Record #: Or2013-180   
Type: Order Status: Passed
Intro date: 4/10/2013 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
Final action: 5/8/2013
Title: Historical landmark fee waiver for property at 3600 N Halsted St
Sponsors: Tunney, Thomas
Topic: HISTORICAL LANDMARKS - Permit Fee Waivers
Attachments: 1. Or2013-180.pdf
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ORDER
 
WHEREAS, Section 2-120-815 ofthe Municipal Code provides that the Chicago City Council may by passage of an appropriate order waive any fees charged by the City for any permit for which approval of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") is required, in accordance with chapter 2-120 ofthe Municipal Code; and
 
WHEREAS, the permits identified below require Commission approval, in accordance with Section 2-120-740 of the Municipal Code; now, therefore,
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
 
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby adopted as the findings of the City Council.
 
SECTION 2. The Commissioner of the Department of Buildings, the Commissioners of the Departments of Environment and Fire, the Director of the Department of Revenue, and the Zoning Administrator are hereby directed to issue those permits for which approval of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks is required pursuant to Chapter 2-120 of the Municipal Code free of charge, notwithstanding any other ordinances of the City Council to the contrary, for the property at:
 
Address:
District/Building:
3600 North Halsted Street ("Property") Town Hall Police Station
 
 
for work generally described as:      Development of a 79 unit affordable senior living housing center.
 
Owner:
Owner's Address: City, State, Zip:
Halsted Limited Partnership 208 South LaSalle, #1818 Chicago, Illinois 60604
 
 
 
SECTION 3. The fee waiver authorized by this Order shall be effective from March 1, 2013 through August 1, 2014, and shall not apply to additional developer service fees, stop-work order fees or any fines.
 
SECTION 4. That the permit purchaser for the Property shall be entitled to a refund of city fees for which it has paid and which are exempt pursuant to Section 1 hereof.
 
SECTION 5. This order shall be in force and effect upon its
 
NOTE: This is NOT a permit nor does it constitute a Letter of Approval for the above described work. A permit application for the work must be approved by the appropriate City department(s) as well as the Commission on Chicago Landmarks for this permit fee waiver, subject to City Council approval, to be valid.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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: Halsted Limited Partnership
 
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
 
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
  1. ^ ] 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:      /      
 
B. Business address of the Disclosing Party:     208 S. LaSalle #208      
Chicago,  IL 60604
  1. Telephone:  312.660.1383     Fax:   312,669,1555       Email: ^^^eartiandaiiiance.org
  2. Name of contact person:  Michael Goldberg
  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 property, if applicable):
ftrmi V Fee (Oaw/ec
Land disposition and City financing relating to 3600-16 N. Halsted
 
Housing & Economic Development
 
G. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS?
 
 
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
 
and Contract #
 
Specification #
 
Ver. 01-01-12
 
 
 
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SECTION II -- DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
 
A. NATURE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY 1.   Indicate the nature ofthe Disclosing Party:
]      Person      [ ]
]      Publicly registered business corporation      [ ]
]      Privately held business corporation      [ ]
]      Sole proprietorship      [ ]
  1. General partnership      (Is
  2. Limited partnership
]      Trust      []
 
 
 
 
Limited liability company Limited liability partnership Joint venture
Not-for-profit corporation
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: Illinois
 
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 []N/A
 
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
 
I.   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 titleholder(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
Halsted GP,  LLC      General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, state "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
Halsted GP, LLC      208 S. LaSalle #1818, Chicago, IL      0.01%
 
Heartland Housing, Inc.*
99.99%
208 S. LaSalle #1318, Chicago, IL
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION III -- BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
 
Has 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 EDS is signed?
 
[]Yes      [3 No
 
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 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.
 
"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 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.
*It is anticipated that NEF Assignment Corporation as Nominee, located at 120 S. Riverside Plaza, 15th Floor, Chicago, IL, will acquire a 99.99% interest upon the Closing of the Matter.
 
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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. Please see attached for parties currently retained or expected to be retained by Heartland Housing,  Inc.  that will be assigned to the Disclosing Party.
 
 
 
(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
  1. 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 Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
 
[ ] Yes      [ ] No      p<) 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
  1. 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 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 Article 1 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 II.B.1. of this EDS:
  1. 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;
  2. 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, 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;
  3. 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 clause B.2.b. of this Section V;
  4. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
  5. 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 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 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 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
  1. 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 ofthe following lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department ofthe 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 Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapters 2-55 (Legislative Inspector General), 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics) ofthe Municipal Code.
  4. If the Disclosing Party 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 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 execution date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, of the City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None.      
 
 
 
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, 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 $20 per recipient (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
  1. The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is      [33 is not
a "financial institution" as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) of the Municipal Code.
  1. 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 Chapter 2-32 ofthe 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 ofthe 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 ofthe Municipal Code, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
D. CERTIFICATION REGARDING INTEREST IN CITY BUSINESS
 
Any words or terms that are defined in Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code have the same meanings when used in this Part D.
  1. In accordance with Section 2-156-110 ofthe 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      [fl 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., 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 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
  1. If you checked "Yes" to Item D.l., provide the names and business addresses ofthe 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 Party 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.
 
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 who have made lobbying contacts on behalf ofthe 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 have made lobbying contacts on behalf ofthe 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 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.l. and A.2. above.
  2. 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".
  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 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?
y 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      M No
  1. 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 [po
  1. Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
.  []Yes [jjNo
 
If you checked "No" to question 1. or 2. above, please provide an explanation:
The Applicant has no employees.      
 
 
 
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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 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.
  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.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 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 ofthe 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.
  3. 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 Article I of Chapter 1-23 ofthe 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 Party 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 Parties List System ("EPLS") maintained by the U.    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 substanoe to those in F. 1. 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 ofthe items in F.l., 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 a'S of the date furnished to the City.
Halsted Limited Partnership (Print or type name of Disclosing Party)
 
(Sign here) I
Michael Goldberg (Print ar type name of perspn signing)
Ejtstctrtive. Director, Heartland Housing, manager of Halsted GP, LLC, general partner of Halsted Limited Partnership
 
Notary Public.
(Print or type title of person signing) Signed and sworn to before me on (date)
 
 
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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 ofthe 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 of the Disclosing Party listed in Section DLB.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 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 ofthe 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 Pany* or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[ ] Yes      pq 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 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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HEARTLAND HOUSING, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Chair:
Vice Chair: Secretary: Treasurer:
Kevin A. Sterling, Esq. Roberto Requejo Robin Snyder man Adnan F. Assad
 
Directors: Robert G. Byron Jennifer L Zellner Faron Robert Griffiths Kristine Jurmu Tania J. Kadakia Daniel V. Lezotte Alison Miner Kathy Schaack Benjamin J. Weprin Paul A. Zucker
 
 
HEARTLAND HOUSING, INC.
 
Michael Goldberg, Executive Director
 
Parties Expected to be Retained by Heartland Housing, Inc (to be assigned to Halsted Limited
Partnership)
 
Name
Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen Gensler
Power Construction
Address
626W.Jackson Boulevard, Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60661 11 East Madison Street Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60602 118 East Erie Street Chicago, IL 60611
Relationship
Attorney
Architect
General Contractor
Amount of Contract
$120,000
-$900,000 $16.83 million
 
 
Parties Retained by Heartland Housing. Inc. (to be assigned to Halsted Limited Partnership)
 
Name
American Marketing Services
Address
527 SWells St Ste 400, Chicago, IL
Appraisal Research Counselors   400 East Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Carnow Conibear GEI
McGuire Igleski & Associates GremleyS Biedermann #9 Design, LLC
 
Pioneer Environmental, LLC
Traffic Analysis & Oesign, Inc (TADI)
600 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60607
115 Lake Street Unit 202
Libertyville, IL 60048
1330 Sherman Avenue
Evanston; IL 60201
4505 North Elston Avenue
Chicago, IL 60630
135 S. PALMER DRIVE, SUITE
200
ELMHURST, ILLINOIS 60126 700 North Sacramento Boulevard Chicago, IL 60612 233 South Wacker Drive Suite 8400 Chicago, IL 60606
Relationship
Market Research
Appraiser
Environmental Engineer / Testing
Geotechnical survey
Historic Preservation
Consultant
Surveyor
Physical Needs Analysis
 
Environmental Consultants / Remediation Traffic Analysis
Amount of Contract
$10,000
$10,000
$5,000
$35,000
$12,000
$5,000
$3,500
"$250,000 $3,600
 
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: Halsted GP LLC
 
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
 
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
  1. [ ] the Applicant
OR
  1. [jjj 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:  Halsted Limited Partnership
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:      
 
B. Business address of the Disclosing Party:     208 S. LaSalle #208       
Chicago,  IL 60604
  1. Telephone: 312.660.1383    Fax:   312,669,1555      Email: ^°1^9<»^"ti«-°'»iiia"«• org
  2. Name of contact person: Michael Goldberg      
 
E. Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one):
 
F. Brief description of contract, transaction or other undertaking (referred to below as the "Matter") to
 
Land disposition and City financing relating to 3600-16 N. Halsted
Housing & Economic Development
G. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS?      
 
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
 
and Contract #
 
Specification #
 
Ver. 01-01-12
 
 
 
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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, state "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
Heartland Housing,  Inc.    208 S. Lasalle #1818, Chicago,  IL 60604      75%
Center on Halsted    3656 N. Halsted,  Chicago,  IL 60613      25%
 
 
 
 
SECTION III » BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
 
Has the Disclosing Party had a "business relationship," as defined in Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code, with any City elected official in the 12 months before the date this EDS is signed?
 
[ ] Yes No
 
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 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. *
 
"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 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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  1. The Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section II.B. 1. of this ED S:
    1. 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;
    2. 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, 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;
    3. 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 clause B.2.b. of this Section V;
    4. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
    5. 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.
  1. 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 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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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 date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, ofthe City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None.      
 
 
 
9.  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 $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. None.
 
 
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
  1. The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check c/ne)
[ ] is      P9 is not
a "financial institution" as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) of the Municipal Code.
  1. 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 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) ofthe Municipal Code) is a predatory lender within the meaning of Chapter 2-32 ofthe Municipal Code, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
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 who have made lobbying contacts on behalf ofthe 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 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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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 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.
  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.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 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 tenninating 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, ot 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.
  3. 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 Article I of Chapter 1-23 ofthe 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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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 Party" means (1) all executive officers of the Disclosing Party listed in Section TLB.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 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 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 [XjNo
 
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 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
 
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
  1. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: Heartland Housing, Inc.
 
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
 
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
  1. [ ] the Applicant
OR
  1. [yj a legal entity holding a direct or indirect interest in the Applicant. State the legal name ofthe Applicant in which the Disclosing Party holds an interest:   Halsted Limited Partnership
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:     208 S. LaSalle #208      
Chicago, IL 60604
  1. Telephone: 312.660.1383     Fax:   312,669,1555       Email: "go^^gahearti-adaiiiance• °*9
  2. Name of contact person: Michael Goldberg      
  3. Federal Employer Identification Nd (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 property, if applicable):
Pecc^-V F-ee u3o.\ver
Land disposition and City financing relating to 3600-16 N. Halsted
.      Housing & Economic Development
G.      Which City agency or department is requestmg this EDS?      
 
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
 
Specification #      and Contract #      
 
Ver. 01-01-12
 
 
 
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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
] Sole proprietorship      P3 Not-for-profit corporation
] General partnership      (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
] Limited partnership      [ JrYes      [ ] 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: Has the organization registered to do business in the State of Illinois as a foreign entity?
 
[]Yes      []No      f 1 N/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 titleholder(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 lega} entity listed below must submit an ED'S on its own behalf.
 
Name Title
Attached.      
No members.
 
 
 
 
 
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, state "None." NOTE: Pursuant to Section 2-154-030 ofthe 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
None.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION III - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
 
Has the Disclosing Party had a "business relationship," as defined in Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code, with any City elected official in the 12 months before the date this EDS is signed?
 
[]Yes No
 
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 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.
 
"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, ot (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 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.
See attached.
 
 
 
 
(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
  1. 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 Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
 
[ ] Yes      []No      pg 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
  1. 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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  1. The Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section II.B.l. of this EDS:
    1. 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;
    2. 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, 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;
    3. 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;
    4. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
    5. 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.
  1. 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 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 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 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;
    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
  1. 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 ofthe 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 Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapters 2-55 (Legislative Inspector General), 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics) ofthe Municipal Code.
  4. If the Disclosing Party 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 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 execution date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, of the City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
None.      
 
 
 
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, 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 $20 per recipient (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
  1. The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is      P3 is not
a "financial institution" as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) ofthe Municipal Code.
  1. 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 Chapter 2-32 ofthe 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 ofthe 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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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 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 2-156-110 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      [J| 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 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
  1. If you checked "Yes" to Item D.l., provide the names and business addresses ofthe 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 Party 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.
 
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 who have made lobbying contacts on behalf ofthe 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 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 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.
  2. 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) 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 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      fX) 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 []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. Tbe 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.
  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.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 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 iii 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
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 Article I of
Chapter 1-23 ofthe 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 ofthe Municipal Code.
 
The Disclosing Party represents and warrants that:
 
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F. 1.   The Disclosing Party 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 Parties 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 substance to those in F.l. and F.2. above and will not, without the prior written consent ofthe 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.
Heartland Housing, Inc.      
 
(Sign here)
Michael Goldberg (Print or type name of person signing)
Executive Director (Print or type title, of person signing)
(Print, or type name of Disclosing Party)
 
 
 
 
KfllSTINA BUTIEB OFFICIAL SEAL
Notary Publid, Stated Illinois My Commission Expires
September 12.2016
 
Commission expires:^P^hL^-K {y-.ld^fl/
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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.S 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 ofthe 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 ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section JJ.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 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 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 fflNo
 
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 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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HEARTLAND HOUSING, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Chair:
Vice Chair: Secretary. Treasurer:
Kevin A. Sterling, Esq. Roberto Requejo Robin Snyderman Adnan F. Assad
 
Directors: Robert G. Byron Jennifer L. Zellner Faron Robert Griffiths Kristine Jurmu Tania J. Kadakia Daniel V. Lezotte Alison Miner Kathy Schaack Benjamin J. Weprin Paul A. Zucker
 
 
HEARTLAND HOUSING, INC.
 
Michael Goldberg, Executive Director
 
Parties Expected to be Retained by Heartland Housing. Inc.
 
Name
Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen Gensler
Power Construction
Address
626 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60661 11 East Madison Street Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60602 118 East Erie Street Chicago, IL 60611
Relationship
Attorney
Architect
General Contractor
Amount of Contract
$120,000
-$900,000 $16.83 million
 
 
Parties Retained by Heartland Housing. Inc,
 
Relationship
Market Research
Appraiser
Name
American Marketing Services Appraisal Research Counselors Carnow Conibear GEI
McGuire Igleskl & Associates Gremley & Bledermann 89 Design, LLC
 
Pioneer Environmental, LLC
Traffic Analysts & Design, Inc. (TA0I)
Address
527 SWells St Ste 400, Chicago, IL
400 East Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
600 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60607
115 Lake Street Unit 202
Libertyville, IL 60048
1330 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
4505 North Elston Avenue
Chicago, IL 60630
135 S. PALMER DRIVE, SUITE
200
ELMHURST, ILUNOIS 60126 700 North Sacramento Boulevard Chicago, IL 60612 233 South Wacker Drive Suite 8400 Chicago, IL 60606
Amount of Contract
$10,000
$10,000
$35,000 $12,000 $5,000 $3,500
Environmental Engineer/ $5,000 Testing
Geotechntcal survey
Historic Preservation
Consultant
Surveyor
Physical Needs Analysis
 
Environmental Consultants -$250,000 / Remediation
Traffic Analysis $3,600
 
CITY OF CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Legal name of Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable: Center on Halsted
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
 
Indicate whether Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
1.      [ ] the Applicant
OR
2.      a legal entity holding a direct or indirect interest in the Applicant. State the legal name of the
Applicant in which Disclosing Party holds an interest:   Halsted Limited Partnership
OR
3.      [] a specified legal entity with a right of control (see Section II.B. I.b.) State the legal name of
the entity in which Disclosing Party holds a right of control:             
  1. Business address of Disclosing Partyv      ,36.5.6 N . Hals ted              -                   _*
Chicago, IL   60613            -      . ....      Y
  1. Telephone: f 77T)477,-6>6Q   Fax:(77 V) 661-Q77&      Email: mval 1 pflrpnt-gT-m^hal grgH. org
  2. Name of contact person:   Modes to Valla       -
  3. Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have on*
  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 property, if applicable):
pe<-oni V Fee C^awe< Land disposition and City_j£^
  1. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS? Housing, and Economic Development
 
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services1, please! complete the following:
 
Specification tf- —                  . . ... ,. and Contract #.    ,  ,, r .
 
Ver. 11-01-05
 
 
 
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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      [ ]
[ ] Publicly registered business corporation      [ ]
[ ] Privately held business corporation      [ ]
[ ] Sole proprietorship      [y]
[ ] General partnership      (Is
[ ] Limited partnership
[ ] Trust      [ ]
 
Limited liability company Limited liability partnership Joint venture
Not-for-profit corporation
the not-for-profit corporation also a 501(c)(3))?
t]Yes []No Other (please specify)
  1. For legal entities, the state (or foreign country) of incorporation or organization, if applicable;
Illinois   .            , .      . ,      
  1. 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?
t ] Yes      [ ] No      ( ] N/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 titleholder(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 ad EDS on its own behalf.
 
Name Title
Marcus Brady.-  ,  'L,^^..,..,^...^^-........ ...      ... Chair      ....       i      
flhair lea R. Middlefeon             ■. _... : ;„,,. Vice Chalir      _      _,
Brooke- Wiseman       -_„_      . .       :.  .. Secretary .      ,       , ,v ... -
^iiflTTP;^r DesParte    _       . - ;^Jreaajar^^^^^,,.^,. ..... —
Modesto Valle      "*"Chief 'Executive Officer
  1. 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, state "None." NOTE: Pursuant to Section 2-154-030 ofthe 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
None
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION III - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
 
Has 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 EDS is signed?
 
[ ] Yes      fc] No
 
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 tb influence any legislative or administrative action oh 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 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 "f.b.d." is
not an acceptable response
 
 
 
 
 
(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
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% ormore of the Disclosing Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
 
[ ] Yes      []No      |Xj No person directly of 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?
 
fjYes [JNo
 
B; FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
 
1.   Pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 1 -23, Article I ("Article I")(whjch the Applicant should: consult for defined terms (e.g., "doing business") andfegai 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 1 is a continuing requirement for doing business with tbe 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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  1. The Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section II.B.l. of this EDS:
  1. 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;
  2. 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, 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;
  3. 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;
  4. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
  5. 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. _ ..
  6. 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 SectionTV, "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 employeeis; 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 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 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
 
c*   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
 
d.   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 of720 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.
  2. Neithet 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 Party understands and. shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapters
2-55 (Legislative Inspector General), 2^56 0nsped6r General) and 2^      Ethics) Of the
MuhtcipafCode.
 
f.   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:
 
 
 
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If the letters "N A," 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 date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, of the City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
N_>ne ,      .      .       ,       
 
 
 
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. None ...
 
 
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
  1. The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is      ft] is hot
a "financial institution" as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) ofthe Municipal Code*
  1. 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 Chapter 2-32 of the Municipal Code. We further pledge;:that none of our affiliates is, and none of theni will, become, a predatory: lender as defined in Chapter 2-32 of the Municipal Cb.de. We understand that becoming a predatory lender or becoming an affiliate of a predatory lender may result iii 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 ofthe Municipal Code, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
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 2-156-110 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      I?] 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 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 []Nb
  1. If you checked "Yes" to Item D.l., provide the names and business addresses ofthe; City officials or employees having such interest and identify the nature of such interest:
 
Name      Business Address      Nature of Interest
■• j.ilmria'F-.'i i--r- ■■       —■       .      |  -»   -n-~--n[r;j f->-  •-   ,    j - " -             ■      :y     ■,      ■ j   UM - ■ ■- r_ ■ -   | ■   -      "jUlC I I" '     .'" ."
 
 
 
 
4. The Disclosing Party further certifies that ho 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 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.
 
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 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 the1 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 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 anyTederally appropriated funds to pay any person or entity listed in Paragraph A.l. above for bis or her lobbying activities or to pay any person or entity to influence or attempt to influence an officer of 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 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.
  2. 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".
  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 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 pqNb 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 ofthe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission all reports due under tjijfc applicable filing requirements?
[JYes []Nb
  1. Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
[jYes      '. []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 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.
  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.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 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 materia] 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
Party must supplement this EDS up to the time the City takes action on the Matter. If theMatter 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 Article I of
Chapter 1-23 ofthe 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.   Tbe Disclosing Party 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 Parties 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 substance 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.l., 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 ofthe date furnished to the City.
Center on Halsted
(Print or type name of Disclosing Party)
 
Bys^ii
(Sign here)
 
Modesto Valie
{Print or type name of person signing)
 
.Chief Executive. Of fl c&il,^ t (Print or type title of person signing)
 
Signed and sworn to before me on (date) at      tocstt-       County, mu^O\S
. - - vp^yL^ j>-...
Commission expires:^
„ (state)., Notary Public;
 
CfrTOALSEAL JASOtTYAMASHfTA
Hi liiWWUliEHflniiiiw
 
 
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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 2-1.54-015, 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-iaw, 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 D.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 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 principalofficers ofthe 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 mereof currently have a "familial relationship" with an elected city official Or department head?
[jYes [X]No
If yesy 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 arid title ofthe jelected. city official of. department head to whomsuch person has a farrrilialrelatibnship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CITY OP CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND AFFIDAVIT
 
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
  1. Legal name ofthe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS. Include d/b/a/ if applicable:
 
 
 
Check ONE ofthe following three boxes:
 
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
1.      [ ] the Applicant
OR
2.      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 interesU^^^gif Q&tXzfotf, /utytysfafjkjQ
OR <T
3.      [] a legal entity with a right of control (see Section II.B.l.) State the legal name of tbe entity in
which the Disclosing Party holds a right of control:      
  1. Business address of the Disclosing Party:      \3&Z//Z/L, ^/MAd/^tV&Ufl ' &2&6t>~'.
  2. Telephone: 3/a.'3Ld'0&0  Fax: J/A'      Email: T/Zs?A/Jf J*K
  3. Name of contact person:
  4. Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have one):       '
 
which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable): ■•V Fee "
F. Brief description of contract, transaction or other undertaking (referred to below as tne flatter") to
include pi
 
 
 
G. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS?      M ^dUteyCQ y £/lltf£wUcJ
 
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
 
Specification #      and Contract #      
At dosing, NEF Assignment Corporation as Nominee (•NEFAC) will acauire a 99 qq% itm»<^      u. • .
Applicant After the closing, NEFAC wiH assign Its Interest in IheXplSnUo a^
fund managed by NEF Community Investments. Inc., an affiliate of NaS E^Xn!™
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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
] Sole proprietorship      Not-for-profit corporation
] General partnership      (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a SOI (c)(3))?
] Limited partnership      Yes ^HvNo
] 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      [JNo      ' 'N/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 tideholder(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
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, state "None." NOTE: Pursuant to Section 2-154-030 ofthe 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SECTION III - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
 
Has 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 EDS is signed?
 
[ ] Yes ^fNo
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 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.
 
"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 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 "tb.d." is
not an acceptable response.
 
 
 
 
 
(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
  1. 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 Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ ] Yes      [ ] No        j$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
  1. FURTHER CERTIFICATIONS
 
1. Pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 1-23, Article I ("Article I"Xwhich 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 tho 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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  1. The Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section II.B.I. of this EDS:
    1. 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;
    2. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, been convicted of a criminal offense, adjudged guilty, ot 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;
    3. 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;
    4. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
    5. 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.
  1. 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 of 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 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 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
  1. 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 Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapters 2-55 (Legislative Inspector General), 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics) ofthe Municipal Code.
  4. If the Disclosing Party 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 ofthe Disclosing Party who were, at any time during the 12-month period preceding the execution date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, of the City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
      AJ/&      
 
 
 
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, 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 $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.
n/a      
 
 
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
  1. The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is      Jdjs not
a "financial institution" as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) of the Municipal Code.
  1. If the Disclosing Party IS a financial institution, then the Disclosing Party pledges:
"Wo are not and will not become a predatory lender as defined in Chapter 2-32 ofthe Municipal Code. Wo further pledge that none of our affiliates is, and none of them will become, a predatory lender as defined in Chapter 2-32 ofthe 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^thje Municipal Code, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):      
 
 
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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.
 
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 2-156-110 of the Municipal Code: Does any official or employee of tbe City have a financial interest in his or her own name or in the name of any other person or entity in the Matter? *
[ 1 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 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
  1. If you checked "Yes" to Item D.l., provide the names and business addresses ofthe 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 Party 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.
 
. 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 tbe 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 jtQ the Matter: (Add sheets if necessary):
 
 
 
 
(If no explanation appears or begins on tbe 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 have made lobbying contacts on behalf ofthe 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 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.l. and A.2. above.
  2. 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".
  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 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 J^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 rjNo
  1. 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 YD - 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 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.
  2. The City's Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances, Chapters 2-1S6 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.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 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 ofthe 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.
  3. 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 tbe City's Department of Procurement Services, the Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to Article I of Chapter 1-23 ofthe 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.   Tbe Disclosing Party 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 Parties 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 substance 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 ofthe items in F.l., 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.
 
(Sign here)
(Print or type name of person signing) (Print or type title of person signing)
 
SignedLand sworn to before me on (date) ^liMJ/MJl (otolAtZ. at    OtfOf^     County, ^//Js?,?,a (stated /
' Public.
d^pLAOf* fi. ffi//A$&t% Notary
Commission expires:
 
 
 
 
OFFICIAL SEAL RENEE B MUROOCK Notary Public - State ol Illinois My Commission Expires Apt 29,2015
 
 
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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 ah 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 BDS 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 ofthe Disclosing Party listed in Section JJ.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 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 ofthe 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?
 
[]No
UYes
 
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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 ofthe elected city official or department head to whom such person has a familial relationship, and (4) the precise nature of such familial relationship.
 
 
 
Exhibit A NEF Community Investments, Inc. LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
 
Names And Addresses
Title
Directors:
Joseph S. Hagan
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Director
Mike Mantle
49 Red Cedar Court
Danville, CA 94506
Director
Howard Sereda
120 South Riverside Plaza. 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Director
Officers:
 
Josephs. Hagan
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kevin D. Boes
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Alex Denja
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Tom Flanagan
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Vice President and Secretary
Peter Harrison
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Michael A. Jacobs
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Karen Przypyszny
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Judy Schneider
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Gregory Schuler
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Howard Sereda
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Mark Sirano vie
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Member:
 
National Equity Fund, Inc.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Sole Voting Member
 
 
 
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:
 
 
 
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
 
Indicate whether tbe Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
1.      [ ] the Applicant
OR
2.      a legal entity holding a direct or indirect interest in the Applicant. State the legal nam&of the Jto
Applicant in which the Disclosing Party holds an interestV >^>^^^p^v^^a^ tckA&MjJUji
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:      
J3. Business address ofthe Disclosing Party:      J^AtJjs^s)/fe^ds /f'&i&U
  1. Telephone: 3a~36a-&b0 Fax: >3&l-W/-Jtffl?   Email: T/5M*4fojA/&
  2. Name of contact person:
  3. Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have on»       
  1. Brief description of contract, transaction or other undertaking (referred to below as the "Matter") to which jhis EDS^pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
  2. Which City agency or department is requesting this EDS?g<*ii^g£ &f CwdiCtlC9Cj&> &*&C
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's Department of Procurement Services, please complete the following:
 
Specification #      and Contract #      
fjfc NEF Assignment Corporation as Nominee ("NEFAC") agreed to acquire a 99.99% limited partnership interest In the Applicant
at closing. After the closing, NEFAC will assign its interest in the Applicant to a low-income housing tax credit investment
fund managed by NEF Community Investments, Inc., an affiliate of National Equity Fund, Inc.
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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
[] Sole proprietorship      ^ Not-for-profit corporation
[ ] General partnership      (Is the not-for-profit corporation also a 501 (c)(3))?
[ ] Limited partnership      [ ] Yes {x^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 -N/A
 
B. IF THE DISCLOSING PARTY IS A LEGAL ENTITY:
 
I.  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 titleholder(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 ofthe Disclosing Party. NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
 
"Zl      ^_      .      T>tIe      df&kf} "^P^l/iao /
 
 
 
 
 
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 Lability company, or interest of a beneficiary of a trust, estate or other similar entity. If none, state "None." NOTE: Pursuant to Section 2-154-030 ofthe 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
 
 
 
 
SECTION III - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
 
Has 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 EDS is signed?
[ ] Yes      . jJ>^No
If. yes, please identify below the name(s) of such City elected officials) and describe such relationship^):
 
 
 
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 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.
 
"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 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 "tb.d." is
not an acceptable response.
 
 
 
 
 
(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
  1. 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 Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ ] Yes      [ ] 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
  1. FURTHBR CERTIFICATIONS
 
1. Pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 1-23, Article I ("Article I")(which the Applicant should consult for denned 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 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 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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  1. The Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section II.B.1. of this EDS:
  1. 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;
  2. 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, state or tocal) 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;
  3. are not presently indicted for, or criminally or civilly charged by, a governmental entity (federal, state or tocal) with committing any of the offenses set forth in clause B,2.b. of this Section V;
  4. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
  5. have not, within a five-year period preceding tbe 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.
  6. 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 of local government^ including the City, using substantially die 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 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
  4. 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 LLCS 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 tbe Debarred List.
  3. The Disclosing Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapters 2-55 (Legislative Inspector General), 2*56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics) ofthe Municipal Code.
  4. If the Disclosing Party is unable to certify to any of the above statements in this Part B (Further Certifications), the Disclosing Party must explain below:
*fM -—      
 
 
 
 
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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 date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official,
ofthe CjtyyrfChicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").      
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
C: CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
  1. The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is      Jq^is not
a "financial institution" as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) of the Municipal Code.
  1. 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 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) ofthe Municipal Code) is a predatory lender within the meaning of Chapter 2-32 ofthe Municipal Code, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
N/A      
 
 
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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.
 
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 2-156-110 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? s
[ ] 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. I., 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 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
  1. If you checked "Yes" to Item D.l., provide the names and business addresses of the 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 Party 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.
■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 tbe 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 who have made lobbying contacts, on behalf of tbe 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 have made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Disclosing Party with respect to tbe 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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3. 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.
  1. Tbe 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".
  2. 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 tbe 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?
 
fJYes
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      [ ] No
 
If you checked "No" to question 1. or 2. above, please provide an explanation:
 
 
 
 
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SECTION VH - 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 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.
  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.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 tbe applicable ordinances.
  1. If the City determines that any information provided in this BDS 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.
  3. The information provided in this EDS must be kept current In the event of changes, the Disclosing Party must supplement mis 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, tbe Disclosing Party must update this EDS as the contract requires. NOTE: With respect to Matters subject to Article I of Chapter 1-23 ofthe 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 ofthe Municipal Code.
 
The Disclosing Party represents and'warrants that:
 
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F.l.   The Disclosing Party 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 Parties 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 substance 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 hot provided or cannot provide truthful certifications.
 
NOTE: If the Disclosing Party cannot certify as to any of the items in F.I., F.2. or F.3. above, an explanatory statement must be attached to this EDS.
 
CERTIFICATION
 
(Print or type name of person signing).
 
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.
 
(Print or type title of person signing)
 
 
 
•      RENEE B MUflDOCK •
<        Notary Public • SUM ol Illinois > My Commission Expires Apr 29,2015 ,
 
 
 
 
 
 
OFFICIAL SEAL
 
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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 ofthe 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 EL.B.1.a., if the Disclosing Parry 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 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 tbe Disclosing Party or any "Applicable Party" or any Spouse or Domestic Partner thereof currently have a 'Tamilial relationship" with an elected city official or department head?
[ ]Yes      t XNo
If yes, please identify below (1) tbe 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.
v2W^
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Revised 1-22-2010 poo
 
Exhibit A
NEF ASSIGNMENT CORPORATION LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
 
Names and Addresses Title
Directors:
Peter Harrison
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Director
Karen Przypyszny
120 South Riverside Plaza, IS* Floor
Chicago. Illinois 60606-3908
Director
Howard Screda
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Director
Officers:
 
Joseph S. Hagan
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kevin D. Boes
120 South Riverside Plaza, IS* Floor Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Alex Denja
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Flanagan
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Vice President and Secretary
Peter Harrison
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Michael A. Jacobs
120 South Riverside Plaza, IS* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Karen Przypyszny
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Judy Schneider
120 South Riverside Plaza, IS* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Gregory Schuler
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Howard Sereda
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Mark Siranovic
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President -
Member:
National Equity Fund, Inc
120 South Riverside Plaza, IS* Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Sole Voting Member
 
1
 
 
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:
 
      
Check ONE of the following three boxes:
 
Indicate whether the Disclosing Party submitting this EDS is:
  1. [ ] the Applicant
OR
  1. )xf a legal entity holding a direct or indirect interest in the Applicant. State.the legal name of the >Jr Applicant in which tfie Disclosing Party holds an wXezvstxf/a/jl/toL n^iotZtLo/, rtstA/MbdjUj/Y*
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: jddte&fr', T^/y/A^ydi^l^/ f&tAO^ ^"^A
  2. Telephone: 3/£r36,d-fl#>0 Y™.<3/2'W/-      Email: T/Z/}Af/)q/J-AJ£F/At,. c
  3. Name of contact person:
  4. Federal Employer Identification No. (if you have ont      
  5. Brief description of contract, transaction or other undertaking (referrea to oeio w as      rtter1*) to
which this EDS pertains. (Include project number and location of property, if applicable):
\y    Pe<yv»V-ree loo wee      • . ,
  1. Which City agency or department is requesting this KliSlaSjjaA ffi' OVIttWUrtA &*£d£?t0r&(_
If the Matter is a contract being handled by the City's DeparmientW'Trocurement Services, please complete the following:
 
Specification #      and Contract #
National Equity Fund, Inc. ("NEF*) is the sole voting member of NEF Assignment Corporation as Nominee ("NEFAC"). NEFAC has agreed to acquire at dosing a 99.99% limited partnership interest in the Applicant After the dosing, NEFAC will assign its interest in the Applicant to a low-income housing tax credit investment fund managed by NEF Community Investments, Inc., ai
affiliate of National Equity Fund, Inc       
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SECTION II - DISCLOSURE OP OWNERSHIP INTERESTS
 
A. NATURE OF THE DISCLOSING PARTY
 
1.  Indicate the nature ofthe Disclosing Party;
[ ]      Person      [ ] 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 SO 1(c)(3))?
[ ]      Limited partnership      [ ] Yes pq^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      ' N/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 ofthe 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 titleholder(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 ofthe Disclosing Party. NOTE: Each legal entity listed below must submit an EDS on its own behalf.
 
Name Title
  1. 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, state "None." NOTE: Pursuant to Section 2-154-030 ofthe 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
 
 
 
 
SECTION III - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Has the Disclosing Party had a "business relationship," as defined in Chapter 2-156 ofthe Municipal Code, with any City elected official in the 12 months before the date this EDS is signed?
 
[jYes ^No
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 ofthe relationship, and tbe 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 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)
^qfcheck here if the Disclosing Party has not retained, nor expects to retain, any such persons or entities. SECTION V - CERTIFICATIONS
  1. 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 Party been declared in arrearage on any child support obligations by any Illinois court of competent jurisdiction?
[ J Yes      [ ] No        PC^o 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
  1. 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 ofthe City or any sister agency; and (ii) tbe 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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  1. The Disclosing Party and, if the Disclosing Party is a legal entity, all of those persons or entities identified in Section II.B. 1. of this EDS:
    1. 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;
    2. 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, 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;
    3. 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;
    4. have not, within a five-year period preceding the date of this EDS, had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default; and
    5. 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.
  1. 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 tbe 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 Party, any Contractor or any Affiliated Entity or any other official, agent ot employee of the Disclosing Party, any Contractor ot 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
  1. 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 ofthe U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Industry and Security of tbe 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 Party understands and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapters 2-55 (Legislative Inspector General), 2-56 (Inspector General) and 2-156 (Governmental Ethics) ofthe Municipal Code.
  4. If the Disclosing Party i3 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'3 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 date of this EDS, an employee, or elected or appointed official, of the City of Chicago (if none, indicate with "N/A" or "none").
 
 
 
 
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.
      tip.      :      
 
C. CERTIFICATION OF STATUS AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
  1. The Disclosing Party certifies that the Disclosing Party (check one)
[ ] is      J<^is not
a "financial institution" as defined in Section 2-32-455(b) of the Municipal Code.
  1. 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 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 ofthe Municipal Code, explain here (attach additional pages if necessary):
N/fi      
 
 
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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.
 
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 2-156-110 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 J<(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 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
  1. If you checked "Yes" to Item D.l., provide the names and business addresses ofthe 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 Party 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 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 tbe Disclosing Party has found no such records.
 
      2. The Disclosing Party verifies that, as a result of conducting the search in step 1 above, tbe
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
 
I.  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 tbe 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 have made lobbying contacts oh 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 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.l. and A.2. above.
  2. 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".
  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 tbe Disclosing Party must maintain all such subcontractors' certifications for the duration of the Matter and must make such certifications promptly available to tbe 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:
  1. Have you developed and do you have on file affirmative action programs pursuant to applicable federal regulations? (See 41 CFR Part 60-2.)
t ] 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?
[3 Yes      [3 No
  1. Have you participated in any previous contracts or subcontracts subject to the equal opportunity clause?
[ ] Yes      [ 3 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 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.
  2. The City's Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances, Chapters 2-1S6 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.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 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.
  1. 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 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.
  2. 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 Article I of Chapter 1-23 ofthe 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 Party 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 Parties 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 substance to those in F.l. and F.2. above and will not, without the prior written consent ofthe 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
 
(Print or type name of person signing)
 
(Print or type title of person signing)
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.
 
 
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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 'Tamilial 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 LTB.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 Party is a limited liability company; (2) all principal officers ofthe 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?
 
UNo
[JYes
 
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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 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.
 
 
 
Exhibit A NATIONAL EQUITY FUND, INC. LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS CHICAGO ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
 
Name
Title
Directors:
Larry Dale
Newman and Associates, Inc. 1801 California Street Denver, CO 80202
Chairman
Michael Rubinger
Local Initiative Support Corporation 501 Seventh Avenue, 7* Floor New York, NY 10018
Vice Chairperson
Zacbary M. Boyers
US Bancorp Community Development Corp. 1307 Washington Avenue Suite 300
St Louis, MO 63101
Director
Andrew Ditton
Citibank Community Development Citibank N A
One Court Square,45* Floor, Zone 11 New York, NY 10022
Director
Helen L. Dunlap Independent Housing Consultant 104 £35132"'Street Chicago, IL 60616
Director
Eldridge Edgecombo 1048 North East Avenue Oak Park, EL 60302
Director
Printice L. Gary Carieton Residential Properties 5485 Belt Line Road Dallas, TX 75254
Director
Joseph S. Hagan
National Equity Fund, Inc.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Director
Tobin Levy
Local Initiatives Support Corporation 501 Seventh Avenue, 7* Floor New York, New York 10018
Director
John D. Lindcil
30 West Oak Street, Unit 19B
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Director
 
1
 
 
Mike Mantle
49 Red Cedar Court
Danville, CA 94506
Director
Michael C. May Freddie Mac
8100 Jones Branch Drive, Mail Stop - B4M McLean, VA 22102
Director
John Mealey
Coachella Valley Housing Coalition 45701 Monroe, Suite G Indio, CA 92201
Director
Herbert E. Morse
241 Perkins Street, Castle 1
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Director
Elizabeth Pugh
Local Initiative Support Corporation 501 Seventh Avenue, 7* Floor New York, NY 10018
Director
Edward J. Sigler
Chase Community Development Real Estate One Chase Square, NY3-T081 Rochester, New York 14643
Director
Sindy Spivak
Bank of America, Merrill Lynch 333 South Hope Street, 11* Floor Los Angeles, California 90071
Director
Officers:
 
Joseph S. Hagan
National Equity Fund, Inc.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, EL 60606-3908
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kevin D. Boes
National Equity Fund, Inc.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Alex Denja
National Equity Fund, Inc.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Flanagan
National Equity Fund, Inc.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Vice President and Secretary
Peter Harrison
National Equity Fund, Inc.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Michael A. Jacobs
National Equity Fund, Inc
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President Acquisitions
 
2
 
 
Karen Przypyszny
National Equity Fund, Inc
120 South Riverside Plaza, IS* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President Proprietary Transactions
Gregory Schuler
National Equity Fund, Inc
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, TL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Judy Schneider
National Equity Fund, Inc
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriter
Howard Sereda
National Equity Fund, Inc
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3908
Senior Vice President
Mark Siranovic
National Equity Fund, Inc.
120 South Riverside Plaza, 15* Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-3908
Senior Vice President, Business Development Officer and Assistant Treasurer
Member:
 
Local Initiatives Support Corporation 501 Seventh Avenue, 7* Floor New York, NY 10018
Sole Voting Member
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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