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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-01-15 TEEN COURT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JANUARY 15, 2015 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § CITY OF BEDFORD § The Teen Court Advisory Board of the cities of Hurst, Euless and Bedford, Texas met at 6:00 p.m. at Bedford City Hall on the 15th day of January 15, 2015, with the following members present: HURST: Phoebe Soward, Jennifer Tucker, Dawn Jordan Wells, Lorrie Dickerson EULESS: Renu Sloan, Amy Powell BEDFORD: Jeanne Owers, Kathleen Toms TEEN REPRESENTATIVES: Dakota Ridgway, Trinity High School Hurst Council Liaison —Anna Holzer Bedford Council Liaison -- Steve Farco Euless Council Liaison — Eddie Price HEB Teen Court Coordinator— Mindy Eichorst HEB Teen Court Assistant Coordinator— Linda Stone Also present: Hurst City Secretary— Rita Frick Euless Staff Liaison — Bedford Court Manager— Doug Campbell Hurst Court Manager— HEB Teen Court Clerk- Bedford Administrative Services Director- CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Phoebe Soward called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. with a quorum of eight Board Members present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Consider approval of the following Teen Court Advisory Board minutes: a) November 6, 2014 regular meeting. Minutes of the November 6, 2014 Regular Board Meeting were reviewed. Lorrie Dickerson made a motion to accept the minutes and Dawn Jordan-Wells seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Introductions One new City of Euless Advisory Board Member was present and introduced: Amy Powell. OFFICER ELECTIONS 3. Hold election and vote for 2015 positions of-Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and Secretary. Jeanne Owers nominated Phoebe Soward for Chairperson and Lorrie Dickerson seconded the motion. Phoebe Soward accepted the position and it was a unanimous vote. Dawn Jordan-Wells nominated Renu Sloan for Vice-Chairperson and Jennifer Tucker seconded the motion. Renu Sloan declined the offer but nominated Kathleen Toms as Vice-Chairperson. Dawn Jordan-Wells seconded the motion and Kathleen accepted the position and it was a unanimous vote. Kathleen Toms nominated Jeanne Owers as Secretary and Phoebe Soward seconded the motion. Jeanne Owers accepted the position and it was a unanimous vote. OLD BUSINESS 4. Discuss ideas for fundraisers. Chairperson Phoebe Soward handed out fliers for Krispy Kreme Donuts and how they offer a few fundraiser options. One of the options is to sell the donuts individually at the high school campuses. The discussion of where near campus would the donuts be able to be sold and would that be very sanitary. Another option was to sell Buy One Get One free fundraising cards or certificates individually. There could be a profit of anywhere from $5 to $7 per card. The closest Krispy Kreme is located in Grapevine. Amy Powell mentioned a newly opened chain restaurant located in Bedford called Highway 55. Amy mentioned she is meeting with the General Manager soon and will speak with him about a possible grant they offer. 5. Discuss and possibly take action on items as they relate to the 2015 annual Teen Court Scholarship Banquet. Chairperson Phoebe Soward mentioned the banquet committee had just met before the advisory board meeting and wanted to go over a few of the items talked about. The colors of the banquet will be silver and black. The tables will seat eight instead of ten with black table cloths and the centerpieces will be a small balloon arrangement. There will be at least six tables, with black skirting, ready for the silent auction. Kathleen Toms mentioned that Davis Family Dental, located in Bedford, was willing to be a sponsor for$500.00. Teen Court Coordinator Mindy Eichorst mentioned that Judge Murphy is in contact with our speaker, Justice Debra Lehrmann, with the details of banquet. NEW BUSINESS 6. Set the date for the Teen Court Scholarship Application Committee to meet and review applications. The next meeting will be on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. at Bedford City Hall downstairs conference room, 2000 Forest Ridge Drive. Dawn Jordan-Wells motioned this and Amy Powell seconded the motion. 7. Set a date for the next Teen Court Scholarship Banquet Committee to meet and discuss items as they relate to the annual Teen Court Scholarship Banquet. The next meeting will be on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at Bedford City Hall downstairs conference room, 2000 Forest Ridge Drive. Kathleen Toms motioned this and Jennifer seconded the motion. 8. Set the date for the next Teen Court Advisory Board Meeting. The next HEB Teen Court Advisory Board meeting will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Bedford City Hall upstairs conference room, 2000 Forest Ridge Drive. REPORTS Mindy Eichorst presented the Coordinator's Report and Financial Report for the months of November and December, 2014. ADJOURNMENT Kathleen Toms entered a motion for the meeting to be adjourned. Lorrie Dickerson seconded the motion and all voted in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:57 p.m. [tA8L(- &Y"' Phoebe Soward, Chairperson