DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF CHICAGO
July 19, 2017
Scott Williams
Crime in Wrigleyville Boystown Chicago
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL: contactingew@gmail.com
Dear Mr. Williams
On behaff of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), please be advised we
are in receipt of your Freedom of information Act (FOIA) request. Your request was dated
and received on July 5, 2013. Specifically, the FOIA states and seeks the following request
for public records:
1 am requesting the following documents under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The
responsive materials may be sent electronically to this email address:
+ Copies of proposals received by SSA #8 and/or sole provider Lakeview East Chamber of
Commerce in response to its security RFPs for 2015 and 2016.
+ Copies of all invoices paid in whole or in party with SSA #8 funds to "A&T Security LLC" in
calendar years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
+ Proof of payments (canceled checks) issued to “A&T Security LLC” by SSA #8 in calendar
years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
* Copies of any contracts, letters of understanding, or other agreements or statements of
expectations between SSA #8 and "A&T Security LLC" in calendar years 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, and 2017.
+ All emails between SSA #8 representatives including staff of the sole provider and “A&T
Security LLC" representatives transmitted during calendar years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
and 2017.
+A copy of the following documents that SSA #8 should have acquired in entering its
agreements for security patrol services with “A&T Security LLC’: Mlinois Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation-issued Security Contractor Agency License for “A&T
Security LLC’; illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-issued Security
Contractor License for agent in charge of ‘A&T Security LLC’, Illinois state business license
for "A&T Security LLC’; Chicago municipal business license for "A&T Security LLC.”
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602+A copy of the the Department of Planning and Development's approval of SSA #8's hiring
of “A&T Security LLC” as required in section 3.08 Subcontracts and Assignments of the
agreements between SSA #8, the City of Chicago, and the Lake View East Chamber of
Commerce,
+ Names of all representatives at “A&T Security LLC" who represented the company’s
business with SSA #8 in calendar years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 and contact
information for those individuals.
Enclosed for your review are electronic copies of : the proposals received by Special
Service Area #8 for 2014-2016; proof of payments issued to A&T Security, LLC SSA #8
from 2013-present.
Our department is unable to provide emails since Lakeview Chamber of Commerce's email
system is not part of City of Chicago's email system,
Regarding copies of required documents that would have been submitted by A&T Security
for their services, A&T acted as unarmed Community Ambassadors. A&T’s Certificate of
Good Standing is attached
Additionally, regarding the approval by the Department of Planning and Development of
SSA #8's hiring of A&T Security as required by section 3.08 Subcontracts and Agreements,
there were no contacts signed with A&T Security
Names of all representatives at A&T Security LLC who represented the company’s business
with SSA #8 in calendar years 2013-2017:
Amanda Walsh and Thomas Walsh Jr.,
A &T Security, LLC
420 Clinton Place
River Forest, IL 60305
(708) 655-9801
attwalsh@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
raters” a
Freedom of Information Officer
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
(312) 744-0986