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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDDAB_Minutes FINAL 3-27-181 Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board (DDAB) MINUTES Tuesday, March 27, 2018 FINAL Board Attendees: Carl Hanson (Co-Chair), Kim Rafferty (Co-Chair and Parent), Kelly Matlock (Parent), Dale Wilson, (OlyCAP Director), Laura Cook, (PTSD), David Sullivan (Jefferson County Commissioner) Absent: Pamela Adams (PT City Council), Claudia Edmondson (Executive Director – Camp Beausite) Guests: Jake Baker, Amy Lystad, Robin Burdick, Vicki Shaver, Iris Wehrle & Lani Peterson Staff: Anna Mc Enery CALL TO ORDER Member Hanson called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Member Hanson called for approval March 21, 2018 meeting agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM November 28, 2017 Member Hanson called for approval of November 28, 2017 meeting minutes with correction that Dale Wilson was absent at November meeting. Motion was made by Dale Wilson, 2nd Laura Cook. Motion passed and minutes approved. INTRODUCTIONS . PUBLIC COMMENTS No comments were made. NEW BUSINESS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Presentation from Working Image Delayed, presenter not arrived 2. Presentation about DVR’s Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act – (W.I.O.A.) Amy Lystad, MS (Transition Consultant/Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Amy provided a handout about the services WIOA can provide. The services are focused on high school transition students. Part of the mandate, is not to replicate services that are already provided in the schools. One area is workplace learning experiences, which are difficult for schools to manage. DVR is communicating with schools to identify potentially eligible transition students (16 – 21 years of age who have a transition/IEP). They will be providing information to parents and will be setting up workshops also. Some schools have student led groups creating own transition IEPs. Member Hanson recommended information be shared with schools/students on how to develop pre-employment/transition IEPs for those who do not have a student led program. 2 3. Update from Ad-Hoc Committee on the Developmental Disability Community Planning meeting in 2018/Carl Hanson, Anna Mc Enery, Kelly Matlock, Claudia Edmondson Staff Mc Enery shared copies of the agenda for the DD Community Forum. The purpose is to advise the community about DD programs available as well as hear input about what’s working, what’s not working and what do we need. Bob Wheeler will be our facilitator and is working with the ad-hoc committee on forum organization. Member Hanson provided summary review of agenda. The breakout sessions topics will be employment, transportation/safety, transition, housing and birth to three/recreation. Services that help to create a whole life. Anna shared an RSVP list to target key people for invitations to the Forum. The list will include DDAB members, providers, DDA, O3A, Sheriff, Police Department, Hospital, OlyCAP, Jefferson Transit, Arc, YMCA, County ADA, City ADA, etc. 4. Update on Housing Bills that passed Legislative Session/Dale Wilson/OlyCAP Director Dale Wilson provided a list of bills which passed. It’s been a good year for acknowledge housing needs. Been a good balance of bills passing/defeated. Most of the passed bills did so with strong bi-partisan support. Several passed bills were reviewed, e.g., HB 2667 which provides rental assistance, and prevents landlords from refusing to rent to individuals who receive assistance. Staff Mc Enery as how best for the DD community to be heard regarding housing issues? Wilson suggested that meeting with legislators can be a good way to be heard. Update on sewer issue, last Monday approved funds to examine pressurized lines (spaghetti lines) to go to different kind of treatment plant, more inexpensive to do in modular form and which is compatible in hooking into sewer system. This would be in lieu of septic system. 5. DD Coordinator Update/Anna Mc Enery  The Developmental Disability Community Planning meeting is scheduled for May 24, 2018 at Quimper Unitarian Fellowship Hall. Please see the flyer. Lunch will be provided.  DD Board Member Orientation Date is scheduled for April 19 at 4pm at Public Health, in the Pacific Room (Dale, Kelly and Laura). Copies of DDAB Manual will be provided. Staff recommended some DVDs for board members to watch.  The RFQ for Jefferson County Employment & Day Program Services was released in January 2018.  The DDA Monitoring visit for the Jefferson County DD Program has been scheduled for April 4, 2018. It’s been 2 years since last one and we are ready.  The Jefferson County ICC Meeting scheduled a special meeting on February 12, 2018. Member Hanson also attended the meeting. Staff Mc Enery provided copies of the work plan. Concerned Citizens will be the only early intervention provider agency in Jefferson County that will have a direct contract with the Department of Early Learning. However, Concerned Citizens will need to be able to bill private insurance, Medicaid and have licensed providers available for services. All FRC’s will be transitioned to Concerned Citizens because that agency will need to be in charge of all FRC coordinators. Schools need to identify if they will be subcontractors and will need the costs of providing those services, so that Concerned Citizens has that info. 3  Jefferson County Transition Workshop series - Had a “W elcome to the Adult System” workshop at Port Townsend library, but only 1 parent showed. So we are changing the venue for the April 19th workshop on Guardianship and the June 7th workshop on Social Security to the Chimacum High School Library. Hopefully, this will reach more folks in the South County area. Also reminding the schools, that DVR serves students with learning disabilities, mental health issues, behavioral issues, not just developmental disabilities. OLD BUSINESS-INFORMATION ITEMS & FUTURE MEETINGS A. Informational Items 1. Update on Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)/Iris Wehrle/Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Iris Wehrle said that she has seen at least 2 teachers doing student led IEP meetings in Port Townsend. Iris has 8-10 consent forms from Port Townsend so she will be able to set up the WIOA workshops. Students who exit in June and are not enrolled in any kind of post-secondary will not be able to participate in during the summer. 2. Update from the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Vicki Shaver shared that the IFS Waiver had a mandate to add 6500 people statewide from no paid list onto waiver and DDA is now at capacity. Community Engagement working on a number of creative activities, e.g., karaoke, accessing housing with a number of people with developmental disabilities. 3. Hamilton House – Member Hanson announced that Hamilton House has their license. B. Future Meetings/Events 1. Accessibility Community Advisory Committee (ACAC) Regular mtgs (Grant from Governor’s Committee on Disability) to be held from 1-3pm @ Public Health/Pacific Room in 2018 on:  Monday, April 16th  Monday, June 11th @ Coyle Community Center  Monday, September 17th  Monday, November 19th 2. Transition Network mtg to be held 3:45 – 5pm @ Pubic Health/Pacific Room on  Tuesday, April 10th  Tuesday, June 12th  Tuesday, October 9th  Tuesday, December 11th 3. Future Agenda Items  DD Employment Provider Updates  DD Employment Provider Monitoring Updates  Alderbrook Forum Update  Transition Forum Update  Community Summit-June 12-14, 2018 – in Wenatchee, WA PUBLIC COMMENTS None were made. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Meeting was adjourned at 4:32pm.