CSC Minutes 11/01/1991 Children ' s Services
Council of Collier County
Minutes/Transcripts
November 1 , 1991
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The Children's Services Council of Collier County
Meeting of November 1 , 1991
Council Members Present Council Members Absent
Judge Ted Brousseau Delores G . Dry
Alma Cambridge Bea Harper
Nelson Faerber, Jr . John Passidomo
Lavern Gaynor
Dr . Thomas Richey
Robert Ritz
Richard Shanahan
Mary Ellen zumFelde
A meeting of the Children' s Services Council was held on
Friday , November 1 , 1991 , at 9 : 00 am. , Collier County School
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Board Room.
The meeting was chaired by Commissioner Richard Shanahan.
The invocation was led by Mary Ellen zumFelde, followed by
the pledge of allegiance .
Minutes of the previous meeting held September 6, 1991 were
approved as presented . Motion made by Mary Ellen zumFelde,
seconded by Nelson Faerber .
Mary Ellen zumFelde, treasurer, presented the September
treasurer ' s report : income, $67 ; expense , $5864 . 21; cash on
hand, $9 , 668 . The October statement was not available;
however , Mrs . zumFelde reported on the $20 ,000 donation
received from J . A. MacLeod October 25 , and a cash balance
of $23 , 499 as of October 31 , 1991 which, following current
fiscal practices , should carry the Council through February
15 , 1992 . Motion made to accept the treasurer ' s report by
Alma Cambridge, seconded by Lavern Gaynor .
Paul Pinson, executive director, reported that the Marco
Island Outreach meeting of October 15 was small , but even
so, ended on an upbeat note. He then reported on the
two-day state meeting of Children' s Services Councils held
CatSt . Petersburg, pointing out that 50% of all Florida
counties are mounting their efforts on behalf of the
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Children' s Services Council concept . He then referred to
the latest material placed before the Council ; particularly,
the Ft . Myers News-Press editorial and the campaign
committee organizational chart that was distributed at the
first campaign meeting held at the home of Joe Cox October
2 ; 29 persons attended the meeting expressing a great
spirit of leadership and committment . The campaign
committees have now expanded to include about 250 persons .
Mr . Pinson reported Florida State University has scheduled a
Planning Partners Meeting in Naples on November 20 , with the
final rewrite completed by November 27 , which will then be
reviewed by the Council . It was agreed timing of the needs
assessment study completion date was vitally important to
the March 1992 ballot .
Judge Brousseau updated the status of the Citizens Review
Panel : a board of directors has been created, volunteers are
attending training programs and the panel will soon
experience an actual case closely monitored by Judge
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Brousseau. It is their hope to be in full operation by
January 1992 .
Dawn Litchfield, president , East Naples Civic Association,
reported general support of the referendum emphasizing the
public ' s true concern for where the money will be spent and
by whom. . . the need for specifics , cost-effectiveness .
Richard Gerstenzang, an attorney from Bonita Springs and Lee
County CSC area captain, reported on the strategy and
efforts of Lee County validating the need for grass-root
volunteers , a needs assessment study and specifics . His
summary was that , in his opinion, 95% of the public accepted
the concept of "helping children" , but the barrier was the
needs assessment study .
An unidentified member of the audience requested that the
Council never use the name of the Taxpayers Action Group
when a member of that group is scheduled to speak before the
Council .
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary E1 en zumFelde
Secretary