Iowa Disaster Human Resource Council
Webinar Meeting Minutes
June 18th, 2015
The June 18th, 2015 Meeting was called to order at 10:02 a.m. by Vice Chair Larry Olk.
Roll call was taken.
Present via Webinar or Conference call:
Cory Berkenes, Blake DeRouchey, Amy DeCastro, Janna Diehl, Karin Ford, Josh Gaul, Rich and Pat
Grasman, Lorna Grow, Lindsey Haley Chris Juett, Brian Keath, Tiffany Keimig, Frank McCrary, Catie
Newman, Larry Olk, Marla Potts, Michelle Raymer, Terri Rosonke, Rich Sego, Marvin Shultz, Margaret
Van Ginkel, Linda Von Bank, Adrian Walker, Lori Williams, Rick Wulfekuhle
Board Members Absent: Trish Burket (E), Dan Cataldi, (E) Mark Luckiesh (U)
Old Business
Janna moved to approve the May Minutes
Margaret seconded
Motion carried unanimously
As a reminder, all minutes are posted online at: https://iavoad.communityos.org/cms/Minutes after
they have been approved
Committee Reports
 Spiritual/Emotional Care, COAD: Marla Potts
o Asked Margaret to mention the emotional needs from the Bird Flu that the Iowa
Concern Hotline has been addressing
 Town of Rembrandt (first town to contract disease) has had three meetings with
good participation.
 Lots of emotional shock and questions about signing up for unemployment
 Many employers have declared “temporary layoffs”, which brings about
different rules for unemployment benefits (don’t have to continually and actively
search for jobs
 Heard that one producer actually hired workers to help clean out the facility
 Demand for chicks in Iowa is low because of fear they may be sick
 Many of the impacted workers speak Spanish which brings about other
challenges
 Rembrandt workers will be getting recalled hopefully in 30-45 days.
 Sioux City Workforce Development has been getting called from workers out of
state, hearing that there are lots of jobs available in Iowa.
 DBHRT team is ready to respond if needed
o Josh had a meeting in NW Iowa that had low attendance (6 workers). This is most likely
due to the temporary layoff classification and many workers who had gone home, out of
state, waiting to be recalled.
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o Please help spread the word on the upcoming Faithful Preparedness Workshop by
sending it to your denomination congregations or other groups/individuals who may be
interested.
Volunteer and Donations Management: Blake DeRouchey
o Have heard no further update on Good360, the product chosen to replace the National
Donations Management Network. It will be free of charge to the states.
o No requests for assistance or need for donations/volunteers from the current disasters
Disaster Case Advocacy: Tiffany Keimig and Lori Williams
o Tiffany reported that the committee is open to recruiting new members if there is
interest
o The next committee meeting is at 9:00 at ICAA
 Trish has been preparing DCA training (2 days) for case advocates on the details
of disaster case advocacy.
 Looking at other trainings that we can possibly provide
 Past legislative session did not pass the case management bill. Passed the House
unanimously, but didn’t’ come up for a vote in the senate. Will be talking about
what can be done in the next 6 months to reinvigorate the legislation next year.
 Looking for an update from FEMA on Federal Case Management program
Unmet Needs: Trish Burket
o No unmet needs in process
Functional Needs/ESF 6
o Spent most of the time discussing the Don Hampton Award Conference
o Money possibly available in Fayette Co (new coordinator) to discuss the NOAA weather
radio project
Communications, Marketing, and Training: Larry Olk
o Remember to follow our Facebook and Twitter feeds
o Working on details on Iowa League of Cities convention this fall
o Red Cross will cover the cost of the booth
o Blake will work on getting an updated banner and print brochures (funded through
HSEMD Grant)
 This will help us get to the local city officials to inform them on our existence and
capabilities.
Finance: Janna Diehl
o No report
Treasurer: Margaret Van Ginkel
o No request for unmet needs
o Deposits, $6.40 interest
Around a thousand dollars reimbursement from HSEMD grant.
o $21 dollars spent on the purchase of new checks
o National VOAD and AmeriCorps expenses $5,313.84
 Will be reimbursed
o $46,112.40 in account
FEMA VAL Update: Adrian
o Avian Flu:
 FEMA needs information on voluntary organizations that have been involved
o Faithful Readiness Workshop still has seats available. Red Cross can provide travel
reimbursements. See below for location and time details.
 Scott Co EMA requested to hold the same conference at a later time in Eastern
Iowa
o Tuesday June 23rd is the regional ESF 6 meeting from 10:00-4:00 in Kansas City
 Will be discussing the 2016 National Level Exercise
 August 22-26 2016. Jefferson City will be the main exercise location
 Will be releasing a fact sheet soon
 Chair Report: Dan Cataldi
o Dan has deployed with the Red Cross to Houston
 Secretary/HSEMD
o Blake’s job posting is waiting for DAS approval
Open Discussion
 Current Disaster information
o Bird Flu
 Disaster Unemployment being requested through Presidential Declaration
 Would apply to farmers losing their income, rather than workers
 Also requesting Federal Disaster Case Management
o Severe Weather
 State IA Numbers are as follows:
 Clinton County (application deadline was June 3rd): 4 unduplicated
households applied for assistance with home repairs; one other inquiry
was made.
 Calhoun County (application deadline June 25th): 19 unduplicated
households have applied for assistance with home repair, personal
property and/or temporary housing; eight other inquiries were made.
Contact New Opportunities, Inc. 412 5th St in Rockwell City, IA, (712) 2977721
 Clarke County (application deadline July 13th): 9 inquiries; no completed
applications. Contact South Central Iowa Community Action Program
(SCICAP) 116 South Filmore, PO Box 142, Osceola, IA 50213, (641) 3422101
 Please encourage those who work in Calhoun and Clarke County to let their
communities know applications are still being accepted.
 Don Hampton Award Ceremony
o Date set: October 19th. Same location as last year
o All information is at: https://iavoad.communityos.org/cms/2015Presentations
o Tentative agenda set
o Will request HSEMD Director Mark Schouten to provide opening comments
o Will work on Adrian/Mike to provide a mini (1 Hour) Faithful Readiness training session.
o Will want everyone to help share and participate
o Looking to re-brand the Georgia Praise and Preparedness documents with Iowa logos
and give out to attendees.
o Will have refreshments this year
o Table available for handouts
o Please start working on the award nominees if there has been a volunteer who has
stood out.
New Business
 None
Agency updates
 Rich Grasman from World Renew briefed that they continue to do construction in NW Iowa (8
homes still), that will be completed by fall
Training Opportunities (also located at: https://iavoad.communityos.org/cms/Training)
 Faithful Readiness Workshop
o June 30th, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Omaha, NE
 National Disaster Spiritual Care Summit
o Aug 10-12: ; Des Plaines Illinois: http://okchurches.org/national-disaster-spiritual-caresummit-chicago/
Upcoming Conferences
 September 23-25, Iowa League of Cities Conference; Cedar Rapids Doubletree Hilton
Convention Center
 October 19th, Don Hampton Award Ceremony and Conference; Community Choice Credit Union
Convention Center
Unmet Needs Requests
 No unmet needs requests right now
Upcoming Meetings:
 In person Meeting: July 15th, 2015: State EOC
 Webinar: August 20th, 2015
Janna moved to adjourn
Margaret seconded the motion
Motion Carries
Respectfully submitted,
Blake DeRouchey