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Youth Commission Meeting Minutes, 6/9/2021
Commission Members Present:
Chair Owen Lee
Co -Chair Jacob Sawyer
Treasurer Sydney Pearson
Secretary Brook Roberts
Audrey Lim
Grace Kamila
Finn Paynich
Commission Members Absent:
Aaron Nateephaisan
Hunter De Leon
Brooke Rinehimer
Councilmembers Present:
Laura Johnson
Staff Present:
Casey Colley, Youth Commission Coordinator
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Owen Lee called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm over Zoom.
Sydney Pearson read the land acknowledgment statement.
II. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
Chair Owen Lee moved to approve the minutes of the May 26th, 2021 Youth Commission
meeting with one revision.
Co -Chair Jacob Sawyer seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously.
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments were made.
III. REVIEWING DRAFT OF PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL
Youth Commissioners Owen Lee, Audrey Lim, and Brooke Rinehimer are set to present the
annual Youth Commission update to the City Council during the June 15th Edmonds City Council
meeting, starting at 7 pm. During this time, the Youth Commission reviewed the presentation
before it was presented.
Shannon will be highlighting the graduating seniors before the actual presentation.
Re -word the phrasing of "must include pronouns" to "requesting that pronouns are
included"
Include the Puget Sound Regional Council on the networking slide, but don't go through
and read all of our newfound connections.
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Recruit applications in September and have members seated by October. Potentially
add that we will have four positions open next September.
D Turn on video cameras while sharing presentation to show support and presence to
Council.
Presentation will be within the first 5 minutes, after roll call and pledge of allegiance.
IV. DIVERSITY COMMISSION UPDATES
Owen attended the June 3rd Diversity Commission meeting and updated them about the Youth
Commission. Received compliments about how we're running our meetings. Additionally, the
Diversity Commission has sub -groups, including Policy, Partnerships, and Outreach; Events; and
Language Accessibility. They have a public comments portion, which we will now incorporate
into our meetings. It would be great to have a Youth Commission member at each Diversity
Commission meeting who updates them towards the beginning of the meeting.
V. COMMITTEE MEETINGS & UPDATES
The Youth Commission's committees (Diversity, Youth & Government, Diversity & Equity, and
Environment) met between 6:40 and 7:10 pm.
Youth & Government: Idea to highlight critical topics that are on the agenda at Council
meetings through Instagram posts. Will be doing more research into the need for a
Municipal Youth Court. Plans on occasionally meeting during the summer.
Environment: Working on drafting email regarding the 2050 Climate Vision Plan, but
primary focus remains on informative posts about recycling on Instagram.
D Mental Health: Put together a list of links about mental health resources to put in
LinkTree and consolidate into an Instagram story post.
Diversity & Equity: Making posts for Pride Month and actions that we can take.
VI. FINAL COMMENTS
Casey: A lot has been accomplished. She's excited for the presentation. Enjoy the summer and
free time.
Brook: Thankful that we had a great year. Also wanted to mention that the city now has an
Uptown Summer Market on the Highway 99 corridor that will be held on July 8th, August 12th,
and September 9th that will mirror the Downtown Farmers Market. Contact
Patrick.doherty@edmondswa.gov if you are interested in volunteering.
Councilmember Laura Johnson: It's been a pleasure working with the Youth Commission.
Looking forward to the presentation.
Owen: There is a Google Drive folder with everything Youth Commission related for members.
Here's the link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-JppHsQYmyWEw_vSknRJDHwt-
bgEXgAU?usp=sharing.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Owen Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:29 pm.
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