Aug 22, 2007
OR211 Board Meeting
By Phone
August 22, 2007
Attending: Jeri Shumate, Kathleen McHarg, Stephen Guntli, Vic Falgout, Wendy Elverdinghe, June Sedarbaum. Consultant: Tom Page
Excused: Howard Klink, Julie Massa, Jimi Smith, Len Hockley, Mark Tennyson
Noted: Stephen will be out of town from today through Labor Day
Wendy will be out starting Friday through Labor Day
Tom will be in Pennsylvania beginning September 16 for an extended period
Meeting began at 9:00 a.m.
Spirit Mountain:
Tom spoke today with staff members who want to have us visit their offices on Friday, September 7 at 3:00 pm to discuss our grant application. Stephen, Kathleen and Tom will go, with Jeri as back-up if someone is unavailable. Stephen noted that Spirit Mountain is also visiting OCCR&RN on Tuesday, September 4 so he will pass along any tidbits that may help us in our meeting later that week.
Providence Health System Foundation:
Howard Klink had previously told Stephen and Tom of a possibility of funding, and Tom has been in phone contact with Priscilla at the foundation. They manage up to eight grants, and it looks like we would be appropriate candidates for two of them. Overall, their focus is general support for health and human services. Under their Providence Community Benefits Grant they have a maximum grant of $20,000 (we would probably ask for $10,000) and under their Providence Stewardship of Mission Grant they fund access to healthcare, transportation, housing, etc. This one has a maximum of $50,000 (we would probably ask for $20,000). Tom will focus on that paperwork in the next two weeks, and will forward Providence’s website link to the board for our awareness.
Meeting with State Seniors & Disabled Persons Manager:
Stephen met with Lee Girard in early August about ways to partner 211 with aging services. Lee is aware of a possible funding option and is making further inquiries. Help might be available by end of September. Kathleen asked Lee for an update today—no change.
Lee also suggested we should have someone from DHS on our board. Kathleen will ask Lee for suggestion. Concern was expressed about avoiding conflicts of interest, which had surfaced in the past with the original OR211 Steering Committee. Wendy may be meeting with Bruce Goldberg or Ramona Foley and could bring it up. It was noted that DHS departments and managerial staff feel resistance when an ask is made by going to “the top,” and then individual divisions are expected to accommodate without being able to participate in the decision. We need all of DHS support.
Wendy announced that OHCS has a pot of Community Services Block Grant money that needs to be spent by September 30. She will ask today about how to access; she believes we could get $5 – $10k, perhaps use to cover costs of previous work that has been done, use some of our previously spent, but undesignated, funds post September 30. We would seek to use it to continue capacity building (i.e., Tom’s work with fundraising).
Stephen still intends to approach PGE in September.
Next Meeting: Scheduled for September 26 in Salem 9:00 – 12:00. Tom will be in Pennsylvania; Wendy in Steamboat Springs; Jeri in Panama. Tom will send out Meeting Wizard for October 3 or 10.
The meeting adjourned at 9:34 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeri Shumate, filling in for Jimi Smith.