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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-28-2012 APPROVED YAC Minutes CITY OF DUBLIN YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 28, 2012 CALL TO ORDER The March 28, 2012 meeting of the Youth Advisory Committee was called to order at 7:08 p.m. by Vice - Chairperson Sung. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pledge of Allegiance was led by Vice-Chairperson Sung. ROLL CALL Committee Members (CM) Present: Jeanina Ng, Vivian Sung, Visesha Kakarla, Kush Rastogi, Marcos Castro, Shilpa Stanley, Dilpreet Anand, Brianna Barnes, Vinootna Kakarla, Akshay Aitha Committee Members Absent: Cassidy Hearne, Sophia Bafaiz, Gabriela Vasquez, Gabriella Basile, Rebecca DeGuzman, Grace Li Liaison Absent: Jasmine Bafaiz, Parks and Community Services Commission Liaison Staff Present: Frank Luna, Henry Siu, Officer Dan Molleson Adult Member Present: Ashley Wolfe ORAL COMMUNICATIONS- Sue Wilson, manager for Rock n' Jump, provided infornnation to Committee Members regarding their business, and discussed the possibility of collaborating to have fundraisers benefiting the Youth Fee Assistance Program. CM Vasquez made the initial contact with this organization. The Committee decided to have a Youth Advisory Committee night at Rock n' Jump on April 5th in the evening. Every paying customer that evening that mentions the Dublin Youth Advisory Committee will have a portion of their fee donated to the Youth Fee Assistance Program. Committee Members will be distributing flyers at the schools. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING—February 22, 2012 ON A MOTION BY CM CASTRO SECONDED BY CM RASTOGI AND BY VOTE OF 10-0-0, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 22, 2012 AS PRESENTED. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS—None UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None NEW BUSINESS Youth Fee Assistance Fundraising, Teen Special Events, and Texting and Driving Educational Campaign Subcommittee Reports Special Event Presentation Staff Member Siu stated that Thursday April 5th will be a fundraiser at Rock n' Jump to benefit the Youth Fee Assistance Program. Rock n' Jump will donate $5 of the $15 entry fee to participants who mention the Dublin Youth Advisory Committee. Committee Members will distribute flyers to friends, family and classmates regarding this event. Texting while Driving The Texting and Driving Subcommittee's has had a difficult time creating a video regarding the negative effects of texting while driving. CM Sung stated that students at Dublin High recently saw the "Every 15 minutes"presentation at school which related to drunk driving. CM Castro suggested that the Youth Advisory Committee stage a "mock"pull over by Dublin Police for texting while driving near Dublin High so students can see the consequences when texting and driving. Staff asked Officer Molleson if that could be a possibility. Officer Molleson will check with Police Management and the School District if this event can occur. CM Castro volunteered to be "pulled over" by Dublin Police if this event is approved. Committee Members believe this would be a great way to "spread the word" about the consequence of being caught texting will driving. 1 The Special Events Subcommittee Members volunteered at the booth during the St. Patrick's Day Festival on March 17th and 18th. Committee Members had a spinning wheel where festival goers spun the wheel for a donation and won various prizes. The committee collected $289 during the weekend, with the proceeds going to the Youth Fee Assistance Program. Youth Advisory Committee Annual Report for 2011-2012 Term Committee Members volunteer to create and present a Power Point presentation to highlight the accomplishments of YAC during the 2011-2012 term. Committee Members will present their presentation to the Parks and Community Service Commission and the City Council. Committee Members Castro, Rastogi, Sung, and Visesha Kakarla volunteered to create and present the Power Point presentation. The presentation is tentatively planned for July. Youth Advisory Committee and Parks and Community Services Student Commissioner Applications for 2012-2013 Term Staff provided Committee Members with applications for the Student Commissioner for the Parks and Community Services Commission and the Youth Advisory Committee. Staff encouraged current members to apply as well as their friends and classmates. Applications are due April 27th OTHER BUSINESS—None ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. by Vice-Chairperson Sung. Respe clt\ fully submitted: ,-.__)\ \ Z2L____ APPROVED: Frank Luna Recreation Supervisor Chairperson ,