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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-09-27 Youth Advisory CommitteeYOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA Sunday, September 27, 2009, 4:30 PM Lobby Conference Room, City Hall, 410 East Washington Street 1) Call to Order 2) Approve minutes of September 6 3) Arts Initiative Project (Heywood) City Attorney response 4) Discussion of Proposed juvenile curfew 5) Review of By-laws, mission statement, and resolution Budget for FY11 6) Youth Events Calendar 7) Other Business 8) Meeting Schedule Next scheduled meeting November 1, 4:30 PM ~, MINUTES YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION August 26, 2009 - 5:30 PM LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL Members Present: Zach Wahls, Hannah Green, Jerry Gao, Luan Heywood Members Absent: None Staff Present: Marian Karr Others Present: CALL TO ORDER: PRELIMINARY The meeting was called to order at 5:40 p.m. Hannah Green chaired the meeting. MINUTES: Heywood motioned to approve the August 6 minutes. Gao seconded. The motion passed 4-0 YOUTH ARTS INITIATIVE: Heywood shared her draft letter that will be sent out to teachers as a means of moving the project forward and developing artwork to collect, and her draft email that will be sent out to teachers alerting them of the project. She said that the venue has not been yet secured. Wahls motioned to approve the letter and email for distribution, after review by the City Attorney's office, and directed Heywood to implement any minor revisions requested by the City Attorney's office, prior to distribution on City letterhead. Green seconded. The motion passed 4-0 Wahls noted that a student sending a lesson plan to a teacher could possibly be seen as presumptuous, however good our intentions are. Heywood agreed and said she would make minor modifications framing the sample lesson plans as possible samples, not mandatory plans. Karr inquired about advertising materials, and Heywood stated they had not been developed yet. Karr suggested all materials for the event be reviewed by the City Attorney's office as one package. Wahls then commented that, concerning the venue, something Wilburn had said earlier had stuck with him. He thought that a venue with more prestige gives the art and project itself more YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION August 26, 2009 Page 2 of 3 weight. He strongly recommended UAY, but the general consensus of the Commission was towards the City Recreation Center on Gilbert. Green inquired if a date had been set, but Heywood replied that until a venue is booked for the event, the final date will remain up in the air. She also noted that we should consult Frank Warren to see if he had any problems with us using his title for the project. BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT OVERVIEW: Wahls began by saying that the attendance of the event spoke for itself. He reported that evidently the elementary schools had sent out packets earlier in the year and had not been able to distribute the fliers that the Commission had printed. He also said that he did not have bills from Heyn's or John's and Karr said that she had not received any bills either. Wahls presented two receipts for his own reimbursement, and said Heyn's and John's bills would be sent directly to the City. Wahls said that if the Commission were to conduct the event again, they would have to make sure that all elementary schools really did get the fliers and possibly utilize the district's phone call system. Karr reported that Wilburn had reported attendance of about 50 people, while the Commission offered estimates from 100-200. Green said that she thought the face paint and ice cream had both been great ideas, and the major barrier to the success of the project was advertising. Wahls stated he would return supplies to the City. YOUTH EVENTS CALENDAR: Karr reported that the online application that allows users to post upcoming youth events had only been used twice in the past two and half years. Karr explained the process, but the Commission was generally unaware of its existence and applicability. Karr asked if the Commission was interested in keeping the website. Heywood said that in examining this issue, the Commission ought to consult the mission statement. Wahls said that a website was the best way of advertising and distributing the application for the Youth Empowerment Grant. Karr noted that the Commission and Grant could still be advertised on the City website if not on the YAC site. The Commission agreed to visit the site prior to the next meeting and asked that the item be placed on the next agenda. MEETING SCHEDULE: The Commission then agreed to retain the next scheduled meeting date of September 6th at 4:30 pm, even though it was the Labor Day week-end. Green requested that the agenda be kept light for the meeting. OTHER BUSINESS: YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION August 26, 2009 Page 3 of 3 The YAC then discussed the filling of slots still open on the Commission. Wahls then asked time be set-aside at an upcoming meeting to discuss whether or not we are truly fulfilling and acting on our mission statement, and a review of the by-laws. Karr suggested that maybe the October meeting would be a good time for that given the request fro a short meeting in September and the possibility of new members joining the Commission by the October meeting. ADJOURMENT: Heywood motioned to adjourn. Gao seconded. The motion passed 4-0. 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Avenue ~~ Iowa City, Iowa 52245 t (319) 354 1981 n n S O SHIPP T . ~ S ,~ ~ ,. II STR NO. STR & NO. ~~ CITY STATE ZIP CITY STATE ZIP CUSTOMER'S ORDER SALESMAN TERMS F.O.B. E ~ / t`arcv 1~~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 ~4~ ~ ~~ ~~ .c.--= T an ou, `f ~3 r ~`!„r®~,~ C[TY Cal= [OWA CriTY RAN D ~ E~(~ Date: September 24, 2009 To: Youth Advisory Commission From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk ``~~~ Re: PostSecret/Art Initiative Project Attached are the following forms received from Luan on September 14 and sent to the City Attorney's office for review: PostSecret Concept PostSecret Email PostSecret Postcard Making - (Language Arts Lesson) PostSecret Postcard Making - (Personal Development Lesson) PostSecret Postcard Making - (Visual Arts Lesson) The PostSecret Concept: The original PostSecret art project was developed in 2005 by artist Frank Warren, as an experimental art project. He printed out a few thousand blank postcards inscribed with the simple instruction of "Tell me a secret that you've never told anything before," and went out and distributed them one night in Washington D.C. The response he got was incredible. After exhibiting the original art he received, Frank had considered the project to be over, and was surprised when he started receiving more and more postcards, ones he had never solicited for, coming to his home address in Maryland from all over the country. Since then, Frank has received around half a million secrets, from which have been compiled a popular blog and three best-selling books. The basic concept of the project is to write your secret on a basic mail-able object, and to send it out into the world anonymously. But the intricacies and the draw lie in the more subtle relationships between the most intimate of strangers. In this day and age of social networking and online persona, PostSecret has become a pop culture icon. To write a PostSecret, there are three guidelines. • Be brief -the fewer words used the better. • Be legible -use big, clear and bold lettering. • Be creative -let the postcard be your canvas. From these parameters came diverse ranges of stylistic submissions, but most commonly they include a short phrase, terse at times but often finding just the right word, over or on an image, which can be either hand-drawn, collaged or anything else. Discussion Questions: In your opinion, what is a secret? Is it important to have secrets? Why? How does it feel to have a secret? Do you ever wonder if anyone shares the same secret as you? Why do people keep secrets? What does it feel like to tell a secret? One of yours, or someone elses? Have you ever had a secret that you eventually told someone even thought you never thought you would? How did that make you feel? Why is it sometimes easier to tell a secret to a complete stranger than to the people you know and love? Why is it sometimes better to use less words to say something? Youth Advisory Commission c/o City Clerk's Office 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 September 1, 2009 [Teacher names] [c/o Department Name] [School Name] [Street Address] [City, ST ZIP Code] Dear "[Recipient Name(s)]" I'm writing to you today as a member of the Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission, to introduce to you the Iowa City YAC PostSecret Art Project, which will be taking place over the next few months. The PostSecret Art Project is a city-wide local art project which will culminate in an art-show mid-December 2009, where students from all over the city will have their anonymous PostSecret art postcards on display. If you are not familiar with the concept of PostSecret, there is a large amount of literature available on the Internet (go to www.postsecret.blog_spot.com to view the original project itself) or see the enclosed suggested lesson plan. We at the YAC would be much obliged to you if you would accept our easy to follow 1-period lesson plans and take the opportunity and share this with your students. In addition, we will be accepting submissions to the art show, which will take place at PLACE NAME at TIME on DATE. I look forward to working with you on this exciting project, and would love to field any questions, comments or requests that you might have. Sincerely, Luan Heywood Youth Arts Committee Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission Note: [Enclosures] PostSecret Project Email To: Art teachers, Personal Development/Health teachers, English Teachers, Resource Advisors, At-risk Teachers and other interested people, at Southeast Junior High, Northwest Junior High, Iowa City High School, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City Elizabeth Tate High School and UAY Subject: Iowa City YAC PostSecret Art Project Dear Teachers, Friends and Colleagues: I'm writing to you today as a member of the Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission, to introduce to you the Iowa City YAC PostSecret Art Project, which will be taking place over the next few months. The PostSecret Art Project is a city-wide local art project which will culminate in an art-show mid-December 2009, where students from all over the city will have their anonymous PostSecret art postcards on display. If you are not familiar with the concept of PostSecret, there is a large amount of literature available on the Internet (go to www.postsecret.blo~spot.com to view the original project itself). In the next few days, your academic home departments will be receiving packets of information outlining the PostSecret Project, including event flyers and suggested lesson plans. We at the YAC would be much obliged to you if you would accept our easy to follow 1-period lesson plans and take the opportunity and share this with your students. In addition, we will be accepting submissions to the art show, as will be outlined in greater detail in the mailings you will receive. I look forward to working with you on this exciting project, and would love to field any questions, comments or requests that you might have. Sincerely, Luan Heywood Post-Secret Postcard Making (Language Arts Lesson) Concept /Topic To Teach: This lesson lets students create a deeply personal, multi- media pieces of small art work in the Post-Secret style, creating a piece around a carefully worded text. Subject: Junior high and high school language arts. General Goal(s): Students will exercise their artistic expression and learn how to pair text and art. Specific Objectives: Students will create a personal piece of art that incorporates the text off of which it is based off of. They will learn how to illustrate a carefully worded phrase. Required Materials: Paper, scissors, glue, old magazines, paint, pencil, pastels, anything you have available Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Students start by looking at examples of pieces in the Post- Secret style (see <postsecret.blogspot.com> although pre-screening is advised since submissions can sometimes be graphic in content and depiction) and will be asked to think of something they think of as being secret or personal, and find a way to say it without using too many words. Some exploratory work reading short poems may also be beneficial. Step-By-Step Procedures: 1. Write your own secret. This should use fewer words rather than more, and you shouldn't feel the need to be too precise (e.g. use names). The emotion of the situation is more important than the details. 2. Cut out sheets of paper in the uniform 4 x 6 size. These can be sheets of cardboard or cardstock (one of the goals of the activity is to in some way use the entire surface) since normal computer paper might be too flimsy. 3. Decorate in an artful way that is in keeping with the style and the overall tone of the text. Plan For Independent Practice: Students are encouraged to create art when they are upset to let out their emotions in a constructive manner; students are oriented with the idea of chosing the right words for instances where less words are needed. Assessment Based On Objectives: Since this is an assignment that can have deeply personal overtones, teachers are asked not to grade on content but more so on completion and stylistic use. Extensions: Teachers are asked to extend the invitation to students to create anonymous submissions for inclusion in the upcoming Post-Secret Art Show. Post-Secret Postcard Making (Personal Development Lesson) Concept /Topic To Teach: This lesson lets students create a deeply personal, multi- media pieces of small art work in the Post-Secret style, exploring the nature of secrets and private/public life in the Internet age. Subject: Junior high and high school personal development/health. General Goal(s): Students will exercise their artistic expression and explore the nature of secrets, shame and private/public life in the age of social networking. Specific Objectives: Students will create a personal piece of art that incorporates a secret off of which the art is based off of. Required Materials: Paper, scissors, glue, old magazines, paint, pencil, pastels, anything you have available Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Students start by looking at examples of pieces in the Post- Secret style (see <postsecret.blogspot.com> although pre-screening is advised since submissions can sometimes be graphic in content and depiction) and will be asked to think of something they think of as being secret or personal, and find a way to say it without using too many words. Students will also review a short history of the PostSecret Project, and the class can conduct a dialogue around the discussion questions. Step-By-Step Procedures: 1. Write your own secret. This should use fewer words rather than more, and you shouldn't feel the need to be too precise (e.g. use names). The emotion of the situation is more important than the details. 2. Cut out sheets of paper in the uniform 4 x 6 size. These can be sheets of cardboard or cardstock (one of the goals of the activity is to in some way use the entire surface) since normal computer paper might be too flimsy. 3. Decorate in an artful way that is in keeping with the style and the overall tone of the text. Plan For Independent Practice: Students are encouraged to create art when they are upset to let out their emotions in a constructive manner; students are oriented with the idea of the redemptive nature of letting anger, sadness and other negative emotions go. Assessment Based On Objectives: Since this is an assignment that can have deeply personal overtones, teachers are asked not to grade on content but more so on completion and stylistic use. Extensions: Teachers are asked to extend the invitation to students to create anonymous submissions for inclusion in the upcoming Post-Secret Art Show. Post-Secret Postcard Making (Visual Arts Lesson) Concept /Topic To Teach: This lesson lets students create a deeply personal, multi- media pieces of small art work in the Post-Secret style, creating a piece around their chosen text. Subject: Junior high and high school visual arts. General Goal(s): Students will exercise their artistic expression and learn how to use art in an emotional way. Specific Objectives: Students will create a personal piece of art that incorporates the text off of which it is based off of. They will learn how to work on a small scale. Required Materials: Paper, scissors, glue, old magazines, paint, pencil, pastels, anything you have available Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Students start by looking at examples of pieces in the Post- Secret style (see <postsecret.blogspot.com> although pre-screening is advised since submissions can sometimes be graphic in content and depiction) and will be asked to find characteristics of the style. Step-By-Step Procedures: 1. Write your own secret. This should use fewer words rather than more, and you shouldn't feel the need to be too precise (e.g. use names). The emotion of the situation is more important than the details. 2. Cut out sheets of paper in the uniform 4 x 6 size. These can be sheets of cardboard or cardstock (one of the goals of the activity is to cover up the entire surface) since normal computer paper might be too flimsy. 3. Decorate in an artful way that is in keeping with the style and the overall tone. Plan For Independent Practice: Students are encouraged to create art when they are upset to let out their emotions in a constructive manner; students are oriented with the idea of art therapy. Assessment Based On Objectives: Since this is an assignment that can have deeply personal overtones, teachers are asked not to grade on content but more so on completion and stylistic use. Extensions: Teachers are asked to extend the invitation to students to create anonymous submissions for inclusion in the upcoming Post-Secret Art Show. ~ r ~-'~,~r`'1~~ CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM DATE: September 11, 2009 C {,1Q/l~ ~~~ TO: Youth Advisory Commission FROM: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk RE: Curfew and Loitering Ordinances City Council Member Ross Wilburn asked that I pass along copies of the proposed ordinances that are currently being considered by the City Council. We'd love to hear your comments and will pass them along to the City Council. Both ordinances are scheduled for the September 15 Council agenda and are scheduled for a second, and possibly final, reading on September 29. Please let me know if you want discussion of one or both ordinances placed on your Youth Advisory Commission agenda for a formal recommendation to the City Council. Cc: Ross Wilburn Enclosures: Proposed curfew ordinance Proposed loitering ordinance Prepared by: Eric Goers, Asst. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-356-5030 ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, POLICE REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 6, PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO ADD A NEW SECTION 2, JUVENILE CURFEW TO ADD A NEW JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, the City has determined that there has been an increase in juvenile violence, juvenile gang activity, and crime by persons under the age of eighteen (18) resulting in juveniles being involved in a wide range of unacceptable behavior including vandalism, breach of the peace, assaults, and intimidation of residents; WHEREAS, persons under the age of eighteen (18) are particularly susceptible by their lack of maturity and experience to participate in unlawful and gang-related activities and to be victims of older perpetrators of crime; and WHEREAS, the City has found that there has been a significant breakdown in the supervision and guidance normally provided by parents and guardians for juveniles resulting in an increase in the crimes and other unacceptable behavior cited above; and WHEREAS, the City has an interest in providing for the protection of minors from each other and from other persons, for the enforcement of parental control over and responsibility for children, for the protection of the general public, and for the reduction of the incidence of juvenile criminal activities; and WHEREAS, the offensive activities of juveniles are not easily controlled by existing laws and ordinances; and WHEREAS, a curfew for those under the age of eighteen (18) will be in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare and will help to attain the foregoing objectives and to diminish the undesirable impact of such conduct on the citizens of Iowa City and will promote the public good, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, parental responsibility for the whereabouts of children is the accepted norm and legal sanctions to enforce such responsibility have had demonstrated effectiveness in many cities, the City has determined that a curfew ordinance will increase the responsibility of parents and guardians for juveniles within their control and decrease juvenile delinquency; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to ensure that children out in public for legitimate reasons, including the exercise of certain fundamental rights, will not be subjected to a penalty; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to adopt this ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. AMENDMENTS. 8-6-2: JUVENILE CURFEW: A. Definitions. For use in this section, the following terms are defined: 1. "Emergency errand" means, but is not limited to, an errand relating to a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile accident or any other situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious illness, bodily injury or loss of life. 2. "Knowingly" means knowledge which a responsible adult should reasonably be expected to have concerning the whereabouts of a minor in that responsible adult's custody. This is an objective standard. It shall, therefore, be no defense that an adult responsible for a minor was completely indifferent to the activities or conduct or whereabouts of the minor. 3. "Minor" means any unemancipated person under the age of eighteen (18) years. 4. "Nonsecured custody" means custody in an unlocked multipurpose area, such as a lobby, office or interrogation room which is not designed, set aside or used as a secure detention area, and the person arrested is not physically secured during the period of custody in the area; the person is physically accompanied by a peace officer or a person employed by the facility where the person arrested is being held; and the use of the area is limited to providing nonsecured custody only while awaiting transfer to an appropriate juvenile facility or to court, for contacting of and release to the person's parents or other responsible adult or for other administrative purposes; but not for longer than six (6) hours without the oral or written order of a judge or magistrate authorizing the detention. "Public place" includes stores, parking lots, parks, playgrounds, streets, alleys and sidewalks dedicated to public use; and also includes such parts of buildings and other premises whether publicly or privately owned which are used by the general public or to which the general public is invited commercially for a fee or otherwise; or in or on which the general public is permitted without specific invitation; or to which the general public has access. For purposes of this section, a vehicle or other conveyance is considered to be a public place when in the areas defined above. 6. "Responsible adult" means a parent, guardian or other adult specifically authorized by law or authorized by a parent or guardian to have custody or control of a minor. 7. "Unemancipated" means unmarried and/or still under the custody or control of a responsible adult. "Emancipated" is as defined in Iowa Code Section 252.16(4), as amended. B. Curfew Established. A curfew applicable to minors is established and shall be enforced as follows: 1. Unless accompanied by a responsible adult, no minor thirteen (13) years of age or younger shall be in any public place between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. 2. Unless accompanied by a responsible adult, no minor fourteen (14) years of age through fifteen (15) years of age shall be in any public place between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. 3. Unless accompanied by a responsible adult, no minor sixteen (16) years of age through seventeen (17) years of age shall be in any public place between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) to 5:00 a.m. C. Exceptions. The following are exceptions to the curfew: 1. The minor is accompanied by a responsible adult. 2. The minor is on the sidewalk or property where the minor resides or on either side of the place where the minor resides and the adult responsible for the minor has given permission for the minor to be there. 3. The minor is present at or is traveling between home and one of the following: a. Minor's place of employment in a business, trade or occupation in which the minor is permitted by law to be engaged or, if traveling, within one hour before or one hour after the work shift; b. Minor's place of religious activity or, if traveling, within one hour before or one hour after the religious activity; c. Governmental or political activity or, if traveling, within one hour before or one hour after the activity; d. School activity or, if traveling, within one hour before or one hour after the activity; e. Assembly such as a march, protest, demonstration, sit-in or meeting of an association for the advancement of economic, political, religious or cultural matters, or for any other activity protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees of free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly or, if traveling, within one hour before or one hour after the activity. 4. The minor is on an emergency errand for a responsible adult; 5. The minor is engaged in interstate travel through the City beginning, ending or passing through the City when such travel is by direct route. 6. The minor's business, trade or occupation, in which the minor is permitted by law to be engaged, requires the presence of the minor in the public place. D. Parental Responsibility. It shall be unlawful for a parent or guardian having legal custody of a minor knowingly to permit or by ineffective control to allow the minor to be in violation of this Section. This requirement is intended to hold a neglectful or careless parent or guardian up to a reasonable community standard of parental responsibility through an objective test. It shall, therefore, be no defense that a parent or guardian was completely indifferent to the activities or conduct or whereabouts of such minor. E. Enforcement Procedures. 1. Determination of Age. In determining the age of the juvenile and in the absence of convincing evidence such as a birth certificate or driver's license, a peace officer on the street shall, in the first instance, use his or her best judgment in determining age. 2. Grounds for Taking into Custody; Conditions of Custody. Grounds for taking a minor into custody for a curfew violation are that the person refuses to sign the citation without qualification; persists in violating the ordinance; refuses to provide proper identification or to identify himself or herself; or constitutes an immediate threat to the person's own safety or to the safety of the public. A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into custody for a curfew violation may keep the minor in custody either in a shelter care facility or in any non-secured setting. The officer shall not place bodily restraints, such as handcuffs, on the minor unless the minor physically resists or threatens physical violence when being taken into, or while in, custody, or presents a risk of injury to the minor or others. A minor shall not be placed in detention for a curfew violation. 3. Notification of Responsible Adult. After a minor is taken into custody, the law enforcement officer shall notify the adult responsible for the minor as soon as possible. The minor shall be released to the adult responsible for the minor upon the promise of such person to produce the child in court at such time as the court may direct. 4. Minor Without Adult Supervision. If a peace officer determines that a minor does not have adult supervision because the peace officer cannot locate the minor's parent, guardian or other person legally responsible for the care of the minor, within a reasonable time, the peace officer shall attempt to place the minor with an adult relative of the minor, an adult person who cares for the child or another adult person who is known to the child. In the event no such person can be promptly located, the peace officer shall place the minor in shelter as specified in Iowa Code Section 232.20 and 232.21. F. A violation of this section shall be a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine not in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00). SECTION II. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION III. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be effective upon publication. Passed and approved this day of , 2009. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK Prepared by: Eric Goers, Asst. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-356-5030 ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, POLICE REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 5, MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES, TO ADD A NEW SECTION 11, ENTITLED "STANDING, LOITERING AND OBSTRUCTING PERSONS." WHEREAS, the City has determined that there has been an increase in blockages of City streets and sidewalks by pedestrians on foot walking on the traveled portion of the roadway instead of on the adjoining sidewalks in such a way as to block vehicular traffic, and standing on the sidewalk so as to block pedestrian traffic; and WHEREAS, the City desires to promote and encourage the free flow of vehicular traffic on the City streets, and pedestrian traffic on the City sidewalks; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to adopt this amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. AMENDMENTS. 8-5-11: STANDING, LOITERING AND OBSTRUCTING PERSONS: A. With the exception of persons authorized to use the public right of way pursuant to Title 10 of the City Code entitled "Public Ways and Property", no person shall: 1. Congregate, stand, loaf or loiter upon any street, sidewalk, bridge, trail or crossing so as to obstruct the street, sidewalk, bridge, trail or crossing or hinder or prevent persons passing or attempting or desiring to pass thereon. A violation under this subsection can be proven regardless of whether a person or vehicle is actually hindered or prevented from passing. 2. Congregate, stand, loaf or loiter in or in front of any hall, lobby, doorway, passage or entrance of any public building, theater, hotel, eating house, lodginghouse, office building, store, shop, office or factory or other like building so as to obstruct such place or hinder or prevent persons walking along or into or out of such place or attempting or desiring to do so. A violation under this subsection can be proven regardless of whether a person is actually hindered or prevented from passing. B. A violation of this section shall be a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). SECTION II. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION III. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be effective upon publication. Passed and approved this day of , 2009. MAYOR , ATTEST: CITY CLERK A r ved b / ~ .'i/ ~- 11-1~ City Attorney's Office ~~ Prepared by: Marian Karr, City Clerk, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5041 RESOLUTION N0. 08-344 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BY-LAWS OF THE IOWA CITY YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission revised and unanimously adopted by- laws at their September 15, 2008 meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Council Rules Committee reviewed the by-laws and recommended further changes on October 31St and November 14t", 2008; and . WHEREAS, on November 23, 2008 the Youth Advisory Commission recommended adoption of the revised by-laws; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to adopt by-laws which guide the procedures and actions of the commission; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, that: The by-laws of the Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, are approved and adopted by the City Council. Passed and approved this 2nd day of December , 2008. /'1I./F./I VYC..V v~. 1 ~ o ATTEST: ~r.J ~~`~~ / ~ r ~~ - ~ 0 CI LERK City Attorney's Office It was moved by Champion and seconded by Correia the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X Bailey ~ Champion X Correia ~ Hayek - x O'Donnell R Wilburn g Wright Resolution No. Page _~_ 08-344 !t was moved by Champion and seconded by Correia adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: _~ Bailey X Champion ~_ Correia R Hayek ~_ O'Donnell X Wilburn g Wright the Resolution be wpdata/glossary/resolution-ic.doc The Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission By-Laws Article I -Name The official name of the organization shall be The fovea City Youth Advisory Commission. Article II -Purpose 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 Iowa 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. Article Ill -Membership Shall consist of seven [7] members appointed by the City Council 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 shall be appointed for two year terms beginning January 1. All ages shall be calculated on the date of the filing of applications, and shall not be more than 18 years of age at the time of application. All members shall be residents of Iowa City. Article IV -Meetings Section A: Shall be run in accordance will the most current edition of Roberts Rules of Order. Section B: Quorum must be attained before business can transpire; thus, four [4] commissioner present atone time shall constitute a quorum. Section C: Notice of official Commission meetings needs to be in accordance with Iowa Open Meetings Laws. Youth Advisory Commission By-Laws Page 2 Section D: The date/location/time of meetings shall be set by the Chairperson of the Commission [subject to approval by the Commission members] in conjunction with the City Clerk. Section E: Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson, or by a consensus of two [2] of the sitting membership of the Commission. Section F: Meeting shall be held, monthly, but not limited to. Article V -Elections Section A: Elections of new officers to a term will occur at the first meeting of the Commission after the first of March. Section B: Officers will be elected by a majority vote of the commission. Section C: Terms of all officer positions shall be for one [1] year, but all persons are eligible for re-elections. Article VI -Officers Officers of the Commission shall consist of, but not limited to, Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. Article VII -Duties Section A: The Chair shall preside and convene regularly scheduled Commissions meetings; Shall direct the business of the Commission; Shall work in conjunction with the City Council liaison and City Clerk to facilitate all work of the Commission in accordance with the City of Iowa City Ordinances and State Laws; Shall appoint all committees, and appoint other posts within the Commission, except those already mandated, with subject to approval by the commission. Section B: The Vice-Chair shall chair all committees on special subjects, except as designated by the Chair; shall assist the Chair in all work of the Commission; shall oversee all work of the Commission; provide ideas, and projects, for the Commission to undertake; shall preside in the absence of the chair. Section C: The Secretary shall be responsible preparing the. minutes and forwarding them to the City Clerk for distribution; shall assist the Chair and Vice-Chair in their activities; shall work hand-in-hand with the City Clerk. Youth Advisory Commission By-Laws Page 3 Article VIII -Vacancies, Resignations, Dismissal Section A: Resignations shall be submitted to the City Clerk in writing. Section B: Prior notice of absences to the City Clerk shall be sufficient for an excused absence. Sections C: Two-thirds [2/3] of the Commission may recommend dismissal to the City Council. Article IX -Committees The commission may create various committees as needed. The Chair shall appoint all committee members, subject to approval by the rest of the commission. No more than three [3] Commission members may serve at once on a committee. Article X -Amendments Section A: These by-laws may be amended when necessary by two-thirds [2/3] majority of the Commission membership. Section B: Proposed amendments must be submitted to the Commission in writing, with possible decision and action to be scheduled for the following meeting. Section C: All changes are subject to approval by the Iowa City Council. These By-Laws of the Iowa City Youth Advisory Commission were approved at the meeting of the Commission on November 23, 2008; and approved by the City Council at their meeting ----------. Prepared by Marian K. Karr, City Clerk, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5041 RESOLUTION NO. Os-345 RESOLUTION REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 05-371 ESTABLISHING A YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA AND ADOPTI SGOA N N ACCORDANCEE W TH BNEWINBY-LAWS UCONCERNING COMMIS MEMBERSHIP. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa deems it to be in the public interest that the City Council establish a Youth Advisory Commission for the City of Iowa City, Iowa to serve as an advisory body to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Youth Advisory Commission and City Council Rules Committee have recommended revising the by-laws regarding membership. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, as follows: 1. A Youth Advisory Commission is hereby established for the City of Iowa City. 2. 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 o outheand adults Ip lowal Citytandecreate abridge whereonoyouth and ladtults between y can develop partnerships. 3. Membership shall consist of seven [7J members appointed by the City Council 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 shall be appointed for two year terms beginning January 1. All ages shall be calculated on the date of the filing of applications, and shall not be more than 18 years of age at the time of application. All members shall be residents of Iowa City. 4. Members of the Commission at the time changes are made to the membership requirements will be allowed to finish existing terms. 5. A parent or guardian must sign the application of a person applying for an age 15-17 seat on the Commission. RES. No. 08-345 Page 2 6. The Council shall choose one (1) council member to serve as the Council liaison to the Youth Advisory Commission and one (1) council member to serve as an alternate liaison. Said liaison shall interview persons applying to serve on the Commission and make a recommendation to Council. Said liaison shall attend the Commission's meetings. 7. The City Clerk of the City of Iowa City, Iowa shall be authorized to take whatever administrative action is necessary to provide staff assistance and information necessary to aid the Commission in the performance of its duties. 8. The Commission shall adopt a set of By-Laws to be approved by the City Council which the Commission deems necessary and advisable for conducting the business of the Commission, subject to the ordinances of the City of Iowa City, and in accordance with the Iowa Open Meetings law. 9. Resolution No. 05-371 is hereby repealed. Passed and approved this 2nd day of December , 2008. roved by ATTEST City Attorney's O ce It was moved by Correia and seconded by Wright the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: X x x x NAYS: ABSENT: Bailey Champion Corriea Hayek O'Donnell Wilburn Wright Marian/res/YouthAdvcomm. doc City of Iowa City -Board, Commission & Committee Members Page 1 of ~ .~ Z «« Back to Site Boards, Commissions & Committees: Members YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION Staff Contact more information available Marian Karr 356-5041 Origin Contact staff. Number of Members Seven. Membership shall consist of seven [7] members appointed by the City Council 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 ages shall be calculated on the date of the filing of applications, and shall not be more than 18 years of age at the time of application. All members shall be residents of Iowa City. Appointed By The City Council, recommendation by Council liaison. Term All members shall be appointed for two year terms beginning January 1. Duties 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 Iowa City and create a bridge whereon youth and adults can develop partnerships. Public Meeting Time and date to be determined by the Commission. Member Name Hannah Green (Regina), Vice-Chair Luan Heywood (City), Secretary Jerry Gao (At-Large) Zach Wahls (West} Term Begins X998 Term Ends .. ~ ~~;~ 1 /1 /2008 12/31 /2009 1 /1 /2009 12131 /2010 1 /112008 12/31 /2009 ~%~ r~n ~ ~ ~~ 1 /1 /2009 , ~ vc 12/31 /2010 http://www.iowa-city.org/icgov/apps/boards/members.asp?ID=42&output=print 8/28/2009 IDEA: Inttrrnational Debate Education. Association -Debate Resources. & Debate Tools ~,s~ int+rrrnat~iuual debate educatio>a asst~aiatian Child Curfettt~s Summary: Sfwukl young people be subjected to right-time curfews as a way to reduce crime? L Page 1 of 2 9/~ ~ ~.~ w~© ~ i~ Send to Printer Introduction Author. Alastair Endersby (United Kingdom ) Alastair learnt to debate at the Cambridge Union but discovered his real talents layin coaching when he started teaching: He has twice coached England teams in the VVOrld Schools Debating Championships. Alastair currently teaches History and Politics at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury, England. He is the Editor of Debatabase. Created: Tuesday, April 24', 2001 Last Modified: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Context Youth curfews are widely used in the USA to keep children off the street at night; a state of curfew makes it illegal to be out of doors between Certain publicised times. in the USA over 300 individual towns have passed local curfew laws that vary in detail, but are all aimed at reduclig juvenile csiima and gang activity. In Britain a 19981aw allowed local councils to impose curfews for all children under ten, although none has yet chosento dt) so. In defining the motion the proposition should think about the age groups at which the curfew is aimed, the hours tt would operate, the penaflies for offenders and any possible exceptions, for example, is it permitted to be out in the company of an adult? Arguments Pros Cons. Youth alma is a major and growing problem, often involving both drugs and violence. Particularly worrying is the rise of youth gangs who can terrorise urban areas and create a social climate in which criminality becorttes a norm. Imposing youth curfews can help to solve these problems, as they keep young people off the street, and therefore out of trouble, and prevent them from congregating in the hours of darkness. Curfews are easy to police compared to other forms of crime prevention, and are therefore effective. The use of child curfews can help to protect vulnerable children. Although responsible parents do not let young children out in the streets after dark, not all parents are responsible and inevitably their children suffer, both from crime and in acddents, and are likely to fall into bad habits. Sodery should ensure that such neglected children are returned home safely and that their parents are made to face up to their responsibilities. There is no good reason for children to be out unaccompanied late at night, so a curfew is not really a restriction upon their liberty. They would be better off at home doing schoolwork and Interacting with the rest of their families. Child curfews are a form of zero tolerance polidng, allowing that a community will not allow an atmosphere of lawlessness to develop. The idea of zero tolerance comes from the theory that if low-level crimes, like graffiti-spraying, window breaking and drug-dealing (ail common juvenile offences) are not atxed'against swittty arki effeCtivety by the police, then a permissive atmosphere is'Created where violence and other serious crimes flourish and law and order breaks down entirely. Child curfews can help to the police to establish a climate of zero tolerance and to create a safer corrtrrtunity for everyone. Child curfews can help to change a negative youth culture in which Curfews are not an elfedive solution to the problem of youth crime; research in the USA suggests that there is no link between areas that achieved a reduction in juvenile crime and areas wlth youth curfews. Although some places did see a reduction in youth crime, this often had more to do with other strategies, such as zero-tolerancepolidng, or indeed with demographic and economic changes atfeding the numbers and prospects of youth people. In any case, most juvenile crime appears to take place between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., after the end of school and before working parents return home, rather than in the hours covered by curfews. Youth curfews infringe upon individual rights and Nberfles. Children have a right to freedom of movement and assembly which curfews directly undermine, by criminalising their simple presence in a public space. This reverses the presumption of Innocence by assuming all young people are potential law-breakers. They are also subject to blanket discrimination pn the grountls of age, despite the fact that ony a few young people ever commit a criminal offence and that adults too commit crime. Furthemtore, curfews infringe upon the rights of parents to bring up their children as they choose. Simply because we dislike the way some parents treat their children should not mean that we intervene t0 stop n; should we intervene in families where religious beliefs mean girls are treated as inferior to boys, or in homes where corporal punishment is practised? Children in their mid-teens have many legitimate reasons to be out at night without adults. Many will have part-tune jobs, for example in fast-food restaurants or deinrering newspapers. Others will wish to participate in activities such as church groups, youth dubs or school trips. Requiring adults always to take them to and from such activities is unreasonable and will ensure that many never take place in the first place, either because adults are unwilling, or are unable to do so. More sinisterly, some children are subject to abuse at home and actualy feel safer out on the streets. Youth curfews have great potential for abuse, raising dull rights issues. Evidence from U.S. cities suggests that police arrest far more blade children than white for curfew violations. Curfews will lend to be imposed upon poor areas in inner rifles with few places for children to amuse themselves safely and within the few, compounding soda) exclusion w8h physiCatexdusion front public spaces. These problems wilt also be made worse by the inevitable deterioration In relaflons betweenttte pdice and the young people subject to the curfew. Imposing child curfews would actually be counter-productive, as it http:!/www.idebate.or~;/debatabase/topic.. print.php?topicID=114 9f20/2009 IDEA: International Debate Education Association -Debate Resources & Debate Tools Page 2 of 2 challenging the !aw is seen as desirable and gang membership an aspiration. Impressionable youngsters would be kept away from gang activity on the streets at night and a cycle of adrrriratton and recruitment would be broken. lay spending more time with their families and in more positive activities, such as sports and youth Gubs, which curfews make a more attractive option for bored youngsters, greater self-esteem and disc(pline can be developed. would increase juvenile offending by turning millions of gerreralfy law- abiding young people into criminals. Already in the USA, more children are'charged with curfew offences than with any other crime. Yet once children acquire a criminal n3cord they cross a psychological boundary, making ft much more Ifkety that they will perceive themselves as criminal and have much less respect for the law in general, leading to more serious forms of offending. At the same time a criminal record harms their opportunities in employment and so increases the social deprivation and desperation which breed crime. Other schemes aimed at reducing youth crime are desirable of themselves but will work best in conjunction with curfews. ff a troubled area develops a whole culture of lawlessr~ss, it will be very difficult to identity particular young criminals in order tv rehabilitate them. A curfew takes the basically law-abiding majority off the streets, allowing the police to engage with the most dficuft element. Curfews are a tool in the struggle to improve lives in run-down areas; they are likely to be used for relatively short periods of a few weeks or months in order to bring a situation under control so that other rrreasures can be put in place and given a chance to work. A number of alternative strategies exist which arB Iikety to do more to reduce youth crime. For exempla, rather than a blanket curfew covering afi young people, individual curfews could be imposed upon particular trouble-makers, perhaps involving electronic tagging, breaking up gangs wRtwut IabelBrg an entire age-group as criminal. A Scottish scheme puts plenty of police officers on the streets at night with a brief to engage with young people, deterring crime-while steering them towards a range of youth activities available at clubs set up by the kcal council.Other successful schemes aim to work individually with young troublemakers, in order to cut their reotfending rate, for example by requirir-g them to meet with victims of crime so that they. understand the :consequences of. their.actions, and by pairing them with trained mentors: Overall, governments need to ensue good educational opportunities,and employment prospects in order to bring optimum to communities where youngsters feel that their futures are pretty hopeless. Motions This House would introduce child curfews This House would lock up its daughters This House believes children should be neither seen nor heard Useful Sites '_'' Brtsh Home Offce, Guidance on The Crime & Disorder Act British Home Office: Local Child Gurtews Yqu~h Jpstice Board: Qrders:'Locai Child Curfew Curfew Ordinance tUS State Qf tliinoisp~ggs}}rvinA local child curfew laws) Quincv Police Department (US State of ltlinQis gages giving local child curfew 1~4vs) No Curfews On Kids ~..~_~~ ACLU (American Civil Liberties Unionl: ACLU to ftte Suit Challenging D.C. Curfew Law '~ Children's Rights Alliance for England National Youth Rights AssoCaaUOn IUSA) UK House of Commons report Useful Booi'cs Civil. Disobedience by Henry Thoreau 'J Delinguencv and Youth Crime by Gary Jensen Are Teen Curfews Effective? (At Issue Series) by '~ The Deterrent 1=ffects of Curfews: An Evaluation of Juvenile Probationers by Lynn S. 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