Pinellas County Juvenile Justice Council

July 28, 2005

Park Station

5851 Park Boulevard

Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Jackie Griffin –Doherty, Operation PAR (Chair) Active, Voting if Tie; DJJ Provider

 

Tammy Hillier-Flowers, BGCS (Vice Chair),  Active, Voting, Business Community 

Stephanie Prestwood, DCF (Secretary)Active, Non-Voting; Agency Limit, Designee for Ben Shirley

Tony Hinson, JWB (Parliamentarian), Active, Voting; Children Services

Karen Segerberg, DJCS, Active, Voting; Board of County Commissioners

Michael Whalen, SCCCMH, Active, Voting; Other Interested Entities

Stacey Welton, Family Resources, Active, Voting; DJJ Provider

Dennis Segall, CRYS, Active, Voting; Advocate

Judy Smith, CPD, Inactive, Non-Voting; Local Law Enforcement

Anita Hartley, JSP, Active, Voting; DJJ Provider

Jeff DeSimone, Operation PAR, Inactive, Non –Voting; DJJ Provider

Cathy Corry, Active, Voting; Community Member

Donnie Williams, SPPD, Active, Voting; Local Law Enforcement

Dave Plyer, Justice4kids, Active, Voting; Advocate

 

Curtis Anderson,  Boley Centers, Inactive, Non-Voting; DJJ Provider

Nathan Crock, SAG

Matt Sullivan, Active, Voting; Business Community

Todd Garner, Youth

Rev. Bruce Wright, Solid Rock/Refuge, Inactive, Non-Voting; Faith Community

Phyllis Cloman, Marriage and Family Center,  Active,  Voting; Other Interested Entities

Lydia Brown, PACE, Active, Voting; DJJ Provider

Designee for Sally Zeh

Stephanie Bell, EDIP, Active, Voting; DJJ Provider

 

Pat McGhee, DJJ

Danny Warshowsky, Youth; Faith Community

Diana Boyce, DJJ Partnership Coordinator 

Christian Brooks, Citizen

James Uliasz, DJJ

Tim Niermann – DJJ

Sandra Lyth., YWCA, Inactive, Non-Voting, ;

Gordon Hawkins, DJJ

Alicia Reed, Juvenile Arbitration , Invited Guest

Bonnie McClelland, SunCoast Yellow Ribbon, Active, Voting; Other Interested Entities

Jeff Cobb, Juvenile Arbitration, Invited Guest

Deborah Joy Browning, SRCM/Refuge, Inactive, Non-Voting; Faith Community

Kevin Walker, Business Partners

AllisonTarbox, Operation PAR, Inactive, Non-Voting; DJJ Provider

Craig Humphrey, Boley, Inactive, Non-Voting, DJJ Provider

 

Welcome; Call to Order: The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.  The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked him or her for their participation in this meeting.

 

Attendance; Quorum Count: The Parliamentarian proceeded with the roll call and certified the vote and quorum count. The Parliamentarian certified that there were 17 active members in attendance and 16 voting members (Chair does not vote unless there is a tie) in attendance, which constitutes a quorum according to the Pinellas County Juvenile Justice Council By-Laws.

 

Approval of the minutes of the Council meetings: The Chair stated that the Council would review the minutes from 6/23/05.  The Chair requested Council members to submit their recommended changes in writing.  She further stated these recommended changes would be voted on when we make the vote.

 

·        Curtis Anderson stated and provided in writing that Daphne Street was not an employee of Boley Centers.

 

·        The Chair read the suggested recommendation provided by Council member Corry.

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A motion was made by Council member Plyer to accept the minutes with corrections by council member Corry. Council member Segall seconded the motion.  The votes were 3. The motion did not carry.

 

A motion was made by Council member Plyer to accept the minutes with the request to delete Daphne Streets affiliation as a Boley employee as stated by Curtice Anderson was made and seconded by Council member Tammy Hillier-Flowers.  There were 10 votes in favor.  The motion carried.

 

The chair announced that the Council would move into the Round Table Discussion “ Improving Networking and Addressing Barriers.” Council member Segall requested clarification of the topic.  The Chair clarified the topic for Council member Segall and others.

 

A round table discussion was held.

 

New Business:

 

Kevin Walker – Chairman of Secretary Schrembri's – Florida Business Partners for Juvenile Justice Inc. spoke about a scholarship opportunity for DJJ involved youth.  This academic scholarship award is in honor of the late Bill Bankhead.  Mr. Walker provided the council members a handout.

 

Unfinished Business, Committee Reports:

Council member Corry made a report on Juvenile Arrest records and stated:

ü      For individuals requesting changes to please contact Mr. Campos.

ü      A process called purging (not expunging or sealing) of the record occurs at either 21 or 24 years of age.  Council member Corry is awaiting clarification on this and is not clear if the purging is automatic or has to be requested by the individual.

 

The Outreach Committee met last Thursday. The Chair reported that the August meeting will be at Lealman and that the committee is still pursuing the web site.   The next meeting is scheduled for August 9th at the Juvenile Welfare Board.

 

The Planning committee met and looked at trends to make sure the Strategic Plan is still in line with the community. The meeting minutes were provided.

 

The Zero Tolerance committee has not met but the Chair did state that the recommendations of the ZT committee in the Strategic Plan he addressed to the Circuit Board are still that and it is just a matter of implementation.  He further stated the Circuit Board has the power to take it further. The Chair stated due to his absence there has not been a meeting but would be sending the Council Chair notification of the next meeting to disseminate to the Council.

 

DJJ McGhee stated that she has a few copies of the Delinquency Profile CD available. Please call or email her your request.

 

Council Members Announcements:

Council member Hartley announced that 54 girls would be graduating from their summer program tonight at the Franklin Pierce Center.

 

The Next Special Inquiry meeting will be at Lealman Neighborhood Family Center from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on August 25 followed by the regular council meeting/Parliamentarian Workshop.

 

Adjourn:  A motion was made by adjourn the meeting by Council member Whalen and was seconded by Council member Wright. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

 

Next meeting date: The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30- 8:30 at Lealman Neighborhood Family Center – 4070 58th Avenue North, Saint Petersburg.

 

Minutes with Amendments prepared by Jackie-Griffin Doherty, Chair, on August 4, 2005

First draft submitted August 4, 2005 by Stephanie Prestwood, Secretary

Second draft August 18, 2005 by Stephanie Prestwood,Secretary