Champaign County Developmental Disabilities Board met Nov. 17.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
MEMBERS PRESENT: Anne Robin, Deb Ruesch, Sue Suter, Georgiana Schuster, Kim Wolowiec-Fisher
STAFF PRESENT: Kim Bowdry, Lynn Canfield, Stephanie Howard-Gallo, Shandra Summerville
OTHERS PRESENT: Vicki Tolf, Sarah Perry, Annette Becherer, Heather Levingston, Josh Cornwell, Patty Walters, Greg Schroeder, Danielle Matthews, Laura Bennett, DSC; Becca Obuchowski, Hannah Sheets, Community Choices; Sherry Longcor, Mel Liong, PACE; Angela Yost, Regional Planning Commission
CALL TO ORDER:
Dr. Robin called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.
ROLL CALL:
Roll call was taken and a quorum was present.
ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS:
Instructions were included in the packet.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
The agenda was in the packet for review. The agenda was approved unanimously by a roll call vote.
CITIZEN INPUT/PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Mel Liong from PACE discussed their collaboration with DSC and Community Choices with finding Personal Support Workers.
PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS:
None.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS:
Ms. Canfield reviewed the agenda.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes from the 10/20/2021 board meeting were included in the packet.
MOTION: Ms. Suter moved to approve the minutes from the October 20, 2021 meeting. Ms. Ruesch seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
EXPENDITURE LIST:
A list of expenditures was included in the Board packet.
MOTION: Ms. Suter moved to approve the expenditure list.
Ms. Ruesch seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
None.
Successes and Other Agency Information:
Information was shared from Patty Walters from DSC; Annette Becherer from DSC; Becca Obuchowshi from Community Choices; and Hannah Sheets from Community Choices.
OLD BUSINESS:
Update on CILA Project:
Included in the packet was a Decision Memorandum offering an update on the sale of CILA properties and seeking Board action. Director Canfield provided a more detailed explanation on property repairs. There was a general Board discussion regarding costs of repairs.
MOTION: Ms. Ruesch moved to authorize the Executive Director to approve additional repairs, as recommended by the real estate agent, and relist the property when these have been completed, pending similar approval by the CCMHB. Ms. Schuster seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was unanimously approved.
DRAFT PY2023 Allocation Priorities and Selection Criteria:
For review and discussion is an initial DRAFT of funding priorities and selection criteria for the Program Year 2023. Also included is feedback from stakeholders, received prior to November 5. No action is requested.
DRAFT Revised CCDDB Funding Guidelines:
For review and discussion was a new draft of revised CCDDB Requirements and Guidelines for Allocation of Funds.
Agency Service Reports:
For information only, the packet included PY2022 1st Quarter Program Reports and PY2022 1st Quarter Service Data charts.
Update from 211-PATH:
Included for information only were communications from the Executive Director of PATH and 211 data reports for the period of July 1 to September 30, 2021.
CCDDB and CCMHB Schedules and CCDDB Timeline:
Meeting schedules were included in the Board packet.
Acronyms and Glossary:
A list of commonly used acronyms was included for information.
CCMHB Input:
The CCMHB will meet this evening with many of the same agenda items as the CCDDB.
Staff Reports:
Included in the board packet were reports from Kim Bowdry, Leon Bryson, Stephanie Howard Gallo, Shandra Summerville, and Chris Wilson.
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
https://www.co.champaign.il.us/MHBDDB/agendas/ddb/2021/211117_Study_Session/211117_Minutes.pdf
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