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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1991Minutes MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE January 23, 1991 Jim Duncan Ann deBrauw Ald. Richard Lanyon Robert Dawkins Chief Ernest Jacobi Manuel Isquierdo Kate Mahoney Karen Carlson Harvey Saver Bennett Johnson J ay W . Terry Jessica Lopez CALL TO ORDER The meeting was convened at 7:30 pm. Alderman Richard Lanyon chaired the meeting. It was moved and passed to approve the minutes of the November 1990 meeting as submitted. There was a discussion of the memo Mayor Barr submitted to the City Council members. Task Force members asked for clarification as to their role in presenting the references at the various committees. Using the memo Jay Terry sent to Task Force members, Alderman Lanyon identified members who should attend the committee meetings to elaborate on the Task Force objectives and members' expectations of the committees. Task Force members will attend the next scheduled committee meetings: Human Services Committee: Alderman Lanyon City/Schools Liaison Committee: Robert Dawkins Police Services Committee: Chief Ernest Jacobi City Chamber Liaison Committee: AIderman Lanyon tilental Health Board: Ann Graff Aid. Lanyon stated he would contact the Liaison members of the Arts Council and the Unified Budget Task Force. Ann Graff stated that the Mental Health Board wrote letters of support to the Mayor and Superintendent Pollock of District 65 regarding the D.A.R.E. program. Alderman Lanyon introduced Debra Hill who is the Curriculum Coordinator for District 65. Ms. Hill gave a presentation on the D.A.R.E. program. The presentation was delivered in three parts; First was a brief overview of how School District 65 got involved with the D.A.R.E. program. This was followed by a slide presentation outlining the actual program content and administration. The third part of the presentation included a question and answer period. In the first part of the presentation, Ms Hill stated that the State of Illinois mandates that school districts include drug education as part of their curriculum. In the fall of 1989, District 65 met with the Evanston Police Department and discussed the benefits of the D.A.R.E. program and assess the feasibility of securing funds for the program. District 65 submitted a letter to the State in November 1989 and received notification of approval in February 1990. Ms. Hill stated that careful consideration took place as to how to include the program in the curriculum. It was decided to include the program in the sciences classes. The program runs one time per week for 17 weeks. 5th and 6th graders were targeted to receive the course. State funding was contingent upon participation in an evaluation of D.AR.E. Therefore, Haven School was identified as the experimental school and Nichols School as the control school. The D.A.R.E. program content includes teaching children practical coping skills which go beyond the "lust Say No" message. Children engage in many self -exploratory and group learning exercises. D.A.R.E. employs specific strategies which include peer interaction, a multimedia approach and positive role models of police officers. Iyls. Hill stated that an integral part of the program includes the incentives given to children for tasks completed. The incentives alone cost School District 65 S6,000 to S7.000 annually. A parents night was organized to introduce them to the program and address any concerns that they had. Parental support of the program has been strong. Teachers have also embraced the program as they became exposed to the D.A.R.E. curriculum and the student response. Ann Graff asked if School District 65 has considered absorbing the cost to retain the two officers. Ms. Hill stated it has been a topic of concern, but budgetary constraints do not allow for the district to support a police officer's salary. Ms. Hill added that District 65 also funds and is involved in other drug prevention efforts. Jay Terry asked how the School District's response was toward the program compared to other school districts. Ms. Hill stated that programmatically everyone is pleased with the program but perhaps other districts have less vocal teachcrs unions who in Evanston were upset by the disruption in the science curriculum. Aid. Lanyon asked about the other school grades. Ms. Hill stated that there are prevention efforts made from K through 5 as well. Kate Mahoney asked if the Poster Contest will continue. Ms. Hill responded that initially the Evanston Substance Abuse Prevention Council organized it, but now they no longer will assume that responsibility and its not clear District 65 has the staff resources to continue it. It was suggested that School District 65 pursue other forms of funding to continue the program. Ms. Hill stated that the School District does not have the personnel to adequately investigate, prepare and submit grant proposals. Aid. Lanyon asked Chief Jacobi if money confiscated through drug -related arrests can be made available as a funding source. Chief Jacobi responded that the money confiscated is expended through police operations relating to drug arrests. Also, drug money cannot be used to underwrite an existing budget item. Manuel Isquierdo asked Ms. Hill if District 65 has prioritized its prevention efforts. Ms. Hill stated that staff development and programmatic issues prevail, but added that more time has been spent on substance abuse issues over the last 5 years than for any other issue. Harvey Saver asked what plan if any does School District 65 have if funding is not secured. Ms. Hill stated the School District would nonetheless fill the gap to comply with the State mandate, but not at a 17 week level. There was a continuation of the discussion of the Mayor's references. Ann Graff asked who the Mental Health Board needs to be responsible to for each of the charges. Aid. Lanyon answered that the Task Force should be the body to whom the committees report to. Manuel Isquierdo suggested that the committees respond in writing how they will address each assigned task. Jay Terry stated than the review of each committee minutes will allow members to see if the items have been addressed. Aid. Lanyon restated that Task Force members should attend the committee meetings to ensure that the issues are addressed and provide any clarification. Jay Terry will coordinate with the staff members of the various committees if reports can be submitted identifying how they intend to respond to their identified charges. Kate Mahoney Announced that this Saturday "Jane Eyre" will be performed for Theater Night as a benefit for PEER Services. Ms. Mahoney also noted that in the Review an article was published praising the Lighthouse for the good work they are doing and their demonstration of community outreach. Up -date on the "Safe School Zone" signs. Manuel Isquierdo stated the High School sign has not been defaced or stolen. Plans are in process to put new signs up and double -face existing ones. Bob Dawkins and Ann deSrauw continue to work with the District 65 PTA's. It is possible a modified sign will be posted at the middle schools. Qakton School is still interested in the signs. The city recreation centers should have signs in place. Task Force members will visit the centers to ensure they are up. Next meeting will be held March 27, 1991. Meeting adjourned at 9;05pm. Minutes HAYOR'S SPECIAL TA;:. FORCE OF SU3ST;::C2 ABUSE WY 22, 1991 ATTE::DA::C£: :;a j or Joan Barr Jeanne F o:c ,old. Richard Lanyon Chief Ernest Jacobi Ann Graff :ate Mahoney Bennett Johnson Jay Terry Jessica Lopez CALL TO CRDTF The weetinj wan conveyed at 7 :42 pis. lad or Barr ona? red the _eeti_ L ::ayor 2arr stated that the reason .;he called the zeetin, was to follow-up on the references the Cast Force : adc to the varyin.1; cotuitteen, boards or commis; icm. There will be a rally Zeld at Uute Whool or. ::a1. 29 at 7 ps for junior hQh sc_ ool students. A YroLrao featurin„ anti-t wL Qitz is curr aptly in prcduction. T s projra ::wll occt:r : i. is :c_r-onLha- and will have representazivas frc- ]"- L fiPreye nr.�, .:.;Js:..:c, C;]t:. nth== uac_l and Sciool Vatricts 202 and 0. late ::ahore r reported cn a acbstance abunc ioru= tali tke Fre-riouz eveninZ in Arlington hei ta. 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Also staff were directed to contact District 65 staff to determine the status of their part of the prevention :sat r ix . The new At -Risk grant proposal recently submitted by the Evanston Coalition For 'Youth And Their Families is not Waited to dru,, prevention. Youth serving agencies would be included in a cityvide coordinated plan. A sulleatio n was Zde that t.`a Task Force convene a day lonL conference for the business coL.:-.unity, co=unity Sroups and a,encieo to focus attention on substance abuse issues. Considerable discussion ensued around issues such as cost, who to involve, = acL of Such a ceeti_nL, staff resources, and format and content. Consensus was not reached as to ::nether such a conference '.:aa preferred. : ayor _arl. noted c quorun of the Mt Force was not presant and zujoeste?d a eJun n seetin„ to be held to consider this idea fort :er. ', suLgestion ::as mace tc rava t.:c TazW Force request that on -coin. progress reports to submittod by all orlar,icatiors who receive references. Staff will d0tributa copies of ;he Auaust 19;C Tas:. Force uinu:es in which :e...4ers as$!_ned Lca1S to npecif c ..v nnton orSanications. .t the Next lletinL, cenbers .:ill 0cuss the futura direction and role of the 7=4 :Force. 7he next achedule! ..entin- will be ::edneaZ__ , vune 25, 1001. Minutes MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE June 26, 1991 MEMBERS Mayor Joan Barr, Alderman Joe Kent, Chief Ernest Jacobi, PRESE Jay W. Terry, Ann Graff, Jim Duncan, Manuel Isquierdo, Robert Dawkins, Kate Mahoney OTHERS: Harvey Saver, Shaun Lane, Pat Beam PRESENT: CALL TO 0RM The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. Mayor Barr introduced Alderman Kent as a new member of the Task Force, and welcomed him as a Task Force member. The minutes of the meeting of May 22, 1991 were unanimously approved. The Mayor indicated that she had concerns related to future directions of the Task Force. She indicated that the Task Force had not solved the problem but there were a number of programs and initiatives in place. She was uncertain as to what the next step of the Task Force should be. At the last meeting, Bennett Johnson had proposed a Citywide meeting or convocation to review the Task Force report and to galvanize the community around the drug issue. She had given it considerable thought after the meeting, and in the ensuing month, and she felt if the Task Force was to have a meeting of that nature, it would need a very significant agenda. Her second concern was if that significant agenda was in fact in place, the question became who paid for it and who arranged it. She was concerned that such a meeting should try and reach a large group and she was uncertain as to what the interest would be in this type of event. She thought one possibility could be a press conference with an update as to things that have happened since the report was issued, identifying such things as the increases in drug arrest, new grants that have been received in the community, and the D.A.R.E. Program. Ann Graff noted there were a number of things that had happened in the community while the Task Force may be could not take specific credit for, they were things that had occurred under the Task Forces watch. She felt that District 65's Substance Abuse Rally had been dramatically improved and was a significant event. The development of the Prevention Matrix was another accomplishment. She also noted the Evanston Substance Abuse Prevention Council was having a Fall meeting and perhaps there were avenues of coordination with the Task Force though she would not want those two efforts to be duplicative. MAYOR'S SPECIAL. TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE Minutes of 6/26/91 . . . 2 Kate Mahoney indicated that the format for the Substance Abuse Prevention Council meeting had not yet been determined. Chief Jacobi concurred that progress had been made though there needed to be efforts made to measure the progress that had been made since the report was issued. Manuel Isquierdo felt that there needed to be more publicity and a greater emphasis on notifying the community that the Task Force Report had been issued. Ann Graff noted that the Evanston Mental Board had in fact, responded very seriously to the Task Force recommendations and had produced specific responses to those recommendations. Mr. Terry indicated that part of the lack of response from certain groups to whom we had made the recommendations was due to the fact that our recommendations were not as specific as they needed to be; that everyone to whom the report had been sent, was supportive and felt that the report was an excellent report and encouraged the Task Force to continue its work. We needed to identify what those specific actions we wanted institutions to take to support the Task Force's work. Kate Mahoney and Manuel Isquierdo articulated the need to have the report come alive in a way to engage the members of the community to get them to rally around and support its recommendations in a more action oriented response. Members of the Task Force then engaged in a discussion as to how feasible it would be to pull off an event of this nature and how likely meaningful attendance would be. Alderman Kent indicated that while interest in the problem may be waning in certain areas, it was a very intense problem in his ward. He felt that there were a number of great programs in place in the City. He felt the recommendations in the report were important, that the support of the business community was necessary, that the schools were responding, but that the problem still remains. At the street level, there is still a significant amount of drug activity, that youth may go to school and hear the substance abuse lectures, but they come home to confront it on a daily basis. One of his great concerns was a gap he had identified was effective programs for first time offenders. He felt those in the age group of thirteen to sixteen should be targeted. He would like to see some type of community service program developed for those who were first time offenders in general but particularly who had first time engagement with substance abuse. He believed the issue could be discussed forever but the problem was existing on the streets right now. He said that one of the problems he faces in trying to target that age group was they could go home and there are older siblings who are engaged in some type of substance use activity. MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE Minutes of 6/26/91 . . . 3 Chief Jacobi indicated there were a number of City Police Department and other agency programs targeted at first time offenders and at high risk youth, but there is always room for improvement in that area. Jay Terry noted that in addition to the Police Department programs that the social work component of the Evanston Community Defender should be consulted because they had special relationships with many of those clients. Manuel Isquierdo indicated that the concern would be defining what is a first time offender. While it would be an admirable program for all first time offenders of any crime, he was hoping that the first emphasis would bo for drug and alcohol abuse. He indicated that the High School would be expanding its alternatives to suspension program in the coming year. lie again indicated that there was still a need to focus great attention on the Task Force report and there needed to be a great amount of enthusiasm connected with getting more members of the community involved in this effort. Ann Graff indicated an additional need was for the Task Force to contact those members who had not attended the last two to three meetings; there was valuable input from certain persons who were no longer attending and that there needed to be an attempt to revive that. Ann Graff made a motion that a sub -committee be appointed from the Task Force with the purpose to "plan a gathering of appropriate people to give life to the report." That motion was passed by Task Force consensus. The Mayor asked Manuel Isquierdo to serve as Chairman of ghat sub -committee and Ann Graff, Kate Mahoney, and Bob Dawkins volunteered to serve as sub -committee members. Ann Graff indicated the sub -committee would like to invite Joe Kent and Dick Lanyon to serve on that sub -committee as they were available. Jay Terry indicated that in terms of timing, if an event was to be scheduled, given the fact that the report was dated November 1990, a way to publicize whatever event we would be having, would be to say "the Task Force Report one year later -where are we?" Mr. Isquierdo indicated there was a need to get a report back from the institutions to whom references had been made to secure their commitment to solving the problem. ,aim Duncan and Jay Terry confirmed copies of the reports were available for distribution to persons to whom the Task Force members wish copies distributed. Manuel Isquierdo indicated that his sub -committee would work under a November timetable, but they will come back earlier with a plan. After Task Force discussion, it was determined that they would in fact be a Task Force meeting at the end of July which would include a report from the event sub -committee. The Mayor indicated that in addition, she wanted follow-up to Alderman Kent`s concerns and she suggested Alderman Kent to lc to Chief Jacobi and Mr. Terry to determine what are the current programs so then we can develop recommendations providing something new. MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE Minutes of 6 26 91 4 Jim Duncan pointed out that in the Task Force recommendations, the Community Action sub -group had recommended a mentoring program for first time offenders. The Task Force then heard a presentation by Patricia Beam who had contacted the Task Force and asked for an opportunity to speak. Ms. Beam indicated that she had been involved with prevention efforts and substance abuse for some time initially at Evanston Township High School, but also with the Evanston Substance Abuse Prevention Council. She said that she was delighted to hear the discussion; she was glad to know that there were so many efforts in the community about combating substance abuse. She gave a presentation which described in detail her concerns about the lack of enforcement of the law covering alcohol consumption on City park property, which she felt was a lack of enforcement by the Police Department. She cited numerous instances in which she herself had called the Police Department after having witnessed open consumption particularly in lake front parks. The response by the police officers was mixed and not consistent. She asked that the Task Force encourage the Police Department to enforce this law more consistently. Mayor Barr indicated that at the June 24, 1991 City Council meeting, Alderman Esch had made a reference to the City Council Police Services Committee indicating that alcohol consumption in the parks was an issue they should be considering. The Mayor suggested that Ms. Beam contact the Police Services Committee and raise this issue with them. This would be the appropriate committee that would be dealing with this issue most immediately. The Task Force had no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M. 1 Jay W. Terry ` Minutes MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE July 24, 1991 MEMBERS Mayor Joan Barr, Alderman Joe Kent, Alderman Dick Lanyon, PRESEN3: Jay N. Terry, Ann Graff, Jim Duncan, Manuel Isquierdo, Robert Dawkins, Kate Mahoney, Donald Baker CALL TO ORDER Mayor Barr called the meeting to order. The minutes of the meeting of June 26, 1991 were unanimously approved. The Mayor called upon Manuel Isquierdo to provide a report of the subcommittee appointed to design a special event for the Task Force to sponsor. Mr. Isquierdo distributed an outline for an event to be held on Thursday, November 7, 1991 from 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. at the Beardsley Student Center at Evanston Township High School. He indicated the Task Force had hoped to have a working session, a meeting that would be productive to provide some tangible results rather than just another discussion. It was incumbent upon the Task Force to identify those key individuals who should be invited to identify the objectives of the event. He distributed a potential agenda for the meeting which indicated there would be a welcome from the Mayor and both School Superintendents; an update on our current situation from the Police Department, a discussion of the community matrix developed by the National Commission for Drug Free Schools, the community matrix for Evanston, some history of the Mayor's Special Task Force and its accomplishments, and then breaking up into small work groups that would work on a set of goals and hopefully, try to identify some tangible work products. He felt that the Task Force at this meeting needed to 1) sign on to the idea of sponsoring this event; 2)Task Force members should agree to serve on three subcommittees which he identified as being necessary to have the event be successfully planned; and 3) identify which of the Task Force objectives listed in the report could be topics for these small group discussions. He distributed a potential list of those objectives which had been developed by the subcommittee members as priorities and he also distributed a list of proposed committee responsibilities. The Mayor expressed her gratitude to Mr. Isquierdo for producing a comprehensive planning document relative to the event. She indicated that the event was now taking a much more substantive shape and it was an event which she felt comfortable endorsing. MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE Minutes of 7/24/9I . . . 2 Alderman Kent emphasized a need for an event of this nature to reach members of the community as much as possible. He identified the Presidents of the Block Clubs as being people who need to be invited in order to insure community input and support. Mr. Isquierdo cautioned about space considerations for this event, that there was a need to have representatives of every organization but not necessarily all members of every organization. The Task Force discussed and agreed that there could be a wide invitation list in order to insure attendance would be appropriate. Ann Graff volunteered the resources of the Residential Crime Prevention Committee. Alderman Lanyon questioned why the event was happening during the week as opposed to a weekend when there may be more community representatives. Mr. Isquierdo indicated that there was a trade off either way but in light of the fact that this ultimately was to be working type of session, that we were more likely to get practitioners in the various fields to attend a week day event, and it was determined by the subcommittee that their attendance was of•primary importance if a trade off had to be made. Mayor Barr asked for a motion to approve the sponsorship of this event. Ann Graff moved that the Task Force agreed to sponsor a one-half day workshop on developing community partnerships to combat substance abuse at Evanston Township High School. The motion was passed unanimously. The Task Force then reviewed Mr. Isquierdo's subcommittee list and the Mayor asked for volunteers and those persons who would be interested. Mayor Barr volunteered to Chair the Contact Committee. Also volunteering to serve on this committee were Alderman Joe Kent and Kate Mahoney. It was agreed that this committee would have the task of identifying and contacting key impact people in the community to invite them and solicit their participation in the event. A Public Relations/Registration Committee was established. Bob Dawkins volunteered to be Chair of that committee. Ann Graff volunteered to participate as well. Mayor Barr indicated City staff needed to be involved with this committee and indicated that Jay Terry would participate. Later the Task Force agreed that Chief Jacobi needed to be a member of this committee. The task of this committee will involve identification of refreshments, publicity, reservation of the rooms, facility set up, confirming all registration and if necessary, identification of funding sources for materials. The third committee was an Action Time Committee. Manuel Isquierdo agreed to Chair this committee. Members who volunteered were Jim Duncan, Jay Terry, Don Baker and Dick Lanyon. This committee will meet early in the fall and work with the objectives which are identified by the Task Force and develop a final agenda for the event, compile fact sheets, and a list of Task Force accomplishments. r MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE Minutes of 7/24/91 . . . 3 The Committee then reviewed the list of Task Force objectives which the subcommittee had identified as perhaps being workable into end products. It was agreed after some group discussion that there were four topic areas which could most effectively utilize people's time who attend this event. After considerable discussion, it was determined that the first sub -group or objective would combine three goals in prevention and education: Immediate goal number one; "to aggressively involve both students and parents working to overcome a long standing lack of participation in the effort"; immediate goal community action number four, "offer a service of parents to at risk youth to meet for the purpose of mutual support. This service could be coordinated with and become part of existing programs in churches and agencies"; law enforcement and criminal justice short range objective number two, "hold parents responsible for the criminal actions of their juvenile children and refer families to appropriate support and rehabilitation programs." The Task Force agreed that all three of those objectives should be combined into a work group session at this event with the overall goal of developing strategies for improving parental involvement in substance abuse prevention and early intervention efforts. The second objective identified by the Task Force after discussion, was a combination of short range goal number one under Early Intervention -"train service providers and other community members on identification of substance abuse and encourage ongoing substance abuse education, and make sure that people know where to refer for services"; short range goal number three, Early Intervention, "insure that those agencies that are working with youth and their parents are talking to each other, coordinating services and developing the shared message." These two will be combined into a work group session on sharing of information and coordination of service by service providers with the emphasis on potentially developing a shared message. Regarding the third work group, the Task Force agreed to combine under community action immediate goal number two "request for each church one or two persons who will be responsible for mentoring youth who are at risk, first offenders, or substance abusers"; with portions of goal number three which was "contact the Evanston Chamber of Commerce to enlist the support of the business community to help combat substance abuse in our community." After some discussion, it was determined that this would be combined to have a workshop devoted to discussion of mentoring programs both in terms of analyzing some national models but also a sharing of information of the various local efforts which are underway by the Police Department, Evanston Township High School, Second Baptist Church, The Youth Job Center and Kappa Alpha Psi and Coe -Pops. It was combined with the Chamber of Commerce objective with the hope that business community support of mentoring programs could be solicited. "MAYOR'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE Minutes of 7/24/91 . . . a The fourth work group objective identified by the Task Force was in•tffe area of law enforcement and criminal justice. Long range goal number two, "after police contact with substance abusers refer offenders to intervention or rehabilitation programs in the community if appropriate"; long range goal number seven, "develop a first offenders program through the Police Department and local agencies. This would be a required program for individuals breaking the law on a substance abuse related offense." The Group agreed that the fourth sub group would combine these two objectives to be a work group on alternatives for offenders with a primary emphasis on first offenders and would be an opportunity for the attendees of the event to draw upon the resources of the various representatives of the Police Department that would be attending. It was the consensus of the Task Force that those would be the four work groups for the event on November 7, 1991. Mr. Isquierdo also distributed copies of the matrix from the National Commission For Drug Free Schools which the subcommittee members had felt was one of the most comprehensive matrices on the drug issue that they had seen and that the matrix in its entirety needed to be reproduced for examination and distribution at the event in November. It was agreed that the next Task Force Meeting will not be until September 25, 1991. It was agreed though that all three committees for the event needed to have a least one, if not more, working sessions between now and September 25, 1991 to have reports ready as to how the event planning is going. Many of the details on he event should be well underway by that time. Mayor Barr noted that the event may be an opportunity to bring some closure to Task Force activities and an opportunity for the Task Force to pass on to various leaders in the community their responsibilities relative to the substance abuse problem, and perhaps provide an appropriate end to formal Task Force activities. The Task Force Committee adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Jay W. Terry