

> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
> From: "James Lamb" <JimLamb@usa.com>
> To: Sa@albany.edu, sapresident@albany.edu, FOIL@ALBANY.EDU, foil@suny.edu
> Cc: Tpettit@albany.edu, "Laurence Socci" <laurence.socci@soccilawfirm.com>
> Subject: Demand for the records of the SA Ad Hoc Dippikill Committee to be used during the April 23, 2025 SA Senate Meeting
>
> Pursuant to the NYS Open Meetings Law (PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ARTICLE 7 §103. Open meetings and executive sessions), the public has the right to review documents to be used in the April 23, 2025 SA Budget meeting 24 hours in advance:
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> (e) Agency records available to the public pursuant to article six of this chapter, as well as any proposed resolution, law, rule, regulation, policy or any amendment thereto, that is scheduled to be the subject of discussion by a public body during an open meeting shall be made available, upon request therefor, to the extent practicable at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting during which the records will be discussed. Copies of such records may be made available for a reasonable fee, determined in the same manner as provided therefor in article six of this chapter. If the agency in which a public body functions maintains a regularly and routinely updated website and utilizes a high speed internet connection, such records shall be posted on the website to the extent practicable at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting. An agency may, but shall not be required to, expend additional moneys to implement the provisions of this subdivision.
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> Pursuant to law, I hereby request the Student Association and the University at Albany furnish any and all documents to be used in the April 23, 2025 SA Senate meeting concerning the funding, defunding, and/or proposed reopening, continued closure, and/or sale of Dippikill, including, but not limited to the report, findings, and/or recommendations of the SA Ad Hoc Dippikill Committee, formed under the SA bylaws in furtherance of a sale of Dippikill, which held a public forum last Friday pursuant to SA's procedures for a sale of Dippikill.
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> Please furnish this information no later than 24 hours before the start of the duly scheduled April 23rd, 2025 SA Senate meeting in accordance with state law.
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> Thank you.
>
> /s/ JAMES LAMB
> Former SA President 1988-89
> Former Dippikill Board Member
> UAlbany Class of 1991