Suspension of bus and rail protocol

Nikky Southerland filed this request with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority of Washington.
Submitted Jan. 30, 2017
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From: Nikky Southerland

Subject: Public Records Request: Suspension of bus and rail protocol

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:

The "formalized and strengthened protocols that will apply for any future requests for suspensions of rail and bus services that law enforcement agencies make in association with protest activities," as well as any email correspondence created during the creation of this protocol, as mentioned in the following Sound Transit News Release:

http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/News-releases/sound-transit-and-king-county-metro-strengthening

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,

Nikky Southerland

From: Tennison, Leigh

Subject: Muckrock Southerland PD17-053

Email

This will acknowledge your request for the formalized and strengthened protocols that will apply for any future requests for suspensions of rail and bus services that law enforcement agencies make in association with protest activities, as well as any email correspondence created during the creation of this protocol.

We received your request on February 6, 2017.

Given our staffs' workload, holiday schedules, and the number of requests we are currently handling, we estimate that it will take another 4-5 weeks to identify and gather responsive records. We will contact you once we have completed our search.

Sincerely,

Leigh Tennison
Assistant to Q'Deene Nagasawa, Public Records Officer
Sound Transit
401 S. Jackson Street
Seattle, WA. 98104
leigh.tennison@soundtransit.org<mailto:leigh.tennison@soundtransit.org>
T: 206.903.7104
F: 206.398.5222

From: MuckRock

Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Suspension of bus and rail protocol

Email

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 30, 2017. 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: MuckRock

Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Suspension of bus and rail protocol

Email

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 30, 2017. 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: Nagasawa, Q'Deene

Subject: Muckrock Southerland PD17-053;

Email

In response to your request for the formalized and strengthened protocols that will apply for any future requests for suspension of rail and bus service that law enforcement agencies make in association with protest activities, as well as any email correspondence created during the creation of this protocol.

Please be advised that Sound Transit contracts with King County Sheriff for these services. You may want to contact the public disclosure department at King County Sheriff's. Here is a link to that site.

http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/sheriff/services/public-disclosure.aspx

We have searched our records and found 1 responsive document and the attached 4 emails. However, the 1 responsive document titled "Annex M: Civil Unrest/Protests" is exempt from disclosure under RCW 42.56.420(1)<http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=42.56.420>. This document provides unique and specific vulnerability assessments and/or deployment plans in the event of criminal terrorism. As such, this document is withheld from public disclosure.

This completes our response to your request and we are closing your request file.

Sincerely,
Q'Deene Nagasawa

Q'Deene Nagasawa
Paralegal | Public Records Officer
Legal Department
Sound Transit
401 South Jackson
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 689-4924
Fax: (206) 398-5222

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