Jun 22, 2005

 

OR211 Board of Directors Meeting

Thursday, June 22, 2005

CADO Office

4035 12th Street Cutoff SE, Salem OR

Minutes

Present: Jonathan Brock; Wendy Van Elverdinghe; Len Hockley, Shawn Michael, Jeri Shumate

Discussion Items:

  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Review of Current Organizational Status
    • 501c3 Status
      • D - Shawn is completing the application and has met with Cindy Cumfer to review
    • Funding - DHS, DAS, other
      • D -
        • DHS - Wendy will be meeting with Brian Johnson to begin dialogue; Cindy and Gary have left
        • DAS - Send a note to introduce the project
        • Budget Committee Report
        • Fund Development Committee
          • Members
            • Jonathan - Facilitator (will be out of town until 7/5 and will contact members at that time)
            • Lou
            • Liesl
          • Tasks
            • Develop short-term and long-term fund development strategy
            • Identify funding opportunities
            • Research grant requirements
            • Write grants, submit
            • Monitor grant status
    • HB 3443 A
      • Passed with Yes recommendation; no challenges expected; no questions or concerns; will be requesting that the bill be signed at 211info; one change remains to be approved that makes clear there is no fiscal impact to OEM
  • Review of Tasks to be completed- postpone discussion to next month's board meeting
  • Update on 211info/OR211 partnership possibilities
    • 211info has had a very busy agenda recently
    • Immediate objectives are 24/7 coverage and Verizon
    • Proposal can be submitted at the next board meeting - July 27th
  • Review of Staffing Needs
  • Additional Items
    • Thank you celebration for George
      • August board meeting
    • Next meeting and regular meetings
      • Poll will be held for "best times" for recurring meeting
      • Jeri - Bad: third Wednesday; third Friday
      • Len - Bad: Tuesdays
      • Wendy - Bad: first Thursday; morning of second Thursday
      • Possibilities - second and fourth Wednesdays
      • July 13th at CADO (1:30pm - 3:30pm) will be next meeting
      • Jonathan also offered to host meetings at his office
    • Balance of funding
      • Needs to be spent by Dec. 1, 2005
      • Proposal to be drafted by next board meeting
        • Fundraising and/or Administrative expenses
    • Update on Federal Legislation
      • SB 211; HR 896
      • Would authorize $150mil (2 yrs), $100mill (2 yrs); amounts have been updated; action is necessary:
        • United Way is opening the "888PASS211" number again
        • Some coordination is needed
        • Press coverage is necessary
        • Delegation should be formed
      • Liesl will be the point person on getting talking points out and coordinating the communication strategy
      • Those present will be contacting their networks of contacts
    • Homeland Security Funding
      • Feds have developed strategy where funds are distributed to the State or military departments within the State; Allotment for overhead is taken and counties or regions need to submit application/planning for funding
      • Funds are being targeted towards WMD
      • Reference ORS401
      • Deadline for applications was in March
    • AIRS Conference
      • Add to next board meeting agenda; invite Liesl

Motions:

  • Accept Jonathan as new board member: Move - Jeri; Second - Len - all in favor; no oppose; Jonathan - abstain
  • Accept minutes from last meeting: Move - Shawn; Second - Len - all in favor; no oppose; Jonathan - abstain
  • Fiscal Year will be 7/1 - 6/30; Move - Jeri; Second - Len - all in favor; no oppose; no abstention

Action Steps:

  • Shawn - Send out budget draft to all board members
  • Jonathan - Communicate with other fund development committee members
  • Wendy - Will distribute board contact information
  • All - Will communicate the need for pushing the federal legislation through network of contacts
  • Liesl/Jen - will be communicating with media to get the message out including the Oregonian
  • Wendy - will send contact information for Oregon News Service to Lou
  • Jonathan - will get the message out to Public Safety Answering Point members (aka 911 directors)
  • Shawn - Add agenda item to next month's meeting: Review of Task List
  • Len - will talk with contacts around fund development
  • Len - will send Shawn web site contact information and will contact Ellie to let her know I will be contacting her; Ellie Gross - 541.485.4558
  • Jeri - will draft the proposal on how to spend the balance of the funding available.
  • Shawn - Add to next board meeting agenda; invite Liesl
  • Jeri - will contact Lee Girard (DHS) re: Network of Care
Respectfully submitted, Shawn Michael