Agenda - 06-15-2021; 8-g - JCPC Certification and County Plan for FY 2021-2022

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35 Funding Committee—Volunteers are needed to serve on this committee. This would require a half to full day commitment to hear presentations from applicants and then make a funding recommendation to the full council. Documents will be sent in advance for review and to identify questions. This would be a good opportunity for council members who haven't had a chance to participate in a committee yet. Volunteers include: Carol, Jay,Amanda, Donna, and possibly Gayane. Denise has already participated in some virtual funding cycles this year and it hasn't required a full day commitment. In similar sized counties,they have been able to complete it in an afternoon (12:3011 to end of day). If anyone else decides they'd like to participate,please email Rebekah. April meeting--April meeting falls on Good Friday holiday and will need to reschedule. Would the following Friday, April 9,work for most? This meeting is important because we will need to vote on funding recommendations and will need a quorum. Most members indicated via chat feature that.April 9 date will work for them. Consultant Update Emails will be coming out in February about Third Quarter Accounting. This is an opportunity for all programs and the Admin budget to be reviewed to determine if the budgeted amount is the amount of funding that they will need for the remainder of the fiscal year. If you have funds that you will not use, please let Denise know so that they can first be offered to other Orange County programs before being returned back to the State. A program agreement revision will need to be completed in order to reduce those funds. If you have any questions, please call Denise. She will also help Boomerang through this process as it is new to their new staff. Hot Topics Sharron circled back to the topic of racial equity and social justice that was briefly mentioned during the Monitoring Committee report. She is wanting to pose to the group to see if there is an interest in further conversation or training. Gayane expressed interest in being part of the conversation. Donna mentioned that the Health Department has been working on this for the last couple years and they found the REI training was very beneficial and helpful. Perhaps Gayane, Donna, and other interested parties can have a conversation and make some recommendations to the JCPC. Stephanie stated (via chat box)that Cardinal is also working on this issues. Since the Health Department, Healthy Carolinians, and Cardinal are all working on this issue, maybe something can come out of that to the JCPC. Sharron volunteered to pull a group/sub-committee together for a follow-up meeting to get things started. It can be expensive to host a training, but maybe joining with another group could help keep costs down. Lia stated DSC went through Phase 1 training with REI and tried to join Orange County OAR but wasn't able to connect with them. She was able to connect with Durham County and learned that there may have been some leadership change within Orange County and so it may be helpful to connect through Durham or Wake County. Lia also would like to volunteer for this group. It may be most beneficial to deal directly with REI if they are the chosen trainer. Announcements Paul Atherton has resigned and has taken a job with UNC. A new Juvenile Court-School Liaison will be starting on the 151h and will be at the next JCPC meeting. Orange Partnership just conducted an alcohol purchase survey this past week and they found that 40% of the stores in Orange County (rural areas) did not check ID. If mental health is being compromised due to Covid, and youth are turning to substances, it is concerning that there seems to be a lack of ID checking in some parts.