[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Response to Request of 1-11-12 - Cash Matches Several Including Cody
joe harcz Comcast
joeharcz at comcast.net
Wed Jan 25 16:12:11 UTC 2012
----- Original Message -----
From: joe harcz Comcast
To: Haynes, Carla (LARA)
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: Response to Request of 1-11-12 - Cash Matches Several Including Cody
This is an ADA request and not a FOIA request. MCB is required under the ADA to remit public documents in accessible format related to its affairs in accessible formats, based upon primary consideration and without a surcharge for same. Section 504 requires the same.
Sincerely,
Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
----- Original Message -----
From: Haynes, Carla (LARA)
To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net)
Cc: Cannon, Patrick (LARA) ; Farmer, Mel (LARA) ; Turney, Susan (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Jones, Leamon (LARA) ; McNeal, Gwen (LARA) ; White, Elizabeth ; Kisiel, Lisa (LARA)
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:25 AM
Subject: Response to Request of 1-11-12 - Cash Matches Several Including Cody
January 25, 2012
Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net
1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
Mt. Morris, MI 48458
Subject: Cash Matches Several Including Cody
Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:
This letter is in response to your January 11, 2012, email request for copies of public records, received in this office on January 12, 2012. Please be informed that the Department’s Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) is processing this request under the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.
You requested information/records described as per your attached email.
Pursuant to MCL 15.235, Section 5(2)(c) of the FOIA, your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records possessed by the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) falling within the scope of your request.
In the spirit of cooperation, a “cleaned up” copy of the cash match agreement of FY08 between MCB and Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit of which you sent in your request is attached and below. You also ask for subsequent years of cash match agreements. We have approximately 50 agreements that contain anywhere from 5 to 10 pages each for the time period of October 1, 2007 (FY08) to the present (FY12).
Pursuant to MCL 15.234, Section of the FOIA, the MCB has assessed estimated, allowable costs totaling $155.70 to process this request. This amount waives the indigency fee of $20 under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1).
Thusly, based on the amount of labor involved and the amount of material that must be produced, and reviewed regarding statutory privacy concerns, pursuant to MCL 15.234, Section 4(3) of the FOIA, MCB will assess costs to process this request because, in this particular instance, failure to charge for search, examination, review, and deletion and separation of exempt from nonexempt information would cause MCB to incur unreasonably high costs for these activities that are excessive and beyond the normal or usual amount for these services; and would result in an undue financial and administrative burden per ADA regulations (28 CFR 35.160.164) which states:
“A public entity must ensure that its communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. This obligation does not require a public entity to take any action that it can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of its services, programs, or activities, or in undue financial and administrative burdens.”
The estimated cost of $155.70 to process this request is based on the labor time to search for, copy, and examine to redact exempt information.
Please send payment of $77.85 as indicated on the attached invoice.
Upon receipt of payment, MCB will continue processing this request. Subsequently, MCB will notify you of any statutory disclosure exemptions or any applicable remedial rights, and request any balance due by you or owed to you.
Sincerely,
Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Attachments – 3: Email Request, Cash Match Agreement, Invoice
Cc: Patrick Cannon
Mel Farmer
Susan Turney
Elsie Duell
Leamon Jones
Gwen McNeal
Elizabeth White
Lisa Kisiel
From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:08 PM
To: Cannon, Patrick (LARA)
Cc: John Scott MCB Comm.; Larry Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; valarie Barnum Yarger MISILC; Elmer Cerano MPAS; Richard Clay Advocates f/t Blind; Richard Bernstein Esq
Subject: ada request accessible cash match agreements wayne co more
ADA Request Accessible Information Cash Matches Several Including Cody
January 11, 2012
Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
Joeharcz at comcast.net
To:
Patrick D. Cannon
Director
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Via E-mail
Dear Mr. Cannon,
I am writing today expressly to receive the document related to MCB activities after my signature line and all subsequent and similar agreements in fully accessible format pursuant to obligations under the ADA and Section 504. As you can see it is quite garbled like most of these documents are.
Bottom line is it needs to be cleaned up and made readable. Thus this is quite a simple ADA/504 request.
Please have it cleaned up and also send the similar subsequent year’s documents to me as either simple Word attachments and/or plain text enclosures to my e-mail address listed above.
I fully expect to not pay any sort of surcharge for making this information fully accessible for that would indeed be another violation of the ADA and 504 as you know.
Sincerely,
Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
Cc: MCB Commissioners
Cc: NFB MI
Cc: Richard Bernstein, Esq.
Cc: Elmer Cerano, NISH, MPASA
Cc: Valery Barnum-Yarger, MI SILC
Cc: Richard Clay Advocates for the Blind
Attachment as I read it:
Cash match 07 another hard to read one looks like blue water cil
§;_W!, Mm 'Il1(.- Blue Water Lenter for Ilulepemlent Living
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§;_W!, Mm 'Il1(.- Blue Water Lenter for Ilulepemlent Living
mt-y\,};||_]'||[j§ Administrative Office - 310 Water Street ¢ Port Huron, Ml 48060
phone: (810) 987-9337 I fax: (810) 987-9548 0 e-mail: bwcilph at yah0o.c0m
3 10 Water Street
Port Huron, M1 48060
Phone: (310) 987-9337
Fax: (810) 987-9548
Lapeer K minty
392 Nepcssing
Lapeer, M1 48446
Phone: (S10) 664-9098
Fax: (810) 664-0937
Saniiac ('ount_\
103 EaslSani1ac, Suite 3
Sandusky, M148471
Phone: (810) 648-2555
Fax: (810) 643-Z583
Tuscola County
I 184 Cleaver Road
Caro, M1 48723
Phone: (989) 673-3678
Fax: (989) 673-3678
H llron (louniy
P.O. Box 29
614 N4 Port Crescent Stree
Bad Axe, M1 48413
Phone: (989) 269-S421
Fax: (989) 269-5422
Wayne County
Samaritan Center
5555 Conner. Suite 2075
Detroit. Ml 48213
Phone: (313)923-1655
Fax: (313)923-1404
Detroit Veterans Center
2770 Park Avenue
Detroit, Ml 48201
Phone: (313) 833-1866
Fax: (313) 833-4926
Gwen McNeal
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Cadillac Place
3038 W. Grand Boulevard
Suite 4-450
Detroit, Michigan 48202-6038
December 18, 2007
Dear Gwen,
Enclosed is MCB’s signed copy of the contract between MCB and Disability
Network Wayne County-Detroit. I provided Val with the copy for SILC on
Friday, December 14"‘ and have retained a copy for our records.
If you have any questions or concerns about the contract please call me.
Respectfully,
Angel &
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CASH MATCH PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
1]-U1-2007
BETWEEN
MICIIIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND (HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED MCB)
AND
DISABILITY NETWORK/\l\/AYNE COUNTY-DETROIT
Disability Network/Wayne County-/Detroit and the Michigan Commission for the Blind,
Department of Labor and Economic Growth enter into this agreement to carry out the describe
activities in the Detroit Metropolitan Area in order to assist individuals with legal blindness to
become better prepared to reach their vocational goals.
This agreement shall take effect November 01, 2007 and continue until such time as it is
mutually canceled by the parties to this agreement.
I. A formal cooperative partnership is created and agreed to by the above parties in order to
develop and deliver vocational rehabilitation services to person who meet the eligibility
criteria of MCB.
ll. Eligible population are those persons who have legal blindness as de?ned by Michigan
Commission for the Blind, which constitute a substantial vocational handicap for the
individual and who are potentially employable.
Ill. Local fund will be receipted as describe in Attachment B.
IV. Expenditures for vocational rehabilitation services are under the direct control and at the
discretion oFMCB.
V. The Parties further agree:
A. No persons shall he denied service solely on the basis of age, disability, race,
color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, ability or inability to pay
therefore.
B. There will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for
employment with respect to tenure, terms, conditions or privileges or employment
solely on the basis of age, race, disability, color, creed, sex, national origin,
marital status, partisan considerations, residence, height, and weight or arrest
record.
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There will be compliance with Federal Civil Rights Law (Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of I973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and the
American with Disabilities Act of 1990, both in providing service to clients and in
employment of individuals. Individuals with AIDS, AIDS-related conditions or
those who may be perceived as having AIDS or AIDS-related conditions cannot
be subject to unlaw?rl discrimination.
Provisions of this agreement may be amended by revision to Attachment B, with
the approval of both parties and such as amendment and its speci?cation shall
become a binding pan of the original agreement.
Request for termination of the agreement shall be sent to the other party by
certi?ed mail, return receipt requested. Termination of the agreement shall be
effective 30 days following the requcster’s receipt of approval by the other party
(Which approval shall also be sent via certi?ed mail, return receipt requested).
All aspects ofthis agreement covered by con?dentiality provisions of the law and
respective agency policy shall also be observed by both parties to this agreement.
If any provision of this agreement is fund to be in con?ict with Federal or State
law, that provision will be subordinate to the law. The other provisions of this
agreement shall remain valid and binding until such con?icts are resolved the by
the parties of this agreement.
Attachment to this agreement will be updated yearly to re?ect changes in program
goals and budgeting.
It is understood by both parties that this agreement remains in Force until such
time it is either amended or terminated by either party. The full local contribution
will be obligated during the ?scal year in which the agreement was originated; the
MCB portion will continue to be obligated until completion of the agreement
irrespective of the ?scal year.
In the event this agreement is terminated prior to completion, the obligated funds
designated for MCB will be billed to Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit
for the local match portion within 30 days of the effective termination date.
Case service funds generated as a result of this resource sharing agreement will be
directed by MCB, cannot be restricted to any one vendor and will be utilized to
purchase goods and services in support of a client’s vocational objective
identi?ed in the Individualized Plan of Employment.
At the completion of the state ?scal year (or upon termination of this agreement),
the parties agree to meet and evaluate actual program activities against the
program goals speci?ed in Attachment B. Effective performance under this
agreement will be evidenced by completion of Attachment C, Annual Review,
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which will be forwarded to the MCB Vocational Rehabilitation Manager within
45 days following the end of the State ?scal year. This attachment will become a
part ofthe original agreement and will be binding on both parties.
VI. Evidence ofthis agreement is re?ected by the proper signatures on Attachment B.
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MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND/DISABILITY NETWORK!
VVAYNE COUNTY DETROIT GRANT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008
Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB)
enter into this agreement to carry our the described activities by staff of Disability
Network/Wayne County/Detroit in order to facilitate the successful training of blind students
from Detroit Cody High School in disability awareness, and attitudes, communication skills, goal
setting, assertiveness skills, the transition process and employment readiness activities
l. Responsibilities (referral process)
Disability Network/Wayne County agrees:
A. To provide local funds to the Michigan Commission for the Blind in accordance
with the program description
B. To assign a staff person through whom the MCB counselors work in the liaison
capacity as described in the administrative procedure (Attachment A)
C. To provide the aforementioned services to MCB/Detroit Cody High School
students in a timely manner; reports are provided at predetermined intervals
D. To participate with MCB and Detroit Public Schools staffnecessary to carry out
this agreement
MCB agrees:
A. To work with Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit and the Detroit Public
Schools in order to make every effort to reach the activity goals stated in the
program description
B. To fund services as identi?ed in the Individualized Plan for Employment for the
MCB students services as a result of this agreement
C. To provide an annual billing to SILC/Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit
ll. Joint Planning & Documentation of Cooperative Efforts
A. Joint Planning
This agreement has been developed through a collaboration of efforts between
Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit management and MCB/DLEG. The
?nal agreement was made between the East Region manager of MCB and the
Manager of the Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit.
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B. Team
A team will consist of a representative of MCB, a representative of Disability
Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools.
C. Monitoring
At the end of each module, the team will review the students’ progress and make
written reports and recommendations to both the MCB counselor and the Detroit
Public Schools VI supervisor.
III. Statement of Need
The population targeted by this grant is transition aged legally blind special educations
enrolled at Detroit Cody High School. This is to include students ages 14 to 26.
Students need to be able to take an active role in their own transition process and planning
for life after high school as well as the world ofwork. Many special education students do
not participate in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process because the find the
meetings intimidating or do not understand the purpose of the meetings. Thye also do not
fully understand what skills are needed in order to be successful in a job search and to
retain employment after being hired. It is important to empower these students to
appropriately communicate their needs, Wants, strengths and abilities as they are planning
for a successful transition to work, life and community. Transition activities are just
starting to occur within the currieulums of some schools but the Disability Network/Wayne
County Detroit workshops can support their efforts, ?ll the gaps where they exist and
support the efforts of the MCB counselor in working with their student in these areas. The
Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit Transition Program will augment the
employment related effort of the MDLEG, MCB vocational rehabilitation counselors and
will help the student to be more marketable.
IV. Evaluation of Program Outcomes
The MCB East Region manager , the Manager ofDisability Network/Wayne County
Detroit and the Supervisor of the Visually Impaired Program for Detroit Public Schools
will meet minimally, semi-annually to review program performance against goals.
The ?nal session will be for the purpose ofestablishing goals and budget for the forth
coming ?scal year.
V. Process for Conflict Resolution
If con?ict arises ?om the activities of this program, the patties involved will attempt to
resolve the situation among them or with third party mediation of warranted.
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MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND/DISABILITY NET“/ORK1‘
WAYNE COUNTY DETROIT GRANT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
ATTACHMENT A
Fiscal year 2007-2008
Date ofAgreemcnt: November 01, 2007' — September 30, 2008
I. Program Narrative
This program will be delivered in a workshop format that would consist ofone (I) ?fty-
?vc minute interaction per week for each ofthe two (2) visually impaired classes at Detroit
Cody High. This would be a toll school year project from November through June.
The workshop would assist the students in:
. Understanding themselves
. Disability awareness and attitudes toward disability
. Communication and relationships
Establishing goals
. Assertiveness
The transition process
Employment exploration and related activities
The bene?t for MCB students attending these workshops is to enhance their employability
by improving their soft skills and advocacy skills and knowledge and what is needed to
become successfully employed.
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MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
PROGRAM AND BUDGET ~ ATTACHMENT B
AGREEMENT ORIGINATED ON NOVEMBER 01, 2007
1. IDENTIFICATION
MCB East Region
Partners
Dates of Service
Detroit, Lansing, Flint, Saginaw
Disability Network/Wayne County
Detroit Public Schools
November 01, 2007 i September 3
2. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES/OUTCOME NARRATIVES
All billable hours must be attributed to an approved consumer:
The cost of the total cash match will be $8,000.00 to the Disability Network/Wayne County
Center for the Independent Living and would include: class time and prep time. Participation in
I.E.P.C. meetings as requested as well as generating progress reports.
3. RESOURCES
A. CIL (27%) $2,160.00
B. Michigan Commission for Blind (73%) $5,840.00
C. Total $3,000.00
4. PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Michigan SILC (MISILC) will hill Disability Network/Wayne County Center for Independent
Living on behalf of MCB in the amount not to exceed $2,160.00. 1
This local contribution shall be sent to:
Michigan SILC
Attn: Karen Stevens
417 Seymour Street, Suite 10
Lansing, MI 48933
MISILC will forward cash match funding to MCB within ?ve (5) business days after the funds
have cleared the bank.
0, 2008
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6.
SIGNATURES
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Cash Match Agreement – “Cleaned up” Version
Attachment as I read it
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On the Letterhead: The Blue Water Center for Independent Living
Administrative Office: 310 Water Street, Port Huron, MI 48060
Phone: (810) 987-9337 – fax (810) 987-9548 – email: bwcilph at yahoo.com
Empowering People with DisABILITIES ™
Then addresses down the left side are:
St. Clair County
310 Water Street
Port Huron, MI 48060
Phone: (810) 987-9337
Fax: (810) 987-9548
Lapeer County
392 Nepessing
Lapeer, M1 48446
Phone: (810) 664-9098
Fax: (810) 664-0937
Sanilac County
103 East Saniac, Suite 3
Sandusky, M148471
Phone: (810) 648-2555
Fax: (810) 643-2583
Tuscola County
1184 Cleaver Road
Caro, M1 48723
Phone: (989) 673-3678
Fax: (989) 673-3678
Huron County
P.O. Box 29
614 N. Port Crescent Street
Bad Axe, M1 48413
Phone: (989) 269-5421
Fax: (989) 269-5422
Wayne County
Samaritan Center
5555 Conner, Suite 2075
Detroit. Ml 48213
Phone: (313) 923-1655
Fax: (313) 923-1404
Wayne County
Detroit Veterans Center
2770 Park Avenue
Detroit, Ml 48201
Phone: (313) 833-1866
Fax: (313) 833-4926
Body of Letter starts here:
Gwen McNeal
Michigan Commission for the Blind
Cadillac Place
3038 W. Grand Boulevard
Suite 4-450
Detroit, Michigan 48202-6038
December 18, 2007
Dear Gwen,
Enclosed is MCB’s signed copy of the contract between MCB and Disability
Network/Wayne County-Detroit. I provided Val with the copy for SILC on
Friday, December 14th and have retained a copy for our records.
If you have any questions or concerns about the contract please call me.
Respectfully,
Signed by
Angela Hoff
Date stamp of “Received Dec 26 2007”
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CASH MATCH PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
11-01-2007
BETWEEN
MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND (HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED MCB)
AND
DISABILITY NETWORK/WAYNE COUNTY-DETROIT
Disability Network/Wayne County-/Detroit and the Michigan Commission for the Blind,
Department of Labor and Economic Growth enter into this agreement to carry out the describe activities in the Detroit Metropolitan Area in order to assist individuals with legal blindness to become better prepared to reach their vocational goals.
This agreement shall take effect November 01, 2007 and continue until such time as it is mutually canceled by the parties to this agreement.
I. A formal cooperative partnership is created and agreed to by the above parties in order to develop and deliver vocational rehabilitation services to person who meet the eligibility criteria of MCB.
II. Eligible population are those persons who have legal blindness as defined by Michigan Commission for the Blind, which constitute a substantial vocational handicap for the individual and who are potentially employable.
III. Local fund will be receipted as describe in Attachment B.
IV. Expenditures for vocational rehabilitation services are under the direct control and at the discretion of MCB.
V. The Parties further agree:
A. No persons shall he denied service solely on the basis of age, disability, race, color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, ability or inability to pay therefore.
B. There will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment with respect to tenure, terms, conditions or privileges or employment solely on the basis of age, race, disability, color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, partisan considerations, residence, height, and weight or arrest record.
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C. There will be compliance with Federal Civil Rights Law (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of I973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, both in providing service to clients and in employment of individuals. Individuals with AIDS, AIDS-related conditions or those who may be perceived as having AIDS or AIDS-related conditions cannot be subject to unlawful discrimination.
D. Provisions of this agreement may be amended by revision to Attachment B, with the approval of both parties and such as amendment and its specification shall become a binding pan of the original agreement.
E. Request for termination of the agreement shall be sent to the other party by certified mail, return receipt requested. Termination of the agreement shall be effective 30 days following the requester’s receipt of approval by the other party (which approval shall also be sent via certified mail, return receipt requested).
F. All aspects of this agreement covered by confidentiality provisions of the law and respective agency policy shall also be observed by both parties to this agreement.
G. If any provision of this agreement is fund to be in conflict with Federal or State law, that provision will be subordinate to the law. The other provisions of this agreement shall remain valid and binding until such conflicts are resolved the by the parties of this agreement.
H. Attachment to this agreement will be updated yearly to reflect changes in program goals and budgeting.
I. It is understood by both parties that this agreement remains in Force until such time it is either amended or terminated by either party. The full local contribution will be obligated during the fiscal year in which the agreement was originated; the MCB portion will continue to be obligated until completion of the agreement irrespective of the fiscal year.
J. In the event this agreement is terminated prior to completion, the obligated funds designated for MCB will be billed to Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit for the local match portion within 30 days of the effective termination date.
K. Case service funds generated as a result of this resource sharing agreement will be directed by MCB, cannot be restricted to any one vendor and will be utilized to purchase goods and services in support of a client’s vocational objective identified in the Individualized Plan of Employment.
L. At the completion of the state fiscal year (or upon termination of this agreement), the parties agree to meet and evaluate actual program activities against the program goals specified in Attachment B. Effective performance under this agreement will be evidenced by completion of Attachment C, Annual Review,
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which will be forwarded to the MCB Vocational Rehabilitation Manager within 45 days following the end of the State fiscal year. This attachment will become a part of the original agreement and will be binding on both parties.
VI. Evidence of this agreement is reflected by the proper signatures on Attachment B.
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MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND/DISABILITY NETWORK!
WAYNE COUNTY DETROIT GRANT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008
Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Michigan Commission for the Blind (MCB) enter into this agreement to carry out the described activities by staff of Disability Network/Wayne County/Detroit in order to facilitate the successful training of blind students from Detroit Cody High School in disability awareness, and attitudes, communication skills, goal setting, assertiveness skills, the transition process and employment readiness activities
I. Responsibilities (referral process)
Disability Network/Wayne County agrees:
A. To provide local funds to the Michigan Commission for the Blind in accordance with the program description
B. To assign a staff person through whom the MCB counselors work in the liaison capacity as described in the administrative procedure (Attachment A)
C. To provide the aforementioned services to MCB/Detroit Cody High School
students in a timely manner; reports are provided at predetermined intervals
D. To participate with MCB and Detroit Public Schools staff necessary to carry out this agreement
MCB agrees:
A. To work with Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools in order to make every effort to reach the activity goals stated in the program description
B. To fund services as identified in the Individualized Plan for Employment for the MCB students services as a result of this agreement
B. To provide an annual billing to SILC/Disability Network/Wayne County-Detroit
C.
II. Joint Planning & Documentation of Cooperative Efforts
A. Joint Planning
This agreement has been developed through a collaboration of efforts between
Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit management and MCB/DLEG. The final agreement was made between the East Region manager of MCB and the Manager of the Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit.
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B. Team
A team will consist of a representative of MCB, a representative of Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools.
C. Monitoring
At the end of each module, the team will review the students’ progress and make written reports and recommendations to both the MCB counselor and the DetroitPublic Schools VI supervisor.
III. Statement of Need
The population targeted by this grant is transition aged legally blind special educations enrolled at Detroit Cody High School. This is to include students ages 14 to 26.
Students need to be able to take an active role in their own transition process and planning for life after high school as well as the world of work. Many special education students do not participate in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process because the find the meetings intimidating or do not understand the purpose of the meetings. They also do not fully understand what skills are needed in order to be successful in a job search and to retain employment after being hired. It is important to empower these students to appropriately communicate their needs, Wants, strengths and abilities as they are planning for a successful transition to work, life and community. Transition activities are just starting to occur within the curriculums of some schools but the Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit workshops can support their efforts, fill the gaps where they exist and support the efforts of the MCB counselor in working with their student in these areas. The Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit Transition Program will augment the employment related effort of the MDLEG, MCB vocational rehabilitation counselors and will help the student to be more marketable.
IV. Evaluation of Program Outcomes
The MCB East Region manager , the Manager of Disability Network/Wayne County Detroit and the Supervisor of the Visually Impaired Program for Detroit Public Schools will meet minimally, semi-annually to review program performance against goals.
The final session will be for the purpose of establishing goals and budget for the forth coming fiscal year.
V. Process for Conflict Resolution
If conflict arises from the activities of this program, the parties involved will attempt to resolve the situation among them or with third party mediation of warranted.
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MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND/DISABILITY NETWORK/
WAYNE COUNTY DETROIT GRANT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
ATTACHMENT A
Fiscal year 2007-2008
Date of Agreement: November 01, 2007 - September 30, 2008
I. Program Narrative
This program will be delivered in a workshop format that would consist of one (1) fifty-minute interaction per week for each of the two (2) visually impaired classes at Detroit
Cody High. This would be a full school year project from November through June.
The workshop would assist the students in:
A. Understanding themselves
B. Disability awareness and attitudes toward disability
C. Communication and relationships
D. Establishing goals
E. Assertiveness
F. The transition process
G. Employment exploration and related activities
The benefit for MCB students attending these workshops is to enhance their employability by improving their soft skills and advocacy skills and knowledge and what is needed to become successfully employed.
Page 8
MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
PROGRAM AND BUDGET - ATTACHMENT B
AGREEMENT ORIGINATED ON NOVEMBER 01, 2007
1. IDENTIFICATION
MCB East Region Detroit, Lansing, Flint, Saginaw
Partners Disability Network/Wayne County
Detroit Public Schools
Dates of Service November 01, 2007 - September 30, 2008
2. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES/OUTCOME NARRATIVES
All billable hours must be attributed to an approved consumer:
The cost of the total cash match will be $8,000.00 to the Disability Network/Wayne County Center for the Independent Living and would include: class time and prep time. Participation in I.E.P.C. meetings as requested as well as generating progress reports.
3. RESOURCES
A. CIL (27%) $2,160.00
B. Michigan Commission for Blind (73%) $5,840.00
C. Total $8,000.00
4.. PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Michigan SILC (MISILC) will bill Disability Network/Wayne County Center for Independent Living on behalf of MCB in the amount not to exceed $2,160.00.
This local contribution shall be sent to:
Michigan SILC
Attn: Karen Stevens
417 Seymour Street, Suite 10
Lansing, MI 48933
MISILC will forward cash match funding to MCB within five (5) business days after the funds have cleared the bank.
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5.. COOPERATING AGENCY INFORMATION
Name: Bluewater Center for Independent Living
310 Water Street
Port Huron, Ml 48080
Telephone: (810) 987-9337
Facsimile: (810) 987-9548
Federal ID: 38-2765837
Attention: Richard Hartwick
Name: Statewide Independent Living Council
Address: 417 Seymour St., Suite 10, Lansing, MI 48933
Telephone: 517-371-4872
Facsimile: 517-371-4875
Federal ID: 38-357297
Attention: Valerie Barnum-Yarger
Name: Disability Network/Wayne County/Detroit
Address: 5555 Conner, Suite 2075, Detroit, MI 48213
Telephone: 313-923-1655
Facsimile: 313-923-1404
Attention: Richard Sides
6.
SIGNATURES
Signed by Gwen McNeal Date 11-01-07
MCB REPRESENTATIVE
Gwendolyn McNeal, Vocational Rehabilitation Manager 15
Signed by Angela Hoff Date 12-14-07
BWCIL Representative
Angela Hoff, Executive Director
Signed by Valarie Barnum-Yarger Date 12/14/07
SILC REPRESENTATIVE
Valarie Barnum-Yarger, Executive Director
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT INVOICE
NAME AND ADDRESS OF REQUESTER:
Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.
E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net
1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.
Mt. Morris, MI 48458
REQUEST RECEIVED: January 12, 2012
TYPE OF REQUEST: Email
REQUEST PARTIALLY DENIED: No
EXEMPT INFORMATION WITHHELD/REDACTED: To be determined
EXTENDED RESPONSE NOTICE ISSUED: No
REQUESTED INFORMATION WILL BE: Emailed/Invoiced For Partial Payment
ACCOUNT CODE: Index: 36200 PCA: 11343
DLARA CONTACT: Melvin Farmer, Central FOIA Coordinator
(517) 373-0194
Ottawa Building, 4th Floor, 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48909
The FOIA provides that the department may charge a fee to comply with requests for public records. The processing fee is composed of hourly wages and benefit costs of the lowest paid employee(s) capable of processing the request; the duplication of records at assessed costs per page; mailing costs; and other related special costs. Prior to searching and copying requested records, the department may request full payment or 50% of the estimated costs exceeding $50.00 with the balance required before mailing the records. Assessed costs are related to your request for:
“I am writing today expressly to receive the document related to MCB activities after my signature line and all subsequent and similar agreements in fully accessible format pursuant to obligations under the ADA and Section 504. As you can see it is quite garbled like most of these documents are.
Bottom line is it needs to be cleaned up and made readable. Thus this is quite a simple ADA/504 request.
Please have it cleaned up and also send the similar subsequent year’s documents to me as either simple Word attachments and/or plain text enclosures to my e-mail address listed above.”
INVOICE CALCULATIONS
LABOR
Locating and Duplicating Cost:
Number of Hours: 6 hrs. x Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $150.60
Examining and Extracting Cost:
Number of Hours: 1 hrs. x Hourly Rate: $25.10 = Amount: $25.10\
Formatting for Document Accessibility Cost:
Number of Hours: 1 hr. x Hourly Rate: $0 $0
TOTAL LABOR: $175.70
POSTAGE (estimate): $0
DUPLICATING: Number of Pages times Copying Rate of $.25 $0
OTHER (overtime, audio tapes, discs, photos, security, etc.): $0
SUBTOTAL: $175.70
Less waived indigency fee under FOIA Act MCL 15.234 Section 4(1) ($20.00)
INVOICE TOTAL: $155.70
DEPOSIT* $77.85
BALANCE TO BE PAID: $77.85
Make check or money order payable to: STATE OF MICHIGAN
Remit to: Department of Licensing And Regulatory Affairs
Office Services Mailroom
7150 Harris Drive, PO Box 30015
Lansing, MI 48909
RETURN ORIGINAL COPY OF THIS INVOICE WITH YOUR PAYMENT
*Please note that if a deposit is requested, the indicated amount is an estimate of the cost of complying with your request. The actual cost may vary somewhat from this amount.
Carla Miller Haynes
DLARA Michigan Commission for the Blind
201 N. Washington Sq., 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517/373-2063
FAX: 517/335-5140
www.michigan.gov/mcb
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