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Coalition Meeting Minutes
January 26, 2005
1. Introductions were made around the room.
2. Need a list of rotating co-chairs for Coalition meetings:
 | Liz Barnett, Sue Salter, Lorraine Ward, Laney Bryenton, Arlene Schouten
volunteered to help on a rotating basis. |
3. Update on CLBC meetings and Analysis of the new Service Delivery Model
| Sue Salter and Cathy Grant attended meeting of CLBC Board on Jan 12,
2005: |
| Interviews at end of month for Self-Advocate board members - 30
applicants - Announcement by March 31, 2005 |
| Still no certainty regarding Phil Goodman's status - temporarily Wrenn
Weston as acting CEO and Bert Boyd will assist as Project Consultant.
No plan to hire new CEO yet. |
| Accountability Framework - regardless of strategic plan and directions
of CLBC, they must conform to MCFD Three Year Service Plan. |
| Children's Project Update - Carol Goozh - still collecting data |
| Research Projects - $360,000 to look at financially effective services. |
| Health & Safety Applications -
 | 817 approvals of funding in the context of 9,000 "clients". |
| 147 new residential placements - 4% increase overall |
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| "Client's" Choice / Rights Statement
| Followup on previous discussions at the board - looking to establish
in policy the rights of "clients" to have a say in changes to their
services. |
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| Senior Management positions posted on the CLBC website:
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| Need to consider communications for self-advocates on the CLBC site |
| Next Meetings - February 10th, 2005 and March 10th, 2005. CLC
members polled on who can attend next meetings.
| February 10 - Jane Short, Jordan Thurston - need self-advocate
representative |
| March 10 - Karen Delong, Liz Barnett - need self-advocate
representative |
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4. Analysis of New Service Delivery Model
| Transforming Community Living
Services in BC |
| Separation of planning and operations maintained at the top of the
organization structure. |
| Local community living centres have operations staff added now - two
managers in each centre. |
| Increased bureaucracy - an additional reporting level inserted.
Additional executive positions added as well. |
| Autonomy of planners was a critical component of the service model.
That autonomy seems to be weakened. |
| Terry Robertson provided written comments - her flight was unable to
leave Prince George. We'll see if she can forward her concerns to the
Minister, her MLA and Chair of CLBC. |
| Minister has agreed to meeting with small group of CLC members - not
back to his job until mid-February. |
| Small Task group to review service plan and its departure from the
original service plan. |
| CLBC has talked about beginning a provincial consultation tour with Lois
and the Minister. |
5. Other Updates:
| Phil Goodman has resigned - a new acting CEO will be announced this
week.
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| Budget issues: MCFD over-spending budget for adult community living $17
million this year. Challenge is that this $17 million is for ongoing
services and any increase for 2005-06 will have to include this $17 million.
Eg. $30 million increase for 2005-06 is only $13 Million in new funding for
2005-06 - $17 Million is already committed. |
| Most new funding and new resources are funded through the health and
safety request process - crisis response rather than pro-active planning. |
6. Action Strategies:
| In Depth analysis of changes to Service Delivery Plan - what are three
biggest issues to address?
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| Confirm meeting with Minister Hagen - Tim S |
| Confirm meeting with Lois H and CLBC Board - Sue S |
| Ask the community to provide feedback on the service plan
| We're seeking a meeting with the Minister and the CLBC Board |
| Send us your comments, feedback and questions. |
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feedback@communitylivingcoalition.bc.ca |
| Please get your feedback to us by Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005.
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| We'll summarize your feedback into an analysis. |
| We also need your feedback so that we can accurately report to the
Minister and the CLBC Board about the perceptions of families across the
Province. |
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| Agenda for Minister's meeting:
| Service Plan feedback |
| Budget for 2005-06 |
| Individualized Funding Project |
| Regulations for Community Living Act - Consultation process. |
| Re-engaging community in the planning process |
| Participants - four of the following: Terry Robertson, Sue Salter,
Tim Stainton, Arlene Schouten, Klaus, Jo Dickie, Lorraine Ward |
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| Similar agenda for meeting with the CLBC Board
| From participant list above - plus Self-Advocates and Service
Providers - Liz Barnett, Jordan Thurston, Ernie Baatz plus we need to
contact some self-advocates - Bryce Schaufelberger... |
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7. Other Items
| Community Living Restructuring Fund has requested of Government ongoing
funding of the fund at a rate of $10 Million per year for family and
community supports and $5 Million per year to create an endowment. |
| BCACL - 50th Anniversary Celebration - Conference October 1st 2005 -
Scholarships available for attendees. Requesting conference
presentation suggestions - see link on BCACL site. Special Surprise
guest at Plenary session - you have to be there to find out who it is -
prizes for those who guess correctly in advance. Link with the
Kindness Crew. |
8. Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 2pm to 4:30pm Chairs: Liz
Barnett & Arlene Schouten - Location hopefully BACI
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