Email Thread Between Penn America CEO Franc James and Chester Receiver Michael Doweary Along With Penn America Foundation Description and Riverside Futures Letter
‘Revised and Supplemental RTKL Log for Exemptions and Privileged Records
Philadelphia Gas Works
‘OOR Dkt. No. AP 2021-0718
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Page 10 of 12‘SUPPLEMENTAL ATTESTATION IN SUPPORTOR
REVISED AND SUPPLEMENT) OG
Name of Requester: Charlie Spatz
‘Records Requested: {ANIL emails and attachments senveeceived by [PGW Vice
President, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs) Greg Stunder”
between December 1, 2020 and the processing date ofthe request
containing the terms “energy choice”; “preemption”; “Yaw”;
and/or “bill sponsor.”
“Appeal Caption: (Charles Spats v. Philadelphia Gas Works;
Docket #AP 2021-0718
4, Brett A. Zahorchak, Esq, hereby declare, pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904, thatthe following
‘latements are true and correct based upon my personal knowledge information and belief:
Exemption Log Information
1. serve asthe Open Records Office forthe Philadelphia Gas Works (“Agency”)
2. Lam responsible for responding to Right‘o-Know requests fled withthe Agency.
3. In my capacity as the Open Records Officer, Iam familiar with the records of the
“Agency,
4. On April 30, 2021, 1 submitted an RTKL Log for Exemptions and Privileged
‘Records on behalf of PGW in the above-referenced appeal
5, Subsequent to my submission, Senator Gene Yaw and Nick Troutman, Senator
Yaw’s Chief of Staff and Executive Director of Environmental Resources and
Energy Committe, a third party whose email communications and attachments
‘were embedded in the emails identified in the RTKL Log for Exemptions and
Privileged Records, requested permission to participate i the appeal, provided
further information and context surrounding the embedded emails, and provided
‘additional legal arguments in opposition tothe above-referenced appeal
6 In connection with the additional information and context provided by Senator
‘Yaw and Mr. Troutman in their submission, PGW hereby submits the atached
Revised and Supplemental RTKL Log for Exemptions and Privileged Records to
provide greater detail regarding the nature of the records withheld from the
requester. The revised and supplemental information has been set forth in bold
and underlined font.
7. PGW also hereby incorporates into its April 30, 2021 submission the legal
arguments set forth by Senator Yaw and Mr. Troutman for withholding the
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records identified in the Revised and Supplemental RTKL Log for Exemptions
and Privileged Records
8. have reviewed each of the records withheld and the description of record type,
record date, number of pages, the subject mater, authors ofthe record, and the
recipients ofthe records as described in the preceding exemption log are true and
correct, now with greater detail which will hopefully assist the Appeals Officer in
his determination ofthis mater,
9. Ihave also atached hereto PGW Exhibit 9-1, constituting a Notice of the above-
referenced appeal that I had sent to Mr. Troutman, but inadvertently emitted from
PGW's original submission because it had been sent to him ata later date than the
other notices due to the embedded nature of the communications at issue and
resulting confusion surrounding the communications.
we: Mey3.2001 stare, LAL AZ
Brot A. Zahorchak, Beg
Open Records Officer
Philadelphia Gas Works
Page 12 of 12Zahorchak, Brett A
From: Zahorchak Brett A
Sent ‘Thursday, Apil22,2021 1020 AM
To: “Troutman, Nick
ce Stunder, Gregory
Subject: (OFFICIAL NOTICE OF APPEAL - Spatzv. Philadelphia Gas Works OOR Dit, AP 2021
Me. Troutman
Philadelphia Gas Works is a public agency subject tothe PennsyWvania Right to Know Law (RTKL), Pennsytvania's open
records law. PGW recently granted in part and denied in part a request that was made by a requester fr the folowing:
From December 2, 2020, to the date on which the request was processed:
Emails and atachments sent/received by Greg Stunder and that contain the search term “energy choice”
Emails and atachmentssent/received by Greg Stunder and that contain the search term “preemption,”
Email and aitachmentssent/received by Greg Stunder and that contain the search term "Yaw" and
Emails and atachmentssent/received by Greg Stunder and that contain the search term “bil sponsor.”
‘The denial ofthis request has been appealed bythe requester to the Pennsyvania Office of Open Records (0OR). Yeu
{are receiving notice ofthis appeal because the records requested may affect your legal or security interests a8 third
Party, may contain cenfidenta, proprietary or trademarked records, or are recards ofa PGW contractor.
[As required by the Ofice of Open Records, this notices being made by: (1) Providing a copy of all documents PGW
‘received in connection withthe appeal attached); and (2) hereby advising you that interested persons may requestto
participate in this appeal by contacting the Appeals Ofier assigned to this case (see 65 PS. § 67.1103()). Contact
Information ofthe Azpeals Officer is on page Sof the attached POF. The form to request to participate before the OOR is
page 6 ofthe attached PDF.
A third party's allure to participate ina RTKL appeal before the OOR may be construed asa waiver of objections
regarding release of requested records.
‘Submissions inthis case are currently due on April 30,2023
Please do not hesitate to contact me to discus further. can be reached at 215-684-6647,
Best regards,
‘Brett Zahorchak
Bren zanrene| utah General Cour | egal Daan
Phinda az Wore | I0W. Montgomery Ave | Pins, PR 9322
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Email Thread Between Penn America CEO Franc James and Chester Receiver Michael Doweary Along With Penn America Foundation Description and Riverside Futures Letter