HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 15-1891From: Chris O'Hare [ mailto: chrisoharegulfstream @gmail.coml
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 9:54 AM
To: Bill Thrasher <bthrasher @gulf - stream.org>
Subject: Public Record Request - league of cities - packet communication
Dear Custodian of Records,
This email is a request for a single public record. Please respond to this public record request in a singular manner and do
not combine this public record request with any other public record requests when responding.
Before making this public record request, I first searched the public records portion of your agencies website hoping I
could locate the public record I seek without having to trouble you for it. Unfortunately I can not find the record I wish to
examine.
I request you provide for my Inspection the public record which Is:
Any public record of communication between the Town or anyone acting on behalf of the
Town and the League of Cities or anyone acting on behalf of the League of Cities related to
information, herein quoted, about the Town of Gulf Stream which is contained in the
League's Committee Packet for their Le_ gislative Policy Committee Meeting of June 26. The
specific Town information published in the Packet reads, "Town of Gulf Stream: Since
2013, Town has received 42 different public records lawsuits. Expended over $350,000 in
litigation defense. Received over 1,500 public records requests since 2013 (primarily from
the same several requestors)."
For your convenience and reference please see the text on page 21 of the attached PDF of the
above cited publication.
I make this request pursuant to Article 1. Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119 of the
Florida Statutes.
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 §1 19.07(l)(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 $I 19.07(1)(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, ifso, 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 orieinal electronic format in which they were created or received. See § 119.01(2)(fl. Florida Statutes.
Please provide only those records for inspection that do not require extensive use of information technologies or
extensive staff time or both in excess of 15 minutes. Please take note of § 119.07(4)(a)3.(d) Florida Statues and if
you anticipate that any records exist, the production for inspection of which will require extensive use of
information technologies or extensive staff time or both in excess of 15 minutes then please advise me of the cost
you anticipate to be incurred by your agency prior to incurring this cost.
If you anticipate the production for inspection of these public records to exceed $1.00 please notify mein advance of
you incurring the cost 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.
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 the following email address:
chrisohareeulfstream rr email.com
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
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July 21, 2015
Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream @gmail.com]
Re: GS #1891 (league of cities - packet communication)
Any public record of communication between the Town or anyone acting on behalf of the Town
and the League of Cities or anyone acting on behalf of the League of Cities related to
information, herein quoted, about the Town of Gulf Stream which is contained in the League's
Committee Packet for their Legislative Policy Committee Meeting of June 26. The specific Town
information published in the Packet reads, "Town of Gulf Stream: Since 2013, Town has
received 42 different public records lawsuits. Expended over $350,000 in litigation defense.
Received over 1,500 public records requests since 2013 (primarily from the same several
requesters)." Foryour convenience and reference please see the text on page 21 of the attached
PDF of the above cited publication.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream (a)gmail.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records requests dated July 18, 2015. Your
original public records requests can be found at the following link hu: / /www2.eulf-
stream. ore /weblink/O /doc /58510/Pagel.aspx. Please refer to the referenced number above with
any future correspondence.
There are no public records responsive to your request.
We consider this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records