HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 15-2073From: Chris O'Hare [mailto:chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 2:38 PM
To: Bill Thrasher<bthrasher@gulf-stream.org>
Subject: Public Record Request and follow up to - Fwd: Request for clarification in regard to compliance
with Town of Gulf Stream Code of Ordinances
Mr. Thrasher,
I am writing you again regarding the issues I asked you about in my email to you on Dec. 10,
2015. I have herein forwarded that email to you for your reference.
During the Commission meeting today, Mayor Morgan, apparently speaking on behalf of the
entire Town Commission, refused to answer any of my questions regarding the legality of the
activities shown in the attached photos. He then instructed me to direct my questions to you. I
explained to him that my inquiries to you have mostly gone unanswered but I will none -the -less
try once more.
Please examine the forwarded email and refer to the questions associated with each photo.
Can you please respond to the questions I asked you in my recent email?
In addition to my request that you respond to my inquiries, please forward this email to the
Custodian of Records in order for her to respond to my request to inspect public records made
below.
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 to this request.
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:
Any communications between the Town and anyone else in which the items and
activities shown in the photos found in the forwarded email which are also the
subject of this email are mostly or partly discussed. Please limit your production
of responsive records to records created or received during the time period from
July 4, 2015 to November 10, 2015.
For the purpose of this request the phrase anyone else includes, but is not
limited to, elected, appointed and employed members of the Town, the Town
attorney,any property owner in Town, any member of another agency and anyone
else.
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 &119.07(1)(f) of the Florida Statutes.
Please take note of §119.07(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, 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 5119.01(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. 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 provide those records that can be produced within the first 15 minutes
and advise me of the cost you anticipate to be incurred by your agency for the
remaining records 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:
chrisoharegulfstream(aDgmail.com
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
December 16, 2015
Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com]
Re: GS #2073 (Pub Rec Req and follow up - Req for clarif in regard to compliance with Town
of GS Code of Ord)
(1) Any communications between the Town and anyone else in which the items and activities
shown in the photos found in the forwarded email which are also the subject of this email
are mostly or partly discussed. Please limit your production of responsive records to
records created or received during the time period from July 4, 2015 to November 10,
2015.
(2) For the purpose of this request the phrase anyone else includes, but is not limited to,
elected, appointed and employed members of the Town, the Town attorney, any property
owner in Town, any member of another agency and anyone else.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream(a.email.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records requests dated December 11, 2015.
The original public record request can be found at the following link: htto://www2.eulf-
stream.ore/weblink/O/doc/75068/Pagel.asyx. Please refer to the referenced number above with
any future correspondence.
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, Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records
TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
January 12, 2016
Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com]
Re: GS # 2073 (Public Record Request and follow up to - Fwd: Request for clarification)
Any communications between the Town and anyone else in which the items and activities shown
in the photos found in the forwarded email which are also the subject of this email are mostly or
partly discussed. Please limit your production of responsive records to records created or
received during the time period from Jody 4, 2015 to November 10, 2015. For the purpose of this
request the phrase anyone else inchides, but is not limited to, elected, appointed and employed
members of the Town, the Town attorney, any property owner in Town, any member of another
agency and anyone else.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisohareeulfstreamCa gmail.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream has received your record request dated December 11, 2015. Your
original public records request and clarification can be found at the following link
htto://www2.gulf-stream.org/weblink/O/doc/75068/Pagel.asvx. 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