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Home My WebLink About10-23-23 YOUTH COMMISSION(03 YOUTH COMMISSION AGENDA BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OFMEETING OF October 23, 2023 City Hall North- 1600 Truxtun Avenue, First Floor, Conference Room A Regular Meeting- 4:30 p.m. www.bakersfieldlcity.us AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements 3. SUMMARY REPORT c. Adoption of the September 25, 2023 Youth Commission special meeting minutes Staff recommends adoption of the September 25, 2023 Youth Commission special meeting minutes 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation by Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant, regarding Teen Government Day Staff recommends receive and file 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS a. Continue discussion regarding potential Youth Commission project ideas for FY 2023-2024 and vote on a final topic Staff recommends the Youth Commission continue discussion and vote on a project to complete for FY 2023-2024 on or before the November 27, 2023 regular Youth Commission meeting. 6. STAFF COMMENTS 7. COMMISSION COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT (03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF,,�jaz✓!B(GWi eRO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: 10/23/2023 3. c. TO: Bakersfield Youth Commission FROM: Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant CREATED BY: Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant DAT E: 10/18/2023 WARD: SUBJECT: Adoption of the September 25, 2023 Youth Commission special meeting minutes STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the September 25, 2023 Youth Commission special meeting minutes BACKGROUND: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type a Sept 25, 2023 Youth Commission special meeting minutes Back up I aterial (103 BAKERS'FIELD THE SOUND OF 5mle Gm j 13&ka www.bakersfieldcity.us 1. ROLL CALL YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES MEETING OF September 25, 2023 City Hall North-1600 Truxtun Avenue, First Floor, Conference Room A Special Meeting- 4:30 p.m. Commissioners Present: Brar, Tarango (seated at 4:34 p.m.), Valladares-Macias, Simpson (seated at 4:31 p.m.), Beardsley, Webster, Batth (seated at 4:43 p.m.), Mendiburu (A), Ocampo (A), Yum (A) Commissioners Absent: Thallapalle, Robledo (A), Woods(A), Pursel(A), Nahama(A) 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements None. b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements 1. Alexander Juarez, a Bakersfield College student, introduced himself. 3. SUMMARY REPORT C. Adoption of the August 28, 2023, Youth Commission special meeting minutes Motion to adopt the Minutes from August 28, 2023, special meeting by Commissioner Webster, seconded by Commissioner Beardsley. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioners Tarango and Batth absent. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Adoption of the FY 2023-2024 Youth Commission meeting calendar (October 2023 through June 2024) Motion to amend the FY 2023-2024 Youth Commission meeting calendar by changing the date of the March 25fh meeting to March 78fh and approve the remainder of the calendar by Commissioner Webster, seconded by Commissioner Beardsley. Motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Batth absent. b. Review of past Youth Commission projects Management Assistant Gutierrez gave a summary of past Youth Commission projects. C. Discussion regarding potential youth -focused projects for the Youth Commission projects for FY 2023-2024 Commissioners shared ideas for potential Youth Commission projects for FY 2023-2024 and discussed methods to spread the word to Bakersfield youth. 5. STAFF COMMENTS Management Assistant Gutierrez made staff comments. 6. COMMISSION COMMENTS Commissioner Brar urged Commissioners to come to the next meeting prepared with project ideas. Commissioner Webster requested that Commissioners vote on a Youth Commission project at the next meeting. Commissioner Tarango requested that City staff look into local and City events and organizations that the Youth Commission could partner with for their project. Commissioner Beardsley requested that a City staff member discuss Teen Government Day with the Youth Commission. Commissioner Valladares-Macias asked if email was the best form of communication for the Commission and Deputy City Attorney Villanueva gave a brief overview of the Ralph M. Brown Act in response. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:34 p.m. (03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF,,�jaz✓!B(GWi eRO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: 10/23/2023 4. a. TO: Bakersfield Youth Commission FROM: CREATED BY: DATE: WARD: SUBJECT: Presentation by Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant, regarding Teen Government Day STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends receive and file BACKGROUND: During Commission Comments at the special Youth Commission meeting of September 25, 2023, Commissioner Beardsley requested that staff bring back information to the Youth Commission to discuss Teen Government Day and how high school students can get involved. (03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF,,�jaz✓!B(GWi eRO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: 10/23/2023 5. a. TO: Bakersfield Youth Commission FROM: Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant CREATED BY: Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant DAT E: 10/19/2023 WARD: SUBJECT: Continue discussion regarding potential Youth Commission project ideas for FY 2023-2024 and vote on a final topic STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Youth Commission continue discussion and vote on a project to complete for FY 2023-2024 on or before the November 27, 2023 regular Youth Commission meeting. BACKGROUND: During the Youth Commission special meeting of September 25, 2023, the Youth Commission began discussions regarding an annual project to be completed before June 30, 2024. The discussion did not conclude with any concrete topics; rather, staff provided an overview past projects as far back as FY 2019-2020 to prompt new ideas. During Commission Comments, Commissioner Webster requested the Youth Commission finalize the discussion and vote on a project at the October 23, 2023 meeting.