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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Commission On Children And Youth - 11/15/2004 N.134567e JAN 2005 W COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH fFCEIVED REGULAR MEETING CITY SECRETARY'S al MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15,2004,5:30 P.M. Q= $sJ al COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1201 LEOPARD ST., CORPUS CHRISTI,TX YC JtY`� , � Members Present Member Absent Staff Vicky Alexander Lauren Ranly Linda Hodge Shane) Magee Margaret Canales Brian Silva Drew Reining Mariah Boone Aaron Cooley Amanda Stukenberg Liana Gonzales Penny Grochow Mary Jackson Melissa Madrigal I. CALL TO ORDER: Chair, Vicky Alexander called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. II. ROLL CALL: The recording secretary called roll and announced a quorum was present. III.ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING &RETREAT October 18, 2004 Penny Grochow made a motion to approve the minutes. Margaret Canales seconded. Motion passed. IV.ACTION ON ABSENT MEMBERS: Drew Reining's absence from this meeting was excused. V. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC: Veronica Trevino from Communities In Schools spoke on their STAR grant, which the Commission had endorsed, reporting on its first six months. They are meeting their goals, even after a slow start, and are grateful for the Commission's support. Grace Rank, from the public, suggested that the Commission address the State on the need for STAR to remain funded. CIS was asked for an overview of accomplishments to send to Austin and Veronica said that she would provide it. VI. BUSINESS: A. NEW BUSINESS 1. Children's Impact Statement Presentation Mr. Robert Payne of the City Planning Department and Ms. Grace Rank, former Chair of the Commission, gave a presentation on the issue of implementing a Children's Impact Statement. Mr. Payne said that, after a number of years, the City's Comprehensive Plan is going to be revised. Mr. Payne-said they would try to incorporate the Commission's statements in the new plan and give it to the departments to review. He hopes to have a draft ready by March, so it can be done by the end of the Fiscal Year. If the Comprehensive Plan does not get revised in full, he is open to amending the current plan. In January, the planning Dept. will let the Planning Commission know they are re-doing the plan. In March, the draft will be reviewed by the City Departments. In April,the plan will go before the Planning Commission and other Commissions, such as CCY, will be invited to make comments. Changes will be made in June and a final draft will be taken to the Planning Commission so it can be adopted in July. Ms. Rank explained the meaning of a Children's Impact Statement—it is to address how our children will be impacted by development, zoning, economic development, etc. An Impact Statement makes sure that children's issues are taken into account in all these situations. Ms. Rank read tothe Commission the wording that was approved by CCY in June of 2000. She explained that we need to clearly state our goal without micromanaging how the Planning Commission in oitw CCNno • get a foot in the door. Ms. Rank also suggested that we talk with Jacksonville, FL about their Children's Impact Statement. Linda Hodge suggested that CCY should work on the statement in January. It was suggested that we should then spend some time on how it will be used, not just how it is worded. It was discussed how it could be attached to being an All-America City. Mr. Payne's e-mail address is bobp@cctexas.com. 2. Smoke-Free Rights Now Brian Silva presented an endorsement and the Commission worked on it until it read: "On this the 15th day of November,2004 the Commissioners of the Corpus Christi Commission on Children and Youth agree, since numerous studies have found that second hand smoke is hazardous to the health of nonsmokers, and especially dangerous for children,that we endorse a smoking ban for all restaurants.Therefore we strongly recommend that the Council pass this ban. Some of the facts upon which we based our decision are in the attached Fact Sheet? Brian Silva moved to endorse the statement, Mary Jackson seconded the motion and it passed. It was agreed that Brian Silva will revise it and get it to the secretary who will get the Chair's signature and deliver it to Joe Alley of Smoke-Free Rights Now. B. OLD BUSINESS 1. Name tags Linda Hodge presented a draft that was passed around for corrections. 2. Shirts It was decided that Commissioners would order the same kind of shirts, getting their sizes and money to Liana Gonzales so she could order them. 3. Angel Tree Mariah Boone passed angels around for the Commissioners to choose and sign in. VII. COMMITTEE/STAFF REPORTS: The recent Youth Summit was discussed. Robin West is doing an official report on the Summit, which the Commission co-sponsored, and will share it with the Commission. VIII. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND COMMISSION CONCERNS: Commission concerns were discussed. Amanda Stukenberg will get information on Health Department Issues for the January 17th meeting and Linda Hodge will bring information on the luncheon. IX. REQUESTS OR INFORMATION,AGENDA ITEMS:- There will be no regular meeting in December. Mariah Boone will e-mail the Commissioners on when to come to help with the Angel Tree deliveries. X. ADJOURNMENT: As there was no further business, Penny Grochow made a motion to adjourn. Mary Jackson seconded. Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. V /cam/ Linda Hodge,Assistant Directo Programs Park and Recreation Department