2022-04-27 Youth Commission MinutesYouth Commission Meeting Minutes 4/27/2022
Commission Members Present: Commission Members Absent:
Julie Andres Audrey Lim
Owen Lee Aaron Nateephaisan
Brooke Rinehimer Finn Paynich
Brook Roberts Sydney Pearson
Mariana Yenter
Samuel Yi
Staff Present:
Casey Colley
Councilmembers Present:
Diane Buckshnis
I. ROLL CALL & ABSENCES
Owen moved to call the meeting to order at 6:01 PM over Zoom.
Owen read the land acknowledgment statement.
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Owen moved to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
III. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 13TH, 2022
Owen moved to approve the minutes. Seconded by Julie Andres. The motion passed
unanimously.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT VIA ZOOM
No members of the public present.
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UPDATE & INSTAGRAM GRAPHICS
Brook showcased the presentation. The focus today was on how we can bring the
project to life as members of the Youth Commission. Some ideas included weekly
notifications on Instagram and a shortened curriculum for high school students. The
commission agreed that posting stories once a week would be helpful, as well as keeping
informational content condensed and palatable. One idea was to post stories that help
youth understand different terms used in government and what they mean. Ultimately,
what's most vital is posting on a more regular basis and making posts easily
understandable. Brook agreed to take these ideas and return with a finalized
presentation on Prezi instead of PowerPoint.
Owen moved to remove Agenda item 6, Youth & Government Committee SeattleU State Youth Court
Conference Update. Seconded by Brook Roberts. The motion passed unanimously.
VII. FINAL PRESENTATION UPDATE
Julie made a rough draft of the final presentation. It included goodbyes for leaving
members of the Youth Commission. Diane suggested having pictures and a bio for both
leaving and returning Commissioners. Owen mentioned including pictures for any events
there were pictures of. Sam suggested inserting an introduction establishing the context
of this transitionary year (in -person school, COVID continuing, Casey having a baby,
many commissioners in their senior year.) Owen also emphasized using the presentation
as a guide, instead of reading directly off of it. The plan is to have the graphic design for
the presentation ready in some form by the next meeting.
Sam moved to add Youth Court Conference Follow-up Meeting Update to the agenda. Seconded
by Brook Roberts. The motion passed unanimously.
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Sam presented notes from the Youth Court follow-up meeting, covering the different
Youth Court models and next steps to take with it. Sam mentioned the necessities for
getting it up and running, including having someone committed enough to make sure
there is a management system in place. The next steps for the Youth Court are to draft a
proposal and mission statement for Judge Rivera to determine the viability of a youth
court, and possibly get Judge Rivera in contact with Judge Finkle, a current youth court
supervisor. Sam agreed to work with Audrey and Aaron to draft this statement, ideally
before summer break. The Youth Court project will need to be continued by next years'
commissioners to succeed.
Sam and Brooke said that attendance was high and it was effective overall, even more so
than last year. The mayor of Edmonds attended, and two high schoolers picked up EYC
pamphlets at Bracketts. Overall, it was a successful first event for the Youth Commission.
Brook moved to add City Council Proposed Ordinance Adding Chapter 5.70 Entitled "Unlawful
Occupation of Public Property" Discussion to the agenda. Seconded by Owen Lee. The motion
passed unanimously
X. CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 5.70 ENTITLED "UNLAWFUL
OCCUPATION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY" DISCUSSION
Brook discussed the background and history of the ordinance. It proposes making it
illegal for those who are homeless to occupy public property when overnight shelter is
available and has repeatedly been refused. City Council had an intense, but inconclusive
debate over the ordinance on April 26. Having a special youth commission meeting
solely to discuss the housing issue and Chapter 5.70 was suggested. Brook noted how
the purpose of the ordinance is focused on unifying Edmonds and addressing the root
cause of homelessness. Some discussion among the Youth Commission followed, but
further discussion was postponed for a future special meeting with Shannon Burley.
XI. NAMI PRESENTATION UPDATE
The current situation with NAMI is that Youth Commissioners are being asked to help
promote the event, but further details are still unknown. Diane noted that it may not be
the valuable opportunity she originally thought it would be.
XII. FINAL COMMENTS
Casey mentioned that Chelsea Beck has been officially removed from the Commission,
to be replaced in the fall. The special meeting with Shannon on Chapter 5.70 was
scheduled for Friday afternoon. Some discussion on Chapter 5.70 and the complex
nature of it followed.
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Owen adjourned the meeting at 7:29 PM.