HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Community Youth Development (78415) Program Steering Committee - 06/20/201978415 COMMUNITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
COLLABORATIVE COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting
Thursdays, June 20 – 6:00 p.m.
YWCA, 4601 Corona, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Conference Room
MEETING MINUTES
I. Call to Order: Chair Lisa Torres called the meeting to order at 6:06pm
II. Roll Call of Members: Program Manager Sandra Alvarez called the roll and verified that
a quorum of Steering Committee members was present to conduct the meeting.
Present members included: Lisa Torres, Ricardo Pimentel, Carlos Barrera, Velma
Lozano, and Rene Gutierrez.
III. Adoption of Minutes: Regular Meeting April 18, 2019. Chair Lisa Torres referred to
approval of the minutes. Committee Member Rene Gutierrez made a motion to adopt
the minutes as written, seconded by Committee Member Velma Lozano and passed
unanimously.
IV. Action on Absent Members: Simone Sanders was absent due to death in the family and
Deborah Sherill was absent due to being out of town for work. Committee voted on
excusing absences, Carlos Barrera made a motion to excuse absences for both
members, seconded by committee member Velma Lozano and passed unanimously.
V. Public Comment: No public comments.
VI. Business for Discussion and Possible Action:
A. CYD By-Laws – Committee members reviewed CYD By-Laws and discussed
changes to Article 2. Function, Article 3. 1. Membership, Article 3.3. Attendance,
Article 4.1. Regular Meeting location, and Article 5.4. Proposal Review. Chair Lisa
Torres recommended to fiscal agent to send email requesting any additional
feedback about By-law changes to absent committee members. Committee will
vote on approval of changes to CYD By-Laws at next regular schedule meeting.
B. Marketing goals for CYD Program – Committee member Rene Gutierrez offered a
few suggestions for goals to promote the CYD program including:
• Creating a CYD twitter with a goal of how many followers per month and to
tweet at least once a day, 60 day trial
• Use other social media that youth use like Snapchat and Instagram
• Create banners to hang at local business and on busy streets.
• Information table at the local Trade Center and community fairs.
• Following CCISD principals on Twitter.
Committee member Carlos Barrera offered his business as a location for hanging a
CYD banner to attract attention to the program.
C. Community Strength and Needs Assessment (CSNA) – Committee members
viewed current data on CSNA results from both paper survey and online survey
that have been taken. CSNA is up more than 50% from FY18. 475 paper surveys
were submitted with 45 surveys done online through Survey Monkey. Committee
member Rick Pimentel questioned how questions and scoring was decided on.
Program Manager, Sandra Alvarez, stated that the CYD Youth Advisory Committee
gave feedback in a focus group on questions and scoring for FY19 CSNA.
Questions and scoring were then revised based on the feedback from YAC youth.
D. PEI visit – Program Manager, Sandra Alvarez, informed committee members of
upcoming visit by CYD grant officials from state office July 11-July12 and what the
visit will entail.
E. CYD Budget Review – Program Manager, Sandra Alvarez, gave an update on the
FY19 budget review that was done in May 2019 and what budget transfers were
approved by the state, including the funding for advertisement of the CYD program
through the RTA bus benches and bus wrap. Committee member Rick Pimentel
gave input and what information should be on bus benches and bus advertisement;
subcontractors and programs offered.
F. CYD Youth Workshop – Program Manager, Sandra Alvarez, gave information about
upcoming approved CYD Youth Workshop to be held, committee chair Lisa Torres
mentioned contacting Patsy-Vasquez-Contes with the GI Forum and David Silva Jr.
with Templo Elim to help with CYD.
G. Back to School Event – Committee members were informed of upcoming Back to
School event for August 24, 2019 and ideas for vendors to set up booths for free
event.
H. FY20 – Program Manager, Sandra Alvarez, discussed bringing in the Parks and
Recreation Lindale Recreation Center to provide additional services to increase
youth participation in the CYD program. CYD will pay for 30 youth to attend the
weekly program and will offer Lifeskill classes to teens. Communities in Schools
will take over the YAC for FY20.
VII. YAC report: No YAC report, YAC youth were at the Youth Summit at Texas A&M College
Station. YAC youth will report on Teen Summit at next regular meeting.
VIII.
IX. Fiscal Agent Report: Program Manager Sandra Alvarez gave updates on CYD monthly
numbers and expended budget.
X. Identify items to be place on next month’s agenda:
A. Social Media Marketing efforts
B. Back to School Event
C. Changes to By-Laws
D. Marketing Goals
XI. Adjournment: Meeting Adjourned at 7:24pm, Rene Gutierrez made a motion, and
seconded by Velma Lozano and passed unanimously.