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17 <br /> 1 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) <br /> 2 Secretary has complete discretion as to whether or not to approve this, or if the application is <br /> 3 scored against an objective standard. <br /> 4 Travis Myren said the County has to demonstrate need, and everything required has <br /> 5 been satisfied. He said there are some considerations the Secretary may take into account, <br /> 6 including disruptions to service array in the state, but those are subjective not objective. <br /> 7 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the DHHS secretary can communicate with County <br /> 8 about those subjective things, should questions arise. <br /> 9 Travis Myren said staff will continue to operate in open dialogue with DHHS. <br /> 10 Commissioner Dorosin said he is excited to see this move forward. He said there was a <br /> 11 lot of concern that Cardinal Innovations would pull money from Club Nova if this moved forward, <br /> 12 but the Board stood firm against that. He said he is appreciative of all the effort. <br /> 13 Commissioner Fowler asked to return to slide #10, and asked if the location of the child <br /> 14 crisis center could be identified. <br /> 15 Travis Myren said it is in Fuquay. <br /> 16 Commissioner Bedford said she thinks that facility will not be done until summer. <br /> 17 Commissioner Fowler said Alliance has offered a seat on its Board to a Commissioner, <br /> 18 and asked if the same practice had occurred with Cardinal. <br /> 19 Travis Myren said no, and clarified the bolded items, including that item, will be new <br /> 20 offerings from Alliance. <br /> 21 Chair Price said a Commissioner could have served on Cardinal's Board, but no one <br /> 22 applied. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 25 approve the Resolution Authorizing the Submittal of a Request to the Secretary of the <br /> 26 Department of Health and Human Services to Disengage from Cardinal Innovations Healthcare <br /> 27 and Realign with Alliance Health and also authorize the County Manager to take all necessary <br /> 28 steps to submit supporting documentation as required by North Carolina General Statutes and <br /> 29 North Carolina Administrative Code. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Commissioner Dorosin exited the meeting at 8:28 p.m. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Commissioner Bedford said she very much supports this motion. She said she shared <br /> 34 an Alliance quarterly meeting a couple weeks ago, and found them welcoming, appropriate, and <br /> 35 doing good work for the board. She said she was pleased with how directly questions were <br /> 36 answered, and no unreasonable promises made. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Commissioner Dorosin rejoined the meeting at 8:29 p.m. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Roll call ensued. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 VOTE: UNANMIOUS <br /> 43 <br /> 44 7. Reports <br /> 45 <br /> 46 a. Review of COVID-19 Long Term Recovery Plan <br /> 47 The Board reviewed and provided input on the County's COVID-19 Long Term Recovery <br /> 48 Plan. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 <br />