HomeMy WebLinkAboutYouth Advisory Board - Minutes - 05/06/1998YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting -May 6, 1998
7:00 p.m.
Council Liaison: Will Smith Staff Liaisons: Peggy Bowers, Recreation
Scott Gammon, Police
Board President: Abby Jones, 493-5487 (h)
Board Members Present: Ashlan (Jo Faith) Warsteane, Bonnie Deaville, Richy Lynn, Brooke
Delehoy, Philip Chavez, Abby Jones
Board Members Absent: Farah Inam, Steve Hill, Ki-Shih
Staff Members Present: Peggy Bowers, Staff Liaison - Recreation Division
Dave Mosnik, Supervisor - Recreation Division
Suzy Danford, Supervisor - Recreation Division
Janet Urban, Administrative Aide - Recreation Division
Guest(s) Present: Kristie Blackmon
Call Meeting to Order: The regular meeting of the Youth Advisory Board was called to order at
7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 1998 at the Youth Activity Center by Board Chairperson Abby Jones.
Approval of Minutes: On a motion by Phillips Chavez and seconded by Jo Faith Warsteane, the
minutes of the meeting of April 1, 1998 were approved unanimously (6-0).
Agenda Review: Item #5 and Item #9 were deleted.
Citizen Participation: No citizen participation.
BASH REPORT
The last BASH activity was a dance which was held at the Youth Activity Center on April 29. The parry
that was being planned for May 16 has been changed to June 6 and will be held at the neighborhood
swimming pool near O'Dea Elementary. Swimming, games, a barbecue are on the agenda. A committee
meeting is scheduled for tonight (May 6) to plan the next event.
SCHOOL REPORTS
Poudre High. Drinking was a hot topic, and students think the new zero tolerance law is too "pushy"
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SCHOOL REPORTS (cont.)
More people are getting interested in BASH events. Interested in a music fest with bands, maybe at City
Park. A lot of people want to know more about the Youth Advisory Board.
CLP Junior High. Requested more activities for younger kids that are not music -related. Students are
excited about non-traditional sports offerings at the Youth Activity Center but wish that the facility were
closer for them. Overnight camping, fishing trips requested.
Webber Junior High. Dances, sports and skateboard parks were the topics of interest to students.
CSU. A referendum was recently passed to expand Transfort services. Some CSU students are upset that
teens can ride Transfort free of charge yet they are assessed fees per semester.
Lesher. Students' concerns echoed those on a survey recently conducted of teens (ages 11-19) by a group
of CSU students - things that interest them, tobacco ordinance, major problems for individuals ages 11-19,
activities preferred, etc.
Heritage Christian. Some students wanted to know if there was a city-wide alternative to prom so they
can meet kids from other schools (juniors and seniors).
Fort Collins High. Many students wanted to talk about the recent senior ditch day where 100+ kids
attended a party where alcohol was available. Some were cited for "minors in possession". The students
who hosted the party thought that police intervention was unnecessary.
Kristie Blackmon of the YAC staff will make a point to tell students about the Recreator and programs
offered by the Recreation Division when she visits schools in the next two weeks.
YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER UPDATE
April participation report was distributed as well as the results from a survey that was done by a CSU
Human Development class last fall. Individuals comments from the survey are available for those
interested.
Only three teens registered for the Alternative Sports Festival on May 9 so it was canceled. Many kids
thought the month of May was too busy for an activity such as this. Staff may include it in Spring Break
activities next year. The instructors were excited about it being a good mentoring program as well as
introducing skills. Staff may offer it as a family event with parents and kids ages 10 and older.
No applications were received for clerical aide to develop a youth web page. The deadline to apply has
been extended until the end of May, and applications will be distributed to PACE coordinators at schools.
Copies of the job description are available from Dave Mosnik.
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YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER UPDATE (cont.)
Suzy distributed the Recreator and the May calendar that invites people to visit the YAC during their
study breaks. There are a lot of new and exciting offerings in the Teen section of the Recreator for
summer. Will Smith reported that the Recreator is not clear on registration procedures at the YAC; staff
will review processes.
YAC staff will be doing school visits over the next two weeks. If YAB members wish to sit in on the
visitation to the school(s) they represent, they are welcome to do so. Contact Kristie at the YAC.
OTHER BUSINESS
Council members Wanner and Smith will be interviewing applicants for the open positions on the
Youth Advisory Board. There were 17 applicants, more than for any other City board or
commission. Youths are encouraged to apply for positions on any board or commission; Mayor
Azari and Councilman Smith would particularly like to see young people apply for openings on
the Human Relations Commission.
There will not be a Youth Advisory Board meeting in June. In its place will be a social evening to
bid farewell to outgoing Board members. The date is May 27, 5:30 PM at SportsCaster. Outgoing
members are to bring their notebooks.
Loveland formed a Youth Advisory Board nine months ago; Greeley has a Youth Advisory
Commission. Councilman Smith suggested to Laurie Fonken-Joseph that these two boards be
invited to the multi -cultural retreat in October and they could get together with the Fort Collins
board and share ideas. Peggy Bowers said that tentative plans have already been made to get the
Loveland board and the Fort Collins board together in October.
Councilman Smith stated that folks in the community are beginning to look at how to address the
"dead zone" (2:30-6:00 PM) when young people have nothing to do and tend to get into trouble.
What would be a good thing to do as a community that would involve young people during this
time frame? One suggestion was to provide free admission and transportation to EPIC. Smith
also stated that there are many people who question the high schools' open campus policy.
Adjournment:
On a motion by Richy, seconded by Bonnie, the Board voted unanimously (6-0) to adjourn at 7;48 p.m.
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