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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/13/21 YOUTH COMMISSION SPECIALYOUTH COMMISSION BAKEMSFIEL� AGENDA MEETING OF ENj%qp6 V-" 2020 City Hall North- 1600 Truxtu�n AveEr� ,I EFL�s FTIQQr� Rnference Special Meeting - 4:00 P.M. www_baKersfieldcity_us D ON ,1F412 a office, AG E N A & ield 1_ ROLL CALL 2_ PUBLIC STATEMENTS 3. SUMMARY REPORT a_ Adoption of the November 29, 2021 Youth Commission minutes Staff recommends adoption Of the November 29, 2021 Youth Commission minutes. 4_ NEW BUSINESS a. Continue discussions and planning the Youth Commission project for FY 2021 -2022 Staff recommends the Youth. Commission continue its discussion to explore ideas regarding social community activities, specifically those that drive innovation and social good within the aakersfield community. City staff will be prepared t0 answer questions and provide additional ideas to the Commission as needed/desired_ S. STAFF COMMENTS 6_ COMMISSION COMMENTS 7_ AnJOUI2NMENT i BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF 5n WVMJ (3e,01 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: 12/13/2021 3. a. TO: Bakersfield Youth Commission FROM: Nathan Gutierrez CREATED BY: Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant DAT E: 12/1 /2021 WARD: SUBJECT: Adoption of the November29, 2021 Youth Commission minutes STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the November 29, 2021 Youth Commission minutes. BACKGROUND: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type ❑ Youth Commission Minutes 11-29-2021 Backup Material (03 YOUTH COMMISSION BAKERSFIELD MINUTES TfE SOUND OF MEETING OF NOVEMBER 29, 2021 Conference Room A, City Hall North,1600 Truxtun Avenue Regular Meeting - 4:00 P.M. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners: Emily Bell, Braeden Burrow, Sanjna Mizar, Sophia Resolme, Isaac Morgan Alternate Members: Carter Beardsley, Aditya Kakarla, Ethan Taft (arrived at 4:10 p.m.) Jordyn Toler, Indiana Vargas 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None from general public. Mayor Goh and City Manager Clegg appeared and welcomed the Commissioners and thanked them for their service and participation. 3. SUMMARY REPORT a. Adoption of the June 28, 2021 Youth Commission Minutes. Motion by Commissioner Burrow second by Commissioner Morgan to approve. Motion was unanimously approved. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Youth Commission overview and introductions Management Assistant, Nathan Gutierrez introduced himself and gave an overview of the Youth Commission's purpose and overall goals. Deputy City Attorney, Ashley Zambrano, showed a PowerPoint and provided on overview of the Brown Act and Roberts Rules of Order governing the Youth Commission meetings. b. Nominate and vote for Youth Commission Chair and Vice Chair. Commissioner Morgan and Commissioner Bell were nominated for Chair. Vote by ballot. Commissioner Bell will serve as Chair by a vote of 3-2. 4. NEW BUSINESS continued Commissioners' Resolme, Mizar, and Burrow were nominated for Vice Chair. Vote by ballot ended with a tie between Commissioners' Resolme and Burrow, 2-2-1. Vote by ballot in run-off. Commissioner Burrow will serve as Vice Chair: final vote 3-2-0. c. Discussion and vote setting the dates of the regular Youth Commission meetings for the calendar year 2022. Motion by Commissioner Resolme, second by Commissioner Mizar to approve the draft regular meeting calendar for the year 2022. Motion unanimously approved. d. Begin initial discussions for the Youth Commission project FY 2021-2022. Commissioners generally discussed various ideas and topics for the focus of the FY 2021-2022 project. Commissioner Toler expressed concern regarding preteens being isolated due to the pandemic and not having the opportunity to interact with others and develop social skills. Commissioner Vargas identified struggles/issues for teens to safely handle social media, identify warning signs. Commissioners Taft, Resolme, Mizar, and Burrow provided additional commentary and discussion. Commissioner Resolme suggested planning an event with a variety of activities, such as art, to get teens active and involved and off their phones and around other teens. Vice Chair Burrow added that an outdoor event/gathering would be nice, and Commissioners joined in additional discussion. Commissioner Morgan suggested creating a survey targeting teens in Bakersfield either through their high schools or using something like Survey Monkey to get a feel for what concerns might be. Other Commissioners provided additional commentary and discussion, including whether to include junior high students. 5. STAFF COMMENTS Management Assistant Gutierrez thanked the group for their hard work and participation and informed the group he will talk to Chair Bell about possibly calling a special meeting for December. Deputy City Attorney Zambrano stated it was great to meet everyone and offered to answer any questions. 6. COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner Burrow stated it's great to see a bunch of new faces and he's very happy that we have a lot of involved members this term. Chair Bell stated it was a great first meeting and praised everyone for the work already accomplished. Commissioner Vargas stated it was nice to meet everyone that's new and to see everyone from last year. Commissioner Toler thanked the returning members for welcoming everyone and for providing a sense of leadership. Commissioner Beardsley stated he has wanted to be an active community member since he was young and sharing that passion with others is inspiring and expressed a hope to grow a friendship outside the commission. 7. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 5:01 p.m. (103 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF j5 wtdil wj i�✓ l{ ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: 12/13/2021 4. a. TO: Bakersfield Youth Commission FROM: Nathan Gutierrez CREATED BY: Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant DATE: 12/1/2021 WARD: SUBJECT: Continue discussions and planning the Youth Commission project for FY 2021-2022 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Youth Commission continue its discussion to explore ideas regarding social community activities, specifically those that drive innovation and social good within the Bakersfield community. City staff will be prepared to answer questions and provide additional ideas to the Commission as needed/desired. BACKGROUND: During the November 29, 2021 Youth Commission meeting, the Commission began developing ideas of interest about concerns local teens have in the community for their annual project. A general topic of interest to the commission pertained to youth isolation during the pandemic and the safe/appropriate use of social media, and desire to provide opportunities or an event for youth the engage outside and with each other. The Commission also discussed using social media platforms to engage in research and local conversations with youth more broadly to determine issues teens/youth care about.