Evanston ALPR Emails 2022-Present
| Tracking # |
24-226 |
| Submitted | Jan. 18, 2024 |
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From: Niles Coalition
To Whom It May Concern:
During the Evanston City Council Meeting on January 8, 2024 councilmember Krissie Harris said “I got some emails as well from residents just asking questions about it.”[1] referring to concerns regarding Flock Safety surveillance cameras in Evanston. Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., we hereby request all emails sent or received by city councilmembers:
– Daniel Biss
– Clare Kelly
– Krissie Harris
– Melissa A. Wynne
– Jonathan Nieuwsmaa
– Bobby Burns
– Thomas M. Suffredin
– Eleanor Revelle
– Devon Reid
– Juan Geracaris
from January 1, 2022 and the date this request is processed (inclusive of those dates) that pertain to automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras and/or contain the following keywords:
– "ALPR"
– "automated license plate reader"
– "license plate"
– "cameras"
– "surveillance"
[1] Youtube video of Evanston City Council Meeting 1-8-2024 <https://youtu.be/PyyfBlKwRXI?t=8726>
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,
Niles Coalition
From: City Clerk's Office
City of Evanston
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From: City Clerk's Office
City of Evanston
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From: City Clerk's Office
City of Evanston
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #24-226:
You are hereby notified that your Request for public records has been determined to be unduly burdensome pursuant to Section 3(g) of FOIA. The extraordinary volume of documents (estimated to be over [_5000_] pages and estimated [_3_] staff hours and multiple staff members to fill the request is too burdensome on City resources to produce the request as drafted. Please contact the Clerk's Office at 847-448-8189 to discuss narrowing the scope of the request. Please consider narrowing your request by sender/recipient, topic or date.
If you agree to narrow your request, you must submit a revised written request. The City of Evanston will take no further action or send you any further correspondence unless and until your current request is narrowed in writing. If we do not receive your narrowed request within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of this letter, your current request will be denied.
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From: Niles Coalition
Hello,
To reduce the scope try narrowing the search to these following terms only:
– "ALPR"
– "automated license plate reader"
Thank you
From: Niles Coalition
Hello,
Can you please confirm the narrowed request? Thank you.
From: City Clerk's Office
City of Evanston
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A document has been released to you for record request #24-226:
* 24-226_Redacted.pdf
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From: City Clerk's Office
City of Evanston
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Record request #24-226 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
Fulfilled - Private Information Redacted
We released all of the requested documents, except personal information, such as home addresses, telephone numbers, personal e-mail addresses, driver's license numbers, social security numbers, and credit card numbers, were removed from the documents to protect the privacy or identity of another individual (5 ILCS 140/2(c-5) and 7(1)(b)).
You can file a request for review of the redactions by contacting Leah Bartlet, You have a right to appeal this decision within 60 days to Leah Bartelt, Public Access Counselor, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 500 South 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701, (phone number 1-877-299-3642 email public.access@ilag.gov) or to seek judicial review under Section 11 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/11.
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