Community Services Board 2024/05/09MINUTES
COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
City Hall, Council Chamber, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, California
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Linda Barnett, Chair
Steve Kleine, Vice -Chair
Laura Banker-Jelensky
Shandra Barrera
Steven Douglas
Usha Shah
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT
None
May 9, 2024 — 5:30 p.m.
STAFF
Joe Perez, Community Services Manager
Julia Moreno, Community Services Supervisor
Barbara Leggett, Senior Secretary
AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
1. CALL TO ORDER: The Community Services Board meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. by
Chair Barnett.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Barnett led the Board in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: None.
4. SCHEDULED COMMUNICATION: None.
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Chair Barnett presented the April 11, 2024, meeting minutes to
Board Members for changes and/or corrections. Board Member Banker-Jelensky made a motion to
approve the April 11, 2024, meeting minutes, seconded by Board Member Klein; the motion was
approved with six votes in favor. Chair Barnett accepted the minutes.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Mid -Year Non -Profit Agency Report
1) Creative Identity
• Dr. Cynthia Smith, Program Director at Creative Identity gave a program update on
Creative Identity. She introduced the founder, Mr. George Gilliam. Dr. Smith shared
about the programming offered that includes therapeutic music and expressive arts
programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They also host
four classes per day; ceramics, expressive arts, music performance, and life skills,
where they rotate through classes to cultivate life skills.
b) Community Services Manager, Joe Perez announced that the Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Anaheim/Cypress had an emergency and would not be able to be in attendance to provide a
presentation. They will be rescheduled.
c) Anaheim Community Foundation Needs Assessment survey update.
• Joe Perez gave an update on the Needs Assessment Survey, which officially
closed on May 5, 2024. He shared the consultant was pleased with the process
and has begun the survey vetting process. Joe concluded by sharing that the
second phase of the survey implementation had begun with focus group workshops
being held for the Youth & Families and Older Adults groups.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: Joe Perez informed the group of the upcoming Children's Festival on May
18th, 11 a.m. — 3 p.m.
Joe Perez gave an update on the success of Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and shared the quoted
attendance for Sunday's attendance was over 13,000 participants.
Joe Perez was asked to update the group on the Youth Council. Joe indicated that the youth advisory
council was doing well. He shared they have a meeting scheduled on 5/20/2 whereby this group
would be participating in the ACF survey assessment as a focus group. He closed by reminder the
board that the group is composed of three youth from each Council district and that they meet monthly
on the second Monday of every month at the Downtown Anaheim Community Center.
9. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Barnett reported that with no new business, the next Board meeting
scheduled for Thursday, June 9, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., would be dark. The next scheduled meeting will
be hosted on July 11th at 5:30 p.m. Joe Perez commented that the July meeting is mandatory and
they will be holding elections for Chair and Vice Chair for the following fiscal year.
Chair Barnett adjourned the meeting at 6:05 p.m.