February 2006 Agenda

Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing           

 AGENDA           

Quarterly Meeting and Public Hearing           

February 9 & 10, 2006           

Ivanhoe Plaza Hotel Orlando           

60 South Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando, Florida  32804           

(407) 425-4455           

Agenda Topics           

Thursday, February 9, 2006           

1:00 - 1:10                               I.          Call to Order

a)                  Welcome and Introductions

b)                  Brief Announcements / Housekeeping

1:10 – 3:00                               II.         Committee Review Meetings

3:00 – 3:30                               III.       BREAK

3:30 – 5:30                               IV.       Public Hearing

a)                  Call to Order

b)                  Introductions

c)                  Purpose of Public Hearing

d)                  Public Hearing

e)                  Review of Written Comment Summary

5:30                                         V.        Recess until Friday, February 10, 2006 at 8:00 am

Friday, February 10, 2006           

8:00 – 8:30                               I.          Call to Order

                                                            a)         Welcome and Introductions

b)            Approval of November 2005 Minutes

c)         Financial Report / Status

8:30 – 9:00                               II.         Public Hearing Review and Discussion

9:00 – 9:30                               III.       Medical Accessibility Task Force Update

                                                            Rick Kottler, Chair           

9:30 – 9:45                               IV.       BREAK

9:45—10:15                             VI.      Legislative Update

                                                            Evan Goldman           

10:15—10:30                           VI.       Federal Hearing Aid Tax Credit Bill

                                                            Evan Goldman           

10:30 – 10:45                           VII.      Emergency Preparedness Meeting Update

                                                            Chris Wagner, FCCDHH Chair           

10:45 – 11:15                           VIII.     Website Response Protocols / I & R Update

                                                            Tanya English, I & R Committee Chair           

11:15 – 11:30                           IX.       Promotional Items Protocols / Update

                                                            Mary Grace Tavel, Staff Assistant           

11:30 – 1:00                                         LUNCH

1:00 – 1:30                               X.        Licensure Report Presentation

                                                            Lisa Schaefermeyer, Committee Co-Chair           

                                                            Tanya English, Committee Co-Chair           

1:30 – 2:45                               XI.       New Business

                                                            Continuation of Councilmembers           

Participation in upcoming events:

                                                            Better Hearing and Speech month, May

Family Café Conference, June 2—4, Orlando

HLAA meeting, Summer, Orlando

SERID conference, October 18—22, Tampa

Continuation of Contracts with Ecisive           

Expenditure of Budgeted Funds           

2:45—3:00                               XIII.     BREAK                                                                      

3:00 – 4:00                               XV.      Announcements

a)           Next meeting – Miami – May 4 & 5, 2006

b)           Task force meetings???

4:00                                         XVI.    Adjournment