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Community Drug Task Force
Steering Team
January 11, 2000
MINUTES
Present: Laurel Guy, Katrina Turek, Audrey Cooper, Dianne Ferriss, Mark Ashton, Amy
Rand, Tim Marchell, Rosalie Fontana, Lisa Kendall, Bill Rusen, John Rowley,
Nancy Zahler, Cassandra Nelson, Alan Cohen
• Updates
Youth Bus Pass Program - Over 375 bus passes have been sent oui, and we
expect more applications. Next month, Laurel will provide a breakdown of age
groups who are utilizing the pass.
Scholarship Program - We had a dozen requests for applications for these
scholarships that will pay for studentsto take classes music, dance or art at CSMA
after school. So far, we have five participating students. We expect to receive more
applications. In addition, we have spoken to Sam Velasquez at CSMA about the
possibility of us giving them a mini -grant of $500 or $1000 to create a group class
at a satellite location.
Public Awareness Campaign - We will be using the core messages from the
National YouthAnti-Drug Campaign, developed bOffice of National Drug Control
Policy:
1) Truth. The Anti -Drug. 2) Honesty. The Anti -Drug
3) Communication. The Anti -Drug. 4) Love. The Anti -Drug.
The core messages will be targeted to parents and caregivers. The campaign will
include: print ads, flyers, radio, TV. A graphic designer, DianeTessaglia-Hymes, has
been hired to create a campaign that has a local feel to it. A web designer,
Christopher, DelCollo, has also been hired to design a website for the Community
Drug Task Force that will be launched with this campaign. It is tentatively being
called www.ithacaparents.org. When the design process is further along, we will
take a detailed look at the whole campaign and timeline for rolling out these
elements.
Friends and Neighbors Group
Laurel will be meeting with Nancy Potter at Cooperative Extension to see if they are
willing to collaborate with us on the Friends and Neighbor Group outreach project,
which was proposed by Sara Hess. This project is designed to train a core group of
about 10-15 parents as peer coaches, who will then facilitate discussions in at-home,
`Tupperware -type' gatherings among parents, friends and neighbors. The goal is to
increase knowledge about the protective factors for youth. This setting can be a
vehicle for information, support and reinforcement of positive family values.
Discussion of IHS Prevention Planning Survey Report.
We had a discussion about this report that was given in addition to the American Drug and
Alcohol Survey. The questions measure social and personal characteristics that research
studies show are related to drug use and/or violence. Most of these risk and protective
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factors fall into four different categories: 1) peers 2) the family 3) the school 4) the child's
attitudes and beliefs. Although there are other influences, the emphasis throughout the
report was placed on these main four categories.
The discussion of the data led to questions by some of the newer members of the task force
about the mission of the task force and our priorities. I've included in these minutes our
mission statement and our current priorities.
The mission of the Community Drug Task Force of Ithaca, New York is to:
1) Reduce substance abuse among youth, and over time adults in Ithaca and the surrounding
municipalities.
2) To strengthen the Community Drug Task Force partnerships with Ithaca City School
District, City of Ithaca, surrounding municipalities, local universities and colleges, existing
community private not-for-proft organizations and local and state government.
The specific programs being developed and implemented to realize these goals:
1) Public Awareness campaign at Ithaca High School that revolves around a ground-
breaking Social Norms Marketing Campaign .
2) A community basedPublic Awareness and Education Campaign targeting parents,
caregivers, guardians and adults working with youth. It will involve print, radio and
television and various community private not-for-profit organizations,. and local and state
governments.
3) Transportation - Youth Bus Passes - on public transit to allow youth to participate in
healthy, positive after school" activities.
4) A+ Tutoring Program targeted for African American youth in Ithaca High School.
5) Scholarships for High Risk Students that enable them to participate in enrichment
activities after school such as arts, music and dance classes.
6) Prevention, Intervention and Education - The Community Drug Task Force
through its partnership with the Mental Health Association will provide programs
for the prevention, education and intervention of parents, youth and community
organizations.
Goals and Objectives
The Community Drug Task Force has worked to bring a diverse community together to tip
the scales and measureably improve the welfare of children and the entire community by
reducing the incidence of substance abuse. We have made significant progress in this four
year initiative towards accomplishing our goals:
Goals
Goal I: Reduce substance abuse among youth, and over time adults, by addressing the
factors in a community that serve to increase the risk of substance abuse and factors that
serve to minimize the risk of substance abuse.
Goal II: Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities; Federal, State, Local
governments; and private nonprofit agencies and to support community coalition efforts to
prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth.
Objectives
This four year initiative will accomplish goals by focusing funding efforts in three main
objectives: 1) creating a progressive, district wide and county wide Public Awareness
and Education Campaign targeted towards parents, caregivers, guardians and adults
working with youth; along with a special emphasis on a Social Norms Marketing
Campaign targeted towards youth. 2) Prevention, Intervention and Education
initiatives through the collaboration of the Community Drug Task Force and its partnership
with the Mental Health Association. 3) Increasing the Partnership with Ithaca City
School District , promoting collaborative initiatives and partnerships with the Ithaca City
School District, Community Drug Task Force, existing community youth programs, local
government, and law enforcement.
The programs we have designed are inter-related, forming a comprehensive stratgey
designed to meet our goals and objectives and foster successful community partnerships
and collaborations.
Public Awareness campaign at Ithaca High School that revolves around a ground-
breaking Social Norms Marketing Campaign .
Traditionally most prevention efforts have focused on reducing the negative behaviors.
Research now shows that it is more effective to strengthen and increase `protective'
behaviors (i.e. healthy behaviors.) We can increase the protective behaviors by documenting
the true norm.
Among young people there is a perception that there is much more negative behavior than is
really the case. In most cases, their peers' behavior is more moderate and more responsible
than they thought. The research shows that this incorrect perception of the norm tends to
increase the negative behavior.
The concept of a Social Norms Marketing Campaign is to give students the correct
information about the true norm through a media campaign. This has been done very
successfully on college campuses. This initiative includes print and electronic media that
have been specifically designed to reduce misperceptions of student norms and thereby
reduce levels of alcohol and other drug use and the resulting consequences. The media must
have the following elements; 1) a positive message 2), it must be inclusive 3) it must be
empowering. In order for this message to work it must be based on good data and the media
must be considered `cool' by the target population of students.
We are working with Alan Berkowitz, a consultant who helps colleges, universities, and
communities develop innovative programs in the drug prevention, sexual,assault prevention,
and diversity fields. He is nationally known for his approach of the social ntrm theory and
is a local resident committed to working with the Community Drug Task Force. Hiss-
approach is an empirically driven strategy, which is based on the research finding that
students tend to over-estimate considerably the amount of alcohol and drug use of their
peers, while parents tend to under-estimate the norm and becptire carriers of the
misperceptions.
The first key step was begun in December 1999, was to develop a social norms survey
instrument. Berkowitz worked with a Cornell University professor and two graduate
students to develop this survey. It was ready to be administered in March 2000, and the data
collected was used to develop the core positive norm statements. The survey measured self-
reported behavior and perception of use. It was administered to 270 IHS students in grades
9-12. The data was then analyzed and Berkowitz then developed the multiple positive norm
statements about alcohol and other drugs. The following statements were selected to be used
in posters and table tents:
1) What did you do last weekend? In a typical week, 92% of IHS students didn't drink.
2) 78% of IHS students had their best times with friends without drinking.
3) 67% of IHS students usually drink soda, juice or water at a party.
4) In the last 30 days, IHS students had fun with friends without using alcohol and other
drugs doing the following things:
51% doing a hobby
67% playing sports
62% going out to eat
71% going to the movies
60% going to the mall or shopping
85% hanging out at someone's hosue
53% computer or video game activities
73% of IHS students have never smoked pot.
The posters and table tents were designed by an award-winning local advertising firm,
Garrity Communications, Garrity Communications is very familiar with the social norms
approach - they designed Cornell University's Social Norms Marketing campaign. We
worked closely with IHS student focus groups to refine the designs until they passed the
'cool' test (i.e. the students had a strong, very favorable response.) The campaign was
launched in May 2000.
In addition, our multiple positive norm statements about alcohol and other drugs were
woven into interesting tidbits of information called `Campus Factoids.' Campus Factoids is
a desktop screensaver program now installed on all the computers at the high school. There
are approximately 200 Campus Factoids that were collected by team of IHS students. These
`Factoids' randomly appear on the computer screen. Every fifth statement is a positive
norm statement -- a combination of alcohol and drug education and `Jeopardy.' The
`Campus Factoids' deal with characteristics of the student body such as political opinions,
hours spent studying, current events, pop culture and many other topic areas. The topics are
drawnTrom'a broad spectrum of sources to keep up student interest and to reflect the
academic and social values of the community. Some 'Factoids' are amusing, some are
surprising, and some are disturbing. They are accompanied bythe same colorful, eye-
catching graphics used on the posters and table tents. This highly successful online,
electronic program model has been used with great success at Hobart and William Smith
Colleges in Geneva, New York and has been adopted by other universities including Cornell
University. Implementation of the `Campus Factoids' program was made possible by Dr.
David Craig of Hobart and William Smith Colleges who trained Ithaca City School District
employees.
In addition, Berkowitz educated the key stakeholders about the social norms theory by
holding workshops for IHS faculty and admininistrators at the Superintendent's
Conference Day in March 2000.
We are extremely encouraged by the positive response to the Social Norms Marketing .
Campaign. Research indicates that the long term effectiveness of this method is dependent
on the `dosage' - students will need repeated exposures to these images (i.e. images need to
be -seen a minimum of 10 times before an individual internalizes it.) We will continue to
modify and improve these images and `Campus Factoids' into the next school year.
A random selection of students will be given a survey admininstered by the Community
Drug Task Force and the Ithaca City School District to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Social Norms Marketing Campaign. In addition, the Rocky Mountain Data Survey
(administered in January 2001), percentages should illustrate the effects of the campaign.
Public Awareness and Education Campaign
The community based Public Awareness and Education Campaign is in the developmental
stage. The target audience will be parents, caregivers, guardians and adults who work with
youth. It is absolutely essential that the messages and strategies that are developed
complement the ground -breaking Social Norms Campaign at Ithaca High School. This is
one of the first high schools in the country to implement this model, which has been
extremely successful on college campuses. It was essential to wait until the Social Norms
Campaign was successfully launched at the high school before this piece could be
completely developed and implemented.
We want to:
1) send a strong and effective message to our target population correcting the norm
regarding the perception of alcohol and other drug use among youth and parents.
2) Direct them to the Community Drug Task Force website. The website will include links
to both national and local websites that will connect parents with the educational resources,
information and help that they need.
The campaign will revolve around a few core messages to create radio, print and TV spots to
be run on local media outlets.
Communities often use the media as a vehicle to bring about changes in community
practices, programs and norms. Various forms of media attention can also be very helpful in
strengthening and augmenting effective strategies. We do not intend to use the media
necessarily as an effective strategy on its own but rather as a tool thatcan be used to
promote and support effective strategies.
The evaluation of the media campaign will be administered by a telephone survey to 500
residents in the area of the Ithaca City School District.
Transportation - Youth Bus Passes
Research has shown that afterschool hours are the time when our children are most at risk.
In increasing numbers, parents from all walks of life believe that encouraging their children
to participate in healthy activities during after school hours can keep them safe, improve
their academic performance and social development. The single largest obstacle for our local
youth to participate in after school programs or local youth programs is the lack of
transportation.
These youth bus passes will allow transportation throughout the county on the TCAT bus
system. This will give students access to transportation that is flexible and fits hisor her
personal schedule.
Our goal is to increase the number of youth participating not only in the many school
sponsored programs like sports, drama, clubs, tutoring programs, but also in many other
activities that students engage in after school hours such as jobs, music lessons, and
community service.
The response from parents/caregivers and guardians was immediate and favorable. We have
over 350 high school and middle school students now participating in the program. Many
parents wrote notes of gratitude to us on their application (i.e. "Thank you for this
opportunity!" "This is a great need. Thank you so much.") It reinforced our data that
transportation was indeed a major obstacle for many working families. We expect to reach
maximum participation of 500 students by Winter 2001.
The majority of the participating youth are using public transportation for the first time. The
cost of a 10 month student bus pass is normally $200, which is cost -prohibitive for many
families. Based on the initial response and overwhelming need for this program, we
renegotiated with Tompkins County Area Transist (TCAT) to extend the 10 month after
school youth bus pas to a year-round bus pass. Our negotiated rate for 10 months had been
subsidized at $30; we renegotiated the 12 month pass at a rate of $55. This will increase the
opportunities for youth to participate in summer school and other summer youth enrichment
activities.
The immediate evaluation of the program will be found in the number of students using the
TCAT bus passes. There will be a survey administered by the Community Drug Task Force
to those issued passes, evaluating frequency of use and location of destinations. The more
profound result from creating this transportation solution is that we will foster the growth of
increasing numbers of afterschool programs and resources that support youth during out-
of-school time.
A+ Tutoring Program targeted for African American youth in Ithaca High School,
`formerly known as theSteppin' Up Tutoring Program .
This tutoring program is a partnership effort with a local community center called the
Greater Ithaca Activities Center and.the Ithaca City School District. By offering this satellite
program at the high school campus they are able to reach more of the African American
students they are targeting.
The program operates Monday - Thursday, 2:45 - 5:00 p.m. at Ithaca High School.
Students study independently in small groups with tutors. There are eight tutors working
with students on a regular basis. Approximately 28 students participate weekly.
The students are expected to sign in when they arrive and begin their homework -or other
educational activity. The program provides notebook paper, folders, index cards, graph
paper, pens, pencils, calculators and any other school supplies needed to help students
complete assignments. Textbooks for specific classes are readily available. Snacks are also
provided.
The tutors come from several areas of the community including: 1) Cornell University
Work study program; 2) retired teachers and professors from the Durfee Tutoring Program
at First Presbyterian Church; 3) IHS teachers and IHS Honor Society students.
The program has been well received by the high school, which had no, tutoring program on
site before this. The coordinator of the tutoring program met personally with all faculty
members as well as all athletic team coaches, guidance counselors and social workers. In
addition to referrals to the tutoring program by these key partners, many referrals have also
come from the parents.
It is still of concern that the school has no additional support mechanisms outside of the
classroom to prepare students for the new NYS regents requirements. It is our hope that this
program will assist students in preparing for these new demanding standards.
The A+ Tutoring program will be evaluated through the numbers of students participating
in the program and over time academic achievement and daily school attendance of those
involved will be measured.
Scholarships for High Risk Students that enable them to participate in enrichment
activities after school such as arts, music and dance classes.
High school students who take music lessons and join theater groups do better in math,
reading, history, geography and citizenship, according to a study of Education Department
data. The study, which tracked more than 25,000 students for more than 10 years, found that
students who reported consistently high levels of involvement with instrumental music
scored significantly higher on math tests by the 12th grade.
This observation held true for students regardless of their parents' income, occupations and
levels of education, said James S. Catterall, the lead author and an education professor at the
University of California, Los Angeles. Research shows that harnessing energies and
channeling the creativity of at risk youth is necessary for success in behavior modification
and treatment.
After several student focus groups in December 1999 and January 2000, we selected the
following classes that were offered starting in February 2000: 1) Capoeira (a brazilian
martial art form that includes dance, music and song.) 2) Break Dance Club 3) Crochet
Club 4) Creative Writing. Instructors for these six week courses identified, places and times
were set, flyers were created to promote, these courses. Students signed up for these courses
through the Student Assistance Program -at the high school. In addition, at risk students
used this scholarship program to attend fitness classes, music and dance classes atCity
Health Club and the Community School of Music and Art. We had approximately 40
students participating.
The Scholarship Program will be evaluated by the number of successful matches for youth
in the area. It will serve as .the beginning of our long term effort to focus on after-school
programming for teens, which is lacking in our area. Virtually every local human service
agency serving youth has resources that could be better utilized through enhanced
collaboration and partnerships. The Community Drug Task Force will serve as a catalyst in -
our community to focus attention on this very important issue by creating new community
partnerships and continuing to research other funding resources and and support for such
programming.
Prevention, Intervention and Education - The Community Drug Task Force
through its partnership with the Mental Health Association will provide programs
for the prevention, education and intervention of parents, youth and community
organizations.
The Mental Health Association is a not-for-profit agency that has been serving Tompkins
County for over 45 years. They have formed an exciting new collaborative effort, working
with the highly regarded Paul Scheurs Program at the Ithaca City Youth Bureau. This is a
mentoring program designed to work one to one with extremely high risk youth on the
edge. They are identified in middle school, and they work with the students through high
school. They have an excellent record of keeping the students on a positive track through
graduation.
The Mental Health Association has identified a particular model of resiliency theory
developed by Horacio Sanchez, of Resiliency, Inc. Sanchez has been running a very
successful program for high risk youth in North Carolina for 15 years. The Mental Health
Association has worked very closely with Sanchez to develop a curriculum training
program, that they have named the Success Program for mentors. This Success Program
will greatly enhance the services that the Paul Scheurs Program provides to youth and
families. The curriculum will broaden their ability to understand in a holistic sense the
problems that youth and families struggle with.
They are currently in Phase I of the initiative, which includes hiring a Youth Development
Program Leader for the the Success Program. This person's responsibilities will include
recruiting, training and supervising volunteer mentors, conducting home visits with family
and youth, and providing ongoing advocacy and support to youth and families.
• They are in process of training nine new mentors in this curriculum - a total of 21 hours of
training. The mentors will be working with middle school aged city and rural youth,
primarily 6th-8th graders. They will link the mentors with 10 - 15 youth.
Phase II, which starts in Fall 2000, will include actual assessment of youth and identifying
their control group. An evaluation of the Success Program's neighborhood leader's project
has been researched and written, with guidance from both Comell University's research and
design department of the School of Ecology/Family Life Development Studies and Ithaca
College Health Studies Department.
Other mentoring programs sponsored by the Ithaca City Youth Bureau have approached the.
Mental Health Association for training in these risk and resiliency methods. The intent is to
enhance and complement the ongoing efforts of mentoring programs that are now occurring
in Tompkins County, with the Paul Scheurs Program being the primary control group.
Community Drug Task Force
Minutes
February 8, 2001
Present: Laurel Guy, Rosalie Fontana, Katrina Turek, Tim Marchell, Amy Rand, Cassandra
Nelson, David Bulkley
Report on the Youth Bus Pass Program
The following is the breakdown of students for Winter/Spring 2001:
12th grade - 43
11th grade - 71
10th grade - 71
9th grade - 82.
8th grade- 58
7th grade- 51
6th grade- 60
Total # of students participating in this program: 427
More requests for bus passes are coming in. We will have 500 participants in the program
by next month.
Suggestions:
,There are many people of all ages who are intimidated by the prospect of etaking the bus.i
TCAT should do an orientation for students and their families to promote ridership.
Perhaps to offer field trips, after school trips.
TCAT and the Community Drug Task Force could collaborate to create a special map of
popular destinations that students would be interested in, which would also includethe bus
routes. The map would be more user friendly than the current -map that shows all the routes.
Report on GIAC' s A+ Tutoring Program
Cassandra Nelson reported that there are 21 students regularly participating in the program.
They are meeting in the library, which is a quieter space. There are regular tutors every week
in certain subject areas. The tutors are work/study students from Cornell and IC, retired
professors and Durfee tutors. There is a concern that there will be a shortage of tutors when
the college students leave in early May. We will need extra help as the students will be
preparing for their Regents exams.We talked about task force assisting in a public
awareness push for tutors the first week in April. (Casey Stevens show on WHCU, Ithaca
Journal feature on the program) We also suggested that Cassandra contact Kendall to help
identify more retired.professors who might enjoy tutoring.
Asset Building Campaign
The Tompkins County Youth Bureau is moving ahead with their plans to implement the
Search Institute Asset Building Campaign here in Tompkins County.
Community Drug Task Force
Steering Team
March 8, 2001_
MINUTES
Present: Rosalie Fontana, Amy Rand, Audrey Cooper, Lisa Kendall, Bill Rusen, David
BulkleyMark Ashton, Laurel Guy, Nancy Zahler
Discussion: Revisiting the Basic Priorities of the Community Drug Task Force.
This was a very interesting and constructive meeting. It was spent looking over the mission
statement, discussing the history and original intent of the Drug Task Force. We also
looked over the Community Drug Task Force' s Final Report that was published in April,
1999 to revisit the recommendations made by those Action Teams and to see what progress
has been achieved and what areas we need to refocus on. We were pleased to note that `i lny
'of the recommendations that were proposed in that original report have been implemented. ....
,From that discussion, the following suggestions and -ideas were made:
• Mission Statement
We are committed to forging an alliance between our schools, government and
neighborhoods, and together developing strategies to reduce alcohol and other substance -
. abuse in Ithaca and Tompkins County by:
1.) Involving families, schools, and the community in a constructive dialogue about alcohol
and other substance abuse.
2) Developing initiatives designed to teach young people about the risks of using illegal
drugs and abusing legal drugs, including alcohol and cigarettes, providing positive
activities for youth.
3) Ensuring that people who need substance abuse treatment can get effective help when
they need it.
4) Empowering citizen initiatives and actions, including encouraging further organization
of neighborhood associations and neighborhood watch groups. .
5) Supporting enhanced enforcement of existing laws and passage of new legislation to
combat drug abuse; and -
6) Working with area school districts and universities to develop and enforce campus -wide
and district -wide substance policies.
• Joining the County Youth Bureau's Asset Building Campaign
We agreed that that Drug Task Force should make a commitment to the Asset Building
":Campaign that the County Youth Bureau is launching. That this campaign would in fact a
way of fulfilling our greater mission to reach out to the larger community. Nancy Zahler .
said that one idea that they are considering is constituting a new group that will include
representatives from all the other county school districts as well as other community groups.
A delegate from the Drug Task Force would be a member of that larger consortium. We
have done a lot of work in this school district and in the city and we' ve learned a lot. This
would be an opportunity to not only share that information with other districts but to learn
from them as well.
• A series of forums was proposed
It was suggested that instead of constituting a new group - (or in conjunction with the new
group) - that the County Youth Bureau could sponsor a series of forums that happen over
time that will bring the group mentioned above together. This would allow a dialogue to
occur with the other school districts and community groups in Tompkins County.
• Utilizing the ICSD Drug Survey Results in a more effective way to
focus our priorities
It was suggested a vital role for this group would be to go back to the drug survey results
and creating a more concise summary that extracts three or four core messages from the
data. This will provide more strategic focus for setting our priorities: guidance in terms of
behaviors that we should be concerned about and the types of approaches that we can
advocate for that will address those behaviors. Nancy Zahler volunteered her very capable
intern from Cornell to go over the results of the big report and create this summary for us.
It was also suggested that the Drug Task Force might then become the primary vehicle for
communicating these three or four core messages from the survey data to the public through
presentations to the PTAs and Site -Based Councils as well as:through the media. To be the
body that gets the information out to the public in a way that makes it not so overwhelming
and to provide them with clues for practical action.
• Getting a comprehensive picture of what drug education programs
are currently being offered We need to know what's already being done in,
very concrete terms.The Youth Education Action Teamattempted to inventory the drug
education programs in ICSD" in the Final Report ofthe Community Drug Task Force. But it
is not a complete list. What needs to be done is to go door to door, building to building,
school by schoo discussion, and ask specific questions such as: Is every class getting this
every day? Is it one of the.health teachers or all of the health teachers. One concern that was
raised is that we don' t have an official standing. A suggestion was made that we could raise
these questions at PTA meetings where building principals and health directors could
respond.
By collecting this detailed°information, we will be able to identify some real gaps and see
what needs to be supplemented. One of the main recommendations in the Final Report is to
improve the drug education in the district. To find out what is working and what is not
working. Recent research suggests that D.A.R.E. does not work. We need t� look at these
programs that we are offering, evaluate them, make recommendations about other programs,
and lobby for change that is needed.
The question is who should collect this data, who then maintains it and keeps it updated?We
need to collect this data and then who maintains it, keeps it updated? It could possibly be the
Substance Abuse SubCommittee of the Mental Health Committee.
• Create a Strong Link with the Substance Abuse SubCommittee of the
Mental Health Committee.
These are the people we should talk to first about what' s going on in Tompkins County.
Thefocus of the committee: What does the whole substance abuse care and education
system look like in Tompkins County? They may not have the answers but the only way
they' 11 get the answers is if you ask the question.They are the group that makes the
recommendations about how the money is spent in Tompkins County and what the
priorities are going to be
We can go the this committee and give them this data that we have collected in our district.
That we have these needs documented in this survey. We have an insufficient amount of this
kind of education or intervention. This subcommittee is in the position to be the pipeline to
OASAS funding and we want them to think about getting grants for these things.
Time ran out on this meeting. We need to continue this discussion and create a true
comprehensive plan that will focus our prioritiees in the long term. •
Community Drug Task Force
Steering Team
August 9, 2001
MINUTES
Present: Laurel Guy, Nancy Zahler, Chuck Bartosch, Bill Rusen Tim Marchell
Discussion: Adding Survey Questions to Bus Pass Application
We discussed the need to collect data from parents of students who have been utilizing the.
TCAT bus pass program so that we can understand how the pass is being used and also if it
is indeed making a positive difference. The following list,of questions resulted and were
included in the most recent bus pass application. The data collected will be then be analyzed
and reported at a future meeting.
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•1. Did the Youth Bus Pass make a positive difference in your child's life?
2. Did it lead themt o try different activities that might noght have been available to them? If -.s.
so, what were they?
3. Did you notice whether this has resulted in any positive change in their behavior?
4. Approximately how many times a week did your child use the bus pass?
- For what purposes? Please check the appropriate line)
_After school programs (sports, clubs, theatre, music, etc.)
• _Tutoring
Job
_Library
, _Art, Music, Dance lessons
_Other (please specify)
5. Have you (parent) or another sibling ridden TCAT at your own expense?
6. Have you purchased the TCAT Summer Pass before at your own expense?
- 7. Would you be willing or able to purchase this Youth Bus Pass if it were at a subsidized
rate? . ;.!
8. Is there anything else we might do to help with transportation (or other things) that would :
encourage your child to participate in positive after school activities? . i. .
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Chuck Bartosch gave a brief update on the school district's budget woes. The district is
under intense financial pressure and that if the school board does not find a solution there -
_ -could be massive layoffs even as soon as the middle of the school year. We asked him
about who will be taking on Katrina's role. He replied that someone at the Assistant
Director would be hired as a short-term solution. He felt that this would work for a year, but
would not be tenable as a long-term solution. He is also concerned because there are
members of the school board who are attacking the necessity of continuing the Drug
Survey. The AIDP Grant (Attendance Improvement and Drop Out Prevention) funding that
pays for this survey may not be available, and it may be difficult to find other funding to pay
for it. We discussed possible solutions and how the Drug Task Force might be able to
ensure that this survey continues this year. This discussion will continue next month.
NEXT MEETING: THURSDAY SEPT. 16, 2001
Cornerstone Recovery Services
334 W. State St.
Please mail your application to: Community Drug Task Force
c/o Mayor's Office
108 E. Green St.
Ithaca, New York 14850
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good fair poor
fair poor
How would you rate your child's school attendance? (circle)
How many times per week will the youth bus pass be used?
Will theP ass be used for primarily downtown areas or outlying areas?
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Invoice. Date: 2/20/02
Payment Due.: 03/22/02
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1 Adolescent' -Multi-year Comparison 1-cporl (::-.andard)
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5 Longitudinal Multi-year Reports (nen-sLandd(d) 0 $150 each
28 Special Analysis Tables $35 each
5 hours special handling.@ 450/hr
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Special Shipping Charges:
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ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Office of :State and Federal Programs
400 Lake Street, Ithaca HY 14950
Deborah Albanese, Director
Office (607) 272.0715
Fax (607)274-2269
Gtuail dalbanes a(�h'esd.k12_ny.us
DATE: March 20, 2002:
TO: Mayor Alan Cohan's Office
FROM: Joyce Turner
SUBJECT: American Drugi& Alcohol Survey
Please nate the accompanying; Invoice for the American Drug and Alcohol Survey
(Order Agreement#200100052) by Rocky Mountain Behavioral Science Institute, Inc.
This invoice covers the surveys done in the Ithaca City School District at the secondary
school level for the school year 2001-2002.
The amount being submitted to your office Is $2,422.
If you have any questions please call Deborah Aibanese's office at 272-0715.
Thank you.
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ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
State and Federal Programs
400 Lake Street
Ithaca NY 14850
Deborah Albanese, DirceLor
Office (607) 272-0715
Fax (607) 274 2289
E-mail dalbanes(iicsd.k12.ny.us
TO: Mayor Alan Cohen
FROM: Joyce Turner
DATE: April 25, 2002
SUBJECT: American Drug &:Alcohol Survey
Please note the accompanying :invoice for the American Drug and Alcohol Survey
(Order Agreement #200100052) by Rocky Mountain Behavioral Science Institute, inc_
This invoice covers the surveys done in the Ithaca City School District at the
secondary school level for the School year 2001-2002.
The amount being submitted to: your office is $2,422.
If you have any questions please call Deborah Albanese's office at 272-0715.
Thank you.
Joyce Turner
State & Federal Programs Offide
(607) 272-0715 - phone
(607) 274-2289 - fax
jturner@icsd.k12.ny.us
High Priority
Confidential
Normal Processing
Please Reply
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ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
State and Federal Programa
400 Lake Street
Ithaca NY 14850
Deborah Albanese, Director
Office (607) 272-0715
Fax (607) 274-22H9
E: rr,vil dalbane rt; csd.k12.ny.us
TO: Karen, Mayor Cohen's office
FROM: Joyce Turner
DATE: July 15.2002
SUBJECT: Unpaid invoice:
Hi Karen,
If there is anything you can do to help, 1 would greatly appreciate it. Attached please
find copies of the previous faxes I send over and a copy of the invoice from Rocky
Mountain Behavioral Science Institute for the American Drug and Alcohol Survey
given to students during the 2001-2002 school year. The Mayor agreed to pay for the
surveys only for a total of 2,422.00.
i have made three phone callS since the April fax. On the last call I was transferred to
the Comptroller's office and was told It would be paid June 7.
Is there anything more 1 can do? I left a message in the Comptroller's office, this
morning, when you transferred me.
If you have any questions please call.
Thanks in advance Karen,
Joyce Turner
State & Federal Programs Office
jturner@a icsd.k12.ny.us
High Priority X
Confidential
Normal Processing
Please Reply
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ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
State and Federal Programa
400 Lake Street
Ithaca NY 14550
Deborah Albanese, Director
Office (607) 272-0715
Fax (607) 274 2289
E-mail dalbanesglicsd.k 12_ny, use
TO: Karen, Mayor Cohen's office
FROM: Joyce Turner
DATE: July 15, 2002
SUBJECT: Unpaid invoice.
Hi Karen,
If there is anything you can doEto help, I would greatly appreciate it. Attached please
find copies of the previous faxes I send aver and a copy of the invoice from Rocky
Mountain Behavioral Science Institute for the American Drug and Alcohol Survey
given to students during the 2001-2002 school year.
I have made three phone calls:slnce the April fax. On the last call I was transferred to
the Comptroller's office and was told it would be paid June 7.
Is there anything more 1 can d�? I left a message in the Comptroller's office, this
morning, when you transferred me.
If you have any questions please call.
Thanks in advance Karen.
Joyce Turner
State & Federal Programs Office
jturner©icsd.k12.ny.us
High Priority X
Confidential
Normal Processing
Please Reply
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New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials
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Executive Committee
President
Ellen Polimenl
Mayor, Canandaigua
First Vice President
Eugene J. Murray
Mayor, Rockville Centre
Second Vice President
Richard A. Bucci
Mayor, Binghamton
MEMORANDUM:
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Treasurer
Gerald D.-JenNngs — —SUBJECT
Mayor, Albany
immediate Past President
Joseph A. Griffo
Mayor, Rome
Members
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor, New York
Alan J. Cohen
Mayor, Ithaca
Joseph Delflno
Mayor, White Plains
Susan C. Goetachlue
Mayor, Wellsville
William A. Johnson, Jr.
Mayor, Rochester
Klm K. Muller
Mayor, Oneonta
Thomas E..Nyquiat
Mayor, New Peitz
Frank A. Pagano
Mayor, Fredonia
Ernest J. Suede
Mayor, Westbury
Gary A. Vegllante
Mayor, West Hampton Dunes
Affiliate Representative
Karen P. McLaughlin
NYS Society of Municipal
Finance Officers
Past Presidents: Ex-Ofclo
Robert Elliott
Mayor, Croton -on -Hudson
Shawn D. Hogan
Mayor, Hornell
William H. Kelly
Mayor, Asharoken
Executive Director
Edward C. Farrell
119 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210 (51 8) 463-1185
Toll free number for NYCOM members 1-800-446-9266
Fax # (518) 483-1190
Mayors, Managers, and Administrators
Ed Farrell, Executive Director
July 9, 2002
-Empire Mate De`velopmerit Funding Opportunities
Yesterday Governor Pataki announced the availability of applications and assistance through
the new Empire Opportunity Fund and the "Main Street New York (MSNY)" Downtown
Development Initiative. Your turnaround time is very short as the deadline for applications
isAugust .12, 2002. I encourage you to attend the Regional Information Meetings starting
the week of July 15 (See Attached) and complete the applications as soon as possible. Below
is a summary of the types of projects eligible for funding.
The three types of projects that will be accepted for Empire Opportunity Fund are
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The development of industrial facilities, business parks and incubators;
Downtown and Rural Retail and Commercial Projects; and
Tourism Destinations.
For the "Main Street New York (MSNY)" Downtown Development Initiative Program,
applications will be accepted from communities to address the following
• Beaut eEtit f projects — - - • Main Street restoration
• Tourism development projects
• Municipal park improvements
• Preservation of historic structures
• Parking enhancements
• Street lighting
• Renovation and rehabilitation of commercial or mixed use buildings
• Demolition of abandoned or substandard buildings or structures; and
• Elimination of blight.
Guidelines and applications can be downloaded from the web
(www.nylovesbiz.com/whatsnew.html) or received by e-mail
(empireopportunityfund@empire.state.ny.us) or by mail (Empire Opportunity Fund,
Empire State Development, 30 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12245). For further
information contact Empire State Development at (518) 292-5100.
07/09/2002 13:41 FAX 5184631190 NYCOM N -, ITHACA 2002/002
Empire Opportunity Fund & Main Street New York Downtown Development
Initiative
Regional Information Meetings
Location Date Time Contact #
Buffalo
The ATC
(Advanced Training Center)
275 Oak St. — Buffalo
July 18
2:00 p.m. 716-856-8111
Ellicottville
Holiday Valley Inn/Resort
Holiday Valley Road
(Main Chalet - 2nd floor) July 17 10:00 a.m. 716-856-8111
Rochester
RIT CIMS Center July 22 10:00 a.m. 716-325-1944
Syracuse
ESD Regional Office
620 Erie Boulevard W.
Suite 112 July 17, 2002 10:00 a.m. 315-425-9110
Utica
State Office Building
207 Genesee Street July 24 10:00 a.m. 315-793-2366
Watertown
State Office Building July 16 10:00 a.m. 315-785-7932
317 Washington Street
Plattsburgh
Chamber of Commerce July 15 11:00 am. 518-561-5642
7061 State Route 9
Binghamton
State Office Building
44 Hawley Street July 24 10:00 a.m. 607-721-8605
Capital Region
ESD Regional Office
Rensselaer Tech Park
385 Jordan Road July 17 10:00 a.m. 518-283-1010
New Windsor
33 Airport Center Drive July 18 11:00 a.m. 845-567-4882
Hauppauge July 18 10:00 a.m. 631-435-0717
ESD Regional Office
150 Motor Parkway
FORM IPO -22 (REV.03/95)
CITY OF ITHACA
NOISE ORDINANCE PERMIT APPLICATION
FILE COPY
Chapter 240 of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code entitled 'City of Ithaca Noise Ordinance' requires a permit under the following
conditions:
A. Where a sound source is planned, installed or.intended to be installed or modified by any person in a manner
that such source will create or is likely to create unreasonable noise or otherwise fail to comply with the provisions of the City
of Ithaca Noise Ordinance.
B. Where any person uses or plans to use sound amplifying equipment in such a way that equipment is or will be
heard outside of any building between 9:00 pm of any day and 7:30 am the next day, such person must secure a permit.
C. Where any person uses or plans to use a public address system that will make sound outside of a building,
such person must secure a permit
The application shall be made to: the Superintendent of Public Works in connection with construction
work on public rights-of-way or, in parks; the Building Commissioner for all other construction projects; the Mayor
for any other events. The applicant is first required to file a copy of this application with the Chief of Police before
filing it with the city official who will approve or deny the permit.
APPLICATION TO: 'a MAYOR 0 BUILDING COMMISSIONER 0 SUPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE OF EVENT /lo/Oa TiME EVENT STARTS 10 :00 PM TIME EVENT ENDS i =00 AM
LOCATION OF EVENT Corn II lin i;;ers; ki - Wts F i.G.npus
TYPE OF EVENT C c}nct:-f
ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE 2OO
TYPE OF NOISE REQUIRING PERMIT (e.g., music, public address, construction work, etc.)
music
REASON FOR SUCH NOISE (State reasons for such noise and explain why it is desirable or necessary for the City to issue a
permit pursuant to the provisions of the Noise Ordinance.)
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LOCATION OF SOUND SOURCE OciFSidt OF (gcr Cm oust-1iCen(er
IS SOUND TO BE AMPLIFIED? 0 NO 0 YES TYPE OF AMPLIFICATION Speakers
SET FORTH ALL PLANS & METHODS DEVELOPED BY APPLICANT TO ABATE OR CONTROL THE NOISE PROPOSED
All noise For 4k, eutnf Will bt through speakui. which can Ile. edjusledas necessofu
IS THE EVENT ON CORNELL UNIVERSITY PROPERTY OR CONNECTED WITH CORNELL? 0 YES 0 NO .
(If the event is to be held on Cornell property or affiliated with Cornell, a copy of the completed "Cornell Registration of
Events" form must be attached to the application.)
HAS NOTIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR THIS PERMIT BEEN GIVEN TO EACH PERSON REASONABLY EXPECTED
TO BE AFFECTED BY THE NOISE? El YES 0 NO
(The applicant must set forth the manner in which such notification has been given and that the notification to each person'
included who this application is, being made to and that any person objecting to the granting of such permit maycontact the
individual to whom the application is being made to express their opposition to the granting of the permit.)
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A COPY OF THIS APPLICATION MUST BE FILED AT THE
ITHACA POLICE DEPARTMENT, 120 EAST CLINTON STREET, PO BOX 6557, ITHACA, NY 14851-6557
The sponsoring group•or individual agrees to comply with all.New York State Laws and all
that the sponsoring group or individual is responsible and accountable for all the actions
sponsoring group or individual assumes all responsibility for damage to City property and for
individual agrees to pay for any special services provided by the City of Ithaca Departments.
City of Ithaca employees is necessary, the sponsoring group or individual will be billed.
I hereby verify that a copy of this application has been filed with the Chief of Police.
As a representative of this group, or individual, I agree to the above and accept responsibility on behalf of the group.
Signed
local ordinances. It is understood
of the guests at this event. The
clean-up. The sponsoring group or
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This permit only applies to the City of Ithaca Noise Ordinance and does not exempt anyone from the requirements of Section
240.20(2) of the Penal Law of the State of New York, "DISORDERLY CONDUCT", which provides that a person is guilty of
disorderly conduct when, with the intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk
thereof:...He makes unreasonable noise.
IF APPROVED, THE ORIGINAL OR A COPY OF THIS APPLICATION AND PERMIT MUST BE
PROMINENTLY POSTED AT SITE OF EVENT •
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Mental ealth Association
225F t lton
Ithaca, N 14850
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* Audrey Cooper Community Organizer,
IHA Drug Elimination Grant
Cooperative Extension of Tompkins
County
615 Willow Ave
Ithaca, NY 14850
* Stacy Cangelosi Education Coordinator
Alcoholism Council
201 E. Green,,,, (W
Ithaca, NY 14850
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Cornell Cooperative Extension
615 Willow Ave.
Ithaca, NY 14850
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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108 E. Green St.
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400 Lake St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
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Ithaca, NY 14850
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* Bill Rusen, Director
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* Nancy Zahler, Director
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320 W. State St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
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200 Pleasant Grove Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
257-8268, Chuck@clarityconnect.com
* Mark Ashton Consultant
655 Snyder Hill Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
272-9212
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COMMUNITY DRUG TASK FORCE:
WHAT WE DO (in a nutshell)
The Community Drug Task Force is currently implementing a series of programs
funded by the Drug -Free Community Support Grant. This federal grant program is funded
by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which operates
under the auspices of the United States Department of Justice.:We are in Year 3 of this grant,
and are eligible to apply for Year 4 funding, but there is no guarantee that we will receive it!)
• Social Norms campaign at Ithaca High School, targeted towards teens. Among young
people there is a perception that there is much more negative behavior. The research shows
that this incorrect perception of the norm tends to increase the negative behavior. The
concept of a Social Norms Marketing Campaign is to give students the correct information
about the true norm through a media campaign. A survey of 270 IHS was conducted in May,
2000 and colorful posters and table tents based on that data were designed and distributed at
IHS. A follow up survey will be done Fall 2002, with a fresh media campaign.
• A community based Public Awareness and Education Campaign targeting parents,
caregivers, guardians and adults working with youth, focusing on parents of ICSD students,
grades 6-12. It involves print, radio and television, the internet. Our media campaign's focus
or `hook' is having local parents (i.e. real people) talking about the the core messages of
Love, Trust, Truth, Honesty, and Communication, developed by the national Anti -Drug
Campaign. Because we did not have this campaign developed when we first received this
grant, we received permission to rollover funds.
• Transportation - Youth Bus Passes - on public transit to allow 500 students, grades 6-12, to
participate in healthy, positive after school activities.Research has shown that after-school
hours, and the summer, are the times when our children are most at risk. The single largest
obstacle for youth to participate in after school or summer programs, or local youth
programs is the lack of transportation. These youth bus passes allow transportation
throughout the county on the TCAT bus system. Our goal is to increase the number of youth
participating not only in the many school sponsored programs like sports, drama, clubs,
tutoring programs, but also in many other activities that your children engage in after school
hours such as jobs, music lessons, and community service.
' • A+ Tutoring Program targeted for African American youth in Ithaca High School. This
T„{1 after school tutoring program is a partnership between GIAC (Greater Ithaca Activities Center
to and the Ithaca City School District. By offering this satellite program at the high school
campus they are able to reach more students. The program operates Monday - Thursday,
2:45 - 5:00 p.m. at Ithaca High School. Students study independently in small groups with
tutors. There are eight tutors working with students on a regular basis. Approximately 35-40
students participate weekly.
• Scholarships for High Risk Students that enable them to participate in enrichment activities
after school The Community Drug Task Force is collaborated with the Community School of
Music and Arts to offer more after school opportunities in the arts to students who might not
ordinarily be able to participate. We also gave mini -grants to the IHS Step Squad and IHS
Circle of Recovery groups.
Prevention, Intervention and Education - The Mental Health Association developed a
curriculum based on the Horacio Sanchez model, and formed a collaborative effort, working
with the Paul Scheurs Memorial Program at the Ithaca City Youth Bureau. This is a mentoring
program working with high risk youth, grades 6-12.
Community Drug Task Force
Steering TeamMembers
*Voting members are noted with an asterisk.
*Alan Cohen Mayor of Ithaca
108 E. Green St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
274-6501 mayor@ci.ithaca.ny.us.
Debi Albanese Director
of State and Federal Programs
Ithaca City School District
400 Lake St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
27k-0715, dalbanes@icsd.k12.ny.us
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Coordinator,
Community Drug Task Force
11 Level Green Road
Brooktondale, NY 14817
273-3646, laurel@ithacafestival.org
* John Rowley
Tompkins County Court Judge
320 N. Tioga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
277-4957 jrowley@courts.state.ny.us
Chuck Bartosch Owner,
Clarity Connect, President, School Board
200 Pleasant Grove Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
257-8268, Chuck@clarityconnect.com
Mark Ashton Consultant
655 Snyder Hill Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
272-9212 mashton@lightlink.com
* Tim Marchell Director,
Substance Abuse Clinic
University Health Services
10 Central Avenue
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
255-4782 tcm9@cornell.edu
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Bill Rusen, Director
Cornerstone Recovery Services
334 W. State St.
Ithaca NY 14850
273-5500 brusen@cornerstone-recovery.org
* Nancy Zahler Director
Tompkins County Youth Bureau
320 W. State St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
274-5310 nzahler@tompkins-co.org
Beth Je kins, Director
Mental ealt Association
518 W. St.
Ithaca, 14850
273-925 fo@mhaedu.org
* Audrey Cooper Community Organizer,
�IHA Drug Elimination Grant
Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
615 Willow Ave 272-2292
Ithaca, NY 14850 ajc39@cornell.edu
* Stacy Cangelosi Education Coordinator
Alcoholism Council
201 E. Green
Ithaca, NY 14850
273-6288 scangelosi@odyssey.net
my Rand Coordinator, Reality Check
Reality Check
Cornell Cooperative Extension
615 Willow Ave. 272-2292
Ithaca, NY 14850 ar257@cornell.edu
Eloise Barrett Coordinator,
Paul Scheurs Mentoring Program
Ithaca Youth Bureau
1 James L. Gibbs Dr.
Ithaca, NY 14850
273-8364 psmp@ci.ithaca.ny.us
Jorkamarago.Coordinator,
A+ Tutoring Program
GIAC
318 N. Albany
Ithaca, NY 14850
272-3622 ' o elfin'
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Wendy Gutman
Student Assistance Counselor
Ithaca High School
1401 N. Cayuga St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
274-6844 wgutman@icsd.k12.ny.us
J ComrritOty Drug Task*Force - Re: Fwd: Introduction/Meeting notice
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From: Audrey Cooper <ajc39@comell.edu>
To: "Community Drug Task Force" <drugtaskforce@cityofi...
Date: Thu, May 30, 2002 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Introduction/Meeting notice
Hi Michelle,
It worked! I received the attachment. YeahI!I11 Ok, now for getting down to
the business at hand here is the information you requested.
Name Audrey J. Cooper
Title Community Educator/Organizer
Organization Cornell Cooperative Extension TC/Multicultural Resource Center
(MRC)
[snail] mail address 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
e-mail address ajc39@comell.edu
preferred contact number [home/work] work 272-2292
Fax number 272-7088
You have a huge job ahead of you I wish you success and sanity.
Audrey
At 04:44 PM 5/29/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Audrey,
>So sorry about the attachment. That's why I'm doing a 'test' of this
>system. Please tell me if you receive the document so that I can re -send
>to the other Board Members if necessary.
>Yes, in fact, Laurel did resign in March, I believe but technically about
>1 week ago just before I assumed the position.
>I'll give you a call to schedule. Thanks for the message.
>Best,
>Michelle
Thursday, May 2, 2002
Subject: Community Drug Task Force
Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 10:21:32 -0400
From: Priscilla Ouirk <pquirk@ithaca.edu>
Organization: Ithaca College
To: Laurel Guy <ithfest@lightlink.com>
Hi Laurel -
Community Drug Task Force Page: 1
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My name is Priscilla Quirk, and I'm the new Coordinator of Health
Promotion and Substance Abuse Prevention at Ithaca College. I began in
January and have been working on making contacts both at IC and in the
community. Bill Rusen from Cornerstone gave me your name. In addition
to attending a Community Drug Task Force meeting, I'd love to meet with
you some time. I'm not only a professional in the field, but am also a
parent of middle and high school aged sons, so I have a personal
interest in prevention too:
Please let me know when the next Task Force meeting is, and also let me
know when it might be convenient to sit down and talk for a while.
Thanks -
-Priscilla
274-3136
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From: "Stacy Cangelosi" <scangelosi@odyssey.net>
To: "Community Drug Task Force" <drugtaskforce@cityofdhaca.org>
Date: 5/30/02 4:10PM
Subject: RE: New attachment
Here's the contact information you requested.
Name: Stacy Cangelosi
Title: Education/Prevention Director
Organization: Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County
[snail] mail address:201 E. Green St. Suite 500 Ithaca, NY 14850
e-mail address: scangelosi@odysssey.net
preferred contact number [home/work]: work
Fax number. 274-6280
Stacy Cangelosi, MSW
Prevention & Education Coordinator
Alcohol and Drug Council of Tompkins County
Phone: (607) 274-6288
FAX: (607) 274-6280
www.alcoholdrugcouncil.org
Original Message
From: Community Drug Task Force[mailto:drugtaskforce@cityofithaca.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 9:43 AM
To: Allen Green; Eloise Barrett; chuck@clarityconnect.com; ar25@comell.edu;
tcm9@comell.edu; jrowley@courts.state.ny.us; dalbanes@icsd.kl2.ny.us;
wgutman@icsd.k12.ny.us; pquirk©ithaca.edu; mashton@lightlink.com;
scangelosi@odyssey.net
Subject: New attachment
Good Morning!
Since many did not receive the text within the attachment, please see the
enclosed.
Michelle
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Community Drug Task Force - mailing list confirmation
From: Mark Ashton <mashton@Iightlink.com>
To: <drugtaskforce@cityofithaca.org>
Date: 05/30/2002 10:33 AM
Subject: mailing list confirmation
Mark Ashton
102 The Commons, #6
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-9212
mashton@Iightllnk.com
no pizza preference
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Community Drug Task Force - Re: New attachment
From: Allen Green <alleng@cityofithaca.org>
To: Community Drug Task Force <drugtaskforce@cityofithaca.org>
Date: 05/30/2002 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: New attachment
HI Michelle
Nice to hear from you.
Here's my contact Into:
Allen Green
Acting Deputy Director
Ithaca Youth Bureau
1 James L. Gibbs Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850
email: alleng@cllyofithaca.org
Phone: 273-8364
Fax: 273-2817
Good luck! Alien
Community Drug Task Force wrote:
> Good Morning!
> Since many did not receive the text within the attachment, please see the enclosed.
> Michelle
Name: board_intro2.doc
> board_intro2.doc Type: Microsoft Word Document (app!ication/msword)
Encoding: base64
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05/31/2002
MEMORANDUM
To: Tom F.
Office of the Mayor
From: Michelle T. A
Community Drug Task Force'
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Date: 28 May 2002
Re: Request for Proposal/Project Overview/Project Approval Application/Bus Survey/Contract for
Services/Drug Survey Analysis
As a follow-up to our meeting last week, outlined are the projects that we discussed:
1. Request for Proposal: create or revise an RFP which will be suitable to submit to future contract
programs who seek funding from the Community Drug Task Force [CDTF}.
2. Project Overview - create or revise a project overview form which would serve as a pre -
application for funding to the CDTF Board. Include information as request for funding, matching
funds involved, start and end date of program and evaluation criteria. 1 page in length.
3. Project Approval Application - create or revise a project approval application which would be an
extension of the Project overview form for projects which will receive 'consideration for funding'
by the CDTF Board. The application should be no more than 2-3 pages.
4. Contract for services - I was able to obtain a copy from the Comptrollers' office and will revise
this myself.
5. Bus Survey & Cover Letter - After thinking about it, I would prefer that we send a form cover
letter and 81/2-11 survey instead of a postcard. I believe that the survey would be more
comprehensive and perhaps render better results with using this method. Please set up a system
[on diskette] with a spreadsheet that has these titles student/parents names, address, application
received, survey received, bus pass mailed and any other relevant tracking information in
anticipation of returned surveys. Please have a draft of the survey and cover letter by Friday/31
May. The ledger can be completed by June 4/Tuesday. I found out that the dates of the Summer
Fun Pass usage are Friday/June 28 to Wednesday/September.
6. Drug SurveyAnalysis - Alan will be preparing a 'State of Youth Drug Use' paper at the end of the
Summer. Alan would like you to obtain the results from the National Youth Drug Survey and the
First Social Norms Survey which were used at the Ithaca High School. He would like analysis
completed which discusses the trends in drug use and other 'positive' features that the surveys may
have revealed. The analysis of the survey data can be obtained from Ms. Debi Albanese, Deputy
Superintendant, Ithaca School District at 274-0715. Please prepare a project research scope for
Karen and myself which will ultimately be reviewed by Alan before seeking any information from
Debi. I will talk with you more about this in our meeting on Friday.
As agreed, we will be meeting at 11:30am on Friday/31 May to review the draft forms and discuss your
recommendations.
Thank you, once again, for your enthusiastic assistance to both the Community Drug Task Force and
myself.
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The CITY OF ITHACA, a municipal corporation with offices at 108
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WITNESSETH: �, ...
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provide such services;
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provisions contained herein, it is hereby AGREED as follows:
1. The Contractor agrees to perform the services set forth
in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof in
a manner and at such time or times as is satisfactory
to the City.
2. The Contractor shall be paid for providing such
services as follows:
3. The relationship of the Contractor to the City is that
of an independent contractor. As such, the Contractor
shall receive no fringe benefits from the City
including but not limited to medical insurance,
retirement benefits, workers' compensation, disability,
unemployment insurance or any other benefits or
remuneration other than that set forth in paragraph 2
hereinabove.
4. The City may terminate this contract at any time
without cause, in which case the Contractor shall be
paid pro rata for the satisfactory work performed to
date of termination.
5. The Contractor shall defend, indemnify, and hold the
City harmless from any claims against the City arising
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6. The Contractor will not discriminate against any
employee, applicant for employment, sub -contractor,
supplier of materials or services, or program
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national origin, disability, marital status or sexual
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7. Workers' Compensation and Disability Coverage: A
condition for entry into this agreement is the
presentation by the Contractor to the City of Ithaca of
either proof that the Contractor provides the levels of
workers' compensation and disability coverage required
by the State of New York or that the Contractor is not
required to provide such coverage.
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City Attorney
CITY CONTROLLER:
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Chairperson, B & A Committee
OJJDP Reporting Requirements
CAPR [should also be sent to Calliber Associates]
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Bill Rusen
From: Laurel Guy <ithfest@lightlink.com>
To: <mayor@ci.ithaca.ny.us>; <dalbanes@icsd.k12.ny.us>; <jrowley@courts.state.ny.us>;
<chuck@clarityconnect.com>; <nzahler@tompkins-co.org>; <mashton@lightlink.com>;
<tcm9@cornell.edu>; <ajc39@cornell.edu>; <brusen@cornerstone-recovery.org>;
<scangelosi@odyssey.net>; <jlb76@cornell.edu>; <ar257@cornell.edu>; <info@mhaedu.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:06 AM
Subject: DTF MTG THURSDAY May 9 5:00 p.m. Cornerstone
Community Drug Task Force
Thursday, May 9, 5:00 p.m
Cornerstone Recovery Services, Conference Room
334 W. State. St. (corner of State & Plain St.)
AGENDA
Introductions
. Charting our Course: Revisiting Recommendations made by the Community
Drug Task Force
from the Interim Report on the Community Drug Task Force*
(*See these Recommendations listed below.)
Refreshments will be available!
If you are unable to attend, please call Laurel Guy at 273-3646 (Ithaca
Festival office) or email her at laurel(ithacafestival.org
Our meetings are the 2nd Thursday of the month. Our next meeting will be
Thursday, March 14. Save the Date!
Recommendations made by the Community Drug Task Force
from the Interim Report on the Community Drug Task Force
Short Term Proposals and Recommendations
* Develop an educational/resource booklet for middle school students
about substance abuse.
(Youth Education; p. 4) Status: Check w/ Sara Hess
* Survey students and teachers to gather community based data on local
conditions and trends.
5/9/02
(Youth Education; p. 5) Status: To be administered in Nov.
* Allow the Parent Education Action Team to speak at ICSD PTA meetings.
(PEAT; p. 8) Status:
* Hire Cayuga Role Players to perform at schools on drug related issues.
(ibid.) Status: Funding issue
* Advocate community political and religious leaders to take
responsibility for drug-related treatments for youth.
(Treatment; p.10) Status: Start round table discussions leading to
action
* Create a directory of the active neighborhood association and watch
groups.
(Community; p. 13) Status: In progress, being updated
* Develop an informational booklet to give community residents
assistance in fighting drugs in their neighborhoods.
(ibid.) Status: In progress, being revised
* Provide local seminars at the neighborhood level on "how to report a
crime."
(ibid.) Status:
* Promote use of "Hot Spot Cards" by campaigning, implementing it as an
anonymous service in schools, and including "hot spot cards" in a packet
of material with Section 8 Housing program materials.
(Community; p.14) Status: Katrina, school level; develop a
community- wide campaign
* Create a signed agreement by students involved in sports, clubs and
long standing activities to abstain from the use of drugs (tobacco and
alcohol included.)
(School Culture Environment; p. 18) Status: change to intermediate
goal; increase student participation; add business incentives
* Change departure time of school buses to 4:00-4:15 to allow more time
for extracurricular activities.
(SCE; p. 19) Status: Contact Paul Mintz/Dave Bacarat to change
times; Alan Cohen/ arrange free TCAT from school
* Adopt a no open container rule in the ICSD schools.
(ibid.) Status: Check with Elaine Little
* Monitor rest rooms/cafeteria in the schools for drug trafficking.
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5/9/02
(SCE; p. 20) Status: Elaine Little bringing to principles' meeting
* Create a clear policy regarding use of drugs in schools so that all
staff, students and parents understand the policy and the consequences
of violating them.
(SCE; p. 21) Status: revisiting procedures, not implemented
consistently.
* Supplement DARE program with judges and lawyers speaking in classrooms
as well as expand the program into the middle schools.
(Justice System; p. 30) Status:
* Locate and distribute a national survey on drug issues for the Ithaca
area.
(Survey; p. 32) Status: Rocky Mountain Survey
Intermediate Term Proposals and Recommendations
* Improve drug education in ICSD.
(Youth Education; p. 5) Status: Randy Ehrenberg/Katrina Turek
* Include drug education in the School to Work program.
(ibid.) Status: Katrina Turek
* Incorporate the concepts of family and culture into training,
counseling and treatment services provided in the community.
(Treatment; p. 9) Status:
* Establish a consortium of neighborhood associations and watch groups
into the form of a neighborhood council or forum.
(Community and Government Initiatives; p. 13 & 26) Status: Done
* Inviting and encouraging landlords to be involved in the neighborhoods
they own or manage.
(Community; p. 13) Status: Short term initiative; Just had
landlord training w/ James Barbett; also training community
trainers to continue effort
* Train and sensitize IPD dispatchers to the needs of some residents.
(Community; p. 14) Status: Alan Cohen/Mike Vitucci working
w/ Chief Basile
* Promote and build neighborhood -police relationships
(Community; p. 150) Status: Ongoing
* Create a "closed campus" as well as arrange for academic schedules to
be uninterrupted.
(SCE; p. 17) Status: Katrina Turek/ICSD issue; also need to
research local truancy laws
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5/9/02
* Establish an IHS parking lot gate to monitor student arrivals and
departures.
(ibid.) Status: Elaine Little/Katrina Turek looking at other
school models
* Increase funds and support for intramural sports and after school
activities.
(ibid.) Status: Talk to Bill Bryan
* Bring drug dogs to inspect student lockers.
(SCE; p. 19) Status: Katrina Turek and Judith Pastel; Alan
Cohen to speak to IHS student council
* Increase staff intervention of students suspected of being impaired by
drugs.
(ibid.) Status: Mark Ashton
* Establishment of drug free zones: extend District policing authority
beyond boundaries and expand drug free school zones past federally
mandated areas.
(SCP; p. 22) Status: Mark Ashton/Judith Pastel
* Drug Awareness Street Festival focused on downtown; involving
college/high school students, GIAC and West End businesses and
individuals.
(Public Outreach; p. 24) Status: Create interactive booth display that
could be set up at any special event/festival
* IPD: trade time with other departments on a quid -pro -quo basis.
(Justice System; p. 25) Status: John Rowley /clarify quid -pro -quo
* Create a "Youth Court" with sentencing of community service by a jury
of their peers and implement a school wide mock trial program to teach
students about the legal system.
(Justice; p. 29) Status: John Rowley/active committee
* Create a formal process where concerned citizens would receive updates
regarding prosecutions.
(Justice: p. 30) Status: Bruce Estes/Talk w/ Ithaca Journal
Long Term Proposals and Recommendations
Page4of5
5/9/02
* Improve training and support for teachers through forums.
(Youth Education; p. 6) Status: Make part of Superintendent's
Conference Day
* Create a treatment model, which includes a residential treatment
option (halfway house), as well as the creation of a subcommittee to
pursue research on the feasibility of establishing a halfway house in
Ithaca for adolescents.
(Treatment; p. 10) Status: Sara Hess; Community Block Grant issue
* LPD: Create satellites in city neighborhoods, a canine unit and a
mobile satellite unit.
(Community; p. 15) Status: Northside satellite
* Create a community watch program with the City of Ithaca Dept. of
Public Works employees.
(Community; p. 16) Status: Research other communities
* Introduce a reintegration program for students returning to school
after drug rehabilitation.
(SCE; p. 20) Status: Make part of drug counselor program
* Ensure consistent enforcement of policies and rules regarding drugs.
(SCP; p. 21) Status:
* Place priority on increasing law enforcement budgets.
(Justice; p. 31) Status: John Rowley; group advocacy issue
* Expand training for probation officers and DSS caseworkers.
(ibid.) Status:
* Continue support for the Ithaca City Drug Court team.
(ibid.) Status: group advocacy issue; funding issue
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5/9/02
COMMUNITY DRUG TASK FORCE
ALAN J. COHEN, CHAIR MICHELLE M. THOMPSON, COORDINATOR
Enclosed for your disposition are the following:
Agenda for Tuesday/18 June 2002 Board Meeting
Drug Free Communities Support Program, FY 2002 [for FY'03 Funding]
Budget Detail Worksheet
108 East Green Street, Suite 402 Ph: 607/274-6545
Ithaca, New York 14850
Fx: 607/274-6501
Community Drug Task Force
Meeting Agenda for Tuesday/18 June 2002
5:OOpm at Comerstone Recovery Services
334 West State Street
5:00 — 5:15pm Informal Discussion/Sign-in.
5:15 — 5:20pm Chairman Alan Cohen call to order/Overview.
5:20 5:45pm Laurel Guy update on programs & fiscal status; May
meeting minutes. Board discussion.
5:45 — 6:15pm Chairman: FY'03 application & plans; Board
Discussion.
6:15 — 6:25pm Michelle Thompson: highlight of policy & procedure
modifications; Fall proposal: DARE & Logo contest;
Report on Bus pass program; FX'03 theme.
6:25 — 6:35pm Public comment/presentation: Andrew Coleman.
6:35 — 6:45pm Discussion & vote on Vice Chairman.
6:45 — 6:50pm Project Reports Review.
6:50 — 7:OOpm Next Meeting & Agenda: July meeting availability;
Board Retreat; Request for Proposal policy &
Procedures; CDTF marketing.
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Budget Detail Worksheet
Purpose: The Budget Detail Worksheet may be used as a guide to assist you in the
preparation of the budget and budget narrative. You may submit the budget and
budget narrative using this form or in the form of your choice (plain sheets, your
own form, or a variation of this form.) However, all required information
(including the budget narrative) must be provided. Any category of expense not
applicable to your budget may be deleted.
A. Personnel - List each position by title and name of employee if available. Show
the annual salary rate and the percentage of time to be devoted to the project.
Compensation paid for employees engaged in grant activities must be consistent
with that paid for similar work within the applicant organization.
Name/Position
*Laurel Guy/Paid Coordinator
Community Drug Task Force
Computation
3/4 time one year
Cost In -Kind
$ 17,160
**Youth Development
Program Leader
Paul Scheurs Program
32 weeks@17 hrs/wk@39.38/hr
3 weeks @ 35 hrs/wk@$9.38/hr
$5,102
$2,626.40
***Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC)
• Tutoring Coordinator
• Work Study Students:
33 weeksc 30 his/wk@37.50/hr
27 weeks@ 3 students@25'0 ofS6.50/
3hrs/day /4 times/wk
$4950
$1579
Total Cost
Total In Kind
$31,417.40
$0.00
* The Coordinator of the Community Drug Task Force will plan the public awareness
and education campaign, oversee the development and implementation of the Social Norms
Marketing Campaign, monitor all grant programs, research new grant opportunities,
coordinate volunteers of the Community Drug Task Force, implement the programs that
foster the relationship between the Ithaca City School District and the community, and
increase new community collaborations and partnerships.
M* Youth Development Program Leader will assist with the after school program and
the summer program and play an active role in developing and implementing the Success
Program collaboration between the Mental Health Association and the Paul Scheurs
Program of the Ithaca City Youth Bureau. This will include recruiting, training and
supervising volunteer mentors, conducting home visits with family and youth, and providing
ongoing advocacy and support to youth and families. Our intent was that the Youth
Development Program Leader would work 17 hours per week during t e sc ` o
35 hours per week during the summer. We decided to offer a full day program during July
and August in order to keep the participants fully engaged in enrichment activities during
school vacation, which is why there is a separate category (i.e. 8 weeks x 35 hours/wk
@$9.38/hr.) This amount, $2,626.40, is to be charged to the "personnel" category.
*** The GIAC Tutoring Coordinator will supervise the tutoring program at the high
school, track student participation and meet with teachers, guidance counselors, social
workers, coaches and parents.
B. Fringe Benefits - Fringe benefits should be based on actual known costs or an
established formula. Fringe benefits are for the personnel listed in budget category
(A) and only for the percentage of time devoted to the project. Fringe benefits on
overtime hours are limited to FICA, Workman's Compensation, and
Unemployment Compensation.
Name/Position
*Laurel Guy
Coordinator,
Community Drug Task Force
**Youth Development
Program Leader
Paul Scheurs Program
Computation
$17,160. x 28.5%
$772S X 28.5%
Fringe covers:
FICA, Health,
Retirement, Workers Comp,
Unemployment, Disability
Cost In -Kind
$4,890.60
$2202:00
TOTAL Cost: $7092.60
Total In Kind: $0.00
Total Personnel & Fringe Benefits: $38,510.00
C. Travel - Itemize travel expenses of project personnel by purpose (e.g. staff to
training, field interviews, advisory group meeting, etc.) Show the basis of
computation (e.g., six people to a 3 day training at $X airfare, $X lodging, $Y
subsistence.) In training projects, travel and meals for trainees should be listed
separately. Show the number of trainees and unit costs involved. Identify the
Icoation of travel, if known. Indicate source of Travel Policies applied, Applicant
or Federal Travel Regulations.
Purpose of Travel Location Item Computation Cost In Kind
Washington D.C. Training Travel Expenses $1000.00
(Mandated) airfare (600.00) hotel (300.00) meals (100.00)
for two staff for 2 days
Technology Training in Region $500.00
airfare ($350.00) , hotel ($100.00)
and meals ($50.00) for one staff for 1 day
(Mandated travel to outlying areas 200 miles @.30 $60.00
for Prevention series)
TOTAL $1,560.00
Total In Kind $0.00
D. Equipment - List non -expendable items that are to be purchased. Non -
expendable equipment is tangible property having auseful life of more than two
years and acquisition cost of $5000 or more per unit. (Note: Organization's own
capitalization policy may be used for items costing less than $5,000.) Expendable
items should be included either in the "Supplies" category or in the "Other"
category. Applicants should analyze the cost benefits of purhasing versus Leasing
equipment, especially high cost items and those subject to rapid technical
advances. Rented or leased equipment costs should be listed in the "Contractual"
category. Explain how the equipment is necessary for the success of the project.
Attach a narrative describing the procurement method to be used.
Item Computation Cost In Kind
NA
E. Supplies - List items by type (office supplies, postage, training materials,
copying paper, and expendable items costing less than $5,000, such as books, hand
held tape recorders and show the basis for computation. (Note: Organization's
own capitalization policy may be used for items costing less than $5,000.)
Generally, supplies include any materials that are expendable or consumed during
the course of the project.
Supply Items Computation Cost In Kind
GIAC Tutoring Program
Books (textbooks, resource books, dictionaries) 280.00 $930.00
Paper (notebook paper, graph paper) 50.00
Pens, pencils 20.00
Scientific and graphing calculators (two) 200.00
Regular calculators 50.00
Rulers, notebooks, index cards 80.00
Folders 50.00
Book cart (for textbooks and supplies) 200.00
Community Drug Task Force
Postage for Community Drug Task Force materials
six mailings to parents CT 5600.00 each ICSD*
*Ithaca City School District
TOTAL
Total In Kind
930.00
3,600.00
$3,600.00
F. Construction - As a rule, construction costs are not allowable. In some cases,
monor repairs or renovations may be allowable. Check with the program office
before budgeting funds in this category.
Purpose
Description of Work Cost
NA
G. Consultants/Contracts - Indicate whether applicant's formal. written
Procurement Policy or the Federal Acquisition Regulations are followed.
Consultant Fees: For each consultant enter the name, if known, service to be
provided, hourly or daily fee (8 hour day), and estimated time on the project.
Consultant fees in excess of $450 per day require additional justification and prior
approval from OJP.
Name of Consultant Service Provided Computation Cost
Alan Berkowitz
Developing core messages
for Public Awareness &
Education Campaign
Working with
Parent Focus Groups
Analyzing data and
developing messages
10 hours@$100/hr $1.000
5 hours@$100/hr $500
Total Cost
Total In Kind
Consultant Expenses: List all expenses to be paid from the grant to individual
consultants in addition to their fees (i.e. travel, meals, lodging, etc.)
Item Location
NA
$1.500
$0.00
Computation Cost
Contracts: Provide a description of the product or service to be procured by
contract and an estimate of the cost. Applicants are encouraged to promote free and
open competition in awarding contracts. A separate justification must be provided
for sole source contracts in excess of $100,000.
Item
NA
Cost
H. Other Costs - List items (e.g. rent, reproduction, telephone, janitorial or security
services, and investigative or confidential funds) by major type and the basis of
computation. For example provide the square footage and the cost per square foot
or rent, and provide a monthly rental cost and many months to rent.
Description
Transportation
500 Youth Bus Passes @ $55 ea.
The actual cost of these yearly bus passes is
$220 each. TCAT is charging us $55 for each pass,
and is subsizing the rest of the cost.
Scholarships Program $3000
We are working with The Community School of Music and Art (CSMA), which is
Launching a new program, Touchtones, a steel band for at risk teens
Cost
$27,500
In Kind
$85,000
TCAT*
Social Norms Marketing Campaign
Printing of 800 Posters and 400 Table Tents
for display at high school and middle schools
at $ 1.65 each.
$2,000
Cost of Website Hostin2Lease $3,480
ClarityConnect**
Television Ads: 30 spots a week @ $16 each
@ 24 weeks
Radio Ads: 6 spots a week @$30 each
@ 12 weeks
$5,760
Time Warner Cable***
$2,160
Eagle Broadcasting****
Total Cost $32,500
Total In Kind Cost $96,400
*TCAT is Tompkins County Area Transportation, our local transit authority.
**ClarityConnect is a local internet webhosting provider
***TimeWarner Cable is our local cable access provider
****Eagle Broadcasting owns the 4 major local radio stations.
I. Indirect Costs - Indirect costs are allowable only if the applicant has a Federally
approved indirect cost rate. A copy of the rate approval, (a fully executed,
negotiated agreement), must be attached. If the applicant does not have an
approved rate, one can be requested by contacting the applicant's cognizant
Federal agency, which will review all documentation and approve a rate for the
applicant organization, or if the applicant's accounting system permits, costs may
be allocated in the direct costs categories.
Description Computation Cost
NA
Budget Summary - When you have completed the budget worksheet, transfer the
totals for each category to the spaces below. Compute the total direct costs and the
total project costs. Indicate the amount of Federal requested and the amount of
non -Federal funds that will support the project.
BUDGET CATEGORY AMOUNT *MATCHING FUNDS
Required
A. Personnel $31,417.40
B. Fringe Benefits $7,092.60
C. Travel $ 1,560.00
D. Equipment NA
E. Supplies $930.00
F. Construction NA
G. Consultants/Contracts $1,500.00
H. Other Costs $32,500.00
Total Direct Costs
I. Indirect Costs NA
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
Federal Request $75,000.00
Matching Funds $100,000.00
$3,600.00
$96,400.00
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5. DATE
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identify and hire a full-time coordinator. Previous Coordinator, Dr. Michelle Thompson resigned on June 3, 2002.
This GAN also hereby changes the program manager from Lauren Ziegler to Patrick Dunckhorst.
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Patrick Durlckhorst - FW: Resignation
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From: "Michelle Thompson" <mthompson@lincolninst.edu>
To: <durickhorst@ojp.usdoj.gov>
Date: 6/3/02 11:26AM
Subject: FW: Resignation
Original Message
From: Community Drug Task Force[mailto:drugtaskforce@cityofithaca.org]
Sent: Sun 6/2/2002 9:10 AM
To: mayor@ci.ithaca.ny.us; Allen Green; Eloise Barrett; karen loparco;
chuck@clarityconnect.com; ajc39@cornell.edu; ar25@cornell.edu; tcm9@cornell.edu;
brusen@cornerstone-recovery.org; jrowley@courts.state.ny.us; dalbanes@icsd.k12.ny.us;
wgutman@icsd.k12.ny.us; pquirk@ithaca.edu; scangelosi@odyssey.net; nzahler@tompkins-co.org
-Cc::
Subject: Resignation
Dear Chair and Members,
After much deliberations I have decided to resign as Coordinator of the Community Drug Task
Force. I have come to this decision as a result of policy conflicts which I do not believe I can resolve and
be an effective administrator of the CDTF programs.
I've attached a copy of my Program Report. I will also send it via regular mail for those who do not
wish to download.
Good luck and Godspeed.
Dr. Michelle M. Thompson
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Washington, D.C. 20531
Official Business
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Washington, D.C. 20531
The Honorable Alan J. Cohen
Mayor
City of Ithaca
108 East Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Dear MayoLcohen:
. MAY OR S ()ICE.
1JUN 12002
Deli <uen Prevention
CITY OF I HACA" Gr.
Recently, we received the enclosed email from Dr. Michelle Thompson announcing her
resignation from her position as the Program Coordinator for the Drug Task Force for the City of
Ithaca. Her email also included a report alleging irregularities with the financial management of
your grant award.
As a result, we have initiated a fiscal and programmatic review of your Drug -Free
Communities Support Program Grant #1999 -JN -FX -0139. During this period of review, a hold
has been placed on these funds. As part of this review, please provide in writing your respective
comments'regarding issues raised by Dr. Thompson.
It is our intent to review this matter promptly. Please provide your response regarding
these allegations no later than June 28, 2002. If you have questions or would like to discuss these
issues, please contact me at 202-616-8988 or Patrick Dunckhorst at 202-514-4158. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lauren Ziegler
Enclosure
Cc: William Woodruff, Deputy Administrator, OJJDP
Greg Dixon, Administrator, ONDCP
Patrick Dunckhorst - FW: Resignation
Page
From: "Michelle Thompson" <mthompson@lincolninst.edu>
To: <dunckhorst@ojp.usdoj.gov>
Date: 6/3/02 11:26AM
Subject: FW: Resignation
Original Message
From: Community Drug Task Force [mailto:drugtaskforce@cityofithaca.org]
Sent: Sun 6/2/2002 9:10 AM
To: mayor@ci.ithaca.ny.us; Allen Green; Eloise Barrett; karen loparco;
chuck@clarityconnect.com; ajc39@cornell.edu; ar25@cornell.edu; tcm9@cornell.edu;
brusen@cornerstone-recovery.org; jrowley@courts.state.ny.us; dalbanes@icsd.kl2.ny.us;
wgutman@icsd.kl2.ny.us; pquirk@ithaca.edu; scangelosi@odyssey.net; nzahler@tompkins-co.org
Cc:
Subject: Resignation
Dear Chair and Members,
After much deliberation, I have decided to resign as Coordinator of the Community Drug Task
Force. I have come to this decision as a result of policy conflicts which I do not believe I can resolve and
be an effective administrator of the CDTF programs.
I've attached a copy of my Program Report. I will also send it via regular mail for those who do not
wish to download.
Good luck and Godspeed.
Dr. Michelle M. Thompson
Community Drug Task Force
C/o Tompkins County Youth Bureau
320 W. State Street
Ithaca, New York 14850
Phone: 607-274-5310 Fax: 607-274-5313 Email: Nzahler@toinpkins-co.org
TO: Patrick Dunkhorst
FROM: Community Drug Task Force Board
Nancy Zahler, Acting Coordinator
DATE: December 11, 2002
RE: Corrective Action Plan
In response to your memo of October 17, 2002 outlining the status of our Drug Free Communities
Grant, the Drug Task Force Board has prepared the followed plan to respond to OJJDP's requirements
and recommendations. It updates and supercedes the draft sent to you on November 18, 2002.
During your site visit in August, members of the Drug Task Force Board learned more about our
responsibilities. Since then, we have taken the following steps to provide leadership and compliance
with the grant's requirements.
1. The core members of the Task Force Board initiated a meeting on September 13th with Mayor
Alan Cohen to update all voting members of the Task Force Board, as established in March 2002.
The minutes of that meeting are attached and include the following decisions:
• The Task Force Board would become responsible for selecting the next coordinator for the
project. The Mayor indicated his willingness to appoint any qualified candidate recommended
to fill the City's position. The Mayor solicited input from the Board on the qualities to include
in a job notice to be posted by the City.
• Although the City position is supervised by the Mayor, he agreed to have Task Force Board
leaders provide substantive oversight of the new coordinator.
• The Mayor also agreed to continue to make payments on any approved grant expenses that
would be reimbursable while the project was coming into compliance. He indicated that he had
contacted the direct service providers to advise them of their on-going funding and that he had
contacted the Community School of Music and Art that funding for the Steel Drum Band was
not authorized at this time.
• The Board elected Debi Albanese from the Ithaca School District and Nancy Zahler from the
Tompkins County Youth Bureau as co-chairs of the Task Force to serve for the period of time
that it took to bring the project back into compliance.
• To assure that work would continue as quickly as possible, the Board committed to meeting
twice a month. (1St Wed 4:-5:30 and 3rd Monday 5-6:30)
• Task Force members brainstormed possible new members to fill the required vacancies and
agreed to make contacts before the next meeting.
• Debi Albanese updated the Board on plans to move ahead with an updated Social Norms
survey requested by principals and with the assistance of consultant Allen Berkowitz.
• At the September 13th meeting the Tompkins County Youth Bureau submitted the attached
concept paper offering the expertise of its department to fulfill the responsibilities of the
coordinator on a contracted basis.
2. After the September 13th meeting, Debi Albanese contacted Patrick to get clarification on a
number of issues including membership and whether it would be allowable if the Task Force chose
to contract with the Youth Bureau, with Nancy designated as the coordinator and delegating
responsibilities to her staff. Copies of her emails and Patrick's response are attached.
3. At the October 7th meeting of the Task Force Board, the Board reviewed a plan developed by the
County Youth Bureau to begin corrective action while awaiting the official correspondence from
OJJDP. (See attached). The Board voted to authorize Debi Albanese and Nancy Zahler to find an
acceptable coordinator to tackle the compliance requirements and assist in the implementation of
the current grant. Their direction was to begin by inviting Dr. Michelle Thompson, who had
served as the interim coordinator, to return to the project. If she was unwilling or unable to serve,
the Board wanted the Tompkins County Youth Bureau to assume the role of coordinator, based on
OJJDP's willingness to approve such an amendment and with the stipulation that as the
Coordinator, Nancy Zahler would resign as a voting member of the Board to remove any conflict
of interest. (See attached minutes)
4. On 10/21 Debi Albanese updated the Board on its intention to advertise the availability of bus
passes to Ithaca City School District students in grades 6-12. Audrey Cooper from Cooperative
Extension volunteered to help prepare the 6,000 piece mailing which would direct parents to return
their applications to the Tompkins County Youth Bureau.
5. On November 6th, Nancy reported that Michelle Thompson declined the position and that, per
Board approvals on 10/21, the County Youth Bureau would assume the administrative
responsibilities with Nancy as the Acting Coordinator. Nancy offered her resignation from the
Board effective November 7th. A sub -committee of the Board agreed to assist in reviewing and
updating the budget. Nancy prepared the attached report to update the Board on progress since the
last meeting.
6. On 11/6 the Board also decided that they did not need to review each of the 500 applications for
bus passes as long as students intended to use the passes for afterschool activities as outline in the
grant. Since the proposed budget for 02-03 submitted by Mayor Cohen included less money for
bus passes than spent in 2001-02, the Board voted to proceed with the purchase of up to 500
passes, as indicated in the letter to families, and to assure that any unused passes could be refunded.
A decision regarding summer bus passes was deferred until a fuller review of the overall budget
could be made by the full Task Force Board.
Summary of corrective actions taken to date:
1. Coordinator selected. On 11/6 the Task Force Board confirmed its selection Nancy Zahler as the
Drug -Free Coordinator, contingent upon approval of the current budget and amendments to
transfer funds from Personnel, Fringe Benefits, operating supplies and travel from their current
budget lines into the contractual category to enable the Tompkins County Youth Bureau to perform
the functions of the coordinator. (The Youth Bureau has begun work in good faith while it
prepares a contract with the City of Ithaca.)
2. Task Force roles and leadership. The City of Ithaca continues to be the fiduciary agent for the
grant and the Mayor is a voting member of the Task Force Board. The Ithaca School District
continues its commitment as a co -leader of the grant by assigning Debi Albanese as an active
member on the Task Force Board. Debi is currently serving as the Chair of the Board. Task Force
Board members now make all policy decisions.
3. The role of the Mental Health Association was clarified at a Task Force Board meeting on
December 4th. Beth Jenkins, Executive Director of MHA will become an active Board member but
will no longer function as the "3rd pillar" of the Coalition.
4. Coalition Membership. Several new members have been identified. See the attached roster.
5. Update budget worksheets. Budget worksheets were revised by Alan Cohen on 11/27/02.
6. Implementation of grant services. Several components of the current grant are being
implemented as planned:
• Bus passes will be distributed by 12/12/02. Theresa Albert, Administrative Assistant of the
County Youth Bureau has created a database of all recipients and entered the answers to
questions from the 500+ applications received so far. TCAT public transit has ordered the bus
passes and will be encoding 500 by 12/10. TCAT has agreed to refund the cost of any passes
not distributed and to our request to pro -rate the cost of the passes from $30.00/pass to
$20.00/pass for 6.5 months of use.
• The social norms survey has been updated for distribution at Ithaca Schools. Debi Albanese is
responsible for having surveys administered through building principals and will do so once the
scoring procedure is finalized.
Plan to complete corrective actions:
Corrective Action Step to be completed
When
Who
1. An amendment will be prepared to reconcile MHA status
and future role with the original grant.
1/30/03
N. Zahler
2. Remaining vacancies will be filled
1/16/02
TF Board
3. Revised budget will be reviewed and adopted
1/15/02
TF Board
4. CAPR reports will be completed
1/30/03
N. Zahler
5. Financial status report will be completed for 4th qtr 02
12/16
S. Thayer
6. A letter of resignation from Laurel Guy will be obtained
and payroll records for Laurel Guy and Michelle
Thompson will be provided.
12/16
Mayor Cohen
7. Monitoring of grant -sponsored activities will be
accomplished several ways:
• Regular meetings with Mayor & City Controller to
review financial status and prepare YTD reports
• Written progress reports & financial reports will be
submitted to Board
• Direct service components will be monitored in person
and through program reports
• Periodic reports will be made to Common Council &
Ithaca School Board
• Social Norms survey results reported to TFBD
• Bus pass usage will be reported to Board
• CAPRs will be reviewed with TF Board
Monthly
Monthly
Jan. & July
Jan & July
March '03
April & July
Quarterly
N. Zahler
N.Zahler
N. Zook
TF Bd Mbrs
and Coord
D. Albanese
TCAT/Zahler
N. Zahler
8. Proposed amendments will be approved by Board to
reconcile current activity with approved grant, as needed.
9. Revised grant or amendments submitted to OJJDP
1/30/03
2/7/03
N. Zahler
N. Zahler