1033 MOU and annual inventory form (Alaska State Troopers)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Alaska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

-The current memorandum of agreement (MOA) or memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Defense Logistics Agency, Disposition Services regarding the 1033 equipment surplus program administered by the DLA Law Enforcement Support Office

-The annual inventory form required to be completed by MSP by the state coordinator of the 1033 program

According to the DLA FAQ page regarding the 1033 program, yours is the agency in charge of coordinating the 1033 program for the state. See http://www.dispositionservices.dla.mil/leso/Pages/StateCoordinatorList.aspx

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Shawn Musgrave

Please confirm whether the request for records below was received as emailed on Tuesday.

For reference, the Ohio state coordinator released the attached spreadsheet of equipment received via the 1033 program.

Please let me know if I can clarify this request further.

Best,
Shawn

Apologies -- see attached as received from Ohio state coordinator for 1033.

-Shawn

Colonel Cockrell -

As requested, I've filled out the form (see attached). Please confirm whether it is necessary for a mailed copy to be sent, as well, under Alaska's public records law. I would respectfully ask that my request be accepted as emailed, if possible

Thank you for your help.

Best,
Shawn

Hello,

Checking on this.

Best,
Shawn

Thank you for your help!

-Shawn

Hello,

Thank you for sending the MOA and the 1033 transfer data. This is a request for the full 1033 equipment transfer data to the agency level for all transfers -- more than a dozen state coordinators have released their state property book spreadsheet without any redaction. See, for instance, the attached spreadsheets released by the state coordinators in Ohio, Arizona and Iowa.

Please send the corresponding spreadsheet for Alaska.

Thank you again for your help.

Best,
Shawn

Col. Cockrell -

Checking in on this request, particularly my followup with regard to the agency-level information. I do not consider this request fulfilled.

Please let me know if I can provide any further clarification.

Best,
Shawn

Hello,

Checking on this once again. To be clear, I do not consider this request to be closed. Please let me know if the below is your final response, and if I need to submit an appeal to move the request forward.

Respectfully,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Colonel Cockrell -

To be clear, my request is for the full agency-by-agency inventory spreadsheet as released by more than 25 state coordinators of the 1033 program. The spreadsheet released by your office on August 21 does not include agency information for all transfers. As such, I do not consider my request fulfilled.

If the above constitutes your final response to my request, I consider my request to have been unduly rejected, particularly since your office did not provide any legal justification under the Alaska public records statute for withholding agency information for particular transfers. Please confirm whether this is the case, as well as the appropriate appeals authority to which I ought to appeal this determination, as appropriate.

Respectfully,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Col. Cockrell -

Respectfully, data released by the Defense Logistics Agency indicates that the following departments are all participants in the 1033 program:

KETCHIKAN POLICE DEPT
PALMER POLICE DEPT
ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPT ASSN
JUNEAU POLICE DEPT
JUNEAU POLICE DEPT
NORTH POLE POLICE DEPT
ANCHORAGE DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
ALASKA STATE TROOPERS
ALASKA STATE TROOPERS/VILLAGE
FAIRBANKS POLICE DEPT
KODIAK POLICE DEPT

A number of the above departments are not accounted for in the spreadsheet you've provided that breaks down equipment by agency. Furthermore, the county-by-county portion of the spreadsheet indicates that agencies in the following counties received tactical equipment:

ANCHORAGE
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR
JUNEAU
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY
KODIAK ISLAND
MATANUSKA SUSITNA

I once again respectfully ask that you release the full property book/inventory spreadsheet for Alaska, or else indicate the appropriate authority for me to appeal your rejection of this request.

Respectfully,

Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Col. Cockrell -

Checking in on this once again. Please let me know if I can provide any further clarification as to the spreadsheet I am requesting -- again, 28 states now have released nearly identical "property book" spreadsheets that list agency-by-agency 1033 equipment transfers.

Respectfully,

Shawn Musgrave

Col. Cockrell -

Checking in once again. Please advise as to whether this request continues to be processed.

Respectfully,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

Lt. Cockrell -

Thank you for sending the audit spreadsheets. Please advise whether this same information is available in full property book as the other 30+ states have provided. If so, please advise.

Furthermore, I do not see Juneau Police Department accounted for in the documents you provided from the LESO audit — was this audit restricted to only particular departments' inventories?

Thank you again for your help and commitment to transparency.

Best,
Shawn

Checking on this again.

-Shawn

Ms. Reiche -

Thank you for the clarification. Please confirm whether you have a full copy of the property book spreadsheet that lists all equipment without the distinction of general versus tactical. If so, please send a copy.

Best,
Shawn

Ms. Reiche -

Checking in again on this.

Best,
Shawn

Ms. Reiche -

Can you confirm whether the audit inventory documents sent (attached) were complete? Again, there were no pages for that seem to correspond to departments in the following counties that DLA inventories indicated had received 1033 equipment:

JUNEAU
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY
KODIAK ISLAND

Please advise.

Best,
Shawn

Ms. Reiche -

Respectfully, as 1033 state coordinator administrator for the state, I presume that you are aware as to the procedure for conducting the inventory, and that you and/or Col. Cockrell have a copy of the outcome spreadsheets to verify whether the documents provided to me were comprehensive.

Please advise as to whether you have provided me with the comprehensive documentation of the August LESO audit, and in particular whether all departments with 1033 equipment are included in the documents provided.

Thank you,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock