Health, Human Services & Aging Committee Meeting

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Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024
1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. EST

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2079 East 9th St Cleveland, OH 44115 (Directions)

Cuyahoga County Council Chambers, 4th Floor (or watch on YouTube)

The County Charter calls for an increased focus on ensuring that necessary and essential health and human services be provided to county citizens. The Health, Human Services, and Aging Committee, chaired by Council Member Yvonne Conwell, reviews and makes recommendations on legislation concerning the various county social services agencies, including Department of Job & Family Services, the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board, and Senior and Adult Services.

Committee Members:

Yvonne M. Conwell, chair
Martin J. Sweeney, vice chair
Meredith M. Turner
Dale Miller
Cheryl L. Stephens

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team

Live reporting by Timothy Zelina

County Council advances funding for adult guardianship program

tim zelina

Another day, another livethread. Join me as I cover the Cuyahoga County Council's Health, Human Services and Aging Committee for @cledocumenters @signalcleveland #Documenters Watch along @

11:52 AM Jan 17, 2024 CST

tim zelina @t_zelina 2/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Meeting is called to order! Roll: Yvonne Conwell, chair Martin Sweeney, vice chair Meredith Turner Dale Miller Cheryl Stephens is absent.

tim zelina @t_zelina 3/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Public comment: Loh, a Cleveland activist, speaks in support of the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry.

tim zelina @t_zelina 4/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland "These two organizations are very important to the people in the county." She says. She says these organizations are helpful in alleviating the homelessness issue in Cleveland. She hopes there will be funds allocated from the county to assist these services.

tim zelina @t_zelina 5/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland She is in support of R2024-0025, which will grant additional funds to the Cuyahoga Board of Developmental Disabilities. She is also in support of R2024-0026, which will grant up to $1.35 million to the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry for Adult Guardianship services.

tim zelina @t_zelina 6/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Resolutions being referred to the committee: R2023-0259: Grants up to $50,000 to To Attain Healing LLC for the community mental behavioral health center project from the District 7 ARPA Community Grant Fund There is a proposed substitute to this legislation

tim zelina @t_zelina 7/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Trevor Mackler of the county council staff says that the substitute is to ensure the ARPA funds go to a non-profit, as required by ARPA. The proposed substitute will provide the funds to Working Farms(?) who is collaborating with Attain.

tim zelina @t_zelina 8/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland A "proposed substitute" is like an amendment, but generally replaces the full text of the legislation. This substitute is to ensure the funds go to a non-profit.

tim zelina @t_zelina 9/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Tara Hill, CEO of Attain Healing, says she is seeking the funds for Let Art Breathe, a program that seeks to use artistry as a tool to uplift disadvantaged children.

tim zelina @t_zelina 10/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The resolution is moved to consideration by the full council, by unanimous vote.

tim zelina @t_zelina 11/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Next is R2024-0010. This awards up to $20,000 to the Zeta Omega Foundation for the Annual Food Basket Giveaway from the District 9 ARPA Community Grant Fund.

tim zelina @t_zelina 12/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Anthony W. Scott of Zeta Omega Foundation speaks in favor of the resolution: He says the foundation supports the "empowerment" of Greater Cleveland residents. This is a chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded in1911 at the HBCU Howard University.

tim zelina @t_zelina 13/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The Foundation seeks funds for their Annual Food Basket Giveaway, held during the December holidays. In Dec 2023 they gave away 500 baskets of food containing about 5,000 meals total.

tim zelina @t_zelina 14/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Dale Miller speaks in support of the giveaway, saying its a difficult time for many families and this work helps these families. Chair Conwell joins in support, saying high food costs are burdensome for struggling families.

tim zelina @t_zelina 15/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The resolution is unanimously moved to consideration by the full council. Next is R2024-0011, Granting up to $10,000 to the Devin Moore Heart Foundation for the CPR/AED Preparedness Training Program from the District 9 ARPA Community Grant Fund

tim zelina @t_zelina 16/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Speaking in support is George Berry, the treasurer of the Devin Moore Heart Foundation. The foundation is named in honor of 22 year old college athlete Devin Moore, who passed away after suffering cardiac arrest at the Kent State fitness center.

tim zelina @t_zelina 17/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland No one at the fitness center was trained in CPR or the use of an AED (defibrillator), which may have contributed to Moore's death, per Berry. The Devin Moore Heart Foundation has since worked to train students at Kent State in CPR and AED.

tim zelina @t_zelina 18/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The resolution is moved to consideration by the full council.

tim zelina @t_zelina 19/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Next is R2024-0025, which authorizes an amendment to Agreement No. 3381 with Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities for reimbursement of staffing services for the DD Medicaid Waiver Program for the period 1/1/2023 – 12/31/2023 to extend the time period to 12/31/2024

tim zelina @t_zelina 20/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland In short, it extends the subsidy till next year. It also allocates additional funds "in the amount not-to-exceed $527,573.69" for this staffing services subsidy.

tim zelina @t_zelina 21/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The resolution is moved to consideration by the full council.

tim zelina @t_zelina 22/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The final resolution for consideration is R2024-0026, which grants up to $1.35 million to Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries for Adult Guardianship services.

tim zelina @t_zelina 23/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Marcos Cortez from Health and Human Services speaks in support of the resolution. He says the Adult Guardianship program provides individuals in need of guardianship, like those suffering from severe physical or cognitive disabilities, access to guardians.

tim zelina @t_zelina 24/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland He notes while most guardians are family or friends of the individual, some people do not have a suitable guardian in their personal lives. This program seeks to provide them a subsidized alternative.

tim zelina @t_zelina 25/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland The resolution is moved to consideration by the full council. And with that, the meeting is adjourned!

tim zelina @t_zelina 26/26

@cledocumenters @signalcleveland Questions? Comments? Did I get something wrong? Contact @cledocumenters #cledocumenters #documenters

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Note-taking by Barbara Phipps

County needs more volunteer guardians for adults

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The Cuyahoga County Council is the legislative body of Cuyahoga County government, made up of 11 elected representatives from across the county. All council meetings are open to the public and take place on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. The council makes policy decisions for the effective functioning of county government, and is a link between government agencies and citizens. It has legislative and taxing authority for the county, and is a co-equal branch of the county government with the executive branch. This form of government for Cuyahoga County was established in January 2011, replacing the three-member Board of County Commissioners, when the charter form of government adopted by voters went into effect.