Tina Murray v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20251918)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 2, 2025 SPR25/1918 Tina Murray North Point Associates VIA EMAIL Dear Ms. Murray: I have received your letter appealing the response of the City of Boston to your request for records. I have directed a member of my staff, Daniel Taylor, Esq., to review this matter. Upon completion of the review, I will advise you in writing of the disposition of this case. If in the interim you receive a satisfactory response to your request, please notify this office immediately. Any further correspondence concerning this specific appeal should refer to the SPR case number listed under the date of this letter. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Grace Jung 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

From: Tina Murray To: Manning, Michael (SEC) Cc: SEC-DL-PREWEB Subject: RE: Appeal - Request to City of Boston Reference #R002509-051925 Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 9:59:03 AM Attachments: R002509-051925 Corres Headers.pdf Good morning: Please see attached email correspondence with header information. I apologize for the error. I initially printed the communications directly from the City of Boston Public Records Center and was unaware it did not include all required information to process the appeal. Please let me know if you have any questions, or if I can provide further information. Thank you. Tina Murray Legal Administrator North Point Associates t: (781) 864-7806 The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. From: Manning, Michael (SEC) <Michael.Manning@sec.state.ma.us> Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 4:38 PM To: Tina Murray <tina.murray@northpointassoc.com> Cc: SEC-DL-PREWEB <SEC-DL-PREWEB@sec.state.ma.us> Subject: RE: Appeal - Request to City of Boston Reference #R002509-051925 You don't often get email from michael.manning@sec.state.ma.us. Learn why this is important Good Afternoon, Thank you for your email. All communications enclosed with your appeal must include all header information indicating the date and time each correspondence was sent. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1)(f). Accordingly in order to proceed with an appeal, please provide a copy of the attached correspondences with all relevant header information as many of the correspondences including your revised request are missing this header information. Best, Michael Manning Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1719 Boston, MA 02108 617-727-2832

Michael.Manning@sec.state.ma.us From: Tina Murray <tina.murray@northpointassoc.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 3:28 PM To: SEC-DL-PREWEB <SEC-DL-PREWEB@sec.state.ma.us> Subject: Appeal - Request to City of Boston Reference #R002509-051925 Good afternoon: On May 19, 2025, I submitted a public records request to the City of Boston Mayor’s Office via the Public Records Center. The request was assigned Reference #R002509-051925. On May 27, 2025, I received an email indicating the preliminary search yielded 42,259 responsive emails and a request to consider narrowing the scope before the City provided me with a fee estimate. On May 28, 2025, I provided a narrowed scope, as suggested. On June 3, 2025, I received an email from the City stating, “Due to the nature of your request, additional time is needed. As such, the City will need up to, but no more than, fifteen (15) additional business days to review and process your request.” The email noted this extension was pursuant to G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(i). Due to this extension, I should have received the records by June 18, 2025, however, I have not received any records or other communications since. Attached is my request with the confirmation from the public records center that notes my request was received on May 19, 2025 12:06:57 PM. Also attached are the following: May 27, 2025 City of Boston email requesting narrowed scope; my May 28, 2025 email providing narrowed scope; and June 3, 2025 City of Boston email notifying me additional time is needed. Please let me know if you have any questions, or if I can provide further information. Thank you. Tina Murray Legal Administrator North Point Associates t: (781) 864-7806 The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

Tina Murray From: City of Boston <CityofBoston@govqa.us> Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 1:17 PM To: Tina Murray Subject: City Public Records Request :: R002509-051925 --- Please respond above this line --- 06/03/2025 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of May 19, 2025., Reference # R002509-051925 Dear Tina Murray: The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records. This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115. It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records requests. 950 CMR 32.04(5). Specifically, you stated: All email communication, including attachments, sent or received between the City of Boston, and Lou Mandarini or Henry Vitale from December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. All email communications, including attachments, sent or received to Michael Flaherty from June 2023 to Feb 2024. This request does not seek personal identifying information. A response to a public records request must be provided within ten (10) business days of receiving a written request. G. L. c. 66, § 10 (a); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(b). The public records law permits a response time of up to twenty-five (25) business days from the business day a written request is received, so long as a detailed explanation is provided. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(i). Due to the nature of your request, additional time is needed. As such, the City will need up to, but no more than, fifteen (15) additional business days to review and process your request. Yours truly, Jarrett Lobb Public Records To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Public Records Center. 1

Tina Murray From: Tina Murray Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 10:28 AM To: City of Boston Subject: RE: City Public Records Request :: R002509-051925 Hi Jarrett, Please see below for my revised request. Please let me know if this helps narrow the responsive records. Thanks again for your help with these requests. All email communications, including attachments, sent or received between Lou Mandarini and Henry Vitale from December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. All email communications, including attachments, sent or received by Michael Flaherty from November 2024 – February 2025. Tina Murray Legal Administrator North Point Associates t: (781) 864-7806 The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. From: City of Boston <CityofBoston@govqa.us> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 10:29 AM To: Tina Murray <tina.murray@northpointassoc.com> Subject: City Public Records Request :: R002509-051925 --- Please respond above this line --- 05/22/2025 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of May 19, 2025, Reference # R002509-051925 Dear Tina Murray: The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records. This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115. It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records requests. 950 CMR 32.04(5). Specifically, you stated: All email communication, including attachments, sent or received between the City of Boston, and Lou Mandarini or Henry Vitale from December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. 1

All email communications, including attachments, sent or received to Michael Flaherty from June 2023 to Feb 2024. This request does not seek personal identifying information. I wanted to follow up regarding parts 1 and 2 of your request. Our preliminary search yielded approximately 42,259 responsive emails for both parts. Given the large volume of results, we’d like to request that you consider narrowing the scope before we provide a fee estimate. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or to discuss how we can best tailor the search. Best, Jarrett Lobb Public Records To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Public Records Center. 2