March 14, 2014 TO: Council Members FROM: Cindy Arenberg Seltzer
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HILDREN’S SERVICES COUNCIL MEMBERS: DATE: March 14, 2014 Robin Bartleman, Chair Board Member Broward County Public Schools TO: Council Members Kim Gorsuch, Vice Chair Community Development FROM: Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, President/CEO Administrator, Circuit 17 Department of Children & Families th SUBJECT: Information for March 20 Council Meeting Emilio Benitez. Secretary Governor Appointee Dr. Paula Thaqi, Immediate Past Chair th Director Enclosed is the information packet for the March 20 Council meeting, Broward County Health Department which will start at 9:30am and be held in the CSC Board Room. Judge Martin R. Dishowitz Judicial Member Our Roundtable for this meeting will be a follow-up to last month’s panel on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey results, where Members inquired as Sue N. Gunzburger to HIV/STD risks for Broward youth. Representatives from the Florida Broward County Commission Department of Health-Broward will present those statistics. Tara R. Philipp Governor Appointee As you go through the items in your information packet, please feel free Robert W. Runcie to email ([email protected]) or call me (954-377-1674 or 954- Superintendent 649-8420) if you have any questions. Broward County Public Schools Maria M. Schneider Have a nice weekend! Governor Appointee Ana M. Valladares Governor Appointee Vacant Governor Appointee STAFF Cindy J. Arenberg Seltzer President/CEO LEGAL COUNSEL John Milledge Garry Johnson 6600 West Commercial Boulevard • Lauderhill, Florida 33319 • Phone 954-377-1000 • Fax 954-377-1683 www.cscbroward.org Broward County Children’s Services Council Monthly Meeting 6600 W. Commercial Blvd. Lauderhill, FL 33319 March 20 , 2014 9:30 a.m. MEETING AGENDA ONLY THE AGENDA WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR GUESTS AT THE MEETING; YOU MAY VISIT WWW.CSCBROWARD.ORG FOR THE COMPLETE MEETING INFORMATION PACKET I. Call to Order Robin Bartleman, Chair II. Roll Call Amy Jacques, Special Assistant to President/CEO III. Chair’s Comments Robin Bartleman, Chair a. Approve February 20, 2014, Council Minutes (Tab 1) b. Council Vacancy Update c. April Meeting Quorum Confirmation IV. President’s Report Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, President/CEO a. Good of the Order (Tab 2) b. FYI - FCC Update (Tab 3) c. FYI - Ballot Initiative Update (Tab 4) V. CPO Report Karen Swartzbaugh Ghezzi, CPO a. Approve Transfer of Allocation from Goal 4.1.1 to Goal 3.1.5 and Approve RLI Award and SunServe Contract (Tab 5) b. Approve Bridge Funding for Transitioning 21st CCLC High Schools (Tab 6) c. Approve PBS Interim Report and Grant Application to A. D. Henderson Foundation (Tab 7) d. Conceptual Approval of Russell Life Skills Leveraged Funds Request (Tab 8) e. Approve 21st CCLC MOU with School Board (Tab 9) f. Approve School Board Data Sharing Agreement (Tab 10) g. Approve Provider Contract Adjustments (Tab 11) 1. Healthy Mothers-Healthy Babies (HMHB) 2. First Baptist Church Piney Grove 3. Department of Health (DOH) h. FYI – Kinship Providers Update (Tab 12) VI. RAP Report Dr. Sue Gallagher, Director a. Approve Procuring a Data Consultant (Tab 13) b. FYI – 21st CCLC Formative Evaluation Report (Tab 14) c. FYI –WPBT KidVision DVDs Outcomes (Tab 15) VII. COO Report Monti Larsen, COO a. Approve PCG Contract Extension (Tab 16) b. Approve Interim Financial Statements and Budget Amendments for February 2014 (Tab 17) c. Approve Invoices, P.O.s & Contracts (Tab 18) -- MORE -- VIII. PAOD Report Sandra Bernard-Bastien, COO a. Approve Sponsorship of “In a Nerdel Minute” PSAs (Tab 19) b. Approve Additional Funding for NCJW for Summer Healthy Food Boxes (Tab 20) c. FYI – Website Update (Tab 21) d. FYI – Fort Lauderdale Strikers Partnership (Tab 22) e. FYI – YMCA Youth In Government Program (Tab 23) f. FYI – Community Event Calendar (Tab 24) g. FYI – Legislative Update (Tab 25) IX. Agency Capacity Committee Report (Tab 26) Ana Valladares, Committee Chair X. Public Comment Robin Bartleman, Chair XI. Council Member Roundtable Broward Youth and HIV/STD Patrick H. Jenkins, M.P.H. Epidemiology Program Manager Florida Department of Health - Broward Renee Podolsky, MBA Community Health Director Florida Department of Health - Broward XII. For Your Information (Tab 27) a. Funders Forum Minutes b. SNAC Minutes c. CSB Minutes d. CSC In The News e. Correspondence f. Attendance Report NEXT MEETING DATE: April 17, 2014 @ 9:30am If you require any auxiliary aids for communication or other special accommodations, please contact Derek Tillman at (954) 377-1149 or [email protected] at least one week in advance so that proper arrangements can be made. Broward County Children’s Services Council Monthly Meeting 6600 West Commercial Blvd., Lauderhill, FL 33319 March 20 , 2014 9:30 a.m. MEETING AGENDA ADDENDUM V. CPO Report Karen Swartzbaugh Ghezzi, CPO i. Accept Termination of MDEI Youth FORCE and EITC Contracts and Approve Transition of Services and Budgets (Tab 12a) 3/19/14 Tab 1 CHILDREN’S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY 6600 W. Commercial Blvd. Lauderhill, FL 33319 Minutes February 20, 2014 9:30 A.M. Members in Attendance: School Board Member Robin Bartleman; Judge Martin R. Dishowitz; DCF Circuit 17 Community Development Administrator Kim Gorsuch; Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger; Governor Appointee Tara R. Philipp; School Superintendent Robert W. Runcie; Governor Appointee Maria Schneider; Health Department Director Paula Thaqi, M.D.; Governor Appointee Ana Valladares Counsel Present: Garry Johnson, Esq. Members Absent: Governor Appointee Emilio Benitez Staff in Attendance: Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, President/CEO; Monti Larsen; Karen Swartzbaugh Ghezzi; Audrey Stang; Sandra Bernard-Bastien; Sue Gallagher; Marlando Christie; Amy Jacques; Andrew Leone; Angie Michel; Arnold “JB” Baptiste; Beverly Sanders; Catherine Baez; Christine Klima; Cynthia Reynoso; Ellis Chapman; Gregory Orr; Jocelin Eubanks; John Jeyasingh; Kathleen Campbell; Katrina Louis; Meg Wallace; Melissa Soza; Melissa Stanley; Monique Finlay; Nancy Cohn; Piper Roth; Silvia Beebe; Travis Johnson Guests in Attendance: Attached Agenda: I. Call to Order: Chair Robin Bartleman called the meeting to order at 9:30 A.M. II. Roll Call: The roll was called and a quorum was established. III. Chair’s Comments: a) Council Minutes: ACTION: Commissioner Gunzburger made a motion to approve the January 16, 2014, Council Minutes, as presented. The motion was seconded by Judge Dishowitz and passed with no opposing votes. b) Council Vacancy Update: The County Commission sent three names to the Governor for consideration. According to statute, the Governor has 45 days to make an appointment. c) State of the CSC: Ms. Bartleman referenced the Chair’s letter in the CSC Annual Report. 1 IV. President’s Report: a) Good of the Order: Ms. Arenberg Seltzer announced that on February 27th the CSC will be honored by Florida’s Children First with a Children’s Advocate Award. Council members were invited to attend. She also noted that CSC will honored again on May 1st by 2-1-1. Members were also invited to attend the Non-Profit Academy Awards on February 28th, where the inaugural CSC Collective Impact for Youth Award will be presented. Ms. Arenberg Seltzer highlighted her recent speaking engagements in the community. She will be discussing the work of the CSC in the upcoming weeks with the boards of HANDY, Hispanic Unity, ARC Broward, and 2-1-1. She noted that a Power Point giving an overview of the work of the CSC would be available to Council members for community presentations and could be tailored for specific speaking engagements. Interested Members were encouraged to contact Ms. Bernard-Bastien. Ms. Arenberg Seltzer noted that Ms. Swartzbaugh Ghezzi had been invited to meet with representatives from the U.S. Department of Education to discuss topics related to 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) while at the Beyond School Hours Conference in Atlanta. The CSC Online Learning Center (OLC) has been revised and re-introduced into the community as a system free of charge, with unlimited capacity. Ms. Arenberg Seltzer noted that the new system has been well received in the community. She thanked CSC Training Specialist Roxanne Smith for her efforts in implementing the changes to make the OLC work better for the community. The updated CSC Funded Program Directory was distributed to Members. Ms. Arenberg Seltzer point out that the Directory was targeted more toward professional staff to help with linkages and connections for their clients. Council members should let Ms. Arenberg Seltzer know if they desire additional copies. Ms. Arenberg Seltzer gave a brief legislative overview, highlighting proposed increases in funding for Early Care and Education (ECE), with some money earmarked for quality and some for increasing access. She noted that Education Committee Chair Rep. H. Marlene O’Toole has been a good advocate for services and really understands ECE and its connection to future educational success. Ms. Arenberg Seltzer also highlighted proposed legislation requiring Special Districts to register lobbyists, noting that it is being closely followed for any impact on CSC Broward and that she will work with Counsel to respond appropriately if the legislation becomes law. Current CSC Broward Bylaws contain a ban on any lobbying of CSC Broward. b) Revised Ballot Language: ACTION: Commissioner Gunzburger made a motion to approve the revised language for the CSC ballot initiative, as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms. Schneider and passed with no opposing votes. 2 c) Data Sharing Collaborative: Ms. Arenberg Seltzer