[Vendorsmi] Fw: [nfbmi-talk] here is mcb friday meeting agenda

Sat Dec 4 14:48:23 UTC 2010

I'm sending this to you because I believe you care about the future of the Business Enterprise Program in Michigan.  Please take 
time to read the agenda and my comment below and act as you see fit.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Sontag" <suncat0 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 04:28
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] here is mcb friday meeting agenda

> They'll need the entire day just to deal properly with the BEP portion of this thing.
>
> As for Richard Kent's case, the so-called "full evidentiary hearing" was anything but fair and complete.  Mr. Kent's side was not 
> given the opportunity to present witnesses, the Commission's side was the only one heard, the BEP's witnesses were not sequestered 
> during the proceeding, and the same randomly-selected ALJ who has been getting the last dozen or so cases presided over the mess. 
> I know, I was there.  Mead never even asked for identification of those in the hearing room at the start of the process.
>
> I can only hope that others who have more specific knowledge of the details of the Kent case will speak out loudly and clearly to 
> the Commission Board in the short time before the 12-10 meeting.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 10:17
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] here is mcb friday meeting agenda
>
>
> Oh, cannon didn't include this agenda for next Friday in his post to the MCB 20-20 list serve. However, it was buried as a link to 
> the meeting on MCB's web site. Here it is:
>
>
> MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
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> FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010
> VICTOR CENTER BUILDING, 3rd FLOOR
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> CONFERENCE ROOM A/B
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> 201 N. WASHINGTON SQUARE
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> LANSING, MICHIGAN
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> 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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>
>
>  Live audio streaming of the meeting will be available online
>
> at approximately 9:00 am at the MCB Web site at www.michigan.gov/mcb
>
>
>
> PLEASE NOTE NEW CALL IN INFORMATION
>
> To listen to the Commission meeting over the telephone dial:
>
> 1-877-873-8017
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> Passcode:         7502991#
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>
>
> AGENDA
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>
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> I.                   Committee of the Whole                                                    9:00 - 10:00
>
> ·        Vice Chair Selection
>
> ·        Commissioners Standing Committee Assignments
>
> ·        Discussion on Commissioners Advocacy Roles
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> ·        Reports on Commissioner Activities
>
> ·        Issues/Questions from Previous Meeting
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> ·        Director's 2010 Evaluation & 2011 Performance Objectives
>
> ·        Other
>
>
>
> REGULAR MEETING
>
> II.                 Call to Order, Roll Call, and Determination of Quorum - Ms. Jo Ann Pilarski, Chairperson 10:00 - 10:15
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> III.              Approval of August 27, 2010 Meeting Minutes - MCB Board
>
> IV.             Approval of Director's 2010 Evaluation & 2011 Performance Objectives - MCB Board
>
> V.               Board Correspondence
>
> VI.             PUBLIC COMMENT**                                            10:15 - 10:30
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> VII.          Presentation of MCB Honor Roll Awards            10:30 - 11:45
>
>
>
> LUNCH (Note: Lunch provided to award winners and their guests, commissioners and participating staff)             11:45 - 1:15
>
>
>
> VIII.        PUBLIC COMMENT**                                                 1:15 - 1:30
>
>
>
> IX.             Administrative Reports                                                          1:30 - 3:00
>
> ·        Business Enterprise Program Report - Mr. James Hull, Acting BEP Manager
>
> o       BEP Ad Hoc Committee Update
>
> o       Upward Mobility Resolution
>
> o       Administrative Law Judge Recommendation:  Richard Kent
>
> ·        Elected Operators Committee Report - Mr. James Chaney
>
> o       Motion 1:  All operators' accumulated points will be frozen as of the date that the new selection point system is 
> implemented and will then be added to as earned under the new selection point system.
>
> o       Motion 2:  From the date the new selection point system is implemented or from date of first agreement:  Licensed 
> operators accumulate 3 points per year of service.  Temporary operators accumulate ½ point per year of service.  Potential 
> operators (including those who are working for an Operator) accumulate 0 points.
>
> o       Motion #3:  Profit Expectation (based on the previous 12 month average):  An operator is given 1 point for exceeding their 
> facility's profit expectation.  If an operator, who has been granted a profit percentage exception, exceeds the facility's 
> permanently assigned profit percentage expectation, the operator is awarded one point for exceeding the permanently assigned 
> profit percentage expectation.
>
> o       Motion #4:  Training (from implementation of new selection point system):  Bidders are awarded 2 points for attending 
> mandatory training (e.g. annual
>
> Workshop) and have the opportunity to earn 1 point for any training that has been pre approved by the Training Subcommittee with a 
> limit of 3 points per year. Training does not include the initial, basic vending stand training.
>
> o       Motion #5:  EOC membership, active subcommittee participation and OJE trainer (from implementation of new selection point 
> system):  Bidders are awarded 2 points per year for EOC membership or active subcommittee participation, limited 2 points per 
> year. An active subcommittee member needs to attend a minimum of 2 subcommittee meetings per year and two EOC meetings per year. 
> An operator must complete one year on a subcommittee or in the EOC before points can be awarded.
>
> o       Motion #6:  OJE training (from implementation of new selection point system):  Bidders are awarded 1 point for each OJE 
> student trained with a maximum of 4 points per year.
>
> o       Motion #7:  Evaluation:  maximum of 2 points awarded.  The most current operator annual evaluation is scored by an 
> operator's promotional agent on a scale of 0(low) to 2(high).  This component uses the raw annual evaluation score (i.e. 0, 1, 2).
>
> o       Motion #8:  The Set-aside fee:  Points are deducted for each month the set-aside fee was received after the due date.  For 
> the purposes of bid evaluation, set-aside fee payments for the most recent 12 months are reviewed and 1 point is deducted for each 
> late set-aside fee payment.
>
> o       Motion #9:  Those points no longer are removed from an operator who fails to meet their required profit expectation.
>
> o       Motion #10:  That a meeting of all operators be held on December 11, 2010, in order to discuss and vote on whether to use 
> the Set Aside fund to pay the required 3% Health Care Trust Fund Contribution.
>
> o       Motion #11:  Motion for claiming points: When an operator is requesting points, he/she will have 30 days from actual date 
> of attending such event and/or training to submit all necessary paperwork (event paperwork - summary, event brochure, proof of 
> attendance - name badge preferred from event) (training paperwork - instructor will submit written documentation of operator's 
> training with dates of attendance) required to the chair of training committee for review. The chair will have 30 days to review 
> and send copies of operator's papers with written approval from the chair to award the operator the points. Then the BEP manager 
> will have 30 days to also review and enter the points into the operator point system database and upon completion the BEP manager 
> must submit back to the chair and operator proof of receipt that the points have been entered.
>
> *Note* shall this motion pass, all operator will have 30 days from actual date of passing this motion to send in any outstanding 
> points they may be saving to the training committee chair for review and written approval to the BEP manager. THIS IS A ONE TIME 
> OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK FOR POINTS THAT ARE MORE THAN 30 DAYS OLD. AFTER THIS ONE TIME OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE OUTSTANDING 
> POINTS OPERATOR'S REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR POINTS. Upon receipt of this information, the BEP manager will have 30 days 
> to review and enter such points and send back confirmation receipt to the training chair and operator.
>
> 2nd Note** if this motion passes the agency(Michigan Commission for the Blind) must send notice out to all operators to inform 
> them of this motion via U.S. Postal Service and also on the bid line for four weeks.
>
> o       Motion #12:  That the new standards and requirements of OJE Trainers be accepted as attached.
>
> o       Motion #13:  That anyone who has taken the Train the Trainers course in 2010 be certified as a trainer should the previous 
> motion {Motion 12} pass.
>
> o       Motion #14:  Motion for Inventory Policy: To adapt the inventory policy from a trial bases to a permanent bases with the 
> policy applying to only BEP licensed operators.
>
> o       Motion #15:  To accept the existing Practical Experience Vending Stand Training program as written in the proposal dated 
> 7/28/10, with the following amendments:
>
>
>
> §        The line "Anyone who has had their license revoked or has left the program for any reason will not be eligible for 
> retraining under the PEVST," will be removed.
>
>
>
> §        The amendment" At the conclusion of classroom training, PEVST students shall be required to pass a final examination with 
> a 75 percent score or higher prior to certification," will be added.
>
>
>
> ·        Consumer Services Report - Mr. Leamon Jones, Consumer Services Director
>
> -         Maintenance Policy (Action Item)
>
> ·        Director's Report - Mr. Patrick Cannon, State Director
>
> -         Final RSA Monitoring Report
>
> -         Training Center Renovations
>
> X.               Adjournment                                                                            3:00
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>
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> **NOTE: Public comment may be submitted during the meeting from 9:30-12:00 via email to mcbpubliccomments at gmail.com.  Emails 
> received outside of this time frame are not considered part of Public Comment.
>
>
>
> The meeting site is accessible.  Individuals attending the meeting are requested to refrain from using heavily scented personal 
> care products in order to enhance accessibility for everyone.  People with disabilities requiring additional accommodations (such 
> as materials in alternative format) in order to participate in the meeting should call Sue Luzenski at 517/335-4265 by December 7, 
> 2010.
>
>
>
>
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