Mental Health Board

708 GENEVA COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD January 12, 2016 The Geneva Community Mental Health Board met at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Geneva City Hall, Council Chambers Conference Room, 109 James Street, Geneva, Illinois 60134. Present: Chairwoman Shogren, Members Buckley, Gaines, Hamilton, Johnson, Kautz, Wagner. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL/GUESTS Chairwoman Shogren called the meeting of the Mental Health Board to order at 7:00 p.m. A quorum was present with seven (7) voting members. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA - None. 3. OMNIBUS AGENDA ( OMNIBUS VOTE ) All items listed with an asterisk ( * ) are considered to be routine by the Mental Health Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Omnibus (Consent) Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Regular Agenda. Motion by Wagner to approve the Omnibus Agenda, seconded by Johnson. Motion carried by voice vote of 7-0. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES/PAYMENTS. A. *Regular Meeting Minutes of November 10, 2015 – approved by Omnibus Agenda. B. *Approve Payment to Recording Secretary for Services – approved by Omnibus Agenda. New member Jean Gaines was welcomed to the Mental Health Board. She shared her personal background. 5. SERGEANT TIM BAKER & MELISSA BYRNE, OPERATION SNOWBALL Sergeant Tim Baker with the Geneva Police Department and Ms. Melissa Byrne with Operation Snowball proceeded to discuss what Operation Snowball is about, i.e., a world-wide program which focuses on positive activities/events for middle school and high school students, including at-risk students. Discussion among board members included various funding options for Sgt. Baker and Ms. Byrne to research, the current program’s outreach strategies, getting on school board agendas, and, lastly, presenting measured outcomes at the next board’s funding meeting in November. Johnson stated she would follow up with contacts at the Fox Valley Initiative regarding funding ideas. 6. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT Board members introduced themselves for new member Gaines. The chairwoman reported the Mental Health Board was featured in a December 26, 2016 Kane County Chronicle news article. 7. ACMHAI REPORT Hamilton reported on her recent attendance at ACMHAI’s quarterly meeting. Details followed on some of the panel discussions that were covered at the meeting: healthcare management associates; managed care; and providing higher quality services for the developmentally disabled population under the Ligas Consent Decree. Using those three areas, Hamilton elaborated on how she presented her points to the aldermen at last month’s December city council meeting. The chairwoman announced that the annual membership dues for ACMHAI arrived and she will contact City Admin. McKittrick as to the process and place the matter on the February agenda, if necessary. 8. OLD BUSINESS A. Review November Funding Meeting Process– Members were asked for feedback on the past funding meeting. Feedback included the members were better prepared. It was noted that one aldermen at the December meeting inquired about the reserve funds and housing. Shogren stated she previously contacted the city to see if the board could place the grant application on-line since agencies were requesting same. The City would be following up that. Shogren also said she appreciated how Hamilton’s division of the agencies into three areas was very helpful and that members could benefit from it when determining their own funding amount for an agency: 1) core needs; 2) daycare/activities; and 3) at-risk/support/prevention. B. Strategic Plan / Arc of the Year Review – Hamilton distributed the board’s strategic plan and asked members to provide their input. (Wagoner steps away.) Many members agreed the document was fine the way it was. (Wagoner returns.) However, Johnson commented that something may want to be added regarding the board’s position on certain legislation. Shogren suggested that could be part of the May Mental Health action 708 Geneva Community Mental Health Board - 2- January 12, 2016 and the board could, at that time, respond to legislation, if it desired. Copies of the Arc of the Year monthly outline were also distributed for review/comment. C. Capital Reserve Fund: – Shogren announced that City Admin. McKittrick will attend next month’s meeting to explain the process for releasing the reserve funds. Shogren explained for new member Gaines how the distribution amount is determined. In summary, Shogren believed the board’s consensus was to take the reserve fund and include it with the November distribution to the agencies. Members concurred. D. May Mental Health Month –The chairwoman asked the board to start thinking about ideas for May as Mental Health Month, citing last year’s activities. Ideas included partnering with Kelly Hesselbaum at the high school, as well as with some of the various high school clubs (Peer Leadership program) and also the Fox Valley Initiative. Johnson reiterated that schools should have to take some responsibility for the mental health of their students since it was part of the educational process, part of the pressures of the high school and part of the pressures of the community. Wagner agreed but reiterated that problems begin in grade school. E. Suggestions and/or Confirm Speakers/Presenters for March, April Meetings – The board agreed to have Kelly Hesselbaum, Interventionist from Geneva High School, speak at the March meeting. For April, the board agreed someone from Renz Addiction could speak. Comments followed that Kane County Public Health Director Barb Jeffers could speak at the May meeting, if desired. (place all speakers on Feb. agenda) 9. OTHER BUSINESS A. Fox River Valley Initiative Update– Johnson provided an update on a couple of meetings she attended with the Initiative and stated that the focus continues to be on probation, drug courts, mental health courts, etc. She elaborated on a site visit to a transitional/intervention facility in Rockford and explained the importance of transitioning former inmates. The Initiative is continuing to look at ways to bring similar activities to the Fox Valley community. She further summarized that crisis intervention training among police officers was being highly considered. Lastly, she reported that affordable housing will be a topic addressed at the Initiative’s meeting on February 9, 2016. B. Box of GMHB Archives – Shogren received a box of files from former Chairman Ford and will follow up with McKittrick regarding their storage/purge. 10. PUBLIC COMMENTS/MAIL Thank you notes were received from TriCity Family Services, Elderday Center, The Joshua Tree Community, Day One, Lazarus House and Operation Snowball. Last comments from members included asking City Admin. McKittrick whether a board member can attend an agency’s fundraiser as an individual and not as a board member. 11. ADJOURNMENT The Geneva Mental Health Board meeting was adjourned at 8:57 p.m. on motion by Johnson, seconded by Kautz. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 7-0. Recording Secretary, Celeste Weilandt