Unhand Piermont!

Friday, July 17, 2026

Law Office of John J. Tormey III, Esq.
John J. Tormey III, PLLC
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org

REQUEST UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (“FOIL”)
Friday, July 17, 2026

VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
james.mcdonald@health.ny.gov
johanne.morne@health.ny.gov
maclain.berhaupt@health.ny.gov
eugene.heslin@health.ny.gov
Dr. James V. McDonald - Commissioner of Health
Johanne E. Morne, M.S. - Executive Deputy Commissioner
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA

VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
kathy.marks@health.ny.gov
susan.cartier@health.ny.gov
Kathy S. Marks, Esq. - General Counsel
Susan Gallup Cartier, Esq. - Deputy General Counsel
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division Of Legal Affairs
Corning Tower Building, Room 2438, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA

VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
damien.lavera@health.ny.gov
press@health.ny.gov
Damien LaVera – Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs Group
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division Of Communications
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA

VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
gary.ginsberg@health.ny.gov
cassandra.gunter@health.ny.gov
Gary Ginsberg, Ph.D. - Director
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Center For Environmental Health
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA

VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
christine.westerman@health.ny.gov
Christine Westerman - Director
New York State Department of Health, Division Of Environmental Health Protection
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12237-0026 USA

Re:
FOIL Request – “Otto’s Full Service” alias “Otto’s”

505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY 10968

All Safety, Health, Sanitary, Food, Drink, Beverage, Maximum Restaurant Capacity, Parking, Valet Parking, Fire Lane Access, Fire Code Citation, And Fire Code Violation Records

Dear Commissioner McDonald, Ms. Morne, Attorney Marks, Attorney Cartier, Mr. LaVera, Dr. Ginsberg, Ms. Westerman, and Colleagues:

Without limitation to the further specificity of my itemized queries hereinbelow, this FOIL request seeks all Records relating to the restaurant known as “Otto’s Full Service” alias “Otto’s” currently located at 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York 10968 USA and its principals David Kaliff and Jill Kaliff - including without limitation all safety, health, sanitary, food, and beverage Records, and all Records relating to maximum restaurant capacity, parking, valet parking, fire lane access, and fire code citations or fire code violations - from the time-period commencing Friday, May 23, 2025 through the present day.

My understanding is that “Otto’s Full Service” opened to the public during the summer of 2022.

The restaurant, David Kaliff, and Jill Kaliff are hereafter referred to herein as the “Otto’s Parties” for ease of reference.

You will please note that fire access violations at Otto’s were the recent subject of a Village of Piermont Board of Trustees meeting on June 16, 2026. Transcripts of the meeting, and analysis, can be found here:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/ottos-makes-donations-to-village.html
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/incorporated-village-of-piermont-board.html

I am an attorney in New York, and a citizen and resident of the Town of Orangetown and the County of Rockland. Specifically, under the New York State Freedom of Information Law:
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html
and, as may be applicable, its state, federal, and other counterparts, including without limitation New York Public Officers Law, Article 6, Sections 84-90, and Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 552 (collectively herein referred to as “FOIL”), request is hereby made that each of you provide to this, my law office, full and complete copies of each and every document and other item of material dated, generated, or otherwise materializing from Friday, May 23, 2025 forward to the present day (collectively, “Records”) which may be at all responsive to the following requests. I am seeking, in each case to the extent as may be existing:

1. Inspections. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any safety, health, sanitary, food, drink, beverage, maximum restaurant capacity, parking, valet parking, fire lane access, fire code citation, fire code violation, or other inspections of, or otherwise concerning, the subject location of 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York 10968 USA (the “Otto’s Location”), or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties or any of them – including without limitation all restaurant inspections, all “latest inspections”, all inspection reports, all “critical violations”, all “non-critical violations”, and all photographic, drawn, sketched, pictorial, and other visual images relating thereto.

2. Incidents. All Records - if any - reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Location or the Otto’s Parties, and any of the following topics, items, or issues:

accidents
ambulance calls
cleaning access issues
construction issues
contact-surface issues
contagion
contamination
contamination sources
deficiencies
dirty handwashing facilities
dirty surface issues
dirty ventilation hoods
disrepair issues
double-stacked food containers
ductwork issues
EMS calls
environmental matters
epidemic
equipment issues
exhaust fan issues
filter issues
fire lane access
fire code citations
fire code violations
food display
food dressing
food handling
food poisoning
food preparation
food processing
food sale
food service
food storage
food transportation
garbage issues
handwashing facilities in disrepair
harborage areas
hazardous conditions
hazardous materials
hazardous waste
health matters
heated storage temperatures
hospitalizations
improper design
improper fixtures
improperly-drained floors
improperly-located handwashing facilities
improperly-sized plumbing
improperly-sized sinks
inaccessible handwashing facilities
inadequate lighting
inadequate sneeze-guards
inadequate ventilation
inadequate water pressure
incidents
infection
injuries
insect-proof construction issues
insect issues
installation issues
littered premises issues
maintenance issues
maximum restaurant capacity
measures to control insect entrance
measures to control rodent entrance
medical attention incidents
medical matters
mislabeled food
missing hand-drying devices
missing single-service towels
missing sneeze-guards
missing soap
on-floor storage of food
pandemic
parking
poisoning
pollution issues
poster issues
quality-assurance issues
quality-control issues
refrigerated temperatures
refuse issues
rodent-proof construction
rodent issues
sanitary code issues
sanitation issues
sewage issues
“spreader” events
surface-finish issues
training issues
unavailable accurate thermometers
uncovered food
unprotected food
un-provided cold running water
un-provided hot running water
unsafe conditions
unsanitary conditions
unshielded fixture issues
untoward occurrences
unused quality-assurance measures
unused quality-control measures
valet parking
vermin

3. Licenses, Permits, And Renewals. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any food-related, beverage-related, drink-related, or other licensure, licenses, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

4. Alcohol Licenses, Permits, And Renewals. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any alcohol-related or other licensure, licenses, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

5. Applications And Renewals. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any applications or renewals for licenses, permits, or other permissions, of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties or any of them – including without limitation the applications themselves.

6. “Retail Licenses”, Permits, And Renewals. Specifically, all Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any “retail licenses”, licensure, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – including without limitation the licenses themselves.

7. Adverse Actions Against Licenses Or Permits. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any license, permit, or other suspensions, cancellations, revocations, or terminations, of or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

8. License Transfers. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any transfer of any retail license or other transfers of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

9. Premises Expansions Or Real Estate Sales Or Transfers. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any premises expansions or real estate sales or transfers of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

10. Objections. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any objections to expansions, transfers, or other proposed or completed actions by, of, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

11. Stock. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any “stockholding”, stockholder, or other equity-holder information or changes thereto, of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

12. Property Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any property record, property title, or other property documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

13. Insurance or Bonding Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any insurance or bonding documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

14. Tax Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any tax, tax payment, tax history, tax credit, tax arrearage, tax warrant, or other tax-related documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

15. Fee Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any fee, fee payment, fee history, fee credit, fee arrearage, or other fee-related documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

16. Employment, Labor, And Immigration Matters. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any other labor, employment, or immigration matters of, or otherwise concerning, the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

17. Complaints. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any customer, patron, consumer, or other complaints about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

18. Proceedings. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any administrative, legal, or other proceedings about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

19. Claims And Litigations. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any claims, mediations, arbitrations, or litigations about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

20. Enforcement Actions. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any enforcement actions or comparable actions against, about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

21. Fines Or Other Penalties. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any fines, citations, tickets, civil penalties, criminal penalties, administrative penalties, or other penalties assessed against or otherwise imposed upon the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

22. Violations. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any violation, “reporting violation”, claimed violation, or other past, present, future, or anticipated violation, breach, or other transgression of federal, state, county, town, local, or other ordinance, rule, regulation, requirement, statute, other law, or standard - including without limitation any violation of rules, regulations, or other laws enforced by the Village of Piermont, the Rockland County Department of Health, your New York State Department of Health, or any building authority, zoning authority, or code enforcement authority - as relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them, if any, and including without limitation New York State Sanitary Code Subpart 14-1:
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/indoors/food_safety/regs.htm

23. E-Mails And Correspondence. All Records of any e-mails, memos, notes, correspondence, or other writings to, from, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

24. Land Use. All land use Records such as those constituting or relating to applications, approvals, bonding, building, certified plans, code enforcement, complaints, compliance vel non, construction, engineering, environmental concerns, erosion, escrows, financing, inspections, insurance, intended land use, land disturbance, neighborhood opposition, permissions, permits, planning, sediment control, sedimentation, soil conservation, stop-work orders, stormwater management, taxation, variances, and zoning, including inter alia e-mails, minutes, resolutions, and deliberative materials, relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

25. E-Mails And Correspondence. Specifically, I am seeking all Records of any e-mails, memos, notes, correspondence, documents, or other writings to, from, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

26. All Other Records. Specifically, I am seeking all other Records of any other kind or nature relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

27. Definition Of “Records”. “Records” should be construed in the broadest sense and manner possible and should include “any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for (your agency or office)... in any physical form whatsoever...” (FOIL,§86[4]) including without limitation all audio recordings, blog posts, correspondence, data maintained electronically, data, e-mails, executive summaries, extracts, faxes, instant messages, Internet posts, letters, log-book entries, memos, paper records, personal messages, social media communications, spreadsheets, summaries, synopses, telephone records, test-reports, visual recordings, and any other materials:
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html#s86

28. Headings And Subheadings. The headings and subheadings used in this letter are for convenience of reference purposes only, and should not be construed to be words of limitation or otherwise of any substantive significance relative to this FOIL request.

29. Costs. If there are any copying or other fees for this, please let me know what they are and how they are calculated, before filling the request and forwarding the Records to me. As this FOIL should be considered a matter of public importance, and as its results will be shared with the general public and published, I am asking that any otherwise-applicable fees be waived for this document-production. I am also asking that all documents be provided to me electronically to the full extent possible, so as to obviate the need for any photocopying expense.

30. Denials And Appeals. In the event that any portion of my request is denied, please inform me of each of the specific reasons for any such denial in writing - and provide me with the name, address, and other contact information of the person or entity to whom an appeal should be directed.

31. Additional Requests. This FOIL request is not intended to be exhaustive, and I may make additional and follow-up requests.

I will appreciate a response from you and your office as soon as possible. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.

Very truly yours,

John J. Tormey III, Esq.

cc:
VIA FAX: 1-518-474-1927, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
coog@dos.ny.gov
NYS Committee on Open Government (COOG)
Department of State
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Suite 650
Albany, New York 12231 USA

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

I've Got Your "Full Service", Right Here!

Law Office of John J. Tormey III, Esq.

John J. Tormey III, PLLC
1578 Third Avenue, PMB 188
New York, New York 10128 USA
(212) 410-4142 (phone)
(212) 410-2380 (fax)
jtormey@optonline.net
https://www.tormey.org

REQUEST UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (“FOIL”)

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Re:
FOIL Request – “Otto’s Full Service” alias “Otto’s” - 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, NY 10968

All Safety, Health, Sanitary, Food, Drink, Beverage, Maximum Restaurant Capacity, Parking, Valet Parking, Fire Lane Access, And Fire Code Records

VIA U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
countyexec@co.rockland.ny.us
Rockland County Executive Ed Day
Allison-Parris County Office Building
11 New Hempstead Road
New City, New York 10956 USA

VIA FAX: 1-845-364-2671, U.S. MAIL and E-MAIL:
mcguink@co.rockland.ny.us
env@co.rockland.ny.us
Kevin McGuinness, Coordinator of Environmental Resources
Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources (DER)
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 6th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA

VIA FAX: 1-845-364-8961, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
kearc@co.rockland.ny.us
rcftc@co.rockland.ny.us
Christopher G. Kear, Director
Rockland County Department Of Fire And Emergency Services
35 Firemen's Memorial Drive
Pomona, New York 10970 USA

VIA FAX: 1-845-638-5037, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
highway@co.rockland.ny.us
Charles “Skip” Vezzetti, Superintendent
Rockland County Highway Department
26 Scotland Hill Road
Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977 USA

VIA FAX: 1-845-364-3777, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
buildingsandcodes@co.rockland.ny.us
Ed Markunas, Director
Rockland County Office Of Buildings And Codes
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A
Pomona, New York 10970 USA

VIA FAX: 1-845-364-3435, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
schuetzd@co.rockland.ny.us
rcplan@co.rockland.ny.us
Douglas J. Schuetz, Commissioner
Rockland County Planning Department
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA

VIA FAX: 1-845-364-3435, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
nathanj@co.rockland.ny.us
Joshua Nathanson Esq., Principal Assistant County Attorney
Rockland County Planning Department
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA

VIA FAX: 1-845-364-3902, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
vonronki@co.rockland.ny.us
Kimberly Von Ronn, Director and Public Advocate
Rockland County Office Of Consumer Protection
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 5th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA

VIA FAX: 1-845-364-3902, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
cplcal@co.rockland.ny.us
Amy McGuire, Principal Clerk
Rockland County Office Of Consumer Protection
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A, 5th Floor
Pomona, New York 10970 USA

Dear County Executive Day, Mr. McGuinness, Director Kear, Superintendent Vezzetti, Director Markunas, Commissioner Schuetz, Attorney Nathanson, Director Von Ronn, and Ms. McGuire:

Without limitation to the further specificity of my itemized queries hereinbelow, this FOIL request seeks all Records relating to the restaurant known as “Otto’s Full Service” alias “Otto’s” currently located at 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York 10968 USA and its principals David Kaliff and Jill Kaliff - including without limitation all safety, health, sanitary, food, and beverage Records, and all Records relating to maximum restaurant capacity, parking, valet parking, fire lane access, as well as fire code citations or fire code violations – from the time-period commencing Friday, May 23, 2025 through the present day.

My understanding is that “Otto’s Full Service” opened to the public during the summer of 2022.

The restaurant, David Kaliff, and Jill Kaliff are hereafter referred to herein as the “Otto’s Parties” for ease of reference.

You will please note that fire access violations at Otto’s were the recent subject of a Village of Piermont Board of Trustees meeting on June 16, 2026. Transcripts of the meeting, and analysis, can be found here:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/ottos-makes-donations-to-village.html
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2026/07/incorporated-village-of-piermont-board.html

I am an attorney in New York, and a citizen and resident of the Town of Orangetown and the County of Rockland. Specifically, under the New York State Freedom of Information Law:
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html
and, as may be applicable, its state, federal, and other counterparts, including without limitation New York Public Officers Law, Article 6, Sections 84-90, and Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 552 (collectively herein referred to as “FOIL”), request is hereby made that each of you provide to this, my law office, full and complete copies of each and every document and other item of material dated, generated, or otherwise materializing from Friday, May 23, 2025 forward to the present day (collectively, “Records”) which may be at all responsive to the following requests. I am seeking, in each case to the extent as may be existing:

1. Inspections. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any safety, health, sanitary, food, drink, beverage, maximum restaurant capacity, parking, valet parking, fire lane access, fire code citation, fire code violation, or other inspections of, or otherwise concerning, the subject location of 505 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York 10968 USA (the “Otto’s Location”), or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties or any of them – including without limitation all restaurant inspections, all “latest inspections”, all inspection reports, all “critical violations”, all “non-critical violations”, and all photographic, drawn, sketched, pictorial, and other visual images relating thereto.

2. Incidents. All Records - if any - reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Location or the Otto’s Parties, and any of the following topics, items, or issues:

accidents
ambulance calls
cleaning access issues
construction issues
contact-surface issues
contagion
contamination
contamination sources
deficiencies
dirty handwashing facilities
dirty surface issues
dirty ventilation hoods
disrepair issues
double-stacked food containers
ductwork issues
EMS calls
environmental matters
epidemic
equipment issues
exhaust fan issues
filter issues
fire lane access
fire code citations
fire code violations
food display
food dressing
food handling
food poisoning
food preparation
food processing
food sale
food service
food storage
food transportation
garbage issues
handwashing facilities in disrepair
harborage areas
hazardous conditions
hazardous materials
hazardous waste
health matters
heated storage temperatures
hospitalizations
improper design
improper fixtures
improperly-drained floors
improperly-located handwashing facilities
improperly-sized plumbing
improperly-sized sinks
inaccessible handwashing facilities
inadequate lighting
inadequate sneeze-guards
inadequate ventilation
inadequate water pressure
incidents
infection
injuries
insect-proof construction issues
insect issues
installation issues
littered premises issues
maintenance issues
maximum restaurant capacity
measures to control insect entrance
measures to control rodent entrance
medical attention incidents
medical matters
mislabeled food
missing hand-drying devices
missing single-service towels
missing sneeze-guards
missing soap
on-floor storage of food
pandemic
parking
poisoning
pollution issues
poster issues
quality-assurance issues
quality-control issues
refrigerated temperatures
refuse issues
rodent-proof construction
rodent issues
sanitary code issues
sanitation issues
sewage issues
“spreader” events
surface-finish issues
training issues
unavailable accurate thermometers
uncovered food
unprotected food
un-provided cold running water
un-provided hot running water
unsafe conditions
unsanitary conditions
unshielded fixture issues
untoward occurrences
unused quality-assurance measures
unused quality-control measures
valet parking
vermin

3. Licenses, Permits, And Renewals. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any food-related, beverage-related, drink-related, or other licensure, licenses, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

4. Alcohol Licenses, Permits, And Renewals. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any alcohol-related or other licensure, licenses, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

5. Applications And Renewals. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any applications or renewals for licenses, permits, or other permissions, of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties or any of them – including without limitation the applications themselves.

6. “Retail Licenses”, Permits, And Renewals. Specifically, all Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any “retail licenses”, licensure, permits, or renewals of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – including without limitation the licenses themselves.

7. Adverse Actions Against Licenses Or Permits. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any license, permit, or other suspensions, cancellations, revocations, or terminations, of or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

8. License Transfers. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any transfer of any retail license or other transfers of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

9. Premises Expansions Or Real Estate Sales Or Transfers. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any premises expansions or real estate sales or transfers of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

10. Objections. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any objections to expansions, transfers, or other proposed or completed actions by, of, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

11. Stock. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any “stockholding”, stockholder, or other equity-holder information or changes thereto, of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

12. Property Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any property record, property title, or other property documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

13. Insurance or Bonding Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any insurance or bonding documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

14. Tax Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any tax, tax payment, tax history, tax credit, tax arrearage, tax warrant, or other tax-related documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

15. Fee Documentation. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any fee, fee payment, fee history, fee credit, fee arrearage, or other fee-related documentation of, by, for, or otherwise concerning the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

16. Employment, Labor, And Immigration Matters. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any other labor, employment, or immigration matters of, or otherwise concerning, the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

17. Complaints. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any customer, patron, consumer, or other complaints about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

18. Proceedings. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any administrative, legal, or other proceedings about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

19. Claims And Litigations. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any claims, mediations, arbitrations, or litigations about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

20. Enforcement Actions. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any enforcement actions or comparable actions against, about, concerning, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

21. Fines Or Other Penalties. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any fines, citations, tickets, civil penalties, criminal penalties, administrative penalties, or other penalties assessed against or otherwise imposed upon the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them – if any.

22. Violations. All Records reflecting, referencing, or otherwise relating to any violation, “reporting violation”, claimed violation, or other past, present, future, or anticipated violation, breach, or other transgression of federal, state, county, town, local, or other ordinance, rule, regulation, requirement, statute, other law, or standard - including without limitation any violation of rules, regulations, or other laws enforced by the Village of Piermont, your Rockland County Department of Health, the New York State Department of Health, or any building authority, zoning authority, or code enforcement authority - as relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them, if any, and including without limitation New York State Sanitary Code Subpart 14-1:
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/indoors/food_safety/regs.htm

23. E-Mails And Correspondence. All Records of any e-mails, memos, notes, correspondence, or other writings to, from, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

24. Land Use. All land use Records such as those constituting or relating to applications, approvals, bonding, building, certified plans, code enforcement, complaints, compliance vel non, construction, engineering, environmental concerns, erosion, escrows, financing, inspections, insurance, intended land use, land disturbance, neighborhood opposition, permissions, permits, planning, sediment control, sedimentation, soil conservation, stop-work orders, stormwater management, taxation, variances, and zoning, including inter alia e-mails, minutes, resolutions, and deliberative materials, relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

25. E-Mails And Correspondence. Specifically, I am seeking all Records of any e-mails, memos, notes, correspondence, documents, or other writings to, from, referencing, or otherwise relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

26. All Other Records. Specifically, I am seeking all other Records of any other kind or nature relating to the Otto’s Parties, the Otto’s Location, or any of them.

27. Definition Of “Records”. “Records” should be construed in the broadest sense and manner possible and should include “any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for (your agency or office)... in any physical form whatsoever...” (FOIL,§86[4]) including without limitation all audio recordings, blog posts, correspondence, data maintained electronically, data, e-mails, executive summaries, extracts, faxes, instant messages, Internet posts, letters, log-book entries, memos, paper records, personal messages, social media communications, spreadsheets, summaries, synopses, telephone records, test-reports, visual recordings, and any other materials:
http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/foil2.html#s86

28. Headings And Subheadings. The headings and subheadings used in this letter are for convenience of reference purposes only, and should not be construed to be words of limitation or otherwise of any substantive significance relative to this FOIL request.

29. Costs. If there are any copying or other fees for this, please let me know what they are and how they are calculated, before filling the request and forwarding the Records to me. As this FOIL should be considered a matter of public importance, and as its results will be shared with the general public and published, I am asking that any otherwise-applicable fees be waived for this document-production. I am also asking that all documents be provided to me electronically to the full extent possible, so as to obviate the need for any photocopying expense.

30. Denials And Appeals. In the event that any portion of my request is denied, please inform me of each of the specific reasons for any such denial in writing - and provide me with the name, address, and other contact information of the person or entity to whom an appeal should be directed.

31. Additional Requests. This FOIL request is not intended to be exhaustive, and I may make additional and follow-up requests.

I will appreciate a response from you and your office as soon as possible. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.

Very truly yours,

John J. Tormey III, Esq.

cc:
VIA FAX: 1-518-474-1927, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
coog@dos.ny.gov
NYS Committee on Open Government (COOG)
Department of State
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Suite 650
Albany, New York 12231 USA

VIA FAX: 1-914-682-0708, U.S. MAIL, and E-MAIL:
boardsandcommissions@co.rockland.ny.us
silverberg@szlawfirm.net
Steven M. Silverberg Esq., Chair
Rockland County Planning Board
Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center
50 Sanatorium Road, Building T
Pomona, New York 10970 USA

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