Z80 Labs Proposals & MOUs

Dear Mr. Galbraith,

ESD is in receipt of the attached FOIL request seeking access to certain records of the New York State Urban Development Corporation ("UDC") doing business as Empire State Development.

ESD is considering your request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers law, Section 84 et seq.) and its rules concerning access to the records of the Corporation. ESD will notify you of the results of its search for responsive documents within ten (10) business days.

Thank you.

IMPORTANT: This e-mail message and any attachments contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. Please immediately notify the sender by electronic mail or notify the System Administrator by telephone (518)292-5180 or e-mail (administrator@esd.ny.gov) and delete the message. Thank you.

Dear Mr. Galbraith,

Please be advised that we are still processing the attached FOIL request. We hope to have a response to you on or before 7/21/15.

Thank you.

June 23, 2015
Empire State Development
Empire State Development
Records Access Officer
633 3rd Ave
37th Floor
New York, NY 10017

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 15, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

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On June 8, 2015:
Dear Mr. Galbraith,

Please be advised that we are still processing the attached FOIL request. We hope to have a response to you on or before 7/21/15.

Thank you.

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On June 8, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 15, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

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On May 22, 2015:
Dear Mr. Galbraith,

ESD is in receipt of the attached FOIL request seeking access to certain records of the New York State Urban Development Corporation ("UDC") doing business as Empire State Development.

ESD is considering your request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers law, Section 84 et seq.) and its rules concerning access to the records of the Corporation. ESD will notify you of the results of its search for responsive documents within ten (10) business days.

Thank you.

IMPORTANT: This e-mail message and any attachments contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. Please immediately notify the sender by electronic mail or notify the System Administrator by telephone (518)292-5180 or e-mail (administrator@esd.ny.gov) and delete the message. Thank you.

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On May 15, 2015:
To Whom It May Concern:

Under the provisions of the New York Freedom of Information Law, Article 6 of the Public Officers Law, I hereby request a copy, in Adobe Acrobat or other electronic form, of all records or portions thereof pertaining to, or containing the following:

1. Any proposals and supporting documentation submitted by Z80 Labs or Seed Capital Partners to participate in the Innovate NY Fund or the New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund;

2. Any contracts, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements executed by Empire State Development or other state agency and Z80 Labs or Seed Capital Partners relating to their participation in the Innovate NY Fund or the New York State Innovation Capital Fund

I understand that there is a fee of $0.25 per page for duplication of the records requested; however, the requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not being made for commercial usage. As such, and as releasing this information is in the public interest, I ask that you waive any duplication fees.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

As you know, the Freedom of Information Law requires that an agency respond to a request within five (5) business days of receipt of such request. Therefore, I would appreciate a response as soon as possible.

If for any reason any portion of my request is denied, please inform me of the reason or reasons for the denial in writing and provide the name and address of the person or body to whom an appeal should be directed.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter; I look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Sincerely,

Robert Galbraith

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
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PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

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Dear Mr. Galbraith,

Please be advised that we are still processing the attached FOIL request. We hope to have a response to you on or before 9/1/15.

Thank you.

Dear Mr. Galbraith,
We write in response to your May 15, 2015 Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL") request for:
1. Any proposals and supporting documentation submitted by Z80 Labs or Seed Capital Partners to participate in the Innovate NY Fund or the New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund;
2. Any contracts, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements executed by Empire State Development or other state agency and Z80 Labs or Seed Capital Partners relating to their participation in the Innovate NY Fund or the New York State Innovation Capital Fund

Please find attached to this email documents responsive to your request.
Pursuant to section 87, subsection 2, subdivision (b) of FOIL, information has been withheld that "if disclosed would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy under the provisions of subdivision two of section eighty-nine of this article."
Pursuant to section 87, subsection 2, subdivision (d) of FOIL, information has been withheld that "are trade secrets or are submitted to an agency by a commercial enterprise or derived from information obtained from a commercial enterprise and which if disclosed would cause substantial injury to the competitive position of the subject enterprise"
The appeals officer to whom to direct an appeal of any portion of this determination is Carey Gabay, First Deputy Counsel of New York State Urban Development Corporation d/b/a Empire State Development, 633 Third Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
Kindly confirm receipt of this email.
Thank you.
IMPORTANT: This e-mail message and any attachments contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. Please immediately notify the sender by electronic mail or notify the System Administrator by telephone (518)292-5180 or e-mail (administrator@esd.ny.gov) and delete the message. Thank you.