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2019-10-16 Youth Commission MinutesPage 1.1.1 Youth Commission Meeting Minutes 10/16/2019 Commission members present: Alissa Berman Treasurer Caitlin Chung Emily Sanger Jacob Sawyer Co -Chairman Kaleb Nichols Secretary Owen Lee Chairman Stephany Janssen Sydney Pearson Commission members absent: Brook Roberts Caroline Wills Cole Albaugh Staff Present: Casey Colley I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Stephany Janssen called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm in room 123 in the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St, Edmonds Chairman read the Native American Land Statement II. MINUTES - Approval of 10/16/19 Co -Chairman Kaleb Nichols moved to approve 9/18/19 meeting's minutes with one revision: "September" was changed to "January" Chairman StephanyJanssen seconded that motion Motion passed unanimously III. MEET WITH KATE PARKER - Have an old clothing selling event on Frances Anderson Center lawn - Have talks - Have posters - Be educational about the "reduce" step of being environmentally conscious - Also be helpful for disadvantaged youth - Possibly have a sustainability fair? - Could be in a gym - Have a clothing swap - Advertise established environmental organizations - In Spring Page 1.1.2 Couldn't endorse Venmo, but cash could be good We could have it associated with an environmental youth forum in the spring Co -Chairman Kaleb Nichols moved to continue moving forward with this plan Alissa Berman seconded that motion Motion passed unanimously IV. SHARE AND VOTE TOPICS FOR NEXT FORUM - Last meeting, we talked about having a Diversity Forum - Wanted to incorporate LGBTQ+ Rights because it was a popular issue - Other topics for diversity could be racial, socioeconomic, and gender Co -Chairman Kaleb Nichols moved to have our next forum be diversity-themed Alissa Berman seconded that motion Motion passed unanimously - We can have four subtopics if we have shorter transition times Co -Chairman Kaleb Nichols moved to have our next forum have four sub -topics: LGBTQ+ Rights, Gender Issues, Racial Inequality, Socioeconomic Diversity Alissa Berman seconded that motion Motion passed unanimously - WE NEED BETTER ADVERTISING V. VOTE AND SELECT DATE FOR FORUM - December - We could also do a holiday food drive at the same time; people bring a can with them Co -Chairman Kaleb Nichols moved to have our Diversity Forum on Tuesday, December 10 from 3:30 to 5:30 with setup time from 2:30 to 6:30 Alissa Berman seconded that motion Motion passed unanimously VI. ASSIGN GROUPS AND RESEARCH TOPICS - Include a disclaimer about binary gender issues and LGBTQ+ Rights - OUR GROUPS WILL BE: - LGBTQ+ Rights will be Sydney and Owen - Racial Inequality will be Caitlin and Emily - Gender Issues will be Alissa and Stephany - Socioeconomic Diversity will be Jacob and Brook VII. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN EDMONDS? - We discussed Edmonds news, including elections results - Mike Nelson is winning Page 1.1.3 Fire in Edmonds Sheriff who is cracking down on drug possession is winning Initiate 976 was taxing cars and money would have gone to public transit, but was poorly worded Affirmative Action was also worded poorly - Could we look at creating a simple youth voters guide? VII. HOMEWORK & ADJOURN - EVERYONE HAVE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS READY BY NEXT MEETING Co -Chairman Kaleb Nichols motioned to adjourn the meeting at Alissa Berman seconded that motion Meeting adjourned