Minutes 05-23-02MINUTES OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH MEETING HELD
IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL,
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ON THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2002 AT 7:00 P.M.
Present
Shanna St. John, Chairperson Sherri Claude, Assistant to the Recreation
Hattie Miller Director
Joyce O'Hara
Welton Sanders
Willie Pearl Wilson, Alternate
Absent
Stephen Waldman, Vice Chair
Mary Morera
Lori Wilkinson
Luis Dones, Student
Carlos Masso, Student
Phyllis Stern, Alternate
I. Call to Order
Chair St. John called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m.
II. Moment of Silent Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance
A moment of silent prayer was observed, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag led by Ms. Hattie Miller.
III. Approval of Minutes of April 18, 2002
Motion
Ms. Miller moved to approve the subject minutes. Ms. Wilson seconded the motion that
carried unanimously.
IV. Approval of Agenda
Chair St. John wished to add the introduction of the new Board member, Ms. Joyce
O'Hara, under Announcements. Also, she added the Election of Chairman and Vice
Chairman and the Needs Assessment under New Business.
Motion
Ms. Miller moved to approve the agenda as amended. Ms. Wilson seconded the motion
that carried unanimously.
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Advisory Board on Children & Youth
Boynton Beach, Florida
May 23,2002
V. Announcements/Presentations/Correspondence
A. Oceanfront Concert Series - "None Other"
This pop/rock concert will take place on June 21, 2002.
B. New Board Member, Joyce O'Hara
Chair St. John welcomed Ms. O'Hara to the Board and asked her how she found out
about the Board. Ms. O'Hara stated that she had met the City Manager at various
meetings and that he had encouraged her to apply to serve on this Board. She believed
it was because of her background in special education. Chair St. John explained the
various projects of the Advisory Board on Children & Youth for Ms. O'Hara. Ms. O'Hara
looks forward to working with the Board.
VI. Public Audience - None
VII. Old Business
A. Youth Volunteer Bank
Chair St. John was happy to announce that the Youth Volunteer Bank Awards Banquet
had been very successful and that everyone had a good time. She believed it was time
for a workshop to analyze the pros and cons of this event and make even better plans
for the future. There were some items that need to be discussed such as the judging
criteria and selecting a liaison for each individual school. Chair St. John found that each
of the finalists had about the same number of hours and it was very difficult to come to a
decision about the winner(s).
Ms. Miller asked to see a copy of the essays of the second and third place winners and
Chair St. John asked Ms. Claude to put a copy with the minutes package for the
members.
B. Bob BorovY Award
Chair St. John reported that this award had been presented to one of seven applicants.
Everyone was outstanding So judging was very difficult.
C. Youth Expo
There will be a planning meeting on Wednesday, June 5, at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall in the
Mall, Participating members should R.S.V.P. to Ms. Sherri Claude at 742-6224. Topics
for diScussion at the meeting will include a division of responsibilities among the Board
members, the status of sponsorships, and the various contests.
D. Guest Speakers
This is a program that Vice Chair Waldman handles. The Board used to have guest
speakers and will possibly re-start this program in the future.
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Advisory Board on Children & Youth
Boynton Beach, Florida
May 23, 2002
E. Youth Council
This program is inactive at the moment. While summer would not be a good time for
youth meetings, it is excellent for planning. Chair St. John hoped to get something
started on this program in September.
A discussion ensued about the various reasons the former Youth Council had
disbanded. Chair St. John thought that it would be helpful if the mentors were not
members of this Board. Ideally, a mentor would be somehow involved with City
government and a Commissioner would be an excellent choice for the once a month
meetings. Chair St. John noted that the City had been very helpful to the Youth Council
in the past and was also desirous of seeing it reestablished. A planning workshop will be
scheduled to move this program forward.
VIII. New Business
A) Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman (Tabled)
There were not enough members present at this meeting to take a vote so it was tabled
until the next meeting.
B) Needs Assessment Results
Chair St. John asked Ms. Claude to include copies of this report with the minutes and
send to Board members. She also asked for Ms. Claude to arrange for Wally Majors,
Recreation Director, to attend the next meeting to discuss the Needs Assessment results
with the Board. There were many very interesting things in it and she felt that the Board
should read it and make some recommendations to the City Commission based on it.
IX. Future Meeting Dates: June 27, 2002 and July 25, 2002
X. Adjournment
Since there was no further business before the Board, the meeting was duly adjourned
at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Collins
ReCOrding Secretary
(one tape)
(052402)
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