Letter from Seattle Police Chief to City Council 2013-03-15
| Submitted | March 19, 2013 |
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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:
All letters received by members of Seattle City Council on Friday, March 15, 2013, from John A. Diaz #4497, Chief of Police, Seattle Police Department, concerning Council Bill 117730, regulating the acquisition and use of surveillance equipment by city departments. This should include but not be limited to the letter referenced by Councilmember Bruce Harrell during the [March 18, 2013, Council Briefing][1], when he said to other council members, "Many of you might have received a letter from the chief on March 15th that captured a paragraph that the police department wanted in," then later said, "Getting back to the letter that the chief had sent to us, requesting this paragraph. It should be very clear: This entire paragraph is in the legislation."
[1]: <http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2011321>
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
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.
I request that any redactions be made by "blacking out" rather than "whiting out."
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: Johnson, Sharon
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Legislative Department
Seattle City Council
March 26, 2013
Phil Mocek
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 4755
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Via E-Mail Message
RE: Public Records Request No. 2013-047
Dear Mr. Mocek:
In accordance with RCW 42.56.520, this e-mail acknowledges receipt of your Public Records Request dated March 19, 2013 and received by each of the following separate Seattle City Council Offices: Tim Burgess, Sally Bagshaw, Sally Clark, Nick Licata, Jean Godden, Bruce Harrell, Tom Rasmussen, Richard Conlin, and Mike O'Brien. Please consider this a coordinated initial response on behalf of each Council Office. As the Public Records Officer for the Legislative Department, which includes the Office of the City Clerk and Seattle City Council, I will coordinate the response to your request and serve as the point of contact for any related communication or questions. In your email, you requested the following:
All letters received by members of Seattle City Council on Friday, March 15, 2013, from John A. Diaz #4497, Chief of Police, Seattle Police Department, concerning Council Bill 117730, regulating the acquisition and use of surveillance equipment by city departments. This should include but not be limited to the letter referenced by Councilmember Bruce Harrell during the [March 18, 2013, Council Briefing] [1], when he said to other council members, "Many of you might have received a letter from the chief on March 15th that captured a paragraph that the police department wanted in," the later said, "Getting back to the letter that the chief had sent to us, requesting this paragraph. It should be very clear: This entire paragraph is in the legislation."
We are currently in the process of searching, identifying and gathering potentially responsive documents. Our office estimates it will take approximately four weeks to complete a thorough search of its records due to the current volume of public records requests. We anticipate providing any responsive records on April 23, 2013. Of course if we complete our search sooner, any responsive records will be made available at that time.
Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions or concerns.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Johnson, Sharon
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Legislative Department
Seattle City Council
April 23, 2013
Phil Mocek
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 4755
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Via E-Mail Message
RE: Public Records Request No. 2013-047 (Initial Production)
Dear Mr. Mocek:
As a follow-up to my email of March 26, 2013 please find attached an initial installment of records in response to your public records request for "all letters received by members of the Seattle City Council on Friday, March 15, 2013 from John A Diaz #4497, Chief of Police, Seattle Police Department, concerning Council Bill 117730, regulating the acquisition and use of surveillance equipment by city departments."
Today's production of records includes communications received by Council President Sally Clark, Council members Nick Licata, Tom Rasmussen, Mike O'Brien, Bruce Harrell, Sally Bagshaw and Tim Burgess.
We are continuing our search and review of the communications of councilmembers Jean Godden and Richard Conlin. We are continuing to use the following search terms and parameters: "John Diaz," "Council Bill 117730," and "surveillance equipment" for the periods of March 15, 2013 to March 15, 2013. This includes a thorough search of hard copy and electronic records. We anticipate finalizing our response on or before May 10, 2013.
Should you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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From: Johnson, Sharon
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Legislative Department
Seattle City Council
May 9, 2013
Phil Mocek
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 4755
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Via E-Mail Message
RE: Public Records Request No. 2013-047 (Final Production and Closure)
Dear Mr. Mocek:
The Legislative Department has completed its search, review and collection of records in response to your public records request related to "all letters received by members of the Seattle City Council on Friday, March 15, 2013 from John A Diaz #4497, Chief of Police, Seattle Police Department, concerning Council Bill 117730, regulating the acquisition and use of surveillance equipment by city departments." Responsive records are attached.
Today's production of records includes communications received by Council members Jean Godden and Richard Conlin.
A diligent search of hardcopy and electronic records was performed which included a search of individual email accounts (in-box, sent, deleted, outbox, archives, office shared drives, and network drives) and office files and folders. The following search terms were used: "John Diaz," "Council Bill 117730," and "surveillance equipment". The date range used was March 15, 2013 through March 15, 2013. No records have been redacted or withheld.
By this production of records, we consider your request to be satisfied and closed. Should you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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