Buckeye Youth Council
Regular MeetingBuckeye, AZ · August 15, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF BUCKEYE
BUCKEYE YOUTH COUNCIL
August 14, 2025
Minutes
Buckeye City Hall, Chambers
530 E Monroe Ave
Buckeye, AZ 85326
5:30 PM
1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call Meeting
Meeting called to order at 5:50 pm.
Meeting called to order by Lena Erickson at 5:50 PM.
Attendees
Present = X Name Notes (absent, tardy, excused, unexcused)
X Alexa Mercado Garay
X Alexis Grimaldi
X Harlow Johnson
X Haylee Mosher
X Isabelle James
X Ivy Brown
X Jasper Sternfield
X Kaylah Arceneaux
X Lamarion Buie
X Lena Erickson
X Natalie Eng
Paige Black Absent
X Paisley Brown
X Raelynn Miller
X Samuel Russell
X Savannah Sanchez
X Scylee Groseth
X Sylas Brannin
X Thomas Duarte
2. Electing Executive Committee
Jasper Sternfield motioned to elect Lena Erickson and Scylee Groseth as Executive Co-Chairs and Alexa
Mercado Garay as Executive Secretary. Lamarion Buie seconded, motion passed.
3. Meet in Committee Groups
Community Outreach: Motion to elect Haylee Mosher as Chair and Lamarion Buie as Vice Chair made by
Natalie Eng, seconded by Raelynn Miller, motion passed.
Civic Engagement: Motion to elect Isabelle James as Chair and Sylas Brannin as Vice Chair made by Lena
Erickson and seconded by Samuel Russell, motion passed.
4. Build Showcase Poster for League of Arizona Cities and Towns Conference
Scylee suggested making the poster in 3D, with mountains coming out in front going into poster and light
coming through the middle (sunset). Poster print and cut out sun rays to make the sun glow. For the conference
networking time, council members suggested adding a QR code to the poster to enter a song and say what city
you’re from.
5. Volunteer Events/Opportunities
Alexa shared the volunteer opportunity tracking sheet with the Youth Council and discussed upcoming events.
6. Comment from the Buckeye Youth Councilmembers
NEXT MEETING PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN – SPECIAL GUEST (TRANSPORTATION)
Sidewalks, buses, bike lanes, trains, etc.
7. Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, Co-Chair Lena Erickson adjourned the meeting at 6:57 PM.
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Lena Erickson, Co-Chair
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Scylee Groseth, Co-Chair
ATTEST:
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Alexa Mercado Garay, Secretary
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the Buckeye Youth
Council Meeting held on August 14, 2025. I further certify that a quorum was present.
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Alexa Mercado Garay, Secretary