Agenda
Statewide Independent Living Council
May 15, 2008
743 Horizon Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81506
(970) 241-8888
9:00 Call to order/Introductions
9:05 Review agenda for changes
9:10 Approve March SILC minutes
9:15 DVR Report
Update on Daurio Letter
Update on Center recertification visits
Status of NCIL travel for SILC members
9:30 Budget Report
Year to date budget
Funding for AT Conference and/or Retreat
9:45 SILC Coordinator Report
Website update
Logo update
9:55 Committee Reports
Membership
SILC member snapshot 4/08
Report on slate of officers
Public Policy
Letter for HB 1356
Update on Governor’s council
Update on Voting
Other issues?
Finance
Executive Committee
State Plan Committee
ACCIL Report
10:35 BREAK
10:50 Old Business
Vote on Bylaws
11:00 New Business
Review of 1st draft of Memo of Understanding
Between the SILC and DVR (attached)
Proposed schedule of meetings for 2008-09
Call for nominations for officers
Discussion of DVR proposal for staff and overhead
12:00 LUNCH
1:00 Public Comment
1:15 Presentation on housing issues in Colorado (Linda Taylor with Grand Junction housing experts)
Includes brainstorming on action steps the SILC could take to impact the lack of accessible, affordable rental housing
2:00 Advocacy and the SILC (Patricia Yeager)
Setting a framework for how the SILC could do advocacy
2:45 Adjourn to visit:
Center for Independence-Grand Junction
740 Gunnison Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 80501
(970) 241-0315