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AUTISM TASK FORCE
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
43200 BUSINESS PARK DRIVE
TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 19, 2010
4:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER: Council Member Mike Naggar
ROLL CALL: Temecula Council Member Mike Naggar, Canyon Lake Council Member
Mary Craton, Murrieta Council Member Rick Gibbs, Menifee Vice Mayor Fred Twyman,
Perris Mayor Pro Tem Rita Rogers
Absent: Supervisor Marion Ashley, Lake Elsinore Mayor Melissa Melendez, Hemet Vice
Mayor Jerry Franchville, Wildomar Council Member Scott Farnam
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
1. Paul Coyne, Ph.D. (an Autism Behavioral Specialist) and Robert W. Sears, M.D.
(a Nationally Recognized Pediatrician Specializing in Autism) discussed Autism
Spectrum Disorders.
2. Mary Mollway, Director New Vision Autism Center, discussed statistics related to
Autism and how it affects 1 in 91 children and 1 in 58 boys.
3. The following members of the audience spoke on the subject of Autism: Sam
Alhadeff, Dr. Mike Brown, Beth Burt, Carol Fitzgibbons, Lynn Larsen, Shante
Lloyd, Kelly Londenbery, Theresa McCarthy, Helen Robinson, Marie Seikel, Judy
Waite; and Denise Woolsey.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Invite Dr. Sears and Dr. Woeller to discuss the causes of Autism
2. Receive a presentation from the Regional Center
3. Discuss connecting resources to needs utilizing a Facebook page
4. Discuss outreach
5. Have Temecula City Staff make presentations on housing opportunities and jobs
programs
6. Develop a volunteer program
7. Develop a special needs business program
8. Direct Grant Yates attend the Western Riverside Council of Governments
Healthcare Committee Meeting on September 7, 2010 to inform them about the
Autism Task Force.
9. Meet again in approximately 60 days
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 pm.