FAMILY CARE COUNCIL AREA 12 MEETING
April 12, 2007
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Chairman Philip Pearson. The guests in attendance introduced themselves. Phil was encouraged by the excellent attendance.
ATTENDANCE: Member and Chairman Philip Pearson (Palm Coast), Christina Pinto (Bunnell), Irene Gallo ( Palm Coast), Edwin DeBardeleben, (APD-Daytona Beach), Todd and Kelly Colonna (Debary), Sandy Pearson (Palm Coast), Roger and Barbara McClellan (Palm Coast), Joan Mannix (Daytona Beach), Tom Brander (DeLand), Linda Peterson (DeLand), Susan Tanner (DeLand), Arrnick and Myrna Gilbreath (Palm Coast), Carol and Al Fabbrini (Palm Coast)
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ray Sylvestre, Treasurer
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the March 8, 2007 meeting were approved with
one change under New Business, 2nd paragraph to add the words
“legislators regarding”: the sentence should read, “Chairman Pearson sent an
email to
OLD BUSINESS:
Additional Donation to FCCF: A donation of an additional $500 to the State FCC has been made.
Stanfield Tapes: The. Approval was given to purchase 2 sets of the Stanfield Videos at a cost of $1,200. They will be donated to the Volusia and Flagler Libraries. APD will order them. Irene will be the representative to the Flagler Library and Kelly Colonna will take care of the Volusia Library. Ed stated that in the future additional training videos will be added.
Newspaper Advertising: Free
advertising the FCC (meetings, recruiting members, etc) is being done in the
Penny Saver,
Mailing: Phil would like to have mailings every 3 months, the next one will be in May. He stated that he would appreciate input to the content. . Ed suggested that the mailing include this year’s legislative actions regarding disabilities. Ed (APD) asked for the some assistance with the mailings as his staff has a busy schedule. A return address stamp will be ordered by APD. Christina volunteered to help put the mailing together.
Meeting Changes: The August
meeting will be held at the Volusia ARC in DeLand and the December meeting will
be in the library in
Easter Seals Bill: The bill has been paid. There was discussion concerning the renting of Easter Seals space for meetings at $100 each month. Ed stated that the FCC could meet at APD free of charge but he could not say that the space would always be available. It was decided to stay with the current arrangement with Easter Seals because it is secure and a secretary is provided.
NEW BUSINESS:
Agency Update: APD has been running a large budget deficit. State statute requires the APDs to take action to correct this imbalance. There is a proposal to create a 3 tier system of service delivery;
1. Family Support waiver with limit of about $14,000,
2. Full Medicaid waiver, and
3. a transistion waiver to give some service to those between 1 and 2.
Phil presented a brief summary of the some of the areas of savings proposed. All proposed legislative bills may be viewed by internet, at www.myflorida.com. Both House and Senate bills regarding a specific issue may be different so both should be reviewed.
Christina stated that there are not enough providers. According to Ed there are many but not all can fulfill the needs of each client. Caregivers will need to do thorough interviews in order to determine compatibility.
The new State APD Director is Jane Johnson.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM.