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2022-02-23 Youth Commission MinutesYouth Commission Meeting Minutes 2/23/2022 Commission Members Present: Owen Lee Brook Roberts Samuel Yi Julie Andres Mariana Yenter Sydney Pearson Staff Present: Jay Sandstrom Commission Members Absent: Finn Paynich Chelsea Beck Brooke Rinehimer Audrey Lim Aaron Nateephaisan Councilmembers Present: Diane Buckshnis I. ROLL CALL & ABSENCES Owen Lee moved to call the meeting to order at 6:05 PM over Zoom. Julie read the land acknowledgment statement. Ia]3019e1quo] y_TO ILI1P7el Owen moved to approve the agenda. Motion passed unanimously. III. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ➢ Commission Retreat Meeting Minutes of January 29, 2021 Owen moved to approve the minutes. Seconded by Brook Roberts. The motion passed unanimously. 1v�1I13 I Offel►riI&lA>•1!vU-1 W9191Al No members of the public present. V. PROS PLAN UPDATES Brooke was not present to update on the PROS Plan. Councilmember Buckshnis noted it has not yet gone to council for approval. She suggested reading planning committee minutes and keeping up with the project in order to engage with current events pertaining to relevant youth problems such as equity. VI. YOUTH & GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE PRESENTATION Brook delivered a presentation on municipal government engagement. He described Edmonds's form of government and how ordinances, resolutions, proclamations and motions are passed. The presentation included a list of Edmonds City departments and some recent developments that demonstrate how Edmonds government works in practice. The importance of increasing citizen engagement, specifically Highway 99 residents, working-class families, and youth was highlighted with the goal of being more equitable. Examples of how citizens engage in government was included, as well as how to successfully integrate citizens in government participation. Brook closed by asking how Edmonds Youth Commission can bring this project to life and spread this presentation. He opened the discussion to the commission. Jay stressed the importance of packaging the message in concise Instagram posts and Diane suggested some physical mediums. Sydney suggested using TikTok to spread informational skits. VII. OTHER COMMITTEE UPDATES Owen moved to add an agenda item for attending other commission meetings. Seconded by Brook. The motion passed unanimously. Mara discussed how the Environmental Committee should meet soon and focus more on possible projects, including upcoming Earth Day plans. Sydney reiterated the Mental Health Committee's goal of reaching out to a local therapist to address common youth mental health problems. Brook expressed interest in attending a Seattle U presentation and inquired about attending with youth commission affiliations. Owen presented food bank volunteer plans within the commission and assigned each committee to one day of attendance per month, starting in March. VIII. ATTENDING OTHER COMMISSION MEETINGS Owen mentioned how the commission has not connected with the Youth Commission yet because of their busy schedule regarding the recent Lunar New Year celebrations. He suggested attending Planning Board meetings once a month. Brook Roberts suggested using SignUpGenius to let different commissioners attend whichever meetings they are able to. Councilmember Buckshnis suggested engaging with the Mayor's Climate Protection Committee through meeting minutes and emails. Brook volunteered to do so. IX. WELLNESS CHECK -IN & GOAL SETTING Owen inquired about the energy levels of the commission and how available commissioners are going to be in the future. In general, stress levels were high due mostly to school and energy levels were somewhat low. Owen reiterated the importance of having something to present at the Youth Commission end of year meeting to the city council in June. He suggested creating long-term project plans that can be carried on next year to add more structure to the youth commission as well as posting more regularly on the Instagram page. He inquired about goals that Youth Commissioners feel are doable in the next few months of this year's commission. Regarding Instagram posting, Julie volunteered to serve as interim social media manager. X. FINAL COMMENTS Jay noted that the Edmonds Day Camp Program is being restarted thanks to a grant. The program will provide full scholarships to any individual that qualifies. Jay is looking for anyone who will be 18 or older this summer to volunteer for the program. Diane offered the members of the commission the chance to attend rotary meetings or other civic groups. Brook suggested applying for the Youth Heritage Project to explore maritime stories in Port Townsend. XI. ADJOURNMENT Owen Lee adjourned the meeting at 7:30 PM.