Present, County Represented
Meagan Hillman – Prowers
Troy Bishop – Baca
Jennifer Scofield – Bent
Rob Oquist, Donna Rohde – Otero
Meagan Hillman, Audrey Johnson – Kiowa
Karl Sporleder, Jim Chamberlin = Huérfano
Felix Lopez – Las Animas
Miles Lucero – Pueblo
Call to Order
Meagan Hillman called the meeting to order.
Approval of Agenda
Felix Lopez and Jennifer Schofield moved and seconded the approval of the Agenda – Agenda approved.
Approval of Minutes
Donna Rohde and Felix Lopez moved and seconded the approval of the minutes – Minutes approved.
Public Comment
No public comment at this time.
Facilitator Update
Rose gave an update in regards to the RFP that is currently in the works. There was a large amount of Harm Reduction responses in the round of funding. She is going through the RFP’s and making sure that they all meet the requirements. She will get the RFP committee together. With the amount of requests, she is asking everyone to set aside 2 hours at a minimum for the meeting so the RFP Committee can evaluate each response efficiently. Once this has occurred and the RFP committee has its recommendations, the committee will bring it back to the entire Board as a whole and the Board can vote.
Financial Manager Report
Wendy gave a brief financial update. There were couple new deposits for the month of June, bringing the deposit amount to $995,000 for June. This amount was determined to be the amount that the COAC awarded the two entities in SECOR region and they are currently working to get those entities contracts and checked mailed, so they can begin the process of moving forward.
VOTING ITEM: Criminal Justice RFP
Discussion was had in regards to sending out the RFP and it will be sent out September 1st and a deadline for submission will be on October 1st . This RFP will be sent out as discussed with the noted changes in the information. Donna Rohde asked about guidelines and deadlines of spending and the budget lines. Those questions were answered by review of the RFP. Since we are still in the 1st 2-year plan and this is 2nd year funding, the amount listed for this RFP is $774,000.
Jennifer Schofield and Felix Lopez moved and seconded the approval of the Criminal Justice RFP publication. A roll call vote was taken and it was unanimous that the RFP would be send out with one county absent.
Baca – Yes
Bent – Yes
Crowley – Absent
Huerfano – Yes
Kiowa – Yes
Las Animas – Yes
Otero – Yes
Pueblo – Yes
Prowers – Yes
VOTING ITEM: Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation.
CHICF wants an extension on their funding. Rose said that no one from the entity was on the meeting and because their funding was currently good until September 30, 2025, she would reach out to them and make sure someone participates in the next meeting, so they can answer any questions on the extension for the board. This item was tabled until next meeting.
Other Business:
Future meeting agenda items were discussed and what the Board would like Rose to work on for those agendas. Rose talked about past grantees and having them present on progress and what is currently outcomes of their grants. It was also suggested to have the infrastructure grantees to be included in those presentations, as soon as they have information to present. Wendy also reminded everyone that the statewide Opioid conference is coming up in October and in the past the participation from the Board has been minimal and that it would be a great learning experience for every Board member to make it a priority to participate in the conference. Conference expenses are also allowable from the funds to be reimbursed, so this is an affordable educational tool to the members. That meeting will be held on October 27th and Rose is sending out the invite to everyone. There is also a second day on the 28th with another region and people are encouraged to stay for the second day.
Adjournment
Felix Lopez and Troy Bishop moved for adjournment. Adjournment was at 3:50 p.m.
Next Meeting:
Monday, September 8th at 3:00 p.m.