1993/12/06 Community Outreach for Youth and Families Committee Minutes COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES
December 6 , 1993
The Community Outreach for Youth and Families Committee met this
date at the Youth and Family Outreach Center , 6800 Hunter Drive ,
Suite C , Jim Park presiding .
Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 5 : 09 PM .
Roll Call Present at the meeting were : Cecelia Belle ,
Linda Branscomb , Barry Godolphin , Jerry
Griffin , J . T . Henley , Beth Jeffcoat ,
Jim Park , Jim Pekkain , Patrick Rooney , Linda
Spiro , and Kathy Vander Vennet
Communications None
Healthy Cities Copies of a check off list of things that a
city can do to be healthy were passed around .
It was suggested that copies be sent to
others not in attendance and to other key
people in the community to respond to . A
short discussion about Forum 2000 took place
- a program in operation in Santa Rosa put on
by the Chamber of Commerce .
Project
Matters from
Committee Members Cecelia Belle explained how funding to her
agency SCAYD has taken place in the past .
This year a concerted effort was put forth
from her agency due to lack of representation
at the county level to "fight" for funds for
Rohnert Park . She asked how many dollars go
to the county and how are they funnelled back
to the city . Vander Vennet volunteered to
research this and bring it back to the next
meeting .
Belle will report on her meeting with
Supervisors Smith and Harborson around this
issue .
Ron Shaw asked if the local paper shouldn ' t
be invited so that the community will be
informed as to what is happening . It was
suggested that a press release be prepared
and sent out before each meeting . Olsen
volunteered to do this .
Jim Park commented on Free Fridays - the
city ' s attempt to involve our high school and
junior high kids in activities at the Sports
Center on Friday evenings . The partnership
staff of the SCAYD , the YMCA , Boys and Girls
Club , Campus Life , the Recreation Dept . and
Youth and Family Services . Volunteers are
needed each Friday to help supervise areas of
the building as well as meet the kids and
get to know them. They are at a place of
trying to bring in more special activities
for the kids .
They will be looking at grants in the next
few months as a way of helping to fund this
program.
Branscomb asked about the Needs Assessment
request from the prior meeting . Response was
that it is still on the City Manager ' s desk .
Jeffcoat commented on the Christmas lights
and the problems that the Chamber was running
up against in their effort to decorate the
city for the holidays .
Belle mentioned the billboards that SCAYD had
put up around HIV awareness . She talked
about their programs in the schools and a
program this week of getting your picture
with Santa and also getting fingerprinted , as
part of a safety project .
Adjournment There being no further business the meeting
adjourned at 6 : 36 PM .
NEXT MEETING February 28 , 1994 5 : 00PM
Respectfully submitted ,
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'<ath Vander Vennet
Secretary