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FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor REQUESTOR NAME ORGANIZATION Mick Dumke Chicago Reader Mary Jane Credeur Bloomberg News Tom Robb Journal & Topics Newspapers Chris Fusco Chicago Sun-Times John Kugler Substance News Alicia Ciuffini Self Bhav Tibrewal UniteHere John Kugler Substance News Page 1 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST DATE RECEIVED Copy of the mayor's appointment calendar daily schedule from Nov. and Dec. of 2009 and Feb. through 05/04/2010 April of 2010. Copies of documents including but not limited to correspondence, emails, minutes from meetings, 05/06/2010 presentation, computer records, and written offers or agreements related to the merger of UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. and efforts to retain the Chicago headquarters to United. Current annual base pay salary for Mayor Richard M. Daley and other compensation he receives, either in 05/12/2010 the form of monitory or non monitory compensation or use of city resources (i.e. use of a car and driver) in addition to his base pay over and above standard benefits afforded regular full time city employees. Compensation for any positions Mr. Daley is compensated for by the city that might be in addition to his role as mayor. Provide the above information for the current fiscal year and the prior fiscal year. Seeking copies of any and all records that the city, its law department and/or Mayor Daley's Office has on 05/12/2010 file regarding the Chicago Police Dept. security detail(s) for Mayor Daley (and/or members of his family) between Jan. 1, 2005 and April 30, 2010. Any and all communications between Mayor Daley and or his staff regarding the May 11, 2010 meeting at 05/24/2010 City Hall including Chicago Teachers Union president (and AFT vice president) Marilyn Stewart, AFT president Randi Weingarten and Chicago school board president Mary Richardson-Lowry; 2) Any and all notes, meeting agenda, transcripts, records of any and all meetings referenced in item no. 1; 3) Any and all records in regarding item no. 1; and 4) any and all records in regards to the May 11, 2010 AFT president Randi Weingarten visit to Chicago. Provide a list of all buildings demolished during Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley terms in office 05/25/2010 (including the year in which they were demolished). Copies of all materials received by the Chicago City Clerk by Midway Investment & Development Corp., 06/01/2010 YVR Airport Services Ltd., and the Vancouver Airport Authority, since January 1, 2006. All information and documents (notes, agenda, records, communications) of past meetings and scheduled 06/01/2010 meetings between Mayor Daley and Marilyn Stewart, President of the Chicago Teachers Union in April Page 2 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor DUE DATE 05/18/2010 05/20/2010 05/26/2010 05/26/2010 06/08/2010 06/01/2010 06/08/2010 06/08/2010 Page 3 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor Chris Fusco Sun Times Kristina T. Labanauskas Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle P.C. Terrance A. Norton Law Offices of Chicago-Kent College of Law Donna Clark Bright Ideal, Inc. Richard Chapman Clark Hill PC Lee Cary Self Hunter Clauss WBEZ Hunter Clauss WBEZ Bradley Block Self Becca James Self Mark Shanoff Self Fran Spielman Sun Times David Morrison Illinois Campaign for Political Reform Mick Dumke Chicago News Co-Op Page 4 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor 2010, May 2010, and June 2010 Summary of all costs incurred by the Mayor's Office or any other City department (excluding police) 06/03/2010 regarding security protection for the mayor and/or his family on an annual basis between Jan. 1, 2005 and May 1, 2010. Copy of documentation, statements or reports generated from the years 2001-2008 regarding any repairs, 06/07/2010 incidents, accidents, maintenance or the like on the Dearborn Street Bridge located at 321 N. Dearborn Copies of all development plans for Clark Park, aka Richard Clark Playlot Park, 3400 N. Rockwell Street, 06/15/2010 Chicago, IL 60618 for 2009 and 2010. Including any and all budgets prepared for the development of the park and a records of any all expenditures for that development, up to the present time. Presentation re: Electric Vehicles 06/25/2010 Records regarding meetings between City of Chicago employees and Stephen G. Scofes, Reggie Ball or 06/29/2010 any other person employed by or otherwise affiliated with Scofes and Associates Consulting. Records regarding the Save-A-Life Foundation's participation in City of Chicago emergency preparedness 06/30/2010 programs. Audio and written remarks of Mayor Daley's address to the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of 08/16/2010 Chicago on June 24, 2004. Mayor Daley's appointment calendar from March 1, 2010 to the present. 08/19/2010 Records related to job postings for the position of Director of the Department of Animal Care and Control. 09/14/2010 Names of the businesses and/or other entities that have entered into agreements with the City in exchange 09/20/2010 for TIF money from January 1, 2000 to the present. Copies of the 2007 and 2008 State of the City speeches. 09/20/2010 A copy of the consulting report on municipal marketing prepared by Octagon Inc. 09/20/2010 Records related to lobbyist contracts from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. 09/27/2010 The Mayor's itinerary and meeting schedule for his recent trip to Asia. 10/07/2010 Page 5 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor 06/10/2010 06/14/2010 06/29/2010 07/02/2010 07/14/2010 07/22/2010 08/23/2010 08/26/2010 09/21/2010 09/27/2010 09/27/2010 10/04/2010 10/04/2010 10/15/2010 Page 6 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor Wrina Sellers Self Wrina Sellers Self Maurice Richards Self Gregory Gaither Self Daniel O'Neil Self Darrell Messer Self Chris Swan Self Hannah Listopad Self Jay Stone Self John Cook Self Hunter Clauss Chicago Public Radio Ian Fullerton Self Tim Novak Sun Times Tim Novak Sun Times David Bernstein Chicago Magazine Page 7 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor The detailing of signage that was posted by the city of Chicago for Municipal Code/s: 09-52-020 detailing 10/15/2010 and the detailing of Municipal Code 9-52-021 notification of the penalty for violation of this section 9-52-020 and 9-52-021. All municipal codes that I as a citizen of the city of Chicago are subject to and can be penalized for. 10/15/2010 CPS and federal audits for George Washington High School for the period of September 1999 to 10/18/2010 September 2007. Tapes of the Mayor's Budget Hearings. 10/18/2010 A list of all titles and positions held by Mayor Daley. 10/21/2010 Records regarding a determination by CDOT that parking and standing should be prohibited at 800-900 W. 10/25/2010 Eastwood from 10/22-10/25. Details of expenditures from the TIF surrounding the Edgewater Medical Center 10/28/2010 A copy of any contracts the City has with private companies for board up services on properties due to 11/03/2010 eviction, fire, or other structural damage. All records for Chicago Parking Meters, Chicago Parking Services, and Chicago Loop Parking from Jan. 11/12/2010 2009 until present. Copies of all electronic communications sent to or received from the e-mail address 11/15/2010 "[email protected]" since January 1, 2010 to or from 30 Mayor's Office employees. Application packets submitted by applicants for the position of alderman for the 4th, 28th and 38th wards. 12/06/2010 All information held by the city of Chicago regarding the plans and details of calculating “Inflation 12/30/2010 Adjustment” by Chicago Parking Meters, LLC as it pertains to increasing parking meter rates in the city after 2013, as described on page 87 of the Chicago Metered Parking agreement. All records from all of Mayor Daley's out-of-state trips between Jan. 1, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2010. 01/04/2011 Copies of Mayor Daley's schedule and calendar from Jan. 1, 2010, through Dec. 31, 2010. 01/04/2011 The list of all attendees of the welcome dinner for President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China, 01/21/2011 held on the evening of Thursday, January 20, 2011, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Chicago hotel. Page 8 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor 10/22/2010 10/22/2010 10/25/2010 10/25/2010 10/28/2010 11/01/2010 11/04/2010 11/10/2010 11/27/2010 11/22/2010 12/13/2010 01/07/2010 01/18/2011 01/11/2011 01/28/2011 Page 9 of 345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor Francesca Hoskins Self Sharon McKenzie McGreevy Williams Ramsin Canon Gaper's Block Francesca Hoskins Self Sarah Fromme Unison Site Management Dave Glowacz Chicago Reader Chris Fusco Sun Times Chris Fusco Sun Times Mick Dumke Reader Kelly Zimmerman Medill Todd Lighty Tribune Fran Spielman Sun Times Fran Spielman Sun Times Robert North Self Jason Hargadon Self Melissa Johnson Openline Blog Jay Stone Self Dane Tidwell Gay Chicago News Page 10 of345 09/29/2021 FOIA Request Log - Office of the Mayor The Mayor's daily schedule for March and April, 2011.
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