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Youth Commission Meeting Minutes 4/17/2019
Commission members present:
Alissa Berman
Caitlin Chung
Caroline Wills
Cole Albaugh
Kaleb Nichols
Owen Lee
Stephany Janssen
Sydney Pearson
CALL TO ORDER
Commission members absent:
Nathanael Perdomo
Emily Sanger
Noah Erickson
Staff Present:
Casey Colley
Casey called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm, once the last few members showed up
MINUTES - Approval of 3/20/19
Motion to approve 3/20/19 meeting's minutes
Motion passed unanimously
Puget Sound Regional Council:
Note taker was not present, the following summary written by Sydney Pearson:
The Puget Sound Regional Council came and gave a presentation about plans for the city of
Edmonds by the year 2050. A packet was distributed to the commission members as
supplementary material to the presentation. The presentation began with a brief overview
about what the Puget Sound Regional Council (henceforth PSRC) does: "develops policies and
coordinates decisions about regional growth, transportation, and economic development
planning within King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties." The presenters shared that by
2050, the Puget Sound region is expecting a growth of 1.8 million more people and 1.2 million
new jobs and that the purpose of the PSRC is to manage that growth by working with counties,
cities, and other groups like the Edmonds Youth Commission to effectively plan for the future.
The presenters then lead an ice breaker, asking each commission member what they like best
about living in Edmonds: the natural environment and outdoor recreation, shopping,
restaurants, and entertainment, or the people. Everyone shared that they like the natural
environment a lot. PSRC then explained what planning is. The commission learned it consists of
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planning where people live, what jobs people will have, and how people will play (have fun in
the community). Then, the commission did the first activity, which was placing "emoji" stickers
on a map of Southwest Snohomish County. The commission placed the "heart eye emoji" on
areas the commission loves about Edmonds, the "upset emoji" on places the commission
dislikes about Edmonds, and the "tools emoji" on areas the commission would like to change.
Many members placed heart eye emojis on the beach and the outdoor areas. The downtown
area of Edmonds consisted of upset emojis because there are not very many activities or
affordable restaurants for teens in downtown Edmonds. Teens often call the town
"Deadmonds" for this reason. The "tool emojis" were placed downtown as well because of this.
The commission also noted that the generations in Edmonds are very isolated from each other,
and planning some sort of community space might help bridge the gap between the young and
the older. Many members said they like going to downtown Seattle because of all the activities
they offer, so it would be nice if Edmonds had some of the same things so Edmonds youth
wouldn't have to travel as far. This led into the second activity, where commission members
placed Legos° on the map: yellow for areas housing would be developed, red for areas where
jobs should be planned, and green for areas where parks and open space should be added. Lots
of yellow and red legos were put in the downtown Edmonds area, and green legos were placed
near and around downtown. Specifically, the commission put red legos near high schools for
more healthy food options for students. Though the commission put housing and people
downtown, the commission doesn't want Edmonds to turn into a mass of apartment
complexes; rather, retain the smaller town atmosphere. The commission also mentioned that
more housing and jobs could go near the future light rail. The presenters concluded the
meeting by asking the commission members what new information they learned or what they
are excited to see in future Edmonds.
Future Communication Method:
Options:
1. GroupMe
a. Works really well and is consistent, works on multiple OS, and is easy to use
2. Email, where people check it more often
Motion to use GroupMe as opposed to the previous methods of communication
Motion passed unanimously
Moving Forward:
- Returning members
- Begin the recruiting process for commission positions whose tenure ends in June
- Summit:
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Two-year plan for summit makes it bigger, and it's good long term, but the
commission needs to address other issues right now
Instead:
- Small monthly projects
- Quarterly Youth Forums
- Monthly Partnership Projects
- w/ another commission
- w/ a food bank
- w/ NGOs
- Etc.
- These would help to build credibility, connections, and to solve issues
- Focus on this next meeting
Smaller projects for school issues — Quarterly Forums
Teen nights
- Swing Dances or night walks through Yost Park, an Open Mic Night, or something
else that the commission could run for youth
More meetings
- Meeting twice a month is difficult, the commission canceled multiple meetings
due to snow and spring break
- Could the commission add on another meeting? The commission would need to
draft an amendment the Youth Commission's ordinance to present to the City
Council
- Perhaps not on a Wednesday? Maybe the first and third Wednesday and
then the second Friday? Or the commission could extend the meetings
later.
- The most reasonable option seems to be 6-8, or during new recruiting
period, the commission may add additional meetings for the future
- Casey will ask Carrie about officially extending meetings by a half hour
Meeting w/ Council
- The commission currently doesn't go to City Council meetings, and the
commission should advise City Council on youth -related issues so
- The commission should begin attending every City Council meeting on
the first Tuesday of the month
- They are also live -streamed, so the entire commission does not need to
show up at every Council meeting unless there was an important issue
- The commission can then have a discussion after each council meeting
- The commission also REALLY wants teens to show up at these meetings,
so the commission should be the trend-setters and have adults notice
youth opinions more
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Building representation with youth is especially important
Check emails
- CHECK EMAILS TWICE A WEEKIIIIIII And respond so Casey knows it has been
read.
This Saturday, there is a march from the Columbine Shooting at the Seattle City Hall
from 10-12, and y'all should come
- Woodway students join Liberty United
- Partnership with Diversity Commission?
- Giovanni came in and wanted the commission's opinion on whether the
commission would be interested in participating in events relating to diversity
Homework:
CHECK EMAILIIIIIIII
Think about additional meeting times?
Download GroupMe
Talk to community youths about youth -oriented activities
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Want to know more about VISION and regional planning?
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Youth Commission Emergency Contact & Photo Release Waiver
Members Name:
Date:
Members Phone:
Birthdate:
Age:
Members Email:
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Parent/Guardian 2:
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Parent/Guardian Signature:
Date:
VISION 2050
Youth Summit
APRIL 17, 2019
EDMONDS YOUTH COMMISSION
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The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) develops policies and coordinates
decisions about regional growth, transportation and economic development
planning within King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. PSRC is
composed of over 80 jurisdictions, including all four counties, cities and
towns, ports, state and local transportation agencies and tribal governments
within the region.
In Washington State, planning is done a little differently than other places. The
Growth Management Act requires that cities, counties, and regional planning
agencies coordinate and plan for expected growth. PSRC works with local
counties and cities, and other partners, to create a regional plan that describes
how the region can grow.
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Puget Sound region should grow. Population in the region has grown to 4.1
million, with more than 376,000 new residents added since 2010. More growth
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Working in small groups, use the poster -size map, stickers, post -it notes, and
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By 2050 an additional 1.8 million people and 1.2 million jobs will be added to the
region. We want to hear where you think this growth should occur! Place Lego
pieces on the map according to where you think new people and housing, jobs,
and parks and open space should go.
How should Edmonds grow?
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Where should development occur?
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What should be changed or added?
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VISION 2050 Work Program
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planning
Follow PSRC on Twitter @soundregion
Follow PSRC on Instagram @soundregion
SEPA review, 4D Adoption
draft plan
Like PSRC's Facebook page!
www.facebook.com/PugetSoundRegionalCounciI
Learn more about VISION 2050 and future opportunities to provide input at PSRC's website:
www.psrc.org/vision