2015 Public Records Requests
The City of Los Altos Open Government Policy states that "requests for public records, including a brief description of the request, identification of the requester, the date requested, whether the request was granted, partially granted or denied, and the date the request was fulfilled, shall be posted on the City's website."
| Requester | Request | Date of Request | City response | Date Fulfilled |
| Bay Area News Group | 2014 Employee compensation | January 6, 2015 | Granted | January 30, 2015 |
| Daniel Perez | All permits regarding Solar or Photovoltaic since 1/1/2012 | January 8, 2015 | Granted | January 15, 2015 |
| Amelia Baum, LAHS Talon newspaper | Blueprints and/or building plans for Los Altos High School's initial construction and all subsequent renovations | January 12, 2015 | No records | January 13, 2015 |
| Jamie Morrow | 2014 Employee compensation | January 15, 2015 | Granted | February 4, 2015 |
| Christopher Odne, Roscha & Odne LLP | Written agreements and amendments relating to the collection, processing, and/or disposal of refuse, solid waste, recycling, construction and demolition debris,and/or green waste from July 2, 2006 to present | January 20, 2015 | Granted | January 29, 2015 |
| Milagros Fajardo | Records related to inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection services | February 5, 2015 | Granted | February 23, 2015 |
| Michel & Associates, P.C. | Records related to the use of shooting ranges by the Police Department | February 6, 2015 | Granted | February 18, 2015 |
| Andrea Infeld | Maintenance request in regards to trimming of a tree on Hawthorne Avenue and Ramon Drive | February 10, 2015 | Granted | February 10, 2015 |
| Laurie Sheflin | Special tax assessments for Los Altos residents since 2008 | February 17, 2015 | No records | February 18, 2015 |
| Keith Kolker, Landmark Development Corp | Final accounting for traffic mediation at Los Altos Gardens II (960 N. San Antonio Road) | February 23, 2015 | Granted | March 4, 2015 |
| Eric Chung, Smart Procure | Purchase orders from 11/17/2014 to present | February 23, 2015 | Granted | March 4, 2015 |
| Kimberly Louie | Meeting agendas, minutes and reports and memoranda related to Downtown Development Committees 1 and 2 | February 23, 2015 | Granted | March 4, 2015 |
| Barbara Navarro, Nationwide Environmental Services | Current street sweeping contractor contract term | February 26, 2015 | Granted | March 9, 2015 |
| Michelangelo Tatone, Caldwell Law Group | All documents regarding building permit applications for 569 Lassen Street, 571 Lassen Street and 573 Lassen Street | March 4, 2015 | Granted | March 14, 2015 |
| Glenn H. Wechsler | Subpoena for records: Building Permits A876, A877 and A7618 relating to 25 Jordan Avenue | March 4, 2015 | Granted | March 6, 2015 |
| James Cummins | Ordinances and amendments to single family zoning between 1952 and 1958 (re: 41 and 25 Jordan Avenue) | March 9, 2015 | Granted | March 17, 2015 |
| Jane Lopez | Ordinance text and sample ballot info for Measure A (6/3/1997) and Measure I (11/2/1999) | March 12, 2015 | Granted | March 17, 2015 |
| Christina Gutierrez, California State Board of Equalization | All documents pertaining to the licensee of Sunshine Works, Inc. between 1/1/2010 and 12/31/2012 | March 23, 2015 | Granted | March 24, 2015 |
| Daniel Perez, Falcon Research | All permits regarding Solar or Photovoltaic since 1/1/2015 | March 23, 2015 | Granted | March 24, 2015 |
| Breena Kerr |
Records pertaining to a contract with a law firm for investigation of "History and Documentation of Downtown Parking" memo |
April 10, 2015 | No records | April 20, 2015 |
| Breena Kerr |
Records pertaining to "History and Documentation of Downtown Parking" memo |
April 10, 2015 | Granted | April 20, 2015 |
| Arturo Sainz, Foundation for Fair Contracting |
CIPP corrosion Rehabilitation: requesting start of work to 4/10/15 |
April 10, 2015 | Granted | April 20, 2015 |
| Leslye Corsiglia, Creative Solutions | Request for info on city-owned property: vacant land & buildings | April 14, 2015 | Granted | May 15, 2015 |
| Miranda Neves, Zoning Inc. |
Variances, special permits or conditions re: property at 4800 El Camino Real, Los Altos |
April 15, 2015 | Granted | April 21, 2015 |
| Louis A. Lipofsky |
All correspondence related to Assessor Parcel #167 23091, 706 N. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos |
April 20, 2015 | Granted | April 30, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston |
All approved plans for construction and/or improvements at 240 Third St |
April 23, 2015 | Granted | April 30, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston |
Records of Traffic Impact Fees for the development at 240 Third St |
April 23, 2015 | Granted | April 30, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston |
Downtown Parking Plazas History attachment from email sent by James Walgren on March 16 |
April 24, 2015 | Granted | April 30, 2015 |
| Bill Gayler |
Building permits for previous 12 months |
April 30, 2015 | Granted | May 7, 2015 |
| Shelley Parker, Data Research Partners |
All employees' first/last names, email addresses, title/position, primary office location |
May 5, 2015 | Granted | May 6, 2015 |
| Mary Cunneen Lion |
All consultant expenses related to the Master Civic Plan since 2007 |
May 5, 2015 | Granted | May 11, 2015 |
| Marna Mitchell, Dang and Trachuk |
Cristo Rey Drive annexation agreements, road improvement documents, roadway & sign maintenance documents, bldg permit for 1420 Cristo Rey Dr, etc (17 items listed) |
May 11, 2015 | Granted | June 2, 2015 |
| Steven Olson |
Ad Hoc Parking Committee documents: 1) Mtg agendas, minutes and other docs indicating how Committee became subject to Brown Act; 2) emails between Committee members, Council and staff; 3) all docs re: Cranston's allegation of forged document; and 4) all communications between Council and Committee members, and CA Fair Political Practice Commission re: ethical issues. |
May 12, 2015 | Granted | June 2, 2015 |
| Breena Kerr | Water bills for City officials who have "authority to determine the utility usage policies of the agency" and a list of the City's top water users | May 12, 2015 | No records | May 15, 2015 |
| Thomas Uhrhammer |
List of assets of real property |
May 18, 2015 | Granted | May 19, 2015 |
| Julie Marte |
Request a list of vacant houses w/ code violations |
May 25, 2015 | No records | May 29, 2015 |
| Alice Smith, MidPeninsula Chapter of the ACLU of No. Calif. |
Surveillance Technology possession or under control of any City Entity |
May 27, 2015 | Granted | June 2, 2015 |
| Bay Area News Group |
Employment contract for City Manager, including housing assistance, loans, allowances & equity sharing from City |
May 27, 2015 | Granted | May 29, 2015 |
| Eric Chung, Smart Procure |
PO's between 2/17/15 to current |
June 3, 2015 | Granted | June 4, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston |
Amy Oppenheimer's report of investigation |
June 8, 2015 | Denied | June 18, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston |
City record(s) stating that 400 Main did not have to provide parking for a restaurant. |
June 8, 2015 | Granted | July 1, 2015 |
| Pat Marriott |
Traffic accidents in Loyola Corners |
June 8, 2015 | Granted | June 17, 2015 |
| Jonathan Mummolo | Records on SWAT team deployments | July 7, 2015 | Granted | July 16, 2015 |
| King Lear | List of names of Commissioners for last 10 years and list of City contractors that received at least $100,000 from City in past two years | July 9, 2015 | Granted | July 16, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston | Communication between James Walgren and Jeffrey Morris regarding February 2, 2011 First and Main agreement letter | July 10, 2015 | No records | July 20, 2015 |
| Allie Mayrovitz, Edge Point |
All outstanding checks or other negotiable instruments, not yet paid to the payee, that were drawn or issued by Agency |
July 13, 2015 | Granted | July 16, 2015 |
| Morgan Tepsic | Details on the sale of house at 300 Cuesta Drive | July 13, 2015 | Granted | July 16, 2015 |
| Abigail Lim, CA Debt & Invest Advisory Commission | Records regarding November 2001 Measure A | July 17, 2015 | Granted | July 21, 2015 |
| Nancy Tucker | Cost of improvements to Hillview Community Center since 2008 | July 24, 2015 | Granted | August 3, 2015 |
| Andrea Eaton | Materials presented to Financial Commission on August 14, 2015 regarding bond measure | August 18, 2015 | Granted | August 28, 2015 |
| Alvaro Dominguez | Records for properties at 246 - 250 Second Street | August 19, 2015 | Granted | August 25, 2015 |
| Laurel Reimer, T-Mobile | Zoning approvals and staff reports for T-Mobile projects at 394 State Street and 2055 Grant Road | August 19, 2015 | Granted | August 21, 2015 |
| Gregg Bunker | Correspondence and other documents related to 999 Fremont Avenue and other Loyola Corners properties for past three years | August 24, 2015 | Granted | September 17, 2015 |
| Patricia Christy, The Planning & Zoning Resource Co. | Zoning verification letter and associated records for 350 Second Street | August 2, 2015 | Granted | September 3, 2015 |
| Robert Fellner | 2014 Employee compensation | August 27, 2015 | Granted | August 28, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston | All records regarding parking requirements for 129 First Street (Forest on First) | August 28, 2015 | Granted | September 8, 2015 |
| Ireshah Andre, SmartProcure | Purchase orders dated 5/29/15 to current | September 3, 2015 | Granted | September 8. 2015 |
| Jonquile Williams, Building Evaluation Services and Technology Co. | Building code violations, certificate of occupancy, fire code violations, emergency calls re: chemical spill or hazardous materials, underground/aboveground storage tanks for 1174 Los Altos Avenue | September 8, 2015 | Granted | September 14, 2015 |
| Audrey Whaley | Electronic surveillance on private citizens in 100 - 200 block of Hillview Avenue | September 8, 2015 | No records | September 8, 2015 |
| Frank Martin | Accounting records for all revenue and fees derived from renting City facilities and parks for last three years | September 10, 2015 | Granted | September 21, 2015 |
| Frank Martin | City Council spending related to placing Measure A on the ballot and for hiring consultant's related to the bond prior to filing | September 14, 2015 | Granted | October 8, 2015 |
| Pat Marriott | Updates on City's unfunded pension liability since December 2014 | September 14, 2015 | No records | September 16, 2015 |
| Emily Vu, SCC public Defender's Office | Police Department's duty manual | September 23, 2015 | Granted | October 2, 2015 |
| Julie Sorenson, Castle Copy Services Inc. |
Current worker's comp TPA contracts for the City, including amendments & extension, and any separate managed care contracts, if applicable |
October 5, 2015 | Granted | October 6, 2015 |
| Susan Barrett |
Records related to use of electric cart at Hillview Community Center |
October 5, 2015 | Granted | October 15, 2015 |
| John Wilcock |
All communications between CoLA and Blue Creek Capital LLC, Vijay Israni, Clifton Wu, Steve Scialabba, and Dave Smith from 11/1/14 to 10/5/15 |
October 6, 2015 | Granted | October 12, 2015 |
| Pat Marriott | Square footage of Hillview Community Center | October 8, 2015 | Granted | October 15, 2015 |
| Frank Martin |
All revenue collected by Parks & Rec for programs they charge fees for over past 3 yrs. |
October 9, 2015 | Granted | October 19, 2015 |
| Jared Jones |
Requested all records related to development of: 1) 678 Rosita Ave; 2) 506 Orange Ave; 3) 120 Doud Dr; and 4) 584 Lincoln Ave |
October 15, 2015 | Granted | October 23, 2015 |
| Audrey Jane Anderson | Police reports from 7/7/15 and 9/26/15 | October 27, 2015 | No records | October 29, 2015 |
| Rebecca Kahan | Policies on complaints re: Police Officers | October 27, 2015 | Granted | November 6, 2015 |
| Andy Gutierrez, SCC Public Defender's office | Arrest log from 1/1/15 to 10/27/15 | October 27, 2015 | Granted | October 29, 2015 |
| Jen Newell, Daily Post | All contracts between City and James Walgren | October 28, 2015 | Granted | October 30, 2015 |
| Alicia Castro, Town Crier | Settlement and release agreement with James Walgren | October 29, 2015 | Granted | October 30, 2015 |
| Jared Migdal | Engineering and Traffic Survey for Almond Avenue | November 2, 2015 | Granted | November 13, 2015 |
| Susan Barrett | Records related to Maintenance Worker personnel | November 3, 2015 | Partially Granted | December 4, 2015 |
| Susan Barrett | Records related to Maintenance Supervisor position | November 3, 2015 | Partially Granted | December 4, 2015 |
| Richard Fancher | CalPERS Annual Valuation Reports as of 6/30/14 | November 4, 2015 | No records | November 6, 2015 |
| Ron Labetich | Costs related to placing Measure A on the ballot | November 5, 2015 | Granted | November 9, 2015 |
| Katherine Main, Edge Point |
Records pertaining to all outstanding checks, etc. which have not yet been paid for more than six months from 11/6/15 |
November 6, 2015 | Granted | November 17, 2015 |
| Pat Marriott | 999 Fremont lawsuit papers | November 6, 2015 | Granted | November 10, 2015 |
| Audrey Anderson |
Department of Justice report provided to FHDA police department |
November 13, 2015 | No records | November 17, 2015 |
| Ian Murray |
Sanitary sewer and underground utilities plans for Loyola Dr., Esberg Rd., Mora Dr. and Lundy Ln |
November 18, 2015 | Granted | November 19, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston |
Written notice to City of Developer's election to exercise the Option under the Option to Purchase Agreement between the City and The Jeffrey A. Morris Group, Inc. dated 9/14/10 |
November 30, 2015 | Granted | December 10, 2015 |
| Kim Cranston | Records indicating the date on which the "Feasibility Period" commenced under the Option to Purchase Agreement between the City and The Jeffrey A. Morris Group, Inc. dated 9/14/10 | November 30, 2015 | Granted | December 10, 2015 |
| Nadine Weeden, SmartProcure | Purchase orders dated 8/27/15 to current | December 10, 2015 | Granted | December 14, 2015 |
| Shane Morris | List of contractors/businesses the City has hired to trim trees and costs | December 16, 2015 | Granted | December 23, 2015 |
| Peter Green | List of City-owned real estate properties | December 17, 2015 | Granted | December 22, 2015 |
| Pat Marriott | Fire District contract with amendments | December 23, 2015 | Granted | January 5, 2016 |
