Region 10: 2022 Meeting Minutes (10/18)
HSTP Region 10
Quarterly Meeting Minutes
Attendees:
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Betty Cox |
Clay County Rehab-Flora
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Mike Egbert |
Opportunities for
Access Center for Independent Living-Mt. Vernon |
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Cory Young |
Marion County Horizon Center-Salem
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Janice Zwilling |
Lawrence-Crawford
Association-Lawrenceville |
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Shana Holmes |
Southeastern Il. Area
Agency on Aging-Mt. Carmel |
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Pete Niccum |
Community Support
Systems-Teutopolis |
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Jeff Drake |
Rides Mass Transit District-Harrisburg |
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Riley Anderson |
South Central Il.
Regional Planning & Development Commission-Salem |
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Mark Auten |
TRADE
Industries-McLeansboro |
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Gidget Simpson |
CILA Corporation-Flora |
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John Gillmore |
Central Il. Public
Transit\Effingham Public Transportation-Effingham |
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Terri Finn |
HSTP Coordinator-Salem |
Call to Order: The quarterly HSTP
Region 10 meeting was held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 and called to order by Chairperson
Mark Auten at 11:04am.
Introductions: All attendees introduced
themselves and their respective agency.
Approval of July 22
Meeting Minutes: After review of the meeting minutes, Mike Egbert made a motion
to approve the minutes and 2nd by Cory Young. Minutes approved.
Regional Plan: Terri Finn, HSTP, Region
10 Coordinator discussed the Regional Plan.
In the Regional Plan on page 7, it lists all of the providers in the
Region.
Gaps and Needs are also
addressed from the last meeting. Terri and Mark stressed to the committee to
continue working with these strategies and the riders in mind. Providers might come across additional needs
for their region/areas that needs to be addressed and these can be added to the
Plan as they occur and are reported during committee meetings.
Terri inquired about evening
& weekend services as they are still very limited. Jeffrey Drake stated they provide evening
services, depending on the locations. He
stated that in Carmi, Olney, and Robinson, they have services until 5pm, but in
Harrisburg area, they provide services until midnight. Saturday services occur 1\2 day in Hamilton
& White counties. John Gillmore
stated that CIPT provide transportation until 8pm during the week, in
Effingham, but no weekend services. The committee then discussed the
coordination efforts of all providers to help reduce the overlap of
routes.
Agency Transportation
information: Betty Cox discussed a
recent bus wreck and dealing with IDOT, insurance, etc. in trying to get the
vehicle disposed of.
Pete Niccum informed
everyone that CSS is back in the business of transporting clients as they were
able to get 6 vehicles from entities thru Jeff Waxman and the county board
provided funding for a 7th vehicle.
Also, CSS is looking for a trainer or training opportunity to get
drivers prepared. It was suggested that
he reach out to Rides and RTAC for resources.
Shana Holmes reported on
the terrible trouble she & cohorts are having in getting rides for mental
health patients in Wabash, Wayne, and Crawford counties. While most of the areas that are having
difficulty are very rural and remote, people in these areas still need rides for
medical appointments and just can’t seem to get them. It was suggested that Shana and her group, as
well as Rides, reach out to hospitals and other medical facilities about hours
of service so discharges can be planned accordingly, encourage some of the
small rural agencies to apply for CVP\5310 vehicles to fill a gap in service,
and reach out to Shawnee MTD for any trip assistance that they may be able to
offer. Information was also provided on some ambulance services that might be
able to assist.
General Discussion: Terri Finn informed the
committee of an upcoming meeting in which Rides, Shawnee MTD, Monroe-Randolph
Transit, South Central Transit & Jackson Co. Transit will discuss the
possibilities of bringing back a One Call Center. More will be reported on this at the next
meeting.
2023 Meeting dates were
set and are as follows:
JANUARY 17, 2023—CONFERENCE CALL
APRIL18, 2023-Southeastern Il. Area on Aging at 602 East 5th,
Mt. Carmel
JULY 18, 2023—CILA Corporation, Flora
OCTOBER 17, 2023—Community Support Systems, Teutopolis
Adjourn: Motion made by Janice Zwilling
and 2nd by Cory Young to adjourn at 12:07pm.
Lunch was provided by our host Betty Cox. Thank you for the wonderful lunch!
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