Emergency Preparedness
NYAIL has a committee
NYSILC too
AW will serve on NYSILC’s EP
CC
EMP Judy Avner will serve
Ralph Shields – has Avner’s proxy
Sue Cohen states that as a NYSILC coordinator she is available
Meeting Schedule 2006
Friday, March 31 – Albany
Friday, May 19 – Syracuse
Friday, September 8 – Albany
Friday, November 10 – Albany
NYSRA
NYSVRA – seeking licensure
NYAIL (Shari)
-transitions in ILCs
-work with Richard Male for established fund development program
-Medicaid and independence in community
-conference
Ralph Shields – formerly on board of Rochester
Disaster Preparedness and Medicaid Part D
1-(www.katrinadisability.org) has been working on site
Marcie Roth testimony at Congress in October 2005 calls to right people did not yield results. Susan Daniels wanted to be evacuated to Superdome. The woman was found 5 days later floating next to her w/c.
2-Yahoo! Group: 2 listservs
June Kailee – Special needs article (Feb 2005)
3-FEMA brochure – NYS OEM
Medicare Part “D” – Bob Williams on “dual eligiblity”
4-Info Tech: “Baseline” magazine article Are you playing checkers magazine
How can you help build bridges between disability and aging
Statewide Senior Action Council has grant to monitor implementation of Part D
(518) 436-1006 – Amy Botnick – contract
EPIC
Ralph Shields volunteers to serve on Emergency Preparedness committee
NYFAHC lawsuit moving ahead re: EPIC (Edith Prentiss)
Comments:
Lori Scharff – announces that she does disaster planning professionally and counsels that we work on county level. Critical piece in planning ACB/Nassau
Sue Cohen – national level – disturbing: SCOTUS – parents who challenge IEP bear burden of proof that child is not getting needed resources.
House passed budget bill resolving that Medicaid, Food Stamps and Student Loans be cut. Advocate before vote happens in Senate.
Adjourn – Tanzman move
Wood – 2nd
All vote “Aye”
Submitted by
Alexander Wood
NYSILC, Secretary
NOTES FOR MINUTES
NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL, INC.
FULL COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 21, 2005
Roll Call at 9:23 A.M. – Attending: Douglas Hovey, Melvyn Tanzman, Brad Williams, Bob Ormison, Sharon Shapiro, Mike Godino, Pratik Patel, Marguerite Haring, Edith Prentiss, Gail Campbell (staff), Joe Adler (staff), Melanie Shaw (NYAIL), Daniel Libby (NYAIL staff), Lauri Scharff (ACB – visitor), Mike Orzel, Randy Black-Schantz, Sharon Flom, Steve Lovi, Gene Hughes, Judy Avner, Ralph Shields, Alexander Wood – Visitor: Karen Thayer, division of Glens Falls ILC, Christina Curry (HILC) – arrived at 10:30
Open Forum – Steve Lovi’s announcement
State Election of Officers:
Mel Tanzman - Chair
Chris Zachmayer – Vice-Chair
Mike Godino – Treasurer
Alexander Wood – Secretary Sharon Shapiro – Executive Committee
EMP – Motion Lovi – 2nd
All vote “Aye”
Minutes amended to show that Shapiro is on personnel committee Godino – motion
Patel – 2nd
All vote “Aye”
Council members rotating off NYSILC
Steve Lovi – presentation of certificate of service for 6 years on NYSILC
Marguerite Haring – representation Western New York State, also NAIL is chair – presentation of certificate of appreciation.
Is working on developing a policy modeled on ADA in the Seneca Nation.
Doug Hovey – chair – currently has served on finance, personnel and two state plans
Presentation of print: “VISION – The best way to see the future is to create it”
Executive Director’s Report: Brad Williams
Monthly activity reports:
Gail Campbell has comp0leted NYSILC News Briefs
Get out NYSILC Action Agenda
Grant through National IL Net – NYSILC supports ILCs in Regions 1 & 2 – providing training and technical assistance. Region 1 = NYS & Puerto Rico
September training of IL Training Academy – did a training in Syracuse – intensive 2 day session – 350 page manual came out of the process. On September 27 a Best Practices Conference was held in Albany – went well – transition to NYAIL of SSAN
In March 2006 NYSILC meeting – Rob Davies and TK Small will come and discuss NYSILC Housing Institute
NYSILC Full Council Meeting
4 distributed products visibility CD and 3 others… handed out
Update on Article 78
Martin Coleman sent letter representing that State Board of Elections appoint a NYSILC representative (Frank Pennisi) to the committee. BOE wanted to settle, but chose to appoint Dennis Boyd. Extension until December 2, to have BOE convene and vote to appoint Dennis Boyd to the Election Modernization Task Force
If NYS BOE changes its mind and a hearing before a judge is necessary
Fees (filing) to be paid to Coleman ($305) and travel reimbursements for Martin Coleman as attorney for NYSILC
NYSILC is entitled to a representative and it looks like it will happen. Godino asks why BOE chose Boyd over Pennisi? Boyd represents a member from NYC
SILC Congress in January? January 10-12, 2006 (will be in Florida) 3rd spot available Mel Tanzman, Brad Williams, Chris Zachmeyer? Mike Godino? Sharon Shapiro?
QUILS – What dies this mean?
(Quality Assurance product purchase)
NYSILC has participated in a VESID Quality Assurance Committee
RSA Regional Offices no longer exist
Has left gaps
Now there are federally funded ILCs and an RSA central office
VESID has tried to replace the support of regional RSAs by going out and doing site visits and broker deals to manage problems in ILCs where necessary
This has stretched VESID’s resources – there is a void
Need exists to fill gap and provide greater support to ensure that centers are up to national ILC standards
QUILS – Peer Review Model – operating in Wisconsin – is a model whereby ILCs can have “work program audits” QUILS costs $5,000.
Wisconsin consultants visit a site – trains the center – and –
Pratik Patel question. What flexibility do centers or NYS have to adapt the QUILS program to specific needs locally.
Brad’s response – New York folks do the work, so yes, it is adaptable.
Gumson says QUILS/Wisconsin
QUILS – do I hear a motion to purchase product? (Hovey)
Motion Move- Tanzman
2nd – Prentiss
Vote all say “Aye”
Motion passes unanimously
Treasurer’s REPORT
End of year $4_____k used $4___________ surplus amount, may have to be returned… $31K
In spite of all the personnel ups and downs, NYSILC under Brad Williams leadership
Buy a new set of Quickbooks, this is needed
Brad Williams had 2003 Quickbooks – it is a basic version – need an updated new version that analyses budget performance
Motion to accept treasurer’s report
Patel – motion
Prentiss – 2nd
Aye – all
Passed
Godino on Fiscal Policies
Internal controls will give auditors clear window on what is happening in NYSILC budget
The new policies were approved by Finance and Executive Committee between the time packets were prepared and day of meeting – so draft version fiscal policy in packets is the one that was previously in place and does not reflect recent changes
Executive Committee Report – Mel Tanzman
Has met every two months
Personnel activity
Fiscal policy
Reviewed proposed candidate slate
Discussion of new NYSILC appointees – have not yet been approved by Regents
5 new members will be coming in
One-time salary adjustment
COLA
Retirement fund contribution
Oversight – NYSILC has attained all contract goals in 2005 plan
NYSILC
Standing Committee Reports:
Travel – Randy Black Schantz
Wants new members
Survey in packet – a work in progress
New resort at Hunter – has no accessible rooms, has been open 3 weeks. Needs retro fitting.
What to do?
Legislate? Litigate?
Go after building inspectors, universities, etc.
Hotel phone systems are not designed to accommodate 7-1-1.
CTIONY – Mel Tanzman
MIS committee has shifted to NYAIL.
Transportation
Switched to NYAIL
In-flux need chair and co-chair
Met with Senator Libous - agreed to do a joint press conference on “Safety in Pedestrian Walkways” in February 2006.
60% of traffic fatalities in NYS take place in “pedestrian walkways.”
Push for enforcement
VESID Report: Bob Gumson
Working with DDPC on several initiatives
DDPC has picked up funding of pilot projects for getting people out of nursing homes.
Competition with upcoming reauthorization of Rehab Act - Mentoring – in thinking ahead of curve – people in IL who have already navigated system successfully – set aside $225k for 5 grants (14 applicants – 5 awards)
Follow training for nursing home transition – worked with Mike Parris in Office of Aging and Nick Rose at DDPC – approving some for cross-disability training
Single Point of Entry*
TBI waiver *
Omborsman program*
ILCs*
* Coordination between these groups to work o transition
DDPC – Beginning Youth Leadership Development program. This will be an emerging area for NYSILC and its members.
DDPC has $2,000,000.00 to give out. VESID is tapping in further each year.
704 Report coming up soon – will be collaborative with NYSILC and CVBH.
RSA accounting requirements: retro-active to October 1, 2005, some changes will be announced soon… (?)
V. In December VESID is going to Regent with recommendations for changes in delivery of services change logjam in paperwork that prevents people from getting employment and training they seek.
Free up vocational rehab counselors’3-5 year rollout
VI. Educators – Nov 2 – Commissioner Mills
EUSNY – 750 participants eye opener = In China 2.5-3 million people graduate from college; in USA the member is at 1.5 mil - pointing out need for US to step-up efforts to boost success rates so as to compete more effectively in global market.
CBVH Report – Sharon Flom
At last meeting Tom Robertson left CVBH to lead “NY Association of Blind.”
Brian Daniels is now acting commissioner
Self employment options and developing resources to serve people in rural living situations
CVBH seeks input from ILCs
704 Reports – new data requirements – need ILCs to report on activities retroactive to October 1.
Lunch Break
Executive Committee
1:45 – New York State Plan Sub Committees – Brad Williams
Disability Vote Project – AW join
Statewide database – GH join
Nonpartisan
Strategy of how to contact major pollsters and ask them to insert a disability-related question on gubernatorial or senatorial polls Housing Institute:
Add
Call Brad regarding getting a Housing Conference locally in NYC
Disability canvas – NYAIL Conference
Pratik
Paige
Sharon
Mel Tanzman – chair
December 2, 2:00 P.M. meeting
Gene Hughes wants to participate
IL Training Academy
Steve Lovi may not have time
Pratik or Bruce may want to chair
Pratik will put out email
Consumer Satisfaction Survey
Done every 2 years – one was just completed.
Convene in next two months to look at results and evaluate how survey should be changed
Christine Z and Chris C will co-chair
Revised summary will be circulated.
Needs Assessment
Gumson needs to get cracking
Williams immediately to plan
Prentiss SPIL
KINK
5 new members will be coming in January 2006. 1st meeting should happen ASAP.
Travel – Black-Schnatz – needs new members
Emergency Preparedness
Personnel and Recruitment Committees: Lovi chair
Any interest?
/jf 11/30/05