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SCI/TBI Advisory Council Meeting Minutes October 14, 2004 Meeting of the SCI/TBI Advisory Council was called to order at 1:00 p.m. on October 14, 2004, by Chair, Leo Hallan. Present were Leo Hallan, Dr. Morecraft, Mary Pat Forsberg, Chris Olson, Jim Tesch, and Grady Kickul. Ryan Green was unable to attend. USD President and the Dean of the USD Medical School have asked that Dr. Morecraft step down from the committee to avoid conflict of interest issues. His replacement will be Dr. Barry Timms. Dr. Timms is a full professor who specializes in research on prostate cancer, and has served as a grant reviewer in Massachusetts. Grady recommended that USD write to the Governor requesting Dr. Timms replace Dr. Morecraft and that Dr. Morecraft send a letter of resignation. The Yankton Press and Dakotan wrote a nice article interviewing Dr. Morecraft and Leo Hallan regarding Christopher Reeves. Leo contacted the Director of Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM). The $188,000 is for grants only. USD will need to determine a source of funds for council expenses. Leo will investigate with finance office at USD. Grady will follow up with BFM contact information for USD. Functions of the Council for purpose of By-laws will be as follows: 1. Review and grade research applications 2. Award grants 3. Public record of minutes posted with USD and DHS 4. Announce all meetings on state news page and in minutes. 5. All potential grantees will be submitted to Governor for approval. § Governor notified § President of USD notified § Award winners notified § General public notified 6. Announce awards via state news page, Governor and President of USD 7. All review of grants, rating and determining award winners will be closed to SCI/TBI Council members and appointed professional consultants as is deemed necessary by Council 8. Annual report to the Governor 9. Seek federal grants, private donations, and other funds Discussion was held about the bylaw changes. The bylaws will be sent out with the changes for review. Final action will be an agenda item at the next meeting. Purpose of Advisory Council includes raising funds and donations to establish an account to move toward a self sustaining program after 3 years. Leo will follow up with a professional contact. Council reviewed the draft RFP and discussed changes. Dr. Morecraft will develop draft RFP and send to all members. The RFP will be finalized at the November meeting. The goal is to issue RFP around the first of the year. The letter from Governor to Brain Injury Alliance was discussed. Council asked Grady to send a letter to the Alliance regarding the Council’s interest in involving the Alliance in meetings and happenings. The next Council meeting is scheduled for the Digital Dakota Network (DDN) at the following sites on Wednesday, November 17, 2004, from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m., Central time. 10. Yankton Middle School, 2000 Mulberry St. 11. USDSU in Sioux Falls, 2301 Career Place 12. Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, 230 11th St NE 13. University of South Dakota1 in Vermillion, 414 East Clark 14. Capitol A in Pierre, 500 E Capitol 15. Dakota State University/TCB109 in Madison, 820 N. Washington
The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
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