HomeMy WebLinkAboutYouth Advisory Board - Minutes - 02/04/2021YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
February 4, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Remote Meeting through Zoom
5:00-5:30pm Presentation from Selina Lujan, Environmental Services (optional)
• Mindfulness Moment & Renewed Focus
5:30-6:30pm Regular Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
This meeting was called to order at 6:02pm.
2. ROLL CALL
a. Members present - Dylan Lindsey, Eva Calva, Dimitry Volchansky, Kristin Mera-
Cano, Sean Alcazar-Chavez
b. Members absent – none
c. Staff present – Sierra Anderson (City Manager’s Office), Sarah Gagne (Rec Staff
Liaison), Jelitza Garcia Martinez (Rec Intern; Secretary)
3. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION - None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (January 2021)
a. Dylan made a motion to approve the minutes, all members voted in favor of
approving the minutes, and the minutes were approved as read.
5. NEW BUSINESS
a. Board Roles: Selecting a Chair/Vice Chair
• Sarah opened a discussion about the roles and responsibilities that these two
positions entail:
• Dylan explained:
o Open and Closing the meetings, organizing meetings and board
recommendations. Attended events or delegate event attendance.
The Chair would also be responsible for signing and letters.
o The Vice Chair is responsible to be present and lead the meetings if
the Chair is not present. Mostly functions as a “right-hand man”. The
Vice Chair is the second point of contact if the Chair cannot be
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reached.
• Dimitry: Self nominated for Vice-Chair
b. There were no objections to either member stepping into these roles.
• Dylan Lindsey is now Chair and Dimitry Volchansky is now Vice-Chair.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Engage Trainings and Task Lists – any questions?
• No questions, all board members were able to successfully complete Engage
Training and Task Lists.
b. Supper Issues Meeting Recap
• Dylan and Sarah attended the Super Issues Meeting on January 11,2021.
o Dylan: Our Climate Future and Re-Imagining Our Boards and
Commissions.
o Most of the time was spend on Our Climate Future Issues:
• Economic concerns on prioritizing goals.
• They also discussed goals that the city is on track to meet
and which ones the city has to work better to adapt.
o Re-Imagining our Boards and Commissions:
• How to market board positions and make them more
desirable, and possible term limits.
c. Creating the 2021 Work Plan
• Members shared why they became YAB members and the issues that they
would like to tackle or see change.
o Dimitry: Save the environment by being more environmentally
conscience; incorporate Leave No Trace concepts and help youth
be more engaged with the community.
o Dylan: Increasing youth political participation, ensuring that the city
is welcoming to younger voices and environmental protection.
o Eva: Environmental sustainability and involvement from all different
cultures and regions of the city; find a solution to clean lake and
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rivers in areas that are low income.
o Kristin: Low-income youth engagement, and better their connection
with the education system to increase their desire to graduate.
o Sean: Increase the voice of low-income communities.
• Review of members interest and 6-mo planning calendar.
• Review NACC Community Resilience Hub grant project
• Selection of top 3 initiatives:
o Jamboard Activity: Keywords were typed and shared on sticky notes
to help identify possible goals and issues that the board could tackle
and include in the workplan. (see addendum to Minutes).
o Members took 5 minutes to review shared thoughts from Jamboard
activity and typed a crafted goal sentence in the meeting chat. (see
addendum to Minutes).
• Sarah will prepare the work plan and submit it Chair and Vice Chair for review
before next meeting.
7. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS (COMMITTEES, EVENT ATTENDANCE ETC.)
a. Park & Recreation Master Plan was approved by Council at last meeting.
8. OTHER BUSINESS
a. 2021 Work Plan
• Confirmation of 2021 meeting dates
o Monthly meetings will be held Jan-May and August-December 2021,
on the first Thursday of each month, 5:30-6:30pm. Dates will be
listed on 2021 Work Plan.
9. ADJOURNMENT
a. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30pm.
NEXT MEETING – March 4th, 5pm presentation from Katy McLaren, Environmental
Services; 5:30-6:30pm regular meeting via Zoom
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ADDENDUM 1: Google Jamboard Sticky Note Planning
ADDENDUM 2: Meeting Chat (Work Plan goals)
• A way that I can be able to accomplish my goal is by going out and talk to other
neighbors and also gather their ideas.
• Innovation is a good word to encompass a lot of the issues we face and how we
should tackle these issues moving forward.
• Give the lower-income youth more opportunities and support in the education system
for higher graduation rates.
• Engaging the Latinx community in city events, showcasing sustainability
• The city of Fort Collins youth advisory board will strive to increase youth engagement
and accessibility within the community. The board will advocate for and support
environmental protection and education, equality & service for our neighbors from all
backgrounds, and community accessibility.
18:21:35 From Dylan Lindsey (He/Him) : For information on how to get involved in the PSD
Student Advisory Council reach out to school board director Naomi Johnson:
NaomiJ@psdschools.org