Invoices, work orders, installation plans, wiring diagrams for public utility poles 1311440 and 1307407
| Submitted | Aug. 24, 2015 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Phil Mocek
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
Invoices, work orders, installation plans, and wiring diagrams for utility poles 1311440 and 1307407 dated January 1, 2010, or later.
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 fees cannot be waived, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Phil Mocek
From: Irwin, Stacy
Dear Mr. Mocek,
Please acknowledge this email as receipt to your public disclosure request dated August 24, 2015 as shown below. I estimate I can have responsive records to you around September 15, 2015. If it is going to take longer, I will give you an update by September 15th.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
STACY IRWIN | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OFFICER
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From: Irwin, Stacy
Dear Mr. Mocek,
After doing some further research, we have determined Seattle City Light does not have any records responsive to your request below. Pole No. 1311440 is owned by WSDOT and the other pole is owned by King County Metro. You may want to reach out to them for responsive records.
This completes Seattle City Light’s response and closes your request.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Kind regards,
STACY IRWIN | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OFFICER
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stacy.irwin@seattle.gov<mailto:stacy.irwin@seattle.gov>
TEL (206) 684-7998
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From: Phil Mocek
Dear Ms. Irwin:
Could you please tell me how you determined, as you reported to me via e-mail on September 8, 2015, that pole 1311440 is owned by WSDOT? They report that they own neither of the poles about which I contacted you on August 24. They informed me that one pole is owned by King County Metro and that the other is owned by City of Seattle.
Upon your suggestion, I [contacted WSDOT][1]. On October 13, Robert Lee at WSDOT Imaging & Engineering Records responded, "After consulting with the appropriate office(s) regarding your request, I was informed that a very diligent search was conducted and no records were found responsive to your request." He quoted someone else as having written, "We at signal maintenance have looked in to the poles in question and as Jon Cornelius relayed to you earlier, the one pole belongs to King County Metro. We determined that the other pole belongs to the City of Seattle as this is their traffic signal. The controller cabinet is on the northeast corner tucked away under the structure. This was a bit difficult to determine at first because the numbers given (with no address) belong to Seattle City Light's grid system of numbering and we have no data base with these numbers to reference."
Cordially,
Phil Mocek
From: Irwin, Stacy
Dear Mr. Mocek,
I spoke with our Civil Engineering Specialist Supervisor again and she confirmed with Jon Cornelius at WSDOT that they do in fact own the pole. My suggestion would be to contact Mr. Cornelius. City Light owns the streetlight on the pole; however, we do not have any engineering plans/diagrams, invoices, or work orders related to this streetlight.
Below are the details regarding this pole that was provided to me by our Streetlight Department.
Pole 1311440 (at 611 5th Ave) shows as being set by WSDOT in 1963 with a replacement pole set by WSDOT in 2004. There is no more ownership information about it in WAMS specifications other than that. Specifications show it as a 30 foot steel pole. The light on the pole is a 1F HPS with ownership being our General Fund, customer number 1741617 (standard for GF).
Please feel free to call me if you would like to discuss this further or have any additional questions.
Regards,
STACY IRWIN | PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OFFICER
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stacy.irwin@seattle.gov<mailto:stacy.irwin@seattle.gov>
TEL (206) 684-7998
The nation’s greenest utility<http://www.seattle.gov/light>
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