Meeting attended by: Dean Dollarhide, Scott Green, Joe Martin, Gladys Caddy

The minutes were approved as distributed.

There was discussion reinforcing the clear perspective of ACTS as one of many user-groups utilizing the Youth Center, in contrast to the all-too-common misconception of "a faith-based organization running the Youth Center." Every opportunity needs to be taken advantage of to correct this misconception.

Updated By-Laws were distributed that reflect changes that were discussed and agreed upon at the last meeting. Joe will e-mail this out for a vote of approval since several regulars were out of town today.

The Mission Statement was reviewed and discussed for possible revision. The question is clarity between serving youth and serving youth organizations. Joe will work on tweaking it and possibly come up with a couple of options for the Coalition to vote on.

There was much discussion relative to a newspaper insert promoting the Youth Center, with input from each potential user-group, illustrations of potential floor plans, and building renderings. The concept was given a go-ahead by those present with a projected distribution date of mid-October or mid-November.

There has also been some encouragement to organize a Lunch 2 Launch II, which was held in mid-December last year.

Ryan continues to work on the 501(c)(3), with encouragement to seek input from Mary Linebarger, who has indicated a willingness to help.

NEXT MEETING: Thursday, September 6th, Casa El Mirador, 11:30 AM