Youth Commission

YOUTH COMMISSION City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE Wednesday, February 08, 2023 6:00 PM MINUTES The following are the minutes for the Meeting of the Youth Commission held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 6:05 pm by Commission Chair Ali. ROLL CALL/STATUS OF MEMBERSHIP Members Present: Commissioners Ali, Garcia Genis, Israelson, Hernandez-Monroy, Johnson, Mamo, Marquez, Solem, Rogne, Tabor, Williams Members Absent: Hussein Council Liaison: Mayor Márquez Simula Also Present: Sara Ion, City Clerk; Ben Sandell, Communications Coordinator; KT Jacobs, Resident. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Move to approve the February 8, 2023 Youth Commission agenda. All ayes, motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of 12/14/22 and 1/11/23 Youth Commission Meeting Minutes. MOTION: Move to approve the December 14, 2022 and January 11, 2023 Youth Commission meeting minutes. All ayes, motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE Meeting, Event and Volunteering Reports. Commissioners discussed government meetings that they attended as well as events / activities they recently volunteered at. Youth Commission members gained a lot of insights about pre planning, the level of volunteers / man power needed and even signage to make an event successful by volunteering at the recent City Snow Blast Event. They had a lot of take aways for planning their own events, and the amount of work that will be needed to get an event started. City of Columbia Heights MINUTES February 08, 2023 Youth Commission Page 2 OLD BUSINESS Water Lantern Festival Report and Discussion. Commissioner Ali presented her preliminary research on potential dates, locations, volunteers, and expenses related to a Water Lantern Festival. She and the other commissioners researching this item plan on bringing even more information to the next meeting. Haunted House Production Report and Discussion. Commissioner Marquez presented information related to research on potential dates, the number of volunteers needed, and expenses related to a Haunted House Production. He and the other commissioners researching this item plan on bringing even more information to the next meeting. NEW BUSINESS Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula presented information regarding an upcoming volunteer opportunity for CoHi Con: The Comfy Con that will be happening on March 4, 2023. ADJOURNMENT Chair Ali adjourned the meeting at 7:30 pm. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Sara Ion, City Clerk