Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
Community Living and Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes
Date: June 19, 2008
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Kelly Hickok, Kenley Mays, Jim Congable, Bill
Peterson, Thomas Leach, Dorothy Clark, Mary
Margaret Cash, Jennifer Thornburg, Sarah Ratner,
Jason Neal
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
VBPD STAFF PRESENT:
Teri Barker-Morgan
CALL TO ORDER:
8:35 a.m.
REVIEW OF AGENDA: The meeting was called to order at 8:35. Committee members
introduced themselves and the agenda was reviewed.
REVIEW OF COMMITTEE MINUTES: Kelly Hickok, Chairperson, asked for any
corrections to the March 2008 minutes. There were none. Bill Peterson made a MOTION that
the minutes be approved as written and Jason Neal seconded. The MOTION was carried
unanimously.
DISCUSSION OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF STATE PLAN OBJECTIVES: The committee
reviewed and discussed current State Plan Objectives and discussed grant activities relevant to its
objectives. The review included the following updates and discussions:
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The THA grant, sub awards and the positive impact of this project was discussed.
 An EasyLiving Home update was provided. The ELH Board met and approved the
nomination of a new Board member, Patrick Johnson with AARP. The ELH Board is
interested in partnering with CILS to train and develop a cadre of ELH home certifiers
throughout the Commonwealth. The ELH Board would organize and conduct a training
session with interested CILs and their staff.
PRESENTATION FROM JULIE STANLEY, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY
INTEGRATION, ON MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON (MFP) GRANT: The CLT and
Employment Committee met together with Julie Stanley to discuss and learn about Virginia’s
Money Follows the Person Demonstration Project. The emphasis of the discussion was housing
and employment. Ms. Stanley shared information on the MFP project’s housing strategies and
direction to help educate and inform committee members about current and possible future
initiatives that will improve housing choice and opportunity for people with
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disabilities. Committee members learned about the work of the MFP Housing Task Force and
recommendations that have come from smaller Task Force workgroups.
STAFF LIAISON WORK: The committee discussed/reviewed staff liaison activities in the
Board packet. Liaison activities included the Money Follows the Person Housing Task Force,
Medicaid Transportation Advisory Council, the Transportation Advisory Workgroup and
EasyLiving Home. The committee briefly discussed potential housing and transportation
projects and the need to include this as and agenda item in September.
Kelly Hickok informed committee members that she would need to leave early and would not be
able to give the committee report to the full Board. Jim Congable agreed to report to the full
Board in her absence.
The meeting adjourned at 10:50.
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