HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 15-2036From: Chris O'Hare[mailto:chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com)
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 6:11 PM
To: Bill Thrasher <bthrasher@gulf-stream.org>
Subject: Public Record Request - legal work - Rizzardi
Dear Custodian of Records,
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 I 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
The following records requested are those records created or received by the Town prior to September
12, 2014.
The most recent minutes of any public meeting where the Town Commission, by majority vote,
authorized attorney Keith Rizzardi of the law firm Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. (Town
Counsel John C. Randolph's firm) to complete legal work for the Town related to the Town performing
its obligations regarding Public Record Requests made to the Town including his work as Town
Consultant and his preparation of the Town's Public Records Compliance Policv.
The most recent minutes of any public meeting where the Town Commission
, by majority vote,
authorized the Town Mayor to act on behalf of the Town Commission to authorized attorney Keith
Rizzardi of the law firm Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. (Town Counsel John C. Randolph's
firm)
to complete legal work for the Town related to
the Town performing its obligations regarding Public Record Requests made to the Town
including his work as Town Consultant and his preparation of the Town's Public Records Compliance
Polic .
Any communication between the Town and anyone at Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A.
related to
attorney Keith Rizzardi being authorized
to complete legal work for the Town related to
the Town performing its obligations regarding Public Record Requests made to the Town
including his work as Town Consultant and his preparation of the Town's Public Records Compliance
Policy.
Any contract between John C. Randolph and the Town of Gulf Stream which i
ncludes any provision that authorizes or mandates the use of the law firm of attorney John C.
Randolph to complete legal services for the Town related to
attorney Keith Rizzardi completing
legal work for the Town related to
the Town performing its obligations regarding Public Record Requests made to the Town
including his work as Town Consultant and his preparation of the Town's Public Records Compliance
Policv.
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 6119.07(1)(e) of the Florida Statutes and state in
writing and with particularity, the basis for your conclusions as required by 6119.07(1 Hf) of the Florida Statutes.
Please take note of 4119.070)(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 6119.01(2)(f). 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 6119.07(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. 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:
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TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
November 6, 2015
Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com]
Re: GS #2036 (legal work - Rizzardi)
The following records requested are those records created or received by the Town prior to
September 12, 2014. (1) The most recent minutes of any public meeting where the Town
Commission, by majority vote, authorized attorney Keith Rizzardi of the law firm Jones, Foster,
Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. (Town Counsel John C. Randolph's firm) to complete legal workfor the
Town related to the Town performing its obligations regarding Public Record Requests made to
the Town including his work as Town Consultant and his preparation of the Town's Public
Records Compliance Policy. (2) The most recent minutes of any public meeting where the Town
Commission , by majority vote, authorized the Town Mayor to act on behalf of the Town
Commission to authorized attorney Keith Rizzardi of the law firm Jones, Foster, Johnston &
Stubbs, P.A. (Town Counsel John C. Randolph's firm) to complete legal work for the Town
related to the Town performing its obligations regarding Public Record Requests made to the
Town including his work as Town Consultant and his preparation of the Town's Public Records
Compliance Policy. (3) Any communication between the Town and anyone at Jones, Foster,
Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. related to attorney Keith Rizzardi being authorized to complete legal
work for the Town related to the Town performing its obligations regarding Public Record
Requests made to the Town including his work as Town Consultant and his preparation of the
Town's Public Records Compliance Policy. (4) Any contract between John C. Randolph and the
Town of Gulf Stream which includes any provision that authorizes or mandates the use of the law
firm of attorney John C. Randolph to complete legal services for the Town related
to attorney Keith Rizzardi completing legal workfor the Town related to the Town performing its
obligations regarding Public Record Requests made to the Town including his work as Town
Consultant and his preparation of the Town's Public Records Compliance Policy.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisohareeulfstream(o),gmail.com],
The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records request dated October 28, 2015.
Your original public records request can be found at the following link hM://www2.gulf-
stream.ore/weblink/O/doc/69286/Pagel.asyx. Please refer to the referenced number above with
any future correspondence.
Please be advised that no such records exist for all parts of your request.
We consider this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records