Agenda - October 20, 2015

IDPH – Office of Preparedness & Response
422 S 5th St – 4th Floor
Springfield, IL 62701


IDPH – Office of Preparedness & Response
122 S. Michigan – Room 711
Chicago, IL 60603


Dial: 888-494-4032; Access Code: 4037150212#

11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Chicago: Deb Marton, Laura Davis, Steve Silberman, Anne Schuman, Cynthia Sims
Springfield: Giraldo Rosales, Don Baden, John Hosteny, Jeff Turnbull, Fred Nettles, Jim Dixon
Call in: Jennifer Witzel, Merri Dee, Julian Brown, Matt McCabe, Megan Hines, Chris Errera, Howard Lathan, Amanda Guinn

Scott McFarland, Sue Zellers, Matthias Gheladios, Jacob Nudelman, Mike Stehlin

Meghan Hines, CNCS, Natalie Furlette, Campus Compact, William Coussens, UIS GPSI, Jennifer Benanti, March of Dimes

Nettles called meeting to order at 10:15am

Rosales motioned to approve minutes
Baden seconded motion to approve minutes
Minutes were approved unanimously

• Staffing
  Staffing update-introduction of Gheladios (Accountant) and Coussens (GPSI)
• Budget
  issues with match being too low due to budget impasse, hopes to work with CNCS and IDPH to meet match requirements
• Audit
  Audit​ is ongoing. Three subgrantees and Serve Illinois are being visited
• Year Review
  Have not met all our goals, but showing marked improvement - hope to be fully staffed, integrated into IDPH, resource for the state in the coming year

Hosteny gave the report

• Continuing Resolution-Presidents FY16 asks for significant increases to AmeriCorps and CNCS
• Employers of National Service initiative is moving forward
• Veterans pinning ceremony-November 8
• Mayor and County Recognition Day is planned for April 5, 2016
• Joint programming between Vista and AmeriCorps*State programs being discussed

• Executive Committee
  No report
• Volunteer Recognition Committee
  Tubekis said she is working with the Governor’s PR staff, would like structural changes to awards ceremony, April 13 Old State Capitol, commissioners take lead on getting nomination forms out
• Outreach Committee
  Errera said moving forward on PSA, timeline- finished before the end of the year
• Strategic Planning Committee
  No Report
• Resource Development Committee
  
• Regional Commissioners
Sims presented the new rubric for the AmeriCorps application scoring
Commission discussed the scoring criteria and using past performance as a grading criteria for AmeriCorps programs
Marton spoke of the progress on the foundation

Santita Nunn of East St. Louis School District 189 reported the results of the programs self-reporting survey, said the program is doing very well but is hampered by the teacher's strike

• AmeriCorps
  
  • Monitoring: Zellers spoke of monitoring programs, said she has monitored 12 of 28 programs so far, this is better than previous years
  • 2016-19 Request for Applications
    McFarland spoke about the great turnout at the RFA Bidders conferences
  • National Service Recognition Day
    Stehlin briefed commission on the logistics of National Service Recognition Day
• Volunteerism
  • Volunteerism Conferences
    Commissioners were provided dates for the upcoming conferences
  • Year of the Volunteer
    Angelis gave an update on the year's activities
• Website
  McFarland provided the report on website and social media activities

• Serve Illinois Foundation
  Discussion tabled
• First Lady
  Commission discussed involving the First Lady in future activities

McFarland thanked Commissioners for the past year
McFarland spoke of the need to get the Commission more involved in future activities, hopes to be a resource to the state

Nettles motioned to adjourn meeting at 3:15