Region 9: 2012 Meeting Minutes (9/19)

 

Region 9 HSTP Quarterly Meeting Minutes

Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012

 

Attendees:

Kim Taylor

FAYCO

David Riegel

FAYCO\Fayette Co. Board

Mary Taylor

Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Il.

Christina Brishke

CEFS\CIPT

Susan Thomas

ACT

Joe Domer

ACT

Vincent Riti

Challenge Unlimited\Residential Options

Vicki Clift

South Central Transit

Sheila Niederhofer

South Central Transit

Peggy Dunn

Macoupin Co. Public Transit

Michele Suwe

Glen Carbon Sr. Center

Fran Smith

Jarvis Township Sr. Center

Linda Vidmar

Il. Valley Rehab Center-Gillespie

Debi Lyons

Macoupin Center for the Developmentally  Disabled

Kimberly Rogers

Macoupin Center for the Developmentally Disabled

Missy Kichline

IMPACT CIL

Sylvia Mahle

Midland Area Agency on Aging

Stacey Rhodes

St. John’s Community Care

Lois Clark

St. John’s Community Care

Lacey Miller

Il. Valley Economic Development Center & Rehab Center-Jerseyville

Rachael Newsome

Il. Center for Autism

Terri Finn

HSTP Coordinator

 

The meeting was brought to order at 11:00am by Chairperson Sheila Niederhofer at the South Central Transit Training Facility in Centralia with introductions following.

Mary Taylor of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Il. was the guest & gave a presentation of the Foundations programs & services.  EFGSI assists people with epilepsy, in most of southern Il., in getting medications, awareness of the disorder, limited transportation to medical appointments, etc.

A draft copy of the regional transportation providers & resource contacts was disbursed.  Terri asked that everyone look it over and let her know of any changes so the finalized list can be given to everyone at the December meeting.

Terri explained that the reason for the list is so everyone would have available resource information when trying to access or coordinate transportation.  

 

The conversation was open for anyone to share stories about efforts of transportation coordination that their agency had made with another agency, good or bad, so that another agency may be able to increase their efforts, to discuss how the situation might have been done differently or why the effort didn’t work.   Several Committee agencies gave examples of the coordination that is working for them & the communities they serve.

 

There had been questions at the June regional meeting about eligible\allowable activities for JARC & New Freedom funding.  Terri handed out an IDOT approved list of activities with the reminder that as the MAP-21 changes are announced, funding sources could change.   Any agency that applied for JARC or New Freedom in the last round should be notified in November if the application was approved or not. 

 

Bylaws:  Since there has never been an update to the Committee’s bylaws since they were established in 2007, it was suggested by the Coordinator that a subcommittee be formed to review & revise them.  Terri provided copies for everyone to look over.  The Committee decided that instead of forming a subcommittee, they would all review the document and email the Coordinator with changes.   These changes & an updated document should then be presented to the Committee for approval.

 

Terri gave an update of the status of the St. Clair Co. rural area transportation efforts.

 

Anyone wanting to promote their agency events or activities was asked to submit information to the Coordinator to be published in the HSTP newsletter.  Also, if an agency has staff or clients that are in need of Mobility Management training, please contact the Coordinator to schedule a training.

 

Some of the Gaps & Needs subcommittee members have been unresponsive to emails so it was announced that this subcommittee needs to get together & finish some business that is still in the works.

 

It was announced that IDOT is in the process of having public forums throughout the State to provide information on upcoming transportation related activities & to obtain input on what is working or needs to be done to improve any aspects of transportation.  Terri encouraged committee members to attend at least one forum or at least submit public comment on the transportation needs of Southern Il. as addressed in the Regional Plan.

 

The Rural Medical Transportation Network (RMTN) of SIU-Carbondale will be holding public meetings.  The forum in the Region 9 area will be held on Oct. 4th in Hillsboro at the Montgomery Co. Health Dept. at 11:00.  The public is encouraged to attend & discuss transportation needs as related to medical appointments or emergency transportation.

 

The next Region 9 Committee meeting was scheduled for Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at 11:00 at the Il. Valley Rehabilitation Center, 217 E. Walnut St. in Gillespie (Macoupin Co.)

 

The meeting was adjourned at 12:00pm.    

 

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