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11/14/07 - Independent Living Committee Meeting
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Via Teleconference 1:00-3:00 p.m.
DRAFT AGENDA
| 1:00-1:05 pm |
Call to Order and Welcome Bill Perry Ph.D., Temporary Chair |
| 1:05-1:10 pm |
Roll call to establish quorum Susan Counts, Acting Director |
| 1:10-1:15 pm |
Election of Committee Chair
|
| 1:15-1:30 pm |
Establish Committee Purpose Committee Chair |
| 1:30-2:30 pm |
Determine Method of Implementing the Purpose
|
| 2:30-3:00 pm |
Member Discussion
|
| 3:00 pm |
Closing Remarks and Adjournment Committee Chair |
| Please note the Committee may adjourn earlier, depending upon time needed to complete agenda. | |
DRAFT MINUTES
| Members Present: |
Bill Perry, Ph.D, Temporary Chair Sybil Richard, Agency for Health Care Administration Greg Venz, Department of Children and Families Jane Johnson, Agency for Persons with Disabilities Barbara Day |
| Members Absent: | Chip Wilson, Division of Emergency Management |
| Staff Present: |
Susan Counts, Acting Director, Governor's Commission on Disabilities Helen Cooper, Administrative Assistant III, Governor's Commission on Disabilities |
- Bill Perry, Temporary Chair, called the meeting to order. There were no meeting minutes to read.
- Susan Counts called the roll; 5 members were present, establishing a quorum.
- Bill Perry stated that the Committee needed to select a permanent Chair. A motion to select Bill Perry as the permanent Chair was moved and seconded. Bill Perry moved to close the nominations. Bill Perry was chosen as the permanent Chair.
- The members discussed the purpose of the Committee, including narrowing the focus of the broad category of Independent Living to one aspect of Independent Living: affordable and accessible housing.
- Members formulated the purpose of the Independent Living Committee: to identify barriers to the availability of affordable, accessible housing for persons with disabilities, and to develop recommendations to reduce or eliminate the barriers.
- A motion to approve the purpose passed, as amended.
- Members remarked that they prefer face-to-face meetings, especially when hosting speakers. Speakers that the members want to invite include:
- Bill Aldinger, Florida Housing Finance Corporation;
- Shannon Nazworth, Florida Supportive Housing Coalition;
- Karen Koch, Florida Council for Community Mental Health; and,
- Michael Hervey, Department of Neighborhood and Community Resources.
- Members discussed setting the next Committee meeting dates. Staff will email members and speakers regarding availability for the weeks of December 10 - 21, 2007.
- The assignment for members is to ask a person with a disability about his/her housing experience. Each member will share that information at the next Committee meeting.
- A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.
- The meeting adjourned at 2:27 p.m.