Lobbying Disclosure: BOMA Chicago and Streets & Sanitation (2015)
July 1, 2015
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The Frame
This disclosure identifies the specific interests and entities attempting to influence city waste management policies and for commercial office buildings during the third quarter of 2015.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago
The organization is actively seeking to influence city policy regarding refuse requirements for commercial properties.
Department of Streets and Sanitation
The department is the target of lobbying efforts regarding the implementation and creation of waste management ordinances.
Last recorded activity July 1, 2015.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
- Mary K. Minaghan (MKM Services) was hired to lobby on behalf of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Chicago.
- The lobbying activity targeted the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation.
- The scope of lobbying included both administrative and legislative actions.
- The primary objective was to communicate the office building industry's views on pending ordinances and refuse requirements.
- The reporting period for this activity was July 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015.
Why It Matters
This disclosure identifies the specific interests and entities attempting to influence city waste management policies and for commercial office buildings during the third quarter of 2015.
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Commercial Waste Regulation Interest
The document highlights a specific period in 2015 where the commercial real estate industry was actively engaging with the city on waste management policy.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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