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YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
Regular meeting — April 7, 1999
7:00 p.m.
Council Liaison: Will Smith, 223-0425 Staff Liaisons: Peggy Bowers, Recreation, 221-6357
Scott Gammon, Police, 221-6560
Board Chairperson: Phillip Chavez, 223-2137
Board Members Present: Farah Inam, Ben Brooks, Robin Horak, Jo Faith Warsteane,
Steve Hill, Phillip Chavez, Bill Leary
Board Members Absent: Ki Shih, Dondi Barrowclough
Staff Members Present: Peggy Bowers, Staff Liaison — Recreation Division
Scott Gammon, Staff Liaison — Police Department
Janet Urban, Admin. Support Supr. — Recreation Division
Guest(s) Present: Jean Helburg
Call Meeting to Order: The regular meeting of the Youth Advisory Board was called
to order by Chairperson Phillip Chavez at 7:10 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: The minutes of March 3, 1999 were approved (6 in favor, 1
abstained) on a motion by Robin Horak, seconded by Farah Inam.
Agenda Review: Delete items #5 (Introduction of Jenni Pottish, AmeriCorps Promise
Fellow) and #9 (Northside Aztlan Community Center Update).
Citizen Participation: No citizen participation.
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YOUTH MUSIC FEST UPDATE
Flyers have been distributed to some local bands; deadline for bands to apply is May 3.
May 1 was set as live audition day at the Youth Activity Center. Prizes for the event
have not been determined but have been discussed by the sub -committee (possibly gift
certificates to restaurants); the first place band will be invited to perform on the 4`h of
July in City Park. Steve Hill has found a DJ who is interested in being involved in the
event.
The poster will be completed by the May YAB meeting. The event will be held
beginning in the afternoon through the evening with conclusion at 9:00 p.m. Drinks and
pre -packaged food items will be sold; door prizes will be distributed and first aid will be
available. Moshing will not be allowed; event staff will maintain control. Volunteers for
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the event will be recruited by Steven Dike -Wilhelm, and Robin Horak will help
coordinate. Robin requested that each Board member recruit at least one volunteer.
BUDGET ISSUES FOR 2000-2001
After considerable discussion and multi -voting by the Board, the following items were
determined to be of utmost importance for funding in the 2000-2001 fiscal years (in
priority order):
1) Increase funding for youth employment. Currently, $60,000 is allocated for
youth employment; an additional $20,000 is requested to fund additional
positions.
2) Transportation. Although specifics of this request were not identified, Board
members feel that current Transfort routes and hours of operation are not
meeting the needs of young people in Fort Collins.
3) Funding to build a skateboard park.
4) Funding for youths to attend the National League of Cities conference. Board
member Ben Brooks attended in 1998; would like more youths (10 being the
suggested number) to be able to attend. Cost would be approximately
$10,000.
5) Funding for a youth club. A youth club is defined as a place where teens can
go to dance and socialize with their friends.
Janet Urban will draft a letter to City Manager John Fischbach with the Board's
recommendations.
TEEN PAGE IN COLORADOAN
Robin Horak motioned to table the discussion concerning the creation of a teen page in
the Coloradoan until August; Jo Faith Warsteane seconded. Robin amended the motion
to make a determination at the May meeting as to when this item will be put on the
agenda. Jo Faith seconded. Approved unanimously (7-0).
YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER UPDATE
Dave Mosnik distributed the YAC participation report and April calendar. He noted that
Spring Break was very busy, and lots of new kids visited the Center. Suzy Danford will
put together a 1998 update of participation with a breakdown of sports, alternative sports,
and non -sports. Robin Horak requested a report showing the percent increase in growth
between 1995 and 1998. Dave reported that staff has issued at least 1,600 IDs, and there
were over 100,000 contact hours in 1998. The number of partnerships with other youth
agencies and private agencies has increased.
Plans for summer include having a dance club in the former FCHS student center (behind
the YAC). Information will be available in the summer Recreator which will be
distributed in the Coloradoan on Tuesday, May 4. Youth Advisory Board members
suggested that staff consider having a dance every week (rather than alternate weeks) at
two different sites or have a dance for young kids early in the evening and one for older
kids following.
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Dave invited the YAB members and/or their friends to "shadow" the YAC staff if they
are interested.
BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER
A motion was made by Robin Horak and seconded by Ben Brooks to meet on June 9 and
decide at that time about meeting the rest of the summer. The vote was unanimous (7-0).
As a result, the June meeting will be postponed from June 2 to June 9.
OTHER BUSINESS
• Ray Martinez was elected Mayor. Ben Brooks suggested drafting a letter to City
Council stating the Board's criteria for selection of the next Council liaison to the
Youth Advisory Board. Ben will draft a letter and send it to Janet Urban for her
review.
• Oral school reports are due at the YAB meeting on May 5.
• A training session for board and commission members is scheduled for April 30;
Peggy Bowers and Ben Brooks will attend.
Adiournment: The Board voted unanimously (7-0) for adjournment following a motion
by Farah Inam and seconded by Jo Faith Warsteane. The meeting was adjourned at 8:32
p.m.
espectfully submitted,
Janet Urban, Administrative Support Supervisor — Recreation