Opportunity Zones

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City of Boston
Mayor Martin J. Walsh
Public Records RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of November 22, 2019., Reference # R000316-070220 Dear Cameron: The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records.  This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.  It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records requests.  950 CMR 32.04(5).  Specifically, you stated:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All materials pertaining to opportunity zones in the City of Boston. We have reviewed our files and have located records that correspond to your request. These records have been released to the Public Records Center.  Click the link below to login to the Records Center and retrieve the requested records. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HRdZNZ1tzRVqBvbFq-2B30src57o145v4mIiRuhU3n30rvpq4npjewmrVxZD3B-2FoBceQ-3D-3Di-Rl_2r-2B1-2BV9fuHOJ5-2F9Y0wlRFfBR4fAl2fc2Uwhj9Igw-2B56O9P-2BA8K-2Bpq5sCffTapKfy48I4RHDTDVO-2BIdmFeQOrwJ9wUgnf9lI310zSBqgkXr1Ew2MMtWO8CIhetTJa7Bvg2bYi0CdD4tVdMoYXQUBalyYLziiSSyqPig-2B-2Fz3sy1m8eJWGi084-2F5r4mDWBjKwN4DFqpY38v-2FQx0vGrOhfGAiehEtH833JOL0IMfZ-2BYpFGyF-2FG2JmjisHhSNRRGbu7tY0vVU1E2bEG1OycxQN0TvNhgom7RyFG71pPvRPN0-2FMUpV4thQcWzoiLLI845BaPtjZoqpIfhJv7GjrtfoGNJnvadkFzWoRDnZ7aeqJpj9MZQr6WHInw7PZ4ae-2BDgPyQY-2FLFzOFrrmMFt0g99XoUZ52A-3D-3D) City Public Records Request - R000316-070220 (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HS4L-2FIgBDSrHGana-2FLpLlsj8PZ-2B8QPjL1HPo2g1qgKLwXvbvIcqX6KFSHItv6e7TxIYvdsLIL9tR-2BszApIDaGpM-3DtaIK_2r-2B1-2BV9fuHOJ5-2F9Y0wlRFfBR4fAl2fc2Uwhj9Igw-2B56O9P-2BA8K-2Bpq5sCffTapKfy48I4RHDTDVO-2BIdmFeQOrwJ9wUgnf9lI310zSBqgkXr1Ew2MMtWO8CIhetTJa7Bvg2bYi0CdD4tVdMoYXQUBalyYLziiSSyqPig-2B-2Fz3sy1m8eJWGi084-2F5r4mDWBjKwN4DFqpY38v-2FQx0vGrOhfGAiehEtH833JOL0IMfZ-2BYpFGy67neUNIIz-2BFf8-2B29TAxAb7pygHHnmHQtEVT-2FdeOtak5SBm7ETD6U57L-2FJxtUuO0d92UACdZRp-2FI03d9C9vfQlmVnw9l8CRSCfZYhx-2FxRLYWa0lyCxbVUaQQOKa0453WSeGkXc20MedSddhSSuWTEdxdSQeVjdS2hVRqbmwBijSA-3D-3D) Government records custodians are permitted to redact or withhold portions of public records, so long as a specific exemption to the law is cited. See G. L. c. 4, § 7 (26).  Portions of records responsive to your request contain information that is exempt from disclosure. Responsive records are likely to contain attorney-client privileged communications. Suffolk Const. Co., Inc. v. Division of Capital Asset Management , 449 Mass. 444 (2007).  These records shall be withheld entirely pursuant to the common law attorney-client privilege.  A records custodian must satisfy a three-part test in establishing the attorney-client privilege. See Suffolk Constr. Co. v. Div. of Capital Asset Mgmt. , 449 Mass. 444 (2007); see also SPR18/423 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (April 11, 2018).  The Suffolk Court’s holding imposes a burden on a records custodian of “not only proving the existence of an attorney-client relationship, but also (1) that the communications were received from a client during the course of the client’s search for legal advice from the attorney in his capacity as such; (2) that the communications were made in confidence; and (3) that the privilege as to these communications has not been waived.” See SPR18/423 (April 11, 2018), p2. The withheld records contain information between an attorney and client related to “the client’s search for legal advice from the attorney in his capacity as such.”  All of these communications “were made in confidence.”  In all cases “the privilege as to these communications has not been waived.”  The Client is the City of Boston, including in this instance the Economic Development Department. You may appeal this response to the Supervisor of Records in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. G. L. c. 66, § 10A (c); G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(ix); 950 CMR 32.08; 950 CMR 32.08(1)(h) (in petitioning the Supervisor, the requester shall provide a copy of such petition to the records access officer associated with such petition).  You may also appeal to the Superior Court.  950 CMR 32.06(3)(c). Very truly yours, Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer
07/15/2020
Cameron Sperance
Boston,
RE: Public Records Request R000316-070220 submitted to City of Boston on November 22, 2019
Dear Cameron Sperance, The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records from the Economic Development

. This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law , p. 32, n.115. It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records requests. 950 CMR 32.04(5). Specifically, you stated: Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All materials pertaining to opportunity zones in the City of Boston. Response : Partial Release The City will review your request and will provide a response once the review of your request is complete. Yours truly,




Shawn A. Williams, Esq.
Director of Public Records (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=bQH7YI59fmjg-2BFK-2B4CL7ZLOAO0fi28wNsayvfa-2FsoxLJfyhRWtTT6uEIYVzs2X89ZQAYw47ikJmxa5txlzINKQ-3D-3DXMae_2r-2B1-2BV9fuHOJ5-2F9Y0wlRFfBR4fAl2fc2Uwhj9Igw-2B56O9P-2BA8K-2Bpq5sCffTapKfy48I4RHDTDVO-2BIdmFeQOrwJ9wUgnf9lI310zSBqgkXr1Ew2MMtWO8CIhetTJa7Bvg2bYi0CdD4tVdMoYXQUBalyYLziiSSyqPig-2B-2Fz3sy1m8eJWGi084-2F5r4mDWBjKwN4DFqpY38v-2FQx0vGrOhfGAiehEtH833JOL0IMfZ-2BYpFGwzwECvRnvxZjJ6FrJwKKtXnoWwYYWsCwCxIdIHyIyt2xki4UXJ68eyluZ448-2FrIHY6Q-2BbiiOFNvlZFjtYLAlvCRloj6fO-2FOdCpxwNOpgoNN7tTXzPN7JJAWDnWffyAHDHsCsLAH01jufVqdIfB70mkf2nsI1e0Eol0DA8thwdEiw-3D-3D)
Records Access Officer
City of Boston

One City Hall Square
Boston, MA 02201
publicrecords@boston.gov