Request #1039

Dear Ms. Vo,

Your request for all communications between Interim Fire Chief Warren Hartley and City Manager Matt Fertal, Interim City Manager Allan Roeder, and Human Resources Director Laura Stover has been processed and is complete. Please click on the link below to access the records responsive to your request.

Sincerely,

Denise Kehn
Records Specialist
City of Garden Grove
714-741-5036

Due date extended to: Friday, June 12, 2015

Your request is for communications between Interim Fire Chief Warren Hartley and City Manager Matthew Fertal, Interim City Manager Allen Roeder, and Human Resources Director Laura Stover. To the extent your request seeks confidential personnel records, attorney-client privileged communications, and records protected by the deliberative process privilege, these records are exempt from disclosure and will not be disclosed. (Gov’t Code Section 6254(c); Gov't Code §6254(k), Evid. Code §954; Gov't Code §6255, Times Mirror Co. v. Superior Court (1991) 53 Cal. 3d 1325)

The City is still in the process of reviewing and redacting the records responsive to your request. We anticipate the non-exempt, non-privileged, disclosable public records responsive to your request will be available on or before June 12, 2015.

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions regarding the processing of your request.

Sincerely,

Denise Kehn
Records Specialist
City of Garden Grove
714-741-5036

Due date extended to: Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Re: Request for Public Records – Notice of Extension
City of Garden Grove

The City of Garden Grove has received your records request dated May 13, 2015, requesting the following records in their original format:

1. All communications between City Manager Matthew Fertal and Interim Fire Chief Warren Hartley between October 1, 2014 and January 1, 2015;
2. All communications between Interim City Manager Allan Roeder and Interim Fire Chief Warren Hartley between January 1, 2015 and May 13, 2015; and
3. All communications between Interim Fire Chief Warren Hartley and Laura Stover between October 1, 2014 and May 13, 2015.

This letter shall serve as notification of the City’s intent to comply with your request for public records, pursuant to the California Public Records Act (the “Act”) (Government Code §6250 et seq.).

The City is in the process of evaluating this request and is compiling records in an effort to make a determination as to whether the request seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the City of Garden Grove. However, notice is hereby given that the time limit to make this initial determination under the code shall be extended by fourteen (14) days to June 9, 2015, pursuant to Government Code §6253, for the following reasons:

(a) The extension of time is reasonable and necessary for the proper processing of the request.
(b) Responsive records to the extent they exist, may be located in several different departments.

As noted above, the City’s written determination as to whether the request seeks copies of disclosable, non-exempt and non-privileged public records in the possession of the agency shall be sent to you on or about June 9, 2015. Pursuant to the Act, thereafter any and all disclosable, non-exempt and non-privileged public records that are deemed responsive to your request will be made promptly available to you.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of this request, please contact me at 714-741-5036.

Sincerely,

Denise Kehn
Records Specialist

Due date extended to: Tuesday, May 26, 2015