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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1001 N. Idaho Road, Apache Junction, AZ
APRIL 9, 1992 — 6:30 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:STAFF PRESENT:
VICE-CHAIRMAN ED BARKER KATHLEEN CONNELLY, CITY CLERK
CARMEN HUERTA GLENN GIMBUT, CITY ATTORNEY
JOY MCNULTY SHARON HOLTON, ACTING
ANGELA SHOEMAKER (ARRIVED AT SECRETARY
6:45 P.M.)
OTHERS PRESENT
MAYOR THOMAS DAMIANO
COUNCILMAN DOUG COLEMAN
COUNCIL LIASON ROBIN BARKER
MARY LOU ROSALES
BETH DAMIANI
MIA DAMIANI
TRUDY KRANENDONK
GARY W. SELVY
MICHAEL SAUNDERS, JR.
MS. JAE PAYNE
1.Call to Order/Attendance.
Vice -Chairman Ed Barker called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M.City Clerk Kathleen
Connelly called the roll and advised there was a quorum present.Chairman Seeman
was absent.
2.Approval of Agenda/Minutes.
Commissioner McNulty moved that the minutes of February 27, 1992 be approved with
the addition of the word "voluntarily" in the last paragraph on page 3 and the minutes of
the March 12,1992 meeting be approved as presented.Commissioner Huerta
seconded the motion.The vote was 4— 0, motion approved.
3.City Clerk's Report.
City Clerk Kathy Connelly informed the commission that at the April 7,1992,City
Council meeting, the Council had approved an intergovernmental agreement with the
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Governor's Office of Drug Policy for a $5,000 grant for community -wide drug prevention
programs to include a program coordinator.She explained that at the same time, the
Council had approved a contract with the Abuse Prevention Council for implementation
of the grant.She advised the Commission that they might wish to question the Abuse
Prevention Council regarding this contract and how it may impact their request for
human services funding.
Ms. Connelly pointed out that their packet contained an updated financial report and
audit submitted by East Valley Catholic Social Service.
4.Discussion on possible Commissioner conflicts.
City Attorney Glenn Gimbut addressed the Commission on the status regarding
Commissioner Ed Barker or Councilwoman Alger voting on an application for funding to
the Abuse Prevention Council and whether there could be a conflict of interest.
Mr.Gimbut passed out his opinion on this subject to the Commissioners.He said
basically there may be a remote interest on the part of both Commissioner Barker and
Councilwoman Alger and recommended that these two persons refrain or abstain from
voting on the funding issue for the Abuse Prevention Council
Co -Chairman Barker called a five-minute recess at 6:55 P.M.
5.Presentation of funding requests by Human Service Providers.
The Commissioners heard presentations by five of the six funding applicants between
7:00 P.M. and 8:30 P.M.Agency representatives interviewed before the Commission in
the following order: Tom Johnson — Abuse Prevention Council, Inc.; Mary Lou Rosales
— CAHRA; Jae Payne — East Vally Catholic Service; Trudy Kranendock — Salvation
Army;and Gary SeIvy —Superstition Mountain Mental Health Center,Inc.No
representative from Family Emergency Service Center, Inc. was present.
Co -Chairman Barker thanked the representatives for their presentations to the
Commission.
Following general discussion,Co -Chairman Barker asked the Commissioners to
consider placing agenda item #7 "Discussion on funding requests" on the agenda of a
future meeting.
6.Selection of meeting dates, times and locations.
Commissioner Shoemaker moved that a meeting be held on April 14, 1992 at 7:00 p.m.
for the purpose of discussing the applications for recommendation to the City Council
for Fiscal Year 1992-93 human service funding,with a meeting location to be
determined by the City Clerk.Commissioner McNulty seconded the motion.The vote
was 4 — 0, motion approved.
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Commissioner Shoemaker moved that the Commission meet May 7, 1992 at 7:00 p.m.
for final discussion on the funding with recommendation to go to the City Council.
Commissioner McNulty seconded the motion.The vote was 4-0, motion approved.
6.Action on interagency luncheon.
Co -Chairman Barker stated that he didn't think discussion was needed on the request
from the Interagency Lunch Coordinator for a Health and Human Services Commission
presentation at a future luncheon.He said if Commissioners wished to attend on behalf
of the Commission, they should contact the Interagency Coordinator to set a date.
Commissioner McNulty said she had not been notified of today's luncheon because her
name had not been on the mailing list.She had corrected that by making a call to make
sure she received the notices and that her name would be placed on the mailing list.
A discussion with the City Clerk established that Commissioners might submit a receipt
to her in order to be reimbursed for luncheons they attend.
7.Adjournment.
Commissioner Shoemaker moved that the meeting adjourn.Commissioner Huerta
seconded the motion.The vote was 4 — 0,motion approved.The meeting was
adjourned at 8:36 p.m.
Ed Barker
Vice Chairman
Kathleen Connelly
City Clerk
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