07/08/1997NORTH GREENWOOD COMMUNITY TASK TEAM
CITY OF CLEARWATER
July 8, 1997
Present: Jennifer Farris Partners in Self Sufficiency
Lois Martin NAACP
Mayme Hodges Community Member
Linda Amidei RCS Haven
Barbara Green Everybody’s Tabernacle
Hampton Robinson African Peoples Socialist Party
Jonathan Wade Sgt. Allen Moore
Levetta Williams Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Bilal Habeeb-ullah African-American Leadership Council, Inc.
E. Ajamu Babalola Ervin’s Community Center
Aseelah Babalola Ervin’s Community Center
Annette Faison Sickle Cell Disease Foundation
Wallore Smith Elks
Pat Jones Church of Scientology
Donald L. Rutledge Career Options of Pinellas, Inc.
Phyllis Burch Career Options of Pinellas, Inc.
Barb Kleinhenz Career Options of Pinellas, Inc.
Kathy S. Rice Deputy City Manager
Michael Holmes Assistant Director Housing & Urban Development
Janet Skinner Administrative Support Manager I
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
The meeting was called to order at 6:44 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Center.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order.
ITEM #1 - Welcome & Introductions
Donald Rutledge, Program Coordinator for Career Options of Pinellas, Inc., welcomed attendees and introduced his agency’s staff.
ITEM #2 - Meeting Purpose
Mr. Rutledge stated the City has contracted Career Options to survey the Brownfield area, extending North to Stevenson’s Creek, South to Belleair Road, West to Ft. Harrison Avenue, and
East to Missouri Avenue and Betty Lane. Career Options will compile an inventory of all existing employment training, placement, vocational counseling, job readiness, employment assessment,
job search training, and remedial education services available to Brownfield area residents. The inventory will include an analysis of populations served by various agencies based on
geographic focus and population types. Career Options has contacted 89 individuals and organizations for the survey. After gathering the information, Career Options will analyze the
data, catalog available programs and services, identify gaps and duplications, and make recommendations to the City for additional programs to fill those
gaps and coordination strategies to minimize duplication.
ITEM #3 - Sample Survey Instrument
Phyllis Burch, Career Options Center Director, reviewed the survey forms. She requested agencies mail completed surveys in the provided stamped envelopes by July 21, 1997. The final
report to the City is due on October 6, 1997. All participants will be part of the final report. She welcomed telephone calls for questions.
ITEM #4 - Questions & Answers
In response to a question, Deputy City Manager said community organizations have met and produced reports regarding Stevenson’s Creek and the Marshall Street AWT (Advanced Water Treatment)
Plant. One group focused on upgrades to the Marshall Street Plant including odor and noise abatement, landscaping, and moving the “flame.” A technical advisory committee currently
is working on Stevenson’s Creek issues. The reports are available upon request.
It was questioned if the City will address health issues regarding the cleanup of Brownfield contaminants. Ms. Rice said the contamination assessment of each site will identify the
type and level of contamination and recommend cleanup needs. Contamination levels are low and mostly result from underground gasoline tanks and dry-cleaning chemicals. Concern was
expressed that promises for jobs be realized.
ITEM #5 - Closing Comments
Mr. Rutledge thanked community members for attending.
ITEM #6 - Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7: 32 p.m.
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Deputy City Manager
Attest:
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Board Reporter