MANIILAQ ASSOCIATION

                                                        PO Box 256

                                                Kotzebue, AK  99752

                                                      (907)  442-3311

                                                      1-800-478-3312

                                                 Fax:  (907)  442-7827

MANIILAQ BOARD MEETING SUMMARY

TO:                   All Maniilaq Service Area

FROM:              Helen A. Bolen, President/CEO

SUBJECT:         Maniilaq Board of Directors Regular Meeting

                        of May 12 & 13, 2004

DATE:               May 19, 2004

Christina Westlake, Chairperson, called a regular meeting of the Maniilaq Board of Directors on May 12 & 13, 2004 at 8:30 am in the Frank R. Ferguson Building in Kotzebue, Alaska.

The Board took action on the following:

Ø       Approval of May 12 & 13, 2004 Agenda with the following additions:

·         Appointment of John Schaeffer, Jr. as the Elder Representative on the Maniilaq Board

·         Arctic Care Presentation

·         Annual Report Dedication

·         Noorvik Community Financial Request

·         HR Report – Request for Falmouth

·         Financial Request from Native Village of Ambler

Ø       Appointment of John Schaeffer, Jr. as the Elder Representative on the Maniilaq Board

Ø       Approved as a block the following minutes:

·         Maniilaq Recovery Committee Meeting Minutes of March 2, 2004

·         HCC Committee Meeting Minutes of March 2, 2004

·         Tribal Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes of March 2, 2004

·         Senior Center Committee Meeting Minutes of March 2, 2004

·         Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of March 2, 2004

·         Regular Maniilaq Board Meeting Minutes of March 3 & 4, 2004

·         Long Range Planning Committee Meeting Minutes of March 5, 2004

·         HCC Taskforce Committee Meeting Minutes of March 26, 2004

·         Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of April 5, 2004

·         Long Range Planning Committee Meeting Minutes of April 6, 2004

·         Special Teleconference Meeting Minutes of April 23, 2004

Ø       Appointed Billy Lee to the NIHA Commissioners Seat for Ambler/Kobuk/Shungnak

Ø       Appointed Ernest Barger, Sr. to the NIHA Commissioners Seat for Buckland/Deering

Ø       Unanimously consented to dedicating the Maniilaq Annual Report to Manny Dela Cruz, Carlos Salazar, and Wayne Jones

Ø       Deferred the TEANA Financial Request to the Long Range Planning Meeting, and directed Administration to assist TEANA to obtain grants

Ø       Approved the President/CEO to handle the Ambler request for financial assistance

Ø       Denied funding request from the Noorvik Community

Ø       Ratified the motion to name the Buckland Clinic Tigauchiaq Amainiq Nunachiam Health Clinic

Ø       Approved Administration to move forward on the Independent Living Services and expand Home Care Services

Ø       Approved the amendment to the Donation Policy

Ø       Approved the amendment to the Business Credit Card Guidelines

Ø       Approved Resolution 04-06, A Resolution of the Maniilaq Association Supporting the Tribal Entities Grant

Ø       Approved Resolution 04-07, A Resolution Designating Specific Persons As Authorized Signers of Banking Documents

Ø       Approved a motion to offer to purchase the Jackie Hill property

Ø       Approved a motion to offer to purchase Lydia Russell’s property

Ø       Approved a motion to have Administration provide supporting documentation for the forklift request for purchase

Ø       Approved the USDA Grant in the amount of $201,400 with the Maniilaq funding match

Ø       Approved the US Fish & Wildlife Service Grant in the amount of $13,300

Ø       Approved the MOU with the Alaska Tribal Health System

Ø       Approved the MOA with the Nullagvik Hotel

Ø       Approved the PSA – Professional Growth Systems in the amount of $ for Maniilaq Association, and $12,050 for Maniilaq Health Center

Ø       Approved the HIPAA/BIA with Ryerson Management Associates

Ø       Approved the MOA between Maniilaq Association and the Native Village of Kivalina in the amount of $33,250

Ø       Approved the Data Trak Professional Services Agreement

Ø       Approved the Lee Norman Contract Extension through November 30, 2004, with the directive to Administration to provide a cap

Ø       Approved purchase of a forklift in the amount of $34,500

Ø       Approved Vision A: Elders Happy, Well Provided For, and Living At Home in the Region,

Outcome 3 – Develop Proposal For New Hospice Program

Ø       Approved Vision B: Improve Community Infrastructure and Cooperating With Other Organizations to Meet Service Area Goals; Outcome 2: Conduct Community Infrastructure Survey for All Villages at 74 percent

Ø       Approved $68,825 for Falmouth

Ø       Approved Maniilaq Health Center as a critical access hospital

Ø       Approved the six-swing bed designation for Maniilaq Health Center

Ø       Approved the medical staff appointments

Ø       Approved the MHC Bylaws Amendment

Ø       Approved the Safety and Risk Management Report

Ø       Approved the Compliance Officer’s Report

Ø       Approved Administration to purchase 100 copies of a pre-published book at $22 each, and determine who receives them later

Ø       Approved contributing $1,000 to each village for annual spring clean up

Ø       Approved the Trout Study under Vision B

Ø       Approved $520,900 construction of two new homes in Ambler and Shungnak, and five house repairs in Ambler, Kiana, and Kivalina

Ø       Reappointed Alex Sheldon to the Maniilaq Behavioral Health Committee

Ø       Approved Administration’s recommendation for publication of the Alcohol Problems in Alaskan Natives book with no restrictions

Ø       Adjourned on May 13, 2004 at 12:50 pm

The next regular scheduled Maniilaq Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for July 13 & 14, 2004.

All questions regarding the action items listed above can be directed to Barbara Janitscheck, Vice President at 442-7669, or 1-800-478-3312, Ext. 7669.

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