MINUTES BLUEGRASS ADD BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL MEETING JANUARY 27, 2016

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1 MINUTES BLUEGRASS ADD BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL MEETING JANUARY 27, 2016 The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors was held on Wednesday, January 27, at the Embassy Suites in Lexington. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Linda Magee. Several guests were introduced. Chair Magee called on Secretary Mayor James Caudill for the roll call and the following were present: Anderson County Bourbon County Boyle County Clark County Estill County Fayette County Franklin County Garrard County Harrison County Jessamine County Lincoln County Judge/Executive Orbrey Gritton Mayor Sandy Goodlett Wayne Richard Wendell Bruce Judge/Executive Mike Williams Judge/Executive Harold McKinney Martha Caywood Ernest Gooch Judge/Executive Henry Branham Mayor Ed Burtner George Campbell Mayor Walter Joe Noland Judge/Executive John Roberts Jon Larson Judge/Executive Huston Wells Linda Magee Judge/Executive John Wilson Donna Powell Glen Ross Mayor James Smith Dwayne Florence Judge/Executive David West Peter Beaty Ben Brown Judge/Executive Jim Adams Bill Payne 1

2 Madison County Nicholas County Powell County Scott County Woodford County At-Large Judge/Executive Reagan Taylor Mayor Jim Barnes Skip Daugherty Judge/Executive Mike Pryor Mayor Larry Jolly Luann Ellington Kelly Tracy Pratt Savage Judge/Executive James Anderson Mayor Dale Allen Mayor James Caudill Josie Hollon Mayor Tom Prather Jeffery Shropshire Mayor Brian Traugott Fred Siegelman Rev Floyd Greene Raymond Smith Mike Childress A quorum was present. Secretary Mayor Caudill asked for approval of the minutes contained in the packet from the October Quarterly, November Executive Special Called and the December Executive. A motion was made by Mayor Burtner and seconded by Judge Wells to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion carried. Treasurer, Judge McKinney was recognized to give the Financial Report. He directed the Board to pages of the packet for the December financial report. Page 11 showed non-grant expenditures of $84.27; Cash on hand as of December 31 was $2,100,309.44; pass-through expenditures year-to-date were $3,886, Additionally, there was one Contract listed on the bottom of the page totaling $42, Page 12 showed a beginning fund balance of $4,960, and revenues of $13,442, On page 14 of the packet, expenditures of $304, and an ending fund balance of $5,265, were shown. Pages contained a listing of the checks issued since the last meeting. Judge McKinney directed the board to page 34 for the budget variance. A motion was made by Mayor Caudill and seconded by Skip Daugherty to approve the report. The motion carried. Janet Landry was called on to give the Report on Investments. A motion was made by Mayor Caudill and seconded by Judge Adams to approve the report. The next item was consideration of the credit card and travel vouchers that were ed to the members of the Executive Board prior to the meeting for review. A motion was made by Skip Daugherty and seconded by Judge Pryor to approve the statements. The motion carried. Next, Chair Magee wanted to recognize Tony Wilder for all his hard work and service for the Commonwealth from 2007 to 2015 and to thank him for all the leadership and support he has given the Bluegrass ADD. 2

3 Mayor Ed Burtner was called on to report on the Nominating Committee meeting. The Committee met on December 18, 2015, 1:00 p.m. at Bluegrass ADD and nominated the following: Officers: At-Large Members: Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Mike Williams Mike Childress Raymond Smith Mayor James Caudill Judge/Executive Mike Pryor Mayor Brian Traugott Judge/Executive Harold McKinney Chair Magee asked if there were any nominations from the floor. There being none, Chair Magee asked for approval of the Nominating Committee recommendations. A motion was made by Mayor Allen and seconded by Judge Wilson to approve the report submitted. The motion carried. With the Nominations being approved, Chair Magee asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion was made by Judge McKinney and seconded by Mayor Allen. Chair, Mayor Caudill called the meeting to order and Secretary Mayor Traugott informed the Chair a quorum was present. Chair Caudill directed the members to the packet that was handed out to them and directed them to the nominations for the Executive Board for Anderson County - Edwinna Baker Bourbon County - Judge Mike Williams Boyle County - Judge Harold McKinney Clark County - Mayor Ed Burtner Estill County - Bee Williams Fayette County - Mayor Jim Gray Franklin County - Judge Huston Wells Garrard County - Judge John Wilson Harrison County - Mayor James Smith Jessamine County - Judge David West Lincoln County - Judge Jim Adams Madison County - Skip Daugherty Mercer County - Judge Milward Dedman Nicholas County - Judge Mike Pryor Powell County - Mayor James Caudill Scott County - Jeff Shropshire Woodford County - Mayor Brian Traugott Next, Chair Caudill directed the members to the list of Citizen Members to serve on the Bluegrass ADD Board. Anderson County Wayne Richard 2018 Wendell Bruce 2016 Bourbon County Jan Wagoner 2018 Randy Sparks 2017 Boyle County Martha Caywood 2017 Ernest Gooch 2016 Clark County Ed Mastrean

4 George Campbell 2017 Estill County Bee Williams 2017 Eugene Bush 2016 Fayette County Jon Larson 2017 Kevin Atkins 2016 Franklin County Craig Blanton 2017 Linda Magee 2016 Garrard County Donna Powell 2018 Glen Ross 2016 Harrison County Dwayne Florence 2018 Gary Brunker 2017 Jessamine County Peter Beaty 2017 Ben Brown 2016 Lincoln County Bill Payne 2018 Brad Smith 2016 Madison County David Mauck 2018 Skip Daugherty 2016 Mercer County Phil Crump 2018 Mike Sanford 2016 Nicholas County Luann Ellington Kelly 2018 Tracy Pratt Savage 2017 Powell County Josie Hollon 2018 James Caudill 2016 Scott County Jeffery Shropshire 2017 Mike Hennigan 2016 Woodford County Fred Siegelman 2018 Floyd Greene 2016 A motion was made by Judge Branham and seconded by John Wilson to approve the Citizen Members to serve on the Bluegrass ADD Board. The motion carried. Bluegrass ADD Committee s and Council Chair s were next on the agenda. Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living Council - Mayor Jim Barnes Development Advisory Committee - Mayor Brian Traugott Human Services Advisory Committee - Judge/Executive Huston Wells Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Advisory Committee - Mayor Claude Christensen Regional Homeland Security Council - Judge/Executive Jim Adams Regional Planning Council - Judge/Executive John Roberts Regional Transportation Committee - Judge/Executive Henry Branham Tourism, Recreation and Historic Preservation Advisory Committee - Mayor Sandy Goodlett 409 Council - Judge/Executive Milward Dedman Chair Mayor Caudill directed the members to the Advisory Committee Nominations in thier packet. A Motion was made by Judge Anderson and seconded by Mayor Barnes to approve the Advisory Committee Nominations. The motion carried. Next, Mr. Duttlinger presented awards to the outgoing Officers and thank them for all their hard work. Next, Mr. Duttlinger recognized Emi Midkiff, CDO Financial Supervisor as the Bluegrass ADD Employee of the year. 4

5 Mr. Duttlinger introduced guest speaker Dr. Chris Bollinger, Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Kentucky. The Center for Business and Economic Research is the applied economic research branch of the Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky. Its purpose is to disseminate economic information and provide economic and policy analysis to assist decision makers in Kentucky s public and private sectors. CBER performs research projects for federal, state, and local government agencies. Through the Center for Business and Economic research, Dr. Bollinger has worked on wide ranging public policy issues such as evaluating job training programs, producing forecasts for unemployment insurance, measuring the exporting industries in Kentucky, and forecasting government revenues. Chair Magee called on Celeste Collins to report on the Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living Council. The Council met December 9 at the Bluegrass ADD office. Lydia Jacobs and Celeste Collins met with Congressman Guthrie regarding the OAA. Congressman Guthrie wanted options and wish lists from the ADD s in attendance. He was very receptive to the discussion at this meeting. In the Senate version, there are no major issues. David Duttlinger, Lydia Jacobs and Celeste Collins met with Congressman Barr s local staff to provide them an update on the reauthorization of the OAA and the meeting with Congressman Guthrie. Mary Crowley-Schmidt gave a brief update on the Advocacy Day Rally to be held at the Rotunda in Frankfort on February 24, The Alzheimer s Association has LIMITED financial support for travel to Frankfort. They will only be able to fund 2 people from each ADD. The Rotunda only seats 100 people and there will be few volunteers. The venue is not senior friendly as there will be a lot of walking with steps and marble floors. One of the messages is to let the politicians know that every senior is not in a Nursing Facility. There will be a speaker from The University of Kentucky and 2 caregivers will tell their experiences. There are 3 programs that will be up for Bid for FY17: Ombudsman, Legal/SHIP, and Nutrition Management. The RFP s are being reviewed by the State and upon approval will be released in early January A motion was made by Mayor Burtner and seconded by Jon Larson to approve the report submitted. The motion carried. Next, George Leamon gave the Development Advisory Committee report. The Committee met December 10 at the Kentucky Association for Economic Development in Frankfort. Guest Speaker, Mr. Hal B. Goode, President-CEO, Kentucky Association for Economic Development gave the committee an informative presentation on Kentucky United Marketing. In addition to the Kentucky United presentation, Mr. Goode gave a presentation on several pieces of potential legislation that KAED will be tracking in the upcoming legislative session. Mr. Bryan Beauman informed the Committee that the proposed changes to the Bylaws were mailed to all members of the Development Advisory Committee in accordance with the current committee Bylaws. A motion was made by Mayor James Smith and seconded by Mayor Barnes to approve the report submitted. The motion carried. Bill Cooper gave the Human Services Advisory Council report. The Council met December 10 at the Bluegrass ADD office. Mr. Cooper introduced David Duttlinger, Bluegrass Area Development District s Executive Director, who introduced the guest speaker, Senator Ralph Alvarado. Senator Alvarado represents the Kentucky District 28, serving Clark, Fayette (part), and Montgomery counties. Senator Alvarado provided an overview of legislative items currently in discussion and those that will be brought up during the upcoming 2016 legislative session. He said, two of the main items, would be the budget, and exploring options to fix the underfunded Pension Systems. Tax reform, including Local Options Tax, will be another topic to be discussed. Also, with the new Governor coming in, we will have to wait and see what his legislative agenda and priorities are. These will probably include a review of the 5

6 Medicaid expansion and Kentucky s Insurance program (Kynect). Also will review the Medicaid structure, including checking for fraud and abuse causing unnecessary payments. Senator Alvarado said he will again pursue legislation for a Smoking Ban bill. Currently there are 38 counties that are smoke free. Also, physician bills, dealing with Managed Care, Oversight, include payment oversight. The Medical Review Panels bill may also be discussed again. Mr. Cooper opened the floor for questions and discussion. Senator Alvarado answered many questions from members and guest including concerns of changes to the Medicaid Expansion, the Kentucky SIMs Plan and recommendations, which was recently completed and submitted to CMS (U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid), and interest in assisting with passage of a Smoking Ban bill. A motion was made by Mayor Allen and seconded by Mayor Burtner to approve the report submitted. The motion carried. Chair Magee directed the Board to the KIRP s contained in the packet and asked if there were any to be discussed. There being none, a motion was made by Skip Daugherty and seconded by Judge McKinney to accept the KIRP s with staff or committee recommendation given. The motion carried. Danville-Boyle Alliance 2168 Connector Trail - Boyle County Fiscal Court Various Stormwater Management Projects - Phase 2 - LFUCG Town Branch Commons - Midland Section - LFUCG Remodel 12 Existing Hardee s Restaurant - Heritage Legacy, LLC There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. 6