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AGENDA
Monday, June 7, 2010, 7:00 PM
Emma Harvat Hall, City Hall
410 East Washington Street
1) Call to Order
2) Introduction of New Members
3) Election of officers
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
4) Approve minutes of April 12
5) Update on vacancies
6) Budget update
Global Village contact
7) Sub-Committee appointments
Grant Programming (Wahls, Tamerius, Black)
a) Update on applications, guidelines
Website & Advertising (Heywood, Tamerius, Gao)
Recognition Scholarship (Wahls, Gao)
Other
8) Sunday Bus Service
9) City Council Update
10) Meeting Schedule
Next scheduled meeting Monday, July 5, 7:00 PM (Holiday)
MINUTES
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION
April 12, 2010 - 7:00 PM
HARVART HALL, CITY HALL
Members Present: Zach Wahls, Luan Heywood, Gary Black, Jerry Gao
Members Absent: Alexandra Timarius
Staff Present: Marian Karr, Ross Wilburn
Others Present: None
CALL TO ORDER:
PRELIMINARY
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. Luan Heywood chaired the meeting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
The Commission postponed the election of officers by one more month due to Timarius'
absence.
Wahls motioned to postpone the election of officers until May.
Gao seconded the motion.
The motion carried unanimously, 4/0.
MINUTES:
Wahls motioned to approve the March 8 minutes.
Gao seconded the motion.
The motion carried unanimously, 4/0.
VACANCY UPDATE:
The Commission briefly discussed the vacancy situation, one at Tate and one for Regina. Karr
reported that she had been contacted by a Regina student interested in the vacancy. Black
reported that he had successfully put fliers up in Regina, so hopefully, the Regina vacancy will
be filled by the next meeting. Black stated he will continue his efforts with Tate. Heywood
reported that it's likely she'll be around for the rest of her term, and Gao said that the likelihood
of him being around the rest of the year is increasing for him well.
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April 12, 2010
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BUDGET:
The Commission briefly discussed the budget. $1,000 still remains in the budget for Youth
Empowerment Grants, and There have been no expenditures since the last meeting. Wilburn
noted that $250 remained in the Global Village budget as well and suggested the possibility of
having the Commission fund a youth group at the Global Village. Black said he would contact
the Summer of the Arts and see if they had any ideas. Karr volunteered contact information.
Karr mentioned that sooner, rather than later, YAC might want to update the Grant
application/process and guidelines. Gao and Wahls will look over everything and bring a list of
suggestions to the Commission at the next meeting.
SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
Gao agreed to serve on the Website & Advertising and Grant Programming Committees.
CITY COUNCIL UPDATE:
Wilburn mentioned that the 21-only policy will be in effect June 1. He then briefly ran through
the options that may soon be facing council. He also reported that the 18-only initiative was
now, essentially, off the table.
MEETING SCHEDULE:
The next meeting will be Monday, May 3rd at 7:00.
ADJOURNMENT:
Wahls motioned to adjourn.
Black seconded the motion.
The motion carried unanimously, 4/0, 7:40 p.m.
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION
ATTENDANCE RECORD
YEAR 2010
(Meeting Date)
NAME TERM
EXP. 1/10 2/22 3/8 4/12
Gary Black 12/31 /11 N M X X X
Luan Heywrood 12/31 /10 N M X X X
Alexandra Tamerius 12131 /11 N M X X O/E
Zach Wahls 12/31 /10 N M X X X
Jerry Gao (At Large) 12/31 /11 --- --- --- X
Position Vacant (Regina) 12/31 /11 --- --- ---
Position Vacant (fake) 12/31 /10 --- --- ---
KEY: X =Present
O =Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
NM = No meeting/No Quorum
--- = Not a Member
Updated OS/11/10
Youth Advisory Commission Contact Information
Term: 1/1/09 - 12/31/10 Position Vacant (Tate High)
Term: 1/1/10 - 12/31/11 Matt Lincoln (Regina High)
715 Caroline Ave
Iowa City, IA 52245
Term: 1/1/09 - 12/31/10 Luan Heywood (City High)
1207 Tyler Ct
Iowa City, IA 52240
Term: 1/1/09 - 12/31/10 Zach Wahls (West High)
1215 Santa Fe Dr
Iowa City, IA 52246
Term: 1/1/10 - 12/31/11 Alexandra Tamerius (At-Large, from City High)
2911 Eastwood Dr
Iowa City, IA 52245
Term: 1/1/10 - 12/31/11 Jerry Gao (At Large)
29 Coll Court
Iowa City, IA 52246
Term: 1/1/10 - 12/31/11 Gary Black (At Large, from City High)
419 South 7`h Ave
Iowa City, IA 52245
City Council Liaison
Ross Wilburn
Cell - (319)530-5156
Staff
Marian Karr, City Clerk
Work - (319)356-5041
Cell - (319)936-1009