Members Present: Christine Harris*, Dennis Nelson, Mabrey Whigham, David Cooper, Jerry Oliver

BVCOG Staff: Christopher Hamilton

The meeting was called to order at 1 p.m.

Ms. Harris read the description and application information of the candidate to the committee. She then discussed the candidate's qualifications and why the application would be a good addition to the council, citing representation of the men who have sex with women population as lacking over all on the council, and experience of having been positive for 17 years.

All committee members present agreed to recommend the applicant for approval at the next Planning Council meeting.

Next, the committee discussed the departure of a council member from the Waco HSDA, and the need for consumer representation from the Concho Plateau, Temple, and Waco HSDAs. Ms. Harris is mailing two applications to interested persons in Waco. Mr. Whigham stated he will talk to a friend in the Temple HSDA about the council.

Since there have not been any regularly scheduled committee meetings since the last Planning Council meeting, the committee attendance was not reviewed at this time. The holidays have caused committee meetings to be rescheduled, but should be back on track starting with the third week in January.

The next committee meeting will be February 20, at 1 p.m. via conference call. The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 p.m.