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1998 07 22 CSC Minutes . . COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES July 22, 1998 CALL TO ORDER , regular meeting of the Community Services Commission was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Dodie lorvitz, Community Services Director, in the La Ouinta Civic Center Study Session Room. Staff led 1e Pledge of Allegiance. MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioner Olga Betancourt Commissioner Gilbert Lopez Commissioner Joan Rebich Commissioner Victoria St. Johns (Chairperson) Commissioner Kay Wolff MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Mike Davis Commissioner Kathryn Pedersen STAFF PRESENT: Dodie Horvitz, Community Services Director Tom Hartung, Building & Safety Director, Human Services Comm. Liaison Mark Weiss, Assistant City Manager Cristal Spidell, Secretary :taff informed the Commission that Commissioner Davis was unable to attend the meeting because e is out of town. PUBLIC COMMENT - None I. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA ". CONSENT CALENDAR - None Dodie Horvitz, Community Services Director introduced Mark Weiss, Assistant City Manager and Tom Hartung, Building and Safety Director and past Human Services Commission Staff liaison to the new Commission. '. PUBLIC HEARING - None '1. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Introduction of Commissioners Each of the Commissioners introduced themselves and shared a little bit about their affiliation with various committees and boards, place of employment, and how long they have been La Ouinta residents. Stan Sniff, City Council Member, Dodie Horvitz, Community Services Commission liaison, and Cristal Spidell, Secretary were introduced. C:\MyDataICRIST ALICSClMIN7-22.wpd 1 . . B. Election of Officers Ms. Horvitz opened nominations for Chairperson. Commissioner Rebich/Wolff nominated Victoria St. Johns. There being no other nominations Ms. Horvitz closed nominations. It was moved by Commissioner Wolff/Rebich to unanimously vote Victoria St. Johns as Chairperson. Unanimous. The Commission discussed continuing the selection of a Vice Chairperson due to the absence of Commissioner Pedersen and Commissioner Davis. After a brief discussion, Commissioner Lopez/Wolff moved to continue the election of Vice Chairperson until the next Commission meeting. Unanimous. C. Selection of Meeting Day Ms. Horvitz distributed a calendar which indicated the days that are available for Commission meetings. Ms. Horvitz recommended the 2nd or 4th Thursday of each month due to staff availability. The Commission discussed various meeting days, and whether they should wait before selecting a day until Commissioner Pedersen and Commissioner Davis could be present. It was moved by Commissioner Rebich/Lopez to chose Wednesday, August 12, 1998 as the next meeting date, and continue discussion of selection of a regular meeting day to the next Commission meeting. Unanimous. III. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIALS A. Unapproved Minutes of May 20, 1998 Human Services Commission Meeting B. Unapproved Minutes of June 8, 1998 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting A Recreation Brochure and a flyer for the Youth Coventry Orchestra was distributed. The above items were received and filed. fill. COMMISSIONER ITEMS Commissioner Rebich distributed information and discussed a number of things with the Commission. Those items included CalWORKS (which was added to the next agenda by consensus!. RAP and their Anger Management Program, and the Kidsline Program. Commissioner Wolff asked about the pool schedule, fees, closing day, and Commissioner Lopez asked whether it can be rented out for parties. Ms. Horvitz indicated that closing day is September 7th and she will contact CVRPD for more information and add it to the next agenda. In response to Chairperson St. Johns, Ms. Horvitz informed the Commission that the classes offered by the Community Services Department are very successful, although some didn't do as well as others. Instructors are recruited through advertising in the Desert Sun, and word of mouth. Ms. Horvitz also added that the department is working on enhancing the relationships with CVRPD, YMCA, and Boys and Girls Club of La Ouinta. In the future the department hopes to have a computer set up so that the public can register for CVRPD's classes at City Hall, and that there is a link on the City's website that links us to each other. C:\MyDataICRISTALICSC\MIN7-22.wpd 2 . . X. ADJOURNMENT Staff will send out Commission addresses and phone numbers. Staff indicated that packets will be in the mail no later than Friday prior to their meeting date, and that if the packets were not in their mailboxes on the Monday they are to call the office. It was moved by Commissioner Rebich/Wolff to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m.. ~EXT MEETING DATE, TIME AND TOPIC Nednesday, August 12,1998 7:00 P.M. .a Ouinta Civic Center Study Session Room . Election of Vice Chairperson . Selection of Meeting Day . Discussion of CalWORKS . Work Plan . Update on Kidsline Program . Fritz Burns Park Closing Date C:\MyDataICRIST ALICSClMIN7-22.wpd 3