Commission on Human Needs Minutes - 11/18/2002 Commission on Human Needs . z' `O3
November 18, 2002
Minutes of the meeting
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:
Penny Miller Dave Goodrich
Cheryl Bownds
Rita Vokes
Katherine Phillips
Dennis Marquardt
Becky Meadows
Jeff Pixler
Sylvesta Shed
Pat Haywood
Keith Cupples
Brent Walker
1. Call to Order:
Item 1. Ms. Penny Miller called the commission to order at 5:07 p.m. The
September 1e Minutes were approved as corrected. The
following items were discussed:
2. Old Business:
No old business was pending.
3. Committee Reports:
Item 1. Committee on Disabled. The meeting of the committee will be
held this coming Friday. It is anticipated that the committee will
receive the needs assessment of families with disabled children at
that time.
Item 2. Status of Women/Human Needs. The committee is continuing
its efforts to promote an awareness of domestic violence in the
community. Special efforts are being made to reach the minority
communities.
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Commission on Human Needs (continued)
Item 3. Committee on Aging. Ms. Bownds received the material on the
committees previous minutes and documentation.
4. New Business:
Item 1. The Commission set 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2003 at the
Log Cabin in Lucy Park at the time and place for their annual
workshop. Additional information will be forth coming
concerning this workshop.
Item 2. Ms. Phillips requested that something be done about the drug
selling activities that are occurring on Sullivan Street just across
from the Eastside Boys and Girls Club. Ms. Phillips stated that the
activity is done openly and makes taking the children outside to
their garden unsafe. It was agreed to ask a representative of the
Police Department to the February Commission meeting to discuss
the law enforcement activities in Eastside. It was also suggested
that local Neighborhood Watch Organizations could become
involved in the identification and eradication of crime in the
neighborhood.
Item 3. The Commission agreed not to meet during December due to the
Christmas Holidays.
5. There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded.
The motion to adjourn was unanimous. The committee adjourned at 5:42 p.m.
6. The next meeting will be held January 13, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. in the Log Cabin
in Lucy Park for their annual workshop.
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Dave Goodrich Penny Miller
Asst. Staff Liaison Chairperson