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DPC Meeting: Friday August 7, 2009
Time: 8:30am
Location: UW Extention
847 Collins Road
Jefferson WI
AGENDA:

MEETING AGENDA

Welcome/Introductions

2. Approval of June meeting minutes

3. GUEST SPEAKER: TOPIC: Domestic Abuse – CCRT (Community Coordinated Response Team)
Chief Tim Roets, Watertown Police Department.

4. Committee Check In

Executive
Membership
0-5
18-21
School Age/Intervention
Gang

5. Directors Report

Drug Free Communities (DFC) Grant update
Challenge Academy Invitation

6. Other Organization Check In’s

7.Adjourn

MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jim Schultz, Watertown Schools
Kristin McDonald, WIA Youth Case Mgr.
Marvel Kelliher-Olstad, DPC Director
John Peterson, Fort Atkinson Schools
Jessica Breezer Restorative Justice Specialist
Bev Marten,Jefferson County Delinquency Supervisor
Abigal Hail, Opportunities Inc.
Don Battenberg, Johnson Creek School Board
Don Nolan, Jefferson High School
Tim Roets, Watertown Police Department
Mark Meddaugh, Watertown Police Department
Maria Dabel, Jefferson County Human Services
Richard Jones, Jefferson County Human Services
Rachel Jackson, Opportunities Inc.
Jill Ottow, Jefferson County Literacy Council
Jessie Godek, Jefferson County Human Services
Donna Miller, Jefferson County Human Services
Betty Arntson, Opportunities Inc.
John Riehl, Public Defender MINUTES:
Discussion
   I. Started at 8:40a.m.-Welcome and Introductions!

   II. June meeting minutes
      A. Approved

   III. GUEST SPEAKERS: Tim Roets and Mark Meddaugh, Police Managers, Watertown Police Department- Topic: Domestic Abuse- CCRT (Community Coordinated Response Team)
      A. Started efforts county wide to approach domestic violence started late 2007 early 2008
         a. Good cross sectional repetition
              i. PAVE
              ii. PAPDA
              iii. Churches
              iv. Schools
              v. Health Department
              vi. Probation and Parole
              vii. The community

         b. Three committees
               i. Law enforcement
               ii. District Attorney
               iii. Community Awareness
      B. Law Enforcement
         a. This year Watertown Police department responded to 157 domestic violence complaints- 170 arrests
         b. Watertown is policing the city with 38 officers
         c. All 38 got domestic violence training within 6 months
         d. Watertown is doing a better job with the beneficial training
         e. Updated policies and procedures
         f. Created a Stop Back Program
            i. Tracking recidivism
            ii. One detective that is full time to look for leads to follow up on for repeated offenders
            iii. Offer services to both sides

   C. District Attorney- Legal
         a. CCRT reaches out to District Attorneys to ensure they are handling the calls well
         b. Stated their concerns and frustrations with domestic violence offenders not being prosecuted
         c. Approached to discuss the light domestic violence cases
            i. Offender should be held more accountable
            ii. Improvements have been made
         d. Forming a agreement with office to not let these case slip through the cracks
         e. District Attorneys have been involved in the same training that the Watertown police received
   D. Community Awareness- Community Coordinated Response Team
         a. Group efforts to spread the awareness of Domestic Violence
         b. Pocket size resource brochures for victims
         c. Domestic Violence Video
            i. In progress will be put out in October 2009
         d. Monthly articles
            i. In need of new writer
         e. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month – CCRT sponsored events
            i. “Run from the cops” a. The only time to run from the cops
         b. Give out orange t-shirts and donuts
         c. Proceeds go towards PAVE and PADA
            ii. “Shop and Dine” Local restaurants will donate a percentage to PAVE and PADA – CCRT
            iii. Purple silhouettes will be placed throughout the community lawns and store fronts
         a. With statistics
         b. Move the silhouette around town
   E. The more one learns about domestic violence, the more a problem it is
         a. Initiatives for offenders as well
         b. CCRT applied for grant to address Domestic Violence across the county
         c. Grant money will be placed towards batters program
   F. Bigger goal to make this County Wide
         a. Each law enforcement agency has an investigator specifically assigned to domestic violence
   G. Questions/Comments for CCRT
         a. Start post-arrest treatment and intervention
         b. What is the percentage of Latino?
            i. Difficult to get a hard number
            ii. Under reported
            iii. Latino have a hard time trusting law enforcement
            iv. Deportation of Latino
            v. Percentage of reporting are low
            vi. Latino families are in need to break the cycle
         c. What role does PADA play with CCRT?
            i. PADA does a fantastic job to work with families
            ii. Detective from police department goes to home visit
         d. Send the message ‘we are here to help!’
         e. Building the relationship

V. Committee Check In
   A. Exec a. Melinda Moe absent no report
   B. Membership
      a. Defining what is a DPC member.
      b. To let the community know what a DPC member is
      c. Recruit, recruit, and recruit
      d. Participation and contributions, what gifts does each bring to the group

   C. Birth to 5
      a. Revising the handbook
      b. Located on www.whocares.com website
      c. Care and Share fair- TBA

   D. 18-21 Age
      a. Looking to cancel committee

   E. School Age/Intervention
      a. Youth Leadership Conference, UW-Extension, 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
      b. Marvel met with Mike on the Fishbone Diagram
      c. Suicide Prevention
         i. Human Service got a stamp to provide local phone number
   F. Gang
      a. Gang Presentations
         i. In Whitewater-TBA
         ii. In Jefferson- TBA

   G. ATODA
      a. Parents Who Host Lose The Most
         i. Fishbone presentation
         ii. Insurance agent will be there
         iii. $25.00 dollar gas card incentive and dinner provided

VI. Directors Report
   A. Drug Free Community Grant
      a. Competitive year coming up
      b. Two areas to work with
         i. Compliance data
         ii. Logic model to use for the identified problems

   B. Fort McCoy Challenge Academy
      a. Invited
      b. Need guarantee to attend
      c. Dates set aside in October

VII. Other Organization Check In’s
   A. Farm Days
      a. Restorative Justice kids did an excellent job helping out!
   B. Jefferson County Literacy Council ~ Ride The Rock, September 12th, 2009

4. No Action Items Assigned

5. Next Meeting Date: September 4th, 2009 at UW-Extension at 8:30a.m. 874 Collins Road, Jefferson, WI, 53549

TOPIC: Truancy and Alternative Programs for Youth