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Home My Public Portal AboutPRR 17-2475Renee Basel From: Chris O'Hare <chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 8:05 AM To: Bill Thrasher, Rita Taylor, Renee Basel Subject: Public Record Request - portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's right-of-way. Dear Custodian of Records, I am interested in discovering and inspecting any information about the Town's policy of allowing property owners to place things in the Town's right-of-way (that area of land located between a private property and the edge of pavement of a Town road. If the policy is different for the rights-of-way on some roads rather than others I would like to know about that too. Please produce for my inspection the portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's right-of-way. Please send any response to this email address: chrisohareeulfstreamna,gmail.com Thanks, Chris O'Hare TOWN OF GULF STREAM PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Delivered via e-mail January 12, 2017 Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisohareeulfstream[7a,gmail.coml Re: GS #2475 (portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's Right-of-way) Please produce for my inspection the portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's right-of-way. Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegalfstreamAgmail.coml: The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records request dated January 12, 2017. The original public records request can be found at the following link: httv://www2.gulf-stream.org/weblink/O/doc/104563/Pagel.asvx Please be advised that the Town of Gulf Stream is currently working on a large number of incoming public records requests. The Town will use its very best efforts to respond to you in a reasonable amount of time with the appropriate response or an estimated cost to respond. Sincerely, ee As requested by Rita Taylor Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records TOWN OF GULF STREAM PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Delivered via e-mail March 13, 2017 Chris O’Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com] Re: GS #2475 (portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's Right-of-way) Please produce for my inspection the portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's right- of-way. Dear Chris O’Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com]: The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records request dated January 12, 2017. The original public records requests can be found at the following links: http://www2.gulf-stream.org/weblink/0/doc/104563/Page1.aspx Your request for “the portion of any written policy” regulating a certain activity fails to sufficiently specify the records that you seek with sufficient particularity to enable the Town to provide a good faith response. Further, please note that pursuant to the public records laws, the duty of the Town of Gulf Stream is to provide access to, or copies of, public records at a reasonable time under reasonable conditions. The Town is not required to give out information from these records nor give information about these records. In an attempt to comply with your broad and vague request in good faith, the Town has inquired of staff and reviewed the Town’s Construction Site Management Handbook. However, the Town is not aware of any written policy that it deems responsive to your request. If we do not hear back from you within 30 days of this letter, we will consider this request closed. Sincerely, Reneé Rowan Basel As requested by Rita Taylor Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records Renee Basel From: Chris O'Hare <chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 1:08 PM To: Renee Basel Subject: Re: GS #2475 (portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's Right-of- way) Dear Mrs. Basel, I am in receipt of your email response to my recent record request which you have labeled 2475. 1 don't understand your confusion concerning my request. It seems simple enough. It certainly does not seem broad or vague as you have described it. I refer you to that request by reference. By way of clarification I offer the same request with the part you find insufficiently specific crossed out. I hope the deletion of the phrase "the portion of from the request makes it sufficiently particular for you to produce responsive records. Please produce for my inspection the pertien of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's right-of-way. I make this request pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes. I hereby reserve all rights granted to me under the Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes. All responses to this public records request should be made in writing to chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com. It has already been over two months since I requested this record. May I hear from you soon? Best regards, Chris O'Hare On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 9:13 AM, Renee Basel <RBasel cr gulf-stream.ore> wrote: Good moming, Mr. O'Hare: Please see attached. Sincerely, D - _A R� ROWa �• $wlz� Executive Administrative Assistant Town of Gulf Stream ioo Sea Road Gulf Stream FL 33483 .,61.276.,rui6 s61.n7.oi88-fax www.gulf-stream.org Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Florida has a very broad public records law. Written communications regarding Town of Gulf Stream business are public records available to the public upon request. Your e-mail communications are therefore subject to public disclosure. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. TOWN OF GULF STREAM PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Delivered via e-mail March 21, 2017 Chris O’Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com] Re: GS #2475 (portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's Right-of-way) Please produce for my inspection the portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's right- of-way. Follow-up clarification: I am in receipt of your email response to my recent record request which you have labeled 2475. I don't understand your confusion concerning my request. It seems simple enough. It certainly does not seem broad or vague as you have described it. I refer you to that request by reference. By way of clarification I offer the same request with the part you find insufficiently specific crossed out. I hope the deletion of the phrase "the portion of" from the request makes it sufficiently particular for you to produce responsive records. Please produce for my inspection the portion of any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's right-of-way. Dear Chris O’Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com]: The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records request dated January 12, 2017 and follow-up clarification request dated March 17, 2017. The original public records requests can be found at the following links: http://www2.gulf-stream.org/weblink/0/doc/104563/Page1.aspx Thank you for your clarification. However, the Town still believes that your request for “any written policy of the Town that includes provisions that permit (or ever permitted) property owners to install objects in the Town's right-of-way” fails to sufficiently specify the records that you seek with sufficient particularity to enable the Town to provide a good faith response. Further, please note that pursuant to the public records laws, the duty of the Town of Gulf Stream is to provide access to, or copies of, public records at a reasonable time under reasonable conditions. The Town is not required to give out information from these records nor give information about these records. In an attempt to comply with your broad and vague request in good faith, the Town has inquired of staff and reviewed the Town’s Construction Site Management Handbook. However, the Town is not aware of any written policy that it deems responsive to your request. After providing you the opportunity to clarify your request, our answer remains the same. We consider this request closed. Sincerely, Reneé Rowan Basel As requested by Rita Taylor Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records