2022-05-25 Youth Commission MinutesYouth Commission Meeting Minutes 5/25/2022
Commission Members Present:
Julie Andres
Owen Lee
Aaron Nateephaisan
Finn Paynich
Sydney Pearson
Mariana Yenter
Samuel Yi
Staff Present:
Casey Colley
Commission Members Absent:
Audrey Lim
Brooke Rinehimer
Brook Roberts
Councilmembers Present:
Diane Buckshnis
I. ROLL CALL & ABSENCES
Owen moved to call the meeting to order at 6:02 PM over Zoom.
Owen read the land acknowledgment statement.
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Owen moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by Sam. The motion passed unanimously.
III. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 11TH, 2022
Owen moved to approve the minutes. Seconded by Sam. The motion passed unanimously.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT VIA ZOOM
No members of the public present.
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Casey felt torn on the passing of the unlawful occupation ordinance; she saw merit in
providing safety but that punishing sleeping in public areas has ethical issues. Owen was
strongly opposed to bussing people outside of Edmonds to shelters; he recognized the
need for the policy but disagreed with how it was carried out. Finn expressed hope that
the ordinance would result in the construction of more shelters. They also were
interested in continuing to engage with the homeless issue in Edmonds. Owen proposed
Instagram posts to increase awareness about resources available, as well as a formal
statement in support of the houseless population. Owen is set to work on a list of
resources for the houseless and Sa
VI. FINAL PRESENTATION PRACTICE RUN
Sam, Audrey, and Brook were slated to present but Audrey and Brook were not in the
meeting. Sydney and Aaron chose to be backup presenters in the event that Audrey and
Brook can't make the final presentation meeting. Sam, Sydney, and Aaron went to a
presentation prep breakout room while the rest of the commission began planning end
of year activities. The three participants ran through the presentation - Owen suggested
adding a personal aspect to some of the information on the slides, as well as adding a
slide for questions at the end. Sam is planning to add a slide at the end with a last
farewell to the graduating seniors of the commission.
VII. END OF YEAR PLANNING
The council proposed advocating for gun control as a final project. Owen suggested
organizing a protest for gun control. Casey recommended drafting a letter to senators
instead of a protest. Finn and Sam agreed with the idea of creating a letter; Julie agreed
to create a rough draft to be looked over by Sam, Owen, and Casey for submission.
Additionally, a Youth Commission service day was proposed to help clean up a park -
Casey is looking into this possibility with the Parks department. Diane suggested handing
out the letter to senators in physical form from a table during the park cleanup. Finally,
the commission discussed ideas for recruiting new EYC members, including posts on
Instagram, contacting schools, and reaching out to school organizations. Owen assigned
each Commission member to find three adults to reach out to for EYC recruiting by the
next meeting.
VIII. FINAL COMMENTS
Casey stressed engaging with emails and GroupMe messages with some kind of
response indicating that the message has been received and read. Owen reiterated the
tasks that each member must have done by the next meeting.
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Owen adjourned the meeting at 7:15 PM.