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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All I"m getting from this is that the operator was
to be transfered to Okemos (which has happened), and that the BEP take steps to
expand the route in the event of Holdt being torn down. What should be added to
Okemos specifically is not indicated in the text of this decission.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joeharcz@comcast.net href="mailto:joeharcz@comcast.net">joe harcz
Comcast</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Vendorsmi@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:Vendorsmi@nfbnet.org">Vendorsmi@nfbnet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 26, 2012 18:14</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vendorsmi] worth a re-reading
here me thinks?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">STATE OF <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">MIICHIGAN</st1:place></st1:State> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">STATE OFFICE Of ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS AND RULES </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In the matter of <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 5">
</SPAN>Docket No. 2009-1705 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Risa Patrick-Langtry, <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 5">
</SPAN>Agency No. n/a </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Petitioner </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; TEXT-INDENT: -2in">v <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 11">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Agency: <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> Commission </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> Commissionfor the <SPAN
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</SPAN>For The Blind </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Blind, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Respondent <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 7">
</SPAN>Case Type: Appeal </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Issued and entered </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This 3rd day of December, 2010
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">by Robert J. Meade</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Administrative Law Judge </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">RECOMMENDED DECISION </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">PROCEDURAL FINDINGS </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This is a proceeding conducted
pursuant to 1978 PA260, as amended, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">MCL 393.351 et seq. (Act 260)
and Chapter IV of 1969 PA 306, as amended, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">MCL 24.271 et seq. (Act 306).
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Petitioner, Risa
Patrick-Langtry (Petitioner) filed a request for an </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">administrative hearing on ,or
about November 12, 2009. On December 4, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2009, the Respondent,
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State>
Commission for the Blind (Respondent or </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-1705 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 2 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Commission) forwarded a Request
for Hearing to the State Office of </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Administrative Hearings and
Rules and a hearing was scheduled for January </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">28, 2010. On January 26, 2010,
Petitioner submitted a Request for Hearing </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Continuance due to
complications arising out of Petitioner's treatment for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">breast cancer. The request was
granted and an Order Granting Adjournment </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">was issued on February 2, 2010,
rescheduling the hearing for April 8, 2010. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">On April 7, 2010, Petitioner
submitted a second Request for Hearing </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Continuance because Petitioner
had not yet recovered sufficiently from her </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">medical condition to
participate in the hearing. The request was granted and </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">an Order Granting Adjournment
was issued on April 16, 2010, rescheduling </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the hearing for June 24, 2010.
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">On June 21, 2010, Petitioner
submitted a third Request for Hearing </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Continuance because she had to
be in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ann
Arbor</st1:place></st1:City> for a medical appointment </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">following recent eye surgery.
The request was granted and an Order Granting </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Adjournment was issued on June
25, 2010. , rescheduling the hearing for July </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">20, 2010. On June 30, 2010, the
Respondent submitted a Request for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Adjournment because material
witnesses were unavailable on the scheduled </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">hearing date. The Respondent
also requested that a Telephone Pre-Hearing </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Conference be scheduled because
it believed that the matter could be settled </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-1705</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 3 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">short of holding a full
evidentiary proceeding. The request was granted and on </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">July 15, 2010 an Order Granting
Adjournment and Order Scheduling </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Telephone Prehearing Conference
was issued, scheduling the prehearing </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">conference for August 2, 2010.
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A Telephone Prehearing
Conference was held on August 2, 2010, at </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">which time the parties
discussed whether the issue of the hearing had become </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">moot. The parties agreed to
exchange information and advise the court by </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">August 24, 2010 whether there
was still a need for a hearing. On August 30, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2010, the Petitioner advised
that she still wished to proceed to a hearing. On </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">September 1, 2010, the
Respondent objected to Petitioner requesting a </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">hearing past the August 24,
2010 deadline. Respondent also requested </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">another Telephone Prehearing
Conference be scheduled so the parties could </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">identify the issue for the
hearing. On September 3, 2010, ail Order Scheduling </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Telephone Prehearing Conference
was issued, scheduling the prehearing </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">conference for October 5, 2010.
On October 8, 2010, an Order Scheduling </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Telephone Prehearing Conference
was issued, scheduling the conference for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">October 14, 2010. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Following the Telephone
Prehearing Conference, an Order for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Continuance was issued on
October 20, 2010, scheduling the hearing for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-1705 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 4 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">November 29, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
The November29,2010 hearing proceeded </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">as scheduled. Terry Eagle
appeared on behalf of the Petitioner. James Hull </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">appeared on behalf of the
Respondent. The record was closed November29, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Petitioner's Witnesses: Fred
Wurtzel </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Risa Patrick-Langtry </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">David Robinson </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Respondent's Witnesses:
Constance Zanger </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Petitioner's Exhibits: Exhibit
1 -Article from <st1:place w:st="on">Livingston</st1:place> Daily </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Exhibit 2 - Email Exchange with
Mark Geib </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Exhibit 3 - Route Comparison
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Respondent's Exhibits: Exhibit
A - EOC Meeting Minutes , </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Exhibit B - EOC Motions </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">ISSUE </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Was the Commission's
reorganization of various vending routes </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">discriminatory to Petitioner
under Act 260? </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">FINDINGS OF FACT </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1. Petitioner entered the
Business Enterprise Program (BEP) in 2000 and </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">became a roadside vendor in
2004 when she took over the Howell, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> vending route. The route consisted
of two rest areas: one </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">eastbound and one westbound on
Interstate 96 (1-96) near Howell, </P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-1705 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 5 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State>. The Howell vending route had
previously included a very </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">lucrative rest area near
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Novi</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:State></st1:place>, but that rest area had already
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">been permanently closed by the
Michigan Department of Transportation </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(MDOT) by the time Petitioner
took over the route. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In 2009, MDOT announced plans
to close the westbound Howell rest </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">area in the spring of 2010 in
order to construct a new entrance ramp to I- </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">96. Petitioner estimated that
the closure would result in a decrease in </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">sales and income of
approximately 60%. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">3 . Also in 2009, the operator
of the Okemos vending route, which included </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the Okemos rest area, the
Woodbury rest area, and the Dewitt rest area, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">decided to retire. Since part
of Petitioner's route was going to be shut </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">down, she proposed that the
Okemos rest area and the Holt rest area be </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">added to her route. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">4. Initially Commission staff
recommended to the Elected Operators </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">committee (EOC) that
Petitioner's Howell eastbound rest area be added </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">to the Okemos vending route,
however, the program manager decided </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">to honor an earlier EOC motion
and assigned the Dewitt rest area to the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mt.</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Pleasant</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> vending route and assigned the
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Holt
Road</st1:address></st1:Street> rest area to the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Okemos vending route and bid
the Okemos route out in this </P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-1705 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 6 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">configuration (Okemos rest
area, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Holt
Road</st1:address></st1:Street> rest 'area and Woodbury </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Road rest area). The Okemos
vending route went to someone with more </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">seniority than Petitioner. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">5. The BEP has a policy which
states that vending route sales should be a </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">minimum of $150,000 annually
with a goal of $200,000 annually. Once </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the <st1:place
w:st="on">Novi</st1:place> rest area was closed on the Howell vending route,
the route's </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">sales have been below $150,000
annually. Petitioner indicated that </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">sales for Howell vending route
are approximately $100,000 annually. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Petitioner and Commission staff
have been looking for sites to add to the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Howell vending route in order
to bring annual sales up to the $150,000 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">minimum but, to date, no sites
have been added to the route. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">6. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The westbound Howell rest area
has yet to close, due to difficulty raising </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">money for the new 1-96 entrance
ramp project. Fred Wurtzel, former </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">BEP Program Administrator,
indicated that he recently spoke to MDOT </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">and was told that the State
does not have the money for the project, but </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">that the County (Livingston) is
trying to raise the money. A recent article </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">in the Livingston Daily
indicates that <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Livingston</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> recently </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">committed $1.3 million dollars
to the project, "clearing a major hurdle for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the project to proceed."
[Exhibit I ]. </P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-1705 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 7 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">7. Mark S. Geib, Brighton TSC
Manager, recently indicated in an email that </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">he believes the I-96
interchange project is going forward with a 2012-</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2013 construction schedule.
[Exhibit 21. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">8. Constance Zanger was the was
the BEP Manager when the decision </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">was made to keep the Okemos
vending route intact and assign the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Dewitt rest area to the
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mt.</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Pleasant</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> vending route.
Ms. Zanger testified </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">that she ultimately decided to
follow a previous EOC motion from 2003 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">because the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mt.</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Pleasant</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> vending route was losing a site
sooner than </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Petitioner's route and because
the decision ensured that the four area </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">vending routes would all then
meet the income threshold of 120% of the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">federal minimum wage, as
promulgated in Rule 393.18. Ms. Zanger </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">indicated that promulgated
rules take precedence over Commission </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">policy. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">9 Petitioner has recently
accepted the Okemos vending route and her </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">change to that route should be
completed in approximately 30 days. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Petitioner's representative
indicated that this was what Pe1:il:ioner was </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">seeking by requesting the
instant hearing, however, Petitioner indicated </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">that she has since learned that
the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Holt
Road</st1:address></st1:Street> rest area will be torn down </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">and rebuilt in the fall of 201
1. Petitioner requested that her husband be </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-1705 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 8 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">allowed to run the Howell
vending route when she takes over the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Okemos vending route. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">CONCLUSIONS OF LAW </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Act 260, MCL 393.355 directs
the Commission among other things to: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(f) </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Regulate concessions reserved
for operation by </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">blind persons pursuant to this
act. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Vending facility is defined MCL
393.351 (f) in the following manner: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(f) </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">"Vending facility" means an
automatic vending </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">machine, cafeteria, snack bar,
cart service, shelter, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">counter, or any other
appropriate auxiliary equipment </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">as the commmission may
prescribe by rule as being </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">necessary for the sale of
articles or services described </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">in this act and which may be
operated by a blind </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">licensee.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">MCL 393.355 (g) permits
Respondent to promulgate rules to implement </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the above provisions. Pursuant
to this authority, Administrative Rules R 393.1 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">through 393.56 took effect
October 1, 2004. Rule 393.18 outlines the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Commission's responsibilities
with regard to vending facility sites: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">R 393.18 Commission
responsibilities; vending facility </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">site; equipment. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Rule 18. The commission shall
do all of the following: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(a) </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Determine if a potential site
is suitable for a </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">vending facility. In a building
where more than I </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">vending facility exists, the
commission may merge the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">facilities into a single
vending facility. Facility merging </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">may occur when 1 of the vending
facilities is vacated </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">and has not been awarded to
another licensee after </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-4765 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 9 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">being on the bid line for 2 or
more weeks. Under these </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">circumstances, applicable
additional licensee training </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">requirements shall be waived
for a period to be </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">determined by the commission
board, with the active </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">participation of the committee.
The commission shall </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">determine, with the active
participation of the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">committee, whether a potential
location is suitable for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">operation as a vending facility
or as a satellite. The </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">criterion for determining if a
potential location is </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">suitable for operation as a
vending facility is that the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">potential site's net annual
income is expected to be </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">120% of the current federal
minimum wage, based </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">upon a 40 hour workweek. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Rule 52 outlines the creation,
powers and duties of committees: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">R 393.52 Committee; creation;
powers and duties. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Rule 52. ( I ) The committee
shall consist of 11 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">members elected by the
licensees. The members </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">shall serve for a period of 2
years, except that 5 initial </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">members shall serve for 1 year
and 6 initial members </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">shall serve for 2 years.
Thereafter, all members shall </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">be elected for 2-year terms. A
quorum of the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">committee shall annually elect,
by a majority vote, 1 of </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">its members to serve as
chairperson. Committee </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">members shall be licensees.
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(2) </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The committee shall do all of
the following: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(a) Meet not less than 4 times
annually at places </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">designated by the committee.
The business that the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">committee may perform shall be
conducted at a public </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">meeting held in compliance with
1976 PA 267, MCL </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">15.261. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Public notice of the time,
date, and place of </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the meeting shall be given in
the manner required by </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1976 PA 267. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(b) Actively participate with
the commission in major </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">administrative decisions and
policy and program </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">development decisions affecting
the overall </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">administration of the state's
vending facility program. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket NO.2009-1705 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 10 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(c) At the request of the
licensees, receive and </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">transmit grievances to the
commission and serve as </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">an advocate for the licensees
in connection with </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">grievances. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(d) Actively participate with
the commission in the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">development and administration
of a state system for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the transfer and promotion of
licensees. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(e) Actively participate with
the commission in the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">development of training and
retraining programs for </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">licensees. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(f) Sponsor, with the
assistance of the commission, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">meetings and instructional
conferences for licensees </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">within the state. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(g) Between regular meetings,
carry on its duties </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">through subcommittees or
individual members </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">designated by it. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(h) Receive advance written
notice from the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">commission of matters within
the committee's purview </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">that are being considered for
decision. The </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">commission may waive the
requirement of advance </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">notice in an emergency. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(i) Initiate matters for
consideration by the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">commission, and advise
interested parties regarding </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the state's vending facilities
program. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(j)Record and transcribe
committee minutes. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(3) The subcommittee
chairperson shall ensure that </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">subcornmittee members are
notified of subcommittee </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">meetings. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(4) Set-aside funds may be used
for the support of </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">committee activities, not to
exceed 5% of the set-asides </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">collected during the fiscal
year. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(5) The commission shall have
the ultimate </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">responsibility for
administering the state vending </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">program and may reject the
recommendations of the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">committee. If rejection occurs,
then the commission </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">shall notify .the committee, in
writing, within 15 working </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">days of the commission's
decision, informing the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">committee why the
recommendation was rejected. </P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2089-7 765 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 11 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">There is no provision in Act
260 that guarantees a certain amount of </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">income to those placed in
cafeterias or vending facilities. Both the Act and </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">rules are an attempt to provide
income to blind persons. There is no guarantee </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">that this goal will be
achieved, nor is there any guarantee that any facility will achieve a specific
sales goal. Obviously, unforeseen events may cause a </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">location to close or a facility
to suffer decreased sales. The rules promulgated </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">by the Commission provide that
routes should return an income to operators of </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">120% of the federal minimum
wage. It is not alleged here by Petitioner that the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Howell vending route has failed
to live up to the requirements of this Rule. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">While the Commission also has a
policy which states that sales on vending </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">routes should equal $150,000
per year as a minimum, with a goal of $200,000, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">that policy is trumped by the
properly promulgated administrative rule. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">With that said, it certainly
would have been beneficial to Petitioner had </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the Okemos vending route been
split up and parts of it added to her Howell </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">vending route. At one EOC
meeting, this is exactly what was proposed and </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">had the Commission decided to
adopt that proposal, the three remaining </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">routes would have all met the
$150,000 annual sales goal, at least until the Mt. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Pleasant route lost the MPRPC
site. However, the westbound Howell rest area </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">has still not been closed and
the MPRPC site has long since closed, so it is </P><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No.2089-1765 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 12 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">difficult to find that the
Commission made the wrong decision. In addition, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Petitioner has recently been
awarded the Okemos vending route, which is </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">what her representative
indicated at the hearing was her goal. As such, it is </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">recommended that the Commission
follow through with the transfer of the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Okemos vending route to
Petitioner and take steps to maintain sales on the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">route should the Holt rest area
be torn down in the fall of 201 1. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">RECOMMENDED DECISION </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I recommend that the Commission
for the Blind follow through with the </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">transfer of the Okemos vending
route to Petitioner and take steps to maintain </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">sales on the route should the
Holt rest area be torn down in the fall of 2011. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">ROBERT J. MEADE </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">ADMINIS'TRATIVE LAW JUDGE </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Docket No. 2009-1705</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Page 13</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">PROOF OF SERVlCE </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I hereby state, to the best of
my knowledge, information and belief, that a copy </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">of the foregoing document was
served upon all parties and/or attorneys of </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">record in this matter by
Inter-Departmental mail to those parties employed by </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the State of <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> and by
UPS/Next Day Air, facsimile, and/or by mailing </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">same to then via first class
mail and/or certified mail, return receipt requested, at their respective
addresses as disclosed by the file on the 3rd day of December, 2010. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Lenore Baker </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">State Office of Administrative
Hearings and </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Rules </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Risa Patrick-Langtry </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">229 S Clemens Ave</st1:address></st1:Street>
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Lansing</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">48912</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Carla Haynes </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> Commission for the Blind</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">201 N <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>, 2nd Floor
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Lansing, WII 48909 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Constance Zanger </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> Commission for the Blind </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">201 N. <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>, 2nd Floor
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Lansing</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">48909</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">James Hull </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> Commission for the Blind </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">201 N. <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>, 2nd Floor
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Lansing</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">48909</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Joseph Pelle </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Michigan</st1:place></st1:State> Commission for the Blind </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">3038 W Grand Blvd, Suite
4</st1:Street>-</st1:address>450</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Detroit</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">48202</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Terry Eagle</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2000 Boston Blvd</st1:address></st1:Street>,
Apt C19 </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Lansing</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">48910</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
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