | No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ ] Yes [ j No
FURT HER CERTIFICATIONS
[This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City 's Department of Procurement Services. ) In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) belowj has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e., an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
T he Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities are not delinquent in the payment of any line. fee. tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the City of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Party delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
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T he Disclosing Party and. if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily-excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection with: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply vvith the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection vvith the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity lhat, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. Wilh respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it, or, vvith the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity :
any responsible official oflhe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entitv or any other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entitv. acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party any Contractor or any Affiliated Entitv (collectiv ely "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, or. with respect lo a Conlractor. an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the State of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any state or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded with other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party lo any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or ofthe United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by ihe United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [see MCC Chapter 1-23, Article 1 for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged vvith, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ofthe City or any "sister agency": and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance with Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use. nor permit their subcontractors to use. any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
|FOR APPLICANT' ONLY] The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection vvith the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certifications (2) and (9) above and will not. without the prior written consent ofthe Citv. use anv such
contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certilications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certifications.
1 1. If the Disclosing Party is unable lo certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certilications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, oflhe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name ofthe City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICAT ION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INST ITUT ION
The Disclosing Parly certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is |x | is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is. and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss ofthe privilege of doing business with the City."
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If the Disclosing Party is unable lo make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC Chapter 2-32. explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
1. In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[x] No
NOTE: If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D(l), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
2. Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit ofthe City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
[ ] Yes
3. If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l). provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ofthe financial interest:
Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Parly further certifies that no prohibited financial interest in the Mattel' will be acquired by anv City official or employee.
!•:. CERTTFICA TION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please check either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2). the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure lo comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
_x 1. T he Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of
the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VIE For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations ofthe City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter.)
2. T he Disclosing Partv has not spent and will not expend anv federal Iv appropriated funds to pav
any person or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pav anv
person or entity to inlluence or attempt to inlluence an officer or employee of anv agencv. as defined
by applicable federal law, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an emplovec
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ofa member of Congress, in connection with the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
The Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A( 1) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) oflhe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certilications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
[ ] Yes f ] No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Have you developed and do you have on lile affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
| | Yes | | No
Flave you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable filing requirements?
[ ] Yes [ ] No | | Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
[ ] Yes | j No
If you checked "No" to question (I) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
The Disclosing Parly understands and agrees that:
A. The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this EDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between ihe Applicani and the Cily in connection with the Matter, whether procurement, City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. T he Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
13. The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.cityofchicago.org/Ethics . and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines thai any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kepi current. In the event of changes, ihe Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the lime the City takes action on the Matter. Tf the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below: (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as ofthe date furnished to the City.
Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust
(Print or type exact legal name of Disclosing Party)
By: W —
(£tfgn here)
(Print or type name of person signing)
T r *ivti/^
(Print or type title of person signing)
Signed and sworn to before me on (date) J (/ [lj L> ¦ ^Q^-0
at County, Xsk/^ (state).
Notary Pu&nc Commission expires: \c\ -1°) • <2~l
CONNIE J MANGRICH COMMISSION NO.163274 MY COUjt^S^M EXPtBES
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected cily official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this EDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe DisclosingParty listed in Section II.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[ ] Yes [x] No
If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person, (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CIT Y OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAVV/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICAT ION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
t I Yes [x ] No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes f ] No fx] The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this FDS as a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.am 1 ega 1.com), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385,1 hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(l) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. 1 also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ ]Yes [ ]No
[x] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a ''contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l). If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
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TUBA, SCHOOL BAG AND 'SKAZKI' TRUST II
02021-4195
CIT Y OK CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMAT ION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this FDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust II
Check ONE ofthe following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
[ J the Applicant
OR
[ x| a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR
[ ] a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name ofthe entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address of the Disclosing Party: 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: 312-582-1402 j:ax: Email: jtaiber@polskyholdings.com
Name of contact person: Jonathan Taiber
Federal Employer .Identification No. (if you have one): N/A
Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of properly, i f app I i cab I e) :
Request for Support for Class L for the properly located at 1 357 N. Elston. Chicago. 1 llinois.
Which City agency or department is requesting this EPS9 Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department ol'Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification // _ and Contract //
SECTION II - DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE. OF Tl IE DISCLOSING PARTY
1. Indicate the nature ofthe Disclosing Pi | | Person
[ ] Publicly registered business corporation [ ] Privately held business corporation [ ] Sole proprietorship [ ] General partnership | ] Limited partnership [ x] T rust
[ ] Limited liability company
[ | Limited liability partnership
[ ] Joint venture
| | Not-for-profit corporation
(Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
| | Yes | | No | ] Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable: Florida
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Has the organization registered to do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ ] Yes [x] No [ ] Organized in Illinois
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title Jonathan Taiber Co-Trustee
I'anya Polskv Co-Trustee
Anna Herisbern Co-Trustee
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% oflhe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ofa bene lie iary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required to submit an I CDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Aunlicant
Simon Polsky 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810, Chicago, IL 60606 .
SECTION III - INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ JYes [x]No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation lo any City
elected official during the 12-month period following the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [x] No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable
inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in
Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party?
[ j Yes [x] No
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OUTER RETAINED PARTIES
T he Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-1 56). accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount ofthe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Parly is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business retained or anticipated Address to be retained)
Relationship to Disclosing Party (subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist, etc.)
Fees (indicate whether paid or estimated.) NOTE: "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
[ x | Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ ] Yes [xj No [ ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10% or more of the Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ | Yes [ j No
FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
['This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services. ) In the 5-year period preceding the date of this EDS. neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below) has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity of specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue with a contract in progress).
The Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Fntities are not delinquent in the payment of any fine, fee, tax or other source of indebtedness owed lo the Cit\ of Chicago, including, but not limited to, water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, properly laxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Parly delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
The Disclosing Party and. if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government;
have not. during the 5 years before the date of this EDS. been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection vvith: obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud: embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by. a governmental entity (federal, state or local) vvith committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default: and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply vvith the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, vvith the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity ). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees: or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it, or. with the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity:
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Parly, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Part}, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Conlractor or any Affiliated Entitv (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any (''ontractor. nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this I CDS, or, vvith respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the .State of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any state or local government in the United Slates of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded with other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or of the United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or T reasury, or any successor federal agency.
[FOR APPLICANT ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [sec MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms] ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ol'the City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowled ges that compliance with Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
[FOR APPLICANT" ONLY) The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to use. any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
| FOR APPLICANT ONLY) The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection wilh the Mattel' certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certifications (2) and (9) above and will not. without the prior written consent ofthe City, use any such
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contracior/subcontractor that docs not provide such certilications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certilications.
1 1. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA." the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, of the City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name ofthe City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INST IT UTION
The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
| ] is [x ] is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
I f the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is. and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss oflhe privilege ol doing business with the Cily."
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If the Disclosing Parly is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning ol' MCC Chapter 2-32. explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CITY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best ol'the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ | Yes [x] No
NOT E: If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D(l), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit ofthe City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
[ ] Yes [ 1 No
If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), provide the names and business addresses ofthe City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ol'the financial interest:
Name Business Address Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies that no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will be acquired bv any City official or employee.
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E. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please check either (1) or (2) below. If the Disclosing Party checks (2). the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
x 1. The Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of
the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (I) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations ofthe City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
I. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters'"NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed lhat the Disclosing Party means lhat NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party vvith respect to the Matter.)
2. T he Disclosing Parly has not spent and will not expend anv federally appropriated funds to pay
any person or entity listed in paragraph A( I) above for his or her lobby ing activities or to pay any
person or entity to inlluence or attempt to inlluence an officer or employee ol any agency, as defined
by applicable federal law. a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
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ofa member of Congress, in connection with the award of any federally funded contract, making any federally funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
The Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ofthe statements and information set forth in paragraphs A(l) and A(2) above.
The Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors lo submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
I J Yes [ ] No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Flave you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
| ] Yes [ | No
Have you filed vvith the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director ofthe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable tiling requirements?
| ] Yes | j No |" ] Reports not required
Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject lo the equal opportunity clause?
I j Yes " | | No
If you checked "No" to question (I) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECT ION VII -
- FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
The Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
The certilications. disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this FDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection with the Matter, whether procurement, City assistance, or other City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking Cily contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.cityofchicago.org/Ethics , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully vvith this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this FIDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe information provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this LCDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article 1 (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penally of perjury, the person signing below: (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable .Appendices, on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this FDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as ofthe date furnished to the City.
By: W/n f\ ,
(Sign here)
Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust II (Simon Polsky) ( Print or typlj exact legal name of Disclosing Party)
(Print or type name of person signing)
(Print or type title of person signing)
Signed and sworn to before me on
at Bifl^fc (-Wl ^County, Xi
Commission expires:
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" with any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this EDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers of the Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary ofa legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spotise or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
| | Yes | x | No
If yes, please identify below (1) the name and title of such person. (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOEFLAW/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes |x | No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
| JYes [ ] No fx] The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
3. If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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CITY Ol CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBITION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this EDS as a "'contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (ww\v.amlegal.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385,1 hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)( 1) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. I also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
| xj N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)( 1). If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.
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TUBA, SCHOOL BAG and 'SKAZKI'TRUST III
02021-4195
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOlVIIC DISCLOSURE S I ATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ ii'applicable: Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust III
Check ONE ol'the following three boxes:
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
[ ] the Applicant
OR
[x] a legal entity currently holding, or anticipated to hold within six months after City action on
the contract, transaction or other undertaking to which this EDS pertains (referred to below as the
"Matter"), a direct or indirect interest in excess of 7.5% in the Applicant. State the Applicant's legal
name: 1357 Property Owner, LLC
OR
[ ] a legal entity with a direct or indirect right of control ofthe Applicant (see Section 11(B)(1)) State the legal name ofthe entity in which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:
B. Business address of the Disclosing Party: 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810
Chicago, IL 60606
T elephone: 312-582-1402 pax: . Email: jtaiber@polskyholdings.com
Name of contact person: Jonathan Taiber
federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one): _N/A
T. Brief description ofthe Matter to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
Request for Support for Class L for the property located at 1357 N. Elston. Chicago. Illinois.
G. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Department of Planning and Development
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
Specification # __ and Contract//
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SECTION II - DISCLOSURE OE OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
A. NATURE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY
[ J Person
| ] Publicly registered business corporation
[ ] Privately held business corporation
[ ] Sole proprietorship
| ] General partnership
[ ] Limited partnership [ x] T rust
[ | Limited liability company
[ ] Limited liability partnership
f ] Joint venture
[ ] Not-for-profit corporation
(Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
| | Yes | | No [ j Other (please specify)
2. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable: IE
3. For legal entities not organized in the State of Illinois: Has the organization registered lo do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
[ J Yes [ ] No [x] Organized in Illinois
B. IF FETE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
1. List below the full names and titles, if applicable, of: (i) all executive officers and all directors of the entity; (ii) for not-for-profit corporations, all members, if any, which are legal entities (if there are no such members, write "no members which are legal entities"); (iii) for trusts, estates or other similar entities, the trustee, executor, administrator, or similarly situated party; (iv) for general or limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships or joint ventures, each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or legal entity that directly or indirectly controls the day-to-day management ofthe Applicant.
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
Name Title
None.
2. Please provide the following information concerning each person or legal entity having a direct or indirect, current or prospective (i.e. within 6 months after City action) beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% ofthe Applicant. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture, interest ofa member or manager in a
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limited liability company, or interest ol'a beneficiary ofa trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None."
NOTE: Each legal entity listed below may be required to submit an FDS on its own behalf.
Name Business Address Percentage Interest in the Applicant
Anabelle Polsky 1 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1810, Chicago, IL§060_6__ 100%
SECTION III - INCOME OR COMPENSATION TO, OR OWNERSHIP BY, CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party provided any income or compensation to any City elected official during the
12-month period preceding the date of this EDS? [ ] Yes [x ] No
Does the Disclosing Party reasonably expect to provide any income or compensation to any City
elected official during the 12-monlh period.following the date of this EDS? [ j Yes [xj No
If "yes" to either ofthe above, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such income or compensation:
Does any City elected official or, to the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, any City elected official's spouse or domestic partner, have a financial interest (as defined in Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC")) in the Disclosing Party? [ JYes [xjNo
If "yes," please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and/or spouse(s)/domestic partner(s) and describe the financial interest(s).
SECTION IV - DISCLOSURE OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHER RETAINED PARTIES
The Disclosing Party must disclose the name and business address of each subcontractor, attorney, lobbyist (as defined in MCC Chapter 2-156), accountant, consultant and any other person or entity whom the Disclosing Party has retained or expects to retain in connection with the Matter, as well as the nature ofthe relationship, and the total amount oflhe fees paid or estimated to be paid. The Disclosing Party is not required to disclose employees who are paid solely through the Disclosing Party's regular payroll. If the Disclosing Party is uncertain whether a disclosure is required under this Section, the Disclosing Party must either ask the City whether disclosure is required or make the disclosure.
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Name (indicate whether Business Relationship to Disclosing Party Fees (indicate whether
retained or anticipated Address (subcontractor, attorney, paid or estimated.) NOTE:
to be retained ) lobbyist, etc.) "hourly rate" or "t.b.d." is
not an acceptable response.
(Add sheets if necessary)
| x] Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V -- CERTIFICATIONS
COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under MCC Section 2-92-415, substantial owners of business entities that contract with the City must remain in compliance with their child support obligations throughout the contract's term.
Has any person who directly or indirectly owns 10% or more ofthe Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ j Yes [xj No [ ] No person directly or indirectly owns 10%> or more ofthe Disclosing Party.
If "Yes," has the person entered into a court-approved agreement for payment of all support owed and is the person in compliance with that agreement?
[ j Yes [ ] No
FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
[This paragraph 1 applies only if the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services.] In the 5-year period preceding the date of this FDS, neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity [see definition in (5) below] has engaged, in connection with the performance of any public contract, the services of an integrity monitor, independent private sector inspector general, or integrity compliance consultant (i.e an individual or entity with legal, auditing, investigative, or other similar skills, designated by a public agency to help the agency monitor the activity ol specified agency vendors as well as help the vendors reform their business practices so they can be considered for agency contracts in the future, or continue wilh a contract in progress).
The Disclosing Party and its Affdiated Entities are not delinquent in the payment of any fine, fee. tax or other source of indebtedness owed to the Cily of Chicago, including, but not limited to. water and sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes and sales taxes, nor is the Disclosing Parly delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
The Disclosing Party and. if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section 11(B)(1) of this EDS:
are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily-excluded from any transactions by any federal, state or local unit of government;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted ofa criminal offense, adjudged guilty, or had a civil judgment rendered against them in connection vvith: obtaining, attempting lo obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; a violation of federal or state antitrust statutes; fraud; embezzlement; theft; forgery; bribery; falsification or destruction of records; making false statements; or receiving stolen property;
are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with committing any ofthe offenses set forth in subparagraph (b) above;
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, stale or local) terminated for cause or default; and
have not, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, been convicted, adjudged guilty, or found liable in a civil proceeding, or in any criminal or civil action, including actions concerning environmental violations, instituted by the City or by the federal government, any state, or any other unit of local government.
The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of MCC Chapters 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics).
Certifications (5), (6) and (7) concern:
the Disclosing Party;
any "Contractor" (meaning any contractor or subcontractor used by the Disclosing Party in connection with the Matter, including but not limited to all persons or legal entities disclosed under Section IV, "Disclosure of Subcontractors and Other Retained Parties");
any "Affiliated Entity" (meaning a person or entity that, directly or indirectly: controls the Disclosing Party, is controlled by the Disclosing Party, or is, with the Disclosing Party, under common control of another person or entity). Indicia of control include, without limitation: interlocking management or ownership; identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment; common use of employees; or organization ofa business entity following the ineligibility ofa business entity to do business with federal or state or local government, including the City, using substantially the same management, ownership, or principals as the ineligible entity. With respect to Contractors, the term Affiliated Entity means a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls the Contractor, is controlled by it. or, with the Contractor, is under common control of another person or entity:
any responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any-other official, agent or employee ofthe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization ofa responsible official ofthe Disclosing Party, any Conlractor or any Affiliated Entity (collectively "Agents").
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Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Contractor, nor any Affiliated Entity of either the Disclosing Party or any Contractor, nor any Agents have, during the 5 years before the date of this EDS, or. with respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity ofa Contractor during the 5 years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
bribed or attempted to bribe, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of bribery or attempting to bribe, a public officer or employee ofthe City, the State of Illinois, or any agency ofthe federal government or of any state or local government in the United States of America, in that officer's or employee's official capacity;
agreed or colluded with other bidders or prospective bidders, or been a party to any such agreement, or been convicted or adjudged guilty of agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders, in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to bid a fixed price or otherwise; or
made an admission of such conduct described in subparagraph (a) or (b) above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
violated the provisions referenced in MCC Subsection 2-92-320(a)(4)(Contracts Requiring a Base Wage); (a)(5)(Debarment Regulations); or (a)(6)(Minimum Wage Ordinance).
Neither the Disclosing Party, nor any Affiliated Entity or Contractor, or any of their employees, officials, agents or partners, is barred from contracting with any unit of state or local government as a result of engaging in or being convicted of (1) bid-rigging in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-3; (2) bid-rotating in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33E-4; or (3) any similar offense of any state or ofthe United States of America that contains the same elements as the offense of bid-rigging or bid-rotating.
Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on a Sanctions List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce, State, or Treasury, or any successor federal agency.
| FOR APPLICANT ONLY] (i) Neither the Applicant nor any "controlling person" [see MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I for applicability and defined terms | ofthe Applicant is currently indicted or charged with, or has admitted guilt of, or has ever been convicted of, or placed under supervision for, any criminal offense involving actual, attempted, or conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, fraud, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or deceit against an officer or employee ofthe City or any "sister agency"; and (ii) the Applicant understands and acknowledges that compliance vvith Article I is a continuing requirement for doing business with the City. NOTE: If MCC Chapter I -23, Article I applies to the Applicant, that Article's permanent compliance timeframe supersedes 5-year compliance timeframes in this Section V.
| FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to use, any facility listed as having an active exclusion by the U.S. EiPA on the federal System for Award Management ("SAM").
| FOR APPLICANT ONLY] The Applicant will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection with the Matter certifications equal in form and substance to those in Certifications (2) and (9) above and will not. without the prior written consent oflhe City, use any such
contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certifications or that the Applicant has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certilications.
11. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any ofthe above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
None
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
12. To the best ofthe Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all current employees of the Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the date of this FDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None
13. To the best of the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, the following is a complete list of all gifts that the Disclosing Party has given or caused to be given, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, to an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago. For purposes of this statement, a "gift" does not include: (i) anything made generally available to City employees or to the general public, or (ii) food or drink provided in the course of official City business and having a retail value of less than $25 per recipient, or (iii) a political contribution otherwise duly reported as required by law (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name ofthe City recipient.
None
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
| ) is [x ] is not
a "financial institution" as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b).
If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is, and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in MCC Chapter 2-32. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate ofa predatory lender may result in the loss ofthe privilege of doing business with the City."
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If the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any oi" its affiliates (as defined in MCC Section 2-32-455(b)) is a predatory lender within the meaning of MCC' Chapter 2-32, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
If the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that the Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FINANCIAL INTERES T IN CI TY BUSINESS
Any words or terms defined in MCC Chapter 2-156 have the same meanings if used in this Part D.
1. In accordance with MCC Section 2-156-110: To the best ol'the Disclosing Party's knowledge after reasonable inquiry, does any official or employee ofthe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter?
[ ] Yes
NOT E: If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), proceed to Items D(2) and D(3). If you checked "No" to Item D( 1), skip Items D(2) and D(3) and proceed to Part E.
2. Unless sold pursuant to a process of competitive bidding, or otherwise permitted, no City elected official or employee shall have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the purchase of any property that (i) belongs to the City, or (ii) is sold for taxes or assessments, or (iii) is sold by virtue of legal process at the suit ofthe City (collectively, "City Property Sale"). Compensation for property taken pursuant to the City's eminent domain power does not constitute a financial interest within the meaning of this Part D.
Does the Matter involve a City Property Sale?
I. I Yes
3. If you checked "Yes" to Item D(l), provide the names and business addresses ol'the City officials or employees having such financial interest and identify the nature ol'the financial interest:
Nature of Financial Interest
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies lhat no prohibited financial interest in the Matter will he acquired by any City official or employee.
E. CERTIFICATION REGARDING SLAVERY ERA BUSINESS
Please check either (1) or (2) below. IT the Disclosing Party checks (2). the Disclosing Party must disclose below or in an attachment lo this EDS all information required by (2). Failure to comply wilh these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into vvith the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
x _1. The Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Party has searched any and all records of" the Disclosing Party and any and all predecessor entities regarding records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies during the slavery era (including insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or injury or death of their slaves), and the Disclosing Party has found no such records.
2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step (1) above, the
Disclosing Party has found records of investments or profits from slavery or slaveholder insurance policies. The Disclosing Party verifies that the following constitutes full disclosure of all such records, including the names of any and all slaves or slaveholders described in those records:
SECTION VI - CERTIFICATIONS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MATTERS
NOTE: If the Matter is federally funded, complete this Section VI. If the Matter is not federally funded, proceed to Section VII. For purposes of this Section VI, tax credits allocated by the City and proceeds of debt obligations of the City are not federal funding.
A. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
1. List below the names of all persons or entities registered under the federal Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended, who have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
(If no explanation appears or begins on the lines above, or if the letters "NA" or if the word "None" appear, it will be conclusively presumed thai the Disclosing Party means that NO persons or entities registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. as amended, have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to the Matter.)
2. The Disclosing Party has not spent and will not expend anv federally appropriated funds to pay
any person or entity listed in paragraph A( 1) above for his or her lobbying activities or to pay any
person or entity to inlluence or attempt to inlluence an officer or employee of any agency, as defined
by applicable federal law. a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
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ol'a member of Congress, in connection vvith the award of any federally funded contract., making any-federal ly funded grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement, or to extend, continue, renew, amend, or modify any federally funded contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
T he Disclosing Party will submit an updated certification at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy ol'the statements and information set forth in paragraphs A(l) and A(2) above.
T he Disclosing Party certifies that either: (i) it is not an organization described in section 501(c)(4) ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (ii) it is an organization described in section 501(c)(4) oflhe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 but has not engaged and will not engage in "Lobbying Activities," as that term is defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended.
If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party must obtain certifications equal in form and substance to paragraphs A(l) through A(4) above from all subcontractors before it awards any subcontract and the Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration ofthe Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
B. CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNIT Y
If the Matter is federally funded, federal regulations require the Applicant and all proposed subcontractors to submit the following information with their bids or in writing at the outset of negotiations.
Is the Disclosing Party the Applicant?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If "Yes," answer the three questions below:
Have you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
[ ) Yes [ J No
Have you filed with the Joint Reporting Committee, the Director ofthe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under the applicable tiling requirements?
[ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] Reports not required
I lave you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
| J Yes " [ ] No
If you checked "No" to question (1) or (2) above, please provide an explanation:
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SECTION VII - FURT HER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CERTIFICATION
The Disclosing Parly understands and agrees that:
The certilications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this FDS will become part of any contract or other agreement between the Applicant and the City in connection with the Matter, whether procurement, City assistance, or oilier City action, and are material inducements to the City's execution of any contract or taking other action with respect to the Matter. The Disclosing Party understands that it must comply with all statutes, ordinances, and regulations on which this EDS is based.
The City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance, MCC Chapter 2-156, imposes certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of this ordinance and a training program is available on line at www.cityofchicago.orR/Ethics , and may also be obtained from the City's Board of Ethics, 740 N. Sedgwick St., Suite 500, Chicago, IE 60610, (312) 744-9660. The Disclosing Party must comply fully with this ordinance.
If the City determines that any information provided in this EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, any contract or other agreement in connection with which it is submitted may be rescinded or be void or voidable, and the City may pursue any remedies under the contract or agreement (if not rescinded or void), at law, or in equity, including terminating the Disclosing Party's participation in the Matter and/or declining to allow the Disclosing Party to participate in other City transactions. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
It is the City's policy to make this document available to the public on its Internet site and/or upon request. Some or all ofthe infonnation provided in, and appended to, this EDS may be made publicly available on the Internet, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, or otherwise. By completing and signing this EDS, the Disclosing Party waives and releases any possible rights or claims which it may have against the City in connection with the public release of information contained in this EDS and also authorizes the City to verify the accuracy of any information submitted in this EDS.
The information provided in this EDS musl be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to MCC Chapter 1-23, Article I (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period, as required by MCC Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020.
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CERTIFICATION
Under penally of perjury, the person signing below: (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, on behal f of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this EDS, and all applicable Appendices, are true, accurate and complete as ofthe date furnished to the City.
Tuba, School Bag and 'Skazki' Trust III (Anabelle Polsky) (Print ortype exact legal name of Disclosing Party)
By:
(Print or type name of person signing)
(Print or type title of person signing)
Signed and sworn to before me on (date) at B fc- ^Udfc-County, loWk (state).
Commission expires:
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX A
FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED CITY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
This Appendix is to be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5%. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under MCC Section 2-154-015, the Disclosing Party must disclose whether such Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently has a "familial relationship" vvith any elected city official or department head. A "familial relationship" exists if, as of the date this EDS is signed, the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof is related to the mayor, any alderman, the city clerk, the city treasurer or any city department head as spouse or domestic partner or as any ofthe following, whether by blood or adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister or half-brother or half-sister.
"Applicable Party" means (1) all executive officers ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section II.B.l.a., if the Disclosing Party is a corporation; all partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a general partnership; all general partners and limited partners ofthe Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited partnership; all managers, managing members and members of the Disclosing Party, if the Disclosing Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5% ownership interest in the Disclosing Party. "Principal officers" means the president, chief operating officer, executive director, chief financial officer, treasurer or secretary of a legal entity or any person exercising similar authority.
Does the Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[ ] Yes [x j No
If yes. please identify below (1) the name and title of such person. (2) the name ofthe legal entity to which such person is connected; (3) the name and title ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX B
BUILDING CODE SCOFFLAVV/PROBLEM LANDLORD CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is lo be completed only by (a) the Applicant, and (b) any legal entity which has a direct ownership interest in the Applicant exceeding 7.5% (an "Owner"). It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Pursuant to MCC Section 2-154-010, is the Applicant or any Owner identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ ] Yes [x ] No
If the Applicant is a legal entity publicly traded on any exchange, is any officer or director of the Applicant identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-416?
[ | Yes [ ] No [*] The Applicant is not publicly traded on any exchange.
If yes to (1) or (2) above, please identify below the name of each person or legal entity identified as a building code scofflaw or problem landlord and the address of each building or buildings to which the pertinent code violations apply.
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CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
APPENDIX C
PROHIBIT ION ON WAGE & SALARY HISTORY SCREENING - CERTIFICATION
This Appendix is to be completed only by an Applicant that is completing this FDS as a "contractor' as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. That section, which should be consulted (www.amlegal.com ), generally covers a party to any agreement pursuant to which they: (i) receive City of Chicago funds in consideration for services, work or goods provided (including for legal or other professional services), or (ii) pay the City money for a license, grant or concession allowing them to conduct a business on City premises.
On behalf of an Applicant that is a contractor pursuant to MCC Section 2-92-385,1 hereby certify that the Applicant is in compliance with MCC Section 2-92-385(b)(l) and (2), which prohibit: (i) screening job applicants based on their wage or salary history, or (ii) seeking job applicants' wage or salary history from current or former employers. 1 also certify that the Applicant has adopted a policy that includes those prohibitions.
I ]Yes [ ]No.
[x] N/A - I am not an Applicant that is a "contractor" as defined in MCC Section 2-92-385. This certification shall serve as the affidavit required by MCC Section 2-92-385(c)(l).
If you checked "no" to the above, please explain.