Commission on Human Needs Minutes - 01/24/2010 COMMISSION ON HUMAN NEEDS RECEIVE IN
MINUTES OF MEETING CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
JANUARY 24, 2000 Date ( C)3--�<OO
present : Ahsent : By 4.-' Time t
Rene Jackson Allen Cherry
J.D. Jamar Sandra Dudley
Steve Keller Pat LeBus (excused)
Maria Maldonado Ron Steele
Janice Manzo
Penny Miller City Council liaison
Katherine Phillips Kay Yeager
Sharon Ray
Vicki Tanner
Deanna Taylor Staff T,i a i scan
Rita Vokes Jan Stricklin
Brent Walker Dave Goodrich
David Westen
1 . CALL TO ORDER:
A. The meeting was called to order by Penny Miller at 6 :30 p.m. A
motion to approve the minutes of the November 1999, meeting was
made . The motion was approved unanimously.
2 . OATH OF OFFTrF:
A. The Oath of Office was deferred to the next regular meeting of
the Commission.
3 . ORIENTATION OF TH . OMMT STON MEM R
A. Dave Goodrich gave a brief overview of the history of the
Commission and how the Commission operates through the four
standing committees . He stressed that to be successful , the
committees are where the real work of the Commission is
accomplished with the Committees reporting back to the Commission
as a whole. The Commission then will approve or disapprove the
course of action planned by the committees. It was also stressed
that Penny Miller as the Chairperson is the only Commission
member who can publicly speak for the Commission. Ms . Miller may
delegate this authority to other Commission members who are
engaged in specific programs .
B. Penny Miller as the Chairperson provided an overview of the goals
and accomplishments of the Commission during the past year. The
Committee on the Status of Women is in the final stages of their
needs assessment concerning teen pregnancy and parenting skills .
The Human Relations Committee has focused on the establishment of
Study Circles as a method to bring various groups in our
community together. The Committee on Disabilities was able to
give the Safe Return Program additional publicity. The Committee
on Aging has attempted to arrange for community education on the
changes to Medicare/Medicaid. However, there have been so many
ongoing changes that this has proven difficult .
Ms . Miller concluded by encouraging the selection of only one or
two goals from each committee and to make sure that goals are
reachable .
Commission on Human Needs, January 24, 2000 (continued)
4 . R1 ect.i on of Of f i ne. :
A. Vicki Tanner was nominated as the Vice-Chair by Brent Walker and
seconded by Rita Vokes. There were no other nominations and Ms .
Yokes moved to close the nominations . The vote on Ms . Tanner' s
election was unanimous .
B. J.D. Jamar volunteered to be the Commission' s Secretary. His
nomination was made by Renee Jackson and seconded by Ms . Yokes .
The vote was unanimous .
5 . Committee Assignment :
A. Committee on the Status of Women
Rita Vokes (Chair)
Janice Manzo
Vicki Tanner
Brent Walker
B. Committee on Aging
Deanna Taylor (Chair)
Sandy Dudley
J.D. Jamar
Sharon Ray
C. Committee on Disabilities
Renee Jackson (Chair)
Pat LeBus
J.D. Jamar
David Westen
D. Committee on Human Needs
Katherine Phillips (Chair)
Allen Cherry
Steve Keller
Maria Maldonado
Before the Commission broke into the respective committees to
establish the goals of the Commission, there was a discussion on how
the committees will be able to measure their success . In dealing with
societal issues, it may be very hard to see immediate success .
However, the individual members will know if they have made a
difference in our community.
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Commission on Human Needs, January 24, 2000 (continued)
6 . F„stabl i shment. of Committee Goals:
:
A. Committee on the Status of Women:
The Committee on the Status of Women will focus on domestic
violence with the emphasis on violence to children. The first
goal will be to identify community resources, the second to
develop an awareness program with the goal of letting victims
know that it is alright to seek help and thirdly identify and
publicize the danger signals associated with domestic violence .
B. Committee on Aging:
The Committee on Aging established two goals for the coming year.
The first is a long-term goal to promote the awareness of
resources for medical, nutrition and transportation for the aged
and their caregivers . The second goal that is a short-term goal
is to provide education to the aged and their caregivers on
nutritional resources that are available .
C. Committee on Disabilities :
The Committee on Disabilities set the goal of developing and
disseminating a centralized reference of local agencies available
to support the physical, emotional and fiscal needs of both the
physically and mentally challenged members of our community.
D. Committee on Human Needs :
The Committee on Human Needs established two goals . The first is
the promotion of Study Circles . Carroll Wilson and the Times
Record News have agreed to sponsor a Study Circle on race
relations . The Committee on Human Needs has worked the Study
Circle project for over a year. The Times Record News sponsored
Study Circle can demonstrate whether or not there is community
support for this project . A second goal was established in the
event that it is determined that Study Circles is unworkable.
The second goal is to increase awareness by providing a variety
of cultural data on the ethnic groups that make up our community
The Commission reformed and each committee made their report concerning the
goals that they had established. The goals of each committee were accepted
by unanimous vote by the Commission as a whole.
There being no further business, Ms . Miller requested that there be a
motion to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. The Commission
adjourned at 8 :47 p.m.
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Commission on Human Needs, January 24 , 2000 (continued)
The next regular meeting of the Commission will be held at 4 : 30 p.m. on
February 21 , 2000 , in the City Council Conference Room in Memorial
Auditorium.
Respectfully submitted,
Dave Goodrich
Assistant Staff Liaison
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