Commission on Human Needs Minutes - 06/17/2002 RECEIVED IN
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Commission on Human Needs Date
June 17, 2002
Minutes of the meeting By Time Qj'.DORtâ–º'1
Today's meeting is a regularly scheduled meeting of the Human Needs Commission.
The meeting was convened in the City of Wichita Falls Council Conference Room.
Attendance was as follows:
Those in attendance: City Staff:
Dennis Marquardt Dave Goodrich
Brent Walker
Cheryl Bownds
Katherine Phillips
Kay Geuirn
Penny Miller
Keith Cupples
Rita Vokes
1. Call to Order:
Item I. Ms. Penny Miller called the commission to order at 5:09 p.m.. The
May 20th minutes were approved unanimously with corrections.
The following items were discussed:
2. Old Business:
No old business was pending
3. Committee Reports:
Item 1. Status of Women/Human Needs report by Rita Vokes. The
committee had not met since the last Commission meeting. The
committee will next meet on Wednesday, June 18, 2002. The
focus of the committees will continue to be domestic violence with
emphasis on providing information to the minority community.
Item 2. Committee on Aging report by Kay Geuirn. The review of the
community needs assessment study has been completed. The
committee will be looking at adopting the area of transportation
availability as an area of future study. They will also be
establishing a multidiscipline group to explore other needs that
might be adopted. One area under consideration is the
development of a volunteer group that would work with the aged
by periodically checking with individuals to insure their welfare.
Commission on Human Needs (continued)
A discussion on the availability of prescription medicines
developed with specific comments concerning various prescription
company discount programs. While the prescriptions obtained
through these programs are much cheaper than obtained through
normally commercial sources, there is an amount of paper work
associated with this program. In some instances, this paperwork
can be burdensome. While there are individuals who will process
this paperwork for a fee, the quality of the service provided varies.
Item 3. Committee on Disabled. Not Reported.
4. There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded.
The motion to adjourn was unanimous. The committee adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
5. The next meeting will be held July 15, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council
Conference room.
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Dave Goodrich Penny Miller
Asst. Staff Liaison Chairperson