2016 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 |
Bay Area News Group | 2015 Employee compensation | January 6, 2016 | Granted | February 2, 2016 |
Tina Yoke | Motor/bike accident info for W. Portola for last 3 years; traffic studies, calming, or traffic data for W. Portola for last 3 years; transportation data for W. Portola; specific bike code requirements for riders | January 6, 2016 | Partially Granted | January 8, 2016 |
James Rowen | Payments made to Larry Tramutola related to Measure A; Larry Tramutola contract; emails, memoranda and reports to and from Larry Tramutola; Measure A campaign statements; cost of Godbe poll; Godbe presentation to Council | January 6, 2016 | Granted | February 2, 2016 |
Julie Kalb | List of stale dated checks $10,000 or greater | January 7, 2016 | No records | January 12, 2016 |
Mesfin Agegnehu, Advance Soil Technology | Location of Public Works storm drains, sewers, etc. | January 7, 2016 | Granted | February 2, 2016 |
Ron Packard | All communications to or from Ted Sorenson, Jerry Sorenson, 40 Main Street Offices, LLC, Gunn Management Group, Inc.; all communications to or from any representative of the City of Los Altos regarding any aspect of 40 Main Street; all memos, documents prepared by City regarding 40 Main Street; 2013 Fee Schedule; all Brown Act notices for meetings held by subcommittees of the City-wide Parking Ad Hoc Committee; all recordings, minutes, documents exchanged or used at any subcommittee meetings of City-wide Parking Committee | January 11, 2016 | Partially Granted | February 2, 2016 |
Alexandra Sherry | Building permit activity from June 2009 to present | January 11, 2016 | Granted | January 15, 2016 |
Pat Marriott | Amount City spends on printing documents each year | January 13, 2016 | Granted | January 25, 2016 |
Mathew Clark, ENGEO | Hazardous materials files for 4350 El Camino Real | January 19, 2016 | No records | January 21, 2016 |
Larry Baron | Audio of September 9, 2015 Senior Commission meeting | January 28, 2016 | Granted | February 4, 2016 |
Larry Baron | Audio of February 1, 2016 Senior Commission/Council meeting | January 28, 2016 | Granted | February 4, 2016 |
Gary Wesley | All communication from Mountain View Council member Michael Kasperzak to the City since June 2014 concerning annexation by Los Altos of properties on Jardin Drive | February 10, 2016 | No records | February 18, 2016 |
Justin Berglund, Creekside Oaks HOA | File for Creekside Oaks | February 16, 2016 | Granted | February 26, 2016 |
Jamie Morrow, Daily Post | 2015 Employee compensation | February 18, 2016 | Granted | February 29, 2016 |
Rebecca Pierce, Pierce & Shearer LLP | All documents related to 1424 Grant Road | February 29, 2016 | Granted | March 3, 2016 |
Frank Martin | Full name, street address, phone number and email address and Commission name and title for all current Los Altos Commission members | March 2, 2016 | Partially Granted | March 14, 2016 |
Kaitlyn Landgraf | Recology South Bay residential curbside garbage pickup rates in 2006 | March 3, 2016 | Granted | March 8, 2016 |
Thomas Peele, Bay Area News Group | All audits, reports and analysis on peace officer firearms controls and unaccounted for, lost or stolen weapons between 1/1/10 and 3/1/16; all reports and findings on lost or stolen peace officer firearms between 1/1/10 and 3/1/16; all correspondence with any agency under US DOJ regarding lost, unaccounted or stolen peace officer firearms between 1/1/00 and 3/1/16; correspondence with California DOJ regarding lost, unaccounted for or stolen peace officer firearms between 1/1/00 and 3/1/16; All requests by Los Altos under federal government 1033 Program for surplus equipment and weapons between 1/1/10 and 3/1/16 | March 4, 2016 | Partially Granted | March 14, 2016 |
Ron Packard | Agenda for each Brown Act, FPPC or other ethics training sessions held at any time from February 2015 to present by City for members of Commissions, Committees or other bodies subject to the Brown Act; all public notices of such training session, along with any emails to any member of the City-wide Parking Committee; a list of those who attended each such training session; any emails or materials delivered at any time from February 2015 to present to Kim Cranston, David Rock, Bill Maston or Ronit Bodner regarding the Brown Act, FPPC rules or other ethical issues | March 4, 2016 | Partially Granted | March 24, 2016 |
Roberta Phillips |
Traffic counts, speed surveys, accident history and traffic violations for San Antonio Road between 2010 and present |
March 4, 2016 | Granted | March 16, 2016 |
Jack Tooley |
November 11, 2012 Hillview Community Center Facility Condition Assessment |
March 7, 2016 | Granted | March 15, 2016 |
Nancy Jordan |
Any notification from FAA to City regarding 2014 change in flight paths |
March 7, 2016 | Granted | March 17, 2016 |
Monica Madri | Residential property owners and addresses; residential property taxes paid in 2015 | March 10, 2016 | No records | March 16, 2016 |
William Seligmann |
Certified copies of: Loyola Corners Specific Plan and amendments; Title Page, Community Design and Historic Resources Element, Land Use Element, 2015-2023 Housing Element, Economic Development Element, and Land Use Map of Los Altos General Plan; Housing Element that preceded 2015-2023 Housing Element; Zoning Map; certain provisions of Los Altos Municipal Code; Ordinance No. 2010-349; and agenda report and attachments for Item 12 on City Council agenda for 4/13/10 |
March 11, 2016 | Granted | March 18, 2016 |
Martin Neiman |
University Avenue petition submitted to City Council regarding removal of No Right Turn sign on Milverton Road |
March 11, 2016 | Granted | March 15, 2016 |
Quest Discovery Services |
Subpoena for personnel records |
March 15, 2016 | Denied | March 24, 2016 |
Max Alford |
Building permit applications for 51 Angela Drive, 1535 Oak Avenue and 1671 Kensington Avenue |
March 16, 2016 | Granted | March 28, 2016 |
Robin Chapman |
2006 Civic Center Orchard Management Plan |
March 16, 2016 | Granted | March 24, 2016 |
Suzanne O'Brien, Intero Real Estate Services |
All records for 783 Fremont Avenue |
March 17, 2016 | Granted | March 23, 2016 |
Nadine Weeden, Smart Procure |
Purchase orders dated 12/8/15 to current |
March 17, 2016 | Granted | March 28, 2016 |
Matthew Palm |
Adequate sites inventories for Third, Fourth and Fifth Housing Element or RHNA cycles |
March 18, 2016 | Granted | March 23, 2016 |
Marina Sadikov, Sadikov LLC |
Outstanding/uncashed checks 90 days or older equal to or greater than $5,000 |
March 21, 2016 | Granted | March 28, 2016 |
Eileen Sullivan |
CalPERS retirement information for David Kornfield |
March 22, 2016 | No records | March 24, 2016 |
David Casas | All communications to or from any representative of the City and any member of the City-wide Parking Committee | March 24, 2016 | Granted | April 15, 2016 |
Jacqueline Sessa | Combination Sewer Cleaner bid results 9/30/15 | March 30, 2016 | Granted | April 4, 2016 |
David Casas | Original fire contract, staff reports and addendums to contract and staff updates to Council regarding the fire contract in 2015-2016 | March 31, 2016 | Granted | April 11, 2016 |
David Paredes, NBC News | Number of cases submitted to Santa Clara County District Attorney's office involving sexual abuse of a child/minor and/or lewd or lascivious acts on a child or minor for 2013 to current. | April 1, 2016 | Granted | April 11, 2016 |
Kristi Kandel, I&D Consulting | Entitlements for 988 N San Antonio Rd, including COAs, resolutions, site plans, as-builts, utility plans, etc. | April 18, 2016 | Granted | April 28, 2016 |
Bette Houtchen | PowerPoint used in Agenda item #12 at 4/26/16 CC meeting | April 28, 2016 | Granted | May 2, 2016 |
William Seligmann | Certified copy of Resolution No. 90-44 | April 29, 2016 | Granted | May 3, 2016 |
Alicia Castro | Independent Investigative Report of Allegations of Brown Act violations | May 2, 2016 | Denied | May 12, 2016 |
Daniel Honchariw | 2015 Employee Compensation report | May 2, 2016 | Granted | May 6, 2016 |
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 | May 10, 2016 | Denied | May 20, 2016 |
Pat Marriott | Letters submitted to Council at 5/10/16 Council meeting relating to Parking Committee | May 12, 2016 | Granted | May 12, 2016 |
Alicia Castro | Administrative Services Director separation and release agreement and cost of independent investigation of Brown Act violations in City-wide Parking Committee | May 12, 2016 | No records | May 12, 2016 |
Raefer Gabriel, Delvv, Inc. | Copies of outstanding parking tickets | May 18, 2016 | Granted | May 19, 2016 |
Robin Chapman | Ordinance 78-26, Resolution 81-23, Ordinance 90-225, Resolution 91-31, DPR forms for: 1) Apricot Orchard; 2) Smith House; 3) Halsey House; 4) Redwood Grove; and 2007 Historical Resources inventory | May 23, 2016 | Granted | June 1, 2016 |
Castle Copy Service | Subpoena for records re: Skudneski v. Lamb/Williams for documents concerning property at 2083 Louise Lane, Los Altos | May 25, 2016 | Granted | June 10, 2016 |
Quest Discovery Services | Subpoena for records re: Skudneski v. Lamb/Williams for documents concerning property at 2083 Louise Lane, Los Altos | May 25, 2016 | Granted | June 10, 2016 |
Michael Bott, NBC Bay Area | Type, make, model and serial number of guns recovered at crime scenes and during the course of criminal investigations from 2010 to current | May 26, 2016 | Granted | May 31, 2016 |
Matthew Gauger, Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld | City of Los Altos v. Wright and Lopez, Hearing date: 5/17/16: 1) Audio recording of hearing; 2) docs submitted to Hearing Officer; 3) docs considered part of Administrative Record by City; and 4) all correspondence between Hearing Officer and City in May and June 2016 |
May 26, 2016 | Granted | June 6, 2016 |
Jeff Mock, Office of the District Attorney | Documents concerning property at 2083 Louise Lane, Los Altos | June 7, 2016 | Granted | June 13, 2016 |
Ron Stephens | Listing of violation notices to property owners | June 7, 2016 | No records | June 13, 2016 |
Jacqueline Sessa | Current list of active contracts | June 10, 2016 | Granted | June 16, 2016 |
Rachel Vogel, American Transparency | Employee salaries for 2015 from data reported to CA State Controller's Office, including employee names | June 16, 2016 | Granted | June 17, 2016 |
Janet Corrigan | All docs re: 581 University Ave project discussed at 5/18/16 & 6/15/16 Design Review Commission meetings | June 16, 2016 | Granted | June 24, 2016 |
Jonathan Fales, Via Builders Inc. | Audio of Design Review Commission meetings from 5/18/16 to 6/15/16 | June 21, 2016 | Granted | June 22, 2016 |
Beverly Shengulet-Youlton | Audio of Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission meeting on 5/25/16 | June 22, 2016 | Granted | June 24, 2016 |
Ron Packard | All communications to or from the City of Los Altos to anyone in regards to 40 Main Street | June 24, 2016 | Partially Granted | July 19, 2016 |
Lisa Vorderbrueggen, BIA|Bay Area | AB1600 Development Fee Report | June 30, 2016 | Granted | July 5, 2016 |
Nadine Weeden, Smart Procure |
All purchasing records from 3/14/16 to current |
July 7, 2016 | Granted | July 14, 2016 |
Penny Lave | City Council meeting minutes from 1993-1994 | July 11, 2016 | Granted | July 11, 2016 |
Law Offices of William C. Milks, III |
Subpoena for records from 1/1/11-present: 1) exchange between City & Erik Corrigan and Sean Corrigan; and 2) exchange between City & Ron Packard, Von Packard, and Jon Baer re: 40 Main St |
July 12, 2016 | Partially Granted | August 5, 2016 |
Jonathan Gontiz |
List of issued building permits from July 2015 to July 2016 over valuation of $400K |
July 12, 2016 | Granted | July 14, 2016 |
Candis L. Mitchell, Federal Public Defender of Northern District of CA |
1) Police procedures, handbooks, guidelines, manuals and codes of ethics; 2) Drug cartel/organization packaging, stamps or markers; 3) drug value charts; 4) cognitive bias/implicit bias training documentation & guidelines; 5) policies, manuals or training materials re: eyewitness ID procedures; 6) policies, manuals or training materials re: interviewing witnesses or suspects; 7) Certifications of canines/handler teams, training records, and proficiency assessment/error rates |
July 13, 2016 | Granted | July 27, 2016 |
Jeff Butler |
List of full time employees including title/position |
July 15, 2016 | Granted | July 19, 2016 |
Silvie Pierce, Zane Mac Gregor Real Estate Co. |
Documents related to decision whether 3 or 4 units would be allowed to be built on the following properties: 550-556 Lassen; 471-477 Tyndall; 437-443 Tyndall; 432-438 Tyndall; and 412-426 Tyndall |
July 18, 2016 | Granted | July 19, 2016 |
Abraham Velasco |
Email communication re: WC injury on 7/5/16 between Krauss, Galea, Watts-Blackburn, Biss & Groom |
July 19, 2016 | Partially Granted | August 19, 2016 |
Laura Meiners, Core Development |
Planning permits for 1000 Fremont Ave |
July 26, 2016 | Granted | August 1, 2016 |
Thomas Peele, Bay Area News Group |
Destructive orders involving firearms, records of firearms held as evidence or acquired, records for recovery of firearms, records of transfer of firearms, records of sale of firearms |
July 29, 2016 | Granted | August 15, 2016 |
Asher Kohn, Los Altos Town Crier |
Traffic stop data for the last 10 years |
August 2, 2016 | No public records | August 9, 2016 |
Elizabeth Parker, AECOM |
Building records (permits, certs of occupancy, inspections, etc), fire records, current zoning, etc. for Andronico's Market property at 690 Los Altos Rancho Ctr |
August 4, 2016 | Granted | August 16, 2016 |
Law Offices of Bo Katzakian |
Subpoena for records re: Arguelles v. LAPD |
August 5, 2016 | Partially Granted | August 10, 2016 |
Rashit Nabiev |
Information re: complaints pertaining to their property at 1424 Grant Rd |
August 11, 2016 | No records | August 16, 2016 |
Ron Packard |
Emails between Jon Biggs and either Ted and/or Jerry Sorensen between 6/25/16 and 8/16/16 |
August 17, 2016 | Granted | August 19, 2016 |
Skip Rudolf, Public Assets, LTD |
List of leased real properties by the City from any non-governmental, third-parties. |
August 22, 2016 | No records | August 22, 2016 |
Kevin Rees |
List of previous school principals, names and years of service for LASD between 1985-2015. |
August 22, 2016 | No records | August 22, 2016 |
Larry Baron |
Audio of June 18, 2016 Council Retreat |
August 26, 2016 | Granted | August 30, 2016 |
Pat Marriott |
Chart of Sales Tax data for past 5 years |
September 6, 2016 | Granted | September 8, 2016 |
Deegan |
Records of bike accidents on Almond, San Antonio, behind LA High School, Cherry Lane, Linden and Portola (area around Egan) |
September 16, 2016 | Granted | September 21, 2016 |
Julienne Nucum, Miranda & Nucum, LLP |
Subpoena for Production of Documents and Records to Jean Mordo & Jan Pepper re: 40 Main and/or Parking Committee |
September 16, 2016 | Subpoenas withdrawn | October 17, 2016 |
Law Offices of William C. Milks |
Subpoena for Production of Documents and Records to Marcia Somers, Megan Satterlee, David Casas, Val Carpenter, Jarrett Fishpaw, and Ron Packard re: 40 Main |
September 16, 2016 | Subpoenas withdrawn | October 17, 2016 |
Andrea Eaton |
10-year financial forecast dated 11/16/15 and 9/27/16 |
September 23, 2016 | Granted | September 28, 2016 |
Christine Morrin |
All documentation related to pipe break that occurred in August during water main installation by West Valley Construction at 483 Alicia Way |
September 26, 2016 | Granted | October 6, 2016 |
Peggy Prendergast |
Name(s) of owners of 220 State Street |
September 27, 2016 | Granted | September 29, 2016 |
Peter Beller |
Copy of business licenses for BridgePoint at Los Altos, Courtyard by Marriott, Los Altos Town Crier, and Select Communications |
October 5, 2016 | Granted | October 6, 2016 |
Ramon Rule |
Conditions of approval for United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos and Bridges Community Church 625 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos |
October 7, 2016 | Granted | October 7, 2016 |
Don Marcott, MDM Land Surveying |
History of the City of Los Altos monument disc(s) with number 7595 stamped on them |
October 12 2016 | Granted | October 13, 2016 |
Nadine Weeden, Smart Procure |
Purchasing records from 7-1-16 to current |
October 18, 2016 | Granted | October 24, 2016 |
Simone Aponte, KTVU |
GPS logs for Los Altos Police patrol vehicles from 1/1/15 to 10/18/16 |
October 18, 2016 | Denied | October 28, 2016 |
Ashish Modi |
Planning application for 1350 Miravalle Avenue, Los Altos (APN #197-19-084) |
October 18, 2016 | Granted | October 19, 2016 |
Larry Baron |
Godbe research on Hillview Community Center: details and summary reports for both surveys |
October 19, 2016 | Granted | October 20, 2016 |
Richard Campbell |
Design Review/CUPs for 625 Magdelana |
October 24, 2016 | Granted | October 25, 2016 |
Linda Michaud |
Breakdown of unionized job classifications versus non-unionized |
October 27, 2016 | Granted | November 8, 2016 |
Gary Hedden |
2010 Recreation Needs Assessment Survey |
October 28, 2016 | Granted | October 28, 2016 |
Kimberly Louie, Law Offices of William C. Milks, III |
Form 700 for the years 2008, 2011, 2012 from David Casas and Ron Packard |
October 31, 2016 | Granted | November 1, 2016 |
Larry Baron | Copy of RFP for the Downtown Visioning Project | November 1, 2016 | Granted | November 8, 2016 |
Michael Lazar, MarketSphere |
Records pertaining to: 1) uncashed checks; 2) unclaimed checks/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 unclaimed property reporting. |
November 2, 2016 | Granted | November 8, 2016 |
Jim Fenton |
Information on rollover vehicle crash on 9/14/16 on El Monte Ave near intersection w/ Benvenue Ave. |
November 3, 2016 | Denied | November 3, 2016 |
Allan Epstein |
Economic analysis for fire services negotiations |
November 22, 2016 | Granted | December 1, 2016 |
Pat Marriott |
RFP and contract for Loyola Corners Specific Plan update |
November 28, 2016 | Granted | December 1, 2016 |
Pat Marriott |
Contract for Downtown Visioning |
December 5, 2016 | No records | December 6, 2016 |
Christine Roher |
Citations issued to drivers who did not provide proof of insurance from 1/1/13 to present; amount collected for these citations |
December 8, 2016 | Granted | December 19, 2016 |