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Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council
APRIL 2010 Operations Committee Meeting Minutes

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Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council

Operations Committee Meeting Minutes

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


Members present:
Alexandra Dixon, Chair
Jack Brandt
David Barrett
Karen Michalski-Karney
Sarah Liddle
Theresa Preda, Ex-Officio
Jane Ward-Solomon, Ex-Officio

Members Absent:
Whitney Stone
Eddie Wimbish

Other Members Present:
Carmela Greer
Mary Mathena

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 Dixon called the meeting to order at 2:15 PM.

Member roll-call and Introductions.

Old Business:
Approval of Minutes – The January 2010 minutes were distributed prior to the meeting for review and were not read.

MOTION: to accept the minutes as written (Michalski-Karney/Brandt). MOTION carried by voice vote.

SPIL Timeline – Liddle reported. We are on target with the 2011 – 2013 SPIL Development timeline.

SPIL Monitoring Checklist - Again, we are on target with the 2008 – 2010 SPIL Implementation timeline.


New Business:
SPIL Update – In time for the April 2 Sub-committee meeting, 403 people responded to the SPIL survey. Additional surveys were received after the April 1 deadline but this information was not compiled in time for consideration of the SILC. These responses were, however, inputted into the database. The total is now approximately 550 and can be used for future planning. This was a huge success. Compared to the last SPIL comment period, when public town hall meetings were held at a considerable expense, we received about 130 comments.

Revision of Goal IV – The language of Goal IV and its objectives and activities were modified according to RSA directives on the MIS. The revisions were presented to the Operations Committee using an LCD. Members also received the same information via email prior to the meeting.

MOTION: to approve the goals, objectives and activities as presented and forward to the full SILC. (Michalski-Karney/Ward-Solomon). Passed by voice vote.

Budget – Eleanor Williams presented the proposed budget. There is $2,500 for a joint meeting with SILC, DRS and DBVI to address issues of commonalities and collaboration.

MOTION: to present budget as written to the full SILC for approval (Dixon/Michalski-Karney). MOTION carried by voice vote.

Adjournment: There being no further new business, MOTION made to adjourn (Michalski-Karney/Brandt). MOTION carried.

Meeting adjourned at 2:50 PM.