MINUTES

April 17, 2000

Item 1 Call to Order.

The meeting was called to order at 6:12 p.m.

Item 2 Roll Call.

Commissioners inAttendance:

Kaye Burnside, Tony Colon, John Cullen, Terrissa Hein,Violet Smith, Kathleen Tabor, Dr. Michael Zwerdling

Alternates in Attendance:

Danna Fabella, Mary Foran, Rhonda Garcia, Linda Smith, PatStroh

Item 3 Approve Minutes from the Commission Meeting held onApril 3, 2000.

The Commission voted to approve the minutes.

Item 4 IndividualWorkgroup Summary Reports.

Mary Foran gave a general update on the Health andWellness Work Group

Linda Smith gave a general update on the Parent Educationand Family Support Work Group

Violet Smith gave a general update on the Early Educationand Child Care Work Group

Item 5 Civic Engagement.

Mary Foran gave a general update on the Dialog GroupMeetings and James Bowman Associates will be mailing out results after all theDialog Group Meeting are completed.

Public Comments were taken at 7:00 p.m.

Item 6 Guiding Principles.

Kathy Tabor, Chair, ledthe Commission in a brainstorming discussion of guiding principles that will beused at the April 28-29, 2000 Retreat.

Item7 - Criteria for Selection of Priorities.

Kathy Tabor, Chair, ledthe Commission in a brainstorming discussion of criteria for selection ofpriorities that will be used at the April 28-29, 2000 Retreat.

Item 8 - Sustainability: Goals /Options.

Virginia Hooper, East BayCommunity Foundation, gave a presentation to the Commissioners on investmentoptions and gave the Commissioners a packet of investment materials.

Item 9 - Retreat Agenda, Process,Preparation and Ground Rules.

Kathy Tabor, Chair, passed out and reviewed the Retreatagenda with the Commissioners.

Brenda Blasingame, Executive Director, led a brainstormactivity on ground rules for the Retreat.

Item 10 - After the Retreat: Next Steps.

Next stepsafter the retreat will be to develop the Strategic Plan, and release to the public,hold three public hearings, approve and adopt the plan and develop andimplementation plan.

Item 11 - Administration Update.

Brenda Blasingame gave ageneral update.

Item12 - Communications / Correspondence.

The Commission acknowledged receipt of communications andcorrespondence as listed on the agenda.

Item 13 Adjournment.

The meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m.