Pickleball (Philadelphia Office Of Parks And Recreation)

THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Re: Parks and Rec - Any Email/Complaint with the word "Pickleball" Your receipt number is: 26765 Dear 149532-99742271@requests. muckrock. com,

Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic email confirming that your correspondence has been entered into our case management system for processing and response. If you have an additional request you wish to file, or if you wish to make a change to a pending request, please email it directly to righttoknowlaw@.phila.gov. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!


Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:  

Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool. 

Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool. 

Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal. 

Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly. 

Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts. 

Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar. 

Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records. 


If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25.  If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests must be made in-person or via
certified mail following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. §  67A(3) (aka
Act 22). Such requests are not processed under the RTKL. See 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 67A(2)(a); 65 P.S. §§ 67.305, 67.3101.1. You may use this form to make a request under Act 22. Requests under Act 22  should be addressed to: Lieutenant Barry Jacobs, Philadelphia Police Department, Open Records/Right to Know Section, Philadelphia Public Services Building, 400 N. Broad St., 4W-72, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law.   Use the forms on this page to request copies of various public safety from the Department of Records, such as:
Traffic Accident Reports A records check or letter of good conduct from the Philadelphia Police Department Fire Reports Emergency Medical Services Reports The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies: 

Philadelphia Parking Authority 


School District of Philadelphia 


City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office 


Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 


First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas) 


If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon.  Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA LAW DEPARTMENT One Parkway Building 1515 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Renee Garcia  Acting City Solicitor  BY EMAIL: requests@muckrock.com Re: Parks and Rec - Any Email/Complaint with the word "Pickleball" Request #: 26765 Dear Jason Koebler: Thank you for writing to the City of Philadelphia (City) with your request for information. This correspondence serves as an acknowledgement and receipt of your request as well as notice of the City’s Open Records Policy pursuant to the Right-to-Know Law. Written requests for records to state and local agencies in Pennsylvania are generally governed by the Commonwealth’s Right-to-Know Law (RTKL), 65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3104. In accordance with the RTKL, the City has promulgated an Open Records Policy, which requires the standard statewide Right-to-Know Form be used for the submission of written requests pursuant to the RTKL. See 65 P.S. § 67.504(a); Dekok v. Lancaster County, AP 2010-1197, 2011 PA O.O.R.D. LEXIS 25 at *5 and n.1 (Pa. O.O.R. Jan. 17, 2011) (holding that in accordance with the RTKL, an agency may adopt a policy requiring the use of the standard statewide form established by the Office of Open Records in order to file a RTK Request); accord Pa. Gaming Control Bd. v. Office of Open Records, 48 A.3d 503 (Pa. Cmmw. 2012). As your request was not submitted on or with the standard statewide form, the City does not consider your request to be a Right-to-Know Request pursuant to the RTKL and will process it as an informal request. You do not have to resubmit your request for the City to respond unless you are specifically informed otherwise. The City reserves the right to require a formal RTK Request be submitted pursuant to the RTKL before releasing records. The City is continuing to process the request you have submitted as an informal request outside the RTKL and will be in touch with you further to respond to your request. However, if you would like to file a RTK Request, please submit your request on or with the standard statewide Right-to-Know Form and email your request to righttoknowlaw@phila.gov – please do not reply to this email. Please include this notice with your RTK Request. Please note that if you resubmit your request as a written request pursuant to the RTKL, the City will deem your informal request to have been withdrawn.  The City’s Open Records Policy can be found here:  https://www.phila.gov/open-records-policy/ The statewide form appears at the end of the City’s Open Records Policy. If you require a hard copy of the form and/or policy, please let me know and one will be provided. The City reserves the right to assert any and all grounds of denial in its final response to your request. Respectfully, Feige Grundman Chief Deputy City Solicitor Right to Know Unit City of Philadelphia Law Department Tracking #: Koebler 26765 Request Summary: I hereby request the following records: - Any and all written or electronic communications, including attachments, between your department and members of USA Pickleball, (@usapickleball.org). This request seeks documents created between January 1, 2020 and the date this request is processed. - Any emailed or formal complaints containing the word "pickleball." Please search between January 1 and the time this request is processed. Original Request:
Received 2/13/24



 






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THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Re: RE: Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Request #26765 Your receipt number is: 27025 Dear Jason Koebler,

Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic email confirming that your correspondence has been entered into our case management system for processing and response. If you have an additional request you wish to file, or if you wish to make a change to a pending request, please email it directly to righttoknowlaw@.phila.gov. Did you know that the City already releases a lot of information and open data online? You might be able to find the answer to your inquiry right now!


Here are some common types of requests we receive and where to find this information online right now:  

Search for a property's L&I related permits, licenses, violations, and appeals with the L&I property history tool. 

Search for a property's Real Estate Tax Balance with the Revenue Department's tax real estate lookup tool. 

Find all of the City of Philadelphia's open data sets, including City employee salary data, on Open Data Philly, the Philadelphia region's open data portal. 

Search information about professional service contracts online at eContract Philly. 

Search information about procurement contracts online with PHL Contracts. 

Search City legislation and related hearings online with Legistar. 

Obtain financial disclosure forms from the Department of Records. 


If you seek a police incident report, you can obtain the proper form from the Department of Records. Please note that police incident reports cost $25.  If you seek audio, visual, or bodycam records from the Philadelphia Police Department, you will need to make a request following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. Sec. 67A03 at https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=67A. Such requests must be made in-person or via
certified mail following the instructions in 42 Pa.C.S.A. §  67A(3) (aka
Act 22). Such requests are not processed under the RTKL. See 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 67A(2)(a); 65 P.S. §§ 67.305, 67.3101.1. You may use this form to make a request under Act 22. Requests under Act 22  should be addressed to: Lieutenant Barry Jacobs, Philadelphia Police Department, Open Records/Right to Know Section, Philadelphia Public Services Building, 400 N. Broad St., 4W-72, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Such requests are not processed under the Right-to-Know Law.   Use the forms on this page to request copies of various public safety from the Department of Records, such as:
Traffic Accident Reports A records check or letter of good conduct from the Philadelphia Police Department Fire Reports Emergency Medical Services Reports The City of Philadelphia does not process Right-to-Know requests for the organizations listed below. If you want to submit a request to one of these entities, please click the links below to be directed to their Open Records Policies: 

Philadelphia Parking Authority 


School District of Philadelphia 


City of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office 


Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority 


First Judicial District (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas) 


If one of these sources has solved your inquiry, please let us know! Otherwise, thank you for your patience, and we will be in touch soon.  Sincerely, The City of Philadelphia Please Note: To help make sure that future emails from us don't end up in your spam or junk folder, please add this email address to your safe sender list.

Re: Parks and Rec - Any Email/Complaint with the word "Pickleball" Request #: 26765 Dear Jason Koebler: Thank you for writing to the City of Philadelphia (City) with your request for information pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right-To-Know Law (RTKL), 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq. On February 13, 2024, the City  received your request for: "- Any and all written or electronic communications, including attachments, between your department and members of USA Pickleball, (@usapickleball.org). This request seeks documents created between January 1, 2020 and the date this request is processed. - Any emailed or formal complaints containing the word "pickleball." Please search between January 1 and the time this request is processed." On February 23, 2024, the City asserted its right to a 30 calendar day extension to respond to your request. This correspondence constitutes the City's final response to your request. ​ Your request is denied.  The Office of Open Records has previously held less expansive requests insufficiently specific. See Dennis v. Conneaut School District 2022 WL 1982982 (Pa.Off.Open Rec.), 5. Citing Calefati v. Phila. Sch. Dist., “the OOR found that an RTKL request seeking emails exchanged by eleven identified staff containing one of fourteen keywords, including several last names, over the course of a year was insufficiently specific because the timeframe was too long to support the vague keywords and large scope of the request.” OOR Dkt. AP 2019-1289, 2019 PA. O.O.R.D. ​ Please also not that records reflecting “complaints submitted to an agency” in connection with noncriminal investigations are expressly exempt from the disclosure requirements of the Act.  65 P.S. § 67.708(b)(17)(i).  Your request is further denied to the extent the records requested are otherwise exempt as material relating to noncriminal investigations pursuant to 65 P.S. § 67.708(b)(17), as well as to the extent the records requested reflect and/or contain personally identifying information pursuant to 65 P.S. § 67.708(b)(6)(i)(A), including the home addresses of individuals.   This correspondence will close your request with our office as permitted by law. Respectfully, Omar Rabady Deputy City Solicitor - Right to Know Compliance, Investigations, and Privacy Group City of Philadelphia Law Department One Parkway Building, 17th Floor 1515 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Appeals processing: If you wish to contest this response, you may file an appeal with the Office of Open Records (OOR) as provided for in 65 P.S. § 67.1101. Please see https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/Appeals/HowToFile.cfm for instructions on the appeal process. Appeals may also be submitted via fax (717-425-5343) or postal mail: Office of Open Records, 333 Market Street, 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234. If you wish to appeal to the OOR, you must do so within 15 business days of the date of this correspondence.

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Mon, Mar 11 at 1:02 AM
, City of Philadelphia Right to Know <righttoknow@phila.gov> wrote:
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Dear Jason Koebler, Thank you for your correspondence. This is an automatic response to let you know that the City will process your request and respond further within five business days of its receipt by an Open Records Officer. Please note that requests received after 5PM are deemed received the next business day.