10:30 AM 12:30 PM (Lunch will be during DSAC, no separate Lunch meeting) A G E N D A. 10:30 a.m. 1. Call to Order, introductions Lana Junger

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1 MEETING: DATE: TIME: LOCATION: CONTACT: Disability Services Advisory Council Friday, September 16, 2016 (QUORUM NEEDED) 10:30 AM 12:30 PM (Lunch will be during DSAC, no separate Lunch meeting) Senior & Disability Services Office Please check in at 1 st floor reception 1015 Willamette Street Kate Scott, ; kscott2@lcog.org A G E N D A 10:30 a.m. 1. Call to Order, introductions Lana Junger 10:32 a.m. 2. Consideration of Meeting Agenda Lana Junger 10:34 a.m. 3. Consideration of last DSAC minutes Lana Junger 10:36 a.m. 4. Action Items a. New Member Recommendations Ed Necker b. Slate of Officers Selection Ed Necker c. Action items from the floor All 10:50 a.m. 5. Announcements, Updates, Discussions a. State Plan for Independent Living Update Sheila Thomas b. ODOT Access & Safety Lawsuit Update Sheila Thomas c. State Level Changes Brooke Emery d. Legislative Update Jody Cline e. SAGECare Training Info Kate Scott -OVER-

2 11:20 a.m. 6. LCOG, Councils and Committee Reports a. ADRC Council Jody, Ed b. SSAC Andy, Marianne c. Long Term Care Committee Update Jody Cline d. Procurement & Monitoring Kate Scott 11:45 a.m 7. Break 12:00 p.m. 8. Guest Educational Presentation on Measure 97 Robin Ye A Better Oregon Campaign 12:25 p.m. 7. Call for Next Meeting Agenda Items & Lana Junger Reminder of Next Meeting November 18th, 2016, 10:30AM 11:45AM 859 Willamette Street, 5 th Floor Buford Meeting Room 12:30 p.m. 8. Adjourn Lana Junger

3 MINUTES DISABILITY SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL Friday, May 20, :45 11:45 a.m. Buford Room Park Place Building 859 Willamette Street Eugene, Oregon MEMBERS PRESENT: Andy Fernandez, Marianne Malott, Ed Necker, Peggy Thomas, Sheila Thomas, Dennis Weirich. MEMBERS EXCUSED: Lana Junger, Lucy Zammarelli, Susan Hekimoglu, MaryBeth Morrison GUESTS: STAFF: Leah Edelman, Lane County Public Health; Tina Powell, Sara Ballini-Ross Kate Scott, Jody Cline 1. Call to Order In Ms. Junger s absence, Vice Chair Ed Necker called the meeting to order at 10:49 a.m. Those present introduced themselves. Ms. Scott announced that Mary Beth Morrison had resigned from the council. 2. Consideration of Meeting Agenda Ms. Edelman s presentation was moved up to follow minutes approval and agenda items were renumbered accordingly. 3. Consideration of last DSAC meeting minutes Mr. Fernandez corrected the minutes to show he had been excused from the meeting. MOTION: Peggy Thomas, seconded by Mr. Fernandez, to approve the minutes of March 18 as corrected. The motion carried unanimously, 5:0. 4. Equity Overview Presentation Ms. Scott explained that Senior & Disability Services wanted more equity work embedded in its councils and staff work so Ms. Edelman had been invited to share about her equity work. Ms. Edelman informed the council her work for Lane County Public Health approached equity from a health perspective. She said only ten percent of health was determined by what happened in a doctor s office and that excluding catastrophic illness or mistakes, 90 percent of health was determined by one s choices around things like nutrition and exercise. Where one lived, access to good education, having places in which to exercise and experience the outdoor world, what one ate and proximity to places with healthy food, income, and type of work all were social determinants of health but were not necessarily within one s control. Ms. Edelman introduced an exercise titled Race for Equity in which participants took on a role and took steps forward or backward to show how family history, living situations, employment, language spoken, sexual orientation, or neighborhood created or diminished barriers impacting people s health. Marianne Malott arrived at 11:27 a.m.

4 Following the exercise, the group discussed what they had observed. Ms. Edelman made available a flyer from the National Center on Health. She invited council members to look at ways to identify health disparities and how they impacted the council s work and the community. Suggestions for action included trainings on policies and procedures, being advocates in the medical community for people with disabilities, and finding ways to make health care truly accessible. Ms. Edelman invited everyone to work on creating the Lane Equity Coalition whose June 14 meeting would look at inequities in health and education. She agreed to send Ms. Scott the meeting invitation to forward to members. Ms. Edelman described part of her job as staffing the Trillium Advisory Council and recruiting new consumer members who were on the Oregon Health Plan. The council advised Trillium, shared information in the community, and provided feedback to Trillium on barriers and things that needed to change. Ms. Scott suggested discussing different topics related to equity at each meeting. One might involve looking at the work of Senior & Disability Services to identify disparities that should be addressed. 5. Action Items a. Fiscal Year 2017 S&DS Budget Ms. Cline passed around a copy of the part of the S&DS budget relevant to the work of the advisory councils (excluding the Medicaid budget since that was not something the council reviewed). She noted that funds covered a biennium so spending over two years often was not balanced. For example there appeared to be significantly less OPI revenue in FY17 than in FY16 because spending had been accelerated at the end of the last biennium to use up the available funds then ramped back down in the new biennium. Ms. Cline noted an anticipated shortfall in OPI funding would be made up by using S&DS Miscellaneous Support Reserves. She also noted reductions in NSIP funding and in OPI Pilot personal care and home care numbers. Mr. Fernandez commented that in the Planning and Budget Committee s review of the document, a couple of errors had been found which were corrected in the document the council received. He recommended approving the budget which would then go to the LCOG board for final approval. MOTION: Mr. Weirich moved, seconded by Mr. Fernandez, to accept the S&DS budget as proposed. The motion carried unanimously, 6:0. Responding to Mr. Fernandez s question about passage of the Older Americans Act budget, Ms. Cline said the revised OAA contract coming in a few months may reflect some changes that could include a slight increase in funding. 6. Announcement, Updates, Discussions a. State Plan for Independent Living Update Due to a shortage of time, Sheila Thomas agreed to postpone this report to the next meeting. b. Update on OHP Letter, HCW Pay Stub Based on members feedback at the last meeting, a letter had been sent to the state offering suggestions about the OHP renewal letter received by S&DS in a transmittal from the state. OHP had contacted Ms. Scott and indicated that letter was not being used and a new version would take into account the council s feedback. When the revised letter was received, Ms. Scott would forward it to council members.

5 Ms. Scott had communicated council concerns about client names being listed on the homecare worker pay stubs to the privacy office of the state. Its response had been that the matter was under review and consideration was being given to removing the client name from the pay stub while leaving initials or the ID number. The change would apply to the pay stub and not to the voucher which was not verification of income but of the hours authorized to work. Ms. Ballini-Ross also had discussed the concern with leadership at the state and been told that when applying for a loan workers could obtain verification of employment and pay without client identification. Workers did receive training about protecting consumer information. Peggy Thomas preferred that recipients of services have an opportunity to request their names be omitted from these documents. Ms Ballini-Ross indicated she could request that option through her contacts. Ms. Kate said she would also inquire whether there was a process for consumers to request their names not be on vouchers. 7. LCOG, Councils and Committee Reports a. Planning & Budget The committee was focused on review of the budget and helping with the Area Plan process. b. ADRC Council Ms. Cline reported the council continued work on its goals. The next meeting would include an executive session of just the partner agency representatives to work on a new memorandum of understanding. She believed there would be a new mental health partner from Lane County Behavioral Health. c. SSAC Ms. Scott reported the council had discussed forming an informal ad hoc committee on volunteerism and a brainstorming meeting may occur later in the summer. Ms. Malott added the council had discussed opiate use and the increase in prescription drug overdose deaths. Ms. Cline added the council also received a presentation about Adult Protective Services and had approved the contract with Bateman for Senior Meals. 8. Call for Next Council Meeting Agenda Items & Reminder of Next Meeting Ms. Scott encouraged members to contact her with suggestions for agenda items. July 15, :30-11:45 a.m. 859 Willamette St., 5th floor Buford Meeting Room 9. Adjourn for Lunch The meeting adjourned for lunch at 11:55 a.m.