HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 14-0494Your original request, dated January 16, 2014, is reproduced in the space below:
From: Chris O'Hare [mailto: chrisoharegulfstream @gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 6:58 AM
To: Bill Thrasher
Subject: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST a02
PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
Pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119.07 of the Florida
Statutes I wish to make a public records request of your agency for the following records:
Any and all specific section number(s) AND section language of the Town of Gulf Stream Code
of Ordinances or recorded decisions by the Town Commission or records of statutory authority
or any other records that were considered by you when you made your decision to approve a
permit application by the owners of 2562 Avenue Au Soleil to install a smooth faced garage
door. Please limit your response to provide only those records that are specifically responsive to
this request for public records.
If you contend that any of the records I am seeking, or any portion thereof, are exempt from
inspection or disclosure please cite the specific exemption as required by §119.07(1)(e) of the
Florida Statutes and state in writing and with particularity the basis for your conclusions as
required by §119.07(1)(f) of the Florida Statutes.
Please take note of §119.07(c) Florida Statues and your affirmative obligation to (1) promptly
acknowledge receipt of this public records request and (2) make a good faith effort which
"includes making reasonable efforts to determine from other officers or employees within the
agency whether such a record exists and, if so, the location at which the record can be accessed."
I am, therefore, requesting that you notify every individual in possession of records that may be
responsive to this public records request to preserve all such records on an immediate basis.
If the public records being sought are maintained by your agency in an electronic format please
produce the records in the original electronic format in which they were created or received. See
§119.01(2)(f), Florida Statutes.
If you anticipate the production of these public records to exceed $1.00 please notify me in
advance of their production with a written estimate of the total cost. Please be sure to itemize any
estimates so as to indicate the total number of pages and /or records, as well as to distinguish the
cost of labor and materials.
All responses to this public records request should be made in writing to the following email
address: chrisoharegulfstream @gmail.com
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
January 2, 2015
Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream @gmail.com]
Re: GS #493 (a13), #494 (02), #495 (a89), #496 (a65), #497 (a61)
Any and all specific section number(s) AND section language of the Town of Gulf Stream Code
of Ordinances or recorded decisions by the Town Commission or records of statutory authority
or any other records that were considered by you when you made your decision Not to enforce
the Town regulations of chapter 11 when you received complaints of nuisances on property
owned by the Gulf Stream Golf Club. Please limit your response to provide only those records
that are specifically responsive to this requestfor public records.
Any and all specific section number(s) AND section language of the Town of Gulf Stream Code
of Ordinances or recorded decisions by the Town Commission or records of statutory authority
or any other records that were considered by you when you made your decision to approve a
permit application by the owners of 2561 Avenue Au Soleil to install a smooth faced garage
door. Please limit your response to provide only those records that are specifically responsive to
this request for public records.
Any and all specific section number(s) AND section language of the Town of Gulf Stream Code
of Ordinances or recorded decisions by the Town Commission or records of statutory authority
or any other records that were considered by you when you made your decision to respond to me
as you did regarding my complaint that Mayor Joan Orthwein had planted landscape plants at
her existing Gut( Stream residence that are not included in the plant list found in Town Code 70-
150. Please limit your response to provide only those records that are specifically responsive to
this request for public records.
Any and all specific section number(s) AND section language of the Town of Gulf Stream Code
of Ordinances or decision by the Town Commission or records of statutory authority or any
other records that were considered by you when you made your decision to deny a permit
application by the owners of 2510 Avenue Au Soleil to install a ballistic backstop in the rear
yard of their home. Please limit your response to provide only those records that are specifically
responsive to this request for public records.
Any and all specific section number(s) AND section language of the Town of Gulf Stream Code
of Ordinances or recorded decisions by the Town Commission or records of statutory authority
or any other records that were considered by you when you made your decision that a landscape
permit is Not required when you responded to my complaint that Mayor Joan Orthwein had
completed extensive landscape work on her existing Gulf Stream residence without a permit.
Please limit your response to provide only those records that are specifically responsive to this
request for public records.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegul fstreamagmail.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records requests dated January 16, 2014. If
your request was received in writing, then the requests can be found at the following links
http://www2.gulf-strearn.orwWebLink8/0/doc/18005/Pagel.mx
http:// www2.gulf- stream.orgfWebLink8 /0 /doc /18006/Page l . aspx
http:// www2.gulf- stream.orgfWebLink8 /0 /doc /I 9266/Pagel .asnx
http:// www2.gulf- stream.orgfWebLink8 /0 /doc /19137/Pagel.asox and
httv:// www2.gulf- stream.org/WebLink8 /0 /doc /19138 /Pagel.asnx. If your request was verbal,
then the description of your public records request is set forth in the italics above. Please refer to
the referenced number above with any future correspondence.
Be advised that all of our Town codes can be found at
httys://www.municode.com/library/fl/gulf stream/codes /code of ordinances. Please note
pursuant to the public records laws, the Town of Gulf Stream's duty is to provide access to or
copies of public records at a reasonable time in reasonable conditions. The Town of Gulf Stream
is not required to give out information from these records, nor give legal advice about these
records. Please also note that no records exist regarding the recorded decisions by the Town
Commission, the records of statutory authority, or any other records that are or were relevant to
our decisions.
We consider this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Town Clerk
Custodian of the Records