[nfbmi-talk] information tim hortons, more from rodgers

Sat Sep 28 12:55:31 UTC 2013

Since the move to operate a food franchise within the confines of the
Michigan Civil Service system, is it not illegal and government corruption
to engage in secret negoiations with only certain franchise companies or
individuals?  As pointed out by Big B founder Bob Fish, Rob Fowler, Tim
Skubick, and numerous media, is it not unfair, if not downright illegal, to
not operate within an open bid process?  It doesn't take a law degree to
know and adhere to the law, and yet, the illegal and corrupt is being
engaged in and immediately supervised by attorneys.  This too, will blow-up
in their face, as did the Tim Horton scandal.

If Rodgers were familiar with the laws within he is mandated to operate, he
might possibility function within the law. 

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 7:32 PM
To: Rodgers, Edward (LARA)
Cc: Marlene Malloy; Elmer Cerano (E-mail); Steve Arwood LARA Dep; Joe Sibley
MCBVI Pres.; Marianne Dunn; Craig McManus RSA; valarie Barnum Yarger MISILC;
nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org; BRIAN SABOURIN; bsbpcommissioners at michigan.gov;
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Subject: [nfbmi-talk] information tim hortons, more from rodgers

September 27 to Rodgers re Expenses for Dublin Ohio Tim Hortons

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

Mt. Morris, MI 48458

joeharcz at comcast.net

810-516-5262

To: Edward Rodgers, director,

BSBP

(Via e-mail)

Dear Sir,

I, a citizen and advocate who happens to be blind, am asking you some basic
questions and asking for information in accessible format. Twice in the
public record, once being at theMCBVI convention which is recorded and
yesterday at the highly witnessed, BSBP Commission meeting, you stated that
you personally and on behalf of BSBP engaged with negotiations personally
with "Tim Hortons USA" in Dublin, Ohio. I also assume that other staff of
BSBP engaged in those negotiations, or whatever you wish to call them.
(Common terms are common terms as any lawyer, such as yourself should know.)

Regardless I am requesting the following from you in accessible format which
I'll describe later in these requests:

-The time, place and date where you and/or other personnel met with
representatives of Tim Hortons USA in Dublin Ohio (which I assume must be
from your anointment as BSBP director in October of last year to present, of
course as common logic); or any documents pertaining to said "visit".

In addition I wish to request any and all records, including but not
exclusive of, travel, meals, hotel/motel, etc. or other vouchers,
reimbursements, etc. related to this documented travel.

That should include, of course anything that was let or granted or
guaranteed through the good services of Tim Hortons, USA (or its parent
group Tim Hortons, Canada, or other dbas such as The TDL Group, etc.) (We
wouldn't wish for a public official such as you to engage in promotional
issues which might be rightfully be deemed a conflict of direct interests
would we?)

Aside for the documented violations of PA 260 and other relevant laws in
these regards I would also hope you haven't violated state procurement laws
in these regards in directly negotiating contracts with the federal/state
nickel so to speak and without even putting out an RFP for competitive
bidding. In fact now that I think of it I am requesting the RFP you
submitted or any other agency of state has made for the "franchise" or
perspective franchise at the Anderson House Office Building and/or the State
Capitol which are priorities under PA 260 for blind operators to this day
clearly defined in said act and promulgated rules and said franchise if any
should be vested under same in the hands of the operator.

Regardless, and again in the public record you've clearly stated sir to the
commission and to MCBVI that you personally were the agent in "negotiations"
relative to this franchise issue.

The public records requested related to these events are to discern whether
or not you have followed all applicable rules, federal and state in these
regards and must be forthcoming.

Now, as a blind person I am requesting all said documents requested  as
either simple plain text e-mail enclosures, and/or Word R attachments based
upon the ADA, Title II subpart e, effective communications and Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended sent to my e-mail address
without surcharge. Or you might just put this stuff on BSBP's web site in
the interest of public disclosure. Moreover you might send details of how
much the Tim Hortons fiasco has cost taxpayers and send this to
commissioners of BSBP as well as RSA and the MRCS for that matter.

Sir, you are accountable to we the people in these regards, and that
includes people who are blind and not the other way around.

Thus I do sincerely expect that you will be responsive to this inquiry and
will not obfuscate it further with delays, obfuscations and silly feudal
abuses of FOIA over notions of openness, transparency, etc. of this
Administration and by LARA, etc.

Just send me the information requested sir and this will all go away or
maybe not!

Thanks as always by your warm, timely and accessible response.

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

Cc: rsa

Cc: bsbp commissioners

Cc: nfb mi

Cc: inspector general usde

Cc: arwood, zimmer lara

Cc: mpas/cap

Cc: mi silc

Cc: media, legal, several

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