COMMUNITY BOARD SIX
YOUTH SERVICES/EDUCATION
FEBRUARY 5, 2003
PRESENT:
G. CONWELL
A. HALL
I. LO RE
EXCUSED:
E. BROUGHTON
A. DeMARTINI
ABSENT:
GUEST:
B. GENEVICH
F. YORK
C. CONTRINO
B. LONGOBARDI
M. HENRIQUEZ-McARDLE
B. BROOKHART
S. KRANBERG
T. RICKS
E. FELDER
HON. V. MONTGOMERY
S. GRADMAN
A. SHWEKY
L. SHWEKY
L. BRANCH
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MINUTES
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Fran welcomed everyone and explained that the young people will not be coming this evening because of a mix-up in the meeting time. Youth Group leaders are not committee members so they did not get notice of the meeting. Youth will be at the March meeting.
 Member Orientation: Fran discussed the structure of the YSC committee and what constitutes a quorum. Reminded members present that regular attendance of members is
VERY important.
If we don’t have a quorum of members no votes can be taken, and the work on this committee builds from one meeting to the next.
Members present were asked to share this concern with other members who they may be in contact with. A written orientation packet was given to all members.
Members were asked to review the orientation handout and raise any questions about the information at next meeting.
 Draft of the Youth Resource Directory was passed out. We would like the final put on the
CB6 web site.
TASK: Suggestions to Leroy tonight included:
 putting out a call for programs to send in their e-mail information for inclusion.
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Consider including information on youth job training/employment programs and resources. If none in CB6, those in neighboring areas such as the Displaced Worker
Center in downtown.
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Suggestion to include scholarship information also, i.e. web sites.

TASK/ AGENDA ITEM: and members asked to bring their comments/changes to March
Meeting . with highlights, additions, corrections for Leroy . We will discuss at March meeting.
Motion #1 by Irene Lo Re; 2 nd by Millie Henriquez-McArdle:
to accept the minutes for December YSC Meeting. Motion approved .
Motion #2 by Irene Lo Re; 2 nd by Millie Henriquez-McArdle: to accept the minutes for January YSC Meeting with the following changes:
1] change “minutes taking” to “minutes taken”.
2] remove comment on Millie taking minutes in Jan.
3] change line reading “Next meeting is January 6 th ;” to read “Next meeting is Weds, February
5 th . Motion approved
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Progress on Youth Organizer/Intern: Fran noted that key question is how to get support for the youth effort and presented sample letter and budget for comment, edits and approval to elicit funds from politicians and other donors .
She also gave out copies of the final job description which we created at the last meeting .
TASK: Leroy is in the process of sending Job description/ posting to colleges to recruit interns. Fran is checking on getting it on Idealist and Monster websites.
TASK/ AGENDA ITEM: Fran will make the suggested and agreed upon changes to the letter and budget and forward to Leroy for preparation and mailing. We will review results and progress at March meeting.
Leroy will:
 prepare letter for mailing along with budget, job description and article showing youth forum organized last year to be included with letter.
 ascertain from Craig the correct information for who the checks should be made out to:
Fran suggested to Community Board Six with Youth Services Committee entered on memo line [See letter.]
 begin mailing ASAP to the various prospects as listed in these minutes, and others that he or members let him know about.
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Send list of who letters were mailed to and date of mailing to members via e-mail elicited comments on the letter. Correct budget from $15 per hour to $12. Fran explained that the total budget is modest to elicit quick support but committee decided to up to
$15/hr., add printing and up incentive and activity money, add community publishing party, also add postage and telephone.
Total budget: $5,150
Motion #3 by Bonnie Genevich & 2 nd by Irene Lo Re:
To approve the letter and $5,150 budget as discussed. { See attached final copies }. Motion
Approved.
TASK:
In addition to politicians, Letters should be sent to the following with follow-up calls as indicated: contact:

Prospect
Red Hook Chamber of Commerce
Park Slope Civic Council
First Place block Association,
Independence Foundation
Fifth Ave. Merchants Association
Brooklyn Economic. Development. Corp.
(addressed to Joan Bartolemeo)
Cobble Hill Association
(addressed to Roy Sloane)
N. Flatbush Improvement BID
(addressed to Rick Russo)
Fifth Ave. Committee
Park Slope Chamber of Commerce follow-up call by:
Irene Lo Re
Irene Lo Re
Barbara Brookhart
Fran York
Irene Lo Re
Susan Kranberg
Barbara Brookhart
Irene Lo Re
Fran York
Irene Lo Re
Elected Official Prospects:
Prospect
Sen. Carl Andrews
Boro Pres M Markowitz follow-up call by:
Steve Gradman
Irene Lo Re
Councilman Bill deBlasio
Councilman David Yassky
Assemblywoman Joan Millman
Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez
NYCommunity Trust
Commerce Bank
State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery
Irene Lo Re
Fran York
Fran York
Steve Gradman
Ian Marvy
Barbara Brookhart.
Barbara will also contact some other local banks for manager names and follow-up.
Keyspan, Verizon and Con Ed were also discussed as possibilities: Fran will check with their
PR folks.
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Velmanette Montgomery announced that she had appointed our very own Irene Lo Re to represent her on The Neighborhood Advisory Board [NAB] and would like to see more allocation of funds to youth programs. She described the focus of the old CDA boards, now known as the NAB, said that each neighborhood has funds pro-rated by the poverty index and it is that all of a neighborhood might not be eligible, but portions of a district which meet the poverty mandates would be.
Velmanette also noted that yesterday was a youth rally day in Albany to advocate for afterschool programs, and Fran added that now is the time to speak out with all of the cuts to youth.
DYCD Proposal/ Meeting Update:
As of today, word is that DYCD will be doing 6 month extensions of existing programs and then get out a new YDDP RFP with a per unit cost and include priorities sent in by Community
Boards.

Irene, Fran, Craig, Jerry and Leroy attended a DYCD/ Brooklyn CB meeting with the
Commissioner at Borough Hall. The meeting was called to discuss DYCDs plans to improve the flawed YDDP RFP process from last solicitation. We will need readers for the new process who cannot be connected to the proposers. We want our committee members who will be readers to understand what is important to look for in a good proposal and we would also like to have groups who plan to submit proposals, come in before hand to present their plans to the
YSC.
TASK/AGENDA ITEM:
At March 5 th
Meeting:
 discussion of readers for the next DYCD proposal
 discussion and timeline for inviting tentative proposers to present
 review and questions about committee orientation packet guidelines
 report of youth group work and progress
 report on youth organizer recruitment and fundraising
TASK: Leroy will get back in touch with the leader of the Park Council, Ibrahim Abdul-
Matin to see if his youth group wants to join the other groups working on the needs assessment.
Announcement: Irene Lo Re, the Youth Services and Education Committee and Carmen Farina an Adopt-A-School are co-sponsoring a Business / Schools breakfast meeting at 8 AM on
Feb.25
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at Aunt Suzie’s. If you can attend or encourage a community business to attend call
Eugene Weiss at 330-9300, x317, Irene, Leroy or Fran.
Motion to adjourn made at 7:35pm by George, 2 nd by Irene. Meeting adjourned
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