AIDS Healthcare Foundation Elevator at Madison Hotel (Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety)
| Tracking # |
PR23-22584 |
| Multi Request | AIDS Healthcare Foundation Elevator at Madison Hotel |
| Submitted | Sept. 11, 2023 |
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From: Annette Morasch
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All documents from ONLY January 1, 2023 to the present concerning the elevator at the Madison Hotel, located at 423 E. 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014 (the "elevator"). Please note this ONLY asks for documents dated February 1, 2023 to the present, and ONLY about the elevator. This includes any of the following:
1. Applications for permits, and/or permits for any work or repairs on the elevator.
2. Orders to Comply
3. Inspection Reports
4. Emails or texts concerning the elevator to or from any of the following individuals: Robert Galardi (Housing Dept.), Tony Rosales (Housing Dept) , David Jennings (DBS), Darla Abel (DBS), Jesse Leyva (DBS), Adam Burgess (DBS), Brett Christensen (DBS), Ben Perez (DBS), Graciela Cota (DBS).
5. Any complaints made by any member of the public about the elevator.
6. Photos or videos of the elevator
7. Incident reports about the elevator
8. Applications for plan checks and/or approvals/or notices of corrections needed about the elevator
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,
Annette Morasch
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 13, 2023. 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: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
The Office of the Custodian of Records has received your request for
document(s) for the above-referenced property address. Please be advised
that we process requests in the order they are received. We are
understaffed and currently working on many other requests that have been
received in recent days. You can expect to receive a response within 10
(business) days, pursuant to *California Government Code section 7922.535.*
From: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Please see attachment(s) for LADBS' initial response to your request.
From: Annette Morasch
Thank you for the link to the DBS website. However, there are documents which are inaccessible on the link. For example, the reinspection report in March 29, 2023 is unavailable.
I also saw in the HCID records that the DBS inspector had taken photographs of the elevator. For instance, this 2x4, or 4x4 underneath the carriage splintered. I'm sure the DBS inspectors would have noted this, and would have noted the bolt holding the wood together.
I see applications for plan checks, but no applications for permits. So there is not a way that I can see what the applicant intended on doing to the elevator.
Please supplement the production. Thank you.
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From: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Please follow the instructions on the third paragraph of the response
letter to obtain documents listed on the index that are unable to be
self-printed. Please include a copy of the index from the website for the
Records Counter to verify.
From: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Please see attached for LADBS' second response to your request.
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