Oak View CTAC
Meeting MinutesMonday November 1st, 2000
6pm-7:30pm
Oak View Childrens Center
Attendees:
· Ron Wright - DLT Project Coordinator, RAIN Network
· Jane Middleton - Oak View Community Coordinator
· Carin Kally - Oak View Library Friends
· Leanna Kennedy - Oak View Civic Council
· Keith Iveson - Oak View Children's Center
· Lisa Meeker - Ojai Valley Municipal Advisory Council
· Linda Guerena - Ojai Valley Youth Foundation
· Cecilia Guerena - Ojai Valley Youth Foundation (youth)
1. Status of local projects and initiatives
· An online community calendar for Oak View has been in place and part of the Oak View website since last July. Jane Middleton is currently the secretary for this calendar system, and is the person to contact if you want to add information about an event or meeting.
· Free computer training is now available for the community on certain evenings - community residents interested in training should contact Jane Middleton at (805) 649-4418. A regularly scheduled training day/time is not available yet, but as soon as it can be identified it will be posted on the Oak View website and on fliers to be posted in the community.
· The Oak View Community Clinic will shortly be receiving a video telephone, which will allow the clinic to communicate with other clinics and doctors involved in RAIN's health and wellness activities. This video telephone can also be used by the clinic to have local residents consult remotely with doctors from other areas that may specialize more in treating their ailment.
· SOS Project - The Ventura School Board has made the decision to place the property on the surplus list, and now organizations which have an interest in the property are being looked at. The county of Ventura may be thinking of buying it for their library system and working with other county organizations to build a community resource. The school board must notify the agencies now, and then it will go out to others if there is no interest. We are not really sure what comes next, but Leigh Melander is staying in contact with both the County and interface. She will soon be meeting with RAIN Directors to discuss the next steps. The next SOS Committee meeting is on Wednesday November 8th at 7pm, at the Oak View Community Center.
2. Jane Middleton will be taking over as Oak View's community and council coordinator. As part of this new position, Jane is responsible for scheduling future meetings and contacting council members about community projects. She will also be representing Oak View's interests in project activities, and making recommendations for the allocation of project resources. A local computer-using youth (Nisheet Jain) will also begin assisting Jane with community coordination and Youth Technology Corp activities.
3. Review current council activities:
· Outreach for an Oak View Technology Master Family - The chosen family will be setup with a good computer, free access to the internet, and computer training in exchange for assisting with technology training on a neighborhood level. Who would be possible candidates for this position? Jane Middleton suggested previous meeting attendee Christy Crequt would be an ideal candidate since she could incorporate her animal rescue skills and facilities into an after school program for Oak View. The council will ask around the community to see who else would be interested in applying for the program.
· RAIN's Santa Barbara Youth Technology Corp has been working on refurbishing computers from Santa Barbara County Surplus. These computers will be distributed in DLT project communities, including Oak View. RAIN needs the council to prepare an initial list of 4 locations where these computers could go, and what good uses they could be put to. Who is willing to outreach locally and put this list together? Jane will work with the council and local residents to put together an initial list of locations.
· Formation of the Oak View Youth Technology Corp to assist with gathering local information and adding content to the Oak View website, gathering data for a community GIS map, refurbishing computers for local families, etc. A local community resident, Nisheet Jain will be starting youth activities in Oak View, and will be working with local youth organizations including the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation to pull youth into the program.
· RAIN has one computer ready to be setup as a workstation for members of the Oak View Civic Council, but have been unable to get an agreement as to where to put this computer and who will be responsible for it. Is there a member of the Oak View Civic Council at this meeting that can give us more information about when this computer can be setup? Civic Council member Leanna Kennedy explained that the Oak View Civic Council is waiting for the Police Activities League to vacate the community center before accepting the computer, and this should happen by January 1st of 2001.
4. New issues relating to health, education, and technology in the Oak View community.
· The Oak View Library Friends Foundation is re-grouping and will start meeting regularly at the Oak View Library.
· Plans are being put in place to install bus shelters in Oak View. These shelters would make good places to post information about RAIN's activities in Oak View, including community network sign-up specials, fliers about council and youth meetings, and special community wellness and education events.
5. Jane Middleton will be scheduling a meeting for early December to get some things coordinated before the holiday season.