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YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION
AGENDA
September 6, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Lobby Conference Room, City Hall
410 East Washington Street
I) Call to Order
2) Approve minutes
3) Discussion on youth leadership and involvement/resources
Nancy Quellhorst (Chamber)
4) Discussion of Late Night Bus Service
5) Update on Logo
Name tag
Shirt
6) Update on website
7) Youth Civic Engagement Policy Forum
8) Public Discussion
9) Pending updates
Human Right Commission Youth awards
Summer of the Arts Opportunities
Council Citizenship Awards
10) Announcements/Invitations
Events and opportunities
Next meetings (7:00 PM)
October 4
November I
December 6
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MINUTES DRAFT
Youth Advisory Commission
August 14,2006 - 6:30 pm
Harvat Hall, City Hall
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 6:35 P.M.
Members Present: Kamps, Keranen, Nelson, Subramanian, Ziegenhorn
Members Absent: Bleam, Stubbers
Others Present: City Council Liaison Correia, City Clerk Karr
Recommendations to Council (effective onlv after separate Council action)
None.
Approve Minutes
Moved by Subramanian, seconded by Kamps, to approve the minutes from the meeting
of July 10. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0.
Election of Officers
Karr said that By-laws have been approved by the City Council and official positions
could be filled. Keranen stated that she would like to become chair; Subramanian moved
for the election of Keranen to this post and was seconded by Nelson. Motion was carried
unanimously, 5-0.
Subramanian moved to nominate herself to the position of Vice-Chair, Keranen
seconded. Motion was carried unanimously, 5-0.
Karr briefly explained the duties of a Vice-Chair and Secretary. The Vice-Chair fills in
for the Chair in hislher absence and the Secretary would be in charge ofthe minutes.
Subramanian nominated Ziegenhorn to be Secretary, Keranen seconded, motion was
carried unanimously, 5-0.
Development of LOl!:o
Nametag and/or button, and t-shirt:
Karr stated that she had grouped the nametag and t-shirt possibilities together because
she was under the impression that the commission wanted a singular logo to represent
the group. Karr also said that she had included additional options. Keranen stated
that she felt including the city's logo was more professional and that she liked the
sixth option, but not the fourth. Subramanian disliked the fifth option because of its
childish look, yet Ziegenhorn felt partial to this logo because the 'Youth Advisory
Commission' was obviously separate from the 'City ofIowa City.' Keranen stated
that she liked option number one and Ziegenhorn agreed. The group as a whole
stated that they disliked the all capitals font because it felt too harsh. Keranen
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suggested getting rid of any logos that the group was sure they disliked. Subramanian
suggested option three. Four, five, and six were then eliminated. Subramanian and
Ziegenhorn said they disliked two. The remaining logos were then option two of the
first submission and option one of the second submission. Subramanian said she
would like to have a nametag and a shirt because the nametag could be worn at
formal events when a polo shirt could not. Kamps said she thought the second option
was more timeless and this was decided to be the logo. It was then decided that the
group would have mock -ups of a nametag presented at the next meeting showing
different ways that the first and last name could be presented on a nametag.
Following this it was decided that a light blue, short sleeved, three-button polo shirt
without names, but with the (navy) logo would be used.
Discussion of website
Karr said that a request form needed to filled out and submitted to the City Webmaster.
She suggested a subcommittee be formed to meet with Webmaster and communicate to
the commission. Nelson and Kamps both expressed interest in being members of the
subcommittee. The request form was then filled out. It was decided that the web site was
a time sensitive issue and that the goal was to have the website up and running (in some
form) by October 31. Keranen said she thought the website should showcase what Y AC
does and should have a place for the sharing of ideas among teens. Correia suggested
that it should be a place where local city, school, or youth events should be posted on a
community calendar. Keranen said she would like to see specialized pages on each event
that the group had worked on posted on the website. Nelson suggested that the mission
statement and the goals of the group should be expressed. Kamps also expressed wanting
a page containing biographical material about the commissioners. A question on the
expiration of current members terms lead to the decision that applications and openings
for the Commission should be posted on the site. In further addressing the application, it
was decided that the site would benefit division operations (parks & rec, transit) and
citizens. Karr suggested that, after approval ofthe application, the subcommittee of
Nelson and Kamps get started working on the website with the web-master and report
back at the next meeting.
Public Discussion
None.
Announcements/ Invitations
Correia discussed what had happened at the last meeting with Katie Roche, who
organizes Summer of the Arts. Correia sununarized the sponsorship of a Global Village
Tent at the Arts Fest and a youth panel of judges for a youth film fest. Keranen said that
Roche had also talked about the collection of youth videos for an extremely extensive
film library. Correia continued her discussion by mentioning the need of general
volunteers to help run Summer of the Arts, and suggested that the Summer of the Arts be
a topic on the next meetings agenda and that the commission should decide what level
they would be involved. Correia and Karr agreed that Roche should drop of
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informational packets on the required level of involvement for different Summer ofthe
Arts activities.
Karr brought up a letter that the Chamber of Commerce had sent, asking if they could
come and speak to the group. It was decided that Nancy Quellhorst would be invited to
the next meeting to speak with the commission.
Correia discussed the Iowa City Human Rights Commission and the Youth awards that
they give. She said that there was a possible connection between the two commissions
and that Youth Advisory could volunteer to work with Human Rights in exploring ways
to overlap the two groups. Correia also suggested that the Youth Advisory commission
could be involved with the Citizenship Award presented by the Mayor at formal Council
meetings.
Karr moved onto discussing the next meeting dates. She thought that it would be good to
have meetings on a regularly scheduled date, such as the first Thursday of every month.
Ziegenhorn and Keranen both spoke against Thursdays because of the obstacle of the
Cross Country season. Karr said that City Council meetings (regularly scheduled for
Tuesday) were also obstacles and until further notice, the commission decided that
meetings would be held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. If this time
becomes too difficult it can be moved back to 7:15 or 7:30. The next meeting was
declared to be on September 6th at 7:00 p.m.
Ziegenhorn brought up a possible volunteer opportunity for the group. She said she
would bring more information the next meeting but that event would be a charity
run/walk sponsored by City High Cross Country and would take place on November 11.
Commission scheduled discussion ofthe late night bus service to the agenda for the next
meeting and invited UISG Rep to the Council (Austin Baeth) to the next meeting.
Moved by Kamps to adjourn, seconded by Subramanian, motion passed unanimously, 5-
0, meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Minutes prepared and submitted by Ziegenhorn
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Marian Karr
From: Marian Karr
Sent: Wednesday, August 23.2006 1 :53 PM
To: abigail volland; Amy Correia; Audrey Keranen; Austin Baeth; Elyse Kamps; Jacqueline Stubbers;
Maison Bleam; Marian Karr; Michael Nelson; Sarah Ziegenhorn; Subha Subramanian
Subject: Info on 9/6 Agenda Item
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Michael Nelson
Sarah Ziegenhorn
Subha Subramanian
Mayor Ross Wilburn has accepted the invitation from the Department of Human Rights/Criminal & Juvenile
Justice Prevention to be on a panel at the Des Moines Botanical Center on October 19th 2006 about the Youth
Advisory Commission as an example of a youth development opportunity for other communities to emulate. In
addition, they would like to have a member of the Youth Advisory Commission be on the panel with the Mayor.
The descriotion of the event is:
October 19, Youth Civic Engagement Policy Forum
2006 Des Moines Botanical Center
9:00-12:00 The forum aims to reach state and local policymakers to discuss how youth can be engaged locally and at the state level
pm to improve and positively shape Iowa communities.
For more information, contact Don Brashar at 515-294-1473
This is directly from their web page calendar at: htlo://WWW.icvd.org/event caJendarlinqex.html.
Council Member Correia has requested I share this link with the commission prior to your September 6 meeting.
An item will be added to that agenda to discuss if anyone would be willing to participate. It would be a good
opportunity for exposure of the commission. create some additional networking opportunities with other youth in
the state, and help highlight the success of the Johnson County Youth Development coalition which receives
grant money from the state (Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development (through Department of Human
Rights/Criminal & Juvenile Justice Prevention). Might even plant a seed for possible future funding for the
commission or leveraging a little $$$ if they make future awards to the iocai collaboration.
Again this item will be on the September 6 agenda Please come prepared to talk about this.
8/31/2006
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(From Mayor Wilburn)
A slightly more detailed description of the panel discussion:
Youth Civic Engagement Policy Forum to Be Held in Des Moines
Des Moines, IA - The Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development is pleased to announce
a Youth Civic Engagement Policy Forum to be held October 19, 2006 at the Botanical
Center in Des Moines.
The forum aims to reach state and local policymakers to discuss how youth can be
engaged locally and at the state level to improve and positively shape Iowa
communities. Through interactive discussions and illustrative examples, forum
participants will receive information on what has worked in the past to effectively engage
youth in contributing to their communities and will highlight how youth civic engagement
can impact local economic development as well as the overall quality of life in Iowa.
The Youth Civic Engagement Policy Forum is sponsored by the Iowa Collaboration for
Youth Development, an interagency group that focuses improving and aligning youth
policies and programs. The Collaboration seeks to promote the use of positive youth
development principles in state policies and facilitate the use of effective youth
development practices in communities across Iowa.
For more information on the pollcy forum please contact Don Broshar at (515) 294-1473.
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Background and Purpose
The Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development is a dynamic, evolving partnership of
state and local entities concerned about youth and youth policies. This interagency
initiative is designed to better align state policies and programs and to encourage
collaboration among multiple state and community agencies on youth-related issues.
The goals of the initiative are to promote the use of positive youth development
principles in state policies and programs and to facilitate the use of effective youth
development practices in communities throughout Iowa.
Iowa is one of nine states that were awarded five-year, discretionary grants from the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Family and Youth Services Bureau in
1998 to support state level collaboration and community capacity-building activities. The
lead agency in Iowa is the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning of the Iowa
Department of Human Rights. More than a dozen state agencies, representatives from
several community and statewide youth organizations, local agencies and research
institutions, are part of the Collaboration.
Since January 1999, representatives from state and local agencies and private
organizations have been meeting to discuss youth development issues, to build
consensus on a youth development framework, and to promote youth development
principles and practices. This group, the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development, has
pursued three broad objectives:
1. Better coordinate and align state policies and programs related to youth using a
positive youth development framework;
2. Identify or develop resources for use at the community level to promote youth
development and to facilitate planning and implementation of effective youth
development programs; and
3. Increase youth involvement in state and local level policy discussions and
decision-making.
The Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development Task Force meets bimonthly to discuss
issues, build awareness of youth development initiatives in the state, and guide the work
of the Collaboration. Committees and working groups have formed to focus on more
specific tasks and activities. For further information e-mail: amv.croll@iowa.Qov.
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To The Youth Advisory Commission,
First, I would like to thank you for meeting with me informally on July 10" to discuss how your group
could get involved with Summer of the Arts. It's inspiring to see young people get involved and
proactively look for ways to help improve the community they live in. As a life-long volunteer I know
firsthand how volunteering has enhanced my life, opened up new interests, and given me formative
experience as a leader, organizer and worker. I hope that by creating a volunteer partnership between
our f:oNO organizations we will not only benefit from your help and leadership. but that those that you
involve also benefit from this experience.
As we discussed at our first meeting, The Iowa City Public Library has been organizing The Children's Day
and Global Village activities for The Iowa Arts Festival. Debb Green who runs the children's part of our
library has asked that Summer of the Arts make a concerted effort to engage community partners in
producing the Global Village. Every year 5 countries are researched and a booth is created to educate
children and their families about those countries. Each child gets a "passport" that is stamped as they
travel "around the world". This is an incredibly popular activity. and though it is only for one day does
take a great amount of preparation.
We are hoping that your group would take over the production of one of these booths. This task would
involve the following:
. Coordinating with Debb Green and her staff to pick a country.
. Researching the country, uncovering ways to help children explore its culture through the arts:
music. crafts, food, dance. etc.
. Reaching out to native and ethnically connected people in our community to help create an
authentic experience. Inviting them to advise you and participate in the actual event.
. Creating a plan and budget for approval by Debb Green.
. Once the budget is approved, raising a portion of the money needed to help create the event.
. Stalling and producing the actual event.
There are many models for this project for you to refer to. There is also support through Summer of the
Arts. but ultimately in order to empower you and the youth that you engage, we are most interested in
creating an opportunity for you to think creatively. If you should have any questions about this process, I
would be happy to meet with you or field any questions. Thank you again for you interest and I hope that
we get an opportunity to work together in the future!
atie Roche
Executive Director. Summer of the Arts
www.summerofthearts.org. Katie@summerofthearts.org
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