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I. CALL TO ORDER
The June meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room Three located on the
second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA.
Committee Members present: Chair Suzanne Limric, Barbara Derda, Marian Thomas, Virginia Lloyd,
Tony Ladner, Michael Harbin, Gary Masterjohn, JoAnne Walters and
Bette Van Gasken
Staff present: Community Services Project Assistant Kirsten Reynolds
Guests present: Jeffrey Johnson and Catherine Igielski - Christ Community FREE Clinic
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Discussion of May 12, 2009 minutes:
o Changes to minutes included documenting Member Derda as not present and
clarification around the Public Health Immunizations not being offered in Auburn
anymore.
Committee Member Ladner moved to accept the May 12, 2009 minutes as amended; Member
Thomas seconded the motion.
The May 12, 2009 minutes were approved as amended.
III. AGENDA
A. Christ Community Free Clinic Presentation
Executive Director Jeff Johnson and Volunteer Coordinator Catherine Igielski of Christ
Community Free Clinic presented about the medical services being offered they also
discussed planned dentat services that are forthcoming for the agency.
Mission statement: Christ Community Free Clinic is a medical mission providing free
quality same day medical care and referral services with compassion and dignity to the
uninsured of our community.
The clinic is currently open every Saturday and on the 1St and 3rd Tuesday every month.
Two providers staff the agency on Saturdays and one provider on Tuesdays; on staff there
are Medical Doctors, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and one paid staff person. The Nursing
Coordinator and Hospitality Coordinator are able to write legal prescriptions to customers.
The Resource Coordinator helps identify where and how to meet other needs, i.e. food,
clothing, etc. In the future, once the agency is more established they may bring on an
additional staff person to work during the weekdays to answer phones and make
appointments. Volunteer hours at the clinic average 43 hours a week; staff has been
advocating for more volunteers and getting the word out to residents about their FREE
services.
After two years of service they have documented 750-800 unduplicated customers. The
agency covers individuals that do not have any health care insurance; they do not work
with people receiving Medicare or Medicaid. All customers must be referred to the clinic by
a community health or medical facility. With healthcare reform the Community Health
Centers and Basic Health Plans are no longer accepting applications; the agency is
working towards transitioning their customers to a regular doctor/practice. Common issues
the clinic sees include: skin disorders, colds, diabetes and issues dealing with high blood
pressure; if there is a need for x-rays the clinic uses MultiCare, they have a contract with
them for service for. The pharmacy - the clinic tatks to the patient and asks if they can
afford and get transportation to Wal-Mart to get a$4 prescription, otherwise there is a
contract through Safeway that the clinic will pick up the tab; they estimated monthly the bill
is around $100 a month, much less than they thought it would be initially.
Fundraising has been slow; there are several grants in the works, individual donors and the
City of Auburn has been the main funder. Future goals include getting their FREE in-
house Dental Clinic up and running in 2010. Dentists have already been identified and the
clinic has made grants to the WA Dental Association to help get setting up and running this
part of the clinic with all the necessary equipment. Another major goal for the future is to
bring on a Chiropractor care and offer chiropractic to their customers.
Christ Community Free Clinic has participated at Auburn Good `OI Days. One of the recent
Leadership Institute groups, associated with the Chamber of Commerce, set up and paid
for new marketing materials for the clinic, including a marketing video and materials to help
with fundraising.
C. Human Services Committee Manual
The new Human Services Committee binders were handed out to Members; the binders
included introduction packets, King County budget information and Auburn's Consolidated
Annual Action Plan. The binders will be used to keep all agendas, minutes and other
pertinent committee information.
IV. NEXT MEETING
On the schedule for upcoming meetings: Health Care and Substance Abuse, followed by
Domestic Violence then Poverty Reduction.
Items for Human Services Manager Michael Hursh to cover at the July meeting:
o CDBG update
o King County funding update
Other items to be covered in July/August:
o Specific reporting outcomes required of Public Health
o Community Center funding and update
The next meeting is scheduled for July 14, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
August 11, 2009 summer potluck meeting to be held at Member JoAnne Walters home, starting
at 4:00 p.m.
V. ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
APPROVED THE 21 day of 'd , 2009.
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