Region 10: 2013 Meeting Minutes (9/10)
HSTP Region 10
Quarterly Meeting Minutes
September 10, 2013
Attendees:
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Phil Toops
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CIPT\ECPT
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Bill Jung
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Rides MTD
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Debra King
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Rides MTD
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Steve Simms
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IEMA
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Roger Petrashek
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Lawrence Co. Ambulance Service
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Dennis Quast
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ARC Community Support Systems
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Mike Brown
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Charleston Transitional Facility
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Betty Cox
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Clay Co. Rehab Center
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Mark Auten
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Trade Industries
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Jared Rowcliffe
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Shelby Co.
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Dennis Shiley
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CEFS\CIPT
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Kevin Bushur
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CEFS\CIPT
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Janice Zwilling
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Lawrence Crawford Association for
Exceptional Citizen
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Rae Williams
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Career Development Center
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Terri Finn
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HSTP Coordinator
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The quarterly HSTP Region 10 meeting,
held at ARC in Teutopolis, was called to order at 11:04am by Chairperson, Bill
Jung. Introductions were done by all
attending. The meeting minutes from May
28, 2013 were reviewed. A motion was
made by Debra King and 2nd by Dennis Quast to approve the
minutes. Motion carried.
Bill Jung & Terri Finn gave an
update on CVP vehicles. Minivans are
almost done and may be delivered by the end of `13. Light duty & medium duty vehicles are
still in the procurement and prototype process.
Terri said CVP applications that were
endorsed for 2013 have been through the DPIT review process. Approved applicants should receive
notification soon.
There was group discussion on ideas
for promoting HSTP news, such as continuing the HSTP newsletter &\or a
Facebook page. The Commission was in
favor of a Facebook page and discussed security settings to prevent unwanted
posts. Monitoring needs to be the #1
priority. The Committee agreed that all
3 regions (9, 10 & 11) should be
combined on the page.
The next agenda item discussed was
the HSTP Plan changes & updates.
Some agencies need to update their Provider Inventory. Those changes should be emailed to Terri
& a revised Plan will be sent out prior to the next meeting. The `Gaps and Needs’ section should be
reviewed by all & will be discussed at the December meeting.
Coordination discussion:
-CIPT
& ECPT’s new PCOM’s were in attendance.
PCOM duties were explained to the Committee.
-CIPT
and Rides working together as ECPT, gave an update on how the new system is
going. So far, so good. The Open House was in August with
approximately 200 people attending. The
biggest challenge has been communication, as everyone has a different take on
certain issues but there is good problem solving going on. More outreach is needed.
-Rides
and CTF have a new service contract for 2 routes that will serve the public
& CTF clients.
-ECPT
vehicles were used during an emergency child search in Watson. It was reported by the ECPT PCOM that the
movement of people & vehicles seemed to be well coordinated and will be
seen as a positive for the system.
Unfortunately, the outcome of the search was not positive.
General discussion:
-Committee
members that attended the IPTA Conference reported on the event.
-Paratransit\ADA-Terri
explained an initiative by the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) and
its Transportation Advisory Committee to advocate for a universal\statewide ADA
paratransit card that would be accepted by all providers. Basically, if a person qualifies for
paratransit with 1 provider they would not need to otherwise prove eligibility.
-November
is Veteran’s month. Please consider
letting Vet’s ride free.
-IDOT
public meetings are coming up. Dates
were provided and members were encouraged to attend.
The next meeting was scheduled for
12\10\13, 11am at Rides MTD’s Grayville office.
A motion was made by Bill Jung to
adjourn the meeting and 2nd by Dennis Quast. Meeting adjourned at 12:12pm.
ARC & Dennis Quast hosted lunch
after the meeting.
Minutes approved 12\10\13
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