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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/24/22 YOUTH COMMISSION (03 YOUTH COMMISSION BAKERSFIELD MINUTES THE SOUND°F- �� r, MEETING OF January 24, 2022 City Hall North- 1600 Truxtun Avenue, First Floor, Conference Room A Regular Meeting - 4:00 p.m. www.bakersfieldcity.us 1. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Emily Bell, Sophia Resolme, Braedon Burrows, Aditya Kakarla, Carter Beardsley, Indiana Vargas(A), Ethan Taft (A), Commissioners Absent: Jordyn Toler, Sanjna Mizar, Isaac Morgan 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None. 3. SUMMARY REPORT a. Adoption of the December 13, 2021 Youth Commission minutes. Staff recommends adoption of the December 13, 2021 Youth Commission minutes. Motion by Commissioner Kakarla, second by Commissioner Resolme to approve Meeting Minutes of December 13,2021. Motion passes. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Group presentations by commissioners for the FY 2021-2022 annual Youth Commission project Staff recommends the commissioners present project ideas for discussion regarding the final Youth Commission project for FY 2021- 2022 Presentations: 1 . Given by: Indiana Vargas and Carter Beardsley Youth Commission Meeting, January 24, 2022, Page 2 4. NEW BUSINESS continued 2. Safe Social Media Given by: Emily Bell, Aditya Kakarla, and Sophia Resolme 3. Youth Engagement Given by: Braedon Burrows, Ethan Taft The commissioners had a question and answers session after the presentations were given. b. Discussion and vote to make a final determination on the annual Youth Commission project to be completed no later than June 30,2022. Staff recommends Youth Commission vote for the annual Youth Commission project for FY 2021-2022 Motion by Commissioner Kakarla,second by Commissioner Burrows to continue the discussion of group presentations and vote,extended to a special meeting.Motion passes. 5. STAFF COMMENTS Management Assistant Gutierrez stated that this was a very productive meeting and thanked everyone for the presentations. He said everyone did a great job, the presentation were all fantastic ideas, and he could tell everyone worked very hard on them, and he would like to see a combination of all three. He asked the commissioners to keep a few things in mind when going forward: be mindful of the time frame you have left to put the event together and be cautious when planning that the event isn't too large or too broad. A lot of the work, when planning these events falls on the city staff, so be realistic about turnaround times when requesting assistance. The project deadline is June 30, which falls within the fiscal year. In July, the City Council always gets an update, such as a video, to show the result of the activity. If you need anything or have any questions, contact Nathan. Deputy City Attorney Zambrano shared her thoughts. She noted some things that she's heard each of the commissioner's say that might help when it's time to vote is: What is your actual focus and/or product? You have talked about a PSA, a pamphlet that has resources in it, a seminar that has someone speaking. You've talked about an activity fair, booths, and a clothing drive. Each one of those things could stand alone and be its own project, regardless of topic. It might be helpful when you do take a vote to make a motion that specifically asks for one of those end projects, then as Nathan said, you can develop details on what that really includes. Youth Commission Meeting, January 24, 2022, Page 3 6. COMMISSION COMMENTS Emily stated that today was very beneficial. We developed our ideas and got to present them. Before this, we were always getting sidetracked and this helped to get us to stay on track and develop our ideas, to help focus in 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5 p.m.