Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council"Creating the future of Independent Living through guidance and direction from people with disabilities"
October 8th, 2009
Members Present: Roberta Cich, Judy Sanders, Hulet Sherry, Ann Zick, Barbara Chromy, Jeffrey Nurick, Mike Fosnot, Pat Wright, Connie Lee Berg, David Sherwood-Gabrielson (ex-officio) and Linda Lingen (ex-officio)
Staff Present: Brad Westerlund and Gail Lundeen
Members Absent: Vicki Dalle Molle (excused)
Guests: None
Call to Order
Roberta called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. Introductions made.
Agenda
The October 2009 agenda was approved by consensus.
Minutes
Ann Zick asked that her name be added to the "present" list for the September meeting. Under the elections notes, Connie asked that it be noted, Ann Zick nominated Connie Lee Berg for Vice Chair and Connie respectfully declined. Judy made motion to approve the September minutes as corrected; Jeffrey Nurick seconded. No discussion, motion carried.
Conference Committee Update
The conference committee has asked for charts from the tentatively chosen hotel to assure that the conference rooms are large enough to accommodate ADA guidelines to accommodate wheelchair access. Responses from the hotel have been slow. The committee's last communication, via DEED conference staff, was that charts assuring ADA guidelines must be supplied this week (October 12).
The full SILC expressed concern at the length of time the process has taken and reiterated that the hotel must comply with ADA guidelines. The SILC would like to go forward in the following manner: Gail will contact DEED staff and express the urgency to get answers from the hotel. If this has not happened by October 15th, Roberta will send an email to DEED expressing our concerns regarding the process and summarize the issues (with copies to Gail and Brad).
Member-at-Large Election
The SILC discussed how to handle last month's tie vote for the election of Member-at-Large. Judy moved and Ann Zick seconded, to keep voting at each meeting until there is no longer a tie. Jeffery Nurick was opposed and the motion carried. The SILC held a vote for member-at-large and Jeffrey Nurick was elected member-at-large.
The SILC discussed whether or not an amendment was needed in the bylaws. The SILC does not wish to amend Section 4 of the bylaws. The SILC would like to add a description of the Member- at-Large position to Section 5.5 bylaws. This addition was read at the October meeting and will be voted on at the November meeting.
The following is the proposed amendment to the bylaws:
SECTION 5.5
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and one Member-at-Large.
The Member-at-Large shall be elected by the full Council and serve a term of one year. The Member-at-Large represents the interests of the general membership and conducts projects and accepts duties as assigned by the Chair.
The Executive Committee shall consist of no more than five Council members. The Executive Committee shall be authorized to act on behalf of the SILC. Actions by Executive Committee must be ratified by the SILC at the next meeting. The Executive Committee shall not have authority to make changes in (1.) the By-laws, or (2.) membership of the SILC.
SPIL GOALS
The following are updates to the 2008-2010 SPIL outcomes. Updated SPIL goal activity sheets will be sent to the full Council.
B1.4 – Outcomes – change "satisfaction surveys are" to "satisfaction surveys will be evaluated"
B1.5 – Outcomes – delete first sentence – leave second sentence
B2.1 – Outcomes, 2nd bullet point – take out "semi-monthly" and replace with "periodically" - 3rd bullet point – insert "CIL" before monitoring review information
B2.2 Outcomes – delete 2nd bullet point. Add "This information will be disseminated through the SPIL and annual 704 reports"
B2.3 – Outcomes – keep what is there, but add language about each.
The VR/IL Collaboration has been an effective way to determine the employment and IL needs of mutual consumers.
- Through the MACIL/SILC task force, unserved and underserved areas of the state are identified along with unserved and underserved populations.
- The SILC, Minnesota's 8 CILS and the DSU worked together to determine the best use of ARRA funding.
C1.1 – Outcomes – Delete first 2 bullet points. Add – "The IL Conference is in the planning phase and will occur on May 13 and May 14 2010."
C1.2 – leave
C1.3 – Outcomes – take out all that unnecessary stuff. 2nd bullet point
Meeting Dates
Judy made a motion to accept the proposed meeting dates for FY 2010. Pat seconded – the motion passed unanimously. The 2009/2010 SILC meeting schedule is as follows:
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| October 8th | Roseville Radisson | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| November 12th | Roseville Radisson | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| December 10th | Roseville Radisson | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| January 14th | Roseville Radisson (704 Approval) |
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| January 31, 2010 | 704 Report- Due to RSA | |
| February 11th and 12th | Roseville Radisson (SIL Development) |
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. & 9:00 to 12:00 p.m. |
| March 11th | Roseville Radisson | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| April 8th | Roseville Radisson | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| May 13th and 14th | IL CONFERENCE Bloomington |
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. & 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
| May 14th | SPIL PUBLIC HEARING | 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| June 10th | Roseville Radisson (SPIL Approval) |
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| June 30, 2010 | 2010-2012 SPIL- Due to RSA | |
| July | No Meeting | |
| August | No Meeting | |
| September 9th | Roseville Radisson | 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Contacts:
Roseville Radisson- Address: 2540 N. Cleveland Avenue, Roseville, MN 55113
SILC Contact: Brad Westerlund- Phone: (651) 259-7351
Announcements
Roberta announced that CILNM is looking at hiring two additional IL staff. One will be an Independent Living Specialist/Veteran liaison and the other IL Specialist will focus on the American Indian people of Cass Lake.
Ann R. gave a report on the "Roadblocks to Nursing Home Relocation" workshop that was held on September 21st. Ann R. also announced that MCIL has received a grant from the MN Board on Aging for the "Return to the Community" initiative. Ann will give us more information as she gets it.
Pat passed around a CDCS brochure and explained the program. CDCS is Consumer Directed Community Services and is referred to as Cash and Counseling in some other states.
Roberta reminded the Council that MNSCOD is hosting a Town Hall meeting with AAPD on Monday October 12th in Duluth. This event is followed by MNSCOD's annual Awards Luncheon. Linda announced that Chuck Hamilton of SSB will be receiving an award at this event. AAPD is having an event that evening to kick-off the 10th anniversary of Disability Mentoring Day. Disability Mentoring Day will be held in Duluth on Tuesday October 13th and is an opportunity for transition age youth and other job seekers with disabilities to connect with local and national employers. It is also an opportunity for employers to connect with and form relationships with future workers.
Ann Z presented some issues she has concerning committee work. Ann feels that committees need to be identified and be responsible for getting their work done. Ann feels that in the past, SILC committees were more active and got things done. Roberta reminded the Council that we are very small and it is often very difficult to form several committees. It was mentioned that maybe task forces are a better way to get things done. This is kind of what we have done with the IL Conference, the Annual report and the SILC/MACIL task force. Ann mentioned that the SRC has many committees and people could belong to 2 or 3.
Adjourn
Judy moved to adjourn, Connie seconded – all were in favor.
