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From: Jenny Wadhwa

10/10/2023

Subject: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Nuisance Ordinance Information Request

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any and all records from the past two years (October 2021-October 2023) regarding your nuisance property ordinance that will be referred to as "ordinance" in this request but could be known (but not limited to) as "EXCESSIVE CALLS FOR POLICE SERVICE AT CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTIES" as described in Chapter 8.02 in Wichita's city code.

Please provide any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, images files, video files etc.) regarding the Ordinance including but not limited to:

• any training/presentation materials used in communication, promotions, workshops, seminars, etc

• criminal background checks performed on prospective tenants

• evictions filed by property owners and number of tenants evicted as a result of the ordinance

• suspensions or revocation of a residential rental license, against property owners who fail to comply with the requirements of the ordinance

• police calls, reports, citations, or arrests, collected by the municipality police department for the purpose of enforcing the ordinance

• meeting minutes and correspondence between municipality officials, regarding the implementation and enforcement of the ordinance

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jenny Wadhwa

From: Wichita Police Department

10/10/2023

Subject: Your City of Wichita public records request #23-3610 has been opened.

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City of Wichita

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Your record request #23-3610 has been submitted successfully.

Thank you for your records request. We have received your submission and it is being sent to the appropriate department to fulfill.

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From: Wichita Police Department

10/16/2023

Subject: [Invoice Created] City of Wichita public records request #23-3610

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City of Wichita

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An invoice has been created for record request #23-3610.

Dear Ms. Wadhwa,

It is estimated the cost for the email portion of your request will be $76.00. This estimate is calculated based on the fees as set in the fee Ordinance. Once payment has been made staff will begin working on your request. Notice, this is only an estimate for emails only and more fees could be assessed depending upon the complexity of the request.

_____ Copy Charges Black/White $.25 per page

_____ Copy Charges Color $1.00 per page

_____ Hours - Staff ($6.00 each 15 minute increment)

_____ Hours - Administrative ($7.00 each 15 minute increment)

__2__ Hours - IT ($9.50 each 15 minute increment)

_____ DVD $1.00

_____ USB $5.00

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Checks: Please make payable to the City of Wichita, please mail to City of Wichita, Attn: City Clerk's Office 13th Floor (KORA), 455 N. Main, Wichita, KS 67202

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From: Wichita Police Department

10/16/2023

Subject: [External Message Added] City of Wichita public records request #23-3610

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City of Wichita

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-3610:

Dear Ms. Wadhwa:

The City is in receipt of your request. Please see the City’s responses to your requests in red below.

Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

• any training/presentation materials used in communication, promotions, workshops, seminars, etc No such records exist.

• criminal background checks performed on prospective tenants No such records exist.

• evictions filed by property owners and number of tenants evicted as a result of the ordinance No such records exist.

• suspensions or revocation of a residential rental license, against property owners who fail to comply with the requirements of the ordinance No such records exist.

• police calls, reports, citations, or arrests, collected by the municipality police department for the purpose of enforcing the ordinance No list of cases exists for this request. In order to comply with this request, a manual search would need to be made. This request is overly burdensome, and is denied pursuant to KSA 45-218(e).

• meeting minutes and correspondence between municipality officials, regarding the implementation and enforcement of the ordinance Meeting minutes are available on the City’s website at www.wichita.gov. An invoice has been provided to you with regards to an email search for correspondence. This search will be performed upon receipt of payment.

• all documents concerning the passage of the nuisance ordinance and any amendments to it, including communications with City elected officials, city staff, and others, and any data relied upon or reviewed as a part of the passage or amendments to the nuisance ordinance since October 2021-Present. Pursuant to your request, no such documents exist. An invoice has been provided to you with regards to an email search for correspondence. This search will be performed upon receipt of payment.

At this time, until payment has been received for the email search, your records request is considered complete and closed.

From: Wichita Police Department

11/02/2023

Subject: Your City of Wichita public records request #23-3610 has been closed.

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City of Wichita

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Record request #23-3610 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Payment for email search not received. This request is complete and closed.

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Submitted	Oct. 10, 2023
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