Comm Serv 2011/08/11City Hall Council ChamberCommunity Services Board
200 S. Anaheim BoulevardThursday, August 11, 2011
Anaheim, CA 928055:30p.m.
*M I N U T E S*
Board Members PresentStaff Present
Robert Currie, ChairJoe Perez, Community Services Superintendent
Lynn CuddBeth Lapkowski, Senior Secretary
Grant Henninger
Earl Kelso
Becky Murphy
Natalie Rubalcava
John Santoianni
Anca Trifa
Julia Wright
Board MembersAbsent
Ashleigh Aitken, Vice-Chair
CALL TO ORDER:
1.The Community Services Board meeting was called to order at 5:35p.m. by ChairCurrie.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
2.Board Member Trifaled the Board in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBER MURPHY:
3.Chair Currie welcomed Becky Murphy to the Community
Services Board and asked her to share her background with the Board.
INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS & PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
4.
A.Scheduled Public Communication:None.
B.Unscheduled Public Communication:None.
CORRESPONDENCE
4.
A.Incoming:Letter of Resignation from former Board Member Faessel.
B.Outgoing:Memorandum toCity Manager/City Council: Chair Currie inquired whether any response has
been received regarding this memo, andJoe Perez indicated there was oneresponse from Council Member
Eastman thanking the Board for their time and recommendations, and suggested another bullet be added to
the recommendationsstating that as cuts are made, the Board would objectively view all agencies and cut
fairly based on the criteria notedin the memo.
Letter to Agencies: Joe statedthat the notice was mailed to agenciesin July. He also said that the application
instructions reference the criteria for the 2012/2013 process that was noted inthe memorandum to City
Council, and noted that they subject to changedepending on further response from City Council.
APPROVAL OF THEMINUTES:
5.Board MemberHenningermade a motion to approve the minutesfor the
May 26, 2011,meeting; Board Member Cuddseconded the motionand it passedwith sixayesand three
abstentions.
NEW BUSINESS:
6.
A.June-July Activity Report: No comments or questions.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.
A.Elections for Chair & Vice-Chair:Board Member Santoianni reported that the sub-committee’s
recommendation for Chair is current Vice-Chair Aitken, and for vice-chair, Board Member Henninger. Chair
Currie asked if there were any other recommendations from other Board Members. Hearing none, Board
Member Santoianni made a motion to approve the nominations; Board Member Kelso seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously.
B.FY 2011/12 Public Service Funding Process: No discussion.
C.FY 2012/13 Public Service Funding Process: Joe noted that the applications and instructions were made
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available on the City’s website on July 29and they will be due back on Monday, August 29th. The
applications will be forwarded to Chris Gerry by the end of that week and they will be available toBoard
Members the following Tuesday, September 6th. The non-profit agency presentations are scheduled for
September 22 and September 29 to allow time for review of the applications by Board Members. Joe further
inquired as to which Board Members wished to have the applications via PDF versions and/or hard copy
versions, and a quick poll was held.
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pre-application conference,
Vice-Chair Henninger inquired as to how many agencies attended the August 1
and Joe indicated 12 agencies attended, 3 of which were new agencies: Big Brothers-Big Sisters,
Illumination Foundation, and Ray’s Foundation. The Illumination Foundation is requesting funds for
homeless services, so Chris Gerry referred them to the application for ESG funds.
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D.CSB Meeting & Presentation Schedule:Chair Currie noted that the presentations will be held September 22
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; the deliberations will be held on October 13, and the November meeting will be held if necessary.
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In December the Board will go dark again.
Board Member Kelso asked how much money was expected to be available for the 2012/13 funding cycle,
and Joe indicated they anticipate a seven percent reduction to the funding that was received in 2011/12, which
was $342,500.
INFORMATIONALITEMS
8.:Chair Currie received an email from the Office of the Mayor about some events
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Anniversary of 9/11; the flyer was distributed to all Board Members.
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Board Member Henninger announced that there will be an Anaheim Connectivity Planning Workshop on August
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25at the Gordon Hoyt Conference Center, 201 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2Floor, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. He plans to
attend and hopes other Board Members can attend as well.
\Joe announced that Ponderosa Park Family Resource Center is partnering with the Downtown Anaheim
Association to host a Certified Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Ponderosa Park.
Vice-Chair Henninger asked when the new Board Member appointment was expected to take place; Joe indicated
that it is on the agenda for the August 16, 2011,City Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
9.:At 6:00p.m.,Chair Currie adjourned the meetingto September 22, 2011,at 5:30 p.m.