Region 9: 2018 Meeting Minutes (5/10)

 

HSTP REGION 9

Quarterly Meeting Minutes

May 10, 2018

Attendees:

Michele Suwe	Glen Carbon Township Sr. Center-Glen Carbon
Nathan Nichols	Central Il. Public Transit-Effingham
Natalie Backstrom	Opportunities for Access CIL-Mt. Vernon
Jill Jones	Bond Co. Transit-Greenville
Susan Thomas	Madison Co. Transit\Agency for Community Transit-Edwardsville
Joe Domer	Madison Co. Transit\Agency for Community Transit-Edwardsville
Lacey Miller	Tri-County Rural Transit-Jerseyville
Katie Krupica	Il. Valley Rehab Center-Jerseyville
Pam Bell	Il. Valley Rehab Center-Jerseyville
Peggy Dunn	Macoupin Co. Public Transit-Carlinville
Lori Sanson	Macoupin Co. Public Transit-Carlinville
Vicki Clift	South Central Transit-Centralia
Sara Nollman	South Central Transit-Centralia
Sherry Hicks	FAYCO-Vandalia
Terri Finn	HSTP Coordinator-Salem

 

The quarterly HSTP meeting was called to order at 11:02 A.M., by Terri Finn, at the Glen Carbon Sr. Center in Glen Carbon.  Terri called for all present to introduce themselves.   

 

The minutes from the March 8^th meeting were reviewed.  Jill Jones made a motion to approve those minutes.  Joe Domer seconded the motion.  Motion approved. 

 

5310 CVP Applications 

The following agencies provided information on their application requests and answered questions that Committee members had for them:

1.      Bond Co. Transit-Requesting 2 medium duty vehicles to replace those that are now only used for backup due to ongoing repairs and failing working order.

2.      CIPT-Requesting vehicles for expansion service in Christian & Effingham counties.            

3.      FAYCO-Requesting replacement vehicles and will be coordinating routes with Bond Co. Transit

4.      Il. Valley Rehab-Requesting 1 minivan to be used for daily client transport in their more distant & rural areas, small group outings, taking clients to employment location.    

5.      Macoupin Co. Public Transit-Requesting 6 medium duty and 3 minivans.  Trip requests are increasing so vehicles are needed to pick up local trips that are sometimes denied.  The agency is using cars, as feasible, to transport those needing medical transport to Springfield or St. Louis.

6.      South Central Transit-Requesting 2 minivans, 4 medium duty and 4 super medium duty vehicles to replace aging fleet.

7.      Tri-County Rural Transit-Requesting 3 vehicles to expand service in their area that is often faced with denial of trips & to replace an aged 15 passenger van.

Terri Finn informed the committee that at the application training in Springfield, it was brought up that the Certifications & Assurances appendix is the 2017 form instead of 2018.  The link for the correct form can be Googled.  There had also been a discussion, at the training, about replacing and disposing of vehicles.  A replaced vehicle does not release the title.  F-1 disposal procedures still have to be followed and Jeff Waxman can help with the process.

General Discussion    

Agency Information\Updates:

·         Lacey Miller asked if other agencies were having problems with billing Medicaid and insurance partners.  Non-partner billing could possibly be a lower rate than contract rate.  MTM requires that drivers are credentialed, which is a lot of work but MTM is easier to work with.  Logisticare does not require credentialing and rates are better than Medicaid.  IPTA has formed a committee to work with DHS and insurance coordinators to attempt to work through some of these issues.  Jill Jones & Sheila Niederhofer will keep the Region 9 committee informed of changes &\or progress.

·         Natalie Backstrom stated that her agency has been receiving more calls from people being denied medical rides.  Most people needing transportation to medical appointments don’t know that this is part of the coverage they have to look for when choosing a plan.  People have until July 1^st to change their plans.

·         Jill Jones informed the committee that BCT was written up by the Area Agency on Aging for not having seniors that ride the bus to sign in before their trip.

New Business\Open Discussion:

·         Ideas for guest speakers or topics-Terri Finn asked the committee for ideas, results included a rep from IDOT to answer questions about reporting, grants, etc.,  disability awareness training on behaviors, and OIG Rule 50 information

·         The next meeting will be on Sept. 13^th at the South Central Transit in Centralia

 

Adjourn

A motion was made by Lacey Miller and seconded by Jill Jones to adjourn the meeting.  Approved and adjourned at 11:50 am.