ESD fund applications and agreements with WEDI

Dear Andrew Andrew:
This message acknowledges receipt of your request. Your request was received in this office on 9/11/2024 and given the reference number R000223-091124 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

The formal applications and final funding agreements for two payments to Westminster Economic Development Initiative by Empire State Development programs.

1. $539,187 through WNY Regional Economic Development Council

2. $500,000 through Better Buffalo Fund, through NYS Homes and Community Renewal

Also, any correspondence related to the application, funding agreement, or related matters.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, 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.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Andrew

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New York State Empire State Development

Dear Andrew Andrew, Please be advised that ESD continues to review documents related to the attached FOIL requests in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Section 84 et seq.) (“FOIL”) and its rules concerning access to ESD’s records.  ESD will notify you of the status of its review and endeavor to provide you with any responsive documents and/or determination(s) made pursuant to FOIL on or before November 8, 2024. Thank you. Records Access Officer

Dear Andrew Andrew, Please be advised that ESD continues to review documents related to the attached FOIL requests in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Section 84 et seq.) (“FOIL”) and its rules concerning access to ESD’s records.  ESD will notify you of the status of its review and endeavor to provide you with any responsive documents and/or determination(s) made pursuant to FOIL on or before December 11, 2024. Thank you. Records Access Officer

RE: FOIL Records Request of September 11, 2024, Reference # R000223-091124 Dear Andrew Andrew,
please find a copy of trade secret review requests related to your FOIL at the following link: FOIL Records Request - R000223-091124 (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.VEsWrlMiJDg0mXafq1mEXaRfS9VVdfiqItVxkjRBH4ZBPTpzgUwB28mq0RZSdP-2FHe2y3iS7L4O-2B-2FjPts5Jrpqp-2FBvnenbsmNdToEH-2FXevqU-3D0flQ_x9L54-2Fce7TGT-2B05r-2B3GVDBnW0N6rfh0u63wY0PfOGwlSDLGUfO3uGypSEbJVZ6YVPxN3UrXat1Eg3AV95CXD6eV0GChcqwYZPpCHe4C21MPUmMP98TYyx8W7UooXfkhdhsRsAWUDIrE7OI8Jj5-2Bz56UBWpMA7HZ9pD27o-2FBtmPyZIuORfSMMmeIalb4pJw-2FmJ5XNHY8EysHa9d6SDG9qoWEEFcjUFExIUS3RQK8Z3fiMv60laSbWoAXFagEe-2BlFsb127lcbovRb37vcDRlckHBMZoIEdalaL743UTETS93n2yuoYEaNAGKM0RwC0J4BaEvGN0VH31v7kArQwaeAiqoVajqsT-2F7RO1G-2BXnQnDUASH2Mjrynvo1-2BGO4tP0MfxI) Sincerely,

Jaclyn Clemmer
Senior Counsel, Records Access Officer

Dear Andrew Andrew , ESD continues to review documents related to your FOIL request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Section 84 et seq .) (“FOIL”) and its rules concerning access to ESD’s records.  ESD will notify you of the status of its review and endeavor to provide you with any responsive documents and/or determination(s) made pursuant to FOIL on or before January 13, 2025.
Thank you. Records Access Officer

RE: FOIL Records Request of September 11, 2024, Reference # R000223-091124 Dear Andrew Andrew, New York State Empire State Development received a public records request from you on September 11, 2024. Your request seeks: Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

The formal applications and final funding agreements for two payments to Westminster Economic Development Initiative by Empire State Development programs.

1. $539,187 through WNY Regional Economic Development Council
2. $500,000 through Better Buffalo Fund, through NYS Homes and Community Renewal
Also, any correspondence related to the application, funding agreement, or related matters.
New York State Empire State Development has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to your request. Please log in to the FOIL Records Access Center at the following link to retrieve the responsive records. FOIL Records Request - R000223-091124 Pursuant to Public Officers Law §87(2)(b), ESD has redacted information and documents that “if disclosed would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy under the provisions of subdivision two of section eighty-nine of this article.”
Public Officers Law §87(2)(i), ESD has withheld certain records as they contain information that “if disclosed, would jeopardize the capacity of an agency or an entity that has shared information with an agency to guarantee the security of its information technology assets, such assets encompassing both electronic information systems and infrastructures.” Pursuant to Public Officers Law §89(4)(a), you have thirty (30) days to appeal this determination. An appeal of any portion of this determination should be directed to Empire State Development’s appeals officer, New York State Urban Development Corporation d/b/a Empire State Development, 633 Third Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10017, FOILAppeal@esd.ny.gov. (mailto:FOILAppeal@esd.ny.gov) Sincerely,

Jaclyn Clemmer
Senior Counsel, Records Access Officer