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Home My WebLink About2018-02-01 i TEEN COURT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1, 2018 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 1st day of February 2018, with the following members present: HURST: Bien Camungol, Lorrie Dickerson, Aaron Switzer EULESS: Robin Edwards, Renu Sloan, Moses Vakaiahi BEDFORD: Phoenix Sheffield, Kathleen Toms TEEN REPRESENTATIVES: Hurst Council Liaison —Trasa Cobern Bedford Council Liaison — Euless Council Liaison — HEB Teen Court Coordinator— Mindy Eichorst HEB Teen Court Assistant— Also present: Hurst City Secretary— Rita Frick Euless Staff Liaison—Teresa Alexander Bedford Court Manager— Doug Campbell Hurst Court Manager— HEB Teen Court Teen Liaison- Bedford Administrative Services Director- CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Kathleen Toms called the meeting to order at 6:02 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) January 4, 2018 Regular Meeting Moses Vakalahi made a motion to approve the January 4, 2018 minutes and Bien Camungol seconded the motion and all were in favor. i I I 2. Introductions All of the Advisory Board Members and staff that were present introduced themselves. OLD BUSINESS 3. Discuss ideas for fundraisers/sponsorships. Chairperson Kathleen Toms asked if the sponsorship form and information could be announced through social media or in the city magazines or in the city water bills. 4. Discuss and possibly take action on items as they relate to the 2018 annual Teen Court Gala. The Advisory Board Members discussed possible speakers for the Scholarship Gala. Hurst Councilwoman Trasa Cobern gave a speaker suggestion of Anthony Hardy, Life Changers Recipient. Teen Court Coordinator Mindy Eichorst suggested Dr. Nathaniel Hearne, retired Administrator with HEBISD. Bien Camungol suggested Howard Palmer, an Assistant Principal with Denton High School and a Brigadier General with the Texas State Guard. All three of the suggested speakers' biographies were handed out to the Advisory Board Members to discuss. After some discussion, the Advisory Board Members made a unanimous decision to have Anthony Hardy as the speaker of the 2018 Scholarship Gala. Coordinator Mindy Eichorst mentioned she still had not heard back from All For G0000000d, the silent auction company, and commented they may not assist with the Gala this year. Renu Sloan commented that the Board Members need to come up with higher dollar silent auction items or ones that can be used in a live auction. NEW BUSINESS 5. Discuss and possibly take action on a date for the Teen Court Scholarship Gala Committee to meet. On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., the Gala Committee will meet in the downstairs conference room at 2000 Forest Ridge Dr. Building A. The following Board Members have said they will be present at the meeting: Kathleen Toms, Kelley Hall, Bien Camungol, and Lorrie Dickerson. 6. Discuss and possibly take action on a date for the next Teen Court Advisory Board meeting. The next Advisory Board meeting will be on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at Bedford City Hall. REPORTS Teen Court Coordinator Mindy Eichorst went over the Coordinator's Report for the months of January 2018 and provided the Finance Report for December 2017. ADJOURNMENT I Lorrie Dickerson entered a motion for the meeting to be adjourned. Renu Sloan seconded the motion and all voted in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. i i i I i Ka hleen Toms, Chairperson i i i I i i TEEN COURT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1, 2018 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 5:00 p.m. at Bedford City Hall, Conference Room Upstairs, on the 1st day of February 2018 with the following members present: HURST: Bien Camungol EULESS: Robin Edwards, Moses Vakalahi, Renu Sloan BEDFORD: Kathleen Toms HEB Teen Court Coordinator— Mindy Eichorst CALL TO ORDER Advisory Board Chairperson Kathleen Toms called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. with a quorum of five Board Members present. NEW BUSINESS 1. Review, evaluate and discuss HEB Teen Court Teen Volunteer Scholarship applications. There were two scholarship applications to look over. The applicants: Jack Farley, Trinity High School, and Ezekiel Sironen, Homeschooled. All Committee Members made a unanimous decision to award Jack Farley with a $1,500 scholarship. Committee Members made a unanimous decision to award Ezekiel Sironen with a $500 scholarship. It should be noted that Renu Sloan knows the Sironen Family and did excluded herself on this vote. All Committee Members were in favor. ADJOURNMENT Th"gwas urned at 5:47 p.m. arperson i