DC United Stadium Deal: City Administrator
| Submitted | Oct. 31, 2013 |
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From: Kevin Schmidt
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act of 1974, D.C. Code Ann. § 2-531 et seq. ("D.C. Act"), I hereby request the following records:
All communications between Office of the City Administrator employees, including Allen Lew, with DC United (email search @dcunited.com and kpayne123) or its lobbyists from Arent Fox (email search @arentfox.com) from January 1, 2013 to the present.
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.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kevin Schmidt
From: Kevin Schmidt
I write to follow up on my request dated October 31, 2013. Please respond with acknowledgement of receipt and please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks
From: Kevin Schmidt
I write to follow up on my request dated October 31, 2013 (and copied below). Please respond with acknowledgement of receipt and please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks
Pursuant to the District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act of 1974, D.C. Code Ann. § 2-531 et seq. ("D.C. Act"), I hereby request the following records:
All communications between Office of the City Administrator employees, including Allen Lew, with DC United (email search @dcunited.com and kpayne123) or its lobbyists from Arent Fox (email search @arentfox.com) from January 1, 2013 to the present.
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.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kevin Schmidt
From: Kreiswirth, Barry (EOM)
Hi, Mr. Schmidt. I'm following up on your email below regarding your FOIA request of October 31, 2013. I apologize for the delay in acknowledging that request. I'm working on pulling together the request documents, and I hope to have the requested information to you by the end of the week.
If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to email me.
Barry
Barry Kreiswirth
Senior Legal Counsel
Office of the City Administrator
phone: 202-615-2091
email: barry.kreiswirth@dc.gov<mailto:barry.kreiswirth@dc.gov>
From: Kreiswirth, Barry (EOM)
Per my email below, this is the second of three emails with responsive documents.
Each One Give One! Help the DC ONE FUND reach our One City DC One Fund goal of $1 million dollars to provide much needed support to so many in our region. Learn more at www.dconefund.org<http://www.dconefund.org/@@ or www.onefund.dc.gov@@http://www.onefund.dc.gov/>
From: Kreiswirth, Barry (EOM)
Mr. Schmidt,
This email responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, received by this office on October 31, 2013. To locate responsive documents, the following electronic searches were performed:
Mailboxes searched :
allen.lew@dc.gov<mailto:allen.lew@dc.gov>, in fields: From, To, CC
warren.graves@dc.gov<mailto:warren.graves@dc.gov>, in fields: From, To, CC
barry.kreiswirth@dc.gov<mailto:barry.kreiswirth@dc.gov>, in fields: From, To, CC
tony.robinson1@dc.gov<mailto:tony.robinson1@dc.gov>, in fields: From, To, CC
Time Period :
From 01/01/2013 to 10/31/2013
Search Terms :
'dcunited.com' '' OR
'kpayne123' '' OR
'arentfox.com' AND 'united'
Responsive emails, with attachments, will be provided in the attached PDF documents to this email and two subsequent emails. Please note that pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-534(a)(4) (exempting from disclosure documents or parts of documents "which would not be available by law to a party other than a public body in litigation with the public body"), the attachments to the 5/31/13 and 6/5/13 emails from John Bouker have been withheld. Also, please note that because of their size the attachments to the 7/16/13 12:34 p.m. email of Tony Robinson will be sent through a separate email.
Please know that under D.C. Official Code § 2-537 and 1 DCMR 412, you have the right to appeal this response to the Mayor or to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. If you elect to appeal to the Mayor, your appeal must be in writing and contain "Freedom of Information Act Appeal" or "FOIA Appeal" in the subject line of the letter as well on the outside of the envelope. The appeal must include (1) a copy of the original request; (2) a copy of any written denial; (3) a statement of the circumstances, reasons, and/or arguments advanced in support of disclosure; and (4) a daytime telephone number and e-mail and/or U.S. Mail address at which you can be reached. The appeal must be mailed to: The Mayor's Correspondence Unit, FOIA Appeal, and 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 316, Washington, D.C. 20004. Electronic versions of the same information can instead be e-mailed to foia.mayor@dc.gov<mailto:foia.mayor@dc.gov>. Further, a copy of all appeal materials must be forwarded to me. Failure to follow these administrative steps will result in delay in the processing and commencement of a response to your appeal to the Mayor.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Barry Kreiswirth
Senior Legal Counsel
Office of the City Administrator
phone: 202-615-2091
email: barry.kreiswirth@dc.gov<mailto:barry.kreiswirth@dc.gov>
From: Kreiswirth, Barry (EOM)
This is the third of three emails with responsive documents. This email is comprised of the attachments to the 7/16/13 12:34 p.m. email of Tony Robinson.
Each One Give One! Help the DC ONE FUND reach our One City DC One Fund goal of $1 million dollars to provide much needed support to so many in our region. Learn more at www.dconefund.org<http://www.dconefund.org/@@ or www.onefund.dc.gov@@http://www.onefund.dc.gov/>
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