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September 20, 2012 Page 2 It was moved by Holt, Jones seconded and it carried 5-0 to approve the consent calendar as presented. 7. DEFERRED MATTERS 8. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION 9. NEW ITEMS A. RSVP Grant Lindsey introduced the item and gave background information on the decision to refrain from renewing the RSVP Grant from Corporation for National and Community Service. The new grant would require the District to reduce the number of agencies and volunteers in the current program and place the majority of the volunteers in six focus areas. It would force CRPD to give up long standing partnerships and require new volunteers to be placed in certain organizations to meet federal ratio requirements. After deliberations with the RSVP Advisory Council, it was agreed that the grant criteria no longer fits the needs of the community. The Council has committed to assisting the RSVP Director with fundraising to replace the $57,900 grant funds. Leean Nemeroff, Chairperson, RSVP Advisory Council, spoke in support of the recommendation. She stressed the importance of volunteering to the seniors in the community. It was moved by Holt, seconded by Jones, and it carried 5-0 to accept staff recommendation to not apply to renew the RSVP Grant from Corporation for National and Community Service. B. Proposed 2013 Board of Directors Meeting Schedule Friedl introduced the item; three major conferences next year (CARPD, CSDA and NRPA) occur at a time when a regularly -scheduled Board meeting would be held. Director Gibson pointed out that Rosh Hashanah also falls on a Board meeting evening (September 5th.) The calendar will be adjusted to account for these conflicts and be brought back to the Board at a future meeting. C. 2012 Biennial Review of Conflict of Interest Code Friedl referred to minor changes made to the Code, including adding Goebel