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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-01TEEN COURT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF NOVEMBER 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 November 2018, with the following members present: HURST: Bien Camungol, Brandon Herrera EULESS: Robin Edwards, Renu Sloan BEDFORD: Kathleen Toms TEEN REPRESENTATIVES: Hurst Council Liaison – Cathy Thompson Bedford Council Liaison – Dan Cogan Euless Council Liaison – HEB Teen Court Coordinator – Mindy Eichorst HEB Teen Court Assistant – Also present: Hurst Deputy City Secretary – Cynthia Singleton Euless Staff Liaison – 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 6:00 p.m. with a quorum of five Board Members present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Consider approval of the following Teen Court Advisory Board minutes: a) October 4, 2018 Regular Meeting Robin Edwards made a motion to approve the October 4, 2018 regular meeting minutes and Bien Camungol seconded the motion and all were in favor. 2. Introductions Judge Murphy, City of Bedford, was present for this meeting. OLD BUSINESS 3. Discuss the 2019 annual Teen Court Scholarship Gala. Teen Court Coordinator Mindy Eichorst mentioned that the date of Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Texas Star Conference Center were both secured and a deposit has been made. She also mentioned that All For Goooooood has the date and location of the Gala and is willing to assist again. Ms. Eichorst handed out the sponsorship and reservation form to everyone. She will also hand out a letter for each of the Advisory Board Members at the January Advisory Board Meeting. Judge Murphy, City of Bedford, spoke at the meeting about the wanting to present something to each of the cities that represents HEB Teen Court with maybe the words of “Changing Teens Lives.” He wanted the Advisory Board Members thoughts or any other ideas. Judge Murphy thought it would be nice to present it to each of the Mayors but wanted the Advisory Board Members’ thoughts and suggestions. Judge Murphy mentioned a friend, who donated a painting for the 2018 Teen Court Scholarship Gala, might be able to paint something. These items could be identical or individual for each city and could be displayed in the Mayors’ office. Brandon Herrera suggested a 3D ‘H’, ‘E’, ‘B’, representing each of the cities. Bien Camungol suggested a print that represents the teens. Councilmember Cathy Thompson suggested seeing if any students at the either of the high schools, L.D. Bell or Trinity, could make something. Judge Murphy also mentioned this year is a Legislative Year and he would keep everyone informed on the juvenile laws if anything pertained to Teen Court. Brandon Herrera suggested Blake Margolis as a possible speaker at the 2019 Gala. He mentioned he is 19 years old and was recently elected to the City of Rowlett City Council. Mr. Herrera thought maybe he would be able to connect with the teens. Renu Sloan then suggested Salman Bhojani, a resident of Euless, a licensed attorney, and was recently elected to the City of Euless City Council. Ms. Sloan mentioned she could talk to him, if needed. 4. Discuss and possibly take action about the Scholarship Application form. Bien Camungol mentioned that somewhere on the application it does need to have a section for homeschooled teens. Brandon Herrera agreed with what Mr. Camungol said and added that transcripts and GPA with homeschooled teens can be included. Kathleen Toms mentioned dual credit classes, International Baccalaureate, and Pre-Advanced Placement classes need to be recognized. Robin Edwards mentioned he thought a question of “Why should I receive this scholarship?” should be included within the application. Mr. Herrera then suggested the teens get two letters from either teachers or places the teens participate in extra-curricular activities. Mr. Camungol added maybe a question “What have you done to change lives?” could be added to the application. After much discussion, Renu Sloan made a motion to have this topic tabled to the next meeting and Kathleen Toms seconded the motion. All were in favor. NEW BUSINESS 5. Discuss and possibly take action on a date for the next Teen Court Advisory Board Meeting.