Purchase and 'less lethal' deployment records (Santa Paula Police Department)

Dear John Somerville,

Thank you for contacting the City of Santa Paula, where we are committed to helping you.

This letter shall serve as an initial response notifying you that the City has received and is reviewing your request for public records, pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.).

Your email Public Record Request of November 1, 2021, has been entered into our Public Records Request Portal at http://url2602.justfoia.com/ls/click?upn=XfJvxk0gd1RbNAoCtqw15uUIGNQxiDmHFad7TMrURcV2mRyQWTBMu8iKUQpvttA-2Bxs3YjPURCfp-2BxFD9f8pJl8N-2F4rbCpy675C9NyNzCtF0-3DaCBe_7AXId45RrbW-2BG9WZHAt1knx7v6UUZfiPv8or5IYD-2BVttHGOt2Kjq9md8N-2BObyKhsN4o6M1Blfv434bl32TBiM7bKYOUrUXY9rjusxne4v5EDcFElc-2F3uHr8bn58G5K-2FkAnE65-2F5HBCLg18iAxvbCmkFBg3p5L4wDscPViunjaTbuvPU0pvXD7njAFHlhySq7BCfqzbliXsstUqkjqUUxZqZi79CCqQbMK7qSk5JYcSLbOG9H3R854lWOFC2UUpAUOdOIiBIaNWNJF86w8qhtnQD-2BgrWR-2FTebrjgw6AjgRLEhv-2Bb6zvIb-2F3Zg5uHkRuI8MokQkcgltRhH0p4qn9L0rw-3D-3D , where you can track the progress of your request. Your security key is 944335. Your request reference number is 147-2021.

The City is in the process of evaluating the records request you submitted in an effort to make any relevant and disclose-able documents promptly available to you. (See Government Code Section 6253(b).) Please note that whether and when any documents will be produced subject to your request depends on the payment of any applicable fees, and the time that it takes the City to search for, collect and redact exempt information from the records requested, if necessary.

Due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the City of Santa Paula has taken immediate steps to prevent and curb the spread of the contagious virus. As part of the measures to ensure public safety, City Hall has been closed to the public and its normal operations have been disrupted. Accordingly, we will respond to your Public Records Act request as soon as we reasonably can. If your request requires a search for documents by other City departments which are currently not being staffed, our assessment as to whether responsive documents exist will be delayed. The City will make its best effort to provide readily accessible records within the time constraints of the Public Records Act. We appreciate your cooperation in this time of emergency and sincerely apologize for any delay.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of this request, please contact me directly.

Sincerely,

Julie Latshaw
City Clerk

805-933-4208

jlatshaw@spcity.org

Dear John Lindsay-Poland,

Thank you for your email correspondence dated November 1, 2021,requesting public document. The City will attempt to fully comply with your request for documents. Accordingly, you may inspect (and copy) all documents the City has pertaining to your request except those that are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act.

Please note that the Public Records Act (“PRA”) requires the City to disclose “writings” that it keeps in the ordinary course of business (Gov’t. Code § 6252). It does not, however, require the City to generate new records when responding to a citizen request for documents (Rosenthal v. Hansen (1973) 34 Cal.App.3d 754). Nor does the PRA require the City to comply with requests for documents that are unduly burdensome (State Bd. of Equalization v. Super. Ct. (1992) 10 Cal.App.4th 1177.)

Moreover, the PRA exempts certain types of documents from disclosure (see generally Gov’t. Code §§ 6254, 6255). Accordingly, the City respectfully declines to release the following types of documents:

Government Code § 6254(k) specifically exempts records that are protected under state and federal law. The documents available to you are those not protected by attorney-client, or other, privilege (see Gov’t. Code § 6276.04);
Similarly, records prepared in anticipation for litigation to which the City is a party, are not being disclosed (Gov’t. Code § 6254(b));
Records that would result in invading the privacy of an individual or corporation will either be redacted or not disclosed (Gov’t. Code §§ 1798.3, 6254(c), 6255);

Due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the City of Santa Paula has taken immediate steps to prevent and curb the spread of the contagious virus. As part of the measures to ensure public safety, City Hall has been closed to the public and its normal operations have been disrupted. Accordingly, we will respond to your Public Records Act request as soon as we reasonably can. If your request requires a search for documents by other City departments which are currently not being staffed, our assessment as to whether responsive documents exist will be delayed. The City will make its best effort to provide readily accessible records within the time constraints of the Public Records Act. We appreciate your cooperation in this time of emergency and sincerely apologize for any delay.

We anticipate that it will take additional time to search for, collect and review the volume of information you requested. According, in accordance with Government Code § 6253©, the City will require an additional fourteen (14) days to identify and father all of the records pertaining to your public records request.

Julie Latshaw
City Clerk
City of Santa Paula

Dear John Lindsay-Poland,

The public records you requested have been submitted and are ready for you to view.

The records you requested can be viewed in our public portal, the same place you initially submitted your request.

Here is the link to the portal: http://url2602.justfoia.com/ls/click?upn=XfJvxk0gd1RbNAoCtqw15uUIGNQxiDmHFad7TMrURcV2mRyQWTBMu8iKUQpvttA-2Bxs3YjPURCfp-2BxFD9f8pJl6BKfF7xZt-2BHCeh0yuagENc-3DYwRc_7AXId45RrbW-2BG9WZHAt1knx7v6UUZfiPv8or5IYD-2BVttHGOt2Kjq9md8N-2BObyKhsN4o6M1Blfv434bl32TBiM7bKYOUrUXY9rjusxne4v5Ge-2FJG4OAIHMj1M7WjNd79l5QY-2B2tsPXu48RgZyQwRU7g-2FYdnh2fLfn1abD8KufYygtmtsQn2JAkBwW-2FZdUUBIW-2BvayJW-2BfXdMH6G9AaINeoh6iQuC4CBdJY3AuJaiNknxyYjoL8aIp0vNKHYgOwhYHvpYymY9n1321xseANmXIH2Z-2FKe3fQmnIBNlzwPbLH3-2FN-2BmK9RmhP2-2FNSnRL0-2Fytc9dmkD2Bj7CRjPAhRIWfSmw-3D-3D

To view submitted records you will enter your request number and security key. You should have received a request number and security key upon submitting your request. If you need assistance finding those, do not hesitate to call or email me.

Due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the City of Santa Paula has taken immediate steps to prevent and curb the spread of the contagious virus. As part of the measures to ensure public safety, City Hall has been closed to the public and its normal operations have been disrupted. Accordingly, we will respond to your Public Records Act request as soon as we reasonably can. If your request requires a search for documents by other City departments which are currently not being staffed, our assessment as to whether responsive documents exist will be delayed. The City will make its best effort to provide readily accessible records within the time constraints of the Public Records Act. We appreciate your cooperation in this time of emergency and sincerely apologize for any delay.

Thank you and have a wonderful day.

Sincerely,

Julie Latshaw

(805) 933-4208

jlatshaw@spcity.org

Hello,

The request Request Number: 147-2021 has been completed.

Thank you,
JustFOIA

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