Uber Bathrooms (City of St. Louis)

Lauren Gurley filed this request with the City of St. Louis of St. Louis, MO.
Multi Request Uber Bathrooms
Submitted Feb. 26, 2020
Status
Completed

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From: Lauren Gurley

Subject: The Missouri Sunshine Law Request: Uber Bathrooms (City of St. Louis)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Public reports show that rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft have not provided their drivers with adequate restrooms and cleaning facilities (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgq4n7/uber-and-lyft-drivers-have-a-simple-request-clean-bathrooms). Therefore, we request the following records from all airports in your jurisdiction:

1) All rules, regulations, presentations, PowerPoint files, flyers, signs, and other guidance about the use of airport facilities, restrooms, and handwashing stations by rideshare and taxi drivers (Uber, Lyft, Via, black car companies, etc.).
2) A copy of all complaints, suggestions, emails, or other communication about restrooms your airport that mention “rideshare,” “driver,” “taxi,” “Uber,” “Lyft,” “Via,” "ride-hail," "dispatch," "TNC," "for-hire vehicles," and "black car".
3) Contracts with any temporary restroom manufacturers or servicers.
4) Any photos or videos taken by the authority or submitted to the authority of restrooms and hygienic facilities intended to be used by rideshare drivers.
5) Cleaning records for bathrooms used by rideshare drivers. Health inspections associated with these bathrooms.
6) Any communications, including emails, text messages, formal and informal agreements, and contracts with employees or representatives of Uber, Lyft, Via, about restroom and facility use by their employees, contractors, or rideshare partners.
7) Any internal deliberations, emails, presentations, meeting notes about the above issues.

The requested files will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE Media's science and tech site (www.motherboard.vice.com).

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jason Koebler

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Lauren Gurley

From: City of St. Louis

Subject: Sunshine Law Request Received February 27, 2020, Regarding Uber Bathrooms

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Dear Jason Koebler and Laura Gurley:

I am in receipt of your faxed above-referenced directed to the Department
of Public Safety.

Please be advised that contact has been made with the appropriate City
Department to locate public records responsive to your request, if any.

In ten (10) business days, you will be notified whether records responsive
to your request have been located. This additional time is necessary for
the reason that your request is voluminous. Once the process of locating
and identifying any documents responsive to your request is complete, a
review of any such documents will be conducted to determine whether they
contain any otherwise legally protected information.

Based on the above, the earliest time and date records, if any, will be
available from my office is close of business on March 20, 2020.

I will advise you of our progress and an estimate of costs associated with
your request, if any, on or about March 17, 2020.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Diedra Weaver
Sunshine Law Coordinator
City of St. Louis
City Counselor's Office
1200 Market St., Room 314
St. Louis, MO 63103-2864
(314)622-4084

*We have a new easy way to submit sunshine requests! Just use the "Begin
online" button here: Make a Sunshine Request
<https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/counselor/sunshine-requests.cfm>.*

RE: 1316029

NOTE: This information contained in this e-mail message, including any
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From: City of St. Louis

Subject: Re: Sunshine Law Request Received February 27, 2020, Regarding Uber Bathrooms

Email

Dear Jason Koebler and Laura Gurley:

Please be advised that the records responsive to your above-referenced
request are attached. With this response, your request is now closed. Thank
you.

Sincerely,

Diedra Weaver
Sunshine Law Coordinator
City of St. Louis
City Counselor's Office
1200 Market St., Room 314
St. Louis, MO 63103-2864
(314)622-4084

*We have a new easy way to submit sunshine requests! Just use the "Begin
online" button here: Make a Sunshine Request
<https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/counselor/sunshine-requests.cfm>.*

RE: 1316029

NOTE: This information contained in this e-mail message, including any
attachments, is legally privileged and confidential. If you are not the
intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, use or
dissemination of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received
this message in error, please immediately notify us by telephone at (314)
622-3361 and delete this message from your system. Although this e-mail
and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect
that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened,
it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free,
and no responsibility is accepted by the City of St. Louis for any loss or
damage arising in any way from its use.

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