[nfbmi-talk] Fw: FOIA Response to Request for Information on Perkins Contract

Fri Nov 8 00:08:34 UTC 2013

Now that I got the contract, what does it say?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) 
To: president at map-n.org 
Cc: Rodgers, Edward (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Pemble, Mike (LARA) ; Belknap, Katie (LARA) ; Duell, Elsie (LARA) ; Jones, Leamon (LARA) ; Gaston, Diamalyn (LARA) ; Caldwell, Cynthia (LARA) 
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:42 PM
Subject: FOIA Response to Request for Information on Perkins Contract

November 7, 2013

Mr. Marcus Simmons

E-mail: president at map-n.org

28179 Brentwood

Southfield, MI  48076-3069

Re:  FOIA Response to Request for Information on Contract between LARA/BSBP, Perkins School for the Blind and the FCC

Dear Mr. Simmons:

This email is in response to your October 21st, 23rd & 27th, 2013, email requests for information.  Please be advised that the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) is combining these requests and processing them under the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.  This request was received by this office on October 22, 2013, of which an extension was taken to November 12, 2013, and that you verified on November 4, 2013, via email that you still wished to proceed with this request.  I appreciate your response regarding this.

You have requested information as described in your emails (which are attached) as:

"..Apparently, Perkins renegotiated the contract with LARA earlier this year and signed the agreement in April of 2013.  However, in July of 2013, Perkins refused to pay for services and directed providers to seek their money from BSBP.  Therefore, I am requesting a copy of that contract."

(Description from email of 10-23-13): "I am writing you today to request a copy of the contract between the Perkins School for the Blind and DSBP concerning obligations in the "I Can Connect" program in which you alluded to in your comments on Saturday at the NFBMI State Convention."

FOIA Response - M. Simmons

November 7, 2013

Page 2 of 2

(Description from email of 10-27-13): "I am writing you today for the third time to request a copy of the contract between the Perkins School for the Blind and BSBP concerning obligations in the "I Can Connect" program in which you alluded to in your comments on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the NFBMI State Convention. The audio clip is attached for your recollection."

Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in the possession of the BSBP.  Below is the collaboration agreement between the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and the Perkins School for the Blind.  The attached document has been converted from a PDF document to a Word document.  Please let me know if you have any difficulty reading this.

As the processing cost of this FOIA does not exceed $8.00, we will not charge for this document.

Sincerely,

Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator

Bureau of Services for Blind Persons

Attachments - 4:  3 Email Requests for Information & Collaboration Agreement - Note:  These documents are included in the files attached to this email.

cc:     Edward F. Rodgers II

Sue Luzenski

          Mike Pemble

Katie Belknap

          Jones, Leamon

Elsie Duell

Cynthia Caldwell

Carla Miller Haynes

LARA Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)

201 N. Washington Square, 2nd Floor

P.O. Box 30652

Lansing, MI  48909

Telephone:  517-373-2063 or Toll-Free 1-800-292-4200

Fax:  517-335-5140

www.michigan.gov/bsbp

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