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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Commission On Children And Youth - 03/12/2001 2(--1-5 - • COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, March 12, 2001, 5:30 P.M. CITY HALL COMMITTEE ROOM ROOM 1201 LEOPARD ST., CORPUS CHRISTI, TX Members/Advisors Present Absent Staff Joe Alley Grace Rank Talma Benavides Rudy Sosa Dan Whitworth Rosa Balderas Dr.Phil Rhoades Missy Medary Megan Stripling Anne Seddelmeyer Almira Flores Paula Rosenstein Vema Portis Gloria Jackson- Veronica Trevino Mary Jackson Guy Watts Jeff Jung Robin West D'yan Lopez Capt.Tim Wilson Grace Rank CALL TO ORDER—The March Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth was called to order by Chair Rosenstein at 5:34 p.m. Almira Flores arrived at 5:36 p.m. II. ROLL CALL—The recording secretary called roll and announced a quorum was present. III. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES FROM REGULAR MEETINGOF FEBRUARY 12, 2001 — Commission members noted several errors in the Members/Advisors Present and Absent lists in the minutes from the February 12, 2001 Regular Meeting. _Mr. Jung moved to accept as corrected the minutes from the February 12, 2001 Regular Meeting. Ms. Mary Jackson seconded. The motion carried. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC—None. V. BUSINESS - A. Old Business 1. Update on Smoke-Free Ordinance • Mr. Alley presented a status report that the ordinance was stalled because an ad hoc committee had not been appointed and will not be appointed until after the May 2001 election. B. New Business 1. Discussion of the Need for Safe, Quality Child Care in Corpus Christi Commission members voiced a desire to collaborate.with Workforce H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\031201 SCA PItI E® Page lof3 Development, Child Protective Services and United Way to perform a community needs assessment to find out if there is a childcare problem, and if there is, what it is. Ms. Rank, Ms. Trevino and Ms. Balderas will bring back information concerning a collaborative effort to the April Commission meeting. VI. COMMITTEE/STAFF REPORTS: Ms. Rank reported that the Parenting Education Committee survey concerning existing school curriculum has been mailed to the school districts. She added that results of the survey would be reported at the April Commission meeting. Ms. Trevino reported that the Education Committee is reviewing Dr. Rhoades survey materials and will report on them at the April Commission meeting. Chair Rosenstein reported that the Model Court Committee would meet on March 13, 2001. She added that the Child Protection Committee would report on the results of that meeting at the April Commission meeting. Ms. Mary Jackson reported that the focus of the current legislative session is on redistricting. Ms. Rank reported that the Commission needed to set benchmarks for the builders relating to the Children's Impact Statement which was presented to the City Planning Department. She requested that this be added as an action item to the April Commission meeting agenda. DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND COMMISSION CONCERNS—Mr. Whitworth updated the Commission on the skatepark initiative. He reported that skatepark proponents now have a design, and are in the process of having specifications drawn up. He added that a skatepark site has yet to be determined. Mr. Whitworth also updated the Commission on the recommendations made at the Truancy Summit. He said that much has already been implemented. Mr. Whitworth also discussed upcoming vacancies to the Commission. Ms. Rank and Ms. Trevino will rotate off the Commission as a result of term limitations in May. Chair Rosenstein's and Ms. Stripling's terms will expire, but both may apply for another term. Mr. Whitworth encouraged the Commission members to "spread the word" to their friends concerning these vacancies. Dr. Rhoades reported that the slides and data from his survey are now available on CD. Ms. Trevino added that it is very beneficial to grant writing. Dr. Rhoades also answered questions concerning the latest phase of his safety survey. This phase is directed to safety professionals. H:\pr-di r\annes\word\ccy\minutes\031201 Page 2 of 3 VII. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, AGENDA ITEMS: IX. ADJOURNMENT — As there was no further business, Ms. Rank moved that the March Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth be adjourned. Mr. Jung seconded the motion. The motion carried. Chair Rosenstein adjourned the March 12,2001 Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth at 6:48 p.m. kei'L(L/H/4..i4:11444‹. Daniel L. Whitworth Assistant Director of Programs Park and Recreation Department H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ecy\minutes\031201 Page 3 of 3