February 4, 2002
6:00 pm
2530 Arnold Drive
The Bay Room
Martinez, CA
| | General public comment will be taken at 7:00 pm. | | ||
| 1.0 | Call to Order | | ||
| 2.0 | Roll Call | | ||
| 3.0 | Consent Items | Action | ||
| | 3.1 | Approve minutes for January 7, 2002 meeting | Action | |
| | 3.2 | Review, Discuss and Acknowledge Financial Reports for December 2001 | | |
| | 3.3 | Executive Committee Report Discussed the following issues: a) Received an update on the Home Visiting #2 study session. Staff was instructed to proceed with developing a complete services and allocation plan utilizing the MRMA process. The completed plan will be brought forth to the Commission in April for approval. b) Received an update on the implementation of the substance abuse strategy. A follow-up progress report will be presented to the Commission in May or June. c) Received an update on the composition of the evaluation team. Staff is working on a contract change that will change the role of Children and Families Futures to a more specified evaluation piece and bring on Harder-Company as the primary evaluator on the project. d) Bylaws changes were discussed. Staff was instructed to develop a draft of the known changes for the upcoming Commission meeting for review and for final vote in March. e) Reviewed and discussed the draft of the Personnel Policies. Changes were recommended and county counsel will review prior to adoption by the Commission. f) Discussed the evaluation of the Executive Director. The Committee determined who would take the lead on each piece of the evaluation. The evaluation will be presented to the Commission in March. g) Received a brief update on statewide activities including the status of Prop 10 funds and the Governors budget; the Associations Panel presentation before the State Commission; status of the Executive Director position for the Association; and the newly elected Vice Chair of the Association, Brenda Blasingame. h) Discussed and established the agenda for the February 4, 2002 Commission meeting. | | |
| 4.0 | Executive Directors Report | | |
| | The Commission will receive an update from the Executive Director regarding local and state Prop 10 activities. | Discussion | |
| 5.0 | Committee and Program Updates | | |
| | 5.1 | Program and Evaluation Committee (Commissioner Viramontes-Campbell, Staff: Lisa Johnson and Sean Casey) | |
| | | a) General Committee Update | Discussion |
| | | b) Home Visiting Strategy | Discussion |
| | | c) Update on Family Friendly Community Grants | Discussion |
| | | d) Update on Grantee activities The Commission will receive updates from Ready, Set, Read! Grantees | Discussion |
| | | e) Sustainability Plan Draft | Discussion |
| | 5.2 | Finance and Investment Committee (Commissioner Zwerdling) The Committee received and reviewed the most recent financial statements | Discussion |
| | 5.3 | Commission Events Calendar | Discussion |
| 6.0 | Outline and discuss the March 8-9, 2002 Retreat Agenda The Commission will develop the agenda for the March retreat | Discussion | |
| 7.0 | Bylaws change The commission will review and discuss changes to the Bylaws to be voted on at the March meeting | Discussion | |
| 8.0 | Communications Children & Families Services Newsletter Policy Brief Newsletter | | |
| 9.0 | Adjourn | | |