Youth Council

Arlington Youth Council Meeting Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. Location for this meeting is the Teen Center at Arlington Boys & Girls Club CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL YOUTH COUNCIL Sera Sabol, Vice Chair Kimberly Leach Reese Baggen Kathleen Azpiri, Chair Brooklyn Helle Elinor Richardson Kristian-Michale Sherburne STAFF: Barb Tolbert-Mayor, Sarah Lopez- City of Arlington GUESTS: AGENDA 1. Introductions 2. Approval of the November minutes. Attachment 3. Focus Project: Kathleen took notes of suggestions for focus projects for this year. Including 2 events planned for spring, Friday evening: a. Event for Middle School teens with a focus on anti-vaping education. i. Partner with Youth Dynamics Friday Funday, downtown Legion Park ii. Include incentive for participants (food, prizes, etc) iii. Create a skit with vaping education iv. Date? May 17 or 24? b. Event for High School teens with focus on mental health i. Partner with teen center at Boys & Girls Club ii. Trivia night, tournament games iii. Invite Center for Justice Social Work iv. Challenge to bring friends v. Date? April 26? 6-9pm c. Additional projects: i. Update resource brochure- Sera ii. Social media -Kimberly 4. Other ADJOURNMENT SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The City of Arlington strives to provide accessible meetings for people with disabilities. Please contact the ADA coordinator at (360) 403-3441 or 1-800-833-8388 (TDD only) prior to the meeting date if special accommodations are required.