October Region 11 HSTP "Kick-Off" Meeting Minutes.
Region 11 “Kick-Off” Meeting Minutes
IDOT Region 11 Human Services Transportation Plan (HSTP) Kick-off meeting
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 @ 3:00PM
Shawnee Community College Ullin, IL
Meeting minutes
Attendees
| Name | Organization |
| Sean Horn | Region 11 HSTP Coordinator |
| Seth Gunnerson | Region 11 HSTP Coordinator |
| Joy Paeth | Area Agency on Aging of SWIC |
| Dara Shorb | Jackson County MTD |
| Larry Earnhart | M.A.P. Training Center, Inc. |
| Dr. Richard Massie | Shawnee Community College |
| Holly Basting | Shawnee Mass Transit District dba SMART |
| Karrie Sims | Shawnee Mass Transit District dba SMART |
| Jon Anderson | Shawnee Mass Transit District |
| Suzanne Novoselac | Monroe/Randolph Transit District |
| Jesica Pirtle | Monroe/Randolph Transit District |
Call to order @ 3:05 PM
Introductions:
Sean Horn and Seth Gunnerson HSTP regional coordinators for region 11 as well as regions 9 and 10.
Attendees were asked to introduce themselves and who they represent.
New Business:
Introduction of HSTP presentation given by Sean Horn
Discussion of JARC and New Freedom Programs with timeline: Sean Horn
Important Dates for JARC and New Freedom Programs:
October 26: Applications will be sent out
November 14: Applicant application review class in Springfield IL
December 5: Application submittal deadline to regional coordinators
December 28: Application reviews completed by Regional Transportation Committee (RTC)
January 4: Top ranked applications sent to DPIT by RTC.
Purpose and Responsibility of the Regional Transportation Committee (RTC): Seth Gunnerson
HSTP Committee Member Information Surveys were handed out to all attendees to be completed and left at the end of the meeting.
The PowerPoint presentation will be emailed to all persons in attendance. All attendees can freely distribute the presentation to any interested parties.
Suggestions were made for other organizations to contact about the committee including; sheltered workshops, school Districts/regional superintendents.
Questions/Comments:
It was suggested that the coordinators talk to reporters with local papers to get word out about the HSTP. The more the public knows the more likely the county governments will get involved. Putting an article in the Southern Illinoisan was specifically mentioned.
It was suggested that future meetings make use of teleconferencing facilities in the area to help limit travel requirements and enable more people to attend the meetings.
Adjournment @ 4:05 PM
HSTP Committee Member Information Survey results:
The majority of those present indicated a preferred meeting day of Wednesday and a preferred meeting time of early afternoon.
Suggested future meeting locations included:
SIUC Carbondale Campus
SWIC Red Bud
Johnson county
Massac county
Alexander county
Union county
Pulaski county
Handouts presented at meeting:
HSTP Timeline for Implementation at the Regional Level.doc
Final HSTP map.jpg
Electronic versions of all documents are available by request.
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