HIV Health Services Planning Council
Infrastructure & Policy Draft Minutes
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
25 Van Ness Ave., Room 330 B
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Committee Members Present: Charlene Pugh, Charles Siron, Elyse Graham
Council Member Present: Laura Thomas (Continuum)
Council Staff: Leah Crask, Deborah Kingori
Other: Russ Zellers (HHS)

1. Introductions

2. Review/Approve Agenda
The agenda was approved.

3. Review/Approve Minutes (March 3, 2004)
The minutes were approved.

4. Announcements
There were no announcements.

5. Public Comment
There was no public comment.

6. Update on Residential Substance Abuse Solicitation
Russ Zellers presented an update to the Committee on the substance abuse treatment solicitation. Please refer to the handout. HHS recommends that Infrastructure and Policy approve the use of less than 30% of available funds for Transgender and African American specific programs. The funding of the three programs that is applied under Part C will represent 24% of available funding rather than 30%. CM Pugh made a motion that dollars not awarded in Part C ($201,951) be awarded to a program that applied under Part A of the solicitation. All voted in favor of this motion.

7. Review Un-Obligated and Rollover Funds Policy
The Committee reviewed the revised Un-obligated and Rollover Funds Policy, and recommended necessary changes. Council support will update the document and bring it to the next Infrastructure and Policy Committee meeting in May. At that time, the Committee will vote to forward the document to the full Council.

8. Review Revised Draft Co-chair Job Descriptions-VOTE
The Committee discussed the changes to the Draft Co-Chair Job Description. CM Siron agreed to work on a Media Policy document to attach to the job description. The Committee will review the changes and vote on forwarding the Co-Chair Job Description to the Steering Committee in May.

9. Review Council By-laws
The Committee reviewed the current Council By-laws and recommended changes. Council Support will update the document with the changes and bring it back to the Committee in May.

10. Develop Committee Procedures Document
CM Siron agreed to bring a draft of the Committee Procedures document to the next Committee meeting.

11. Develop Full Council Policies Document
CM Siron agreed to bring a draft of the Council Policies document to the next Committee meeting.

12. Next meeting date & agenda items
The next meeting will be Wednesday May 5, 2004.
CM Pugh made a motion to change the time of future Infrastructure and Policy Committee meetings to 4:30-6:30. The motion passed.


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