MINUTES
July
6, 2011 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Members Present: Kristen Connors, 2nd Vice Chair;
Rick Costa, Secretary; Liz
Graves, Chairperson (speaker phone); Anna Liebenow,
Membership/Nominating
Committee, NAC Co-Chair; Heidi Showstead, 1st Vice Chair.
Staff Present: Camille Pansa,
Administrator; Lisel Rockwood, Assistant to the Administrator.
Interpreter: none.
1.
Minutes
of June
1: previously
sent. A
motion was made by Heidi
Showstead and seconded by Kristen Connors to accept the minutes as written. Vote passed
unanimously.
2.
Review
August 2011 calendar: The
August
scheduled meetings are as follows: Executive Committee – Wednesday,
August 3rd,
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Needs Assessment Committee – Monday, August 15th,
1:00
p.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Finance Committee – Wednesday, August 17th,
1:30
p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
3.
ADA Celebration: The ADA 21st
Annual Celebration
spearheaded by Mary Wambach will be held on Friday, July 22nd
at the
Department of Administration from 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. All members
were
encouraged to attend.
4.
Attendance at the
GCD Public Forums: The list of hearing
dates/locations was distributed and several members committed to attend
the
hearings.
5.
Status of NAC
survey: The survey was
approved at the
Quarterly Council meeting. The next steps will be translating the
survey into
accessible formats including Spanish, Portuguese, and graphics, then
plan for
distribution. The surveys will not be ready to present at this year’s
GCD
public forums.
6.
Annual meeting: The annual meeting
will be held at the
Warwick Public Library if available. A discussion was held concerning
such
topics as refreshments, awards and educational presentation.
7.
New member
nominations: A discussion
was held concerning new volunteers and the need to continue the
mentoring
program. Letters of interest will be
sent to all members to confirm their future intentions and involvement
with the
Council.
8.
Teleconferences:
Youth Transitioning and ADA Federal: Heidi Showstead
presented on
the third and final section of the youth transitioning teleconferences. She spoke about strategies that the CILs
can
use to better serve this population prior to their transition into
adult
services. Camille Pansa stated that she
will be taking an ADA Update teleconference on July 19th and
will
present at the next committee meeting.
9.
Chairperson’s
report: Liz Graves extended her appreciation to all those who
took part in the development
of the survey. Liz also stated the importance the survey will have in
the
writing of the next State Plan.
10.Finance Committee
Report: previously sent.
Camille Pansa reported that she
will be meeting with Madeline Colon and Barbara Rozul to review
reporting
procedures. She also expects that there will be a small surplus at the
end of
this fiscal year which will be needed for the third fiscal year due to
the
level three year funding
11.Needs Assessment
Committee report: previously
sent. No additional report given.
All items were addressed in previous discussions.
12.Membership/Nominating
Committee report: No
additional report given. All items
were addressed in previous
discussions.
13. State
Plan Committee report: The
annual 704 Report will be written in the
fall. Liz Graves asked committee members to forward written reports of
any
activities in which they may have been involved in order that said
activities
may be include in the 704 report.
14.Old Business/new
business: Anna Liebenow
announced that she had been selected
to visit the White House to discuss Medicaid and its importance to
people with
disabilities. Anna was one of two people chosen by the American
Association of
People with Disabilities.
Rick
Costa
Secretary