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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-14 Youth Advisory CommitteeYOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA Sunday, November 14, 2010, 5:00 PM Lobby Conference Room, City Hall 410 East Washington Street 1) Call to Order 2) Approve minutes of October 3 3) Update on vacancies 4) Budget update 5) Approve Annual Report 6) Sub-Committee reports a) Grant Programming (Wahls, Tamerius) Summer of Solutions Update Regina Christmas Project b) Website & Advertising (Heywood, Lincoln, Gao) c) Recognition Grant (Wahls, Gao, Tamerius) d) Other 7) City Council Update a) Area legislators meeting agenda items 7) Meeting Schedule Next scheduled meeting ~~ YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION Sunday, October 3, 2010- 4:00 PM HARVART HALL, CITY HALL DRAFT Members Present: Luan Heywood, Zach Wahls, Alexandra Tamerius, Jerry Gao, Matt Lincoln Members Absent: None Staff Present: Marian Karr, Ross Wilburn Others Present: None CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:10 PM. Heywood chaired the meeting. MINUTES: Wahls motioned to approve the September 5 minutes. Gao seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously, 5/0. UPDATE ON VACANCIES: The Commission has two positions vacant, the Tate and an At-Large. There were no applications to fill the positions. Announcements were to be made on the school announcements at Regina, City High, and West High to make the student bodies aware of the At-Large position available. BUDGET UPDATE: The Commission has not used any funds during the past month. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS: Grant Programming -The Commission discussed the Grant Programming Subcommittee. At the last meeting, the Commission unanimously approved the Youth Empowerment Grant, worth $750, to Summer of Solutions. Karr stated she had not received invoices to release the check, and an email had been sent. Wahls stated he would follow up with Karr to get the information. Website & Advertising - No report. Recognition Scholarship -The Commission discussed changes to the Youth Empowerment Grant application: • Change the age of applicants to 12-18 • Take out the year • Strike "if applicable" • Strike "add additional pages" • Strike "less than 200 words" • Allow 60 days for application review by the Commission • Up to three projects will be funded The Commission discussed changes to the Youth Recognition Grant Summary as well. • Strike "please see your teachers for copies of the application" • Add "community leaders" for recommendations • Recipients will be notified by February 1 • City logo will be placed on the top of the Youth Recognition Grant Summary Wahls motioned to approve the changes to the material in Youth Recognition Grant. Tamerius seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously, 5/0. The Recognition Grant Subcommittee planned to YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION October 3, 2010 Page 2 of 3 contact Kim Colvin about getting the information out to the schools in the Iowa City Community School District; and to contact Christina Allgood from Regina to inform Regina of the Grant. The Recognition Subcommittee hoped to send out the Recognition Grant to junior high schools later in October. Karr mentioned that publicity for the Recognition Grant could be added to the website. The subcommittee will notify Karr when the materials are ready for the website. CITY MANAGER UPDATE: Wilburn stated that the City Council has hired a new City Manager, Thomas Markus. The Council is negotiating a final contract with him. Markus was the unanimous choice of the City Council Members and he is hoping to begin December 1, 2010. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE: Wilburn noted the City Council had spent a great deal of time in the hiring of a new City Manager. MEETING SCHEDULE: The Commission set a date for the next meeting, Thursday, November 4 at 5:00 PM. Gao motioned to adjourn, which was seconded by Wahls. The motion to adjourn passed unanimously, 5/0, 5:10 PM. Minutes submitted by Lincoln. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2010 (Meeting Date) NAME TERM EXP. 1/10 2/22 3/8 4/12 5/3 6/7 7/13 8/13 9/5 10/3 L.uan Hey+n~uod 12/31 /10 N M X X X N M N M O/E X X X Alexandra Tarr~erius 12/31 /11 N M X X O/E N M N M X X X X Zach Wahls 12/31 /10 N M X X X N M N M X X X X Jerry Gao (At Large) 12/31 / 11 --- --- --- X N M N M X X X X Matt l.~rrooln (Regna) 12/31 / 11 --- --- --- --- --- --- X X X X Poston Vacant (At Large) 12/31 /11 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Position Vacant (Tate) 12/31 / 11 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- KEY: X =Present O =Absent O/E = Absent/Excused NM = No meeting/No Quorum --- = Not a Member ~.J Current Vacancies - YAC Youth Advisory Commission -One vacancy to fill an unexpired term, effective upon appointment, ending December 31, 2011. (Gary Black resigned) One (1) person - At Large Youth Advisory Commission -Two vacancies to fill two-year terms, January 1, 2011 -December 31, 2012. (Term expires for Luan Heywood, Zach Wahls) One (1) person -City High One (1) person -West High Youth Advisory Commission -One vacancy to fill a two-year term, January 1, 2011 -December 31, 2012 One (1) person -Tate High APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010. ~. 5J Subject to Approval YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES Established in November of 2005, by Resolution #05-371, the Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission consists of seven members appointed by the City Council. Resolution # 08-344 amended the by-laws on December 2, 2008, and required that all members be currently enrolled in an Iowa City high school or high school equivalent. Four members shall represent City, Regina, Tate, and West high schools. The three remaining members shall be at large. All members of the Commission shall be residents of Iowa City, and staggered two year terms begin January 1. The Council shall choose one council member to serve as the Council liaison and one council member to serve as an alternate liaison. Said liaison shall attend the Commission meetings. The mission of the Youth Advisory Commission is to promote understanding and awareness of Iowa City among Iowa City youth; allow a select group of youth to help make decisions concerning them and their peers; enable youth members to utilize and expand on their leadership abilities to serve as a mechanism for communication between youth and adults in lowa''City; and create a bridge whereon youth and adults can develop partnerships. The Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission will empower, engage, and foster youth participation in its local community; more specifically to provide a "sounding board" for youth issues affecting the Iowa City community youth. ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009/2010 Meetings The YAC holds monthly meetings and special meetings as necessary. During the reporting period the Board scheduled eighteen meetings; holding fifteen and rescheduling three due to lack of quorum. Accomplishments/Presentations/Projects Accomplishments: - Back to School Blowout - Aug09 - Held Televised Neighborhood Safety Forum - Oct09 - Publicized and awarded (2) Youth Empowerment Grants - Dec09 Presentations: - Prepared budget and appeared before Council on request Goals for FY2010 Implementation of four new projects (Award Recognition Grant; and Iowa City Rides) BOARD MEMBERS Patrick Diamitani (At-Large)/Alexandra Tamerius (At-Large) Gary Black (At-Large) Vacant (Tate) Jerry Gao (At-Large)/Arianna Aron (At-Large)/Jerry Gao (At-Large) Hannah Green (Regina)/Matt Lincoln (Regina) Luan Heywood (City) Zach Wahls (West) Ross Wilburn, Council Liaison Connie Champion, Alternate Council Liaison ~~4i r ~Y„„®~~, CITY OF [OWA CITY ~E~C)RA~ Date: October 29, 2010 To: Youth Advisory Commission From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk JK~, Re: Summer of Solutions Grant In September the Commission authorized $750 to Margaret Kearney, representing Summer of Solutions for two applications received by the Commission in July (copies attached). Ms. Kearney was informed of the award and asked to provide receipts showing expenditures to authorize the check. Ms. Kearney did not respond. After I mentioned that at our October meeting YAC member Zach Wahls informed me that he had some receipts for the group and would provide them to me. If you recall Zach was involved in the project and abstained from voting on the requests. The approved applications included such items as a gallery show and gallery costs; and salaries for the team. Zach provided me with receipts as follows: $50.99 for our website (publicity) $58.00 for our P.O. Box $29.78 for paper ($12.35, $8.95, $8.48) $21.20 for publicity posters 100 requested (200 actual hours at $2/hour = $400) $259.97 Even though the application did include "salaries for team" at $100, the question of "documentation" for salaries arises. After discussing the matter with Asst. City Atty. Goers it was agreed that the City can only reimburse for actual costs ($101.97) and not PO Box and salaries. Staff recommends YAC clarify the application to indicate that payment for "labor costs" be submitted by invoice from a business or independent contractor only; and not include payment for "volunteers". At our last YAC meeting Zach informed us that the Gallery show never occurred so one could say the project was not completed. The question is whether YAC can reimburse a grant that didn't end up doing what they told you they were going to do - "a gallery show." Zach explains the gallery show was always more of a secondary objective of the project, as the main purpose was to help increase awareness among kids. He also noted that "salaries for the team" appeared on the grant because the grant says "labor costs" are an acceptable expense, and it wasn't clear that those couldn't include volunteers. He added the primary objective was always education with kids; and the gallery show was actually going to be another fundraiser for the project. Outstanding issues: - Should YAC issue a check for $101.97 regardless of the gallery show not being held? - Need for further clarification on the application re salaries? Attachment: 2 applications from Summer of Solutions # ~ ~ y. lisrlor~ +~1Tlrl" ~3F I~r~ !CITY I. Contact Information Youth Empowerment ~r~at r~ Application Materials ~~ '~11~ 31 Note: Applicant must be 15-21 at time of application and reside in Iowa City. Applicants are also asked to submit a co~~r~~ e~`°v~t~ ~fiia~SF application, briefly describing their project. U ~ (;~ ~"'~, ~t~ y,~`~.^•t A plicant Name: r ~/!q G.i/`~L. Date of Birth: f Address: ~~ ~ ~ ~ h ~.~ L~~-e ~~~~ ~'~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~`fl~ Phone Number: ~, 31`~_S~~ i-tea ~ Email: Sponsor Name: "j~. ' ~ Organization: ~V iMV1~Q.tt f) ~ it ~'~ ^`~ Address: ...-- '~ '~~7G.t Phone Number: -/ 3i ~-~~l1-~t~~ Email: Relation to Applicant: ~/~ 1( fn. ~' ~^~ ~~a~ ^I~a School: ' ,r_ t U II. Project Information Location is: ~ Public Property ~,] Private Property ~' School District Property Time period of proposed project: From ~u' ~ ~.t ,~~'3 ! ~ to ~ 4 ~ 't ~' i - ` =i i ~t Prq~ct should be completed by une 30, 2009. Project must be located in Iowa City. What is the mission of your project? ,a (~G.Y °4 f°~+~.C.~r~.l~.f ~+,,. / ., 7~ ~.I 'I ~f Z+P ~~ ~~1 V \ (`S ~ U V~ V~'C.ti' ~ // i /~ t 1 ~ r l ''1''1 ~c S' ~ f~...L. C 1 ~~"j tt ~~ ~ l ,, %.4 ~ What sources of help do you expect to receive? Please list all material, volunteer or mon- etary assistance you expect to receive for your project. Outside Assistance Type: Volunteer/Cash/Material Status: Anticipated/Committed r/~ 2. ~~Vjr ~Vt^ f iC ~~ ~ , tn~r~~,jv ~ C l~ 3°.~!~h :~~ ~~c~ ~r'~P~, ~~~,.~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ 3. '~~~'_~""~i~'' U ~ fir' ,~~-,~~,,.. ,~~ '~~;,~~"~'~ ~"" .~ Note: Outside assistance is not necessary, but will be taken into consideration. III. Estimated Project Costs Please provide estimates for all project expenses you would want reimbursed. You do not have to include actual quotes, but should give reasonable estimates. Please list all things you want reimbursement for, such as equipment, supplies, labor costs, rental fees, etc. Type of Expense YAC Grant Used Other Funds Used 2. ~- u ~. l ~ P ~'^~-E- ~ v 3. ~. ~ ~ .~,~ r',~ ~ k y , 5. •` r-- b. =-i c-- w 9 7. i., i ~. 8. ~ == H TOTAL• ~~~,} ~ ~? Use additional pages if necessary. Explain why you are doing this project, who it will benefit, and how it will help the Iowa City community. Less than 200 words, please. Add additional pages if necessary. IV. Estimated Project Duration -°lease explain what you will do to prepare for your project, when you will do it, and what you will be doing at that time. We do not expect this to be final, but planning ahead ensures that the project will be successful. Date Activity Resource Used ,.,~ -~`1 ~ -ti`, N C C7 C... O~ ~ ~~ ~ ~'~ W ~ - ~ r°'t, t.. 6 jWf r '" ~+ I certify that this is the best information I have available about my project at this time. I do herek~y affix my signature: Applicant's Signature _~ ~ Date Sponsor's Signature Date >$ .~ `w 1 „~+^ Gerk/YouthEmpowermentGrant. indd y'4 ~Q~, WoUtt~ ~~ ~~~~~w; ~I~Tl'' C~~- 1C)Vb~/\ ~11Y ~" ~ Youth Em powe anent Grant Application Materials Note: Applicant must be 15-21 at time of application and reside in Iowa City. Applicants are also asked to submit a cover letter with their application, briefly describinct their protect. I. Contact Information Applicant Name: (~ V Date of firth: ...--. Address: G ~~ Phone Number: ~3 f ~ - ~ ~(I - w~~ Email: ~ ~ (<VIGIY r Lc~'? ~ C? .r r.1 c.. t ~ . C C School: ~ -- f .~.~ .. Sponsor Name: n~,~ Organization: Address: ,~ c ~ P-~ ax '~ 2 v~-f Phone Number: ~(t-~~-ll -~~~~I Email: ' :~.~ Yh~`~-~.i~(,) ~ S U I u~~ tf~'~ ~, 1 ~- 2C~ I U ~ ~~ v,~a, ~ I , r Relation to Applicant: ~- t ,+r II. Rrdjectz~nfo"rmation ~~ Location is: r ~~~I~pPublic Property Time period of proposed project: _, - ~ ~{private Property ~ <' ~{ _ ~ From ~ 9 ZO~._ to _ ~.,~ S ( 2 C)(,l >> t ~' ~ School District Prom should be completed by June 30, 2009. -., Property Protect must be located in Iowa City. ~~ t,,1 'L What sources of help do you expect to receive? Please list all material, volunteer or mon- :_._.._,,... ~..Y,er•+ +~ rA~ai~p fnr your uroiect. Outside Assistance Type: Volunteer/Cash/Material /Committed Status: Anticipated ~) 3. Naie~ VUtSlae aSSISTanCe R nvi nvc.c~~~+~ 7, .,v. ••••• .,......^........- -- ._._--- -~} C_; ~F III. Estimated Project Costs ' ` - Please provide estimates for all project expenses you would want reimbursed. You db riot have tai mclude actual quotes, but should give reasonable estimates. Please list all things you want retti`fbur;t~'ment'f~r~ such as wnninm~?nt. sunnlies. labor costs, rental fees, etc. Type of Expense YAC Grant Used Other Funds Used 1 ~ . ~ '~ . 2. ~Y ~- i nU 3. /hN ,~ 4. •; ~ ~n~`71n 5. ~. ~~'~ ~bG'~~ 6. '~ _~~.~ 1 ~ 7. ~p ~ d 8. ~'~l~ `~>vw~ -~ TOTAL: .~ Use additional pages ff necessary. Explain why you are doing this project, who it will benefit, and how it will help the Iowa City community. Less than 200 words, please. Add additional pages if necessary. IV. Estimated Project Duration Please explain what you will do to prepare for your project, when you will do it, and what ou will be doing at that time. We do not expect this to be final, but planning ahead ensures that the project will be successful. Date Activity Resource Used ~~I ~~Gtt~,~ ~~~.. ~1~~~~ lace l ~I~~ ~5~ -~ ~ ,~,~' ~ ~ cd ~, s ~~ - ~ I ~e"~ ~Y~"```' ~ ~`~~ "~ ~~ '~ c _ _____ .. ~J .S __~_.___ ._ F ~ ~,~- ~a J ~~ ~ (~. r .___~__ -----~ (~~~ s1~ ~.~ <~-- ~JG ti ~~ "~~ VQ ~ '~ , •~ ~~ ~~'i -~ ~ I ~ t `~-z~. C? . t J5 ~ J c ~'Yk1~/~ r I certify that this is the best information I have available about my project at this time. I do hereby affix my signature: Applicant's Signature Sponsor's Signature "~~ ~ ` r') I C~ Date Date n.a c.~ {-- r.~ - L., _ , ° ~; l ~ r t ~:*x::a~ ~~ ~.. C..7 u , ...- . ~~ ,, - J -~ clerk/'(outhEmpowermentG rant.indd 2928 Stanford Avenue Iowa City, IA 52245 18 October 2010 Dear Sir or Madame, I have written this letter to you to ask you to consider Regina for this grant. With the money we hope to help many families in poverty in the Iowa City area. The money would be used towards the Christmas Basket Project. During this project we are given the wants and needs of quite a few families in Iowa City and it's our job as a high school to help make these become a reality for Christmas. The whole Regina community raises money and brings items in to give to these families. With this grant we would be able to buy even more gifts for these families in poverty, and it would help make the Christmases of these families even better. Sincerely, Megan Jones 4 __.. __~ ~ . , OCT 21 2010 ., ~ : ~~~ ~ , t~-,~. ~. ~~`~~ C ~e nv lfs°s~> . ,~,-w...~~_ ~~~ Youth Empowerment Grant Application Materials Note: Applicant must be 15-21 at time of application and reside in Iowa City. Applicants are also asked to submit a cover letter with their application, briefly describing their project. I. Contact Information Applicant Name: .~ ~~~~.~ Date of Birth: Address: Iowa c,-'~ , t ~ s z ~-~~ Phone Number: ~~i9~ "~..~~~_ Email: '1 ~, School: ~ 4. Sponsor Name: ~ s Organization: k .~ , ~.~ t._. ~ c Address ,a> Phone Number: ~3! e Email: ` -`- Relation to AptT~ant: 1 ~ II. Project Information Location is: ^ Public Property Time period o/f proposed project: Private Property From ~ ~r ( to ~~' ~ ~ r ~~~ ~~ d ~'~ ~~~ ~ ~~~ ^ School District Project should be completed by June 30, 26892 Property Project must be located in Iowa City. a'-' % ' t. ~t.~_r,?.,_,i.t .. 2010 {~ ify Clerk .... .~ - --- -r .._..., .....,.:ems+2 etary assistance you expect to receive for your project. Outside AssistantL Type: ~~olunteer/Cash,/Ma*eria! Corr:mitted Status: A.r;tici~ated/ 1 . I"~C-~~ I I A ~V "`IA's Vlll~\I ~/+.4: ~1+ : ~: \ P ~ ~~ . .m ~. w'j , 3 ~ ~ ' ~ I~ ~~_ ~ Sd , /~.;~~~~~~..~ 44.a ~,`"y~ x+'~t jI .d` Y r .G' J' 2. 3. Note: Outside assistance is not necessary, but will be taken into consideration. III. Estimated Project Costs Please provide estimates for all project expenses you would want reimbursed. You do not have to include actual quotes, but should give reasonable estimates. Please list all things you want reimbursement for, s4~ch as equipment, supplies, labor costs, rental fees, etc. Type of Expense YAC Grant Used Other Funds Used ''// , /~ 3. ~ 4. 5. _.___ 6. 21 7. ~ ~ ~ r~iiv c.c-x 8. iC`iYd i~''Lr; in-,p~ TOTAL: Use additional pages if necessary. Explain why you are doing this project, who it will benefit, and how it will help the Iowa City community. Less than 200 words, please. Add additional pages if necessary. i IV. Estimated Project Duration Please explain what you will do to prepare for your project, when you will do it, and what you will be doing at that time. We do not expect this to be final, but planning ahead ensures that the project will be successful. Date Activity Resource Used Mee-~"1'~i~'_n)~~~-~/"t ~~'~~~,;,~,r~~~,~ ~~~~SL'USS '~e~s~ i~e~ ~e,v~~(~~ t~ ~~~.~,~ r,~ ~,~~,.~;~.,c•~ i ~` ,~iGF;Y`l (j'};C'YfMl`~~•t,a Yt^) ~~~; i".~? ±~ ~L~'f~'t.i~ -.~_.~,_..e...._ ~I~S 7~ "P'/~ t~ ~ ~ CI ~~ :.t ,~~. I certify that this is the best information I have available about my project at this time. I do hereby affix my signature: f~ ~~~ ~r ~- tC? Date ` ~l Date ,,.,. OCT 21 2010 tit z c;ie-k. _~ ,~a C" , ie; ~. cterkll'outhEmpowermentGrant. indd €nx,. ~ ~. ~ Applicant's Signature ~~~ City of Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission Youth Recognition Grant Summary Purpose: To provide grants to deserving Iowa City Community School District and Regina Education Center junior high students who have demonstrated leadership, involvement and academic success. Award Components: Two (2) $250 grants given to students selected by the members of the City of Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission. Eligibility: 1. Applicant must be a junior high student in the Iowa City Community School District or the Regina Education Center. 2. Applicant must be a resident of Iowa City. Application Process: 1. Completed application form. 2. Two (2) letters of recommendation from teachers, administrators, counselors, or community leaders, preferably someone with significant knowledge of applicant's experience and involvement. 3. Answer the question below in an essay of a minimum of 300 words: What is your definition of leadership? What has it meant in your life and how has it affected your decisions? Deadline for the application is Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Applications postmarked after this date will not be considered. Recipients will be notified by Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Please mail or submit application in person to: Attention: City Clerk's Office Iowa City City Hall 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 City of Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission r ~, `"'~ ~ • ww®~°~ •a_as~._ CITY OF IOWA CITY Applicant Name: Birthdate: School: Teachers Applicants are required to submit two (2) letters of recommendation from choice of teachers, administrators, or counselors, preferably someone with significant knowledge of applicant's experience and involvement. For these letters of recommendation, we ask the authors to limit their response to a maximum of 300 words but provide at least 200 words. We encourage letters to evaluate the following criteria, in addition to whatever the author feels appropriate: • Leadership (inside and/or beyond the classroom) • Integrity • Intellectual promise • Concern for others • Motivation Essay Finally, we ask applicants, in at least 300 words, to answer the question: Youth Recognition Grant Application Phone number: Grade: E-mail address: Address: What is your definition of leadership? What has it meant in your life and how has it affected your decisions? Submission Please postmark application, letters and essay in one package by Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Applications postmarked later will not be considered. Submit in person or by mail to: Attention: City Clerk's Office Iowa City City Hall 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Clerk/youthrecognition grantapp.doc Updated 08/01/10 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 Position Vacant (At Large) City Council Liaison Ross Wilburn Cell - (319)530-5156 Staff Marian Karr, City Clerk Work - (319)356-5041 Cell - (319)936-1009