MINUTES
August
12,
2011 1:00
PM – 3:00 PM
Members Present: Rick Costa, Secretary; Liz Graves, Chairperson; Anna
Liebenow,
Membership/Nominating Committee, NAC Co-Chair; Barbara Rozul,
Treasurer; Heidi
Showstead, 1st Vice Chair; Mary Wambach, NAC
Co-Chair.
Staff Present: Camille Pansa, Administrator; Lisel Rockwood,
Assistant to the
Administrator.
Interpreter: Dona
Lombardi
1.
Evaluation
of
the Administrator: The committee met privately to discuss and complete
Camille Pansa’s
evaluation. Liz Graves will meet with Camille to review the
results and
recommendations of the evaluation.
2.
Minutes
of July
6: previously sent. A
motion was made by Heidi
Showstead and seconded by Rick Costa to accept the minutes as
written. Vote passed
unanimously.
3.
Review September 2011 calendar:
The September
scheduled meetings are as follows: Executive Committee –
Wednesday, September 7th,
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Needs Assessment Committee – Wednesday,
September 14th,
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Finance Committee (if needed) –
Wednesday, September 21st,
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.; Annual Council Meeting – Wednesday,
September 28th,
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at PARI Independent Living Center.
4.
Needs Assessment for SILC’s Teleconference: A
motion was made by Heidi Showstead and seconded by Rick Costa
to approve the
funds to participate in a weekly five part teleconference
beginning on August
22nd. All
Council Members
will be invited to participate.
5.
ADA Celebration: Mary Wambach reviewed the
ADA Celebration and
thanked all who participated. Committee Members
praised Mary for
spearheading the event, stating that it would not have taken
place without her
dedicated commitment.
6.
Annual Meeting: The meeting will be held at
PARI Independent
Living Center in Pawtucket. A discussion was held concerning
the educational
presentation, types of awards and possible award recipients,
slate of officers,
new member nominations, and luncheon menu.
7.
GCD Public Forums: A majority of the committee
members attended
the forums. Heidi Showstead stated that the Warwick forum had
over 100
attendees. Some of the major concerns were: transportation,
cuts in SSI benefits,
and cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. Mary Wambach stated that
the Disability Law
Office was conducting a survey and she urged all to
participate.
8.
ADA Federal Update:
Camille
Pansa
reported that the new regulations were issued in the ADA
Amendment Act
this past March and the definition of a disability is much
broader.
9.
Chairperson’s report: no report
given.
10.Finance
Committee
Report: previously sent. Barbara Rozul
reported that the
new automatic door opener will be installed on Monday, August
15th. All
budgeted line items are in line with projections. The 4th
quarter
resource funds have been received.
11.Needs
Assessment
Committee report: previously sent. Mary
Wambach reported that
the Needs Assessment survey is in the process of being
translated by language
and graphic professionals.
12.Membership/Nominating
Committee
report: No additional report given.
All items were
addressed in previous
discussions.
13.
State
Plan Committee report: Liz Graves stated the first
704 Report meeting
will be in the fall and now would be a good time for Council
members who have attended
non-RISILC forums, meetings, or conferences, to email staff so
the information
can be included in the annual 704 Report.
14.Old
Business/new
business: It was announced that Corliss
is
having a 5K walk and sponsorships would be appreciated. Heidi
Showstead stated
that she was very pleased with the Youth Leadership Forum
Mentor Luncheon. A
new monthly reimbursement sheet has been created and will be
used beginning
September 1st.
Rick
Costa
Secretary