Complaints against Claudio Velez, or Chicago's 'Tamale Guy' (Office of Emergency Management and Communications)
| Tracking # |
F201021-051820, P582000-051920 F201021-051820 |
| Multi Request | Complaints against Claudio Velez, or Chicago's 'Tamale Guy' |
| Submitted | May 14, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Alejandro Ruizesparza
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records, emails, complaints, or complaint letters mentioning any of the following terms:
- Claudio Velez
- Moshe Tamssot
-Tamale
-True West Loop
I would like to limit the scope of this request to records dated between April 1st, 2020 to the date of this request (May 14th, 2020). Do include any attachments contained in any of the responsive emails to be included in their full form (text documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, etc).
The existence of complaints were described in the Chicago Eater's article "City Issues Cease and Desist to Chicago’s ‘Tamale Guy’ After Coordinated Complaints",
https://chicago.eater.com/2020/5/13/21253013/tamale-guy-claudio-velez-west-loop-complaints :
"[...] The complaints came through the city’s 311 hotline and via emails to 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s office. The city’s statement to Eater Chicago, issued by its Business Affairs and Consumer Protection department (BACP), mentioned that it 'has a responsibility to respond to all complaints to protect Chicagoans and ensure food safety standards are being met.'
[...]
Ald. Sigcho-Lopez confirms his office forwarded the emailed complaints to City Hall, as city council members routinely do with all complaints. He stresses that he never recommended the city to send a letter to Velez."
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alejandro Ruizesparza
From: Office of Emergency Management and Communications
Dear Alejandro :
Thank you for your interest in information from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: F201021-051820
You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records, emails, complaints, or complaint letters mentioning any of the following terms:
- Claudio Velez
- Moshe Tamssot
-Tamale
-True West Loop
I would like to limit the scope of this request to records dated between April 1st, 2020 to the date of this request (May 14th, 2020). Do include any attachments contained in any of the responsive emails to be included in their full form (text documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, etc).
The existence of complaints were described in the Chicago Eater's article "City Issues Cease and Desist to Chicago’s ‘Tamale Guy’ After Coordinated Complaints",
https://chicago.eater.com/2020/5/13/21253013/tamale-guy-claudio-velez-west-loop-complaints :
"[...] The complaints came through the city’s 311 hotline and via emails to 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s office. The city’s statement to Eater Chicago, issued by its Business Affairs and Consumer Protection department (BACP), mentioned that it 'has a responsibility to respond to all complaints to protect Chicagoans and ensure food safety standards are being met.'
[...]
Ald. Sigcho-Lopez confirms his office forwarded the emailed complaints to City Hall, as city council members routinely do with all complaints. He stresses that he never recommended the city to send a letter to Velez."
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alejandro Ruizesparza
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The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center.
From: Office of Emergency Management and Communications
Dear Alejandro :
Thank you for your interest in information from the Chicago Police Department. Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: P582000-051920
You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records, emails, complaints, or complaint letters mentioning any of the following terms:
- Claudio Velez
- Moshe Tamssot
-Tamale
-True West Loop
I would like to limit the scope of this request to records dated between April 1st, 2020 to the date of this request (May 14th, 2020). Do include any attachments contained in any of the responsive emails to be included in their full form (text documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, etc).
The existence of complaints were described in the Chicago Eater's article "City Issues Cease and Desist to Chicago’s ‘Tamale Guy’ After Coordinated Complaints",
https://chicago.eater.com/2020/5/13/21253013/tamale-guy-claudio-velez-west-loop-complaints :
"[...] The complaints came through the city’s 311 hotline and via emails to 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s office. The city’s statement to Eater Chicago, issued by its Business Affairs and Consumer Protection department (BACP), mentioned that it 'has a responsibility to respond to all complaints to protect Chicagoans and ensure food safety standards are being met.'
[...]
Ald. Sigcho-Lopez confirms his office forwarded the emailed complaints to City Hall, as city council members routinely do with all complaints. He stresses that he never recommended the city to send a letter to Velez
Chicago Police Department (CPD) responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center.
From: Office of Emergency Management and Communications
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Please see attachment in regards to extension letter.
From: Office of Emergency Management and Communications
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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO May 27, 2020 RE: FOIA Request #F201021-051820 Alejandro Ruizesparza MuckRock News DEPT MR 93152 411A Highland Ave. Somerville MA 02144 requests@muckrock.com
Dear Alejandro Ruizesparza:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on May 18, 2020, wherein you requested the following information:
"To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records, emails, complaints, or complaint letters mentioning any of the following terms:
- Claudio Velez
- Moshe Tamssot
-Tamale
-True West Loop
I would like to limit the scope of this request to records dated between April 1st, 2020 to the date of this request (May 14th, 2020). Do include any attachments contained in any of the responsive emails to be included in their full form (text documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, etc).
The existence of complaints were described in the Chicago Eater's article "City Issues Cease and Desist to Chicago’s ‘Tamale Guy’ After Coordinated Complaints",
https://chicago.eater.com/2020/5/13/21253013/tamale-guy-claudio-velez-west-loop-complaints :
"[...] The complaints came through the city’s 311 hotline and via emails to 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s office. The city’s statement to Eater Chicago, issued by its Business Affairs and Consumer Protection department (BACP), mentioned that it 'has a responsibility to respond to all complaints to protect Chicagoans and ensure food safety standards are being met.'
[...]
Ald. Sigcho-Lopez confirms his office forwarded the emailed complaints to City Hall, as city council members routinely do with all complaints. He stresses that he never recommended the city to send a letter to Velez."
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alejandro Ruizesparza
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2111 W. Lexington Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312.746.9760
Fax: 312.744.4149 Email: 311foia@cityofchicago.org (mailto:311foia@cityofchicago.org) Each City department is a “public body” under Section 2 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/2(a). See Duncan Publishing, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 304 Ill. App. 3d 778, 784, 709 N.E.2d 1281, 1286 (1 ST Dist. 1999) (“Clearly, each of the individual departments are subsidiary bodies of the City and are ‘public bodies’ as defined by the FOIA.”) A FOIA request must be directed to the department that maintains the records you are seeking. For further guidance on records maintained by each City Department, please refer to the following link: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/narr/foia/foia_docs_by_dept.html (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HUG5FcvXp7qAzUD9wUlDOd7QeKQqocFTXIPU4lrQd53TcW-2F2T3aih5AIaHIg3pkLe-2FeCrqAMpQKYQxZXmRGrg-2Fw-3DlBkR_3XoiR-2FfztoTN464RTNqUMOw6g0D-2F7u1GYYOJQJ-2BgWhU7LLY1aMazqEVaVpDV9JrbgUHY5LPKCUflblxAqABCHRdokZDdUrTA7pQdbFZ6WyetaPpHqZp-2BS8hXh9v6-2BaVQbcKWdL2NorT0-2FdzMOL6-2F-2FiaMOAbw8vJYNJDcbiZJeszyt7tNlFnAlFjJn0tQFoq3xgiICl7nFC6gVIoG-2BUsPkmtfx3y-2FyDy4yYEUv9fPT8eThAcg8YP-2Fm4vaxJ9wg3pssR95C-2BLd-2Bt4HTltMXCgKMNEMsmVUEMJ6uCNxNyZiofAc6SFthEVtTgxrgUeThblQOmF6zcCt1uGfnLtR7-2BC1asjKeqwflXB0fiPqU-2B-2FqoumqBFUATHyj3nPGh6DR0-2BNNkZJTAVnlnaRcLjvNLp4lbA-3D-3D) Lastly, if your request still seeks records maintained by the OEMC’s 911 section, be advised, your FOIA request is unduly burdensome because it presumably includes e-mails. In order to effectively run an email search, OEMC-911 requires that you provide specific data inclusive of the following: (1) the e-mail address of the account you wish searched; (2) key words you wish to search for; (3) the e-mail address of each individual’s mailbox, if you seek e-mail correspondence to and from two individuals; and (4) the time-frame to be searched. For these reasons, it is necessary that your FOIA request seeking email records be narrowed and clarified. If you would like assistance in narrowing your request, please contact us and we will assist you. Otherwise, as explained above, as your FOIA request is currently drafted, OEMC-911 is unable to provide a response to your request. Again, it is more than likely your request is seeking records from our 311 unit and not the 911 section of the OEMC; however, if you feel your request has been submitted to the appropriate section of the OEMC, you must agree to narrow and clarify your inquiry, and revise your written request. The OEMC-911 will take no further action or send you any further correspondence unless you resubmit a revised request. If we do not hear from you within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of this letter, your request will be denied. To the extent your FOIA request has been denied, you have a right of review by the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor who can be contacted at 500 S. Second St., Springfield, IL 62706 or by telephone at (877)-299-FOIA. You may also seek judicial review of a denial under 5 ILCS 140/11 of FOIA. Sincerely,
A. Martin - OEMC FOIA Freedom of Information Officer Office of Emergency Management & Communications 312-746-9403
From: Office of Emergency Management and Communications
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Hello, due to current events, we have to extend current requests as all civilian staff have been sent home with limited access and sworn officers in departments that assist in the search for records have been deployed elsewhere. We will keep you updated on this progress. Thank you.
R. Earnshaw
FOIA Officer
From: Office of Emergency Management and Communications
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Hello, due to current events, we would like to extend current requests for 5 business days as all civilian staff have been sent home with limited access and sworn officers in departments that assist in the search for records have been deployed elsewhere. We will keep you updated on this progress. Thank you.
From: Office of Emergency Management and Communications
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Good morning, attached is a letter pertaining to your FOIA request. Thank you.
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