Treasure Valley
Treatment Accessibilities Corrections
(TVTAC)
Serving Districts
3,4,5,8 and 9 of Area 18
May 2025 Business Meeting
TAC Business Meeting Minutes
05/17/2025
Attendees: Kathy, Lizzie, Dennis, Michelle, Vivian, Jared, Carissa, Michelle B, Ali, Lori, Joslynn, Amanda, Steve, Hannah, Angela D, Sherri V, Erik, Patti
Opened the meeting with a moment of meditative silence followed by the Serenity prayer.
Traditions read by Michelle B
Introductions –
Minutes from the last meeting –
Motion to accept minutes as presented: Lori
Motion Seconded: Ali
Motion carries: Yes
Treasurer’s Report
Motion to accept treasurer’s report: Michelle
Motion seconded: Lori
Motion carries: Yes
Old Business
- Plain Language in treatment and women’s prison?? Going extremely well in corrections facilities!
- Stickers, BTG etc.(Travis to finish up for next meeting) this will happen!
- CPC/PI connection and involvement with for profit? Lizzie is going to bring it to the committee and let us know.
- As a group what is our focus and message for picnic 25? UNITY!!! TO SHOW UP!!!
- Our goal as a committee is to leave the incoming crew in 26’ in a better place!
- What activities are we participating in? Cook off, kids section, potluck, 50/50 raffle, baskets, TAC and CPC/PI tables.
New Business:
A-Picnic Updates – SELL TICKETS!!! Tables and pop ups are needed! Let us know if you are bringing some! A few garden burgers. 50/50 raffle is CASH ONLY! BASKETS FOR AUCTION AND RAFFLE- Have your meeting specify if they want their basket to go for the raffle or the auction when they drop it off!!! IF YOUR GROUP IS DONATING A BASKET PLEASE TEXT MICHELLE 310-283-3164 AND LET HER KNOW.
B-Service Assembly update – great connections and info sharing. Aug 16th Shoshone Park H&I Awareness Day- flier is on the area 18 website
C-Marisa proposal? Hannah and Lizzie will get together and talk to Marisa.
D-May meeting – Do we want to meet a week out to picnic? YES Sat the 31st. AT MICHELLE’S HOUSE @ 10AM 2724 n Esquire Dr Boise
E-Inventory updates and order info –Picnic: Need single raffle tickets for the cookoff, tasting cups, Michelle will review the numbers and recommend what is needed. Discussion about large print and Plain Language books.
F-BACYPAA report – Will follow up with Drew and Dustin
Insurance quote update – Make sure general liability covers events.
Vivian makes a motion- In the event we need an endorsement for general liability coverage for the event up to $150 in addition to $351 for the policy is approved.
2nd: Michelle
Motion carries: yes.
Committee Reports: See attached
Corrections
Treatment
CPC/PI
Bridging the Gap
Literature
Accessibilities- A couple new links on TVTAC.COM.
Webmaster
Intergroup
Motion to adjourn: Ali
Second: Michelle
Meeting adjourned at 11:31
Close with Responsibility Statement
NEXT MEETING (06/21/2025) at 10 a.m. It will be a hybrid meeting with in person attendance at the Alano Club (3820 Cassia Street, Boise) and Zoom attendance options.
Zoom Meeting ID 836 4495 5858