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1. Call to Order 9:30am
2. Introductions around the room were made.
3. Agenda was reviewed and approved - with questions from Bob K & Jordan T
added.
4. Motion from July 26, 02: Al Etmanski talked about how to build involvement
for coalition
members in the development of the proposal for community governance. TSC members from the Coalition value the support of the coalition - families,
individuals and service providers from across the province. Four
challenges exist:
 | Move government services for community living to a community governance |
| Establish a new individualized funding option for individuals and families |
| Effect this change in way that gives more power to individuals and
families |
| Do all this with less money. |
There are three distinct phases in this transition process:
| Between now and Sept 30, the TSC must develop a comprehensive proposal for
a new system, |
| October 1 - April 30, 2003, a Transitional Authority (with interim board &
interim CEO) will create a detailed operations system and have to deal with
the reality of budget and labour relations issues. |
| May 1, 2003 - Permanent Authority created with new board and permanent CEO
(probably different people from the Transition Authority... |
The coalition needs to build its network of members across the province to
keep the strong advocacy position we'll need for the four challenges and in each
of the three phases. In each phase, some of the same battles will have
to be fought, with tougher opposition possible at each phase.
Motions from Al:
- Ask the communications committee to develop strategies to build membership
and bring back recommendations to the next coalition meeting. Seconded
by Ron W. CARRIED People brainstormed suggestions for increasing
membership and these suggestions were recorded by the communications
committee.
- Coalition Meeting with the Minister. Seconded by Cathy A. The meeting
would include coalition members from the TSC and non-TSC coalition
representatives. CARRIED Laney will call the Minister to
arrange the meeting and the attendance on the meeting will be based on those
that attended on November 30, 2001.
- That coalition use meeting opportunities across the province to get the
coalition message out across the province - partner with agencies, with BCACL,
with the IFFC meetings, and with Community Living month to build coalition
participation. seconded by Ron W. CARRIED.
5. Presentations from Chairs of TSC Working groups
| Individualized Funding & Planning Options: Proposal is for a Provincial
Planning Agency that supports individuals and families to have information and
trains staff on planning. There would be five regional planning and
information centres around the province.
 | Four proposals for operation of the Planning Agency - key considerations
- only one body should report to the Minister. Planning needs to be
autonomous of the Governance Authority. Planning Commission with five
members (all families and individuals) would report to the Governance
Authority and Planning Commission would appoint a CEO. Regional
feedback councils would provide feedback to the Planning Commission. |
| Planning function would be legislated to ensure autonomy. Families
have the option of using the planning and information centres and services.
They are not required to use the planning centre. Safeguarding funding
for planning is being discussed eg. Planning will always have 0.5% of
community living funding. |
| Talk to Brian Salisbury or Fiona if you want more information from the
IF report. |
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| Governance & Legislation:
| Name of Authority: Community Living Support Services of BC |
| Structure: A corporate structure - the Member is the Minister of
Children and Family Development - his responsibility is to appoint the
members of the board - 13 people - at least 2 self-advocates, 2 families
with minor children plus 3 more families or self-advocates - so that
majority of board is families and individuals. The nomination slate of
13 people would be selected through a community process, with the Minister
having the right of refusal for individual appointments. The Minister
could fire the board, but would have to fire the whole board, and appoint a
new board with the same structure. Committee structure has been
developed, with a standing committee on children and family issues to ensure
that adult community living does not dominate the agenda. The board
would appoint the board chair from its members. There would be five
regional community living councils, each with representation on the board.
The regional councils will:
 | Be able to ensure community living services reflect the needs of their
regions and feeds those needs to the Provincial CL Authority. |
| Provide feedback to the provincial planning commission. |
| provide at least one representative to the Provincial Board. |
| be responsible for gathering representation from the communities in
their region. |
| Have the resources to be creative in finding ways to do community
consultation throughout their region. |
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| What does the governance authority look like on the ground? What
functions and infrastructure need to be in place for:
| unattached adults and adults at risk? |
| contracting, monitoring and case management functions? |
| children in care? |
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| Accountability and IF working groups will have recommendations that
impact on what community services will look like. |
| How will community development occur? Two perspectives:
| Prescribed community councils that would feed up to Regional Councils. |
| natural evolution of community development process, different in every
community. |
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| Children & Families:
| Biggest issue is Children - in - Care: Does government maintain
guardianship over children with disabilities. There are currently 300
children with special needs agreements and 200 with government guardianship.
The TSC has approved a recommendation that the guardianship for children
with special needs come over to the Community Living Authority. This
will have to be negotiated with the Ministry. The community living
authority does not want responsibility for children at risk. They want
to provide ways for families to retain guardianship, even when they cannot
provide the care, as currently exists with many of the children served by
the associate family program. |
| Another issue is protecting children and families funding from adult
community living services while easing the challenges of the "turning 19
transition". |
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| Finance & Human Resources
| Service provider funding is in the neighbourhood of $500 to 510 Million
for adult services. Social Worker funding is approx $20 Million for
Adult services. |
| $30 Million for children in care, $46 million for non-residential
services to children and $10 Million for Ministry staffing. |
| Headquarters funding is still contentious. MCFD offered 10% or $4
Million. TSC is requesting 30% of headquarters funding or $17 Million.
New authority would spend less on administration and redirect excess to
direct services. |
| All savings in headquarters and redirected social work funding will not
cover the 17% cuts. |
| Fiscal Statement: How will new Authority address the 17% cut in existing
funding?
| Creative & innovative change:
| Increase system capacity for people on waiting lists by 6% of the
adult CL budget |
| Create $40 Million surplus for the authority fiscal year 2003-04. |
| Service providers create administrative efficiencies and increase
productivity by reducing administration costs and sharing administrative
functions. |
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| Create system wide savings through increased productivity
| Eliminate certain functions now done by MCFD to create savings in
staffing, e.g. case management |
| Create HQ savings through reducing regulation and administrative
functions. |
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| Create long-term savings through conversion of assets.
| HRFA, BCHMC, Woodlands, Willow |
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| Additional revenue sources
| Conversion of all people in residential to DBII. |
| Family contributions above the reasonable level of support provided
by the new authority.
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| Accountability - No one present to report. |
| Communications - handouts provided on TSC Feedback, Bulletins 4, 5 & 6.
Minutes of the August 9th TSC meeting, and bulletins on upcoming regional TSC
presentations. |
6. Next Meeting Dates: TSC Meetings upcoming - Sept 6, Sept 13, 14,
Sept 19, Sept 26,27. Next coalition meeting September 11th, 2002 - 1pm to
4:30 pm - Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion - 2702 Norland Ave,
Burnaby
7. Meeting adjourned at 1:30pm.
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