Uber Lobbying Documents - (Seattle Mayor's Office)
| Submitted | July 3, 2015 |
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From: Bernard Rodriguez
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
1. All correspondence between city-issued email addresses of The Mayor's Office and Uber Inc.
2. Records created or received by the Office of the Mayor and Uber Inc, Brooke Steiger General Manager of Uber Seattle, or any representatives of Uber Inc.
With specific regard to Records regarding any offer, proposal, arrangement, agreement, or memorandum of understanding with Uber Inc.
Including but not limited to invoices, purchase orders, contracts, loan agreements, evaluation agreements, solicitation letters, correspondence with Uber and public agencies.
3. Records regarding any offer, proposal, arrangement, agreement, or memorandum of understanding with Uber Inc.
4. All nondisclosure agreements with Uber Inc.
Please include in your search, any and all documents, correspondence, emails, training presentations, PowerPoint slides, and Microsoft Word documents, which discuss and/or solicit Uber Inc. "ride-share" service.
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,
Bernard Rodriguez
310-210-9226
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 July 3, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Bernard Rodriguez
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 3, 2015. 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 July 3, 2015. 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
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
1. All correspondence between city-issued email addresses of The Mayor's Office and Uber Inc.
2. Records created or received by the Office of the Mayor and Uber Inc, Brooke Steiger General Manager of Uber Seattle, or any representatives of Uber Inc.
With specific regard to Records regarding any offer, proposal, arrangement, agreement, or memorandum of understanding with Uber Inc.
Including but not limited to invoices, purchase orders, contracts, loan agreements, evaluation agreements, solicitation letters, correspondence with Uber and public agencies.
3. Records regarding any offer, proposal, arrangement, agreement, or memorandum of understanding with Uber Inc.
4. All nondisclosure agreements with Uber Inc.
Please include in your search, any and all documents, correspondence, emails, training presentations, PowerPoint slides, and Microsoft Word documents, which discuss and/or solicit Uber Inc. "ride-share" service.
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,
Bernard Rodriguez
310-210-9226
From: Rocha, Ana
Dear Mr. Mocek,
We have received your Public Disclosure Request on August 20th, 2015 requesting:
"1. All correspondence between city-issued email addresses of The Mayor's Office and Uber Inc.
2. Records created or received by the Office of the Mayor and Uber Inc, Brooke Steiger General Manager of Uber Seattle, or any representatives of Uber Inc.
With specific regard to Records regarding any offer, proposal, arrangement, agreement, or memorandum of understanding with Uber Inc.
Including but not limited to invoices, purchase orders, contracts, loan agreements, evaluation agreements, solicitation letters, correspondence with Uber and public agencies.
3. Records regarding any offer, proposal, arrangement, agreement, or memorandum of understanding with Uber Inc.
4. All nondisclosure agreements with Uber Inc."
We are going to assume the date range for this request is 01/01/2015 to 7/03/2015 - the day you originally sent the request. Please write back if this does not satisfy the date range specifications for your request. Our goal is to have responsive records ready around October 2nd, 2015.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
[cid:image002.png@01D0DC15.7A7471E0]ANA ROCHA
Public Records Analyst, City of Seattle
Communications and Customer Relations
T: (206) 386-9194 | ana.rocha@seattle.gov<mailto:ana.rocha@seattle.gov>
From: Rocha, Ana
Mr. Rodriguez,
Please excuse that last email, it is for you, I wrote the wrong last name.
Sincerely,
[cid:image002.png@01D0DC15.B726C660]ANA ROCHA
Public Records Analyst, City of Seattle
Communications and Customer Relations
T: (206) 386-9194 | ana.rocha@seattle.gov<mailto:ana.rocha@seattle.gov>
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 July 3, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: EXECPDR
Dear Mr. Mocek,
Our goal is to have responsive records ready around October 2nd, 2015. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
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From: EXECPDR
Dear Mr. Rodriguez,
Thank you for your patience while we completed gathering records for your public-disclosure request of 7/3/2015. We have made some staff changes and your request suffered. I apologize. You requested:
1. All correspondence between city-issued email addresses of The Mayor's Office and Uber Inc.
2. Records created or received by the Office of the Mayor and Uber Inc, Brooke Steiger General Manager of Uber Seattle, or any representatives of Uber Inc.
With specific regard to Records regarding any offer, proposal, arrangement, agreement, or memorandum of understanding with Uber Inc.
Including but not limited to invoices, purchase orders, contracts, loan agreements, evaluation agreements, solicitation letters, correspondence with Uber and public agencies.
3. Records regarding any offer, proposal, arrangement, agreement, or memorandum of understanding with Uber Inc.
4. All nondisclosure agreements with Uber Inc.
Some records have been withheld and redacted under the Washington State Public Records Act.
* Text has been redacted under: RCW 5.60.060 (2) Attorney Client Privilege attorney or counselor shall not, without the consent of his or her client, be examined as to any communication made by the client to him or her, or his or her advice given thereon in the course of professional employment.
* Sixteen documents (35 pages) of email have been withheld under: RCW 42.56.600 Mediation Communications - Records of mediation communications that are privileged under chapter 7.07 RCW are exempt from disclosure under this chapter.
Please let me know if you have any questions and confirm that you have received this response - if you will.
Sincerely,
Nancy Craver
Public Records Act Program
Communications and Customer Relations
206 684-7029
From: Bernard Rodriguez
Ms. Craver,
Two of the documents you provided in your email dated 09-22-2015:
- AGH Account Redacted 9-9-15_Redacted
- EBM Account Redacted 9-4-15
were un-openable.
Please re-send these documents.
Thank you for your continued cooperation. Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding this request by responding to this email or by emailing me at the following address "hey.bernard@gmail.com".
Respectfully,
Bernard Rodriguez
hey.bernard@gmail.com
From: EXECPDR
Dear Mr. Rodriguez:
Per your request, please see attached files. Please let me know if you have difficulties in opening them.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Ferreiro
[cid:image002.png@01D17ECA.AACE85D0]Kimberly Ferreiro, CPRO
Public Disclosure Advisor
Citywide Public Records Act Program
T: (206) 684.3252 | Kimberly.ferreiro@seattle.gov<mailto:Kimberly.ferreiro@seattle.gov>
From: Bernard Rodriguez
Ms. Ferreiro,
Thank you for your patience. The files are still, unfortunately, not viewable. What I see is replicated here:
AGH-Account-Redacted-9-9-15-Redacted
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2762151-AGH-Account-Redacted-9-9-15-Redacted.html
EBM-Account-Redacted-9-4-15
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2762152-EBM-Account-Redacted-9-4-15.html
Thank you for your continued help. I look forward to your response.
From: EXECPDR
Dear Mr. Rodriguez:
After checking with our IT Department, it appears that the inability to open the documents are at your end. We are able to open them without any problem.
If you are still interested in receiving the records you can you view the records at no charge or pick them up on the 7th floor of City Hall for $1.00 on a CD. Alternatively, we can deliver the records to you in electronic format on compact disk by mail. Please provide an address and send $3.50 for the cost of the media and postage to the address below:
Seattle Municipal Tower - ATTN: Public Disclosure
700 Fifth Avenue
PO Box 94689
Seattle, WA 98124-4689
Please let me know how you would like to proceed.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Ferreiro
[cid:image002.png@01D1842D.FE436740]Kimberly Ferreiro, CPRO
Public Disclosure Advisor
Citywide Public Records Act Program
T: (206) 684.3252 | Kimberly.ferreiro@seattle.gov<mailto:Kimberly.ferreiro@seattle.gov>
From: Bernard Rodriguez
Ms. Ferreiro,
Please create a CD and I'll pick it up. Please let me know when it's available?
Thanks!
From: EXECPDR
Dear Mr. Rodriguez:
Per your request, I have loaded the records that you were unable to open on to a CD that will be ready for pick-up after noon today. They will be held at the 7th floor reception desk in City Hall. There will be a fee of $1.00.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Ferreiro
[cid:image002.png@01D18678.BBF295D0]Kimberly Ferreiro, CPRO
Public Disclosure Advisor
Citywide Public Records Act Program
T: (206) 684.3252 | Kimberly.ferreiro@seattle.gov<mailto:Kimberly.ferreiro@seattle.gov>
From: Bernard Rodriguez
Thanks for all your help!
-- Bernard
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