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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Commission On Children And Youth - 01/10/1999 COMISSION ON CHILDREN ANDQ)UTH REGULAR MEETING MONDAY,JANUARY 10, 1999, 5:30 P.M. 1" FLOOR COMMITTEE ROOM CITY HALL - 1201 LEOPARD STREET MEMBERS PRESENT ABSENT STAFF Paige Dunn Rudy Sosa Jeflung Marco A.Cisneros Mary Jackson Missy Medary Verna Portis Anne Seddelmeyer Joe Alley Robin West Arturo Rodriguez Paula Rosenstein Veronica Trevino Brian Smith Rebecca Stints Talma aenavides Dr.Phil Rhoades CALL TO ORDER—The regular December meeting of the Commission on Children and Youth was called to order in the absence of Chair Paige Dinn and Vice Chair Jeff Jung by Honorary Vice Chair Joe Alley at 5:40 p.m. ROLL CALL —The recording secretary called roll and announced a quorum was present. Chair Paige Dinn arrived(5:45 p.m.). ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES—Rebecca Stutts moved to adopt the minutes from the regular meeting of December 13, 1999. Joe Alley seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously by the Commission. ACTION ON ABSENCES—There was no action on absences because the new absence policy was in place beginning in September, 1999. Chair Dinn requested that this item be dropped from the agenda. Attendance records will be sent with the monthly agenda packets so that the members of the Commission will be able to keep track of attendance. HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC: Charlie Bryan, Executive Director, South Texas Aggressive Sports Association, addressed the Commission in the Business portion of the agenda. Nina Lozano (owner Millennium Skatepark), Brian Beerman(Muskegon, Michigan), Joe Minervini (owner City Skates), Terry White(Vice President, South Texas Aggressive Sports Association) and Carlos Mendez(Supervisor of Park Planning, Park and Recreation, City of Corpus Christi) spoke in conjunction with or in response to Mr. Bryan's presentation. BUSINESS— A. Presentation on Youth Opportunities by South Texas Aggressive Sports Association —Charlie Bryan Mr. Bryan spoke about the multi-recreational facility his organization has proposed to the City Council as an alternative form or entertainment for youth. He stated that his organization is seeking non-profit status. In answer to Ms. Medary's question, Mr. Bryan stated that his organization wanted the Commission's endorsement of its concepts and ambitions. h.\pr-dir`annes\wordby\minutes\o I I O W page I 4 V Ms. Rank voiced concern about endorsing something now and regretting it later. Mr. Alley described the facility as a"skate version of the Little League system" Ms. Lozano stated that they didn't want to ruin their customer base. She added that the skatepark would directly compete with their businesses at first. Carl Lewis left at 6:20 p.m. Ms. West said that the project is in agreement with the Master Plan. Ms. Rank agreed, adding that the Commission needs to support the concept for that reason, support youth and support public/private joint ventures. She voiced continued concern about Commission endorsement. Ms. Lozano stated that South Texas Aggressive Sports had changed its emphasis, now to a multi-purpose facility. She added that flexibility was good. Mr. Minervini addressed the Commission on the following areas: 1. Joint-venture—will be proposed a joint-venture with the City, offering an option to lease and expand the existing City Skates. 2. Expenses - Building and maintenance expenses are very high. 3. Liability—City may still be sued. Even with the limitation, City must pay to respond and defend. 4. Recommendation- Start small for benefit and taxpayers and the City Council. Have 3 or 4 area outdoor skateparks that don't require much maintenance and can go unsupervised. Mr. Alley moved that the Commission encourages the Park and Recreation Department to pursue the development of additional youth recreation facilities to support the sports of skating, skateboarding and "bmx"cycling. Ms. Medary seconded the motion. The motion passed. Chair Dinn stated that she would work with Mr. Cisneros constructing a letter to City Council. Guests Charlie Bryan, Nina Lozano, Brian Beerman, Joe Minervini, Terry White and Carlos Mendez left at 6:47p.m. B. Merging and Update of Master Plan with Y.O.U. Assessment and Five-year Plan Ms. Dinn handed out a draft of"The Commission on Children and Youth's Master Plan." C. Report on Current Initiatives 1) Child Abuse Roundtable—Paula Rosenstein Discussed at December meeting. h:\pr-dir\annes\ward\c-y\minutes\121399 page 2 411, 110 2) Child Abuse Prevention Month —April 2000 Discussed at December meeting. 3) Safe Communities— Phil Rhoades Dr. Rhoades said that he had no update for this meeting. D. Corporal Punishment Discussion—Grace Rank Chair Dinn congratulated Ms. Rank for her article which appeared in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on the subject of teenage pregnancy, and the prevention thereof. Corporal Punishment will be discussed at the February meeting. E. Consideration of Commission Vacancies Mr. Cisneros notified the Commission of a 3'"vacancy, the position held by Arturo Rodriguez, H . Mr. Rodriguez stated in his Letter of Resignation that he was pursuing his college education dreams. The Commission discussed possible candidates this Youth representative vacancy. VII. COMMITTEE/STAFF REPORTS None. VIII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND COMMISSION CONCERNS: Mr. Cisneros told the Commission to please note the schedule of locations for Commission meetings in 2000. The Commission will be notified on the meeting agenda and courtesy call of any change in meeting location. Mr. Cisneros also spoke on the importance of getting applicants for Commission positions to contact the City Secretary's office. Ms. West announced that the February 14, 2000 meeting will be held at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, in the Watergarden Room. Grace Rank left at 7:01 p.m. Dr. Rhoades reminded the Commission of the February 10" 12:30 p.m. —2:30 p.m. satellite conference. Ms. Dinn reminded him that it was the same date as the "Seamless Pipeline"program at Texas A&M, Corpus Christi. Dr. Rhoades added that he would require 15 minutes of meeting time in the future to discuss his findings. Ms. West discussed the meeting of the Grants Committee, stating the committee has started a grants calendar. They will update the Commission at every other meeting. She distributed summaries of the YOU Summit(October, 1999). h:\prdir\annes\word\c-y\minutes\121399 page 3 V Ms. Rosenstein reminded the Commission of the class facilitating program in which participants learn to teach parenting classes. She also informed the Commission of the class for parenting teens. Deadline for application is January 18'". IX. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, AGENDA ITEMS: None. X. ADJOURNMENT—As there was no further business,Ms. Stutts moved that the meeting be adjourned. Ms. Medary seconded, and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. Marco A. Cisneros, Director, Park&Recreation Department h:\pr-dir annes\word\c-y\minutes\121399 page 4