HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRR 2024-069 Railroad Canyon Widening Project
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
2010 Main Street, 8th Floor | Irvine, CA 92614-7214
Telephone: 949.553.1313 | Facsimile: 949.553.8354
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K. Erik Friess
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Allen Matkins
VIA CITY'S ON-LINE PORTAL
February 6, 2024
Candice Alvarez, City Clerk
City of Lake Elsinore
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Re: Public Records Act Request
Dear Ms. Alvarez:
This firm represents Charles M. Matter, Trustee of the Penelope Wendell Matter Trust, and
Lyle K. Schroeder, as Trustee of the Schroeder Family Trust. Pursuant to the California Public
Records Act, Government Code section 7920.000 et seq., please consider this letter a formal request
to the City of Lake Elsinore to produce public records.
We understand that the following records are publicly available under existing regulations
and applicable case law concerning the Public Records Act. We hereby request copies of the
following documents:
1. Any Notice of Completion for the Railroad Canyon Road Widening Project;
2. All documents, including letters, e-mails, reports, plans, and meeting minutes, that
identify when all construction of the Railroad Canyon Road Widening Project was
complete;
3. All documents, including letters, e-mails, reports, plans, and meeting minutes,
regarding widening of Railroad Canyon Road onto any portion of the real property
known as APN 363-180-010 in the City of Lake Elsinore;
4. All documents, including letters, e-mails, reports, plans, and meeting minutes,
regarding widening of Railroad Canyon Road onto any portion of the real property
known as APN 363-180-011 in the City of Lake Elsinore;
5. All documents, including letters, e-mails, reports, plans, and meeting minutes,
regarding widening of Railroad Canyon Road onto any portion of the real property
known as APN 363-190-012 in the City of Lake Elsinore.
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Attorneys at Law
Candice Alvarez, City Clerk
February 6, 2024
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As used in this request, the term “documents” shall include, but not be limited to, any
“writing” as defined by Evidence Code section 250 (“handwriting, typewriting, printing,
photostating, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every
other means of recording upon any tangible thing, any form of communication or representation,
including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof”), including any
notes, memoranda, correspondence, meeting minutes, e-mails, electronic calendars, computer files,
and data.
We would like to receive copies of these records within ten (10) days of receipt of this letter,
as set forth in Government Code section 7922.535. In the event any portion of this request is
denied, please set forth, pursuant to Government Code section 7922.540, the names and titles or
positions of each person responsible for the denial. Please also provide a detailed statement of the
reasons for non-disclosure, together with an index of the documents or portions thereof that you
intend to withhold.
Our preference is to receive the requested copies in an electronic format, e.g., by ftp site or a
flash drive. Please provide a cost estimate before making any paper copies.
Very truly yours,
K. Erik Friess
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