Region 11: 2019 Meeting Minutes (11/13)
HSTP Region 11
Quarterly Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2019
Attendees:
|
Mike Egbert |
Opportunities
for Access CIL-Mt. Vernon |
|
John Childs |
5 Star
Industries-DuQuoin |
|
Janet Shearrer |
Epilepsy
Foundation of Greater S. Il.-Belleville |
|
Danuta Del Rio |
Union Co. Counseling
Services-Anna |
|
John Smith |
Egyptian Area
Agency on Aging, Inc.-Carterville |
|
Kari Docherty |
Spero Family Services-Mt.
Vernon |
|
Mike Pietrowski |
Shawnee MTD-Vienna |
|
Randy Goldsmith |
Human Support
Services-Waterloo |
|
Becky Salazar |
Egyptian Area Agency
on Aging, Inc.-Carterville |
|
Sara
Nollman-Hodge |
South Central
Transit-Centralia |
|
Debbie Holsapple |
Comprehensive
Connections-Mt. Vernon |
|
Michele Morgan |
SAVE-Belleville |
|
Jimmy Leadingham |
Jackson Co. Mass
Transit District-Carbondale |
|
Jon Douglas |
LINC, Inc.
Center for Independent Living-Swansea |
|
Mark Bollmann |
Human Service
Center-Red Bud |
|
Charlene Hogan |
JTC Adolescent
Adjustment Center-Centreville |
|
Jeffrey Drake |
Rides
MTD-Harrisburg |
|
Henry Long |
Senior Adult
Services-Carbondale |
|
Pat Laws |
Senior Adult
Services-Carbondale |
|
Terri Finn |
Human Service
Transportation Planning-Salem |
The quarterly HSTP meeting was called to order at 11:07
a.m. by Mark Bollmann, via conference call.
Representatives from each agency present introduced themselves.
The minutes from the August 2019 meeting were reviewed
with no additions or corrections. Motion
made by Sara Nollman-Hodge, 2nd by Jimmy Leadingham to accept and
approve the minutes. Motion approved.
Regional
Plan:
Gaps\Needs\Strategies-
Terri Finn shared the pages of the Regional Plan with the input committee
members had provided at the August meeting.
There
was group discussion about the gaps that have been or are being met as well as
gaps and needs that continue within the region.
Some examples are:
Ø
The
new East St. Louis Flyer shuttle service
Ø
Increased
coordination with MCO’s to provide better transportation service to
non-emergency medical appointments
Ø
2
grants that have shown to improve transportation to medical appointments via
the one-call center
Gaps:
Ø Hiring and retaining drivers
Ø Cost of doing business
Ø More service into and out of Monroe
& Randolph counties
The
committee will continue to address gaps, needs & strategies as they prepare
for the Regional Plan’s 3 year update.
General Discussion:
·
Agency Information/Updates
·
New Business/Open Discussion:
o
CVP- Zoe Keller (IDOT) has shared that the
CVP FY 2020 applications could possibly be available in April 2020. FY‘18 award
notices should go out before December. Zoe
will be going on maternity leave in Dec. but hopes to send out the award
notices before her leave starts.
o
Terri
Finn provided information on a nationwide transportation survey that is being
conducted by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center. The
survey is available on their website.
o
Set CY 2020 meeting dates:
Ø February
12-Spero Family Services-Mt. Vernon
Ø May
13-Shawnee Mass Transit-Vienna
Ø August
12-South Central Transit-Centralia
Ø November
18-Conference Call
Adjourn
·
Motion to adjourn at 12:00 p.m. by Kari
Docherty, 2nd by Jon Douglas.
Meeting adjourned.
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