Request #1221
City Clerk Bailor and City Council,
It has come to my attention that on or about June 18, 2015 at approximately 01:40 hours, Mayor Bao Nguyen allegedly had an encounter with an on duty, uniformed Garden Grove Police officer at the mayor’s residence wherein city business may have been discussed in some detail. The alleged discussion supposedly contained topics regarding our sitting council members and the salary negotiations of our police, fire and city employees.
I further understand that this entire alleged conversation was recorded by the on duty police officer’s city issued recording device which appears to fall under the description of a public record. Allegations have been made that Mayor Nguyen has threatened to file a suit against the City of Garden Grove if this recording is released and it is now an agenda item (Item 8a) for the next city council meeting.
At this time I am asking you to provide me with an unedited copy of the entire recorded conversation and this request is being made under the California Public Records Act and the Federal Freedom of Information Act. Thank you in advance for responding within 10 days of the date of this written request.
Respectfully submitted,
Tony Flores
WGG, CA 92845
714-222-7421
Correspondence
Dear Mr. Flores,
Your request for a copy of the recording between an on-duty officer and Mayor Nguyen on June 19, 2015, has been processed and is complete. A copy of the recording is available for pick-up in the Garden Grove City Clerk's Office. Cost for CD is $1.00, exact change would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Denise Kehn
Records Specialist
City of Garden Grove
714-741-5036
Attached document(s)
Dear Mr. Flores,
The information is also available by clicking on the link below to access your request, then select List Requests, select Request # 1233 . Click on the attachment. Next open the Zip File (video.zip), extract the files, double click on Auto Play. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Note: this will only work on a Windows computer.
Sincerely,
Denise Kehn
Records Specialist
City of Garden Grove
714-741-5036