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HomeMy WebLinkAboutYouth Advisory Board - Minutes - 02/06/2008YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES Regular meeting — February 6, 2008 7:00 p.m. Council Liaison: Lisa Poppaw Staff Liaison: Steve Budner, Recreation, 221-6861 Board Cha erson: Matt Strauch Board Members Present: Lee Swanson, Scott Umbreit, Matt Strauch, Joshua Disney, Kai Stuckey, Laura Lamb Board Member(s) Absent: none Staff Members Present: Steve Budner, Administrator — Recreation Department Carol Fahring, Staff Support — Recreation Department Guest(s) Present: Maddie Snow, Healthier Communities Coalition Ellen Martin, Arts in Public Places Call meeting to Order: The regular meeting of the Youth Advisory Board was called to order at 7:11 p.m. by Board chairperson Matt Strauch. Approval of Minutes from December 4, 2007: On a motion by Lee and seconded by Josh, the minutes were approved unanimously. (6-0). Approval of Minutes from January 2, 2008: On a motion by Kai and seconded by Laura, the minutes were approved unanimously (6-0). Agenda Review: There was no agenda review. Citizen Participation: Maddie Snow from the Healthier Communities Coalition talked about training to help you become a more effective board member. There is a training in Loveland on June 5 for the Loveland Youth Council. It is still possible to attend this training or Maddie could set up a training for us in Fort Collins. She tries to have an equal number of youth and adults both being trained and doing the training. Arts in Public Places Update — Ellen Martin: A 1 % ordinance was passed in 1995 for Arts in Public Place, and there is a board to oversee it. Artists work on a specific site with a project team. Ellen gave us an overview of some of the 2007 projects: 1) Pedestrian pavers — Children drew pictures of transportation and life in Fort Collins. Fifteen out of a total of 242 were selected to become pavers. They were sandblasted into 16" x 16" pavers and put into sidewalks which were being repaired. 2) E. Prospect Road — scultures which look like organic forms. Youth Advisory Board Minutes February 6, 2008 Page 2 3) Sheldon Lake — new modern gazebo which glows. 4) Spring Canyon Community Park — drawings on the bridge of animals present in the park. Also the shelter in Inspiration Playground has an eagle on it. There are stone pods along the trail, tree carvings and a mural in the restroom. 5) Police building — there is a water fountain which has etchings and there are also etchings on the pillars. 6) Transformer cabinet — murals on the cabinets. There has not been any tagging by grafiti artists since these murals have been done. 7) Mason Corridor Trail — sculptures 8) Resevoir Ridge —owners gave the house thereto the city for use in projects. 9) NACC — drawings by children cast into concrete on the east side of the building. There is also a exquisite bird sculpture at the top of the south entrance. 10) Streets building — large sculpture and seating area. Everyone present was amazed at the both the quantity and quality of these projects. Most, like myself, were unaware that they even existed. It was a very entertaining presentation. Chairman's report: 1) Transportation survey —Matt wondered what the survey meant by both "safe" and "comfortable" transportation. He thought the survey should clarify these 2 areas. 2) Reorganization plan — Marty Heffernan had some questions about the proposed size of the board in the plan. Other business: 1) Election of officers: Josh Disney, Matt Strauch and Kai Stuckey all ran for office. It was decided that there would be just one round of voting, and that the top vote getter would be Chairman and tad place would be Vice Chairman. The results were that Josh Disney was voted Chairman and Matt Strauch Vice Chairman. 2) Speaker series - Currently the speaker series was to begin in March with Francis Gonzales from Police, April with Mike Freeman, Finance and May a speaker on summer jobs. However since summer job hunting starts earlier than May the thought was to move this topic to an earlier month. There was also discussion about having some of the speakers in the fall, with the thought that it was not necessary to have the speakers 3 months in a row, but interspersed throughout the year. 3) Liason Reports — Matt met with the NACC Advisory Board. Their meeting included being introduced to the NACC staff. Matt felt that one of their first jobs needed to be to decide what Youth Advisory Board Minutes February 6, 2008 Page 3 their mission statement and values are. Matt also met with ASCSU. Their current focus is on getting college students to register to vote. Scott met with the Transportation Board. Their main goals are transportation safety, building improvements on College Avenue, Harmony corridor improvements, and problems with the train stopping and blocking traffic. Josh met with the Library District. They are just beginning to talk about their future programs such as an expanded book drive. Laura will report at the March meeting on the state of schools speech by the superintendent. 4) The annual report was reviewed and approved. 5) A request was made by several members that we have healthier snacks at the meetings. On a motion by Scott and seconded by Kai, the board voted unanimously (6-0) to adjourn at 8:50 pm. Respectfully submitted, Carol Fahring, Staff support The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 5 at 7 Pm at NACC.