The July 3, 2025 SILC quarterly meeting packet centers on routine governance plus a foundational SILC 101 training, accompanied by community needs assessment data, a partner Center for Independent Living quarterly report, and draft minutes from the prior June meeting.
Meeting Documents
- SILC Meeting Agenda 7-3-2025-1 for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) July (Quarterly) Meeting
Draft agenda for the hybrid (Hub Coworking / Zoom) July 3, 2025 quarterly meeting, 9am-12pm. Agenda items include a SILC 101 training by Carrie England, approval of June 5 minutes, committee and financial reports, quarterly reports, CIL reports from Access to Independence and Aloha Independent Living, and unfinished business on SPIL amendments and the policies/procedures manual. It also previews events such as the NCIL Conference (July 21-24, DC), the ADA 35th Anniversary Rally (July 25), Maui Abilities Fair, and Lanai Health Fair. The bulk of the document is Zoom connection boilerplate and accommodation notices.
- SILC Community Needs Assessment Snapshot 2023-Current for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) July (Quarterly) Meeting
A one-page snapshot summarizing 82 responses to the SILC community needs assessment from 2023 to 2025, with most respondents from Oahu (51), then Maui (5) and Kauai (3). The top six high-priority service needs identified were accessible housing (51), mental health services (48), referral to needed programs/services (46), emergency financial assistance (43), information regarding services (42), and affordable transportation (41). Suggested next steps include ensuring responses from all islands, reviewing the assessment instrument, and outreach to community partners on the high-priority areas.
- SILC Community Needs Assessment FY2025 Q2 Jan Mar for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) July (Quarterly) Meeting
A tabulated community needs assessment for FY2025 Q2 (Jan-Mar) with a very small sample (responses of 1 per item). It rates priority across services such as accessible housing, mental health, peer support, ADA compliance, and assistive technology (mostly rated high priority), captures whether respondents can meet daily needs (gaps noted in food and recreation/health activities), and rates legislative priorities including expanding Medicaid, guardianship reform, increased CIL funding, and restoring in-home/community-based services as high priorities.
- Access to Independence Q2 CILR FY25 for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) July (Quarterly) Meeting
The California 204 (CILR) statistical report for Access to Independence covering Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2025. It reports 46 total consumers served (33 active, 13 inactive including 12 withdrawals), broken down by age, gender, race/ethnicity (heavily Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander), and disability type (physical and multiple disabilities most common). Service counts include 70 information & referral, 18 advocacy/legal, 14 IL/life skills training, and 12 each for counseling, housing, and peer counseling, plus goal-setting outcomes and 56 community service hours.
- SILC Meeting Minutes 6-5-2025 [DRAFT] for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) July (Quarterly) Meeting
Draft minutes of the June 5, 2025 meeting, called to order by Chair Patrick Gartside with a large roster of members and incoming governor-appointed members (terms beginning July 1, 2025). Key actions: approval of May minutes and a motion to pay the $300 NCIL membership. Substantive discussion covered federal FY2026 budget advocacy (protection of ACL programs, threats to Medicaid/HR.1), reconvening the SPIL Committee, drafting a policies/procedures manual, NCIL conference attendance, ADA 35th anniversary rally planning across islands, and efforts to reinstate the Honolulu and establish a Kauai Mayor's Committee on Disabilities. The financial report showed an ending SILC balance of $179,892.69.
- Access to Independence FY24-25 Narrative for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) July (Quarterly) Meeting
The CILR quarterly narrative from Access to Independence's Hawaii office. It features a consumer success story of a woman facing paralysis who was guided through a successful SSDI application, preserving her housing. It reports one institutional-to-community transition this quarter, new youth-transition outreach via a collaboration with Moanalua High School's Special Education Director, and three system changes: emergency preparedness training development (CMIST method), completion of Housing Advocacy Workshops, and research on accessible safe shelters on Oahu.
- SILC 101 Training 2025 for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) July (Quarterly) Meeting
A 49-slide SILC 101 training deck by Carrie England of the IL Training and Technical Assistance Center (University of Montana), explaining the roles, duties, and authorities of the IL Network partners. It covers Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act, SILC composition and membership requirements (governor-appointed, majority individuals with significant disabilities, CIL representative, ex officio DSE members), the SILC's core duty to develop, monitor, and evaluate the SPIL, resource plan rules (including the 30% Part B cap), prohibitions on directly providing IL services and on lobbying, public/open meeting requirements, and the distinct roles of CILs and the DSE.
