Agenda
Colorado Statewide Independent Living Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
9 AM to 3 PM
Marriott Hotel
110 W First Street
Pueblo, Colorado 81003
719-542-3200
8:30 Full Breakfast Buffet in meeting room for SILC members
9:00 Call to order/introductions
9:05 Chairperson’s remarks
9:10 Approve minutes from November, 2008 meeting
9:15 DVR Report
- Report on DVR’s “Order of Selection”, state budgetary issues as they impact services, and how the hiring freeze has impacted DVR
- Report on the current condition of DVR
9:40 Finance Report
- Review of Beginning of the Year 2009 report
- Review of expenses year to date
10:00 SILC Coordinator report
- Update on SILC Coordinator activities
10:10 ACCIL Report
10:20 State Rehabilitation Council Report
10:30 Break
10:45 Committee Reports (information about activities only)
- Membership
- Public Policy
- Finance
- State Plan
- Executive
11:15 Old Business
- Formal Membership Committee Nomination of Patricia Yeager as Secretary for Colorado SILC and vote by committee
- Report on SILC Congress by Debbie Petersen
11:30 New Business
Colorado SILC By Law Changes- Background information
provided by SILC Chair, Debbie Petersen,
Discussion led by Ad Hoc Committee on By Law
Changes Chair, Linda La Pointe, followed by a formal
vote of the Council
12 Noon Working Lunch
(Thirty Minute Break to use restroom and pick up lunch)
Discussion of setting priorities for spending remaining
fiscal year’s unspent monies, lead by Finance Committee
Member Patricia Yeager and Vice Chair Billy Allen
- Creation of a Training Camp for Non SILC members
Consisting of people with disabilities In the Denver Metro Area, so that they can claim ownership of the Emergency Planning Issue
- Executive Committee retreat
- SILC banner
- An new external hard drive
- Ad Creation and Public Service Announcements
- Other Ideas
1:00 Public Comment Period
Members of the public are invited to make comments to the SILC about agenda items or issues that affect people with disabilities in their community (3-5 minutes each)
1:20 Presentation and Discussion on Emergency Prep
Issue Brief concerning persons with disabilities
And the Josh Blue Project
Richard Solosky, SILC Intern and researcher
Patricia Yeager if Richard is unable to present
1:45 Politics 101 / Understanding and Creating Your
Political Voice A presentation and Discussion
by Mark Cloer
3:00 Adjourn to tour Center for Disabilities
1304 Berkley Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81004
(719) 546-1271