FOIA Request: Strockis Emails

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12/06/2023

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MuckRock News, DEPT MR155292
Boston, MA 02115

RE: Freedom of Information Request - Other: To Whom It May Concern:

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

All emails which include Brian Strockis as either the sender, recipient, CCed, or BCCed from January 1, 2023 to November 19, 2023 and at least one of the following keywords: "Fusus", "Hexagon", "ShotSpotter", "Shot Spotter", "Axon" and/or "ALPR." Please include any variations that are not case sensitive. Please include all email attachments.

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,

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Dear e e:

This letter is to advise you of the status of your Freedom of Information Request, wherein you inquired about obtaining copies of the above noted records. After checking with the corresponding department(s), it was determined this request will require additional time to fulfill.

Pursuant to Ordinance G-578 of the Village of Oak Brook’s Code of Ordinances and Section 140/3 (f) of Chapter 5 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, compliance with such a request would be unduly burdensome for the Village of Oak Brook. Attempting to retrieve the records in question would involve considerable hours of manual retrieval that could compromise the ongoing operations of the Village of Oak Brook. Therefore, we ask your cooperation in narrowing the scope of your request to reduce it to manageable proportions. Please be advised that the email search with the categories as written in your request tendered a little over 10,000 emails. Therefore, we ask that you please narrow down your request to more manageable proportions.

Thank you for your time and cooperation in the processing of your Freedom of Information Request.

Sincerely,
Sylwia Slodyczka
Deputy FOIA Officer
Village of Oak Brook
1200 Oak Brook Rd. Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone:   630.368.5032
Fax:   630.368.5033
Web: http://www.oak-brook.org

This electronic message and any attached files contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, including protected health information (PHI). If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of the information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by return electronic message or telephone, and destroy the original message without making any copies. Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed in this electronic message are those of the author and are not endorsed by the Village.
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DATED: 12/12/2023

e e
MuckRock News, DEPT MR155292
Boston, MA 02115

RE: Freedom of Information Request - Other: To Whom It May Concern:

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

All emails which include Brian Strockis as either the sender, recipient, CCed, or BCCed from January 1, 2023 to November 19, 2023 and at least one of the following keywords: "Fusus", "Hexagon", "ShotSpotter", "Shot Spotter", "Axon" and/or "ALPR." Please include any variations that are not case sensitive. Please include all email attachments.

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,

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Dear e e:

On 11/29/2023 8:02:20 PM the Village of Oak Brook received your written request for inspection, copying, or certification of the Village public records described above.

1.             Decision on Request

___       Your request is approved in its entirety.

___       Your request is approved in part and denied in part.  Those records for which your request is denied are identified in Section 5 below.
X        Your request is hereby denied in its entirety.  Those records for which your request is denied are identified in Section 5 below.

2.             Availability of Records

Subject to payment of any required fees or postage pursuant to the sections below, all of the public records for which your request is approved will be made available as follows.  (See Section 5 for the public records for which your request is denied.)

Copies of the following public records will be:

___       Made available for your inspection at the Village Hall as indicated in Section 3 below.

___       Made available for pick up by you at the Village Hall as indicated in Section 3 below.

___       Mailed to you at the address you provided in your request.
x__       Sent to you via email at the email address you provided in your request.

3.             Appointment for Inspection or Pick‑up

___       The Records are available for inspection or pick‑up at Village Hall.  You must call the FOIA Officer at _________________ to schedule an appointment for inspection or pick up of the records.

If you have not made an appointment to inspect or pick up the specified records within five Business Days after the date of this Notice, then the records will be re-filed.

___       Pursuant to Sections 2(c-10) and 3.1 of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the Village has determined that your request is made for commercial purposes, or the Village has determined that you are a recurrent requester pursuant to Sections 2(g) and 3.2 of the Act.  The records therefore will be available for inspection or pick-up on or after ________________, 20___ (the “Availability Date”).  If you do not make an appointment to inspect or pick up the records on or before the fifth Business Day after the Availability Date, then the records will be re-filed.

4.             Mailing of Records

___       Your request to have the records mailed to you has been denied because you have not shown that it would be unduly burdensome for you to arrange to pick up the records.

___       Your request to have the Village mail the specified records to you has been approved.  However, before the Village will mail the specified records, you must pay the balance, if any, and the following additional amount to cover the cost of postage:  $________________.

5.             Denial of Request

Your request is denied as to the following records or redacted information contained in those records:

all requested records

A.                  Responsible Official.  The Village’s FOIA Officer is the official responsible for this denial.

B.                  Notice of Right to Review by Illinois Attorney General.  You have the right to file a request for review of your request and this Notice of Denial by the Public Access Counselor of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General.  The Public Access Counselor may be contacted at 500 South 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701, by telephone at (877)299-3642 or by email at public.access@ilag.gov.

C.                  Notice of Right to Judicial Review.  Under Section 11 of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/11, you have the right to seek judicial review of this denial.  The Village cannot advise or represent you in this matter.  You should consult your own legal counsel.

D.                 Justification for Denial.  Your request is being denied with respect to the specified records because the specified records are exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act for the following reason or reasons (references are to sections of the Act):

___       The Village does not have any public records in its possession or control, or in the possession of a party with whom the Village has contracted to perform a government function and that directly relate to the government function, that are responsive to your request. §1, §2(c), § 7(2)

Applies to:

___       The records do not pertain to the transaction of public business. §1, §2(c)

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___       The records are chronologically maintained arrest or criminal history information, the disclosure of which would interfere with pending or actually and reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings. §2.15(c)

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___       The records are chronologically maintained arrest or criminal history information, the disclosure of which would endanger the life or physical safety of any person. §2.15(c)

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_x__       Your request, couched in categorical terms, is unduly burdensome because the burden on the Village of complying with your request outweighs the public interest in providing the records, and efforts to reduce your request to manageable proportions have not sufficiently reduced the burden of your request. §1, §3(g)
Applies to: all requested records which yielded almost 3,000 emails after amending the request to more manageable proportions.
_x__       Your request is unduly burdensome because you have repeatedly requested the records or similar public records, which records are unchanged or identical to records previously provided or properly denied pursuant to the Act. §3(g)
Applies to: similar records in large number were released in one of the previous requests.

___       Disclosure of the records is specifically prohibited by the following federal or state law, rule, or regulation:  ___________________________. §7(1)(a)

Applies to:

___       The records are private information. § 2(c-5), §7(1)(b)

Applies to:

___       The records are maintained by one or more law enforcement agencies and are specifically designed to provide information to one or more law enforcement agencies regarding the physical or mental status of one or more individual subjects. §7(1)(b-5)

Applies to:

___       Disclosure of the records would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. §1, §7(1)(c)

Applies to:

___       The records were created in the course of administrative enforcement proceedings, or for law enforcement purposes, and disclosure would:

___       interfere with a pending or actually and reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceeding by the Village. § 7(1)(d)(i)

Applies to:

___       interfere with active administrative enforcement proceedings by the Village.  §7(1)(d)(ii)

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___       unavoidably disclose the identity of a confidential source or confidential information provided by the confidential source, or the identity of persons who file complaints with or provide information to administrative, investigative, law enforcements or penal agencies. §7(1)(d)(iv)

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___       disclose unique or specialized investigative techniques other than those generally used and known, and disclosure would result in demonstrable harm to the Village. §7(1)(d)(v)

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___       endanger the life or physical safety of any person.  §7(l)(d)(vi)

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___       obstruct or interfere with an active or ongoing criminal investigation by the Village. §7(1)(d)(iv), §7 (1)(d)(vii)

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___       The records are law enforcement records created for law enforcement purposes, contained in a shared electronic record management system, were not created by the Village, the Village did not participate in or have a role in any of the events which are the subject of the specified records, and the Village only has access to the specified records through the shared electronic record management system. §7(1)(d-5)

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___       The records are preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, memoranda, or other records in which opinions are expressed or policies or actions are formulated. §7(1)(f)

Applies to:

___       The records contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information furnished to the Village under a claim that they are proprietary, privileged, or confidential, and disclosure would cause competitive harm to the furnisher of the information. §7(1)(g)

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___       The records constitute proposals or bids for a contract, grant, or agreement that has not been awarded or for which a final selection has not been made, and disclosure would either frustrate the Village’s procurement procedures, or give an advantage to any person who may submit a proposal or bid. §7(1)(h)

Applies to:

___       The records constitute information prepared by or for the Village in preparation of a bid solicitation for which no award or final selection has been made. §7(1)(h)

Applies to:

___       The records are valuable formulae, computer geographic systems, designs, drawings, or research data obtained or produced by the Village, and disclosure could reasonably be expected to produce private gain or public loss.  §7(1)(i)

Applies to:

___       Disclosure of the records would compromise the security of a project constructed or developed with public funds.  §7(1)(k)

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___       The records are plans, technical submissions, or other construction related technical documents for projects not constructed or developed in whole or in part with public funds. §7(1)(k)

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___       The records are minutes of closed meetings and are not subject to public inspection pursuant to the Open Meetings Act. §7(1)(l)

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___       The records constitute or reflect communications between the Village and an attorney or auditor that are not subject to discovery in litigation. §7(1)(m)

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___       The records were prepared or compiled at the request of an attorney advising the Village in anticipation of criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings. §7(1)(m)

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___       The records were prepared or compiled with respect to an internal audit of the Village. §7(1)(m)

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___       The records relate to adjudication of an employee grievance or disciplinary case, and do not constitute the final outcome of a case in which discipline was imposed. §7(1)(n)

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___       Disclosure of the records would jeopardize the security of a data processing system, of the data contained therein, or of other related data processing information or materials. §7(1)(o)

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___       The records relate to employee collective bargaining matters and do not constitute a final collective bargaining agreement. §7(1)(p)

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___       The records are test questions, scoring keys, or other examination data used to determine employment or license qualifications. §7(1)(q)

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___       The records relate to pending negotiations for the purchase or sale of real estate. §7(1)(r)

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___       The records relate to pending or actually and reasonably contemplated eminent domain proceedings and are not subject to discovery pursuant to the rules of the Illinois Supreme Court. §7(1)(r)

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___       The records are proprietary information related to the operation of an intergovernmental risk management association, self‑insurance pool, or jointly self‑administered health and accident cooperative or pool. §7(1)(s)

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___       The records are insurance or self-insurance records. §7(1)(s)

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___       The records are information that would disclose or might lead to the disclosure of secret or confidential information, codes, algorithms, programs, or private keys intended to be used to create electronic or digital signatures. §7(1)(u)

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___       The records concern vulnerability assessments, security measures, or response policies or plans designed to identify, protect, or respond to potential attacks on a community's population or systems, facilities, or installations, and disclosure could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the effectiveness of the measures or the safety of any person. §7(1)(v)

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___       The records are maps or other records regarding the location or security of utility or power generation, transmission, distribution, storage, gathering, treatment, or switching facilities. §7(1)(x)

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___       The records are records of proposals, bids, or negotiations related to the procurement of electric power that have been determined to be confidential and proprietary by the Illinois Power Agency or by the Illinois Commerce Commission. §7(1)(y)

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___       The records are library circulation or order records identifying library uses with specific materials, as provided in the Library Records Confidentiality Act. §7.5(b)

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___       The records concern an enforcement proceeding under the Village’s ethics regulations. §7.5(h)

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___       The records are information contained in a local emergency energy plan submitted to the Village pursuant to an ordinance adopted under Section 11‑21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code. §7.5(i)

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___       The records concern the distribution of surcharge monies collected and remitted by wireless carriers under the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. §7.5(j)

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___       The records are law enforcement identification information or driver identification information compiled pursuant to Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. §7.5(k)

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___       Disclosure of the records is prohibited by the Personnel Records Review Act. §7.5(q)

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___       The records are (i) names and information of people who have applied for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, and release of the specified records is not  authorized by the Firearm Concealed Carry Act; or (ii) databases under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, or law enforcement agency objections under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.  § 7.5(v)

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___       The specified records are exempt from disclosure under Section 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.  § 7.5(x)

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___       Other:

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Sincerely,

Sylwia Slodyczka
Deputy FOIA Officer
Village of Oak Brook
1200 Oak Brook Rd. Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone:   630.368.5032
Fax:       630.368.5033

Web: http://www.oak-brook.org

This electronic message and any attached files contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law, including protected health information (PHI). If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of the information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by return electronic message or telephone, and destroy the original message without making any copies. Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed in this electronic message are those of the author and are not endorsed by the Village.
Electronic messages sent to and from the Village of Oak Brook may be subject to discovery under the IL Freedom of Information Act.
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