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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Commission On Children And Youth - 01/08/2001 COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2001, 5:30 P.M. • CITY HALL COMMITTEE ROOM ROOM 1201 LEOPARD ST., CORPUS CHRISTI, TX Members/Advisors Present Absent Staff Joe Alley Dr.Phil Rhoades Rosa Balderas Jeff Jung Dan Whitworth Talma Benavides Paula Rosenstein Mary Jackson Megan Stripling Anne Seddelmeyer Almira Flores Rudy Sosa Gloria Jackson Veronica Trevino Missy Medary Guy Watts Verna Portis Robin West Grace Rank Capt.Tim Wilson CALL TO ORDER—The January Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth was called to order by Chair Paula Rosenstein at 5:35 p.m. II. ROLL CALL—The recording secretary called roll and announced a quorum was present. III. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES FROM REGULAR MEETINGOF DECEMBER 11, 2000—Ms. Trevino stated that she was absent from the December meeting. Ms. Medary moved to adopt the minutes as amended. Ms. Trevino seconded. The motion carried. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC—None. V. BUSINESS - A. Old Business 1. Report on Children's Impact Statement - Ms. Rank reported on her visit with Mr. Alley to the Planning Commission to present the Children's Impact Statement. The Planning Commission stated that they wanted more specific values and standards and that it would be a year before they would be able to consider adding any impact statement to their • requirements. Joe Alley arrived at 5:39 p.m. 2. Discussion of Resolution Supporting a "Smoke-Free" Ordinance - Mr. Alley withdrew this item from the agenda. He stated that the Citizens for a Smoke-Free Corpus Christi group has not written the proposed ordinance yet. 3. Establishment of Date for Presentation of the Annual Report of the Commission on Children and Youth to the Community Youth Development Steering Committee—Mr. Whitworth stated that the H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\010801 SCAN N E D Page 1 of 3 earliest date for presentation to the CYD Steering Committee would be their February meeting (15`h). He said that he would contact them about adding it to the agenda. B. New Business 1. Discussion of Action Supporting Research Through Texas A&M — Corpus Christi on Educational Guidelines for "Crack Babies," with Funding from Nueces County Sheriff's Drug Recovery Money — The Education subcommittee stepped forward, with Ms. Trevino acting as chair, and stated that they would investigate this matter and report back to the Commission. 2. Action on the Commission on Children and Youth Serving as the Community Advisory Board for the Texas A&M— Corpus Christi Family Life Center at Hass Middle School—Dr. Rhoades asked the Commission to become the community-wide advisory committee for the center. He stated that the Commission would receive two or three progress reports each year reports from the sight-based committee. Guy Watts left at 6:22 p.m. Mr. Alley moved that the Commission become the Community Advisory Committee for the Texas A&M—Corpus Christi Family Life Center at Hass Middle School. Ms. Portis seconded the motion. He added that the center is required to report quarterly to Central State, and that he would prepare executive summaries of the reports for the Commission. The Commission requested a written statement of their responsibilities. Chair Rosenstein called for a vote on the motion. The motion carried. Ms. Gloria Jackson voted no, stating that she wanted to see the statement of responsibilities before she voted. Dr. Rhoades stated that he will bring a list of the responsibilities to the February meeting. Dr. Rhoades announced that Texas A&M— Corpus Christi will pay registration for,10 people to attend the Fifth National Conference on Family and Community Violence Prevention to be held April 5,6 and 7, 2001 in Los Angeles. VI. COMMITTEE/STAFF REPORTS: Mr. Whitworth stated that Y.O.U. met January 8th to set goals for 2001. He added that Ms. Lopez will act as the designated Commission member for Y.O.U. H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\121 100 Page 2 of 3 Chair Rosenstein presented a Legislative Committee report in Ms. Mary Jackson's absence. She reported that the 2001 session of the Texas Legislature will begin this week. She added that Ms. Jackson will be sending out legislative updates by e-mail and fax to Commission members. Ms. Rank reported that the Parenting Committee is planning a survey to schools to see if objectives selected at the subcommittee meeting are being met. She added that she will bring a finalized draft to the next Commission meeting. Chair reported that the Child Protection Committee will be obtaining packets on how to create a model juvenile court and will bring them back to the Commission. VII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND COMMISSION CONCERNS — Mr. Whitworth stated that he had nothing to report this month. Mr. Alley and Ms. West discussed having a'second Commission member designated for Y.O.U. Mr. Whitworth stated that the liaison between Y.O.U. and the Commission will be Ms. Lopez and a voting Commission member currently on the Y.O.0 board (either Mr. Alley or Ms. Trevino). Dr. Rhoades announced that the Y.O.U. committee report will be copied and available soon. He added that it will also be available on zip disk. VIII. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION,AGENDA ITEMS: None. IX. ADJOURNMENT—As there was no further business, Mr. Alley moved that the January Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth be adjourned. Ms. Rand seconded the motion. The motion carried. Chair Rosenstein adjourned the January 8th Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth at 6:58 p.m. Z(j/ Daniel L. Whitworth Assistant Director of Programs Park and Recreation Department H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\121 100 Page 3 of 3