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Human Services Advisory Commission — Minutes — January 8, 2001 — Page 2 of 4 Hudson Fuller said that she is currently the Chair of the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County. Karen Current, of El Centro Latino, was welcomed warmly as a new member of the Human Services Advisory Commission. County Commissioner Barry Jacobs talked about the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force, for which 45 nominations and applications were being taken. The charge to the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force will be to help the Board of County Commissioners put together a bond package for the fall of 2001. 50 Minutes of August 21, 2000 A motion was made by Mel Hurston, and seconded by David Thompson, to approve the minutes of August 21, 2000 as written. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Minutes of October 16, 2000 A motion was made by David Thompson, and seconded by Rosetta Wash, to approve the minutes of October 16, 2000 as written. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Minutes of November 20, 2000 These had not been reformatted yet. 55 Recommendations for BOCC Because there had not been a quorum at the November, 2000 HSAC meeting, there had been no formal recommendation made for the County Commissioners' Goals Retreat in December, 2000. Commissioner 60 Jacobs said that Retreat had been continued to January 29, 2001, and suggested that the HSAC could decide to send the Forum 2000 Report to the Commissioners with a cover letter. He suggested that the cover letter request the Commissioners to accept the report and summarize the conclusions that the Human Services Advisory Commission arrived at because of the Forum. 65 After further discussion, Commissioner Jacobs also suggested that the HSAC could ask the Board of County Commissioners to review the past four or five Forums and ask the BOCC to consider what issues of human services there are. He also mentioned that the HSAC could decide to ask staff to make an analysis of the reports. 70 Commissioner Jacobs advised that it would be best if the HSAC members each reviewed the last four or five Forum reports and devote an entire meeting to reviewing them as a group before sending a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. Commissioner Jacobs said that he could give the BOCC notice that he is going to bring more information from the HSAC to them. He said a document might be created that would summarize the last four or five Forums and how much progress has been 75 made toward addressing the issues brought forward. He said it would be best if the HSAC took its time and made its recommendations as well thought -out as possible. There was also discussion of the recommendation in the October 16, 2000 minutes that the BOCC create a Mental Health Task Force this year to work on and present a report regarding Mental Health Services to 80 the County Manager's office later this year. Commissioner Jacobs said that the creation of a Mental Health Task Force was a good idea, and that it should to be timed to go along with the huge change that is expected in the delivery of Mental Health Services in our state. We are not sure yet when this change will be implemented, however, he said. H619 9 AREA CODE (919) 245 -2125: 732 -8181 FAX(919)644-0246 EMAIL: npacigaageo.oran g e.nc.us H:\MY DO C U MEN T S\ ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS \Human ServicesAdvCommission \MINUTES \20010108.doc; Last printed 02119101 11:13 AM