Region 10: 2019 Meeting Minutes (5/21)

HSTP Region 10

Quarterly Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

 

Attendees:

Melissa Schilling	Central Il. Public Transportation\Effingham Co. Public Transportation\CEFS-Effingham
Cory Young	Marion Co. Horizon Center-Salem
Heather Baker	Charleston Transitional Facility-Olney
Betty Cox	Clay County Rehabilitation Center-Flora
Mike Egbert	Opportunities for Access CIL-Mt. Vernon
Debra King	Rides Mass Transit District-Harrisburg
Dayo Adenekan	CILA Corporation-Flora
Gidget Simpson	CILA Corporation-Flora
John Gillmore	Central Il. Public Transportation\Effingham Co. Public Transportation\CEFS-Effingham
Terri Finn	HSTP Coordinator-Salem

 

 

The quarterly HSTP Region 10 meeting was held on Tuesday, May 21^st, at CILA Corporation in Flora. The meeting was called to order at 11:12 am by Committee Co-Chair, Melissa Schilling.  Introductions of committee members were done.

 

The minutes from the January 2019 conference call were reviewed.  Mike Egbert made the motion to approve the minutes.  Betty Cox seconded the motion.  Motion carried. 

 

Guest speaker: Dayo Adeneken, Executive Director of CILA Corporation

Dayo started with how he started in the business in the late 80’s then came to CILA Corp. in 1997.  At that time the agency was called Flora Manor, a larger ICF-DD facility. It was home to 72 residents.  In 2008 it was decided to build CILA homes in Flora and move those residents into the new CILA homes. Transportation became an issue as 75% of resident’s were\are wheelchair users.  That is when CILA Corp. was introduced to IDOT and the CVP program.  CILA Corp. now has 9 CILA homes, in the Flora area, with 8 residents in each home. 6 IDOT buses are being used daily to provide transportation to work, for daily living needs, etc. to provide 14-15,000 trips each year.    

 

General Discussion:

·         Agency Information\Updates-Betty Cox shared how Clay County Rehabilitation Center in Flora, also uses their buses to help expand their client services at CCR.  They now have the clients help with Meals on Wheels and the Animal Adoption Society. 

 

Debra King announced her RETIREMENT and that Rides will host an Open House on June 25^th at the office in Harrisburg to say good bye to her and Director Bill Jung, who will retire at the end of August.  Everyone is welcome to attend the Open House. 

 

Melissa Schilling introduced everyone to the New Transportation Program Director at CIPT,

John Gillmore.

 

Mike Egbert reported that OFA’s Effingham office will be moving to a different location.  Also, the Disability Rally that was held at the state Capital went very well.

 

·         New Business- Terri Finn  explained to the committee that GATA was under federal

mandate changes and that has caused the holdup with the CVP applications.  There is still no word on when the applications will be released. 

 

Terri Finn also asked agencies to submit, to her, any success stories so she can post them &\or submit them to publications for acknowledgement.  

 

Terri Finn then asked the committee to be thinking about future speakers for the Region 10 meetings. 

 

·         Next meeting- The next meeting will be October 15^th at CEFS\CIPT in Effingham.  Terri Finn asked Melissa Schilling to be Guest Speaker at the next meeting.

 

·         Adjourn-Dayo Adenekan made the motion to adjourn at 11:52am.  Second by Debra King.   Meeting adjourned and lunch was provided by CILA Corp.