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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=haynesc@michigan.gov href="mailto:haynesc@michigan.gov">Haynes, Carla
(LARA)</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=joeharcz@comcast.net
href="mailto:joeharcz@comcast.net)">joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz@comcast.net)</A>
</DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=cannonp@michigan.gov
href="mailto:cannonp@michigan.gov">Cannon, Patrick (LARA)</A> ; <A
title=farmerm@michigan.gov href="mailto:farmerm@michigan.gov">Farmer, Mel
(LARA)</A> ; <A title=turneys@michigan.gov
href="mailto:turneys@michigan.gov">Turney, Susan (LARA)</A> ; <A
title=LuzenskiS@michigan.gov href="mailto:LuzenskiS@michigan.gov">Luzenski, Sue
(LARA)</A> ; <A title=DuellE@michigan.gov
href="mailto:DuellE@michigan.gov">Duell, Elsie (LARA)</A> ; <A
title=zangerc@michigan.gov href="mailto:zangerc@michigan.gov">Zanger, Connie
(LARA)</A> ; <A title=hullj@michigan.gov href="mailto:hullj@michigan.gov">Hull,
James (LARA)</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 22, 2012 3:51 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> FOIA Response to Request of EOC Minutes & Recording of
Meeting of 2-6-12</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=WordSection1>
<P class=MsoNormal>February 21, 2012 (Replaced in the U.S. Mail, Prepaid on
2-22-2012)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:joeharcz@comcast.net">joeharcz@comcast.net</A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Mt. Morris, MI 48458<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Re: EOC Meeting of 2-6-12 Minutes and
Recording<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>This letter is in response to your February 8, 2012, email
request for copies of public records, received on February 9, 2012, in this
office. 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.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>You have requested information as described in your email, a
copy of which is below.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Your request is granted as to existing, nonexempt records in
the possession of this department responsive to your request.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>On February 14, 2012 the minutes of the above meeting were
sent to you. Enclosed in the package mailed to the address above is a CD
with the recording of the EOC Special Meeting of 2-6-12.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We will not charge for the cost of this FOIA but this does
not prohibit us from charging you or any other requestor for other
requests.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Michigan Commission for the Blind<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Attachments: <o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>1.
Email of 2-8-12<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>2.
Recording of EOC Meeting of 2-6-12<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>cc:
Patrick Cannon<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>
Mel Farmer<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>
Susan Turney<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>
Elsie Duell<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>
Constance Zanger<o:p></o:p></P>
<P
class=MsoNormal>
James Hull<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><BR
style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always" clear=all></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> joe harcz Comcast
<A href="mailto:[mailto:joeharcz@comcast.net]">[mailto:joeharcz@comcast.net]</A>
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 08, 2012 1:00 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Cannon,
Patrick (LARA)<BR><B>Cc:</B> Zanger, Connie (LARA); Hull, James (LARA); Larry
Posont MCB Comm.; lydia Schuck MCB Comm.; John Scott MCB Comm.; James Chaney
EOC; <A href="mailto:nfbmi-talk@nfbnet.org">nfbmi-talk@nfbnet.org</A>; <A
href="mailto:Vendorsmi@nfbnet.org">Vendorsmi@nfbnet.org</A>; Elmer Cerano
MPAS<BR><B>Subject:</B> more ada rehab act requests information</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Feb. 8
2012 Request for EOC Minutes Recording<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Paul Joseph
Harcz, Jr.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">1365 E. Mt.
Morris Rd.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Mt. Morris,
MI 48458<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><A
href="mailto:joeharcz@comcast.net">joeharcz@comcast.net</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">To: Patrick
Cannon, James Hull constance Zanger<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Michigan
Commission for the Blind<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">And: James
Chaney Elected Operators Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">And: Michigan
Commission for the Blind Commissioners<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">All,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">I’m writing
today to request in accessible format the EOC meeting minutes of it’s “emergency
meeting” on Monday night. They may be sent to me as simple e-mail attachments
and/or enclosures to my e-mail address listed above.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">I’m also
requesting that a thumb drive in mp3 format of the recording of that meeting is
sent to me at my mailing address listed above.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">I make these
requests pursuant to obligations well known under the Americans with
Disabilities Act, Title II, and numerous provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 as amended.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Paul Joseph
Harcz, Jr.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Cc: NFB
MI<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Cc: Several
Vendors<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Cc:
RSA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Cc: Elmer Cerano
MPAS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Carla Miller
Haynes</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">DLARA Michigan
Commission for the Blind</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">201 N. Washington
Sq., 2nd Floor</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">P.O. Box
30652</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Lansing, MI
48909</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Phone:
517/373-2063</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">FAX:
517/335-5140</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">www.michigan.gov/mcb</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>