HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE HSSPSC 12/06/2011 2010-2012 ACTIONSK. Angel Pilago
Chair
J Yoshimoto
i ice -Chair
DATE: December 6, 2011 (Tuesday)
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni St.
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER — 1:30 p.m.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA
REFERRAL(S)
Comm. 461: PRESENTATION BY DR. STEVEN LUTZKY, PhD, PRESIDENT, HOME AND
COMMUNITY —BASED SERVICES (HCBS) STRATEGIES, INC., REGARDING THE
HAWAII SYSTEMS CHANGE INITIATIVE
From Vice -Chair K. Angel Pilago, dated November 2, 2011, transmitting a letter from
Executive on Aging Alan Parker. As part of a national effort to address increasing health care
costs accompanied by an exploding elder population, Area Agencies on Aging across the
country are embarking on various "systems change" initiatives to position themselves to be
eligible for expanded or redirected federal dollars geared to promote efficiency and cost
savings, especially in the area of Long Term Care Supports and Services.
CLOSE FILE:
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES,
SOCIAL SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY
14 Session
Fred Blas, Member
Brenda Ford, Member
Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
Brittany Smart, Member
Dominic Yagong, Member
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Smart,
and Chair Pilago — 5.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Ikeda, Onishi, Yagong, and Yoshimoto — 4.
Excused: None.
Serving the Interests of the People of our Island
Hanrai '1 County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
HSSPSC -14
Comm. 479:
ADJOURNMENT - 3:00 p.m.
Page 2 December 6, 2011
PRESENTATION BY THE ARC OF HILO REGARDING THEIR NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMS THEY PROVIDE TO THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII
COUNTY
From Vice -Chair K. Angel Pilago, dated November 18, 2011.
CLOSE FILE:
Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda,
Onishi, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Pilago — 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Yoshimoto — 1.
Excused: None.
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