BRIEF NOTES: Assisted/Independent Living Advisory Committee

July 19, 2007

PRESENT: K. Grunwald (staff), G. Cole, J.A. Bobbitt, Jan Scottron (guest), J. Brubacher, S. Thomas

RFQ: Qualifications have been received from Masonicare and Long Hill. K. Grunwald will contact other developers that did not respond who may appear to be a good match. We will also consider the possibility of advertising, maybe on the internet. K. Grunwald will send out a list of all the firms that the RFP was sent to.

The feeling was that Masonicare is a medical model, more focused on total care of the individual. Long Hill presents more of an ala carte model, but did not appear to be particularly responsive to the RFQ. There was some interest in Masonicare’s focus on multiple income levels, with some question about how this is financed.

John Martin was identified as a point of contact for the UConn Foundation. K. Grunwald will get in touch with him. J. Brubacher and J.A. Bobbitt also have a contact there in Hal Reed.

The question was raised to the group regarding how critical the location of this proposed facility is. It was agreed that while proximity to the downtown is important, it is most critical to bring a facility to town.

The next meeting will focus on a critical review of the qualifications received, followed up by presentations by the two firms.