Region 11: 2019 Meeting Minutes (5/8)
HSTP Region 11
Quarterly Meeting Minutes
May 8, 2019
Attendees:
|
Mike Egbert |
Opportunities
for Access CIL-Mt. Vernon |
|
Erin Kennedy |
5 Star
Industries-DuQuoin |
|
Janet Shearrer |
Epilepsy
Foundation of Greater S. Il.-Belleville |
|
Danuta Del Rio |
Union Co. Counseling
Services-Anna |
|
Tony Erwin |
St. Clair Co.
Transit District-Belleville |
|
Kari Docherty |
Spero Family Services-Mt.
Vernon |
|
Mike Pietrowski |
Shawnee MTD-Vienna |
|
Debbie Holsapple |
Comprehensive
Connections-Mt. Vernon |
|
Vicki Clift |
South Central Transit-Centralia |
|
Sara
Nollman-Hodge |
South Central
Transit-Centralia |
|
Jimmy Leadingham |
Jackson Co. MTD-Carbondale |
|
Michelle Morgan |
SAVE-Belleville |
|
Samantha Lappe |
Caritas Family
Solutions-Belleville |
|
Jon Douglas |
LINC,
Inc.-Swansea |
|
Todd Krebel |
Human Support
Services-Waterloo |
|
Mark Bollmann |
Human Service
Center-Red Bud |
|
Melissa Theiss |
East-West
Gateway Council of Governments-St. Louis |
|
Charlene Hogan |
JTC Adolescent
Adjustment Center-Centreville |
|
Adam Lach |
Rides
MTD-Harrisburg |
|
Ashlee Lambert |
Caritas Family
Solutions-Belleville |
|
Terri Finn |
Human Service
Transportation Planning-Salem |
The quarterly HSTP meeting was called to order at 11:07
a.m. by Mark Bollmann, at Caritas Family Solutions in Belleville. Representatives from each agency present
introduced themselves.
The minutes from the February 2019 meeting were
reviewed with no additions or corrections.
Motion made by Jimmy Leadingham, 2nd by Mike Egbert to accept
and approve the minutes. Motion
approved.
Guest Speaker: Jon Douglas-LINC,
Inc.
Jon started by explaining
that LINC is a Center for Independent Living located in Swansea & Red
Bud. He went through some of the
services that this agency provides.
Jon spoke about local
transportation needs\problems\issues that clients of the agency conveyed. Some websites aren’t as informative as a
rider might need. He suggested transit
websites be updated on a regular basis & that services stay consistent.
Jon mentioned that ATS is
delivering passes directly to riders, which has been helpful to those not able
to get out too pick them up. Tony Erwin
added that SCCTD & ATS felt that this would be a beneficial service to
riders. Tony added that SCCTD plans to
better serve Belleville and they have plans to update bus stop locations and
make them more easily accessible. He
also told stated that ATS has a new director, Russ Wilson. He suggested that if we or our clients have
problems accessing or using the bus that either ATS or SCCTD be notified as
they can’t fix problems that they aren’t made aware of.
The last thing that Jon
discussed was LINC’s Disability Advocacy Board and their Bill of Rights. He feels that this board could be helpful to
local transit agencies in determining better services or procedures for people
with disabilities.
General Discussion:
Agency
Information/Updates
·
SCCTD has donated used vehicles to Caritas
and SAVE. They thanked them for the
donation. Also, bus stops & routes
in the SCCTD service area have not been evaluated in over 20 years. A consultant is being hired to look at
problem areas. Public input will be a
part of this evaluation process.
·
Rides MTD Park & Ride at the VA
hospital in Marion is completed and they will have a grand opening this summer.
·
Opportunities for Access will be expanding
their youth transition services and the Community Reintegration Program is
increasing service to include residents of any age from many other types of
facilities than nursing homes. May 16th
will be a disability march & rally in Springfield.
·
East-West Gateway will be updating their
transportation plan & will asking for help from agencies and residents of
St. Clair, Monroe & Madison counties.
·
Shawnee MTD has a new Executive Director,
Mike Pietrowski. SMTD also has new
depots in Massac & Union counties.
·
SCT has a new Executive Director, Sara
Nollman-Hodge.
·
Mark Bollmann reminded the committee that
when applying for CVP vehicles, if a vehicle is being requested for replacement
of another, once the vehicle is replaced it can be requested for replacement
again.
·
Terri Finn went over the handouts that she
provided for the committee. She went
over the powerpoint presentation that she had participated in titled
“Addressing Difficult Customer Situations”.
New Business/Open
Discussion
·
Terri Finn asked the committee, again, to
submit any stories or acknowledgements that agencies have, to her, for
submittal to websites &\or publications.
·
Terri Finn also again asked the committee
for ideas for guest speakers or meeting topics: 1 new idea was military respite
services. A committee member is to get
their contact information to Terri.
Danuta
DelRio, Union County Counseling Services-Anna will be next guest speaker.
·
Terri Finn informed the committee that
there is still no word on when CVP applications will be released.
·
Next Meeting: August 14th at
Union Co. Counseling in Anna.
Adjourn
·
Motion to adjourn at 11:49 a.m. by Sara
Nollman-Hodge, 2nd by Adam Lach.
Meeting adjourned.
Comments