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    SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

    COUNTY OF NEW YORK

    --------------------------------------------------------------------)

    SHAWN

    MUSGRAVE,

    Petitioner,

    -against-

    NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, and

    THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

    Respondents.

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    NOTICE OF

    PETITION

    PLEASE

    T KE

    NOTICE that upon the affirmation

    of

    Gillian Cassell-Stiga

    of

    Rankin Taylor, PLLC, sworn to on November

    lJ_

    2014, and the attached exhibits, the

    undersigned petitioner will request this Court, at 9:30 in the forenoon on the

    day

    of

    located at 60 Centre Street, New York, New York, in the Motion Support Courtroom, IAS Part

    Room 130, for an Order and Judgment grariting the following relief

    to

    the undersigned

    petitioner:

    2 Ordering the respondents pay the reasonable litigation costs

    I D 1 < : t l 8 1 1 1 8 f . t ~ M r i ~ i ~

    fees pursuant to Public Officers Law Article 6 89 4)c; and

    3 Other such relief as the Court finds just and proper

    . Dated: New York, New York

    J

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    November 2014

    To:

    New

    York City Police Department

    One Police Plaza, Room 1406

    New

    York, New York 10038

    The City ofNew York

    100 Church Street

    New York,

    New

    York 10007

    Supreme Court, State ofNew York

    County ofNew York

    Motion Submission Term, Room 130

    60 Centre Street

    New York, New York 10007

    Respectfully submitted,

    illian Cassell-Stiga

    Rankin Taylor, PLLC

    Park Place, Suite 914

    New York, New York 10007

    t

    212-226-4507

    f

    212-658-9480

    e:

    [email protected]

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    SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

    COUNTY OF NEW YORK

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - {

    SHAWN MUSGRAVE,

    Petitioner,

    -against-

    NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, and

    THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

    Respondents.

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    VERIFIED PETITION PURSUANT

    TO RTICLE 78 OF THE NEW

    YORK PR CTICE L W

    AND

    RULES

    '

    IndexNo.

    f

    I, GILLIAN CASSELL-STIGA, an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the Courts

    of

    the State

    of

    New York, does hereby verify and affirm, under the penalties of perjury, that the

    following is true and accurate:

    PRELIMIN RY

    STATEMENT

    1

    Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law ( FOIL ) and Article 78 of he New

    York Civil Law and Rules, the undersigned, petitioner Shawn Musgrave

    ( Mr.

    Musgrave ),

    seeks an order directing respondents New York City Police Department ( NYPD ) and The City

    of New York ( CITY ) to disclose all NYPD documents and correspondence concerning

    remotely piloted aircraft, unmanned aerials, unmanned aerial vehicles, and/or unmanned aerial

    systems.

    2. Since respondent NYPD has steadfastly refused to respond to the Mr. Musgrave's

    FOIL request, and since Mr. Musgrave has exhausted all available administrative remedies, the

    Mr. Musgrave respectfully requests the Court order respondents to produce the documents

    sought in the Request.

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    BACKGROUND

    3. On June 9, 2014,

    Mr.

    Musgrave sent a FOIL request to the FOIL Unit within the

    NYPD. See Request from Shawn Musgrave dated June 9, 2014 to the NYPD FOIL Unit,

    attached hereto as Exhibit A.

    4. The Request sought disclosure o memorandum, e-mails, correspondence, and

    other documents or records related to agency use o aerial drones, remotely piloted vehicles

    (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials (UAs), unmanned aerial vehicles

    (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems (UASs) (hereinafter drones ) from January, 2005

    unto the present. This Request includes, but is not limited to, documents concerning or related to

    the policy, acquisition, use, and training

    o

    personnel. See Request, Exhibit A, at 1-5.

    5. June 24th, 2014, Mr. Musgrave received a letter from the NYPD Records Access

    Officer Lieutenant Richard Mantellino ( Office Mantellino ) acknowledging the receipt o his

    request, assigning

    it

    file nun1ber LBF #14PL105084, and informing him further review would be

    required and a response estimated in the next 20 days. See Acknowledgment from Officer

    Mantellino dated June 24th 2014, attached hereto as Exhibit B.

    6. July 18, 2014, Mr. Musgrave then received a letter from Officer Mantellino

    informing him the request was denied. See Letter Denial from Officer Mantellino dated July 18,

    2014, attached hereto as Exhibit C. The letter stated that Mr. Musgrave could appeal the

    decision in writing within 30 days o he date o he letter. See Letter Denial, Exhibit C.

    7.

    August 5, 2014,

    n

    compliance with the NYPD's internal procedures, Mr.

    Musgrave sent a letter to Jonathan David, Records Access Appeals Officer for NYPD,

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    administratively appealing the denial and requesting the production of the documents sought. See

    Administrative Appeal to respondent NYPD dated August 5 2014, attached hereto as Exhibit D.

    8. August 22, 2014,

    Mr.

    Musgrave received a letter from Officer David stating that

    his appeal was denied. See Appeal Denial from Officer David dated September

    19

    2014,

    attached hereto as Exhibit

    E.

    9.

    Respondent NYPD should have made a determination regarding the

    Administrative Appeal within

    10

    business days

    of

    receipt by the agency. See 34 R.C.N.Y. 1-

    06(d). Further, the NYPD s blanket denial

    of Mr.

    Musgrave s request sweepingly

    claims

    the

    applicability

    of

    exemptions without providing a justification

    of

    the required specificity.

    10.

    The NYPD has failed

    to

    provide a single document in response to

    Mr.

    Musgrave s

    request.

    JURISDICTION AND VENUE

    11. This proceeding pursuant to Article 78

    of

    the Civil Practice Law and Rules

    is

    the

    proper mechanism for seeking judicial review

    of

    a state agency s determination with respect to a

    FOIL request. N.Y. Pub. Off 89(4)(b).

    12. Respondent NYPD is a state agency subject to the FOIL.

    t

    is also an agency

    of

    respondent CITY.

    13. The undersigned has exhausted respondent NYPD s internal appeals process, and

    the instant petition

    has

    been filed within the four-month period thereafter specified in

    C.P

    .L.R.

    217(1). See

    su:gra i i

    3-10.

    14. Both respondents NYPD and CITY have their central offices located in the

    County ofNew York. Venue therefore is proper in this Court. C.P.L.R. 7804(a), 506(b).

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    BASIS FOR RELIEF

    15. When a State or municipal agency makes a determination which is arbitrary and

    capricious, the aggrieved party may challenge that determination in

    n

    Article

    78

    petition.

    C.P.L.R.

    7803(3).

    16. In rejecting both the original request and

    Mr.

    Musgrave's appeal, the

    NYPD

    has

    failed to provide an articulation of a particularized and specific justification for denying access

    as required to establish the applicability

    of

    an exemption, instead merely reciting the statutory

    phrasing

    of

    the exemption.

    Capital Newspapers

    Div of

    Hearst Corp.

    v

    Burns,

    67 N.Y.2d 562

    (N.Y. 1986);

    DJL Restaurant Corp. v Department ofBldgs., 273

    A.D.2d 167 (N.Y.

    App.

    Div.

    1st Dep't 2000) ( affidavits merely repeating the statutory phrasing

    of

    an exemption are

    insufficient to establish the requirement ofparticularity ).

    17. Where the good faith invocation

    of

    the statue is called into question,

    the

    court

    should make an in camera inspection

    of

    the requested documents.

    City ofNewarkv. Law Dep t of

    NY.

    305 A.D.2d 28

    N.Y.

    App. Div. 1st Dep't 2003).

    REQUEST OR RELIEF

    WHEREFORE, the undersigned petitioner respectfully requests this Court enter

    an Order either directing respondent NYPD to disclose all documents within the scope

    of

    the

    Request or directing respondent NYPD to submit for in camera inspection copies of all

    documents within the scope

    of

    the Request, for determination by the Court as to the propriety

    of

    exempting or disclosing saine under the FOIL; awarding the undersigned his legal fees and

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    expenses incurred in making the instant petition for relief; and awarding such other and further

    relief as the Court may deem

    just

    and proper.

    Dated:

    To:

    New York, 1 - f ~ Y York

    November

    J..j

    2014

    New York City Police Department

    One Police Plaza, Room 1406

    New

    York,

    New

    York 10038

    The City ofNew York

    100 Church Street

    New York, New York 10007

    Supreme Court, State

    of

    New York

    County

    of

    New York

    Motion Submission Term, Room 130

    60 Centre Street

    New York, New York 10007

    Respectfully submitted,

    Giiran Cassell-Stiga

    Rankin Taylor, PLLC

    11 Park Place, Suite 914

    New York, New York 10007

    t 212-226-4507

    f: 212-658-9480

    e: [email protected]

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    ATTORNEY S VERIFICATION

    I, Gillian Cassell-Stiga, an attorney duly admitted to practice before the Courts of he

    State of

    New

    York, affirm the following to be true under the penalties

    of

    perjury:

    I

    am

    the attorney

    of

    record for the Petitioner.

    I have read the annexed Petition and know the contents thereof, and the same are true to

    my

    knowledge, except those matters therein which are stated to be alleged upon information nd

    belief, and as to those matters I believe them to be true. y beliefs, as to those matters therein

    not stated upon knowledge, are based upon facts, records, and other pertinent information

    contained in my files.

    This verification is made by

    me

    because Petitioner does

    not

    reside

    in

    the county where I

    maintain

    my

    offices.

    Dated:

    New

    York,

    New

    York

    November / q 201.4

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    Records Access Officer

    NYC Police Department

    F 0 1 L Unit - Legal Bureau

    One Police Plaza, Room 110-C

    New York, New York I 0038

    June 9, 2014

    To Whom

    t

    May Concern:

    Pursuant to the New York State Freedom o lnfonnation Law ( 1977 N. Y. Laws ch. 933), J hereby request the

    following records:

    All documents created from January 2005 to the date this request is processed related to the agency's use

    o

    aerial

    drones, remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials (UAs), unmanned

    aerial vehicles (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems (UASs)(hereinafter drones ).

    Please note that this

    is

    the third time we have submitted a FOIL request for this type

    o

    documentation (see 20 I3-

    PL-100448 and 20 I 3-PL-7978). Previously, the NYPD FOIL Unit has invoked personal privacy as well as

    disclosure o law enforcement techniques to justify rejections. However, the NYPD's recent statements to the City

    Council's Public Safety Committee eliminate both considerations: the Commissioner very publicly confirmed that

    the department

    is

    researching drones, and Deputy Commissioner Miller

    indicaK

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    Filed via MuekRock.eom

    E-mail (Preferred): 11991

    For mailed responses, please address (see note):

    MuckRock News

    DEPT MR 99

    PO Box 55819

    Boston,

    MA

    02205-5819

    PLEASE NOTE the new address as well as the fact that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester s name rather

    than MuckRock News) requests might be returned by the USPS as undelivernble.

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    Room

    I IOC

    One Polin:

    Plaza

    New

    Julv

    8. 2014

    RE: FIN

    i\

    F#14PL 05084

    letter is in further response to your letter

    June t . O

    pursuant to the Freedom In format iun Law ( FO l L

    time frame from

    i

    to

    uest is duplicati' e f your prior requc:-:ts

    J

    JPL l 07978

    addition,

    your

    request

    is

    the

    reasons

    final

    L Scciion

    n

    that

    may

    he

    in

    ..:xistcncc.

    In addition,

    the requc:sl

    is

    denied

    umkr

    POL

    seek could endanger

    t l K ~

    life or

    ng

    to unmanned

    in the

    for

    disclosure you

    Moreover. the request

    is

    to the extent rcspons11e ir n existence.

    would constitute intra-agency materi comprised of preliminary infurmatinn

    assessments arc deliberative and pre-decisional

    in

    nature. :\econlingly. disclosure is not

    required pursuant to POL Section S ) g).

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    Jonathan David

    Records Access Appeals Officer

    New York City Police Department

    One Police Plaza - Room 1406

    New York. NY I 0038-1497

    August 5, 2014

    Mr. David,

    This is an appeal for the blanket rejection ofFOIL l4PLl05084.

    Despite the NYPD FOIL Unit's now third assertion, at bare minimum a portion of he requested documents are

    squarely within the public domain. The remaining justifications for denying the request are irrelevant, lack factual

    grounding and are asserted without substantiation.

    Foremost, that I have submitted related FOIL requests in the past has no bearing on the present request for material,

    particularly given that the current request incorporates additional information regarding the department's research

    into unmanned aerial vehicles. In particular, I cited the Commissioner's recent statements before the City Council's

    Public Safety Committee, with which the Commissioner confirmed that the NYPD is investigating UAVs for

    department use. This additional guiding information clearly sets this request as distinct from previous requests.

    Furthermore, the NYPD's justification for rejecting my request has evolved substantially with each subsequent

    request. Beginning with a puzzling determination that personal privacy barred releasing documents in response to

    my first request, the NYPD has rejected my previous two requests on highly suspect grounds, and does so again

    in

    response to my latest request. The appeal determination for my second appeal was grounded foremost in my failure

    to file a timely appeal for the first request, rather than on substantive issues. The NYPD FOIL Unit cannot invoke

    irrelevant justifications for denying requests.

    Similar logical inconsistencies and assertions without justification are at play in this latest request. The foremost

    justification for appeal is that this request

    is

    duplicative

    of

    my previous two requests. Given the additional

    information, passage

    of

    ime and procedural issues

    in

    filing my first request, this foremost grounds for denial

    is

    utterly irrelevant

    in

    the present FOIL request.

    Next, Lt. Mantellino relies on the appeal determination for l3PL107978, which again was errantly grounded

    primarily

    in

    the denial ofmy first appeal, which was due to procedural rather than substantive concerns.

    Next, the request denial indicates that releasing documents would reveal non-routine techniques. As asserted

    previously, Mayor Bloomberg and now two NYPD Commissioners have publicly disclosed details

    of

    the

    department's investigation into unmanned aerial vehicle technology. There is thus very thin justification to assert that

    all documents must

    e

    withheld

    in

    the interest ofprotecting non-routine information.

    Lt. Mantellino asserts without support that disclosing these records might endanger the life or safety

    of

    persons in

    New York City. Dozens

    of

    other law enforcement agencies across the country have released documents related to

    their use

    of

    or research into UAVs. This includes federal agencies such as the Bureau ofCustoms and Border

    Protection and the FBI that have already deployed UAVs

    in

    operations. The assertion that releasing documents

    might endanger safety or lives requires substantial backing and evidence that Lt. Mantellino has utterly failed to

    provide.

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    Finally, the rejection letter indicates that some of he documents constitute intra-agency materials comprised of

    preliminary information and/or assessments that are deliberative and pre-decisional in nature. While this may e

    true for portions of he documents, the Mayor and two NYP Commissioners have publicly stated the department's

    intention to pursue

    U V

    technology. This decision has squarely been taken. While some documents may comprise

    pre-decisional materials, there is much that would feasibly not fall within this category.

    In light of the above, I respectfully insist

    that

    this FOIL request be remanded back to the NYPD FOIL Unit for

    substantive response and release of responsive documents.

    Best,

    Shawn Musgrave

    MuckRock

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    Shawn Musgrave

    MuckRock News

    DEPT MR 7109

    P.O.

    Box 55819

    Boston.

    MA 0220 5

    Dear

    Mr

    Musgrave:

    POLICE DEPARTMENT

    LEGAL

    BUREAU

    F.0.1.L. Unit, Room 11

    OC

    One Police Plaza

    New

    York,

    New

    York

    10038

    July 18, 2014

    RE:

    FREEDOM

    OF

    INFORMATION

    LA\V

    REQUEST:

    LSF

    14PLl05084

    This letter is in further

    response

    to your letter dated June 9, 2014, requesting disclosure,

    pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL"), of various records related to unmanned

    aerial vehicles.

    That part

    of

    your request covering the time frame from January,

    2005

    to October

    22,

    2013 is denied

    because your

    instant request is duplicative

    of

    your prior requests that were

    assigned

    file

    numbers 13PL100448 and 13PLI07978.

    In

    addition, your request is denied in its entirety for the reasons that were set forth

    in

    the

    February 7,

    2014

    final

    determination of

    your appeal under file number 13PL107978, and for the

    reasons stated hclow.

    Your request

    is

    denied under

    Puhlic Officers I.aw

    (POL)

    Section 87(2)(e)(iv), which

    exempts from disclosure law cnfon.:erncnt records that

    re\eal

    non-routine investigati\c

    tcclrniqw.:s or procedures.

    This

    exemption applies

    to lav

    enforcement records that descrihc the

    workings

    of noYcl

    systems that could be used

    to

    address public saJcty emergencies. inciuding

    possible terrorist attacks

    and

    criminal

    ads.

    Accordingly. the

    disclosure

    you seek. were

    it to

    be

    made.

    would enahlc miscreants to tailor their conduct

    in

    anticipation of law enforn;ment efforts

    to prc\ent criminal activities. and would therefore not be required under

    FOIL

    as to any records

    that may be

    in cxistem:e.

    In

    addition. the request

    is

    denied under

    POL

    Section

    X7 2) f)

    because

    the

    disclosure

    you

    seek

    could endanger thc

    lit\:

    or sakty of

    pt.:rsons

    in

    New York ( 'ity.

    \1oremer.

    the request is denied to

    the

    extent that responsive records.

    ir n

    existence.

    would constitute intra-agency materials comprised of preliminary information andior

    assessments that are dcliberatin: and pn.:-decisiona in nature. Accordingly. disc losure is not .

    requin..:d pursuant lo POL Section S7{2) g).

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    You may appeal this decision in writing, within thirty 30) days of the date of this

    letter. Any appeal should he addressed to Mr. Jonathan David, Records Access Appeals

    Officer, NYPD, ne Police Plaza, Room 1406, New York, NY 10038-1497.

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    On July 22, 2014:

    Lt Mantellino -

    I hereby

    once

    again assert

    my

    right to receive

    FOIL

    responses

    by

    electronic mail, rather than

    by

    postal mail.

    Per

    89(3)(b), which states

    that All

    entities shall, provided such entity has reasonable means available, accept

    requests

    for

    records submitted in the form

    ofclectronic

    mail and shall respond

    to

    such requests by electronic mail...

    to the extent practicable

    ..

    ''. this is a legal obligation or

    NYPD to

    comply with my request.

    Please confirm that responses for this request will be sent by electronic mail.

    Shawn

    On

    July 22, 2014:

    Lt. Mantellino -

    Per the

    attached, NYPD was slated

    to

    respond to issue a determination for this request by July 18, 2014. To date, no

    such response has been received. Please advise.

    Best,

    Shawn

    On July

    19, 2014:

    The

    request has been rejected, with

    the

    agency stating that the information

    or

    document(s) requested are exempt

    from disclosure.

    On July 15, 2014:

    A letter stating that the request appeal has been rejected.

    On

    July 3, 2014:

    Jonathan David

    Records Access Appeals Officer

    New York City Police Department

    One

    Police

    Plaza

    - Room 1406

    New York,

    NY

    10038-1497

    July 3, 2014

    Mr. David:

    Under the provisions

    of

    he New York Freedom oflnformation Law, Article 6 89(4)(a)

    of

    he Public Officers Law, I

    hereby request an internal appeal

    of

    your failure to respond to my FOIL request dated June 9, 2014. A copy of my

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    request is attached, along with a letter showing your office received the attached request on June l

    6,

    2014. The

    FOIL Unit did not respond

    or

    acknowledge the attached request within the five (5) business days as required by

    statute, therefore,

    the

    request has been constructively denied and an internal appeal is appropriate.

    Please notify

    me

    of

    he results

    of

    the appeal without delay.

    If

    for

    any

    reason

    any

    portion

    of

    my request is again denied, please inform me

    of

    he reasons for

    the

    denial in writing

    within

    the

    ten

    (10)

    days as required by statute.

    Sincerely,

    Shawn Musgrave

    MuckRock

    Attachments

    On June 24, 2014:

    To Whom It May Concern:

    I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom

    of

    Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on

    June 9, 2014. Please let

    me

    know when 1 c n expect to receive a response, or

    if

    further clarification is needed.

    Thank you for

    your

    help.

    On

    June 24, 2014:

    An

    acknowledgement letter, stating the request

    is

    being processed.

    On

    June 9, 2014:

    To Whom

    t

    May Concern:

    Pursuant to the

    New

    York State Freedom

    of

    Information Law (l 977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the

    following records:

    All documents created from January 2005 to the date this request is processed related to the agency's use

    of

    aerial

    drones, remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerials (UAs), unmanned

    aerial vehicles (UAVs), and/or unmanned aerial systems (UASs)(hereinafter drones ).

    Please note that this is the third time we have submitted a FOIL request for this type

    of

    documentation (see 2013-

    PL-l

    00448 and 20 I 3-PL-7978). Previously, the

    NYPD

    FOIL Unit has invoked personal privacy as well as

    disclosure

    of

    law enforcement technjques

    to

    justify rejections. However, the NYPD's recent statements to the City

    Council' s Public Safety Committee eliminate both considerations: the Commissioner very publicly confirmed that

    the department

    is

    researching drones, and Deputy Commissioner Miller indicated that

    NYPD

    officers were looking

    into

    what's

    on the market,

    what's

    available.

    A December 2010 email from a detective in the Counterterrorism Division to

    the

    FAA (first reported in August

    2011: ) indicated that as

    of

    hat time, the department

    was in the basic stages of investigating the possible use

    ofUAV's

    as a law enforcement tool.

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    Please search specifically for the below document categories, and respond to each of he categories and items:

    I Acquisition documents:

    i

    requests for proposals RFPs), proposals/quotes submitted by vendors, contracts, leases, budget requests, project/

    equipment budgets, cost allocations or reimbursements for the purchase

    of

    drone equipment;

    ii) Grant applications and award letters for drone equipment purchases;

    iii) Insurance contracts for all drone equipment;

    iv) Communications including electronic communications) between the agency head or agency quartermaster or

    individual responsible for equipment purchases and maintenance) and drone vendors, manufacturers or retailers;

    v) Communications including electronic communications) between the agency head and agency quartermaster or

    individual responsible for equipment purchases and maintenance) regarding acquisition, lease or use ofdrone

    equipment;

    vi) Communications including electronic communications) between the agency head and the governor, mayor and

    city/town manager regarding the acquisition

    of

    drones;

    vii) Applications including all components and support documentation) for Certificates of Waiver/Authorization

    COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as COA grant notifications and final agreement;

    viii) Contracts for services related to drones, such as data storage, data analysis, image storage, image analysis,

    video storage, video analysis, operation, maintenance;

    2) Equipment logs:

    i

    Inventories/logs/lists/databases

    of

    all drones owned, leased or operated by

    or

    for the agency;

    ii) Maintenance logs for all drones owned, leased or otherwise operated by or for the agency;

    3) Policy documents:

    i

    Policies, guidelines, protocols, manuals and/or instructions on the use/operation

    of

    drones and usage

    of

    data,

    images and video obtained from drone flights;

    ii) Communications from the agency head, quartermaster or individual responsible for overseeing equipment

    purchases and maintenance) on approved uses for drones;

    iii

    Memorandums

    of

    understanding {MOUs), memorandums

    of

    agreement MOAs) or any other agreements or

    contracts with other government agencies, private corporations, organizations

    or

    individuals to share drone

    equipment, data, images

    or

    video

    or

    to operate drones on behalfof he agency;

    4) Training documents:

    i

    Curriculum used to train drone operators and observers;

    ii

    Training log for all drone operators and observers;

    iii

    Certifications

    of

    training completion for all drone operators and observers;

    iv) Contracts, purchase orders, budget requests or reimbursement orders for training sessions for all drone operators

    and observers;

    5) Usage documents:

    i

    Flight logs for all drone flights, including training flights;

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    ii

    Flight logs transmitted to the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to Certificate

    of

    Waiver/Authorization

    (COA) requirements;

    iii) Reprimands relating to drones, including misuse

    of

    equipment and failure

    to

    properly maintain

    equipment

    also request that,

    if

    appropriate , fees be waived as believe this request is in the public interest.

    The

    requested

    documents will be made available to the general public free

    of

    charge as part

    of he

    public information service at

    MuckRock.com, processed by a representative

    of

    he news media/press and is made in the process

    of

    news gathering

    and not for commercial usage.

    In the event that fees cannot be waived, would be grateful if you would inform me

    of

    he total charges in advance

    of

    fulfilling my request. I would prefer

    the

    request filled electronically,

    by

    e-mail attachment

    if

    available

    or

    D-

    ROM

    if

    not.

    Thank you

    in

    advance for your anticipated cooperat ion in this matter. look forward to receiving your response to

    this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

    Sincerely,

    Shawn Musgrave

    Filed via MuckRock.com

    E-mail (Preferred):

    99

    For mailed responses, please address (see note):

    MuckRock

    News

    EPTMR

    11991

    PO Box 55819

    Boston, MA 02205-5819

    PLEASE

    NOTE

    the new address as well

    as

    the fact that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester s name rather

    than MuckRock News) requests might be returned by the USPS as undeliverable.

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