Starship delivery robot reports (University of Wisconsin)

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Dear Requester:

We have received your public records request and the university will respond as required by the Wisconsin public records law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39

Your request was received on October 03, 2023 and given the reference number P003088-100323 for tracking purposes.

Records requested:

Request: To Whom It May Concern:

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

Public reports show that the robotic delivery company Starship is operating at your university: https://www.starship.xyz/starship-food-delivery-app/

Therefore, I hereby request the following records:

1) All presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other information presented to the university/University Police Department about Starship/Starship robots.

2) A copy of any incident reports relating to Starship delivery robots, including attachments and media.

3) Any emails between the university and other members of the University about or mentioning Starship delivery robots, including attachments and media.

4) Any emails between the university and employees of Starship.

5) Any resident /student complaints about Starship robots or other delivery robots.

6) Any requests for evidence, subpoenas, or other legal requests about Starship.

7) Any video footage or audio given to the university or university police department by Starship

Please search between August 1, 2022 and the time this request is processed.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Jason Koebler

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Public Records Request: P003088-100323



RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 03, 2023 Reference # P003088-100323 Dear Requester, I am writing in response to your public records request of October 3, 2023, in which you requested the following: August 1, 2022- October 3, 2023
* All presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other information presented to the university/University Police Department about Starship/Starship robots.
* A copy of any incident reports relating to Starship delivery robots, including attachments and media.
* Any emails between the university and other members of the University about or mentioning Starship delivery robots, including attachments and media.
* Any emails between the university and employees of Starship.
* Any resident/student complaints about Starship robots or other delivery robots.
* Any requests for evidence, subpoenas, or other legal requests about Starship. Any video footage or audio given to the university or university police department by Starship First, please note that UWPD has a separate public records process. If you are requesting records from UWPD, please submit your request here: https://uwpd.wisc.edu/data-policies-resources/records-request/ More information is needed from you in order to process your request. To be sufficient, a request must have “a reasonable limitation as to subject matter or length of time” and must reasonably describe the records you are requesting. Wis. Stat. §19.35(1)(h). This is intended to prevent the records custodian from having to guess at what records a requester desires, and to avoid imposition of undue burdens on the university that would impair the functioning of the offices necessary to process the request. For #1 and 2 of your request: Could you provide more information about where on campus you are looking for these potentially responsive records? The public records office cannot contact each school, office, or department on campus to determine whether there are responsive records. Presentations presented to whom? Additionally, as it relates to incident reports – incident reports reported by whom? For #3 and 4 of your request: Requests for emails need to be specific about whose accounts you would like searched. We cannot conduct a search for responsive records for the entire university. You will also need to provide search terms for your request, so that we know what emails we should be searching for. Do you want your search term to be “Starship”? For #5 of your request: Are you looking for complaints submitted to Housing? For #7 of your request: Can you be more specific about what area on campus you are referring to here? Video footage or audio given to whom on campus? Please provide this information by Monday, October 23, or your request will be considered withdrawn and closed. Sincerely, Elizabeth Wilkerson Assistant Public Records Custodian Office of Compliance University of Wisconsin-Madison




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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 03, 2023 Reference # P003088-100323 Dear Requester, Thank you for your email. As this particular is request is closed, you will need to submit a new request with the provided clarifications. Note that UW Police Department has their own public records process. Records for UWPD can be requested here: https://uwpd.wisc.edu/data-policies-resources/records-request/. Once you submit your new request, if more information is needed from you in order to process it, I will let you know. Sincerely,
Elizabeth Wilkerson Assistant Public Records Custodian Office of Compliance University of Wisconsin-Madison




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