2017 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."  This list is updated quarterly. To see a list of requests made in prior years, click here.

Requester Request Date of Request City Response Date Fulfilled
Chris Reynolds Any calls for service at 27 Farm Road during the last five years January 9, 2017 Partially Granted January 19, 2017
Patricia Carvaljal

Height from grade to first floor, plate height from first floor line and overall building height for particular homes on Arroyo Road

January 9, 2017 Granted January 19, 2017
Justin Schwimmer

List of current business licenses in Los Altos

January 11, 2017 Granted January 19, 2017
Fr. Samer Youssef

Use permits/ASA docs for the United Methodist Church, Bridges Community Church, Immanuel Lutheran Church and St. William Catholic Church

January 18, 2017 Granted January 25, 2017
Nadine Weeden All electronic purchasing records from 10/6/16 January 24, 2017 Granted January 31, 2017
David Casas

Final report from Arthur Friedman regarding City-wide Parking Committee; all drafts of final report; all communications to or from Mr. Friedman regarding his investigation

January 25, 2017 Denied February 3, 2017
Ron Packard

All communications involving the document entitled "Moving Forward on Los Altos Parking Issues" and all emails from the private email accounts of Jean Mordo relating to the document

January 26, 2017 Partially Granted February 3, 2017
Ariel Bardin

Record of false alarm fees collected

February 6, 2017 Granted February 7, 2017
Jenna Fowler

460 Forms for 2016 City Council candidates

February 6, 2017 Granted February 8, 2017
Mariel Stoops

CT Zoning amendments Public Notice Distribution List

February 8, 2017 Partially Granted February 9, 2017
Kay Nicholson

Reports produced by Management Partners in 2014 and Citygate Associates

February 8, 2017 Denied February 14, 2017
Megan Houvinen

Communications with Public Safety Corporation for last 3 yrs; Documents sent to Council recommending CryWolf and Council minutes; Contract with Public Safety Corporation; Purchase Orders with Public Safety Corporation

February 9, 2017 Partially Granted March 7, 2017
Emily Walther

Documentation related to 62-PUD/C7

February 13, 2017 Granted February 14, 2017
Robin Chapman

Certified Local Government Program-Annual Reports 1999-2014

February 21, 2017 Partially Granted February 26, 2016
David Casas

All communications to or from Jean Mordo related to parking, height, zoning, parking committee, Downtown, Civic Center, Community Center and any communication with Kim Cranston on any subject

March 6, 2017 Partially Granted March 24, 2017
Robert Fellner

2016 Employee Compensation data

March 6, 2017 Granted April 13, 2017
Emily Walther

Records related to proposed CT Zone amendments: all documents supporting claim ordinance is exempt from CEQA, all documents showing consistency with General Plan, all documents showing notices for Planning and Transportation Commission have been complied with, All traffic studies for El Camino Real and any intersection, all communications between staff and PTC members and Council concerning implementation of the ordinance

March 7, 2017 Granted March 28, 2017
Pat Marriott

Copy of Strata contract and scope of work

March 7, 2017 Granted March 8, 2017
Pat Marriott

2016 data for Recreation programming: class, # of attendees and $ collected

March 8, 2017 Granted March 17, 2017
Pat Marriott

Circulation/traffic reports and economic analyses for Loyola Corners done in the past year

March 15, 2017 Partially Granted March 24, 2017
Pat Marriott

List of individuals and their affiliation interviewed by RRM in January for Downtown Visioning project

March 15, 2017 Granted March 24, 2017
Pat Marriott

RRM contract for Downtown Visioning project

March 15, 2017 Granted March 16, 2017
Asher Kohn

Designing Local contract for Public Arts Master Plan

March 28, 2017 Granted March 31, 2017
Pat Marriott

BAE Urban Economics contract for Loyola Corners Specific Plan Update Economic Analysis

March 28, 2017 Granted March 31, 2017
William Choe

Copy of accident report 17-0389

April 12, 2017 Granted April 13, 2017
Bob Planthold

Campaign Finance forms for all candidates for November 2016 election

April 14, 2017 Granted April 21, 2017
Kurt Seifert

Who requested item #6 for January 12, 2016 Council meeting be placed on the agenda, where was the agenda posted

April 17, 2017 Granted April 21, 2017
ABI Document Support Services

Any and all construction records pertaining to 533 Fir Lane, Los Altos 94024

April 19, 2017 No Records May 2, 2017
Carl Anderson

All proposals submitted for Electronic Permit Tracking System RFP

May 1, 2017 Denied May 4, 2017
Samuel Fiddler

Winning proposal for Security Camera RFP

May 1, 2017 Denied May 3, 2017
Nadine Weeden

All electronic purchasing records from 12/20/16

May 3, 2017 Granted May 12, 2017
Darren Council

Accounting records: 1) outstanding checks; and 2) all overpaid taxes which have not been refunded

May 8, 2017 Granted May 12, 2017
Ron Patrick

Recent Engineering & Traffic Safety survey for Foothill Expressway from El Monte to Springer.

May 16, 2017 Granted May 22, 2017
Rachel Vogel

2016 salaries of all active employees

May 16, 2017 Granted May 19, 2017
Sue Bartel

All available files/plans/permits/hazardous materials/UST records for 101/111, 121, 127, 129, 139, 141, 145, 151, 160, 197 and 230 First St and parking lot on First St (APN 167-39-032)

May 18, 2017 Granted June 6, 2017
Pat Marriott

Presentation by Jon Biggs and Jennifer Quinn to LAPOD and Downtown Sales Tax reports

June 2, 2017 Granted June 6, 2017
Pamela Jacobs

All public docs related to construction, permits, code violations, legal proceedings, and like re: 889 Santa Rita Ave

June 12, 2017 Granted June 20, 2017
Theresa Lopez

Copy of Police report #17-0164 

June 16, 2017 Granted June 26, 2017
Roberta Phillips

Signed Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with New Venture Fund

June 19, 2017 Granted June 20, 2017
Sue Bartel

All available Building Dept files, plans and permits for:  199 First St; and 390, 358 and 361 State St

June 23, 2017 Granted July 7, 2017
Pat Marriott

Employee evaluation form used by City

June 25, 2017 Granted June 28, 2017
Larry Baron

Copy of recordings from the first two Hillview CC Task Force mtgs

June 16, 2017 Granted June 26, 2017
Diane Gundy

Property info on 667 Cuesta Dr (number of bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.)

June 27, 2017 No Records June 27, 2017
Satish Ram

Building permit applications for all nonconforming structures since 2012

June 28, 2017 Granted July 26, 2017
Kevin Torres Hardcopy files on 5050 El Camino Real (planning records) July 5, 2017 Granted July 17, 2017
Satish Ram Records of City's decisions/actions concerning existing non-legal buildings and structures July 10, 2017 Granted August 3, 2017
Satish Ram All communications to or from any representative of the City with 885 Santa Rita Avenue re: fence and common property line between 885 and 889 Santa Rita July 12, 2017 Granted July 21, 2017
David Schwartzman 1) Resolution adopting increased pension formulas in 2003 & 2004; 2) Meeting agenda where Resolution was adopted; 3) Studies conducted prior to enactment of Resolution; 4) All staff reports prior to enactment; 5) Any other related documents; 6) First employee MOU's enacted following increases July 14, 2017 Granted July 24, 2017
Kenny Lam Bulk Fuels contracts July 14, 2017 No Records July 18, 2017
Angela Casinillo Request contracts with specific software system companies July 19, 2017 Granted July 28, 2017
Sagar Bhatt All building records and City permits for Los Altos Cleaners, 391 First Street, Los Altos July 19, 2017 Granted July 31, 2017
Stefanie Mitchell Information regarding the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire sprinkler systems July 19, 2017 Granted July 31, 2017
Michael Lazar Accounting records: 1) overpaid taxes which have not been refunded; 2) unclaimed bonds or deposits; 3) outstanding credit balances; 4) checks exempt from unclaimed property reporting; 5) outstanding warrants issued by City July 19, 2017 Granted July 28, 2017
Leslie Cutler Contact information on neighbor to discuss eucalyptus tree in neighbor's yard July 24, 2017 Denied July 24, 2017
Sagar Bhatt All documents and permits on 396 First Street (APN 167-61-007 and 167-61-020), including Environmental Assessment Reports if available July 31, 2017 No Records August 8, 2017
Leonard Hobbs Any and all asbestos surveys, reports, asbestos remediation for all former Hillview Elementary School (1975-2017) August 2, 2017 Granted August 14, 2017
Frank Martin Names of Hillview Community Center Project Task Force members that were paid or volunteered members of LA Senior Centers (2010-15) August 7, 2017 Granted August 17, 2017
Frank Martin Revenue collected for renting/leasing City facilities (2015-16) August 7, 2017 Granted August 17, 2017
Frank Martin Budget for Recreation & Community Services Department and how much allocated to seniors versus non-seniors August 7, 2017 Granted August 17, 2017
Frank Martin How much income is collected for facilities rentals from non-residents versus residents August 7, 2017 Granted August 17, 2017
Justine Desmond All documents related to contract with Cartegraph relating to purchase of software, original contract, date, implementation and maintenance costs, total cost, duration and all services rendered August 7, 2017 Granted August 18, 2017
Doc Mirino Contracts with outside vendors for debt collection services August 8, 2017 No Records August 18, 2017
Jenna Davis 1) Uncashed checks; 2) Unclaimed check/funds; 3) Unclaimed tax refunds/bonds; 4) Stale dated checks; 5) Tax overpayments; 6) Outstanding checks; 7) Outstanding/ refundable credit balances; and 8) Checks exempt from unclaim property reporting August 9, 2017 Granted August 18, 2017
David Petersen Financial disclosures for Councilmembers, controller and other City officials August 10, 2017 Unresponsive to requests for clarification August 18, 2017
Nadine Weeden All electronic purchasing records from 5/1/17 August 14, 2017 Granted August 24, 2017
Kim Porter Uncashed checks; performance bonds; property tax overpayments August 15, 2017 Granted August 25, 2017
Timothy Goodyear 1) Uncashed checks; 2) Unclaimed check/funds; 3) Unclaimed tax refunds/bonds; 4) Stale dated checks; 5) Tax overpayments; 6) Outstanding checks; 7) Outstanding /refundable credit balances; and 8) Checks exempt from unclaim property reporting. August 16, 2017 Granted August 28, 2017
Donnabeth Pacual From 1/1/15 to current, all docs related to 601 Guadalupe Drive August 18, 2017 Granted August 28, 2017
Kay Stenn Documents for 671 Templebar Way, Los Altos 94022 August 22, 2017 Granted September 1, 2017
Pat Marriott Noll & Tam contract August 28, 2017 Granted August 29, 2017
Bob Perdriau Data collected on automated license plate readers for Bob Perdriau September 1, 2017 Granted September 28, 2017
Larry Baron Audio recording of Hillview Community Center Task Force Project Committee meeting on 9/11/17 September 11, 2017 Granted September 13, 2017
Satish Ram List of all public records requests submitted by Satish Ramachandram September 12, 2017 Granted September 21, 2017
Satish Ram Copies of all complaints filed concerning 889 Santa Rita Avenue September 13, 2017 Granted September 25, 2017
Satish Ram 1) All Code Enforcement complaints filed since 2010; 2) All communications between City and property / homeowner, property address, code sections violated, how complaint was resolved September 13, 2017 Granted October 9, 2017
Larry Baron All correspondence regarding proposed First Street Green LACI building sent to Manny Hernandez and forwarded to the Parks & Recreation Commissioners September 13, 2017 Granted September 14, 2017
Larry Baron Audio recording of Parks & Recreation Commission meeting on 9/13/17 September 14, 2017 Granted September 14, 2017
Mike Ellerin Agreement with Safeway regarding parking in Plaza 7 September 18, 2017 Granted September 19, 2017
Pat Marriott Copy of permit-tracking software September 20, 2017 Granted September 21, 2017
Larry Baron Audio recording of Financial Commission meeting on 9/18/17 September 21, 2017 Granted September 21, 2017
Andrea Smerek All scoresheets, proposals received, and any other information relevant to the RFP for CD software solution September 22, 2017 Granted October 5, 2017
Allison Levitsky

All documents pertaining to settlement of claims or lawsuits against the City in the past 12 months. Include copy of original claim, City's response and docs showing amount paid to claimant.

September 26, 2017 Granted October 9, 2017
Playground Fiber Research Invoices pertaining to the procurement, delivery and installation of playground wood chips from 2016 and 2017 September 26, 2017 Granted October 5, 2017
Pat Marriott Children's Corner leases prior to October 1, 2017 September 27, 2017 Granted October 2, 2017
Satish Ramachandran

Complaints filed by Satish Ramachandran on January 24, 2014 and October 29, 2013

October 6, 2017 No records October 16, 2017
Robin Chapman

Plans for work being done at City Hall, including budget and when it was approved by City Council

October 10, 2017 Granted October 19, 2017
Satish Ramachandran

Complaints filed 2012-2016 w/ City or City Manager Somers 2013-16 concerning City staff and/or lapses in City governance

October 16, 2017 Granted November 9, 2017
Larry Baron

Audio recordings from both the Parks and Recreation Commission and Hillview Community Center Project Task Force meetings on 10/18/17

October 20, 2017 Granted October 23, 2017
Peter Butler, El Dorado Locators

List of checks since 1/1/2015 that are now over 6 months old/considered stale-dated/outstanding/uncashed of >$1,500

October 23, 2017 Granted October 31, 2017
Mike Ellerin

All agreements, letters of understanding, contracts, etc that document terms, public benefits, variances allowed, conditional permits, etc for public space alongside One Main St (Enchante Hotel) and public plaza/parking at 400 Main St (Cetrella)

October 26, 2017 Granted November 2, 2017
Alexandru Gheorghiu

All documents on sewer repair/modification/ construction by the City for 897 University Avenue, Los Altos

October 27, 2017 No records October 31, 2017
Bill Seligmann

Final resolution adopted by the City Council on October 10, 2017 that amended the Loyola Corners Specific Plan

October 27, 2017 Granted November 1, 2017
Cindy Kelly, SCS Engineers

Files and info on hazardous, etc. that the Bldg/Planning Dept may have on 4898 El Camino Real for Phase * Environmental Site Assessment

November 2, 2017 Granted November 13, 2017
Goranka Bjedov

Building permits (new construction) and any modifications and inspection records and waivers issued for last five years

November 9, 2017 Withdrawn by requestor November 13, 2017
Larry Baron

Audio from October 7 Hillview Task Force mtg and October 10 PARC mtg

November 9, 2017 Granted November 13, 2017
Allison Levitsky

All correspondence between Chris Jordan and Children's Corner from the past 12 months; and any member of the City Council and Children's Corner from the past 12 months

November 9, 2017 Granted November 17, 2017
Nancy Jordan

Any emails to or from the FAA

November 13, 2017 Granted November 21, 2017
Nancy Jordan

1) Documents sent from FAA to the City & from City to FAA; and 2) Contract and request for bid for aircraft noise consultant

November 16, 2017 Partially Granted November 21, 2017
Roberto Rivera, CPI

All reports relating to a Police report re: Mutual Aid call at 932 Parma Way, Los Altos on 11/22/17 and/or 11/23/17 involving Karpman and/or D'Aguilar.

November 29, 2017 Denied December 8, 2017
Larry Baron

Audio from November 30 Hillview Community Center Project Task Force meeting

December 1, 2017 Granted December 1, 2017
Marc Hachey, Diablo Green Consulting

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment - fire dept records and historical building permits for 1416 Cristo Rey Dr, LA

December 5, 2017 No records December 8, 2017
John G. Juracich

List of all permits for 1484 Cedar Place, Los Altos

December 11, 2017 Granted December 20, 2017
John Snyder, AEI Consultants

Records on outstanding code compliance, building code, zoning code or fire code violations on file for 4410 El Camino Real, Los Altos

December 11, 2017 Granted December 14, 2017
Larry Baron

Audio from December 13 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting

December 14, 2017 Granted December 14, 2017
Nancy Jordan

1) Resolution regarding aircraft noise; 2) Council Oath of Office; 3) Results of poll on City priorities for 2017

December 19, 2017 Granted January 2, 2018
Ivan Kranjcec, SmartProcure

All electronic purchasing records from 5/1/17

December 20, 2017 Granted January 2, 2018