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Home My WebLink AboutYouth Advisory Board - Minutes - 02/06/2002YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES Regular meeting — February 6, 2002 7:00 p.m. Council Liaison: Ray Martinez I Staff Liaisons: Peggy Bowers, Recreation, 221-6357 Board Chairperson: Ana Board Members Present: Mera Geis, Patrick McCosh, Ana Rocca, Cooper Liska- Smith, Robbie Weisser, Kaise Allen, Amy Flug, Mandy Hoffer Board Member(s) Absent: Julian Archuleta Staff Members Present: Peggy Bowers, Staff Liaison — Recreation Division Mark Larkin, Staff Liaison — Police Department Suzy Danford, Supervisor — Recreation Division Dave Mosnik, Supervisor — Recreation Division Kristie Blackmon, Coordinator — Recreation Division Frank Martinez, Coordinator — Recreation Division Janet Urban, Admin. Support Suprv. — Recreation Division Guest(s) Present: Carrie Visitainer, Sherri Barber & Stacy Nick (Coloradoan), Linda Nerger Call Meeting to Order: The regular meeting of the Youth Advisory Board was called to order by Chairperson Ana Rocca at 7:05 p.m. Approval of Minutes: On a motion by Mera Geis and seconded by Cooper Liska- Smith, the minutes from January 9, 2002 were unanimously approved (8-0). Agenda Review: Delete item #7 (Presentation by Breakfast Optimist Club Representative). Citizen Participation: No citizen participation. Agenda: READ ON! FORT COLLINS: A SHARED COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE Kay Stevens distributed a packet of information explaining this effort that is being spearheaded by Leadership Fort Collins. The first step is for a group of 30 to select a book which will be read by community members. The selection committee will meet every Monday in March from 5:00-6:00 p.m. at the main library to narrow the selection down to 5 books. The book will be chosen by April, project marketing will be done in Youth Advisory Board Minutes February 6, 2002 Page 2 the summer, the book will be read in the fall, and the author's visit will be scheduled for late 2002 or early 2003. Board members endorsed the concept, and Ana Rocca, Board chair, will sit on the book selection committee. TOBACCO ISSUES Dierdre Sullivan and Janna Kowalski from the Alliance for Smoke -free Kids & Communities conducted a power point presentation regarding the hazards of secondhand smoke. Following the presentation, the Board unanimously agreed to write a letter to Council expressing their support of smoke -free public places. Interested members will meet on February 11 at 4:00 to draft the letter which will then be edited by Janet Urban prior to being sent to Council. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY VISTA Abby Pence shared information about National Youth Service Day on April 26 and April 27. Last year there were 4 projects around the community, and the goal was to get 50 youths involved. There were about 58 who participated not including members of SCIT and the Lincoln Junior High service learning council, which was another 30 people. The chosen project must be completed in one day. CSU FUND-RAISING GROUP REPORT The CSU group that is planning this fund-raiser notified Peggy Bowers that there is a basketball tournament scheduled for April 6 beginning at 9:30 a.m. with competition between the high schools. They are currently looking for food sponsors. A representative from this group will attend our March meeting. FOLLOW-UP ON JUNIOR HIGH VISITS Mera attempted to contact Webber but was unsuccessful. She hopes to be able to report at the March meeting. Ana's attempt to visit Lesher was also unsuccessful. Kaise visited Heritage (junior and senior high schools). Students there want a coffee shop. Their opinion of the YAC was that it is just for people who are interested in sports; some of the junior high schoolers said their parents don't want them at the YAC with 19-year-olds and would like the maximum age lowered. Blevins students, who were contacted by Amy, thought the YAC was mostly for sports as well. Ana will visit Lesher and Pioneer, Robbie will contact Ridgeview, and Amy and Kaise will visit Liberty Commons. All students contacted will be invited to attend Board meetings and to visit the FirstCall website. Linda Nerger of FirstCall will provide resource lists and bookmarks to be distributed. YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER UPDATE The January participation and February calendars were distributed. Ski/snowboard trips Youth Advisory Board Minutes February 6, 2002 Page 3 have been very successful this year, and staff is hoping to start a 3-on-3 basketball league. Some groups are starting to utilize non -prime time to work out on weight equipment. NORTHSIDE AZTLAN COMMUNITY CENTER UPDATE Cinco de Mayo is coming in May; Frank Martinez suggested that the Youth Advisory Board might want to set up a booth. The NACC and Educo are cooperating on developing a mural that will be painted at NACC. Again, the YAB is welcome to participate if they wish. The Optimist club is having a contest at NACC for youngsters ages 8-13 for passing, shooting and dribbling on February 23. Staff is in the process of planning summer activities and welcome suggestions. Staff also needs ideas on how to distribute donated clothing from Wal-Mart. The tutoring program is going well, and literacy is becoming more the focus. The program may expand to 5 days/week next year as opposed to 2. OTHER BUSINESS: • Dave Mosnik reported that there was a great turnout for the City's job fair on January 24. Applications will be accepted until March 29 for ages 14-19. Larimer County is doing a couple of job fairs — March 19 for ages 14-21 at the Lincoln Center and April 3 at the Larimer County Fairgrounds. • Dave reported on two upcoming conferences: the Journey Conference for Young Women on March 4 and the Young Men's Conference on March 6 at CSU. Information is available at junior and senior high schools. • Mera Geis reported that Mr. Berman of PSD would be available to film a TV show on March 21, 26 or April 2. The Board decided on March 26. Interested Board members will work on the script when they get together on February 11 and decide on non - studio filming assignments. • Ana Rocca reported that the Poudre High School National Honor Society made $300 at Fazoli's over a two -night period. That money will be presented to the City at the YAC gymnasium fund-raising kick-off. • Linda Nerger from FirstCall urged Board members to let her know of activities and events .... big or small ... so they can be added to the website calendar. • Janet Urban distributed an updated list of Board members with addresses, phone numbers, term expiration dates, etc. Adlournment: On a motion by Mera and seconded by Kaise, the Board voted unanimously (8-0) to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Janet Urban, Administrative Support Supervisor — Recreation Youth Advisory Board Minutes February 6, 2002 Page 4