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Continued Consideration of (1) Formation of the Community Conversations – Topic #6 Ad Hoc Subcommittee; and, (2) Appointment of Two Commissioners to the Newly-Formed Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
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City of Culver City, California
Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: _04/01/14___ Item Number: _A-3
PRCS COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM:Continued Consideration of (1) Formation of the
Community Conversations – Topic #6 Ad Hoc Subcommittee; and, (2) Appointment
of Two Commissioners to the Newly-Formed Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
Contact Person/Dept.: Dan Hernandez,
PRCS Director
Phone Number: (310) 253-6655
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas – Parks, Recreation and Community
Services Commission (03/28/14).
Department Approval:Dan Hernandez
(03/25/14)
City Attorney Approval: N/A
Chief Financial Officer Approval: N/A City Manager Approval: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS)
Commissioncontinue the consideration of (1) formation of the Community
Conversations – Topic #6 Ad Hoc Subcommittee; and, (2) appointment of two
Commissioners to the newly-formed Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
BACKGROUND:
In 2011, the PRCS Commission began hosting “Community Conversations” which
are presentations on topicsof major relevance to the community that often include a
panel discussion. Being fully cognizant of ongoing budgetary constraints, the
Commission designed the Community Conversations series as one that has minimal
fiscal impact on the City. In general, the procedure for hosting the presentations has
been as follows:
• Presentations are agendized at regular PRCS Commission meetings.
Special meetings are not called solely for the purpose of hosting
presentations; however, regular meeting dates may be adjusted to
accommodate presentations if the Commission so desires.
• Commissioners identify, contact and make arrangements with the presenter.
• Commissioners create a flyer for the presentation and email it to PRCS
Department staff.
• PRCS staff uses the flyer in two to three email blasts to publicize the
presentation. City of Culver City, California
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• PRCS staff makes copies of the flyer and posts it at various Culver City parks
and facilities.
• The Senior and Social Services Manager routes the flyers to other Human
Services providers.
These presentations have generated much community interest and have been very
successful.Below is a summary of the Commission’s Community Conversations to-
date along with the names of the Commissioners who served on the Community
Conversations Ad Hoc Subcommittee for each presentation.
PRCS Commission Community Conversations
Topic Date Title Presenter(s) Commissioners
1 02/01/11 Words Matter I (Bullying) Drs. E.O. & S. Hutchinson Greene
Daly Redholtz
2 06/07/11 *Elder Abuse - How it
Affects You, Your Family
& Your Neighbors
Ernie Powell, AARP Greene
Daly Redholtz
3 05/01/12 Healthy Living in Tough
Times: Identifying and
Coping with Stress from
Financial Hardship
Michael Tolwin, MD; Kathleen
Lally-Arena, RN, MSN, FNP;
and, Harry Mitterbauer, BS,
NASM-PES, CES; moderated
by Dr. Ira Diamond
Greene
Kim
4 04/02/13 Food vs. Mind and Body Representatives from the
Office of Assembly Member
Holly Mitchell, the L.A. County
Dept. of Mental Health and
T.H.E. Clinic, Inc.
Greene
Kim
5 11/19/13 Words Matter II (Bullying) Dr. E.O. Hutchinson,
representatives from the L.A.
County Dept. of Mental Health
and the Edelman Westside
Mental Health Center
Greene
Stuart
* Community Conversations – Topic #2 was held at the Culver City Senior Center; all
others have been held in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers at City Hall.
As an “ad hoc” subcommittee, the Community Conversations Ad Hoc Subcommittee
serves only a limited or single purpose, it is not perpetual and it is dissolved when its
specific task is completed. With this in mind, the Commission dissolved the
Community Conversations – Topic #5 Ad Hoc Subcommittee at the January 7, 2014 City of Culver City, California
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meeting. The formation of the Community Conversations – Topic #6 Ad Hoc
Subcommittee and the related Commissioner appointmentswerecontinued to the
February 4 and March 4, 2014 PRCS Commission meetings. Once the
Commissioners became aware that a new Member would be appointed, the Item
was continued to this evening’s meeting.
DISCUSSION:
The formation of the new Ad Hoc Subcommittee was continued to this evening’s
meeting in order to give the Commissioners more time to think about potential topics
for Community Conversations – Topic #6 and to consider whether or not they would
be willing to serve on the Ad Hoc Subcommittee if and when it is formed. This
Agenda Item has been prepared in order to give the Commission another
opportunity to form the Community Conversations – Topic #6 Ad Hoc Subcommittee
and appoint two Commissioners to the newly-formed Ad Hoc Subcommittee, should
the Commission desire to do so.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the discussion of this Agenda Item.
MOTION:
That the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission:
1. Form the Community Conversations – Topic #6 Ad Hoc Subcommittee; and,
2. Appoint Commissioner ____________________ and Commissioner
____________________ to the Community Conversations – Topic #6 Ad Hoc
Subcommittee.