HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 15-1925From: Chris O'Hare [mailto: chrisoharegulfstream @gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 7:22 AM
To: Bill Thrasher <bthrasher @gulf - stream.org>
Subject: Public Record Request - landscaping without a permit - boardman
Dear Custodian of Records,
For your reference I have attached a copy of the minutes of the Ad Hoc Committee's April 30, 2014 meeting. On page 6
the minutes read: "Chairman Boardman reported that several years ago he had a large landscaping
project completed without any permits. " The minutes indicate Town Manager William Thrasher,
chief enforcer of the Town code, was "Also Present and Participating ".
This email is a singular request for a 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 agency's website hoping I
could locate the public record 1 seek without having to trouble you for it. Unfortunately I can not find the records I wish to
examine.
I request you provide for my inspection the public record which is:
Any record of permit fees paid on behalf of William Boardman for landscaping to his
home; or fines imposed by the Town against Mr. Boardman for performing landscape
work without a permit. Please do not include permits issued to M & H Developers.
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 $ l 19.07(1)(e) of the Florida Statutes and state in writing and with
particularity the basis for your conclusions as required by 4119.070)(f) of the Florida Statutes.
Please take note of 0119.07(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 original electronic format in which they were created or received. See § I19.01(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 0119.07(4)(01(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. Please do not incur any costs on my behalf
without first obtaining my written authorization to proceed.
If you anticipate the need to incur any costs that I would be statutorily required to pay in order to inspect these
public records which would exceed $1.00 please notify me in advance of your incurring that 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. Again, please do not incur any costs on my behalf
without first obtaining my written authorization to proceed.
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:
c h risoh areeul fstrea m(d e m a i l.co m
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
August 25, 2015
Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream @gmail.com]
Re: GS #1925 (landscaping without a permit - boardman)
Any record of permit fees paid on behalf of William Boardman for landscaping to his home; or
fines imposed by the Town against Mr. Boardman for performing landscape workwithout a permit.
Please do not include permits issued to M & HDevelopers.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream na,gmail.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream received your original public records request on August 20, 2015. You
should be able to view your original request at the following link http://www2.gulf-
stream. org /weblink/O /doc /63342/Pagel.ppx. In future correspondence, please refer to this public
records request by the above referenced numbers.
The responsive documents of all permit fees paid can be found by going to www. gulf -
stream.org, click on "Find a Town Record ", click on "Building Department ", click on "address ",
click on "Polo Dr. ", click on "3251 Polo ". All records of permit fees paid can be found within
these files.
We consider this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records