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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.5 YAC Appoint Adult at LargeOF ,Q 11982 STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK `cal 0 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL File # ❑©©00-©0 DATE: August 16, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager SUBJEc4Appointment of Adult At -Large Community Member to Youth Advisory Committee Prepared By: Diane Lowart, Parks & Community Services Director EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Mayor is recommending the appointment of the adult at -large community member to the Youth Advisory Committee for the term of June 2011 through May 2012. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council confirm the Mayor's appointment to the Youth Advisory Committee. _ Submitted by: Parks and Community Services Director Reviewed by�� Assistant City Manager Page 1 of 2 ITEM NO. 3.5'- E « DESCRIPTION: At its May 17, 2011 meeting, the City Council confirmed that Mayor's appointment of 13 middle and high school youth along with 3 alternates to the Youth Advisory Committee. Because there were no applications for the adult at-large community member, the application period for the adult at-large community member remained open. Since that time, one application was submitted by Dublin resident Ashley Wolfe. The Mayor recommends the appointment of Ms. Wolfe as the adult at-large community member. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: The openings for the Youth Advisory Committee's upcoming term were advertised at the local middle and high schools, on the City's website and press releases were sent to the Tri-Valley Herald, Valley Times and CTV. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Application from Ashley Wolfe Page 2 of 2 Cityof.Dublin YO UTH ADV ISO RY C O MMI T T EE A PPLI CATI ON 2~ 1 1 - 2 ~ 1 2 Name _Ashley Wolfe SCho01 (In Z011-z012 school year) _CSU East Bay Address GI'dde (In 2011-101Z school year) MSW City, St. ~ Phone Email address ~~ Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. t~ ~~ ~ vr~. ~w~tii~ 1. Why do want to become a member of the City of Dublin Youth Advisory Committee? 2. What skills do you possess that would make you a strong candidate for the Youth Advisory Committee? 3. What do you believe are issue(s) teens in Dublin are currently dealing with? How do you think YAC could address these issues? ~ 4. What activities are you currently involved in or will be involved in during the 2011-2012 school year? 5. Can you devote 3-5 hours a month to Youth Advisory Committee activities? Circle one: Yes No 6. How would you get other teens involved in the community, teen events and activities? 7. If you are not selected to the Youth Advisory Committee, would you be interested in serving on one of the following subcommittees: O Publicity & Promotions O Teen Special Events -~Teen Job Fair -~ Service Projects 8. Please provide one letter of recommendation from a non-family member (i.e employer, counselor, teacher, coach) ~ Please return application materials to: Youth Advisory Committee, 100 Civic Plaza. Dublin CA 94568 If you have any questions please call 925-556-4500. 3,5 S'-Ilo-~l .... .. ._... / ~. ~ ATTACHMENT 1 ~l~`~.... „ ci Answers to above questions: 1. I would like to become a member of the City of Dublin Youth Advisory Committee in order to further encourage and motivate youth within the community to be successful. Watching children and adolescents succeed and take leadership roles is a major part of my life as an educator. Finding creative ways to engage youth in positive ways is a life-long passion of mine. 2. When considering skills I might utilize as a part of the Youth Advisory Committee, I immediately consider my leadership skills and creativity. As a leader, I believe in giving others the tools they need to be successful. In my work with teens in the past, I have learned the importance of teaching skills that will help them do things well all on their own. The other skill I would utilize is creativity. With teens, things quickly get boring. In order to keep things moving and interesting, I frequently use my creativity to come up with new, fun ways to teach life lessons or even academic lessons. Teens in Dublin frequently sufFer from cases of the, "Well what should we do now" syndrome. One of tlie ways to help this is to create activities for adolescents to participate in that are stimulating and rewarding. Something I have helped develop in the past is a coalition of teenagers working toward and volunt~ering for a specific cause they believe in. In this way, you enhance civic engagement, you encourage and foster leadership, and you develop future volunteers. This also keeps teenagers engaged instead of "looking for something to do." 4. As a community member and business owner, I will continue working. I do, however, set my own schedule and would be available throughout the 2011-2012 year. 5. Can you devote 3-5 hours a month to Youth Advisory Committee activities? Circle one: Yes No 6. One of the absolute best ways to engage teens in today's day and age is through social media. Facebook events, twitter, emails, and other forms of online communication have revolutionized the way that young people are encouraged to participate in activities. Using these forms of social media to popularize, if you will, the activities of the YAC would be a great start to jumpstarting participation. 7. If you are not selected to the Youth Advisory Committee, would you be interested in serving on one of the following subcommittees O Publicity & Promotions O Teen Special Events -~Teen Job Fair ~+ Service Projects