Protested for-profit prison towns (Whittier City Clerk)
| Submitted | Jan. 22, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:
Any and all materials regarding or referencing the potential of a privately-operated prison within the jurisdiction of this agency. Please include (but do not limit to):
- all communications between any representative of this jurisdiction and any representative of the company in question (emails, letters, text messages, etc.)
- other communications (emails, letters, text messages, etc.)
- memorandums of understanding
- contracts and associated amendments, exhibits
- Requests for Proposals and all associated responses, questions, responses
- comments from the community, meeting minutes, council notes
For further clarification, please feel free to call 617-299-1832.
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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From:
Mr. Lipton,
In response to your California Public Records Act (CPRA)[1] request, January 23, 2017 regarding privately operated prisons. After reviewing your request, the City Clerk Department has compiled the following response:
1. Any and all materials regarding or referencing the potential of a privately-operated prison within the jurisdiction of this agency. Please include(but do not limit to):
-all communications between any representative of this jurisdiction and any representative of the company in question (emails, letters, text messages, etc.)
-other communications (emails, letters, text messages, etc.)
-memorandums of understanding
-contracts and associated amendments, exhibits
-Requests for proposals and all associated responses, questions, responses
-comments from the community, meeting minutes, council notes
The City of Whittier has no responsive documents to your request for public records.
This concludes the City's response to your CPRA request. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call the City Clerk-Treasurer Department at (562) 567-9850.
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[1] The CPRA authorizes the general public the right to inspect and receive copies of existing records which have been reasonably identified by the requestor and are not otherwise exempt from disclosure. In addition, the CPRA does not require the City to create new documents or lists.
Mark Mahan
City of Whittier
13230 Penn Street
Whittier, CA 90602
(562) 567-9850
(562) 567-2870 fax
mmahan@cityofwhittier.org
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[1] The CPRA authorizes the general public the right to inspect and receive copies of existing records which have been reasonably identified by the requestor and are not otherwise exempt from disclosure. In addition, the CPRA does not require the City to create new documents or lists.
From: Beryl Lipton
Hi there,
Thanks so much for your help with this. It turns out that this was misdirected; I had a wonderful (but confused) phone conversation with another records custodian, and I hope you'll pass that on to her as well.
Have a lovely week,
Beryl