Champaign County Board for Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental Disability met April 22

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Jun 1, 2020

Champaign County Board for Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental Disability met April 22.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

MEMBERS PRESENT: Gail Kennedy, Deb Ruesch, Anne Robin, Georgiana Schuster, Sue Suter

STAFF PRESENT: Kim Bowdry, Lynn Canfield, Mark Driscoll, Stephanie Howard- Gallo, Shandra Summerville, Chris Wilson

OTHERS PRESENT: Danielle Matthews, Nicole Sikora, Sarah Perry, Patty Walters, Heather Levingston, Laura Bennett, DSC; Becca Obuchowski, Hannah Sheets, Community Choices; Katie Harmon, Elise Belknap, Regional Planning Commission (RPC); Diane Gordan, Kaitlyn Puzey, Amy Slagell, CU Able; Jermaine Raymer, Imelda Liong, Sherry Longcor, PACE; Connie Hilson, DSN

CALL TO ORDER:

Ms. Ruesch, CCDDB President, called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

ROLL CALL:

Roll call was taken and a quorum was present.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA:

The agenda was in the packet for review. The agenda was approved.

CITIZEN INPUT:

None.

PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS:

Ms. Ruesch thanked the agencies for their applications.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS:

None.

APPROVAL OF CCDDB MINUTES:

Minutes from February 19, 2020 were included in the Board packet.

MOTION: Ms. Ruesch moved to approve the CCDDB minutes from February 19, 2020. Dr. Robin seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and the motion was passed.

EXPENDITURE LIST:

The Expenditure Lists were included in the Board packet.

MOTION: Ms. Schuster moved to approve the Expenditure Lists. Ms. Suter seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and the motion was passed.

NEW BUSINESS:

Mini Grant Updates and Requests:

A Decision Memorandum regarding updates and two recipient requests for reconsideration of components of their awards was included in the packet for consideration. Board members discussed how COVID-19 has affected some of the gym membership and camp purchases.

MOTION: Ms. Ruesch moved to approve a request from Applicant #35 to purchase Elliptical and Exercise Bike Dual Trainer rather than the previously approved gym membership. Dr. Robin seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was approved unanimously.

MOTION: Ms. Ruesch moved to approve the request from Applicant #44 for funding the original request as described in the memorandum. Ms. Schuster seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.

Agency Requests for I/DD Funding for FY2021:

The Board packet included a spreadsheet of requests for funding from the CCDDB for I/DD programs, draft program summaries, and a list of acronyms was included in the packet.

COVID-19 Agency Updates:

A Briefing Memorandum with details on specific impacts of the COVID-19 spread and response was included in the Board packet. Agency representatives provided updates since the memo was written.

Star Tribune Article:

A news article of interest was included in the Board packet for information.

DSC Letter:

A letter from DSC CEO, Danielle Mathews requesting approval to use CCDDB Community Employment funds as a match for their Donated Funds Initiative (DFI Title XX) was included in the packet. Dr. Robin went on record as approving this type of collaboration.

Board Direction:

No comments.

Successes and Agency Information:

None.

OLD BUSINESS: Meeting Schedules:

CCDDB and CCMHB meeting schedules were included in the packet for information only.

Acronyms:

A list of commonly used acronyms was included in the packet.

CCMHB Input:

The CCMHB will review their program summaries later in the day.

STAFF REPORTS:

None.