Christopher Mullady v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20222867)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 20, 2022 SPR22/2867 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Record Access Officer City of Boston One City Hall Plaza Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Christopher Mullady appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 28, 2022, Mr. Mullady requested the following: The “Memorial” means the Emancipation Group memorial or any part of it. The “loan” means the intended loan of the Memorial for display at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (“MOCA”). [1] The proposal and site report for the loan, and any other material relating to the loan or to the Memorial that was distributed to the members of the art commission in connection with their May 10, 2022, meeting. (A single complete copy of that material is all that is called for, not multiple copies as received by each member; and likewise for the other items of this request.) [2] The entire text of the agreement for the loan, including the full documentation of any side agreement or side understanding whatsoever in connection therewith, regardless of the identity of the parties involved. [3] Each opinion and each factual study or report, prepared by or on the responsibility of the Corporation Counsel after January 2021, relating to the gift of the Memorial in 1879, or to the City’s obligations as they relate to the removal or dismantling of the Memorial or its use for other purposes. [4] Each opinion of counsel on any of the subjects listed in item 3, that was communicated by the City or anyone affiliated with it, to the borrower or anyone affiliated with the borrower, or vice versa. Without implied limitation, the “borrower or anyone affiliated with the borrower” includes 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

Shawn A. Williams, Esq. SPR22/2867 Page 2 December 20, 2022 MOCA and LAXART and any of their representatives. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Mullady petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2867, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Mr. Mullady with a response dated December 15, 2022. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Mullady has appealed the City’s response, and a new appeal is in the process of being opened. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Christopher Mullady