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HomeMy WebLinkAboutComprehensive Community Service Committee - Minutes - 6/11/2019Bayfield County Comprehensive Community Service (CCS) Coordination Committee Meeting Conference Room – Ashland County – Downtown Building June 11, 2019 Members Present: Karlan Williams, Cheryl Hanson, Andrew Austin Members Excused: Linda Jorgenson, Nicole Gurnoe, Thomas Mittlestaedt Others Present: Terry Barningham, Val Levno, Elizabeth Skulan, Nettie Titel, Laura Ihm (Headwaters, Inc.), Laura Compton, Joan Haukaas Call to order and Introductions Williams called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m. Introductions made. Discussion and Possible Action: Review of the May 14, 2019 Meeting Minutes CCS Program Transition Status Report – CCS Administrator Val Levno Bayfield County has contracted with Lori Knapp Inc. and Headwaters Inc. Participants were notified of the transition by service facilitator staff(s). Participants got a staff listing mailed to them. Staff are acclimating to County environment, information access, policies, and other logistics. Staff are busy meeting with and contacting CCS participants. Outreach and marketing put on hold until contracts are in place and additional providers are recruited. Requesting the current providers expand services. Lori Knapp Inc. and Headwaters Inc. are currently trying to hire more service array staff. Review Program Report Program report reviewed. Explanation and discussion on current enrollment decline, future recruitment, and marketing opportunities. Children Services Children’s services menu was discussed. The goal is to expand the number of providers and services available to CCS youth. Parent Peer Specialists were discussed and how they could fit into service options for CCS youth. Motion by Hanson, seconded by Williams to approve May 14, 2019 minutes, as presented. Motion passed unanimously. Follow up from Participant Meeting – Handouts attached Reviewed the handouts. Questions/Responses from CCS Participant meeting. Discussion regarding better places to hold the meeting as Williams stated participants are having mental distress about meeting in the EOC building. The question was raised if they could hold the meetings in more “natural places”. All present agreed to hold the next meeting at Bayfield Department of Human Services Conference Room A. Discussion and Possible Action: Review and discuss joint agenda format Discussion is being held until the next meeting as Mittlestaedt was interested in this and was absent. New Business Levno stated that the brochures are in the process of being updated. Advertising is being put on hold until we are running more smoothly. Advertising will be put on the July agenda. Opportunity for Public Comment None Other (Informational Items) Nar-Anon meetings moved to NorthLakes in Iron River. It will be in their conference room Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Discussion and Possible Action: Recommendations that should be forwarded to the Regional Coordination Committee for Consideration Douglas County will not be doing the CCS program due to cost at this time. They will not be attending our regional meetings after our next regional meeting where they will give us a more formal update. Future Meeting Dates Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. – Bayfield County Conference Room A Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. – Ashland County Community Service Programs Downtown Building Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. Regional meeting - Ashland County Community Service Programs Downtown Building Motion to adjourn Minutes submitted by: Nettie Titel Administrative Professional – Ashland County Motion to adjourn the meeting by Austin, seconded by Hanson. Motion passed unanimously. Williams adjourned the meeting at 3:32 p.m.