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Candi Blackford <br />From: Matson, Branda (DSHS/DDA) <MatsoBK@dshs.wa.gov> <br />Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 11:16 AM <br />To: Bayha, Carrie S (DSHS/DDA) <br />Cc: Hakim, Saif (DSHS/DDA); Inaba, Sheila (DSHS/DDA); SigridWelker Archive; Crimin, Scott <br />E (DSHS/DDA); Van Allen, Roger (DSHS/DDA); Perez, Evelyn (DSHS/DDA); Roberts, <br />Debbie (DSHS/DDA) <br />Subject: RE: Trellis in Kittitas <br />Carrie, <br />Thank you for your review and feedback. I support your recommendation but would expect this to continue as a <br />provisional contract as folks do not appear to be earning monies other than small draws. Because it is provisional, <br />DDA would not open this service / provider for other DDA clients to receive support under Terrivine or Trellis. (given <br />this is such a high profile situation, I would suggest that the Kittitas coordinator accompanied by a DDA staff go back <br />out for another review say in April or May of 2016. <br />I will work with Roger to amend Kittitas's contract so that they have the funding to support Trellis through June 2016. <br />Let me know if there are questions. Again, thank you for your hard work Carrie! <br />Branda Matson, <br />Employment and Day Unit Manager <br />®51-I5, Developmental Disabilities Administration <br />PO Box 45310 <br />Olympia, WA 93504-5310 <br />Phone 360-725-3405 <br />Fax 360-407-0955 <br />From: Bayha, Carrie S (DSHS/DDA) <br />Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 10:55 AM <br />To: Matson, Branda (DSHS/DDA) <br />Cc: Hakim, Saif (DSHS/DDA); Inaba, Sheila (DSHS/DDA); Sigrid Welker; Crimin, Scott E (DSHS/DDA) <br />Subject: Trellis in Kittitas <br />Hello Branda, <br />On September 11, 2015 1 accompanied Sigrid Welker, the Kittitas County Coordinator, to the monitoring of the county <br />contract with Trellis Center. Sigrid focused her monitoring on contractual requirements while I focused on more <br />detailed review of the client's self-employment and business practices. Sigrid's monitoring resulted in only a couple <br />minor corrective actions which centered around better goals and documentation of progress made for each client. The <br />agency did not have an outside audit done; however, is not receiving more than $75,000 per year. <br />Regarding the actual business each client shares in, it is my opinion that services are being provided to each client in an <br />appropriate manner. Clients are included and encouraged to participate in all aspects of the operation, marketing and <br />labor of the business. Integration is taking place when clients are delivering their product to local businesses and while <br />selling their produce at the local farmer's market. Integration with non -disabled individuals also happens on the farm <br />