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APRIL 2010 Goal II/Community Integration Committee Meeting Minutes

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Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council

Goal II Meeting Minutes

Date: April 21, 2010
Location: Quality Inn & Suites
Abingdon, VA


Members present:
Mary Mathena, Chair
Jack Brandt
Carmela Hernandez Greer
Catherine Joseph
Sarah A. Liddle
Theresa Preda, Ex-Officio
Jane Ward Solomon, Ex-Officio

Members Absent:
Steve Johnson
Raymond Kenney
Eddie Wimbish

Other Members Present:
Alexandra Dixon
Karen Michalski-Karney

Members of the Public/Guests:
Mary-Margaret Cash, Assistant Commissioner, DRS
Eleanor Williams, CBS Unit, DRS

Interpreters:
Marcia Poole
Shawna Walsworth

Staff:
Rhonda Jeter


Chair Mathena called the meeting to order at 1:08 PM.

Member roll-call and Introductions.

Old Business:

Approval of Minutes: The January 2010 minutes were not read, as Committee members received a written copy prior to the meeting for review.

MOTION: to accept the January minutes as written (Preda/Brandt). Passed by voice vote.

VACIL Report on Goal II Activities: Maureen Hollowell was unable to attend the meeting, but sent a written report through Michalski-Karney. Report distributed to all present and filed.

Housing Taskforce Update: Mary-Margaret Cash provided a brief report.

Community Integration Committees: Preda provided a brief report. A meeting was held on March 30 at the Virginia Housing Center in Glen Allen, which was attended by Preda, Cash and Jeter. Preda reported that both the Advisory Council and the Implementation Team have met and are currently being staffed by DRS. Both groups are awaiting further direction from the Governor’s Office.

New Business:

Outcomes statements for 704 Reports: Each Committee needs to submit a report on a quarterly basis to Jeter, so that the information can be placed into the yearly 704 report to the RSA, due by December 31. There was a discussion about the best and most efficient way to submit the quarterly report. Using the actual 704 report, Jeter will format template and distribute to each Committee. The report will use bullets and short sentences.

SPIL Update/Revision of Goal II: On April 2, the SPIL Sub-committee met in Richmond at DRS – Central. Using the directives on the RSA-MIS, the proposed SPIL needed some minor language changes, without altering the general content. The goals and objectives should be written in present tense and begin with the targeted group. The recommended changes were shown using an LCD projector.

MOTION: to recommended the goals, objectives and activities, as written, to the full Council (Brandt/Mathena). Passed by voice vote.

SPIL Budget: Eleanor reviewed the proposed SPIL budget. The CIL and VACIL awards amount to $391,000/year. Under Objective 2.2 (Money Follows the Person), $20,000 is allotted for some type of literature/brochure to help both consumers and professionals to understand the MFP program.

MOTION: to recommend the budget for Goal II to be approved and forwarded to the full Council (Liddle/Mathena). Passed by voice vote.

Logic Model: Brandt has worked on this, which is a visual representation of the SPIL goals, but will wait to make the final revisions until the entire SPIL is approved. The proposed Logic Models will be presented to the Committees in July for review and revision, with a final approval at the October meeting.

Adjournment: There being no further business, a MOTION was made to adjourn (Brandt/Liddle). Passed by consensus.

Meeting adjourned at 2:02 PM.