Spokane PD / Othram - Request from Vice News
| Tracking # |
C000439-033122 |
| Submitted | March 31, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Kassidy Dillon
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Copies of contracts into which the department has entered with Othram Inc. between Jan. 1 2018 and the time this request is processed.
2. Copies of any proposals or presentations anyone representing Othram Inc. has presented to the department between Jan. 2018 and the time this request is processed; these may be identifiable by searching for records attached to anyone whose email address ends in @othram.com.
3. Copies of any correspondence between any official in the department with the authority to review contract proposals or enter into contracts and anyone with an email address ending in @othram.com dated between Jan. 1 2018 and the time this request is processed. I also request that any documents attached to any discovered correspondence be provided in .pdf format.
Electronic records should be produced in their unlocked native format with all original metadata and original filenames. Paper documents should be scanned and produced as Adobe PDF files. Emails produced should be grouped together with any attachments. When searching emails, please search all folders, including inbox, subject matter folders, sent items, archived items, and deleted items. Please produce all metadata fields for emails, including BCC and all others. Please email all records produced to kassidy.dillon@vice.com.
The above request is a matter of public interest. The requested documents will be used in the course of reporting for VICE News. As such, we request a fee waiver. The disclosure of the information sought is not for commercial purposes; instead, it will contribute to the public’s understanding of government operations.
If this request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the Washington Public Records Act. Please inform us of the reason(s) for such denial in writing, and provide the name, mailing address, and email address of the person or body to whom an appeal should be directed. I expect the release of all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material. Please do not redact any non-responsive information from any records; we request the complete copies of any records with any responsive information.
In the interest of time, I request that you provide documents as they become available rather than waiting for the complete set.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kassidy Dillon
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 31, 2022. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 31, 2022. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 31, 2022. 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: Spokane Police Department
Good morning:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your below email regarding your public records request submitted March 31, 2022. Your request was received via email by the Spokane Police Department and was entered into our public records request tracking system (GovQA). Your request was reassigned by Police staff to the City Clerk’s Office for review and response.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 31, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #C000439-033122.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Spokane Police Department
Good morning:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your May 24, 2022, email which inquires as to the status of your public records request assigned tracking number C000439-033122. A copy of your email is included hereto as the first attachment.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 31, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #C000439-033122.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Spokane Police Department
Ms. Dillon:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email below. It appears the latest response from Ms. Farnsworth was sent to the provided email address that appears at the bottom of your request – “E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>.” I do see in the second paragraph of your request that it also states: “Please email all records produced to kassidy.dillon@vice.com<mailto:kassidy.dillon@vice.com>.” It appears Ms. Farnsworth utilized the “(Preferred)” email address when she responded to your request.
I am resending Ms. Farnsworth’s latest response to you – see attached. I have included the preferred Muckrock provided email address on the copy line of this email. Responsive records to your request are available for your review at the provided file-sharing link that appears in the attached May 25, 2022, email response.
As noted in the attached email, if you feel we have overlooked anything in responding to your request, or if you have personal knowledge of any responsive records in the City’s possession that have not yet been made available to you, please clarify your request by clearly describing what the remaining identifiable public records are, if any, that you may still be attempting to seek, and we will be glad to look into your request further. The attached email response from Ms. Farnsworth requests any such clarification be provided by June 24, 2022. However, I have extended the deadline to be 30 days from today’s date within which to provide any such clarification, or by July 11, 2022. If no such clarification is received by July 11, your request will be considered concluded and closed, and a new public records request will be required after that date.
If we may be of additional assistance to you, please advise.
Sincerely,
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Terri L. Pfister, MMC | City of Spokane | City Clerk
808 W. Spokane Falls Boulevard, Spokane, WA 99201-3342
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From: Spokane Police Department
Good morning:
This is a follow up to my below May 25 email to you wherein I sought clarification of your public records request assigned tracking number C000439-033122, with any such clarification to be provided to the City Clerk's Office by June 24, 2022.
As, to our knowledge, no such clarification has been received, we are considering our response to your request to be concluded and closed, and a new request will be required for any additional records you may still be seeking in this matter. If you feel there has been any misunderstanding regarding your request, or, if we can be of further assistance, please advise.
Sincerely,
Laurie Farnsworth
Spokane Deputy City Clerk
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Laurie Farnsworth | City of Spokane | Deputy City Clerk
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