Mental Health and Addiction Ad Hoc Minutes 02/08/2019MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
Mental Health and Addiction Ad Hoc Committee Meeting
February 8, 2019
Naples, Florida
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Mental Health and Addiction Ad Hoc
Committee met on this date at 8:30 A.M. at 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Building F, 2nd Floor
CMO Front Conference Room, Naples, Florida with the following Members Present:
Mental Health Committee
Present: Dale Mullin
Dr. Thomas Lansen
Scott Burgess
Pam Baker
Susan Kimper
Honorable Janeice Martin
Dr. Emily Ptaszek
Not Present: Lt. Leslie Weidenhammer
Also Present: Commissioner Andy Solis, District 4
Angela Goodner — Executive Coordinator, Commissioner Solis
Sean Callahan — Executive Director County Manager's Office
Heather Cartwright -Yilmaz — Sr. Operations Analyst County
Manager's Office
1. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance
Chairman, Scott Burgess, called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. and led the pledge of
allegiance.
3. Roll Call — Committee Members
Seven members of the Mental Health and Addiction Ad Hoc Committee were present,
representing a quorum.
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4. Adoption of the Agenda
The agenda was distributed to all present and approved.
5. Public Comment
6. Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Following discussion and two revisions, a motion was made, and the Minutes from previous
meeting were approved.
7. Staff Reports
Staff provided list of applicants for the Committee members to review in the agenda packet.
Committee members were also supplied with Committee applications to be reviewed in
advance of the meeting to allow for discussion and nomination of candidates for committee
membership.
8. New Business
8.1. Review of Committee Members
The Committee members discussed current Committee members and assessed their needs.
A total of 19 positions are available for the Committee, of which 8 were filled by the Board
of County Commissioners during their December 12, 2018 meeting. The Committee
discussed leaving one vacancy on the committee if it was determined a need was absent.
8.2. Review of Committee Applicants
The Committee members reviewed and discussed the list of candidates around the existing
vacancies.
The following were selected with one opening for an outstanding candidate that might
present themselves.
1. Robert Saunders
2. Christine Welton
3. Michelle McLeod
4. Janice Rosen i
5. Michael D'Amico
6. Bruce McAndrews
7. Russell Budd
8. Pat Barton
9. Gerald Godshaw
10. Paul Simeone, Ph.D.
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Committee discussion ensued around finding applicants to diversify the group in specific
areas. Staff offered to assist with getting exiting County staff to cover different topics that
the Committee may be interested in and invite them to future meetings to discuss specific
items.
Staff will be processing welcome letters to the applicants that were selected, creating
language to send to County Attorney's Office, along with an invitation to those that were
not selected to attend future meetings, with Committee member approval in preparation for
the next meeting.
Mr. Burgess made a motion to approve the committee applicant nominations, which was
accepted unanimously.
9. Old Business
None.
10. Announcements
Ms. Baker shared that the NAMI Walk will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at
Cambier Park in Naples.
11. Committee Member Discussion
Mr. Mullin scheduled a meeting on February 25, 2019 with veterans and their family
members. Mr. Mullin requested that Committee members provide questions to him for the
forum. Mr. Mullin will send Sean a statistical report on veterans benefits for Committee
members to review.
Discussion ensued around the Bay Pines VA Hospital and challenges with the distance of the
facility from Collier County. The Committee members then discussed Veteran's Choice
program and primary care.
During the upcoming meeting, it was suggested that the Committee review their goals,
priority list and cover each one of them during meetings. This is a great opportunity to share
information with new members. They may have additional recommendations to implement
new priorities and items.
The Committee discussed covering the Central Receiving topic in coordination with care and
services at the next meeting. Mr. Scott Burgess will bring in his PowerPoint as a source of
discussion.
Dr. Lansen asked if there was a poster facility that community leaders would support.
Manatee County and Sarasota are similar communities in the Gulf that have exceptional
facilities and care. The Committee will reach out to someone from Manatee to speak about
their Central Receiving Area program via Skype.
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12. Next Meeting Time, Date and Location
Future Meeting Schedule
• February 19'h at 8:30 am — New Meeting Location
• March 1 at 2:00 pm
• March 19th at 8:30 am
• April 2"d at 8:30 am
• . April 16'h at 8:30 am
• April 30th at 8:30 am
• May 14th at 8:30 am
• May 28th at 8:30 am
Mr. Burgess made a motion for this meeting schedule that was accepted unanimously.
13. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 am with nothing further to discuss.
Collier County Mental Health and Addictions Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
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Scott Burgess — Chairman
The foregoing Minutes were approved by Committee Chair on February 19, 2019, "as
submitted" [ ] or "as amended" [ ]
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