INIT agreements involving RCW 42.56.540
| Tracking # |
F000030-011624 |
| Submitted | Jan. 16, 2024 |
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From: Kevin Wallace
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any agreement with or documentation from INIT that contemplates RCW 42.56.540 protection of public records
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,
Kevin Wallace
From: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
Dear Kevin Wallace:
Your Public Records Request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. We will respond to your request within five business days, not including day of receipt. Your request has been given reference number F000030-011624 for tracking purposes. Thank you for your interest in public records of Sound Transit.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below.
Note: this is an automated acknowledgement. Please do not reply to this message.
Sincerely,
Sound Transit Public Disclosure Office
From: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
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January 23, 2024
Re: Public Records Disclosure Request No. F000030-011624
Dear Kevin Wallace,
This email acknowledges receipt of your request for any agreement with or documentation from INIT that contemplates RCW 42.56.540 protection of public records.
We received your request on January 17, 2024. Your request has been assigned Public Disclosure Request Number: F000030-011624.
Given our staffs’ workload and the number of requests we are currently handling, we estimate it will take another four to five weeks to identify and gather responsive records. If we are able to provide responsive records sooner, or if we need more time to complete your request, we will let you know.
Sincerely,
Linda Pierce
Senior Legal Project Coordinator
From: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
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February 7, 2024
Re: Public Records Disclosure Request No. F000030-011624
Dear Kevin Wallace,
This will provide you with a status of your request.
In response to third party notice to INIT of your request, INIT has requested we extend the time to respond to the third party notice to cob February 29, 2024. Attached is a copy of our third party notice and INIT's request for additional time. We will let you know once we receive a response from INIT or receive a TRO in response to your request no later then March 1, 2024.
Sincerely,
Q'Deene Nagasawa
Public Records Officer | Paralegal
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From: Kevin Wallace
Thanks for the update. I am surprised to learn that Sound Transit and INIT are engaging the third-party notice and TRO process at this stage, and wanted to clarify the intent behind this request. My intent was to learn which documents INIT and Sound Transit consider to be secret under RCW 42.56.540 -- not to request the secret documents themselves. I understand, from experience, how much of a hassle the RCW 42.56.540 procedure can be for everyone, and my entire goal was to avoid creating that hassle here.
That said, if Sound Transit and INIT consider the parameters of secrecy to be secret themselves, I suppose you know how to reach me with legal process. Please recall that when this happened with the Vix request, the Court found that delays that "occur without any real reason" are a violation of the PRA.
From: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
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February 16, 2024
Re: Public Records Disclosure Request No. F000030-011624
Dear Kevin Wallace,
Thank you for the email clarification to your records request dated February 8, 2024 – 6:12 PM, received by Sound Transit on February 9, 2024 (the “Original Request”). The Original Request stated that you were seeking “any agreement with [INIT] or documentation that contemplates RCW 42.56.540.” Your clarification email stated that your intent was to “learn which documents INIT and Sound Transit consider to be secret under RCW 42.56.540 – ” (emphasis added). In response to your clarification email, please be advised that Sound Transit is not the custodian of any record that identifies or lists documents that INIT/Sound Transit “consider to be secret under RCW 42.56.540.” not to request the secret documents themselves
Prior to your clarification email, Sound Transit identified the following documents that we (at the time) believed were potentially responsive to the Original Request: (1) the INIT/Sound Transit Contract; and (2) Change Orders 1-15 to the INIT/Sound Transit Contract. Following Sound Transit’s receipt of the Original Request, but prior to the clarification email, Sound Transit sent these documents to INIT for review.
Because your clarification email states that you are not “request[ing] the secret documents themselves,” and Sound Transit is not the custodian of any record that identifies or lists documents that INIT/Sound Transit “consider to be secret under RCW 42.56.540,” Sound Transit is closing this file.
However, please advise us if you decide that you would in fact like to receive the above-referenced INIT/Sound Transit Contract and Change Orders 1-15.
Sincerely,
Q'Deene Nagasawa
Public Records Officer | Paralegal
From: Kevin Wallace
I would like to receive the responsive records, yes.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 17, 2024. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Feb. 29, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000030-011624.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
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March 1, 2024
Re: Public Records Disclosure Request No. F000030-011624
Dear Kevin Wallace,
This will provide you with a status of your request. In response to third party notice, INIT has provided the redacted versions of the INIT/Sound Transit Contract and Change Orders 1-15. Attached is INIT's cover letter citing the basis for their redactions.
Please log into the Sound Transit Public Disclosure Request Center website at the following link to retrieve the responsive documents.
Public Records Disclosure Request - F000030-011624
This completes our response to your request, and we are closing your request file.
Sincerely,
Q'Deene Nagasawa
Public Records Officer
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