Berkeley, CA Police Drone Documents
| Submitted | Nov. 26, 2012 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Drone Watch
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California's Sunshine Amendment (Cal. Const. Art. I, § 3(b)), I hereby request the following records:
1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors, contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase, research of and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs (hereinafter “drones”);
2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on institutional use of drones, including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or court order), if any, before operating a drone;
3. any departmental records concerning this institution's use of and/or research of drones now or plans to use drones in the future including:
a. the types of investigations or instances in which this department is using or plans to use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or oversee the usage of drones by another department or office;
b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage requirements or procedures for video or static images obtained through use of drones, including retention times;
c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;
d. drones’ ability to carry weapons.
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
From: BPD Webmail
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From: Berkeley Police Department
Hi Mr. Shawn Musgrave,
We received a fax today regarding a follow-up to a request for records concerning drones. Who did you send the original request to?
Thank you,
Carl
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Carl B. Lagandaon
Berkeley Police Department
Support Services Unit
2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
From: Drone Watch
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California's Sunshine Amendment (Cal. Const. Art. I, § 3(b)), I hereby request the following records:
1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors, contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase, research of and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs (hereinafter “drones”);
2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on institutional use of drones, including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or court order), if any, before operating a drone;
3. any departmental records concerning this institution's use of and/or research of drones now or plans to use drones in the future including:
a. the types of investigations or instances in which this department is using or plans to use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or oversee the usage of drones by another department or office;
b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage requirements or procedures for video or static images obtained through use of drones, including retention times;
c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;
d. drones’ ability to carry weapons.
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
From: Drone Watch
Mr. Lagandaon:
Thank you for your response. This request was originally faxed to the Berkeley Police Department on November 26, 2012. Original request reprinted below.
Thanks,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock
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From Drone Watch on Nov. 26, 2012:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California's Sunshine Amendment (Cal. Const. Art. I, § 3(b)), I hereby request the following records:
1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors, contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase, research of and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs (hereinafter “drones”);
2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on institutional use of drones, including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or court order), if any, before operating a drone;
3. any departmental records concerning this institution's use of and/or research of drones now or plans to use drones in the future including:
a. the types of investigations or instances in which this department is using or plans to use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or oversee the usage of drones by another department or office;
b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage requirements or procedures for video or static images obtained through use of drones, including retention times;
c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;
d. drones’ ability to carry weapons.
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
From: Lagandaon, Carl B.
Hi Mr. Musgrave,
To which fax number did you send the original request to on November 26, 2012?
From: Drone Watch
Mr. Lagandaon,
The request was originally sent to jkcollignon@ci.berkeley.ca.us and cc'd to police@cityofberkeley.info.
Thank you,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 26, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 26, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 26, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 26, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 26, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Drone Watch
Mr. Lagandaon,
I have not heard any response on this records request for a couple of months. Please confirm when I can expect to hear about responsive documents.
Best,
Shawn
From: Berkeley Police Department
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
From: Berkeley Police Department
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
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PRC Meeting 02.13.13.WMA
From: Embry, Pamela
Mr. Musgrave,
Attached is the City's response to your Public Records Act (PRA) request for information related to aerial drones. Please let me know if you are unable to open the attachments and I will make arrangements to send the information to you via other means.
Please note that due to the size of the files it will take several e-mails to transmit the records electronically.
From: Embry, Pamela
Mr. Musgrave,
This is the second of three e-mails transmitting documents responsive to your request.
From: Embry, Pamela
Mr. Musgrave,
I was unable to send the final e-mail transmitting an audio of the Police Review Commission's meeting on February 13, 2013, due to the size of the file. Therefore, I will send the information to you via regular mail. Please let me know if you had any difficulties viewing the other documents.
Thank you for your patience.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 26, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Embry, Pamela
Mr. Musgrave,
I sent the responsive documents via e-mail and the audio CD via U.S. mail on May 1. Did you receive the e-mails and the CD?
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