(a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this section:
“City” means the City of Chicago.
“Convention” means the 2024 Presidential Nomination Convention of the Democratic National Party scheduled to be held on August 19, 2024 through August 24, 2024.
“Convention Period” means the time period commencing at 12:01 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Saturday, August 17, 2024 and extending until 12:01 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Monday, August 26, 2024.
“Designee” means a City official or employee designated by the Mayor in writing to negotiate and execute agreements with public or private entities as specified in subsection (c)(1) of this section.
“Municipal Code” means the Municipal Code of Chicago.
“Security Footprint” means the boundaries of the area designated by the Chicago Superintendent of Police, in consultation with the United States Secret Service and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, for the Convention and Convention-related activities.
(b) Security Footprint regulations.
(1) The Chicago Superintendent of Police, in consultation with the United States Secret Service and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, is authorized to designate, and mark as necessary, the boundaries of the Security Footprint. The boundaries of the Security Footprint shall be publicized on the Chicago Police Department’s website to the extent feasible.
(2) During the Convention Period, it shall be unlawful for any person, other than governmental employees in the performance of their duties, or persons duly issued a permit that specifically authorizes the activities specified in this subsection, to do any of the following in the Security Footprint:
(i) push, pull or transport any vehicle, cart, or float;
(ii) throw any item;
(iii) possess, carry, control, or have immediate access to any item that poses potential safety hazards, as determined by Chicago Superintendent of Police, in consultation with the United States Secret Service and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, including, but not limited to, any item listed in Exhibit A to this section, which is incorporated into and made an integral part of this section.
(iv) except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of Section 10-36-400 of the Municipal Code, operate any small unmanned aircraft. For purposes of this subsection (b)(2)(iv), the terms “operate” and “small unmanned aircraft” have the meanings ascribed to these terms in Section 10-36-400 of the Municipal Code. Any person who violates this subsection (b)(2)(iv) shall be subject to the penalty set forth in subsection (d) of Section 10-36-400 of the Municipal Code.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who violates subsection (b)(2) of this section shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for a period of not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both, for each offense.
(c) Transaction authority.
(1) The Mayor or his designees are authorized to negotiate and execute agreements with public and private entities for goods, work, services or interests in real property, or for providing grants of duly appropriated funds, personal property or services, regarding the planning, security, logistics, and other aspects of hosting the Convention, on such terms and conditions as the Mayor or such designees deem appropriate and which terms may provide for indemnification by the City, and to provide such assurances, execute such other documents and take such other actions, on behalf of the City, as may be necessary or desirable to host the Convention. All such agreements shall be subject to the approval of the Corporation Counsel as to form and legality.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Municipal Code or any other ordinance or mayoral executive order, no parties to agreements entered into with the City pursuant to this subsection (c) shall be required to provide to the City the document commonly known as the “Economic Disclosure Statement and Affidavit” (or any successor to such document) in connection with such agreements.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Municipal Code or any other ordinance or mayoral executive order, agreements entered into with the City pursuant to this subsection (c) may contain such terms as the Corporation Counsel determines to be necessary for entering into such agreements but need not contain provisions imposed by City ordinances or State law, unless such provisions are mandated by State law and preempt the City’s home rule authority, or mandated by federal law.
(4) The Mayor or his designees may enter into an agreement as provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section only after making a determination that: (i) there is no existing contract awarded by the City to a vendor that can be used to procure the needed goods, work, services or interests in real property; or (ii) an existing contract awarded by the City to a vendor is not sufficient to procure the needed goods, work, services or interests in real property.
(5) Except when the minimum commercially available term for any agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection (c) extends beyond September 30, 2024, no agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection (c) may contemplate the provision of goods, work, services or interests in real property beyond September 30, 2024, unless there is separate authority for the agreement.
Items prohibited in the Security Footprint during the Convention:
• Laptops, Tripods, Monopods, and Selfie Sticks
* If an invited guest arrives with a tablet, they will be redirected to the X-ray line for screening and then permitted entry with the tablet.
• Large Bags and Suitcases exceeding size restrictions (18" x 13" x 7")
• Sealed packages
• Drones and other Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Animals other than service/guide dogs
• Bicycles, Scooters, Folding Chairs, Balloons, Coolers
• Glass, Thermal, or Metal Containers
• Umbrellas with metal tips
• Any pointed object(s), including knives of any kind
• Aerosols, Tobacco Products, e-Cigarettes, Lighters, Matches
• Firearms, Ammunition, Fireworks, Laser Pointers, Stun Guns, Tasers, Mace/Pepper Spray, Toy Weapons
• Tents and Structures
• Any other items determined by the Chicago Superintendent of Police, in consultation with the United States Secret Service and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, to be Potential Safety Hazards.
(Added Coun. J. 4-17-24, p. 11092)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-3-01, p. 68130, § 4, repealed former § 8-4-170, which pertained to masking in public. Coun. J. 4-17-24, p. 11092, § IV, provides that this section expires on September 30, 2024.