Agenda

Findings / Conclusions

Recommendations / Actions

Community Connections

• No quorum (only 5 members present)
• Meeting limited to reports.

I. Welcome & Roll Call

• Nancy Baker brought the meeting to order and stated that no business could be conducted due to no quorum.

II. Guest Comments

III. Ground Rules

• Ground rules were present.

IV. Agenda

• Agenda reviewed.

• Agenda approved.

V. Minutes

• January Minutes could not be reviewed but the group was given the opportunity to look them over.

• January minutes will be reviewed again at the March Meeting.

VI. Regional CFAC Meetings

• Moving to Transylvania County for the March CFAC Meeting has been tabled until next meeting.

VII. Mobile Crisis Grant

• Arthur speaks about request for approval to use some trust funds for Mobile Crisis Grant.
• State will approve 10 LME’s to apply.
• This would apply to additional higher level crisis management.
• Section 8 of this application speaks to Collaboratives & CFAC and their letters of support as a piece of the RFA, and asking CFAC to assist in review of this program via reports from providers that will be providing services.
• RFA due date is March 14th. This is for both adult and child level services and will cover all 8 counties.

• Don Herring (Director of Access) and Vince Newton will contact the group and send sample to CFAC Executive Committee Meeting (3/1 at 10am) to complete.

VIII.CFAC / LME Partnership

• CQI Meeting – This group must meet requirements for many areas. The Executive Committee recommends that one of these be a “provider” survey.
• An objective means to analyze their experience in relation to the system. Would look to ask CFAC’s view of Provider’s experience as well.
• LME needs to take responsibility on how we model our expectations.
• CFAC needs to have more ears out in the community so that the group will know more of what is going on out in the community.
• CFAC could be in a position to know what is going on in the community, so we can deal with issues before they occur.
• The WH Board will be looking at a presentation from NV and how stable the Service Array is.
• Arthur encourages CFAC to continue to advocate at Board Level.
• Arthur speaks of a mission for “Stability” – responsiveness to needs, service delivery, etc.
• Currently, Buncombe & Henderson Counties could potentially operate without NV, but other counties could not. LME responsible to ensure system responsibility.

I thought Arthur asked CFAC to provide questions they would like to see on the survey?

IX. Detox Services & Legislative Oversight Meeting

• Bill Cook reported on Detox Services at Neil Dobbins reflects inadequacy. There was an RN and no other medical personnel. Only intake from 8am-5pm (See report form in packet)
• Bill also presented flyers for a proposed Not for Profit advocacy/detox for SA folks.
• There will be a workshop, March 3-5 addressing this. The workshop will be open to all ages. Arthur recommends that schools become involved.
• Jim Greer comments regarding SA taking away from MH. He is concerned that both areas may have definition collapse into one entity. It is important to advocate in both areas.
• Discussion ensues around Councils for Alcoholism.
• Bill also reports on the LOC meeting – Senator Nesbitt stood up and gave a testimonial about family members. Bill was very impressed. Bill brought back copies of all presentation materials from the meeting.

• Handout

• Handout

X. National Alcohol Screening Day

• Sam distributes information on NASD and asks CFAC to sponsor this event.
• Event to be held at 9 colleges - $150.00 per college totaling $1,350.00.
• Bill comments about his experiences with the Council at School Assemblies. His hope would be that Sam will get the colleges to take more ownership by buying their
• It was recommended that Sam present this to Executive Committee on 3/1/06.
• Arthur recommends organizing non-alcohol events around NASD (at Bars, etc.)

XI. CFAC Chair Feedback on Local Gap Analyses & Housing Options

• Blue Ridge Center was historically involved with developing housing for MH & DD clients, post reform, WHN contracted with Liberty Corners to provide property management. Housing specialists have been also divested. WNC housing has just received a grant to provide another 6 bed housing unit. Now, funds tend to come to the homeless population. WHN is wrestling with what to do with housing projects. Difficult to develop programs for just disabled, but rather a percent (5) if a whole unit. (Ex: in a 40 unit opt complex – 2.) This is a tax credit program. WHN is working on how to develop more housing solutions for development in rural counties. Continuing to work on this. There are some section 8 vouchers to be used for housing of consumer’s choice. The State has not developed an extensive voucher program.

XII. Legislative Oversight Committee

• The meeting was filled. Senator Nesbitt trying to understand new definitions and how it applies. Purpose of the meeting is to help committee understand these definitions more fully. Next LOC meeting is March 22nd and will be focused on funding issues. Larry believes that this will lead to HR appropriations committee will receive regulations from LOC and these were on top of the list: Crisis Services, Providers with physicians that deliver services are for rich, and Loss of CBS (especially for DD clients) and funding for this (proposes 30 million). Revenue generating proposals being received as we speak.

XIII. Committee Reports

• MEMBERSHIP – Mona Cornwell was interviewed and will be nominated and asked before the Board.
• Nancy sent Doug Michaels a letter – removing him from CFAC. He is no longer a State CFAC member.
• Bill Cook is interested in the State CFAC position.
• Beverly St. James reports on 3 interested parties due to her ads. Beverly distributed flyers for the members to bring back to their communities and hand out.
• EXECUTIVE – Vince shows badges and business cards to the group. Nancy asks Vince to bring samples to the committee meeting on 3/1.
• FINANCE/BUDGET – Bill reports that he and Heidi will be working on a new report format. Will meet with financial people to re-vamp items on the report.
• Vince notes that there needs to be a development of a strategic plan and budget for CFAC.

Adjournment

• The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

The next meeting will be 3/13/06.