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HomeMy WebLinkAbout200904_SAAB_Min_Apr 1 Jefferson County Substance Abuse Advisory Board DATE: April 14, 2009 3:30-5:00 p.m. Jefferson Mental Health Conference Room Meeting Minutes Board Members Present: Fran Joswick, Catharine Robinson, John Austin, Bob Archibald, Mike Blair, Doug Daniels, Molly Force and Ray Hunter Board Members Absent: Conner Daily, Anne Winegar, Betty Harmon Staff Present: Julia Danskin, Kelly Matlock Staff Absent: Teresa Wirth, Ford Kessler Guests: I. INTRODUCTIONS Fran introduced Ray Hunter, a new board Member. Other Board members and staff were introduced to Ray. He stated that he was born and raised in Jefferson County, was a “cottage parent” for Port Townsend School District in the past, and is interested in helping young people, teens, Moms and Dads with the transitions that come with recovery. II. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH MINUTES In the process of approving the March minutes there was a group discussion about the status of Nicole Black as a SAAB Board Member. Julia Danskin informed the group that the Board of Health sent Nicole a letter informing her that she had had 3 unexcused absences, removing her for the Board and thanking her for her service. Catharine Robinson noted a minor correction to the March minutes under “Old Business: Board Member Status/Recruitment.” The letter to Nicole should be generated by the “Board of Health” not the “County Commissioners”, and Fran made her request to the “Board of Health” not the “County Commissioners” It was noted that Tony Hernandez, a new Board Member, was not able to be at the SAAB meeting today and that Laura Blake, a new prospective Board Member has an interview on April 16, 2009. She will attend the May meeting. Minutes were approved. M-S-A John Austin and Bob Archibald. III. OLD BUSINESS Law and Justice: There was a meeting on March 26, 2009. The conversation was about funding cuts. Grant for Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department: Tony Hernandez is submitting a Federal grant that will provide 3 more officers. This grant will require the County to pick up the cost of the new officers for a year at the end of the grant. 2 Byrne Grant: There was a discussion about the Byrne grants. Both the City of PT and Jefferson County will need to apply for this grant separately. Ken Horvath was writing the application for the City. Catharine Robinson stated that the focus of the grant will most likely be substance abuse prevention, but that it had not yet been determined by the City. Fran stated that it was her hope that the grant money will be used to solidify the relapse prevention program in the jail. The hope was the Sheriff’s office was going to apply for the County amount. Homeless Grant: Julia Danskin reported on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - 2009 Homeless Prevention Funds. This grant will provide $86,000 over a 3 year period. Olycap will probably apply for these stimulus funds. Julia also talked about Homeless Grand Assistance Program (HGAP). She referred the board to the web site. On the web site it states that the revenue generated from mortgage fee transfers is to be allocated: 2% to the auditor, 60% to local government and 40% is grant money. The 40 % is the HGAP grant that OLYCAP has received. She is not sure where the 60% of the funds to local government goes. Fran Joswick said that deForest Walker from OLYCAP will be at the May SAAB meeting. DeForest manages the homeless and housing grants for OLYCAP. Information was handed to Board Members in preparation for the May meeting. Fran stated that SAAB can not provide housing services to the substance abuse/recovery community, but that SAAB can be an advocate for this population with OLYCAP. There was some discussion about the role of the Housing Authority and the Housing Action Planning Network (HAPN), which is a City and County entity that has developed a plan for homelessness in Jefferson County. Currently HAPN is “stuck” due to funding issues. Relapse Prevention Program: Fran stated that Pat Wiggins, the staff member in charge of the relapse prevention program at the jail is on vacation. Fran believes that through March, 2009, 57 clients have gone through the program. Of the 57 there have been no re-offenses. There may have been relapses, but no re- offenses. When Pat returns Fran will get a confirmation of these outcomes for the program. Fran stated that the number one problem with the program has been consistency on the part of the Safe Harbor staff due to Safe Harbor funding cuts. She stated that grant money could help Safe Harbor maintain staff consistency. There is also an issue with the room where the service is provided. It is small and can only hold approximately 6 people. It was mentioned that a possible solution is to provide an additional group. Catharine Robinson asked about the follow-up to the program. Fran stated that Ford reports there has been a strong 12 Step response, providing sponsors for clients as they leave the program. SAAB Bylaw Updates: The SAAB Bylaws have been approved by the County and the Board of Health. There is a request that Ford Kessler provide hard copies of the Bylaws for Board Members at the May SAAB meeting. 3 Brief Committee Progress Reports: Community Issues Committee: The Community Issues Committee met and has decided that the best way to serve the Board is to identify community resources for the other committees’ projects. Community Education and PR Outreach Committee: The Community Education and PR Outreach Committee are still working on the power point. Community Resource Committee: The Community Resource Committee discussed the combining of other community resource guides (OLYCAP, 211, Mental Health Resource Guide, etc.) to create the list of resources. There was discussion about getting 211 to share its resources. Julia Danskin stated she would ask Kelly, the Director of 211. There was also a discussion about creating an internet website for the resource list that could be updated easily. Molly Force stated that she would look into this idea. The deadline for all of the committee projects is the June meeting. At the June meeting the Board will then identify 3 other areas of focus on. IV. PROVIDER REPORTS Prevention: See April’s report Public Health: See April’s report County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinator’s Report: See report ADJOURN: M-S-A Catharine Robinson and Bob Archibald. Meeting adjourned at 4:50 pm. NEXT MEETING: May 12, 2009 Respectfully submitted by: Kelly Matlock