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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:
Keith Cupples (Chair) Dave Goodrich
Debbie Lawson
Dennis Marquardt Absent:
Barbara Peterson Diane Garcia
Katherine Phillips Bobby Hall
Sylvesta Shed Jeff Pixler
David Rippy Teresa Ramos
Julia Simon
Trevor Simon
Excused:
Pat Haywood
Becky Meadows
Brent Walker
1. Call to Order:
Item 1. Mr. Cupples called the commission to order at 5:13 p.m. The
February 17, 2002 minutes were approved without exception. The
following items were discussed:
2. Old Business:
a. Committee Reports:
Item 1. Committee on Aging: Mr. Rippy informed the Commission that
he had obtained a copy of the United Way Needs Assessment
Report for use by the Committee on Aging.
Item 2. Committee on the Disabled: The Committee on the Disabled and
the North Central Human Resource Association was held on
March 11, 2003. Approximately fifty human relations personnel
from the Wichita Falls area were in attendance.
Commission on Human Needs(continued)
Item 3. Committee on the Status of Women: The Committee is pursuing
their activities to gain support from area attorneys to donate Pro
Bono legal services for battered spouses who cannot obtain the
legal services of the West Texas Legal Service is unable to assist a
victim of domestic violence due to a conflict of interest. Mr.
Cupples indicated that he would accept a letter from the
Committee for his signature to the City Council regarding this
effort.
Item 4. Human Needs Committee: Will continue working with the
Committee on the Status of Women.
Item 5. Committee on Youth: Mr. Cupples indicated that no formal
action had transpired although he had informally approached
several Board of Education members who were supportive of the
Commission's initiative. The Committee will be approaching the
Wichita Falls Independent School District Superintendent of
Schools to explain their aims and to gain his approval for their
involvement.
3. New Business:
Item 1. Katherine Phillips was elected as Co-Chair of the Human Relations
Committee.
Item 2. Ms. Phillips invited the Commission members to a meeting at 2:00
p.m. on March 27, 2003 at the Eastside Girls and Boys Club on
Sullivan Street. This meeting is a community meeting to discuss
ways in which the community can eliminate illegal activities that
are openly taking place and that are endangering the children who
are in the neighborhood.
Item 3. Ms. Phillips reported that that portion of the City's Web Page that
concerns the Commission on Human Needs is not current. The
Staff Liaison was asked to correct that situation.
4. There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded.
The motion to adjourn was unanimous. The committee adjourned at 5:54 p.m.
5. The next meeting will be held April 21, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council
Conference Room.
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Dave Goodrich Keith Cupples `
Asst. Staff Liaison Chairperson
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