Untitled (City of San Luis Obispo Police Department)
| Multi Request | Untitled |
| Submitted | Oct. 1, 2021 |
| Due | Oct. 19, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | Oct. 14, 2021 |
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds for the acquisition by your agency since July 1, 2015 of any of the following:
• Firearms of .50 caliber or greater
• Patrol rifles (as commonly denominated for law enforcement use) or assault rifles (as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the California Penal Code)
• Wheeled vehicles that are built or modified to provide ballistic protection to their occupants, such as Bearcats or armored personnel carriers.
• Projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents
• Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD)
2. Purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds for the acquisition by your agency since July 1, 2018 of explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flash bang" grenades and explosive breaching tools, and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
3. Records of deployment by your agency since January 1, 2020 of projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents; explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flashbang" grenades and explosive breaching tools; and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
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.
If you would like to discuss this request, please feel free to reach out to me, John Lindsay-Poland, American Friends Service Committee, at 510-282-8983.
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,
John Lindsay-Poland
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
I received this same request, but not until October 4th. Documents are being gathered and I will have a response for you by October 14th per the Public Records Act.
Sincerely,
Tera Rapp
Records Supervisor
San Luis Obispo Pd
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From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
Good afternoon,
Please see attached for documents relating to questions 1 & 2 of your PRA request. We weren’t sure exactly what you were looking for so please let me know if you feel this isn’t giving you what you’re looking for.
For question 3, please see responses below in red and let me know if you were requesting different information than provided.
Additionally, I received a follow-up email for this exact same request but dated Oct 1, 2021 that our agency never received. I replied to that follow-up message that I would be responding to this one by October 14, 2021 in line with the Public Records Act and that we had never received the one dated Oct 1st.
Sincerely,
Tera Rapp
Records Supervisor
San Luis Obispo Police Department
(805) 781-7322
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From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
One additional thing I forgot to mention in my last response to this PRA is that we changed Finance systems in 2018. We have purchases back to fiscal year 2015-2016 that we can pull but it will take some time to do. If you would like us to proceed, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Tera Rapp
Records Supervisor
San Luis Obispo Police Department
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Ms. Rapp:
Thank you so much for your response to my Public Records Act request for purchase and deployment records of SLOPD.
I submitted my request via an online platform (Muckrock) on October 1, but I understand that it did not arrive to you until October 4. That is the same request.
The Purchase Order Report and Credit Card report are definitely responsive to my request. If you also possess records such as invoices or receipts for these same purchases, those would also be responsive to my request, and may include information such as number of items or more description of the items purchased.
If you are able to search using your previous finance system and that requires more time, we would greatly appreciate such a search.
If you have questions about my request, you may reach me by phone at 510-282-8983 or via email at jlindsay-poland@afsc.org.
Thanks in advance for your help.
best,
John Lindsay-Poland
From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
Good morning,
I will contact Finance about receipts and/or invoices in our current system, and also any scanned items from our previous system going back to 2015. I’ll let you know how long things may take once I hear back.
Tera
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Tera,
Thanks so much for the follow-up. I neglected to say before, regarding question 3 in my request about records of deployment, that I did not see any material in red or about deployments of "less lethal" equipment in your October 14 response. I hope you are still able to respond to this part of my request as well.
Many thanks.
John
From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
Please look again. I indicated an unknown number of pepperballs/pepperball launcher were deployed during the June 1st protest, and that 2 canisters of CS were used as well. That info is in red in my response.
If we did not cover something you were looking for, please specify what you consider “less lethal equipment” so we can do another search for the data.
Tera
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Hmm. The problem might be how content is formatted in what I see. The Oct. 14 email I can see has the following text, plus two attachments ("Purchase Order Report" and "Credit Card Report"). If what you just wrote ("an unknown number of pepperballs/pepperball launcher were deployed during the June 1st protest, and that 2 canisters of CS were used") is the extent of the information in the Oct. 14 email, then that is sufficient.
best,
John
Good afternoon,
Please see attached for documents relating to questions 1 & 2 of your PRA request. We weren’t sure exactly what you were looking for so please let me know if you feel this isn’t giving you what you’re looking for.
For question 3, please see responses below in red and let me know if you were requesting different information than provided.
Additionally, I received a follow-up email for this exact same request but dated Oct 1, 2021 that our agency never received. I replied to that follow-up message that I would be responding to this one by October 14, 2021 in line with the Public Records Act and that we had never received the one dated Oct 1st.
Sincerely,
Tera Rapp
Records Supervisor
San Luis Obispo Police Department
(805) 781-7322
From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
I have no idea how MuckRock does things on their end but it’s clear in mine. I just copied and pasted it into the attached Word doc so you have everything.
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Got it! Thanks so much.
John
From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
Good afternoon,
There was a small glitch with the credit card report when some of the columns didn’t sort correctly, so on the updated version you’ll see vendors and amounts are different. However the items that we purchased are still correct and match the previous report I sent.
For the older items from our old system, our Finance Dept will need at least 2 weeks. I will check in with you 2 weeks from today and let you know how far they have progressed on your request.
Sincerely,
Tera Rapp
Records Supervisor
San Luis Obispo PD
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Thanks so much, Tera, for your help with this request. I really appreciate it.
best,
John
From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
Good morning,
The Finance Department has been unable to complete your request for the items from our old system due to an unforeseen lack of staffing. The issue should be rectified soon and we will get the info to you as soon as possible. I’ll continue to keep you apprised of where we’re at on a routine basis.
I apologize for the unforeseen delay.
Sincerely,
Tera Rapp
Records Supervisor
San Luis Obispo PD
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From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
Good morning Mr. Lindsay-Poland,
I wanted to check back in with out and let you know that Finance has not been able to pull the older items you requested yet. It’s still on the list and they will be getting the documents to me as soon as is possible.
I apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Tera Rapp
Records Supervisor
San Luis Obispo PD
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Tera,
Thanks very much for the update. I will stay alert to any further updates or documents.
best,
John
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 1, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 14, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
As you can see from the below email string included with your inquiry, I have been in contact with the requestor regarding an extended ETA for the final information he requested. It should be completed within the next 2 weeks.
Tera Rapp
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From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
Good afternoon John,
Finance was able to pull the older documents you had requested. Please see attached.
This should wrap up your PRA request. Thanks so much for your patience.
Tera
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Tera,
Thank you so much for your work on this request. I appreciate it.
best,
John Lindsay-Poland
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 4, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 14, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
If you read your own email string, you can see there has been continuous contact with the requestor, and that the PRA has been fulfilled.
Sincerely,
Tera Rapp
Records Supervisor
San Luis Obispo PD
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Apologies, Tera. I've now disable Muckrock's automated follow-up schedule.
Have a good new year.
best,
John
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