Members Present: Christine Harris*, Dennis Nelson, Jerry Oliver

BVCOG Staff: Christopher Hamilton

The meeting came to order at 1 p.m.

All committee members present for the call reviewed the summary of the applicant. All recommend her for approval by the Planning Council. Mr. Benfer was not present on the call, but relayed his approval of the candidate to Mr. Hamilton prior to the meeting. Based on her application, she will be asked to sit on the Allocations Committee, if approved by the Planning Council.

Mrs. Harris discussed mentoring new members to the Planning Council. She has already contacted senior members to mentor the new members that were voted in at the October 11 CTHPC meeting She asked for any suggestions along the way to improve the mentoring process.

The committee then discussed the committee assignments of the new members.
David Cooper (Concho Plateau HSDA) will be asked to sit on the Allocations Committee. Tony Matcek (Bryan-College Station HSDA) will be asked to sit on the Needs Assessment, Comprehensive Planning, and Consumer Group committees. Robert Holtman (Bryan-College Station HSDA) will be asked to sit on the Needs Assessment, Allocations, and Consumer Group committees.

Lastly, the committee reviewed the attendance record of the CTHPC meetings. Mrs. Harris inquired about attendance records for committee meetings. Since the by-laws do include committee meeting attendance as part of membership requirements, Mr. Hamilton will begin to keep a roster of all committee member attendance.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.