Safe Cities (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

Chris Bushick filed this request with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office of Multnomah County, OR.
Multi Request Safe Cities
Submitted March 9, 2021
Est. Completion None
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Awaiting Response

Communications

From: Chris Bushick

Subject: Oregon Public Records Law Request: Safe Cities (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

For the period of January 1, 2019 to the present,

(1) all correspondence, proposals, agreements, draft language, or proposed policies that reference the following:
- SafeCity
- SafeCity Connect
- Safe Cities Northwest
- Applied Video Solutions
- AVS
- Next-Generation Security

(2) all emails that include”@safecitypdx.com”, “@safecitypdx.org", or “@avsnext.com” as part of the email address in the "to", "from", to "cc" fields

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 business days.

Sincerely,

Chris Bushick

From: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

Subject: RE: Oregon Public Records Law Request: Safe Cities (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

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Chris,

MCSO Communications unit has received your request seeking:

For the period of January 1, 2019 to the present,

(1) all correspondence, proposals, agreements, draft language, or proposed policies that reference the following:
- SafeCity
- SafeCity Connect
- Safe Cities Northwest
- Applied Video Solutions
- AVS
- Next-Generation Security
(2) all emails that include”@safecitypdx.com”, “@safecitypdx.org", or “@avsnext.com” as part of the email address in the "to", "from", to "cc" field.
Our IT Unit performed a cursory search and found approximately 1,600 emails that are responsive to your request. However, approximately 1,300 emails contain financial transaction information related to Concealed Handgun Licensing. Under ORS 192.374, this information must be withheld.

Therefore, we estimate approximately 300 emails may be responsive to your request.

There are fees associated with this public records request. Fees are set by the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners and published in the Multnomah County 2020 Master Fee Schedule. According to the Fee Schedule, we estimate the cost to be approximately $855. This includes a $15 public records requesting filing fee, nine custom keyword search at $60 per search and approximately five hours of employee time ($60 per hour) to process and review any responsive records.

Because this fee totals more than $500, we must receive pre-payment. Please send a check of $500 payable to ‘MCSO’ to the address below. We will also accept the full amount. If you pay less than the full amount initially, we will need the remainder amount prior to releasing the records.

Attn: Communications Unit
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Ste. 350
Portland, OR, 97232

Once payment is processed, we will process and return the records you requested.

Please note, due to COVID-19 precautions, some delays may occur. MCSO will inform the requesting party the status of their records request.

Thank you,

Communications Unit
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
www.mcso.us<http://www.mcso.us/>

From: Chris Bushick

Subject: RE: Oregon Public Records Law Request: Safe Cities (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

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Hello, and thank you for your reply.

I'm trying to figure out my best approach here and am wondering if there is a particular part of the search that is the most costly and whether I can possibly narrow my request to reduce costs.

Can you provide any insight or suggestions on how I might proceed?

Also, would inspecting the records in person possibly reduce the costs?

Thanks again for your help!

Best regards,
Chris

From: Chris Bushick

Subject: RE: Oregon Public Records Law Request: Safe Cities (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

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Hello,

I would like to narrow my request as follows:

For the period of January 1, 2021 to the present,

(1) all proposals, agreements, draft language, or proposed policies that reference the following:
- SafeCity
- Safe Cities Northwest
- Applied Video Solutions
- AVS
- Next-Generation Security

(2) all emails that include”@safecitypdx.com”, “@safecitypdx.org", or “@avsnext.com” as part of the email address in the "to", "from", "cc", or "subject" fields

I would also like to request a fee waiver. Our organization, PDX Privacy, advocates for privacy, government transparency, and digital rights in the Portland Metro Area. We plan to use the information to notify the community and to encourage public debate around the costs, desirability, efficacy, and overall impact of any proposed camera networks to Portland residents and visitors.

The details will bring transparency to area residents and inform public debate regarding efforts to establish a network of surveillance cameras in Portland. The data will also clarify the extent and nature of how such a network might be used by government agencies.

We intend to disseminate the information on our organization’s website (https://www.pdxprivacy.org), in our quarterly newsletter, at public events, to journalists, and potentially at meetings of government bodies.

Please let me know if you need any clarification.

Thanks again for your help!

Best regards,
Chris Bushick

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