Plataforma Centinela - State of Chihuahua

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Dear Dave Maass:


Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of El Paso. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with Chapter 552 of Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. Your request was given the reference number W131183-051423 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

- All communications, including emails, letters, agreements between the El Paso Police Department and officials from the Chihuahua Governor's Office or the Secretaria de Seguridad Pública Estatal regarding or referencing the Plataforma Centinela, Torre Centinela, Sentinel Platform or Sentinel Tower.
- All presentations or other explanatory records provided to the El Paso Police Department by officials from the Chihuahua Governor's Office or the Secretaria de Seguridad Pública Estatal regarding or referencing the Plataforma Centinela, Torre Centinela, Sentinel Platform or Sentinel Tower.

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Dave Maass
Director of Investigations
Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Your request will be forwarded to the relevant City department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The Texas Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Public Information Center.
City of El Paso

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05/16/2023
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL (requests@muckrock.com)Dave Maass

MuckRock News, DEPT MR145740
263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115

Re:  Open Records Request # W131183-051423Dear Mr. Maass:
TheEl Paso Police Department is in receipt of your request referencedabove wherein you asked for "A ll communications, including emails... between the El Paso Police Department and officials from the ChihuahuaGovernor's Office or the Secretaria de Seguridad Pública Estatal..." TheIT Dept. can search for e-mails only by searching each e-mail account.There are about 1, 500 e-mail accounts at EPPD. It takes IT about 30minutes to search each account and upload the results. That’s about 750hours. The fee for this labor is a minimum of $15.00 per hour, so asyou can see this will be quite expensive. If you know the names of thepersons at EPPD who might have knowledge of this subject, we could search just thosee-mail accounts, which would be much less expensive.
Sincerely, Dependingon your response and clarification, it may be necessary for us tocreate an invoice detailing an estimate of time and costs. If theestimate exceeds $40.00, then we will notify you in writing. If theestimate exceeds $100, then under section 552.263 of the TexasGovernment Code, the City will require a deposit of the estimated costsbefore we begin to process the request. Please be advised that pursuantto Section 552.222 of the Texas Government Code, a request forinformation is considered withdrawn if you, as a requestor, do notrespond in writing to this written request for clarification oradditional information within 61 days after that date this request forclarification is sent. Please note that, pursuant to City of Dallas v. Abbott,304 SW3d 380 (Tex. 2010), when a governmental entity requestsclarification or narrowing of an unclear or overbroad request for publicinformation, the ten-day period to request an attorney general opinionas to the applicability of exception to disclosure requirement ismeasured from the date the request is clarified or narrowed.

Mary La Rue
Public Records Coordinator
City of El Paso
Office of the City Attorney
(915) 212 - 0033

Dear Dave Maass,
In regards to the Open Records Request received on 05/15/2023 requesting records, the records have been in "Requested Clarification" status for 61 days. The City of El Paso considers this request closed. If you would still like the records, please submit another Open Records Request. Thank you for using the Public Information Center. Request Details:
Reference # W131183-051423
Description of Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
- All communications, including emails, letters, agreements between the El Paso Police Department and officials from the Chihuahua Governor's Office or the Secretaria de Seguridad Pública Estatal regarding or referencing the Plataforma Centinela, Torre Centinela, Sentinel Platform or Sentinel Tower.
- All presentations or other explanatory records provided to the El Paso Police Department by officials from the Chihuahua Governor's Office or the Secretaria de Seguridad Pública Estatal regarding or referencing the Plataforma Centinela, Torre Centinela, Sentinel Platform or Sentinel Tower.
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Dave Maass
Director of Investigations
Electronic Frontier Foundation

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

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07/17/2023
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL (requests@muckrock.com)Dave Maass

MuckRock News, DEPT MR145740
263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115

Re:  Open Records Request # W131183-051423Dear Mr. Maass:

Ok, well, unfortunately this request is closed. Could you please submit a new request with the narrowed definition of what you want? As soon as we get it, we will get to work on it.

Sincerely,

Mary La Rue
Certified Paralegal, ret.
Public Records Coordinator
City of El Paso
Office of the City Attorney
(915) 212 - 0033