MCRS Meeting Room, Lansing, MI

Business Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

MCRS Meeting Room, Lansing, MI

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11:00 a.m.Call to Order – Carol Bergquist,Chair

Roll Call, Welcome & Introductions

Review of Agenda

Reference Documents: Draft Agenda – May 19th, 2015

Draft Minutes –March 17th,2015

Action Items: Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

11:10 Public Comment*

FollowingExecutive Team (ET) Report

Public C. Bergquist, Chair

Comment1 – Conference Attendance: National Coalition of State Rehabilitation Councils

(NCSRC), Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR), and National Council of State Agencies for the Blind (NCSAB) – C. Bergquist and Brian Sabourin

2 – Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Sponsorship - C. Bergquist

3 – Michigan Commission for Blind Persons Report to the Governor - C. Bergquist

4 – Strategic Planning Session Overview – Anne Riddering

Action Item #1: Acceptance of Final ET Work Team Minutes

• Motion needed to accept and place on file the ET Minutes

Action Item #2: Approval of the FY 2016 Business Meeting Schedule

• Motion needed to approve the FY 2016 Business Meeting Schedule

Action Item #3: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Regulations Comment Period

• Motion needed to approve WIOA Regulations Comments being prepared by the ET on behalf of the membership.

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Action Item #4: Approval of MCRS Strategic Plan Updates

• Motion needed to approve the Strategic Plan as updated.

Financial Operations

Action Item #5: Acceptance of Financial Statements

• Motion needed to accept and place on file the monthly statements

Action Item #6: Approval of the FY 2016 Resource Plan and Budget

Motion needed to approve the Budget documents.

Customer Service System Issues

Client Assistance Program (CAP) – B. Sabourin

DHHS-MRS Administrative Hearings Coordinator – Ruth O’Connor

Partner Reports

Additions, Comments and/or Questions

11:45Update - Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs - Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (LARA-BSBP),Ed Rodgers, State Director

12:15 p.m.Working Lunch

Staff Report – Marlene Malloy, Executive Director

Work Team Updates – Michael Poyma, A. Riddering

Reference Documents: Staff Report, Work Team Reports

1:00Public Comment*

FollowingUpdate - Department of Health and Human Services - Michigan Rehabilitation

Public Services (DHHS-MRS), Suzanne Howell, State Director

Comment

1:30 MCRS Reports on DSU Work Team Involvement

MRS Idea Stream – Shori Teeple

MRS Marketing – M. Malloy

MRS On Line Orientation – M. Malloy

MRS Policy Cadre – Sharon Bryant

State Plan – B. Sabourin

2:00BSBP Vocational Rehabilitation Services Overview

Lisa Kisiel

3:30Adjourn

* The time dedicated for Public Comment is flexible so that all persons present in-person or on the phone will be provided the opportunity to make comment and the Chair will adjust the time schedule of the Agenda as needed.

If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the MCRS Office 72 hours prior to the meeting date. Our staff will be glad to work with you regarding your request if you notify us by Tuesday May 12th, 2015at 517.887.9370. Thank you.

NEXT BUSINESS MEETING: Tuesday, July 21st, 2015–Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Training Center, 1541 Oakland Drive. Kalamazoo, MI 49008.