San Jose smart city partnerships
| Submitted | June 15, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | July 9, 2021 |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, memorandums of understanding, data sharing agreements, statements of work, and progress reports regarding the city of San Jose's smart city public-private partnership programs with AT&T, Verizon, Mobilitie, and Facebook. The city has publicly announced these partnerships and more information about them can be found here:
- https://www.govtech.com/network/san-joses-telecom-pacts-expand-broadband-infrastructure-digital-equity.html
- https://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/san-jose-calif-partners-with-facebook-connectivity-lab-to-test-gigabit-wi-fi.html
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist (examples of my work can be found at toddfeathers.com) and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest about important government operations. In the event that you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the costs, including the hourly wages of any personnel assigned to process the request and estimates of how many hours the request will take them to process.
Should you choose to deny access to or redact records responsive to this request, I ask that you provide a detailed explanation of your reasoning--as required by law--citing the specific statutes and case law on which each decision is based.
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,
Todd Feathers
From: Office of the Mayor
Good Morning:
The City is in receipt of your Public Records Act Request which you emailed to publicrecordsrequest@sanjoseca.gov<mailto:publicrecordsrequest@sanjoseca.gov> on June 15, 2021 and copied below.
Our staff is currently collecting the documents and we will notify you by June 25, 2021 of disclosable public records. I will, at that time, also inform you of the costs incurred by the City in copying the responsive documents.
Please contact me if you have any questions pertaining to your Public Records Act request at publicrecordsrequest@sanjoseca.gov<mailto:publicrecordsrequest@sanjoseca.gov>.
Thank you,
JESSICA LOWRY, J.D.
Open Government Manager
City of San Jose | City Manager's Office
jessica.lowry@sanjoseca.gov
www.sanjoseca.gov<http://www.sanjoseca.gov/>
NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This communication is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may be protected by law. If you receive this in error, any review, use, dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify us immediately of the error and delete this communication and any attachments from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.
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From: Office of the Mayor
Good Afternoon:
We are in receipt of your Public Records Act request received on June 15, 2021. This letter serves as the City's notification of the need for an extension of time to fully respond, pursuant to Government Code section 6253(c).
The City requires an extension of time under Government Code section 6253(c), in order to complete its review of potentially responsive records, compile copies and provide a coordinated, complete response to your request as required by the Public Records Act. We will respond to your request with further updates by no later than July 9, 2021.
The City intends to assert any and all exemptions and privileges applicable to potentially responsive records. The City also hereby reserves all other rights, including the right to object on the grounds that the request is overly broad and/or unduly burdensome.
Please contact me if you have any questions pertaining to your Public Records Act request at publicrecordsrequest@sanjoseca.gov<mailto:publicrecordsrequest@sanjoseca.gov>
However, staff has relayed the below information pertaining to a portion of your request.
The best way to access the small cell and facebook agreements is through GILES: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/appointees/city-clerk/search-records-giles
1. Click the "Search City Clerk Records with GILES" link.
2. Enter the GILES contract number in the "Key Word Search" field.
3. Under "Search Options" select "Contracts" from the dropdown field.
4. Click the "Search" button.
5. The search will return the contract and any related amendments.
6. Click the "View" button to view the full document.
7. The documents can be printed or saved by downloading from your browser.
Here are the GILES contract numbers for each of the requested partnership agreements:
AT&T - Master Agreement - GILES contract number: 661758
AT&T - Funding and Reimbursement Agreement - GILES contract number: 663340
AT&T - Smart Cities Pilot Program Agreement - GILES contract number: 664382
AT&T - CALNET Agreement for Hotspots to address COVID-19 Emergency - GILES contract number: 666102
Verizon - Master Agreement and Funding and Reimbursement Agreement - GILES contract number 664000
Mobilitie (on behalf of Sprint) - Master Agreement - GILES contract number: 661835
Mobilitie (on behalf of Sprint) - Funding and Reimbursement Agreement - GILES contract number: 663597
Facebook Connectivity Lab (FCL Tech, Inc.) - Demonstration Agreement - GILES contract number: 661299 and 663202
Thank you,
JESSICA LOWRY, J.D.
Open Government Manager
City of San Jose | City Manager's Office
jessica.lowry@sanjoseca.gov
www.sanjoseca.gov<http://www.sanjoseca.gov/>
NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This communication is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may be protected by law. If you receive this in error, any review, use, dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify us immediately of the error and delete this communication and any attachments from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.
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~WRD000
From: Office of the Mayor
Good Afternoon:
Staff is still in the process of gathering responsive documents. I will provide you with a further update no later than July 23, 2021.
However, staff has gathered a portion of the responsive documents which can be found at this SharePoint link. https://sanjoseca.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/PRA/ElTnmWoP5ZRCgdVdjAf_7qoBfOxBUH4HMpZ8qzv4MNm0PA?email=114127-23149890%40requests.muckrock.com&e=iS0jcO
Please note that some information was redacted due to California Government Code § 6254(c); California Constitution, Article 1, Section 1: Personal identifying information of private citizens has been redacted.
Thank you,
JESSICA LOWRY, J.D.
Open Government Manager
City of San Jose | City Manager's Office
jessica.lowry@sanjoseca.gov
www.sanjoseca.gov<http://www.sanjoseca.gov/>
NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This communication is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may be protected by law. If you receive this in error, any review, use, dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify us immediately of the error and delete this communication and any attachments from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.
From: Office of the Mayor
Good Afternoon:
The City is in receipt of your Public Records Act Request.
City Staff has identified and collected the following attached documents that are responsive to your request. We have prepared the following SharePoint link that contains disclosable responsive documents.
Your request is now completed.
Any person who believes that he or she has been inappropriately denied access to City of San José public records, may appeal to the City Council Rules and Open Government Committee. For more information on the appeals process, see www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/office-of-the-city-manager/official-city-records/appeals<https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/office-of-the-city-manager/official-city-records/appeals>.
Please contact me if you have any questions pertaining to your Public Records Act request at publicrecordsrequest@sanjoseca.gov<mailto:publicrecordsrequest@sanjoseca.gov>.
Thank you,
JESSICA LOWRY, J.D.
Open Government Manager
City of San Jose | City Manager's Office
jessica.lowry@sanjoseca.gov
www.sanjoseca.gov<http://www.sanjoseca.gov/>
NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This communication is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may be protected by law. If you receive this in error, any review, use, dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify us immediately of the error and delete this communication and any attachments from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.
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