Drone and UAV acquisition, policy, and use (Key West Police Department)
| Multi Request | Drone and UAV acquisition, policy, and use |
| Submitted | Aug. 5, 2020 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
All documents created from January 2010 through the date this request is processed related to the agency's use of airborne tools, vehicles, and weapons: aerial drones, remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials (UAs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems (UASs)(hereinafter “drones”).
Please search specifically records in each of the below document categories. A response to each of the categories and items would be appreciated.
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT
i) requests for proposals (RFPs), proposals/quotes submitted by vendors, contracts, leases, budget requests, project/equipment budgets, cost allocations or reimbursements for the purchase of drone equipment;
ii) Grant applications and award letters for drone equipment purchases;
iii) Insurance contracts for all drone equipment;
iv) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head or agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for equipment purchases and maintenance) and drone vendors, manufacturers or retailers;
v) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head and agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for equipment purchases and maintenance) regarding acquisition, lease or use of drone equipment;
vi) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head and the governor, mayor and city/town manager regarding the acquisition of drones;
AUTHORIZATION
vii) Applications (including all components and support documentation) for Certificates of Waiver/Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as COA grant notifications and final agreement;
viii) Contracts for services related to drones, such as data storage, data analysis, image storage, image analysis, video storage, video analysis, operation, maintenance;
EQUIPMENT LOGS and ADD-ONS
i) Inventories/logs/lists/databases of all drones owned, leased or operated by or for the agency;
ii) Maintenance logs for all drones owned, leased or otherwise operated by or for the agency;
iii) records and logs related to any attachments or additional equipment used or designed to be used with the drones, including all license plate readers, video cameras, thermal cameras, data storage, Stingrays or cell phone simulators, etc.
POLICIES AND GUIDANCE
i) Policies, guidelines, protocols, manuals and/or instructions on the use/operation of drones and usage of data, images and video obtained from drone flights;
ii) Communications from the agency head, quartermaster (or individual responsible for overseeing equipment purchases and maintenance) on approved uses for drones;
iii) Memorandums of understanding (MOUs), memorandums of agreement (MOAs) or any other agreements or contracts with other government agencies, private corporations, organizations or individuals to share drone equipment, data, images or video or to operate drones on behalf of the agency;
TRAINING DOCUMENTS
i) Curriculum used to train drone operators and observers;
ii) Training log for all drone operators and observers;
iii) Certifications of training completion for all drone operators and observers;
iv) Contracts, purchase orders, budget requests or reimbursement orders for training sessions for all drone operators and observers;
USE DOCUMENTS AND DATA
i) Flight logs for all drone flights, including training flights;
ii) Flight logs transmitted to the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to Certificate of Waiver/Authorization (COA) requirements;
iii) Reprimands relating to drones, including misuse of equipment and failure to properly maintain equipment.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted to your agency at the suggestion of a MuckRock reader from your community, part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide. This has been of public interest for many years and is of particular interest to the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and subsequent First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion. There is no commercial interest in making this request or in receiving responsive records.
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.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Key West Police Department
I apologize for the delay in responding to your request. It was forwarded to me while I was out of the office; I have just returned today.
This will take several days, as there are many places and departments that must do a search to fulfill it. I will get it to you as quickly as possible.
Sincerely,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications
to or from the City regarding City business are public record, available to the
public and media upon request. Your communications may be subject to
public disclosure.
Key West Police Department
SL Office
1604 North Roosevelt Boulevard
Key West, FL 33040
August 21, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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On Aug. 5, 2020:
Subject: Florida Sunshine Law Request: Drone and UAV acquisition, policy, and use (Key West Police Department)
All documents created from January 2010 through the date this request is processed related to the agency's use of airborne tools, vehicles, and weapons: aerial drones, remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials (UAs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems (UASs)(hereinafter "drones").
Please search specifically records in each of the below document categories. A response to each of the categories and items would be appreciated.
ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT
i) requests for proposals (RFPs), proposals/quotes submitted by vendors, contracts, leases, budget requests, project/equipment budgets, cost allocations or reimbursements for the purchase of drone equipment;
ii) Grant applications and award letters for drone equipment purchases;
iii) Insurance contracts for all drone equipment;
iv) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head or agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for equipment purchases and maintenance) and drone vendors, manufacturers or retailers;
v) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head and agency quartermaster (or individual responsible for equipment purchases and maintenance) regarding acquisition, lease or use of drone equipment;
vi) Communications (including electronic communications) between the agency head and the governor, mayor and city/town manager regarding the acquisition of drones;
AUTHORIZATION
vii) Applications (including all components and support documentation) for Certificates of Waiver/Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as COA grant notifications and final agreement;
viii) Contracts for services related to drones, such as data storage, data analysis, image storage, image analysis, video storage, video analysis, operation, maintenance;
EQUIPMENT LOGS and ADD-ONS
i) Inventories/logs/lists/databases of all drones owned, leased or operated by or for the agency;
ii) Maintenance logs for all drones owned, leased or otherwise operated by or for the agency;
iii) records and logs related to any attachments or additional equipment used or designed to be used with the drones, including all license plate readers, video cameras, thermal cameras, data storage, Stingrays or cell phone simulators, etc.
POLICIES AND GUIDANCE
i) Policies, guidelines, protocols, manuals and/or instructions on the use/operation of drones and usage of data, images and video obtained from drone flights;
ii) Communications from the agency head, quartermaster (or individual responsible for overseeing equipment purchases and maintenance) on approved uses for drones;
iii) Memorandums of understanding (MOUs), memorandums of agreement (MOAs) or any other agreements or contracts with other government agencies, private corporations, organizations or individuals to share drone equipment, data, images or video or to operate drones on behalf of the agency;
TRAINING DOCUMENTS
i) Curriculum used to train drone operators and observers;
ii) Training log for all drone operators and observers;
iii) Certifications of training completion for all drone operators and observers;
iv) Contracts, purchase orders, budget requests or reimbursement orders for training sessions for all drone operators and observers;
USE DOCUMENTS AND DATA
i) Flight logs for all drone flights, including training flights;
ii) Flight logs transmitted to the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to Certificate of Waiver/Authorization (COA) requirements;
iii) Reprimands relating to drones, including misuse of equipment and failure to properly maintain equipment.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted to your agency at the suggestion of a MuckRock reader from your community, part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide. This has been of public interest for many years and is of particular interest to the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and subsequent First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion. There is no commercial interest in making this request or in receiving responsive records.
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.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Key West Police Department
Our servers have been disabled by a virus, so we are not yet able to fulfill this request. As soon as our IT crew rebuilds our servers, this will be the priority request.
Sincerely,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications
to or from the City regarding City business are public record, available to the
public and media upon request. Your communications may be subject to
public disclosure.
-
~WRD0000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Key West Police Department
Our servers have been disabled by a virus, so we are not yet able to fulfill this request. As soon as our IT crew rebuilds our servers, this will be the priority request.
Respectfully,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to and from the City of Key West
regarding City business are public record, available to the public and media upon request.
-
~WRD0000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Key West Police Department
Again, I sincerely apologize for the delay. Our city system was downed by a virus. I’ve been able to pull together some of the documents you’ve requested and hope to have them all by the middle of next week.
Respectfully,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to and from the City of Key West
regarding City business are public record, available to the public and media upon request.
-
~WRD0000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Key West Police Department
Thank you for your patience in this. Due to the computer virus is has taken far too long. I have the elements almost completely pulled together. However, I am under quaratine for a few more days. You will have this fulfilled by the end of the week.
From: Key West Police Department
First of likely four emails with the requested ducments.
Respectfully,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to and from the City of Key West
regarding City business are public record, available to the public and media upon request.
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From: Key West Police Department
Second
Respectfully,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to and from the City of Key West
regarding City business are public record, available to the public and media upon request.
-
~WRD0001
From: Key West Police Department
Respectfully,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to and from the City of Key West
regarding City business are public record, available to the public and media upon request.
From: Key West Police Department
Respectfully,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to and from the City of Key West
regarding City business are public record, available to the public and media upon request.
From: Key West Police Department
Final fulfillment.
Respectfully,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to and from the City of Key West
regarding City business are public record, available to the public and media upon request.
-
~WRD0005
From: Key West Police Department
Respectfully,
Alyson Crean
Public Information Officer
Key West Police Department
City of Key West
305-809-1058
305-797-0417
Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to and from the City of Key West
regarding City business are public record, available to the public and media upon request.
-
~WRD0004
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