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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Commission On Children And Youth - 12/10/2001 2- COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 10,2001, 5:30 P.M. CITY HALL COMMITTEE ROOM ROOM 1201 LEOPARD ST., CORPUS CHRISTI,TX. Members/Advisors Present Absent Staff Joe Alley Mary Jackson Barry Abels Rudy Sosa Dan Whitworth Rosa Balderas John LaRue Hertariiee Anne Seddelmeyer Talma Benavides Verna Portis Almira Flores Dr.Phil Rhoades Gloria Jackson Paula Rosenstein I. CALL TO ORDER—Chair Gloria Jackson called the December.10, 2001 Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth to order at 5:30 p.m. II. ROLL CALL—The recording secretary called roll and announced a quorum was present. Chair Jackson led the Commission in a prayer. III. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES FROM REGULAR MEETINGOF NOVEMBER 12,2001 —Ms. Balderas moved to accept as approved the minutes from the November 12, 2001 Regular Meeting. Ms. Rosenstein seconded the motion. The motion carried. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC—None. V. BUSINESS - A. Old Business—None B. New Business— 1. Presentation on Juvenile Assessment Center— Mariah Boone, Program Manager of the Juvenile Assessment Center (J.A.C.), discussed the Center's intake/evaluation process. John La Rue arrived at 5:35 p.m. Ms. Boone reminded the Commission members that they sponsored the J.A.C.'s application for a Title V grant,which is funding 4 case managers and Judge King. Verna Portis arrived at 5:45 p.m. Capt. Tim Wilson arrived at 5:49 p.m. SCANNED H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ecy\minutes\121001.doc Page 1 of 3 The Commission discussed the possibility of a Curfew Awareness Program in the community. 3. Discussion of Website Possibilities Mr. La Rue showed the Commission drafts for a website. Mr. Whitworth recommended that the Commission discuss any links to the City website with Susan Cable in Communication and Quality Management. Chair Jackson said that she would arrange a meeting between Ms. Cable,Mr. La Rue and herself to discuss a Commission website. 2. Discussion of Attendance Policy Mr. Whitworth presented a draft attendance policy to the Commission for their consideration. After discussion,Ms. Balderas and Ms. Mary Jackson volunteered to work on an attendance policy for the Commission. 3. Recommendation on Vacancies Chair Jackson recommended the creation of a"communication piece"to send to applicants, to advise them where they are in the application process. The Commission made the following recommendations: Education—Suzanne Coleman,Principal of I.W.A. John La Rue left at 6:20 p.m. Legal—Minerva Arriaga, Attorney-at-Law VI. COMMITTEE/STAFF REPORTS: Mr. Whitworth reported that the Planning Dept. was"tweaking"the Children's Impact Statement the Commission submitted. Chair Jackson requested that a Planning Department representative attend the January Commission meeting.' VII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND COMMISSION CONCERNS—REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION,AGENDA ITEMS: VIII. ADJOURNMENT— As there was no further business,Ms. Mary Jackson moved that the December 10, 2001 Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth be adjourned. Ms.Portis seconded the motion. The motion carried. Chair Jackson adjourned the December 10,2001 Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth at 6:45 p.m. H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\121001.doc Page 2 of 3 LIALi Daniel L. Whitworth Assistant Director of Programs Park and Recreation Department H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\121001.doc Page 3 of 3