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Record #: O2014-4255   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 5/28/2014 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
Final action: 6/25/2014
Title: Lease agreement with LFL Properties, Inc. for use of property at 4300 W North Ave by Chicago Public Library
Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
Topic: AGREEMENTS - Lease
Attachments: 1. O2014-4255.pdf
OFFICE  OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
May 28, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
At the request of the Commissioner of Fleet and Facility Management, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the execution of access, license and lease agreements.
 
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
 
Mayor
 
Very truly yours,
 
ORDINANCE
 
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
 
 
SECTION 1: On behalf of the City of Chicago, the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management is authorized to execute a Lease with LFL Properties, Inc. governing the City's use of property located at 4300 West North Avenue by the Chicago Public Library; such Lease to be approved by the Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library and approved as to form and legality by the Corporation Counsel in substantially the following form:
 
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THIS LEASE is made and entered into this      day of      , 2014
(the "Commencement Date"), by and between LFL PROPERTIES, INC, an Illinois Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Landlord") and the CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois Municipal Corporation and Home Rule Unit of Government (hereinafter referred to as "Tenant").
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, Landlord is the owner of the real property more commonly known as 4300 West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; and
 
WHEREAS, Landlord has agreed to lease to Tenant, and Tenant has agreed to lease from Landlord, approximately 6,243 square feet space located at 4300 West North Avenue to be used as the North-Pulaski branch of the Chicago Public Library.
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, terms, and conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto agree and covenant as follows:
 
SECTION 1. GRANT
 
1.1 Grant. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant the following described premises situated in the City of Chicago, County of Cook, State of Illinois, to wit:
 
Approximately 6,243 square feet of space located on that certain parcel of real estate more commonly known as 4300 West North Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (part of PLN# 13-34-424-035 - the "Premises").
 
SECTION 2. TERM
 
2.1 Term. The term of this Lease (the "Term") shall begin on the Commencement Date and shall end on December 31, 2020, unless sooner terminated as set forth in this Lease.
 
SECTION 3. RENT, TAXES, AND UTILITIES
 
3.1      Rent. Tenant shall pay rent for the Premises in the amount of:
  1. Nine-Thousand Four-Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($9,400.00) per month for the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on December 31, 2014;
  2. Nine-Thousand Six-Hundred Twenty-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($9,625.00) per month for the period beginning on January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2015;
 
 
 
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  1. Nine-Thousand Eight-Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($9,850.00) per month for the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2016;
  2. Ten-Thousand Seventy-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($10,075.00) per month for the period beginning on January 1, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2017;
  3. Ten-Thousand Three-Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($10,350.00) per month for the period beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2018;
  4. Ten-Thousand Six-Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($10,600.00) per month for the period beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2019;
  5. Ten-Thousand Eight-Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($10,850.00) per month for the period beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020.
 
Rent shall be paid to Landlord at LFL Properties, 5901 North Cicero Avenue, Suite G-2, Chicago, Illinois, 60646, or at such place as Landlord may from time to time, hereby designate in writing to Tenant.
  1. Taxes and Other Levies. Landlord shall pay when due all real estate taxes, duties, assessments, sewer, water charges, and other levies assessed against the Premises, except for those charges which this Lease specifies that Tenant shall pay.
  2. Utilities. Tenant shall pay when due all charges for gas, electricity, telephone or other communication service, and all other utility services used in or supplied to the Premises, except for those charges which this Lease specifies that Landlord shall pay.
 
SECTION 4. CONDITION AND ENJOYMENT OF PREMISES, ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS, AND SURRENDER
  1. Condition of Premises Upon Delivery of Possession. Landlord covenants that the Premises shall:
  1. Comply in all respects with all laws, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, and requirements of all federal, state and municipal governmental departments (collectively - the "Laws") which may by applicable to the Premises or to the use or manner of use of the Premises;
    1. Contain no environmentally hazardous materials.
 
Landlord's duty under this section shall survive Tenant's acceptance of the Premises.
  1. Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment. Landlord covenants and agrees that Tenant, upon paying the rent and upon observing and keeping the covenants, agreements, and conditions of this Lease on its part to be kept, observed, and performed, shall lawfully and quietly hold,
 
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occupy and enjoy the Premises (subject to the provisions of this Lease) during the Term without hindrance or molestation by Landlord or by any person or persons claiming under Landlord.
  1. Landlord's Duty to Maintain Premises and Right of Access. Unless otherwise provided in this Lease, Landlord shall, at Landlord's expense, keep the Premises in a condition of thorough repair and good order, and in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Municipal Code of Chicago, including but not limited to those provisions in Title 13 ("Building and Construction"), Title 14 ("Electrical Equipment and Installation"), and Title 15 ("Fire Prevention") and all applicable provisions of the Landscape Ordinance of the City of Chicago. If Landlord shall refuse or neglect to make needed repairs within fifteen (15) days after written notice thereof sent by Tenant, unless such repair cannot be remedied in fifteen (15) days, and Landlord shall have commenced and is diligently pursuing all necessary action to remedy such repair, Tenant is authorized to make such repairs and to deduct the cost thereof from rents accruing under this Lease. Landlord shall have the right of access to the Premises for the purpose of inspecting and making repairs to the Premises. Except in the case of emergencies, Landlord shall first give notice to Tenant of its desire to enter the Premises and will schedule its entry so as to minimize any interference with Tenant's use of Premises to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors or as otherwise necessary in the operation or protection of the Premises.
  2. Use of the Premises. Tenant shall use the Premises as the North-Pulaski Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Tenant shall not use the Premises in a manner that would violate any Laws. Tenant further covenants not to do or suffer any waste or damage, comply in all respects with the Laws and requirements of all federal, state, and municipal governmental departments which may be applicable to the Premises or to the use or manner of use of the Premises.
  3. Alterations and Additions. Tenant shall have the right to make such alterations, additions, and improvements on the Premises as Tenant shall deem necessary. Any such alterations, additions, and improvements shall be in full compliance with the applicable Laws. Tenant shall obtain the prior written consent of Landlord before commencing such alterations, additions, and improvements. Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold such consent.
 
SECTION 5. ASSIGNMENT, SUBLEASE, AND LIENS
  1. Assignment and Sublease. Tenant shall not assign this Lease in whole or in part, or sublet the Premises or any part thereof without the written consent of Landlord in each instance. Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold such consent.
  2. Tenant's Covenant against Liens. Tenant shall not cause or permit any lien or encumbrance, whether created by act of Tenant, operation of law or otherwise, to attach to or be placed upon Landlord's title or interest in the Premises. All liens and encumbrances created by Tenant shall attach to Tenant's leasehold interest only.
 
 
 
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SECTION 6. INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION
  1. Insurance. The Landlord shall procure and maintain at all times, at Landlord's own expense, during the Term, the insurance coverages and requirements specified below, insuring all operations related to the Lease.
 
The kinds and amounts of insurance required are as follows:
  1. Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance. Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance, in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, or any other applicable jurisdiction, covering all Landlord's employees at the Premises and Employer's Liability coverage with limits of not less than $100,000 for each accident or illness. This provision shall also apply to Landlord's employees, agents or clients hired for work on the Premises.
  2. Commercial Liability Insurance. (Primary and Umbrella). Commercial Liability Insurance or equivalent with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage liability. Coverage extensions shall include the following: All premises and operations, products/completed operations, defense, separation of insureds, and contractual liability (with no limitation endorsement). The City of Chicago, its employees, elected officials, agents, and representatives are to be named as additional insureds on a primary, non-contributory basis for any liability arising directly or indirectly from the Lease.
  3. Automobile Liability Insurance. (Primary and Umbrella). When any motor vehicles (owned, non-owned and hired) are used in connection with work to be performed, the Landlord shall provide Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $1,000.000 per occurrence, for bodily injury and property damage.
  4. All Risk Property Insurance. All risk property insurance coverage shall be maintained by the Landlord for full replacement value to protect against loss, damage to or destruction of property.
 
The Landlord shall be responsible for all loss or damage to personal property (including but not limited to materials, equipment, tools and supplies), owned or rented, by the Landlord.
  1. Other Terms of Insurance. The Landlord will furnish the City of Chicago, Department of Fleet and Facility Management, Real Estate Management, 30 North LaSalle Street, Room 300, Chicago, Illinois 60602, original Certificates of Insurance evidencing the required coverage to be in force on the date of this Lease, and Renewal Certificates of Insurance, or such similar evidence, if the coverages have an expiration or renewal date occurring during the Term of this Lease. The Landlord shall submit evidence of insurance prior to Lease award. The receipt of any certificates does not constitute agreement by the Tenant that the insurance requirements in the Lease have been fully met or that the insurance policies indicated on the certificate are in compliance with all Lease requirements. The failure of the Tenant to obtain certificates or other insurance evidence from Landlord shall not be deemed to be a waiver by the
 
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Tenant. The Landlord shall advise all insurers of the Lease provisions regarding insurance. Non-conforming insurance shall not relieve Landlord of its obligation to provide Insurance as specified herein. Nonfulfillment of the insurance conditions may constitute a violation of the Lease, and the Tenant retains the right to terminate the Lease until proper evidence of insurance is provided.
 
The insurance shall provide for 60 days prior written notice to be given to the Tenant in the event coverage is substantially changed, canceled, or non-renewed.
 
Any and all deductibles or self-insured retentions on referenced insurance coverages shall be borne by Landlord.
 
The Landlord agrees that insurers shall waive their rights of subrogation against the City of Chicago its employees, elected officials, agents or representatives.
 
The Landlord expressly understands and agrees that any coverages and limits furnished by Landlord shall in no way limit the Landlord's liabilities and responsibilities specified within the Lease documents or by law.
 
The Landlord expressly understands and agrees that any insurance or self-insurance programs maintained by the City of Chicago shall apply in excess of and not contribute to insurance provided by the Landlord under the Lease.
 
The required insurance shall not be limited by any limitations expressed in the indemnification language herein or any limitation placed on the indemnity therein given as a matter of law.
 
The City of Chicago, Department of Finance, Office of Risk Management maintains the right to reasonably modify, delete, alter or change these requirements.
 
6.3 Landlord's Indemnification. Landlord shall indemnify and hold Tenant harmless against all liabilities, judgment costs, damages, and expenses which may accrue against, be charged to, or be recovered from Tenant by reason of Landlord's negligent performance of or failure to perform any of its obligations under this Lease.
 
SECTION 7. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
 
7.1 Damage or Destruction. If the Premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty to such extent that Tenant cannot continue, occupy, or conduct its normal business therein, or if, in Tenant's opinion, the Premises are rendered untenantable, Tenant shall have the option to declare this Lease terminated as of the date of such damage or destruction by giving Landlord written notice to such effect. If Tenant exercises this option, the rent shall be apportioned as of the date of such damage or destruction and Landlord shall forthwith repay to Tenant all prepaid rent.
 
 
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SECTION 8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS
  1. Conflict of Interest. No official or employee of the City of Chicago, nor any member of any board, commission or agency of the City of Chicago, shall have any financial interest (as directed in Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago), either direct or indirect, in the Premises. No such official, employee, or member shall participate in making or in any way attempt to use his or her position to influence any City governmental decision or action with respect to this Lease.
  2. Duty to Comply with Governmental Ethics Ordinance. Landlord and Tenant shall comply with Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, "Governmental Ethics," including but not limited to section 2-156-120, which states that no payment, gratuity, or offer of employment shall be made in connection with any City of Chicago contract as an inducement for the award of that contract or order. Any contract negotiated, entered into, or performed in violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 2-156 shall be voidable as to the City of Chicago.
 
SECTION 9. HOLDING OVER
 
9.1 Holding Over. Any holding over by Tenant shall be construed to be a tenancy from month to month beginning on January 1, 2021 and the rent shall be at the same rate as set forth in Section 3.1(g) of this Lease. During any holding over all other provisions of this Lease shall remain in full force and effect.
 
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
 
10.1 Notice. All notices, demands and requests which may be or are required to be given demanded or requested by either party to the other shall be in writing. All notices, demands and requests by Landlord to Tenant shall be delivered by national overnight courier or shall be sent by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid addressed to Tenant as follows:
 
City of Chicago
Department of Fleet and Facility Management Office of Real Estate Management 30 North LaSalle Street, Room 300 Chicago, Illinois 60602
 
or at such other place as Tenant may from time to time designate by written notice to Landlord and to Tenant at the Premises. All notices, demands, and requests by Tenant to Landlord shall be delivered by a national overnight courier or shall be sent by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to Landlord as follows:
 
LFL Properties, Inc.
5901 North Cicero Avenue, Suite G-2
Chicago, Illinois 60646
 
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or at such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate by written notice to Tenant. Any notice, demand or request which shall be served upon Landlord by Tenant, or upon Tenant by Landlord, in the manner aforesaid, shall be deemed to be sufficiently served or given for all purposes hereunder at the time such notice, demand or request shall be mailed.
  1. Partial Invalidity. If any covenant, condition, provision, term or agreement of this Lease shall, to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining covenants, conditions, provisions, terms and agreements of this Lease shall not be affected thereby, but each covenant, condition, provision, term or agreement of this Lease shall be valid and in force to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  2. Governing Law. This Lease shall be construed and be enforceable in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.
  3. Entire Agreement. All preliminary and contemporaneous negotiations are merged into and incorporated in this Lease. This Lease contains the entire agreement between the parties and shall not be modified or amended in any manner except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.
  4. Captions and Section Numbers. The captions and section numbers appearing in this Lease arc inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or intent of such sections of this Lease nor in any way affect this Lease.
  5. Binding Effect of Lease. The covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in this Lease shall extend to, bind, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their legal representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns.
  6. Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Lease and of each and every provision hereof.
  7. No Principal/Agent or Partnership Relationship. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto nor by any third party as creating the relationship of principal and agent or of partnership or of joint venture between the parties hereto.
  8. Authorization to Execute Lease. The parties executing this Lease hereby represent and warrant that they are the duly authorized and acting representatives of Landlord and Tenant respectively and that by their execution of this Lease, it became the binding obligation of Landlord and Tenant respectively, subject to no contingencies or conditions except as specifically provided herein.
  9. Termination of Lease. Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease for convenience without penalty by providing Landlord with ninety (90) days prior written notice at any time on or after June 30, 2015.
 
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  1. Force Majeure. When a period of time is provided in this Lease for either party to do or perform any act or thing, the party shall not be liable or responsible for any delays due to strikes, lockouts, casualties, acts of God, wars, governmental regulation or control, and other causes beyond the reasonable control of the party, and in any such event the time period shall be extended for the amount of time the party is so delayed.
  2. Condemnation. If the whole or any substantial part of the Premises are taken or condemned by any competent authority for any public use or purpose, or if any adjacent property or street shall be so condemned or improved in such a manner as to require the use of any part of the Premises, the Term of this Lease shall, at the option of Landlord or the condemning authority, be terminated upon, and not before, the date when possession of the part so taken shall be required for such use or purpose, and Landlord shall be entitled to receive the entire award without apportionment with Tenant. Rent shall be apportioned as of the date of Tenant's vacating the Premises as the result of said termination.
 
10.13      No Brokers. The Department of Fleet and Facility Management, Office of Real
Estate Management, does not use brokers, tenant representatives, or other finders. Landlord does
not use brokers, landlord representatives, or other finders. Tenant warrants to Landlord that no
broker, landlord or tenant representative, or other finder (a) introduced Tenant to Landlord, (b)
assisted Tenant in the negotiation of this Lease, or (c) dealt with Tenant on Tenant's behalf in
connection with the Premises or this Lease. Landlord warrants to Tenant that no broker, landlord
or tenant representative, or other finder (a) introduced Landlord to Tenant, (b) assisted Landlord
in the negotiation of this Lease, or (c) dealt with Landlord on Landlord's behalf in connection
with the Premises or this Lease. Under no circumstances shall Tenant make any payments due
hereunder to any broker(s). Under no circumstances shall Landlord make any payments due
hereunder to any broker(s).
  1. Amendments. From time to time, the parties hereto may administratively amend this Lease with respect to any provisions reasonably related to Tenant's use of the Premises and/or Landlord's administration of this Lease including, but not limited to, leasehold expansion. Provided, however, that such amendmcnt(s) shall not serve to extend the Lease Term hereof nor serve to otherwise materially alter the essential provisions contained herein. Such amendment(s) shall be in writing, shall establish the factual background necessitating such alteration, shall set forth the terms and conditions of such modification, and shall be duly executed by both Landlord and Tenant. Such amendment(s) shall only take effect upon execution by both parties. Upon execution, such amendment(s) shall become a part of this Lease and all other provisions of this Lease shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
  2. Prior Lease. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that the Tenant has leased and occupied the Premise under a prior lease dated February 12, 2008. Landlord and Tenant each acknowledge and agree that the other party has performed all obligations under such prior lease and that neither party has any claims against the other with respect to such prior lease.
 
 
 
 
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10.16 No Construction against Preparer. This Lease shall not be interpreted in favor of either Landlord or Tenant. Landlord and Tenant each acknowledge that both parties participated fully in the mutual drafting of this Lease.
 
SECTION 11. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF LANDLORD
  1. Site Improvements. By no later than December 31, 2014, Landlord shall complete the following site improvements:
      1. Replace the existing carpeting with new quality commercial grade carpeting. The carpet color shall be a carpet color selected in writing by the Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library or his/her designee.
      2. Repaint the Premises with quality paint. The paint color shall be selected in writing by the Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library or his/her designee.
      3. Replace the damaged floor tiles in the employee backroom with new quality commercial grade floor tiles. The floor tiles will match the style and color of the existing floor tiles.
    2. Replace any stained ceiling tiles.
      1. Repair or replace the public water fountain adjacent to the public rcstrooms.
      2. Provide and install a 48 inch by 96 inch dry-erase white board in the community room located within the Premises for Tenant's use.
  2. Water Service. Landlord shall provide, at Landlord's sole cost and expense, all plumbing necessary for water services for the Premises.
  3. Plumbing. Landlord shall maintain plumbing in good operable condition.
  4. Engineering Service. Landlord shall provide, at Landlord's expense, any and all engineering service for maintenance of the exterior and interior of the Premises, including all roof, structural, mechanical and electrical components. Throughout the Term, Landlord shall replace all interior and exterior light bulbs as needed. Engineering service as used herein shall not be construed to mean cleaning, washing, sweeping of any kind, or moving of furniture but shall refer strictly to service for the maintenance of the physical plant and the building shell.
  5. Air Conditioning. Landlord shall provide air-conditioning to the Premises whenever air-conditioning shall be necessary and/or required for the comfortable occupancy of the Premises.    Landlord shall maintain the air-conditioning equipment in good operable
 
 
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condition, excluding damage caused by acts of vandalism from Tenant or any of its agents or clients.
  1. Heat. Landlord shall provide heat to the Premises whenever heat shall be necessary and/or required for the comfortable occupancy of the Premises. Landlord shall maintain the heating equipment in good operable condition, excluding damage caused by acts of vandalism from Tenant or any of its agents or clients.
  2. Fire Extinguishers. Landlord shall provide and maintain any fire extinguishers on the Premises at all times as required by any applicable codes. Landlord will not be responsible for vandalized or stolen fire extinguishers.
  3. Pest Control Service. Landlord shall provide and pay for pest control service when necessary. Landlord shall not be responsible for pest control services necessitated by Tenant's custodial negligence.
  4. Snow Removal. Landlord shall provide prompt removal of snow and ice and appropriate salting of sidewalk and parking lot which immediately abut the Premises.
 
11.10      Parking. Landlord shall provide four (4) parking spaces in the parking lot
adjacent to the Premises for Tenant's exclusive use.
  1. Unauthorized Improvements. Any improvements to the Premises effectuated by Landlord on Tenant's behalf shall only be performed upon written approval and concurrent Notice to Proceed from the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management. Approval from any other City department(s), or anyone acting, or claiming to act, on Tenant's behalf shall be deemed invalid and of no force or effect. The Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library may, however, provide this authorization with respect to those items delineated in section 11.1 hereinabove.
  2. Repairs for Emergencies. In the event of an emergency where further delay would lead to material loss or significant damage to the Premises or the property occupied by other tenants of Landlord and where such emergency is caused by the negligence, vandalism, or misuse of the Premises or equipment therein by Tenant's employees, invitees, agents, or contractors, Landlord may make such emergency repairs subject to full reimbursement to Landlord by Tenant of costs associated with such emergency repairs excluding any overhead and/or profit.
  3. Tenant Services Substitution. In the event that Landlord does not provide timely services as specifically required under this Lease, Tenant may elect to provide such services at Tenant's cost. In such event Tenant shall deduct Tenant's costs of such services from the rent due hereunder.
  4. Economic Disclosure Statement Affidavit Updates. Landlord shall provide Tenant with any material updates to the information submitted in Landlord's Economic
 
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Disclosure Statement and Affidavit. Tenant may also request such updates from time to lime. Tenant reserves the right to withhold rental payments under this Lease in the event Landlord fails to provide such updates.
 
SECTION 12. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF TENANT
  1. Plate Glass Maintenance. Tenant shall repair or replace any broken, damaged, or etched plate glass of the Premises which is not caused by negligence of Landlord.
  2. Custodial Services. Tenant shall provide and pay for nightly custodial services which shall be construed as cleaning, washing, emptying wastepaper baskets, and sweeping. Landlord shall not have any contract custodial services responsibilities relative to the Premises.
  3. Tenant's Signage. Tenant reserves the right to install an appropriate sign on the front exterior of the Premises provided that such signage complies with applicable Laws.
  4. Landlord Signage. Tenant will allow Landlord to place upon Premises notices of rental signs not to exceed 2' x 2' in size during the last three (3) months of the Term.
  5. Condition upon Termination. Upon the termination or cancellation of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to the Landlord in a comparable condition to the condition of the Premises at the beginning of this Lease, with normal wear and tear taken into consideration.
  6. Security. Tenant shall provide and pay for security and monthly alarm service, if necessary in Tenant's opinion. Landlord shall not have any contract security service responsibilities relative to the Premises.
  7. Illegal Activity. Tenant, or any of its employees, clients, invitees, agents, or contractors, shall not perform or permit any practice that is injurious to the Premises or unreasonably disturbs other Tenants, is illegal, or increases the rate of insurance on the Premises.
  8. Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall keep out of Premises materials which cause a fire hazard or safety hazard and Tenant shall comply with reasonable requirements of Landlord's fire insurance carrier. Tenant shall not destroy, deface, damage, impair, nor remove any part of the Premises or facilities, equipment or appurtenances.
  9. Smoke Detectors. Tenant shall maintain the smoke detectors in the Premises in accordance with applicable Laws.
  10. Repairs for Tenant Negligence, Vandalism, or Misuse. Subject to approval as set forth herein, Tenant shall assume all responsibility for any repairs to the Premises necessitated by the negligence, vandalism, or misuse of the Premises or equipment therein by Tenant's employees, clients, invitees, agents, or contractors. In such case, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of such damage. At Tenant's option, Tenant may perform such repairs with service providers suitable to Tenant and at Tenant's sole cost without further setoff or deduction. In the
 
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alternative, Tenant may direct Landlord in writing to perform said repairs subject to full reimbursement to Landlord by Tenant of all costs associated with such repairs excluding any overhead and/or profit. Any repairs to the Premises effectuated by Landlord under this section shall only be performed by Landlord upon written approval and concurrent Notice to Proceed from the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management. Repair approval from any other department(s) shall be deemed invalid and of no force or effect. Repairs made without said written approval and concurrent Notice to Proceed from the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management shall not be reimbursable to Landlord.
  1. Rules and Regulations. Tenant shall observe and comply with any reasonable rules and regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") applicable to all tenants and occupants of Landlord's strip mall property and such other reasonable rules and regulations as Landlord shall make and adopt by Landlord from time to time. Landlord shall uniformly apply such rules and regulations and shall not discriminate against Tenant in the enforcement of any such Rules and Regulations. Such Rules and Regulations shall not negatively impact Tenant's operations.
  2. Scavenger/Dumpster Services. Tenant shall provide and pay for scavenger/dumpster services.
 
SECTION 13. LANDLORD DISCLOSURES AND AFFIRMATIONS
  1. Business Relationships. Landlord acknowledges (a) receipt of a copy of Section 2-156-030 (b) of the Municipal Code of Chicago, (b) that it has read such provision and understands that pursuant to such Section 2-156-030 (b) it is illegal for any elected official of the Tenant, or any person acting at the direction of such official, to contact, either orally or in writing, any other Tenant official or employee with respect to any matter involving any person with whom the elected Tenant official or employee has a "Business Relationship" (as defined in Section 2-156-080 of the Municipal Code of Chicago), or to participate in any discussion in any City Council committee hearing or in any City Council meeting or to vote on any matter involving the person with whom an elected official has a Business Relationship, and (c) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, that a violation of Section 2-156-030 (b) by an elected official, or any person acting at the direction of such official, with respect to any transaction contemplated by this Lease shall be grounds for termination of this Lease and the transactions contemplated hereby. Landlord hereby represents and warrants that no violation by Landlord of Section 2-145-030 (b) has occurred with respect to this Lease or the transactions contemplated hereby.
  2. Patriot Act Certification. Landlord represents and warrants that neither Landlord nor, to the best of Landlord's knowledge, any Affiliate (as hereafter defined) thereof is listed on any of the following lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce or their successors, or on any other list of persons or entities with which the Tenant may not do business under any applicable Laws: the Specially Designated Nationals List, the Denied Persons List, the Unverified List, the Entity List and the Debarred List. As used in this Section, an "Affiliate" shall be deemed to be a person or entity related to Landlord that, directly
 
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or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Landlord, and a person or entity shall be deemed to be controlled by another person or entity, if controlled in any manner whatsoever that results in control in fact by that other person or entity (or that other person or entity and any persons or entities with whom that other person or entity is acting jointly or in concert), whether directly or indirectly and whether through share ownership, a trust, a contract or otherwise.
 
13.3 Prohibition on Certain Contributions-Mayoral Executive Order No. 2011-4. Landlord agrees that Landlord, any person or entity who directly or indirectly has an ownership or beneficial interest in Landlord of more than 7.5 percent ("Owners"), spouses and domestic partners of such Owners, Landlord's contractors (i.e., any person or entity in direct contractual privity with Landlord regarding the subject matter of this Lease) ("Contractors"), any person or entity who directly or indirectly has an ownership or beneficial interest in any Contractor of more than 7.5 percent ("Sub-owners") and spouses and domestic partners of such Sub-owners (Landlord and all the other preceding classes of persons and entities are together the "Identified Parties"), shall not make a contribution of any amount to the Mayor of the City of Chicago (the "Mayor") or to his political fundraising committee (a) after execution of this Lease by Landlord, (b) while this Lease or any Other Contract (as hereinafter defined) is executory, (c) during the Term of this Lease or any Other Contract, or (d) during any period while an extension of this Lease or any Other Contract is being sought or negotiated. This provision shall not apply to contributions made prior to May 16, 2011, the effective date of Executive Order 2011-4.
 
Landlord represents and wan-ants that to the best of Landlord's knowledge from the later of (a) May 16, 2011, or (b) the date the Tenant approached Landlord, or the date Landlord approached the Tenant, as applicable, regarding the formulation of this Lease, no Identified Parties have made a contribution of any amount to the Mayor or to his political fundraising committee.
 
Landlord agrees that it shall not: (a) coerce, compel or intimidate its employees to make a contribution of any amount to the Mayor or to the Mayor's political fundraising committee; (b) reimburse its employees for a contribution of any amount made to the Mayor or to the Mayor's political fundraising committee; or (c) bundle or solicit others to bundle contributions to the Mayor or to his political fundraising committee.
 
Landlord agrees that the Identified Parties must not engage in any conduct whatsoever designed to intentionally violate this provision or Mayoral Executive Order No. 2011-4 or to entice, direct or solicit others to intentionally violate this provision or Mayoral Executive Order No. 2011-4.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Landlord agrees that a violation of, non-compliance with, misrepresentation with respect to, or breach of any covenant or warranty under this Lease or violation of Mayoral Executive Order No. 2011-4 constitutes a breach and default under this Lease, and under any Other Contract for which no opportunity to cure will be granted, unless the Tenant, in its sole discretion, elects to grant such an opportunity to cure.   Such breach and default entitles the Tenant to all remedies (including, without
 
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limitation, termination for default) under this Lease, and under any Other Contract, at law and in equity. This provision amends any Other Contract and supersedes any inconsistent provision contained therein.
 
If Landlord intentionally violates this provision or Mayoral Executive Order No. 2011-4 prior to the execution of this Lease, the Tenant may elect to decline to close the transaction contemplated by this Lease.
 
For purposes of this provision:
  1. "Bundle" means to collect contributions from more than one source, which contributions are then delivered by one person to the Mayor or to his political fundraising committee.
  2. "Other Contract" means any other agreement with the Tenant to which Landlord is a party that is (i) formed under the authority of Chapter 2-92 of the Municipal Code of Chicago; (ii) entered into for the purchase or lease of real or personal property; or (iii) for materials, supplies, equipment or services which are approved or authorized by the City Council.
  3. "Contribution" means a "political contribution" as defined in Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, as amended.
    1. Individuals are "domestic partners" if they satisfy the following criteria:
    1. they are each other's sole domestic partner, responsible for each other's common welfare; and
  2. neither party is married; and
  3. the partners are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage in the State of Illinois; and
  4. each partner is at least 18 years of age, and the partners are the same sex, and the partners reside at the same residence; and
  5. two of the following four conditions exist for the partners:
  1. The partners have been residing together for at least 12 months.
  2. The partners have common or joint ownership of a residence.
  3. The partners have at least two of the following arrangements:
    1. joint ownership of a motor vehicle;
    2. joint credit account;
    3. a joint checking account;
    4. a lease for a residence identifying both domestic partners as tenants.
  2. Each partner identifies the other partner as a primary beneficiary in a will.
 
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(e)     "Political   fundraising   committee"   means   a   "political fundraising committee" as defined in Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, as amended.
  1. Waste Ordinance Provisions. In accordance with Section ll-4-1600(e) of the Municipal Code of Chicago, Landlord warrants and represents that it, and to the best of its knowledge, its Contractors and its subcontractors regarding the subject matter of this Lease ("Subcontractors"), have not violated and are not in violation of any provisions of Section 7-28 or Section 11-4 of the Municipal Code (the "Waste Sections"). During the period while this Lease is executory, Landlord's, any general Contractor's or any Subcontractor's violation of the Waste Sections, whether or not relating to the performance of this Lease, constitutes a breach of and an event of default under this Lease, for which the opportunity to cure, if curable, will be granted only at the sole designation of the Commissioner of the Department of Fleet and Facility Management. Such breach and default entitles the Tenant to all remedies under this Lease, at law or in equity. This section does not limit Landlord's, its general Contractors' and its Subcontractors' duty to comply with all applicable federal, state, county and municipal Laws, statutes, ordinances and executive orders, in effect now or later, and whether or not they appear in this Lease. Non-compliance with these terms and conditions may be used by the Tenant as grounds for the termination of this Lease, and may further affect the Landlord's eligibility for future contract awards.
  2. Failure to Maintain Eligibility to do Business with Tenant. Failure by Landlord or any controlling person (as defined in Section 1-23-010 of the Municipal Code of Chicago) thereof to maintain eligibility to do business with the City of Chicago as required by Section 1-23-030 of the Municipal Code of Chicago shall be grounds for termination of this Lease and the transactions contemplated thereby, Landlord shall at all times comply with Section 2-154-020 of the Municipal Code of Chicago.
  3. Cooperation with Office of Inspector General and Legislative Inspector General. It is the duty of Landlord and any bidder, proposer, contractor, subcontractor, and every applicant for certification of eligibility for a Tenant contract or program, and all officers, directors, agents, partners, and employees of any such grantee, subgrantee, bidder, proposer, contractor, subcontractor or such applicant to cooperate with the Legislative Inspector General in any investigation or hearing undertaken pursuant to Chapter 2-55 of the Municipal Code, and to cooperate with the Inspector General in any investigation or hearing undertaken pursuant to Chapter 2-56 of the Municipal Code. Landlord represents and warrants that it understands and will abide by all provisions of Chapter 2-55 and Chapter 2-56 of the Municipal Code and that Landlord will inform its Contractors and Subcontractors of this provision and include a provision requiring their compliance with such Chapters 2-55 and 2-56 in any written agreement between Landlord and its Contractors and Subcontractors.
    1. Shakman Prohibitions.
 
(i) The Tenant is subject to the May 31, 2007 Order entitled "Agreed Settlement Order and Accord" (the "Shakman Accord") and the August 16, 2007 "City of Chicago Hiring Plan"
 
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(the "City Hiring Plan") entered in Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook County, Case No 69 C 2145 (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois). Among other things, the Shakman Accord and the City Hiring Plan prohibit the Tenant from hiring persons as governmental employees in non-exempt positions on the basis of political reasons or factors.
  1. Landlord is aware that Tenant policy prohibits Tenant employees from directing any individual to apply for a position with Landlord, either as an employee or as a subcontractor, and from directing Landlord to hire any individual as an employee or as a subcontractor. Accordingly, Landlord must follow its own hiring and contracting procedures, without being influenced by Tenant or Tenant employees. Any and all personnel provided by Landlord under this Lease are employees or subcontractors of Landlord, not employees of the City of Chicago. This Lease is not intended to and does not constitute, create, give rise to, or otherwise recognize an employer-employee relationship of any kind between the Tenant and any personnel provided by Landlord.
  2. Landlord will not condition, base, or knowingly prejudice or affect any term or term or aspect to the employment of any personnel provided under this Lease, or offer employment to any individual to provide services under this Lease, based upon or because of any political reason or factor, including, without limitation, any individual's political affiliation, membership in a political organization or party, political support or activity, political financial contributions, promises of such political support, activity or financial contributions, or such individual's political sponsorship or recommendation. For purposes of this Lease, a political organization or party is an identifiable group or entity that has as its primary purpose the support of or opposition to candidates for elected public office. Individual political activities are the activities of individual persons in support of or in opposition to political organizations or parties or candidates for elected public office.
  3. In the event of any communication to Landlord by a Tenant employee or Tenant official in violation of Section 13.7, or advocating a violation of Section 13.7, Landlord will, as soon as is reasonably practicable, report such communication to the Hiring Oversight Section of the Tenant's Office of the Inspector General ("IGO Hiring Oversight"), and also to the head of the relevant Tenant department utilizing services provided under this Lease. Landlord will also cooperate with any inquiries by IGO Hiring Oversight or the Shakman Monitor's Office related to the contract.
 
 
 
[SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed  this  Lease as of Commencement Date.
 
 
LANDLORD:
LFL PROPERTIES, INC.,
an Illinois Corporation
 
By:.
 
 
 
President
 
TENANT:
 
CITY OF CHICAGO,
an Illinois Municipal Corporation and Home Rule Unit of Government
 
DEPARTMENT OF FLEET AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT
 
 
By:.
Commissioner CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
 
 
By:      
Commissioner
 
APPROVED: THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
 
By:_
President
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
 
BY: THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW
 
By:      
Deputy Corporation Counsel Real Estate Division
 
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4300 West North Avenue Chicago Public Library Lease No. 19041
 
SECTION 2:
passage and approval.
 
 
This Ordinance shall be effective from and after the date of its
 
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:
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Check ONE of (lie following three boxes:
 
indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
  1. |X[ the Applicant
OR
  1. [] a legal entity holding a direct or indirect interest in the Applicant. State the legal name of the
Applicant in which the Disclosing Party holds an interest:      
OR
3.      [ ] a legal entity with a right of control (see Section II.B.l.) State the legal name of the entity in
which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:      
  1. Business address of the Disclosing Party:     5^01  ry1. Qczro Avenue      ^wjre_6^
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  1. Telephone: rl%-la£-£'hSS' Fax: 97>>-333>|      Email: ^ll^JQ^^C^jLUf; Ort
  2. Name of contact person:
  3. Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one):      
  4. Brief description of contract, transaction or other undertaking (referred to below as the "Matter") to which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of properly, if applicable):
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  1. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? FjeCT «n$  (~C\Ctll^^ MqnffyfpQP/? r
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
 
Specification ft      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
W Publicly registered business corporation      [ j Limited liability partnership
[ ] Privately held business corporation      [ ] Joint veuture
[ ] Sole proprietorship      [ ] Not-for-profit corporation
[ ] General partnership      (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
[J Limited partnership      [ ] Y'es      [ ] No
[ ] Trust      [ ] Other (please specify)
 
 
2.   For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable:
 
 
 
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 JrfN/A
 
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
 
1.   List below the full names and titles of all executive officers and all directors of the entity. NOTE: For not-for-profit corporations, also list below all members, if any, which are legal entities. If there are no such members, write "no members." For trusts, estates or other similar entities, list below the legal litleholder(s).
If the entity is a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or joint venture, list below the name and title of each general partner, managing member, manager or any other person or entity that controls the day-to-day management of the Disclosing Party. NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
 
Name^.                                                                Title    ^      /      / i
CVqcALQ   LifKttJ      \&4iDe^l /Vice feiQ?rfor /Secfy^l /
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.   Please provide the following information concerning each person or entity having a direct or indirect beneficial interest (including ownership) in excess of 7.5% of the Disclosing Party. Examples of such an interest include shares in a corporation, partnership interest in a partnership or joint venture.
 
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interest of a member or manager in a limited liability company, or interest of a beneficiary of a trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, slate "None." NOTE: Pursuant to Section 2-154-030 of the Municipal Code of Chicago ("Municipal Code"), the City may require any such additional information from any applicant which is reasonably intended to achieve full disclosure.
 
Name
Business Address
 
Percentage Interest in the Disclosing Party
too
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION III -- BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
 
Mas the Disclosing Party had a "business relationship," as defined in Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code, with any City elected official in the 12 months before the date this CDS is signed?
 
IJYes WNo
 
If yes, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected official(s) and describe such relationship(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, 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 of the 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.
 
"Lobbyist" means any person or entity who undertakes to influence any legislative or administrative action on behalf of any person or entity other than: (1) a not-for-profit entity, on an unpaid basis, or (2) himself. "Lobbyist" also means any person or entity any part of whose duties as an employee of another includes undertaking to influence any legislative or administrative action.
 
If (he 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      Relationship to Disclosing Party   Pees (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)
54 Check here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
A. COURT-ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT COMPLIANCE
Under Municipal Code 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 Parly been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
 
[ ] Yes      KlNo      [] 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
 
B. FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
 
1.   Pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 1-23, Article I. ("Article I")(which the Applicant should consult for defined terms (e.g., "doing business") and legal requirements), if the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is the Applicant and is doing business with the City, then the Disclosing Party certifies as follows: (i) neither the Applicant nor any controlling person 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 Article I applies to the Applicant, the permanent compliance timeframe in Article I supersedes some five-year compliance timeframes in certifications 2 and 3 below.
 
 
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2. The Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section H.B.I, of this EDS:
 
a.      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;
  1. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, been convicted of 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, stale 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;
  2. 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 clause B.2.b. of this Section V;
  3. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, slate or local) terminated for cause or default; and
  4. have not, within a five-year period preceding 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.
 
3.   The certifications in subparts 3, 4 and 5 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 of a business entity following the ineligibility of a 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 of the Disclosing Parly, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent or employee of Ihe Disclosing Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity, acting pursuant to the direction or authorization of a responsible official of the 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 five years before the date this EDS is signed, or, with respect to a Contractor, an Affiliated Entity, or an Affiliated Entity of a Contractor during the five years before the date of such Contractor's or Affiliated Entity's contract or engagement in connection with the Matter:
    1. 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;
    2. 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
    3. made an admission of such conduct described in a. or b. above that is a matter of record, but have not been prosecuted for such conduct; or
  2. violated the provisions of Municipal Code Section 2-92-610 (Living Wage Ordinance).
  1. Neither the Disclosing Party, 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.
  2. Neither the Disclosing Party nor any Affiliated Entity is listed on any of the following lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce or their successors: the Specially Designated Nationals List, the Denied Persons List, the Unverified List, the Entity List and the Debarred List.
  3. The Disclosing Parly understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapters 2-55 (Legislative Inspector General), 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics) of the Municipal Code.
  4. If the Disclosing Parly is unable to certify to any of the above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
8.   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 execution dale of this CDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, of the City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
      r/jA      
 
 
 
9.   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 $20 per recipient (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none"). As to any gift listed below, please also list the name of the City recipient.
      Ojk-      
 
 
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
  1. The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is      [)4 is not
a "financial institution" as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) of the Municipal Code.
  1. If the Disclosing Parly IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"We are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in Chapter 2-32 of the Municipal Code. We further pledge that none of our affiliates is, and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in Chapter 2-32 of the Municipal Code. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate of a predatory lender may result in the loss of the privilege of doing business with the City."
 
If the Disclosing Party is unable to make this pledge because it or any of its affiliates (as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) of the Municipal Code) is a predatory lender within the meaning of Chapter 2-32 of the Municipal Code, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
 
 
 
 
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Jf the letters "NA," the word "None," or no response appears on the lines above, it will be conclusively presumed that (he Disclosing Party certified to the above statements.
 
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING INTEREST IN CITY BUSINESS
 
Any words or terms that are defined in Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code have the same meanings when used in this Part D.
 
1.   In accordance with Section 2-156-1 10 of the Municipal Code: 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      ^ 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., proceed to Part E.
  1. 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 (axes 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
  1. If you checked "Yes" to Item D.l., provide the names and business addresses of (he City officials or employees having such interest and identify the nature of such interest:
 
Name      Business Address      Nature of Interest
 
 
 
 
 
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies that 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 Parly must disclose below or in an attachment to this EDS all information required by paragraph 2. Failure to
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comply with these disclosure requirements may make any contract entered into with the City in connection with the Matter voidable by the City.
 
I. The Disclosing Party verifies that the Disclosing Parly 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 Parly 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 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 (he Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 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.l. 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 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.
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  1. The Disclosing Parly 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.l. and A.2. above.
  2. The Disclosing Parly 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".
  3. 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 of the Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to the City upon request.
 
 
13. 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:
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
[ ] Yes      f ] No
 
If you checked "No" to question 1. or 2. above, please provide an explanation:
 
 
 
 
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SECTION VII -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, CONTRACT INCORPORATION, COMPLIANCE, PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE
 
The Disclosing Party understands and agrees that:
  1. The certifications, disclosures, and acknowledgments contained in this EDS will become pari 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.
  2. The City's Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances, Chapters 2-156 and 2-164 of the Municipal Code, impose certain duties and obligations on persons or entities seeking City contracts, work, business, or transactions. The full text of these ordinances and a training program is available on line at www.cilyofchicago.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 the applicable ordinances.
  1. 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 transactions with the City. Remedies at law for a false statement of material fact may include incarceration and an award to the City of treble damages.
  2. 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 of the information provided on this EDS and any attachments to this EDS may be made available to the public 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.
 
E.      The information provided in this EDS must be kept current. In the event of changes, the Disclosing
Parly must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Mailer. If the Matter is a
contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Parly must
update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect lo Matters subject to Article I of
Chapter 1-23 of the Municipal Code (imposing PERMANENT INELIGIBILITY for certain specified
offenses), the information provided herein regarding eligibility must be kept current for a longer period,
as required by Chapter 1-23 and Section 2-154-020 of the Municipal Code.
 
The Disclosing Party represents and warrants that:
 
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F.l.    The Disclosing Parly is not delinquent in the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, nor are the Disclosing Party or its Affiliated Entities delinquent in paying any fine, fee, tax or other charge owed to the City. This includes, but is not limited to, all water charges, sewer charges, license fees, parking tickets, property taxes or sales taxes.
 
F.2     If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party and its Affiliated Entities will not use, nor permit their subcontractors to use, any facility listed by the U.S. E.P.A. on the federal Excluded Parlies List System ("EPLS") maintained by the U. S. General Services Administration.
 
F.3     If the Disclosing Party is the Applicant, the Disclosing Party will obtain from any contractors/subcontractors hired or to be hired in connection with the Matter certifications equal in form and subslancc to those in F.l. and F.2. above and will not, without the prior written consent of the City, use any such contractor/subcontractor that does not provide such certifications or that the Disclosing Party has reason to believe has not provided or cannot provide truthful certifications.
 
NOTE: If the Disclosing Party cannot certify as to any of the items in F. 1., F.2. or F.3. above, an explanatory statement must be attached to this EDS.
 
CERTIFICATION
 
 
Under penalty of perjury, the person signing below: (1) warrants that he/she is authorized to execute this EDS and Appendix A (if applicable) on behalf of the Disclosing Party, and (2) warrants that all certifications and statements contained in this EDS and Appendix A (if applicable) are true, accurate and complete as of the date furnished to the City.
LFL Pa0peQT\es> t Ay/c      
By:
(Sign here)
(Print or type name of Disclosing Party)
 
 
(Print or type name of person signing)
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(Print or type title of person signing)
 
Signed and sworn to before me on (dale)
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County,      not 3 (stale).
Notary Public.
Commission expires:
 
 
OFFICIAL SEAL MARIA GOMEZ NOTARY PUBLIC - STATE OF ILLINOIS MY COMMISSION EXPIRES '01/05/17
 
 
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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 percent. It is not to be completed by any legal entity which has only an indirect ownership interest in the Applicant.
Under Municipal Code 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 Parly" means (1) all executive officers of the Disclosing Party listed in Section 11. B. 1 .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 Parly is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers of the Disclosing Party; and (3) any person having more than a 7.5 percent 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 foflNo
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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