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

Sat Sep 28 15:29:25 UTC 2013

Wonder what his 2 student assistants are doing? They are supposed to be law students, engaging in important legal research for him.   

Boone Christine Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 28, 2013, at 8:55 AM, "Terry D. Eagle" <terrydeagle at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
> harcz Comcast
> 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;
> zimmerm at michigan.gov; Carol Dobak
> 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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