MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND

FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2004

VICTOR BUILDING, CONFERENCE ROOM A/B, THIRD FLOOR

LANSING, MICHIGAN

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

AGENDA

I.                     Committee of the Whole – 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

·         Reports on Commissioner Activities and Committee Participation

·         Discussion on August Commission Meeting, Iron Mountain

II.                   Call to Order, Roll Call, and Determination of Quorum – Ms. JoAnn Pilarski, Chairperson

III.                  Approval of April 19, 2004 Meeting Minutes – MCB Board

IV.                PUBLIC COMMENT

V.                  Board Correspondence

VI.                Director’s Report – Mr. Patrick Cannon, Director

VII.               Consumer Services Report – Mr. Leamon Jones, Consumer Services Director

VIII.             Community Partner Reports

·        Community Mental Health (Clinton, Eaton and Ingham) – Mr. Tom Knudtson, Program Director

·        Eaton Intermediate School District – Ms. Maria Peak, Coordinator

IX.                 Visions 2004 Vendor Fair Report – Ms. Margaret Wolfe, LBPD Coordinator, Washtenaw County Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled

X.                   Michigan Youth Leadership Forum Report – Ms. Cheryl Mattson, Rights Representative, Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns

LUNCH

XI.                 MCB Training Center Report – Ms. Melody Lindsey, Training Center Director

XII.                Business Enterprise Program Report – Ms. Constance Zanger, Administrative Assistant, Business Enterprise Program

·        Administrative Law Judge Decision (Weston) and Staff Recommendation

·        Elected Operators Committee Report – Mr. Joe Sontag, Chair

XIII.              Consumer Organization Updates

·        National Federation of the Blind of Michigan – Ms. Mary Wurtzel, President, Lansing Chapter

·        Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Ms. Charis Austin, Chair

XIV.             PUBLIC COMMENT

XV.              Adjournment

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