Nestor Ramos v. Boston, City of - Office of the Mayor (SPR 20170071)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords January 24, 2017 SPR17/071 Audrey Coulter Associate Press Secretary Office of Mayor Martin J. Walsh 1 City Hall Square, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Ms. Coulter: I have received the petition of Nestor Ramos, of the Boston Globe, appealing the response of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Ramos requested all records, filings and documents associated with a specifically identified permit number, including but not limited to Atlantic Drain's application submitted to Boston Water and Sewer. This request was the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR1611142 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (December 16, 2016). SPR16/1142 was closed with the understanding that the City would provide a supplemental response to Mr. Ramos, consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations. In particular, the City was to provide a response containing details regarding the DAO's position that the responsive records cannot be provided. Having not received this supplemental response as of January 13,2016, Mr. Ramos again appealed. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, the City confirmed it will be providing the responsive records on January 24, 2017. I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Ramos may appeal the substantive nature of the City's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon request. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determination for further information. One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Audrey Coulter SPR17/071 Page 2 January 24, 2017 Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Nestor Ramos