Amazon traffic and parking

Lauren Gurley filed this request with the Morton Grove Police Department of Morton Grove, IL.
Tracking #

21-138

Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Lauren Gurley

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Public reports (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/nyregion/nyc-amazon-delivery.html, https://apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investigations/spotlight/2019/11/19/seeing-red//boston-traffic-stuck-politics/ ) state that Amazon delivery vans create traffic, parking problems, and congestion in major cities where Amazon delivers, such as New York City, Boston, and San Francisco.
Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
1) A copy of all complaints, suggestions, emails, or other communications that mention "Amazon," "Amazon vans," "Amazon delivery vans" or "Amazon" AND "parking"
2) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on Amazon delivery vans. This includes any notes taken during meetings that discuss "Amazon," "Amazon vans," "Amazon delivery vans" or "Amazon" AND "parking"
3) Any case reports that mention "Amazon," "Amazon vans," "Amazon delivery vans" or "Amazon" AND "parking", and "Amazon" AND "traffic"
4) Any photos or videos taken by the department or submitted to the department of Amazon vans, Amazon employees, or Amazon warehouses.
5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as presentations and documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention "Amazon," "Amazon vans," "Amazon delivery vans" or "Amazon" AND "parking"
6) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Amazon representatives.

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,
Lauren Gurley

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,

Lauren Gurley

From: Morton Grove Police Department

Village of Morton Grove

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Hi there

Your first Village of Morton Grove record request (request number #21-138) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

Request #21-138.

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From: Morton Grove Police Department

Village of Morton Grove

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-138:

This correspondence serves as notice that:

* The Village is treating your request as a voluminous request pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/3.6;

* The Village considers this a voluminous request because our initial search for records indicates there are more than 500 pages of responsive documents.

* You must respond to the Village on or before August 24, 2021 , and specify whether you would like to amend your request in such a way that the Village will no longer treat it as a voluminous request.

* The Village will have five (5) business days after receipt of your response, or until August 24, 2021, whichever is sooner to respond to your request;

* The Village may request an additional ten (10) business days to comply with the request;

*  If the request continues to be a voluminous request even with the amendment, the Village will respond to the request and assess any fees the Village is allowed to charge pursuant to 5ILCS 140/6.

* You have a right to have this decision reviewed by the Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor. The Public Access Counselor’s information is as follows: 

Cara Smith, Public Access Counselor

Office of the Attorney General

500 S. 2nd Street

Springfield, Illinois 62706

Phone: 312-814-5526 or 1-877-299-FOIA (1-877-299-3642); Fax: 217-782-1396 

E-mail: publicaccess@atg.state.il.us

If you fail to accept or collect the responsive records, the Village may still charge you for its response pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/6 and your failure to pay will be considered a debt

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From: Morton Grove Police Department

Village of Morton Grove

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-138:

 On August 10, 2021 the Village has reached out to you notifying you that we are treating your request as voluminous as our initial search for records indicated more than 500 pages of responsive documents. We have extended the time for this request to give you an opportunity to amend it so that we no longer treat it as voluminous. Because we have not received any correspondence from you to amend your request, the Village has denied it as your request is unduly burdensome pursuant to Section 3(e) of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.

You have a right to have this decision reviewed by the Illinois Attorney General

Public Access Counselor. The Public Access Counselor’s information is as

follows: 

Cara

Smith, Public Access Counselor

Office

of the Attorney General

500

S. 2nd Street

Springfield,

Illinois 62706

Phone:

312-814-5526 or 1-877-299-FOIA (1-877-299-3642); Fax: 217-782-1396 

E-mail:

publicaccess@atg.state.il.us

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From: Morton Grove Police Department

Village of Morton Grove

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Hi there

Record request #21-138 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Denial

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