Elk Grove Ring
| Tracking # |
2019-10-041 |
| Submitted | Sept. 30, 2019 |
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Communications
From: Caroline Haskins
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that this police department has partnered with Ring, Amazon’s home security company. (https://blog.ring.com/2019/08/28/working-together-for-safer-neighborhoods-introducing-the-neighbors-active-law-enforcement-map/) These partnerships involve an exchange: Law enforcement gets access to Ring’s “Law Enforcement Neighborhoods Portal.” The Law Enforcement Neighborhood Portal is a way that police can request Ring camera footage from people that use Neighbors, Ring has a "neighborhood watch" app.
Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app. This includes A) any notes taken during meetings that discussed the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app, B) any explanations (whether internally or externally generated) of how Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app work, and C) any other document that has been used to help explain the use of Ring devices and/or the Neighbors app to any party, including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.
2) A copy of any privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, insurance agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the police department and Ring.
3) A copy of any funding opportunity announcements, grant applications and grantor status/progress reports, reports to legislative bodies, annual reports that mention Ring or the Neighbors app, as well as audit records, including but not limited to security audits of the software, misuse reports, and reports to oversight bodies.
4) Any digital communications including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention Ring or the Neighbors app.
5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Ring representatives.
Please try to include any other miscellaneous documents that facilitate this police department's relationship with Ring that don't neatly fall neatly into the above categories.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. It will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE’s science and technology website (www.motherboard.vice.com).
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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Haskins
From: Elk Grove Police Department
Good morning:
The City of Elk Grove (the "City") has received your Public Records Act request dated October 8, 2019 ("Request").
In response to that Request, and pursuant to Government Code section 6253(c), this letter serves to advise you that it appears the Request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records that may be in the possession of the City, as provided by the Public Records Act, Government Code sections 6250 et seq. (the "PRA"). However, the Request may also seek copies of records that are exempt from disclosure under the provisions of the PRA, including, but not limited to, the exemptions set forth at Government Code sections 6254 and 6255.
The City will begin identifying the specific records, if any, which are responsive to the Request, and will make diligent efforts to ensure that all disclosable records will be made available to you as soon as possible. We anticipate that disclosable records can be available within 30 days (November 7, 2019). If additional time is necessary, we will so notify you.
The City attempts to provide records in electronic format whenever possible to avoid the cost of duplication and mailing; however, should you choose to receive physical copies of any disclosable records, the City will require payment of all costs of duplication, as authorized by Government Code section 6253(b), prior to the release of any copied records. The City will notify you of the total cost of such records as soon as such costs are ascertained.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information at this time. Please reference RFI-19-212 when inquiring about this item.
Thank you.
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Brenda Haggard, CMC | Office of the City Clerk
Assistant City Clerk
City of Elk Grove
8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
t 916.627.3453 | f 916.627.4400
TTY/TDD 888.435.6092
elkgrovecity.org<http://elkgrovecity.org/>
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Brenda Haggard, CMC | Office of the City Clerk
Assistant City Clerk
City of Elk Grove
8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
t 916.627.3453 | f 916.627.4400
TTY/TDD 888.435.6092
elkgrovecity.org<http://elkgrovecity.org/>
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From: Elk Grove Police Department
Good afternoon,
The City of Elk Grove has identified records responsive to your request of October 8, 2019. Those records may be accessed via Dropbox at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/346ztu9o4fa2je4/AACfJ8eke8FqTRlp0VbgAC_Qa?dl=0.
Please let me know if you have difficulty accessing the documents, or if you need additional information at this time.
Thank you,
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Brenda Haggard, CMC | Office of the City Clerk
Assistant City Clerk
City of Elk Grove
8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
t 916.627.3453 | f 916.627.4400
TTY/TDD 888.435.6092
elkgrovecity.org<http://elkgrovecity.org/>
[cid:image003.png@01D41EA5.D9F77F60]<https://www.facebook.com/ElkGroveCity/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel> [cid:image004.png@01D41EA5.D9F77F60] <https://twitter.com/CityofElkGrove> [cid:image005.png@01D41EA5.D9F77F60] <https://www.instagram.com/cityofeg/>
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Brenda Haggard, CMC | Office of the City Clerk
Assistant City Clerk
City of Elk Grove
8401 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758
t 916.627.3453 | f 916.627.4400
TTY/TDD 888.435.6092
elkgrovecity.org<http://elkgrovecity.org/>
[cid:image003.png@01D41EA5.D9F77F60]<https://www.facebook.com/ElkGroveCity/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel> [cid:image004.png@01D41EA5.D9F77F60] <https://twitter.com/CityofElkGrove> [cid:image005.png@01D41EA5.D9F77F60] <https://www.instagram.com/cityofeg/>
________________________________
By sending us an email (electronic mail message) or filling out a web form, you are sending us personal information (i.e. your name, address, email address or other information). We store this information in order to respond to or process your request or otherwise resolve the subject matter of your submission.
Certain information that you provide us is subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act or other legal requirements. This means that if it is specifically requested by a member of the public, we are required to provide the information to the person requesting it. We may share personally identifying information with other City of Elk Grove departments or agencies in order to respond to your request. In some circumstances we also may be required by law to disclose information in accordance with the California Public Records Act or other legal requirements.
