Records from NYC Council Member Justin Brannan pertaining to the NYC Department of Animal Welfare

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Request Title: Records from NYC Council Member Justin Brannan pertaining to the NYC Department of Animal

Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of any and all correspondence to or from New York City Council Member Justin Brannan and to or from personnel in his office (including without limitation all email correspondence sent to or from any email address within the @council.nyc.gov domain) referencing or pertaining to Intro 1478, a bill to establish a NYC department of animal welfare (linked below), from January 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019.

https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3903474&GUID=8B91EDDB-1A5E-423C-8AAF-C3C7C508E210&Options=&Search=

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 there are fees, 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,

Brad Aaron

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Brad Aaron

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Please contact the New York City Council via email at dbarbato@council.nyc.gov
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Mr. Brad Aaron
requests@muckrock.com

Re: Freedom of Information Law Request
April 30, 2024

Dear Mr. Aaron:

This letter serves as a response to your Freedom of Information Law Request received in this office on the above date. Please see following links containing response https://nyccouncil-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/dbarbato_council_nyc_gov/EUZqF5rf-MBIvHUtJ3PFLxwBGbTfkBzewYHECMCVYmql_A?e=tiL6Yh and https://nyccouncil-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/dbarbato_council_nyc_gov/EZvAPmfxvjdCiTNu4GNqp1ABbvO8IR-Krttuym1zejcYFg?e=acOPsd.

Please be advised that portions of these records have been redacted pursuant to §87 (2)(g) of the Freedom of Information Law. Section 87 (2) (g) exempts from disclosure inter-agency or intra-agency records that are not (i) statistical or factual tabulations or data, (ii) instructions to the staff that affect the public , (iii) final agency policy or determinations, (iv) external audits, including but not limited to audits performed by the comptroller and the federal government. Additionally, please note that documents were withheld that are subject to attorney-client privilege (see CPLR §4503 (a) and are exempt from disclosure pursuant to §87(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Law. Finally,
Please be advised that portions of these records have been redacted pursuant to §87 (2)(b) of the Freedom of Information Law, under §87(2)(b) agencies can withhold information where the release of the information would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

I plan to provide you with a final response to your request within 10 business days. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact me. If you wish to appeal this decision, you may do so, in writing, within thirty days to FOIL Appeals Officer Nwamaka Ejebe , at 250 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10007 or mailto:NEjebe@council.nyc.gov.

Regards,
Danielle Barbato
FOIL Officer

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