Editor’s Note: Sunshine Request makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.
City of Asheville Submitted: January 9, 2023 | Updated: June 13, 2023
(January 2023) Multi-part request for City of Asheville, NC Government: Communications between Consultants and City of AVL, regarding 2021 Asheville Water Rate model. 05/01/2020 – 08/31/2021.
Hello City of Asheville, NC Government (Records Officer),
I'd like to make a multi-part public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
I believe that in May 2021 Asheville City Council approved a new rate model for water for residential, commercial and industrial customers. With this in mind – I’d like to receive all documents produced during Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.'s work with the City of Asheville, as well as all communications between City of Asheville staff and Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. regarding the adjusted rate model that was defined in 2021.
Please provide all documents [unspecified] and all communications [emails, SMS texts, Google Chat messages, Facebook Messenger] between Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. and the City of Asheville. During the specific time period of 05/01/2020 through 08/31/2021. Specifically – I am requesting responsive records only in regard to the 2021 Asheville Water Rate model.
I am not requesting to come in person to inspect, nor to obtain printed copies of, electronic records. In accordance with NC Public Records Law, I’m requesting explicitly that all responsive records be provided via an electronic medium / format (in which the records should already exist), such as an email, file share, google drive folder, mailed flash drive if necessary, etc.
** I do not have any additional or further clarifying info to provide other than what you see in the message above. If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law.**
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[Editor’s Note: This request has been sent solely from the email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from our Team. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of our request – We intend to continue to pursue our request.
Please note that we cannot commit to sign any forms or pay any potential fees / associated costs related to any request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let us know the itemized potential cost.]
Thank you for your assistance!
Status: Completed
Activity:
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June 13, 2023 12:03 pm
10 months ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: Jun 13, 2023, 12:03 PM
subject: Your City of Asheville public records request #23-18 has been closed.City of Asheville Public Records
Record request #23-18 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
All records responsive to your request are available here.
All records responsive to your request have been released in accordance with the North Carolina Public Records Act. Your request has been fulfilled and is now closed. Please reply to this message or contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
**Editor’s Note: The referenced “communications” files Allison posted are located at the following AVL City owned URL:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zlmufcK9PSf5QqWvYpPBO-pSgS3epeIw
We typically would also download our own copy of the files, and then upload them to our website in our “Documents” section as well. However, the files were too large to upload directly to our site. Therefore, we’ve created our own copy of the files (it’s a mirror of the City’s), and have uploaded them to a Google Drive folder so you can also view it here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1ZT5DvfeCCt4JHPdgAJtRb45OpSO9axNm
Additionally — Please note the following info we posted on 05/11/23 about a document we received from Allison. She was referring to 1 file (“Asheville_Rebuild_Model_9_PDF_Formatting (10).pdf ”). We downloaded it, and have uploaded the file at top left in our Documents section. You can also see the file on Next Request.
Status: Completed -
June 13, 2023 12:03 pm
10 months ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: Jun 13, 2023, 12:03 PM
subject: Your City of Asheville public records request #23-18 has been published.City of Asheville Public Records
Record request #23-18 has been published and is now available for public view.
Status: Response Received from Government -
May 30, 2023 12:34 pm
10 months ago
**05/30/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #5 on the City of Asheville Communications Search Queue (formerly the City of Asheville Email Search Queue). Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
May 23, 2023 2:37 pm
11 months ago
**05/23/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #6 on the City of Asheville Communications Search Queue (formerly the City of Asheville Email Search Queue). Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
May 11, 2023 11:15 am
11 months ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: May 11, 2023, 11:15 AM
subject: [Document Released] City of Asheville public records request #23-18City of Asheville Public Records
A document has been released for record request #23-18 along with the following message:
See attached. Your request is currently number 7 in the search queue; once emails have been processed and reviewed, you will be forwarded any additional responsive records.
– Asheville_Rebuild_Model_9_PDF_Formatting (10).pdf
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/23-18
Document links are valid for one month. After June 11, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
**Editor’s Note 05/11/23: We have added the 1 file referenced (“Asheville_Rebuild_Model_9_PDF_Formatting (10).pdf ” , uploaded to NextRequest by the City of AVL on 05/05/23) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
May 9, 2023 3:45 pm
11 months ago
**05/09/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #7 on the City of Asheville Communications Search Queue (formerly the City of Asheville Email Search Queue). Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
May 1, 2023 8:51 am
11 months ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: May 1, 2023, 8:51 AM
subject: [External Message Added] City of Asheville public records request #23-18City of Asheville Public Records
A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-18:
Sunshine Request,
A request that was further up in the search queue was withdrawn by the requester, which is why other requests moved up while those in the beginning of the queue did not.
Status: Government Processing Request -
April 28, 2023 3:45 pm
11 months ago
**Editor’s Note: This message was sent to Allison via our login within the NextRequest portal on the City’s website.
Hi Allison or NR Officer,
I’m following up regarding [NextRequest #23-18] , first sent to the City on January 09, 2023.
I understand from the last time I followed up with Allison about this request, that it might take some time to fulfill. However, I’ve noticed that it hasn’t moved position (#9) at all on the City’s Communications Queue spreadsheet for 3 weeks.
Other, newer requests we have waiting in the queue, more recent than that one ^^, had not moved for 3 weeks… but have all now moved up in position as of today. It doesn’t make sense to me how that could be possible — unless, newer requests are being processed ahead of #23-18?
Can you please provide a status update or reason for the delay – and the anticipated timeline for completion if that’s possible?
I’ll follow up again in a week if I don’t hear anything else before then.
Thank you for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Clarification Requested -
April 6, 2023 12:07 pm
1 year ago
**04/06/23 Editor’s Note: On 04/04/23 we received the following from Allison in response to one of our records requests:
“From now on, all requests for communications – including emails, text messages, Google Chat messages, voicemails, etc. – will be processed in the order received.” … ”you can check the position of your request at any time using the City of Asheville Communications Search Queue (formerly the City of Asheville Email Search Queue). I appreciate your understanding as I work to fulfill public records requests equitably and as promptly as possible. Thank you!”
Our records request above is now #9 on the City’s “Communications Search Queue”.
Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
April 3, 2023 12:53 pm
1 year ago
**4/3/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #10 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
March 27, 2023 2:47 pm
1 year ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: Mar 27, 2023, 2:47 PM
subject: [External Message Added] City of Asheville public records request #23-18City of Asheville Public Records
A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-18:
Hi Sunshine Request, thanks for reaching out. As I am the only person that conducts email searches and initial reviews, sometimes my additional obligations as the public records officer, time off, or other circumstances can cause the email search queue to halt or move more slowly. However, please know that I am always working on fulfilling requests as promptly and efficiently as possible. You should start seeing the queue move again in the next week or so. I appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any other questions, please reply to this message or contact [email protected]. Thank you!
Status: Government Processing Request -
March 24, 2023 6:45 pm
1 year ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: Mar 24, 2023, 6:45 PM
subject: Re: [External Message Added] City of Asheville public records request #23-18Hi Allison or NR Officer,
I’m following up regarding [NextRequest #23-18]. I understand that this might be a large request and could take some time to fulfill. However, I’ve noticed it has stopped moving and hasn’t changed position (#11) on the City’s email queue spreadsheet for at least 22 days.
Can you please provide a status update or reason for the delay – or the anticipated timeline for its completion?
I’ll follow up again early next month, if I don’t hear anything else before then.
Thank you for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
March 2, 2023 3:28 pm
1 year ago
**3/2/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #11 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
February 22, 2023 2:49 pm
1 year ago
**2/22/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #12 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
February 15, 2023 1:32 pm
1 year ago
**2/15/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #14 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
February 8, 2023 3:05 pm
1 year ago
**2/8/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #15 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
January 18, 2023 11:29 am
1 year ago
**1/18/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #18 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
January 10, 2023 8:39 am
1 year ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
reply-to: [email protected]
to: [email protected]
date: Jan 10, 2023, 8:39 AM
subject: [External Message Added] City of Asheville public records request #23-18City of Asheville Public Records
A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-18:
Your public records request has been received by the City of Asheville and has been assigned to the appropriate person(s) for processing. Once processing is complete, you will receive any responsive records.
Requests for email are processed in the order they are received. Your request is number 19 in the email queue; you can view the queue document at any time to see the position of your request. Once the emails are collected and reviewed, you will be sent any responsive records.
Please reply to this message or contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
https://cityofashevillenc.nextrequest.com/requests/23-18
Status: Government Processing Request -
January 9, 2023 2:54 pm
1 year ago
**Editor’s Note: This request was sent in via Asheville City Government’s public records request portal. As we receive updates, we will post them here on our website. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Hello City of Asheville (Records Officer),
I’d like to make a public records request for information that may be available in your office.
If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about the request, please provide the correct name and email address of whom I should send it to.
Please confirm receipt to let me know the request will begin processing, and if possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. I will plan on following up again around the end of the month if I have not heard back before then.
Here are the details of the request:
Subject: (January 2023) Multi-part request for City of Asheville, NC Government: Communications between Consultants and City of AVL, regarding 2021 Asheville Water Rate model. 05/01/2020 – 08/31/2021.
Message: “Hello City of Asheville, NC Government (Records Officer),
I’d like to make a multi-part public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
I believe that in May 2021 Asheville City Council approved a new rate model for water for residential, commercial and industrial customers. With this in mind – I’d like to receive all documents produced during Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.’s work with the City of Asheville, as well as all communications between City of Asheville staff and Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. regarding the adjusted rate model that was defined in 2021.
Please provide all documents [unspecified] and all communications [emails, SMS texts, Google Chat messages, Facebook Messenger] between Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. and the City of Asheville. During the specific time period of 05/01/2020 through 08/31/2021. Specifically – I am requesting responsive records only in regard to the 2021 Asheville Water Rate model.
I am not requesting to come in person to inspect, nor to obtain printed copies of, electronic records. In accordance with NC Public Records Law, I’m requesting explicitly that all responsive records be provided via an electronic medium / format (in which the records should already exist), such as an email, file share, google drive folder, mailed flash drive if necessary, etc.
** I do not have any additional or further clarifying info to provide other than what you see in the message above. If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law.**
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[Editor’s Note: This request has been sent solely from the email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from our Team. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of our request – We intend to continue to pursue our request.
Please note that we cannot commit to sign any forms or pay any potential fees / associated costs related to any request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let us know the itemized potential cost.]
Thank you for your assistance!”
Thank you!
** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.
Status: Sent to Government -
January 9, 2023 1:53 pm
1 year ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending