HomeMy WebLinkAboutYouth Advisory Board - Minutes - 03/07/2018Youth Advisory Board
7 March 2018
1. Here: Emily, Vivian, Roshini, Katie, Milan
2. Start 5:34
3. Approval of minutes
a. Betsy not here – will approve next meeting
4. Citizen participation: Jack White
5. Overview of Boards & Commissions
a. Council-manager form of government
b. 3 employees: city attorney, city manager, municipal judge
i. We’re here to help council not lose sight of what’s important to community
c. YAB is largest connection with culture & recreation
d. Here: Milan
e. Engage Volunteer System
f. Refresh on details about Boards & Commissions Training
6. Role of YAB (Cyril Vidergar)
a. We provide recommendations to Council about issues pertinent to youth
i. Gather information and communicate with other youth groups about issues
of importance
ii. Document these issues
1. How these affect city-operating services (i.e., MAX)
iii. Review & discuss legislation that affect youth
iv. Enact policy changes that would enhance the experience for youth in the
community (i.e., curfews)
b. Work plan (2017-2018)
i. To coordinate a regional project from a common concern
1. Not one of our functions unless the project is around gathering
information about issues pertinent to youth
ii. Research & gather the youth’s opinions on transportation
iii. Share input on current issues & learn more about community outreach
1. We want to outreach to the youth so we can get more input on issues
we can get a broader perspective on issues of youth
iv. For city council, they think it is very important that everyone has a chance to
express their opinion → carry through the spirit of the council
1. Students? Any youth really
c. Risk of doing things outside of scope: not within the powers of city
i. We’re more of an advisory board, not action board
d. Examples of boards
i. Energy board
ii. Parks & rec board
iii. Golf board
iv. Look at their minutes!
e. Council has not instructed boards to collaborate with other boards
i. They don’t want us to make issues with other boards
ii. If we aren’t getting enough issues, take a look at the other boards & go to
some of the meetings
7. Community Chalkboard
a. Viv got an email from Gaffney
i. Meet Gaffney on Friday at 4:00
b. Points to discuss with Gaffney
i. Ask if the PSD chalkboards will be up to regulation
1. Ask Betsy!!
ii. Size & pricing
1.
iii. (Physical) Regulation
1. Ask Megan about NAHS at RMHS
2. FCHS is down for an inaugural mural
3. Foothills custodial staff?
4. Discuss options with Gaffney about what he thinks about cleaning
5. Can it be public property?
6. Be careful of what you erase
a. 1st amendment issues if there is selective erasing
b. No censoring otherwise
7. Reasonable Time Place and Reason(?) Restrictions
a. No profanity
b. No hate speech
iv. Advertising
1. Posters in the mall
2. Flyers around community
a. Not schools
3. Snapchat
v. Seasonal
1. Different murals
vi. Go to city council during citizen participation
1. Tell them what we’re doing
2. Our kickoff is this date at this place
vii. Splash screens on Channel 14
1. Talk to CPIO office
viii. Bring yo plaque
ix. The chalk donation drive
8. Service Project with Loveland
a. Homeless lunch bags & hand them out
b. Linus project
c. Coordinate transportation
d. Tentative date: sometime in April
e. We need to provide public notice
i. Post agenda 24 hours in advance
9. Transportation
a. Add to survey
i. How is TransFort is viewed by public
ii. Does need to collect emails
iii. Safety
iv. Age
v. Why don’t you ride the bus?
b. Concern: if YAB sends it out, what happens to the data?
i. Can we go to the communications office in the city and ask if survey could
be built from their servers, they collect the data, and give it back us
1. Survey Gizmo
c. Send Christine the questions, they give us a Survey Gizmo, they give us a link
i. Get permission to send it to all the students
d. How we can help the Transportation Board
i. Inclusions of e-bikes in the community (Should they be allowed on the trails?
The state does not qualify 1 & 2 as motor vehicles)
1. What are your opinions on them?
2. What info is out there about them?
ii. The view of the trail system (recreation board -esque)
1. What are the views of the youth in FoCo
iii. For a survey, skicarpool.com
10. National League of Cities
a. Talk about national programs
b. 54 people from CO to DC
i. Youth delegations from 17 communities
11. Meeting adjourned 7:00
a. Seconded by Katie