Invoices, work orders, installation plans, wiring diagrams for public utility poles 1311440 and 1307407 (King County Metro)
| Submitted | Sept. 28, 2015 |
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From: Wright, De Ann
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Department of Transportation
De Ann Wright
Mailstop KSC-TR-0815
201 South Jackson Street
Seattle, WA 98104-3856
206.477.3803 Fax: 206.684.2111
October 29, 2014
Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Dear Mr. Mocek:
As required under RCW 42.56.520, this letter serves as formal notification that on 9/28/15, the King County Department of Transportation (KCDOT) received your public records request for the following information:
“Invoices, work orders, installation plans, and wiring diagrams for utility poles 1311440 and 1307407 dated January 1, 2010, or later. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.”
KCDOT DIVISION staff will require additional time to compile, copy and review the documents you requested for exemptions under the Washington State Public Records Act and other applicable laws. I anticipate the information you requested will be available to you by October 30, 2015.
Please contact KCDOT Public Records Officer Craig McMurdo at 206-477-3836 or at craig.mcmurdo@kingcounty.gov<mailto:craig.mcmurdo@kingcounty.gov>. If you have any questions about this letter and thank you for your patience in this matter.
Sincerely,
De Ann Wright
KCDOT Public Records Office
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From: Phil Mocek
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
Invoices, work orders, installation plans, and wiring diagrams for utility poles 1311440 and 1307407 dated January 1, 2010, or later.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Phil Mocek
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 28, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Wright, De Ann
Dear Mr. Mocek,
Thank you for your inquiry. Due to the volume of requests we are working with we anticipate the information you requested will be available to you by October 30, 2015. This response date was noted to you in a previous email sent on September 29, 2015.
We appreciate your patience. Thank you.
De Ann Wright
Administrator, King County Department of Transportation
Office: (206) 477-3800 | Direct: (206) 477-3803
deann.wright@kingcounty.gov<mailto:deann.wright@kingcounty.gov> | www.kingcounty.gov<http://www.kingcounty.gov>
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 28, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: McMurdo, Craig
[KClogo_v_bw]
Department of Transportation
Craig McMurdo, Public Records Officer
KSC-TR-0815
201 South Jackson Street
Seattle, WA 98104-3856
206.477.3836 Fax: 206.684.2111
October 30, 2015
Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Dear Mr. Mocek:
I am writing with regard to the public records request you submitted to the King County Department of Transportation (KCDOT) for the following information:
Invoices, work orders, installation plans and wiring diagrams for utility poles 1311440 and 1307407 dated January 1, 2010 or later.
I met with staff from King County Metro Transit’s Power and Facilities Section and was informed the utility poles listed in your request are owned and maintained by Seattle City Light. I subsequently ran a web search for the poles mentioned in your request and came across your website, noting that you were directed by Stacy Irwin at Seattle City Light to obtain records from WSDOT and King County Metro Transit. As a result of the information on your webpage, I have queried staff outside Metro Transit’s Power and Facilities Section (where records such as the ones you requested are typically kept) in hopes that responsive records can be identified somewhere else in KCDOT. It would be helpful if you could provide the type of background information available on your website when submitting future requests so that all pertinent information is available to staff to aid them with their search.
Since the focus of our search for responsive records has shifted, I now expect to have your request processed by November 6, 2015. Please contact me if you have any questions about this letter and thank you for your continued patience in this matter.
Sincerely,
Craig McMurdo
KCDOT Public Records Officer
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From: McMurdo, Craig
[KClogo_v_bw]
Department of Transportation
Craig McMurdo, Public Records Officer
KSC-TR-0815
201 South Jackson Street
Seattle, WA 98104-3856
206.477.3836 Fax: 206.684.2111
November 6, 2015
Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Dear Mr. Mocek:
I am writing in response to the public records request you submitted to the King County Department of Transportation (KCDOT) for the following information:
Invoices, work orders, installation plans and wiring diagrams for utility poles 1311440 and 1307407 dated January 1, 2010 or later.
King County Metro Transit staff researched Pole # 1311440, located on the southwest side of 5th Avenue, southeast of Cherry Street in Seattle, and determined it was planted by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) in 1963 and was replaced with a steel pole in 2004. A Seattle City Light (SCL) streetlight is attached to this pole, along with a camera and traffic signal that are likely owned by the City of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). KCDOT has no ownership or affiliation with Pole # 13311440.
Pole # 1307407, which is located on the North side of South Jackson Street, 140 feet East of 23rd Avenue South in Seattle, is a steel pole that was planted by KCDOT Metro Transit in 1996 to replace a wood pole, which KCDOT does not have any records for. Records relating to the 1996 steel pole are attached. KCDOT Metro Transit uses Pole # 1307407 to secure trolley overhead wire support cables. Although KCDOT Metro Transit planted the 1996 pole, it is jointly used by other agencies. A SCL streetlight is attached to this pole, along with a camera we believe is operated by SDOT.
Withholding log:
No existing records identified as responsive to your request have been withheld or redacted.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this letter or the attached records. Your public records request is closed pending further communication from you with regard to this matter.
Sincerely,
Craig McMurdo
KCDOT Public Records Officer
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