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AGENDA 7:30 - 9 a.m, Thursday, March 22, 2007 Scottsdale Community College Student Center, Peridot Room #209 9000 E. Chaparral Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85256 I. Welcome & Announcements. Coalition Overview Stephanie Kreiling, Community Bridges, Steering Committee Member II. Emergency Room/Medical Impacts of Meth Use Nancy Denke, Trauma Nurse Practitioner, Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn III. Results of Coalition Strategic Planning Effort Brent Stockwell and Valerie Kime Trujillo, City of Scottsdale Upcoming Meetings and Events Saturday, March 31, 2007, 8 a.m. - noon Identity Theft Prevention Open House and Shredding Event (see handout). Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale 85257 Thursday, April 26, 2007, 7:30 - 9 a.m. Topic: Panel Discussion on Treatment Options for Meth Users Scottsdale Community College Student Center, Peridot Room #209 9000 E. Chaparral Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85256 *Please note: A Steering Committee Meeting will be held at 9 a.m. following the Regular Coalition Meeting. COALITION OVERVIEW NORTHEAST VALLEY COALITION • Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine - a local effort AGAINST METHAMPHETAMINE to coordinate a community-based response to the methamphetamine problem • Funded by $20,000 Phase I grant - March 22, 2007 Arizona Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families and $25,000 one-year grant from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. BACKGROUND MEMBER COMMUNITIES • Initiated by Scottsdale City Council • Two Tribal Communities: Fort in Nov. 2005 McDowell Yavapai Nation and Salt • First meeting held in April 2006 River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. • One of 22 coalitions statewide One of two in Maricopa County • Five Municipalities: Town of Carefree, Town of Cave Creek, • Currently 82 “members” (216 on mailing list). Goal is 100 active Town of Fountain Hills, Town of members by Sept. 30, 2007 Paradise Valley and City of Scottsdale. • Applied for $30K Phase II Grant from Governor’s Office STEERING COMMITTEE VISION / MISSION STATEMENTS Gina Durbin, Cave Creek Schools District Tom Ellis, Croft Workplace Drug Programs • We are inspired and working Stephanie Kreiling, Community Bridges toward a meth-free community. Jarvis Qumyintewa, Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation Leslie Reeves, Arizona State University • The Northeast Valley Coalition Phil Riccio, City of Scottsdale Against Methamphetamine will Donald Santeo, SRPMIC empower and engage the Mary Ellen Tinsley, Scottsdale Prevention Institute community to become meth-free Kate Zanon, Town of Fountain Hills through education, awareness and by providing access to resources. Staff Brent Stockwell, Program Coordinator Karen Kurtz, Facilitator 1 TODAY’S AGENDA FOR MORE INFORMATION Go to our Web site at: 1. Announcements and Introductions www.ScottsdaleAZ.gov/safety/drugs 2. ER/Medical Impacts of Meth Use Presentation NEXT MEETING 3. Results of Strategic Planning Effort Thursday, April 26, 2007, 7:30-9 a.m. Treatment Options for Meth Users Same Location (SCC) 2 The Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine is a new, local effort to coordinate a community-based response to the methamphetamine problem. The Coalition includes the communities of Carefree, Cave Creek, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale. A $20,000 grant to help form and support this coalition was provided by the Arizona Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families, Division for Substance Abuse Policy and the Arizona Parents Commission on Drug Education and Prevention. The Coalition is one of twenty-two new or existing anti-methamphetamine coalitions in Arizona funded by the Arizona Anti-Meth Initiative. The formation of the Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine allows Scottsdale and surrounding communities to assess the problem of methamphetamine use and production and develop strategies to reduce and eliminate this public safety threat. The receipt of the phase one grant funds also allows the City of Scottsdale to be eligible to apply for phase two and three grants to fund the implementation of strategies identified by the coalition. Amounts for phase two and three grants have been set at $30,000. The Coalition began meeting in April 2006. During the first year, the Coalition has grown to over 80 members led by a nine-member steering committee. The City of Scottsdale provides staff support to the coalition’s efforts. The Coalition holds monthly meetings to explore the impacts of meth use on the community. The Coalition’s vision statement is: "We are inspired and working toward a meth free community." The Coalition’s mission statement is: "The Coalition will empower and engage the community to become meth free through education, awareness, and providing access to resources." On National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, November 30, 2006, the Coalition received a Certificate of Recognition from John Walters, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in official recognition of their outstanding contributions to prevent methamphetamine use in the State of Arizona. The Coalition is finalizing a strategic plan to go to the Governor's Office in March 2007 to address some of the key problems associated with methamphetamine use in the Northeast Valley. The next step will be implementing those strategies beginning in April 2007. Community Needs Assessment Findings: The initial needs assessment process concluded at the end of January 2007 and included the following findings: Addicts engage in a high rate of identity theft and fraud in the Northeast Valley to pay for their drug use. Female addicts are more likely to engage in fraud and identity theft to pay for their drug use. Male addicts commit a high number of burglaries in the Northeast Valley to pay for their meth use. Addicts' unpredictable and erratic behavior potentially increases the violence towards victims, law enforcement personnel and emergency services providers. Maricopa County, overall, has an average age of first-time users that is significantly earlier than the national average. There is no centralized, current or comprehensive collection of meth treatment and education resource information accessible to Northeast Valley residents. Key Goals and Activities for 2007: Goal: Reduce the opportunities for meth users to commit identity theft, fraud and burglary. Create educational collateral materials with "10 things you can do" to protect yourself from identity theft, fraud and burglary. Sponsor six shredding events throughout the coalition communities. Identify ways to eliminate the use of casinos for identity theft and fraud by meth users. Identify ways to eliminate the use of hotels in coalition communities for meth parties. Goal: Eliminate meth use among youth under age 18. Create, distribute and promote an anti-meth video for junior high and high school students. Hold a Meth Prevention Day for Youth. Conduct youth-focused town hall meetings with community members, representatives and leaders regarding meth use and available resources. Identify best practices for drug prevention education in schools and document the prevention education efforts currently offered in coalition community schools. Identify best practices related to the use and effectiveness of drug testing in schools and document how drug testing is currently used in coalition community schools. Goal: Assure that there is adequate, accessible and comprehensive information about available and affordable resources for meth education and treatment. Create a Northeast Valley resources directory including Federal, State and County resources on meth education and treatment. Additional information about the Coalition is online at: www.scottsdaleaz.gov/safety/drugs/. Contact Brent Stockwell, Assistant to Mayor/Council, City of Scottsdale for more details at (480) 312-7288. March 19, 2007 Contact: Kory Sneed Crime Prevention Officer – Dist 1 (480) 312-0275 City offers paper shredding event during Identity Theft Prevention Day – Mar 31 Attorney General Goddard and U.S. Representative Mitchell scheduled to speak On Saturday, Mar. 31, the Scottsdale Police Department will team up with the state Attorney General's Office for an identity theft prevention open house. Local police officers will be on hand to assist Scottsdale residents with the shredding of up to four boxes of personal documents at no charge from 8 a.m. to noon or until the trucks are full at the Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road. In addition to the shredding event, Arizona State Attorney General Terry Goddard and United States Representative Harry Mitchell will facilitate identity theft discussions and provide information inside the Granite Reef Senior Center. Other resources available include the Scottsdale Police Department’s Fraud Unit, the Scottsdale Fire Department, city staff from Code Enforcement Unit and the Granite Reef Senior Center, the Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine and representatives from the DOVE Shelter. According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft impacts at least 10 million people each year. Shredding documents, instead of simply throwing them in the garbage, is an essential tool in combating identity theft. Due to a high level of interest at previous city shredding events, Scottsdale residents are encouraged to arrive early. Event participation is on a first come, first served basis. --30-- Office of Attorney General Terry Goddard STATE OF ARIZONA ANDREA M. ESQUER DEPARTMENT