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Home My WebLink About2006-10-04 Youth Advisory Committee YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA October 4, 2006 7:00 p.rn. Harvat Hall, City Hall 410 East Washington Street 1) Call to Order 2) Approve minutes 3) Update on website 4) Public Input Session: Focused Discussion of findings from the Iowa Youth Survey regarding alcohol and marijuana use 5) Announcements Vacancies Next meetings (7:00 PM) November 1 December 6 6) Adjourmnent ~d- MINUTES Youth Advisory Commission September 6, 2006 -7:00pm Lobby Conference Room, City Hall DRAFT Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 7: 14 P.M. Members Present: Keranen, Nelson, Subramanian, Stubbers, Bleam, Kamps, Ziegenhorn Others Present: City Council Liaison Correia, City Clerk Karr, Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Nancy Quellhorst (arrived 7:50 P.M) Recommendations to Council (effective onlv after separate Council action) None. Approve Minutes Kamps motioned to approve minutes from August 14,2006 meeting, seconded by Keranen, motion carried unanimously 7-0. Discussion of Late Nil!ht Bus Service Could not be discussed because Austin Baeth, University Student liaison to the City Council was not present. Update on LOl!o Karr included mock-ups of different nametag options. Subramanian and Keranen stated that they liked the nametags including first and last name. Several other commission members agreed that it appeared more professional. Karr stated that the logo would be a navy blue color on a baby blue shirt. Update on Website Sub commission of Kamps and Nelson had yet to schedule a meeting date, but was hoping to meet the following Thursday. Karr said that to include biography information on the web site, commissioners under the age of 18 needed to submit a parental consent form. Karr said that the City Attorneys Office had expressed concern that if the website contained any type of open chat or discussion forum, it would need to be made sure that a quorum was not violated and that inappropriate comments could not be posted. Parents would also need to be able to approve and censor pictures ofY AC members that would be put on the web site. City Attorney would be willing to work with Y AC once website was up and running. Youth Civic Enl!al!ement Policy Forum Correia introduced this topic. She said that the meeting was going to be between different organizations in the state that deal with youth in some way (such as the Iowa Department of Education). The Mayor had been asked to speak at the forum, which would be held on October 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. He had been asked to bring a Y AC member along with to speak. Keranen and Ziegenhorn could not attend because of Youth Advisory Commission September 6, 2006 Page 2 a Cross Country meet. Nelson and Stubbers both stated that they had tests on the date. Kamps could not attend because she did not want to miss class. Correia said she would attend and report on the meeting. Public Discussion Correia brought up a discussion facilitators training that Subramanian and Keranen had participated in and the results of a youth survey taken in Iowa City schools. The survey had reported that drug use was widespread among all youth and wondered if Keranen and Subramanian would want to facilitate a discussion within Y AC about the topic and ways that drug use could be reduced among youth. Other members of the community would be invited to discuss the results as well. Keranen and Stubbers vocalized that they liked the idea. It was then proposed that the discussion be held at the October 4th meeting. Karr later confirmed this and reserved Harvat Hall for the date. Correia, Subramanian, and Keranen briefly sununarized how the discussion would be set up to answer a question from Kamps. Correia then explained that the test results were reliable because of a semi- elaborate process of interpretation. Correia suggested that the commission meet before the discussion to approve the previous meetings minutes and briefly discuss business, but not take any action. The meeting would then be adjourned and a special session would be started. Pendinl! Updates >- Karr and Correia said they had not heard anything from the Human Rights Commission on the Y outh Awards. >- A letter was attached to the meeting packet from the Summer of the Arts. At the previous meeting, setting up a booth in the global village at the Arts Festival had been discussed. Correia said that the next step in the process would be to invite Deb Green, who coordinates the global village. Bleam motioned that Y AC would have a table at the global village and Deb Green be invited to the November 1 meeting, this was seconded by Stubbers, and passed 7-0. Keranen said she would contact Katie Roche from Summer of the Arts and Subramanian said that she would contact Deb Green. >- Council Citizenship Awards- a list of City Council meeting dates was attached to the meeting packet. At each meeting a local sixth grader receives a citizenship award and is presented with ,the award by the mayor. Karr suggested that a Y AC representative could be present at each presentation. Stubbers volunteered to attend the October 3'd and April 3'd meetings. Kamps was assigned October 17 and April 17 . Nelson volunteered for November 14. Bleam will attend November 28 and February 20. Keranen said that she would be able to attend on December 12. Ziegenhorn volunteered to attend January 9 and February 6. Subramanian was assigned January 23 and March 6. Announcements/ Invitations The next meeting dates were confirmed to be at 7:00 PM on October 4, November 1, and December 6. Youth Advisory Commission September 6, 2006 Page 3 While waiting for Nancy Quellhorst to arrive, Stubbers, Correia, and Karr briefly summarized the issue of the late night bus service. Subramanian then brought up problems with the West Side Loop bus route. It was decided that the late night bus service discussion would be tabled until the next meeting. Discussion on youth leadership and involvement! resources Nancy Quellhorst spoke on the Chamber of Commerce's possible role in aiding Y AC. She said that there were not any projects that the Chamber did where they would need Y AC's help, but that the commission was welcome to come up with ideas for projects and would likely find support for them within the Chamber. Each commissioner then shared what he or she would like to accomplish while serving on Y AC. Most voiced that they would like to increase local awareness about politics, provide some sort of humanitarian aid, empower youth, and in the case of Keranen, better the environment. One possible idea for a proj ect was proposed: downtown Iowa City businesses have no way to recycle their cans and bottles. It was suggested that a curbside recycling program be set up. Quellhorst also said that it would be useful to have a young person on every non-profit board in Iowa City. At approximately 8:45 P.M. it was moved that the meeting be adjourned. This was seconded, passed unanimously 7-0, and adjourned. Minutes prepared and submitted by Ziegenhorn. ATTENDANCE RECORD YEAR 2006 \.L~"'''''''''''JUl.. ~"'''''''1 TERM 3/23 3/30 4/13 4/20 5/25 6/14 7/10 8/14 9/6 NAME EXP. Audrey 12/31/07 X X X X X X X X X Keranen Sarah 12/31/07 X X X OlE OlE X X X X Ziel!enhorn Subha 12/31/06 X X X X X X OlE X X Subramanian Elyse 12/31/06 OlE X X X X X OlE X X Abboud Kamps Maison 12/31/07 X X X OlE OlE OlE 0 OlE X Bleam Jacqueline 12/31/07 X X X X X X X OlE X Stubbers Michael 12/31/06 X X X X X X OlE X X Nelson X = Present o = Absent OlE = Absent!Excused NM = No meeting --- = Not a Member KEY: 1F3 Photos on the City of Iowa City Web site www.icaov.ora When do I need to fill out a consent form to accompany a photo? . If the photo is of a child and the face is recognizable, a release (consent form) is always required. (A copy of the consent form is available below.) . If it is an adult, the face is recognizable, and the photo was taken at a non public event, such as someone walking down the street, a release is needed. . If it is an adult, the face is recognizable, and the photo was taken at a public event, including a meeting, no release is needed. . If the face is not recognizable, no release is needed. For purposes of photographs of members of the Youth Advisory Committee: If subject of photograph is a minor (under age 18), I/we hereby grant our permission to have his/her photograph posted on the City website. There will be no direct phone number or other specific contact information such as home address listed on the Youth Advisory Commission web page. Signature of parent/guardian Date Minor's age Relationship to Minor Jttf PRESS RELEASE The Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission is hosting its first public input session on October 4th, beginning at 7pm, in Harvat Hall of City Hall, 410 East Washington Street. Youth ages 12 to 18 are invited to participate. Commission Chairperson Audrey Keranen and Vice-Chair Subha Subramanian will lead a focused discussion on results of the Iowa Youth Survey regarding alcohol and marijuana use. The Commission is holding this focused discussion to prioritize programs and policies that address issues facing Iowa City youth from a youth perspective. The Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission was created by resolution of the City Council in November, 2005. The first seven members of the Commission were appointed in March, 2006, and they include 3 University of Iowa students, 3 West High students, and 1 City High student. The mission ofthe Commission is to promote understanding and awareness ofIowa 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 Iowa City and create a bridge whereon youth and adults can develop partnerships. The Iowa Youth Survey (IYS) is a written survey that is administered every 3 years to Iowa's 6th, 8th, and 11 th grade students to determine their attitudes and behaviors related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and violent and disruptive behavior (ATOD). The survey also includes information on the students' perceptions of the factors in their lives that put them at risk for problem behavior and that protect them from developing such behavior. Among the protective factors addressed are students' perceptions ofthe culture and climate of their schools. More information about the Iowa Youth Survey can be found on the Internet at: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ ecesel cfcs/i yslindex .html Sign in Sheet ~ /r~u.~~d fll'~ ~Meetlng /'t7 /tP~/t!?(; I' 7:t71!7 r/h NAME ADDRESS 1.':1>nttclJ)~ ~\O,~ 2. I), \\ 0 V\ G 0 G~ \ ()-'fc.,lA 3. \ v ~ ~ ~ ~ \v q ~ cl 4. A<;~\L'{+\-o"''>t\~ 5.JoY1a)f~ Ard~r~ j 6. i;,Ii~~ M~\ : Q~ ~("'" 9. SQ \~ lj(tA \~ ~~ t~ ~ Ic)OLQ Ye.wtl\,S+, 5Z~IO ) \09 s {VI AVQ fj 22'tO ('0~C (;< DC\\lef}~00-tS'~ \,,\ W[\)h.'R~Cl900R\i \\6e,t( c,tL4..:;; ~?q )/JVfe ~ 1- SZj I/rJ ~d ~, 52240 //0 G p, c, P ,<,-1:. , -----, ~?A SCl) 3 3 lJ \ \ \<"o'_M.~J.~ D,-, .ctt. " ex .~ \ Tl- (h 13.t:= vC G)u aT 10. 11. 12. 13. Power Point Presentation Council Member Liaison Amy Correia Wednesday, October 4 2006 Iowa Youth Survey Overview for Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission Importance of Data o What percent of 11 th graders report that they have a happy home? Purpose Help schools and communities o Identify youth development-related need o Develop relevant programs o Assess program outcomes History o Survey started in 1975, taken every 3 years o 1999, 2002, 2005 same survey conducted with same methodology Who takes the survey? All 6th, 8th and 11 th grade students In 359 of Iowa's 365 districts- 98,246 students total In ICCSD: 2,141 students o 717 of 792 6th graders (91 oJb) o 766 of 834 8th graders (920Jb) o658of81111thgraders(810Jb) Validity o Self reported behaviors o 26 validity checks (i.e. inconsistent answers, improbable answers, patterned answers) o If students failed 4 or more checks the questionnaires were deleted Survey Content About 190 questions, 6 sections: o Behaviors and Experiences o Beliefs and Attitudes o Peers o School o Family o Community Section B: Behaviors & Experiences 66 questions including: . How students spend their time . Diet & Exercise . Attendance . Substance use . Weapon use / violent behavior . Gambling . Bullying . Suicide Section C: Beliefs & Attitudes 24 Questions, including: o education o empathy o acceptance of diversity o sex o violence o decision-making o work o perception of risk Section D: Peers 12 questions about their friends' perceptions of substance use and violence Section E: School 32 questions including: o Rules and expectations o Parent notification o Enforcement of rules o Bullying o Peer norms at school o Teacher and student support o Attitudes abut school Section F: Family 20 questions, including: o Boundaries / expectations o Communication and support o Substance abuse among parents o Parental attitudes about student substance use Section G: Community 25 Questions, including: o Access to substances o Community attitudes about substances o Community support for youth Construct Data Questions grouped together to address the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development outcome areas: Healthy and Socially Competent Successful in School Safe and Supportive families, schools and community Prepared for Productive Adulthood Today o Pulled key questions about alcohol and marijuana use o Includes 1999, 2002 and 2005 data, as well as comparisons to other districts our size o Focused discussion lead by trained teen facilitators How to Look at the Graphs Use of Alcohol in Past 30 Days 60% 40% 20% 0% 6th 8th 11th District Oth e r 1999 4% 14% 41% 18% 27% II 2002 3% 14% 36% 17% 22% II 2005 3% 8% 35% 15% 20% YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION ADDITIONAL PACKET MATERIALS HANDED OUT DURING THE MEETING ~ Use of Alcohol in Past 30 Days Ever Used Alcohol o 1999 .2002 D 2005 Peers Consider Alcohol Use Wrong 100% 50% 0% 6th 8th 11th District Other o 1999 93% 80% 33% 71% 0% III 2002 93% 78% 41% 72% 65% 02005 93% 80% 40% 71% 67% Age of Onset for Alcohol 60% 40% 0% 20% - o 1999 . 2002 02005 _ D.ther..DlstriG~ Never 8 years 9 - 10 33% 5% 2% 42% 3% 3% 41% 3% 3% 11-12 13-14 15-16 7% 24% 29% 5% 21% 26% 6% 22% 25% 17 & 1% 1% 0% Access to Marij uana 0 - 80% - f--- ...-- 60% f-- - , r-- 40% - f-- - - - I- I-- ...-- 20% f-- ~ - - - ,- i.- I-- 0% , 6th 8th 11 th All Other 2002 1999 o Hard / very hard to get 85% 70% 30% 62% 60% 59% 58% marijuana 1000;; Access to Alcohol 6th 8th 11 th All 2002 1999 Other o Hard / very hard to get 77% 57% 26% 57% 50% 48% 53% alcohol 100% 80% 60% - 40% - 20% 0% ,J Use of Marijuana in the Past 30 Days 30% 20% o 1999 .2002 10% - 02005 0% 6th 8th 11th District Other o 1999 1% 4% 19% 7% 8% . 2002 0% 5% 21% 8% 6% o 2005 0% 3% 17% 6% 8% Ever Used Marijuana o 1999 .2002 02005 Peers Consider Marijuana Use Wrong Age of Onset for Marijuana 100% 50% 0% Never 8 years 9 - 10 11-12 13-14 15-16 17 & o 1999 59% 1% 1% 4% 16% 19% 0% .2002 62% 1% 1% 2% 14% 20% 0% o 2005 67% 2% 1% 3% 14% 13% 1% n ntheLDistriclq~