HomeMy Public PortalAboutPRR 16-2135From: Record Requestor[mailto:publicrecordreouesterCagmail.coml
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 7:16 AM
To: OConnor, Joanne M.
Subject: public record request FL SB 1220 - HB 1021
Dear Joanne,
I am writing again to request to inspect another public record that I think may be in the
custody of your firm. Your Firm claims to be the Town Attorney for the Town of Gulf
Stream.Therefore I make this request to the Custodian of Records for your Firm. If you
are not the Custodian of Records please forward this email to the Custodian. I make this
request pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119 of
the Florida Statutes.
Any public record in the custody of your firm related to Town of Gulf Stream
Commissioner Ganger's testimony before any legislative committee in the past 12
months.
Any public record in the custody of your firm related to Florida Senate bill SB
1220 or Florida House bill HB 1021 of this most recent legislative session.
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.
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.
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.
I hereby reserve all rights granted to me under the Florida Constitution and Florida
Statutes.
Please provide for my inspection the requested records within ten (10) days of your
receipt of this request. All responses to this public records request should be made in
writing to the following email address: publicrecordreguestera gmail.com
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 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 5119.07(1)(f) of the Florida Statutes. Please
limit redactions to only that portion of the record that is exempt.
I hereby reserve all rights granted to me under the Florida Constitution and Florida
Statutes.
From: OConnor, Joanne M.
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 6:02 PM
To: 'Record Requestor'
Cc: Macfarlane, Mary (MMacfarlane(olionesfoster.com); Lou Roeder (lou(ollouroeder.com)
Subject: RE: public record request FL SS 1220 - HB 1021
Please allow this email to acknowledge your requests below, which we do not concede has
been properly made to this private law firm under the Public Records Act. We anticipate having
a response to your requests within five (5) business days.
Regards,
JONESFOSTER
)011 %18 ION k 511.'HaS. CA.
Joanne M. O'Connor Attorney
Direct Dial: 561.650.0498 1 Fas: 561.650.5300 1 ioconnor(t�,,jonesfoster.com
Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A.
F7agler Center Tower, 505 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1100, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
561-659-3000 1 www.jonesfoster.com
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TOWN OF GULF STREAM
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Delivered via e-mail
March 22, 2016
Record Requestor [mail to: publicrecordrequester@gmail.com]
Re: GS #2135 (FL SB 1220 - HB 1021)
(1) Any public record in the custody of your firm related to Town of Gulf Stream Commissioner
Ganger's testimony before any legislative committee in the past 12 months.
(2) Any public record in the custody ofyour firm related to Florida Senate bill SB 1220 or Florida
House bill HB 1021 of this most recent legislative session.
Dear Record Requestor [mail to: publicrecordrequester(aemail.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream received your public records request on March 17, 2016. You should
be able to view your request at the following link h_ptt ://www2.eulf-
stream.org/weblink/O/doc/83510/Pa eg l.aVx. In future correspondence, please refer to this public
records request by the above referenced numbers.
At the outset, the Town is aware that an identical request was made by you to outside counsel for
the Town at Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A. and that responsive records were produced to
you by that law firm earlier today. The Town has reviewed those records and its own files and is
aware that there are a number of additional records that may be responsive to your request. The
Town estimates that in order to respond to both parts of your request it will require 2 hours of
administrative support at $40.51 per hour, the labor cost of the personnel providing the service,
per Fla. Stat. § 119.07(4)(d). There will also be a cost of $7.59 for a flash drive for the multitude
of emails that would be responsive to your request. If the costs of producing these documents will
exceed your deposit, the Town will provide you with an initial production of responsive records
and an estimate for the production of any additional responsive records. If the costs of production
are less than the deposit, the Town will provide you any responsive records and a refund.
(2 hours @ 40.51= 81.02) — (.25 hours @40.51=10.13) + (1 @ 7.59 = 7.59) = Deposit Due:
$78.48 in cash or check.
Upon receipt of your deposit, the Town will use its very best efforts to further respond to your
public records request in a reasonable amount of time. If we do not hear back from you within 30
days of this letter, we will consider this closed.
Sincerely, Town Clerk