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Orange County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting
<br /> Friday, April 5 , 2019 ( 12 : 00noon — 2 : 00pm)
<br /> Hillsborough Commons — 113 Mayo Street
<br /> Hillsborough , NC
<br /> Proposed Minutes
<br /> Attendees : Bernard Miles , Megan Johnson , Maren Hardin , Peggy Hamlett, Stephanie Jones ,
<br /> Sharron Hinton , Carol McClelland , Penny Rich , Beverly Scarlett , Donna King, Gayane Chambless ,
<br /> James Cole, Meg McGurk, Amy Kirshner , Linda Boldin , Lindsay Mosteller, Susan Worley , Patricia
<br /> Cardoso , Lia Kaz , Raquelle Hawkins , Tami Pfeifer , Allyson Coltrane , Frances Henderson, Denise Briggs
<br /> ( * Members in bold)
<br /> Absent: Charlos Banks , Sherita Cobb , Tina Sykes , Jaime Lescinski , Dana Graves , Nick Allen
<br /> Excused: Kysha Thompson , Matthew Hinton, Lee Barnes , Amanda Farris
<br /> Welcome
<br /> ith a welcome from Chair , Bernard Miles , and introductions .
<br /> The meeting opened w
<br /> Minutes Review and Approval
<br /> The Council reviewed the minutes from February 2019 . Meg McGurk motioned for minutes to be
<br /> approved and was seconded by Stephanie Jones . Motion carried unanimously .
<br /> Agency Roundtable
<br /> Freedom House — FAN has had 35 parents complete Common Sense Parenting and has another 3
<br /> pending . They just started another class and have another 2 referrals . There are still funds to serve youth
<br /> in the Child and Adolescent Outpatient program .
<br /> Dispute Settlement Center — Restorative Justice and Mediation program is currently working with 9 youth
<br /> for a total of 17 youth (YTD ) referred by DJJ , MDP , and Teen Court .
<br /> Wrenn House — Currently have a bed available . YTD have served 6 kids and used 108 days , which is a
<br /> large increase from this time last fiscal year when only 42 days had been used . They just completed their
<br /> relicensing and are getting ready for a monitoring review with Denise this month .
<br /> Boomerang — Served 94 students YTD with the majority coming from Chapel Hill - Carrboro City
<br /> Schools ; 3 of the students in March were court involved . The biggest reason for suspension last month
<br /> was insubordination which isn ' t a reason they have seen recently .
<br /> Volunteers for Youth — The Community Service program has served 57 kids so far but has about another
<br /> 12 referrals that they just received and Teen Court has served 42 youth YTD . Teen Court is also
<br /> scheduled for a monitoring review with Denise .
<br /> DJJ Data Report/Update
<br /> No update this month as their data system is being updated and they are unable to run reports at this time .
<br /> February and March data will be presented at the June meeting along with April and May .
<br /> Guest Speaker — Allyson Coltrane , TDM Coordinator, Orange Public Transportation ( OPT)
<br /> Within Orange County there are a few public transportation options — OPT ( serves all Orange County) ,
<br /> Chapel Hill Transit ( serves Town of Chapel Hill ) , and GoTriangle ( currently has two routes) . Fares for
<br /> OPT one -way are $ 2 for adults , $ 1 for youth ( 6 - 17 ) , and seniors , children under 5 , and persons with
<br /> disabilities are free . Chapel Hill Transit is free to ride and GoTriangle fares and passes that vary based on
<br /> the route . Youth between the ages of 13 to 18 can use a Youth GoPass to ride GoTriangle , GoRaleigh,
<br /> GoCary or GoDurham buses free ; and these passes are also accepted by OPT and Chapel Hill Transit . To
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