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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Commission On Children And Youth - 05/13/2002 < l l r COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, MAY 13, 2002, 5:30 P.M. CITY HALL COMMITTEE ROOM ROOM 1201 LEOPARD ST., CORPUS CHRISTI, TX Members/Advisors Present Absent Staff Barry Abels John LaRue Vicky Alexander Vema Port's Dan Whitworth Meity-Adexander Melissa-Madrigal Joe Alley Rudy Sosa Anne Seddelmeyer 406,5641V- his Rosa Balderas Tim Wilson .Rasa-Balderas Lauren Ranly Melissa Margaret Drew Reining Madrigal Canales Dr.Phil Rhoades Gloria Jackson Paula Rosenstein Mary Jackson CALL TO ORDER—Chair Gloria Jackson called the May 14, 2002 Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth to order at 5:30 p.m. Chair Jackson led the Commission in a prayer. II. ROLL CALL—Mr.Whitworth called roll announced a quorum was present. III. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES FROM REGULAR MEETINGSOF MARCH 11,2002—Chair Jackson called for a few minutes to review the minutes of the April 8, 2002 Regular Meeting. Through an oversight, these minutes were not mailed to the Commission members. Mr.Abels noted that he was shown as both present and absent from the meeting. He added that he was present at the meeting. Ms. Ranly noted that she was not shown as either present or absent. She added that she was present at the meeting. Ms. Canales noted that on page 2 the minutes reflect that she arrived during the PowerPoint Presentation. She stated that she was present for the roll call. Ms. Mary Jackson moved to approve the minutes as amended. Mr. LaRue seconded the motion.The minutes carried. IV. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC—None V. BUSINESS - A. Old Business— 1. Success-By-Six—Isabel Valle-Carpenter Ms.Valle-Carpenter updated the Commission on the Success-By-Six Initiative (SB6). She stated that SB6 is a collaborative effort that focuses on children under the age of 6, because by 6 children should be well prepared to go to school. She said that in 1998 Bank of America started SB6 through the United Way of America's Mobilization for America's Children. She added that SB6 is currently in the 2nd year of a 3-year sustaining grant. She also stated that there are 5 areas of focus in SB6 of the United Way of the Coastal Bend: prenatal care, childcare, child abuse,health insurance for children and public awareness. of childcare issues. Ms.Valle-Carpenter stated that Driscoll Children's Hospital, in collaboration with C.C.I.S.D. established SB6 Healthy Families program at Miller High School. She added that there are currently 45 girls in the program, but that 90 at Miller are ( r identified as potential program participants. She state that Healthamilies H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\2002 SCANNED Page 1 of 3 focuses on 13-17 yr. old first time pregnancies. 1 Ms.Valle-Carpenter stated that SB6 also pushes for quality childcare. She also discussed the upcoming June 12th Child Care Symposium, adding that employers with 25 or more employees are being invited to participate. B. New Business— 1. Weed and Seed Evaluation Report—Dr. Phil Rhoades Dr. Rhoades reviewed the Evaluation Report he prepared for Weed and Seed. He stated that his statistics show that there is less violence, far more property crime found in recent years. He also stated that violence in early teenage years is not increasing, but drug use is. 2. Election of Officers Mr.Abels spoke on behalf of the Nominating Committee(Mr.Abels, Mr. LaRue and Ms. Mary Jackson). The Nominating Committee recommended the following slate of officers: Ms. Gloria Jackson for Chair and Ms. Balderas for Vice-Chair. Mr.Abels moved to accept the recommendation of the Nominating Committee. Mr. LaRue seconded the motion. The motion carried. VI. COMMITTEE/STAFF REPORTS: Ms. Rosenstein reported on the Ad Litem Training that was held April 12th. She stated that it was a"huge success,"with 76 attorneys and 30 non-attorneys participating. For her efforts with the Ad Litem Training and the CCL 5 Children's Area, Ms. Rosenstein was awarded the Liberty Bell Award. VII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND COMMISSION CONCERNS Mr.Whitworth discussed the Committee members whose current term expired: Ms. Mary Jackson, Mr. LaRue and Ms. Fortis. Ms.Jackson and Mr. LaRue said they wanted to be reappointed to the Commission for another term. Ms.Whitworth asked them to write a letter to the City Secretary, indicating their desire. Mr.Whitworth stated that Mr.Alley had reached term limitation, and would be rotating off the Commission. Mr.Whitworth discussed the National League of Cities conference he recently attended in Minneapolis. He added that he will bring more information to the June meeting. Mr.Whitworth announced to the Commission that the Director of Park and Recreation,Tony Cisneros,will be leaving Corpus Christi on May 31st. Mr.Whitworth added that Mr. Cisneros will move to a similar position with the City of Mesquite. VIII. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION,AGENDA ITEMS: Ms. Benavides discussed the Child Care Subcommittee and the June 12th Child Care Summit. She announced that registration will be$10/person, and distributed a tentative agenda. She added that pre-summit organization meetings will be held May 20th and 28'h and June 3rd at the United Way(at noon). She said that the Subcommittee is looking for speakers with interesting perspectives,who see both sides of the issue. 1 VIII. ADJOURNMENT — As there was no further business, Mr. Abels moved that the May 13, 2002 Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth be adjourned. Mr. LaRue seconded the H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\2002 Page2of3 motion. The motion carried. Chair Jackson adjourned the May 13, 2002 Regular Meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth at 7:10 p.m. &.-164.4cEYG)2-45Fic4A - Daniel L.Whitworth Assistant Director of Programs Park and Recreation ) H:\pr-dir\annes\word\ccy\minutes\2002 Page 3 of 3