CESSA - Region 9 Committee Meeting Approved Minutes 10/21/2024

Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA) Region 9 Advisory Committee

Meeting Minutes -October 21, 2024 - 2:00 PM via Zoom

Meeting Minutes - Approved by Members 11/18/2024

Welcome -2:02pm

  • Roll Call- Brenda Perez
    • Present: Dr. Matthew Jordan, Linda Springer, Alyssa Marrero, Anthony Rigano, Candace Gunby, Dalila Alegria, Daphne Sandouka, Janeth Barba, Karen Bush, Kimberly Mebane, Matthew Manino
  • Open Meetings Act
  • Approval of the September minutes
    • Motion: Kimberly Mebane
    • Second: Alyssa Marrero
    • All in favor.
  • Welcome Linda Springer
    • Sr. Clinical Director of BH at Kenneth Young Center.
  • State Updates
    • FCC is now allowing geo-routing by county. Connects the caller closer by county to a 988 vendor by county; this will not work well for Cook County.
      • Cook County has two 988 vendors that will now cover all of Cook County & Centerstone will back up these vendors.
    • Mandatory training is due by 12/31/24. Instructions will be sent at different times, but all RAC members are required to complete.
  • Pilot Training Updates
    • Priority Dispatch working on finalizing script protocol changes, anticipate that pilot will start shortly.
      • Hub asking for RACs to identify PSAPs to participate in pilot.
    • Have noticed issues in attendance/engagement in RAC, working on setting up the Town Hall meeting in hopes this will reenergize the group.
  • Subregional Committee Restructure (SRC)
    • Subregional Committees fall under OMA requirements.
    • Learning Collaborative by vendors with a mix of all PSAPs under each vendor.
    • SRC need to be connected to the RAC per legislation; they will be created as needed by the RACs
      • Responsible for ensuring that changes in protocol vendor scripts result in changes in dispatch decisions.
      • Determine how CESSA will be implemented at the local level taking into consideration all different communities involved.
      • Need to have the same composition as the RACs with membership from all communities and chaired by PSAP rep with members from the general public as well.
      • Process should start in the next couple of months to prepare for January meetings; the Hub will provide these SRCs with a toolkit to assist with requirements.
      • SRC can begin meeting as soon as the structure is in place according to the guidelines.
  • Next Meeting Date: November 18th, 2024
  • Public Comment
  • Adjournment - 2:41pm
    • Motion: Anthony Rigano
    • Second: Alyssa Marrero