GOAL 3 TELECONFERENCE February 26, 2015 @ 4:00 pm Present: Keith Greenarch, Julia Sain, Kim Lambert, Helen Pase, Sandra, Kay Miley and Will Miller * Discussion on dRC in Wilmington becoming a Part C Center Oct. 1, 2015 due to ARRA funds going away. Previous discussion with David E. saying that Part C dollars would be available did not happen so dRC would not have any access to funding without the other Part C Centers participating in funding the Center. The CIL directors met with DVR – Elizabeth Bishop and Sherry Brasher – to discuss the option of getting I & E Funds to support the Centers on January 22, 2015. They were to get back with the CIL Directors to see what collaborative efforts could be used for funds from the I & E funds and maybe the Social Security reimbursement funds. * Will Miller said he had been in conversation with Phil Protz from VR and that he told Will that VR could commit for one (1) year only for $210,000 of I & E Funds but would not commit to anything beyond the one (1) year. Will stated that the in person meeting already scheduled with Elizabeth Bishop and Sherry Brasher for March 4, 2015 per Phil would not be necessary. Helen spoke to the fact that the directors would still want to have the in person meeting in order to hear it from DVR and get their proposal in writing. Keith Greenarch had proposed to Elizabeth Bishop that I & E Funds could be used to pay for the SILC office budget for Goal 4 of the SPIL. * Julia suggested that the SILC get ahead and go to the Legislature and be proactive in collaboration with VR to all go together. After much conversation about funding and VR, the meeting was adjourned at 4:50 pm. Helen Pase