2024 Public Meeting Recordings
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Delaware River Basin Commission as part of a batch sent to 25 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.
Dear Delaware River Basin Commission,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: all existing recordings of public meetings held in 2024.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. However, I recognize that many recordings, especially video recordings, are too large to send via email. If that is the case, I can recommend: 1) uploading the recordings to a Google Drive folder and sharing it with my Google account: ckratovil, or 2) using the free service WeTransfer to send the recordings to my email address: [email address]
I am also open to other methods, including picking up a flash drive or CD/DVD at your office, or receiving the same via US mail at our PO Box: #3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Please confirm you have received this request and feel free to contact me at 732-993-9697 with any questions or to make any necessary arrangements. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Mr. Kratovil,
The records you have requested are available on YouTube at the following links:
2024 1Q: https://youtube.com/live/gpNKO7SUays
2024 2Q: https://www.youtube.com/live/8SAdEmdY5xI
2024 3Q: https://www.youtube.com/live/jTwK-ztmpxs
2024 4Q: https://www.youtube.com/live/PfBk_FWgf9M
For future reference, please be advised that the Delaware River Basin Commission (“DRBC” or “Commission”) is a compact agency created under Article I, sec. 10, cl. 3 of the U.S. Constitution, comprised of four states and the federal government. Accordingly, DRBC is not subject to New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act, but has its own regulations for public access to records and information, which are codified at Subpart H of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“RPP”). Subpart H provides that requests for records “shall be submitted to the Records Access Officer on such forms as the Executive Director may prescribe, which shall be available on the Commission's website, https://www.drbc.gov, or by written request to the Commission, 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628.” 18 CFR 401.108(a).
Use of the form not only ensures that your request is seen but also facilitates record-keeping by entering the essential data automatically into a log that staff must maintain to ensure—and to demonstrate—that all requests are handled in a timely manner and in accordance with the noted regulations. Your use of the form in the future would be greatly appreciated. A link to it is readily accessible from either the “Contact DRBC” tab or the “News/Public Information” tab on the home page. I also link it here: https://www-njlib.nj.gov/DRBC_OPRA_WEBFO....
Sincerely,
Elba L Deck, CPA
Delaware River Basin Commission
PO Box 7360, 25 Cosey Road
West Trenton, NJ 08626
Direct: 609-477-7201
Cell: 267-528-8860