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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-28-2012 APPROVED YAC Minutes CITY OF DUBLIN r -- OUT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, MINUTES OF Wednesday, November 28,2012 CALL TO ORDER The.November 28, 2012 meeting of the Youth Advisory Committee was called to order at 7:08 PM at the Shannon Community Center by Chairperson Sung. i PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Sung. ROLL CALL Committee Members (CM) Present: Brooke Brunckhorst,Vivian Sung, Nazineen Kandahari,Tim Eikana, Callan Jackman,Jenny Dyer, canna Fong, Marcos Castro,Angie Wang,Alexa Padnos,Audrey Nunez, Ben Sher, Courtney Haubert Committee Members Absent: Rebecca DeGuzman, Dilpmet Anand, Kush Rastogi Parks and Community Services Commission Liaison Representative: Tristan Elias Staff Present: Henry Siu, Frank Luna, Officer Aaron Garth Adult Member Present: Ashley Wolfe ORAL COMMUNICATIONS— Staff Member Henry Siu introduced Officer Aaron Garth as the new Youth Resources Officer who is replacing Officer Floyd Gill who has retired. Officer Garth has over seven years of experience with the Alameda County Sherriff's Department and he is looking forward to working with the Youth Advisory Committee Members, as well as the youth in the Dublin Unified School District. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING-October 24,2012 ON A MOTION BY CM BRUNCKHORST, SECONDED BY CM KANDAHARI AND BY VOTE OF 10-0-3, THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 24, 2012 AS PRESENTED. ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTE DUE TO THEIR ABSENCE AT OCTOBER 24, 2012 MEETING. �I WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS--None UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None NEW BUSINESS Annual Holiday Tree 0ghting Ceremony Chairperson Sung asked if any Committee Members would be interested in volunteering at the City's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Staff Member Siu provided information, to the Members on the responsibilities of volunteers for the evening. Five Youth Advisory Committee Members agreed to volunteer at the event. Youth Fee Assistance Fundralsind, St. Patrick's Day Festival-YAC Information Booth, Dublin Car Show, and Youth Mini Grant Program Subcommittee Reports The -Youth Fee Assistance Fundraising Subcommittee reported that they had a fundraising night on November 12th at the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in Pleasanton. Subcommittee Members stated that turnout was low.Subcommittee Members will continue to seek local restaurants to host fundraising nights with a percentage of the sales going to the Youth Fee Assistance Program.'At the October Youth Advisory Committee meeting, the Subcommittee discussed the idea of hosting a winter formal dance in December at the Shannon Con inity Center. Chairperson Sung statr `hat it would be difficult to properly advertise a dance event on short notice. Chairperson Sung stated there are concerns about having proper security, cost of holding the event, and that past dances sponsored by the Recreation Division have not been successful due to low participation and have been cancelled. The recommendation was to look into possibly having a winter formal dance next school year in 2013. CM Sher asked if Staff could reconsider having the winter formal dance in December 2012 if the Leadership Class at Dublin High School assisted in the coordination and advertising of the event. Staff Member Siu stated that Staff would review his request and provide a final decision to the Subcommittee by December 3rd The St. Patrick's Day Festival- YAC Information Booth Subcommittee provided possible ideas for the booth. The Subcommittee suggested a photo booth, and a spin art activity or spin wheel located at the booth. Information on the Youth Advisory Committee and Parks and Community Services Department would also be available at the booth. The Subcommittee plans to meet in January 2013 and wiH report back to Youth Advisory Committee Members with a more specific plan for the booth at the next regular meeting in January. The Youth Advisory Committee was provided a Youth Mini Grant program proposal for their review. The Subcommittee will provide Staff with an updated proposal by the first week of December. Mini Grant applications are planned to be available the second week of January 2013. The Dublin Car Show Subcommittee stated that they plan to meet at the Dublin Senior Center at 3:30 PM on December 10, 2012. All the Subcommittees will provide updates on their progress at the next regularly scheduled Youth Advisory Committee meeting. OTHER BUSINESS - None ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:58 PM by Chairperson Sung. epectfully submitted: Frank Lea Recreation Supervisor APPROVED: Chairperson