HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 15-2075From: Chris O'Hare [mailto:chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 6:29 PM
To: Bill Thrasher <bthrasher@gulf-stream.org>
Subject: Public Record Request - hanna report
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 police report or incident report or any record created by any member of the
Gulf Steam police department or any agency assisting the Gulf Stream Police
Department related wholly or partly to Mr. Mark Hanna which was created during
the time period starting Jan 1, 2013 to November 13, 2015.
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 §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 §119.070)(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 §119.01(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 it
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 #2075 (hanna report)
Any police report or incident report or any record created by any member ofthe Gulf Steam
police department or any agency assisting the Gulf Stream Police Department related
wholly orpartly to Mr. Mark Hanna which was created during the time period starting Jan
1, 2013 to November 13, 2015.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisobareeulfstreamna,gmail.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream has received your public records requests dated December 13, 2015.
The original public record request can be found at the following link: htti)://www2.gulf-
stream.org/weblink/O/doc/75072/Pagel.asnx. 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
On Friday, November 13, 2015, I attended the scheduled monthly Town
Commission Meeting at Gulf Stream Town Hall at 9:00 A.M. In
attendance were Martin O'Boyle, Christopher O'Hare, Attorney Jonathan
O'Boyle and Attorney Mark Hanna, along with a number of town
residents and persons conducting business with the town.
For much of the meeting I observed Jonathan O'Boyle and Mark Hanna
conversing in the lobby of Town Hall. Towards the end of the meeting
the Commission presented changes to a number of Town Ordinances.
Martin O'Boyle rose to the podium to speak on the Ordinance changes
but deviated from the topic and, when his allotted time of three minutes
expired, he refused to take his seat until so directed by a Gulf Stream
Police Officer.
Mark Hanna then rose to the podium and shortly became embroiled in
harsh words with the Chair and in defense of Martin O'Boyle and
Christopher O'Hare. He too was directed to his seat by a p9lice officer.
After the meeting I was approached and engaged in conversation by Mark
Hanna. I knew Mr. Hanna as he had deposed me as Christopher
O'Hare's attorney in a lawsuit Mr. O'Hare had filed against the Town.
Mr. Hanna told me that he was no longer associated with O'Hare and
O'Boyle. He said that as O'Hare's attorney he attended a meeting with
O'Hare and the O'Boyles, the purpose of which was to develop
hypothetical strategies for targeting individuals. He said he participated
and provided some input and the meeting ended. Afterwards he was
provided a list of individuals that were to be targeted utilizing the
strategies discussed at the meeting. Mr. Hanna said he would not do
that because he felt it was unethical. He was then directed to assist
other members of the O'Boyle law firm in implementing the targeting
strategies and he refused to do that as well and he was fired.
Mr. Hanna said his firing was the best thing that could have happened to
him. He is now involved in work that he enjoys and he is glad that he
doesn't have anything to do with those people any longer.
Mr. Hanna did not say why he attended the meeting. Our conversation
ended shortly thereafter and Mr. Hanna went on his way.
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TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
January 21, 2016
Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream@gmail.com]
Re: GS #2075(hanna report)
Any police report or incident report or any record created by any member of the Gulf Steam police
department or any agency assisting the Gulf Stream Police Department related wholly or partly
to Mr. Mark Hanna which was created during the time period starting Jan 1, 2013 to November
13, 2015.
Dear Chris O'Hare [mail to: chrisoharegulfstream(a�email.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream received your original public records request on December 13, 2015.
You should be able to view your request at the following link h"://www2.gulf-
stream.ore/weblink/O/doc/75072/Pagel.aWx. In future correspondence, please refer to this public
records request by the above referenced numbers.
The only responsive document can be found at the same above link.
We consider this closed.
Sincerely, Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records