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Monday, June 16, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
6th Floor-City Hall-Conference Room t of;
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1201 Leopard St, Corpus Christi, TX ;'
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Minutes
Call to Order: 5:43 pm
II. Roll Call of Members
III. Adoption of Minutes: Regular Meeting, May 19, 2008- Minutes were adopted.
IV. Action on Absent Member(s)from May 19, 2008 meeting: Vicky Alexander(resigned), Brian Silva
(absent excused-), Guy Nickelson (absent excused)and Fran Wilms (absent excused).
V. Hear from the Public: There were public comments.
VI. Business
New Business:
1. Community Connections Event
a. Discuss purpose of event: Subcommittee meet on 6/13/08 and felt that it was time to
restructure the event and some of the focus would be on the community providers who work
with children and youth in our community. The event would focus on the providers networking
amongst each other and highlight their services and how the City can be involved with their
services. In addition, this would be an avenue for the Commission to discuss partnerships for
the data collection and to present their Commission on Children and Youth—Youth, Children
and Family Platform. The following venues were discussed: Education Service Center, Miller
High School, Del Mar College,Acer Plaza—Bingo Hall.Valerie Villarreal to contact Del Mar
College and Education Service Center to discuss rates, dates etc. Some possible attendees
are: Head Start,Youth Odyssey, Counselors and Non Profits to name a few.
b. Discuss what is the message the Commission wants to convey to the community : The
subcommittee felt that it was important for the Commission to highlight the community
providers who work with youth and children and for the event to be a networking avenue for
not only the community providers but also for the Commission to present their platform and to
discuss the options of partnerships for a data collection effort.
c. Discuss partnerships-Subcommittee felt that the event would be a good avenue to survey the
attendees on the ideas of partnerships for data collection. Subcommittee members will work
on creating a survey.
d. Discuss potential dates: Subcommittee is looking at late September, 2008 to early October,
2008.
e. Discuss event content : Subcommittee felt that the event needs to be restructured and that the
highlight needs to be on Commission and provider networking.
f. Discuss"Event Subcommittee"—Subcommittee to meet on a regular basis to further plan and
coordinate event. Subcommittee members are Miles Toren, Laura Spear Smith and Amanda
Stukenberg.
2. Discuss budget/funding for platform data collection sett
a. Status of budget process-Sally Gavlik discussed the funding for the data collection effort. She
advised that it was submitted to our leadership ; however, it was not part of the council budget
packets. She urged the Commission to attend city council meetings and discuss data collection
project during public comment. Sally discussed the bond proposals as well as Parks and
Recreation reductions to include the JAC possibly losing two case manager positions that are
currently filled. One member mentioned that looking at the bigger picture is important when it
comes to budgets. One member advised that it was also important for the Commission to try
push for the platform.
b. Discuss dates of when Commission should make public comments to City Council: 7/8/2008
was mentioned and Dr. Garza advised that she would create a basic presentation and send to
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c. Discuss City Council contacts: Dr. Garza urged Commission members to discuss the platform
with their councilmen.
3. Commission Advisor
Discuss advisor role as per Commission needs:Valerie Villarreal mentioned that the City
Secretary's office advised that the Commission did have an"advisor"and that it is Captain Tim
Wilson. She also advised that his attendance is not mandatory. One Commission member
works under Captain Tim Wilson and will advise him that the Commission is discussing his role
as an advisor. One Commission member mentioned that the Commission as a whole needs to
have a strong discussion on the role of the advisor and what are the expectations of the advisor
role.
VII. Committee/Staff Reports
VIII. Superintendent's Report and Commission Concerns
IX. Requests for Information, Agenda Items
1. Parks and Recreation-Juvenile Assessment Center Enhancement Project
Presentation date—July 21, 2008.Valerie Villarreal advised that she is currently working on the
proposal and that she will have the proposal ready for the July meeting.
2. Education Advisor- Presentation-July 21,2008
a. Discuss community projects/events as they pertain to children, youth and families
b. Discuss community implementation of the Commission's"Platform"
Education Advisor will attend the July meeting and discuss her pending projects and how she
plans on assisting the Commission in implementing the Commission Platform in the community.
X. Adjournment: 6:39pm
POSTING NOTICE: This agenda was posted on the City's official bulletin board in the Leopard St. foyer, 1201
Leopard St. at a.m./p.m. on 2008.
Valerie Villarreal, MPA, CM-C
Community Services Superintendent
Parks and Recreation Department