Amazon inland empire (Riverside County Clerk)

Jason Koebler filed this request with the Riverside County Clerk of Riverside County, CA.
Tracking #

23-3011

Multi Request Amazon inland empire
Status
Completed

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From: Jason Koebler

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Public reports show that Amazon has been active in the Inland Empire and among Inland Empire public agencies: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-12-05/leaked-document-offers-glimpse-into-how-amazon-amasses-influence-in-the-inland-empire

https://twitter.com/LorenaSGonzalez/status/1732047860701782381/photo/4

Therefore, I hereby request the following records:

1) All presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other information presented to the city/agency by Amazon

2) A copy of any incident reports relating to Amazon, including attachments and media.

3) Any emails between the city/district and Amazon employees, including attachments and media. Please limit search to between Jan 1, 2023 and the time this request is processed

4) Any grants, gifts, contracts, between this agency and Amazon

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,

Jason Koebler

From: Riverside County Clerk

Good morning,

We received your Public Records Act request and will conduct a search for records responsive to this request. Upon the conclusion of our search, we will be sure to contact you. As we now utilize the Next Request self-service portal to handle all of our PRA requests, I will upload your request to the system and will provide a response via the Next Request platform. I have attached the link below for your reference.

Link: Public RecordsNextRequest - Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software<https://riversidecountyca.nextrequest.com/>

Hope this finds you well.

Thank you,

ACR Custodian of Records

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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Your record request #23-3011 has been submitted successfully.

Thank you for submitting your request to the Riverside County Public Records Request system. We will review your request and will respond within the required timeframe.

The due date for your request may be later than usual because the office is closed on:

* December 25: Christmas Day

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-3011:

Good afternoon,

In response to your Public Records Act request submission, the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder has determined that after a review of our database, we do not possess the following records responsive to this request. We offer our sincere apologies as we did not receive an initial request sent on 12/8.

However, as a courtesy, I have provided information to the Riverside County Purchasing Department as they should be able to further assist you in this matter. We have also added the department to this request to provide additional assistance.

 

Riverside County Purchasing Department

Link: County of Riverside: Home | County of Riverside Purchasing and Fleet Services

This request is now considered closed on behalf of the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder (ACR).

Thank you, 

ACR Custodian of Record

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-3011:

Dear Requestor:

The County of Riverside (County) is in receipt of your Public Records Act request.

The records that you have requested:

____ must be retrieved from different offices and locations; and/or

____ require the Department to search for, collect and examine a large amount of records; and/or

____ require consultation with another agency; and/or

__X__ require consultation with another dept of the County;and/or

____ require the Department to compile data, write programming language or a computer program to construct a computer report to extract data.

Accordingly, the County will be unable to make a final determination of whether your requests seek copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the County by 12/28/2023. The County will respond to your request within 14 days from the above date, i.e., by 1/11/2024.

Sincerely,

Riley James

Procurement Compliance Officer

rijames@rivco.org

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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The due date for record request #23-3011 has been changed to:

January 11, 2024

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-3011:

January 11, 2024

Dear MuckRock News,

Due to limited staffing and resources, as well as the volume of records to search for and collect from multiple county departments, it will take additional time to gather such records. Please expect another response within 30 days from the date of this letter, no lather than February 12, 2024.

Please be advised County of Riverside will not disclose the following records in response to a request:

 

(1)  to the extent that a request seeks preliminary drafts, notes, or interagency or intra-agency memoranda that are not retained by the County in the ordinary course of business. (Gov. Code Section 6254(a))

 

(2)  to the extent that a request seeks records pertaining to pending litigation to which the County of Riverside is a party, or to claims made pursuant to Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810), until the pending litigation or claim has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled. (Gov. Code Section 6254(b))

 

(3)  to the extent that a request seeks records, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law, including, but not limited to, provisions of the Evidence Code relating to privilege. This includes, but is not limited to, documents that are subject to the

Attorney-Client, Attorney-Work Product, and Official Information privileges. (Gov. Code Section 6254(k))

(4)  to the extent that a request seeks records exempted as being part of the deliberative process of local government. (Gov. Code Sections 6254(k) and 6255))

 

Your courtesy and cooperation in this regard is appreciated.

 

Sincerely,

County of Riverside

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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The due date for record request #23-3011 has been changed to:

February 12, 2024

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-3011:

January 29, 2024

Dear MuckRock News,

This letter is in response to your Public Records Act request dated December 18, 2023. County of Riverside has determined that it has disclosable records that you identified in your request. These records are responsive to item 3. It's important to note that our business with Amazon is for web services (as a host). There are no other records in our possession responsive to your request.

At this time your request is considered fulfilled.

Sincerely,

County of Riverside

Executive Office

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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A document has been released for record request #23-3011 along with the following message:

Please see the attached produced records responsive to your request.

* SKM_C450i18032206420.pdf

Document links are valid for one month.
After February 29, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).

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From: Riverside County Clerk

County of Riverside - California

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Record request #23-3011 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

All records have been released, and your request has been fulfilled

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